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Battalion Editorials Page 2 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1955 Some Safety Tips Tomorrow is Safe Driving Day in our community, and the success of this day is up to each individual—citizen of College Station, faculty and staff member of A&M College and students. A few timely tips, provided by the President’s Committee for Traffic Safety which is the sponsoring agent of S-D Day, would seem in order on the eve of this national experi ment. SAFE DRIVING TIPS: Be sportsmanlike on every drive. Obey all traffic regulations. Keep speed reasonable. Start earlier and drive slower. Don’t drive when you drink, and vice versa. Remember, danger increases with darkness: At sun down, reduce speed so you’re within range of your head lights. Stay in line—don’t weave. Don’t pass unless there’s plenty of room—and never on hills or curves. Allow sufficient stopping distance between you and the car ahead. Be extra alert at intersections. Always signal your intention to turn or stop. If the weather is bad, don’t drive unless you must. If you drive, double your care. Check your brakes, lights, windshield wipers, tires and steering. SAFE WALKING TIPS: Cross streets only at crosswalks. Before crossing, look both ways. Cross only on proper signal. Watch for turning cars. Never go into the roadway between parked cars. If tliere is no sidewalk, and you must walk in the road way, walk on left, facing traffic. When walking at night, wear or carry something white to help drivers see you. THE ABOVE TIPS MAY SOUND RATHER COMMON PLACE, AND POSSIBLY SOME OF THEM MAY SOUND A LITTLE FOOLISH. BUT THEY CAN SAVE A LIFE, AND MAYBE YOUR LIFE, SOMETIME. Everyone should join in making tomorrow, and all other tomorrows, Safe Driving Days. Viceroys Offer $50,000 ‘Name the Filter’ Contest Viceroy Cigarettes is offering $50,000 in prizes to college stu dents. Top prizes are 10 1956 fully- equipped Ford Thunderbirds. The prizes will be awarded to college students who write in the best names for Viceroy’s filter. The contest is open only to college stu dents and designed especially for them. Just make' up a name for the Viceroy filter and submit it on a special entry blank or a plain piece of paper. There is no limit to the number of times a student may en ter. Just send a picture of the Viceroy Filter Tip from the backs of two Viceroy packs with each entry. Further rules can be found Have that Portrait made be fore Dec. 10 for Christmas in the Viceroy advertisements run ning in the Battalion and on con test entry blanks to be distributed around the campus. There are .a total of 60 prizes, in cluding the 225-horsepower Thun derbirds. The Fords come in the winner’s choice of colors, with au tomatic transmission, two tops, power steering, radio and white sidewall tires. The 10 Thunderbird winners will be able to present a college organ ization of his choice with an RCA Victor Big Color television set. Second prizes are 40 Columbia high fidelity phonographs. Hints on naming the filter tip can be found in the Viceroy ads in the Battalion. TOYS TOYS Sec Them Today! Co-op Store No. Gate 4-4111 M e C A L L ’ S Humble Service Station “Where Service Is First” A&M Photo Shop No. Gate 4-8844 East Gate Hy 6 4-8884 The Battalion The Editorial Policy of The Battalion Represents the Viewd of the Student Editors The Battalion, newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station, is published by stu dents four times a week during the regular school year. During the summer terms The Battalion is published once a week, and during examination and vacation periods, once a week. Days of publication are Tuesday through Friday for the regular school year, Thursday during the summer terms, and Thursday during examination and va cation periods. The Battalion is not published on the Wednesday im mediately preceding Easter or Thanksgiving. Subscription rates are $3.50 per semester, $6.00 per school year, $6.50 per full year, or $1.00 per month. Advertising rates furnished on request. Entered ns second-class matter at Post Office at College Station, Texas, under the Act of Con gress of March 3, 1870. Member of The Associated Press Represented nationally by National Advertising Services, Inc., a t New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Fran cisco. 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. 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 Publication Office, Room 207 Goodwin Hall. BILL FULLERTON Ralph Cole . . Ronnie Greathouse Don Shepard, Jim Bower Welton Jones Editor Managing Editor Sports Editor News Editor City Editor Letters to the Editor Dear Editor: We wish to thank you, the won derful people of Texas A&M, Col lege Station, and Bryan for their deep sympathy as you supported us in our anxiety with your pray ers, your generous offers and con tributions. We have never before known such loyalty and concern, as not only the friends of James E. Sar- ran have shown us, but all those who have answered to our needs. We would like to thank everyone personally, but conditions make it impossible. It’s awfully hard to accept the loss of our loved one, but your thoughts and prayers on the pass ing of James have helped strength en us in these dark hours. We feel that James demonstra ted a love—an above and beyond the call of duty, concern for his Aggie Buddies that lives in the hearts of all Texas Aggies. Please r e m ember that our thoughts and best wishes will al ways be in Aggieland and with all Texas Aggies. Sincerely yours, Mr. & Mrs. T. P. Sarran Mr. & Mrs. Chris Schneider Taken by R. Harry Scott Corps chaplain Dear Editor: The Aggie War Hymn has not been heard in our home the past two weekends, for that voice which sung it so fervently has been still ed forever. Don had his complaints about Aggieland, but they were usually followed by an outbreak of song which proved him an Aggie through and through. His great pride was the