i. k ih l V 'M V- 1 s [i (j/- i ■ - i r -' i »■ ws . t f ( fj Brief ■■p H RAIN THROUGHOUT STATE BREAKS GENERAL DROUTH The first general rains in months fell over droughth-siricken -Texas yesterday and today.; The much needed moisture came in the form of a slow .steady fall, and the weather "bureau said con ditions were ideal for; it to continue through the next few hours. Farmers ana ranchers were hopeful it was the beginning of the end of one of the; most general droughts in !recent years. Grain crops had suffered and spring plowing had been delayed in many areas. \ ■■ : ■ [* • The heaviest rain was in the i and WiC' Abilene and iihita Falls sections. r JT L. At mid-morning Abilene reported .41 of an inch and ;Wichita Falls •27. . j • { The Weather Bureau said it was raining in the Panhandle, West Texas, the Rio Gilan.de Valley, South, East and North Texas. In Dallas rain-fell throughout the morning, fit was %he first real moisture in 155 day?, thei longest drought on record for that section. Dallas County Agricultural Ag ent A. B.. Jolley saidj farmers had stopped sowing crops of any kind. Along the coast a heavy, fog pre vailed. It was sb thick at Houston to cause cancellation of nine air line flights. ; 1 I The rain came on: the heels of one of the hottest December spells in recent yeapjjl.-j | . PEACE SEEN IN BERLIN BY STATE DEPARTMENT MAN HOUSTON, Dec. 15 —UP)— A State Department official today said he expects an agreement be tween the western powers and So viet Russia on the /Berlin situa tion sometime rtext (Spring. Geoffrey W. Lewis, special as sistant to the assistant secretary , _ for occupied areas, said the settle- titled to m litary preference^ > ment will come ("after the Rua- «-j>»j ^ ^ sians have been shown the air lift can work in the winler.” 4 Tt will work," hp commented. •'General (Luclus)i Clay says itwlll work and I know It will. There will be rodgh daya, Tberi will he ir r. i ougn dnya, ’J herf win be per iods of fug^ >liu|, a reserve is being built up to take care of these per- lode," fj ; J Is'wls shid the Russians could •ton the airlift at buy iimte hut realise the roiweiiueoces aiinl to date have, shown no .'Inclination to •tart a shooting war. He said It (would he Impossible for the westartt powers to leave Berlin unless they font to turn the wholo of Europe over to the R«du. j! ;.•! I | There are only tWn things the United States wants: of thevRus- sinns,” he added, h “The United State? wants terri torial expansion td stop and wants the Russians to cease their inter national "activities.", , CHINESE COMMUNISTS ISOLATE PKJPING PEIPING, Dec. 15 —(A*)—Chin ese Communists completed the iso lation of Peiping today. They cut tpe railway to the sea after the government itself closed the city’s airfields. Authorities disclosed that all traffic to Tientsin was cut when the Reds attacked and destroyed aections of the railway near Lang- fang, 30 miles southeast of Tient sin. IP [■ Repair gangs were proceeding to the scene, but authorities were in the dark* over the number of Com munists .operating in the area. The railway often has been cut by gue rilla raids. PI ! DALLAS WANTS SEPERATE COMMUNICATION (UNIONS DALLAS, Dec. 15 —(Al—Dallas and,southwestern members of the Communications Workers of Amer ica are “strongly inpfavor" of re maining independent' of both the CIO and AFL* Ray Hackney, CWA State Director 1 , declared Tuesday. Hackney’s statement came as CWA President Joseph A. Beirne, in Washington, announced that the 236,000-member independent union might merge with ejther the CIO or the__AFX early ntjxt year. .V JL Volume 45 Tr 1 •I v ‘ ^ ii ■ r U.