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Oagers Set— (Continued from Pape 3)' nip, Frankie’s Pioneers. Roy Mar tin, James Addison, James Gallc- tnore, Ron Dwyer, and Bill Wil liams seem to be the greater sparks on the Fish team, yet each of the freshman have played and have shown un well. Gallemore is the high scorer at with 13 points. A&M (52) the present time Flayer Fg Ft Ff Tp DeWitt, f ...3 3 5 9 Walker, f ...0 0 2 0 Miksch, f ...2 4 1 8 Carpenter, f ...0 0 1 0 Farmer, f ...3 2 4 8 Martin, c ...0 2 5 2 Davis, c . 1 3 5 5 McDowell, g ...6 4 1 36 Heft, g ...1 2 0 4 Sandlin, f .0 0 1 0 Williams, e......... ...0 0 0 0 Totals 15 29 25 52 SWT (64) Flayer Fg Ft Ff Tp Gillis, f ..3 1 5 7 Berry, f.-; 2 2 2 Cilcvease, f .3 2 2 8 Beaty, f.— ..3 1 5 7 Maze, c .4 3 5 11 Segler, c — 0 0 0 McDonald, g .5 1 2 11 Baymer, g O 3 5 9 Sutton, g ..2 2 1 6 O’Banion, g ..1 1 2 3 Totals 24 16 29 64 Halftime score: SWT 31, A&M 29. Free-throws-missed: DeWitt 4, Davis 3, McDowell 2, Walker, Miksch, Martin, Heft, Sandlin, Wil liams; Gillis 4, Berry 2, O’Banion 2, Beaty, Maze. Hines Listed As Principal Speaker for Sports Banquet Bishop John Ei Hines of Austin, well-known preacher and after dinner speaker, will make the prin cipal address at the annual Winter Sports banquet honoring A&M’s football and cross country letter- men. Sponsored by the Brazos County A&M Club and the A&M Athletic Department, the banquet will be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 6, 1951 in Sbisa Hall. Newt Hielscher, associate professor of engineering drawing and official statistician for A&M athletics, will be master of cere monies. Rt. Rev. Hines, who is bishop co-adjutor of the Episcopal Dio cese of Texas, works closely with all missions and colleges in this area. A graduate of the University of the South at Sewanee and a Meona Cox Joins Extension Service Meona Cox will join the head quarters staff of the Agricultural Extension Service as foods and nu trition specialist Jan. 1, according to Maurine Hearn, state home dem onstration leader. Miss Cox will replace Lucille Shultz who resigned some time ago, Maurine Hearn said. Currently completing graduate work for a Master’s Degree at North Texas State College, Miss Cox will assist the county home demonstration agents in extension districts 12, 13, 14, upon her ar rival. Battalion CLASSIFIED ADS basketball player while th ere, Bishop Hines is noted for his col orful and interesting talks. The entire football squad, in cluding the varsity traveling squad B team and freshmen team, will be present for the annual dinner. Thirty-five players will be award ed letters along with the cross country team. The Fish football team will be introduced as a group. Allan M. Madeley is general chairman for the banquet, and C. G. “Spike” White is program chair man. John B. Longley, W. S. Mc- Culley, Barlow “Bones” Irvin, A &M athletic director, and W. N. “Flop” Colson, president of the Brazos County A&M Club are help ing make arrangements. Tickets may be secured from the main desk of the Memorial Student Center, Former Students Association, Conway’s in Bryan, Oscar Crane of Wallace Kim brough in Bryan and P. L. Downs, Jr. in College Station. Price per ticket is $2. Page 4 MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1950 RKU. WITH A BATTALION CLAS8IFIBD AD. Rates ... Sc a word per insertion wltb a minimum. Space rate in Classified Section ... 00c per column IncH. Send all classified with remit tance to the Student Activities Office. AU ada should be turned In by 10:00 a.m. of the day before publication. • FOB SALE • ONK MONTGOMERY WARD Refrigerator, One Garland Gas Range, both four years old—la excellent condition. Phone 4-4S08 or see at 217 E. Dexter. GOLF BAG and 5 clubs. Call 6-2193. • FOR BENT • BEAUTIFUL, five-room brick unfurnished apartment. Two bedrooms and bath with plenty closet space. Large glassed- in front porch, living room, large kit chen with double sink and tile, drain- board. Hardwood floors, Venetian blinds throughout. Carport. Conveniently lo cated to grocery, market, and laundro mat. Sulphur Springs Road. Call 2-1413 or 2-2655: $65 per month. • WANTED • RIDE TO PENSACOLA, Florida