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THE BATTALION
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 27, 1942
Hie Battalion
STUDENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE
The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station,
is published three times weekly, and issued Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday mornings.
Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at College
Station, Texas, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1870.
Subscription rates $3 a school year. Advertising rates
upon request.
Represented nationally by National Advertising Service,
Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and
San Francisco.
Office, Room 122, Administration Building. Telephone
t-6444.
1941 Member 1942
Plssocioted Gol!e6icite Press
Brooks Gofer — i. Editor-in-Chief
Ken Bresnen Associate Editor
Phil Crown Staff Photographer
Sports Staff
Mike Haikin — Sports Editor
Mike Mann Assistant Sports Editor
Chick Hurst Senior Sports Assistant
Advertising Staff
Reggie Smith Advertising Manager
Jack E. Carter Tuesday Asst. Advertising Manager
Louis A. Bridges Thursday Asst. Advertising Manager
Jay Pumphrey Saturday Asst. Advertising Manager
Circulation Staff
F. D. Asbury, Jr Circulation Manager
Bill Huber Senior Assistant
H. R. Tampke. Senior Assistant
Carlton Power Senior Assistant
Joe Stalcup •- Junior Assistant
Saturday’s Staff
Clyde C. Franklin Managing Editor
Jack Keith .... Junior Editor
Benton Taylor Junior Editor
Tom Leland ....Junior Editor
Reporters
Ramon McKinney, John Baldridge, Tom Journeay, Charles
Kaplan, Bob Garrett, Gerald Fahrenthold, Bert Kurtz, Bill Jar-
nagin, Harry Cordua, Bob Meredith, Bill Japhet, Jack Hood,
and Jack Chilcoat.
Will Aggieland Orchestra
Appear on Fitch Band Wagon ?
At this time there is a movement going on
which if the goal is reached will mean much
to the corps and Aggieland. This drive is
the one which the corps is making to put the
Aggieland Orchestra on the Fitch Summer
Band Wagon.
Aggieland’s swing band can be one of
thirteen bands which will appear once a
week over a nation wide hook-up. There are
thirteen regions and from each an orchestra
will be chosen to play on the Fitch Company
program, which is given each Sunday night.
Many wonder how they can help in put
ting the Aggieland on the Band Wagon. Sim
ply write a letter to the Band Wagon and
“sell” the orchestra as the best in this
region of the country. Elsewhere in the Bat
talion you will find the address to be used.
The opportunity for the orchestra to
appear on such a program depends upon the
.cadet corps which can put the Aggieland
there if each Aggie personally writes a let
ter. Appearing on the Band Wagon would
mean much to the orchestra as a group, but
it, would also mean something to Aggieland
and its 5000 cadets. Let's make sure, Aggies,
don’t leave it to the other fellow; write to-
.dayU
Had I read as much as others, I had re
mained as ignorant as they.—Hobbs.
Radio War News
“Radio fatigue” is a new mental disease
forecast editorially by The American Soc
iological Review published in Washington.
If it develops as a mass affliction of the
»American radio publjc, it will be from an ex
cessive listening to emotional broadcasts of
war news, and ranting of misguided propa
gandists who stir up “ephemeral emotion
which cannot build tanks, but does disturb
digestions and impair mental and physical
efficiency.”
“The first news of the bombing at
Hawaii probably released enough energy,”
the editorial stated, “caused enough emotion,
to build thousands of tanks and bombers—
if it could have been directed into proper
channels. As it was, it merely produced
headaches, stomach-aches, sugar in the
urine, loss of sleep and widespread wastage
of our most precious national resource—emo
tional drive. Thus, it damaged morale—for
the moment.
“The best way to utilize this increased
release of national energy is for people to
put more energy into their daily routine and
for us speedily to find war-effort jobs for
every man, woman and child not otherwise
employed. If this is not done, people will
'emote' too much, damage their mental and
physical health.”
The manner of presenting the news is
perhaps more important than the content.
Strident, excited voices’ damage morale.
Calm, factual presentations create confi
dence. It is much more serious to put rumor
and unconfirmed reports on the air than to
publish them in a newspaper, the editorial
states.
“The press has a professional tradition
that distinguishes clearly between the news
and ‘allegations’ and rumors. In addition,
the reader is not hurried, can check and
compare, and is not so stimulated by printed
words as hearers are by spoken words.”
