MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1945
THE TEXAS AGGIE
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E. E. McQuillen
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Press, College Station, Texas, except dur-
ing the summer months when issued
monthly, by the Association of Former
Students of the Agricultural and Mechan-
ical College of Texas, College Station,
Texas.
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Officers .
Rufus: R..'Teeples, 28... ..ccciviissessss President
H. Dick Winters, ’16........... Vice-President
E. E. McQuillen, ’20...Executive Secretary
L.2B..Locke *18................ Assistant Secretary
Directors
Jo eA SL WhYte, r 21d... cin pesos Texarkana
W. A. Moore, ’25 Paris
Col. T.-H: Barton, 799... El Dorado, Ark.
H. “EK. Deason, :’16.............0..5 cee. Port Arthur
A. Ed Caraway, ’'34 Lufkin
George B. Morgan, ’18.................... Beaumont
A. G. Pfaff, ’25 Tyler
Roy D. Golston, ’03 Tyler
W. L. Ballard, ’22 Longview
R. Frank Ashburn, '’
Herbert A. Burow, ’ r
John P. McCullough, ’24............... McKinney
A. P. Rollins, ’06 Dallas
Tyree L. Bell, '13 Dallas
eH, Cunningham, 210.........5. ona hn Dallas
S. A. Lipscomb, *01............... College Station
W. F. Munnerlyn, ’26 _._...... College Station
Rufus R. Peeples, "28.................... Tehuacana
L. M. Welch, ’24 Conroe
H. S. Davenport, ’04..................-... Palestine
CoiF. VAdickes,. "10... ea Huntsville
Geo. H. Lacy, ’13 Houston
T. W. Mohle, ’13 Houston
Charles BR. Halle, 12... t. Houston
T.-M." Smith, Sr., *0l........... East Columbia
Scott Moore, ’11 Yoakum
He J Mikeskn, 210. ccna. emis Texas City
C. M. Elwell, ’23 Austin
W. P. Patton, ’29 Lockhart
~ Robert Schaer, ’21 Chapel Hill
Hubert. G.. Davis) ’22........ccioeeestinstingenenn Waco
W. E. Wade, ’30 Temple
Major R. N. Connolly, *87:.c......ccecierernscess Waco
Herbert F. Spreen. ’22............... Fort Worth
Shad Baker, 27 La ....Fort Worth
A. J. Healy, ’28 Fort Worth
George Moffett, °'16 ............. Chillicothe
Calvin 'P. Dodson. 10... evi, Decatur
Jack C. Idol, ’26 Benjamin
ASE. Hinman, '25........ 5. Corpus Christi
Silver's Whitsett, 224... ...i..civmioniosonesoroons: Seguin
D. F. Bredthauer, ’22 Goliad
Charles E. Richter,
Norman E. Buescher, 22.
E. B. Cartwright, ’17....
Carizzo Springs
1
AT. ‘Forbes, Jr., 2... msi. El Paso
T. J. Dwyer, ’12 Odessa
Po tW, “HiRIN, *31....ccoien ne ssonnanen Ft. Stockton
Dr. Verne A. Scott, ’14............ Stephenville
Dred iN IBurditt,s 221. ic. eee Abilene
BNA. Lasseter, 85 ........o dines Sweetwater
Carl Miller, ’28 Amarillo
J. F. Elount, ’28 + Amarillo
Frank F. McMordie, ’26. ................ Canadian
Jack Christian, '32 Spur
Joe WW. Jennings, 211... cociiouss Lockney
A. F. Reese, 14 Shallowater
Louisi’A. Hartung, ’29............... San Antonio
CC. M. Gaires, ’12
C. C. Krueger,
Penrose B. Metcalfe, ’
H. Dick Winters, ’
R. J. Milligan, ’
M. A. Abernathy,
C. D. Speed,
. Gen. A. B. Knickerbocker, -
James P. Hamblen, ’27 I
Edward W. Wilson, ’30... Kansas City, Mo.
Executive Committee
Rufus R. Peeples, ’28.................... Tehuacana
H. Dick Winters, 16..........iccioeeaii caeeceen Brady
ACRE. Hinman, '25.....5... Corpus Christi
Tyree L. Bell, ’13. Dallas
J. P. Hamblen, ’27 Houston
Student Loan Fund Trustees
Rufus R. Peeples, ‘28 Tehuacana
A. F. Mitchell, ’09 Corsicana
E. E. McQuillen, ’20 ollege Station
Repr:sentatives on the Athletic Council
J. A. (Hop) Reynolds, ’ Dallas
Gen. A. B. Knickerbocker, *21............ Austin
MR
Friend-Hagan
Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Miss Virginia Ca-
rol Friend to Capt. Edward E. Ha-
gan, ’39, on January 4 at Silver
Spring, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Moore, 3328
Daniels, Dallas, have announced
the engagement of their daughter,
Miss Margaret Anne Moore, to
Capt. Max C. Jordan, ’42. The date
of the wedding has not been an-
nounced.
