NEWS
In Brief
MITCHUM CONVICTED
ON MARIJUANA COUNT
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11 —<#>—
Robert Mitchum, idol of tthe bobby
Boxers, was convicted Monday of
conspiracy to possess marijuana in
a 45-minute trial in Superior court.
The end came with suddenness,
as the result of a surprising ma
neuver by cagy Jerry Giesler, Mit-
chum’s attorney.
When the trial opened, Giesler
waived a jury trial on the conspir
acy count only, and agreed to sub
mit the case solely on the trans
cript of earlier testimony before
the grand jury.
Superior Judge Clement D. Nye,
heard the testimony and announced
his verdict:
“Guilty as charged.”
Convicted with the 31-year-old
Mitchum were tw oco-defendants,
Actress Lila Leeds, 25, and Robin
Ford, 31, a real estate salesman.
Their cases likewise had been sub
mitted. They were arrested Sept. 1.
As the judge announced his de
cision, Giesler applied for proba
tion and the judge set the hearing
for Feb. 9. Until that time, action
on the first count will be held in
abeyance.
v « ' ^ j
COMMUNIST LEADERS
HEAR TRIALS SET
WASHINGTON, Jam. 11 —UP)—
The Supreme Court Monday re
fused to interfere with the indict
ment and scheduled New York
trial of 12 leaders of the American
Communist Party.
The 12 asked the Supreme Court
to: Cancel indictments against
them, order a stay of their trial
scheduled to begin in Federal Court
January 17, and throw out a list
of prospective jurors from which
their trial jury may be drawn.
The 12—all members of the Na
tional Board of the Communist
Party in the United States—were
indicted on charges of conspiracy
to advocate the overthrow of the
United States government by force
and violence.
DENTON GUN BATTLE
VICTIMS IMPROVING
DENTON, Jan. 11 —(^(—Con
dition of Sheriff W. 0. Hodges,
wounded during a gun battle at
Krum Friday while attempting to
arrest a Krum farmer who had
previously shot another man, was
improved today at Denton hospi
tal, attendants said:
Dr. Bert Davis said Hodges’ left
eye is showing slight improvement.
Hodges lost the sight in his right
eye when struck in the face by
a shotgun blast.
Joe Allen Goforth, 25 years old,
is charged in Justice Court at Den
ton with assault with intent to
murder Hodges.
County Attorney W. K. Bald
ridge said the case probably will be
heard by the grand jury at the
next session of district court, on
March 7.
J. M. Chism, 55 years old, a
Krum painter, the first victim of
Friday’s gun battle, was reported
in good condition at the hospital
today.
TRUMAN WANTS HIGHER
SUB CLASS POSTAL RATES
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 —(A>)_
President Truman proposes higher
postal rates on newspapers, maga
zines and advertising circulars
which move as second and third
class mail.
The budget message, sent to
Congress yesterday asks a $250.-
000,000 increase in postal rates to
cut down a deficit otherwise esti
mated at more than $400,000,000.
Postmaster General Donaldson
told reporters a month ago that he
will not propose putting newspa
pers and magazines on a full pay
ing basis.
EAST COAST TRAIN
IS DERAILED
MILFORD, Va., Jan. 11 —(#)—
Eleven cars of the Florida-to-New
York Orange Blossom Special were
derailed here Monday, injuring a
score of persons. One car, a diner,
overturned.
Twenty-three persons were ad
mitted to a hospital in Fredericks
burg.
Among the slightly injured was
Mrs. Paul Whiteman, who with her
band leader husband was return
ing from West Palm Beach.
Arena Plans To
Get Final Check
Final plans for the Rodeo Arena
will be discussed at 6:30 p. m. to
morrow in the Library of the Ani
mal Industries Building, Jack
Kingsberry, president of the Saddle
and Sirloin Club, said yesterday.
Kingsberry has asked all rodeo
contestants, members and non
members of the club, to be present
for this meeting. The plans, after
they have been passed by this
group, will be submitted to the
college architect for an estimate
cost.
