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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1943
OFFICIAL
NOTICES
Announcements
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
Those students expecting part-time em
ployment during the coming term are
urged to fill an application or application
renewal with the Placement Office before
September 10.
W. R. Horsley
Placement Office.
SENIORS—On Wednesday, September 15
there will be posted on a Bulletin Board
in the Administration Building a list of
those seniors who have completed all the
requirements for a degree and who
eligible to participate in the Comnu
ment exercises. This bulletin will remain
posted throughout September 15-16-17 and
every candidate is urged to consult it
to determine his status.
are
Commence-
CALLED MEETING — Brazos
Union Lodge 129 tonight at
8 :00 o’clock. There will be work
in the Master’s Degree. All
members and visiting brethren
are cordially invited to be present.
J. D. Benson, W.M.
J. W. Hall, Sec.
SENIORS—Those Senior Students who
ordered invitations may now get them
at the Student Activities Office. Please
bring receipt to obtain order.
Coach Art Adamson has announced that
he is in charge of the ushers for this sea
son’s home football games. Anyone wish
ing to work as an usher next semester
should report to Mr. Adamson at his of
fice in the swimming pool at 5:10 p.m.
Wednesday.
Classified
FOR SALE—Stove, 2 tables, rug, 2 beds,
2 dressers, 2 gas heaters. Bargain at
$50.00. F. W. Baker, Tauber Street, (2
blocks from Sulphur Springs Road) at
home atfer 5:00 p.m.
—CIRCLING—
(Continued From Page 3)
their experiences. Mr. Poindexter
and Mr. Proesch were down in
same ole thing—women. Wonder
Houston looking 1 around for the
how they made out? Mr. Smith
actually had a date this week end.
Some Bryan lass I hear. Gee
“Smitty”, you better have her at
the Wing Ball “if” we are here.
We’ll have to put our stamp of
approval on her: I hear that Mr.
Osburn seems to be having trou
ble with his roommate, Mr. Os
burn in his place by the old “box
er’s shuffle—three-four’ method.
Gollies, and al Ithe time we thought
you were one of these Tennessee
strong men . . . you disappointed
us Mack. Why don’t you see Mr.
Landis, maybe he can help you?
Did you notice that red “accident
looking for a place to happen” that
Mr. Jack has been riding? It is
a good looking bike “Smilin’ Jack”
are you going to solo with it? It
goes fast enough to be used in
flying the rectangular course.
Mr. Edward Laimans has done it
men, he too has taken that fatal
step and joined in the arms of
matrimony. Miss Betty Coruder
from Milwaukee was the little
lady of his choice. We all offer
our congratulations Mr. arid Mrs.
Laimans and hope you’ll be as
happy as the Garaffos.
“Down by the old mill stream .”
no, no one is dying in the East
wing of ole Bizzell Hall; it’s just
the “Three Sad Sacks” vibrating
their vocal cords to the old notes
of music. Mr. “Pete” Garaffo is
the lead men, Mr. Farrar holds
down the bass section while Mr.
Giglietta lifts up the tenor. Ah,
those lovely notes of music sound
wonderful lads; too bad Fred War
ring isn’t around. All the fellows
on the second floor want the
three lads to go on the radio . . .
so they can turn them off.
Goodbye for now gents—see you
on your furlough—I hope.
$64.00 QUESTION
Who broke the light bulb?
Answer
ANDREWS!!!.
— NEWS —
(Continued from Page 3)
wait until I see you again, as I
had intended to do in the light of
this, I believe it best to come
straight to the point.
Since we first met about five
years ago our friendship has
grown into something beautiful. I
have always yearned to ask you
this. It has been my fate up to
this moment, uncertain as to what
answer you will give, knowing you
as I do, oh, how can I express
what I feel ? Don’t try to lesse
the blow. I am also aware of the
fact that you have been asked
this question by girls before. So
tell me truthfully, do you think
the Lone Ranger should sell his
horse if he is drafted ? Huh ?
Love, Jackie.
APOLOGY
We would like to take this op
portunity to apologize to A/S Nor
man P. Buckner. The poem run
last issue in reply to “Texas For
eign Service,” was submitted by
Mr. Buckner, of Houston. It was
only after considerable research
that he was able to find this scath
ing reply to the Yankees who sub
mitted “T. F. S.” So this is to let
everyone know that the responsi
bility of this poem goes with Mr.
Buckner and not with the Editor,
as previously stated.—Ed.
