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Number 19: Volume 54 News of the World By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON—House Democratic Leader Rayburn of Texas put pay raises for all federal employees and new farm and tax measures high on a legislative priority list for the 84th Congress. Rayburn will resume his former post as speaker when Congress convenes with Democrats in control Jan. 5. ★ ★ ★ WASHINGTON — President Eisenhower ap pealed to congressional leaders of both parties yes- . terday for continued bipartisanship on foreign and defense policies, in “the best interests of our na tion.” Top Democrats, who will be leaders in the new Congress, indicated agreement with the Pres ident’s view that such an approach is “essential”— « provided they are consulted ahead of time on major, critical decisions. ★ ★ ★ BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Texas’ Gov. Allan Shivers last night challenged the South to respond energetically to the needs of ij:s people to prove that “states rights” will work. He termed this the South’s “highest responsibility” in a speech prepared for an Alabama Chamber of Commerce din ner. 1 ★ ★ ★ CORPUS CHRISTI—A tty. Gen. John Ben Shep- perd said Texas parents will find comic books featuring crime, horror or sex removed from all the newsstands within the next 10 days. “We have a pledge of immediate cooperation from lead ers of Texas comic book distributors to halt the sale of objectionable comic books,” he said. ★ ★ ★ UNITED NATIONS, N.Y.—Russia accepted a place on an advisory committee to arrange an international scientific conference on atomic energy. The Soviet Union also apparently edged closer to full participation in President Eisenhower’s atoms for peace program. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1954 fs It Serious, Doc? PUPDOG—This worried little tyke is a patient of Battalion Photographer Seymour Smith, who is a senior veterinary medicine student. Smith caught the puppy looking out over the side of his kennel for this appealing picture. Student Center Directorate Plans Projects The Memorial Student Cen ter directorate discussed pro ject plans for the year at a meeting this week, Charlie Parker, directorate president, laid yesterday. The group has taken up two projects, a large chart showing or ganization of the MSC from coun cil president to committeemen, and the publication of an organizational booklet to act as guide to incom ing chairmen and committee work ers. . Parker explained that the chart would show students the complexi ty of operating a student union as large as the MSC, and the booklet would list the duties, responsibili ties and program of work for the workers. Tfie directorate will attend the regional conference Dec. 3-4 at Lubbock. This session, Parker said, is a workshop to discuss stu dent union problems in Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. In addition to the two projects, the directorate will offer a course in parliamentary procedure, said Bud Whitney, vice-president of the group. The exact date for the course will be announced later. Tuition will be $1 for students and $3 for non-students. Officials Checking Float Destruction College officials are checking the possibilities of A&M students be ing involved in the burning of two SMU homecoming floats and the attempted burning of another, using information received from SMU’s dean of students. A letter from Mayne Longnecker, the SMU dean, gave officials the license number of a car involved in the attempted burning. An SMU student said she saw a boy approach one of the floats with a piece of paper in one hand and a cigarette lighter in the other. The girl called to the boy, and she got the car license number as he drove away. Open House Plans Set For Freshmen Freshman who have not decided on a major are invited to depart mental open houses at 7 p.m. Dec. 7. The open house is designed to help freshman decide on a major. Students will have a chance to ask questions about the different de partments of the college. Technical societies and depart mental clubs are making the plans for this program. The letter also contains the four possible combinations of what an other SMU student believes to be the number of a car seen near one of the burnings. These numbers ai’e also being checked. There was no evidence given on the second fire. Damage to the two burned floats, originally estimated at about $500 per float, may be slightly higher, Longnecker said in the letter. Also damaged in the fire were the trailers on which the floats were built, and the tires of the trailers. The fires occurred Saturday night, Nov. 6, during the Dallas coi'ps trip weekend. Longnecker’s letter does not ac cuse A&M students of the buraing. Working on the investigation are the military department and the campus security office. City Sets Meeting To Discuss Sewers A town hall meeting will be held tonight in the A&M Consol idated high school cafeteria to dis cuss the extension of sewer and sewerage systems for College Sta tion. Radar Units To Be Used Near Austin Capt. E. K. Browning jr., commander of the Austin dis trict of the Texas