The Battalion
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE
Volume 48
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS TUESDAY, JANUARY 11,1949
Number 105
Jan. Commentator
Ready for Prin ting
Newest Copy Laden With Travelogue,
Fiction, Mirth, Sports Discussion
By ALLEN SELF
Aggieland’s version of Holiday, Esquire, and Argosy—
the Commentator—hits the stands in a few days, laden with
light fiction, mirth, sports discussions, and a travelogue.
The combination, while not the exact equivalent of the
above-mentioned commercial mag-+
azines, is satisfying but not in
spiring. Editor J. T. Miller, labor
ing to produce a creative mag on
a campus noticeably lacking in
creative talent, has spawned a pro
duct in the image of A&M Col
lege. The imaginative spirit often
found in other college magazines
is not to be found.
It’s not all the writer’s fault,
though. They do a creditable job.
Dave Coslett authors an interest
ing short on Lima, Peru. Guitarist
Buddy Luce takes the reader into
a zany examination of those quasi
musicians, the Aggie Ramblers.
Sportswriter Andy Matula gives
his “Hoop-er Ratings” on South
west Conference basketball, ac
companied by photo illustrations.
Fantasy Provided
More fantasy from the pen of
Harry Gooding may make you
snigger as you browse through
“Pilby”, the chronicle of a mole
like lovelorn taking CE 206 whose
girl is named Moren.
Kenneth Marak, art director,
drops his watercolors long enough
to present “Happy Birthday to
Murder,” a thriller-chiller radio
script complete with O. Henry end
ing to a not-so-perfect pathologi
cal murder.
Physical effort in the produc
tion of a magazine, while essen
tial, is not enough. The Commen
tator shows the results of work in
its layout and editing, but the fine
edge of cleverness, humor, genuine
versatility, originality and clever
ly turned ideas and words is not to
be found, regrettably.
Center Superimposed
You’ll recognize the January
Commentator by its cover, the Me
morial Student Center superim
posed with a Senior Ring. Leaf
through and read; you might en
joy it.
Air Crash Injures
Aggie, Kills Dad
On Dakota Flight
PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 11 <#>—A
Texas rancher who lay in subzero
weather in the wreckage of his
plane for nearly two hours died
late last night in the Pierre Hos
pital.
He was Arthur W. Sorrell, 59,
Amarillo, hurt when his plane
crashed about four miles north of
the Pierre airport. Sorrell had
taken off to inspect storm loss to
steers he owned on a ranch west
of Onida.
His son, Charles, 21, a Texas
A&M student and a passenger,
struggled for nearly a mile through
packed snow to a farm to get help.
He was brought to the hospital
where he remained in serious con
dition with extensive injuries.
A horse drawn manure spreader
was used to reach the plane where
four men labored for 30 minutes
to extricate Sorrell.
WEATHER
East Texas —
Occasional rain,
\ryjfc> except some
W ^ freezing rain in
northwest and
west central por-
iions. Colder
southeast and ex
treme south por
tions this after
noon and tonight.
Not so cold west
and north portion
Wednesday. Low
est temperatures
i-35 northwest and 26-36 interior
’ south and east portions tonight,
oderate to fresh northerly winds
n the coast.
Creamery Installs
Ice Cream Freezer
Students in dairy manufacturing
here are being taught the work
ings of one of the latest models of
continuous ice cream freezer. The
stainless steel machine has been
installed at the creamery.
“We are proud of the new model
machine,” Dr. A. V. Moore of the
Dairy Husbandry Department says.
“It will prove of inestimable value
to the students.”
The prepared ice cream is placed
in a 50-gallon tank, an automatic
switch is turned and it comes out
in a semi-solid form. It is then
placed in a freezer. Eighty gallons
can be produced hourly.
“A smoother grade of ice cream
is produced,” Moore points out.
Religious Week
To Begin Here
February 14
Dr. Fred E. Barbour, pastor of
the Second Presbyterian Church,
Knoxville, Tennessee, will be the
principal speaker during Religious
Emphasis Week, February 14-18.
J. G. Gay, assistant secretary of
the local YMCA, said that the full
schedule for Religious Emphasis
Week has not yet been worked up,
but will probably be completed
within about ten days.
Religious Emphasis Week began
on the campus in 1942 with Dr.
George W. Truett of Dallas con
ducting the first program.
The purpose of Religious Empha
sis Week, said Gay, is to focus the
thought of students upon religion
and to bring outstanding speakers
to the campus.
