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Number 135: Volume 49
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PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland)
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TEXAS, TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1950
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Nation’s Top
Collegiate Daily
NAS 1949 Survey
Price: Five Cents
Class of ’52
Candidates
Candidates whose pictures and
platforms appear here, submitted
the .information‘on request of a
page one story appearing in last
Thursday’s battalion.
Members, Class
of ’52
Your choice
for president v
Eric Carlson ’52
Members, Class
of ’52
J i r o 1 d
hes candi-
for presi-
jd e n t, class of
’52.
Harold Hughes
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Members, Class of ’52:
( I'hereby submit my platform,
which I believe is not only the
shortest, but also the best I have
f seen. The ma
jor items I have
|, condensed 'into
what is known
as! my “Three
Points.” They
ar^:
• Using my
i .n,f 1 u e n c e to
help bring na
tional furores
such as Presi-.
dent Truman to*
lM during
our Diamond
Jubilee.
• Advocat
ing, a reunion of all Aggies who
The Aggie band caif
nual spring concert '
This is part of the
ght b ractidng for their
onight in Guion Hall at
128 piece ensemble that
Features 128
By WAYNE DAVIS
The Aggie Band, u
rection of Lt. Col. E
will be presented ' in
Guion Hall tonight} a; 7:30 p. nt
This will be the
Spring Concert, and
128 of jthe Band’s 152 mepibe
The program will consist
varied types of mus ic—militar
Concert, and popular—and ha
planned to appeal’ t(
every musical taste.
Double
rul^r the di-
V. [Adams,
concert ih
fifth annual
will feature
Tl
ract
e Spring
cket
Members, Class of ’52:
Next year is going to be In great
are physically able to attend, on %to g/ent yeiirWr
our*rumpus next year. / can be made Into a gfeat yepr tor
ur*car . .
• Suggesting better relations
between Aggies and Tessies and
all other desirious membtirs of the
opposite sex, and niore of them.
(relatloiiH that is.) f
Most humbly submitted,
Dan Hcatt ’52
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Members, Class of ’52:
This' September, our class, ns
J uniors ' will face more responii-
ijllty and problems than any ju-
plor class of re
cent years. We
the{ Class if ’52
With diiflntto
clajis orgiuii/.n-
tloh t h rii u glh
snuiothly; - op
erating isom-
nd^teCs, I n o x t
yelu r’s juniors
ctin take ju
much more
tlvw part |n
dent a ;f
than thijly did
as j sophofriorek.
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will not only be able opportunities to [learn
faced with the benefit both themselyes an
task of orien- may be obtained for) members of
tating the new the Class of ’52 through such or-
sophomores, but ganization. The TI.SA will meet
we will < also here next year, Theije is room for
have the ? addi- outstanding juniors from A&M In
tional task of this organization and many Athetjs.
supervising and But this “room” must be mapufac-
onentatidg the tured—it will not be 'uihded to us.
Freshman The greatest social event ;Jof the
class, first on season next spring can be the an-
this campus nual Junior Prom and Banquet.
_ „ ... since 1946. With the new
fully realizing the problems and Memorial Stu-
responsibilities which will face dent C e n t e
our class next year, and aware of opening its
the duties of next year’s Junior doors, and with
Class president, I am asking for out standing
your vote : tonight, Army. personal-
Grady Smallwood ’52 ities as guests
and speaken?, it
can be
Vice-President g Tu est
Members, Class of ’32:
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this adds
one thing— Its
V. If elected to the vice-presidency
*f the class of ’52, I can promise - goil _
that I will do all within the auth- at least can be, a great yea
going to
f D:
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ority of that of
fice to: .
• Preserve the
Cadet /UCorps
and itg tradi-4-
tions.
• Bring about
-better student-
teacher rela
tionship.
• Support all
a u g g e s •
tions which
might help our
class to main-
_;taln its highest
position with the other classes and
the college.