Barganier-Rogers
Announcement has been made
of the recent marriage of Miss Do-
ris Barganier, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. G. Barganier of Mar-
lin, to Lt. Cullen J. Rogers, 42,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rogers,
Sr., of Mart. They are at home at
Ft. Benning, Ga., where Lt. Rogers
is stationed.
Nightingale-Robb
The marriage of Miss Gloria
Nightingale and Lt. Tom H. Robb,
Jr., ’43, took place on January 26
at Shreveport, La. Lt. and Mrs.
Robb are living at Flora, Miss.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Wesson
of Navasota, Texas, have an-
nounced the engagement of their
daughter, Ida, to Lt. Colbert Cold-
well, ’43, son of Judge and Mrs.
Ballard Coldwell of El Paso. The
wedding will be an event of March
10. Lt. Coldwell is now stationed
at Ft. Bliss, Texas.
Jaggers-Harrington
Miss Mary Cathryn Jaggers of
Monticello, Ark., and Lt. Charles
E. Harrrington, Jr., 44, were mar-
ried on November 9 at Camp Pen-
dleton, Oceanside, Calif. Lt. Har-
rington is now on overseas duty,
and Mrs. Harrington is making her
home in Monticello for the dura-
tion.
Announcement has been made of
the engagement of Miss Edna
Maureen Dill, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert E. Dill, Dallas, to Lt.
Ernest E. Randall, ’44, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Randall of Dallas.
Lt. Randall is now stationed with
the field artillery at Fort Sill,
Okla.
Bourland-Boesch
Miss Mary Kate Bourland,
daughter of Mr. James B. Bour-
land of Pampa, and Lt. George D.
Boesch, 44, were married in Pam-
pa on November 18. Lt. Boesch is
‘at present stationed at the SAAB,
Salinas, Calif.
Adams-Buford
Miss Fay Adams, daughter of
Mrs. J. W. Gardner of Terrell, Tex-
as, became the bride of Lt. Joe L.
Buford, ’45, on January 13 in
Florence, Ariz. They will be at
~ home in Florence, where Lt. Bu-
ford is stationed.
BIRTHS
Word has just been received of
the birth of a daughter. Karen, last
August 31 to Mr. and Mrs. Tha-
gard K, Kirkpatrick, 24, Reagan,
Texas.
Major and Mrs. K. L. Haggard,
’31, 519 N. Jackson, Pratt, Kan-
birth of their first daughter, Metha
Jane, on St. Valentine’s Day. The
Haggards have four sons. Major
Haggard is stationed at Pratt Ar-
my Air Field in the Office of the
Post Engineer.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom G. Banks, Jr.,
’31, are the proud parents of a
son, .'T. G. III, who was born on
February 2, in Washington, D. C.
The Banks, who recently moved
to 1425 N. W. 37th St., Oklahoma
City 6, Okla., also have two daugh-
ters. :
A daughter was born to Major
and Mrs. Leonard Farber, ’34, in
December. Major Farber is now
stationed at Bowman Field, Louis-
ville, Ky.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Robin-
son, 37, 813 Montana Ave., Orlan-
do, Fla., are the proud parents of
a daughter, Nancy Meredith Ro-
binson, born on December 17. Mr.
Robinson is with the Bureau of
Entomology, USDA.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F. Win-
kel, ’40, are happy to announce the
birth of a son, James William, on
January 25. Mr. Winkel is County
Agric. Agent of McMullen Co.
with headquarters at Tilden, Tex-
as.
A daughter, Elizabeth Ann, was
born on January 5th to Mr. and
Mrs. R. W. Brinkoeter, ’40. R. W.,
AEM 1/¢, is serving overseas with
the Navy, and Mrs. Brinkoeter is
living at 1226 Carlos, Wichita, Kan.
Lt. and Mrs. M. E. “Moose”
Hooton, ’41, have announced the
birth of a son, James William, on
December 26. Lt. Hooton, USNR,
is at the Naval Air Station, Burns-
wick, Maine.
Mr. and Mrs. George S. Black-
burn, ’41, became the proud parents
of a daughter, Sandra Ann, on Nov.
14, Mr. Blackburn is employed as
County Agent at Throckmorton,
Texas.
Born to Lt. and Mrs. Robert M.
Warren, ’42, a daughter, Terry
Kay, on January 8. Lt. Warren is
on overseas duty, APO 133, NYC.
Friends of County Agent and
Mrs. Durward Lewter, ’42, 807
Aylford St., Big Spring, Texas,
will be happy to learn of the birth
of their son, Lile Wilson Lewter,
on December 24.
A second daughter, Linda Kay,
was born to Capt. and Mrs. H. W.
Hasse, Jr., ’42, on December 5. Mrs.
