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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (June 10, 1949)
X'. ' ’< *. / f^EW any v ' j Did you soldier BV HAL I ^EW VORK—* 1 ^ veteran: you ever ' t- r? Do you wonder now in thb$e fore •you spillep’•ydur t ‘flaps some blood* •war and \ aste ? Well, tidier, :rvt g bt ' ■rendezvou ■Wher4 dii Tell me, .be I lost/mine ii)i •same crowded hovti it somewbere. , > Backtracking th ■a job for any one a long war in a w Jlfl woidd, and no man saw; it all. Can 1 Help past for you i __ r . the girls itt Pi there someoneVy look up for you that looks dow^ c ; ( they say there |i - op the sainds the there wh^e sp v m lying op fevery st . It 7 a.Jtme agraia hedgerows , soldi don’t make mu hedgerowp. But h<fw jt^jej world has changed jfpr the ithen ' ! i ; ; : i.. ■ ' ■ " ' Retumin, tnimsce W:- letter to Ko back, ( it ik like places where .[ and per- years of tg back. ieHi! furlough to hats gone by. youth? it. May- ;in the mislpid •I i ! | 1 off y, Id it wi cows gracing irt is too big prj. It was of the ,11 I tell circus ? Is ^unt me to hijtbe cemetery aha Beach? red stain, . and 6nce r- p|nd a man th ^Normandy viVe years fference to changed across th - How o .cows gra. St. Lo. Bjemdmbeii soldie^ how i m at each other in 1944! e fields outsid i vtho fired in 1944! see livp H d TAR Beat the Go to vs ttotard’a « i« • to c|att ToETO <r' p-h# seemed like every cow you w.ns dead? And they lay in shell-pitted pastures with . stiff legs stuck in the aid bloated toy rubber baloons. , The road into iSt. Lo wiiids af calvados factory. It’s pro! repaired by now. I’ll toast y< raw calvados, brother, and yoi member that stuff. One drinl day off your life. And then, of course, comes P|aris, the glory foxhole of all time.jThe day we went in* there the town went crazy, J and no Yank could spend a dolar. Bet irou can now, hey soldier? Then we’re going on to Frank furt and Berlin, where they are putting brick back on brick again and talking of “the new Getn^niny. ,, or Days They aren't krauts or Huns or nazis anir more, soldier. They’re all IL'i Civil Service nouncesExams Examimitiohs for engineering positions in Washington, D. C. and vicinity and a few positions in mobile field units throughout the country have been announced by the U. S. Civil Service Commission. Salaries range from $2152 to $3727 per year. Persons appointed to engeering aid positions will per form subprofessional, engineering work in one of the branches of engineering such as civil, electrical, mechanical, etc, j L 1 No written tests are required; applicants must have had;from 3 months to 5 years of engineering cxperiekica, part of which, for position at the Wgher salary levels, must have beep in a special ized branch of engeering. Anpro- priftto study may be substituted for oil or part of th* required ex- pertencc, depending upon the level of the positiom Further Information and applica tion forms may he obtained from most post offices or ' regional Civil Service offices. Appliotitidh* will be accepted in the Commis sion’s Washington office until Juno 30. • , v i D^ar Nfk. Mrs. Aggie: 1 T' 1 ' *' ' ’M 10 the Apartment you are moving into v \ needs inore attractive colors on wood trim, j [ walls Jor floors,Chapman’s has all neces- [ sary rhaterials. We will be happy to talk \ over any of your color 1 problems and instruct ' you properly om preparation and application on any surface. / / Yours .Very Sincerely, \ j" ‘ -I? Pair / / /_ CHAPMANS Wallpaper Company '‘Next to Post Office in Bryan” '4- : < t •< 7K,. \ \ i', V 103 N. Main r Silia . CONWAY & CO dut Clothing Store” I 1 '• /'■'• . . V*«l ' ■ ' ;,[ir l ii4i > .: ■: | i Vlfloroui menjdwi tnioy^octfve iportvwil^like the trim-fitting knit cuff* on these colorful Skipper ^ *• v ' T-Shirts. Easily-laundered mesh i weave is extra resilieni/extro.cool. Made exclusively by^Wilson Brothers ond, likeaH^Sklpper Sportswear, they're madetThold their shape.JRich coiorjronfle.