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STUDENT MEMORIAL CENTER F E 3*COPIES Battalion DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE Number 204: Volume 51 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1951 Oldest Continuously Published College Newspaper In Texas Price Five Cents The Morning After. Pioneer Begins Operations From Easterwood Airport Newspaper Magnate Hearst Dies at Beverly Hills Home Beverly Hills, Calif., Aug. 15— t/P)—William Randolph Hearst, 88- year-old Patriarch of publishing, died yesterday in his Beverly Hills Mansion after a series of strokes. The controversial “chief” of the vast newspaper and magazine em pire had been a working newspap erman almost to the very last. He thus was able to realize a wish he expressed a score of years ago to die a newspaperman. Directed Editorial Policy Although reduced to near-inval idism in recent years, he still ac tively directed the editorial policy of the Hearst newspapers until he sank into a coma, yesterday. At the bedside when the end came were the five Hearst sons, William Randolph, Jr., George, John, David and Randolph. Also Nineteenth Day A g am It was the morning after the night before at The Grove and the lonely janitor found a mass of up turned and out-of-place benches and a dirty con crete slab. This is a common scene at The Grove in the mornings. Less than a week of Sum mer activities remain for students to take advantage of before the semester is over. A “Shipwreck” Dance will climax the regular Friday night dance schedule, with the Aggie land Combo furnishing the music. Free movies for students and staff members are scheduled for Thursday, Monday and Tuesday, with skating on' Wednesday and Sunday, and Square Dancing Saturday night. A&M Consolidated Schedules Fall School Term Opening The regular Fall semester of the A&M Consolidated Indepen dent School District will begin September 4 at 8:25 a. m. said Les Richardson, superintendent of schools, yesterday. Enrollment is expected to reach an all time high mark but should not exceed by far the 1950 total of 704 white student and 326 colored students. Students who have moved into the school district during the Hummer months are requested to pre-register with the school secre- iary anytime from today until the beginning of school. The secre tary’s office is located in the high tichool building. The new classrooms and cafe teria will not be ready for occu pancy until the mid-term. This means that the old kitchen in the gymnasium will be used the first several months. Alterations have been made in Changi Ag Curriculum r es Noted By Shepardson Changes in the agricultur al education curriculum have been made in accordance with Dean of Agriculture C. N. Shepardson’s recommendation for changing the teaching plans in the School of Agriculture. Changes occuring in the required curriculum are as follows: Course No. 301 and 302 are combined into one three-hour course No. 301. Course No. 429 has been *made into two two-hour courses 431 and 432. Animal Husbandry 416 has been changed from a four-hour to a three-hour course. Agronomy 308, formerly listed as an elective is now in the required curriculum. Psychology 301 is an additional required course. This new curriculum allows only 18 elective hours whereas there were formerly 24 hours of elec tives allowed. Students planning to take agri culture courses in the Fall should check the course name and number before signing up for the course, Dr. Shepardson advised. the gymnasium in an effort to make meetings and programs more audible. Several classrooms have already been re-painted inside and out and an extensive maintenance program will be carried on so that all rooms will be decorated by next summer. Recess for the Thanksgiving hol idays will begin on Nov. 29 and end Dec. 2. A two-week holiday will begin on Dec. 20 when school is adjourned for Christmas. School begins on Jan. 2 of the new year. Seven new teachers have been added to the faculty of A&M Con solidated Schools. They are as fol lows: Mrs..Lucille Letbetter, Mrs. Jonas Conducts Supervisor Class L. K. Jonas, field instructor for the Engineering Extension Service, is conducting two super visor training classes for 16 em ployees of the McMurrey Refin ing Company in Tyler. The classes which began Aug. 6 and will continue through Aug. 17 are studying Unit 1 of the Ser vice’s supervisor training course. Employees meeting the minimum requirements of the twenty-hour course will be awarded certifi cates by the Service. John Kincannon, Mrs. Nolan Wil liamson, Mrs. William Byrd, Wal lace Hoggart, Horace Schaffer, and Thomas Ryan. Returning Staff Returning teachers include Mrs. Lewis Knowles and Mrs. Fred Sloop, first grade; Mrs. L. P. Du laney and Mrs. John Buchanan, second grade; Mrs. C. K. Leighton and Mrs. Dorothy Criswell, third grade; Mrs. Rowena Creswell and Mrs. C. B. Holzmann, fourth grade; Mrs. Pearl Tanzer and Mis. G. P. Parker, fifth grade. In the junior high school, the re turning teachers are Mrs. Eu gene Rush, Maurice Gremillion, Jim Bevins and Taylor Reidel. The old high school faculty includes Mrs. J. T. Duncan, Mrs. S. S. Sorensen, Mrs. Muriel Orr, L. E. Boze, and O. V. Chafin. Mrs. Owen Lee will be the school librarian while Jack Chaney will be in charge of the industrial arts pro