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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1948)
/.Tii-!' ■ ED ■r ki .. ! ■ / !i ; K B at t a cion ti—..v •' ■ IJ ege Road Obstacle than the f No obafcacle dJUrsje in presented more hazards to short drive from College Stjation tq B^yan via the College Road.; ? Wrecks have occurred;; people have died; the police cars-..patrol, and reckless driving continues. 4 ■ i- ' ' Students cannot bi blamed entirely for this reckk the violat 3s drn )ns ct ig, i- ALS MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1948 "Soldier, Statesman, Krfygbtly Gentleman” ' I : ' J: Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions Course • • • — 7 ( ('? M I!;.k } k m 'S. tMdoe^oH Army ever ' a[ large majority ref vise to accept the ' top” signs in Bryan at face value. The greatest hazard on College Road A few drivers insist on One student ed recently by Bryan Police for driving 90 miles per hourJ Passing the car ahead on the wrong .laic; vrii i^ the speeder. A few driv driving at break-neck speed, was fined recently by Bryj Violators falijinto I ■ -.4! V ! i; i.i * T-' ! r but ai large share of side is a favoipte^of some. The fault can- rom jthis quarter, several’" distinct' cat- nf)t be placed on tlHe passer because some drivers refuse to move over to the side of (• 4 egones. who pe This te when a site direction, lators are; women.; here is the bull sts ! in pressing ious type hogs is approaching n. A jar je shV romen.; Thou violationJmany drivers in irritating? blare Thou)gh not -ist on NEAT STALLS FOR DARK HORSES . . . - y . t dog tyj e driver the bh ek line.; the'read even from t ve oppo- the road and allow the car behind to pass, are the police officers? The number of patrol cars are few, Where are the torching from the oppo- ajnd the number of violators is too great. A large sh^re of ti lese vk> . People will have to practice self law en- i traffic fpreement. the long lorn when they Were! You Present V pass another car. A if hat ja diffeitence > be tween ani:impolite! and a polite driver! A violation whicl js on the in mease is the use bf air wh piles. \ The juvenile- minded individuals who dwn these whis tles haV(S great bpiort ivien pa rol cars are not abound..’ L i I. / f Since 5the people connected , with the college ai«e familiar with tile “Slow” signp, L iPolio: did ^not clean. Poliq \gill n • • of College Sta ir hves and the' But why do people do such hazardous things? • •. | I i The causes are as vlnexplainable as the following little poem, which we found re cently: Littlej Willie, friends along, Going 90, singing a song; f.4 No problems, no worries—no copS / around, . 1 . J; ’ / No tKinkee, ho lookee, now six feet under ground. ■ i '' - 1 , l| •; .[ Twenty-five residents tion arq interested in the lives-oLtbeir familiea. In a city-wide c jll Sajturday, Frances Vaughn, -city manas er, aaked ; fo" help in the garbage clfean-u ) cam}>aign \rhich be gan at 1 J).m. yesten ay. Twenty-five per sons, other than tpe cilty off-inals, Re sponded: ; i ;J ■ !i j • Tho^d few j)eopl^ may be t bh to stop the polioitide bjCdoing thefir snar j and the share of their neighbors who eno 'e to-stay at home or go riding while the Campaign was in progress/ Just tbink wvat could have beejn accomplished if all the men of College Station had gone!into action yes terday Yantis Leads COP Parade Down r'.;4 ■ • j' • Broad Street in Philadelphia By IVAN YANTIS i (Ed. Note: The following report on activities in Philadelphia pripr to the Republican Convention ras written especially for our readers by Ivan Yantis. Mr. Yantisj is assuming the dual role of Special Battalion correspondent to the convention as well a$ official Republican delegate for Brazos County.) ' * PHILADELPHIA, PA. (By carijier pigeon) — My reception in ithis “City of Brotherly Love” was, | must say, not what I had ex pected. The Yantis reservation at itlie Bellvuc-Stratford had been -completely ignored. \lh the lobby Harold E. Stasson { > had seit lip his headquarters arid was bijsily passing out Coca-Cola, pretzel^ and potato chips. Upstairs, my candidate for the vice-presi dency