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T
pygDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1947
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By the Students, iFor the Students...
STORM
The Nation Today . . .
WhyEggl ess Thursday Ended;
Read This and Still Wonder
(A Gue*t Editorial)
^ I %'ould like to bring to the attention of
the student body a grievance which I con
sider to bo most irritating.
.. I imagine that by now most of the stu
dents on thh campus know that there are
no more tickets to the Rice game. Not only
** ttys game a Corps trips, but there were
announcements made that there was
just a limited number of tickets to be had.
\ I have been led to understand that this
.game is an activity for the students. Also,
most of the students have bought coupon
books which as I understand are to defray
part of the expense of out-of-town games.
; I believe that the school should guarantee
| ever)’ student a chance to see the game. If a
school cannot do this, then there is some-
^ thing wrong. If thig is f* be the policy of
the Athletic Office, I would like to give them
some advice as follows:
Eirst, put football on a fulltime business
proposition. By doing this, they can say “to
hell with the students”, and start making
a handsome profit on the tickets which could
now be sold to the outsiders. With this ex
tra money, we could pay our football players
a nice salary or we could pay the Green Bay
Packers to play for us.
To me this matter is important. I don’t
know how any other Aggies feel about it,
but it makes me see red.
1 hope that by Saturday the Athletic
Office will have obtained by fair or fowl
means enough tickets so that any Aggie
who wishes to see the game may do so.
SCHOEL SCHULEMAN, ’48
(Ed. Note: See Rice Ticket story. Page 1)
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By JAMBS MARLOW
WASHINGTON, Not 12 «*-
Do you want to know why the fov-
emment ever •Urted “pouKryleee
Thursday*” and then abandoned
the idea?
Here’s an explanation.
Some weeks afo President Tni
appointed
1*7 V.
■ant*
all <
to cooper-’
this was as
32 Disabled Veto ;
See A-M-SMI 1 Tilt
Do Russians Have A-Bomb?...
. Have Russian scientists really invented
their own version of the atomic bomb, and
did they set one off at Irkutsk last June?
•Much ink was spilled over the question yes-
;> terday, after a Paris right-wing newspaper
On The Screen
fchvt out such a report. At the end of all the
fuss, no one knew more than before. For
.we have long known that Rusaia might make
> bomb. \ .
> But perhaps such a scare is good for the
'U. 8. It reminds us that we dare not forget
.the rest of the world; that the days of isola
tion are. just something we read about in
•history books.
\ At the Atomic Energy Commission in
• Washington, there was "no comment” yes-
terday on questiona about the Prague dig-,
;patch in the newspaper Vlntransigeant
iwhich said the Soviet* had set off on June
:i5a 124 pound bomb produced at a Sieber-
ian project named “AtomgratL"* The test,
was reported u> have been made near the
Jlty of Irkutsk.
• It was noted, however, that the same,
iewspaper had produced at least one other
startling report about atom bombs. On July
It quoted French military circles as say
ing a new American Bomb was so power
ful it had blown a crater 2,700 feet deep and
11 miles wide during a test in New Mexico.
■The Atomic Commission termed that report
-‘nonsense and preposterous.”
★
r Howard W. Blakeslej, science editor for
Xhe Associated Press, stated that the Rus
sian bomb story falls within the limit*j of
>, MBlMHita,' •’ *—-■
r _ One of these possibilities is that the Rus
sian bomb as described is not a true atom
"bomb but what the official British report
styd could !h* made—namely a squibb.
It impossible, said thi* British report, to
get an explosion so imperfect that the atomic
material’s detonation would be no worse than
that of gome ordinary explosives. The Brit
ish did dot explainrfurther.
The Paris report says the metal In the
bomb weighs twelve and a half pounds. That
comes within the lower limit set by the
Smyth report, which said 4he minimum
amount needed to explode is between two
pounds and two hundred.
The general impression has been the al-
Human Emotion, Hemingway
Style, in ‘Macomber Affair’
tS«
(Campu*.
written by s
F8) is g rardid story
sstor'of human rmo
P 1
n a i , ■" , , .r tlon, Ernest Hemingway, and pro-
lied atomic bomba used much more than duwl by Th# ^
twelve pounds. This impression has two cnaus t* that somethlna is lack-
sources. One is the large aiie and great ing to make the film top-Mtch.
wrttfht of the atom bombs, which (teneral ,n Hollywood camp thejAsi
t.1
Chartaa Luck
maa, a Boston
buisine s ■ m a n,
head of a tpe
dal food com
mittee to work
out in * hurry
some means of
saving about
100,000,000
bushel* of grain
for Europe.
This i s the
story told at
Luck man’* office—he was out of
town—after that office announced
an end to poultryleas Thursdays:
Luck man, who’s in the soap busi
ness, came to Washington with the
idea that the best way to save
grain was to haw a meatless Tues
day and wheatless Thursday svery
week.
