Lieut. Carl H. Pipkin
Ex Aggie of 1940 Dies
Jap Prisoner of War
n Word has been received hei’e by
Db. and Mrs-:' D. B. €ofer : that
Lieutenknt Carl H. PiftUin, Ag^i’e
prisoner of war in Tokyo. ;!l
if aavioaot) , ^rdT rnw^iLy/oJ
Lieut. Pipkin was,,a Far^t Lieu
tenant in the Band while at ‘A.,
& M. Ho gvrtduatod' in the school
of Marketing and Finance. Tie
was statioif^^ljtfCWr^icWr
time of its^ffii-r^lji^- ai$d- : ^ias^beeii
a JapanesS.^plHs^ne®, co-
seodJ ni Jaorofni rbmn
■doiq Iliw ejfoow owf txort sdT
talasthead for
-is-xdoloa -rol to^tnol novo bns
BattalionltawiBj
We of ATSCim
-m avarf emior deoirpo'r oriT . . .
9 8f B8ittfhift^ this'Tksue^Th^
-W'Tei^i-^Il lidte
this page a new “mafsth’^ad* 1
-ingtr onti'thesallrfaervice.'ftheriiB/^ithe
®ewo poWcyv of): this'inowspadefrJ The
dra%ings6f thi^ toa&theack%as
.xnade iiy.JHenry .Ecale-of the ASTP
Army—Engineers-.—Eeale,- -who- - -is-
W ; capable, artist, will be^ fe
Engineer Group
Announces Plans
For Society Here
The Americaljtr''Society of Me-j
chanical '•Ehginbersi offers you a
fine chabefc'fW> dfevelb^f ^leadership!
in your /profes^bni'«Ybail have an
opportunity! td i^hrtteipatb in the’
affairs OlMthfe 1 ’stocfeifylif you arei
an engineeringf'.athdent and ‘if you
desirerJtOKfeam ^somfe't joL thos^e
things yoiV/CAW nDt->gelT but of for-
inaLoClass . work. All .Mechanical
MMflM iruBr-.'c^a.-r v.*oc ia*:‘UW.‘*te*S» tiMiHfTtnsiizns* vnrnmni
Engineering Freshmen and Sopho
more students are especially invit-
e<i to |oin Tn the activities <jf this
rbu \
num^erw
ht^dlrii. i
asC r^in'c
afr^aft, now Mechanical ttngi
neering modern
mass production and other topics
mmmi
result, offj^hi^^all^jwlil have an
opp^tunity^g^e^%ai^ : #m-
onstrations r i and ^§^[0 good time.
For the Freshmen especially we
are planning a - series of topics such
as,YMd’4d55t£el isYM<4fe^J®ifT an
Internal CombustKm, Engine
Works, Hqw !*[ ro/ri|5eM)r works,
How Ship^ are%mit?
We?«an^€I«|)H£^Jalso, a
series ojy&e&feSgi ^MQg Jinterest-
ing information on power genera
tion, heat transfer, and macMhe
design. These, m,eetirigs will be
very helpfu^fo ''engineering,
student in suppieipenting his class|
work and in giving the student a; |
pre^id^ 1 ^ Soifie^dJ the'''thih^s he
will meet in his Junior and Senior
classes.
The fFebiafe JAggied “'ftdffe*' to -con-
tinuj
stu^
Unites
ified engineerip|: student to join
us in our program this year. We
cordially i#jq^^l| r t$bqp's> regard
less of course of study or branch of
.§eiyicfu,but tojrisit us^andTe our
guests at these, various meetings. _
r We will be organizing and‘elect
ing officers very soon. Watch the
official notice column off ftlfp? Baijt-i!
talion for an announcenjeptj_% -,tp
hear future.
Japs iSWki^
Quality Of Planes"'
In
layed)—After 18 months of war
there is no sign that Japan has
sacrificed quality of its wat planes'
■on.
® That is the conclusion of an
aLmerican army lieutenant, mem-
«r of a select 'group t>f plane
wreckage hunters’
jjjround in ^h^t\yist
Biemy Zeros, dive
liedium bombers shot .dowiL^oyer
■ wide area of Papau.
