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Number 173: Volume 55
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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1956
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HEAP O’ BEEF will make a hot stop over a barbecue pit and then wind up in the plate
for the Saddle and Sirloin Clubs Fall Barbecue. Pete Wheeler (right), is food committee
chairman for the barbecue. Roy Sims of the animal husbandry meat laboratory inspects
the carcass. The barbecue will be Monday at 6 p.m. in the Grove. Dr. J. C. Miller, ag
riculture dean, will be the main speaker. About 250 persons are expected to attend.
30 Chinese Workers Killed
In Hong Kong Communist Riots
Construction Of Buildings
Progressing As Scheduled
Building construction on the
A&M campus is proceeding' at
scheduled rates, but still is in the
iutside work stage on most build
ing, according to C. D. Wells, col
lege contract engineer.
Work, on the inside of the new
Creamery has started. The build
ing, south of the animal pavilion,
is to house processing facilities
for A&M dairy’s milk and labor
atories for dah’y manufacturing
classes^
Masonry is going up on the out
side of the Biochemistry and Dairy
Building, under construction ad
jacent to the Creamery, Wells
says.
The three story building, costing
a million plus a few odd thousand
dollars, will be used for classes
and also house research and labor
atory equipment.
Contract for the Creamery and
Biochemistry and Dairy Building
palls for completion in 300 work
ing days, Wells says. This means
Ihe building itself will probably
be finished about August or Sep
tember, 1957.
But Wells pointed out that lab-
»ratory equipment would be in
stalled after the construction is
completed, and often is a time-
consuming process. Some of the
laboratory equipment is being
tailor-made and the contractor has
started building part of it, Wells
said.
Adair
Named to Head
Cadet Courts
Cadet Col. Byron W. King - , Air
Force, has been named president
of Cadet Court ‘A’ and Cadet Col.
Thomas W. Adair III, Army, has
beeh named president of Cadet
Court ‘B’ according to Lt. Col. Tay
lor Wilkins, assistant comman
dant.
Other members of court ‘A’ are
Cadet Lt. Col. James T. Patterson,
vice-president, Army; Cadet Lt.
Col. Willie Alsup, Air Force; Ca
det Lt. Col. Douglas R. DeCluitt,
Army; Cadet Maj. Dale B. El
more, Army; Cadet Maj. Richard
B. Thorton, Air Force; Cadet Capt.
Donald A. Weber, Army; Cadet
Capt. James Shelby Cassity, Air
Force; Cadet Capt. Norman B.
Ufer, Army; Cadet Capt Edward
W. Wyatt, Air Force; and Cadet
Capt. Jack W. Thomas, Air Force.
Members of court ‘B’ are Cadet
Lt. Col. Karl J. Springer, vice-
president, Air Force Cadet Lt. Col.
James M. Peacock, Air Force; Ca
det Lt. Col. John H. Specht, Army;
Cadet Maj. Andrew J. Weisenfeld
er, Army; Cadet Maj. Alton Lionel
Warren, Air Foi’ce; Cadet Capt.
Charles William Rasco, Army; Ca
det Capt. James M. Dellinger,
Army; Cadet Capt. Robert Lester
Hoover, Air Force; Cadet Capt.
John Wharton Rinard, Army; and
Cadet Capt. Kirby Thomas Meyer,
Air Force.
The Interfaith Chapel, under
construction at the corner of Jones
and Houston Streets, is about one-
third completed.
The contract for the building,
made possible by the Fonner Stu
dents Association, calls for 250
working days. The contractor has
completed the 95th working day,
leaving 155 working days, Wells
says.
The roof over the auditorium is
nearly finished, and about a ten-
foot section has been laid on the
wing.
Something new in roofing ma
terials to A&M is being used on
the Chapel, Wells says.
It is copper sheeting, being cor-
ugated at the seams for a water
tight seal, Wells says. Once in
stalled, it will last a long time,
he says.
