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COLLEGE STATION (Agyieland
FRIDAY, JULY 23,1948
Number 17
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Enough for Pappy
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Before I ?et
of thas fouL nvention
ch|ine, I want it fir
d^rs that fl a^n not
‘Mr itself. In fadt I
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nal Voting Machine Must
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'wiggins JVaiiis in Expose
AD TWIGGINS
arfy deepen into an expose
known as the voting*
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when the person behind shoved me through
the curtain). *' '[
Right then and there, the trouble begain.
it finmly understood by all ,1 grabbed something for support, and before
opposed to the act of I could stop myself, I had voted three times
think so highly of the for Dewey: I figured out in no time my mis
take, and in order to start off with a clean
slate I had jto vote for Roosevelt and Norman
Thomas three times, too. By that time my
arm was plumb worn out.
After 1 had rolled a smoke and taken
a rest I gbt prepared to vote. I found the
idea that I have cast as high as ten
esjin a single flection. * i
taxpaying citizen I
fe£l jt is mj| ri£ht and duty to speak out
agjjairist these works of the devil which are
usfed to accent and tabulate the ballots. „ u , . .
w^ull like tcj warn any person that might handle for the minor candidates a.nd gave all
encounter opje oif these contraptions so he - Democrats a vote or two and then took
iter opfe i
j>eware. (.j
4pw even! if the
off my coat and got set to really give Roose-
. .. velt a landslide. i
worked properly, j j ust W arming up to the job and
w|ic| they definitely don t, I cannot see why hadn’t pulled the lever more than seven or
we need a change.; What was good enough
for I?appy, h maintain is good enough for
'Jukiiqr. Afterf all, why does a man have to go
off by-hjmself to cast his ballot. Therms
sojfhething m: ghty suspicious about someone
sneaKing behind a curtaiato vote. It appears
to that-they might be voting foir a Re-
pidblipn or s< methiing. It is much better that
he) vdte ih-pl iin, .sight'so we can make sure
hejhajsn’t fall ?n for the other party’s lies.
During tl e last presidential election, I' never hearjd anyone mention just how strong
happened to in the city working and had it was. The man shook me until I lost my new
to vote there. After standing in line for Sear’s teeth*
hopri I tvnaty goti up to the voting spot. I I guess I have told you enough so that
couldn’t see where to get the straight ticket you will know just how bad these machines
for my marki anyplace. I was standing out- are. I hdpe tha^all voters will be convinced
side ivhat I thought was a comfort station that ourrights are in danger of being taken
wheniout canfe a lady. Like any true man of away. It’s high time that we get together and
breeding, I locked about for the men’s place pass laws iaginst such infernal inventions.
eight times when the machine started acting
up. First h big sign saying “Tilt” started
flashing, and then a horn started making all
sorts of racket. I immediately understood
that the machine was broken and started to
put on my; coat to go vote elsewhere.
Before I could leave the booth the cur
tain was jerked back and a policeman grab
bed me for, no reason at all. Now I’ve heard
tell of the long arm of the law, but I had
Draft Details Explained As
I^ns $liape Up In Washington
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BY ^AMES MARLOW 1 ||
r , July 23, (iP).—Mixed up about
some answers to questions you may have
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hor lexample h,00)0 4 ra tt bbards-f
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plenty of points about the draft still kre
mle
Jet
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up, under
—with? at least Ihrep
boaH—havej to ] be se
stafe directors, j
BtutFfirstj all jthei stdte directors
havje to" be apji)oir|te#. Then the
mettibeis - ofj the draft Hoards have
to pe^ jappoihtedj'The boards^ have
toJin^ office snacbl £
AH this is exjected to bb fini'sh-
he eiid oi August-because—
ep over 18 and “undi
st^rt
register
ier 26 must
with those
boprd^ August 30 And! the regis-
< tn|tich ends September 18. The
25jyear!-old| mejn start register
ing. (1' f •
(There’ll be cuntipuitig rfegistra-
tiontaf|ter September 1$, of course,
for ‘youths, as thfey rlbacjh 18. Abok|
100|)00 reach 1 i ever y month).];
Und^r the li w, last parsed by
Conprejss, attuaj drafting of men
canpot, start bef ore | Sebtember 22.
Bjat because o ’ various delays—
sucll afi time ru edejd fior classify
ing ] thb registrt nts^ and so on—
the klraft p^obaHly won’t start be
fore! October 1 I t t)ie earliest.
Majdr' Gdn. I ^wis B. Hershey
suggested vhgue y tjhatl maybe the
first rp^n to b; drafted will be
those 35 years old. i
But Jthat; ides of Hjershey’s at
this! rndmenfis ' ery vajgue indeed;
Keep this dn mi id:! }. v
All! war ve erqns nnder 26
v muist iregister betw«in„_August
301 arid SCpter ibe| 1|!
