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Livestock Passes King Cotton As Producer of Farm Income Livestock has driven King Cotton off his perch atop the Texas farm economic system, C. H. Bates, Extension Farm Management specialist reports. Twenty-five years ago, cotton accounted for 70 per cent of the farm income in Texas. Since then it has dropped to 20 pei’ cent, Bates explained. At the same time, income from livestock and livestock products has skyrocketed until now it pro duces about 40 per cent of the total Texas farm wealth. In 1924, Bates reports, total sales from livestock and livestock products was only two per cent of the total. By 1944, returns from these sources had risen to almost one-half the total income—up to 46 per cent. The same year, receipts from cotton and cottonseed had drop ped to only 25 per cent of the total. Figures since then have been about the same, Bates es timates. Markets for an increasing vol ume of milk have developed from the rapid expansion of industrial activity in the state. Population growth within Texas and the southwest calls for an increased output of meats, poultry and dairy products, says Bates. Prospects are that this growth will bal ance the economic pattern with more livestock on the Texas farms. Magazine Accepts IE Profs Article An article by L. Bryce Harde man, instructor in the Industrial Education Department, has been published in the January issue of the Industrial Arts and Vocational Education magazine, Chris H. Groneman, acting head of the In dustrial Education Department, an nounced today. The article, “T h e Planter’s Lamp,” describes a project which was first built by Hardeman to serve as a teaching aid for a prob lem in the application of metal spinning, Groneman said. Civil Service To Offer Examination The Civil Service Commission has announced examinations for the position of Civil Engineer Trainee, John C. Sheffield, Execu tive Secretary, said today. Employment will be with the De partment of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Galveston D is t rict, Sheffield also said. Harrington Named To Post on NEA Planning Group M. T. Harrington, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and acting Dean of the College, has been named a member of the plan ning committee by the executive committee of the department of higher education of the National Education Association. The fourth national conference on higher education will be held in Chicago April 4-7. The planning committee will meet in Chicago January 28, 29, and 30, to formu late the agenda for the conference, based upon the current issues be fore the colleges and universities of the country. Purpose of the conference is to bring together leading school au thorities of the U. S. to discuss problems common to their schools and exchange ideas as how best to further the school program in the United States. What’s Cooking AGGIE CHRISTIAN FELLOW SHIPS, 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, YM CA, Bible Study. A&M GARDEN CLUB, 3 p. m., Tuesday, YMCA Chapel. ACS, STUDENTS AFFILIATE, 7:30 p. m., Tuesday, Room 9 Chem istry Building. CORYELL COUNTY CLUB, Room 307, Academic Building, 7:30 Tuesday, January 18. HEART O’ TEXAS CLUB, 7:30 p. m., Thursday, ME Shops Lecture Room. NEWCOMER’S CLUB, 2 p. m., Tuesday, YMCA. PHYSICS DEPARTMENT SEM INAR, 4:15 p. m., Tuesday, Room 36, Physics Department. SCHOLARSHIP HONOR SO CIETY, 5:30 p. m. Tuesday, Steps of Chemistry Building. Picture will be retaken. C. D. HART, manager of the Aggie Radio and Appliance Com pany, demonstrates the acoustics of one of the open record booths in his recently established store at North Gate. The booth has such acoustics that at approximately 10 feet away the record, cannot be heard. But within the booth or a few feet away from it, the record can be heard clearly. Nanking Government Dispersed As North China Is Threatened NANKING, Jan. 18—UP)—Nationalist North China is falling apart and foreign diplomats expect momentarily to be notified that the Nanking government was being dis persed for safety reasons. An authoritative foreign office source said an order to this effect is being pepared. But,’+' — —- he added, that does not mean Nan- longer can be responsible for the king is being- abandoned as the capital. It will remain as such as long as President Chiang Kai-Shek stays here. Neither, he said, will the