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m CZECH MATE Battalion Editorials Page 2 Fewer $ For Shelter rpHE CIVIL Defense Administrator, Mil- lard F. Caldwell, takes his job seriously. A few days ago he called upon Congress for $535 million to implement his bomb-shelter program. Caldwell cited military intelligence re ports to the effect that the Russians posses sed atom bombs far bigger and more destruc tive than those that fell on Hiroshima and Nagaski in August, 1945. He drew a vivid picture, for the House Appropriations Com mittee, of a single “sneak” raid in which the Russians could drop six bombs on six strate gic cities and thereby cripple America’s war industry. Evidently the committeemen were not convinced. They recommended that Mr. Caldwell be given $65 million. Later the House cut the figure to 62 millions. At the same time, the Congressmen read the Civil Defense Administrator a lecture. They advised that before calling for big mon ey, C.D.A. should come up with a definite plan for educating the people concerning the need of civil defense and the part which the citizens will have to play in it. The state ment asserted that “popular confidence in a civil defense program cannot be won merely The gambling known as business -• looks toith. austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling. —Ambrose Bierce. Inconsistency TVTOTHING more aptly illustrates the incon- ’ sistency of the Federal Government re lating to inflation than its new policy aimed at encouraging the building of homes, es pecially small homes. Total home mortgages in 1939 were $17,600,000,000, according to statistics of the Institute of Life Insurance. In 1945 they totaled $19,200,000,000. Now they are $44,000,000,000. It was in view of theis rapid rise in pri vate debt that Regulation X was issued, aimed at curbing housing. Now it is relaxed. A veteran can buy a $7,000 home on long terms for a down payment of $280. A non veteran will have to put up only $700. In both instances the amount is suddenly re duced for homes of $7,000 and more value. This is not saying that the veterans and others should not have the homes for these down payments. It is just asking: What is the purpose of this federal regulation, after all? Is it regulation to discourage in flation, or to encourage inflation—or is it simply regulation for regulation’s sake? — (The Dallas News) In Old Vienna Millionaire Gives Whopping Party Venice, Italy, Sept. 4—Iff)—This known in his native Mexico. His historic city of lover and assassins father, Miguel de Bestegui, was saw its biggest blow-out of half a ambassador to Spain before the century last night. A Mexican Mexican Revolution began in 1910. mystery millionaire set the mark The family has vast land holdings with a $200,000 party at which in Mexico. guests wore everything from lion- Don Carlos was born in Mexico skins to shrouds. City, but has spent most of his Dukes and Counts trooped in by life in Europe, regiments rubbing shoulders with He had plan ' ned to d $50,000 thp wealthy of three continents. for lagt n f hVs ex t ra v ag anza, but But many of the top notables in- wound la in out closer to vited by dapper, monocled Don $ 2 00,000. He bought the Palace Carlos de Bestegui did not bother two years ag0 for $500,000 and re- to come. . portedly spent $6,250,000 modern- Those who did attend danced and izing and decorating it with a for- wined the night away. But after tune in paintings and tapestries, it was all over, few of them knew w , w . much about de Bestigui, except that w 10 s ^" 0 he has millions and seems to know The invitation list looked like a how to spend them. replica of the Almanach de Gotha— De Bestegui, who gave the lav- Who’s Who in European royalty, ish “housewarming” to open the De Bestegui also posted signs Palace he has restored on the fa- throughout the Canal City inviting bled Grand Canal, is almost un- the “lower classes” to drop around and peer in at the festivities and maybe munch a little salami dis tributed by his servitors. They dropped around—one of the biggest crowds seen for years, in this center of heavy unemployment and strong Communism. When de Bestegui gave them a gay wave from his balcony, some cheered but more hissed. Several groups of youths chanted derisively, “Duce, Duce.” Inside the Palace about 600 guests showed up. One Venice po liceman said it was “just as well.” Around the building close to 1,000 carabinieri and riot squads in regular uniform. carried subma- HE1L HAVE TROUBLE WITH THIS DOOR...WE HOPE PEACE TMTY CONFERENCE! Fully Clothed Reporter Swims To Escape Attack ' ' V" - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1951 At ’Frisco Talks Treaty Signing Is Aim of United States Orange, Sept. 4—(A 5 )—A report er for the Orange Leader said he had to swim the Sabine River fully clothed early yesterday to escape after being attacked by a bouncer for a night club which he had crit icized for allowing gambling. Reporter Joe Parsley, 27, who