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Friday, July 10, 1987/The Battalion/Page 3 State and Local re ; retaliat, ?ed in ni evve(|, nd 1 event, ij espond •leledeif W thent him. iblesthe 1 would 5 Atvoi e neatt; :o l°gy Charlie’s closes down; business sold o adjacent bookstore for expansion e the Sot ■d like tin wersiir I World, ebeenl; med Ire ’s facile firmly shaky, lain don’t lie W'riiersC’ By Kirsten Dietz Senior Staff Writer Trading Blue Bell for books, J.E. “Charlie” Robbins didn’t move far when Charlie’s Grocery closed Friday. In fact, he moved only one door down, beginning wor k in the shipping and receiving de- lartment at the place that ought him out — the Texas Ag gie Bookstore. Robbins says the decision to sell the grocery, which he and his wife Mildred owned and ran for 24 years, was made in December on the spur of the moment. He said he and his wife felt they had worked hard for many years and deserved an early retirement. “We got the notion we should do the things we wanted to do,” he said. John Raney, owner of the Texas Aggie Bookstore, said he wanted to expand the store be cause Texas A&M’s enrollment is expected to increase by several thousand in the fall. The addi tion, now being remodeled, will open in August, Raney said. The grocery, practically an A&M tradition, was opened by Charlie Opersteny in 1933. The store, one of two at Northgate at the time, got most of its business from credit orders taken by phone. After World War II, married students living in Walton Hall frequented the grocery, which moved to its last location in 1949. At the time of its closing, Charlie’s catered almost exclu sively to students. Blue Bell ice I.E. “Charlie” Robbins (left) supervises Paul Brink- ley’s remodeling efforts in the new section of the Photo by Tracy Staton Texas Aggie Bookstore, formerly known as Char lie’s Grocery. Brinkley is a junior from Wiley. cream was its rnost-popular —but not most-profitable — item. Robbins was almost as popular with A&M students as the ice cream he served. In 1984, Hobby Hall chose him as the dorm’s beau. And Robbins says he liked doing busi ness with Aggies and appreciated their loyalty. “I’m not going to be that far away,’/ he said. “I’ll be seeing them all. We enjoyed our associa tion with Aggieland. We’re still Aggies at heart.” ■S Council plans return of almost $200,000 unused funds to federal housing authority By Yvonne DeGraw Staff Writer ■ The College Station City Council volunteered Thursday to return $ 198,340.19 in unused funds to (he federal government. ■ The grant from the U.S. Department of Hous- Ing and Urban Development was intended to , hind rehabilitation of rental units with low- or 0 1 moderate-income tenants. Only $10,000 was dis- li trihuted by the city during the last year. !■ By returning the funds now, the city keeps the / right to apply for more funds next year. The Boney would have been taken from the city in harin,tlif|September in any case. NutraSwj | Council members asked Dan Fette, community ua lly W [ development director, why the funds went unused. •jcdiofl l’ elle sa id another federal program — created under Section 8 — offers a 15-year guaranteed cash flow. The one-year guarantee provided by the HUD program compares poorly to this 15- year plan, especially when developers ask local banks for funding, he said. Three local projects fell through this year because of this. Several other actions were taken by the Coun cil and its members: • Mayor Larry Ringer proclaimed Saturday “Just So No” to Alcohol and Drug Abuse Day. The mayors of Bryan and College Station will open a rally that day at 10 a.m. in College Station Central Park. • The Council approved a payment of $100,000 to Texas A&M University. The money will be used for capital improvements to Eas- terwood Airport. • Two low bids for the construction of Gy Miller Park were approved. The park, on Texas Avenue at the Old Police Pond, will cost about $69,000. It will include a pond, two wooden piers and a pavilion. • The Council approved a budget for distrib uting $751,000 of community development funds. This is $272,700 less than the amount dis tributed last year. Eight more programs than last year will be funded, so the money will be