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TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1952
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/ITH JUST the flick of a wrist it is possible to help some
little child recover from the blast of an attack of polio.
This flick of the wrist should be the one that puts a towel
on the door or turns on a light.
This seemingly barbaric movement is the one which
will indicate you are willing to donate to the 1952 March of
Dimes. As is explained in a story on the front page of this
paper, the mothers of this community are conducting a cam
paign to help erase the five million dollar debt of the Infan
tile Paralysis Association.
The surplus will be used to help pay the way to cure
some child in America.
It is a chance for us to help when it doesn’t hurt, for
a time when it might hurt. The dollar or two you give the
mother who calls at your door is.not enough to hurt—but it
is enough to help.
From past drives for worthy causes College Station has
always been just a little bit slow. Today the drive is lagging
behind and Thursday will be a time to catch up with the as
signed quota for the area.
When you hestitate about turning on your light Thurs
day try and imagine the feelings of some parent whose child
has just been admitted to a Polio Hospital.
Remember the little bit you give combined with the
little bit the other fellow gives might mean the difference
between junior walking again.
Turn on your light for the polio victims of the World.
Problem Spouts
TAKINGS AREN’T always as bad as they seem—or some-
thing like that is an old saw oft repeated by people like
Mary Worth.
As an example, for a long time we have been wondering
why in the world the architect who designed the new admin
istration building would put drain spots directly over the
doors.
Now it can be told. Those spouts, which seem to be
pitched so a heavy flow of water would converge over the
main door, are just for an emergency.
There is a built in drain pipe for the roof and those two
spouts are just for overflow i. e. if the inside drain pipes are
clogged the outside one will carry off the water only if the
level is about five inches deep.
See, the deans were not planning a way to “Drown-Out”
the students as they came in the building on a rainy day.
Physics Building
Nears Completion
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Canadian Research
Help In Atomic Work
Washington, Jan. 29—CP)—The
United States has given some hith
erto secret atomic information to
Canada and has received some in
return under an arrangement de
clared “beneficial” to the United
States.
Chairman Gordon dean of the
U.S. atomic* energy commission,
announcing this late yesterday, did
not disclose the nature of vthe in
formation given by either coun
try.
' He said only that “it’s classified
(secret)” and “within an area” of
atomic development.
But there are grounds for spec
ulation that the United States may
be getting new details on Canada’s
unique “heavy water” atomic re
actor—a device which conceivably
could be the model for explosives-
producing reactors now in prospect
at the projected American H-bomb
plant.
AMERICAN ATOMIC experts
have publicly rated the Canadian
device as the “most advanced” in
design and performance among all
known reactors.
And, while the Canadians say
their present reactor can not make
plutonium—an A-bomb explosive—
in “production” quantities, the
Candians have claimed that pluto
nium can be produced at a faster
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rate from a given amount of ura
nium in a reactor of the “heavy
water” type than it can be pro
duced in reactors employing graph
ite in conjunction with the ura
nium.
American reactors for produc
ing plutonium employ graphite in
stead of “heavy water”.
ANY ATOMIC reactor which
produces plutonium can also pro
duce “tritium”, one of the possible
ingredients for the proposed Amer
ican hydrogen bomb.
Dean told a hews conference that
the new “interchange” of atomic
information with Canada was made
possible only by the recent passage
of an amendment to the American
Atomic Energy Control Act.
That amendment provides for
freer exchange of “restricted”
atomic information with friendly
nations—although the information
to be given by the United States
still is limited to “circumscribed”
areas, and excludes information re
garding the design and fabrication
of atomic weapons.
Dean said any interchange with
any other country must be “benefi
cial to . the United States.” Also,
he said, there must be certainty
that “the security of the other
power is adequate”—meaning that
the country concerned must have
an adequate system to prevent the
information from leaking.
Non-Business Deductions
Should Include All Allowed
Washington, Jan. 29 — CP) — If
you itemize non-business deduc
tions on your 1951 income tax re
turn, be sure to list all of your
allowable deductions.
Remember, every taxpayer has a
choice of two methods of taking
non-business deductions. One is to
use the standard deduction allow
ance, amounting to 10 per cent of
your income. The other is to list
your deductions and take the total.
You can deduct most state and
local taxes and interest paid by
you. Also losses caused by fire,
storm, flood and similar casualties,
including auto collisions not the re
sult of the taxpayer’s wilful negli
gence.
Drunken driving is regarded as
wilful negligence. Faulty driving
is not. Collision damages result
ing from faulty driving ,can be de
ducted.
IF THE LOSS is compensated
for by insurance or otherwise, no
deduction is allowed.
You can deduct state income
taxes, most state or local retail
sales taxes, most property taxes
and auto license taxes or fees. You
can deduct state gasoline taxes
in most states.
You are not allowed to deduct
federal income taxes or federal
taxes bn liquor, cigarets, gasoline,
tires, radios, jewelry and the like.
Inheritance and estate taxes are
not deductible.
If you lose money betting on
horse races or on other wagers, the
loss is deductible only to the extent
they reduce your gains or income
from wagers. Income from wag
ers is taxable.
