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THE BATTALION Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, July 6, 1961 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle f ‘ ' “ .. . I was glad when I made 65 on my first theme because I heard it was best to start low and show improvement— but I can’t show improvement!” Story of (Editor’s Note: The following is one of several stories written for the Houston Post. The stories reported on a study of Ecuador as a representative Latin American country.) By W. I). BEDELL Assistant Executive Editor The Houston Post TUMBACO, Pichincha Province, Ecuador—Segundo Manuel Car denas is 14. He is a slender boy of much Indian and a little Span ish blood. He is very courteous and talks in the musical Spanish of Ecuadorans. Segundo lives in the warm and eye-pleasing Valle de Tumbaco, about an hour’s drive over steep mountain roads east of Quito. Tumbaco is only 8,000 feet high, and in the valley grow lemons, oranges, grapefruit, guavas and chirimoyas. The valley also grows corn and wheat and alfalfa. The corn is now in the milk stage and is called choclo. In another month or two it will be dry and be called maiz. It takes longer to grow corn in Ecuador than in Texas, because, despite the warmth and the sun shine, the day at the equator is only 12 hours long, whether it be TEXANS IN WASHINGTON Texas Companies Can Thank Foreign Aid For Prosperity By TEX EASLEY Associated Press Special Service WASHINGTON—Scores of Tex as companies can thank the For eign Aid program for nearly a half billion dollars in business between January 1954 and June 1960. The director of the International Cooperation Administration, Henry R. Labouisse, disclosed the extent of the program at a luncheon meet ing of the Texas Congressional delegation. In an apparent attempt to win support of the Texans for the world wide operations that come under his supervision, Labouisse presented figures to offset a com mon belief that funds appropriated for foreign aid represents so much money dumped overseas. In the period covered by his re port, Congress appropriated ap proximately $20 billion for foreign aid. This included the value of sur plus farm commodities shipped overseas and payments to compa nies for transportation'as well as the actual cost for commodities bought for shipment abroad. The total amount of the Texas payments in the period was $450,- 875,686. The list includes names indicating not only farm products but chemicals and various manu factured items. By far the bulk of the sales went to firms located in Dallas and Houston. He listed 127 Dallas firms which received payments totaling $144,054,757, and 73 in Houston which received $160,388,- 117. The money paid to Texas com panies for commodities and serv ices in the fiscal year ended June 30, 1960, amounted to $36,655,131. Accompanying Labouisse to the luncheon was Craig Raupe, one time Weatherford College profes sor and later top secretary to Rep. Jim Wright. He is now a legisla tive liaison officer for the ICA. Raupe served with the ICA in In donesia for a while before taking the headquarters post here a few months ago. ★★★ Two Texans were key figures at cei’emonies here marking the 100th anniversary of the Government Printing Office, the world’s largest publishing establishment. Special hondree at the banquet and ceremonies was the GPO’s old est living retired employee, Nat G. Watts, 92, who came from Na ples, Tex., for the occasion. Rep. Omar Burleson, D., of An son, who as chairman of the House Administration Committee is large ly responsible for the GPO’s fiscal planning, made the principal ad dress. He drew laughter when he told his audience: “In this highly scientific era, with the harnessing of nuclear power and the ability to utilize it, we still have - speakers for occa sions such as this. “I suppose we could use a robot of some kind, simply select the theme, push a button here, pull a lever there, and out comes an aft er-dinner speech. It would prob ably be better than some we have all heal'd and better than the one near at hand.” Here are a few statistics about the GPO that Burleson recited: It represents an investment of $25 million and does a $100 million dollar a year business. It covers 32% acres of floor space, places $30 million worth of business an nually with private printing com panies and employs 6,500 men and women. Rep. Wright Patman, D-Tex., in whose district Watts lives, noted that in the 25 years since the old printer retired from government services he has served “two or three times as mayor of Naples and is an outstanding citizen.” Second Session Housing Procedure Announced The Department of Student Affairs announced this week the procedure students should follow in connection with housing for the second semester of summer school. Fees should be paid and rooms may be reserved be ginning 8 a. m., July 10. Korean Veterans who have not signed enrollment papers for the second six weeks should report to the Veteran’s Advisor’s office and sign. Students who wish to reserve the rooms they now occupy may reserve their rooms between 8 a. m., July 10 and 5 p. m. Anyone wishing to reserve any room other than the one they now occupy may do so between the same times, but must present a signed room change slip from the Housemaster of the new dormitory concerned. All students may register for rooms on a first-come first-serve basis from 8 a. m., July 13, until noon, July 15. Students, including those living in college apart ments, who don’t plan to live in dormitories during the second term of summer school must secure or renew their permits at the housing before paying fees. “Biltrite” Boots and Shoes Made By Economy Shoe Repair and Boot Co. Large Stock of Handmade Boots Convenient Budget & Lay-Away Plan $55.00 a pair Made To Order Please Order Your Boots Now For Future Delivery — Small Payment Will Do. Main Office: 509 W. Commerce, San Antonio CA 3-0047 t THE BATTALION Ojrinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the stu dent ivriters only. The Battalion is a non-tax-supported, non profit, self-supporting educational enterprise edited and op erated by students as a community newspaper and is under the supervision of the director of Student Publications at Texas A&M College. Members of the Student Publications Board are L. A. Duewall, director of Student Publications, chairman ; Allen Schrader, School of Arts and Sciences; Willard I. Truettner, School of Engineering; Otto R. Kunze, School of Agriculture; and Dr. E. D. McMurry, School of Veterinary Medicine. 