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Another Alaskan T,
Protests Overlys
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this letter from Mrs. i Leonard
Wing thijs week. In; it «he agrees
and disagrees with some of the
Overly’s: experiences. 1 ; Whjle do
ing; so, she gives a pretty good
account of Alaskan traveling.)] /
Editor,^The Battalion:
4- This is merely by way of regis
tering a polite protest. The road
‘ front Circle City, 1 .laska, to Fair
banks is narrow, wi tiding and com-
^.^-paritively deserte<, and anyone
ttying to thumb lis Way might
•j. conceivably find it difficult. ‘
However, in gereral the Wing
; "Family found Alaskans very
J fjriendly ind consi lerate. On the^
way north both Ca ladians and Al-j
askans stopped to affer v assistance"
if we so much as stopped by the
wayside to rest. - ir
^ - “Are you-all ri] ;ht,” was a fa
miliar halloo from passing motor
ists who were w;ll aWare’ that
thferO was no ga ‘age except at
intervals of severa hundred miles.
t:i!
courtesy, ip
Dujring our
cannot recall
any unfriendlin
talkei]! with wi
Thqy were not
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We note that
which picked up
ers ; was obsolete
lated salwmill ti|u
afternoon to heli
They were hi
from California.
sojourn we
re
NkH
J| All Indians
mg encountered
“ is we
also friendly,
reservations,
neks. Stop ,
e sawmill truck
lie Overly broth-
A couple of re-,
cks stopped all
us.
obsolete, and
he father of, the
Ini our (turn we sooi began offering
help to anyone wpo appeared to
1 need it.
Received! Help
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We were helped when in need
by Canadian soldiers driving a
truck, by Californihns going north
iit two. trucks coi rtaining all the
parts of a sawn ill which they
planned to operpt^ in Alaska, and
by others and in turn helped a
couple whose front wheel had roll
ed! off, hundreds o ’ miles from no
where with night coming on and
the car in the mi< die of the road.
_ . Alaskan prices are very high,
but lower freight rates might con
ceivably affect th at, although ow
ing to the distanc t and other fact
ors, they might ne Ver arriye at our
levels. It is, however, depart of
, our own country), And one well
worth visiting.
Takes 0\frn Food
family drove onei the mother drove
another. Their haarts were not ob
solete. They wou|d not accept nion-
ey.cL-'
r We never thought of offering
them luck pennii s to throw along
.the road, • but g ave them one of!
;dur smoked ham , instead.
It is possible; t iat a car traveling
from here to-'a i:ity such as Den
ver might find ji ist as'adventurous
traveling as on (the road to Fajir+j
banks, and just as few garages
per hundred milles in part of the
ar ®f
Bad Roadk Elsewhere
There may als > be ^oads in Tex-
leading to times such as Cjircle
and untravelled,
owed; tl
experiences more
which can occur in
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Overly broth‘rs may have
heir exciting and harassing
an accident
any country
to the filet of being in
an experience
;tled country.
can
rather than
Alaska.
In;any event, such
in siny sparsely
would likely remove[the stigma of
being a tenderfoot. No doubt they
are po longer Chechakos.
High Pr|;
The Overlys were tight about
prices in Fairbanks. While furs
Evil;
and clothing were
price, many other ibjms were high
er than in the U.S. :
Sdme of the prices in the sum
mer of 1948 were oranges, $1.25
dozen; watermelon, ! $3.90 a half;
cheese 95 cents poujid; eggs, $1.07
dozen; and gasolinej 42 cents gal-
lon. ; • ’!
I wrote this wits the thought
that! the “unusual” j adventures of
the Overly family [night seem to
cast; an unfavourable light on our
brotiher Americans h Alaska, even
though it sounds ik though they
had fun.
'inshaw Wing
onard Wing)
; reasonable in
our own food,
Alaska, because
h. Furs could be
ome things were
We took along
buying little ;i|ih
things were so hi
had for less, and'
not out of slight.
The scenery i^ superb, aijd is
thrown in, free of: additional cost.