“ Probably no good purpose is served by
broadcasting anything from the Axis powers,
even including their official communiques,”
the editorial says. “While we know they are
mainly lies or twisted truth, they still con
fuse, irritate, spread doubt and fear, and
rouse pointless rage. All of this uses up the
energy and wastes the emotional drive that
should go into the war effort. It lessons mo
rale. —AGP
If you would make an enemy, lend a
man money and ask it again.
The World Turns On
PRIVATE BUCK By Clyde Lewis
COVERING
By DR. R. W. STEEN
The recent British disaster in Libya has giv
en rise to a great deal of criticism of the
British war effort. Criticism is doubtless jus
tified, and the right to criticize is one of the
things for which the Allies are fighting.
However, in pointing to the British failures
in this war we should not overlook the seem
ingly insuperable problems Britain has faced
and the many contributions she has made to
the Allied cause.
“Too little and too late” is a charge
which has often been made against the Brit
ish. It should be remembered, however, that
there are reasons for the British acts. Brit
ain was unprepared when the war began.
Perhaps she should have been prepared, but
Americans have small room for criticism on
that score. The fact is she was not prepared.
Her industries were suddenly called upon to
match the war production of German indus
tries which had been geared to war produc
tion several years before. It took a year or
two for British industry to adjust ftSelf, and
there is no reason to believe that British in
dustry can produce more than German in
dustry can. Perhaps this accounts for a great
deal of the “too little.”
Britain has sent token forces to fight
in various parts of the Empire and has built
up a very large army within the British Isles.
It is charged that this is foolish, and that
the army, or at least much of it, should be
sent to fight elsewhere. It should be re
membered that Britain can lose Singapore
and still fight. She can lose Burma and even
India and continue to fight. She can lose the
Middle East and continue to fight. But she
can’t lose the Isles and continue to fight. It
is true that Germany has not as yet made
an all out attempt to land in Britain, but
who can say that such an attempt would not
be made if the forces there were weakened.
Who can say that Germany did not plan an
invasion of Britain last summer? Who can
say that she does no tplan one this sum
mer ? It is unwise to argue that Britain needs
no defense unless one is prepared to say
that Britain is safe from attack. Perhaps
this explains some more of the “too little.”
Whatever else is said, we should re
member that year after the fall of France
when Britain stood alone; when Churchill
rallied his people about him and dared the
greatest military machine the world had seen
to do its worst. Britain accomplished mir
acles in that year. She did not win the war
for the allies, but she kept Germany from
winning. She deserves credit for her stand.
Something to Read
CQnps distractions
1*7
JACK
KEITH
“Honest, Cookie, when I said I was hungry enough to eat
a boiled owl, I was only kidding!”
BACKWASH
By
Jack Hood
“Backwash: An aKitation resulting: from some action or occurrence.”—Webster
Note QMs
The Quartermaster Corps in
Australia is engaged in a game
something like “Cuttin’, Cuttin’,
Who’s got the Cuttin’?” The rea
son is the AEF has mislaid a ship
ment of razors and blades taken
to Australia . . .
“We are down to
our last few
blades and there
are no razors
left,” said a QM
officer. “W e
know there is a
consign ment
somewhere in
Australia, but we
can’t find it.” . . .
The AEF-QM’s have the large
order of supplying the AEF al
most entirely independent of Aus
sie aid.
Hood
By Dr. T. F. Mayo :
At Last! A Good Book about Hitlerland
(“Pattern of Conquest”, by J. C. Harsch)
After plowing through such huge tomes as
Berlin Diary in a vain search for a realistic
explanation of Hitler’s success, the reviewing
staff of The Battalion has at last found a
book of moderate length which offers some
thing more convincing than (1) Hitler's hyp
notic personality, and (2) the natural born
cussedness of the whole German nation.
Pattern of Conquest makes it clear that
the Nazis, as tough a gang as ever cumbered
the long suffering earth, have nevertheless
given some excellent things to the German
people. The catch is, of course, that they
have used these good, socially sound gifts as
bribes to induce the Germans to support
them in the most outrageous of enterprises.