—RECORDS—
(Continued from Page 3)
which, for the most part, never
did take-off, but were demolished
instead. Well, after the original
shocks were absorbed in this area
and steps taken to prevent any re
occurence, Joe’s organization was
attached to a Bombardment Group
going “below.”
Ensuing this attachment, nine
long hard months were spent in
the Southwestern Pacific area
where natives had never before
been able to touch “big winged
birds” such as were running a
shuttle service over Guadalcanal
in the initial stages of the action
there. Joe can not remember how
many of those bombs he personally
loaded, but does not hesitate to
mention the privilege and feeling
of pride experienced while actually
participating in such work; yes
and maybe there would be time
to autograph a ulane load. How
ever, for the most part, it is known
that merely a handful of men be
side himself worked often a full
24 hours each day and were proud
of their ability to reload planes
as fast as they returned from
missions.
Joe could hardly refrain from
lauding the Ordnance Detachment
of which he was a firm spoke
and stated that when a makeshift
device was quickly needed for the
carrying of certain types of bombs,
a few of his ingenious associates
with the help of “bailing wire”
and boards from old crates solved
the problem. It was also the duty
of his organization to locate “duds”
after being shelled or bombed by
the Nipponese. He finally admit
ted that close acquaintances with
many foxholes had been his for
tunate privilege during these
months plus the accompanying
sound of hot shrapnel clipping
twigs from jungle trees and growth
overhead, but he states that there
were always jokes in the air at
the same time, which tended to
neutralize the situation.
Upon returning from foreign
service Joe, while on furlough, pro
ceeded to Woonsocket, Rhode Is
land where he was born, and had
graduated from High School. He
visited many old haunts especially
the Y. M. C. A. where he had spent
considerable time indulging in all
sports during his youth. Now, at
22 years, Joe stands well over 6
feet with a fine body to boot.
However, to date, he has managed
to remain single.
Regarding the future, Joe’s in
terests have changed to aviation
as he prefers to become a pilot.
Having fed lethal loads to so many
planes, he decided it would be
only appropriate to drop some per
sonally. In relation to further du
ty assignments, he definitely pre
fers foreign service over that do
mestic and would like to serve in
China, mayge getting to even up
some personal scores originating
on the 7th. However, Joe Uruski
will disappoint no individual or
whatever is honorably expected of
him irregardless of what the fu
ture has in store. Meanwhile, he
is earnestly applying his faculties
to present training and is allow
ing nothing to intervene.
* A.S.T.U. NEWS *
ARAty ENGINEERS
Just An M.E.
ARAir VET/
—REGISTRAR—
(Continued from Page 1)
names begin with E, F, G, H, I,
J, K.
Saturday, September 25, 11:00
to 12:00—All students whose sur
names begin with L, M, N, O, P,
Q, R.
Saturday, September 25, 11:30
to 12:00—All students who were
unable to register at their regular
scheduled time.
Friday,- September 24, 8:00 to
12:00—All new students will re
gister.
Old returning students will re
gister ccording to the same sche
dule as students currently enrolled.
—FINAL BALL—
(Continued From Page 1)
one of the best ever held. The
Final Ball is one of the tradition
al annual affairs featured on the
campus.
Sabinal Aggie-ex Dies
In Action During Raid
The War Department has an
nounced the death of Lt. George
Proctor, Jr., ’42, formerly of Sa
binal, Texas. The death occurred
during the Sicily campaign at
which time the Allied forces proved
campaign.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Proc
tor, also of Sabinal, received word
last month that their son had been
seriously wounded on July 10, the
day after the invasion of Sicily.
They were advised Sunday that
he had not been wounded but had
died in action.
Lt. Proctor is believed to be the
first Sabinal person to have died
in action during the present con
flict of the world armies in World
War II.
By KAFF
This is the story of ten old
men and their search for the
“Fountain of Youth.” They, like
Ponce de Leon, sought to recover
their lost or strayed teen-age
years in the sunny south, but chose
Texas rather than Florida. They,
to, thought that by acting and
pretending that they were actual
ly young, they could keep up with
the new generation. But, unlike the
Spanish explorer who sailed the
seven seas in search of the actual
fountain, they attempted their
rejuvenation by starting out with
a soft-ball team and taking on all
competition.
Though they managed to shape
up a ball team after many vigor
ous nights of practice, errors, pull
ed muscles, sore arms, and torn
and bruised legs, to say nothing
of ruined clothing, they could only
outplay (?) one other such assem
bly of old men who had started
on their quest for the Fountain
much later. It looked, to our old
men, as though they might really
be getting somewhere, until these
others, flight instructors at that,
came back to even the score at one
win for each, and then it looked
like neither group gotten anywhere.
