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^ 1 1 5 r 1 Baitalion Editorials Page 2 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1951 Delay The Millionth! SOMETIME this year, probably about the ^ middle of December, the 1,000,000th traf fic death will occur in the United States— unless there is mass determination to post pone that fateful date. It is shocking to realize that since the turn of the century, since the first automo bile chugged and hissed to the derision and excitement of a horse-drawn era, the lives of almost 1,000,000 men, women and children have been squandered in one of the most senseless and tragic wastes of modern times. But even more shocking than the toll is the fact that few Americans feel any real personal concern. As their fellows perish about them, they look on with a detachment and complacency that is difficult to under stand and even more difficult to alter. There rests the keystone of the entire traffic safety structure—personal concern. The Basic Conflict rpiIIS IS THE FIRST time in all history when every culture, every country, every people, is in a turmoil, even to the point of revolution. • The noble plans and high ideals with which we ended World War II lie in ruins. Worst of all, in many parts of the world and in our own country, there are those who al ready resign themselves to the inevitability oT another World War. ~ Some people say it is a conflict between the United States and Russia. But the con flict is more than that. Some say it is a struggle between the East and West. That is true; but it is deep er than that. Some people say it is a struggle between communism and capitalism or free enter prise, as two economic or social philosophies; Hut it is deeper than that. The struggle is a fundamental conflict between two distinctly different philosophies of life, two totally different concepts of the nature of the universe and the nature of man, which means two different concepts as to the nature of God, or whether there is a God. The Soviet rulers openly proclaim their belief that man is an animal with a mind— period. He is the smartest of the animals, bflt just an animal. Out of that “theology,” if'you wish, there inevitably come certain practices. “ As those who have visited countries be hind the Curtain, or as I myself, under the control of the Chinese Communists for eight months way back in 1930 know, they have no more scruples about wiping out human beings than you or I have about spraying DjD.T. on some troublesome mosquitoes. What difference does it make if man is just ah animal ? Our civilization is not based on that con cept. It is based on the concept that there ig;! a God, that there is a moral order in the universe, and that while man is an animal with a mind, he is also something different because we believe he is the son of God. Because he is a son of God, he is a part of God; and because he is a part of God, he is capable of becoming more and more like God, just as your son has the capacity to be come more and more like you, of whom he is a.part. It is this—the divine in man—that makes him different in nature from animals. It is because of this that our culture has develop ed its unique values. h It is those two concepts, those two phil osophies of life, that are in conflict today— roprtal conflict. (By U. S. Rep. Walter H. Judd, Minnesota) The duty of every responsible citizen is to strive for traffic safety as a voter, as a vol unteer worker in whatever capacity his in terests and abilities direct, and as a driver and pedestrian. Even the relatively small percentage of accidents caused by mechanical failure of motor vehicles could be reduced if owners would make sure their cars are in safe condition. Two years ago the well-loved Margaret Mitchell was struck down on a street in At lanta by a driver who, while personally cul pable, was only the product of his city’s apathy. The blood of Margaret Mitchell was on the hands of everyone whose indifference set the stage for the tragedy. Shocked into action, Atlanta today is making impressive strides in accident prevention. But what will it take to spur the nation into action ? Will 1,000,000 deaths—the day of seven-figure reckoning—do it? If so, the dead will endure to some purpose and memor ialize a new hope. One million ’deaths, then, can be more than a morbid milestone on a road without ending. It is a place to examine the failures of the past and to plan for the future. For more than a decade the techniques of traffic accident prevention, have been avail able for application by any city or state. What hgs been the result? While most states have a statute requir ing examination ofr a driver’s license, only a few administer the law strictly enough to give it meaning. Thousands of drivers lack the skills, physical faculties and mental at titudes for safe driving. Re-examination of older drivers or those who