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College Station’s Official Newspaper; Circulated Daily To 90% of Local Residents Number 175: Volume 51 The Battalion PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1951 McCameron Goes To Japan See Page 4 Price Five Cents Everyone Invited—Attached or Otherwise All-College Mixer Slated In MSC Ballroom at 7:30 By DAVE COSLETT Battalion News Staff Target for tonight—fun. That’s the promise of Betty Bo- lander for the MSC Mixer schedul ed from 7:30 to 9 p. m. in the MSC Ballroom. Miss Bolander, assistant social director of the MSC, has planned the event to pro vide every student on the campus a chance to meet his fellow stu dents. An informal affair, the Mixer will be open to everyone with ^single students especially urged eate? a tt en d. Promptness is impor- ‘ 1 1 ant, says Miss Bolander who pleads, "please be there by 7:30 sharp.” Refreshments at this first MSC social event of the summer will be free. And prizes will be given in a special contest planned for the night. As for dress, Miss Bolander says ties and trimmings are not re quired. She advises the boys and girls to wear what is comfortable. In the way of additional equip ment she has asked guests to bring a pencil, though she has tens to assure them that there will be no brainwork involved. As for her contribution, she has promised to contact as many single girls as possible to supple ment the ones she hopes will at tend without special urging. Graduate students and campus co-eds are especially urged to at tend, she says. Acting as hosts and hostesses at the Mixer will be Ruby and Gene Seale, Jim and Doris Walker, Tom Rountree, Tom Parish, Dick Van Tyne, Clayton Selph, Dave Coslett and Bill Aaberg. Most of the group are members of the MSC Council and MSC Dir ectorate, the two levels of govern ment for the Center. The idea for the Mixer grew out of a not-too-successful at tempt to set up a date-bureau re cently. Part of the failure of the date-bureau was laid to the fact that no suitable means was available for boys and girls to meet—the blind date might be a little blind. The whole program tonight, therefore, will revolve around the idea of getting males and females acquainted with one another in cas ual and entertaining surroundings. Nor, says Miss Bolander, does AF Officers At Alabama ROTC School Nine officers and three non commissioned officers of the A i r Force Detachment at A&M are currently attending the Air Force Instructor School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Attending the school are Maj. John Otts, Maj. A. G. Dameron, Maj. L. S. Westbrook, Capt. W. D. Wade, Capt. B. E. Paschal, Capt. R. T. Cowait, Capt. D. W. John son, Capt. J. A. Duce, Lt. R. E. Phillips. Non-commissioned officers re ceiving instructor training are M/Sgt. W. P. Veech, M/Sgt. E. R. McNutt, and M/Sgt. T. C. Black. Scheduled to attend the school during July are M/Sgt. J. B. Sher man, M/Sgt. R. W. Stewart, and M/Sgt. T. C. Black. Maj. Otts and Lt. Phillips are assigned as instructors at the school. All of the airmen receiving training will undertake instructors positions in the Air Force ROTC courses when they return to the campus after completing the Families Warned Of ‘Prison Freer’s’ Washington, June 21—CP) tary authorities have warned American families against unscrup ulous pei'sons who may claim to be able, for a price, to reach or even to gain the freedom of ser vice men missing in Korea. The Defense Department said this was onq reason for yester day’s announcement telling Amer icans how to address mail intend- td for prisoners in the hands of the Chinese and Korean Reds. The department coupled the an nouncement with a statement that the Communists have so far fail- *d to make prisoner of war infor mation available through such recognized neutral channels as the international Red Cross. No Official Evidence Army officials said today that they also had no official evidence any letters already sent to pri soners have actually reached them. Military officials added that their only knowledge of letters re- Mili- ceived from reported prisoners or ’ men listed as missing had to come from the families receiving this mail. The Defense Department has sent messages to the families ’of' all of the 10,512 men now listed as missing in action and the 158 reported prisoners of war. This message contains the warn ing that some people both in this country and abroad have attempt ed to get money from families by claiming they have inside informa tion. The department asked any persons receiving such an offer to notify the nearest FBI office. Recommended Address enior Rings Now on Order Total 696 Senior rings, totaling approx imately 696, have been ordered since last Spring, according to Mrs. Dell Bauer, ring clerk for the college. The vast majority of rings or dered are for the class of ’52, al though some are for the class of ’51, and 3 are for the class of ’53, stated Mrs. Bauer. One student, a veteran pre-med ical major, has done the unusual. He has qrdered a ring for the class of ’54. The student was eligi ble to do this because he has changed his course of study, and still has sufficient hours to class ify him as a Senior, although he will graduate with the class of ’54. In addition to the 696 rings, 25 miniature sweetheart rings have been ordered by Aggies for mem bers of the fairer sex. Most of the