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THE TEXAS AGGIE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 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 a: College Station, Texas OFFICERS Carroll M, Gaines, ’l12.................... President PW. Mohle, ’19.......h ceive Vice-President IC. M. Elwell, ’23.......ccccimpsess Vice-President E. E. MecQuillen, ’20........ Executive Secretary L. B.*l.ocke, ’18......cc.. Assistant Secretary EXECUTIVE BOARD Carroll .'M." Gaines, ’12.............. San Antonio . W. Mohle, ’19 Houston C. M. Elwell, ’23 Austin George B. Morgan, ’ Stanley J. Baker, ’ James W. Williams, °’ W.. L. Ballard, °22 Longview PW. Hillin, *3L........ciiciceeccomnes Ft. Stockton W. A. Ruhmann, ’37............ College Station E .E. McQuillen, ’20............ College Station STUDENT LOAN TRUSTEES Carroll M. Gaines, ’12.............. San Antonio AIT Mitchell, 209.....coeeecnivecisinens Corsicana W. F. Munnerlyn, ’28............ College Station Sterling C. Evans, ’21 Houston E. E. McQuillen, ’20............ College Station REPRESENTATIVES ON THE ATHLETIC COUNCIL Ft. Worth S. J. Baker, 27 MO. octane College Station S. A. Lipscomb, THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL Governing body of the Association of Former Students is its Association Coun- cil. The Council determines the policies of the organization and supervises its ac- tivities. It elects an Executive Board to handle details and to serve in emergen- cies. It also elects the Student Loan Trustees, the representatives on the Ath- letic Council and on the Development Fund Board, each of these groups charged with certain definite responsibilities. The As- sociation Council is a representative body made up ef, (1) one member elected by each active A. & M. Club, (2) one mem- ber from each graduated class of the col- lege, (3) one member elected from each of the 31 State Senatorial Districts, (4) ten members at large elected at the annual meeting, (5) ex officio members, all past Association Presidents, the officers of the Senior Class on the campus and the officers of the Service Men’s Club on the campus and the President of the Junior Class on the campus. The Council will meet twice annually. MR Miss Ingrid Wilmot, of Boston, Mass., and J. B. R. McGowen, ’39, were married July 13, in Balboe, C. Z., and are living at Puerte Ar- muella, Rep. of Panama. Spear-Horton Miss Marjorie Spear of Laredo and Vincent Horton, ’43, were mar- ried on Nov. 9, and were campus visitors while on their honeymoon. The groom it with the Braniff Air- ways at Laredo. Helwig-Zeigler Miss Marilyn Ann Helwig and Johnny Zeigler, ’44, were married August 31st and are living at 610 Arapahoe, Boulder, Colorado. They were married by the bride’s father, a former Chaplain in this war and a veteran of World War I, and now a pastor in Youngstown, New York. Snodgrass-Brown Dr. Charles D. Brown, ’46, and Miss Joy Snodgrass, daughter of Mr .and Mrs. Joe E. Snodgrass of Brenham were married on August 11 in Brenham. They are living in Bellville where the groom is practicing veterinary medicine. Births Papa Oscar doesn’t know just how much direct help Suzanne will be to our football prospects In 1964 but he’s “a-betting” she will be a supporter of her Pop’s “Al- memamma’. Suzanne arrived on October 11 in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar L. Crain, ’30, in Bryan. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Evans, ’33, announce the arrival of William Thurman, Jr. on October 25. Their home is at 2970 Ave. C., Beau- mont. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Erwin 34 are the proud parents of a son born Oct. 31. His name is Henry David. They have another future Aggie named “Sandy”, Mrs. Erwin is the former Miss Frances Locke of Bryan. The Geo. W. Shorts, ’34, are mighty proud of their daughter born Oct. 10 at the Bryan Hospi- tal, Bryan. Mr. and Mrs. Short have been living on the campus since Geo. returned to school to complete work on his degree. He will receive his degree in Archi- tecture this summer. Their mail- ing address at College Station is Box 2184. The young lady’s name is Sharon Ann. Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Max- well, Jr., ’86, are the proud parents of a daughter. The young lady was born on August 30 and has been named Mary Christine. The Maxwells make their home in Wa- co, Texas, where Papa Maxwell is employed by the Aetna Life Insur- ance Co. Mr. and Mrs. Norbett A. Moore, Jr, ’39, 109 Douglas Way, Grand Prairie, have a daughter, Diane, born Feb. 4. Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Butler, ’39, College Station, are mighty proud of Jan, born August 26. Mrs, But- ler will be remembered as Miss Jane Gray of College Station. Judd Mark Earley was born to Mr. and Mrs. Doug Earley, 40, on August 20. The Earleys are mak- ing their home at Brownsville, Texas, on Route 2. Mr. and Mrs. Joe H. Cain, 41, 188 Magnolia St. Carney’s Point, New Jersey, announce the arrival of their second daughter on Oct. 26, named Mary Virginia. A second son, Charlie D. Sulli- van was born on August 30 to Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Sullivan, ’41. Their mailing address is Box 8281, University, La. A future Aggie was born into the family of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. “Pancho” Thompson, ’41, on Oct. 20. Papa Frank was too ex- cited to give us the young man’s name but did give us the news the Thompson household was mov- ing to Midland and would be in their new home there. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry S. Scott, ’41, 2557 Tildon Ave., Los Angeles, 34, Calif. announce the arrival of Jer- ry, Jr. on August 6. Papa Jerry is a pilot for the Pacific Air Lines. Mr. and Mrs, Howard W. Shea, 41, O. Earlington Ave., Mullica Hill, N. J. announce the arrival of Sarah Elizabeth, on Oct. 31. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. W, Culpep- per, ’41, have a new daughter born Oct. 18. Her name is Suzanne and she has a brother, three years of age, named T. W. Jr. The Cul- pepper family has moved to Aus- tin and are getting mail at Gen- eral Delivery. Dianne Elaine Dorsey was born on Sept. 23 to Mr. and Mrs. Wood- row E. Dorsey, 42. They are liv- ing at Longview. Mr. and Mrs. A. Fred Renaud, Jr. ’42, have a baby daughter named Nancedale Amoret born Sept. 30. Their first child was a boy, known to Fred’s friends as “Rick.” They live at 1950 Dryden Rd., Houston. Mr. and Mrs. Jack M. Darden, ’43, 1355 N.W. Levee St., Browns- ville, have announced the arrival of a son, Jack Marshall, Jr., on July 3. He is already duly enrolled with the Class of ’68. Mr. and Mrs. Howard W. “Joe” Upham, ’43, West Columbia, Tex- as, have a daughter named Sheri Lou, born October 13. Papa “Joe” states that “she may not be able to attend A. & M. but bet she’ll be the biggest girl booster the College ever had.” Harold Rocco DeBona, Jr., was born on Sept. 5, in Bryan, to Mr. and Mrs. H. R. DeBona, ’44. Papa Harold has returned to school and he and the wife and baby live in Hart Hall. Their mailing address is Box 1005. Silver Taps R. L. Barclay, '98 R. L. Barclay, age 68, died at his home in Temple on October 27 following a brief illness. He is survived by his wife; two children, Miss Louzelle Barclay of New York City, and William Barclay of Fort Worth; and one brother, W. F. Barclay, of Waco. Burial was at Temple. Born in Falls County, Mr. Bar- clay was the son of W. A. and Martha Ledbetter Barclay, a pio- neer family of central Texas. He was a Mechanical Engineering stu- dent at A. & M. during the years 1894-98. He retired several years ago after owning and operating the National Laundry at Temple for many years. He was a member of the Elks and the Masonic bodies of Temple. Thomas H. Milford, ’26 Thomas H. Milford, Director of the State Bureau of Sanitation and Engineering of Alabama, was kill- ed instantly in an automobile ac- cident in Montgomery on the night of November 2. He is survived by Mrs. Milford, three sons and two daughters. The