was punched in the nose by the bouncer, said the night club is just across the river in Louisiana and is owned by Claude Williams. Pars ley had criticized the place in his front-page column. Williams is one of the admitted gamblers who figure in the Lake Charles (La.) defamation indict ments. The managing editor and four other members of the Lake Charles American Press staff are accused of defaming the gamblers and 16 parish (county) officials in the course of an anti-gambling crusade. Party Was Leaving Parsley, back at his desk with a badly swollen nose, said he, Mrs. Parsley and two friends were leav ing the Show Boat a barge-mount ed night club just across the Sa bine, about 2 a. m. “We were walking down the ramp to the landing and this boun cer and his two buddies were by making large appropriations of Federal funds.” / Obviously, the Congressmen “have some- ^ ‘ hC thing there.” Up to now the people have shown themselves about as apathetic toward civil defense as most of them are toward the ballot. What will it take to jar them out of their complacency? A bomb dropped on Detroit might do it—but then it would be too late. Caldwell might consult The Advertising (mSrS Council, that is experienced in such matters, infantile paralysis by preventing , the growth of polio virus in on a line of attack. Anti-Polio Drag Now In Sight (The San Antonio Express). When a young man and young ivo- man sit close together and talk in whispers they are not discussing the Russian crisis. Envoy At Bay nerve cells was announced here yesterday. The report was made at the opening session of the second in ternational poliomyelitis confer ence. The five-day meeting, at tended by some 500 doctors and researchers from scores of na tions, is sponsored by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis of New York and the Danish Na tional Association for infantile pa- 'ralysis. The ; report, showed that it is pos sible to get drugs to penetrate the nerve cells to attack the polio vi rus. All medicines thus far have TTT . t—. T tv/ym --p,iTT a r/ry a failed because the polio virus that R. VLADIMIR I ROCHAZKA, new am- causes the disease inside the nerve bassador of the Czechoslovak Communist cell s, multiplies and destroys the . , . . . ttt i * 1 nerves. Up until now doctors have puppet government, has been m Washington llot known of a drug that could only a few days, but already he “has seen s et in to work on virus. , Success in finding a drug that enough of American newspaper reporters, can penetrate the nerve cells ap- according to one spokesman at the embassy, pears to be half the battle. The other half is to find such a drug The envoy had a rough time trying to for polio and that has not been explain the William Oatis case to American yet . ,, ^ i. ... the experiments showing the newsmen after he had been told by President possibility were done at the Rock- Truman and then by Secretary Acheson that efelle , r Institute for Medical Re- if he IS interested m improving relations be- California Institute of Technology tween his country and the United States he and in Australia, should understand the necessity for release isolated and this new’ work was of “American citizens unjustly imprisoned.” done by usi . n s f ive ot her viruses By J. M. ROBERTS, JR. Associated Press News Analyst American strategy at San Fran cisco is to keep the meeting what it was originally intended to be, a treaty signing, not a peace con ference. Quite a few nations, entirely apart from the Soviet obstruction ist bloc, still have reservations and would like to submit amend ments to the Anglo-American draft. Most of these involve repar ations. Some of them may be per suaded to refrain in the interest of a solid front against Gromyko & Co. Others are expected to sub mit but not fight, for their claims against Japan, just to be in the record if anything, ever comes of the clause recognizing the prin ciple, but not the immediate sub stance,-of the demands. In the main, however, the treaty is expected to be signed as is, having been drawn after months of diplomatic exchanges designed to avoid what the Russians are trying to produce, a big climactic debate. Present plans call for the usual round of speechmaking, whereupon the treaty will be laid on the table and signed by those who wish to sign. The Western powers will seek to arrange conference rules so that no filibuster ’ can be staged—per haps confining each delegation to one hour’s possession of the floor. It might mean that nobody will even bother to reply, specifically, to whatever charges the Commun ist bloc wishes to make, and cer tainly would mean no ring-around- the-rosy such as occurred at the recent four-power talks in Paris. There have been reports that the Soviets may fool everybody and, after expressing their com plaints, sign the treaty. This seems highly unlikely. Copper Board Due To Submit Report Washington, Sept. 4—UP)—Pres ident Truman’s three-man board of inquiry into the copper