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Official Paper Of Texas A&M College And College Station D bJ COFFBR COLLEGE 'ARCHIVIST _ STUDENT F. E. 3 COPIES nrri jljl t # The Battalion PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE Number 45: Volume 52 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1951 Published by The Students Of Texas A&M For 73 Years Price Five Cents A fter First Conference Victory Aggies Meet Rice In Six Year Jinx Game HomeRu le Election Set in CS Jan. 8 The Aggie football team will be seeking its first victory in Southwest Conference play this season when it invades Houston’s Kice Stadium tomorrow afternoon for a contest with the Rice Owls, one of the surprise elevens of the current campaign. Front row: Charley Hodge, end; Jack Little, tackle; W. T. Rush, guard; Co-Captain Hugh Meyer, center; Moses, tackle; and Harrow Hooper right half; Co-Captain Hob Smith, terback; and Glenn Lippman, left Elo Nohavitza, guard; Sam , end. Hack Row: Billy Tidwell, fullback; Dick Gardenia!, quar- halfback. Administration Policy Attacked Over 6 Divisions In Europe Possible-Taft Washington, Nov. 15—t# 5 )—Sen ator Taft (R-Ohio) foresees a likelihood that the United States may be asked to commit “far more than six divisions” to the defense of Western Europe. The Ohio Senator said in a new book, “A Foreign Policy for Am ericans” that the past history of the Truman administration’s hand ling of foreign policies makes it likely that “in another year we will be asked for more divisions” to supplement the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ((NATO) for forces headed by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. As a candidate for the 1952 Republican presidential nomina tion, Taft wrote down a barrage of criticism against President Tru man, Secretary of State Acheson, Gen. George C. Marshall and oth er administration figures. Taft said most presidents “have been imbued with a real determin ation to keep the country at peace.” Hut he went on in a direct attack >n Mr. Truman and President Franklin D. Roosevelt: , “I feel that the last two presi dents have put all kinds of politi cal and policy considerations ahead ;>f their interest in liberty and peace.” Senator McMahon (D-Conn), a supporter of the administration’s foreign policy, promptly described Taft’s book as “amazing for its blindness to the nature of the prob lems we face today.” A member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, McMahon declared the Taft views reflected “total ignor ance of a sound foreign policy for the United States.” McMahon Replies Perhaps in reply to Taft's crit icism of Mr. Truman and the late President Roosevelt McMahon said: “Sentence after sentence (of the book) contains a quotation out of context or a, distorted statement, all woven together to support a politically expedient but factually incorrect conclusion.” Praising administration policy, McMahon said it “stopped Soviet expansion in every area of the world which Russia did not oc cupy with its own troops during the war.” Taft wrote that he doesn’t go along with those who think this country can withdraw to its own shores. He said he believes the threat of Russian aggression is “so serious today that in defense of the liberty and peace of the people of the United States I think we are justified in extending eco nomy aid and military aid to many countries.” Praises Eisenhower But he said he is not for any permanent program calling for “a global plan for general free as sistance to all mankind on an or ganized scale as part of our for eign policy.” Taft, who opposed the North At lantic treaty and agreed with re luctance to the contribution of six American divisions to the North Atlantic Treaty forces, said it was “encouraging” that Eisenhow er “by the force of his personality made so much headway in persuad ing the European nations of the Pioneer Slates SWC Game Flights With all seven Southwest Con ference football teams playing on the Pioneer Air Lines system this Saturday, the company has install ed a special football reservation section. In addition to arranging for res ervations on the company’s sche duled flights, the special section will plan additional flights to pro vide service to the four tilts, ac cording to Harding L. Lawrence, vice-president of traffic and sales. The four games will be: Southern Methodist University and Arkansas in Dallas; Baylor and Wake For est in Waco: Texas Christian Uni versity and the University of Texas in Austin; and Rice and Texas A&M in Houston. Pioneer has 18 scheduled flights in and out of Dallas daily; four to and from Waco; eight to and from Austin; and 12 arrivals and departures in Ilouston, Lawrence said. Work on New Engineering Building Starts A large mound of dirt east of Francis Hall is the first sign of preparation for a new engineering building for A&M. The building will be erected by Fisher Construction Company of Houston. Contract for the building which will house the department of aero nautical engineering was let for .