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ter 5. ^rV^ceff Coii e6 t vieff£> rj ; 3 Stttdf 1 * 3 C0? ieS Circulated to More than 90% Of College Station’s Residents Number 46: Volume 51 The Battalion PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1950 Nation’s Top Safety Section Lumberman’s 1949 Contest Price Five Cents Tension Mounts /Is Phone Strike Measures Increase Sweetheart Nominees Jtfew York, Nov. 15—WP)—T li e partial coast - to - coast telephone strike neared the end of its first week today with tension mounting' on the picket lines. The tension reflected the strike’s inconclusive effect on national phone service, the unbroken dead lock at the bargaining table, and the huge Bell system’s growing counter-measures against the walk out. In addition to the original issues of pay and contract-duration, the CIO Communications Workers of America (CWA) now accuses the company of a lockout and unfair labor practices. It also is contest ing picketing injunctions in at least 10 states. Charges Denied The company strongly denied the lockout charge. The firm said last night that telephone service is generally nor mal on a national basis, although slow in 40 to 45 communities. The walkout began last Thursday morning, and flared into its first real violence yesterday at Philadel phia. Pickets and police had a 45- minute pushing and shoving skir mish when 150 strikers tided un successfully to bar women opera tors from the telephone exchange. Seven pickets were arrested on rioting charges. In spots where non-striking op- Ruffini Named 0-Back Winner Two tickets to the Rice- A&M game will be awarded to Harry Ruffini, last week’s Quarterback Club contest winner, at 7:30 Thursday evening on the Assembly Hall stage, Roger Coslett, club director, said today. The sophomore Ag Engineering major from Mexico City, came within eight points of picking the exact scores. He picked A&M to win 28-20, Texas to win 27-20 (a perfect guess), and Rice to down Arkansas 13-6. Second place went to W. E. Hensch, senior math major from Rosenberg, who will receive a Frank Medico pipe smoking kit. Third, fourth, and fifth prizes went to Martin Morgan, G. H. Shearer, and K. H. Baker, Movies if the SMU game will be shown at the Thursday night meeting of the Quarterback Club. rators have honored the picket lines, the company has used emer- 1 gency brigades of non-striking ! clerks and supervisors to man I switchboards. New Charges A company promise yesterday to j “secure relief for (these) loyal ! employes who have remained faith- j ful to their duties” brought a new | union charge that the company! might intend to hire strikebreak ers. “It’s all a part of an overall pro gram to force inadequate wages and a long-term wage freeze on the telephone workers,” CWA president Joseph Beirne said here. “Strike-breakers are strike- breakers. by any other name. The company’s action certainly isn’t conducive to industrial peace.” The union claims 20,000 of these are “locked out” by the company because they will not refuse to hon or possible picket lines. New York unionists said the CWA will de mand full pay for all operators turned away by the company. MSC Dance Class Times, Schedule Set A schedule has been ar ranged by the Dance Com mittee of the MSC and the two dance instructors to facilitate the instruction of students interested in taking dancing les sons. Dancing classes on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights with three 20 member clas ses of 45 minutes duration in each night are provided for, Tom Roun tree, dance committee chairman, said. Students wishing to enroll in the classes should sign a dance roster in the office of Miss Betty Bolan- der in the MSC Thursday or Fri day until 5 p.m. The earlier a student signs the roster the better chance he will have of securing the lesson time that he desires, Roun tree said. Students are to indicate the time they prefer at the time of regis tration. Those not registering Thursday or Friday will be given a chance to register Friday night, he added. Students will pay the tuition fee of $1.50 for the 10 lesson instruc tion at their first dancing lesson, the committee chairman said. A Baylorite, Miss Sally Vaughn will represent the Infantry Regiment and A Company in part icular at its regimental ball this weekend. This 5’ 3” blue eyed, brown haired lass calls Bay City home. Her picture was submitted by Don Stigall, senior business major from Wharton. This pert 5’ 4” Tessie sophomore will be com peting for Artillery-Infantry sweetheart honors at Friday night’s regimental ball. Submitted by Joe Johnson Jr. of B FA, Miss Nan Hassler of Memphis, Tenn. was a Cotton Ball duchess last year and Aggie Sweetheart nominee this year. Children’s Cats, Canines, Highlight Annual Pet Show By TOM ROUNTREE Arf! Meow! Cock-a-doodle-doo! The eleventh annual Dog and Pet Show of the A&M Consolidated School began last night in a bed lam of noise. Children’s shrill cries, pets sounding off, and the shouts of distraught parents all combined to open the show with a bang. Youngsters began lining at the registration tables in the Consoli dated Stadium at 6 p. m. to regis ter varied and assorted pets