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WEDNESDAY
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11, 1950
MAYBE I
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An open letter in the form of a paid
advertisement in yesterday’s Battalion an
nounced to “students and others who are
interested in the operation of Guion Hall
as a movie theater” that Guion Hall should
charge an admission price of ten cents,
this same letter said that, with a ten cent
admission price, Guion Hall threater could
make more money every week that it now
does under its present system of opera
tion.
This letter also quoted a few random’
operating costs, made : several false and
misleading statements, and, intentionally
o r unintentionally, implied that there
might be something rotten in Denmark
with the operation'of Guion Hall as a the
ater.
- We feel that it is our duty to set the
record straight. To do this, we obtained
all the facts and figures of Guion’s opera
tion. ■' j t ’ j
The writer of the letter said “This
theater (Guion) has a low operating cost,
utilities, building, maintenance and etc.,
are furnished by the State of Texas—^only
the managers salary, operators salary and
a few incidentals come out of the profit
from the theatre, operation and concession
business.” '!
This is a false statement. The ^tate
of Texas does not pay any of these ex
penses. The light, water and heat ex
penses are paid from the profits of Guioni
as a theater. The expense of building up
keep is prorated among the different ac
tivities which make use of the building.
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The theater pays its share, and more. Dur
ing the three month period of September,
October and November, the theater was
closed 11 times folr Town Hall, commis
sioning exercises, Singing Cadet con-'
cert and similar offerings. Only two of
these activities paid for the use of Guion.
The expenses for the others were paid
by the theater which operates in Guion:
! The letter/was partially correct in its
statement regarding salaries of the man
ager and the operators. j There are other
salaries paid, by the Guion Hall theater
but not mentioned in Die bi>en letter. They
are those of three cashiers, one concession
girl, five other operators in addition to
one mentioned in the letter, and two ticket
men. All theSe employees, wijth the ex
ception of .the manager, are either stu
dents at A&lif or wives of students.
TljCre are other things regarding the
operation of Guion Hall as a movie house
wpich should be called fo the attention of
the writer of the open letter.
Attendance at the Guion theater fluct
uates wildly because of student activities
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In Passing .
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In a
Mtuged by
rough and tumble football game
two teams composed of lads
between the ages of H and 12 years, a great
many penalties bad been called by the
sole official of the game, a lad not much
older than the youngest player. One par
ticular 5-yard penalty so incensed one of
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inquired,
Man’s New Year’s resolutions live
A brief and fleeting life.
The only
Are th
smes he keeps for long
)se made by his wifej
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Entered *» eecond-elmee wetter it
Office et Collese Station. Texee,
the Act of Consreu of Uareh S, 1870.,
BILL BILLINGSLEY, C. C. MtfNROE
, “ Member of
The Associated Pres i
g&,n838Sa. A A A A A A .WSfiSSf SSf&SffiS
Uoorge Charlicin, Dean Read, *
Clayton Selpb ■Oltortal Board
Emil Buojea 4r. Dan Davla. Curtto Edwards J. C. KaiU.
Hunirhvl FltU. Henry jhacour. B. F. Roland. >
Jerry Zuher New. Wrlted*
Brad Holme., 81)1 HIM*. Hardy Bom, Joa.
rrevlao . h i • Photo Kn.rarer.
Kiniioth Marak. Emmett Trent, Jaok Brandt,
* 1 v — Cartoon let.
Morgue M.pacer
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y BepreMited nationally by National Ad-
Serrice Inc., at New York City,
m Ancele., and San Franc leco.
Dan CoaMt
Chuck Caba lim,
Rennan Gollrt*...
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jnetn eiaraa.
Jack Stan.bury
Jim Heed r . . •
Co-Editors
Carre t. Her
....Featare Editor
•Sports Co^ditor.
. Feature Writers
Sport. Writer.
. AdrerUamg MeaedN*
Cibb..
Bub Lae well,
n Stunt. . . Clr
•tlon AjaUt.nt.
