The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, April 20, 1954, Image 2
Page 2 THE BATTALION Tuesday, April 20, 1954 The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions “Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentlgflian” The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechan ical College of Texas, is published by students four times a week, during the regular school year. During the summer terms, and examination and vacation periods, The Battalion is published twice a week. Days of publications are Tuesday through Friday for the regular school year, and Tuesday and Thursday during examination and vacation periods and the summer terms. Subscription rates $9.00 per year or $ .75 per month. Advertising rates furnished on request. • Hntered as second-class matter at Post Office at College Station, Texas nnder the Act of Con gress of March 3, 1870. Member of The Associated Press Represented nationally bj National Advertising Services, Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Lot Angeles, and San Fran cisco. News contributions may be made by telephone (4-5444 or 4-7604) or at the editorial office room, 202 Goodwin Hall. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (4-5324) or at the Student Activities Office, Room 209 Goodwin Hall. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republi cation of all news dispatches credited 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. BOB BORISKIE, HARRI BAKER ..Co-Editors Jon Kinslow Managing Editor Chuck Neighbors Sports Editor George Manitzas City Editor Barbara Rubin... Womans Editor John Akard ... Feature Editor James Earle Cartoonist Larry Lightfoot Circulation Manager Tomy Syler, Russell Reed, Pete Goodwin Roland Baird, and Narman Hill ..Circulation Staff Dewey Will Run For Representative Fourtl i Sales Clinic Will Be Held Here The fourth annuah sales clinic of the business administration depart ment will be held April 28 in the biological sciences lecture room. The clinic will be held in two parts. Starting at 3 p. m. the re tailing clinic will be conducted by Orrien R. Smith, merchandising manager, Battelsteins main store, and James V. McConkey depart ment manager of the River Oaks store. The subjects of the Clinic will be “Problems of Department Store Merchandising” and “Pro blems of a Department Manager. The specialty sales clinic at 7:30 will be conducted by Jewel S. Jones, Guai'dian Life Insurance Co., James T. Sharkey, Remington Rand Inc., and Tom M. Nelms, Wes- sendorff-Nelms Co. The subjects for the Clinic will be “Prospecting, Demonstration, and Closing as Applied to Selling. The clinic is a service of the Houston Sales Executives club and is under the direction of Herb Thompson of the business admi- stration department and Verne Lane, educational chairman of the Houston club. While the members State Representative, B. H. Dewey, jr., 36 year old Bryan at torney, announced his candidacy for re-election subject to the actioj^ of the Democratic Primaries. The Bryan attorney is seeking his second elective term to the Legislature, having served as the representative of Brazos County in the 53rd Legislature. Dewey is a native of Wilmington, N. C. having moved to Bryan, Tex as, in October, 1930; and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Dewey, 106 S. Congress Avenue, Bryan and is the great grandson of A. T. Mial, who purchased a Brazos Bottom overseas service in the Philippines. He has been active in the Demo cratic Party, serving as Precinct Chairman, election judge, and secretary of the Brazps County Demoncratic Executive Committee; and he attended the Democratic National Convention in Phila- deplhia in 1948 as Alternate De legate from the 6th Congressional District. During his first term of office, he served as a member of the fol- lowing Committees: Appropria tions, Congressional and Legisla tive Districts, Conservation and Reclamation, Privileges, Suffrage and Elections, and Public Printing. Dewey tried to serve his con stituents by being available and counseling with them. Dewey said he deeply appreciates the oppor tunity and responsibility of repre senting the 41,000 people of Brazos County in the State Legislature. His record indicates continious sup port of schools and A&M College. Dewey is a member of the Bryan Lions Club, First Presbyterian Church, Chamber of Commerce, American Legion, Brazos County A&M (£lub. Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Brazos County and State Bar Associations. He is a former First Vice-president of the Bryan Jaycees and a former member of the Brazos County Tuberculosis Association and Army Advisory Committee. Shivers Seeks Third Term As Governor AUSTIN, April 19 —UP)— A terse two-line statement to day put Allan Shivers into his third race for governor, but friends of House speaker Reu ben Senterfitt ran into legal dif ficulties when they sought to file his name as a candidate. Shivers is seeking his third elec tive term as governor. His action in running three times in a row is unusual, but other governors have sought three elective terms. Mrs. Miriam A. (Ma) I^erguson tried five times: in 1924, 1926, 19- 30, 1932 and 1940. A petition seeking to have Sen- terfitt’s name placed on the July 24 Democratic primary ballot was rejected by George Sandlin, sec retary of the State Executive Committee, here today on grounds it was improperly prepared. He said among other things it failed to include the endorsement of the candidate, giving his con sent, as required by law. The petition was signed by more than 25 citizens and was accom panied by a cashier’s check for $60, the filing fee. A Democratic com mittee spokesman said there was no effort to block the filing, but that applications had to conform to legal requirements. B. H. DEWEY, JR. To Run Again farm in 1855. Dewey attended high school in Bryan and graduated from Texas A&M in 1938, receiv ing a degree in accounting. In 1941 he graduated from the University of Texas Law School and was ad mitted to the State Bar the same year. During World War II, Dewey served in the Air Force and In fantry for 41 months, including McCarthy (Continued from Page 1) year 5,000 to 10,000 letters and so many telephone calls and personal contacts no count could be kept. Stevens said the Army receives more than 50,000 requests and in quiries annually from congressmen and others. Anderson estimated the Navy receives about 57,000 written inquiries from congress men each year. Talbott placed at about 67,000 the number of written and oral inquiries and requests yearly the Air Force receives from Congress and other sources, plus another 18,000 handled at various bases throughout the United States. '<*38> COTTON BALL Formal FRIDAY, APRIL 23 9 to 1 THE GROVE Tickets on sale at Student Activities office $2.50 stag or drag 0 0 0 0 0 fe for information or resernations rail 44I29 P -Texas Mr. Businessman Save Time-Money/ to SAN ANTONIO of the club are here they will select two students to receive the $500 P. T. Pearce award given by the club to promote interest in sell ing as a career. The students are to be selected by the president of the club, Charles N. Royds, branch manager of National Cash Re gister Co. All students and businessmen of the area are invited to attend. Assault Charge Dropped By Parr BROWNSVILLE, Tex., April 20 —(A 5 )—George B. Parr today asked that the assault to murder charge, against Texas Ranger Capt. Alfred Y. Allee be dismissed. It was dis missed. Parr told Dist. Judge Arthur Klein that as complaining witness it “is my desire not to further prosecute the case.” The com plaining witness holds no ill will or any resentment or any kind of ill feeling and I’d like to see the case against him dismissed.” Fishing Contest Now In Full Swing Ends Sunday, May 16 LARGEST BASS — “300” Ocean City Spinning Reel LARGEST WHITE PERCH — Actionglass Fly Rod LARGEST BREAM — Little Brown Outing Chest LARGEST CATFISH — Salt Water Boat Rod — RULES FOR CONTEST — Entries must bring their fish to the Student Co-Op to be weighed. Fish must be caught within a radius of 50 miles. Fish cannot be caught in seines or nets. No frozen fish accepted. EVERYONE GO FISHING Student Co-Op Phone 4-4114 North Gate Allee and Parr shook hands after Allee got up and said, “I’m sorry the case came up but* I want you to know I was doing my duty as a peace officer.” He addressed this remark to Judge Klein. The state and defense attorneys agreed to the dismissal although Cameron County Atty. F. T. Gra ham complained “It looks like you are making a football out of justice when you come down here to try a case and then everybody gets together and makes up their diffi culties and says ‘let’s dispiiss it.’ “I’m not going to be the only man to say ‘Let’s go to trial’ ” Graham said in open court. “I didn’t ask for this trouble. This case was dumped on me on a change of venue. If the 79th Dis trict attorney wants to dismiss it, it’s all right. He’s the man who got the indictment.” A jury had been selected to try Alice for assault to murder Parr. Attention Little Leaguers IT’S FREE! 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