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CS Business Review
Delivery Service
Is Smith Feature
By FRANK DAVIS
Smith Cleaners, owned
by
Charles N. Smith, located at North
Gate in College Station has been
operating under that name for four
years.
In February 1946, Smith bought
Opening of New
ALTERATION SHOP
• General Alteration
Service
• Work Guaranteed
« Form Fitting and
Sewing! Patches Our
Specialty.
GIVE US A TRIAL
Mrs. F. W. Saculla
Located at
Cangelosi Shoe Shop
South Side
College Station
out J. B. Lauterstein, and he has
operated the business since.
A native of Belton, Tex., Smith
came to College Station from
Shreveport, La. where he had been
with the Texas Company.
Finishing high school at Belton,
he later attended Centenary Col
lege, La. where he received a B. A.
degree.
A brother, Manning Smith, also
lives in College Station. Manning
Smith, who used to co^ch at A&M,
now owns Manning Smith Insur
ance Agency.
Equipped to do dry cleaning,
pressing and altering, Smith Clean
ers also sells tailor made military
uniforms and suits, military in
signia and supplies.
At the present time, Smith has
about ten persons employed as
cleaners, pressers, and finishers,
but next week he expects to add
three or four more to do work
sewing patches, and chevrons on
military clothing.
Delivery Service
Lee Burley is employed by
Smith to deliver clothes over the
Bryan-.College Station area. And
Mrs. John Manthei, who is attend
ing a customer in the photograph,
is a seamstress at the establish
ment.
“Holes rewoven to make look like
new,” is another work done at
Smith Cleaners.
Although we don’t do regular
laundry such as flat work, Smith
says, we do laundry trousers and
shirts.
Smith Cleaners, owned by Charles N. Smith, has been operating
under that name at its location in the North Gate business district
for the past four years. A Belton High School graduate, Smith
attended Centenary College in Louisiana.
CARGILL’S ROLLER BOWL
One mile Northeast of Bryan on Madisonville
Highway ..Nuches Store Bus goes right by us.
SKATING SESSIONS
MONDAY — FRIDAY
7:00 — 8:30 8:30 — 10:00
SATURDAY
6:00 — 7:30 7:30 — 9:00 9:00 — 10:30
SUNDAY
3:00 — 4:30 4:30 — 6:00
BEGINNING CLASSES
Tuesday and Thursday — 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
ADMISSION — 75c for each session
Cool Healthful Entertaining
Swanson Returns -
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woman he loves.
Of course, Norma finds out about
Betty, phones her, and tells her
about the tormented Joe, who hears
the conversation and tells Betty
to come see for herself.
The climax is deafening when the
four lives turn in different direc
tions accompanied by the sounds
of .45 shots and groaning police
sirens. The mansion on Sunset
Boulevard is no longer deserted.
Excellent Portrayal
Too much cannot be said about
this picture. I have heard adverse
criticism concerning the “hammy
overacting” of Miss Swanson. Peo
ple who believe this should review
a flicker of the “flaming 20’s”.
Miss Swanson was supposed to
portray an obsessed actress, a
fiftyish actress still believing her
self to be beautiful and loved by
millions of fans who were clamor
ing for her return to the movies.
In this part the lady’s talent is
undeniable, and it is rather cruel
to think of Norma Desmond as an
actress of the 1940’s.
Gloria Swanson was heralded as
a' great actress during the 20’s,
and as far is I am concerned, “Sun
set Boulevard” does nothing t o
hinder her reputation. Indeed, it
should be recognized that it takes
a fine artist to absorb better-than-
15-year “pause” and still wield a
powerful hand with a delicate
touch.
Still All Hers
The picture definitely belongs to
Miss Swanson, but Von Stroheim
adds infinitely with his superb por
trayal of the devoted lover. As
Joe, Holden produces efforts that
would normally receive more ac
claim if not surrounded by others
that were undeniably better.
Credit must be given to Franz
Waxman for grandoise music, and
to John Sietz for unusual photo
graphy. Script writers Charles
Brackett, D. M. Marshman, and
writer-director Billy Wilder de
mand respect for the terrible real
ity they construct. One cannot
conceive the magnetic qualities of
this picture unless it is seen.
Comment: A priceless satire on
“glorious” Hollywood.
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Plans Set for
Garden Club
Flower Show
Plans for a flower show on
Nov. 14 were made at the
A&M Garden Club’s initial
meeting of the year Fridaay
afternoon.
Carrying out the club theme of
“Know, Grow and Show,” was a
program presented by guest speed/
ers and members of the club. M.
K. Thornton, extension agricul
tural chemist, spoke on “How to
Build a Productive Soil,” and Mrs.
C. B. Campbell talked on “Grow
for Year-Round Bloom in'the Gar
den.”
Mrs. R. R. Lyle and Mrs. Betty
Jane Shaw exhibited flower ar
rangements for entrance halls.
Horticulture specimens were also
shown.
Hostesses for the meeting v/ere
Mesdames E. L. Angell, Gibb Gil
christ, J. S. Mogford, and V/. M.
Potts.
Mrs. Ed Madeley, chairman for
the flower show, announced plans
for the show, to be held in the Me
morial Student Center. Entries
will be open for annuals, pot plants,
flowering shrubs and horticulture
specimens. Arrangements will be
made of roses, chrysanthemums,
fruits, berries, vegetables, dried
materials and foliag'e.
Other arrangements will be in
shades of red, yellow, blue, and
pink.
Chairman of Friday’s program
was Mrs. R. E. Snuggs. The next
scheduled meeting of the club is
Oct. 13 at the MSC.