They were just ten old men and
it seemed as though the search
had been quite futile, and they
were almost resigned to their fate.
Then one day one of the “ten”
proved that he wasn’t really an
“old” man. He took off the night
to celebrate his claim to youth, the
same night of the big game be
tween the “old men” and 1st Com
pany. But a well-deserved celebra
tion it was, since Lt. Williams had
become the father of a baby boy.
Congratulations, Lieutenant, on
the new addition to the house of
Williams. But to get back to our
story—the event, blessed as it was,
left only nine old men, and Mar-
inaro’s sluggers, the competition,
really looked tough. Desperately in
neew of aid, Capt. McDaniel offer
ed “Captain for a Night” (some
what similar to King for a Day)
to anyone who would fill in the
left field spot. A red-headed youth
stepped up, and with the okay of
Marinaro, was accepted to the old
men. After all, thought Manager
Ferd, they were just “ten” try
ing to be young, and “Captain
Red” Cohen would not make any
difference. But agairi the “child
did lead them”. The youth was the
needed inspiration of youth and
handled all chances like a profes
sional. The old men sensed the
surge of youth as it reached them
from their new associate player,
“Captain” Cohen. They had at
least, found the “Fountain” and
breathed and drank deeply of it.
After that there was no stopping
them. You all know the rest of
how they were inspired at bat as
well as in the field, and how they
went on to beat the 1st Co. Mar
ionettes by a score of 1 to 0. The
old men claim there will be no
stopping them from now on, but
we can not help wondering if the
Fountain will not run dry without
the red-headed inspiration.
’Bye Now!
2nd Company
Wins Track Event
Scoring points in every event
the classy 2nd company consisting
of Vets, Quartermasters, and Chem
Trainees, ran awy with the ASTP
Track Fest Sunday at Kyle Field.
The 2nd Company was too much
for the local G. I.s and the former
Aggie Track Greats found little
competition winning with 73 points
against the combined total for the
other companies of 57 points.
Rickey of the 2nd company prov
ed high scorer with his two firsts
in the 100 yd dash and the broad
jump and a third in the 120 low
hurdles.
Thomas Burke of the 1st com
pany of Advanced engineers cop
ped a first in the low hurdles and
went on to give ex-Aggie Track
star Don Frye a run for his mo
ney in the three hundred yard
dash. A handkerchief would have
covered the two men at the finish
and it is not taking away from
Frye’s beautifully run race to say
that had Burke a pair of track
shoesto fit him the results might
have been different.
The three hundred was the
High Spot of the afternoon.
Aggie Coach Lil Dimit was most
enthusiastic about Burke’s perfor
mance, as well as the running of
Snider of the 2nd place fifth com
pany. Snider, former Ohio State
trackster never was in trouble and
ran a beautiful mile finishing a
Announcement
Lt. Col. Richard H. Buevens
announced today that the offi
cers and enlisted personnel of
A.S.T.U. 3800, through the med
ium of the “Battalion” invite the
personnel of A. & M. College arid
their friends and the Military
Personnel attached to this sta
tion to the formal review of the
five companies comprising
A.S.T.U. 3800.
The review, to be held at 6:45
this evening on the main Infan
try Drill Field near the Y. M.-
C. A., is in honor of Col. Welty,
as reviewing officer and the grad
uating seniors of the 2nd Stu
dent Training Company.
Dr. Bolton and the Deans of the
Institutions are invited to occupy
the reviewing stand of this, the
first public review of the Engi
neers, Veterinary, Quartermaster
and Chemical Trainees studying
at Texas A. & M. College.
Specifications for the “Glamor
Boy” of the 2nd St. Co.
To meet these qualifications he
should have the following attri
butes: Nose “Merkshire” Nash,
ears . . . Barney Myatt, hair .
“Alopecia” Boyd, accessories .
Jerry Krakoff, sex appeal. . . “Dur-
oc” Coscia, feet . . . Hank Stod
dard, mouth and smile . . . Jimie
Reed, eyes . . . “Old Timer” Wil
liams, neatness . . . “Dirty Ben”
Russell, intergrity . . . “Tennessee”
Bryan, physique . . . Bill Parker,
studious . . . Jackie Buie, gener
ous . . . “Gum Shoe” Grimes, tall
. . . “Dusty Sousares, energetic
. “Hatchet” Winne, carefree .
