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49c 59c 23c Iks. 85c 55c 45c 49c ee ind E jp ETS » > ■ y ♦ K *■ I. » ♦ « VS > 1,'/ * 1 vV THE BATTALION Join The March Of Dimes Number 214: Volume 55 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1957 Price Five Cents Spring Room Reservations Begin Monday Students desiring to re serve rooms they now occupy for the spring semester must pay fees and reserve rooms beginning at 8 a.m., Monday, said Harry Boyer, chief of housing. Fees for the spring semester must be paid in the Fiscal Office. Room reservations must be made at the Housing Office before Tues day, Jan. 22 at 5 p. m. Fee s)fps must be gotten before reserving rooms. Students wishing to reserve a room other than the one they now occupy, including students chang ing from military to civilian dormi tories and vice versa, may do so during the same period by present ing room change slips from both housemasters and organization commanders concerned. Students moving from military to civilian dormitories in addition to other signatures, must also get their tactical officer’s signature on their room change slips. All remaining rooms will be available on first come, first served basis beginning at 8 a. m. Wednes day, Jan. 23. Military students moving to a civilian dormitory at this time will need organization commander and tactical officer signatures only on their room change. Since only one day has been allotted for registration of old stu dents, it is important that students make every effort to pay fees and reserve rooms before registration day. Day students, including those living in college apartments, have been strongly urged to secure day student permits and pay fees early to save time for all concerned. Anyone who will be a day Student during the spring semester must get a day student permit from the Housing Office before paying fees. This includes all students who are day students at the present time. NEW CSC PRESIDENT—James Carnes, front left, is congratulated by outgoing Civil ian Council president Sam Zuckero. Left to right behind Carnes and Zuckero are Bill Clarke, parliamentarian, Freddie Ryan, outgoing vice president, and John Avant, new vice president. J. P. Carnes Replaces Zukero as CSC Head James P. Carnes took over the g’aVel from Sam Zuckero as presi dent of the Civilian Student Coun cil last night in their regular meet ing in the Senate Chamber of the Memorial Student Center. John Avant relieved Freddie Ry an as vice president. Both Zuckero and Ryan are graduating Jan. 19. Zuckero is be ing replaced on the Council as sen ior representative by Vannis Red an Jr. H. D. Swilley succeeds Ryan as College View representa tive. USD A Man Routes Ag’s Road Ahead By LELAND BOYD Assistant Secretary of Agricul ture Dr. Earl L. Butz spun a tale of the future amidst tales of the past and present last night before a jovial 200 Texas Agricultural Workers at the Association’s ban quet in the Memorial Student Cen ter. In a largely non-political talk he laid before the group a challenge to provide progressive leadership for a changing agriculture. “For you will see in the next ten years technology, science and social aspects of agriculture change to a greater extent than it did in the entire history of the human race,” he forecast. “You ain’t seen nothing yet,” he quipped, using punch lines of one of many funnies to illustrate his point. Near the beginning remarks of an hour-long speech called ‘The Air Force Seniors Hurt In Collision Two Squadron 1 seniors, John Dillard and Dale Stephenson, were treated last night in the College Hospital following a three-car col lision on College Avenue in front of the Perfecto Dry Cleaners about 8 p.m. Dillard required stitches to close a wound in his face caused when his glasses broke in the im pact. Stephenson was treated for a bruised hand and forearm. Also in the car, but not injured, were Irving Ramsower, and Varda- man Johnson of Sqd. 1 and Phelps A. Lane of Sqdn. 1. The car, driven and owned by Ramsower, was thought to be com pletely demolished. Not involved directly, their car was struck by another car after a headon col-ision which swirved that car into Ramsower’s. Alexander Cantu, driver of one of the cars, was charged with driv ing while intoxicated. Modem Agriculture Revolution” he said, “A scientific explosion is occurring in our midst.” He illustrated the revolution by recounting man’s slow progress from the time of the ancient Egyptians until today on Texas farms. “Why, if you put an Egyptian farmer down in Texas today he’d think he was in the Sahara desex-t,” he told the chuckling crowd. In short, he said the Egyptian would be a round peg in a square hole as far as his knowing how to run a Texas farm. Even a man of Thomas Jefferson’s time would be at quite a loss when dealing with farm management today, he said. A farmer has need of knowledge from many fields if he is to do a pi'ofitable job, Butz said. “Now, one of the toughest jobs in Texas is to run a farm success fully,” the once agiicultural economics professor at Pui’due said. “Why, a farmer makes more managerial decisions in a week than the clothing store owner does in a yeai\” He painted a picture of the fu ture that would see science and technology being used to produce fabulous harvests to feed and cloth, the population. He departed from his purely non partisan theme slightly and delved into political aspects of farm size, saying some things which he “wouldn’t have said before Novem ber 6.” Stating that the family farm is the comex-stone of our farm organi zation he took a mild stab at “politicians who want