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DIAL 4-5444 OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION The Battalion DIAL 4-5444 OFFICIAL newspaper OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION 122 ADMINISTRATION BLDG. VOLUME 42 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 27, 1942 2275 NUMBER 12 Over 200 Aviation Enthusiasts on Campus Two Aggies Prepare to Win Pictured above are Charlie Baker and Bill Bradford as they were working on their scale flying- model to be entered in the model contest which will be held here today. There will be $600 in prizes for the winners in this contest. These students are shown at work in the laboratories of the aeronautical engineering department. —Photo by Howard Berry Six-Hundred Dollar Airplane Contest Reaches Finish Today Gus C Street Class ’05 to Speak Before Economics Club Monday Night Gas model airplanes will fill the air over the polo field today as the fourth annual Texas A. & M. College model contest comes to a close today after two days of com petition for the $600 in prizes. Leading the field is Johnny Clemens who has won first place in the open divisions of the scale model and indoor rubber contests, Talkington Passes May Examination John E. Talkington, ’37, Fort Worth, was one of 32 men who successfully passed the May C. P. A. examination given by the state of Texas. After graduation, Talkington went to work for the Texas Com pany and remained there until re cently, when he took a job with the Bernett Estate. “As time goes by, more and more A. & M. boys are showing their ability in the C.P.A. exam inations, and proving their worth in the various lines that they are’ in,” stated T. W. Leland, professor of Accounting and Statistics. Monday night at 8 p. m. Guion Hall’s curtain will ring up on the second attraction of the Town Hall summer series, “Romance of Old Mexico.” This colorful and captivating show from down south of the border way is under the direction of Colonel Ricardo de Escamilla, formerly one of Pancho Villa’s famous Dorados. Colonel Escamil la has spent his entire life as a soldier of fortune, world traveler, and sportsman. His many experi ences explain his fitness for the role of master of ceremonies and narrator. He discovered the valu able guano caves and the “Twelve Kneeling Men”—men turned to stone—an unexplained mystery. He uncovered the forgotten Inca City built entirely within a moun tain . . . ancient inscriptions proved this city was an important metro polis of the Incas. Speaking of the Incas, Senorita Greta Rubio, star of the show, is a direct descendent of the proud Incas. She has one of the most beautiful voices ever to come out of Mexico, according to critics. She has studied under the best American and European music masters. She wears seven differ- and a third in the outdoor rubber- powered class. Results of the scale model con test held yesterday morning in the senior class were Jim Clem, Dal las, first; Hutt Lancaster, Wich ita Falls, second; Ewing Edwards, Tyler, third and fourth; and Har old Borofsky, College Station, fif th. Tommy Merrill of Bryan won the junior scale model contest with Larry Mabholtz Jr. of Dallas sec ond. The indoor rubber senior contest was won by Alfred Lehmberg, Col lege Station, with Jim Clem, Dal las, second; and W. L. Cresap, College Station, third. Larry Nab- holtz Jr. won the junior contest. In the outdoor contests Rogers Barton, College Station, won the open with Jim Clem and Johnny Clemens coming in second and third respectively. The senior con test results were David Isaac, Cor sicana; W. L. Cresap; R. Flana gan, Wichita Falls; Louis Man- cusos, Galveston; Larry • Cochran, College Station; Bill Reynolds, Wichita Falls. David Wilson won the junior contest. ent beautiful costumes for her special numbers. As an Inca prin cess, singing the fascinating songs of her people,' she wears a costume requiring 26 ounces of pure gold in the making. Others include the Feather Blanket, made from thous ands of feathers representing ev ery known Mexican bird. The program is greatly enhanced by the dashing brilliance of the famous Mexican dancer, Mora Moreno. Among the dances for which she is famous is the well known and ever popular Jarabe or hat dance. This she does with gay abandon so typical of the dances in southern latitudes. Senorita Mo reno has a beautiful wardrobe of colorful and authetnic costumes. With the characteristics of the yucca studded stretches of the great Southwest across the Rio Grande, the Charro (cowboy) or chestra will play accompaniment for the songs and dances. The members of this orchestra were carefully chosen by Colonel Es camilla, and represent the best in Mexican musicians. They play in the spirit of their native land of revolutions and dashing banditry, of siestas and romance—all the contrast and color that is Mexico. Ex-Aggies Receive Promotions While Serving America First Lieut. F. A. Hunter of the Army Fjeld Artillery at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and formerly of Dallas has been promoted to the rank of captain. Captaip Hunter was graduated from A. & M. in 1936 as a chemi cal engineer with the rank of sec ond lieutenant in the Army Re serve. He later was promoted and ordered to active duty in September, 1940. Charles C. Phillips, class oj Hunter 1924, in civil engineering, has been promoted to major in the En gineer Corps, and was at the same time made area engineer of the Pasco Area which is in the immediate vicinity of Walla Walla, Washington. Major Phillips was formerly of Rockdale, Texas and Vicksburg, Mississippi, later mov ing to Sardis, Mississippi to take charge of the construction of the Sardis Dam there. Caroll Smith of Colorado City, Tekas, has received his promotion to the rank of first lieutenant. He is a graduate of the class of ’41. His whereabouts are