rings are to be mailed out and will be delivered sometime in August, although some will be received by students here. Rings cannot be mailed to summer camp addresses, Mrs. Bauer sgid. An interesting fact is that prices for rings have not advanced since 1938, excet for a 10% Federal tax increase. Rings vary in price from $22.08 for the miniatures to $29.84 for the largest size. The Balfour company of Texas has the five-year contract for Senior rings at the present. that mean that the program will be “kid stuff.” There should be plenty there, she says to pro vide fun for the older students, male and female, and even for the married couples. The MSC social program oper ates on a restricted basis during the summer time because of the adequacy of the regular Summer Entertainment Program at the Grove. Events such as the Mixer are planned from time to time to provide variety to that program. Entertainment at tonight’s event will be mostly provided by the guests themselves. Other enter tainment, though, may be offered. Spring Has Sprung--Fall Has Fell, Summer’s Here.. Don’t look now but Apollo is driving his fiery steeds right smack-dab down the Tropic of Cancer. It’s a habit he has every time the Northern Summer Solstice rolls around. That, of course, comes directly between the Northern Vernal Equinox and the Northern Autumnal Equinox. And it means Old Sol has a long journey ahead today. In short, it’s the first day of summer, the longest day of the year. The Associated Press, however, claims that Friday is the first day of Summer, officially, that is. The wire service reported, “Spring bows out at 12:25 a. m. (EST) that day (Friday). In the Northern Hemisphere, the first day of Summer sees the sun attain its fartherest north declination. It will be above the horizon for more than 15 hours and below for less than nine.” We’ll stick to our almanac. If you be one of these folks who doesn’t like the long hours of sunshine, pity the poor Eskimo. The sun won’t set at all for him today. Ball Safety Award Extension Meet Scheduled For June 28, 29 The Extension Conference for County Home Demonstra tion and County Agricultural Agents of Texas will convene for two days at A&M begin ning June 28 with Maurine Hearn, State Leader of Home Demonstra tion and J. D. Prewitt, Associate Dh-ector, presiding. County Agents and Home Dem onstration Agents and their assist ants from all of the 254 counties of Texas will be here for this state conference. During the meet ing, these agents will be shown the services available to them by the Extension Service. Speakers for the conference will be Dr. Ethel J. Alpenfels, associate professor of education, New York University; Dr. O. B. Jesness, head, department of agricultural economics, University of Minne sota; Judge Otha Dent, president, County Judges and Commissioners Association; H. H. Williamson, as sistant director extension service, U. S. Deartment of Agriculture (Retired);'and H. C. Sanders, di rector of agricultural extension service, Louisiana State Univer sity. Representative A&M speakers will be Director G. G. Gibson, Texas Extension Service and Chancellor Gibb Gilchrist of the A&M Sys tem. Guidance Program National Safety Council’s Public Interest Award was given The Battalion recently in rec ognition of the Traffic Safety Campaign carried on by the paper during the pre-Christmas months. The Battalion was the only Texas organization to . receive the award and the only college newspaper so honored. Earlier the paper had received sec ond place nationally in the Lumberman’s Cas ualty Insurance Companies’ Annual College news paper Contest on Safe Driving. This makes the second year that The Battalion has been honored by both organizations for safety work. The address recommended for use by families writing to pri soners of war was taken from let ters received from men in the hands of the Reds. After giving the name, rank and serial number of the missing relative, the address should read; “Care of the Chinese Peoples Committee for World Peace, Peipking, China.” Letters so addi’essed require no postage, but should beat the no tation: “Prisoner of War Mail” in the place where stamps are nor mally affixed. Prisoner of war mail will be col lected in San Francisco and flown to the British Colony of Hong Kong, where it will be sent into China. The Defense Department cau tioned families hgainst putting too much hope in the actual delivery of such letters, because the Com munists, so far, have not been will ing to x'ecognize any procedure for reaching prisoners. Why Do Girls Come to A&M? Batt Contest Seeks Answer Excuse me, madame. I don’t mean to get personal, but what precisely is your reason for com ing to Texas A&M? That question has been asked re peatedly (and usually inwardly) by almost every inmate of regular sessions at Aggieland. It poses an intriguing problem, too, especially since it’s often hard to think of what attraction this place holds for a hearty male, let alone a fe male. The Battalion, therefore, is going to see if it can’t come up with a good answer—one from the girls themselves. To achieve this purpose we now extend that question to each of our co-ed readers enrolled at A&M. In short, it’s going to be a con test to see which girl can give the most interesting (and not neces sarily the most truthful) reason f6r attending A&M. The ladies will be allowed 500 words or less in