NEWSIn Brief The Battalion

PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE

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A llRecords Broken As A -M Goes A retie

HOUSE ORGANIZATION COMPLETED TUESDAY

AUSTIN, Feb. 2 —CP)_ Organi­zation of the House of Represen­tatives was completed Tuesday, 22 days after the start of the 51st general session.

Ray Kirkpatrick of ‘Trenton was named chairman of the key appro­priations committee. Pearce John­son of Austin was appointed by Speaker Durwood Manford to head the State Affairs Committee.

Named head of the important revenue and taxation committee was Joe Fleming of Henderson. William S. Fly of Victoria heads the judiciary committee. The labor committee chief is Wayne Wagon- seller of Fruitland.

Appointment of House commit­tees opened the door for introduc­tion of House bills and their as­signment to committees for con­sideration. The Senate completed its organization the first day of the session.

SEARCH IS CONTINUED FOR MISSING BOMBER

LONDON, Feb. 2 —(A*) Planes and ships, of four nations resumed their search today for an Ameri­can superfortress missing since Thursday with 15 aboard. U. S. Third Air Division headquarters expressed doubt that wreckage discovered off the Canary Islands came from the B29.

The Spanish Admiralty reported a radio message from a Belgian steamship that it sighted floating debris which appeared to be that of an airplane. The ship reported it saw life preservers but no sign of victims or survivors.

“We are carrying on with our search as planned for today,” _ a third air division spokesman said. “We do not think that the wreck­age has anything to do with the missing B29.”

The superfort took off Thursday from Dakar*, French West Africa, on a training mission, bound for its base at Marham, Eng.

ADMINISTRATION OBJECTS TO ALL-VETERAN PENSION

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 —t®— The Truman administration today threw its influence against moves in congress for pensions for all veterans.

Veterans Administrator Carl R. Gray, Jr., told the House Veterans Committee that the proposal “could not be considered in accord with the program of the President.”

The committee is studying legis­lation, backed by several veterans organizations, which would give all veterans of world wars one and •two a pension of $60 a month at age 60 and of $90 at age 65. There would be additional payments in event the veteran had any dis­ability, whether or not the dis­ability was due to service with the armed forces.

Gray said the plan would cost nearly $2,000,000,000 its first year and that the cost would rise an­nually thereafter.

TEXAS CITY PLANT REMAINS STRIKEBOUND

TEXAS CITY, Feb. 2 —<£>_)_ The big plant here of the Carbide and Carbon Corp. remained closed Tuesday as the strike of 1,400 maintenance and operational em­ployes entered its ninth day.

Officials of the AFL Union seek a 27-cent an hour increase for the workers. They turned down an 18 cent an hour offer from the com­pany. The present scale for op­erators is $1.82 and for mainten­ance men $1.95.

Negotiations tvere at a stand­still.

George Pyle, Jr., head of the op­erating engineers union, said the workers were standing by their original demands.

R. H. Mariani, industrial relation chief, said the company’s position also was unchanged.

By LOUIS MORGANEverybody talks about it, but the

New Year, barely a month old, did something about it here this week. The weather, that is.

Marveling temperature readers at the Main Station farm recorded an all time low of -3 degrees at 5 a. m. Monday. At 8 Monday morn­ing, with the mercury still hesitat­ing around 0 degrees, hopeful ra-

Variety Show To Be Staged Here Saturday

A variety show, under the direction of Bill Turner, will be presented on the stage of Guion Hall Saturday at 7:30 p- m. No extra charge will be made for the show which will be presented after the movie.

The organ prelude will feature Leonard Perkins at the console of the new Wurlitzer electronic or­gan. The Aggieland Orchestra will give a swing arrangement of “Gyp­sy Mood” by Mark Winsten and will feature soloists Braxton Doak and Glenn Torrence.

Tommy Butler, vocalist with the Aggielanders, will sing “Pm in the Mood for Love,” and “Buttons and Bows.”

Highlight of the evening will be songs by Billie June Holick of Bryan. This will be her first ap­pearance on the Guion Hall stage.

The Musical Maniacs from Dor­mitory 16 will do a few songs, in the Spike Jones manner. »\.

A-M Judging Team Wins First Place In Ft. Worth Show

The A&M team won first place in the student dairy cattle judging contest of senior colleges of the Southwest at the Southwestern Ex­position and Fat Stock Show at Fort Worth. It was the fifteenth win for an A&M team. The con­test has been held for the last 25 years.

Earl Edwards of Floydada was overall high point man and high point in the Jersey cattle judging division. Other members of the winning team are W. F. Allen, Aransas Pass, John T. Benes, Pearland, G. H. McLarry, Sulphur Springs and C. E. Sewell of Abi­lene.

