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MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1981
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By ELI JONES
Battalion Reporter
WTAW radio is again spon-
ing a Mystery Santa project
help needy children in the
an-ColIege Station area
e a merry Christmas.
WTAW radio has sponsored
Mystery Santa fund drive
live years, but 1981 marks
first year the Bryan-College
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o sponsors a needy child for
iristmas,” Mimi Fehrman,
»unt executive for WTAW,
In the past, the different
;anizations that do these
) rememk ds of things for needy kids
ipeted against one another,
this year the Jay Gees don-
d$60() to the Mystery Santa
id, and they are helping with
ipping and delivering the
:s to the kids. ”
here are over 300 names of
, needy children on a list
imitted by the Department
Human Resources and the
isy that kilt ildren in Protective Services
al,
We are asking people to
late money to the Mystery
ita fund, so that these kids
have a merry Christmas,”
hrman said. “Most of these
ildren desperately need
thes and food. ”
People can become a Mys
tery Santa two ways: first by
calling 846-7788 and getting a
list of a child’s wants, then by
shopping for these items, with a
$50 minimum purchase; or
secondly by making a cash
donation of any amount to the
fund.
“There are lots of things peo
ple can do to help us raise the
money,” Fehrman said.
“Businesses, dorms and Corps
units; sororities, fraternities
and even local Cub Scouts have
all made contributions.
“We have begun broadcast
remotes from local shopping
centers asking for donations at
the broadcast site, and we’ve
already held a ‘Surfs Up’ Mys
tery Santa kickoff dance, in
which we raised $600 for the
fund.”
This year, WTAW has set the
goal for the fund at $15,000.
Last year, the station raised ab
out $11,000.
“We will take donations up to
Christmas Day,” Fehrman said.
“Any money that comes in after
wards will be put into a savings
account for next year’s drive.”
“Fifteen thousand dollars is a
lot of money to ask for, so we
need as much help as possible.
The money is going to a good
cause — these kids need to have
a merry Christmas, too.”
Checks may be made payable
to Mystery Santa and mailed to
P.O. Box 3008, Bryan, Texas
77805,
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o hold concert tonight
By JOHN BRAMBLETT
I Battalion Reporter
Je Vocal Music Department
ks Christmas to Texas A&M
■a holiday concert tonight at 8
Rudder Auditorium,
he concert will feature the
en’s Chorus, the Century
the Reveliers and the
ng Cadets.
i'e’re going to sing a variety of
i from classical Christmas to
hr music,” Patty Fleitas, di-
of the Reveliers and the
len s Chorus, said.
50-member Women’s
us is planning to sing numer-
pngs ranging from “Sing We
Noel, Noel” to Brahms’” Regina
Coeli.”
Classical works by Michael
Praetorius and Daniel Pinkman
will highlight the Century Singers
performance. They will be joined
by 11 members of the Texas A&M
Symphonic band in .performing
Pinkman’s Christmas Cantata.
The Reveliers will perform pop
Christmas music and traditional
favorites.
For the finale all four groups
will get together to sing the Halle
lujah Chorus of Handel’s “Mes
siah. ”
Admission to the concert is a $1
per person.
The Women’s Chorus is also
planning several other Christmas
programs, Fleitas said. Thursday
the chorus will tell the Christmas
story in song at St. Mary’s Catholic
Church.
On Wednesday, the chorus will
perform for the Brazos Women’s
Club.
The Century Singers, who per
formed at the Galleria Shopping
Center in Houston Friday night,
will perform Wednesday at noon
in the MSC’s Christmas program.
Friday the Reveliers will perform
at noon at the MSC’s Christmas
program.
ISC ‘decks the halls’
vith Christmas spirit
NANCY WEATHERLEY
Battalion Staff
e MSC main lounge will turn
a Christmas wonderland this
with decorations, music,
and a Christmas tree.
Members of the MSC Christ-
— Programs Committee have
1 J \ rtdecorating the MSC to make
the Christmas spirit over-
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evenwW ime out and enjoy Christmas
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The official Aggie Christmas
season will begin Tuesday at noon
with the lighting of the Christmas,
tree, Vincik said. Dr. Frank E.
Vandiver, Texas A&M president,
and Cindy Green, Miss Texas
A&M, will light the tree.
After the presentation, there
will be a reception in 201 MSC.
Music and singing will fill the
MSC this week with Scott Zesch
performing Christmas tunes on
the piano Tuesday and the Cen
tury Singers performing Christ
mas carols on Wednesday.
Thursday, ensemble groups
AGGIES!!
CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS in the MSC
Tree Lighting Ceremony:
with President Vandiver
and Miss TAMU, Cindy Green
and Scott Zesch, pianist
Century Singers perform
a medley of Christmas carols.
Ensembles from the Symphonic
Band and Squadron — 15’s version
of “Twelve Days of Christmas”.
