. 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 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. . Aggie Players Present | lil .* ■ 1 f (- ■ R.U.R. PLUS: CARTOON—NEWS SMU-Notre Dame PREVUE FRIDAY FIRHT RUN Feature 11:3 11 P.M Hi; J. : . . V Hi ji' ; . . . . | -I . The amazing story of Synthetic MenJ Meet Willie tie Robot. He’ll thrill you Scare you! Shock you! Don’t miss R.U.R. ; : | | :i . thMnd.y .ad Friday Night. December 8 and 9 .itTM-n i 8: P .m. J ' ! 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