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Battalion Editorials Page 2 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1950 A New Home for the Homeless .. . Today, four delinquent and homeless boys will arrive at the Castle Rock Ranch at Medina (near San Antonio). The ranch will not be too different from others of its kind throughout the states, but for these boys and others to follow, it means a chance to renew their false start in life. After spending some time there, pasts will be forgotten and they will again be wel comed by the society which now scorns them. Local significance is added to the ranch in that of its five owners, four are either Bryan or College Station residents. A news story concerning their purchase of the 238 acre ranch may be found on the front page of this issue. One of the boys is a Bryan youth, two are from Waco, and the other is from Gatesville. By Christ mas, the owners expect to have 30 other boys at the ranch. The ranch’s dining room will seat 108 persons. Housing facilities will accomo date 64 boys. The recreation program will include football, baseball, basketball, horseback riding, swimming, and a fully- equipped indoor recreation room. Included in the line of advantageous experience to be received by the boys at the ranch are the activities and duties found on a ranch. The owners hope to present methods whereby the boys can gain a practical knowledge of farming and ranching. Efforts of this sort can do a great deal toward making better citizens of the un fortunate children in our country. We would like to commend the owners of Cas tle Rock Ranch on their objectives and wish them success in establishing a second Boys’ Town. Let’s Recognize the Population Shift . . . Come January, a new state legislature will convene in Austin. Like all infant legislatures, this one will face many prob lems during its initial days. We have one problem in mind that we hope the legislators face, and face square ly and honestly. It is the re-districting of Texas. Not since shortly after the 1920 cen sus has such action been taken by our state lawmakers. It’s been a long time— 30 years, no re-districting. Texas is long overdue for this change. More would be needed than re-district ing, however, to accomodate the needs— and the just deserts—of our large cities. In 1936, a law was placed on the books by a not - so - socially conscious legislature, whereby no county could hold more than seven seats in the state governing body. Stipulations were that, if the county had more than a 700,000 population, one ad ditional representative could be chosen for each 100,000 above the 700,000 figure. With this antiquated law still decora ting our statutes, Texas’ most heavily- j General Refines Crisis in Not so many months ago, Walton H. Walker, medium-sized, pudgy, was resting from the rigors of an aggressive World War II campaign in Dallas to expedite the deactivation of the Eighth Service Com mand. Less than four years later, lieu tenant general heading the Eighth Army in the prelude to World War III, he stands with his back to the sea in Korea on an assignment as difficult and perhaps as tragic as that of Jonathan Wainwright on Bataan and Corregidor. The Korean crisis is defined in the order that went out to his troops Saturday that they must stand or die. There must be no surrender. It is crisis but it is not necessarily de feat. Other commanders, weighing the grim facts they faced, have issued that order in the history of wars and won. Colin Campbell flung his thin red line of High landers across the heights above Balaklava and rode down their position: “Remember, lads, you don’t give back from here. You die where you stand.” And the might of all Russia turned back that day. Douglas Haig stemmed the tide of the Kaiser’s German arms with a ringing “Backs to the Wall” order to which his outnumbered Britons stood and held. populated county can have a maximum of but seven representatives. Harris county, with huge Houston, has a 1950 census count of slightly more than 800,000. Such a population within the county ethically entitles the area to almost 16 rep resentatives. Yet it now has only five. Two bodies have authority to re-dis trict the state. First is the legislature. Should they not desire to do so, a special commission provided for in a recent con stitutional amendment can take the neces sary steps' to re-district. But there is only one loop-hole. Neith er group can be forced to divide the state into new districts. And as long as biased delegates from rural areas remain in the legislature, they will not vote themselves out of their jobs. What will the end be ? We don’t know, but we hope that some broad-minded leg islature—perhaps the next one—will re district and also initiate action to remove the 1936 limited representation statute from the law books. The task of Walton Walker’s men is quite possibly one beyond their means to turn today into success. Bitterly they can quote: “Cut off from the land that bore us—betrayed by the land that bore us— betrayed by the land we find.” They have been thrust into the breach as a forlorn hope to hold a land that has been selected a proving ground for the best arms and best-trained fighting material that one of the only two remaining major powers in the world today can throw into modern war. Their numbers are small, their ma terial inadequate in ground opposition to superior tank equipment. Like the men on Bataan and Corregi dor—like the Navy sacrificed at Pearl Har bor and the Marines at Wake Island what they have is the heart of fighting men that face the task, and see it through whatever the end may be. That may prove enough. General Walker’s order: “Everyone must fight to the death without any thought of withdrawal. Everyone in this Army knows that we must hold along the lines we now have.” God grant that they can! —Dallas Morning News. The Battalion u Soldier, Statesman-,'Knightly Gentleman? 