*. Ioo.k>m_overjodayl ^ $1.95 to $2.95 ■ . . ‘ i ■ ' .1 .i I. Bryan , H • Germans again—and peace, isn’t it wonderful? It is while it lasts. But it can wear out mighty quick. Well .soldier, I guess we all have changed as much as the bat tlefields. There isn’t much use in trying to go bapk to anything in life, but everybody keeps right on trying. Maybe in the next two weeks I’ll see a few old ghosts of something we Used to know. And if I do, I’ll say hello—and tell them you wish them well. Texas Elects i! touml Tnble ieeretary ' president of L Life Under* ' 5 ■ h M’l. ABNTH . - '• - I i . / - Weldon L th« dantmi wrltera As(»ocia|lon, ' ha* been elected seeifetaijf of the Texas | Leader* Round Table, Maple*- ll ft! graduate of AAM In the cla** of 1243. He i* a mem ber of the Central Texas Agen cy of the American General Life Insurance Company and has in force in excess of a milioh. dol lars of insurance since he came in the business in October of 1946.He .qualified during the past year for the National Quality Award. Jim Dugas, junior guard from Port Arthur, is the only Texas Aggie varsity football player who remained on the campus for sum mer schoo). ! , [' I Battalion CLASSIFIED ADS v-~, Page 4 FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1949 , I, i..l 111 L_ ■ %■ SELL WITH A BATTALION CLASSIFIED AD. Rates , . . 3c a word per Insertion with a 25c minimum. Space rates In Classified Section . , . 60c per column Incti. e Send all classifieds with remit tance to the Student Activities Office. All ads should be turned in by 10:00 a.m. of the day before publication. • FOR SALE OR TRADE • FOR SALE—Op^ 1942 Chevrolet, Special Beluxe, 4-door Sedan. Sealed bldi^ will be received until 10 A.M., Tuesday, Uune 14, 1949. • The right is reserved to re ject any and ail bids and to waive tiny and all technicalities. Address Conip- 'troller, A&M College of Texas, College, Station, Texas, for further Information. FOR 8ALE—One pair.* officer dress boots, size approximately 11*4 B - Like new, original cost *125. Want *5iUH> for boots, spurs, and bootjacks. see at 707 South Tabor, Bryan. FOR. SALK Trailer and room A • U-4. W. O. Orov#, In area FOR RALK-'37 Ford-kA, Ptiryear, Mee at 2*A Ft)It SALK- Very nltttl' fi room hoptfs, <02 Montclair, loo^j Oi I, Vacant see It and make an offeri Phone 4’ti:U4 or 4-W)»2. FOIt HALE OR I.KARK—Now vacant 2 bedroom ltnm.li Sl)le Home and acreage near AAM.- Hedec.oraled, motlefn con veniences, Located on Highway I). , Phone 2-MOM, or call at loo West :i2nd Street, Bryan, • FOR RENT • FOR RENT -Small furnished apartment near North Gate. *30.00 per month, bills paid. Couple only. Phone 4-11M4, Apply- 324 Bojyett Street. FOR RENT—TWo or three room furnished apartment. College Park. Cull after 4:00 p.m. Phone 4-7064. FOR RKNT -Comfortable furnished room, adjoining bath. Professor or graduate student preferred. Phone 4-9724. FOR RENT — Three-robm unfurnished apartment. Private bath. See at 303 South Hutchins, or phone 2-5198, FOR RENT—9 Ft. Frigldaire, new, to discriminating person. *12.00 per month. Call Dick Trainer 2-5732 after 5:30 P.M. White & Wychoff Monogrammed Stationery Names . 1 Monograms. • • Seals • • • Printed to Order $1.50 per box £xclianc}e •Store s "Serving Texas Aggies" LOST AND FOUND • LOST-Brown leather wallet containing two drivers licenses, social security card and money. Reward. Return, to James G. Lancaster, 207 Hast Dexter. Phonn 4-8299. n ] iilT — • BUSINESS SERVICES J1AVK your themes, thesis, typed by ex perts. Phpne 2-0705. THE SCRIBE SHOP, 1007 K.. 23rd. —a MOVIN^AND STORAGE STO R A %E irljig your storage to u*. itore anything not perishable. Marion C. PurIi Warehouse 3 blocks south Kyle Field Phone 4-4236 5- Local mid Loiik Distance Moving BEARD ^bor, Bryan Re*. 4-4059 707 S. Ph. 2-2838 (TIIROPKA(^OK Geo. W. Buehnnnh. D.C. (OLONIC X-RAY 306 E. 28tji St.