The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, September 13, 1951, Image 2

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The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, September 13, 1951, Image 2

Newspaper Page TextPag rsK i *cv, ISo n tevtioi HU cl »FFII lent i lay Ij SENI' hoo Vol con Sou (20) bed bid Au» ber rej' an; ito' Te: 1942 in( FOP to TW< b£ fe WI] tl ti 1 SI ' IV T WI I Battalion Editorials Association Binds Students Together Page 2 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1951 Marshall Retires Again iiFklPLOMATIC action, without the backing ” of military strength in the present world can lead only to. appeasement.” General George Catlett Marshall, quiet, soft-spoken, modest—said the above while testifying before a Senate Armed Services Committee in 1948. Yesterday, it was an nounced that he is again retiring from the service of his country, this time leaving the post of Secretary of the Defense. Time upon time, President Truman has said that Marshall is “the outstanding man of the war period.” Reason enough for that can be shown in the service which the 71-year-old Virginian has rendered to his country. Always a staunch advocate of a “perman ent citizen army which could be ready for mobilization on moments notice”, Marshall is leaving a post which he has held for 14 months and at a time when mobilization of United States troops seem to be tending to slack. Will Marshall again have to be called from retirement ? After having helped to direct the great effort of the western world to win the peace on the fields of battle, he was called upon to take a leading role in the effort to preserve the peace in strengthening democracy abroad. It was while Secretary of State, a post he held for two years, that the soldier-states man conceived the Marshall plan which in four years was already a $17,000,000,000 un dertaking. He left this post because of a kidney op eration, then later served as chairman of the American Red Cross before being named Sec retary of Defense. It can be with little doubt that the nation agrees wholeheartedly with President Tru man in saying . . . “with great reluctance (accept his resignation) ... no man has giv en his country more distinguished and pa triotic service than have you . . . you have earned your retirement many fold and I wish you many good years at Leesburg. . .” To this we add, “. . . may your retirement see the coming of a world of peace, one which you strived so hard to attain. . . .” Go to Church TJ/IONDAY morning will mark the beginning of a new school year for more than 6,000 A&M students. It will also mark the beginning of a college career for the newly arrive 1,600 freshmen. It is not too early-Yor the incoming stu dents to notice the efforts put forth and the profits to be gained from the churches of the local community. Almost every denomination is represen ted in either Bryan or College Station and surely no where can there be found a more progressive movement than that shown by the local churches. Added improvements and new buildings add to the physical attraction of the churches but the spiritual attraction will be the same here as it is in any student’s home town. We remember when our first Sunday rolled around at A&M. It then seemed to us that we could at last sleep late on Sunday. But we found out that attending church is the one way to find comfort and relief from the world around us. It’s a good habit to get into, and pardon us if we quote, “Attend the church of your choice Sunday . . . Take your problems, mil lions leave them there. . . .” Interpreting The News USSR Starts Propaganda Campaign Against France By J. M. ROBERTS, JR. AP News Analyst Soviet Russia has just launched another propaganda blast at France in an effort to interfere with the accord now being worked out for Germany by the tri-power foreign ministers meeting at Wash ington. If France goes ahead with plans for incorporating West Germany into the Western European defense system, the Russians imply, then she need not expect Russia to honor the Franco-Soviet mutual assist ance pact negotiated in 1944. That ' pact was directed against a revived Germany. The fact that old European ene mies are being forced to form a united front by Russia’s aggressive intentions is, of course, ignored by the Kremlin propagandists. The Russians are wise, of course,; to direct a part of their blast at the Schuman plan as well as at the Pleven plan for a unified European army including Germany. The Schuman plan is what the French rely on to prevent Germa ny, no matter how the wind may blow there politically, from turning again on Western Europe. The Shuman plan provides for a pool of Europe’s coal and steel production. The charter under which it will operate is one of the most amazing documents ever drawn in Europe. It is designed, its title page says, to create “a European coal and steel communi ty.” The members of an interna tional managing authority are in structed to “exercise their func tions in complete independence, in Senator Tells of Force Of New Atomic Wcapons Washington, Sept. 13—(A 3 )—Sen ator McMahon (D-Conn) said yes terday the destructive fury of America’s atomic weapons is “truly fantastic ... a frightful threat” that dwarfs anything previously known to man. McMahon, chairman of the Sen ate-House Atomic Committee, made the statement to newsmen on emerging from an “important” closed-door session with members of the Atomic Energy Commission. Tight-mouthed a' to details, Mc Mahon told reporters: “We have made truly remarkable progress in the development of atomic weapons. The destructive power in the atomic stockpile today is by any standard^ we have pre viously known truly fantastic.” McMahon shied away from any comment about new weapons, but it was noted that in speaking of progress he used the word “devel opment”—a hint perhaps of great ly improved weapons—rather than mere production. The exact size of the nation’s (See WEAPONS ARE, Page 5) the general interest of the com munity. “In the fulfillment of their du ties, they shall neither solicit nor accept instructions from any gov ernment or from any organization. They will abstain from all conduct incompatible with the supranation al character of their function.” A few years ago, nobody would have believed it. That’s what Rus sian pressure has done for the solidification of Europe since the war. If Rssia is worried about the future of her expansionist pro gram, she has good cause. Actually the latest Russian at tack is nothing new. It is almost word for word a repetition of what she had to say before she proved at the recent Paris conference that she was no more ready than ever for a European settlement. That conference was part of her effort to block or delay German rearma ment, just as she has made talk about the new Japanese peace trea ty leading to war. The broadcast early Wednesday referred again to what the Reds call allied efforts to turn Hitler away from the West and toward Russia in 1939, but never is there any mention of the Russian-Ger man pact by which Hitler was turn ed against the West and Poland partitioned between the two totali tarian partners. ' Russia will hardly attract much attention in France or elsewhere with this new blast. The facts of life are becoming too well known everywhere. If she wants to stop the rearming of Germany and eve rybody else, she has been told how. All she has to do is stop doing like she does. By J. B. “DICK” HERVEY Executive Secretary The Association of Former Stu dents is the official organization binding together alumni of Texas A&M College. It is a peculiar ani mal among organizations in that it is a non-profit corporation char tered by the State of Texas with headquarters in the Memorial Stu dent Center on the Campus. Its elected officers serve without pay. Any man who enrolls in a regu lar course of study here, whether his length of stay be one week or eight semesters, is eligible for membership automatically when he leaves school. The Council is the top governing body of the organi zation, and establishes its policies and program. Then, too, there are the usual number of committees, both standing and special, neces sary in the administration of an organization with some 25,000 world-wide members. After Graduation Upon graduation, the young for mer student may continue his as sociation with the College and fel low former students by becoming affiliated with one of the 169 A&M Clubs which are scattered around the world. These clubs are an im portant component of the program of the Association. Of course, it is possible for an individual’s chos en profession to take him to a lo cale where no club exists. It is not uncommon, however, for ‘an A&M man to drive fifty to a hundred miles to enjoy the fellowship af forded by these clubs. The club officers and leaders are keenly interested in the young A&M graduate’s active participa tion in the affairs and program of the club. The official publication of the Association is The Texas Aggie, a seven column newspaper published twenty times a year as a means of keeping the former student cur rently informed of happenings on the campus as well as personal news items about his classmates. All students, after they leave school for the last time, are placed on the mailing list to receive this publication. Annual Contribution The Texas A&M Development Fund is. its only financial activity of the Association. To this fund, A&M men make an annual contri bution of whatever amount they can to provide some of those extra things for the College which are not otherwise available. The Development Fund was or iginally started in 1942. Since that time initial funds were provided for the construction of thq; magni ficent Memorial Student Center, a building long needed on the A&M campus. The Gold Star Scholarship Fund, to aid in the education of sons and daughters of A&M men killed in World War II, was also a project of the Fund. One of these boys is in school now, and others are expected as they become of college age. The first major scholarships pro gram in the Southwest, the Op portunity Award Scholarship Pro gram, was initiated by the gifts of former students to this Fund. Bas- iscally, tire purpose of the Oppor tunity Award Program is to pro vide an education for worthy Texas boys who otherwise would not be able to attend college. At the pre sent time several hundred boys are in school as a result of these scholarships. Opportunity Awards While the former students, through their contributions to this Fund, made available the first Op portunity Awards, many individ uals followed our example and more than doubled the number ori ginally made available. As evidence of the interest in this program, the student body has set up its own Twelfth Man Opportunity Award, a project unusual among college and university campuses. The Former Students Endowed Scholarship Trust Fund is anoth er project of the Development Fund. It will provide a scholarship for an outstanding student every year forever. Other projects of the Development Fund have been new flags and standards for the Cadet Corps, A Directory of Former Stu- students, dress rifles for the Cadet Corps, the Accumulation of his torical material about the Col lege and an 18-hole student golf course. Prompt Radio Service —Call— Sosolik’s Radio Service 712 S. Main St. Ph. 2-1941 Bryan The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman" Dr. Carlton R. Lee OPTOMETRIST 203 S. Main Street Call 2-1662 for Appointment The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, is published five 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. RADIOS & REPAIRING Call For aM Delivery. , . STUDENT CO^OP . .Phone 4-4114 Entered as second-class matter at Post Office at College Station, Texas, tinder he Act of Congress of March 3, 1870. Member of The Associated Press Represented nationally by National Ad vertising Service Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all news dispatches cred ited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published 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 Student Activities Office, Room 209, Goodwin Hall. ■MmmeMZES. SBEAFFER’S STATESMAN THREESOME. A writing instru ment for every student need! Pen, $10.00; Pencil, $4.00; Stratowriter, $7.00. Complete in handsome case, $21.00; no led. tax. Five new colors. SHEAFFER’S CRAFTSMAN ENSEMBLE. Writing luxury at low cost! Pen, $3.75; Pencil, $3.00. Complete ensemble in gift case, $0-75; no fed. tax. Choice of colors. SHEAFFER’S ADMIRAL PEN. A pen to please any student! Outstanding value at this low price. Wide color selection. In gift box, $5.00. SHEAFFER’S SKRIP. Washable or permanent. Makes any pen write better, last longer. Only 15c for 2-oz. size—25c for economy 4-oz. size. SEE SHEAFFER’S NEW TOUCHDOWN PEN Easiest Pefl in the World to Fill Now at The Exchange Store “Serving Texas Aggies" This year, former students’ gifts to the Development Fund will fin ance the publication of a full- length book about the College. The nationally known author, George Sessions Perry, is writing the story. Gun cases for the famous Metzger gun collection, recently presented to the College, will also be provided. The Loan Fund maintained by the Association of Former Students will be of interest to the prospec tive student and student already enrolled. These funds are avail able for loans to students who need assistance in paying college fees and expenses. Students must meet basic requirements to be eligible for loans. They must have com pleted their first semester, have an acceptable grade point ratio and evidence of ability to repay the loan. The hub of this ever-expanding program of the ex-students is the j Association’s campus offices in the Memorial Student Center, about which the program of the organiza- 1 j tion is centered. The Association f staff stands ready to be of assist- ! ance or service to the student or former student alike. • GROCERIES • 3-LB. CAN—MRS. TUCKER’S Shortening 89c 2—NO. 2 CANS LUCKY LEAF Sliced Pie Apples . . . 45c 2—PKGS. AUNT ELLEN’S Pi-Do Pie Crust Mix . . 31c 2—21/2 CANS HAPPY HOST Elberta Peaches .... 61c 2—NO. 2 CANS DOLE’S Sliced Pineapple .... 61c 2—CANS BITS-O’-SEA Grated Tuna *>9c 2—303 CANS TRELLIS Early Peas . . . . 2—8-OZ. CANS HUNT’S Toma toe Sauce . 29c 17c 2—QUART BOTTLES LUCKY LEAF Apple Juice »>3c 46-OZ. DOLE’S Pineapple Juice 33c 2_1 POUND CANS HERSHEY’S Chocolate Syrup .... 33c 2—10-OZ. TUMBLERS WELCH’S Crapelade . . . 43c • FROZEN FOODS • PICTSWEET FORD HOOK—12-OZ. PKG. Limas 27c MIXED—12-OZ.PKG. Vegetables 27c 12-OZ. PKG. Broccoli 27c ® MARKET 2-POUND CARTON ARMOUR’S Ri-Oiedda Cheese . . . . 89c Ham Hocks . fh. 25c SHORT CUT—NO BONES Ham Slices lb. 75c DECKER’S TALL KORN Sliced Bacon . . . . 11). 49c GOOD—TENDER BABY BEEF Loin Steak 11). 93c Porter House Steak, lb. 83c ® PRODUCE © FIRM—CRISP CALIFORNIA Lettuce 2 heads 17c CALIFORNIA WHITE Potatoes 10 lbs. 49c Yellow Onions . . . lb. 5c V/HITE SEEDLESS Grapes 2 lbs. 25c Specials for Friday <£ Saturday - Sept. 14th & 15th WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES ■ \ North Gate College Station — WE DELIVER — 1 d •* LI’L ABNER Welcome, Traveltr!! By A1 Capp ABNER John Whitmore Joel Austin Frank Davis ...

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The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, September 13, 1951, Image 2

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