C'lT’CKlsi'ted Dan y To 90 Per Cent Of Local Residents on Published By A&M Students For 75 Tears PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE iNumDer i < / \ Oli COLLEGE SlA'iION (Aggieland), liiiXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1954 9 24 Marines Drown In Naval Smash By JIM BECKER INCHON, Korea— OP) —Twenty- four U, S, Marines drowned today when a troopship loaded with Chi nese war prisoners rammed and overturned their small landing craft. It was thr third costliest naval disaster of the Korean theater. 28 Rescued The Navy said 28 men were res cued from the chill waters of In chon harbor minutes after the col lision between a big Formosa- bound LSI 1 landing ship, tank and an LOM landing craft, medium. The men, brought here from the 3rd Marine Division in Japan as guards for the Chinese, were com bat-loaded with heavy boots, packs, helmets, rifles and winter uniforms. Sank Quickly They sank quickly in the icy, choppy waters of Inchon’s outer harbor after the big LST rammed their smaller LCM, rolled it on its side, and hurled overboard the 48 Marines aboard and the boat’s crew of four. Rescue boats reaching the scene moments later rescued 24 strug gling Marines and the crew of two American, soldiers and two Koreans. By dusk, only five bodies had been recovered and the search for 39 other missing Marines was call ed off. The accident occurred when the LCM crossed the bow of the big Newcomers Play Bridge, Canasta 0 The Newcomers club met yester day at the home of Mrs, Joe Davis for bridge and canasta. Mrs. T, W. Leland, chairman of the Polio drive for the city clubs, spoke on the Mothers March, Prize winners at bridge were Mrs, W. G, Kammlade, high, and Mrs, J. P. Barlow, low. Canasta, winners were Mrs, Hen ry Rakoff, high, and. Mrs, H, S Thigpen, low. Hostesses for the meeting were Mrs. Donald King and Mrs. Kamm lade. Rand Wives Plan Party for Tuesday A covered dish supper to be held fit 7 pun. next Tuesday was the V>pic of discussion at the last meeting' of the Band wives club. At this meeting, held Tuesday at the home of Thelma Zak, the members decided on the Dense! park cabin as the place and danc ing and games for the activities. The next meeting of the club will be on February 2 at the home of Mrs. E. V. Adams. Officers for the spring term will be elected at that time. Weather Today Brrrrrr— Light freezing drizzle today and tonight with moderate north winds. Sleet tonight with a low of 19 or 20. More tomorrow. Low this morning 25. High yesterday 81. Temperature at 11 a.m. 27. LST, loaded with 1,000 Chinese prisoners returned to the U. N. command by Indian custodian troops yesterday. The LST was reported manned by a Japanese crew, 20 Dead 'Toll of the naval tragedy was surpassed in the Korean theater only by the 30 dead in a turret explosion aboard the cruiser St. Paul April 21, 1952, and by the loss of 26 men when the minesweeper Walke struck a mine off Wonsan harbor June 12, 1^951. Marine Helmsman The Marine helmsman of the LCM told Associated Press Cor respondent Robert Eunson he was trying to bring his craft alongside the LST so the Marine guard de tachment could board. He is Pfc. John D. Gates Jr. of Pensacola, Fla. The Navy ordered an immediate inquiry. Meel Held To Discuss Drive lor Polio Fund Representatives from over 20 College Station clubs met Friday in the home of Mrs. T. W. Leland to discuss meth ods of promoting the March of Dimes, William McCulley, Brazos county chairman of the drive spoke to the group and discussed various an gles of solicitation. Also attending the meeting was Mrs, John V. Perry, chairman of the College Station drive for this year. In a letter to ail the College Station clubs, Mrs, Leland who is in charge of the, drive among city clubs', asked each grbup to aid the Brazos county chapter of the Na tional Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. She asked each group to do one of three things. The letter said, “Could you assign money from your treasury to the polio fund? Could you give a benefit? Could you dedicate money that would be spent on food or amusement for the polio fund?” She also emphasized the need for money for this year’s drive. Before the discussion Mrs. Le land invited the guests in for tea. Mrs. Perry presided at the tea service. Price Five Cents TO PERFORM AT DANCE—Camillo Kennedy and Jimmy Boswell will do exhibition dancing for the March of Dimes dance to be held in Sbisa hall Tuesday. Banco Set March of To Aid Dimes Two of the top dance teams of pers is Chairman of publicity and v i i ■ v .. ! '—..O' the southwest, Jimmy Boswell and Cammille Kennedy and Nita and Manning Smith, will do exhibition dancing for the annual March of Dimes benefit dance next Tuesday evening in Sbisa Hall, The dance will be sponsored by the Promenaders and Golden Slip pers, square dance clubs of the College Station-Bryan