was,bestowing upon the visi tors cigarette holders and matches with the name Dewey stamped op them. As I locked -'at one of the buttons however, I noticed the name Thomas E. Dewey instead of Ad-, miral Dewey was printed on it. Who was this imposter? When I confronted the room clerk with my credentials (official correspondent's card bearing nly signature) and asked for the cigar- smoke-fillcd room jwith southern exposure I had requested in ad vance, the fellow appeared highly perturbed, and acted in such a way cause me to refrejit to my fJlt .. I m, P 38 4 & start just be- caiise onfe person! fallied tjo keqp his prem- :-»L -‘i— o-ua .Lm n3 t‘be put under control by 10'n of the citizens cleaning up their property, i / X concerted effort must be made by 11 Swampy ground, garbage areas, out side. toilets, and animal pens must be s rayed. Old junk, refuse, and garbage rpust be hauled to the dump ground. Public opinion with a smattering of Verbal needling should be applied to those ajreas in College Station 1 where residents hjave not cooperated. This drive must not be allowed to flut ter and die within a few davs. As lone as tne hot weather is here, all the insect pests will be witn us. The city fathers can't be c tiling clean-up campaigns weekly to re store sanitary .conditions. * Cooperate in this campaign. To par aphrase an old saying, “Put your shoulder ,t(> the garbage can.” tee ■ s • . jfor-slome k —young itien whew 11 gn school iji the nejict- thm pressed la dedire to go to _*npt seriously considered, i- before. ,!. “Texas A&M Gbllege every Texan may v ell be f :: f/ A radio comijmi itatoit is a doesn’t know an ing on than you jrably ., -y, more ;ime admitting ( : a,^ Office, Rodm 209, ! -f! , . 1 ' . - I ■ - attal on, 'liege y afterno' in is'ipubli; request. •If L The ‘Associate! ] list ci edited to jit-or ed bereft, f Rights' Entered as sccoml-cl us’ tau Act ii' did when jthi< Gainesvill^Commun cifs was on ' he ^ i- -1 Smitlh wrote thAt “Q J” fnore but icial njewspapi r of’ the Agricu qn, Tex Mi. & published five tir ‘ pt during hoi days an •weekl fi -Subs cription oftje at ’ Odleu’c SU lioi, TcxoJ, unikf EpfBDNI ■ r - -r'—?—~ C/C./Tria. 11 . 'thldk; “ tt ^ Jameti iliimarchcv, Bo i Loeii, tad Dick ikaak Li. w; is. ,i- ■ irdslcy. AUi, Vi f A&M; Sells | J }-A&3|f canje in If or-slome k^nd w’ords last week from the Gaimjsville Daily Reg ister. Ip the Tojwri Topics colujnn of the paper, A., Morton S niith, raented oh the good jo h^e pleasure iad in tour- the winter, com- of sellling that rite a duate years A&M that a proud : e\v of the Rom high have ex- who had institution school that o0 ellow who about What’s go- can utie up con- The Battalion ‘l i.: 1 .in--'4- ' lops may ssified aqs! Gi lodwin Dress it othenvi mattur MurcL rn? ut Pds! I. 1830. t ■jom MORGAN — —tf -M wite nriSS: ; \ If/ litporlUfc Sr zni it. Smith also commented on the njiany members oivthe circus h ing the campujs and taking advantage of t|ie facilities hjere. ' j ‘ ‘ .;} ! It is always with a feeling of pride that we read statements which indicate tljiat those who visit A&M were favorably impressed with the school. This is espec ially true when the statements come from people who have such an unusual oppor tunity to visit the 1 other schools in Texas. j We might add that any good job of selling done by the people at A&M,' was niore than matched by the ifine job which the people of Gainesville ^lid in selling their community to those Of us here: i ' 7 - , ‘ . For Rent — Sleeping room, suitable fpi* couple. Man and wife preferred; 224 fest,Third Street.