$432,000 by the A&M System Board of Directors at their fall meeting. ■ A shortage of steel has delayed construction on the building ivhich is scheduled to be completed by Sept. 1, 1952, according to Howard Badgett, manager of physical plans. The new structure will be a fire proof, three story, concrete and masonry building with a floor space of 38,500 square feet. Three additional bays have added to the original contract signed by Fish er, according to Badgett. Adams and Adams Architects of Dallas designed the building. It will resemble Francis Hall with a few modern touches, Badgett said. The new Aeronautical Engineer ing Building is part of an exten sive building program being car ried oh. Work has begun on a new Texas Engineers Library Building located east of the Cushing Libra ry. tremendous importance of arming themselves in a joint defense.’ Eisenhower is being boomed by some Republicans as a possible candidate against Taft for the 1952 Republican presidential nomination. Taft sqid the United States has no choice mow but to “complete as rapidly as possible the arming of Western Europe if it desires to be armed.” Charging that the Truman ad ministration’s “lack of policy” brought on the Korean War, Taft said the same basic policies should be applied to Asia as to Europe— “To check Communism at every possible point where it is within our capacity to do so.” He said the administration had not hesitated in Europe to risk world war but refused to fight the Korean war with all the means at its command—a view taken by Gen. Douglas McArthur. Better to Have Uneasy Peace Taft said it would be better to “maintain an uneasy peace” on the 38th parallel in Korea “than a pol icy of perpetual war on the 38th parallel.” In a foreword Taft said he had published his book “to emphasize the fact that the freedom of the people of the United States is in serious danger from the foreign policy of the present administra tion.” Contending that the executive departments were claiming more and more power, he declared: “If the present trend continues it seems obvious that the President will become a complete dictator in the entire field of foreign policy and thereby acquire power to force upon Congress all kinds of domes tic policies which must necessarily follow.” In his statement analyzing Taft’s book, McMahon called it “essential ly negative and defeatist” and said Taft’s “basic difficulty is that he is still an isolationist.” Atomic Blast Waits Weather Approval Las Vegas, Nev., Nov. 16—DP*— Atomic Energy Commission offi cials today awaited the weather man’s go-ahead for another series of nuclear experiments on the Ne vada desert. The forthcoming tests are not expected to be as spectacular as the group of five atomic blasts set off between Oct. 22 and Nov. 5. Lt. Gen. Joseph M. Swing, com mander of the Sixth Army, made a quick inspection tour of Camp Desert Rock yesterday, then an nounced that he does not plan to remain here for the fireworks. Two congressmen will sit in on the show, however. They are Sen. Flanders (R-Vt.) and Rep. Rivers (D-S.C.), members of the Armed Services committees. The second series of experiments was set for yesterday morning, but high winds and storm conditions near the Yucca Flat test site forced postponement of the first blast. Reynolds Wins H. F. Heep Award Kenneth Reynolds of Pittsburgh, has been named winner of the Her man F. Heap Award for 4-H or FFA boys of the state. The award is a $200 scholarship for a, boy during his freshman year at A&M, and it stipulates that the winner take a course in dairy husbandry. Reynolds, a freshman at A&M, was adjudged as having the most outstanding dairy project during his four years in high school. He started out in his sophomore year with one heifer and at the end of his senior year had 14 Jersey cows. He plans to finish his edu cation in dairy husbandry and es tablish a breeding farm. College Station’s first home rule charter election will be held Jan. 8, the city council voted unanimous ly Tuesday night. The action was taken following an announcement by Mayor Ernest Langford that the proposed charter was ready for submission. Copies of the proposed charter will be mailed to, all qualified vot ers in the city by Dec. 1, Raymond Rogers, city manager, said follow ing the meeting. Voting Poll A voting poll will be set up from 8 a. m. until 6 p. m. at the city hall. Dr. L. G. Jones will act as election judge and wil be assisted by Mrs. C. E. Gotbey and Mrs. H. E. Burgess. If the proposed charter is ap proved by the voters, it will give the city government more powers, especially in law enforcement, Rog ers said. Also, the council