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Battalion Editorials Page 2 TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1952 Some Say Yes, Some Say No Students Voice Opinions On 18 Year Old Voting Ags Enjoy Camp Life At March Air Base Editor’s Note: Calvin Moore, manager of student apartments, advises that a 3% chlordane solution is available to all occupants of student apartments and is located in the Student Apartments Warehouse in College View. This solution may be obtained free by calling at the warehouse shortly after 8 a.m., just before noon and during thd noon hour, and just before 5 p.m. It will not stain paper and clothes, but is harmful to tile, Moore said. Roaches Proven Carriers of Polio A dime store paint brush and a few ounces of chlordane are the only tools you need to run off those pesky cock roaches, State Health Officer George W. Cox advises. But he says keeping them off is a bigger job. Roaches are disease carriers from way back, the health officer pointed out. They’ve been found naturally infected with polio virus. And that alone, is reason enough to declare war against the filth ridden pests. Here’s the way to do it. First, get 3% chlordane spray and a two-bit paint brush from the drug store. Then take all the pots, pans, and dishes from the kitchen cabinet and wash them in soapy water. Now paint the chlordane into all the cracks where shelves join the walls, and around the drain and water pipes. That’s all—don’t paint the whole cabinet. While the spray is drying in the cabinets, paint in the corners of baseboards, behind the stove and the hot water heater where water and gas pipes enter the house. Take off the motor panel of the refrigerator, and treat the floor and corners of the motor compartment. Paint the walls behind the refrigerator, because roaches will hide any place they can find protection. Be sure to paint around bath room pipes, too. In older houses it’s possible that roaches will be hiding in cracks between the wall boards and door and window frames. So don’t pass up a crack because it looks too small to harbor roaches. The young insects are mighty small. After the spray in the cabinets has dried thoroughly, cover the shelves where dishes and food are stored with paper. You can get a can of caulking compound for just a few cents, which makes filling cracks permanently an inexpensive process. But run some of the spray into cracks before seal ing them up. This will kill ants, too. All this will help you get rid of roaches, Dr. Cox em phasizes. But if you leave food exposed, they’ll soon be back at the same old stand. It is believed that t^e majority of adults have at one time been infected by the virus! of poliomyelitis, us ually without manifestations, says Dr. George W. Cox, State Health Officer. In view of the above itj is expect ed that most of the recognized cases will be among children. Only a small proportion of infected persons are clinical ly recognizable. When symptoms are manifested, they us ually comprise an acute illness with fever, headache, and almost always a characteristic stiffness of the neck and spine. Some degree of paralysis may or may not occur dur ing the first few days of illness. During the poliomyelitis season the following measures are recommended by Dr. Cox: • Insist upon safe waste disposal so that human ex creta is not exposed to disease transmitting vectors. • Insist on elimination of fly breeding sources and do not depend upon community wide airplane spraying or fog ging machines as a substitution for basic sanitation. • Food supplies, including milk, must be protected against contamination. • Always demand safe water for drinking or swimming pools. • Insist that garbage be kept in covered containers and disposed of by incineration or sanitary fill. • Eliminate all unsanitary conditions on your own prem- By BOB HENDRY Battalion Feature Editor Most people at A&M can be clas sified into three groups—Republi cans, Democrats, and Independents. But the group which participates in some of the college’s most heat ed political debates cannot actual ly be classified into any of these. They are A&M’s 18 year olds. Many of these feel that they are being unjustly persecuted. On the other hand, a large percent feel just the opposite, with the result that the student body has been split into two rival groups. “Under the country’s modem ed ucational system, I believe that any person 18 years of age