^gjrcjlated Daily f'o 90 Per Cent Locnl Residents The Battalion PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE Published By A&M Students For 75 Years )3: Volume 53 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1953 Trice Five Cents can: # he ► jau L Ittlf! teen county committees filed formal protests up to oon and more were pouring in. They were coming iph and telephone. There are 152 designated aster counties in Speaker Gives Duty of Post To Community The American Legion post in ev- er - y community should have definite objectives for the betterment of and the advancement of the com munity, Roy Garrett of the A&M agricultural engineering depart ment told College Station Legion naires at the monthly meeting Thursday night. Garrett is Post Commander of Legion Post No. 159 in Bryan. Garrett said that it is the duty of a Legion post to promote Amer- icanism programs, national secur ity, public relations. He said that other activities a Legion post should concern itself with are child welfare work, legislative programs, youth activities, essay contests, swimming, rifle teams, clean-up campaigns, civil defense, blood bank program and to assist fami lies of servicemen. In all matters, Garrett declared a Legion post should work con- structively with all the constituted and appointed authorities of the community, state and nation. John Kincannon is Commander of the Coll^tgg Station Post No. 541; A. D; Folweiler is Vice-Com mander; jl. L^-' Klkin^'' Fii:s;t Vice- Commander; Lawrence A. DuBose, Adjuttntj John Hillman, . Finance Officer; Luther Jones, Chaplain and Howard Berry, Historian. The membership committee is chaired by Folweiler; DuBose is chairman of the House committee; Hillman heads the Finance com mittee; Berry is Public Relations head; R. L. Skrabanek is chairman of the Service committee; Luther Jones heads the Visiting commit tee; Jim Sevens is Athletic chair man and K. A. Manning heads the Child Welfare committee. d other members went a telegram of protest Benson. laint.s were based on a ;ned by J. Earl Coke, tarylof agricultui - e. It st of the county com- iday. live said that to be eli- ceive feed at reduced mer: or stockman must die financial ability to business and maintain a relatively satisfac- ^Ollon in view of present litions, unless he can 2ed at prices substn- prevailing mai'ket pric- s in feed lots are not > avoid any undue hard- ty Bcommittees should ble discretion in carry- se instructions.” • and other committee jp|’f£ud that despite the l**‘ discretion” statement ** pretty plain that the aiser who could benefit he felow who couldn’t at the bank, ictive seems very plain,’ bI don’t see that it uch leeway.” uestions the committee th Monday was one ask- Jit be necessary for the drouth aid committees inaneial statement from mittee was answering >unty branches that it e every effort to have e modified. MMgtflliad been received from ^nTgies; I llftrton, Zavalla, Crockett, jay lor, Potter, Coleman, ^H^Pibbock, Lampasas, Ma- >r, Hardeman Young, trnett, Tom Green, s Sheep and Goat Rais- ition protested through it, Penrose Metcalfe of TTLEMEN, Page 4) ke Towers Over City iremen's School Starts black columns of smoke white streamers of ryichemicals hung over ation Monday as the al Firemen’s Training under way here, and fire marshalls who between noon Sunday, ,d noon Monday totaled Idition between 150 and tors and visitors swell- * to nearly a thousand, r’s'a school—largest until t time—had an attend- ^ations Must I for Tickets I - W’jpions for season tickets r Aggie home football fall must be returned etic department not lat- ly 31, according to Bar- director of athletics, no limit to the number j|. tickets a person may , , Fhere is a limit of two ■ person for those who gfije game tickets for the . is Thanksgiving Day jdollege Station. Jnving for seats will be ; athletic office on Aug. eai aid - • jies will play Houston, lor and Texas at Kyle ance totalling 930 persons from 23 states and five foreign countries. New phases of the school being offered for the first time include a brush and grass fire section of the basic course, and an industrial course, specially offered for rep resentatives of industry. Several new additions to the combined operations of the basic course include a miniature tank farm, simulating a cluster of large oil storage tanks in the field, and a complete service-station set-up with pump, auto on the service ramp, and a transport truck. Another new phase of the dem onstration field includes a mock-up fur storage vault with carbon di oxide extinguishing system, a large scale automatic sprinkler system and a four-room house which will be fired repeatedly. The first fire of the 1953 school was touched off at about 9:13 a.m. when