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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 7, 194:3
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.
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Represented nationally by National Advertising Service, Inc., at New York City,
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Office, Room S, Administration Building. Telephone 4-5444.
1942 Member 1943
Plssocierfed GoUe6iate Press
BEN FORTSON, Editor-in-Chief
ANDY MATULA, Managing Editor
TUESDAY’S STAFF
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 1 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
Man, Your Manners
By 1. Sherwood
Bad Manners or lack of dance
manners may cause problems for
the “cut in” system used at A. &
M. dances, but the system itself
is apt to furnish the greatest pro
blem, even though it is considered
acceptable dance technique. Most
colleges do not employ the ‘‘cut
in” system n such a wholesale
manner aS at A. & M.—they use
it mostly for “mixers.”
Generally accepted practice dic
tates that a girl must dance which
whoever cuts in, even though she
is enjoying her current partner;
with “stags” out numbering the
girls a half a dozen to one, as is
often the case at A. & M., the
“cutting in’’ gets to be a bore to
both the young women and the
young men who escorted them. It
is very doubtful if “cut in” dan
cers can be held in^check without
the “stags” being disgruntled, es
pecially when revenue is desired
from as many of them as can be
present.
Important dances at A. & M.
have used programs, in times
past, but under present conditions
they would be out of the question
—or so it would seem.
A young man makes a mistake
when he feels that a knowledge
of a few dance steps qualifies him
as a dancer; it goes much farther
than that—he must know dance
manners and be able to dance
well, but a man with nice man
ners, who doesn’t dance so well,
is far more popular than one who
dances well but has ugly manners.
If you would be popular you will
not “cut” back on a man who has
just taken a girl from you; you
will allow any couple to dance a-
round the room at least once be
fore you cut in.
ODE TO THE TEXAS AGGIES
I’ve courted with a Kappa Sig
A Phi Delt and a Deke
I’ve danced with Betas, A T O’s
And always cheek to cheek.
The Marines are swell, the Air
Corps too
The sailors hold their own
The Army’s in their pitching too
And they are not alone.
But in my many rendevous
I’d never ben quite moved
Until an Aggie came along
And this is what he proved.
Senior’s boots are fascinating
Junior’s uniforms are swell.
The freshmen and the sophomores
Would thrill most any belle..
They’re experts at one arm driving
At parking they’re not bad
They thrill me with their kisses
The best I’ve ever had.
The Kappa Sigs, the A T O’s
'file Phi Delts and the Dekes
The Betas too, and the rest
Are all a bunch of freaks.
But, ah, the Texas Aggies!!!
They thrill this heart of mine
So I’ll agree that none can beat
That good old Aggie line.
Aircraft Plant to
Give Courses
A six weeks paid aeronautical
engineering familiarization course,
starting September 13, will be gi
ven at the Fort Worth plant of
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Cor
poration by the Texas A. & M. Col
lege, it was announced Thursday
by Howard W. Barlow, head of
the Department of Aeronautical
Engineering.
Taking the course will be select
ed engineers whose experience has
not been in aircraft work. Addi
tional courses are scheduled to
start each six weeks after the
lead off course, and each course
will have an average of 15 train
ees.
Schedule of the familiarization
courses has been arranged with
the cooperation of the Engineering,
Science, Management War Train
ing program of the U. S. Office
of Education.
Consolidated Vultee, one of the
largest manufacturers of airplanes,
presently engaged in the con
struction of four-motored milita
ry aircraft, is sponsoring these
courses in an attempt to relieve
a critical shortage of skilled wor
kers. Particularly, industrial, time
and motion study, methods and
process engineers are needed for
immediate employment.
Applicants in the age range of
22 to 50 years must pass a physi
cal examination. They should have
engineering degrees from an accre-
diated college based on at least
four year’s attendance. In some
cases part of the educational re
quirements may be satisfied by
equivalent experience. Applicants
also should have at least three
years of any type engineering ex
perience.
During the familiarization cour
se each trainee will be paid $200
monthly by Consolidated Vultee.
Upon completion of the course he
will be given an increase in salary,
and will be assigned to a design
gfoup where he will do design
drafting, or to stress analysis
group where he will analyze for
strength of various components
of the airplane, Mr. Barlow said.
Silver Wings Are
Won by Aggie-Ex
CRAIG FIELD, SELMA, ALA.
