The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, April 09, 1964, Image 4

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The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, April 09, 1964, Image 4

Newspaper Page TextPage 4 College Station, Texas Thursday, April 9, 1964 THE BATTALION An Old Game Still Survives With New Name—‘Billiards’ Remember when the ladies were all fired up to rid the country with that bad old thing called pool ? Pool apparently has survived, although the game has a new name —^“billiards”—and don’t be caught saying pool. That smudged expression (pool) has gone with the spittoons, the clouds of smoke and the cigar butts on the floor. What makes the victory sweeter is the increase in women players. Anyway, the whole thing came to light again this week with the departure of Omar Flores, an A&M University junior from Mexico, to a national billiards play-off in Albuquerque, N. M., Saturday. FLORES earlier had beaten com petition from a four-state area at a regional tournament held at the University of Texas by the Associ ation of College Unions. He won first place in three- cushion billiards, one of four divi sions, and a plane ticket to the play-offs. Another event was for coeds. If he wins in New Mexico, Flores will advance to the national tour ney in Arizona, May 1-2. Nowadays, when anyone says “billiards,” he usually is referring to pocket billiards, played on tables with six holes or pockets. To excell at cushion billiards, one must practice with the zeal of an Olympic champion. The cue ball must ricochet from three sides of the table before striking one or both of the other balls. CUSHION, incidentally, is the padding extending around the table. A Laredo high school graduate, Flores feels that his opponent may have an advantage since the two NBA Plans Inking Of Television Pact ST. LOUIS (A*)—The National Basketball Association is expected to sign a one- or two-year contract with a major network to televise weekend games next year, NBA President Walter Kennedy said Wednesday. will be competing on his table. The winner of Region 10 is John Gran- nis of the University of New Mexico. One of the secrets of the game, Flores pointed out, is to become acquainted with the cushion re sponse of the table. It’s necessary in order to determine the amount of roll the cue ball will take when struck with the cue stick. Flores isn’t majoring in billiards, petroleum engineering instead. He has six years of experience in billiards competition, however. THE 24-YEAR-OLD Agujita, Coahuila, resident advanced to the national play-offs by beating stu dents from Rice, Texas, and Okla homa universities, in addition to A&M competition. Most billiard rooms in student centers over the nation are cater ing to women, with pastel decor, wall-to-wall carpeting, air-condi tioning and piped-in music. Flores said the game is more popular in Mexico. The billiards is becoming a popular family game. A table can be installed for only $1,500, he said. A&M Gets Unrestricted Grant The Atlantic Refining Company has presented a $1,000 un restricted grant to A&M University’s College of Engineer ing. Hugh D. Sheffield of Houston, a senior engineer with the firm, presented the check to Dean Fred J. Benson, left, of the College of Engineering. Staffers To Attend Meet Three A&M University staff members will attend the Associ ation of College Unions’ 50th anni versary meeting at Indiana Uni versity, April 19-22. J. Wayne Stark, director of A&M’s student center, will partici pate on a four-man panel discus sion of program responsibilities of union directors. Stark was associ ation president in 1959. Miss Gladys Black, foods direc tor of the Memorial Student Cen ter, will attend a special food services seminar sponsored by the National Restaurant Association. HAMS Smoked Picnic Lb. Ground Meat Fresh 3 lbs. 89c Stew Meat Lean Brisket lb. 33c Hormel Dairy Sliced Bacon lb. 49c Rath Black Hawk Franks All Meat 12 oz. pkg. 