The Battalion
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College Station (Brazos County), Texas
Friday, December 14, 1956
An Editorial Prayer
Dear God:
Give us the foresight to drive slow enough and
true enough so that Thy Supreme Judgment will
not have to pin the cloak of guilt on our front
bumpers for maiming or death.
Thousands of us will be streaking homeward
in a few days to see our families and our friends.
Please see that no life is ground out under the
sign of the “Texas Aggies.”
Help us to do our part to make sure this is
truly a Merry Christmas.
— Jim Bower
Minor Repair Bills
Pay In Long Run
By LELAND BOYD
Keeping a car in safe mechani
cal condition is within the reach
financially of nearly everyone,. ac
cording to estimates for auto-re
pair at a leading firm in Bryan.
The firm’s service manager quo
ted the following rates in answer
to the Batalion’s inquiry:
The prices stated are for the
average 1954 model car.
1. Brake adjustment—$1.50.
2. Brake re - lined — $24.50.
) Brake Shoe life is at least two
years.)
3. Wheels balanced—$1.50 each
plus balance weights.
4. Wheels aligned—$4.50.
5. Lights adjusted — 50 cents
each.
6. Head lamp replaced—$2.70.
US Backs British
Gold Reserves
PARIS, (A?)—The United States
last night was reported backing
moves that will allow Britain
to count on an extra two billion
dollars for its gold-dollar reserves.
Actions already taken have had
a tonic effect on the value of the
pound in the world’s money mar
ket, and the stability of Britain’s
worldwide money system known
as the sterling area.
Texas Lawmakers snipped a sliv
er off the accident rate when the
Motor Vehicle Inspection Law star
ted compelling motorists to have
their vehicles brought up to safe
machanical operating condition in
1952.
Department of Public Safety fig
ures show that accident rates for
unit mileage have dropped about
three percent after the law became
effective.
The inspection fee is $1.
Even though mechanical failures
do not enter into accident causa
tive agents in a prominent position
as indicated by both local and state
wide data, having a mechanically
safe car builds a feeling of secur
ity, drivers agree.
They say, especially after an ac
cident happens, “It is better to be
safe than sorry.”
So many find it wise to have
regular checks made to locate dan
ger spots before leaving on trips.
What’s Cooking
The following organization meets
this afternoon.
5:30
American Institute of Chemical
Engineers meets at the front steps
of the MSC for Aggieland picture.
Class A uniform and coats and
ties will be worn.
Eager Beaver studying to be an
ENGINEER?
PHYSICIST?
MATHEMATICIAN?
Don’t let your career hit a
log jam before it starts. You sail
full speed ahead at
Douglas, the biggest aircraft
company in the world, and
your future is unlimited.
UctfOic- at
Rapidly expanding operations at the Douglas Tulsa
plant have opened the road to quick advancement
for engineers, physicists and mathematicians. Work
In air-conditioned comfort in one of the most modem
plants in the country. Investigate today.
► ► ► Write Mr. E. F. Brown, Douglas Aircraft Company ' x
P.O. Kox 763-P, Tulsa, Oklahoma
The Battalion
The Editorial Policy of The Battalion
Represents the Views of the Student Editors
The Battalion, dally newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of
Texas and the City of College Station, is published by students in the Office of Student
Publications as a non-profit educational service. The Director of Student Publications
Is Ross Strader. The governing body of all'student publications of the A.&M. College
of Texas is the Student Publications Board. Faculty members are Dr. Carroll D.
Laverty, Chairman; Prof. Donald D. Burchard, Prof. Tom Leland and Mr. Bennie
Zinn. Student members are John W. Gossett, Murray Milner, Jr., and Leighlus E
Sheppard, Jr., Ex-officio members are Mr. Charles Roeber, and Ross Strader Sec
retary. The Battalion is published four times a week during the regular school year
and once a week during the summer and vacation and examination periods. Days of
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under the Act of Con-
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JIM BOWER ■ Editor
Dave McReynolds Managing Editor
SfUY Hart Sports Editor
Welt on Jones City Editor
Joy Roper ... Society Editor
Leland Boyd, Jim Neighbors, Joe Tindel News Editors
Don Bisett, J. B. McLeroy Staff Photographers
C. R. McCain, D. G. McNutt, John West, Val Polk,
Fred Meurer Reporters
Jamo Powell, Tom Montgomery.. Staff Cartoonists
Kenneth George Circulation Manager
Maurice Olian —- ——.—-— —.CHS Sports Correspondent
HOTRODDING WRECKED this car because the men in it were “dragging” on the high
way. They weren’t killed but it wasn’t due to their own precautions. They learned their
lesson the hard way. How will you learn yours?
