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Page 6 College Station, Texas Thursday, November 19, 1964 THE BATTALION Humble Exec To Address Geology Gub Hunter Yarbourgh Jr., coordina tor of Regional Geologic studies for the Humblie Oil and Refining Company, will address the Geo logy Club in December. Yarbourgh has for the past year served as Distinguished Lecturer for the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Yarbourgh’s topic will be The Geologic Framework of the Gulf Basin. Highlights of the lecture are the discussion of the composi tion of the Basin, the thickness and possible oil deposits located there. He received his bachelors de grees in physics and geology, with a minor in petroleum engineering from the University of Texas in 1938. He returned after WW II to get his PhD from the same institution. From 1941-46 Yarbourgh was a command pilot in the U. S. Navy, Pacific and Atlantic theaters. From 1946-64 he was a geologist for the Humble Oil and Refining Co. working all over the southern U. S., Texas, Louisiana, Mississip pi, Alabama, Florida, New Mexico and California. During 1948-53 he was the area chief geologist for the California area. From 1953-55 he was as sistant geologist for Humble Oil and Refining Co. Yarbourgh is a member of Head quarters, exploration of Humble Oil and Refining Co., American Association of Petroleum Geolo gists, Geological Society of Ameri ca, Sigma Gama Epsilon, and Rho Kappa. ATTENTION All civilian dorm counselors and officers The civilian section of the Ag- gieland staff announces that the last date for scheduling group pictures (dorms) for the ’65 Ag- gieland will be 1 December 1964. Pictures are to be scheduled at the Student Publication Office, Y. M. C. A. Bldg. The final day for having pictures made will be 1 March 1965, at which time all other items to go on pages and payment ($55.00 full page, $30.00 one half page) must be ■turned in. We will appreciate your cooperation and any ideas. John Holladay, Section editor Here’s How It Works Frank X. Gordon, executive director of the International Student Travel Center, explains summer job opportunities overseas to interested Ag-gies. He and other persons en gaged in student travel endeavors spoke Wednesday night in the Memorial Student Center. Youth, 11, Flees After Fight, Flies To Visit Grandmother By The Associated Press DENVER, Colo.—Gary Scherzer, 11, of Dallas is visiting his grand mother this week. It was an unex pected visit and Gary came here in an unorthodox way—as a ticket less passenger on an airliner. The boy did not have any coat over his short-sleeved T-shirt ATTENTION ALL HOME TOWN AND PROFESSIONAL CLUB REPRESENTATIVES The hometown club and profes sional club section of the “Ag- gieland” staff has announced that the last date for scheduling club pictures for the “Aggie- land” will be 18 December, 1964. Pictures are to be scheduled at the Student Publication Office, Y.M.C.A. Bldg. The final day for having the pictures made will be 1 March, 1965. Please make arrangements to have your pic ture scheduled before the dead line. Dave Baker, Section Editor Mike Rosbury when he stepped off a Braniff In- ternatioanl Airways plane in be low-freezing weather Monday night. That’s what attracted the atten tion of airport officials. They said Gary told them he had had a fight with another boy at school Monday and was afraid to go home. With just a nickel in his pocket, he went to the airport and joined a line of passengers boarding the plane. Nobody asked him any questions, he said, and the stewardess gave him a sandwich. Airline officials reached the boys’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ron ald Scherzer, at Dallas and they in turn called his grandmother, Mrs. Bernard Goldstein, at Lake- wood, a Denver suburb. Mrs. Goldstein took Gary shop ping for some warm clothing. He will visit her until later in the week, then fly home, this time with a ticket. Students Manage Gas 1 JFK Lamentations Set 1 Dallas Schedules Solemn Rites Sunday By The Associated Press DALLAS — The first anniver sary of the assassination of Pres ident John F. Kennedy will be “a day of prayerful meditation” in the city where he died. Dallas Mayor Erik Jonsson said he considered a public memorial ceremony “entirely unappropri ate” because the anniversary day, Nov. 22, falls on a Sunday. Jonsson called on Dallas resi dents to observe the day in a prayerful manner in their homes and places of worship. “It‘s hard to visualize any oth er kind of recognition which would be in good taste,” the may or said. He wrote the pastors of some 600 Dallas churches and synagogues, suggesting they ob serve the anniversary in what ever meaningful way they judged best. Meanwhile, at Houston a can dle in blue glass has been burn ing in the sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe church since the day after Nov. 22, 1963. The keeper of the flames is Jose Palomares, janitor at the church. The Rev. Eloy Fuentes, pastor cans of the 7,000-member church, says the John F. Kennedy Candle, as it is now known, was a project of the League of United Latin Amer ican Citizens—LULAC. “We will never forget Presi- d»pt Kennedy and his wife visit ed with us in Houston,” said Mike Herrera, former president of LULAC Council 398. “He came for the Rep. Albert Thomas dinner but took time to visit the LULACs.” Herrera said the flame will burn in Kennedy’s memory here as long as there are Latin Ameri- in this community. All Eels Aren’t Lazy Station N n Loan Floated Doors Open, Money Made By JIM GARRETT Special Writer The . J asketfe previe eason i y the ight. The 1 iven ter ites but Bob Yaskavic and Lu Tierct 6 point Researchers come up with the darndest information. For instance, Van Conner, a 23- year-old Wildlife Management major, has noted that air breath ing eels aren’t lazy as they have been believed to be. Conner, who is doing research on air-breathing eels for credit on his master’s degree, hopes to find out a great deal about the behavior, life history and feeding habits of these unusual air breathing eels. The eels he is observing in the Wildlife Management laboratory