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Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, July 21, 1960 THE BATTALION Local Scouts Set Camporee Over Weekend Final arrangements which will put 70 per cent of the Boy Scouts in the Arrowmoon District in camping activities this week have been completed. In addition to the 37 Scouts and three adults who were* sche duled to arrive in Colorado Springs, Colo., Wednesday for the National Jamboree, another 125 Scouts from the District will par ticipate in a three-day Camporee beginning Friday afternoon. Location of the District Camp oree will be at the corner of Texas Avenue and Villa Maria Road. It will begin at 3:30 p. m. Friday and end Sunday at 3:45 p. m. Purpose of the local camporee is to give each Scout the opportun ity to camp and also to participate in the 50th anniversary celebra tion of the Boy Scout movement in the United States. Ralph McCormick, in charge of the camporee, has issued an in vitation to everyone to attend the camporee. He said that ample parking will be available with di agonal parking on both sides of Texas Avenue. McCormick said elaborate pre parations have been made for a main gateway, and that five ad ministrative tents and an ampi- theater have been set up, in addi tion to the activities and camping areas. Similar camporees throughout the United States will put over a million Scouts in camping activ ities during the week end. Highlights of the camporee pro gram will be the Saturday night campfire presentation in recogni tion of the 50th anniversary of Scouting. The public is invited to attend, said McCormick. JOURNALISM (Continued from Page 1) ihat those members of the faculty and staff to be interviewed will be patient and cooperative with these fo mg people. Many of the stories Vritten by these high school stu- dems will appear next fall in high school newspapers throughout the state and in “The Workshopper”, which will be a newspaper written and edited by them and printed at the A&M Press,” said Burchard. Social Whirl Aggie Wives Bridge Club will meet Wednesday night at 7:30 in the Memorial Student Center. CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle “You’re right! Maybe a movie would relax me so I wouldn’t be so nervous in th’ quiz tomorrow morning!” —Aggies on Duty— Army Maj. Howard M. Herron, ’43, is helping instruct cadets who are undergoing six weeks of train ing at the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps summer camp at Ft. Benning, Ga., it was announced today from Ft. Benning. The 38-year-old officer is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alden J. Her ron of 3919 Shorecrest Dr., Dallas, and is regularly assigned as profes sor of military science at Clemson Agricultural College. He grad uated in 1939 from Dallas Techni cal High School. The purpose of the summer camp is .to give the cadets the maximum opportunity to participate in inten sive individual and company train ing, to develop and demonstrate traits of leadership and to develop' the physical and mental character- istice of a junior officer. ★ ★ ★ Army 2nd Lt. Earl W. Milliken Jr., ’60, has completed the missile officer basic course at the Air De fense School, Ft. Bliss, it was an nounced today from Ft. Bliss. The 22-year old lieutenant is a 1955 graduate of Denison High School. His parents live at 1714 W. Bond, Denison. Lt. Milliken received 16-weeks of training in electronic, map read- Beef Short Course Speaker Announced Dr. R. D. Radeleff, veterinarian in charge of animal disease and parasite research at the U. S. De partment of Agriculture station near Kerrville, will be one of the main speakers during the annual Beef Cattle Short Course here Aug. 8-10. The veterinarian’s subject will be “Safe Use of Insecticides for Livestock.” Radeleff has approximately 50 scientific papers published on sub jects in the fields of parasitology and toxicology. His present re search is in the area of toxicology as related to agricultural chemi cals in general. Much of his work has been with systemic incesticides for livestock. ing, communications, military methods of instruction, and the characteristics, capabilities and functioning of the Nike-Ajax mis sile. ★ ★ ★ Army Maj. Frank J. Spacek, ’46, is helping instruct cadets who are undergoing six weeks of training at the Army Reserve Officer Train ing Corps summer camp at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., it was an nounced today from Ft. Leonard Wood. The 37-year-old officer, son of Mrs. F. J. Spacek of 708 St. Mat thew St., Gonzales, entered the army in 1943. ★ ★ ★ Army Maj. John W. Reagan, ’48, is helping instruct cadets who ai’e undergoing six weeks of train ing at the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps summer camp, at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., it was an nounced today from the- summer camp. Maj. Reagan is a graduate of the Harlingen High School in 1940. His wife and mother live at 328 Sidney Baker St. Kerrville. BEIlEft FOODS AT LOWER PRICES COFFEE TIDE (g!ant) PEACHES Maryland Club Limit One Washing Powder Limit One BOX Sliced Penthouse Large 2% Can 55 59 19 Golden Age Bits-Of-Sea DRINKS A F Z‘s d 2 Qts . 19c TUNA 2S39c ADOLPHUS RICE 2 it 29c YAMS s *r ry 2 ^cans 39c Feather Crest Farm White or Colored EGGS Doz. 39c ELCOR TISSUE Roll 5c p p ^ Armour's Fancy lirail “Whole Lb. Lb. 45c m ROAST Baby Becf Lean Fresh Ground MEAT Fresh Jumbo 3 LbJl.00 SHRIMP Ijb .79c BANANAS LETTUCE POTATOES Golden Ripe Lfe. Fresh Jumbo I'icGicS Long White Lb. 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