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Committee Named
To Improve City
Five committeeji wero nar
tnpntmy jUimUdr, lait night
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v^^Five rommittPOB wero named by
airec*
monthly mooting Ju*t "night at the
Uty Hall. ThttBe eomntlltM* will
Invcutlgute vuriouH prublemH of
the city and report to the ’council
at lu^nyt meotlng, Mayor Lang*
meeting wa* well niitemled
InrludiniC K.
A. S. Jones, local property owner,
that his lot 1 In West Parle be
zoned from apartment to business
property. The request was denied
oh grounds that surrounding neigh*
vl "i®
urd sail
-Wranau and Phil Newman of the
(lulf mutes Utilities Company. Cit
izens BUI Carll, A. H. Jones, L U.
Jones, L. R. Winder, L, 1'. Dulaney,
M. L, Anderson. Dim Russell, ana
• newspapermen L. M. Newman of
the Bryan News and Curtis Ed
wards and Bam Molinary of the
Battalion. • !>
City officials present wete May
or Ernest Lanjtford, Councilman
Howard Badgett, J. A. Orr, R. B.
Halpln, W. D. fitch. City Manager
Raymond Rogers, City Secretary,
N. M. McGinnis, and : City Attor
ney J. W. Barger. 1
The Gulf States Utilities Cow
poration represented by Granau
and Newman proposed to furnish
College Station with electric pow
er by building a high line to the
city limits where the city would
build a sub-station with trans-
_ transformer i reducing the 69,000
volts down to the amount needed.
They proposed to charge!their reg
ular commercial rates.
r The j council directed Mayor’
Langford to appoint ‘NrF. Rode,
professor in the E.E. Department,
and City Manager Rogers to choose
a third member to form a com
mittee for the purpose of studying
commercial rates of electricity and
report to the council at the next
meeting.
Other sources of power being
considered are Brazos Valley
Transmission Co-op, Lower Colora
do River Authority, and the City
of Bryan, according to Councilman
J. A. Orr. We want the most de
pendable aijid the cheapest' source
of power possible, he said.
Other buniness taken/up at the
meeting- included the request of
ra had bought adjoining prop-
y with the understanding the
linn was restricted and until
bars
art
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all property owners within 200
feet agreed, the property should re
main restricted.
The order of appearance of can*
“The order of appearance of can*
dldutes on the builpt in the coming
city election was chosen by lot with
a disinterested party doing the
^ The order for Ward 11
R. B. Hatpin, Billy Mlt-
i. 8. Berryman, and Jack
For Ward III, E. E.
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CHonyJon d (f^aht
drawing,
will be
chell, L.
Keese.
Ames will head tfve ballot followed
by W. H. Frleberger.
The council voted down the ap
plication of Charlefli W. Thomas,
Jr., who filed for a councilman
position in the April election;
Grqunds for the rejection were that
Thomas had not filed any declara
tion of residence in College Sta
tion, but had done so. in Green
ville, Texas. Under law a candi
date must be a legal resident of
the city according to City Attorney
Barger J
An application for refund of
$1200.91 for water mains in Breezy
Heights Addition, was submitted
by Dr. L. R. Jones. The city en
gineer,. Fred Benson, was directed
to make a survey of the claim a
report at the next meeting.
An Equalization Board of E. O.
Siecke, chairman, W. I. Truettner,
and A. Pi Boyett, was appointed
by the mpyor with approval of
the council to approve the tax rolls.
Dr. S. R. Wright of the C. E.
Department was named chairman
of a committee, along with City
"Manager Rogers and City Engineer
Benson, to recommend types of
street surfacing, cross-sections,
and drainage, to the council.
City Manager Rogers reported
that the State Highway Depart
ment will not allow parking in thje
middle of the street for the pur
pose of unloading trucks. A corn-
mittee of truckers and business
men was appointed by the mayor
to study the parking situation at
North Gate and make the neces
sary recommendations to the coun
cil. 1
Members of the committee are
M. L. Anderson, chairman and
salesman for. Lilly Ice Cream Com
pany; H. M. Scnlicker, salesman
_ Typewriter* for Bent
LATEST MODELS
BRYAN BUSINESS
MACHINE CO.
