1 ASS’N FORMEHtfSIUDENTS 4 copies f ,e. College Station’s Official Newspaper; Circulated Daily To 90% of Local Residents wti £ £ t # The Battalion PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE Published By Students of Texas A&M For 74 Years Number 62: Volume 52 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13,1951 Price Five Cents General Clarke Here; Speaks To RV’s, ROTC Maj. Gen. Bruce C. Clarke, com mander of the First Armored Di- vifdon and the army’s top authority on tank warfare, will speak to I viy ItOTC students this after- \ U and will also be principal speaker at the Ross Volunteer Ini tiation Banquet tonight. The commander of the First Ar mored Division will conduct a con ference on Armor for Army seniors and juniors from 3 to 5 p.m. today in Guion Hall. Purpose of the general’s talk will be to acquaint them with the operation of the armored division. He will speak on “The Develop ment, Organization, and Combat Employment of the American Ar mored Division.” The Thursday afternoon drill period will be dismissed for Army ROTC students in order to hear the talk. ■General Clarke will be the fea tured speaker at the banquet to night where seventy-eight new RV members will be initiated. 'After the dinner, the formal ini tiation ceremony will begin with RV First Sergeant J. C. Fletcher reading the roll call. RV Lt. J. G. Anderson will read the RV consti tution. A history of the organization will be read by RV Lt. Lynn Stuart and RV Commander Richard In gles will administer the oath to the new members. Question Period The Guion Hall conference will last two hours with a question per iod concluding the program. General Clarke served as a pri vate in the Army in 1918 and in the New York National Guard in 1920. A West Point graduate of 1925, he was commissioned in the Engineers. During World War II, General Clarke served with General Patton’s Third Army in Europe as commander of an ar mored 'combat unit and later as commanding general of the Fourth Armored Division. 22 Decorations He has received 22 decorations and awards, among them the Dis tinguished' Service Cross and Dis tinguished Service Medal. Prior to World War II, General Clarke was connected with ROTC work at the University of Tennes see. After the war, he became as sistant commandant of the Armor ed School at Fort Knox, Ky. Dur ing this time General Clarke play ed a major role in crystalizing American armored doctrine. Later, while on the Army Ground Forces staff, the general was large ly responsible for formulating the ' fanizational and equipment eritfnges in the present Armored Division. More recently he com manded a major portion of the United States Coilstabulary in Ger many. The general returned to Fort Hood this spring to take command of the re-activated First Armored Division. Arrived at 11:30 A.M. General Clarke and his party ar rived in College Station at 11:30 this morning and were met at Easterwood Field by members of the Military Science Department. General Clarke had lunch today with Col. Shelly P. Myers, PMS&T. Lt. Charles R. Ruble, a graduate of the class of ’51, is a member of the General’s party. Ruble is now on duty with the First Ar mored Division. \ Aggie Five Seeks Victory O ver Manhattan In MSG Tonite New Directors Elected to Posts On CS Chamber Ten new directors of the College Station Development Association and Chamber of Commerce have been elected. Votes were canvassed Tues day at the annual meeting of the organization. The directors elected include, C. W. Price, 302 Fidelity; Dr. C. C. French, 410 Throckmorton; Dr. F. C. Bolton, 125 Lee; Mrs. C. B. Godbey, 210 Lee; K. A. Manning, 1208 Marsteller, and J. B. Baty, 505 Jersey. Other directors elected were Mrs. H. E. Burgess, 124 Lee; J. H. Pruitt, 1003 Foster; Harold Sulli- can, 2101 College Rd; and G. E. Madeley, College View at 5th. The new directors will be in stalled Jan. 8, next meeting date for the chamber of commerce. Ten new directors were chosen this year to bring the total to 15, as provided for in the amended con stitution. Before November, 1950, the con stitution required nine directors to serve staggered terms of three years. At the annual meeting last year, it was decided to increase the number to 15. The ten directors chosen include six new people, bringing the total to 15. Three take the place of the outgoing directors, and one takes the place of a director who resign ed during the year. Voting in the election was by absentee ballot. A rider on the bal lot containing the names of 20 nominees, was a proposed amend ment to the constitution permitting