gasoline was spread in and around an airplane fuselage was lighted and extinguished by a spe cial crew made up of men from Bergstrom and Randolph Air Force Bases. Col. H. R. Brayton of the Texas Engineering Extension Service, which sponsors the school, said that several new types and varia tions of equipment are being used. Probably the newest of these is a turbo-jet powered pump not yet available for public use. The school will last through Fri day, July 24. SOUTHWEST CATTLEMEN SEEK DROUGHT RELIEF—Rep. Clark Thompson (D- Tex), second from left, talks with cattlemen during' a recess of a House Agriculture Com mittee hearing in Washington attended by the Texans who sought government aid be cause of drought conditions. Shown are left to right) Joe Robinson, Fort Bend County rancher; Thompson; R. J. Nunnally, Uvalde cattleman, and Claude McCan of Victoria, representing the Southwest Cattlemen’s As sociation. Short Course In Beef Cattle Production Scheduled Here A short course in beef cattle production problems, sponsored by the department of animal hus bandry, will be held at A&M August 18-2©. Headquarters will be at the Memorial Student Cen ter on the campus of the college. Dean C. N. Shepardson of the school of agriculture will give the welcome address at 9 a. m., August 18. Registration will get under way at 8 a % m. “Anytime who is interested in beef cattle pi'oduction is eligible to attend,” J. K. Riggs, associate pro fessor, in charge of beef cattle of the animal husbandry department, says. “The work will cover various phases of breeding, feeding, man agement and disease and parasite control, with special emphasis on some of the newer developments in the field of beef cattle industry.” Riggs also announced that “work with various breeds of beef cattle will be included and practice ses sions will be provided. The course is designed for both commercial cattlemen! and rorebred breeder- ” Sessions At MSC The opening sessions will be held in the MSC and following the wel come ad Less, Dr. J. C. Miller, head •>! the animal husb mdry de partment, will make announce ments and comments. H. O. Kunkel of the AH department and Bio chemistry and nutrition, will dis cuss ‘Nutritional Requirements for Beef Cattle”; W. C. McCormick of the Georgia Costal Plain Experi ment Station will talk on “New Developments in Feeding Beef Cat tle Non-Protein Nitrogen Com pounds” and J. K. Riggs will dis cuss “Utilization of Low Grade Roughagee and Dehydrated Feeds,” at the close of the morning session. The afternoon session will be held at the beef cattle center. “Bal ancing Rations,” will be discussed Lauhoff Crain Gives $3,000 The Lauhoff Grain Company, Danville, 111., through Dr. Howard Lauhoff, has made available to the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station a grant-in-aid of $3,000. It will be used in support of studies on (1) determination of the value of partially dextrinized starch products in finishing feeds for broilers and turkeys and (2) determination of the relationship between such products and other nuti'ients commonly used in poul try feeding, Dir. R. D. Lewis of the Station, announces. The research will be conducted under the direction of Dr. J. R. Couch of the departments of poul try husbandi’y and biochemistry and nutrition, by G. L. Robertson and “Commer cial Feeding,” will be discussed by J. H. Jones, both of the AH de partment. H. A. Fitzhugh of the Straus Medina Hereford ranch at San Antonio will give a talk on “Rations for Show Cattle.” A panel discussion with *Dr. Mil ler as moderator, including Fitz hugh, Jones, K. O. Kunkel, Mc-^ Cjormick, Robertson and Riggs, will close the afternoon session. , A discussion on “Basic Factors in Beef Cattle Selection” by Riggs, will open the morning session on the 19. E. J. Warwick, coordinator, Southern Regional Beef Cattle Breeding Research, Knoxville, Tenn., will talk on “The Place of Cross-Breeding, Adaptability.” R. R. Shrode, department of genetics, will discuss “Inheritance of Factors of Economic Significance,” and a panel discussion with Miller in charge and members Warwick, Shrode, Jones and Riggs, will close the morning session the MSC. Breeding Cattle Show Fitzhugh and A. L. Smith, Texas Extension Animal Husbandman, will be in charge of a breeding cat tle show in the afternoon at the beef cattle center. Demonstrations, foot trimming, horn training, clip ping, etc., use of profilometer, will be in charge of the animal hus bandry staff. The morning session on Thurs day will be held in the MSC and at 8:30. R. O. Berry of the depart ment of animal husbandry, will dis cuss “Factors Affecting Reproduc tive Performances.” C. M. Patter son, Texas Extension Veterinarian, will talk on “Maintaining Herd