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No World Series . . . Early Risers Find Long Ticket Line By HERB O’CONNELL The Gold Rush of 1849 has noth ing on the Town Hall non-student ticket rush of 1950. Although the people don’t travel as far for these tickets as the forty-niners did for gold, they appear just as import ant. This year’s “rush” does not com pare with that of last October however, when J. H. Sorrels engag ed in a 9 hour encampment at the door to the Student Activities of fice in pursuit of the first pair of ducats. ' W. M. Potts of the Chemistry Local Doctors Subject to Call By Draft Board ■’ Doctors, dentists, and vet erinarians under 50 years of age in Brazos and Grimes counties will be required to register for military service between Oct. 16 and Jan. 16. The date of registration will be set by Gen. Louis B. Hershey, se lective service director. . The draft proclaimed by Presi dent Truman last Friday will af fect all medical doctors, dentists, and veterinarians, both men and women, in the two-county area who are less than 50 years of age, according to Mrs. Antone Krenek, i’hief clerk of the local draft board. The draft plan outlined by the President directs that all persons in the three groups who were edu cated at government expense, or “who were deferred to complete their education during the war, and who served on active duty less than 21 months must register on Oct. 16. The draft plan also direct all those who have not serwed on active ’• duty since Sept. 16, 1950 and who are not more than 50 years old, shall register not later than Jan. 16. TODAY, FRL, & SAT SAMUEL GOLDWYN * presents Fri. Nite Prevue, 11 p. m. Sun. Thru Tues. Sat. Nite Prevue, 11 p. m. Department, familiar with last year’s situation, came stumbling up the stairs of Goodwin Hall at the ungodly hour of four a. m. determined not to be left complete ly out in this year’s struggle for the front seats. Much to his sur prise, he was all alone upon reach ing the door of the activities of fice. “Maybe it’s tomorrow,” or “I’m in the wrong place,” flashed through Potts mind for what seemed like ages until Raymond L. Rogers, city manager of Col lege Station joined him and as sured him that he was in the right place. T. R. Spence, manager of col lege construction and perennial front runner in the race for du cats, was a late arrival this year but the flask of coffee he had tucked under his arm netted him a commendable 14th in line. The line was some 40 strong by 6:30 when Spike White director of student activities arrived with a fresh supply of coffee and cookies. White, noting the forlorn look on the faces of his early morning “guests” decided that they should at least be comfortable while waiting, so, loosening his tie, he began dragging up cushioned chairs to accomodate the grow ing throng. As eight o’clock drew near, per spiring Spike, still trying to be of service, happened to glance out the window and see the line overflow ing onto the lawn in front of Goodwin Hall. Feajring an on slaught by impatient ticket-seekers, Spike flung open the doors to his private office and began distribut ing the ducats. Although over 200 non-student tickets were sold yesterday, Spike says there are plenty of good tick ets, both reserved seat and gen eral admission. “They are expected* to go fast, however,” he added. Contractors Elect Officers for Year I. E. “Monty” Montgomery fifth year architectural student was re elected president of the A&M Chapter of the Association of Gen eral Contractors at the initial meet ing of the group for the current school yea^ in Room 3D of the Memorial Student Center. C. D. Boone, senior CE major, was elected vice-president and D. A. Sander, senior CE student, was picked as secretary and treasurer. J. W. Hill, five year architectural student, was selected to serve as social chairman, and Ralph Gor man, senior architectural student, was named reporter. Joe Baxter, of the Baxter Con struction Co. of Houston, guest speakei’, spoke on “Trials” and Tribulations of a Beginning Con tractor.” Extension Workers Leave for Meeting Maurine Hearn, state leader and Bonnie Cox, organization special ist, both of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, are leaving to day for