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Thursday, September 22, 1900 College Station, Texas Page 3 AT KENNEDY GOP Candidate; Hurls Implication By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL A. P. Newswriter Vice President Richard M. Nix on dropped implications in the Midwest Wednesday that his pres idential opponent has in the past naively proposed actions that would have led America down “the road to surrender or even war” in dealing with Nikita Krushchev, t Neither the Soviet premier nor Chinese Communist Chief Mao Tse-tung respect anything but power, Nixon said. “They have nothing but contempt for those who are naive in dealing with them.” For that reason, the GOP presi dential nominee said, “America must remain as she is today—the " strongest military power in the world, whatever the cost, in order to be able to meet any Communist threat.” - Picked Up Steam Nixon’s jibes at Sen. John P. Kennedy started in Fort Wayne, and picked up steam at his stop in Louisville, Ky., from where he flew to Springfield, Mo. An estimated 20,000 greeted Nixon at Fort Wayne, and more thousands were waiting for him in Louisville. Nixon and his wife were showered with confetti as they rode in an open car through the center of the city. • Police Chief W. E. Binder esti mated that 100,000 preosns saw the Republican nominee during a two-hour stop in Louisville. 4 The vice president drummed away on the idea that it’s naive to believe that President Eisen hower could have salvaged the Paris s. It conference by apol ogizing hrushchev for the U2 plane ii it. “That .Id only have whetted the pr« jrs appetite,” he as serted. *‘When you make conces sions without getting concessions, that is not the road to peace, that is the road to surrender or even ' war.” Might Have Voiced Regret Kennedy has said Eisenhower might have voiced regret over the New Coin Club Begins Year One of the newest clubs on campus, just beginning their first school year is the Bi-City Coin Club. This group of Bryan, College Station and campus people meet tonight in Room 2-A of the Memo- yial Student Center. They talk about rare coins—old ones, new ones, gold and silver ones. Since their formation last April, the group of about 50 people have seen one collection brought by another coin collector worth over $20,000. At the end of each meeting, the members, and visitors, if any, put up coins for auction. Spirited bid ding always prevails, and many collectors get just the coin they need to complete a collection. Dues to the club are $1 per year, according to R. O. Melcher, a mem ber of the club. But he said the main revenue of the club comes from a five percent “commission” on the sale from each seller of a coin in the auction. Non-members who make a sale pay 10 per cent. Melcher said the club members usually specialize in some one category of coins. Some 'like for eign coins, while others specialize in older coins. Some of the old coins in one collection go back to the time before Christ. During one of the auctions, a member put up seven gold coins for bidding, asking $3500 for them. Melcher said the bidding went up to the four-figure mark, but the goal was never reached. incident in an attempt to keep the summit meeting going. The vice president used the word “naive” four times in his Fort Wayne speech, but mention ed no names. He didn’t have to. The thousands gathered at the courthouse had no doubt he was referring to Kennedy. Nixon noted that Kennedy has said it is wrong for any Ameri cans to keep silent “about our fu ture if he is not satisfied with what is being done to preserve that future.” Not Wrong Nixon agreed that it isn’t wrong to point out things to be correct ed. But, he declared, “there ought to be some emphasis on things that are right about the United States.” He suggested that while Khru shchev is at the United Nations, there should be no talk that Amer ica is weak and falling behind militarily and economically. “We’re not perfect,” Nixon add ed, “but this is just the best coun try in the world, that’s all. It is the strongest militarily in the world. Let’s keep it that way and tell Mr. Krushchev that.” The vice president predicted that on the economic front, Rus sia will not catch up with us in the next seven years “as Mr. Khrushchev said.” “They aren’t going to catch us in 70 years, because we are going to move ahead faster than they do,” Nixon said. Castro Behind On Rent Paying In New York By The Associated Press NEW YORK —Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro and his party fell behind in their rent at Har lem’s Theresa Hotel Wednesday. No immediate action against them was planned by the manage ment. A spokesman for Love B. Woods, operator of the 11-story hotel in the heart of Manhattan’s Negro section, said Castro’s group was to have paid about $850 by 2 p.m. for the night’s lodging in the 40 rooms they occupy. When they failed to come up with the money, however, Woods sat tight, waiting for develop ments. Cuban Turbo-Prop Seized At Idlewild By The Associated Press NEW YORK—A Cubana Airline turbo-prop plane, which arrived at Idlewild Airport Tuesday night carrying two Cuban delegates to the United Nations, was seized and placed in the hands of a tem porary receiver appointed by New York Supreme Court