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to Uto
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aaNton at Ttuu UatovraBjr and
TH# Btowatli Annual BWort Court*
Far CaatoiH and AUitotM aHtoduN
•i for Auguat ll-t4 at Collat* SU-
Road toetaron and inotrurton
far Uto eu rront to bool art Honwr
Norton aad Dutrb Meyor Norton,
by virtu* *f hia National Cham
afonohip team m 1VSV, and Mojror,
for bia Number one team in 1931,
ore rwofniaed leaden in Utoir
prof Melon
AMtoUng Norton in coaching the
Southern All-Star high arhool team
viH be Marty Karov and Virgil
iuaM. Tbia team will play Meyer
and Company coached Northern
AU-fttan to a night game on Aug-
aet 10th
John Kimbrough was on the
campua tbia week and «a* in fine
ahape after weeka of politictag
la addition to regaining bia loot
weight be baa acquired one of
thoee life guard eun tana He nam
ed Kerrville aa bia next stopping
place
“Poppa" Weaaon dropped by the
old institution last week and now
hita the acaiee at 317 Looks }ike
hard work agrees with him
Naatot familiar in the A d M
baseball line-up were in evidence
ea both aides when the Houston
Urand Pm# Team walloped the
Waeo Dona. S 3 Thia win puu the
br*m*n in
■Muk-pr*
A la* hr** k, Nok
are *a lb* Urand
Atone to with
Naton almost
at tb* sxponM of
of tb*
tb* Dana Chubby
mnda a diving entail af hia formor
team mate's apparaa
t trippl#
STAN DINGS
Team *
WL Pet.
Campus Sub Clean. 2 0 1.000
Campus Theater
2 0 1 000 |
[; Aggie Cleaners
1 0 1 000 J
Campus Cleaners
2 0 663
Lipscomb
1 1 j600
Aggie Pharmacy
0 2 000
Faculty
0 3 000
Compulsory Military
Training Will Give
ROTC Cadets Edge
HOUCK REMODELS
BOOT SHOP; ADDS
NEW EQUIPMENT
Hoiieb ( lean#is and Boot Shop,
lor*tod at the North Uate, un
<ler going a remodeling uf the
building to which they do businees
A second floor is being added ami
new nutohinery for hoot making is
being purchased at a cost of ap-
proaimately Ih.WKi
According to the pian. the cImh-
tng establishment will occupy the
ground floor while the boot shop
and shoe department is to he on
the second floor
One of the new machines being
installed la s new 40 model stitch
er costing approximately 9700
which is used to put stitching in
shoe soles and boot tops All the
new equipment will enable the firm
to produce all kinds of boots and
bait wear
Tha work la expected to be fin-
tahed before the opening of the
1940-41 aoaaton of school
-3-
. . . Make a date with
that girl you are think
ing of.
. . . Arrive at HRDUC-
KA*S aet for a SWELL,
time
. . . Dance to the latent
wording* and eat food
that's downright delici
ous.
... Listen to her tell you
she's had a GRAND
time!
HRDUCKA’8
CAFE
V<| mile aaitth on A. A M.
on old highway No. 6
FRANK HIMON. Mgr.
When compulsory military train
ing becomes a reality to the United
States and man between the age*
of 31 and 43 are called, tboae who
have had the benefit of Reserve
Officers Tramtog Carps tramiag
will have a distinct advsntag*.
military authontias have ssaarad
Dr T. 0. Walton, president of the
college
All present students at A A M
as well as those who have attend
ed m the past come under this
category Ttaaa ASM College
always has required students to
take a two-yMr bean ROTC.
course m military science and
Utotua along with the regular cui
lege tourae of instruction
Bine* the last war in 1911 ap
proximately 4.800 graduate* of
Taaaa A 8 M ( oiagt have rscetv
ed rommiaatons in iha Officers Hr
serve Corps and several of them,
by keeping up with the work, have
risen to tank as high a* colonel
Others have nut kept apace wKh
changing military coltdttiuns toil
Mill Wili be able to master the
new technique far more rapufly
than their less fortunate fellows
who have not studied military
science and tactics. Furthermore,
the former Aggies W 'H be brushing
up on the requirements for offi
cers rather than attempting to rise
from the ranks
Texas A d M graduating class
of last June furnished s total of
Xkl more reserve officers to the
service and many of them already
have been accepted for active ser
vice. More than SU Texas A d
M graduates went to Fort Crockett
at Galveston tkis summer for
duty with the Coast Artillery
| Corps, a branch of the army de
! stined to play a vital part in any
| national defense activities through
i anti-aircraft service.