approved a traf fic ordinance, confirming to the Texas uniform traffic code. This G. E. Wright Attending School in Angleton Welcome E. Wright, assistant professor of Industrial Education, is participating in a general school evaluation program at Angleton. Wright was invited to participate due to his previous experience in interest in the evaluation will per tain to the practical arts and voca tional industrial education. Government Hit On Red Atrocity Charge Washington, Nov. 1G—•A 3 )—Sen ator Young (R-ND) said today the way reports of atrocities against U. S. soldiers in Korea were made public raises the question whether the administration is “trying to minimize the tragedies of the Ko rean war.” “These atrocities are terrible and I would think anything as impor tant as that would find our top levels officially informed,” Young told a reporter. Young and two Democratic sen ators, Edwin C. Johnson of Colo rado and Olin D. Johnston of South Carolina, expressed puzzlement in separate interviews at the surprise voiced by top military and govern ment officials over the report. At Supreme Allied Headquarters in Tokyo, where some sources had expressed skepticism over the re port that 5,500 U. S. prisoners had been killed by the Reds, Gen. Mat thew B. Ridgway ordered a full in vestigation. Ridgway, the supreme command er, directed his press information officer, Col. Patrick Welch, to go to Pusan, Korea, to interview the officer who made the report, Col. James M. Hanley. Hanley, chief of the judge advo cate’s section of the Eighth Army, had said he understood he had of ficial clearance to give out the re port. He said his aim was to cau tion United Nations troops in Ko rea what they are up against. Ridgway’s headquarters declined comment until the inquiry is com pleted. Truman Shocked President Truman told his news conference at Key West, Fla., yes terday that the reported atrocities are a horrible thing. If true, he added, it is the most uncivilized thing that has happened in the last century. The reports touched off new de mands from members of Congress and elsewhere for use of atomic weapons against the Communists in Korea, but all information avail able here indicated the govern ment is standing firm against that alternative. Indications in official quarters were that there might be a change in the policy, or certainly a re study of the problem, if current truce talks end in failure. Mr. Truman declined comment on that point. One factor which was used as an argument by those advocating atomic warfare was the reported recent proving of smaller A-bombs suitable for use against troop con centrations. Senator Young said the report of Red atrocities should lead to “an ultimatum from the highest level warning all Communists that if these continue we will use re taliatory measures,” possibly in cluding atomic weapons. “The Communists are certainly inviting that,” he added. He reiterated his contention that the Korean war could have been avoided. Advocates A-Bomb Senator Johnston (SC) said he long has advocated use of the “A- bomb, H-bomb or any other kind of a bomb” against Communist concentrations in Korea. "We should hit them in Korea, in Manchuria or in China,” he add ed. “There is no sense in trying to fight a war by dilly-dallying. If we drop an atomic bomb we will get an unconditional surrender there and at the same time prevent Communist attacks elsewhere.” “This Communist war could go on 100 years unless we show we mean business.” Senator Johnson (Colo), express ing surprise that Mr. Truman and the Pentagon had no official re ports, declared: “If true, they are the most shock ing thing in our history, even more shocking than Pearl Harbor. Some time back I suggested we should use our best weapons in Korea. Some persons were shock ed at that. In view of these re ported atrocities, I wonder if they are still shocked.” Politics Leaving Argentina - Peron Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 16—CP)—President Juan D. Peron says politics is on the way out in Argentina—that the country is on the road to becoming a labor union state. Returning to his office after a two-week leave of absence in which he successfully campaigned for re- election to the presidency for an other six years, Peron yesterday told a group of visiting Latin American labor leaders: “We are headed for a labor union state, long a dream of the human community. “I am still maintaining the po litical form (of government) be cause we now are in the process of evolution; but the day will soon arrive when everything will be done by the unions. Then politics will disappear from the Argentine scene.” new act, which will reduce speed limits around Consolidated School, takes the place of a four year old traffic ordinance which has proved inadequate under current condi tions. Parking Zones Parking zones around the