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IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COILECE j
COLLEGE STATION (Aggtriand), TOXAB, TUE8DA,Y, MARCH 14,
China Rescue Plan
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Outlined by Forman
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By C. C, MtJNHOK
Like: a lone voice in the wildcr-
nleHH, Harrieon Forman laet ninjht
t >ld mhmbere of the Great! lusuee
Claes that China can etill be saved
f •om the communists. '!
It won’t be easy, the noted wriU
er, traveler and lecturer said. “A
s ngle ill-considered step at this
rfioment can project 500 million
hines# and an additional 500 mil
lion other Asiatics right into the
arms of the Kremlin.
‘But, if we can give the people of
Asia An alternative to commun-
inm," he continued, “and convince
tiem that our alternative is bet
ter than anything the communists
ave to offer then millions of ‘rice’
Communists can be won away from
tjhe Russians.”
Forman spoke before 150 people
ih the yPhysics Lecture Room. His
Texas Is First
n Leprosy Says
ellersbefrger
“Leprosy is no disease re-
ote from Texas,” Dr. Eu-
ene Kellersberger, general
ecretary of American Lep-
osy Missions, Inc., told
'MCA Cabinet and Pre-Med So-
liety members last evening in the
(’MCA Chapel. “In fact, Texas
anks as the number one state in
|he nation in the number of lep-
osy cases — perhaps 500 or
.GOO,’* added.
j Dr. Kellersberger’s talk was an
([xplanation of leprosy and the
ways it is being fought by groups
such as he represents. In, describ-
i|ng leprosy, Ur. Kellersberger
said, ‘‘It is not a coipmunicable
disease; it’s mostly a disease of
childhood, or one Contracted after
associations with lepers, In the
midst of filthy living conditions.”
He jirid of handling the wasting
limbs of thousands of lepers all
over the world. For 26 years Dr.
Kellersberger as a medical mis
sionary in Africa, associated with
itaany lepers and had the opportun
ity to p-eat and help them.
[ “Out of. 10 million American
ijnen coming out of the armed for
es from World War II, medical
■uthorities predict that’’ around
,000 Will have leprosy,” he said.
He described several cases of
'ormer GI’s who stayed behind in
he Pacific Islands with leprosy.
'They won’t come home because
they know what our people think
about lepers,” Dr. Kellersberger
old the group. ;;
“In the Hawaiian Islands the
eople have words fpj - leprosy
vhich mean ‘the disease which
ears families apart,’ ” he stated.
“We, who are fighting leprosy,
po not believe it is a disease which
” people. It can be arrested; jit
be cured,” he concluded.
.'Major General K. L. Berry, commanding officer of the Texas Na
tional Guard, will be one of six United States general officers at
i A&M t Ills weekend for the corps review apd Military Ball. Gen-
Berry holds the Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service
Medal, .Bilker Star, Purple Heart, and Combat Infantryman's
Badge. r
Adjutant General
Here for Weekend
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MaJ. Oen. K. L. Berry, com
mander pf all Texas’ military for
ces, will be one of this state’s own
contribiitipnn to the high ranking
military officials present atl the
Coming Military Ball.
A native of Denton, Berry is at
present Adjutant General of Tex
as and represents the Governor
. as Commanding General of the
Texas National Guard. He was ap
pointed tj> both positions in 1947.
The-57-year-old general has oth
er distinctions besides military. As
a football letterman at Denton
High School he made All-State,
then followed through at TU to
I become All-South western and cap
tain of tl^e team. When he return
ed to hii alma mater as a War
Department'student in 1924-25, he
again made the All-Southwestern
team.
In other sports. Berry won
three track letters and two
wrestling letters. He was South
west ConfevenCe Heavyweight
Champion in the latter' sport
in 1915 and 1916.
Entering the Second Texas In
fanti'y if' 1916, he served on the
Mexican Border and was a member
of the famous Second Texas Foot
ball Tean of 1916. He received
his comniission as a, second lieu
tenant in 1917.
