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JO* JL £ f # Hattahon Number 148: Volume 55 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 12. 1956 Price Five Cents Benson Picks Iowa State For Cattle Lab WASHINGTON (AP) — Secre tary of Agriculture Benson picked Iowa State College at Ames, a school he once attended, Tuesday as the site for the governments new $18 million laboratory for animal diseases. Benson said this location had been recommended by livestock in dustry advisory committee which surveyed proposed sites. Congress has under considera tion a request for funds to set up the new center which is planned to provide for research on 25 ani mal diseases. Ames is in the center of the na tion’s hog and cattle feeding area, but is some distance from the range cattle and sheep producing areas-of the country. Benson commended the advisory committee for what he described as its “excellent work in evaluat-. ing the many proposals before it.” Other locations considered were College Station, Texas; Madison, Wis.; Columbia, Mo.; Manhattan, Kan.; Stillwater, Okla.; Athens, Ga. and Fort Collins, Colo. Benson said Ames was selected as it is far removed for any criti cal target area, is considered an outstanding scientific center, has excellent and continuing research Activity at Iowa State College which would help in the laboratory work and has an excellent library on subjects which would be of value to laboratory scientists. Benson said that Ames fit all qualifications set down by Con gress prior to the picking of a site. Benson said the site committee recommended Colorado A&M Col lege at Fort Collins as an alter native location if the one at Iowa State proved not faasible. Chancellor M. T. Harrington of the A&M System said that he was disappointed but not sur prised that the USDA animal disease laboratory had ben lo cated at Ames. “We felt that we had a per fect site for the laboratory here at College Station, but we knew from the first that Middle-West sites were probably the strong est contenders,” he said. “We have been pleased with the aid given by local people in our bid and the encourage ment and aid from the leaders of the livestock industry through out Texas,” Harrington added. iremens’ School Ends Tomorrow Afternoon NEVER WARM ENOUGH TO SUIT SOME PEOPLE—Firemen attending the 27th an nual Firemens’ Training School this week battle practice fires in the area north of Col lege View Apartments as part of a demonstration of modern fire-fighting equipment and methods. The largest number ever, 1,386, attended the five-day school which ends to morrow. Weather Today PARTLY CLOUDY The fcmecast for the College Station ai’ea is partly cloudy. Yes terday’s high and low was 96 de grees and 79 degrees. Tempera ture at 10:30 this morning was 88 degrees. Summer With ’56 Players Mikado Successful Musical by Tom Thomas Battalion Staff Writer Last night in the Grove, Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Mikado” closed a successful two-night run. Once again, Bill Turner has scored a hit in his Summer Musical series. The cast and orchestra, drawn from the college and the community, did a wonderful piece of work. Outstanding players in lead roles were Robert Boone, as the Mikado and Warner Dahlberg as Pooh Bah. The difficult part of the old witch-woman, Katisha, was effec tively handled by Iris Bullard. Audiences were duly impressed by the exuberance of the local theatri cal veteran Hairy Gooding, who was not to be denied in his handl ing of Ko-Ko, the Lord High* Ex ecutioner. Contributing greatly, to the fine performance was the professional quality of the scenery, designed by Marcia Smith. Other members of the set crew were Joe Delotte and Janet Folweiler. Special mention should also go to the sound tech nicians, for the public address sys tem vvas fully audible even at the rear of the audience. It is to be regretted that the Southern Pacific’s 8:30 train in sists upon coming through College Station at 8:30, thereby knocking a big hole in the first act. The cast appeared unruffled by the disappearance of light when once again the performance was re sumed. Gilbert and Sullivan seem almost to have reached the optimum in character analysis when they des- Stark Speaks To Kiwanians On Leaguers Wayne Stark, president of the College Station Little League, spoke to the College Station Ki- wahis Club on the oi’ganization, fi nancing and problems confronting Little League enthusiasts in the community. Speaking to the Kiwanians at their regular meeting Tuesday noon in the MSC Stark said that par ents are the biggest single problem facing Little League today. “We realize they (parents) are necessai-y, but it is largely through their influence that most of the trouble occurs,” Stark said. “Too many teams put too much emphasis on winning,” Stark said. “We are trying to impress our boys that winning is good, but sports manship is important