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L Page 2r -THE BATTALION- -TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 27, 1943 The Battalion 8TU0ENT TRI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Texas A. & M. COHiLEGE ■Bhe Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical Golleve of Texas and the City of College Station, is published three times weekly, and issued Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. Open Forum PRIVATE BUCK By Clyde Lewis Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at College Station, Texas, under the Act at Congress of March J, 1870 Subscription rates $3 per school year. Advertising rates open request. Represented nationally by National Advertising Service, Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Office, Room 6, Administration Building. Telephone 4-MA4. 1942 Member 1943 Associated Golle6iate Press tin Oanell E. Griffin Editor-In-Chief ....Staff Photographer Sports Staff Hank Avery— BUI Jnmagin— John Stout.. Thomas Boog Ruben R. Caro Costas Sports Editor .Junior Editor ...Senior Sports Assistant Sports Assistant Sports Writer Circulation Staff Joe Stalcup., — Kenneth Varvel Bill Trodlier.. Circulation Manager Senior Assistant Junior Assistant Assistants Jimmy Marks, T. L. Johnson Advertising Staff Lindley Advertising Manager Assistant Advertising Manager Thursday Asst. Advertising Manager Tuesday’s Staff Tom Leland ....Managing Editor Jim Gabbard .Reporter Haskell Lindley. Ed Schlenker.— Buck Martib Hillel*Loan Fund,.. tSi, In view of the recent articles and editorial on the Davis Buck Fund, I should like to call the attention of the Battalion to an article which appeared some time ago in the paper which may have been forgotten or overlook ed by now. The A. and M. Hillel Club maintains a loan fund similar in its objectives to the Jack Davis Fund whereby any student in Aggie- land may be helped in a personal emergency with the sum of five dollars or more for a period of four weeks with privilege of re newal. The Fund is called the Ernestine Gaber Hillel Loan Fund started by Mr. Leo Gaber of Houston in honor of his moth er, Mrs. Ernestine Gaber. Though function ing under the auspices of the Hillel Club its benefits are open to every Aggie on the cam pus. There is no interest attached to the loan, no red tape. The money is loaned to the cadet on his Aggie honor with the only stip ulation that it be repaid within four weeks. A faculty reference is required not as a guar antee, but to enable the club to check up on a boy if he is delinquent in his payment, which however so far has not been necessary. The sum which started originally with one hundred dollars is now nearly three hun dred, all of it the gift of Mr. Gaber. It has circulated within the period of eighteen months since its existence to the extent of nine hundred dollars and has helped many a student over a financial hurdle. The boys who have borrowed from the fund have been from all groups and organizations on the campus. I hope the Davis Fund meets with suc cess and that there will be many more such funds on the campus to help boys in their financial dificulties. In accordance with the wishes of the honor and the members of the Hillel Club, I am very happy as President of the Club to say that the fund is available to any and every Aggie who has a boni fide need for it. Jack Siegel, President. To The Cadet Corps: For the information of those who are not aware of the fact that we have a baseball field and a darn good team to play on it, Fd like to remind you of that fact. The spirit of this school has always been higher than any other school in the world. It used to be when the “The Spirit of Aggieland” was played, cold chills would run up the spine of every Aggie here. Fm afraid it isn’t like that at the p ’esent. When I go down to a baseball game, it makes my blood boil when I look around and see about one hundred Aggies there. The majority of those present are juniors and seniors. There has never been more than a hand full of fish and sophomores there. As far as I’m con cerned, most of the. fish and a lot of the sophomores aren’t fit to be called Aggies. They just never did get that ole’ Aggie spirit. I can remember when I was a fish in the good old days when there were effec tive ways of getting -things done, the fish and sophomores went to all ball games or else. Those days are gone now but there are still ways to get that spirit aroused. Let’s not let the fact that there is a war going on ruin this school entirely. Don’t you think for a minute that that ball club doesn’t miss your presence because they do. They get out there and work all week to represent you, and when the time comes for a game, you can’t find time to go down and help them out. Don’t say you can’t find time because I know you can. Most classes are out at four o’clock and the games are still going on at that time. Ole’ army, it just isn’t right. It’s a disgrace the way the corps has been turning out. I hope that I’d never see the day when the spirit of Aggieland would die, but the flame is growing low and is going out