35c Rath Jumbo Bologna sliced All Meat lb. 39c Rath Pressed Ham All Pork sliced lb. 49c I Pinto Beans Sack Your Own and Save—Lb. 10. ROSEDALE FROZEN FOODS MIX ANY 6 98 Butter Beans Mustard Greens Leaf Spinach Cut Corn Green Peas Yellow Squash Chopped Spinach Chopped Broccoli Cut Okra Peas & Carrots MIX ANY 5 ‘,C: 98 French Style Beans Broccoli Spears Mixed Vegetables Cauliflower Brussel Sprouts Baby Lima Whole Okra Blackeye Peas Crowder Peas FROZEN ORANGE JUICE 4 ^ 98c PINEAPPLE Hillsdale Sliced Salad Dressing Qt. Flat Can 49 10 Fancy Rome * PRODUCE ★ CABBAGE 3 c • 15 c * 19 c Lb. 5 c 10' 39' APPLES LEMONS CARROTS YAMS Potatoes California Large Sunkist Fresh Cello White 10 Bag WONDER RICE 2 It 27c HI-C ASSORTED DRINKS 3 ^ 89c HY POWER TAMALES 2nJ:‘T.„„69c COMSTOCK PIE APPLES N ;-:25c mellorine 3$1.00 BORDEN’S BISCUITS 6c»„s49c KOOL AID 6 Pk g8 .25c NABISCO HONEY GRAHAMS £37c WISHBONE ITALIAN DRESSING 37c LIPTONTEA ^ It 39c PHILADELPHIA CREAM CHEESE Kra Tt35c KRAFT APPLE JELLY 18 129c MORTON’S BLACK PEPPER 4 It 29c CHEF WAGON CHARCOAL 5 ,£29c CHEF WAGON BRIQUETS 5 It 35c HUNT’S TOMATO SAUCE 10c PARKAYOLEO ,,„25c BLUE SEAL OLEO 3u,, 50c PURINA GRADE A MEDIUM EGGS 2 D „, 69c TOP KICK DOG FOOD 12 C a„,89c NORTHERN TISSUE 4p R t35c STARKIST TUNA CHUNK STYLE 3 cl89c BORDEN’S QUART CHOCOLATE FREE WITH PURCHASE OF BORDEN’S HOMO MILK ^ It. 50c Shortening CRISCO 3 49' With $5.00 Purchase COUPON 100 FREE BIG BONUS STAMPS WITH THIS COUPON AND THE PUR CHASE OF $10.00 OR MORE. COUPON EXPIRES APRIL 11. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES. PRICES GOOD THROUGH SATURDAY, APRIL 11. IWinnsh,, 'YOU CAN'T LOSE AT WINN'S' SUPER MARKET 3800 TEXAS AVENUE (FORMERLY MILLER’S) BRYAN, TEXAS Save I BIG I 1 BONUS I | STAMPS | Versatile StudentEn Thrives On Worl Some Texas Aggies are club presidents, other are married, some earn their way financially, and others rank high academically. Few combine these factors like Wallace L. Johnston, A&M Uni versity senior from Beaumont. The 27-year old Johnston plans to graduate in May with a degree in industrial education, then com mence graduate studies here. The Johnstons—have two daugh ters, Paula Louise, four years old, and Jana Lynn, two. A 1955 graduate of Beaumont High School, Johnston is the son of Mrs. W. F. Stanley of 1920 Wall, Beaumont. His father died in World War II action with the merchant marine. Johnston serves as president of the Industrial Education Society, the Student Engineers’ Council and the University Inter-Council, an organization of officers of student councils from three colleges. He also is the reporter for Iota Lamb da Sigma, national honor society for industrial education majors and a member of the University safety committee. “These organizations do not meet at the same time and their busier times are at different peri ods of the year,” Johnston ex plained. He also works 25 or 30 hours weekly as an assistant student Program advisor at A&M’s Memo rial Student Center. This workload seems relatively easy to Johnston for he has worked 70 hours weekly at different jobs in the summer. THE TEXAS Aggie assumed a Houston newspaper route shortly after coming to the campus early in 1961 following his discharge as an Army aircraft mechanic. Later, he became campus circula tion manager, as well as holding such jobs as movie projectionist. “We thought for awhile that we’d lay out a year and then go to school, but the more we thought about it, the more we thought we Local Schoolgirls Seek FHA Award Six local high school girls are candidates for the State Future Homemakers of America degree. Two senior students at A&M Consolidated High School and four juniors are seeking the State de gree, the highest awarded in FHA work. Girls seeking the degrees are Harriett Hierth, Ann Kirby, Bar bara Staten, Kathy Sperry, Sharon Yeager and Yolonda Burkhalter. If they are chosen to receive the awards, the six girls will be honored at the State FHA meet ing to be held in Austin