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V’eae ^ cV °i a l ) ; f. "S . . ^I^riiefe Statioti*s Official Newspaper; Circulated Daily To 90% of Local Residents Battalion Is There A Split Among Communists? See Story, Page % PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE Number 150: Volume 51 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1951 Price Five Cents $2,833A wardPrize To be Divided By 8 Spring Winners A $283.1 jackpot will be divided among eight recipients bf Spring awards, chosen recently by the Faculty Com mittee on Scholarships of the College, Dean C. C. French an nounced this morning. * The award winners, representing a cross section of the different schools of the college, are Allen Neil Weaver, Nick De Claris, James Alton Enloe, William M. Sargent, Marvin C. Atkins, Walton Gerald Crane and Gene Wesley Sparks and Gilbert Dean Bailey, co-recipients of the Mosher Steel Company award. They will be presented Sunday at the Awards and Merits Day ceremonies. * ' Weaver, winner of the Krueger Award of $500, is a pre-med jun- Plans Laid For Big Ag Show Members of the A&M Sys tem have been working joint ly with representatives of the -State Fair of Texas to plan a new program for the agri culture show in the 1951 fair. The 14 extension districts are . planning exhibits which will give the system an opportunity to show the story of agriculture and its importance to the state. Each extension district will dis play its own show that will best exhibit the progress made in that particular area. Committees have been formed to work on each show aid are made up of county exten sion agents, 4-H members, Texas Forest Service personnel, and mem bers of the Agricultural Experi ment Station. #Plans for each show were to be turned in to state fair officials by late April and when all plans are received, they will be reviewed by a clearance committee of the Sys tem. When all plans are approved, work on setting up the displays will begin. Extension district personnel will be responsible for assembling pro ducts for exhibit, G. G. Gibson, director of the Extension Sendee, *aid. They will also be responsible for delivering all material to the ^tate Fair by October 1 and sup plying personnel to handle the exhibits and for information pur poses. A&M Chapter ' Of Sigma Xi . Installed The A&M Chapter of the Society of the Sigma Xi was installed this afternoon with Dr. D. B. Prentice of Yale University as the installing officer. Dr. Prentice is national treasur er of Sigma Xi. He presented the charter to the Chapter and Dr. M. T. Harrington, president of the college accepted the charter for the college. Prior to the installation cere mony in the MSC at 3 p. m., the petitioning group held an organ izational meeting at 11 a. m. A reception was held in the Student Center at 3:45 p. m. and a banquet will be held at 0:30 p. m. Dr. C. Clement French, dean of the col lege, will be toastmaster at the banquet. Dr. W. V. Houston, president of Rice Institute will speak at 8 p. m. in the Biological Sciences building, boasts a GPR of 2.2. ior from Bryan with a 2.9 grade point ratio. He is supply sergeant on the third group staff and as sistant trainer at the Athletic Department. A member of Phi Eta Sigma, a representative on the Arts and Sciences Council and a distinguished student, Weaver spends his summers painting houses. Jesse Jones Reward The Jesse H. Jones Reward for Achievement of $333 was awarded to De Claris, EE sophomore from Houston. De Claris, born in Greece, came to the United States short ly before entering A&M. He has worked his way through school, paying all his expenses with mon ey earned at odd jobs during the year. He is a distinguished student with a 2.41 GPR and will graduate in 1952. Enloe, a junior Agronomy major from Daisetta with a GRP of 2.98, is on the Composite Regimental Staff, a member of Alpha Zeta and Phi Eta Sigma and is national vice-president, Student Section of Agronomy. He works for the Ag Experiment Station during the school year and for a major oil company during summer vacations. Ft. Worth Mothers Club Winner of the Ft. Worth A&M Mothers Club Scholarship of $200, Sargent has a GPR of 2.4. He is a Pet. E. major from Ft. Worth where he graduated from Poly High. A member of Phi Eta Sigma and Tau Beta Pi honorary societies, he is also supply sergeant for B Athletics and a letterman in var sity swimming and water polo. The Brazos County A&M Moth ers Club Senior Scholarship Award of $100 was awarded to Marvin C. Atkins of Bryan, a physics major with a GPR of 2.9. He is currently employed in the Office of the Reg istrar. He is a member of the bio logy and physics clubs, the collegi ate academy of Science and Phi Eta Sigma. Crane, a sophomore pre-law major from Port Arthur with a GPR of 2.6 has been named to re ceive the Lulie Hughey Lane Scholarship Award of the Texas Society, U. S. Daughters of 1812 valued at $200. Crane is a member of