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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (July 11, 1949)
.'I " --'tr’? «iMgin|i r 1 .'_.«!<• •• iii ■ 'V+ Li .I''- .'•■if 1 , ** >fe r'V 1 ’ \ \/ ,ustis 1 lets isit New York ’or Five Days “Finale” of "The Chocolate Soldier” l« sung as the cast reappears at the close of, the operetta in the Grove last Thursday and Frl- presented ited in the Grove Iasi - JESTER - j (Continued from Page 1) political races, all thiiee isuceess- ful. Hisjfirst Wfts for the railroad commission post ta fill an unex- pjred two year term. In 1944 he Mtp* re-elected: without opposition, Uje! first? time in 20 years that a candidate fop that ? important oil and gas regulatory; Of Ice had run unopposed. The j fs&t Was attrib uted to Jester’s warm and friend ly nature along with a spotless record in office, y | !His second contested race be^an i -^jthis one, for gpwrnor—with a, i priayer from his th?n 85-year-old j mother for divine guidance, and a ' notice in his hometown newspaper tJM|itjhe was a candidate for gov- -ft- day evenings. Pai in the foreground. 11 Ml. j: T- 1 rt of the orchestra can be seen --T" I ertipr. Discounted Nearly in thef^il e - ft / rtt^e as a strong; contender, he *' soojv overcame od^s and ran a tough race ahead qI 12 opponents, four of whom withdrcfljv. He was .re-elected last sumimer. Military Service He was commissioned captain of infantry at the epxd of the first ofifcer’s training 'fftmp, and ' in August, 1917, wa$ assigned to Company D, 357th Infantry, 90th Division. He, corjimdnded ' this company from the hate of its or ganization to its demobilization. Jester has been 'elected presp- dejnt of the first officers’ ling camp association, Leon Inga; president • of j the 90th [isioh Veterans Association; and post commander of * the JOhnsoh- Wiggins Post 22, Adnerican Le gion, Corsicana. , !■ : On His return from overseas, . Jester again entered; the Universi ty iof Texas, where! he took his law-degree in 1020. 'immediately thereafter, he put %> his swingle and began practicing law in his home town. Soon after he opened his law office, the"Pc!we|l Oil iField qaifte in near Corsicana. Practiced Law 1 Jtatalr | practiced law in bvery court in the country, from the Justice of the peace court to the 'U. p. supreme coprt.l Fror sixteen yea^-s he served as i president j of the;Navarro County Bar Associa tion and was director of| the State JtMO-41. . v J 11921 he marriep'Mfss, Mabel hanan of Texarkana. Ark. Thpjy had, three children.—Barbara IMrfs. Howard Burp is), born ( in 19?$, Jpan, bomlin 1929, jamit Beau- ford Jr. 4 , borrtM938. f l /! c re 'Of ’Jester’s nopoies was (is. He loved the soil and live stock. Another of hiis hobbies was looking after his blajik land farms and raising thoroughbred stock. He was an ardent horseman, hun ter, and fisherman; j Jester wap president of the Cor sicana Y.M.C.A. from 1939 to 19- 42. He served on the state advi sory board of the N Y A of Texas For many year he taught a young men’s bible class in the Methodist Church in Corsicana. Shlvefs Notified In Woodvillej, Lieut. Cfov. Allan Shivers said of this death of Gov. Beauford H ! Jester tpday-r-a great tragedy, a gregt tragedy to every person in Texak. ^1 know of np man mote sincere ly interested; in trying to better his state,” Shivers said, j Stivers and | his 'family were on their East Texas farn) near \VoocU -.11 j U, 1 t i ; k I NOW OPEN TILL 9 P.M. anr« FOOD MAR Just E °f ^ View i i wS ast r, i - \'V anjalj comijnuhity pear Beaumont*, Wh^n news of the Gov- ernor’p death came this morning. Shivers will: succeed Jester as chief executive of Texas. He said this morning that he did not know when he would return to Austin, that he was too shocked to think at present. “It’S a grpa): tragedy,’’ he se^i. "A tragedy to his family, of course, but Sia 0 a tragedy to Tek- as.’’ • ' j •if ; ' . ' , . j ' [s ■ lj. '‘Jester carried collectively all the burdeps | that this legislature which just epdled had. I know t^iat he canceled many engagements so that he could Stay rightat his of fice,: ”HV backed the prison re forms tlm legislature passed this session. He urged eleemosynary reforms. ! ]• "He wap all the time helping the people who had no lobby, no bloc of votes, ho fjriends. ‘ He wanted to help them because he thought they needed help. ‘T am grieved at his deajth. It is a great loss to his family, but it is also a great loss to the state ■he served]” lj ' l- i ‘ikrly Life J Jester, the first governor in the second century of Texas state hood, was born January 12, .1893, of a pioneer family. As far b^ck as 1940 his family began coming to Texas and in 1858 his father, the late George T. Jester, came to Cpnlcanai P", | In 1894, the year after Beauford Jester wa^ born, George T. Jester was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas; and; served two terms, while ChkrleS 1 A. Culberson was governor.! Beauford Jester’s fath er was previously a member of the Texas senate during Governor Hogg’s administration and wfts an ardent Supporter of Hogg. Me helped Governor Hogg carry outl his campaign platform for the creation of a railroad, com- raisaion.. 1, . |, • ' jriji.: j His father was also a prominent layman ih the Methodist Church, and his mjother, Mrs. Frances Gor don Jester, 88 years old on San Jacintoi Day hpa long been a Sun day-school teacher in Corsicana. Education !•' ift Corjiicanja, Jester went to public school. I • After fininhllng high school, Jes ter enterejd th^ University of Tex as, He \jvu« a leader ih student activUtas,; helped organize the glee dub and became a member of Tau Chapter of Kappa Signia. His workjon the Daily Texan, when it name the first college daily pa- r ill the South, earned him njem be-shjip in Sigma Delta Chi, }ion orary journalistic fraternity. ; He wt s also elected to Friar, honorary senior academic society. He (ook hi^ B A. degree at the University of Texas in 1916 and the follow ing fan entered Harvard Law School lis course at Harvard wasj In tel rupted'in 1917 when AmefricA. emered the First World War, and he came back to Texas and enter ed the first officers training c^mp at Leon Springs. } Talking Crow To Enter Illinois U. Champaign, m., — 'u« — George M. j Crowham, a talking cr6w, is going to school at 1 *, the Ur iversity of Illinois. Or maybe you^vould call him a member of the faculty. At any rA e, Dr. O. JH. Mowrfer^ directo p bf th4 psychological clinic, hopes to establish from George M. Craw- hain just how bahfes learn to t Oavid Maxfieldi 17, of Edwafas- vil e, 111., wjio talught the bird to talk gave it) toyMowrer. Mov be) ieves the | process by which cn w was taught to speak is ■at rer the the saijne as thkt by which a mother coixes the 1 first words from child. j i. a WildliCe Students Take Mexico Trip Twenty four wildlife manajge- nnnt studeints will leave A^M y 16 for a six weeks field trip Mexico. W. B. Davis, hVad dl the Wildlife Management pi pattment, H. C. Reynolds $nd Chester