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•4| ■ " : x. — m cent i Annual Cotton Tc THE 25 ifates, 2 Provi - i ' ' '• ' . ■r* 1 ' TT A ■ ION FRIPAX. JULY 30,1948 \ ^ -T - n if •if H V / /: - / f f onlTour — i Jolt i n ’H- prfNldfnt New Orleans Iltl) ANNUAL COTTON TOURISTS pone with C. W. Wl UxchanRif, during a recent innpaction of the exchange, j . , Frjtm left tej right *re Virgil Caraway nnd L. E. Crane, AlcM atudenta; Dr. L. G. Jonen. A&M or; WelU; Henry .riaucbe, secretary of the exchange; F. J. Treutting. Ander(K>n*Claytbn & resentatite; Wallace Hackler and Arnold Nowotny, A&M atydents. VIRGIL, , L- reeK- trip. Thiise ; maHjng tha tofip were Lloyd Ef' Crape cjf Beaumoptt Ar- Ball and Pageant were started by ProfeaHOr Joe S. Mogford ip 1932 for the purpose of sending students on a tour each 'summer to study leans.” Having dinkier at the most weeks, cotton, and agriculture in general, famous j of all French restaurants J, CUJARAWA a \v»krd nful top” «vere oMfa of those jusfc jreturning i'/durteepth Armual Cot- vyhich is sponsored by tl' rCoilege )f Tex: 9f. the ^ merjea Affc aomy. Tlie grou,. ..o,.w U ,. , 0 - - . , in esfoFcaSda’ ^ tW ° prov: i five- ° them with a dinner at the Interna tional House. This was followed by a tour of the "Fort of New Or- f—• Cowan, gxplained the Canadian cot- ton (kuauiciia to toe groui*. Most Canadian mills at present are using Mexican cotton Since it is cneaper man American cotton. I beemg tooacco growing, in Canada was vegy ArpuMug to U»e tour memoers. uea ciover and umotny pastures were nu- merous in all areas visited in Canada- ine vast assembly lines’ of the Foro riant in Detroit snanfalways De I'etuemoervU. ine aaseuioty Hues in the international Harvester Plant in Lnicftgo were very inspir ing, auto. Several museums were visiteu in entcago arm m eata piace a day coma naVe wsen spent in stead oi tnree or lour Hours, i iruy W aKetield, Class ioi '38, A&iu devoted two aays to guid ing uie party tnrougu tue tuter es ung pans ot ine city, he en- \ lertatueu ine group each eve ning and suowcu inem [places wmen would, witnout mm, uecn UnacctSbiuie, At Allies, towa, the group was snow a ai’uuiiU towa ,^uue ioouege Dy tiouis iiioui^spii do. uHj. v*. tt. r'len'e ami u.v. r iriuns. Vanoua TolMtlUlis ami lu, Ilium Systetiip wuifi) tiussryho. i ne lam, mop on thh touii with a. the .uiuviiMty ol iUiBSOurj wimiv Dr. hihiam'A. aiuiucih, iiepu u* tile l/ipui'tiuuiu ht t«oit», tpoa tiu gtoup to till.* oanuui’ii rlOifl Wiiei< sixty >t*MiB oi coiitmuoh* crop- ping huh pffn pi ucticuu. it ho tii- iott ot tiie vanoun metmms ot larmuiK weie uVmtiiit i«y uis pmut grow to on trie Oinureui p|dtM. Auer traveithg o,*ou mima thu Fourtetmui aiiuuui v.oaou ended Wnetl thv at coHege autwoii; tly cry ono' Ugieed tile trip wtts Ol incsileuiaoie j ouieiit in liuOi'iiiutiou, I pitasui'e, arm connections that were lot vtii- i!ie. it was a never-to-De idigotceii I UX ABNER Hie Graduate AMB -now, my boy, NOR LtSSON NUMBER ONE.- .. m abrroach// i ■ . / • •i 1 .' i; ^ Iiriay^ ijy.r" • '-i- .. _ I*', 1 s Tvll By Al Otpji «wT d-ctRAHnnK**' 'IsUNCX. LISSOM LIL’L ABNER Out of Control ! ! 