THE BATTALION
Thursday, December 17, 1959
PAGE 5
Silence Before Help Arrives
By BEN TRAIL
Battalion Staff Writer
A smashed automobile is hud
dled against the side of the road.
A telling 1 trail of glass, rubber
marks, oil, blood lead up to a pile
of metal and there is a feeling of
silenep that is the pause after
‘death and the interval before help
arrives.
Dim moonlight shines on what
was once an Aggie sticker — a
sticker now the color of. human
blood and sticky with an oozing
grey material.
What was once a face is pressed
"* in a death kiss against the dash-
; board and still grey hands are
halted in their futile grasp for
safety.
Against a nearby scarred tree
trunk, a maroon and white hand
bag lies spilled against the bark
and a picture of a girl glistens in
the soft still light.
Slowly, the deathly silence is
being lifted—at first by the wail
of an on-coming siren and then
by a low groan from some nearby
brush now crushed by the weight
of a semi-conscious body.
The driver, dressed in bloody
pinks and a tattered khaki shirt,
rises from the brush and wipes
Not a single child under four
years of age met death in the
Christmas-New Year’s holiday
traffic rush in Texas in 1958.
blood from his eyes and suiweys
the gruesome sight before him.
As the tears and blood mix on
his face, he contemplates the thing
he caused by .drinking and negli
gence.
Carelessness while driving could
make you the main character in )
a similar scene.
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Failure to Dim Lights
Causes Fatal Wrecks
How often have you cursed the
“bright-lights” driver that persists
in keeping his headlights on high
and right in your eye?
Besides the discourtesy on the
part of the driver who seems to
be completely oblivious of his
“dims”, approaching another car
without bringing your beams down
is extremely dangerous to both
drivers. A suddenly blinded driv
er, a split second of control lost,
a car edges over the middle stripe
and a peaceful drive becomes a
death trap.
It happens every day and will
happen again during the holiday
season-many times and maybe to
an Aggie.
Road courtesy is a vital lesson
for any automobile operator and
one the really good driver knows
and appreciates. A good rule for
night driving is to use “highs”
only when really needed and keep
that left foot near the dimmer
switch. An oncoming driver, blind
ed momentarily by your bright
lights is a potential killer.
But keep your lights out of other
drivers’ eyes is only one of many
forms of courtesy for any motor
vehicle operator.
The importance of hand signals
Meeting Reveals
Cotton Producers
Lose $150 Million
Texas cotton growers each year
lose close to $150 million due to
diseases in their crop, members of
a cotton chemical conference were
told yesterday morning at their
meeting in the Memorial Student
Center.
Dr. Luther Bird, xdant patholo
gist at the Texas Agricultural Ex
periment Station, said the $150
million is figured on fiber yield
only.
The meeting, sponsored by the
State-wide Cotton Committee of
Texas, was called to get cotton in
dustry leaders together and plan
to help growers increase yields,
lower production costs, improve
quality and boost profits.
State Farm Saved
Texans Money
We aim to insure careful
drivers only. Savings here
have allowed us to pay divi
dends to Texas policyholders
year after year. Call me.
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u.
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cannot be over looked in any dis
cussion of automotive courtesy, es
pecially in city traffic where that
arm out the window can be the dif
ference between a safe turn and a
collision. • This should be done
even in car equipped with auto
matic turn indicators, for that lit
tle blinking light can easily go un
noticed in bad weather or in a
tight situation.
■A lot of people who can be gen
tlemen in every facet of the word
on foot, turn into virtual animals
once behind the. wheel of a modern
automobile,, seemingly disregard
ing all kindness and forms of civ
ility. Sweeping down the highway
they take a sadistic pleasure in
speeding up to keep another car
from passing, running yellow
lights and whipping in and out of
heavy traffic, just edging back in
when another car approaches.
It is nothing but pure politeness
when a driver slows down to allow
a car to get into the left lane for
a left turn, or stops and allows
another motorist a chance to get
into a line of traffic, some things
many drivers never consider.
A little good humor and gallan
try on the road may save a life
and even if it doesn’t it will be
appreciated by other drivers.
Courtesy is contagious.
