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Official Paper
Of Texas A&M College
And College Station
Number 34: Volume 52
The Battalion
PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1,1951
Published by The Students
Of Texas A&M
For 73 Years
Price Five Cents
Strictly Non-Reg!
“It’s all work and no play” say tailtwisters Lt.
Col. Alec Currie and Bob Cain of the College Sta
tion Lions Club. But don’t let them fool you, their
little bits of non-sense seem to be giving them
a large dose of genuine pleasure. The oc
casion was the Lion’s Club Ladies Night pro
gram held in the M§C Assembly Room earlier
this week. The general atmosphere of the meet
ing was nothing short of a. halarious commotion
from beginning to' end. And their headwear—
strictly non-reg!
Juniors to Supervise
Rifles for Bull-Ringers
A new feature for men on the
Saturday afternoon bull-ring will
be installed this week, Colonel
of the Corps Eric Carlson, said to
day.
M-l rifles will be used as extra
burden for the men who wi}l walk
off punishment tours during the
sesions scheduled from. 1-4 p. m.
t'he action came after a call was
issued by commissioned and non
commissioned officers to make the
punishment tours a little stiffer for
men who have heretofore minded
very little about waking contin
uously from one to« four hours in
the square “circle.”
Also as an added feature to this
week’s bull-ring, the juniors who
will be required to sign in every
hour (men who are campused or
who must do extra duty) will spend
their time around the bull-ring.
Their duties will be to supervise
the usage of the rifles by the 491
men who must serve punishment
tours this Saturday.
“We are not ready to announce
any other means of punishment
which is to be substituted for ‘un
authorized practices’ which have
been abandoned this year,” Carl
son said.
A new means of punishing'men
who violate cadet regulations has
been worked out, but lacks final
approval of certain officials, he
said. If approved, it should go into
effect Monday.
This punishment is one- of the
answers to the question of “What
do. we use now that the board is
gone,” which unit leaders voiced
recently. They complained there
was no quick and effective means
of punishing a subordinate when
necessary. Many times, they claim
ed, bull ring hours didn’t come
through until several weeks after
the violation had occured, doing lit
tle. go.od .for the man who commit
ted the act.
A committee of five seniors has
been appointed to investigate ways
.and means for the quick and effect
ive punishment. Their announce
ment of something tangible, that
can be' used immediately, is expect
ed by the first of next week, Carl
son- reported.
Texas CROP Invader Threatens Team,
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Contributions Only One Casualty-So Far
Exceed Budget
It looks now as if the Texas
contributions to Christian
Rural Overseas of farm com
modities will go beyond the
proposed budget, according to
Dr. Daniel Russell, head of the
Sociology Department and state
chairman of the benevolent organ
ization known as CROP.
“The proposed Texas Friendship
Food and Fiber ship to sail from
Houston at Thanksgiving or short
ly thereafter to Korea and the
Orient is assured,” Dr. Russell
said, “and both small and large
gifts are coming in to swell the
Texas total.”
Although the drive has lagged
in some places, especially in Cen
tral and South Texas drought
areas, it has gone beyond the quota
in other regions, Dr. Russell re
ported.
Carson County accepted a quota
of one carload of grain and it
looks as if the drive will bring in
three or four carloads. The Pan
handle area is working on a quota
of 32 carloads of grain. The Lub
bock area has accepted a quota
of 300 bales of cotton. Rice grow
ers in the Houston area have ac
cepted a quota of 14 carloads of
rice. The Catholic rural church at
Tours, Texas, had a harvest fes
tival from which they raised
$182.40, showing how rural church
es are bringing in smaller gifts in
the drive.
The program is a voluntary, co
operative program of all church
groups in the state.
Competition from other schools on the playing field is
not the only enemy of college athletics, at least not at A&M.
In fact, almost everything unites to hinder the sincere ath
lete.
There are profs who fail to understand, and there is
also a hidden enemy which lurks unseen in the air they
breathe, in the water they drink, and in the food they con
sume.
This particular enemy strikes without warning and of
ten brings havoc to the team’s chances. He probably has a
scientific name, but to the layman, his name is germ.
Hart Hall was invaded this week. The type of germ—
they come in all sizes and races—was the mumps.
