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65TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION Weathpr Today far tit* CalUc* $tt- ttaa Area rail* far raM maad raW taaifltt aad Tkurada;, ('Waring Utaraday aftrraaaa Wariarr Frida> THE Number 11: Volume 58 BATTALION Puhlinhed Daily on the Texat A Sc M College Campu$ COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1958 National Newspaper Week October 1-8, 1958 Price Five Cent* Xational Xewspapcr Week Balt Celebrates With Other Papers Thr arrk of October 1-H im Na- Imnal N*w»pap*r Wrrk Thi« i» th* on* tiling ilurmtr the y«*ar when thr more than 10.000 wrrkty and daily nrw*).ap«*f> of today u rrUdiratmir da doth birth day. It war b*aun on thr A A M campus m (^ctobar, HlSM, and has l»*d an intrrnetmK life on th* ramp us since theii. To<lav it boasts >>f thr nation join hand* as a irrtajp b*m»r the only completely unc*-n so re< I col lege newspaper in Texas Newspaper Week was instituted nationally in lt*40, and is sp«in»ored annually, by Newspaper Assort a tion Manage)s. Inc., a nationwid< oi gall17..it ion of stale, regional, and and make a concerted effort to pro mote a better understanding of newspapers and the vital role they play in preserving the great American way of life, whi. h we cherish i-k. n .. i , . i . . , national pieas assisiation manag The Battalion ha* also set today y aside to five its readeif an inside picture of how a newspaper edi tion is made, from the time a re porter makes his interview until the final ropy m run off th« press doth Birthday Coincidentally, The Battalion Has Theme "Your Newspaper—(iuards Youi Freedoms!” is the theme for this year’s 19th annuai Rational News paper Week observance. Newspaper Week is one of the more significant of the many spe cial weeks observed m this coun try. It is one which seemingly at fii»t glance is important to only on# kmd of business, but actually it is of major importance to every citizen. Newspapers will cal! attention to themselves in many ways dur WASHINGTON P real- mg this weak to bitter familiaiize dent Kinewhewer, paying tribute ! their reader* with then operation Tribute Paid Newspapers By President Private Firm’s Effort Fails to Open School Corporation Com p.s To End of Lino MISS PRESS PHOTO . . helps celebrate week to the nation’* newspapers, said Tuanday liberty ran flourish only in a climate af truth. In • statement marking Na tional New paper Week, the Pres- their function, their purpose, then problems, and their accomplish ment*. But, Newspaper Week is nut observed by the nation’s pi ess rveceasui>ly as an (occasion for in dulgence in self-praise, however Primary Purpose Its| primary purpose, of great liftra 'kids from Home' W oodard At \\ orld Drums Fair Aggie Dave Woodard is a drum- accepted, apd he arrived at Am- mer and a showman; a drummer herst College on June S. and showman whose beat and mag ic antics took him all the way from winning last years Aggie “A strong aociety of free men mwst be kc* fully informed. UWrty eait Houriah only in . | .ign.licnwe to the pubi.c, ^ ^ i Talent Show to thr bmnlight of cUmata ef jnBh, . fleeted in the theme. “Tour t>w W()rl- . t Vm „ , n BnMMU laal 'In oar Amaneao tradition Newspaper A.udnl • Yaur Free- !<ummel . • uch ef the burden for making The W'oild’s Fair performance known the affair, of the day Thu*, to keep National News- ram<> a> ^ fHmaJ( to a , U(nm<>r . t f.U. upon th. newspapers of P-f P'®P* r ^ r ‘P wt,ve - long tour by IK of the nation’s the nation With thorough and ihd newspapeis of the natum, in top r „|| PK , al ^ entertainers. Those and fearless ingmry. with clear addition to telling then own*story „f the | and rcponaible reporting the their millions of reader*, will , rMm . of lhe . cr , (p (>f Amenran ; press renders a fundamental uke th “ opportunity t 1 ' Wmind ( . 1( ||^ Ke slu ^ nt entertainers to •ervie# ta the ritinena of #ur | every American how .mportant and f()rm a|) (ll( . h ^ tru an<1 show to entertain l’. S men in Hu rope. wtgiderful it is to live in a land with a FREE pros. . .that free dotn thnves only in an infouned nation. . that a FREE pirss i> its voice! “Your Newspaper—Guards Your Freedoms!" is not just a high priri—‘ upon those newspaper sounding slogan, either—it is an standard* which separate the alert, and a challenge to each new s aigiuficant from the senaatioaal piper reader, and each editor—as acorn half truths and rumor and cituena—to continue to wage a consider their profession for relentlfss battle, cooperatively, what in basically is: a public against enemies, foreign and dom trust ” entic. to ke. p America’s pressor**’ repuMic. Each year, during National Newspaper Week. I am glad ta send greetings te the members of the peews Our netioc and «|l it* people are more than ever, in these critical times, de- variety sei \ ice News of the World By The Associated Press Hammarskjoltl TelK of Promines UNITED NATIONS. N Y.—Secretary Dan Hammar- gkjold told the U N Tuesday he had conditional promise.