There are roadside camps in Can-
| ada and Alaska, ree.^ i
While, the wi ie gravel road,
which is the Alas
tip the tires, an
therefore desirab
road throughout.
f Canadian
Canadian roads
in that region of
to Alaska, but
* Banff and Lake
1 Eastern Canada i
arc splendid).
The climate ii
disagreeably col<
summer of 194£
making a side t;
- cle, and while we
clothing, we sek
j,-: • Nights! are chi
tection Against
ca highway, cuts
C-ply tires are
e, it is a good
!oads Bad ‘
are not so good*
Canada adjacent
re better Around
Louise, i ( And in
ear Toronto, they
summer j is not
We spent the
in the [Yukon,
p as far ns Cir-
,ook along! winter
m needed] it.
y. Adequate pro-
squitoes is a ne-
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are bolted to the top on
foot
Awbrcy L. Kothmann, senior AH student from Jun lion is attend
ing the National Auction Institute in Bryan. Shown vith Kothmann
is Walter Britten and Billy Rosser, 14, a young student at the
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Colonel Kelly Is
New Cavalry Head
Lt.! Col. Johp J. Kelly, cavalry,
as 1 been assumed as senior cay-
Iry! instructor, ROTC, here. Col
onel Kelly is a graduate of the U.
Military Academy, class of. 193
Colonel Kelly will succeed Major
Nornijan W. Parsons, who has been
assigned to tpe Student Detach-
meht]Command and Generali,
College, Fort Leavenworth,
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... ownl United Buy ’ Sel1 or Trade ’ B* 41 * 1 ' 0 "
friendly a|rtd open-1 classified sections will bring fast-
hearted, greetipi the travffiey with er, better results.
cessity, and thel e are a number
of insect repellents available that
help consi3erabl|. / .11
Mosquito Problem !
Head-nets are |ilso of valitSf. Mos*.
duitoes disappear largely after the
middle of July.ijWhile thej car is
in motion they ap no problem, but
when stopping iftJs highl;ii desir
able to have pnitection. Mjosquitg-
proof individual pup-tents pern to
satisfy some fol^s.
ians, bothi Cana-
ans in the terri-
Except for 1
dians and Alas
tory through wh
are almost iden
Westerners of '
States. They are
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Wife Is Entitled j
To Hubby’s Lap
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Los Angeles—f P)—When a man
with a pretty wi! e refuses to hold
her on his lap, tiat’s grounds for
divorce.
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That was Superior Judge Frank
G. Swain's riulin) Thursday as he
granted dancer Dorothy Lee Rad
ford a divorce from Charles Rad
ford, avAtion ei ecutive.
She testified Ridford shoved her
off when she tr ied to sit on bis
knee while they v rere watching tel
evision. Didn’t even say; “Down ih
fnnt M '(] .1 iT : I!
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concrete footings. Th^ new light
ing system will be used for the
first time for the A&M-Vill inova
football game on September ify '
ll Beef Cattle Center
Construction is half complete
on the' Beef Cattle Center which
will be located south of the main
campus. Three contractors a -e do
ing the Work which will tota $57,-
861. R. B. Butler Const**action
Company of Bryan is the gleneral
contractor; : i i j
The original contract folr the
Beef Cattle Center was let op June
1 with the provision that It be
completed within 100 working
days. > •
The main barn will have two
wings, a judging pavilion, a herds
man’s office; and some student
quarters. A special feed barn
which will be 120 feet long and
40 feet wide is also under con
struction. The feed barrf will be
of the quonset type.
The Cattle Center !is being con
structed of steel and concrete with
asbestos siding. The foundation
and framing structure is complete
and the roof and sidek are now be
ing put on, according to Dr. J. C.
Miller, head of the Animal Hus
bandry Department.
The building should be complet
ed sometime this fall, Miller con
cluded. pH • \ i mh j ■ i j.i
Milking Unit
Work began July 26 on the new
milking unit which is being built
at the dairy farm across the rail
road track from the main cam
pus. The I. J. Parks Construction
Company of Austin is the contract
or doing the work at a cost of
$60,735. The unit will be complet
ed within 150 working days.