YOU CAN deduct contributions
to religious, educational and char
itable organizations, but you can-
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uals. Various medical and dental
expenses are deductible with var
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Generally, that portion of medi
cal expenses which exceeds five per
cent of the taxpayer’s income is
allowed as a deduction. However,
if either the taxpayer or the tax
payer’s spouse was 65 or over in
1951, the entire amount of the med
ical expenses for both of them can
be deducted.
The deduction for medical ex
penses of a dependent is always
limited to the amount exceeding
five per cent of the taxpayer’s
income. That applies regardless
of the age of the dependent or of
the taxpayer or the taxpayer’s
spouse.
YOU CAN deduct costs of eye
glasses, crutches, hearing aids and
other such devices as well as doc
tor, dentist and hospital bills. Also
payment of nurses, including
nurse’s board if you paid for it.
You can deduct amounts paid
for accident or health insurance
and for membership in group hos
pital associations. You can deduct
the cost of special training in
speech and lip reading.
You can deduct travel costs “es
sential to rendition of medical serv
ices or alleviation of a physical or
mental defect. But you cannot
deduct other travel expenses even
if for a rest or if it benefited you
generally.
MARRIED COUPLES filing a
joint return and claiming three
exemptions are limited to medical
deductions of not more than $3,750.
(Each member of the couple counts
as one exemption.)
Married couples filing a joint
return and claiming four or more
exemptions are limited to medical
deductions of not more than $5,000.
Taxpayers who claim only one
exemption are limited to medical
deductions of not more than $1,250.
Married couples filing a joint re
turn and claiming two exemptions
are limited to $2,500 in medical
deductions.
THE LAW allows you to deduct
property as well as cash contribu-
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LETTERS
Praise Scientist
Editor, The Battalion:
Please refer to the article en
titled “People Perish For Want of
Science” published in your paper
Dated Jan. 23. It is really a mas
terpiece ever put to pen. Dr. Doak
deserves to be congratulated on
his unique attempt directed to, ex
plain the necessity of science in
human culture and the role it plays
in corroborating religion with rea
son. It is worthy of a - great scholar
in his person.
I firmly believe that that day
is not far when further advances
in science will bridge dp the gap
existing among the three great
religions of the world—Islam,
Christianity, and Judaism thus
harmonizing the brotherly co-oper
ation in solving the problems con
fronting mankind.
However, linking the backward
ness of the Near East with the
lack of science, he has stated that
“In fits of fanaticism for ortho
doxy .. . , they often revolt against
their scientifically trained and
progressive rulers.” It is my opin
ion an unhappy expression and
blurs the true picture in that part
of the world.
It is not due to fanaticism or
orthodoxy, but these “scientifical
ly trained and progressive rulers”
suffer because they impede the
progress of science, suppress, in
one way or the other, its free
growth and slow down its appli
cation to human needs.
In these days of democracy and
enlightment, whenever these “rul
ers” can, they tend to make the
education rare, difficult and ex
pensive in an effort to keep light
expressing itself. After all they
cannot do it for ever. Science has
to blame such “rulers” who are
apt to perish for want of proper
deal to it.
M. A. Kahn
Graduate Student
from Pakistan
Hughes New State
Head Local TSPEE
M. C. Hughes, professor, elec
trical engineering department, has
been appointed state director of the
Brazos County Texas Society of
Professional Engineers. Hughes
expects to attend the state conven
tion in Galveston, today and to-
’ morrow.
Work is nearing completion on
the $200,000 addition to the Physics
Building, today announced C. D.
Wells, contracting engineer for
the Office of Physical Plants.
E. B. Sneed and Company of
Austin, contractors for the build
ing, have announced the contract
would be fulfilled this week; how
ever, Wells pointed out that a
check list had not been made, and
indications were the building would
not be completed until next week
at the earliest.
Dr. J. G. Potter, head of the
physics department, is planning to
consolidate the entire department
into the building as soon as the
college declares ownership.
Pfeuffer Gets Overflow
In the past, Pfeuffer Hall has
caught the overflow of students
registered for physics courses.
The new addition will give the
department an additional 100 seat
lecture room, plus laboratory and
office space. The main entrance
to the Physics Building will face
south toward the new dorm area.
The department head hopes to
move all the labs for advanced
courses beyond the sophomore
level, with the exception of the
electricity lab which is concerned
with electronic research, into the
new addition.
All of the 201 labs and part of
the 203 and 204 labs will be located
in the addition, and the remainder
of the space will be used for of
fices and graduate research, said
Dr. Potter.
The addition together with the
furnishings bring the total cost to
approximately $200,000, according
to Dr. Potter. Furnishings include
such items as the lecture demon
stration table, office equipment,
and special electrical services.
Newcomers Chib Holds Bridge Party in YMCA
The Newcomers Club met in the by Mrs. Jack Steele, and in canasta
YMCA Wednesday to play bridge Mrs. Stuart Brown won high,
and canasta. The hostesses were Mrs. Jack
High score in bridge was won Duce and Mrs. G. E. Grady.
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