^ He is Lieut. Joseph Phillips
Uton, HI.
e
" s
hi -.a I ifeb;
yd bowbivxoJni ,aj9bfio lf« orn an i
9f^»rt 98 | rf #ie fM 1 ^
dBi woivioJnr srlJ bnn lonm -lodio |
First Semester Engineering Freshmen
l|Meet; : Fri#y# GireiriBree
. .——-e» — ---- -tain „ ,
background in art work. He had
'been commissioned for several oth*-
ler ^t 7! fe^ies-^ifi|h- Will W''^pref
seated to the Cahipufe* in the near
uture.
The neWinafeth^. ! d r 'ffedtures the
'our branches E ot Seif^tee, stationed
on the c&yitbtte-t-the' !Afr^y, Navyi
Air Corps and Marines^ the ini-
’signia of which are arranged about
the skteW Av'&^M.^aWegfelTn the
background i'are? ‘hictikres of the
Adniinistradoh /l>uiiding, - ‘ Aca
demic Buildih^-kWi il scene reprel-
sentative of ththderTnitory areas.:
Those 'Who* hi^O'^eeh the draw
ing have CdmiWe«ted r favorably oh
-RMUinoi 1 ' -4n
which the illustration depicts the
all-service A. & M., and the clever
manner in which Artist Ecale
spirit of the times in
the college.
n .. Aum
Sanitary Engineers
Series of Courses
Elementary Sanitary Engineers
to be conducted at the Agricultur
al and Mechanical College of Texas
began SJui|eT21 ancfewill continue
thtsuarh July 17. ife is lift#:
d§r!ht|)n ^1. S. R.
head, of the Department of Muni
tn
Only three schools of this kind
m ^ntaiit0 |n/Th<jf
hese-^iWlfo/i WK
sity, University of California and
:T|xas A. & M. College, Mr. Wright
said.
nsanitatioir In iil
hicken Yafd§ MlJJ
o Be RemwIWalfcM® jap,
)' personnel is limited to 20 civilian
employees from various army posts
in this region who are selected by
ce,
Management War Training pro-
■ While, at College Station
There have been complaints
jtered with the City Office here
conditions
round the c
bsidents.
*fT~r t A * r d 5P om an< ^ laboratory training
d pleas! .T- ght hours W da '
Everyone is asked ^please ,^ ek f S ’ X dayS P ^lMetv«futhJ Southwest
deavor to remedy this py keeP^-|———— L L [attention of his listener!
Lach military camp has a post
ideavor
the pens and coops as clean
possible. Aloo -if—the amount -engineep whose duties^ correspond- - event , s _ anc j principles for which
i L i. *vr,, rviavtor ds to vnOSe <orf /a jcitv, emrineerr Jrtkese
jar aasBwamwagw
kzard wit be greatly reduced. from m koftflll, ac
If the pen"is~fleaf aiieighbOf^s cording to the 'size of “the
sdroom, the owner is kindly asked and is this group that selects
move it if at all
L. D. Smith, Bus
College Station,
(at he was sure everyone
operate to the full extent of mentary Sanitary Engineers at the
ability to cope with this sit- Texas A. & began May
-bicilu ylhm rtcem 1“ .won
College Stationfte& j^
Added To Gas PM‘el
HoJ uoy oeoqqUg ,noa ,won IlaW**
w
May
Jm
'W
lege oration, aeren^e coordinators
of the three political*subdivision.'^
The new members ai;a pr.Hde P.
