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T Page 6 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, DEC. 4. 1975 ‘Bunyan Beetle’ dines on pines Southern pine beetle nests in bark COLLEGE STATION — Draw a line from the Chesapeake Bay on the East Coast, extend it to Houston and you have the scope of an insect blight that is ravaging the Southern pine forests in 13 states. There are 360 counties in the out break area which includes about 58 per cent of the South’s 85 million acres of pine forests suffering from the rice-grain sized southern pine beetle. These insect Paul Bunyans can kill a tree in four to five weeks and there is a 99 per cent mortality in the trees they attack. Even worse is the fact that once a tree is attacked, it is un likely that it can be saved. The use of insecticides on a forest is economi cally prohibitive and ecologically questionable. Dr. Tom Payne, entomologist with the Texas Agricultural Experi ment Station and associate professor at Texas A&M University, estimated that “. . . well over one million board feet of timber have been de stroyed by the pest in the past 25 years. In 1973 alone, the beetle kil led enough trees to build 48,000 homes.” Texas is one of the hardest-hit states. The infestation includes some 6.4 million acres of the 7.5 million acres of susceptible trees. Payne says this doesn’t mean that each tree is infested. Rail strike threat delayed as shopcraft talks continue Associated Press WASHINGTON — The threat of a nationwide rail strike eased today as bargainers for four shopcraft un ions agreed to keep talking as long as progress was made at the negotiating table. The unions agreed to let their 6 a.m. strike deadline pass today while federal mediators worked through a second night of near continuous ses sions trying to resolve three remain ing contract disputes with represen tatives of the nation’s railroads. A rail strike could leave thousands of daily train commuters and long distance travelers stranded, as well as choking off most of the nation’s rail freight traffic. “The union gave me the assurance this evening there would not be any strike call as long as there was good faith negotiation going on and every effort to arrive at an agreement, ” said W. J. Usery Jr., director of the Fed eral Mediation and Conciliation Ser vice. James Yost, president of the AFL-CIO Railway Employes De partment, with which the four un ions are affiliated, said later, “We re a lot farther along than we’ve ever been. ” Union negotiator Orville Jacobson said a settlement is possible, but he added, “We’ve got some big issues left yet and we re working against the strike deadline.” Negotiators broke for a rest period about 2 a.m. and said that two of five issues in the strike had been settled tentatively. The issues involved job classifications of hose coupling and wrecking, two disputed work as signments. Usery, who had kept the negotia tions in almost continuous session since early Tuesday, said both sides were anxious to avoid letting Con gress settle the dispute — a possibil ity in the event of a strike. The unions, which represent 7,000 railway carmen, boilermakers, firemen and oilers, want to tighten contract language dealing with the subcontracting of work to outside companies and other work rules. The industry contends that such de mands infringe on management’s rights. Wages and benefits also must be resolved, but the unions have indi cated this could be settled once the other issues were cleared up. The shopcraft unions have indi cated a willingness to accept the pat tern settlement signed earlier by all other railway unions. It provides for a 41 per cent wage-and-benefit boost over three years. A strike by the four unions, which comprise about 15 per cent of the railroads’ total work force, would be honored by other unions and, unless stopped by Congress, would shut down all rail freight and passenger service across the country. DEADLINES FOR THE AGGIELAND 76 DECEMBER 1 was the last day for organiza tions that reserved pages in the AGGIE LAND to pay for their pages, or to lose their reservations. JANUARY 31 is the final date for seniors and graduates to have their pictures taken at UNIVERSITY STUDIOS. The reason for this extension was because many dead and dying elephants had difficulty dragging their carcasses to the studio on time. Now Available at the Forsyth Alumni Center in the MSC Centennial Issue The Texas Aggie Magazine 120 Pages 13 in Full Color! Includes a special section chronicling the 100-year history of Texas A&M University and much, much more. SENIORS: Present the letter from your Class President for your FREE copy. Other undergraduates, graduate students, faculty and staff members, and active members of the Associa- I tion of Former Students can purchase the special issue at $1 per copy (including tax). Payne is on temporary leave from the university to serve as the re search coordinator of the US DA Southern Pine Beetle Program. In that role he is coordinating research activities involving over 70 scientists working in 12 universities, four U.S. Forest Service laboratories, and two state forestry organizations. The direction of some of the pro jects include determination of the beetle’s impact of the forests, de velopment of beetle