gram. Col. R. J. Dunn will be spon sor of the school band and orches tra. At Lincoln School Julia Camp bell, Florence Hall, James Hawkins, Mrs. M. E. Howard and Argie Rayford will teach the elementary school while Mrs. C. R. Moley, W. A. Tarrow, Thay Owens, L. E. King, E. E. Escoe, J. R. Delley Jr. and Pearl Carter will comprise the high school faculty. CS Tops State With 106 College Station again jump ed into the state spotlight yesterday as “ole sol” blared down on the city to send tem peratures up to 106—highest in the state for Tuesday. It was the nineteenth day of 100 degree-plus weather and weather bureau officials at Easter wood Field say there is no indica tion of a let-up from this heat spell which has dried up practically everything in this area—except at places across the river. The Associated Press reported a few rain clouds, which had brought some relief in scattered areas of the state, disappeared yesterday. A count of the state’s heat death toll since July 1 rose to 30. The day’s lowest maximum tem perature reported to the U. S. Weather Bureau was 90 at Marfa. The highest was 106 at College Station. Fort Worth had 105; Ty ler, Presidio, and Dallas 104; Junc tion, Waco, and Austin 103; Vic toria, San Antonio, and Cotulla 102; Abilene, Del Rio, Palestine, Laredo, Texarkana, Salt Flat and Wink, 101; .Dalhart, Alice, and Beaumont 100; El Paso 99, Corpus Christi 96, and Brownsville 94. Cattle and calves flooded the San Antonio Livestock market in record numbers. Many were being taken from dry ranges and being sold for shipment to green pas tures in other states, or for fat tening in the mid-west. A ginner at Five Points, Ellis County, had ginned only one bale of cotton out of 12 to 15 bales handled. The same condition prevailed over several Texas counties, includ ing Dallas, Ellis, Kaufman, Navar ro, Johnson, Hill, Falls, Brazos, Henderson, McLennan, and Grimes. there were Martin V. Huberth, chairman of the board of the Hearst Corporation, and Richard E. Berlin, president of the Hearst Corporation. Hearst, armed with his father’s $25,000,000 fortune, entered the newspaper business when he was 23. He soon became—and stayed— the most spectacular publisher of the modera era in journalism. Dictated MacArthur Editorial When President Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur, a great Hearst favorite, this Spring, the lead editorial denouncing the act was dictated personally by Hearst. Intensely interested in politics, Hearst served two terms in Con gress from New York and once aspired for the presidency. He has been praised as one of the great American patriots and condemned by others as a “yellow journalist.” Hearst’s body, accompanied by his five sons, was flown, to San Francisco late today. It was taken to a San Francis co mortuary (N. Gray & Co.) where funeral arrangements await ed the expected arrival of Mrs. Hearst from New York late to night or early tomorrow. Subcommittee Asked To Settle Buffer Zone William Randolph Hearst Crafts Committee Will Show Movie An unusual film will be shown in the Assembly Room of the MSC tonight at 7:30. Carl Moeller, ad visor for the Crafts Committee of the MSC, urges everyone who is interested in crafts, or any type of handicraft, to attend the movie. The film will feature an English silversmith actually hammering and shaping a silver bowl. The movie has been filmed in color, and with sound, to be more infor mative and interesting. “The ABC of Pottery,” and a feature about the making of fine china will also be shown this evening. Senior Announcements Available in Goodwin Summer school graduation an nouncements have arrived and are now in the Student Activities of fice, second floor Goodwin Hall. They may be picked up at Mrs. Patranella’s desk anytime between 8 a. m. and 5 p. m. daily. The of fice closes at 12 p. m. on Satur days. ‘Ninety or 500—They Should Be Dismissed’ West Point Man Supports Honor Code By WILLIAM DICKENS Battalion Feature Editor to the honor of the Corps of Cadets at West Point.” Honor cases are tried by an “If 90 or 500 cadets were found Honor Committee, chosen by the guilty of cribbing for exams at cadets themselves, and action on West Point, they should be dismiss- the cases is taken by the Super- ed as individual cadets have been intendent of West Point on the in the past,” said A. B. Turner, recommendations from the com- a lieutenant colonel in the Officers mittee, according to Turner. Reserve Corps and a graduate stu- “The 90 cadets, who were found dent in physical oceanography at cruiltv bv their A&M this Summer. 8 - * A graduate of West Point in 1936, Turner explained that a cadet is on his honor not tb dis close the contents of an examina- a BS degree in civil and mili tary engineering, and was ap pointed a second lieutenant in the cavalry of the regular army. After serving three years as Troop officer in the 7th U. S. Cav alry at Fort Bliss, Tex., Turner attended the regular officer’s course at The Signal School at tion, nor to gain previous know- quently and the offenders im mediately dismissed from the Academy,” Turner said. “There can be no compromise in regard At the Grove This Week Wednesday, Aug. 15—Skating and Juke-box Dancing—8 p. m. Thursday, Aug. 16—Movie, “Royal Wedding” with Fred As taire and Jane Powell—8 p. m. Friday, Aug. 17—Dancing with Music by the Aggieland Combo—8 States J MilVtarv Arademv from "the which was a part of General Pat- ies toward a PhD degree at A&M. P- m - New York National Guard by the t 0 ?’ 