Hasse and daughters are living at
346 S. Williams St., Denver, Colo.,
while Capt. Hasse is on foreign
duty.
Lt. and Mrs. Jack D. Rector,
’42, 1844 Eighth Avenue North,
Fort Dodge, Iowa, have announced
th ebirth of a son, John Davis Rec-
tor, on February 4.
Lt. and Mrs. George H. Fergu-
son, Jr., 43, Baytown, Texas, are
happy over the arrival of their
son, George H. Ferguson, III, on
January 30.
A belated announcement brings
the news of the birth of a daughter,
Patricia, last July 31, to Lt. and
Mrs. E. G. Weyel, ’43. Lt. Weyel is
now in India, and Mrs. Weyel and
young daughter are making their
home at 1932 W. Huisache Ave.
San Antonio.
Lt. and Mrs. Robert T. Wright,
43, are the proud parents of a
daughter, Mary Grayce, born on
February 11 in the Walter Reed
General Hospital, Washington. Lt.
Wright is now stationed at Ft.
Lewis, Washington, where he is as-
signed to Hq., 11th Bn.
A daughter, Cynthia, was born
on January 20 to Lt. and Mrs.
George W. Goloby, ’44. Lt. Goloby
is at present stationed somewhere
in New Guinea, APO 565, San
Francisco.
SILVER TAPS
Deck Davis, ’98
Deck Davis, ’98, 3819 Maple-
wood, Dallas, died in that city on
February 21. He is survivied by
his wife and a daughter.
J. Harvey Briggs, ’04
J. Harvey Briggs, 04, died sud-
denly of a heart attack at his
home, 133 Harvard Terrace, in
San Antonio on February 21, 1945.
He is survived by Mrs. Briggs and
three daughters. He was one of the
best known figures in the South-
west in the civil engineering, high-
way, and highway construction
material fields,
Possessed of an unusual flair for
humorous, homey and philosophi-
cal writing, Mr. Briggs was equally
well known as author of the book,
“Friend Jasper, the Chaparral Phi-
losopher”. Many engineers also re-
member his writings of an earlier
day when he acquired the nickname
“Trap-Rock” as editor of “Trap-
Rock Chats”.
An active and long-time member
of the San Antonio A. & M. Club
and of the Association of Former
Students, Briggs steadfastly re-
fused to accept any elected office,
but was, nevertheless, an untiring
friend and worker for Texas A. &
M. and A. & M. affairs. In World
War I he served in the U. S. air
service in this country and in
France. Of recent years most of
sas, are mighty happy over the |
Kraemer, Jr., ’26.
president.
CAMP CLAIBORNE PLANS MUSTER
Plans for the April 21 Muster were started at a recent meeting of
A. & M. men at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. In the group above are,
left to right (front row): Major James C. Fortenberry, ’35; Lt. Col.
L. H. Barfoot, ’37; Pvt. William C. Enderby, ’46; Maj. C. H. Flournoy,
’32; Maj. J. E. Gragg, ’30; and (back row) Capt. Daniel D. Clinton,
’21; Capt. T. A. Kincaid, Jr., ’28; Capt. S. H. Whitehurst, ’38; Lt. Joe
The Camp Claiborne Club is headed by Capt. Daniel D. Clinton,
AMONG
A. and M.
RRC
PIONEERS
A
1876 - 1897
Or. F. E. Giesecke, 86
College Station
MR. CHARLES M. STAPLES, ’96, re-
tired on February 1 after forty-five years’
service with the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company. His last position with the
his time had been spent in his
writing. In addition to the book
published as mentioned above, he
contributed a monthly “Friend Jas-
per” column for several magazines.
Lt. John P. McKinney, 41
Lt. John P. McKinney, ’41, son
of Mr. and Mrs. P. P. McKinney,
Rte 3, Corsicana, Texas, was killed
on April 26, 1943, when a medium
bomber crashed at Barksdale Field,
La. He received his pilot wings
and commission at Ellington Field,
Texas, in February, 1943. Besides
his parents, Lt. McKinney is sur-
vived by his wife, Mrs. Daisy Steele
McKinney, 2329 Naomi Ave. Ar-
cadia, Calif.; three sisters; and
his grandparents. Lt. McKinney at-
tended A. & M. from 1937-39,
taking Chemical Engineering.
Lt. Tom Fred Wilson, 42
Lt. Tom F. Wilson, ’42, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wilson of
Pilot Point, Texas, was killed in
action in Belgium on January 23.
He entered A. & M. in 1938, grad-
uating with a B. S. degree in Agri-
culture in 1943. Besides his pa-
rents, Lt. Wilson is survived by
his wife, the former Miss Jerry
Lou Brown, who lives in MecGre-
gor, Texas.
