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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
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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.