area, Cecil Hopson and his orchestra will play for the dance, Roy Wingren, president of the Prcptnenaders, and. Frank Deason, president of the Golden Slippers, are extending a personal invitation to everyone to participate in the dance. Admission will be a dona tion to the March of Dimes, Manning Smith, one of the lead ing square dance instructors and callers of the Southwest, will emcee the dance. He will be assisted by other callers of this area. The chairman of the foods com mittee is Mrs. H. E, Hampton of the Promenaders and co-chairman is Miss Rosemary Burroughs of the Golden Slippers. Dance chairman is Mrs. Lola Thompson of the Promenaders and the co-chainnan is Mrs. Sam Ken nedy of the Golden Slippers. A. B. Cook of the. Golden Slip- : Eddie Waggoner of the Promena- dors is acting as co-chairman. “Whether you come to dance or just to watch the others do the do-si-do, we want you to come. There will be refreshments' and good time for all,” Mrs, Lola Thompson urged, “We hope to raise a record-breaking amount for the March of Dimes” she added,. Nita and Manning Smith will perform some of their special dance number and routines. Air Power Coffee Held For Mothers March Heads A mobilization coffee for the captains and lieutenants for the Mother’s March on Polio was held in the home of Mrs. John V. Perry at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Guest of honor was Mrs. John J. Sperry, chairman of the March last year. Mrs. Sperry poured at the silver service. William McCulley, head of the March of Dimes for this year spoke at the coffee. The captains for the March are Mrs. J. D. Lindsay, Mrs. E. E. Brown, Mrs. W. G. Breazeale, Mts. J. B. Baty and Mrs. J. N. Holm- green. The lieutenants are Mrs. David Fitch, Mrs. Heritage, Mrs. Dan Po land, Mrs. W. B. Flowers, Mrs. W. A. Welch, Mrs. Darrow Hooper, Mrs. Alton Boyette, Mrs. Liverman, Mrs. A. L. Barrack, Mrs. Raymond Rogers, Mrs. Spike White, Mrs. Les Richardson, and Mrs. M, N. Griffin. Methodist Class Picks Gossetts President J. W. and Betty Gossett were elected president of the Kum Dubl class for married couples at the A&M Methodist church last Sun day, Also chosen were Lane and Eliz abeth Fletcher, vice president; Nor man and Marge Flados, secretary- treasurer; and David and Kathy Rainey and Bob and Jo Lutzy, rec reation co-chairmen. Lutherans Resin C hureh Building A contract for a new church chitecture department, and Frank building for Our Savior’s Lutheran Lawyer, professor in the depaid- church was let at a meeting of the ment, designed the church, church building committee last The cost of construction will be night to the R, B. Butler Construe- approximately $60,000 without the tion company of Bryan. furnishings, according to Rev. Ground breaking services will be Thomas H. Swygert, pastor of the conducted at 10:45 Sunday morn- church. ing by the congregation. Construc tion will begin Monday, Ernest Langford, head of the ar- The modern steel structure, which is expected to be completed by June 1, will be inclosed with panels of brick and cathedral glass. A steel cross has been integrated into the structure immediately be hind the altar and will be visible from the outside as well as from within. The auditorium will have a seat ing capacity of 265 persons. The building committee members are G. E. Jaehne, chairman; Mrs. E. J. Fuchs, secretary; Dr. Henry Hadley; Jesse Heine; L. J. Tolle; and Rev. Swygert. Trustees of the congregation are Harold Sorenson, chairman, E. J. Fuchs, and Heine. NEW CHURCH—Our Savior’s Lutheran church members will break ground Sunday at the corner of Main and Cross streets for this new church building. The contemporary de sign building will have a seating capacity of 265. Milam Comity Gets A&M Mothers Club A Milam county A&M Mothers club was organized Tuesday by a group of Brazos county mothers. Mrs. E. C. Klipple, Mrs. Fred Weick, Mrs. R. M. Sherwood and Mrs. A. C. Magee met with the group in Cameron, and Mrs. Klip ple installed officers for the group. The meeting was held in the home of Mrs. Leo Fuchs. Mrs. Ma gee, president of the Brazos county club and Mrs. Weick, Hospital Committee chairman, gave brief talks on organization of the local A&M Mothers club. Mrs. Sherwood represented the State Extension chairman. WASHINGTON — UP) — President Eisenhower recom mended today a $37,575,000,000 military outlay for the next fiscal year, with a shift in emphasis from foot soldiery to a “full exploitation of air power and modern weapons.” The spending budget he proposed to Congress for the Defense Department is about four billion dollars less than that estimated for the current year, which ends June 30. Eisenhower said the budget is based on a “new concept for our national security program.” A substantial part of the savings obviously would come in manpower, particularly Army manpower. The budget