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V - «( n , writer and p ing editorial ments this aren’t going i .wrence U 'Soldu ■ }/■ ^ . v). nation ^ J OR IA L S . f . j i - . -L 8 a t iati o n ;s r MONDAY, AUGUST 23, IMS Statesman, Knightly Gentleman? Ross, Founder Traditiona To those; o stuck with us If you raanair while sitting i the parched ca worked for t, Sweat, and Tears.. * the type? - that .went to keep us cool. itY: OH« BABYF if: 1 !! f!" soul sear- ir achieve- )w, but we \ • ‘ It’s been a long, hot, dreary, unexcit ing summer, and the sooner it is filed v « i At;' .r m. . - away and forgotten the better it will be. Whether it was worth the 10 or 12 hours who have ^we .don't know, and it’s too late to do any- ,ny thanks, thing about it now anyway, the paper* The tempeirature has been knocking t shade of the 110 degree mark for the past few r won’t have days. Water is s-carce. Initiative is scarcer, f. Another word of But try and stick it out for a few more thanks fcfetbe hoys, in the pttnt shop who days and thdn we can all say “the hell have put up Wijh us, for without their help with it’’ and head for home in pursuit of .O we couldn’t h mer, hqe < m ipliug le Vintase . ^ ■ ! ■!' 1 r oo Reports Tige From Anemia and I r r, . : I' 1 --i j -j .'1 During the next'two w« pay checks sleep, food and happiness. •k i.i' on Trial Amplification Department • • 0 talion local draft file. To som story, and t their names the beginn readers? will dsitjo many Bat- n to their r names on be an old H be to file rip will be dence. .ining is a the right [head | m m it l|y duty b others th f a new e .military t is handled i in manner. It tojsomething-that should not be dropped whien the present internation al crisis Is passed, but should fbe continued as long as oilir couptay retains its position of world leadership, ' | Whether compulsory military training will be continued'depends on the Army. Many of jthe top'jg|nerals ]'^cognize that fact and stai| rea# toj live up to the re sponsibility that Congress lias placed up on theni. General Om,ar Bradley, army r chief of staff .recently issued a statement summing up fie army’s p well serve as a credo for in thd coming years of t for that is what the nfev| drift law has done to the asjifioh. could H army men army—placed it uxwr*' trial Colliejrs Magazine^ General “There American ■ ». Home-I is no longer anyplace in the tor. a ‘treat em i-ough, Writing for Bradley said: * . . « tell ‘em nothing’ school of officers and nohcom. If we are to make good use of tnese valuable years from the lives of new draftees, then we must offer them a, healthy, moral, intellectual and social climate in which they will serve i • ■ ' tr ' willingly-^—not resentfully because of force or compulsion. “I believe that if the Army is to be a democratic instrument of this nation, then it must respect arid value the basic human rights of its soldiers. It must guard thei^ dignity,- defend their in tegrity, and not permit these men to be pushed around unnecessarily because of the! inconsiderate assumption of privi leges that come with rank. “. The Army has made mistakes before—-many of them. We may, unfor tunately, make many 'more. But I do want you to know that the Army is out to prove, that not only the nation but these young men ; as well may profit by . their service. ! “The peacetime draft has put the Army on trial before a ^>ar of critical public opinion. We will stand on the record.’’* ' vi -. I By CARROLL, TRAIL Dear Sir: Just recently I lost my yellow fee slip. I don’t know how, when, or where; all I know is that I lost it. , * Now to get a duplicate, I will have to pay 25 cents, which I haven’t got. (I spent my last two- bits for a card of buttons to sew on my shirt.) I would like to have some fun and go to the highly entertaining features that Student Activities is joffering at the Grove. ^ j But since I haven’t a fee slip, and the college doesn’t want its' chairs removed from the dormitory rooms, I find tha,t’ I can’t go. I imagine there -are several oth er fellows in the same fix? Can’t you do something about it? Sincerely, L. K. 