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' \ The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texas PAGE 2 Friday, September 20, 1957 Underground Bomb Partly Successful ATOMIC TEST SITE, Nev., (ZP)—History’s first full scale underground atomic bomb test was conducted ‘yesterday with puffs of dust and falling rocks the only surface effects. Nuclear scientists, who hoped to show the world that A weapons can be tested without liberating- potential harmful radioactivity, had reason to cheer. Earthquake specialists, who had hoped to learn new secrets about the earth’s interior, will get less than expected—probably new data only on its rocky crust. Although a participant in the In ternational Geophysical Year, A&M did not conduct seismographical tests in connection with the explo sion in New Mexico, Dale F. Leip- per, head of the Department of Oceanography and Meteorology, announced yesterday. The small bomb—with a force equal to between 1,000 and 3,000 tohs of TNT—was fifed at 10 a.m. in a chamber 800 feet from the top of a lonely desert mesa. Observers 2ha miles away, hop ing to feel the earth tremble, felt nothing. They had set a table ten nis ball on a fence post and stack ed tin cans precariously to see if they would fall. They didn’t. The only visible results of the test were rocks falling down the mesa’s slope, and puffs of dust. Scientists at more than 600 earthquake recording stations around the globe had looked for ward to the unprecedented test, hoping the blast’s shock waves would race to the earth’s heart and encircle it via its rocky outer crust. But the mesa sopped up the waves like a sponge and a leading- quake expert said he doubts even the most sensitive instruments could . have detected them 1,000 miles away. The sponge action was due to the absorbent qualities of the mesa’s rock, a volcanic sub- staiiee called tufa. fCC Announces Subscription TV WASHINGTON, Sept. — <A>> _ The Federal Communications Com mission Wednesday announced a tentative decision to go ahead with proposed trial demonstrations of subscription television service, pos sibly sometime next year. The commission said its plan is to accept applications from indi vidual television stations to in augurate such service on a trial basis for a three year period. This would leave it to the indi vidual station to decide what type of subscription service it desired to offer, either one of the five sys tems which have been formally submitted to FCC for approval or perhaps some system not yet de veloped. The commission announcement said that at the conclusion of two days of closed sessions late Wed nesday it had instructed its staff to prepare the necessary orders for carrying out the proposed dem onstration plan on an individual station application basis. EC EC CL f e ,. e. £ c L E £ >1 E C c £ G L L [F OS JOCKS CAN DO a, y'all CAM TOO -l " In 1!)56 cut flowers were the second largest air cargo carried by one of the major U.S. airlines. Machinery had first place foi- freight to be flown. Prof. A. V. Brewer 1 bis Emeritus Title The title of Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering has been conferred upon Prof. A. V. Brewer, who after 35 years with A&M’s Mechanical Engineering De partment, retired Sept. 1, this year. Professor Brewer has had a long and distinguished teaching career at A&M, which began in Sept. 1922. He has taught nearly all of the courses offered in the M. E. De partment during the 35 years of his continuous employment; his major field of interest was in thermodynamics, the engineering- laboratory, power engineering and supervisor of the power laboratory. He holds a B.S. degree in me chanical engineering from Pui-dUe University and a M.S. degree from A&M. In addition, he has an ad vanced degree in mechanical engi neering from Purdue University. He is presently engaged in ranching at Breckcnridge, with his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Black. Add slivered leftover cooked ham to frozen chicken a la king to make it stretch. mewnmmam WSMXBBa IVY LEAGUE SPORT SHIRTS P C P Up ijour 3J( wardrobe wi th tbe latest stifles, POPULAR PRICES SSISSi ASM MEN'S SHOP DICK RUBIN ’59 103 ftorlh Main North Gate INFLUENZA ( Continued from Page 1) demic is Asiatic,” he disclosed, but quickly added: “We don’t think it 'is.” Asiatic flu vaccine will pre vent that type, Dr. Lyons said. He explained the hospital had a lot of the American flu vaccine in stock, but this, he felt sure, would not prevent Asiatic flu. Asked if most of the cases were among Corps or civilian students, Dr. Lyons commented that many of them were among civilians, mostly freshmen, but the' higher percentage was among Corps stu dents—also mostly freshmen. Symptoms of the flu, ds set down by Dr. Lyons, are headache, chills, fever, muscular aches, naus- eau and vomiting, and he said these symptoms held true in both Asiat ic and American flu. He offered two precautions against the dis- ease^—eight hours Of sleep each night and taking- cai-e to dry off if you get wet, either from per spiration or otherwise. Dr. Lyons and the other full time doctor, Dr. Kenneth L. Nel son have been putting in 18 hours a day, and nurses have been on the job 16 hour's a day. In addition, Dr. J. E. Marsh, Sr., has been giv ing his aid. ‘Satchmo’ Hope Rises For Russian Tour WASHINGTON, (A>)—That sour note trumpeted by Louis Satch- mo Armstrong- brought from the State Department yesterday a soft song of hope he will tour behind the Iron Curtain as unofficial am bassador of good will. Dommeri Elected President of Vets Boland Dommert was elected president of the freshman veter inary medicine class this week. Other officers elected were: Arch Andrews, vice-president; Torn Hardy, secretary-treasurer; Ken Clevenger, reporter; Charles Gra ham, parliamentarian; Dick Smith- wick, sergeant-at-arms. Frank Shivers and Frank Bailey were elected representatives ‘to the Honor Council, while Guy Pittman and Bob Glaze were elected repre sentatives to the American Veter inary Medicine Association. An announcement also was .made by the senior class that a smoker will be held for the freshmen Tues day night. nsmsmsm ANNOUNCEMENT /The Maggie Parker Dining Room will continue to serve all Service Clubs and fill all catering needs of the community. Beside this service, Mrs. Maggie Parker plans extensions and the air-conditioning of the Dining Room at 2Gth and Parker. msom “Trade With an Aggie wiwiMmmmssnm THE BATTALION The Editorial Policy of The Battalion Represents the Views of the Student Editors The Battalion, daily newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical Collefre of Tex re', ami the City of College Station, is published by students in the Office of Student Fuhlirat ions as a non-profit educational set vice. The Director of Student Publications is Boss Strader. The jrovernintt body of all student, publications of the A.