From the City Desk
Grass is Still No
Greener in August
By JOEL AUSTIN
Battalion City Editor
Thumbing through the files of back issues of The
Battalion, we ran across this same column in the July 12
edition and thought the headline, if not part of the story
might be interesting to talk about.
The headline read, “Greener Grass, Courtesy of City.”
We honestly wonder if anyone has grass these days that’s
at all greener than it was July 12.
The story was in connection with a proposal which had
been placed before the city council to set up “lower water
rates” in College Station.
The water rate change was supposed to be in accord
ance with the new rates recently announced by the City
of Bryan, but after careful inspection, city officials found
the new system would benefit only about eight consumers.
In fact, in many cases it would raise water prices for some
people.
With the water situation as it is, however, we sometimes
wonder when there is going to be greener grass in the city
of College Station again. Bryan’s “ample” supply of water
came close to complete exhaustion not long ago and a short
age still threatens local water consumers.
An official of the physical plants office at A&M said
the other day he thought the college and College Station
may be able to have their own water system in operation by
December or January, but this, he said, was just a guess.
So until that time, we will have to be content with what
water is available until the new system is in operation.
College Sation Recreation Program—A Big Success
The third and final community
picnic was held at Paitranella Slab
last night. Although the crowd
was sparse, the 90 to 100 adults
and children present showed evi
dence of having a gay evening of
fun and relaxation—although we
saw a few of the square-dancing
aspirants perspiring at the end of
a dance.
People of College Station should
be proud of the accomplishments
of the local recreation council, for
its corps of workers and leaders
have done a great job.
But these people aren’t the only
mes to be patted on the back.
All they can do is plan and in
struct; it takes interested partici
pators to produce the results that
have been achieved this summer.
We come from a town which is
much larger than College Station,
and although specialists were hired
to supervise a program of similar
nature, it failed because the peo
ple would not participate.
C. G. “Spike” White has called
a meeting of the recreation coun
cil directors for next Tuesday
morning at 9:30 to discuss the re
sults of this summer’s program.
Committee chairmen are going
to have some fine reports to make
when the time comes.
And so we can chalk up another
successful summer for the Col
lege Station recreation program.
Local Pastor
Assumes Duties
At Bible Chair
The Reverend Lawrence L.
Brown assumed his duties as
director of the Episcopal Stu
dent Bible Chair Tuesday,
August 15.
Begnning in September the
Episcopal Church will start the
Canterbury Chair. Rev. Brown will
officially be the Directory of the
Bible Chair.
He plans to have three courses
this fall for A&M students. The
classes will meet at the A&M
Methodist Student Center.
Rev. Brown has been the Di
rectory of the Trinity Church in
Longview since 1934. Except for
the three years which he spent in
the Naval service, he has been with
the church in Longview.
While in the Navy, he was sta
tioned on the island of Attu with
the Seabees. He was later trans
ferred to hospital ship in the Phil
ippines.
Rev. Brown was graduated from
the University of Texas in 1926,
and attended t he Episcopalian
Theological Seminary at Alexan
dria, Virginia. He attended the
Seminary at the same time as did
the Reverend Orin G. Helvey, vi
car of the St. Thomas Episcopal
Chapel in College Station.
He was directory of the Holy
Cross Church in Houston and the
Trinity Church in Baytown prior to
his directory of the Trinity Church
in Longview.
Plans Discussed For Cleanup Campaign
The Board of directors of the
College Station Development As
sociation and Chamber of Com
merce discussed briefly at their
meeting this week the possibility
of holding a community-wide clean
up campaign some time in the
near future.
The point was brought up at the
meeting that since many employees
of the college will be taking a few
days vacation from school work
between September 1 and Septem
ber 10, a clean up drive during
that period could possibly be very
successful.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1950
Aggie Players Meeting
Called For Tuesday
A meeting of the Aggie Players
will be held in the Y. M. C. A.
at 7:30 p. m., Aug. 22, according
to C. K. Esten, director of the
Players.
Plans for next year and ad
vanced ticket sales will be dis
cussed. All interested members of
the community are invited to at
tend.
At Church Sunday
You Will Find..'.
A&M Christian Church
one’s to be patted on the back,
of the Reverend James M. Moudy’s
sermon at the A&M Christian
Church Sunday morning.
Sunday School time is at 9:45
a. m., with the morning services
at 11, Rev. Moudy announced. No
evening services are being held
during the summer, he added.
Church of Christ
Morning worship services will
begin at 10:45 Sunday at the
Church of Christ with the Rever
end James F. Fowler in the pulpit.
Bible classes for all ages will be
taught at 9:45 a. m., Rev. Fowler
said.
A&M Methodist Church
The Reverend James F. Jackson
will conduct the morning ser
vices at the A^&M Methodist
Church Sunday.
