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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1953)
Page 4 THE BATTALION Tuesday, January G, 1953 Thr ec Scooters Receive Top Training Award Jerome Zubic, Louis Bol- manski, and R. H. Fletcher received the Boy Scout’s high est training awards at the an nual Brazos District B o y Scout’s meeting. Receiving the Scoutmaster’s Gold Key, presented to men working with individual units, were Rol- rngnski and Zubic of Bryan. Flet cher was presented the Gold Scout- ers’ Award which is given to men who work with entire organiza tions. Col. John A. Way, PAS&T of the college, was the main speaker at the meeting. Other business at the meeting was the installation of the new dis trict committee by Minor Huffman, council scout executive from Hous ton, and recognition and apprec iation ceremonies for Eagle Scouts and adult volunteer leaders, with Dan Russell in charge. District officers who were in stalled are Donald D. Burchard, chairman; C. N. Hielscher, vice chairman; R. H. Fletcher, assist ant commissioner and E. R. Bry ant, district commissioner. Hielscher was master of cere monies at the meeting, and Bur chard was general chairman. Oth er men on various committees at the meeting were L. S. Paine, D. G. Jones, H. W. Barlow, Dr. E. B. Humbert, M. C. Adams, and Jack Linn. An Indian dance presented by a.group of local scouts concluded the meeting. Agronomy Society Pic Will Re Taken Tonight Agronomy Society pictures will be taken for the Aggieland ’53 Tuesday night before the meeting, according to Glen Black, president. Corps members should wear dress uniforms for the picture while non-military students are asked to wear coats and ties. WEDDING ANNOUNCED—Mrs. Luke M. Patranella of Bryan announces the engagement and approaching mar riage of her daughter, Miss Joyce Patranella to John Rich ard Birdwell. The groom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Carl Birdwell, Sr. of 300 Suffolk. April 2 has been set as the wedding date. The groom is a senior CE major. Ex-Student Millard Dies in Houston Dean Millard, former Aggie and son of R. B. Millard of Houston, died of multiple-sclerosis in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Houston, on Dec. 23, 1952. Fun eral services were conducted in St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church at 2 p. m., Dec. 20, 1952. Milliard was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and moved to Texas with his family nine yeaivs ago. He was a veteran and a member of the cadet corps while studying architecture at A&M. He was to graduate with the class of ’52 when it was dis covered he had the rare disease about two years ago. & anuarif a earance Stop in today and Choose your New Suit and Top Coat from our fine stocks of Nation ally known brands • • . It is now possible to make substantial savings during our January Clearance. Men’s Suits Men’s Topcoats Boys’ Clothing Sport Shirts Dress Slacks Catalina Sweaters Manhattan Shirts Manhattan Pajamas Conway & Company 103 N. Main — Bryan Winter Sports Fete To Be in Sbisa Hall The annual winter sports ban quet, honoring A&M’s football and cross-country teams will be held Jan. .17 in Sbisa Hall said K. A. Manning, general chairman for the banquet. Sponsored jointly by the Brazos County A&M club and the A&M Athletic department, the banquet attracted 500 persons last year. Members of the freshman and var sity football and cross-country teams will be honored. All other sports will be honored at the spring sports barbecue. P. L. Downs, Jr., has been ap pointed chairman of the ticket committee. A list of the individ uals and firms in College Station and Bryan where tickets may be purchased, will be released soon. Army Releases New Reservist Promotion Rule The Texas Military District received orders recently, pro viding for mandatory promo tion of reserve Army officers after certain lengths of time in grade, said Col. M. E. Jones, district chief. The new regulation applies sole ly to inactive reserve officers. Promotions will be made regard less of whether or not vacancies exist in the higher rank. This is a departure from previous Army regulations on promotions. Under the new regulation, sec ond lieutenants who ai'e qualified will be promoted after three years in grade. First lieutenants will be considered by boards after four years in that rank. Captains and majm's must serve seven years in their respective grades before promotion under the new order. Intramurals (Continued from Page 3) A Ath. in a low-scoring defensive game. First half field goals by T. H. Johnson, Teo Groom, and Dusty Canon put them in a 6-5 halftime lead as Ed Hennig and Windlo Barker scored for A Ath. I. D. Hamilton’s second half goal Was the margin of victory for A Inf. A Ord. won a forfeit victory from A Comp, in the other