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) j ? n i- ^ D B GOFER COLLEGE SRCMmST F.E, Circulated to More than 90% Of College Station’s Residents The Battalion PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE Nation’s Top Safety Section Lumberman’s 1949 Contest Number 47: Volume 50 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1950 Price: Five Cents Culpepper to Develop New Residential Area Four Assigned To Service in lartment Two officers, Major Julius C. Lowell and Capt. Basil L. Hoyl, and two enlisted men, M/Sgt. Everett M. Donowho, and S/Sgt. E. R. Watson have reported to the Military Science Department for assignment to duty. Major Lowell and Captain Hoyl have been assigned as assistant professors of air science and tac tics. The two sergeants have been assigned as assistant instructors in administration and logistics. Major Lowell has served over seas in China as commanding of ficer of the 76th Fighter Squad ron, and base operations officer in Germany during the airlift. Be fore reporting here, he was as signed as commanding officer of the motor vehicle squadron at Vance AFB at Enid, Okla. Captain Hoyl, an A&M grad uate served in the Pacific with the Fifth Air Force as troop carrier pilot. He had been assigned to Stewart AFB at Smarno, Tenn., before coming here. S/Sgt. Watson, also an Aggie, was formerly instructor in the 443 Troop Carrier Wing at Hensley Field. He also served as chief clerk in the ground training de partment and as a pilot in the CBI flying cargo over the hump into China. M/Sgt. Donowho, also from Hensley Field, served there as chief clerk in the base supply of fice. Romeo, Romeo . . Juliet Awaits Second Babe- An Elephant Rome, Aug. 31 VP)—-Juliet, the child bride elephant of Rome’s zoo, is expecting her second baby any hour now. She stands on the threshold of setting another animal world rec ord—but she’s getting no sympathy from her family. Her giant mate Romeo romps blissfully in the next pen, grabbing every peanut he can from 1,000 daily visitors to the zoo. Their record-breaking two-year- old daughter Roma, frivolous to the point of disrespect, is carrying- on a flirtation with a hippopota mus. Juliet, now alone in her hour of trial, began setting records when she gave birth to Roma at the tender age of 14. Most elephants wait at least until they are 18. Daughter Roma made her par ents famous merely by staying Hive. Of 15 elephant babies in Europe in the past 120 years, only Roma survived. Her immediate predecessor, born in Munich in 1398, lived only a few nonths. Another one, born in Paris, lived 14 days. But Roma is hale, hearty and husky, and jiow in her third year. Mama Juliet, who eats 160 pounds of food a day, will set an other record when her baby comes. Zoo director Lamberto Crdui says she will be the first elephant to become a mother twice while in European captivity. Tauber Estate Purchased For Price Near $81,750 By L. O. T1EDT J. C. Culpepper, College Station-Bryan real estate man, has purchased the 109-acre Tauber estate north of College Station. Although a spokesman for Culpepper would not re lease the purphase price, it is reported to be $81,750. The spokesman, M. L. Antony said the price was “fairly large.” Culpepper, credited with devel oping College Hills, completed transactions for the area August 24. Thus the development of a new residential and shopping district for College Station will soon get underway. The addition, now in the planning stage, will include well- planned, modernized shopping dis tricts, a large residential area, and paved streets. Complete and de tailed development of the entire area is scheduled. Bounded by City The former estate grounds ex tend from St. Mary’s Catholic Church to the traffic circle, and north toward Bryan for almost three-fourths of a mile. Sidney Milam of Dallas, a city planner, is working on the detailed blueprint or master plan for the area’s development. He has also been conferring with Hare and Hare, noted city planners of Kan sas City, according to Antony. The planned shopping district, to be constructed west of the traf fic circle at the intersection of College Road and Sulphur Springs Road, will include modern business establishments and large parking areas. Extending west from the proposed shopping center the residential area will include apartment houses, cottages, and farther back, the more exclusive homes, Antony said. Awaits. Master Plan Development of the area is scheduled