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-Jili CLARK PILES ANTI TRUST 8UI Wednesday filed i,® wit against thi and English rubber, charge of iinlaffluL > in^ntts Named as co-defi United States Httbl York; Consolidated facturers, Ltd., _ London: and Dunlop Rubbtt|| C Ltd., of Londowl j : ^ Tbe suit charged tb 17 Tom anti-trust Americanl irms ; ibn a el agroe- its were the Co. of New bber Msnu- F York and campaniles an .Rubber exports by “territory” greementa, in Europe in each toriea thus i the salt the suit rt here to ited States al barriers estic and erce - I Five A Will Attend Student Meet •Ii:i 'U: f: -L • m rb ' At/ •Sit y Li [: V f I ■ ■ , . . I !•: 1" m m~ m* ms m/ PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE ™l f i'|i if, ? - ^ k 31 •; !i . ; f ']•;! Merry Christmas \ !i| i with controlling-Ar nnd latex imports i maintaining unli agreements." By the the accused compa ‘ refrained from trai other’s designated eliminating compe said. If If' The governments was filed in federal help maintain the, policy against 4rtif: and agreements in c foreign trade and cot JONES ARRAlSc AWAITS ‘CHECK-v. FRANKLIN, fex., Dec. 17 —LP) Sheriff Bob Reeve? of Robertson County said that S. ^| Jones, held for questioning in connection with an $81,000 check, losaijpy the First State Bank of Franklin, would not be arraigned today-bbcause “we are awaiting hews of important de velopments at McAlibh, Texas.” 1 The annou icemerit came aft Jones said “I have at no time viol ted any criminal laws* or had apy intent to cheat or defraud anyone.” Jones is under charfces of forg ery. ; ;j III \, Reeves would not . Elaborate on what developments wire expected and asked whether Someone 'at Mc Allen would be a n ested he replied “I can’t say.” b fi He did disclose, however, that ans are noil in o lead- at the udent 11 bring and investigations o\V: in progress at Franklin, McAllen,' Austin “Maybe Waco.” • II JESTER ASKS FOR INCIDENT REPORT? AUSTIN, Beauford H, Five student! and ew ^fill xiepr first Ecumenii Conference, together 2200 students leaders to the University of Kansas, December 27,1948 January |l assistant secret CA, has announced. A&M students who attend the conference are Bob Latson, from Beaumont; Jarvis; Miller, Ban An tonio; C. L. Ray, Waskon; Allen Eubanks, Dallas; jand Clave Dalk- up from Memphis; Texas.; Rev. Ferris Baker, director x of the Methodist Wesley Foundation will lead: a discussion group of 100 students. J. G, Gay, assist ant secretary of the YMCA, is on the conference recreation com mittee. The group will leave Dallas De cember 26, and will return on Jan uary 2. U| • Questions to be answered at the conference are: “Can Christians accept the university as it is?” and “How can It be reconstructed from a Christian, point of view?” An informal debate between an American college; president and a British professor now teaching at the University of North Carolina, will attempt to answer these ques tions. i Bpeaklig from different points Of view Will be President J. See- lye Bixler of Colby College, and Dr. ArnoM Nash, author of “The i| — j : " i li COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18,1948 ’h ^ ‘ T 'P Dances, Sports, Santa Cla _ _ . . LL_ . i • p r 1 Ybim i, v i.-' . ■ — . Ms ' % 1 « I y • : .fi ''il iii I REpoim' IJed. G< . Jester eald yestenl he has asked fo# a report on a Ft \y6rth night club incident in whict liquor control board .member G. H. Little was arrested* ; / Ho had no other. Comment on tho case. Jester said all he knew about it was what ha had read in tho paper* since hid return from the southern gpVerndfi conference at Bavannali. Ho W0#ld nut say who was asked for thfiroport. j Little and AdlistinfjDistrM At* tarney Jack Love w$re charted with violation of thi’ htiuor curfew and dlsturhinig tlie peace, Little was nainetf Wy Jester to ie years < |, I . r 'Assembly university in American culture, v. failure of the “Assemfc VII ly-line” culture, Gay said. I i; Lytel Blankenship Elected Science Academy President H, BUnicenship, wlldUfa there were oOnfllctlhg storiM'of what happened it’WfilUb. 