Freshman football player Marvin Tate has contracted
the disease and reportedly exposed the whole football team.
Fortunately, those who have previously contracted the disease
are immune to its effects. But lo unto the uninitiated.
No other cases have been detected, but the fight is on.
“Beware of the Mumps,” has become the pass word in Hart
Hall.
Chilling Winds
Blow In Rain
On Hallowe’en
Chilling winds, a sudden thund
erstorm, and lower temperatures
reigned over College Station last
night as old man weather had a
trick or two of his own to play
on Hallowe’en.
And with the first day of No
vember, he pushed the theromome-
ter down to 45 degrees and showed
the Brazos area folks that he
could do something besides blister
them with 100 degree plus heat,
as was the case for 25 consecu-
Uncle Sam Greets November
With Added Taxes in Force
Washington, Nov. 1—(A 1 )—This
is the day you start contributing
your share of the new $5,691,000,-
000 in annual revenue to Uncle
Sam. That averages out to $38
for each person but not everybody,
of course, will owe that amount.
You’ll notice the tax increase in
your next salary check and prob
ably in a lot of things you buy—
a pack of cigarettes, an automobile,
a tankful of gasoline, a bottle of
Draft Test Deadline
Nears for Students
Brig. Gen. Paul L. Wakefield,
state director of Selective Service,
reminded college students that the
deadline for filing application
blanks for the new series of Selec
tive Service college qualification
tests is approaching. He stressed
the importance of all eligible stu
dents taking the test if they intend
to apply for deferment as students.
The test dates in the second ser
ies are Dec. 13, 1951, and April
24, 1952. The tests are conducted
by the Educational Testing Ser
vice, Princeton, N. J. Blanks may
be obtained by the registrant in
any local board office.
Urged to Apply
General Wakefield said students
whose academic year will end in
January 1952 are urged to apply
for the Dec. 13 test so they will
have scores in their files when the
local boards consider their cases
in January.
The state director indicated that
those who do not have test score
results in their cover sheets may
have “a verry difficult time in
deed” in convincing local boards
that they should be deferred as
students.
“A total of 339,000 students took
the first series of tests given last
spring and summer, General Wake
field said and 63 per cent received
scores of 70 or better.
Application blanks' for the Dec.
13 test must be postmarked not
later than midnight, Monday, Nov.
5, 1951. Applications for the April
24, 1952, test must be postmarked
not later than midnight, March 10,
1952.
Score or Rank Counts
The criteria for deferment as a
student is either a satisfactory
score (70) on the Selective Ser
vice college qualification test or
satisfactory rank in class (upper
half of the freshman class, upper
two-thirds pf the sophomore class,
upper three-fourths of the junior
class).
Seniors accepted for admission
to a graduate school satisfy the
criteria if they stand in the upper
half of their class, or make a score
of 75 or better on the test. Stu
dents already enrolled in graduate
schools may be deferred so long
as they remain in good standing.
The standards may be raised or
lowered as necessity demands. And
it is not mandatory for the local
boards to follow the criteria.
liquor, a roll of film, or a fountain
pen, for instance.
You may even feel it when you
put down two bucks on a nag run
ning at Pimblico or Jamaica with
your favorite bookie—if he still is
doing business at the same old
stand.
Not All Sour
Not quite all the tax law chang
es are on the sour side, though.
The 3 Us per cent excise comes
off your electricity bills. You now
dan buy baby lotion, a house trail
er, a heating pad and a ticket to a
high school football game or a
symphony concert — all without
paying any federal tax. Prices on
those tickets may not come down,
though—the high schools and or-
erhestras may keep the difference.
All of these changes were in the
big bill passed Oct. 19 by Congress
to provide more money for the
nation’s huge mobilization effort.
President Truman promptly signed
the measure, although he had ask
ed for new revenue of almost twice
as much—$10,009,000,000.
Today is the effective date for
the new law with the exception of
corporation tax increases, retroac
tive to last April 1.
Income Tax Boost
Most persons are going to be
rapped for an income tax boost of
about 11% per cent over what thby
have been paying. Those in the
very high brackets get somewhat
lighter treatment; they must pay
an increase amounting to nine per
cent of their taxable income left
after paying the old tax.
This section of the bill will add
about $2,280,000,000 a year to the
nation’s tax bill—the biggest sing
le new slice of revenue.