The eijsping yeafs found the
J)r, IV H. Emmett
To Address ACS
Dr. P. H. Emmett of the Mellon
Institute of Industrial Research,
University of Pittsburgh, will ad
dress' the A&'M: Section of the
Americar Chemical Society, Tues
day, Mai-eh 21 in fche Chemptry
lecture ^oom. Dr. Emmiit will
speak on “Current Concepts of
Physical and Chemical Absorption
of Gases in Solids.”
Dr. Krhmeti was born In Port
land. Oregon and obtained a B.
\ H. degrui In Chemical Engineering-
from Oregon State College and a
Ph. D ill Physical Chemistry at
the California Institute of Tech-
' nology. k;
There will be an Informal din-
ncr in honor of Dr. Emmett for
section members and their wives
at 8130 jb m. at the Aggietand Inn.
After the lecture, an informal
social h< ur will be held at the
of Dr. add Mrs. W. M.
at 210 Lee. Street, -.South
Oakwood -
Texan serving in vastly contrast
ing climates. He served one yeab
in Siberia and went from there to
Manila. Other assignments jsent
him at various times to China apt,
in this country, to Fort Sam Hous
ton, Fort Benning, the University
of Vermont, Camp ; Perry, anil
Camp Bowie. )
On duty in the Philippines wheh
war was declared, Berry, by this
time a colonel, quickly worked u|p
to-the field (Command of all units
of the First Regular Division en
gaged with the enemy. ,
During his command of. these
troops, he was largely responsi
ble for the defeat by his forces
of the enemy trapped in thb “Lit
tle Tuol Pocket” m 1942.
He continued in his command pi
the First Division until the sur
render of Bataan on April 9, 1942.
For the next 40 months he waS ^
prisoner Of war in prison cambs
in Luzon, Formosa, Kyushu, arid
Manchuria.
Freed in August of ’45, he wei]^
on convalescent leave until Feb
ruary of 1946. After serving a
year as Executive Officer of the
Texas Military District, he Retired
as a tirigadier general in June
of ’47. R waq in that year that he
assumed both of jhis present duties
and was elevated to the' rank of
major general. |,
For his “inspiring leadership,
indomitable fighting spirit, and
gallant determination despite
; overwhelming odds,” Berry re-
: reived the Distinguished Service
Cross in '1945 after his release
from prison camp. :
And, again for his work in ttye
Philippines in the early’days of
the war, he received the Disting
uished Service Medal. Among his
other decorations are the Combat
Infantryman’s Badge, the Silver
Star, and the Purple Heart. He
also holds the rank of. Distinguish
ed Marksman.
topic was ''A Report from Red
China.”
The former foreign correspon
dent has spent 15 years in China.
During that time he represented
such publications as the New Yorlr
Times, the London Times, Colliers
Magazine, and the National Broad
casting Company.
The communists line of propa
ganda in China pictures the Uni
ted States as a villian seeking to
destroy China. According to the
communists, Forman continued, our
country is responsible for the run
away inflation in China, the block
aded coasts, and evert dozens of
natural calamities such as drought
and flood.
Chinese Will Weary
, Forman maintained the Chinese
soon will weary of the communists
unless they can dp more to help
China than the Nationalists did.
The Chinese philosophy, he said,
is based on the idea that “If you
can’t do better than the man be
fore 1 you did, we’ll throw you out.”
This attitude is already becom
ing noticeable, he said. The com
munists received a major rebuff
when their guns accidently
sunk a Chinese: passenger ship
while trying to prevent the escape
of th# British gunboat Amethyst.
Mao Tze-tung, the Chinese com
munist leader, has been moderately
successful in dealing with the
Russians, Forman said. The eom-
munisi leader returned from his
recent! conference with the Rus
sians in Moscow without relin
quishing any of Chiiiia’s holdings to
that hation. In addition, he con
tinued^ Mao brought with him a
“post-dated check" I for the Man
churian railroads and control of
the twk> largest cities in Manchuria.
Time Will Tell
Only time will tell whether the
Russians will relinquish control
of these items to Mao, Forman
continued, but at least he survived
the trip without apparent loss.
