a** SfeSsUaui 4llijWg|g5
THE BATTALION
Friday, November 20, 1959
CADET SLOUCH
AggieConstructing
Helicopter in Room
By DAVE STOKER
Battalion Managing Editor
Bored ?
Why not build a real helicopter
right in your room?
That is what Ronald L. Carter,
’59, is doing now. Carter, aero
nautical engineering major from
Fort Worth, is in the initial
stages of constructing a t model
B-7M] gyrocopter in his room,
161 of Bizzell Hall.
Carter has been interested in
helicopters most all his life and
says he has always wanted to
build one.
Right now he is constructing
the rotor portion of the aircraft,
the overhead propeller which
basically lifts the helicopter off
the ground. The rotor, approxi
mately 20 feet lohg, is made of
laminated plywood with steel
spars.
Puzzles Average Person
Looking at Carter’s materials
which are spread out across his
room, the average person would
never think he is building a heli
copter.
“Most everyone who comes in
the room wants to know what
I’m doing with all these boards,”
Carter laughs. “When I tell them
what I’m doing, they just laugh
it off as a joke.”
Carter’s roommate, Stanley
Flores, also an aeronautical en
gineering major from Fort Worth,
has been laughing for quite some
time.
“It’ll never get off the ground,”
Flores says.
But Carter does not mind peo
ple laughing at him. In fact, he
is very confident that his venture
will be successful.
Nothing New
“Helicopters are actually no
thing new,” he says. “People have
been experimenting with them
since the early 1900’s and today
men across the nation are suc
cessfully doing the same thing
I’m doing right here.”
According to Carter, the main
difficulty in such a construction
is that the Federal Aeronautics
Administration does not approve
of such aircrafts, mainly because
such helicopters are still in the
experimental stage.
“The Federal Aeronautics Ad
ministration will not give you a
license for a gyrocopter, still
you must have a license to fly
it,” he said.
This is not just an overnight
idea thought up by Carter. He
has been studying helicopters
energetically since he was a fresh
man here. The entire aircraft,
including the engine, is costing
Carter approximately $400.
“You don’t spend that much
money on overnight ideas,” he
said.
May Sell It
Carter is mainly interested in
flying the gyrocopter when he
finishes it, but says he will sell
it and build a better one if this
one is a success.
Most of such helicopters are
home made, with little help com
ing from professional companies,
Carter said.
“You can get general plans
from aircraft companies, but
there is nothing specific in the
plans. They just tell you what
others have done on a trial and
error basis,” he said.
Carter is getting aid and t pur
chasing most of his parts from
an aircraft company in North
Carolina.
When completed, Carter’s heli
copter should weigh around 450
pounds and should be 70 inches
tall, 103 inches long and 64 inches
wide.
“It will only seat one person
and will not be able to carry over
250 pounds. I don’t guess I’ll be
carrying many girl friends up in
it,” he added.
Carter says the engine will be
a Nelson H-59A, with 42 horse
power and a rated speed of 4,000
revolutions per minute.
No Welding Needed
Practically no welding will be
needed to put the helicopter to
gether. “Only the engine mount
will be welded,” Carter said. “The
rest will be bolted together.”
Since he is in the early stages
of construction, Carter does not
expect to finish the helicopter
until the middle of next semester.
When completed, he claims he
will test fly the craft himself at
Bryan Air Force Base.
“It should reach a maximum
altitude* of 12,000 feet, but of
course I won’t be going that
high.”
Carter expects to graduate in
May. If everything works out
like he plans, you can bet he
will be the only person return
ing home in a helicopter.
by Jim Enrh> Gay Requests Students Give Parties
For Local Needy Children Christmas
With Christmas just around
the corner J. Gordon Gay, co
ordinator of Religious Life and
General Secretary of the YMCA,
has requested that military units
and civilian councils give Christ
mas parties for needy children in
the Bryan-College Station area.
Gay said that after consulting
with several school principals
and social workers it was de
cided that a more joyous Christ
mas could be given a family if
a unit or dormitory group would
take a family, or two families,
and provide useful gifts that
would be lasting to the children.
A list of approximately 50 fam
ilies in need of assistance has
been compiled and commanding
officers or first sergeants of in
terested outfits are requested to
get in touch with Mrs. Jane Eller
in the Interfaith Chapel as soon
as possible.
A list of gifts ranging from
clothes to toys has also been
compiled.
Show Opens At 6 p. m. Daily
Saturday & Sunday at 1 p. m.
THURSDAY & FRIDAY
Vets May Sign
November Forms
WhaFs Cooking
A DELIGHTFUL,
BE LUXE, TREASURY
OF PEANUTS!
Favorites ©3d and Mew
by CHARLES M. SCHULZ
A perfect gift at
$2.95
now on sale at
cell booksellers
along with PEANUTS • MORE PEANUTS • GOOD G5UEF,
mom PEANUTS! ® GOOD 08/ CHARS.HE BROWN « SNOOPY
YOU'RE OUT' OF YOUR M9ND, CHAP.ME BROWN! ® BUT WE
LOVE YOU, CHARLIE BROWN Only $1.00 each
RiNErlART « New York 16
THE BATTALION
Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the stu
dent writers only. The Battalion is a non-tax-supported, non
profit, self-supporting educational enterprise edited and op
erated by students as a community neivspaper and is under
the supervision of the director of Student Publications at
Texas A&M College.
The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A.&M. is published in College
Station, -Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods,
September through May, and once a week during summer school.
Members of the Student Publications Board are L. A. Duewall, director of
Student Puulications, chairman; Dr. A. D. Bennett, School of Arts and Sciences ; Dr.