to begin as soon as the master plan is completed. Lots will be sold to buyers willing to fol low the master plan, but most of the buildings will be constructed by Culpepper, who will offer them for sale, Antony added. Culpepper has made plans for construction of paved streets, 24 feet wide with black topping, and landscaping for the entire plot. He will also provide all utilities, as well as a special six- inch fire loop. 1MH 11 AT: % # 1 liis VFW Requests Truman Fire Secretaries Chicago, Aug. 31 — (/P)— The Veterans of Foreign Wars, with only a few of their 4,000 delegates dissenting, yesterday urged President Truman to discharge two members of his cabinet—Secretary of De fense Louis Johnson and Secretary of State Dean Acheson. A resolution calling for “new a!nd competent leadership in the Department of Defense” was adop ted by a standing vote by the 4,000 delegates at their 51st National Encampment. Only five opposed the measure. The resolution urging Mr. Tru man “seek out and appoint new, patriotic and able persons” in the State Department was adopted with only three delegates oppos ing. The resolutions, charging mili tary unpreparedness and diplomat ic blundering, did not name John son and Acheson specifically. But a dozen delegates who spoke from the convention floor at the Chicago arena preceding the vote named them and called on President Tru man to replace them. “We deplore and condeipn the present policy of our department of state, which is endangering the very eristence of our beloved coun try,” the resolution on the State Department said. The resolution on the ouster of Johnson put the encampment on record condemning “those disas trous and capricious policies and procedures of the Department of Defense which have brought our nation’s defense to their present shameful and inadequate condit ion.” Pgljgjil T' ■ •' = v ::' •' • ’ : Now comfortably situated in the new air-condi tioned offices of the Memorial Student Center is the office force of the Former Students Asso ciation. Personnel records, and loan money have all been moved from the Administration Build ing to what will probably be the most-central ized spot on the campus. Left to right are Mrs. J. N. Shepperd, Miss Ann Wehrman, L. B. Locke, Mrs. W. M. Womack Jr., and Miss Marie Kalinek. Executive secretary of the Association, not shown, is J. B. “Dick” Hervey. ‘Russia’s Rules of Order’ Monkey-Wrench Malik Out Of UN Top Office Today Defense Secretary Says ‘See Truman’ Lake Success, Aug. 31 (A*)—Ja kob A. Malik’s month as president of the United Nations Security Council ends todav. For the 31 days of August the Russian delegate has used the pres idency to hamstring council con sideration of the Korean war and explode propaganda blasts against the United States and the other western democracies. Observers expect him to fire his biggest gun at today’s session but don’t know what he’ll use for am munition. They are sure, however, thajt Malik will not turn over the chair to Britain’s suave Sir G'lad- wyn Jebb, September president, without one final propaganda bar rage. Malik has indicated he will con tinue to attend council meetings after his presidency ends. But in formed quarters point out that his freedom to obstruct council busi- 1 ness will be curtailed with a west erner in the chair. The Russian yesterday asked that two new items—“unceasing terrorism and mass execution in Acheson Says US Keeping China Out Washington, Aug. 31—CP)—Sec retary of State Acheson said yes terday that the United States by word and action is doing its utmost to keep Communist China on the sidelines in the Korean fighting. The secretary made that the central theme of a news conference in which he also: • Said it is up to the United Nations to decide whether U. N. forces shall drive past the 38th parallel when they begin to push back the North Koreans. f) Declared, in comment on crit icism from Senator Taft (R-Ohio), that the United States and other free nations have shown that they are fully alert to Communist dan gers in general. He said they are very active 'in meeting those dan gers. i Announced a new $15 million loan to bolster Yugoslav Marshal Tito in his feud with the Kremlin. It is the third such loan within a year, for a total of $55 million. Washington, Aug. 31 CP)—Louis Johnson says that from now on anyone who wants him to resign as Secretary of Defense should take his complaints to President Truman. And that goes for critics of Sec retary of