Greensboro Hoses CIAA Tourney Planners January 10 f. ' ■ *JL' "S ms AGGIE "BIG GU VS' —Cal Irvin, left, head basketball coach for the champion A&T College Aggies, chats with four of his 'big guns" who form the nucleus of what rs expected to be another outstanding quint. They are from left to right : Herb Gray. Washington. D. C . 6 6, center: Wal ter HoHxctaw, Charlotte , 6-5, forward ; foe Cotton. Garysburg, 6-4. forward and A! Attles, New ark, N. 6’. guard and play maker. Football Coach Captures Championship First Year ITT, S SENA, Miss.— (ANP> ■John Anthony Bell, head football coach of Mississippi Vocational College, won the distinction of gaining the South Central Athletic Conference football championship in his initial year c* the helm of the Delta Devils, as his team fin County Delegation Salutes Coach J. Gaither Os FAMU TALLA H A SSEE The Leon County delegation to the State legislature and the Attorney Gen eral were among s group of Talla barree citizens who saluted Flori da A sod M’« Coach Jake Gaither and his associate coaches recently. Attorney General Richard Ervin, Senator Wilson Carrowav. a-! Re presentatives Mallory Horne and Dick Mitchell were among a lona list- of speakers who showered words of appreciation on the suc cessful A and M coaching staff ai Extension Official Urges Every Small Farmer To Plan Carefully in 1960 And To Cut Costs With the agricultural outlook for 1960 pointing toward slightly higher production costs and some what. smaller returns, A S. Bacon, Negro official of the Federal Ex tension Service, urges small farm ers to plan carefully so as to re duce operating expenses. Some of the ways farmers can cut costs, s: ws -Mr. Bacon, are to crow more of their livestock feed, use modern methods, obtain as far as. practicable the kind of equip ment which will make for increas ed farming efficiency, and orga nize or join purchasing and mar- to gain advant ages similar to those enjoyed by larger operators. , Through cooperatives, as well ** informal arrangements, farmers in many communities are buying fertilizer and Iri seetietdes jointly at consider able savings, he points out. Rome farmers own such ma ehirtery as combines, peanut PIC (■ . .'•/ . t». i-LAsxJ Irl A-.* i.O:. —onshh to step h'm cn a .nan-to-nan defense, the A. r ew York i\ nicks surround Wilt Cgismbe r lain with threp one! four men. The Stilt {No. 13) is tshed the season with a 3-1 record Losing only to Alcorn College in conference play, MVC downed ’ Paul Quinn, Leland and Mississip ■ pi Industrial Colleger. Alcorn, i however, finished behind the Dev ils with a record of 2-2, Bell attributed the success of the i j the St, Michael and All Angels ; . | Episcopal Parish Mouse After feasting to a menu of i shrimp cocktail, filet mignon. baked potatoes, buttered rolls tossed salad, apple pie, and j coffee, the coaches were pre sented with individual plaques , I and special inscriptions on | them by 3. R. E. Lee ,lr„ A i ! and M vice-president and founder of Use Orange Ftios i 1 soin Classic, - j Speaking for the group of j j coaches after they had given re- 1 . pickers, corn pickers, and spraying equipment In partner j ship. Mr. Bacon also suggests that • . small farmers grov more of their ■ j own food and use sound credit in ■ financing their operations But he warns families to steer clear of , 1 debt as far as possible for non pro- | ! due! ion items. For! Valley Tops Ala. A & M For First Conference Win The Fort Valley College basketball team won its first 1959 conference game by edging Alabama A&M ! College, 68-64. in a contest here I recently. In the game. Fori Valley led practically all the way. The Wild cats were victim? earlier in the • team, dominated by freshmen and 1 : sophomores, to “their never say i I die spirit." I Ho hope’s to do even bettor next , j season and has revealed plans foi ■ ' an intensive talent hunt through | out the sta t e to land top prep • ! stars spouse and reflections, Jake Gai ther said: ‘ I am proud of my asso ciate coaches and everyone of you here tonight. You would have done the same for us had we iost." The tribute signaled the Rattler squad winning the National Negro Collegiate Football Championship by defeating the Prairie View Pan thers in the Orange Blossom Clas sic. 28-7. It, was the fourth title A and M has won since 1950. and Dr. George W. Gore Jr., president of A and M. did not let it go unnoticed He came to A and M in 1950. Other advice offered by the Ex trusion official is: G) seek off farm employment during slack pe riods, (2) have entire family take part in farm and home planning and »3! keep informed on programs and policies of the U S Depart ment of Agriculture and other a gencies and organizations so as to lake full advantage of services offered. ! j season to Morris Brown. 52-81, j Xavier. 87-9.3. and Tuskegee. 75-77. jin the conference, and Southern, i 87-113. in a non-conference tilt. I The annual value of North Car , olina's poultry industry is estimat i ert to reach S3OO by 1970. the tcj.k of pro basketball. The Philadelphia Warriors' seven (cot. one inch sensation seems assured of the scoring and re bounding rhies for s he 1959-60 season. (UPI jPHOTO). Second Meeting Set For 15th Basketball Tilt . GREENSBORO William Beil, j Athletic Director at A&T College 1 Greensboro, today amfounced a second meeting of the CIAA's 15th i annual Basketball Tournament Committee to be held here on Jan if) Beil said that the Committee in an earlier meeting had inspected i Greensboro War Memorial Colt- I scum on December S “Everyone i was delighted with the facilities," j Bell said. Boh Kent, Coliseum manager, conducted a tour of the four million dollar facility, ft has seating accommodations for more than 3.000. Parking space is available for more than 3.080 ; cars, Ellis F. Corbett. A&T Public Re lations Director, has been named Chairman of a local Advisory Com mittee on Publicity and Promo- i