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Page by TUESDAY, NOVEMDBILRN o, 1946 THE TEXAS AGGIE EE. E. McQuillen...... ......... Publisher 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. Subseription Price $5.00 Entered as Second Class Matter at College Station, Texas OFFICERS Carroll M. Gaines, ’l2.................. President IW. "Mohle, ’19...........cccneren Vice-President CoM, Elwell, . 723........ccoooirusuns Vice-President E. E. McQuillen, "20........ Executive Secretary L. B. Locke, ’18......... Assistant Secretary COUNCILMEN James W. McCown, ’09............ Mt. Pleasant JA, Whyte, 'I....ccuvrecsecirrsssomns Texarkana W. A. Moore, 25 Pa H. K. Deason, ’16..............cccoesss Port Arthw Sidney M. Boynton, ’28.............cca....... Lufkin George B, Morgan, ’18.................... Beaumont Roy D. Golston, ’03 Tyler A. G. Pfaff, ’25 Tyler Dr. Paul Turman, ’38 Tyler WW. L. Ballard, ’23........cicemrsesie Longviw Dan Poole, Jr., '37 Sherman R. H. (Jack) Finney, ’38.......... Greenville John P. MecCullough, ’24.... ...McKinney James W. Williams, ’18..................... Dallas Tyree L. Bell, ’13 Dallas A. P. Rollins, ’06 Dallas A. F. Mitchell, ’09.........cocnmerecisiid Corsicana Charles R. Haggard, ’42.....cceuccccirines allas S. A. Lipscomb, ’017................ College Station Herman Yezak, "38 Calvert Robert W. Butler, Jr., "43.................... Bryan Rufus R. Peeples, "28................... Tehuacana W. F. Munnerlyn, ’26............ College Station George W. Driskill, "43............... Madisonville R. H. Maxwell, ‘21 Huntsville R, E. Henry, ’32 Athens James ‘P. Hamblen, ’27 Houston Charles A. Blumenthal, ’21............ Houston T. W. Mohle, 19 Houston Wayne Stark, ’39 Conroe Charles R. Haile, "12 Houston W. H. Kelley, ’37 Victoria To MM. Smith, *01........on ini East Columbia Charles C. Ingram, Jr., '30........... Wharton W.LB." Scrimgeour, ‘18.................... Galveston Stanley J. Decker, ’37 Richmond C. M. Elwell, ’23 Austin CD." Dallmeyer, *1l..........cccicusiaisn Brenham WW. P. Patton, Jr., ’29......c.ccccnauinis Lockhart Ben F, Brown, ’23 Waco W. E. Wade, 30 Temple Hubert G. Davis, ’22 Waco Herbert F. Spreen, "22.................. Ft. Worth S. J. Baker, ’27 Ft. Worth John Funderburgh, ’39................... Ft. Worth George Moffett, '16...................... Chillicothe G. Dillard Anderson, ’ Calvin P. Dodson, ’ J. Baylor Bell, George V. Holmes, ’ E. P. Nowotny, '26 N AE. Hinman, 225..........cinieusd Norman E. Buescher, 22... McAllen ‘Dan Rugel, ’11 El Paso Rawleigh Elliott, ’38 Midland PW. Hillin, .’31.....coqmivensinsosin Ft. Stockton G. D. Everett, ’ Stephenville T. J. McCarty, 22 Abflene Ralph E. Lindsey, '40................... Palo Pinto Ed Timmons, ’41 Amarillo Calvin Brumley, ’45 Amarillo Harry C. Igo, '38 Plainview 0. L. Byrd, "24 Lubbock W. W. Whipkey, "11... Colorado City San Antonio C. M. Gaines, ’12 i LA. Hartung, '’29.........cossreis San Antonio C. C. Krueger, ’'12 San Antonio David Thrift, ’89...........5.0ccsusiinn 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, 16 Brady A. H, Weyland, ’19............... Shreveport, La. T. Lee Gaston, "24............ Washington, D .C. Edward W. Wilson, ’30... Kansas City, Kan. Sam P. MacFadden, ’16........ Seattle, Wash. A. T. Webber, James B. (Dick) Hervey, ’'42.....Greenville Dan R. Sutherland, ’43........... Winnsbore Lt. Col. Tom Dooley, ’36................ McKinney George D. Anderson, '18........ Manila, P. I. H. Llyod Hall, ’20............ San Marino, Calif. E. Eugene Ballard, "12............ St, Louis, Mo. Houston George G. Smith, ’30 James W. Aston, ’33 Dallas R. J. (Jack) Sims, ’30.................... Kingsville EXECUTIVE BOARD { 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 .................... Ft. Worth E. E. McQuillen, *20................ College Station f STUDENT LOAN TRUSTEES : Carroll M. Gaines, ’12................ San Antonio AUF. Mitchell, ’09.........sccccneecsibsmid Corsicana E. E, McQuillen, "20................ College Station REPRESENTATIVES ON THE ATHLETIC COUNCIL S. J. Baker, "27 Ft. Worth S. A. Lipscomb, "07................ College Station Silver Taps E. M. Moursund, ’97 E. M. Moursund, of the class of 97 died in Houston on October 19. He is survived by three daugh- ters and a son, Carl Moursund, Dallas. He is also survived by five grandchildren; a sister; and five brothers, Antone Moursund, ’01, San Antonio, A. F. Moursund, 95, San Angelo, Rolf Moursund, Fredericksburg, L. E. Moursund, ’15, Austin, and Dr. Walter H. Moursund, Houston. Burial was at Dallas. Leon M. Gilmore, ’20 Leon McKain Gilmore, age 48, of 3116 Bryn Mawr, Dallas, died of a sudden heart attack at Ter- rell on October 19. Burial was at Wills Point. He is survived by his wife and two sons, Leon Gil- more, Jr., ’42, and Clarence Gil- more, ’44; his parents; and one brother. As a student at A. & M., Gil- more shared time at center on the championship Aggie team of 1917. He has been with the Texas Power & Light Co. since 1924, serving as District Manager and more re- cently as Assistant to the Pres- ident of that company. He saw service in World War I in the U. S. Naval Flying Corps. Arthur Bartel, ’39 Arthur Bartel, of the class of ’39, died suddenly in his study at La Villita in San Antonio on Au- gust 10. He was on terminal leave after five years’ service in the Quartermaster Corps. Most of that time he was stationed at the San Antonio Army Service Forces Depot. He held the rank of Lieu- tenant Colonel, and in 1943 was awarded the Legion of Merit. Prior to entering the service, Col. Bartel was connected with the N.Y.A. He was instrumental in the design and layout of the La Villita project in San Antonio. Af- ter his release from the service he designed several homes in San An- tonio, but was directing most of his efforts toward the design and manufacture of distinctive furni- ture and other craft items. He was 32 years of age at the time of his death. Survivors in- clude his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bartel of Comfort; a sister, Mrs. Clayton Toalson of San An- Weber-Hughes News has been received of the marriage last August 29 of Miss Edith Mae Weber of Galveston to Capt. Thomas K. Hughes, ’38. They are at present making their home at 173 Davis Ave., Brookline, Mass., while Capt. Hughes is at- tending M.LT. : Gochenour-Robinson Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Aleen Goch- enour of Richmond, Virginia, to K. Frank Robinson, ’39, on Octo- ber 26. They will make their home in Mexia, Texas. Spencer-James Miss Mary Kathryn Spencer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Spencer of Sulphur Springs, be- came the bride of James W. James, Jr., ’39, son of Mr. and Mrs. James W. James, Bryan, on’ October 20 in Sulphur Springs. After their wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. James will be at home at 910 Southmore in Bryan, where Mr. James is in the real estate business and pres- ident of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Walls-Douglass Miss Waneta Walls of Pitts- burgh, Pa., and Ralph Douglass, ’39, were married on June 12 in the Little Church Around the Corner in New York City. They spent their honeymoon at Niagara Falls, and are now living at 71 Washing- ton Sq. So., Apt. 15C, New York City, while Mr. Douglass is em- ployed in Westinghouse’s Interna- tional Co. Nash-Hancock Miss Ernestine Nash, daughter of Mrs. Maude Nash of Bryan and Jack H. Hancock, ’41, of Wichita Falls, were married in Bryan in October. They will make their home in Liberal, Kansas, where the groom is employed by the Lar- kin Packer Co. Walker-O’Leary Miss Rosemary Walker, daugh- ter of Col. and Mrs. I. G. Walker of Atlanta, Ga., recently became the bride of Capt. Joseph E. O’Leary, ’42, at St. Francis Xavier Church in Kyoto, Japan. Capt. O’Leary is now aide de camp to the commanding general of the 24th Division in Japan. Col. and Mrs. Walker, the