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JANUARY i-31 cive Mdutifoufo to MAR£H°'DIMES The Battalion PUBLISHED DAILY IN THE INTEREST OF A GREATER A&M COLLEGE JANUARY 2-31 CIVE TO MARCH^DliyiES Number 74: Volume 52 COLLEGE STATION (Aggieland), TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1952 Price Five Cents Sam Houston Press Capades Offer Aggie Version in Guion % By BERT WELLER Battalion Staff Writer Quizzes will be forgotten to night as Aggies take time off to watch the tune-filled Press Ca pades from Sam Houston State College in Guion Hall at 7:30. The fun-packed show will fea ture 12 top variety acts from the Huntsville campus. All of the num bers in the two hour show were chosen by audition from the Sam Houston student body. Talent Galore The entertaining show features some of the more talented guys and lovelier gals in the state in what has been called one of the best student variety shows in the area. Opening the show will be the un usual musical stylings of Charles Lee Hill’s popular Houstonians. This progressive musical aggrega tion will feature everything from “pops” to semi-classical to boogie. Comedy will be provided throughout the show by Jack Lien- j'elder and Neal Allen. Both are guaranteed to keep Aggieland au dience rolling in the aisles with their zany impressions of famous show people. Leinfelder bases his act on the antics of movie and radio star Bob Hope. Allen imper sonates Jimmie Durante, A1 Jolson, and Peter Lorre. Mountain Dew Boys For lovers of music in the hill- hilly vein, The Mountain Dew Boys, Beverly Conn, and Elizabeth Maddox should make the Press Capades worth the 30 cents ad mission. The Mountain Dew Boys provide music while Misses Conn and Maddox team up in a mountain style comic routine. Exams Begin Ian. 21 With New Schedule The regular examination schedule for the fall semester, 1951, will begin Jan. 21. Ex aminations will be held ac cording to the time classes are met during the semester. Previously, finals were held ac cording to a suffix letter of the section number of a course. The examination schedule is as follows: Jan. 21, Monday, 8-11 a. m. Classes meeting MWF8. Jan. 21, Monday, 1-4 p. m. Class es meeting TThS8. Jan. 22, Tuesday, 8-11 a. m. Classes meeting MWF9. Jan. 22, Tuesday 1-4 p. m. Class es meeting TThS9. Jan. 23, Wednesday 8-11 a. m. 'Classes meeting MWF10. Jan. 23, Wednesday, 1-4 p. m. Classes meeting TThSlO. Jan. 24, Thursday 8-11 a. m. Classes meeting MWF11. Jan. 24, Thursday, 1-4 p. m. Classes meeting TThSll. Jan. 25, Friday, 8-11 a. m. Class es meeting MWF1. Jan. 25, Friday, 1-4 p. m. Class es meeting MWF2. Final examinations in courses with only one theory hour per week as shown in the catalogue of courses will be given, at the discre tion of the department head con cerned, at the last meeting of either the theory or practice per iod before the close of the semes ter. Ralph Bolls shows his versatility by combining his ability on the marimba with talented work on the drums, providing a musical novelty act that is both entertain ing and unusual. The popular drummer was a feature of the 1950 version of the Press Capades and is one the stars of this year’s edition. Frances Sanders and Wilton Robinson will give variety to the star-studded show with their vocal renditions. Each is new to the an nual variety show on the Sam Houston campus. Their numbers were features of the Huntsville version of the show this year. The local audience will be tak en “South of the Border” by the tropical rhythms of Jose Colom and his Puerto Ricans. The Latin combo will feature the dancing of Gregory Toledo and lovely Flor Del Liz Ramirez. Rosalind Beene will conclude the program with her sultry versions of popular torch songs. Known as the “Desire Girl” because of her renditions of “That’s My Desire” and “As You Desire Me”, Miss Beene made her television debut re cently on KPRC-TV. The attractive singer will give Aggie audiences a sample of the song technique that made her such a success on video. Curtain time for the Aggieland version of the Press Capades is 7:30 tonight in Guion Hall. Admis- I; I sion is 50 cents. Council Meets Charter Adopted The home rule charter for “During the time I have College Station was declared to served as mayor, I have voted be officially adopted yesterday on only one qccasion,” Lang- afternoon at a special meeting ford added. Under the general of the city council at City Hall, law provisions a city mayor can A resolution passed by the vote only in the case of a tie. group said in part, “The people N p ow „ r „ of the City of College Station having voted 220 for and 11 Two new powers the charter against the .adoption of the city gives the city are as follows: charter at the election of Jan. 8, ® The power to annex prop- the charter is declared the law erty lying adjacent to the city of the city from this day hence.” lines, with or without the con- „ , , sent of the property owners, by Councilmen Attend ., ,. city ordinance. The meeting was attended by • The power to declare and Ernest Langford, mayor; Joe prohibit nuisances both within Orr, Howard Badgett, Harry and without the city limits for a Boyer, R. B. Halpin, and A. P. distance of 5000 feet. Boyett, all councilmen. “College