Trotter ’aH<l TVrniam E.-TiewK?, both
of College S'Satfohl, arid W. R. Mc-
Oullough: and Ira: I'tf/aKellejJ, both
of f 'Bryah.fi Jaul .ynb noxtomo'fn od
: Other aiLembevs of 'this, ibariel are
Walter J •Don ey, s chaibtna n ;r. Guy
Siths,. Mamiel oAkin and iOld Marl-
tmsenp all of rBryan; iJim Francis
Of xTaborJ /zZ. L. Jonesr of vHarvey,
and jMj.'.Lii-Cashioni Ei E. MSQuil-
len and E.- E. IVezey, all. of dGoL
lege Station. . . . Jin ^IbxoiJ'jxrxq
reenipnld rj-rm hr-hnur •:m > j rri Jin Ji
Juke Box Prom and
Kadet Kapers Snow
To Fill Weekend
' n ^afurda^Tii^ftt k 'mW’iti' m
Asisfern'My lldlil' Sfaflet "Will
feature a miscellaneoiS^ ^’o 1 ^ stkl*-
yirf^ Tbbkl’ ^aferrt:^ A^ ^^w 1 /; cdnt!est
WiTl^ sct^A ^4^-
t^t^d. .'Snieaoi;^ ,gxxrxoJinoq 'xojiA
■ TheX ; «kbW 1 a ni f¥bb' %8 J ' alT'aiki
j4k4'‘Bdk Hf'fMbw at 8:36,
ir’ ri .Vviil WOLMa Cif-r PHtC -• - *
Kadet Kapers is over at 7:m
and the Prom at 11:30. Everyoi^
is invited..
bxg
J ^niytJ
1(7/A“*
ju AH,')!Engineering! ^ if ii’St-se iWaiSUeb
freshmen in the following's
will meet FridaysUftferabonp'June
25^n a<td theb timen indieatedis .'Thfese
sections'? fwltfiaiieetf -in HthefoMb'sSk
Led bone! Ro o mv)0 n I i|h a •'th i i'd' floo f. -of
thedMechamodl Ejriginfeeri®g;;BuiId-
ing. “.bal ana ayod 'xiodl xalle Ixio
-x£edtSdoe‘x58,x69^'£lnd , 160 ^vUL'iRfeet
atf’one o'qlock.:Gdctions '65,11660 67^
and 72 will meet at three>;bfcloclc
Those students; haying::classed''at
thfc fhOiurjdiidieaisedr need-j not report
to the meetingj,!’(hub <sh®uld ^report
td/fhei.DeanjiOf;Engineering^ Of
fice without fail at their-eurliegt
fiOnveBience. 6 'to Hod c r'lariT •
—oj—•xa*jii'tO~')/iJuaox3
The Lieutenant Was *
Slightly „Put QlifP'"
° ENID; OMa.-^L^euL !l "''tMiniett
EdihbriOri; f ihhriager' 1 v 'bf' ’ fhe Eiiid
aip < '<ti&seb&lP >i f&ih ' %t : "tW Eriid
AfnW''Aib ? EiOia-•received thig-nd^
iktldn'^rfivaL’ :,t ?««
“J.''Gb'ZebOfd, Morristown',' Nt
J. 1 ,* 5 * 9 prbfeisibttftl" 'bks'eba'lh ® ^and
basketball plkyer.^ { ' ; ' M
£ '-Lietit[enaht ;ri Ca'm’brbn ; htidtldd
ftVer tb>' srkA ;l ^her' , heWcOttieie. n ' ;,r-! ''''
He met - Zebord^—Mi’SS' ZebOra~
a'nrieWly- arrlvdd WAAO officer:
axil "xovo J t.fn; ..iidf] a'biol
Girls Solve Date ”
nov n^iuff mxni-j'nJ /Joy 1 nob
Problem By Seats J;
J,, WtL6WdOD; ; ^. J'.^o long as
the' boirdWalk ben ekes likv'e ’Re
versible backs, tkfe^ skayide' report
iffb'esn’t' hfe'ed ’ dkte ’ bureau.
* ‘ SEtRi^e AieA' “I&foW ’ that if' she
11GI fa^iAg ’‘'thk lfeW' !
hfhlf’s- sill ^'Pr’an^e'dY fkiWitf 'thk
boardwalk, she’ll listen
dJf)d inriv/ Jixd
to sugge
Subscription Rate
For Batt Set At
$1.50 Per Semester
r ,aeyerai of .the student body have Wanger, Producer of Picture, Proclaims It
..'i. .—4. —.1 .-i I Tllifl ■Rofi m XT* J J ^ J • /T»T /\/\/\
pot yet, j subsqi^ibed tp Th.e ?atf.
t^lipn, a pheckjpn the;subscription,
repqrds r^yeale,, and all those de
-icing ,to, : receive this . fiefwspaper
$qe ^8^(4 ;to/ pqpiqvtd; the, student
Aftlyities, ,Qffice, irt the Adtninis-t
tratipn huilding and "Placen their
subscription at once-o TheuBattel-
ion’s rate is ?1.50 per semester.