if we don’t do something about it quick. The baseball season is drawing., to a close, but it isn’t over until next week-end. We have a two game series here next Friday and Saturday with those yellow-bellied-Long- horns. Those two games will determine the championship of the Southwest Conference. Are you going to sit in your room and let those so-and-so’s come over here and beat us? Don’t make any plans for next week end. Forget that girl for awhile and lets all go down to Kyle Field Friday and Saturday. All you organization commanders get be hind your men and make them turn out. The only possible way you can make up for your absence in the past is to come down and give that team all the support within your power. All you so-called frogs see if you can’t find your way to the ball park also. (I feel sorry for those frogs. They just don’t know what’s going on.) That’s why I didn’t say much about them. What' do you say army, let’s all come out and beat the hell out of T. U. See you at the ball game. Frank Walker. lilt G. I. DIRT Squadron II o 1 5$;: +>?'. f fNl O- I Capt. 194V King Fctmti SpidicMt. Inc., Wotld tighll tCTCfwd Happy Landings to the flying men of squadron two. The first U. S. Army Air Corps students to complete flight training at Texas A. & M. College under the College Training plan. Those ten hours look mighty big right now. The Low down on... Campus Distractions By Tom Journeay How do you like this man CLUCK, CLAUDE ft.? He lands a plane from any old direction so the story goes. Shooting landings the other day he simply spun around a few feet off the ground and came in backwards. “The sailors at the Naval Base gave you this in appreciation of the doughnuts you sent themT EACrWASti OVER MY DEAD BODY show ing at Guion hall today and tomor row is a pretty poor try at comedy and is not a justice-doing picture to Milton Berle’s ability as a com edian. He does his best, but re ceives no snpport from the rest of the cast. Mary Beth Hughes looks cute but adds little to the picture as a whole. Miss Hughes is cast as the wife of a mystery story writer, one who objects to her husband’s choice Nomination for the number one of a career when he could do some- section “on the beam” this week thing niore normal. As the show- goes to section eight. These men goes, Berle writes a mystery hut are really stepping out. It couldn’t before the thing is published the be because of the rumor of a events set forth in the story come new section—section thirty three, to life and he gets mixed up in a could it? real mystery and has a tough time explaining an evident suicide that A nickname has already been was a murder and who committed pinned on these leftover men from same. the first shipping list — PPP — The Lowdown—A waste of time. Permanent Party Privates! m # Distractions has received several Who is the young lady that criticisms of the manner in which stands in the doorway of the 8 a.m. it puts over these movies that come bus searching the campus for a here. These criticisms are appre- Mister Rollin A. Etter. How does dated. They go toward making the he do it ? column and consequently the paper better in the minds of the reader. And another question—What’s It is your paper and your column, happened to those daily special so any of you who have any sug- delivery letters for Mister Ham- gestions, drop around any time and one has gotten orders whether they merschmidt ? Not slipping are you give them to your distractions re- were classified or not. However, all Hammer ? porter. other ERCers who have not yet REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR Now that basketball and volley 4obo Mm Bafotion Editor Studid... Sunday afternoon, a group of Aggies were hitch-hiking back to been called and are classified can wmt v^ncjr i8 brought to the Campus screen college from Waco. While standing rest a little easier—you probably ball are included in the P. E. class- j uring the j^dcHe of the week 1 will be left as you are at least un til the end of the semester. on the corner in Waco, a funeral procession came by. aii of the Ag- Loan Funds ... gies stepped back The Battalion also Had its head from the high way to let the string of cars go by. One freshman es the sick call roll has dropped off. It is a lot of fun to get out there and play a little ball for a change. Squadron two is looking forward to the inter-squadron soft- Holman ball league. We’ve got the ball in the wrong place when building players—does someone have the up the Davis-Loan-Me-a-Buck fund, time to be beat—that goes for all The Hillel Club has had such a the squadrons, in the bunch, see- fund operating for some time and ing all his bud- has a $300 pot to work from. Open Squadron two has been challeng- my chance, for he promptly step- seum when in a spot. No questions ag how we are aviat } on students as a whole the picture is poor fare, ped out into the street and began asked at either the museum or Mr. are privates it should but it might be interesting to some starring Don Barry, Republic’s red headed cowboy who leaves off his horse for once to play a straight role. He’s cast