During the past, services have
been conducted in Guion Hall each
day, and night services conducted
in each of the various churches.
Other persons who have been
featured during Religious Empha
sis Week ai*e Dr. Paul Quillian,
Dallas; Dr. Wallace Basset, Dal
las; Dr. Frank Hall, St. Louis; Dr.
W. H. Alexander, Oklahoma City,
and Rev. Grady Hardin of Hous
ton.
District 10 Agents
And Assistants To
Meet February 18
The County Agricultural agents
and assistants of District 10 will
meet in Belton February 18 under
the direction of S. L. Neal, Dis
trict Agent.
T. R. Timm, extension economist
will preside over the subject mat
ter meeting, acting as discussion
leader for a panel of specialists
whose work is applicable to Dis
trict 10, Neal announced.
District 10 is located in the’cen
tral part of Texas with a variety
of soils and activity within its
limits. Several counties of District
10 have beef cattle, sheep and goats
as their major enterprises, while
other counties are heavy producers
of cotton and other row crops, as
well as small grain.
“Conferences such as this are
held at timely intervals, and when
ever the necessity for information
being carried to the fields arise,”
commented Neal.
YMCA to Reshow
Reproduction Film
The movie, “Human Reproduc
tion” will be shown at 7:15 p.m.
tonight and tomorrow night in the
YMCA Chapel, M. L. Cashion,
YMCA Secretary, announced Mon
day.
The educational film, which has
been on the campus several weeks,
lasts 20 minutes. Cashion indicated
that the general public is invited
to the showing.
UCC ENROLLMENT UP
CORPUS CHRISTI, Jan. 11 —
GP)—Fall semester enrollment at
the University of Corpus Christi,
which is in its second year of op
eration, has increased 158 students.
A. H. Wilcox, registrar, said the
university has a total of 410 stu
dents.
Jobs Now Open
At Student Center
The Memorial Student Center
has openings for student employ
ees, Chris F. Gent of the Student
Center staff announced today.
Gent said that all interested stu
dents should contact him at Room
157, Bizzell Hall.
“We are particularly interested
in securing students who will be
able to work next semester,” Gent
said.
CECE BLAKE, performer with Vaughn Monroe and his Or
chestra, has been scheduled to appear, here February 12. The, show is
scheduled for Guion Hall.
Yearbook Election
To Be Held Tonight
The Student Body will cast their ballots in the first run
off election to pick a new name for the A&M Annual to
night.
Day students will use the ballots in today’s Battalion,
and dormitory students will use ballots which will be
distributed by housemasters in+—
the dormitories.
Reiter & Santone Symphony
Concert Delights Audience
By WICK VAN KOUENHOVEN
“Symphony Week” in the College
Station-Bryan area opened last
night when Max Reiter strode to
the podium in Guion Hall and the
San Antonio Symphony Orchestra
began the strains of Weber’s over
ture to “Der Freischuetz.” The
concert was the first Town Hall
performance of 1949, and the third
for the school year.
The program struck a neat
balance between serious and
Name, Rank, Number, Course;
All in New Student Directory
Drop those comic books, lads! The student directory is
out at last, and is “must” reading for all Aggies. Thirty
cents paid at the Student Activities Office in Goodwin Hall
entitles you to the privilege of thumbing through this monu
ment to man’s taxonomic genius.
It’s true that the stories are4 —— —
mighty short, but within the one
or two-line entries lies a wealth of
factual knowledge. For instance:
Hatzenbuehler, Edwin James Jr.
3 Aero No 6 227 Dallas can lay
claim to having the longest name
in the directory. Thirteen—count
’em—letters make up his handle.
Faustine Rodriquez-Trias is ahead,
but the hyphen disqualified him.
Bin M. and Kung Moon Ng, both
from San Antonio, have the short
est names on record, along with
plenty of headaches, probably,
when it comes to introductions. '
There are 80 Smiths, 60 Joneses
and 45 Browns listed, a hasty coun
ting shows. This should be signifi
cant of something.
Milton Ignatius Aalen is the
first man listed, while Carlos Al
berto Zuniga brings up the rear.
