I * .1 4 ^ Published Four r J'imes Weekly Throughout the Summer The Battalion PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE Nation’s Top Safety Section Lumberman’s 1949 Contest Number 43: Volume 50 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1950 Price: Five Cents Cadet Officers Announced for Coming Year Korea at a Glance U. S. 8th Army Headquarters, Korea, Aug. 17 (TP)—Red Korean forces are massing between Waegwan and Kunwi on the northern sector of the western front in the most serious threat to U. S. forces, headquarters said today. The new concentration may indicate the North Koreans have shifted the main mass of their forces north from Waegwan. If true, this would mean they will try to smash through areas held by the South Korean sixth and eighth divisions. Both gave some ground yesterday to Red attacks. The U. S. First Cavalry Division was reported fighting to regain strategic Hill 303 after having been dislodged earlier. Marines Driving on Changnyong Tokyo, Aug. 17 (TP)—American marines stormed ahead through mortar explosions and grenades today to seize objectives in a drive against the Red Korean bridgehead at Changnyong. The area of their advance was on the Allied east side of the Naktong River. It was the bloodiest fighting the marines have encoun tered in Korea. Reds Fire on British Ship Hong Kong, Aug. 17 (TP)—The British destroyer Concord and Chinese Communist shore batteries fought a 30 minute gun duel today at the approaches to Hong Kong. The Concord said it fired in self-defense after Red guns on Taitami, Puntan and Ligting Islands opened up. Royal Navy officers said there was one minor casualty and no damage to the ship as it steamed into Hong Kong. Red shore batteries have been quick to fire on ships recently. On three successive days last week merchant ships were shelled. They were British, American and Norwegian. “We Can’t Win,” Says Red Tokyo, Aug. 17 (TP)—A veteran Red lieutenant who de^ serted and surrendered to the Americans says the North Koreans can’t win. Intelligence officers at General MacArthur’s headquar ters said today the North Korean was assistant company commander and political officer of his unit in the elite North Korean Sixth Division. It was battered by U. S. marines and army infantry around Chinju. The Red estimated his division’s 13th and 15th regi ments suffered 50 per cent casualties and the 14th regiment’s losses were 80 per cent. Airmen Using New Rocket Tokyo, Aug. 17 (TP)—American airmen are using a new 6i/ 2 inch rocket to knock out Russian-made tanks in Korea. General MacArthur’s headquarters said today the new antitank weapon went into service in record time. Headquarters said Lt. Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Air Force Chief of Staff, ordered quick production of the rocket four weeks ago after pilots said 5-inchers were not consis tently knocking out the tanks. A Naval ordnance station at Inyokern, Calif., worked night and day to produce the bigger rocket. It was used in action in Korea less than a month later. The new rocket has a longer head than the 5-incher, and hits harder. Some planes are already using an 11.75-inch rocket launcher called Tiny Tim. Last Community Picnic Scheduled for Tonight - v 4. D. Martin Named Colonel Of Corps; Nutt is Executive Iff k A capacity crowd is expected to-^ night at the third and final Col lege Station community picnic to be held on Patranella Slab, said Donald D. Burchard, chairman of the recreation council committee sponsoring the event. Scheduled to get underway at 5:30 p.m., the evening will feature softball for the men, roller-skating for people of all age, square danc ing for the adults and a free movie for the youngsters. Of course time will be allowed for spreading a pic nic lunch, he said. The softball will get started at 5:30 with three games on the card to be played on the diamonds across from St. Thomas Episcopal Church. The nien will be vieing for final honors in the softball contests. The games will be played under the di- icction of Gordon Gay. Also at 5:30 will be skating for young people and adults alike with Joe R. Campbell and Bod Strabevek in charge. Prizes will be awarded to winners in the adult and young peoples groups. As soon as the baseball games are over, or shortly before, picnic lunches will be spread around the big concrete slab and under the trees on the A&M Consolidated School campus. The youngsters will get the big gest bargain of the night, when Othel Chafin shows a full length movie in