game. Sq. 10, Sq. 24, and Sq. 20 tacked up 2-1 wins in horseshoes Duos of Tom Skrabanek and Andy Cuellar and Ron Kasper and Larry Hoffman took the first two matches as Sq. 10 beat A Sig. John Andei’son and Dave Swicdom were the winners for A Sig. Sq. 24 decisioned Co. H behind the winning efforts of Jerry Mc Cord and Bill Ryan and Bill Wafer and Steve Long. Charles Keillus and Ed Olsmith wei’e Co. IPs win ners. Combinations of C. E. Hacker and Roy McConnell and Larry Washburn and Bob Ferguson gave Sq. 20 their win over Co. C. Wash burn and Ferguson beat C. W. Bailey and L. W. Adams in the last and deciding match after C. W. Tanner and C. F. Flournoy had won the second match to even the score. Melchior Tickets Selling Rapidly One third of the reserved seats for the Lauritz Melchior Show were sold yesterday within three hours after ticket sales opened, said C. G. (Spike) White, director of Student Activities. The show will be presented Jan. 18 in Guion Hall. Reserved seats, which include the first nine rows in Guion Hall, are priced at three dollars a piece. Reserved seat tickets for the next .16 rows of seats cost two dollars. Tickets for the remaining 1100 seats cost one dollar. These seats are not reserved. All ticket may be purchased in the Office of Stu dent Activities on the second floor of Goodwin Hall. Accompanying Melchior, opera, concert, and motion picture star will be six vocalist and a duo piano team. Music will range from Wag nerian operas to Hit Parade tunes. Brazos Aviation Group To Hear Air Law Talk Cliff Green of the Texas Aero nautical Commission, will speak to the Brazos Aviation Association at 7:30. p. m. Thursday in the Allen Academy Library. Green’s speech will concern avia tion legislation. Have your clothes . CLEANED AND PRESSED at CAMPUS CLEANERS■ What’s Cooking Tuesday System Employee’s Son Wins Bronze Star Marine Infantry Pfc. Troy S. Watson, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. 7 p. m. Collegiate FFA, Room gam Watson, Sr., of 3316 301, Goodwin. 34th St., Lubbock, has been award- ™-> ’Lr, P^^^’ , Assembl y ed the bronze star medal for heoric Loom, MSC,, Guest speaker. ^ action in Korea May 13, according I/icv' VAkI Squadron, a j^ av i ne Corps release. Troy S. Watson, Sr., is a field Wednesnay instructor, rural electric training, 7 p. m.—AIIE, Party and election, Texas Engineering Extension Ser- Capt. Lamb, USN, will speak. vice. Fly big, powerful Pioneer Pacemasters to HOUSTON 3 Flights Daily • 34 minutes Timed By Baylor Phone 4-5054 for reservations BATTALION CLASSIFIED fttJY, SKIX, RENT OR TRADE. Rates .... 3c a word per Insertion with a (5c minimum. Space rate In classified lection .... 60c per column-inch. Send Ml classified to STUDENT ACTIVITIES OFFICE. All ads must be received in student Activities office by 10 a.m. on the lay before publication. FOR SALE FRICIDAIRE—Life time porcelain fin ish. $40. Apt. A-3-Y College View. SMALL two bedroom home by owner. Close to bus line and elementary school. Our equity down payment and low monthly payments. Call 3-1792 or see at 120 Waverly Drive, Bryan after 5 p.m. • FOR RENT • FURNISHED apartment with private hath and garage. Available now. Call 4-4304. • HELP WANTED • TECHNICIAN for office work. Call 4-9882. Directory of Business Services INSURANCE of all kinds. Homer Adama, North Gate. Call 4-1217. Dr. Carlton R. Le« OPTOMETRIST B03A East 26th (Across from Court House) Call 2-1662 for Appointment WORK WANTED TYPING—reasonable rates, after 5. Phone 3-1778 WOULD like to care for 1 or 2 small children under 3 in my home. Reason able rates. Come by B-13-C ’ College View. Official Notice * A. & M. RINGS On the basis of fall semester grades some students will become eligible to ordeif an A&M ring. Such students may now leave their names with the ring clerk la the Registrar’s Office. Their records will be checked and eligibility for the ring will be determined by Feb. 3, 1903. Order! for the rings will be taken between Feb. 3, and 10, 39. r )3 for March 10 delivery. The ring clerk is on duty from 8 a.m. 14 12 noon each week day. H. L. Heaton Registrar, * Dr. M. W. Deason Optometrist NORTH GATE 813 COLLEGE MAIN 8:00 to 5:00 Phone 4-1106 Chesterfield is Best for YOU! -And First to Present this Scientific Evidence on Effects of Smoking A MEDICAL SPECIALIST is making regular bi-monthly examinations of a group of people from various walks of life. 45 percent of this group have smoked Chesterfield for an average of over ten years. After eight months, the medical specialist re ports that he observed ... no adverse effects on the nose, throat and sinuses of the group from smoking Chesterfield. CHESTERFIELD—FIRST and only premium quality cigarette available in both regular and king-size. CONTAINS TOBACCOS OF BETTER QUALITY AND HIGHER price THAN ANY OTHER KING-SIZE CIGARETTE