'A Answer: L. K., ,1 recognized your problem long ago, and I am doing something. I have suggested to the head of the Fiscal Offuie that a new system be started concern ing the issuance of the yellow fee slip. If all goes well, beginning this fall your troubles will be over. Then, instead of writing out the , receipt on yellow paper, the slip Sneak Preview will be tatooed on each student’s arm. * | | i Of course, this system will have its disadvantages. For one thing, the housing office will have a little trouble rubber stamping the back of the slip- And the days of the tweniy-five cent charge for a duplicate will be gdlle forever. Howejver, if a mams arpi is cut, broken, or mangled 5 |n any way which will distort the tatoo, the Office plans to make a duplicate on the other arm for only $25. ★ Dear Sir| I read recently where gasoline is being made in solid lumps. Is there anything to this rumor? Sincerely^ ^ • N. S. Answer: -What you heard was absolutely correct, ijl. S. They are experimenting with [solidified gas oline, but the experiments haven’t been too successful. If the)? do make it into lumps, one can immediately see the great military significance it would have. It would revolutionize the fuel problen) on the battlefield. However, it would certainly have its disadvantages. If you \Cere out driving with ybur girl and “ran put of gas," she could just give ybu a couple of lumps. , L ByJOEHOUJgj ' Wild animals are certainly getting tem- permental these days. It used to be that considered themselves lucky if Frank got his hands upon them rather then Some hunter, since Buck brought ’em alive. Now, however, they practically have hourly sedatives, psychologists _7ing their mental outlook, and warm milk before retiring. At least that appears to be the situation id the Dallas Zoo where the keepers are up set over the condition of one of their prize tigers. The poor thing is reported to have anemia caused by lack of appetite, general restlessness, and stomach trouble. The ail ing tiger can’t seem to sleep properly and wakes up screaming from nightmares, j The veterinarian has high hopes of the animal regaining its health and the 50 pounds it has lost since the mental letdown. He has prescribed a complete rest cure with bal- aheed meals of bloody horsemeat and vita mins. It is planned t^ have the tiger rest more frequently and take naps during the The captive jungle beasts are probably nothing but pure and simple hypochondriacs, that sit around all day and brag about their symptoms. No doubtfthey talk about their' cute doctors and just how much they’d like to have them fpr dinner. * ^ »• ; Oklahoma is trying to take a claim-to- fame away from Texas. Some supposed authority in that state has announced that Oklahoma, not Texas, has lived under mpre nations than any other state. The boasting one braggs that twelve nations in all have controlled that state,' or a part thereof. Six of them are the sdme ruler’s that Texas has <v SOVd A lond sjtaidingj cas^ of mistaken iudenti- ty was ri|v(al}d in LoS Angeles, California, F]orjl3 y jars a parrot’s owner has to it as “he’. The truth was The pan )t proudlly laid an egg. t hap be eh christened a name ter and the owner has sebc of the unborn, recently, referred known. Now- the jpairrh more suit at le jto a been won le rir g ab but expe( te 1. A ligljt has been can somdt teous indji from tip clerk. Hje hat only A pri row wheh him the firm in the literi inmate. Greatest "Vi For tht piers of Liberties ... Astaire and Garland Score In Tuneful ‘Easter Parade’ ks headlines Anyone who enters the committee room [ : i; case about moro u omraei for but what a “the people knowingly of them aije jtiittee