The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 7, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 22, 1958 Page: 4 of 4
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Maid of Cotton Will Tour World
In '59-McMurry Women Eligible
MEMPHIS Tcnn. (Spl.)
The 1058 Maid of Cotton will
visit Bermuda next summer
for the opening of her global
tour the National Cotton
Council announced today.
The cotton Industry's 21st
fashion and good will repre-
sentative will fly to the Island
ly Hrltlsh Overseas Ah way.-
In caily June. She will star In
a fashion show based on the
theme of an aiound - the -world
cotton wardrobe and
nl.so will paitlclpate In the
colony's 350th anniversary
celebration.
Before going to Bermuda
the Maid of Cotton will com-
plete a tour of 30 major cities
In the United States and Can-
ada. Another British colony
Nassau will be the Initial stop
on her exciting International
journey scheduled to begin In
late January.
The Cotton Council reports
that next year's Maid will be
the first to visit both Ber-
muda and Nassau and to cir-
cle the globe. Helen Landon of
Huntington Tenn. King Cot-
ton's 1057 emissary spent the
Easter holidays In Bermuda
wlille Pallida Anne Cowden
of Raleigh N. C opened her
1050 tour in the Bahamas.
Details of the nioiind-thc-world
itlnerniy which will in-
clude .stops in Hawaii. Austra-
lia and the Far East as well
ns Europe will be announced
later.
The search is now officially
tinder way to find the young
beauty who will tiavel for tin
cotton indi stry in 1050. Twen
ty finalists selected from In-
dividual applications and in
.state contests will come to
Memphis for two days of con-
test finals December 20 and
30.
To be eligible a girl must
have been bom In a cotton
nioducinu .stale must be be
Keen the ages of 10 and 25
at least five feet five Inches
(all and must never havi
been married.
ShidcniNEA
Group lo Form
'Use oignnlzitlrin.il myelin
of the Student N.it.oun
Lducntlon Association on the
MeMiuiy campus will be held
'Iue.sd.iy Noember 11 at ft
pm. In I? tdfoid So-lil Hall
Dr. Slim Molt s n-.ni an
luiuiKed e.uly tills week
The gioup foimi'Jly knowi
ns FTA tl'ut in e Tcichon of
Ameilcai will .sene as a
national piolesslonal oigan-
iatlon foi students pi cpii in
to teach
Students who join the Me-
rlin ly chaptei will auto-
mat lenity be .student menibei.s
of the National Kdin ition A--MK-lallon
and of the To mi-.
Slate Teachei ' Associ itlun
Puiposcs f the o'im: tr-
illion include pioWduig op
pottiinltles foi peisonnl niv'
piofessionnl giowth ani de-
elopment as vll as op
pcitunltles to p.iillei)r'tel!i
eo-opeiatlve win I; In te.uh-
lng puibleins
"We liope to have a well-
loundcd ptogt.im which will
be helpful to all students pie-
ll.ll lug to te.irh.'' Dr Mo't
.ild "All McMuir students
who plan t - teu-h n ' up e I
to bo piesent foi the oi;an-
1ntlonal meeting "
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The Maid of Cotton contest
is sponsored each year by the
National Cotton Council the
Memphis Cotton Carnival As-
sociation and the Cotton Ex-
changes of Memphis New
York and New Orleans. Ap-
plication forms may bo ob-
tained from the National Cot-
ton Council Box 0005 Mem-
phis 12 Ten.
Macligan Offers
Chance lo Serve
Earn Extra Cash
Veterans and students
under UMT obligation have
an opportunity to earn soni"
exti.i money in part-time
service thtough the C22nd
USAF Hospital Reserve Mc-
Muriy .sophomore Gerald C
Macligan announced Tues-
day. "Students owe It to them-
selves and to their country
to investigate the opportunit-
ies for part time service one
weekend per month and 15
days during the summer'
Macligan said.
The unit diaws two time-
the pay of other reserve units
In the nrea with unlf.im
belli"? furnished nnd spaces
aie limited lie .stated.
Students wishing further
Information can contac'
Maehgan at 1841 South 17th
Sticet phone ORchard 4-
PG7 'Papoose Day9
Switches Roles
"Eeiy dog lias his day'
he : ajlng goes and MrMurrj
climes hut their day Mondaj
Alien the Rcseivatlon's an
iiiul Pap-oso- Day lollei
.ucund.