| A f t 4 t 13 Geijeral Simpson Commissions Cadets in Guion Hall Ceremony Cadet commissions were awarded last night in Guion Hall to officers of the Cadet Corps by Lt. Gen. William H. Simpson, USA (Ret.). Gen. Simpson told the cadets that they were fortunate 'fin being able to be cadet officers, iri; PUBLISHED m THE INTEREST OF A GREATER ARM COLLEGE COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS .WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1948 f Jobs Open For Mediator And Administrator The United ] States Civil Service Commission announc es examinations for physical science administrator and for mediator..! Positions (for the physical science administrator are in Washington, D. C., and Vicinity with pay rang ing from $5,232 to $10,305. Quali fications for physical science ap plicants include a 4 year college course in science, mathematics, or engineeringi and 4 years technical experience. Tn addition, applicants must have had three years of ap propriate professional experience which has deluded or been supple mented byi administrative experi ence in fields of physical science. The maximum (age limit it ;62 years, with waivers for persons en- Mediatora offices will be located in Washington, D.C^ but mediators will spend most of their tipne traveling about the United States. Salaries fange from $5,231 to 6,235. Applicants^ mhst have had i years of; responsible experience in making or interpreting labor agreements, on such matters as wages, hnuns of work ami working romiltlons, lor In mediating be tween. manajgement and employees, No written test Is required end there are no age limits. Appllrittlens for the tihyelcsl science administrator examinations will he accepted at the U. S, Civil Service . Commission, Washington 26, DJC. until further notice; those for medlatojr must be received not later than January 6,1940. Additional information and ap plication forms may be obtained at the College Station post office. '■ ‘l* I ;> I—- mg since the training they wojuld re ceive in the various positions would be invaluable. He also said that they she employ the basic fundamentals' of personnel management in exercis ing their duties. This training will help you in civilian life! as well as in the military service,! he stated. As each cadet stepped across the stage, saluted, and received his certificate, Gen. Simpson con gratulated hjim. Colonel Bpatner, PMS&T and Commandant, gave the introduc tory speech; of the evening in which he stalled that he was proud to be commandant of such a fine group of cadet officers. He also stated that of all the commanding generals in the army, he had rath er serve under Gen. Simpson. The background of the stage was aranged with the various flags of the ROTC units with two cadets acting as honor guards. Prior to the ceremonies, Gen. Simpson wak guest of the Cadet Corps at their annual Christmas dinner in Sbiisa Hall. During his army career, the gen eral served as an infantry offi cer and general staff officer in various assignments. He is a graduate of West Point, the Infantry School of Fort Ban ning and thh Army War College in Fort Leavenworth. During the latter part ,of World War il he was Commanding General of the Ninth Army, Commencement Plan ImmIh Mid-term rommenrement exer- «Inm, proposed for January 1949 graduates, Will definitely not be held, W. If Street, director of the faculty committee on gradu ation, announced Tuesday. A recent poll conducted by the Senior Claks turned down (he proposal by a vote of 208 to 71. j ■ >) US' i . , U' ■ j. nj ■ ■ v : ' : ■ U • j Various lines of grapefruit were on display during the recent Horticulture Show. Here is a small section on the citrus display. Folzenlogen Wins Top Honors In Annual Slide Rule Contest 7~r~n; i .r ■(ip. M. D* Folzenlogen, a chemical engineering student from Dallas was awarded top prize for this year’s Annual Slide Rule Contest at 2 this afternoon in the Annex gymnasium. Dean of Engineering H. W. Barlow presented the award, a large engraved plaque and a slide [rule. sbecial ceremony presided Dir. J, P. Abbott, five slide • ■ r Turkey, Carols, Candles, Santa Highlight Mess-Hall Yule Meal By GEORGE CHARLTON With Christmas turkey shortages the fatherest thing from their minds, Aggies got their fill of food last night at the annua Christmas supper. enu itself was a challenge to any appetite and to rs ill I h GOVERNMENT LI GI MEDICAL COI WASHINGTON, Dk 15 -<*)- Private medical treatment* for ex- GI’s cost thu government III,437,- 