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ffTAUC a c UD EN ■ IIP* V 1 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. DETp] — 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. 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