\ Phone 2-6243 \ IV USED CAR HEADQUARTERS BRYAN MOTOR CO. Your Friendly Ford Dealer - N. Main St. LAUNDER IN LEISURE Laundromat Equipped . . . . One Half Hour Laundry Open Daily 7:30 a.m. Last Wlash Received Monday ' 7:00 p:m. -d Sat. 3:30 p.rh. Other Days 5:30 p.m. Starching & Drying Facilities Available. The Philadelphia Athletics twice lost 20 gajmes in a row, the ipajor league record. Consult Dr. Carlton R. Lee OPTOMETRIST With Your Visual Problem* 203 S. Main — Bryan j y ^ Phone 2-1662 New York Cafe ' 118 S. MAIN BRYAN FOR THOSE WHO DEHAND THE BEST . ^ College Shoe Repair North Gate z: w 3 ■ j • / r” Weldon L. Maples, *43 , American General life laaoraaee Co. | , J “Life Insurance Is Thrift” ■ ' ' . ' j ■ [ I . '! It’s such a simple little word ! and it means so much. It un derwrites success in business. 1 . . . security In the home . . ..j independence when the work ing days are over. , 'j f [ / | | “Life Insurance 1* thrift . j Insurance i* thrift and nothing else!” — SHAFFER DESK ! SETS CLOSE - OUT , $1.95 to $2.50 Values * ! / • - I [I* J i -ib ONLY 1 f 98c . WHILE THEY LAST! SHAFFER’S BOOK STORE “At North Gate”! . 4i4- JLyo dte ■i., . •A / Ah, WltdFnwM 11 iff >< U’L ABNER Waste Not, Want Not '• l AomorrcmS' TH’ > NO fOM II itMf*ONWT m ir feoMrfMiriiVMik TO tMt *w. ho 'weoi.u “ . f m i . Wm' 'GREAT DAV'/r- AFORE. VO’ TAKES yOREL MAP •VO'NEEDS SOME rRESM AIR IN 'fORE HEAP- cHUCKltrf - T : • ! j. 1 ©Dir HIM A r T/ LTL ABNER When a Billionaire Weeps \A- 7 Y, VOKUH AND MY PlG WERE DUE BACK AN HOOfX AGO- .THAT LAXV LOUT YOKUM -DEAD.T ??-G-GREAT SCOTTr-THI* MAY BE A CLUt - roABE ^> DOMT i WORRY, WE FlGGERED ITD BE A SiN *>rr~tGADrr~there’s ^ An7^?suh-shes |tlet her yjastt RIGHT HEWLf uRp.r SMACK.V AUW, SORROWIN' FO' TH' LATE YOKUM, SO ET HER RIGHT > UR AFORE she *> TSA Proceedings Published in Book ...X «... ... • ■h—-——•—-—'—-— Laird Tranaferred lo Alabama Kase ProceedingH of the ninth nn- mml convention of the Texas Ho* ciety of Architects .including pa pers, discussion and drawings pre sented in the school seminar, held at Bandera in October, have been printed in book form. Ernest Langford, head of the architecture department, edited the 214-page book. Hal M. Mose ley, assistant professor of archi tecture, made the cover design, and sketches and arrangements for the book, which was pub lished by the Engineering Experi- \ment Station. \ \Copies are being sent to bpna fida members of the Texas Socie ty of Architects, school adminis- tratoVs. architectural magazines, schoo! Journals, students who par- ticipatril and the Engineering Ex periment, Station. The Seminar was arranged and conducted W th$ Department of Architeeture. Y Col. Orville Laird, Chicago, Il linois, has recently departed th« 31501. Air Division in/Japan for the United States, for re-assign ment to the Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alaba ma. / / • i Colonel Laird graduated from A&M with a BS degree in 1930. He was /commissioned through ROTC ih May of 1930, at A&M and y?as employed by the Sears Roebuck and Company between 19.15 and 1911 at Mineral Wells, Texas. Laird was Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff of the A-6 Sec tion, Headquarters, Fourth Air Force, San Francisco, California, prior to his departure to Japan. By A) C»pp tmiG fa Y ah’m V AGAINST AwWfT' S EKJ—, SO. L£'& ■ACT THIS MOvfc i’ :v ■" Polio CttHca J Decline Over AUSTIN, June <Vtie* rejpjortedjlant ankrply jbut the Htjl partmcnlt warned eouragement, shmi from file decline. Total \new cki through June 4 we : with j 72 ithh previtjl pr. I George\ W. Health OfficeK. Rev. Mood ! Baptist Ser The Revorand E generalj Evangelists both thb morning a vices of the College Church Sunday, in The Reverend R. L In making, this The .Reveraiul/Broyf day services |will lows: Sunday Schoo I morning services ajr ing Union ajt 6:45 evening services ail ■\ / / PETERS MU 3 •Jr, o at l > ;■ IS /Voiu Ready To Se ** ' •/ V A 1 : j ’ c L|; ■ We extend an invitation to all the people of 'Bryan, College Station and! and visit our fine new store. 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