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diiopijjing pr aiding bourses
the second
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for
tor
semester,? according
to« Rj L. Heaton, registrar.
tAfter today ]iny course which
is dropped wi l carry a grade
of F' Heaton iai<
It us also 1 he last day for
•egistratiin. i
doesn’t mean? they’ll be drafted.
But they mdst register.
So must all members of the Na
tional Guard and Reserve units—
if they are under 26—unless tjhey
are on active duty.
Only man over 19 and undeir 26
can be drafted.
When they are drafted, their
length of service is 21 months.
And they can be used anywhere:
inside Abe United States or over
seas.
But—youths over 18 and urider
19, although they must register,
cannot be drafted till they’ve
reached their 19th birthday.
Yet—those youths ..over 18 but
under 19 can enlist for one year.
By doing that, they escape the
longer 21 months? service jif
they wait till they’re 19 and aire
drafted.
And they’ll serve their one
year inside the United States.
They can't be used overseas.
But when they get’ out, they
must spend four to six years jinx
a reserve outfit.
But—not all 18 year old youths
can volunteer and be accepted. The
draft law limits the number! of
such youths who can enlist j to
.161,000 a year.
That means those who can’t en
list,"because the quota of 161,|)00
has been used up, must wait fill
they’re 19 and then face :being
drafted for 21 months’ service (in
stead of the 12 they could h^ve
Tiad if they enlisted at 18. j i
13y WAGE HIKE
GRANTED BY FORD
DETROIT, July is!UP—A 13-
cant; an hour wage increase for
116,000 CIO production workers
today erased a national strike
Tthreat against the Ford Motor
Company.
Climaxing, more than 21) hoprs
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won increases in premium piy.
nearly continuous negotjjiati
the CIO United Auto Worked
also
cation improvements, and a group
insurance plan revision. j
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SERGE JAROFF, director of
the original Don Cossacks Chor
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December 7.
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IN BRIEF
MEXICO PLANS TO IK
ALTER EXCHANGE RATE t;
MEXICO CITY, July 23 (tfk
Mexico decided Thursday to che
en the peso. She has lost a 1
fight to keep it at 4.85 Ao the w.t.
dollar where it has been pegged
since 1940.
The new exchange rjate will [be
set after consultation with the In
ternational monetary- fund. Th®
bank of Mexico, effective yester
day morning, stopped all buying
and selling of "foreign currencies
until the new rate is s|et.
BERRY NAMED SELECTIVE
SERVICE BOARD HEAD
AUSTIN, Tex., July 23 tk-
State Adjutant General K. L. Bpr-
ry Thursday was notified by tele
gram from Gen. Lewis B. Hershey,
National Director of] Selective
Service, of his appointment as Tex
as State Director of Selective
Service.
The appointment had been rec
ommended by Gov. Beauford |j.
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STRIKES HINDER ERP
PROGRAM IN ITALY
ROME, July 23 'AN — Strikes
threaten to iipset the Marshall
Plan timetable in Italy.
A quickening* quarrel between
organized workers and manage
ment over wholesale labor layoffs
has focused attention, on the
creaky condition of Italy's indus
try.
Production must be doubled and
new markets found for Italian
goods if the Marshall l?la n * s
meet major objectives. I
Caught in the tight Squeeze iff
mounting costs (about; 85 times
above prewar levels) and falling
demand, Italian industrialists
have trimmed their sales, cutting
production and laying off labor.
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Sheep And Goat
Short Course Will
Atlen And Hobgood
Write Article For
Farmers’ Magazine
W.; S. Allen, of the Extension
Service, and Price Hobgood, Pro
fessor .of Social Agricultural En
gineering have written- an article
for the jiAugust edition of the
PROGRESSIVE FARMER, which
will be guide to farmers and
dairymen] planning to build or re
model milking barns.
Allen graduated from the Uni
versity of Tennessee in 1947, and
assume^ bis P 08 ' 1 ' 011 w ith the Ex
tension S erv > ce shortly thereaf-
jter. H°bgood began his duties at
A&M in 1939, but was away three
years during the war.
Allen and Hobgood surveyed two
ideal dairy farms in Houston
County and returned with pictures
and floor plans which appear with
the article. These designs offer
ideal and practical milking barns
which could be constructed at low
cost.
. Each plan is of different con
struction and arrangement, which
provides for more than adequate
window space,, and sloping floors
for proper drainage and cleanli
ness.
Begin Monday I
-A Sheep and Goat Short Course
will 'begin at A&M Monday, and
end August 14, according to J. Cl
Miller, head of the Department of
Animal Husbandry.
Enrollment in the shjort course
will be limited to 25 students ah4
to vocational agriculturje teachers
and county agricultural .agents.
