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PAGE 2 THE BATTALION The 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 rate $3 per 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 5, Administration Building. Telephone 4-5444. 1942 Member 1943 Pbsockited GoUe6iate Press BEN FORTSON, Editor-in-Chief THURSDAY’S STAFF ANDY MATULA, Managing Editor SYLVESTER BOONE, Editoral Assistant John H. Kelly Business Manager Conrad B. Cone -...Business Manager LeValle Wolf Reporter Robert Orrick ; Reporter Claude Stone Reporter Jacob R. Morgan Reporter Fred Manget, Jr Reporter Jack E. Turner Reporter Archie Broodo Columnist Bryan A. Ross Columnist Harold Borofsky Columnist Ed Katten Columnist David M. Seligman .'. Columnist Charles E. Murray Columnist W. H. Baker Circulation Manager D. W. May Editorial Advisor The following staff members use names other than their own when writing their columns: Sylvester Boone Daniel Harold Borofsky Blotto ARMY ENGINEERS STAFF Editor-in-Chief Pat Bradley Managing Editor Len Sutton Press Club Representative Marvin Kaff 1st Co. Editor John Cornell 2nd Co. Editor ...Joe Bennison 5th Co. Editor ; Len Sutton Reveille for General... The Reveille for General fund began Saturday morn ing with the coming out of that issue, but money has been coming in very slowly. A feature on enlisting Reveille in the W. A. C.’s as a general also came out Saturday and this should explain to you the reason for the boxes that are lo cated in the rotunda of the Academic building, the west door of Sbisa and at the newsstand. About $20 has been collected so far but the need at the present time is $100. Skeleton plans of the two-man committee that started the fund call for a collar to be made for Rev and put in the trophy case when she dies and honor her by so doing. If still more money is received, a portrait of Rev will be painted so that future Aggies will know just who Rev was and why Aggies had such deep affection for her. Rev is the honored mascot of all real Aggies and it is the wish of these boys that some thing be done for her. The Student Activities Office is be ing used as a go-between for the fund so those who woulcl like to send money in to make Rev a general and honor her can do so by writing to the Rev for General Fund, Student Activities Office, College Station, Texas. « Man, Your Manners By 1. Sherwood You never know when you call a iriend or acquaintance on the tele phone that you will not disturb him from a visit, call him from the shower bath or in some other way inconvenience him, but if you are polite about it, maybe he won’t mind too much.. Do not make a habit of calling during meal time and do not make a social phone call to a friend during his business hours. When you are on the answering end of the phone, be careful about your “Hello”—it isn’t altogether improper, but you haven’t fur nished your caller with any infor mation. A proper response would be “This is 4-1126” or “Peter Laird speaking.” The response over a business phone would be “Ketchum and Ketchum—Tom Brown speak ing.” If you are calling a number and a servant answers, always say ‘This is Mr. Brown calling.” When you answer a call and the request is for another, you would say, “Just a minute please, I’ll call him” or if he isn’t there,.you would say, “I’m sorry, he isn’t here, may I take a message.” When you call for information and the one you wish to speak to isn’t there, you would say, “I’ll call again,” but if your name is asked for, it is rude to refuse to give it. It is the caller’s place to end the conversation, but if you are press ed for time, you might give him a lead by saying, “I’m glad you called.” Ungraciousness is more notice able over a phone than in person, so it is well to put a “smile in your voice.” Something to Read By Hazel Adams “Mother Russia” Unlike many reporters Maurice Hindus has never appeared at the gate of the Kremlin with a letter of introduction to Stalin. In Mother Russia, his latest book, he protests that “exciting and en lightening as would be the adven ture of putting questions to Stal in and other leaders and hearing their answers in their own words, he has never been lured by it.” As a result of going to the dark masses to find his Russia, he has written a singularly alive and vividly warm story of the Russian people. He is an excellent reporter; his chapters on the barbaric de struction of Tolstoy’s home by the Germans testify to that. The early chapters of the book, which tell the stories of three young people who have become national heroes, bear evidences of hasty and sen timental writing; but the greatest fault of Mother Russia is its auth or’s attempt to give in less than four hundred pages a complete history of Russia’s progress in the past twenty years. He has failed in this, but he has succeeded ad