-t G, (). Campbell
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Members, Class
of ’Mi
Hobio Feath-
eree, I* a m p a,
Texas, C Field
Artillery, Can
didate for vice-
president, ’52,
AH major. In
tramural Man
ager*
Hobie
Fatheree
Members, Class of ’52:
- Representotioii of the Class of
*52 with no favoritism for any
group in mind.
Edward “Rip” Torn
Class of’52
Dean Reed '52
Candidate for Pres,
Duane Vandenberg *52
Candidate for Vfee*Pres-
up jto
be, or
7:30
will
perform for; listeners at this yearly occasion. A
variety of numbers, including marches, overtures,
novelty, and instrumentals, will be presented.
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Band Concert
Band Members
Concert, j v'as first instituted in
1946, and pas proven to be so pop
ular tha^ it has been repeated ev
ery yearj since and seems well on
its way to becoming another Ag
gie traditionj
Members of the bugle section
will serye ‘a$ ushers at the con
cert, wh|ch this year will feature
cornet Jap: I trombone quartets in
band showpieces by the march
composer David Bennett. A cor
net quarter composed of Wayne
Dunlap, [Richard Lay, R. L. Rob
inson and W. J. Aaberg will per
form Bemiett’s brilliant and pop
ular “Tburnhment of Trumpets,”
while E. p. Sneud, Gordon Keller,
Charles Rowln and T. W. Curlislt*
of the trombone section will be
heard in Bennett’s equally-fimous
tromboni* narch, “Trombone Trou*
badors.”)
Also to bt< heard op 1 the concert
program] will be “The Purple Car
nival,” prd ‘Emblem of Unity,”
both concfert marches. For the
Ught-opfm [lover the bund will
play tne overture to “The Stu
dent Prinjcd” by Sigmund Korn-
camp
visor
Althbi
posters:
places w
Poster Rulings
For
%
Politicians
Walls and trees are taboo for
go-posters, faculty ad-
if the election committee 1
Grady Elms said this morning.
i gh campaigning and
are encouraged in all
here no damage or de
facement will result, Elms said,
college regulations forbid nail
ing posters to trees or sticking
them to walls with tape or oth
er adhesive substances.
Signs may be strung on
ropes, stuck on palings in the
ground, and posted on bulletin
boards, liowever, Elms added.
Senior Election
StOi
r y
i Short#]
vented
Thursday
ions.
The
didates
ion proriedi
tomorrow 1
fu
TC
Tomorrow
ge of kpace today pre-
a complete story on
Senior Class elect-
11 filing list of all can-
and an outline of elect-
ures will appear in
’s Battalion.
berg, - and for the real longhairs
there will be Thomas’ “Raymonde
Overture” and Christensen’s “Sec
ond Norwegian Rhapsody.”
In a lighter vein, Adams will di
rect the band in a selection of ;La-
tjn-Aimerican music in a medley
entitled “South of the Rio” [and
comprising exerpts from eight pop
ular South American tunes. The
Southwest will come in for its
share of attention with the percen-
nial cowboy favorite, “Cool Water”,
and to round out the evening’s en
tertainment there will be a spark
ling arrangement of the old folk
song, “Blue-Tail Fly.” j \ j
Admission to the concert is free,
Adgnis said, and all Aggies, as
well as the general public, are
eoMlaily Invited.
‘It’s Upt<
Sales
TeUs
You’
!er
br Me? M
Regional
iii Broth*
|the answer
ft queation
re itudentH.
"What’a In
Jack Balmai,
Manager for Ed
era Storea, gave
to thin puramo
ralaed by the coll
In two sales lectures yesterday
In the YMCA Chapel, he told more
than two hundred students that
before a muu uniOunU to anythlnR
in any field, be must have u burn
ing desire for Succets.
He pointed dut that this de
sire inspired the five Edison broth
ers to build a business that start
ed from nothing to i position to
day that does a sales volume of
o.yer $70 million in women’s shoes.