—The right to wear a pair of
coveted “Silver Wings” and fly one
of Uncle Sam’s swift and deadly
fighter planes against our Axis
enemies has been won by Harold
J. Robertson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
M. H. Robertson, 2857 Copley Ave.,
San Diego, Calif., who was com
missioned a second lieutenant at
special outdoor exercises htis week
at Craig Field's picturesque Pecan
Grove.
The warding of the wings and
commission came after the new
flying officer had completed his
advanced flight training at the
Advanced Flying School in Selma,
Alabama, and graduated from Tex
as A. & M. in 1942 with a degree
in Mechanical Engineering.
During the many months of
training he had to undergo before
he mounted the stand to receive his
wings and certificate, he was given
all types of instruction. He was
toughened mentally and physically
and learned to drill, just as any
soldier.
He was also given every phase
of combat instruction, including
fighter formation, ground and aer
ial gunnery, night flying and high
altitude missions which equip him
to become a vital member of the
United States’ still rapidly increas
ing air arm, which daily is carry
ing the war across waters to the
very heart of our enemies’ strong
holds.
Assignment to his next station
followed the exercises.
AMERICAN HEROES
BY LEFF
Captain Anthony Hollub manned the top turret guns of his grounded
plane to return the fire of the Jap air attack on Clark Field in the
Philippines. Exposed to strafing planes, the New Mexico captain ran
across the field for more ammunition when it was exhausted. He was
ready to sacrifice his life to keep his guns blazing. How much can you in
vest in Payroll Savings to help heroic fighters like Hollub to kfeep firing?
★ BACKWASH ★
By Andy Matula
**Bukwaah: An acRattoa iwraltin* tfm aeti*n or •ecarroM*’* — Wabator
Gold Bars . .
The first members of the class
of ’44 to get their commissions are
40 Aggies at Fort Monmouth in
“Jeyseey”. All were seniors in the
Signal Corps and Jack Keith, for
mer Corps executive/ says that
they missed WNBL because it was
showing on Broadway 40 miles
away and they couldn’t walk that
far. Jack becomes a second louey
on September 14.
G. I. Job . . .
You can imagine our surprise
when he saw a picture of Mike
Haikin, former Batt sports editor,
who literally held down the Batt
office, in the Texas Aggie. Mike
says he’d lost 30 pounds since he’s
been in the Army. Hope my draft
board put me 2A.
Backwashing . . .
The inmates of “K” ramp Wal
ton have developed web feet . . .
What hapened on the 5th stoop of
“L” ramp in Walton, last Wednes-
Lunch Program to
Operate In Schools
Government assistance in opera
ting community school lunch pro
grams this year will be in the
form of indemnity payments a-
mounting to about 60 per cent of
the cost of the food served, the A.
and M. College Extension Service
has been notified. Local commu
nities will contribute the remain
ing goods or services necessary to
operation of the program, accord
ing to E. L. Upshaw, state repre
sentative of the Food Distribution
Administration.
The school milk program will be
combined with the lunch program.
Additional indemnity payments of
two cents per meal will be allowed
when fluid milk is served, Mr. Uu-
shaw says.
In carrying on the program, the
Texas State Department of Educa
tion will cooperate with FDA in
carrying out the program of gov
ernment assistance to school lunch
projects. Previously the FDA pur
chased food and distributed it thru
state agencies for use in school
lunches. Now, the FDA says, all
of the food buying will be done by
local sponsors of the program,
and they will be reimbursed by the
FDA up to a certain amount, de
pending on the type of lunch
served.
Mr. Upshaw says funds avail
able will not permit the FDA to
approve applications for this help
except in communities which can
not operate an adequate school
lunch program without this finan
cial assistance. Labor for the ope
ration of the program must be
furnished locally. In many commu
nities, home demonstration club
women or other groups have can
ed or otherwise preserved huge
quantities of food for use in lun
ches during the coming school
year.
New Rates For
AAA Announced
COLLEGE STATION—A revi
sed scale for payments to Texas
farmers under the 1943 AAA pro
gram were announced through the
state office this week by the War
Food Administration.
New rates of payment include
cotton at one cent per pound and
wheat at 8.5 cents per bushel while
day after drill? . . . There was
quite a few V-12’s who were for-
fer students on the campus Mon
day. They got the day off for
Labor Day; don’t ever mention
justice to me again. •
There wil be Corps Dances next
fal after football games here. Real
live orchestra’s too.
Gause Wrapped . ..
A couple of A. S. T. P. boys stop
ped a freshman the other day and
asked.
“Say, felow, where’s this thing
caled Sully’s statue?”
To this the frog replied;
“Oh, that. It’s the mummy down
in the museum.”
