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1 College Station sets property tax deadline THE BATTALION THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1980 Page 5 ^ Monday is the rendition deadline for College Station property owners. , Tax Assessor-Collector Glenn Schroeder said residents should ren- ctt Mdcjr their property and apply for ex emptions or productivity values for JWich they may qualify before that : ^ | Schroeder said that while cities g ro ^ mav not offer a general homestead exemption, College Station does iq 6ffer locally adopted exemptions for icurk t !N 0 P le a 8 e 65 or older - Disabled veterans are also eligible for exemption, he said. Owners of agricultural land have the option of having such property taxed at its productive value rather than at market value. A new 12-page pamphlet is avail able to help local residents save on their property taxes. Schroeder said the pamphlet explains how the Texas property tax system operates, and highlights possible tax savings avail able. The publication was developed by the State Property Tax Board in accordance with Senate Bill 621, pas sed by the Texas Legislature in 1979. Information in the pamphlet is ap plicable to property taxes collected by all levels of local government, in cluding counties, cities and school districts. The city tax office is located at 1101 Texas Ave. in College Station and is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. AggieCon XI being through Sunday By TERRY DURAN Campus Reporter AggieCon Xl, the largest annual science fiction convention in the Sbuthwest, began Wednesday. The convention features talks and inter views with two internationally ■own writers and an artist. Also, there will be more than 60 hours of Bns shown, a masquerade and an Ret ion. ■The convention’s guest of honor is Paul Anderson, past president of the Science Fiction Writers of America and author of 72 science fiction books. He will speak at 1 p.m. Satur day in 201 Memorial Student Center. Speaking at the Saturday evening banquet will be Jack Williamson, current president of the Science Fic tion Writers of America. Science fiction illustrator Frank Kelly Freas will be the convention s artist guest of honor. Freas has been called “the most popular illustrator in science fiction history.” A special exhibit of his original artwork will be on display in the MSC Art Gallery during the conven tion. A new item at this year’s conven tion will be a writers’ workshop, where 15 hopeful authors will have three guest authors critique their manuscripts in one-on-one sessions. Tickets for admission to the con vention are available from the Rud der Box Office. Additional informa tion on tickets and scheduling is available from MSC Cepheid Vari able at 845-1515. (Economist honored n willkdl atorvtoolwPr. Larry Wolken, a Texas A&M natory of the award. WRI is a n convent will bed •aton todlPr- Larry Wolken, a Texas A&M imderwTniversity economist, has been ed the recipient of the World search, Inc. Economic Educator u fward for 1979. HowschB iriety obi Wolken was selected for “out- searehen anding creative efforts in introduc- o seeifpeing students to the principles of th radiation! Ee enterprise system,” says Ted oeffler, president of WRI and sig- orek sail certain I hibitor natory of the award. Wolken is involved with the Cen ter for Education and Research in Free Enterprise. The center pre pares high school teachers to teach free enterprise economics in their classrooms. Wolken presented many of his ideas for innovative classroom programs at WRI’s recent sympo sium on “Creative Concepts in Edu cation.” wa Special MS itudents ntnts ifurnlshet jf urnlshed )LLEGE| I 13 laundry nly" Rate lEAlf il fries. id With ig Foods IX. 7:00P.M SDAY ipecial ed Ste^ Gravy iatoesa^ ineotW able jrTea S& ;E YDH< Ntf jwitb uSa uce irTea pn* diamond brokm international, inc. PRESENTS THE TEXAS AGGIE BASKETBALL BASH Monday, March 31 8 p.m. to Midnight at the TEXAS HALL OF FAME NO COVER CHARGE Texas Aggies 1979-1980 SWC Basketball Champs! SHOW YOUR SUP PORT FOR THE GREATEST BASKET- BALL TEAM IN TEX AS A&M HISTORY! COME BY DIAMOND BROKERS INTERNATIONAL BEFORE MONDAY, MARCH 31 AT 5:00 P.M. AND REGISTER FOR A $ 500 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN AWAY THAT NIGHT ... YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN. diamond brokers international inc. 209 University Drive 693-1647 Fellows program applications open Applications for the 1980-81 Texas A&M University Under graduate Fellows Program must be submitted no later than April 30 to Dr. Mel Friedman, prog ram coordinator. The program enables qualified seniors to pursue independent research for classroom credit under direction of a faculty advis er. It also allows students to com municate research topics to a community of scholars composed of other Fellows from different disciplines across the campus. Students eligible for the prog ram, apart of the University Hon ors Program, are juniors with a grade point ratio of 3.5 or better and who will be seniors next year both semesters. Each student must seek a facul ty sponsor for the research and submit a detailed research prop osal, along with approval signa tures of the faculty adviser, de partment head and academic dean before April 30. Participants in the Fellows program must also register for a 485H course each semester. Further information on the program is available from Fried man in 120D Halbouty or by call ing 845-3251. (< HORSEMEN’S ASSOCIATION ANNUAL INTERCOLLEGIATE HORSE SHOW Showmanship Trail Pole Bending Hunt Seat Western Pleasure Halter Barrel Racing Reining Entry Fee — $4.00/class TAMU EQUESTRIAN CENTER on FM 2818 MARCH 29 8:30 a.m. FOR ENTRY INFO: 845-8421 - KELLY KAYS, CHAIRMAN CONCESSIONS 845-1562 - TAMU HORSE OFFICE AVAILABLE i WRI is a non-profit organization based in San Diego, Calif. Its work includes the creation and distribu tion of programs of economic educa tion for students on the college and secondary levels, and in employee education programs. The organiza tion produced the educational films, “The Incredible Bread Machine” and “The Inflation File. ” FOREIGN CAR PARTS Complete Selection of Most Parts for the Popular Imports. 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