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. I • I H '/T r- V “ •! .. /. if i Page 2 Battalion Editorials “ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8,1M9 - More Unraveling for Our Traffic Tangli From all indications, A&M is destined could pull into one to have a traffic problem on its hands for park long enough several years at least. The number of cars provided jit didn’t on the campus, instead of decreasing as the veteran enrollment dropped off, has increased. However, there are still suffi cient parking lots to handle the cars now registered with-the Campus Security Of fice even if some of the lots are pretty crowded. The traffic flow has been vastly inl and then! vacate the another ‘ in and ou The problem of enforcing the short time parking limit of two wlays. A pa* nated to check meters could be installed. could be solved ei rolman could be d' parking, or parking We prefer the proved with the designation of Military involve far less burden on the local police Walk and Trail Street as one-way thor- force to make occieional checks on seve- oughfares. Moving the new bus stop from ral parking meters George’s was another step forward in bet- sign a patrolman ter and safer traffic control^ as was the areas, installation of diagonal parking on Trail The problem Street. . meters is one we All these moves have helped, but an other problem faces us that bears look ing into—the need for “short time’’ park ing zones near Goodwin Hall, The Ex change Store and the Administration Building. come by earmar the meters to pa; All of these buildings are centers for campus visitors. Students, too, often have occasion to drive to one or all of th^rrj to transact business requiring just a few’niin- ji We Relieve th^ suggestion for special utes. However, at none of these buildings are there facilities for this “in and out”,, type of parking. - Would it not be advisable to designate areas close to these buildings as special 15 minute parking areas? Car owners t of these special areas, o transact his biitfeiness exceed the time limit, ice, leavjpg it for iver. atter Imethod. It would than it would be to as- to supervise unmetered [ 1 f cash outlay for the believe could be oyer- the revenue from their installation in addition to their upkeep. Desif [nation of special 15 minute park ing areas was discussed last year by the Student {Senate, and a recommendation for their adoption wajs made to the Traffic Committjee. However, nb action developed as a result of this particular recommenda tion. be one vjlay to hel^ New Story; Old Commentator 15 minute parking areas again deserves consideration by jthe Traffic Committee, for our | traffic problem is still with us and thefre is ever^r. indication that it will be with ! us for tyany years. This would tostatic copies of them a piece had and the bottom them—and on each of been cut out of the top of the page, where the stamp secret or confidential had been placed.” I i : also! found a letter on ouse stat^nary “which impressed the name Harry Hop- e upper left hand cor- Jordan said he White Ho me because it ha<}l kins prihted in tip ner.” Part “had a hell of a of the message, he said, went: from Gfoves.” Lewis, canrtily me getting theSe away A former Army officer told a new story Friday night of communist under cover operations complemented by a pinch of political intrigue and a dash of treason. During an interview on radio commen tator Fulton Lewis’s 6 p.m. program, ; one- time officer G. Racey Jordan, said that wholesale lots of secret U. S. documents and materials by Soviet officers called uranium “bomb powder” were flown to Russia under wartime pressure from the " late Harry Hopkins. * He said Hopkins, a close friend and, advisor to‘the late President Roosevelt, was “the button the Russians touched every time they heeded emergney help.” It all happened, Jordan told Lewis, while he was stationed at Great Falls, • - t Montana, where lend-lease planes took off for Fairbanks, Alaska, for delivery to Rus sian pilots. Jordan said he becaihe suspicious of the Russians because of the “ever in creasing amount of baggage” they car- a presidential advisor actually serving in ried,", no official capac|i;yl cbuld open channels Finally, he began checking the large through which Rhsiiikn subversives, spies, shipments of rope bound suitcases, he and esp||onage age its could leave the coun said. r. try with top secret documents at any time. In them he found “a tremendous quan- It cbuld have iiappbned. Only a thor- tity of federal documents—carbon or pho- ough