and jihio : sho« t the innocen By ANDY DAVIS KASTKR PARADE sir ring Fred A Minin', Judy Gnrlimd, Peter l.nwford, and Ann Miller. MOM him irtrtjo nil out^to Km* wionftl spy jjiftakj Whut.btjfted' out to lie clement in the gdyeijnnjjwit spare nobody, i^i Atuirv Sunni to tho Jnm lifter hU Mhuft retiromoat, lyul thoMc iluneinK nhocs of hla mHIiic brighter thun ever. With Judy Gnrluml iim Mm dnin'lng nnrtner tiiliio on the voeitlH) mid 14 of Ir ving Bvrlihhi riijingM, what cImu cun you 'auk for. \\ . . The time is Easter 1910, the place is New York City, sml the utory . . . Fred Astaire and 4 ,in Miller arc a headline, dance team, only with Astaire it is a little more than ju$t a partnership, he is in love with the gal. Miss Miller' htt» other ideas and breaks up tho team in order that sho might star in the Ziegfojd Follies. Astaire, determined to show that he can transform any chorus girl into his leading lady (even better than Miss Miller), selects Judy Garland as the fall guy. Miss Gar land, as the unschooled chorus girl in iilmbHt e|ve|’y ilowdpuper i|> the country duffers,’ for the violent efforts of the com- hnve banncfntl the!!events o| the congres- mittee members to; smoke out any foreign Nional spy What.started out to be element in the gdvernn^nt spare nobody, a mere routine imestigati or perhaps Some people sajyiunthinkingly, that it “red herringj’ 'depenclinw ioi ; - your politi- will all “come puj^ ini the wash.” It may, cal viewpoint! has, with thojeintram# onto yes, but those people who had clean repu- the stage of Ihe tjvto Rusdiuni schooUea^" tations thrown into the congressional ers, become sbmeivflhat of an international laundry will find they have reputations problem. ; j !i ? I . ; that will be forev#“damp-dry’’ and wrtn* \ j However. ftherd is another aspect to the Wed because of tHe experience. , a domesjtic aapect that is befhg talked-. The conduct of the congressional com- it more #id more as :tt| investigation mittee is all the more regrettable when it roi is little djaiubt that there is compared with the investigation carried 1 drags on.’ There is little djoljubt that there x.is comrauinisiic infiltrationlllinto tho gov- op by the Canadian government when it ' ugeop ltrat|o’ trains for the act, and after much difficulty succeeds in reaching the top of thb ladder and Astaire'd goal. By this time she has tho “swootf ’ (anything for a change) on him, and before the finale (the Faster Parade on 6th Ave, New York) the feeling is mutual. Ymi aren't wanting your time or money; when you see Faster Parade! The entire family will en joy It. :] j ji f ! USDA Studies Improved Methods Of Ag Marketing ho never km itjiringly or un led the cbm eing called suffering i ! be exposed, What about Headlines from the Bulletin, ia ii|r 12 4J. S. Track|T responsible was faced with a similar problem. There the guiltjr were investigated and their guilt was substantiated before any names were r made public. It'is shocking that a committee of our Congress should do less ! Foreign spies are bad, but home-grown tramplers of liberties are worse. Tho U. S. Department of Agri- : culture ia leading a movement for ! Johnny made j I ' I • V'f Interview Reveals 1 ’ ■ ' J H; Interesting Facts On WTA\V Station ! CHARLES B. WILLIAMS Through an informal interview" With- Johnny Holmes, a studeht an nouncer, many interesting facts are revealed about our radio sta tion jthat aren't realized by mos t Students. , f | | <■ : Joljnny, an Ag, Ed. major, has been on the WTAW stall since jSepctjmber, 1946, and is popular and Widely known in thista^ea as a dis£ jockey and M. C. He handles such programs as Johnny’s Juke Box, hbard each Saturday at noon, and the Coffee Club, heard Mon day through Friday from 6:15 to 7:U0 in the morning. He [is heard again from 7:16 to 7:30 1 Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday handling Cowboy Melodies! j Tile staff of WTAW