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THE BATTALION MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1981 Page S : tate ied, we ;e the igbanl l,” Spi agree« lally as! . world iverfe who I inyfmi sustaii ge froi ales ta positi® l a cow of cn s, Spi Only the best Staff photo by Dave Einsel Fish Wes McFeron of Cobra-C sorts through a multitude of bottle caps to find the best for bis freshman spurs. Freshmen make the spurs in preparation for the Texas A&M-SMU football game. Spur sizes range from outfit number to class number. |Founder ? s portrait given to Fort Worth museum United Press International FORT WORTH — A near life- sesupl lized portrait of a Mexican War ;eneral was returned Saturday to . the city he founded but never vi- over i l sited, Fort Worth. The portrait of Gen. William enkins Worth, who master minded the American victory against the Mexicans in Monter rey, Mex., and later founded a string of Texas frontier forts, was painted in 1934 by artist Hugh Mac Kay for the General Worth Hotel in Hudson, N.Y., Worth’s birthplace. The picture has hung in a pri vate residence since 1969 and was acquired by Texas businessman Bill Turner, who presented the 72-inch high canvas to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History Saturday. Worth entered the army during the War of 1812 and rose within two years to the rank of major. In 1820 he was appointed comman dant at West Point, where Robert E. Lee served as his cadet ad jutant. He died in San Antonio in 1849, before he was able to visit the northernmost Texas outpost he founded that bears his name. Death-row wedding planned United Press International ANGOLA, La. — Condemned killer Golin Clark, hoping to legal ly give his name to his 3-year-old son, wants to marry the boy’s mother in a prison ceremony be fore Clark dies in the electric chair Nov. 5. Clark said he asked Shirley Hunter to marry him about 10 days ago in order to give his son, Dylan, the Clark family name. No wedding date has been set, but Clark said he hoped he would be allowed to schedule the cere mony soon. “I want this to happen as soon as possible,” he said. “Time is not on my side.” Clark was sentenced to die for the 1978 slaying of a Baton Rouge restaurant manager who was shot in the head and stabbed more than 30 times during a robbery. While admitting his part in the robbery, Clark has maintained his partner in crime, Mike Glover, actually killed Manager Fred Schmidt. Glover, serving a life sentence, testified against Clark at his 1979 trial. Clark said he asked Hunter to marry him during a routine visit to the state prison. “I said, ‘Shirley, honey, will you marry me? I love you,”’ Clark said. “She didn’t say yes until three days later.” Hunter has confirmed the prop osal, saying she hopes it will help the couple’s son when he is older. The convicted killer said he has asked to meet with Angola War den Ross Maggio to work out de tails for the wedding. Clark, 27, of Cairo, Ga., and Hunter, 28, of Birmingham, Eng land, met in 1976 when Clark was working for an offshore oil com pany in Houma, La. Dylan was bom there Dec. 15, 1977, and Clark left shortly after the boy’s birth. Clark, who has dropped his appeals and asked to be executed, said he has made a tape to explain hlS M d e e a C nw°hile? ^thT' Louisiana bI ° Ck e *ecution. Louisiana since Jesse James Fer* Coalition on Jails and Prisons said If Clark’s «-• a g us °n, convicted of raping anc « wo-d ^ GOV. Dave Tree,, ,o £ ,7^ Htei " ’ ^ YOUTH GOODWILL MISSION From Taiwan, Republic of China PRESENTS AN ADVENTURE IN CHINESE SONGS & DANCE Monday, Oct. 26 7 p.m. Rudder Auditorium Tickets: 8 3 00 Available at Rudder Box Office Sponsored by Chinese Student Association