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Cireialated Daily To 90 Per Cent Of Loeal Residents Number 168; Volume 58 Battali PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE Published By A&M Students For 75 Years COLLEGE STATION (Agrgieiand), Texas, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1953 Price Five Cents JOYOUS TIDINGS—Christmas carolers sing- carols at the Memorial Student Center. About 50 people gathered Wednesday night to participate in the singdng, which was led by Lamar Ashley and sponsored by the MSC house committee. S nn a tier J o From Ar Col. E. E. Sauer, chief of A&M’s army basic division, will retire from the army Dec. .31. Stationed at A&M for three and a half years, Sauer has been sen ior quartermaster instructor and executive officer of the military science and tactics division. Sauer said his future residence is unknown. Sauer was born in Louisville, Ky., in 1900. He was graduated from Indiana university in 1922 with a bachelor of science degree, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the infantry. He received a LL.B. degree from Jefferson School of Law in Louis ville. Most of Sauer’s career w a s served, in the infantry. He was a member of the first armored div ision in the 0th armored infantry, and later became that unit’s execu tive officer. Ball To Go On Holiday Schedule The Battalion will be pub lished only four times during the Christmas holidays. Next, week The Battalion will be published on Tuesday and Wednesday, to give the entire staff a holiday on Christmas Eve. The paper will he delivered on Tuesday and Thursday. The regular holiday schedule of Tuesday and Thursday will be observed during the second week. Daily publication will re sqm e Jan. 5. Carl Jobe, manager of stu dent publications, and Bill Turner, assistant manager of student publications, will be in charge of the holiday issues. Student Senate Hears Committees Committee reports and the pro blems of the campus security of fice at A&M were discussed by the student senate last night. The senate lacked threje members of having a quorum, so no busi ness could be conducted. Some of the senators have left the campus for the holidays and others were not informed of the meeting because the agendas were not sent out, said Ide Trotter, president of the senate. Carroll Phillips reported on the last Student Life committee meet ing and Larry Hoffmann reported on an investigation of financing seated banquets for visiting col lege student governments. Bel ire Dec. 31 He holds two battle stars for his services in Europe during World War 11. In 1944, he was transfered to the quartermaster corps. He served with that unit for one and a half years, then came to to A&M as a member of the gener al staff in the office of Army Comptroller in Washington. Sauer has been in the regular army since 1947. He is married, to the former Miss Virginia Zapp of Louisville, Ky. Residents Asked t» Save Electricity Residents of College Sta tion have been asked to con serve electricity over the "two- week holiday beginning to morrow. The main turbine, at the plant will be checked and cleaned, and only “stand-by” equipment will be in use during the next two weeks. M. T. Harrington, chancellor of the A&M system, said there will be plenty of power for the city if people will avoid needless use of electric units. If the load on the temporary equipment gets too heavy, he said, a section of the city will have to he cut off. Harrington said this will not be necessary if citizens of College Station and employes using college buildings will avoid excessive use of electricity. Two Killed In Crash Yesterday Two Bryan AFB pilots were killed yesterday in a T-33 jet trainer crash two miles north of Navasota. Dead are Capt. David A. Harte jr. of 82S Enfield, Bryan, and avaiation cadet Leon S. Mur phy of Elma, loAva. The pilots were on a routine flight when the plane developed trouble at aproximately 8:50 a. m. The plane appeai’ed to be out of control just before making an emergency landing, according to witnesses. The wreckage burned. Cause of the accident is unknown and an official investigation is pending. This was the first accident at Bryan AFB since Nov. 1. October was the second safest month in the base’s history, the base’s in formation office said. Harte is survived by his wife, Myrtle, and two children, a seven year old girl and one year old boy. He was a B-17 pilot in World War TT with 21 missions over Europe. He holds the Air Medal and three clusters. Employees lo Hear Singing Cadets The Singing Cadets will sing tonight at the annual Employes Christmas dinner. After the dinner the choral group is invited to President David H. Morgan’s home for an in formal get-together. The Cadets will lead the group in singing carols on the President’s lawn around the Christmas tree. Debators to Compete For Out-of-State Tour Army, Air Force Fighl To Tie in I2t.ii Man