Rowdl, both of the Biolo gy! Department, will accompany th<) group. ; 1 The trip is designed to give the sSti dents ex^rience in the field, and will consist of collecting, pre- pa ring specimen for study, ^nd ta::onbmy of the flora and faijna pf Mexico, according to Davisi. The group will make their head- ! project qd irters in Cuernavaca, 26 miles so’uth of Mexico'City, in the state of Morelos. \ Ti All members of thA party Atill 111 IpRKD BoilKRTHON l|l. RuttlU Bnll l ortcitmuulviiKTC) Company iK- containing tho Aggies, retijNed from n flolctv trip to th| [New York Port of Rmb|rkuUpn at Hrooklyn Army', Base, The l?i’yup lefl Ft. Fiiktlfs by motpr convoy Monday Mrnihg nnd were billeted at; ft. Monde, Maryland Monday night. i Several Aggies visited Baltimore Monday nigiit and the group pro ceeded to (.'amp Ki|mjor, New.Jer sey where they rayed 'Tuesday night. A bus took \ large portion of the cadets to New, York, for many cadets’ first lorik lit the Big City. . l 1 \ ;The convoy continujed into New York the following jhidniing, where the cadets were properly impressed by the size and efficiency of the Army’s facilities thjer«| that suppli ed apd disembarked personnel from the ETO. j w The port’s operation facilities were inspected arid organization, discussed and the ilstiidents given* liberty until 5 a. ih. j Thursday morning the Aggie delegation visited pjoinfs of interest including the Empire jStatje buildT ing, Times Square, .Billy Rose’s Diamond Horseshoe and the Latin Quarter. Many Aggies took their first subway ride which is quite an experience. After the New York excursions the students returned by an Amy freight. supply vesjsel, which was fbi; many Aggies their; first ocean cruise, to Ft.. Eustia. The ttip took about 24 hours and- many cases of -^sea-sickness left the students weary but experienced!. \ Friday night we attended the first UOTC dance at vj'hich every one had a good fimej and! made numerous acquaintances. System Receives i Research Gifts i > ■ i Two money giftsanp one live stock gift have bfjen made recent ly Ito the A&M Syatefi. \ The Pennsylvania Salt Mandr LTL <■ tBNKR / v mum ■it Hangs High ir i m. ai n '• \ '• : : i r WI HAVtsV ENdlfcH POWElt TO MUMfPT' iT/f-wfc’W. BE Lancaster Writes Part of New Book • 1 ■ , ; !, •' Robert R. Lancaster, pasture specialist with the A&M Agron omy department, has furnished information for a new book recent ly published byj Turner E. Smith and- Company, | Atlanta, Georgia. The book is, titled '‘Pastures", an s d Lancaster furnished informa tion iqr the "jGrasslands of the Southwest” section. ‘‘This new book will be used as a text for Vocational Agriculture and Veterans Classes,’’ said Lan caster. ‘‘it As not detailed enough for college work,” he declared. Co-authors, with Lancaster were Edwin Janies, Associate Profes sor of Agronomy at the University of Georgia, Richard Bailey, Chief of Division of Agronomy, Soil Con servation Service, SpartanbUrg, North Carolina, and Roland R. Harrifc, Agricultural! Engineer, University of Georgia. , Lancaster was formerly a range specialist here but was transfeired to- the Agronotny Depprtmem) as - .