The Battalion
Volume 59
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1959
Number 38 ♦
Livestock Judgers
Win Chicago Meet,
Take Third Crown
A&M’s Senior Livestock Judging
Team made it three championships
in a row this year when it took
first place Nov. 28 at Chicago’s
International Livestock Show.
The team’s triple crown year
began in January when it won the
judging contest at the Southwest
Exposition and Fat Stock Show
in Fort Worth. Then in October,
the students were tops in Kansas
City’s American Royal Livestock
Show. Finally, came the victory
at Chicago, the nation’s “World
Series” of livestock shows.
In winning the Chicago event,
the group edged out stiff compe
tition from about 40 teams repre
senting all of the major agricultur
al colleges in the United States.
A&M always ranked high at the
International but this was the first
time to win the contest since 1925.
The team piled up 4,491 points of
of a possible 5,000. Ohio State
Univer’sity was second; West Vir
ginia, third, and the University of
Missouri, fourth.
Team members were Carol Os
bourn of Valley Spring; Robert
Van Winkle, Kilgore; Kenneth Mc
Gee, Montalba; Lovell Kuykendall,
Cherokee; Joe Joyce, San Marcos,
and Jim Holloway of Stanton. L.
D. Wythe Jr., assistant professor
in the Department of Animal Hus
bandry, was team coach.
Osbourn was the high man in
BridgeTournament
Set for Sunday
In Student Center
A bi’idge tournament sponsored
by the Memorial Student Center
Bridge Committee, the Aggies
Wives Bridge Club and the Jets
Bridge Club will be held Sunday,
Dec. 6, in the MSC Ballroom.
Registration begins at 1:30 and
play stax-ts at 2 p.m. The regis
tration fee will be 25$ a pei’son,
accox-ding to Wiley Bunton, chair
man of the bridge group.
The tournament is open to all
interested bridge players in the
community. The purpose of the
tournament is to motivate interest
in bx-idge in the College Station
ai’ea, said Bunton. .
Master points and silver cup
trophies will be awarded to the
winners in the tournament.
the entire contest, with 929 out of
a possible 1,000 points. McGee was
fourth high individual, getting 916
points.
The A&M team was highest in
swine judging, earning 1,606
points out of a possible 1,750. Os
bourn, McGee and Van Winkle
ranked one, two and three, in that
order, for a clean sweep of top
places.. Swine judging usually is
dominated by Corn Belt schools.
The Aggies tied for fourth in
beef cattle judging and tied for
second in sheep judging. They also
tied for first place in judging Suf
folk sheep.
A&M Board of Directors
Gets $195,411 in Funds
Christmas Seal
Sales Below
Expectations
Funds collected in the 1959
Christmas Seal Sale are running
below expectations according to
Mrs. John Milliff, chairman of the
A&M Veterinary Wives, who made
the count.
So far a little over $1900 has
been sent in. This is a little over
the amount sent in last year, but
Mrs. Milliff emphasized that high
er expenses will necessitate a larg
er budget this year.
Mrs. I. W. Rupel, county Seal
chairman, said that she was gi’at-
ified with the I’etunis but would
like to urge evex*yone to send in
their donations as soon as possible.
The sale, sponsored by the Braz-
as County TB Assn., opened on
Monday, Nov. 16th and will con
tinue thi’ough the month of Decem
ber. It is the only appeal for
funds the association makes to cai’-
ry on the yeai’-round program to
fight tuberculosis.
Helping Mrs. Milliff last week
in auditing the returns wei’e Mes-
dames L. C. Grumbles, R. D. Turk,
A. G. Kemler, J. R. Watkins, M. R.
Callihan, A. A. Pi’ice, Charles F.
Hall and N. E. Pianta.
Other women who also worked
at the TB office last week .in get
ting the student lettei’s in the mail
were Mesdames L. M. Morgan,
Chester Higgs, A. L. Smith, Mary
Lou Moore, Ethan Holt, H. H. Wil
liamson and Miss Bess Edwards.
