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THE TEXAS AGGIE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1946 THE TEXAS AGGIE Published Semi-Monthly at the A. & M. 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. Subscription Price $5.00 Entered as Second Class Matter at College Station, Texas OFFICERS Carroll M. Gaines, ’12. T. W, Mohle, ’19.... C. M. Elwell, ’28.. E. E. McQuillen, ’20........ Executive Secretary L. B. Locke, 8. +s .L Assistant Secretary Roland E. Bing, 42... Assistant Secretary COUNCILMEN James W. McCown, ’09........... Mt. Pleasant Jo A Whyte,” 14... i Texarkana W. A+: Moore; 25... 5.5.0 i H. "KK. Deason, 16%. rb Sidney M. Boynton, George B, Morgan, ’ Roy D. Golston, ’03 A. G. Pfaff, ’25 Dr." “Paul . Turman, "’ W. L. Ballard, ’ Dan Pwsole, Jr., ’37 R. H. (Jack) Finney, ’ John P. McCullough, ’ James W. Williams, ’ Tyree L. Bell, ’13 A. P. Rollins, ’06 A. F. Mitchell, ’ Charles R. Haggard, S. A. Lipscomb, Herman Yezak, ’38 Robert W. Butler, Jr., Rufus R. Peeples, ’28 W. F. Munnerlyn, ’26........... College Station George W. Driskill, ’43.............. Madisonville R. H. Maxwell, ’21 Huntsville R. E. Henry, ’32 James P. Hamblen, >27.......ccccceueusisrin Charles A. Blumenthal, ’ T. W. Mohle, ’19 Wayne Stark, ’39 Charles R. #laile, '12 Heh Charles C. Ingram, Jr., ’ W. B. Scrimgeour, ’ Stanley J. Decker, C. M. Elwell, ’23 C."D. Dallmeyer, 211......1%.. 5.0 WW. PP. ‘Patton, Jv., 229... 0. 00000 i. Ben F, Brown, ’23. W. E. Wade, ’30 Hubert iG. Davis, 2’ 2200 silts Herbert F. Spreen, ’22..\ lL... J. Baker, John Funderburgh, ’39... George Moffett, ’16........ G. Dillard Anderson, ’21.. Calyin: P,. Dodson, S31, 00 L0 J. Baylor:-Bell, 228.000 cl he Corpus Christi George. 'V. Holmes, ’34................5} Gonzales BE. *P>Nowotny,~’26.....%:........ New Braunfels ANE. Hinman, ’25.0.......L.%..... Corpus Christi Norman E. Buescher, ’22............. McAllen Dan ‘Rugel, 11.5... El Paso Rawleigh/ Elliott, ;’38.......c.....ccniu ities Midland Re Wo HII, 2B) sh Ft. Stockton G Des Bverett, 715... 00 000, Stephenville TT. . J. MeCarty, “22 ...Abilene Ralph EK: Lindsey, ’40...................{ Palo Pinto Ed. Timmons; 241.5... nl is Amarillo Calvin; Brumley,» "45. ...i...thiiusciains Amarillo Harry C. Igoe, ’38........... ....Plainview 0.: 1. Byrd, 224 Lubbock W. W. Whipkey, ’ll................ Colorado City G.:'M. ..Gaines, "12... Lan San Antonio PL, A Hartung, 129... citi San Antonio C..C.. Krueger, 712........... 0... 000 San Antonio David, Thrift, ’39....... 0. LL San Antonio Willard Simpson, Jr., ’38............ San Antonio Tom B. Hill, ’32 San Angelo Roger .Q. ‘Landers, '’20..................¢.c.... Menard James N. Thomason, ’41....... Brownwood Penrose B. Metcalfe, ’16................San Angelo H. Dick Winters; 216.......0.c0m lc cemm inde Brady A. H; Weyland, 19... Shreveport, La. T. Lee @aston, "24........... Washington, D .C. Edward W. Wilson, ’30....Kansas City, Kan. Sam P. MacFadden, ’16....... Seattle, Wash. A."'T. Webber, 722.......... New Orleans, La. James B. (Dick) Hervey, ’42.....Greenville Dan R.: Sutherland, ’43............... Winnsboro Lt. Col. Tom Dooley, ’35.......... .....McKinney George D. Anderson, 18... Manila, P. I. H: Elyod:-Hall, 220......2.:... San Mr rino, Calif. E. Eugene Ballard, *12............ St ouis, Mo. George G. Smith, ’30............... QW. .. Houston James W. Aston, ’33 ; Dallas R.. J. (Jack) Sims, 1’30..2................ Kingsville i EXECUTIVE BOARD J Carroll M. Gaines, "12................ San Antonio T. W. Mohle, ’19 Houston C. M. Elwell, ’23 Austin George B. Morgan, *18................... Beaumont Stanley’ J. Baker, ’27 ..........cccotcssen Ft. Worth B. B. McQuillen, ’20................ College Station . STUDENT LOAN TRUSTEES Carroll M. Gaines, *12................ San Antonio A. “FC "Mitchell, 09% cl vk Corsicana E. E, McQuillen, ’20................ College Station REPRESENTATIVES ON THE ATHLETIC COUNCIL S. J. Baker, ’27.. Ft. Worth S.A. Lipscomb; 07... 