The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, June 18, 1948, Image 1
.F .'Tin t! s 1 ' t •- ■: .1 liiri.awt nv * I i 1 -r OK 'OO.OfljO PS ' .l|aho 18 8l|e FLOOD DAMA KXCEEDS $140 PORTLAND, Flood damage jsu,ivey way todajr {in- (the Pi west disaster 'Bonjcsj, ; The receding :waters Columbia and Frjiser beginning]to unpovjeV ijoni^s, and induf^ri.os inundat Property' danjayp aiirdj Itiaq expected to solar | beyoni 1 estimates ranging ;up 000. fl" 1 ,'i •js • cifip North of bo h the R^reifs arc farms reeks. ?s are efivlior to ifM JdOO,- -I/p) under FEDERAL BUDGET SURPLUS OF 7 BILLjlQ WASHINGTON, June ii* Secretary of Tiieasury Snyder said Wednesday thp govc mnienf, will wind-up .the current l'i#a June HO with a] budg< t -surr more thap $7,0ij)0]0(10,( OCj.; IllmeInt I En- «jf yr, the ion in r, ii U OF H ENR LARGEST IN HISTORY .HOUSTON,, lubp. 11! rollment ;at ine |; Ui ivemty Houston yreucntd 572 > tod a largest for a sum me r sess the schools history. /oXN'ALLY BEtJUF] ■iTS \ r ' MARSHALL INTERVENTfmN ■ WASHINGTON, Ji ne , li8 Secretary of State 'i Iar?hall been requested) by £ enator nally (D-iTex)jtb imervene A disagreement petweei i the ■ vian govirpnie|it and ternationil Airjways. Gonnalltv, in -V, lettei to Mi said thatFPeruils suspi nsipii airline’s | per milt yioh.tejs p agreemenit signed wit t theillnited States inf which the Perpyipn Tp- d ternationil ^Airway? ven '• to fly into the U'nitqd v $ta f fetdrn,' Wm grante< f operating ptriii|iit.; >* —MP) year lus'qf Volume 48 i 'i ■ ! T, . , r-: . / Grove Willi Busy Skating and Baseball Tonightf Dance in The Grove Saturday A College By JOHN SINGLETARY dance and skating will be featured activities i at The Grove this week games scheduled for those interested in purely spectator e' turday night will last from 9 to 12 p. m. and will featur first appearance of a newly organized band, “The Modern Down-Beats.” No admission will! |)e charged for-the dance which is bei^ig sponsored- by —(At hdjs Con- in a Pcrui- Ikaniff ?r n . rshall of the 1!)46 rap allowed fcs. 4n iff an FOREIGN WHEAT EXPORTS APPROVEI) WASHINGTON^ Ji no - IS I. /K'a-L N 4*. .»• II f r SI i 1 -Prosppcfijj crop . od T luriday fin allcjwiirjir wheal for ithe si conil p in tJ.-p. t istolryj resul viiig j LatiiH Amer ca | und fthp P lilippli cs te buy HI tiho fltiur they U|uifi: frqih ihiu cjrHiHjliy. fj [ j , j y Tfu, (.'ipnim'iilco Do I artin«i t naii . . . I grant ng I of litfonHOH 'or Lfltnir onIA port now'| vtilp (lupoid kohly on the V. S. | ? x po jit oil's " irovfci) ' to inuko ; shlpujiont.” . M . Tfhj ((olmrtnu'td ^ai I tlje m made jloqHihloiJ by tl ■> ilbmeiitljci siipjily. grain.'V? I. .• j ;. McAIIlkN ubitity KiVO'ip o I'im imiwefe i - ■ Ali'l’RoV 'IS' NEGRO jHIGlt SUHI OLi , . McALfiFN, jfl’o^., June 18 —(Hfl For ho ] first tiine m. its likstqpy this i ho j G randle Val! ey j (tow iff will U offer HiglU sqhool < duejatihn .jjbK N=ogr(fes,j ; > (V I I ; JmuHldn echini diwief tfusfees • annot nctkl \Vedttiosd ly a : high j schqb for Negroqs will;he jpcnedl. here, -ark thait othei Sfhool ;fl|sr !*' tt'lbts or Hidillgol i C( untjy 4dU he' invited tu send oligib LI -\1 ij argost e stud “iSl ilM | coLfS, Sp£' program' no survivors. the qngqies theref \\ sre-j no niocos i forced to interrubt his pjeasaiit and ; brought forth quick answers from of the piano icmainiig ithii vvereff intim ate program many times .'in the audience—proving either that larirer than the Bain of a .viA.’lJface of odds thal would havo caps- Aggies learn more in English a get than the ?alt> of a nntn^^ to Kive U}) . j 212 than they are- given credit lUUU - *'i 1 i L . t. i Tnr- #\r that thoir u.nro ; ! k POLIO GASPS |' iSk < ONE HONORED M \RK - ' 1 * ikt V^.v.