investigation can tell us for sure. ted the ral Leslie Groves j exposing again, sugges- reference bight have been to Gen- tiead of the secret atom i if* » ■ •. bomb project duy ng the war. But [the question, "why is this news makes us a little skeptic concerning the complete implica tions of} Friday nj^ht’s interview. |. \ intervieWerl however, makes us whether our present system is so The wonder powerfully throwri together that possibly Ice Man, Stay’Way From My Door . . , Southwestern ice manufacturers were told by their association president, Tom Rqgers, that the ice man is here to stay. Rogers cited that in 1940 ice production totaled 2& million tons. Last year com mercial ice production soared to 52 mil lion tons. Apparently the mechanical refrigera tor has not made ice industry, and our back door a 4 Instead of dri American scene, 1 ers figures, the itjf trenched at our too deep inroads on the Jiat man still comes to kskb, “Ice today?”; yjing the ice man from the we fare to believe Rog- man is more firmly en- hack door than ever. I 4—4- fi The Battalia "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie 44) or at thq ” ir -“ > News contributions may be made by telephone (4-5444) or at i ..jodwin Hall. Classified ads may be placed bv telephone (4-5324) Office, Room 209, Goodwin Hall. editorial office. Room 201, at the Stuudent Activities The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechjani City of College Station, Texas, is published five times a week and <Jir< Friday afternoon, except during holidays and examination) periods. 1 talion is published tfi-weekly on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Sul y?ar. Advertising rates furnished on request 1‘ 4 • College of Texas and the plated every Monday through j rin gs the summer The Bat- ription rate $4.30 per school The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republ: credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and lipcil news ed herein. Rights of /epublication of all other matter herein are also Entered «» eecond-elau matter at Poet Office at College Station. Texaa, under the Act of Congreea of March S, 1870. Member of ! The Associated Press tion of all news dispatches spontaneous origin publish- ttfd, ' ' i j - BILL BILLINGSLEY, C. C. MUNROE-. Clayton Selpb, Lewis. Burton, Otto Kunze ...^ Managing Edlton Dave Coslett. Feature Editor Chuck Cabanisa, Bill Potts .Sports Co-cditon Herman GoUob Amusements Editor Stnnctb Marak. Emmett Trent, Jack Brandt .. Cartoonists Martin Howard Photographer Brad Holmee, Bill Hites, Hardy Ross, Joe ... - Trevino Photo Engravers Bon Brittain • ■ • .AAvertlaing ttaaais* A. W. Fredrick AdvartUtag Reprorentatlvs Larry Oliver,Msaa^s Charles George «• Chari Clayton Bid Weldon Bunj. Falla, rum. Caat Bob Aliei !• i vacated nationally by National Ad- vertis ob Service Inc., at New York City, Chics ro. Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Co-Editonij ton, Dean Selph 4.Editorial Board cnairman , LT. J Editorial Board ■a \ • 1 . k'" i < mpson, Ji ■Mg*, r., John Di ,vid Fatten Lindheim id, L. O. arold Freak W. K. Ctjjlyi !e, Roger Ojoafett. G. P. Newton. John Tapley, ~t«hn Whitmore . . . Feature Writers Asbburn. Jr., Emil Curtis Edwards, J. C. dob Lane, Bee Land- Brace Newton, Jack Rattr. J. It .News wrtton Ralph Gorman. Frank Sports Wrtton J o • < Genii. Ralpl ik IUMm J,,,., "-‘T JUST IN CASE W.'M .i-m i ••j Letters To The Editor ittera to thi rhlch do nol to have th< les will not, editors.) (All letter* to the editor which are not contain obscene or sir names withheld f without the consent of the eoHege and which Sons wishing and these names other than the edl FACULTY PAjjEL COMMENTS Editor, The Battalion: v | This letter is not a ; condemna tion of the Editors. Instead it ife a subject of more Vital importance. This letter is directed to the Fac ulty Panel and a case Concerning a good friend of mi[ie who at one time persuaded me to|:stay at A&M. In fact he has done this in many ijiore cases. This boy was recently booted out of A&M for the remainder of the semester. This (tadet l|ad a car at A&M, He had, after a time, col lected enough of Hickman’s call ing cards to the point where he had to redeem them or else lose his campus license. Instead of paying the fine (since he was taking his (jar home at Thanksgiving) he had Another boy ko| up before Hick man and re-register his car un der another namie. Before the week >has out, the boy was caught and deferred to Facultj^Panel. ; He had no defense. He knew this: he tried to obtain another liceinse. The only defenjse that he might have had was that he was due for h leg operation ^nd that the doctor had told him to keej) off of his llsg as much as possible. The Cadet’s C. O. and an Arpiy Officer pleaded for leniency. 