8 3rd Army in the offensive Mrs. Turner is also attending Medaille de la Reconaissance. When the war was over, he re mained in Germany with the Army of Occupation until 1948 as Signal Officer for the 2nd Constabulary Brigade. LTpon his return to thb United States, he served as Battalion Commander of the 87th Heavy Tank Battal ion of the 3rd Armored Division, Fort Knox, Ky. Leaving the regular army in 1950, he was appointed Lt. Col, Fort Mammouth, N. J. Continu- ^ e H 0W ' s l3 den *' s ’ ing his military schooling, he was should suffer their punishment, graduated with the rank of major and any investigation by congress- from t he Command and General ... „ .... would be a travesty of jus- staff School at Fort Leavenworth, of Armor of the Officers Reserve tice, Turner said. Kan., in 1941. Corps, the rank he now holds A graduate of Erasmus Hall ^ , , , „ , -.niip attpruJino- A&M High School in Brooklyn, N. Y., Promoted to the rank of Lt. while attending A&M. ledge of an examination at any an ci Stanton Preparatory Aca- colonel in 1942, he served during Alter receiving a MS degree in time. demy in Cornwall, N. Y., Turner World War II as Signal Officer physical oceanography next June, “Individual cases of honor was appointed to the United 94th Infantry Division, Turner plans _to_ continue his stu- violation in this regard have occurred at West Point infre- Munsan, Korea, Aug. 15—OP)— United Nations delegates sugges ted today that a subcommittee be sent up to break through the for mality of Korean truce negotia tions and attempt to settle the buf fer zone deadlock. Red delegates showed interest, a U.N. spokesman said. Simultaneously, U.N. command headquarters in Tokyo announced that the Allies, if necessary, will continue “destroying or driving out of Korea” the Red Chinese and Ko rean armies. At Kaesong the chief U.N del egate, Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy, proposed a two man committee— one from each side—seek an end to the deadlock in an air of infor mality . Proposed Subcommittee He proposed the subcommittee “meet around rather than across the table.” They would thus es cape “the formality of utterances” which he said contributed to the three-week-old dispute over where to place a military dividing line across Korea that would separate opposing armies during an armis tice. Joy asked the Communists to reply Thursday. The negotiators meet next at 1 p.m. (10 p.m. Wed nesday EST). The five Red generals “showed more visible interest in Admiral Joy’s proposal than they have shown in any other statement,” Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols re ported. “It was sufficiently dif ferent to call for their undivided attention,” Nuckols commented. Truck Jumps Curb, Smashes Into Store Shaffer’s Book Store is supposed to be closed until Aug. 21, but it is now open—not for business, but open because a truck plowed into the front of it at 8:50 a.m. today. A fully loaded dump-truck own ed by A. A. Hodges, Dallas, was being driven west on Sulphur Springs Road when the driver R. C. Upchurch, Smithville, lost control of the vehicle. He reported a U- bolt on his right front spring sheared off, causing it to swerve to the right, jump the curb and crash into the front of the build ing. Damages to the store front were a broken plate glass window, a smashed screen door and the right side of the lower wall crushed in. The truck’s right front fender was smashed and badly damaged. By JOEL AUSTIN Battalion Editor A&M College and the City of College Station officially welcomed Pioneer Airlines to this city today as the first flight landed at Easterwood Field at 7:01 this morning from Houston. On hand to greet crew members of the plane were Chan cellor Gibb Gilchrist and President M. T. Harrington of A&M. The Pioneer plane landed at Easterwood for the first time this morning since operations and equipment of the local Airlines station were moved from Bryan Air Force Base, six miles west of Bryan. The last plane to land at Bryan Field took off at 7 p.m. last night and telegraph and office equipment were moved to the newly constructed Pioneer Airlines Building at Easter wood Field, which is owned and operated by A&M College. The arrival from Houston of the twin-engine DC-3 *“David Crocket” Airliner marked the first of four scheduled flights daily, two from the south and two from the north. The short, informal greeting, lasted but a few minutes as pic tures were made and passeh^Ors boarded the plane which took off on its north-bound flight. W. R. Morrison, local station manager for Pioneer Airlines had requested that the city and college postpone a formal welcoming exercise until after school begins in September. Others Greet Plane Also on hand to greet the first plane at Easterwood Field this morning were the following: A. C. Magee, president of the College Station Kiwanis Club; Joe Sorrels, president of the College Station Chamber of Commerce. Dr. H. W. Barlow, dean of the School of En gineering; Howard Badgett, Col lege Station city councilman. Raymond Rogers, city manager; Harry Boyer, city councilman; T. R. Spence, manager of Physical Plants for the A&M System; and Guy Smith, manager of Easter wood Field. Spence purchased the first ticket from the Easterwood office. He boarded the plane for Temple. Spence said the ticket will go to the college archives to commemor ate the occasion. Passengers Also traveling on the first flight from College Station to Temple were Chancellor Gilchrist, Badgett and his son Richard. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Reed of Los Angeles, Calif, also boarded the plane here for Dallas, the first hop of their trip home. They had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Dillard of Hearne. Ci’ew members greeted by the delegation were R. N. Schafranka and R. F. Cobb, pilot and co-pilot respectively, and Jean Hart, hos tess. The plane took off after the short ceremony for Dallas. Pioneer Air Lines will designate the stop here as “A&M College” and will identify Easterwood Field as being on the A&M College cam pus at College Station. Both delegations appeared more cheerful than usual when they left the meeting place, a pool dis patch from Kaesong said. And Communist newsmen on the scene hinted the Reds might be willing to discuss a demarcation line based on the present battle front, as the Allies demand. Delegations have been stymied since July 27 over the location of the demarcation line. North Ko rean Lt. Gen. Nam II, heading the Red negotiators, Wednesday reiter ated the Red demand it be along the 38th parallel. This is gener ally south of the battle line. Joy made his subcommittee pro posal near the close of the 25th Kaesong session. It was the 15th in which the negotiators had ar gued over the buffer zone. Idea Advances He advanced the idea, the offi cial U.N. communique said, after both sides “expressed their respec tive but divergent views on the ef fectiveness of naval and air oper ations on the present overall mili tary situation.” Nam 11 conceded that U.N. air and naval bombardments had a “definite amount of effect” on Red troop movements. Joy’s proposal called for a joint committee of one delegate from each side aided by not more than two staff assistants each, includ ing interpreters. He said he was willing to name his men imme diately, if Nam accepted the idea. Field Named A fter Jesse Easterwood Wm | Mn late Franklin D. Roosevelt, who drive to the Rhine River. A&M during the Summer semester, was then Governor of New York. In recognition for his military The Turners are the parents of Turner was graduated from service, Turner holds five cam- two sons and live on the Old Col- the Academy in June, 1936, with paign medals and the French lege Road north of the campus. Saturday, Aug. 18 — Square Dancing with Music by the Aggie land Combo—8 p. m. Sunday, Aug. 19—Skating—8 p. m. “Easterwood Field bears a name symbolic of thousands of young men who have gone and are still going from A&M to the wars our country has been com pelled to fight in order to main our freedom,” Chancellor Gibb Gil christ of the A&M System said today, as the Pioneer Airlines be gan operations from the college airport. The college’s airport was named in honor and memory of Jesse Lawrence Easterwood, a name hon ored and revered throughout the state. He had an outstanding com bat record in World War I. While in school he was a member of Company B and a member of the class of 1909. Jesse Lawrence Easterwood, son of the late Captain and Mrs. Alexander Heads Education Group E. R. Alexander, head of the Agricultural Education Depart ment, served as chairman of the General Assembly for one session of the Teacher Standard Certifica tion Conference held at SMU July 23 through 28. Alexander and E. V. Walton were delegates to the conference which was attended by some 200 teachers, Walton served on the adult edu cation committee at the conference. Alexander served as chairman of one committee, and was a member of other committees. The plan for certifying teachers was revised at the conference. W. E. Easterwood, pioneer citi zens of Wills Point, was com missioned a lieutenant in the naval air service in 1917 after completing a course at the Mass achusetts Institute of Technol ogy in. 1917. He was second American to qual ify as a naval aviation pilot and went to England in 1918 where he served with the Royal Flying Corps. He piloted one of the first 10 Handley-Page bombing planes and made 16 successful raids be hind the German lines. Easterwood became a respect ed foe to the enemy and a hero to his countrymen. He brought the first Caproni bombing plane from Italy to France and served with the British, Italian, French and American air forces. He was awarded the navy cross and giv en medals for service in three foreign countries. The American and Allied hero, who was called “Red” by his bud dies and friends, even while at A&M, was killed in an airplane accident while on duty in the Canal Zone in 1919. The college established Easter wood Airport in 1940 and today Chancellor Gilchrist again paid high tribute to the man for whom the field was named. “Red Easterwood and I were boys together at Wills Point,” the chancellor said. “We were very close friends and about the same age. Our college airport could not be named for one more deserving of the honor. It is gratifying to know that Red’s name is being perpetuated here at A&M which he honored by his distinguished service.”