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^ — ) i ' 1 — •>r (-JO i\j r Page 2 ^ li, vl, • ; Battalion Editorials ■ ™ ■■ < r ' ■ ; i 1 -■ • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1949 j 1 v - l:i I , ■ ; pages of wire copy which kejpt streaming ■ P . Fate Takes a Curtain-Call ■ . , . ■ j • - ■ ■ ' f ’ hours on end yesterday, our wire typed ]out some of the saddest news we constantly form th have deceived over the' service in many months. When the DC-6 crashed near Love Field at Dallas early yesterday morning, hearts oyer America began to ache. There have been numerous crashes over the nation and over the world dur- y - • » ing. November,'one of the most catastro phic months in airhne history. None of | No doubt there wijl be investigations these to affect us any more than a re gretful nod of the head. But when such a terrible accident as that in Dallas occurs, thing.will be uncovered, however, other we feel more personally affected because than the assurance that it was an accident, of its geographical location, perhaps. No amount of words, expressions of sor- e wire. If you have ever been in a position whereby you must sit quietly, while watching the reactions and expressions of those more personally j interested in the passenger list than you, you must realize how 1 we felt. It was a ; feeling of helplessness, one of grief and mgret j. .' j j , hV . 1 No doubt there wi 1 be investigations of the crash, as there are of all the major air accidents of late. We doubt that any- The airline whose plana crashed had an excellent record for many months. • r ever replace these their relatives and to thank eone near to us were row, or apologies can dead in the hearts of Not a fatality had occurred. As all good friends; their loved ones, things finally meet their end, however, AH we can possibly do is so did this record. God that we or som Throughout the day we had several hot aboard the doomed plane. Once again people enter the office, a«k about the the grim face of death, alqng with fate crash, then thumb silently through the and circumstance, has appeared. ' ?• ; " ' ' j: i 'ain . i ' ■ _ , , , . 4 ’ | ■ j Not Expense, just Conversion, and Investment . . . !. •' ‘ l Q j' A V r ]:• •! , ‘ • I 1 ! Like time an motion and good and bad, whether we, or any ope else, may charge (he amount of governmental deficit spend- the government with down-the-drain ihg is purely a relative subject. Some ar* spending. Wc all may justly condemn gjue that this nation is pursuing a policy of wastes as they occur in any Of the govern- deficit spending that will amount to $5.5 ment’s spending. Though dollars which billion for the current fiscal year. Others, provide these government sponsored ac- notably those of the Democratic adminis tration, claim that most of the $5.5 bil lion is really not debt, but just dollars con verted into other forms of national assets. The latter stand is unique, and one that becomes more valid with thought. The billions being spent by governmental tivities are borrowed, we see the logic in claims by the adminikration that these costs are not of an expense nature, but rather more of an investment The end result of deficit spending, how ever, is higher taxes; ‘These higher taxes are demanded first, to pay off deficits and agencies for purchases of surplus farm second, to continue the high rate of gov- crops or for loans to businesses are con- ernmental spending.; Consciously or un versions of dollars, not expenditures. Mon- consciously, higher taxes tend toward re- ey spent on health and education is an in- ducing the disparity between the wealthy vestment toward strengthening the hu- and the poor. From off the top comes man resourses of our people. Soil con- dollars to lift up those on the bottom, servation expenditures are resourses de- This amounts to a “soak the rich and velopment. And finally, governmental give it to the poor” philosophy of govern- subsidies to merchant shipping and the meat Judging from air lines are contributions toward main- ularity of the Fair E< taining agencies which have a t direct bear- this philosophy, the American people are t le vote-getting pop- ejal, which advocates ing on our national welfare In all these, it is very questionable 1 '• ‘ ' 1 ' bent upon trying thijs tribution of