bride’s parents, resid- ed on the campus for several years prior to the war, when Col. Walker was stationed at A. & M. Dunn-Moore Announcement has been made by Mr. and Mrs. Russell Dunn of | Beaumont of the engagement of their daughter, Ann, to Luke Moore, ’42, of Waco. The wedding date will be announced later. Mr. Moore served three and a half years overseas, being discharged from service with the rank of Ma- jor. Glass-Garrett Miss Wanita Glass of Conroe, Texas, became the bride of Curran Lee Garrett, '42, on August 3. They are making their home at 319 So. Carancalma St., Corpus Christi. Gilmore-Conlee Miss Marguerite Gilmore, dau- ghter of Mrs. Dale P. Gilmore, and William J. Conlee, Jr., ’43, son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Con- lee, both of Bryan, were married in October and will make their home in Bryan. The groom ser- ved in the Army Air Corps and was discharged with the rank of Captain. Houston-Lindsey Miss Sara Houston, daughter of Mrs, James P. Houston of Hous- ton, was married recently to John H. Lindsey, ’44. Participants in the wedding were Sid V. Smith, Bryan ,and Clarence F. Gilmore, Dallas, both members of the 44 class. Lindsey has returned to A. & M. to complete his work, and their mailing address is Box 486, College Station. Jones-Haass Miss Mildred Frances Jones and Corporal Charles Ernest Haass, ’47, were married at College Sta- tion on October 22. They are mak- ing their home at 504 W. 13th St., Austin, where the groom is serv- ing in the Army Air Corps. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest T. Jones of Austin and the groom the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Haass of Del Rio. tonio; and a brother, Edwin Bar- tel, ’32, of Eunice, La. Military services were held in San Antonio, with internment at Comfort. Coker W. Moss, ’39 Coker Worth Moss, ’39, died at the Baylor Hospital in Dallas on June 1, 1946. He had received his medical discharge from the Navy on January 1. He had seen extensive service as a Naval pilot, and had held the rank of Lieuten- ant in the Naval Reserve. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allan E. Moss, 7256 Logans- port St., Nacogdoches, Texas. Moss attended A. & M. during the years 1935-39, and received his degree in Agricultural Adminis- tration. : C. Vance Berdine, ’43 Clarence Vance Berdine, 43, re- ported missing in action in the Southwest Pacific theater on Au- gust 26, 1942, was presumed dead as of December 12, 1945, accord- ing to information from Mrs. Ber- dine, 148 So. Munn Ave. East Orange, New Jersey. Berdine at- tended A. & M. during the years 1939-40, taking Liberal Arts, and entered the Army Air Corps as a pilot, A daughter, Marilyn Joyce, was born on September 25 to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Franke, ’29, 7129 Washington Ave., University City 5, Mo. The Frankes also have a son nine years old and a daugh- ter six years old. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Schu- nior, ’32, 3047 So. Columbus St., Arlington, Va., are happy over the arrival of a son, Charles Edward, on September 24. Mighty proud of their twin daughters are Mr. and Mrs. Mar- tin F. Ludeman, ’33, Box 1900, Pampa, Texas, The young ladies arrived on October 9 and have been named Patricia Jan and Pam- ela Ann. The Ludemans also have a four year old son. Mr. and Mrs. W. Worth Holmes, ’34, are mighty proud of their young son, Cabot Carson Holmes, who was born on September 2. The Holmeses make their home at 7515 Kingston Ave., Chicago, Ill. A son, John Albert, was born on September 19 to Mr. and Mrs. John A. Rodgers, ’37, 3-2 Poin- ciana, Key West, Fla. Born to Lt. Commander and Mrs. Jack L. Grayson, ’37, Wash- ington, D. C., was a son on August 22. The young man has been named Anthony Stuart, Command- er Grayson is with the Naval In- telligence School, Naval Receiving Station, at Washington. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mills ’38 recently at the St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bryan, Texas. A belated announcement has been received of the birth on July 20 of a daughter, Marilyn, to Mr. and Mrs. A. R. McLerran, ’39, 1603 Avenue H, Beaumont, Texas. Capt. and Mrs. John A. Lippard, 40, are the proud parents of a daughter, Rebecca Jeanne, born at Corvallis, Oregon, on July 6. Capt. Lippard is at present on duty with the Army in Tokyo, Japan, where Mrs, Lippard plans to join him next year. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn F. Hagler, ’40, are the proud parents of a son, Larry Glenn, born on October 6. The Haglers are making their home at Ann Burke Apt. 147 in Beeville, Texas. Major and Mrs. Jake L. Wilk, Jr., ’40, have announced the arri- val of a son, Robert Edward, on July 16 at Chandler, Arizona. Pa- pa Wilk is stationed at Williams Field in Chandler. Mr. and Mrs. U. M. Alexander, Jr., ’40, announce the arrival of a daughter. They live at Bryan, Texas, where the proud father is in the insurance business. A son was born recently to Mr. and Mrs. Carlos A. Gochicoa, ’41, Apartado 692, Tampica, Tamps, Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. “Jim” Puck- ett, '41, Box 46, Duncan, Okla., send in a belated report on James Robert (Jim Bob), born on Aug- ust 28. Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Johnson, Jr., 41, are the proud parents of a son, H. O. Johnson, III, who was born in October. Papa Johnson is in the materials handling equip- ment business in Houston, 3918 McKinney Ave. Announcement has been made of the birth of a daughter, Helen Laurie, on October 8 to Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Naylor, ’41, 1679 Speedway, Wichita Falls, Texas. Mighty proud of their young son, Larry Wayne, are Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Bullard, Jr., ’41, 981% Drew St., Houston. The young man was born on August 28. A second daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Eldred B. Wheeler, ’41, 4908 Bell, Houston, on Septem- ber 14. The young lady has been named Betty Jean. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Prestridge, 42, 440 Mission St., So. Pasadena, Calif., are the proud parents of a daughter, Judith Ann, who was born on October 4. Mr. and Mrs. Joe W. Gibbs, 42, have announced the birth of a daughter, Laneta Jo, on Septem- ber 29. They make their home at 7007 Foster St., Houston. Janet Denena was born on Octo- ber 5 to Lt. and Mrs. James W. Evans, Jr., 42, at the Fort Mon- mouth Hospital in New Jersey. Papa Evans is assigned to duty at the Watson Labs, AMC, ERR, Red Bank, N. J. A daughter, Judith Ann, was born on August 4 to Mr. and Mrs. George W. Fitzhugh, ’42, Box 545, Henderson, Texas. Mr, Fitzhugh is Assistant County Agent of Rusk County, with headquarters at Henderson. Mr. and Mrs. Rease Littlefield, Jr., ’42, are happy over the arrival of their daughter, Patricia Gail, on July 14. Mrs. Littlefield and the young daughter are at present liv- ing at 2502 Reuter Ave. Waco, but plan to join Mr, Littlefield shortly in New Orleans, where he is employed by Offshore Naviga- tion, Inc. Lt. and Mrs. Robert E. Rich, ’45, are mighty proud of the son born on Sept. 6. The papa is over- seas, being stationed at Bad Orb., Germany, APO 64, C/O P. M. New York. The future Aggie’s name is Robert K. Rich. AMONG A. and M. MEN Pioneers Dr. F. E. Giesecke, '86 New Braunfels Silver Taps: "97. . Dr, Joe Gilbert, ’94, prominent Austin physician recently retired as Director of the University of Texas’ Health Service, the posi- tion he had held for 27 years. Dr. Gilbert has also served as team physician for the University of Texas football team for many years. He has served on the State Board of Health and is a Past President of the Texas State Med- ical Association. A graduate of the University, following gradua- tion from A. & M., Dr. Gilbert has been active in the affairs of the University of Texas Ex-Stu- dents Association. Anyone knowing the where- abouts of A. M. Hilebrandt, ’96, please send to the Association Of- fice, College Station. 