North Gate area will be more strictly en forced and three and six hour park ing limits will be established in specific places, Rogers said. En forcement will begin as soon as signs have been set up. Davis Studies Mexican Game Preserves Dr. W. B. Davis, head of the wildlife management de partment, has just completed a report on the game reserves of the Mexican state of Mo relos, made in cooperation with Mexico’s department of forestry and game. Dr. Davis, in his report, said that although six species of doves and pigeons, three species of quail, three species of rabbit, two spec ies of squirrel and white tail deer were found in the state, population of all the species was low. He blamed the low game popu- latiop on four conditions. Serious overgrazing of range lands by domestic livestock, has resulted in a lack of suitable cover for game: Farming areas are intensely cultivated, Dr. Davis noted. He added the generally low standard of living of the rural people forced them to rely on game animals for food. He also noted a general disregard for game laws and year-around hunting, espec ially on the part of the rural people. Until these four factors are cor rected, he advised the department of forestry and game, there will be no improvement in game re serves, and further deterioriation may be expected. The survey of Morelos game re serves was made on a, series of field trips by wildlife management classes from A&M, on both grad uate and undergraduate levels. Dr. Davis made a preliminary survey in 1948.. day. As campaign coordinator and ad visor for the National Founda tion for Infantile Paralysis County Chapters, Badgett will assist cam- By BOB SELLECK Battalion Sports News Editor A&M will be out to break a six-year-old “jinx” when they tangle with the Rice Owls in Houston Saturday after noon. The unlucky streak goes all the way back to 1945 when the Rice lads turned back the Cadets 6-0. Rice added misery to the Aggie troubles last year by upsetting the favored Cadets, 21-13, on Kyle Field. The football classic in Houston will feature the Aggies, pre-season favorites for the SWC title, tangling with the Owls, doomed for the cellar by early season predictors. Now things are changed around with A&M fighting to stay out of the cellar and Owls holding firm in second place. The crippled Cadet defense will run smack into the fiery passing duo of sophomore Dan Drake to Bill Howton. Howton has caught 5 touchdown passes and is a top candi- ♦’date for all-SWC and perhaps All- American honors. Howton, one of the Owls tri captains, is the leading pass re ceiver in the conference. He has snagged 18 passes for 482 yards and an average gain per pass of 26.7 yards. Drake has done a creditable job as the man-under in his first reg ular varsity year. He has thrown 6 touchdown passes and racked up a total of 494 yards for an average of 20.6 yards per game for the best average in the SWC. The smallest man on the team is Horton Nesrsta, a sophomore weighing 149 pounds who is right behind Yale Lary in punt return ing. Nesrsta has returned opponents kicks 267 yards on 17 carries for an average of 16.2 per carry. Best Back Burkhalter Billy Burkhalter, who scored in the final two minutes to beat the Razorbacks is one of the team tri- captains and a four two-year let- terman. He is one of the best running backs in the conference. Also, Burkhalter had a field day against the Cadets last year carrying the ball 19 times for 110 yards and one score. Coach Ray George is still stand ing face to face with the problem of “lack of depth”, especially with defensive backs and linebackers. The only possible replacements for injured men are sophomores, who, in most cases, haven’t had the opportunity to show their stuff under game conditions. The only experienced linebacker is Jim Fowler, a two-year letter- man senior, and he will be limited to part-time defense duty because of an injury in the Arkansas game. Stop ’em Shaeffer Robert Shaeffer turned in an outstanding game against SMU and may be counted on to partially solve the man power shortage. A senior, halfback turned end, Shaef fer has lettered two years. A new -find in the Mustang bat tle was sophomore Johnny Salyer, a short 167 pound youngster who saw 20 minutes of action against the Ponies and proved capable. Lack of experience is the only set back. Another possibility is Pete May- eaux, sophomore being considered to stabilize the defense. A speedy lad, he may alternate with Bob Smith at the defensive right half back opening. Howard Zuck, who has put in time at all positions on the team, and currently plays end may find himself with a full time job on de fense Saturday. (See JINX, Page 4) CS Bryan Home Owners Might Escape Control Rent control in Bryan and College Station may not be placed on homeowners of the two cities, in spite of a tele gram message from