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be the r«js|i t
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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
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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.
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|i*or over the Civil
hdliticdl party is
in Mississippi
Roosevielt, Ijhis requiifoiii imt forr|ie^ly gave
iclii
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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.
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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
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repor
carri«
i men carry
1 ial answer
asked five,
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"'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
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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 â– . .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« •
â–  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
â–  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 â– 
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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
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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
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Tom TClfterj Ted Conti
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rwish
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jiort of a loyal]ijSoluth; the South, in turn,
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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 ; â–  *
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ta politigal ctjoiis fireLlVdiiiii: whitiH they may; it’s sink or swirh together, whether they like will address thc^AnJericunfsodety
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of then! that tjheir mosF effective weapon— comei next January^ !
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