mirably in certain other important aspects. The chapter which comprise the section “Russia’ New Society” are the most gratifying to the reader who has questions to ask about Russia. The questions which have led to the most discussion by people out side Russia are those which con cern morality, religion, marriage, and family life. In telling the legends of the ] young heroes and heroines, Mr. ] Hindus proves beyond doubt that 1 the younger generation of Russia is the most sober minded and moral : in its history. Sexual immorality ; has swung from its wide preval ence in the first years of the revolution to be practically non-ex istent. Religion is not the basis of mor al behavior. Although the cathe drals of the Russian Orthodox Church are being restored and Mr. Hindus reports that “a cordial re lationship exists between the Sov iets and the Greek Orthodox Church,” he admits finally that “the basic and irreconciliable an tagonism between religion and Bol shevism persists.’’ The chapters on women, the fam ily, and the home are superb. There are accounts of individual women fighting in the Russian army and of the old and young who fight at home. By Americans in all parts of the world Mr. Hindus is most frequent ly asked, “Will we in turn have to fight Russia in a third world war?” He devotes, for this rea son, the closing pages of his book to giving intelligent and encourag ing reasons for believing such a postulate to be fantastic. Our survival depends on a more intelligent understanding of Rus sia. The alternative to understnd- ing was well put to Maurice Hin dus by a neutral diplomat in Mis- cow who once said to him, “Either England, America, and Russia de velop a common language of action in war and afterwards or God help us.” In this spirit Maurice Hindus has written Mother Russia; in a large measure he has contributed to that common language. AMERICAN HEROES BY LEFF After being blown through a window by a bursting shell and stunned by a 14-foot fall during the bombardment of Sand Island, Marine Staff Sergeant Dale Lester Peters of Breckenridge, Michigan, struggled to remove large aerial bombs from nearby burning hangars. He has been awarded the Navy Cross for exceptionally meritorious service and disregard of his own safety during this action. What hardships are you willing to disregard to invest in Payroll Savings? 17. S. Treasury Department Walton Whispers By Dave and Charlie GET OFF THE GRASS! If while traipsing across the espla nade in front of Walton, you should hear these words bellowed out in full, deep tones, don’t be afraid because it’s only “Rosebud” Free man. He is accredited with having the biggest voice for the littlest form on the campus, but his bite isn’t as bad as his bark ... Is it a bird? Is it a comet? No, only “Speed-demon” Hardeman dashing across the campus on his stripped- down bicycle! He holds the college speed record in making the Wal- ton-Duncan Hall stretch in three minutes flat. Too bad he has to slow up because of the 20-mile speed limit which has been set up according to the sign at the North Gate . . . Speaking of birds and comets, “Sonny” Layton has been sailing around in the blue upstairs lately with 19 flying hours to his credit. Maybe this is the only way Bob can get his 5-foot frame high enough to see what’s happening about him. ATTENTION, LADIES! Bring your sewing to Tillie Johnson’s “Ye Little Sewing Shoppe’’ in B-3 —expert seamster and dressmaker with prices to suit your pocket- book . . . And bring your pastry orders to A-4, “Freddie’s Bakery Shop,” F. L. Hasdorff, proprietor. Long experience under the famous connoisseur, Chef Hotard, has made him very learned in the art of making cakes and pies. Your columnists wish to put forth the following suggestion and would appreciate any comments, pro or con, on the subject: That the fish of dorm 14 be known as “fish heads” next semester. FAREWELL to “Chop” Hatchet, who is now an ex-inmate of this institution, having been called into the Naval Air Corps . . . and also to Albert Thomas of K-ramp, who was caught in the draft. Good luck and give ’em hell! We sign off with this statement: Come on, you fellows, shell out that dough for Rev, so that A. and M. can boast of a 4-star general among hdr heroes and other out standing characters! By Frog Dubose Another week-end gone, and one week closer to the night of the Freshman Ball. And listen, you fellows who haven’t dates as yet, sit down and write a letter to some cute little number, and get her down here by Friday. That is the ONLY way that we can make a success of this event! Even though we wanted our Ball, the big event that we have been wait ing for so long, to be held in Sbisa so we could make a good impres sion on the girl back home, LET’S MAKE THE BEST OF IT; don’t let the fact that the dance is to be held