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POCO SEZ:
“I chug-ffcd today from Dallas
To see all you Aggies
Be there at 7:30 tonight.”
POGO VISITS AGGIELAND TODAY
He’s here today.
The funny little guy from the Okefenokee,
the granddaddy of all swamps, and all his
friends are on the campus. .
It’s Pogo, the fellow who claims to be “a
’possom .by trade,” who gets a look at Aggie-
land and the people who have been following
him in The Battalion comic strips daily.
His big daddy Walt Kelly will be here to do
the talking, and indications show he’ll get a
warm reception from the Aggies.
Kelly is the outstanding comic strip illus
trator for 1951 and now making a nation-wide
tour to meet his friends who are following Pogo
in newspapers all over the country.
Many Aggies have been sporting their “I
Go Pogo” pins which were distributed yester
day in the office of Student Activities. A few
of the buttons are still available.
Kelly will speak tonight at 7:30 in Guion
Hall on a subject neither he nor anyone else is
quite sure of—“The Social and Ethical Respon
sibilities of a Cartoonist to the American Peo
ple.”
Following the talk will be a showing of
the weekly Battalion-MSC Quarterback Club
movies of the Michigan State-A&M football
game. No admission to the program will be
charged.
The cartoonist’s visit on the campus is
sponsored by The Battalion, the MSC Art Gal
lery Committee, and the Office of Student
Activities. •
Coming from Dallas and the SMU campus
where they held a “Pogo for President” con
vention, Kelly will not be expected to make any
political speeches for his animal creation. He’ll
just be doing lots of hand-shaking and meeting
all the Aggies.
Kelly will be taken on a tour of the A&M
campus by members of The Battalion staff and
The Art Gallery Committee of the MSC. These
two groups will also have an informal reception
with the cartoonist sometime this afternoon.
Master of ceremonies for the program in
Guion Hall will be Frank Manitzas, co-editor of
The Battalion.
Pogo’s creator will watch the cadet corps
march into supper formation at Duncan Hall
and then be their guest for dinner. He is ex
pected to make a short appearance in the mess
hall during the supper hour.
Kelly will bring along some life-size draw
ings of Pogo and other “inhabitants” of Oke
fenokee.
Original drawings of Sunday “Pogo” comic
strips are now on display in glass cases in the
MSC near the post office entrance.
ALBERT SEZ:
I’ll slioot ya if there’s an empty
Seat in Guion Hall tonight.
Don’t forget the football movies!
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Number 213: Volume 52
COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1952
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Eisenhower Closes
Campaign In South
With Memphis Talk
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 16—OP)
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower closed
a blazing campaign drive through
the South yesterday with a warn
ing and a pledge, both concerned
\ with the dollars-cents position of
the country if he is elected presi
dent.
The warning: “If we were sud-
F'denly cut off from the rest of the
world our entire agriculture and
industrial economy w o u 1 d col
lapse.”
The pledge:
“We are not going to see the
breadlines again. We have pledg-
rd the full power of government
to prevent a depression.”
Praises TV A
At the same time, speaking at
Memphis in the heart of the Ten
nessee Valley, Eisenhower praised
the results of the Tennessee Val
ley Authority but he said the TVA
should not be described as the an
swer for all such developments
throughout the country.
“TVA has served rural areas
well,” Eisenhower said, “and has
created many new industries in
this section. It has helped con
serve natural resources, control
% floods and promote national de
fense. It is a great experiment in
Ag Leaders
Scheduled To
Inspect College
More than 350 agricultural
leaders, bankers, businessmen
in general and legislators, will
make a tour of inspection of
the facilities of A&M and
System, Friday. Thirty-six coun
ties will be represented, D. A.
Adam, Extension staff assistant
says.
The county agents of the 36
counties will be in charge of the
group from their counties. The
groups will register at the Memor
ial Student Center.
'■‘Tours will be run every 30 min
utes, beginning at 8:30 a. m. The
last tour will get under wmy at
3 0 a. m. Adam and Ben Cook,
assistant to the dean of the School
* of Agriculture, will supervise tour
assignments.
Luncheon will be served at Dun
can Hall at noon, family style.
Afternoon sessions will be held
at the vaifous centers on the sub
ject matter fields of interest.
Demonstrations and discussions
will be carried on at the Beasley
Laboratory, the beef cattle, swine,
sheep, poultry and dairy centers,
the Grass Nursery and Turf Plots,
the brush control experiments, the
entomology laboratory and new
horticulture greenhouse.
