Insurance Checks Start
Coming In For Veterans |
Washington, Jan. 17—<**>—The firat trickle of a $2,800,000,000
irmirance refund started.jroing out to World War n veterans yester-
The Veterans Administration and the Treasury Department
to hit a one>mUlion-checka*a«week pace, which would mean that
ments to the 16,000,000 eligible; veterans, would be completed by
.80, \- - . ■ —
The first batch went out In bundles over the weekend to pONt-
offices all over the country, f- :
The checks vary in also from #0 cents to $628, averaging about
$180 each. They are being paid for an accumulation of cash collected
on National flervioe Life insurance. The VA said premiums were
far In excess of the amount needed to pay eiielme~ which ran much
tower than originally expected.
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HARWELL’S
K of C Council Hun
Membership Drive
A drive for new members in the
local Knights of Columbus coun
cil $3206,has been announced to-
dav by th« Grand Knight, Sam Llb-
erto Jr. ■
Initiation date fdr the new Class
has tentatively been set for Feb-
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Agronomy Society
Plans Grad Party
The Agronomy Society will hbn-
or graduating agronomy students
with a barbecue Wednesday, 1 p.
m. in Sbisa Hall.
Entertainment for the evening
will be provided .by the entertain
ment committee of the Agronomy
Society.
City Limits of Col]
liege Station
On Highway 6, South
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What’s Cooking
I ANNEX' COLLEGIATE 4-H
CLUB, Tuesday, Jan.'17, 6 p.m.,
Chemistry Lecture room. New
members invited.
BAYTOWN CLUB, Tuesday,
January 17, 7:16 p. m,, room 106
Academic Building.
BELL COUNTY CLUB, TuesdMrj
January 17, 7:16 p. in. Room 126
Academic Building.
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gift from the Claes of ‘61.
Deadline for entering candidates
for Junior. Sweetheart has been
let at Friday, February 8. This
Will allow juniors to secure pic
tures while they are home between
semes teri.
The clase selection at the Aggie-
land Orchestra to* provide music
for the occasion waa made at last
Wednesday night's class meeting.
Theme of the dance will follow
fcn ‘‘Out of This World'*, scheme,
which, in so many words, means
that the sky’s the limit iri decora
tions. Abstract drawings and hang
ings of crepe paper will adorn the
hall.
Banquet tickets will cost 41.26
bach, bringing' the total cost of
the meal and dance for men with
dates to $6.00. Dance tickets sep
arately stag or drag will cost
$2.60.
At the class meeting Wednes
day, Barnes asked all juniors wish
ing to help in dance preparations
to offer their services to the
Chairmen of the committees in
which they are interested.
LET’S TRADE NOW!!
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College Employees
Feted January 19
The A&M . Employees Dinner
Club will have its first dinner of
the year in Sbisa Hall, Thursday,
January 19 at 6:45 p. m.
j The Aggieland Orchestrja will
provide the music following the
dinner.
Tickets for the dinner are avail-
able at the Aggieland Inn at $1.50
each. They must be purchased be
fore Noon Wednesdi
18.
18, 7:80 p, m
YWCA. Elm
CLUB, Tues-
m. at YWCA*
Wednesday,
m, 3rd floor
ing. Club Prln-
Wodnesday,
m. South Sol-
tion of offl-
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TEXAS . CLUB,
Business Society, Tuesday, Jan
uary 17, 6:16 p. m. Steps of Ag
riculture Building. Aggieland Pic
ture will be taken.
CAMPUS STUDY
day, January 1|7, 3 p.
EL PASO CLUB
January 18, 7:16 p.
of Academic Buildin
cess to be chosen.
FIVE-0 |CdUB,
January If
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Thursday, January 10, 7:30 p. m.
306 Goodwm JUlf. Officers to be
elected. ,
INDUSTRIAL RDUCATI 0 N
CLUB, Tuesday, January 17, 7
p. m., IE chops, election of off!-
“nEWCOWER’B CLUB, Wednes-
day, January 18; 2 p. m„ Cabinet
Room. YMCA.
PANHANDLE, CLUB, Thursday,
January 19, 7:16? Lounge Dorm 1.
Discuss Aggieland picture, bring
money for picture.
PORT ARTHUR CLUB, Tues
day, 7:16 p.m., Room 301, Goodwin.
Special meeting to discuss annual
picture, holiday dance and Cotton
Pageant.
PRE-LAW SOCIETY, Tuesday,
January 17, 7 p. m. Assembly
Room YMCA.
SADDLE AND SIRLOIN CLUB,
Tuesday, January 17, 7:30 p. m.,
AI Building lecture room. Movie,
and election of officers.
SAN JACINTO CHAPTER OF
THE HOUSTON CLUB, Tuesday,
January l7, 7:15 p. m., 223 Aca
demic Building, Mid-Term dance
will be discussed. .