—The New Yorker. wiuUrig motor scooter and search for other quarters.! I chose the next most impres sive building in the vicinity, the i Ben Franklin Hotel. Realizing that my fame must have preced ed me, I registered under an as sumed name (a trick I had learn ed in my African travels) and, thi|H had little trouble in get ting a room. The clerk was rath- . er startled when I requested the room from which Ben Franklin had launched his famous kite. Upon inspection of my quartet's, I discovered that the rooms had been specially prepared for conven tion delegates. The walls were lin ed with asbestos and a special flu whisked away all excess smoko. A stall with subdued lighting was provided for any dark horses that might be present. In the dining room, I ordered the special convention dinner (plank steak and candidate yams), and chatted with some of the local citizens. I told them that when njiy candidate was elected their city would receive every consideration. The Phillies would be guaranteed a place in the first division of the National League every year, and the Liberty Bell, which had re mained unrepaired through past administrations, would be fixed immediately. These improvements would come, of course, after plans for Brazos County had been fulfill ed. The Brazos Bottoms have gone unsurveyed too long and College Station is in dire need of an additional water tower for incoming freshmen. is . :i i > ' • 1 fs •t When my steak arrived I almost gave up the trip and came home. It was about the size of a postage stamp and could not have been seen with the naked eye. With the aid of my reading glass I manag ed to cat it. v I talked with several Texas ! delegates. Each one tried to i swing me over to his candidate i but with typical Yantis loyalty I I stuck to my men. I One offer was very tempting 'though, The Taft delegation offer ed to erect a statue of Sam Bass [at the* East Gate but I felt that jmy candidate would do even more ;good for Brazos County. I tried to organize the crowd outside the hotel into a parade I for a march to Convention Hall but there Was' very little enthusiasm for my ^candidates. However, ! money talks; and. a few nickels in the right places soon had them j shouting “Teddy Roosevelt and j Admiral Dewey for the White j House," i As I led the procession toward j Convention Hall I felt that the pcopL/of Brazos County were with j me in spirit if not in person. ‘ROW HOUSES’ AND OTHERlS . ; . it > Edgewood Correspondent Dines With Teague in Washington i By T. G WASHINGTON, 1). C„ Ju it is too early to present an ov SMITH ne 17—While at this juncture, erall picture of conditions fac- ■— ai and'Mechanical College of Texas and the a week and circulated every Monday through tion periods. During the summer The Bat- ertising rates furnished per school y< telephone ](l-5444) or W the editorial office. . , ., . . ico, Boom iphonc 14-5324) or at the Student Aeti' im 201, ?#* e< exclusively to the use for credited in the paper and } repubjicatjon pf all other matter herein Member of The Assoqaed Press 4—Wire Kelipious Editor mIuHc# publication of all news d: iws pf spontaneous origin also reserved. mtches : ' -l Represented; HKiionally by Null vortiaihs-tiemoo fac., ut New “ ai James F. E. ao« J.“ BiUm«Uey, V. C. Bob iSaok) SpooUfc-. --r—-y” -J-- i cd camp. Leaving Morgan’s home in Fort Worth Monday morning, we shattered all existing records by reaching camp by Wednesday noon. The motorists were obliging (even the “Yankees”) and the rides excellent. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in it self left much to be desired. The inhabitants insisted ejn living ion | cliff faces and 4 mountain sides, piling their houses promiscuously oil top elf one another. Baltimore, on the other hand, built millions of. houses exactly i. ■/ called them. Very confusing. Ttys afternoon, Morgan, accom panied by your corespondent, jeur- neyed to Washington, D. C. Derc we called Congressman Teague, invited 'to thei monthly-exAfegie Cats and Goats Fa\ Than Famed Mom 1 C- By CHUCK MAI8EL Oklahc twelve hec i< lary. Thin^ ters, when “There’s a Then th goat troub e werje eatir g switch eng n A feme and 150 g )dtfs A Small towns have wop another moral victory in Then a $2( their age-old rivalry with the big cities. The Jack- retired mieje Sonyille, Texas, Daily Progress swung a low blow vision test vu on the metropolitan areas with a cutting jibe at ly had no pejr Houston’s current horse meat scandal, sayiijg: “We don’t worry about getting horse meat from Jack sonville markets. In a big city you don’t know your grocer from the next guy and he’d just as soon sell you»Whirlaway by the pound—in fact, he’d a little rather because there’s more profit in it.” Sbisa is not in a big town, but if 1 Lassie were ever reported missing, we might all move to Jacksonville. A Texas City bank advertised in the “Help Wanted” column of several newspapers for a presi dent and, oddly enpugh, got its man. The girl who took the ad laughed but the 50 replies from all over the US proved she was wrong. After jthis it wouldn’t be too surprising to see Philadelphia newspapers this month carrying the plea: “Wanted, one Presi dent, Interesting job as chief executive of leading country Open to mature man. Only qualification: must please everyone.!’ ■ 1 ‘ 1 j J i“Unfortunate,” Fort Worth’s wheel chair ton} cat, was bored by the wlhole thing today, really hte tressjed hojnlilt was. He’S practically been leading a H°K’s life. The phoney ta >u ’ big white cat got its first taste of fame last week $350,000 lake when Mrs. A. H. Coopejr found him after he was stock deal hit by a car. The benevolent lady had a free-wheel- He believe ing feline-size wheel rjhair made which enables lessors so 1< Unfortunate to ignore his paralyzed hind quarters, i down profps \ j . . ! ; Draft Bill Goes to President; 1 : ] ! 7 Calls Possible In Ninety Daft After Ityecing 000, Josep i (jYelUr biography to prove his sucker}; gHri'aM UPl’s Hal victims bald wanted to rarinij: j chei am ment ail the p ™-‘”V sty eati Frisc grass bdtt ap gi\ wer BMe, g« t . ' J. I V ■u: 4 aid v rnd a ged. or thi er f IT orses l ' y • : r as custom built for the eight houri movi6 tele- Jnftrtunate junfortunate- ilress. I as hdd its goats jgotten after f chiiWi by the local constybu- <pe g i rig quietly at polite headquar^ ones oegan to ring, tj rted | pine fraritic housewife, g w:i thing off my line.” Railrind called in that it had ). Seif ?ral o! the whiskdred mammals >etwe in the ties keeping the d up. |n away at a local kn-'V;*,'* on tl eir own Y| m iSo|nr|i old rm from he!|}:li(l coji iipiiri tr. 'll ■' WASHINGTON, June 21 —</P) Congrjess completed its work Sat urday night on a bilj to draft young men for peacetime military service. It only remains for pres ident Truman to sign it into law. Here are major provisions of the bill. L Men from 19 through 25 years can be drafted for 21 months service with the army, navy, marines or air forces. ,2. Up to 101,000 18-year-olds may volunteer for one year of ser vice with the regular j forces; This Was a substitute for a sep arate universal military > training program. 3. The draft law becomes ef fective j immediately when ‘signed by the i president but rio, one can be induefed for 90 days. ;4. A Senate proposal for special drafting, of doctors, dentisdi and other members of the medical pro fession as. such Was dropped. How ever, doctors anjl dentists under 20 ate subject to induction the f same as other registrants. Also subject ft calli aside from the draft bill, arc thoise doctors and dentists who completed education jor received their training Under wartime pro grams, . j . j 5. Overall manpower strength of the armed forejes is liaised ty 2,- 005,882 divided I as follows: iArmy 837,000, Navy arid Marines (>150,882 lowed to the only surviving families who lost sons id thjc war. 11. Conscientious objecitoft be placed on non-combalt dii if they objected, this, be de if the objection was foundi ya|l 12. All draftees, 18 year o unteers and other volunteer! go into reserve pools ijiftei pleting active duty. The tint reserve liability can be redu serving in active reserve unit s as the National Guard. 13. The president may do et rlei;ie Air Forces 502 mate strength .ifig those who journey to Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland, this summer, your Batt eormspond6nt can give you the highlights, of the trip up. At this time only.your correspondent and Lucian L. Edgewood Arsenal Correspondent Morgan offort Worth have reach- and TCrc p rompllJ . meeting. We were wined, dined, (steaks), and generally made to feel like conquering heroes. Wo; met men from the Class of ’ll (u retired general); to men from .trie Class of ’42 (an active captajn). They were eager to hour of A&M, and we were prevailed upon to tnaketyse of our English 401 after, diriiie^. I might say, Washington has not had two more brilliant orators for some years. ■ I I ; i ■ ij ; Ii HALLECK VISllb 1COLLEGE Mark kallcck, fonner anuouu-' c?r for WTAW, visited the cam pus with his wife Friday. Halleck is now sjports director for station WLEX at Lexington, Kentucky. ' jI i 1 r .1 -I ,000. The approxi- of thej armed ser vices ajs of Junei 1 wasj Army 548,- 000; Air Force 882,000; Navy 389,- 000 ami Marines 8(*,000. 