Curator Attending
National Meeting
Dr. Frank W. Gould, associate
professor in the Range and For
estry Department and curator of
the Tracy Herbarium at the col
lege, is attending the national
meeting of the American Society
of Plant Taxonomists in Columbus,
O.
Accompanied by Mrs. Gould, the
curator left last weekend by car
for the meeting on the Ohio State
University campus. Sessions for
the meeting began yesterday and
will continue through tomorrow.
The meeting will be held in con
junction with the national meet
ings of 14 other botanical societies
and will be sponsored by the Amer
ican Institute of Biological Sci
ences.
Dr. and Mrs. Gould expect to re
turn to College Station in time
for the beginning of the Fall se
mester.
May Be Korean
A sergeant formerly as
signed to the School of Mili
tary Science here may be cap
tured by enemy forces in Ko
rea, liis wife learned last
week.
He is M/Sgt. Louis W. Bratton,
stationed at the college for three
years prior to his transfer over
seas in January. His wife, Mrs.
Juanita M. Bratton of 2614 Gil
christ -Street in Bryan, received a
telegram last week from the Pro
vost Marshal General of the Army,
which read:
“Sergeant Louis W. Bretton re
ported as prisoner of war by enemy
propaganda broadcast may or may
not be your husband Louis Wilson
Bratton. No personal message in
cluded. Prisoner of war status is
not officially established by this
report. Further information wil]
be forwarded when received.”
Sgt. Bratton was officially re
ported as missing in action on
July 20 while his regiment was in
action near the now-captured South
Korean city of Taejon.
Camera Club
Sets Meeting
A&M’s Camera Club, grow
ing child of the hobby-crafts
department of the Memorial
Student Center, is now the
possessor of a five-room dark
room in the new building, accord
ing to Thomas E. Harding, club
president.
“Our darkroom is equipped with
$1500 in enlargers and printers,
with the best in processing acces
sories,” Harding said. All equip
ment is located in the club’s head
quarters in the MSC.
Planning a set of instuctional
programs for beginners, the club
has already arranged for several
nation-wide photo exhibits and will
hear famed speakers on photo
graphy during the year.
Initial meeting of the year will
be on Thursday, Sept. 21, accord
ing to Harding. Thp meeting, at
which thd organization of the club
will be planned for the year, will
be held in Room 3-A of the Stu
dent Center.
Harding said that all students
are invited to attend the meeting,
especially entering freshmen.
Yale Lary
Lary, who was one of the top punters in the conference last year,
will again be back for the Aggies in the same position although he
may see more action in the backfield, other than punting.
West Europeans Back
To Level, Says Prof
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With the assistance of the Mar
shall Plan, Western European
countries have boosted crop pro
duction back to pre-war levels, ac
cording to Carl E. Ferguson, asso
ciate professor of 'agimnomy at
the college.
Ferguson has just returned to
A&M from France after spending
13 months as an agronomist with
the food and agricultural division,
office of the special representative
of the Economic Cooperative Ad
ministration, headquartered i n
Paris.
Industrial output in Western Eu
rope, he said, has topped pre-war
levels. Still lagging, however, is
livestock production, although pas
ture and herd improvement pro
grams have been initiated in sev- >
eral of the Marshall Plan coun
tries and some have begun use of
artificial insemination.
Ferguson, a soil fertility spe
cialist, worked with the EGA in
nine of the 15 Marshall Plan
countries. Although crop produc
tion has climbed back to pre-war
levels in many of the nations, he
said, it must be increased even
more to meet the sharp post-war
population increases.
He expressed his personal belief
that without the assistance given
by the United States, some of the
countries would have turned to
communism.
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• FOR SALE •
OAK DESK suitable for business, office
or study. Phone 6-3503.
SENIOR BOOTS, size 10-B, calf 16 inches
—$25.00. See Barney Welch, 215 Good
win.
• FOR RENT •
BEDROOM, private bath, garage. 110
Lee Avenue, Phone 4-8659.
FURNISHED APARTMENT, ideal for
couple. Living room, kitchen, bath,
bedroom. Phone 3-2521, 207 Davis
Street, Bryan.
TWO ROOMS in my home, private bath,
central heating, attic fan, near campus.
211 E. Dexte^ Drive, College Park, ph.
4-7054.
FOUR-ROOM furnished apartment, $45.00.
244 Foster Avenue, East Gate.
NEW UNFURNISHED apartment, 2 bed
room, kitchen & dinette, combined living
room, bath. Extra nice, good location.
Phone 3-6015 or 2-7859.
NEW DOWNSTAIRS apartment, one bed
room, living room, kitchen and dinette
combiined, and bath. Phone 2-7059 or
3-6015.
PROFESSOR or graduate student to share
very nice new 2 bedroom furnished du
plex, 110 Hardy, Bryan. Will be driv
ing to College 6 days 8 a.m. Joe Laird,
Pet. Eng. Dept.
TWO FURNISHED bedrooms with connec
ting bath. Near Campus and on bus
line. Professor or graduate student pre
ferred. Phone 4-9724.
BEDROOM downstairs, on shuttle bus,
gas heat. Light kitchen privileges if
desired. No bedding or linens furnished.
309 Highland St., College. 4-8177.
LARGE, comfortable room, bath, garage,
close to Campus. Phone 4-7139.
HELP WANTED
WAITRESS wanted—ideal for vetei
wife. Hours 7:00 a.m. to 3:30
See or call Mr. Morrison at Smi
Grill 4-1264.
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view, South Park, to Goodwin Hall
8 a.m., return 5 p.m. Call Mrs. M
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