Pfe. Harry C. Robison, ’45
Pfc. Harry C. Robison, ’45, son
of Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Robison,
Crockett, Texas, was killed in ac-
tion at sea on December 25 in the
European Theater of War, when a
troop transport was sunk. He was
a student at A. & M. when he en-
tered the service in June, 1943. A
member of an infantry division
at the time of his death, Pfc. Robi-
son had shipped for overseas duty
in November, 1944. Surviving be-
sides his parents are two sisters.
Sgt. Robert H. Shimer, 46
Sgt. Robert H. Shimer, ’46, son
of John H. Shimer, 4330 Emerson,
Dallas, was killed in action in
France on January 12. He was a
junior student at A. & M. studying
Veterinary Medicine when he en-
tered the service in June, 1943.
At the time of his death, Sgt. Shi-
mer was with the 276th Infantry
and had been overseas only one
month. Besides his father, he is
survived by one brother; one sis-
ter; and an aunt.
Pvt. Monte W. Kaufman, ’46
Pvt. Monte W. Kaufman, ’46,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kauf-
man, Rosedale Ranch, RR 5, Nash-
ville, Arkansas, was killed in ac-
tion in Belgium on January 1. Pvt.
Kaufman attended A. & M. from
1942-43, taking Chemical Engineer-
ing, and at the time of his death
was attached to the Infantry. He
was buried in an American ceme-
tery in France.
Lt. Billy M. Magee, ’46
Lt. Billy M. Magee, ’46, son of
Mrs. R. E. Parker, Sinton, Texas,
and Mr. W. V. Magee, Robstown,
Texas, was injured in an airplane
accident at Ontario, Calif, last
June 22 and was taken to the
March Field Hospital, where he
died on June 24 without regaining
consciousness. Lt. Magee had com-
pleted combat training as a P-38
pilot on June 20 and was taking
final check in an instrument ship
at the time of his death.
Lt. Magee attended A. & M.
from 1942-43, taking Civil En-
gineering. He left school to enter
the Air Forces, and received his
commission at Aloe Field, Texas, in
February, 1944.
Pvt. John Vernon Cox, Jr., ’47
Pvt. John V. Cox, Jr., ’47, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Cox, 714 South
McKinney, Mexia, previously re-
ported missing in action, has been
declared killed in action in Bel-
gium on January 7. Pvt. Cox took
Agriculture at A. & M. for about
a year before joining the Army
Paratroops in March, 1944. He
completed training at Ft. Benning,
Ga., in September and left for
overseas in November. Besides his
parents, Pvt. Cox is survived by
four sisters.
MEN
company was that of Division Engineer,
headquarters at Houston. His present ad-
dress is 3817 San Jacinto St., Houston 4.
He and Mrs. Staples have two sons, WIL-
LIAM D. STAPLES, ’31, and CAPT. GEO.
W. STAPLES, ’39, Camp Livingston, La.
WILLIAM W. GENTZEN, ’90, 124 Eliz-
abeth Road, San Antonio 2, sends news of
his grandsons, MAJ. FRED J. SILVEY,
’37, somewhere in Belgium; CAPT. WM.
F. SILVEY, ’41, APO 922, San Francisco;
and BERNARD G. HORNER, ’47, taking
Navy V-12 training at Georgetown, Texas.
Friends of GEORGE McCORMICK, ’91,
will be glad to know that he is up and
about after a stay of 6 weeks in the hos-
pital. Mr. McCormick has been retired as
. of Motive Power of the Western
S. P. Railroad, and he and Mrs.
McCormick are living at the Rice Hotel
in Houston. 1898
T. L. Smith, Jr.
P. O. Box 1343. Houston
Silver Taps: DECK DAVIS.
1899
Dean E. J. Kyle
College Station
1900
Hal Moseley
3807 Skillman St., Dallas
THOMAS C. BITTLE’s address is 3713
S$. St.,~S.: E.,) Washington 20, D.. C.
1901
Thomas M. Smith
East Columbia
MR. THOMAS L, FOUNTAIN is Office
Engineer for the Fort Worth City Water
Works and busy in solving current water
problems and helping develop plans for a
huge post-war improvement program.
1902
V. H. Foy
3322 Knight St., Dallas
1903
T. B. Warden
City Hall, Austin
1904
Jas. E. Pirie
State Highway Dept., Paris
Silver Taps: J. HARVEY BRIGGS.
STAYTON W. HAMNER reports an
illness of the past several months, but
writes that he is much better. He lives
at Healdton, Okla. He writes, “I had class-
es with both the 1904 and 1905 classes, but
have always sworn allegiance to the ’04
gang.”
1905
M. S. Church
Continental Bldg., Dallas
The Buckeye Tools Corporation of Day-
ton, Ohio, COL. M. J. McCOMBS, Pres.,
was awarded the Army-Navy “E” on Feb-
ruary 15. Normally engaged in industrial
manufacture, the Buckeye Tools Corp. has
been largely engaged in war work since
the present emergency developed.
