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The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texas PAGE 4 Tuesday, November 18 1958 Aggie Senior’s Collection/ Traces Nazi Rule History By JAY COLLINS Ben E. Swearingen ’59, senior history major from Texarkana, is interested in historical events and has a large collection of German war souvenirs. His collection of more than a thousand uniforms and other pieces of equipment is his greatest pride. One of his most valuable posses sions is a Waffen SS dagger per sonally autographed by Reichfuth- er (SS) Heinrich Himmler. Swearingen also has documents signed by Adolf Hitler and various members of the German General Staff. He has a letter of condolence personally written by Mussolini to the U. S. ambassador when Presi dent Harding died in 1923. Swearingen’s medal collection in cludes the Knights Cross with oak leaves and .swords. Only 80 of these medals were given, he says. Flu Epidemic May Hit Here In Early ’59 The latest report from the Tex as State Department of Health es timates that a flu epidemic is like ly to hit this area sometime in January, Dr. C. R. Lyons, director of Student Health Services, report ed Thursday. “Students better get their flu shots now so they will be prepar ed for the epidemic,” Dr. Lyons said. “It will be better for them if they get their shots before Thanks giving, because when they return after the holidays they will bring back various infections from all over the state. When all of these germs come together they are like ly to cause a sizeable epidemic if the flu does strike.” An adequate supply of vaccine is now on hand at the College Hos pital, but in case of a flu epidemic the supply will be used up rapidly, he said. “It took a great feat such as turning the tide of a major battle to receive this medal,” he said. He also has the Pour le Merit, the highest military medal award ed during World War I by the German Army. His library has over 200 books on World War II including sev eral taken from Hitler’s yacht, he said. In addition to collecting war souvenirs Swearingen corresponds with Mussolini’s widow and from this source of information has been able to learn quite a bit about the German and Italian side of World War II which has not been print ed. He also corresponds with a 18- year-old German girl he “met” under very peculiar circumstances. Swearingen was given a German soldier’s identification booklet which had the soldier’s address. Out of curiosity Swearingen wrote the' soldie?: and about a month later received a letter from him. He found out the soldier had a daughter and he has - been corres ponding with the girl for several years. In addition to collecting souven irs Swearingen took time to grad uate from Texarkana High School in 1955 and then attended Went worth Military Academy in Lex- WRECK (Cent, from Page 1) man is a freshman in A Signal Company. All four of the men had been visiting relatives in Groves. Reed was an honor graduate of Port Neches High School and re ceived his M.A. and B.A. degrees at Baylor University. He came to A&M in 1956, assuming his first teaching position here. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. J. R. Reed of Groves, two sisters and several nieces. Funeral services were held in the First Baptist Church at 3 p. m. today with the Rev. Frank L. Gryer of ficiating. Burial was in Green- lawn Memorial Park at Groves. BATTALION CLASSIFIED FOR SALE 1954 Cushman motor scooter. $100. Baby crib and good mattress. $20. Both in good condition. VI 6-6820 after 6:00 38t4 wood Airport. eye VI 6-5516 or see at Wind Tunnel at Easter- 35tfn Texas’ leading has a special plan for senior Aggies. life insurance company .See Eugene Rush at North Gate for details. 22tfn WORK WANTED Day care for babies and small children. Hot meals. Mrs. Doyle. B-9-A, C.V. 38t3 Typing wanted, 15 years experience. Reasonable rates. Satisfaction guaranteed. Call TA 2-4812. 38t20 Babies wanted! Da; nd toddlers. Hot i|!|| lave college degr child welfare worker. VI6-7550. care for infants ay nd toddlers. Hot meals. Fenced in yard. and experience as 29tl Day Nursery for ages 12 to 36 mos. Call VI 6-4892. 34tfn You, term papers, etc., will be better If you thmit now, write them now. and bring them to Bi-City Secretarial service to be typed now. VI 6-5786. 340SA Texas Avenue. 