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{Page 4 THE BATTALION Monday, October 8, 1951 Former Aggie Football Star Killed In Automobile Crash By Associated Press A weekend trip to College Sta tion Saturday to see the A&M-OU football game ended tragically for Arthur B. Knickbocker, quarter- hack of the. famous Aggie football team of 1919. Six persons, including Knicker bocker, were killed in an automo bile accident near Austin early Saturday morning. Also killed was Wayne D. Tiner, class of 1923, who was president of the H. B. ^achry Co. of San An tonio. The dead were: A. B. Knickerbocker, former State adjutant general, of Austin. Mrs. Knickerbocker, his wife. Vv^ayne D. Tiner of San Antonio, Tex. (411 East Rosewood). Mrs. Tiner, his wife. Marion Henry Vioght, 37, of Austin. Mrs. Leona Voight Scott, his sister, of Austin. Three injured persons were: Mrs. Ruby L. Benight, 33, of Austin. Susan Lane Tiner, about 17, daughter of Tiners. Nancy Knickerbocker, 17, daugh ter of Knickbockers. State police said the accident happened about ISM; miles east of Austin at 1:30 Sunday morning. Officers said a car with the Voights and Mrs. Benight apparently tried to pass the car containing the Knickerbockers and Tinei’s. Driv ers of the vehicles were unidenti fied. Truck Crashes Into Police said the Voight car col lided with an oncoming truck and the truck crashed into the Knick erbocker vehicle. Truck driver Sylvester Jackson of Manor, Tex., apparently was not injured. Consolidated Girls Attend Dallas Fair Twenty-sevei^ A&M Consolidat ed High School girls toured the State Fair at Dallas Saturday in conjunction with All Texas Day for Future Homemakers of Amer ica, Future Farmers of America, and 4-H members. The group of homemakers is sponsored by Mrs. W. E. Street and Mrs. William Byrd. Miss Janice Hildebrand, a state officer of the Texas Association of the FHA, left for Dallas Friday. Accompanied by her mother, Mrs. E. M. Hildebrand, and Mrs. Byrd, Miss Hildebrand attended an honor awards banquet and dance honoring state FHA officers. Miss Hildebrand, second state vice-president, received a medal for her word in the statewide FHA program at the banquet. Knickerbocker was Texas adju tant general under former Gover nor Coke Stevenson who was in of fice from 1941 to 1947. The Knickerbockers and Tiners had been to College Station for the Oklahoma-Texas A&M football game Saturday night. Knickerbocker and Tiner were officials of the Zachry Construction Company in San Antonio. Knickerbocker, 54, was quarter back of the famous A&M football team of 1919 that won ten straight games without having its goal line crossed, and also with the great Aggie team of 1920. He had served in the Navy in World War I after his graduation from the preparatory school at Southwestern University, George-, town. Knickerbocker was a con- struction engineer and became sup erintendent of the pipeline build ing division of the Zachry Com pany after he left the office of adjutant general. Knickerbocker was named adju tant general during Gov. Coke Stevenson’s administration and served in that capacity during most of World War II. Father Was Minister His father was the late Rev. B. W. Knickerbocker, a widely known Methodist minister who served pas torates in Lake Providence, La., New Orleans, Los Angeles, Okla homa City, Shreveport, Fort Worth, Marlin, Corsicana, Temple, Brown- wood, Austin, Port Arthur and Houston. Knickerbocker was a cousin of the late H. R. Knickerbocker, the newspaperman. Surviving the Knickerbockers are two daughters: Nancy, who was in the wreck and whose con dition at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin was not serious, and Mrs. J. J. Garwood of Pleasant Hill Farm, Line Lexington, Pa. Knickerbocker is survived by three brothers, Harry of Dallas, Waldo of Houston and H. W., Jr., of Crystal City. Funeral arrangements for the Knickerbockers have not yet been made. Surviving the Tiners are the daughter, Susan, a student in the University of Texas, and a son, Wayne D. Jr. of San Antonio. Miss Tiner was also in Brackenridge Hospital here, where it was re ported her injuries were not ser ious. Wayne D., Jr., attended A&M, graduating in 1948 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He married the former Miss Nancy Reynolds of College Station, daugh ter of E. B. Reynolds. Surviving Mrs. Tiner are five sisters, Mrs. H. A. Bardwell of San Antonio, Mrs. Eleanor Skin ner of Karnes City, Mrs. S. S. Hall of Austin, Mrs. E. G. Sharpies of Del Rio, Mrs. J. W. Laird of Crystal City. Funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Tiner will be held at 11 a. m. tomorrow at the Porter Loring Chapel in San Antonio. Bill Davenport stays with his Brahma during the hull riding con tests of the All-Aggie Rodeo held during the weekend in the new Aggie arena. Record crowds were present to witness what many called “the best yet.” JSE BATTALION CLASSIFIED ADS TO $11?, SELL, RENT OR TRADE. Rates • ... 