the gymnasium entitled, “Texas Trouble Shooters.” While the children are taking in the movie, the older people will be dancing to the tunes of the popu lar square dance numbers, with Mrs. G. W. Schlesselman and a host of local callers taking charge. Andres Segovia Last on the schedule of Town Hall performers for the 1950-51 season is Segovia, who will appear in Guion Hall March 28. He is recognized as the “prophet of the Spanish guitar,” which he has used to become known as “the world’s greatest virtuoso on the guitar.” Esten Appointed To Lead Aggie Players By LOUISE JONES C. K. Esten, instructor of Eng lish, has been named director of the Aggie Players, according to C. G. “Spike” White, director of Student Activities. He replaces George Dillavou, who resigned from the staff of the English Department to enter private business. Esten, a graduate of Brown Uni versity in Rhode Island, has work ed with well-known stock compan ies in the East and was with the Midway Players in Massachusetts for 10 years. But the enthusiasm he shows for drama has not turned his activ ities away from other fields. A&M students have seen him at any number of sports events, another of his favorite pastimes. Sport Lover, Too While teaching at the Annex, Esten coached the baseball team there and, during the past spring, tutored A&M’s softball squad. He has also judged intramural box ing matches. First of his big problems as new director of the Players is to “stir up more public interest in A&M’s theatrical productions,” the short, slightly-balding English prof said. Through interest has grown considerably in past years, it can be much improved, he added. Mm Plans for next year include three major productions, for which sea son tickets will be sold. Tenta tively, Esten has thought of the plays he would “like to produce.” The first is “Kind Lady” by Ed ward Chodarv. Successfully pro duced on Broadway about 1935, it is the story of a wealthy spinster who is almost relieved of her wealth and home by smooth-talking Henry Abbott and accomplices. The play’s tense moments and un usual situations provide excellent entertainment, Esten said. Plans MSC Program During the Memorial Student Center celebration next spring, the Aggie Players are scheduled to present a play March 30. “Green Grow the Lilacs” might be that play, the director said. It is a western-spiked story by Lynn Riggs, with frequent songs. For the third production, Esten has thought of the satirical com edy, “What Every Woman knows,” by James Barrie. “Truly a classic among modern plays,” he com mented. The story revolves around a man’s political rise to power and his final realization that he, and every other man, would be lost were it not for women. “The ranks of the Aggie Play ers are thin at present,” Esten said. “We need men,” he pointed out,” and we need—women.” He anticipates more trouble finding female actors than males. ‘All-out Effort’ Asked to Hold Back Chinese Washington, Aug. 17 (TP)— Senate Republican sponsors of an anti-Communist bill of fered today to abandon their efforts to tie it to a home front mobilization measure—in ex change for a Democratic pledge. The compromise proposed by Senators Mundt (R-SD) and Fer guson (R-Mich) calls for a flat promise by the Democratic leaders to bring up the curb-the-Commu- nists bill later for separate action. “Those are the only terms on which we will withdraw the bill as a rider amendment to the economic controls bill,” Ferguson told a re porter. Senator Maybank (D-SC), floor manager of the controls measure, said the Mundt-Ferguson proposal would have to await the return to Washington of Senator Lucas (D- 111), the majority leader. Lucas, who is in Illinois, is expected later this week. Senate Democrats have arranged a conference for next Monday to discuss the tangled situation. The party’s leaders, and Lucas particu larly, have shown litte sympathy for the Mundt-Ferguson version of internal security legislation. Foes of the bill have argued that it would drive the Communists un derground and make th f e problem more difficult to handled Maybank said that in his opin ion the Mundt-Ferguson bill “does not stand a chance” of being adopt ed as a rider. However, he pre dicted approval of the bill, or sim ilar legislation, if it comes up sep arately. 