family home is at 207 Wellington Rd., Montgom- ery, Alabama. A native of Honey Grove, Texas, Tommie received his degree in Civil Engineering and shortly thereafter went with the Alabama State Health Department at Montgom- ery. He was widely known throug- out the South has a sanitary engi- neer. He is also survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Milford; a brother and a sister. He was a member of the Presbyter- ian Church. Burial was at Honey Grove. . Fred S. Rodway, 40 Fred S. Rodway, ’40, missing in action since October 9, 1943, has been declared killed in action ac- cording to information from his mother, Mrs, Mae Boston, ¢/o Cac- tus Hotel, San Angelo, Texas. Rod- way was bombardier on a B-17 which fell into the North Sea. He had received his degree from A. & M. in Agricultural Education. Lt. Paul C. Crouch, ’44 Lt. Paul Clifford Crouch, ’44, was killed in a plane accident in the Southwest Pacific on June 21, 1945, according to information from his mother, Mrs. Edna Crouch, General Delivery, Fort Worth, Texas. A Mechanical Engineering student at A. & M. during the years 1940-41, he entered the Army Air Corps in September, 1942. At the time of his death he was as- signed to the 140th A.A.C.S. Sqdn. and was officer in charge of the station and radio. Lt. Leonard R. Steidel, Jr., ’45 Lt. Leonard R. Steidel, Jr., 45, has been declared officially dead after having been reported missing in action on a flight in the Philip- pine area on September 17, 1945. A dive bomber pilot in the U. S. Marine Air Corps, Lt. Steidel was the son of Mr. Leonard R. Steidel, Sr., 1851 Vinton Ave., Memphis, Tenn. He had attended A. & M. during the years 1941-43, at which time he left school to enter ser- vice. New Association Council Meets The first meeting of the Assoc- iation Council, new governing body of the Association of Former Stu- dents under new by-laws adopted last spring, was held on the cam- pus November 2-3. The Council held two business sessions, one on Saturday evening and the other on Sunday morning. Most of those present arrived in time to see the Aggie-Arkansas football game. The Council completed the of- ficial organization of the Associa- tion with a number of elections. Councilman James W. Williams, 18, Dallas; W. L. Ballard, ‘22, Longview; T. W. Hillin, ‘31, Ft. Stockton; and W. A. Ruhmann, ‘37, College Station, were elected members of the Executive board. Sterling C. Evans, ’21, President of the Federal Land Bank, Hous- ton, and Ford Munnerlyn, ’26, in- surance man at College Station, were named as Student Loan Fund Trustees. A. P. Rollins, ’06, Dallas engineer, and Charles H. Fleming, 17 Fort Worth Building and Loan executive, were elected to three- year terms as members of the Development Fund Board. The Council received and ap- proved reports from President C. M. Gaines, ’12, San Antonio; Ex- ecutive Secretary E. E. McQuillen, ’20; and Student Loan Fund Trus- tee Allin F. Mitchell, ’09, Corsi- cana. Mitchell's report drew applause with the declaration that no investment ever purchased or held by the Student Loan Funds had defaulted in either interest or principal. Louis Hartung, ’29, San Antonio, reported on the development of the A. & M. Club Program, out- lined the gradual presentation of charters to regularly organized clubs, and told of plans to invite all club officers to a meeting at College in January. W. R. Horsley, Director of the College Placement Office, and Charles R. Haile, 12, Chairman of the Houston Club’s Employment Committee, led the discussion of that matter. Athletic Committee Chairman Tyree L. Bell, ’13, reported on the work of the Association’s Athletic Committee, laying special empha- sis on the organizaion and work of local A. & M. Club Athletic Com- mittees. Fifty Clubs have now set up such committees. Thirty-six Clubs were represented at a meet- ing of the Club Committees held on the campus in September. Fol- lowing his report, there was a dis- cussion of athletic matters, includ- ing the football ticket problem