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BlXmas Seal =)i ® Still Being Money Taken = aif The Christmas Seal Campaign to Ml raise funds to continue the work of the Brazos County Tuberculosis L Association has not closed its Books according to Mrs. Charles Smith, county chairman. ► 1^1^! Although the campaign ended «fS : officially Dec. 31, contributions will be most welcome during the coming weeks, Mrs. Smith said, will) The accounts are kept open every [ year through January and Febru- 5 ary to accommodate the people who : in the Christmas rush fail to send TAC lan at© ho\t fin- hun- “bin- veel; 'teen a are , has fand have Is all arim e Ice 11)010 make he job iiiy his ;k and hat in> 1 never me Ice l ,ght on jbway, helping mipson •n, and got ex* recr as ier, but ool and mst re* can im* tropical league i finally d sends •/Iwro— c iinUl" let, O'et' (Continued From Page 1) the single point of contact for all Army airlift requirements. The amount of airlift furnished is con siderable. An average of 86 air lift aircraft is furnished each day or approximately 5,000 hours each month, to support Army opera tions,” the team told the cadets. I “The cold war environment in which we find ourselves today dic tates that the Air Force rely on its entire operational and support capability. Included in this capa bility are our Reserve forces. ■ “The traditional ‘back-up’ phil osophy that once applied to the Air Reserve and Air National Guard forces no longer holds true. There is no ‘second team” in the Air Force. In the event of a na tional emergency, highly trained and combat-ready Reserve forces can be mobilized and integrated in to TAC in a matter of hours,” they said. ■ “Combined, the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve Resources total approximately 1,600 aircraft and 58,000 personnel. I this force were mobilized over night, and it could be, TAC would thore than double in size,” they added. E “The total strength of tactical air forces worldwide today is 30 wings. This force is comprised of 16 tactical fighter, two tactical bomber, four tactical reconnais sance, seven troop carrier and one missile wing. We consider this a modest force for the tasks we may be required to perforrp. Pressing Problem “The Tactical Air Command to day is faced with a severely press ing problem of modernization. The influence of the Korean War which temporarily accelerated the build up of TAC and modernized our tac tical air forces has long since run its course. Most of the weapon systems utilized today were devel oped during the Korean crisis nearly a decade ago. I “Understandably, TAC must continue to update its weapon sys tems if it is going to provide a force capable of countering the technological growth of the Com munist threat. Our capabilities can be improved only through the introduction of qualitative systems in the near term. Having elected not to compete with the Commun ists in the numbers game, there must be no doubt about our quali tative superiority. It is important to note that Russian tactical air forces have remained at essentially World War II strength and to a great extent have been modern ized with modern jet equipment,” the team said. Be well groomed for success That “like new” look we give your clothes is sure to make the right impressions whether you’re on the job or on the |i town. in their contribution. In the name of the Christmas Seal Committee Mrs. Smith ex pressed her appreciation to the many citizens and business firms throughout the county for their support of the campaign. She ex pressed her sincere thanks to the newspapers, the radio and televi sion stations for the fine publicity given the drive. The receipts to date total $5,655. Mrs. Smith said the TB Associa tion was counting on late contri butions pushing the receipts over the $6,000 mark. Meeting Set For A VIA Credit Courses A representative from S a m Houston Stat6 Teachers College, W. C. (Coy) Perkins, will meet with those interested in taking col lege courses for credit or for spe cial interests, tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Stephen F. Austin High School auditorium. The extension classes are being promoted by the Women’s Auxil iary to the Texas Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medi cal Association. Interest has been shown in edu cation, history and English courses. Adolescence psychology and Texas history have been specified. A few have asked for each of these: art, sociology, undergraduate math, vi sual aids, books and children, ad vanced shor’thand, business corre spondence, business law, library science and graduate and under graduate home economics, and oth- ers may be asked for at the meet ing. Those attending this discussion will decide which courses will be offered. A course will not be offered unless at least 15 of those attending the meeting are inter ested in enrolling in it. The public is invited. Classes will meet one night a week in Bryan for 16 weeks. An instructor from SHSTC will come to teach the course. Courses will be offered for undergraduate * or graduate credit. IHE BATTALION Tuesday, January 10, 1961 College Station, Texas Page 3 