Chinese foreign office ask foreign diplomats to pull out of the potential battle ground. Instead, they will be told that the Chinese government no Briefing for Your Finals: Educational Tips Observed In Schools Of The Nation By CHUCK MAISEL This corner is a new service to Batt readers to let them know what is going on on the campuses of the nation’s universities. It is hoped that we will be able to see how far ahead or behind, as the case may be, A&M is in compari son to other schools. So let’s be off on our educational tour. ★ A bevy of “experts” at Michigan State have drawn up a list of their “trade secrets” concerning final ?xams. It might be of some value io the A&M student to glance over Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted By DR. JOHN S. CALDWELL —Office— Caldwell’s Jewelry Store Bryan, Texas FOR EYE EXAMINATION AND GLASSES Consult DR. J. W. PAYNE Optometrist 109 South Main St. Bryan, Texas some of the more scholarly items found in the list: “Keep your eyes off the paper next to you. Its owner probably has a different exam anyway.” “Smile occasionally at the in structor. He’ll think you’re doing- well and won’t watch you so closely.” “Never give the prof an even break. If he swoops around the room like a chicken hawk, a well-placed foot in the aisle will quickly discourage him.” “Remember — the instructor was once a student himself. He knows what you’re going through and will always politely ignore your questions.” They might have added that you take the pledge and swear that high water and other things will not keep you from studying con stantly next semester. I believe that is SOP around here. ★ Profound remark of the week comes from a Genetics professor at LSU: “The chances are that if your father and mother did not have any children, you won’t either.” Aw, who’re you trying to kid. ★ The Cardinal, daily of the U of LET GAGE’S GULF STATION Highway 6, South Service Your Car Today FREE GREASE JOBS WITH EVERY OIL CHANGE Free Skyway Theater Tickets with every Gasoline purchase Wisconsin, makes the most puzz ling statement of the week. In a story under a banner headline tell ing of Bud Wilkinson’s visit to their campus—to discuss the wea ther, of course, and not the Okla homa coach’s chances of being Wis consin’s head mentor—this sen tence was found: “Sarles (athletic director of • the Big Nine school) said late last night that Wilkinson has not been offered the coaching job and he does not know wheth er the Sooner coach would ac cept it.” He’s never in his life eaten meat, but he prefers beef to pork. x Rice is conducting an instructor rating poll. The poll will take place sometime before the end of the current semester in order that the opinions will not be influenced by this semester’s grades. The rat ing is going to be done along the same lines that A&M’s poll was last year. Another interesting item from the Rice Thresher is an opinion poll taken by that paper in an swer to the question: What do you think of our cheerleaders? The answer that most intrigued this writer was made by student Jim Ellis: “It is extremely disheartening to us to begin a cheer and then be the only ones yelling. But I do think that our cheering is on a par with any other Southwest Confei’ence school—except A&M, that is.” safety of those who choose to re main. Almost all Embassies are ex pected to say on. Meanwhile, the old capital of Pieping, encircled by red armies, is expected to fall or surrender momentarily. A newspaper pub lished by Peiping’s Commander, Gen. Fu Tso-Ye, hinted as much, dispatches from there said. Nanking filled with more defend ing national troops as the govern ment pulled back its forces from north of the Yangtze. There was some dissension in foreign quarters as national troops moved into the Nanking area. Foreign owned and Chi nese properties were seized as billets. Various foreign embassies, in cluding the American, protested the seizures to the foreign office. One diplomat said the Chinese for eign office was cooperating ex cellently. Nevertheless, Chines troops moved in and held the Stan dard Oil Company’s Pukow instal lations, where a new tank farm is under construction. On the Nanking side of the Yangtze, an artillery unit star ted to move into another Stan dard Oil installation where a considerable stock of gasoline is stored but prompt action of the foreign ministry halted the move. The government