too.” This year the Little League will present individual and team cups to the boy and team which amass the most points for good sports manship during the season. These points are given by the umpires at each game who scores the team, manager and parents on their dis play of sportsmanship. At the close of the season the boy with the most points will be announced and the team displaying the best sportsmanship will be piesented cups. Financing Little League is pos sible through fees charged spon soring organizations, passing the “kitty” at each game and money made from the sale of membership cards and profits from the conces sion stands at the park. Staik was introduced by the Rev. Norman Anderson, pastor of the A&M Presbyterian Church. W. E. (Woody) Briles prasided at the meeting. ignated Nanki-Poo as a slide trom bone. Toby Hughes played a very convincing trombone. But serious ly, I’d like to suggest that local theatre-goers keep their eyes on Aggie-Player Hughes during the coming two Winter seasons. The orchestra accompanying the Mikado was adequate though small. Maybe next year, more people in the community will feel public spirited enough to lend their time and talents to the success of an other such fine operetta. Masons Install Officers For Coming Year Louie P. Dulaney was in stalled as Worshipful Master by Past Master A1 B. Nelson, installing 1 officer, and Past Master Larry P. Cobble, in stalling Marshal at the last meet ing of Sul Ross Lodge No. 1300 A.F. and A.M. Other officers for the coming year included E. L. Mayhugh, Sen- ior Warden; P. L. Frost, Junior Warden; Harold Sullivan, Treasur er; Nester M. McGinnis, Secretary; Glenn R. Rogers, Chaplain; R. R. Lyle, Senior Deacon; C. H. Rans- dell, Junior Deacon; M. C. Hughes, Senior Steward; T. G. Spindle, Jun ior Steward; C. J. Goodwin Tiler; C. B. Campbell, Librarian and C. W. Trossen, Marshal. Officers were elected at a pre vious meeting which was described by members as “one of the lai'gest attended meetings of the year.” At this meeting Col. R. J. Dunn was presented with a 50 year member ship pin and the Rev. R. L. Brown and C. J. Goodwin were presented with 25-year membership pins by Past Grand Master Gibb Gilchrist. Vets Must Sign Korean veterans not planning to attend school for the second summer semester are asked to compiete pay forms for the per iod July 1 until July 13 before leaving the campus. General Admission Tickets Go On Sale A reduced price season ticket of $8 is now being offered to the em ployees and faculty of the A&M System for the four Aggie home football games this fall. These $8 books are good for gen eral admission in designated sec tions of Kyle Field and are limited to two books per person. These books wil be good also for admis sion to all other athletic sponsored contests for the 1956-57 school year. Reserved seats may be purchased at the regular price of $14 per book, limit of two per person, good for the entire school year. Deadline for ordering all types of season books is July 31. Single game tickets for the sea son are $3.50 each, with the excep tion of the LSU game. These tick ets are $3.75 each. OLD SULLY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME—The Coeds at A&M like Sully too. Here are 13 that include Jo Ann Nolen, Anne Price, Pat Holbrooks, Joyce Wilson, Josette Campbell, Carolyn Falgeau, Rosemary Gomez, Sue Gibson, Suzy Harris, Mary Lois Boone, Dorothea Varisco, Reta Stiteler and Winnie Mclroy. CS Lions See Film At Last Meeting College Station Lions saw a film, “History of the Toothed Wheel”, at their regular meeting in the Assembly Room of the MSC Monday. The film, which is distributed by Shell Oil Company, traced the progress of the lever from its earliest uses to the role it plays in our modern day industries. The gear was used to illustrate the principle of the lever and to dem onstrate many of its uses in our “machine age.” Unscheduled events included the presentation of the unofficial club mascot, a small rat-like animal known as a Gerbil, to Dr. Don Davis of the Veterinary Research and Hygiene Department. Johnnie Watkins of fehe Veterinary Re search Department received his membership beanie which denotes him as a new member of the club. Aggies Friend For 29 Years A friend of Aggies at College Station since 1929, Frank J. Ziibik, Sr., 75, died at his home in Bryan last week. Zubik and his sons, B. J. and Jerome, operated Zuioik’s Uniform Tailors at North Gate in College Station. A resident of Bryan for 55 years Zubik was born in Zlin, Czecho slovakia, March 4, 1881, and came to the United States in 1901. Migrating to Brazos County to join friends who came several years before he had only one dol lar when he arrived and took a job on a farm near the site where Allen Military Academy now stands. He later was employed as a tailor for the firm of Parks and Waldrop clothiers, and worked there for eight years before open ing his own