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— FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1939 THE BATTALION ; * — _ , r^ijm 1 PAGE f A. & M. Wins First in Meat Judging at Fort Worth Snow —— w:- f f—i: i,iii %'—-.—tf-d 1.1 j Suit Your Budget 0«r casloa n>»<lr clotkM cast *o aar*. bat five yaa tbc •oat in style, qailit. fit and fabric. Wa eater to yaa, p*r- HotiaDjr. SWING ALLEY Priced from $25 to $60 Aggie Cleaners R. C. RAPP, Prop. North Gate BY MAX PERKINS In a pool of boada and musicians, held by -Downbeat" recently, Artie Sbaw'B orchestra waa voted the favorite twin# orfaniiation of ran- •kians over the ooantry, with Ben ny Goodman's band next in line. Id the “sweet" band section, the Casa Loma orchestra led tbs field, With Hal Kemp’s aweitation run ning a close second. Other results of the race included Bing Crosby's being choeen No. 1 crooner of the nation, Ella FiUgerald favorite girl vocalist, and Benny GoAdman favorite individual soloist When Jimmy Dorsey and band left the Adolphus, In Dallas, n> ceigly, they took with then one Ella Mae Morse, young Dallas canary who was impressing every one with her sensational singing Ray McKiimley, drummer with the Dorsey orchestra, formerly lived in Ft Worth, Texas. Hm* are the radio schedules of a few Of the more popular dance banda. . .Artie Shaw: Besides his regular program Sunday nights at 9 over CBS, alao at 11 a, m. Tues day and Wednesday, Thursday 10 p. re and Friday 7, NBC. Cab Calloway: Monday and Thursday at 10:30 p.m. over CBS. Larry Clinton: Quaker Oats program Satunday 7 p. m. over NBC. ' Benny Goodman: Camel Cigar ette program at 8:30 p. Bf. on Tuesdays over CBS, also Wednee- day, Thursday, Saturday, at 11 pj m. over tame network. Fathdr Hines: Sunday 11:80 p. m. over NBC. Vincent Lopes: Wednesday 10:30 over CBS. Museum’s Miocene Mastodon Fossils Reconditioned Foesil remains of a Miocene Mas todon which waa discovered quite some time ago by A. L. Skein and Claud Riley, curator of the Sara Houston museum, and which now belongs to oor museum, are rapid ly being reconditioned to exhibit next summnr. < The remains were discovered two miles north of Cold Springs. Two skulls were found by the collector about 16 feet apart. The large skull is approximately 4 feet in length and is in fairly good condi tion. The toeth are about 6 inches wide and 8 inches long and conno- luted around the edges. Some of the toeth are abodt as largo as a man’s first The Miocene mastodon roamed the coastal plains of Texas hun dreds of thousands of yearn before the coming of mankind. Remains of the pre-histork animals have been found in various parts of Texas and some have been splen didly preserved. Mother’s Day, May 14 * 11 ii, i f -MM I Plan now to make her day a happy one. Have a new por trait made, specially for her. Atfsrieland Studio lecture Frames Kodak Finishing 1 SENATOR CRAWFORD. CON- side red the greatest road horse of all time, will he among the 133 show horses in competition at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show, opening today. The fiery gelding, representative of the horses used for road travel a generation ago, will carry the ■table colors of Mrs. M. F. Yount of Lexington, Ky, widow of the late Beaumont, Texas, oil man. Entries from eight states have been sent to John B. Davis, Sec- retary-Manager, and include two walking horses owned by Paul Whiteman, maater bandsman, and Mrs. Whiteman. Jimmy Lanceford: Sunday 11 p. m., Wednesday 10:16, over CBS. I' Jan Garber: Over CBS every night, except Tuesday and Wed nesday at 11:30. Sammy Kaye: Over CBS Tues day 9:30 p. m., Wednesday and Friday at 11 p. m. Kay Kyser: 9 p. m. on Wednes day over NBC. Guy Lombardo: Over CBS Mon day and Friday at 9 p. m. A HOME IS WITHIN YOUR REACH 1 Aggies Win Second First ' | In Two Years ■ ,T. * 1 /4K * V ' > , ji :! Texas A. A M. College has won first place for two years straight running ia the Intercollegiate Meats Judging Contest sponsored by the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show at Fort Worth. The contest was held Tuesday at Swift 4 Company. A. A M. came second to Texas Tech in dairy products judging competition. George Wilton of Tech won the coveted high individual score medal awarded by Prof. C. N. Shepardson, head of the A. A M