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COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1953
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Russia Agrees
'To Conditions
- For Austria
LONDON, Jan. 28—(7P)-
I Moscow Radio announced ear-
| ]y today that Russia h a s
I agreed — under Soviet condi-
K tions—to resume talks with 1
| the Western Allies on an indepen-
| donee treaty for occupied Austria.
The radio in a broadcast heard
| here gave Russia’s note replying
I to pleas by the U. S., Britain and
I France Jan. 12 that a four-power
I effort be made once more to end j
I the long stalemate on the Austrian
j treaty.
The Soviet note specified that if
I the West wanted to resume the
| Austrian talks, it would first have
to withdraw the demand for an
abridged treaty which would end
the occupation of Austria prompt
ly. Under the Allied proposal,
other disputed points between
Russia and the West would have
” been left for further negotiations.
Deputies of the four countries
have already met more than 260
^ times since 1946 on the question
and several times have appeared
near agreement. Each time, how
ever, the Russians have balked at
approving a final draft.
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Florist Conference
Held On Camp US
Outstanding authorities in the
florist field were on the program
of the Sixth Annual Short Course
for Commercial Florists held here
recently in the MSC.
The program included the usual
registration and an inspection tour
of the Floriculture and Landscape
• Architecture department green-
houses. John Glodt, president of
the Texas Association, presented
the welcome address.
Who’s who on the program in
cluded Geoi’ge K. Ball, president,
George J. Ball Inc., West Chicago,
Ill.; Gordon Boswell, oGrdon Bos
well Florist, Conde Morris, John
Morris Floral Company, Ray Mc
Cullough, W. B. Green Florist,
Fort Worth; Pat Collins, Freder
icks’ Flowers, Corpus Christi;
A. F. DeWerth, head, Floricul
ture and Landscape Architecture,
A&M; Steve Ehrhart, Travis Flor
al Company, Johnny Glodt, Kelly
Scherrer Florist, San Antonio; Ag
nes Muhl, Muhl Flowers, Harry
Reed, Reed’s Flowers, Bill Schni-
' zer, Wolf, the Florist, Waco.
J. B. Parks, Wholesale Florist,
Martin Swartz, Flower Section,
Evelyn Zaun, Flower Selection,
^Dallas; Bob Powell, Southern Flor
al Company, Clarence Wademan,
Wademan’s “Flowers for the Liv
ing”, Houston; L. J. Tolle Jr., and
William L. Vitopil, A&M; Steve
Eichelberger, Eldon Powell Flor
ist, Austin.
A NUMBER OF OIL PAINTINGS were presented to A&M by C. C. Krueger of San An
tonio. The painting above by Arnold Corrod, born in Frascati, Italy, 1844, portrays
Luther’s explanation of the Bible to Elector Frederick of Saxony at Wartburg Castle.
This is one of several paintings which were hung in the Cushing Memorial Library on
the campus at ceremonies recently. Standing beside the painting is President M. T.
'Harrington who accepted the paintings for the college and Krueger.
Valuable Painting Collection
Given To School by Krueger
A set of paintings valued con
servatively at $10,000 were given
to the college by C. C. Knieger,
widley known businessman and
civic leader of San Antonio and
member of the board of directors
of the A&M System.
The paintings were formally
prsented to the college recently
by Krueger and were accepted on
behalf of the college by President
M. T. Ha,rrington. They are now
on display in the Cushing Me
morial Library.
W’ell Known Collection
The paintings are outstanding
pieces from the well known Krue
ger collection which has been
maintained in San Antonio for
many years. The collection was
developed by the late father of
Krueger.
Included in the paintings given
to the college are, Stable Scenes,
(two), by Ludwig Reinhart, who
lived in Munich and died in early
life in 1870;
Landscapes from Tiroli, (two),
by Albert Riegers, born in 1834
in Trieste. He settled in Vienna
where he specialized in land
scapes. His paintings of water
falls in the Pyrenees were among
Truman Stirs Critics
On ‘Atom’ Bomb Issue
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28—hP>—
Former President Truman stirred
angry criticism in the nation’s
Capital today with his statement
expressing doubt that Soviet Rus
sia has a workable atomic bomb.
Atomic officials pointedly dis
agreed with Truman. They said
. all the facts indicate Russian pos
session of the A-bomb.
And on Capitol Hill, Sen. Bourke
Hickenlooper R-Iowa, a member
of the joint Senate-House Atomic
committee, noted that Truman him
self announced three separate
Weather Today
CLEAR
WEATHER TODAY: Clear and
cool with winds out of the north-
northwest between 12 and 25 miles
per holr. The low this morning
was 47.
atomic explosions in Russia during
his last three years in the White
House.