as an irresponsible sol dier who neglects his duty there by causing his soldier buddy, May nard Holmes, to lose his life. Later of course Red sees the error he has made and sacrifices his life by diving a bombing plane into a Japanese battleship. The acting is not very good and Barnard College has introduced a spec ial program known as the ,f American Her itage,” designed to present world history from the American point of view. Research on spot-welding, to give more speed to airplane production as well as to increase the plane’s flight-speed and lighten the load, is bing conducted at the University of Southern California. waving his thumb at the funeral Horsley’s office, cars. He thumbed at each one, from Incidentally, the Davis-Buck- hearse to the tail end, despite the Fund has grown but a few dollars frantic efforts of the upperclass- although the money has been round men to stop him! and round. It’s a crying shame . some organization won’t start the Beneilt Snow . . . ball rolling by kicking in a little „ ! , , , , , out of the company, battery, or Most boys around here don t see . . , troop fund. the point in having a “servicemen’s benefit” and charging 50tf per to SwOGpillg'S see it. Actually, it is to raise money to pay for such things as recrea- The noted increase in passes al- tion facilities, etc. lowed last weekend in the various Tjvpp service companies is encouraging hard with his snappy crack flight LirCL/ ... . . . Most of these poor souls still the other afternoon, because he Somebody seems to have gotten don’t realize they’re in the Army, seemed to have lost his chords. mixed up about this ERC business, except that they are getting a lot Seems the army just wanted cer- of money from somewhere. Squadron three now has a new tain freshmen and unclassified Well, I’m tired of thinking and m &scot, thanks to Roy Childers, sophomores. Instead nearly every- you’re tired of reading so ’bye. Her name is Rags, and she is a beautiful Springer Spaniel. You can see her at any formation ly ing at Roy’s feet. be an easy matter. What say men? GREMLIN GAB Squadron III Don’t worry, gentlemen, this “Free Time Hupping” can’t last forever, unless the student officers find some new vocal chords some where. Daerl Gandy, second-in- command, must have worked too just to see the representation of the famous Pearl Harbor incidents and the then timely news flashes covering the bombing. The Lowdown—A soldier turns her in an uninteresting way. v . AIRCREW TRAINING SCHOOL NEWS Rudder Dust To the new detachment members. You’re in for a very enjoyable stay in AMC which you will discover to be filled opportunity. You'll find everyone anxious to help you, so don’t waste time. Pitch in and get acquainted. If anyone trys to pull any “upper-classmen” busi ness drop a barracks bag over his head. It doesn’t go. Letters are still coming from former buddies now at classifica tion center lamenting the loss of AMC College. Jake has decided to enjoy them while he still has the chance. Reminders of base training . . Lt. Logan H. Bagby Jr., detach ment finance head, feels no air man should remain ignorant of army call letters — not Air Corps, necessarily. SNAFU — Situation Normal All Fouled Up (average day) SUSFU — Situation Unchanged Still Fouled Up (no change) TARFU — Things Are Really Feuled Up (worse than usual) Jake is perplexed by a sudden reportorial interest in this paper. For reasons unknown aspirants with long hidden jouralistic exper ience swarmed to Hart hall Sun day night. There are now squadron editors for each issue and a wait ing list for vacancies. Largely re sponsible, no doubt, are Sergeant Crist and Gralla. Sleeping in dase appears to be growing more flagrant every day and is more serious than excessive talking which was stopped so ef fectively last week. If we weren’t forced to sleep a minimum of near ly eight hours every night an excuse could be given. Two airmen by the same name in an academic section are known as “Sleepy” and “Not Quite so Sleepy." Not quite so sleepy, re ports say, sleeps all the time in his room and studies in class. Sleepy sleeps both places. Lost — Two pairs of reading glasses last week in the detachment area. Sgt. E. Gralla, Goodwin hall, will be responsible for getting them back to the owners if turned over to him. Did You See Those Pretty Wings? Paris Is the Guilty Fellow Attention men of the A.C.T.D! How many of you know that ly ing neatly placed aside in the desk drawer of Sergeant John J. Paris, tactical non-com of squadron one, are a bright, shiny pair of those silver wings we hear so much about? New Men Arrive ‘Midst OD Wools, Canteens, and Sheppard Field Grins We are all glad to see Julian Yett back in circulation. He spent a few days in the hopsital when he underwent an emergency appen dectomy, but is now up and is attending classes. They make these Air Corps men tough . . . An ap pendicitis attack, an operation, and a recovery in eight days. Nice going. Greetings from the new pre-ca dets of squadron one. We passed the time away while enroute by trying to guess where we ^ere be ing shipped. We left Sheppard