1906
J. Rodney Tabor
209 Union Nat’l Bank Bldg.,
Houston, Texas
1907
F. W. Hensel
College Station
W. S. HIGGINS,
Victoria, Texas.
1908
Lem Adams
Oxweld R. R. Service Co.
230 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill.
MAJ. GEN. GEORGE F. “MAUD”
MOORE has been transferred from a
Japanese prison camp on Formosa to
Manchukuo. He has been a prisoner since
the fall of Corregidor where he command-
ed Manila’s harbor defenses, He went to
the Philippines from Texas A. M.,
where he served as Commandant from
1937-1940. Mrs. Moore and their daughter
are living in San Francisco. Gen. Moore
is said to have received the nickname
“Maud” because he once kicked a football
over Ross Hall. That was back in 1907
when Maud was a famous comic page
mule. 1909
Tom A. Van Amburgh
PO Box 1590, Dallas
H. E. WHITTET is living at Poteet,
Texas.
305  N..+-Glass  'St.,
AFTER 37 YEARS
A recent chance meeting in Houston
brought together Federal District Judge
ALLEN RB. HANNAY, ’12, and PAUL E.
CASEY, ’09, of St. Paul, Minn. They en-
joyed a long visit and reminiscing over
events of their school days, particularly
the 1908 strike when Casey was a senior
and Hannay a freshman at A. & M. Casey
wrote a history of that student strike,
one of the most interesting books about
the College ever written. |
Feb. 8, 1945
Dear Aggies of ’09:—
It was indeed interesting to get
your letter on the back of which
were addresses of some of the
class of 1909. To any former Ag-
gie, especially one of the 1909ers,
it provoked a train of pleasant
memories—all of which is some-
what of a dream now that thirty-
six years have passed.
It seems I got a swallow of wa-
ter from the Falls of the Brazos
and, according to legend, I will
not leave Marlin. After graduation
from A. & M. I started a small
electrical contracting business
here, later went into the automo-
THIS 1944 MUSTER
TAKES THE CAKE
Tops among the over six hun-
dred Musters held last April 21,
at least so far as the name of its
lecation is concerned, was just re-
ported last week by Sgt. Irvin M.
Thompson, Jr., 40. Present for the
Muster were himself and Lt. Doyle
Little, ’42. Sgt. Thompson reports
on the Muster in sending his gift
to the 1945 Development Fund and
says there will be another Muster
this year wherever he is. _ Last
year’s Muster, as reported, was held
at Simiutak Island, Tunugdliarfik,
Greenland. If any Muster held last
year can match that tongue-twist-
er, the Editor of the AGGIE will
take a vacation.
bile business (first garage in Mar-
lin) and soon accumulated a fair
amount of money for a man that
never had any. Then came World
War I that called me to the army
(air service) and overseas.
At the end of the war, I re-
entered the automobile business
and by 1922 was “flat” again,
having lost everything I had made
previously. However, from the
wreck of the business I managed
to save a patent I had obtained
on a “fibre” seat cover, This pa-
tent I sold for $14,000 plus the
royalty on their manufacture. How-
ever, in a suit against Firestone
and others for infringement on
the patent, the company we had
sold to lost—and that income was
cut.
In 1929 I sold the automobile
business and a small manufacturing
business and went to work for our
local newspaper as advertising
manager. The owner of the news-
paper died in 1942 and after two
years trying to be postmaster here
and run a newspaper, in which
my health started to fail, we sold
the newspaper last November. Now,
I am taking things easier—and re-
cuperating from a serious illness
that almost claimed my life. I was
appointed postmaster in 1940 by
Senator Tom Connally, our home-
town citizen whom I have known
for many years.
It has not been my good fortune
to see any of the men of the class
of 1909—except for casual meetings
—in the past thirty-five years. In
1940 I passed through George
West and stopped to see my old
roommate, C. C. SCHLEY. Charles
and Mrs. Schley “fixed” me a real
steak luncheon and also had as
their guest for the occasion H. E.
WHITTET. It was an enjoyable oc-
casion. On one or two occasions
several years ago, I saw MAX
WEINERT. HERBERT VOEL-
CHER was in Marlin several years
ago and came by to see me for a
few minutes. LLOYD T. WHIT-
NEY is in Marlin at this time. I
see him occasionally at a Rotary
Club luncheon.
Again thanking you for your
letter and with the sincerest re-
gards, I am
Roy Eddins
(Known as “Panama”
at College).
Postmaster
Marlin, Texas.
1910
Rock G. Taber
Atlanta Gas Light Company
Atlanta, Ga.
A. L. WARD, Director, Educational
Service, National Cottonseed Products As-
sociation, Inc., 714 Praetorian Bldg., Dal-
las, has two sons overseas, LT. A. L.
WARD, JR. ’43, and F/O ROBERT C.