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lor Tom’s Toasted Peanuts Comi
puny; Charles Opersteny, College!
Station gweerymunj and City Kni
gmeer Benson.
An Informal mooting of thh
council will he held Tuesday night
March 21, for the purpose of nutm
boring lots, and deciding the boun-
durles of the streets of the city;
l ire Ttl your Nheor for Spring I U’a the droaa
i u’ll live in iM’dimn- It'n itylea by Johirt Junior
9 fit and flatter it young figure. It’a a drew*
t u'H love for it’a important flap pockete, daahing
erf patent belt, pearl buttona and eriap white
ollar and cuffa that come off for tubbing!
vy or, black sheer crepe. Siaee 0-17.
822.95
Other Junior Dresses $14.95
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Post
In, professor in the
nomica and sociol-
t, has announced
run for re-election
Of Ward U. He has
ity in this position
1st two years. J J
her things, I want to
lily situation through",
when asked why ha
for re-election.
r ami electricity prob.
I* IC* BUtion are of prl-
;anr« to me particularly
Us, he continued,
of paying Bryan a
electricity when that
be used to improve
he said, f
per Electricity
We knop that electric power
can be lobtained at cheaper rates
and whltt profit there is can be
used in I College Station, and that
is what I would like to see, he
concluded. f
Before coming to College SU-
tion four years ago, Halpin served
in the Quartermaster Corps of the
Army for five years, being station
ed in Houston for most of that
time.
Beforle going into the army, he
taught jschopl at New Hampshire
University.
BS Degree
He received a bachelor of sci
ence degree in agriculture from
the University of Wisconsin. He
has also done graduate work in
agriculture! at Iowa State Univer-
aity. /ij
Halpin’s home is in Madison,
Wisconsin. His wife is from Hills
boro, New Hampshire.
The Halpin’s have two children,
Jimmy, 6, and Betsy, 2, and live
at .403 Faster in College Hills.
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Tanzer Addresses
Garden Club Meet
Tanzer, local Wild-
rity, spoke on the
nd large representation of
eraj found in Brazos Coun-
also native to East
Texas, and thei Gulf
her talk to the AAM
b. Friday afternoon, in
slides furnished by Dr.:
and wild flower dis-l
god by fifth grade
I (dated students were
Mrs. Tani#r>Ths stun
dents tiad labeled each flower with
name and plant family to which
each belonged. \!
In the business session of th*h
meetink. Miss Judy Oden, daugh
ter of [Mr. and Mrs. J. R. 0»
Ws* selected to represent the club
As [duchess in the Cotton Pageant.
men. -
Chairmen of the committees in
charge of putting on the show are
Mrs. A. B. Stevens, horticulture
classes; Mrs. H. W. Barlow, ar
rangement classes, and Mrs. D. W.
Williams, special exhibits.
Door prise of the meeting/Was
a pslr of garden gloves and/h Pot
of English ivy contributed by Mrs.
W. F. Farrar and aW*»• d• d
Mrs. F. I. Rehlberg.
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College Employees
Go Cov^boy Mar. 16
The spi it and color 'of the cat
tle country will prevail at the
March. m< etilng of the AAM Col
lege Emp oyjees Dinner club.
Ranch-ftyle food will be served
at the dinner which is to be held
in Sbisn Hill March 16 at 0:45
n'An evejnirg of square dancing
Will follpW the dinner. Arrange-
mnnts Hi ve been made for an ,
old-time fiddle band to provide ■
music and several local callers;
have bee 1 nvlted to partlclpatn ;
in the ea Ilng.H
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CMmFIED ADS
The table settln
ford (left
e setting of the month wee displayed by Mrs. Joe Mog*
, . 0 and Mrs. R. R. Lyle (right) at the AAM Garden Club
meeting Friday In the YMCA. the setting demonstrated the use
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deughi
LynchJ
is Miss Pet I.yr
>r of Mr. and Mrs. 8.