Truman Statements
“If Mr. Truman made such
ominous statements as President
for the purpose of frightening the
American people without being
convinced that they were factually
correct, then it is reprehensible,
indeed,” Hickenlooper said.
Hickenlooper joined two other
members of the Senate-House
atomic committee — Rep. Durham
D-NC, the retiring chairman, and
Rep. Cole R-NY—in a carefully
worded statement criticizing Tru
man’s remark as “highly unfor
tunate.”
Challenges Truman
The trio further challenged Tru
man’s statement, made to news
men in Kansas City, as contra
dicting “indisputable evidence”
that Russia has the A-bomb.
The legislators quoted Truman
as saying:
“I am not convinced Russia has
the atomic bomb. ... I am not
convinced the - Russians have
achieved the know-how to put the
complicated mechanism together
and make an A-bomb work, I am
not convinced they have the
bomb.”
In Kansas City, Truman told
Associated Press Reporter Clar
ence A. Johnson he had said “time
and time again’ that he had doubts
about the Russians having
achieved a workable A-bomb.
“Some people disagreed with
me,” Truman said, “but that is
their right,”
his most famous works. He re
ceived a gold medal in Vienna.
Norwegian Girl in Meadow, by
E. A. Norman, who was born in
Bodo, Norway in 1848. He painted
mostly Norwegian scenery. His
paintings are exhibited in the
galleries of Dresden, Budapest,
Dusseldorf, Cologne and Stock
holm.
Roses, by K. Hermann, German
painter of the middle nineteenth
century who specialized in flower
paintings.
Luther’s Explanation of the Bi
ble to Elector Frederick of Saxony
at Wartburg Castle, by Arnold
Corrodi who was born in Fras
cati, Italy in 1844. He moved to
Berlin in 1874 and studied at the
Berlin and Munich Academies. His
principal works are historical
paintings.
Schooner in Distress
Schooner in Distress, by Lugi
Steffani, who was born in Ber
gamo in 1828 and went to Milan
in 1844. He studied in Milan and
in 1854 he visited France, Bel
gium, Germany and England. He
settled in Milan. Most of his
paintings were marine subjects.
On the Canal Grande and Idle
Life on the Laguna, are both by
Fernando Lubich, member and
teacher of the Beidin Academy.
He spent much of his time in
Italy and preferred scenes from
Venice for his paintings.
Shorland Gives
New Tat’ Theory
Di\ F. B. Shorland gave a lec
ture last night in Biological Sci
ences building on “The Evolution
of Animal Fats.”
He received his doctorate at the
University of Liverpool and was
the recipient of several scholar
ships.
Dr. Shorland in his talk present
ed a new point of view in 1’egard
to animal fats pointing out that
the differences between the fats
of different species is largely for-
tuitious and dependent on the diet.
Miss Birdwell
Named Duchess
Miss Barbara Birawell was
named the Cotton Ball duchess to
represent the Brazos County A&M
Mother’s Club at a business meet
ing and covered dish luncheon at
the Ide P. Trotter residence Thurs
day.
The club voted to sponsor a
game party in the MSC at 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 24.
Dr. J. J. Sperry showed a film
on polio. The club voted to con
tribute to the March of Dimes.
Defense Department
Adds Casualty List
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28—OP>—
The Defense Department today
identified 58 Korean War casual
ties in a new’ list No. 736 that in
cluded six killed, 44 wounded, sev
en missing and one injured.
The Krissaien Valley in Greece,
by Herny Louis Gurlitt, who was
born March 8, 1812 in Altona.
From 1853 to 1838 he studied at
the ^Academy in Copenhagen and
in 1843 he moved to Dusseldorf
and later lived in Italy. He paint
ed in Spain, Portugal and Greece.
His works were exhibited in
many national galleries. He re
ceived his highest award and price
for his painting, Keller Lake in
Holstein, in 1865 when it was pur
chased by the Duke of Oldenburg.
He was a member of the Acad
emies of Madrid and Copenhagen.
Dulles Believes Korea
Stalemate End Possible
Predicts Russia
Regime Collapse
Congress Accepts
Ike’s ‘Leak’ Edict
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28—OP>—
Congressional leaders apparently
have accepted good naturedly —
for the moment, at least—Presi
dent Eisenhower’s edict against
any “leaks” from White House
conferences.
Eisenhower is reported to have
told the “Big Eight” of GOP chief
tains from Capitol Hill at their
first regular legislative conference
yesterday that if confidential mat
ter leaked out he might have to
dispense with the meetings.
The upshot was that Sen. Taft
of Ohio, the majority leader, and
others w'ho attended smilingly
turned off inquiries by reporters
about vdiat went on at the two-
hour session.
There were some leaks, of course.