The milking parlor wiP be one
of the most modern type arid will
be equipped with the latest type
of milking machines. Other build
ings which have been planned for
the new dairy are the open shel
ter for silage and roughage feed
ing, a calf barn, a maternity barn
and a hay storage barn.
Guion Redecoration
The interior of Guion Hall is
being redecorated and will have
a new face when the - students re
turn this fall, according to Tom
Puddy, ] manager. The paint job
will cost around $4,000.
H. R. Covington is in charge of
the painting. The new interior col-
ora will be green, gold, old rose,
purple and buff.
Alterations
Alterations at a cost of $42,-
500 are underway in the School
of Veterinary Medicine. The Veter
inary Anatomy building, the east
wing basement of ,the Veterinary
hospital and the east end of Stable
A are being remodeled. Sam Mur-
fee of Bryan is the contractor.
Street Repairs
Final item of the improvement
program is the street repair work.
T. C. Cage and Giessen. Brothex-s
of San Antonio are doing the street
resurfacing and asphalt concrete’
work which will total $28,801.
Gravel streets in College View
are being surfaced with asphalt,
and . most of the streets on the
main campus will be resurfaced.
Work will be completed
beginning of the Fall semes
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lies for Miss America,
She Jiist Wants Plenty of Milk
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of U.S.
Americaj” reigiing queen
bathing beauties, today started a
33-day icrusad > through I Eui-ope
for cleah thin ting and biona fide
bosoms. | , -
Bebe Shopp, 18-year old Min
nesota honey- jlonde, arrived by
plane this morning on a European
beach tour. She gave falsijes short
shrift: | '] ’ | '
“1 don’t weir them and l nev
er will,” she said. “A girl must
be her very oWm self.”
Sleek in n {[learning njilon one-
D. E. Williams Will
Marry August 27
Don E. Williams, senior veteri
nary medicine student f 'om Abi
lene, will be married Saturday,
Aug. 27, to Miss Katie Kincaid,
the bride’s parents announced to-
‘lay. • /'
The ceremohy will be! held at
5 p; m. at the First jVIethodist
Church in Whitewright.!
Williams entered A&M in the
Fall of 1944 iand was in C Com
pany Infantry. He entered the
Army in 1945 and served in the
Korea and tne Far Easy He left
the service wjth the rank of Lieu
tenant.
by the
ter.
Enrollment Up In
Graduate School
The number of ktiidents in Grad
uate School has increased nearly
one-third over the number enrolled
at the same time last year, accord
ing to Dr. Ide P. Trotter, dean of
the Graduate School.
Df. Trotter has recently re
ceived .letters from students in
Iraq, China, India and Egypt, all
making applications for entrance
to the Graduate School.
O’Brien Named As
Committee Head
T. R. O’Brien was named chair
man of the membership committee
of the Agronomy Socieiy, Presi
dent W. S. palby announced to-,
day.
The purpose of this committee
is to foster (greater participation
in the Agronomy Society during
the coming fill semester.
A report with the recommenda
tions of thq committee will be
given at the jneit regular meeting
of the Societjy.
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piece bathing suit- held taunt by,
her corn-fed Curves (bust 37 inch
es), Bebe told a nkws conference:
“If the world’s! women wjduld
concentrate on improving them
selves physically and mentally, it
would be a much] better world.”
She added:
“Falsies aren’t honest. Of
course, if a girl feels she must
wear a pair, thafs her own af
fair—but as for me, give me
plenty of milk an|-loads of good
nourishing food.”; \
Bebe [is in Europe/to round off
her reign as “Misg America,”! the
title she holds until Sept. 10,! She
is also going to Iqave her imprint
(hipi 36 inches) on some ofjithe
leading beaches.
She will show kjereeif at Dyau-
ville and Cannes.) in France and
the VenicejLido, j :
“Miss America”: confided she is
a teetotaller! and doesn't smoko.