The course Iwill be held under
the direction of James A. Gray,
associate professor oi animal hus
bandry. Gray will be assisted by
Stanley Davis, Texas/Agricultur
al Experiment Station wool and
mohair specialist, and pr. R. O.
Berry, associate professor of ani
mal husbandry.
The first two weeks of the thfee-
week course will be devoted to
lectures in the morning and prac
tical or laboratory work in the
afternoon. The class will spend the
last-week in the field visiting wool
warehouses, manufacturing plants
ranches and purebred flocks.
J. A. Hill, dean of the schoPl of
agriculture of the University of
Wyoming, will be guest professor
for the course and will lecture to
the class on August 5 and (5. He
will also spend August 9 and 10
in the field with the class, Gray
said.
In addition, Dean Hill will cover
that part of the; course dealing with
the selection of ewes for the breed
ing flock.
Movie Schedule
Given for Week
The movie schedule for next
week at the Grove is as fol-
lows *
Monday, “Moss Ros*” with
Victor Mature and Pegjgy Cum
mins.
Thursday, “Humoresque’’
with John Garfield attd Joan
Crawford.
No admission will be] charged
for these shows which are pre
sented as a summer entertain
ment feature.
Each feature
8:30 p. m.
will
STUDENT SAID.
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Members of the Organized Reserves examine the 75MM Recoilless Rifle after witi
castration by the 2nd Armored Division. This is a part of the training the Rese rves get
er unit camp at Camp Hood.
onel Adcock
Killed In Blast
At Ft. Belvoir
! Colonel Thomas A. Adcock, as
sistant PMS&T at A&M, was kill-
d in a demolition explosion at
brt Belyoir, Virginia July 22.
plonel Adcock was attending sum-
er chmp at Fort Belvoir.
.Colonel Adcock, senior instructor
in ! the engineering section of the
Military Science Department, first
came to A&M in September of
j(fT939. In February 1942 he left
the college and went to Alaska to
jvork or( the Alcan highway. He
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ater shw duty in the, European
heater. Among other ribbons and
decorations, he received the Leo
pold 2nd Class while in Europe.
< Colonel Adcock graduated from
West Point in 1929 and received
his masters degree frotn the Uni
versity of Iowa in 1934. Born on
October 14, 1905, his home was in
Hopkinsville, Ky.
He is survived by his wife and
|wo children.
Water Supply Cut
Off Temporarily
j The water supply to the college
was cut off last night when the
16 inch pipe between here and
Bryan was damaged. The line was
open for some work being done
on a sewer pipe nearby. Some of
the machinery being used swung
around accidentally and struck
and broke the water line.
A siqaller Tine of lower pressure
was used during the four hours
required to repair the line. Mills
P. Walker, City Manager of Bry-
;tm, said that it was most unusual
for a 16 inch main to be broken
an accident.
Cyan Firm Gives
A&M Gift of $600
Cotton Poisons, Inc,, of Bryan,
has given the Agricultural Experi
ment Station, $600, R. D. Lewis,
director of the station has announ
ced.
Cameron Siddall, manager of the
Bryan firm, said that the money
Mil oe used “in support of research
on cotton insect control investiga
tions under the supervision of Dr.
J. C. Gaines of the Department of
Entomology.”
Batt Will Hold ‘Open ■
To Provide Election Rctu
The Battalion will have an “Open House” f *o n
until midnight Saturday in order to give the laidsjj
tion returns. Jl
1 Members of The Battalion staff will post 1<
tion returns and state returns on ttye black-boa •djihIR
202, Goodwin Hall. Chairs will be Available, aid a
beyerage Will be served. <1
The Associated Press teletype will be
tinuously until midnight in order to bring ret'
oficounty balloting. Local returns wilLbe hand
phone. ■
These releases will be available to anyohje,
and faculty, who care to visit the office.
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Gilchrist Explains Chan
In System Under New
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Changes in the administration of!'the I Ad
were explained to the “home folks” by Chancelh r-
Gilchrist in a recorded speech rebroadcast bve}
noon today. , . . j j
Gilchrist traced the development of the A|&]
irony the founding of the'parent*
school here in 1871. The complexi
ty of the present system, which in
cludes A&M, John Tarletoft, NTAC
Praitie View A&M, the, Agricul
tural Experiment Station, the Ag
ricultural Extension Service, and
the Engineering Experiment Sta
tion, ! was noted. I
Under the new plan, Gilchrist
said, the heads of Tarleton, NT
AC,! and Prairie View, now
deans, will become presidents
of their respective institutions,
with wide discretion and author
ity. They will have primary ad
ministrative responsibility i n
their schools.
Gilchrist expressed personal sat
isfaction about the appointment of
F. C, Bolton, present] Dean of the
Colleige, as the first president of
A&M under the nevr<, administra
tive isystem.