Bowl Teams Play Before Crowd of The army and the air force battled to a scoreless tie Thursday afternoon on Kyle field in the second annual 12th Man Bowl football game, played before an estimated 3,500 fans. Outweighed but not outfought, the air force was put deep in a hole early in the first quarter when Jake Magee’s punt was blocked and the army recovered on the air force 17. Four running plays gave army a first down on the air force 7, and it looked like army would move to an early score The air force braced, however, and four more running plays carried to the air force 2, where they took over on downs. Working the ball out to* their 16, air force sent Magee back to punt, and he booted to the 43. After Bob Sanders picked up nine from that point on a blast over right tackle, an army lateral went awry and air force recovered the fumble on their 26. Several plays later, the quarter ended with army in possession of the ball at midfield. Former Aggie Martin Receives Commission Samuel H. Martin, A&M former student, received a commission as second lieutenant in the air force at Greenville AFB, Miss., Wednes day. Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Martin jr. of Texas City attended A&M two years, majoring in business and advertis ing. A debate contest will be held Jan. 9 to pick thi’ee students who will represent A&M in an out-of- state debate tour. The tour is being planned for between semesters. It may be held at colleges in New York, Wash- Weather Today COLD Cold tonight and tomorrow with occasional light rain and consid erable cloudiness today and to morrow. High yesterday 54. Low this morning 43. ington, D. C., Maryland and Pennsylvania. Debators here will be picked from members of the A&M debate club. Hold Debates They will hold debates among themselves on Jan. 9. The three best debators will go on the trip. In case there are any ties, another elimination will be held later, said Vic Wiening debate club counsel or. Arrangements for the tour will be made during the Chujptmas holidays. ~ John Ebbs, debate club sponsor, said that if arrangements could not be made in time for the eastern tour that another trip could be planned for later next semester. Jerry Bennett, co-editor of The Battalion will accompany the de bators. The debate club members have been divided into eight two-man teams for the Jan. 9 elimination. Opposing Teams Opposing teams ai'e Rick Black and John Samuels vs. Ken Hall and Ken Scott: John Chapman and Dick McGown vs. Page Morgan and Bud Whitney; Charles Briggs and John Wilson vs. Vanis Red man and Dave Bowers; Alan Soefje and Tyree Hardy vs. Lee Bradley and Joe Dotson. Last year debate club members toured colleges in the middle west. Magee Punts 54 Yards Punting from his own 10 late in the second period, Magee got off a beauty which carried 54 yards to the army .36, and after army tried to run out the clock on running plays, air force took over on downs on army’s 47 and air force offered their first real scoring threat of the game. Magee passed to James Denard for 4 yards, then hit Muid Bishop with an 18 yard toss to put the ball on the army 25. Another Ma gee pass to Bishop carried to the army 9, but Charles Shreve inter cepted Magee’s next toss as the first half ended. Robert Smith kicked off for air force ip open the second half, and Dale Topperwein took it on the 5 and ran it out to the 23. Sanders teamed with Topperwein to move the ball to the army 45, but the air force pounced on a Sanders fumble on the army 45. Denard hit army’s idght tackle for 4, then Magee picked up 8 on a keeper to move the ball to the .3.3. Dave Wilms skirted right end for two, a Magee lateral to David Rochelle added two more, but an incomplete pass and a running play failed to gain yardage, and army took over on their own .30. Army Reaches AF 14 Late in the final period, ainny utilized an intercepted pass on the air foi'ce 45 to drive down to the air force 14 before their running attack bogged down. On fourth down and nine to go for a first, army tided a field goal, but the attempt was partially blocked and the ball rolled into the end zone for an automatic touch- back. Taking over on their own 20, the air force mixed a running and pass ing game to move 69 yards in 7 plays to almost snatch victory in the fading seconds of a great de fensive battle. From the air force 20, Rochelle picked up 2 yards on a drive up the middle and Frank Peterson ad ded another yard over right guard. Magee on a keeper galloped out to the 3.3 for a first, with 1:25 left in the game. After Rochelle had picked up five yards, Smith’s pass to Gail Pruitt was incomplete, stopping the clock with 40 seconds left. Smith again passed to Pruitt, who carried the ball to the Army 49, where air force called time with 30 seconds remaining. Magee shook loose from army defenders on the next play and took a pass from Rochelle on the Army 25 and ran it down to the 