FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 11, 1944
THE BATTALION
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Vitamin C Protects
Army From Scurvy
To prevent scurvy in the armed
forces “where men are isolated
from fresh food supplies,” syn
thetic vitamin V is very useful, Dr.
Charles G. King, Scarsdale, N. Y.,
scientific director of the Nutrition
Foundation, Inc., New York, de
clared in a General Electric Sci
ence Forum address here. “A pound
of the pure crystals, if taken in
small, regular dosages* would last
a person half a lifetime,” said Dr.
King, who also is visiting profes
sor of chemistry at Columbia Uni
versity.
“The armed forces now use large
quantities of the pure vitamin to
blend with dried lemon flavor and
sugar,” he explained. “Every sol
dier in the field can add a small
bit of the powder from his lunch
packet to a cup of water, and thus
have a drink of lemonade, with
confidence that the vitamin C is
there.”
“Since the dawn of history, man
has discovered over and over again
that there is something in fresh
food that is necessary for the
preservation of health and physi
cal strength,” he added, pointing
out that Napoleon’s disastrous
campaign in Russia collapsed in
part because his troops were weak
ened by the onset of scurvy. Dr.
King also mentioned it has been
estimated “that up to the time of
World War I, more men had been
lost at sea from scurvy than from
all the losses in naval warfare.”
“When Rear Admiral Byrd made
his last trip to the Antarctic, a
small package of pure, crystalline
vitamin C gave his crew full as
surance against scurvy,” he said.
This form of the vitamin is now
isolated from lemon juice and from
com sugar in abundance.
Church Notices
THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Corner Twenty-seventh and S. College
F. J. Smythe, Pastor
10 :00—Sunday School
11:00—Communion and Worship.
6 :00—Recreation Hour.
7 :00—Christian Youth Fellowship.
8 :00—Communion and Sermon.
A cordial welcomes awaits all who at
tend this church.
A. & hi. METHODIST CHURCH
AND WESLEY FOUNDATION
Rev. Walton B. Gardner, Pastor-Director
Associates, Abie Jack Adrian and
S. Burton Snaith
Sunday:
Church School—9 :45 a.m.
Morning Worship—10:50 a.m.
Wesley Foundation—7 :00 p.m.
Wednesday:
Choir Practice—6 :45 p.m.
Wesley Fellowship Night and Midweek
Devotional—7 :00 p.m.
The A and M. Methodist Church is one
block east of the oPst Office at the
North Gate. There are classes and meet
ings for Aggies and Service men, and civ
ilians as well. You will be welcome.
ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHAPEL
The Rev. J. Hugh R. Farrell, Chaplain
10th Sunday After Trinity
Holy Communion 9:00 a. m.
Coffee Club 9:30 a. m.
Holy Communion 11:00 a. m.
Children’s Vespers 7:30 p. m.
The Bishop’s Committee and Junior
Vestry are requested to meet in the study
for purposes of transacting business im
mediately after the elevn o’clock service.
College Avenue Baptist Church
203 N. College Avenue
J. H. Landes, Pastor
9:45 Sunday School, B. F. K. Mullins,
Supt.
11:00 Morning Worship Service.
6:45 Training Union, Noble Eden Di
rector.
8:00 Evening Worship Service.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
R. L. Brown, Pastor
C. Roger Bell, Ed. and Music
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
10:50 a.m. Morning Worship
4 :00 p.m. B. S. U. Council
6:00 p.m. Training Union
7:00 p.m. Evening Worship.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
who wish to attend our services.
Catholic Students
Sunday Masses 9:15 and 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday Mass, 7:00 p.m.
Confessions, Saturday 6 :30 to 7:30 p.m.;
Sunday—before Mass.
American' Lutheran Congregation
Y. M. C. A. Chapel, Campus
Kurt Hartmann, Pastor
Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.
Bible class for students at 9:45.
Divine Service at li tOW a.m.
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
On 27th Street, 2 Blocks East of Bus Line
Bryan, Texas
W. R. Willis, Minister
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Church Services 10:50 a.m.
Methodist Service Men’s Center 2-6 p.m.
(next door to church)
Young people’s choir practice 6:30 p.m.
Youth Fellowship 7:15 p.m.
Evening worship 8 p.m.
All Aggies and Service Men receive a
cordial welcome.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
R. B. Sweet, Minister
Sunday^: 9:45 Bible classes: 10:45 the
morning worship ; 7 p.m. the evening wor
ship.
Mr. J. S. Hopper, assistant to the dean
of engineering will speak at both these
services.
Wednesday: 7:15 p.m. the Prayer meet
ing. Mr. W. E. Street, head of the en
gineering drawing department will be in
charge.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend all these services.
DO YOUR PAK1—BUY BONDS
COVERALLS
My new shipment of coveralls in small sizes
has arrived—so let's get a pair of Aggie Coveralls.
Don’t fail to visit our store for many
other hard-to-g'et items
See us before selling your used books, campaign
hats, A. M. C. Collar Ornaments. Help the Aggies
that will be here in the fall. Sell your A. M. C. if
you are leaving school.
THE STUDENT CO-OP STORE
OFFICIAL NOTICES
Classified
FOR SALE—Cheap, Golf Clubs and bag.
