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Published Daily on the Texas A&M College Campus
Number 63: Volume 57
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY, December 12, 1957
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SCONA
Salvaging Starts In
Fire-Gutted W. S. D.
Salvage crews yesterday began
clegring debris out of the gutted
W-S-D Clothier building which
burned Tuesday night.
At the same time, engineers and
insurance investigators were busy
estimating damage to adjoining
buildings and the loss caused by
the flames. The store was a com
plete loss, with estimated damages
$150,000.
Adjoining buildings, Caldwell’s
Jewelry and The Fabric Shop, re
ceived smoke and water damage,
Farm Outlook
Bad for 1958,
Say
rri
s league
Sixth District Congressman
Olin E. Teague said yesterday
it was apparent during his re
cent tour throughout his con
gressional district that farm
ers will face another economic
emergency during the new year.
The only way this could be pi’e-
vehted, remarked Teague, is if the
emergency designation of the state
by the Farmer’s Home Administra
tion could be extended to 1958.
After Teague conferred with
ieveral farmers, FHA county offi-
cxS’ls and bankers in various small
’towns, he compiled the informa
tion, and arranged for several con
ferences with State FHA officials
in the national office.
As a result, state officials have
been conducting a survey through
out the state. After a telephone
conversation with Walter McKay,
state director of FHA, Teague re
ported that McKay said their study
was near completion and that he
(McKay) expected to make recom
mendations to Washington before
the end of the month for additional
lending authority.
although flames did. not reach
either store.
Mrs. J. S. Caldwell, owner of
the jewelry store, said her build
ing was damaged by water which
leaked through the ceiling but no
merchandise was damaged seri
ously by the smoke.
However, the Fabric Shop re
ceived some smoke damage. Mrs.
P. J. Palasota Jr., wife of the own
er, said, “I just couldn’t say how
much damage was done.” None was
apparently done to the building of
the fabric store.
Mrs. Caldwell. said the walls in
her store were damaged to so?ne
extent.
Reported at 9:05
The fire alarm was turned in at
9:05 last night by a postal em
ployee, Frankie Nemec. Firemen
from Bryan, College Station, and
Bryan Air Fofce Base answered
the call and the fire was brought
under control about 10:30. But it
was 4 a.m. yesterday morning be
fore the last truck left the scene.
The Bryan trucks went back to the
scene twice to extinguish flames
whipped up by 40 mile per hour
gusts of wind. The two return
trips were made at 4:30 and 5:05
a.m.
From the three fire departments,
a total of nine trucks answered the
call, and firemen from all three
departments and many citizen vol
unteers fought the flames whipped
up by the frenzied north wind.
An unidentified fireman said that
the fire fighters had trouble han
dling the hoses because of the
strong winds and ice forming on
the hoses. He said that if the
wind had been absent he believed
that much of the store could have
been saved.
“That wind just kept the flames
roaring out of control until all w’e
could do was try to keep them
from spreading to nearby build
ings,” he said.
Bryan Fire Chief Sam Noto said
the operations last night combating
the blaze were “mighty smooth.”
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—Battalion Staff Photc
SCONA Gets Underway
The third annual Student Conference on session of SCONA III are, left to right, Bob
National Affairs got underway yesterday Kidd, Bill McKown, Joseph E. Johnson, pres-
with 150 student-delegates from 66 colleges ident of Carnegie’s Endowment for Interna-
and universities attending the sessions, tional Peace, Cong. Olin Teague and Col.
Seated at the speaker’s table for the first Guy H. Kissinger.
SP Board Reviews
‘Batt’ Editorial Policy
Student Publications Board
members yesterday reviewed Bat
talion editor Joe Tindel’s editorial
policy complying with a request
from the Corps of Cadets.