which to state that reason which must be mailed to Contest Editor, The Battalion. The letters will be Wednesday at The Grove Skates Run Short; New Order Goesln Contrary to last year, the skat ing programs held on Wednesday and Sunday nights in the grove have been enjoying such large turn-outs that 20 new pair of skates have been ordered by the Office of Student Activities. Scheduled to arrive from the At the present there are 15 pair of skates available for rent at the Grove. This supply is usually rent ed by 8:30 p. m., Hardesty said. Students have first choice at renting a pair of skates. The rental fee is 25 cents for the evening. The program has been getting under Chicago Roller Skate Company by way around 7:45 p. m. and lasting Sunday, June 23, the new skates until around 10 p. m., the business will have a special type of wheel manager said. recommended by the company for outdoor concrete rings. The wheels are of fiber composition, according to Pete Hardesty, business mana ger, Office of Student Activities. Replacement straps were or dered along with the skates, Har desty said. The total cost of the new equipment was arount $98. ha added. Although a juke box has been made available on the two nights for dancing, participants have shown a preference for skating only. The juke box is located at the concessions stand, and is played by an attendant. The ra,tio of boys to girls on skate night has been about three to one in favor of the boys. postage free if dropped in the Fac ulty Exchange in the Administra tion Building. Each contestant, of course, must submit full particulars on herself both for purposes of news ■ stories and means of contacting the individual, should she be de clared winner of the contest. A first, second and third place will be awarded by a, committee of judges to be announced at a later date. And prizes are tentatively in the offing for the winners. More news on that, though, will come later. All entries will become the prop erty of The Battalion and may or may not be printed in its pages as space and quality of work deter mine. Such prosaic reasons as being a local resident, of course, will stand little chance in the contest. Among the reasons that have been suggested for some girls attending A&M have been—of all things—the lop-sided ratio of boys to girls at the college. Some young ladies might even ‘fess up to designs indicated by a survey of college co-eds taken by The Battalion over a year ago. That survey, conducted at North western University, showed a good many gals going to college for the express purpose of catching a hub by- Speaking of husbands, we might ask that married co-eds not be deterred from entering the competition. It might be a good way to test your husband’s sense of humor. With only 127 women enrolled, the contest should be fairly easy to win for anyone who takes the time to exercise some imagination. Or, who knows, an truthful reason may top the list. Vet Testing Offered To All Students Contrary to many students’ be liefs, the Veteran’s Appraisal Ser vice, Testing and Guidance Pro gram, is designed for non-veteran students as well as veteran stu dents. The Veteran’s Appraisal Service, located in the old Campus Corner building across from the Music Hall, gives free appraisal service to both college and high school students. The battery of tests given takes a student eight hours to complete, •but all of the tests may be taken at the convenience of the student. The purpose of the tests is to determine the job capabilities of a person and to designate what job is most adaptable and suitable to a person. The service maintains a library of job qualifications and salaries, which contains over 5,000 volumes. The student body may look over the books at any time. . ■ Langford Consulting On Brownsville Job Ernest Langford, mayor of Col lege Station and head of the archi tecture department, is now in Brownsville where he is acting as professional advisor to the award ing of an architecture contract for the $800,000 recreation center to be built in Brownsville. Iranians Gain Oil Control; Conflict Grows Tehran, Iran, June 21—(A*)—Iran spurned last-minute efforts at mediation yesterday and issued or ders setting up her complete con trol of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Com pany’s operations. Britain abruptly recalled her peace mission, empty- handed, with a warning she will protect the lives of Britons if nec essary. Premier Mohammed Mossadegh ordered his government’s Iranian National Oil Company to assume full authority over AIOC opera tions under the nationalization law he pushed through parliament 12 weeks ago. He promised to keep the oil flowing. Mossadegh’s deputy, Hussein Fa tima, said Iran would not “shut the valves” on the giant refinery of the billion-dollar, British-owned company at Abadan, as extreme nationalists have threatened. A Earth Tremor Startles People Of Panhandle By Associated Press A slight earth tremor rat tled dishes and startled people in the Texas Panhandle and South Plains country Wednes day. No damage resulted. It was such a slight shock that some residents felt it and others didn’t. The tremor appeared to be strongest v at Amarillo, where it was timed at 12:37 p. m. (CST). It was also felt in many other Panhandle and Plains cities. Minutes later the Amarillo Globe-News switchboard was flood ed by phone calls by subscribers