&.M. Coileec of Texas is the Student Publications Board. faculty members are Dr. Carrol] D. Davcrty, Chairman; Prof. Donald D. Burchard, Prof. Robert M. Stevenson and Mr. Bennie Zinn. Student members are W. T. Williams, John Avant and Billy W. Libby. Ex - officio members are Mr. Charles Roeber, and Ross Strader. Secretary. 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 publi cation are Tuesday through Friday for the regular school year and on Thursday during the summer terms and during examination and vacation periods. Subscription rates are |(k.50 per semester, SB.00 per school year, §6.50 per full year or §1.00 per month. Advertising rates furnished on request. Entered as second-class matter at Post Office at College .Station. Texas, under the Act of Con gress of March S', 1870. Member of: The Associated Press Texas Press Association Represented nationally by National Advertising Services, Inc., a t New New City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Fran cisco. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for ropubli- 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 (VI 6-6618 or VI- G-'fQl.Of or at the editorial office room, on the ground floor of the YMCA. Classified ads may be placed by telephont (VI 6-6415) or at the Student Publications Office, ground floor of the YMCA. JOE TINDEL ' Editor Jim Neighbors Managing Editor Gary Rollins Sports Editor Joy Roper Society Editor Gayle McNutt, Val Polk City Editors Joe Buser, Fred Meurer News Editors Don Collins Art Editor John West Chief Photographer Johnny Barger CHS Correspondent George Wise Circulation Managev rim-sto rage: hatters Phone TA 2-1585 Bryan, Texas The department said, through its chief spokesman, Lincoln White: “Mr. Armstrong has made a tre mendous hit wherever he has gone and we’ve always been pleased when he traveled abroad.” White stressed he had “no com ment on such political overtones as there may have been” in Arm strong’s outburst yesterday. Armstrong, a Negro, told news men in Grand Forks, N. D., he has given up plans for a government sponsored trip to Russia. He said “the way they are treating my people in the South, the govern ment can go to hell.” Armstrong also said President Eisenhower had “no guts” and is “two faced,” in commenting on school integration disputes in Ar kansas. White told a news conference that a representative of Armstrong discussed with the State, Depart ment two months ago a possible Satchmo tour of Eastern Europe, including Russia, next spring. However, White said the depart ment had no plans to get in touch with Armstrong'. He said any ini tiative to continue discufesing a possible trip would have to come from Armstrong. You can pep up commercially prepared mayonnaise to be used for cole slaw by adding sugar, vin egar, salt and pepper to it. S - Ltf aw 1^ I A785 dm wo n uNiii'#•»?.v.dAtfv- rRFr Friday “Three Violent People’ with ANNE BAXTER — Plus — “Hellcats of the Navy’ slaffmg RONALD rFAGA AN SATURDAY “Untamed” “The Lone Gun” “The Third Man” PLUS 4 CARTOONS s open Positions Civilian students wishing to be come Civilian Student Council members should report to the ap propriate Civilian counselor prior to 5 p.m. Monday to file as candi dates. Election will be held Thursday with ballots prepared and distrib uted under the supervision of housemasters between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. to dormitory rooms. They must be returned to the house master prior to 10 p.m. on the same day. The housemasters will submit all ballots to their counselors before 9 a.m. Friday. The counselors will then count ballots and certify elec- Faubus Strikes Back At Feds By RELMAN MORIN LITTLE ROCK, (ZP)—Gov. Orval E. Faubus. taking the offensive, struck back at the federal government yesterday with two last minute legal ac tions before today’s crucial court hearing on his use of the National Guard to bar Negroes from a Little Rock high school. First, he refused to honor a fed eral subpoena summoning him to court as a defendant in a suit involving four recently passed Ar kansas segregation laws. A few hours later, his attorneys moved to disqualify U.S. Dist. Judge Ronald Davies — scheduled to hear the National Guard case today—on grounds that Davies is prejudiced against Faubus. Davies himself will have to rule on the motion to disqualify. Reporters asked Faubus if,'hav ing flouted one subpoena, he will obey the second, summoning him to court tomorrow. “You just wait and sec,” the governor replied. TODAY & SATURDAY ted members to the Director of Student Affairs prior to *5 p.m. of the same day. Two representatives from Col lege View and one from the Pro ject House Area will be selected in an election under the supervis ion of the Apartment Council. Applicants from the undergrad uate classes, fifth and sixth year students and graduate students will file applications with appro priate counselors. There will be one representative from each Civil ian dormitory, one from each class and one for the 5th, 6th and grad uate students. * Day students not living in col lege apartments will file applica tions in 1-H Puryear with W. H. 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