3c a word per Insertion with a )Sc minimum. Space rate in classified (gctlon .... 60c per column-inch. Send »11 classified to STUDENT ACTIVITIES OFFICE. All ads must be received In Stu- lent Activities office by 10 a.m. on the lay before publication. • FOR RENT • 2 BEDROOMS, double beds, bath between rooms. See after 3 p.m. Mrs. Paschall, 1208 East 30th. NICE furnished south bedroom. Near campus. Call 4-7054. • FOR SALE • WHIZZER Motor Bike, not new but good- looking and runs well. Phone 2-5338. WRINGER-TYPE washing machine, excel lent condition. Portable Armstrong ironer, like new. Phone 6-3462. FREE: S6.30 worth of RECORDS with the purchase of a S12.95 RCA 45 RPM Record Player. Shaffer’s Book Store, North Gate, Across fom the Post Office. • HELP WANTED • YOUNG MAN with car for part-time work on Sunday mornings. Call Jack Rising- er. Phone 6-2253 after 5. • WANTED TO RENT • FACULTY; member needs two or three-bed- room house, unfurnished. Phone 2-5338. • WANTED TO BUY • USED CLOTHES and shoes, men’s — women’s — and children’s. Curtains, spreads, dishes, cheap furniture. 602 N. Main, Bryan. Texas. USED builder’s transit and tripod. Call 6-3444 after five p.m. Directory of Business Services ALL LINES of Life Insurance. Homer Adams, North Gate. Call 4-1217. 18-IN. REEL-TYPE Firestone power mow er with Briggs-Stratton motor. Good condition; slightly used, $75. Ph. 3-1042. after 5 p.m. Official Notice TURTLES, TROPICAL FISH, GOLD FISH, BIRDS, DOG AND CAT SUPPLIES Gilkey’s Pet Cottage 301 E. 28th St. Dr. Carlton R. Lee OPTOMETRIST 303A East 26th (Across from Court House) Call 2-1662 for Appointment SAFE-T-WAY TAXI Phone 2-1400 tomttrti ttoMomr The Borden Award in Dairy Husbandry Vlll be made to the newly classified Sen ior student in Agriculture who has com pleted 2 or more . courses in Dairy Hus bandry and who has the highest grade (•oint ratio among such students. Any iienior student in Agriculture who has a grade point ratio of 1.8 or higher is requested to leave his name with the cecretary in the Dairy Husbandry office, 213 Ag. Bldg., by Oct. 10. I. W. Rupel Head of Department of Dairy Husbandry. Second installment, Payable October 1-18: Board to November 21 $44.90 Room Rent to November 21.... 11.35 Laundry to November 21 3.65 Total payable to fiscal dept $59.90 The U. S. Army says three fourths of all its enlisted men have attended high school. RADIOS & REPAIRING •• Call For aiid Delivery STUDENT CO-OP Phone 4-4114 What’s Cooking ASME: Monday, 7:15 p. m., Room 2-C&D MSC. Come and bring your friends. FFA: Monday, 6:30 p. m., Cash- ion’s Cabin. There will he plenty of Barbecue. MODERN LANGUAGE CLUB: Monday, 7:45 p. m., Assembly room 2nd floor YMCA. Program of bus iness and entertainment. YMCA: Monday, 7:00 p. m., YMCA Chapel. Pictures will be shown of last year’s conferences; all fresh men are urged to attend. GRAYSON COUNTY CLUB: Monday, 7:30 p. m., room 3-B MSC. Organizational meeting, all stu dents from Grayson County urged to attend. HANDICRAFT GROUP WO MEN’S SOCIAL CLUB: Tuesday morning, 9:30, Cabinet Room, YMCA. Carl Mohler will discuss working with ceramics and plas tics. Board Meeting (Continued from Page 1) service for the Memorial Student Center from the classes of 1935, 1936, 1939, 1945, 1946 and 1950 and the A&M Mothers’ Club of Brazos County, San Angelo, San Antonio, Dallas, Temple, Fort Worth, Wil liamson County, Waco-McLennan County, Austin, Sonora, Amarillo, Stephens County, Refugio County, Port Arthur, Beaumont, Deep East Texas, Del Rio, Laredo, Wichita Fallas, Brush Country, Rio Grande Valley and Corpus Christi. • Other gifts to the student cen ter included the carillon system valued at $2,700 by the class of 1939, oil paintings by the A&M Mothers’ Club of Houston, the Ford Motor Company and the State Fed eration of A&M Mothers’ Clubs. The A&M class of 1948 gave bul letin boards valued at $697 for the student center, and the Fort Worth A&M Mothers’ Club gave record albums and records. A number of individuals gave books for