The A. S. T. P. said thank you.
Reminder . . .
Army, we have a big football
schedule next fall; let’s start to
win those games now. Go down to
Kyle Field every day and watch
thf>se boys work out. And beat the
hell out of Bryan Field.
rice remains unchanged from 3.2
cents per barrel announced several
months ago. Also unchanged are
rates for payments earned by car
rying out approved production
practices, such as terracing, con
touring and strip cropping.
Original rates of payment on
cotton and wheat had been an
nounced at 1.1 cents per pound
and 9.5 cents per bushel, respect
ively. Payments are made on nor
mal production of the allotted
acreage.
Changes in the program to meet
wartime conditions have increased
the number of farmers eligible
for AAA payments this year, offi
cials of the AAA office said in
explaining reduction in this year’s
payments. Under the AAA Act,
rates of payment may be adjusted
upward or downward, depending
on the percentage of participation.
Farmers To Continue
To Operate Under
Slaughter Permits
Texas farmers will continue to
operate under the slaughter per
mit system which went into effect
August 15.
Explaining the program this
week the state USDA War Board
said that farmers, who are Class
3 slaughterers under the licensing
program, will operate as before
and in September will have a quo
ta basis of 100 per cent of their
September 1941 quota.
Other classifications of slaugh
terers under the new slaughter li
censing program are Class 1, or
Federally-inspected, and Class 2,
non-Federally inspected slaughter
ers.
The new order provides, thfe
board explained, that if a farmer
did not slaughter in 1941, he may
deliver meat derived from live
stock which he slaughtered pri
marily for home consumption but
that quotas for these deliveries
would not exceed 400 pounds of
meat per farm family in one calen
dar year. Farmers falling in this
classification must obtain slaugh
tering permits from county USDA
war boards.
Previously, the farm slaughterer
was allowed to take his choice be
tween killing three animals for
sale, of which only one could be
bovine, and 300 pounds of meat.
Under the new order, farm slaugh
terers whose quotas are more than
400 pounds will be issued permits
Frog...
By Frog Dubose
Now that our Rev is a general,
it might be a good idea to salute
her when she passes now. Also,
she is going to have her picture
painted. Quite a popular girl she
is, and she deserves every bit of
the recognition she gets and a lot
more. Now, they haven’t got quite
enough cash for the portrait yet,
so pitch in and let’s do Rev up
right!
Before the schedule drill time
Saturday night for dorm 15, loud
prayers were sent up for rain.
Well, we got the rain all right,
but we got it while were march
ing! And speaking of marching,
why did Frog Payne march in such
a peculiar manner Sunday morn
ing? Frog daggers and Frog Pierce
certainly did get a kick out of his
predicament.
Frog Christie is away on C. A.
P. maneuvers, and is expected back
soon. Ought to be real interesting
stuff.
A big bull session went full blast
in Frog House and Frog Philips
room. The subject soon got around
to snakes. Frog McAllister topped
them with a tale of the time he
got in a car and sat down beside
one. Frpg Kever also spun some
good ones about when he worked
for a light company.
Frog Patterson, of Dorm 17 went
home this week-end (the lucky
devil) and worked all the time he
was there. Seems as though they
were moving, and he got there
just in time to do some work.
Frog Owens little brother cer
tainly seems to like this place be
cause he sure’ does spend a lot of
his time here. On his last trip
down, he even brought a buddy with
him.
The old elevator in the Academic
building must be getting old. It
works about one day out of three
weeks. To those who have keys
to the elevator, this fact is very
discouraging.
Time to stop this bulling and go
to bed, so I’ll see you soon!
by Food Distribution Area Meat
Marketing Supervisors or the 'FDA
Regional Director.
E. L. Upshaw, state representa
tive of the Food Distribution Ad
ministration and a member of the
state USDA War Board, Austin,
recently was appointed Texas Meat
Marketing Supervisor. Assisting
him are area supervisors, located
in various parts of the state, and
local war weat committees in all
Texas counties.
A. & M. Specialist
Discusses Gardens
COLLEGE STATION—Techni
ques for fall and winter Victory
gardening differ somewhat from
recommendations for spring plan
ting and cultivation, says J. F.
Rosborough, horticulturist for the
A. and M. College Extension Ser
vice.
He warns that the fall garden
should not be plowed more than
four or five inches deep, since
deep plowing tends to dry out the
soil. And before plowing, weeds
and vegetable plant refuse should
be removed from the plot, for if
they are turned under, heating
may follow. A good coating of ma
nure ploughed under will increase
the water-holding capacity and
prevent packing. Rotted compost
also will improve tilth, Ros
borough says.