* of an early withdrawal of U S. and British troop* from I>el)anon and Jordan ★ ★ ★ Dulles Heralds Policy Shift WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Dulles Tueaday heralded a potwibk* major shift in America’s Thina policy. He offered to try trimming Nationalist military strength in the Formosa Strait offshore islands if the Communists quit ahooting ★ ★ ★ Oilmen Sayt* Plan Fails HOUSTON—Texas independent oil producers said Tues day the current voluntary program to curtail oil imports has failed and that a new program proposed in Washington can not succeed. ' ★ ★ ★ KusMia Resume* Nuclear Teats WASHINGTON—Ruaaia has resumed its nuclear weap ons tests with st least two new blasts, the Atomic Energy Comrataaion said Tuesday night. t ★ ★ ★ Adlai Says Defend Formosa LOS ANGELES—Adlai E. Stevenson said Tuesday night the United States should defend Formosa but has no business fighting for Quemoy or Matsu. * ★ ★ 'Beat Six Year*’ Says Nixon LOS ANGELES—Vic* President Richard M Nixon said Woodard, A Athletics junior and varsity swimmer, showed film slides and gave a talk on hi« tup at the MSC Inst night. On Taur Participating in the tour were nine men and nine women. Thia annual summer entertainment pro ject, named "Kids From Home," i* sponsored by the f>epartment of Oefenae. Its headquarters is at Amherat College Miisaarhusetts. Woodard, who is a 20-year-old junior aifhitcctune major from Houston, has b*-en playing the drums since his junior year in high school. He made application for the tour shortly after winning first place honoia n the Aggie Talent Show. His application was Season Tickets For Town Hall Open to Public Non-student segson tickets for ' Town Hall went an sale today in the office of the Department of Student Activities in the YMCA Mail order* were filled begin ning at m»on Prices of the tick ets sre $ii for general admission and $K for reserve seats. No more i than four tickets may be aold to a customer Student wive* and students not | paying activity fees may purchase ! general admission season tickets ! for (4 or reserved seat season ; tickets for 16 Students who paid the regular student activities fee may purchase a reserve seat sea son ticket for |2. The first 14 rows on the mam floor and the firat 12 rows of sec tions 104. 10ft. 106. 107 and 10ft in G. Rollie W hite Coliseum will be reserved and allocated between students and non-student* Single admission tickets will be IJTTLE ROTK, Ark (.T*' — Little Rock’s four high schools rewmined closed Tuesday after an effort to them on a private basis failed. But the head of a private group formed to operate them said a new plan would l*e an nounced today. However, a legal authority said he saw no way now to keep the schools from being integrated "We are at the end of the line.” said a source close to Gov. Orval E. Faubus. Dr. T J. Raney, head of the Little Rock Private School Corp.. said an announcement of a plan would be made today. He declined to reveal the nature of the new measure, saying “We will have no statement until tomorrow.” ♦ Faubus said ‘‘A way will be found” and he exhorted the people to stand firm in the struggle to prevent Negroes from enrolling in all-white school# Fund* Cnl Off Meanwhile, the State Education Department has cut off all state I funds for the tattle Rook School District, Arch Ford, education commissioner, revealed Tuesday. He said no money will be turned I over to the district until the Kth US. Circuit Court of Appeals 1 holds a hearing Monday on a tem | pomry injunction concerning the private lease plan. "(annot \ct” "We cannot act until we get in structions from the court," Ford said He also said he does not know the amount of money in volved. About 20 per rent of the 1 district's income is from state , fuflds Transfer $2'>0.00fl A source who would not be , identified said the state had pro- 1 pared to transfer 6250,(NiO to the private school corporation. The aottfre said this action was halted when the Kth Circuit Court Mon day oitiered that the schools re mam under public control. Signs Posted Shortly after his announcement that the schools would not open, Dr Raney ordered signs posted on the grounds of the four high school*. They rend: "This school closed by orders of the federal government.” A lanky, face-weathered Central Rehearaed 16 Day# "We rehearsed for about 10 days," W oodard recalled. “Jack Dolph, w ho ia the producer for, Fred Waring, worked with us as our producer ” Under Dolph’* supervision, Woodard polished hi* novelty mag ic act. In thr* act Woodard comes onto the stage dressed as a tramp and runs through a comedy rou tine combined with his magic tricks. I-and ig Germany The "Kids From Home" first »«t foot on European soil in Frank furt, Germany, the country where most of their Ml performances were given Aa civilian-military entertainers, they put on their show at milflary base* and camp* all over Germany They did their traveling via U S. Army buses, and were lodged in hotels and military officer#’ quar ter*. Sight-Seeing The show’# »chedule cnlh*d for six nightly performance# per week, with only one day * week off to do a# they pleased A perfor- A Shine in Time Two seniors avoid the last minute rush to shine up their 1 kkits for the first Corps pasa-by -of the year to lie held prior to the University of Missouri football game Satur day night The industrious lads are Harold Fritts (left) agronomy major