all-mail ballots in future elections. The amendment passed with 117 for and two against. Jaspers Favored In Garden Debate Ruddy Davis All-Conference center and top Aggie scorer. Woody Walker Smallest squadman with “good eye” 1 for basket. Britisher’s Talk Egypt Important Defense Link By FRANK DAVIS Battalion City Editor British occupation of Egypt is necessary to protect the outer sur face of the West’s defenses against a possible Communist onslaught. This, statement was made last night by British Consul-General James T. Henderson in a speech defending the position taken by his country in recent Anglo-Egypt- ian trials. Speaking in a deliberate, typical ly British style, Henderson said: “The West is building a de fense line from the Arctic to the Indian Ocean. We have just taken in Greece and Turkey as full members of the North Atlantic De fense Organization. Both Ends “Even though there is still no hot war, we see the Soviets nibbl ing at both ends of the line. Why 'are they bullying the inoffensive and as they appeal' to have been Norwegians? In the south, who is causing trouble in Persia?” “The Egyptians seem to rely on their distance from the Russian Frontier, but the military record is not such a3 to inspire the con fidence of the United States and Britain in leaving an unprotected flank in the hands of such people.” “Unless some appropriation is made, all the work, effort, expense' and blood put into the defense of the rest of the line will be com pletely wasted. Our oil-fields would be gone, our line of communications would be cut and what Churchill called “the soft underbelly” of Eu rope would be exposed. “I say I am sorry the Egyptians happen to live there, but they do, beaten in every war which they undertook in the last 3,000 years, it cannot inspire one with much confidence in leaving the gateway of Africa in their hands.” Henderson is assigned to the consul officei in Houston where he has his office. He is in charge of British affairs in the Texas and New Mexico areas. He has been in this country since 1949. Before coming to this coun try he served as consular at Stock holm, Sweden. This was the finale of a series of talks on the Anglo-Egyptian situation. Both Henderson’s talk and Colonel Ghaleb’s talk were sponsored by The Battalion, the Experiment Service Sponsors Annual Texas Turf Conference Fifty-five persons registered for the sixth annual Texas Turf Con ference being held here. Dr. R. D. Lewis, director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, welcomed the turf men to the meeting. He pointed out that the first conference was held in January, 1947, at which the Texas Turf Association was formed. These annual conferences are sponsored jointly by the Texas Turf Association and A&M College. Praised Work Dr. Lewis praised the work of Dr. J. R. Watson, Jr., who is in charge of turf teaching and re search. He mentioned the fact that Dr. Watson has had a number of opportunities to go elsewhere at much higher salaries, but has loy ally continued working on the Tex as turf program. The development of a new turf %rass was discussed by Dr. E. C. Holt, agronomist in charge of grass breeding work for the Experiment Station. » Dr. Holt talked on the strain evaluation phase of developing a new grass. He pointed out that grass strains differ greatly in col or, texture, disease resistance, ability to compete with weeds, rapidity of growth and resistance to chemicals. Development Takes Time “Development of a turf strain takes time — sometimes many years,” Dr. Holt emphasized. He pointed out that strains superior in one area may not be superior in another. Texas turf men can write their own specifications for a type of Bermuda grass, declared Dr. R. C. Potts, agronomist in charge of the forage program for the A&M Sys tem. He said, “With the time and fa- Harrison Plays For Lions Club Jimmy Harrison, sophomore Ag Engineering major from San An tonio played and sang several western ballads for' members of the College Station Lions Club at its weekly luncheon in the MSC. Using a guitar with an amplifier attachment, he gave renditions of “Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette,” and other numbers. cilities, we can produce the type of grass you desire. We have the know how for the development of this grass.” A. W. Crain, Extension pasture specialist, discussed the effect of climate on the management of turf grasses. “How Management of Turf In fluences Disease Incidence” was the title of a talk given by O. J. Noer, agronomist with the Milwaukee Sewage Commission. Toured Experimental Plots Following