Sunday School will begin at 9:30
a. m., with the morning worship
following at 10:30. No night pro
gram has been scheduled, he said.
American Lutheran Church
Morning services will be held at
10:45 at the American Lutheran
Church, the Reverend Fred Mge-
broff announced. Church School is
scheduled for 9:30 a. m. and the
Student Bible Study Group meets
at 6:30 p. m.
St. Mary’s Catholic Chapel
The Reverend Father Tim Val-
enta will serve mass at the St.
Mary’s Catholic Chapel Sunday
morning. The only mass for the
morning will be served at 9 a. m.,
he said.
First Baptist Church
In the pulpit at the First Bap
tist Church Sunday morning will
be the Reverend R. L. Brown, who
will begin the morning service at
11 a. m.
Sunday School starts at 9:45 a.
m. and the evening services are
scheduled for 8 p. m., Rev. Brown
said.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
The Reverend Lawrence Brown
will be conducting services in the
place of the Reverend Orin G. Hel
vey at St. Thomas Plpiscopal
Church Sunday. Rev. Helvey is
currently taking a vacation.
Church School and Morning
Prayer will be at 9:00 a. m., with
Holy Communion at 7:30. Evening
Prayer is set for 6:30 p. m.
A&M Presbyterian Church
Dr. T. Gordon Watts will deliver
the sermon at the A&M Presby
terian Church Sunday in the ab
sence of the Reverend Norman An
derson.
The moming worship services
will be at 10:45, preceded at 9:45
by Sunday School. Student League
and Fellowship is scheduled for
6:30 p. m.
Church of Christ, Scientist
“Mind” is the subject of the
Lesson-Sermon which will be read
in the Church of Christ, Scien
tist, Sunday, according to Mrs.
Mabel Pauline Price, assistant
committee on publications.
The Christian Scientist group
will meet in the YMCA Assembly
College Station volunteer firemen battled flames yesterday after
noon at a storage garage owned by Dr. Dwight W. Andres of
Woodland Estates. A grass fire of undetermined origin spread to
the garage, which was completely destroyed. Located three blocks
east of Walton Drive and outside the city limits, the grass fire was
not reported to the fire department for almost thirty minutes. Af
ter the alarm was sounded, volunteer firemen and two trucks
reached the blaze within six minutes. No fire plugs are in the
vicinity of the fire and firemen relied upon water tanks in the
truck to fight the flames.
Newcomers
Elect New
Club Leaders
Plans for the coming year have
been announced by Mrs. Horace
Blank, president of the Newcomers
Club. g|
The opening meeting of the club
will be on the third Wednesday in
September, and will be in the form |
of a tea. The opening tea wilkbe
held at the home of Mrs. M. T. |t
Harrington, and will especially
honor any new members who might ,
be interested in the Newcomers
Club.
The club will meet twice a
month; the first and third Monday
of every month. The plans are to
have a program at one of the
meetings and to play bridge and f '
canasta at the other meeting.
They are also planning to in
vite a prominent figure in the
community to talk to them about ^*'
A&M traditions.
Tbe new officers for the club
for the coming year are: Mrs.
Horace Blank, president; Mrs. A.
B. Currie, vice-president; Mrs.
Clinton Walker, secretary-treasur-
er.
The last meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. A. N. McDowell in
College Hills. This meeting was -
the last in a series of ipformal *
card party meetings. Mrs. C. C.
French was special guest at the .
Newcomers meeting.
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The giant Redwoods of California have breasted the
storms of many centuries and stand today as marvels
of the plant World for their endurance and longevity.
For countless generations the birds have nested in
their branches and beasts of the forests have roamed
their trackless shades. They are the patriarchs of the
world of trees.
The Redwoods have lived on and on because their
roots burrowed deep in the friendly soil and drank
from earth’s hidden springs the waters of life and
health.
People are like trees. Some of them tower above
their environment and possess unusual strength and
endurance. They defy the storms of adversity and the
chill winds of discouragement and sorrow.
These are the Redwood people. Their lives are deep-
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A&M CHURCH OF CHRIST
9:45 A.M.—Bible Classes
10:45 A.M.—Morning Worship
7:15 A M.—-Youth meeting
A&M METHODIST CHURCH
9:30 A.M.—Sunday School
10:30 A.M.—Moming Worship
ST. MARY’S CHAPEL
9:00 A.M.—Sunday Mass
A&M PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
9:45 A.M. — Sunday School
11:00 A.M. — Morning Worship Service
Dr. T. Gordon Watts will
conduct Sunday morning
services.
6:30 P.M. — Student League and Fel
lowship.
COLLEGE STATION BAPTIST
9:45 A.M.—Sunday School
10:50 A.M—Moming Worship
7:00 p.m.—Training Union
8:00 p.m.—Evening Worship
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AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH
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10:45 A.M.—Worship Service
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11:00 A.M.—Morning Worship
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