Theatre, ■
Sub Station, And
Ag Geaners Tied
RuthdrforB Pltdbwi Fla#
Gam* la Boat Uparamb
Jimmy Walker's Bub Button and
Jimmy Da vis's Campus INoator
saeb won two games tost weak to
move into first place Bracketed
with thorn are Maurice Bryant's
Aggie (Teeners who have iron their
only start. Tb* Campus Cleaners
as a result of another forfeit are
to third place with Lipscomb Phar
macy right behind them Agronomy
has dropped out of the league
In a story hook finish the Sub
Sutton nosed out the Cammu
Cleaners to the tost inning, 7-4
Pitcher Milton Shultx was the
ganee’s hero Coming to the plate
in the first half of the seventh
with hie team trailing one run with
two outs, and a man on base, he
lofted a long homer that was the
winning run Hansel, Hub Station
shortstop, hit three for four for
the winners
Campus Theater whipped Doc
Samuel so n» Faculty 10-3 in a game
that aaw the Teachers playing with
only two men in the uutfiekl The
Faculty picked up 2 runs in the
first frame to Uke an early lead,
but the fifth inning found them
trailing 3-3 The Theater clinched
the game in the sixth with a five
run splurge that provided the tost
of the game s scoring Pitcher
Rutherford of the Theater kept ten
hits well scattered while hla mates
were collecting an equal number in
bunches to run up their lead
Ncheomack. Burklin and Sompson
scored two runs apiece for the
Tltoater
The Campus Cleaners Hub Rto
lion swamped the Faculty 10 8
aided by hchuKa' eaeellent (I hit
pitching Picking up three tallies
in the third inning the Bub Station
was never headed, erorlng sis more
in the fourth amt on# in the fifth
The Cleaners touched pitchers Bau
man and Wllliamaon f<* II hita.
with Robinson and Wlifters scor
ing twice.
In a wild and bloody gam*- that
SPARKLE IN LEAGUE PLAY
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8. 1*40
PAGE S
Many Returning Lettermen Bring Hopes
Of Good Basketball Club for Next Year
It might he too early to
ptoymg basketball, but it's aever
to mriy to start talking about it
And beetdee, it looks like there
might he something to talk about
thu year; the team might not wva
the conference championship, but
it does appear to be the best m
recent year*
Returning teUrrmen, areund
whom Coach Hub Mdjuiltoa will
build his team thu year, are cap
tain Bill Dawaon, Bill Henderaon,
Charlie Stevenson. J. T. Lang, and
Harold Duncan Dawson, a senior,
and Henderaon. a jamor, were two
the leading point makers in the
conference last season Stevenson
will be forever remembered by Ag
gie basketball fans as the last-
second goal maker who saved the
game for A AM whan they play
ed Texas her* last season
The best prospects among the
returning sophomores are R. B
Bayer and Raymond Klutx Others
on the list are Klton Mayer, Lea
Peden, Paul Pennington, Donald
Puntch, Raymond Terrell, Jamie
Wilson, Gibson, and Hawley
Three other squadment who will
be beck are Hay Adams, Bill Buck
anan, and Jams* Crouch By
Mid season Bam Dwyer, letterman
and captain-elect for the 19.19 40
Ventilating Fan*
Kecommfnded For
l T w In Building
but who was ineligible, is
expected to b* able to play And
by the time the season opens Coach
McQuillan expacta to have some
good junior collage transfers ready
to play
An additional item that should
not b* overlooked to that the Aggue
split even with every conference
team they played last season ex
cept the Rice Owls
MOVecational A*
Teachers Meet Here
At Annual Conference
Approxtawtaly 130 Texas teach
er* af vftatiooai agriculture are
meet lag Bara far foe Annual State,
wid* Conference, which bagan Wad*
naaday and will tMtlnu* through
Friday
The w4y the Conference to ha-
ing run this year la quite different
from previous years inasmuch aa
the fanaart will teach the teachers
instead of the teachers teaching
tha farmers.