1 Little shd Lovo . ttiserted they were arrested after cautioning pat rons of the Rocket tClub not to aluo social drink after the cuirf^W. Arresting Officers L. C. WalkOr and H. L. Stephenson said the two men. were creating a disturbance. m grade point ratio bf 11.5 plu*. He Is actlva in many clubs nnd societies on the catitpus, Ho serves on the Agricultural Council, representing the F.lsh and Game Club, of which he is secretary-treasurer. He is also social secretary of the Bap tist Students Union. J. R. Fielding, who represented The A&M Chapter at the converi r tion, nominated Blankenship for the presidency. There are 13 col legiate chapters established in Tex- Happy New Year President Bolton’s Christmas Message ;It is a genuine pleasure to extend to, each of you, as you leavje for the Holidays, the wish that thisi Christmas may be the happiest that you and your loved ones have ever exper ienced. I hope .fyat its pleasant memories will linger long in your mind and heart. | |Let us not forget that we are Celebrating the birth of Our; Savior and give thanks that live in a Nation and a World in which, with all our shortcomings, Christian ideals contjinus to influence our individual and our national lives. !The student body can well take pride in its accomplish- ineutH and its progress this Fall. To each of you go my best wishes for his maximum personal development and progress durjng the year to come, jind the hope that, a year from now, youimay look buck without regrets. ; ; I -it; '[ ' | T F. C, Bolton Pmidmt REDS SUFFER REVERSAL OUTSIDE PEIFING ; WALLS PEIPING, Dec. 1.7^—<••?'—i Gen. Fw Tso-yi's headquarters annoiim- ced last night recapture from the Communists o# four points' just outside the walls of Eeiping. The most distant.point mention- ^etl as recaptured wfts Shihching- shan, site of Mfe dU pqwer plant „ i t n SYall i Dallas A&M Cliib headquarters said the/ plant had ^ been damagedk ||l| I Communist ynortar shells began landing on the; south air field;, 7 1 miles south of Peiping, during the. itternoon. Eightfplanes evacuating personnel of the Cnfoe! Other officers elected to serve with . Blankenship for 1949 were Hubert Reese of Abilene Christian College, vice president and Cecilia Goodwin of Lady of th® Lake Col lege in San Antonio who was elec ted secretary. ! •r J I. I •; Schedules Dance llersonnel of the Chijnese National Air Transport Cprp,, and the Cen tral Air Transport Company took off hurriedly. , * 4 The Lu the ran” chhrte red plane Saint Paul was warped off by ra dio as it started to Jand; so turned back to Tsin ngtao. It; had made trip in .the morning r v successful trip . — —t j--- Ainong those who ; .missed it this afternoon was Medlll Sarkisian; of Denver, Colo. ! i] | Inside the Commupist-surround- ed 'city, life was ihuch as usual, except that thousands of civilians hwl been put to wbric building an 'emergency field fwj small planes on the north side of the old lega tion quarter. Li Peipihg has not fallen, although the Reds are swarming around its suburbs. | " :m C82 CRASHES IN SOUTH CAROLINA GREENVILLE, 8. C.. Dec. 17— The (ifeenvlllb; Air Force Base announced today that a C82 “Fly ing Boxcar” crashed yesterday af ternoon a few miles south of the air bam East Texaii Plan Christina* Party ? Ah annual Christmas Party will be held by the Ea«t Texas A&M Df- ASW M>.OUSe f Kilgore, Bill; Hilliard, president of the club announced todajjr. be held by the Kiist Texas / Club at 4:801 p. m. Tuesday, cember 2L in: the; R.O.T.C. Hi Also during 1 iard said that informal get-t ak Aggies; oh her 29 at the P; .Kilgore. All East are invited siohs, Hi) ■ i ys, Hill- will be an r of East Tex- esday, Decera- Night Club in and Exi ji The Dallas A&M Club sor a dance Wednesday, spon- ember Linda 29 at 8:30 Ip. m. in the Casa