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Published by Students Of Texas A&M For 73 Years Number 187: Volume 51 The Battalion PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1951 Oldest Continuously Published College Newspaper In Texas Price Five Cents Firemen’s Training School Begins with 750 Registered On the Firing Line ' The twenty-second annual Fire men’s Training School began on the campus yesterday with 750 firemen, fire marshals and instruct ors participating in the training events. K Conducted by the Texas Engin eering Extension Service, the week- long training school will be under White Proposes Investigation Of Ag Laws ’ . Texas State Commissioner of * Agriculture John White said yes terday that he would propose that a committee be named to investi gate the laws that govern agricul ture in the state. I “It is time we had an inventory,” the commissioner said in a talk be fore the Short Course for Seeds men being held at A&M. Twenty- five seedsmen are attending course, which lasts through Friday. White said that findings would be presented to the legislature looking toward more up-to-date laws governing agriculture in the state. K “We plant 15 to 16 billion pounds of seed each year in the United States, biggest plantings being that of wheat and oats,” Dr. R. D. Lewis, director, Texas Agricultur al Experiment Station, told the seedsmen. ; j “You can’t have good seed un- Ijess you have good heredity,” he said. “We throw away millions of dollars each year by poor seeding methods. Low-priced seed are of ten the highest in cost.” I He urged seedsmen to increase the supply and demand and lower the cost on seed performance. Herdsmen’s Short Course Slated Here A three-day herdsmen’s short course sponsored by the Animal Husbandry De partment will be held at A&M’s new beef cattle center Aug. 9-11. The course will include work on breeding, feeding and management of the breeding herd, as well as feeding, fitting and showing pure bred cattle. The first day will be devoted to ^election, breeding, management, Registration and transfer of pure bred cattle. Winter feeding for breeding cattle, selection, feeding and handling show prospects up to Show time will be taken up the sec ond day. The third day will be devoted to ptudy of show classificatioin, pre paration of cattle for show, show- . Ing and selling purebred cattle. A registration fee of $5 per person will be charged to help de- Afray expenses of the course. The yonly other expenses will be for \ loom and meals. Registration will J be held at 8 a. m., Aug. 9, and the course will begin one hour later. Room reservations in the MSC or one of the dormitories on the ; campus may be obtained by writ ing F. W. Hensel, Placement Of fice, College Station, or the A&M Animal Husbandry Department. the direction of H. R. Brayton, chief of the firemen training de partment. Four Courses Under the auspices of the State Firemen’s and Fire Marshals’ Asso ciation of Texas, the school is div ided into four courses—general basic, advanced, fire department instructors’ course, and fire mar shals’ course. This year’s school, having at tendance from over twelve states, has, 85 instructors, most of whom are chiefs or drill masters of both volunteer and paid fire depart ments. Fire Fighting Training Only one hour of the five day progi’am will be devoted to meet ings. During the remainder of the time the firemen will receive training on fire fighting of var ious types of fires in the field and familiarizing themselves with dif ferent types of modern fire-fight ing equipment. Aside from 18 wood shacks, 4.000 gallons of gasoline, and 12.000 gallons of oil, equipment will include a five-compartment gasoline transport truck to be used in overflow and spill fires, a com plete sprinkled system, and a wrecked B-29 airplane for use in crash fire demonstrations. Meet In Assembly Hall All groups of the school met for an opening session in tthe As sembly Hall yesterday moming. Following the meeting, all mem bers met with their scheduled groups located at various points on the campus. President Emeritus Frank C. Bolton, member of the Advisory Board of the Firemen’s Training School, was luncheon chairman for the group at noon yesterday. French Robertson, southwestern regional coodinator of civil de fense, was principle speaker for the luncheon. The title of his speech was “The National and Regional Picture of Civil Defense.” Friendliness Backfires; Coffee Money Returned Friendliness has backfired on Student Publications Manager Roland Bing. In a recent order to the