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i Somewhere in the planning, some
where in the preaeritation, somewhere in
the minds of A&M students that indefin
able something that would have made the
Campus Chest drive successful was miss-
j Jpst where the shortcoming was, no
one chn presume to say. i
j 'Outwardly, the whole drive appeared
to have everything that would make it
successful. . * •
Dollars and cents-wise, the drive is
only 30%' successful. A. little "more than
$1,400 has been collected while the quota
was set at $4,000.
Collections were continued last even
ing, and some dormitories will be raising
i | money for the rest of this week. The re-
L4.urns from the Annex are only fragmen
tary for their drive' started a day later
than ours. U ‘
When all the money is counted, and
the I960 Campus Chest drive is declared
closed, around $2,500 should be raised.
This will be enough to start sortie kind
of a Twelfth Man Scholarship for next fall,
ft won’t be the $500 a semester that Was
planned, but about the same amount the
GI Bill now provides, p | %_
A quarter io£ the Chest treasury can
be sent to the World Student Service Fund
to help overseas students who can’t help
themselves. L % | ' ■[
And the remainder can be held ih a
reserve account for emergency charitable
expenditures that the |> student body is
called on to make.
On the whole, participation and inter
est in the Campus Chest has been gratify
ing. Those who, were interested, were in
terested 100%. Those who were cold to the
idea, were freezing cold. There were few
students luke warm to this year’s Cam
pus Chest.
Our ever optimistic spirit here at A&M
goads us to swallow this year’s quota-
short Campus Chest driye and hope for
“Next year, 01’ Army.’’
Bull Has No Respect for Invincibility
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Legends of the invincibility of Ameri
cans Went away in a cloud of dust last
week in Mexico City. Here four Ameri
cans discovered that they just thought
tftfey wanted to be bull fighters.
This decision came upon being con
fronted with a live bull (ojnly 500 pounds,
or half the regulation size) whose horns
had been blunted ta-preyent any serious
injuries to the novice bull fighters.
An AP report_Says that “None (of the
Americans) showed any of the style,
knowledge or love of the sport which are
dis-
was
In Passing
necessary to the amateur or professional
bullfighter.” \
I The occasion for the Americans’
^lay of lack of valor before the bull
a charity benefit for the Altrusa Women’s
Club. Our American failures were attend-
1 ing bullfighting school under the GI Bill.
We don’t know what temperament a
good bullfighter must have. We aren’t fa
miliar with the techniques employed in
killing the bull by stabbing him.
But most ^11 of us know how to shoot
the bull.
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The AP’s editor, David J. Wilkie, sends
this tidbit from Detroit: '
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The sale of new automobiles on. used
car lots is coming in for increasing com
plaint by ffanchised dealers.
They call the practice “bootlegging.”
A lot of this was done in the early post
war days and brought relatively little com
plaint. At that time, however, the new
units brought premium prices on the used
car lots. Now, it appears, they are being
offered, at discounts.
The factories, of course, are not ship
ping new cars to used car dealers. They
are shipping them only to their fran
chised retailers. SO the new cars offered
in unauthorized places apparently are com
ing from licensed new car retailers and
presumably at discounts. r
~ . .This suggests some licensed new car
merchants-are getting more vehicles from
thfl factories than they want or can
quickly sell in their own areas. The man-
Last year Dallasites paid to the city
over $1,000,000 in traffic fines. In order
to raise the million bucks, nearly one in
every three persons in that city paid some
ufacturers won’t adimit this.
Nevertheless, the National Automobile
Dealers’ Association regarded the situa
tion serious enough to justify resolutions
recently asking the manufacturers to re
store territorialii&ecurity clauses in all
agreements with dealers. The Association
also has started a campaign through local
and state dealer organizations aimed at
dissuading buyers from getting new cars
from an^‘ but authorized dealers.
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Now that the shpe is on the Other foot,
or the price tag is oh the other side of
list, a howl is being set up. Used car deal
ers, philanthropic souls all, sold cars for
above list prices during the War. Price
tags now below list on cars in their lots
indicate the cortipetitive situation has
changed.
There’s nothing wrong with this coun
try l^hat enough good Used car dealers
can’t cure. . ;J I; i- j 1
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sort of a traffic fine.
Here is an example that breaking the
law pays: it pa^s for the city. It’s the
driver whoi pays.
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HERMAN C. GOLLOB
e now for us to fall in line
Iie nationwide “Oscar” prog-
cation and add our two cents
rth as to whom we believe is
the most deserving of Hollywood’s
most treasured pnre.