or vicin ity. Edgar Piehl, No. 12-217. Box 40S. HELP WANTED SOMEONE to care for 10 months old baby during the day. Preferably in College View. See D. J. Engel after 5 p.m. D-9 C. • CHRISTMAS HINTS SPECIAL student Christmas rates on magazine subscriptions. Life, regular S6.75, special $5. Time, regular $6, special $4.75. Nita’s Newsstand and Confectionery, North Gate. • LOST AND FOUND • NBW UNFURNISHED apartment, 2 bed rooms, living room, kitchen, dinette, bath, good location. Also new furnished apartment with real nice furniture, 2 bedroom, kitchen and dinette combined, bath. CaU daytime, 3-6015; after 6 -p.m., call 2-7859. Dr. Carlton R. Lee OPTOMETRIST 203 S. Main Street Call 2-1662 for Appointment LOST: Red Zipper Purse containing $125 cash. REWARD. Mrs. Manning Smith, 4-8403. LOST a field jacket in room 212, bldg. M, Wednesday, Lowell Holmes No. 11-115. • MISCELLANEOUS • FOR ESTIMATES on building, general re pairs and concrete work, call D. R. Dale General Contractor, Fh. 4-8272. PERMA-STONE DISTRIBUTOR. OFFICE TRAINING Offers SECURITY FOR THE FUTURE New classes in all standard courses will begin . . . MONDAY, JAN. 8, 1951 McKenzie- BALDWIN Business College 702 S. Washington Ave. BRYAN Approved for Veterans Training Official Notice Graduate Students and Staff on the School of Agriculture: I have just received application blanks and other information regarding PRE- DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS in Physical, Biological, and Medical Sciences to be awarded by the OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR STUDIES. For further information, please contact my office. Chas N. Shepardson Dean of Agriculture Fourth installment fees payable on or before December 18. C. A. Roeber, Aud itor. AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE OF TEXAS Office of the Dean of Men Memorandum No. 5 December 12, 1950 SUBJECT: Room and Board Accommoda tions for Christmas Holidays TO: All Students 1. In order to conserve utilities and pro tect student property, all dormitories ex cept Bizzell will be closed and locked at 5:30 P.M. Tuesday, December 19, 1950. 2. Students, other than those living in Bizzell, who wish to remain on the campus during the Christmas holidays, will contact students in Bizzell who will not remain during the holidays, concerning the Use of I their rooms. To secure rooms, students will bring a note of permission from the occupant of Bizzell to the Housing Office in Goodwin Hall, where each student will sign a roster showing his location for the holidays,. so that he may be located in case of emergency. This should be done by noon, Tuesday, December 19. If stu- dnts do not desire to use this arrangement, they may secure rooms in P. G. Hall by signing up for them in the Housing Office. 3. If any student finds it necessary to gain entrance to a dormitory which is closed for the holidays, he will check at the Housing Office for clearance. 4. All students should close the windows and lock the doors of their rooms. First floor windows particularly should be locked for security purposes. 5. The dormitories will be unlocked at 1:00 P.M., Tuesday. Januaty 2, 1951. The last regular meal in the dining halls will be supper, Tuesday, December 19. Sbisa Cafeteria will be opened for noon and supper meals only through December 22 and after December 30. It will be closed December 23 to December 30 inclusive. Regular meals will be served beginning with supper, January 2, 1951. BENNIE A. ZINN Assistant Dean of Men Council Schedules Open House Hours Following action by the city council, the citizens of College Sta tion are invited to attend the Christmas festivities at the all day open house of the City Hall on Fri. Dec. 22. City officials and their wives will act as the welcoming commit tee. Cake, coffee, tea, and soft drinks will be served to those who attend the celebration. Those in the house party will be Mayor and Mrs. Ernest Langford, City Manager and Mrs. Raymond L. Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Halpin, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Du laney, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Badgett, Mr. and Mrs. Ran Boswell, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Fitch, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Ames, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Benson, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Barger, Mr. and Mrs. J. A Orr, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Black, Mrs. R. G. Neely Jr., Mrs. Robbie Crum, Mrs. Beverly Lowery, and W. M. McGinnis. The custom of having the City Hall open house was initiated two years ago. Watch your following distance to avoid tragic accidents. Ask your self while you’re driving, “Can I stop in time?” New Zealander Tells of New Ag Changes New Zealand’s basic agri cultural economy is changing from production per man hour to production per acre as new land becomes scarce, Norman H. Taylor, New Zealand soil ex pert, said here Friday night. Taylor, assistant director of the. Bureau of Soils at Wellington New Zealand, described and illustrated with colored slides New Zealand's soils and agriculture to a group of graduate students and faculty members in the Biological Science Building lecture room. Only orie fourth of New Zeal and is plowable, and there is a wide variety of soil types and rainfall rates, Taylor said. Super phosphate fertilizer is widely used in pasture improvement, said Tay lor. Taylor is now touring the Uni ted States studying soils programs and. agricultural research methods. Relay Team--- (Continued from Page 3) champ Tom Cox of Rice. McCarty, a senior squadsman from Muleshoe, is showing the most promise on the squad toward making a fine quartermiler and seems to have a tight hold on a permanent spot on the relay team. Although he is a classified senior, he has another year of athletic competition eligibility after this year. Mays Shows Improvement From Brownwood comes junior Bob Mays, who is a junior college transfer, has shown great improve ment this fall and seems to be def initely among the top five quarter- milers at A&M. Both Baker and Ragsdale are sophomores in eligibility although Baker is a classified junior in school. He was a standout 440 sprinter on the 1949 freshman team, but the following year he became scholastically ineligible. Ragsdale was one of the main stays of last year’s Fish team where the Junction lad led all com petitors in the 440, low hurdles and broad jump. He will be a Local Pastor Accepts Post A t Giddings Rev. Fred Mgebroff, pastor of the A&M Lutheran Church, will leave College Station Dec. 31 to accept a pastorate at the Martin Luther Lutheran Church of Gid dings. He will also become the pas tor of the St. Johns Lutheran Church at Dime Box. Rev. Mgebroff has been serving as Lutheran pastor to students, the first and only officially titled pastor in Texas, Under the Divi sion of Student Service for the past five years. During his pastorate at College Station, the A&M Lutheran Stu dent Foundation was organized and established and the A&M Lu theran Student Center was built at Main and Cross Streets. Both parishes where he will offi ciate were established by his fath er the Rev. John Mgebroff, in 1894. Rev. and Mrs. Mgebroff and daughter Joann were honored at a reception and open house given by the members of the Texas A&M Lutheran Student Association in the Lutheran Student House. The Student Association presented the family with a silver service as a remembrance. ‘Miss Bess’ Quits Extension Service Miss Bess Edwards, veteran of home demonstration work in Texas, will retire Jan. 1, Gladys Martin, state agent for the Agricultural Extension Service, has announced. Miss Bess, as she Is known to her friends over the state, was first employed as Baylor County home demonstration agent. This first appointment came on May 16, 1919, just five years after the passage of the Smith-Lever Act, which established the Agricultural Extension Service. In 1920, Miss Edwards was trans ferred to the headquarters staff at College Station and was named a district agent. She was appointed assistant state home demonstration agent in 1924 and held that posi tion until 1944. She was then trans ferred to her present position as great help " to* the varsity this district agent with headquarters year. ' at Stephenville. Ideal Gifts