“Get the thrill of a challenge
that today is typical of the re
tailing field of business. Learn that
showmanship is necessary to put
over your Own ideas,’] he advised.;
Selling is connected :with every
vocation S mart may choose. All
employees of Edison Brothers be
gin their careers a& salesmen, he
said.
Modern business is built on the
“you” system. You yourself will
either push or retard your own
advancement. li’s ufl to you, he
emphasized. j jja jl. I.
“Courses you are baking are the
basic training jfor the thrills Of
the business world you’ll meet
after graduation,” Balmaz point
ed out. ;
When making application for a
job, never ask :what; the pay will
be. Work till pay-day and if the
salary isn’t satisfactory, then is
the time to either resign or have
a conference and ask for an in
crease, bp said.
Balmaz has not received a pay-
check from any other source since
he started as : a salesman with
Edison Brothers Stores ' 26 years
ago.
Today he is the manager for the
Houston district, supervising 12
stores doing an annual business
of over 6 million. ;y |
Balmaz was introduced by Er
nest R. Bulow, assistant professor
In the Business and Accopntlng
Department. !| n'! |
Bait’s Safety Section
Receives Third Award
For exceptional service to safe
ty, The Battalion was notified jyes-
(erday that it had been voted the
National Safety Council’s Public
Interest Award for 1949] The Bat
talion 1 received this, its latest
award, on the basis of ihe widely
praised Safety Section of Decem
ber 16, edited by Dave Coslett.
On^y one other college publica
tion was awarded the rton-compe-
titive recognition. [
letter Received
I The letter from thej National
Safety Council read: “We are very
proud to confer this public recog
nition for exceptional service to
safety, and are extremely grateful
to you. There is no doubt your ef
forts have helped prevent many
accidents and saved livee-’’
“Heartiest congratulations—and
our sincere hope you will continue
to support safety so aggressively
and continuously that our judges
may have the pleasure of con-
sidering you for the 1950 award.”
Other Awards Made
The award went to 31 daily and
10 weekly newspapers, 78 radio and
six television stations, two radio
networks, one newspaper f e a-
ture syndicate, 9 general circula
tion magazines, 18 trade journals,
and j 10 advertisers.
“Without the support, of public
information media, the voice of
safety only a whisper,” says
ic# of ’50 Feature
Vaudeville a
By GEORGE CHARLTON ; the most p
professional type show
the Agglb Follies has ever tried
to present/’ says Karl “Bucko"
Wyler, producer of the affair.
“And we will try to utilise as
much loc il talent us possible,” he
adds.
Opening With an orchestral and
bined vaudeville—musical comedy choral arratigetnent, the show will
Hiw
Everybody gets Into the net
Ab least, that's the way it Will
be May 12 and 13 when the A
Follies of 1950 presents everyl
from a soft shoe dancing fournoi
to a dixieland jive bamf in a com-
show on the stage of Guion
The lengthy list of thofte grodpt
taking part In the show jWould In
clude the > Aggieland Ortho*
Bud Barlow’a Orchestra, n male
chorus, a soft shmvdunripg four
some, the Drum anfl Bugla Co
a freshman dixieland jass orchi
tra, the A&M Tumbling Teptpi gnd
the Fish Drill Team.
“There’s Nothing Like A Damie,”
one of the hit songs from “South
Pacific,
the affair
dent life
ies of skits.
“This is about the biggest
r the hit songs from “South
c,” will be main theme for
fair attempting to depict stu-
ife at A&M through a ser-
A
One
four
upon
singing n
Spots or
other skit
feature throughout ita two hour
length a series of unexpected hap
penings » pan the stage es well as
In the gutflonce.