Non-Dimmers Pose Constant
Danger Threat To Drivers
Kiwanis Toy Drive
Lagging Behind
College Station started getting
the Christmas spirit early, but may
need a “shot in the arm,” accord
ing to John J. Sperry, chairman
of the Kiwanis Club underprivileg
ed children committee. The drive
for toys for these College Station
children that has been in progress
for several weeks will end next
Tuesday.
“We have received about 200
items, including two bicycles, but
we feel that we have had only; a
fair response,” said Sperry. “We
are behind last year’s drive, and
we ask again that the community
donate toys which will add to these
childrens’ happiness at Christ
mas.”
The drive is expected to end next
Tuesday.
By BARRY HART
How often have you cursed the
“bright-lights” driver that persists
in keeping his headlights on high
and right in your eyes after dark?
Besides the discourtesy on the
part of the driver who seems to be
completely oblivious of his dims”,
approaching another car without
bringing your beams down is ex
tremely dangerous to both drivers.
A suddenly blinded driver, a split
second of control lost, a car edges
over the middle stripe and a
peaceful drive becomes a death
trap. It happens every day.
As dangerous as the drunken
driver or the speed merchant, road
courtesy is a vital lesson for any
automobile operator and one the
really good driver knows and ap
preciates. A good rule for night
driving is to use “highs” only when
really needed and keep that left
foot near the dimmer switch. An
oncoming driver, blinded momen
tarily by your bright lights is a
potential killer.
But keeping your lights out of
other drivers’ eyes is only one of
many forms of courtesy for any
motor vehicle operator.
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“Serving Texas Aggies”
The importance of hand signals
cannot be over looked in any dis
cussion of automotive courtesy,
especially in city traffic where that
arm out the window can be the
difference between a safe turn and
a collision. This should be done
even in cars equipped with auto
matic turn indicators, for that
little blinking light can easily go
unnoticed in bad weather or a
tight situation.
A lot of people, who can be
gentlemen in every facet of the
word on foot, turn into virtual
animals once behind the wheel of a
modern automobile, seemingly dis
regarding all kindness and forms
of civility. Sweeping down the
highway they take a sadistic
pleasure in speeding up to keep
another car from passing, running
yellow lights and whipping in and
out of heavy traffic, just barely
edging back in when another car
approaches.
It’s nothing but pure politeness
when a driver slows down to allow
a car to get into the left lane for
a left turn, or stops and allows
another motorist a chance to pull
into a line of traffic, some things
many drivers never consider.
A little good humor and gall
antry on the road may save a life
and even if it doesn’t it will be
appreciated by other drivers.
Courtesy is contagious.
DRIVE
CAREFULLY
365 Days A Year
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
of Bryan,
Texas
Member
FDIC
Mind your motor manners—and live/ You’d be
surprised how many accidents are prevented by
highway courtesy. So, think of the other fellow—in
passing, on hills, around curves. Drive among your
neighbors as you’d have them drive by you! Chances
are you’ll live longer. And so will your neighbors!
Be Careful—the life you save may be your own!
DAVIS AUTO SUPPLY
E. 23rd. & Washington, Bryan
WANT THE TRUTH?
Up to 6,000 traffic ardent deaths this year
won’t be “accidonts” at all!
Forty thousand Americans will die in traffic
accidents this year, according to the present
mounting rate. And nearly six thousand of those
deaths will be crimes—because of driver
negligence—according to the FBI!
HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP
STOP THESE TRAGEDIES
lo Drive safely and courteously yourself. Observe
speed limits and warning-signs. Where drivers are
careful and obey the law, deaths go DOWN!
2. Insist on strict enforcement of all traffic laws! ,
Wherever traffic laws are strictly enforced, deaths
go DOWN!
Support your local safety organization
Published in an effort to save lives
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1506 College Ave.
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