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such as corps parades, sports events, and
similar happeninirs. When students are
on vacation, Gui m Hall is closed. Any
good businessman knows that fixed ex
penses continue whether a business is op
erating or not. Anpther item, often over
looked, is Guion’n readiness at all times
for use by autho-ized persons or groups.
It is always heatt d, always clean, and hot
just for the the* ter, but for Other uses
which can, and often do, incur expense
for the theater but bring no income. In
this sense, Guion Hall and its staff |are
performing a seip ice to the college which
is unequalled in :his area.
The claim that Guion Hall theajter
could, while continuing to show the sajme
type of movies now obtained under iden
tical terms, make more money with a ten
cent admission than it now does with a
thirty cent admission is false. We would
like to see any parson—ajiy person, that
is, with the true facts regarding the op
erating record of Guion Hall—devise any
system whereby it cOuld be done. If we
are wrong on this, we stand ready to be
corrected. j ! /j
We have ha l an opportunity to in
spect the financu.l records of Guion Hall,
records which are prepared and audited
by the Fiscal Off ce of the college. There
is not the slightest doubt in our minds
that these records |present a true and ac
curate picture of the financial operations
of Guion Hall. And, from our inspection
of the profit and loss statements of Guion
Hall, we are conv inced that the admission
price charged by Guion is as low as is con
sistent with the type of pictures presented
if these pictures are to be shown within
a reasonable time from their original re
lease date. ! J *
Theile are many other aspects of the
service rlendered by Guiofl Hall which
could be presented here. However, w’e be
lieve Such presentation to be unnecessary.
Let it suffice to say that from our pur-
sual of tpe opera ting records and reports
of Guion Hall, wo are convinced that the
impressicn given in the open letter in yes
terday’s Battalion is completely false.
We suspect that the true objective
of the open letter w r as not directed toward
obtaining a fair deal for the Students of
A&M* but rather toward starting a move
ment which w 7 ould eventually cause the
motion picture service offered in Guion
Hall to degenerate to such a degree that
it would pe of no value or pleasure to the
students. The ultimate object of this de
generation would be, of course, the elim
ination Of Guion Hall theater as a com-
pettyor in the local motion picture market.
tie’s Cell
President s “Improved” Budget
Confusing More Than Beifore
the menitodrH <>f the team penalised that
ho wrath Tully pushed his face against that
of the yt uthful official and said to him in
no uncertain terms; “You Stinjc!” Where
upon th«i surprised and highly outraged
official stepped off 15 more yards, turned
his accuser, and belligerently
“How do I smell froni here?’’ -
By JAMES MARLOW
Washington—OP>—I wanted : to
write something simple that went
like (his: ' - j ' J
“The Presideiit figure^ it will
cost about $42.4 billion to run the
government another year. Of that
amount, $. , . i be i P a *d * n
salaries to people! working
fpr the government.”
That didn’t seem like miieh work.
All I had to. do was turn a few
.pages in the biidget and get the
answers, I thought.
The president’s budget and bud
get message—together they’re as
thick as a city telephone directory
— went to Congress yestejrday. j. 1
; But I’d heard Ithis was a big im-
provement—in I organization and
clarity—over aiiy previous mes
sage by any president.
Previous Years
In bther years, when I wanted
to dip into the budget, I always
approached on tiptoe With a mag
nifying glass arid two detectives.
But this yearj after all the im-
proveriients I hid heard about: in
the lapt budget, I just walked right
up to! it by myself.
All I had to ho, I thought, was
just open it and pretty soon I’d
find what I pas looking for. j
It \yas a bad move. I just wanted
to find out how many people
worked regularly for the govefn-
v ment and how much dough they
got.
Under the defense department I
read: “In the Army’s estimate for
1951, 630,000 man-years are esti
mated for officers and enlisted
personnel . . .