82 Year Old CS Resident Succumbs Albert R. Woodward, 112 High land Drive, died at 1:40 a. m. yesterday. Born in Freemont Coun ty, Ind. on July 10, 1868, Woodard was survived by his wife, a son, Dr. P. A. Woodard of College Sta tion, a granddaughter, Mrs. Wal lace B. Langston of Corpus Christi, and a great grandson, Laurence Wallace Langston. Funeral services will be conduct ed by the Reverend John Mitchell at 10 a. m. Wednesday at the Dil lon Funeral Home in Cleburne. Eighty-two years old at death, Woodard was formerly employed as an engineer for the Santa Fe Railroad and was retired 10 years ago. For several years he lived in Cleburne, but has lived in College Station for two years now. He was a member of the First Pres byterian Church of Cleburne and the Knights of Pythias. Special Activities Noted As Grove Schedule Wanes i-M: • <<'. * ' 'SM ill Mr. and Mrs. Erskine Hightower As the summer square dancing programs draw to a close, these two top dancers have been key figures in what has been called Student Activities “most successful summertime undertaking.” The final square dance is scheduled for tomorrow" night, with Mark Towery and his “Salty Swing Band.” By B. F. ROLAND Grove activities are in the last lap of their schedule for the sum mer. Friday marks the last night this term for square dancing enthus iasts to enjoy themselves at their sport. In view of the large crowds that have attended and made a success of the program, a special attraction has been planned for the | last night, according to C. G. “Spike” White, director of Stu dent Activities. Feature attraction for the dan cers grand finale will be Mark Towery and his Salty Swing Band. I The four piece band has been play- iing for square dances for over a year. Members of the music mak ing group include Harvey Ford, fiddler; Horace Simmons, bass; Junior Robbins, guitarist; and J Mark Towery, guitarist. The summer Friday night dances have been co-sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Erskine Hightower, and Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Lyle. Bill Turner has returned from New York City where he has been working toward his doctor’s de gree in education, and will direct the Aggieland Combo this weekend in their last Saturday night per formance for the summer. White said the Combo will be in full force for Saturday’s dance. Several of the Saturday dances were sponsored by various individ uals or organizations during the first part of the Summer. These dances usually entailed certain cos tume and “theme of the week” stipulations. According to White, however, the largest crowd of the summer turned out for a dance where the only request was to “come dressed for comfort and dancing.” Officially, the summer Grove en tertainment scheduled ends Tues day night, August 22, with a show ing of the final movie. Adolph Sebesta Dies in Ft. Worth Adolph Sebesta of Fort Worth, and formerly of Bryan, died Mon day at 8:30 p. m. in Fort Worth. Funeral services will be held Wed nesday at 10 a. m. in the chapel of Hillier Funeral Home. Interment will be in the College Station city cemetery. Sebesta is survived by one daughter, Mrs. A. V. Erickson of Fort Worth; a son, Louis Sebesta, also of Fort Worth; a sister, Mrs. Maru Kulak of Crosby; three brothers, Tom Sebesta of Bryan, Joe Sebesta of Marlin, and Frank Sebesta of Snook; and three grand- A. D. Martin, senior mechanical engineering student | from Dallas, has been appointed corps commander for the ! 1950-51 school year. An almost-complete list of corps com-1 missioned and non-commissioned cadet officers was released yesterday by Lt. Col. Joe E. Davis, assistant commandant. Executive officer of the corps will be Waymon C. Nutt, agricultural education major from Bertram. Martin will hold the rank of colonel of the corps, Nutt that of colonel. Eight other colonels were named. They are William D. | Barnes, David G. Haines, Herbert G. Mills, Raymond J Kunze, Donald H. Sheffield, Jack+ L. Raley, Dare K. Keelan, and G. W. Mayben. The first five will command Army ROTC regiments, while Ra ley and Keelan are group com manders in the Air ROTC. Mayben will command the newly-created Eighth Regiment, which will in clude all Basic Division students. Mayben will command the newly- Appointment of the cadet offi cers was announced in a general order, published by order of Col. H. L. Boatner, commandant and PMS&T, with the approval of the president of the college and the dean of men. Corps Staff Named to the corps staff for the coming year are Lieut. Colonels Frank L. Sheffield, adjutant; Car- roll C. Taylor, intelligence officer; James E. Pianta, operations offi cer; John M. Oglesby, supply offi cer; Richard L. Goodwin, com mander of the consolidated band; Dave