-'pi^ the]amusing story from The Mi- /.v.vl/xito ho- j polio win! nimbp A re 1 lUl ThursM Fisherman,' »n ury m irk for - a fisherinan-' whose; exploits be- J ; : (came legends when re-told by gos r Ninety of Iheiilil bases have , sips, tickljed the audience and set }is lolip.- j the tone for the evening. : , 4— J <• l. Miss LaVetne'-,Hunt of College HUGE NAV\c MjARINE >} i Station acjconipaiiied Sjpicer fhr the BUDGET APRRdfVRl) ; next thrqe nunibeml wthich were, . . WASHiNG’iSObll, .lunqi IK —J ( /P)| sung whenever the nitiso from the - !. ..r «i* K * r "r, t vi »» <> The Senate V^iurs( ay } complete^ passing trains M ould germjtl. I j /"'wu'’ n' V' J * ” i r! u* congressional'ftL.,on-a Only one Shakespearan jnng mustoal • Whos On hirst, del.ght- «5y,250 bill W mailitaih md.ex- was given - V’aliban’a |S«ng” audience dwp.te the fact “ ! tU.rSiig | from The Tempest. A 1 liftle ! that the noise of the gusty wind pamt the Navy iiinjil 3 iuiines the njt'xt; yeafi .1 It was accepted by voice vote and sent to Presiiltmtj T umtui for ex pected tippro/lil as i .'as a' dompro- mise ailnual !N<ify appro; irratiort passed ^arlier)today, by jthe Hr»«se. WEATHER East Texas': Parti i ctom .y with scattered thunrlenshi wolfs i xtreme northwest portiob tiiis;I afternoon or tonight. Not. 'so warm north west tfinight and jin ioi!thw6st and --.Jil s?.J tU rj a y, . winds, West Texas: Iffti’t y cloudy this afternoon, toijiiiAl'it <: nd Si tu'rday. ScaW'Ted thundersh'overs n Pan handle and Sbuth P aini(s t tis ^ift- pinoon or toiiight, Noll so 1 warm /Panhandle and South Pining to- night' : LT -i T li Tl .a! ‘ IL j Dedication of the A4SM Presby terian Church cha )el,' will tiake place .SUndayf at 11 a.|h. Dr. Rj F. Gribbli. piofissor of: Hebrew jand Old T istame it gesis. from Austin Ps-esb Theologjiyal Seminal y, yvill the moenihg sermon Rjiv.: Norman Andersqn, pastor, will! pronoujnee prayer, ill ■■•4 pate In n responsive reiadi ig dedi buildir g. catio; ■ Th but intdri( just ben if the new ; j 'I j • . J - 1 ' I‘ ' 4*> >'4- All Business House Monday To Aid Cle I ~tt . , ii I 4 1 IS -♦Office' of Student Activities as part of the summer recreational i program The hand, which was,, organized ! at the Music Hall at the begi ning of the summer term, will play for several college dances during the summer and will also be avail able for othep dances. Leonard Perkins, pianist aid business manager of the organi zation. says that its success du > ing the summer session will deter mine whether or not the group will be kept together next fall to play for small dances. Most of the mem bers ordinarily play for the Aggie- land Orchestra. . Members of the band include] Leonard Perkins, as pianist, Joe i Pike on the drums, and Harty ■ rented to visit the National, Con- Yaughn handling the trumpet. In yentions. He will represent Braz* the sax section are Jerry Biles, .lore Shownlter, and Tommy Bu|l- lock while Richard Parker pla^s bass. According to Parkins the baijd will play the latest popular tnnfs as well as many old favorites. I ^Stores Closing From Noon Uiti Managers, Employees Chan f# .A* mm ;.. ! I- : r Number 5 By BUDny LUCK All businestj houses in Colleg^ Station and Bryan a Brazos County H< of an announ til 5 p. m., for a general clean up The order came on the heels diagnosed in College Station. This One death has resulted. The official, in makng public the order, Polio Plays for Keeps ceme ii .that case makes tte se/ciith p (EDITORIAL) The seventh