730 lant year,; 1 ,] 1 The. Veteran* Administration aaid today the avejiie charge wax $4.18 for the 2,735,429 treatments, given 7(11,165 war vtieran*. In addition (165,0P4 patient* got 1,680,1811 I realmenll from VA staff doctors, The kleney did not what. thIX dInclose cost, ■ leal care HCRAP COMRH BACK [ WASHINGTON, Dbc, 15 The economic cooperation adminis tration said today (tree nation* have resold to American business about one-fifth of dearly 190,000 tons of aluminum and lead scrap they bought with Marshall /Plan dollars. f Ui |'T P i i & : i W E A .T H E R :; East Texas — Clotidy and mild, showers and oc casional rain in eastjj portion this afternoon and to night- Colder norl^iwest portion tonight / Thurs- day partly cloudy, colder in interior. Moder- ate to occasionaJ- RSO ! ; i, J f t f 5 esh “outherfy 1 W I Qn coast. West Texaor-Partly cloudy this afternoon, tonight Colder tonight and est tonight near handle, . L ; i it !: J | (id Thursday, lursday. Low- in Pan- The m many a student who overestimated^ his capacity it was an undoing. Meeting the hungry eyes of corps members entering the mess hall were Candle lit tables well supplied with turkey, dressing, fruit, lima beans, rolls, sweet potatoes, cof fee, milk, and mince pie. After the fourth helping of tur key and third helping of dressing many were unable to summon the energy to stand up, much less walk. 1 ' * ’ |li Entertainment was provided! in the form of a Christmas selection of songs including a new rendition of “Jingle Bells” by the Singing Cadets. ' • I .(j .jfl'-*! Santa Claus made his appear ance between the second helping of sweet potatoe* and the thjird Com iplete I regalia, he strode down aisle tossing various helping of lima beans, in standard re the main ait kind* of candy bar* t|o anyone within throwing distunco. Decorations were the rye catch ing attraction*, though. Multicol ored light* on the ceiling, long stream* of red and green crepe neper, gmtmry tle The number of C-54 EhqfnUMpni! flybffittei airlift to Beftin will be increased to 226 by the end of this month, U. S. Airforce Headquart ers announced today. At present 206 C-54s are assign ed to the airlift. Christinas Holidays. The club picture will after the holidays^ , -I* ' i 1 ‘S '? ; : i( L ;• ; n Johnson County Club Plans Party The annual Johnson County A&M Club Christmas party will be held at the American Legion Hall in Cleburne at :8 p. m. Tuesday, De cember 28, IRurt Hemrick, social chairman, has announced. * Refreshments will be served and record music will be available, Hemrick said. Tickets may be ob- tained from Steve Heyward, 8-L Puryear, for $2 each. Members of the Aggie-Ex Club in Johnson County and members of the Hillsbpro A&M Club are also Invited to attend at the regular feat of $2, Hemrick said. Four Players Will Have Operations Four Aggie football player* will undergo knee operations inis week and In January in an effort to be ready for the 1949 Southwest Con ference campaign. Clarenc# i Lawson, freshman fullback from Wichita Kalla, and Hulin Smith, Junior center from Grand Maline, are acheduled to have knee 'operations on Thurs day (Dec. 16). Hobby Dew. Jun ior halfback from Corsicana, and Hugh Meyer, sophomore center from Gainesville, plan op erations between semesters—or late in Jaifuary. ' Lawson tpok part In only one freshman game last season after re-injuring a knee he previously had hurt while playing high school football at Wichita Falls. Smith, a transfer from NTAC, saw Xome service with the Aggie varsity the past season. However, his partici pation was limited because of the knee injury. TSPE phapter To Meet Monday The Brazos chapter meeting of the Texas Society of Prof Engineers Will be held December 20 in the Elec gineering Building at 7:30 p. m., according to r T. R. Newton, chapter secretary. .j. Votes of the recent el. be canvassed and the new announced, Newton said. ectioa will Col sw officers to An In a over by rules and! numerous plaquo* were awarded first anq second place' winners from eoek school of en gineering anq from the architec