The first five teams were, A&M first; Louisiana State University and Texas Tech, tied second place; Southwestern Louisiana Institute, fourth; and the University of Ar­kansas, fifth.

A. L. Darnell of the Dairy Hus­bandry department is coach.

ARGENTINA HALTS FOREIGN COMMERCE______

BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 2 —(A>) Argentina halted transfer of money abroad and the importation of for­eign goods today in order to per­mit a study of her financial polic-

I ies.

dio announcers in the area were reporting that the lowest tempera­ture in the state had probably been recorded here overnight. However, publicity seekers in Waco and Llano later reported temperatures of -4 and -6, and Brazos County was forced to third place in the weather race.

When the snow stopped falling late Sunday afternoon, a record six-inch snow adorned the Brazos Bottoms. Trains continued to come through College Station, but no buses came in between 9 p. m. Sunday and noon Monday.The lowest temperature previ­

ously recorded here was plus 2 de­grees in 1918 accoi’ding to J. E. Roberts, superintendant of the Main Station Farm. Farm records date back to 1888. The coldest wea­ther recorded last year occurred in March when the mercury dropped to 18 degrees. The eight degree temperature recorded in 1940 was the lowest in the recent history of this area, Roberts said.

One barber appeared at the YM- CA Barber Shop Monday morning, and he had to heat his water over a gas heater. Shivering, he told each customer about a man who had asked for a shampoo eq^ly in the morning.

Stifdents started drifting back Sunday night. Registration was slow Monday merging. The Reg­istrar’s Office relented and an­nounced that the usual tariff would not be levied for students registering Wednesday.After the sun had come out

Monday, snow men started popping up around College Station. A re­spectable snowwoman appeared in the “Sunken Gardens” between Law and Puryear Halls. A huge, if not so respectable, snowwoman appeared on South College Road. The sculptor remains anonymous. A snow horse and snow dog rose up in front of the Veterinary Hos­pital.

The Bryan Daily Eagle summed up eighteen column inches of wea­ther news Monday with this: “Most ironical note of the current freeze appeared on the A&M Canipus near the iced-over fountain. A sign, placed there several days ago, pro­claimed: Tee Manufacturers’ Short Course—Register Now!’ ”

Show Tickets For Vaughn Monroe Go On Sale Today

Tickets for the Vaughn Monroe concert February 12 in Guion Hall, went on sale yesterday for non-military students.

Today will be the last day that non-military students . may pur­chase the tickets before they go on sale to the general-public Thurs­day. Reserved seats are $1.50 and general admission $1.

Thirty minutes of the concert will be broadcast over the CBS net­work and will be Monroe’s regular weekly program, the Camel Cara­van. Because of the broadcast the doors will be closed and locked at 6:15, and no one will be admitted from then until the broadcast is completed at 7.

Ticket-holders will be admitted any time before 6:15, and from 7 until the concert is over at 8.

STUDENTS AND MANY profs can’t remember when snowball fights were held in front of the Sul Ross Statue.

Official measurements indicate that six inches of snow fell at College Station. For those who were trying to get back for registration, the measurement was nearer 18 inches.

COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1949 Number 115

CLOTHES-PINS, BOOTS, and SHOVELS were needed by the three Judges for the Tall Tales Contest. Judges James Ashby, left, and Harry Kidd, right, are pleased at the prospect of the judging. Judge

Paul Woods, center, does, not share their anticipatory looks. \

And The Wind Has Blown'a

Ralph McKenzie’s VeTeran Tale Rated Tops In Contest

By FRANK CUSHINGAfter many wearing hours of

concentration and contemplation, the learned gentlemen appointed as judges in the Battalion’s Tall Tale Contest have selected the three top stories. Profs James Ashby, Harry Kidd and Paul J. Woods consider­ed several factors in arriving at their decisions.

Naturally mayhem committed up­on truth was the basis for their choice. Originality of thought and content ranked high, too, in claim­ing the judges’ attentions. Contin­uity of thought helped also.

Third place honor's and a L. H. Stem Monogrammed pipe were won by Buford Manning, Dorm 16, for his masterpiece concerning the Chinese situation. Manning, you may recall, told about his infla­tion troubles when he bought an article in Southern China.

Kerry D. Savage, Walton Hall, earned second place and a similar pipe by his tale of the barrel tied upon the bear’s tail and the subse­quent cubs with nail-kegs upon theirs.