B Transportation Corps, Phi Eta Sigma Society, the Pre-Law and Biology Clubs and the Port Arthur Club. Mosher Steel Awards The W. S. Mosher Memorial Scholarships of the Mosher Steel Company of $600 will be divided equally between Sparks and Bailey, both sophomore CE students. Sparks is a member of The Engi neer staff and has a GPR of 1.96. He calls San Antonio home. Bailey, a navy veteran of two years is married and lives in Col lege View. He graduated from Grandview High School and now .Wilkins Explains Laws On GI Bill, Insurance * A veteran discharged prior to July 26, 1947, must be in training during the Spring semester of 1951 or a summer semester of 1951 prior to July 25, 1951, and he must train each Fall and Spring thereafter in order to retain his GI educational benefits, Taylor Wilkin s, veterans’ advisor, an nounced today. Veterans who are classified as school teachers must train at least one semester during the summer of * 1951 and must train at least one semester each summer thereafter, Wilkins points out. The summer training in the sum- •mer of 1951 must begin before July 25, 1951. The training, Wilkins says, “must be residence training and one must satisfactorily com plete the term or semester. ‘‘It is also necessary that these . particular classes of veterans con tinue to teach during the school year in order to retain their eli gibility for training during fu ture summer semesters,” he says. Wilkins points out that a “non teacher veteran not registered for the Spring 1951 term may retain his eligibility provided he is en rolled for training as of July 25, 1981. , , "A veteran discharged after July 25, 1947 has four years' from date of discharge to begin his training and nine years from date of his discharge to complete his training. Veterans discharged prior to July 26, 1947 have until July 25, 1956 to complete their training providing they meet the require ments,” the veterans advisor says. “The new legislation,” Wilkins says, “does not impair the right of the owner to reinstate any lapsed permanent plan of a na tional life insurance, provided he meets necessary health require ments and tender’s all premiums in arrears, plus interest. Five-year level premium term is not consid ered as a permanent plan.” As to term insurance, the fol lowing will govern the new law: “If your term insurance was orig inally issued in the calendar year 1945, or before that year, and its effective date is lees than eight years prior to the present date, you are entitled to apply for re instatement of this insurance. If the eight years have passed, the term period has expired, and you cannot reinstate the insurance. “If your term insurance was ori ginally issued in 1946 or later, you only have five years from its effective date to apply for rein statement. If this five-year period has passed, the term period has expired, and you cannot reinstate the insurance,” Wilkins says. Stars and No. 1 Fans Four star Aggie cagers, and two of the boys’ wives, beam happily as they examine their respec tive basketball awards received last night at a banquet sponsored by the Athletic Department. (Left to Right) Jewell & Mrs. McDowell, Ray mond Walker, John DeWitt, Buddy & Mrs. Davis. McDowell was awarded the Lipscomb-Colson Award for Team Captain; Walker received the Ted Mohle Award ;DeWitt copped the Wipprecht Award for free throws, and Davis landed the Lipscomb-Colson Valuable Player Award. Basketball Awards To Davis, Walker, DeWitt, McDowell By FRED WALKER Battalion Sports Editor Walter “Buddy” Davis, Jewell McDowell, Raymond “Woody” Walker and John DeWitt walked off with coveted, “Special” bas ketball awards last night to high light a basketball banquet given for the team by A&M’s Athletic Department. The highly-sought-after Valuable Player prize, annually presented by S. A. “Doc” Lipscomb and W. N. “Flop” Colson, was handed to the 6’ 8” Davis by Colson as the latter told of the 22-year tradition con nected with the life-time Shaeffer Pen and Pencil Desk Set Award. McDowell was then handed an other Shaeffer set as annually awarded to the team, captain. Head Basketball Coach John Floyd, speaking for Theodore Moh- lee Sr. of Houston, handed Walker the Ted Mohle Award. This was a certificate which will be redeem able for a watch, gun or like ob ject upon presentation. The requirements which had to be met to receive the Mohle Award were: 60 per cent basis on defen sive play; 40 per cent on character, spirit, hustle and team showing. Best In Free Throw DeWitt’s prize was the Wippre cht Award, given to the Aggie bas- ketballer who had the best free throw record. Wipprecht told the audience that he had seen the Ca dets lose ten games on a margin of two points each several years ago, and he wanted to make sure that there was additional consolation for making liberties. After a steak dinner, the guests and honorees sat back to listen to three ‘a la Red Ingle” numbers by the Singing Cadets