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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1951)
Page 4 THE BATTALION Thursday, August 16, 1951 Martin Dies May Represent Marshal Wives Marshall, Tex., Aug. 16 — UP) — Marshall’s rebellious housewives talked to former Rep. Martin Dies last night about taking their case in a fight against paying social security taxes for domestic help. Thirteen housewives here re fused to collect social security tax es from their domestic servants for the first quarter; taxes due April 30. Nineteen others said they refused to do so for the sec ond quarter, due July 31. They say it is unconstitutional to expect them to. Dies, who came here from Luf kin today, said he would take the housewives case “if it can be fin anced satisfactorily.” The former Texas congressman is an attorney. In congress he was much in the public eye as head of the House Un-American Activities Commit tee. The government has issued war rants and taken more than $50 from the bank accounts of the 13 women who refused to collect for the first quarter. Processing for the second quarter returns isn't complete. But Ellis Campbell, Jr., head of the Dallas office of the U.S. Internal Revenue Bureau, has said agents will go back to Mar shall again if necessary each three months to get unpaid taxes. Dies said he believed the house wives had good legal ground for their attack on the constitutional ity of the social security tax col lection sysem. Marshall City Commissioner Charles Spangler, whose wife is one of the rebellious group, said he and his wife wanted Dies to represent them if they could get him, so they invited him here. Spangler said he invited the housewives to the Spangler cot tage on Martin’s Lake near Mar shall to meet Dies. The conference lasted several hours. A reporter asked Dies whether •—if he accepted—he thought it would affect any political plans he may have next year. He said it would not. Grass Fire Put Out No Damage Done The College Fire Department answered the call for aid in fight ing a grass fire at the 1104 block of Ashburn Street yesterday at 4:30 p. m. The fire caused no pro perty damage. Three American Boy Scouts in Indian costumes walk through the legs of a huge “cowboy,” which serves as the gatt, as they enter the American camp near Bad Ischl, Austria, where the world scout jamboree was held. Other American scouts look on. ‘Old Timer"Scorns Modern Cowhands Austin, Tex., Aug. 16—CP)— Modern-day cowboys, with their V-8’s and airplanes are a bunch of sissies. “The real, tough and rough cow poke has gone with the winds,” says 84-year-old Jefferson Davis Dillingham—as “tough a critter as came along in my day.” Dillingham, who saw the in famous Sam Bass dying of bullet wounds, is a Central Texas pion eer who “grew up” on a horse before turning to railroading as a career. He’s retired now and living here. - “In my day roping and tying steers and breaking wild horses was a popular sport. “You could see a roping contest or horsemanship touraament then nearly as often as you can see a movie now,” he chuckled. And Dillingham said the con tests were a far cry from present- day rodeos. “There were no calves in volved, just big sturdy longhorn steers that could run like a freight train.” Although he didn’t participate, the tough old man—still as hard as nails attended Austin's first rodeo July 4, 1888. Another sport Dillingham re members is the test of cow horses, a 34-foot rope was tied to the horns of each horse’s saddle, and on a given signal each horse and Second Annual Celebration Denton Old Maids Honored With Parties and Presents Denton, Tex., Aug. 16—CP)— Every old maid in Denton who up ped and declared herself an old maid got presents yesterday. “Why, everybody I know is get ting gifts,” said Miss Dorothy Babb, the Denton college instruct or who started it all. This was Denton’s second annual celebration of Old Maid’s Day. “Why Olive Honeycutt was downtown in the store and made such a haul that she came out piled up with packages like Christmas,” Miss Babb said. And the lettei’s—“stacks of them. Proposals, too, fi’om men.” One of the Denton old maids, ITSB BATTALION CLASSIFIED ADS TO StJir, SELL, RENT OR TRADE. Rates .... 