should have enough education in political activities to judge who will be the best leader in a public office,” ar gued Jimmy Smith from Rockdale. I am in favor of letting thfem vote for this reason.” “I do not think they should be able to vote,” contradicted Otilio Limon from Laredo. ‘The average 18 year old is just finishing high school and is about to enter prac tically a new world. At his age I don’t believe he knows enough about this new world to vote sen sibly.” Louie Venincasa disagreed. “I believe, like most people do,” he debated, “that if you are old enough to fight, you are old enough to vote.” “I believe,” charged Fred Bur kett of Lamesa, “that up until a person is 18, he has never thought seriously about voting. Then one day he wakes up and finds that he is eligible for the draft, and all of a sudden he immediately wants vote—it takes on meaning. By Waiting until he is 21 and by using these three years in following pol itics, he will be capable of voting sensibly.” Cadets At George AB Living I ike Officers By WELDON D. KRUGER AFROTC Camp Correspondent George AFB, Calif. (Delayed) — George Air Force Base is located 7 miles from Victorville on the edge of the Mojave Desert. There is nothing for miles but sand, wind, Joshua trees, Sagebrush, and sun shine. To the' Southwest can be Work Progressing On New Buildings Work on the new engineering building is now two months ahead of schedule. The building is now about 70% complete. Glazing should be com pleted within two weeks. The greater part of the remaining work Avill be inside, so weather conditions will have little effect on the progress made toward com pletion. Work on the building has been delayed because of a. one-month strike by the plasterers’ union. This strike was recently settled and progress should now continue. Both the Engineering Building and the Engineering Library are expected to be completed by early fall. ises. • Practice good personal hygiene, with particular at tention to personal cleanliness. Avoid excessive physical strain during poliomyelitis season. • Isolation in bed of all children with fever pending diagnosis by physician. The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Tradition! "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman?' The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, is published by students five times a week, during the regular school year. During the summer terms, and during examination and vacation periods The Battalion Is published twice a week. Days of publication are Monday through Friday for the regular school year, and Tuesday and Thursday dliring examination and vacation periods and the summer terms. Subscription rates 56.00 per year or 5.50 per month. Advertising rates funished on request. Ag Conference Set In MSC July 22-25 A Vocational Agricultui-al State Staff Conference will be held in the MSC July 22-25, according to E. R. Alexander, head of the de partment of agricultural education. In a letter from Robert A. Ma- nire, Chief of the Agricultural Ed ucation Service, it was stated that the conference will hear from two panels headed by E. R. Alexan der. Composing the first panel will be Dr. R. D. Lewis, V. C. Marshall, Lewis P. Merrill, Paul Walserj and B. F. Vance. Their topic of dis cussion is “The Needs of Texas Agriculture Today.” The second panel will discuss “Assisting Texas Agricultural Producers to Meet Changing and Increasing Demands.” Included in this panel is Frank Briggs, M. A. Browning, G. G. Gibson, C, G. Scruggs, and C. N. Shephardson. Attending this conference will be Teachers Trainer Staff Mem bers, Area Supervisors, and one teacher from each area selected by the other teachers of that area. seen part of the San Bernadino Mountains, with “Old Baldy,” a snow-capped peak, a prominent landmark. Cadets from 17 colleges from nine states are enjoying the com forts of Bachelor Officers Quar ters, special cadet mess, and all the facilities of George AFB. The cadets are organized in one squadron composed of five flights. Positions of leadership are alter nated frequently sb that each man has a chance to exhibit his tal ents. Squadron CO for the past week was Weldon Kruger. Flight CO’s have been Ralph Cox, Billy Folley, August Schumbera, and J. C. Stewart. The first few days were spent in processing, ’ drawing uniforms, cleaning of barracks, and taking physicals. Sihce then we have been having close order drill, ath letic