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Page 4 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1976 CS cemetery founded in 1870s By LYNN ROSSI Although the College Station City Cemetery may be small potatoes to some people, it means a great deal to others in the area, said Ms. Peggy Owens, a member of the city cemet ery committee. Founded in the 1870s as a private Czech-Bohemian cemetery, it is lo cated on Highway 6 at the south end of town. Owens said, “We want the cemet ery to look pretty, yet keep the flavor of the old cemetery.” Wildflowers grow throughout the cemetery dur ing the spring and oak trees have been planted. Old markers written completely in Czech still stand. Dates on the markers range from the 1870s to the present. The city took over the cemetery in 1947 because, Owens said, the people of College Station wanted their own cemetery. The land was purchased on the condition that the original part of the cemetery be left intact. The old part of the cemetery is now the southern portion, and lots in the northern portion are quickly being bought. “We didn’t anticipate the growth of the city when we purchased the land. College Station was a little town during the 1940s,” Owens said. The purpose of the cemetery committee is to make recom mendations to the City Council con cerning rules and upkeep of the land. The council passed a number of new rules in 1974 concerning the appearance of the cemetery. Owens said that due to an over sight the new rules were never printed up. Those buying plots today receive copies of the old cemetery rules last revised in 1967. Committee members include Owens, Mrs. Mary Eckles, Mrs. Virginia Abbott, Mrs. Ruby Morse, and Mrs. Melvin Ruckes. Owens’ mother was chairman of the cemetery committee at one time. “We’ve worked awfully hard from the time it started. The cemetery matters a great deal to us,” Owens said. Wooden it he nice? The hands of an artist and the patience of Job are per sonified in Texas A&M Assoc. Prof. Rodney Hill as he does detail work in one of the centennial wood panels he and wife. Sue, are carving for the University. The three-by-eight foot solid walnut panels, which chronicle the history, traditions and progress of Texas A&M, will hang in the Memorial Student Center after their official dedication in October. WANT AD RATES One clay 10c per word Minimum charge—$1.00 Classified Display $1.65 per column inch each insertion .. ALL classified ads must he pre-paid. DEADLINE « 3 p.m. day before publication BATTALION CLASSIFIED OFFICIAL NOTICE SPECIAL NOTICE FOR RENT THE GRADUATE COLLEGE Final Examination for the Doctoral Degree Name. Sonvico, Violeta Amelia Degree: Ph. D. in Statistics Dissertation: SOME PROBLEMS OF STATISTICAL INFERENCE IN REGRESSION AND DISCRI MINANT ANALYSIS. Time: May 14, 1976 at 2:00 p.m. Place: Room 102 in the Olin E. Teague Bldg. George W. Kunze Dean of the Graduate College THE GRADUATE COLLEGE Final Examination for the Doctoral Degree Name: Merlocker, Dennis Jon Degree: Ph.D. in Range Science Dissertation: STRUCTURE, COMPOSITION, AND ENVIRONMENT OF SOME WOODLAND VEGETATION TYPES OF THE SEREGENTI NATIONAL PARK, TANZANIA. Time: May 17, 1976 at 2:00 p.m. Place: Room 202 in the Plant Sciences Bldg. George W. Kunze Dean of the Graduate College THE GRADUATE COLLEGE Final Examination for the Doctoral Degree Name: Bernard, Eddie Nolan Degree: Ph. D. in Oceanography- Dissertation: A NUMERICAL STUDY OF THE TSUNAMI RESPONSE OF THE HAWAIIAN IS LANDS. Time: May 18, 1976 at 3:00 p m. Place: Room 604 in the Oceanography/Meteorology Bldg. George W. Kunze Dean of the Graduate College SPECIAL NOTICE Service For All Chrysler Corp. Cars Body Work — Painting HALSELL MOTOR COMPANY INC. Dodge Sales and Service Since 1922 1411 Texas Ave. —823-8111 ■□□□■aHotsnoa □ODDQHHOBOOB ■ ■■■BBDEIDBBB BUBBIDHBBOEHEm SALES • SERVICE . RENTALS ADVERTISEMENT To be sold: One 1974 Caloric double oven gas range, butane adapted, self cleaning, rotisserie, infra-red broiler, automatic meat probe and timer, clock and other features, used equivalent to 44 hours of household use. Bid forms will be available and sealed bids received in the Consumer Re search Center (Old Hospital Bldg., Room 137), Texas A&M University, College Statton, Texas, until 5 p.m., Thursday, May 20, 1976. Bids will be opened at 1:00 p.m., Friday, May 21, 1976. This item may be inspected between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday (May 17-20). For information call 845-5115. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids and to waive any and all technicalities. 12212 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Bid forms will be available and sealed bids received in the Office of the Inventory Supervisor, Purchasing & Stores, Agronomy Road, Texas A&M University, Col lege Station, Texas 77843 until 10 AM May 24, 1976; for surplus property consisting of this list: 1 Lot of 12 Lounge Chairs, 1 Lot of 30 Dorm Chairs, 1 Lot of 90 Bunk Beds, & 1 Lot of 90 Dressers. All items are located in Milner Hall and must be rejnoved by May' 31, 1976. This property may be inspected between the hours of 8:00 - 11:30 AM and 1:00 - 4:30 PM Monday through Friday except holidays, by contacting the Of fice of the Inventory Supervisor at the above address. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids and to waive any and all technicalities. For information call 713/845-7419. 1 bedroom furnished duplex apartment, a/c, $75 plus bills. 701 West 28th, 822-5475. 123tl Two bedrooms for summer school. Share bath. Kitchen and laundry privileges. Large home on 3 acres. Five minutes from campus. Girls only. Call 846-5694 after 5. Also 2 available rooms for fall, upstairs with 2 other A&M students. 12115 Summer rates for Los Ocho 1 bedroom, furnished, $165 a month. Utilities paid. Call Linda, 823- 5469. 120t5 Horse pasture and stalls, 846-7015. 117t8 Furnished, two bedroom apartment. Prefer couple. Call again if no answer, 822-3627. 123t2 FOR SALE OR RENT BELAIR Mobile Home Park 5 minute's Iron) oimpus Swimming pool. TV cable, all eitv utilities, large lots. S22-2326 or S22-2421 Get the Best lor Less 39-ltln JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR RENT QUIET EFFICIENCIES. $95 monthly. $35 deposit. All bills paid. 822-3078. 121t4 AUTO INSURANCE FOR AGGIES: Call: George Webb Farmers Insurance Group 3400 S. College 823-8051 For employment information at Texas A&M University dial 845-4444 24 hours a day. Equal Employment Opportunity through Affirmative Action. Texas A&M University FOR SALE ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES Quiet, clean, economical transportation; 30 mile- per-hour, fifty-mile range. Recharge over night on house current. Meets all requirements for street use. Only $495.00. P&M SALES, 701 No. Main St., Bryan. Telephone — 779-4459. 12It5 Mobile home. 12x50, 2 bedroom, furnished, range oven, re frigerator, awning, air condition, central heat, IV4 mi. from campus. Bus. Call Houser, 512/736-4555. Write 4415 Piedras, San Antonio 78228. i23t2 Sell your used air conditioner to White’s Auto Store or trade on new Catalina home appliances. HELP WANTED Full and part time help needed. Apply in person, Pizza Inn, College Station. 122t2 WORK WANTED Full time typing. Symbols. Call 823-7723. 392tfn Typing. 823-4579 after 5. 117115 Typing. Experienced, fast, accurate. All kinds. 822- 0544. 117t8 ' NEARLY NEW THRIFT SHOP The Television 711 S. Main Shop NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS WED. THRU TV & RADIO SERVICE SAT. 10 - 5:30. LADIES AND MEN'S RESALE CLOTHING. CLOTHES ON CONSIGNMENT. Zenith Sales and Services TV Rental QUALITY CLOTHES AT BARGAIN PRICES. 779-1731. 713 S. MAIN BRYAN 822-2133 Barcelona FREE BUS SERVICE TO CAMPUS 1- Bedr $175.00 2- Bedr., Bath-and-a-Half $205.00 2-Bedr., Two Bath $215.00 PARTY ROOM • POOL GAME ROOM •TENNIS VOLLEYBALL LAUNDRY FACILITIES ALL UTILITIES PAID 24-HOUR SECURITY Now Leasing for Fall 707 DOMINIK 693-0261 APARTMENT PLACEMENT SERVICE 3200 South College 823-7506 Reserve your apartment now for the Summer or Fall Semester before the prices increase. 1/Ve Will Show You a Wide Selection of Apartments in the B-CS Area. OUR SERVICES FREE TO YOU Cynthia Jensen 779-2047 Jenny Pitts 846-1924 Murray Sebesta 693-8950 J. Glenn - Broker ‘Briarwoodr (Upartmcnts , Exercise Rooms (Men & Women) 2 Swimming Pools Sauna Baths Tennis & Volleyball Courts Recreation Center 1,2,3 Bedrooms Furnished and Unfurnished, ALL BILLS PAID FREE SUMMER SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE Special 20% Discount for Summer Rates 693-2933 1201 hwy. 30 693-3014 Railroading has change/ Whatever happened to the old days of railroading when taking a train meant sleeping berths, draw ing rooms, shoe shines, crystal and china dining service, and a comfort able lounge car? A Texas A&M University eco nomic researcher, Dennis Chris tiansen, has provided some of these answers in addition to retrieving some “will little note nor long re member” items from the murky ori gins of Texas railroading history in a report entitled “The History of Rail Passenger Service in Texas, 1820- 1970.” Gov. Dolph Briscoe proposed legislative funding to have A&M’s Texas Transportation Institute con duct a state rail system evaluation. Although most of the evaluation will look at rail freight movement, Christiansen did a study of intercity rail passenger service. This is part of a series of reports by TTI. The result of the study will he to determine needs that might be served by inter city rail transportation which will be presented to the legislature in its next session. The report will cover such topics as why and when rail passenger ser vice developed in Texas, why and when the importance of rail passenger service peaked and how much has the importance of rail passenger service declined. The first railroad in Texas, all 20 miles of it, went into operation in 1853 between Harrisburg and Staf ford’s Point (neither town is listed in the 1976 Texas Almanac). It had five passenger cars, all of which had ap parently led previous lives as Boston streetcars. Prior to the Civil War, the rails had emerged as the main means of travel between the cities they served. Stagecoach lines rapidly dis appeared in those corridors. How ever, in its earliest days, rail travel