“Since 1909, Dean Bolton has
worked diligently and faithfully
for the best interests of the insti
tution. He has never wavered in
the face of a difficult or unpleas
ant fask and has never failed to
mak# any effort which he believed
to be in -the best interests of the
College. It is most fitting that his
final year of service in an admin
istrative capacity shquld be as
President,” Gilchrist said.
President-elect Bolton and his
family will movie i ito the jl.
dent’s home before n he ntllv isdh
year begins in September; jGii|c lit
said.
Bolton’s
office i s
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GIANT PLANE TQ
CROSS-COUNTRY
BURBANK, Calif;,
The world’s bigge st
plane, the Navy’s j ic
Constitution, will rr ski
trans-continental fli fl
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IM AFRAID THAT |F I WENT,
HOME DURING THE SUMMER, I D !
GET LONESOME FOR THE FRIENDLY
AND POLITE SALES GIRLS AMD
WAITRESS AT TH«- GATE-'p
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Where else could I find
A LAUNDRY that will rcturi
MV SMStrs- still dirty, ove
WWi White socks red,
blue, and purple, and
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MY new shiRt Be Yon
✓r ALL re pain-
Y
Inc student
•what. GO HOME. >OR
Mfir mi
YOU GOING
SCHOOL A
SUMMER AND Ml$S^
THE FREE DAILY
'ERS IN THE.
/ NOT ON
LIFE/* 1 ]
C.A.f not
FO»* «e‘m e tummt(t M
SCHOOL IS THAT HE COULD
NEVER GET HIS HAIR CUT AT
HOME THE WAY HE DOES HERE.
HC ASKS THE BARBER FOR A
LIGHT TRIM AND GETS
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will be in the Act defnl
ing, and the offices
system administrat on
the present Cotlegd
tion Building.
; “We axle happy to hi
privilege of serving fo|)r ]yqhh5
President of the A< .M| CpUqge
Texas. I say we be< aupe my
has contributed gnatly to
success as we may 1 avte had;’’
christ said. [ J : [|
“Our relations wit i tne Htaff ajtid
student body in this position
been a source ,0f reil
us. We appreciate t|e
nesses they have si
“As we go on td
greater opportunities fc r
this great System, frcj Ai
that our duties iare
can still have tjhe
official and persona
as in the past.";
?lect
“Symphony on Wax” are the
main attractions on the Caim,
pus this weekend. Intramural
softball, games will also pro
vide entertainment. ] I
Free skating at The Grove will
be one of the Friday attractions.
Law and Bizzell will play on the
lijghted diamond in the Intramural
~ sa fue. Game time ip eight p. m.
' Dance Saturday Night
Saturday night The Grove will
be the scene of a dance, with music
furnished by the Modem Dowu-
beattr The Downbeats have made
ah addition to their organization
i^ce|nt|y. ; ' ■ . ] | [
jlBill Tumer will play as an ad-
] dition to the brass section. Tum-
|,eiij hopes to add more members to
[the group in the near future.
|j.[ j j Carmen Featured
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[Symphony op Wax, the all-rec‘
oxd program of classical and semi-
classical music, will present the
oftera “Carmen” Sunday evening
ait six,
The featured singers are Gladys
Swairthouit as Carmen, Ramon Vi-
nhy as Don Jose, Licia Albajneile a <
Micaela, am
ctMnillo, the Toreador.
raela, and Robert Men’ll as E»
This opera, written by Bizet, will
be remembered as the opera from
which the justly famous “Habd-
niera” and the “Toreador Song” are
Rice Commentsto|*,
A brief sketch of [the story of
the opera will be 1 ^iven by the
Commentator, Marvin Rice, be
tween each act so that everyone
may understand what is^ happen
iimg while the music is being play^
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These programs will continue to
b^ preseated each Tuesday, Thurs
day, and Sunday evening, at six.
The programs art sponsored by
Student Activities.
TWlandscape Art
Students Receive ,
Bclsterling Award?
! C. Fl Morris, Jr., of Houston am
Martin John Zerr of Corpus Chris-
ti, landscape art students at A&M
have been awarded the ffplsterl-
iitig Scholarships. . M.
The Bclsterling Scholarships
have a value of $300 and extend
from 'September 1, 1948, to May
3L 1949. . .
The scholarships were awarded
by The Dallas Garden Club. Mrs;
Mark Lemmon is chairman of the
Scholarship Committee of the club.
Morris transferred to A&M from
the University of Houston. He
[entered school here in September
11946. He'works for an engineer-
ing firm in Houston- during the
summer, doing draftsman’s „ work;
He is employed by the grounds de
partment of A&M during , the
school year.
Zc|rr’specializes in sketching and
eneral design. He is working for
/finds'
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van Yaritis returns to throw,
ght into coming election.
Chancellor - Elect Gilchrist
strums note of welcome on
guftar.' See Page 2 for story.
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