wealth for way of greater dis- some time to come. N -- Diehard Navyites will find little con- Iter than the proceedure followed after the solution in tkis news report from Wash- Clast war—‘sinking therjn. ington by the AP: The Navy’s active sea force, growing smaller by the month, is now less than half the size of its mothball fleet. Figures supplied today by the Navy Architects and jstudents of art and [architecture should be pleased to learn that Pisa’s famed Leaning Tower was checked last week by scientific instru- show that to date 395 major combat ves- \ men ^ an d found to have listed over^the past twelve years ;another three-tenths of an inch. The Towtfr, already feet ' sols have been pulled out of the Atlantic Fleet and 332 out of the Pacific Fleet, for a total of 727 ships in reserve.. o Last July 1 there ^ were 271 major fighting ships in active service, 174 with the Atlantic Fleet and 97 in the Pacific. out of plumb, is repojrted to have moved 12 inches between 1829 and 1910. Our great question is not, “When will the Tower topple over?” But, “Where does By next July 1, that total will be down one apply for the position of guard to to 237—including three new submarines and a light carrier—as 17 ships of the At lanta Fleet and'seven from the Pacific are in storage. That will place the total strength of the mothball fleet at 751 ships. At least moth balling our ships is bet- watch the Tower and warn people when^ it starts swaying?” 'ft *; # ' . You haven’t feally proved Whether you’re man or mouse Until you’ve spent a winter With plumbing ojutside the house. ! l -' ! ! i 11" ;IT r : i j ■ T If; The Battalion ' . ' v - • j ' ' 1 r "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions News Contributions may be made by telephone (4-5444) or at the editorial office, Room 201, Goodwin Hall. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (4-5324) or at the Stuudsnt Activities Office,^t6pm 209, Goodwin Hall. 1 ■ — ,» —' 11,1 1 * j ; — >——j ; — The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station, Texas, is published five times a week and circulated every Monday through Friday afternoon, except during holidays and examination periods. Durings the summer The Bat talion is published tri-weekly on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Subscription rate $4.30 per school year. Advertising rates furnished on request. ^ 11 " » » ' ■! H ' I ■ ■ ' I » M ■ I I ■ ■ - - - .1 l-IM.ll ,| | . M ,11, , ' || „ j . I , ,|, | , I, | | ,, | , I .1,1,1 li I ■ ■ ■ , I ■ '■ The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all jnews dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin publish- , ed herein. Rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. Entered M lepond-cltae matter at Feat Office-at Coitese Station, Tedaa, under tho Act of Congrcee of March 8, 1870. Member of The Associated Presi Repreeeoted nationally by National Ad- rrrthlng Service Inc., at New York City, Chicaro. Lea Anyelee. and San Franeieco. BILL BILLINGSLEY, C. C. MUNROE.. V • _ - •i. • j —r j • ‘ ! T* _ ■ Managing Edlton Clayton Salph, Lewta Burton, - Otto Kunia Oava Coalett,.,»,«,««,.«,«««•,••...Faatura Bdtlor Chuck - CabaniM, Bill Pott# .Sport* Cowditan Herman Oollob, Amuaemeate Editor Kenneth Marak, Emmett Trent,!Jack Brandt ..Cartooniate Martin Howard Fbotograpber Brad Holme*,. Bill Hitea, Hardy Roea, Joe Trevino , : - . . . . Photo Ingrams Ben Orlttatu .Advertlelng Manager A. W. Advartiateg Repreaeotattve Ubt Oliver.... OtiraMlw MiBiBW \ ' 0 . s , — — Co-Editors Charier Ktrkham. BditoriM Board cnamaas Oeorge Charlton, Dean Reed. 1 Clayton seiph, j ...Bdltortel Board W. K. Colville. Roger Coelett, Q. P. Newton. John Tapiey, Bill Tborapaoo, John Whitmore . . . Feature Writero Weldon Aldridge, Lawrenea Aehburn, Jr.. Emil Bunjee Jr.. John Driadale. Curtii Edward*, J. C. Pail*. David Poiaenlagen, Hob Lanai Baa Land rum. _ Dean Reed, L.) Bob Allan. Harold been. Ralph Gorman. mman . , • * • ; j Jaek Raley. .....iNewa . Prank Writer* Bporta Writer* r ■ > / ' 1 - ’ 1 !.f: i; i r : 1 Boyle’a Column ll'i'i Columnist $nows Fill Column on Ba Prances lai , v . . tm- BY HAL BOYLE New York (A*)—When I woke up tii» morning, I reached under my bed for my secret news ticker from Moscow. • Its page was blank. The Rus sians had had a quiet weekend. They