while parents sold hot dogs, candy, “sody pop”, coffee, and pop corn to the approximately 450 people on hand for the “extravaganza.” Parade Held Promptly at 6:45 p. m. as it is possible for “kids” to be prompt, the grand parade of pets was held to determine the best performer or best decorated entry in the show. Sandy, a snow-white Angora goat, led by Betty Jean Williams, won “le grand” parade. Bond in Slot Former Batt Editor Returns As Sports Publicity Writer By JOHN WHITMORE recognition open to a man in the time after he went to work there Ti . School of Arts and Science. it became bi-weekly. VpAf Jj es an A&’8' ie to talk One of the most outstanding He served in this capacity until A&M. And an Aggie writing achievements for the tall, redhead a few months ago when the thirst A&M. Sports publicity is a natural, ja-om Pampa was being elected co- for knowledge again got the best This is the case with Kenneth Z. editor of The Battalion in 1948- of him. He moved his wife and Bond, 1950 graduate, who has been 49. ^ wo children to Austin where he named sports publicity writer for L as t year there were no more began working for a master’s de student publication jobs further gree at Texas University, up the ladder so he became editor While in the capital city he of the A&M System News. Ken worked on the Austin American held this job until graduation in telegraph desk. January of ’50. Then came his chance to come After leaving A&M he went back to A&M and work in the to Pecos to become city editor of the Pecos Enterprise. A short A&M College. Kenny left the hallowed halls for the cold cruel world at mid- semester last year after complet ing a four year course in three and a half years. During his stay in A&M he at tained practically every campus Bones Irvin Kenneth Bond Information Department writing Aggie Sports. Kenny returned this time the same way he left and the same way he entered as a freshman—with no fanfare. After remaining quiet for a while Ken came up to the Batt office and went to work. Starting out writing features, he soon advanced to man aging editor. He won the election for co-edi tor of The Battalion in a landslide. While under his editorship The Batt first won national recogni tion when it won the National Ad vertising Society’s first place award. Typographically The Battalion started improving and became a recognized leader in the college daily newspaper field, despite its infancy as a five-times-a-week publication. Not all of this work reached the general reading public. Kenny com piled and wrote The Batt’s first stylebook. His book still sets the pattern for all punctuation, gram mar, spelling, capitalization and the like—things that make a news paper distinctive. Honors stacked on Bond didn’t end with the paper. In addition to being a continual distinguished stu dent he was a member of the Arts and Sciences Council: the Student Life Committee; the honorary fra ternities Phi Kappa Phi, and Phi Eta Sigma; the Student Senate and was elected Who’s Who at A&M. After the parade, the youngsters gathered in groups according to the class of pets that they were try ing in vain to control. What a mad house—long haired dogs, short haired dogs, fat dogs, skinny dogs, grey cats, yellow cats, baby alli gators, gold fish, tropical fish, snails, goats, guineas, ducks, baby owls, hamsters, ponies, doves, tur tles, and ducks. Variety of Pets The approximately 100 pets of the first through eight grade child ren were divided into five major groups—pure-bred dogs, “Heinz Variety” dogs, cats, other pets, and a special tricks group. First place winners in the cats (pure-bred, just, “plain cats”, al ley cats, etc.) group were Carol Heady, Bill Armistead, and Joan Darrow. In the pure-bred dog group the blue ribbon winner in the long hair- under 20 pounds sub-division was Joan Berryman’s cocker spaniel. Susan Caudill’s collie took first place honors in the pure-bred over 20 pounds long haired division. Some of the first place winners in the “Heinz Variety” clog group were John Turner, David McNeely, Don Avera, and Mickey Williams. Special Tricks Nancy Terrell’s dog and Carol Ann Kincannon’s dog, Buttons, won first place honors in the special tricks division. Judges for the show were A&M students J. J. Waidhofer, T. G. Faulkenberry, M. C. Harkins, and J. T. Dawson. The pet show was sponsored by the Mother’s and Dad’s Club of Seniors Set Meeting The senior class will meet to night at 7:10 in the Assembly Hall, Class President Dare Kee- lan said today. Plans for the Senior Ring Dance will be dis cussed. Consolidated School for support of the school. Members of the Mother’s and Dad’s Club who helped promote the pet show were Dr. J. S. Rodgers, chairman; R. O. Berry, food; Dr. W. W. Armistead, in charge of judging; A. E. Salis, public ad dress system; and Sid Loveless, publicity. Terrific Cold Hampers Fighting on Front Lines By ASSOCIATED PRESS Seoul, Nov. 15—United Nations troops advanced cautiously over the frozen battlefields of North Korea today against negligible opposition. Repubfic of Korea (ROK) troops ran into the only heavy fighting in a see-saw struggle for a couple of hills on the western front near Tokchon. American