No Texas Units
Are Summoned
In Guard Recall
Washington, Aug. 2—(AP)
—The National Guard units
which the Army is summon
ing to brace its ranks were
identified today as the 28th,
40th, 43rd and 45th Infantry Divi
sions and the 196th and 278th
Regimental combat teams. No
Texas outfit was called.
The 28th, a Pennsylvania outfit,
will train at Camp Atterbury, near
Edinburg, Ind.
The 40th California division goes
to Camp Cooke, near Lompoc,
Calif.
The 43rd made up of guards
men from Connecticut, Vermont
and Rhode Island, is assigned to
Camp Pickett near Blackstone, Va.
The 45th, from Oklahoma, is
headed for Camp Polk, near Lees-
ville, La.
The 196th combat team is from
South Dakota. It will train at
Camp Carson near Colorado
Springs. The 28th, from Tennessee,
has been assigned to Fort Devens,
near Ayer, Mass.
The Army also announced that
Camp Chaffee, near Fort Smith,
Ark., and Fort Leonard Wood,
near Newburg, Mo., will be re
opened as replacement training
centers. The peak training capa
city at Fort Leonard Wood during
the last war was 30,000 men, that
of Camp Chaffee about 14,000.
The National Guard has 27 divi
sions and 20 regimental combat
teams. Few, if any, are believed
near the war strength of 18,000
men per division, 5,000 per combat
team.
Mrs. Hardaway Returns
Mrs. B. Hardaway has returned
to her home at 305 Highland, West
Park. Mrs. Hardaway has been in
Mt. Pleasant at the bedside of her
mother who passed away recently.
Tyleen Dolores Jensen
WeddingDate
Is Announced
Miss Tyleen Dolores Jensen’s en
gagement to Robert David Wales,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rartlett
A. Wales of Refugio, has been
announced by her parents, Dr. and
Mrs. Fred W. Jensen of College
Station.
The marriage will be solemnized
on August 26 at 7 p. m. at St.
Shomas Episcopal Chapel in Col
lege Station with Reverend Orin
G. Helvey officiating.
Miss Jensen graduated from the
University of Texas in 1947. She
received a Master of Science de
gree from the University of Texas
in 1949. Miss Jensen is a member
of Alpha Lambda Delta, Lota
Sigma Pi and Sigma Xi.'
Since completing her academic
studies she has been a research
chemist for the Shell Research
and Development Laboratories in
Houston.
The future groom received his
Bachelor of Science degree from
A&M in chemical engineering in
1949. At present he is engaged in
graduate study in the field of chem
istry.
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Citizens Stirred
By Bogard Fire
By JOEL AUSTIN
Battalion City Editor
A near mid-night blaze gutted an estimated $17,000 in
construction, furniture, clothes, and other personal belong
ings of the John Bogard family in College Hills Thursday
night.
The 218 Harrington Avenue home stands in complete
ruins today. Some people say there would not have been a
complete loss had the fire department been on its toes.
Others blame the telephone company for allowing the tele
phone which receives fire alarm calls to be out of order.
We wonder if the blame could definitely be placed on
any individual or group of individuals—if there is any blame
to be passed around.
The Bogards have said the flames were almost out of
control by the time they could get out of the burning build
ing. Nearby neighbors claim, however, that most of the
house could have been saved if the local fire-alarm system
had been functioning properly.
Many of the neighbors say they tried for several min
utes to contact the fire department to report the fire, but no
one answered their call.
Fire Chief Cled Warren said someone is on duty twenty-
four hours a day at the A&M Power Plant where all incom
ing fire reports arrive. The telephone was evidently out of
order there when the pople attempted to report the fire.
Radio Aids
For quite some time, it was a
mystery how the fire was actual
ly reported. M. D. Darrow, who
lives directly behind the Bogards,
said he jumped into his car after
no one responded to his telephone
call and drove toward the power
plant. However, just before he
reached it the alarm sounded so
he went back to his home which he
feared was in danger from the fire.
City Patrolman Lee Norwood re
ported Friday morning that he had
received a call over the police radio
Fire Report
from Bryan concerning the fire.
Within five minutes after he re
ceived the call, Norwood said he
had driven to the Power Plant and
turned in the alarm to the work
man on duty.
Some reports have reached our
ears of battery failure in one of
the fire trucks which allegedly
caused ten minutes of delay after
the volunteers arrived. At this time
we have been unable to contact
anyone that would verify such a
statement.
Neighbors Stirred By Incident—Circulate Petition
Neighbors in the vicinity of the
destroyed home are quite stirred
up about the fire. They feel the
incident could have just as easily
happened to them, according to one
College Hills residents who asked
his name be withheld.
He told us of a petition which
boasts some 50 signatures that is
currently being circulated among
people living in his vicinity. He
did not disclose the exact contents
of the letter, but he did mention
a few of the requests it made to
the city council.
An adequate fire alarm system
is the main problem which these
people would like to see solved, tfie
anonymous signer said. “We peo
ple out in College Hills don’t have
any protection whatsoever if a
fire breaks out,” he said.