SCONA Preparations
Jarrell Gibbs, chairman of the 1959 Student with Gibbs are Luke Soules, Mark Dierlam
Conference on National Affairs, discusses and Tommy Reid,
plans for the coming meet here. Conferring
Charged With Regime Overthrow
Cuban Tribunals Begin
Trial of 3 Americans/
By HAROLD K. MILKS
HAVANA —Revived Cuban
militai’y tiibunals, Fidel Casti-o’s
answer to mounting opposition, to
day prepared to determine the fate
of three U.S. citizens and 42 Cu
bans charged with trying to over
throw the revolutionary x'egime.
A tidbunal at Pinar del Rio was
expected to reach a verdict today
in the trial of two of the Ameri
cans and 37 Cubans accused of
homicide and conspiring against
the government.
The prosecution demanded the
firing squad for Frank Austin
Young, 38, a commei’cial pilot who
was born in Indianapolis, Ind., and
To Review Publications
Council Forms Literary Board
An ordinance creating a literary
boai’d of review, consisting of sev
en members whose duties are to
keep informed of contents of lit-
eraxy and pictorial publications of
a censurable nature found in Col
lege Station, was passed by the
City Council at their last meeting
Nov. 23.
The board will be made up of a
representative of Student Publi
cations who is a citizen of College
Station appointed by the president
of A&M, a person appointed by the
mayor of the city, and a member
of the Parent-Teachers Assn.
Also on the boai’d will be a mem
ber of A&M Consolidated School
District, who will be either the
supei’intendent or someone appoint
ed by him, and a member of the
Brazos County Youth Counseling
Seiwice.
The other two member's of the
boai’d will be a member of the
A&M Counseling Seiwice and the
city attorney of College Station.
The mayor of College Station
shall appoint the members with
the approval of the City Council.
One of these will be designated as
chairman and one as secretary of
the board, and each member will
seiwe for two years.
Duties of the board include keep
ing informed on all censurable ma
terial as designated in Oi’dinance
287 which identifies such matter
and set regulations for sales of
such. The board also will call at
tention to any material it feels
must be investigated by the proper
legal prosecuting authorities to de
termine whether or not it tends
to corrupt the morals of minors
and individuals or to incite anyone
to disi'egard the law of the land.
The xight to express its view's is
granted the board, but it does not
have the right to enforce its views
by threats to prosecute persons
disagreeing with it. Otherwise,
the board has the right to take
whatever measure it deems advis
able to suppi’ess any literature
which it believes detrimental to
minots and/or citizens.
Another ordinance passed by the
City Council requires a registra
tion for soliciting and taking oi'-
ders or subscriptions for out of
state goods and publications as
well as taking orders for any goods
or mei’chandise.
The ordinance, No. 289, states
that it shall be unlawful for any
person, unless he has registered
and become licensed for that pur
pose, to engage in soliciting or tak
ing an order or subscription within
the city of College Station for any
mei’chandise, photographs, news
papers, magazines, or other items
or services.
In order to become licensed for
such business, a person must fill
out an appropriate foirn provided
by the Assessor and Collector of
Taxes, giving ample information
concerning the nature of his goods,
method of sales, and establishing
proper identity of the individual.
This license costs $2, and is good
for one yeai’. It is not trgnsfer-
rable, and does not give authority
to more than one person. It does
not apply to vendors of fai’m pro
duce or sales of goods or mer
chandise donated by the owner,
proceeds of which are applied to
any charitable or philanthropic
purpose.
In other business, the City Coun
cil passed upon a contract agree
ing that the City of College Sta
tion will answer any fire calls out
side the College Station city limits,
where feasible, provided that the
Commissioners Court of Brazos
County agrees to pay the city $5
per mile and $1.50 per man for
each hour actually spent in fight
ing any fires.
A motion was also made and
passed approving the use of the
council room by any gi’oup of in
terested citizens, provided that
permission is first secured through
the office of the city manager.
Synthetic Drug Helps Cure
Children of Pneumonia
DALLAS, Tex., —(A>>_ An Okla
homa doctor told today of a new
synthetic drug- that helped save
the lives of 34 gravely ill children.
Results of a trial of the drug at
Oklahoma City’s Wesley Hospital
were told by Dr. J. Neil Lysaught
at the 13th clinical meeting of the
American Medical Assn.
The new drug is called Altafur.