There was information that
Eisenhow 7 er w r ould lay down a basic
foreign policy pattern, devoting
about one third of his address to
this problem.
It was learned that he would
probably report on his trip to Ko
rea, but probably would have no
specific recommendations for at
tempts to end the war there.
Information usually has a way
of getting around despite the ef
forts of government officials to
keep their plans a secret.
Army, AF Grads
Win Commissions
Commission as second lieuten
ants, officers reserve corps, were
presented to 97 army men and
68 air men, ROTC, A&M, Friday
morning.
The commissions were present
ed at exercises held in Guion Hall
by Col. S. P. Myers Jr. and Col.
John A. Way.
Pi’esident M. T. Harrington gave
the address.
The oath was administered by
Lt. Col. J. J. Wilderman.
Oveta
Takes
Culp Hobby
On Big Job
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28—(fl
it’s a big job that Mrs. Oveta Culp
Hobby took over when she became
Federal Security Administrator in
the Eisenhower administration.
Its importance was recognized in
the fact she took oath of office
along with cabinet members, and
there’s talk Congi*ess soon may el
evate her position to cabinet level.
Some 35,000 employes come un
der her supervision. The agency
affects directly the lives of many
millions — social security, public
health, federal education aids, food-
and-drug law enforcement are prin
cipal functions of the FSA.
In her first day on the job, Mrs.
Hobby got acquainted with the top
division heads with whom she will
work, looked over a pile of con
gratulatory messages and posed
for a battery of newspaper and
newsreel photographers.
Up for lunch with her the first
day was her husband, former Gov
ernor Will P. Hobby, with whom
she has been working as co-pub
lisher of the Houston Post, and
their daughter, Jessica, 16. Their
son, Will P., Jr., 21, had to hurry
back to Houston to his classes at
Rice after the inauguration. Jes
sica attends a girls school in Vir
ginia.
The suite where Mrs. Hobby will
have her headquarters is on the
top floor of one of the two block-
square five story buildings on In
dependence Avenue two blocks
from the Capitol.
Her private office is a large
room, 40 by 25 feet, with her own
glass-topped desk in one end and
Sanitary Course
Held Until Friday
About 25 men representing mu
nicipal plants of the towns and
cities of Texas will attend a prac
tice workers sanitary laboratory
short course here until Friday.
The practice work will be in water
and sewage.
The work is being held in the
Chemistry building with .Joe H.
Sorrels of the civil engineering
department in charge of the work.
a conference table in the other
where she will meet with heads of
the various units of the FSA.
The walls are light dove gray,
and long maroon drapes hang from
the three windows to her back. A
maroon rug and brown leather up
holstered furniture give the room
a pleasant atmosphere. A silk
United States flag on a standard
just behind her desk is a reminder
of the high government decisions
that are made there.
The Governor and Mrs. Hobby
plan to live in one of the big hotels
here until about March, then take
a Connecticut Avenue apartment.
WASHINGTON—(JP)—The Eisenhower administration
was reported authoritatively today to have well-advanced
plans for trying to end the Korean and Indochinese wars by
denying Russia any “advantage” from them.
Secretary of State Dulles, discussing this subject pub
licly for the first time since the new administration took pow
er, told a national radio and television audience last night:
“Today these wars go on because the enemy thinks he’s
getting an advantage by continuing the war. I believe that
Gen. Eisenhower will find the way to make the enemy change
his mind in that respect so that they too will want peace.”
Dulles’ statement was described authoritatively as being
based upon plans for specific moves, although he gave no
^■hint in his? speech as to what these
moves will be.
However, in a pre-election
speech in October, Dulles said Rus
sia had an advantage out of con
tinuing the Korean War by the
fact that Amei’ican troops are tied
up there and by propagandizing
the conflict as a campaign of
Americans against Asians. These
advantages can be denied and the
prospect for peace greatly ad
vanced, he then said, by replacing
American forces in Korea with
South Korean troops.
Dulles’ broadcast speech pin
pointed trouble spots of the world
in a sweeping survey of American
foreign policy problems, and also
contained an appeal for popular
confidence at home in the State
Department and foreign service.
He promised, with the help of the
FBI, to rid the department of any
Communist or Red sympathizers
who may be found there.
On one foreign policy problem,
Dulles had what appeared to be
an implied threat of new American
action toward Western European
allies unless they persist in efforts
toward unity. He noted that
French and German steps toward
formation of a European Defense
Community under which West
Germany could rearm have re
cently been “somewhat stalled.”