hadn’t used atomic energy to move a single mountain or change the course of a single river. ISjnrailig,' 1 reached under the other side of the bed and pulled out my secret news ticker from Washington. It was completely blank, too. Nobody had resigned mirals were silent. What a dull world! a* Montgomery Desert Interview Remembered by Correspondent world history," fly Do WITT MACKBNZIK AF Foreign Affaira Annlylst It s seven years ago, barring a few days, that America's distin guished British guest, Field Mar- shut Viscount Montgomery, gave mo tjic toughest chase I over ex perienced In rounding up a subject for an Intervlow—not that he was trying to avoid me, but It just hap pened that way. This was In the Libyan deaert In December of '42, Just before the crucial batlle of El Aghella be tween Monty’s Eight Army and the Germans under the famous Marshal Rommel. The British general was moving his headquar ters for the great show-down, and he personally was hopping from place to plaice so fast that the British press unit to which I was attached never could catch up with him. Finally my colleagues threw up their hands, gave me an armored car with a military driver and said: “go find Monty yourself!" A couple of days later we finally ran to earth the man whom su preme allied commander general of the army Eisenhower has described as “one of the great soldiers ot the war ... a figure who will live always, not only in British but in ' \ [’ •'! *! Letters AN AGREEMENT Editor, The Battalion: Contrary Ito the beliefs of yes)- terdays contributors, I think ym) should be cpmplimented for you editorial stamd on the TU bonflr , incident. i * m I think t(iese men have forgoi anagement what Coach! Stiteler has said pubi- Th* general waa in hi* caravan —a little "headquarter*" office- on-wheola which could be got under way In a few momenta, When I knocked he gave mo a cheery V'come bv—Tm glad to no* you, 7 ’ and grinned when I told him about my long chMMo. First Impression The flrat moment of an Inter view with u stranger often Is the most Important, for It Is In this brief Instant that the interviewer sizes up his subject. I find that in my notes of the interview I recorded this first^mpresslon: “There burns in v his grey eyes the unmistakable flame of the crusader if he were not a great general he would be In some other field of leadership and it would involve idealism, if I've sized up my man rightly.” There would seem to be nothing in subsequent developments to change that viewpoint. Associated with that though is the fact that he is intensely religious, and in a manner of speaking fought with the Bible in his hand. “I was particularly touched by one letter from a Sunday school teacher in Atlantic City. He wrote to say that the boys of his classes were praying that I might have strength in the coming battle." “And don’t these messages help you?” I asked. “Don’t they streng then your morale?" He nodded, and there was mois ture in his eyes. Meeting Slated At t Lubbock for REAV licly several times: “Don’t do anything to make the opposition student body or team mad at us or cause them to get "keyed up"'for a game . . As long a)< Mr. Stiteler has been coaching football, I’m sure he is well grounded In the basic rudi ments of psychology. I think oiir two students built up a lot o|f school HpirilL-(-ifor TU. Lot'S best TU next year on thjc football field. Kenneth llond •fio I ’ (lombat Planes Cut By Naval Orders WASHINGTON — <A>) — The Navy Friday ordered about 20 per cent (if its combat planes taken out of service during the next foir months and is considering whether others muft be withdrawn. The move signals insistence fro: Defense Secretary Johnson economy cuts, bitterly protested t naval officials, which figured recent copgressiona|l hearings cn inter-service rows. | The Navy announced that a total of 36 squadrons—28'Navy and seo- cn marine—will be decommissioned. The sea service now has about 2,250 first line combat planes, be sides support and service aircraf The 35 squadrons to be decom missioned contain about 480 combat craft. The Navy Department announi ed some time ago that a. 25 clauses.' cent cut i^i air strength would required under the over-all econom program order by Secretary Job swJ . - I .. Official Notice SCHOOL OF KNOW RE RING November 5, 1M» NOT1CK-ID CARDS—Will all otudonlt In all ttchool* 1 Laving ID Cards number d below please phone or call at (he Defn of Engineering Office (phone 4-3744 or 4-R»44) at :210 Petroleum Building and give th* name eorrcKpondlng to (heir ca-d number. Ajnew list will be published eakh day. . ; ; , H. W. Dean ( 49. <tl. 74, *3. 