Lodge located seven miles north- eaist of Bucker Boulevard on Gar land. RoddTT' ■ . T J Admission fee is $1 per at the door. Dress is inf on shisras the student body of A&M is invited to attend. Juke box music 'Will be available. Further information may be ob tained by telephoning Bill Bumpas, Justin 87905Jj)aiias. ”; v Films OnllirpC To Show Tn A color j film showing some of the performance features bf var ious heavy motor freight vehicle types will be shown in the-Civil Engineering Auditorium ati it a. til. Tuesday, December 21. Tho film will be open to staff members, and other per sons interested in truck transpor tation, H. K. Stephenson, civil em gineering professor, annoi ‘’'wftUlWC.'il will review the assistant to the e Public hington Stephet — P . K M ‘ 41 1 Guatemalan Ambassador Visits ■ ’ 0'', ■ • ''p A&M On Way to Washington Part Of Aggie Holiday P Aggieland Orehestra Will Tour Texas Southwest Conference Kaftce “Iliere is no economic competi tion j between Guatemala and the United States,” Gonzales Arevalo, Guatemalan Ambassador to the U. S. skid at A&M Wednesday. The ambassador Was on his way to Washington. "Tke Guatemalan dollar has the samt} value as the American doll ar,” ! the ambassador said. “Our products are complementary to those of the United States and particular to those of Texas,” he said.! For example, the ambassador said 'that his country exports cof fee, bananas and other, products to the U: S. and in turn imports live stock and mechanized machinery. am primarily interested in livestock,” he pointed, out Re had: just visited the King Ranch near Kingsville. “We import cat tle from Texas to improve our herds,” he said. “You know Gnat- emala is a great catUe country. I .am a cattleman myself. Two of the five greatest fonds in the world originated in Guate mala!, the ambassador said. Com and potatoes grow abundantly ih that'country, where^they originat- ad. | j * They hatfe two seasons in Guate- mala, the wet and the dry seasons. The tourist trade is growing year ly. There Ire three and a half million people in Guatemala, he said. Two million are Indians. They rotatei their age-old customs to this Their religious ceremonies on of n Waco-McLennan ; Cl jib Plans Dance Final plans were made Wednss- day by the Waco-McLennan A&M 1' Clubi for their holiday dance to be f v held iat the Casa Blanca night dub December 29, at Waco. ildent Ross Fryar said last . <that all membera who have dues or will do >o before the will be entitled to a discount dr dance ticket Anyone rig to pey dues ahould see! a r of the ticket committee, . /; ' !• j of the ticket com- Jos Mac Carpenter, Room 4-F, Purytear; Dave Sharp, Room 417, Donn 12; Ben Timber-lake, i Room 107, Dorm 17; Bob Mote, Room 428 Done 17; and M. A. Taylor, Room 428, Thursday and Sunday of each week are carried on as they were hun dreds of years ago, the ambassa dor said. * “I think Texan A&M College is a great school,” the ambassa dor said. ‘This is my first visit — I understand/ there are 10 Guatemalan students in school here. “You know the best way to pro mote good relations is through the exchange of students, getting to know each other—people from Tex as visit Guatemala, we get to know them and people from Guatemala visit Texas and you get to know us better. “The peoples of the United States and the peoples of Guate mala have a lot in common,” he pointed out. Ambassador Avevalo was the guest of Chancellor Gibb Gilchrist of the A&M College System, Vice- Chancellor of Agriculture D. W. •Williams and former U. S. Am bassador to Guatemala E. J. Kyle. He was shown over the campus and returned to Houston Wednes day night. All-College & Mother’s Day Plans Proposed A committee of Ross Volunteers will work in conjunction with the all-college day program and sche duling committee in forming and printing the program for All- College and for Mothers’ Day, the all-college day committeie decided at a meeting Wednesday evening. Both