A married man with $5,000 net
income and no children will pay
$843.60 annual tax; formerly it
was $760.
A married man with $100,000
net income and two children will
pay $56,032- annual tax; under the
old law it was $51,912.
The next biggest revenue pro
ducer will be the increase in cor
poration and excess profits taxes.
These will raise an estimated $2,-
207,000,00 of extra money annual
ly.
The basic rate on corporations
earning more than $25,000 a year
is hiked to 52 per cent from the
present 47.
But you probably will run into
the tax changes most often in the
long list of increases in the excise
taxes. There are a few decreases
and eliminations, too.
Not all of these excise tax chang
es will be passed along to the con
sumer but most of them likely will
be and in some cases the price hike
will be more than the new tax.
Regimental Ball
Sweetheart
Pictures Due
In Monday
Members of the Band, Composite
Regiment, and Seventh - Regiment
must turn in pictures of Sweet
heart candidates- for their formal
ball by Monday at the latest.
Pictures can be turned in to
June Clark, 301-10, Bruce Miller,
301-12, or Grover Ellisor, 417-11.
The Band, Composite Regiment,
and Seventh Regiment Ball will be
Friday night, Nov. 9 at 9 p. m.
in Sbisa Hall. The Aggieland Or
chestra will play. The dance will
start right after the commission
ing exercises.
Six finalists will be selected
from the pictures by the dance com
mittee, Don Young and Victor Rus-
sek, chairmen. The Battalion will
print pictures of the finalists.
The Sweetheart will be chosen at
the danCe by a committee of spec
ially selected judges.
tive days during last July and
August.
First Real Norther
The first real norther of the
fall, as it was officially dubbed,
the cold front will continue for
the next 24 hours before a warm--
up is. due. At least that’s what
the CAA weatherman says at East-
erwood Airport.
Winds blowing from a north by
north-westerly direction last night
moved in at a 10 to 20 mile-per-
hour pace, leaving little doubt that
autumnal weather was at last hei’e
-—even in Texas.
On the weather agenda for Col
lege Station today was more rain,
with low-hanging clouds scheduled
to keep the atmosphere rather
sullen and sultry all day. The tem
perature: to remain cool.
From Canadian Border
The cold frtfnt moved in from
along the Canadian border, the
weatherman reported, and is caus
ing snow to fall in Kansas and
some parts of Oklahoma now. A
freezing drizzle was registered at
Dalhart last night and the possibil-
ifv of snow was reported in Ama
rillo.
The barbed wire fence between
the Panhandle and the North Pole
trembled today, said the Associated
Press, as a. rain-bearing cold front
whipped over the state.
By Wednesday night the- front
had moved south of San Antonio
and just north of Houston. Cloudy
skies and colder weather were
expected to cover the entire state
today.
Scattered Showers
Scattered showers fell in North
and West Texas and the Panhandle
Wednesday.
Texarkana had 1.17 inches of
rain; Lubbock had .78 of an inch;
Waco and Dallas .38; Amarillo .20;
Abilene .19; Fort, Worth and Luf-
kin.21; Wichita Falls .56; and Tyler
.07.
The highest temperature Wed
nesday was 93 at Cotulla. It was 87
at San Antonio, 85 at Del Rio, 87
at Corpus Christi and 88 at Hous
ton.
The coolest maximum tempera
ture was 35 at Dalhart. Amarillo
had a high afternoon reading of
36 degrees; Childress 39; Wichita
Falls 46; Fort Worth and Dallas
54; and Lubbock 45.
Domestic Casualty
The cold weather resulted in a
domestic casualty in Foi’t Worth
Wednesday morning.
A shivering housewife told a
hospital attendant that when she
asked her husband to get out of
bed and light the stove he snarled
and started beating her.
She was treated for braises and
a broken hand.
I Additional Corps Officers Announced
A supplementary list of cadet of
ficers and noivcommiss-ioned offi
cers in the cadet corps was an
nounced yesterday by. Lt. Col. M.
P. Bowden, assistant commandant.
With the approval of the President
of - the College and the Dean of
Men, the following appointments
were made: •
Headquarters Consolidated Band
—First Lt. Vernon R. Berry is re
lieved as second-in-command, Ma
roon Band and assigned Intelli
gence Officer with rank of Cap
tain. Drum and Bugle Corps: J.
