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College Station
Official Newspaper
Number 19: Volume 50
e Battalion
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1950
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Reds Smashing
Through Lines
American Headquarters, Korea, July 6—UP)—A Head
quarters spokesman said today 20 to 35 North Korean Com
munist tanks and 19 to 25 Yak airplanes had been destroyed
by American forces in Korea.
The spokesman confirmed the Americans had retreated
from forward positions.
(Previous frontline dispatches and Mac Arthur’s Head
quarters had told of American withdrawals but did not list
what Americans had destroyed.)
(This dispatch did not say whether the Red losses were
one day’s or the total to date. Pre-4 —
sumably however they were the
latter.)
Contact with the enemy stretches
along a northeast line from slight
ly south of Pyongtaek in the west
to ChechonJ about 12 miles north
of the 37th parallel, and then due
east to the coastal town of Tok-
chonni north of Utchin, the spokes
man said.
North of these points the invad-
ers apparently were having their
own way, he added.
The spokesman said reinforce
ments were on the way to three
points on the American left flank.
He named these as Pyongnyon,
Kongdoyu and Kanu.
“The main action has been at
these three points,” he said. “It
was fluid during the afternoon but
is static now.
“The situation on our right flank
from Kumgamyong to Tokchonni
Mural Sports
Aid AF Cadets
Kelly Air Force Base, Tex
as— (Special)—Carryover ac
tivities learned on the A&M
Intramural fields in the Phys
ic a 1 Education Department
and in varsity competition are al
ready beginning to prove useful to
the 140 Aggies participating in
the Physical Training Program at
the Air Force Administration
camp.
Unlik* the strenuous physical ed
ucation program of the war years,
this program puts calisthenaics at
minimum and concentrates on ac
tive recreation such as softball,
swimming, volleyball, handball and
bowling. Gym facilities for basket
ball, handball, boxing and weight
lifting are also available.
The periods are two hours in
length and begin with about 15
minutes of calisthenics conducted
in a snappy military manner. After
the initial w r arm-up period, cadets
are free to engage in the activity
of their choosing.
And the Aggies seem interested
in a variety of sports, noticeably
proficient in all.
“In fact,” says Capt. Herman B.
Segrest, USAFR, Physical Train
ing director for the camp, “of the
24 colleges and universities repre
sented here, A&M appears to shape
up better than any of the others.”
At the Grove
Tonight
8 p.m. Open-air free movie —
“Key to the City,” an MGM pro
duction starring Clark Gable and
Loretta Young. Also an MGM car-
loon, “Dot Puss.”
is static.”
The spokesman said 160 to 170
Red tanks are believed south of the
38th parallel. He added it wms be
lieved they are running low on fuel
and supplies.
Asked if there were any amphi
bious landings south of the line he
described, the spokesman replied:
“I cannot answer that.”
_ “Yesterday afternoon we had a
liaison flight over 1,000 north'Ko
rean troops and not one got up to
fire his rifle or carbine,” he con
tinued. “The men were exhausted.”
The invaders’ trucks were off the
road “and to me that was a sign
they were out of oil or fuel.”
On a map it appeared American
forces had Withdrawn 12 miles but
the spokesman said “we actually
have withdrawn eight or ten miles.”
Tanks Halted
Tokyo, July 6 —GP)— A fast
North Korean tank column was re
ported by an American officer to
day to have been halted—at least
temporarily—by a road block or
blownup bridge.
This may have forced the arm
ored column leading the Red drive
south of Suwon into a position that
would make it a prime target for
American warplanes.
The Communist column had by
passed U. S. advance positions. An
other office said “practically noth
ing” has been heard from these in
fantrymen.
A commanding officer at Ameri
can headquarters in Korea said U.
S. troops in a dangerous advance
position have improved their lot by
moving to _ a natural defense line
outside a city. He placed it as some
distance south of Suwon.
“Not Good”
Akked if the-situation were good
or bad the commander replied: “No
situation is good unless you are
advancing.”
U. S. air power continued to
pound enemy bases despite poor
flying conditions.
The U. S. Far East Air Force
said its warplanes contacted no
North Korean aircraft on 74 sor
ties. A sortie is one flight by one
plane.
B-29 superforts destroyed three
spans of a bridge linking one of
North Korea’s biggest industrial
centers with its nearby airfield.
The bridge is north of Yonpo Air
field, target of a recent raid by
the powerful bombers.
The bridge leads to Hamhung,
site of a huge nitrate plant, eight
miles to the north.