1899 A. C. Love 1408 Hartford Rd., Austin To The Ninety-Niners: Dear Ninety-Niners: E. L. (Red) Martin, writes that he has joined Babe Astin and Char- les Bowen by retiring. Has turn- ed his contracting business over to his partner, Joe W. Grace, ’18, and says if any one gets any more work out of him it will be a mir- acle. Red has had an interesting ca- reer. He graduated in civil en- gineering and started his career September 4, 1899 as an axman at $25.00 per month on location and construction of the T.&N.O.R.R. from Rockland to Nacogdoches. Following this he was engaged on construction, reconstruction and operation of various railroads un- til 1922, when, to use his expres- sion, he “got tired of buck pass- ing” and quit. He then began con- tracting, primarily railroads but also other work. The bridge on the loop at Waco, the Waco U. S. Post office and two units of Public Health Hospitals near Fort Worth at a cost of $1,750,000 were his next undertakings, In 1941 he built 200 houses at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, for the Public Building Administration.— Time, 180 days. During the war, Red and Joe built several hundred miles of railroad at various army camps in Texas and Oklahoma. January 1st of this year he sold all of the cattle on his Menard County Ranch and leased his ranch to his brother-in-law, J. C. Apple- man, 27, who had just returned from the Army. Red gets his mail at 711 Rio Grande National Life Building, Dallas, and will be glad to hear from any of the old boys. A. C. Love 1408 Hartford Road Austin, Texas 1900 Hal Moseley 3807 Skidmore, Dallas, Texas Thomas W. Griffiths, 4205 Lake- side Dr., Dallas, writes a note of pride in the College and its growth and development. Mr. Griffiths is one of the best known lumber men of the state. 1901 T. M. Smith East Columbia, Texas Manila A. & M. Club. J. J. Hooper has gotten “lost” from our address file and we would like to know his where- abouts. Anyone having the “low- down” on this lost ’01 member, please send to the Association Of- fice, College Station. 1902 V. H. Foy 3322Knight St. Dallas 4 Benjamin Corder is in business for himself at Las Cruces, New Mexico, and gets mail at Box 135. 1903 T. B. Warden 1605 Westover Rd., Austin H. A. Heidelberg visited the campus in October after an absence of 43 years. Receiving his degree in Mechanical Engineering he is now Sales Engineer with Layne Central Company, with general of- fices at Memphis, Tenn. He was accompanied by his wife, daughter, Mrs. Jean Russell, and his grand- E. M. Moursund, daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Heidel- berg also have a son who is Pas- tor of the First Presbyterian Church of Huntsville, Ala. Their home is on 863 Faxon Avenue, Memphis, Tenn. 1905 Marion S. Church 6235 Oram, Dallas, Texas John E. Washburn recently sold his beautiful home in Lakewood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, and has purchased a home and moved to 2015 E. Virginia St., Phoenix, Ariz. He has retired from his bus- iness as a mechanical engineer and will enjoy himself in the gold- en west. He and Mrs. Washburn have a son, Layton K. Washburn, who is a prominent landscape architect in Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. Washburn resided in that city for many years. A younger brother, W. W. Washburn, 08, lives at 2128 W. Main St., Hous- ton. 1908 Lem Adams Oxweld R. R. Service Co. 230 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. John R. Eeds, Sr. is Director of the Educational Institutions of Texas Surplus Property Agency at Lockhart, Texas. He is living at 501 S. Frio St., Lockhart. He reports his son, John R. Jr., 41, living at Roswell, N. M. Walter W. White, 1402 Henry St., Cuero, Texas is in the cattle business, raising, buying and sell- ing. E. A. Miller served as one of the judges at the inaugural Trin- ity-Neches