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Page 4 THE BATTALION -SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 3, 1943 OFFICIAL NOTICES Classified WANTED TO RENT—Furnished house or Apt. near campus. Permanent resident. T. G. Puddy, % Guion Hall, Phone 4-1168. Announcements Second installment of maintenance fees of $34.00, due July 1 to 8, inclusive, can be paid now. These fese include room rent $5.75, board $25.75, laundry $2.50, to August 10, 1943. The Cashier of the Fiscal Department will accept these fees from 8 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. SENIOR RINGS Senior class rings which are due in Registrar’s Office July 1st, are now ready for delivery. The next order for rings will leave Registrar’s Office bn the firs tof July. All students registered in A. & M. as classified juniors are eligible for a Senior Ring. Ring Clerk in the office from 8 a.m. to 12 NOON ONLY. H. L. Heaton Acting Registrar The President’s Office is holding two boxes of electric Maxda lamps. One box contains 18 500-W globes and 5 100-W globes. The other box contains 12 300-W globes. The Telotte Electric Co., of San Antonio advises that probably some of these lamps are deliveries on back orders. Will the departments ordering lamps recently please check their orders and see if these lamps could belong to them. Church Notices ST. THOMAS’ CHAPEL (Episcopal) The Rev. J. Hugh R. Farrell, Priest-in-Charge. Second Sunday after Trinity Holy Communion 9:30 a.m. Coffee Club 10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 11:00 a.m. Children’s Vespers 7:30 p.m. During the summer months there will be no regular Church School at eleve | o’clock for children but instead there will be a vesper service on the lawn of the chapel. All children are invited. Mrs. F. L. Thomas will be the narrator and the Rev. J. H. R. Farrell will give the bene diction. A. & M. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH College Station, Texas Norman Anderson, Pastor July 4, 1943 9 :45 a.m.—Sunday School 11:00 a.m.—Morning Worship Sermon Topic: “Eternal Things” by Captain - Sam B. Hill 6:30 p.m.—Young People’s League Captain Sam B. Hill, formerly pastor of the Victoria P'resbyterian Church, and now in charge of the Air Corp Training Unit in College Station, will preach in the absence of Rev. Anderson. Morning services will be held in the Campus Theater and the Young People’s League wil be held on the lawn east of Guion Hal. If the weather is unfavorable, the League will be held in the YMCA Chapel. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, College R. L. Brown, Pastor C. Roger Bell, Education and Music 9 :45 a.m.—Sunday School 10:60 a.m. Morning Worship 1:30 p.m. B. S. U. Council 4 :00 p.m.—Choir Researsal 6:15 p.m.—Training Union 7 :15 p.m.—Evening Worship Wednesday evening at 7:30 o’clock— Weekly Prayer Service. Each evening at 6:30 o’clock there is a short period of Prayer at the Church and at the new Y. M. C. A. All who wish are invited to attend. —SPOTLIGHT— (Continued From Page 3) manufactured a trio of counters in the fourth frame to take a lead they never lost. Squadron II was not done as yet and they hustled across another run to complete the scoring and to fall one run short. Hank Davies gave up four hits during the contest and his teammates gave him steady sup port. McCloud gave up the same number of blows but his support committed three miscues. Squadron V spanked Squadron I by the count of 5-3 in a game that was well played until the losers went to pieces in the third. Both teams went scoreless in the initial frame and then in the first half of the second Squadron II broke lose with a three run barrage. wttmmmmM&mxzmxmmi; •• m Jewelry . . . Pennants and Gift Novelties for Service Men We carry a complete stock of Insignia Jewelry for Men in Service. See our fine assortment of Marine . . . Navy . . . Air Corps . . . Engineer and Texas Aggie—Jewelry . . . Pennants . . . Pillow Tops . . . Insignia Scarfs . . . Bill Folds and Key Chains. There’s plenty of smart gifts for sweet hearts — wives and mothers. f lTaldrop&(3 “Two Convenient Stores’* College Station Bryan Manager Martin led off with a walk, and after Platt flied to cen- terfield, Ralph Newport beat out a hit to deep short as Martin ad vanced to third. Max Stump then banged out the first of two hits he got during the evening to drive across a brace of runs. Stump completed the scoring for the losers when Marnett doubled down the left field line. Squadron V came back with a trio of runs in their half of the fourth to knot the score. Billings started the rally with a solid single to right and after that is when Squadron II blew higher than a kite. Goebel booted the first of a pair of mis- plays on Bennett’s hot grounder and everyone was safe. Bryoles walked to fill the bases and then Goebel slipped again and the score was tied. No. II then settled down and retired three men in a row. After two were out in the fourth inning the jinx again caught Squadron II and a couple of er rors cost two runs and the ball game. Bartholmew was the win ning pitcher and he allowed four hits and only one error was com mitted behind him. John Marnett allowed the winners five scattered blows, but it was the costly er rors behind him that cost the ‘vyin. Squadron I has taken the lead in the Bomber League after the first week of competition with a pair of wins. The league leaders have a snappy fielding team and a good hurler in Hank Davies. Davies is a former Squadron II man and pitched good ball for his former teammates and is con tinuing his fine work for his new Squadron. The race is only start ed but Squadron I looks like the team to beat in the coming week’s competition. The cellar position is occupied by Squadron II and after tossing a couple of games irf the Avenue adjoining the diamond they have blood in their eyes. After Mana ger Martin’s boys get the errors out of their system they may be gin to climb. The opening games were high scoring contests but Thursday evening the teams settled down and a couple of close contests were played. The teams are getting fairly good support from their re spective Squadrons, but many more could turn out to give their teams a boost. If you like soft- ball the Bomber League will pro vide many evenings of fast en tertainment. League standings:' Bomber League W. L Pet. Squadron 1 ... 2 0 1.000 Squadron V ... 1 1 .500 Squadron III ... 1 1 .500 Squadron II 0 2 .000 —TURRET TIPS— (Continued from Page 3) If I could pass the mental and physical tests. I found the entrance exams not hard at all, And it wasn’t long til I answer ed the call. To Sheppard Field my orders said to go To begin my training to con quer the foe. I found Texas one heck of a place For trees and grass there was not a trace. Just a broad expanse of dusty plain That turned to a sea of mud under rain. In three weeks I’d had enough, Even though basic training wasn’t rough. The officers were a few, but non- coms galore Blew thousands of whistles, shout ed, and swore. From there came to A. and M. College To study and improve my gen eral knowledge. Here at school I’ve had a lot of fun, But best of all I’m in Squadron one. For leaders Squadron one can’t kick We take our orders from Com mander Quick. He’s smart, conservative, and not very tall, And under his command we’re really oh the ball. Whether on the drill field or doing a 2-mile run Just keep your eye on Squad ron one. In academics, no matter what the call, You’ll always find Squadron I On the ball. That’s all. —GREMLIN— (Continued From Page 3) goes our modern humor. An ex ample of his humor is hereby given as proof. “A simpleton, wishing to cross a river, went up into the boat on horseback. When someone Pay-As-You-Go Tax Plan Explained The Treasury has prepared a series of questions and answers on the new withholding tax which will begin to take a bite out of in comes next month. Following is a set of questions. Q. Is the withholding tax an an- ditional tax ? A. No. The withholding tax is merely an easier way of paying your regular annual inncome tax on a prepayment pay-as-you-go basis. Q. I am a married man with one child and am now putting 10 per cent of my pay in War Bonds and 5 per cent, after substracting withholding exemption, for the victory tax. How can I pay the additional 20 per cent withholding tax on top of that 15 per cent and still have enough to live? , A. In the first place your 20 per cent withholding tax includes your victory tax. If you are married and have one child, your exemp tions will bring your tax down to approximately 8 per cent. For in stance, if your salary or wage is $50 a week, your withholding tax will be approximately $4 a week, and instead of paying an annual income tax of approximately $212 in a lump sum, you are paying it at the rate of $4 weekly. Q. Suppose when I make my re turn next March I find my em ployer has withheld more than enough money to cover my tax. Willi the excess be refunded to me? i* A. It will either be refunded to you or credited against other in come taxes due from you. Q. Suppose my employer with holds tax from my wages, but does not turn it over to the gov ernment. What protection have I? A. The employer is liable for the payment of the tax and must furnish the employee with a written statement showing the amount of tax deducted. Penalties are imposed on employers for failure to make and file returns or pay the tax within the time prescribed by law. The employee is amply protected. Q. Do I have to wait until the end of January to know how much of wages my employer holds out? A. Yes, for the official notice or receipt unless your services with your employer are termina ted before the end of the calendar year. Q. What happens if the receipt the employer gives me gets lost or destroyed ? A. You should make application to your employer for a copy of the receipt. Q. Does it make any difference if I change jobs several times dur ing the year? A. No. Each employer is re quired to withhold the tax from wage payments made to you. Q. What advantages are there to me in this withholding? A. You will be paying on your income and victory tax as you re ceive your wages. Just a Couple of Spares Help Out They were prepared for any emergency. Two men drove through Dallas Thursday. A spare reposed atop a pile of baggage in the back of the automobile. A growling dog guarded it. But Vhat if the tires just wore out ? The rear floor was occupied by a pony. —DRIFTING— (Continued From Page 3) Churchill says if Benito wants to play hard to get, we can