A&M Athletic Department for two tickets to the Texas A&M-Texas U. football game this Fall. Bing enclosed a check for &7.70 (to cover the price of the tickets, 25 cents mailing fee and 25 cents Olympic fee). To his order he also added a nickel for “a cup of coffee, without cream,” for C. P. Ownby, business manager of the Athletic Department. Monday, Bing received the following letter from the Athletic Department. “Dear Mr. Bing: Your ticket order has been accepted with reservations for the following reason: the applicant has attempted to bribe a state employee in the performance of his duties, by attaching a 5 cent coin for coffee, without cream. The following action is being taken: the coin is hereby returned with an addition of 2 (two) one cent coins with a picture of a former president who is noted for his character as symbolized by his actions in office. Very truly yours, Athletic Department, A&M College. P. S.—Please use the coins for the addition of sour cream, on the morning that you receive your two Texas Tickets—for you will be in a mood for it.” The letter contained a nickel and two pennies. Bing is still waiting for his tickets. Inspecting the firing positions of college cadets on the firing range of the Fort Hood ROTC Summer camp are Lt. Floy W. McGine, kneeling, ROTC Branch, Army Field Forces, Fort Monroe, Va., Col. H. L. Boatner, standing in center, and Lt. Col. Allen S. Wilder, right, ROTC Section, G-3, Fourth Army. Lt. Col’s McGine and Wilder visited the post on a tour of Fourth Army ROTC camps and were accompanied on the local inspec tion by Col. Boatner, who is also professor of Military science and tactics at A&M. Fine Performance Recorded Royal Scots Musical Team Fills Grove to Capacity By WILLIAM DICKENS Battalion Feature Editor Singing selections from opera, operetta and hit Broadway musi cals, the Royal Scots, nationally known singing ensemble, present ed an entertaining program before a capacity crowd at The Grove last night. Opening with a special arranged Kansas City Area Mobilizes For Herculean Clean-up Task Kansas City, Mo., July 17—UP)— The battered Kansas City area, mo bilized today for a Herculean clean up task as flood waters, swirling eastward, struck new blows at Missouri River towns. Receding flood waters in this metropolitan area of 9,000,000 left block after block of muck-covered ruin. And in Kansas, a line of wrecked or partially damaged towns and cities stretched across the eastern and central parts of the state. Costliest Flood The latest damage estimate for Kansas and Missouri is $750,000,- 000—the nation’s costliest flood. Water still covered many sections but it was fast slipping back into river channels here and in Kansas. But to the east of Kansas City, small towns along the Missouri felt the full force of the turbulent riv er. Lexington, Wellington, Nor- borne and Hardin, Mo., were flood ed. Some dikes in central Mis souri gave way. The runoff of Kansas flood wat ers also buffeted Oklahoma. Mi ami, in northeastern Oklahoma, suffered its worst flood beating in. history from the Neosho-Grand River. High Water High water poured over 130 to 150 blocks of the town of 12,000, forcing approximately 3,500 pei 1 - sons from their homes. President Truman, reported deep ly concerned over the flood situa tion, planned to fly over the Mis- souri-Kansas disaster area today. He was scheduled to make a brief stop at Independence, Mo., his home town and fly back to Wash ington tonight. The flood has brought death to 17 persons, tied up highway and rail transportation, forced more than 70,000 from their homes and severely damaged the industrial capacity of numerous towns and cities. In Kansas City, Kas., and Kan sas City, Mo., four major industrial areas covering thousands of acres were flooded. Water during the height of the flood stood more than 20 feet deep in some places. Quartermaster Cadets Back From Stay at Beach Resort A five-day old fire that ravaged a seven-block area and injured 14 firemen was left to burn itself out. Fire Chief Harvey Baldwin called it the most desti-uctive Kansas City fire in more than 30 years. Fire Destruction The fire destroyed or damaged 24 major firms. Preliminary esti mates indicated damage would run well over $1,000,000. The flames were fed by oil and gasoline floating on flood waters. Receding waters left scenes of desolation. Houses standing on end, lying on their sides or tilted at weird angles. Porches hung on the tops of light poles, bedding on utility wires. By BOB HUGHSON QMC Camp Correspondent beach enjoying the sun, and