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Number 188: Volume 51
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1951
Price Five Cents
Points Agreed On
By Negotiators;
One Issue Remains
Seoul, Korea, July 18 — <JP) —
Negotiators for a Norwegian war
cease-fire have agreed on some
points, the army announced to
night. But at least one major is
sue remains to be ironed out for
a ‘‘mutually acceptable agenda.”
Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy, chief
United Nations delegate at the
Kaesong truce conferences, accep
ted Communist wording for two
agenda items to speed the slow-
moving discussions.
A U.N. announcement, issued
tonight after the sixth day of ne
gotiations, did not disclose either
the points agreed upon or the ma
jor stumbling- block holding up pro
gress. It said:
One Major Issue Remains
. “At least one major issue re-
jmained unsolved when the confer
ence recessed for the day.
M“Agreement on the key point is
essential to the successful com
pletion of the first phase of the
negotiations.”
MObsei-vers speculated that the
key question was whether to dis
cuss withdrawal of foreign troops
from Korea. The Communists
want this on the agenda. The
United Nations negotiators do not.
HThey are still trying to agree on
the scope of actual cease-fire talks.
■“In order to hasten the confer
ences to their ultimate goal,” the
U.N. announcement said, “the Uni
ted Nations senior delegate (Ad
miral Joy) accepted two points
presented by the Communists on
the phraseology of agenda items,
after placing on the record the
United Nations understanding of
their basic intent.”
Progress Noted
H “Some additional progress” was
made at Wednesday’s sessions
which lasted two hours and 50
minutes, the army said,
i The seventh day’s meeting was
■scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday
(8 p.m. EST Wednesday.)
| “Today’s meeting moved rather
ponderously, as had the previous
meetings, due to language difficul
ties,” the army said.
•S “Since three languages — Chi
nese, North Korean and English—
are used in the conferences, it was
necessary for each statement from
either side to be translated two
times.
I “Twice during today’s talks, re
cesses were requested. The first,
a two hour recess, was asked by
the North Koreans-Chinese dele
gation at 10:51 in order to study in
detail a revised agenda which was
presented by Admiral Joy at t h e
conclusion of his opening .state
ment of the morning.”
;; The Communists later asked
that the noon recess be extended.
' In the afternoon, the U.N. del
egation asked for a 15 minute re
cess.
“Shortly after reconvening” the
Ballots Printed
For Special
City Election
Ballots for the special elec
tion called for Tuesday, July
?A to elect a councilman for
IVard III were printed yes-
‘ Dterday.
i j Only one name appears on the
'—pallots, that of A. P. Boyett. Boy-
Tett was the sole candidate who
filed by the 5 p. m. deadline Satur-
Iday.
The polls will open at 8 a. m.
; ’ and remain open until 6 p. m. July
24. Only residents in Ward III,
| Hwhich comprises the northern side
ifof College Station around North
' Gate are qualified to vote in the
^election. Although only one name
Bhvill appear on the ballots, a space
Js available for write-ins. Election
Q-esults are decided on the basis
Hr
•of the man receiving the largest
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•‘ popular vote.
Mrs. W. B. Clements, 310 North
■Main and Mrs. Lloyd D. Smith,
mSOS Main were appointed election
^officials at the last meeting of
the city council.
The position of councilman for
r Ward III was automatically va
cated by E. E. Ames when he
moved to Woodland Estates in Col
lege Hills.
Brennan Is Named
Transportation CO
Maj. Patrick J. Brennan, of the
A&M Militaiy Department, is
serving as company commander of
Company 1 for the ROTC Summer
Camp, at the Army’s Transporta
tion Center, Fort Eustis, Virginia.
A graduate of Pompey High
School, Pompey, New York, Major
Brennan received his Bachelor of
Arts Degree from Niagara Uni-
I'; virsity in Niagara, New York.
army statement continued, “the
two delegations found an area of
mutual agreement on phraseology
of the second major point accepted
during the day.”
Observers on the outer fringe of
the closely guarded conference
chamber at Kaesong were talking
about the possibility of a compro
mise to break the deadlock over
the agenda.
London Taxi Drivers Strike
Because of Women’s Skirls
London, July 18—UP)—London’s river taxi-men are on
strike—partly because they are seeing too much of women.
It makes them blush, they say, to have to load female
passengers in such a way their skirts hike up around their
panties. What’s more, it takes their mind off their work.
Some 250 boatmen manning 80 water taxis that ply the
Thames between Greenwich and Kew walked out yesterday
in a disput over the working conditions. They claim their
working facilities are not suitable.