programs, calisthenics, lec tures, and movies on the Air Force officer. One day was spent on a one thousand inch cai’bine firing range. All the Aggies qualified with Owen Hill and J. C. Stewart fir ing expert stores. Friday evening the cadets held a retreat forma tion and Saturday morning "a pa rade plus a personal and stand-by inspection. Each day we have been having room inspections and getting rams for any discrepancies. A day here starts at 5 a.m. and ends at 4:30 p.m. The week ended at noon Satur day and almost everyone headed for Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Bernadino, or the San Bernadino Mountain Resorts. “I’m 21 years old,” shot back David MaKar from San Antonio, “and I believe if a person is old enough to fight for our country’s freedom, he should have the privi- ledge of voting for their leaders.” Rothe Davis of Paris seconded MaKar. “I believe any service man 18 years of age should be able to vote. If a fellow is going to be sent to Korea to be shot, I think he ought to have the right to pick the person who is going to send him.” San Antonian Pat Mount said, “I think any 18 year old should know enough about what is going on in the world to be able to vote sensibly. This is especially true with college students who are fa miliar with world crisis. If any 18 year olds are not interested, they should be.” A. R. Mancuso from Houston re mained unpersuaded. “No. I do not believe 18 year olds understand politics as well as persons who are older and have taken an interest in world affairs.” “I don’t think they should be able to vote,” confirmed George Knox from Mineola, “because an 18 year old does not pay any at tention to world affairs.” In numbers,'however, those who favor voting at 18 reign supreme. In logic it is up to the reader to decide. But the majority of the students seemed to back Stanto- nian B. G. Louis. “I think,” he iterated, “an 18 year old should be able to vote. The majority of the 18 year olds have as much political abiilty as older people.” ie-ex Receives Honorary Position Bryan Air Force Base, Texas, July 15 — The highest honorary post to be awarded a student pilot here has been won by Aviation Ca det Floyd H. Patterson Jr., 23, of Beaumont. A 1950 graduate of A&M, Pat terson was recently appointed group commander over the 350 Air Force cadets stationed here. He is the son of Mrs. F. H. Pat terson, Route 4, Box' 226, Beau mont. v Cadet Patterson is i nearing com pletion of a 13-month air forfce pilot training course and is sched uled to be commissioned a second lieutenant next month. After tak ing primary flight training at Bar tow Air Force Base in Florida, he was transferred to Bryan for ad vanced flying and training on jets. Legion Sponsors Watermelon Feed A&M College American Legion Post 541, Will sponsor a water melon feed and candidate speak ing at the Brazos County A&M Clubhouse at 7:30 p.m. on Thurs day. All candidates or their rep resentatives are invited and urged to be present and state their views and opinions, Flop Colson, Post Commander said today. Ice cold watermelon will be served promptly at 7:30, cold drinks will also be available. Speaking will begin immediately after the watermelon is eaten. Everyone interested in the pol itical situation is urged to come out and hear the candidates ex press their opinions Colson said. Experiment Station Receives Machines One standard model No. 670r Vac-U-Vapor equipped with 16 feet of intake and 24 feet of solid exhaust pipe, has been loaned to the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. The loan, to be used by the de partment of agricultural engineer ing, is from L. C. Hendrickson, maanger of the Vac-U-Vator Di vision of Dunbar Kapple Inc., of Geneva, Ill. Extension Director Teaching Courses E. L. Williams, vice director of the engineex-ing extension seiwice, is on leave of absence this sum mer to woi’k for the Bureau of Mines. Williams will hold one week schools of instruction for the per sonnel of the health and safety division at Denver, Colo., Salt Lake City, Utah, Seattle, Wash., and Bei’keley, Calif. A&M Poultry Men to Speak At Ft. Worth Poultry Meeting Hntered as second - class matter at Post Office at College Station, Texas tinder tbe Act of Con- greas of March 3, 1870. 