the Ross Volunteers and the all-college day committee had pre viously planned to print separate programs. The R.V.’s were repre sented by two members at the all college day committee meeting at which an agreement was reached to merge the efforts of the two organizations in printing one pro gram. Frit Henry gave a report on the prospects for the “Follies/’ Sever al skits are already being planned. Recommendations were made by Dean Howard Barlow that the Ag gie Players with their experience and ability be given an opportuni- iy to put on part of the “Follies.” Plans were made by the “Follies” committee to meet with G. W. Little, sponsor of the Aggie Play ers, to see if arrangements can be made. C. G. White, head of Student Ac tivities, commented on the. modern, enlarged facilities in Guion Hall which will be available for the “Follies’ ’this year. He offered the cooperation arid aid of the student activities office in helping to make All-College Day a success. Robert B. Mayes was appointed to work with the student activities Office on the dance to be held the evening of All-College Day. Publicity, Invitations, housing, afad concenHioiiM were discussed briefly. Before adjourning, the commit tee decided to hold Its next meeting bn Wednesday, January 19. Four Hundred Will Attend Meeting Of Local Scout Group Four hundred Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Scoutjers and friends and families of Sjtouts in the College Station—Brynn area are expected to attend th<| annual meeting of the Brazos district Scouts Monday night at the Country Club. The program will begin at 6:30 with a “Pop” 1 Wiley |tew and din ner, compliments of the district committee. Newly elected and ap pointed district officers will be in stalled by District Judge W. S. Barron. A portion of the program will be devoted to a leaders’ ap preciation ceremony, and awards' will be presented to Scouts and Cubs for accomplishments during the past year. Elected officers of the Brazos District include Chairman E. R. Bryant, Vice Chairman J. E. Beth- ancourt, and Commissioner D. C. Jones, Jr. Appointed members are the following committee chairmen: J. E. Bethancourt, Daniel Russell, L. S. Paine, M. E. Adams, Harold Dreyfus, John Staany, D. D. Bur- chard, Linton Jones. HOOVER MEDAL T O BE AWARDED : NEW YORK, Dec. 17 —<A>>— Malcolm Pirnie, New York consult ing engineer, will.be awarded the 1948 Hoover Medal, nounced today. it was an- — >\ ' r Number 98 'm M Aggie activities planned for the Christmas club dances to having a quiet time with the family Bj CAHUSY RUCKtrr jll Many Aggies will attend the New Year’s Eye dartce for the s Conference schools and the Unive The dance will be held in the S Mat Architects Decide jrsity of Oregoii. ; ;,iv'|;f!. jl r [] H j Student Union Building and the Peljkins "!” ' il rFra^ii; ft On European Totif; 1 id V ‘ 11^ * 1 1 1 i iHL * liif 1 A three-months European study tour fdr the summer of 1949 is being planned by the Department of Architecture. The tour will be a revival of Architecture 410 aria 411$, summer travel tours which were dropped during the war, according to Joe Meador of the Architecture Department. r—— Present plans can ! tto rib to si n tev - i’ twenty-five male students .to leave about the first of June ,lor New York and arrive in LSouthaniptbn where they will depart for Paris. The Eiffel tower city will be a central location fro pi Which the students will visit the bities of Chartres, Orleans, Bloisiti •Tonta, Angers, Nantes, Reitne?,.Mont-St. Michet Vire, Caen, Rourin, Beau- vias, and Chantilly. Side trips will be taken from Paris/to Yersailli Fontainbleau, Senlisj Reims, j? other smaller cities. ■ i Leaving' Paris thejfroup will go to Nevres, Mo(ilins, jClermonti-Fer- rand, Le Puy, Nimes,Avignon, Alx and Marseille. From MarjtelUe the College Employees Honored For 25 Years of Service “The greatest satisfaction comes from a job well done,” President F. C. Bolton of