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President \r - > |, ‘' Who Shoul Beyond question, ttali on j | 1.1» , jt'woj it|a?t immedi ateiy controversial items recoih'hended in President Truman:s SUI j.oC.ti(j|' Jiiion mes sage to Congresf; yesten gy^iej^! the reduc tion of income-jtax ini he Ikfv^j; brackets^ with correspondlinlg inci ^ase I )|i(oi poration taxes, and adequate financial ^ ipjjiort lor the Marshall Plant 1 The income tjajfj qujesf on ie |ri>b.ibly aca demic, for there jsi no inelsoh loipjiip'jose that the Reimblican C(jhgnes| Wbh !d ; ip as s such a bill, Perhaps the; Presifent’sl jfpfcpmmehdti- tion was onlyn “sitagO■ gpstuit|§fsijnlended.:|to n tl B a T'ORjLA'L 4 _ • have its effect-im lihe political the other hand, t js ju.sf $uchfa| |n|K) iChere are 5000,11. : taxpayers^ Mr. Trumal’s itfcc|) i ; would sweep m llion.4 llom h| . r all thop - whose tjax is jjhow pot come u]) to S JO fqif , ; and each depdm cijit. P»ecause-of in fiat ion. j&x Load? irn r t in’s Message. !■ I i| SDAY, JANUARY 8, 1948 NEW LOOK \ / i ^ j Tram t Out the Vin ill ^trr?q ——r*— • »»■— ui.‘4—» ir r sponsored by chairman Knutson (R-Minn) of the Bouse Ways and Means Cornmittee which wculd give inconie tkx payers percent age cuts ill along the lifie ^ind leave corpora tion taxes unchanged. ! : Mr. Truman’s 5,000-^Jord message to a joint) sess ion of the twd enamors also called paign. On /e as the proposed late Franklin Roosevelt Mghtjjhfite 1 and actually putjipto eif jeict. T Speaking to |i Ijoirtt ejssicifi h tlie House chamber, the ^I residpn : ; sai4 jlfc “cost of living"’ tax credit] he [pi 4posttl.| jii|'(nild me a 5160 tax cut .ini|l!91)H or lifnilii and w ; with two childreni. Tbul, hq«s|i|l, it won give them “a saving tHut cojulll |b<! used buy the imcessitiq^of ] ||j rr.i r indiv|djual income. message'fepeatadjy str| |sed States iisjiot loo|dng fin j >vai| ('ertiHTity~hiS 'jqesirellfor' eclpoed by practically ial in no hurry to ing experience Jaji \vje through. The fiattalion Marshall Plan, quid UM e!t bach|int<) ave they, will help stiafe (iff that r miKl which often dispigbs | oi Mr. Truman jcpupjed aid under the proposed plan with armed might las ej in keeping peace."’ He said the gram voted last ^enabled them “against fpreigt ^Ten-Year ?|oo/()of0oo yipar jfb; i! Urc(lt'|‘f|#i!j(l Turkey integrity president fMlfe U.S.A. in tei prjesdftAH* i- pressi ' 1 > i t- he si ment should not "ijeduicje liits tidbj and he described; coipo|atio^ slj to ,take up the s aick. ' I ■ • |q , The recommenul.atioi ran yhhlrjijh’ counter to a $5,600,000,0Op Gj^Fitax t‘ut|t|i|q' measure w This Ltead^toti Pc4e|i-Not War” , |' • [[l fill]; In discussing-the: Mlrslfill Mian and in asking', for Uniyersji] Miliitiafte Praining, President “ ;Stfite ipf f he Union hfijtKl reunited Iji^l tor ]|)eace. sup r.-ii Ann?jriLi c|?r|tly lived both the d |opr that \mU\ War III i!Who dreams. Amerij'nli economic Uim(|!#fu recovery necessities i'S Plat - b^asy to overlook dm* iig"tiije lihfn items in Presidqit Tin mans ||i|a Union Message y^teiklia cal items which file jpn s|ideijijt f ’Hich hi ye y .ippn the i’oundajtihns, ofiour tor the future-ij'hich ltu|ve gjifeji tli: r jdu:™'] Truman en years, who pa\‘s he happiness oil qur pe These long-ijaiigei g< als. hopes we may,, athieve i i {fire iitjtx| are probably mord impo -taut 01 what income taM pexjt y ?ar.,; i |i ^ It is imj)orta|ni to ki pw't : fi(f! golds; of the Democratic aclrnjiij'istirat i^n, t|)| may. be. voting for or. ajgiiinst Its anfie this „ „ Ho) goals in his message.as f|o|lo\vs 1. “To secuiip jfuljly; . , rights oftenr cj|ti|zeijsj’’!i(. .]]