The field day is under the spon
sorship of the Extension Service,
School of Agriculture and Experi
ment Station.
A detailed description of work
being done by the various de
partments will be given those mak
ing the tour.
Weather Today
CLEAR and WINDY
WEATHER TODAY: Clear with
winds out of the south 12 to 15
miles per hour. The high yes
terday was 74 and the low 44.
resource development and flood
control for this particular area.
“We should not, however, look
upon the TVA as a rigid pattern
for such developments in other re
gions.
“In the Missouri Valley many
officials and other thoughful citi
zens are considering the possibili
ty of a legal arrangement which
would make state and federal
agencies the true partners in de
veloping the resources of that
great region.
“Our goal should be to work out
river basin developments the way
the people in the region want it
done.”
In Memphis, Eisenhower ad-
di-essed a crowd estimated at be
tween 22,0(f0 and 25,000 people
from a rostrum on Chickasaw
Bluff. The audience was one of
the largest he has received on this
section of his campaign tour.
Leaves Texas
Eisenhower left Texas yesterday
after two final campaign appear
ances at Fort Worth and Dallas,
felw on to Shreveport, La., and
went from there to Memphis where
he delivered the only prepared
speech of the day.
As he left the South his top
lieutenants were talking with an
air of complete confidence of po
tential victory in Virginia, South
Carolina, Florida, Louisiana and
Texas.
He chose Fort Worth as the
place to discuss the subject of an
other great depression. It is base
less campaign talk and part of
the Democrats’ “campaign of fear,”
he said.
In Memphis Eisenhower covered
not only the TVA but reviewed
at length his position on a farm
program.
“This includes the amendment to
the Basic Farm Act, approved by
both parties in Congress, to con
tinue through 1954 the price sup
ports on basic commodities at 90
per cent of parity.”
Kiwanis Candidate
Loses In Austin
Sid Loveless, College Station Ki
wanis Club candidate for lieuten
ant governor of Kiwanis distinct
nine, was defeated at the state
convention in Austin. The conven
tion was Monday through Wednes
day of this week.
Jim Bowmer of Temple won the
election.
Other delegates to the conven
tion from here were L. G. Jones
and W. H. Fincher.
Politics
Pogo and Aggies Over Ike
In Texas Campaign
Eisenhower’s trip to Texas has probably put a dent in
other political campaigns, but our little friend “Pogo” still
holds the spotlight. And the Aggies are retaining their name
before the public, even at an Ike rally.
The scene was Waco airport and thousands of people
had jammed the area Tuesday to hear a brief “whistle stop”
speech by the Republican presidential candidate.
Two big planes carrying the Ike press corps roared in and
the people came forth with premature cheers. You could
hear “We’re for Ike” and “I Like Ike,” and other cheers.
But also noticable were the chants from some younger
cheerers—“I Go Pogo,” and “Gig ’em Aggies.”
Watch out Ike, you may have competition stiffer than
you think!
Student Life Meet
Scheduled Monday
The Student Life Committee
will hold its first meeting of the
year at 4 p. m., Oct. 20, in the
Student Senate Chamber of the
MSC, announced C. G. (Spike)
White, secretary of the commit
tee.
There are a number of things
Rue Pinalle Set
tin Day Fete
United Nations Day will re
ceive an early welcome by Rue
Pinalle guests Friday night.
Cadets from Bryan AFB
representing s i x different
countries, . will be the guests of
honor at Rue Pinalle with their
dates. The countries represented
are Norway, Sweden, Italy, Den
mark, France and Belgium.
As part of the UN Day activ
ities the cadets will dine in Bryan
and attend an afternoon movie.
Rue Pinalle will close the cadets
activities for the day.
The floor show will be inter
nationally flavoa - ed by an Euro
pean singer, Philippine piano play
er, and Venezuelan guitar player.
Students and local residents
planning to attend Rue Pinalle
are urged by Oscar Garcia, Rue
Pinalle chairman, to make their
reservations early. Tickets will be
60 cents per person. Reservations
and ticket sales are being handled
in the MSC Bowling Alley.
Bob Miller, business administra
tion major from Houston, will be
master-of-ceremonies Friday.
The MSC Combo will play for
the dance. This is the band that
has played in the Fountain Room
on various occasions.
which need to be brought up dur
ing the meeting, said White. The
first step of the meeting will be
to select the best meeting time.
Orientation of new members
and appointment of committees
will be conducted by J. H. Sor
rels, chairman.
