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Official Paper Of Texas A&M College And College Station Number 38: Volume 52 The Battalion PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE C0LLEGE STATI0N (Aggieland), TEXAS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1951 Published by The Students Of Texas A&M For 73 Years Price Five Cents Aggie Players Harry Gooding, right, as General Dennis, “shuts Phillips, who portrays Senaotr Malcolm. Carroll 30,000 Due For A&M-Pony Game Saturday A crowd of 30.000 is ex- I pected to be in Kyle Field i Saturday afternoon when the Aggies face the SMU Mus tangs, Howard Nelson, ticket sales manager, said Tuesday. So far, only 400 student guest tickets have been sold for A&M’s third home football game of the I 19i>l season. About 2,600 guest tickets are still on sale, Kelson said. Tickets are being sold from 8 a. m. until 5 p. m. daily. All tick ets will go off sale Friday at 5 p. m. Saturday morning, Nelson said, SMU released its option on 4,500 seats for the game. These tickets are located in three sections on the east .side, behind the goal line, and in one section on the west side at the extreme south end of the stadium. Only three boxes will be set up along the track, Nelson said. Tick ets ' in these boxes were sold be fore the other tickets were made available. Tickets for the A&M-Rice game Nov. 17 in Houston will go on sale Monday morning at 8, and will re main on sale through Wednesday. Monday and Tuesday, sales will close at 5 p. m., but Wednesday, tickets will be sold until 0 p. m. Four A&M Students Jailed In Fayetteville Saturday {Accused of Cursing Fayetteville Sheriff Ike Refuses to Comment; Observers Say He ’ll Run ‘Command Decision 9 Shows Success of Daylight Raids During World War II, a major controversy arose in the United States among authorities over the advisability of continuing daylight precision bombardment, or to be gin night bombardment. The Brit ish were using night bombardment and sustaining few losses. Day light bombardment therefore seem-r ed to be doomed, due to the high losses incurred. “Command Decision”, scheduled by the Aggie Players for Nov. 12 and 13, presents this controversy and shows how one Air Force of fice)', who believed aerial supre- macy could be maintained with the continuation of daylight bombani- ment, endeavored to eliminate the German Luftwaffe build-up in de fensive aircraft. Although the tar Islam Religion Is Panel Topic Thursday Night Islam, the religious philosophy [aught by the prophet Mohammed, trill be discussed in an informal panel Thursday evening by three (V&M Moslem students. Meeting in the MSC Assembly Room at 7:15 p.m., the panel will be headed by Aly Lasheen, grad uate student from Cairo, Egypt; Mazen Abdel-Hadi, graduate stu dent from Palestine; and Abdullah Khan of Pakistan, who is also a graduate student. A question and answer session will follow the dis cussion by the three Moslems. An invitation has been extended to everyone interested by the MSC Browsing Library Committee, sponsors of the panel. This year’s A&M Moslem stu dents have recently donated copies of the Quran, the Moslem holy book, and three interpretive books on their religion to the MSC Browsing Library. gets around which the drama of “Command Decision” centers are fictional, they had their real coun- terparts in World War II, accord ing to Colonel E. W. Napier, tech nical advisor. Plot In England The plot of the drama is laid -at' an American air base in- southern England. American courage and airman ship are vividly portrayed by the characters of Brig. Gen. K. ’C. Dennis, played by Harry Goodirig; Shows How CS Bowlers May Attend Sport Movie “Fundamentals of Bowling,” al film demonstrating proper bowl ing methods, will be shown in the Ballroom of the MSC at 9 a. nr, Saturday, according to Elaine Les ter, manager of bowling and games at the MSC. Mrs. Lester said the showing of the film will be co-sponsored by the Bowling and Games depart ment and the A&M Bowling Club. “All members of the A&M Bowl ing Club are urged to attend,” re minded Bemie Hofelmeyer, chair man of the Bowling Club. “Mem bers of the junior bowling class,, as well as staff, students, and the general public interested in bowl ing will, I believe, enjoy the mov ie,” added Hofelmeyer. The film is shown as a compli ment of the YMCA. Col. Ted Martin, played by Bill Witty; and Lt. Jake Goldberg, played by John V. King. General Dennis, who foresaw the danger spot created by the Germans’ mass production of fighters, did not dis obey orders by sending his bombers beyond friendly fighter cover, but picked his own targets in the ab