L. Koontz, T/Sgt.; Dean S. Ken
nedy, T/Sgt.; Cpls. D. C. Quast,
W. T. Barron, R. C. Bledsoe, T. R.
Steele, and E. B. Gross.
Maroon Band—1st Lt. C. R.
Frederickson, pit. Idr.; S/Sgt. F. O.
Placke, pit. gd.
Headquarters Senior Battalion—
Capt. E. E. Curry, adj.
A Seniors—1st Lts. G. E. Rich
ardson, fit. Idr.; R. Lilley, fit. Idr.;
D. L. Plefferkorn, ath. off.; C. W.
Penn, sch. off.; J. E. Goforth, oper.
off.; J. C. Thomaas, troop inf. off.
B Seniors—1st Lts. J. B. Vittrup,
second-in-command; R. E. Martin,
pit. Idr.; C. B. Avera, Jr., sch. off.;
and J. C. England, troop inf. off.
C Seniors—1st Lts. P. H. Hum
phrey, pit. Idr.; J. C. Mitcham ath.
off.
D Seniors—1st Lts. G. E. Wal
lace, second-in-command; M. H.
Bell, ath. off.; C. D. Adams, adm.
off.
E Seniors—1st Lts. D. S. Burns,
second-in-command; R. R. York,
pit. Idr.; G. R. Armstrong, ath.
off.; B. L. Chambers, adm. off.■
Headquarters, Infantry Regi
ment, Maj. D. B. Wolf, intelg.. off.
A Infantry—1st Lt. V. E. Chand
ler is relieved as pit. Idr. and as
signed sch. off; S/Sgt. T. Cough-
ran, sch. sgt.; Cpls. V. R. Kennedy,
Jr., F. H. Mitchell, J. W. Las-
koskie, H. L. Duennenbarg, -E. K.
Gruene, L. L. Zaeske, ass’t. sqd.
Ids:; E. V. Smith, guidon bearer;
W. C. Torgett, III, ass’t guidon
bearer.
B Infantry—T/Sgt. V. E. Ca-
denca; S/Sgts. C. A. Granton,
supl sgt.; W. R. Stevens, sqd Idr.;
J. R. Hildebrand, sqd. Idr.; J. W.
Thrasher, Jr., sqd. Idr.; Cpls B. R.
Sewell, M. L. Longhofer, J. R.
Butter, ass’t. sqd. Idrs.; D. L.
Allen, guidon bearer.
Youthful Orange-Throwers
Beat Up TU Football Star
Austin, Tex., Nov. 1—(/P)—Texas halfback Gib Dawson
took a beating from five teen-agers Tuesday night but was
not hurt seriously enough to keep him out of football prac
tice yesterday.
Scoring ace of the Southwest Conference, Dawson said
he hoped the four stitches required to close a split lip would
not keep him out of action against SMU in Dallas Saturday.
Longhorn Coach Ed Price said Dawson would wear a
face guard to protect his lip.
Dawson told police he pursued a hot-rod car Tuesday
night after one of its five riders tossed an orange against his
windshield.
The hotrod stopped, and as he approached, one of the
youths hit him in the mouth with a rock, Dawson said.
The 21-year-old, 170-pound Dawson told his date, Jane
Bradner of Galveston, to call the police. She ran to a nearby
house, but before help arrived, the five youths worked him
over and fled, Dawson said.
“I was just going to chew them out for throwing that
orange. I didn’t know they were going to start all that
trouble,” Dawson said.
C Infantry—S/Sgt. R. D. Wells
is relieved as sqd. Idr. and assigned
pit. sgt. with rank of T/Sgt.
S/Sgts. F. R. Willis, trans. sgt.;
N. R. Parish, sqd. Idr.; E. M. Nau-
ert, sqd. Idr.; J. L. Price, sqd. Idr.
E Infantry—1st Sgt. P. J. Ham-
man, first sgt.; T/Sgt. W. E.
Love, pit. sgt.; S/Sgt.s W. L.
Minturn, sqd. idr.; J. W. Patton,
sqd. Idr.; R. L. Lyons, sqd. Idr.;
B. J. Flowe, sqd. Idr.; H. D. Brown,
sqd. 5Idr.; M. W. Geisendorff, sqd.