fa under the direction of Henderson Shuf- ; flerj head of the Dept.; of In. : formation, and Frank Mosolik, ! imuiager and chief engineer. There are three student nun oun ce rs,! one full time annouhefr, uml two jglrls on. thlv staff. Botty Jo Cook is the station’s program ill* ; rector and Joyce Lovcrt()id book- | keep >r, On the broudcaatlng staff; every- | ono s trulnod to do unyom! elso’a [job n enso of emergemiy. Those mentioned make up tho broadcast- ; ing staff and do not incUide the Truni inltter stuff. ' It ‘was learned from Jo|inny that the ntation always continues opor- atior s, holidays or not. It w^s also lean ed that Melt Frertkbl will bo ; back this fall to give a play by play description of all games play ed at Kylo Field. i As the interview w|i3 ended, the statement that ' Between the B< ii(g the Republii ' the Confed- other sik he Indian tribes which the Eastern li oma. ;puld well spare some fame and Oklahoma--" 5; I ion’t think we should fl ?rith this. If we give this point she might ithd evchti had: Sp of Texas, erate States claims arq *ix held full Section Even of it’s mini is in sore lepdofoi allow her tc g it av ay in so eas ly t<! lier on just keel) on boast tig ihd eventually decide she was t|h4 bigges; state in the union. It ■.? ,V I ■ : , down updnjhim fre n the hat ban^ oik l! ore ired desi ed By CHUCK MAISEL Paris Mitchell of Kings RLw Simon & Schuster, New York, 11118. Sequels to any great w6rl hlavi! an unhappy !habit of failin' fla on their respective faces. But ifna- gine what mantfer of be in store fori a sequ by another author from 'the oiigir nal author’s notes, 5 ,1 [j* It seems as though pari ell of Kings Row his h with a mosjt resoundin nc 8 ! * ?lev iland, gerei je velryj store customer fqrcjed 11 conclude that manners | be a detriment. The cour- Idiial c< uld hot restrain himself his hat adjeu to a jewelry lately jut forgetfully, raised his lave his shoplifting loot , rain hatband. • ’ll ■; ,*L:. m peveiand, Ohio, raised a :hfe pri ion jlibrary wouldn’t give „ .! The officials were refu al though, j! They decided was t’t the right type for the jook’.s title was “The 4 ispn Bfeak|s of AH Times' i i* ■; y mai cha Katherine Bellamann goe^^n uc trouble on the fly leaf that ’she is qualify ■ral ’ed t6 Wri 1 xj |ui 1 e th« second novel of her Into hu bt nd 4 planned trilogy of Kings 1 ov but, don’t make book on Henry n<|t turning over in Ms grave. Mrs. Bcllamann says th it slfe and her hpsjbuud have tal (ei I iff nothing during tbu past pcyciwI years other than the charm tens of am , al hough mmwnists? Many ifoi*e the com use of that. r!' 1 v City of St Hall Roo A oo A *-• credited to cd herein. E_-W ; Hntircd Omc* at tb* Act of !.! idelphia (Pa.) 1 ek Births On 1 j 1 • 1 .1 . tJ; 1 A scientist says people will live longer the next 500 years. Sorry, we can’t ' i i.* ' • i Tnfant, Maternal Mortality Rates At New Low Level wait. !'• r-\ iated Press is '< ill Battalia KBNl^TH iUr W Andy T.-Ni Fr»nJ W l s •'i -I 4 /• .! made by a be r if day atu! * jj- 1 ..jr J . iblication of all Room 201, it Aeuvitiea Infant and maternal mortality rates in Texas are at their lowgst level in the history of the state, according to tho State Health De partment. Infant mortality has reached a low of 41.2 deaths for every 1000 live births. Compared to the fig ures of 1940, this represents a re duction of more than 39 per cent, In that year there were 197,023- live births and 8,685 deaths. Maternal mortality has been re duced over 66 her cent. In 1940 he rate was 4.6 deaths for every s: revision and modernization of ag- ricultutaf marketing practi c e s from the producer to the consum er, John I. Thompson, Assistant i Administrator of the Production and Marketing Administrat ion, said today. Thompson spoko informally at a conference of Texas State PMA : Committeemen and Farmer-Field- ‘ ’ men at College Station. He explain ed the