regional fair held Oct. 9-12 at Livingston, Mr. Miller, specialist with the Extension Serv- ice at the College, judged the var- ious crop exhibits. October 14, 1946 Dear Lem: As you’ve been asking ’08’ers to write about themselves for the information of their classmates, here goes. Spent a couple of years on railroad work, location, con- struction, maintenance; but fate did not destine me for that line. Next went on surveys in West Texas for waterworks and sewers, then got married to a former Bryan girl, Miss Lola Betts. Her father was pastor of the Methodist Church there in Bryan when I was at A. & M. We spent a couple of years in the Rio Grande Valley where I was one of the early engineers on irrigation. After that most of our time has been spent in Houston. Ten years on bridges, nine of which as bridge engineer for Hous- ton. Two years in Wyoming and Colorado. In Wyoming I was one of the early district engineers of state highway work. During the last twenty-three years, aside from a 5-year slot as engineer-inspector in the Rio Grande Valley for the U. S. gov- ernment, I have been on building construction. Present connection, chief engineer with Southwestern Construction Company at Houston. We have one son, a musician, who served three years in the Air Corps during the war; two daughters whose husbands served in the Marine Corps. Lost one daughter in 1935; she was saving her infant in a fire.. Her husband graduated at A&M in 1933. We have two grandchildren. We ought to have one big class reunion in 1948. Hope every living ’08’er is there, Cordially yours, W. W. Washburn 2128 W. Main St. Houston, Texas 1909 T. A. Van Amburgh P. O. Box 1590, Dallas Joe “Bug” Caldwell, Box 651, Abilene, Texas, is part owner of the Grand Lodge Tourist Courts and Apartments, 2002 N. First in that city. 1910 Rock G. Taber Box 4569, Atlanta 2, Ga. A. L. Ward was a recent visitor on the campus meeting with Cotton Oil men from over the state and with the authorities of the Col- lege. Mr. Ward’s home is in Dallas. 1911 M. J. Miller 1601-05 Ft. Worth Nat'l Bk. Bldg. Fort Worth 2, Texas Major Benjamin T. Sanders, a veteran of five and a half years service, has been appointed As- sistant Post Engineer for the Seventh Inf. Div. in Korea. Prev- ious to his assignment with the “Hourglass Division,” Maj. San- ders was Post Engineer at Camp Livingston La. Mrs, Marguerite C. Sanders and their eighteen- year old son, Benjamin, Jr., are residing in Weslaco, Texas. Fred J. Bechert, Graybar Bldg., 420 Lexington Ave. New York 17, N. Y. represented Texas A. & M. at a recent ceremony honoring Sidney Lanier in the Hall of Fame on the campus of New York Uni- versity, Mr. Bechert is President of the New York City A. & M. Club. Dear Aggie: As I promised in my letter of September 19th, I am giving you below some news items on some of our class members: J. B. Thomas is still keeping very busy with his duties as pres- ident and general manager of Texas Electric Service Co., Fort Worth, He is almost a regular commuter to Washington and New York. These frequent trips start- ed during the war when he was one of the leading Utility Execu- tives who planned and put into effect the pooling of their resour- ces for the overall war effort. He is at present time General Chair- man of the 1946 Fort Worth Com- munity Chest Drive. C. P. Dodson is one of the lead- ing citizens of Decatur, Texas, where he has extensive property holdings. He and his family spent the past summer in Colorado. C. P. is wise enough to keep his busi- ness affairs arranged in such a manner that he can still get away for a vacation. ; Don Lee is a regular citizen of several years with the C.A.A. His duties take him out of town a great deal of the time. He and his pretty wife, the former Ray Conway of Bryan, are out at 3812 West Fourth Street. L. D. Parks is another of the older citizens of Fort Worth. He is a concrete, culvert and bridge contractor. At the present time, most of his