Explanation of funds controlled
by the Student Life Committee
and a report of the Business Com
mittee will be given by White.
John Samuels, vice-president of
the MSC Council, is scheduled to
inform the 'committee on the pro
posed change of Activity Point
System concerning the MSC Coun
cil.
Discuss Proposed Amendment
Another important matter which
is to be discussed during the meet
ing is the proposed amendment to
the constitution to allow the se
lection of Who’s Who at any time
of the year.
Consideration of possible means
of raising funds for the Student
Air Fund is to be discussed by
Dan Russell of the Sociology De
partment.
The last point scheduled for
discussion during the meeting is
the consideration of the continua
tion of the awarding of Aggie
Activity Appreciation Tickets
which will be conducted by White.
Student Life Committee Members
Composing the Student Life Com
mittee this year along with Sor
rels and White are Joel Austin
and Frank Manitzas, Battalion
Co-editors; T. B. Fields, president
of the Junior Class; Joe Mattei,
president of the Senior Class; Wel
don Kruger, corps commander.
J. Gordon Gay, YMCA secre
tary; Barlow Irvin, athletic di
rector; C. W. Landiss, Physical Ed
ucation Department; S. S. Morgan,
(See STUDENT LIFE, Page 3)
Years Budget Planned
By Community Chest
A budget of $12,519 for the
coming year was set up by the Col
lege Station Community Chest
Committee at a public heai-ing
Tuesday night in the YMCA.
The Chest, which includes al
most every charitable organization
in College Station, is planning its
drive for Nov. 1-10. A complete
canvass of A&M and the College
Station area with the exception of
the dormitory ai'ea is planned. If
the proposed budget is not raised
during the ten day period, the
committee is planning to extend
the drive in order to meet their
budget as closely as possible.
Organizations that will receive
help and the amount they will
receive if the full total is met are
as follows:
College YMCA $ 400
Girl Scouts of America 2000
Brazos County Tuberculosis
Association 1000
Bryan YMCA 400
Youth Committee 800
Boy Scouts of America 2294
College Station Recreation
Council 500
Red Cross 2000
Brazos County Hospital
ization 500
Needy Children’s Fund
(College Station Schools) .... 700
Local Charity 1000
Salvation Army 500
American Cancer Society .... 300
Miscellaneous 125
Total $12,519
“If everybody who works for the
College contributed one day’s pay,
we would have over $20,000 from
that group alone,” said Bennie
Zinn, chairman, to the members
of that committee last night.
Mrs. Bill Williams, representing
the Red Cross, explained that
their share of the Chest’s funds
would eliminte the house to house
canvass used last year. She went
on to say that any funds given
them by the Chest are to be used
in this area only.
The Chest Committee is com
posed of Zinn, chairman; John
Longley, vice chairman; V. E.
Schember, secretary-treasurer; L.
J. Horn, Charlie Smith, Mrs. Ray
Oden, Mrs. Frank Anderson, J. G.
McGuire, R. E. Callender, H. E.
Hampton, Mrs. T. W. Leland, Har
ry Gorzycki, Mrs. Hershel Bur
gess, Eddie Chew, and W. A. Tar-
Lucile Cummings
Sings October 21
For its second program of the
coming season, Town Hall will
present Lucile Cummings who has
been named by music critics as
“the foremost contralto in Amer
ica.”
October 21 is the scheduled date
for the concert.
Miss Cummings has been guest
star on NBC’s Telephone Hour
seven times within recent months.
This season marked her New York
Opera debut in the leading role
of Amneris in the New Yoi'k City
Center Opera Company’s produc
tion of “Aida.”
On the stage for three consecu
tive seasons totaling 67 weeks,
Old Colt Revolver
Sold at Gun Meet
By JERRY BENNETT
Battalion News Staff
One of the rai’est guns in history
of American firearms exchanged
ownership Saturday duinng the
meeting of the Texas Gun Asso
ciation in the MSC.
The only complete cased model
of the Walker Colt revolver was
sold to Larry Sheerin of San An
tonio by Herb Glass of Bullville,
New York. Both men are collect
ors of antique firearms and were
pi’esent at the gun association’s
meeting.
In addition to the revolver be
ing the only complete cased model
of the Walker Colt in existence,
it is also the only fully document
ed model with all records of the
gun’s transactions having been
preserved, Glass said.
’The Golden Touch”
Carle Substitutes Mess for Music
In Sbisa Dining Hall Saturday Night
“The Golden Touch” will set
the downbeat for the all-college
dance Saturday night in Sbisa Din
ing Hall.
