The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, May 21, 1953, Image 5

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    Nurserymen Set
Short Course
June 1 in MSC
A short course for commer
cial nurserymen will be held
in the Memorial Student Cen
ter June 1-3, said F. W. Hen-
sel, assistant-director of short
courses.
Registration will be held in the
lobby of the MSC, from 9 a. m.
to 5 p. m. Monday, June 1. Re
gistration fees will be $3.00 per
person.
Meeting will be held in the MSC
Ballroom and exhibits will be dis
played in rooms 2A and 2B.
There will be a banquet at 7:30
p. nr, Monday, June 1, in the Ball
room of the MSC. Tickets will be
$2.50 a piece and may be obtained
at the registration desk.
The Short Course Office will
furnish forms and personnel for
the registration.
The MSC will furnish public ad
dress system, slide projector and
operator, hotel accomodations, ex
hibits space and meeting rooms.
The Short Course for Commer
cial Nurseryment will be sponsored
by Floriculture & Landscape Archi
tecture Department.
Thursday, May 21, 1953
THE BATTALION
Page 5
Fowler Will Give
CHS Grad Sermon
James F. Fowler will be
speaker for the A&M Consolidated
baccalaiireate sermon at the
Church of Christ, May 31, said J.
i. Skrivanek, principal of Consoli
dated High School.
Dr. John Bertrand, dean of the
Basic Division, will be the speaker
for the commencement exercises
June 1 at 8 p. m. in Guion Hall,
said Skrivanek.
There will be 26 seniors grad
uated from Consolidated High
School this year.
Southern Churches
Meet Here June 30
Rev. A. J. Mohr, mentioned in
Progressive Farmer as the most
outstanding rural chui-ch worker,
will be one of 12 Southern church
enthusiasts present here at the
Eighth Annual Church Conference,
June 30 through July 2, said Rob
ert L. Skrabanek, professor agri
cultural economics and sociology.
Cotton Oil Mill
Men Here May 25
Approximately 125 cottonseed
oil mill operators are expected by
the chemical engineeidng depart
ment for their annual Cottonseed
Oil Mill Operators short course to
begin Sunday in the MSC.
Lasting until May 28, the con
ferees will discuss problems re
lating to mill production.
Dr. J. D. Lindsay, head of the
chemical engineering department,
will be chairman of the course.
A banquet will be held Wednes
day at 7 p.m. in the MSC Ballroom
in honor of those attending the
short course.
Journalism Plans
Summer Courses
Three courses will be offered
duiing summer school by the
journalism department said D. D.
Burchard, head of the department.
The com-ses are Agricultural
Journalism 415, a course in agri
cultural writing and news report
ing, which will be offered both
terms; Journalism 311, a course in
radio news writing and reporting,
scheduled for the second term only
and Journalism 406, a course in
public relations, to be presented
the first semester only.
BUY, SEI.U, RENT OR TRADE. Rates
.... 3c a word per insertion with a
£5e minimum. Space rate in classified
Section .... 60c per column-inch. Send
all classified to STUDENT ACTIVITIES
OFFICE. All ads must he received in
Student Activities office by 10 a.m. on the
day before publication.
*» FOR SALK *
TWO-WHEEL TRAILER, high bed, one
ton, hitch and spare tire $75. Contact
Project House 9-B.
THREE bedroom frame house, large lot.
G.I. loan. 4-8176.
SENIOR BOOTS, 11A, 15 Vi calf; boot
pants, shirts, blouse 39. Bicycle, kit
chen cabinet, G. E. washer, drawing in
struments. All bargains, priced for
quick sale. 22-A Vet Village.
3941 MERCURY sedan. Will talk price
• when you see it. Call 6-1586, or see at
• 13-B Project House.
GOOD UPRIGHT Practice Piano, $85.00.
1301 E. 23rd St.
LARGE oak chest of drawers with mirror,
w tricycle, Iron, toaster. D-4-B College
View.