R. A. Manire, Auatm, director
of vocational agriculture. Mid “Our
teacher* of vocational agtrulturr
need to find out more about farm
er thinking" Ten former*, one
future farmer and two nan-farm
er* will be the speakers.
The subjects of discXMion will
rang# from “Problems and Poll
ne* for Triple A, through De
veloping District Programs for Soil
and Water Conservation" to Agri
cultural Economic* from the Farm
er’s Point of View
Farmers who wrtl do the teach-
. mg include: Walter Hammond, Tye;
Dr William Bennett Bixxell, Peter Hsrton. Danevang; Romeo
Bizzell Retires From
Presidency of Okla. U.
Sport* Editor Oatae
Announces Msrriaf*
To Lula Collier
Last Saturday at 4 p. m. Miat
Uto Collier of Houston bee saw
the brida of K. C. Oatoa, Jr. af CM*
b-ge Station The ceremony teak
ptoee at Shire, Tata*, And Uto
couple toil) make their ham* to
Bryaa.
Attending the ceremony waft
the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrt.
IT. J. Collier, and her two aistotf.
Miss Mae Colli* and Mr*. 0. f.
Reese, also of Hauston. Mr. and
Mr*. E. C. Oates. Sr, and Chartoi
Oates, brother of the groom, wore
present plao. ,
Date# has for the past ttoh
years been Sports Editor of the
Battalion, and is now connected
with the Publicity Department at
A A M
•v 1
>AI IK
preaidant of A. A M from 1914 to
1935, has served notice of his re
tirement as President of Oklahoma
Univarsity. Nearing the age uf 63.
Dr Bixxell will become President
emeritus and continue as lecturer
on sociological problems
Dr Bissell war' A A M ’* war
time president, thus serving
through one of the most colorful
periods in this institution's history.
Many of the preaent buildings At
A A M were erected during his
administration, including the dor
mitory which naw bears his name
The Board of Dlrvctora at Okla-
ham* have not yet appointed hta
successor.
Korth, Ecleto; V C. Marshall,
Heidenheimcr; R. C Miller, Orange
Grove; Leo Owen, Hinton; V. A.
Peterson, / Danevang, George
Slaaghter, Wharton; Tom Walton,
Grovetofi; and Jess Watson, New
castle. The future farmer will be
R Q Scrubbs. newly-elected pres
ident, Texas Association of the
Future Farmers of America The
two non-farmers will be Director
Manirr and J. B Rutland, Austin,
state supervisor, F K-A
Manire Mid that these men have
been selected because they have
become leaders among farmers in
their own communities and in the
state a* *rU«
XNTAklil.Y
HALL
College Station Team
Wing Water Polo Meet
College Station'• water polo team
i won the state meet Sunday by 4e
{feating Galveston, 14 to 4. The
gam# wa% played in the Downs'
! Natatorhim and mw sparkling
play by former Aggie swimming
and water polo stars.
Gilbert Nagle, tx-Aggtc. led the
winning team to early victory and
accounted for seven of the score*
while Bob Tayier. tha A A M fish
•tar of last spring, made three more
points
In previous games Galveston
downed Beoumonl 11 to 4, and
(qlleg# Station took Beaumont 10
to I
Thirteen senployaea from a total
of 71,000 on WPA project* ftiled
to sign the required eworn state-
menu that they do not advocate
overthrow of the United States Gov
erwment. They were ragsoved from
the payroll.
COTTON SLACKS
New regulation with high back, zipper
front — priced from $2.75 to $3.75.
Have your junior uniforms
measured now.
Always the highest Quality at
lowest prices.