First place was awarded to Hubert Ralph McKenzie, day student, for his somewhat dif-

Baptist Church Schedules Show

The First Baptist Church of College Station will show pictures of the synagogue in the time of Christ tonight at 7:25, Rev. R. L. Brown, pastor, announced today. A choir rehearsal is scheduled for 8 p. m.

Other meetings planned for week days are as follows:

Monday: 10 a. m., WMU sewing for Buckner Orphans’ Home; 12 noon, covered dish luncheon.

Friday: 10 a. m. to 9 p. m., an­nual meeting of the District 15 convention, First Baptist Church, Taylor. 12 noon lunch; 4:35 p. m., convention sermon by Rev. Lester Probst; 6 p. m., supper 7:15 p. m., WMU address by Mrs. Earl B. Smyth; 8:10 p. m., Brotherhood ad­dress by L. H. Tapscott; 8:30 p. m., address by Dr. L. Carlyle Marney; 9 p. m. adjourn.

Last Date to Drop Courses Is Feb. 8

Students who expect to carry a normal load of work this semester must have registration completed in the Registrar’s office by 5 p. m., February 8, M. T. Harrington, act­ing dean of the college, has an­nounced.

Students who desire to register for less than the normal load of work must have registration com­pleted in the Registrar’s office by 5 p. m. February 15, Dean Harring­ton said.

Tuesday, February 8, is the dead­line for making changes in regis­tration. No new courses may be added to a student’s schedule after February 8. Courses dropped after this date will be with grades of “F”, Dean Harrington said.

ferent fable about Mr. and Mrs.G. I. VeTeran. The judging profs believed that anyone who could work that many fantasies into one story certainly deserved the title of Champion Liar of A&M. McKenzie will be awarded his citation in the near future.The prize-provoking story goes

this way:Mr. and Mrs. G. I. VeTeran step­

ped from their shiny, new Cadillac super-sedan and entered their glamorous, swank apartment in College View, that new restricted residential section of College Sta­tion.

Mr. VeTeran kissed his 5 little children and excused himself in order that he might study a mo­ment for an EE quiz in the morn­ing.

After a brief respite in the den, the master of the VeTeran house­hold appeared for dinner in his tux. While the maid served the six course meal, Mr. VeTeran reveled in the glorious memories of the past four years in college.

Dame fortune had served his family well lately—there was his lovely wife and darling children, little Voltmeter, 6 years old, the twins X and X*, 4 years old, French Curve, she was 3 years old, and the baby, Short Circuit, age 2 years.Other families have complained

of high prices, but with the gov­ernment allotment of $1200 per month the VeTeran family had few financial worries. The Mrs., like all college wives, knew how to economize by purchasing the bar­gains and the cheaper cuts of meats f such as sirloins, T-Bones, etc.

The VeTerans often rejoiced in his choice of studies— Electrical Engineering. He usually studies during the lunch hour or to-and- from school with only occasional sessions with his fellow travelers. Thus, it was possible for Daddy to spend most of his time with his lovely family.

After dinner the children “humped” to give “15 for Team”; then shouted. “Gig ’em Aggies” and scrambled off to their bunk beds.Picking up the latest book of the

month selection our EE hero was amazed to discover that it con­tained no Sin2, etc. etc.

Mi’. VeTeran, being a sincere student and a devout engineer was amazed and shocked by this know­ledge. To think that the outside world contained other things than formula amazed him.

While he mused over this re­velation his wife saw a strange

expression cross his face. She then watched him jump from his lounge chair and rush from the room exclaiming, “This EE does­n’t affect me, affect me, affect me, affect me, Daa. . ”In its entitity that typical day

of an Aggie student is the cham­pion lie of A&M. We regret that not all the entries of the contest could be re-printed, Because of limited space many excellent and deserving stories could not be re­told.

Senior Ring Dance Will Be Discussed By Class Thursday

Organization plans for the Ring Dance will be discussed tomorrow night at a meeting of the Senior Class at 7:15 in the YMCA Chapel, according to Don Kaspar, presi­dent of the class.

A report from the committee on “Aggie Social Customs and Cour­tesies” will also be heard, Kaspar stated.

He said the group would discuss a gift to leave the College and would talk about the time of grad­uation exercises.

Kaspar asks that all seniors be present at this meeting since it will be one of the most important of the year.

Rankin Elected By Rodeo Association

Charlie D. Rankin, animal husbandry major from Cor­sicana, was elected president pro tern of the newly formed National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association in Dallas, Mon­day. !

Rankin, secretary of tjie local Saddle and Sirloin Club, ■fwas one of five representatives

from A&M who attended the meet-Gilchrist Will Head Engineers For Third Year

Chancellor Gibb Gilchrist has been invited to serve for the third consecutive year as chairman of the engineering committee of the President’s Highway Safety Conference.