Texas A&M Col lege said Thursday night In a mes sage at the annual banquet honor ing persons who have been employ ed by the A&M college for; 26» years. ! All persons connected with the college are entitled to feel good over results obtained, the presl dent said. He pointed out that “I know you will cojnttoue to do the same good Job In 1949 ai you have done in 1948 and year* to come.” The 2B honored were paid high tribute by President Bolton, Chan cellor Gibb Gilchrist of the A&M College Hyntem, Fred Brlson, mas ter of ceremonies ami others, They were presented with scrolls and pens attesting to their 2B years of service as of 194H, | The Rev, Jan. Moudy of the Christian church gave the Invoca tion. The Hinging Cadets Under the direction of Bill Turner gave several Christmas numbers cldalng with a cowboy song. . The Employees’ Dinner club held its monthly meeting In conjunction with the honoree dinner. The bun* quet program was followed by a social get-together; Nine hundred attended the ban quet. W. R. Horsley Vas general chairman and he amFnia co-work ers were given high praise. The list of honorees included Francis E. Bishop, chemical engi neering department; Eugene B. Beck, Mark Buckingham, Charles H. Clark, William H. Friend, John C. Patterson, Ruth Ramey, George M. Roligan, Mae Belle Smith, James C. Yeary and William Er nest A. Meinscher, extension serv ice; Alsey E. iCromeens, Texas Forest Service; Arthur L. Free, dairy husbandry department; Mar tin C. Hughes and Norman F. Rode, electrical engineering de partment; Thomas W. Leland, bus iness and accounting department; Van Allen Little, entomology de partment; Joseph S. Mogford and Rosalie Taylor, agronomy depart ment; John O. Peebles, dining hall; Duncan H. Ried, poultry hus bandry department; Mike Reng- hofer, Sr., care and maintenance of grounds; Carl E. Sandstedt, civ il engineering, and Robert H. Wyche, agricultural experiment station. Batt, the Biggest Fiasco? Best And; Worst Of A&M i Doring Pas* fear Reviewed By CHUCK X. PERT / The year 1948 ban been a great one, perhaps the greatest. So while the year is a superlative, let’s lance over some of the superlat- vei of 11*48. These items were choeen by a staff of experts from Indiana Abnormal College. The choices were made after great discussion and deep thought Year’s Moat Prolific Wrltera— this one was oasy. Obviously the KK's. 1 i j ; Animal of the Year—Old Rattler in a walk away. Most Discussed Subject— same old one, women. Most Adq About Nothing—Bench Wars in New Area edged out the voting on NSA. Most Unpopular Man— Conrad Twiggins by 55 votes. • j Most Popular Man—The Twelfth one by nomination of H. SUteler. Outfit With tho Moat Point*- The Corps Staff winnsrs by a nose. Top Hports Thrill—That pasa in Memorial Stadium handed to Wright by Bobby Coy Loo. Hod Worst Sports Prophecy— Abso lutely no comment needed hero. Biggest Splaab—Art Howard In- the bird bath. Dryeat Promise—Kenneth Bond's word to do same. Greateat Understatement—We’ro building.” Least Tear Shedding-Fish foot ball team when they heard Bartosh was TCU bound. v Best Movie of the Year—The 3- second shot of Art Harnden in the newsreels of the Olympics. Biggest Time Had by^AU—Aak the joes who made the Baton the Year—Charlie “Call-Me-Angel Puss” Mundsn. J' 1 .. Biggest Surnrlae—good meal In the mess hall Novsmoer IB. j i Greateat Waste—L8U students tossing Stormy to the fishei. j Most Important New Politician— Ivan Yantfs and Ft B. Clark tied for this one. Most Widely Read and Discus- id JournslisOe Item-LiL Abner. Warmest Smiles—given by in* 1 during Unusual laa-fl structors during prof-rating tim*. Most Unusual Event — some student referred to George's as the Kampus Korner. /j ■ „ hi j ■ J _ /I/ • "J Greateat Fight Since Custer’s iat Stand—the battle put up by e Petroleum Building’s negro janltress against the hordes of quit etealers last spring. Biggest Hole in the Grosnd-A ouge trip. &M’s spacious new