In fact they are so unsuitable that one boat captain said
all the sights of the trade are not confirmed to the banks of
the historic Thames.
“The only way women can get into our boats from some
piers is to sit down and slide in,” he said. “Their clothes ruck
up and it becomes really indecent.”
Firemen Receiving Expert
Training at School Here
By ALLEN PENGELLY
Battalion News Staff
If your house should suddenly
catch fire, you have a better than
even chance of having the flames
extinguished before serious dam
age is done, thanks to the use of
the modem fire-fighting equipment
displayed at the twenty-second an-
annual Firemen’s Training School.
Businessmen
Told Let Price
Cutters Alone
Washington, July 18—UP)
— The Federal Government
has bluntly told the business
world not to gang up on mer
chants who move to cut their
prices.
Attorney General McGrath made
it clear in a statement last night
that such price reductions are all
to the good in the current infla
tion so far as the Justice Depart
ment is concerned.
He said he is prepared to move
promptly and vigorously with
criminal prosecutions against those
who seek to coerce cut-rate Outlets
into putting their price-tags up to
“agreed” minimum levels.
It was indicated that grand jury
action is in the offing in some ar
eas against this type of activity,
described by the department as
illegal under the Sherman anti
trust act.
The department’s public warn
ing and prospective action stems
from the Supreme Court decision
of May 21 pulling the rug out
from under a principal provision of
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the so-called “fair trade’
effect in 45 states.
That provision said that a manu
facturer may set the re-sale price
for his product and require all te-
tail outlets to abide by it. The
high court ruled in effect that such
pricing is legal only where the re
tailer enters into a voluntary “fair
trade” agreement with the manu
facturer.
The Justice Department said
that since that ruling, there have
been diverse efforts to circumvent
the court and “prevent price com
petition” by the cut-rates.
The 677 students and 102 in
structors taking part in this year’s
course represent municipal, vol
unteer, and armed forces fire sta
tions from Bangor, Me. to Ramsey
Air Force Base, Puerto Rico and
from San Bernadino, Calif. to
Rapid City, South Dakota.
Since the opening session Mon
day morning, the students have
been attending classes learning how
to combat all types of fires with
the latest model equipment.
In the open field noidh of the
College View Apartments, the stu
dents watch and operate the equip
ment under simulated conditions.
Instructors supervise the ex
tinguishing of oil blazes, butane
MSC Craft Shop
Sets New Hours
The Crafts Shop located in the
basement of the MSC will be open
Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
evening from 7-10 p. m. and Sunday
afternoons from 1-5 p. m., accord
ing to C. A. Moeller, crafts com
mittee advisor.
Plans, instruction, tools, and
materials arq available for students
interested in clay modeling, cera
mics, metal, Wood, and leather
work, Moeller said.
“All you need to do is come and
tell us what you’l like to make,
we’ll carry it from there,” said
Moeller. The shop is located on
the lower level of the air-condition
ed MSC, across from the Barber
Shop, he added.
and propane tank fires, burning
buildings, and grass fires. There is
even a wrecked B-29 for use in
demonstrating crash fire extinc
tion.
One of the all-purpose units used
in the demonstrations is a self-
propelled, high pressure fog pro
ducing apparatus. This truck is a
complete fog producing unit in it
self, utilizing the new FMC high
pressure fog gun nozzle.
Utilizes 800 Lb. Pressure
This nozzle, having a, pistol-grip
handle, can direct ordinary water
under pressure upwards of 800
lbs. into small, hard to reach cor
ners as well as to open blazes. This
type of apparatus can be used ef
fectively against house fires, small
oil fires, and spill fires.
In one demonstration of the unit,
a small pond filled with water
and oil, was ignited and extinguish
ed within 10 minutes. The cost?
Approximately 70 gallons of water
at a pressure of 650 lbs.
During the fire day short course,
the firemen will use or destroy
$35,000 to $40,000 worth of equip
ment donated to the school by var
ious fire-fighting equipment manu
facturers. This material includes
portable fire extinguishers, fog
producing fluid, carbon dioxide
cartridges, fire-resistant paints,
■ fire warning and sprinkler systems,
gasoline, and oil.
The school is being given under
the auspices of the State Fire-
men’s and Fire Marshals' Associa
tion of Texas and is conducted on
the campus by the Engineering Ex
tension service.
Editors Attend Meeting
Mrs. D o r o t h y Holland,
Francis Arnold and A. B.
Kennedy, assistant extension
editors and Tad Moses, editor,
Texas Agricultural Experi
ment Station are in Urbanda, Illi
nois, this week attending the an
nual meeting of the American As
sociation of Agricultural College
Editors.