Station’s adoption of Following the charter’s adop- the home rule charter is a mile- tion, Langford remarked he stone in the city’s history, and would now be able to vote at the most significant thing the council meetings. This power is city has done to date,” declared given the mayor under a pro- Gibb Gilchrist, chancellor for the vision of the charter. A&M System. Harrington Comments: Air Force Camp Plans Announced by PAS&T ‘Hospital Was Closed’ “Miss Desire” Torch singer for the Sam Hous ton group which brings its Aggie version of the Press Capades here tonight is Miss Rosalind Beane. She is known around the Huntsville campus as “The De sire Gal.” By JOHN WHITMORE Battalion Editor The College Hospital follows the same schedule as the college and was closed dining the Christmas Holidays, M. T. Harrington, presi dent of the college, said last night. According to precedent the hos pital is closed, except for emer gencies, during the holidays and does not have an obligation to take care of the students, the president said. In an interview Tuesday, Miss Irene Claghorn, superintendent of the hospital, said she had set up a special work schedule for the nurses over the holidays. The nur ses on duty were asked to work a 12 hour day so each could have a few days off. These statements were made in Poll Tax Receipts Now Number 2,601 Brazos County Tax Assessor and Collector J. M. Weedpn announced today 2,611 poll tax receipts have been issued since Jan. 1. Of that; number 1,898 were paid, while 713 were issued as exemptions. Residents of this county have until Jan. 31 to pay their taxes, Weedon advised, in this all-import ant presidential election year. Exemption Requirements In answer to many questions, by students concerning their eligibil ity to vote in the forthcoming elections, Weedon said that anyone who is 21 after Jan. 31 may go to their own county tax collector and request exemption. He said ex emptions can be issued in Brazos County to students who have been here as long as six months. The tax receipt will not be issued until after the 21st birthday, Weed- in said. Many students who will be 21 in 1952 had asked if they should apply for their exemption now or after their birthday. May Apply for Certificate’ Anyone who was 21 prior to Jan. 1, 1951 will be required to pay the poll tax, Weedon said. People who were, 21 between Jan. 2, 1951 and Dee. 31, 1951 may apply for an Red Cross Mobile Blood Unit to Re-visit Area The Red Cross Mobile Blood Un- each, have already been formed, it will return to College Station in Members of the Travis school Pa- February and to Bryan in March rent-Teachers Association comprise to collect donations for servicemen, two of the classes, while wives of announced County Chairman W. L. Bryan Air Force Base personnel Penberthy. are members of the other class. His announcement came after a A * -in • .• monthly meeting of the Brazos County Red Cross chapter execu- John W. Hill, chairman of safety tive board and committee chairmen, services, and W. M. Dowell, first The unit from the Southeast Tex- aid chairman, told of a trip they as Blood center at Beaumont visit- made to Houston recently to at- ed in both communities and Bryan tend a demonstration of the Red Air Force Base a few months ago. Cross’ new method of artificial Mrs. T. R. Spence reported that respiration, home nursing courses lasting three They told of such a demonstra- days will begin Monday, Jan. 14, tion which was held in DeWare on the A&M campus. Field House at A&M Tuesday The classes, comprised of 12 night. exemption certificate just as men and women over 60 years of age are allowed a free poll tax receipt. The county tax collector said the Junior Chamber of Commerce in Bryan would sponsor a concerted effort to get as many citizens as possible on the poll tax rolls later this month. Plans are being made to have ladies stationed in every bank in Brazos County to remind citizens to pay their poll tax. Ware Announces Although deadline for announce ment of candidacy for the various elective posts is in May, County Judge A. S. Ware said yesterday he intends to run for re-election. The county Democratic Primary will be held July 26. Absentee vot ing will start July 6 for that elec tion. The second primary will be held Aug. 23, with absentee voters get ting first chances to cast their ballot Aug. 3. The general election, which in cludes the vote for president this year, will be held Nov. 4. called her doctor to look at the 32 year old graduate student. He is doing research work in the school of veterinary medicine where he received his DVM in 1941. When presented with a notorized statement of what happened, Dr. Marsh gave his side of the ques tion. He said the nurse called him Sunday morning (Dec. 23) and told him the patient (Dr. Demke) had a slight paralysis in the right side of his face. She said she felt the grip in his right hand it seemed normal. Denies Examination By telephone Dr. Demke was contacted while in a VA Hospital (See DEMKE, Page 4) Cool Winds Continue Over Texas By Associated Press Hat-blowing winds were to continue in Texas Thursday after lashing the whole state Wednesday. The gusty blow was due to diminish in the upper portion of the state as it picked up speed in the