was not always an enjoyable experi ence. On one rail line in Texas the passenger cars developed leaks, causing the red velvet cushions to stain the ladies’ dresses. Subsequent passenger complaints led to sugges tions that trains be run in dry weather or that the passengers carry umbrellas. Food service was not always fan tastic either. In the last 1800s a din ing car was frequently a converted baggage car with four-inch boards placed around the meal trays in an effort to keep the food from hilling to the floor during the rough ride. Nevertheless, the railroads were of fering the highest quality of intercity service that had ever existed. The conventional railroads oper ated virtually without competition until the interurban railroads began serving a few major travel corridors in the State. These interurban trains prospered from about 1900 to 1930. This type of service is an alternative if intercity congestion continues to intensify in Texas. The conventional rails actually had reached their zenith in terms of passengers carried in 1920 when over 30 million Texas passengers rode trains with names such as the “Katy Flyer,” the “Sunshine Spe cial,” and the “Texas Special. ” After 1920, passenger use declined rapidly in spite of the fact that the railroads provided the highest level of service in their history throughout the 1920’s. The rider decline was not the result of a service decline. According to Christiansen, by 1925 both the absolute and relative importance of rail passenger service had peaked. By the 1950s, rail passenger ser vice was in the unenviable position of being less flexible than the au tomobile, slower than air travel, and more expensive than the 1970, fewer than 400 tl passengers used the Texas. As a result of the declining maud, some railroad companiei lowed their service to detents the classic example being thedis tinuance of food service on the mile route of the Sunset Linn (vending machine service was vided). Reductions in qualityoli vice no doubt further decreased demand for train travel. By the end of the 1960s, il apparent that, unless majorat were taken, rail passenger would cease to exist. The U S. emment responded to thissil by passing the Rail Passenger vice Act of 1970, creating Amtri Amtrak, a quasi-public tion, now operates virtuallyalli:j city rail passenger service, of Texas, in an effort to continue provide the highest level ofmok that is economically realistic,is actively evaluating what the sts role should he concerning inlen rail passenger service. During) remainder of 1976, the Texas In portation Institute will be sively studying this matter. Ocean fish A con by a pa enginee and ma the Tex Drs. McFarl prograr elemer routine habilita salvage cost. ■■ M 1-- Lon challe is bigj The gauntl eggim Festiv larges eggs i the s thrive inlam LAKEViEW CLUB 3 Miles N. on Tabor Road Saturday Night: Moe Bandy with the Buckboard Boogie Band From 9-1 p.m. Ladies $1.00 STAMPEDE Every Thursday Nite Men $2.00 (ALL BRANDS BEER 40 cents) LADIES $1.00 Every Tuesday Nite All Brands Beer 40c 8-12 Dance every Tuesday and Thursday MEN $2.00 Famous Pizzas AUSTIN — Saltwater re flounder stocked in twoTexasln water lakes not only are sum they are doing exceptionallywel Anglers at Long Lakeeastolj stin have caught several since they were stocked as fing | lings by the Texas Parks andWli Department in February] T. L. Brown reeled in ah pounder May 6 which is bi| many flounder caught on thefi Coast. Brown’s flounder was 21 ini long. Lake Creek Reservoir nearl was stocked with fingerlingrei in September 1975 and on Mad 14-inch, one-pound red wascaij by James Routte. Hewas using)] worm as bait. A smaller, 10-inch red wastii from Lake Creek May 3. The flounder stocked ink Lake were seined by fisheries workers from flats off! Aransas. However, the redfisliw cultured artificially at the Natii Marine Fisheries lab in Port Arc and reared and tempered to fe water at the P&WD’s Marine Fisheries Station. Work is underway at the NM lab by both federal and sti biologists to develop similar (a niques for flounder, tedinkp which are more economicalanii time-consuming than seining from the wild. Sei Est condi sity’s ton ar ally ii Kol A&M tor, s detail estate well a of Te estate Special Every Night from 5-9 p.m. 25c beer Vet mag honorel large pizza $2.85— 7-9 p.m. Thursday Night — 10c beer — 6-10 p.m. pool room, foosball, dancing, & beer garden soon. Call-in orders on pizzas 822-7022 1313 S. College “Southwestern Veterinarian, magazine published by theTa A&M University student chaptei the American Veterinary Med Association, recently received first-class honor certification by8 National Scholastic Press Assoo tion. The critique called the magan “very good.” Third-year student T. Q. V | Jr. of Brownfield is editor ofSoi: western Veterinarian and beadi staff of about 20. The magazine publishes artio dealing with all aspects ofveteriti medicine, including research, ei cation and practice. Th schec sessic Da tion mine sessk the st the 1 have w: forrm friem sions lie, 1 “E tion r our amoi inhei deat acuti Now Better Than Ever. 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