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Page € THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1973 Homes Away from Home ive for City Escapees (Continued from Page 3) includes wives. “Many city dwellers moving to the country do not stay over four years. They find it impossible to earn a living, run out of money, and are forced to return to the city. Farming requires investment in stock, expensive equip ment, and-to make it pay-knowledge, experience, and lots of hard work. Many come unprepared, and leave, disillusioned,” claims Mrs. Valero. “If I had known what 1 was getting into when we decided to buy the farm, I don’t know if I would have done it or not,” said Mrs. William Glenn, whose husband is co-owner of a Houston paint factory. Their farm is located in Carmine. “Keeping a weekend home involves the extra expense of driving back and forth. Also, when you get there, you can’t sit back and enjoy it. You’ve got to clean it because it’s going to get dirty if you are there or not,” Mrs. Army Offers Active Duty Preference Army ROTC cadets will now be able to plan their active duty preference a year in advance, thanks to a new policy set by Brig. Gen. Wilfrid K. G. Smith. Graduates will receive their preference on proper recommen dation, said Smith, deputy chief of staff at the Army Training and doctrine Command, Ft. Monroe, Va. A&M and five other military schools are now receiving this preferential treatment giving the Army ROTC cadets their choice of active duty or active duty for training. “Last year 38 per cent of our non-scholarship cadets who re quested two years active duty were denied because of lack of space,” said Col. Thomas Par sons, professor of miliary science and commendant of the Corps. “We had to compete with every other ROTC school for active duty slots. The new Department of the Army policy means we are no longer faced with that situation. We don’t commission anyone we don’t think should have a two- year assignment” said Parsons. He said the policy will provide a definite assist in maintaining A&M’s status as the nation’s lar gest Army ROTC program. FOR BEST RESULTS TRY BATTALION CLASSIFIED /uptn»ml>a 91 Eddie Dominguez ’66 Joe Arciniega ’74' MTiaiMl If you want the real thing, not frozen or canned ... We call it “Mexican Food Supreme.” Two Dallas locations: 3071 Northwest Hwy. 352-8570 2131 Ft. Worth Ave. .946-0645 Glenn said. The Glenn house was partially rebuilt and remodeled after they bought it six years ago, but the job is not yet completed. “The two front rooms are my next goal. We also have a garden. We thought that we would try to save a little and grow our own food for the fun of it. But we’re never here to take care of it, and it doesn’t seem to be producing much,” Mrs. Glenn fumed. Some people moving to the country have been there before. Vernon Plueckhahn, who was born and raised in Carmine, was forced to move to the city after he married. “We tried to stay in CArmine at first, but we just couldn’t make any money here then,” claims his wife, Evelyn. After a 10 year absence, the Plueckhahns returned to Carmine with their two daughters and started a successful business of raising chickens. Small towns that have always depended upon agriculture for their existence are hoping that the new, wealthier weekend dwellers will help their growth. Carmine and many other small towns have recently incorporated in order to obtain federal funds. Hopes are running high that this will give the towns the impetus that they need. Most weekend visitors do feel that country stores have a certain charm about them. What the result of the trend toward weekend homes will be is impossible to say in certain terms even after two decades. These homes are not founded upon the idea that they are to support their owners. 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