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BRUARY 10, 1950
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Incompatible: Phon^ Rate Hikes and Wet! Weather •
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The City Councils of College Station
and Bryan have received a proposal by the
Southwestern States Telephone Company
for general rate increases on all telephone
services the company renders in this area.
Telephone rates in this area have not been
raised since the Southwestern States Tel-
phono Company received its local fran
chise in 1027, company officials assert.
. Company officials further contend that
their profits from locahexchanges ^re on
ly about 1.0/,.', but thcf proposed rate in
creases would bring their profits up to the
usually expected 6% op their investment.
Both councils generally f agreed that
the quality of ^service by the telephone
company has improved over recent
months. But our experience with the com
pany’s service is still not altogether satis
factory. - We may be the only office in
College Station to suffer a breakdown of
‘ telephone ‘service frequently during wet
weather; w~e don’t think we are.
Complaints of poor phpne service this
past summer became so numerous that a
• •
local citizen's eommitjtee held public hear
ings to determine if | the telephone com
pany was living up t<j> its franchise agree
ments. The result of the local action was
a promise by the telephone company to
improve its service tb the public.
Service has improved, but we do not
feel that the improvement Justifies the
proposed rate increases. In fact, service
could stand considerable more improve
ment before any rajtc hike would seem
reasonable. j
i The Southwestern States Telephone
Company was goaded into the improved
services which now jjxist, and though we | >
appreciate the improvement, it is no more
Jthan what they should have been giving
all along. That citjizen’s forced change
has tempered our enthusiasm toward this
public utility, and makes us cold toward
theijr overtures for rate increases.
Salary increases
ployees merit them
rate increases.
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Russian Victory Through Political Power
Shoved onto two large islands off the
China .coast, Chinese Nationalist forces
are ^girding themselves for last ditch
stands against amphibious landings soon
anticipated from Chinese Communist for
ces. ./ < J . -I '
Hainan and Formosa are the last pla
ces of refitge for the long-time American
backed Nationalist government. On these
islands several hundred thousand ragged
hangers-on to the doomed Nationalist
cause are preparing to defend themselves
against the communist forces with their
usual vigor. When the Nationalist islands
fall (our government has already written
them off)' the last footholds in China
friendly to the Cnited States will be lost.
This victory would then give commun
ist force* complete control of China, her
population, her resources, and her govern
ment, ’ Another vast land area populated
by hundredtj of millions of people will fall
under the Russian Communist influence.
/ Viewing Russian Communism’s gains
Mince the end of World War II, wc note
come only, after em-
so should telephone
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armed conflict. Rat ier, her victories have
been through politic al | manuevers instead
of military.
As long as Rusjsia continues to win
such brilliant politic; il victories as she has
in recent years, >ah< has nothing to gain
by launching war agai nst anybody. Only
after she discovers that she has reached
her saturation point in subjugating peo
ples through politics would it be sensible
for Russia to attempt war as a means to
further her cause of communism.
American aid to western European na
tions has given them a firm economic and
political footing. Spread of Russian Com
munism into those countries to the degree
national governments
dvanced beyond what
i Russian military in-
^ve in the near future
too many other areas
l>olitieal battles can be
of threatening their
cannot be greatly
it in now without
vasion. Such a me
is absurd; there arc
in the world where I
won.
are. cold wars art)
Aud the cold war
Fatiguing and expensive though they
that! she Jra* achieved political and eco
nomic control over vastly more people and quite some time,
nations-than Hitler eiter did with his wer- Hot or cold, wai
macht. Russian Communism has turned efforts in the cold
this trick without actual participation in we employ to win
Hot Checks Cancelled by Identification
better than hot wars,
ems to be with us for
i
is war and American
ar should equal those
iot wars.
Don’t be surprised if more and more
merchants begin insisting on positive iden
tification when you are attempting to cash
checks. V ,
/An AP short tells us that Texas mer
chants lost $15 million by cashing worth
less checks last year. This is $5 million
above the average annual hot check loss,
. Homer Garrison, Jr., director of the Texas
* : * - ’
“I never knew a man who wished him
self to -be a slave. Consider if you know
plip Safety, said Tues-
! {crimes are on the in-
rchants to require pos-
ivhen cashing checks,
dentification Card is
about as positive identification as can be
had, even if the picture on the card is un
complimentary.
Department of
day in Austin.