SENIOR PETROLEUM WIVES’
CLUB, Friday, January 20, 7:30
p. m. YMCA Asseembly Room. Of
ficers to be elected.
SUL ROSS RESEARCH CLUB,
Wednesday, January 18. 5 p. m.,
Steps of Chemistry Building. Coats
and ties or number one uniforms.
THE HORTICULTURE SOCIE
TY will meet Wednesday. January
11, at 6:45 in the evening. The
meeting will be held in the South
Solarium of the Y.M.C.A. Build
ing.
WACO-McLENNAN COUNTY
CLUB, Wednesday, January >18,
7 p. m., room 301 Goodwin Hall.'
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dergraduates in the School of Vet
erinary Medicine. However, grad
uate students will not be eligible,
the committee decided.
European Tour
The Student Life Committee vot
ed to sponsor a summer tour to
Europe for an A&M student and to
provide him with at least $400
traveling expense.
The decision to sponsor the tour
was the result of a report on
other towns by Bob Page.
The committee stipulated that
the person who accepted the mon
ey must write at least one article
per week for The Battalion while
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At MARQUETTE and Colleges
and Universities throughout
the country CHESTERFIELD is
the largest-selling cigarette
PAT O’BRIEN
Famous Marquette Alumnus, says:
“Chesterfields are Milder. At the end of
a long day at the studios, no matter how
many I’ve smoked. Chesterfields leave
a clean, fresh taste in my mouth. It’s the
only cigarette I’ve found that does that.”
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he is overseas and also one article
a month for the school year fol
lowing his tripi
Any student interested in ap
plying for the aid was asked by
Page to contact either him or M.
L. Cashion.
Requirements are that a student
must have good enough grades to
enable him to pass his work dur
ing the year after his trip and
still be able to fulfill a nominal
number of speaking engagements*
He should also possess a degree of
journalistic ability in order to ef
fectively write of his trip.
Aggieland Cost
Floyd Henk, business manager of
Aggieland *50 reported to thei
Student Life Committee the cost
of the A&M annual compared with
yearbooks of other Southwest Con
ference schools.
The Aggieland, Henk said, is the
lowest priced among the four year*
books reported to him prior to the
meeting. Both the University <at
Texas apd Rice Institute charge
$7 for their annuals. Baylor and
TCU each charge $5, while A&M
charges $4.70.
Reports havi not yet been re-
ceived from either SMU or Ar
kansas.
Committees Named
\ A special committee to inves
tigate atree
paira was named by chairman.Dr.
Ralph Steen. Members are Bob
Page, Floyd Henk, Bill Billingsley,
Joe Orr and Do--le Avant.
A second soeclal committee was
appointed to investigate the avail
ability of certain technical text
books. The eopimittee will con-
feii with Carl I Bird well, .manager
of the Exchange Store. )
A committee to work with Wen
dell R. Horsley, director M the
Placement Office, in aeU^jig up a
Job Clinic was also named by
Steen. Members are Hal Stringer,
Bob Page, C. C. Munroe. and from
the Student Senate, Charles Kirk-
ham.
Battalion
CLASSIFIED ADS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17,
Bail. WITH A BATTAIJON CEABSXglHD
AD. Ratss . . . Sic » word pmt fekMrttoa
with a 26c minimum. Spscc *»«*■ In
Classified Section . . . SOc psr column
inch. Send an daaoltMs i WlUi remit
tance to tbs Stadont Activities Office.
All ads should be turned In by 10:00
a.m. of tbs day before publication.
FOB SALE
E US to buy or sell need furniture.
Phone 27067, Wood Furniture Company.
BARGAIN I Studio Couch. A. D. Cook.
p-4-A. Collese View.
STATIONERY CONCESSION.j Will *»U
Hiock at wholesale price, j Your eern-
irK* will pay yqur education, j Seniors
ire owners dlmdlvln* portnerthlp al
of semester. jContsct O. C. bureaux.
NE 4-ROOM frame COTTAXJB with
gurace and one tt-Room frame cottage
frith three amell out bulldlnaa t», be re
moved from A.*M. -College teumpua.
Sealed bide will be received In ,the Of
fice of the Manager of Physical Plante
Until 2:00 P.M.i Tuaday, Jbenuary
1250. The right la reserved tip', reject
Uny and all bide and to wglve hnty and
*11 leahniculltlea. 1 Addren* Man
ager of Phyelcat Plante, K. * Mi Col
lege of Texas, College Htwtlon. 'IV*«*
(Phone 4-11481 (or furlher Information.
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rorner. Now la the time to elunk up On
Fuller Ilruahe* end lake udvuntuk** of
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or writ* Ml*v* Shaw. Box 22*t. Colferg*
Station.
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time worjt. Not Uftnporary. Call a|t Austin
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