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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1950
For Crippled Children
Score One for Justice .
T HE BATTALION last Friday pointed out
editorially what we considered to be one
of the most shameful situations ever to occur
in Texas politics. At that time, we said that
if District Judge Sam G. Reams were cheated
out of his office, the whole state of Texas
would be disgraced. But a happy ending
came to the story Wednesday when the of
ficial announcement was made that Reams
had won the election.
Last fall, the voters of Texas gave Gov
ernor Allan Shivers one of the largest ma
jorities a Texas governor ever received in
the first primary. The prompt and efficient
handling of the Duval County case by Shiv
ers and his secretary of state, John Ben
Sheppard, proved that he merited the trust
placed in him.
People all over the state wondered what
legal steps could be taken to protect Reams
from the power politics which had given Rep.
A. J. Vale a majority of the votes by a
write-in campaign.
Shivers and Shepperd did not wait to
untangle a lot of legal red tape. The secre
tary of state of Texas is charged with count
ing and officially announcing election re
turns. When it came time to announce the
winner of the race for Seventy-ninth District
Judge, Shepperd said, “Under our antiquated
election laws, it may be difficult to say at
this moment what the law is. However, I
Nearly every problem can be solved
by persons not involved; conse
quently, if we could shift the world’s
people around, there ivould be no
problems.
Many More Indians
And Fewer Chiefs
Our bonfire is off to a late and rather
slow start this year. If we are to match
last year’s effort, a great amount of work
will have to be done in a very short time.
Head Yell Leader Don Joseph offered
what is probably the best solution to our
problem at yell practice this week. ..His
words went something like this: “When we
get out there to build that bonfire this year,
let’s have a lot more Indians and a lot less
Chiefs than we’ve had in years previous.”
am quite clear on one point: under the cir
cumstances, I can not conscientiously count
the Duval county votes in this race.”
Gov. Shivers then replied, “I want to com
mend you for that action. I think it’s the
only one good conscience would allow. If
you will prepare a certificate (of Ream’s
election), I will sign it immediately.”
Score one for justice!
Mi Ik- Toast Programs
Won't Stop Inflation
T HE AMERICAN people have learned a
thing or two about wartime economics.
Mention war and every man, woman and
child takes his cash and promptly buys any
thing that past experience tells him will se
cure or enhance the value of his hard cash.
The last thing he plans to do is trade three
of his 1950 dollars for four “deflated” dollars
of 1960 vintage.
Alan Valentine, economic stabilization
administrator, has urged “restraint” and
“self control” in regard to these inflationary
buying sprees. In his opinion people should
buy only what they need and save the rest
of their money by putting it into bonds, in
surance, and savings accounts. This all
comes under the “voluntary cooperation” ap
proach to the inflation problem.
This may do a great deal to alleviate buy
ing pressure, but former Secretary of the
Treasury Henry J. Morgenthau Jr. has pro
posed a more effective plan to combat the
“angry tiger” of inflation. First on the
agenda, according to Morgenthau, is an im
mediate rollback of prices to pre-Korea lev
els. This would be followed by an effective
three point tax program.
• A tax on industry’s $23,000,000,000
dollars that remain after present taxes are
paid.
• Tightening of loopholes in the present
tax program.
• Higher income taxes.
Inflation, Morgenthau added, won’t be
kept in bounds with milk-toast programs.
We are inclined to agree with the Mor
genthau plan. Something should be done,
and it should not be on a voluntary basis.
If the “pay as you go” plan will stabilize the
dollar, speculative buying will end of its own
accord.
Shriner Jack»Lamb, who is a teacher in the Austin Public Schools,
does his bit for the Crippled Children by “haiykinft” programs for
the A&M Freshmen-TU Shorthorns game here yesterday. Proceeds
from the game go into a fund to provide medical care for crippled
children. (See story below.)
Industry Holds
Economy Key,
Officials Claim
Chicago, Nov. 24—(AP) —
Two top government officials
said yesterday that industrial
expansion holds the key to a
sound war time economy.