Biloxi, Miss, to attend the annual meeting of the National Home Demonstration Council and Committee meeting of the Asso ciated Country Women of the World. In making the announcement Di rector Gibson of the Extension Ser vice said the two staff members would be met at Biloxi by the Delegates from the Texas Home Demonstration Association. Delegates who represented the United States at the Associated Country Women of the World meet ing held this summer in Copen hagen, Denmark will report on their trips. Miss Hearn and Miss Cox are ex pected to return to College Station on October 22. FIRST RUN TODAY thru SATURDAY —Features Start— 1:04 - 4:06 7:08 - 10:00 —Big Double Feature— Starts—2:46 - 5:48 - 8:50 “Fifty Years Before Your Eyes 9 ' News—Cartoon Fire! Call! Sho’ in a Hurry! The College Station fire department answered a fire alarm to the College Hills Baptist Church at 8:30 p. m. last night. Wiring in the attic of the church became short curcuited, causing the fire, witnesses said. “About 10 women Were having prayer meeting when the wires started burning. You know how wombh are, they got excited and called the fire department,” one witness said. “They sho got here in a hurry,” he added. Damage to the church Was slight. Mothers and Dads Reception Battalion City News - Society Page 3 THUR., OCT. 12, 1950 Smithville First District Foe for Consolidated “Our chances are good; if we play good ball we’ll win.” Coach Othel Chafin of A&M Consolidated said that concerning the Tiger’s first District 32 B tilt with Smith ville tomorrow night on Tiger Field. Bad news for the Consolidated team will be the loss of star line man Bobby Richards, injured in last week’s game with Cypress- Fairbanks. However, halfback Bobby Williams sidelined with an injury since the Navasota game, will probably be in action Friday night. Weight will be a factor in the Tiger’s favor and the fact that George Johnston is progressing rapidly as an offensive threat will also help. Johnston has shown steady im provement in passing and ball handling ever since star Halfback Williams was hurt. Perhaps the fact that Johnston has had the show more or less to himself, has brought out the best in him. Smithville has played one dis trict and two non-district games. They lost to Lockhart 6-40, but de feated Flatonio, a class B team, 20-13. They have a great southpaw passer in Rapp, the quarterback. Rapp, who used to attend the Con solidated. schools in College Sta^ tion, has an impressing record this year against both Flatonia and Lockhart. The only changes in the Tiger line-up will be those caused by in juries. Bobby Jackson takes the in jured Richard’s place on offense, and Bob Barlow relieves Jackson on defense. A&M Garden Club Meets Tomorrow The A&M Garden Club will hold its regular monthly meeting tomor row at 3 p. m. in the Memorial Student Center in rooms 2A and 2B. Mrs. John Sweely Caldwell from the Bryan Garden Club will be the guest speaker for the meeting. Her topic will be “Bulbs to Grow For Show.” Mrs. Ed Madeley and Mrs'. A1 B. Nelson will present the schedule for the fall flower show' which will be held November 14. Supper Honors Mrs. C. A. Dickey Mrs. R. W. Boswell was hostess for a buffet supper Saturday even ing at her home in North Oakwood at which time she honored Mrs. C. A. Dickey, who recently re turned from Japan. Red roses, dahlias and coral vine was used decoratively throughout the home and accented the supper table which was overlaid with a handmade lace cloth and lighted by tapers. Supper was served buffet style from this table while friends of the hostess and honoree found places at quartet tables. Mrs. George Kirby assisted her daughter in entertaining. Byer—Luedke Wedding Planned Mr. and Mrs. August Byer of Bryan, have announced the forth coming marriage of their daugh ter, Helen Louise, to Melvin Leudke, son of Mrs. Annie Ledke of College Station. The marriage will be Oct. 19 at 7 p. m. in the Bethel Lutheran Church in Bryan. TODAY & TOMORROW Editor Studies Reading Methods Miss Mildred Creekmore, editor of the Economy Publishing Com pany, left yesterday for Temple after spending two days here. She was observing the reading method being taught in the Consolidated Elementary School. Miss Creekmore will stop at