Frankie Carle, his piano and or
chestra will start the dance music
at 9 p. m. after a concert in Guion
Hall. The concert begins at 7:15
p. m.
Joan House, Barbara Luke, and
The Sunrise Serenaders will sup
ply the vocals to match the smooth
rhythm of Carle’s orchesti’ations
and piano.
One of the top bands in the land,
the Carle aggregation is currently
setting new box office records in
theatres and ballrooms from coast
to coast. Although known as one
of the nations’ most popular pian
ists and band leaders. Carle is
also an established composer.
His “Sunrise Serenade” which
serves as theme song for the band
is rated with the most popular
American songs. “Lovers Lullaby”,
“Falling Leaves”, “Oh What It
Seemed to Be” and “The Busiest in
My Home Town” are just a few
of his many hit songs.
Carle also holds a major dis
tinction as a leading solo artist
as well as orchestra leader on
Columbia records. His many al
bums have sold a combined total
of 25 million discs.
Usually Break Records
Coast to coast, at all the leading
band locations and theatres, Frank
ie Carle and his orchestra are an
nual feature presentations. One of
the outstanding music favorites in
the nation, the Carle group has
managed to increase their popular
ity everywhere, usually breaking
records set during previous en
gagements.
Golden Touch
Realizing the majority of people
like songs because of the melody,
Carle does not over-arrange the
basic theme, so that it is always
easily recognizable.
Carle’s piano artistry has been
enough to dub him as “The Gold
en Touch.”
The revolver is also the only
model in existence which is in
complete working order, Glass
said.
' Glass explained a complete
cased model of a gun is one hous
ed in a box with all accessories
present.
The Walker Colt was originated
in the early 1800’s and was used
extensively by the Texas Rangers
and duilng the settling of the ear
ly and turbulent West.
Both Glass and Walker refused
to say how much money was in
volved in the transaction, although
Glass said he paid $8000 for the
weapon.
Hill To Attend
National Meet
John Hill, director of workmen’s
compensation program for the
A&M System, will attend the 40th
National Safety Congress in Chi-
ago, 111., October 20-24.
Hill is chairman of both the
Campus Safety Committee of the
Higher Education Committee and
the Study Committee of the Public
Employes section. These commit
tees are under the National Safe
ty Council.
The national meeting of the
American Society of Safety En
gineers, which will be held in Chi
cago simultaneously with the Na
tional Safety Congress, will also
be attended by Hill.
For the past 18 years, Hill has
been active in safety promotion
work, and since May of 1948 has
been director of workmen’s com
pensation for the A&M College
System.
Miss Cummings was featured solo
ist at the woi-ld famous Radio
City Music Hall in the productions
“United Nations,” Christmas “Na
tivity” and the “Glory of Easter.”
For these performances it has
been estimated shq appeared be
fore an audience of over 5,000,000
for each season.
Began Study At Six
Miss Cummings began her study
of music at the age of six, through
a correspondence course at twenty-
five cents a lesson. Once when she
and her brothers weie quarantined
with small-pox, she leained the en
tire scores of the “Mikado” and
“Pinafore."
All through school she sang and
played mainly for fun, and every
week she would compose and im
prove a prelude and offertory for
Sunday School. She began to take
a serious interest in music when
she won first vocal, honors in a
state-wide high school contest. She
entered the University of Oregon
on a music scholarship, and put
herself through school by playing
accompaniments for her music
teachei’s.
Appeared as Guest Soloist
Upon leaving school she began
to sing pi-ofessionally and not to
long afterwards appeared as guest
soloist with the Portland Sym
phony Orchestra.
Opportunities began to come
from the West Coast with radio
offers in both San Francisco and
Los Angeles on CBS and NBC net
works, and concert appeai’ances
with the Oakland and Modesto
Symphonies and the San Francis
co Opera of the Air.
Success’ door opened all the way
for Miss Cummings when she was
choosen one of the two finalists
on the “Metropolitan Auditions of
the Air” broadcast from New
York.
Since then she has been guest
solcdst on all the major networks.
Private Parties
Will House Guests
Students who are having trouble
locating a place for guests to stay
while visiting the campus should
consult the Housing Office, room
100, Goodwin Hall, announced Har
ry L. Boyer, chief of housing.
A list of private parties in the
Bryan-College Station area who
are willing to provide rooms for
student guests may be obtained
there, said Boyer.
Ample places are still available
for guests. The Housing Office is
open 24 hours a day every week,
Boyer said.