from Comanche and Larry I’ierson. busi ness major from Little Rock. Ark. Assumes Post Today Former PMS&T Leads 4th Army Lt. Gen Guy S of Militaiy Sciem Commandant of the Corps of Ca del* at A AM from I'Di, to 1949. today assumed new duties as com manding general of the Fourth named US Army Headquarteis at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio. Meloy. professor brigadier general and became chief and Tactic# and ,of the Civil Relations Office, Office •f the Chief of Information at Army Headquarter*. In October, 1951, Gen. Meloy waa assistant commandant of th# Inhintiy School at Fort Hen ning, Ga , assuming commandant'# toy, Academy, will Gen John H mance usually consisted of three Hlj{h tfUHtd atTiv#d w:i |k,ng rap big band numbers, foMowed by the ld , y pu lled up one of the individual art# of the pe.former*. 1 stak ^ Coffman told him. "Real Variety” "1 have order# to put it here," and "We gave them a real variety," "cut on hammering. Woodard said. “We had a #o- j Guard Attempt# piano smgei. a ballad singer, some The guard sought to remove an dancer# and several novelty acts." other stake and the men stiuggled a*“rded the Distinguished Service The troup wound up it# tour briefly in the pouring ram. Th with a performance at the World's guaid shoved the sign onto th Fair in Hrusaels. sidewalk Gen M the U S Militai y replace retiring I.t < oilier He has seen duty in Europe, Ja pan. Korea and throughout the United States. Gen Meloy went to Japan in August, 1949, holding the rank of colonel, to assume command of the 19th Infantry Regiment of the 24th Infantry Division. Accompanying the div sion to Korea. He was 1927 graduate of duties in 19f).'l. Later during the year he was promoted to major general and transfened to Europe where he was appointed command ing general of the 1st Infantry Div ision Cross and the I’uiple Heart. Returning to the U S. in Feb ruary, 19.M, he was promoted L> Sending Cl 19's L.S. Aids Nationalists TAIPEI, Formosa — l A*'T h e Tank, now used by the National- United States is sending huge new i#t# Their stem# open up to landing ships and Cl 19 Flying flood their holds and float the Boxcars for a big Chinese Nation- i smaller vessels. These small craft aliat supply push to break the Red can carry 40 to 60 tons of cargo blockade of Quemoy ’ each A U. S military wpokeaman said j Tuesday the first Flying Boxcar# j are due this week sailed past the three mile watei ■ limit off Quemoy, the U S. spokes man said The U S. hope is that with the! a.d of the Flying Boxcar# and 1 hits the Nationalist# can start pushing through the 350-ton daily minimum of supplie* PriiHite Home Rooms Available Sladent# desiring room# in private home# for their weekend guests may acquire information concerning such room# at the mam desk of the YMCA or at the Housing Office; Anyone interest ed skouid see Mr# Gayle Doering in the YM CA Office or Harry L Boyer in the Houaing Office. Then# of fice* are open from K a m. until 5 pm Residents wishing t o place rooms on file may do so hy tele phone Two System Men Present Papers One of the new LivDs t Landing Ship Dock) which carry eight smaller landing craft in their holds, already is at Formosa and has made a run to Quemoy with big howltters The spokesman did not say when th# other ship# are due Marines supervised the unload- The ships and planes will b*- manned by Nationalists But the . Cl . _ . . , . garrisons i eed to LSD now in use is run bp Ameri can* This ship has not. however, — Guide Posts ’Thoae who struggle to keep America informed ran enjoy the mg of th« guns on Quemoy, turned satisfaction of knowing that their sold at each performance at K2 then* over ta the Nationalists and rontnlMitian to the esuae of free general admission and $2 56 re Tuesday Btfht that Americans in search of a food living have ' *« rv « •*» t » Tt« kwt# for high achooi had under President Eisenhower “the best six yearn in this student* and younger children will Country's history.’’ ** *1 for funeral admission. returned ta Formosa, the spokes man aaid The L81H can carry six time# th* cargo of LSTs Ship. A pap**i by two AAM College the Quemoy ] System men is b*-iag presented maintain a during the l9. f >S 1‘ublie Works Con- strong defense gress and Equipment Show of the Successful resupplying of Que American Public Works Ananrin- nroy also is essential to the U S turn, Kansas^t rty, Mo., which be- hand in negotiations with the Red Ran Sunday It will continue Chine#* m Warsaw ; though today. In the present supply runs, the' The paper, entitled “Economic Nationalists are delivering only Impart of Urban Expressways" about a half of what the offshore was co authored by Fred. J. Ben- islands need son. director of the Texas Trans Another problem facing the Na- portafion Institute, and daan of tionalist# is the change ef weath engineering, and W, G. Adkins, dom ta mighty. They well deserve er With the advent of colder asa<aiate lesearrh economiat, Tex tile reapeet and gratitude and sup ( weather the sea* are becoming a* Tran#porrtation Institute, and port af all our people " — Dwight rou gh too rmigh at time* for .issocmte professor of agricultuial D. Eiaenhower. | small supply vessels j <cono|nics.