troops reached the shores of North Korea’s two larg est reservoirs which produce power also for Manchuria. They sent pa trols inside the ancient walled city of Yongbyon, and probed out in front of their lines. The British Kiwanis Club Hears Talk by Senator Moore State Senator William J. Moore from this district was the speaker at the weekly meeting of the College Station Kiwanis Club yesterday. . “Questions and Answers on Leg islative Problems,” was Moore’s topic for discussion. He presented several problems which the state senate will face when it convenes January 7 for the next regular session. Moore outlined appropriations the senate must make which will include a total of some $65 millions. Among the guests at yesterday’s meeting was Ake Gustafson, who is now on leave from his position as head of the Department of Gene tics, University of Stockholm. Gus tafson will speak to the Kiwanians next week on the subject, “Educa tion and Research in Sweden.” He is currently holding a distinguished professorship in the A&M Depart ment of Agronomy. Cadet Commissioning Ceremonies Set Friday Maj. Gen. B. L. Boatner and John Kimbrough will share pre sentation honors at 7 p. m. Fri day in Guion Hall when 393 sen iors officially receive Cadet com missions. Kimbrough, Aggie football star of the 1939 championship team, will present ground force cadet commissions. General Boatner, commandant of Elgin Air Force Base in Florida and brother of Commandant H. L. Boatner, will award air force commissions. “Ruffles and Flourishes” played by a special band group under the direction of Lt. Col Vergne Adams, will accompany distinguished guests to the platform as the pro gram opens. The band will then play the “General’s March.” Corps Chaplain Dewey C. Edwards will give the benediction. Mrs. R. W. Butler, soloist for the First Baptist Church of Bryan, will sing the “Star Spangled Banner.” F’ollowing short talks by Presi dent Harrington and Maj. Gen. Boatner, cadet officers will rise and take the oath of office admin istered by Lt. Col. M. P. Bowden, assistant commandant. Procedure Entering in two files, one on either side Of the stage, the cadets will then be presented their com missions. As each one’s name is called, he will advance to the cen ter of the stage, salute, receive his commission, shake hands-, salute again, and return to his seat. When all cadet officers have re ceived their commissions, the au dience will rise as Cadet Colonel David G. Haines leads singing of the “Spirit of Aggieland.” The au dience is to remain standing as the guests leave the platform, Colonel Bowden said. Seniors receiving commissions will occupy the first 24 rows in each of the side sections, while the rear, of the ; side sections, center section, and balcony will be open to the general public and the corps. Commonwealth 27th Brigade ad vanced half a mile and patrols en tered Pakchon on the northwest front. They found well-prepared but abandoned defenses, with signs that Chinese Com.munists recently had left them. Some points were aban doned so hurriedly that ammuni tion, supplies and individual packs wer left behind. An intelligence spokesman at General MacArthur’s headquarters said he had no idea why th'e Chi nese were abandoning their posi tions. A U. S. First Corps spokesman on the western front said the Chi nese are using North Koreans as a screen to fight U. N. troops while Chinese Reds prepare stronger de fense lines to the rear. He said Chinese officers are reorganizing rmnants of the North Korean army into effective fighting units. There was no explanation of why little or no opposition was en countered around the great Chang- jin and Pujon reservoirs. Defense Chest Campaign Closes Today; No Count Yet Today is the last day for contributions to the College Station 1 9 5 0 Community Chest drive. According to Dr. H. G. Johnson, chairman of the local campaign, the goal of $10,975 should be surpassed when final tabulations are finished this week. As yet, he reported, no count has been made of the funds already col lected because the largest portion of the money comes from college staff members who make their con tributions .through departments. The chest drive chairman said most of the department heads are waiting until the last minute to turn in their collections. Johnson requested each employee of the college and all business men of the community to contribute one day’s pay to the Community Chest fund. Heads of the various depart ments of the college were in charge of collecting the money. Receiving' money from the 1950 campaign will be the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts organizations in Brazos County, the Tuberculosis Association, the College Station Recreation Council, College Station Youth Committee; and the College Station Community Chest Polio Fund. The $10,975 goal was approved by the committee after hearing re quests for some $13,350 from these and other organizations. of ihes two vital dams earlier had been cited as one probable reason Chinese Red troops poured into Korea. Parka-clad U. S. marines, wind ing through gorges so narrow that their artillery could not follow, took Hagru at the southern tip of