In a 2% - hour sesson, board
member Bill Libby, Coi’ps repre
sentative, presented to the boai’d
John Crow Takes Limelight
At Heisman Award Banquet
The Best Here—-And Elsewhere
\ John David Crow, senior co-captain of the 1957 Aggies,
’ was presented the John W. Heisman Trophy last night at a
^ dinner in the Downtown Athletic Club in New York City
The award is made annually to an outstanding college foot
ball player, chosen by a board of coaches and newspaper
writers. Crow is the fourth player from the Southwest to
win the coveted award, the third from the Southwest Con
ference.
John David Grow, jarring Aggie
halfback and 1957 co-captain, was
presented with the John W. Heis
man Memorial Trophy last night
at a dinner in the Downtown Ath
letic Club in New York City.
The award, named in honor # of
the famed football coach who ended
his career as athletic director for
the Downtown A. C., has been pre
sented annually since 1935 to the
player adjudged the most outstand
ing collegiate player by a board
of coaches and newspaper writers.
George I. Hall, president of the
club, made the presentation before
an audience including Crow’s
family, friends, members of the
club and outstanding sports fi
gures. He told Crow to “do the
jobs of life you have to do better
than you have to do them,” in
presenting the award.
As he accepted the award, Crow
could only mumble “thank you’s”
at first; then perked up to say:
“I have too many people to
thank. Without my family, the
football squad, the coaches and a
whole lot of luck, I wouldn’t be here
tonight. I’d like to thank them all.”
Crow succeeds Notre Dame
quarterback Paul Hornung as win
ner of the trophy. The Aggie half
back was the 26th football star to
get the award.
A1 Heifer, famed radio sports-
caster, was master of ceremonies
at the festivities.
Heifer asked the Texas Aggie
star how his wife, Carol who
was in the audience, felt about his
playing football, and if she ever
(See CROW, Page 3)
an objective study of Tindel’s edi
torial policy and handling of the
news.
Corps students had felt Tindel’s
policy had not been consistent with
the Code of Newspaper Ethics.
They charged him with using his
power “for any selfish or other
wise unworthy purpose” under
Article I of the code and “pro
motion of any private interest con
trary to the general welfare” under
Article ITT of the code.
Libby presented the board with
particular editorials and news
stories to which the Corps had ob
jected most.
He ended his presentation with a
recent letter published in The Bat
talion, written by Kenneth Hag
gard, Corps senior, who suggested
that Battalion editorials were not
the cause of the strife.
After Libby completed his pre
sentation, Corps Commander Jon
Hagler and Ray Bowen, deputy
Corps commander, presented the
Corps’ feeling.
Bowen said he felt the basic is
sue was that The Battalion editor’s
views concerning the best interest
of the college differed from the
Corps’.
Tindel, in presenting his side of
the argument, agreed with Bowen.
“Whereas the Corps seems to
feel that the future of A&M rests
in the Corps, 1 believe and will al
ways support the belief that A&M
can and should .have a strong
Aggie land Needs
Picture Schedule
Clubs desiring pictures in the
Aggieland ’58 must schedule
them in the office of Student
Publications in the basement of
the YMCA by Friday, Dec. 13.
Cost is $50 for a full page;
$30 for a half page. Pictures
must be paid for when they are
scheduled
Weather Today
College Station can expect clear
skies today and tonight, with a
high temperature of 50 degrees
and a low tonight of 30.
Corps and a strong Civilian stu
dent body,” Tindel said.
The Board dismissed the Corps
charges without formal action.
Tn other action, Aggieland Editor
Roy Davis asked the board for
additional funds to increase the
number of color pictures in the
Aggieland ’58.
The board, after full discussion,
okayed the funds.
Panels, Speeches
Heard Yesterday
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace President
Joseph E. Johnson predicted yesterday that many students
attending) SCONA III will move on to roles of leadership in
national affairs.
Speaking at the kickoff session of the conference, John
son, Cong. Olin E. Teague and Col. Guy H. Kissinger gave
the 150 delegates their thoughts and ideas on SCONA.
Last night in tthe Memorial Student Center Ballroom, a
panel, composed of Eugene M. Zuckert, Dr. Charles L. Dun
ham and Johnson spoke on the role of nuclear energy in
foreign policy.