the stu dent center browsing library. Peter Pauper Press, Mount Ver non, New York, gave 50 classical books to the library of Tarleton State College. AIEE Meeting Wendell C. Fowler of the San- gamo Electric Company will speak to the American Institute of Elec trical Engineers at its first meet ing of the year Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. in the electrical Engineering lecture room. Fowler, southwestern district manager of the Sangamo company, will discuss thermal storage instru ments and their uses in electrical distribution systems. Speakers Dr. W. W. McMillan, president of the Southwestern Christian College, Terrell, will deliver the final message Wednesday even ing for the series of speakers presented by the A&M Church of Christ Wyatt Sawyer, minister of the Madisonville Church of Christ, will speak Tuesday night at the A&M Church of Christ. His ser mon topic will be “The Mis take of Jesus.” Physics Dept. In Need of Lab Help Applications for student labora tory assistants in the Physics De partment should be turned in as soon as possible. Dr. J. G. Pot ter, head of the Physics Depart ment said. Openings are available at all hours during the week for men who have completed sopho more physics courses with superior ratings. Five Teachers’ Expenses Voted The Brazos County Crip pled Children Society voted recently to pay the expenses of five teachers to the Crip pled Children Society Annual Meeting in San Antonio Oct. 19-20. Three teachers from Bryan and two teachers from A&M Consoli dated School System, who will be selected by the superintendents of the two systems, will attend the meeting. Purpose of the meeting is to aid teachers in understanding and deal ing with exceptional children in the school system. The group further voted that the Society enter the Community Chest budget if the two Community Chest boards so desire. A budget of $750 was requested. College Station’s share would amount to $250, while Bryan’s would be $500. Other action taken at the meet ing was to elect Herman Krauser treasurer for the society. Krauser will fill the unexpired term of Mrs. W. D. Winberly who moved from Brazos County. Nine persons attended the meet ing. They were Mrs. C. S. Richard son, Mrs. Tom Leland, Mrs. Se- gred Belcher, Mrs. Julia Hillman, Dr. L. G. Jones, Dr. G. W. Schles- selman, Mac Abercrombie, Mrs. R. T. Spence, and Daniel Russell. Tex Williams First Speaker In Church of Christ Series The first of three scheduled speakers at the A&M Church of Christ this week is Tex Williams, of Quinlan, who will speak on “Christian Benevolence” tonight at 7:15. “We are proud to present this' young, energetic Christian worker, and we invite the public to hear his address,” James F. Fowler, minis ter for the A&M Church of Christ, said. Campus Study Club Hears Teenagers Eight local teenagers presented a fine arts program at the open ing tea of the Campus Study Club recently. The program consisted of vocal, harp, and piano solos, and a ballet number. The young entertainers were introduced by Mrs. Robert Carls. Those taking part in the pro gram were Linda' Potts, harpist; Rita Ann Stitler, pianist; Sue Anne Binney, pianist; Martha Montgom ery, pianist; Royce Ann Zalesski, soloist; Judy Oden, pianist; Jerry Reeves, pianist; and Nancy Ann Mosely, ballet dancer. Two cables run from Vancouver Island, Canada, to Australia. Williams is a former student at A&M. He enrolled in A&M on a Jessie Jones Scholarship, but later transferred to Abilene Christian College where he was graduated. At the Abilene college, Williams was on the football team, presi dent of the student body, and a “Who’s Who in American Univer sities and Colleges.” Upon grad uation in 1950, he moved to Brown- wood where he served as a full time minister for one of the church es of Christ there. After a year’s ministry at Brownwood, Williams moved to Boles Orphan Home in Quinlan to head their Office of Public Re lations. Other speakers appearing on the Church of Christ series are Wyatt Sawyer, of Madisonville, and Dr. E. W. McMillan, from Terrill. Panhandle Club Elects Officers Officers were elected by the Pan handle Club recently at the club is first meeting this year. John Schmidt was elected presi dent of the club, with Ben Thomas, vice-president. Paeyton Ramey was chosen social secretary, and Jack Ransey, treasurer. Other officers elected were C. H. Miller, parliamentarian; and John D. Coleman, reporter. 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