and possible expansion of the seating capacity of Kyle Field. The Sunday morning session of the Council heard President Gibb Gilchrist outline various legislative matters affecting the College. President Gilchrist discussed with the Council various other features of the College program. The Development Fund and its program were thoroughly discuss- ed under the leadership of A. F. Mitchell, Chairman of the Devel- opment Fund Board. The officers of the Association were authorized to change the present Fund fiscal year to a regular calendar year if such change was deemed advisable after further study. Other items of interest were dis- cussed by members of the Council present at both the Saturday and the Sunday morning sessions. President C. M. Gaines presided. Councilmen present included Dan Rugel, ’11, El Paso; L. D. Royer, ’13, San An- tonio; O. L. Byrd, ’24, Lubbock; Stanley J. Decker, ’37, Richmond; T. J. McCarty, ’22, Abilene; Roger Q. Landers, ’20, Me- nard ; Herbert F. Spreen, 22, Fort Worth; John Funderburgh, ’39, Fort Worth; S. J. Baker, ’27, Fort Worth; George Moffett, ’16, Chillicothe; George V. Holmes, ’34, Gonzales; T. W. Mohle, ’19, Houston; C. C. Krueger, ’12, San Antonio; E. P. No- wotny, ’26, New Braunfels; W. B. Serim- geour, ’18, Galveston; Louis A. Hartung, ’29, San Antonio; Lt. Col. Tom Dooley, ’35, McKinney; W. A. Moore, ’25, Paris; W. L. Ballard, ’22, Longview; W. M. Goodwin, ’12, Dallas; J. Wayne Stark, ’39, Houston; Charles R. Haile, ’12, Hous- ton; Charles A. Blumenthal, ’21, Houston ; Charles C, Ingram, Jr., ’380, Wharton. Dr. Paul Turman, ’38, Tyler; Hubert G. Davis, ’22, Waco; A. C, Love, ’99, Austin; Robert M. Adams, ’39, Port Arthur; James W. Williams, ’18, Dallas; A. H. Weyland, ’19, Shreveport, La.; Hugh N. Glezen, ’20, Beaumont; Ben F. Brown, ’23, Waco; Sidney M. Boynton, °’28, Lufkin; David Thrift, '39, San Antonio; Willard Simp- son, Jr., ’38, San Antonio; V. H. Foy, ’02, Dallas; Hal Moseley, ’00, Dallas; T. L. Smith, Jr., ’98, Houston; R. J. Potts, ’06, Waco; Penrose B, Metcalfe, ’16, San Angelo; George B. Morgan, ’18, Beaumont ; Burt E. Hull, ’04, Houston; George W. Driskill, ’43, Madisonville; J. A. Whyte, ’14, Texarkana; G. D. Everett, ’15, Steph- enville; A. F. Mitchell, ’09, Corsicana; C. L. Babcock, ’20, Beaumont; T. M. Smith, ’01, East Columbia; James W. McCown, ’09, Mt. Pleasant; G. Dillard Anderson, ’21, Wichita Falls. C. M. Elwell, ’23, Austin; James P. Hamblen, ’27, Houston; Tyree L Bell, ’13, Dallas; C, R. Coneway, ’31, Houston; S. A. Lipscomb, ’07, College Station; N. Robert Leatherwood, President, Junior Class; C. M. Gaines, ’12, San Antonio; Ru- fus R. Peeples, ’28, Tehuacana; Norman E. Buescher, ’22, McAllen; F. M. Law, ’95, Houston; Ralph E. Lindsey, ’40, Palo Pinto; Roy D. Golston, 03, Tyler; Sam S. Williams, Treasurer, Veterans’ Club; Harold G. Law, Secretary, Veterans’ Club; W. F. Munnerlyn, ’26, College Stattion; Jack B. Miller, ’43, Austin; H. K. Deason, ’16, Port Arthur; John H. Lindsey, Vice- President, Veterans’ Club; Sidney V. Smith, President, Veterans’ Club; Luther E. Bell, ’32, Dallas; Hugh Dickie, Jr., Sergeant-at-Arms, Veterans’ Club; W. A. Ruhmann, ’37, College Station; Dr. Guy Adriance, ’15, College Station; Owen W. Sherrill, ’10, Georgetown; W. E. Wade, ’30, Temple; Walter Wipprecht, ’85, Bry- an; and H. Dick Winters, ’16, Brady. AMONG A. and M. MEN Pioneers Dr. F. E. Giesecke, ’86 New Braunfels Sam K. Seymour, Sr., ’79, pioneer Columbus Lumberman and Mrs. Seymour recently took their first aerial trip when they traveled by plane to Wichita, Kansas. Mr. Seymour is 85 years of age. He is the father of J. D. Seymour, "13, and Sam K. Seymour, Jr., ‘18, both of Columbus. 