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' 1 X fi. ' > Page 2 T” ED ! T y I Crisis In S hat will to Pres Lawr ■ I ■ , -' i : ■ ■ ■ *' ' {•' : ' |. : • I . Battalion TORIALS j ■ . ;[ryESDAy; FEBRUARY 2^ be the r«js|i t Pr^sid ait Tru ■ -i Eights schedu ed shortly a result of the program, a |tb be orgarti It lias been te i|a Uyely named “The True White|Jeffersonii< iij Jiemoeratie Party*’’ which jis qiliite aimowt|ii|lJiand is seeking $100,0^0 jin! campaign * 1' u isl, of which $61,- 50(X is said to I»e alreallg pledged. Accjordliiig (o repoit ,, SrOm Washington, Natiomil S^cretaryi Hi v ih McGrath was asked tjo use hit influei {kI tjo restore the two- thirds I rule.! 4bandon|e|l ! under President uddier, Statesman, Knjghtly Gentle* SilUivan Ross, Founder of Aggi : TUESDA,; ^.iMe uthem Politics lit iitions I :• •. of the ultimatum >y foiir Southern given governors that he cal his Giyil Rightls prog that W can jsee is the dl & president hi ItMS, No doutit the: four Texas’ Jester is one—fMl to bldqk >tpe Civil Ri] _ cost. But we ftil to seefl OW the election of a Repujblicajn a Iministpatfipri |v.iir| block such bill; in . ^epujuncaji a jmimsi,'ai ion win oiock sucn Is as Republicans hag; : been introducing Congress; foi eighty jfe airL [ejrnors—of whom tjit is necessary gram at any the filibuster—4may fail because of lack of Republican support frc , ft . fore party headquarters and demand an an il from Congress ' The Dixie governors came to Washington •Thl* only result under orders from the Southern Governors m of a Republican i Cpnference to \£y the South’s icomplaint be- swer. •a .f |i*or over the Civil hdliticdl party is in Mississippi Roosevielt, Ijhis requiifoiii imt forr|ie^ly gave iclii i T \' 1 L | ' • We really rh(e|an[ business,” Gov. J. Strom Thurmond of Sduth Carolina told a reporter as the five-man delegation went into a huddle yesterday to plan the presentation of the Dixie case. McGrath showed n'o signs of giving in to |the Southeroeiis. f I j 1 | In a Jackson-Jefferson D&y address at Providence, R. I., the national chairman declared that “the ‘Democratic Party is on trial/’ t •!• 1 :r f | ■' Asking jhis listeners whether the party has “the forthrightness to stand up for hu man rights?” he 1 added: “Unless we Isupport a policy that leads to a better Way of life for all mankind, then we have nb message at all in jlife.” Sink Tognlker Trampling Out the Vintage . . . Can A Mule Sit Do Swan Throws Horse You may not b« om) of those interested in “That's the new di»o jockey on WTAAV.” Aggie Ramblers Making Name For Selves; Radio Stars Now such things, But ^ mule CAN sit down. ; ^ This lact bedahie known as a result of onii of f j ” p r. [ 1 i- th^ scores of questions asked the Ring ling Birds', and Barnum and Bailey circus during Uie “oft 'I season in Florida. The questions flow in every day, in batches trom all over the country. Most of them are irom circus tans, Din some come from writers, lecturers and others seekiilg tacts not round in books. ; j , 1 he one about the mule came from Mrs. Maud . b* 1 Crowley, oi Mameheaa, Mass. Of course, Mrs. Crowleys young son, David, asked her, but she indn l know and neither did any authorities sue could think <jt, incjiuding harvard University. \ t i Encyclopedias made no mention of a mule s sit- r j* 1 j Ling abilities. : [I JJH Mrs. Crowley enclosed a sketch of a dog ‘sit- " ling, and asked u a mule can sit like that. Her woi inquiry brought a prompt reiay trom Roiand But-, j ^ icr, general press representative, who wrote: i "Yes, a mule can sit down, like a dog. Mules o|)ten sit, to rest or irom just plain cusseuness." I bo much tor today s journey into the tacts of life in a circus. >) a hs a roughjt ed til h m to verq s uherit. ‘ iere's f he furfir|e was, i \ dolla ffie stcn oh letw thoiMit Mr. ■ie gqtj Ivlfe. The fur I «t Etig use