shop. In 1929 he moved his business to College Station which his sons still operate. He has been’in semi- retirement for the past several Over 1,300 Attend Annual Firefighters' Session The largest Fireman’s Training School in the 27-year history of the course will come to a close tomorrow afternoon when 1,386 firemen from all over the state and surrounding states leave the campus for home. Eighteen states and two foreign countries, Mexico and Canada, and 484 towns were represented at the 1956 version of the annual affair. Designed to teach firefighters the latest methods of combating all types of industrial and residential fires this years attendants listened to over 160 instructors drawn from all over the United States lecture on subjects varying from basic hose operation to photography. " ♦ Col. H. R. Brayton of the Texas Engineering Extension, sponsoring organization, orig inated the idea of such a school in 1929 and it has grown to be the largest of its kind in the nation. Acting chief of the training school is Henry D. Smith, of the Engineering Extension Service. Courses held this year included a general basic course; advanced course; fire marshals’ course; in dustrial fire protection course; armed forces fire protection course; and firemen instructors’ coui*se. Examinations for men from Tex as cities earning key rate credit for their cities will be held tomor row afternoon at 3 p.m. An immediate benefit of the school is a saving of more than two million dollars in fire insurance rates by receiving credit Horn the state Fire Insurance Commission for sending fire deparfment mem bers to the school. Examinations are given for all courses except industrial fii’e pro tection and armed forces fire pro tection courses. Lectures for the advanced courses and basic courses were held in the MSC. Field training was held in the areas surrounding dormitories 1-12; Kyle Field and the fire-condition area northeast of College View. In the area by College View the Board of Directors of A&M Sys tem have set aside 26 acres for the use of the school. Mock-ups of buildings and tank trucks ai^e lo cated there and fires of all types are fought in the area. Equipment, expendable materials and fuels were provided by various interested industries over the state. The school has several pumper and ladder trucks as a part of its per manent apparatus here on the cam pus. Conducted by the TEES under auspices of the State Firemen and Fire Marshals Association, the school operates in cooperation with the Trade and Industrial Depart ment of the Texas Education Agen cy. Frank J. Zubik, Sr. years and was presented a 50 year membership pin recently by the KJT lodge. A member of St. Joseph’s Cath olic church, Zubic was active in a number of organizations and held several offices. One of these was past vice-president of the State Chapter of Catholic workmen. He was a stockholder in a publishing company in Granger and has act ed as interpreter for his country men in settling estates and natur alization paper applications. The Rev. Tim Valenta read Re quiem High Mass and interment was made in Mount Calvary cem- entery. Adolph Kucera, Joe Zem- anek, Hohn Mendl, Ross Scanlin, Joe J. Nemec and Antone Zem- anek, St. served as pall bearers. Survivors include Mrs. Annie Zubik, Sr. of Bryan; one daughter, Mrs. Mildred Sebesta, of Corpus Christi; three sons, B. J. and Jerome Zubic, of Bryan and Frank J. Zubik, Jr. of Caldwell. Library Hours Cushkig Memorial Library will follow the schedule below for the between-semester period: Friday, July 13, 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturday, July 14, 8 a.m. until 12 noon Sunday, July 15, closed Monday, July 16, 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tuesday and thereafter regular summer schedule. THE MIKADO—ACT I—Nanki Poo (Toby Hughes, center) pleads for the hand of Yum Yum to KoKo (Harry Gooding, left) Lord High Executioner at Tuesday night’s pre sentation m The Grove. Vet Med School Adds Dr. Schulz Dr. Carl W. Schulz, Jefferson City, Missouri, has been named professor in charge of the small animal, large animal and ambula tory clinics of the School of Vet erinary Medicine, according to a recent announcement by Dr. W. W. Armistead, dean of the School. Dr. Schulz’s appointment is now effective. Schulz was in private practice in Missouri for 10 years, served as a captain in the Veterinary Corps of the U.S. Army for four years, and is a 1934 graduate of Kansas State College. N.W. Quick Named To Aid President Dr. N. W. Quick, of the English Department at A&M, has been named as assistant-to-the-presi- dent effective Monday, according to Dr. David H. Morgan, president of the College. Dr. Quick’s appointment is ef fective for the remainder of the summer. He came to A&M in 947 and was named associate pro fessor in 1955. He holds an MA degree from the University of Illinois and Ph.D. from the Uni versity of Texas.