Health. At 10:30, R. D. Turk, de partment of veterinary parasito logy, will discuss “Parasites and Control Measures.” H. Schmidt, de partment of veterinary research will discuss “Hyperkeratosis,” to wind up the morning session. “Beef Cattle Equipment,” slides, will be given in the afternoon by U. D. Thompson, and A. L. Smith, Texas Extension Animal Husband- rymen. Dr. Tyrus R. Timm, head of the department of agricultural eco nomics and sociology and Jimmy Mitchell, manager, Texas Live stock Marketing Association, Fort Worth, will talk on the outlook. Truce Staffs Work On Military Details PANMUNJON—UP)—Two groups of Allied and Com munist staff officers met again Tuesday amid the hustle and bustle of preparing this dusty Western Korean Village for signing an armistice in the three-yaer war. One group of officers apparently was working on final military details of a truce such as a line of demarcation. The other group seemed concerned with administrative details. Both groups convened at 10 a.m. (7 p.m. GST Monday). For the second day, final arrangements for the historic signing went on within sound of Communist hamcers and Deadline For Transfers To Consolidated Parents of children who live outside the A&M Consolidated School Distinct have until July 31 to transfer their children to the A&M Consolidated Schools, Superintendent L. S. Richardson has announced. No charge is made for transfer. Proper forms may be signed and submitted either at the A&M Consolidated High School office or at the county superintendent’s office at the court house. Residents in the areas adjoin ing the A&M Consolidated School District, such as the Bry an portion of Oak Terrace, North Oakwood, Garden Acres, and Beverly Estates are parti cularly affected by this dead line, Richardson said. Gaines Says Insecticides Are Great Aid The development of and the us age of new organic insecticides has raked the ranks of insects, accord ing to Dr. J. C. Gaines, head of the A&M entomology department. “However,” Dr. Gaines says, “the fight to control insects is a never-ending fight. The progress to control insects has been especially good since World War II, with the discovery and development of new insecticides. Household pests have felt the control measure to a mark ed degree,” he said. The seventh Post Control Short Course held at the college Friday, heard detailed reports in the study of certain insects, its biology and control. More than 40 attended the course. Consider the Pharoah ant—the best known of the househuld ants, F. M. Fuller Jr., assistant exten sion entomologist, said in a paper read at the short course. “It is of tropical or subtropical origin and is found throughout the world. It varies in color from yel low to red and is 1-12 to 1-16 inch in length.” The Pharoah ant is sometimes referred to as the sugar ant. “It will feed on sweets but prefers greasy food.” Postal Ra te Increases May Mean Reduction In Service Washington 25, D. C., July 21, 1953. The Administration spokes man, the Postmaster Genei'al, Ar thur E. Summerfield, appeared be fore Congressional committees this week and urged postal rate in creases. The Postmaster General recommended an additional cent on each piece of non-local first class mail. He recommended that do mestic 'air mail be increased from 6c an ounce to 7c an ounce. He also recommended a rate increase on second class mail, which con sists of newspapers and magazines; however, the increase is not to apply to “free-in-county” privi leges for newspapers. An increase was requested in thii'd class mail, which consists mainly of circulars, advei'tising matter, and merchan dise weighing less than 8 ounces. According to the Postmaster Gen eral, these postal rate increases would produce $240,000,000 annu ally. Postal Deficit is Large The postal deficit last year total ed three quarters of a billion dol lars. I agree that steps should be taken to reduce the postal de ficit; however, I cannot agree with all.of the steps being taken by the Administration. At the same time the Post Office Department is at tempting to raise rates; it has an nounced a plan to improve mail service'in 150 major cities by ex tension of window service and lat er collection of mail. Simultane ous with this expansion of service in 150 cities, the Postal Depai't- ment is conducting inspections in many rural areas, including most of the 6th Congressional District, for the purpose of determining whether many of our Fourth Class Post Offices should be closed. It is highly desirable that the Post Office Department support itself as nearly as possible, but I believe that the Postal Department is one of the last services which should be reduced in the interest of pure economy. There is no question but that the Post