1 ’h FROM NOW 1 MUST FILL HI YOU NOW KNOW THE SECRET OF gElNC IRReSISTIBL xrut w^h VER THE HUHAH^Y" F FO' TM' D O' AHITV- Y-YASSUH" AH KNOWS TH' SECRCT- C-OOLLY-AH'M BRAIN-WEARY. AH CRAVES A STRONG,STIMOOtATIN' _ BRINKS r sr-LAWfta while on their f net Profit of ?3 lU0 and-an ats 1 tenoance ot over b,000 people^ Ihirteen consecutive cotton ; tours have been made in the past with the exception of the iw rs» »rsSc:li7 *4 ssTjar-? m ifaiiace ihacKler bi. Pitoh—all se- - z , proceed) : of the Pageant iwhich is Agronoi ry Socfet F and jfc)r. essor of Agron- ’ -jV r whs Chanced from- the Cotton Bail and sponsored by the y. The Cotton A CpMP * LETE dF i ♦ SUPPLY Caiidies — fl^ 'll -j Gonfoctions and 1 ,’r Drugs J^nrs Pharmacy 103 B EUi 1' FO _ ; j t Some of the places visited on v thbseAggrs ane: England, Ger- ‘tAbSi. . cm fA many,^France, Switzeru way, Sweden, Italy, Egypf, Japan, China, Nor- Spam, Mexico, in New Orleans, "Antoines” was one of the highlights of the stay in New Orleans. \ Several stops were made with in the next week at various places in the cotton belt, including Tus- kegee Institute, Auburn, Clem- non, North Carolina State Col lege, and Duke. ^ V Four days were spent in Wash- ingtorf,! D. C., visiting Congress and various branches of the unit ed States Department of ‘ tute. Urje day was spent in seeing bounty Agents, Ag eacners Attend lH Short Course Hliurr tlimi .tt) rnmily uK>'nt. .ml j vih'diiomu Mgricuituio lodcuvra urti u|u)iiiiihg tint Biiort tioilt'Be on BUettp amt wool production wmen opuiivd iivre uncier me UtirocuoA of iium MKioh lour A'^mai nUHoanury DopanWont - gt'uUp arrived Omviv I . • 1 irthdit course members will be! bioagut up io aate on the latest production mcaiiH aim prooieuUt. lA'au o. a. mu, oi uuivei-Buy of WyOnung, pn outsutnumg auuion- t> on wool production, wui oe one ot iae iiibkirfcuiis at Mu* snort ctui-se. A uoiiiOdstrat.oii in cup- pu.g oe given oy x.d vtarrtn oi ymcago. Tut- course will last three weeks. Tie last weeK wpi oe given over io lluiU woiK kt Aenviue. jhmts A. Cray, associate pro fessor, Animal rtusoanuiy t/epart- m .-lit, is cimu'nian oi rue course. — Immunize Children Against Disease, Oiiicial Appeals Th of qh jl’anama, and Chile. The 1949 licotton tour is tentatively sched uled to be down the eastern coast of South America. i Winners ot the tour are detcr-4 mined by-ten competitive exami-*. nations. Eight of the examinations are on cotton, one' on soils, and one on crops. No academic credit is given to the student making the trip. The 1948 Cotton Tour began June 5 with the first major stop .being Greenville, Mississippi, when the; Delta Experiment Station and the Stoneville Pedigreed Seed Com pany were inspected. The flame cultivator and the equipment used to supply anhydrous ammonia to cotton wer$ of special interest to the group... ' ’ J While ,in ^ New Orleans, the re search work being carried on by! the Southern Regional Laboratory; was explained and shpwn to the; group. Representatives of Ander-i son Clayton Cotton Company^ showed the members of, the tour through the New Orleans Cotton Exchange and later entertained j i ere have been 11 new cases hicken pox, 11 cases of biphth- Agricul I eri& * casts ox mi-a&ics, io cases ^ ,.„ D m seeing L of P ono > » nd Wj**? °f !who 0P- the various work being done by the cough, according to a recent i. Bureau of Plant Industry at Belts-/* r .° m l f\ e c 11100 °f bute ville, Maryland. Dr. H.'B. ^ a nn,, He A allh otll( ;Cr Dn George W. Cox. Vice President of the American,! „ aresu * t ,?L^ eSe r fP drtS ’ tn ° Potash Institute entertained the State Health Otticer makes an ap- group with dinner at Hogates and P®?L\J® ad paienis to have their a sight-seeing trip of Washington. ch ^dren undergo a thorough phy- Robert 10. Jackson, Washington s ‘ c u al examination beiore entering - school next month. [. “It is a medically established - . jv A - 1C B C ---; S Y0 t^0N0 0 U N E jtt YHE TIP OF TOOK . V. representative of the .American Cotton Council, explained thc func-; tion of