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Texas Legislators Scramble for Top Jobs in ’49
By DAVE CHEAVENS
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 4 <A>)—The
scramble for top jobs in. the 51st
Legislature has reached a furious
pace with the session opening only
a few days from now.
These fall into two classifica
tions: elective or appointive spots
of leadership for members them
selves; elective functionaries who
1 are not legislators but who handle
the mechanics of the session.
Typical of the first group are
the House speakership and the
presidency pro tem of the Sen
ate; of the second, sergeant-at-
arms of the House and secretary
of the Senate.
The hottest undecided question
at this writing is the House speak
ership.
Rep.' Durwood Manford of Smi-
.Jjgy and Rep. Joe Kilgore of Mc
Allen both want it. The apparent
edge is now Manford’s, but Kilgore
is conceding nothing. Contingent
on who wins are all the choice
committee chairmanships and as
signments, and the speaker also
has great influence in the naming
of House functionaries.
State senators are up in the air
on the presidency pro tem. This
job carries more honor than work.
The president pro tem presides in
the absence of the lieutenant gov
ernor, and he becomes acting gov
ernor in the absence from the state
of both the governor and the lieu
tenant governor.
Prominently mentioned for the
post are senators Rogers Kelley
of Edinburg, Grady Hazlewood
of Amarillo, Grover C. Morris
of Greenville and Kyle Vick of
Waco.
Senator T. C. Chadick of Quit-
Truman to Speak to Congress
On U. S. ■ Soviet Relations
By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (A>) —
President Truman is expected to
tell Congress Wednesday that the
United States is winning the first
stage of the struggle with Russia.
To that he is expected to add that
a long and costly campaign of
counter-action still lies ahead.
Despite Communist victories in
China, the President’s top foreign
policy advisers regal’d 1948 as a
year of great gains in unifying the
western anti-Communist nations
and building up their economic and
military power. But they are equal
ly convinced that only continued
development along these lines can
make the gains permanent. Hence
the plans for military support of
western Europe.
Russia’s counter-moves during
the past year have taken the
form of the Berlin blockade, in
creased Communist pressure in
Asia and a speedup in efforts
to complete the communization
of the Soviet’s own eastern Eu
ropean satellite countries.
But American experts do not be
lieve the Soviet reaction t o
strengthening of the West will
stop there. There is considerable
speculation here that the Soviets
may launch a new peace offensive
in the New Year to try to disarm
the West, quiet the continued war
fears of Western European lead
ers and thereby weaken the newly
found Western unity.
A false show of friendship, in
the view of many state depart-
State Officials
Formally Inducted
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 4 <#>—All
that swearing around the State
capitol today was in, not at.
Numerous newly-elected or re
elected officials were formally in
ducted. They included:
Four members of the State Su
preme Court: Chief Justice J. E.
Hickman, Associate Justices W. St.
John Garwood, Few Brewster and
Jim Hart.
Land Commissioner Bascom
Giles. The oath of office was ad
ministered by.Justice Hickman.
Railroad Commissioner Ernest
0. Thompson, in a State Supreme
Court ceremonial with Associate
Justice John N. Sharp administer
ing the oath.
Giles hinted that this may be his j
last term as land commissioner. |
ment officials seems to be the
most dangerous potential weap
on in the Soviet arsenal. If the
Soviets employed it effectively
to try to break down the new
Western grouping of nations, it
might wreck many of the gains
of the past year.
The past 12 months have brought
a partial disappearance of “neu
tral” nations in the most critical
areas of the cold war. This was
caused partly by Communist ac
tions in Eastern Europe, partly
by increasing evidence that the
United States is in Western Eu
rope to stay until real peace is
established.
A-M Bull Qualified
As Tested Sire By
Jersey Cattle Club
The American Jersey Cattle Club
from its headquarters in Colum
bus has announced the qualifica
tion of A&M’s registered Jersey
bull, Star Fairy Experimenter
417579.
The bull was qualified as a test
ed sire whose daughters average
more than two times the butterfat
production of the average dairy
cow in the United States. The bull’s
ten tested daughters produced an
average of 8,126 pounds milk, test
ing 5.38 per cent butterfat and
averaging 437 pounds fat each. All
records made were under official
supervision of A&M and the Amer
ican Jersey Cattle Club, and the
production is computed on a 305
day twice daily milking mature
basis.
The animal was classified with
a rating of Very Good, equivalent
to a score of 85.00 per cent or bet
ter when compared to the breed’s
type score card allotting 100 points
to a perfect animal.
High School Plans
Will Be Discussed
A general discussion of prelimi
nary plans for the proposed $90,000
A&M Consolidated High School
will be held at 7 p. m. Tuesday in
Consolidated’s music room, A. M,
Whitis, school superintendent, has
announced.
Whitis said that R. G. Schneider
of Houston, architect of the build-
He has been mentioned frequently j ing, would be present,
as a candidate for governor in ! The school board and school ad-
1950. He was first elected land | ministration have mads details of
commissioner in 1933. I the building.
man, who was named to the job- 1
by the last senate, did not run
for re-election.