115tfn Will refinisb furniture, 502 Thompson. FEMALE HELP WANTED Soda fountain help, alert. No experi pers ' C.S. m peri erson A.&M. DO-NUT SHOP, Must be neat and ence necessary. Apply in h Gate, 37tfn MALE HELP WANTED Part time held. Veteran. No canvasinp VI 6-5955. 38t LOST Parker 51 pen Main Desk, MSC. Saturday. Return 38t2 SPECIAL NOTICE SUL ROSS LODGE NO. 1300, A.F. & A.M College Station. Texas Called meeting Tuesday, November 18 at 7:00 p. m. The Master Masons Degree will be conferred. No more lodge meetings until after Grand Lodge. 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Call VI 6-5656. 22tfn OFFICIAL NOTICES Official notices must be brought, mailed or telephoned so as to arrive in the Office of Student Publications (Ground Flooi YMCA, VI 6-6415, hours 8-12, 1-5, daily Monday through Friday) at or before the deadline of 1 p.m. of the day preceeding publication — Director of Student Publica tions. The 1958-1959 Official Directory of Of- s will be avail- fices. Staff and . Students will be avail able during the first week in November. Orders may be placed now with the Office of Student Publications. The price is $1.00 EARLY BIRD SHOPPE TOGS — GIFTS AND TOYS for Girls and Boys FABRICS — SHOES Ridgecrest Village 3601 Texas Ave. ■ ENGINEERING AND \RCHITECTIIRAL SUPPLIES • BLUE LINE PRINTS i, BLUE PRINTS • PHOTOSTAT* ^COATES INDUSTRIES 403 Old Sulphur Spring* Road BRYAN, TEXAS | // J ’ C* P I ■ Where the Art oj | A/ t a r cl 6 Cafeteria (: 00 king h Not Lost | ing-ton, Mo., where he completed two years of college. Being interested in the military he came to A&M but was unable to secure a contract because of his eyesight, he said. S&S Judging Team Makes Trip Friday Approximately 25 members of the Saddle and Sirloin Club are leaving Friday on a judging trip to the San Antonio area. Ranches and farms to be visited include the Scofeild Ranch, Esar Angus Ranch, Stlaus Media Here ford Ranch, the 711 Ranch and Burbank Farms. The trip will be a preliminary contest to select three judging teams. Lab Studies Show Unknown Findings Heretofore unknown details of clay and related rock microstruc tures have been recently revealed through special studies in the col lege Electronic Microscopy Labora tories. The information acquired is the first of the kind necessary to un ravel many complexities associated with the formation and physical properties of marine bottom de posits and terrestrial soils. Its future potential values in the fields of agriculture, petrol eum geology, oceanography and ceramics are of immeasurable greatness, it is pointed out. This work, carried out by Dr. U. Grant Whitehouse, technical di rector of the Electron Microscopy Laboratories, and his associates, Miss Lela M. Jeffrey and James D. Debbrecht, represents the fruits of a cooperative effort by the De partment of Oceanography and Meteorology and the Laboratories. The results obtained, which con stitute a definite scientific “break through” in a scientific zone that has resisted the challenge of many other investigators, were described in pictorial and technical detail by Whitehouse before the recent Seventh National Conference on Clays and Clay Minerals in Wash ington, D. C. The interactions and coalescence of clay minerals, originally frac tionated to sizes as small as a ten- millionth part of an inch and and their transport by rivers to ocean waters where they are distributed, deposited and Compacted on the ocean floor has been outlined in considerable detail by the work, Whitehouse decleares. The erosion of terrestrial soils by flowing waters with the loss of vital clay components and methods for distinguishing rocks formed in marine environments from rocks formed in non-marine areas were also discussed by Whitehouse. Information relative to the ten dency of soil clays to hold and transport organic materials which is of significance to agriculture and waste deposal problems, was also cited. “The great response to our ef forts by Washington audience was gratifying,” Whitehouse says. “We are indeed glad to have obtained information that not only will assist geologists find oil and help the U. S. government in its exploration of the marine bottom, but also promise future benefit to the farmer and the con struction engineer. “We shall continue, but give cre dit where credit is due—to my as sociates—to many academic and industrial friends