case of polio has, been diagnosed College Station and Bryan area. One death has rbf IVAN YANTIS, world traveler and politician at large, has con sented to viait the Nationa yentions. He will represent os County and give a biased opinion of events. See story on Editorial Page. Polio not only threatens this Urea, but it ha.i nov Hiov ] into College Station, possibly your The Aggjie softball team will meet the Nixon Clay College Cijl- Icgiutc* at 8 p. m, in their firkt home game of the season. The new lighted softball di)i* mond will bo dedicated at this tinje. Agronomy Prof Granted Degree From Minnesota Thoih as R. Richmond, head the Cotton research section of A&M Agronomy DeparttMjftfcf granted the degree of Doctor nts.- Raritonc EARLE SPICER appeared \\ednesduy evening at The Grove with a program of popular ballads and folk songs. Spicer Gives Concert Despite Smoke, Wind, Trains And Cars ■f. .41 KILLED VAL PLANE iCRAStl MT, CARMEL, Pa., Juhe 18—, , A Umitejd Ainjlineji ]'lanle crashed in flaJmesAean this» a fthitaci i 1 area ^ town ] yektenhiv a ftp moon kuiiing ; . -11 persojns. j : | " ji . . ] f Reported anj ongi tt osellos t weyf j --'shqwmaq 'Eatl Cari ol am M|rfl. L Jack Oqkie, wife (f tjhc - At apiroxin atejy , :40;.p. m. the; noises from nearby automobiles, balladeer Earle Spicer thor big fottir engined, ciaft'fjt-uck-a)oughly pleased his small audience when he presented his (•>0,000 volt ffinh kennoii jiie and j p r0 gram of Aimerican and English folk songs in The Grove crashed n flai ws, st: ewing wiyckj-i w > w, f age for more tha t .-In j cic - WeclnesCtav nigilt. Jester Says Auto Accidents Must Stop garbage can qr bat k its vi Not too much is known aboift the disease, methods of curing it. The vir is has been isolated beyond that point, polio holds its secrets. Flies, rats cockroaches, fleas pnd other insert pedtiiS haie been suspected of being polio carriers. The clean-t p Scam4 paign is aimed at these disease carriers. Now is the time to .take actnon. Over 40D wcjnjifcn bf this area have volunteered to visit; every residence arid make suggestions for remedying unsanitary conditions The;-’ have one avowed purpose in mind when they enter your h ime l to help you take care of your heajlth problem. Nothing personal will be intended when they poi taken. [where clean-up measures must be fathers pointed out,j|'‘A11 sections of town will i their scrutiny, and clean-up suggestions will \ (lovornpi’ • Bciuiford W. Joater I partially in all levelfl.”; Um’iitWrt t» mobilize the lull forccH 11 — ■ ^ ■ (If State govoi'iiint'iit Ito stem the Though all business firms uije closing Monday said t As on)e of com l e gii< j tjido of traffic (U'cldents if this I iheimee to Texas people iv not ade- ijimtely and quickly met. ] “It Is unthinkable that Texas’ j should stand by and wnteh its pco- j pie struck down by the thousands I in traffic accidents and not take 3 f the most drastic action,” the gov ernor Stated. | : v ; In Texas last r*w AWT per- sons were killed in traffic acci dents and 65,000 were injured, i Property damage reached aWjve njt j 5H1.183,000. ■P, Nothing short of drastic and ie courageous action will succeed, in Stemming this abominable situa- I Byj C. M UNROE Philosophy from the University i Minnesota, June 12th. I Dr. Richmond did HiS: reside 'work in 1941-42, specializing ' plant genetics, and minoring pathology and botany. !! A native of Kyle, Dr. Richmond ' tion,".fester's aid. ] received his Bachelor’s degree jin The Texas Department of Pub- , Agronomy in 1931 and his master’s : y ic Safety, the State Highway De- degree in 