the During the training period the water, pursuing their favorite cadets will learn the practical side pastime — the numerous members and operation of the QMC. They Fe. Lee, Va., July 13—(Delayed) of the opposite sex which frequent- will operate nine different types ' • " ’ • ■’ ed the place. of QMC companies, including During the past two weeks the mobile bakeries, reclamation and . —Sunburns and talk about the numerous girls we have encounter ed has been the order of the day acres of Ft. Lee have resounded maintainance outfits and laundry since the return of the QMC with the firing of the M-l and the and bath units. Special demonstrations by units on field maneuvers at the reservation will be presented for ROTC Summer campers from a carbine by the cadets of the ROTC two day stay at Camp Pendleton Camp. Several members of the Ag- near Virginia Beach. gie delegation have achieved the Nearly the total complement of distinction of Expert, while most the camp made the “training trip” of the remainder have been desig- to the luxurious Virginia resort nated as either Sharpshooter or city. The only “catch” in the trip Marksman. |||was that the quarters provided I.; ffor the Cadets were not too lux urious—but then pup tents never are. Since Camp Pendleton is a deactivated army post that has been turned over to the State National Guard, the barracks they were not in such hot shape for us to stay in. Most of the group, Aggies es pecially, spent their time on the By the time this article reaches print the total 1900 man comple ment plus the Officers and NCO’s of the QM Camp will have moved to A. P. Hill Military Reservation for a five day biv ouac. The camps will entruck at 5 p. m. Monday morning for the reservation located approximate ly 75 miles north of Ft. Lee near the historic city of Fredericks burg. the cadets. At least one special night problem will be done by ROTC men. Forty or more of the 47 Aggie QM cadets are planning to attend the party being given for all Ag gies of the various camps near Washington by the A&M Exes of the area, on Saturday July 21. Those missing the party are the few who will return to the land of plenty, Texas, a week early to at tend Summer School. Camp here will end at 1100 on Friday July 27. Frank Davis No newcomer to Battalion read ers, Davis officially took over the duties of City Editor for the paper yesterday. He is journal ism major from Bryan, and is in his junior year. At the Grove Tonight Tues., July 17, Movie, “Curtain Call at Cactus Creek” with Donald O’Conner—8 p.m. number, the ensemble displayed their vocal artistry with fine show manship and ingratiating person alities throughout the program. The male quartette, composed of Lawrence Lane, Melvin John son, Bernard Izzo and Lawrence Gray, sang “Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee,” “Passing By,” and “Let Me Wander Not Unseen.” Changing to a lighter tempo with “Hey Robin, Jolly Robin,” the quartette provided a humerous at mosphere for the audience. Singing “E Lucevan le Stelle” from Puccini’s “Tosca”, Lane, dis played a clear and lyric tenor voice. Lida DaValle, the lassie with the five lads, displayed her lyric soprano voice well in singing “Voices of Spring.” For a se lection from “Porgey and Bess,” Miss DaValle joined Izzo, bari tone, in a duet. Costumed in colorful Scotch kilts, the ensemble opened the sec ond poi’tion of the program with OPS Schedules Price Talks In Bryan Tonight Merchants and business men in Brazos County and vicinity will have an oppor tunity to obtain first-hand in formation about government price regulations Wednesday in Bryan. * Price specialists from the Hous ton district Office of Price Stab ilization will conduct the clinic with the cooperation of the Bryan Chamber of Commerce. They will advise and assist businessmen on all OPS regulations. Charles H. Winefich, Jr., Hous ton OPS director, has urged busi nessmen throughout the area, in cluding operators of such con sumer services as laundries, ser vice stations, barber shops, beauty shops, etc., to bring their OPS problems to the clinic. “OPS clinics are being held on a local community level in order to help all businesses comply with government price regulations,” Winerich said. “All questions will be answered by our representatives and they will give businessmen and the public every assistance possi ble.” Two Profs Attending Grading Demonstration Roy Snyder, U. D. Thompson, and A. L. Smith, members of the Animal Husbandry Department and Extension Service attended a Beef Grading Demonstration in West Texas