The field of candidates for Best
Actor of the Year has been nar
rowed down to three: Gregory
Pec c (“Twelve O’clock High”),
Broderick Crawford (“All The
Kings Men”), and Kirk Douglas
(“Champion”). Always looking for
an tasy way out, we would give a
triple award, so thin is the line
that distinguished one of the above
characterizations as the best of
the trio.
Bat Lack Magasine has given
its awsrd to Broderick Crawford,
and since we ate by nature a
contentious soul, well pick Kirk
Douglas just to be different.
Seriously, we believe Douglas’
Midge Kelly in “Champion” was
the moot absorbing character to
be projected on a screen this year.
With a fierce vitality that has
become his trademark, Douglas
literally hammered away at audi
ences for an hour and a half, made
his greatest bid for the Oscar in
his last scene, which pictures
Kelly crazed by a terrific ring
beating.
: There seems to be no one chal
lenging Oliva de Haviland as ~
Actress of the Year after
erformance in “The
le shy, awkward ugl;
hose life ia ruined bj
derslanding father,
casion to see this film
and must agree that tl
Award belongs to,no oi
For Best Supportin;
ie Year there stand
Dean Jagger (‘
Red Cross Drive
Is March 13-14-15
By CHARLES KIRKHAM
The time of year has come around when the Red Cross
holds out its hands to receive the contributions of all those
who wish to contribute, the local Red Cross committee an
nounced.
Contributions may be given to first sergeants in mili
tary dprmitories, or to housemasters in civilian dormitories,
the committee said. These contributions will be received next
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday March 13, 14, and 15.
Contributors who give $1 or more will receive membership
cards to the Red Cross, it added. “We all know what the Red
Cross is, and what it does,” a committee spokesman said.
“Who ever feels like contributing to it, whatever amount he
gives will go to help finance the services of the Red Cross.”
The committee explained that the national charter of the
Red Cross does not permit the Red Cross to receive funds
from Community or Campus Chest organizations. Rather, the
Red Cross prefers to carry on its own fund raising opera
tions. j ; | i • _
Red Cross files indicate that at least 50 A&M students
were helped by the Red Cross iji 1949. Local applications of
Red Cross help fall into the following four categories: finan
cial assistance pending receipt of subsistence allowance
checks, assistance in filing claims for benefits from the
Veterans Administration, consultation and guidance in fam
ily problems, and aiding in communications.
The local Red Cross committee announced that “The
Red Cross is willing and able to give to veterans and their
families any emergency financial assistance, or assistance
and guidance with any problem they may have.”
Last year the 251 Red Cross chapters in Texas contri
buted $1,400,000 to the Red Cross. Flood stricken families
in the Fort Worth flood last year received Red Cross aid and
services amounting to $1,858,803. During 1949 the Red Cross
spent a grand total of $3,146,844 in Texas.
Col. Abbott To Attend
Military Ball Next Week
By JOHN WHITMORE ) j
Colonel Oscar B. Abbott, Chief
of the Texas Military District
will be among the honored guests
at the second annual Military Ball,
Col H. L. Boatner, commandant
iind PMS&T, announced today.
Col. Abbott has Men in the
army since 1016. At this time he
enlisted in the Texas National
Guard. For a while he wae sta.
Moped qn the Mexican Border—then {*
the War broke out in Europe. p 1
He was given a commission in
the Cavalry in 1917* hut he ! later
changed to the Infantry. -
While he was on the Mexican
border in 1916 he was a member
of the famous 2nd Texas Foot-;
ball Team. When this outfit was
called into the war it also
uchieved fame <m the battlefield
ah well as on the football field.
During the time between the two
wars, Abbott attended many of
the various service schools includ
ing the Infantry School, the Com
mand artd General Staff College,
and the Army War College.
This Advanced work served him
well during the past war. He
was promoted to Brigadier General
atid assigned to several general’s
staffs^
In the course of war he was on
General Andrews, General Devers,
and General Eisenhower’s staffs.
While on the latter he sci-vcd as,
G-2.
For this work during the war
he was awarded the Most Ex
cellent Order of the British Em
pire.: % !|,
Befdrc the War he was on the
War Department’s General Staff
nd while he was on this duty
e was responsible for the pre-war
Legislative personal program for
the department. I
For this work he was awarded
the Legion of Merit.
Col. Abbott has two spns, both
of whom are on active duty in
the Far East Command. Mrs. Ab
bott lives in San Antonio.
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jast week,
Academy
else.
Actor of
nomin
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(K‘!
Clock High”), James j Whitmore
(“Battleground”), and Ralph Rich
ardson (“The Heiress*). Again
the decision will be a hard one,
but if we had our way, Richard-
ton would walk off the? prize. His
impeccable English composure was
One of the highlights off‘The Heir
ess.” j.
