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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1949)
t- r * J:- Texii Arkan; Soutjh ship ■i’H blage of tjhi cent yi splaishi inviatiioni our athlete ^ marcs they ous. iln letic dtrou South^es' a ma, row. ; , afternoon, when they leave orr the Sunbeam^ let’s all go down to the station and (mow them we’re interested in their chances. In the past, no matter how Small the game, we have always seen our ll,, afternoon, at 6:10, the team wilj leave for kt of their third straight Terence Tr^ck champion- frank Anderson’s asajem- field men are some iwest tracksters in re- football teams off at the station. The play- ,1 of them have been big ers tell us they appreciate this tremendous- ational cinder pond. " ly, and the Interest is reflected in their this conference, and at play. throughout the nation, Many of fchis^year’s trackmen are mak- set individual and relay ing-their last conference competition, and onal and state publicity closing distinguished track careers. Ujht.the school is tremend- Saturday at 6, the yell leaders will be down to meet the Sunbeam. Get your through a five year ath- roommate and the guy down the hall and ey have brought us our only bring them down to the station. Let’s show ! Inference championship in our two-time track champions that they •t-4-not once, but twice. This are all-time champs with us. ttfillliy Statements on Petijoleum ... . A Rtrf y Ujtomnnt made by John Su- 66 per cent that Mr. Suntan mentioned. ' ^ man, \flce ard Oil; Great in* Tn an nrtmver m panM cj taxes loi tempohdt )J said tfutt oil cojnp4l the wiy as <|ndof insisting. 7"' Siitce there N|j] was dt or 6n| of company iieve |hat lacy-pack use. (•mint otade by John Su- jldenjt am) dlructor of Stand- Jersey, led lonu* of the Obviously, then, Mr. Suman and other advocates of the oil companies’ view must look elsewhere to "bolster their argument. oil p qukk are repo Texa 3i; IjMS, werej col also ijih property exaetj fi|[i third! off oiLcomp $9,l80,0C taxj, wb p« *L 'I IKkc\i Class astray yesterday. ntompOraneou* question and They conveniently add the net Highway Ion be said that the oil com- Motor Fuel Tax, which amounts to $86,- >iited 56 per cent of the total 667,000, to the crude oil tax and ad val- c a>, Utter, sttll speaking ex- orem tax. This total sum is $18l.64'i,000, i|y ahd without notes, ho a figure exceeding Mr. Suman’s 56 per Mloved personally that the cent^ 1 y ivere paying too much in But the'oil companies do not pay this ;a:$es instead of not enough Highway Motor Fuel Tax out of their i sljudehts in Great Issues was pockets. As each gallon of gasoline is pro- iced, the state automatically slaps a four cent tax on iti and the Federal Government adds their onje and one-half cent tax. This 5 and one-half cents passes along from the refinery to the bulk plants^ and from there to the gas station and automobiles. It is passed along as a hidden tax. Who eventually pajys this 5 and one half cents ? Eightfold John Q. Public and not the oil companies. Anyone doubting this ■ j • r i I ■ • jtiman was not using notes* ^slihility that he, by misto figures on some other/state preign countries wnere his is. But we prefer to be- Was using tlie same old fal- rgumenl/that oil interests SI s the argument of the can athizers closely, evidence check the dial of any gas station pump year But * v jAL m U.!$.|tri lj(| undeiNta dlffoiorri better cold t ■ J that Texas oil companies and convince themselves. pkt jwliite fathers after all. So at mo d the oil interests in Texas ill . TT j ,, paid $94,975 000 in ! taxes for last year, If ! eor8 ’® • s paltry sum considering the state’s need revenue and expenditures of „ tj. * j * • l zc , ... i x for money. Instead of paying 56 per cent fhe state’s taxes, the oil companies are paying approximately 30 peir cent..; We enjoyed Mr. Sumah’s talk and gained much information aibout the oil supplies about the world. We want him and others like him to feel frjee to come to our campus gnd talk But these ful about tr; je i amounting to $85,795,000 op crude oil in Texas. It At the total ad valorem or was $27,540,000; since no h i || ajvailable, let’s allow one- $ Hum as property tax on the ’ By adding $85,795,000 and jolie-third of the ad valorem * I to Ijhit the most the oil com- ln| taxes is a figure of $94,- T i • ■■ y- | " ;hcj various fees, collections, d, I wc find that TcIxam col- (f $80)'648,000 in tixes last ihjihla $04,975,000 is a part, figure is far short of the ? :;K visitors must be more care- ing to sell Texans on the idea.that thejf (the oil companies) are the financial flesp and blood of the state when honor goes to our resources ng exploited. Some of 110 8 per cent of farnreys, who have had a high school education, might get wlsotl U| and tell pur State Legisla ture this sail mt fact. | actually this which are be | urefessor complains that A true valuation of money those days ji, billions and millions are not was given laut week by the counterfeiter )IP !to the Knglikh, who use a who.turned himself in because there was- ktetp. If It’ll opr money we n’t enough pmflt in coining 50 cent pieces. ; It our. way, -,j What can you buy with fifty cents? • Press is enti : otherwise ci of republieation rent email" Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions, jiI newspaper! of the Agricultural and Met Tens, is published five times a week and t during holidays and examination perio weekly on Monday, Wednesday and Friday- rates