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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 28, 1950)
: - • i : Wsi i ‘ t P, ' I , k ’' % ' '■ ■ : . v > \ a «> ■r<- . '!•' U r Sewer Construction Bids Being Taken Bfds ore bclnf accepted for con- •tru^tlon of »cwer . extenwlonn In City Hall of Bryan. Bida ahould T . . eovor all naceaaary materials, IIcm Station, City ,ManaK«r Hay eaulpment, aupcrlntcndanco, and na Rogers has announced. labor required for the construction of the sewer extensions, Rogers said. , The new extension of eight and ten inch pipe will jnjn from /'Highland Park addition wear the railroad, east to HowelpTloule* spective bidders have until 8./p. m., April 14, to submit Heai- •rf proposals addressed to the torable Mayor and City Ooun- pr ?l onorab! 111 of College' Station- to 'Roger’s Tice in the College Station City all. Proposals will be opened and read at 7 p. m. on April 14 at the Thomas Addresses leer s Society Frank L. Thomas, Instructor of Electrical Engineering at A&M, spoke to the Brazos Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers in Bryan last Friday night on “Power Generation From Atomic Energy.” ^ j He explained that many are. in clined to blame scientists and en gineers for developing the atom bomb, but thife potential horror of mankind is dust as big a potential friend. ' • It is entirely possible thi^t enor mous amounts of steam apd elec trical pp.Wer may be generated frpm atomic energy. He added that v this may be even more than the answer to the question on what Bidders are expected to inspect the site of the work and to inform themselves regarding local con ditions and conditions under which the work is to be done. Attention , jis called to the provisions of the^ Acts of the 43rd Legislature of the;. State of Texas dnd subsequent amendments concerning the wage scale and payment of prevailing wages established by the owner, Rogers continued. Said scale of prevailing wages is - set forth in the specifications. Instructions to bidders, proposal forms, specifications, and plans may be examined at Roger’s of fice,' and may be obtained at the office-of Homer A. Hunter, Con sulting Engineer, 603 East 28th Street, Pr^an, Texas. | j i- : "■ ^I i • • ' . . ’ --♦r’ Club Conducting Hatching Contest • , !' : ' H > ■ ■ • * - . . t T ■ 'i- 1 i' .If-' By JACK J. ELWELL /■ to do when oil reserves are ex- i fiausted. Thomas recently completed a tour of active duty-^at the Oak Ridge, Tennessee atjumic energy y ^Installation as a naVnl reserve of ficer. I Rabid Dog Killed In College Station City Manager Raymond Rogers said yesterday that the dog killed just outside the city limits in College Hills lust week was found to have been rabid by the State Health Department in Austin. Ho one had been bitten by the rabid animal, but it is known that he .Y* v - fought with several other dogs along Walton Drive, inside and outside the city limits, before be- .ing killed. A drive'is now being made to pick up all stray dogs in that area. •I r 5% 5% New Automobiles New & Used AUTOMOBILES FINANCED V New and Used Phone 4-1232 Flop Colson I Travis Nelson How many chicks will hatch and which one will hatch first? The nearest , correct answers to these two questions will yriprisome- one alij the Easter chicks that hatch fijom the seventy eggs that have been set ip the glass incuba- tor on Uje second floor of the Ag riculture. building. The eggs were set ip the incu bator Friday night, March ,17th. All persons, except those connect ed with the Poultry- Husbandry Department or the Poultry Science Club, interested in winning the chicks are idigible for Che contest. All particulars can be .learned at the site of tiie incubator. This contest is only u teaser to what you will see ut the annual Baby Chick, Egg, and Poult Show to be held here on All College Day. The show is sponsored by the Poul try Science Club of A*M. This year it will be held in the north-west corner of the Animal Husbandry Pavilion. Over 76 en tries of chicken and turkey eggs and over 200 entries of baby chicks and turkey poults are ex pected. , Baptists Plan Trio Of Social Events The First Baptist Church of College Station has planned a i