This meeting was held for the
first time last year in Texas and
is attended by editorial personnel
from most of the land grant insti
tutions of the nation. The meeting
this year is being held on the
campus of the University of Illinois
and the program will highlight
problems of common interest
among the college agricultural
writers.
The delegates from Texas will
attend the program sessions that
cover their field of work and ideas
picked up at the meeting will be
used in furthering their work in
Texas.
The editorial exhibit entered in
the national competition from Tex
as featured the work that has
been done since last October in
publicizing the Soils Testing Lab
oratory which is operated by the
Extension Seiwice. An announce
ment will be made Thursday at
Urbana covering the scoring of all
exhibits entered.
Stock Raisers, Farmers Stand
To Lose 75 Millions by Drouth
It was a Texas
men assembled
\Kgies get-together when these
in the lobby of headquarters
building at Randolph Field recently. They are
all Air ROTC graduates from A&M with the
exception of Lt. Col R. B. Boettcher, Jr., class of
’38, who was in the cavalry at Aggieland—join
ing the Air Force in 1941. All are assigned to
Randolph Field. Front row, left to right. Second
Lts. John G. Tsesmelis, Alice; Herman O.
Col. Boettcher, East
N. Nanister, Austin;
Thompson, Brocken ridge;
Bernard; First Lt. Billy
Second Lt. J. W. Wade, Andice. Back row. Sec
ond Lts. Albert Rimmerman, Jr., Rockdale; Ar
nold F. Schmitz, Houston; Francis A. Vickery,
Danbury; J. 1). Young, Primera; W. T. Johnson,
Jr., Terrell; William G. Enmon, Orange; Ran
dolph W. Barker, Edcouch; and Donald A. Flan
agan, Houston.
-f Houston, July 18—kT 1 )—A sear
ing drouth along the Gulf Coast,
east and south areas of Texas
mean a $75,000,000 loss to farmers
and stock raisers, the agriculture
editor of the Houston Chronicle
wrote today.
The editor, E. L. Summers, talk
ed with far magents, editors and
leaders in widely separated towns
and counties in the southern-half
of Texas and got his picture.
Loss Depends On Rain
The extent of the full loss de
pends, of course, on how soon rains
come, Summers explained. In some
counties, agriculture was given a
leeway of only a week or ten days.
Fred Elliott, cotton work spec
ialist at Texas A&M College, told
Summers that the cotton crop
from Corpus Christi to Waco and
in a strip ranging from 100 to 125
miles wide had been generally hard
hit by the dry weather. West Tex
as, however, could expect a good
harvest.
Summers’ survey showed this
picture:
Nueces County — Probably the
hardest hit area of Texas. Grady
Stiles, farm editor of the Corpus
Christi Caller-Times, said the cot
ton crop will be cut from a nor
mal 100.000 bales to 10,000 bales.
There is a loss of $22,000,000, but
Stiles added that 80 per cent of
the grain sorghums have been
played up and pastures have tak
en a beating. Old timers say it is
the worst drouth in the area in
35 years.
Flax Almost Total Loss
Junction Freshman Adjunct
Opens Second Summer Term
They will know their proper
field of studies when they enter
college in September.
Boys who have been accepted
for entrance to A&M are being
given a testing arid guidance pro
gram designed to enable them to
choose their proper studies in col
lege, at the permanent summer
adjunct near Junction.
The new approach to the prob
lems of preparing boys for col
lege entrance is operated under
the supervision of John Ber
trand, dean of A&M’s Basic
Division. The second six-week
term got under way July 17.
Academic and aptitude tests are
given each boy. Advice, based on
these tests is given by trained sup
ervisors, as to the courses he could
expect to do his best work.
Physical education, such as
swimming, hiking, boxing, baseball
and other games, under trained
supervisors, are offered.
The total cost is about $100.
The 411-acre site, on the South
Llano river, was given the col
lege by the citizens of Kimble
County through J. S. Farmer.
The camp will house 240 stu
dents and consists of screened
and floored tents, water and
sewer system and complete
classroom facilities.
The summer camp is also used
for hydraulics studies, agricultural
research and summer camps in
Civil engineering, geology and other
subjects.
Defense Director
Talks to Kiwanis
“The most disastrous thing that
could happen following an atomic
bomb explosion, would be mass hys
teria,” Norman F. Rode, professor
in the Electrical Engineering De
partment, told approximately 65
members of the Kiwanis Club yes
terday.
Speaking at the weekly luncheon
of the Kiwanis Club in the MSC,
Rode pointed out that proper hand
ling and medical facilities would
greatly reduce the casualty rate
caused by the blast, fire and radia
tion hazards of an atomic explosion.