“Members of tha audience should
have sbr* necks from turning
around/' Wyler says and explains
"because .there will probably be
more peo >1e coming down the aisles
than acres* the footlights.”
skit will Include a cast of
jan to rs. They will satirise
the fine of an A&M janitor,
of thi
Delta Rhythm Boys. An-
ging will star two
tuners tinkering
the vein
Ink
concerning jitt
ivo foreign
at the kej
jitterbug-
piano
eyboard.
producing the
' Duke, David
Frank Cleland, and Jamee
ng
show are James “Red
Pretty girl* painted on canvas
backdrops will be utilized us set
material in other sequences. An
other skit will use girls from Bry-
aiv
Sets will be handled by architec
ture students, with Joe Meador,
professor, counseling utpl offering
advice.
Assisting Wyler in
oW <
RlvK
gritanrPl .1 , JP
Last year’s Follies was produced
by the Aggie Players and, like
this year. Included variety acts,
local latent, and girls from the
Bryan-College Station area.
Jack Norman, WTAW announcer,
will be master of ceremonies taking
over Bill Krause’s position of the
’49 show.
Tickets will cost only 60 cents per
person. Rehearsals and more in
formation concerning where . tick
ets may be obtained will be an
nounced in the next few weeks.
Ned H, Deurbnrn, president of the
council.
“With their support, It Is a
shout that reaches] every corner
of the land. The public information
activities just reviewed by the
judges reveal a tremendous vol
untary contribution to safety
which undoubtedly has played a
major part in bringing - the acci
dent death rate to the lowest point
in history.” j . : J | j j
More Winners
Among other newspapers re
ceiving the award Were the Kansas
City Star, Oklahoma City Times,
Philadelphia Ihquirier, San Fran
cisco Chronicle, St. Louis Star-
Times, and Seattle Times. Gene
ral magazines who received recog
nition were Better Homes & Gar
dens, Mechanics Illustrated, Mich
igan Farmer, Parents’ Magazine,
Eenior Prom, Successful Farming,
The Lion, This Week, and Today’s
Health.
Winning radio station awards
in Texas were KEBE at Jackson
ville, KNUZ
KRBC-FM at
at Houston,
Abilene.
and
By C. C. MUNKOE
The United StiiUs Is currently W#l '
pursuing a program of deficit
unending that has led other na
tions to financial! ruin, Dr. Edwin
G. Nouroe, Great Issues speaker,
said last night.
Noutse, who recently resigned
Noutse, who recently resign*!
as head of the Council of Eco
nomlc Advisors tp President Tru
man, said our responsibilities in
the world ere tod severe to allow
us to continue to take the long
chancee with outC economy that
we are now taking.
Even in this year of great pros
perity, Nourse said, the nation
is building a deficit. Industries
and families realize they cannot
spend more than; their income for
any appreciable length of time,
he continued. There is no reason
to believe a nation can do what
these two institutions cannot.
“We are playing fast [and loose
with the solvency of this country,”
he warned. ' -'
There are times, he pointed out,
when it is necessary for a na
tion to spend more than its income.
the case
ever, in thi«
'hX
pei jty
defier
i« atti
Midi, is vrty
ng. !U is the «
Slrenglh Bell
he nation Is; pr
of gi
prosperity we j continue to builu
our deflcita.
The attiude
he fgidj, Is ve;
wragi
4
in the recent
year of great
we aril taking now,
*iy weak anu very
‘ eaiy way out.
Hepped
progressively sap-
ping the strength ol Its economic
System, the forrher president of tht*
American ; Economic I Association
said. My j
The country’s 1949 budget show;
ed a deficit, Nburse said, and still
K iss voted an additional $6.6
^deficit spending program,
ave got to show we caft man
age Our debt and wo still haven’t
done it,” he continued.
One of our big; mistakes, he
said, was prematurejlifting Of price
controls. The removal of these and
other controls movjed us inio an
inflationary economy, he said.
This inflationary trend was
halted for a short yhile but prices
are beginning to rise again. When
the people realize the cost of living
is not going to go down thqy will
begin to buy, building inverltories
For Junior Offices
Eight class officers and two
junior yell leaders will be voted
on tonight by the Sophomore Class,
according to Dick Ingels, class
president Run-off elections are
scheduled for Thursday night.