A couple of days after ho ar
rived here he went to a meeting
of the President's Cabinet Food
Committee. ,
This ronmlttee was Biade ap
of representatives of the Secre
taries of Htate, Commerce sad
Agrlealtare Hrpsrtwenta.
Thers r- remember this story
came from Luckman's office —
Lurkman was told that Mtdng a
say
performers, and the literary world
is inclined to put the blame on a
“typical Hollywood bungle.”
The public, nevertheleM, will see
a film that has magnificent shots
Frederick Jolioul^, wiW r * n * ,n « in **
A prisoner In s German prison
camp, who has learned every de- (
tail about a fellow-prisoner's de
voted wife, leaves the wounded
husband to die while he escapes.
He then tells the lonely wife her
husband is dead and tries tq win
her love.
As can be seen it ia an im- 1
plausible tale, but the part played
by Hart tends to make it credu
lous.
Umlie (irovfn, head of the American Bomb li 1 - ^ of lh# '^'"P^.tic ’uitor
Project, aaid could be carried only by a B-
29, British report* said thus bomb weighed
aroynd three or four ton*.
The other source* la a report in a United
Nation* publication by
foremost French physiciat, that the amoun
of explosive metal in the American bomb is
about 130 pound*. The rest of the weight is
supposedly in firing machinery and ih spac
ing of the atomic charges.
The Paris report did not state whether
the Russian bomb is uranium or plutonium.
The weight of metal in either bomb is how
ever virtually the same.
Several leading Ameridm atomic scien
tist* expressed “very markbd skepticism” of
report.1 that Russian scientists had exploded
a small sample atom bomb last June in Si
beria. ,
“AB this does not make sense,” said
Dr. Edward Teller, professor of physics at
the University of Chicago’s institute of nu
clear studies, when advised of the reoprt.
M. 8ELICMAN i flrat sewn sppcsrancc In two
MACOMBER AFFAIR years plays opposiu- HoU-rt Mitkh-
urn.
Excessive dialogue halps make
this production a slpw mover up I pouttrylees Thursday was a better
to the suspenseful climax Garson way of saving grain than having a
hres a sensitive portrayal of a whsatlsss Thursday,
nely, tortured widow, but honors At thia point the writer asked
go to Richard Hart for hla role the spokesman In Luckman's of
fice: who at the meeting with the
Prtaldent'a cabinet food committae i
suggested the idea of a poultry-
lees Thursday to Luckman?
The answer: Well, the Agrt-
culture Department was the only
one that woeld know aboet aav- I
ing grain. The State and Com
merce Departments wouldn't
know.
So Luckman then decided that a
meatless- Tuesday and a poultry
less Thursday would be necessary
to save grain.
He announced that aa a national
program and asked the American
people and restauran
ate.
The idea behind
fotiowi:
1. Cattle ordinarily aat only
grass. But choice cattle is fled grain
just before going to marital. If the
demand for meat la cut down, such
aa through a meatless Tuesday
fewer cattle will he (tain-fed for
market. Thus some grain will ha
saved.
2. Chickens ent a lot of gram.
By a poultryleas Thursday; there
will be lees demand for chickens.
Therefore, farmer! will raiae few
er chickens and gtain will be sav
ed.
’ Did anybody know—when Luck
man announced the program or
even now—how much
be saved by a meatless Tuesday
and poultry Was Thursday?
No, nobody knows, was the aa
swer at Lackman’s office.
But the poultry-raiaere began
to scream. And it became clear
that one sMe of the poultry pic
ture had been overlooked.
If the demand for chickens was
cut down through poultryleas
Thursday, then the farmer*, un
able to sell them, Would keep them
and they’d eat up grain. ^
So, was grain being saved by
poultryleas Thursday or was more
grum bong used by the chickens
which couldn't be sold?
Finally, after a lot of talks
with the poaHry-raUers, Lack-
man’ll office said he was aatta-
Thirty-two eonvalennent paUaaU
of the Veterans Administration
Hotpltel at Temple ware IncsU^f
Gibb <, 'Christ, president, at
Southern Melhodist-AAM football
game Saturday at IyW Fit Id .
, Ilk pstleMt! BeeompanhV by
Dr. N. T. Harrison of the Veterana
Administration Hospital had apse-
ial seats on the So y»rt1 line in
front of the stadium. >. L Downs
Jr., of the athletk department ser
ved aa boat
The patients wore provided with
hot meals, cold drinks and pro
grams and worn takoa oa a tour
of the campos.