trio of social events for this week be ginning with the Winsome class social with Mrs. W. F. Cok at 7:30 tonight. j Second event of the week will be a banquet for foreign students sponsored by the Women’s Mis sionary Society . and the Brother^ 1 hood at 7 p. m. Thursday. The Mary-Martin class will have a supper at the home of Mr^. R. O. Berry at 6:30 p. m., Friday. Mrs. Lowell Parrish of Bryan will present a book review at the latter event. Thoroughly disgusted with the improper attitude and posture their son Wilbur, Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell give him a severe tongue lashing in this scene from “Love Hits Wilbur”, one of the two plays to be staged by the senior doss of A&M Consolidated tonight in the school gym. From left to right as seen in their roles, Gilbert Eimann, Jake Magee, and Helen Byer. Two Plays Staged Tonight By Seniors at Consolidated Tonight the senior class of A&M Consolidated will stage two one- act ■. plays in the school gymnas ium at its annual (dramatic pre sentation. j f , , i ( Curtain time for the first play i4 scheduled for 8 p, m. , One of the plays [will be a win- spme comedy entitled “Love Hits Wilbur”, a story of a thirteen- year-old boy T s difficulties upon discovering the gentler sex. In the role of Wilbur will be Jake Magee: and in the role of the girlfriend, Virginia, will be Betty -! -&■— O’Bannon. Gilbert Eimann and Helen Byer play the parts of Wil bur’s parents, the Maxwells. Mrs. Louise Glenn is the director .of the play. The second play will be a melo drama concerning the trails of a fair heroine caught in the snare of the city slitker. Entitled “The City Slicker and Our Nell”, the play is directed by Mrs. Muriel Orr. ] Frances Simek \ takes the star ring role of Nellie Beard, while Daylon Walton plays the villian city slicker. u I T News - Society ¥ T L # . v 1 , Knights-Columbus Will Donate Blood I a : ■ | i ‘ Members of the College Station Oduncil of Knights of Columbus aij'e having their blood typed so that when an emergency occurs, the council members' will be ready ip serve as blood donors, accord- irig to John Endrizzi, publicity chairman. / | . Arrangements have b®n made pCith the College Hospital to re ceive members on March 29 and 31, and on April 12 and 14, to have their blood typed: All members are urged to stop by the hospital Oh one of these daths, Endrizzi eon- cluded. Dessert-Bridg§ Party Held at Barham Home Mrs. Robert Barham and Mrs. Harry Boyer were co-hostesses for a dessert-bridge party at .the Barham home Wednesday after- rioon. Four A&M Men Win Club Contest The Bryan Woman’s Club award ed $76 in prizes to four A&M stu dents Sunday afteronon in a con test to plan landscaping of grounds around its remodeled club house op Bryan Avenue. Twelve senior students in the landscape art department parti cipated in the contest which was supervised by'A. F. DeWerth, head department, and R. F. White, asso ciate professor of landscape de sign. Working in pairs. Cadets John M'. Zerr of Corpus Christi and Paul Yarbrough of Waco took first prize -and received a check for $50 from Mr. H. A. McClure, Women’s Club president. Second place, and a $25 check, went to Curtis F. Mor ris, Jr., of Houston and Bob Webb of Wichita Falls. Eirht honorable mention went to Hal E. | Stringer and James D. Dairy triple; second I r a. ff't .w HAWAIIAN : .i ; I First prize winner was Mrs. honorable mention went to Fred jFred Hickman. Mrs. Robert Taylor i Buxton and Gene Schrikel. ■ • l *‘. \!i. i - , j*on secon prize, Mrs. Lucian Mor gan won 'the cut and Mrs. Bob Carls won the floating prize. Also present at jthe affair were Mesdames Floyd Martin, Clyde Bailey, A. C. Allen, A. D. Nixon, J. Griggs, F. Hurst, B. J. Baskin, Joe Gejppart, R. H, Shuffler, Byron Holland, M. Mienke, Cecil Wamble, Rime Ryan, B. J. Bagley, Fred |Farrar, P, W. Barker, John Row lett and Johnny Zinn. pthers were Mesdames Bennie Zinn, Carl Bird^ell, Jim Potter, Jess Coon, Henry Miller, Larry Stewart, Ralph Rogers, Joe WolU ket, M. Mitchell, Ben Ferguson, iB. Breazell, Q. K. Tiachler, M. E. Hamilton, Charles Tigner, A. A, Jackulu and Jan Brian of New York. a NEW sportshirt fay It’s smart . . . it’s new . . . and it’s Comfortable. Fugi cloth of fine rayon and combed cotton. All colors vat dyed . . . washable. 