WARD, ’45. The latter was recently award-
ed the Air Medal.
Mr. and Mrs. WALTER R. YEARY make
their home at 809 N. Locust St., Denton,
is 1911
Melvin J. Miller
1601-05 Ft. Worth Natl Bk. Bldg.
GEORGE W. BARNES, range and beef
cattle specialist of the A. & M. Extension
service, is hobbling about on a broken
foot. He and Mrs. Barnes were recently
thrilled when they saw a picture of their
son, Lt. (jg) George W. Barnes, Jr. in
National Geographic Magazine. He is
in the Navy Seabees and somewhere in
the Pacific, Barnes senior denies that he
suffered his broken foot in a football
scrimmage while trying out in spring
football for a tackle spot on next fall’s
Aggie football team. With the present
shortage of youngsters Barnes and some
of his old teammates might be a wel-
come sight to Aggie fans.
LT. COL. E. S. COGHILL was erron-
eously omitted from the list in the recent
class letter of “Early Birds” who had
already contributed to the Development
Fund. He is stationed at Fort Crockett,
Texas, and has been on active duty for
some time.
EDWIN A. SCHROEDER receives mail
% Haynes & Storage, Myrick Bldg., Lub-
vock, Texas. 1912
W. M. Goodwin
1811 N. Lamar, Dallas
R. A. “BOB” KERN, 115 N. Spring St.,
Little Rock, Ark., is happy over joining
the ranks of grandfathers when his oldest
daughter and her husband had a little
girl in December. Kern is in the Road
Building and Maintenance Machinery, Con-
tratcors Equipment and Supplies business
and is a member of the firm of Kern-
Limerick. Kern distributes Allis-Chalmers
equipment.
“CAT”-“BULL” REPORT
To the Texas Aggie:
I was graduated at School of
Military Government, University
of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virgi-
nia, on February 10, 1945, and am
now a student officer at Civil Af-
fairs Training School, Yale Uni-
versity, New Haven, Conn. Will
you have the Texas Aggie mailed
to me care of CAT School, Yale
University, New Haven, Conn.?
Yesterday, February 11, 1945, I
spent with Major General Andrew
Moses, retired, in Washington, D.
C. He is our old Bull Moses, Com-
mandant of the Corps of Cadets,
and beloved by all members of the
Classes of 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911
and NINETEEN TWELVE. All
those who served under General
Moses, who was then Captain Mo-
ses of Coast Artillery Corps, will
be glad to hear that I found him
in good spirits and fair health. We
paraded before us many of the
thrilling days at College Station.
He meant so much to all of us
at College Station that throughout
the years I have felt that much
that was good, wise and progres-
sive was ours as a result of our
service under Bull Moses. He in-
spired all of us at College Station
and, in my opinion, he inspired the
Texas Legislature to achieve the
great institution that has taken
a most vital leadership in our pre-
sent war, It is not too much to
say that his prodigious efforts
made it possible for Texas. A. &
M. College to send its sons proper-
ly prepared into the campaigns of
1917-1918, and led to the great ef-
fort the sons of Texas A. &
College are now making on thé
battlefields of the world. When
the future historian will write the
history of the Texas A. & M. Col-
lege, he will record the splendid
leadership of Andrew Moses who
looked into the future and wrote
an indelible stamp upon the con-
duct of the College militarily.
With every good wish to you,
I am
Your friend, truly,
Daniel Carrington Imboden
Major
C/o Civil Affairs Training School
Yale University
New Haven, Conn.
1913
L. D. Royer
911 Transit Tower, San Antonio
R, WOFFORD CAIN is Chairman of the
Board of the Southern Union Gas Com-
pany, headquarters, Dallas. He is one of
the organizers of the Company, and since
1943 has served both as Chairman of the
Board and President. He will continue ac-
tive in the affairs of the Company. Mr.
Cain received his degree in Civil Engi-
neering. The Company operates extensive
properties in Texas and the Southwest.
AM H. “JIMMY” COLLINS is
Chief Accountant for the Cities Service
Oil Co., at Bartlesville, Okla. He makes
his home on RFD No. 2, of that city, and
has been with Cities Service for many
years. 1914
Dave H. Levy
P.O. Box 900, Dallas 1, Texas
DR. VERNE A. SCOTT of Stephenville
will judge halter classes of American
Quarter Horses at the Fort Worth Fat
Stock Show in March, He is the best
known Quarter Horse judge in the United
States. He is practicing veterinary medi-
cine at Stephenville, has lived there for
many years, and was formerly on the
faculty of John Tarleton Agricultural Col-
lege. His son, Scottie, is studying veterinary
medicine at Texas A. M
1915
Dr. Guy W. Adriance
College Station, Texas
C. C, HUDSPETH is employed as Civil-
ian Electrical Engineer for Post Utilities
at Kelly Field, Texas, and lives at 1635
W. Mulberry St., Apt. 1, San Antonio. .
ht CaF WARREN, : 246° Quentin. Dr.,
San Antonio, reports that Charles, Jr.
will enter A. & M. in September. . . .