Material for the address was
gathered during a two week tour of
duty at Oakridge, while Rode was
a Commander in the Navy. He is
presently commanding officer of
the Volunteer Reserve Research
Unit at College Station and is local
Civilian Defense director.
Don Vestel, program chairman,
introduced the speaker.
Yell Practice Honors A&M Prexy
Harrington Visits Ft. Belvoir Engineer Camp
By ERIC HOLLAND JR.
Engineer Camp Correspondent
Fort Belvoir, Va., July 15 (De
layed)—The Texas Aggies at Fort
Belvoir were honored this last week
by the visit of President M. T.
Harrington of A&M to the camp.
He arrived with approximately .30
other distinguished educators from
colleges throughout the nation.
He came by our barracks just
as we had an Aggie Yell Practice
going in his honor. While Presi
dent Harrington was here, he made
the tour with us through the En
gineer Research Department.
On the map, Fort Belvoir mea
sures about 18 miles south of
Washington D. C., so we feel
like we are a part of the na
tion’s capitol. The Aggie En
gineers are completing the last
half of their pleasant tour, and
the general feeling is “Give us
Texas, anytime.”
Company D, first Battalion is
composed of 43 Aggies and the
remainder are from Pennsylvania
State. Two men from Yale Univer
sity also wound up with “Dog”
Company. Five cadre officers are
connected with our company.
Major Chamberlain, an instructor
at Ohio State, is our company
commander. Other officers and non-
coms with our company are Capt.
May, Lt. White, 1st. Sgt. Speed,
and T/Sgt. Kapeghian. They are
all instructors at various northern
colleges.
The entire ROTC regiment is
composed of four battalions with
four companies to the battalion.
The ROTC commander is Col.
Willard White from Texas Tech.
Col. White seems to have a bitter
attitude toward Aggies for some
reason.
He even found time in his open
ing day address to ask if there By the way, “Ole Army fire”
was any other military college be- seems to have followed in all the
sides A&M. However he has had way here. There have been no less
little chance to complain of us than three “drownouts” since the
thus far. D Company has won one article was started. Also, there
of three regimental parades to was the annual theft of the Texas
date. In barracks inspection, we
have won all but one in our battal
ion.
flag.
It was stolen at the second
dance of the camp. So, this last
week-end there was a little
“game” on the drill field, and
several men from C Company of
the third battalion came away
with bruised bodies—one with a
dislocated knee.
We hope that it won’t happen
again, since we would at least
like to have a few men besides
Texans leave Summer camp in one
piece.
As for Aggie casualties on the
job, there have been only two.
Gene Urban received a cut on his
treat parade which D Company
won. On the M-l rifle range,
three men qualified as expert.
Pete Rozelle and Jimmy Johnson
are Aggies who made the grade.
Our company will draw battalion
and regimental rank the last two
weeks of camp. Teddy Hirch, Bill
Hallowed, Truman Canitt, Bob
Brown, and Joe Burdett are among
the Aggies who will get to plan
the major strategy.
Last but not least are the
never-to-be forgotten Aggie par
ties. Our main company party
was last Friday at a little place
near Mount Vernon called the
Rustic Manor.
Ed Holley, an Aggie who lives
in Falls Church, a small town near
camp, provided sevei’al of the Ag
gies with dates. Approximately 30
girls were brought to the dance
without dates, so everyone had all
eyes when someone fell against t he fun they could take.
President M. T. Harrington gives a hand to this project at Ft.
Belvoir, Va. as he takes part in an inspection tour of troops at
the camp who are currently undergoing Summer training there
in the Engineer ROTC. Men working on the pontoon bridge are
from A&M and Penn State.
and crushed his sun glasses. The
other was Bob Bradford, who
jumped down and hurt a knee with
an old football injury.
Since he would lose too much
time letting it heal, he had to
leave the second week of camp.
The only other major injuries
seem to be poison ivy which took
the toll of several, including your
correspondent.
Military honors and dishonors
fall thick and fast, since rank is
completely rotated each day of
camp. Jim Atwell was cadet
company commander for the re-
Melvin Mitchell decided to be
original, so he arrived back at
camp after 4 a. m. We think he
realized his mistake when he start
ed his K. P. at 5 a. m. for all
day without any breaks.
We are all now looking for
ward to the big dance to be giv
en next weekend by the Washing
ton D. C. Aggie Exes and a boat
cruise the following Thursday.
These parties should work in
nicely with our two night problems
this week.
When do we plan to sleep? We
don’t.