Highway Patrol has announced that radar enforcement began in his district Monday. i The radar-equipped patrol cars will be operating on our highways as an aid in the detection and ap prehension of speeders who con stitute a menace to the safety of all users of our highway system, he said. Browning advised that “Speed Limits Radar Enforced” signs have been erected by the Highway department as requested by his office. They have been placed im mediately outside the city limits and at intervals throughout the area where radar will be used. “Observe these new ‘Signs of Life’ as they are for your protec tion against accidents which are taking such a tragic toll of life, limb and property,” he said. “These radar units,” says Browning, “are being put into use Nov. 15, and it is our desire that they will bring - about a public awareness to the problem and vol untary compliance with the speed law rather than resulting in an increase in the number of arrests.” Community Chest Gets $3,891 In Two Weeks Student Gets Suspension For Drinking A civilian student has been suspended for being intoxi cated on the campus and de stroying college and private property. The student, John Paul Luckens, a fourth year architecture student from Shamokin, Pa., was suspended until the end of the semester. He will be allowed to ask for rein statement next semester. According to Bennie A. Zinn, head of the student affairs depart ment, Luckens turned over a candy vending machine in Hart hall about 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Then he went to rooms on the third floor and threw mattresses, blankets, and sheets through the window screens. It was raining at the time, and some of the bedding was damaged by the rain. Zinn said that Luckens had no record of previous offenses, except “a little frouble” with traffic tick ets. Skunk Inquiry Ends In Accident C. E. Loyless, junior industrial education major, was injured in an automobile accident Tuesday night on old highway 6. Loyless received a large cut on the calf of his leg when he was struck by the corner of a door of a car driven by Henry L. Ayers, also a student at A&M. Loyless had gotten out to see if they had killed a skunk and was struck as the car was moving in reverse. Senior Class Meets Tonight The senior class will meet Jo- night to discuss the class gift, class project and senior action for the Texas game. The meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. in the chemistry lecture room. Drive Will Last Through Nov. 22 More than $3,891—27 per cent—has been collected for the College Community Chest drive according to Mrs. C. B. Godbey, secretary-treasurer of the chest. The budget this year is set at $14,707, or $1,637 larger than last year. The drive will last until Nov. 22. Mrs. Godbey assured members of the chest committee, at a meeting yesterday, that post-dated checks will not be cashed until the date appearing on them. “Persons living in Bryan and working in College Station will not be solicited by Bryan drives,” said C. W. Price, chair man of the chest. “The collections are coming along fine,” Price said. “We hope to reach our goal by the* _ — time we have set for our drive Not On Field, Wilkins Says One more Bryan sign has been reported missing, but a search of the drill field bon fire sign area did not reveal the sign, said Lt. Col. Taylor Wilkins, assistant commandant. Reporting the missing sign was Miss Agnes Tydlacka, who oper ates a reweaving shop in Bryan. She said she noticed the sign was missing shortly after an A&M stu dent came to her shop to leave some clothes. Another sign reported missing has not been found either. The McCormick Sign Co. of Bryan re ported one of their signs was miss ing the first of the week. No one from the sign company has come out to try to identify the sign yet, Wilkins said. Two military units, the band and squadron 12, have received disci plinary action for stealing signs. to end,” he added. Twelve agencies are under the chest this year. They are the American Red Cross, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Local Chest Charity fund, Brazos County Tu berculosis association, College Sta tion Recreation council, College Station Youth committee and the Community Center Inc. The Salvation Army, Brazos County Charity Hospital, College Station YMCA and the United Service Organization. The largest amount allocated to any one organization was to the American Red Cross whose request was for $2,250. Some of the allot ments have been cut, according to the committee report yesterday. Members of the committee ai - e Price, R. E. Paterson, Mrs. God bey, Don R. Dale, R. E. Leighton, C. W. Landiss,, R. A. Houze and C. H. Ransdell. C. A. Roeber, J. B. Baty, Edward Madeley, John L. Bearrie, Eddie Chew, W. A. Tarrow and Mrs. E. E. McQuillen. Others are Mrs. W. A. Price, E. S. Holdredge, Mrs. F. G. Ander son, Mrs. Marion Pugh and Bob H. Reed. JJiese . committee members were appointed by the city for the first time in the history of the chest. A committee meeting was set for Nov. 30. ‘Friends of Library’ Firemen Called To Tractor Fire The College Station fire depart ment answered a call this morn