Memorial Stu* Most Unpromising New Face of dent Center. Drop in sometime. IF■ A' 77*;''Tit' t’W Lucerne d toward in architectural ning, large housi modern pridge am. ... B ,. s . r , );L _, structlon, landscape; aithlteeture, landscape design, or jreUted fields, Meadqr said. L xUJ. • The class is open io )>bth grad uate and undergradbatp: students of the college. The itlmOtedfeost for the trip is $800 td $1(000, which will include rouhd |rlp.itr*Hja*4t- lantic steamship passage, passport and custom fees. Also covered would be train rind;bus fares in Europe, h|teK Personal expenses ■for gifta arid tips are not included & Ifls flMk Arrangement^ aro bAig made for Veterans Administration to pay part of the regtetriUons fee for veteran studerite,.” Meador said. Men on the touT aro eligible for subsistance payments for the > months periodl' Full ISjfpSy? A his collfgi lar colljsg to be Ui The| id each activ iden tted. >n Bp] princestes;, from Conference schi ted' at 'the da made up M ac schools will also Tif Vith _ , .i j : rq<h ]ittend ing hometown the Southwest ymnasium on us according to n Bowl Athletic ent. The time m. to l a. m. Band from S. eland Orchestra admission |t udent must show jty card, or simL ’Jcation, in order j j •':'• I' ■ , Queen and six the Southwest s will be presen- ij A floor show from conference ]b|e presented. Tours land Orchestra ir; covering points (Amarillo, Christ- ‘Aggies will have and brought in- .freaweitit r. u Bolton has offi cially announce l that the, holidays will start; at njobh Saturday, De- -jii.jTr-. cember ldl'for slji dents and'faculty. ■ - t®.’ Classes w/ill be resumed at 8 a. m. MB « * nd Monday JfanUaiV 3. President Bolten has also sound ed a ndte. of warding to those Ag gie! who ?]may |bp so eager to re turn iwmi that <hey will not take to drive e liefully. mmenting < n a latter from tnoritJeater urging, all A&M Ity/Ubd alilonte te exerclae over win holidays, Pres* IJon h$ urged' everyone jrfto drllv 1 carefully, but to thitfeourti y for which you nous Mid give the other aviry con ilderstldn even If ... t Ultei|a lltli more than his I | | | (tor. if am4 II doijmlter t* 4*111 he closed its (He hoi days with tha ex* Ipte# noFMtery U. Tha Dorm liter 1 wll y a P- t re col tGeinaMer d ving oiily the r Regular, ntervlm Jamlury 1 194! Sri Thriteday three months li; Complete information tour may be obtai ’ ' Architecture ^ ' ‘ said. ! £ & on Jfrpm| liraiT i-_ —H is MadeiFor ade San Angelo Dance g for thi 1-San Ai nber21,“ Cannini elo Glut lub-maetii f fi' 11111 1 plans fbr the reception ‘ ng the San Angelo ance, December 21, wefe a: ced by Hpp Canni the Spn Angelo A reception, Angelo Mothers' West Texas A*1 from 3 until B Tuesday 1 reception Hite ; duchesses representing Nte va homo towns in tha | San Aagaik In Sun Angelo btcembai*. 91 The'Aggtes wil thesholl ., P4s|dnri|g the the -'oppoirtuni Southwesl *m - ^tM ajr m . jlocked at 8 p. Ill not be open- unday Jan. 2. ilur meal In the IlH will be Supper [Cafeteria will re- 'lecember-BO for ho holidays, ser- t meal each day* 111 begin Sunday, Bapketbi )| Cent!mien The bajlketba lijseason will not be interrupted, eyjojji by Christmas. Ogle with Tul’ane thejasime day that ord, migration ^ on the cam- iya will have witneas the Mahoma Teachers (sketball game to Member 22 at Col- 1 11 con7i se th(e uring Cannii —s-4i- Vaiighn WiffPl I #ir • : ; I t- cord n|| to 1 til'. cert tiomd pus. this assistant MtimHi. 'v 11 bnroe will abo pjay a / and make broadcast fi his / ■ foil rr Frl cembe a.ifc T^e night m a, ti1 w«T Sa SI: lours For ire Posted fiience of persons Pushing Memorial 1 Ghnitmas holi- ule of hours has ling to Paul krian. ' be closed on the il ember' 20, the ijni will be from wvJrs it Saturday De- Ul opon ,f. not be open at ps Made rianw an Church maa Party m will be ly School according n, paster, director of followed by ice at 7:80 Mrs. R. M. r ~.v.. . worshipful birpresented, Ander- stated. 'A :b, i 1