The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, December 05, 1951, Image 6
Page 6 THE BATTALION Wednesday, December 5, 1951 Battalion Classified fSR BATTALION CLASSIFIEn ADS TO lit v, SELL, RENT OR TRADE. Rales .... 3c a word per Insertion with a 13c minimum. Space rate in classified faction .... 60c per column-inch. Send til classified to STUDENT ACTIVITIES OFFICE. All ads must be received in Student Activities office by 10 a.in. on the day before publication. • FOR SALE • Directory of Business Services INSURANCE of all lines. Homer Adams. North Gate. Call 4-1217. • TeGAL NOTICE • BIG BUY FOR BIG GUY: Fine uniforms In excellent condition. Two green blous es, 40 L, $23 each; two pairs pinks 32-33, $10; Short Coat, 40 L, $20; Long Overcoat 42 R, $23. Or, buy the works for $00. Call 0-3787 or see at 1006 Taurus. TURTLES, TROPICAL FISH, GOLD FISH, BIRDS, DOG AND CAT SUPPLIES G'lkeys Pet Cottage 301 E. 28th St. • LOST • SHORT COAT taken by mistake from coat rack at Fountain Room of MSC. Two vertical gashes under AMO patch. Contained 2 pipes and green senior cap In pocket. Two gold class stripes and ground force patch. Valuable to owner. Contact Student Activities Office. HIGH SCHOOL class ring, 1951. Lost Tuesday night at yell practice. Reward. Box 5135. SHORT COAT in Aggie line to Waco, Nov. 24th. Notify Lester Smith. Dorm 3, 413, Box 4631. • HELP WANTED • TWO STUDENTS with photographic ex perience, who are interested in photo engraving work, report to room 211. , Goodwin Hail. Come only if you have at least one more year at A&M. • SPECIAL NOTICE • The Gift for Everyone on your GIFT LIST. R.C.A. Victor’s 45 RPM Record Player, $12.95, $6 worth of records FREE. Shaffer’s Book Store, North Gate, Across from Post Office. RADIOS & REPAIRING yCall For and Delivery STUDENT CO-OP Phone 4-4114 ; Dr. Carlton R. Lee OPTOMETRIST 303A East 26th (Across from Court House) Call 2-1662 for Appointment Ordinance No. 167 An ordinance entitled “The Traffic Code of 1951” defining words and phrases; pre scribing regulations; providing for proce dure and methods of traffic control; pro viding for reports of accidents; prohibiting driving under influence of drugs and pre scribing a penalty therefor; prescribing driv ing rules; providing for safety measures in turning, starting, signaling, and stopping: prescribing right of way; providing for pedestrians’ rights and duties; regulating special stops and restricted speeds; regula,- ting stopping, standing, and parking; mis cellaneous rules; regulating equipment on vehicles; providing for inspection of ve hicles; prescribing a penalty for violation of this ordinance; prescribing procedure upon arrest; prescribing an effective date; repealing all ordinances in conflict here with; and providing a saving clause. Passed and approved this thirteenth day of November, 1951, A. D. Ernest Langford, Mayor Attest: N. M. McGinnis City Secretary Ordinance No. 168 AN ORDINANCE CALLING FOR SPEC IAL ELECTION WHEREAS, by a vote of two-thirds or more of its members, The City Council selected and appointed a charter com mission consisting of eighteen (18) mem bers to prepare a proposed charter for this city; and WHEREAS, said Charter Commission has completed its work and has approved and recommended a proposed charter for adop tion by the qualified voters and sets Jan uary 8, 1931, as the date for a special election to be held for the purpose of al lowing tile qualified voters to pass on said proposed charter; now therefore, BE IT ORDAINED by tlie City Council of the City of College Station, Texas. 1; A special election shall be and is hereby ordered to be held on Janury . 8, 1952, for the purpose of enabling the qualified voters to pass on a pro posed charter for the City of College Station, Texas, as prepared and sub mitted by the City Charter Commis- s’on. 2. Ballts shall be prepared so that voters may vote “For the Adoption of the Charter as prepared by the City Char ter Commission” or “Against the Adoption of the Charter as prepared by the City Charter Cimmission.” 3. Polling place for said election shall be the City Hall. The following per sons are hereby appointed as elec tion managers: L. G. Jones, Mrs. C. B. Godboy, and Mrs. H; E. Burgess. 