PIERCING CRY OF WOUNDED RABBIT A&M Hunters Outfox Two Foxes With Special Call Jerry Wendt, Glen Pavlik . . shotgun, spotlight, call: two foxes ECONOMICS STRESSED Range Management Meeting Ends Tomorrow In MSC The economics of range land was emphasized at the first annual Range Management Conference which ends tomorrow at Memorial Student Center. of Agricultural Economics and Sociology, “Income, Expenses and Measures of Profit;” Dr. Judd Morrow, director of the Southwest Agricultural Institute at San An- Subjects vary from income and tonio, “The Interrelationship of expense studies to range manage ment for the absentee landowner. The conference is sponsored by the student A&M Range and For estry Club in co-operation with the Department of Range and Fores try. Maynard Hill of Del Rio, senior range management major and con ference chairman, said the meet ing is designed to better acquaint ranchers, businessmen and related industries with the science of range management. Speakers and their subjects are Dr. P. E. Hildebrand, Department Business and Agricultui’e;” Dr. L. B. Merrill, Texas Agricultural Ex periment Station at Sonora, “Re cent Research Developments for Increasing Livestock Returns on Rangeland.” Others are Jack Fletcher, Wil liam K. Holt Machinery Co., San Antonio, “The Interrelationship of Business and Range Management;” Clyde H. Wells, Hood county ranch er, “Increased Profits Through Grass and Livestock Management;” William J. Waldrip, Texas Agri- cultural Experiment Station, “The Throckmorton Experimental FORA NIGHT OF WONDERFUL ENTERTAINMENT SEE The Fabulous FOUR FRESHMEN STARS OF CAPITOL RECORDS G. ROLLIE WHITE COLISEUM ADMISSION $1.00 Ranch;” Dr. R. A. Darrow, Depart ment of Range and Forestry, “Brush Control by Chemical and Mechanical Methods;” Dr. D. L. Huss, Department of Range and Forestry, “Ranch Managers for the Absentee Owner.” By TOMMY HOLBEIN One of the greatest and most enjoyable sports for those who are outdoor-minded is hunting preda tory animals at night, according to Jerry Wendt, junior from Dal las. Wendt and a friend, Glen Pav lik from LaGrange, had a very successful night of hunting last Saturday and Sunday morning, returning with two fine specimens of fox tails. To hunt the foxes by night, the two students took a 12-gauge shot gun, double-barreled; a dry-cell spotlight, and a fox call. Probably the most remarkable item of equipment was the call itself, explained Pavlik. “The call itself is shaped like a mouthpiece to a reed instrument, like on a saxophone or clarinet; it also has a reed, fitted onto a hollow compartment where the sound emits. “When the caller blows on this device, it cuts loose with the high, piercing cry of a wounded rabbit. Predatory animals are sharp to pick up this cry, and they ‘come running.’ ” This trip was the result of an unfruitful attempt to kill foxes by night last November; the two hunting enthusiasts decided to give it another try,, and had consider ably better luck this time. Leaving A&M about 7 p.m. Sat urday, they arrived at their hunt ing grounds, about five square miles of land and brush below Caldwell, and started concentrat ing on the sport by 9 that night. “Jerry was working the light and caller, and I had ’hold of the gun,” said Pavlik. “It didn’t take but five minutes to call the first fox. Jerry started in on the rabbit whining, and be fore long we could see a pair of shining eyes coming at us. The light was held straight up in the air until the animal was within shooting distance, then the fox was hit by the full force of the beam,” said Pavlik. The fox was within 10 yards of the hunters when it was blinded by the light and shot,” Pavlik added. After shooting the first animal, the two men started toward 1 a new location; it began misting, then raining. Fortunately, they were both wearing raincoats and boots, and weren’t affected too badly by the inclement weather. “We called several times be tween stops, but never induced anything to come up. Then, about 1:30 a.m., after we had stopped and started working intensively at luring these animals, we got our second fox,” said Pavlik. Several other foxes were called up, but none got within shooting range of the hunters, he added. At 2 a.m., the pair were still going strong, but the reed on the caller split, and this called off the rest of the night’s activities. The men walked back to their car, some three miles away, bearing the two foxes, and somehow found their way back with no trouble. “The pelts were pretty badly messed up by the shotgun blasts, so we couldn’t keep them; we just cut off their tails, loaded up, and came on back to the College,” said Pavlik. BROASTEB CHICKEN Fx»**uiS DELIVERY IT’S THE WORLD’S FINEST EATING IT’S NEW! IT’S DIFFERENT! IT’S DELICIOUS! WHAT IS BROASTED CHICKEN? FRESH—TO GO IN 7 MINUTES!! Chicken Is Fresh — Not Frozen or Pre-Cooked U. S. Government Inspected—Grade A iroai eonsly, the fla' instantan- lals in alt eat ears the chicken, seals rful natural juices, and cooks through to the bone in seven minutes. Broasted chicken is served to you golden brown, tender, and wonderfully pala table. 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