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CALENDAR OF CHURCH SERVICES
A&M CHRISTIAN CHURCH
8:30 A.M.—Coffee Time
9:45 A.M.—Sunday School
11:00 A.M.—Morning Services
COLLEGE HEIGHTS
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
0:45 A.M.—Sunday School
11:00 A.M.—Morning; Worship
6:30 P.M.—Young; People’s Sendee
7:30 P.M.—Evening; Worship
BETHEL LUTHERAN
CHURCH
(Missouri Synod)
8:15 A.M.—Morning Worship
9:30 A.M.—Church School
10:45 A.M.—Morning Worship
UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP
9:30 A.M.—Church School, YMCA
8:00 P.M. Each Sunday Fellowship
Meeting, YMCA
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
Z6th East and Coulter, Bryan
8:45 A.M.—Priesthood Meeting
10:00 A.M.—Sunday School
7:00 P.M.—Sacrament Meeting
OUR SAVIOUR’S
LUTHERAN CHURCH
:30 A.M.—Church School
8:15 & 10:45 A.M.—Morning Worship
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
SOCIETY
9:30 a.m.—Sunday School
11:00 a.m.—Sunday Service
2:00-4:00 p. m. Tuesdays—Reading
Room
CHURCH OF THE
NAZARENE
10:00 A.M.—Sunday School
11:00 A.M.—Morning Worship
0:30 P.M.—Young People’s Service
7:30 P.M.—Preaching Service
ST. THOMAS
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
8 :00 A.M.—-Holy Communion
9:16 A.M.—Family Service
11 :00 A.M.—Sermon
7 :00 P.M.—Evening Prayer
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
9:40 A.M.—Church School
11:00 A.M.—Worship
6:15 P.M.—Training Union
7:15 P.M.—Worship
A&M CHURCH OF CHRIST
9:40 A.M.—Bible Classes
10:45 A.M.—Morning Worship
6:15 P.M.—Bible Class
7:15 P.M.—Evening Service
A&M METHODIST CHURCH
9:45 A.M.—Sunday School
10:55 A.M.—Morning Worship
5:30 & 6:00 P.M.—MYF Meetings
7:00 P.M.—Evening Worship
ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC
CHAPEL
7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 A.M.—Sunday
Masses
6:30 A.M.—Mon., Wed., Fri. & Satur
day Masses
6 :15 P.M.—Tues. & Thurs. Masses
6:30-7:30 P.M.—Saturday Confessions
Confessions before all Masses
7 :30 P.M.-—Wednesday Services
FAITH CHURCH
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
9:15 A.M.—Sunday School
10:30 A.M.—Morning Worship
7:30 P.M.—Evening Service
A&M PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
9.45 A.M.—Church School
11:00 A.M.—Worship
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Wise Men travelled a desert to lay their gifts
before a King.
But the King was a mere babe. His court was
a cattle shed; His princely garb swaddling bands.
Could they be certain when they knelt by the
manger that this was the end of the quest?
Their certainty came not of proof but of faith.
They had maryeled at the heavens . . . followed
a gleaming star . . . listened to prophecy. For
Wise Men this was enough!
And through the centuries others have sought
the King. Eagerly, earnestly they have come into
the reverent beauty of the Church. And there,
as ageless Words cast their light in man’s dark
ness, they have known the end of their quest.
Copyright 1959, Keister Adv. Service, Strasburg, Va
THE CHURCH FOR ALL . . .
ALL FOR THE CHURCH
The Church is the greatest factor on
earth for the building of character and
good citizenship. It is a storehouse of
spiritual values. Without a strong
Church, neither democracy nor civiliza
tion can survive. There are four sound
reasons why every person should at
tend services regularly and support the
Church. They are: (1) For his own sake.
(2) For his children’s sake. (3) For the
sake of his community and nation. (4)
For the sake of the Church itself, which
needs his moral and material support.
Plan to go to church regularly and read
your Bible daily.
Day
Sunday
Monday '
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Book
Matthew
Matthew
John
John
I Peter
Psalms
Isaiah
Chapter Verses
2
2
1
1
1
106
32
7-10
11
15-17
27-28
22-25
4-5
1-4
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