State Acheson as well, Johnson told a congressman who had urged him to step out. Releasing his reply to the House member, Rep. Tauriello (D-NY), Johnson broadened the audience for a defense of his stewardship to include “many American people” who have “been misled by misin formation” about the defense de partment. At about the time he was giving- newsmen copies of his letter yes terday, the Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment in Chicago call ed on Mr. Truman to replace both Johnson and Acheson. Johnson, a veteran of the First World War, is a former national commander of the American Legion. That the secretary should defend his own regime was not unexpect ed. He has done so before. But he gave added emphasis to his statement by blanketing in Ache son as a target of what he declared are politically-aspired attacsk. The State and Defense depart ments have frequently been report ed at odds on high policy issues. President Truman recently told a news conference that both Ache son and Johnson will remain in the cabinet as long as he is in office. In his letter to Tauriello, John son blamed the coming congres sional elections for many of the attacks on him and Acheson. He said he realized such attacks were aimed at “the administration generally” and are “part and par cel of the democratic process.” Tauriello, in a letter dated Aug. 23, had demanded Johnson’s imme diate resignation because “you have lost your usefulness to the president and to the American peo ple.” Other congressmen have made similar complaints. Tauriello charged Johnson with bungling the national defense job, making “brash statements” and of “consistently selling the idea that we could become strong through pinch-penny methods.” Johnson in his reply defended his administration of the military establishment, quoting liberally from congresional leaders, Mr. Tru man and Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Johnson told Tauriello that Mr. Truman possesses “the good Amer ican quality of common sense in an outstanding degree,” and is “fully capable of speaking for himself” as to whether Johnson’s continua tion in office embarrasses him. Generators Receive Annual Overhaul The main generator which pro vides power for the college and local area is being over hauled, according to Guy M. Hines, chief engineer. Until work on the 3750 KVA is completed, the emergency genera tor is being used. There is no no ticeable difference in power output of the units, Hines said. Street lights on College Station streets have been off since Monday night because of a break in one of the cables, not because of re pairs on the generator, he added. Greece,” and Red Chinese charges ‘ taken up by the council in London of American bombings in Manchu ria—be put on the agenda. Malik, as council president, is ex pected to give the floor to Malik, the Soviet delegate, for an elabo ration of these charges at today’s meeting. The ensuing wrangling probably will keep the council again from getting down to business on the resolution it is ostensibly discuss ing—an American motion aimed at localizing the Korean war. Malik’s move to have the Council discuss the ,situation in Greece where the government suppressed a four-year Communist-led rebel lion last year, took diplomats by surprise. The Greek situation was first Billingsley Article Appears in ‘True’ In the September issue of True, “The Man’s Magazine,” appears a feature article written by R. L. “Bill” Billingsley, co-editor of The Battalion for 1949-50. Entitled “The Great Texas Turtle Derby,” the story tells of that event sponsored annually by the Dallas Variety Club, all profits from which support Boy’s Ranch, the club’s organization for home less boys. Billingsley wrote the article as a class assignment for English in structor Harry Kjdd, in English 325, “Creative Writing.” He re ceived a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from A&M in June and is now a reporter for The San Angelo Standard-Times in San Angelo. in 1946. It was dropped in 1947 and handed over to the general assembly, where it has been on the agenda every year since. The Manchurian complaint, how ever, had been anticipated in con nection with Red China’s previous charges of U. S. aggression in For mosa which the council voted Tues day to put on the agenda. The U. S. had been so sure Malik would refer to the charges of American bombings in Manchuria that it circulated a letter Tuesday denying any knowledge