CUSHMAN motor scooter 3949 model,
cheap at $50. Jim Uptmore. Dorm
2-118.
BUYING A NEW CAR? A trade - in
might save you money. See my 1941
Buick. 304 Gilchrist, College Hills,
4-7981 D. M. Vestal.
• HELP WANTED •
SECRETARY: typing and filing duties.
Shorthand ability desirable but not nec-
essary. Only experienced persons should
apply. Write the Texas Forest Service,
College Station, Texas, or phone Bryan
6-6894^ for an appointmnt.
STUDENT to work both summer terms
for room, board, small salary. Must
like dogs. Contact Student Labor Of
fice.
BEAUTY OPERATOR. Excellent oppor
tunity. Pruitt’s Beauty and Fabric
Shop. v
• WORK WANTED •
TYPING—Reasonable rates. Phone 3-1776
after 5.
• PETS •
WANT A CUTE PUPPY? Have five fe
male all American puppies. Will make
nice pets for children. Free to those
promising to take care of them. Call
4-1149 monings.
Directory of
Business Services
CNSURANCB of all kinds. Homer Ad&ma
North Gate. Call 4-1217.
ATTENTION GRADUATING SENIOR!
Here’s a good buy! Original owners
offer for sale your choice of two . . .
1950 MODEL CHKVKOLETN:
a Styleline Deluxe Tudor or a Bel-Air
Coupe, both with radio and heater.
Mr. and Airs. W. L. Adcock
P. H. 13-D PHONE 6-1588
FOR RENT
TWO BEDROOM furnished house first six
weeks summer school. Reasonable.
^ Call 4-7012 or write Box 1832.
ONE furnished apartment and one room.
Call 44364.
FURNISHED apartments, suitable for
couple or couple and small child. Ad
jacent Campus. Both available June
1st; one till September, one till mid
term. Oden. Southside Food Market.
ATTRACTIVELY furnished one-bedroom
duplex apartment near College. Re
cently redecorated. Ideal for couple.
Available June 1. Phone 4-1162.
ROOMS with board, garage and maid
service. Available June 1. Mrs. M. B.
Parker, 200 S. Congress, “The Oaks’’,
2-2735.
SEWING machines. Pruitt’s Fabric Shop.
FURNISHED apartment. 104 Gilchrist
East. Available June 1st. Phone 6-1437.
SPECIAL NOTICE •
Official Notice
All students who are to be commissioned
in the Army or Air Force on 29 May must
report to the east wing of Duncan Hall
at 0730 hours to sign the oath of office.
Students not present at that time will not
receive their commission on May 29h.
Students should bring a fountain pen
with blue or blue-black Ink.”
FOR THE PROFESSOR OF MILITARY
SCINECE AND TACTICS:
J. J. WILDERMAN
Lt. Col.. Arty.
Executive
OFFICIAL NOTICE
Ahmed Mostafa Abu Nasr. a candidate
for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in
Chemistry, will present his dissertation
“Studies on the Isolation and Properties of
the Highly Unsaturated Fatty Acids from
Natural Sources”, Saturday. May 23, 1953.
at 8:30 a.m. in the Graduate Council Room.
Interested members of the Graduate Fac
ulty are Invited to be present.
IDE P. TROTTER. Dean
NOTICE TO JUNE GRADUATES
At 8 a.m. Thursday. May 28. there will
be posted on a bulletin board in the Reg
istrar’s Office a list of those candidates
who have completed all academic re
quirements for a degree. Every candidate
is urged to consult this list to determine
his acadmic status.
H. L. HEATON,
Registrar
MIL ROSS LODGE NO. 1300 A.F. « A.M.
Called meeting Thursday.
May 21. 7 p.m. Work in
F. C. Degree.
Ai B. Nelson. W M.
N. M. McGinnis. Sec.
2 4 HOUR
KODAK FINISHING
Album Prints—5c
Aggieland Studio
K&B DRIVING
Prompt Radio Service
RANGE
— CALL —
Open Sunday March 1
tSosolik’s Radio Service
On Fin Feather Road
712 S. Main St.
Bryan, Texas
PH. 2-1941 BRYAN
Speakers will include ministers,
head members of the church org
anizations around Texas and mem
bers of the A&M faculty.
