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tzssr;^.--^«^;. , - ti-wv- ■'• •• • “^r?' r t».-:.r.-.?'.r-. •“ s . r : • Battalion COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1962 Number 57 Former Students Approve Six Development Projects TENTATIVE VOTE EXPECTED TODAY Voting Delayed After Day Of Small Loan Discussion \ a... ' ' m Economy Sized Bullfrogs Dr. R. J. Baldauf, associate professor of Wildlife Manage ment at Texas A. and M. College, examines one of 50 six legged bullfrogs recently found in a pond near Franklin. Just how much larger the “freak” frogs will grow remains to be seen. See story on Page 4. Analysis Important For Soil Evaluation Soil analysis remains the most important and effective tool in determining just what a farm crop needs in the way of plant food or soil improvement. Approximately 150 persons at tending the annual Texas Fertiliz er and Limestone Conference end ing yesterday heard Extension Soil Chemist Bill Bennett say that the starting place for tracing down plant nutrition ills is with an ordinary soil test in a laboratory. An analysis report, he said, can give the farmer an accurate idea of the fertilizer needs for parti cular crops. And a report can save him money by advising against applying unneeded fertilizer. “Soil testing is the most high ly developed of several diagnostic tools, since it can predict fertilizer requirements in about 90 per cent of the cases,” Bennett said. Other diagnostic methods, ac cording to the soil chemist, are de ficiency symptoms in plants, plant tissue tests, and plant analysis. The conference is a get-together each year of farmers, agronomists and fertilizer and limestone indus try personnel to discuss the latest developments in their field. Spons ors are the A&M College System in co-operation with the Texas Agricultural Limestone Association and the Texas Plant Food Educa tion Society. Another speaker, Dale Mayeaux, of the soil testing laboratory at Wharton Junior College, listed six outstanding benefits of applying lime on Gulf Coast area farms. He said grass is made more palatable for livestock; yields of corn, cotton and sorghum can be boosted; better peanut crops are Aggie Marksmen Down Air Force The A&M Rifle Team defeated the U.S. Air Force Academy team •n a recent match, 1,438 to 1,406 nut of a possible 1,500 points. High point individual on the A&M team was M. B. Hodges of Arlington, Va., fith 292 points nut a possible 300. Other A&M team members were J M. Wilkerson of De Leon, Frank Loudermilk of Commanche, C. S. Abbott of San Antonio and G. L. Byrd of Dallas. Team coaches were Capt. W. D. Old and Sgt. Coy McCollum of the School of Military Sciences. made; enables clover to be grown on sandy soils; increases response from fertilizer; and the physical condition of soil is improved. Lime applications, he said, are usually more profitable on the sandier soils, such as Hockley sandy loam and Enda fine sandy loam. Dr. R. C. Potts, assistant di rector of agricultural instruction at A&M and widely known author ity on pastures, said that farm ers and ranchers should not ex pect immediate results from lime applications to pastures. Lime takes a while to act and the re sponse is not always spectacular like that of nitrogen on plants. He said acid soils often need lime applications to make phos phorous more available to plants. A. G. Caldwell, A&M College agronomist, also said lime has a lasting effect and that immediate results can be disappointing. A corn test near Waller showed only one additional bushel the first year. But the second and third year after lime application, production jumped by 10 and 6 bushels. Woman Announces For Senate Post CONCORD, N. H. (AP) — Mrs. Styles Bridges, who for 17 years shared the spotlight with her po litically powerful late husband, yesterday announced her candi dacy for the last four years of his U. S. Senate term. Her announcement set the stage in this traditionally Republican state for what could be a bitter intraparty fight in the September GOP primary. The attractive 46-year-old-wid ow, considered politically conser vative as was her husband, said she felt her years at his side gave her the qualifications to carry on his objectives and philosophy. Rep. Perkins Bass, R-N.H., an nounced Tuesday he would seek the nomination and, perhaps look ing ahead to Mrs. Bridges’ an nouncement, described himself as “a moderate and not an extrem ist.” Almost a sure bet to join Mrs. Bridges and Bass in the Septem- ebr contest- is Sen. Maurice J. Murphy, Jr., sworn in Wednesday as Congress convened. By The Associated Press AUSTIN — House members debated loud and long on small loan regulation yesterday, but quit for the night without taking a vote on a bill aimed at halting so-called loan shark practices. A recess until 10 a.m. today was called after more than three hours of discussion during an aft ernoon session. A vote on tenta tive approval probably will come today, but it may be delayed by a large stack of amendments. Three attempts to choke off fur ther debate and take an imme diate vote were defeated. An amendment adopted late yesterday would Refuse lending licenses to companies owned by non-residents or to corporations whose stock is owned less than 51 per cent by Texas residents. Another would prohibit assign ment of wages to pay off loans. The Senate met briefly then quit until 10:30 a.m. today. The rate section, proposed by a House committee, with rates ranging from 33 per cent oi\ small loans to 22 per cent on a $1,500 loan was replaced. The new rate section allow’s in terest of up to 36 per cent a year on loans under $100, with decreas ing rates on larger loans, down to