1938, both from A& i(. partmpnt, and the Texas Safety i He worked as a college, research Akaociation, have organized to com- ] assistant in Agronomy in 19H1-: 2> jbat the menace. Sub-committees in : and since 1932 he has been jointly charge of all phases of a state- empjoyed by the college and the | w jq e traffic up, tho Muhs Hull Committee of tl c Student Sennte, w with the health offieer.s, should go into action, ing eyes may find some insect-bifeeding-plaee t| managers have missed. . Cooperate in the clean-up campaign. The jtwo nities are playing for high stakeji—peoples’ livjis : . ' 1 'JLi Soils, and Agricultural Engineer- „ safety program are Braving i gusty wind, smoke from passing trains and !L ..S- Bui ‘ c » u pf Plant industm j now busily at workx •, ■“The action program adopted at the Statewide Conference must be earned out,” said Governor Jester. The Governor proposes further more, if necessary, to declare a state of emergency; to mobilize the full forces of State government, in collaboration with local officials, to meet this menace to the lives of the people of this state. f Spicer opened 1 ti group of four i arrangement 1’ for,- or eise that their wives were prompting them. > ich Old Wo-1 Th( ‘ most P°l )ular h’Srtion of the ’ 1 | eveniqg program was given over. on his program with songs of hiii own he Assisted by three members of thp audience, Spider presented •T1 Am The Wearer Of A Phi Beta Key” and “I Am The Very Model Of A Modern College iPresident,” again ; accompanied Will Ipurtici- . V d ast fall, etdils have Picnic Cancelled: Will Have Games 4 The picnic Which was (Spon sored by the, College Stjation Recreation ('ojuncili has been cancelled, Tajl Mdses of the Council announced yesterda^] However, thje three softball games, will’be uled, Moses sa played as sched- id. ! * — often caused the loud speaker to rumble. Spicer completed the program, which had to lie shortened be cause of the many ^interruptions, by singing as an ericore the song which has become his trade mark—^‘Frankie aiid Johnny.” The accomplished baritone ex hibited an intimate style that would have, 4 under ordinary circum stances, resulted ih ohe of the most successful (singing perform ances ’ on the campus in recent months. Spicer deserves another invitation when ifc Will be possible for him ( to exhibit his talent under (more favorable circumstances. i Poultrymen Attend Meet in Colorado > \ p I' 1 F. Z. Beanblossom, j extension poultry marketing specialist, Tied Martin, extension poultry husbarjd- num, and D. H. Reid, professor iof poultry husbandry, will leave fjor Fort Collins, Colorado, when 4 they will take part in the Extension sec tion of the Annual Poultry Science Meeting, J. D. Prewit, acting direc tor of the Extension Service, an nounced today. Both Beanblossom ancl will present papers to .Lie exten sion section of the Poultry Science Meeting. Beanblossom has been as signed to duties as chairman [of the marketing section. The grojjp will return to College Station on June 26. College Houses Offered for Sale Bible School Will Begin Monday Registration for the Daily Vaca tion Bible School of the First Bap tist Church College will take pl^ce tomorrow m the auditorium at 8130 a. m. Moving pictures of forner schools will be shown at the regis tration. .ig The school is for children from the age of four through sixteen, qf any denomination. Opening Monday, June 21st, tjhe school will run for two weeks, the mornings, 8:30-11:30/ Seven houses in the b)ock south of the old drill field arc being of- Martin fjered for sale according to W. H. Holzmnnn, comptroller