fip AT?! Ihe ag< heir pof J /eek. i Itn wha J l.thoug | c n’U se lary it, Uni 3 ! By 1:0IIIS MORGAN itiILK SHORTAGE There'll be no milk in MacClcslield for the next week ail because a certain horse is no great snakes on the gridiron. it aa stalled wnen the. milkman'a horse met a swan, became seared and started running in the general direction oi a nearby tootbail Held. The oorse cleared the tence around tne lield in one wound witn the swan m hot pursuit. • i J • o /) 'Ihe Horse roared me leiigui ot tlie field, Ue- poSiting milk along tlie way, and galloped into to a mar T big sacki of potatoes: and deliver* lid for the radio ,ad- jlained that 11 ';j : j ; flaking <tni r the most he’s trying to find i)o A’ada; fotat OL nestib <; ikS 1 ' repor carri« i men carry 1 ial answer asked five, i , "'vhat no j^cei ,’ed a pqi ;r n Chieagb _ r in their purkcS.. contenth o r the five po<.:Uetbooks supplj Die Third Army With ntj I’mi | mire than tjwo mor of ujiijsui'vey were The fi -r-n: 1 k a »! a fh ipe fo I The wiftrjejH llaming k of : ies, a ser, rdpli|j}|| i pair So' } iclded :ketib(K k •oml of bi bajm theijclontjesf posse the inonthsj qjuite reveal*; •acf)]i, a rabbit’s foot and ed a‘purse is tvloj stjicks of ghim.i a comb, jjujfcwjl ehsfl, twii lipsticks,I an eyebrow binds. i)fa|llej, an emery btjard, two A Hew student organization has been throwing its voici , about the campus the last few months. Yhiit organization is | thhc .end zone. the South ajstntmger vdi|^ iir selectibn of the m ' York Gitv mav have beaten the Aggie Ramblers and if you haven’t heard them it must jnu i'L-AMES, NO CIDER Mapfiv’sl nomiinp<i for nf >4ii limit It ennld hlnr.k • ... . i J! i. .! .... und Hut It | t0U ' d b ' 0Ck ' S««th to the punc% the current bid to -see TOrcttl-I'* -I- who can do the toalt damage-to the Demo- 4 seething South- cratie Party. be because you don’t hate a radio, you don’t go anywhere, or you are stone deaf. j . I ! Starting as an idea in the minds of Chester Chambers orn political revolt, oM Ifjh Truman Civil ! .""when Deo Isaacson. American Labor Par- Iv^hte.-prostam, the ,;*|c.rioi» naked Me- ty „ on ,i,i ee backedfby Henry-Wallace, won mmuciana with three bro»<M»»t» a iriauM.. I i i ■, I f If i i ' a smashing victory over both Democratic • week--over Radio station \ftrAW. 1. If he csoulcl deny It i tax, aqti-lyrichijng, ant|i-i ination? and jautii-Jinji (’t'lif Iggisl^tiion would , umionstitutional; iir liffns, of the field of 1 Istdtes.” be “ governtnentlbeljjingmgt 2. tjf he Ivotild oppo^ rggulatjions, I as nvelf as eriminition jand race stidjiatioii 1 fields. 3. If hit v/puld oppukHtt establishmeht of a "siiecial ftjdeiial pol'ic !k||eihcy” such as the proposed, division of jc{|ifi rights in the de partment of justice,; 4. Ijf he would wojr|t| t^ji gestoge the two-' ji.fluence for adop- 'lank opposing, as proposed anti-poll and Republican opponents in a Bronx Con- ]|oymeilt discrim- I. gressiopal Election last week, the confused shifting in the Democratic Party took on a new aspect. The surprising Victory of the Wallace candidate; has started political Their speciality :is hillbilly; music, and their popularity has heeii grow ing by leaps and bounds. ? Chambers and Luce planned to start such a band when they were Freshmen back in V.Hjj, but: it was thirds' Convention rule 5. If.he W°dld use hji lion of a palrfv: platfor: Invasion of statgs .Sures to Whiich the.' nica its ithe series fit-! ward withdrawal lily controversial -an invasion! of 6. If. he Hyould war from congress of “jtne civil rights"ilegi|slatibr(.'’