. |s|die of our I ’ e ' 1 citizens are stij[l Ideiiiei equal opportunity fois education, Jfor jol|).> Tamil iclmomic ad vancement. and fpr the expresstfiOol' their views at the polls] Mlo.st seriojuj qill. some are denied equal lJtrotee| on u tdtej.otir laws.) ‘To protect and (li vqlot p^lirr. sources.'’ t. s 'stem' -Oo proUctj _apainst insecuri ("We sbouUj' itevi infejul i|njiniployment comperusktion,ol l age li (reiiitk, |ud survivors beh'efits to ndifij n,s wflW)dire ijotlntev protect- i h ill " < v 11 1111. i our ulci- raise the jiyel nt ) mte aim must fie ja cbnij u - e|heih.j|\|:‘|'it)suramie i , yi arid vide an, adequate^ • S <'U.) • | L ji H|:- I: | S 3. “To cbnserye |md|use pufr pjatural re- so trees so that ];fiey car : conth|)fit|e most ef fectively to the ijvelfitre $>f oqr I ! for: 1 tvniendation tax' rdlls'— ccfifiputed does Ver himself ; hU govern-, n yemujs— Well able Knadjment of the 10-jg)int anti-inflation program;he submitted tdlthe recent special sjessilon, including standby wage-price con trol and rationing ajuthority. The bulk of this program was (turned down by the Republi can jeaddrshipi. Prom it congressional approval of an in itial expenditures of $6,800,000,000 to fin ance; the European recovery program—the Mar>hal,l Plan—for 15 months from next Aprl 1 as a “decisive contribution to world peace.’’ • : ; jj;! . ]•! _ ‘ ] (|uicH action to set up a pfiigram of uni- vers.il training as; the foundation of a na tional security program, and maintenance of strong armed forcqs as Jong as “there re mains serious opposition to the ideals of a peaceful world.’ An increase in the minimum wage from •10 to,75 cents an hour. Extension and. strengthening of rent con trols whlich are due to expire February 29. rritT As MacKenzie See^ It Little Assembly Tries to Stay Alive ’Mid Veto-Happy Council i i ~ dj, As if the war hadn’t brought along enough new outbreak^ of juvenile delinquency, a group of enter prising school children m Missoula, Montana have added a hew twist to the growing”post-war pastime with which to harrarts juveftile authorities. Juvejiile Officer Jim Doyle *fnys hi» duties now include eppittg with a simple but thoroughly trouble some gariie called “pack rat” that is popular wiih j the 10-lj year old 1 set... “The object of the game,” Doyle explain? patiently; “is to remove items from one premise arid put them on another.” It seems that despite thjeir youth, the kids seeip to be making headway. Last week,, a picket fence was taken doyvn and moved piece by piece across town. The next day, a trailer was shifted five bloclfi. Doyle says he Wouldn't put it pass the kids to try to move the school building; in fact, he hjlip I redoubled his foreje.; ■ i i | GULP!! James Montgomery Flagg, the famous illustrjaj- tor, Was showing an elderly dowager around very, interesting studio recently. She gazed ht the fine pictures and just shrugged her shoulderaj. Then she spied something on the table and w’eht into obstacles ovyr it. "What is it?” It’s superb, what soul, whjrt expression!” jimmy knitted his heavy eyebrows and sail “Yeh, that's wliqre I clean the paint off my brushes HONEST JUDGE, I’M INNOCENT f!' r •: i pi * *1 * The tickdt sellkii and ran. i j l Despitei His,bra mail at the.Ashevi. FRIGID Bruce iMJcLeai hospital last Week school