Quick, I put a call to a man I
knew at the defense department
and' he said “630,000 man-years
Official Notice
ORDINANCE NO. 141
AN ORDINANCE MAKING IT UNLAW
FUL TO ALLOW .lA DOC TO RUN AT
LARGE WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE
CITY ; PROVIDING THAT A PERSON
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CARE OF A
DOG WHO ALLOWS THE SAME TO
RUN AT LARGE SHALL HE FINED;
AND SPECIFYING THAT EACH IN-
STANCE A VIOLATION OF THIS OR-
DINANCK OCCURS SHALL RE CON-
SIDERED A SEPARATE OFFENSE.
RE. IT ORDAINED HY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION. TEXAS in
Htt'fion I. It mhuil Im> nit Im wf I) | tti Ml low
h <U« To run Nt Inriff within thi* limltH of
I hr City.
Si rtlnn Any |)t>r«on for
th*- r»m* of * fhir V ho hIIown Du- *Mtmr
to iiio til Inrtfu within thn lini(t« of th*
City hIinII h*> ifitllty of «t ntMemiftnor njul
ittion roiivh'llun nhnll hr flnnf not ! Iom
fhitn twi (ilu.MOi dollurit noi* morn thnn
fifty ihftCMMli rioHurtf.
Hrctlnn B. Kurh ; In-tniu r thnt; m vlolu-
tlon of tM« onltiiMhi’r orfurx «hnll hr ron-
nhlrriil m fiffunm*.
Hnctlon 4. ThU orilti.niirp nIimM l»h «*ff*r-
tlvo from nrtd i»ft<»r ixoMNirr mill puhltrn-
tlon.'
pNio««fl it ml Mptirovi il thr Hth iln>' of
.fanuiir>, 1950.
APPROVED:
h Krn«*f»t Lan|fford
Mayor
ATfKST:
h N. M. McGinni*
City St*cretary
An examination for credit tn: C. E.
800S will be riven in the C. E» iBCCture
Room at 1 P. M.. Saturday, January 14,
1950. Only those students authorised by
•the Executive Committee may take the
?
J. A. Orr* Professor
Civil Engineering Dept.
Graduate Record Examjnationri will be
riven here February 3 and 4^ Application*
for permission to take the ' cxahitnation
must be received at the Princeton office
before January 21. Application blanks may
be obtained directly from the Educational
Testing Service. P. O. Box 592. Princeton.
N. J.. or from Dr. W’. A. VarvqL Depart
ment of Education and Psychology, Room
Professor of Psychology
Walter A. Vairvcl.
means the Army will have an aver
age of 630,000 men in uniform in
1951.
I looked again and searched
some more for total figures on
people regularly drawing’ govern
ment pay. i ! „
Then I picked up the > phone
agriin. I phoned all over Washing r
ton: to the budget bureau itself,,
the House, the Senate, the Library
of Congress, the Capitol Architect,
the U. S. Courts.
Final Answer
I finally got the answer which
may be a little off but is close
enough. It will do. The total is
3,500,000 people, including mem
bers of the armed forces.
The total breaks down like this:
Armed Forces—1,507,000; civil
ians in the executive branch—
1,960,000; legislative branch, in-;
eluding senators and representa
tives—7,200; U. S. courts—4,300. 1
And of the 42.4 billion the pres
ident figures government expen
ses will run next year, about
$11,000,000,000 if for paying those
3,500,000 people.
Germans Say West
For ‘Fodder Army’
Frankfurt, Germany t/Pi— The
west German Press has accused the
Western Powers of trying to re
vive Gorman militarism with ri
“cannon fodder” army. ‘
The newspapers claimed the
West wants an army of German
“mercenaries” as a bulwark against
the Russians.
Although Western Allied officials
have announced publicly there are
no present plans for rebuilding a
German army, persistent reports
have circulated that western mili
tary leaders favor such a step.
Yesterday a spokesman for West
German Chancellor (premier) Kon
rad Adenauer said the Bonn gov
ernment declared the west German
Republic was not taking the ini
tiative in proposing such a mili
tary move.