The two—Chairman W. Stuart
Symington of the National Secur
ity Resources Board and Secretary
of the Interior Oscar L. Chapman
—addressed the national CIO con
vention.
Symington said “the struggle for
manganese” needed to make steel
from low grade iron ore typified
the strategic materials problem.
Chapman charged that “faint
hearted apostles of a scarcity eco
nomy” were “endangering the
country’s future.’
Much of Symingtons brief speech
was devoted to meeting a complaint
that has threaded throughout the
CIO convention—that labor has not
been given enough influence in
America’s mobilization program.
He emphasized labor’s representa
tion on the mobilization advisory
board.
Symington said government offi
cials have found it “more difficult
to operate what might be called a
‘gray’ mobilization than an all-out
mobilization.”
Chapman said the steel shortage
“is the result of the short-sighted
policies of a few men who, lacking
confidence in the future of Amer
ica, have refused to expand steel
facilities at the pace our economic
growth demands.
“We cannot permit our growth as
a nation to be stunted, and our se
curity as a people jeopardized, by
the faint-hearted apostles of a
scarcity economy,” the interior sec
retary declared. “By trying to
play it safe, these men are endan
gering the country’s future.”
Chapman said the nation needs
more sources for iron ore, man
ganese, and oil and an expansion of
public power projects.
From the City Desk • • •
Thanksgiving: When
Should It Be Observed?
. . . By Joel Austin
Little TU Tilt Was
More Than A Game
The Nation Today .
By JOHN WHITMORE
Yesterday’s football game did
more than just allow the spectators
to see a sports event. It meant
some child in Texas would have a
chance to walk.
The annual Fish-Shorthorn game
is played with all the proceeds
going to the Shrine Club, which in
turn puts the money in the Ben Hur
Crippled Children’s Clinic.
Children from all over Texas
who are crippled and unable to
pay for proper medical attention
are given the best medical care
available, free.
U.S. Communists Loyal To Russia Only
By MAX HALL
Washington, Nov. 24—(A 5 )—Am
ericans are not exactly surprised
to hear that American Commun
ists regard the Soviet Union as
their fatherland.
But many citizens will find it
somehow satisfying to know that
the United States government has
at last found an opportunity to
describe the Communist Party in
precise and formal language as a
group that is controlled, discip
lined, and from time to time fi
nanced by Russia.
Attorney General McGrath did
this last night as he started pro
ceedings to force the party to reg
ister under the Internal Security
Act of 1950.
Here is a brief account cover
ing 31 years of the Communist
party of the United States, as
condensed from the nearly 5,000
words of McGrath’s statement:
The party was founded in or
about 1919. It became a member
of the Communist International
(Comintern). The Comintern has
maintained representatives in the
U. S. to direct and supervise the
party.
Since 1919 the party has never
lean Communist Pardy. Stalin set
tled it in favor of the minority
faction. The leaders of the ma
jority faction were expelled.
League of Nations
The party opposed the League
of Nations when Russia did, and
reversed its position when Rus
sia did. It supported and justified
the Soviet “purge” of 1937.
Starting about 1935 it softened
its attacks on Democratic coun-
knowingly deviated from the pol- tries an( i advocated a united front
icies of the Russian government, against Fascism and Nazism, in
Whenever those policies conflicted accordance with Comintern policy,
with the U. S. position, the party But in 1939 it overlooked its
opposed the U. S. position. opposition to Facism and Nazism,
In or about 1929, there was a and supported the Hitler-Stalin
factional dispute within the Amer- pact. It supported Russia’s inva-
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Co-Editors
John Whitmore, L. O. Tiedt
Frank N. Manitzas
Jerry Zuber
Joel Austin
Managing Editors
Sports Editor
Campus Editor
City Editor
Today’s Issue
L. O. Tiedt
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Joel Austin
Managing Editor
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Blanchette. Pat LeBlanc, Dale Dowell, Jimmy Curtis.