ZDBIl i SONS
UNIFORM SPECIALISTS
wtk GbU
even futnmhed a fight to thrill the
big crowd of specUtors. Campus
Theater trounced Duokw Pugh's
Upacomb Pharmansu H-2. Ruth
erford pitched a beautiful bait
gaaw, yielding only h hits to fch*
hard-hitting Pharmacists while the
Theater was garnering 17 hiU off
Headley, Featuring the gam. was
Mike Cokinos who hit two home
run* Bob langdal* of the theater
nullified a sure home run by fati
ng to touch second base Cokinos,
Mitchell, and Woodham each sror
ed two runs for the Theater while
Stump and Thomason provided the
only tallies for the loners
Due to the inability of the teams
to sUrt on time, Director Luke
Harrison has ruled that all games
II be celled at fiee innings in
stead of the customary seven The
Ijpacomb Pharmacy Aggie ('lean
era game wias postponed
Record Peach Crop
§ On the Move In
Texan’ Orchards
many commem.1 orchard. ‘T '“ U#d BuU * Un No> M '
•dte of a freight car per T* *T*“**2 *** ot At ’
Texas' record peach crop is on
the move
Fancy" peaches are being mov
ed from
at the rate
hour, J F. Rosbomugh. horticul
turist of the Texas A. A M. Col
lege Extension Service, Mid
MMseres to handle a large vol
ume of peaches in the lower grade*
suitable for canning have been un
dertaken by the foods committee
of the Extension Rervtc* Home
demonstration club members jn
non peach counties are pooling or
ders securing the fruit in truck-
lots at a nominal cost
Harrison County club women
have already used 300 bushels
thia plan, according to
Margaret Bracher. home demon
stration agent at Marshall
The system has been used effec
tively in many counties in the
handling of surplus grapefruit and
pineapple
Among the counties listed by the
committee aa producing an unua-
ual poach crop are Anderson.
Cherokee, Henderson. Rusk. Morris.
Rad River, Smith Van Zandt,
Wood, Dallas, Johnson, Parker,
Pula Pinto. Hoad. Erath. Eastland.
Comanche, Wiao, Wheeler, and Cal-
»: | eh.
i ? s kf ■* a pr
The committee, in addition to
Baahorough, consists af Grace 1
Mealy, Jennie Camp aad Mara El
The summer sun beating down
un the house roof raise* tempera,
lures in many attlrs to 130 de
grees Fahrenheit or more This
makes living and sleet ink quarters
extremely uncomfortable At night
accumulated heat la dissipated so
slowly that it usually is early
morning before it is cool enoOgh
for comfortable sleeping However,
it is possible to prevent heat from
accumulating in the attic during
the day and to cool the house at
night by making use of a venti- j
lating fan. ( hanging the air many j
time* an hour, this fan will drive
out the warm air and bring in the
night air which is 15 to 2ti de
gree* cooler than the daytime air.
The ventilating fan system can
serve almost every type of home.
A propeller type exhaust fan is
located in the attic over an open
grille placed in the ceiling of the
top floor Louvered openings or
Windows are provided in the at
tic which when provided with suf
ficient outlet area permit an easy
egress for the air
up from the rooms below Cool air
is pulled through open windows and
doors Horn# cooling by a Use ven
tilation is not a substitute for com
plete air conditioning, but it is a
practical and relatively inexpen
sive means of securing relief from
summer heat
The Texas Engineering Experi
ment Station of the A. A M Col-
Hill Murrey To T*ko Job
Aa Taarher at I* Marque
Bill Murray, Editor-In-Chief of
The Battalion last year, announces
that he Will accept a job in the
La Marque high arhool beginning
with (ha opening of that school in
September
While in A. A M , Murray ma
jored la English, end he will in-
struct English and History in the
school
Bill visited in College Station
thie past weekend <»n hie way home
EC ENT
EC0RD
ELEASE8
t° 8NA0 ° .ovf
TROPIC lOVl
v£d
Ml
Hfcrwiife. *
with Dorothy lomour
Roborf Proiton • Lynrio
Ovormon • J. Cwroi Noish
0w*«t*4 by lOUH UNO
MON. • TUKH., AUG. II • U
7:SO f. M.