Slimes and uppciclissmon
levelled loles foi ttio day
with a meeting of "Slimes-foi-a-dav"
held under the
dhectlon of McMiury fich-
men At 12-31 n m Tuci-div Mc
Iitriv heid ifeeilcdri E.
my Nele d"cieul thu ircsh-
nen eoaeh he tinned baeV
nit. a punipU'i as lie in-
I'la'ed pioect'lins ioi a
e mint ion 'slime" meeting
foi the freshmen.
"Slime season" on the i es-
tivation will be ended If the
lilbc is vlctiiious in Us las'
li lie game Octob"i 27 with
Blossom & Gift
Shop
1027 N. Moekingbiul
Lane
GIFTS
PARTY
SUPPLIES
O ALL FLORAL
NEEDS
Day or Night
Phono OR .1-7029
Mrs. I'lnjil 1 nomas
k Richard Tucker
Ciniiuis HeprcscntatKo
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THE WAR
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Eichenberger Tucker Submit Top
Pix in WAR WHOOP -SC Contest
Winners In the WAR
WHOOP - Student Council
photo contest were announ-
ced late Tuesday by news-
paper editor Don Boyd Lub-
bock senior.
"The winning photo ches-
cn on the basis of its cap-
tuilng the spirit of Home-
coming and its usability In
Sphnnl ntthllnnHnne .nni
taken by Mac Eichenberger"!
Boyd said. The picture show-1
eel twa McMuiry students
dressed In Indian costumef
posed beside a tenee before
they began their rounds as !
guides for the school child-
ren who visited the Reser-
vation during Homecoming.
Second nnd thhJ places
went t: photographs made
by Richard Tucker showing
DBE Names New
Sponsors for Fall
Delta Beta Epsilcn social
club has named Mis. Bci-
nlce Biunner as Its new
sponsor.
Coming to McMurry as
sccictary to Dean Humphrey
Mrs. Biunner was previously
employed by the First Nation-
al Bank of Abilene.
A native of Quanah she
moved to Abilene frcm Flag-
staff Arizona.
Mrs. Brunner has a sis-tcen-year-old
daughter who
Is a senior at Abilene High
School.
Mrs. Brunner replaced Mrs
Richard von Ende as spon-
sor of the club.
"The West Texas House"
THE PENDER CO.
STATIONERS PRINTERS
AND LITHOGRAPHERS
Cedar at North Tifth
7
drink
THE FRIENDLY
"PEPPER-UPPER"
THAT .
NEVER $?3y&)
LETS 6 -M
YOU H $
DOWN! (4 '.
ml I ;t j? f
WHOOP
Wednesday October 22 1958
the Indian Village and Rad-
through the doorway of a
ford Student Life Center
tepee nnd showing two
children playing near the
entrance of one of the tepees
"Wc had a good response
to the contest" Boyd said
"and wc think that It has
made possible a better picture
coveiago of Homecoming for
the school annual. The
TOTEM editors and the pub
Sayles Beauty
Invites you to visit their
modern shop and
see
'Sue Eunice Iva
Closest to
1405 Sayles
J. R. Fielder O. D. Dillingham
FIELDER-D1LLINQHAM
COOK'S PAINTS AND VARNISHES WALLPAPER
DOORS WINDOWS MOULDING INSULATION
410 Chestnut
Dial OR 4-8171 Abilene. Texas
VFW Bowling Lanes
No. 2nd at Kirkwood
Student Rates between 9 & 5
Bowl where the students bowl
Social Club Headquarters
for
MEETINGS AND PARTIES
Paradise Room
2 Waterfall Room
Pyramid Room
Q Palm Terrace
Free of Charge
Plan mir Party at Hie SANDS
Now! Call Dean Johnson OU 3-1201
(Don't Miss "THE COINS" October 20 - 20)
lications staff in general
want to thank all the Mc-
Murry students for their In-
terests In this year's contest."
Ten dollars In prize money
was divided between the two
winners said Boyd.
402 Pine Street
Hugh Bowie Jeweler
Salon 4
rjn
Sally and Shirley"
the Campus
OR 3-1 GG3
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