-■-,— 7— T, x Pasture Specialist about .the time faefuring Company, Ijryan, has -the Agronomy and Range Afan- con^ibuted $600 to the (Texas Ag- a^ementg wCre seperatCd; rieultural Experiment Station to be used in suppaut of riesearfh on coMon insect control (under the 1 supervision of D^j J. Ci Gaines in the Entomology iPeparfment. The Prairie View Reading Club haaankde available to Prairie View A.diM a sum of $51.50 fo be used in the purchase I6f books for the library. $ Rrbert A. Dpnks of Crosby, Texas, presented one | Brahman heifer to the Agricultural Exper iment Station tofbe used in con nection with the dairy breeding project. || • ■ (; j Ini addition tepi the gifts three ranchers have sloaned Brahman cattle for use hrtihe breeding pro gram. J. T. (iirrett, Danbury, has loaned two Brahman hulls and one female, and F. W.! Neuhaus, Houston, has looped one bull and one female of t^fe .Brahihan breed for Use in beef |>veeding projects. L. M. Slone, Baj^City, has loaned one feroale Bratinian ancf one bull. The female Will &e used In connec tion with dairy weeding while the bull will be used *in the beef breed- be issued collectors certificates^ which will allow' them to br|hg Governor I their collected plants anfcl atuntal aor Hogg specimen across the border tney return! on Governmenfe Employees Reach Newr High WASHINGTON, July 11—UP>- number of government employees -i-- ff 1 ' ** All Eyes On You! rtp y. ‘tie- -u yi f : , ! A ten you’kr sure of the id of spotlessly cleaned 'etstly pressed e turn out, you’rej A glad to have people stare. |UpM | j Campus Cleaners Store” ■ ■•.V Mrs. Brittain Is ■ \ I ^ ^ . Buried in Bryan Mrs. L. W., Briiiain.jSl, otjCol- lege Station was bm'ieid in Bryan City cemetery at 3 p. ;m. Sunday. She died early Saturday morning after a long illness. -- Surviving are her husband, L. W. Brittain i&d one son, Alrtlutr Brit tain of Tuscon, Arizona, two grand children and three brothers,! H. M. Wilson and Willie Wilson of Houston, and B. L. Wilson of Den ton. L. \Y\ Brittain is a college employee, working in Sbisa hall. Born in College Station on Sep tember 29, 1897, Mrs. Brittain: had lived in this community all! her life. She |was a member of the First Christian Church. Services were cpnducted byi the Reverend S. Allan Watson, pastor of the First Christian Church.. •' ■ . f : By A! CaipP .hi 4f r I'M Wi«t TO . HiLLBU-UY TPilC PAUt.JN THAT! .'•iT : p | j\j ^ ■ } J Emma Gets Up 1 - ■ j. w Tunnel Spreads - LOpG BEACH, Calif.,—CP>. Eipnr|i, five-ton cirtus elephint, picks; the dog-gonedest times chhn||e her mind. La|t night her trainer, Geobge King; tried to get her up a ra mp ipto fin auditorium for a childn n’s befiellt performance., ’ But Emma, who stands nine feet seveiy inches high, proved to be tod b|g to get through the tum el- liky device, so King decided tie’d make! her get down on her knjes anil drawl through. • Kil^went weir until Emma je- ciijecEto stand up; The ramp hr rst opbn j and the 55-year-old < pac iy- B, Cl. AS. Vital ion /If;/ HFIED ADS y / ‘ f : ■ Page4 . -L ■ > s : ; , . / \ ■'' A ■ l - - MONDAY, JULY U, 19^ ?, ■ /I' ' i - A t-r 9 AD. Rates ... 3c a word pet Insertion with a S3c minlmutn. Spar,* rates tn Classified Section . . . fiOn .per column Inch. Send all classifieds with remit-.. tance to the Student Actlvltle* Office. All ads should b« turned in i>y 10:00 a.m. of the dayjbefor* publication. 1 • LOST AND FOUND • .-h'tn LOST—Tan wallet. Thursday/|vtl*lnlty of Laundromat. , Reward ' offered. Return to>. Student Activities Office. ; • hi defmf! remained lodged there in spl go . . „ he' splintered wreckage until workers 4 her out. Foi 1 the remainder of the iormgncesy Emma will do hei outside the auditorium. outside the aiidiU Texas’ iEc 1 • FOR SALE/ • FOR SALK—G. E Good condition. View. Regrinerator, Se* afh-3-y, J50.00, Col leg* / per-^ ict FOR SALE—Studio co»i;h and 'nig 128.00. 