equipment is leased to others and he is taking it easy until labor and material conditions ease up a little, Address 2220 Pembroke Dr., Fort Worth. John Baade has also resided in Fort Worth for several years. He is one of the best plaster and painting contractors in this city. John learned the business the hard way. He is a very fine workman himself, in addition to knowing how to tell others what to do. J. M. (Jimmie) Nagle is City Manager at Houston. We know he is very busy on that important job, but we have asked him for a letter outlining his experiences and connections since he left school and we hope to receive this from him within the next few days. Sincerely yours, Melvin Miller 1601 Ft. Worth Nat'l Bank Bldg. Fort Worth, Texas 1912 W. M. Goodwin 1811 N. Lamar, Dallas State Farm Labor Supervisor C. Hohn recently went to Washing- ton to confer with seven other state farm labor supervisors and members of the federal farm labor staff. Dillon Stevens, 411 West 5th St., Los Angeles 13, Calif., is con- valescing following a serious and major operation at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. The news of his illness came from his old class- mate and longtime friend, Graham Hall, 1604 Kensington, Houston. 1913 L. D. Royer 911 Smith-Young Tower, San Antonio Dr. E. J. Laake will be in charge of the New Bureau of Entomology Experiment Station to be located near Kerrville. It is expected to be in operation about Jan. 1. Dr. Laake is now with the Dallas of- fice of the Bureau of Entomology. The new station will take over research work now being conducted by stations at Menard, Uvalde, and Dallas. Jesse W. Jackson is county agent for the A. & M. Extension Service at Cuero. He has been with the service for the past 25 years. EXAGGERATED!!!!! The Texas Aggie College Station, Texas I have just read “The Texas Aggie” of October 17, 1946, with a great deal of interest, especially the article under the “Class of 1913.” I have long suspected that I was dead, and now I am almost convinced. However, so far I have had only one glimpse of heaven, and that was this past Saturday. I have hopes of ano- ther little peek on Thanks- giving, and if the “Old Man With the Horns” is in a good humor, perhaps he will permit me to attend the game. Thanks for the notice, and I am very happy to report that it appears to be slightly ex- aggerated. Sincerely, J. D. Rice, ’13 Texas Highway Dept. Austin 26, Texas 1914 Dave Levy Magnolia Pipe Line Co. Box 900, Dallas J. Forrest Runge, Christoval, Texas, reports the following at- tending the stock show at San Angelo last March: Lee Reed, ’21; W. L. Stangel, ’15, John C. Burns, ’04; Ernest Gibbons, ’14; and Wm. N. Reed, ’14. 1915 Dr. Guy Adriance Hort. Dept., Campus The Association Office would like to have an address of E. N. Hoque. 1916 Capt. P. H. Olsen 4S LK Limburg OMG-GH APO 633, c/o PM, N.Y., N.Y. Col. James C. Short is assigned to Hq. 7th Cav., 1st Cav. Div., in Japan and gets mail through APO 201, San Francisco. Mrs. Short and their daughter are living at 409 Ridgemont, San Antonio. . . . . John W, Vance requests a change of address to Golden Hoof Farms, Coleman, Texas. 1917 J. Berry Joyce Box 343, Ioaw Park, Texas Commander Louis H. Huebner, USN, was a recent campus visitor. He and Mrs. Huebner make their home in Seattle, 3814 46th Ave. N. E. Mrs. Huebner was formerly Miss Helen Holik of College Sta- tion. Louis has been in the Navy since shortly after his graduation and has seen ship and shore duty all over the world. Harry H. Johnson, P, O. Drawer 100, Houston, is Assistant to the Vice President of the Gulf Oil Corporation, with offices in Room 705, Gulf Bldg. . Col. Sam L. Metcalfe is overseas and is as- signed to Hq. SS No. 3, CBS, APO 205, New York. Mrs. Metcalfe is living at 550 W. 173 St., New York City." ..~. Col. Manly B. Gibson, Hq. Harbor Defense of the Columbia, Office of the Command- ing Officer, Fort Stevens, Oregon, invites any A&M men passing through to pay him a visit. 