of such bombings and saying it would wel come a U. N. on-the-spot investi gation. Investigation Sought Council consideration of the charges became almost inevitable last night when the Communist Peiping radio broadcast specific accusations of a raid by American fighter planes on Manchuria which allegedly took place Tuesday. The broadcast included an appeal for U. N. action and said a cable to that effect had been sent to Malik. It was unlikely, however, that the council majority would permit either of the two new proposed items to be discussed at length be fore it acts further on the Korean problem. Jebb takes over as president Fri day. The council then can move ahead faster than while Malik was at its head, but probably not as fast as it did while the Russian boycotted the body’s meetings. Since he returned from a seven- month walkout Aug. 1, Malik has used every rule of parliamentary procedure to keep the council from proceeding with action against the North Korean invaders of South Korea. Tragedy on the Korean Front ‘Belle Starr’ Leading Pershing Tank (Editor’s note: The following vivid account of an advance by U. S. Pershing tanks and in fantry was written by AP corres pondent Tom Lambert who is with allied forces at Pohang. Apparently for security reasons Lambert does not pinpoint where the following action took place.) With U. S. Forces in South Ko rea, Aug. 31.—GP)—The road lay warm and yellow in the mid-af ternoon sun, winding alongside rich green rice paddies on the floor of the valley. On the grey sandy ridges above the valley, ridges laced with ero sion ruts and sparsely covered with scrubby undergrowth, were the Reds. Troops Move In American tanks and infantry be gan moving at 4 p. m., flanked by South Korean allies, to clear the hills. In single file the tanks edged along the road, with “Belle Starr” commanded by Staff Sgt. Ernest W. Belcher of Hazy, W. Va., in the lead. “Belle Starr” is a Pershing tank, 46 tons of steel with a 90 mm gun. The other Pershings, “Bama Belle,” “Bucket O’Bolts” and “Be wildered” followed. The GI’s commanded by Second Lt. Henry E. Davis, Los Angeles, stalked warily along the flanks of the steel monsters or edged gin gerly up the slopes of the ridges. The tanks’ machineguns ham mered harshly at a few Reds who fled their approach, or at targets pointed out by the tense dough boys. “La Belle” Blasts “Belle Starr” had just rounded a twist in the road when the Reds reacted first. There was a ripping burst of machinegun fire and a lieutenant and two men on the slopes staggered, slumped and fell. The tanks and the soldiers halted. While angry eyes scanned the hillsides and the shallow ravines which scarred them, soldiers slid cursing down the shale slope carry ing the wounded men. The fight was forgotten for a moment now, especially by the rookies. The wounded were placed on lit ters and laid on a tank, alongside the turret, under the big gun which swung menacingly toward the hills. The fire and the blood halted the action, except for quick sniping shots by GI’s and the occasional hasty stuttering rat-tat-tat of a Red “burp” gun. Marines Fly In Then the Marines flew in, four of them in Corsair fighters, laden with bullets, rockets and napalm bombs of jellied gasoline. They circled the area once, care fully, then for approximately 20 minutes lashed viciously at the Reds. On the hills and in the valley the tankers and GI’s still tense, talked about the first lap of the fight for the hill. Sgt. Belcher, a man with a mus tache and fierce goatee, said he’d fired on Reds “who were moving all around that mountain to get into their positions before we got there.” Pfc. Donald Taylor, Detroit, fired a few fast rounds from his Browning Automatic Rifle and grinningly announced he’d brought down “a moving Korea tree,” which actually was a heavily cam ouflaged North Korean. Texan Speaks Up High on a slope, Sgt. First Class Bert Hensley of Commerce, Texas, said the Reds “had jumped up like quail, just like a covey of quail” as U. S. riflemen moved into a draw. Hensley chuckled. “We sure poured fire in there, then the planes throwed in rockets on ’em.” The Marines “sure as hell had them running outta that draw,” added Platoon Sgt. Vesper M. Kirk of Princeton, Ind. Lt. Davis clawed his way up the hill and asked Hensley about those casualties. “One of them was that new kid, that replacement,” replied one ser geant. Davis grabbed up a handful of scrawny grass and threw it down