At other colleges of the A&M
Bulletin
Bobby Sullivan, senior in B
Armor reported today that his
senior boots were taken from his
room sometime Wednesday af
ternoon. At the same time an
other senior in Sullivan’s outfit
said that he received a call from
an acquaintance at the Univer
sity of Houston, saying that a
pair of boots were displayed at
a “pep rally” there last night.
Sullivan, Building Products
Marketing major from Marshall,
said that the boots were taken
while he slept in his room Wed
nesday.
The University of Houston
source reported the boots and a
small black and white dog label
ed “Reveille” were displayed at
the Cougar bon-fire celebration
on their campus last night.
System, several buildings have
been completed and others in the
process of being built or starting
construtcion.
Students at Tarleton State Col
lege in Stephenville have started
using a recently completed $360,-
000 library. The building is air-
conditioned and uses the open shelf
system whereby students select
books from the racks. Tables are
scattered among the racks for
studying convenience.
The library has a^ded a supply
of foreign, language records and
has two sound proof rooms for
language classes. The two-story
building' has a sound system and
an intercommunication system that
can allow students to “sit in” on
classes held in the sound proof
rooms from the reading' room of
the library.
Wells said yesterday he had re
ceived an invitation from Tarleton
President E. J. Howell to attend
the dedication for the library No
vember 9.
At Arlington State College, the
college cafeteria has moved into
new quarters at the opening of
this semester. The cafeteria was
added to the student center and has
air conditioning, two serving lines
and new kitchen equipment. The
cafeteria seats 600 persons.
Construction contract for a 150
coed dormitory was awarded last
week. The building will have ducts
installed in case the college decides
to add the airconditioning system
later.
A bath will be constructed for
each two rooms. Cost of the coed
dormitory in $404,000.
At Prairie View construction
started this week on a home eco
nomics building. The building will
cost $344,000.
3 Million Spent
On Buildings
In PastS Years
Over three million dollars worth
of building has taken place in the
city of College Station since Jan.
1, 1952, according to a report is
sued hy City Manager Ran Boswell.
The first year of this period was
the busiest, according to the re
port. $574,050 was spent on 89
private residences; $572, 500 on 57
duplexes; and $5,500 on one non-
residential (business) for a total of
$1,152,050.
Highest year for residences was
1955, when $636,840 was spent on
71 homes. Most spent on duplexes
was in 1952 and the most on four-
unit apartments was in the first
nine months of this year when
$72,000 was spent on six such
buildings. This year has also been
the busiest for non-residences, with
$165,655 spent on three' businesses
and one school.
The total for the four and three-
fourths period was $3,482,308 on
272 residences, 83 duplexes, seven
four-unit apartments and 15 non
residences.
Police Report
Tickets Issued
During Week
College Station police had a busy
week as they handed out almost
100 parking tickets. Fewer moving
Adolations were reported with only
seven tickets isued.
Four tickets were issued for
speeding, two for stop sign viola
tions and one for driving with no
operator’s license.
Forty-two parking tickets were
given for over-parking, 45 for
parking in restricted zones, five
for parking on the wrong side of
the stree and one for a double-
parked car.
College Station police also in
vestigated one minor traffic ac
cident involving a car and a motor
scooter. The collision occured at
7:55 a. m. Monday at the inter
section of Farm Road 60 and Col
lege Main. Driver of the scooter
suffered minor bruises. Damage
was estimated at $13.
Bumper Ad
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) —
Bumper advertising reached a peak
of some sort here. Familiar old
standbys are bumper strips plead
ing “Little Rock Needs a Drag
Strip” and “North Little Rock
Needs a New Hospital.” Added to
those, on a car in this city on the
Arkansas River, was: “Little Rock
Needs a Submarine Base.”
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Council Aims
To Improve
Civilian Work
Improvement of the Civil
ian student program at A&M
was voiced as the aim of this
years’ Civilian Student Coun
cil at their first business
meeting held last night in the MSC.