dairy department, and alao won first individual medals in the milk, ke cream, and butter divisions In the high sweepstakes team scoring, Teaaa A- A M., New Mex ico University, and Louisiana Stale finished in that order behind Texas Tech. The division rankings were: milk, Texas Tech, Texas A. A M., New Mexico, and ( Louisiana State; but ter, Tdxaa Tech, New Mexico, Tex aa A. A M, Louisiana State; ke cream, Texas T«h, Texas A. A M , New Mexico, Louisiana State; cheese, Louisiana State, Texas Tech, New Mexico, and Texas A. AM, Results were announced at a banquet at the Westbrook Hotel given the contestants by the dairy manufacturers <rf Fort Worth and presided over by E. H. Leiendecker. Shepardson awarded the high in dividual scoring modal he donated. He waa introduced by Leiendecker aa the “man who conceived this dairy products judging competition at the stock show." By virtue of winning the meats judging contest, A. A M. took a firm hold on the silver trophy of fered by the National Meat and Livestock Board to the school that wins three straight years. This meat contest was inaugurated at the 1938 exposition with Texas A. A M. the winner. Oklahoma A. A M. College at Stillwater placed second, Louisiana State University, third, and Texas Technological College waa fourth. Members of the Texas A. A M. team were R. O. Dittmar of Doss; R. G. Martin of Co tails; and C M. Wilkinson, Menard. Prof. (X E. Murphy was the team coach and L.- H. Mead, St Louis, the alternate. High men of the coateet wen Walter Christiaa of Oklahoma ▲. A M., and Wilkinson, Martin, and Dittmar of A. A M., in order. Oklahoma A. A M. won first plaee in the lamb class with Texas A. A M. second; U S. U, third; and Texas Tech, fourth. Christian waa high man in this class. In 8 Plane Crash Lieut Norman Oetergreu Lieut Norman M. Ostergren was killed when, trapped in a dense fog, eight of twelve Navy pursuit planes were wrecked during u routine training flight, at Pensacola, Fla. Ostergren's body was found in his burned plane near McDavid, about 36 miles north of Pensacola. FORMER i.H.DBPT.BBIUIOHB OF RATION'S UVERltlCE LEADER John C. Bums, ’04, has become one of the beat known livestock judgea, particu larly of fat steers, in the United Statau, During the pant 60 days, ha judged fat steer classes at the Golden Gate In. te mational Ex position in San Francisco, and beef cattle classes at the Houston Live stock Show. Ha alao judged fat steers at the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show this year. Mr. Burns graduated from A. A M* in 1904 and returned to the College in 1907 to become head of the Department of Animal Hut- band ry. He served in that capacity until 1920, whan he resigned to become field man for the American Shorthorn Breeders Association. He served the Texas Hereford As sociation alao in that capacity. The Marketing Asso- by Mr. Buna ks in all the priu-1 the United States. {f the Association 1926, is cipal markets Mr. Burns and secretary until 1983. la 1933, Burns became co-trus tee and general amaagUr of thsl ••tat* of the Ute S. B. Burnett In addition to being in oharge of hundreds of thettsands of acres ef I range land and thousands of cattla, the trusteeship Involves the super vision of extensive oil and gaa properties. Mr. Burns Is widely known I among- A. A M. men, particularly agricultural and animal husbandry students. He ia one of the outstand ing authorities on the cattle bus-1 iness in the Southwest. Final examinations are giv only once every four years in Ger-| man colleges. PREVIEWS and REVIEWS ries Fred Mac Murray, a ship re porter, on a bet After he finds out her reasons, she finds that she is really in love with him, and after a hectic aeries ef experiences fi nally succeeds ia winning him back from Shirley Ho-*, a night club cigarette girl, who ia thrown in the show for leg art and to com plete the triangle. Her part was not meant for her to have a chance to do any acting and she does not show up as a result Madeleine Carroll and Fred Mac- BY RAY TREADWELL “Cafe Society”, a Paramount pic ture produced by Jeff Laxarus, di rected by Edward H. Griffith from an -original story and screen play by Virginia Van Upp. Showing Saturday night preview, Saturday, and Sunday at the Palace. r PMAtf- \ v Christopher — Madeleine