last week. The group also attended grading demonstrations in Lubbock, Ama rillo, Big Spring, McKinney, and Seymour. a performance of Harry Lauder medleys. Particularly entertaining were “Roamin’ In the Gloamin,” “I Love a Lassie,” “Annie Laurie,” and the hit songs from “Brigadoon” and “The Song of Norway,” two Broad way musicals. Merrill Jackson, accompanist for the ensemble, displayed his concert pianist ability when he played “Evening in Granada” by DeBussy. “Show Business” sung by the ensemble and “I Got a Song”, a solo number by Izzo proved to be the audiences’ preferences for the evening. Concluding the program, the ensemble sang “Lift Thine Eyes” and “May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You.” Army Reports Progress Noted In Peace Talks Munsan, Korea, July 17—UP>— For the second day in a. row the army reported “some progress” was made today in Korean war cease fire negotiations. Delegates spent an hour and 35 minutes in two sessions debating the agenda. They meet again at 10 a.m. Wed nesday (7 p.m. Tuesday EST) for their sixth conference in Kaesong. Communist Opened Sessions North Korean Gen. Nam 11, chief Communist delegate, opened Tues day’s sessiorrs, a U. S. 8th Army announcement said. Most of the 55-minute morning session was de voted to a discussion between Nam and Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy, chief United Nations delegate, of the allied proposals for 1 the agenda. A&M Graduate May Get Boost To Lt. General Washington, July 17 — (JP) Maj. Gen. Andrew D. Bruce, whose personal and military background centers in Texas, has been nominated for pro motion tP a lieutenant general. General Bruce is now command ant of the Armed. Forces Staff Col lege at Norfolk, Va. Born at St. following Louis, Mo., he went to Texas as a ' young man and graduated from Texas A&M in 1916. He entered the army in that year and his first assignment was at an Officers Training Camp at Leon Springs. Bruce returned from World War I and was again assigned to Texas at Camp Travis. He was profes sor of Military Science and Tactics at Allen Academy, Bryan, in 1928. In World War II, Bruce headed the Tank Destroyer Center at Camp Hood before taking the 77th Divis ion to the Pacific. He won the Navy D.S.C. with oak leaf cluster and the Legion of Merit as a divisional commander in the Guam, Leyte and Okinawa campaigns. He returned from Asia in 1947, again to Texas, as Deputy Com mander of the Fourth Army at Fort Sam Houston. Texas A&M made him an hon orary doctor of laws in 1946. Boatner Nominated For Brig. General Texas A&M’s commandant of Section, Third Army Headquarters, the corps and professor of military science and tactics has received word that he has been nominated for promotion to Brigadier Gener al. Col. H. L. Boatner, who is pres ently Deputy ROTC Camp Com mander at Fort Hood, has been recommended for the appointment by President Truman. Col. Boatner’s military career began in 1918 when he enlisted in the Marine Corps. In 1920 he en tered West Point and was gradu ated in 1924. In 1934 he received an M.S. degree from California College in Peking - , China. Assigned to A&M In August 1948 Col. Boatner was assigned to Texas A&M College. He will return to College Station from Ft. Hood on July 27 to await urther orders from the Army. At the time of Pearl Harbor;, Col. Boatner was in the Oeprations Fireman Dies In Dormitory W. T. Childress, Fire Marshal of Texas City, died Monday night in Dormitory 1 on the campus. He was enrolled in the Fire Marshal’s course now in progress at A&M. Mr. Childress, 47, had been in ill health for several years. He suf fered with high blood pressure and was under a doctor’s care at the time he enrolled in the short course. Mr. Childress was sleeping on the lower bunk of double-decked beds. His roommate heard him fall from the bed and immediately summoned a doctor. Childress was dead upon the doctor’s arrival. Time of death was placed at 1:30 a.m. and the cause of death was attributed to a heart attack. Two other firemen from Texas City have returned to their home with the body. Funeral arrange ments are pending. San Antonio. In February 1942 he flew overseas with General Stil- well and was with him in Burma at the time of its collapse in 1942. Commander In India Later Col. Boatner became com manding general of the Chinese Army in India. A year later he became commanding general of the Combat Troops, Ledo Sector, and in October 1944 became com manding general of the Northern Area Combat Command. Shortly after that he went to China and became deputy