After an invocation by Bob
Bacher, Civilian Chaplain, Sam
Zukero, president of the council,
called upon B. A. Zinn, head of the
Student Affairs Department, to
outline responsibilities of the coun
cil.
Explaining his presence at t h e
meetings, Zinn said that he would
act strictly in an advisory capacity
to help when college policy is to be
interpreted and when his advice
was asked.
A short discussion on the method
of providing ample men for ushers
at the home football games fol
lowed. It was decided a minimum
of 22 persons should be contact
ed to work at the games and these
persons would be picked, two from
each civilian dormitory or area.
Zukero outlined responsibilities
of standing committees which will
be named at the next Council meet
ing and reminded members to be
thinking of plans for this year’s
bonfire and other activities.
Police And Mob Fighting
Kills 14 More In Village
HONG KONG—(H 3 ) — Thirty workers were killed in
hand-to-hand battle between Communist Chinese and anti-
Communist Chinese in Hong Kong’s mainland factory village
of Tsun Wan, the government announced today.
Frenzied fighting between Chinese mobs and police
claimed at least 14 other lives.
The two-day death toll in rioting was set at 44 in an
announcement by acting Gov. E. B. David.
Officials said the worst of Hong Kong’s rioting shifted
last night to Tsun Wan, known also as “Little Shanghai.”
It is in the so-called New Territories under Hong-Kong con
trol.
♦ Of the total 44, 10 were
known to have died yesterday
in the continuing rioting in
the northwest Kowloon sec
tion of this British crown
colony. The mainland area bor
ders Red China. Four others had
been killed in the early stages of
the rioting.
David had said earlier that at
least 100 were feared slain in the
Communist factional clashes in
Tsun Wan.
The new figure was announced
after the government public rela
tions office made a recheck.
Thousands of anti-Communist
Chinese ran amok Wednesday when
a Chinese housing official of the
Hong Kong government started
ripping down Nationalist flags.
From clashes with police, the mobs
progressed to scattered attacks
on foreigners and finally engaged
in bloody batttles with Chinese
Communists.
David finally called out British
troops last night to help Hong'
Kong-’s 6,000 Chinese. British and
Pakistan police and the civilian
police reserves put down the re
bellious mobs.
He warned in a broadcast that
security forces had exercised
“great care” in trying to avoid
casualties but hereafter rioters
“will run the risk of being shot.”
Kowloon, mainland part of the
British crown colony, was under
conditions resembling martial law.
A curfew was clamped on its 1 Vz
million people from 7:30 p.m. to
10 a.m.
Band Boosters Sell
Events Calendar
The A&M Consolidated Band
Boosters club is sponsoring the
sale of community birthday and
special events calendars to raise
funds for the purchase of addition
al band uniforms and equipment,
according- to Mrs. J. H. Quisen-
berry, president.
Listing on the calendar will cost
25 cents each and the calendai-s
themselves will sell for 75 cents.
Listing's should be filed before Oct.
25th, Mrs. Quisenberry said. The
calendars will be for 1957.
Weather Today
Partly cloudy for most of the
day with possible light showers
late in the day. Temperature at
10:30 a.m. was 81 degrees. Yes
terday’s high and low were 91 and
65 degrees.
Correction
It was erroneously stated in
a story in yesterday’s Bat
talion that Bill Lilly is presi
dent of the Civilian Student
Council. Sam B. Zukero is the
president of the Council for
the 1956-57 year.
Aggie Baml
Will Use New
Twist On T’
The Texas Aggie Band will
highlight their show at the
University of Houston game
with a new twist on the Aggie
marching “T”, according to
Lt. Col. E. V. Adams, director.
Instead of the usual method of
forming the “T”, it will be formed
so that it will face the stands on
one side of the field and after a
countermarch face the other side.
The University of Houston will
be saluted by the band as it spells
out “Cougar” across the field.
