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THE BATTALION
Tuesday, March 6, 1956 1
French Princess
Visits Here Saturday
Princess Marie de Croy of Nie-
vre, France, will arrive in Aggie-
land Saturday afternoon to spend
ten days seeing ranch life and
cattle in Texas.
Since she produces both beef and
sheep on her 350-acre estate, which
she manages herself, she is par
ticularly interested in seeing beef
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filming of a new Warner Broth
ers picture, “Into the Unknown”,
starring^ William Holden, that was
being shot on the base.
One of the last stops at Ed
wards was a visit to a rocket sled,
used in testing ejection equipment
by the AF.
The group left Edwards AFB
Friday and returned to Bryan ear
ly Saturday morning.
“We were all very impressed by
our visit,” said Whitney, “and con
sidered it an honor that we were
the first AFROTC students to ever
visit Edwards AFB, one of the top
security bases in the U. S.”
Buckholt Named
Eugene Bockholt was the winner
in a write-in election held in Biz-
•zell Hall for the election of a Stu
dent Senator from that dormitory,
said Brad Crockett, chairman of
the election commission, last week.
cross-breeding work and sheep pro
duction.
Princess Marie has a special in
terest in Charolais cattle, since her
great-grandfather, Count Bruyere
d’Azy, originated the breed from
which the bulk of her income is de
rived.
D. A. (Andy) Adam, staff assist
ant of the extension service, is in
charge of Princess Marie’s program
while she is in Texas. He has
arranged for her to spend time
with Dr. J. C. Miller, head of the
animal husbandry department, and
his staff. She will next go to Texas
Agriculture Experiment Station’s
substation at McGregor where Su
perintendent Henry O. Hill will be
in charge.
Following both these visits she
will be the guest of W. D. Parker,
newly elected president of the In
ternational Charolais Breeders As
sociation, and his wife in Houston.
As guest of the Parkers, the Princ
ess will attend the Charolais sale
at C. M. Frost’s Figure Four ranch
near Biuokshire, where she will
study ranch life.
The College Station chapter of
the American Association of Uni
versity Women also has planned
several social functions for Princ
ess Marie while she is here.
The princess is in America by
arrangement with the U. S. State
Department, but is paying her own
expenses, Adam said.
“Roy Henry’s clearing his used car lot all the way
from the latest to the oldest models. Here’s a chance
for you to pick up a good clean used car, with plenty of
miles left in it at a very low cost. Look at this:
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paint in perfect condition
1951 PONTIAC CATALINA—beautiful interior,
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_ $425
$795
1953 PONTIAC 4 DOOR SEDAN-unbelievably (glOCA
clean, one car owner, extra low mileage_.._
1950 CHEVROLET 4 DOOR SEDAN—many _
good miles left in it J
Roy Henry Pontiac Co.
Hearne, Texas
Mrs. Thomas W. Taylor
The former Miss Rhoda Jean Huntley
Social Whirl
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
Wives Club will meet at 7:30 to
night in the YMCA. Glendon
Jones will show slides of the Far
East.
★
BAND WIVES CLUB will meet
tonight at 7:30 in the YMCA.
★
BOWLING LEAGUE, Aggie
Wives, will meet at 8 tonight for
the round robin tournament in the
Memorial Student Center.
★
CAMPUS STUDY CLUB will
meet at 3 today in the YMCA.
★
NEWCOMERS CLUB will hold
a bridge and canasta party at 2
p.m. Wednesday at the home of
Mrs. Charles Jeffries, 1103 Walton.
Mrs. Judd Morrow is chairman
hostess. The Newcomers Club is
composed of members of the A&M
Social Club who have been in Col
lege Station no more than three
years.
★
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Wives Club will meet at 8 p.m.
Wednesday at the Bryan Sewing-
Machine Co. in Ridgecrest shop
ping center. The Neechi Sewing-
machine will be demonstrated to
club members.
January Polio Victim
Taylor-Huntley Vows Read
Thomas W. Taylor, January
graduate of A&M who contracted
polio two weeks before graduation,
and Rhoda Jean Huntley were uni
ted in marriage Saturday at Gon
zales Warm Springs Foundation
Chapel.
The Rev. Robert J. Sebesta, of
Rocksprings officiated at the
double ring ceremony, which was
held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Mrs. W. H. Taylor, an aunt of
the groom, sang “Because” with
the accompaniment of Mrs. R. J.
Sebesta.
Carole Thomas and Terry Ryan
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of just heating them thoroughly,
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and texture.
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were honor attendants.
Taylor was stricken with para
lytic and bulbar polio Jan. 10 and
was the first case in Brazos Coun
ty for 1956. He was in Brecken-
ridge Hospital in Austin until Feb.
18 when he was moved to Gon
zales.
The last report received at The
Battalion the latter part of
February, Taylor had regained
partial movement of his left leg
and arm but his right side was
still almost completely paralyzed.
The Academic Council voted in
January to grant Taylor his de
gree in building- products market
ing since he had missed only ten
days of classes.
Taylor is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas L. Taylor of Rock-
springs and his bride is the daugh
ter of Mr. and ’ Mrs. Walter L.
Huntley of La Valle, Wis.
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Mary Lyles Leads
Agronomy Wives
Mary Lyles was recently elec
ted President of the newly form
ed Agronomy Wives making this
the 20th wives club on the cam
pus.
Other officers elected were Nancy
Richmond, vice-president; Esther
Ellis, secretary; Margaret Gil
more, treasurer; Mariam Namkin,
reporter and Nina Johnson, social
chairman.
Letters
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I do not support their attempts to
force others to their views.
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