of the col lege. The buildings will have to be moved from their present sites by Scptetnber 1 in preparation for construction of the Student Me morial Center. The only route for ipoving the houses is across the old drill field and past the railroad stations, Ijblzmann stated. Trees along sur rounding streets will not permit riemovul any other route. All the houses are single family dwellings and will be sold on their (present localions and in their The I love you'type. \QJL--j- ir” present conditions. All other build ings on the lot will be sold with the houses as long as they are on college property. Bids for removal of the houses will close the morning of June 24. Seven other houses will be vaca ted August 1 so that movers and Wreckers may begin preparation for clearing the ground for the proposed construction. Draft Bill Passed by Hous Despite Opposition Measu il 'tljie ilted. ,11 r •ploseil from Monday noon un- ial announced today, not Heir dase of polio has been io ejafo* reported in this ai i 9 iree. iat jthiiis period of time would allow ho ort'ners an opportunity, to deflU 1 jp their stores and surrounding ufea:|J Thi* employees would ujso Hive a chance to. correct, any qn- iajni ary condition at their Jliohipfl. ()|n advisory inspection tours rs n- llit ty md jrj iin-i flea Akin t ai'cM Comm r ho inn, nowi n>e| 150 women voluntye wh< will! report unsanitary co dltiqns and advise residents on cleajn-iip procedure. Sunday a small arpiy of 175 men will oif- sw«r] and investigate the eom- plairtts turned in by the women .woikeijs and helpful citizenn. A( company ing the mm will 1 50 t *ucks to haul away all trait jarlxiW and refuse collected by the '(Widents. 11. jt*. Johnston, in charge of the - spraying j committee, has at lus ililspoijal 4; ppwer sprayers and 60 i&nc! is|mi,yers with which he plans o spjroiy DDT on all gnrbaiee Uin; ponds; and other fly breed- rig ilaeoH in the entire urea. lit v ... - „... pie not iihla to buy the livsectL I S i -The House today would not draft WASHINGTON, June 18 UP! a delayer-action draft bill whic before next Fell). 1. ij ' - • . The roll cqll vote on final passage was 28B The amendment-loaded measure now goes tq the There it faces a possible filibuster*—-4 llifo ■nato.' that may kill it unless Congress returns after the political conven tions. The Senate passed a different bill last week. It provided for an immediate draft (or two years of service. The House bill Calls for one year of service, with jiobody to be in ducted before next Feb. 1. Then they would be drafted only by or- i Tlhat.done, men !8 thmygh 30 woijld be required t( regsjer wjith local draft boards.- thoic 19 through would be inputted yeai-’s active duty. e Senate Sill met) 19 through 21 tho: ,e 19 through 25 as tioon as the act. I ! cal b for two years As mtj.ny of 26- is der\of the president.! Induction j ono ' ages in both bills are 19 through j furthermore, 18 Ii The threat of a Senate fili buster—talking the bill to death —came.from Senator Glen Tay lor (D-Idaho), who is ;a running mate with Henry A. Wallace on a third party ticket. Taylor’s threat brought a quick promise from S mator Taft (R- Ohio) to bring C ingress back this summer to hammer out some.sort of a draft law. 1 : • Angry words on both sides of the capitol — punctuated by a warning from Secretary of State Marshall that war might follow a retreat from this country's “present line” or security actions —set the stage for today’s cli mactic roll call. The House bill already was stag gering urtder tlje weight of 25 amendments. Briefly, the Rouse bill would do