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Circulated fraily To 90 Per Cent Of Local Readers Number 237: Volume 52 The Battalion PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1952 Published By A&M Students For 75 Years Price Five Cents Smokers’ Contest Scheduled Dec. 11 i By BOB PALMER Battalion News Staff Profs and students will blow off smoke instead of steam at the Sixth Annual Pipesmoking Con test in the MSC Assembly Room, Thursday, Dec. 11. At this time clouds of smoke will fill the MSC Assembly Room as victims of the weed compete for Valuable prizes on their puffing ability. The contest is being joint ly sponsored by the MSC and The Battalion. Variety of Pipe Events The various contests in the pipe smoking division include large bowl, medium bowl, small bowl, miniature bowl and metal bowl competition. Sections have also been provided for calabash and churchwarden pipes. Each of the contestants in the pipe smoking division will be given a predetermined amount of tobacco depending on the size of the pipe to be smoked. The object of the contest is to maintain a constant burning in the pipe for as long a period as possible. A special section has also been set aside for faculty and staff members, both in the pipe and cigar smoking divisions. Students will not compete with them. Stogie Smokers For those who prefer stogies to pipes, a cigar smoking division has also been included. This phase of the contest will be judged on much the same basis as the pipe smok ing. The contestant keeping his rigar burning the longest will be jeclared winner. Other divisions included in the general contest are pipe collections, cigarette rolling, smoke ring blow ing, and com cob smoking. In the cigarette rolling contest participants will have the oppor tunity of entering either the pro fessional or amateur divisions. Those contestants in the profes- Seven Division Heads Named For WF Drive Seven divisional chairmen for the Wesley Foundation educational and fund raising campaign were recently an nounced at a dinner held at the Foundation. Charles Pluenneke, senior animal husbandry major from Mason, was pelected to lead t the first division, including dorms 1, 3, and 5. Rufus (Roddy) Peeples, senior agronomy major from Tehaucana, will con duct the campaign in dorms 7, 9, and 11. Billy Carl McMasters and Davis Bottom, seniors from- Spade and Dallas, respectively, will be in charge of solicitation in the dorm itories on the west side of the pew area. The campaign in the non-corps dormitories will be conducted by Joe Bob Croley, senior animal husbandry major from Huntsville. Bill Stallworth, senior from Rose bud, and Ronald Hudson, Junior from Cameron, will conduct the work in the freshman ai-ea. Crop Judges Place Fifth At Kansas City The crops judging team of the agronomy department placed fifth in the International Intercollegiate Contest held at Kansas City this week. The team will go to Chicago this week-end to compete in the Intel-national Hay and Grain Show and Livestock Exposition. Weather Today SHOPPING DAYS LEFT FOGGY WEATHER TODAY: Low clouds, fog and occasional light rains and drizzle. Rainfall re corded at Eastewood Airport was .04 inch yesterday and .10 inch tmtil 10 a.m. today* sional section will use rough cut rolling tobacco rather than easier rolled tobaccos of the amateur sec tion. Prizes for Champs Approximately .$225 worth of prizes have been donated to the contest by various pipe and tobacco companies. The numerous prizes include four hand carved pipes, four cans of Bond Street and Rev elation, three 16 oz. tins of Edge- worth tobacco, three 16 oz. cans of Mixture 79, two doz. Heine’s Blend Tobacco packages, one Kay- woodie set (pipes), one box Roi Tan Cigars, and three pipe smokers kits. Other prizes include two Dematt Aristocrat pipes, two Dr. Grabow pipes, two Holly Court pipes, one Kaywoodie pipe, two Certified Pu- rex sets, 12 eight oz. Cans of Demi> Tasse Tobacco, and two Tawn De luxe Kits. The Flood Pipe and Tobacco Company will provide Demi-tasse Pipe Tobacco which will be used by the contestants in the various smoking divisions. Entry blanks for the contests may be obtained at the main desk of the MSC, Monday. Registration for those who have not previously submitted entry blanks will close at 7:30 p. m. Dec. 11. Kiwanis Toy Drive w Nears Completion The Kiwanis Club’s toy drive for underprivileged children is near completion, according to J. B. Hervey, chairman of the drive. The club conducted a drive in College Station to get broken toys to be repaired and distributed to underprivileged c h r i 1 d r e n for Christmas. “We have collected enough toys to