1898 T. L. Smith, Jr. 308 Hyde Park, Houston Silver Taps: R. L. Barclay. A. C. Love 1408 Hartford Rd., Austin To The Ninety-Niners: Mart (M. G.) Lewis, 99, who graduated as a mechanical engin- eer writes from Farmington, Ark- ansas, as follows: “I quit engineer- ing work developed a fruit farm and expect to remain here until the end. “I had my ear glued to the radio on the 2nd listening to the Aggie-U, A. game. We live only four miles from the University of Arkansas and I have four children that have gone there. Our home has been an open house for the boys and girls for several years so it is the home team, but I had to cheer for A. & M. just the same. I would have gone down for the game only I was afraid we might have difficulty in finding a place to stay.” Leslie C. Schlather, ’49 1904 Jesse W. Maxwell has changed his address in El Paso, Texas, to 2734 Silver Street. 1965 Marion S. Church 6235 Oram, Dallas, Texas Information has been received that Hugo J. Kroulik died many years ago in 1920. He received his degree in Agriculture in 1905 and came from Industry, Texas. Lem Adams Oxweld R. R. Service Co. 230 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IIL Major General Geo. F. Moore, veteran of the Bataan death march, has been named to comand army KEITH JOHNSON ALDRICH Keith Johnson Aldrich passed away at the Bryan Hospital, Bryan, Texas, on November 10 and was buried at the new College Station cemetery. For the past six years, Mr. and Mrs. Aldrich have made their home at College Sta- tion, where he was the postmaster at the A. & M. College Faculty Exchange. Besides his wife, Mrs. Bessie Aldrich, he is survived by one son, K. J. Aldrich, Jr., ’43, Benton Harbor, Michigan, three sisters and one brother, One sis- ter, Mrs, J. J. Woolket is a resi- dent of College Station. A forces in the western Pacific (prin- cipally the Philippines) with head- quarters in Manila. General Moore was pre-war commander of harbor defenses at Manila and Subic Bay and later was captured with Gen- erai Wainwright. Following his release from prison camp and trip to the U.S., he was assigned to the command of Army forces at Ha- waii, which command he was hold- ing at the time Gen, MacArthur made the announcement of Gen. Moore’s new assignment, 1911 M. J. Miller 1601-05 Ft. Worth Nat’l Bk. Bldg. Fort Worth 2, Texas Dan F. Rugel, Rugel Motors, Inc., 320-330 W. San Antonio, El Paso, came all the way to the cam- pus from El Paso for a recent meeting of the Association Coun- cil, governing body of the Associa- tion of Former Students. Dan is in the automobile distributing bus- iness in El Paso and says he would be doing fine if he could just get more cars to distribute. A former football player himself, he man- ages each year to see the Aggies play several times. 1916 Capt. P. H. Olsen 4S LK Limburg OMG-GH APO 633, c/o PM, N.Y., N.Y. Robert A. Hall is Supt. of Sub- station No. 1, T.A.E.S., Beeville. He has held that position since Feb., 1924. He is also operating a 700 acre stock farm on the side. BANKER EXPLAINS Agronomy Department A. & M. College of Texas College Station Gentlemen: This will acknowledge your let- ter of Oct. 30, inquiring about my present occupation, etc. I was graduated from A. & M. College in the Class of 1916, fol- lowing which I was actively en- gaged in the farming and stock- raising business until World War I began. After my return from World War I, I entered the insur- ance business here in Austin and remained in that business until January 1926 at which time I en- tered the banking business and have been in that and the insur- ance business every since. My family has always had small farming interests in this commun- ity and about the only contribution I have made to agriculture has been in the management of these small farms, which have been rented on a share basis. What I am trying to say is, that I have not been actively engaged in farm- ing since World War I. One of my customers once said to me, in a mild fit of anger, “They sure ruined a damn good plow hand when they made a banker out of you.” Perhaps he was pretty much right in his statement; neverthe- less, I am still pegging away in the banking business. I hope this will give you the in- formation that you want for your records. With best wishes, I am Sincerely yours, A. C. Bull, ’16 American National Bank of Austin