In this meeting, jointly sponsored by SCONA and the
Great Issues Committee,'*' ~
Johnson told the overflow
audience several facts about
atomic energy. He said guided
missiles are important today
as intercontinental carriers for
atomic warheads.
Johnson told the group the most
important thing is that the leaders
of the Soviet Union and Communist
China remain “just as hostile to
the United States as they ever were
and have not changed their goal
of world domination.”
He gave five propositions and
listed them: “1. Despite Sputnik,
the Soviet Union and the U. S. are
now at a stand off and we must
not fall behind. 2. The capacity for
retaliation is essential for the U. S.
but it is not sufficient. America
must have carriers that can reach
the heart of the Soviet Union. 3.
The U. S. must have a complete
range of foreign policy instruments
as well as military war instru
ments. 5. The hardest proposition
of all is that the old concept of
fighting a war to a total victory
is no longer meaningful. 5. The
U. S. must be willing and able
to fight limited wars.
Zuckert, who spoke about the
peace time uses of atomic energy,
said the program has suffered be
cause there has been too much con
cern about “who does the job,
rather than getting the job done.”
Dunham, the last member of the
panel to speak, informed the SCO
NA and Great Issues audience of
the uses of atomic energy for medi
cine, agriculture and industry. He
said atomic energy’s greatest con
tribution to mankind is the radio
isotope.
Impressed By
Alpha Zetas
A&M’s chapter of Alpha
Zeta can stand up against any
in the nation, Dr. C. B. Gilli
land, high treasurer of the
high council of the na
tional agricultural fraternity, said
after visiting the Aggie chapter.
“These boys do something, not
only in their grades, but in extra
curricular activities as well, show
ing their interest and desire for
development in agriculture,” Gilli
land said after meeting with the
chapter last week.
The high council ti’easurer came
by The Battalion office on a tour
of the campus during his Friday
and Saturday inspection of the
chapter, especially to express his
pleasure with the A&M fraternity
group.
Gilliland, whose home office is
in Washington, D.C., came to A&M
as a part of an inspection tour of
Alpha Zeta chapters in the South
west.
Especially impressed with the
Ag’gie agriculturalists, whose 45-
man chapter is one of the largest
in the nation, Gilliland said they
deserved an excellent rating.
He also said that every land
grant college in the nation except
one small school in the midwest
had a chapter of Alpha Zeta and
that the A&M chapter would rank
with the best of them.
Bill Curry Recovering Afler
Campus Accident Last Year
By GAYLE McNUTT
Bill Curry, ’59, left A&M hur
riedly on the evening of April 12,
1956.
The Comanche freshman didn’t
leave because he “couldn’t take it”
or because of grades or military
action, however. He left in an
ambulance after suffering a broken
neck in a trampoline accident while
working out with the gymnastics
team, of which he was a member.
That night Bill made a record
trip to Houston, riding on a
special spinal injury carrier in the
ambulance. They made the 100 mile
trip in 65 minutes, with the high
way patrol clearing traffic.
The fast ride is credited with
saving Bill’s life, but a long hard
struggle for survival followed,
For several days the doctors gave
him an “even” chance, but Bill’s
will to live and maybe a higher
Power won out.
Since that time, a year and eight
months ago today, Bill has under
gone 10 operations, four of them
major surgery, and 4 major skin
grafts along with numerous minor
grafts. He has spent most of the
time since that fateful April even
ing in five hospitals in the state.
Little by little, movement is re
turning to his limbs. Completely
paralyzed at first, Bill can move his
arms fairly well now and his hands
slightly, although he still has no
movement in his fingers and is
still completely paralyzed from the
(See CURRY, Page 5)
Back To School For Bill Curry
Bill Curry, ’59, and his mother, Mrs. Fred Curry are shown
above on their way to one of Bill’s classes at Tarleton
State College, in Stephenville. Bill plans to return to A&M
as soon as possible to complete his degree in geophysics.
This is the first semester he has been able to attend school
since he suffered a broken neck while working out on the
gymnastics team here in 1956.