1918 J. W. Williams Box 1590 Dallas Fred W. Westcourt, Box 3838, TSCW Station, Denton, is Direc- tor of the Department of Rural Arts at TSCW. He and Mrs. West- court make their home at 402 Pon- der St. in Denton. A. L. Smith, Animal Husband- man at the Extension Service, Col- lege Station, met with the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quaran- tine and the Bureau of Animal Industry in Oklahoma City in Oec- tober, to discuss questions and problems in his field. He was ac- companied by C. A. King, ’32, en- tomologist, and Paul Gregg, ’39, assistant entomologist for the Ex- tension Service. 1920 H. N. Glezen 4207 Highland, Beaumont Silver Taps: Leon M. Gilmore. Howell A. “Tubby” Burnett, 1823 W. Magnolia, San Antonio, reports that he is now a proud grandpa. He would like to know the whereabouts of his former “old lady”, Louis F. Long. Anyone knowing Long’s address, please report to the Association Office. Tillman M. Moore, Assistant Chief of the Advisement and Guidance Division of Branch Of- fice 9, supervises the work of sub- ordinate installations in Veteran Administration activities in that field. His work carries him over the states of Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma, and he makes his home at 4496 Maryland, St. Louis, Mo. 1921 W. T. Strange 1902 Dixie Dr. Lubbock, Texas George A. Davidson, 1101 High- land Ave., Bluefield, W. Va., re- ports a recent visit with Jack P. Cruickshank, ’22, Huntington, W. V a. Travis Hall has changed his mailing address to Box 28, Berry- ville, Arkansas. Vaughn H. Phillips, 109 E. Whaley St., Longview, sends the bad news that he recently had the thumb on his right hand nearly cut off. 1922 W. E. “Ted” Winn Box 2880, Dallas Jack P. Cruickshank, after serv- ice with the Army, is back with the Appalachian Electric Power Co., and will soon move from his present home at 1352 Neel St., Huntington, W., Va., to one he is having built at Roanoke, Va, Prof. H. C. Dillingham of the Electrical Engineering Dept. of the College, and Secretary of the Houston Section of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, will attend the 7th Geographical District Conference of the AIEE at Oklahoma City in November. Col. Chester H. Chambers has been released from active duty and is now an Administrator for the West Texas District of the Veterans Administration. He and Mrs. Chambers make their home at 3831 Jackson Ave., El Paso, Texas. A son, Chester H. Cham- bers, Jr., 46, is back at A. & M. after release from the Navy. 1923 Ben F. Brown Box 1405, Waco J. F. Rosborough, horticulturist for the Extension Service, spent some time at the Tung Oil Experi- (See ’23, Page 3) VICTOR B. EDGE Victor Britton Edge, for twenty- six years an employee of the Col- lege, passed away at a local hospi- tal in Bryan, Texas, on Oct. 10. Born in Kurten, Texas, on Sept. 27, 1882, Mr. Edge was 64 years of age and had resided in Bryan for 40 years. Before coming to the College on Sept. 1, 1920, he was a bookkeeper in Bryan. Short- ly after his employment with the College he was made Cashier, and in 1922 was appointed accountant and auditor. Later he was made purchasing agent for the entire A. & M. System and held this position until his death. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mary Evans Edge and four bro- thers. He was the father of the late Captain John Edge, ’40, who was killed in Germany in World War II. E. J. WENTWORTH ’39 Licensed Civil Engineer General Practice - Subdivisions Surveying-Designing-Drafting 1006 Travis Bldg. - Ph. C-0101 SAN ANTONIO 5, TEXAS Bill Conatser, ’41 “INSURANCE FOR EVERY NEED LIFE FIRE AUTO For Insurance of Any Kind Write me. All Business Appreciated J. V. CONATSER AGENCY Box 256 Denison, Texas AUSTIN BRIDGE COMPANY MANUFACTURERS ‘ CONTRACTORS __ BUILDERS DALLAS, TEXAS RoAps-BRripGES-RoAD MACHINERY The Farm Paper of the Southwest Darras, TExAs A. B. 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