football squ . su n. snowman onihis l«ly (develop : af at if The result' watjn BED FOR THRKlfc it had rtinctjldevelblL hurled himsldlf at iU If <fver thp old tf) true, Mrs. fildiUt 114! By DeWrn MacKENZIK (/l*) Foreign Correspondent The United Nations’ “Little Assembly” the iron-lung devised by the Democracies to try to keep the breath of life in the veto- paralyzed peacp organization -began its permanent sittings nt Lake Success this wjek, determined and. po.ssibn nopclul., The “Little Assembly" is the int.crthi eommittee of thef general ami | in^r^asel bcnQI^t :pHyrnontaS. j . j Actually, of coursy, S(ji\ id Uu^ht fiegimation to protect the civil rightk of and five of her satellites—-Ozorh- every inilivicluhl i i : - i : - i v>.,i..vl,,. when the setting;; third party; liappWf husband, h| Mrs. Kertfi a J! husband's pi'lesent { ( alleging the! tiefenf (. A national health program financed by com )iils<j)ry insurance. | oslovakia, Poland, Ylu go sllavja, White Russia, and tl\e Soviet Ck- raine-r-refused to have anything to do with it, and Russia warliet) that ite'te 1 it might lead to grave eonseijueiie-. 1 *■ - i fredee is We are a? wrack- did not (mention Soviet Russiai or Soviet- dominated countries by;name, bill said with out this; help the result might have! bepn “radically different.” b .) | : W •‘ We are following a soilnd, constructive and ( practical [course in carryiirg put es. are not here today will Soon join us.” ’ . \ That’s $ pious wish, but;we can’t advise you to bet that, ft will come true. Still, if the split continues Ip/twecn the Russian bloc and the aeies the “Little Assembly" Joe Roberts of Los Angelas. Cab, tcelerl iiff ah alibi in (fistrict eojurt recently that would have done Justice >io the most enterpnsiug of A&M freshmen, explaining why Ik] failed tojdo something as directejl hy an uppi-relasspien. i But ihe Judge didn’t appreciate the true origin ality in Roberts efforts and he is how serving |i frequently klcpl nW (iO-daly sOntcncij 1 for larceny in Ashville, North, Caro- ^ because she):said lb' a - '. I'l l 'me suitiiflor $li Roberts went down to the bus terminal anil Kerth, present wif said he asked the clerk to “give” ,him a ticket*}- a cha and meant just that, -i ! j L : ift Ronxjits tohl Judge iSanj Cathey he did not stbril ■. into ,t]heir a t icke] to Lvnchburg, Va., as police charged. He , and | say spy was explainj'd: , -j/pleaie .alloj^i hepdMit' “I didn’t steal it. I did not ask the clerk U> plairitiff agd pla.iip sell me a ticket. 1 said ‘give; me a ticket and I us- y "The dei'fiidanitji sumed -he intended to give i|t to me, taking pity on my app irtin} poverty and my disheveled condition.'!’ in of Interior] e suit l kllegW llroorrij i was d Robiffts took the ticket— Robert s[ is now rcc« iving^his Jgil. ' I j | j - ' 1 years -old, [landed in the tackling h snowman; A high p timber, Bruce built the big two days ago. Unaware that n heavy overcoat of ice, he • hi : fHaeturhJrfoliar bon :. . i lihxjcrb' "Three's atero'Fd hieftgo will test [He mastcir bedroom | arid the" were ify it is be a ffinnle frieifd jof the ti p-old diyorcoe, sueij lier ek- x 1 for alienation of affeytlOns, . While |d: guest in Her] home, 1 or and! her former! hiiaband (v as "lonesome." D) was against the hew Mrs. < Nathan iKcrtiz, 30, jowner. of (|c rator’s supply shops. The defendant wojulu c _ n they were ab<?ut! to retire ||iih »iw)me, i Ijind would: plaintiff ^*4‘P in the same bed with f’i