pi’ovide a good Christmas for the underprivileged children of this area,” Hervey said. About 20 members of the club have been repairing the toys every Monday and Tuesday night in the A&M Consolidated School shops. Hervey said he thought the group would finish the work next week. Blaze Damages Denman s Home Tuesday Night A fire of undetermined ori gin at about 9 p.m. yesterday damaged the walls, floor, and ceiling in the home of Sam J. Denham, 112 Kyle Ave., in the Col lege Estates section. Denman is owner of the Metropolitan Barber Shop in Bryan. Arriving on the scene shortly after the fire whistle blew, BC&U firemen extinguished the blaze in less than 15 minutees. Uel D. Thompson of the Ag Extension Service, and Ed Holder, Battalion sports editor, attacked the blaze from outside the house through a roof louver. Thompson’s son Wayne, 12, was also on the scene. According to the Denman’s neighbors, they have lived in the house about a year and a half. Smoke was thick when firemen arrived but lifted as the fire was put out and the house was opened up. The Denmans were in bed when Mrs. Denman smelled smoke. Her husband investigated, discovered the fire in the bathroom, and at tempted to extinguish it. In the meantime, Mrs. Denman called the fire department. The smoke eatei-s pulled up in front of the Denman home about 10 minutes after the whistle be gan blowing. This is pretty good time for a volunteer department, according to Chief Cled H. War ren of the BC&U department. ‘Catherine the Great’ Is Film Society’s Next “Catherine the Great” will be shown by the A&M Film Society Dec. 16 in the MSC Ballroom. Following movies and their dates include “Rembrandt,” Jan. 6; “The Spoilers”, Feb. 5; “It Happened One Night,” Feb. 20; “Open City,” Mar. 16; “Pygmalion,” Mar. 12; “Lost Horizon,” Mar. 20; “The Well Digger’s Daughter,” Mar. 26; and “The 39 Steps,” April 27. The following films have been ordred but nof booked; “The Long Voyage Honie,” “The Lady Van ishes,” and “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.” A&M, UT Show Profit Again In Athletics, Says State Auditor Profs Tell Of Plan To Bring Musicians Plans are now underway to bring A&M a series of recitals by musicians from Texas colleges and towns, including instiuctors and graduate students, said Dr. Mel vin Eisner of the physics depart ment. Backed by Professors Eisner, L. E. Hauer, and E. E. Stokes, the play calls for the appearance of Lino Bartoli, a violinist from Bay lor; a cellist from Austin; a piano, violin viola, and cello group from Houston; and a pianist from Aus tin. Families Contribute “The success of the plan de pends upon how much money can be raised,” Eisner said. “The idea is to use a sponsorship plan. If enough people would be willing to put up five dollars a family or person, the series could go through.” “The whole family,” continued Eisner, “can come if they wish, for there will be no such things as a ticket or membership card.” The recitals will be open without charge to all who are interested— to students and to the people of College Station and Bryan. The MSC is cooperating by pro- AF Adjutant Hernandez Beaten and Robbed Warrant Officer Joe L. Her nandez, adjutant of A&M’s AF- ROTC was beaten and robbed in the 200 block of East 25th St. Bryan Sunday night. According to Hernandez, he was assaulted by three men in front of the Seai-s office and robbed of six dollars and a wristwatch. The attackers wore levis and wide buckled belts, Hernandez said. Town Hall Presents Longines Symphonette To Play In Guion Hall By JERRY BENNETT Battalion Amusements Editor The Longines Symphonette, un der the baton of Mishel Piasti-o, will be spotlighted Tuesday at the next Town Hall concert. Broadcasting from coast to coast every Sunday afternoon, the orchestra has been a standard radio favorite with thousands of radio listeners. The symphonette won the top musical award of 1950 which is presented by the Musical Ameri ca’s annual poll. The poll is taken from 800 music critics and editors of the United States and Canada. Three awards are given each year. One is presented to the top sym phony of the year and another awarded the leading dance band. Leader in Field The third is presented to the leading smaller concert orchestra grouped in this class, the Longines Symphonette has won first prize in its field for three years. Commonly referred to as the “average man’s symphony orches tra,” the symphonette’s specialty is playing shorter selections-by the great composers and “light” ser ious music. Responsible for the Longines Symphonette’s success is Mishel Piastre who has been with the or chestra since it was organized. Piastre