Coslett, public information officer; Wallace B. Ball, commun ications officer; Royal F. Brown, corps information officer; and Curtis Edwards, corps chaplain. Master Sergeants Jesse C. Fletcher, supply sergeant; Bob Chapman, communications ser geant; Charles R. Dunn, artillery regiment liaison; Harold T. Chand ler, first Air Force group liaison; Eric W. Carlson, second Air Force group liaison; A. F. Madison, com posite regiment liaison; Roy R. Strieckhart, armor-engineer liai son; Voris R. Burch, consolidated band liaison; and Kenneth M. Wig gins, corps information sergeant. Consolidated Band Hq. Major Robert W. Jack, executive officer; Captains, Hubert P. Davis, adjutant; Mike A. Adkisson, in telligence officer; Major Henry G. Wickes, operations officer; Captain William S. Price, supply officer Maroon Band Captain Joe E. Rutherford, com mander; Captain Robert H. Buch anan, drum major; Lieutenants, Edwin S. Snead, executive officer; John F. Ready and Victor M. Du vall, platoon leaders; Ronald E. Foshee, athletic officer; Donald C Thorn, scholastic officer; James W. Rogers, first sergeant; Platoon sergeants Richard L. Robinson, Louis R. Latch, Vernon R. Berry, supply sergeant, Louis E. Robin son; platoon guides, Roy M. Red- wine, Thomas W. Carlisle; Squad leaders Leon R. Bennett and Hiram J. Thomas. White Band Captain Charles H. Neeley, com mander; Lieutenant, Hugh M. Scott, platoon leader; William E. Elmore, scholastic officer; Wil liam D. Moore, John K. Miller, pla toon sergeants; Sam A. Beck Jr., scholastic sergeant; Jtrry S. Dugan, supply sergeant; Boydie Fereday, Richard A. Green, platoon guides; Willis O. Swearingen, Al len H. Cooper, squad leaders. Infantry Regiment Hq. Colonel Wilman D. Barnes, com mander; Lt. Col. Jack H. Holloway, executive officer; Majors, Albert J. Dennis, adjutant, Marion F. Thomas, supply officer; J. W. Dal- ston, sergeant major; Lewis E. Jobe, operations sergeant. First Battalion Hq. Lt. Col. Horace M. Sanders, com mander; Major Paul C. Coffin, executive officer; Captain LeVon Massengale, supply officer; For est W. Snyder, sergeant major; Ted M. Stephens, supply sergeant. A Infantry Captain Arthur W. Noll, com mander; Lieutenants, Don V. Sti- gall, executive; Joseph A. Perry, platoon leader; Richard E. Bick- ham, scholastic sergeant; Charles E. Clinger, squad leader. B Infantry Captain Kenneth W. Schaake, commander; Lieutenant Macky R. Trickery, platoon leader; Richard F. Semlinger, first sergeant; Wal ter E. Stallings, John H. Hancock, platoon sergeants; Charles E. Se besta, scholastic sergeant; Malcolm E. Strateman, athletic sergeant; Albert S. Goodloe, squad leader. C Infantry Lieutenants, Jim B. Steen, exe cutive; Alvin N. Deck, platoon lead er; Ralph O. Bass, scholastic of ficer; Bibb A. Underwood, first Molinas,” short. sergeant; William W. Lockridge, Kelly B. Anderson, platoon ser geants; Carlton C. Kothmann, scholastic sergeant; Melvin D. Riff, Carl A. Peterson, squad leaders. Second Battalion Hq. Lt. Col. Billy J. Brabham, com mander; Major Charles T. Easley, executive officer; Captain Jerry L. King, adjutant; Frank E. Hood, supply sergeant. D Infantry Captain Henry C. Atchison, com mander; Lieutenants, Robert E. Hill, executive; Leroy B. Shaw, scholastic officer; Fred H. Walton, platoon sergeant; Robert C. Mc Arthur, platoon guide; Roy C. Johnston, squad leader. E Infantry Lieutenant Francis R. Wilhite, athletic officer; Paul L. Shaffer, first sergeant; Kenneth Grant, platoon sergeant; Victor E. Zou- zalik, James H. Sherrill, squad leaders. Artillery Regiment Hq. Colonel David G. Haines, com mander; Lt. Col. James A. Warm- ker, executive; Majors, Edward B. McAllister, intelligence offi cer; Robert S. Bradley, operations officer; Joseph D. Hinton, supply officer; James G. Anderson, ser geant major; Lloyd W. Booth, sup ply sergeant; James\ H, Hughes, transportation sergeant; Lynn W. Stallings, color sergeant. First Battalion Hq. Lt. Col. Charles R. Ruble, com mander; Major A. Jackson Stans- bury, executive; Captains, Wil liam J. Dunlap, adjutant; Joe L. Johnson, intelligence officer; Wal lace Hooper, Jr., supply officer; John H. Wallace, sergeant major, Alfred F. Summey, supply ser geant. A Field Artillery Captain Charles L. Sanders, commander; Lieutenants, Martin Rachofsky, executive; Joe A. Bra den, William H. Cox, platoon lead ers; Charles A. Chambers, scho lastic officer; Donald L. Tschir- hart, platoon sergeant; Paul D. Moore, scholastic sergeant; Jack D. Grossett, supply sergeant; Mal colm G. Dyer, Stanley