3c a word per Insertion with a tBc minimum. Space rate in classified lection .... 60c per column-inch. Send »I1 classified to STUDENT ACTIVITIES OFFICE. All ads must be received In Stu- tent Activities office by 10 a.m. on the lay before publication. FOR SALE ONE LOTT “ROTO” photographic print dryer. Sealed Bids wil Ibe received until 9:00 A. M. Monday, Aug. 20, 1951. Inspection of the equipment and bid forms may be obtained at the Texas Forest Service. Room 345, Administra tion Building. MTE MODEL Phone 6-2512. Wringer-type Maytag. TODAY —Features Start— 2:15 - 4:50 - 7:25 - 10:00 NEWS — CARTOON • WANTED TO BUY • USED CLOTHES and shoes, men’s — women’s — and children’s. Curtains, spreads, dishes, cheap furniture. 602 N. Main. Bryan, Texas. • WANTED • LADY or gentleman bookkeeper — halt day—beginning Sept. 1. Must have working knowledge of double-entry book keeping and typing. Reply backgrund and how long will be here. Box 542, Bryan. EXPERIENCED, capable bookkeeper; Good salary, permanent position. Good hours. Call 4-1X49 for appointment • LOST • TRIFOCAL Eyeglasses. Light brown case A&M Campus Sunday. Reward. Cali 6-1001. • HOME REPAIR • ALL TYPES home repair work—additions, roofing, siding, painting, concrete work, and redecorating. Low down payment and 30 months to pay. For free esti mates call 4-9589 or 4-4236. Directory of Business Services ALL LINES of Life Insurance. Homer Adams, North Gate. Call 4-1217. “If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him.” Post Graduation Studies. t TODAY thru SATURDAY — Two Big Features — — Features Staid: 1:30 - 4:05 - 6:40 - 9:15 — FIRST RUN / HERBERT J. YATES premnf* THE SUPREME FIGHT SENSATION OF ALL TIME! WORLD’S MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Promoted by JACK SOLOMONS Narrated by JIMMY POWERS Miss Bessie Brown, suggested that they help the men who enjoy the state of unmari*ied bliss to set up an old bachelors day. Miss Babb scoffed: “Let ’em set up their own day. I’m just not interested in them if they’re as old as I am and not married.” Miss Babb won’t tell her age. She has gray hair, a trim figure, and gray eyes. She beams good will. The old maids day was her idea. Last year she wondex-ed aloud— and on the front page of news papers—why old maids don’t get some recognition. She said they pay out a lot of money for wedding, baby, and anniversary gifts for married folk, but get no such gifts them selves. The upshot was a party Aug. 15 last year, and the one today— official by proclamation of Den ton’s mayor. Miss Babb gave herself a gift for Old Maid’s Day. She bought an air conditioner for her Denton home. “Bought it yesterday,” she said. “Had to buy it on time, and the salesman wanted to know how old 1 was. Wouldn’t tell him. He said he had to put something down and how about 33. “I said sure, put that down. That’s good.” Six of Miss Babb’s friends gave her a chest in which to put her flat silver. With it was a card saying: “Knock, knock “Who is there? “Why you silly old maid “Who is there, to cai’e?” She got gloves, nylons, and a lot of other gifts. Denton men civic leaders—all married—gave an afternoon tea at the country club for all the old maids. No married ladies admitted. Only the men who were such things as the mayor or president of a civic club wei’e allowed in. Joe Bux-ks said he worked real hard to get to be president of the Rotary Club this year just so he could go to the tea. Miss Brown, vdio says she is a career girl, said she felt: “The public has failed to show r appreciation to the bachelors in the public sexwices they have ren dered. “Like old maids, the bachelors have to give wedding, birthday, and christening gifts but get few themselves. I don’t think it would be amiss to let old maids clubs Sponsor parties and invite the bachelors so everybody will