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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1964)
College Station, Texas Thursday, December 17, 1964 Don’t Let A Scene Like This Mar Your Holiday ;..P ; , 's Be Aware Of Curves Car Not That Small Tree Got In His Way He saw a car; he tried to swerve; he missed the car; and also the curve. A person driving faces the chance of going to sleep, drinking too much or another driver on his side. The results could very well be the plowing of a field, the deepening of a ditch or worse. This Ford left the road and went into a ditch. After all the mud had cleared, only the top was visible. It takes only a fleeting second for something or someone to cause the distraction of a driver. In this second an approaching car or one stopped in the road ahead can mean disaster. Full and direct attention is required of all drivers. If one fails, several may pay. My car is smaller than your car, my car is smaller than yours. But as can be seen, the small Plymouth was not small enough to go under the dump truck traveling in front. Winter traveling is especially dangerous for accidents, including wet and iced roads. The slippery road resulting from water in either the solid or liquid form takes a large percentage of the driver’s control away from him. Following too close also endangers both drivers as reflexes are seconds behind those intentionally controlled by the lead driver. Slow speeds on wet or iced roads and a safe distance may make the difference. I thought I would never see anything as pretty as a tree coming straight at me. The driver of this Chevrolet might have thought this as he missed a bridge and hit a tree. Several persons have told stories of driving while asleep, waking up several miles down the road, or, at their destination. Some never live to tell the story. One way to keep awake while driving if drowsi ness occurs is to open the air vent, directing the cool air to yourself. Sometimes the driver is warned in a subtle manner of the coming sleep by the sound and feel of the car running off the pavement, but again, sometimes the warning is too late. Sticks and stones may break windows but brill? can total a car. This Pontiac convertible appears to be doit? U turn, with the front part turning back and rear section going straight. The driver of this car came close to death he swerved to miss a hitch-hiker and hit a brii? He was luckily thrown from the car before 4 impact was completed. Drivers are warned to watch for pedestrians i night. Those dressed in black are hard to a Vacationeers who will be hitch-hiking or walfc near roads are urged to dress in light colors t make themselves more visible to travelers. wheel The Church..For a Fuller life..For You.. CALENDAR OF CHURCH SERVICES OUR SAVIOUR’S LUTHERAN 8:15 & 10:45 A.M.—The Church at Worship Worship 9:30 A.M.—Bible Classes For All loly Communion—First Sunday Holy i anth Mor CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 9 :45 A.M.—Sunday School 0 :45 A.M.—Morning Worship 6 :30 P.M.—Young People’s Service 7 :00 P.M.—Preaching Service ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC Sunday Masses—-7 :30, 9:00 and 11:00 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY 9 :30 A.M.—Sunday School 11:00 A.M.—Sunday Service 10:00 - 11:30 A.M.—Friday Reading Room 7 :00-8 :00 P.M.—Wed., Reading Roor 8 :00 P.M.—Wed. Evening Worship ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL 906 Jersey Street, So. Side of Campus Rector: William R. Oxley 8:00 & 9:15 A.M.—Sunday Service 9:15 A.M.—Nursery & Sunday School FAITH CHURCH UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 9:15 A.M.—Sunday School 10 :30 A.M.—Morning Worship 7 :30 P.M.—Evening Service FIRST BAPTIST 9 :30 AM—Sunday School 10 :45 AM Morning Worship PM—Training Union UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN (Missouri Synod) 10:00 A.M.—Bible Class I.—Morning Worship COLLEGE HEIGHTS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 9:46 A.M.—Sunday School 11:00 A.M.—Morning Worship 6 :30 P.M.—Young People’s Service 7 :30 P.M.—Evening Worship ion 7 :20 PM—Evening Worship 6 :30 PM—Choir Practice & Teachers’ 11:00 A.M.—Morning Worship Services at Presbyterian Student Center meetings (Wednesday) 7 :30 PM—Midweek Services (Wednesday) A&M CHURCH OF CHRIST UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP 305 Old Hwy. 6 S. 10 :00 A.M.—Sunday School 7 :45 P.M.—First four Sundays of each month — Fellowship Meeting. A&M METHODIST 9 :45 A.M.—Sunday School 10 :55 A.M.—Morning Worship 5 :30 P.M.—Campus & Career Class 5:30 & 6:00 P.M.—MYF Meetings 7 :00 P.M.—Evening Worship 8 :00 A.M.—Worship 9 :00 A.M.—Bible Study 10 :00 A.M.-—Worship SECOND BAPTIST 5 :15 P.M.—Young People’s Class 6:00 P.M.—Worship 7 :15 P.M.—Aggie Class 9 :30 A.M.—Tuesday - Ladies Bible 710 Eisenhc iday 11:00 A.M.—Church Service 9 :45 A.M.—Sunda sower School CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS 26th East and Coulter, Bryan 8 :30 A.M.—Priesthood meeting 10 :00 A.M.—Sunday School 6 :30 P.M.—Sacrament Meeting 6:30 P.M.—Training Unio 7:30 P.M.—Church Servic Class -Wednesday P.M.