If you want to look up your
prof’s first name, or that cute sec
retary’s phone number, you can
find such invaluable information in
the front of the directory under
Faculty, Officers, and Employees.
Look and ye shall find.
Heart of Texans
Elect President
J. D. Locker of Richland Springs
was elected president of tthe Heart
of Texas Club at a meeting of the
organization Thursday night.
Other officers elected were E.
Otte, vice-president; H. E. Pittard,
seci’etary; J. B. Steen, treasurer;
E. W. Beherens, reporter; L. G.
Stewart, athletic officer; B. A.
Wyatt, social chairman; and J. C.
Fails, propaganda minister.
Locker announced that the club
would meet again on January 20.
US SOOTHS PLANE INCIDENT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 —(£>)—
The United States urged Britain
and Israel yesterday to treat the
shooting down of five British
planes as a “regrettable incident
only.”
A&M System Asks For
$23,102,896 Budget
By CARLEY PUCKITT
The budget request for the entire A&M system for the biennial period beginning Sep
tember 1, 1949 and ending August 31,1951 will be $23,102,896, according to Henderson
Shuffler, director of Information.
Shuffler emphasized that this is merely the amount that will be submitted to the
legislature for approval and may be altered in any way that the legislature sees fit.
The request, compared with an
appropriation for the present bien
nial period of $12,275,018, repre
sents an increase of $10,827,878.
This increase is necessary be
cause of the inflationary trend,
representing increases in salaries
which are necessary to keep train
ed and experienced personnel, an
increase in services rendered, and
an increase in prices of almost
everything that is used by the
system, Shuffler said.
5,000 Employed
The A&M System employs more
than 5,000 persons, owns and oper
ates 43,901 acres of land, and op
erates a physical plant that would
require $75,000,000 to replace at
this time.
This system is composed of the
following: A&M College of Texas,
North Texas Agricultural College,
John Tarleton Agricultural College,
Prairie View, Agricultural Exten
sion Service, Engineering Experi
ment Station, Engineering Exten
sion Service, Texas Forest Service,
Firemen’s Training School, Rodent
Control Service, and Miscellaneous
Divisions and Services.
A&M Budget Increases
For A&M College, the proposed
budget for the biennial period be
ginning September 1, 1949 is $7,-
146,438, compared with $4,980,182
for the present two-year period, an
increase of approximately 40%.
Shuffler explained that the ap
propriations for the college are
worked out on the basis of student
levels. Freshmen and sophomores
are known as lower level students.
Juniors and seniors are known as
upper level students. The proposed
appropriation is figured on the
basis of $281.00 for lower level
students, $361.00 for upper level
students, with an additional allot
ment of $40.00 for technical stu
dents.
Allotments for the other three
colleges in the Texas A&M Sys
tem ai*e as follows: North Texas
Agricultural College, $1,591,632,
compared with a present allotment
of $1,036,746; John Tarleton Agri
cultural College, $1,096,054, com
pared with a present allotment of
$720,244; and Prairie View, $1,-
936,738 which has a present allot
ment of $1,440,986.
Allotment Greatly Increased
The Agricultural Experiment
Station is allowed an allotment of
$4,375,252 compared with a pres
ent allotment of $1,833,112.
The Agricultural Extension Ser
vice is allowed $2,861,488, but is
operating at present on a biennial
state allowance of $936,036.
Shuffler pointed out that only
29.16 percent of the money on
which A&M College is now operat
ing is obtained from the state.
Other sources of income are as
follows: Federal, 26.99%, student
fees, 16.66%, sales and miscellan
eous 19.6%, gifts, grants and en
dowments, 7.59%.
Only three of the original 12
proposed names will appear on the
ballot. These names are Aggieland
1949, Spirit of Aggieland, and Fin
al Review. It is intended that the
year change annually on the name,
Aggieland 1949.
Three Names
If any of the three names re
ceives a majority of the votes cast
in the run-off tonight, it will be
come the new name for the Aggie
Annual. A third election will be
held the last of this week if this
run-off does not produce a name
“popular” veins. In addition to
the Weber overture and Robert
Schumann’s Symphony No. 3 in
E flat (Rhenish), the orchestra
played a symphonic arrangement
of Jerome Kern operetta tunes
and a number of encores in the
spirit of the Boston “Pops.”