Idr. •
Headquarters Artillery Regiment
—Maj. W. H. Beazley is relieved as
exec, off., Headquarters Second
Battalion, Artillery Regiment and
assigned intig. off. T/Sgt. T. A.
Howard, trans. sgt.; S/Sgt. S.
W. McCIaren, clr, sgt.; R. C.
Weisinger, clr. sgt.; Cpl. J. J. Top,
clr. guard.
A Field Artillery—S/Sgt. B. A.
Hood, sch. sgt.; G. K. Shearer,
traps, sgt, Cpls. R. A. Blackwell;
J. D. Dowell, T. B. Field, J. C.
Nail, ass’t. sqd. Idrs.
B Field Artillery—1st Lt. L. P.
Pittard, supl. off.; S/Sgt. R. I.
Bradlev, trans. sgt.
C Field Artillery—S/Sgt. R. H.
Terk is relieved as sqd. Idr, B
Coast Artillery and assigned sch.
sgt. S/Sgt. J. J. Seligman is re
lieved as comm. sgt. and assigned
supl. sgt. 1st. Lt. J. S. Noel,
supl. off.; T/Sgts B. R. Meyers,
pit. sgt.; W. L. Cole, pit. sgt.;
S/Sgt. C. M. Hickerson, ath. sgt.
D Field Artillery—S/Sgts. W.
P. Kerr, comm, sgt.; W. L. Todd,
trans. sgt.; J. P. Collins, sqd. Idr.;
Cpl. C. W. Fancis, ass’t sqd. Idr.
E Field Artillery—1st Lt. J. D.
Stein is relieved as pit. Idr. and
assigned second-in-command; 1st
Sgt. J. E. Hall, first sgt.; S/Sgts.
W. H. Scott, supl. sgt; H. J. Al
len, comm, sgt.; E. T. Fuller, pit.
gd.; A. M. Heath, pit gd.; A. R.
Hooten, sqd. idr.; B. S. Sewell,
sqd. Idr.; Cpls L. Draper, J. T.
Dunkin, L. R. Hahnfeld, ass’t sqd.
Idr.; J. B. Tyree, guidon bearer.
A Coast Artillery—T/Sgts. R. T t
Childress, pit. sgt; W. E. Walker,
pit. sgt; S/Sgts. E. C. Zieschang,
ath. sgt; R. T. McLelland, comm,
sgt; C. T. Williams, pit. gd.; J. S.
Blackwell, sqd. Idr.; B. A. Wil
banks, sqd. Idr.; S. R. Clark, sqd.
Idr.; Cpls. J. C. Farrell, L. S.
Brown, E. R. Keeling, D. H. Cope
land, R. J. Drozd, ass’t. sqd. Idr.
B Coast Artillery—T/Sgt. F. A.
Cox, pit. agt; S/Sgts. R. S. Walk
er, ath. sgt.; W. D. Edens, comm,
sgt.; R. W. Brimberry, sqd. Idr.;
J. D. Baraard, sqd. Idr.; W. L.
Reynolds, sqd. Idr.
Headquarters, Armor Battalion
—1st Lt. James Lehmann is re
lieved as sch. off., C Amor and
assigned inf. off. with rank of
capt.
A Armor—S/Sgts. J. D. Young,
spl. sgt.; J. M. Reeves, sqd. Idr.;
E. L. Goetz, sqd. Idr.; J. F. Fritz,
sqd ldi\; J. G. Willingham, sqd.
Idr.
B Armor—S/Sgts. C. B. Lucas,
ath. sgt; H. L. Harvard, comm,
sgt.; K. B. Holmes, trans. sgt.;
Cpl. J. R. Sears, ass’t sqd. Idr.
C Armor—Cpls. F. C. Luther,
E. T. Skidmore, C. B. Sterzing,
ass’t. sqd. Idrs.; R. D. Cole, guidon
bearer.
Headquarters, Engineer Battal
ion, Armor-Engineer Regiment,
T/Sgt. D. C. Blackwell is relieved
as pit. sgt. and assigned supl. sgt.