com mander, Chinese Combat C o m- mand. After 44 months overseas he was assigned as G-l, Fourth Army, Fort Sam Houston. Col. and Mrs. Boatner live at 406 Throckmorton. Considerable time was required in clarifying definitions and in making translations. In the afternoon Nam elaborated on the Reds’ idea of what the agenda should include. He appar ently came with the English and Chinese translations of his remarks already prepared. Both Joy and Nam, who do vir tually all the talking, read their statements. During give and take discussions acr oss the greerr topped table they have plenty of time to write their replies while translators are read ing the English and then the Chi nese translations. “The afternoon session of the conference was more formal,” the army statement said. It added: “The United Nations command delegation felt that some progress may be recorded in the conference sessiorrs.” For the third day there were no Red guards near the tiled build ing where meetings are held. The allied party saw only two armed Communists in Kaesong. Both were North Korean police. One stood in a traffic circle with a red flag in one hand, a white flag in the other. He presumably was directing the almost non-exist ent traffic. The other was lead ing an ox cart. Negotiators in Good Spirits Negotiators appeared to be in good spirits when they came out of Tuesday’s sessiorrs. As they met, U. N. bombers swept across the quiet war front, up the heaviest night raids of the Korean war. The U. S. Fifth Air Force flew llt> sorties Monday night in radar- controlled bombing attacks on Red air fields, troop concentrations and supply centers. The shooting will go on until negotiators agree on armistice terms. And actual cease-fire ne gotiations could get underway only after completion of the agenda. The first five days of meetings were devoted to drafting the agen da. Each side submitted a list of subjects to be dismissed. Sessions Began at 11 Tuesday’s sessions began at 11 a.m. (8 p.m. Monday, EST) in the red-tiled building that has been converted from an exclusive re staurant of prewar days to an ar mistice conference hall. Delegates conferred for 55 min utes, then recessed for lunch until 2 p.m. The afternoon session lasted until 2:40. From all outward appearances negotiations went smoothly. But none of the ten negotiators would discuss what had happened as they emerged into the bright sunlight. Dr. Mon lux Speaks At Lions Meeting “Africa is a fertile field for Communism,” Dr. W. M. Monlux of the Veterinary Pathology De partment told members of the Col lege Station Lions Club yesterday at their weekly luncheon in the MSC. Speaking on the topic “Travels in Africa,” Dr 1 . Monlux said that bad living conditions caused by the white man’s domination of the economy have brought dissatisfac tion. Dr - . Morrlux recommended that the United States aid the African economy with missionaries and money. The speaker was introduced by Dr. W. A. Boney, program chair- Traffic Committeemen Appointed by Keese A six man Citizens Traffic Com- irrg, the problem of traffic parti- mission has been appointed by cularly in the North Gate area, Mayor Ernest Langford to inves- was discussed. Reference was made tigate traffic conditions in College during the meeting to the existing Station and make recommendations city ordinance passed in 1943, to the city council. The ordinance specifies that Authorized at the last council parking for 250 feet east and west meeting on July 9, the commission of the red light at the intersection is headed by C. J. Keese who is an of Sulphur Springs Road and Main instructor in the Civil Engineering Street shall be parallel and limited Department. Charles Leighton, to 30 minutes. Twelve hour park- Tom Taylor, Les Richardson, Col. ing is authorized in the ordinance F. G. Anderson, and Earl Cunning- on the south side of Sulphur ham are the other members of the Springs Road, commission. Violators Fined Committees Appointed Violators of the ordinance can To facilitate more extensive stud- be fined not in excess of $25, the ies and recommendations Keese has law stated. broken the commission down into Traffic regulation has three as- five sub-committees entitled streets pects, according to Keese-education, and pavement, schools and driver enforcement, and engineering. He training, publicity and records, urged drivers to acquaint them- traffic safety, and signs, signals selves with traffic laws and regula- and marking. tions, and stressed that the safe During the recent council meet- driver is the courteous driver.