| f In a stafenjent the did not icom? to argue ‘ 1 of the jpropbsaljs emliraj civil rights jprigram.j’ “What qoncerpsi Us HMt at this Option of federal tongues wagging; as to the possible effect of not until they returned to, school in | the job dis- Wallace’s third-party movement on the 'No-1 reany^t'untlerti-ay 0 orBa 1 ifcalion One thing is certain: whether the election was just one of those oddities that comes along every now aiid' then in politics or whether it actually reflects unsuspected strength in the Wallace campj the Southern states had better reconsider their threat to bolt the Democratic Party. A two way split’ in the Democratic party would be bad enough ais far as the South’s i , » .u u n i retaming its share jOf: the voice an party af- Bre g ate< i at wtaw for ah audi- fairs is concerned.; But a three-way split! j tion. After playing three numbers, The South might; as 'Veil stay away from the : they were signed up *or 4 thirty polls altogether! Up to now, the Wallace 1 p w .^ : The Ramblers made their first appearance at the Aggie Rodeo sponsored by the Saddle and Sir loin Club last October. They had only two practice periods togeth er before the rodeo: Since that time they have played for local night clubs, the Kiwanis Club and the Foot & Fiddle Club, ajgroup of local square dance fans. AVMA Society Elect Roberson $ New President Albert Roberson, veterinary medicine .Student from Chil dress, Tuesday night] was elec ted president of the Junior Chapter of the Ametfican Vet erinary Medicine Association for this semester. Max Lowe of Clay City, Indiana The yarn about the guy wHo defrosted hia Windshield by pouring a puu of whiskey over it has been topped -by several gallons. When lire broke out m a gasoline engine used lo pump water in Cortland, N. Y., farmer Frank Harris grabbed for the cider barrels near by. “I bated lo have it (the cider) g(^ to waste,’ he said, "but 1 didn’t want to lose rriy house. It (the cider) was really good, too." j ; He said he used 70 gallons to douse the flames before a fire truck arrived. The house was staved but farmer Harris anticipates many a dry Sat urday night. ' 1 ' a "POTATOES” COSTLY Using American slang may be considered keep ing up with the times, but a Washingtop, U. Cj ful ler has decided its too expensive a ijkbit toi use indefinitely. The turner bought some radio tihle recently to advertise some of his stock. The radio announcer, finishing his. pimmercial with a light touch, : an nounced that la sheared beaver coat cquld be had "for 19 i potatoes." qq^ljer, t l NI>! tiAnothe fij )k'ni)tj|n|,' 1: iins(>h,!j K, f Welvc eU aceijh ; whoi iKMjl ibdjjp}' t}m<f| ff BOtKETfPI 1 locketi |s|uj Ik' buiii y||j Engji^nr ' El n qrnamentajj pinj, a loose ivjfj lhaijrpjns, a rjtjUroad ticket fffmiitkine jpastlme, bilking, came mtlv in il test djonducted in aas. ii ka (yerjliy ofAi Althoqpfajiirtijiy jpilpbluiis of havigation, flight conprsl andl gat|(,” Mof iHjjir r< ptjiijfj thejjtjarth’sl p J he sps e^ miles I sevqn ifocjfqts—tej 07i:ii y maylJtojL'vie cnak the ji -Hi- Was held, at which cokes, ijjvimiofs s,ajid they n(ieiht hr demerits l: in the sq-called itime,’ and they Said] “jus the scrapfitfig of fundaWntal i; . principles oil gojvernmei the prograrp upon thie vinced! jthatlthe metho irrevocably schtinge our and may jwell -sound self gotermhei t thfou, the several states^” Whither! the Dixie broad party upset aj whethet-/any of the program becomfesj la\v. in Fighting Mo I I J ; J I; ! j Thejangry Boiither in up —,, v..v. . ... . movement! has beerj looked upon with alter- until “j p. n^, Their nate amusement ahd indifference. Now the broadcasts, always beginning with signs point to a definite split—one that will the theme song ‘'Just Because,” surelv nullify all chances the Democrats have ■. .started February 16. They are now of winning the November election-unless ,or * s '" , " s01 ,,,r ♦“ " ro ' gram. ! Vdessary to impose; of the Current chaop. i tiibn. We are con- j beommended will; t |'n, of government! it jenth knell of local 1 ihje sovereignty of! Ding resu ts in ai lied to hinge ou rt|rr.aii Civil Rights! " t| III- • j« • ■ r they can constifuctia united party front out! All of the Rambler, a* from cl 41 West Texas except Roland ‘?Blimp” Southern Congressmen have stated that Johnston, who claims to be from the time ha.s come iir the South to make some ed they; are jin h “figlut But two Dixie seiiia fanning the fla j that if! congress dotjs in things as aiati-ilynclr, ja s|i | RpYerjiors proclaim-; i moqd.” ir| who are active in mes tolf^ii neporter privately thing’ about such . iu T I w, cliscrimiinatibnj bills, jjt never ffimouilit l o miic On jthe Uthpr haifd any ofjthhse things tr and thqy ilodk lor that be “real trunble’^ fo|r -n.pijoll tax and anti- ' insurrection may ■ i- -TSouUi. 1 ; '! i -- 1 As in exyu idv agreed ‘pwpttieij into law |j|J iihp|>eu—there will Truman in the decision concerning its future course of ac tion in the Democratic party. For too long now these Southern Senators, and Represen tatives say, the South' has been content with beiig a rukjber-stapip faction of the Demo cratic Party. If is> time, they continue, to make the weight of-the South felt. ' Granted these statements are true, does it seem logical that the South can accomplish its objectives b|y completely breaking away from the <j>ne political group in which it now has any degree of Strength? The question answers itseif—even more- so, now that the unexpected’ success of the Wallace movement has throwh a hew light on the subject. : k ■ uii Gk n was chosen vice-president; Lloyd huts, cigars, and chewing gum wore Thomas of College Station, see re- served. tary-treasurert Louis j Buck of ; ;— — George West, reporter; Glenn C. Employees Dinner Club Butler of Vidor, parliamentarian; Sponsors Dance Thursday The A&M Employees Burner Club will spoiisor n free (lanco- for members of the club, on Thursday night in Sbisaj Hall at X, it was an- plays the bass fiddle. , . , , Chester Chambers landscape arts ! to the 225 students, faculty * mem- major from El Paso, is business bers, and guests present. The film, and George C.fShelton of Stephen- vilje, sergeant-at-arms. : The officers elected an' Jail vet erans studying/veterinary medicine. The AVMA-Dance was set for May 7, Ed Hofnickel, chairman of npunced today, the Dartre Cofimittee, jannounecd. ! There will be no dinner, hut The 5-man group was given per-: light nfreshitients will be served mission for further work oil dance during the dance, the announce- preparations. ; Besides Hornickel, | ment stated. , , Mat Cooley, Monte SWatzell, Joe Doaks, and Marty Marx compose the Dance Corhmittee. A film released by the: Associated Serum Producers, Inic. [was shown j manager for the Ramblers [and ac cordionist. He says the Ramblers have been asked to playor the “Old Folks Days" celebration in Tilden, Texas, some time in : April : |j f : Buddy Luce, BAA major;from Tilden, plays the electric: guitar and does the singing. RexiGlimp, of Van Horn, picks the guitar as well as the banjo. Jim Malonoy, agricultural education major of Wichita Falls, plays the‘violin, while “Tex" Fields, animpl hus bandry major from Henrietta, is known as the “hoe-dow^i: fidd ler” for the group. Fields can play almost every instruipent in the band. • j I 1 i i . The Ramblers have cdnie out Valiant Years,” portrays the life ] of a practicing veterinarian dub- i ing his fifty years of practice. Following the meeting a smoker ^impli*, 1)110 »'I'l the jekiblaturo in his^Ui :k . vote to; K:m(i)Vt| Utio; ii]ar itfijof both the presi dent aiifl hi^. nmniing r jHgt t-ijom the ballot ,hos<! senators said ijndoiibtodlf would The South is; at^a. cross-rqad.s; it faces a problem in the Civil liberties issue that has slowly been comiijg to a head since the last Th , .. .. . A that if; shot was fired ih the Civil War. fey deserting late |y in .