University Dailu Kansan Tuesday, Nov. 29, 1949
47th Year
O F T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F K A N S A S
Lawrence, Kansas
STUDENT NEWSPAPER
Chungking Falls As Nationalists Flee The City
Hong Kong, Nov. 29—(U.P.)-T he Nationalist government has abandoned Chungking to Communist troops who entered the capital during the night, the Nationalist central news agency reported today.
The agency has Nationalist Premier Yen Hsi-Shan has arrived in Chengtu, 175 miles northwest of Chungking, and has proclaimed the city the new "war capital" of Nationalist China.
The agency quoted Premier Yen as saying he would welcome the arrival of foreign diplomats to Chengtu, capital of Czechwan province, as soon as possible. All American diplomats left Chungking for Hong Kong a week ago.
Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault's civil air transport line put every available plane into the air, flying nightlong shuttle trips to Chengtu. The last government officials were scheduled to leave Chungking for the airfield at 10 a.m. today.
The Nationalist central news agency said that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek still was in Chungking at 5 p.m. Monday. At that time, Generalissimo Chiang toured the downtown area and conferred with garrison commanders.
Nanking fell to the Communists April 23 and Shanghai capitulated a month later. Turning South, the Communists overran Canton Oct. 14 and swept on to Chungking. At the fall of Canton some government officials fed to Chungking but most went to the island of Formosa, which now is the last Nationalist fortress.
By their swift drive to Chungking the Communists appeared to have seized the last major Nationalist city in China less than nine months after Nanking last spring. Yangtze near Nanking last spring.
Despite the fact that the Chinese Nationalist capital had fallen, the United States today sought with no sure sign of success to deliver new protests to both the Nationalist and Communist governments.
State department officials, trying to steer U.S. policy through the troubles in the Pacific, hope to:
1. Lodge an "energetic" protest with the Nationalist government over shelling of the American steamer Sir John Franklin off Shankhai by two Nationalist warships.
2. Make a fresh demand of the Communist regime that it free two U.S. naval fliers, Elmer C. Bender, Cincinnati, and William C. Smith, Long Beach, Calif., who have been held for 13 months.
Officials still were awaiting some sign from Mukden that Communist officials there would complete arrangements for the departure of Angus Ward, consul general, and members of his staff. The Communists have ordered Mr. Ward and his staff out of Mukden and the state department has told them to come home "forthwith." But the Communists are still poring over plans for transportation.
KU Graduate Wins Contest
Dean Sims, '45, editor-in-chief of the University Daily Kansan in 1944, recently won a contest for the most effective interpretation of the Community Chest campaign. He will be given a $50 savings bond by the Folger Coffee company and the American Asphalt Roof corporation.
Mr. Sims is editor of Powerite, publications of the Kansas City Power and Light company. The contest was conducted among 325 industrial publications.
Civil Engineers' Applications Due
T. DeWitt Carr, dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture, has received a telegram from the Central Board of Examiners, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colo., requesting interested civil engineering students graduating within the next six months to submit applications for vacancies in the organization.
The present examination closes Nov. 30, and applications must be received by that date to avoid taking a written test. Applications should be sent to the above address.
Storm Kills 37 In Northern US
By UNITED PRESS
Unseasonably warm weather covered most of the nation today after two days of storms that left 37 persons dead.
Thirty-two were killed in the Pacific Northwest and five in the Northeastern states.
In the Northwest, swirling waters of the rain-swollen Skagit river in Washington threatened to burst levees.
The 500 residents of Stanwood, Wash., aided by 150 national guardsmen, battled to hold the river back as a 250-foot dike along the stream's south fork threatened to let the water over-run the town.
Skies were clear, however, and
elpe, awfully unless, more pain fell.
But weather officials warned that two new storm frontes were brewing, one 800 miles off the West coast and another 120 miles southwest tip of the Aleutian islands.
The storm that battered the West coast Nov. 26 and Nov. 27 left 24 persons dead in British Columbia alone. It caused uncounted millions of dollars in property damage as winds up to 110 miles an hour shredded over the area.
The storm blew itself out in Canada Monday.
Most of the deaths in the Northeast were caused on highways made slick by a light fall of snow.
The warm, clear weather today covered all of the country except for a belt of rain stretching from Pennsylvania Northeastward into New England.
Temperatures four to eight degrees above normal are predicted for the rest of the week after some Eastern Kansas points Monday recorded all-time high marks for Nov. 28.
KANSAS: Weather will continue fair and mild.