strike was due to submit its report today. After getting it, the president is expected to direct Attorney Gen eral McGrath to seek a court or der forcing the 49,600 men still on strike to return to work. First American Life Insurance Co. in Texas - - - - At Houston Bryan-College Agency JOE DILLARD, Mgr. REPRESENTATIVES L. E. (Skeeter) Winder, ’50 John T. Knight Charles H. Sledge, ’50 A. H. (Heeter) Winder, ’52 306 VARISCO BLDG. PHONE 3-3700 standing about midways of it. Just as we passed the bouncer ^ let me have it with his fist right on the nose, knocking me against a post which supports the canopy over the entrance. “I told one of the friends who was with us to get Margie across the river quick and they headed for my car as I took off for the nearby marsh. As they left I yelled to the bouncer and his buddies, ‘please don’t bother them; it’s me you’re after.’ “Don’t Come Back” “Then I headed for the river bank and as I left the bouncer shouted: ‘You’d better not come back over here.’ “As I reached the foot of the interstate bridge a short distance away I saw that the others in my party had gotten safely into Tex as and also noticed the bouncer and the other two had entered a cab and were headed in my direction. “There wasn’t time to undress so I dived into the river with all my clothes on and swam across to the Texas side.” Williams, asked for comment, said: “I don’t know anything about it and 1 don’t believe it happened.” New Morning Flight To H O U S T O N Departs 9:28 A.M. Phone d-iiotid for information and reservafm-or call your travel agent - THIS cussrm WOULD B£ MU ornssu irwHxrmwms WERE CLEANED AND PRESSED And that’s no secret . . . ‘cause every wise girl knows (or should know) that a best dressed air can be achieved and kept only by careful cleaning and pressing of all her smart fashions. For expert attention to your clothes—even your daintiest blouses and gowns—call us today. We offer prompt service, too. AGGIE CLEANERS North Gate College Station LI’L ABNER Love Match By AI Capp r? —— rrrr'rfw ^ — Miuu,,,, , Pressed regarding the refusal of Czech authorities to let the American Ambassador in Prague even see Oatis, Dr. Prochazka fi nally took refuge in the criminal court de fendant’s cliche, “I don’t know what you are talking about.” The upshot of this brush with Mr. Oatis’ colleagues apparently was a fervid assertion as guinea pigs for the tests. Ag Station Gets Grants-In-Aid ’ $11,400 in grants-in- r received recently by The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” Entered as aecond-claas matter at Post Office at College Station, Texas, under he Act of Congress of March 3, 1870. Member of The Associated Press A total of aid has been' the Texas Agricultural Experi- by the ambassador that “we will not yield meut Station from four org;aniza- to pressure.” He had been officially in- g 1 e 0 a n 1 ® h and firms t0 further lts re " formed of the congressional resolution call- A check for $5,700 came from ing for cancellation .of trade relations with t . he T . e ^ as Ik)ultl ' y improvement . . Association, Stephenville to help Czechoslovakia and advised that tension Will finance the station’s poultry im- continue to mount” if remedial steps are not pr ?y em 1 en p ^, ork for th T e nex ^ yea , r - Merck & Company, Inc., of Rah- taken. way, N. J., sent a check for $4,000 Americans are well aware of the case of to support “The study of a Pre- „ . . , . _ . sently Unidentified Factor Impor- the former Associated Press correspondent tant in the Hatchability of Poul in Prague as a test of international rights try E sp” wfadi is being conduct- to freedom of information. They also are couch of the Poultry Husbandry aware of the extent to which kidnaping and Department. j* , , , , , , A grant of $700 to aid studies fals6 arrests have been used as a terror j n W eed control and cotton defol- technique by Russian minions along the Iron lation was contributed by the Pa- r, , . tt i • i ji cific Coast Borax Company, Los Curtain. Under these circumstances the re- Angeles. Of the total, $300 will go sponse to that defiance of “pressure” may to the Agronomy Department to ii u ttMST >n » a i4 its investigations of weed con- well be, We 11 see. trol under dir | ction of H . E _ Rea . —(The Christian Science Monitor). $200 will be used in cottoh defol- 1 iation studies under direction of W. R. Cowley and C. A. Burleson at the Weslaco substation. The Temple and Lubbock substations each will get $100 for cotton de foliation studies. E. N. Stiver is directing the work as Temple, and the work at Lubbock is directed by E. L. Thaxton. The Texas Cottonseed Crashers Association, Inc., sent a check for $1,000 to support research in the development of better quality cot tons for mechanical harvesting in come: awav FROM THAT DIRTV OLD THING.V IT MIGHT BITE YOU.' THIS DIRTY OLD THING-oOOAS.'T I MEAN-THIS LADY-IS YOUR FUTURE MOTHER/T-- TWROUGH WITH IT.V I CAN'T HELP. 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