4. The polls shall be opened promptly at eight (S) a, m. and closed at seven (7) p. m. The provisions of the laws of the State of Texas governing elec tion shall be observed and only qual ified voters shall vote. Notice of said election shall be posted in three public places and published in the official city newspaper. Passed and approved this the 13th day of November, 1951, A. D. APPROVED s/ Ernest Langford, Mayor ATTEST: s/ N. M. McGinnis, ' City Secreetary Kiwanians Have Musical Program A former member of the Wich ita Falls Smyphony Orchestra pre sented a musical program at a meeting of the College Station Ki- wanis Club Tuesday. Mrs, J. W. Diekert, flutist, ren dered Handel’s “Sonita VII” and “Allegretto” by Benjamin God ard. She was accompanied by Mrs. J. B. Baty, pianist. Three new members were in troduced at the meeting. Ray V. Jarvi, mechanical engineer, was presented by Roy Wingren, spon sor. C. J. Burgin, entomologist, Interest Growing Uhlmann Contest Although the deadline for sub mittal of manuscripts is still months away, much interest has been! shown by the U. S. students in the Third Annual Uhlmann Awards Student Contest for 1952. Substantial awards are offered each year to the winning contest ants who have submitted original manuscripts dealing with market ing phases of the grain business. Three years ago, Richard Uhl mann, then President of the Chi cago Board of Trade, initiated this contest to develop and stimulate among college students a broader interest in the marketing problems of the grain business. Women’s Council Honors Foreigners The College Station Council of Church Women will honor the 75 A&M students from other nations at their traditional Christmas Tea on Sunday, from 4 until 5 p. m. All council women are invited to come with their husbands and meet the international students. The six member churches of the Council of Church Women are the A&M Christian Church, the A&M Presbyterian Church, the A&M Lu theran Church, St. Thomas Episco pal Church, the A&M Church of the Latter Day Saints, and the A&M Methodist Church. was presented by Don Vestal, and Howard L. Gravett, zoologist by John J. Sperry. The club’s annual banquet for the institutiion of new officers is scheduled for Monday night at 7 in the Ballroom of the MSC. En tertainment will be provided by a choral group from Prairie View. Foreign students at A&M will attend the Dee. 18 club meeting. J. H. Quisenherry, chairman of the inter-racial committee, requested members to invite foreign students as their guests to the meeting. Guests at the meeting were Frank Anderson, A&M track coach; Sgt. Marvin T. Higginson, scoutmaster of Troop 102; N. C. Jensen, presidenti of the American Beekeeping Federation from Ma con, Miss.; Paul Cutts from Chip- ley, Fla.; and Roy S. Weaver of Navasota, president of the Ameri can Bee Breeders Association. Other guests were Dr. Harry Trelogan, with the Agricultural Research Administration in Wash ington, D. C.; Dr. Bernard Joy, Research and Marketing Adminis tration; Paul Campbell, official classifier for Holstein-Friesian As sociation of America from Ocono- mowoe, Wis.; and I. W. Rupel, head of the dairy department at A&M. College Baptist To Present Play A missionary play entitled “Thy Will Be Done” will be presented at the College Station Baptist .Church Tonight at 7:15. Mrs. Drexel Toland, young peo ple’s secretary, will direct thc( play which is a part of the Lottie Moon Christmas program for the week. A quartet composed of Bill Alex ander, Bob Ashley, Lamar Ashley, and Andy Anderson will present special music at the service. Characters in the play are as follows: Wayen Young, Davis; Glenda Brown, grandmother; Pat Gregg, Doris; Von Smith, John; Patsy Ross, Mary; Myra Jackson, Mandy; and Dorothy Berry and Margaret Berry, Nancy. Texas Ranks Na tion 9 s Second In Non-Military Aircraft McClain, Blum ’ Engagement <■ Plans Revealed By ASSOCIATED PRESS Washiington, Dec. 4—(A 5 ):—Air- minded Texans rank second only to Californians in the matter of main taining nommilitary aircraft in ac tive Qperating status. A recent report issued by the Civil Aeronautics Administration shows that as of July 1 there were 4,230 such planes active in Texas. As of July 1, California led all, states with (1,490; Illinois was third with 3,1(18. Below July 1950 In all three leading states the number was slightly below the fig ures for July 1, 1950. In this re spect, they followed the national pattern. The total number of ac tive civil aircraft in the United States was 56,91!) on July 1, com pared with 61,706 a year earlier. The July 1, 1950, figures for the top three states were: California, 6,820; Texas, 4,438; Illinois, 3,489. In addition to the 4,230 civil aircraft active in Texas as of last July 1, there were 2,384' such planes within the state classified as non active, making the total 6,704. The total a year earlier was 6,913. One or More Active, One or more planes were active in all but 36 of the 254 Texas counties when the survey was tak en in mid-1951. Those with no ac tive planes were: Andrews, Austin, Burleson, Camp, Coke, Cottle, Franklin, Glasscock, Goliad, Hardin, Irion, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, King, Live Oak, Llano, Loving, McMullen, Madison, Mills, Mitchell, Newton, Rains, Real, Roberts,, Rockwall, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Starr, Sterling, Stonewall, Trinity, Ty ler, Upshur, Wilson, Zapata. Dallas County led the state with 511 active and an additional 337 classified as non-active. Both Dallas and Tarrant (Fort WHITE CROSSES REPLACED Honolulu—(dP)—The long rows of wooden crosses marking the graves of 13,000 World War II and Ko rean war dead are being removed from Punchbowl Cemetery. Flat stone markers are replacing the white crosses. Worth) counties actually showed increases in the number of planes active July 1 as compared with twelve months earlier. On July 1, 1950, Dallas had only 494 active planes and 336 non-active. Tarrant county had 291 active civil aircraft and 156 non-active on July 1, 1950. A few counties among those less than 100 active planes also showed increases. 