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MILLIONTH VISITOR FOR PINKIE
P. L. (Pinkie) Downs, Jr., left, official greeter for Texas
I&M for 16 years and 3 months, welcomes Luther E. Koch
(pronounced KO) of Fort Worth as A&M’s millionth visitor
during that time. Koch is director of Fire Safety Educsu-
tion for the Fort Worth Fire Department and is serving as
assistant program chairman for the 36th Texas Firemen’s
Itraining School at A&M.
Agricultural Briefs
Pecan Course
Ends Today
11 A short course in the improve
ment of the native pecan con-
! ducted at Texas A&M will be
concluded Thursday.
H The session is sponsored by the
Horticulture Section and is di
rected by Dr. J. B. Storey, associ
ate professor of pomology.
h|; Storey said several profession-
| al pecan workers presented de
tailed information pecan im
provement, such as thinning, top
working, fertility, and other
related subjects.
★★★
; Dr. G. M. Watkins, Director of
Agriculture Instruction, has left
his current position this summer
to become Programs Director for
an agricultural college in the Do
minican Republic, another A&M
program.
| Dr. R. C. Potts, Assistant Di
rector of Agriculture Instruction,
Will assume Watkin’s duties, but
Under a different title.
; The title change is to Assistant
Dean of Agriculture Instruction.
Potts’ office will be located in
the Systems Building.
★★★
« Dr. R. E. Patterson, Director
of the Texas Agricultural Ex
periment Station at A&M, has
recently announced grants given
to the station totaling $38,150.
< The largest is $20,000 from
the Foundation for Cotton Re
search and Education in Mem
phis, Tenn., for special studies
on cotton. Patterson said the
first and second installments in
the amount of $10,000 have been
received.
Hess and Clark of Ashland,
Ohio, has provided $3,450 for
studies on the effects of antibi
otics and other feed additives on
turkey reproduction.
Another Poultry research
grant, $1,500, has been made
available from the Texas Turkey
Federation for investigation on
downgrading of turkeys.
$2,000 from the Whitmoyer
Laboratories of Myerstown, Pa.,
is to be used for studies on the
Use of anti-blackhead drugs in
the diets of growing turkeys.
A $3,000 research grant has
been made available for estrus
synchronization studies in live
stock from the Eli Lilly and Com
pany at Greenfield, Ind.
Two $1,000 grants have been
offered, one for research on weed
control in field crops by the
CIBA Corporation of New York
City; the other for studies on
field effectiveness of chemicals
for cotton insect control.
The Esso Research and Engi
neering Company of Baytown has
provided two grants, the first for
$1,500 is to be used for studies
on sorghum and cotton weed con
trol in Northwest Texas; the sec
ond, $850, is for research on the
use of herbicides in irrigated
soils.
The Ortho Division of the Cali
fornia Chemical Company in
Florida has provided $850 for
work on weed control in Texas
field crops.
A $750 grant is from the Un
ion Carbide Corporation for in
vestigations on cotton defoliation.
The E. I. Du Pont de Nemours
and Company of Wilmington,
Del., has made $500 available to
support research on weed control
in cotton.
★★★
The annual Honors Convoca
tion for the Texas A&M College
of Veterinary Medicine is set for
6:30 p.m. Friday in the Memorial
Student Center.
Dr. A. A. Price, dean of the
college, said activities start with
a smorgasbord, followed by
awards to outstanding students
and faculty.
★★★
Five members of the Texas
A&M Animal Science Depart
ment will participate in the an
nual American Society of Animal
Science meeting Aug. 1-5 at East
Lansing, Mich.
They are Dr. T. C. Cartwright,
Dr. A. M. Sorensen, Dr. Zerle
Carpenter, Dr. Dan Weseli, and
H. A. Fitzhugh. K. S. Eng, as
sistant animal husbandman at
the Gulf Coast Pasture-Beef Cat
tle Research Station at Angleton,
also will attend.
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DETOUR SET UP
If you travel Farm Road 60, you are in for a new route.
| Construction at the railroad crossing has caused traffic to
be detoured down Old Highway 6 to Old Main Drive, then
Past the horticulture greenhouse and horticulture center,
1 where connection is made with the regular highway.
First Baptist Church Will Hold
Stewardship Rally Day Sunday
THE BATTALION
Thursday, July 29, 1965
College Station, Texas
Page 7
The First Baptist Church here
will observe Sunday as Steward
ship Rally Day, the Rev. Lloyd
Elder, pastor, announced.
“The purpose of Rally Day is
to educate and involve members
of the congregation in the finan-
e i a 1 responsibilities of the
church’s ministry,” Mr. Elder
said.
Two basic areas of responsi
bility receiving emphasis are the
current operational budget and
individual giving.
The 1965 church budget totals
$70,000. World and home mis
sions projects will receive $11,-
500 of the budget. The remain
ing $58,500 provides for the
church’s ministry in the College
Station community and at Texas
A&M.
Budget contributions during
the first seven months of 1965
total $34,298.
First Church members are
urged to give one-tenth of their
income to the budget.
Army Duo Will Retire
Two veteran members of the
Army instructional unit at Texas
A&M Wednesday received spe
cial recognition on the eve of
their retirement.
Lieutenant Colonels Thomas A.
Hotchkiss and Tom O. Matchin
were awarded the First Oak Leaf
Cluster to the Army Commenda
tion Medal. Making the presen
tations during ceremonies in his
office was Col. D. L. Baker, pro
fessor of military science.
“I’m particularly going to miss
these two officers,” Colonel Bak
er said after presenting the
awards and retirement certifi
cates.
Matchin and Hotchkiss retire
effective Sunday.
Both officers will continue
their association with educational
institutions. Hotchkiss is return
ing to his native Richmond, Va.,
as commandant of a National De
fense Cadet Corps unit in a high
school. Matchin will join the
commandants staff at New Mex
ico Military Institute, which he
attended.
Hotchkiss’ retirement marks
the close of 28 years service. He
spent 22 years on active duty.
The colonel holds the Purple
Heart, the Combat Infantryman’s
Badge and service ribbons in ad
dition to the Army Commenda
tion Medal.
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