football team which he could not be a part of because of an earlier football injury, and bis family knew by heart the vir tues of such players as Bobby Joe Conrad Whom he admired and our own Darrell Brown. We felt the sunshine had left our lives completely with his trag ic, unnecessary passing, but a ray of sunshine and help has been giv en us by the wonderful letters of your faculty, the many beautiful flowers, cards of sympathetic un derstanding sent by Mothers Clubs and by the presence of so many of you at his service. Thank you for everything you have done to make our cross easier to bear. Mr. & Mrs. D. W. Schillings Mr. & Mrs. W. N. Schillings Mr. & Mrs. A. E. Matthews Mr. & Mrs. R. K. Mace Directors Approve System Appointees The Board of Directors of the Texas A&M College System, meet ing Nov. 23, at A&M approved ap pointments at A&M, Arlington State College, Prairie View A. and M. College, Tarleton State College, the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, the Texas Agricultural Ex tension Service, Texas Forest Serv ice and Texas Transportation In stitute. Texas A&M Agriculture, Mrs. Betty Chin- nock, stenographer; Agricultural Economics and Sociology, Mrs. Bonnie C. Chaplin, stenographer; Agricultural Engineering, Ivan L. Winsett, instructor; Animal Hus bandry, John J. Guenther, Duane C. Kraemer, both research assist ants; Biochemistry & Nutrition, George G. Green, research assist ant; Dairy Husbandry, Charudatta A. Mulay, graduate research as sistant; Plant Physiology & Path ology, Norman D. Flados, graduate teaching assistant; Poultry Hus bandry, Haskell E. Willingham, graduate research assistant. Business Administration, James H. Dozier, acting instructor, John Longley, John Sandstedt, both in structors; Chemistry, V. M. Arti- cona, Robert L. Burdick, Glenn T. Gilchrist, John L. Hatcher, Daniel J. Kallus, Maharudra V. Kulkarni, Brad H. Miles, Billy A. Sprayberry, Robert D. Wales, John H. West moreland, all teaching assistants, John R. Eccles, Sidney H. Metzger, William B. Witmer, all teaching fellows; Geography, Mrs. Jolene Kennemer, stenographer; History, George A. Brubaker, instructor. Electrical Engineering, Mrs. Mary D. McFeron, Stenographer; Geology, Dr. Carl J. Koenig, act ing associate professor, John F. Wauters, graduate teaching assist ant; Industrial Education, Forest L. Gilmore, teaching fellow; Me chanical Engineering, Eldon D. Scott, graduate assistant;' Veteri nary Medicine and Surgery, Dr. Patrick Laverne Hubert, instruc tor; Veterinary Pathology, Mrs. (See DIRECTORS, Page 4) BACKED HOUSE—Kyle Field was a well-packed stadium last Thursday as 42,000 fren zied football fans watched the University of Texas rise up and upset the Aggies. This picture was taken from an airplane hired by the Student Publications Office; the photo grapher was Battalion photographer Mike Keen. The view is lookingMown at the sta dium from the southwest corner at about 1,000 feet. On the field is the Texas Aggie Band, performing at half-time. Where are you ? Kivvanis Club Sees Air Combat Films Capt. Galen Fox, a flight com mander in the 3531st Pilot Train ing Squadron at Bryan Air Force Base, spoke to the College Station Kiwanis Club yesterday on “The Mission of Bryan Air Force Base.” Capt. Fox showed gun-camera films taken in Korean combat to illustrate the value of the teaching which Air Force pilots receive. Kiwanis Club box lunch sales made at least $100 more than was expected in this year’s budget, ac cording to Woody Briles, first vice- president. Briles said that 763 lunches were sold at the University of Texas game, and “from 50 to 100 more” could have been sold. The club was reminded that the Underprivileged Children Commit tee was sponsoring its annual toy drive. Members were urged to turn in toys, both damaged and otherwise, to Taylor Riedel at the Consolidated high school shop. The Rev. Norman Anderson an nounced that plans for the annual Basketball tournament set the date during the first week of January. Exchange Store Transfers Profits The Board of Directors of the A&M System, .meeting here last week, authorized transfer of $10,- 000 from profits of the A&M Col lege Exchange Store for the 1954- 55 fiscal year to support three ac tivities within the college. The board authorized a transfer of $4,000 to the Student Activities Office for club aid during the 1955- 56 fiscal year; authorized $2,500 to the band awards and trips ac count for providing awards to elig ible band members and to finance one band trip in 1956-57; and au thorized $3,500 for the Student Life Committee for the student welfare and recreational program for 1955-56. ROPED IN BY WASHDAY WOES? LET US SET YOU FREE! Thanks to our quick efficient service, your laundry is done in a jigtime. Do You Read! If you do, watch for our announcement in the DECEMBER 6 BATTALION You’ve seen sales before but nothing to compare to this . . . Gigantic Book Sale Read the December (i Battalion and then set your alarm clock to get you up in time for our Book sale starting at 8:00 a.m., December 7. EXCHANGE STOKE “Serving Texas Aggies’ 'WMIM-TM-MCT-PKTVMi-nJN ?pasp% jTj&Jg DRIVE-IN THEATRE CHUOBIN UNOJRU VCARS- WED. & THURS. ’ “THE MAN FROM LARAMIE” with James Stewart plus “MAN WITH A MILLION” with Gregory Peck LAST DAY “Miss Sadie Thompson” — with — Rita Hayworth Jose Ferrer Aldo Ray Color hy Technicolor By appointment purveyors of soap to the late King George VI, Yardley & Co., Ltd., London mlmm ' Yardley brings you good grooming in a bottle- London style From London, the world’s center of fashions for men, comes Yardley After Shaving Lotion. It softens and braces the skin in wondrous style. It helps to heal inadvertent nicks. It counteracts skin dryness caused hy hard water shaving. It was created for those who value good grooming. At your campus store, SI.10 and $1.50 plus tax. Makers and dis tributors for U. S. A., Yardley of London, Inc., New York. LI’L ABNER By A1 Capp P O G O By Walt Kelly