the cotton council after a ; dinner at the Mayflower Hotel. At Marcus Hooks, Pennsylvania, the American Viscose Corporation was toujred and proved to be very interesting, since rayon is the chief competitor of cotton. Even after seeing the manufacture of rayon, the gropp decided that cotton can hold its own against rayon qF though tjhc price of cotton may have to fall a few cents for it to do sd. The four days in New York City passed too swiftly for the group. W. J. Jung, member of Andcrspn, Clayton Company, took the group through the New York Cot top; Exchange and the Stock Exchange, and he made and ex- plained actual transactions to the group. Other places of in- tcrest ' were Chase National Bank, Marine Midland Trust Company, Empire State Build ing, i Radio City, Harlem, the : ery7 Gf BoWery. Chinatown, and Staten Island. f After! leaving New York City j the members of the tour spent two days in Quebec, Canada. There everything sien was of interest. The farms and villages around Quebec brought back memories of Europe who ha: iutane Dealers To teet Here Aug. 2 jftiore than 100 servicemen of DBtane oeaieis in xexas Win meet n|i^ Au ft uat 4-0 lor a snort cruise ir| tne inbtanauon, repair aou ser- vjcihg ox i.qUiU petroleum gas ap pliances. , , \ t , JcipeuKers include Nat Harris of fact that a child s health hhs a di- tJ i e X exas xtaiuOad commission, ii. rect bearing on his progress in tli canoi ox tne university ox xui- school,” tne health oticer s|aid. "It is no longer sufficient to provide the child with (Hkiks and new lail clothing? Today Ve realise the health factor must be considered | if the child is to reach his optimum level.”/ \ Dr. Cox said that since the child spends most of his time .indoors j with large groups of children, it is I ^ t .. imperative that he be imhiunized HP 0 T r ? ctl0 P °f against communicable d i s eases when such protection is possible. The spread of such • diseases is facilitated in congested classrooms. He said the examination 1 should include a dental check-up and in spection of the eyes, ears, nose, and throat. The best health insur ance for any child is constant su pervision by the family physician and dentist. N-!IUMWa iiil ms, a. W. Martiif ox i/uuas and .nor top-xii'gnt autnonues. Acxuai inucuee ju mijusting and )rvicing ine various appliances in xe industry, will pe taaen up in le ,afternoon sessions. The morn- ihgs will be given over to lectures uy leaders in the industry. I The short course will be upder L. Belcher of jhe Industrial Extension Service, in cooperation with Win. Lawson,j executive secretary of the Texas; jtutanc Dealers Association^ 7 7 1 — , . andlords Receive ncrease In Rent I Bryan and College Station Innd- ordir have filed 142 requests for -ent increases since January 1. ac cording to Gordon L. Benningfielcj, xrea rent director. Af those 14? rases f)led;141 were disposed of during the same period, Muster Sgt. William M. Roberts, ot which 122-were granted and 19 32, who attended A&M for two kvete denied. The approvals repre Ex-Aggie Reported” Killed In Air Crash members of the group, 1 years, is listed as a possible served on the Continent her of the crew- of a B-29 fa mem- omber ■j-r- Lri during the war. - Montreal was similar to our own ■ large . cities. ,] Cotton Company representative. which crashed Tuesday near Aden, Arabia. sented 87 percent of the total num ber acted on. There are 13 grounds under iwhich individual rent adjustments Anderson, Clayton j His mother. Mrs. M. E. Roberts imay be requested. These include >- representative. R. j of Fort Worth, refused to believe (major capital improvement, in R. and his associate K. 1 . . , . keeps the eyes in condition end body tissues in good repair; also promotes growth. .,. Nourishes the body cells and generates vitality. , ' | • dMLCI ■k ■r ; i v '' 1 * • ■i 4 ? . •r-H* - , : T 0 « • Increases the appetite by help, ing to burn the food we eat and keeps our nerves healthy.. * ■ ' I < " ^ 5 . • s • Strengthens teeth and bones. ii 1 cat ice tHESM onrtH ' fOSi GOOD HEALTH SHEER PLEASURE J . 