after they were presented by Master of Cere monies, Newt Hielscher. After the guests were introduced, Hielscher turned the program over to Floyd who expressed his thanks. “ ... on behalf of the basketball team. We appreciate the banquet . . . I hope we can be deserving of it, each year as the years go by.” Floyd told the group that he was going to present a select group of boys who spent many hours on the team. “They asked and got equal treat ment in the classroom,” he said. Coach Calls Out The 11-man squad was introduced individually then by the coach as he called out to Davis, Don Gar rett, Leroy Miksch, Walker, Don Heft, Robert “Dude” Farmer, Bill Carpenter, Glenn Williams, DeWitt, Marvin Martin and McDowell. Mrs. Davis and Mrs. McDowell were recognized also. Concluding his part in the pro gram, Floyd turned attention to Aggie Trainer Bill Dayton who he said “played a great part in our team’s wins.” Former Athletic Council Chair man D. W. Williams presented the 11 lettermen with their various awards. First-year lettermen re ceived gold basketballs and first- year lettermen bars. Second-year lettermen received the same gifts plus an Aggie jacket, and graduat ing seniors were given an A&M blanket in addition to the other gifts. Engraved wallets, presented on behalf of Pussey Burger of San Antonio, and NCAA medals were added team awards and also pre sented to Dayton and Floyd. Carpenter, Farmer, Garrett, Heft, Miksch, Walker and Williams were first-year lettermen; Davis was a two year man; DeWitt and Martin were three year men; and McDowell was the only four-year letterman. A comic highlight was brought into the solemn atmosphere as Hielscher presented the “first and only Hielscher award.” Hielscher called Veteran Advisor Breezy Breazeale forward and handed him four dollars, because, as far as Hielscher could determine, by noon yesterday, Breazeale was the only man that had paid for his tickets. The evening of festivities was concluded as Hielscher called upon the three attending members of the 1923 Championship team to deliver a brief speech. They were Lowell “Tiny” Keen of Corsicana, Harry Duckett of Houston and Ceburn “Slimy” Me- gority from Corpus Christi. Red Air Armada Hit In Biggest Allied Raid Tokyo, May 9—(JP)—More than 300 Al lied planes ripped to pieces part of the Chi nese Red air forces today in the biggest air raid of the Korean war. They blasted and burned Sinuiju Air Field in northwest Korea where the Chinese were reported gathering their Russian made war planes for the first big Red air strike. Sev enty to 100 planes had been spotted on the ground there. The attack was made by 312 fighter planes. They came from every Uni ted Nations air field in Korea. Eighty Russian type jet fighters were parked on an air field at Antung, Manchuria Pre-College Training In Store At Junction By BENNIE HOLUB Battalion Staff Writer Aggieland is spreading out again —this time to the shores of the South Llano River. That’s where aspiring Aggie freshmen will be doing college prep work this sum mer at the A&M Adjunct, Junction, Texas. In operation for the first time this summer, this new piece of A&M should be a pleasant draw ing card to high school graduates eager for a taste of what college will be like. The students, how ever, will find a lot more than studies at Junction. Recreational facilities for base ball, volleyball, badminton and other sports will be vieing with the fishing, swimming and can oeing invitations of the nearby river for student spare minutes. The Junction camp is espec ially designed for high school graduates who will still be un der 18 years of age next Sept. 1, or who have a high school grade average of under 80 or w ho have not yet decided on a defin ite course of study for college. A regular two-term summer ses sion \ will be held, coinciding with summer school on the main cam pus. The first term will be June 4 through July 14, the second from July 16 through Aug. 25. Students may attend either of the terms. Taking a maximum of seven hours of summer work, those at tending can choose from college preparatory work or college cre dit courses. The credit courses will include English, algebra (first col lege math), physical education and orientation. College prep courses will include remedial reading, preparatory mathematics, solid geometry and preparatory English. A combina tion of the coui’ses will be avail able. All subjects will be taught by A&M professors. Students will live in units, each housing twelve students. Room facilities are beds, steel chests and study tables of the same type found in A&M dorm rooms. Per manent wash rooms are included. A permanent cafeteria, with a capacity of 500 diners, is centrally located. Residents of Texas will pay an estimated $130 for one six weeks period. Transportation to and from the camp, located on the South Llano River about one mile from the Kimble County Court House in Junction, is not included in