MAJ, GROVER C. McGOWN is stationed
at the POW Camp, Camp Gruber, Okla.
His residence address is 2804 Denver,
Muskogee, Okla. . . . MAJ. WILLIAM B.
FRANCIS, 255 Brahanus Blvd., San An-
tonio. 1916
Major P. H. Olsen
APO 658, N. Y. C.
COL. EDWIN E. ALDRIDGE of
Eagle Pass, Texas, was one of the
eighty American prisoners recently
transferred by the Japanese from
Formosa to Manchukuo. It is be-
lieved that GEN. GEORGE F.
MOORE, ’08, was in the same
group. Mrs. Aldridge makes her
home at Eagle Pass. Col. Aldridge
has been a prisoner since the fall of
Bataan and Corregidor.
Cadet Lt. W. K. Hanson of the
Georgia Military Academy, College
Park, Ga., writes that he hopes to
enter Texas A. & M. this fall. He is
the son of the late W. K. “RUNT”
HANSON, who died several years
ago. Young Hanson and his mother
live in Atlanta, Ga.
UEL STEPHENS, 2714 Greene
Ave., Ft. Worth 4, has a son, LT.
UEL STEPHENS, JR. stationed
at Napier Field, Dothan, Ala.
Stephens, Sr., is Water Works En-
gineer for the city of Fort Worth.
1917
Jack C. Shelton
Farm Credit Adm., Fed. Land Bk.
Houston, Texas
LT. COL. OTTO G. TUMLIN-
SON, who has been in command of
a tactical air depot group in
England and France with the 9th
Air Force, has returned to civilian
life to resume his position as secre-
tary of the Production Credit
Corp. of Houston, Box 2649. He
took military leave 3 1-2 years
ago to re-enter the service, having
been. a second lieutenant in the
tank corps in World War I and
serving overseas in that war. He
re-entered the service as a cap-
tain. A son, LT. PETE TUMLIN-
SON, ’42, is in the Air Corps in
the ETO, and another son, BOB
TUMLINSON, ’47, is an air cadet
at Pecos. Mrs. Tumlinson and the
other two sons, Jack, a student at
A. & M., and Dickie, who is in
high school, make their home in
Bryan.
Mr. and Mrs. P. G. HAINES,
College Station, recently received
a joint letter from their sons, LT.
PAUL G. HAINES, JR. ’41, and
LT. R. LAMAR HAINES, 44,
written on Jan. 17 as they were
having an enjoyable meeting some-
where in Germany. The brothers
last met on Oct. 29, 1943, just be-
fore Paul left for overseas duty.
1918
J. W. Williams
Box 1590, Dallas, Texas
Charles H. Clark
County Agent
Hillsboro, Texas
1920
Hugh N. Glezen
4207 Highland Ave., Beaumont
DR. W. P. STOCKWELL, 330
Giannini Hall, Berkeley, Calif., is
an official of the U. S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture Forest Serv-
ice, California Forest and Range
Experiment Station, University of
California. He reports that he used
to see “WOODROW” WILSON oc-
casionally, but has not had a visit
with him recently.
“I am no longer dodging tou-
rists, having found a house I can
keep for several months,” writes
LT. COL. GEORGE L. DICKEY.
His new address is 315 20th Ave.,
N. E., St. Petersburg 4, Fla.
1921
W. T. Strange
415 Myrick Bldg., Lubbock
BONNER H. BARNES has re-
ported to Washington to become
Assistant Director of Refining for
the Petroleum Administration for
War. He has been succeeded at Port
Truettner to Porto Rico
PROF. WILLARD F. TRUETT-
NER of the Mechanical Engineer-
ing Department has been given a
year’s leave of absence to serve as
Visiting Professor and Curricular
M. | Consultant at the University of
Porto Rico, Mayagudz, P. R. He
and Mrs. Truettner have already
flown to the new assignment. Prof.
Truettner came to A. & M. in
1930 and was made a full Professor
in 1943. He holds his Bachelor's
Degree from the University of
Michigan and also a Master’s De-
gree in Aeronautical Engineering
from that University.
Arthur by R. C. “DICK” FAULK-
NER, ’22, as General Superinten-
dent of all Gulf Oil corporation
plants in Texas. Both are veterans
with the Gulf Co.
FRANK L. “RABBI” BERTSCH-
LER operates the Bertschler Nur-
series, 902 Goliad, Beaumont. In ad-
dition, he continues to do land-
scape architectural work.