Noting that th
crease, he urged m
itive identificaition
That Aggie
any good thing that no man desires for
himself.”
The Battalio
"Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentle
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Tr
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(Editor’s Note—The following; article was published in the
Omaha, Neb., Evening World-Herald. We reprint it here for your
Consideration.) I *. i
A railroad engineer whose train nearly crashed into a car at
Fremont last Sunday, Tuesday addressed an open letter to “the youth
and his girl’' in the car.
His letter, sent to The World-Herald, says:
: ‘T don’t know who you are, it’s tfue, but I do know you were
scared to death Sunday evening near 9 o’clock when you drove your
car across directly in front of a speeding passenger train. It was so
close that I, in the cab. could see the young girl (your sweetheart.
I presume) throw liter hands up in front of her face and cringe up
against you in stark horror,
: “If I were that young girl, I’d pull away from you, fast. You
don’t have good sense, son. You probably say you love her. I wonder.
Those we love we try to protect. But not you.
Wouldn't that have been a nice Christmas present to hand your
mother—a broken and battered body. And how do you think we in
the cab of that’ engine would feel. We are human beings, too. We haye
young ones waiting home for us to return. We, too, could have been
killed.
“You and your girl were one second from eternity, Sunday, son.
“I hope you read* this and know it means you, and that your girl
wilt, 1 too. Next time you go driving around, stop and look. We^don’t
want to hit you. but we are helpless as we cannot swerve away from
mir given rail.
“If I were you son. and you, too, sis, I’d thapk Qod for that split
second He granted you Sunday evening.
"I aald a prayer for all when I realized you were golng acroaa.
Perhaps that’s what saved us all,
, !“Now thl4k.1t over, both of you. And I'll bet you arc bothj still shak-
Injr In your'shoe*. , .
“And please, for Ood’p Make, 'don’t try it again.". ■
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other Una the editor*.)
one asked Mr. Farr to fight our
battles for us. I think his tactics
stink.
I might add, before closing this
letter, that Onion Hall is doing
something right now for which
there is no charge—serving as a
meeting-place for those people in
terested in a really Great Cause
... If you heard Mr. Crane this
morning, you will know what I
mean. Perhaps Mr. Farr should
scream about that ( ?).
Yours truly.
Robert M. Cox ’50
ORCHIDS FOR TOM
Editors, The Battalion:
We, the undersigned would like
to speak for the Aggie Players in
expressing a vote of confidence in
Mr. Puddy’s management of Guion
Hall.
Mr. Puddy is and always has
been helpful, cooperative and gen
erous with his time and talents
during rehearsals and productions
even though our use of Guion af
fected a decrease in the hall’s in
come for those nights.
Here’s hoping that Guion Hall
will get back on its feet as soon as
possible not only for our use, but
for the sake of a man who deserves
the confidence of his community
and the student body.
George William, Pres.
George Dillavou, Sponsor
Undy James, Ex-pros.
Phone Rates High,
Legislator Claims
Austin, Tex., Feb. 16 (Ab -Rep.
Hob Casey of Houston charged
Tuesday that long distance tele
phone rates in Texas arc not fair
or uniform. ,1
Ha introduced a resolution in the
House asking that a three-man
committee composed of the Secre
tary of Stele, Attorney Oeheral
and l-mnd Commissioner be ap
pointed to study the situation.
'It has become apparent,’] the'
resolution read, "That the char
ge* for long distance calls be
tween cities within the state of
Texas In many Instances exceed
the charge of a long distance call
for the some or a greater distance
from a city in Texas to a city out
side the state of Texas."
than the editor*.)
! GIG ’EM
Editors, The Battalion:
;I have jjust seen the latest in
sult of Jack A. Farr, operator of
Skyway Drive-ih Theatre. Actual
ly. I don’t know whether to laugh
at his stupidity or get boiling mad
at his accusations.
I do know that I am all for the
stand you have taken concerning
this individual. Whatever his mo
tives are, they are certainly not
for the best interest of .the stu
dents. I’m sure that if he wanted to
tkke up a “cause” for rthe stu-
. dents as a whole, he could find a
better one than trying to save us
a nickel or two for something
Which is not at all necessary for
our daily living here.
As far as I am concerned, when
I; can’t afford the price of a tick
et at Guion Hall as it now stands,
I shall be in such a bad'financial
condition that I can’t afford a
movie at any : price.