Gatesville, Hamilton, Stephenville, and Hearne where she will observe the'reading method being taught in-these schools. Mrs. Sloop, first grade teacher at the Consolidated Elementary School, originated the new reading method, which will replace out of date methods. She taught the course to teachers in the sur rounding area during the summer. Mrs. Sloop has written a series of three first grade readers, the pre-primer, the primer, and first reader. Mrs. Henry Miller is served tea and hors-d’ oeuvres by the hostesses at the Mothers and Dad’s Reception held at Consolidated High School. Left to right they are Mrs. Les Richardson, Martha Ann Williams, Eleanor Price, Celeste Curran, Liz Miller, Reba McDermott, Patsy Ross, Mrs. L. E. Boze, and Mrs. Henry Miller. Rev. Barton Is Speaker For Meeting The Rt. Rev. Lane W. Barton, of the Episcopal Missionary Dis trict of Eastern Oregon, will be the speaker for the Diocesan-spon sored Bishops Supper to be held at the Memorial Student Center Wed nesday, Oct. 18, at 6:30 p. m. Three Bishops of the Episcopal Church who are to be honored are the Diocesan Rt. Rev. John E. Hines of Austin; and Bishop Bar ton. National and diocesan matters will be discussed by the group after supper. St. Thomas Chapel of Col lege Station will be the host church and nine churches are to be represented. Mrs. C. A. Searcy, chairman of the reservations committee, is re ceiving reservations at home and by telephone and has announced that reservations will close Sat. Oct. 14. The cost of the tickets is $1.50 and tickets will be mailed on receipt of check. The Rev. Vern Swartsfager, St. Andrews rector, estimates 40 to 50 members of the Bryan chapter will attend the supper. Deaf Since Birth High School Girl Amazes Profs, Family and Friends By TOM ROUNTREE One of the finest examples of courage and determination to be found in the College Station area is an attractive brown haired girl who is currently enrolled at Con solidated High School. This girl, Barbara Belcher, daughter of the D. L. Belcher’s, is one of the few people in the United States who has been able to dvercome the handicap of be ing deaf from birth and return to public school. For the past three years Bar bara hag been a better than aver age student at Consolidated. Bar bara has taken a regular course of study in high school and has done exceptional work, her teachers say. She even plays the drum in the Consolidated band. Barbafa is a senior this year and she is taking such courses as English, biology, junior business training, civics, band, driver training, and physical education. Besides her scholastic achieve- rn^hts, Barbara is a member of the 4-H and the Homemaking Club. She. has been a member of the 4-H for . the last three years and has been secretary-treasurer of the club'. ~ For the last two years she has been a member of the Home- making- Club and this year she is secretary-treasurer of the club. Soon after Barbara’s birth and it was discovered that she was deaf, Mrs. Belcher attended the Volta Bureau in Washington, D.C. to receive training that would en able her to help Barbara at home. Alexander Graham Bell found ed the Volta Bureau with the money he received as a prize for his invention of the telephone. The purpose of the Bureau is to help people who are handicapped by auditory impairments. Miss Harriet Montague was then the corresponding secretary for the Bureau and she taught Mrs. Bel cher how to help and train Barbara at home. When Barbara was four years old she went to a school for the deaf in Minneapolis, Minnesota where she stayed for four years. While Barbara was going to school there, Mrs. Belcher went to school right along with Barbara so she could learn more ways to help her at home. From age eight to eleven Bar bara went to school in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, and it was while she was there that shg went to a public school for the first time. After attending school in Oklaho ma, Barbara spent three years at the Gallodet Day School for the Deaf in St. Louis. Barbara’s first year in high school was at St. Mary's in Austin. At the 13th annual meeting of the Texas Society for Crippled Children, which was held in Hous ton last week, Barbara and Mrs. Belcher were the