Fifty-five men Ivill appear on the
ballot for class officers, while 14
are running for the two yell lead
er positions.
Ballots for the corps area will be
distributed from the Cadet Guard
Room in Dorm 12, immediately af
ter the evening meal, Ingles said.
Fint sergeants pf the corps units
havis been requested to pick up the
baiMta or “to assign a man ter dis
tribute and return them, he said.
Non-Corps [Distribution
For the non-eprpa areas, house
masters have been asked to con
tact Dean of Men W. L. Penberthy
for their balloU. Arrangements
are being made to distribute bal
lots through the two ateletle com
panies in Hurt Hall, according to
tngels.
Day students may vote In the
Student Activities office, second
floor of Goodwill Hall,- Ingels said.
He requested; that all ballots
be properly marked and returned
to where they were obtained as soon
as the voting has been completed.
After all ballots have been gath
ered, an appointed election com
mittee will tabulate the votes and
announce the mien eligible for the
Thursday night run-off, Ingles
said. Run-off races will be limited
to the three men totaling the high
est number of votes in tonight's
balloting.
One candidate, John Clifford, was
ommitted from tonight’s ballot
when his application for candidacy
was lost, Ingles said. Arrange
ments are being tentatively mode
to insert his name in the run-off.
Clifford had applied for junior
vice-president. Insertion of his
name on the run-off ballot will
make that the only race with four
men, Ingles said.
Candidates have filed for presi
dent, vice-president, secretary,
treasurer, social secretary, parlia-
ihstead of carrying small invsn
torie* essential to healthy busi-
ess, Nourse said, j »
Trouble to Begin
mentarian, sergeant-at-arms, and
reporter-historian. Deadline for
filing was noon Saturday.
Here is the list of candidates as
they will appear on the ballot: ‘
President: Grady L. Smallwood,
Dean Reed, Stan L- Perkins, How
ard Kruse, Jf Harold Hughes, John
T. Hightower, Daniel B. Fleming,
Clinton Fawcett, Edward J. Chap
in Jr., Harbld T. Chandler, and
Eric W. Carlsoq.
Vice-Presiient: H. Frank Wicker,
Duane “Van ” Vandenberg, E. R.
Torn, Dan Scott, Donald Lance,
bo
Rowe, C. L. Ray Jr,
i Jr., and Don Hinton.
Eight for Secretary
Secretary: Kenneth Wiggins, Da
vis ;Terry,j llankul Kennedy, Her-
bertj M. Marred, Irvin Gtildsteln,
Louis F. Doniinguvs, Joe Davidson
Jr., and Bill “Doggy" Dalston.
Treasurer: Don F. Williford,
Ted M. Stephens, Vance R. Riley.
Thomas MurUhes, 0. E. "Hklppy"
Johnson, ami Wylie L. Briscoe.
Parliamentarian: Dale E. Wal-
aton, CarL A. Peterson, Bruch Mc
Daniel, Phil Huey, and Thonjas E.
Henderson. ; S
Sergoanlt-at-arms:. Charlie T.
Williams, Leon Noack, Tony Mar-
goitta, Roger H. Jenswold, Fel
ton L. Colvin, and Don Austin:
Reporter-historian: Charles E.
Sebesta, Tom A. Munnerlyn, Frank
N. Manitzas, James Lehmann, and
Ai C. Burklialter, Jr.
Junior yell leader candidates are
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Jol
Cl I
sort, 0. lU “Curly” Marshall, Tom
Mabray, Bill Lockridge, Bob Lince-
dum, Gerald W. King, Lewis Jobe,
Bill Hollowell, and Bobby( Charles
R.) Dunn. Non-corps students will
not vote on yell lenders.
