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The Battalion College Station (Brazos County)? Texas PAGE 6 Thursday, December 19, 1957 Intermediate Range Jupiter Missile Successfully Launched in Florida ' WASHINGTON, <^ 3 )—The Pen- gaton said an intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) the Jupi ter, was test fired last night at Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Defense Department said the launching was successfully carried out at 7:08 p. m. The department added: ‘‘This test of the Jupiter under development by the, Army is one of a series of IRBM flight tests conducted at the Cape Canaveral range.” Later, the department said “The missile did not complete its full flight because of technical diffi culties.” A spokesman would not amplify. Ag Chosen Prexy Of Science Group John Goi-don Thomas, ’59, en tomology major from Wellington, was elected president of the Col legiate Academy of the Texas Academy of Science at a recent meeting in Dallas. Thomas, a 2nd Regimental Staff junior, was elected by more than 200 students representing 15 col leges and universities in Texas. “Production of the Royal Jelly,” a paper by Thomas, was rated one of the best in the biological divi sion at the meeting. 8 For Christmas, Cive That Man Of Yours A SPORT COAT See Our Smart Collection Today! Use Your Charge Account or Lay-Away A&M MEN'S SHOP YOUR IVY LEAGUE CENTER 103 North Main Dick Rubin, ’59 North Gate In warm and friendly appreciation of your fine favors, we send you Christmas Greetings THE TEXAN 3201 College Avc. -GROCERIES- No. 2*4 Cans—Hunts Peach Halves Can 32c No. 2 i / 2 Cans—Hunts Fruit Cocktail Can 37c 300 Size Cans—Hunts Solid Pack Tomatoes .... 2 Cans 29c 14 Oz. Bottles—Hunts Tomato Catsup 2 Bottles 33c No. 2 , /2 Cans— Pratlow Whole Spiced Peaches Can 29c Folgers COFFEE I Lb. Can 91c Libbys—Asparagus Style Whole Blue Lake Beans .... 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Bag 29c We Thank All Our Friends and Patrons For The Patronage Given Us This Year, and also Wish Everyone a Real Merry, Merry Xmas and A Happy & Prosperous New year. Charlie, Mrs. Charlie & the Boys. SPECIALS FOR THUR. AFTERNOON, FRI. & SAT. — DEC. 19-20-21 CHARLIES NORTH GATE — WE DELIVER — FOOD MARKET COLLEGE STATION Driving and Drinking Make Bad Combination Cars Condition Very Important For Trip Home By JOE BUSER If you. drive, don’t drink. If you drink, don’t expect to get home if you drive. Twelve thousand people died last year in accidents involving drink ing drivers. Most of them were not drunk, they were “just drink ing.” And they “just died.” About 55 per cent of the traffic fatalities during the Christmas holidays last year could be at tributed to alcohol. This included all degrees from a trace to “under the influence.” And it’s Christmas time right now. Ags will be on their way home today or tomorrow. And those who think that a beer on the way won’t hurt anything are betting on a long shot. Two beers increase the odds, in favor of the Grim Reaper. Nobody plans to hang one on, so that he’ll be ambulance bait. But that “one for the road” is more dangerous than a “dozen for the trip”. Alcohol dulls nerves, slows down reaction time, and most significant ly, gives a di’iver an illusion of commanding the road. This could prove to be a fatal illusion. Will You Be There? Smashed cars such as these make up vital statistics each year, not to mention the battered and lifeless bodies of people which are pulled from them. A little precaution and a safety-conscious mind are nine-tenths of the preven tion necessary to curb accidents like this. Learn How Prayer Can Heal in a Freei Lecture Entitled CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Practical Christianity Revealed and Demonstrated by CLIFFORD R. NYSEWANDER, C.S.R. of Indianapolis, Indiana Member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22 — 3 P. M. High School Auditorium Anderson, Texas All are cordially invited Christian Science Society, Anderson Mr. Nysewamler will be interviewed over Station KMCO, Conroe, (900 kc.) at 10:15 A. M. on Friday, December 20. A mistake on a quiz counts off a few points, and usually can be made up. But a mistake in judg ment on the highway counts off arms or legs—or lives—and can’t be made up. Drinking is not the way to ci’am for the test of a life. If a guy wants to drink, that’s his business. But if he mixes gaso line with alcohol, it becomes the business of everyone on the road. Maybe a good rule to remember driving home is “Don’t give anyone reason to meddle in your business.” The holidays hold many pleasant things in store for Aggies. Being with families, hunting trips, dates and many other activities, which all wait—for those that make it home. Not one wants to spend his vacation in a hospital. No one wants his family to add “you’all come to the funeral” to the bottom of their Christmas cards. Now is the time to plan to be home for Christmas. Don’t hurry on the highway. And don’t gamble when the odds are against it. If some Ags want to get the Christinas spirit from a flask, that’s their affair. But the place for bottled spirits consumption isn’t behind the wheel. For that trip home, why not make the “one for the road” cof fee? And for the mid-way stop, coffee again. It’s not like alcohol— there’s no death in coffee. Hold it, Aggie, before you pile into the old heap and take off for home. Stop and think just a minute about your car. Besides checking the gas, oil, water, and tires, have you made any real preparation for the trip home? What about the lights ? Do both headlights and the taillights burn? Do the windshield wipers function properly? Do the brakes grab, or have too much slack? If you’re in doubt about the ans wer to any of these questions, you’d better take about 30 minutes of extra time and have these items checked. Worried about the cost? Don’t be. Several Bryan and College Sta tions garages and mechanics are offering to check these items free, except for necessary parts. Or, if you want to save time, why not have your car inspected for the state safety sticker. Cost is $1, with little extra time requir ed. Regardless of where you have the inspection done, keep in mind that mechanical failures account for a large percentage of automo bile accidents. An inspection will take about 30 minutes and no money, but it may save several week in a hospital and hundreds of dollars in hospital and automobile repair bills ... or may be Silver Taps. One Aggie Killed So Far in 1957 Only one A&M student died dur ing the year 1957, but that one student was killed in an automibile accident in which the other driver was also killed. William Sidney Rogers died al most instantly on Oct. 29, after the pickup truck which he was driving collided with an automobile It takes two to fill the bill TWO BY TWO CLASS For Aggies and Aggie Wives 9:45 Sunday Morning First Baptist Church College Station driven by a 44-year old man. The head-on collision occurred orpf Pelf, .'a Avenue in Bryan. Oddly enough, the Corps fresh man had resigned fi’om A&M only houi’s before the accident and was on his way to his homer in Trinidad, Texas. Rogers said he was leaving school to join the Navy and re- poi-tedly had a train ticket to Chicago among his effects and had planned to audition there for the Navy Band. Investigating officers from the Bryan P o 1 ic e Department at tributed at least part of the blame for the accident to thq new center stripe markings dividing the re cently widened highway. The cen ter stripe was painted temporarily until the rest of the highway was widened. The operator of the other vehicle was a truck driver for Southerq Pacific Transport Co. and had a three year safe driving award in his wallet when police officers sought his identification. Silver taps, the first of the school year, was held for Rogers. . PRE CHRISTMAS SHIRT SALE EXTRA SPECIAL VALUES Beautiful Sport Shirts $4.95 Regular Price Only $4.45 or 3 for $11.90 $3.95 Regular Price Only $3.45 or 3 for $9.95 $2.95 Regular Price Only $2.65 or 2 for $5.00 SLACKS $6.45 Regular Price Now 2 for $10.50 SWEATERS From $2.95 10 % Off To $15.95 Shop For These Terrific Values Thursday and Friday At L O U P O North Gate T'S j : Kf A '■Vi'-