Another sign of Mao’s indepen
dent ijdtitude toward the Kremlin
was outlined by Forman. The
speaker reminded the audience of
a speech by the Chinese commun
ist in] which he said China would
tolerate no interference in her in
ternal affairs by any country
“outsilde” her borders. This state
ment, he claimed, was a branding
of Russia as an aggressor by the
Chinese communist leader.
Thii attitude of Mao’s has
caused a distrust of him by the
Kremlin leaders, Forman said. *
The; alternative which we must
offer the Chinese must encourage
social and economic reforjn, For
man said. If we can raise the liv
ing standards of the Chinese, he
conclpded, we will see the Chinese
give Up communism and the Red
tide nbw flowing over Asia will be
halted-
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Nation's
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Price Five Cent*
Szigeti Ready for Town
Hall Finale Tonight at 8
By HERMAN C. OOLLOB Born in Hungary, ho was taught KHoslar, und Helfcts as the out*
Tonight at 8 p.m. Joseph
one of the world's leadi,
Sslgeti,
ng vio
linists, wilt be heard in recital at
Town Hall’s last presentation of
the year. \
Szigeti has tackled the problem
of building a recital with full-
beli
Born in Hungary, >«
by his father before
ed over to noted
Hubay for more ca
Joachln, a great nij
tury violinist, took I ovetr where
Hubay left off. By the timq Szigeti
was 12, he performed the Beetho
ven Violin Concerto witn Hubay
Miss Dorothy Spriggs
Miss Spriggs, five feet five,
112 lb. package of local beauty
will be Duchess to the Sixteenth
Annual Cotton Ball from the
College Station Development
Association and Chamber of
Commerce. She is the daughter
of Professor and Mrs. C. Q.
Spriggs, of College Station.
dieves in and which
Something fundamental about the
ajrtist himself.
I Since his debut with
Stokofski and the jPhil
Orchestra in 1925, Szigi
registering new triumpha ejach sea
son: in this country- i/l
The violin virtuoso, wap called
“one of the big / three’
ing Szigeti, Frizt/ Krieslor, and
Jascha Heifetz—in a recent Col
lier’s article. /
Szigeti has had a i full career.
express
It was during his six y«|ar jour
of Europe, which included extend
ed stays in Germany' and j England,
that Szigeti proved himsplf an ac
complished master of the violin,
and was given/the professorship
of violin at. the Geneva Conserva
tory.
Years of Honors 1
This past year has seen Szigeti
reap more honors than before.
Six hundred music critics parti
cipating in Musical America’s na
tional radio poll chose Szigeti,
Manners Spea
Explains Courtesy
k By JOHN WHITMORE
. “Courtesies of the home faH into
two categories—those of tire fam
ily or hosts and those of tjte guest;
reither class should be familiar
with the give and take/bf hospital
ity.” Mrs. R. W. Shkwood, noted
authority on etiquette, told the
second senior class manners class
in the Chemistry Lecture Room
last nigHt. /
“Members/t>f the family should
know how/to introduce one an
other to gtiess; they should be en
tirely familiar with the table man
ners ahd home courieslies or eti-
quetto/’ | Mrs. Sherwood went on
to aay. - 1 . -: [ , ;*
To illustrate! the talk she used
two demonstrators — Miss Pat
Darrow and Miss Reba McDermit.
These girls went through the prop
er procedure f introductions and
later in the lecture illustrated some
of the frequently forgotten table
manners, i
Telephone Manners
One of tlie most overlooked cour
tesies is that of good telephone
manners. Most people are apt to
forget all manners when • they get
on the telephone, she said.
They are reluctant to identify
themselves—this leads to much un
due mystery. Tlje proper way of
answering the telephone is to iden
tify yourself in a very easy way.
The person who calls is often ir
TCU Votes to Allow Negro
College Entrance in TISA
science Academy
[n Talent Search
The: Executive Council
:xas Academy of Science met in
ous.ton, March 9, to complete
ansi for organizing a science tal-
t search program for the state
Tjexas. _ ^
The annual meeting will be held
n thje campus qf SMU December
and! 2.