husband. | \ r - r this on inapjl occkiions, and Slept with them all! lights to the eipbarraiament of the plaint iff i 1 f b’l uv come • - may be the source of St tremendous FoI(‘V S Pl’USiduilt \\ ill S|M‘ak Friday determination to achieve pedee," Mr. Tru- m^n said. ! . |. I ■: | l: “We are fi^hjing' poverty, hunger and suffering. j (ieveldjnm nt—tlie formation of a A i new Ipague of nations whicli wmild Thd Democracies established this comprise the - Democratic nations ^Little Assembly" as ;i backsthp ; of the,, world. ' ; ] for die all-powerful security roun- That would be an- unhappy sulli ed which had hem rendered impo- tion, l)5tt it wafild be far better tent through the use <»( the veto 1 than n 1 united nat;io«is wliich is power by the Sov iet I'liiyu. Kach bopt -ly split into tvy: > blocs eon- OLtr of the Big Five powers— the United .vtantiy at locg-U l.caiis. tVe should ■ i—1.^-1 ,. ■■ ,■ i - ■ GUIO N States, China, Britain. France and Russia—have the veto right ill the council, tunll when it is itiVoked it stymies action. like to sec “one world'' in opera tion, but. if-wC must Have two worlds it's hotter that We rccog- thc Dccissitv and get the Detno- Ma.v Levine, pretiident of Hous-j ton's i'ulev Bros, ditpurtnient store .will sneak Friday at 2 p. m. in tHc'j (’henii-try Lecture Room, Wendell R. Horsdey, director of the Place; j ; ment ('ff'ic.c, announced today. His subject will he “What Re-1 (tailing Offers as a Career." All interested students aJid fae- :'T 1 IPM ■ ''This !nut's ‘!We are bu n \pc(\c(:—)U)t r. Iding toward a world w lrere Russia used the veto 22 times bn craciok ci ganl/.etl so that lin y won't j „|ty members are invited to at- 1 vital issues, after which the United be shot like | sitting diiekj- by ag-j ton'd. •' * States sponsored the eivatinn <d gressiv. Coibmuhisni. the “Little Assembly” which nt tW, tnce pron il- a co ■ baself tire i; ;afi xwofi'. | fib 11 U>Je. j) uations, largo and renal! ialikt ■ from the fear of aggression. '\This leads to j>cac&—'hot mar.' ‘Above a! 1 else. \vg are striving to achieve oncord among the people}* of the wbrld l upon tqe dlgriily of tht} indivitlual ;ind irotherhdod of n an. j ; i; / This learn to peace—not. Ivor J ntay live I least can determine- the wishes <>f the vast majority of the II. N. nuunhei ship beeause the vi'tb is in (■peiative in the assembly. Russia [ opposed this project fiercely. The establishment of the "Little ! Assembly" was an act of neae- di speration. While this body iv- So the task of the “Little As remhly" ma.\ Jtlu n out to be to keep th.- t'N alive lint ll a new league comprising tin Democracies can come into being. \lamo Historical j/o verted of the sociologi- ed “goals ?st bearing tCrVicy and j presents all the nations gxcept.ing ] •^r ■ y-v ■ the Russian bloc, it can only for- \HV4‘I I llll 15111 /ll mulatc views and hits no authority i ' " » v I \/lSI ,y (l I j a. r to enforce them. However, it caul ••The Alamo", an testertcal nov- determine world jopinion apart from t .t by John Mvero. wioare publifihcd .1,,.,. m, e V Li J y- , L 1 the Russian, bite which is anti-, by E. -P Dutton A- Cotep£.ny, New j Wo must vigorously defend oui' natur- Democracy on virtually everything. York, on January 2ft Jqhn Mae- - al wjealth against- t-J|0se who 1 (would misuse it That Democratic! world opinion can rac Jr . ehairman. luus announced, for selfish gain . inlensify our efforts to b" a mighty force. ; ’The story of the hlpge of the) deViilop new supplies, and to acquire stock- .. - ^ I A,am< ' lij the /•lima* Myers' Leonard Boswell HERE AGAIN!! 