November 9, 1946 1917 J. Berry Joyce Box 343, Iowa Park, Texas Capt. John T. Hanway has changed his address to Hdgs. 17th, Major Port, APO 69, Bremenha- ven, Germany. B. Cockrell represents the Longhorn Portland Cement Co., of San Antonio, in East Texas with headquarters at Longview, Texas. After his return from service in World War I, he farmed for ten years, and then became associated with a sand and gravel firm as a salesman and later in an executive capacity. J. P. J. Peutet is Supervisor of Services Division for the Proctor and Gamble Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. His Division is in charge of the Sales Suggestion Plan, Service Em- blem Plan and assists in the Train- ing Division in incidental research. He makes his home at 1227 Her- schel Woods Lane, Cincinnati, Ohio. Oscar S. Gray, in addition to his nursery operations that em- brace some hundred acres of land, is interested in some pecan orchard property of some hundred and ten acres, about half of which is in production. His address is O. S. Gray Nursery, Arlington, Texas. 1920 H. N. Glezen 4207 Highland, Beaumont Ed M. Longcope, Jr. is an expert in all forms of insurance and surety bonds and associated with Lang- ham, Langston & Burnett, 15th Floor Cotton Exchange Building, Houston. The old Aggie basketball star gets his exercise these days either in bowling or in developing his summer camp near Wimberley. Dr. and Mrs. Chas. M. Cole and son, Charles, Jr., have arrived in Bryan, and now are at home at 501 E. 24th St. Dr. Cole has re- turned from Galveston where he has been doing some post graduate work in Pediatrics and is opening his offices in the McCartney Phar- macy Building for general practice of medicine. 1921 W. T. Strange 1902 Dixie Dr. Lubbock, Texas J. S. “Cotton” Sanders is in business under the firm name of Sanders Nursery Co., La Feria, Texas. 1922 W. E. “Ted” Winn Box 2880, Dallas R. E. L. Pattillo became a county agent shortly after graduation from A. & M. and served in that capacity until 1939. At that time he became Agronomist for the Soil Conservation Service and served as Area Agronomist until 1942, at which time he became District Con- servationist. He went to Lubbock in 1945 with the S.C.S. as Soil Con- servationist, which position he now holds. He is operating his farm near Lubbock on the side. Capt. R. J. Meitzen is on ter- minal leave after being on active duty since 1942. He has been sta- tioned at the Roswell, New Mexico prisoner of war camp, and lives at 1010 E. Second in Roswell. He and Mrs. Meitzen have a young son and a daughter. 1924 R. M. Sherman 2609 Parrott Ave. Waco After graduation in 1924, O. L. Byrd was employed by the Ralston Purina Co. as salesman, which po- sition he held until 1942, at which time he took over the responsibil- ities of Sales Manager for West Texas. In 1945 he was appointed Manager of the Lubbock, Texas, plant, where he now is located. Wiliam Dunlap Johnson, better known as “Bull”, was a recent cam- pus visitor. He has been in South America for several years but hopes to establish a new business in the States. His present mail address is 609 E. 24th, Bryan. The famed Aggie grid immortal still has the old Johnson snap and drive. 1925 R. C. Armstrong 3439 Wichita, Houston 4 Dr. Ashley Robey, Head of the Department of Chemistry, Roanoke College, Salem, Va., represented Texas A. & M. at the recent in- auguration of a new President of Sweet Brair College at Sweet Briar, Va. John J. Ledbetter, executive sec- retary of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers, was the principal speaker when the Brazos Chapter of the TSPE held its monthly meeting on October 17. Ledbetter served as an army col- onel during the recent war in the capacity of a labor relations and contract renegotiation with the Corps of Engineers and the 8th Service Command, and is rated as an expert on labor relations in the Southwest. His office is located in the Ewell Nallee Building, Aus- tin. Colonels Richard J. “Dick” Wer- ner, Ben Cordell and Robert A. Howard, Jr. send regrets for being unable to attend the class reunion on October 19. Werner is Execu- tive Officer of the National War College, Washington 25, D. C.; Howard is taking the special Quar- termaster Corps Industrial College course; and Cordell of the Coast Artillery Corps, is attending the National War College. Released from the Army in Aug- ust as a Lieutenant Colonel, Stephen A. Noble has joined the Passenger Sales Staff of Ameri- can Airlines, Inc., 123 So. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. He previous- ly was employed by American Air- lines from 1936 until 1939, when he resigned to return to Texas. His residence address is 23 Simp- son Rd. Ardmore, Pa. Noble en- tered the Army Air Forces in October, 1942, being assigned to the Air Transport Command. Marvin Dealy, Jr. is a fresh- man at A. & M. following in the footsteps of father “Dime”. Mr. and Mrs. Dealy also have a daugh- ter. They live in Houston. Dime is in the Passenger Traffic De- partment of the Missouri-Pacific Lines. The group picture of those pres- ent for the 1925 Reunion may be secured by writing to the Aggie- land Studio, College Station, Tex- as, and enclosing check for $1.00. Bert R. Powell is living at 2704 Windroe, Waco. : Lt. Col. Herman K. Henry is at present at Brooks General, Fort Sam Houston, Ward 35. . . . Dr. Henry A. Holle, stationed in Po- land, is getting mail at Industry, Texas, where Mrs, Holle is making her home. 1926 Jack Williams Box 196, San Marcos Silver Taps: Thomas H. Mil- ford. 1927 Allen R. Menger 111 W. Travis, San Antonio 5 Col. Norman A Donges is in the Adjutant General’s Office at Wash- ington, 25, D. C. and reports an en- joyable meeting with the Washing- ton A. & M. Club recently, the first he had attended since his re- turn to the states. P. R. Johnson is Supt. of Sub- station No. 2, Tyler, of the Tex. Agric. Exp. Station. 397 Lt. Col Kirk H. Scott is shown LT. COL. KIRK H. SCOTT. receiving the Legion of Merit Medal at a ceremony at Wright Field, Ohio, where he is chief of the Design and Planning Section, Air Installations Division. A native of Floydada, Texas, Col. Scott received his degree in Agriculture at A. & M. Before entering upon military duty in May, 1941, he was associated with Region III of the National Park Service at Santa Fe, New Mexico. 1928 J. F. Blount 3424 Caruth, Dallas 5 Houston Manager John E. Fontaine, 28, was re- cently transferred from Beaumont to Houston as Branch Manager for Graybar Electric Company. His new office is in the Graybar Build- ing, 2001 Commerce Street, Hous- ton. Fontaine started with Graybar a few days after his graduation in John E. Fontaine, ’28 1928 and served the company in various capacities in Dallas, Fort Worth and Shreveport. He be- came Branch Manager at Beau- mont in January, 1944, moving to his present Houston assignment this fall. While in Beaumont he was a member of the Beaumont Rotary Club and the Beaumont A. & M. Club. He is a member of the American Institute of Electri- cal Engineers and is a Mason and a Shriner. He was married in 1930 to Miss Ruby Brown and they have one daughter, Betty Claire, age 13. He invites his friends to stop by his new location at Houston and pay him a visit. 1929 A. C. Bray, Box 262, Dallas 1 Hermann Wren is with the Em- ployment Office at the Hughes Tool Company but lives at Galena Park ,on 211 West Way. Lt. Col. Joe E. Davis has been released from active duty and will enter business in Bryan in partner- ship with W. Joe Faulk, ’32. They will own and operate a Lack’s As- sociate Store, handling home fur- nishings, auto accessories, sport- ing goods, ete. Faulk, who was re- leased from active duty last year, is also operating a similar store at College Station. Mr. and Mrs. Davis and their son, Stedman, will live at College Station, south of the campus. Col Davis has been Assistant Commandant at Texas A. & M. since 1930. He was placed on active duty in the Army in 1940 and continued to be stationed at A. & M. Alfred R. Kroulik gets his mail at 1412 Sul Ross, Houston. 