The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 4, 1943 Page: 4 of 4
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Captain Kermit K. Beahan, former
guard on the Owl team, recently re-
ceived the Purple Heart medal, at
an impressive ceremony at the Gal-
veston Army Air Field, for wounds
suffered during a bombing mission
over Bizerte. The captain, who grad-
uated in June, 1940, earlier had been
presented with the Distinguished
Flying Cross and the Air Medal for
service beyond the call of duty.
A veteran of 3® bombing missions,
he was painfully wounded when the
Flying Fortress, on which he was a
bombardier, was struck by an ex-
plosive anti-aircraft shell. The ship
fell out of formation with two mo-
tors out of commission and the third
damaged as Axis fighter planes
swarmed over her, showering her
with bullets.
The pilot, with three wounds in
hioi chest, managed to bring the
burning ship to earth halfway be-
tween Allied and Axis lines. Captain
Beahan aided in rescuing other mem-
bers from the flaming ship. Added
to the hazards of enemy strafing
and an immient explosion were the
flying bullets of the Fortress' own
ammunition. Moments later the crew
was rescued by a British patrol.
Captain Beahan recalls a mission
he flew over Rotterdam in Septem-
ber, 1942. When the ship returned
to its base in England, the turret
gunner was dead, other crewmen
were wounded, and the plane bore
mor than 2,000 bullet holes.
One of his most harrowing experi-
ences was the result of an accident.
Prop wash from another formation
of bombers, which crossed in front
of his ship, jarred the Fortress,
causing one of the bombs she was
carrying to tear away from its
moorings and turn crosswise of the
catwalk through the bombay. The
misplacing of the weight caused the
giant ship to fall out of control.
Only through the skill of the pilot
and the daring of the Crew members
was the weight righted and the ship
brought under control.
The captain is thfj son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Beahan of this city.
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Owls-Razorbacks—
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tempt was blocked, recovered, how-
ever, by Rice on the Arkansas 35,
and because of a late substitution in
the Institute line Arkansas had the
option on a penalty, which they re-
fused—probably costing themselves
the game. The second time Schuehle
tried to kick, a bad pass from center
thwarted him and he scooped up the
ball, tried to run, then, when trapped
tried a pass, which was incomplete.
When the officials decided that he
had not intentionally grounded the
ball, they made the most unpopular
decision of their lives. The third
time Rice lined up for a field goal
try only 50 seconds remained in the
game. This time the pass from cen-
ter was good, all substitutes re-
mained on the bench, and the big
fullback's kick sailed straight and
true to pass clearly between the up-
rights. The final score was Rice 3,
Arkansas 0.
Only Two Ties
Since their first game, in 1919.
Rice and Arkansas have played 17
times, and only twice has the final
gun sounded on a tied score. Of the
remaining 15 contests, the high-fly-
ing Owls have won 13. This year our
team is determined to remove the
unlucky number from the statistics;
our opponents will struggle with de-
termination to keep the jinx figure
on the records and add one to the,ir
short list of wins over the Houston
team. The coming game may be as
exciting as any in the past, but will
probably not see as much scoring as
some.
Rice will miss the services of
Charlie Malmberg who completed
his naval training here last semes-
ter. Benton Davis and H. J. Nichols
will alternate at guard and tackle
posts on the offensive and defensive
left side of the line. Arkansas will
probably field much the same start-
ers as usual.
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During the Christmas holidays the
United States Post Office of Hous-
ton is giving consideration to the
employment of students 16 years of
age or older.
A limited number of boys and
girls are now working four hours
daily (Mondays through Fridays),
and this complement will be in-
creased until December 10, when a
few employees will be added and as-
signed eight hours daily. Bgeinning
December 15 the Post Office will
need approximately 200 clerks (boys
and gh'ls) and some 250 boys and
men to work as carriers, drivers, and
parcel post delivery men. These lat-
ter employees will be on full duty
a little later than the clerks, possibly
fully assigned on December 18.
The pay for this employment is
75 cents per hour from 6 a.m. to 6
p.m., and 81 cents per hour from 6
p.m. to 6 a.m.