foreign office, as usual, had no comment on the reported plan of dispersing the national government. But usually reliable sources said the notifica tion will say that the foreign office itself is being moved southward— probably to Canton—while other national ministers are being scat tered into areas well below the Yangtze river. Sanitation Short Course Scheduled The sanitary engineers labora tory short school, sponsored by the State Health Department and the Civil Engineering Department will be held on the campus January 24-29. Twenty are expected to register for the school. Certificates will be presented those completing the course and qualifying, which de notes that the holder is a quali fied worker in that particular field. / $«* U ** Tri^jiJaire ^ fully Automatic Washer C. E. GREISSER 212 N. Bryan PHONE 2-1423 “Sales & Service Since 1925’ LFL ABNER The Real Thing By A1 Capp The Battalion CLASSIFIED ADS Page 6 TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1949 SELL WITH A BATTALION CLASSI FIED AD. Rates . . . 3^ a word per insertion with a 25iJ minimum, rates in Classified Section . . . G column inch. Send all classifieds with remittance to the Student Activities Office. All ads should be turned in by 10 :00 a.m. of the day before publication. Danklefs Installed As El Campo Prexy Ted Danklefs of Ganvood was installed as the 1949 president of the El Campo Chapter of the A&M Association of Former Students at a recent meeting. Other officers installer were H. D. Allen Jr., vice president; Tom Melcher Jr., treasurer, and Char les Ellwood, secretary and report er. BUSINESS SERVICES Fish & Game Club To Hold Elections The Fish and Game Club will meet at 7:30 tonight on the third floor of the Agricultural Engi neering Building, A. J. Springs, publicity director, announced to day. In addition to the elections to offices being vacated by the grad uating seniors, two films will be shown, Springs said. The South American rhea fre quently joins deer or guanacos to form mixed herds. The Ostrich, a larger member of the same family sometimes forms mixed herds with zebras and antelopes. REGISTER NOW for new class in short hand starting February 2. Call Mc Kenzie Baldwin Business College, 2-GG55. TYPING—Phone 2-G988. FOR RENT FOR RENT—Comfortable furnished room, adjoining bath. Near campus. Professor or graduate student preferred. Phone 4-9724. WANTED WANTED—5 or 10 gallon aquarium. L. E. Flanagan, Aero. Engr. Dept. WANT to buy used baby playpen. Call 2-7110. FOR SALE FOR SALE — Portable “Easy Whirldry” washing machine in excellent condition. See it at 500 N. College Ave., Apt. 10. FOR SALE—Blue studio couch, 22-B, Vet Village. Kenneth Elwood Ramsey free show at Campus. GRADUATION SALE—Handmade phono graph console cabinet and automatic record player. Very presentable. $25.00. Owens, Dorm 15, 232. FOR SALE—Studio couch with slip cover —$25.00. C-19-Z, College View. FOR SALE—Simmons double bed, mat tress, springs, studio couch, chest of drawers, desk, two end tables, five piece breakfast suite; all for $110.00. Also GO ft. sectional picket fence—$20.00. Vet Village, 2-B, after 5:00 p.m. Eugene Edward Jakel free pass to Campus. FOR SALE — G. E. refrigerator—$50.00. B-7-Y, College View. Eskimos use boats made of skins stretched over a wooden frame. In times of famine they remove the untanned skins, boil them and eat them. FOR SALE—One newly overhauled size 28 bicycle. New tires, tubes, bearings, and sturdy carrying basket. Just the thing for campus transportation! For details call 4-5324. HELP WANTED NEED capable pianist. Interview Thurs day (January 20) at Country Club be tween 1:00—2:00 p.m., or call 2-5570 for appointment. Clara Howard School of Dance Arts. Box 1700, College. CHIROPRACTOR Geo. W. Buchanan, D.C. COLONIC X-RAY 305 E. 28th St, Phone 2-6243 EXPERT SHOE REPAIRS While You Wait Cowboy boots made to order JONES BOOT SHOP Southside OLD FURNITURE MADE NEW We Specialize in Refinishing Antiques and Venetian Blinds F. L. SUMMERS Furniture Refinishing Painting Contractor 3200 Highway 6, S. Ph. 4-4682 SEAT COVERS Plastic or Straw JOHNSON’S UPHOLSTERY SHOP Back of “Eagle” Office Bryan, Texas Phone 2-1232 BUY YOUR G. E. RADIO TODAY Portables—Table Models Consoles $19.95 and up McCULLOCH-DANSBY APPLIANCE STORE Bryan W.S.D. CLOTHIERS College Station LAUNDER IN LEISURE . . . 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