farms too small for a family to make a living on.” “What I want is family farms big enough for families to get a good living out of them,” the economist said. He cxdticized 90 per cent of parity proponents on three counts: 1. Because it raises prices and lets synthetic fibres steal the (See USD A MAN, Page 2) Bill Clark was elected paidia- mentarian to fill the vacancy left by Carnes becoming president. In leaving his post Zuckei'o said: “It is my idea that the Civilian Student Council is the best thing civilian students have. I appre ciate the cooperation the council has given me while I was in of fice.” Ryan commended Zuckero for his work and said of the Council: “Every man on the council is indispensable. They are the civil ian student voice.” Carnes said he would try to do his best in filling the office. In the business session repi’e- sentatives reported on their dor mitories’ Christmas activities. Roy Andrews of Law Hall re- poi’ted his dormitory donated $65 for use to aid needy families in the Grads May Ask For Graduating seniors who want their Aggielands sent to their homes should contact the Of fice of Student Publications on the ground floor of the YMCA to pay the postage for the books. Bryan-College Station area. The money was given to W. G. Bi’ea- zeale, civilian counselor who bought clothing and foodstuffs and distributed them to families. John T. LaCroix said Milner Hall took 40 orphan children from Bry an to the Christmas dinner and program. He said some went to the Aggie Talent Show afterwards. Council xnembei's took action on plans for Civilian Weekend. They voted to select a Civilian Sweet heart to be presented at the dance. Method of selection will be de cided by the Civilian Weekend Committee. Members decided to let students in their dorms suggest types of programs for the dance to the Ci vilian Weekend Committee. Plans for an orchestra are still being discussed. CORRECTION Tryouts for the Aggie Players’ next production will be held Jan uary 17 and 18 at 7:30 p. m. in the Music Hall instead of this week as announced in the Battalion Jan uary 9. Race Violence Halts Bus Lines Receipts From 12th Man Bowl Given In Senate Proceeds from Twelfth Man Bowl gate receipts totaled $1,322.55 with a probable net profit of $1,176, according to Joe Ross, chairman of the Student Senate Bowl Committee. Ross made a final report on the bowl at the senate meeting last night in the Memoxlal Student Cen tex’. A committee was appointed by senate president Larry Piper to investigate the method of alloting funds from the game. Joe Ross was appointed chaii’- man of the committee with Cy Hol ley, Bryan Dedeker, Ray Bowen and Chaxles Wilson seiwing as mem bers. Old business taken up at the meeting included a report from John Webb, chaii-man of the Hos pital Committee, who said he had met with the Hospital Boai’d and they had appi’oved the group in surance plan the Senate is cur rently sponsoring. No other action was taken on the plan. Paul Costa gave a report on a recent meeting of the Texas Inter collegiate Student Association. He said the annual convention of the group is set fpr Mai’ch in Beau mont. Under new business, the senate voted to give the executive secre tary of the Southwest Conference Sportsmanship Committee $10 fol lowing the recommendation of the committee which met during the Christmas holidays. Jon Hagler gave a report on the Senate Campus Beautification Committee of last year’s Senate and x’ecommended one for this year. A motion was made and passed and senators Hutchison, Douglas, Norton and Smith wei’e appointed to the committee. 4 Negro Churches Bombed In Fight MONTGOMERY, Ala.—(ZP)—The worst outbreak of vio lence since the fight over bus segregation began left troub led Montgomery without public transportation yesterday. City authorities halted bus service indefinitely after as sailants bombed four Negro churches and the homes of two antisegregation ministers yesterday. No one was reported injured. The City Commission order suspending bus operations “until further notice” forced thousands of bus riders, both white and Negro to find other means of transportation. Some walked. Others caught rides or used taxicabs. In Mobile 200 miles to the southwest, an explosion slight- *ly damaged a Negro’s home and attempts apparently were BULLETIN Col. H. R. Braytoxx, 65, died in Austin yestei’day at 7:45 p.m. He was on a plane ti’ip between Hous ton and Austin when he became ill and died soon aftei’ at the Austin airport. Col. Bi’ayton came to A&M in 1917 and was a member of the chemistry department. In addi tion in 1929 he became oi’ganizer and director of the Texas Fii’e- man’s Training School. He was given a leave of absence in 1955 to seiwe as state coordina tor of civil defense for the Texas Civil Defense Office, which office he held at time of his death. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. E. E. Dressier of Austin. Col. Brayton served for 22 years in the Chemical Warfare Sexvice of the U.S. Army. During Wox-ld War II he was in charge of groups for civilian protection in coastal cities just after Peai’l Harbor and later served as executive officer of the Chemical Warfare School at Edgewood Arsenal, 1943-44. Funei'al services will be held at Hillier Funeral Home Chapel to morrow at 2 p.m. Intei’ment will be in Bryan City Cemetery. Ag Council Meets Agi’icultui’al Council meets Mon day at 7:30 p. m. in the home of Di’. J. C. Miller, dean of agi’i- culture. Chairman Woodrow Free says. March of Dimes Committees Line Up For Annual Drive By WELTON JONES Chairmen of committees for the 1957 Bx-azos County Max-ch of Dimes Polio Di’ive met yesterday morning to set plans for the Drive. Mrs. P. W. Barker is chairman of this year’s effort. Mi's. Barker introduced each of the workers and asked that each give a short resume of their plan ned activities. Twelve local merchants have volunteered today to give proceeds from coffee sales to the drive. These stores include Black’s and Ridgecrest Pharmacies, Texan Drive-In, Triangle Drive-In, West ern Cafe, Del Marmol Restaurant, Holiday Plaza Coffee Shop, Sam’s Confectionery, Congdon’s Bakery, Ellison Drugs, Jax-rett Dxugs and the Hotel LaSalle Coffee Shop. In addition, Callaway-Jones Funeral Home was to donate all ambulance fees received today and tomori'ow. Officially the dx-ive began Jan uary 1, but for most area residents the real beginning was the Bryan Junior Chamber of Commei'ce’s bicycle race and parade held in Bi'yan yestei'day. The bicycle race featured 28 local businessmen who paid $10 each to x'ide one block of a 15 block bicycle race. Anchor men for the teams were Jack Pai’dee and Roddy Osborne, A&M footballers. The pai’ade included members of the committees plus bands from Bryan High School, A&M Con solidated High School, Caldwell High School, Allen Academy and Kemp High of Bryan. An elephant was also a marcher. Jeanelle LaMotte, secretary- treasui'er of the county Teens Against Polio group, reported at the coffee on activities planned by that group. These include pea nut sales on the streets of Bryan and College Station and at Bryan Air Force Base, a dance for teen- agex's on Januai'y 19 and solicita tion at home games of all local basketball teams dui’ing the month. A representative for the station KORA announced the beginning of plans for the all night “x'adio- thon” to be held over the station on January 26-27. Other activities next week in clude a benefit bowling match Januai'y 16 in the MSC bowling alley, announcements and col lections in all local movie theaters and car stickers will be distributed on the streets. Next Satui'day, the Brazos County 4H Club will participate in the “Blue Crutch Sale” in down town Bryan. That night a family square dance will be held in De- Ware Field House at A&M. Mrs. Robert H. Benbow, whose husband, a local physician, re cently recovered from polio, is chairman of the medical auxiliary wives’ committee for special gifts. This gi'oup is to contact those individuals and firms able to give lai’ger donations. Mrs. John Spex-ry and Mi's. Betty Jo Connally are heads of the Mother’s March on Polio in College Station and Bx-yan, respectively. The max-ch will be held from 7 to 8 p. m. January 30. Mothers will stop at every house to collect money and leave matei'ial about the Salk vaccine shots. Climaxing the di’ive on January 31, a semi-foiTnal Ball will be held in Sbisa Mess Hall at A&M. An orchesti’a is to be secured and pro ceeds will provide the final con tribution for this year’s diive. Four hundi-ed couples are expected. “Our motto this year is ‘Let’s finish the job,” said Dr. Jack Kent, chairman of the Brazos County Polio Foundation. “While the Salk Vaccine is almost 100 per cent effective, we must care for 26 cases left in Brazos County now and we are almost broke.” Mrs. Bax-ker tentatively set the drive goal for Bi’azos county at “around $20,000”. “Last year the total per capita for Texas and Brazos County was far below the level it should have been,” she added. Total collected so far through mail returns and other donations is $700, Mi's. Bax-ker said. Mess Hall Worker Jailed After Wreck Alexander Cantu of .Hearne, a College Mess Hall employe, is in Brazos County jail charged with driving while intoxicated at the time of a three car pile-up on Col lege Avenue last night. County officials say his bond is set at $300. They say a “hold” was placed on Cantu from Robert son County officials who were seeking Cantu in connection with another accident. made, police said, to bomb homes of two others. In Montgomery, the Rev. Robert Graetz, a prointegration white clergyman who has been ac tive in the fight against racial barriers, escaped unhurt along with members of his family when one of the bombs tore down a door at his home. But police said another bomb tossed in Gi'aetz’ front yard might have caused death or serious in jury except for a faulty fuse. Of ficers found 11 sticks of unexplo ded dynamite tied to a metal tube. Detective Capt. E. P. Brown said police experts hoped to get fingerprints from a rack attached to the bomb but that the dyna mite itself had been “thi'own in the river.” Officers removed the two-foot fuse. Bi'own said the department has no demolition specialists and the bomb was “too dangei'ous to fool with.” The bomb throwers also shat tered the home of another inte gration leader, the Rev. Ralph D. Abexnathy, a Negro ministex-, and four chui'ches including the Negi’o First Baptist where Abernathy is pastor. Part of the basement and roof were damaged at the First Baptist church. Across town, other bombs ripped large holes in the Bell St. Baptist church and the Mount Ol ive church. The Hutchinson Bap tist church near Abernathy’s home was the sixth target. Part of a wall and windows were blown out there. Weather Today Foi’ecast calls for continued cloudiness. The temperature was 40 degi’ees at 10:30 this morning. Yesterday’s high was 74 degi’ees, and the low reading, 34. CELESTIAL MAPMAKER—Bill Thurman is standing in front of his 7 1 /£ by 15 foot map of the 1500 stars seen with the naked eye. He constructed the map for an astrology course taught in the Physics Department by Jack Kent. The map may be seen in the main lounge of the MSC.