Intelligent and generous provision for chil
dren—all children—and a high degree of
equality of opportunity in both civilian and
military fields, are some of the really fine
things that these scoundrels have given to
Germany. It is disheartening that such gifts
should be shamelessly used as means to whol
ly indefensible ends.
There are other interesting things in
Pattern of Conquest, including the clearest
explanation I’ve seen of the Nazi machinery
for exploiting conquered countries; an analy
sis of Nazi war aims; a description of the
Nazi revolution in warfare; sketches of the
five Nazis closest to Hitler (Goering, Ley,
Himmler, von Ribbentrop, and Goebbels) ;
and a very cheering and convincing estimate
of our chances of winning the war.
But what really sets this little book
apart from the rest of the flood of “inside”
stories is its fearlessness in admitting the
really strong points in our enemy’s case. As
the author says in his fine “Conclusion”:
“Hitler’s greatest source of strength is the
equality of opportunity for youth in Ger
many, which is a new thing for that coun
try. Those who overthrow him must recog
nize the importance of equality of opportu
nity to the vitality of any society. It will be
come not only the partialy fulfillled promise
it is in Nazi Germany, but much more of a
reality in the society which can generate
the internal strength necessary to overthrow
him.”
Quotable Quotes
“Society needs a changed conception of
scientific management, which has too long
been considered as hard and detached and
coldly analytical, whereas it depends for its
success no humane considerations. Our new
conception of scientific management involves
greater consideration for each of the factors
involved in production, namely: men, ma
chines, materials and money.” Dr. Vernon D.
Keeler, professor of management and in
dustry at the University of California,
stresses importance of the human equation
in industrial management.
Knock-Knock
Freshmen who are hunting some
extra-curricular pastime which of
fers fun, travel, and a swell op
portunity to “get into something”
should look in on the Singing Ca
dets . . . they even give scholastic
credit for it. The Cadets activi
ties are scheduled to take up as
little of the member’s time as pos
sible.
• • •
Trivia
Current story newsmen tell is
the one about the private in World
War I, who asked a news corre
spondent what he thought of civil
ization . . . the man came back,
“It’s fine! . . . but when is it going
to start?” . . . anyone who is miss
ing a large faded blue trunk which
was picked up at Legett Hall May
14, should get in touch with the
Railway Express Agency at Gal
veston . . . (What is this, the lost
and found column?) . . . nowadays
the average Aggie’s income is
Save Scrap Rubber
From Careless Fires
“Don’t let the collection of scrap
rubber be destroyed by fire due
to careless handling,” is the plea
of Marvin Hall, state fire insur
ance commissioner.
Storage of scrap rubber where
it can be protected from fire haz
ards was a suggestion Hall offer
ed today.
“Rubber will burn,” he said.
“When ignited, rubber creates an
intense heat and makes a fire that
is difficult to extinguish.
“As vital and essential as our
stockpile of rubber is now, we
must assume the responsibility in
seeing that every measure is adopt
ed to protect the scrap rubber ac
cumulations from fire. This is a
responsibility that rests on every
one of our communities until the
scrap can be transported to re
claiming plants.”
about two o’clock in the morning.
... We are just wondering. Who
started using the name “Forty
Acres” first, Texas U., or the
University of Dubuque in Iowa . . .
the guy who still has the first dol
lar he ever made is either a miser
or a bum counterfeiter . . .
• • •
You Often ...
. . . wonder just how some pro
fessors get absent-minded. The’
following accounts for one, a Prof.
O. W. Wilson:
At Michigan State, Prof. Wilson
found the going rough in his Span
ish class. The recitation first was
disrupted when a co-ed’s string of
beads broke and a 20-minute search
was made ... No sooner had order
been resored than the classroom
door opened ... a young man
stepped in . . . calmly surveyed
the students . . . spied a certain
young lass, and threw her a candy
bar. Then he turned, without a
word and walked out . . -
Class was dismissed, and Prof
Wilson studied up on the .whims
and habits of the younger gener
ation.
New System Used
On Soldiers Mail
In Foreign Service
A new system for sending mail
to men of the armed forces serv
ing overseas has been inaugurated
by the Post Office of the U. S.
It is the plan that all mail in
tended to go to these men should
be on some special form; one that
will take a minimum of space and
weight. This new service is called
the V-Mail, as stated in the Postal
Bulletin of June 15.