was born in Kerth, Rus sia. He was taught to love music by his father who was famous Singing Cadets Go To Lodge Opening The Singing Cadets ai-e sche duled to sing in Waco, tonight, at the opening of the Grand Masonic Lodge of Texas. This will be the second out-of- town trip for the Singing Cadets this season. They sang in Austin in November, at a meeting of the Texas Federated Women’s Club. The Cadets will leave this af ternoon and will return late to morrow evening. violinist at that time. Piastre studied the violin under Leopole Auer, another great Russian musi cian. He graduated from Petrograd Conservatory in 1910 with highest honors. After being exempted from mili tary duty by the Czar, Piastre made a successful concert tour throughout the orient. He made his first appearance in the Unit ed States in 1920 as soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra in New York. Later he appeared as soloist with symphonies under the batons of Toscanini, Bruno Walter, and Sir Thomas Beecham. In 1925, Piastre accepted the post of concertmaster and assist ant conductor with the San Fran cisco Symphony Orchestra. At the invitation of Arturo Toscanini, he accepted the post of concertmaster for the New York Philharmonic Symphony. During his period, Tos canini frequently referred to him as “the greatest concertmaster in history.” In addition to gaining fame as a concert master, Piastro is also considered one of the nation’s lead ing violinists. One critic said. “Pi- astro’s playing is in the grand manner—there are few violinists in the world who have his breadth of style and range of dramatic intensity.” viding the recital hall and taking care of the funds. Checks are to be sent to the office of J. Wayne Stark, MSC director. Program Depend on Response “If response to the plan is only moderate and if contributors are willing,” Eisner, said, “it may be necessary to cut down on the number of programs; if the re sponse is generous, more recitals would be added.” “We’re not trying to compete with Town Hall,” said Hauer, “but to supplement it. With the fold ing up of the Bryan Artists’ Series, there is plenty of room for such programs. If the plan works out, the first of the series will be Bartoli’s pro gram in January. Bartoli is sche duled to play Handel’s Sonata No. 1 in A, and Tschaikovsky’s Con certo in D major. Lions Offer CS Residents Car Service Jobs The people of College Sta tion can get a personalized car wash or grease job Satur day, when 20 members of the Lions Club take over L. E. McCall’s service station. Profits from the day’s work will be used for the Texas Lions Crippled Children’s Camp and oth er projects. McCall, president of the club, is donating his facilities, including grease and water. “We just want to give a good car wash and make some money for the club’s civic projects,” said Lucian Morgan, one of the car washers. Members of the club will be on duty from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m., work ing in shifts so at least eight or ten are on the job at all times. “We’ll even pick up and deliver,” Morgan said. “Just call the sta tion.” Cost will be a dollar for a car wash and a dollar for a grease job. In case of rain the service will be discontinued, Morgan said. 'Horsemen’ Subject Of Wheeler’s Talk The Rev. Sterling Wheeler, di rector of the Texas Methodist student movement, will speak at the A&M Wesley Foundation this evening at 7:15 on “Contending With The Horseman.” Before doing student work, Wheeler was pastor of Jefferson Methodist Church in San Antonio. He served as a chaplain in World War II. PIASTRO CONDUCTS—The Longines Sym phonette, winner of several music awards and nationally famous, will be featured in a Town Hall Concert, Tuesday, Dec. 9. Mishel Piastro, will conduct. NASU to Hold Regional Meet Here Dec. 6 - 7 Delegates from 11 colleges in Texas, Arkansas, and Ok lahoma will attend the region al meeting of the National Association of Student Unions in the MSC Saturday and Sunday. John Samuels, Galveston junior, is national chairman of the associ ation. He is vice-president of the MSC Council. Regional advisor of the group meeting here is J. Wayne Stark, director of the MSC. He will give the keynoting speech of the conference Saturday morn ing. The 43 delegates will be wel comed by Lamar McNew, president of the MSC council. Several Negro delegates will attend the confer ence from Arkansas AM&N col lege in Pine Bluff. Schools to be represented are A&M, Texas, Texas A&I, Okla homa A&M, Oklahoma, Central State of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Arkansas AM&N, Lamar Tech, Sam Houston State Teachers, and