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The Fantastic Forties ■ ; Texas 91 Cities Never Same After Fantastic Forties 'i ; By WILBUR MARTIN (Thia is the second at' three articles on Texas and the fan tastic Forties). The cities of Texas changed dur ing the Fantastic Forties. TTtey probably will never again be the same. * The people caused the major change. Too many people or too few people. An estimated 1,250,000 men and women trained in the armed ser vices in Texas duringj World War II. They grained at njore than 14 major posts and' camps, at 28 major air fields. They were sta tioned at 21 prisoner of war camps. They trained over miles of land located around or j near a land, hundred cities. Some of ijhese cit ies were tiny places, some small farming communities. Most of the cities were ill equipped to cope with the thousands of men or the hundreds of families that came _ with the troops. ' ^ Bastrop, Smithville, Lockhart, Temple, Kileen, Belton, Hondo, I’yote, Lubbock, Wyco, Dallas Fort Worth, San Angelo, Sher man, Denison, Laredo, Harlingen, San Marcos, El Paso, Childress, Paris, San Antonio, Houston, , Galveston, Corpus ChristS, Brownwood, Tyler, Abilene, Odessa and countless other cities were in or near major posts or air fields. They faced problems of housing, of police and fire protection, of water, light and gas services, and a hundred other municipal tasks. University Profs Hold First Meet The local chapter of the Amer ican Association of University Pro fessors will hold its first meeting of the year Thursday night at 7:30 p. m. in \the YMCA Assembly Room,' Dr. Melvin S. Brookis, pres ident, announced today. The meeting will be devoted mainly to a jfurther consideration • of two previous committee re ports, one on ajecommended cur riculum changes' 1 and one on pro-' posed criteria for granting pro motions and salary increases at the College, Dr. Brooks stated. ■ , The AAUP local unit will make a^sustained drive this year to en roll a greater number of faculty members. -i |,New officials for the year are: Dr. Melvin S. Brooks, Department of- Agricultural Economics and -Rural Sociolbgy, president; Otis Miller, associate professor in the Department of Journalism, vice president; and D. Ralph Lee, as sistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, secretary-treasurer. They weathered the war years with little physical improvement. Material was almost impossible to obtain. They faced the first years after peace with a backlog of “must” projects. They faced an added headache of growth—spectatcular growth in such .places as Houston, Denison and Odessa. And many towjns and cities added to their sixe by an nexing outlying territories^ Thousands of the men j ajid wo men who trained ip Texas came back to live. Other thousands were attracted by the state’s job; oppor tunities, . Practically every city and town in Texas has grown tremendously since the last census. But ip some tiny villages, residents moved away to get war jobs. They never camp back. j Austin figures it has a, popula tion of 150,000 today. Its ! census was 87,930 in 1940, , *! | Amarillo estimates it has just about doubled its 51,686 popula tion m the last ten years. Hous ton’s estimated size today is 620,000 compared to 384,514 in 1940. This trend is noted in all parts of Texas. It can.be traced to war- born industry that converted to peace-time use; to oil booths; to new industry^ It can also be traced to the hundreds of marriages made during the wag. Some Texans brought home brides. Many Tekas girls married soldiers ] stationed at camps in the state during the' war. Many of these men decided to make Texas a permanent resi dence. “No money” was a d^mnoh complaint city officials made as Twenty-Six Ag Ed Seniors Employed Twenty-six out of 47 graduating seniors in agricultural [ education have been placed in jobs, accord ing to E. V. Walton, associate pro fessor of Agricultural Vocation. Of the 26 boys already; placed four are going into bu^ip«jss for themselves, three are toi dp grad uate work, three are going into the soil conservation service, | three have been placed in high; school teaching jobs, and the remainder are to teach in the veterans’ pro gram. Walton m a de the! following statement in regard to placement at present, “Although the job sit uation is becoming tighter, there has been no great difficulty in placing agricultural education ma jors.” He said- that one» hundred per cent placement is expected by February 15. The men who have not been placed have from one to three job applications pending. £:1 1 LET US KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO BUY OR TRADE AND WE WILL GIVE YOU THE BEST IN PRICES i j. . : ' \ j OR EXCHANGE . TJ, ! - LOUPOT’S TRADING POST J ! . Trade With UOU -j- He’s Right With You the Forties faded. Bond issues could handle the bigger projects. But red ink still faced many a mayor and city council. Inflation has played a big part in this financial headache. Bond issues’ prove inadequate by the time irork starts