Di\ Lysaught used it on children
suffei’ing from pneumonia and
bi’onchiolitis. He treated 59 chil-
dx-en, 34 of whom were classified
as either critically or severely ill.
After Altafur was given for from
three to 10 days, 54 children wei’e
pronounced cured. Almost all the
children had been unsuccessfully
treated with antibiotics. They
ranged in age from 11 days to 15
years.
The di'ug was considered a fail
ure in one patient and results
were inconclusive in four cases, Dr.
Lysaught said.
The children all were suffering
from staphylococcal infections —
one of the most formidable prob
lems facing doctors today. Dui'ing
the course of the study there was
an epidemic of severe staphylococ
cal pneumonia and bi’onchiolitis in
Oklahoma City.
Di\ Lysaught Sfaid the chief un-
desii’able effect of the drug was
nausea and vomiting. He said it
was possible to overcome this ef
fect by. giving the drug with
meals.
makes his home in Miami, Fla. and
Feimando Prune B6rtot, 24-yeai’-
old Cuban and former student at
Columbia University in New Yoi'k.
Thirty-year prison sentences
were sought against the other de
fendants, including Peter John
Lambton, 24, a British-boim natui'-
alized American of Nassau, Ba
hamas.
A second tribunal was scheduled
to begin hearing testimony in Ha
vana today against Rafael Del Pi
no, 33, of Miami, a naturalized
American who once suppoi’ted Cas
tro, and five Cubans, all accused
of being countei’-x-evolutionaries.
The dgath sentence is sought for
all six.
Del Pino was captured last July
when he flew a small plane in from
Florida and tried to pick up Cu
bans seeking to leave the country.
Young. Lambton and their Cu
ban . codefendants wei’e captured
during a clash with Cuban troops
during which one soldier was
killed.
Both Americans denied in pre
trial statements that they came to
Cuba to plot against the govei’n-
ment. Lambton said he was on an
assignment to take pictures of
countei’-revolutionaries for an Am-
erican company he identified as
the Independent Press Service.
Young said he came to Cuba to
seiwe as Lambton’s guide. Shown
documents with his signature as
“commander of group,” he testified
he had only signed the papers to
show the Cubans how to di’aw up
orders. His Cuban attorney said
Young knew no Spanish and there
fore could not have led the group.
Faculty Fellowship
Slated Tomorrow
The faculty Christian fellowship
will be held tomoi’row morning
at 6:45 in the All Faiths’ Chapel.
Di\ Murray Brown will provide
oi’gan music and individual medi
tation and Professor C. B. Godey
will lead group meditation from
7 to 7:20 a.m.
Coffee and doughnuts will be
sex-ved from 7:25 to 7:45 a.m. in
the YMCA.
Contracts, Awards
Issued Wednesday
Funds totalling $195,411 in support of research, scholar
ships, fellowships and special awards were accepted by the
A&M System board of directors at a meeting here Wednes
day.
The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station received
$26,550.25 from fifteen sources, supporting grants-in-aid for
research. The Station also received gifts of equipment, poul
try and supplies valued at $14,445.
A&M received $54,146.50 in funds supporting scholar
ships from 56 separate sources. The college also received
grant-in-aid support in the amount of $79,251 and special
gifts amounting to $561.25.
' Prairie View A&M received
a total of $2,500 in funds to
Carol Sheets,
Gift Wrapping
Ready at 4 Y’
Two annual services of the
YMCA ai'e now under way. Each
year the “Y” cabinet pi’epai’es a
pamphlet of Christmas cax’ols for
use on the campus. J. Gox’don Gay,
Coordinator of Religious Life, said
the carols wei’e prepared to add to
the festivity of Christmas time on
the campus.
It is customary for freshmen
and sophomores to sing Christrftas
carols, and the pamphlets are a
great help to them, said Gay.
Student’s packages ai’e being
taken at the main desk for Chi’ist-
mas wi-apping. The seiwice is
given free to students, and Gay
said they had handled 400 pack
ages each year for the past two
years. He added that the service
has been pi’ovided for the past
15 years.
Mrs. Donna McCx-ai’y, YMCA
secretai’y, takes charge of the
packages and sees that they are
wrapped.
Gay asked that students bring
the packages as soon as possible
to avoid the last minute rush.