1035 Std. Chevrolet |1180. 1 t FOR -SALE^-IO acres fronting—800 ft. on new Highway 6, nine miles south of College. Plenty of tr*4s and good fish pond. 950. . Terms 196.00 Cash and J10.00 per month. • '■ ‘ Economic Condition Better Austin, Tex., July n—iti} The Texas Employment Cbfnrrjis- siqn said yesterday that a review ■ col l 1 „ ! '! r f d ^ Klng * nud °; Porter,.Boy •J i •'» . ®nri n rtlii am Plnm« TR (1. dflthe first five months pf i he FOR SALE—Ptnto pony with saddle and bridle, very ge«G* ; 160.DO., Year-old yegr shows Texas to be in | better eePndmic condition] than ; a maj ir- itj- of other states.! ; 'pie TEC reported new appli tiojns for jobs dropped: from dally average of 1,800 in Febtu- ary to' 1,400 at the end of May. First! claims for unemployment n- sufahee averaged 659 daily in F< b- ruary but decreased to 484 daily in May.; tajhs on local TEC offices l of noh-qgricultural wrorkers increas ed from a daily average of 1,531 in Atyrch to 1,818 in May. TEC figures show a total of 94I18B.active applications for wo^k and Golden Plume—450—75. ,U ilr kOR SALE -5 room home.” Fafinished or unfurnished. 232 F.dstier, Colfiege Hills, j. Call .4-9784. '■'Hi . FOR SALE—Attractive 3 bedroom house, by owyc/r, W. C. Raemussenii O. I. Loan, lit Kyle St., College fSlls. 1 ori file^t the end of January. —- At Sailors Ask For “Attack Bonus” \, , T lib. San Francisco—<M—'The Bailors union of the Pacific^ (AFL) said if has asked for an "Attack Bonus’’ fpr members sailing ships in Ori ental waters whbre : they are in "danger of attack.” i ' • • WANTED WANTED—Wgrit' to houe* or apartm^nf, RJdgewai, Cteamland, all furpished : Contact College Sta FOR RENT—: tyn, Bryan.-Inquire atlon. " k P*e-Fab t ~ fnauirA 213 North Mtinner- fdr further inform- BUSINESS SERVICES HAVE your themes., tltesid, typed br e parte. ■' Phone 2-0705. THE BCjftll SHOP, 1007 B. 23rd. \< , - Mr*. llOUt LAUNDER IN LEISURE Laundromat Equipped . . One Half Hour Laundry : Open Daily J:30 a.m. Last Wash Received Monday 7:00 p.m. — Sat. 3:30 p;l*j Other Days 6:30 ? p.m. Starching A) Drying Facllililfts Available. . ■ Geo. W. Buchanan, D.O CHIROPRACTOR COLONIC X-RAY 805 E. 28th St. Phone 2-624)3 USED CAR HEADQUARTERS fe’ ' ‘I ■•■.fj CO. Dealer BRYAN MOTOR Your Friendly Ford N. Main Uranium Production Down Fifty Per Cent * * Washington, July 11—-CP) - - The The Atomic Energy Commission said today unit cost of producing uranium-235, a' major component —federal, state ihd local—reached of the atomic bomb, has de- a three-year high in April, the A'ugust 26, DayislcensijR bureau reported today. Th ■- ■ ' j ‘tbtoli was 6,219,(fO. creased 50 per cent since January 1, 1947,. at the Oak Ridge, Tenn., plant. "I like a Mild cigarette * j nT \ That’s why I smoke Cliesterfields- they’re Milder, much Milder/’ =±= V — r - I =3 FEATURED IN "JOHNNY AllEGRO" A COLUMBIA PICTURE 1 11 TT. ■. •? General T. l Army, and a concealed mortar implacejnent of ■ i IL, >■ Handy, commander of the Fourth ; embers of his stftff are inspecting i ortar crew of the Battalion Texas National Gbard. It w^i for the 36th Division, camp held at North Cki month. Members of 1 v ' 1 the 1st 143rd Regiment irt of the in- National grtt! K x 7 y '* rder are Maj. W. G. Brea: e officer; Maj. General M Div. TNG; Col. R. K. Br ; General Handy; Ma|. 36th Div; an unidentified Taylor Wilkins, commander en in the mortar implacement h the buahes at the lower ri jh ■•■' : V I I A’ 1 i ; .^1 Ik A r v; ii w ij is 'i ,f: ■