sence of orders from his command er. His action in this respect che ated a commotion of political out cries almost causing daylight pre cision bombardment to be abandon ed. “A true picture of the Air Force operating unde) - wartime condi tions is pictured by ‘Command De cision,” said Colonel Napier. “We, are sure that no one will be dis appointed by this drama, and we urge you to see it NoV. 12 and 13.” Washington, Nov. 7—•A 5 )—-Gen eral Eisenhower left himself pro minently in the presidential picture today. Although refusing anew to talk politics while heading the combin ed Western European Defense Force, the general stirred fresh hope in the Ike-for-President ranks by declaring: • “If the time ever comes I feel that my duty compels me to say a word of any kind (about politics) 1 will do so positively and defin itely.” • If his friends—such as Sena tor Duff (R-Pa), a leader of the Eisenhower-for-president drive-— “believe they know how I would react, that is their business and 1 never interfere in their busi ness.” • He hopes, and has hoped ever since he accepted the job, that his European assignment won’t last “too long”—but he declined to say how long he expects it will last. All this was far from a declara tion of candidacy, or even a state ment that he’d be willing to run for President. But it differed considerably from his 1948 declarations that he would not accept a nomination. Not Counting Himself Out And it left newsmen who inter viewed the general with the im pression that while he may not be running, he isn’t counting himself out. Mr. Truman backed up Eisen hower’s statement that it was de fense matters, and not domestic politics, which brought the general home for a day and a half of con ferences with the President and other defense leaders. The President said problems of European economic stability, grow ing out of. defense effort, were re sponsible for the trip, adding: “That is the reason—all the speculation to the contrary—that is UN Won’t Consider ‘Trick’ Commie Offer Engineers Council Elects Chandler Harold Chandler, senior petrol eum engineering student, was elected president of the Student Engineers’ Council Monday night at the council’s first meeting of the year. Charles Wacker, senior petrol eum and mechanical engineering major, was chosen vice president. Other officers elected were: Wel don Kruger, junior petroleum en gineering student, secretary; and Don Williford, senior architecture student, treasurer. Before the election was held, Dean Howard W. Barlow of the School of Engineering discussed briefly the history of the council and its functions. The council is composed of representatives from each student engineering society or club. Members of the council decided to hold meetings the first Monday of each month at 7:30 p. m. MSC Plans Buffet LuncheonSaturday The MSC buffet luncheon, insti tuted the weekend of the A&M- Baylor football game, will again be served Saturday, Miss Teresa Tunnell, MSC food director, said Tuesday. Cost of the meal will be $1.50 per person. The buffet will be served in the Assembly Room , of the MSC from 11 a. m. until 1 p. m. Tickets for the meal, which will consist of cold fried chicken, pota to salad, baked beans, rolls and butter, and cup cakes, are on sale at the front desk in the MSC. They may also be purchased Saturday before the meal is served, Miss Tunnell said. “The dining room .and coffee shop are not large enough to ac comodate the increased crowds which are on the campus for foot ball games,” the food director ex plained. “This plan is for those people who want more than a box lunch.” Miss Tunnell said the plan was successful when it was used for the first time two weeks ago and she is expecting about 400 people to take advantage of the sendee Sat urday. Munsan, Korea, Nov. 7—CP)— The United Nations command today refused to consider what it regarded as a trick Communist proposal to call off the fighting in Korea immediately without pro viding for the exchange of prison ers or supeiwision of an armistice. Growing doubt and suspicion marked the continued deadlock over where to draw a cease-fire line across the embattled peninsula. There was considerable doubt among observers that any speedy settlement could be reached. Nevertheless, Allied and Red subcommittees scheduled their 36th meeting for 11 a.m. today (8 p.m. Wednesday, CST) at Panmunjom. It was the only hopeful sign in the protracted negotiations. Tuesday the U. N. command indicated it felt the Reds were not sincerely interested in reaching a real Korean peace. The Commu nist propaganda line for months has hai'ped on the charge that the Allies were “stalling.” At