K. J. Koenig, School of Engineering; Otto R. Kunze, School of Agriculture; and Dr.
E. D. McMurry, School of Veterinary Medicine.
Entered as second-class
matter at the Post Office
in College Station, Texas,
under the Act of Con
gress of March 8, 1870.
MEMBER:
The Associated Press
Texas Press Ass’n.
Represented nationally by
N a t i o n a 1 Advertising
Services, Inc., New York
City, Chicago, Los An
geles and San Francisco.
Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester, $6 per school year, $6.50 per full year.
Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion Room 4, YMCA,
College Station, Texas.
The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all news
dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of
spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter here
in are also reserved.
News contributions may be made by telephoning VI 6-6618 or VI 6-4910 or at the
editorial office. Room 4, YMCA. For advertising or delivery call VI 6-6415.
JOHNNY JOHNSON EDITOR
David Stoker Managing Editor
Bob Weekley Sports Editor
Bill Hicklin, Robbie Godwin News Editors
Joe Callicoatte Assistant Sports Editor
Jack Hartsfield, Ken Coppage, Bill Broussard, Ben Trial,
Bobby Dodson, Tommy Holbein and Bob Salle Staff Writers
Dave Mupller Photographer
Students who are attending
school under the G. I. Bill may
sign for November pay at the
office of the Veterans’ Adviser at
the Department of Student Af
fairs on the ground floor of the
YMCA from Monday until Fri
day, Dec. 4.
“I wonder if those guys in class realize how safe and
secure they are?”
SMU Band Head
Most of the exports, from Uru
guay, the South American republic,
are animal products such as
packaged meats and hides.
Praises Aggies
More praise has come to the
A&M student body. This time the
letter is from Irving Driebrodt,
director of the Southern Metho
dist University Mustang Band.
The letter is as follows:
“Commanding Officer
Texas A&M College
College Station, Texas
Dear Sir:
May I take this opportunity to
compliment the officials and stu
dent body of Texas A&M for the
wonderful hospitality extended
Scientists
Conclude
Atomic Meet
Industrial Education Wives
Club will meet Monday night at
7:30 in Room 203 of the YMCA.
Pasteurization and sterilization
of foods through irradiation and
its possible application to the
commercial food industry was
discussed here Friday during the
second annual Texas Conference
on Utilization of Atomic Energy.
Dr. H. F. Kraybill, senior sci
entist in the Nuclear Radiation
Department of the Curtiss-
Wright Corp. at Princeton, N. J.,
told approximately 150 scientists
attending the parley that re
search programs on technology
and wholesomeness of irradiated
foods point toward commercializ
ation of the new concept in food
processing.
to us and the most gentlemanly
conduct I have seen on a college
campus. I am sure that placing
commissioned officers on the
track after the ball game, and
outside the gates, added immeas
urably to the fine discipline which
was so noticeable.
We have never before been
accorded more hospitable treat
ment by the student body, and,
specifically ,by the Texas Aggie
Band. Cordial treatment and fine
sportsmanship was evident
throughout and I would like to
extend my thanks and compli
ments to the officials at Texas
A&M College who made this pos
sible. Also, on behalf of the Mus
tang Band, I would like to say
that we are most grateful for
the invitation to have lunch with
the members of the Texas A&M
Band. This was indeed a . fine
gesture and most certainly ap
preciated.
Very sincerely yours,
Irving Driebodt”
WEIGHTY SEXTET
DE PERE, Wis. (AP) —Six
bronze bells, cast in Holland and
ranging in weight from 2,640
pounds to 310 pounds, have arrived
at the St. Norbert Abbey here for
installation in the tower.
The bells are named, in order of
descending weight, for the Blessed
Virgin Mary, St. Norbert, St. Jo
seph, St. Hubert, St. Stanislaus
and St. Milo.
FRIDAY
“THE DIARY OF
ANNE FRANK’
With Millie Perkins
Plus
“GIDGET”
With Sandra Dee
SATURDAY
Richard Denning In
“GIRLS IN PRISON”
Alan Ladd In
“HELL BELOW ZERO”
and
Randolph Scott In
“RIDE LONESOME”
Plus
4 Cartoons
8c Black And
White Prints
A&M
PHOTO SHOP
CIRCLE
TONIGHT
“DON’T GIVE UP
THE SHIP”
Jerry Lewis
Also
“VERTIGO”
James Stewart
Kim Novak
TODAY THRU MONDAY
'IXfKWmrj&X* H rv«2L A IT A
AGGIES!
Be prepared for next year’s bonfire.
Sun glasses
One fire chief’s pin
One rain cap
One pair of rubber shoes
Get these essential bonfire accessories
at the MSC Lost and Found Auction before
and after THE BONFIRE
THE FUNNIEST IDEA EVER...FOB
MAKING A MALE INTO A MATE!
M-G-M presents
DAVID SHIRLEY
NIVEN MacLAINE
GIG
YOUNG
in METROCOLOR ^
and CinemaScope • *
A EUTERPE PRODUCTION xU
t J II
THEATRE
SATURDAY
“THE
MYSTERIANS”
In COLOR
Plus
UMiR
Bill
hAAf^LaSCOPU • TFCHNICOlOR" |
Saturday Night preview 10:30
p. m. Sunday and Monday
“FINE, BIG, BRAWLING...
JOINS ‘SHANE’ AND ‘GIANT’
AMONG THE GREAT!”
-LIFE
COUNTRY
in l ECKNICOLOR® Released Him 111]
ind TECHNiRAIWA® united artists
W0YTIS new cigarette paper discovern
air-softens” every puff !
rXffisSfflNb* Mm
menthol fresh • rich tobacco taste • modern filter, too
NOW MOPE
THAN EVER