in the Grove dampen your spirit, instead, lets make this dance a big success, and fill the campus with beautiful girls. How about it, Freshmen ? Frog Fulbright is pretty dis gusted with his having to report every two hours. Sure does miss the Campus, he says. Dorm 17 seems to be making an approach toward civilization again, Drown outs being at a minimum. Congratulations on your recent im provement 17. Another keen guy on the campus is Frog Deere of dorm 16. He’s from Breckenridge, and while in high school he played some great football for the school. Frog Leverett of dorm 17 was in a big hurry to get to Dallas Saturday. Wonder why he was so anxious, and if he got there in time. News flash of the week: Frog Payne has reached the time in his life when he actually wasn’t hun gry; According to Frog Graham, this is truly an oddity. Frog Brower, of 16, really struck up an interesting acquaint ance on Aggie Corner Saturday. His friend was a marine from New York who was vocalist for an orchestra in that vicinity. They were pretty good pals when the marine left. That about covers it for this time, fellows, but get those dates for the Freshman Ball, and lets put this Ball over in a BIG WAY! Texas Farmers To Get Higher Percent Of Farm Machinery COLLEGE STATION —Texas farmers will receive a higher per centage of labor saving machinery under the new farm machinery and equipment program which got under way July 1. Machinery which will be in creased during the 1943-44 pro gram year includes combines, rub ber wheel tractors, pick-up balers and corn pickers, the Texas USD A War Board announced this week. As a means of getting machine ry to farmers where it is needed for immediate use, manufacturers have been authorized by the War Food Administration to make dis tribution up to 40 per cent of their 1944 production into regular trade channels. Before new machinery is distributed, however, manufactu rers first are required to fill quo tas issued to them by WFA, which are designed to place rationed items of farm machinery and e- quipmept where they will be need ed to satisfy state quotas estab lished. under last year’s program. Although quotas will not be used in making distribution on the 40 percent production which will be made in the near future, state quotas will be established on the remaining 60 per cent of produc tion which will get under way la ter, the Board said and explained that under present plans county farm rationing committees would ration the machinery according to farmers’ needs. Break-down of state quotas on a county basis is not anticipated under the new pro gram. Already, 165 additional com bines, which include the large and small models, have been allocated to Texas and will be distributed according to harvesting needs. The majority of the combines are ex pected to be routed into the grain sorghum areas where producers have increased production under this year’s Food for Freedom pro gram. Additional tractors are expected for distribution this fall, the board said. Radio Club To Meet Wednesday Evening At 7:00 In Studios The Radio Club will meet at 7:00 o’clock Wednesday evening at Leggett Laments Ross Rucker Still not much news from these parts but maybe I can manage a column. The weekend was rather dull here, however quite a few of the fellows on pass report that the outside world has more fun than ever. Several of the Walton boys seemed to be enjoying their free dom after their recent confinement. Streetman looked very sleepy Monday morn. It might be that the hometown gal kept him out after C. Q. time, or it could have been traveling connections were bad . . . Shepherd, formerly of the College Hospital, has gone home for a few days resj;. Seems like bad luck Frank, having to miss out here on the last and may not be able to receive the ole sheep skin. Hope you’re back with us real soon . . . Palmer was in bed most of the day Monday from the Houston excursion, how’s the lit tle woman getting along ? . . . Louis Doehne adds a humorous note on the length of time it takes to get to Bryan on Sunday eve. He suggested, after waiting an hour on the corner, that the current picture in Bryan would be “Pilot No. 10” by the time he got there . . . Then two saddled horses came by in a trailer and Keever com plained, “Talk to the horses en- stead of the driver this time, and we’ll all go.” . . . Maybe I was just in the mood for a laugh that eve. . . . Another tidbit on this “thumbing around” which is amus ing as well as disgusting at times is that all the frogs and fish will come up and meet everyone but the sophomores never extend the Juniors or Seniors a hand. Quite a bit has been said about this of late, I wonder what your opin ion on the matter is? Would it not be a bad policy to practice some preachin ? ? ? Roy Bostick was play ing a close race to