Southern part. The Weather Bureau in New Or leans ordered small craft warnings hoisted late Wednesday from Brownsville to Morgan City, La. The weather bureau directive said winds would shift to northwesterly and increase to as much as 34 miles per hour. Wednesday’s north wind which harried pedestrians anil made driv ing perilous on some windswept stretches of highway accompanied a mild cold front that blew speed ily across Texas. High winds at Port Neches, in the Beaumont area, Wednesday night put most of that city in dark ness for about two hours. Utilities officials said power lines blew to gether and caused a “primary burn- down.” No rain was reported during the 24 hours and maximum temper atures ranged from a low of 43 at Dalhart and Amarillo to 85 at Cor pus Christi. Dalhart was the coldest spot in Texas all day with an early-morn ing low of 26 degrets. Fair skies and cooler tempera tures were predicted for Thursday with a little warmer weather due again by Friday. > Tentative plans for Air Force ROTC students to attend summer camp were received today from Headquarters, Con tinental Command, by Col. E. W. Napier, PAS&T. The notice was the first official information received here concerning summer camp plans for the Air Force stu dents. Last summer no AFROTC summer camps were lielcl. Colonel Napier was told that 13,000 AFROTC students will encamp during the summer of 1952. Students included in this 13,000 are those who will be qualified for commissions, except for summer camp, between May 1, 1952 and May 1, Any spaces left within this 13,000 ceiling will be filled by Ju nior students, Colonel Napier was informed. The notice listed Lackland Air Force Base, Tex., and probably Sampson Air Force Base, N.Y., as camp sites in the generalized train ing of approximately 7,000 of these students. connection with the Dr. Donald Demke case. Dr. Denke, a 1 grad uate student, had a mild cerebral hemorage over the Christmas holi days and was refused admittance to the hospital. A nurse on duty told Dr. Demke'the hospital was closed and he should see Dr. J. E. Marsh, college physician, the next morning. See Local Doctor The next morning Dr. Demke went to the hospital and was told he just missed seeing the physician. After talking to the nurse, she called Dr. Marsh and told him of the case. The doctor told the nurse to tell Dr. Demke to she a local doctor. In telling The Battalion of the story, Miss Alice Burke, a friend of Dr. Demke, said: “Don was in his room about 10:30 p. m. studying and drinking a Coke. He had a sudden pain in the base of his skull and felt nauseated so he reached for the Coke. He could not grasp the bot tle with his right hand so he pick ed it up with his left. After tak ing a drink he found he could not swallow. He went from his room to the hospital immediately and met the nurse. Contact Friends “He went back to his room and tried to sleep, but was unable to do so. The next morning about 8:30 a. m. Don went back to the hospi tal and was told the doctor had just left. The nurse called the doc tor and told him of the case. Dr. Marsh suggested the man contact a local physician.” In an interview, Miss Burke told The Battalion Dr. Demke came to see her after spending a short time at the hospital the second time. The young lady said she was being readied in Fort Worth ers was expected to make a deci- Senate Meet Set Tonight The Student Senate meets to night in the Senate Chamber for its last meeting of the semester. On the agenda for this meeting is committee reports and discus sions on such matters as the open ing of the freshman area to soph omores, and election of delegates to the March convention of the Texas Intercollegiate Students Associa tion. Committee reports will be heard from the Campus Chest Commit tee, Mascot Committee, Campus Beautification Committee, Hospital Committee, and Mess Hall Com mittee, said Don Young, executive chairman. Informal Dance In MSC Saturday An informal dance will be held Saturday night, Jan. 12 in the MSC Ballroom honoring athletes and their dates. The dance will start immediate ly after the Athletic Banquet at approximately 9 p.m. and will last until 12 p.m. Juke box music will be furnished. Fate of Safety Inspection Law in Texas Still Unknown By Associated Press A new Texas automobile safety inspection law remained tangled in the hair of Texas officialdom, mo torists and testing stations Thurs day. Col. Homer Garrison, Jr., State Department of Public Safety Di rector, asked Atty. Gen. Price Dan iel to rule if it would be legal to extend the safety-check deadline. Testing by Deadline Impossible Garrison had decided Wednesday that completion of the testing job by the April 1 deadline was im possible. Meanwhile, an injunction suit aimed at testing the inspection law by State Rep. H. A. Hull. It was expected to be filed Thursday. Under the measure, all cars must pass a safety inspection test on such things as lights, brakes, wind shield wipers, wheel alignment, etc., before the owner can re-license his vehicle. .