Greatest musical skill of the
evening was shown in the first
number of the second half, a suite
from the opera “der Rosenkava-
lier” by Richard Strauss. Although
the program modestly refrained
from mentioning it, this arrange
ment was made by the composer
of the opera for Reiter’s use, and
the world premiere was given by
the San Antonio orchestra in a
coast-to-coast broadcast last year.
The performance of the Weber
overture was good, emphasizing
the Germanic musical ideas
which were later to come to full
fruition in Wagner. The perform
ance of the Schumann symphony
was muddy—or perhaps the mud
diness must be blamed on the
composer.
The formal program concluded
with Robert Russell Bennett’s trib
ute to the late Jerome Kern, “Sym
phonic Story,” using many of
Kern’s tunes fi’om “Show Boat,”
“Roberta” and “Music in the Air.”
Reiter was called back time and
again for encores, and the orches
tra complied with such numbers as
Khatchachourian’s “Saber Dance,”
Carmichael’s “Star Dust,” and the
novelty “Fiddle-Faddle.”
Veteran Town Hallers nodded
their heads with pleasure as they
saw the entire San Antonio Sym
phony comfortably seated on the
new Guion Hall stage. Two years
ago the last visiting symphony—
the Houston—was badly crowded
even with a false stage extension
and all drapes tied back to the
walls.
And the Wind Blew
Heavy Competition Forseen by Initial
Entries in Bait’s ‘Tall Tales 9 Contest
By FRANK CUSHING
Scarcely had the spxoke blown
away from the starting gun used
to initiate the Battalion’s Tall
Tales contest, when the fables be
gan to fall. The sounds of throats
being cleax-ed, pitchfox-ks being
loaded; and feet being pushed into
rubber boots produced a deafening
noise throughout the campus.
Bud Luce, feature winter for the
Battalion, had the honor of re
lating the first story. Luce was
slightly dismayed when told that
he was ineligible to actually enter
the competition. Not only is he
barred because of his woi-k on the
Battalion but it is felt by the
judges that his professional stand
ing 1 should eliminate him too.
Luce states: I was h o e -
ing the cotton patch back home.
While chopping around a stump
I met face to face with the big
gest rattlesnake that ever was.
At first we were both frozen by
fright. Finally he struck at me
but my excellent reflexes enabled
me to parry the thrust with the
hoe handle.
“The snake missed me and sunk
his poisonous teeth into the wood
en handle. I then proceeded to kill
him and went on hoeing. By the
time I had gotten to the end of the
row the reptile’s poison had infec
ted the handle and it had swollen
to nearly twice its original size.
I couldn’t finish the next imw for
the handle had become a log.
“I went to the house, hitched up
my mules and returned to pull the
hoe up to tthe house. I left it in
the yai*d and after dinner sawed it
into planks and built a pigpen out
of the lumber.
“The next morning,” says Buddy
who has now placed a square of
butter into his mouth to prove it
wouldn’t melt, “I found out my
mistake. The swelling had gone
down and the wood, returning to
its former size, had choked all
sixteen of my pigs to death.”
An extremely short story, but
one equally hard to believe was
entered by Jack Crook. He says,
“I think Art Howard is pretty.”
“Honest” Max Levy relates the
following with a face that would
do honor to a choir: “When I came
back to school last fall I found
that I could sign up for only 20
hours because of a scarcity of
grade points last spring. I needed
21 houi’s to graduate. I explained
my case to Dean Barlow after he
had warmly greeted me and given
me a cigarette to settle my nerves.
I told him that a lone hour should
n’t require me to go this spring.
Naturally, he let me sign up for 21
houx's.”
Probably this entry submitted
by Jamie Lewis shouldn’t be
termed a “tall tale.” Following
the principle set forth by the
“call a spade a spade” school,
we shall classify Lewis’ story as
a damned lie. In it’s entirety,
“Yesterday I ate a good meal at
Sbisa and my check came to only
45 cents.”
F. C. Cushing, also ineligible be
cause of his connection with the
Batt, tells of the weather he has
witnessed in southwest Tex. “One
day a wind came up, really more
like a bi’eeze by the standards out
there, as I was standing by the
creek on our place.