The No. 1 full-time employe of
the senate is the secretary, whol
might better be described as chief
clerk. It is generally conceded that
Garland (Chink) Smith, a long
time close political advisor to Lieut.
Gbv. Allan Shivers, can have it
if he wants it. Former state sena
tor Claude Isbell was secretary of
the senate last session, but he re
signed to become secretary of the
board of regent of the state teach
ers colleges.
Competition is stiff for ser
geant-at-arms on the House
side of the capitol.
Ernest Boyett, who has been a
fixture as sergeant-at-arms in re
cent years, is stepping out. He was
executive secretary for Gov. Coke
Stevenson and one of Stevenson’s
closest friends and advisors.
At least two former house mem
bers and some others would like
to succeed him. They include for
mer representatives Woodrow Bean
of El Paso and Isom P. (Bill) Hy-
drick of Marshall; Bob Murphy,
a nephew by marriage of Steven
son and former assistant to Boy
ett; and Jim Pace, veteran house
employe.
Reports are that several persons
have their eye on the chief clerk
ship of the House. These include
Clarence Jones, who served the
50th Legislature; Roger Q. Evans
of Denison and Lesta Shackleford
of Livingstone, both former House
members.
Although there will be 11 sen
ators serving for their first time
in that 31-member body, there
was not as much turnover among
top leaders as there was in the
House.
There will be 59 new House mem
bers among its membership of
150.
Not returning because he did
not choose to run again is Claude
Gilmer of Rock Springs, chairman
of the appropriations committee
last session, advocate of economy
in government and opponent of
new taxes.
Ottis E. Lock of Lufkin, House
member who specialized in high
way and road affairs, moved up
to the senate.
Bean, who carried the ball last
session for advocates of addition
al taxation on natural resources,
lost out in his race for Congress
and House liberals will have to find
a new leader.
Harley Sadler, Sweetwater
showman and one of the most
persistent House voices for re
districting, was defeated in a
race for the state senate.
There will be only one woman
House member this session as com
pared with three in the 50th Legis
lature. She is Mrs. Rae Files Still
of Waxahachie, banner-carrier for
the schoolteachers.
Mrs. Neveille H. Colson of Nav-
asota, promoted to the state Sen
ate from the House, will be the on
ly woman senator.
‘Meet the Public’ to Be Motto
Of Hollywood Stars in 1949
By BOB THOMAS
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 4 </P)—Look
out, citizens, movie stars are com
ing your way.
The New Year will find more
and more Hollywood personalities
going out to meet the public. It’s
a factor that will help improve the
film industry’s public relations,
but there’s an important commer
cial matter, too. One film figure
told me it will add $300,000 to
$400,000 to a picture’s gross if the
star will help call attention to it
with a national tour.
A recent event proved how im
portant this is. Samuel Goldwyn
fired Teresa Wright when she re
fused to make a New York appear
ance with his latest film.
Gregory Peck is not in the acad
emy running for the first time in
three years. He didn’t have a pic
ture released in 1948. “It’s prob
ably just as well,” he said. “I’m not
ready to take an Olivier—yet!”
Robert Young still plans to do
“The World and Little Willie” for
his own company, Cavalier. The
film was called off when Eagle-
Lion Studios shut down for a spell.
The picture will also star June
Lockhart, the poor gal who was'
rushed back from her Broadway
triumph—to remain idle for a year.
She still hasn’t been given a pic
ture.
June Haver appears to have
made up her mind to marry Dr.
John Duzik. She’s from Rock Is-
Appliance Store
To Open at Gate
The Aggie Radio and Appliance
Company will open in the new
Boyett Building at the North Gate
by January 15, according to Char
les Hart, manager.
The new business, a subsidiary
of United Appliances in Bryan, will
handle Westinghouse appliances
primarily, Hart said. Partitions
are going in at present for a spe
cial room to demonstrate house
laundry' equipment, separate radio
show room, and a special record
department which Hart says will
be the most complete set-up of its
kind between Dallas and Houston.
Manager Hart has been with
United Appliances since November
20. Prior to that time he was with
Bryan Building Products as a
salesman.
THIRTEEN MEN BURNED
IN McKEE PLANT EXPLOSION
DUMAS, Tex., Jan. 3 (^—Thir
teen men were burned yesterday,
none seriously, in a fire which fol
lowed the second of two explosions
in a compressor building at the
Shamrock Oil and Gas Corpora
tion’s McKee plant refinery.
Moore county hospital attendants
heer did not describe the injuries
as serious.
A minor explosion occurred in
the corrigated iron structure at
10:55 a.m. when there were only a
few men in the building. A num
ber of men rushed into the build-1 ing president.
ing and were caught in the flaring
fire which followed the second ex- Analysis shows that there is no
plosion five minutes later. Some great difference in the nutriment
men outside the plant were-burn-j content of light-shelled or dark-1
ei l shelled eggs.
Dillingham Named
Head of Engineers
H. C. Dillingham has been elec
ted president of the Brazos Chap
ter, Texas Society of Professional
Engineers for 1949. R.-R. Newton
was elected vice president; J. G.