An 'efficient"" and capabli circu
lation department ha^be^ OEggJbj.
ized and the BatlLion I^beinfe'’£fe^
three morning^, y A v 'jt^ 1 f
copy being slipped under e^^^suh-- f
scriber’s door. In th^p^st^ij;
been the practice
talions in % h^w^j^id. !y sul^ }
scribers pick the^i. pp^ f pu^ Wu^ fp,
many complai^t^}/h^, ( pf^
be distributed
each subscriber^^^.he.^ip-,
ped under the,49P r SfJOY AOfisq t
The Battalion is ijppflr- '
tant part of college 9 ^fe, f , jij-j
pointed -oy.t, (j^jpeqv
x; 1
school and caimpus activities as
well as general nexy^ :■ and' ady^rt
ingj^.jpprqhan^s both in College
Station andJBryan,
ffvhfti b^ye ,|)aid,
them to a semester suhScyt’h ) tiohHtp
the Battalion, have not brqught
placed on,, thp. subscription list.
Mieal ASTPTo
Be Reduced By
One Third June 30
fc'vLuv
? uw\5
)\ vs-y
v Af'
DALLAS.—Medical, dental and
veterinary courses of the army
Specialized training program paid
for by the^aigmmenjLpfm M» c ut
one-third lA ; lebg©i ifKh^P^pate
jponcurs with 'Rhe hous^‘pri; it| ap
propriation fflil. it wks Jvevialed
here by the .Eighth s^viceg^m-
piand.
| Col. E. A. Keyes, director of
ithe army specialized training pro
gram for the Eighth service com
mand, told college and ui^yersity
representatives attending a con
ference on this work that he was
in receipt of a telegram from the
(adjutant general’s office saying
hat under the house apprppria-j
ions bill students who could
Complete the spppialifcid Training
24 months would be transferred
the enlisted reserve corps on
une 30.
MSPfiearsp. Frank Dobie Speak In
Sbisa Banquet Room Tuesday Night
Dobi^, Foremost
Folk Lorist And
.Publicist In South
| hfe|re a packed banquet roo
>YOttI
)I(
at the Agricultural and Mechanic
College of Tpxas, Tuesday evenin
ss<>r of Enj
sity
and foremost folk-lorist
of Texi
and pu'
held tl
tenerk with tl
colorful observations
.tion.
10 and ended June 5.
^* nown -
The occasion was a banquj
meeting of the
of the American Association
University Professors, and prosit
esident of the loci
E. Potter of tl]
ment. Other office!
were the vice pre|
ident, Dr. Walter P. Taylor, hes
of the Department of Fish ar
Game, and the secretary-treasure
iff!
■(oU)—. rlxjuo'idJ—‘»'i'n
XJ'itl.7 bn 1
L. S. Paine, Depgrtmant. of Agriv
gljltur^], “Hforf ,rfO‘*
//T®frt eAas . Leep CaHed to
pbaifiAmerican,(hisi
tory at Cambridge,frjUniV!ersiti(;
Epgl^ft^ Le.vf will ni rreport
about October 1.
h , ) ^)fi^! A d '^ n l ta &e,rpf "heiflg)^ a
^rof^^j (birp^lfr.!.. tkq ( . speaker
jxpked^jsly^lun ^.wh^* he dged
as the. iipudity,pf prof^SQrs ^s,a
whole. “They,” he charged, “wfi
IWLtfVfft su PP9sed, J thinly much
less express liberal thought^’’
G^ttirjg se^ipus, ( rhaweyer, ,^ ^aid
that “unless people like you and
like myself, .who are not actually
in armed, service in this war, work
arid fight for the right to express
our views candidly and openly, we
can lose this jWljat is as bad,
we can lose 'thV underlying prin
ciple of our §$^e?fAm?nt as express-
Sfr T( bofh •f# r oftfr hktlonaf arid our
stato RbrfstfetiHons—that: r/ As hr ^
higW'&f ^ed6ni"rif' r &pe^h. fa
7'Tie' ttffa'tofeogb feehtviJkisto ! ' U KA
HWkeb&ik^ nfee^IVi^ a ^SktScIiari
odJ lo a^atnBvba Jfool taJnas’i
-o<f ol modi ^rxildano isllo yrmA
Dr. Potter Pres.