The new approach to education
may prove to be the very thing
freshmen need to find themselves
in the right coui’se when they enter
college, officials point out.
Thousands of boys have left
A&M the past 10 years during
their freshman year, more than
half leaving because they could
not find themselves in the right
courses.
The first term ended July 14—
and it proved its worth. The next
six week term began July 17 and
lasts to August 24.
Handicraft
Registration
Underway
Registration for the second term
of handicraft, a single aspect of
the College Station Summer Re
creational Program, began yester
day in the Arts Room at the A&M
Consolidated High School.
Meeting day for the children’s
classes, eight years and above, have
been changed to Monday and “Tlues-
day from 10 a. m. until 12 noon.
Ceramics will be featured the sec
ond term as in the first term.
Adult classes will continue in
ceramics, meeting Monday and
Tuesday from 7 p. m. until 9 p. m.
Registration fee is $3 plus a $2
material fee.
Mrs. J. W. Barger will continue
as the instructor for the classes.
Information can be obtained by
calling Mrs. Barger at 6-1141 or
Mrs. Walter Delaplane, 6-2252.
A display of the work done dur
ing the first term is on exhibit in
the Arts Room at Consolidated.
Persons interested in handicraft
ai - e invited to see the display and
visit the classes, Mrs. Barger said.
Navy Resumes
Cadet Program
The Naval Cadet Program, re
cently suspended because of its
popularity, is being resumed on a
limited basis.
Applications are now being ac
cepted at the Navy Recruiting Sta
tion located at the Court House in
Bryan. Actual enlistment will not
begin until Aug. 1.
Candidates for the Naval Cadet
Program must have reached their
18th, but not their 27th birthday
at the time of joining. They must
have completed at least two full
academic years toward a degree at
an accredited college, university,
or junior college.
In addition to meeting the physi
cal requirements for Naval Avia
tion, applicants must pass apti
tude tests to determine fitness for
flying, and must not be married
and agree to remain unmarried
until commissioned.
Also in South Texas—the nor
mal $10,000,000 flax crop is prac
tically a total loss.
Upper Gulf Coast in the Hous
ton area — Better condition than
the Nueces area. Kermit Dyche,
manager of the Briscoe Irrigation
Company of Alvin, said the rice
crop of Brazoria and Galveston
counties was in good condition,
with few exceptions. Pastures in
Brazoria County were reported ter
ribly dry.
San Augustine — Judge R. N.
Strickland said all crops had been
damaged fully 25 per cent, but the
biggest headache was lack of
stock water. He said the water
melon crop in the area was cut in
half by the drouth.
Wharton County — Edgar Hud
gins, Hungerford rancher, said in
•some areas of his ranch he was
feeding hay, normally fed during
the Winter. The corn crop will
be cut 25 per cent, he said, and
there will be 50 per cent less sor
ghum than in previous years. Cot
ton, he said, was in pretty good
condition.
Cotton Not Hurt Yet
Harris County—Cotton not hurt
yet, but pastures, row crops and
vegetables damaged.
Fort Bend County, in the Sugar-
land area—Dry weather is caus
ing the cotton to shed.
Waller County — Dry pastures
down to only 40 per cent of their
grazing capacity, but corn is mads
except for the late varieties.
Galveston County—Pastures and
truck farms suffering.
The Gulf Coast, East and South
Texas area produces roughly one-
third of the state’s $2,200,000,000
annual farm income, Summers con
cluded. If the $75,000,000 loss
holds, the drouth-stricken areas
will suffer a 10 to 12 per cent re
duction in their farm incomes this
year.
Bethel Lutheran
To Hear Speaker
The Rev. Martin Koehneke of
Austin, Texas district director of
Christian Education in the Luther
an Church-Missouri Synod, will
speak at the Bethel Lutheran
Church at 7:30 p. m. Wednesday
night.
Formerly pastor in Mt. Olive
Lutheran Church, San Antonio, the
Rev. Koehneke is in charge of the
promotion of Christian Education
on all age levels in the Church.
Since the Bethel Lutheran
Church is considering the organiza
tion and opening of a Kindergarten
School in the Fall, the membership
invited the Rev. Koehneke to speak
to them on the subject.
Following the Vesper Service,
the speaker will meet with the
local Board of Education to discuss
the Kindergarten project.
Members of the Bethel Luther
an’s Board of Education ai-e Victor
Dittfurth, Fritz Schaffer, Fred
Wehmeyer, C.>H. Burkhalter, and
Ernest Oltmann.
At the Grove
Tonight
Wed., July 18, Skating and Juke
Box Dancing—8 p. m.
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