Besides, I haven’t heard any Ag
gies crying about it. Nor has any-
Official Notice
■ In order to permit students and faculty
tt> attend services in Guion Hall and In the
Annex Chapel during the annual Religious
Emphasis week. Classes will be suspended
on the main campus according to the
following schedule:
} Monday A Tuesday. Feb. 13 A 14—
10 to 11 a.m.
: Wednesday A Thursday, Feb. 15 A 18—
11 to 13 a.m.
: Friday. Feb .17—0 to 10 a.m.
Classes will b* dismissed at the sanex
or,-nedlng to the fallowing schedule:
Monday. Feb. 13. 0 to 10 a.m.
Tuesday A Wednesday. Feb. 14 A 15.
10 to ll a.m.
Thursday A Friday. Feb. 18 A 17, 11
to It a.m . i .
M. T. HARRINGTON
Dean of the College '
N O T I 0 K
rKEMEDII Al, • FNKDENTAI,
STIUKNTH
The Bulletin* of Information and appli-
tlon forms for the Medical College Ad-
lesion Test to be given May 13, I8A0,
available ot (he of flee of Dr.
of the
lac.) si
wartl*, Douglas
Eovejoy (Guion)
“Home of the Brave," the -film
which strident publicity blurbs
have blatantly announced ss un-
mlstakisble evidence that Holly
wood has guts, now awatta the
aoclally-ooneciouH moviegoer* at
Qulon Halt. Dealing with the racial
problem, “Home ..." not only haa
guts, but conslderabls gall to boot.
An dxtremcly delicate undertak
ing It Is, this treatment of the
nation's most compound social
Sports Fishing
In Big Bracket
Sport fishing in the United
States is a $3*/2 million indus
try, Recording to F. T. Knapp,
assistant professor in the
Wild Life Management De
partment.
Knapp, who heads the fisheries
section of the department, point
ed out that, in dollars jand cents,
sport | fishing is a leader.
Mofo and more people have be
come | interested in fishing, he
said, [because fishing has become
more i readily available to them.
Construction of large reser
voirs | in all parts of the country
has fiirnished more fishing spots
and has been instrumental in
arousjing interest in the sport, he
pointed out.
Commercial fishing also is on
the upswing as a result of the
war, ! according to Knapp. While
meat rationing was in effect, the
average consumer became more
conscious of fish as a menu con-
stitutent.
The new interest in fishing has
brought about a greater need for
conservation and an increased de
mand for fisheries biologists.
There is a need for trained men
in both the U. S. Fish and Wild
Life Service and the wild life
agencies of the various states.
A&M College has offered a
bachelor’s degree in wild lifb man-
ageniont, with a fisheries option,
since the fall of 1948. Graduate
work in fisheries also is available.
HO A Plans Party
Saturday Night
Invitational;to (he Brazos Coun
ty Reserve Officers Association
parly Bnturdav night must be se
cured by Friday noon, February
17, Grady Elms, president, an
nounced today.
The affair will be held In the
Maggie Parker Tea Rooni at 8:30
Saturday night. Feb, 18. There will
be nj buffet supper with dancing
afterwards. The Aggieland Combo
will j furnish the music.
Invitations may be secured from
J. B. Hcrvey at the Former Stu
dents Office, Allen Madeley at the
Housing Office, Harry Raney at
28A Vet Village, Fred Benson and
Frank Smith at the C. E, Dept.,
Grady Elms at the Student Activ
ities: Office. Sid Loveless at Amer
ican General Insurance Co. at the
North Gate, Joe Vincent at Frank-
Vimjent Insurance Co., and Lt.
Col. Joe Davis at Ross Hall.
fracture on the silver screens o(
Its theatres.
Handled without dignity, re
straint and foresight the picture
dealing with racial issues la hard
ly more than brash, vehement, and
Idealistic soapbox oratory which Is
not only absurd and empty, but
tiresome and off anal ve aa well.
Such Is the case with "Home
" la which Messrs. Mtanley
Kramer and Marti Rafeaon. the
\
producer and director responsible
for the virile and renllatlo
'Uinmpton,” have tossed ration-
ty and |>ercepllon to the winds,
belaboring their ridiculous
int that It seems ns If they
“Champion," have tossed rat ton-
point thnt It seems as If they
are trying to knock It Into the
heads of the moviegoing public.
Reduced to simple terms, the
story deals with the crack-up of
Moss, an army surveyor. The lone
negro among five volunteers sent
to scout a Jap-infested Island, Moss
is greeted with open resentment by
all except Mingo, a cynical, wise-
Nelson-Thibault
Vows Solemnized
-Miss Georgette Thibault and
Howard E. Nelson were united (in
marriage at the First Presbyterian
Church of Bryan last Friday even
ing. The Rev. A. T. Dyal perform
ed the double-ring ceremony.
’ The bride is the daughter of
M/Sgt. and Mrs. Thomas F. Mar
ion of Bryan. A graduate of j,the
Lowell, Massachusetts High School,
she is presently enrolled at the
McKenzie Bladwin Business Col
lege.
The groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. Nelson of Dallas. An
ex-Marine, he is presently enrolled
at A&M studying business.
A buffet supper was served to
the close friends of the bride and
groom at the home of M/Sgt. and
Mrs. Richard Schroeder in Bryan.
Following a short wedding trip
to Galveston, the couple will make
their home at 2100 Malon Street in
Bryan. | V.
Lower Mail Rates
Hinted by Airline
Washington, Feb. 16 g—An of
ficial of Trans-Texas Airways iest-
ciacking
true and
wl
ergeant, and Finch, a
tworthy friend with
If led Tuesday that if the line re
xtenslon
I'ernpient's
mail pay rate to It can be oxpoct-
ceives a five-year extension of Its
operating permit the governr
hom Moss went to school.
Whsn Finch Is captured and
killed by the Japs, Moss feels re
sponsible. and Completely goes to
pieces The psychiatrist In charge
discovers the underlying cause to
be a foiling of Inferiority engen
dered by racial Intolerance. He
convinces Moss that there Is no
dlffsrenc* between black and
white, and tells him to behave ac
1 a saeharrlito pOnriuslon l
hardly he expected to 'draw
more than a derisory gu
doimrtment recognises
fact that there should he no
ferenoe between while and
yet we »re not so blind (hat we \
cahhot clearly sec the gap which
dodo exist between the two, a
gap which has been wide since
Biblical days os the result of
Ignorance and fear, and which
cannot, as our flaming Idealists
and Irrational zealots would have
us believe, be shut by snapping
Hie fingers and shouting "Close,
sesame."
To be sure, this social abyss is
closing, but the process has been
and must continue to be slow and
deliberate. Statue law alone can
not produce the Negro the paradise
of equality and tolerance.
One cannot merely legislate
against prejudice; he must educate
against it as well. And to incul
cate in the minds of the white
the ideal that all men are created
equal requires time and- patience,
sensibility instead of idealism, fore-
bearancc instead of impetuosity.
Otherwise, tolerance will be forever
aa Iridescent dream, not a tangi
ble reality.
Technically, “Home of th?
Brave” Is above average. Perform
ances arc all of a high caliber, with
the exception of Je(f Cbrety, who
Is rhistcast as the psychiatrist.
In the title role of Moss, Negro
star James Edwards, performing
on the screen for fne first time,
gives an Intelligent and sensitive
account of himself when' he Is
not required to behave with the
melodramatic histrionics of an
I Al Jolson sobbing “Mammy/’
Dimitri Tlomkin's musical scorf
is appropriately stirring, and cam
era work is vigorous throughout
We commend "Home of ! th«
Brave” for its admirable purpose in
speaking out against intolerttnca
'but! cannot help but find fault with
Its proposed solution knd method of
approach. -
to drop sharply.
M, L. Muse of Houston, secre-
trny-treasurer of Trans-Texas,
urged James Vemer, Civil Aero
nautics Board examiner, to grant
the line’s request for an extension
of Its certificate.
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GRADUATE DEGREES IN^ JUNE. 1050
: All cendtdetee tor gredueie degrees In
Juse, 1980. must be nagtstred in the 4>red-
nete School this eemeetr. It le the stu
dent 1 * responsibility to both register and
check with the Graduate School to see
«hat his record le clear tor graduation, both
achoawtlcally and to ovary other way. This
Includes filling out a request for admission
to candidacy for the degree In June.
The faculty 4s requested to desist their
atudeoU to aeetng all -these requirements
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Bible Verse
Thursday, Feb. 16:
But seek ye first the Kingdom
of God, and his righteousness; and
all these things shall be added
unto you.
—St. Matthew 7: 33.
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