operations of the Depart- ; ment under the Research and Mar keting Ajet, enacted two years ago, under which scores of research pro jects of basic importance of both ? producer and distributor already are under why., Those projects, Thompson said, include Surveys of what the con sumer needs and wants, of tho ‘ channels through which goods \ move to him, and of the raw agri cultural product from which the j finished goods,, are made. They cover *' per, wholesaler, consumer. Thompson mentioned h u<{h frl civ (ill- llll the .now book. Their convtm tl(n th) nigh) must hiivo been most boring in tlv>t tov ivslnt case. Not slriw tho earliest n ivc f n\y i,vr v 1ms a story been filial wijh won k lings, Paris Mitchell, the hciji, fimphN over Ms llfcdong erten y Fulmer Green not lives use I'lrijls In strong but liwnuse Fu m([r Just a wee mite weaker. Parris' wife BHho Is so V that one gags whenever shi tho story—which she has cal place In nimvay, Sho sweet worried Victorian liffc, Mi) Icli - e irt i t iu< i ho> PI* ii(fr, m|. htre M»g r n Fails To er States • ' If*'' pncl dies with ! * •. u Vjctpri^u Mrs. Bellamann deviates modi from the great book written er hlupband ia in her depiction li town Kings Row. This was Hue value.Of the original work. dllamaniu\ has shown the dj (hypocrisy, an$ narrow- iiiBness of a small town' aa no I h r modeni .author save Sinclair “ity. Ms* latest story of Kings) Row, ever j leases one with * thft’ tho ight ieavt •e T icait uf it, and-that the eir the town, "A Good l4> Raise Your Children,” is sol mn liiuth. ij ’ he ilql is; sq dlajointod as to mate ettolllng .Imposktblo. Parris MiHL«ln>ll JhuH mis ,ups -Mvl downs tei i iriuh fri itens tb lo| I- yo liion a th' ilnna wi o ictbri m ini WTAW has in the past and will in the future strive to bring Aggies and residents of College Station what they want when they want it f : ! 1000 live births in 1947 the rate research projects on lives was 1.6 deaths for every 1000 live grains, fruits, and vegetables births. But despite these gains, ton, wool and other commoc tttlqd exclusively to the use. for repub credited in the paper and local news of spontam n of all other matter herein ate also reserved. all news dispatches ecus origin; publilh- if ' 1 the Associated Pmh Swire^ T. WitebC'lL c! nte4 nath)nelly Vy National A4- Sorviee lari, at Kef, Tort City. LM Angelca, end Sen VrencUco. -A* ,'*• • •* A . i .V • v«, r . t x ...'Feature Writers 6.cS&. ■',> Hr, Noita. Bob (« Atea-Cuur — /•!' ..Co-Editors — r- * Utporters 4 Writer! ^4.PHO V. G Cerewey, Meek Texas still has the sixth highest infant mortality rate in the Uni ted States. Dr. George W. Cox, State Health Officer, attributes the reduction in rates to the increase in public re sponse to the educational efforts of .the Texas State Health Depart ment. , “Wc have reason for pride in our reduced.infant and maternal mor tality when it; is realized that the reduction,.mains more than 6000 babies are being saved l annuallv which would otherwise have died, 1 says Cox. “In addition, the birth rate is higher thun the 1910 fig- urw ly more than 71,000,”'. numerous livestock, cot- other commodities.; Ho observed that the mohalir pro- ducing industry' hi having some maiketing troubles, and said the marketing branch of PMA is con-; sideriMf“a research project to try to assist the producers by recap turing lost markets or finding new ' ones, or both. Thero vt urgent need for a con-; tinuotis exchange of information all along thd line from producer to consumer, Thompson said. Produc ers showld try to keep advised of the klrtds of produett^needed by processors ahd distributors and the . latter should sec that the needed infoi'mution is passed back to thu producer, k; ui-Iaiu^d, Chemical Analysis Reveals Value Of Yellow Tallow Nut Dr. W. W. Potts of the Chemis try Department, and Dr, B. R,. Hoi and from tlye cottonseed re search lab, have cmKhuted