Chuck Neighbors, Fred Walker Sports Writers
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sion of Finland in 1939, the Rus
sian expansion into Poland in
1939, and the absorption of Lat
via, Estonia, and Lithuania in 1940.
The party voted in 1940 to dis
affiliate from the Comintern in
order to avoid registering under
the Voorhis Act, but continued
under Comintern direction.
Before Hitler’ attacked Russia
on June 22, 1941, the party af
firmatively sought to prevent
American aid to countries fight
ing Hitler. On that date it re
versed its position, abandoned its
disruptive tactics, and demanded
full aid to those countries.
Party Dissolved
The party dissolved itself in 1944
and became the “Communist Poli
tical Association.” But it reconsti
tuted itself in 1945, on instructions
from leaders in the world Commun
ist movement.
Since the war, the party has
supported Russian and Communist
activities in the Balkans, Czechos
lovakia, Poland, China, Italy, Ger
many, and other countries. It has
supported all Russian positions in
the United Nations. It has opposed
the Truman Doctrine, Marshall
Plan, and North Atlantic Pact.
When the Communist Informa
tion Bureau (Cominform) was
formed in 1947 as a successor to
Ihe Comintern, the party found it
inexpedient to become a formal
member because of certain U, S.
laws, but it has affiliated with
the Cominform and followed its
policies. It reports to Russia and
the Cominform, and its members
are expelled or otherwise cen
sured when they disobey orders.
The party has received finan
cial'aid, and still receives it, from
Russia and the Cominform. For
example, it has received funds for
infiltrating the American trade un
ion movement. The party has used
many clandestine practices, and
since 1945 has adhered strictly to
a policy of secrecy—involving par
ty names, code words, false swear
ing, and the withholding of rec
ords.
McGrath, in his conclusion, said
that in the event of a war be
tween the U. S. and Russia, the
American Communists obligated
themselves to act to defeat the mil
itary efforts of the U. S. and to
aid Russia.
But to carry out this project it
takes a lot of work. Work volun
teered by the local Shrine Clubs.
Business men, teachers, men from
all walks, of life get together to
push this worthy cause.
Prominent men in- business don
their fezes and get out and sell
tickets, usher in the stands—even
get out and hawk programs. All are
working towards a goal of getting
money for a charitable cause.
The local Brazos Valley Shrine
Club, which is host to the benefit
game every other year, began work
on the project long before kickoff
time yesterday.
Committees were organized, tick
ets sold and invitations sent, to
mention only a few of the details.
Some Things They’ve Done
To get a bit trite, the local
Shrine group deserves orchids for
their work, but instead let’s point
out some of the things they have
done in the past.
This past year members of the
Brazos Valley Shrine Club took
children from all over this area to
the Houston Shrine Circus. Many
of the children had never seen a
circus before and looked upon the
benevolent Shriners as a host of
fathers.
But on the grim side of their ac
tivities is the Clinic’s work. Child
ren with rickets, polio, and mal
nutrition enter with bent limbs to
receive attention of the best doc
tor’s in the state.
Last year during the Crippled
(See CHILDREN’S, Page 6)
Letters
Bag Lost In Line
Editor, The Battalion:
I would like to utilize your “Let
ters to the Editor” column in an
attempt to locate my bag, which
was lost in the Aggie line from
Houston Sunday night, November
19.
I arrived at the line about 10
p. m., then went down the street
for about an hour with some
friends. When we returned my bag
was missing, although my friend’s
short coat and several other bags
were still in the line: therefore,
I feel that someone must have
picked it up by mistake. If that is
the case, or if anyone who was in
the line that knows what may have
happened to it, would they contact
me at room 217, dorm 7.
T. E. Flukinger, ’51
D. Pfannstiel,
Grace Barron
Wed In MSC
Miss Shirley Grace Barron,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Joe
Barron of Sugar Land and Charles
Daniel Pfannstiel were married
Thursday morning in the Memorial
Student Center. Pfannstiel is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Louis
Pfannstiel of Converse.