the afternoon session, the turf men toured the experi mental grass plots at College Sta tion. For the evening program, Noer and Tom Mascaro, of the West Point Lawn Products Company gave a discussion of turf through out the United States, illustrated with color slides. Thursday’s program includes dis cussions on the physical require ments of soil for growth of turf grasses, benefits from aeration, the soil testing services of A&M, prob lems of airfield turf, and laws regulating the sale and use of hor mone herbicides in Texas. An annual banquet is scheduled for Thursday evening. Battalion’s Annual Safety Edition in Monday’s Paper Again this year, The Battalion will publish its annual Christmas Safety Edition, In Monday’s paper a special six page section will be devoted to nothing but highway safety. With the thousands of cars on the campus now and the many thousands of miles students will travel after classes are dismissed Wednesday, a few good hints on highway courtesy and safety should be of interest to most readers. It is with this purpose in mind that the editors of the paper first published the Christmas Safety edition. This will be the largest safety supplement since the annual publication was begun. history department, the UN Club, and the MSC directorate. A question and answer session followed Henderson’s speech. The consul-general said he felt the audience was divided into pro Brit ish and anti-British groups. The speaker said he was not shown dis respect. Questions ranged from details concerning Egyptian history to the problems of defense of the Suez Canal. During his speech ne explained to the audience where the idea for the present policy in the middle east came from. It was his contention it was a joint allied policy, in which the responsibilities and benefits are shared by the Allies. However, he pointed out, England is prob ably more experienced in that part of the world than the United States. Judges for Christmas Contest Appointed By BOB SELLECK Battalion Sports Editor A&M will step in to “big time” basketball tonight when they tackle Manhattan College Jaspers in Mad ison Square Garden, New York. The Cadets will also be search ing for .their first conquest of the 1951 season. However, in losing their third straight game against Marshall College, 4(i-4(), the Aggie basketballers showed a slight im provement in their offensive attack. Dropping their season opener to North Texas State College and los ing again to the University of Chest Funds Issued, Drive Will Continue With $9,611.83 collected, the College Station Communi ty Chest Committee approved a motion Tuesday afternoon to pay money to requesting organizations in accordance with the prepared budget. The Community Chest . is still short of its goal of $10,000, and the drive-will continue until the money is contributed, according to J. G. McGuire, chairman. J. B. Longley, secretary-treasur er of the committee, was optimistic over reaching the goal. He said he knew of two firms which had not contributed and intended to. In order to reach their goal, the committeemen had asked resi dents of College Station to con tribute one day’s wages to the Community Chest. The 14 members of the commit tee are appointed annually by the mayor of College Station and the chancellor of the A&M System. Eight thousand, nine hundred dollars will be paid by the Com munity. Chest in the near future. In order to do this, money will have to be taken from the $1,000 local charity fund. The money for local charities is used for aiding needy cases which arise during the year. The money from the chest is broken down as follows: Brazos County Tuberculosis Association, $1,000; College Station YMCA, Houston, one week later, the A&M. squad has yet to produce a winning five. Manhattan College is rated as one of the top teams in the na tion. The powerful eastern team has been strengthened even, more by the return of Juniu Kellogg, IT 8” center, from Portsmouth, Va. Kellogg returned to Manhattan this fall upon receiving his dis charge from the Army at Fort Meade, Md. As a sophomore, this tall lad was the scoring leader in 1950-51 for the Jaspers with 270 points in 22 games and is counted on to pace Manhattan five this year. Nine Lettermen Return Among those reporting’ to Coach Ken Norton are nine lettermen from last year’s squad which won 16 games while losing only six against some of the stiffest com petition in the nation. Included in this group are team captain Regis King, Bob Field, Jim Garvey, Tom Hunt, Joe Lo- prete, Andy McGowan, Ed O’Haira and Tom Carroll. Aggie hopes will rest on th