Commenting on the silver blue
mink wrap a fur firm gave the
bathing beauty, Mrs. Virginia
Stafford, her chaperone!; said.
“She gets ;her minks the hard
way.”
Bebe said her campaign for clean
thipking Will center on the Bra-
and-Panties bathing suit, especial
ly the French veirsion, which she!
described handily ; as “A dab here,
and here and a bit right down
here and back theye.” . /f
“It’s a matter ! of morals,” she
explained. “So much unrestrained
nudity has a bad moral effect on
men as we|l as on people gener
ally.” ■ H - T/T: :
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Japanese Ages
Whiskey Faster
WASHINGTON —I/P)— Reports
that a Japanese citizen claims he
can “age’' \fvhiskey 15 years jin 12
minutes arfe nothing new ip the
ent office.' 4 The of
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WEDNESDAY, Af GUST 3, 1949
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• BUSINESS SERVICES •
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;TYPING DONE AT HOME neatly
. . quickly . . . . njasonably. Trailer
House dn Watson Lane| Midway, BryaO-
IN LEISURE
Equipped . . .
e Half'Hour Laundry j
Open. Daily 7:30 a.m
• FOR
SALE
1940 Ford Deluxe Station; Wagon Z^iqnlt^S
Itn seat coy ‘
old, coat with seat coders I273?<40. WB1
take car In trade on'sell li^rr -J532.00
dlscsurtt.j Cpll 4-1109J
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FOK HALE—Three
Ooone Streeli Cbtleae
and walks, fenced
FOR SALE—House
Tennis Couris. V\
, ouge !at 402
lonj nlte lawn
yard.{, •!
FOR SALE—Hexali? 7 vacuum clean4r. Ex
cellent condition. Attochmenis Included
<50.00. Call yO.'ITt, frirs. Pfyoij j- '
UVESTOCK AND REAL
/ ESTATE _ I -'
Horses and)' colts purchased from
A&M College at $150. - $750. Sell
ing at $50 - $75.
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The following real estate fronting
on new Highway 6,\ nine; miles
Suoth of College; \ ‘ I !
4 acres with 300’ frontage, house
and barn $1,950.\ V - |
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10 acres with 200’ frontage $650.
15 acres, hogproof feijce, 1,200'
frontage, fish pond, $1,500)
Terms on any tract $50 down and
1% per month:
Wm. C. Hall, Aggieland Inn
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AUT0M0BH.ES
Melon Meef Held
By Klim Diibl Class
The Rum Dubl Class of the
A&M Methodist Church, composed
of A&M students and their drives,
met for a watermelon supper Sat
urday at H&nsel Park.
The many members of ti e class
who were present, enjoyed cold
watermelon which was p entiful.
Watch Swallowed By
Traveling Pickpocket
Kobe, Japkn—b’P)—That ticking
noise the dojetor heard j in Yukio
AbeVi stomajeh *was gje'n)uinle' ; —it
was a gold watch with a chain 12
inches long attached. /
Police said Abe swallowed it
when they arrested, hina lor pick
ing the pocket of a fellow traveler
on a tyain. j •
U. S. patent office. 4 The office
has 239 registered schemes |tD do
the same trick.
The 239 patents were issued bet
tween 1857 and 1942. • Some ,(>f thf
processes were used by distillery
shortly after repeal of prohibition
in the United States. They were
abandoned, however as basically
aged whiskteys became available, j
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JARTERS
BRYAN MOTOR CO.
Your Friendly Ford Dealer
N. Main St. |
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Of the nine i football games
scheduled for the 1949 Villanova
football team, only three will be
played on home grounds.
Last Wash Received Monday
7 00 p.m. I44 Sat. 3:3(Lp.m.
Other Days 5:30 p.m.
Starching &i Drying Facllltleji
Available.
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Enlistments Increase
Pittsburgh—(iT)—The rntLitar
services today reported an enlist
ment boom is underway heap. Armj
enlistments are up 400 per! cent
Navy officials report a 20Q per cen,t
increase. Recruits hay a job scar
city is the reason they ai'e joining
up.
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