only persons Barbara Belcher granted a personal interview by Mrs. Spencer Tracy, the principal speaker. Mrs. Tracy is founder of the John Tracy Clinic in San Francis co. Mrs. Tracy’s first child also was born deaf and she said she thought that Barbara’s, progress in speech and comprehension of languages was wonderful. She said Barbara was much more adept than her own son had been when he was Barbara’s age. Barbara’s hobbies are horseback riding, reading, and collecting old photographs. After graduation from Consoli dated in June, Barbara plans to attend Our Lady of the Lake Col lege in San Antonio. She hopes to study dietics. Barbara is a popular student at Consolidated and participates- in most school extra-curricular activ ities. Exams Slated For NDOTC Awards Annual competitive examinations for NROTC four year full time scholarships will be held Dec. 9, Chief Remoter Howard of the Bryan Navy Recruiting Station said yesterday. Applicants passing the examina tion and accepted as cadets will be allowed to select one of the col leges offering NROTC, TU, Rice, and 49 other colleges in the U. S., and major in the course of their choice. The Navy will pay tuition books, normal fees, uniforms, and $50 for personal expenses. Applications, which must be in by Nov. 19, may be submitted by any citizen high school senior or graduate who is physically fit and between 17 and 21. Local Girl in Orchestra Miss Mary Leland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Leland, 561 Walton Street will play in the Baylor University Symphony Or chestra when it opens its concert season Thursday, Gid Waldrop, conductor, announced. She is a graduate student major ing in violin and minoring in viola. “Plain Ole Country Style Mechanics” . . . who know their business and can give you expert re pairs on your car. They are . . . Doctors of Motors who have many years of past experience to guaran tee you top grade work— BRING YOUR CAR TO MIT LEE & CO. Your Nash Dealer 27th & Bryan Bryan Phone today for appoint ments and estimates. TSCW Student Dies in Denton Word was received this morn ing of the death of Miss Suzanne Thomas, 18, junior journalism maj or at TSCW from Ft. Worth. Miss Thomas was Sports Edi tor of the Lass-O, TSCW’s daily newspaper, at the time of her death Tuesday in a Denton hospi tal. She was among the Tessie Journalism delegation that put out the Battalion during the Spring Semester last year. She was the president of the Scholarship Girls Club, member of the Journalism Club and junior editor of the Daedalian annual. Funeral services were held in Winnsboro Wednesday. She is sur vived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Thomas and sister, all of Ft. Worth. NIGHT SCHOOL CLASSES IN SHORTHAND AND BOOK KEEPING—Will begin October 16 at 7 p.m. For further in formation call 3-6655. McKENZIE-BALDWIN BUSINESS COLLEGE 702 South Washington Ave. Bryan, Texas Schedule ^dor . . . AGGIELAND ’51 PICTURES Last day for non-military seniors to have their pictures taken for the Aggieland ’51! Non-Military Juniors and Graduate Students Oct. 13-14 A-H 16-17 I-P 18-19 Q-Z 20-21 Makeup day for Non- Military Jrs., Srs., and Graduate S t u- dents. AGGIELAND ’51 ROY NANCE Editor 2—303 CANS KIM BELL’S Fresh Green Limas 2—303 CANS LINDY 2—NO. 2 CANS CURTIS 3—300 CANS DIAMOND Pork & Beans 2—NO. 2 CANS KIMBELL’S Fancy Whole Beans 3 POUND CAN LARGE PACKAGE 2—NO. 2Yi CANS HUNT’S Peach Halves . 2—12-OZ. CANS LIBBY’S 46-OZ. CAN TEA GARDEN 46-OZ. CAN TEA GARDEN 3—CANS HOSTESS • MARKET • . 43c WISCONSIN MILD Cheese . . . lb. 44c . . 31c CALHOUN’S SUGAR CURED Picnic Hams lb. 43c . . 23c CORN FED BABY BEEF Porter House Steak, lb. 69c . 25c TALL KORN SLICED Bacon . . .11l 53c CORN FED BABY BEEF Short Ribs . . . . . . lb. 45c . . 47c • PRODUCE • . 85c FIRM RIPE Tomatoes . . . . CtiL 15c . . 29c 400 SIZE CALIFORNIA LI||tons . . Doz. 19c . . 59c 200 SIZE JUICY TEXAS Oranges . . . . . Doz. 39c . . 25c LARGE PASCAL Celery . Stalk 14c . . 51c HOME GROWN Okra . . . lb. 15c • FROZEN • . . 31c Orange Juice - Crape Juice Lemonade . . 31c 2 cans 39c WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT ALL SALES Specials for Friday & Saturday - Oct. 13th & 14th Charlie's Food Market North Gate College Station — WE DELIVER —