No Aircraft
Although there was an absence
of enemy aircraft, an air communi
que said anti aircraft fire was in
creasing, particularly in the Seoul
area.
The Red radio at Pyongyang
broadcast that it had sunk two U.
S. ■ light cruisers. Later the radio
revised the figure to one. The U. S.
Navy described the report as “hog-
wash” and said it did not have two
light cruisers in the area.
Thomas Faces ;|
Election Runoff I
In Oklahoma
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Oklahoma City, July 6—UP)
—E 1 m e r Thomas (D-Okla)
trailed Rep. Mike Monroney
for re-election today and faced
the first run-off in his polit
ical caiere as he bid for a fifth U.
S. Senate term.
Monroney, fifth district con
gressman for six terms, held a
14,201-vote lead over Thomas with
only 191 of the state’s 3,786 pre
cincts unreported.
Returns from 3,595 precincts
gave Monroney 196,804 votes to
182,603 for Thomas in Oklahoma’s
Fourth of July primary.
Both candidates immediately
pledged a hard campaign for the
July 25 run-off. The second election
is necessary because the other five
Democratic candidates drew suffi
cient votes to keep Monroney away
from a clean majority.
Johnston Murray rolled up the
most primary votes in state his
tory in seeking the Democratic
nomination for governor. Murray,
son of colorful former Gov. William
H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray, faced a
run-off but will have a comfortable
lead of around 75,000 votes
With votes counted in 3,509 pre
cincts Murray had 216,283 to 138,-
520 for William O. Coe, Oklahoma
City attorney, his nearest foe.
All state congressmen with elec
tions held comfortable leads.
The senate race monopolized in
terest as the lead swayed back and
forth throughout the day.
Gov. Allan Shivers steps to the speaker’s stand at The Grove, where
he presented Texas’ replica of the Liberty Bell to A&M yesterday af
ternoon. Leaving the microphone-covered stand is Nathan Adams,
state chairman for the Independence Bond Drive. Adams presented
the bell to the governor from the Treasury Departmnt.
‘A&M Is Logical Depository
For Liberty Bell’-—Shivers
By DEAN REED
A tall, well-built, slightly gray
ing man stepped to the microphone
yesterday afternoon at the Grove.
He was the governor of Texas,
Allan Shivers.
Making his second visit to A&M
within the past few months, Gov.
Shivers came to the campus this
time to present Texas’ replica of
the Liberty Bell to the college.
“With warm gratitude to the
donors and to the Treasury Depart
ment, I accept custody of this rep
lica of the Liberty Bell, on behalf
of the State of Texas,” the gover
nor said, immediately after Nathan
Adams left the microphone.
Adams, a Dallas banker, was
state chairman for the Indepen
dence Bond Drive, which ended July
4. He presented the bell to the
governor, who in turn gave it to
the college.
“Symbol of Faith”
“It has been truthfully said that
the fight for freedom never ends,”
the governor continued. “In wars
and between wars, the fight goes
on against foes from without and
within. This liberty bell is a sym
bol of our faith in the cause for
which we fight. Its clear tone will
remind us that the price of freedom
is eternal vigilance.”
“Its physical presence here will
be an incentive for us to guard,
defend and extend these freedoms
we cherish,” Gov. Shivers told the
large crowd, assembled in The
Grove despite mid-afternoon heat.
“The campus or Texas A&M
College is a logical depository for
this relic. In that statement lies no
reflection upon the rest of our col
leges and public institutions that
are fully worthy of such considera
tion. But Texas A&M, with its mili
tary background, is particularly
deserving,” he said.
“. . . With a deep sense of this
responsibility, I have received this
replica of the Liberty Bell on be
half of the State of Texas. Now,
Dr. Harrington—I charge you, in
the name of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College of Texas, with
its custody ad safekeeping,” the
governor concluded.
First man to the microphone at
the ceremony was Dr. M. T. Har
rington, president of the college.
Dr. Harrington introduced Sear
cy Bracewell, state senator from
Houston, who acted as master
of ceremonies. Bracewell introduced
bond director Adams, who present
ed the bell to Gov. Shivers.
Harrington Accepts Bell
Dr. Han-ington returned to the
speaker’s stand at the conclusion of
the presentation by the governor
and received the bell in behalf of
the college.
“. . . As a loyal A&M man, nat
urally I feel that Governor Shivers
has made a wise choice in selecting
A&M College as a location for the
bell for the many other schools and
cities that requested it,” Dr. Har
rington said. “We feel that this
college and its loyal sons have done
much to preserve and defend our
liberty, in war and peace.”