jolly well unbuild it in less time than that. When. Gen. Sherman remarked that war is hell, it must have been right after receiving a box of home-made fudge from his wife. Famous Last Words And I happen to be a good friend of the officer of the day. O, I gesh I can drink one more. Sudden Thoughts Whom would the sergeant blame if there were no corporal? How can Italy expect to win the war with only a king and a Duce? You’re Getting Old When: You give up your place in a crowded conveyance because you’d rather have the blonde in your seat than in your lap. You give up parting your hair and start combing it straight back. A Thought From Home The farther away the members Of our armed forces roam The closer the war comes to us Who remain at home. asked his reason, he said he was in a hurry.” Or maybe you like this one better: “A simpleton, sell ing his house, carried around a stone from it as a sample.” Pineapple To Be Canned Bought Before Rationing Cooperative buying of pineapple for canning, a practice established in pre-ration book days, has been flourishing in Texas the, last few weeks. Through the marketing commit tee of the Young County Home Demonstration Council, about 275 dozens of pineapple were sold to more than 500 families in the coun ty recently. The fruit was obtained at a cost of $3.50 per dozen. Ac cording ot reports received by 01- lyne Jeffries, county home dem onstration agent, the* 3,294 pine apples yielded approximately 12,000 pints of canned fruit. Each pine apple weighed from four to seven pounds, with the average exceed ing five pounds in weight. The highest known yield was 60 pints per dozen fruit. Townspeople of Graham and Olney also benefited from the co operation purchase. Their orders were taken by sector and block leaders of the OCD organization and by the Olney Chamber of Commerce. Receipts for prepara tion and preservation were distri buted with the fruit. Home demonstration club women in Stephens County bought 150 dozen pineapple during the last 10 days of May. The transaction was handled with the help of local merchants, and the county home demonstration agent gave assist ance on canning the product of each club. Jones County club women had “pineapple chairman” taking orders and money for cooperative purchases by women in 33 com munities. A first order of 25 dozen bought Through the marketing committee of the Wheeler County home dem onstration council has been deliv ered, and a second order is now being made. Contract price for the fruit was $4 a dozen, and the fruit was of good quality and well handled. About 600 pints of pine apple were canned during May by Hudspeth County Club women. —ENGINEERS— (Continued from Page 2) talents. Because of lack of some thing better, and aided by the ever-gentle tongue of the Editor (Sopy—or else! You damned so- and-so!!) I dug up a few notes on the Boy Scouts of America. (Ridi culous, isn’t it?) But then, that isn’t really such a far-fetched sub ject when you stop and think about it. It’s definitely one of the finest of boys’ organizations, and does make better citizens and bet ter men out of its many members. It was started way back in Feb ruary, 1910, and a couple of years later its sister organization sprang up in Savannah, Georgia. The aim of both of these is to reinforce all the agencies which make for right living and character development of the youth of America. It is non sectarian and non-political, and the scout masters and scout commis sioners are all “men of especially high ideals.” There are three ordinary grades of scout; the Tenderfoot, who is just a rookie learning his basic rules; the Second Class Scout, who has shown good intentions, high ideals, and the ability to perform several of the junior tests required of all; and the First Class Scout, who is eligible to merit badges in about 106 different subjects. The background and environment of the boys must certainly be diversified according to the list of subjects upon which they’ve written. These include Bee Farming, IVTasonry, First Aid to Animals, Cycling, Dairying, Plumbing, Seamanship, Stalking, Taxidermy, and loads of others. When First Class scouts have passed merit badge tests in ath letics or physical development civics, camping, cooking, first aid, life-saving, path-finding, personal health, pioneering, public health, bird study, and any ten others or more, they may reach the extra ordinary grades of Star, Life, or Eagle Scout. A Badge of especial merit accompanies this rank. All in all, the movement has really made great strides in its 30 years of existence. It has been the inspiration for many similar organizations that have grown up in the past few years, and its in fluence has been so great as to have even affected organizations and institutions of high standing much older than itself. The Boy Scout publication, “Boys Life,” is widely read and taken literally to heart by people of all ages in all walks of life. The Sea Scouts across the street in Dorm. No. 2 call us Boy Scouts, but we really don’t know anything about Bee Farming or Taxidermy, do we? *Bye now. Floods Cause Set Backs In North And East Texas While the latest Texas crop and weather bulletin on the whole was encouraging there have been some setbacks due to floods in North and East Texas