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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (July 4, 1944)
THE BATTALION PAGE 3 TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 4, 1944 The Lowdown On (ampus ^Distractions \ By Alfred Jefferson Playing its last day at Gtiion Hall is “Madame Curie”, starring Walter Pidgeon and Greer Garson. This is a picture you may not like, depending entirely on your individual taste. It is the story of the discovery of radium by Madame Marie Curie and her husband Pierre. The critics have all praised it to the skies, and some even say -that it is better than “Mrs. Min iver.” However, the story is not so interesting, at least to most of us, and the average Aggie is not usually inclined to enjoy this kind of movie. The Lowdown: You’ll either call it wonderful or say it smells. It has plenty of ^suspense, but not the usual kind. It is undoubtedly worth seeing, but you’re not guaranteed to like it. Wednesday and Thursday Guion is presenting “The Kennel Murder, Case”, a Philo Vance mystery with William Powell. This is the first good mystery that has come to College in quite a while, so if you are a detective story fiend, run right down to see it. Bill Powell is good in a part, and plays sleuths in a way that can*t be beat. After as many “Thin Man” pictures as he has made, he couldn’t help but be good. The Lowdown: Plenty old, but worth seeing anyhow. Much better than the average run of mysteries. Coming to Guion for Friday and Saturday is the usual double fea ture, but it’s cornier than usual. They really must have to hunt for shows like these. The one that is supposed to be the best is “River’s End” with Dennis Morgan. Just a plot with fair acting, made to take up time while they thought of something good. On the same bill is “Tugboat Annie Sails Again,” with Marjorie Rambeau. More wasted celluloid. The Lowdown: If someone is chasing you, this is as good a place as any to hide. If not, save your money. “Flying Tigers” plays at the Campus today and Wednesday. It’s a good show with John Wayne playing the tough commander in that sector, and John Carroll the smart-cracking guy who can fly wings around everyone else. If you don’t think so, just ask him. How ever, after Anna Lee, who is A. B. CATHCART — DENTIST — Over Madeley’s Pharmacy South Gate - Phone 4-4724 Wayne’s steady girl, tells Carroll to go fly a kite, or words to that effect, and his glory-grabbjng costs the life of one of his friends, he quiets down and becomes the model boy. The Lowdown: Really a good way to spend the time before C.Q. tomorrow. Thursday and Friday, “Texas,” with William Holden and Claire Traver plays at the Campus. Just another story made to appeal to us because we live in Texas. The act ing is good, and Claire Trevor does her part especially well. The Lowdown: 0. K., but don’t go if you can think of anything else to do. The Saturday double-header is made up of a really good picture and a pretty fair support. The main feature is “The Lady Has Plans,” starring Ray Milland and Paulette Goddard. (Time out for a long, low whistle). When Paulette and Ray Milland, newspaper re porters deluxe, get mixed up with the Gestapo in Lisbon, anything can happen, and does. They claim she has some secret plans written on her in invisible ink. This leads to some very interesting events, as you can well imagine. For the rest of the story, you’ll have to see it. “Buy Me That Town” with Susan Hayward and Lloyd Nolan is also on the bill, and it is pretty good. It has a fairly good story, with plenty of suspense. Too good to be on a double bill when we have to see things they show during the week. The Lowdown: Saturday is a good day to go to a show, and this is the best show that will be here then. You will probably be won dering where to take your dance date, so see the first good double feature we’ve had in a long time. — BACKWASH — (Continued from Page 2) of futile searching there remains only one thing to do. Well . . . what a surprise. Wild Bill rides tonight. So Buddy and Lonesome Aggie vicariously ride the outlaws down on the screen and then after making the prairies safe for honest men and beautiful women (Somehow honest men and beautiful women don’t seem to go together. Wondering why?) our heroes limp to their holes for a peaceful night of rest. Dull isn’t it. The worlds a stage Off they go into the unknown yonder. Boarding their train that’s belching flame. Down they dive splitting the campus asunder. That we are happy ’tis no wonder. ’Tis a shame that there is no one here who could really appreciate a bit of parody. Come worm let’s squirm Send her a letter or send her a wire and if she can’t come (They always say can’t instead of won’t) try her little sister or the girl next door but get a gal, any gal, down here for the dances Friday and Saturday nights. For those who have lost all ties with sweet young things there is always the possibil ity of asking your old lady to get his date to bring her room mate along. “Three cheers for the beau tiful roommates,” he says in a whisper. Observed in passing A freshman has the one and only that he graduated with. A sopho more has lost all and is heartbrok en. A junior begins to perk up. A senior plays the field. The “Bryan 400” on week nights and other places