6. A Senate proposal to:enlist 25,00(1 aliens in the army was dropped. 7. Registration would be limited to men 18 through 25 years and could (>egin as poon as the bill be comes law. 8. Most veterans of World War II would be exempt. This in cludes those with more than one year jof active service or 90 days service between Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941, and VJ Day on September 2, 1945. 9. The bill provides for Expan sion of civilian components, includ ing reserves and the National Guard, with draft deferments for those w'ho are members of active reserve units. 10. A special exemption i is al- Mrs. Hannah Ravel Elected President Of Women’s Club Mr#. Hannah Ravel was elected President of the Veteran’s Wives Bridge Club for the summer term, according to Billie Lipscomb, re porter of the club. . 4-. Uther officers elected for the summer term include! Joanrie Pra ter, vice-president; Eleanor Swarik secretary; Hazel Parker, treasur er; Billy Lipsconib, reporter; Lou ise Miller, historian; and Margaret Buffington. Parliamentarian. Before the meeting adjourned, it was decided that classes jfor be ginners in bridge should continue durtnjg the summer. An agree ment was also reached to send in vitations ft all wivep. of veterans enrolled in summer j school to in tend the weekly meetings.' Meetings during the summer term will continue to be held at 7:30 each Thursday evening in the Cabinet Room of tlic YMGA. • • 1 Salt Recommended For Hot Weather When the thermomeftr above 90 degrees, Dr. G. W. State Health Officer, sudij that salt be added to ice wi or that more milk, which ij i ally rich in tali, bo added diet: Heat cramps < pains in the stomach; headaches, or nausea can be corrected with shit he added. He also stated that hfat cramps or heat fatigue majy occur without the individual knoji has lost any of his normal of salt "necessary men ' in industry, riculture, science and fields. Married men and with dependents also woufd deferred. 14. High school students be deferred from draft/unt 1 graduate or reach 20 as Ion; they do satisfactory class College students could ednt] the school year. 15. The president coub plants and factories that fi fill armed service orders price, ft. 'Ihe army and air foreu court martial system woilc bd revised as a result of nune'iu!; complaints about military jmrict during the last war. 17. Drafted men would h, ivi t! i ^ame right to reclaim ciivili m jdi« that existed under the va' ine draft. Wartime absentee rights also would be extei thoserin the armed service;. | 18. Men in the draft agt |; 'Ollp of 19 through 25 years als > c ou d| enlist in the regular armj ' >r ai jieriod of 21 months. This on en d the period for regular ienlii tu en . which had been not leas thjan years. 19. A passagt\ gradp oi it) tn general classification tests in d <i test volunteers murt Be arc sift l| It resulted from complain ,s th;,t the armed services had,, rai: ed th s passing grade to 80 points '4 rifj ject many voluntceys.. 20. The National Sejecti Soi’- vice Organization is renesta >li ihril It would operate much as || di|d during the war period. ‘—•V- **■ ■ I ' k cal packing plant in (the |ig city; h ie American public of $riOO0L- Kid) ^eil is writing his aut<|>-» at h ; jdid what he die to savp In an dxclusive inierv ew 1 with is I th |d explains I ttyi ' all his omnion—greed, Thby all hing Ifijr nothing andj this dis- 7eil., (Hie. began by hawking a re arid reached his peak in a an i Omaha banker on a fake : je began hy hawking reached his weak in laha banker on a fal all for their own good, do mhro good with these object i d th(| ministry for the ahake- ) $8,000,000:? Gone—all gone. . (liUt.iH. 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