B qual itative and quantative^ analysis of the Chinese tallow nut to deter mine the food value of the nut and its potentialities as a food for live-, stoc iC. Holland stated that the analysis showed that sufficient; feed nu- trie its are present in the nut, but that it is impractical to grow, hardest, and process the nuts for feed alone. Ho added that there were pos sibilities for the Chinese; tallow nut! in other industries and that when these products were develop ed, the by-products, in' the form of feed, might bo available to *thc farthers of this area. RIvtn ant rricu /ill l fc| to , ShepjlMsoit, Dean of Agriculture; r i- d i it njd way in ah admirable V I (.'V.'* • • lew Ag Cu Men Planni vi’f'/tr '*'■ , j>y- Animal Science and ded to the agriculturp povst-grujuate work, "C has announced. No new departmeln stated, but students follo\ h new curricula will get a mi cl thorough foundation in ‘ c) enjistjry, sjjsljen mathematics, physics and ''' and will omit the general ture courses taken by ftrelh and sophomore agricultu *al dents. lj j i . ' Junior and' senior stadi nth take advanced science cd liri es j as that (ho town actually i« n-on-ejarth when you get rvmniniing passiviy lagl'H, licks the ijiuU m p lohutidial. Tho wife is put gi'ttvovarit leaving, him ntu-ry if»o wotnun of hi* • 'cl Mil- 'Still 'loving Mm Wlfo othut* worn oil, mltal you. \\to, o1 the hooks minor! chaw- itrujout of the twio dlnumaloift is ho||Dcvi)it! Thu doomed l&Ve affair Pun,’I) and Dyanrta; two kids |m iimloss thu] track, Is told In most gratifying Nvuy. Tho thful «motluh of these two iff llttehafy highpolnt of an ,oth«iih dl utppoihtlng story of noth- *|i»obodlii, • ' •n WE- | Soil Science will be a!d- prepare students tor e set up, Dean Shepardson f "fi ij .:M' , , tit l- attack such problems a:, biplogy, tl e Ide cdlopment of a mutable breed Ofliidul- o ijat;l(! for; the Gulf Coast Prni- '•“* 1 controlling * mastitis among cattle, abd overcoming' dfo- ■ >£ citrus fruit now prevalent “io Grande Valley, , ultural! science, offers drive to get the tveps growing us locality is being; sponsored •"red RABrispn of the Horti- in by* culture Department. Brlsdn states that the tice is easily adaptable to moHt any type soil. !he .. ytttjl ctjug a d ior Concluded Ml unllenge to the imagination, ! wind of young men today ns jng in the world," Dean Shop- 1 I fl ■ii well as advanced courses in departments. Under this ] Ig: i dents will' not have to ta Ke science courses ^after conp their undergraduate wor ; i der to .do graduate work.. | j. The new curricula yfill leid to a Bachelor of Science d< gr * in agriculture science, Dean I Ihtjp- ardaon agld-- “The greatest shortage in airi- culture is professional a| ti< ulijur- ally trained scientists,” D« sjn Snep- ardson said* “For this r« ss' in the, School of Agriculture ir tei dsj to watch for arid select, men) rhi show 1 the ability and Jntereat ti| lec<Vno r trained agricultural scie it&ts in r i ebt here,;ha»been given a year's their firijt semostcr ns ft warm n.” I ake of ubscHfcc to accept an np- “Only men of outstand nn at It- itiea will be selected ehic# pc ■ < li iad is .the most valuable fish of the Atlantic Coast and next to the Pacific salmon, thd most im- uew curricula will be n gded. Dean Shepardson emphpi^od need for such a program ing that for the past, y have been 15 to 20 opci . ■:k, .♦ I / r ,1, ! | porfauS aperies of North Aweriu. agricultural sridbtiaU in I r !; - ':'I- ' ■ ; f- i a . it •ri the skat- tltere A£11 > jU j;o to Franco w September* t| >T I Jr orgatt Accepts j; Appointment E. Morgan, president, of A& |(’dllcge of Arkansas, and fqt- ejdy with the/ Economic* Depurt- llblntihttnt by ! the State Dopuft- as deputy ichief of,Food ijpd t elert 11'c .. ... ^g|ricjultum headquarters of tho, uiroj ean ReccrVery Program, Paris <e. •gnn wilt go to Washington, this week to be briefed and Ji X'i m \j 'ir R