“While I watched, it blew all of
the water away and then attacked
the now-dry creek bottom. After
the breeze had died down, I walked
onto the land once covered by the
creek. Because I wasn’t looking
too closely I tripped and fell,
breaking my am. You see, I had
fallen over one of the crawfish
holes which was sticking some
six inches out of the ground.”
with a majority. Only the top two
names will appear on this third
ballot if it is needed.
The election will be conducted
under the supervision of the Stu
dent Senate Election Committee
with Student Senators cooperating
with the dorm housemasters in
polling the vote.
Votes To Be Counted
Ballots will be distributed in the
dox’ms this afternoon and will be
taken up by 10 tonight. The ballots
for each dormitory will be counted
and the total votes tabulated on
the front sheet.
All dormitories must turn in
their counted ballots by 8 p. m.
Wednesday to the Student Activi
ties Office.
5 p. m. Is Deadline
Day students will use the ballot
which appears on the last page
of today’s Battalion to vote. The
signed ballot must be filled out
and mailed to Student Activities
or deposited in the Ballot Box in
the Student Activities Office by 5
p. m. today.
Rodeo Arena Site
Tentatively Set
In Agronomy Field
The agronomy fields north of
the farm service department barns
have been selected by the Saddle
and Sixdoin Club as the site for
the new rodeo ai’ena.
Reasons given for the selection
were that no more livestock will be
quartered on the campus side of
the railroad tracks, and the. loca
tion is within walking distance
fi’om the campus and is near the
old mule barn which can be con
verted into stables.
The selected site is now being
considered for approval by Chan
cellor Gibb Gilchrist, Vice-Chan
cellor D. W. Williams, and Dean
Charles Shepardson of the School
of Agriculture.
37 Students To Get
Awards of Distinction
Thirty-seven advanced ROTC Cadets are scheduled to be
appointed Distinguished Military Graduates, January 20.
Air Force was first with 14 students, and the Infantry
branch was second with seven distinguished students. Final
certification of the names is being made by the Registrar’s
Office. +:
The names of the students and
their respective branches of ser
vice are as follows:
Air Forces
Clifton J. Bolner, Heni'y G. But
ler, Harvey J. Chelf, Fred B. Eng
lish, Jr., John I. Hammonds, Jr.,
Edwin A. Hinkle, Jack E. Jackson,
Marlin H. Keathley, Gilford W.
Koopman, John T. Miller, Joseph
N. Miller, Jr., James K. Presnal;
Roye G. Thornal, and Arnold M.
Walkow.
Corps of Engineers
Raymond M. Champion, Jr., Geo.
O. Muller, William T. Payne, and
Edward A. Pela.
Armored Cavalry
William G. Fuller, Albert M.
Lewis, and Clyde H. Patterson, Jr.
Field Artillery
Herbert A. Carter, Jr., Marvin
L. Jones, Stanley A. Self, and
James C. Winkler.
Infantry
James W. Alexander, Ray M.
Golden, Sidney H. Cook, Jr., Nor
man E. Luker, Billy Z. Strange,
John P. McConnell, and Henry A.
Pate.
Quartermaster Corps
Theodore H. Clark.
Signal Corps
Gene Lewis, Elmo C. Livingston,
Jr., James F. Jones, and Roy G.
Neeley.
Faires Will Talk
To Ag. Seniors
A meeting of agricultural sen
iors who expect to graduate this
semester will be held in the Agri
cultural Engineering Lectux-e Room
according to Dean C. N. Shepard
son of the School of Agriculture.
The meeting will be held at 4
p. m. January 17.
Professor V. M. Faires, who has
chai’ge of post graduation studies,
will discuss the opportunities of
this program with graduating sen
iors.
K of C to Organize
Council on Campus
Ferdinand J. Kinane, State Fin
ancial Seci’etary of the Knights of
Columbus, will be in College Sta
tion Wednesday afternoon to help
lay final plans for the fox-mation
of a K of C council here, P. H.
Ramsey, Newman Club president,
announced today.
Kinane will meet with the local
K of C committee at 5 p. m. Wed
nesday in the YMCA.
Kinane will speak to all Knights
of Columbus in this area at 8 p.
m. Wednesday in the basement of
St. Mary’s Chapel, Ramsey added.