Mercedes McCaimbrke, long a
favorite radio actresap of ours,
made her first entrance into
films a great one, as- the cyni
cal, hardboiled secretary in “All
The Kings Men.” Welle pulUng
for her, although EtWel Waters
is giving her a run Ipr it dith
her performance in “Pfiky”,
; Briefly now, a list of jour choice i
[for the rest of the awatds: - j
Best Film: “Tweljfe O’Clock
High”.
Best Director: Elia if Kazan foi-
“Pinky”.
Best Screenplay: “All The Kings
Meh".
Best Foreign Film: ^Thc Fallen
Idol* (English).
Best Foreign Actor: Italph Rlci -
nr»|non in "T’hoj Follenf Idol". 1
Most Promising Child Actoi’:
Bobby Henrey In “Tho Fallrn
Idol”. s
Most Nauseating Wlstornf (tii)
“T|ie Younger Brotheif” and “Tl o 1
Kid From Toxus." f f
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Oleo Tax End
Seems Eminent
Washingtbn, March 9, (JP)
—Only the signature of Pres
ident Truman is required to
take the federal taxes off
oleomargarine ! July 1. The
Senate approved the repeal yester
day 59 to 20.
Texas senators Connally and
Johnson voted for the compromise.
The bill contained provisions in
sisted upon by t|ie friends of but-
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1. Oleomargarine served in pub
lic eating places must be placed
before the customer in three-cor
nered pats, or He plainly labeled.
2. The retail package must bear
the word “oleomargarine” or
“margarine” in type as large as
any on the label; it mt|st contain a
full statement of ail ingredients of
the spread.
each ! part
contents of the package must be
in a wrapper bearing “oleomar
garine” or “margarine” in type
not ’smaller than 20 point (about
% inch high), |
Thesie are the taxes to be re-
pealed: :• /
Ten cents a pound on colored
margarine at retail; % cent a
pound on. wholesalers ojf the col
ored product; $200 a year on
wholesalers of uncolored oleomar
garine; $48 a year on retailers of
the colored product; $5 a year on
retailers of uncolored margarine.
Creeger to Speak
At AFS Meeting
Henry Creeger of • Houston will
speak to the American Foundry-
man’s Society Thursday evening
in Room 303, M. E. Building. His
talk will be on non-ferrous cera-
iaies.
“A study of the Principles of
Gating”, a film which has re
ceived national recognition in the
foundry industry, will be shown
to the members at that time.
Clip Joint!
Sniff in the Snoot
Makes Tiger Zoot
London, March 8—<2P*—A lazy
tiger named Sahib was given (1)
a whiff of chloroform and j(2) $
manicure today.
Slothful Sahib had failed to use
the scratching post in his cage
at the London Zoo. As a result
his claws became overlong and
curled back into his pads.
Keepers ehticer him into a box,
knocked him out with the chloro
form and did a quick trim job.
Foreign Graduates
Attracted to A&M
Of the 21 foreign students enroll
ed in the graduate school at A&M,
four are from Puerto Rico and
three each from China and India
and two each from Egypt and
Canada-
Pakistan, Paraguay, Lebanon,
Philippine Islands, France, Aus
tralia, Iraq, have one student each
at A&M.
Bible Verse
He that hath the Son hath life;
and he that bath not the Sort of
God hath not life.
Kream - Kow Klub
Chooses Duchess
?arti and Kow Klub Tuesday
npght.
The 19-year-old blond is a junior
majoring in education at Baylor
jJnivevsity. Her home is in Mc-
•regor, Texas. ,
Dick Allen, junior in “C” Troop
Cavalry will be her escort.!
House Moving Delays
North Gate Traffie %
Traffic in the North Gate area
was slowed down Tuesday morning
when the Jess Conlee Company
tnoVed another house from t)ie area
for the hew golf course to the Mc-
Cullough Addition.
Job Call Program
Labeled ‘Success’
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After a months operation
WTAW’s . Monday afternoon j.Joh
Call program was prono'unced a
success by its director-commenta
tor, W. R. Horsley, also dfrectbt*
of A&M’s placement service.
Heard every Monday afternoon
from 5:55 to 6, Horsley discu9«ei
the job offers and interviews re
ceived by his office. :
In addition to its sponsors satis
faction, several graduating sent
iors expressed pleasure at r djhf
program’s service.
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Notice
. .Cartoonist*
All Fhyitc* major* are requested to at-
dl«adv*nt*kes of r>rg<nt*ln* a PSyajce Club
with of without a national affiliation and
to tak« action concerning organisation.
, J. O. {Potter
Head. Department of Physic*