this: Set up a high-poweired recruit ing drive to try to bring the armed services to full sertngth with vol unteers alone, j I If this faileq, the! President would have to proclaim, not ear lier than next January 31, that a draft was essential. Thpn Congress —both House and Senate—would have to pass another hill uphold ing the President’s viejiv.! : Jj I ! i ;■ ate wouh ai to be ecan c of si i needed siitgljj igiste perini raftell pill Ih* given those, pep- lihle to buy the InwedL cid<i.i()ne quart will be disLibU- ted l« each fainPj. Jot Vincent, president . of (he Juni p Ullamber of (,'ommerce opt- lined llhe pbui decided UpoM by ihfl Juni H' Uhaniiber of i.’onuqemv jif- ler ii'itiivey of fucilitles and cjut- ililiuiik; He Huld the follmvlmr jilrtH I will ild tiKi'd throughout thecntlie sum itiit: 1. Spi a> giirbnge (me. evr|y . jtiwo weeks (luring the su rtwr. \ 2. Inisiall in /Niinitnry fill every garbage dump so th gifirhirge may he cqvered wf It (lilrl each day. 3. Revise and enforce prose ►rlvy construction to make hem fly-tight. i. Fqrhn ai systematic route |n j the two cities for the empty- ! iing of all surface toilets at | regular intervals.! j ; 5.) Spray with DDT or some iiRhef effpetivo [insecticide : dach surface toilet on the ! outside every two weeks and [Ij i thu* inside once a month dqr- 1 mjg the summjer. •Inforce treatment of livie- tock. poultry and 1 animal iens by individual owners. !j)rain all unnecessary ponds * fill them in where pqs- , J>4 ' ' f ' Vlqpnt emphasized the impirt- f quick, full cooixeration and fjoppe to tho success of the flightpngamst polio, now •at*'its;nil tiimij' jhjigh in this area. (rear .<itfa-4u$ 161,000 of them—coil l( ! voljuii!- ut hoi S J il It mig bet' ,’<'(|n Sjenj- teei for a year of training, aet ve duty. I bus the two bills m am) bitter argument and House confsreef I?#' H ii [eference R [its Secont 7. anci lies Animals Forbidden In College Area The ] keeping o A—!■ relit siveat ■( mer ji Reference Room Gushing Library t yesterday as the tie 90 degree mark f«r t opd day. Although the hottest ajture was no greater t ihi r‘corded last Tuesday Reading Room,’ H wi s What warmer in tke njfdji The observationi w ffom a thermomeer dlM by takt n the Heading Room tulion and were sjlaff member. The following the temperature * jjpven time: 84 8:15 a 88. 111:00 a. 90 ; 4:10 tabl i takt n frs [in it o|ut t> bit 4»a>ie» WQv 41' tl u HE *GIFT GIVER: TYPE.!: ■ J I N mmSt ?! 5ROF, WHAT. IN YOUR OPINION,IS THE MOST IRRITATING TYPE OF STl TRYING JDENT - POINTS WITH YOU ? .i •' ir i *|j: I I \ i . j: • T! TThe’buy you - COFFEC" TYFE. Ht Wait, PRC I LL WALK WITH YOU* TYPE- L keeping of animals [within the cjty limits Hiegp Station is unlawful unSshnblej by fine up Gi $S0, j ordinijr to Ernest Langford, njny^ T!h(i :law was passed in an effort^ to h'tljp fight the polio cpidejmic iln Biyan-College Station area, “T m keeping of animals and. (lirqs I'results-4n flies, obnox ous 0dom : | and annoying odors |u'd henpo iendungora health and uon- flietsl With peaceful living,’’ %i ng- itiiid. rdiing to the ordinance phssj. ‘ ‘ ho ul for anyone to keep any Hticated or wild livestock tho city limits, elver, dogs may be alldw- , ijf they are kept, [strictly as person violating this qrdi-^ hnrjdti.shall be fin^d not ksss than jplOj wor mow* tharv $50 fbr iach Langford said. "Euch day Ordinance is violated shall constitute a separate offense ” Ijjinlgford said that he, hoped yvejrjjqne would, cooperate in cl ‘anf V i ■I* Collego .Station. The type that S WtiPINL, PU, I Ft TO 6 to FOR. Ml*. The counat./ ’ ‘* * J I I y§ >1