1 Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions i~c Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station, Texas, is published five times a week during the regular school year. Dur- ing the summer, The Battalion is published four times a week and circulated every Tuesday through Friday afternoon. Subscription rates $2.00 per summer. Advertising rates furnished on re quest. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin publish ed herein. Rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. News contributions may be made by telephone (4-5444) or at the editorial office, Room 201 Goodwin Hall. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (4-5324) or at the Stuudent Activities Office, Room 209, Goodwin Hall. Entered as second-class matter at Post Office at College Station, Texas, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1870. Member of Represented nationally by National Ad- The Associated Press vertising Service Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. SID ABERNATHY, DEAN REED L. O. Tiedt Frank Manitzas Joel Austin ... Co-Editors .Feature Editor ... Sports Editor City Editor Betty Ann Potter Society Editor Fred Walker Amusements Editor Bill Hites Photographer Bob Hancock, Bill Hites, John Hollingshead. James Lancaster Photo Engravers Frank Davis, Bert Hardaway, Bob Huglison, LiSu&e. Jonte, Bill ifebane, B. F. Rolahd, Dale Walston staff Reporters Carter A. PhilU*i Editorial Assistant Interpreting the News . . . American Communists Praised By Red Paper By J. M. ROBERTS, JR. AP Foreign Affairs Analyst Pravda, official mouthpiece of the Communist party’s top brass in Moscow, is geherally proud of the way the American commun ists have conducted themselves, but has a warning for them, too. “Carry on, boys, but don’t get caught,” the paper says in effect in issuing what a Moscow dispatch calls a “mild spanking” for the lack of vigilance which played into the hands of the FBI. Pravda says this lack of vigi lance provided the opportunity for infiltration of FBI “spies” into the ranks to obtain evidence against communists. There is no warning to Moscow’s Anierican henchmen not to break American laws. Just not to get caught. For the “firmness under fire” of American communists in op posing the U. N.-U. S. Korean pol icy, however, the party organ has nothing but praise. The paper rei terates a statement by William Z. Foster, national chairman, that this group, in America, despite its small size, is destined to play a decisive role in history. That is their objective, no doubt —to overthrow democracy and the American why of life, and to bring the most powerful nation in the world into Moscow’s empire. A truly historical objective, to be sure. Moral and Physical Sabotage The objective of the American people and the American govern ment is not so niuch to prevent such an accomplishment, which to them seems an absurd task for a small and dwindling group among 150,000,000 people. But the country would like to be rid of communist sabotage, both moral and physical. The means of handling any group, which operates on the bor derline between legitimate poli- Official Notice VETERAN STUDENTS Mr. John Boyd of the Contact Division of the Veterans Administration will be at the Veterans Administration Office in Biz- zell Hall Thursday, August 3, for the pur pose of being of assistance to any veterans needing his service. Bennie A. Zinn Assistant Dean of Men For Student Affairs VETERANS AH veteran students who are attending school under the GI Bill are reminded that they should carefully check their remaining eligibility in order that they will know how far into the succeeding semesters they may receive Benefits under the Law. Un less the vacation, ,15 days leave, is official ly waived, it w)ll be automatically given between the conclusion of the summer se mester and the beginning of the fall semes ter and deducted from remaining eligibility. If the vacation leave is to be waived, the veteran should report to the Veteran Ad visor’s Office in Goodwin Hall at once and fill, out a waiver request. Should there be doubt as to remaining eligibility, the Veteran Advisor’s Office will be glad to go over their records. Bennie A. Zinn for Veteran Advisor WTAW Radio Program 1150 Kilocycles Wednesday afternoon tical protest and actual treason, is difficult. Some pretty deep pin pricks still seem preferable to tinkering with American safe guards for civil rights. The coun try still shies away from outlawry. One witness, however, whose ex perience entitles him to be heard, advocates outlawry. He is Lieut. Gen. James Van Fleet, retiring director of the U. S. Military Advisory planning group in Greece. After two years in which he played a major role in the victory of the Greek government over interna tional communist guerrilla infil tration which once held two-thirds of the country, Van Fleet says: Communists in Government “Civil liberties exist in too great a measure for the good of Greece. Although the communist party is outlawed as it should be here, Communist collaborators, masquer ading under different labels, are still in the government.” Well, that seems to raise both, the question and at least a part of the answer. Outlawry doesn’t work, and to make it work you have to play the totalitarian game. It is necessary