May 1-2. At a recent meeting of the Area VIII FHA group, Linda Isbel of the local chapter was installed District II president and Miss Burkhalter was elected area sec ond vice president. Ag Ed Supper Set The Agricultural Education Wives’ Club is sponsoring a pot luck supper Saturday, at 6:30 p.m. in the Agricultural Education Building, Room 109. All of the girls and their husbands are urged to come and join in the fun and entertainment provided for them committee chairmen said. All they need to bring is their favorite dish, their silverware and their husbands, the sponsors said. Hu should go ahead,” Johnston a “After all, while in the Army lived on a tight budget.” in the service for 35 months. Mrs. Johnston has helped l,,, serving as a departmental see tary on campus. She now open; a nursery. She is the daughtet Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Lester of 2| Brunson, Midland. JOHNSTON began to en; working with hand tools, to t» things, while at Howard Paji College as a speech major, built sets for dramatic productii; “While I was in the seni I thought about liking to works hands,” he said. He decided industrial education at Texas A1 following his discharge Hood. at Ft! CD Workers, Firemen End Rescue Cours Aggie hooping ind it st ists the cricket The to n the p: rame. "The ( jleasure jxhibitioi 10:45 iuring tl vitations THE ( drill fiel tnorial S darned c tem by ( at Griffit is a cor and the 1 tempts 1 from sti set into the bowl elev: and the: both to bowler. basis of B Firemen, civil defense and dustrial personnel from Texas ail knocks t four other states complete a m\ no bases of rigorous rescue training A&M University Saturday. The 21 persons attending theEt gineering Extension Service 1 school have been busy from 8 a.i until 10:30 p.m. since Monday, John R. Rauch and other men bers of the Texas Firemen’s Trail ing School have directed resca problems involving “hurricanes, “floods” and fires, demolish! buildings and man-made destw ion. One day it Pei d P. Shortly after the evening mei actory ai . , , . i • j f clean Air con msel or SEE In Collei Garde Friday, trainees were alerted of mock disaster, created by a itatlon “atomic blast.” Sirens and loiiJ speakers sent the trainees to th £ scene, appropriately labeled "d saster street. 1 AT THE disaster site, student found a smoking building wit screaming women and children o the upper floor and ’’bodies” unde a collapsed brick wall. To make the situation seem real instructors provided sound effettf over a speaker system, and "vis y/* 6 .^ 0 tims” had appropriate makeup, in eluding torn clothing and smoke faces. None of the persons being re cued laughed, nor did any of d students. It was all serious bus Singer Hakes all neats. Se ness. Students were graded, an ver. C asts. a critique followed. ' 00 mom The rescue was quickly con pleted, first aid was given an the “injured” rushed to a ten porary field hospital. tnfurnii nndition. Instructors during the week in ia£| e thrl eluded Theo H. Felds of HobK ton, city-county civil defense res cue chief; Wallace A. Bear® Kingsville fire chief; H. G. Hood College Station, coordinator of tl Brazos County civil defense read service; and Gilbert Eimann, Ai! University fire chief. Math Contests Set For April 28 Here 1963 Rar natic driv ieorge W e 1959 V e Ernest Pel oOO p. ip. One thr “Wis an, atnished. Students residents before y, tractor, CEN-TR; Highway 6-6.fi The annual Mathematics Contes examinations are scheduled fo Tuesday, April 28, from 7:301 9:30 p.m. The freshman conte will be held in Room 223 of tl Academic Building, and the Soph more contest in Room 225. Prizes offered this year in eatp^^ of the contests are: first pris gold wrist watch; second pris $15.00 and third prize-$10.00, GIL lA 2-( THE EXCHANGE STORE Serving Texas Aggies With Books Since 1907 Ken 303 ’ bo yo, —0; Then, your DIS ( Chev-p^ of 2 Gulfprid Voui Conoco fexaco, SAE 3 0 . 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