McGuire, secretary-treasurer; and
S. A. Lynch, C. B. Thames, W. E.
Street, A. G. Nixon and E. E.
Frazier were elected directors.
H. R. Brayton, director of the
A&M Firemen’s Training School,
was presented as guest speaker and
discussed the characteristics of bu
tane and propane gases, together
with methods of combatting haz
ards presented by those products.
M. C. Hughes of the Electrical
Engineering Department is retir-
land, 111., and he hails from Rock
Springs, Wyo. So their friends are
jesting that the two rocks will get
married and raise lots of pebbles.
June has to play the piano in
“Oh You Beautiful Doll,” but she’s
no newcomer to the ivories. She
claims to have played with the
Cincinnati Symphony at seven,
after winning a newspaper contest, ing Tuesday.
NTAC to Submit
Bids On Building
Low bids totaling $249,402 on
contracts for a new NTAC dormi
tory will be submitted with recom
mendations January 8 to the Texas
A&M College System directors, E.
H. Hereford, NTAC president, sta
ted Friday.
Low bid on the general contract
for the 231 student building was
$189,730 by John W. Padgett of
Fort Worth. Other low bids were:
Modem Plumbing & Heating Com
pany of Brady, $32,208 for plumb
ing; Harris & Beeman of Fort
Worth, $17,835 for heating; and
Harmon Electric Company of Dal
las, $8,269 for electrical work.
Fifteen proposals were submit
ted by contractors for the bid-open-
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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 19< ’
Rehabilitation Program Needer.
In Prison System Ellis Says
By MAC ROY RASOR
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 4 (A 5 )—The prison system faces i
impossible task unless the 51st Legislature approves the
million dollar rehabilitation program, prison board membe
were told today.
General Manager O. B. Ellis in his first annual repo
—Ho the board here termed rehab
tation as “the biggest and touf
est job in Texas.”
He said the year’s most sei
sational event was the beheac,
ing of an inmate by a fello
convict.
“This incident made hqadlii
all over the country, yeOTt is i
important unless it emphasizes U
need of better physical facilities
house this tougher, rougher, j
salvageable portion of our popu
tion,” Ellis told the board.
In the face of needs for a co
plete overhauling, there has be
some improvement during the ye
Ellis said. He cited statistics she
ing prison offenses were cut fr
1,148 in 147 to 761 in 1948. 1
capes dropped from 126 to
self-mutiliations from 129 to
use of drugs from 51 to 8. *
Ellis also reported there wj
improved morals among convic
and predicted that the apprqpi
ation could provide “better da.v
ahead.”
“The same fundamentals tl
made the Texas prison system t
on Jan. 1, 1948 still exist and v
exist until there is money to w<
with,” Ellis reported to the boa
Among the essental needs he
ported were:
1. More competent help a
better salaries and living condith
for employees.
2. Improved food through b
ter-trained personnel and bet
equipment. «.
3. Isolation cells for trou
makers.
4. Laundries and bath house
Industrial equipment.
Farm machinery.
Livestock for breeding p
A&M Lists Three
Entries in For
Worth Exposition
A&M has entered three Aber-
deen-Angus and three Herefords in
the fat steers, open class, at the
Southwestern Exposition and Fat
Stock Show, to be held in Fort
Worth January 28 through Feb-
ruary 6.
Visitors to A&M’s exhibits will
find a number of “firsts” at the
1949 Exposition, including a new
department for Brahman cattle,
Guernseys x’eplacing Holsteins in
the dairy cattle department, re
sumption of poultry, turkey and
rabbit exhibits, a new Shetland
Pony division in the horse show, a
grass' judging contest for FFA
and 4-H club members—first of its
kind in the Southwest—and a spe
cial rodeo on FFA and 4-H Club
Day, January 29, for the young-
farmers.
Verne Elliott will present a ro
deo twice daily in Will Rogers
Memorial Coliseum. Some 300 cow
boys, including top figures in the
nation, will compete for $50,000 in
prizes. Horse Show events and spe
cialty acts round out the rodeo
program.
In adjoining Will Rogers Me
morial Auditorium, Olsen and
Johnson of “Hellzapoppin” fame
will appear in person in a brand-
new, laugh-packed comedy show,
“Laffacade of 1949,” every night
during the ten-day show and at
five matinees.
Since the 1948 Exposition, im
provements have been made to the
Stock Show plant, including street
and sidewalk paving and covering
of the carlot pens with metal roof
ing.
EINSTEIN REPORTED BETTER
NEW YORK, Jan. 4 (A>)—Prof.
Albert Enstein was reported in
good condition yesterday at Jew
ish Hospital of Brooklyn.
The 69-year-old scientist under
went an abdominal operation last
Friday.
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Louisiana VA Sets
Bonus Requisites
The Louisiana Department
Veteran’s Affaire has annouir
that every person who applies
the Louisiana veteran’s bonus m
have an actual size photostatic
certified copy of his discharge c
tificate, the Waco VA office •
nounced today.
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