spread thinner in some areas. • Members expressed concern over proposed budget increases by the Brazos County Central Appraisal District. College Station has frozen sal aries and cut positions, but the appraisal district budget does the opposite. • Councilman Dick Haddox said the success ful Adopt-a-Highway program has been ex tended to streets inside city limits. Groups inter ested in adopting a street should contact Joyce DiBacco. t if 1 read rts lathings oods is ; a boot most New T-Camp offers transfer students unique opportunity to make friends, become acquainted with A&M traditions Dtk. in By Alan Sembera Reporter beer Hi Before this year, students trans- i tool i fet ing to Texas A&M didn’t have the n v ;, benefit of Fish Camp to indoctrinate sls a them to A&M’s traditions and give them a helping hand in making new friends. I The Student Y Association’s T- Camp, an orientation camp for transfer students, will take place icei ngt ily. die rs are arminH Aug. 27-29. ■ T-Camp will be held at Camp IBoblitzelle, a Salvation Army camp about 180 miles from College Sta tion. || David MendoZa, student director of the camp, said about 200 students will be accepted to the camp on a first-come, first-served basis. K Mendoza said that on the first day, students will be divided into four smaller camps which will dis- cuss topics such as traditions; stu dent involvement, adjustment to A&M life and alcohol and drugs. There also will be smaller dis cussion groups formed so students can talk to a counselor on a one-to- one basis, Mendoza said. Optional programs designed to help the stu dents with other aspects of student life, such as personal budgeting and living arrangements, also will be of fered, he said. On the second day, Mendoza said, there will be sports and recreational activities. There is a need for this type of camp at A&M, he said, because many transfer students never learn about the traditions here or what the social life is like. “For the longest time, there’s been a need for an extra orientation event for transfer students,” Mendoza said. “Freshmen had their freshman orientation conference, and they also had Fish Camp. Transfer stu dents had a transfer orientation dur ing the summer, but other than that, they had nothing.” Mendoza said a lot of transfer stu dents who knew about Fish Camp al ways wondered why there wasn’t a camp for transfer students. Why Settle For Less OF Lou Pays More For Used Books. LOUPOT’S BOOKSTORE FREE PARKING IN REAR FOR CUSTOMERS Guitar Shop July Sale Guild Guitar Amp 2-12” Speakers 139 00 Guild Guitar Amp 1-12” Speakers 99 00 Sunn P A Board 8 Channel 99 00 Plush Bass head & Cabinet 18” Speaker 199 00 Peavey Classic lead Amp 4-10” Speakers * 159 95 FREE CYCLONE DISTORTION PEDAL w/purchase of Fender Squire Strat 1911 S. Texas Ave. (409) 693-8698 A HH M ilip P Hj M CLINICS AM/PM Clinics Minor Emergencies 10% Student Discount with ID card 3820 Texas Ave. Bryan, Texas 846-4756 401 S. Texas Ave. Bryan, Texas 779-4756 8a.m.-11 p.m. 7 days a week Walk-in Family Practice Harry & The Henderson’s (PG) Sat & Sun 2:05 4:15 7:10 Post Oak Mall River's Edge (R) Sat-Sun 9:15 Post Oak Mall Full Metal Jacket ( r) Sat & Sun 2:15 4:45 7:00 9:30 Post Oak Mall Dragnet (pgis) Sat-Sun 2:00 4:30 7:20 9:45 Post Oak Mall Smurfs & The Magic Flute Tues. 7/14 & Wed. 7/15 (G) 10 am Beverly Hills Cop w Sat & Sun 2:15 5:00 7:30 9:45 No SZ 50 Tues. Cinema III Spaceballs (PG) Sat & Sun 2:05 4:15 7:15 9:25 Cinema III Predator <R) Sat & Sun 2:00 4:30 7:00 9:30 Cinema III “I know while working as a peer- advisor last year I had no answer for that, because it sounded like a logical idea,” he said. Jan Paterson, advisor to T-Camp, said although the idea for this camp came from the Fish Camp idea, it is not a fish Camp lor transfer stu dents. “The program is trying to stand on its own two feet,” Paterson said. “We’re trying to serve a different population, so the program format will be a bit different than it would be for a freshman. “Transfer students, on the whole, are older students, and they’ve al ready been to a school. These are students who aie coming perhaps from a junior college, where they had a very good experience. 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