“This bell today signifies our
freedom and liberty which is our
great American heritage, yours and
mine, and your A&M College of
Texas pledges to preserve and pro
tect this great heritage,” the presi
dent said.
“Governor Shivers, as president
of this great and oldest states-sup-
ported institution of higher educa
tion in Tevas, and on behalf of its
more than 40,000 former students,
I want to say—thank you. We
pledge ourselves to protect and
preserve this symbol of our liberty
and we thank you for the faith
and trust you have placed in A&M
College by presenting to us this
bell,” President Harrington con
cluded.
Witnessing the ceremony from
the stage were a group of honored
guests of the college.
Guests Present
Among the group were Garland
Smith, executive assistant to the
governor; Dr. F. C. Bolton, pres
ident emeritus of the college; A. E.
Cudlipp, Rufus Peeples, and E. W.
Harrison, members of the A&M
System Board of Directors; A. S.
Ware, county judge of Brazos coun
ty and chairman of the county’s
committee for the bond drive; Dr.
Harrington, Governor Shivers, Sen
ator Bracewell, Adams, and repre
sentatives of the Ford Motor Com
pany and the Treasury Department.
Governor Shivers and Smith ar
rived by plane yesterday morning
at 11, landing at Easterwood Field.
They were met there by Dr. Har
rington and were his guests until
the ceremony yesterday afternoon.
Plans were announced by Dr.
Harrington to display the bell in
the rotunda of the Academic
Building until some permanent ar
rangements may be made for its
display in the future.
Karow Expected To Be
New Ohio State Coach
Based on AP Reports
Marty Karow, A&M’s head bas
ketball and baseball coach, will
probably be appointed Ohio State
University’s new baseball coach,
the Ohio State Journal (Columbus,
Ohio) said last night. Karow was
graduated from Ohio State in 1927.
The Columbus newspaper said
the appointment probably will be
made tomorrow when the Ohio
State board of trustees meets.
“I prefer not to make a state
ment until the board at Ohio St&te
meets,” Karow told a Battalion re
porter last night. “I have not
heard anything final from them
(Ohio State athletic officials) yea.”
Karow did say, however, that
Ohio State had been negotiating
with him “for some time” over the
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Contest Set By
Commentator
The long list of special at
tractions for the coming Dia
mond Jubilee Year at A&M is
continuously growing. Latest
addition is a beauty contest
to choose “Miss Diamond Jubilee
of A&M.”
Announcement of the contest
was made today by Herman Gol-
lob and George Charlton, co-editors
of The Commentator and sponsors
of the contest.
Frank Manitzas, Battalion sports
editor, has been named chairman
of the beauty contest and will
handle pictures of all entiles and
other necessary details.
From all entries, eight finalists
will be chosen by a judging staff
of two students and two faculty
members. Their pictures will be
printed in the September issue of
The Commentator.
From the eight finalists, the
winner will be chosen on November
13 at an afternoon dance at the
'Memorial Student Center by four
other judges yet to be named.
Winners of the contest will be
presented the same night during
half-time activities of the Arkan-
sas-A&M football game.
Student Entries
Entries may be made by any
student of A&M and all pictures
should be sent to Frank Manitzas
in care of Student Publications or
left in the Battalion office in
Goodwin Hall.
Manitzas said that two pictures
of each entry should be turned in;
one head photo and one body pic
ture..
Physical characteristics (eyes,
hair, etc.) including body measure
ments, should be turned in with
each .entry, Manitzas said.
Deadline for entering pictures
is September 16.
All pictures will be returned
after the contest, Manitzas said.
Pool Closed
The Natatorium will be closed
Friday through Sunday, Swim
ming Coach Art Adamson an
nounced today.
matter and that he had received “a
very good offer” from the school.
(Approval for appointment by a
school’s board of trustees is usually
routine. Karow implied that he will
accept the offer if appointment is
made.)
Williams Contacted
D. W. Williams, chairman of
A&M’s athletic council, said Ka
row had told him previously of
Ohio State’s offer. He said no ac
tion on a successor or successors
to Karow would be taken until
Karow. resigned officially.
No resignation is expected until
after board confirmation tomor
row in Columbus.
“I was contacted some time ago
by Ohio State athletic officials,
who requested permission to nego-
Marty Karow
tiate with Marty,” Williams said.