ing to extinguish a burning trac tor in front of the A&M Consoli dated school. The 'fire was put out before the trucks arrived. The tractor was owned by Charlie Dobrovolny, and the fire caused damage estimated at $30. Meteorologists Present Paper Seven papers by meteorologists of the oceanography department ai’e included on the program of the 133rd national meeting ef the American Meteorological society now in session until Friday at Mi ami Beach, Fla. The papers cover the various as pects of storm, tornado and hurri cane detection by means of radar. A&M staff members participating are Dr. J. C. Freeman jr.. Dr. Ak ira Kasahara, Dr. Myron Lig’da, Archie M. Kahan and H. Albert Brown. Houze Addresses Local Kiwanians The A&M library consists of more than 260,000 volumes of books valued at over $1,000,000, said Robert A. Houze, college librarian, in a speech to the College Station Kiwanis club Tuesday. The college library started cdT with 1,390 books and pamphleis. It was open to students for two hours every Saturday morning. Now, the library has 38 full time and 15 part time employees. Of these, 15 are professional librar ians, Houze said. “A college curriculum does not always hold a student's interest. The library supplements these cur- riculums and encourages worth while reading,” he said. “The library is the hub of the college, but this is only one part of the wheel. The faculty makes up the spokes and students make up the rim. Alone, the library can do nothing,” he added. Group Starts Library Aid m mm By JO ANN COCANOUGHER Battalion Women’s Editor’ A committee of College Station and Bryan women has been ap pointed to promote a “Friends of the Library” movement for the re organization of the Bryan Camegie library. “Friends of the Library” is com posed of persons who believe books and libraries are the foundation in which education rests. The “Friends” intend to rehabili tate the Carnegie library and pub licize the library’s services so more people will use them. The desired improvements for the library are remodeling and ad dition to the present library, air conditioning; modern and efficient facilities, soundproofing meeting, lecture and listening rooms; music, Weather Today The weather for today is clear. The high temperture for yester day was 79 and the low was 52. The temperature at 11 this morn ing was 65. print, film, record and micro-film collections; and book reference col lections that will be adequate for all needs. Free for 50 Years Since *the Carnegie library has given free service to the whole county for 50 years, but has been supported only by appropriations from the city of Bryan, its yearly budget has not been enough for the library’s upkeep. Beginning in 1952, the county recognized the services of the libra ry by contributing $200 to it each year. About one-third of the users of the library make no contribution to the support of the library. The yearly budget of the library provides $2,500 for books and $650 for fumiture and equipment. The rest of the budget goes into sala ries, maintenance of the building and equipment, and supplies. At the present high prices, this budget will not permit any large expansion of the book collection or services. This report was made by commit tee members Mesdames R. O. Ber ry, chairman, Walter H. Delaplane, and Allen Madeley. Other committee members > are Mesdames J. C. Culpeppei’, R. D. Turk, S. H. Hopkins, J. B. Page, D. H. Kimberling, J. H. Quisen- berry, A. D. Folweiler and Omar Sperry. The “Friends of the Library” plan to help the library as follows: • Membership dues of at least $1 per year would be turned over to the library for the purchase of books or equipment such as film projector, book shelves, filing cabi net, record player, films, or rec ords. • Since the children’s room has Squadron 10 Wins Squadron 10 was awarded first place in the review Saturday. Squadron 6 was second with squad ron 1, 17 and B AAA tying for third place. A infantry and C ar mor tied for sixth place. Squad ron 1 is now leading the corps in cumlative standing. been made possible by funds from the Children’s Educational founda tion fund, more contributions to this fund should be encouraged. Encourage Giving • Encourage the giving of money for the purchase of memo rial books by individuals, clubs and other organization. • Stimulate gifts of books, and of endowments and bequests. • Publicize the services of the library and its needs whenever pos sible. • Encourage and support in every way possible, the children’s program of the library and pro mote the development of service to young people. • Give support to all projects for the benefit and improvement of local historical material. “Libraries grow year by year,’ the committee reported. “The ‘Frinds of the Library’ can look forward to the time when library service will, be brought to every citizen through bookmobile serv ice.” ■11 fltli r v / A STARLETTES—These five pretty girls prance and twirl at the head of the girls’ drill team of Wharton County junior college that will perform here Saturday. The girls, left to right, are Agnes Polasek, Carole Crim, Barbara Lane, Shirley Brandes and Verna Calfee.