1230 Highway No. 6 Near the “Y” Drinks — Short Orders pile.j; of scarce materials ela,njiation program to of arid land int<j> prodjilction expand our re- The Russian bloc was urged! to i book, a siege vvhieh^the author de join the bring millions of acres the start ‘Littly Assembly" from but refused. Despite this restore -our forests . . L edntinue multiplej-pbrpc.se (lams.) 0-1 U: protect and LS rhit f Deleg ite Warren U. Aus- to erect 0 n • S} d , l at the-first, meeting: “It is our hope th;it the -tales which L ‘To’lift the stapdird of living for all top tie' by.st our;peop)le by sireng'hening our economic system and sharing (more brbadly among our people the goods we produce,” Letters He- (Uslbriial human - ar< l ’t if b ¥ = 'it,.,. M it r etref if I. |. ^14, 1-heriltli ^ | tion | f e r i by ; • pro J”. .I. we can increase our annual output WAI’ER JfOLo TEAM'.' [t lejist one-third. We can lift ou| stand- E(litor< Th( , Batta , i(in: 'of living to nearly idouble what it was Although the TL Water Polo yea i’S ago. If we direribllte these gains Team lost every game ji played icrly, we can go fag 1 toward stamping this season, the teiun membm-i keribes as “c>ne of the mightiest I tales that the history of this or- any nation has to offer."! "It is,” says Myers, “the master tale of j the American frontier.” Myers, who syrml j with the Second Armored Divisioii during { the War, has published three His- I torical novels, “The Wild Yazoo," “The Hgrp and the Blade,’’ and “Out bn Any Limb.” ■ “The Alamo", will be published in three editions, the regular trade edition, a 'special Texas edition, both priced S3, and a special edi tion signed by Myers, priced at sin. DALACE m TODAY THROUGH SAT. (JKIVMSAl INIUNAIIONAl presents , *1 . . quit j poverty in our genenitipn."):. 5. “fTo achieve world peace based were awarded sweater- by the Uni. j verfdty. 0|i the otlmr hand the Ag- 0p gie team which won every .game .... itiman re- priric.iplEs of freedom 'and justice and ■the/^ -w" eqUalityj of 'a;ll nations.’’ •• (“• ] . So' long as there remains serious oppositijmi to the ideals]of a peaceful world, Agg ' suie but equally to pfo- (Ivery per- no reCognitiqn from anyone, not even Tht- BnlitalSin. (If eotu'so tb<JeolU-go cannot be expei tdl to give sweatot'K to the Water Uolo players. I’m it couldn’t afford tlie expense, •ertainly some recognition lis pacjpte 7 .” i F il The Battalion|! (jffi<fial hewspap of College Station^ Texas, i|| publtsl afternoon, except nduring lj|)lidavf6j li-la-d semi-weeklyi (Su!bscij|ptioi3'ntitei j?4 per school year ' I -* News contributions ma 1 win Hall. Classif |id ads m 2u‘J, Goodwin Halil! | 7n~p- r All-American 4 be Biji Je[j ’ be pj The Associatell Preas isijf'cntit ted to it or not otj^erwiie c feditet Rights of. republicatjon of ^|l othdii Kntcred as aecond- Officc at College S' ite Act of Congress c its* matter tiilion. tei a jlarcfc S, CJIARLIE MURRAY, JIM! Vick Lindley ; ;—i L_..