If the soil is licking in fertility,
the gardener should work in a
commercial fertilizer in addition
to the barnyard manure or com
post. However, the horticulturist
warns that commercial fertilizer
should be used only in areas where
the rain fall is around 30 inches
annually and where soil is sandy.
Either 3-8-7 or 4-12-4 may be ap
plied at the rate of three pounds
per 100 feet of row at the time
of planting. It should be chopped
thoroughly to a depth of three
of four inches.
Heat resisting vegetables should
be planted first—beans, Irish po
tatoes, mustard, leaf lettuce, and
radishes. These vegetables must
mature before frost. Although the
soil may be somewhat dry at plan
ting time, planting should be made
in well drained spots so water
will not stand after subsequent
fall rains.
Green peppers, hot pepper, okra,
field peas, egg plant, pole beans
and summer tomatoes carried from
the spring should be given a side
dressing of fertilizer in a furrow
about a foot from the plants. Ir
rigate either before or after ap
plying the fertilizer.
THE WECKS BROTHERS—
From Left to Right — James, Earl,
Leonard and Franklin. The four
brothers enlisted in the U. S.
Navy December 11th, 1942 at Port
land, Oregon,* and were called to
active duty March 9, 1943, and
sent to Farragut, Idaho for their
“Boot” Training. Finishing their
indoctrination period they were
sent to Chicago, Illinois for a
Pre-Radio Course. Upon comple
tion of that course they were trans
ferred to the EE&RM school at
A. & M.
Betwwen 20 and 27 years of
age they have been together all of
their lives and the wish to stay
( together caused them to join at
the same time. They worked in
their father’s lumber yard until
the war broke out and then they
went to work in the Portland
Shipyards. They have two more
brothers,, both married, who are
in defense work. Out standing ath
letes in their company they are
also the average in scholastic
standings. Their rooms are spot
lessly clean and their manners
perfect. They are all single and
intend to stay that way for
awhile, so they say. Here’s wish
ing you good luck and hoping that
you get to stay together for the
duration.
Qampus ^Distractions
By Ben Forison
Today and tomorrow at Guion
Hall is THE LADY HAS PLANS,
with Paulette Goddard, Ray Mil-
and, and Roland Young.
Creditable ingenuity in the
script writing division makes this
one an interesting laugh offering.
An espionage twist in the story
makes for a good thrill content
and the German Gestapo comes
in for some ludicrous treatment.
Generally it is a story of newspa
per guys and gals who fall afoul
if international diplomats who
lurk in Lisbon. Paulette is en
gaged by a radio network to as
sist Miland gather news. A ring
of spies attempts to intercept her
on her way to the clipper but fail
and in Lisbon she is mistaken for
another woman who has import
ant war plans drawn on her back.
She is requested to disrobe and
show her stuff and this leads to
one thing and another. Miland and
Miss Goddard are both captured
by the Gestapo but turn the ta
bles on them definitely.
The Lowdown: Good and laugh
able.
THE SPOILERS is the feature
on at the Campus today and to
morrow and it stars Marlene Die-
trch, Randolph Scott, and John
Wayne.
This is Rex Beach’s saga of the
Alaskan gold rush brought to the
screen with all its thrilling real-
Dial 4-1181
Open at 1 p. m.
Air Conditioned
By Refrigeration
TODAY and WEDNESDTY
U THE SPOILERS”
ity. The cast fits like a glove with
Miss Dietrich shrewd, seductive
and quick of the lip and the hip
playing the part of a Nome gin
palace owner. She is in love with
Wayne and fights to keep him on
the straight and narrow and save
him from Scott who is after his
rich mine. The dialog is crisp and
good and the fist fight between
Wayne and Scott in the closing
scenes is one of the best to be
filmed.
The Lowdown: Big m story . . .
great in cast.
Phone 4-1168
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IS ALWAYS 4UU
Tax Included
Box Office Opens 1 p. m.
Closes 7:30
TUESDAY and
WEDNESDAY
“THE LADY
HAS PLANS”
Paulette Goddard
Ray Millard
Roland Young
in
ALSO SELECTED
SHORT SUBJECTS
— starring —
John Wayne
Marlene Dietrich
Randolph Scott
also
Color Cartoon
“LITTLE GRAVEL VOICE”
also
Short
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ly—your appearance counts very
much when you are in uniform. Be
smart and neat. We will be glad to
serve you.
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