Of Local Chapter
Presides at Meeting
An foot in the back country of that
state in 1835. Upon being asked
jiis destination, the pedestrian fed-
plied, “I’m going to Texas to fight
for my rights.” Texans, of that
Lnd, Mr. Dobie remarked, “have
been fighting for their rights ever
kince.” ®
Every now and then Mr. Dobie
took a swing at persons high in
the political lif® an d the business
Affairs of the State, calling names
And identifying circumstances,
f Referring to his boyhood on a
outh Texas ranch, the speaker
onfessed he cried about two
hings; He was not born soon
nough to kill Yankees with his
andfather, and he was not old
nough to go up the cattle trails
ith his father and uncles.
(See DOBIE, Page 4)
Special Showing of Picture
to tie Given Activated Ags.
To Be His Greatest; Cost is $1,750,000
J ,:u;w GOY 1! 'T 7 7
•i no Pespijte>rumors that the world premier of “We’ve
.NeVferpBejeu-Licked’’ will Ke on July 4, word has not come
from • the office of Universal Studios that final scenes have
beion-:cpmplfited. It was hoped that this would be the date
(fojjiithe.' fir&t/showing since this. is a day for all America to
,celebra*t0ij7£q
The 4-th-would mark- the. first
x Aggie Receives
/mgsmMarmeAir
Corp^ Satif|p
ai air
’JOfei-jq
.I‘>oq&o
anniversary of work begun since
G. Byron Winsteard “werit'/dht- itk
,^ollywop^o*}: ! July74 9 f last year
tox s'torstf'to^'bal^^mlUngfj.;.,
T t[' ■' i Univwrsaf . StucIios has. -rotumed
'hearty [ all-. Of th? eqpjpm«nt that
the-y, borso^ed,- ; to,/ jta}% to .Caljfor-
jni^; : to xhfliW'Plht^jthp, pjqtur^ towt
d L-Hk ChnStl , •itoo'NfOijdfj.a^s 'fmQ «f ‘tk*
.rato’Chrro 11 , Jr^sojoj 0(§ u f JUr,
f^rl^s >< 'Bryant Carroll, Sr., 223"
Ui'v(W(W.7 ” ^ (WV
Caftifl Btfeet, Port,,Lpch es ('.^ x ^'; frotoi'nexi, (a'nch, thpy ^vill pto babl y
ba. returi)o^ jSO99... Br&r thp ,
Qeptoy,,. j Cox^ps. .ja, ; completed/pinqe(^ r ,dqpo^it, op
fee^e $ings was--put,.up.«,Winst^d
ds . waiting.,^/;0alI fr ®m ;;
-Wang,ex? wh^ i?,j n pro4^ans .^e
showfto attend the ; studio .premier,
1 After , j:hf;, stwlip premier .’takes
plqce,. to 'WiU- be from two to..four
weeks ; before - Uie tocture can bp
released,; tof. cpnsjimp.tipn.
tiop at the Dallas,,, .Texas ^Nayal Thp .Wai> flep ft rtmept will also
-;-%t$F ps Res 4?^b of am
M pt. ,! 'ebAoll, fomer, >f Bto(tent,.pf
fhf'Lamf Jr. College,, and,
A l . ,,; <& M V; volunteei'ed fo(r K i flight
tr'Arriirig’^st June^ AOd^.to^ f! 6 "
ceived preliminary,.jj^ght^^jcvtCr
Aif Station.
ov/J o.d.j to y
I/hjowjU nidi y"?