147. 8487 M3. 387. 4*1. 473. 4.14. «!«. 440, 447. 435, 480. 4«jo, 4R6. 48S, WW, 304 , 303, 500, 607. 531. 688, 637. 1713, 1762. 1788, 1883, 3011, 3)77.13178. 3383. 3408, 3U8. 3(01. 36)1. aplo. 3708. 3783, 3838,2 8886,: 1838. 3844, 4)80, 4398, ^ 42(4: 4306. 4681. 4M8. vM6». 6078. 6283, 3341. ’. BARLOW, of Engineering 47. 848, 8(3. 387 Institute for REA managers, will be held at Lubbock December 16-17, E. L. Williams, director, Industrial Ex tension Service announces. Topics for discussion include or ganization for effective manage ment, job descriptions, job evalua tion, merit rating, training pro grams for REA personnel, other management problems, and a con tinuous munagemunt institute pro gram. R. A. Downward. W. W. Mills, and Williams, all of the Industrial Extension Service, will lead dis cussions, | A. C. Gunter Attend* Insect Control Meet Allen C. Gunter, associate Exten sion entomologist, left Sunday for Jackson, Mississippi, to attend the annual Cotton Insect Research and Control Conference. Purpose of the meeting is to for mulate the recommendiations for the control of cotton insects for 1950 in the entire cotton belt. Gun ter will present a paper at the meeting. He made the trip to Jack- son with C. F. Rainwater, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quaran tine, with hearquarters at College Station. They are expected to return to College Station December L Santa Claus School Opened in Hollywood Hollywood, Nov. 28 <£’>—There’s no escape from education.; Santa Claus is even being exposed to book learnin’. The Masquers Club of Hollywood has opened a school for Santa ^ ’ J ’ h ■■ ■ 1 I : ’ LAST BAY ■ in" “When My Baby Smiles at Me* —with— Betty Gimble j j Dm Ml) LUCK)’ LICENSE KITE . ! i 1 ■ ■ M ■ tB 7 . " • • "'•* i..:., •' /. |ij j' ] 1 i look into the future, I called to tailed what a columnist of IM ^ *81_ Ill : Al . -A. K.A • * ’ A _ \T£ a AMSkA M A #1 . my wife. She obediently trotted to the cloaet, opened a hatbox and dragged out my old crystal ball— the 58.98 model that department stores keep in stock for gypsies, happy mediums and unhappy col umnists. Deep inside the ball a message formed: "Notre Dame will go through season undsfeated." laughed: Ha, hat That’s no news. The sports writers have been saying tint for years.” I shook the crystal b*U harder aid looked again. It read: ’Tt’s Truman against Eisen hower in 1952.” “Hs, hs, ha!" chorted my mer- rjy helpmate. "I read that al ready in 27 other newspaper col umns last week, Rover boy.” [ threw the ball away in dis- at. Then I began to perspire. Or I realized that I had reached F» from the Cabinet, and even the ad- dilemma that comes sometimes to every columnist—I had nothing say. No news, no views, no noth- years’ experience had told me once wven I asked him if he ever ran opt of ideas. "Son,” this pulp paper Plato ad observed, "as long as sin and son snakes are alive in this orld s man of character and Ing will always have some- ng to write about.” And so, today wo will take up U.S. Finds Out Next Spring How Many Texans There Are HY TKX EASLEY <-T> A Washington-— army of Texana will fun out over (mull lining . of Ti their state next April 1 to count the number of people living be tween the Red River mid tho Rio Grande. J < . Uncle Sam will employ *8,669 workers to do the job. When results of their two-weeks survey is completed it should show the official 1960 population of Tex as to be somewhat larger than the 7,532,000 persons estimated to be residing in the state last July 1. The first federal census in Tex as, taken exactly a century earlier, showed an 1850 population of 212, 592. The 1940 census—they’re taken every 10 years—showed-a poulation of 6,414,824. The increase of more than 1,000,000 which Texas will show is a much greater gain than most states will register. Consequently, Texas is expected to be allocated at least one, and possibly two, more seats in. the House of Representatives. The total t number lof seats in the House