2 spacious pockets. Colors; are green, red, navy or brown. tong sImv* tty to Short Sleeve Style 3.95 4’/'. || M G)aficUop a Co. MCNt CI.OTHIM* StNCt r PLEASE . . . Lets Go to HOTARD’S They Have Lots of Hi-Chairs I j | 4 . j Today’s Special CHOP SUEY and Lota of Other Wonderful Dishes s i si? . 1,1 TiJr Carry IJour Oray HOTARD’S CAFETERIA Judging was done Monday after noon on the campus by Miss Ruth London, landscape architect of Houston, Mrs. I-eonard Wjing grad uate in landscape architecture of College Station, J. Allen Myers of Bryan, Mrs. John Seeley!Caldwell, present president 1 Bryaiji Garden Club, and Mrs. Normanj Dansby, first president Bryan Garden Club. ClubWomen Attend District Meeting “Education for . International Understanding" was the theme at the Fourth District Federation of Women’s Clubs annual conven tion at the Raleigh Hotcjl in Waco last week.. The Honorable Meade F. Griffin, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court , of , jr‘ !Xas W08 the main speaker. Representatives from the Col lege Station area were presidents- elect, Mrs— R. E. Burleson and Mrs. Lynn! L. Gee, of the Ex tension Service Club and the Cam pus Study Club, respectively; Mrs. F. Z. Bean blossom, recording sec retary of the Extension Service Club; and Mrs. James E. Poore, recording' secretary-elect of the Campus Study Club. Women’s Elects 0ffi< The College Women’s I; [Social Club elected officers for 11)50-61, Friday afternoon in of meeting held in the Chapel of the YMCA. Those elected were Mrs. H. W. Bur- low, president; Mrs. Lesjter O’Bun- non, vice-president; Mr$. I*onard Warlker, secretary; Mhi. Marty Karow, treasurer; Mrs Ross Sher wood, parliamentarian; Mrs. Jni Poore, reporter; and ftfra. H. Heaton; general chairman. Mrs. Howard Buss (introduced Thomas Hardie, conductor, who presented' the A Capelin Choir of Shepheh F. Austin High School of Bryan in a program several spir ituals. ! ' L Lime punch was served during the social hour from a table car rying out the Easter: theme ar ranger by Mrs. Robert’Carls. Ser vers were Mrs. John Hdgh Hill, Mrs. H. H. .Hanover, Mr*. Milton Nance and Mrs. W. E.i Wright. Mrs. Bryant Holland! was chair man of the tea assisted by Mes- dames K. A. Kuiken, Lee Thomp son, R. V. Jarvi, Ed' Holdridge, Lloyd Berryman, and 3. E. Jones. The are group with (Mrs. Milton Nance and Mrs. H. H. Hanover as chairman, and the: Handicraft group headed by Mts. M. E. Wright, presented displays of pic tures and articles of wood, cop per, aluminum, and brass which were made by various j members of the club. ; L—_ Came Class Hears Wildlife Director W. C. Glazner, director of wild life restoration, Texas Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission, address ed the game warden class last week on the subject j of quail In Texas. “Early settlers found a few widely scattered bob-white quail when East Texas was firht settled,” Glazner said. “Small farms added ‘edge’ cover necessary for a large quail population, bui large-scale farming cut down qn the food sup ply ho the quail papulation de- There are now about 400 licensed game breeders in Texas, most of whoip raise quail. The state com mission has not fouhd | it profit able to raise birds, but! assists in raising cover crops, added Glaz ner. f ; With the cooperation of hunt ers and in harvesting Only about 40% , of each years dro^ quail, the supply should be assured for many years to come, Glazner con cluded. i III i I qnii II I III . j Catholics to Meet Wednesday Night All Catholics are requested to attend a meeting in the chapel Wednesday evening after services. Rosary and Benedicition start at 7:30. This meeting will! bfe very im portant and everyone is asked to be there. The (Chapel Building Committee will give] its latest re- portj 0,1 Hie plans of the new Cath olic Center and will also report on the plans Monsg. Gleissner’s Diamond Jubilee celebration which is to take place the first Sunday after Easter. T" 1 1 ; ' j FBI Investigator! Will Talk Tonight A special agent of the, Federal Bureau of Investigation will be maid speaker at the regular meet ing