WEATHER
29 Persons Die When Plane Hits Dallas Building
Dallas, Texas, Nov. 29—(U.P.)—An American Airlines DC-6 passenger plane plunged into an aircraft building at Love field North of Dallas before dawn today, and it was indicated that 29 persons were killed.
At least 28 were known to be dead at Farkland hospital morgue in downtown Dallas. Their bodies were so badly charred that they were being counted off as only "male and female."
American Airlines officials at Dallas said that there were only 16 survivors of the 45 persons aboard. Airline officials at New York said there were 40 passengers and a crew of five.
Only three persons were able to walk away from the burning wreckage.
At Parkland, officials were attempting to make further identification of the dead by telephone dentists in the victims' home-towns and asking for X-ray photographs of their teeth. The X-rays will be telephoned to Dallas via telephoto equipment.
The crash at Dallas was the third major tragedy involving the big four-engined luxury planes since they went into operation after the war.
The plane, flying from New York to Mexico City, developed engine trouble a few moments before it crashed. The engineer called Dallas (Tommy) Claude of Dallas told the Love field control tower that "I'm losing something."
McKendree said the pilot told the tower he would try to feather an engine
Howard McKendree, traffic control operator in charge at Love field at the time of the accident, said that the plane's left wing dropped at the South end of the North-South runway.
"The plane crashed at the hangar line and seconds later, burst into flames," McKendree said.
Missing Plane Sighted
Portland, Ore., Nov. 29—(U.P.) Wreckage of an air force C-54 trans-
port plane, missing a week with six crewmen aboard, was reported
sighted today on the snowy east slope of Mt. St. Helens, 40 miles north of Portland in the Cascade mountain range.
KU Graduate To Sculpture Symbols On Campanile Doors
Lyon, France, Nov. 29-(U,P)-An Air France DC-4 passenger plane with 37 persons aboard crashed in the foothills of the Alps today, and early reports said about 10 persons died in the flaming wreckage.
French Plane Crashes
Bernard "Poco" Frazier, '29, Tulsa Okla., will sculpture the bronze figures on the doors of the memorial campanile, Fred Ellsworth, alumni secretary, said today.
The memorial completion campaign has netted $4,244.50 Mr. Ellis
On one door he will symbolize the ideals which a democratic people try to preserve, including courage, strength, dedication, and sacrifice. On the other he will illustrate factors that have made Kansas a successful state.
County Clubs Hold Special Meeting
worth said. The completion campaign is a drive for the final amount of money needed before the contract for the campanile can be signed.
"If everything holds steady and there are no increases in prices," said Mr. Ellsworth, "we are only $9,370 away from signing the contract."
D. M. Swarthout, dean of the School of Fine Arts, returned recently from inspecting carillons at Ottawa, Canada; University of Michigan and the University of Chicago.
What symbols he will use to depict the ideals and factors is not yet known. Mr. Frazier served on the faculty of the University from 1938 to 1946 and present he is eminent. He Phillippe Tulsa. He visited the campus the past week to discuss plans for the sculpture work.
County clubs of the Statewide Activities commission will be formed Wednesday during a special convocation period, beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Students will meet by counties and areas in designated rooms where temporary county chairmen will explain the S.A.C. Permanent county chairmen and newspaper correspondents will be elected at the meetings.
The primary purpose of the county clubs is to boost K.U. in their respective counties, Otis "Bud" Hill, S. A. C. chairman, explained. County clubs were started in 1908 and were active until the war. The program is backed by the University administration.
The counties will meet in the following rooms:
Allen county, 315 Strong hall; Anderson, 22 Strong; Atchison, 203 Strong; Barber, 211 Strong; Barton, 102 Strong Bourbon, 213 Strong; Brown, 210 Strong; Butler, 32 Strong; Cheyenne, 16 annex E; Strong; Clark, 17 annex E, Strong Clay, 307 Fraser hall; Cloud, 110 Strong; Manchean, 401 Lindley hall; Cowley, 106 Strong; and Crawford, 112 Strong.