1930 J. A. “Hop” Reynolds Dreyfus & Son, Dallas Proud Papas: Oscar L. Crain. Lt. Col. John F. Day, Jr., has changed his addres sto Sec. Gen. Staff Hq. 4th Army, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. S. A. Moore has resigned his po- sition as poultry husbandman for the Texa sA. & M. College Exten- sion Service to accept the position of supervisor of the National Poul- try and Turkey Improvement Plan for the state of Arkansas. His headquarters wil be at Little Rock. A native of Haywood County, Tenn. Mr. Moore received his B. S. degree from the College and took graduate work at Washington State College. He has been asso- ciated with the A. & M. College Extension Service since January 1944. There was never a prouder pop than the Secretary of the Brazos County A. & M. Club—one Oscar L. Crain. Suzanne was born to Mr. and Mrs. Crain on October 11 in Bryan, Texas. The new father is connected with the State High- way Department, and he and his wife and new daughter reside at 209 East 33rd Street. 1931 C. R. Coneway Humble Bldg. Houston To my 1931 Classmates: I have asked classmate Clark Nealon, Sports Editor of the Hous- ton Press, to be guest writer for the class column in this issue. Clark is one of the best in the business, and I appreciate his help. Here it is.—C. R. “Dick Coreway. Dear Gang: As an alleged sports writer, the question I’ve had to answer most this football season is “What's the matter with the Aggies?” The answer was and is pretty easy, from this corner. The two men most important to the success of Coach Homer Norton’s machine have been injured most of the season. If you'll remember, Willie Zapalac and Leonard Dickey, have either missed entirely or been handicapped by injuries in every game the Farmers have lost. Za- palac, of course, is the old Bell- ville “hoss” at fullback. Dickey, probably the team’s best lineman is a tackle. Both are returned servicemen. Zapalac holds a lot of keys for the Aggies, his plunging on offense, his defensive skill. Dickey is a standout defensively. Witness the TCU game for both, the Aggies didn’t get going until Zapalac started hacking off that yardage through the line. Some Aggie stuff: perhaps the latest arrival in Houston is that well-known Wills Point wheeler and dealer, Walter Reagan Swank, who has taken over a position with the _ Massey Roofing Company. Having done quite a stint in Bat- tery B together in the long ago— including a little event we mention only in confidence—W. R. and your scribbler had quite a session at just jlain “bulling”. Of course, the names were mainly artillery, like B. A. Schriever, Bill Ripp- stein, Jack Hamm, Ed Roberts, C. C. Schaefer, M. A. Hays and others. Swank, meanwhile, was renewing asquaintances with pals like E. B. (Lead Driver) Laughlin, Frank Harrell and Gus Robertson. And he looks forward to seeing John Neal and Walter Ewell, a recently- arrived resident of Hous- ton. The years have not stilled Swank’s talent for “barbering”. Back to the football squad, there’s a boy on it I believe needs further introduction. He's George Kadera and it won’t take him long to introduce himself with his ath- letic feats. Line Coach Bill James already has said that the 225- pound Kadera “is better as a fresh- man than All-American Joe Boyd was”. of course, Kadera is a tackle, but this is the first time he has played tackle. He was a back and an end at John Reagan High in Houston. Kadera is also a fair basketball player, and it’s in track and field that he really shines. When he winds up with that dis- cus and shot this spring, there’ll be some headlines coming out of Aggieland. Sincerely, Clark Nealon E. J. WENTWORTH ’39 Licensed Civil Engineer General Practice - Subdivigions Surveying-Designing-Drafting 1006 Travis Bldg. - Ph. C-0101 SAN ANTONIO 5, TEXAS Claude Everett ’21 Ine. 522 Barziza St., Houston, Texas GENERAL CONTRACTORS EXCAVATORS FOR ALL TYPES OF BUILDINGS ASA HUNT, ’22 PUMPS FANS BLOWERS EXHAUSTERS 1327 Wood Street — DaHas