Lynch,
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of spring flowers in dining rooms.
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Decoration Designs
Exhibited at Schoo
Winning designs of the inter
ior decoration contest held in the
AAM Consolidated Art class for
seventh grade girls will bq put on
display in the junior high school
show cases this week and Coulter’s
Gift Shop next week.'
The contest was held tc judge
the artistic abilities of tb; seven
th grade art students and to create
an opportunity to exhibit work
done in the Consolidated art class
es.
First, second and third places
were won respectively by Miss Les
Adcock, daughter of Mr?. T. A.
Adcock; Miss Carol Williams,
daughter pf Mr. and Mijs. G, F.
Williams; and Miss Carol Barker,
daughter of Mr. and Mils. L. S.
Barker. Honorable mentioh was
awarded to Misses Bonnie Caroll
and Louise Conrad.
Coulter’s Gift Shop ih Bryan
has agreed to offer the designs
for sale, according to Mrs. J. V.
Perry, Jr., class instructor.
Flamingo Lounge
Has Opening Today
Under the managomen of Mrs.
Betty McVey Kelley, Bryui’a new
est restaurant, t n o Flamingo
Lounge, opens today at 11:00 u.m.
Specializing in sticks mid ehlck-
Th<
Sam
lege
turn
Club
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J. C.
SHSTC Wed. ,
AM Golf Team will play
aton State Teacher’ll Col-
tomorrow afternoon in a re-
maitch at the Bryan Country
at 1:15.
■s for AAM will be Gene
y, Tom Aitken, Victor Curry,
Fljftcher, and Bobby Beal.
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II to Speak At
rian Fish-Fry
. L. Purcell, superinten-
ome missions of the Bra-
ssbytery, will speak at a
given by the men of the
A&M Presbyterian Church Tuesday
i m. in the Sunday School
the AAM Presbyterian
Pur
Presl
dent
zos
fish
at 6
roorr
Chuich
Gv es:
Church'
towns
from Presbyterian
s of nine neighboring
lave been invited.
HAve You Seen the M?
Why it’s Dickie’s Khaki Shirts
and Pants. Drop in today,
h TAYLOR’S
CAMPUS VARIETY
North Gate
on, this unique restaUran: is high
lighted by tne many fine |
ndorning it’s walls. Th 'so are a
group of color drawing:i in wax
crayon done Bv the nationally fa
mous J. Standfsh Willlanis of New
Wk City.
If; an ’’off the beaten path’’ lo
cation, 4 blocks off Highway 6 on
Sulphur Springs road, M|rs. Kelley
expects to cater to those demand
ing people who know tie differ
ence between “eating” and “din
ing.”
Child Study Club
To Meet Today
The Child Study Club will meet
at the home of Mrs.
Grove and Elm Streets
Park, College Station,
o’clock this afternoon.
At that time the toplic for dis
cussion will be “Neat
Manners for Childrc
E- E. Ivy,
in West
at three
and
No Damage in Fire
At South Qakwood
A chimney fire did little or no
damage to the home of D. B.
Cofer last night, according -fo Fire
Chief C. H. Warren. Two trucks
answered the call which was turn
ed in at about 8 p. m.
mKwowamuaBLMmmminatt
McMbM thill Jghr
School Trustee
Elected April 1
At Consolidate
New school trustees w r ill be elec
ted to office when a dual election
will be held at A&M Consolidated
school April 1. j j, X’
Two separate ballotings are
scheduled to fill offices opened by
the expiration of terms in the in
dependent school district And the
county. ~ Z
Three terms to e^rfrire by April
first are those of/C. A. Bonnen,
J. E. Moseley, arid Raymond No
lan who represent three areas of
the local independent school dis
trict, according to Fred Brison,
election Ju«fge. To date, there are
no candidates competing fol’ the
offices./
In the county election, John
Stockton will have an opponent in
the rac* if he decides to run for
re-election for trustee of precinct
tine. The opponent will be Rudolph
Leighton.
Precinct one Includes the city of
College Station and all lands south
to the county line.