Field (with tears in our eyes) at 7 a.m. April 21. Some of the guesses as to where we were go ing included Nome, Alaska; Cuba, and even Arkansas. Most of us were pleasantly sur prised when the train pulled into College Station. Most of the boys (See GLEANINGS, peg* 4) The sergeant was crew chief on B-34 and AT-11 bombers, before being assigned to AMC. It took a lot of prying and prodding to wig gle out information as to why he wasn’t wearing the wings. His mod est reason, “It would only cause the men to ask too many darn fool questions.” Once out, the informatior# about the wings spread rather quickly, and finally was learned by Lt. Troy N. Pickens, squadron tactical officer, who passed the news along to Major Woodard, commander of the 308th ACTD. The Major re quested that Paris wear his wings, althongh he did not make it com pulsory. The Sergeant says that in the future the wings will be on his chest. Sergeant Paris received his wings at the largest bombardier school in the world, at Midland Texas, where he also won recogni tion for outstanding workmanship on the bomber of which he was crew chief. The sergeant has had several years of experience in the infantry and is considered an expert on drilling and handling men. It was for this reason that he was seat Duty, Honor, Country Greetings sometimes can be challenges. And such h the greeting of the tipper classmm of the 308th ACTD to you rookie tirmen who last week joined our ratks. By now, no doubt, you have re ceived myriid welcomes from wingmen alredy here. We hope you sensed thir challenge. The challenje is this: The 808th new-born, carcely two months old. The men (vho helped conceive it are trying t( build a lasting tra dition here. WE want YOU to be part of that tradition. We are strivig to make this de tachment a synbol of soldiering at its best. That neans we must dis play creditable nilitary bearing at all times. We lust be courteous toward our offibrs and each oth er—always gen^men. We must likewise approach our academics with serious mi«, fully counten ancing the fact tkt what we learn today will make te better officers and finer fliers tdnorrow. We try our best I be careful and to patiently awail the day we, too, are knighted Vith those sil ver wtngs. For te know that (See DUTY, HOJOR, Page 4) here. He’s just “gfcduated” first class, and not has a new group of men to knoc the rougher edges ©ff ef. By Fred Huston John Porter Waddell received a Those new faces that you’ve seen mash note from one of hig femin _ i Sbisa and lounging around j ne j as |. week, and he won’t tell her Mitchell hall belong to those new name> Is he afraid we > u tell Jack . arrivals from that place known as j e or j s he just modest? Elmer E. Sheppard Field. They arrived last Barber said that he would be glad Wednesday evening in the usual to take care of the matter for you, antique chair cars that ride like p 0 rter. Decent of him, isn’t it? they have square wheels. They bounded off the train, com- We heard that — Carl McGinty Plete with OD uniforms, helmet was there at 6:30 after all. Even liners, and mess kits. In their hands with this extra drilling there are they carried everything from tooth still a couple of “Hayfoots.” Late brushes to suit cases and fatigues. Thursday afternoon George Al- They had that usual shocked look lesee whipped out with a package when they were called “mister” of PM’s. Cadet Lt. Hyde has had for the first time, and were even trouble with his pant legs being more shocked when they saw the too long, trees and real grass. They came from everywhere. South Dakota, Iowa, Oregon, Wash- (See NEW MEN, Page 4) Dial 4-1181 Opens 1 P. M. Today and Wednesday REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR DONALD M. BARRY DONALD M. BAR ALAN CURTIS FAY MtKENZIl — also Merrie Melodies 'Cartoon — “Flop Goes the Weasel” “Parachute Atheletes” — and — Popluar Science Short BRIC-a-BRAC Squadron IV Attention Squadron 2 There was a mistake in the line somewhere last week. It is we, and not Squadron 4, who are ready to meet you in sports, and completion crack flight drill. As for the other squadrons, we will take you one by one. Bring on your boys, James R. Grandstaff, we'll start with them. New Group Isued It sure is nice to receive a cake from Dallas one weekend and then get another from Ind ianapolis the next. Ye Editor’s roommates’ mothers seem to like . j • ci i. j i us. I hope they keep up the good ACftaeitllC oClieduleS work. Naturally one must eat fast- Academic work for last week’s er than the ants to get his right- replacement group began yesterday ful share. at 8 a.m. Schedules were released Saturday and six academic sections Imagine the expression of pleas- were formed, ure on the fellow’s faces when they Courses for the group were found we were NOT going to have mathematics, geography, medical barbecued short ribs for dinner, aid and one hour of physical edu- That “creamed beef on toast” re- cation daily. Physics was act in- (See BRIC-a-BRAC, Page 4) eluded. Phone 4-1168 TODAY AND WEDNESDAY MILTON BERLE MARY BETH HUGHES — in — “OVER MY DEAD BODY” — also — NEWS CARTOON J.'