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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1954
Academy Would Be
Good for Bryan
Some people are pushing Bryan as a site
for the proposed air academy.
The air academy here would be a good
thing for Bryan—it would bring more resi
dents and more money for the town. It
would amount to a large, permanent indus
try.
And anything that helps Bryan is going
to help College Station, because the two are
almost inseparable as far as commerce and
industry.
The air academy, because of its perman
ence, would afford more security for the
towns. Towns need security, just like peo
ple do, and Bryan air force base is not a
particularly stable community asset. No one
seems to know just how long it will be here.
Of course, A&M is the town’s big “in
dustry”. Its payroll adds much to the cof
fers of the towns.
Bryan civic boosters probably realize
that to get something like the air academy,
they will have to give something in return.
The town would be crowded, with A&M,
Allen Academy, Bryan AFB, and the air
academy.
That many people in the town would
mean a complete re-vamping for Bryan and
Brazos county.
And this, too, would be a good thing. It’s
hard to find something that can’t be better
ed by change.
News Briefs
DR. WILLIAM ALEXANDER,
associate professor of anatomy at
St. Louis university, will give a
graduate lecture at 8 p. m. April
1 in the Biological Sciences build
ing. He will discuss “The Anatomy,
Function, Nutrition and Met
abolism of the Automatic Nervous
System.”
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THE SM-4 TECHNICAL com
mittee on citrus marketing will
One Vote Opposes
Franchise Tax
By BO BYERS
AUSTIN, March 24 — (ZP) _ A
member of the House Revenue and
Taxation Committee expressed the
only opposition at a hearing yes
terday on Gov. Shivers’ proposed
increase in Texas franchise taxes.
Rep. Joe Burkett Jr., Kerrville,
berated corporations for failing to
testify against the tax, which he
said is certain to be passed on to
the public.
“All you’re doing is levying a
nine million ^dollar a year tax on
the people of Texas,” Burkett as
serted.
The franchise tax boost is part
two of Shivers’ three-point reve
nue raising program to finance pay
raises for teachers and state em
ployes.
The tax plan is wrapped in a
single bilT sponsored by Rep. Joe
Kilgore, McAllen.
Kilgore briefly explained the
proposal to increase the franchise
tax from $1.25 to $2 per $1,000 on
the taxable assets of incorporated
firms.
RETIREMENT GOES
PROFESSIONAL
OMAHA—<ZP)—An ex-university
president is ready to help you face
retirement. His correspondence
course is called “planned matur
ity.”
When Rowland Haynes retired as
president of the University of
Omaha in 1048, he wasn’t sure
what he would do.
“I never was much good at fish
ing,” he admitted.
But Haynes, now 75 and a wid
ower living with a son-in-law and
daughter here, found happiness.
In six year, in addition to doing a
little teaching “for relaxation,” he
planned his course in what he calls
“super adult education.”
“Someone has said that retire
ment is about the severest shock
the human organism can sustain.
But it doesn’t have to be a shock
if you plan ahead for it.”
meet here April 7-8. The group will
discuss citrus marketing problems.
Members from throughout the
United States will attend the meet
ing.
Si: si: si:
MUMPS LED the list of com
municable diseases in the area last
week with 54 cases reported.
Measles was second with 43 cases,
and chickenpox was next with 15
cases reported. Thirty of the mumps
cases were from College Station.
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DR. CHRIS GRONEMAN, head
of the industrial education depart
ment, is attending the annual con
ference of the American Industrial
Ranchers Cheer
Promise of Help
SAN ANTONIO, March 24—(ZP)
Loud cheers came from Texas cat
tlemen yesterday when Ross Rizley,
assistant secretary of agriculture,
told them “Secretary Benson told
me to tell you that the department
is ready to move quickly at any
new drouth situations that arise.”
Rizley spoke to the Texas and
Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn.
The cattlemen who have been har
ried by di’outh, declining prices
and heavy feed bills.
Rizley called current drought
conditions “very serious” and de
clared that “we are anticipating
further programs unless we get
the water.”
“Secy. Benson has repeatedly
urged that we never let the cattle
men down,” he said.
In predicting problems of the
cattlemen “would fade away if
they could get rain,” Rizley de
clared that “the relative stability
of cattle prices in recent weeks in
dicate that we are on the way
out,” of the period of low prices
of recent months.
“I am convinced,” he said, “that
we will have stronger cattle prices
in the year ahead if we take the
‘freedom road’ rather than one
leading to price controls. I am
confident of a bright future for
cattle and agriculture.”
SILENCE NO CRIME
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—(ZP)—A fa
ther called the Knox County Jail.
“Make my daughter talk to me,”
was the demand. “I’ve been trying
to get her to talk to me for quite
awhile, but she won’t talk to me.”
County police, who’ve been called
on for a lot of things, politely but
firmly declined to aid.
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George Manitzas .City Editor
Arts association and the American
Council on Industrial Arts Teacher
Education. The meeting is being
held in Los Angeles.
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THE CADET CORPS will have a
practice review during drill period
Thursday to prepare for the feder
al inspection review next week,
said Maj. L. J. Westbrook, opera
tions officer.