figures reflect an over-all reduction of about 8.7 per cent in manpower for all the armed forces. Army personnel would be reduced by 17.3 per cent, and three divisions would be dropped from the present 20. Against the cutback in strength of the Army, in which Eisenhower was a five-star general, there was the President’s emphatic advocacy of greater power in the air. . He said the Air Fm - ce, Navy and Marine Corps now have, among them, about 33,000 planes. During the next three years, he said, this will be increased to 40,000, more than half of them jets. Twenty-two per cent of defense expenditures in the new fiscal year would go to airplane procurement. The 1955 fiscal year program, the President wrote, “calls for im proving combat effectiveness by the application of new weapons and new techniques, including full realization of our nuclear capabil ities, and provides for the rapid and orderly phasing of programs to improve continental defense against possible enemy attack.” He continued: “Last summer I told the Amer ican people that ‘the Soviets now have the capability of atomic at tack upon us, and such capability will increase with the passage of time. I made this statement short ly after it was established that the Soviet Union had successfully de tonated a thermonuclear hydrogen device which, is successfully con verted into an offensive weapon and if exploded over our American cities, would be capable of effect ing unprecedented destruction. . . “Our military planners and those of the other nations of the free world agree ^s to the importance of air power. But air forces must be complemented with land forces, amphibious forces, antisubmarine warfore forces, and fighting ships.” As outlined by a Defense De partment spokesman, here is the way the budget for the year be ginning next July 1 will relate to that policy: Manpower for the armed serv ices—Now about 3,400,000; will be 3,328,000 by next June 30 and 3,- 037,000 at the end of June 1955, Plans Set Here For Modern Funeral Home A $75,000 modernistic fu neral home designed to give the College Station - Bryan area complete funeral and emergency service will be op ened here soon by Mr. and Mrs. Manly W. Jones. A completely air conditioned Ro man brick and white rock building, the home will be located at 3001 College Ave, and Delwood, T h e Callaway - Jones Funeral Rectors, Inc., specializes in emer gency aid, and will operate two fully equipped ambulances for this purpose. The emergency car and invalid coach will arrive before next week end, Jones said. Ambulance service will be given before the formal opening of the home. Insurance to persons one day to 90 years old also will be offered by the home, Jones said. Bids on the building will be sub mitted to contractors next week, he said. The date of the formal opening of the home will be an nounced later. Jones is president and general manager of the corporation and his wife is funeral director. Their sons, Manly W. jr. and Raymond, are stockholders. Jones has had over 20 years ex perience in all phases of funeral direction in both small towns and cities. The Jones’ have been residents of College Station for three months, and reside at the above residence. Manly jr. is a junior at Stephen F. Austin high school, and Raymond is a senior business major at A&M. Bizzell Dormitory To Bet Sidewalks Two sidewalks and a new roof discharge line will improve the landscape around Bizzell hall. “We are having two walks laid at Bizzell, one that will continue from the front of Goodwin hall par allel to Militai’y Walk, and the oth er will run diagonally beside Biz zell towards the Memorial Student Center”, explained W. H. Badgett, Manager of Physical Plants. ' The discharge pipe from the Biz- zel roof is in the process of being laid. “This new pipe which will empty into the sewer line will im prove the drainage of the land scape,” Badgett added. These jobs are being done in ac cordance with the contract with the same company that laid the side walks in front of the Academic Budding. “Workers have been hampered by the wet weather lately, but as soon as the weather clears up, the jobs should be completed within a short time,” Badgett concluded. Wife of Aggie Ex Speaks To AVMA Mrs. Jerry Bell, wife of Dr. B. D. Bell, ’53, was the guest speak er of the AVMA Auxiliary at a meeting last night in the Memor ial Student Center. Her subject was “Helping Your Husband to Establish a Practice”. Mrs. Dollie Griffin assumed the duties of president for the spring semester. Outgoing president is Mrs. Vita Berger. Newly elected officers are Mrs. Robbie Sims, president-elect; Mrs. Lou Valghn, vice-president; Mrs. Hallie Desmukes, secretary; Mrs. Evelyn Kleb, treasurer; Mrs. Mar garet Springer, parliamentarian; Mrs. Jo Rene Holms, correspond ing secretary; and Mrs. Darnell Besch, reporter. JAPAN LIKES WESTERNS M A N I L A—