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Volume 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1966 Number 300 College Station - Bryan Moves Forward On All Fronts By ROBERT SOLOVEY Battalion Staff Writer College Station-Bryan is grow ing . . . fast. L. H. Westmoreland, retiring executive vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce, predicted within a few more years, a joint community with more business, industry, education and recrea tion, attracting the best people and big capital. Westmoreland divided the com munity into four equal parts: Texas A&M and Allen Military airline and two motor freight companies. “All business is expanding, but the tourist dollar is the good dol lar for the community,” West moreland said. He estimates tourists spend about $30 a day per person. That excludes the money brought in through A&M, and its courses, conferences and sports attrac tions. The increase in tourist has meant more motels, and 800 rooms are now available—a fig- would be attractive to new indus try. The U. S. Army Corps of Engi neers has been studying plans and various locations for the dams, which would also provide flood control and water conserva tion for the area. A public hearing was held in March to explain the extent and nature of the improvements planned and to solicit views of all those concerned. The Millican Dam site, five miles north of Navasota, would face the acquisition of 86,000 acres of land and a site near Nor- mangee would require another 74,000 acres. The combined dams would pro vide a storage area of 3% mil lion acre-feet. COMPARED TO large urban areas, the wage scale here is gen erally low, but so is the cost of living. “College Station-Bryan offers every living convenience of a much larger city, but at a much lower cost,” Westmoreland noted. The Bryan Industrial Founda tion furnishes both financial aid for industry and the securing of capital for new industrialists. Westmoreland pointed out the strategic location of the area. Within 50 miles of Bryan is a population of about 220,000 with a buying income of $285 million, and within 100 miles there is 10 times that population with 20 times the buying power. Bryan is within 250 miles of Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Aus tin, Houston, Waco, Fort Worth, Dallas and Shreveport, La. Agriculture is basic to this area, especially with the mild cli mate and adequate rainfall. Local industries provide ferti lizers, insecticides, herbicides, veterinary instruments and earth moving equipment. The principal crop is cotton— some 20,000 bales annually. There is large poultry and egg produc tion and 100 Grade-A dairies. Of the 18 governmental agen cies in the area, 11 are agricul tural in nature. Academy, retail and service busi- ure more than doubled in three BUT JUST as an arch is sup ported by a key stone, so the community will depend on, grow with and gain unimaginable serv ice from its educational facilities —especially Texas A&M. “The main determinant for our growth will be our educational fa cilities,” Westmoreland said. A&M attracts professionally- educated people, a great percent age of which have doctorates. The area, as a whole, h a s a higher (Continued on Page 4) ness, agriculture, and industry. The business climate of College Station-Bryan is a composite of economic, social and political fac tors. The right conditions mean business will thrive, and when it does, so will the community. The land, people, climate, edu cation and location are unique in Texas. The population in the twin cities is estimated at 48,000, and growing at 4.5 per cent a year. The total labor force is esti mated at about 17,000, with ap proximately 3,000 workers avail able for new or expanding indus try. AMONG these, Westmoreland estimates 625 unskilled, 1,800 semiskilled and 675 skilled work ers. Like a well-tuned car, the com munity depends on each of its many parts to run smoothly. Business is a prime factor. The two communities support 375 retail stores, 61 wholesalers, 75 personal service establish ments and 60 business service firms. Westmoreland said it takes about four retail employes to sup port one industrial worker. The two cities have five banks with assets of more than $43 mil lion, and 3 savings and loan as sociations with assets of another $43 million. The banks have helped to fi nance an ever-increasing amount of construction. From 1963-65, 681 private residences were built, 184 commercial buildings, 32 apartment projects, while repairs or alterations were made on 568 buildings. Including Texas A&M, the val ue of new construction was fig ured at more than $57 million. BUSINESS is served by two railroad freight lines, a bus line, years. Referring to retail business Westmoreland said downtown Bryan is old bkt not dead eco nomically. “The downtown area is really prosperous, but there is a lack of adequate parking facilities. “But Texas Ave. is the future main street,” he added. West moreland added that the bond- approved highway bypass around the College Station-Bryan com munity would not hurt business. He said road construction was very important, as Texas Ave. now handles 20 per cent more traffic than it was planned to handle. “Internal road improvement is good, but highway connections to the city are poor,” he said. INDUSTRY in the community is moderate, but not the oil, steel or food processing of other areas. There are 18 manufacturers who employ 20 or more. They include International Furniture, International Shoe Co., Magness and Sons Poultry and the largest industry in the county, Albritton Engineering Corp. which employs up to 600 workers. “We have low natural re sources; our resources are poul try, livestock and people,” West moreland said. “The area lends itself to an assembly-line type manufacture.” Industry is served by natural gas, 68,000 kilowatts of electrici ty and water resources of 20 mil lion gallons. “Industry wants to move into an area which takes pride in it self, and takes care of its own civic needs,” Westmoreland add