Mrs. Kemp Named
Easter Seal Head
For Brazos County
Mrs. C. S. Kemp was appointed
chairman of the Easter Seal Sale
at the fall meeting of the Brazos
County Society for Ci’ippled Chil
dren held at the Bi’azos Valley
Crippled Children’s Therapy Center
Friday night, Nov. 27, according
to an announcement by R. H.
Fletcher, president of the society.
Mrs. Kemp was also selected
by the Bryan Council of the Beta
Sigma Sorority to head their com
bined activities in promoting the
Easter Seal Campaign.
Mrs. H. O. Wilson was appointed
head of the Service Chairmen of
the four Council chapters.
Yule Tree Sales,
Club Bulletin
Top Lion’s Agenda
Plans for the coming Chi’istmas
tree sale and future publication
of a club bulletin topped the Mon
day agenda of the College Station
Lions Club at a meeting of the
group in the Memorial Student
Center.
Secretary Charles Cosper also
gave a x-eport of the Nov. 24 board
of dh’eetors meeting, . followed by
“Red” Cashion’s tentative plans
for the tree sale this Christmas.
A. L. Flowers, president of the
club, pi-esided at the meeting.
Mrs. Sue Median entei’tained
with pre-dinner piano music and
Bill Adkins gave the'invocation.
Bob Lang of Houston was guest
of the club at the Monday Lunch
eon.
be used for scholarships and a
gift of $200 for rehabilitation
students.
Tarleton State College received
a gift of $607 to be added to the
Student Loan Fund.
The Texas Transportation Insti
tute received $17,150 in support of
establishment of the Thomas H.
MacDonald Chair of Transpoi’ta-
tion, bi’inging the total support
for the Chair to $102, 194.47.
Contracts Awarded
At the meeting the dh’eetors
also awarded contracts amounting
to $208,444.75 for construction of
buildings and improvements in the
state-wide system, confirmed
other contracts and authorized in
creases amounting to $240,515 and
appropriated funds amounting to
$1,058,918 to cover costs of current
contracts and for''plans for futui’e
commitments.
The following contracts were
awarded:
To the B-W Construction Co.,
Bryan, $86,170, for construction of
additional book stacks and related
woi’k at the Cushing Library; to
L. V. Haltom, Bi’yan, $27,080, for
construction of greenhouse and
storm sewers at the A&M Ento
mology Field Laboratoi’y.
To Bryan Electric Service, Bry
an, for relighting Bolton Hall, $10,-
514; to Stanley Equipment Com
pany, Bryan, for air-conditioning
research laboratories of the De
partments of Geology and Geo
physics, $15,217.
To Dickey Electric Company,
Houston, for consti’uction of under
ground electric lines at Prairie
View A&M, $439,245; to the G-F
Construction Company, Houston,
for storm and sanitary sewers at
Frame View A&M, $19,161.25.
To R. B. Butler Inc., Bryan, for
relocation of a water line at the
A&M Press Building, for a water
line to the college laundry and for
the floriculture storage building
and agricultural engineering shops
building, $11,057.50.
Paving Work
The board also authoi’ized Chan
cellor M. T. Hai’rington to approve
an increase in contract for paving
work contx-acted for in October, for
oaving at the college fii’e station,
in the amount of $2,660. The in
crease was made to' the R. B. But
ler Company of Bi’yan.
An increase in contract of
$188,000 to provide for addition
of concrete frame, exterior walls,
windows and stairs for the third
and fourth floor on the pi’esent
two-story wing of this building.
The increase was awarded to H. R.
Bergstrom, Marshall.
The boai’d also confirmed con
tracts of $38,855 to Bill Beasley,
Beeville, for consti’uction of an of
fice and lab building at Texas
Agricultural Experiment Station
substation No. 1, Beeville, and to
Homer C. Haworth, Orange, for
construction of additions to the
processing building of the Texas
Forest Service’s Magnolia Springs
Nursery, in the amount of $11,000.
Of the $1,058,918 appropriations
made by the board, $382,000 was
earmarked for engineering equip
ment and furnishings for the new
engineering center at Arlington
State College. Other major ap
propriations were $188,000 to Ar
lington State College for additional
construction on the engineering
building, $38,200 for underground
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