FORREST L. PARK is Engineer
for the Trinity Improvement As-
sociation, Commercial Standard
Bldg., Ft. Worth 2, Texas. He was
with the Association before the
war and recently returned after
extensive duty with the U, E. En-
gineers. He reports that THERON
W. RAGSDALE is Principal En-
gineer, U. S. Engineer Office,
Portland, Oregon.
E. W. PYE has been with the
Beaumont Iron Works, Beaumont,
for a number of years. ... LEON
C. JINKS is still farming, but
{wants his address changed from
Pine Bluff to Jefferson, Ark.
1922
W. E. “Ted” Winn
Box 2880, Dallas, 1.
R. C. “DICK” FAULKNER has
been named General Superintendent
of all Gulf Oil Co. plants in Texas
according to a recent announce-
ment by Mr. T. J. Sullivan, Gulf
General Manager, Pittsburgh, Pa.
He succeeds BONNER H. BAR-
NES, ’21, who has reported to
Washington to become Assistant
Director of Refining for the Pet-
roleum Administration for War.
Faulkner is a veteran of the Gulf
Co. and has been Barnes’ assistant
at Port Arthur.
MAJOR OSCAR H. FRAZIER
is stationed at Camp Maxey, Tex.
He was teaching and coaching track
at John Tarleton, Stephenville, be-
fore going on active duty.
LT. GRADY W. HARRIS gets
mail at 3632 Liberty, Oklahoma
City, Okla. ... JAMES W. MONK,
Box 205, Casa Grande, Ariz., wel-
comes a visit from any Aggie in
that area... . W. M. LOVELESS,
Business Manager at TSCW, Den-
ton, advises that J. W, KNUPP,
whose address has been listed as in-
correct for a number of years,
gets mail c/o Dravo Corp., Beau-
fort, S. C. .. . MORRIS P. MIMS,
1866 Beacon St., Waban, Mass. :
1923
Ren F. Brown
Box 1405, Waco
_ LT. COL. THOMAS H. BAKER
1s stationed at Wright Field, Day-
ton, Ohio, . . . RUDOLPH A. AXE
gets mail at 401-07 Dewey Ave.,
Bartlesville, Okla. . . Mailing ad-
dress of EMMITT H. MOORE is
Box 690, Texarkana. . . .CAPT.
HOMER E. WOMACK, 1308 Smith
Tower, Seattle, Wash.
1924
R. M. Sherman
Central Texas Iron Works, Waco
Proud Papa: THAGARD Kk.
KIRKPATRICK.
P. D. LONG, Manager of the
Hake Tool Co., New Iberia, La.,
would like to know the present
whereabouts ‘of R. K. OWEN, 25.
Owen is requested to report his
address to the TEXAS AGGIE.
S. C. “SOL” BARTLETT has
been appointed Assistant Terri-
torial Manager of The Texas Com-
pany in Chicago, 332 S. Michigan
Ave., Chicago 4. The Central Ter-
ritory of The Texas Company cov-
ers 15 midwestern states. He was
previously District Manager, In-
dianapolis District, Sales Dept. of
The Texas Company.
THAGARD K. KIRKPATRICK,
Reagan, Texas, reports the birth of
a daughter last August. . . CAPT.
HERBERT M. TATUM is in the
Office of the S. W. Div. Engr.,
1114 Commerce St., Dallas. He and
Mrs. Tatum reside at 4553 Fair-
way. ... .ORAN M. RUTLEDGE,
2814 N. Buffalo Speedway, Hous-
ton,
1925
R. C. Armstrong
3439 Wichita, Houston. 4
LT. COL. WILLIAM R. FRE-
DERICK, JR., requests a change
of address to APO 958, San Fran-
LT. COL. JOHN J.
LEDBETTER is at the Univ. of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., Civil
Affairs . Tng. School. +... .. LT.
COMDR. GEORGE W. McCAULEY
is stationed at the Naval Air Sta-
tion, Willow Grove, Pa. ... CHAR-
LES T. SCHWAB, 16835 Edinbo-
rough Rd., Detroit 19, Mich. . . .
J. FRED HODGE gets mail in
Box 148, Bishop, Texas.
1926
Jack Williams
Box 196, San Marcos
JACK TURNER, owner of the
Silver Crest Hereford herd, recent-
ly staged an auction, selling fifty
animals for an average of $1,508.
The top bull, Silver Anxiety 243rd,
sold for $15,000. The top female
of the sale, Miss Silver Anxiety
242nd, sold for $3,700. Seventeen
states and the Republic of Mexico
were represented at the sale. Tur-
ner’s address is Rte. 8, Box 400,
Fort Worth. He has developed one
of the outstanding Hereford herds
of the nation.
. BILL KUYKENDALL, of Buda,
is representing the Harry A. Low-
ther Company of Chicago, maker
of a circular saw which can be
pushed around like a wheelbarrow.
He recently staged a demonstra-
tion of the saw’s operation before
a large crowd in Dallas County.
The saw is manufactured primarily
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