In addition to the above maneuv
ers the band will execute a folding
entrance and brighten the show by
doing a double split in which two
columns of six will fold back into
formation with the minstrel turn,
Adams said.
The band will perform in Rice
Stadium in Houston before an esti
mated crowd of 60,000.
Pedestrian Injured
By Car Thursday
Freshman Calvin W. Hines of
San Antonio last night was treated
in the College Hospital for in
juries received in a pedestrian-auto
accident near Lamar and Throck
morton Street intersection at 7:30
p. m.
His doctor said Hines, member of
A infantry, received a bad foot
sprain. He said the foot was bent
back when the bumper of the
car caught Hines’ leg.
Campus Police say Jerry B. Mc
Leod was driver of the car.
McLeod told officers he was re
turning from yell practice when the
accident occurred.
Hines remained in the Hospital
last night and was released this
morning.
Hurley Poem Wins
Charles Lee Hurley of the Eng
lish Department won first prize for
his poem “The Plaza” in the re
cent Poetry Society of Texas Con
test. Hurley’s poem, which re
ceived the Critic’s Award, will be
published in the yearbook of the
poetry group.
Popular Dance Band
Here For TCU Game
Ralph Marterie, leader of the
most popular dance band in Ameri
ca’s colleges according to a Down
Beat magazine poll, will play for
the All College Dance on Oct. 20.
Besides playing for the dance,
the band will give a concert in
Guion Hall. Ralph Marterie’s band
has had more hit records than any
other dance band in America today.
In addition to this recognition,
Marterie boasts the distinction of
being selected as the Headline band
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as this week’s best sign. Coming in second was A Ordinance and Squadron 24-A Ath
letics—finished in third place.
Water Under the Bridge
Wednesday’s Battalion printed a paragraph referring
to a remark made by an Air Force instructor saying Civil
ian students were second rate Aggies.
A pessimist wxmld predict this carelessly mentioned re
mark would seriously damage the relationship between Civ
ilian students and the Corps.
But that is purely a pessimistic outlook.
Those of us on this campus know it takes much more
than any one statement to split a bond of spirit that has pre
vailed for more years than we have lived.
Certain Air Force officials have expressed concern over
the incident and rightly so. For that remark cast a shadow
over all of them.
It certainly didn’t do much to further the cause of har
mony but at the same time, it is very probable the officer
involved surely must feel regretful.
He said it and aroused deep feelings on the part of those
he was referring to and it is most probable that the aroused
and offended pride voiced back to him has shown him how
wrong he was.
Regardless of how we feel toward this man or what he
said, his remark proves we still have more to do in cementing
the good relationship between Corps and Civilians.
In the past few years we have come a long way toward
the ideal Corps-Civilian relationship. Surely this incident
won’t destroy all present and future goals.
for 1955 by Billboard magazine and
as America’s No. 1 Band by Cash
Box magazine.
The ink was hardly dry on
Marterie’s Mercury Records con
tract when he burst loose with a
version of “Pretend” that over
night made his name nationally
known. Soon after that came
“Caravan” followed by a disc called
“Crazy, Man, Crazy”—all of which
sold enough copies to zoom into
the hallowed hit class. To top those
hits off, he made another hit out of
“Skokiaan.”
Marterie’s record career began
in 1949 when he was leader of the
featured orchestra of the ABC net
work. About that time, Mercury
Records was looking for a band
with a fresh slant to star on long-
playing recordings. The vice-presi
dent of Mercury heard 'some sides
that Marterie had cut Avith a studio
crew, was so impressed that he
immediately began waxing the
Marterie sound.
The famous dance band will play
all different typ es of music populat*
today and ai-e expected to bring
some featured entertainers with
them.
Anderson Speaks
The Rev. Norman Anderson will
lead a Westminister Student Fel
lowship Bible study at the A&M
Presbyterian Church Sunday night
at the regular meeting at 7. He
will demonstrate Bible study in
cell groups or small groups.