All ballots must be signed, Ing-
said. Unsigned ballots will not
T
count
-u_
When people become uncertain
about the value of the dollar, th«
nation's trouble will begin. Al<
ready there are elgns, Nourse said]
that people are searching for lilt
flation hedges.
Making it clear that he did not /
8 redid a depression, Nourse said
e was only showing the Inevitable ,
consequences of our present policy
of deficit spending.
“I fundamentally doubt ths be
lief,” he continuea, “that we cap
continue inflation of this sort.”
The United State* must protect
its economy, he continued.^ Too
many people throughout the world
are depending on us for the lead- [' 1
ership to rebuild shattered eco
nomies and build nations of the
world into a solvent society of
free^ naticihs.
Must Prove Ourselves
“We have yet to show we cart
deal successfully ■; with the great
problems thrust'uipon us " as the
leading nation of the world!
Nourse said. ' • L M
The crucial years are 1960 and j . 'i
1951, he said. During that period
if industries recognize the trend,
for what it is, they will retrench’
and refuse to ride the last curve.
“They’ll pull out. Corporations will
gelt cautious, cut expansion and
abandon building programs.”
Inflation Checks
This inflation check with a cool*
ing off period accompanied by A : p
slight recession would give the nm| t
tion opportunity for real adjust
ment. We could then go on from’
there, he said. ; . f |
It is all up to the citizsn and
professional business group*, he
concluded. They must become con- .
cerned and let Congress know of
their concern.
Then, when Congress become* ,
more interested In the national ec<>-
notny than In a few dollars for
feasg*""
‘Agriculturist’
Will Expand
Expanitlon plana for the
Texan A&M Agrlculturlat
ware announced today by Bfe
^Landrum, editor. {
Effective immediately, the
number of Issues published per
year would be increased to flvC,
Landrum said. “This It just a
step along the road to our ultimate
goal of publishing eight Issues
per year,” he said.
“We are making efforts to pub
lish such a magazine that will]be
of interest to both college person
nel and to professional agricul
turists throughout the State.
“We plan to launch ah all out
campaign to secure hew advertisers
and new subscribers during the
summer months?’ Landrum said.
“This increased activity oq-rihe
part of The Agriculturist leave*
it abort .of many needed stkff ,
members, Landrum stated. “W*.
need people who are interested in .
writing for the magazine and we
also need students who are inter- i ' -
ested in operating the business nad"'
financial side of the magazine.”
Writers who get their arlticles
published In . The , Agriculturist
have excellent opportunities'of spil
ing these same articles -to com
mercial magazines published in the
south. I .. .
Over the years our writers have / -
consistently sold .stories publish
in The Agriculturist to such m
azines as Southern Agricultur
Progressive Farmer, and the Cat
tleman, Landrum claims. /
“As the quality of our maga
zine goes up we expect more and
more agricultural magazines to
purehaa* articles from writers on
the Agriculturist staff,” Landrum
concluded. I | ' .4
EH
of the
his certificate of
Sirloin Club from
major from Gran-
Saturday night.
Guern
J. T. Lively,
receiving his
the Kream and
junior DH major
men’s Ball Saturday night.
breeder. Is shown
rship in the
from Carl T. Hand,
eder and, at the Cattle-
unst,, J I '
SW&-.1 * ' Tv .
rt
If you haven’t sejln thorn
take a look »t tho mazb of *f
that conceal the arms of the
Volunteer first sergeant. Howi
don’t do it utlea* you’ve
stained from cool brew for
least two day*. If {you’ve seen
sebra curtains at the Flam
lounge you'll be prepared.
Rumor has it that retired
sergeants in Han Antonio are q
Uonlng their vision after Seeing
■tripes paes by during the iKV
participation In the Fiesta parade.
And here on tho campus an un
suspecting Student passed tho
striped arm in the dormitory. Do
ing a double take at the aleove
decoration, the amazed one tu:
and informed the top kick,
mess hall’s right down that'
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