The spokesman said Adenauer
was “fundamentally” against Ger
man r«arraamcnt because she needs
her whole power for civilian re-
const ruction, He added that if the
western allies insisted, however,
western Germany would he willing
to rulse an army-equipped by the
United States—to service ns part
I of a European army under a com
bined European command.
Bath May Coot Florida
Resident 890 Smackers
Daytona Beach, Fla., (Ah—A
hot bath may cost Fred DisSel-
koan $890.
He hid $890 in an envelope in
the water heater at his home while
he went fishing. Buck from tho
fishing trip, he lit the heater to
take a bath. A few minutes lat
er, he recalled hiding the money,
he opened the heater and ' found
only charred remains of the cur
rency.
A bank advised him yesterday
to send the remains to the U. S.
Treasury in Washington. Rank of
ficials said government experts
might rule in his favor and send
him new bills to replace the char
red fragments.
GUION HALL —Thurs.. Jan. 19—6:45 P.M. & 9:15 P.M
WHIT*.'CMy
NEW ACTS! NEW
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DOODLES WEAVER, HELEN GRAYCO, THE CITY SUCKERS
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14 — EXPLOSIVE VOD-V1L ACTS — 14 !
SEATS NOW ! ! ..Tickets on sale at Student Activities Office
A. it M. COLLEGE.
MAIL ORDERS ACCEPTED! Send check and self addressed,
stamped envelope to Student Activities Office, A. and M. Col
lege of Texas, College SUtion. BE SURE TO INDICATE
WHICH SHOW TIME IS DESIRED. i '
Prices: $2.56, $1.80, and $1.23 (Tax included)
“For The Love | of Hike —> Don’t Miss Spike”
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' Resolutions Collapse
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BY UAL BOY
New York
me awake thijs morning
“AH right. Rover,
have to try to hide froi
day. I’ve got an idea f<
write about.' It’s a nice
too.”
“What’s your big idea, dear?”
I asked.
“Isn't it about this time of yeai
l\Boyle Grows Fatter
that peotrie like you write
those so-called funny pieces
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Ron?
New Year resolutions?” she said.
“Well, it’s a week or two; late
for that,” I said. “And besides I
haven’t any material yet along
that line.”
“I’ll save you a trip to the pub
lic library," said Frances. “I think
I have all the material you need.”
She was thumbing a small’note
book in which, from time to time
she chronicles the hits, runri and
errors (all mine) of oiir marital
life. f| T T
“Take your head out of the
blankets,” she said, “Let’s look at
the record,
She open
over.
ithe notebook.
‘On last Jhn. 1st— it sayri here
—you promised to get honie for
dinner on time every night in 1949.
Do! you knejw how mriny j times
you’ve been ilrite?” !
“Maybe 25 fimes?”
“No, 138 times.”
The farther she got in her
memory book the deeper I got in
State Board Gives
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Praise to Langford
Praise hah been given Ernest
Langford, behd of the Architecture
Department, by the State Board of
Architectural j Examiners. |
The boardj : held its December
examinations! were Bartlett Cocke
of San Antcjnio, chairman. Wrote
Langford that “the State Board
of Architectural Examiners Wish
es to express to you its thanks for
the facilities; of the Department
of Architecture which Were (made
available to jus for our December
examination^. Likewise we (hank
you and the members of you if very
efficient stafjf! for the help ip con
nection withj ithe examinatiojn.
“Your department is always most
hospitable and we feel Very much at
home and wte always jlooki for
ward to conducting board meetings
and examinations at A&M-
Sutherland Arrives
To Help Veterans
M. R. Su(herland, regional in
surance officer and contact repre
sentative from the VA, arrived
here today, Taylor Wilkins, [Vete
rans Advisor; said today.
Sutherland; 1 will be in his of
fice, 260 Rijzzel Hall, from 9:30
a. m. to 2:30 p. m. Thursday,; Jan
uary 12, to'He of assistance tp any
veterans.
Veterans With any VA problems
are advised to see this Representa
tive, whether dr not any previous
action has 'been taken, Wilkins
cbhcluded.
doghouae.