for their con tinuous encouragement—and to ‘Emma’, our electron microscope. “The unlimited value of electron microscopes as research tools can no longer be denied,” he concluded. Area Reserve Units Relocated in New Armory Building The Bryan-College Station area U. S. Army Reserve units began moving into their new armory last week, according to Maj. George E. Miner, area adviser. The new facilities, located at the corner of Carson St., and Bomber Dr., will house Army Re serve offices, classrooms and motor pool. The new armory will provide better facilities for stor age of Army Reserve equipment and furnish more classroom space to facilitate training. This new center, valued at ap proximately one quarter million dollars, will be formally dedicated around the first of next year, said Maj. Miner. ‘The new armory, it is felt, will stimulate more interest in the Army Reserve, especially among men with no prior service, as well as prior servicemen,” he said. The Bryan-College Station Army Reserve area commander is Col. Veon M. McConnell. Christmas Gifts Sold in Ag Dorms The Christmas season at A&M is usually brought in by the sale of Christmas gifts in the dorms under the supervision of the Student Concessions Committee. Items previously sold included Bibles, Christmas cards, Aggie trays, Agg'ieland Albums, and photographs of Corps Trips, Bonfire Week, and the Aggie Band. W. L. Penberthy, Director of Department of Student Activi ties, coordinates the proposals and policies of the program with the area subcommittees. Items sold in the dorms must be approved by the committee. These items are felt to be of definite' service to the students, and are reasonably priced. Agents selling approved products will have a Concessions identification card. Area chairmen who supervise this program are: Dorm 2 area—- Maj. Charles M. Taylor, Tactical Officer. Dorm 14 area—Maj. Hugh R. Williams, Tactical Officer. Civilian areas—W. G.' Breazeale, Civilian Student Counseler. Col lege View and Project areas — R. L. Melcher, Civilian Student Counseler. The purpose of this program is to insure that only appropriate and fairly priced merchandise is sold, and to provide employ ment for some of the students. Oil, Gas Quantity Subject of Report A. W. Talash of the Texas Pe troleum Research Committee at A&M is the co-author of a recent report showing the oil and gas pro duction and reserves of the Lake Ponta area of East Texas. I did not whistle at her. I whistled because the dress she is wearing looks like it was cleaned by — CAMPUS CLEANERS 5,850 Autos Registered On Campus Approximately 5,850 automobiles have been registered on the campus this fall, according to Fred Hick man, chief of Campus Security. Student-owned care make up 3,600 on the list and campus em ployes amount to about 2,250. One reason why there are so many cars registered on the campus is that many students and faculty members have registered more than one car, he said. Hickman reported that some 1,500 tickets have already been paid for violations on the campus this fall. “This is entirely too many tickets,” he said. “The main trouble seems to lie in the fact that most students neglect to read and adhere to the regulations that they are issued when they register their cars.” Should a student acquire five tickets in one semester, his car will be restricted from the campus for three months. So far this year 12 cars have been restricted. Last year $35,000 was acquired through registration and traffic violations. This money is used to build new student parking areas and improve old ones, Hickman remarked. Debate Team Hosts Thirty Schools The 10th annual invitational A&M Debate Tournament will be held Nov. 21-22. The debaters will discuss whether further development of nuclear weapons should be prohi bited by international agreement. Monogrammed just for you ♦ . . Combed Cotton and Cupioni. . . Needs Very Little Care loupots “It Pay To Trade With Lou” THEY SAID IT COULDHT BE DONE-BUT TODAY’S L*M GIVES YOU- Puff by puff PONT SETTLE FOR ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER! Change to LfM and get ’em both. Such an improved filter and more taste! Better taste than in any other cigarette. Yes, today’s EM combines these two essentials of modern smoking enjoyment-less tars and more taste—in one great cigarette* 'ii >! ©LIGGETT & MYERS TOBACCO CO., 1958