For Mother • COOKING UTENSILS • ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES ® GLASSWARE • SERVING TRAYS Your first accident may be your last. Your neck is worth more than your time. IMPOSING HEIGHT is important in t . i formal rooms. You’ll find a wonderful ; S \ choice ® Serving Trays • Center Pieces • China Sets • Stem-ware Central Texas" 1 Co. 202 S. Bryan Bryan, Texas Communism’s Designs Told Communism and its world aims were discussed by M. E. Truitt, manager of the Cre dit Bureau of Greater Hous ton, Wednesday night in the Assembly Room of the MSC. Speaking before the Market and Finance Club, Truitt explained that in 1938 he made the acquaintance of several leaders in the Interna tional Communist Party in Amer ica. Through these men he ac quired extensive knowledge of the party’s work in this country. According to FBI figures, Truitt said, there are some .74,000 mem bers of the Communist Party in the United States. Besides these, there are some 500,000 who are in sympathy with the party. Several terms used by the Com munist Party were defined by the speaker as ho outlined their plan for world domination. Truitt warned the assembly of the growing danger of communism in America and outlined several plans for* combating it. Book Review Ends Newcomer’s Year Approximately 30 members of the Newcomers Club met Wednes day afternoon at the YMCA for their last meeting of the year. Mrs. Horace Blank presided at the business meeting. Afterward Mrs. Ernest Bulow, program chair man, introduced Frank Coulter who reviewed the book, “In the Pink,” written by Mildred S. Topp. The tea table decoration carry ing out the Christmas motif was centered with Pine Needles and multi-colored tree ornaments. Aggie Architects Chosen ToMake Spindle Top Display Texas A&M architecture stu dents have been chosen to prepare an exhibit for the Spindle Top fiftieth anniversary celebration at Beaumont next year, announced B. B. Trant, Texas petroleum re search committee secretary. Trant is supervisor of construction of the exhibit. The Texas petroleum research committee which is a joint opera- tiion of Texas A&M College, Texas University, and the Texas Rail road Commission is sponsoring the exhibit in memory of Spindle Top, the first successful production oil well in the state. The 10 x 3 foot exhibit will be on display at the Beaumont fair grounds, said Trant, starting Jan. 3 and remaining there most of the coming year. The exhibit will include maps and charts of the development of the oil industry since the Spindle WhaFs Cooking AG HONOR SOCIETY meeting cancelled. Next regular meeting Jan. 8, 1951. AIChE Meeting Monday Dec. 18 at 7:45 p.m. in MSC. Southwestern meeting plan discussion. W. R. Horsley will speak. AICE STUDENT CHAPTER meeting tonight, 7:15 in MSC. Top discoveiy plus photomurals of the A&M campus, Texas Univer sity campus, and the State Capitol, Trant declared. Miniature working models of oil derricks, pumping units, and leucite models of oil fields showing how gas and oil is produced will be shown, he pointed out. The A&M tectonics laboratory will show how salt domes were created by geologic action, he said. John W. Newton, vice president of the Magnolia petroleum com pany who is also vice president of the A&M board of directors, is general chairman for the Spindle Top celebration, Trant stated. LAST TIMES TODAY “FRANCIS” TOES. & WED. mMie Maw»t to, Dan DAILEY CMM COtlF.LN WILLIAlil GUION HALL THEATER WILL BE CLOSED DUR ING XMAS HOLIDAYS. CHRISTMAS Greetings! The MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER Will Remain Open During the Holiday Period to Serve Food and Guest Accomo dations to All Who Desire Them RELAX.... Come And Visit With Us... For Your Last Minute Christmas Shopping Needs •. The Center GIFT SHOP Will Re Open Daily - 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. - Until Saturday Night Dec. 23. GIFTS FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY! GIFT WRAPPED FREE The Bowling Alleys will also be open for All Keglers until Dec. 23 ... . MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER MERRY CHRISTMAS “Serving Texas Aggies’’ The Exchange Store “Serving Texas Aggies’’