Battalion
Editorials
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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.
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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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Raymond Rushing Managing Editor
Jim Ashlock Sports Editor
Peggy Maddox Women’s Editor
Bob Hendry .....City Editor
Paul Sigut ...Advertising Representative
Three members of the A&M
poultry department staff will be
featured speakers at the 79th an
nual convention of the American
Poultry Association which is be :
ing held in Fort Worth, July 14-17.
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”
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Fine for Children
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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.
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