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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1966)
Page 4 College Station, Texas Thursday, December 1, 1966 THE BATTALION Cawthon Old Country Store Still Has Hospitality By LEE MORENO “How about a plug, sonny!” “Care for a cone, candy, cigar . . Yes, the Roark store at Caw thon still features that old hos pitality that is hard to find in today’s hustle bustle world. Carroll and Russell Roark came to Cawthon in 1921 when they were 12 and 14. They built their store about 35 years ago on the site of the old Cawthon saloon. “In those days we still had a dirt road, no electricity, no gas, no running water and no tele phone,” Russell says. Today the old general store has electricity but no gas or tele phone. Russell and Carroll de pend on an old well for water and a woodburning stove for heat and cooking. The Roarks still display salted bacon in an open container. “We have no problem with flies,” Carroll observes. Russell carefully explained the workings of their old tobacco cut ter. “Tobacco used to come in long narow plugs. A customer would simply ask for a 5<f, 15^ or 25tf plug and we would simply lop off the piece.” Cawthon, once the scene of large meat shipments and large cotton farms, is located about 12 miles southeast of College Sta tion. There used to be a depot, post office, saloon and meat mar ket here. Nothing remains of Cawthon today except the old store owned by Russell and Car- roll Roark. •• ; - ' HAVING A BIG TIME Russell and Carroll Roark are indeed a talk- the old Cawthon saloon used to be. They ative pair who don’t mind having their say that the town also used to have a depot picture taken. Their store is situated where and a meat market. Corbusier Chevrolet Company 500 SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE PHONE TA 2-1376 BRYAN, TEXAS 77802 Special Deal on 1967 Chevrolet® FOR Graduating Seniors Dear Aggie Senior: We have been alloted extra cars to be sold to graduating seniors, and because these cars do not come out of our regular allotment we can make a special price on any car in our line. I invite you to come in and let us explain this special deal on a new 1967 Chevrolet of your choice. Because this is a special price deal, we must quote the price to you in person. In addition to the special deal, we offer the following services to graduat ing seniors only: ★ SPECIAL LOW INTEREST RATES, GMAC or Bank Financing * NO DOWN PAYMENT - First Payment Due March 1, 1967 ★ 36 MONTHS TO PAY ★ ONE YEAR INSURANCE We can deliver your new car in three to four weeks from the date of order, and you can drive your new Chevy for the remaining days of your senior year. 4 Personal Message from W. H. Corbusier, President As a legitimate Chevrolet dealer for 27 years, I assure you this is a bona fide offer. Our complete line is included: Chevrolet, Chevelle, Chevy II, Camaro, Corvair, Caprice ... in all styles and with all accessories. The full five year or 50,000 mile warranty is in effect. Our representatives have been informed of this special offer and are waiting to explain it to you. Please accept my personal invitation to visit our company and take advantage of this special allotment offer to graduating seniors as have hundreds of Aggies beginning with the Class of 1965. Sincerely yours, W. H. CORBUSIER, President P. S. Bring this letter with you and take your choice of two free offers with each new car: either a set of pure vinyl floor mats to match or deluxe wheel discs. OLD TOBACCO CUTTER Russell Roark describes how in the old days or 25^ plug and we would simply lop off the chewing tobacco came in long narrow plugs, piece." (Photo by Elias Moreno, Jr.) “Customer would simply ask for a 5(f, 15<t, _ ^ NO RUNNING WATER The Roarks depend on this well for their esque old store with firewood stacked on the water supply. In the background is pictur- porch.