the estimate. New Engineer Is Out Woman’s View, Iron Horse Developments in New Issue Courses in Cotton Grading Scheduled The 42nd annual summer cotton school will be held from June 4 to July 14 in conjunction with the regular summer school. Instruction will be given in four courses with a possible total credit of 7 hours. Courses offered will enable the layman to leam some of the pol icies, practices and theory of cot ton grading and cotton classing. The courses, Agronomy 205, 207 and 209 and Ag Eco 205 will be under the supervision of J. M. Ward and J. C. Niblett and will be taught in the Ag Engineering building. Students desiring the training may register Monday, June 4 for classes which begin on June 5. By BEE LANDRUM Battalion Staff Writer From a viewpoint of one of the weaker sex to the latest develop ment in locomotive engines, the keynotes of the latest issue of The Engineer is variety. Editor Bob McDaniel’s next to the last issue unfolds with an edi torial entitled “Summary,” which gives the purpose of the magazine. The Engineer “strives to celebrate Texas A&M College to the world and it attempts to proclaim note a few hundred well-chosen words, the objectives in the design of this Most engineers will approve. massive structure was to have the The rumor of a few years back entire arena perfectly visible from that we would shortly run out of every seat. There are no piers, oil was not true, declares R. R. columns or other view-obstructing Barman (on page 18, the Engin- supports in the building, eer). A new oil discovery of great William H. LeRoy, instructor importance was the Scurry Reef in geology, is featured as the Field—half a day’s drive straight west of Fort Worth. Barman claims these oil fields are relatively un limited. E. L. Walker discusses the fun damentals of patents, and he sug gests a procedure for A&M engin- worthy engineering achievements eers f° use i n order to prevent theft at A&M in the fields of research.” of their inventions. In The Student Speaks, Bar. engineering personality in the April issue. A native of Nebras ka and a graduate of the Uni versity of Nebraska, LeRoy is one of the best liked profs on the campus. He is the youngest in structor at A&M. Other articles in the issue in clude “Karbate,” a discussion of impervious graphite by Eric Hol- nlication of a gas-turbine nower man and one of the Kin £ b °y s Iand; “ Snow and Ice Control” by HilLt tell what they think of the First S. H. Hink; “Corrugated Metal Annual Engineers’ Ball. Barman Pipe” by R. F. Brown and “Atmos- says it was an excellent dance . . . pheric Conditions Suitable for thoroughly enjoyable in every way. Soaring,” a discussion of the forces King believes the profs enjoyed utilized by the glider type of air- this dance even more than he did. craft by J. M. Willis. A new style is hailed in the ap- plant to the old iron horse. Gen eral Electric and the American Locomotive Company have taken the lead in developing the gas- tui’bine electric locomotive and Westinghouse Electric and the British engineers are getting into the act. David Leahy, Pet. and Geo. E. ’52, gives a detailed description of the construction and operation of a model now being used by Union Pacific. Vivian Castleberry, Battalion women’s editor, gives a “Wo man’s view of the Engineer” in From the words, “San Antonio Livestock Exposition” in a title, it might appear that the En gineer is a little out of its field, but by including “Construction” the slip-stick boys are back in the saddle. The new Bexar County Coliseum The Engineer has fewer yellow pages than the Southwestern Vet erinarian, fewer stale jokes than the Commentator and fewer blurred illustrations than the Agriculturist. On the other hand, Editor McDan iel used a poor color on the cover of the Api’il issue. The May issue will be a special at San Antonio housed its first Mother’s Day and high school edi- stock show early last year. One of tion, Broken down, these tentative fixed costs will be matriculation, $17.50; medical fee, $2.50; intra mural sports fee, $2; room rent, $9; and board ($1.60) per day, $65.60. Costs of books and other sup plies will vary with courses tak en but should not exceed $12. Laundry may be sent to a com mercial establishment in Junc tion for about $12 for the full six weeks. Students desiring to attend the Junction Annex have been asked to write to Registrar at A&M re questing an application blank. Only high school students who have not previously attended a college or university are eligible. Auto Dealers Must Submit Price Books All automobile dealers who sell used cars in the 39 South east Texas Counties of the Houston District Office of Price Stabalization must file immediately with the Houston OPS, showing the pricing guide book they use, Fred C. Hopkins, district price executive, declared. “Dealers selling used cars are covered by Supplemental Regula tion 5 of the General Ceiling Price regulation which