— Karri, flock, Duke,Hjo^. J. IT. bavid Seliginan J.. ...L Mack T. Nolen , gL—-fi- Ijoui, Morgan, Kjennp! r (Bond' 5 A., n liruee, Jr, Hr)' tlfd Sp«r|)t)l Tom Carter, Ted Gopllapd. ■ • n ■fio.i IIE-NEI S r- f-~v4 it we mute maintain' teroiig itrmed forces, early ptjovis ini for universitl training ... is of worlil imtiprUyice. . [ . We teall cohtinue to (xerj our utni|o,st efforts to oblain satis factory ]settlements (for Germany, Austria, Jap.nn and Korea) > . . Wifiare seeking.to re store tljie world trading -.slbtem which was /'i f ^19 shaftered by the war . . . (|tir present major VJ3SSCS 01 IJa Ld efiert. . . is to support the program for re covery {(Marshall Hlan) developed by the DR. R. R. McNUTT DENTIST \ Office in Parker Buiictirig Over Canady’s Pharmacy Phone 2-1157 Bryart, Texas Don’t you think so?. NAME WITHHELD (Ed. Note: Yes.) teuntriiks of Europe.”) The Battalion I tel—tr 1 i r t-rr fiijif the.. Agricultural five tithes a week examination peril and!Mechanical College of Texas and the iCity . . ,, , end | circulated every Mortday through'Fijiday a,< .' "j ^bargie^hl planning To Meet in April The week end of April 21-25 ;wil! find the campus playing host to the Classes of ’13 andj'23- For the Class of '13, it wjl) be their 35th iTunidn. Class Ui'esWlent J. A. “Beef" Sgoffield and pri(Hetit class agent 1,. D. “Daj'L Riiyc.r, ro„ & .. . , ds. |During the summer 1 The Battaliop is pub-1 un L’L: re the re- Advertising rates furnished on request. te j Thci Class. f>f *2!! will be t celebrat ing their 25th reunion. Making ar- k4lfcv -telephone (4-54(14) or at the editorial office, Room 201, Good- rangohients for the cc1ehfatinii..aic c|l by telephone (4-5?24) lor at the Student Activities Office, Room I < la ^ members from the College Membejr of the Associated Press dsively to the use ! .paper and local ntintjter herein are also reserved- II-'; , T -p— L —fl-f H " 1 -— : 4f jAissociatcd Collegiate Press’ h L tk , nt , ly b, N . u . I.i . \lember i verttBtftf ScrvlW, Inc, at New » .....— 4i.-4„Wir« Editor .NUijnging Edition .4. S'eHture Editor .filKtjature Writen Paul Don rr— fl '* 1 ' Jl 1' for tephblicatipn of 1 all hews dispatches credi- nows of spontaneous origin published herein Station area, with E. R. Alexander its committee chairman. Taking the Jead in formulating plans is Class Rrraideht Ben “Reveille” BroWn. onal Ad- ’ork City, Chicago, Loa Angclcn, and San FrancSsco. —il •Lj— j! —Sparta Editor ng, Arthur Howard. Larry Goodwyn, Andy Zero Hammond, Hcrsheil Shelby Sporta Writer* Lanfoi)d, W. K. Colville. L. GW Cartooriiata Martii Etigelk i Uatula, Sam MauHce HoKell .Columnists j. |D, Barre D. W. SprifiL Poportar* WOorw, H f ovrHalev Jr 4U ~ ..Co-Editors —r- t. Preston ~2h Kiel .... inter _L_—U-k 4 -U- .^Advertiftinf Manager Advertisinjr A»fisUntji —Circulation Marmser IRdftnr ! :1: Pay Over 2 Million Vets By October 1,. 1917, compensa tion and pensions were being paid to 809 veterans of the Indian Wars, 84 Civil War vetcraps, 437.- 768 World War I veterans, 12,- 854 former members ofithe regu lar establishment, and 1,715,946 vtteranS of ^ World War II, j the Veterans Adrbinistraiion has an nounced. te ' : I j- 1 ' j if L 1 "i The earliest library of Oxford University was in existence m FRIDA 1] & Si ‘The! Sea «f Spencer Tra< A CtSW J K 11-. y* & Katjh PI I Opens 1:00 p.m. 4-1181 TODAY THRU SAT. Special!^ i-, Cotton Bowl (»aine • S-M-C M vs i J’ENV STA TE (Not a Newsreel) QUEEN STARTING TODAY li 1. 1 i . ' , 1 ' I . li . f. -/ | l j . : in / Features Start: 1:45 - 3:50 - 5:55 - 8:00 ' ' ' ' *! " - !|| : , -i| ' ■ ' - f' ;! 5. I' ' f 10:00 ; .— 2a ; Cmtury-Fon ALICE FAYE DON AMECHEl^ uhel mermaTI )' : i 1 • V . I ■ ' . i'l i ' i j! I SUNDAY & IHljNDAY 1, ■ ■ 'I ! HD.tV -ri e II -IT J tburn u: «u a ™? or mqn onu excitement Mighty ~ Adventure! 1 4 HENRVHyi T' j.l,. 11,I 1 k.'L ■ J-jj rbT V-.' .y < ) MH