ture detia (ment, liicludoi in the program was an historical sketch of the slide rule coldest by C, W, Crawford, head haldcal engineering de partment land a sjieecli of congroi- Ilona by H. W. Barlow, Dean of Engineering. Crawfoijd also presented the spe cial prises q;f slide rules to the highest scoring participant*. Reci pients of special awards In order of highes( score were M. D. Fol- senlogan, Bob Chapman, Stephen R. Kokke, Kenneth Stout, and Charles E. Schoettlin. Contest) winners were as fol- lOWS: ! ! ' ;] J • Aeronautical Engineering } I. C. Trauth, Jr., Houston, first Jadk Craig, Dallas, second Agricultural Engineering L. A. Homes, Donna, first Architecture William ; CJ. Bybee, Amarillo, first Paul L. Shaffer, Big Spring, sec ond Chemical Engineering M. D. Folzenlogen, Dallasl, fifst ! Kenneth M. Wiggins, San Au gustine, second Civil Engineering ! James S. Noel, Lockhart, first Baxter (Honeycutt^ New London, second i [i i ' . I : • I Electrical Engineering Kenneth Stout, Sherman, first D. E. Walston, Woodsboro, sec ond Geological Engineering Weatherford Club Pictujre Scheduled All Weatherford A&M Club members are requested to meet at 7:30 Thursday night in Ahe: YMCA to have the club .picture made for the 1949 Longhorn, according to F. H. Blackqurn, club president. Military students are to wear the number one uniform and non- military students are requested to wear ties i and coats. diaries E. Schoettlin, Port Ar thur, first Management Engineering Lynh Esteu, Jr., Dallas, first Fred Stanley. Lubbock, second Mechanical Engineering F. J, Dougharty, Liberty, first 0, E, Bailey, Pallas, second Petroleum Engineering It, L. Robinson, Gladewater, first Charles H. Row In, Hm-ken ridge, seennd ' . . In (hej division for Rtudenta with ' _ i work; Bob Chapman of Houston wun first, Stephen R> Uokkc of Sioux Falls, S, D. won Second, Gus Fox of Dallae took third and Kerry D. Savage of Teague won fourth, 2 Staff Members Added by Libraries Two graduates of Peabody Col lege have been added to the libr ary staff, according to Paul Bal- iance, librarian. Miss Mary Hodge has been appointed to succeed Mrs. Billie Jo Peirce at Cushing Me morial Library, and Robert E. Betts has been named librarian of the Texas Engineering Library. Betts replaces Dwight W. Shan non, who became assistant librar ian of Cushing Memorial. Miss Hodge comes to A&M from Atlanta, Georgia, where she ser ved as assistant chief of the library division of the Veterans Adminis tration. Previous to that, she was librarian at a VA hospital in Memphis, and during World War II she was with the Navy Library Service. Betts is a native North Carolinan, and was previously acquisitions librarian at the University of Ida ho. Before that, he served with the Social Security Board, the Library of Congress, the Department of Agriculture Library and the Army Medical Library. ENGLISH HEIR CHRISTENED LONDON, Dec. 15 —UPl Buck ingham Palace announced last night Princess Elizabeth’s baby will be christened Prince Charles. Philip Arthur George of Edinburg, eions. w ' ' V • ' r> ',-*1 r i.'! H h -'HV j, 1 ; ' i ' . [' , ; . . J i j I),. .Hi • ; battalion IE INTEREST OF A GREATER ARM COLLEGE { > . Concrete Bali' r • T ■ ■ ’■ T • ' Be Erected hi ' ‘' I' ! ' [ t “Construction tit a : | III i(' :.V' K i u. •ly r ' V “Oi stand to ! i J Number 96 i Meats Cooking Demonstration Held Monday . : • 1 ■ Demonstrations on methods of cooking meats were given by Miss Edaline Stohr of Chicago at 7:30 Monday night in the Animal ; In dustries Lecture Room.' Miss Stohr stressed economy in the purchase and preparation' of meats. She prepared such dishes as “Budget-Wish Steak,"-!a»d “Mexican Luncheon” out of the relatively cheap cute of meat to demonstrate how the housewife can economize without reducing the palatability of the meat 1/ She stressed the importance of using the proper cooking methods and the beneficial effects of using low temperatures witK>all methods. In the preparation of the meat dishes, Miss Stohr discussed and demonstrated how to properly cook meats by using the moist heat method, the dry heat method, and the liquid method. At the end of the demonstration, names were drawn and the Iticky ones received one of the meat dish es prepared during the . j- 31 fi "Construction bf & concrete w# bricl Grove will begin abound February; firtt, - be finished by AprE," C. 0. "Spike”' White, dent activities, said today.; } "Plans for the bahd stal,” he^conitinuBdrinclude three rove .. ,! 