HU
lOn'j
Silver Button For
Air Corp 17-Year
Olds Announced
f-'A hahdsohic'; siWfer-firiished {&-
pdl button, identifying ^its' Wearer
hs^'a 57-year-oid American who has
enlisted in the army air forces en
listed reseiwe, is being presented
to air-minded young men in that
age group to wear with their civil
ian dress until they are called to
active ditty for training as avia-,
. — —i-M:
distr|p army fecruiling of|
E! -ri?.lisliiK'ti«. la,,I pin, with
a blue enamel circle carrying the
letters AC, can be acquired and
worn by young men of 17 and less
than 18 yeara_Qjf.age who, having
obtained the Written consent of
their parents or legal guardians,
apply for and^are accepted for en-
thh. airforces enlisted
lisfment^ in
WReRve'. -
oVL
Table Tennis Fans
To Have Chance At
Champs on July 10
Cartland and
they arrive
some exhibi
these men ar,
Cartland bein :
Cook when
10 to stage
Both of
at the game,
thern States
Champion and Cook being the Ca
nadian National Singles Champ-
icm^ Tpf two will challenge sep-
•Zllr.. \ +he Air
ngineArsVtwb
Navy, and
Anyone who
t either of
will receive a
afktofyfxxxy t
Oorji^ two fr
one
one from the
should happen
these two men
twenty-five dollar war bond as a
prize.
Cartland and Cook will put on
their exhibitions and matches at
Guion Hall July 10 and July 11-
mriirwG c ^ ar ^ btatforted herb'and in
neighboring towns. These exhibi
tions will be in addition to the
regular IsF4W 4 eyenroid fwill get
double their regular admission fee.
Again it is urged that those who
want to try for one of the war
bonds, get organized and start
practicing for July 10.
finaU dated f^e &en%.. ripgs, ape
the or}!y-.Lungs ,,that .h&vo, to -be
havo to censor and approve the
picture before the showing on
Kyle Fielxl: Wanger’fj last letter
on ; May, 12; .said, that pll was ready
except the final pee 1 whicb is that
of the Senior ring, dance and cere
mony. He also said that, the climax
should be just right, and that was
causing a, delay that gould. not be
avoided. Wanger haa proclaimed
this to be his greatest pictare, and
it will; be- one that every Aggie
will be proud of.
' The-cost of the picture, “We’ve
Never Been Licked”, is $1,750,000
and Universal is as a nx i°us to get
a return on their investment as
we are to have our hopes fulfilled.
this
jht in mind
should! be patient
s the studiosjlnoney that
It
thatS'we'lA
since i
is at stake and onljToj|r patiencei
When picture finally comes
to Aggieland, it will be a real tri
bute to Aggie-exes all over the
country. ;
Activated Aggies who are sta
tioned ;$t Camp Hood, headed by
(See PICTURE, Page 4)
Table tennis
tioned at Colleg,
to get together and organize to
irietfi the challenge of Douglas^/pdstppnemh/It of the ball game
Ban Placed On Big
Gatherings by Army
; DETLOIT^-Mlchigati’s Gover
nor Harry F.. Kelly .slapped a riot
emergency ^ inspired “no assem
bly” ban on Briggs stadium and
the Detroit fair grounds race track
today, ^preing postponement of an
American league baseball game
and cancellation of a day of horse
racing.
duled to meet
ilight game.
So (ffiWas records here showed,
was without precedent. Horse rac
ing was called off on the west
coast in the early stages of the
war, to} satisfy an army request
that large crowds not congregate
in one place.
Aggie To Receive
Wings of Silver ;
At Pampa Field
PAMPA ARMY AIR FIELD,
Pampa^Texas—Soon to receive his
silver pilot’s wings here at the
Army’s twin-engine advanced fly
ing school is Aviation Cadet Chas.
W. Smith, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
C. W. Smith, 1706 Hughes St.,
Amarillo, Texas.
He is a graduate of Amarillo
High School, and attended Amaril
lo Junior College and Texas A. &
M.
At the climax of his rigid train
ing he will either be assigned to
a combat unit or will become an
instructor.