ALICE BLUE GOWN and WON-
DERFCL ONE are two of the
grandeet of the more modern waits.
m. Her* they appMr on this Glenn
Miller record in dattling orchestral
presentation Tha gradual return in
to Eagtr Pas* after having been; some section* of tha country to a
more subdued type of dancing is
met by Glenn Miller with thia evi
dence of his orchestra in a milder
mood.
to La Marque in connection with
his work there
for Thooo
Jhroo ...
And Thwlr
Dr orriotic
Story ...
YOUITHMUIO
HUIT Will
IONS IIMEM-
BCt
Answer To
“Brain Twister”
The solution to this problem de
pends upon simultaneous equations
with the additional condition that
the numbers Mtisfymg those equa
tions must be positive integers
FLYING HOME and SAVE IT
PRETTY MAMMA wee# recorded
by Lionel Hampton and Orchestra
a few weeks ago in Chicago. FLY
ING HOME is a medium swing af
fair written by Lionel Hampton
and Benny Goodman. The other
This is obvious when we consider number is a Don Redman ditty from
tic Fans", by W H. Badgett, re
search associate It is for uas of
architects, builders, attic fan dual
ers, and horns owners interested in
attic fun installation for summer
comfort
Copies of this bulletin may b* to-
cured by writing the Texas A A
M Engineering Experiment Sta-
j tion, Collage Hutton. Texas
Independent men and women at
the University uf Denver stag* a
“penny carnival" to finance their
activitiee.
University *f Michigan's CAA
ground school enrol tees include 40
men and a girl
that the number of each kind of
stamp must be s positive whole j
number Thus let x represent the
SiVdn^; num !* r y *•
number of two-cent stamps, and
i the number of three-cent stamps
From the conditions of the prob
lem
* + y + 19.
x + 2y + 3* = 60
Multiply the first equation by three
and subtract the second, obtain
mg 2x + y = 7. When we solve
this for y in terms of x, and apply
the condition that y must be a
positive integer, w* find that x
takes on the values 1, 2, or 3. Tab
ulating the corresponding values
of y from the third equation, and
of > from the first equation, ere
obtain
i I 2 3
y 6 3 1
s 13 14 13
The seta of numbers in each col
umn Mtiafy both the first and sec-
equations, but in only the
third column is x, the number of
one-cent stamps, greater than 3,
th* number of two-cent stenipc
Therefor* the little hoy received
three ones, on* two, and fifteen
three-cent stampa
'way back. The band plays thia
tune at a slow swing with out
standing solos on the alto aaxas
and vibrsharp
-a item Y0UB9 1
idnGILIERT
Tbe nation's collegiate job-hunt
ers can take hgart—there are at
leaat 261,000 jobs “going begging”
in the nation
Three hundred students at Nor
mal Collage, Yulaati, Mich., took
part in a college circus
Of every 1,310 relteg* graduates
who marry ealy 19 wiD he divorced,
aa compared with the general aver
age of 1A4 divorce* for ttory 1,000
marriagoa.
Tost* conducted by the Oklahoma
A A M poultry deportment show
that hens will eat threte times aa
much greed feed if they X,!* fed
three time* a day than if thef are
fed just once a day
W A
of
Th# favorite hiding place#
cockroach** is th* kitchen
pantry, whore they often pollute
more food than they actually
CHA1LI3 COBUIN
LKI BOWMAN
1XGINALD OWIN
lUCU WATSON
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w~ru>BUjr
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Win ScvJtfl OR
FINE SHIRTS
98‘
law priced bet
packed with
*otp* 1 Mytaof<d
ouotevt Stack
wa now i
1 NeCret* WPlpreel CM art
‘'ifolfotc gfop mKmgp# wM Mfol (
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SOWIH L MAtIN WINRfLO IMI
8AT n AUG. 10
7:30 P. M.
More than six Bullion farmers,
operating S3 per eeat af the crop
land of the United States, are par
ticipating in tho AAA farm pre-
r#.*
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