know who is who.” There was a big cake for the afternoon tea; enough for 200 old maids. Also on the program was a theater party, and corsages for the spinsters. Some 200 old maids attended the tea and giggled at the dozen men with signs around their necks say ing, “I’m married.” W. D. Bax-low, a Denton business man, poured the punch and Denton attox-ney Fred Minor cut the cake to serve the “girls.” Another businessman, J. Holfox-d Russell, welcomed “you beautiful gix-ls” to Denton. When Russell called for the oldest old maids, two spry little sisters from Strawn, Tex., an- spered Jula Marshall, 73, in a blue lace dress and a red hat, and Miss May Marshall, 76, in a lavender lace dress and black hat. When Russell called for the youngest, nobody answered. Final ly someone said, “here’s someone 35,” whereupon another woman shouted, “why I’m 34.” Then Blanche Griffin of Denton said she was 23. “That’s what I intend to be—an old maid,” Miss Griffin said. Random questioning showed that all the women preferred the term “Old Maid.” “It has more charactex-,” said one. They all said ’’why not admit it. We feel no shame.” Miss Babb showed them a handful of letters which she said were proposals that had come to her. “You’re welcome to them,” she said. “I won’t want them.” “Here’s a Florida widower who owns his own home and a 1949 Dodge. Here’s another Floi’ida man who wants a wife who was born in April. Here’s a California man,” she added, “who wants one who weighs less than 150 pounds.” Miss Caroline Currie, Denton, said, “It’s not easy to stay an old maid, but by firm determin ation and high resolve, we can carry on.” Last night the old maids were guests of honor at a Denton thea- tx-e whex-e drinks, candy and pop corn were free. Denton mex-chants contx-ibuted gifts to lucky ticket holdex-s. rider would depart at full speed in opposite directions. The steed not thrown by the violent impact would be declared winner. Dillingham was born in Flor ence, Texas, in 1866 and moved to Merrilltown in 1876. In 1899 he went to work for the old Aus tin and Northwestern railroad as a brakeman. In 1900 he became a conductor for the Houston and Texas Central which was later absorbed by the Southern Pacific Railroad. He retired in 1933. “One day in Round Rock (July 19, 1878) while unloading fodder in a livery stable, I saw the sher iff and one constable approach thx-ee men (one of them Sam Bass). Shooting followed and I dived into the stable. The next day Bass was brought into Round Rock dying of bullet wounds. “I saw him on the counter of a tin shop with a doctor attending him. His six-shooter was on the counter neai*by. He died the next day.” Girl Scouts Study For Merit Badges A four day nutrition school is being conducted by the Lone Star Gas Co. for the local tx-oops of the Girl Scouts of America. The pux-pose of the school, which began yesterday morning at 9 a. m. in the Girl Scout Meeting House, is to give the girls an oppox-tunity to win their merit badge for nu- tx-ition. Under the supervision of Miss Rodine Benton, home economist for the Lone Star Gas Co., 13 gix-ls fx-om the local area are taking ad vantage of the school to learn the basic fundamentals of nutrition. Attending the course are Lelia Henderson, Sandra Dickey, Mary Ann Linn, Doris Vazra, Judy von Resenberg, Wanda Morgan, Betty Mead, Carolyn Herndon, Bennie Ann Dansby, Bobbie Jean Smith, Jo Anne Walkex-, Alma Ann Elliott, and Martha Fletcher. PALACE Brgini-tm TODAY thru SATURDAY “Mark of tlie Renegade’' SATURDAY PREVIEW Sunday thru Tuesday “Alice In Wonderland” . • • Vs,:. ' ' v. QUEEN NOW SHOWING icHingANN DVORAK GENE EVANS -tN Alllfl) MIS PICTUBE Town LADIES TRAVEL KIT A delightful gift containing all the good-grooming essentials (16 in all) for comfortable, carefree r k , travelling. Smart, tan, simulated Ostrichyase, fits! ^ in compact Tlx 71x 1 %lp| space.. 4 S'Vi s plus 20? F. E. tax The Exchange Store “Serving Texas Aggies" Aggie-ex Maj. John W. 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