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Dr. J. H. Quisenbei-ry, depai’t- ment head, will speak on “Con tributions of the APA to the Poul try Industry”, as a featui’e of the educational program on July 17. Professor D. H. Reid, former de partment head and now retired, will speak on “Fifty Years of Poultry Progress—A Personal Ob servation”. Parnell to Speak Professor E. D. Parnell will dis cuss “Impoi’tance of the Ameri can Standard of Perfection to the Junior Poultry Program”, on July 1.6, a day designated as Junior Poultry Day by APA officials. Parnell will also assist with the Junior Judging Contest that’s also held July 16. Both Reid and Pai’- nell are life members of the APA and Parnell is an official licensed APA judge. Other featux-ed speakers at the convention include Dr. Louis H. Ritzhaupt, APA president; Dr. Geoi’ge Godfi'ey, Oklahoma A&M College geneticist; O. B. Kent, director, Feed Reseax-ch, Quaker Oats Co., Chicago; and George McCarthy, vice-president, Univer sal Mills, Foi't Worth. A&M Graduate Plans Meet This is the first time the annual APA convention will have been held in Texas. Alex G. Warren, A&M graduate arid now extension poultryman for Oklahoma, has been active in bringing the convention to Texas and jn making plans for it. Dallas Signs First TL Negro Player One of the greatest drawing cai-ds in Texas League history is Dave Hoskins, Negx*o pitcher for the Dallas baseball club. Dick Burnet, owner of the Dal las club, said that since Dallas of the National Football League was going to use Negroes he thought px*o baseball also had the same right. Hoskins is the fix*st Negi'o ever to play in the Texas League. “A Vacation in the Hill Country” COOL . . CLEAN . . QUIET Fine for Children COLD SPRINGS COURT Near Banctera T. L. Smith Jr., ’$8. 0*»* Box 1&41I — Houston By GUS BECKER, JR. AFROTC Camp Correspondent Max-ch Air Force Base, Rivei’- side, Calif. (Delayed)—Gi'eetings fx-om all the Aggies here at MAFB, to all you unfoi’tunate ca dets who couldn’t be with us here in this summer resort called March Air Force Base AFROTC Summer Camp. Although we have been pretty I'ushed for time since we airived, the Aggies have Still found time to have “bull sessions” about the trip out hex - e, Los Angeles, etc. A&M got a good plug when five Aggies, Ted Dinnerstein, Larry Minns, Dick Tanner, Jack Halsell and yours tmly, appeared on h tel evision show which was broadcast coast to coast to help raise funds to send the U. S. Olympic team to Helsinki, Finland this summer. The cadets dressed in full senior unifoi’m, senior boots and all, talk ed to Bob Hope and Bing Crosby who emceed the 14-hour show call ed a telephon. Cadet officers for the first week of camp wei’e selected the second day of camp and Gene Steed, A&M Who’s Who cadet, was chosen com mander of the two squadrons. Claude Holmes and John Merril were made flight commanders of two of the six flights. Second Lts. from Aggieland ax*e Davis Bottom, Biuxce Gibson, Bob McDowell, Chax-lie Bx*agassa, Ray mond Haas, and Dick Tanner. Major Westbrook, of the A&M military department, * who is PIO officer for the summer camp, has arranged a dance for the AFROTC cadets heer at March AFB to be held in the Beverly-Wilkshii-e Ho tel, one of the most exclusive ho tels in Los Angeies, this Saturday night. Beautiful Girls The Beverly-Wilkshire is fur nishing 300 beautiful gix-ls to Uct as hostesses at the dance. Most of the Aggies are planning to at tend, among them, Pete Arguin- degui, W. G. Blau-, Fred Bums, Edward Bane, DUvis Bottom, and Joe Bryant. At the officei*’s club hei’e on the base, Col. Curtis, the camp com mander, gave a reception for all the AFROTC cadets, and with Chuck Cargill leading the groixp, the Farmers spelled out Aggies, to show their appreciation for the fine party. On the front row with that good ole Aggie Spirit were Jim Uptmorei Ronald 1 Wade;-Rudy Stanislav, Ted Skeans, Doug Sl^n-,, kies, and Charlie Saxe. r Right across the street from our barracks is the cadet day room, which has been fixed up for the cadets here when we don’t feel like walking the two blocks to the officers club. 4 * TODAY & WEDNESDAY —Featui-es Start— 1:32 - 3:41 - 5:42 - 7:51 - 10:09 NEWS — CARTOON DORIS OAY RONALD REAGAN FRANK L0VEI0Y v* PHONE 4-1250 Children Under 12 Free When Accompanied by an Adult. TODAY & WEDNESDAY ROBERT MITCHUM JANIE RUSSELL WILLIAM BEN9IX —ALSO— “A1 Jennings of Oklahoma” —Starring— Dan Duryia—Gal Storm J. COMPANY (formerly) Henry A. Miller Co. College Station Invites you to visit our stOf 0. Additional stock of hardware and gifts arriving daily. ' t I