The invitation came from Maj. Gen. Phillip B. Fleming, general chairman of the group of national leaders appointed by President Truman to seek means of combating the terrific loss of American lives and property through traffic acci­dents.

In asking Gilchrist to again head the important committee on engi­neering, General Fleming wrote: “Your committee has already con­tributed substantially to the re- uetion of the traffic fatality rate to about half what it was when we held our first conference in 1946.”

Gilchrist served 10 years as state highway engineer fdr Texas, 1928-37. He served as president of the American Association of High­way Officials in 1935 and is still a member of the special Highway Design Committee of the Associa­tion.

Poultry Science Club Arranges State-wide Show

The Poultry Science club is of­fering the hatcherymen of Texas an opportunity to compete in a ■statewide baby chick, poult and egg show here May 7, said Club President B. M. Mayfield.

H. E. Phillips, show superintend­ent, will have charge of all ar­rangements. He said the purpose of the show is to promote local and statewide interest in the production of better poultry in Texas.

Phillips said that the entry fee will be the entry itself. The top 10 to 15 groups will probably be sold at auction with the balance of the entries offered at private sale. Proceeds from the sales will go in­to the club's treasury and will be used to finance activities of the club, especially of the judging teams. An outstanding judge will be secured for the show.

May 7 was selected for the show because it is also the date for the All-College Day program. The Poultry Science Club’s baby chick, poult and egg show will be one of many exhibits on the campus spon­sored by the various clubs to pub­licize and create interest in their departments.

Details on the show will be re­leased to the hatcherymen around March 1. “We are expecting many outstanding exhibits in each divi­sion of the show and competition should be very keen,” Phillips said.

ing. Delegates from 13 colleges in Wyoming, Texas, Colorado, Ari­zona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma attended the convention.

During the convention the dele­gates drafted a constitution and list of by-laws subject to the ap­proval of each rodeo club and col­lege. Rankin is preparing copies of the constitution and sending them to other colleges. All colleges who accept will be named charter member’s, at a time of ratification of the constitution, Rankin said.

Plan Regular ElectionRankin said that the constitu­

tion will be ratified about March 1. The association plans to hold a regular convention to elect nation­al officers before the end of the present semester.

Main purposes of the new asso­ciation is to standardize all colle­giate rodeos and to promote col­lege rodeos on a national basis, Rankin added. Rules similar to those required for the judging teams have been established for rodeo entries.

Offer MadeDuring the meeting, the asso­

ciation had a tentative offer from the Cow Palace Coliseum in San Francisco to hold a rodeo in con­nection with the Grand National Junior Livestock Exposition there April 9-14.

Rankin succeeds Hank Finger of Sul Ross College as chairman of the newly formed association. Fin­ger had served as chairman since November.

Attending the convention from A&M were Rankin, Jack Kings- berry, Bubba Day, Prince Wood, and Jim Gray. Gray who was for­merly sponsor of the Saddle and Sirloin Club is now a member of the Extension Service.

Colleges RepresentedColleges sending delegates to the

convention were A&M, Sull Ross, University of Wyoming, TCU, Baylor, Texas A&I, Oklahoma A &M, Texas Tech, Hardin Simmons, New Mexico A&M, Abilene Chris­tian, Colorado A&M, and the Uni­versity of Arizona.

Fish Photos For Annual Scheduled

Photographers will be at the Annex Wednesday to continue tak­ing freshman pictures for the an­nual, Truman Martin, co-editor, an­nounced today.

The following schedule will be followed, Martin said.

February 2-3 Sixth Company February 4-7 Tenth Company February 8-9 Eleventh Company February 10-11 Seventh Company February 14-15 Twelfth Company February 16-17 Eighth Company The pictures will be made in the

Student Lounge at the Annex. Photographers will be available from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. of the above listed days.

Any student who had his picture made before the semester’s end and has not checked his proofs should do so immediately. The proofs will be available at the Student Lounge where the pictures were made.

Lutheran Students To Hear Bierstedt

Dr. Paul Bierstedt of the Na­tional Lutheran Council in Chica­go will speak to the Lutheran Stu­dent Association at 7:30 p. m. Fri­day in the Lutheran Students Lounge.

Bierstedt is central regional di­rector of the Student Service Com­mission of national headquarters.

He will address the Annex LSA at 6:45 Friday in Building T-347.

THREE GUESSES ARE not required to recognize this orderly scene, did Hot make registration any simpler.

Vacation, snow, and cold