unknown. Jack Gragg of Palestine has re ported for duty at Fort Sam Hous ton for duty as a second lieuten ant in the Chemical Warfare Service. He attended A. & M. with the class of ’30. New Patriotic Song Presented on WTAW Vernon Duke’s new patriotic composition, “Phapsody in Red, White and Blue,” will be intro duced by Igor G'orin, prominent baritone, and the Treasury Sym phony orchestra and chorus con ducted by David Broekman, on the “Treasury Star Parade” broadcast to be aired over Station WTAW on Saturday, June 27, at 11:30 a. m., John Rosser, program director, states. Jane Froman adds her voice to the program, singing “Skylark.” Both artists are making return appearances with this broadcast, haVing been featured in past “Treasury Star Parade” broad casts., Frederic March, master of ceremonies for the series during its Hollywood stay, presents the dramatic highlight of the broad cast, “The Hiding Place.” Infantry Seniors Must Get Pictures Made Immediately Other Longhorn Deadlines WiH Be Adhered to Editor Emphasizes to Senior Class All Infantry seniors who waited for the promotion list to come out before having their class section pictures made, should have this done immediately, states Editor John Longley. Other seniors are requested to have their pictures made within their respective dead lines, because the deadline will not be extended. The studio is air- conditioned and men should not fear the heat, states the editor. Senior Favorite and Vanity Fair pictures may be turned in at the Student Activities office as soon as possible. Vanity Fair entrants must submit three glossy finish pictures; an 8 by 10 inch full length picture taken in an eve ning gown, a 5 by 7 inch full length taken in a street or spoit dress, and a 5 by 7 inch close-up. A light plain background for all pictures is requested. For Senior Favorites any close-up will be sat isfactory. The charge for Vanity Fair en tries is $3.00, which will include a free picture in the Senior Favorite section. Senirr Favorite pictures will be $1.50. Prospects are bright for a suc cessful snapshot contest, Longley says. All students are reminded to place their entries in an envelope with their names and addresses on them and drop the envelope in boxes which will be placed in the new and old “Y.” All pictures must be in by Saturday noon in order to be considered for that weeks contest. This offers a good chance for men to get their snapshots in the annual and possibly win a $1.00 cash prize. Hillbilly Band Present For Kadet Kaper Show Tonight At Seven A hillbilly band will still be the newest attraction to grace the Ka det Kapers stage tonight at 7:00, according to Dick Jenkins, pro ducer of the popular Saturday night show, who has now gotten safely over the procedure of be coming a proud papa for the sec ond time. The long delayed lesson number two in Love Making 331 will also be conducted with many able lab assistants. As an added feature tonight “Mudcat” Don Hudson of the USMC will be heard with his original songs, “Bootcamp Boogie” and “Philippine Convoy” which proves to be a treat indeed. The usual contests with the usual prizes will be held, cigars being awarded the lucky winner. the Economics Club Monday, June 28, at 8 o’clock. The subject of Street’s address will be “The Ob ligations of Employers and the Rights of Employees" and the “Administration of the Fair Labor Standards Act.” The meeting will be held in the Petroleum Engineer ing lecture room. Sti’eet is director of Wages and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor in Texas and surrounding states. He is a grad uate of A. & M. and was captain Street of A Company Infantry. He letter ed in football during the four years he was here. Upon gradua tion, he became a member of the Athletic Council. Students In ERC Will Not Register With June 30 Men Men in the Enlisted Reserves and the Air Corps Reserves will not be required to register for the draft this month which includes men born on or after January 1, 1922 and on or before June 30, 1924. This also applies to those men in the Naval Reserve regard less of the class they are in. Only those men who have been accepted and have already taken their oath fall in this class, stated Major L. W. Marshall, Infantry. Those men having to register June 30, will be able to do so in the Administration Building be tween 7 a. m. and 9 p. m. Papers and all necessary information will be forwarded to the local draft boards as soon as possible, said Registrar H. L. Heaton. All men that have not as yet en listed in the Enlisted Reserve and intend to do so, are urged by Major Marshall to see him in his office on the third floor of Ross Hall in the next day or so. ' 4 Stores in North Gate Area Close On July 4 Stores at the North Gate will be closed for the fourth of July. This was learned yesterday when a form to that effect was turned in with the signatures of the various proprietors on it. Vast Opportunity Predicted When Air Heads Confer Optimism over a brilliant future for aircraft travel and transporta tion in Texas and the nation was envisioned by speakers at the First Wartime Aviation Conference be ing held as a feature of Texas Aviation Week here yesterday. A bright future for civil aviation is being assured by contributions the Civil Air Patrol is performing in wartime, other speakers declared. More than 200 aviation enthus iasts were on hand for the second day’s sessions, and representatives of the aircraft parts industry took steps to form a permanent organ ization in an effort to obtain per manent exemption from price reg ulations, setting forth in a resolu tion that “this group has no deal ings with the public, no significant part in inflation and no control over costs of labor, materials and other items entering into prices, cannot substitute materials, but must adhere to rigid specifications on