re mains fixed at 435, so some states will 1 have to give up a fraction off their representation. California is expected to show the greatest gain of all states. Her poulation was estimated at 10,665,- 000; last July 1, an increase of Police on the Hunt - For Overdue Freaks Houston, Tex., VP)—The trouble with most police descriptions of wanted men is that they might fit almost anybody. , But police here have two de scriptions that would stand out in any crowd: A fire eater wearing goU car- rings and the other—a tattooed man* A St. Petersburg, Kla., carnival owner askod police to look fqr tho men, He said they arc overduo in a pickup truck loaded with car- nival eoMUtmcH. nose-counting task over government divide^ the PM ACE Bryan TODAY thro SATURDAY - | FRIDAY PREV. 11 P. M. *40/. r -. — QUEEN " ■TV ■; "SECRET ST. IVES" 3,673,000 over 1940, Michigan’s pqptiiatiot: \7ertt up to 6,252,000, an Injrreuso of 1,092,000 In the samt period, j j: ‘ : -'j The new census will turn up a Ini of facts besides bare population figures. It will disclose how many Texans own television sets, still cook with wood or kerosene, and how many an- in debt. It will reveal sudh sociological data as the number who have been divorced, live on farms or in city slums. Of course, the basic questions will show the complexion of Texans as to raoe, sex, age, and citizenship. In order to get this gigantic over with, the nation up iijto regions, states and districts, Fort Worth is the headquarters pf a'census bureau region comprising Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. The over-all operations in Texias also will be centered in Fort Worth, i There will be 22 district offices throughout Texas set up to carry out the census, each comprising one or more counties. The person nel in each district will include those working in the office to han dle administrative problems and clerical work, crew leaders who ■Will go out to supervise the count ing, and the enumerators who will ask you the questions, i Early next year the government ill get its staff of workers lined District supervisors will he id at the rate of $4,400 a year, ahd must possess the qualifica tions demanded of a regular civil service employe with a “GS9" rat- . The bulk of the workers will paid on oi per diem basis, which stiould net them about $8 to $10. a y. None will be hired until next year. ow To « V. j \ ■ ■ ■ » roblem of poison snakes—and sin for another rainy, day thei*e are 600 different varieties of poisonous snakes creep ing iind dhswling around the earth underfoot. And, I w one, don’t intend to let another day pais with >ut pointing out that neither the Republicans nor the Democrats are doing a thing to reform them. worth Says Preserve Site Goliad Park A second appeal to Texana to 'remember their past and help preserve Goliad State p “” b ” waa aounded toda^ by : j 1 h Hark” Bria. Gen. H. Miller worth, Luling, Ntate advisory chair- mart'of the $200,()00 campaign. "School children in dosonai of oitiek are turning in their nickels,, and j dimes," Ainsworth said. "But they must receive the auppoi thosr who esn give hunftmj {Muni or this drive cun hot Its worthy goal—the restor of one of our truly signlflcunt his- torltjul shrines," Rig gift donors hit sending checks direct to Alnswoj'th, proul- dent: of the First Nstlonsl Hunk of Lull ig, mid to the Goliad Htate Park Restoration Committee at Gollml’. Donations arc deductible for Income tux purposes. Checks hit coming in from far away as Oregon, Ainsworth said; Mrs. J. B. Godfrey J a grand daughter of David Hutchcnaon Mc Faden, who served under Gert. Sam Houston, mailed a donation from Portland, Ore., with this comment: "Each succeeding year the his- toriqal interest of Texas, the- most romantic and wonderful state- m the Union, becomes better known. Every Texan should be proud, to contribute to the preservation of the park and keep the memory of the j men massacred there ever fre»fy in the minds of the coming i generations.” The drive is. sponsored by the Daughters of the Republic of Ttaas. {Jampu ■j 1 TODAY thro MATURDAY MUST RUN L —Features atari— 1:00 - 3:56 - 6:56 - 8:00 • 10:00 . "•! : ' , ): ■ H j •• t • i t. ,1 3sb Ih •1/ wmij] ji L TUESDAY & WKDN1 \ / 7 / .i u . ,) -AM ”55“™" THURSDAY A FRIDAY '■ J i * rl'. 1 ; • ’ ■ r ! ■ J ; ! 1