on the project for wnich they i were issued—be cause of the climb in costs. Con- structfcm and operation costs have jumped faster than tax rates. In n any instances, already heav ily burdened taxpayers are in no mood :o approve new bond issues or taxis. There’s another reason for the money woe of raipidly growing cit ies. Tli ere’s a big- lag between time of the growth ahd when it starts paying tax dividends. Essential services—like sewers, gas and water main extensions—can’t wait. They must be provided to new resi dential areas immediately. No one is willing to predict that this growth of Texas’ cities will stop any time soon. And city officials will continue to juglgle the tax dollar to meet a hundred needs. The amazing growth of many cities was a part of the Fantastic Forties. Many pity officials are wondering if their town will keep growing and make the fifties fab ulous. Senate Demos Say ‘Hands OfF Abo IIT' ■ \ 1 ■ Washington, Jan. 18 <•£*>—Senate Democrats united today behind IVesident Truman's “hands-off” policy! on Formosa. Senator Lucas of Illinois, the Democratic leadier, said a party caucus showed all Democrats sup port the stand of the President and Secretary of State Acheson in re fusing to give military aid to the Chinese Nationalists. "The Democrats think the State Department and the president are definitely right in the actions they have taken,” Lucas told reporters. “The ! Democrats are fearful that any inefvation there ultimately will mean war.” : Republicans have taken the lead in sharp criticism of the president for refusing* to make Formosa, an island; 100 miles off the China coast.i secure against attack by Chinese Communists. The reported agreement follow ed a suggestion from Senator Georgje (D-Ga) that Moscow may be calling all the signals for the Chinese Commurtists’ treatment of American diplomats. (Elje doUjaie fUaramt utau . * •rtf Finland Replys To Russian Demands Helsinki, Finland, Jan. 17 •At— Finland’s government drafted a reply to- Russia’s demand for re turn of alleged 1 Sovijet War Cri minal^ today as! the nation’s two- day presidential election drew to a close. | Counting of Votes for 300 elec tors Who will meet Feh. 15 to name Finland’s president will begin to night^ Russia early this morning ac- r cussed Finland’s- social democratic * goverhment of harboring 300 Sov iet war criminals in a move re garded? here as an attempt to in- fluenqe the- presidential elections. Buncttr,lXPalflinrMedUtior, Inspection SrtjNew Hospital Is Planned Human Halation- Speaker Tomorrow for r nr Cxim..... nil v. Union te THE SALE1 WATCH FOR ANNIVERSARY AGGIE RADIO & APPLIANCES North Gate j College Sta. Moscow May Be Calling Reds’ Plays in China Washington, Jan. 18 (AP) —Senator George (D-Ga) suggested today Moscow may be calling all the signals for the Chinese Communists’ treatment of American diplomats. And a Republican senator, who asked that he not be identified by name, said of the previous intern ment of Americans and the recent seizure of the Peiping consulate: “I don’t think these are isolated incidents. I believe they are part of a pattern.” Another Democrat, Senator O’Conor of Maryland, denounced the Communist seizure of the American Consulate as “outra geous.” O’Condr demanded that the U. S. block admission of Communist China into the United Nations. George, acting chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Commit tee, told reporters he hopes Secre tary of State Acheson “may be able to give us some information on what influence Moscow has” in the situation in China. Acheson previously has said that Russia is taking over North China areas. Including Manchuria, as a part of communistic imperialism. The Georgian cheered the State Department’s action in recalling all U. S. diplomats from China after the Peiping incident. “The time has come for firth action by the United States," he said. Rephblican critics of administra tion foreign policy continued bit ter over the Chinese developments. One Republican senator who ask ed his name not be used, said Acheson will be asked why he did not let the Foreign Relations Com mittee know that the Peiping in cident was developing. The State Department knew it more than a week agb,” he said. “It was advised by the Chinese Communists on Jan. '/ that they would ‘requisition’ the consulate. Acheson came befpre the commit tee twice after receiving this mes sage. But so far as I know he did not indicate anything' unusual was happening.” Air Forc^, Reserve Has New Feature A new feature of Air Force Reserve training for former en listed men of the United States Air Force has provided wide ap peal to many college and uni versity students attending schools in the Houston area. As a result of recent legisla tion it is possible for' former Air Force enlisted personnel to train in Reserve Corollary units throughout the United States on a full pay status. Such an organiza tion has; recently been activated at Ellington Air Force Base. Training is conducted on week ends so as not to