0... College Station Elliott-Thomas Miss Mary Stather Elliott, Al- pine, became the bride of Charles Leonard Thomas, ’16, in a cere- mony recently at Alpine. The bride, a professor of foreign lan- guages at Sul Ross College, plans to continue teaching and will assist in conducting the Sul Ross field school in Chihuahua, Mexico. The groom has been engaged in ranch- ing in Presidio and Brewster coun- ties for a number of years. Dr. G. N. Stroman, ’17, New Mexico A. & M. College, served as attendant. Carr-Walker Miss Edith Lucille Carr and Maj. Jack Kenneth Walker, ’36, 924 College, Fort Worth, were married recently at the First Methodist Church of that city. The couple left for Kansas City, Mo., where they will live while Maj. Wal- ker attends an aviation school for ex-prisoners of war. Maj. Walker was taken prisoner when Corregi- dor fell. Duncan-Grammar Miss Julia Lynne Duncan, 5417 Ross, Dallas, will become the bride - of Dr. Richard Beverly Grammer, ’38, of Fort Worth on June 9, at she First Presbyterian Church in Kilgore, Hogg-Cook The marriage of Miss Marie Hogg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Hogg, to Thomas E. Cook, ’40, both of Gilmer, took place re- cently. After a wedding trip to Hot Springs, Ark. they are making their home at Gilmer. Newell-Harrison Guy F. Harrison, ’40, and Miss Margaret Louise Newell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Newell, Sidney, Montana, were married on April 14, and are living at Long- view. Mrs. Harrison is a graduate of North Dakota Agricultural Col- lege, Fargo, N. D. The groom has just been released from service. Cates-Younie The engagement and approach- ing marriage of Miss Juanita Cates to Capt. Clifton Younie, 40, was made known recently and the wed- ding date set for June 1. Miss Cates is the daughter of Mrs. W. L. Cates and Capt. Younie is the son of Mrs. Geo. S. Younie, 6002 Go- liad St., Dallas. Capt. Younie has returned to civilian life after see- ing extensive overseas service. Whitton-Martin Miss Martha Whitton, of Aus- tin ,and Sam Seth Martin, ’41, were married on March 11. Mr. and Mrs. Martin are living at Col- lege Station and getting mail at Box 2004, \ Bipson-Todd Miss Anna Lou Bipson, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Bip- son, and Lt. (jg) Thomas Paul Todd, ’42, were married on April 18 at Corpus Christi, where Lt. Todd is stationed. Their mailing address is Inst. Sch., Rodd Fld. Carroll-Hagan Miss Fay Carroll, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Carroll, 5036 Homer, Dallas, will be married to Major Vincent de Paul Hagan, 42, 4101 prescott, also of Dallas, soon. The wedding date will be an- nounced later. Major Hagan has returned from twenty-two months in the ETO and will be released in December. Gish-Connell The approaching marriage of Miss Eleanor Kathryn Gish, of Dallas, to Emerson M. Connell, Jr. 42, also of Dallas, has been an- nounced for June 1. Major Con- nell has been released from three years of active duty and is living at 1827 W 10th St., Dallas 11. Alexander-Pierce The engagement of Miss Cath- erine Elizabeth Alexander, and Thomas Kennedy Pierce, '43, 4141 McKinney, Dallas, has been made and the wedding date set for June 8. Capt. Pierce has just been re- leased from service, after serving two years in the Pacific where he was a field artilleryman acting as a liaison pilot. Carson-Herrington Miss Winnell Carson, of Nacog- doches, and Lt. Miller Herrington, ’43, Larue, Henderson County, were married March 30. Lt. Hey- rihgton has just returned from eighteen months in Germany. Brooks-Adams Jack H. Adams, ’43, and Miss Mary Sue Brooks, of Sherman, Texas, were married December 19, 1945, and are living at 3317 Park Ridge Blvd., Fort Worth. Jack has just been discharged from the Air Corps, after serving in the China- Burma-India theater as a B-24 pi- lot. Drugan-Ivey Miss Leone Drugan, Soccoro, Texas, and Ben Lee Ivey, 743, were married June 1. Their present mailing address is Route 1, Box 86, Ysleta, Texas. Savage-Forrest Miss Mary Virginia Savage, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Savage, 4926 Lindsley, Dallas and Ensign Ira Bragg Forrest, Jr., 46 of Cleburne, were married last January. They are living in Long Beach, Calif. Anyone knowing their correct address, please. send it to the Association Office, College Station. Silver Taps Robert B. Coltrin, ’30 Robert B. Coltrin, ’30, age 40, Galveston architect and president of the Galveston A. & M. Club was instantly killed on March 25 in a‘ fall from the 12th floor of a Galveston office building. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Coltrin, and two children. He re- ceived his degree in architect in 1933 but attended first from 1926- 1929. Prior t omoving to Galves- ton he practiced architecture in Houston. Claude L. Madeley, ’33 Claude Lewis Madeley, ’33, was killed in action on December 22, 1944, in Germany during the Bat- tle of the Bulge. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruby Lee Mad- eley, and two daughters, of Con- roe, Texas; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Madeley; two sisters; and a brother. Madeley attended A. & M. during the years 1929-30, taking Electrical Engineering. Capt. Wilbert A. Calvert, ’37 Capt. Wilbert - A. Calvert, ’37, son of Mrs. Wayne C. Davis, Jr., Archer City, Texas, died when the Japanese prisoner transport he was aboard was sunk outside Ma- nila Bay on December. 15, 1944. He had been a prisoner of the Japanese since the fall of Correg- idor. Capt. Calvert received his degree from A. and M. in Liberal Arts, J. C. Crutchfield, ’38 J. C. Crutchfield, ’38, of Single- ton, Texas, died on August 9, 1945, following a three year’s illness. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Crutchfield, Sr. of Singleton. He received his degree in Animal Husbandry. Pvt. Warner R. Underwood, ’38 Pvt. Warner R. Underwood, ’38, was killed in action on Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, according to information from his sister, Mrs. Frances U. Hamlett, 2122 Decatur Pl. N. W., Washington, 8, D.” C. Pvt. Underwood served with the 1st Marine Division through sever- al campaigns, among them the Guadalcanal campaign, before he was sent back to the States be- cause of illness. He later volum- teered to return overseas and was serving with the 4th Division as a lead-off man when killed. He was a brother of George W. Under- wood, ’36, at present in South America. : Capt. Johnson B. Allen, ’39 Capt. Johnson B. Allen, ’39, re- ported missing in action between Bougainville and New Zealand since May 19, 1944, has been of- ficially declared dead. Stationed on Bougainville, Capt. Allen had been given his first leave of 10 days to fly to New Zealand after serving in the South Pacific since early in 1942. The plane disappeared during the flight. Attached to the Infan- try, Capt. Allen saw extensive service in Australia, New Cale- donia, Guadalcanal, Bougainville and the Fiji Islands. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Atean Allen, Hull, Texas; and a sister, Mrs. F. S. Campbell, Hull. Capt. Henry J. Schutte, Jr., ’39 Capt. Henry J. Schutte, Jr., ’39, was lost when the Japanese prison ship he was aboard was sunk in the South China Sea on October 24, 1944, according to information from his parents, Mr, and Mrs. Henry J. Schutte, 920 Redan Ave. Houston 9, Texas. An officer in the 59th Coast Ar- tillery at Fort Mills, Capt. Schutte was taken prisoner when Corregi- dor fell and was interned in camps in the Philippines until October, 1944, At the time of his death he was being transferred to Japan. Lt. Wilson B. Buster, Jr. ’40 Lt. Wilson B. Buster, Jr., 40, missing in action since June 22, 1945, has been officially declared dead. Bombardier on a B-29, he was killed when his plane was shot down near the cost of Japan. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Buster, Box 108,-Junc- tion, Texas; his wife, the former Miss Sylvia Ruth Cogan, of Miami : Beach, Fla.; and a daughter, Jac- queline Gay. Lt. Thomas R. Francis, ’40 Lt. Thomas Rex Francis, ’40, was killed in action when his plane was shot down near Hamburg, Germany, on May 13, 1944. First. pilot on a B-17, he was the only | member of the crew not taken prisoner. He received his commis- sion upon graduation from Cadet School at Brooks Field, San An- tonio, Texas, in September, 1942, and was promoted to the rank of ‘First Lieutenant shortly after go- ing overseas. Lt. Francis is survived by his wife, and son, Michael, 8151 Ogden, Houston 12, Texas; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Francis, Kosse, Texas; a brother; and two sisters. Lt. Harry Francis Stockley, 42 Lt. Harry Francis Stockley, ’42, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Stock- ley, Marion, Arkansas, died in mid- April at Marion. He had returned from overseas military service in October, 1945, and had been dis- charged from the service. While on active duty. Lt. Stockley spent 39 months overseas with the 237th AAA Theatre Bn. He held the American Defense Ribbon, the American Theatre Ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon with two Bronze Stars and Bronze Arrow- head, the Bronze Star Medal, the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with a bronze star and the Victory Medal. i Lt. (jg) Lisle R. Van Burgh, Jr. 42 Lt. (jg) Lisle R. Van Burgh, Jr., 42, USN, reported missing in ac- tion since April 11, 1945, has been officially declared dead according to information received by his pa- rents, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Van Burgh, 3731 Chaffin, Houston, Texas. A Navy pilot, Lt. Van Burgh was based at Clark Field near Manila and was reported missing when he failed to return from a mission over the Formosa and east coast of China sector. He entered the Navy in March, 1945. Besides his parents he is sur- vived by a sister. Lt. Brice C. Diedrick, ’42 Lt. Brice C. Diedrick, ’42, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Diedrick, 604 Pecan St., Honey Grove, Texas, was killed in action on August 14, 1944, in te Mediterranean Area. He was returning from a bombing mission on the Ploesti Oil Fields when his plane exploded in mid- air. Besides his parents he is sur- vived by a sister and three broth- ers. ° Lt. Diedrick received his wings at Victoria, Texas, and was as- signed as an instructor at Good- fellow Field for over a year be- fore going overseas. - Lt. Earnest R. Alexander, 44 Lt. Earnest R. Alexander, ’44, son of Mrs. W. B. Rausch, 415- 14th E, Paris, Texas, reported mis- sing in action since February 26, 1945, in the Southwest Pacific, has been officially declared dead. Lt. Alexander and another Mustang piolt safely crash-landed their planes on Omimajor -Island and were captured by the Japanese. They were transferred to Batjan Island and while there escaped from the Japanese. A 20-man Jap patrol was sent out to recapture the two Americans, but nothing further has ever been heard from the two. Besides his mother, Lt. Alexander is survived by his wife, Mrs. Klema I. Alexander, Box 45, Jim, West Va. Lt. Alexander entered the Air Corps in July, 1942, and received his commission at Moore Field, Texas, in March, 1943. After be- ing assigned to several air fields as an instructor, he was sent to Harding Field, La., in August, 1944, for combat training. In Jan- uary, 1945, he went overseas and landed “in the Pacific. He was at- tached to the 5th Air Force as a P-51 Mustang fighter pilot. Lt. Weldon W. Dyess, ’44 Lt. Weldon W. Dyess, ’44, prev- iously reported missing in action, has now been declared killed in action on July 31, 1945. He was killed when his plane crashed -dur- ing a bombing mission over Naga- saki. He is survived by his pa- rents, Mr. and Mrs. Q. Dyess, 504 W. 28th St., Bryan, Texas; and two sisters. Lt. Benton J .Walker, Jr., ’45 Lt. Benton J. Walker, Jr. 45, | the Air Force in May, 1943, Sheppard Field, Texas. In Septem- was killed in Manila on April 23, 1946, when the jeep in which he was riding plunged over the pre- cipice of a demolished bridge at the end of a poorly lighted street. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Ben J. Walker, 802 Syl- van Ave., Palestine, Texas; and a sister, Mrs. Raymond Polk, Tyler, Texas. Lt. Walker was a junior at A. & M. when he went to Camp Rob- erts, Calif., for basic training. He received his commission in August, 1943, and was assigned to H Co., 342nd Infantry, 86th (Blackhawk) Division. He was sent to Europe in February, 1945, and saw action down and across the Rhine and was seriously wounded in Ger- many in April, 1945. He rejoined his division after recovery and was redeployed through the ‘United States for duty in the Southwest Pacific. The Japanese surrendered before his division arrived in the Pacific, and Lt. Walker was as- signed to the occupation forces. L. Roger E. Edwards, ’46 Lt. Roger E. Edwards, '46, was killed in a plane crash at Okinawa . on November 13, 1945. At the time of his death he was based in Japan but had been sent to Okinawa to ferry a plane to Clark Field. Both engines of the plane stalled after the takeoff, and the plane crash- ed into the China Sea only a few miles from shore. Lt. Edwards is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell H. Edwards, 2017 Waverly Place, Waukegan, Ill; and a brother and sister. Lt. Edwards was inducted into at ber, 1944, he received his wings at Altus, Okla., and was transferr- ed to Illinois for training as a transport pilot. He was then sent overseas and arrived in Hawaii in March, 1945. He was stationed at New Guinea, Leyte, Manila, Oki- nawa, Iwo Jima, and other places before being based in Japan. Pfc. Herbert O. Koehler, Jr. 47 Pfc. Herbert O. Koehler, Jr., 47, missing in action since December 25, 1944, has been officially declar- ed killed in action on that date. He was killed when an American transport which was carrying troops was sunk in the English Channel. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert O. Koehler, Sr., 101 Matthews St., Yoakum, Texas. John Henry Babcock, ’47 John Henry Babcock, ’47, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Babcock, ’20, Beaumont, died at his home in that city on the morning of May 22. He was taken ill at A. & M. with Leu- kemia. Burial was in Beaumont on the afternoon of May 23. He is sur- vived by his parents. The older brother, Lt. Charles B. Babcock, Jr. ’43, was killed in a jeep acci- dent' in Oklahoma last September. John Babcock graduated from high school in Beaumont, attended Lamar Jr. College, coming from there to enter A. & M. He went into the navy inf 1944 and was re- leased in time to re-enter A. & M. in February of this year. Ten days before his death, John: went to the College Hospital and was found to be suffering from Leukemia. He had changed his course from aeronautical engineering to Busi- ness Administration for prepara- tion of entering the insurance bus- iness with his father in Beaumont after his gradaution. Births Mr. and Mrs. W. Howard Bad- gett, ’29, announce the arrival of a son’ on: May. 15,2 at thei St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bryan. Mr. and Mrs. Badgett have one son, Richard, age 6 years and a daugh- ter, Mary Frances 4 years. Ho- ward has assumed the position of Ass’t Manager of the Construction Program at the College since his release from service. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Pyeatt, Jr., ’32, announce the arrival of Susan on April 24, They are living at 812 N. Zangs Blvd., Dallas, Texas. Col. and Mrs. O. E. Teague, ’32, Temple, announce the arrival of Jill Virginia on May 3. The Tongues have two sons age 9 and Col. and Mrs. John J. Gates, ’33, are mighty proud of that daughter born May 19, named Rozanne Ellen. Their new Houston address is 2622 Rosedale, Houston 4. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Norwood, ’36, Stephenville, Texas, announce the arrival of an “Aggie” on May 9. The papa was so flustered that he forgot to tell us the young man’s name. Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Rucker, ’38, are mighty produ of their sec- ond son, named Orville Stuart Rucker, born on April 1st. The Ruckers are living at Norman, Okla., where Papa Robert is with the University of Oklahoma. Mr. and Mrs. John A. “Goober” Stansell, ’38, sent word that the stork paid their house a visit and left John Arthur Stansell on April 20. Their home address is 1512 Francis St., Houston. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Poutra, ’38, Route 1, Goose Creek, Texas, an- nounce the arrival of Stephen Louis on May 13. Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Nicks, ’40, announce the birth of Paul B. Nicks, Jr., born in Beaumont on March 21. Paul Sr. is with Fred- rick H. Koshkin, Public Account- ing Firm, in Beaumont. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Litterst, Jr., ’43, announced the birth of Frank Litterst, III, at Bryan, Texas. Papa Frank is back in school at A. & M. and living on the campus. ‘ daughter named Katherine AMONG A. and M. MEN Pioneers Dr. F. E. Giesecke, ’86 New Braunfels , Dr. F. E. Giesecke, 86, is a Di- rector of the New Braunfels Cen- tennial Association which opened that city’s big centennial celebra- tion in May. Col. Arthur P. Watts, ’96, retired, USA, is living at 4115 Cole Ave. Dallas, Texas. Wm. R. Malone, ’78, lives at the Warwick Hotel, in Houston, . . . Clinton Lyter Scherer, ’96, is a Civil Engineer in Beaumont. His mailing. address is 2180 Sabine Pass, of that city. W. G. Webb, ’96, fondly recalls the early days of football on the A. & M. campus when A. P. Watts, Dallas, and J. C. “Chubby” Mec- Neill, Spur, used the flying wedge and so forth with only nose guards and shin guards for protection— but, “those were great days”—he concluded. Mr. Webb is in the real estate, loans, insurance, oil leases and royalties business at Albany, Texas. R. 'H.. Taylor," ’91, ‘has: retired and living at Laredo, Texas. He gets mail at Box 969 of that city. J. Rodney Tabor 209 Umion Nat’l Bank Bldg. Houston Leo Ehlinger, Sr., Box 631, Brownwood, Texas, reports his son, Leo, Jr., ’45, back at A. & M. after release from the Army. Recently heard from: James T. Hinkle, Route 1, Box 41, Brazoria, Texas. . . . Fred Allen, Campelton, Texas. . San Antonio. . . . Dr John Ashton, Sociology Dept, Campus. . . . . Charley N. Chaney, Iola, Texas. . . Robert J. Potts, 1906 Austin Ave., Waco. 1907 F. W. Hensel Box 209 EE, Campus Wm. A. Schawe lives at Gorman Ave., Waco, Texas. 1908 Lem Adams Oxweld R. R. Service Co. 230 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, ll. Paul D. Casey, 1891 Ashland Ave., St. Paul 5, Minn., renewed acquaintance with Judge Allen B. Hannay, ’11,° Federal District Judge, Houston, by an accidental meeting in the Post Office Build- ing of that city recently. Mr. Casey, a textile expert, was a senior at the College at the time that Judge Hannay was a freshman, S. Lomanitz has offices at 233 Term. Arcad. Bldg., Okla. City, 2, Okla. . . . Claude M. Evans is with the Production and Marketing Adm., 307 Wilson Bldg., Dalals. Recently heard from: Robert E. Schaefer, Schulenburg, Texas. . . Wm. E. Sampson, Box 78, Hous- ton. j i 1909 T. A. Van Amburgh P. O. Box 1590, Dallas 2111 F. W. Heldenfels of the Helden) loot fels Brothers, Contractors, Corpus Christi and Rockport, sends greet- ings. . . . Herbert Voelcker and wife were campus visitors during the Homecoming. His firm is known as Herbert Voelcker and Associates, Architects, with offices at 2801 San Jacinto, Houston. Recently heard from: Alexander Schroeter, c/o Santa Fe R. R,, Topeka, Kan. . . . Henry B. Allen, 6371 West 5th St., Los Angeles, Calif. . . . Miles B. Hutson, 321 Hillary St.. New Orleans, La. 1910 Rock G. Taber Box 4569, Atlanta 2, Ga. Recently heard from: Col. Wm. W. Sterling, 346 Palmero, Corpus Christi, Texas. . . . R. O. Murphy, with the Murphy Drug Store, Paris, Texas. . . . Major Herbert E. El- lis, 2643 Hillegass St., Berkeley 4, Calif, . . . Jack W. Jennings, South- land Cotton Oil Co., Paris, Texas. Help! Help! The Association Of- fice has incorrect addresses for the following: Marion M. Coleman, E. H. Davidson, C. R. Westmore- land, Frank J. Skeeler, Sam T. Walker. If you know the address of any of the above, please mail it to the Association of Former Stu- dents, College Station. 1912 W. M. Goodwin 1811 N. Lamar, Dallas Chas. Schlom has offices at Room 286, Union Station, Chicago, Im. . . . W. R. Smylie is in Rm. 8 at the Grand Central Depot, Houston 2. Recently heard child for Grandpappy Frank Lit- terst, ’19, 1606 Driscoll, Houston. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Champion, ’43, Route 2, Decatur, are the proud parents of a son born April 25th, named John William, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James W. Selby, Jr., ’47, 1413 Vassar, Houston, Tex- as, have a two months old girl named Patricia Elizabeth. Mr. and Mrs. Selby and daughter plan to come to College Station in Septem- ber, at which time Papa James will re-enter school. Mr. and Mrs. Sam W, Marshall, 48, are the proud parents of a Lee, born May 17, at the St. Joseph Hospital. This makes Lee May- field, 24, a grandpappy. Mrs. Mar- shall is the former Miss Katherine Mayfield. The Marshalls are mak- ing their home at College Station This young man is the first grand- while the proud papa is in school. ..'R. L.: Brandt, "Box 486, from: Col. Martin C. Giesecke, 250 Laurel Ht. Pl, San Antonio. . .. M. S. Spooner, Gonzales. . . . Clyde F. Geon, RFD 3, Bryan. . . . Frank N. McMillan, RFD 3, Cam- eron. . . . Lesser Newton, Rock- dale, Texas. . . . Allen B. Collins, Savanna Ord. Depot. Proving Ground, Ill. . . . Thomas S. Xing, 202 Arkansas, Baytown, Texas. Help! Help! Ahe Association has incorrect addresses on the follow- ing: Henry Carrington, Olden K. Courtney, J. L. Dellis, M. D. Mar- ley, T. H. Waugh. If you know the address of any of the above, please mail it to the Association of For- mer Students, College Station. 1913 L. D. Royer 911 Smith-Young Tower, San Antonio Dear Classmates: Since Dad Royer did not attend the Great Aggie Homecoming and Muster on the Campus April 19, 20 and 21, I thought perhaps some of ’13’ers might be interested in knowing something about some of the members who did attend. “Ock” Abbott, Washington, D. C., and Jerome Waters, of Norman, Okla., are two of our classmates of whom we are justly proud. They are among the General upon whom honorary degrees were bestowed by the College at the ceremonies on Saturday night. Neither Jerome nor “Ock’ ’has changed very much. Jerome brought his young son along and stated that he would like very much to have him enter Texas A. & M. Another member—an adopted member—who carries a great deal of weight wherever he goes—both literally and figuratively—namely, Colonel Ike Ashburn, was here and made the principal address on the occasion of the presentation of the honorary degrees. Ike’s speech was short but very definitely to the point and full of food for thought. A total of 18 members of the Class of ’13 were in attendance— needless to say the nameplates which all of us wore came in very handy at times. E. W. Laake, Ph.D. was here— and so far as we know he is the only member of the class who has a Ph.D. He is with the U. S. Bur- eau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine in Dallas—it goes with- out saying that the Doctor’s hair is not any whiter than it was some 30 years ago. . . . Worth Doran, undertaker in San Saba, was here enjoying the round-up and espec- ially the ball game. Joe L. Culbertson, Mayor Cul- bertson—it is—took time off from his official duties as Mayor of Hamlin, to be on hand. : Wherever two or three A. & M. men gather together there in their midst is Graham Hall, of Houston. This occasion was no exception. And Graham, who rarely ever says anything at a meeting or “get-to- gether” of A&M was finally dis- .| covered in the vicinity of the “Y”. As far as we know Graham has never missed a class reunion or a meeting of A&M men within 500 iid of College Station or Hous- on. i Wade “Burley” Burleson, of Mansfield, Ohio, was back on the campus for the first time since and thoroughly enjoyed meeting old friends and classmat- es. Wade is Vice President of Ohio Brass Company, and hasn't changed too much except to put on some weight and get a little grey in the temples. Frank D. “Shorty” Lown was here from Brenham with a broad grin on his face, in company with his son, Frank, Jr., who was at one time reported missing some- where in Europe and was finally discovered and liberated from a German Prison camp after about three years. We are all happy for him. . . . George Lacy, who is with the Gulf Oil Corp. Houston was here and seems to be growing younger every time you see him. . . . John R. Smith, the agricultur- ist from Sweeney, Texas, was present. I believe he said this was the first time he had