4 / L E T A N * Aggie Student VICE YOUR CAR GAS . OIL EXPERT GREASING WASHING WAXING & POLISHING ! , . | ; ’■ f'" STOP AT THE UtF STATION 1 block north Bronco Inn on Houston Hwy. Owned & Operated by J. W. Schmidt Vet — Class *50 her son had died in the; crash, jerease iri services of equipment, in- "Not until I know positively,” she j erased .occupancy, 1 inequitable said. It is possible that Roberts/rents, decrease in net revenue (due may have switched\to a crew of |to an increase in taxes and main- one of the other bombers ion the iterance expense), and operating at World-Girdling flight which leftfa loss. Davis-Mountain air force fcasc at | Benningfield pointed out that the Tucson, Arizona, Thursday.' |la\v does not allow for any auto- Roberts joined the Royal Cana- ; matic increase in rents. Landlords dian'Air Force in 1940. He later ; who believe they qualify for a transferred to the U. S. Air Corps rent increase on one or more of the .2' ‘ • r-r For MODE!, Vlul LA > 1. s 1 i*rr.rES fours Sporting (loods 80:{ s. Main Dry an ! h 0 and received the Purple : Heart medal for wounds sustained on his Slst; mission. I Shortly after/‘being discharged from the service with the rank of captain, he re-enlisted as a j master sergeant and radar operator. rf- JfdtaAJ^ CAFETERIA For Food of International FAME adjustment grounds should file their petitions with the Area Rent Office, second floor, Howell Build- >FHSf . ; ' f ■ BONNIE BLAND, a green- eyed blond who competed as Miss Orange County, was named MISS TEXAS in a Beauty Pageant held in connection w ith the Port, Arthur Golden Jubi)ee Celebration. Miss Bland is 18 »rs old and comes from inge, Texas. ' Air Terminal Gets Runways, Lights In Near Future * I I .A'' \ •* ! M'' Contracts have been let for lighting and pavement construc tion at Easterwood Airport, T. R. Spenc\ manager of co|Icge con- structioh, announced Wednesday. Rogers Electric Company of Henderson, Texas, received the lighting contract with a bid of $24,455. This construction will be composed of a complete system of runway lights for all three run ways and a rotating beqeoh. The pavement contract wag sign ed July 26 by F. W. Purkef Jr. of Houston, Texas, and copies have been submitted to the CAA Office at Austin, Spence said. This $13,674 contract provides for the grading and paving of the aprons at the north* and south ends of the 'hangar with paved taxi-ways connecting the aprons with paved runways on the field? Authority to proceed with the work is expected to be received from Austin this week, and actual construction should begin within the next two weeks. Accordino; to Spence,; all the construction mentioned will be; un der the direction of C. K. Leigh ton, College construction engineer. Half of the $39,129 called for in these contracts will bd furnish ed by the College, and the remain ing half by the Civil Aeronautics authority. i I f ■ f. ITU 1 TtSStf ''YORK.'? 7< -a I s The Ninth Am m l Cot in Dallna July 23, hiunt Economic Cooperet ve A<Im Spcukom hcun ojn FrljJayV GeorKc H. Columm ill vhurlo' A grim Rural Chemist, fdr A&M Dr. J. R. Johnson, Toll pit; pr, T R. Richmond, agrohom st| uml D 8. 