“And you promised
drink less, and—”
“Didn’t I go on the
times ? H
“Didn’t you fall off! seven
times?”
“Didn’t 1 go on a diet; four
times - ? ” ' ^
“Yes. You lost a total Of 35
pounds in four times—and gained
40. At that rate you’ll weigh 296
pounds by the end of 1969.?
She clbsed the book, and hand
ed it tf me |nd said:
“I won’t even mention
eclat you’ve been promising
•every year since 1937.”
I put the catalogue of bro ten
vowa In rv pocket after breakf ist.
' “I don’t know, just how to >i '
your story on New Year rescl
tion,” I told Franees as I left ^
the office.
“Just say something cute,”
said. II ! \.
She playfully pinched my check,
taking out only a small hujnk.
Wives’ aren’t a profitable source
ideas on some days.
fo
Can Opener Divorce
Hollywoodi—i.Ti—“Divorce,”! says
a Hollywood j chef, “begins id the
kitchen.” Mips Lucich, a cook for
46 years, |S«|ys “more mnrr)ugeis
start heariiiig; for troubld wheh the
wife reaches jfor a can opener!than
you would suspect. Homo-mujklng,
especially cooking, is ultimately the
most Importrint part of manfiage.
Yet young ajltis are being trained
for. everything hut that.” i
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LAST DAY
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To R&F Oub, Interview Grads
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W. RJ Chapline,
of Range Research of the
Forest Service, Will visit the
rind Forestry Department of
January 13 and. 14, according tb
Dr. V. A. Younjf, head of the de
policies that determine
lent of ranges, the duties
re men in the Forest Service,
ExperimentStation
Gets
10-Acre Trace
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A 10-acre tract of [land at
Yoakum has been made available
to the texas Agricultural Experi
ment Station, which will be used
for research purposes.
The land was made available to
the Yoakum plant disease labora
tory by (the Chamber of Commerce’
of which R. J. Etlinger is presi
dent.
“This [land is needed,” Dr. R. D,
Lewis director of the TAES, said
“The chamber has leased it from
the owner and expects to do so for
a five year peribd.”
“All the crops produced on the
land are to be the property of the
^ riment Station and any pro-
i from the Bale of such crops
be used for the (benefit of
if
Vet’s Wives Bridge
Club Meets Jan. 12
The Veteran’s Wives’ Bridge
Club will hold their weekly meeting
January 12 in the YMCA at 7:30
p. m., Mrs. Jackie Trolinger, re
porter, jsaid today.
Officers elected for the springs
semester are Mrs. Gwenn Burns?)
president; Mrs.i Ann Wilson, vice-
president; Mrs; Jo Norris, secre
tary treasurer?: Mrs. Jackie Tro
linger, reporter; Mrs. Billie Lips
comb, historian) and Mrs. Jan Ry-
man, parliamentarian.
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and problems arising on a rang li ’s
district will be discussed by Chjalp-
Young said.
During his visit. Chapline
Wui
interview range and forestry grad
uates interested in a career in
range-forestry research. I He Will
visit some of the range areas) in
the vicinity of College Station.
Chapline is one of the outstand
ing leaders In the U, S. In rahge
research and correlated phasiis.
Young said. Many of hls yean of
service in range-forest research
were spent in the southwest, jar-
tlcularly In New Mexico. He whs
one of the earliest contributors
to the field of range research p -lor
to being appointed chief of the di
vision pf forest-range research.
Dr. A. W. Sampson, head of the
Range Department of the Univer
sity of California, expects
the Range and Forestry
ment, January 13, according tb
Young.
Dr. Sampson like Mr. Chapline,
is ohe of the pioneer research i turn
in range management in the For
est Service.’ He was in charge of
range research at the Great Basin
Experiment Station in Utah fc r a
number of years.
Other leaders In the field o!
range management expect to \islt
the Range and Forestry Depart
ment following the annual meet
ing of the American • Society b!
Range Management to be heli; in
San Antonio, January 10 and 12 in
clusive. i [
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