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THERE WILL be no extra duty
tours walked this weekend because
of the High School day activities,
according to the commandant’s
office.
NAVAL GOLD WINGS have
been awarded to Marine 2nd Lt.
Hosea E. Taylor jr. of Pine Bluff,
Ark. He attended A&M before
entering the naval aviation cadet
program in Dallas.
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THREE A&M COLLEGIATE Fu
ture Farmers of America will pre
sent a program April 23 at Arling
ton State college. They are G. S.
Fedgins, C. O. Durham and Alton
T. Clement.
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R. E. LEIGHTON of the diary
husbandy department will conduct
a dairy short course at Terrell
March 22-26. About 23 dairymen
are scheduled to attend the course.
LETTERS
Editors,
This is to advise that the writer,
together with A. O. Oberlanderj of
the class of 1914, are planning to
escort a former student, Ned
(Jack) Estes for a visit to the
A&M campus during the coming
weekend.
As you may know, Jack has been
confined for treatment at the VA
hospital here in Waco, and due to
his physical condition, may not be
able to get around as well and as
much as he might like. He will
therefore spend most of his time
around, the MSC and will very
much enjoy visiting with any of
his former classmates and associ
ates while on the campus.
Estes is of the class of ’53.
E. C. Rack, ’15
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Aviation Cadet Selection
Team No. 204 are coming to
Texas A&M to show you
how. They’ll be here 29,
30, 31 March and 1 April.
Meet them at the MSC dur
ing their stay.
TOP STAFFERS — Jon Kinslow, left, and C. C. (Chuck)
Neighbors, right, will hold top staff positions on The Bat
talion. Kinslow, junior journalism major from Dallas, will
be managing editor. Neighbors, senior journalism major
from Kane, Pa., will be sports editor.
Walt Kelly Elected
Cartoonist Prexy
Cartoonist Walt Kelly, creator
of Pogo, ivhich runs daily in The
Battalion, has been elected presi
dent of the National Cartoonists’
society.
Included in the fan mail receiv
ed after the election was a letter
246 feet long, with more than 400
signatures from aviation cadets at
Stallings AFB, N. C.
Kelly’s usual 100 to 150 letters a
week swelled to sixch proportions
that he was forced to add an addi
tional stenographer: naturally, his
wife.
JAPAN FIGHTS DOPE
TOKYO— (ZP) —Japan’s welfare
ministry plans to tighten controls
on narcotic addiction in a country
where the victims are estimated to
exceed 1,500,000. The ministery
said over 10 per cent of the addicts
were doctors, nurses, pharmacists
and others working in the medical
field.
Williams Speaks
To Kiwanis Club
Ed Williams, vice-director of the
Texas Engineering Extension Ser
vice, was the speaker at College
Station Kiwanis club meeting Tues
day.
Williams presented a talk illu
strated with a motion picture on
home accidents.
William’s talk was arranged by
the public and business affairs
committee of the Kiwanis club.
Final plans were made on the
pancake supper which will be joint
ly sponsored by the College Sta
tion and Bryan Kiwanis clubs
April 10 at the Bryan country club.
NO SALE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (ZP)_When
an ice cream store was broken
into, the burglar remembered to
ring up “no sale,” befoi’e taking
$25 from the cash register.
What’s Cooking
WEDNESDAY
5:15 p. m.—West Texas San
Angelo club meeting, MSC steps.
Club picture to be made.
THURSDAY
5:15 p. m.—Corpus Christi club
meeting, in front of the MSC.
Club picture, all Corpus students
ask to be present.
7 p. m.—San Antonio club meet
ing, room 3D, MSC. Club picture
to be made, be there early.
Sophomore Ball
Finalists Picked
Five girls have been selected as
finalists for sophomore class sweet-
heai’t.
The sweetheart will be chosen at
the Sophomore ball April 3 in
Sbisa hall.
The finalists are Anne Thomp
son, Waco, escorted by Weldon
Walker; Patsy Carter, Houston,
escorted by John Schuenemann;
Jeannette Cline, Huntsville, escort
ed by Jack Quinn; Ann McArron
of Breckenridge, escorted by Ron
ald Robbins; and Myrna Stewart,
Houston, escorted by Bill Thiessen.
The sweetheart and the other
finalists will receive gifts at the
dance.
It is estimated that Americans
use about 500 billion matches a
year.
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TRADING POST
7:15 p. m.—Rio Grande Valley
club meeting, YMCA. Coffee and
donuts, and a film.
East Texas A&M club meeting,
room 227, Academic building.
Special meeting-pick dutchess for
Cotton ball.
El Paso club meeting, 3rd floor,
Academic building. Plan party,
pick Cotton ball representative. Im
portant. /
Bell county club meeting, 2nd
floor, MSC. Meet to have picture
made. Be on time.
7:30 p. m. — Amarillo A&M club
meeting, room 125, Academic
building. Important meeting, be
there.
Waco - McLennan county A&M
club meeting, room 301, Goodwin
hall.
Shreveport club meeting, room •>
106, Academic buildings Select
duchess for Cotton ball.
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