—Church Service A&M PRESBYTERIAN Bible Study 9:45 A.M.^—Church School 11 :00 A.M.—Morning Worship FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Homestead & Ennis 9 :45 A.M.—Sunday School 10 :50 A.M.—Morning Worship 6 :30 P.M.—Young People JTL THBldAKF oFA$o>\G- j THE CHURCH FOR ALL ALL FOR THE CHURCH The Church is the greatest factor on earth for the build ing of character and goo citizenship. It is a storehouse of spiritual values. Without zation strong church, neither imocracy nor civiliza n survive. There are und reasons why e^ person should attend services the democra •e !> hey a own sake. (2) For his chil- racy can survive. There are four why ev end serv regularly and support church. They are: (1) For his dren’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. C^arofi in the niyht . . . the ofd story made ever new ay a in . . , the (ove fior the C^hrist dhifd, poiynanl, deep, ••the nostafyia of past dhristmaSeS remembered. J)n the wahe of a Sony, S>ifent ^Jiyht f •Jdofy ^llyhi, a(( this comes to mind, •^nd we endow dhrislmas with the trappinyS of hotly and mistletoe, the flash of hriyht red ribbons, the ylitler of the tinsel on the tree. 'IJet, South of the dyuator, dhristmaS comes in mid-summer. Adhere is no holly, no mistletoe, and there^S not apt to be a tree. d3ul it is dhrislmas just the Same. ^dhis is not merely a Season, this time of the birth of dhrist. ^9t is much, much more.^ ^do understand it fully • • . to See it in its entirety • • • turn to the dhurch. Copyright 1964, Keister Advertising Service. Inc., Strasburg, Va. V Sunday Isaiah 11:1-5 Monday Jeremiah 23:5-8 Tuesday Micah Micah 5:1-4 Wednesday Luke 1:67-80 Thursday Luke 2:8-20 Friday Saturday Romans Colossians 16:7-13 1:9-20 ■ ^dJ-idlier ^dunerad BRYAN, TEXAS 502 West 26th St. PHONE TA 2-1572 Li.. Campus and Circle Theatres College Station College Station’s Own Banking Service University National Bank NORTH GATE Sure Sign of Flavor SANITARY Farm Dairies Central Texas Hardware Co. BRYAN • HARDWARE • CHINA WARE • CRYSTAL • GIFTS The Exchange Store ‘Serving Texas Aggies’ Bryan Building _ & Loan ^ Association BRYAN MELLORINE SHERBET ICE CREAM Save Booze Until Later One of the major factors con tributing to motor vehicle fatalities and accidents during the Christ mas-New Year’s holiday season is drinking and driving, according to the Texas Safety Association. “This fact is borne out by studies of many accidents. One survey shows drinking drivers are involved in more than half the fatal Christ mastime accidents. During the balance of the year, they are in volved in about one out of three,” J. O. Musick, TSA General Man ager, said. “Many persons have the idea that a few drinks will not affect their driving ability. This is not true. The scientific fact is that the crit ical judgement of a driver and his ability to react quickly in emer gencies are seriously imparied after only a few drinks.” He pointed out that while a very intoxicated person may be able to perform the mechanical functions of driving, such as starting a car, getting it going and steering it, he does not have the judgment and the reflexes to do these things safely. Drinking Drivers, Nothing Worse They Put The Quart Before The Hearse “When alcohol enters the stom ach in the form of a beverage, it is absorbed through the walls of the stomach and the small intestine into the blood stream. The blood carries the alcohol to all parts of the body which contain water, in cluding the brain,” he explained. Contrary to popular belief, coffee or other stimulants will not over come the effects of alcohol. Only time and body processes will ac- cimplish this. The most important factors contributing to alcoholic influence are the amount of alcohol absorbed into the blood and fe amount of time allowed for ta elimination of this alcohol. The liver is the organ of tls body which breaks down the alcok into usable food. Alcohol is ak eliminated through the lungs ni kidneys. This combined pro® takes about three hours for end ounce of pure alcohol. In tem of the usual intoxicating beverap it takes about one hour to elimirai each bottle of beer or each ounce c whiskey. The more alcohol there is in til blood, the longer you must wait until you can drive safely, normal driver’s chances of havinj an accident are increased with ead additional drink taken within i given time period. A good driver must be able la judge speeds and distances, fob traffic patterns, make adjustment: as traffic flow changes and quidit react to hazards and emergencies In closing, Musick answered tit time-worn question — How man) for the road ? “To be safe and stm —NONE!” 1964-1965 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY of Offices — Staff — Students Price $1.00 Now On SALE At The Student Publications Office Y M C A Bldg. Mar accide ing. all po ed wl bagga just compe Sixt accide If J the ro onto t of th< car o 1 a slov back < Don awake asleep eyes v Kee beside lonely to, th off ai overtu If e driver self t< utes o ous ar Cur per ce pensa isn’t i down proacl per h hour. If > trafic proacl right for th If a and 3 make time ] signal are g Stii To Foi