11, but time ran out as Magee faded back and was smothered on the army 19 as the game ended. Santa Claus ToGiveCandy To Youngsters Santa Claus wi 11 give out packages of candy of young sters at the annual College Station Commuity Christmas program to be held from 7-8 p. m. Christmas Eve in the A&M Consolidated school cafeteria. A large turnout is expected for the program, said Ralph Rogers, recreation council chairman. Bob Skrabanek is in chai’ge of general arrange ments and Mrs. Walter Dela- plane is in charge of the pi'o- gram. The Recreation c o u n c i I sponsors the program. Hall and Heady Kidnappers Die In Gas Chamber Rifle Team Wins Over Arlington The A&M Rifle Team, undefeat ed this year, and winner of the Southwest Rifle Association, up held its perfect record Thursday, Dec. 17, by defating Arlington State College at Arlington. The Aggie team was composed of Fred Galley, Dan Grissom, Guy Andrews, David Allen, Sidney Fer- rell, and Howard Mims. Andrews was high scorer for the Aggies with a score of 282. The Aggies’ aggregate team score was 1382 to Arlington’s 1535. By LARRY HALL JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—OP)— Carl Austin Hall and Bonnie Brown Heady died together in the gas chamber early today for the kidnap slaying of 6-year-old Bobby Greenlease, still talking calmly to each other as the deadly fumes rolled up around their faces. Just before he was taken into the gas tank at the Missouri State pi'ison. Hall, the ,34-year-old heir to a $200,000 fortune, puffed on a cigarette. He passed it to Mrs. Heady, his 41-year-old paramour, for a puff as they talked for the last time. When they were strapped into the chairs, Mrs. Heady asked Hal “Are you doing all right, hon ey?” “Yes, Mama,” Hall replied. The prison was quiet as the pair went to their deaths. Seven de gree cold kept the crowd outside at a minimum. Close Security Elaborate security precautions had been made, with extra guards and highway patrolmen brought in for the execution. But the extra men were not needed. There was no outburst from the 2,500 convicts. As the parade of witnesses fol lowed the death cars down to the gas chamber, one convict shouted from his cell: “Pour it on ’em.” Warden Ralph N, Eidson, who tripped the lever which sent cya nide gas curling around the faces of the kidnapers in a white cloud, said the pair had been “just as normal as they could be” since they emmYd' -thP' prison Nov.- 80,— The Rev. George L. Evans Epis copal rector Prom Kansas City, Kan., who was Hall’s spiritual ad visor, said both prisoners were “absolutely and completely recon ciled” to death. “They are pi’epared to meet Al mighty God,” he said after pray ing- with them in the death cham ber. Neither of the kidnapers showed any outward signs of fear although Hall breathed deeply while being strapped into the death chair. The chamber door clanged shut on them at 12:04 a.m. Thii-ty seconds later Warden Eid son tripped the lever which drop ped cyanide powder into two jars of sulphuric acid beneath the death chairs. White fumes rose around the couple. Hall took a big gulp as the fumes hit his face but Mrs. Heady appeared to hold her breath for an instant. Heads Jerk Their heads jerked back. There were a few convulsive movements. Both were unconscious almost sit once. At 12:12 a.m. Hall was dead. Mrs. Heady kept breathing for an other 2 minutes and 10 seconds. One of the prison doctors, C. Donald Shull, said her breathing lasted longer than any person he had ever seen die in the chamber. The only representative of little Bobby Greenlease’s family present was Norbert S. O'Neill, Kansas City business associate of the child’s multimillionaire father. O’Neill was one of the men who negotiated with the kidnapers and dropped a record $600,000 ransom near a bridge east of Kansas City Oct. 4. “I came down here,” O’Neill said after the execution, “to keep faith with a vow I made several weeks ago. I don't like to see people die, but these people deserved to (See KIDNAPPERS, Page 4.) Film Society Shows Flynn Movie Jan, 8 The A&M Film Society will show “They Died With Their Roots On” on Jan. 8 instead of Jan. 1 as originally announced. The show will start at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center ballroom. It features Errol Flynn and Ol ivia deHavilland, stars of “The Charge of the Light Brigade” which the film society recently screened. Cadet Slouch by Earle Poultry Team Honored for Win The national championship A&M Poultry Judging team was honored in Houston recently by Uncle Johnny Feed Mills. Bill Archer, chairman of the board of directors of the feed com pany, presented the team members with gold keys. The keys were engraved on the back, “National Team Champion Poultry Judging Contest 1953.” Membei’s of the team are Chai’ley Kamerdiener, Alton Fuchs, Eugene Rozacky and Jim New man, altei'nate. Mater Christmas f AND k ' HAPPY YEAR FOLKS/ (FIRST BACK. TO