A Engineers—1st. Lt. J. O. Pat
ton, ath. off.; T/Sgts C. G. Phil
lips, pit. sgt; D. R. Roberts, pit.
sgt; S/Sgt.s C. R. Morrison, ath.
sgt; H. C. Hale, sqd. Idr.
B Engineers—S/Sgt. L. W. Pat
rick, ath. sgt.
Headquarters, Second Group,
First Air Force Wing—1st Lt. J.
V. Davidson is relieved as sch. off.
F Sqdr. and assigned intlg. off.
with rank of Capt. 1st Lt. L. T.
Solomon is relieved as fit. Idr. D
Sqdr. and assigned supl. off. with
rank of Capt.
Headquarters, Second Air Force
Wing—1st Lt. I. C. Trauth is re
lieved as fit. Idr. H Sqdr. and as-
A&M Quarterbacks to Hear
Abb Curtis Talk Tonight
Abb Curtis, assistant executive secretary of the South
west Conference, will address the Battalion Quarterback Club
tonight. Curtis, formerly a SWC football official, will tell
the group some interesting anecdotes concerning his exper
iences as an official.
Taylor Wilkins, veterans adviser, will give the quarter
backs some pointers on football play and will comment on the
A&M-Baylor films as they are unreeled.
Time of the Thursday QB meet is 7:45 p. m. in the As
sembly Hall.
Paul Cardeihac, winner of last week’s QB contest, will
receive two tickets to the A&M-Arkansas game to be played
Nov. 3, at Fayetteville, Arkansas. Ray Krause, second place
winner in the contest, will be presented two cartons of cig
arettes, donated by the campus Chesterfield representative.
Sponsors of the QB Club include the following merchants
in Bryan and College Station: Kelley’s Coffee Shop; Lack’s
Associate Store; Cade Motor Co.; Parker-Astin Hardware
Co.; The A&M Grill; J. C. Penny Co.; Central Texas Hard-
ward Co.; American Laundry Dry Cleaners; Sanitary Farm
Dairies; and Tom McCall’s Phillips’ 66 Service Station.
signed supl. off. with rank of
Maj, Cpl. R. F. Downey, clr. gd.
I) Squadron—S/Sgts. G. W. Day,
elm. Idr.; J. C. Walden, elm. Idr.
Headquarters, Third Group, Sec
ond Air Force Wing—T/Sgts. C.
D. Patton, sgt. niaj.; F. H. Kohu-
tek, supl. sgt.
G Squadron—S/Sgts. L. G. Ren-
ken, sch. sgt.; J. J. Chapman, ath.
sgt.; H. C. Allison, supl. sgt.; L.
E. Minns, elm Idr.; Cpls. H. N.
Lackshin, P. M. Orr, W. G. Sex
ton, A. A. Tomchesson, ass’t elm.
Idrs.; E. E. Kilgore, guidon bearer.
H Squadron—1st. Lt. C. W.
Keese is relieved as sch. off. and
assigned second-in-command;
T/Sgt. J. R. Kennedy, fit. sgt.;
S/Sgts. R. C. Faulkner, comm,
sgt.; J. F.' Huppertz, fit. gd.; W.
A. Showers, elm. Idr.; R. B. Gibbs,
elm. Idr.; J. B. Kyser, elm. Idr.
Headquarters, Fourth Group,
Second Air Force Wing—T/Sgts.
H. J. Martin, sgt. maj.; D. W.
Benson, supl. sgt.
K Squadron—T/Sgt. R. L. Driv
er fit. sgt.; S/Sgts. J. M. Stewart,
sch, sgt.; O. A. Darilek, Jr., ath.
sgt.; E. M. Holder, comm sgt.; G.
S. Fox., Jr., elm. Idr.; J. E. Bloom
er, elm Idr.; Cpls. T. O. Miessler,
S. Jahn, D. F. Golla, C. W. Boyd,
ass’t. elm. Idrs.; M. R. Williams,
guidon bearer.
M Squadron—1st. Lt. J. N. Car
penter, Jr. is transferred from L
Sqdr. as fit. Idr.; S/Sgt. C. A.
Mahler is relieved as elm. Idr., E
Squadron and assigned fit. sgt.
with rank of T/Sgt.; S/Sgt. R. E.
(See PROMOTIONS LIST, page 2)