to kill mosqui tos when they attack directly. But real mosquito control depends on wiping out their swampy breeding places. No more economic svtamps no more communism. Dr. Liao Unable To Acquire Visa Dr. Shubert C. Liao, a stu dent from China, who re ceived his Ph. D. Degree from A&M Jun 2, 1950, has been unable to get a visa back to Hong Kong because of the inter national situation in China. The Chinese Red Government will not recognize the visa that Dr. Liao now has because it was issued by the Chinese Nationalist government. Dr. Liao must wait until a visa can be secured that will be recognized by the Chinese Red government. Dr. Liao is married and at pre sent his wife and three children are in the Philippine Islands at Manila. He plans to have them join him when he gets to Formosa, the place at which he plans to work. Dr. Liao paid for three years of his schooling and attended un der an E. C. A. Fellowship for one year. He received his B. S. from Agricultural Normal Institute, Nashville, Tenn. in 1938, his M. S. from A&M in 1939, and his Ph. D. from A&M in 1950. Bible Verse “Blessed is the man that en- dureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath prom ised to them that love Him.”— James 1:12. Dr. Carlton R. Lee OPTOMETRIST 203 S. Main Street Truman Assured Of Powers c To Levy Control Measures I Washington, Aug. 2—(A 3 )—Stand by powers for President Truman to invoke price and wage controls and rationing if he sees the need be came a virtual certainty yesterday. Two developments created that prospect despite the stand of solid blocs in both Houses of Congress against economic curbs the Presi dent has proposed: 1. The House Republican Policy Committee agreed to it. 2. The President sent , the law makers word that he has no objec tions provided addition of the ex tra authority does not slow up ac tion on the allocation, priorities and credit curb powers he has asked. The President wrote to Chair man Maybank (D-SC) of the Sen ate Banking Committee as that group neared a decision on expan sion of the Truman proposals. A copy went to Chairman Spence (D- Ky.) of the House Banking Com mittee. Gibson Enrolls For Farm Tour G. G. Gibson, director of the Experiment Service, has enrolled for the 6,000-mile, 18-day “Show Texas to t h e West” tour sponsored by the WFAA farm department. The special all-Pullman train tour will leave Dallas September 10, and is expected to include 200 Texans. Murray Cox, WFAA farm director is in charge of the tour. The 17-car special train will go through Denver and on to the west coast, seeing commercial fruit and vegetable farms of Cal ifornia, beef and dairy cattle ranches of Oregon, the apple har vest in Washington, and irrigation projects at the Grand Coulee Dam. There will also be extensive tours of national parks in the west, ex periment stations, views of live stock, plants and flowers unfarh- iliar to Texans, and a special boht ride to Canada from Washington state. Special busses will be used for the transportation of the group between train trips. Farmers, ranchers, fruit growers, and agri cultural experts will be on hand to give authoritative reports on each particular section. Photographic Business Opened in Austin Three former employees of the Photographic and Visual Aids Lab oratory have started a photo graphic business, in Austin. The three men are Ollie Wilson, Virgil Bracewell, and Walter Barnes. They have founded Central Texas Publications at 1000 West Mary St., offering offset printing service from original art work to mailing of periodicals- They also offer photographic work. The GOP policy group’s views were set forth in the House just before the debate started on the plan. The House committee already has approved the administration bill, watered down in some respects from the White House recom mendations. Tentatively the Senate committee has okayed it too, in about the same form, but with the way left open for putting in the extra powers. Proposals were ready in the Senate committee and the House for addition of price, wage and ra tioning authority. Clamor for extra authority tor the President has been growing in Congress since last week when Ber nard Baruch, mobilization adviser in both world wars, called for full-scale economic mobilization. The House Republican committee has no power to bind GOP mem bers to any course of action, but most of them usually follow lines it lays down. Closed Door Meeting The group’s stand was reported after a closed-door meeting by minority leader Martin (Mass). “The consensus was that the powers should be on a standby basis, with the President having- authority to put them into ef fect when he thinks they are need ed,” Martin told reporters. Maybank said the price, wage and rationing subjects had not yet been reached but predicted the powers would be in the finished bill. Mr. Truman wrote that if his own measure is enacted promptly “we can do a great deal to ease the economic adjustments which our defense effort will require. At the same time we can continue, on an expedited but careful basis, our planning and preparation for other economic controls, if and when needed.” Four Conditions Mr. Truman stated four condi tions for his agreement to the idea of standby authority: 1. It should be “supplementary to, and not in lieu of” the re quested powers which the Presi dent called “essential now.” 2. It should be put in only if it does “not prolong consideration or delay action.” 3. Provisions on prices and wages should be flexible, with “no \V ,1 rigid formula or freeze in advance of experience.” 4. 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