In the group wejfv tto ex Aggies
Otia Hatka, HMftJuf Granger, and
Mack Davit, W4* Of Bartlett
t
fled thati
1. Poultryleas Thursday was no
longer necessary because'
t. The farmers had promised to
reduce their chicken flock* them
selves and thereby save about M,-
• of
Unregistered Dogs
to Be Impounded
AH dogs Un the campus and in
College Station that are not regia,
tered, or are caught in the mess
halls will tx picked up, according
to Bennie A. Zlnn. assistant daan
of man.
Thia has become necessary to
prevent the spread of say rabies
that might develop and as a sani
tary measure, stated Ztnn.
Owners may claim their dogs by
coming to the Doan of Mon's of-
. fke, paying a 12.50 far, and having
the dog registered if it has not
already been done. If-the dog la
kept over two days, an additional
foe of tti for each day la added
Thia foe la added for the coat of
up-k.-op
Assisting the Dears of Men's
office in taking can of the dogs
la the Veterinary off lea.
INKUHXI
grain
tural habitats, plus an absorb
ing drama involving human emo
tions. The Macombers, Robert
Preston and Joan Bennett, present
two characters unlike the majority
of movie roles, in that they re-
quirt careful study of' their per
sonalities.
The inevitable triangle is com
posed of Macomber, a courageless is the story around the song of the
American marksman on an Afri- »*me name. This ijictxire ia a pro
can game hunt, hit critical wife duction capitalizing on the inter-
who accompanies him, and their est in a tkle and the popularity
affable English guide, Gregory of a piece of muaic.
Peck. I The cast includes some notables,
After miserably failing to show however: Merle Qberon, George
sportsmanship in the beginning, Brent, and Paul Lukas. The plot
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Thursday Evening
Macomber finds courage under the,
humiliating pressure of his wife’s
sneers and life for him really be
gins—but nqt for long. Mrs. Ma
comber promptly shoots h i m
through the head.
Here is'where Hemingway is left
behind. His story says it was a de-
_ ^ liberate act; Hollywood presents
*'»> we can get out from a«& tiiVhiow Mn. tUeSSTjS
lets the mystery go unsolved.
Zoltsn Korda benefits the film
with his previous African movie
experience — the backgrounds are
But whether the Russian report was true,
or merely bluff as seems likely, there ia no
deals with a songwriter whose
“hobby" ia women. His unfaithful-
nesa is of course his downfall—a
bullet in the back. Finding the
killer forms the drama though
without much punch. The film is
definitely a setback for the actors
and doer not show their true tal
ent.
★
of the atom bomb. What little security was
left in the world was blown away over Hiro
shima in 1945. In more than two years, we
have not learned to laugh at the a-bomb a*
we have laughed at other threats in the past.
It just isn’t a laughing matter.
Letters to the Editor
PALESTINE?
.Editor: The BmUsIhoi
’ III your November 10 issue, «
letter "No Problem In Palestine"
Was printed deerrlblng the PmIm*
tine situation, i appreciate Mr.
Helba's remarks, ulthnugh - bi«
course of reasoning was void of
any consideration of facts In reply
to We “Information" may I be iwr-
\iHltted to ask a few question* ? •
Mr. H#H*a first pointed oul that
the .‘rear Arabs nrv the Jei*. 1
Christian* and Moslems who i»t>w
occupy Palestine. May I ask if thi* _
is a universal theory or one l|n-1,-lasses on Hatradl Gas Htambers,
posed by the figment of Arab tin- Anihilation, and have witri***ed in
-Afhtathm- I* K true that thqae ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ *
appalling, are afraid of the I
tVr«t«rn Culture moving into
their Iron Curtain.
2. VVpdsli-ai must give aay to
modern rulture and perish If the
Jews rontinsV their Democratic
advance.
S. The Jews will he a strong !
fortress of Democratic ■ecuril),
(or the) ■hall never allow a to-
talilariantetie.' nation to ever
control Palestine, or the precious
oil supplv.
The Jew* have teamed the price
of freedom by attending many
peace. However, the Arab» egged
on by the Nasifled Mufti, wish not
for peace, but compelte domination
of Chriatla* and Jews alike. Peace
at thia price Is intolerable,
I trust in (iod and the United
Nations to ileal Justly, fairly, and
equally. Th»lr decision can be only
that of granting this small piece
of lahd to the racked, tired, half
deart'penple who's only desire I* fb
go Home — Palestine!
IIOH ROSENTHAL. '47.
w the Arab#
ined armjr to
imi. Is
•people fee in urjpce and security?
Ilf eo. explain the^nany, many Aiwb
tJrkvolt* and attacks on Jewish
•sottlementa from 1930 until Jhe
•present day. 1
Jc I am glad to know
liwtw have a well trai
•"proaect” their right#. It I* indued j
, sham* that their mighty strength i
.was not used during this Wortd
•conflict when American and Ertg-
' pfah troop* were so sorely pressfd.
