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JOMEFHING SPECIAL for that EXTRA SPECIAL GUY! Unsafe cribs may be fatal THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1974 Page 5 fATHEIU Make Father’s Day special! Everything Dad really wants, but Doesn’t buy for himself, Like ice buckets, decanters, frosty mugs. Electric clocks, travel bars, chess sets. Yes — we have all these items to Select for the man in your life! New rules, old tips cited for safe sleeping DAY Phone Orders , MIKE MEDLEYS 3706 E. 29th MB 846-0629 Charge Accounts gsKAGGsxFATHER'S DAY SAVINGS ALBERTSONS DRUGS & FOODS ^ mm, 112 M 11 12 Ml Unsafe cribs account for 150-200 infant deaths and 40,000 injuries every year, says Patricia Bradshaw, housing and home furnishings specialist, A&M Agricultural Ex tension Service. “To insure that new cribs will be designed and built more safely, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has developed a new regulation,” Miss Bradshaw said. She cited some of the upcoming crib features that will meet new standards: —Slats will be placed closer to gether so babies can’t slip through and strangle. —Metal hardware and edges of the crib frame will be free of sharp or rough edges. -—Locks and latches on the drop side will be safe—and secure against accidental release by the baby. —A warning on the crib carton, assembly instructions and head- board will advise only use of a mat tress that fits the crib snugly. This prevents babies from getting caught between the crib and mattress. If you already have a crib, or are fixing a used or antique one. Miss Bradshaw suggests the following guides: Check the overall condition of the crib. Is anything missing? Be sure all slots and bolts of the fasteners are in place or can be replaced. Repaint or refinish a crib only with paint or finishes labeled non toxic. If the mattress does not fit snugly, replace it or i oll up large bath towels and place them between the mat tress and crib for a tight fit. Make *»• - SPECIALS GOOD WED. THUR FRI. SAT. JUNE 12, 13. 14, 15, 74 YOUR MAN IN GOLD FEATURES... ! FRESH PRODUCE Fieihnesv cmpness and quality ate the key point* a housewife looks lot when buyinq fresh produce for her family and at Skaggs Albertsons she is assured of always finding the very best produce available anywhere and at the lowest possible prices Skoggs Albertsons fresh produce deportment offers a bright, super dean well orgamced shopping ■ LnUJUJL5LL U.S.DA CHOICE BEEF BLADE CUT BOYD HALL STORt DIRECTOR GROUND BEEF. G “ iB= t® c V H0RMEL S RANGE BRAND WRANGLERS =:~^ i l 08 SLICED CHEESE =: £ 99 SLICED BACON ::=r £88 c BONELESS CHUCK ROAST™'. 98 c BONELESS STEW I™ 98 c BONELESS RIB EYE STEAKS “I. 2 44 BREADED SHRIMP r::::: I 88 BONELESS HAMS.::~” l 48 DELICATESSEN-SNACK BAR PICNIC SPECIAL 2 HOT BBQ CHICKENS 1 PT. BBO BEANS 1 PT. COLE SLAW Vi D0Z. DINNER ROLES GREEN BEANS. £5®L4b*1 mushrooms.....:™:: 3*1 applesauce 3 89 AIR FRESHENER .fllC. i 39 c a- —^ AVOCADOES „ ■ ORANGES SWEET JUICY - CALIFORNIA SUNKIST 4 ^ l FRESH OKRA 49 RADISHES = i„12 PURPLE HULL PEAS LIQUID DETERGENT sure the baby cannot get wedged between the mattress and crib. Purchase or make bumper pads for older cribs with slats far apart. Slats more than two and three- eights inches apart are unsafe. Make sure the bumpers fit around the en tire crib. Tie or strap them into place and have at least six straps. Make sure the baby cannot chew on the straps. Use the bumpers until the baby can pull himself to a stand ing position. The specialist also suggested some crib safety practices. “Set the mattress at its lowest pos ition as soon as your child can pull himself to a standing position. Don’t leave any toys or other articles in the crib that your child might use to help himself out. “Don’t keep your child in the crib once the height of the side rail is less than three-fourths of the child’s height. Replace any damaged teeth ing rails. They can cut the child’s mouth. “The crib should not be used as a playpen. If you put crib extenders on the crib’s side rails, they should not make the side rails taller than the end panels of the crib. The ex tenders should have no easily re movable nuts or bolts and their slats should be narrowly spaced. “Remember, these are only pre cautions. Children are ingenious, so there is no substitute for close pa rental supervision,” the specialist warned. White plans campaign for voting AUSTIN, Tex.—Secretary of State Mark White, Jr., disturbed over low voter participation in re cent elections, is planning a mas sive, coordinated get-out-the-vote campaign for the general election. White indicated he will seek to harmonize efforts of business, labor organizations, educational groups, the news media and lobbying in terests to improve the turnout. As chief Texas election officer, White is studying election systems used in other states, and he has out lined preliminary plans for a bi partisan fall drive to stir the Voters to action. Only 30 per cent of eligible Tex ans took part in the May 4 primaries, and far fewer voted in the June 1 runoff. White hopes to get a new regist ration push going and to encourage businesses to devote part of their promotional budgets to “innova tive” get-out-the-vote appeals. Labor, which traditionally conducts its own campaigns to get union members to the polls, will also be asked to join in the overall effort. “People must he made aware of the danger of ignoring the political system,” said White. bulletin board WEDNESDAY FREE U OCCULTISM will meet in Room 502 of the Rudder Tower, 7-9 p.m. After Wednesday, meetings will be in Room 510, Rudder Tower. RADIO CLUB will meet in Rooms L and M of the Student Programs Office at 7:30 p.m. FREE U YOGA will meet Thursday in the Rudder Tower, Room 502 from 7-9 p.m. FREE U ARABIC will meet in Rooms 125 and 127 of the Academic Building, 7-9 p.m. FRIDAY MUSLIM STUDENT’S ASSOCIATION will have their regular Friday prayer at 1:30 p.m. in the All Faith’s Chapel. SATURDAY ANIMAL SCIENCE WIVES CLUB will sponsor a Father’s Day bake sale at the Townshire Shop ping Center from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. MONDAY PIKA ALUMNI will organize a TAMU chapter and alumni association at Apt. 197, Tanglewood South at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call John Seale at 846-0466. TUESDAY FREE U AUTO MECHANICS will meet in the Mechanical Engineering Building in Room 101 at 7:00 p. m. MODERN DANCE THEATER BEGINNING JUNE, 6:30 - 8 G. Rollie White-Room 257 Formation of performing modern dance group. Classes Offered For more information Contact Karen O’Brien — 846-9195 WE WELCOME U.S. FOOD STAMPS Embrey’s Jewelry We Specialize In Ag-gie Rings. Diamonds Set— Sizing— Reoxidizing— All types watch/jewelry Repair Aggie Charge Accounts 9-5:30 846-5816