Probably the least consulted man
in the whole situation is Fire Chief
Warren. Warren claims the local
fire-fighters can respond to any
fire call in a limited amount of
time.
The chief said it took he and
his men only 11 minutes to reach
the Bogard home after the alarm
sounded Thursday night.
The College Hills people, how
ever, have asked in the petition,
according to our informer, that a
full time fireman be employed to
answer calls rather than have
them taken at the Power Plant
and then relayed to the firemen
upon arrival at the fire station.
City Pays College For Fire Protection
What action will be taken on the
petition by the city council at their
August 14 meeting is not known.
Raymond Rogers, city manager,
said yesterday that no petition had
been submitted to him or any city
official as far as he knew.
The City of College Station pays
the college $25 for every fire call
it makes outside the college area.
The Fire Department also receives
a one dollar compensation for
each fireman that makes the call.
A few other expenses are in
curred by the city in connection
with the Fire Department, but no
actual fire equipment is owned by
them whatsoever, according to in
formation from a city official.
Evidently these College Hills
people are basing their ideas for a
better fire system on the fact that
the city can afford to spend the
money since no equipment main
tenance costs must be met at the
present.
As a matter of illustration and
not for taking sides—how long
did it take the firemen to get
the the grass fires put out in the
lot almost directly behind the de
stroyed home Friday and Saturday
evening ? Only a matter of minutes
is the report we got.
By a coincidence the same lot
burned twice . . . and each time the
fire could have been extinguished
by a quick thinking individual, in
stead of costing the city quite a
bit of money.
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C. W. Varner Jewelry Store
Now Undergoing Remodeling
Carl Files Seeks
PhD at Purdue
Carl W. Files, assistant profes
sor of mechanical engineering, has
entered Purdue to work on his
doctors degree. He is doing his
work under the supervision of Dr.
Zukrow, an expert in. the field
of gas turbines and jet propul-
By DALE WALSTON
Twenty-seven years in the jewel
ry business have made C. W. Var
ner an expert in his field. The C.
W. Varner and Son Jewelry Store
can handle everything in the jewel
ry line from watchmaking to en
graving.
Varner began his jewelry work
at the East Texas State Jewelry
in Commerce. In 1935, he bought
the McComey Jewelry store on
College Main, where he remained
in business until 1940. He then
moved into his present store
building.
Specifically Designed
Varner’s store is presently lo
cated in the Waldrop building on
Sulphur Springs Road. The por
tion of the building housing the
jewelry store was specifically de
signed and built to house Varner’s
jewelry business.
The store is now undergoing
complete remodeling, with new
wail cases/ new show cases, and a
new display window. The interior
of the store is also being repainted.
Assisting Varner in the store
are his son, Clarence Varner, and
Richard E. Pratka. Varner himself
specializes in gemology, which is
the study of precious stones. He
handles the major portion of the
store’s diamond sales.
Pratka has been a watchmaker
and engraver for five years. He
has studied horology, jewelry re
pairing, and engraving, and fin
ished school in Kansas City, Kan
sas. Pratka handles watch repair
work and engraving.
Repair Department Assistant
Charles Varner is now an Aggie,
having started in A&M this sum
mer. He had previously attended
Allen Academy. Charles assists in
the repair department. He is mar
ried, and he and his wife live in
College View.
The only trouble the store has
Skilled workmen of C. W. Varner and Son, Jewelers, include, (left
to right), Richard E. Pratka, Charles Varner, and C. W. Varner.
Varner’s handles all phases of the jewelry business, from watch
making to engraving.
had was a robbery in 1947, a few
weeks after the fall registration.
Several watches and diamonds were
stolen. The thief didn’t actually
enter the store, but broke the
front display window, and helped
himself to articles on display.
No traces were ever found of
the culprit, according to Varner,
although the robbery was com
pletely investigated.
The senior Varners live in Bryan.
Mr. Varner is a Knights Templar
Mason.
sion.
Files has accepted a scholarship
and will work with Dr. Zukrow
on a government sponsored project-
in jet propulsion. He intends to
complete his work in September of
1951.
After graduation he spent four
years as sales engineer and since
that time he has been at A&M. He
has done some summer work on
gas turbines for Westinghouse and
completed one summer of grad
uate work at the University of
Michigan.
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College Station
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WHEN HUMAN LIVES
BECOME STATISTICS
70 killed!—More than 8,000 injured! You didn’t read of this disaster in your local paper.
It wasn’t there. These killed and injured were working men and women all across the
nation wh6 were accident victims on their jobs yesterday. Today they are statistics!
The toll goes on—every hour, every day and at year’s end some 16,000 workers have
been killed and more than 2,000,000 injured. Time lost by disabling injuries would equal
the working time of a million men for a whole year. For the dead there is no time.
About 3 out of every 4 occupational accident victims are workers in smaller plants,
firms and businesses. In fact, in every job there is some hazard. Slipping on a floor, trip
ping on a stair or falling from a truck can incapacitate you as surely as some situation
which would seem more dangerous. Know your job—know the hazards connected with
it—and be prepared to avoid them.
Think before you act—before you expose yourself to danger
safely. It’s better to be a worker than a statistic!
and accident. Think
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