1 ■ ,i ck barid stand in the and ,we hope will tor of atu- Dormitori ToBeOIM Over Holiday All dormitories will be ed over the Chmlmks holi days with the exception ; of Dormitory 14, according; to Bennie A. Zinn, | itssistAnt dean of men. 5 The dormitor’ies will be locked at 2 p. m. Sat urday, and will be opened again at 1 p. m. Sunday, Jkn- uar y 2 - ■ Ip f Students remaining <>n the <;km- pus over the holidays: May obtain rooms by contacting some resident f Dormitory; 14 wholWill notjj be :iBt> hiaa here through the holid^yi# and ting written pennissfinrto that student’s room Vfhile im is away. ■ , The note of permissjoh musljjbti brought to Room 100 Goodwin Hall where the student wilirAigr a fos ter showing what j wm he jvlll occupy. Haturday, Decimoer 18, I* the deadline for signing the r64er, The la*t regular meal In khe tnes* halls will be sup|r*i‘ 8aturday, Hbisa Cafeteria will reopen Thhrs- day, December IK) for'pe remiln» der of the holidays, serving (inly the noon meal each diyr Keg^lar serving will begin Hiinday, Jam(ary —-r-| i lifli. ./.i Flax! Country Pic ^ ,, i will ^eet Thursday at 7:00 ’ 125, Academic . the club picture made ffir th ntry uuo wiu 00 p. tiii In .Iteom Building to Have made tor the Ldtng- horn, C.) H. Welkner^ club presi dent announced. )|r | :• 1 Corps members should wear [the number one uniform^; and non- corps students should I .Wear coats and ties, Welkner saidL :; Slow Boat to Boredom A&M Week End Nile Life Bows Only To New York’s By CHUCK MAI8KL % This weekend Is one of those black dates on A&M’* social calen dar. No djances, no football game*, no date*[ and no qulzte* from Saturday noon until Monday morn ing. •i j ] JJT Some critics of the college com plain that when a two-day break like this comes, the County Brazos has naught to offer. These person* have absolutely no imagination. There are unlimited thing* to do if you’ll: only look about you— with thejMt Palomar telescope. First, here are the things you can do in our neighbor city of Bryan: y^ni can go to Bryan. Now that all these suggestio concerning the nearby metropolis have been offered let’s turn/our attention to our own College Sta tion. Sad to say, you canVgo to College Station. Now, now, don’t What you’re in 'ge f™--.- eomplain.) You justl ou must realize i* liege Station. (AH to why should be add Amplification 2 ■L - J \ t lions as to the lent of the nawipa tuned.) aper to which you are now ran you go hi Now then, just whan . . _ In College Station? Right off come* tni* bright Idea—you can go to the roomfnext door. Some of the better rqbm* you can visit in clude Archies Casino, in case you. are feeling the warm smile of the Luck Lady. And in the room across the hal/ there’s Andy and Bill’s Discussion and Debate Society which covers all subjects from re ligion and women to politics and wqmen. Spend a few hours here improv ing the mind about women, and then catch a cab to the room down the hall which houses Bill’s Comy- gie Music Institute to hear the lat est dirty songs via philharmonica and a quaint string instrument known as the guitar. 