Wednesday’s session, Red ne gotiators called for immediate — and final—agreement on a cease fire zone based on the actual line of contact between the warring armies. At the same time the Reds emphasized it would be “bad faith” for either side to send its fighting men across that zone once it was agreed upon. Red Plan Blasted The official U. N. spokesman, Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols, blasted the Red plan as one that would give the Communists “all the advantages of an armistice without actually having one.” He added: “A de-factor cease-fire without achieving essential conditions for an armistice, including specific ar rangements relating to prisoners of war now in enemy hands, is not even being considered by the Unit ed Nations command delegation.” This is what the Allies saw when they put the Red plan under a bright light: • It would put Communist ar mies beyond reach of Allied guns and permit the Reds to build up their forces for any future assault they may decide to make. • It would provide for no imme diate policing of the cease-fire zone to prevent violations and incidents. • It would make no provision for the return of soldiers now held prisoners by both sides. • It would make any future at tack southward by Red forces merely an act of bad faith, and not a violation of any formal agreement. Nuckols pointed out that both sides previously had agreed to con tinue fighting until full armistice arangements have been completed. Previously the Allies had pro posed that a permanent subcom mittee take up the cease-fire issue while the main negotiators went on to other agenda items. These issues include the exchange of pris oners, supervision of the armistice by neutral teams and recommenda tions for ultimate withdrawal of foreign troops from Korea. The Communist Peiping radio quoted a Red correspondent, Alan Winnington, as saying the Allied proposal would “reduce the whole talks to a farce.” Winnington, who frequently re flects official Red views, claimed the Allied proposal to delay settle ment of the buffer zone was a new “stalling maneuver” while the Al lies attempted to seize Kaesong by armed force. Red-held Kaesong, six miles west of Panmunjom, is a major stumbling block in the buf fer zone controversy. Both sides want it. the reason General Eisenhower came to see me.” Mr. Truman made the statement at a breakfast of the National Society of Cartoonists—a group he praised for its contributions to defense bond drives and other gov ernment programs. Mr. Truman went on to say he feared “much trouble” as a result ' of Congress’ refusal to vote all the i anti-inflation powers he has asked and also its cut in foreign econo mic aid from $2,250,000,000 to $1,- 440,000,000. \ As a result of this cut, the chief executive declared, “the key and fundamental proposition in the eco nomic recovery program \vas taken away from us.” No Korean Interference Eisenhower said one of the prob lems discussed was the sending of necessary supplies to Europe with out—he stressed this point—inter fering with the shipment of any thing needed for Korea. The general wanted to talk about European defenses—making “great progress,” he said, though adding nobody should paint too rosy a pic ture. Newsmen peppered him, how ever, with questions about poli tics. Had he, for example, talked with Senator Duff? Eisenhower said he’d talked with his old friend the senator by phone—but not about politics. A reporter asked if they didn’t even mention the “Eisenhower-for Pres ident boom.” Eisenhower said no. Then, laughing, he said he didn’t know it had reached the propor tions of a boom. Well, then was anybody author ized to act for Eisenhower in pol itical matters?’ “No one,” Eisenhower replied, “can be authorized to act for any one. If I have friends that have been my friends for so long they believe they know how I would react, that is their business and I never interfere with their busi ness.” The general said he thought his European assignment was of tre mendous importance—that the building up of Western Europe’s defenses is absolutely essential if drastic changes in the American way of life are to be avoided. “Is there any person here,” he demanded, “who would expect me to express a partisan m-eference while I am on this job.” Weekend Highlighted By Art Mooney Dance By IDE TROTTER Battalion Staff Writbr Dancing to the music of Art Mooney “genial Irishman,” and his orchestra will highlight festiv ities following the A&M-SMU foot ball game Saturday. Prior to the dance, which begins at 9 p.m. in Sbisa Hall, a concert will be played by the Mooney band in Guion Hall. The concert be gins