!Or waa the Mufti too busy dping
'butdnet* with Hitler. Or did their
atrei.gth only number 62,000
’HB trak»e«l, ill equippe*! troops.
P ‘ The Crux of the situation is
.merely this: » f
• • 1. The Arab**, whose (Beease
DISAPPOINTED
Editor, The Bnttalion:
A pox on The Hattalion!
paper caused me to spend a
Your
dollar
"lab" one third of their people
destroyed. Thu* tuey have gradua
ted. They are now working for that I needed very much. Next to
life—and pepre. Tney do not raise squeaking shoes, I hate a program
armies to patrol borders ai«d wage by an Irish tenor most. Two songs
war, but they have raised armies by such an aritat are delightful,
‘in time of war to aid in the defense but more than that is like eating
\
ril e
' Hcourged people (92* witw eye
. disease) and whose illiteracy is
of Democratic rights—and now
maintain a strong force only in
case of attack on their civil liber
ties.
Tnijy, there is a problem in
Palestine, but it is hot a Jewish
one. It is one manofar'.urcd and
fostered by Arab forces for their
personal, political stab at World
Power. (Ref. Egypt's Bid For Row-
er—in the Special Suppliment of
the “Nation, page 3SB, Oct. 4,
1947) Yea, the problem la Arab in
ature, Arab in meaning, and Arab
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in it
o the end. The oifly solution is
too much very sweet candy. (
The Battalion plainly stated
TWICE that Mr, Lynch would sing
T.isxt’s “Hungarian Rhapsody.”
The first time that it appeared I
thought that it must have been a
misprintL-and we are warned daily-
in your paper that there are mis
takes in newspaper headlines—but
when it came ont the second time
I was convinced. I think that
what really sold me on the idea of
putting out my dollar was^he fact
that he was also going to give a
rendition of Weber's ’"TKfrtaal
The Battalion
terrific. Thi* savage, complex story
of the' war between the sexaa is
carried through expertly. The Hol
lywood "improvement" on the end
ing pulls the fuse on Hemingway
and lets the audience down, but
it's a 95 percent good picture.
*
DESIRE ME 1 Palace, WThFS)
based on the old Enoch Arden
theme, in a post-war setting, ia a
dramatic film which should have
a higher appeal for women than to
men. Giver Garson making her
Motion." Such a feat would be
well worth the admission price, So
I decided lhat for ten days I
should do without my desert (sic)
—1 live by a very- strict budgrt-
and buy a ticket Instead.
Imagine my very great disap
pointment when Mr. Lynch failed
to produce the program as an
nounced in The Balt. For ten day«
now as I feel the pangs of hunger,
my only consolation will be the
fact that I am saving food for
Europe.
Sincerely, L
* DIVIN PANT1B
(rimes with Ivan Yantla)
(Ed. Note: Your construction
of the tern “Divtn Pantla" makes
as think that you are connected
with the modern laagaage de
partment. Farthernore oar erra
ta! ball department telle as that
yoar laat name begins with the
: letter nrt.
Don't blame oar reporter for
attempting to give yoa the sa-
u mu I—at least he tried. When
our proofreader aaw that Lynch
was going to sing Liaxt's "Hun
garian Rhapsody" and Weber's
"Perpetual Motion", he immed
iately rushed over to Galon Hall
| to get a front seat—forgetting
to correct the copy. Now ho has
turned to street cleaning.)
is on« of thos
dories Starring
vorite ^ince his
lumin
Craig,
who |
The Mother’s and Dad’s Gub of
College Station is giving its 12th
annual community supper Thurs
day evening at 6:30, according to
J. Gordon Gay, associate secretary
of the YMCA. The supper will be
held in the gymnasium of the
A AM Consolidated Hign School.
Proceeds will be used to purchase
much needed playground equip
ment for A AM Consolidated
Schools, Gay stated. Admission
will be 85 cents for adults and 60
cents for i students and children.
Appearance in Ticket* will he on sale at the gym-
ComedV.” His dad,; rusium. 1
a drinking lieu- Thi ,
supper has become
one of the highlights of tim com
munity and affords an opportunity
for neighbor* and friends to visit
and make new acquaintances. The
supper ia not limited only to citi-
xens of College Station hut is opfcfe
to everyone.
MISTER JIM (Guion,
those heart-warm-
Butch Jenkins,
LITTLE
FS)
mg stories
a favorite
the “Hu
James Craig, is a drinking lieu
tenant whq pay* little attention
to hi* own son until the Chinese
house-boy, Butch's companion ami
keeper, (Irenes the little fellow In
Chinese clojhes. Craig turns out to
be a reformed man in the end;
France* Gifford help* bring him
around. Nothing spectacular in
thia show, 1 but if tp* antic* of
imall kids soften yopf up, this is
another rinjger.
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