interfere with normal employment or classroom schedules. A full days’ pay at the new Air Force pay scale is rendered Re serve Airmen for each 4 hours spent training with this unit. Thus it is possible for each participant to receive 4 full days’ pay each month for one week-end of train ing performed. A Reserve Liaison Office is be ing maintained in Houston in the old City Hall building, Travis at Preston, for the convenience of Air Force Reserve enlisted personnel residing in this area. This office is open from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. daily, Monday through Saturday. A telephone call to Fairfax 6621 will provide interested parties with full information relating to all phases of the Air Foryj Reserve program Two Lovm Have I T ' , THIS By A1 Oapp . . x SSisUSs'- LCTVE OF TH' EX-j By A1 Capp Shivers Makes Appeal to State On Hospitals Austin, Tex., Jan. 18 (AP) —Gov. Allan Shivers today appealed to the people to let him know what they think should be done for- state hos pitals and how to pay for it. He made his request while the hospital board was still wrestling with the problem of how much it could expect to get from the. special session Jan. 31. The best guesses were about $5 million for immediate and urgent buildings end between $2i and $22 million for “must” maintenance and im provement. The governor asked these three questions, soliciting answers from any interested citizen: 1. Experts have; called our state hospitals the worst in the country. It, will take at least $25 million to feed and clothe our state wards during the next year and start an improvement program. Do you think this state spending is justi fied? If not, whose responsibility is it? 2. We do not have the money available now for this or any oth er purposes. If yoii think the state should take care of these people, do you think it should go into debt or raise the mondy with more taxes ? 3. If you think more taxes should be levied to ]take dare of these un fortunates, ijvho Should pay these additional taxes? Campbell Elected Series Director Dr. C. B. retired Campbell, A&M language professor was elect ed Thursday night to the board of directors of the i Bryan Artists Series, following [the resignation of Harry Logan. Dr. Campbell is chairman of the niroi tee. ogram commit- i* j YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SElJUNG OR TRADING YOUR BOOKS AND RECEIVING THE BEST DEAL. OR PRICE Drop In And See “LOU” He’s for “YOU" LOUPOT’S TRADING POST For a Perfect DATE! '.'1; In Hamilton, New York, the favorite gathering spot of students at Colgate University is the Campus Store because it is a cheerful place— full of friendly collegiate atmosphere. And , when the gang gathers around, ice-cold Coca-Cola gets the call. For here, aa in college haunts everywhere—Coke belong*. SOTTUD UND« AUTNOMTY Of TMI COCA-COIA COMPANY St BRYAN COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY 0194V.1 You’ll have a time you won’t soon forget. The fascination of friendly competition will make it ■ 1 ' h ! a spirited occasion. Dress, of course, is informal, and gaiety is c the keynote! n h: BRYAN BOWLING Announcement was made, at the committee meeting Thursday of the forthcoming appearance of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra on, January 24, at Stephen F. Austin high school auditorium. Pope Pius Gives Up Walks in Garden Vatican City, Jan. 18 —Pope Pius XII is suffering from rheu matism and has! given up his daily walks in the Vatican garden, a Vatican source reported today. What*a Cooking BEAUMONT A&M CLUBl Thursday, January 19, 7:30 p. m., Academic Building, discussion of Aggieland ’5p pictures. CALDWELL COUNTY A&M CLUB, Thurajday, January 19, same meeting place. FIVE-O CLUB, Wednesday, January 18, <7:30 p. m. South Sol arium of YMCA. Election of offi cers. ■ ! 1 HEART O’ TEXAS CLUB, Thursday, Japuary 19, 7:30 p. m. 305 Goodwin Hall. Officers to be elected. HOUSTON A&M CLUB, get-to- gether dunce, Friday, January 27, at Trionon Club on O. S. T. No cover charge. KNIGHTS 1 OF COLUMBUS, Thursday, January 19, 7:30 p. m., basement of St. Mary’s Chapel. LUTHERAN STUDENTS AS- SOCIATION, Wednesday, January 18, 7:30 p. m., Lutheran Student Center. Social club pictures taken for Aggieland. NEWCOMER’S CLUB, Wednes day, January 18, 2 p. m., Cabinet Room, YMCA. PANHANDLE CLUB, Thursday, January 19, 7:15, Lounge Dorm 1. Discuss Aggieland picture, bring money for picture. SENIOR PETROLEUM WIVES’ CLUB, Friday, January 20, 7:30 p. m. YMCA Asseembly Room. Of ficers to be elected. SUL ROSS RESEARCH CLUB, Wednesday, January 18,_ 5 p. m., Steps of Chemistry Building. Coats and ties or number one uniforms. TARLETON A&M CLUB, Thurs day, January 19, 7:15 p. m., Good win Hall, room 306. THE HORTICULTURE SOCIE TY will meet Wednesday, January 11, at 6:45 in the evening. The meeting will be held in the South Solarium of; the Y.M.C.A. Build ing. VETERANS’ WIVES BRIDGE CLUB, Thursday, January 19, 7:30 p. m. in the YMCA. 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