“B-Square” McCollum, chest .
Andy Anderson, “shoulders . . . F.
E. Williams, discipline . . . “C. Q.
Hart, sense of humor . . . W. O.
Cooper, lover . . . Joe Benison, sexy
. . . Hugh Phillips, modest . .
Keith Kirk, retiring . . . “Dag-
wood” Bumstead, patience . . . Tom
mie “Red Bird” Rawles, mascu
line . . . Charley Kelsey, leadership
. . . “Coldwater” Katlwasser, youth
ful and vigorous . . . “Senile” K. P.
Fickes, truthful . . . John “Red”
Hennessy, heads up . . . Ken Nich
“Demon” John-
Neale Johnson,
Charlie “Goat”
olson, cheerful
son, tolerant .
wide awake .
Bridges.
HATS OFF . . . When a company
can put on a drill exhibition as well
as the 5th company did Friday
evening, at the regimental review
when the color company was
chosen, it is a pleasure to be beat
en.
quarter of a lap ahead of the
field.
While the 2nd company speed
sters were the class of the run
ning events, it was the 5th com
pany who copped honors in the
weights with Krause and Chilcott
gathering a couple of first and
secrinds for their team. Krause
tossed the 16 pourid shot out 36
feet without effort and looked ca
pable of heaving it another five
if needed, while Chilcott won han
dily with his spin of 91.4 feet in
the discuss.
Complete results follow:
100 yd dash: Richey (2nd Co.),
Pelof (2nd Co.), Johnson (2nd Co.)
Sailors (5th Co.), time 10.9 sec.
120 low hurdles: Burke (1st Co)
Peterson 1st Co), Richey (2nd
Co.), Strieber (2nd Co.), time
15.1 sec.
300 yd dash: Fry (2nd Co),
Burke (1st Co.), Sailors (5th Co),
Purvis (5th Co.), time 33.3 sec.
880 yd run: Garrett (2nd Co.),
Baker (2nd Co.), Brown (3rd-Co.),
Hutchins (5th Co.), time 2:02.7.
mile run: Snider (5th Co.), Jar-
rett (2nd Co.), O’Neill (4th Co.),
Clayton (2nd Co.), time 4:55.
mile and 7/10s run: Ward (2nd
Co.) Willis, (2nd2, Smith, (2nd),
time 9:23.4.
mile raley: 2nd Company, 5th
Company, 3rd Company, 1st Com
pany. time
High jump: Crevline )3rd Co.
and Machemehl (2nd Co.) tied at
5' 6i/ 2 ”
Broad Jump: Richey (2nd Co.),
Barron (2nd Co.), Clapp (3rd Co.),
Pelof (2nd Co.) 20.4 feet,
discus: Chilcott (5th Co.), Krause
(5th Co.), Geisert (5th Co.),
Chive (3rd Co.), 91.5 feet.
shot put: Krause (5th Co.), Bar
ron (2nd Co.), Chilcott (5th Co.),
Geisert (5th Co.), 35.9 feet.
Final Score:
2nd Company .— 73 points
5th Company 31% points
3rd Company 12% points
1st Company 12 points
4th Company 2 points
Personalities
William K. Thomas
Flash! Hold the linotype . . .
Mrs. W. K. Thomas gave birth to
a six pound eight ounce baby girl
at 6:45 Saturday morning at the
St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan. Be
fore noon of the same day, she was
the recipient of a large bouquet
of assorted flowers presented to
her by the men of the 2nd St.
Co. 3800 ASTU . . . .also, a war
bond is on its way as soon as the
little lady is named. Now it will be
papa who pays . . . the hospital
bills as well as the wages he
lost on the stork’s bringing a boy.
To date Bill is the first army vet
to become the father since the com
pany was organized.
Alphabetically William K.
Thomas is our last graduating sen
ior, but chronologically he was the
first son born to Dr. and Mrs. W.
K. Thomas of Merced, California,
on Easter Sunday, April 12, 1914.
Dicing in the suburbs of Merced,
which is famous for its peaches,
apricots, grapes, and vegetables,
he grew up to be vigorous enough
to play on the Merced High School
football team lettering in his sen
ior year.
After graduation he took a job
with a road construction company
as engineer on a diesel shovel
and consequently traveled the
length of the Pacific coast, from
the Mexican border to Seattle,
Washington, building some of the
highways for which sunny Cali
fornia is noted.