Both elections will he held simul
taneously on the prescribed date
In the Main building of AAM Con
solidated and will include voters
of precinct one only, Brison said.
Flower Clinic
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Mrsi A. B. Nelson, presidept, re
minded tha club of the flower ar
rangement clinic to be held April
6. A Scrapbook which will be eli
te fed 5n the contest among towns
of ISJOOOj or smaller at the an
nual state convention of /Garden
Clubs in j Tyler in May, was dis
played by Mrs. R. E. Snuggs.
Arrangements of spring flowefs
including : calendula,/forsythia, yel
low ajnd purple ipis, pansies arid
violets were shown by Mesdames
A. Bl Stevens^C. M. Simmaifg
and R. B. Hickerson.
Table of M
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UMt tO tb*
All k4o abould bo
«.». of tbs dor b
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SEE US to bar or •oil
Phono 2*7007. Wood Furnlturo
pobr
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fumlturr
■ro Com-
tuebdayJ march 14, iom
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bidding forms, [
riloc, Tasoi
wot bo'^aa/TS?
Official
Month
The table of the month was ar
ranged by Mrs. J. S. Mo|gford ahd
Mrs. Ij/yle. Featuring a St. Pat-
rick’s Day luncheon, a pale green
damask overlaid the table as : a
background for a green crystal
jug pf flowering dogwood branch
es op green velvet. Irish figurines
and potato pig place cards with
greerf crystal sternward ftirnished
by Parker-Astin of Bryan com
pleted the Irish theme of the ar
rangement.
: Copies of the schedule for the
A&M Garden Club Flower Show
entitled “Spring Symphony '
Flowjers” which will be staged;
Sbisa Hall pn April 13, weye d* 8 -
tribqted by Mrs. P. W. Burns
and Mrli. A; B. Stevens, ,co-chpir-
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Foods Group Meets
Friday Afternoon
The Foods Group of the A&M
Social Club will meet Friday: 1
1:15 p.m. at the home of Mr
Roy Garrett, 220 Fairway (pear
the (Country Club.) :
Co-chuirmun for the day (vHl
be Mr*. Royce leRoy ana Mrs.
Hyrpn Daggett. The jlunchjeon
cum|miHee includes Mrs. Jesse B
Coon, (Mrs. K. A. Downurd, and
Mrs. Dale Leipper. Mrs. C.j W.
Buishard will conduct the dem*
ons( rations.
Student - Faculty
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at
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Phone 4-5444
Mail 50c to
STUDENT PUBLICATIONS
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College Station, Texas
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rucllmn,
b* inm
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PtopmuM b« ■ubmlli
rorau fumlihid anil »h “ ‘
jnvatopM turn Ishrd with .
ColUg* will nMTT* onf-half
•ral. oil abd gu rights. 1— —
Director* re„rr«« tho right to re)oet »n|
had all bldg uni to wgfvo any hod all tMIr
ICkllttM. : I Ho[itnann ,
Comptroltor * I. . .Vr
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College Btfttion. Texas
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CONSOLE -Vvj
wore bond,. Twin it”
4-itM—Only $80.00
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LARGE 3 BEDROOM HOUSE comp
furnlohed. I Can sublet part,
diets possession. Souths Id*
4-8039
FURNISHED APARTMENT—Frldlgslt*
404 Montclulr, Call 6-42.52
NICE LARO
furalshcd
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APARTMENT —
utilities — $36.is.,
Msadowbrook addition. I,
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BRAEOM RIVER BOTTOM LAND
/ FOR HALF,
SPRING CLEANING is right aroutl
earner. Now Is th* time to stoek up
Fuller Brushes and take ndvgntsgs
our now —— ——
sod broon
or writ*
atatlon.
irugnss ana tax* aovamags «
spsclals. Dry mopa only $7.t
ims syiow aa $1.79. Call 4-40$
Sieve Shaw, Box 2381, Col!t|
The oosru or i.irrnors or . soo ....
College le offering for, sale 1,271 aoree |of
“Iver battom land near the
xpernnbnt atatlon Umd In
y. Lsahled In lha Johb IP.