Washing ton Wednesday to U. S. Rep. Olin Teague’s office. College Station as well as Bryan, the wire said, is included in the critical defense A spokesman from Congressman Teague’s College Station office said that although rent control and designation as a critical de fense aarea usually go “hand-in- hand,” the two measures are cov ered by separate public laws. The spokesman said critical de fense designation has both desir able and undesirable aspects. TravTirt B; Bryan, local banker who has been working for months to have Bryan declared a critical defense area, said “Our local peo ple can proceed immediately with the construction of the needed 1,000 homes to take care of the personnel at Bryan Air Force Base.” The designation provides the re laxation of all credit controls for construction of housing for incom ing personnel of Bryan Air Force Base. The purchase of a home un der four per cent VA and 4 and a half per cent FHA mortgages with no down payment and 20 to 25 years to pay is provided, along with the ability to obtain needed materials, according to Bryan. In the request to Washington asking for the city of Bryan to be declared a critical defense area, rent control was not suggested. Badgett Named Advisor For March of Dimes Drive W. Howard Badgett of College formerly an instructor here. Station has been named district »A veteran of World War II, campaign advisor for ten South- Badgett was on active military east Texas counties surrounding duty from October 1940 to Feb- College Station in the 1952 March ruary, 1946 and now holds a com- of Dimes, Lloyd Gregory of Hous- mission at lieutenant colonel in ton, Texas state chairman for the the Adjutant Generals Corps of the March of Dimes announced Thurs- Organized Reserve 'Corps. Badgett is a member of the Col lege Station City Council and is active in many civic and profes sional groups, including the Re serve Officers Association, Ameri- paign directors in Madison, Walker, can Society of Heating and Ventil- Grimes, Polk, San Jacinto, Hous ton, Leon, Trinity, Freestone and Brazos counties in their month long polio fund-raising appeals next Janury. Badgett pointed out that the combination of record-breaking polio incidence in recerit years and the high costs of treating patients has already exhausted funds rais ed in the 1951 March of Dimes. As a result, he estimated, some $5,000,000 raised in the 1952 ap peal must be allocated to patient care bills incurred by National Foundation Chapters in November and December year. ating Engineers, College Station Kiwapis Club, and Sul Ross Lodge No. 1300, A. F. & A. M. Pronounced Dead, W oman Li vesIDays Seattle, Nov. 16—04?)—A change in a vital statistics file revealed late yesterday that a Seattle wom an lived four days after she was October, pronounced dead and taken to a of this funeral home Monday, The spark of life in the body of The objective of the nation-wide Mrs. Ida Schmidt, 60-year-old wid- March of Dimes, which is the Na- ow, was noted by an attendant at tional Foundation’s sole fund-rais- the Greenlake Funeral Home four ing activity, is to raise sufficient hours after a physician had pro funds to insure the polio organiza- nounced her dead and her body tion’s pledge that no patient need had been taken to the mortuary, go without medical care because of A faint movement of the jaw lack of funds, and to continue the tipped the attendant to the worn- national epidemic aid, professional an’s condition and she was removed education and research programs, to a hospital. She was kept alive Born in Denison, Badgett attend- until yesterday afternoon when ed Austin College and graduated hospital attendants said she suc- from A&M with a degree in arch- cumbed to the cerebral hemorrhage itecture. He is now manager of which plunged her into a coma physical plants at A&M and was early Monday. Judgers Compete In Chicago Exposition The Senior livestock (Judging Team will leave Sunday for Chica go, where they will compete in the International Livestock Exposi tion’s Collegiate Judging Contest. Team members are Tom Harris, Louis Amsler, Harold Bragg, Kel ley B. Anderson, John Fuller, and Morse Nanny. Coach of the team is Dale L. Handlin of the Animal Husbandry faculty. The judging contest will be held Nov. 24. There will be three class es of swine, three classes of sheep, two classes of draft horses, and four classes of cattle. Team members will drive up in cars and will make stops at Okla homa A&M College at Stillwater, Okla.: the University of Missouri at Columbia, Mo.; and the Univer sity of Illinois at Urbana, Ill. They will practice ak these stops, and will have an opportunity to see how these schools carry on their agri- culture work. The team competed in the Amer ican Royal Cattle Show at Kansas City earlier this year and won first place in swine judging and ninth in the meet.