necessary war materials.” The organizing group for this committee is composed of A. J. Dolan, Dallas, chairman; W. G. Green, Tulsa; W. C. Witt, E. W. Schadek, Donald B. Isom, Dallas, and F. C. Gignoux, Houston. Dean Gibb Gilchrist of the school of engineering expressed belief that by 1955 more gasoline will be sold in Texas for aviation use than will be used in motor cars. He submitted a plan for 2,- 000 flight strips to be used as emergency and convenient landing fields throughout the state. These would be located adjacent to main highway^, the dean announced. Texas colleges and universities were applauded for the success of the Engineering, Science, Manage ment Defense Training program which is supplying needed labor for aircraft industry at the pres ent time. A. & M. Praised Secretary of State William J. Lawson praised A. & M. for spon soring the series of wartime avia tion conferences. Civil Air Patrol members from Texas, Louisiana, Kansas and Ark ansas flew in for the day’s ses sions, More than 100 private planes were accommodated at the A. & M. College airport during the day. Major Johnson Speaks Maj. Earle Johnson of Washing ton, national commander of the Civil Air Patrol, pictured the in- creasingly-eloser co-operation be tween the CAP and the armed services. The CAP, he said, every day is enlarging its activities on inshore coastal patrol, aircraft “spotting” service and cargo ferrying, there by releasing more experienced men for more important jobs. “The Civil Air Patrol is becom ing more and more a pool of train ed manpower designed to release men of the services to more nec essary jobs,” he jointed out. “The CAP now has a membership of 53,000, with 14,000 civilian planes ready at any time for duty. “Of course, the coastal patrol is the CAP’s ‘big league’ activity, but the organization aids the war effort, in many other less notice able ways. When ferry pilots for (See FRIDAY MEET, Page 4) Curley Brient and his Aggieland Orchestra have finally received word that all this letter writing the Corps has been doing trying to put the Aggieland on the Fitch Band Wagon is doing some good. According to Brient, the band received a questionnaire the other day from Music Corporation of America, the well known agency that has on its roster many of the top personalities and organiza tions of the stage, screen, and ra dio. If the band is good enough to make MCA sit up and take no tice, maybe the Aggies’ve got sum- pin’ here. Aviation Industry Starts Working In Thursday Meeting The aviation industry took off its coat, rolled up its sleeves and went to work on its problems here Thursday. Results were almost immediate, for when spokesmen for five big Texas airplane manufacturers re quested a War Production Board attache to aid them in establish ing strategically located ware house stocks of critical materials such as airplane steel, cooper, brass, and precision cutting tools it took the WPB man just an hour to contact Washington headquar ters and schedule a meetihg on the subject to be held in Dallas on July 7. Purchasing Agent E. J. Tynan of Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Ft. Worth, outlined the need for a drastic change in the method air plane manufacturers now pursue in obtaining critical materials. He suggested that the WPB establish centralized warehouses throughout the nation where crit ical materials might be secured in stead of each manufacturer having to go on a ‘treasure hunt’ for nec essary supplies to keep production lines in operation. “Instead of each manufacturer stocking materials to insure unin terrupted production,” Tynan said, “there should be a central stock pile, for all of us to draw from. We would gladly sell our excess materials that might be used by some other manufacturer to this warehouse. In effect it would re semble the Federal Reserve Bank System.” P. E. Locke, WPB regional pro curement manager, immediately contacted his superiors, and an nounced that a preliminary meet ing will be held in Dallas July 1 with Air Corps, WPB, airplane manufacturers and warehouse men present to plan a program for the July 7 meeting in Dallas when the plan for warehousing of criti cal materials will be finally ap proved and put in effect. Nearly a hundred key executives (See THURSDAY MEET, Page 4) Holekamp, Olsen Boesch Win Trip E. R. Holekamp, D. M. Olsen and Gus Boesch were selected to attend the national meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers in Milwaukee, Wiscon sin, June 29 to July 1, according to Lawrence H. Hodges, financial officer for the local student chap ter of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. The three men will leave sometime today. These men will be gone about a week and while at the convention will attend the meetings of the' student branch of the organization. Students will be present from all colleges in the country that spon sor similar organizations. Stu dents will have their own pro grams and their meetings will be presided over by their officers. Boesch has been second vice presi dent of the national organization for the past year. The three students who plan to go to the convention will be the only ones representing the college at the national convention. The fact that TU also has hopes of getting their band on the Fitch Band Wagon, should act as an added incentive to make everyone send more of those letters to the Fitch Company. If you have not written the Band Wagon yet, get busy right away and send them a letter, Brient says. Say in the letter that you think Aggieland has a mighty fine band that de serves the nation-wide recognition of the Band Wagon. Mail that let ter to: THE FITCH BAND WAGON, 720 N. MICHIGAN AVE. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Monday Town Hall Shows "The Romance of Old Mexico ” Aggieland Orchestra Noticed As Result of Aggie’s Letters