at 7:30. For the first time, an orchestra will appear on the A&M campus under the direction of a former linotype operator. Strange as it seems, Mooney did study the trade in a technical high school in De troit. Funeral Services Held for Rey es Funeral services for 2nd Lt. Carlos Reyes, Jr.; who graduated from A&M in June, were held in the Berclair Catholic Church Nov. 3. Interment of the Beeville resi dent was in Berclair cemetery. Lt. Reyes was killed instantly in an airplane crash Oct. 29, when his plane undershot a concrete landing strip at the Chickasha, Okla., airport. A fellow Air Force officer, Lt. Ale jo Lago of Havana, Cuba, was killed in the same crash. Lt. Reyes was a student in pilot training. DuffinHouston Beating Drums For Eisenhower Houston, Nov. 7—UP) — A cocky, confident Sen. James Duff (R-Pa) came here Tues day to start a four day “whis tle stop” tour of Texas to feel out sentiment for General Eisen hower as a presidential candidate. “I’m for Eisenhower for every thing in the book,” he blandly an nounced but ducked the big ques tion: Will Eisenhower run? “He’ll have to speak for him self,” Duff said. In a jolly, rough and tumble ses sion of question and answer, Duff talked like a man who was back ing a winning horse and was sure the horse would run. He gave a hint that backed this ( feeling, when he answered this (question: “Are you still as enthusiastic about Eisenhower for President now after talking to the General as you were before?” “If there had been any abate ment of interest, I wouldn’t be here,” he replied. Duff refused to say what he ;and Eisenhower talked about. “You’ll have to ask him,” he said. The senator said that he spoke for himself, but not for the General. “The General doesn’t need any body to speak for him,” he said. ’ Declaring that Eisenhower could be. elected President should he nm, Duff said “this next time (elec tion) is the last call to dinner for (the Republican party.” He said Eisenhower “unqualified- jly is the best vote getter the Re publicans could get” and warned he thought the Republicans had better nominate someone who is a (“certain winner rather than a pos sible winner.” Asked if he was sure Eisenhow- ter was a Republican, Duff indicated lie was positive. It was this training, an unfpr- tunate accident, and a hitch with Uncle Sam that finally led to Mooney to'the position of esteem he now holds in the musical world. Father Influence The Irish lad from Lowell, Mass., took up the linotype at the insis tence of his father who wanted him to learn a sensible trade. Mooney also studied the saxo phone on the side. The MGM recording artist be came an apprentice on the Detroit News after his graduation but as a hobby he began playing with small dance bands in the Detroit area. Art enjoyed substituting his own name for the names of big name artists who were due to appeal'. After one of his switches went through by mistake knd “Art Mooney and His Band” received the advertising originally intended for the late Glenn Miller, Art’s career as a newspaper man came to an abrupt halt. Leader of Service Band Mooney was in New York nego tiating for an engagement when Uncle Sam backoned. For three years he was leader of an Air Force band. While in the service, he made “Roll Out the Barrel” and “Bell Bottom Trousers” new cadence hits. Returning to civilian life, Art found he had to build the name of Mooney. The first booking for his orchestra was a two week run j in New York City’s Lincoln Hotel. | The two weeks stretched out into j eight months as his style proved popular with the big city’s dance fans. From then on, his climb to the top has never slowed its 1 pace. He received invitations for appear ances at the Capitol, Roxy, and Strand in New York: the Down town in Detroit; the Palace in Columbus and Cleveland, and in ad dition signed an MGM recording contract. Coact to Coast Broadcast His music has been broadcast from coast to coast on, NBC, Mu tual, and CBS. Mooney’s musical stylings have become nationally known. “I’m Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover,” which he composed, sold over a million records. The band successfully combines danceable music with entertain ment. Novelty tunes have made the organization one of the na tion’s more popular dance groups. As an admirer of classical music, Art has utilized several classical stylings in his choral and vocal presentations. Alan Foster’s romantic ballads and comedy antics by Kerwin Som erville and Johnny Romano are featured by the Mooney aggrega tion. By JOHN WHITMORE Battalion Editor Four A&M students were arrested Saturday night in Fayetteville, Ark. on “trumped-up” charges of resisting ar rest, obstructing justice, and use of abusive language. The men were charged and held overnight in the Fay etteville jail before being released on bail. The cadets, all seniors in B Engineers, are Bob Brown, Teddy Hirsch, Jim Hulse and Bill Hollowed. Sheriff Bruce Crider of Fayetteville originally filed charges against Hulse for yelling abusive language to him from a car window. Later, Brown was added to the charge. The car windows were rolled up at the time of the alleged cursing, the accused men said. Bob Brown, who was charged for use of abusive langu age, obstructing justice and resisting arrest, said “It all 1 ♦■happened after a party at the Rockwood Club outside of Fayette ville. The word got around that the sheriff was hauling cars off the parking lot for obstructing the drive way. We left.” Harrington Sends Letter of Protest President Harrington said this morning he was sending a letter of protest on the case to Joe E. Covington, Provost of the Uni versity of Arkansas. In the protest the A&M presi dent complained of the treatment the men received by the civil authorities in Fayetteville. He said he understood the Uni versity of Arkansas dean of men and PAS&T were sending letters to the college attesting to the truth of the A&M men’s story. The president commented on the fine treatment the U of A College officials gave the Ag gies. Students From 16 Nations In Grad School . Twenty-eight-students from 16 foreign countries are enrolled in the Graduate School this year, (along with three students from the U. S. territory of Puerto Rico. India and Pakistan are represen ted with the largest number of stu dents, with'five each. Egypt has four graduate students, and China has two studying at A&M. Other nations with one student each are Cuba, France, Guatemala, Iraq, Lebanon, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Thailand, Turkey, Uruguay and Venezuela. The foreign graduate students arc studying a variety of courses, all in technical fields. Agronomy leads the list with seven. Biochemistry and nutrition is the second most popular subject with four, while chemistry and animal, husbandry have three each. Two students each are majoring in civil engineering, agricultural engineering, horticulture and gene tics. “You’re Under Arrest” He continued, “We drove out of the club area and down on to the highway. A highway patrol man (Wayne Hyden) pulled us over to the side of the road and announced we were under arrest.” The officer did not give any rea son at this time for making the arrest, Brown said. Later in court, Monday after noon, the sheriff pointed the men reported, to Holiowell and said, “That’s the man who called me a sonofa hitch.” Hul se was charged with calling a service station attendant a “Dirty son of a bitch from Arkansas.” With the men at the time of the alleged use of obscene langu age were their dates.'When called to the stand Monday afternoon the girls, Misses Peggy Hagley, Mary Ferguson and Donna Harris, said this accusation was not true. After the car was stopped the patrolman said they were under arrest. Jim Hulse, who was driv ing Brown’s car, asked the officer what the charges were. Hulse said the officer said “Get out of that car, or I’ll run every damn one of you in.” He got out, “I”ll Blow Your Guts Out” Brown j owner of the car, got out of the right rear door of thi car and approached the officer. When about mid-way around the rear end of the car the officer stepped back pulled his gun out and said “Stop or I’ll blow your guts out.” On the witness stand, Officer Hyden said when he stopped the car all four doors flew open and the men jumped out. Fie said he pulled his gun in “anticipation.” As Holiowell said, remembering what he heard from the witness (stand, the officer said, ‘When I got out, all four doors flew open —all the boys piled out.’ Later on the stand Hyden said inone of the boys made a direct move. Hyden said he was anticipat ing one however. (See A&M, Page 2) Instructors Larry K. Hayes, left, and Leslie L. Palmer have been employed as instructors in (he Physical Education Department. Hayes, who graduated from Oklahoma A&M in 1949, has had experience as an air fore physical training instructor and taught history and coach ed basketball in a Little Rock, Ark. high school 1949-51. Palmer, an Air Force veteran and former German prisoner of war, holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physical education from A&M. He taught in the Physical Education Department as a grad uate assistant last spring. He has played professional baseball with Odessa of the Longhorn League for the last three seasons.