A. Mosteller, platoon guides. B Field Artillery Lieutenants, Robert B. Johnson, Eugene W. Tynes, platoon leaders; Lloyd T. McBerth, scholastic of ficer; Robert L. French, Charles M. Harrison, platoon sergeants; Donavan Eads, scholastic ser geant; Billy J. Neal, L. O. Tiedt, platoon guides; Pinckney D. Terry, Seneca Cowan, Owen R. Davis, Jack B. Brannon, squad leaders. C Field Artillery Captain Mark R. Corbitt, com mander; Lieutenant Howard J. Bernhardt, athletic officer; Fred B. McDaniel, John B. Dickson, pla toon sergeants; Ernest A. Elmen- dorf, scholastic sergeant; James S. Noel, supply sergeant; William B. Hayes Jr., platoon guide; Roger H. Jenswold, squad leader. Second Battalion Hq. Lt. Col. Richard M. Elliott, com mander; Major Clyde E. Schultz, operations officer; Captain Ken neth S. Hartman, supply officer; Horace W. Van Cleave, sergeant major, David R. Carnahan, supply sergeant; Kenneth E. Williams, communications sergeant. D Field Artillery Captain Morris W. Davis, com mander; Lieutenants, James R. Brigance, executive; George B. Coleman, platoon leader; William R. Smith, athletic officer; Robert A. D. Martin Miss Mansell Resigns Miss Barbara Mansell, secre tary to J. Wayne Stai'k, director of the Memorial Student Center, has announced that she will leave next week for Louisiana State University where she will study clothing and textiles. At the Grove Tonight 8 p.m. Eagle-Lion production, “Strange Mrs. Crane,” plus “Carlos K. Hedrick, scholastic officer; Walter E. Fosberg, first sergeant; Charles E. Myers, platoon ser geant; Donald R. McCoy, platoon guide; John J. Millinder, squad leader. E Field Artillery Captain James C. Lewis, com mander; Lieutenants, Ervin E. Frierson, executive; Tommy F. Green, Charles L. Pealer, platoon leaders; John A. Schmidt, first sergeant; James E. Matush, scho lastic sergeant; John E. May, ath letic sergeant; Lawrence Ashburn, supply sergeant; Milton P. Geiger, Joe D. Stein, platoon guides; Fol- ton L. Colvin, William H. Beasley, James M. Harmon, Don P. Warden, squad leaders. Coast Art. Battalion Hq. Lt. Col James E. Higgins, com mander; Captain William T. Kauf man, adjutant, Major Fred L. Max well Jr., operations officer; Charles H. Davis, sergeant major; Robert C. Hulon, supply sergeant. A Coast Artillery Captain William R. Cornish, commander; Lieutenant Joseph C. White, executive; Clinton R. Hack ney, first sergeant; Erwin W. Neuvar, supply sergeant; Don Y. Fisher, Earl W. Dancer, squad leaders. B Coast Artillery Captain Carl H. Hagan, com mander; Lieutenants, James J. Moore, platoon leader; Hubert C. Wirtz, athletic officer; J. M. Clif ford, first sergeant; Eugene H. Nixon Jr., scholastic sergeant; Maurillo Ollervides, supply ser geant. 1st Air Force Group Hq. Colonel Jack L. Raley, command er; Majors, Richard B. Kelly, ad jutant; Francis A. Vickery, intel ligence officer; Gerald W. Han son, supply officer; Charlie F. Parr, sergeant major; Elden G. Clayton, supply sergeant; James T. Hilman, communications sergeant; Hershel A. Sexton, color sergeant. First Squadron Hq. Lt. Col. Bert S. Bailey, com mander; Major Emory L. Meek, executive; Captains, George V. Charlton, adjutant; Charles E. Francis, intelligence officer; Major Forrest A. Garb, operations offi cer; Captain William D. Richard son, supply officer. A Air Force Captain Eugene B. Morrison, commander; Lieutenant Billie C. Adams, executive; John T. Tapley, first sergeant. B Air Force Captain Henry G. Phillips, com mander; Lieutenants, Don A. Mor ton, executive; Phil R. Cobb, James H. Modlin, platoon leaders; Ray mond D. Forrest, scholastic offi cer; Hansel C. Kennedy, first ser geant. C Air Force Captain Robert G'. Blanchard, commander; Lieutenants, Richard H. Weatherall, Stephen G. Dard- aganian, platoon leaders; Walter E. Koepp, scholastic officer; Stan ley R. Livesay, first sergeant; Charles G. Beasley, platoon ser geant; William T. Sistrunk, ath letic sergeant; William M. Burkes Jr., scholastic sergeant; Ernest L. Brown, supply sergeant; Robert P. Souther, platoon guide; Henry L. Snow, William J. Cervenka, squad leaders. Second Squadron Hq. Major Richard R. Tumlinson, executive; Captain Norman Bras- lau, intelligence officfcr; Major Ray W. Long, operations officer; Captain Arnold F. Schmitz, sup ply officer; Edwin W. Hoskins, supply sergeant. I) Air Force Captain Clarence E. Jones, com mander; Lieutenants, Roy P. Gold- ston, executive; Richard L. Pipes, platoon leader; Bruce F. Carruth, athletic officer; Don F. Kendell, (See Colonels, Page 2)