Carroll Chick O’Banno -Fred MacMunray Bells Browns Shirley Rots Mrs. DcWitt Jessie Ralph Sonny DeWitt Allyn Joslyn Prince Vladimir .... Don Alvarado This picture meant to make or , break Madeleine Carroll’s movie Murriy P* ck mo * t of ^ l * u * h * career, because after two total box 1 into pkture with their knock- office failures in which she played LkHis in public and their at- the studio refused to renew her to makeup. Howevsi, there contract until after this picture * <“>» »P** * the pic- had been released and had given ture t^t "•ke the laugh* a wel- some idea of how big a success it com * rehef ^ ^ con * ' Some of the duB qmts are sup- RADIO I REPAIRING Parts and Tubes STUDENT CO-OP Phone CoIIcku I3S F •, North Gate Use either F. H. A, Bryan Building and Loss, or eth er financing method*. Bat build today t • I I . You out buy your hone exactly the way you are buying aa automobile, or a major ap pliance—by ronvenieat financing in easy-to- pay monthly amounts. Purchasing a home in ipfc way, you need la> out no more money each month than rental now coats yon; yet ultimately you win own the home in which >ou live—in which you want your family to Rrow up. Consult us for fuU information re garding the financing of the heme you are interested In. would be. The queer twist to the entire thing is the fact that she shows tome real acting for the first time and ia the one chiefly instrumental for making the pic ture a hit Take her out of the film and the picture would never have been released because she is all that it offers. The film is a satirical comedy drarta aimed at New York night club elite and contains caricatures of several internationally known figures in the "400” class. Made leine Carroll plays the part of a spoiled post-dibuUnte who mar- COLLEGEi HILL ESTATES pose to have laughs in them but up till the present time they haven't been found, and indications seem to be that they will remain loet. Not a picture to be enthused over. ^ “The Jitterbug Revue,” which was staged at the Palace Tuesday was without a doubt the sorriest filthiest collection, of junk ever to be presented outside cheap carni vals and low-elaaa midnight ram bles. I apologise for having mention ed it in this column, but I was told of several seta which didn’t even appear. A Casa Manana dancer and a male “dance stylist" didn’t show up. As a matter of fact, all that did show up eras a “corny” band, a girl who couldn’t carry a not* in a barrel, two ordinary dancers who were called “South west champion jitterbugs,’* and a maater of ceremonies who would deUght a collection of gutter-mind ed morons. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS *The Fastest Growing City In the Stale” Phone College 411 This ia ear Invitation to you to ha praam! m thb «>inning Display ef doth** styled hy— “DON RICHARDS”! Of Hollywood Which Takes Place At , This Stare Monday and Tuesday March 20 and 21 It ia a Style Shaw ef im portance to yauag men who aenae the dominant ia- fiaencs of HaOywoad sty!- lag ia fixtog the faakieaa that yoeag men fellow, A special stylist with a .hand-picked display ef spring's newest fabric* sad medals will he |>r< -ent Com* ia and see oar di* play. Bo obligation to Ibuy. \ When the Music I r ■ ■ I , STOPS Come in and enjoy oar friendly igiid courteous service. Soft Drinks - Sandwiches AGGIELAND I I PHARMACY * What’s Showing VTlYo, V W.x-J CLOCKICRS PALACE: , i - Friday and Saturday—"J« James”, a 20th Century Fox pic ture starring Tyrone Power, Henry K nda, Nancy Kelly, and Randolph night preview, Sunday and Monday—“Cafe Society”, Paramount picture with Madeleine Carroll; Fred Madf array, and Shirley t Rosa. / ASSEMBLY HALL: Saturday i2:SA—"A Man To Re starring Anne Shirley, Edwaid Ellia, and Las Bowman. Saturday 6 .30,6:30—Thanks tot Everything”, 20tb Century-Fox with Jack Oekie, Jack Haley, Tony Martin, and Adolphs Menjou Sunday afternoon — "Frontier Scout", a Grand National picture •tarring George Houston, A1 St. John, and Both Marion (Y.M.CA. free show). MAKE TRACKS RIGHT NOW! Head for —and any isfy that thins: drink. t snack o Mp, w« have it ia >m6 * flavor that will make Okay? j yoa r! ( a^ey’s Confectionery In t|ie “Y” mmim* X ■t Patimrias Omr AMERI hi You Organization HATTEM STEAM DRY * • CLEANERS shone ate .TvB i bkyam