get in the Air Corps one day before he received his “Greetings” papers. He still isn’t at ease tho . . . Jack Swat- zell and friend John from the 1st stoop toured up to Cleburne and Cowtown to date T. S. C. W. pro ducts this past week-end . . . Thanks Archie for the apology, but so many Sophs have told me that I was the one that didn’t whip out that I’m almost forced to be silent on the subject. I hope the above reference made to the mat ter doesn’t cause too much fric tion. Anyway you take a “verbal hazing” nicely, and when you have the topic tho’t up. I’m ready to renew the feud . . . Real Aggies should find them selves doing three things in the very near future. Going to football practice, contributing to the “Gen eral Rev” fund, and studying enough to better or at least main tain that 10-10 ratio. The end is coming fast, and from what I hear about 58% will get to extend their rumored three weeks vacation in definitely if the nose isn’t kept in book more . . . It’s nice that P. E. doesn’t require taxation fo the brain in preparation for a class cause think of me studying for those five classes each week. I still insist that if you ever have any suggestions or contribu tions ot make to this column bring them by Room 73. Until Thursday I’ll see you around. Bryan Girl in Red Cross Safe Across Ann Manly Beeson, American Red Cross hospital secretary, whose safe arrival in North Africa was announced today, is the daugh ter of Mrs. Anna Manly, 1013 S. College Ave., Bryan, Texas. She was graduated from Bryan high school and attended Texas A. and M. College, College Station, Tex as. She^was secretary in the regis trar’s office at Texas A. & M. un til 1939 when she came to Wash ington, D. C., to work for the information service of the District of Columbia W. P. A. Prior to go ing overseas she was private sec retary to Jay Franklin, radio and newspaper commentator. She lived at 3125 P St., N. M., Washington, D. C. WTAW studios. The play to be put on is an adaptation from Ed gar Allen Poe’s short story—The Cask of Amontillado. The cast is as follows: Isaac Kleinman, James F. McKenzie, J. P. Williams, Ed win A. Pininski, Betty Jo Clark. There will also be a 15-minute radio quiz between five Aggies and five Bryan girls. J loupot’s An Aggie Institution TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 24, 1943 ^Toujdovjn Qampus ‘Distractions By Ben Fortson J At Guion Hall today and tomor row is the latest of the current Hardy family series, ANDY HAR DY’S DOUBLE LIFE, starring Mickey Rooney, Ann Rutherford, and Esther Williams. In this delightful comedy, young Master Hardy is about ready to go off to college. He has wound up his high school career with a bang and now is about to embark on the first great step in life. His girl, Polly Benedict (Ann Rutherford) has a friend visiting her (Esther Williams) and due to her charms nearly loses the viva cious Hardy. There are several swimming pool scenes that should thrill as well as tickle an audience of all ages. In my opinion this is the best yet of the Hardy pictures. The Lowdown: Don’t miss it! Showing at the Campus today and tomorrow is Martha O’Driscoll in MY HEART BELONGS TO DADDY. Co-starred with Richard Carlson and Cecil Kellaway, Miss O’Dris coll reveals that she has more act ing ability than she has heretofore shown. The story is strictly story book stuff on the highly implaus ible side but nevertheless is a sat isfactory one that ^hould provide entertainment for most. It tells of the complications growing out of a snowstory which deposits a childbirth in the home of Richard Carlson, Nobel Prize winner and widdower. His in-laws by self-ap pointment live with him and there by make the complications the more difficult to unravel. Love comes to the unexpected mother and professor and everything turns out all right in the end. The Lowdown: Not so hot. —INTRAMURALS— (Continued irom Page 1) man will swim one length of the pool carrying a brick. The start will be made in the water. 200-foot Military Swim—Each contestant will have to swim from one end of the pool to about the 40-foot mark, then dive under the water and swim 30 feet under the water and come up to swim the last 30 feet. The same is true for the swim back. Ropes will be stretched across the pool at the places where the contestants shall begin swimming under water and where they are to come up. We have a swell pool down there, men, let’s get some of that old Spirit and have a good meet. Phone 4-1168 t A s D S 9c & 20c Tax Included Box Office Opens 1 p. m. Closes 7:30 Silmma Dial 4-1181 Open at 1 p. m. Air Conditioned By Refrigeration Tuesday and Wednesday VEYCAMIPI mm mm ,tar,mg GEORGE SANDERS wr.s anna sien — also — Phil Spitalny and Orchestra Musical Popeye Cartoon — and — Sports I. Q. 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