100 Civil Planes Active Four other Texas counties each had more than 100 civil planes ac tive as of last July 1. The four, with the comparative figure for July ly 1950, shown in parenthesis, are: Harris (Houston), 384 (406); Bexus (San Antonio), 282 (295); Mrs. Bertrand To Address Church Women Mrs. John R. Bertrand will speak for the College Station Coun cil of Church Women Thursday morning at 9:30 on Station WTAW. Her subject, will the “The Influ ence of Christianity on Art.” She will trace the development of Christian Art from its earliest date when the Christians were forced to work and worship while hiding in the catacombs of Rome. Mrs. Bertrand was once an in structor in Art at Sam Houston State Teachers’ College at Hunts ville. Later she worked with the Methodist Students on that campus as Wesley Foundation Director. She is now an active member of the A&M Methodist Church where she serves on the Campus-Church Relations Committee. The College Station Council of Uhurch Women sponsors a pro gram each Thursday morning at 9:30 on Station WTAW. Each of the six member churches is re sponsible for the programs on a monthly basis. The A&M Methodist Church, with Mrs. Robert C. Sneed as chairman, is in charge during December. Cameron (Brownsville), 111 (122); Nueces (Corpus Christ!), 107 (121). Those counties with between 50 and 100 active civil aircraft within their boundaries as of July 1, with 1950 comparable figures shown in parenthesis, are: Hidalgo, 97 (89); Wichita, 93 (96); Lubbock, 84 (64); El Paso, 76 (77) Jefferson, 76 (79); Travis, 70 (71); Potter, 67 (67); Hale, 60 (59); San Patricio, 52 (40); Gregg, 52 (57). The engagement of Miss Peggy McClain of Waxaha- chie to Bob Blum, senior BA major from Dallas, was re vealed at an announcement tea Saturday in the home of Mr. and Mi's. Cooper Curry of Waxa- hachie. Parents of the bride-elect, Mr. and Mrs. Conde McClain, announc ed the wedding would be solemniz ed in their home on the evening of Dec. 22. WhaCs Cooking AGGIE CHRISTIAN FELLOW SHIP: Wednesday, 7:30 p. m., YMCA Cabinet Room. BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE: Wednesday, 7:15 p. m., 1st Baptist Church College Station. A play “Thy Will Be Done” will be pre sented at the prayer service. DEL RIO CLUB: Thursday, 7:15 p. m., YMCA Reading Room. Dis cussion of Christmas dance; club picture for the Aggieland ’52 will be discussed and the date set for the picture. HILL COUNTY CLUB: Wednes day, 7:30 p. m., YMCA Reading Room. Final arrangements for Xmas party are to be made. HILLEL FOUNDATION: Wed nesday, 7:30 p. m., Room 2-D MSC. INTRAMURAL CROSS COUN TRY : Thursday, 5:00 p. m., across the tracks. QUARTERBACK CLUB: Thurs day, 7:30 p. m. Guests for the tea were receiv ed by Mrs. Curry and Mrs. T. L. Baker, co-hostesses, the honoree and her mother, the mother of the groom, and Mrs. Fred Thompson* who will be matron of honor in the' wedding. Frank Sherrill, senior BP Ml major, will serve Blum as bw^ man. The bride-elect is a graduatfjl Waxahachie High School, and at tended North Texas State College in Denton. Miss McClain is present ly employed in a clerical position at Bryan Air Force Base. She was a duchess in the Cotton Ball at A&M. The future groom is a member of the Business Society and the Dallas A&M Club. Blum has been the senior Intramural Manager for 2 years. Following the wedding, the cou ple will be at home in College Sta tion. Christmas Is Near And the time is growing short for you to invite your high school friends to A&M for a visit. Those of your friends who will be graduated from high school in January will be choosing NOW the college they will enter for the Spring semester. You Like A&M You like the comradeship, the spirit that typify A&M. You like the high scholastic standards, for you know that your degree from A&M means something because of those standards. You like the unmatched opportunity that you have at A&M to make friends. These are just a few of the things you like. Your Friends Will, Too So give them a chance to see what A&M is like. Invite them to spend a weekend with you here. Take them to chow with you; introduce them to your Aggie friends; show them the MSC. And, above all, tell them what A&M means to YOU. Then urge them to come to A&M this Spring. They’ll like you for it, they’ll like A&M, and you’ll like having your home town friends with you. Invite them down, TODAY!