ed. HE SAID dams planned for the Navasota River would provide un paralleled recreational facilities and an abundance of water which 64th Muster Ceremony Scheduled For Thursday Services Slated For Coliseum Aggies around the world will take time off from every day problems Thursday in observance of the 64th annual Muster. In more than 500 corners of the world, including 41 states and 19 foreign countries, former students will call roll and pay silent tribute to Aggies who have died through the years. In A&M’s 5:30 p. m. Muster, roll will be called for 14 Aggies killed in action in Viet Nam and eight students who have died since the 1965 Voters To Choose Senate President Polls remain open until 6:30 p.m. tomorrow as students de termine the 1966-67 student body president and several other Stu dent Senate and Civilian Student Council posts in the spring gen eral election. Positions as stake also include Senate vice president, parliamen tarian and recording secretary; Issues, Student Life, Public Re lations and Welfare Committee Chairmen, and CSC president, vice president and treasurer. Hannigan Criticizes Horseplay Dean Says For Water Students Liable Fight Damage By JAMES SIZEMORE Battalion Special Writer Dean of Students James P. Hannigan said Tuesday students in the north dormitory area will be held responsible for damage done to dorms and equipment during Monday night’s water fight, an outbreak which in volved much more than just wa ter. “I abhor this outburst of wa ter fighting which endangering the new dorms and the newly renovated dorms,” said Hanni gan. “I would like to see the civilian and Corps students get together with no arguments)^”' he added. A&M Scientist Addresses Washington Geophysics Group WASHINGTON, D. C . — Weather forecasters may have a basis for altering their think ing in predicting movements of hurricanes, their growth and dis sipation, a Texas A&M oceano grapher declared here Wednes day. Dr. Dale Leipper, oceanography professor, made the observation in a report to the American Geo physical Union’s annual meeting. His remarks were based on oceanic observations by a sci entific team he headed im mediately before and after Hur ricane Betsy lashed the Gulf Coast last year. The team ear lier observed effects of Hurri cane Hilda on the ocean. Leipper said his group’s ob servations are the first of a systematic nature both preced ing and following a hurricane. “We made observations using the fully equipped oceanographic Research Vessel Alaminos, which means we obtained unquestion able data,” Leipper said. “Here tofore, information of this type from merchant ships has been scattered and erratic. Leipper checked surface tem peratures with bucket thermo meters, continuous thermograph and bathythermograph record ings. He also obtained subsur face temperaturues and chemical data from hydrographic casts and gathered biological samples from net tows. Betsy belted the Southern Coast Sept. 9 with winds as high as 130 miles per hour, causing $1.4 billion in damages. Leipper directed a followup cruise Sept. 10. The team had returned Aug. 24 from an East ern Gulf cruise to determine the undisturbed characteristics of the Gulf before arrival of the first hurricane of the 1965 sea son. “Our surveys indicate that hurricanes move aside the warm layer of surface water leading to the upwelling of deeper cold water. It is apparent this would alter the amount of energy re ceived from the ocean by evapo ration and conduction of heat,” Leipper said. “It would thus also change the further develop ment and possibly the path of the storm.” Hannigan encouraged students to release their excess energy in some other fashion. “When we spent $5 million on new dorms and renovated dorms for that area, we hoped that the students would care for them,” Hannigan said. “We have plans for using $2 million for renova ting the dorms in the Duncan area, but occurrences like these make one think that maybe this is unwise.” Campus Security reported that some fist fights also took place during the action and a student observer reported that roman candles, firecrackers and mud- balls were also used in the ruckus. Despite this assort ment of weaponry, only one minor injury was treated at the college hospital. Officials could not determine whether civilians or members of the Corps were responsible for originating the disturbance. Howard S. Perry, student coun selor, said that Dorms 22, 19 and Walton Hall were treated to considerable water and a few windows were broken. He added that some of the damage done was to students’ personal proper ty such as books and notes. Hannigan pointed out that the destructive nature of water fights plus the theft of such articles as ashtrays and even lamps and chairs from the new lounges make it hard to justify the renovation of dorms for stu dents. As yet, the only disiplinary action discussed has been to bill the students for the cost of equipment damaged. This might act as a deterrent, but will like ly not prevent future water fights, Hannigan predicted. Muster. Head Yell Leader Joe Bush will read the names of stu dents Michael Rayboume, Richard Dorn, John Day, Jesse Former, Wayne Werdung, Joe B. Wilson, George Antilley and Horace Young. Moved into G. Rollie White Coliseum, the ceremony’s guest speaker will be former Texas Senator Penrose B. Metcalfe. The Muster will be followed by the premiere of a 20-minute color recruiting film of A&M, “Focus On The Future.” Student Senate vice president Barney Fudge will deliver the welcoming address. Greetings will also be presented by As sociation of Former Students President Royce E. Wisenbaker. A&M President Earl Rudder will introduce the speaker. Bush will read the “Roll Call for the Absent” to be followed by a rifle volley by the Ross Volunteers and the sounding of Silver Taps. The Singing Cadets will sing “Auld Lang Syne.” A 1916 A&M graduate, Met calfe served eight years in the Texas Senate, eight years as a member of the Texas House of Representatives and is listed in Who’s Who in America. He has