fiercely in a gesture of anger. Then the command to “move out” came. “Belle Starr” took the lead again. She lumbered up the road threat eningly, a cluster of riflemen crouched on her back. The tanks rounded one turn, then another. They were still in view of the infantrymen behind them on the slope. Suddenly “Belle Starr” opened up—and jolted with the effort. Dust spurted from her cleated tracks. The shell burst on the hillside, to the right of a saddle on which we could see the Reds running up a ridge. Tanks Open Up The other tanks opened up and their actions seemed to touch off almost every gun on our hillside behind them. The “burp” gun gave a hasty answer. Then the rear tank began back ing down, back toward us. Three of them came back, then “Belle Starr.” The attack was stalled for the moment. Red automatic weapons gunners had brought the tanks un der fire and pinned down their accompanying infantrymen. The action degenerated into a clatter of small arms fire. News of the World At a Glance Allied Fire Slows Red Advance Tokyo, Aug. 31—UP)—Fire from allied warships and planes today slowed the Red advance on Pohang, eastern anchor of the Korean warfront. A thousand or more North Koreans were killed or wounded in eight hours in a desperatte Red effort to grab mere inches of the wrecked outskirts of the sea of Japan Port City. The air force alone claimed 1,200 Reds killed in two days. Reckless spending of men’s lives moved the Communists within three miles of the city. But they were far behind schedule—to kick United Nations troops clear out of Korea by the target time of midnight. A staff officer at General MacArthur’s headquarters said stout resistance by South Korean units balked the Reds before Pohang, the Allies, No. 2 port and supply city. Hurricane Moves Into Alabama New Orleans, Aug. 31—UP)—The New Orleans weather bureau reported a gulf hurricane moved inland about 30 miles northwest of Mobile, Ala., last night. But hours later observers in the area could find only small evidence of pow erful battering winds. Chief known damage was at Apalachicola, Fla., and that was from a tornado—apparently an offshoot of the hurricane The tornado seriously injured two persons and wrecked a dozen homes. The weather bureau’s advisory at 3:30 am (CST) this morning said “The remnants of the gulf hurricane is mov ing rapidly northward about 25 mph over western Alabama.” Military Aid Bill Before Committee Washington, Aug. 31—UP)—A $4,000,000,000 Foreign Military Aid program, mainly for Western Europe, appears ticketed for early senate appropriations committee approval. That was indicated after Secretary of State Acheson and Secretary of efense Johnson told the committee yester day that “a forced-draft effort” is needed to rearm U. S. Allies against the threat of Communist aggression. “The danger we face is clear,” Johnson said. “The free world must raise and equip forces sufficient to deter fur ther aggression.” More UN Forces Arrive in Korea Tokyo, Aug. 31t—UP)—Australian infantrymen on their way to join United Nations forces in Korea, flew into Japan today. They are the contingent of the Australian expeditionary force. Their number was not reported. A spokesman for the British commonwealth occupation forces declined to comment on when they would go to the battlefront. Goodyear Building Largest Blimp Akron, O., Aug. 31—(AP)—The Goodyear Aircraft Corp. reported yesterday that it is building the world’s largest Blimp for the U. S. Navy. Work on the ship, which will approach Zeppelins of World War I in size, is well under way, the company said. It will cost the navy about $5,000,000 and will be used mainly in spotting snbmarines, Goodyear said. The Blimp would be able to hover almost motionless or travel at speeds ranging up to 75'knots. TWA Constellation Crashes Caire, Aug. 31—UP)—A Bombay-to-New York trans world airline constellation crashed early today in the desert about 40 miles northwest of here. TWA said 54 persons were aboard. “The plane is wrecked but how badly it not known,” a TWA spokesman said here. v/A - ■ Joe Woolket, top localite for the 75th Anniversary Committee, shows a Battalion photographer the official seal for the Anniver sary. Look a little deeper into the concentric-circular designs, says the Modern Language Department head, and you can see a year jammed with activity. A meeting of the entire committee, to further plans for the year-long celebration, is scheduled for early September.