population sampling techniques and study of the beetle’s natural enemies such as woodpeckers and other predators, parasites and mites. In addition, they will screen pes ticides to find those that are effective against the beetles and environmen tally safe; fertilization to produce healthier trees that can reject infes tation; how stand and site factors in fluence beetles, and the develop ment of behavioral chemicals for survey and suppression. “Insects produce pheromones (lit tle odors),” Dr. Payne explained. “When a female attacks a tree (we think she does before the males) her pheromones mix with compounds from the tree to produce a chemical messenger. This will attract several thousand beetles in a period as short as three days. The attacking beetles girdle the tree with their tunneling activity under the bark. Meanwhile, the search for an swers on where the beetles come from and where they will appear next goes on. Payne’s crews equipped with three-wheeled motorcycles and trailers search the Texas forests for the beetles. He and his crew collect the odors of the beetle and trees by bringing back infected pine cuttings, where with homemade gear they remove odors and synthesize the compounds trying to reproduce that “insect aphrodisiac” that could bring them another step closer to solving the problem. Payne feels that learning about the behavior of the beetle is critical to its eventual control. “In forest entomology, the pur pose is to understand, anticipate and manipulate the interactions between insects and trees,” he concluded. THE GREATEST SANDWICH The greatest sandwiches in the Southwest are served 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each day Monday through Fridayof floor 11M, Conference Tower. The greatness of these srt wiches is no accident. There are several types of meats aiK you can select your choice and mix or match any three pieces for your sandwich on the bread of your choice. Two of the several types of bread are sour dough and baked fresh daily in our Duncan bakery. Further, these breads are prepared without shortening for the diet conscious guestFoi the greatest taste tempting delight just make your sandwid exactly like you want it and pop it into one of the hand, micro-wave ovens. This wonderful sandwich and a bowlo soup for only $1.50 plus tax will place you on cloud 11M We agree this is a bit of a long story, but it is difficult to stof talking about our tasty sandwiches. Open Sunday 11:00 A.M* - 1:30 P.M. for regular meal only “QUALITY FIRST” on the intercity trains run by the Am- trak Corp. The railroads also carry 4.2 million tons of freight a day, most of which would be halted. The only possible exceptions might be for military cargo, perisha bles and livestock, which have been given special consideration in past strikes. Yukon Tack 100 Proof Imported Liqueur One day made with Blended CanadianWhisky WANT AD RATES 10c per word Minimum charge—$1.00 Classified Display $1.50 per column inch each insertion ALL classified ads must be pre-paid. DEADLINE 3 p.m. day before publication OFFICIAL NOTICE TYPING SPECIAL RATES Academic & Professional CALL OR COME BY W.T.A. Services 303 Anderson College Station Only 2 blocks from TAMU 846-7779 779-3077 after 6:1 BATTALION CLASSIFIED FOR RENT 1 bedroom furnished apartment, $165-month, bills paid. 846-4738; evenings 822-5575. 50t8 ROOMMATE WANTED Female roommate needed to share two bedroom 4-plex now. Come by 4100 Aspen, Apt. C. 53t4 HELP WANTED Horse pasture and stalls, 846-7015. Mail subscription rates for The Battalion, beginning January 1. 1976, will be $16.75 per semester, $33.25 per school year and $35.00 per lull year. First publication date of rate changes: December 2, 1975. 51t7 BE A MODEL - Free report shows yon how to be a Model during your spare time. Learn in the privacy ol your home. Write today. No obligation. Glamour Studio, Suite 203, Box 442, San Marcos, TX 78666 46tl0 ATTENTION DECEMBER GRADUATES! You may pick up your announcements beginning Nov. 24 at the Student Finance Center, Room 217, MSC from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday. Extra announcements will go on sale December 1 at 8:00 a.m. on a first come, first serve basis in Room 217, MSC. 46tll Battalion Classified Call 845-2611 SPECIAL NOTICE Must sublease efficiency apartment. Country Place, $160 monthly. Call 846-3116. 51t3 One bedroom trailer, close to campus. Air conditioned, furnished, available now. 693-4652 before 9 p.m. 5114 Female. Own bedroom in 2-bedroom bouse. 5 minutes from campus, 846-0331. 53t4 Desperately need girl to share one bedroom apartment, Briarwood. 693-7633. 49t6 ATTENTION MARRIED COUPLES. One and 2 bed room furnished apartments. Ready for occupancy. 1V6 miles south of campus. Lake for fishing. Washateria on HELP WANTED groi 823 23-0934 or after 5. 846-8145 or 822-6135. 33tfn FOR SALE RN's join your professional organiza tion now. Contact district 30 membership committee. 846-9096 Old Turquoise and Silver Necklace. A Real Beauty for Christmas Gift. Writ ten Appraisal With Purch- a se '■ 779-4361 Stained Glass Door and Window, Antique Oak Dres ser. Bed, Washstand, Table and Rocker, Pie Safe Wood Heater, Gas Heater, Kerosene Heater Kerosene Lamp. 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