Daniel Russell, head of the agri
cultural economics and sociology
department, will speak on “How
to Build a Permanent Rural Civili
zation.” Bardin H. Nelson, of the
same department, will discuss
“Planning the Workshops.”
Executive secretary of National
Catholic Rural Life Council, Rev.
Daniel F. Dunn will discuss “The
Role of the Church in Developing
a Permanent Rural Civilization.”
Dr. S. P. Dowis, of the Home Mis
sion Board, Southern Baptist, will
present “A Decade of Rural
Church Progress.”
During the second day of the
conference, the group will make
field trips to A&M facilities. One
section will see college buildings
and a second will be taken to ag
ricultural installations.
The theme of the conference will
be “Building a Permanent Rural
Civilization.”
Wesley Foundation
Names Trustees
Trustees for the A&M Wesley
Foundation were named recently,
and authorized to purchase a lot
on which to build a parsonage for
the Wesley Foundation Director.
The lot, located at Nagle and
Inlow in north College Station, has
been purchased, and construction
on a three bedroom house will be
gin early in the summer, said the
ReV. Robert Sneed, director of the
Foundation.
Trustees named by the executive
committee of the Board of Direc
tors of the Methodist Student
Movement at A&M are Otis Cow-
sert, Robert Shrode, Nelson Durst,
Robert Schleider and Claude Edge.
Members of the building com
mittee are Roy Golston, Edge,
Shrode and Sneed.
\ enable to Be
Ad Manager
01 ‘Cattleman’
Bob Venable ’52, editorial
assistant of the Texas Engi
neering Extension Service,
has been named advertising
manager of the International
Cattleman magazine headquartered
in Houston.
He is a former Battalion report
er and advertising salesman.
For “scholarship and profession
al aptitude” he was awarded one
of 24 journalism internships re
ceived in Texas in 1951. The Tex
as Daily Newspaper Association
sponsors the program. In serv
ing his internship, he was placed
on The Houston Chronicle adver
tising staff to observe sales
methods being used.
Duiing the summer of 1952, he
was employed as an advertising
salesman by the Southern Seed-
man magazine of San Antonio.
Upon his return to A&M in July
1952, Venable was employed by the
Engineering Extension Service as
an editorial assistant. After six
months, he was placed in charge
of the publications department at
TEES.
He married the former Miss
June Deakle of Galveston in De
cember 1952. They reside at 325
First St. N.
Venable will take over his new
duties with the International Cat
tleman June 1, 1953, according to
Sid Abernathy ’51, general mana
ger of the magazine. Abernathy
is also a former Battalion report
er and city editor.
Job Interviews
SUMMER JOB CALLS
• The United States Gypsum
Co. of Sweetwater has a limited
number of openings for junior
engineering students.
JOB CALLS
• Business administration, ag
ricultural economics, sociology and
journalism graduates may qualify
for the position of manager of the
Montgomery County Chamber of
Commerce, which will open June 1.
They prefer applicants with public
relations training.
• The H&M Engineering Co. of
Corpus Christi, is in need of a
man who has studied land planning
and at the same time is good at
mathematics, can do ink tracing
and subdivision layouts. Land
scape architecture, architectural
and civil engineering majors may
qualify.
• Stanolind Oil and Gas Co. of
Tulsa, Okla., is interested in em
ploying men with Ph. D., M. S., or
outstanding students with B. S.
degrees in chemistry, geology,
CS Kiwanians
To Award Medal
The College Station Kiwanis
Club will present a medal to an
outstanding senior in music at the
Consolidated High School gradua
tion ceremonies, said Robert
Boone, chous director.
A plaque listing the winners of
each year’s medal will be present
ed also to the school.