When vacations came, he took up
his hunting rifle, loosed his hunt
ing dogs and took to the trail in
pursuit of an art which is well
nigh lost to “civilized” man. On
one occasion he bagged a 300-
pound bear, but his favorite past
time was hunting for qual. Izaak
Walton would also find a true
devotes to the piscatorial art in
‘Bill”, who had quite an assort
ment of fishing tackles—not for
show purposes.
While all of the above was tran
spiring, back in the Convolutions
and receses of a cerebellum which
holds its caverns measureless to
man, a dormant desire to follow
his father’s professional vocation
was stirring in “Bill”. Finally, in
September ’38, he heeded the call
and became a day dodger in Ma
chine Gun Cavalry.
Two years later, in September
’41, he married a woman whose
wise ways were immediately re
flected in his becoming a distin
guished student at the end of that
same semester.
When the white dove spreads its
wings over the world ‘Bill” and his
family will settle in the San
Joaquin Valley of California, where
he wil begin a mixed veterinary
practice. With his disposition, it
will not be long before he will have
all the happiness that life can bring
—a comfortable home, a devoted
family, and financial security.
Your Veterinarian
An attack on the front line . . .
When all other strategy failed, the
Japs came perilously colse to put
ting China out of World War II
by mercilessly bombing her sources
of food supply. Japan knows what
America must realize; that a
country’s sources of nutrition con
stitute its first line of defense.
In America, meat, eggs, and milk
stand first among the energy
sources on which civilians and
soldiers, alike, rely. Anything
which reduces their volume imper
ils our chances of victory. There
fore, any agency which protects
our country’s live-stock*is a mighty
bulwark of national defense.
The safeguarding of these re
sources has long been the respon
sibility of the veterinary profes
sion. Through education in live
stock sanitation and research into
the cause and control of animal
diseases. Even more than by the
treatment of stricken animals, our
country’s veterinarians have made
America the safest place in the
world in which to raise livestock.
And they are pledged to keep it
so . . . Allied Laboratories, Inc.
LOUPOT’S
A Little Place and a
Big Saving!
When in Doubt About Your
Eyes or Your Glasses
Consult
DR. J. W. PAYNE
Optometrist
109 S. Main Bryan
Next to Palace Theatre
Q. M. Review
By BILL SHORT
Well, the Q.M.C. is back to the
old grind again, making classes
six hours a day. We have been di
vided into two groups. A group of
21 going to the good old killing
floor in the Animal Husbandry
building taking A. H. 313 and the
other 21 of us to the Agriculture
building to sweat out Horticulture
315.
Everyone seems to be perfectly
happy about the whole set-up. The
“fruit” men have been eating all
day and the “meat” men have been
knocking cattle and cleaning up
the diference in the two methods
of instruction, some of the would
be butchers have indicated that
they would rather be fruit inspec
tors than cattle knockers. My ad
vice to the meat men is that
butchers make good money in civil
ian life, so get a firm grip on
that hammer and let’s knock them
out with one blow.
Aggie News
From Co. G. 1st Q.M.R.T.C. at
Ft. Warren, Wyoming, comes the
following report: Company G’s
touch fotoball team consists en
tirely of Texas A. & M. boys and
what a spirit and what a team. It
is a positive statement that if they
could remain here until the close
of the tourney, well, it would be
theirs all the way. Not only did
they have an excellent team but
they brought their own yelling
— Hedge Hopping —
(Continued From Page 3)
Squadron IV has already start
ed hangar flying, although their
actual flying days are still several
days off. Some of the pessimists,
though, are worried about the pos
sibility of there not being enough
planes by the time Squadron III
gets through.
To bring our little session to
a close, we present the following
•characters of Squadron IV: Mr.
Wehmeyer, who has yet to miss
sick call on two consecutive days.
.... Mr. Reifsnyder, who com
plains when his physical grade
drops below 90 ... . Mr. Whitney,
originator of the famous “Whit
ney brace” .... Mr. “Starch-cap”
MacGregor of Flight B . . . Mr.
Ratliff and Mr. Stern, originators
of a new form of tiddely-winks . .
. . and “Slepping Beauty” Jack-
son, of History class fame.
We see it is about that time
again, so t’ll another day of men
tal exhaustion, we say ‘‘adios ami
gos.”
section and they s£&g the school
songs and all members of the first
string were Texas A. & M. students.
Bill Murray, now stationed here
at A. & M., class of ’40 and ex-
Battalion editor, was a recent visi
tor in the company. Bill was in
the Field Artillery band when he
was an Aggie.
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