have been involv ed in accidents or violations is virtually non existent. Enforcement of traffic laws always will be necessary to curb the irresponsible minor ity. Yet in most cities far less than the min imum standard of 25 per cent of the police power is devoted to traffic. The finger of accusation has been point ed repeatedly at the teen-age driver. Yet only a third of our eligible students are re ceiving driver education, and far less than that number are offered behind-the-wheel instruction. Only 13 states permit tests of blood al cohol to be used in court against the worst motorists—the drunk driver. Yet scientific tests are the only-sure measurement of in toxication. Engineering and road building have fall en far behind the demands of the motor age. Lack of funds is the common excuse, yet billions of dollars in gasoline taxes have been diverted into channels of political ex pediency. Automatic revocation of a driver’s li cense for serious misconduct is invoked all too seldom. Jail sentences are few. The system of fines and penalties throughout the nation is a hodgepodge of improvisation, the temper of the court, and the stature and le gal counsel of the defendant. Officials can act effectively and decis ively only within the limits of public sup port. Only a few states and cities have or ganized public support groups of influential citizens who can arouse the interest and crystallize the opinion of the community. And many of those that do exist are merely letterhead donations to the public good. These are but a few of the more obvious holes in the dike of traffic safety. They can be plugged, but only through the aroused interest and insistent support of people who care. A little time remains before the 1,000,- 000th victim is counted. At best, that som ber date can be pushed into 1952—if 1,000- 000 ghosts are a reproach beyond acceptance. Are we going to do something about it? Tempera t ore Drops to High Of 99 Degrees Sputh and southeast breezes were the contributing factor’s which lowered temperatures in College Station to a 99-degree maximum yesterday. The CAA reported a low last night of 75-degrees and a trace of rainfall Wednesday. Weather roundup for the rest of the state as reported by the Associated Press showed Presidio at the top with 106. Other tem perature readings / throughout the state included Dallas, 97 degrees; Del Rio, Alice, Childress, Salt Flat, and Mineral Wells had 100 ; Laredo, 101; Cotulla, 102. Houston and Galveston had 88, and Beaumont, 89. Greenville,, in North Texas, re ceived a .95 inch rain between noon and 1:15 p.m. Rain reports for a 24-hour period ending at 6:30 p.m. gave Beaumont .17 inch, Gal veston .13, and Texarkana .27. Forecast for East Texas is part ly cloudy today and Friday. Wide ly scattered afternoon thunder showers in East portion. No im portant temperature changes. Mod erate to locally fresh southerly winds on the coast. At San Francisco Red Tactics Pursue Same Tiresorn e, Famil ia r Pa Item Angry Oklahoman Vents Ire at Hotels By J. M. ROBERTS, JR. Associated Press News Analyst Dr. Briles Gets Poultry Award For Research Dr. W. E. Briles, poultry re search scientist, has been given the $100 research award of the Ameri can Poultry Science Association. Dr. Briles received the award at the association’s annual banquet in Knoxville, Tenn., Friday, when X>r. J. R. Couch of A&M was given the $1,000 award of the National Feed Manufacturers Association for out standing research in poultry nutri tion. At the same meeting, Dr. J. H. Quisenberry, head of the Poultry Husbandry Department, was elect ed to serve a two-year term as director of the Poultry Science As sociation. The award to Dr. Briles was in recognition of his doctor’s thesis on “Multiple Alleles Affecting Cel lular Antigens in the Chicken” and for his work in expanding this study since he became a staff mem ber of A&M. The thesis was pub lished in “Genetics,” a national magazine. Dr. Briles currently is working on a study of the effects of irra diation on reproduction of poultry, a project sponsored by the Atomic Energy Commission. His part of that study is to analyze the ef fects of irradiation on blood anti gens. . Representing the A&M Poultry Husbandry Department at the poultry science meeting besides Dr. Briles, Dr. Quisenberry and Dr. Couch were F. Z. Beanblossom, George Draper, D. H. Reid, E. D. Parnell, George Mountney and L. J. Atkinson. Ag Agents Talk Television Uses The San Francisco has opened as scheduled, with the Russians pursuing tactics along their usual rut. The vote on the American-pro posed rules of procedure suggests that they aren’t going to get far. President Truman’s opening ad dress recognized that while Russia may not be able to block signing of the treaty, she may be able to prevent Japan’s admission to the United Nations. For that reason, the treaty binds Japan to act in every respect as though she were a member, and binds the other signers to treat her as such. Japan is bound to refrain from aggres sion, settle disputes peacefully and support U. N. efforts to maintain peace. Door Open For Japan This would seem to leave the door open for Japan’s participa tion in the Korean war when she is able, and if it continues. Ac tually, however, U. S. interests at the moment centers around re creation of Japan’s capacity for self-defense. The policy is almost exactly the same as that toward Chinese Nationalist Formosa. The President left observers wondering whether, in his broad references to Pacific defense, he considered the treaties with Aus tralia, New Zealand and the Phil ippines, and the projected mili tary treaty between the U. S. and Japan, .as opening the door to a general Pacific defense pact com parable to the Atlantic pact. He said that if real security is to be attained in the area the free nations must work for a “common defense.” The U. S. is determined to do its part. He called the new treaties “initial steps.” Yet the United States has al ways expressed caution when the matter of a general defense pact arose. One reason for this is a de sire not to seem to be crowding southeast Asia, where intense Na tionalism is antagonistic toward ties with the West, and India, which is not directly connected with Pa cific defense problems, yet whose 19 Offsprings Not So Bad You couldn’t do it! Give birth to 19 offspring, that is. And all at one time, too. But that’s what Miss Gold en, two-year-old Duroc sow, did this week. It was her third litter. Six months ago she bore 18 pigs. And her first litter numbered 12. But there’s trouble. Miss Golden is equipped to handle only 12 of her children at meal time, so seven will have to be given to another sow to raise. A sow which raises 6.4 pigs per litter is considered aver age, according to Fred Hale, professor of animal husbandry. A sow which raises eight per litter is highly satisfactory. What will Miss Golden’s per formance be? position regarding it is extremely important. At the moment, the important Conference thing from the American stand point is to do with Japan for the defense of the Pacific what is be- Dallas, Sept. 6—(TP)—An angry Oklahoman protested yesterday that Dallas hotels are “trying to hijack the public” by boosting rates during the week end of the Oct. 13 Texas-Oklahoma football game. The accusation was denied by hotel spokesmen, who said rates ing done with Western Germany will be unchanged but that guests for the defense of Europe—within must reserve and pay for rooms the field of necessity for seeing to for three nights—the Thursday and it that they are not again placed Friday nights preceding the Satur- in position to menace their neigh- day game as well as Saturday bors. night. GROCERY SPECIALS • 3 POUND CAN MRS. TUCKER’S Shortening 2— NO. 2 CANS MOON ROSE Whole Green Beans 3— 303 CANS DIAMOND Pork & Beans . . . 2—TALL CANS PET OR Carnation Milk . . . 89c 41c 25c 29c 2—2/i CANS STOKLEY’S Peaches 6Ie 2—46-OZ. 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Cabbage lb. 5c Specials for Friday & Saturday Sept. 7th & 8th WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES Charlie's Food Market North Gate College Station — WE DELIVER — LI’L ABNER Point of No Return By A1 Capp The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions ''Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, is published fiye times a week during the regular school year. During the summer terms, The Battalion is published four times a week, and during examination and vacation periods, twice a week. Days of publication are Monday through Friday for the regular school year, Tuesday through Friday during the summer terms, and Tuesday and Thursday during vacation and examination periods. Subscription rates $6.00 per year or $.50 per month. Advertising rates furnished on request. Entered as second-class matter at Post Office at College Station. Texas, under he Act of Congress of March 3, 1870. 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Purpose of the Television Confer ence is to acquaint agricultural workers with techniques and var ious uses of television in promot ing better agricultural and home economics programs. Several county Extension agents will give demonstrations during the Conferences as a means of finding out the right and wrong way to show “how to do it.” From Fort Worth, the group will go to Hous ton on September 10 through the 11, then on to San Antonio for meetings September 13-14. LI’L ABNER The Rise of the Yokums By A1 Capp U. S. Army records show that one third of its officers and enlist ed men are married and that the typical Amy family has one child. YOPUOQTah caimt marrv j VO'.T' Lll ABNER'S COIN'T' % COLLEGE.'/' IT'S MAH DOOTY T' £ WAIT UNTIL HE GRAD-JOO-ATES, EVEN EF IT TAKES 50 Y'ARS.'.' AN'-S'GN'V- ,—-——-Kmt’ m WIF hjm ITS APT TO