College Women
Hold Final Lunch
The College Women’s Social
Club ended another year of activi
ties May 15 with a luncheon at the
A&M Christian Church.
Meetings have been based on
various cookbooks each month. The
book selected for the May meet
ing was “Taste of Texas”.
The luncheon consisted of Texas
favorites, barbecued chicken and
black-eyed peas.
New officers for next year were
introduced in a business meeting.
They are Mrs. C. F. Richardson,
president; Mrs. P. G. Murdoch,
vice-president; Mrs. T. S. Keim,
secretary - treasurer; Mrs. B. H.
Nelson, reporter; and Mrs. L. S.
O’Bannon, membership chairman.
The committee for the May
meeting was Mrs. Roy Garrett and
Mrs. George Huebner, co-chair
men; Mrs. Carl Lyman, hostess;
and Mesdames H. L. Gravett, Gor
don Hill , C. F. Richardson, R. J.
Bond, A. C. Baker, and Stanley
Wykes.
mathematics, physics, chemical,
mechanical and petroleum engi
neering, for work in their Research
Department.
This Department consists of
three major parts: exploration re
search, production research and
process research.
• H. W. Vietmeyer of Mil
waukee, Wis., is the owner of a
sixty acre tract of land northeast
of San Benito, and is looking for
a man to manage this land. It has
been planted in cotton for many
years. Agronomy, form manage
ment and range and forestry maj
ors may qualify.
• Civil and mechanical grad
uates may qualify for steel plate
and tank erection work, estimat
ing, etc. with Ellerby Brothers of
Port Arthur.
• The Houston Chamber of Com
merce is looking for business ad
ministration majors who would
qualify for the position of manager
of the statistics department.
This work requires a knowledge
of the fundamentals of statistical
methods, imagination and a re
asonable proficiency in the use of
a calculating machine and some
knowledge in charting statistical
data.
• There is an opening in the
Miami, Oklahoma Plant of B. F.
Water Color Show
Planned for MSC
The Texas Water Color Society
Art show June 13 - 24, is one of
the several exhibits scheduled for
the MSC this summer, said Mrs.
Ralph Ten-y, advisor to the Art
Gallery Committee.
The Ladies Home Journal art
exhibit will be here Aug. 1-14.
Preceding it will be the original
work of a well known painter from
India July 1-14. This exhibit is
being made possible through one of
the for^^n students attending
A&M.
Duiing the periods between
these other exhibits, there will be
exhibits of the work done by Mrs.
Terry’s students.
Goodrich Co. for a design engineer.
They are interested in mechanical
or electrical engineering graduates
who have had some practical ex
perience in design and mainten
ance engineering work.
• Business administration maj
ors may qualify for positions with
The Federal Deposit Insurance
Corp. of Dallas, as bank examiners.
Appointments are at the Trainee
Assistant Bank Examiner level.
Employees of the Dallas Office
may be stationed in Louisiana or
Texas; however, travel may be re
quired throughout Arizona, Louisi
ana, New Mexico and Texas.
• The Procter & Gamble Defense
Corp. of Amarillo, has the follow
ing vacancies: A man for personnel
relations work, an office manager
for work on payroll, etc. (does not
necessarily require an accounting
major), and an industrial engineer.
Business administration, indust
rial education, agricultural econo
mics and industrial engineering
majors may qualify. They cannot
consider anyone under ROTC con
tract because of security clearance.
• There is an opening for a civil
engineering major with the Gulf
Bitulithic Co. of Houston. Work
would be as instrument man and
chief of a survey prty. This parti
cular job will last one year, but
the employment is of a permanent
nature.
Thompson Elected
Ag Eco President
Don Thompson, senior agricul
tural economics major from Tem
ple, is new president of the Agri
cultural Economics Club.
Other new officers are Bob Dan-
ron, vice-president; Andrew Hud
son, seerteary-treasurer; Carter
Price, reporter; Al Stoddard, so
cial-secretary; T. O. Gibson, ser-
gent-at-arms; and T. O. Dunman,
Agricultural Council representa
tive. Harley Bebout and Tyrus R.