The science search program will
! aimed at finding some of the
utstending sconce students in the
enior high schools of the state and
iBsiatihg them in-securing scholar-
hips and other aids in obtaining
pllege training.
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\&M j Economist Has
Article In “Land’ ,
John II. Southern, agriculture
economlsu of the Bureau of Agri
cultural Economics, stationed at
A&M; is | the author of an article
appearinp-in the' winter issue of
“The Land.” [■ ;
Tlie article in the quarterly mag
azine of Friends of the Land is
entitled ’Noise Is Not Enough.”
It deals with the economic as
pects of soil conservation.
(•tort Worth, March 14—<A>>—The Texas Christian University Stu
dent Congress believes Negro colleges and universities should be ad
mitted to the Texas Intercollegiate Students Association.
lill Hamilton, San Antonio senior and Congress president, an
il Hounded today the Congress has voted to instruct its delegate; to the
Association convention to vote in favor of the proposal. ” •
flamilton himself will be the official voting [delegate to the con-’
ventibn, set for April 21-22 at Baylor University, Waco. But ten or
twelve TCU Congress members also plan to attend.
error, Mrs. Sherwood pointed out.
Many times they will [not tell the
one who answers the phone who
it is that is calling.. This leaves
the answerer with a ‘bad taste in
his mouth,’ she said.
Many of habits of the host are
self made. That is they are not
written in any book 6f etiquette,
but are developed through gene
rous hospitality. One fxample she
cited is that of one ofj the profes
sors here who shows his guest out
to their car, using a flashlight to
light the path.
Leaving the role of a host she
discussed the duties of a house
guest.
. Ideal Gueajt ,
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The ideal guest, Mrs. Sherwood
pointed out, is the one that is al-
whys on time “not ten minutes
l*te or five minutes j early;” Al
though when the guest is' unavoid
ably late it is his duty to make a
quiet apology to the ' hostess. In
the case of a dinner party a late
guest should start on the course
in progress and not expert the
hostess to serve him the {courses he
missed.
_ Very briefly she told some of the
differences between a formal, semi-
formal, and an informal dinner
piarty. To sum up the table man
ners used in all three types of
dinners she said,” You should act
the same at home as you would
at the most formal dinner.”
Table Maimers . T i t ■,
Some of the finer points of table
manners—such as what knife is
used, what glass goes where—
Were demonstrated on a small
table set up for four people.
The lecture was concluded with
a 'short talk on >vhat she called
‘accessory techniques.’ These in
cluded such topics as—-how to en
ter the dirting room, seating a lady,
posture, conversion, and smoking
at the table.
The next lecture will be held
next Wednesday. Wendall Horsley,
head of the Placement Office will
give some of the finer points an
employer will look for in a pros
pective employee.
P/ows Rounding Into Shape
For Military Ball Weekend
Springtime looked like Fall Friday
together for a yell practice down
to the 1950 A&M basketball squad
members of both the freshman i
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when the troops got
Grove to pay tribute
Marty Karow introduced
lity squads.
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By B. F. ROLAND 1
From chauffers to black light,
from punch bowls to geneijals*
flags; the preparations for the sec
ond annual Military Ball are 'be
ing rapidly completed.
The chauffers will drive Cars
for the honor guests who will par
ticipate in the weekend activities.
The punch bowls will be used in
serving refreshments during the
ball. The flags will be displayed
in honor of the visiting military
dignitaries, and the black light
will be featured In a unique inter
mission production being planned
for the ball by the decorations
committee.
.{With the binding signatures on
Duke Ellington’s contract and the
final acceptance of invitations by
the honor guests, the schedule of
events for the big weekend has
been fixed.
The first official event Saturday
will be a corps review at 4 p. m.
Following that, the li onor guests,
cadets and their dates will jour
ney to Duncan Hall where sup
per will be served at 5:30 p. m.
Ellington’s band will give its
first performance of the week
end nt 6:30 p. m. in Guiou Hall.