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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. JOE CALLICOATTE Be well groomed for success That “like new” look we give your clothes is sure to make the right impressions whether you’re on the job or on the town. CAMPUS CLEANERS Ecuador Reveals Interesing Facts December or June. Corn likes longer hours of sunlight than that. Segundo Cardenas is a member of Los Chagres de Tumbaco. This is a club of the Quatro F‘s, the Four F’s of Ecuador. The F’s stand for Fe, faith; Fecundidad, fertility; Fortaleza, strength; and Felicidad, happiness. Segundo is apparently a happy boy. He carries himself with a quiet pride. The Indians and the mestizos around him in the village of Tumbaco seem to be happy. They smile readily and are most hospitable. But when they go by foot or by ramshackle bus to Quito they put on a mantle of coldness. Village of Tumbaco Has Brave Air There are few rocks and no high hills in the Valley, of Tum baco. It is fine, volcanic dust, and the people of the town and the valley live with dirt 12 months a year. The village of Tumbaco puts on a brave air. It has a plaza with a fountain which spurts a thin stream. There are flowers in the plaza, but there are also weeds and thick dust. Most of the houses and shops around the plaza are dun or white- wished adobe, but some are painted the sky blue or lemon yellow of Latin America. Despite the brave air, most of the houses in the Tumbaco Valley are hovels. The valley people sit on the floor in the dirt. There are corn shucks and filth all around. This is not true of one house in Tumbaco. This girls’ demon stration club has remodeled a room in one of the houses. This room has a board floor. It has curtains at the windows and pictures on the walls. But, most significantly, it has beds, real beds with springs and mattresses. The springs and mattresses must be very old, be cause the beds sag in the middle. The counterpanes must be very old and probably donated, because they are faded. But these are beds. The Indian in Latin America sleeps on the floor, with only a mat under him and a blanket over him. The next step is to a bunk of corn shucks or hard boards. The “European” Ecuadoran sleeps on a bed. It is a tremendous leap to go from a mat in the dirt to a bed in a room with curtains in one step. The girls are also learning to sew. They have two old North American sewing machines to prac tice on. They learn amid a great deal of talk and laughing. Some of the girls are truly beautiful. At 14 their skins have the bloom of an Indian peach; their hair is alive and shining black. If they go the Indian way, they will be ugly at 35. Their hair will be stringy, their skin dead, their feet broken from hauling loads of maiz or babies over end less miles. If they go the European way, at least some of them will still be beautiful at 35, possibly more beautiful than they are at 14. The girls are raising chickens too, genuine New Hampshire Reds from North ^.merica. They don’t eat the eggs. Eggs are caro, dear. They sell them. An egg brings sucre, a day’s pay in rural Ecua dor. Segundo Cardenas also hopes to have eggs to sell soon. He has about 50 New Hamp shire Red pullets. The pullets are in an adobe shack built into a low side hill overlooking’ the valley. Segundo has a bunk on one side of the chicken house. He sleeps there every night to keep los la- drones, the thieves, from stealing his chickens. The chicken house is an evil smelling place, but it looks out across pleasant fields of wheat and alfalfa, and orchards of guava and chirimoya trees. Segundo’s neighbor, Foila Ana Silva, who is 35 and has gone the Indian way, says Segundo’s pullets have a beautiful view. She speaks truly. Segundo also has a Corriedale ewe named Pancha. She has been bred to a fine ram and he hopes to start a herd of pure bred sheep. Segundo is one of about 30 boys in the Tumbaco Valley who are learning modern farm and ranch methods in the 4-F. The 4-F and the girls’ demon stration clubs are now completely in Ecuadoran hands. The Min istry of Fomento (development) supervises them without financial help from the North Americans. But the North Americans start ed the work and continue to advise the Ecuadorans. The progress the Tumbaco Val ley is making is the result of one of many projects initiated by United States agencies in Ecuador and all over Latin America. The U. S. Operating Mission, which is known in the United States as the International Coop eration Administration or Point Four, is at present spending about $2 million a year in Ecuador alone. This money is being used for train ing and improvement in four rr.y fields, agriculture, industry, cation and public health. I: money is matched by the Ecu dorans. North Americans andh uadorans work side by side inti programs. Ecuadorans are being taught drive farm tractors. They being taught to be labor leaie to develop sound unions. There is an industry devel*. ment center to sponsor new;, dustries in Ecuador. This g- slowly, for the republic is stills per cent agricultural. Teachers are being trained::) schools are being' built. Scht are going up now in Guayaqij Manabi, Loja and Cuenca, | Ecuadorans go 50-50 with is North Americans ig paying:'): the buildings. Drinking water is at present'.: chief public health project, h is immensely important in El dor and almost every Latin Ac- ican country. Almost all of Lad America’s water is contaminate from centuries of filth. Exk: in a few places, such as Bnet: not drink water from tap, lest k Aires and Panama City, one das catch dysentery or someth.:: worse. But the Latins conti® to drink from c o n tapiinattl streams, lakes and irrijat;:: ditches. USOM is instaling, or teach;:.; Ecuadorans to install, safe wale systems as fast as time and iai money available will allow, Perhaps this better life ml come. Perhaps it will be adequati return for the frustration Norft Americans undergo there and tk new, unaccustomed work the &■ uadorans do. SWAP : ;A 3 DAY TIRE SALE j£s SLASHED | Speedway-Proved Tires T,BE (RB6ARDLESS 0F PR,CE ) CARRIES A ROAD HAZARD GUARANTEE Every new Firestone tire is GUARANTEED 1. Against defects in workman ship and materials for the life of the original tread. 2. Against normal road hazards (except repairable punctures! encountered in everyday passenger car use for the number of months specified. Repairs made without charge, replacements prorated on tread ist pric BLACKBALLS OR WHITEWALLS SALE! YOUR nylon RAVOli We MUST sell these tires NOW... no reasonable offer refused WeVe drastically lowered tire prices to move out our inventory immediately. 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