5 j The Faculty ^anel took every thing into consideration and gave ihe verdict of guilty: He (the Cadet) was dismissed from school (A&M) until thp beginning of the hext semester, [and was to be on (•onduct probation on his return to :r did) and that he flowed to drive a tar here at anyj time hereafter. It was glad to[ see that the Facul ty Panel was lejiient. If that’s len iency, I’m glad | he pleaded for it Official Notice \ Will the studentji having the following 1. D. numbers plealse come by Dean Bar low's Office, Rm. 210 Petroleum Building, jfirst vacant period or call 4-5744. I 49, 74 Brumsonj 95 Barta. 2*7, Wood, til* Walker, 425 l)lortcn, ‘36 Lancaster, il40 McDaniel. 455j 464 Nelron, 4S0 Mc- (Murry, 466 Thomas. 504 Nelson. 505 Mas- pay,, 5-S3 Oradat, 607 Yater, 617 McElroy, 622 Lynch, 624 Morris, 686 Simpson, 637 Hendricks, 639 Mi(se8ka, 649, Walsh, 658 Mikeska. 655, 688 [Morrow, 702 Lawson, 712 Clontnger, 713 Marble, 715 Schmidt, 722 McDaniel, 757 Fluker. >764 Sewell. 766, 789 Anderson, B. J., 775 Jones. R.. E.. 1746 Smith. 1863 Miller, ;Roy (Annex). 2828 Garcia. Gelso, 3177. bl7s. 3266 Lewies, W. M., 3322 Goodyear. If. M.. 3403, 3412 fall. 3442 Price. <?■ F„ 13443, 35)1 Ramsey, 3810 Robbins. 3709 iZabick, Wm. L. [3851, Johnson. Jl E., B895, 3914 Green, jC. V. j 39969, 4016 Joi(es, Edwin. 4038,. 4157 iMillcr, J. B., 4190 Smith, C. R.; 4196 Liohnson, R. B 4264 Ramsey, Elwood, i4305 Jones, R. O. 1382 Miller. Wallace. ■1479 Anderson, Wjllard. 4485, 4581, 4673 joray, J. D , 4899.1(880, 4795. 5079 Jones, 5211. 5216. 5295 Price, Bill, 5141 Smith, jChas. R., 5543 Thompson, 5549 Cox, W. 1L, 5571. 5722 Plfice. C. F., 5810, 5921 W’rlght. Bobby, 630:1, 6316 , 6373, toll IJones, R E., 7051 Wilson, Wm.. 7325 Lewi*. W. M 747)6 Davis, R. 8 I AI»o, will the following stutttnls who liuve I. D. numbenl between the*< numbers j report to Dean Barlows Office:; i 518 through 565; 777 thru 1631 , [ jsKOOND AND THIRD YEAR STUDENTS [SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE All secor.l and third year atudents tn the School of Veterinary Medicine are required to attend the meeting on "The Bureau of Animal Industry trainee iprograito" from !h a. M. to ft A. M on Tuesday, December 13th, in the amphitheatre of the Veterinary IHospital. Scheduled classeji for these students will !be dismissed for this hour. (Signed) I. B. BOUOHtON. Dean , School [ of Veterinary Medicine a student or employee of the signed hY ■ libelous Tnatertal will be published. Per- their names withheld from publication may request such action writor. A&M (if he eve would not be j PROMPTStRVItt\ I mtOMASU Use <%ujr economical taxi service when you are.in a hurry. Just phone 2-1400. TA X I / be divulged to any persons because under other circumstances it would have probably been the firing squad. There is very little that the faculty panel can do now, but if in any way possible the Faculty Panel could give this boy another chance, if only to finish this semester, I think that it should - be done. And I cot^d get the sig natures of hundreds Of students and quite a few profs that would feel the same way. I’ll be the first to ad^nit that the Cadet in question did do wrong, but the punishment inflicted is too harsh and is contrary to my belief of justice at A&M. Name withheld by request j WHAT’S THE SCORE? Editor, The Battalion: ' What’s the matter with the “News of Aggieland” program on W T A W I? Don’t they consider A&M’s game with St. Louis im portant enough to mention on their Wednesday morning broadcast? It seems like the score could have been announced Without much ejffort, or aren’t they interested ? Tom Current i’50. , \ ' ! ' FF AStudent-Prof Dinner Scheduled The Collegiate Chapter of the F. F. A. will hold a student-pro fessor banquet oh December 10 at 7:30 p. ni, J. D. Hampton, presi dent, announced. This is a revival of au old cus tom Hampton said. It will be the first of these banquets to lie held in several semesters. The banquet will be held at the Maggie Parker dining room in Bryah. Each F. F. A. member may in vite one professor to be his guest for the evening. The professor need not be. in the school of ag riculture to be eligible, Hampton concluded. THURSDAY FRIDAY SEEK— *** *1^ • ■j r 'ibeuyi ■ ^ tell Gh/u/Usncvi Shop today in the ADVERTISING COLUMNS The Battalion ‘Where your Best Values are found Daily" 1 : ■ Boyle’s Col ! i AM Yodeei Rockefeller’s kite Tree "In. . . 