^outfits to ktj, pace the Democratic |>P4rty, the South, whether with their fast-climbing rcimtation. its objectives lie good or bad, is deserting i The outfits consist of pink slacks, the only chance it has for accomplishing colo,fl11 shirts and lioots,- hut no those i objectives. The lines are efcarly drawn: The Demo- ten-gullon hats. 1 ' In addition to their WTAW pro- , , • j . i T , , * gram, the Ramblers will continue crats cannot possibly win the November elec- to entertain local clubs as kten as lion tvithout the whole and unequivocal sup- possible, Chambers says. ,presidential jcledbris jyvl c house, j / Thei-e t . a^e I increjas Souihefnersj ftjari the[v HaVP Thc pIattUfioin, officii of College at4ti( n[ Tflxais, altcrnoou, except lidied seinij-wdekPyj Nbw» conjtribiii win Hall- ClUssiff 200, Qooftwtn All-Ainei J B i ssoijiattec not *. The ca to it Right*, oi repu entered qurin? Subs OljlS d ttdi r J ncrtBM .Vick Llndleir ., ?. T. Hlllen Kfcqnei Mack; t. Ndleif R. I>. BlUInfiHeyi Tom TClfterj Ted Conti c. C. 'Munroe. C. fc. otto fL HjusM, J. il A ■Jtei Presis j rwish . i jiort of a loyal]ijSoluth; the South, in turn, : 1 i The voters tjhe(n wqu d pint their ballots for cannot actjomplish Its: avowed-purpose of re- BfOlH^r • licot/ld vote as they tain ing K$ traditipiai positions unless it can rp AClUI'' ri 1 I ; ■ * ! !. I Ui ! ! L speak through tne ipedium of the Democratic 10 Aoiftlli I Olll^lll Party. : | \ j ' 1 f ^ ■ f ' l „ „ j. . V Foiv the South ^m| the Demopratic Party, ,, l 1 .; t l ^i ( ’ ,l < l ; r ’- s ] u i' < ”' vls r or |’f Uc<;d ta politigal ctjoiis fireLlVdiiiii: whitiH they may; it’s sink or swirh together, whether they like will address thc^AnJericunfsodety not be able tjo (jsdipe. | | ; ' , . it or not—half'Aiy'measures will only place of Mechanical Engineers tonight A secret-sduajte liol i hib conviuced some • a Republican Priesifeeiiit ' ^ of then! that tjheir mosF effective weapon— comei next January^ ! pAt AC MIDWAY DRUG Open 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Featuring Delicious Coney Islands TODAY THRU SATURDAY Opens IdiMI p.m. •- 4-1 f8l in the White House ip made by telephone (4-5444 j or at the *ditprjai offioe, Room 201, Good- bc placed by telephone (4-5324) or at the Student Activities Offioe, Room f-r ■ .. r -wr Kr .; ; Member W Th 'he BattaliU apaper of Ithe Agricultural ^nd Mechanical College of Texas and the City iblishqd five times a week dnd circulatep every Monday through Friday <ays aiid examlnHtion periods' Diiri’ng bn late $4.30 per school year. Adyertisiii at 7:30 in the Mechanical Engineer-- ing Lecture Room. He will speak on “The Engineer in a Supervisory Capacity." After the talk, member! of the club will discuss plans for the student convention to bc!*hold in A » ,ril - V QUEEN A •f TODAY ami WEDNESDAY ^Oul of the Past*” T mday through Friday [, mer The Battalion is pub- furnished on resuest. . •f i (IVfflSlU. •UWVl —• with — Kobert Mitclium * 1 | t r SERVICE N J' i i ;itled‘ ^xelusiviely to the use nfilted in the paper and local news of s] gin ia re also reserved use for republicati cal news ( ‘ ither matter herein ia re also resd Post l ndcr Associated Collegiate Press Member bn of all news e AafMciaied Rrena “ tches credlt- herclii. DIAMOND TAXICAB SERVJOE Automobile Repair — Expert Repair or. blished 1 lson.:. ...Wtri Kdltor rgan,-,. .Managthi: Editoni . ’.. J L . Keulur* Editor: ... I.U.Eeatur* Write™ • f»V Maurice j Howii driffiiii j! 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Moore ||redicted last ill; ■ !|j ! tl cukiii! appejtred in an ar ide by Moore, .n,„L ..r tul. it /♦ t ii., »u.. it..; njf the U. C 1 . faculty,; in the ia nit uthl ). ijm^Ujtiionl remain | to bo investi- he bade obstacl * of escaping if ■ Litarv In ntfdtffJitik dt M t^nei. gjitivitj’, Moor).* paid. Nuclear that, he 4i>(l. cp rpigiit be’l an earth IsatpHite, pel-. n (i cirqular oi biit just ♦outside •<j!!:iW'i : tl|U) ear thl”