* Rep. Hull told newsmen he would not file his proposed injunction suit if he didn’t think he had a case. He and Attorney Guy Buell were retained by the Fort Worth Used Car Dealers Association to prepare a case which would enjoin Garris on’s Safety Department from ad minsitering the law. Governor to Decide In Austin, Governor Allan Shiv- Plan Junior Prom TISA District To Meet at A&M A district meeting of the Texas Intercollegiate Students Associa tion will be held at A&M Friday, announced Don Young, A&M Stu dent Senate member. Young said students from A&M, Baylor University, and Southwest ern University are included in this district. Representatives from Clifton Junior College, Hillsboro Junior College, and Mary-Hardin Baylor College have been invited | to attend the meeting. It will be the first meeting of students from this district, Young! said. The TISA group will organize and consider a project to under take in the near future. Time and place for the next meeting will also be discussed. Discussing preliminary plans for the annual Jun ior Prom and banquet are Joe Blanchette, sweet heart committee chairman, James Magee, junior class president, and Bob Carpenter, banquet com mittee chairman. Both the prom and banquet will be held Feb. 16 in Sbisa Hall. sion Thursday on whether to call a special session of the legislature to deal with the problem. Sources close to the Governor expressed doubt that he would take such ac tion. Several state legislators had ask ed the special session early in the week and were joined Wednesday by the Board of Directors of the Tax Assessors and Collectors As sociation of Texas. The group approved a resolution no enforce ment of the law or a special ses sion to provide relief. Daniel said he would give Gar- rison’s request for an opinion on the deadline extension immediate study. He said he considered the present turmoil an emergency mat ter. At least one irate car owner had aroused Garrison from sleep by telephoning at 2 a.m. to protest the law. Already, the highway depart- ■ ment said it had notified county | tax collectors not to require inspec tion certificates for transfer of ti tles or issuance of 1951 registration plates because the state, thus far, had been unable to provide enough inspection stations. (See SAFETY LAW, Page 4) Barlow Appointed To Committee Post H. W. Barlow, dean of engi neering, has been elected as a mem ber of the Council of Instruction, the Executive Committee of the Engineering Division, and Chair man of the Resident Instruction Committee divisions of the Associ ation of Land Grant Colleges and Universities. Dean Barlow, who is also Di rector of the Engineering Experi ment Station and Engineering Ex tension Service at A&M, has been a member of the Council on In struction since its inception two years ago and a member of the In struction Section of the Engineer ing Division for three years. He will be in charge of the pro gram of the Resident Instruction Section of the 1952 meeting vvhich will be held in Columbus, Ohio in November. Seniors to Lackland Consequently it is thought, said the PAS&T, that those A&M Air Force seniors who will not grad uate until after June 1, 1952, will be sent to Lackland or possibly Sampson. Seniors who will graduate in June 1952, he said, will probably be sent to the base at which they will be stationed upon the receipt of their commission. Colonel Napier emphasized that this information is for tentative planning purposes only. He added that definite informa tion will be recived during t h o month of February and will be pub lished at that time. Game Wardens School Opens At A&M Feb. 4 The seventh annual Game Warden’s School will be held here beginning Feb. 4. The course is four months, of instruction for all TexaA game warden candidates, and is offered cooperatively by A&M Col lege and the Texas Game and Fish Commission. This course parallels the regular spring semester, and the candi dates will carry approximately 20 hours. All men taking the instruction are specially selected by the Aus tin office of the Game Commission. The candidates include men pre viously on the game commission payroll, and men just starting with the commission. They are se lected from districts all over the state, and will return to their re spective areas upon satisfactorily completing the course. This school is designed to im prove the standards of law enfor cement, to place emphasis on pub lic relations and respect for the law, and to raise the standards and pay of the division, said Dr. William B. Davis, head of the A&M Wildlife Management De partment. Junior Sweetheart Pictures Accepted All pictures to nominate girls for Sweetheart of the Junior Prom should be turned into the Office of Student Activities beginning immediately, announced Joe Blan chette, sweetheart committee chair man. Each picture submitted should have attached to it a sheet of paper containing the name, address and vital statistics of the girl and the name of the person submitting the picture. Veterans Urged To Get Waivers Veteran students attending school under the G I Bill should re port to the office of the Veteran Advisor and secure a fee waiver slip as soon as possible, accord ing to Bennie A. Zinn, veteran ad visor. Veterans should take the waiver slip to the Fiscal Office, and re serve a dormitory room. The rooms may be reserved at the Housing Office before the rush at regis tration time. This will eliminate delays during registration, Zinn said.