7 ['; ! . ! •» ; i • ' i BY HAL BOYLE New York—bPi—Squire feller hgs our town in a It’s about that Christ he put up between his ice the RCA building. The Squire is a right neighborly fellow. Every year about this time hn hired hands whack down * tall tree somewheres, and )uuil S it into town and put it up—for the community to look at fret. It’s got so that the Christmas season isn’t official in these parts until the Rockefeller tree is in, Well, all last week our town was as excited as Dan'l Boone at a turkey shoot. Word hid got Mi~Calh Interviews 1.) December 8—Foley Brothers will be on the campus to inter view men interested in retail mer chandising. (2.) December 9—Magnolia Pe troleum Company will interview men for positions as Junior Geo physical Engineer. { AgricnKwe, - U J (1.) General Mills, Inc., will have two openings for trainee^ in sales in the near future. Interested ap plicants should contact the place ment office by December 9 And ar range to send application or per sonnel leaflet to company for con sideration. (2.) The Arp Nursery Company in Tyler, Texas, is interested in one or two men to work with their company. They will consider rhen who are unable to complete their work, as well as graduates. They prefer married men. Engineering (1.) The City Public Service Boanl of San Antonio, teias, has a cadet course for training young engineers, both electrical and mech anical, for positions in the various departments of the organization. After training the engineer) is then placed in the type of wprk for which he feels he is most adaptable, (2.) The Ground Water Branch of the U. S. Geological Survey has positions open for two men as Engineer, Hydraulic, GS--5, for work on ground-water investiga tions in Oklahoma. (3.) The Gulf Research and De velopment Company has a number of positions open in research and development work on pfetroleum products. They are particularly in terested in chemists (B. S. degree), Chemical Engineers (M. JS. or; B. S. degree), mechanical engineers or physics majors. Liberal Arts: I 1 ’ f (1). Connecticut General JLife Insurance Company is interested in receiving applications from Janu ary and June graduates Who would like to be considered for their training program. Application forms available at placement [ of fice. ■round, sowehow, that this year the pqiilre had really outdone ** - T. j'. hrong : of citUens in‘•omne|i'to web corner. le seemed like everyone Was there for the big hoedown ’cepling Grover Whalen, who was busyiih his per fume shopr-a customer had just walked In. Well, sir, our folks took one look at Squire RpckeftlleFij 1949 Christmas tree—and all hullaballo broke loose. The tree wajpen’t over. “The dang thing musta fainted!” said a visitor from Brooklyn; New Grand Knight Elected by K of C i Mur Sam Liberto Jr., past deputy grand knight, was elected Grand Knight of the College Station Knights of Columbus, Council 3205, at a regular meeting held last Thursday evening. Liberto, a chemical engineering senior, is from San Antonio. While in the navy, he served aboard two destroyer escorts in the Atlantic and the Pacific. Sam’s father, a past Grand Knight of Council 780 and past district deputy,: i s the state activity chairmarf. ; Robert C. Jacks, faculty member of the Agricultural Engineering Department, was elected deputy grand knight. Jaska had the rank of captain when he was with the Air Force during the wari He is from Ross, Texas. Ji James H. Middleton Jr.'sopho more student majoring in I. E. was elected Warden of the coun cil. [ , Plans wfere made for a : social meeting to be held at the: Bryan K of C Hall, Thursday, December 16 at 7 p. m., Liberto said) “No, w« done It deliberate, said a hired hand, importantly. “The sqaire didn't want to eatd the town on fire by no accident So we sprayed the tree with 20( gallons of white camofiage pain —it’s fire-retardin’. Ain’t she n beaut?” : '-i'. ' 1 i 1 tf v ’ j Well, yesi And, well, The town has beed a-argu n’ about that, ’air tree for day*. Some folits come right opt flit and say: T “Wc got to grow up with tie times. .Nobody in Boston would think’ve settin’ up a white Chrii t- broke loose. The tree wayent green mas tree. The squire has kep’ is at all. Twar white—yep, white all ahead agin.” ‘ m r But other folks are just as «ot t’other way. “He oughta tear it down aid start all over,” they opine. ’ * It ain’t. a Christmas tree to begin with. 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