Its second will begin mt 9 p. m.
when the Military Ball gets un
derway. j
Paring the ball, the Aggie
Sweetheart and all the TSCW
Sweetheart Nominees will : be In*
tmduoed. Also at interniission, the
decorations committee brill reveal
its special black-lighujd produc-
ttop.
Elaborate decorations have been
planned in Sbisa Hall, Bruce
Thompson, chairman of the deco
rations committee, has promised.
Plans for dressing-up: the hall
were drafted In every detail before
any work was done.
Two new honor guests notified
the guest committee of their ac
ceptance of invitations this week.
They are Brigadier General
Jdeques de la Boisse, military
attache of the Embassy of the
French Republic, and Colonel
Umberto de Martino, military
attache of the Italian Embassy.
Both the attaches will accompany
Major General W. D. Old in
his plane when he flies to A&M
for the weekend fro* Washing
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Other men on the list of honor
guests are Lt. Gen. LeRoy Lutes,
commanding general, Fourth
Army; Maj. Gen. A. R. Crawford,
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commanding general, Twelfth Air
Force; Maj. Gen. H. H. Johnson,
commanding general 22nd.! Div.,
ORC; Maj. Gen. Ij. M. Ainsworth,
commanding general, 36th Div,,
Texas National Guard; Maj] Gen.
K. L. Berry, adjutant general,
State of Texas, and Colonel, Oscar
B. Abbott, commander, Texas Mil
itary District, with headquarters
Jh Austin.
Aides for all visiting military
officers will be provided, John
Taylor, chairman of the guest com
mittee, has announced.
Invitations to the Military
Ball are available from all first
sergeants in the corps, st Ross
Hall for cadets who completed
miliUry science last semester,
and at the Student ,CenUr at
the Annex for Freshmen. -
Only 1,400 invitations Will be
available. Gene Chase, chairman
of the invitation committee, said.
This contrasts with 1/700 which
were issued last year. Tickets for
the concert in Guion Hall are i
sale at Student Activities Office,
and may be purchased by any stu
dent. Two days were reserved for
non-miliUry students to buy tick
ets before sale was opened to all
students.
Edna Jean
Mrs. luindrum will represent the
Aggie Squares at the
Pageant and Ball
la from Taylor and
corted by her husband Paul W.
Landrum who is a junior vet
med major.
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Landmm
I represent tl
t the Cotton
in April. Bhe
id will be es-
Colleges Hurt
By Loss of Aid
Austin, March 14 — l/B—
Loss of federal support for
student veterans in state col
leges is coming at a bad time,
Texas college presidents were
told here today.
Dr. D. N. Wiggins, president of
Texas Technological College at
Lubbock, told the council Of pres
idents of state-supported rol leges
that the decrease in federal aid is
coming at the same time that the
colleges are trying to expand.
The number of veterans attend
ing school on the G.I. Bill of
Rights is decreasing rapidly, he
noted. ■■ (.S'
The council named a committee
headed by J. G. Flowers, president
of Southwest Texas State College
at San Marcos, to take Up that
problem and others ofj the colleges
with the state legislative council.
Sewage Disposal
Course Underway
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Sewer main cleaning, methods
for-laying sewers in quick sand,
and water maintenance programs
were discussed Monday afternoon
at the thirty-second Texas Water
and Sewage Association's Short
School being held on the campus
u\is week.
Beginning Monday morning with
a welcome address ny President F.
C. Bolton and a general discussion,
the school will continue through
Thursday, March 16, with sessions
in Sbisa nail and the YMCA,
- Four hundred delegates had reg
istered for th^ school Mondav af
ternoon and more are expected, ac
cording to E. J. Umbenhauer, pres
ident of the Association.
Caudill Addresses
SAE Convention
W. W. Caudill, research archi
tect of the Texas Engineering Ex
periment Station, spoke on the de
sign of fraternity houses at the
recent convention pf Sigma Alpha
Epsilon in Ne.w Orleans.
Caudill also judged school archi
tecture at an exhibit at the'na
tional convention of the American
Association of School Administra
tors in Atlantic City, N. J. re
cently.