and to hot winds and blowing-out on the extreme western part of the plains. If farmers are to obtain maxi mum food and feed production, re planting in some areas will be nec essary as soon as possible and a large amount of hoeing will be es sential. In fact, if blacklands and East Texas farmers get needed la bor for cleaning grassy fields, much replanting can be avoided, in the opinion of E. A. Miller, agronomist for the A. and M. Col lege Extension Service. Since the latter part of June Is too late for planting corn, farm ers can successfully grow other feed crops in flooded bottom lands in the Sabine, Sulphur, and Trinity watersheds, and also in the uplands where crops were washed out, Mil ler says. Grain sorghums for grain and forage will give good returns, as well as sudan, peas and soy beans for grazing and hay. Hegari, Darso, and Schrock kafir, also known by farmers as Sagrain, are adapted to North and Northeast Texas, as well as sweet sorghums for forage. Laredo is one variety of soy beans recommended, while Otootan and Avoyelles are good varieties for hay. Brabham, Whip-poor-will, blackeye, Chinese red, new era, and iron peas are dependable in the same section. For sandy areas peanuts, which are a much needed war crop, still could be planted this month. Northwest Texas areas recently blown out likely will be replanted to combine-type milos, and other milos as well as kafir, and hegari when moisture conditions permit. NO GAS COUPON CUT WASHINGTON, June 29—Price Administrator Prentiss M. Brown said Monday that no reduction in the value of A, B, or C gasoline coupons is “now contemplated." Life is just one fool thing after another and Love is two fool things for each other. —DISTRACTIONS— (Continued from Page 2) is, BOSTON BLACKIE GOES HOLLYWOOD, starring Chester Morris as Boston Blackie. This is another in the Boston Blackie series but does not quite live up to the former’s standard. It is the story of the big-shot of the big city who goes to Holly wood to “case the joint.” The story has its humorous moments and al so some excitement you will en joy. The Lowdown: It’s worth while, but that’s all. Sunday and Monday at Guion Hall is the newest Jack Benny hit, GEORGE WASHINGTON SLEPT HERE, with love Ann Sheridan and a host of other top entertain ers. The story is about a man and his wife, who, at the wife’s sug gestion, move out in the country to an Old home in which General George Washington was supposed to have had his headquarters dur ing part of the Revolution. The trouble starts when a “friendly” neighbor tries to prevent the Ben- nys from using his private road which leads to their house, A feud is started and for a while things look pretty bad for the newcom ers. Complications really set in when another neighbor shows in terest in Jack’s wife, Ann, a phoney rich uncle arrives on the scene and adds to the fun. Just as the feuding neighbor tries to collect the rent, an important document is found in an old bur ied boot and the day is saved. The Lowdown: A very amusing picture. Midnight tonight and showing tomorrow and Monday at the Cam pus is one of the finest animal pic tures ever to come out of Holly wood. MY FRIEND FLICKA, star ring Roddy McDowell, Preston Foster, and Rita Johnson. The picture is in breath-taking technicolor and filmed in the wild, beautiful country in which the horse raising and training center of the United States lies. Roddy McDowell, star of How Green Was My Valley, is the misunderstood son of rancher Preston Foster. The boy wants a colt of his own to raise and train, but it is against his father’s wishes. At times the story is a little impossible, but the nat ural beautfy of the scenes is enough to make up for it. Horse lovers will thrill again and again at the stirring scenes and beauti ful horses in the show. As a whole, it is one of the most worthwhile pictures to come here in a long time. The Lowdown: You’ll be glad you went. —FREE MOVIES— (Continued from Page 1) ty will complete the program. This is a Warner Brothers technicolor film, telling vividly the story of Patrick Henry, the orator of the American Revolution. The scene is Virginia in 1775 with emphasis in the story on the feelings of the Virginians prior to the Revolution. The climax comes, naturally, at the second revolutionary “conven tion” of the Continental Congress where Patrick Henry makes his speech urging the colony to arm her militia. The often quoted: “Is life so dear, or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death”, is delivered in full and with effect. When in Doubt About Your Eyes or Your Glasses Consult DR. J. W. PAYNE Optometrist 109 S. Main Bryan Next to Palace Theatre NEED A HAIRCUT — GET ONE TODAY — KEEP NEAT and MILITARY Visit the AGGIELAND BARBER SHOP North Gate Quality is a Saving A good lesson to know is that Quality is a savings—things that you need and use are of little use to you unless that can “take it!” Get your better quality merchandise at The Exchange Store—an Aggie Institu tion. for SCHOOL NEEDS use the EXCHANGE We have a complete line of uni forms, belts, shoes, and other acces sories, as well as books, lamps, school supplies, college jewelry and other items that will make your school year a success. 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