been on the campus since we graduated. Wesley B. Young, Grand Prairie, was here with one of his sons, who is still in the armed forces. . . . Tyree Bell, Dallas, was present. Tyree never misses a class reunion or gathering of A, & M. men any- where in the vicinity of College Station or Dallas. . . . Reese Spence Dick Miller, Gibb Gilchrist and I, all of College Station were in at- tendance. “Tub” Ehlinger and “Lucy” Par- ker, both of Bryan, were not pres- ent because of illness. Ernest Lang- ford was not seen among the crowd, probably because he was bowed by the weight of official duties in connection with his posi- tion as Mayor of College Station. Some Notes On Other Classmates I happened to run into Ralph Birk, recently, who is just back from the army. Ralph is connected with the Birdwell Oil Company, with offices in the City National Bank Bldg., Wichita Falls. Ha Grady Lane is County Agric. Agent of Cottle County, located at Pa- ducash, Texas, and has been there for some years. I spent a very pleasant day with Weimar Tolbert, at Pampa, Texas, a year or so ago. Weimar operates a sizeable ranch near Pampa. . If any of our classmates happen to pass through Anson, Texas, the county seat of Jones County, I would suggest you drop by to see John D. Hale, the Druggist. I had a very pleasant visit with him several months ago and found him rolling pills and smoking a big cigar. . . . A few months ago I had a very pleasant, although brief visit with Guy Lott in Amarillo. Guy is Division Engineer with the State Highway Department, and can quite often be seen at the Herring Hotel. . . .Had a nice visit some time ago with Bill French, who is a consulting engineer in Abilene, Texas. . . . Price Campbell, also lives in Abilene, and is Pres- ident of the West Texas Utilities Co. . .. Had the pleasure of speak- ing to him some months ago. I am hoping that the few items above concerning the members of the ’13 Class may be of interest to all of you who read them. We shall be very glad to have any member of the class give us any information that might be of in- terest to other members of our class. Such information as you might have to send in, send it to The Association of Former Stu- dents, College Station. Yours truly, J. A. “Beef” Scofield. If any classmates saw it—the news item in a previous issue un- der the Class of 1931—referring to Tyree L. Bell, Dallas, came about through the Editor’s mis- take and not through any effort of Mr. Bell to substract 18 years from his age. The news item an- nounced that Mr. Bell, President of the Austin Road Company, Dal- las, had been elected a Director of the State Fair of Texas Asso- ciation of Dallas. From Box 452, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, comes word from Mel- ville R. Alexander. Mr. Alexander "in sending in his contribution to the 1946 Development Fund had this to say with reference to the ob- jectives of the Fund—“in union there is strength, which will mean attainment of goal and success”. We are grateful to Mr. Alexander for his approval of the Fund pro- gram. Help! Help! The Association Of- fice has incorrect addresses on the following: E. G. Eggert, John Boyl- es Jones. If any of you know the address of either of the above, please send in to the Association of Former Students, College Sta- tion. Recently heard from: Wm. T. Donoho, 401 Union Depot, Galves- ton ... L. P. Josserand, 3710 Mt. Vernon, Houston 6. ... A. B. Year- wood, Box 6, Stephenville. R. R. Coreth is a Director of the New Braunfels Centennial Asso- ciation, New Braunfels, Texas. LT. COLONELS BEWARE Lt. Col. Geo. Dickie, '20, former Associate Dean of N.T.A.C. Arl- ington, warns all Lt. Colonels to be on guard against Dupuytrons contracture. He was a recent cam- pus visitor while on sick leave from William Beaumont General Hospi- tal, at El Paso. In the same ward out there with him and also suf- fering from the same ailment were Lt. Colonels D. C. Jernigan, ’15, Fort Worth, and Jos. W. Dryden, 34, Alice. “Seems like this little matter specializes on Lt. Colonels,” was Dickie’s report. 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