0. StevelnH, cytologli t; k. & M. Dr, H. B. UurkcD pa ho[og|iHt o he Bureau of Plant Industry Beltsville, Md., and ' Jpai eliem Darling, Fabrics Editc r if Vogue Magazine. ; j According to Willia n p. M* e h of Stoneville, Miss., yb > heads Ihe government’s Na iodal Cot ton Mechanization Pri je t, basic Nat’l Farm Week In Pr Throughout One out of every fo ir Sfairms the United States will ie the) seem of a disabling injilry td al farn resident; f(fty-one far n Iresjdentj will be killed every da f. These statistics rep es unit thi toll that will be taken in life am in injuries: within thj nekt 11 months if precautions a -e iotl takei to eliminatq the 30 mil jot hjsizandi which exist on farms tqroijighou the United States. National Farm Sal which is ncjw under w iyj its goal thf; eliminatii hazards thereby mal farm resident as safe reducing the jf number deaths and injuries, farm life a! safer a;id perous way; of life. The fpllowing ten tils Jo: safety are to advise fun what type of precaut o taken. | * I i ^ i 1. Never'grease, oi, unc|og,;<' adjust a machine that ini in goal 2. Keep tools in a »if4 place. 3. Don’t wear flo|j lyl .cljqthil 311 N.Maln Bryaa ; — SANTTONE SERVICE “The better kind of Dry Cleaning” “We epeciali^e in Reweaving garments, draperies, upholstery materials” We Pick-up & DeUver — Ph 2-8365 PERFECTO CLEANERS 2005 South College Road W ■— RS'FUR STORAGC MATTEW oncan Wee has fo| n of thes; ini: • evei as! pcjssibl jf needles) i nd rtiakin niprel pro; tan 1 N jmiftlj that can catch in mat’ 4. Keep bidders un in good repair. 5. Apply’/first all even to miijui' injuriei. 6. Don’t sthoke aroujid jth^ ha 7. Keep all safety place. ■j 8. Be careful not to mals. 9. Use a staff whch bull. 10. Teach j others sale mooting ilrge utronif uuppurt fur tht tnitlon. J proirrum Included Dr. CSV He, Vu.; T. E. Thorntpn, t ■ [ 1 - i |! ^ * rcjidarch Is already underway - thrauKhoul the cotton belt, from California • to South Carollnil. hanical hand* me bcinjf cre ate! for evury ph®"® pf IWKW Die cot rtn crop,; Meek said, from drain- i j *-—-"i' 1 a* 1 ** 1 “-due, trol agsll dls planting, of dcfoliatipn and "D is m convincing .shou||d ‘bur; ed mt.‘Ju: savj mone. or rhemica! ton fame chanical nidi as fast as science can produ (he it.” gjucretary of Agriculture Fi Brannon told the thhit “the outlook for Ann on in jthe immediate fujture been for at * : RADIO \ ■I- \ \ mg rictic^i 7 GUI , ■* A hdmber One Compete re \r v of crop nnd insect harvea longer a matt/ he farmer tha] Grandnaw’.” he him now new show I by using a and he is willing; Cot- re are buying mechanical S tf k an it has ecades.” hnical discussions of during the [idustry day^ the Cotton 1 delegates featuring ricsl that niight. Matilda Na'll Ma d of Cotton, and Elizpbeth Ann Sto lenwerck, alternate Maid of Cotjthn, appeared on the program ■jj- , - nded a fasfiion show latest In cottort fap- i ‘ism *• my ECHOLS Realtor , . ' *r' t # J, i Over Canady’s Pharmacy Bryaa Z-WM — A P STO a ' I" LARGEST CTRIOAL L I A N C E IN T AN f. Cbine In and see us for large | • or small appliance*: Tt,., LAMPS, 108, ELECTRIC 0I0N8 ENT LAMP8, PRESTO COOI I _fPPEB KELVIN ATOR COFFEE MAKERS ir ■ t j:. ’botpoini and many other uaefula UNITED APPLIANCES FARM & flOME*'8TORE & AGGIE RADIO “ phone 2-1496 I J T PAIR j | r ' ' -;v pecialty 1:1 P y 10 SHOP • I: 1 . --r J ' i j " [ ' .j. "ii" ■r ■ 11 h ^ 'i' Ji Li/ i • ——- FOR tl ock vi omAijl26t|h St. e rep i modeL Service” o! f |Post Office 6 oui 11 " ' ;‘‘i. 2.2Sli> w; • makes and . tTIERIES STABLE •• '. I ill \ \.