of the Accounting Society to-, night. • , ! I f Merrill V. Gregory will talk to the society on “The Account ants Work in the FBI," The meet will he held in the lounge of Sbiaa Hall at 7:30 p. m. j ; j ' j ^ f What's Cooking ACCOUNTING SOCIETY, 7:30 p. in., Tuesday, Lounge, Shinn Hall. FBI agent will speak. BUSINESS SOCIETY, Tuesday, March 28, 7:30 p. m., YMCA Chapal. ENTOMOLOGY . SOCIETY, Tuesday, March 28, 7:30 p. m., Room 10, Science Hall. NEWMAN CLUB, j Wednesday evening, March 29, Catholic Chap- 6 SAN ANTONIO CLUB, Thurs- dky, March 30, 7il6, Room 801, Goodwin Hall. Pliuis for holidays will be discussed. ! SAN JACINTO CHAPTER, HOUSTON A&M :C]LuB, 7:15 p. 223, Academic cy plans. a T' r T ,;t 1 : 1 i f 1 ■ --y p? V 11 » it for Tea* S. (Les) Rich f his life work, y during tained of foot- lave con- ■rdson in it instead, he knew exactly where he was going even while attending high school. ITie Citizens of College Station have seen this determination pay off for the good of the commun ity since Richardson was named Superintendent of the A&M Con solidated School System last year. He is combining knowledge ob- the navy and navy tending A&M Colfe_ advantage in helping build a sup erior school system for the city. A career in football may have been his If the call to teach had not b4en so strong, for certdlnly he accumulated enough years of exparlienca /in the game while I school. MiHby“ town 1 of attended | Charles [his home In 1636 whll High School in !!hia hoi A s school. ^ pp 1836 while still ht this school, be captured tackle spot on the mythical y all-dint Mil the honorary !i J d*OI A&M in H)3». Befpi Uncle Sam apiight he had finished but honorary o tean—the first the history df mured to the . After atf training at leg*, Richardson began;! man yeur/at A&M in 16: 1 Wlt, W Mm ! ^(•7 ® ylsIVip dwo years. A ty team 1 In l»4l, he! was !a ber of K Infantry and lived in Dormitory 12. 7 he U. S. Navy claimed : the ni thr»e or four year* of Rtcha son’s life during which iime serred in the Senhees an a Chi Cai penters Mate. True to tjhe at; of :he Sea bee* his work ■ lan J. His work was not Carpen! however, as his rank dei wai surveying. 1 Vith the iflose of the whr Riel riciardson rpimmecUhis schooling! at A&M and finally graduated in 19< 6 with a Industrial Education decree arid later received the Mas- tei of Education degree. At pre sent he is working on his Ph. D dei free to be received from the University of Houston. Today, having come up from high school 1 'Coach in 1046, to prin- L. 8. “Led” Richard Hon Battalion CLASSIFIED ADS Tuesday, March 28, 1950 Paj ni|fn Bcnoui coucri m j27«iu, lo pnn- ci] «1 in 1947, then to school ,sup- j er ntendent in 1949, Richardson believes he will stay in College Station as long as it continues to grow. However, in the fat distant; future, there may be the possibil ity of his teaching education in some college, he Hayts.''i Disregarding his accomplish ments and his full life, many of Richardson’s friends know him more familiarly us a family-nfanJ Wary Rebecca Kentherly, his wife, 1 also came from Houston and went to Reagan High School, this Uni versity of Houston, ami the UhD versity of Pennsylvania. Two chil- d ren round out the Richardson fumtlsr—Ann, who is five years of are and Tommie Jean at the ripe are of three. ..-. • , 1 ‘■||)»['I.j"Uj ; er j"rpf Tj' 'jj Veterinary Medicine MemberH Entertained • Mrs. R. P. Mnrsteller and Mrt. B. Houghton were cd-hostesse» iturday afternoon for the ml rs and wives of the Junior \ frlnary'Medicine Association at th|e_ darsteiler home on 600 Crescent Irlve,.North Oakwood r Mdre tliain wo hun<lml members were pre- Mmt. 1 ■ "Fir''' 4 BULL, WITH A BATTALION Cl*AOOOTBD AD. IU*m ... Sc * word per Insertion wltn a SSe mtoluiuw apoo* ratos to Classified section ... Me par column men. Bend all olaaalfleds with remit tance to tbo Student Activities Office. AU ads should be turned hi bp 10:00 a.m- or the dap before publication. FOR SALE SEE US to buy or ten uaed furnltur* Phone 2-7067. Wood Furniture Com* pany. Tuesday, Ro Building. Easter -r— In Time Saturday’s ff lot ance Your Gown or Suit in tip-top shape for the big event with v-. | our extra fart denning service. Phone