Board of Director* of A. and
iga lu
rich llrsio. River I
Agricultural B»p , „ ,
I seen County. Lsebted in the
• Grant Ml Farm Highway •O t _ It 1*
about as van mllsa aouthweet
atatlon. Bide will be received on
asperate tram ef 670, 151, and
as fee: on Oi* sntlre aersag* and on <
nallona of traels.
WANTED
01 ™
nd 450
ooubl-
isd In Hltlng them:
I or part lirrte, lal
In a revolvtionar
ther persona Inter
paintings
What’s Cooking
proposal,
th* offlr*
for bids will
i ef the ('nmpt roll.
AVMA AUXILIARY, Woilncs-
tiny, March 15, 7:30 p. m. South
Solarium. YMCA.
AIEE-IRE, Tuesday, March 14,
7:30 p. m. EE Building. Dean
Trotter will speak.
BUSINESS SOCIETY, Tuesday
March (14, 7:30 p. m. YMCA Chap
el. State Senator BUI Moore will
speak.
CALDWELL COUNTY A&M
CLUB, Thursday, Mar. 16, 7 p.
m., Academic Building. All mem
bers are asked to be present.
CAMPUS STUDY CLUB, Tues
day, March 14, 7:30 p. m. Topic:
Shall We Encourage New Indus
tries.
CORPUS CHRISTI CLUB,
Thursday, Mar. 16, 7:45 p. m.,
room 227 Academic Building. Plans;
for the Easter picnic will be dis
cussed. , J
CREATIVE WRITING CLUB,
Thursday, Mar. 16, 7:30 p. m.,
room 328 Academic.
ENGINEERING SOCIETIES
NIGHT, at the Annex, Wednes
day, March 15, 7:30 p. m. Presi
dents and other Chapter repre
sentatives mefet at YMCA by 6:48
P ‘ ENTOMOLOGY SOCIETY,
Tuesday, March 14, 7:30 p. m.
Room 10 Science Hall.
H^LL COUNTY A&M CLUB,
Thuraday, Mar. 16, 7:30 p. m.,
room 307 Academic.
NEWCOMERS CLUB, Wednes
day March 15, 2:00 p. rrt. Cabinet
Room, YMCA.
PANHANDLE CLUB, Thurs
day, Mar. 10, 7:15 p. m., lounge
of; porm. 1.
ANGE AND FORESTRY
CLUB, Tuesday, March 14, 7:80
p. jm. Third Floor Agriculture
Building.
RURAL SOCIOLOGY CLUB
meeting Tuesday night at 7:30.
Ropm 208 Agriculture Bldg, j Be
ginning of talks in Job Opportun
ity Series.
ROBERTSON COUNTY CLUB,
Thursday, Mar. 16, 7:30 p, m.
third floor Goodwin.
TAU BETA PI, Wednesday,
March 15, 7:30 p. m.. Civil En
gineering Lecture Room election
meetihg.
VMjC OF ’53, Tuesday, Mar. 14,
7:30 p. m., at home of Mrs. Major-
ie Hhrdy at north gate. Rinal plans
for weekend social will! be made.
Weatherford A&M CUib, Thurs
day t!:30 p. m. March 16, Academic
Building.
A. and M. Collage System,
SlSIlon, Tsgaa, until 2:00 p.m. on
Iftj 1950, then publicly opened and
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WANTED—t demonstrator* for an •IsoU'lf
ral appllShe*.
• sales persons Intsrsstsd In ■
sslvs# up, sillier full — -
indsptnd*al ; ’ _
rhsmloal product. Ollier pet—.
•sled in [independent part urn* work.
Call at room »5o Dorm, 15 or wHl*
Bruso^Mj' Hegee, Bog 1855. College iftaj.
ItKI.IAIILN PERSON to car* for h
• otd bgby; anil do light bousekeeiilng.
Meg N. O. Tlbbllt. 404 Mgryem, qoH«
stslam alter ft:mi or call t-ftftoil an
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