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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 2, 1956)
Page 8 THE BATTALION Thursday, February 2, 1956 Texas Called Minor League In Leathers One of the greatest cattle producing areas of the world, the state of Texas, is a minor league operator in the leather supply industry, according to a survey of the state recently com pleted by research economists at the Texas Engineering- Experiment Station. A review of the Texas leather in dustry shows that tanneries of the state can supply less than 2 per cent of the grain leather needed by Texas manufacturers of shoes, bags, billfolds and other leather articles. In 1954 Texas manufacturers of leather products used approximate ly $8,500,000 worth of grain leath er. Of this amount 98 per cent came from sources outside the state, according to James R. Brad ley, assistant research economist of the Experiment Station. Bradley believes the grain leather market in Texas and the Southwest is now large enough to encoui’age a large tannei’y opera tion in the state, to take advantage of this market outlet, and to save transportation costs. To ship 100 pounds of tanned leather from Bos ton to Dallas, his report shows, costs $4.99; ft'om Milwaukee to Dallas the freight on the same weight is $3.37. Bradley believes large tannery operation in Texas is feasible because of the hides supply and tremendous Saving in freight costs to Texas manufactur ing concerns. Social Whirl INDUSTRIAL E D U C A - TION Wives Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday in YMCA for a bus iness meeting. BUSINESS WIVES Club will meet at 8 p.m. Monday in the south solarium of the YMCA for a business meeting. The film “We Are the Aggies” will be shown and refreshments will be served. AU wives of business majors are wel come to attend. * ❖ * ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Wives Club will meet at 8 p.m. Monday in the MSC Social Room. All faculty wives are invited to hear Gene King of Animal Hus- bandry Department speak on “Meat” Cuts”. He will illustrate his talk with slides. Anyone need ing a ride may call Gaixlner Os born at VI 6-f)(>(i4 or Patti McAl- exander, VI G-4G98. * * * PETROLEUM ENGINEERING Wives Club will meet at 7:45 p.m. Monday in the YMCA. John R. Pedigo of the Petroleum Engineer ing Department will be the speaker. Election will be held. * * * MECHANICAL ENGINEERING wives Club will meet at 7:30 p. m. Monday in the YMCA. for a bus iness meeting. * * ^ GEOLOGY WIVES will meet at 8 p.m. Monday in the Geology Building. 9(c ife sfc AGGIE WIVES BOWLING Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to resume the round robin bowling tournament for the Spring semes- ter. Trophies will be presented. Holladay-McN ulty Rites Solemnized The wedding of Miss Charlotte McNulty to W. P. Holladay Jr., was solemnized Saturday at 8 p.m. in the First Baptist Church of Bay- town. Senior cadets participated in the military wedding. Holladay, A&M’s head yell lead er, is a pre-law senior from Bay- town. After graduation he plans to attend law school. The bride is a gi'aduate of Bay lor University and is now teaching at Lamar Junior High School in Bryan. After their honeymoon, the new lyweds will make their home in Bryan until May. ONLY 75c and your $G.OO 2nd sem. book you don’t need for one you do need. ONLY 75c and your $5.00 2nd sem. book you don’t need for one you do need. ONLY 50c and your $4.00 2nd sem. book you don’t need for one you do need. L O U P O T ’ S North Gate SPECIAL PRICES THUR. - FRI. - SAT. FEB. 2-3-4 HURRY! HURRY! Down to your nearest ORR’S SUPER MARKET and take advan tage of this tremendous DOLLAR SALE . . . NOW is the time to STOCK YOUR PANTRY with this wonderful array of NATIONALLY ADVERTISED MERCHANDISE at tre mendous savings .... SWIFT PREMIUM FULLY COOKED PICIS JLrwC Rath’s Sunvale Veal BACON ROAST Shoulder HAMBURGER S VEAL BRISKET VEAL LOIN STEAK BEEF LOIN STEAK Swi , s PORK RIBS Small, Lean Pound Pound lb. 33c lb. 33c 3 Bk b g . 85c 19c 59c i,b. 79c Lb. 39c Brookfield CHEESE Gold Craft—9 Oz. PEANUT BUTTER 23c Palmolive Shave Cream—79c Size RAPII) SHAVE G0c $1.00 Size LUSTRE CREME SHAMPOO . . 69c Libby’s VIENNA SAUSAGE ... 2 cans 33c Nabisco—14% Oz. FIG NEWTONS 29c KLEENEX NAPKINS ... 3 pkgs. 49c Bama—12 Oz. STRAWBEKRY PRESERVES . . 27c Homo.— '/z Gal. SANITARY MILK 45c Gerber’s BABY FOOD 4 cans 33c SPREAD 268c SPINACH SS-r 10c™ $1-00 OLEO Sungold - ... 2 Lbs. 33c COFFEE 10Mi HIES 86 EGGS Mayfield’s Feathercrest Large Size-—DOZEN BUDGET EGGS 45c Doz. CELERY Fresh, Crisp Stalk CAULIFLOWER TOMATOES Snow Ball Head Cello Ctn. Extra Fancy Delicious n^ 4 Lb. GLADIOLA FLOUR 5 It 4U BISCUITS Gladiola — 2 For 19c SALAD DRESSING “ 39c BLACK PEPPER “ s 2 F or 15c K 0 T E X box of i2-s 25c • FROZEN FOODS • Birdseye FORDHOOK LIMAS 2 Pkgs. 45c WM&fii'' 1 ~i wmrmm Birdseye BROCCOLI SPEARS 2 pkgs. 49c Birdseye GREEN PEAS 2 pkgs. 39c PERCH — Birdseye ] COD — Birdseye QQp HADDOCK — Birdseye J 16 Oz . . . • Snow Crop 1| STRAWBERRIES 4 pkgs. $1.00 Lilly n MELLORINE — V 2 Gal 55c Pasco Frozen ORANGE JUICE 2 Lt 29c TWO CONVENIENT LOCATIONS ★ MARKETS 200 E. 24™ ST. 3516 TEXAS AVE as