Office Department can be made self-sup porting if we drastically increase the cost of air mail service and make a substantial increase in rates on third and fourth class mails. A great deal of money can also be saved by closing thousands of small post offices. In taking these steps, we would be reduc ing the one Feder*al service which touches practically every man, wo man and child -throughout the country. The Post Office Depart ment is one of the few departments of the Government which comes anywhere close to being self-sup porting. Most of our major Fed eral activities yield no income whatsoever to the Federal Gov ernment and cost literally billions of dollars. Our mail delivery sys tem, which reaches the door of every American, our system of all- weather roads throughout the country, and the extensive cover age of the population by the cir culation of magazines and news papers made possible through a low rate mail deliveiy system dis tinguishes this country from any other nation in the world. I cer tainly hope that the Post Office Department does not take any drastic steps, either in the form of excessive rate increases or drastic curtailment of services, which will disrupt our postal services as we know it today. I am certainly op posed to increasing big city ser vice through savings obtained by eliminating many of our small Fourth Class Post Offices. Postal Service Vital I have no idea that the Post Office Department will ever be (See POSTAL RATES, Page 4) saws rushing to complete a huge, 10,000-square-foot Ko rean style hall for the cere mony. The Reds^ also had swarms of workers building a side road in the neutral zone. No* date for a signing has been set as yet. Some observers said there would be a signing within a week, followed 12 hours later by a ceasefire. Occupying a back seat, South Ko rea officially took a dim view of these preparations. A high offic ial who asked that his name not be used called t the current moves an “unconditional surrender by the Allies.” Major Gen Choi Duk Shin, South Korea’s truce delegate, sajd he would continue the boycott he has observed since May 25 and Foreign Minister Pyun Yung Tai said no South Korean representa tive would attend the signing cere mony. The staff officer sessions in Panmunjom were aimed at pulling together loose ends and paving the. way for the full truce teams to fix the date and time for signing. The tempo of these preparations reached the point Monday where staff representatives of the Mili tary Armistice Commission con ferred for the first time. This is the commission that would contdol the buffer zone between the two forces. Two U. S. colonels and a Navy captain handed the Reds Allied plans for overseeing the armistice in the buffer zone. Capt. B. M. Coleman, McLean, Va., said the Reds were expected to reply short ly but no new meeting has been set. Overall supervision of an armis tice would be handled by a com mission consisting of representa tives of Sweden, Switzerland, For land and Czechoslavakia. The Swiss and Swedish teams have been in Tokyo for some time. Peip ing Red radio announced Monday that the Poles and Czechs are in Peping. A total of five separate staff of ficer groups held 10 different con ferences in Panmunjom Monday in one of the busiest days of the two- year-old talks. These began in the morning and continued through a sweltering afternoon on until nightfall. Red activity on the truce sign ing hall, within 25 yar'ds of the present weatherbeaten conference hut, accented the change which has come about since the announcement Sunday that the Communists were ready to prepare for the signing. Boy Scout Swim Meet Here Thursday The Boy Scout District Swim ming meet will be held at the P. L. Downs Jr. Natatorium Thurs day, July 23 at 7 p.m., Barney Welch, meet director has announ ced. All Bryan and College Station troops are eligible to enter. No entries will be accepted after Wed nesday July 22 at noon, and en tries should be turned in to Albert B. Stevens, petroleum engineering dept. No preliminaries wdll be held, and all races are final. Winners are eligible to enter the council wide first annual invitational swim ming meet to be held Saturday August 15, at the Prudential Life Insurance pool in Houston. Officials for the meet are as follows: starter. Col. Frank An derson; recorders B. B. Smith and Don Burchard; timers. Bill Day- ton, Bud Denton, Hugh West, Don Parnell, Jerry Holder, and Joe Hladek; judges, Jack Lynn, George Roth, George Rivers, and Royce Rogers; diving judges, Bud Mat thews, John Speick, and Jack Van Wagner; presentation of awards, Dean H. W. Barlow. All officials are requested to be at the swimming pool at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Welch said.