became effective March 2,” Mr. Hopkins pointed out. Each used car dealer must make his statement in writing on his letterhead. The statement must list the name of the used car pricing guide book which was used by the dealer during the base period of Dec. 19, 1950 through Jan. 25, 1951 or the name of the guide book selected only one. Eash dealer must also state that he is using and will continue to use the January 1951 issue or Jan uary 1951 reprint of the guide' book of his selection. Dealers are required to send their statements to the Office of Price Stabalization, 517 La Branch Street, Houston. across the Yalu River from Sinuiju. Fifty rose. But Lt. Gen. Earle E. Part ridge, Fifth Air Pbrce commander, said only 13 crossed the Yalu. A few air fights flared. However, Lt. Robert Dixon, Newton, Io wa, said the Red jets were out in strength. “It’s a massacre,” he said, “and they are being massacred, not us.” However, Partridge reported only one MIG was dam aged ; none downed. ^ The big blow at Sinuiju followed front line reports that Chinese were angered at Russian failure to supply tanks or planes for their spring offensive. The air show com pletely overshadowed ground oper ations. Red troops continued to pull back from armored Allied jabs. Allied intelligence reports said about 70 to 100 camouflaged planes had been massed in Sinuiju revet ments. The long expected Red air strike was believed imminent. Then the Allies struck. Ameri can Air Force and South African fighter planes hit in two waves. The first wave swept through heavy flak, rocketing, bombing and straffing anti-aircraft guns. The second wave hit revetments aid the air ield with high explo sive, fragmentation and fire bombs. “I don’t think the Reds will fly any more planes off that strip,” said Capt. H. L. Williams, Waton- ga, Okla. “The napalm (jellide gasoline fire bombs) covered the whole place.” U.N. pilots were guided by “beautiful photos,” said Maj. Joe Baglio of Roslindale, Mass. They were “so clear they could see the planes through the camouflage on them.” Returning pilots reported they hit the revetments squarely. But, in the words of Col. Donald K. Yost of Princeton, N.J., they could n’t see whether they sheltered planes—•“they were so well cam* ouflaged.” “We watched the buildup of en emy planes in this area,” said Maj- Carl G. Carolson of Denver, intel ligence officer, “and when it got so far we had to hit it. We thinjf a good job was done.” AP Correspondent William Bar nard reported no U.N. planes or airmen were lost. The damaged Red jet was hit by lon-range fire. The striking force was composed of 206 U.N. fighter-bombers, cov ered by 106 jet fighters. Herbert L. Crate • Crate Will Speak To Sales Classes Herbert L. Crate, sales manager of Hodell and Co., real estate coun selors of Houston, will speak to Business sales and sales manage ment classes tonight at 7:30 p. m. in the YMCA Chapel. Crate, who has won national recognition for his system of sales man selection, will speak on “Can I Sell?” E. R. Budlow, assistant professor of Business Administra tion said today. Record Crowd Attends State Judging Meet An estimated 1,000 boys at tended the State Judging Contest held on the campus Saturday, to top previous at tendance records Albert Dar nell, professor of Dairy Husbandry said yesterday. The five events in which the boys competed were meats, poultry, livestock, dairy cattle, and dairy products judging. Medals were presented to the top ten individ uals and plaques were awarded to the first five teams in each event. Eighty teams consisting of three men entered the livestock judging. They looked at beef cattle, sheep, steers, and swine. Top individual honors in this event went to James Taylor of Lubbock, and the Goldth- waite Chapter won the team cham pionship. The boys in the dairy cattle div ision judged both Jersey and Hol stein cows; 75 teams entered this event. William Mansfield took in dividual honors and the Burleson Chapter was the top team. The poultry contest consisted of judging eggs and live and dressed birds. The high individual in this event was Kenneth Harris of Rock dale and the Cooper-Lubbock Chap ter was the top team. In the dairy products contest the boys judged both milk and cream. First place went to Elton Long of Abilene, and Lamesa took top team honors. Only thirty teams were entered in the meats judging contest. Flint Immel of Fredericksburg was high team man and Odessa was the top team. Hard Days Ahead, Commander Warns Tokyo, May 9—GP)—Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, supreme commander for allied power’s, warned Tuesday of “hard days ahead, not only here but through out the world.” His comment was made during an official call on the commander of the Seventh Fleet, Vice Adm. Harold M. Martin. Ridgway commended pilots and crew of the Philippine sea for the “magnificent job” being done by naval men in support of the U. S. Eighth Army ground forces.