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‘They Also Serve Who
Only Stand And Wait’
^ , (A Fable)
rulJifili A T*** ! yin * ^ bed. reading the
lyiaaaified Ad section of my favorite Sunday
morning paper, in search of a possible means
to supplement my meager $65 allowance. My
*85 check was long overdue; and I needed
a few sheckles.
— fejffoy .I Mt upright in bed. Staring
me right in the face was my life-saver—the
opportunity of a lifetime — my chance to
nuae a little money.
ft more carefully, because it was
too good to be true. Sure enough, I met the
qualifications. It said:
“MILITARY TACTICAL OFFICERS
1 r ^ V l* e > , c *d« t8 * nd operation
of A. A M. College corps of cadets R t
■orvc officers with combat experience, be
twjen ages of 25 and 45. Include in first
„ eo " , **® i€ sUtement of service and
avaUaMUt-Write COMMANDANT. A.
Texaa.^ 011 * 1 * ^ TeX **’ Colkf * SUtion,
i* 0 \ <wit of bed, put on my dirt-
est pair of fatigues (because I wanted to
^•Jbft-fatigued) affixed by Good Con-
duct R. d)° n over mv right pocket, and head
^ f ^ * was eager to apply, I
waa only 22, but I hadn't shaved for a week
•o I figured I'd look old enough. ’
A»^? ut ’ •*“» 1 WM ^ the first in line, for
there wtis four others ahead of me waiting
.MklnU^Tu, 10 ,Win * 0P, •" ,nd
tion, in front of me, waiting impatiently. In
a brief 1,000-word oration, he allowed how
he met all the requirementa.
, J n front of McGargoyle stood an eager-
looking North Gate entrepreneur. During
the next 16 minutes he related his combat
experience. Why, four times, he said, he
had to combat his way off the KP roster at
fort Sam reception center. And every time
he won, too.
Jones. When Rastus saw how I was through
listening to the other folks, he greeted me
right friendly-like. “Ah sho’ was supprized
to see that ther ad this mawin. An heer Ah
been workin 25 hours a day a-c teen in dawm-
lUwy leven for fo’-bits a day. Ah don’t
know nuthin ’bout that ther ‘preserved offi-
stuff, but Ah sho’ has had mah share o'
oonjbattin mah wife. An* all de time Ah
didn t know thet the A. A M. College threw
away so much money on thet ther ‘discip-
****** d reckon they’d spend more money
on mops and Sani-Flush."
Well I could hardly wait to get rid of
Kastua, because I saw a demure, young WAC
lieutenant in full dress standing at the head
of the line. She was eager, too.
When in $•(-) ?#” are they gonna open
that Q(!$##/ doorr she queried c^fy
Her sophisticated language implied that she
had bnd the best of everything. Lt. Smith
. her ^ hAt for Purpooes of iden
tification) spat violently on the ground, with
drew a bottle of Four Roses from her hip
pocket, and took a slug. “What I wouldn’t
have given for some of this when I was in
one of those foxholes." Lt Smith asserted,
wnacking her lips and hiccough in*.
Just then an effeminate private first
riass unbolted the door. “Now before we
get down to ‘brass’ tacks," he said, “all ap-
Conduct BUT b "" th * ^
The four other applicants, failing to
n^tlhis^ ipmUflcutlS turned sadly and
1 J*** tbe sole possessor of a
Good Conduct Ribbon. “Wait," I called to
the retreating applicants. “Be not discour-
ag«d. You ve got another poaaibllity."
I unfolded the Houston Chronicle and
‘"I""'" 1 .* 0 » "wnnud"' .d Wow th, on,
which they had answered. They read ear
nestly:
MESSENGER BOYS. Three young
boye ... high school graduates
Fomilier Nandi
Th* third person in front of me wn, a boer(ted‘thrSn*,^ P«*>n»
veteran named Rartu. Oeor»e W»hln^on «d^y l!^d b °“ nd for “" u “ lon
Delaying Scientific Research
over after.
By withholding approval of the national
J science foundation bill and preventing it
from becoming law, President Truman has
postponed full-scale government support of
basic scientific research for st least six
months, probably for two years and perhaps
imqgt'. I j i -
The bill, given pocket veto after passage
by both houses, was the result of two years
of hearings, debate and compromises in con-
grem For a year earlier at the request of
\ resident Roosevelt, a committee headed by
Dr Yannevar Bush, director of the wartime
Office of Scientific Research and Develop
ment. worked on a plan for peacetime gov
ernment support of science and brought forth
recommendations that did not differ marked-
* ly from the provisions of the bill finally pass
ed.