Timm were elected faculty ad
visors.
These officers will serve for the
fall semester of the next year.
Extraordinary Meats At
Ordinary Prices
From Choice Mature Beef
POT ROAST . . .
Choice. Tender
ROUND STEAK . . .
Full Beef Flavor. Much less shrinkage
Ground Veal. Deliciously Fresh
GROUND BEEF .
Choice. Extra Tender
VEAL CUTLETS . .
Tender, Healthful
CALF LIVER . . .
Choice Beef. Stew or
BRISKET ROAST . .
Heart o' Texas
FRYERS
BREAKFAST BACON
Hormel Midwest Brand
Hormel All Meat
FRANKS ....
V. C. Melody Lake
WEINERS . . . .
Old Time
HOOP CHEESE . .
BEEF IS TODAY'S BEST MEAT BUY.
lb.
45c
lb/"
69c
1
lb.
43c
lb.
99c
lb.
69c
lb.
33c
lb.
55c
1 lb.
73c
lb.
65c
lb.
49c
lb.
39c
lb.
59c
GROCERY SPECIALS
Limit one, please. Kimbell's Best
2V2 cans Libby's Cling—Sliced or Halves
Flour
5 lb. bag 35c Peaches
each 29c
Switch to Sanitary. V2 Gal. Bottles
Pasteurized Milk
2 for 71c
1 lb. cans Diamond
Pork & Beans
3 cans 25c
No. 73/4 jar. Rio Grande Stuffed
Salad Bowl Olives - jar 31c
Kraft's
Parkay Oleo
Popular Brands
Cigarettes -
Limit one, please.
Crisco . ■ . . 3 lb. can 75c
No. 1 cans Texas Standard—Homefolks
Tomatoes
can 11c
. . lb. 25c
. carton $2.09
Grade A Fancy. Kimbell's
Grapefruit Juice 3 cans 29c
24 oz. bottles Welch's
Limit one, please.
Maxwell House Coffee lb. 83c
Low everyday price.
Folgers Coffee . . . lb. 88c
2 lb. jar Kimbell's Apricot or
Peach Preserves . each 49c
Cinnamon or Peppermint Flavored, 69c value—Premier
Bartlett Pears 2 1 /2jarsea. 53c
No. 2 cans Dole or Libby's
Crushed Pineapple can 25c
Grape Juice . . 3 for $1.00
Cello, bags. US No. 1 Raw
Peanuts - Shelled . 1 lb. 29c
Kraft's Salad Dressing
Miracle Whip . . . pint 25c
Limit one please. Imperial
Sugar
5 lbs. 39c
6V2 o z - cans White Label Starkist—Chunks
White Meat Tuna . can 35c
Dill, Kosher Dill, Sour Whole—Libby's
Pickles . . 22 oz. jar 29c
FROZEN FOODS
IV2 oz. can 33c
8 oz. can 79c
V2 Gal. Holiday
MELLORINE . .
Sanitary Deluxe Quality—Extra Good
ICE CREAM .
"19'' Brand
ORANGE JUICE
12 oz. Snowcrop
STRAWBERRIES
Honor or Birdseye
BROCCOLI CUTS
Minute Maid
LEMONADE . .
each 55c
>od
. pint 27c
2 cans 25c
3 pkgs. $1.00
2 pkgs. 39c
2 cans 39c
Fruits & Vegetables
Size 432 Sunkist
Lemons . . doz. 31c
U.S. No. 1 Calif.
Potatoes . . 5 lbs. 29c
Large fruit. Central American
Bananas . . . lb. 10c
Size 200 Calif. — Sunkist
Oranges . . 6 for 29c
Southside Food Market
Store Hours: 8 a.m. -7 p.m. Daily. Open 30 minutes earlier on Fridays and Saturdays
At Southwest corner of Campus
SPECIALS STARTING 4 P.M. THURSDAY. THROUGH SATURDAY, MAY 23
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES