Official Paper Of Texas A&M College And College Station Number 33: Volume 52 The Battalion PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1951 Published by The Students Of Texas A&M For 73 Years Price Five Cents College Investment Change Proposed, Voting Set Nov. 1 Straight Poop By ALLEN K. PENGELLY Battalion City Editor A state election will be held on Nov. 13 to vote upon five proposed amendments to the Texas Consti tution. Voters will be required to vote either yes or no for the amendments. The ammendments on the ballot will he arranged as follows: Proposition one—a system of re tirement for county appointed of ficials and employees. Proposition two—the allowing of state school bonds to be invested in other types of stocks and bonds besides municipal, state, and fed eral securities. Proposition three —* t h e estab lishment of rural fire protection. Proposition four — An increase in veteran land bonds. Proposition five—An increase in pensions for old age, blind, and other state citizens receiving com pensation from the state. The passage of the second amendment would mean more money could be placed at the dis posal of the state supported col leges and universities. At present, approximately two percent is paid on the constitution specified types of bonds whereas, with the passage of the ammendment, the perman ent University Fund could earn as high as five or six percent inter est on its capital. Two Polls There will be two polls set up in the College Station area; one Marital Course Discussed By MSC Council Introduction of a marriage relations course into MSC ac tivities was discussed Monday night at the meeting of the MSC Council. The meeting was held in the Senate Chamber of the MSC. “A need for such a course was realized last year,” Dan Davis, president of the council, said, “but it has taken until this year to develop the foundation for teach ing it.” Technical students especially asked that a course dealing with marital relations be started, Davis explained. These students do not have time to take courses in the subject and still meet all require ments for their other studies. Another of the projects which the MSC plans this year is a prac tice dinner at which students who are ill at ease at social functions may learn to overcome this diffi culty. An authority on etiquette will conduct this practice dinner. Point ers will be given to aid the person who is not sure of himself. A Baldwin Grand piano was ac cepted by the council on behalf of the MSC. This action was taken at the suggestion of the council’s gift committee. A mobile church organ, which was donated to the MSC, wall be delivered in about one month, J. Wayne Stark, MSC director an nounced. A plan to secure cadet activity points for students participating in MSC activities was announced by the awards committee of the council. No signs of an advestising na ture will be allow'ed on the MSC grounds in the future, the council decided. If such signs are demon strated, they must first be ap proved by the house committee of the Council. will be at A&M Consolidated High School and the other will be in the Culpepper building in College Hills. The polls will open at 8 a. m. and will not close until 7 p. m. County Judge A. S. Ware has appointed Hershel Burgess, P. L. “Pinky” Downs, and George Wil cox as election judges. Their duties include the registering of the vot ers, tabulating the votes, and turn ing in their reports to the County Judge’s office. “The election judges would ap preciate everyone voting as early in the day as possible. This will cut down on the congestion occur- ing when workers come to vote and will also facilitate our getting in the necessary tabulations and re ports to the County Clerk’s office early,” said Burgess. 7000 Out Of 10,000 “There are approximately 10,000 potential voters in Brazos County at this time,” said Judge Ware, “however there are only around 7,000 of this potential qualified to vote in this election. Voting qualifications for Texas are that the voter must be 21 years or older, have a certified poll tax, and be a resident of the area where the ballot is cast. The County Tax Collector’s of fice says that although the pur chase of a 1950 poll tax, necessary for this election, is impossible, the 1951 poll tax may be purchased anytime until the office doses on Jan. 31, 1952. “I’ve spoken to various social and civic clubs about the impor tance of going to the polls elec tion day,” said Judge Ware, “how ever, most of the people indicated the reason they didn’t vote in some elections was because they weren’t informed of the issues on the ballot. “Apathy is our greatest enemy. I urge the citizens of Brazos County to learn all they can about the issues to appear on the Novem ber ballot and go to the polls to cast their opinion.” Meter man Short Course Here Nov. 5 Electrical metermen will hold a Public Utility Short Course on the campus Nov. 5. The course is spon sored by the electrical engineering department. Registration will be held in the main office of Bolton Hall from 8 until 10 a. m. Nov. 5. A regis tration fee of $6.00 per person will be charged. Meetings will be held in Rooms 104 and 301 of Bolton Hall and Room 3B of the MSC. A banquet is scheduled for Nov. 7 in the MSC at 7 p. m. Tickets may be secured at the registration desk for $2.50. Red Truce Delegation Makes Peace Proposal Munsan, Korea, Oct. 31—(A 3 )—i best proposal.” Red truce negotiators offered to- ! The surprise Red offer approach- day to create a buffer zone along their version of the present battle line in Korea. They called it their “last and Col. Joe Davis, Commandant, conducts an open forum with the top ranking non-commissioned members of the corps. During the meeting the question of discipline was talked over by the men. Vet Med Meet | Attended By 2 A&M Profs $10,000 Goal Set for Local Community Chest Campaign By IDE TROTTER Battalion Staff Writer Approximately $10,000 is ex pected to be solicited during the current fund raising campaign of the College Station Community Chest, Bennie A. Zinn, publicity director for the drive, said Tues day. The campaign ends Nov. 10. “This is really a Community Chest and since the A&M faculty and employees comprise such a large part of the community, col lege officials take an active part in the campaign,” Zinn said. Forty-one percent of this year’s $10,000 budget is for charitable organizations, he explained. The Brazos County TB Associa tion will get $1,000 from the new budget. In the last three years the TB Association has provided facilities for taking over 5,000 chest X-Rays. It has also handled the transportation of destitute pa tients to state supported hospitals. Needy Aided Each year many cases involving needy families or individuals are handled by the local Salvation Army. The Needy Children’s Fund which is sponsored by the College Station Mother’s and Dad’s Club provides lunches and clothing for children of families which can not properly care for them. The chest will provide $900 for these two organizations in the coming year, the publicity director said. An additional $1,000 is set aside Bait Staff Meeting Tonight at 7:15 All members of the Battalion staff are asked to be present for a staff meeting tonight in the Battalion office at 7:15. Refreshments will be served. in the Charity Fund. This is al most a contingency fund and is used to meet all emergencies which may arise. In the past' it has been used to supply funds to destitute people until state agen cies can take over, and as a loan fund. “It is always available to those in need,” Zinn said. The Brazos County Crippled Children’s Association will get $250 this year. This group provides for aid to crippled children in the county, and each year sponsors a local crippled children’s clinic at the A&M hospital for several days. Free hospitalization is provided by the Brazos County Hospitaliza tion Fund for those who need and can not afford it. By obtaining re duced rates, where possible, the fund is spread to cover more cases, Zinn explained. The College Sta tion Community Chest has allocat ed $400 to the hospitalization fund this year. The local Community Chest was originated in 1932 as an aid to the needy. Members of this year’s chest committee are Zinn, J. G. McGuire, chairman; J. B. Longley, secre tary-treasurer; V. E. Schember, Dr. H. E. Hampton, Dr. P. W. Burns, L. J. Horn E. E. Veezy, G. W. Black, Don Young, R. E. Cal lender, Lt. Col. M. P. Bowden, Lloyd Smith, and Tom Taylor. Two department heads of the School of Veterinary Med icine took part in the first Pan American Conference on Veterinary Medicine in Lima, Peru, Oct. 20-26. Dr. John Delaplane, head of the veterinary bacteriology and hygiene department and nationally recognized authority on poultry diseases, took part in a discussion on this subject. Dr. R. D. Turk, head of the vet erinary parasitology department, participated in a round table dis cussion on animal parasitism. The conference was held in con nection with the 400th anniversary observance of the National Univer sity of San Marcos, the oldest university in the western hem isphere, where one of the world’s newest veterinary schools is locat ed. Dr. Turk, Dr. Delaplane and other leading veterinary author ities of the United States were guests of the Peruvian govern ment, which made the necessary arrangements for them to attend. (See VETS, Page 6) Best Color Guard Gets Recognition An annual award for the most outstanding color team of the Corps of Cadets has been estab lished,, Lt. Col. M. P. Bowden, as sistant commandant, announced Tuesday. The award will be known as the Beyer-Hinton Award in honor of Robert D. Hinton, ’52 and John A. Beyers, ’52, who conceived the idea and established a fund to provide for it. The award will consist of a gold key for each color bearer and a silver key for each color guard of the team. Col. Bowden said the team will be selected by the military science department on the basis of a spec ial competition. The Beyer-Hinton Award will be presented at the Mother’s Day Ceremonies each year. Production Aggression Will Halt W iison Quebec, Oct. 31—>—U. S. De fense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson said tonight the United States is now set for the mass produc tion of weapons calculated to “throw fear into the hearts of any wouldbe aggressor.” Declaring that within two years the allied arsenal will be “sky scraper high,” Wilson said in a speech prepared for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce: “You are about to see produc tion really pouring out. “We have already reached the point where the strength we have acquired should cause the men in The Twelfth Man holds a short yell practice Monday night at Kyle Field following the tie game between the Aggies and Baylor Sat urday afternoon. the Kremlin to pause long and to think hard before they attack us or our partnei’S in the free world.” Wilson said the United States, embarked on a three-year $150- billion defense program, will reach “peak strength” in 1953, and if necessary can keep up the pace in definitely “and absorb the strain of it in our stride.” Doubts if Soviets Can But he said he doubts if the Soviets can do the same. As a result, Wilson declared, Russia must soon choose between living in peace with the free world or living in an island of austerity under the threat of eventual re volt by her satellies. The mobilization chief said he hopes it will be possible to reach a lasting settlement with the Sov iets, and he continued: “If such a settlement is reached, all mankind could breathe more freely. Our armaments program could then be reviewed. If it re quired continuance at the present rate to reach a position of relative equation with the Soviets, it would have to go on. Otherwise, it might be cut down. “All I personally would insist upon is that we never find our selves again in the position of pow er inferiority which from 1946 on has tempted Communist leaders in to one act of aggression after an other.” Earlier in the day, Wilson help ed dedicate a huge new steel works at Pittsburgh, Pa., and announced that the United States now pro duces as much steel in 13 weeks as Russia does in an entire year. “Uncle Joe Stalin and his fel low occupants of the Kremlin may not be impressed by moral arguments, but they do read pro duction figures,” Wilson said. Industrial Support Important “They are fully aware that in modern warfare the decisive factor lies in industrial support of armies, navies and air fleets. “So the greatest hope of avoid ing a third world war is in main taining our industrial superiority over that of the Soviet empire.” Expressing doubt that Russia can match the Allied military build-up, Wilson said tonight that if Russia fails to agree to pro visions for lasting peace, the free world could keep strong and still enjoy growing prosperity. That prosperity, he indicated, won’t be shared by Russia if it persists in remaining an armed camp behind an iron curtain. Moreover, Wilson said he doubt ed that the Soviets could hold their seized empire together, even behind an iron curtain, if it fails to provide prosperity. “I do not see peoples such as the Czechs and Poles docilely bowing to Soviet rule—Soviet slavery is a better term—for 10 years, for 20 years, for a century,” Wilson said. “Without for a moment minimiz ing the difficulties, I feel that the time will come when those peoples, with a higher tradition of freedom and living than the Soviets permit their own and their captive peo ples, will throw off the yoke, and the Soviets wall once more stay be hind their own borders.” British Cabinet Gets Cut in Size and Pay London, Oct. 31 —