Decatur, 12 annex E. Strong;
Dickinson, 113 Strong; Doniphan,
208 Fraser; Douglas, Hoch auditorium,
first floor; Edwards, 301 Bailey Chemical laboratories; Elk, 1 annex E. Strong; Ellis, 219 Strong; Ellsworth, 502 Snow hall; Finney, 2 annex E. Strong; Ford, 417 Snow;
Franklin, 114 Strong; Geary, 205 Bailey; Gove, 306 Fraser; Graham,
110 Fraser; Grant, 19 annex E. Strong; Greeley, 110 Fraser; and Greenwood, 309 Fraser.
Hamilton, 306 Fraser; Harper, 11
annex E Strong; Harvey, 22 Strong;
Haskell and Hodgeman, 306 Fraser;
Jackson, 106 Military Science building;
Jefferson, 131 Strong; Jewell,
107 Military Science; Johnson, 305
Bailey; Kingman, 217 Strong; Kiowa,
402 Lindley; Labette, 205 Fraser;
Lane, 1 annex F, Strong; Leavenworth,
9 Strong; Lincoln, 111
Strong; Linn, 101 Haworth; Logan,
5 Marvin hall; and Lyon, 206 Fraser.
McPherson, 104 Green hall; Marion, 103 Hawthorow; Marshall, 314 Fraser; Meade, 9 annex E, Strong Miami, 116 Strong Boom, 117 Montgomery, 106 Morris, 207 Fraser; Morton, 102 Marvin; Nenaha, 501 Snow, Neoosh, 209 Fraser; Ness, 12 annex D. Strong and Norton, 213 Fraser.
Osage, 310 Fraser; Osborne, 311 Fraser; Ottawa, 312 Fraser; Pawnee, 105 Fraser; Phillips, 109 Marvin; Pottawatomie, 101 Bailey; Pratt, 210 Fraser; Rawlins, 110 Marvin Reno, 206 Strong; Republic, 301 Snow; Rice, 305 Fraser; Riley, 201 Bailey; Rooks, 102 Journalism building; Rush, 110 Fraser; and Russell, Little theater, Green.
Saline, 200 Strong; Scott, 105 Military Science: Sedgewick, 426 Lindley; Seward, 17 annex B, Strong; Shawnee, Fraser theater; Sheridan, 201 Bailey; Sherman, 191 Smith; Maimin, Stafford, 103 Glen; Stanton, 110 Fraser; Stevens, 403 Lindley; and Sumner, 107 Strong
Thomas, 203 Bailey; Trego, 210 Bailey; Wabaunsee, 15 Military Science; Wallace, 110 Fraser; Washington, 6 annex E, Strong; Wichita, 110 Fraser; Wilson, Pine room, Union; Woodson, 306 Fraser; Wyandotte, strong auditorium.
Meeting places for out of state students will be:
California, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, and Washington, west lower balcony, Hoch auditorium; Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho, Utah, and New Mexico, center lower balcony, Hoch; Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, east lower balcony, Hoch; Oklahoma, west upper balcony, Hoch; Nebraska and Colorado, center upper balcony, Hoch; Wisconsin, Minn, and Iowa, Military Science ballroom; Illinois and Indiana, Military Science ballroom; Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia, and Florida, Union ballroom; Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Union ball room; New York, east upper balcony, Hoch; Kansas City, Mo., education room, Watson library; and all other from Missouri, reserve room, Watson library.
Stauffer Wins Reporting Award
John H. Stauffer, '49 reporter for the Topeka State Journal, has been named to receive an American Society of Travel Agents' Travel Journalism award for 1949 consisting of a $100 savings bond.
Mr. Stauffer was winner in the A.S.T.A. special class of foreign travel journalism. A plaque will also be sent him.
Touring Europe the past summer,
Mr. Stauffer wrote a series of articles on his travels. The articles were printed in the Topeka State Journal and won for him the annual journalism award.
Writers from 30 states were entered in the five divisions of travel journalism competition. No other winners were from the Middle West. Other winners included staff writers of the New York (N.Y.) Times, New York (N.Y.) Sunday Mirror, and Esquire magazine.
Mr. Stauffer was managing editor of the University Daily Kansas the past spring. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar S. Stauffer, Topeka. Oscar Stauffer is a member of the board of regents and is publisher of the Topeka State Journal and other Kansas newspapers.
KU Will Have Credit Bureau
A credit bureau and collection service management institute, one of four in the nation, will be established at the University next summer.
E. A. McFarland, University extension representative, said July 17 to 22 would be the dates for the first section of a four-year program. Harold A. Wallace, St. Louis, executive vice-president of the Associated Credit Bureau of America, has been here to make arrangements.
The national association has regional schools in North Carolina and Illinois. The University school and one at the University of Texas will be started next summer. Curricula for the in-service training programs of the four schools will be arranged so that credits will be interchangeable.
Dr. Stephenson To Talk On Oil Property Rights
Dr. E. A. Stephenson, former chairman of the petroleum engineering department now on leave of absence, will speak to the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers at 5 p.m. Tuesday, in 426 Lindley. His subject will be "Property Rights in Oil and Gas."
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