can gulp a bubble of air, holding it in a pouch in their neck, and have a three to four-minute oxygen supply. Conner said the eels sometimes use the air bubble when they are in water which does not have a good oxygen supply. He said such eels can live a long time out of the water. The two he’s observing proved that. He bought them in a market place this summer in Southern Vera Cruz. They had been laying on a cement slab in the sun for two hours or more, but they quickly became active when he placed them in water. Swamp eels are the most com mon of 40 kinds of eels. Most of them burrow into mud, whether on land or under water. Conner’s eels came from a small range of volcanic mountains. He feels they may be different from other eels, thus his research is designed to discover their modifi cations. Eels are carnivorous, eating smaller fishes, crayfish and insect larvae. Conner feeds minnows from the Brazos River to his cap tive eels. He says the eels let the minnows swim around until they become re laxed and careless, then the eels strike out like snakes and gulp them. Conner has watched eels chase smaller fish much like a bass would chase them. That’s his reason for saying eels aren’t lazy. Past re ports have referred to the slippery snake-like animals as being rather inactive feeders. Just Because It Has A Rack Doesn’t Mean It Is A Male By RICHARD COOK Special Writer Rod Wright wanted a buck very badly last Saturday morning, the opening day of deer season. The 30-year-old graduate student in the Department of Agricultural Engi neering has hunted deer many years but never had a shot at an antlered deer. Wright was the last member of the hunting party, made up of A&M graduate students and pro fessors, to take his stand that morning, explaining that he was “in no hurry to sit in a tree for several hours just to watch doe all morning.” He’d been in his stand about 30 minutes, and light was just be ginning to filter through the damp woods, when he saw a deer step out of the brush about 75 yards away. GIBSON’S BRECK SHAMPOO 1.19 dry, normal, oily one pint Maalox, 12-Oz. anti-acid 99c Sego, all flavors 3 Cans for 69c Burlington Spunnell Garza Muslin Sheets fitted bottom V f' y doubles 81X 108 2.19 i&iiiii s WESTINGHOUSE Steam’N Dry Iron Single Dial Reg. 12.88 Now 8.88 at Gibson’s EXECUTIVE AUTO MATS fits full front all cars, colors: red, blue, white, brown Reg:. 3.93 NOW 2.69 SUNBEAM cordless, electric shaver 22.88 Gold Label Cannon Towels 1.39 also, hand towels only 73c at GIBSON’S.... And If You Haven’t Tried GIBSON’S INSTANT CREDIT PLAN, Ask About It Today — It’s For You. GIBSON'S Redmond Terrace Highway 6, South 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. Stripe Tooth Paste King Size 2 Tubes For 75 Wright’s excitement mounted as he tried to spot antlers in the dim, early morning light. Was it a buck? Yes! There were the antlers! The deer slipped behind some brush as Wright anxiously fing ered the trigger on his rifle. The next time he saw the deer it was about 50 yards away and slowly walking toward him. “When he got about 25 yards away, he stepped into a clearing and I had a perfect still shot,” Wright said. “I took careful aim and squeezed the trigger, de termined not to miss my first buck.” The deer dropped instantly and didn’t move. “I was very proud of myself and, after watching for a few minutes to make sure the deer didn’t move, I lit up a cigar and enjoyed a satisfying smoke.” He started to examine the deer to see where he’d hit it, when something odd about its appear ance captured his attention. Certain anatomical features about his “buck” showed it was a doe! both seniors at A&M, decided % would work their way through col lege, being their own boss. Together they formed a partner ship in a service station at Nortli' gate. Yaskavic, from Yonkers, N. Y, is majoring in poultry science, an! Tierce from Milsap, is a major in Veterinary Medicine. The station was offered to Yas. kavic during his junior year, btl knowing he could not run it bf himself, he talked it over with bii roommate (Tierce) and decide! they could manage the operatic:, best on a partnership basis. They obtained a loan from out of the local banks in Bryan. Yar. kavic said, “I didn’t realize the! the people of Texas were so frieni ly; the bank trusted us with a loan without any kind of collateral, 11 we had to make a go of it or else" Tierce said, “We had enough money to go to school for one se mester before we decided to take the station, but thinking of the fa. ture we decided to go ahead am] take our chances on accepting tbi loan and hope we can make a good showing.” The station opened under their management April 20. Yaskavic said he was sweating it out through the summer month! but when school resumed, busin® picked up a great deal. They noi have one full time employe work, ing. Yaskavic said that they had tbi loan paid off by the first of No. vember and now the only items not paid for are the cash register ani adding machine. Yaskavic and Tierce trade out working at nights and every other weekend, but double up whenever the other needs time off. They are maintaining better thai average grades in school, but their social life is completely cut out This does not bother Tierce a much. He is now married. Centei ,nd hit irovide ’9” jun: 2 point ast hall High 21ear C piliar n, armed f ame sc Teamr iarry I lax Ma Dickie 'immen n the ’ The g xperimi alf. Af vas real thougl “It wa len but Church Exchange Twenty Aggies will attend tht Exchange Devotionals service at the Bible Chair Building ia Huntsville at 7 p.m. Thursday. The A&M Church of Christ is CO' operating with the Huntsvillt Church of Christ in the pro' grams. Thomas Eazes, director of th< Bible Chair Building in Hunts, ville, will be the speaker. (C) VOIK5WAGCN Or AMERICA. w p s Any change will be an improvement. All we do when we change the Volkswagen is to make it work even better. We don’t play with the way it looks. So the 1965 VW still looks the same. And there you have the whole Volkswagen point of view: We keep looking for ways to improve it. 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