with the same story to tell and the same question to ask. The earth shook, and did it cause any dam age? At Lubbock, 100 miles to the south, the Avalanche-Journal also received many phone calls, from as far as Littlefield, Tex. The shock was felt as far north as Exell, Tex., 35 miles north of Amarillo, and ds far south as Lub- tives of the oil company may not be „ ..Is, Ti .e.. 1 i. 1- 'XT.. ^ vaguely worded communique issued after a five-hour cabinet meeting indicated the government plans a gradual take-over. A veteran. British resident com mented: “Mossadegh will find out there’s more to running an oil com pany than changing signs.” Hussein Maki, a parliamentary firebrand, hoisted an Iranian flag ceremoniously over the Abadan re finery, but stopped short of car rying out an earlier threat to halt the flow of oil. “It’s my personal idea nationali zation should be carried out un conditionally—and 18,000 Iranians feel the same way,” he said. Iran is the prime source of oil for Britain and the British Navy. Qualified sources have reported that Britain’s Middle East land, set and air forces had been altered for action in Iran if needed to support British lives. Holy War Threatened Moslem fanatics have threaten ed a holy war if British soldiers step on Iranian soil. Neighboring Russia might claim the right to enter Iran under a 1921 treaty in the event of armed intervention there. In calling home the oil mission, Britain announced she will appeal anew to the International Court of Justice at the Hague and indicated she will go on producing oil from the rich Iranian fields unless com pelled to quit. She hinted at the use of force is necessary to protect the lives of 7,000 Britons in. Iran. Negotiations between Iranian of ficials and the British mission, four AIOC directors, broke down here Tuesday night with Iran’s rejection of a British offer of cash payments to the Iranian government in lieu of the profits it demands. (U. S. Secretary of State Ache- son urged Wednesday that the Iranian government reconsider its rejection. He said the American government is disturbed.) Message Sent To Cabinet U. S. Ambassador Henry F. Grady sent Mossadegh a message during the cabinet meeting today again urging “that you and your advisors give the most careful con sideration to the British proposal so that the negotiations between your government and represen-ta- bock. It also was felt at Vega, Tex., 30 miles west of Amarillo, and at Hereford and Bovina, to the southwest. Radio station KVOW of Little field reported the tremor lasted about one minute. Houses shook there, and dishes rattled on shelves. Eddie Wilcox, Plainview’s West ern' Union manager, said the shock moved furniture in his house two miles west of Plainyiew. He timed it as 12:38 p. m. Nadine Foster said windows in the West Texas Gas Company of fice in downtown Plainview were rattled. Mayor Winfield Holbrook of Plainvifew said he and his daugh ter went outside “to see what hap pened” after feeling the tremor. Fire-Fighters School broken off.’ The cabinet’s communique an* nounced that Iranian officials have been named to take over the AIOC’s fields at Kermanshah, 275 miles southwest of Tehran and 300 miles north of Abadan. A “tem porary board of directors” and a parliamentary oil commission is al ready at Abadan under a similar order, but British officials are still running the works. Battalion Staff Meeting Tonight All members of The Battalion staff are asked to be at a special I staff meeting tonight at 7 p.m. in the Battalion office, second floor, Goodwin Hall, Joel Austin, editor, said this morning. | A dutch lunch will be spread for those attending the meeting, he said. Students interested in joining the staff and working in any ca pacity on the publication are also invited to attend. The Annual Fireman’s short course will get un derway for a six-day session on July 8 and last through July 13. Above may be seen one of the many trial runs the firemen will be going through. The course will be under the leadership of H. R. Brayton. Five Employees Appointed At College Library Five new employees have been appointed to fill the va cancies of staff members at the college library, according to Robert A. Houze, librarian. The new employees are Earl E. Hoven, Miss Carol Rae Casto, Mrs. Nan Cardwell, Miss Jane French, and Mrs. Nancy Steward. They will fill the positions of | Lloyd McCameron, Mrs. Marilyn M. Smith, Mrs. Margaret L. Davis, and Mrs. Frances T. Smyth, who recently resigned, Houze said. Hoven will be the Agricultural Reference Librarian after August 1. He was formerly with the Li brary of Congress, and recently worked with the United States Department of Agriculture Library in Washington, 1). C. Mrs. Cardwell and Miss Casto will be the new catalogers for the library. Mrs. Cardwell became as sociated with the college library in April and Miss Casto will begin her service in July. Miss French, a graduate of SMU, and Mrs. Steward, who at tended Stevens College in Missouri and the University of Alabama, will be the new typist-clerks in the order department. Miss Miller Will replace Mrs. Smyth as library assistant. McCameron, head of the circula tion department until June 7, is now with the United States Army in Okinawa as librarian for the Civilian Re-education Program. At the Grove Tonight Movie— “The Happy Years” with Dean Stockwell and Darryl Hick man—8 p. m.