furnished on request. Mechanical and ( rio<is, College of Texas and 'the circulated every Monday through During the summer The Bat- Subscription rate $4JM) per school matter at Post Texas, under eh S. m0. exclusively to the use for re in the paper and local n< all other matter herein are . Member of The Associated Press judication of all news dispatches of spontaneous origin publiah- ilso reserved. natkmaUr hr National Ad is Service Inc- at New York City, o. Lot Anselea, and Bai may be made by telephone (4-5444) br ut the editorial office, Room 201, id-ads may be placed by telephone (4-5324) or at the Student Activities ‘ t Hall. , Harvey *r Chi ■ >; TOM CARTER.. Hi Editor L .1- Managing Kditon ^ f. 4- Dave 1 Carroll Boh “Sack” Leon Some Scotty Andy Dark Carl Thrift ■ {, j. • • J i I ■ jl ..Co-Editors Trmvi* Movie Editor This Lojrelei on a rock so bare, She dpegn’t seem to have a care. Let this hot fool the sailor bold, Sneak and fewer baby girls. Jf ^ hereel J- The commonest solution for the ' problem of the extra female has nurse, skilled < been polygamy, the system under w hen I n^d a ’ ' / •eview % which a man has several wives. The sixth jj*0 this young baby s system Certainly has obvious Imer- children a 'd..nT^. its. I think ten wives would be bringing my 8 ppfrp about right, if all remained deduct- my cigars, ible for income tax purposes. The seven tl Under polygamy you would niar- dance at hqm i m jBH'i'Hfftmfm i«i Latest Western Outlaw Epic Re-glorifies Younger Brothers lly HERMAN C. (JjOM.OH a sweet young thing with a inir- J ri| petual smile, They nr® iforoed to The V iwrs) star and Janls The binthdrh i fund of the l|rbll etjal yeais kgo RETAIL SALISIN Joa-Mor 1949 Compered With ami .white ej le the Ives of < M Now, in kmi urn mnnln w) turns UKiiin r Hrothers (War- Wayne Morris (t'amiius). Warner are unduly hers Younger. Hev- they filmed "Pad Ml . Men of Mlssi)U > l l 1 ’ a hammy, tdnek whleh whitewashed se "good'' had men. Ing with the west- Ich Is eurrently sweeping Hollywood, W n Ir n e r|s b the lives of the Youngers, this time in technicolor. Unfortunately 4 with as unhapn last. Aside front th typed penor they have come up y n version as the e stretched, ntereo- nces, listless direc tion, and vapip script, TYB can take fpr tern” atrociiie! male desperadc the worst of "wes- it creates a fe- (Janis Paige), a netual smile, They «r« foroet Lave by a hostile crowd which has been stirred up by villain Fred Ulark, an M-PInkerwm detective who owes a game leg to the bro thers, After a aalomi brawl, a ponse- mrtlaw chase, and a hank robbery, the Youngers manage to square things with the law ami the town- folk, and retire to Missouri to farm the land. If the countryside whleh (they tilled was as barren in rimourcos and good soil us this film is bi entertainment value, we have do doubts that the Youngers turned again to robbing hardworking folk for a living. Should they turn out any more like this ohe, the Warners can be accused of doing the same, only they do their robbing in a more subtle manner at the box-office instead of in trains, and stage coaches. * j ii MlvMlMlfMli lit Ml til Ml beautiful i|nd Ji-artless wench who causes the Youngers untold ang uish. To make a trite story short, the Youngers, (Wayne Morris, Bruce Bennet, Robert Paige, and James __ x v , „ Holick rurchases tjon of marrying off/ _ brother Jim'to Geraldine Brooks, n Hli|p.l*4>fit 0v*OC6t*V ^Brown) on parple, ride into town With the in CITIBB Cwpui ChTgirr,,,,,, Houiion 'Wmo •Mumont Cl dcio tn,, i,,i,i, , rwi Worth Aultl n Tcnof hona,,, Port Arthur a bits no*,,,«,,•,««,•• Dollot'...., Golvoiton Son Antonio.. *1. Lubbock Temple Brownwood Amorillo PERCENT PECREAW I '\\' v > * v ' •>• vitr-h* ‘vysv % l I :f| iiiili any.L ‘•■•[81 Official Notice SCHOOL OiK AORUTLTCRE Agricultural sophomores who took Dairy Husbandn 202 in those sophomores the first semester and (who are now taking * D. H. 202 are eligible to compete in the Sophomore Patty Cottle Judging Contest Saturday motmipg; May 21, beginning at S a.m. It will aid i<> Ijtle organization of the stupent who is interested leave his name with the secretary <if (he Dairy Department in Room 213 jAfirnlture Butldinx any time prior to day 20. / A. I- DARNELL Pro ’earn r of Dairy Husbandry The Hillcrest Grocery, 2011 So. College Road, was sold recently by R. C. Fussell to its former owner, E. A. Holick. The Hillcrest store was a member of the Fussell chain. The store will remain open this week while all details of the trans- action are completed and will open Monday morning, May 16, under the Holick management. The deal was made after Holick expressed desire to get back into business. He lives behind the store and owns the building. h(i*iiiiir'i’it im msii ■•in as eSgnth would be a secretary Accountant. She’d keep i'fhe! lar _ !| the ipnjth I would take to s event*. And she’d never tions like: “Why don’t the; that main if he is stealing The tbn ;h would be a glamorohs, talentec cmyersationalist. I’d take Ser along when the boss invited e to his house for dinner. I t|jii)k with ten wives like that man jmuld have a happy home. In ■| / ’ r (Stranger Nurse’s Purse N M SAN DIEGO, May 10 i-OW—A San Diego nurse has a ronewed - faith in the honesty and kindness of the human race. Sibyl J.- poxby lost her purse *f yesterday while shopping, r A ffew hours later she found 1 the purse on her front porch, the $60 in cash and $133 worth of jewelty intact. 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