The exhibit was jointly sponsor
ed by /that association and the
American Institute of Architects.
Krtesler, dml Heifetz an the out
standing violinists of the year. A
nationwide poll of critics chose his:
Biuhms Violin Concerto, played
with Eugene Ormandy nrtd the:
Philadelphia Orchestra, as the best;
concerto to be heard last yeah’
And Szigetl's recordings are.
among the most popular in the:
wnrld. Besides performing for CoL:
umbia Records most of the classi
cal irepertiire, including concertod
by Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn and
Bralhms,' Szigeti has pioneered in
bringing to records such signifi
cant modehi violin works as Pro-
kofieffs new Violin Sonata and
his D Major Violin Concerto;
Bloch’s “Baal Shem Suite,” Stra
vinsky’s ‘Duo Cocertant” and
Bartook’s. Rhapsody No. 1 for
Violin an Piano. '
Szigeti’s first records were
those made, when he was still a
boy in Hungary by a cylinder-:
phonograph amateur who l took
records of his playing in his. (re-i
cortjer’s) home. "
Recording Since 1909
His professional recording dates',
back) to 1P09. From the very be
ing, Szigeti fought for the right
to record rew works and new com-i
posers, instead of sticking to the
tried-and-t-ue works and masters.
He was the first to/record Darius;
Milhaud. In 1926 he did the “Print-:
emps,’’ which became popular and;
started many violinists ojn Mll-I
baud. He also recorded the first:
Prokofieff Violin Concerto.
Speaking of his recordings,;
Szigeti says “They- strive after a,
living performance that gives:
warmth and feeling of the concert,
hall.”
Tonight we shall be given n taste'
of that first-hand warmth and'
feeling. , , r.. p;
nomists
Brad field
Dr. Richard Bradfield, head, Ag
ronomy Department nt Cornell
University! gave a lecture “On In
creasing Barm Output” here last
night to a group of graduate Ag
ronomy istludents.
Dr. Bradfield said that iti. is-
Agronomicjully possible for the U.;
S. to feed |60 per cent more people:
nt,!
doing nt the present
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than it i
but social; economic. and political:
roblems Involved must be solved
order to accomplish this. He
went on further to say that the;
yields made by the best farmers:
today, will! be made by many farm-;
ers in the) near future. Corn wart
given as Ian example. Yields irl
corn are dp from 25,to 35 bushels
per acre to ne »r 100 bushels per
acre jin mlany areas, and in somq
areas the yield approached 200
bushels p«jr acre. ,
Dr.' Brajfield explained that onei
authority says one and one-half
million mdre meat animals can be
fed in thej U. S. by utilizing feed
that is nojv largely wasted in put-j
ting excess and unused fat on mar-;
ket stock. He placed emphasis on
feeding f<jir the purpose of pro-'
duemg meat instead of fat;, since
a surplus of lard now exists.
The problems of greater pro-:
duction ca|n be solved by the pan-
allel cooperation of Researchl-
Teaching ami Extension Service,
Dr. Bradfield concluded
Walton to House
Weekend Guests
Ramps 1, J, and K of Walton wil(
be open March 18 to provide ac
commodations for visiting girls
attending the Military Bull.
Guests will be admitted to their
rooms at 1:00 p. m. Saturday and
must be <mecked out by 11:00 a/
m. Sunday. Reservations should
be made at the Housing Office iti
Goodwin Hall.
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ATTITUDE WE WELCOME
DEPARTMENT—-As I a professor
returned graded quiz papers to ;a
class which wasn't too anxious to
receive Item, he cleared the tor
with this iitatement—“In ucudcntio ;
circles there is a practice known
as gradinf on a curve. On this
quiz the curve turned out to be! a
U-turn." 1 - . ' j
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The practical philosophy ’cur
rently en.oying favor in the pe
troleum department goeq son
N
thing-like this: “Boys, you enn^t
make money with your slide rules.
Ilfc ifolks.'Folks has got it and If
e might add, “What folks lias
it? We wanta git it”
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