Dulles said the U. S. has put
almost 30 billion dollars into West
ern Europe since the end of World
War II in an effort of developing
unity there and he declared that
if France, Germany and Britain
now go their separate ways it
Teague Gives
Grad Talk
To OCS
Representative Olin E. (Ti
ger) Teague of the Bryan-Cor-
sicana District, a purple heart
combat infantry colonel in
World War II, delivered the
commencement address to a
graduating class at the Fort
Benning, Ga-> officer candidate
school on Jan. 23.
Among other things he told
them was this to-the-point ob
servations:
“American soldiers . are an
independent lot, and they do
not give their trust and respect
until they are sure it is mer
ited.”
E. D. Department
Offers New Course
A new course in Lay-off and
Mold Loft Drafting will be offered
this spring by the Engineering
Drawing department.
It will be a one hour credit, lab
course offered on Tuesday after
noon from 2 to 5 p.m. according
to Dr. W. E. Street, head of engi
neering drawing department.
The course will contain a review
of the various methods of develop
ment, study of ships nomenclature,
faired lines from offsets, pick
points from loft floor, and the de
velopment of some of the surfaces
which comprise a ships structure.
The only prerequisite is E. D. 124.
This course will introduce the
student to the problems of the
loftsman and the leaderman in the
average ship yard loft and dry
dock repair loft.
The new course will also intro
duce many practical problems of
development and intersection which
will develop in the engineer the
ability to visualize similar space
relationships.
would be necessary to give “a
little re-thinking,” to America’s
policy toward Europe. He said,
however, that he refused to be
lieve there was no charme of unity.
He dealt in blunt words with
what he conceives to be Russia’s
policies. He said the U. S. has
“enemies who are plotting our de
struction” and that “these enemies
are the Russian Communists and
their alies in other countries.”
Soviet strategy, he went on, is
to encircle and isolate this coun
try. This strategy must be coun
tered by a strong American mili
tary establishment and by the cre
ation of military strength in
friendly nations, he said, with this
POSE: “Never to wage war but
only to deter war.”
(See DULLES, Page 2)
T
Mothers’ March On Polio
Starts Here Thursday Night
Area workers for the Mothers’
March on Polio to be held Thurs
day night have been announced by
Mrs. John J. Sperry, chairman.
The Mothers’ March is a door to
door campaign by the mothers to
collect donations for the March of
Dimes drive. The signal showing
that a family wishes to donate is
a lighted front porch light. A sock
or shoe hung on the front door
knob or mailbox will stop a work
er whei’e this is no porch light.
Starts Thursday
The mothers who will work
Thursday night and the area of the
town in whihh they will be work
ing are Mesdames E. S. Holdredge,
L. E. Sark, Vernon Young, H. E.
Hampton, E. C. Holt, Ray Jarvi,
Roy Hagler, B. C. Moore, R. H.
Mitshell, N. W. Quick, W. E. Briles.
Mesdames John Bogard, Vance
Wilson, Walter Manning, Emma
Wilson, Bill Turner, Frank Gould,
Howard Weaver, D. A. Anderson,
Arthur Carter, Richard Baldarf,
John Denison, J. H. Quisenberry,
H. W. Hooper, T. Y. Hicks, J. R.
Johnson of College Hills.
Workers in the College Park
area will be Mesdames W. E. Var-
vel, J. E. Loupot, I. G. Adams, C.
H. Ransdell, C. F. Rainwater, L.
G. Jones, T. E. McAfee, R. L. Rog-
MOTHERS’
MARCH
POLIO
ers and Mrs. Elmer Smith.
Mesdames Les Richardson, Stan
ley Avera, J. K. Riggs, Joe G. Fa
gan, J. S. Rogers and B. F. Liles
will be working in the South Oak-
wood area. Mrs. C. G. “Spike”
White will cover Southeast College
Park.
The West Park workers are
Mesdames E. E. Ify, L.F. Blair,
C. G. Workman, Tom Covey, P. M.
Goff, A. L. Parrack, Sam Cleland,
C. H. Cole and Frances Smythe.
Other mothers who will be work
ing are Mrs. R. J. Bond and Mrs.
A. P. Boyett, North Gate area;
Mrs. Robert A. Houze, Mrs. E. E.
Brown and Mrs. J. L. Bearrie, Sul
phur Springs Road Area; Mrs. G.
B. Patterson, Oak Terrace; Mrs.
Joe E. Davis and Mrs. R. E. Leigh
ton, campus homes.
Mothers working in the student
housing areas are Mrs. M. M. Grif
fin, Mrs. P. M. Rouse, Mrs. Lattie
Yates, and Mrs. William Daniels,
College View; Mrs. Ray Mickelson,
Project Houses; Mrs. Monty Adair,
Vet Village.
In the Lincoln School district W.
A. Tarrow will have helping him
Mrs. Philip Steen, Mrs. Bell Sear
cy and Mrs. Edna Tarrow.