The bride, a graduate of Sam
Houston State Teachers College in
Huntsville, is now teaching art at
Boling High School. Pfannstiel re
ceived his degree from A&M and
is assistant county agent of Whar
ton County.
Although many people throughout the State of Texas
were faced with the problem of when to celebrate Thanksgiy
ing this year, we imagine that most of the local folks are
rather confused as to just when they will eat then 11 aditional
turkey and dressing with cranberry sauce.
Most people around the college will probably be headed
toward Austin next Thursday for the post-Thanksgiving (?)
football clash between the Aggies and Texas University
Whether you eat any turkey or merely spend the two Thanks
living afternoons watching the freshman and varsity foot
ball squads play ball, the official Thanksgiving passed yes
terday with little if any observance by College Station rest
dent College students were required to attend classes all'
morning, although they were dismissed for the afternoon
football game between the Aggie-TU freshman teams. Most
offices on the campus were kept open all day, although sev- 1
eral people found various and sundry reasons to ask for the
afternoon off we hear. 1,
A&M Consolidated School students will observe their
Thanksgiving holidays next week with the college, we un
derstand, so it looks as though the presidential ruling mark
ing the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving was
totally unobserved in College Station.
Community Chest Funds Short
The Community Chest report doesn’t look so bright.
After three weeks—one week after the campaign’s comple- I
tion—the chest committee is still some $2,400 short of the
$11,000 goal.
Committee Secretary Johnny Longley said last night
that unless the goal is met this year the Community Chest
leaders may see fit to discontinue it because of such poor.
support in College Station.
Last year they had very little trouble meeting a goal
only a few hundred dollars below the 1950 mark. But with
the slow response during the current drive, it could well
mean that many organizations may lose much needed sup
port from funds which could come only from the Community
Chest.
Take for example the newly authorized Community
Chest Polio Fund which was to receive $1,000 of the cam-,
paign money. With College Station’s seventh case of polio
during the current year reported yesterday, this money
could be used to help finance many items not available
through funds appropriated by the National Polio Founda- •
tion.
If the Community Chest is done away with, many dif-,
ferent fund raising campaigns would be necessarry to sup
port the many organizations v/hich draw from Chest funds.
Christmas Card List Grows
Kesponse has been very good to our request for readers
to supply names and addresses for the Christmas Card list
which The Battalion will print in the Nov. 30 edition. We re
ceived over a dozen letters today, and many more are ex
pected before the 5 p.m. deadline Nov. 28.
The idea is to help local residents know where Ihqy may
send. Christma&.Cards to friends who have moved away ffon ,
College Station in the past few years. In order to make thin
little venture a success, however, we also must have the co-
operation of our readers before they can take advantage o:,
its services.
Why not sit down today and jot down the names of any
one you might know that falls in that category and send them
to us. Address your correspondence to The Battalion, Cam
pus. No postage will be required if your letter is dropped in
the faculty exchange in the Academic Building.
Another Folio Case Reported
College Station’s seventh polio patient of the yfiar is in
the Waco Polio Clinic, and reports are that the child is in
very critical condition. The latest word on nine month
old Joseph Rainwater appears on the front page of today’s
paper.
Many people may be glad to hear that a quick telephone
call to the Waco Hospital this morning brought news that the
Rainwater child is improving and is just about out of the
critical condition which was reported late yesterday.
Hospital authorities say it is still too early to determine
illness re W ^ e ^ er or no ^ y° un & Joseph will pull through this
Other polio cases in the College Station area reported
JJ us ‘ year are J- King, Jr., 5; Shirley Ann Brown, 13; R-
M. Stevenson 35; Kathlene Sperry, 3; Michael Kilpatrick, 6;
and Christie Kept, 10.
LI’L ABNER
Armor and the Wolf-girl
By A1 Capp
LI'L ABNER IS JUST
HALF A LEAGUE. AHEAD
OF ME--??-THERSfc
MUST BE A LOCOMOTIVE,
NEARBY-- - IN VERY BAD
CONDITION, JUDGING
FROM THE
SOUNDS.^