Changjin reservoir without opposi tion. To the northeast the U. S. Sev enth Division’s 31st Regiment haul ed its guns and supplies on sleds to the northeastern shores of Pu jon reservoir. The Seventh Division’s 17th Reg iment ran into some artillery, mor tar and rifle fn - e in a two-mile ad vance that carried it within 28 air miles of the Manchurian border on the road to Kapsan. One U. S. tank was knocked out. But Maj. Gen. David Barr, di visional commander, said: Six Degree Weather “The biggest enemy is this cold, miserable sub-zero weather. He said he was told six of his men waded the Ungi River and came out with their clothing froz en. Temperatures as low as six de grees above zero have frozen much of the battlefront. The forecast was warmer Friday with perhaps the first general snowfall of the season this weekend. Week of Prayer Set by YMCA A Week of Prayer and World Fellowship is being ob served by the YMCA, M. L. Cashion, YMCA director, said today. An interpretation of the Lord’s Prayer has been prepared in pamphlet form and is available for all students who desire it. They are at the lobby desk in the Y, Cashion said. Pastors of the various College Station churches have been request ed to emphasize the Week of Pray er and Fellowship in Sunday serv ices, he continued. Also, campus religious discussion groups are urged to obtain one of these pamphlets and use the theme of it in their weekly discussions. The Week of Prayer has been ob served for more than 70 years. Days of Prayer were kept in some muntries as earlv as 1865. This year, YMCA and YWCA members, linked with the Roman Catholic church, Orthodox, and Protestant Churches in different parts of the world, sent prayers and suggestions which have found a place in this fresh interpretation of the Lord’s Prayer, Cashion con cluded. Only Eight Years Old Spivak Troupe Successful The person who is always look- campus Saturday for two engage- non, the gentleman from New Jet- ing for that “something extra” ments. before shelling out his hard earned Featured with the Spivak Or- cash won’t have to look far when chestra are Pat Collins, lovely “the man who plays the sweetest song stylist; Bill Black, baritone trumpet in the world,” Charlie Spi- soloist; Bobby Rickey, sensational vak, brings his orchestra to the young drummer; and Buddy Yan- / it:' Attention Longhorns An Open Letter to the TU Football Team: We understand that you’ll soon have an Aggie sticker. It was mailed to you yesterday. We like to tell you a few facts about that sticker. It was purchased in the Gift Shop of our Memorial Student Center j —but not by Aggies. Seems two middle aged women and a | young man—apparently supporters of yours—were the big hearted ones. They selected the biggest Aggie Sergeant T available, pasted it on white paper and inscribed the words “Yea Team” in red ink below it. They confided in the clerk that it would give your team the fighting spirit. With a College Station dateline on the envelope, also addressed in red, you would obviously credit it to the Aggies. Now we don’t mind your pasting it on the bulletin board as long as you know where it came from. You see, we’re not particularly interested in your team at the pre sent. We have a date with a Houston bunch this week-end that’s much more pressing. After that’s over we’ll start thinking about you. One other thing—please tell your supporters that we’d prefer they use maroon ink in any like correspondence in the future. 1 A good reason for Charlie Spivak’s Orchestral success from the personal appeal angle is lovely Pat Collins. She will provide vocal accompaniment for the orchestra at the All College Dance Saturday night. sey. But the big attraction is Spivak and his eight year old band which has taken its place in the ranks of the entertainment world kings. Spivak blew his first note on a trumpet while still in grade school. Later, tossing aside his parents plans for a medical career for him, Spivak took the first available op portunity to display his horn blow ing talents. This was in the form of a job with Paul Specht, then one of the country’s outstanding bandleaders. Five years later Spivak joined the Benny Pollack band, but it was just a stepping stone to the •Dorsey Brothers Orchestra. With the Dorsey group he played along side such musicians as Glenn Mil ler, Sheets Herfut, and Bob Cros by. When Ray Noble came to, America, he asked Glenn Miller to help him organize a band. The first musician to be signed was Spivak. When Spivak left to try his Piusical wings on his own, he be came one of the highest paid free lance trumpeters in radio, playing on the Ford Symphony Hour, ami the Kate Smith and Fred Allen Broadcasts. Glenn Miller encouraged Spivak to organize his own hand. Spivak organized the band and got his first big engagement at the Glen Island Casino, jumping off place for more than a dozen of the na tion’s top-flight bandleaders. He later came to the Cafe Rouge of the Hotel Statler and broke Glenn Miller’s and Jimmy Dorsey’s attendance there, then did the same thing at the Commodore. Highlighting a very successful career, the band recently received an award by Downbeat Magazine as the top sweet band,