Reveliers close the
festivities with a variety
of songs.
December 8
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Main Lounge
December 9
12:00-1 p.m.
Main Lounge
December 10
12:30-1:45
Main Lounge
December 11
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Main Lounge
New law takes effect Jan. 1
DPS grants grace period
By RANDY CLEMENTS
Battalion Staff
The new state law requiring
proof of insurance for all vehicles
will go into effect Jan. 1, but the
Department of Public Safety will
have a 90-day grace period before
citations will be issued.
“Warnings will be issued the
first 90 days, which is the DPS
policy for all new laws,” DPS Sgt.
Fred C. Forsthoff said. “Begin
ning April 1, tickets will be writ
ten for drivers not having proof of
insurance.”
The new law requires all drivers
to carry a minimum liability cover
age for medical expenses of
$10,000 per person ($20,000 for
two or more persons) and property
damage of $5,000.
The DPS will accept the insur
ance policy for the vehicle being
driven or a document issued by
the insurance company as proof,
Forsthoff said.
Proof must tell who is covered,
that the person meets minimum
liability requirements and that the
vehicle being stopped is included
in the policy, he said.
The DPS isn’t notifying the
public of the new law because the
insurance companies are taking
that responsibility, he said.
“They (insurance companies)
have been notified, and will take
care of notifying and giving proof
to their enrollees within their own'
organization,” the sergeant said.
Judy Alexander, senior public
affairs representative for the All
state Insurance Texas regional
office, said mass mailing notifica
tion for everyone insured with All
state will be conducted during
December.
Identification cards, which have
been approved by the state for
proof of insurance, will be sent to
those insured with Allstate, she
said. The ID cards have the in
sured’s name, policy number,
effective date, date of expiration
and a description of the vehicle(s)
covered.
One local insurance manager
said the ID cards must be
approved by the Texas Insurance
Department and the DPS, since
the DPS is the major enforcing
agent.
Forsthoff said if a driver is stop
ped and can’t show proof of insur
ance, the first offense fine is $75 to
$200, and the second offense can
cost $200 to $1,000 or 180 days in
jail.
If the driver doesn’t have insur
ance, the driver’s license and the
license plates for that vehicle will
be suspended indefinitely, or un
til an insurance policy is in effect
for the driver, Forsthoff said.
“The policy must be maintained
for five years, ” he said. “If not, the
insurance company will notify the
Austin office (of the DPS) that the
insurance has been dropped. The
person will go immediately back
on suspension, a warrant will be
issued for the person’s arrest, and
the license and plates will be sent
back to Austin.”
The insurance manager said a
problem with the new law is that
the DPS is already swamped with
other work.
“The law has failed in other
states, such as New York and Mas
sachusetts, because the DPS
couldn’t take up tags and licenses
as fast as people dropped their in
surance,” he said.
Forsthoff said the DPS has to
wait until the law goes into effect
before the success of the enforce
ment can be determined.
“I don’t see any great problems
in enforcement,” he said. “If peo
ple don’t comply with the law, the
courthouse will be full, though.”
As for enforcement, he said, the
DPS officers will check for insur
ance proof whenever a vehicle is
stopped.
Lt. Gene Knowles of the Bryan
Police Department said that
Bryan officers will check for the
insurance proof at accidents, but
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846-5816
Mon.-Fri. 9:00-5:30
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Thru Dec. 31!
Don’t Forget
the
Vocal Music
Christmas Concert
TONIGHT
Rudder Auditorium — 8:00 p.m.
Admission $1.00
Tickets at the Door
when stopping vehicles for traffic
violations, it is the perogative of
the officer to check for proof of
insurance.
Knowles said a lot of people
won’t have proof of insurance with
them when the law first goes into
effect, but once people get used to
the law, they will carry the proof.
Lt. Bernie Kapella, of the Col
lege Station Police Department,
said the department’s major re
sponsibility is to issue citations for
non-compliance of the new law.
“We will, however, run a com
puter check to see if the driver is
insured and how many citations he
has received for not having proof
of insurance,” he said.
If driver is arrested and booked
for not having insurance, Kapella
said, he will be taken to the Brazos
County Jail.
Texas A&M Police Chief John
R. McDonald said officers will
check for proof of insurance only
for vehicles involved in accidents,
not for vehicles stopped for run
ning stop signs or speeding on
campus.
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from the Symphonic Band will
play some more tunes and Squad
ron-15 will provide their own re
ndition of the “Twelve Days of
Christmas.”
Friday, The Reveliers will close
the celebration with Christmas
music and other songs.
While listening to the Christ
mas music, lunch-goers will also
have the chance to have their pic
ture taken with Santa and Mrs.
Claus for $1.25. The two jolly folks
will be in the MSC from 1 p.m.
until 4 p.m., Tuesday through
Thursday, Vincik said.
Sponsored by the MSC Christmas Program Committee
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