St. Marys. Five workshop groups will be held for the visitors. The delegates will attend Rue Pinalle Saturday night and will leave Sunday noon. Other State Colleges Lose Up to $50,000 AUSTIN, Dec. 3—(HA—The only state-supported colleges which have consistently show ed a profit in athletics in re cent years are Texas and Tex as A&M, State Auditor C. H. Cav- ness said yesterday. Cavness said most of the other state-supported colleges lose about the same amount they spend on athletic scholarships each year. The deficit sometimes runs to $50,000 a year, he said. The auditor said gate I’eceipts of the smaller colleges usually are just about enough to cover ex penses other than coaches’ salaries and scholarships. Tech Self-Supporting Texas Tech is self-supporting in athletics, he said, but only because it transfers money from auxiliary funds to make up the annual defi cit in the athletic fund. Cavness, in his annual audit re port, said a decision is needed on whether the state should continue to subsidize athletic programs or order colleges to curtail them enough to make them self-support ing. Such a decision probably would have to be made by the Legisla ture. Christmas Decorating Hits MSC Friday Students, local residents, and all interested persons are invited to help the MSC House Committee decorate the Center for Christmas, said Rodney Heath, chairman of the MSC House Committee. The decorators will assemble in the lounge of the MSC, Friday night at 7:30. Girls Help Decorate College Station and Bryan girls have been invited to help with the decorating and to attend a dance for the group after they have beautified the Center, Heath said. Decals and sprays on the pro- Bankers Arrive Sunday for Ag Credit School Commercial bankers will meet at A&M, Dec. 7-10, in the second annual Texas Farm and Ranch Credit School for Commercial Bankers. Bankers, scientists, economists and men of the soil in general, will take an active part in the program. More than 200 are ex pected to attend. “This school was started last year with the purpose of assist ing bankers of the state to ac quire a better understanding of the needs for farm credit under modern conditions,” Dean C. N. Shepardson, School of Agricul ture, said today. “It was also hoped that it would afford a bet ter understanding of the require ments for successful operation as a basis for such credit.” “The hearty and widespread ac ceptance of the school last year and the requests for its contin uance have been most encourag ing,” Dean Shepardson said in an nouncing the program for the second annual school. The program committee is com posed of R. N. McLain, Brown field State Bank; J. V. Barger, professor of agricultural econo mics; John Yantis, First National Bank, Brownwood; C. D. Camp bell, Nixon State Bank. Dr. Carl Moore, agricultural economist, Federal Reserve Bank, Dallas; George Logan, First Na tional Bank, Waco; P. B. Gar rett, Texas Bank and Trust Co., Dallas; W. H. Kelley, Victoria Na tional Bank. Dean Shepardson is general chairman of the school and Dr. Tyrus R. Timm, extension econo mist and professor of agricultural economics, is chairman of the program committee. menade windows, Christmas trees, and evergreen branches will dom inate the MSC’s Christmas garb. Hot chocolate and doughnuts may be served after the decora tions are completed, said Heath. Three Christmas Trees Not too much work is involved, he added, as the jobs will be div ided among those pi'esent. Three Christmas trees will be in and outside of the Center; one will be in the Serpentine Lounge on the second flooi‘, one in front of the Center on the lawn, and one tree will be on the main floor, either in the main lounge or along the promenade. King in Charge Most of the outside decoration, lights and greens, will be put up Friday at 4 p. m. Bob King is in charge of the decorating with Dan Blackburn as his assistant. The dance after the decoration pai-ty will be informal and is sponsored by the Dance Commit tee. Joint Choir to Sing Christmas Cantata College Station chui’ch choirs of all faiths will join to present the cantata “The Song of Christmas” Dec. 17 in the Fii'st Baptist Church. The 44 members of the choir are under the direction of W. M. Tur ner, A&M’s music dmector. Solo ists will be Frank Knapp, Victor Weining, Mrs. Dorothy Butler, Mrs. Ruth Alter, and Mrs. Armil- drege Barker. Mrs. J. B. Baty will accompany the group and Dr. T. F. Mayo will narrate. The cantata, which tells the story of the Nativity, was written by Roy Ringwald, arranger for Fred Waring. College Station Community Chest Goal $11,019.00 Total now 8,870.00 Still needed 2,129.00 Deadline Dec, 5