W. R. Strieber, Hart Hall, Ramp A,
Room 11.
FOR SALE—Second hand steel sim-
mons single bed, innerspring mattress and
springs. Springs not. of best quality.
Twenty dollars for lot. Phone 4-8354.
About August 1 a student rode from Ft.
Worth to Hillsboro with a gentleman.
Upon leaving the car he left a cap bear
ing the name of Robert Goodman. This
student is not in school; however, the
owner may get the cap by calling by the
Commandant’s Office.
Instructor in Naval Training School
wants to rent furnished house or apart
ment in College Station. Ships Company
with, EE & RM School. Call M. W. Loney
at 4-8202 after 5 p.m. or Mrs. Loney at
Fiscal Department. ^
Announcements
The shipment of Senior Rings due
August first is now ready for delivery to
those men who are eligible to get the
rings.
Commandants Office
OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT
Circular No. 11:
1. In compliance with the request of the^
committee in charge of the FIRST
REGIMENTAL, DORMITORY No. 14
will be used to provide accommodations
for visiting girls attending the dances
on FRIDAY and SATURDAY nights,
AUGUST Uth and 12th.
2. Cadets having guests will be assessed
a charge of 75^1 per guest to cover cost
of matron, maid service, and other
incidental expenses.
3. Guests staying in the dormitory must
be in not later than 2:00 A. M., FRI
DAY night and 1:00 A. M., SATUR
DAY night. Guests must check in with
the matron upon their return to the
dormitory after the dance. When re
servations have been made for the
guests they will not be permitted to
check out until departure for their
homes. This will be done with the
matron. Escorts will be held strictly
accountable for compliance with these
instructions.
4. Cadets having guests must furnish
sheets, covers, lights and etc. for these
rooms. DORMITORY No. 14 will be
open from 1:00 P. M. until 3:30 P. M.
FRIDAY for the cadets to prepare
these rooms.
5. Guests will be admitted to their rooms
at 4:00 p.m. FRIDAY, AUGUST 11th,
and must be vacated by 11:30 A. M.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 13th. This includes
linen and etc. belonging to cadets.
6. Reservations may be made by cadets
beginning at 8:00 A. M. THURSDAY,
AUGUST 10th.
M. D. WELTY,
Colonel, Infantry
Commandant.
Hillel Barbecue To
Be Held Saturday
The Hillel Club will hold a bar-
becue Saturday, August 12, at 1:00
p.m. at the Cashion Cabin. For the
benefit of members who do not
know the location of the cabin, all
members will meet at the YMCA
at 12:30. Hershel Lippmann, the
president, urges all members to
attend.
Regular services will be held
Sunday, August 13, in the Cabinet
Room of the YMCA.
New Method Found To
Control Liver Fluke
A means for controlling liver
fluke, which long took a heavy
toll in market weight of cattle
raised in th eTexas Gulf Coast
area, has been found. Processors
have estimated that the liver fluke
cut 20 pounds off the meat yield
of an infected steer. The source
of the disease was small, flat, leaf
shaped parasites which sought the
liver for attack and were difficult
to reach by the usual medications.
The USDA, a publication of the
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
recently printed a story about Dr.
0. Wilford Olsen, who found means
to bring the elusive ailment under
control. Once a South Sea Island
missionary, Dr. Olsen now is a
scientist in the Bureau of Animal
Industry with headquarters at An-
gleton, Texas.
USDA’s story says that the drug,
hexachlorethane, had been found
to be effective against the para
sites and safe to use, but it was
difficult to administer because of
its insolubility in water. Through
experimentation, however, Dr. Ol
sen found that betonite, a claylike
substance, combined well with hex
achlorethane to make a smooth
emulsion which was easy to give
as a drench.
The chemical lore associated with
the preparation seemed hard to
explain to practical Texas cowmen,
but Dr. Olsen had been interpreter
to the king of a South Sea island.
He had also translated religious
books into the native languages.
Degrees from three United States
universities provided further scien
tific and literary background as
did also teaching experience at the
University of Hawaii. As a result
of this colorful training, Dr. Olsen
beg’an to tell the Texas stockmen
how they could wage a winning
fight against the cunning liver
fluke. He talked the stockman’s
language with persuasive mission
ary fervor and they soon began to
master the scientific patter and
the practical use of the two chemi
cals.
When state prison officials let
Dr. Olsen try out the new remedy
on a part of the institution’s herd,
USDA’s story continues, the re
sults were so convincing that the
trial proved to be a demonstration
of the value of liver fluke control.
The mounting demand for hexa
chlorethane as a chemical weapon
against the parasites led to sub
stantial commercial production and
distribution.
Heavy and light cruisers are
named after large cities and air
craft carriers are named after his
torical naval vessels or battles.
Submarines are named after fish
and marine creatures and mine
sweepers and submarine rescue
vessels are named after birds.
Gunboats are named after small
cities, river gunboats are named
after islands and submarine tend
ers are named after pioneers in
submarine development.
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Don’t Sell Them
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to hold on to them as
it is to buy them.
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Keep Them
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you the best in service and in
merchandise, and we appreciate
your patronage very much. Call
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