us. ( it- CAMPUS CLEANERS “Over the Exchange Store’ " . Official Student - Faculty DIRECTORY of ''j!. Texas A&M College 50c per copy - Phone 4-5444 Of Mail 50c to STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Texas A ft M College College Station, Texas WANTED TO BUY—Uatd Baby Snlk«iy Project Haute. Apt. flu A. SPECIAL IX)W SHORT TIME RENTajl,! Five: montht — $80.00 per month jpr quality sieven room house, two bat^Ri lovely fumlthings. A real bargain. Call at 109 Kyle or phone 6-fc014. [ \ | LADY'S DARK GREEN ^BILLFOLD Academic Building] or on Campus. Re ward. Edna Banner, 4-5544. —Ob Sole at SNACK BAR ft NEWS STAND MKN’H BICYCLE:, Apply 1JB V»t Vlllasa after 6:rio, WANTED OUT-or-HATK BOOKS. W» hava offrri from 4 largo; uiioil; book houae*. Com* down and tak* your pick. Loupof* Trad ing Pont. Trade with Lou—He » Right With You. SPRING CLEANING Is right around j r corner. Now is the time to stock up i Fuller Brushes and take advantage' - our hew specials. Dry mope—only ft.t and brooms as low as |1,79. Call 4-41 or write Steve Shaw, Bo* 23*1, Colli , station. ■ j L ADVERTISEMENT KOR BIDS Sealed proposals addressed to the HoliU: orable Mayor and City Councilman of CoP 1 lege Station. Texas will be received at the office of Raymond L. Rogers. City Mana ger. until 0:00 o’clock P.M. on 14 MAprll l»t.n for the rurnlelilng all neceeaary ma terials, equipment. superintendence, and .labor required for the construction of sewer extensions Proposals will be , open# read at 7:00 o’clock P,M. on 14 Aprl at the City Hall In Bryan. Taxaa. f Bidder* must submit with their I Ids -a Cashier's or Certified Check for *</,, ahtunt of the base f City of College Station In the same amount, fr Company, aa a guarantee enter Into a coni rad ai ‘ guarantee forms provli daya after notice of award of conti dm. Bide without check or Propose! Bold, will not be considered: ' 1 Is ' The successful Bidder Bust furnish bond n the amount of link; of the rodrerl Mice from a Surety fomneny holding e nermii from the Stole of Texas to act e* Surety, or other Surety nr Sureties acrepta- M* to the Owner. All unit ..prices must be Mated fn bokh script and figures. Th* Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive formaltlea. In case of ambiguity lor lakk or clearness In stating the price In th* hide, the Owner reiervee the right to islder the most advantageous Constnlc- tlpn thereof, or to reject the bid. tlnrossonv |( pr , CM w ,„ f(<1 cause for rejection of Ject able or unbalanced pull sidered sufflclen any bid or bids. Bidders are expected to Inspect the cite of the work and to Inform themselves re- len- ICta Ji ggrdlng local conditions and conditions der which the work la to be done. Atp tibn la railed to the provisions of the A', ‘he A3rd legislature of the state [of is and aebneuuent nmendmrnts conrern- tbe wage scale and payment of pre- ling wages established by the Owner: Id scale of prevailing wages Is set forth thto ■r>so I f I r> n f levvasi the flpeciflcationa.j I nM met lone to bladi ayfci H. dsrg, proposal forma, i pacifications, and plans may be examined i .t the office of Raymond L. Rogers. City *m I—r— *T’’I TO , —— * — —OS'™——I fanager. CHy Hall. College Station, Texas ind may be obtained St the office of lomer A. Hunter. Consulting Engineer. 0O:i -:sat 2Kth Street. Bryan. .Texas, upon the deposit of Ten fgio.floi Dollars, which sum »o deposited will be refunded provided the prosper!ive bidder romptles with on of the ^following requirements: 1. If no proposal will be su documents must be • of Homer In good sight <4gl hours date of receiving t. If a proposal menta, ejtcept proi bid. must be rstu Homer A;. Huntre, Consulting i good condition, within five ( days from and aflnr lima receiving proposals. If COLLEGE fTATION. TEXAS ONI) I., StfKlKRS, city Mgr. sOXNNIH,(city Oscrstary. , Ittsd: A# s must be returned to! the offlrt • A. Hunter, Ooneultlng Engineer, condition, not later tlisn forty. It ' tuaetSiW p^|Qp *w> ak._! 11 m.. — —A propos at ]l« si ’Pepsi ton turned to CotiSUIIIi to the, lime ala; lor, I submltlsdi All dneu. form submitted as Ihil . office ol nglnesf, In ’ calendar date of Act Now! Loy-A-Way a LANE Today r , 11 mmm