1 '• After a stop at the coke ma chine, for a quick bracer, go up to one of the penthouse clubs on the fourth stoop and listen to a name band at some choice spot as Red’s Trianon Phonograph Room. ». you can *l- Hank’* Toddle Around midnight way’* drop in at House for a light meal of peanut butter and crackan r topped i, off with u cup of euperb coffee (bring your own cup, sugar, and cream). Now, you go hack to your hpme to crawl in bed and discuss the exciting events of the night With your roommate until the wfe hours. < . tj/ Sunday morning, you can get up and go into the reading room where the day’e newspapers are scattered conviently near the line of thrones. ^ The afternoon may be spent at the theater. One of them has talk ies now, you know. A tasty dutch lunch is served on Sunday evenings at Cafe Dun can by the famous chef, Antoine Penniston. Stock Show fiidges Include A&MProfs Superintendents and judges - for the 1949 Southwesterly Exposition and Fat Stock Show, Vthlch will be held in Fort Worth January; 28 through February 6, have been; an- nounced. / | A j QGj fg, j The superintendents fthd judges from A&M are F. I. Jpalberg,[su perintendent of swine; ;!Fred Hhle, judge; J. M. Jones, superintendent of sheep and angora goat*; Dit J. C. Miller and Roy ‘W. Snyder, judges; A. L. DarnellMsuperinten dent of dairy cattle f.aud G.: WL Barnes, superintendent;of steers. Texarkana {dub/ To Plan Party j ' ; 1 ' ij' fSlif I j The student Texarkana Club will hold an important nphtihg M f Thursday evening in Room 106 c the Academic Buildiidf, accordln to Paul Ravesie*; preifident of [th club. w “Cornu flectqrs, room* In the rear of the structure, two fot (test rjoamsj and one for /pUrposCs- . stage, which will stand four jteOt |from Ithe ground, will be flanked ny two pot rs leading to two jaurefstorage [rooms. Concrete ^ - Iwilllsad «p to both sides ige.”'. ! ‘, I ■ i j ' r Carleton W. rstjMa Architect, II sjUnd approxi- ata) high. The band »M( k modernistic |#j one of the of one of reset lywood ceilings in rest rooms, fleWZoniretej wallu on both sides cif 'the structure, will be oth-’ er f&tures of the hind stand.” “Cdnstruction will be supervised by Rjsese Spence, htead of the of fice -Off .’physical plmts, and bids will i>e opened fanuiry 11 at 2:00 p.m.” White cqntinued. Money/ appropriated by the Board, of Directors for construc tion jeotnes from Exchange, Store profits, jStuderti . Activities Fund, and College Fnhds. '“iCiS hoped,]’ White concluded “that; construction of the stand will be coitnptoted in April so that unedj as ja possible site fop siich Icheduljcd dances as the Senior Ring Dance, (the Sophomore w; Is Namci ngineer ember e Board ; -! t[ •- • C, Barrett, mslstanl profei- the Agr a 11 turn I Kngitieer- wit, hat been named a a imur-man hoard of / The boiifd will review the Migltioinring toi imposed draln- Big Creek wat- Cornity. L, rt» *ndtoch- n^l/htPHits fbi i age ptoleci for the erehre ro Fort ter , . Thfr project involves a proposed' drainage dcvelbjmek of farming aiteh ftonj? the 3ulf| coast Of Tex as, comprising 2|70 square miles. lemberi of the board are Gar rett, Masoi|i G. Lockwood, Houston; C. E4 ; P arid „ ,_■„ U rado. jThey were Selejcted by Harry P/ Burleight, olf JUld Bureau of Rdcl4mati/ B January L FOG SLOWS HOUSTON PLA HOUSTON, Dec. ISjS*! HenL fog at the Houston Municipal ai ■HHliilflH"; r ■Ui. / : ; \ tor, Bureau of Itecl^mation, i Lockwood >a member of the, firm, of. Lockwood land Andrews. Rams*r W|s forinerlyi With the US DA and lakisch was iformerly chief drairigge engineer with the Bureau of Reclamation and iki now consult ing Engineer fo|r thj; bureau* 1 with headqpartetrs at! Deliver. CaJv«ti«(UTo Tail Dance Plans Tins Galveston A&M Club will hold, a mee evening in demijr bu Iding plana;; fori; the i danclu T Marii P|« Mua BtoWh MIT Tt arfy 30 flmrsday Rooiir 11201 of the Aca- discusB final anmjiil Cbyistmas dance will; hie held i in the. Rioom Jofj the Galveston Pier on December ' 23. Ei ^ ^ btcrstsJ eke to [may bt purchased from wub member.! j M . SaS DanerSidulcd **“ glMiipTi TH0, Aggiela>id dlrehestra fumteh ftnpe foRthij holiday d to to Md 1 Ini jttiil : Falls': H iudiSl will ;onto to held Hnj' jtha TallsR Hotel, ThutWay Deceml er]$0 at 1130 m., tioeoHBng to I erhert he i M xpirlL , Fteol^yAcadie CcxWl^wii night at Lecture Tto at wfalci mas -da< For the berilurfll one, auita for ui toll room will. tne Christmas I ’ y m . - (M the dub be* Win will be TburSfJay in Building, Ra- ., Aggies ualjPic made Medmeeday 11 i th if Science Hall said Bill Evans, ..LUTT* b> ,■ Woi re :45 ML ent of th« ting will me plains wf‘