about 18 per cent on a $1,500 loan. This is the most controversial section of the bill. College Station Lions Club To Sponsor Sunday Meeting The College Station Lions Club will again sponsor the eighth an nual mid-winter conference of Dis trict II Lions Clubs, scheduled Sunday in the Memorial Student Center. Members of Lions Clubs in over 20 countries are expected for the all-day session. Proceedings will South Plains Water To Be Gone In 60 Years, Expert Says LUBBOCK, Tex. (AP) — A Los Angeles, Calif., consulting engi neer testified here yesterday that water for irrigation farming under the Southern High Plains of Texas will be gone in 60 years. C. E. Jacob, wso specializes in ground water, said he reached his conclusion after being furnished data by the High Plains Water Conservation District. Jacob was testifying in the wa ter depletion income tax test case being heard by Federal Dist. Judge Joseph B. Dooley. He is a lecturer at California Institute of Technology. He was given a se ries of questions some time ago by water district officials and asked to provide the answers. The Californian was one of four expert witnesses who took the stand as attorneys for the plaintiff in the suit against the government continued to try to prove that wa ter is p mineral and is being depleted. Others to testify included Dr. Peter T. Flawn, head of the bu reau of economic geology, Univer sity of Texas; Ed Reed, Midland hydrologist; and Frank Hughes of Bryan, agricutural economist for the U. S. Department of Agri culture. Attorney J. Chrys Daugherty of Austin, one of the lawyers to ar gue the Texas tidelands case suc cessfully before the U.S. Supreme Court, questioned. Jacob. begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. Dr. H. B. Medlen of the Depart ment of Biology is chairman of the program. The meeting is designed primari ly to assist the smaller clubs in the development of their programs. Delegates will register in Room 2A of the MSC Sunday morning from 9 until noon. A travelogue and a movie on the Lions Club Crippled Children’s Camp in Kerr- ville will be shown in Rooms 2C and 2D from 10 a.m. until noon. Clinic meetings are on tap for the afternoon, with a ladies’ pro gram to follow. At the ladies’ session, members of the Depart ment of Floriculture will demon strate methods of making corsages and floral arrangements. Members of the district cabinet have scheduled a meeting at 8:30 to last until a noon smorgasbord. The Singing Cadets will present a concert at the smorgasbord. Robert Cosper, business mana ger of the- MSC, is in charge of the program. Yesterday morning, Rep. Bob Eckhardt made a personal priv ilege speech attacking “poison pen” letters representatives have received dealing with prominent figures in the small loan legisla tive battle. Two have arrived so far. They hint that certain members are connected with interstate loan companies. The letters are signed only “a member.” “We’re dealing with a bunch of rattlesnakes trying to find a knot hole in their box,” Eckhardt said. Tuesday, Rep. Alenzo Jamison called the letters “a crude at tempt to attack three able and respected members of this House.” The range of topics for the ses- mittee and said liquor by the Gov. Price Daniel submitted re organization of the Board of Wa ter Engineers as a fifth topic for the session. Rep. Jim Gotten of Weather ford, chairman of the House Ap propriations Committee, intro duced a bill calling for $400,000 to operate the special session of the legislature and to finance in terim operations through Sept. 1. In the Senate, Franklin Spears, San Antonio’s new member, in troduced a bill SB25 permitting people moving from one precinct to another, in counties of over 10,000, to vote in their new pre cinct. The House Appropriations Com mittee heard a request by Rep. Joe Ratcliff of Dallas for an appro priation of $300,000 to advertise for tourists to come to Texas. The bill HB4 also provides $150,000 for repair’ to the San Jacinto Monument, but the com mittee recessed before it came to that portion of the bill. “Rep. V. E. “Red” Berry of San Antonio appeared before the com mittee and asid liquor by the drink and legalized horse racing would be better attractions for getting tourists than advertising dollars. Corporation Aid Is Being Sought The Association of Former Students has approved six projects for the 1962 A&M Development Fund and simulta neously launched an all-out effort to enlist local, state and na tional business and industrial corporations into the fund. The six approved projects are underwriting the cost of the Century Study in its second year, finanfcing the 1962 Directory of Former Students, Opportunity Award Scholar ships, seven Faculty Achievement awards, funds for the President’s Emergency Fund and association operations dur ing 1962. A Corporate Annual Gifts Program, which seeks gifts to the Development Fund, has begun operations on the solici- Samuel Asbury Dies Wednesday Samuel E. Asbury, 89, assis tant state chemist at A&M from 1904 to 1945, died last night at 8:45 at a local hospital. Funeral services are pending at Hilliar Funeral Home. He was a state known authori ty on Texas history and music. Jack Frost Stays,, Schools Dismissed Brazos County schools joined schools across the state in closing their doors today as a new mass of cold air and more snow shouldered into Texas. Public schools in the Bryan-College Station area, were closed both yesterday and today because of the cold weather. Schools as far south as Laredo joined suit. A&M, however, maintained regular class schedules. No moisture was recorded in College Station yesterday, however the temperature hovered well