Justice Louis L. Friedman. The $3 million plane arrived from Havana with Juan Almedia, chief of the army, and Regino Boti, Cuban minister of econom ics, as passengers. Three planes, a DC4 and two britannias, have now been seized. The seizure Tuesday night was made on behalf of a Cubana Air line stockholder, who obtained a court order for a temporary re ceiver for the airline on the grounds that it had been national ized by the Cuban government and has ceased to do business. The first two planes were seized on an order obtained by the Miami advertising firm of Harris and Co., which claims the Cuban govern ment owes it $237,801. PIANO & VOICE Ann Pye, B.M.E. S. H. S. T. C. ’57 3 Blocks From North Gate P. O. 401 Cross St. VI 6-5055 Chow Hound In A Tomato Patch Terry Dale Butler of Christoval and bulldog “Johnny Rin- go” are shown in a tomato patch where Ringo has kept the plants free from horned tomato or tobacco worms that ordi narily plague the growers. The dog makes sure they are destroyed, because he eats the pests. (AP Photo) Johnson Proposes New Farm Program By The Associated Press MANKATO, Minn.—Sen. Lyndon Johnson Wednesday night spelled out a seven point farm program and called upon Vice President Richard M 1 . Nixon to declare his repudiation of Secretary of Agri culture Ezra Taft Benson. “We should know right now whether the Republican candidate for the presidency is ready to repudiate Benson,” the Democratic vice presidential nominee told a party rally here. Without naming him, the Texas senator said that so far Nixon had presented some “slightly warmed over versions” of Democratic farm proposals. Raises Question “This raises the questions of Meeting Rooms May Be Reserved Applications for meeting rooms for student organizations and clubs will be accepted in the So cial and Educational Department of the Memorial Student Center beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, ac cording to Mrs. Ann Keel, social director. The rooms will be let out on a first-come, first-served basis, she said. whether he is going to turn his back on President Eisenhower, Benson and the whole administra tion of the past eight years,” Johnson said. “This administration opened with what farmers thought was a promise of 90 per cent of parity prices. It is closing with a promise of better farm programs in the next eight years, but these promises come late in the day.” In his outline for boosting farm income, Johnson urged programs for increasing food consumption at home; , expanding trade between nations and supporting world eco nomic development plans; placing production quotas on a realistic basis; improving marketing prac tices of the family-type dairy farmer; Protecting farm income against natural disasters by an invigorated and expanded federal insurance program; increasing credit facili- j ties for farm improvement, and keeping the rural electrification administration free of the curse of high interest rates and of policies which would shrink it in scope. 300 Greeters An estimated 300 greeted John son at the airport in Mankato, heart of southern Minnesota’s rich farm country. More than 1,200 heard his talk in the high school auditorium, newsmen said. Member Texas National Bank Charge Plan BUY IN HOUSTON . . . 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Alvin L. (Pop) Betts started making saddles 58 years ago. “I guess I’ve averaged at least two a week since I started back in 1902 . . . maybe more . . . maybe less,” Pop said while oiling down a finished saddle recently. Pop, a native of Fannin County, Tex., learned his trade after mov» ing to Indian Territory, Oklahoma, with his parents as a boy. “I got to reading about how this country was developing into a cattle country while working with my brother in a saddle shop in Oklahoma and I came West,” he said, “but I was too late . . . nearly all the country was taken up.” Native Texas Bettqs landed in Snyder, Tex., in 1902 and set up a saddle shop. There he married the former Miss Jettie Elkins. After making saddles at Post, Tex., and Lubbock, Pop moved to Amarillo in 1941. Presently he is employed at the Maddox Leather Shop operated by Dr. W. A. Maddox. Fitting the seats is the hardest part about saddle making, Pop says. He’s made all types of saddles, including a silver-mounted one that cost a Kansas rancher $4,500. He made a similar saddle, costing $3,000, for Dr. Maddox. Like Cowboy Saddle “I’ve made saddles for people in about every state and several for eign countries, but the best of all, I like to make the working saddle for the cowboy,” Pop said. He describes the working saddle as one having a medium cantle and well rounded pommel where the cowboy can ride in comfort and still be equipped for riding a bronc or roping a steer. a Swingline stapler (including 1000 Staples A do-Tt-yourself kit in the palm ofj your hand! Unconditionally guar-J janteed, Tot makes book covers,! [fastens papers, does arts and: crafts work, mends, tacks...no endj of uses! k Buy it at your college book store} Swingline Cub stapler,$L2$ JLong Island City, New York.N.Y.) Your Swingline STAPLER May Be Purchased at The Exchange Store “Serving Texas Aggies” Pop starts with the tree and hand cuts every piece of leather. 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