on strong weekends. Overheard in the nursery “Do you know what the terms M. D., D. D., and L. L.D. mean?” “College degrees.” No—Marsie Dotes, Dosie Dotes, and Little Lambsie Divie.” Off-Campus Distractions Those things that draw like a magnet and percolate on bottles of — and perfume are nice to dance with and . . . well nice to dance with. But they need watching. They will take your flowers and your candy and spend your money. They will say that they are true. They will say that they are lonesome when you are gone. She will wear your pin when she goes out with you and some other dope’s pine. Brother, that is the original pin up girl. New Cantaloupe Is Resistant To Mildew And Melon Ophids Cantaloup^ production in many sections is frequently attended by severe losses from downy mildew and also from melon aphids. Dr. S. S. Ivanoff, pathologist at the Winter Haven Experiment Station, has developed some strains of can taloupe highly ,resistant to both downy mildew and melon aphids. Dr. Ivanoff secured some West Indian cantaloupes which were in ferior in quality but possessed the highly desirable characters of be ing resistant to both downy mil dew and melon aphids. Recogniz ing the value of this material for planting purposes Dr. Ivanoff en deavored by crossing to transfer these characters of resistance for downy mildew and melon aphids to some of our best strains of can taloupes. Out of these crosses he selected from each generation only plants that had a high degree of resistance and approached nearest to the high quality of our com- merical cantaloupes. He followed this method for seven generations with the result that he now has established some strains of cantaloupes that are of good quality and posses resistance to both downy mildew and melon aphids. During this year he has increase plantings on which there has been little downy mildew and only slight infection of aphids whereas some commercial fields are so highly infected as to be a total loss. . Dr. Ivanoff states that these 214 SOUTH MAIN BRYAN, TEXAS cantaloupes are. not immune to aphids or downy mildew but they, nevertheless, possess resistance to such a degree that both better yields and lengthening of the fruiting period will be obtained. The new strains are still suscepti ble to powdery mildew but work is in progress to secure strains that may reduce losses from this pest also. Audience Survey Of Television Region Shows Operas First Light operas, news commenta ries and full length plays are first, second and third choice of the Troy-Albany-Schnectady area audi ence of WRGB, General Electric’s television station in Schnectady, according to an announcement by Robert B. Stone, program mana ger, based on a survey of 499 pro grams* in 31 different classifica tions telecast during the last 18 months. Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Pirates of Penzance” was the audience’s favorite light opera with “A Waltz Dream” rating second. “lolanthe” was third in this group. Second place of honor for the news commentary classification was due to the popularity of a series of fourteen “War Map” talks by George Mitchell. Of the full-length plays present ed, the great farce and satirical comedy, “Help Yourself,” was an easy first. A special television ver sion of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” tied with the old favorite, “The Ghost Train” for second place, while Clare Tree Major Children’s The atre presentation of “Hansel and Gretel” was third chpice. Although the sports group, as a whole, was not among the first three in popularity, audience re action to the boxing and wrestling matches was so favorable that, as a separate group, it would have ranked a high first over all other types of programs. Other individual programs that proved popular were Joe Owens’ puppets, a cooking school conduct ed by Consuelo Kelly, food expert, and a series of three sewing les sons by McCall’s Magazine. For the survey, audience reac tion was checked from question naires sent with the weekly pro gram to those with television re ceivers in the area and supple mented by a house-to-house check up of a small sample of the audi ence. Dial 4-1181 Opens 1 p.m. TODAY and WEDNESDAY “FLYING TIGERS” — starring — John Wayne John Carroll Anna Lee Plus Color Cartoon Membershp In AICE Open To Chem Students Membership in the Student Chap ter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers is open to all students enrolled as chemical engi neers. Meetings are held about once a month at which there is a speaker who discusses topics of interest. In the past two types of meetings have been held. One was primarily for the upperclassmen and the other for the freshmen and sophomores. This was done to stimulate interest in both groups. There is usually a barbecue held each term. The dues are $1.00 per term which gives a membership card and in normal times a nation al student publication. Either pins or watch charm emblems may be purchased. * * * DO YOUR PART—BUT BONDS * * * Phon« 4-1188 f s D S 0N - 9c & 20c Tax Included Box Office Opens at 1:0© P.M. Closes at 8:30 LAST DAY “MADAME CURIE” with Walter Pidgeon Greer Carson WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY Returns as PHILO VANCE in THE KENNEL MURDER CASE JFamer Bros/ thrill-hit! Also News and Sports