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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1982)
1HE BATTALION j P«Q« WtDNESOAV, JANUARY 13. 1MB Texas mystique’ originated with six-shooter Television host speaks to Houston Aggie Moms I m* “Eyes A*M P*»"*o fc* imm C.. Bru>t «T le*a% Twist narrator Kay Miller chats with Houston Mothers’ Cluh President Shirley Neal. By JANE G. BRl'ST BMtalion Staff HOUSTON — A«cit*s and Arkw- moms heard tales of cow boys and Indians Tuesday. But rather than being seated around a blazing campfire out on the range' they sat in a plush banquet room complete with crystal chandeliers and white tabioclodu. Ray Miller. the dry-witted host/narrate* of The Eyes of Texas" teleipsion program, spoke at the amtiaal Houston A&M Mothers Chib mother-student luncheon at tfjc River Oaks Coun try Club. Just as hip weekly program fo cuses on people and places m Texas,‘Miller’j talk focused on the Texas, Hangars who rode the state s ■frqntiejl in the early IXOOs. He offered hil explanation of the image of eowlxivs on honseback shooting Indhfcis — what In- calls Texas mystiqiqp. The Texas tjiystiquc startl'd, he said, ixith the Comanche Indians and the Texas Rangers. The biggest problem for the Spanish settlers in Texas, Miller said, wap the Comanches who had migrated from the north and made a practice of stealing horses and shooting arrows at settlers The Spanish settlers welcomed Anglo- American settlers so the Com anche s would have someone else to pick on. he said “The Comanches stole horses and learned to handle them like no one had done before or since, he said The Texj*> Rangers formed to fight the Indians hot the Com- anehes could fire six arrows for ev ery one shot ihe Rangers could fire, Miller said However, he* said, when Sam Colt created the Colt revolver in IS39, the tables turned and the Texas mystique began. "The concept of the Texas Ran ger with two six-shooters on horseback, chasing Comanches. was an image sent world-wide,’’ Miller said Page Brunkhorst, a senior management major from Houston, and his mother, Barbara Brunkhorst, were among the 380 suff photo by Jane C. Brad Texas AfirM students and mothers who ate lunch Tuesday at the Kiver Oaks ffountry ( Club in Houston. He said the people cfonnmg western wear at Gilley s, the Houston dance hall that gained national attention ia the movie ‘Urban Cowboy," think they’re the same kind of folks who used to ride horseback writh six-shooters I m sure many people from New Jersey go to Gilley’s to see Texans, Miller said. But they don t know the others there are from New Jersey, too.” * Post Oak Mall announces nine new stores The nine newos* stores for Post ( >ak Mall in College Station have been announced b\ Eugene, H. Schmipf. representative of CBL 6c Associates, Inc . and project mana ger for the shopping icarter complex The mall is scheduled to open VVednesdas, Feb 19 The* stores include Coach House* Cards 6c Gifts. Camelot Musk-, the Gome Ped dler* M J. Lighting, The Keyboard Center. Wicks *N’ Sticks, Cutlery World, FU >wers Eaire and Buckle s 6c Blade s, Inc Coach House Cafds 6c Cifts w ill carry a foil department of well-known Hallmark products plus a large selection of gilts. With over 120 stores nationwide, Came lot Music will <ffer a ixunplete selection <jf stereo albums. |hee*t music and tape* acce*^ sories. *, The (tame Reddlcr will spe*ciaii/.e in S lull line* of adultoriemtcd games and acccst sories. < M.| Lighting will feature such items aj grandfather docks wall clocks and other acccssorie*s for the home The Key board Center, a piano, organ and guitar specialtv store,'will feature Bald* wan pianos and organs, Uairi, Alvarez amj Yamaha guitars Wicks N Sticks will toature variouscan-i dies foi* all oocBkions. The store also will include relate*d items I to compliment amF home, office or church Cutlery World will offer cutlery gifts, wooden items, hunting knives and personal Hare products. Flowers Faire will feature plants, horti cultural supplies, potted pbints and cut flowers. The store also w iB carry basic sup- phes. pots, !»askets and other related gift items. Buckles and Blades will offer leather goods including products by Tony Lama and other Texas-made items Famous brand-name kiuve.s and a vasl sele*ctk>n of buckles also w ill Ik* available One* ot the major attractions of the* new mall will be "The Gourmet Court," an area that will contain more than 15 eating estab lishments. The Gourmet Court will have a central seating area that will accomodate more than 300 individuals. Firms that will be located in The Gour met Court are: Chick-Fil-A, Salad Barti- que. Potatoes Etc., Sesame Hut, Pepe’s, Funnell Cakery, Swensen s Ice Cream, Po lar Bar Ice Cream and Cannon Weaver, a fish and chips operation Previously announced food stores that also wrill be in the Gourmet Court include The Great Hot IX»g Experience, Peanut Shack. Giovanni’s, Orange Julius and Corn l>og 7. Relax, Have Fun, Enjoy Enter a new wonderful world of excitement. The atmosphere is different — the perfect setting for your favorite cocktails? And what food! The menu offers a variety that alt the family” will enjoy. Popular prices, too. % Discover Julie’s Place soon it’^the kind of restaurant that makes you want to come back again and again. 607 Tex&a Ave. College Station Phone: 696-1427 Open every day — Lunch. Dinner, Cocktail* -K P*#< FLOYD | tflSH you WERE HERE Album & Cassette' % ^ I * j ; f i * ' BLOWOUT! L: * ; j 1 . J r T r * IT.*; 1 A Truck-Load of 10,000 LPs & Tapes Shipped In for This Colossal Sale! AH for You... with the Lowest Prices of '82! 1.99 *3.99 *3.99 *4.99 A BIG SALE DAYS! ,1 )R S4li-1741