There are to be special forms
that the Post Offices will supply
or that will be obtainable at. des
ignated places after the system is
well under way. These forms will
be a combination envelope and
writing paper, which can be fold
ed in a prescribed way so that
they may be easily opened and
photographed.
The letters are to have a dupli
cate made to be photographic mic-
filming, which will be placed on
file and in the event that the ship
carrying the letter does not arrive
at its destination, another copy
may be sent and the man in the
service that the letter was destin
ed for will get it, regardless of the
circumstances. The original is to
be sent first and if that does not
reach the recipiant, photographic
copies will be sent him.
By using this new type of mail,
more letters may be sent to the
men “over there” an das it takes
about half the space to send the
same number of letters, more vital
war materials may be supplied
them at the same time.
Don’t fail to go to Town Hall
Monday night to see “THE RO
MANCE OF OLD MEXICO,” pre
sented by Colonel Ricardo de Es
camilla. The program promises to
be something different in the way
of entertainment—something uni
que for the A. & M. campus. As
the colonel tells a story of Mex
ico, the troupe’s own orchestra will
furnish musical accompaniment.
The costumes and stage equipment
that Escamilla’s company brings
with it will be worth going to see,
to say" nothing of the fine sing
ing, acting and dancing.
Showing at the midnite show to
night at the Campus and also Sun
day And Monday is “THE LADY
IS WILLING”, with Marlene Die
trich and Fred MacMurray. Others
in the supporting cast are Aline
MacMahon, Stanley Ridges and
Arline Judge.
Portraying a standard Holly
wood plot, in which boy meets
girl through the medium of some
body else’s baby, “The L. is W.”
is a fair combination of comedy
and drama. Dietrich, as an actress,
goes walking one day and comes
back with a baby in her arms. To
accomplish two purposes—the first,
to provide a father for the baby
so she can adopt it; second, that
a doctor for the baby will always
be around—she proposes to a young
baby specialist, Fred MacMurray.
This convenience marriage is al
most broken up when a former
wife of the doctor shows up and
tries to throw in a monkey wrench.
The day is saved by an illness
of the baby which enables the
young medico to use his skill and
effect a reunion.
The Lowdown:—Old plot, new
angle.
Starring a glamorous girl, Hedy
Lamarr as, of all things, a street
car conductor, “COMRADE X” is
showing today
t only at Guion
Hall. Show times
are 1:00, 7:00
and 8:30 p. m.
Clark Gable is
j co-starred with
Hedy in this one
land the combina
tion provides
enough hilarity
to suit anyone.
As a newspaper correspondent in
the U. S. S. R., Gable smuggles
uncensored news to the United
States until he is forced to leave
the country. Naturally, he takes his
shot-gun bride, Hedy, the street
car conductor, with him. It’s a
chase between Gable and Lamarr
in one tank with an army of tanks
after them.
This one takes care of all the
jokes rampant in the past few
years about Communism and Rus
sians. The Clark Gable and Hedy
Lamarr combine is one that is
definitely a riot.
The Lowdown:—It’s a chase to
end all chases.
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AND PARTS
STUDENT CO-OP
Phone 4-4114
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Box Office Opens 1 P. M.
LAST DAY
“THE LADY HAS
PLANS”
with
PAULETTE GODDARD
RAY MIDLAND
ROLAND YOUNG
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PREVIEW TONIGHT
SUNDAY - MONDAY
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On Our Cool Terrace
Built For Your Dancing’ Pleasure
Franklin’s
r
College Formulates
Plans to Save Books
Plans for protecting its 40,000
books and manuscripts in event of
air raids have been formulated by
Yeshiva college.
The Yeshiva library possesses a
number of rare manuscripts and
valuable sixteenth-century books,
which with certain important docu
ments, will be placed in a special
steel vault.
WHAT’S SHOWING
At Guion Hall
Saturday—“Comrade X,”
with Clark Gable and Hedy
Lamarr.
At the Campus
Saturday—“The Lady Has
Plans” with Paulette God
dard and Ray Milland.
Saturday Midnight, Sun
day, Monday—“The Lady is
Willing,” Marlene Dietrich
and Fred MacMurray.
MOVIE
Guion Hall
SATURDAY
1:00 p. m. — 7:00 and 8:30
Clark Gable — Hedy Lamarr
in
Comrade X
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