The Bush plan of power vested in part-
MM scientific board won out over the aimrie
.responsible administrator type of organisa
tion vigorously favored by President Tru-
ma", the then Secretary of Commerce Wal-
lare and the burget bureau. Both the House
and Senate voted down the in-line customary
type of organisation, preferring to make a
group of scientists responsible.
*u W r 0 iy ^P^ntative scientists
showed that they favored heavily at the
opening of the 80th Congress the tingle ad-
miniatrator with advisory committees. But
* e,d#d u P° n » foundation
T-nTri,!* P .w°« f 24 ”r} n * P* rt * tim ®- ronfl-
. th,,, »<ln™inlatrative plan would
to the National Advisory Committee for
* Aeronautic* as a good example of a part-
time committoe that has admlnUteredre-
wSrtd ftttC«ftwly for the government since
fltWa di *ftPPointed
that the national foundation bill did not be
come law. Some of them point out that con-
trol ,°wi r t* 6 V C i' ( un ^ ftVft^ftble for granU
are left by default, largely In the hands of
the Army, Navy and Air Force. Thev ad
mit that military funds have kept in (Opera
tion research project* of importance gen
erally, not alone to defense. But they want
to see research predominantly in civilian
hands and the military research bureaus
have agreed with them.
Scholarships for young research scien-
* ti *V!.,? rere * uthor «® d in the bill as an aid
to filling the depleted ranks of scientific in-
-sugatore This i. considered o£rf £
most important functions of the foundation
now delayed.
Both political parties are in favor of sci
ence, you may be sure, and the few mem
bers of congress who opposed the unsigned
biU were careful to go on record for science
r ®ft*ft rc j* While the unsigned bill. S.526
was a Republican majority measure, it had
strong Democratic support and was based
•obdly on previous bills of the 79th con-
grcss.
jWkether Congress will reconsider the
matter of a national science foundation in
its pre-election session in January and enact
a bill more to his liking, as President Tru
man hopes, is problematical. Real hopes
• 0, L?J“, tiona, . acienc * foundation may be un
justified Scientists confronted by some of
the world s greatest and moat urgent prob
lems will have to do the job with what they
now have. The government reinforcements
aren t coming.
Wrong Tie-in
T- a< ) eS i' ft™ pretty red around
the Toledo Rlods it seems that a correapon-
dent sent in a picture of Mr. A Mra. Sam
?v U fc U ^ tW dtizen of Coun-
L rJ^n to “*iT p * ny • fttory on
their golden wedding anniversary. But as
the photg went through the art department
thlt Z vT, r t toucW,lf V th * noticed
wiVh ^
ciTw "'dX In .t' tlT °"“ i0n ,>ro -
Well, the story ran and a few days later
KESv t?*! ^ P ,1# from Fulton
It seems that Stuckey has been s
P^J*r Amish church for over 60 years
». l rnUh < r*J d "
a* a 1 other personal adornments to be
vent ions of the devil.
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thing^r"*nothing!^it^^intime^to ^e'ZTr
New Schedule
Vet Benefits
Br K. D. Brace, Jr.
and the
White Houee put heeds together,
kicked around a few ideas, and
earns out with the following timo-
laMs for voteram' be-nsflts. Some
new privileges and a time limit on
most rights give. . different ple
ura of what ax-aervicemen may
K t and for how long.
•ftivo right away In the new
umetable are these rights:
TERMINAL LEAVE PAY for
forator enlisted men may bo spent
•J **?'*?' b * t *• *M7, when
ika will be permitted to eaah
ti-rmirml leave )>omie
SIR VICK INSURANCE may bo
reinstated without a physical ox-
•tohmtlon at any time until next
January (The deadline of August
was extended).
ON-THE-PAKM TRAINING U
BOW provided for fannora-vatorana.
with class room inetraWion . n d
actual farm work. Also included is
r the V. A. -revolr
Mg nad for email loans to needy
▼eteran trainees.