also served numerous times on the Association of Former Students and was on the Texas A&M Century Council. A&M’s new movie, written and produced by the Department of University Information, is nar rated by news commentator Paul Harvey. Depicting campus life in the classroom, laboratory and other campus activities, the film will be shown at Aggie Musters in Sai gon, Viet Nam; Goose Bay, Labrador; Mexico City; Omaha, Neb. and 24 Texas cities. MANNERS, FEMALE VERSION Texas Woman's University coeds Johanna Manners problem during Tuesday’s “Man Leister, left, Linda Mason, Suzanne Hastedt Your Manners” program in the YMCA. and Nanette Gabriel discuss solutions to a TWU Coeds Give Pointers In First Manners Program Four coeds from Texas Woman’s University gave Aggies hints Tuesday night on letter writing, introductions, dancing, telephone manners and flowers and gifts in the first of three YMCA “Man Your Manners” presentations. The panel included last year’s Aggie Sweetheart, Johanna Leister, and Suzanne Hastedt, Linda Mason and 1964 Aggie Sweetheart Nanette Gabriel. Miss Hastedt, a sophomore home economics education major, asked boys to use common sense when talking on the telephone. “Boys should think beforehand and know what they want to say before they call a girl,” she said. “Girls may know several boys by the name of Bill or Bob; identify yourself by your full name when you call.” Miss Hastedt asked that boys remind the girl under what cir cumstances they had met previ ously if the two did not know each other well. Men should come to the point, ask for the date and at the end of the conversation remind the Aggie Batman Escapes From Guatemalan Jail The Aggie Batman is free of his chains in Guatemala. David Christopher, a junior wildlife science major, spent the night recently chained in a Salama jail cell. Police arrested Christopher as a madman suspect after they confronted him walking down an alley wearing a headlight and carrying a butterfly net. The poliza concluded a man with a shaggy haircut and carry ing such paraphenalia at 1:30 a.m. must surely be loco. Batman (or Christopher, if you choose to be technical) led lawmen on a 90-minute chase through the city before his capture. Dr. Dilford Carter and Raul Valdez of El Paso, part of A&M’s “terrific trio” hunting bats in Central America, tried unsuccess fully to persuade guards to release Christopher. They chose to do verbal battle the following day after a guard threatened to shoot them. The researchers appeared less sinister in the daylight and Christopher was released from the carcel after Carter made a de tailed explanation. Christopher had been on a late bat collecting venture and was returning to base when accosted by the militia. girl of the time and the day that he will pick her up. “Never come up to see a girl who you’re not going steadily with without calling to tell the girl you’re coming first,” she said. She said that if the boy has asked the girl for a date at A&M then is it the girl’s responsibility for the transportation to and from the campus, with the boy paying for anything and every thing while the girl is here. Speech and drama education major Johanna Leister said proper introductions require a good memory, patience and calm ness. Older people or those who de serve the most respect are intro duced first. If you forget a name, the only thing to do is concen trate or make an apology and re introduce yourself. She added that the most im portant thing is to be interested in what other people have to say and to think first before speak ing. “Girls like boys who are inter ested in them as persons,” she added. Sophomore Linda Mason said letter writing should also reflect the boy’s true self. She also noted that girls enjoy receiving a thank you note from the boy to show his appreciation for their date. She said that in asking for any date, whether it be in person, by telephone or by mail, the boy should express enthusiasm for the activities planned to make the girl feel it’s something special. Nanette Gabriel, senior art education major, urged boys to learn how to dance the box step as well as the monkey. “Those who know how to dance know that it is one of man’s best social assets,” she said. Boys should never leave a girl standing by herself, she con tinued, and if the boy does not dance fast and the girl does, he should ask some friends to dance with her at least once or twice during the evening. Even though cutting-in doesn’t seem to be in style today, Miss Gabriel said to her it is one of the nicest compliments from a boy. She said all girls like to receive a present, not just for special occasions but anytime. “It need not be expensive; the girl accepts the thought behind the gift. Depend on insight and not money,” she added. “Girls love flowers but they also love variety. Don’t always send carnations or roses. Look around for something else, and then either give one or a dozen.” Next week’s panel will discuss dating, table manners, receptions and cocktail parties. Players Present Drama Tonight The Aggie Players will present an original play by an A&M jun ior Wednesday and Friday at 8 p.m. in Guion Hall. “Courage, Brother,” directed by Jean Reyna, is by Tim E. Lane of Bryan. Members of the cast include Kirk Stewart, Ed Reyna, Glenn Dromgoole, Paul Bleau, Bob Spivey, Len Fisk, Jan Gannaway, Mrs. Reyna and Lane. The play, a revision of a short er play with the same title pre sented by the Players in the Fall out Theater Workshop last June, is currently under consideration for production by the Dallas Theater Center. Mrs. Reyna has served as stage manager for two major produc tions of the Players and acted in several plays in the Fallout Theater Workshop. Lane has appeared in two major produc tions, directed four Workshop plays and acted in several others. “Courage, Brother” will be the fifty-sixth play presented in the Fallout Theater Workshop in the past 13 months. Tickets will be 50 cents at the door. First Bank & Trust now pays 4%% per annum on savings cer tificates. —Adv.