below the freezing mark and the north wind kept a steady vigil of around 20 miles per hour. Across the state, additional snow was in forecasts for all of the state’s northern half and was expected to continue in Northeast Texas through tonight. Road conditions remained unchanged—difficult and hazardous—in most parts of the state except in the far western areas, where they worsened. The Texas Highway Department said ice began forming late yesterday on bridges and roads in its Odessa district. Travel was reported dangerous in the mountain areas around El Paso as light snow fell in temperatures down to below zero. Thermometer readings near zero were expected in north east and north central portions of the state and as low as eight below in Northwest Texas. Predictions called for lows of 10-20 in South Central and Southeast Texas. At least 13 persons perished in the cold from weather- related causes, some because they stood too close to over heated stoves to keep warm. Gas companies were hard pressed to maintain pressure as both Lone Star Gas Co. and Southern Union Gas Co. re ported the heaviest drains on their facilities in history. Use of electric power, too, surged upward. Debaters Reset Jan. 21 Match For Television A previously scheduled debate between A&M and Abilene Christ ian College on Jan. 21 has been cancelled and instead the Aggie debaters will meet North Texas State on a state-wide network. Cancellation of the origional tournament resulted from a con flicting mid-semester break. Robert Denney and Dick Sten gel will speak for the discontinu ation of direct foreign aid in favor of giving other countries techni cal aid, according to Denney, who is president of the Debate Club. Denney is a sophomore civil en gineering student from San An tonio. Stengel is a sophomore from Garden City, Kansas, and is study ing pre-law. The debate tournament, sponsor ed by Sinclair Oil Co., will began Jan. 21, and for ,15 weeks will be aired over 11-station Texas tele vision network. In addition, each week Sinclair will contribute $1,000 to the scholarship fund of the winning school and $500 to the scholarship fund of the losing school. Each winning team during the regular season will be eligible to return for a post-season tourna ment to determine a champion. Connally Starts Race Jan. 19 AUSTIN (AP) — Demoratic candidate for governor John Con nally said Wednesday a dinner and statewide television appear ance will kickoff his statewide campaign in Houston Jan. 19. Connally said the Rice Hotel dinner would be “a $3-a-plate hamburger and catfish affair,” to be followed by a 30-minute tele vision appearance on 20 to 24 Texas television stations. Connally was asked about his relation with Vice President Lyn don Johnson and what effect Johnson would play in his cam paign. Connally said “I have not asked him (Johnson) to associate himself with it the campaign not to dissociate himself from it.” Atty. Gen. Will Wilson, also a Democratic candidate for gover nor in the May 5 primate election sent a telegram to Johnson Tues day asking the vice president to disassociate himself from the gov ernor’s race to preserve Demo cratic Party unity in Texas. Connally refused to speculate on whether Gov. Price Daniel would enter the race and seek a fourth term. Asked if he cared whether Daniel ran again, Con nally remarked: “Sure I care. I don’t want any body in the race but myself if I can have it that way.”. tation of corporation funds for the projects. Initial eoal of the Corporate Annual Gifts Prog-ram is a gift from every corporation or other business with A&M grad uates in high executive positions. Both large and small corporations are being urged to participate. James W. Aston, ’33, head of the Corporate Annual Gifts Program, said the group will welcome gifts earmarked for specific campus projects. He listed some of these projects as scholarships, graduate fellow ships, faculty salaries, student aid, endowed chairs or appropria tions for special college depart ments. Association leaders have set a goal of $200,000 for the Corporate Annual Gifts Program during the year. Last year contributions totaled $80,000. A seventh project earmarked for this year has already been provid ed by the fund. This was chromi um-plated rifles for the Ross Vol unteers, Honor Guards and other special Corps units. With figures incomplete as of Jan. 1, total fund contribution totals are well over $200,000 for the financing of the new projects. As of Nov. 14, $228,699 has been collected by the development fund, of which $115,946 was in unre stricted gifts. In 1960 $159,092 was collected by the former stu dents. Even higher goals have been set for 1962 by Development Fund Director Richard Weirus, ’42. These goals include 75 per cent former student pax-ticipation in the money-raising program, $160,- 000 unrestricted annual giving, $100,000 unx-estricted cox-porate giving, $100,000 resti’icted giving and active participation in the As sociation of Former Students by at least 3,000 exes. Fee Refunds Available For Grads Applications ax*e now being ac cepted at the Housing Office fx’om graduating seniors for refunds of spring pox-tions of fees they paid this fall, Assistant Housing Mana ger Allan M. Madeley announced today. Students other than graduates who will not be in school this spring may also make ai-range- ment for fee refunds, Madeley said. This can be done before cleax’ances are tux-ned in before leaving campus. Students must present their Me morial Student Center card and athletic card in order to be eligi ble for refunds, Madeley added. Dormitory students will also have to turn in mattress covers before being eligible for refunds.