★
Beginning ia mid-1 JUS. the new
UaMUhie sets up a series of dead-
knes for other GI privileges
UNEMPLOYMENT PAY of $20
weekly is to be stopped, in most
by July 26, 1949 For 52
•tij in the eerviee. this benefit
aiU be extended to two years after
but not beyond
mid-1962 Until then. 62 weeks of
such compensation is the maxi-
^nm.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
eoursea under the GI BiU now must
he suited by July 1M1 After thet
dste^ or after four years pest their
discharge dates in eases of vet-
erans stiU ia service, no more such
sehod.ng may be begun. IndMd-
aeb who sun their training before
thcee desdlmee, however, me, eon-
?— Mka Ooureee for up to
fow years at the expense of Unc-
KRKF HOSPITAL CARE for
J^Mtana in all amargancy cases
b^to be assured by about 1M1.
Such tranlMat, for disabilities
suffered in civilian Ufa, as well as
wnrioe-ronnected injuries, is auth-
now where beds are avail-
The
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Office,
PALACE
BRTAN
WEDNESDAY•THURSDAY
FRIDAY nad SATURDAY
WILLIAM HOLDEN A
JOAN CAULFIELD
In
“Dear Ruth"
•hie in veterans’ hospitals. How-
in practice, the scarcity of
VA hospital space is likely to con-
tinuo for about four more years,
^ hospitals are
built throughout the country.
WJAMD VETERAN S’
TRAINING and education courses
oader Public Law IS, meanwhile,
must bo started by 1962 if the In
dividual expects to take a full four-
yaar program at Oovernment ex-
PT"** ooursos must be com-
July. 1W«. but may be
Jtartod at any time up to that
LOAN GUARANTEES ror new
houses, farms or businesses, fin-
f ' y 4 *7 7 ‘T *nld-
1 Up U that ths VA
wUl guarantee half of the vet-
up to a maximum of
•4,000 on real estate, and up to
$2,ooo on other deals. Loans mad#
before that date will continue in
force, but no more may be made.
uZHStfS?* “* fc
eT— y** r ^111 eost the
taxpayers big money. Action on
m*ny major privileges asked by
veterans groups was postponed till
"*n T**r. Congress iust couldn’t
jwem to find time to finish its do-
Another poesibie explanation for
the lack of action Is the coming
elections; they have a powerful in
fluence over congressmen.
Assurances to veterans call for
°L G< " r * rna, * Bt d® 11 *™ ui
their direction over the coming 10
years, in accordance with the time
table of righto and deadlines. After
tltot, payments to veterans promise
to decrease slowly until 1967, when
most of the GI bill is to die.
Thirty-nine states will grant di
vorees baaed on proof of drunken
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TIS UMBRELLA THORN. By
s^sswr- 5
IVtor do Polaay ’
“■eeHag figure on oar literary
aoona. ha. brought ua ia hia Utoet
"T* A. ■■lllak My individual
in the fact that he is tempenunant-
aUy as weU as by b.rth a eonti-
aontal, yet he writes ia supple
English stories thet have thsTfu!
i*
TW UMBRELLA THORN i. Mt
in Kenya, and the climate, the lee.
lation of up country estatee, end
7*. —7 strangeneas of th*
landscape play a large part in the
characters, however, are
tricky. For instance, ia the open-
lag aesne we And Miles Wece mak-
m« a delightful idiot of hhaootf
in the role of a now-made father.
Apparently Miles is all set to b«
tot hero of Mr. Do Polney’s story,
tot quite unexpectedly Miles quit*
the scene (I went say how), end
his place ia taken by David Me-
!*’ • Jft^ keresT^Ior"
Mite’s wtfQa ajwissa mhrtare
not as waU drawn
as David’s.
Anait Bam its amrits as aa »b
•orMag tab with unusual .tmos-
Pk«u. this is on* of the heat
time.
- ui Kiiianan ip in
have come across in some
TOE QUABBT. By Mildred
W»R«r. New Tech. 1 Harceart,
Brace. 1947. r ^
“Love desires that which is ah-
•ent and beyond his reach." Young
Lyman Convene, readme Plato fa
his rooms at BrowB,\hov*d the
book^aahiu. saying. "Plato’s erasy
as a loon " But Lymaa had no way
of then knowing how closely his
own emotional life would follow
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New York Cafe
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ibis definition of love.
In teBing the story of L
Convene, Mildred Walker has
Lyman
writ-
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