Employees must be properly bond-
ed (carriers 40 cents, clerks 50
cents), take the prescribed oath, and
.furnish birth certificate^ if the appli-
cant is a minor. If a birth certificate
is not available, a written statement
from the father or mother will suf-
fice. a
Those interested should call at
Room 117, Main Post Office Build-
ing.
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Navy V-12—
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mond, Walter Heffler, Charles
Malmberg, and Billy Odeneal re-
ported to the Receiving Station at
Norfolk, Virginia.
All of these men were well known
on the Rice campus and held class
and club offices. Gerry Phillips was
a physics major and received his de-
gree before being sent to Colum-
bia, New York. A1 Poujol won the
"Wolf-Day" contest which the Owl
sponsored in the spring. Bob Treich-
ler was a chemical engineer and re-
ceived his B. S. degree before leav-
ing.
Nat Pryzant was a Phi Beta Kappa.
Billy Skipwith was auditor of the
three student publications, president
of the R and Quill club, a Phi Beta
Kappa and secretary-treasurer of
the Student Association. Bob Amer-
man was staff photographer of the
student publications. Tommy Brown-
lee was secretary-treasurer of the
senior class. Monroe Cohen was art
editor of The Campanile. Tom Ham-
mond was a regular contributor to
the Owl and a student member of
the Owl Advisory Board last year.
Charles Malmberg was president of
the senior class and acting captain
of the football team.
There were 47 navy V-12 students
who were transferred from the naval
unit at Rice to the United States
Naval Training Station in San Diego,
California, for duty. Among these
men leaving for San Diego were two
football players, Jimmy Cotton, tail-
back, and Leo Lamprose, right end.
The others were Robert Alter, Wil-
liam Bailey, Billie Baker, Jack Ber-
ry, Carl Boehnemann, Milton Butch-
er, Fred Carter, Jesse Crain, Bill
Cunningham, Bob Dillon, Charles
Ehrhardt, Bob Freeman, Joe Froe-
lich, Jack Golson, Bernard Gross-
man, J. G. Hamblet, John Haney,
Jack Harding, Raymond Hill,
George Hodges, Ed Holtz, John
Hughes, Tom Johnson, Gene Jorgen-
sten, Frank King, Wallace King,
Wesley Knowles, Doyle Lively, Cor-
dell Lundahl, John McDowell, Law-
rence Morris, Joe Pierce, Marion
Rice, Bob Robertson, Wilbur Rogers,
Blakely Smith, Ralph Soape, James
Sartzell, Willis Tanner, Raymond
Thomas, Bob Van Tassel, Stephens
Walters, Harry Warren, Charles
Wolkarte, and Gerald Zlotnik.
Grid-Irony•
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about on the 23rd when they lie:
the ex-Texas and associates decisive-
ly. One of our exes told me before
the game that it would be just a
continuation of a series which
started last year in Austin, and that
be and his mates were planning to
even the score. Well, they did. Some
of them were probably sorry they
did not run the total up higher just
to show the Steers now in Austin
what they would do to them if they
could arrange a game. Shortly after
the final gun that night a man who
knows the Louisiana country re-
marked that Alvin Dark must have
learned to run by chasing jacksnipes
with a butterfly net. If you have
ever seen a jacksnipe fly you will
know what he meant. If you have
not, and have seen Dark carry the
b.a'l, you can guess how that long-
billed fowl makes its way through
the atmosphere.
Saturday when the Arkansas Ra-
zcu backs come to town we will see
a team iis inexperienced as our own.
But it, like too many we have faced
this fall, is sparked by a triple-
threat back, one Billy Ray Ran-
dolph, a 17-year-old from Beeville,
Texas. Let's hope he will not prove
to be another Glenn Dobbs, Steve
Van Buren, or Bill Jones.
Coming Up
Looking at the football picture
for Saturday, I can see several
chances to crawl out on the well-
known limb. Here goes:
Rice over Arkansas: Now that the
Billy Blackburn, sterling pivot
man, formerly of Rice Institute, left
SLI shortly after the SLI-South-
western game for Paris Island Ma-
rine Training Camp.
Owls have started, they will keep
going.
A & M over SMU: The farmers
just have more power than the po-
nies can cope with.
TCU over Texas Tech: Coach
Meyer always has something up his
sleeve and Del Morgan's team lacks
reserves.
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