Athletic director Barlow “Bones”
Irvin was on vacation and could
not be reached when the story was
released from Columbus. Irvin is
is expected back at the college for
If Karow does resign, reliable
sources indicate that A&M will
probably name separate individuals
to the posts of head basketball and
baseball coaches. Karow has been
head coach for both sports.
Karow was an Ohio State full
back from 1924 to 1925 and cap
tained the football team in his
senior year, 1927. He also was a
Buckeye shortstop on the baseball
team.
Came to A&M in 1938
The former Buckeye was assist
ant to head football coach Homer
Norton during Norton’s term here.
He came to A&M as head baseball
coach and assistant football coach
in 1938. In 1942, he took over dut
ies as head basketball coach.
The 45-year-old coach came to
the college after two years at the
United States Naval Academy in
Annapolis, where he was assistant
football and head baseball coach.
Before going to Navy, he had
served from 1928 to 1936 on the
staff at the University of Texas,
as assistant football coach, fresh
man baseball coach, and head bas
ketball coach.
Karow has a son, Billy, on the
A&M swimming team, and another
son, Bobby, who is a Bryan high
school star athlete.
Karow’s basketball teams have
never finished better than a tie for
fourth in the Southwest Confer
ence. Last year’s team reached that
mark.
His baseball teams, on the other
hand, have been a consistent run
ner-up. The teams have wound up
in second pla#e every year Karow
has coached them except in .1938,
when his A&M nine was third in
the conference.
Comic Strip Dance
Planned for Grove
By B. F. ROLAND
Saturday night college dancers
will have a chance to escape into
the literary world of the comic
strips.
The occasion will be Saturday
night’s Grove dance with ' this
week’s theme being your favorite
comic strip character.
Frank Manitzas, sports editor
of the Battalion, is sponsor of this
week’s three-hour affair.
“Dress s6 that no one can pos
sibly misj what you represent”
Manitzas said, ”or you may be mis
taken for some slightly eccentric
person who has wandered from his
natural habitat in Austin.”
Since Bill Turner’s Aggieland
Combo made such a Fit with the
“hobos” and “shipwrecks,” they
have been asked to play for Satur
day night’s affair.
If Dick Tracy’s spine-tingling,
blow-by-blow battle with justice
lures you, put on your best business
suit, throw out your chest, grab a
gun (unloaded please) and come
to the Grove.
If you prefer the earthy antics
of the bashful boy L’il Abner or
Barney Google and red-noosed
Snuffy Smith, they’d be good con
tenders for the prizes.
As to further suggestions, there
is always Ferd’nand for the more
intellectual, or little Orphan Annie
for the coeds.
For the adventurous type, there
is Buz Sawyer and spouse Christy,
or baby face Reed Kimberly and
Princess Snowflower.
In keeping with traditions of
previous dances, prizes will be
awarded to the most original look
ing souplcs, Manitzas said.
Party-Poopers Beware!
Following the previous dances,
there was quite a bit of criticism
about the number of people that
came to the dances not wearing
costumes.
“We want everyone to get in the
swing of things and make this the
best dance of the summer. Every
one should wear a custume so that
competition will be keener and
everyone can have more fun,” Man
itzas said.
The dance will begin at 8 p. m.
and will continue until 11 p.m.
The Liberty Bell, or rather an exact replica of it, rings out over the
college as Gov. Allan Shivers gives the first tug on the rope. Beam
ing almost as much as the mid-afternoon sun, along with Gov. Shivers,
is Dr. M. T. Harrington, president of the college.
Sweltering heat couldn’t stem the eagerness of a large crowd
yesterday afternoon at the Liberty Bell presentation ceremonies at
The Grove. With the temperature hitting its usual Brazos Bottom
high, the audience seemed to appreciate the purposely-planned cere
mony, which lasted less than 20 minutes.
Assembled before the Liberty Bell replica shortly before yesterday
afternoon’s Grove ceremony got underway are, left to right, state
senator Searcy Bracewell of Houston, master of ceremonies for the
presentation; Gov. Allan Shivers; state bond drive chairman Nathan
Adams of Dallas; and Dr. M. T. Harrington, president of the college
Symbolizing the eternal vigilance of the United States for its liberty,
the Army and the Air Force get together as a military guard for
Texas’ replica of the Liberty Bell, which has found its permanent
home at A&M. The guards are Sgt. G. G. Whisenand, left, and
M/Sgt. J. L. Hernandez of A&M’s Military Department.