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Page 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Wednesday, October 17, 1962 CADET SLOUCH 'm hy Jim Knrlp it DESPITE OPTIMISM SWC Campus Newsmakers Integration Vote At Texas Slated Texas University’s Student As sembly has scheduled a special referendum Nov. 14 for the uni versity’s student body to vote on integration of athletic teams and living and dining facilities. A diner and snack bar on the train will be provided by the rail road company, while SMU’s Stu dent Senate will offer free cold drinks. The Mustangs will play Tech in Lubbock Oct. 27. The two provisions facing each voter: 1. I am (am not) in favor of immediate, complete and total in tegration of all intercollegiate athletic teams representing the university. 2. I am (am not) in favor of immediate, complete and total in tegration of all university owned and operated facilities including living and dining facilities. ★ ★ ★ Baylor Opens Library Drive A woman’s society at Baylor has opened a student campaign to raise funds for a new library. The Laurel' Society is sponsor ing the campaign as a fall proj ect. The club’s campaign chairman called the drive an effort to arouse more interest among adults. She admitted the club couldn’t hope to aid the library construction considerably. “ . . . roommate, we’re gonna hafta figure out a way to keep th’ deodorant separated from th’ shaving foam!” University students also staged a panty raid last Thursday be fore leaving for Dallas and a big Texas-Oklahoma, State Fail- weekend. Few panties were actually se cured in the impromptu raid, but several students were arrested and later fined. Another Texan Named To Agriculture Group Several university administrat ors joined police in breaking up the raids. TCU Debates Library Hours Most students at TCU have supported the school newspaper in a drive to open the univer sity’s library on Sundays. Any plans are still in the talk ing stage, but support has been strong for additional library hours. The acting head librarian, how ever, has voiced disapproval of the plan. She cited that past experiments had failed and that library attendance is poor on Friday nights and Saturdays. SMU Triples Train Sales Ticket sales for a special train to the SMU-Texas Tech football game have more than tripled first expectations. Last week more than 600 seats on the train had been reserved, with only 60 remaining to be sold. Expected sales were due to total around 200. By TEX EASLEY Associated Press Special Service WASHINGTON <A>)_Since the beginning of government farm programs in the early 1930s, ex cept for brief periods, Texas has had two seats on the House Agri cultural Committee. During the depth of the eco nomic depression of the early ’30s, when cotton dropped to 3 cents a pound and starving cattle were hauled to markets for the price their hides would bring, Marvin Jones headed the com mittee. The laws creating the farm programs, substantially as we now know them, were enacted in that period. Now chief judge of the U.S. Court of Claims, Jones, then rep resenting the Panhandle district in the House, had much to do with passage of these farm laws. They put a floor under commod ity prices, encouraged conserva tion through promotion of such px-actices as contour plowing, and provided financial aid through loans in the construction of rural electric lines, ponds and reser voirs. Prior to the 1930s the activities of the Agriculture Department were largely devoted to research in better production and process ing methods. In this work the King Ranch cooperated with the government as pi-obably. did no other private business or organ ization. Since World War II the top Texas on the committee has been Rep. W. R. (Bob) Poage of Waco. For years he has been vice chair man of the group, second only to Chairman Harold Cooley, D- N.C. A new member of Congress now is the second Texan on the committee. He is Graham Purcell, former state distinct judge at Wichita Falls, who won his House seat in a special election Jan. 27. The farm problem, in Purcell’s view, is the most seidous domes tic issue facing the country. It is one of the problems facing the first session of the 88th Congress when it convenes in January. After debate last summer of pro posed changes, a decision was postponed by continuing the pres ent farm program for one year. “I think we must come up with a program next year which will be workable and reasonable as to cost,” Purcell said. “If we don’t, the congressmen, Democrats and Republicans alike, may vote to stop it. That would bring chaos to the farmer. Mar kets would be glutted and prices would drop. The consumer might enjoy lower prices temporarily, but in the long run he too would be hurt.” Bulletin Board Campus-Wide Clubs Hillel Foundation will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Hillel Founda tion Building. Allan Schrader will speak. Wives Clubs Chemical Engineering club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the YMCA Building. Also serving on the committee in those days was Richard M. Kleberg, one of the owners of the world-famous King Ranch. HI FI COMPONENTS & ACCESSORIES STEREO AND L. P. RECORDS TAPE RECORDERS AND ACCESSORIES TRANSISTOR RADIOS AND BATTERIES We service all Hi Fi, Stereos, Radios and Tape Recorders La Fayette Radio Electronics Associate Store 3219 Texas Ave. NOW SHOWING U ADVENTURES OF A YOUNG MAN” Friday Nite Prev. 12 p.m. After Yell Practice —STEVIE - lisQUEEN nBOBBY m FESS i. LBUItARKB « fiwnRi E H wn ki •na*x3«lSCt’ AGGIE SENIORS If your birthday is in APRIL you should be informed as to the advantages of starting your life insurance program NOW. Let’s discuss your individual sit uation over a cup of coffee. BERNIE LEMMONS ’52 VI 6-5800 “Sports Car Center” Dealers for Renault-Peugeot & British Motor Cars Sales—Parts—Service “We Service All Foreign Cars”; 1416 Texas Ave. TA 2-*4517; THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the stu dent writers only. The Battalion is a non-tax-supported, non profit, self-supporting educational enterprise edited and op erated by students as a college and community newspaper and is under the supervision of the director of Student Publications at Texas A&M College. Members of the Student Publications Board are Janies L. Linds es ; School of Agriculture; and Dr. E. D. McMurry, School of Vete: Members of the £ McGuire, School of A rts and Sciences ; J. A. ird are Janies L. Lindsey, chairman ; Delbert Orr, School of Engineering ; J. M. Holcomb, irry. School of Veterinary Medicine. 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News contributions may editorial office. Room 4. YMCA Bu be made by telephoning VI 6-6618 or VI ilding. For advertising or delivery call 6-4910 or at the VI 6-6415. ALAN PAYNE r - - EDITOR Ronnie Bookman Managing Editor Van Conner Sports Editor Dan Louis, Gerry Brown, Ronnie Fann — News Editors Kent Johnston, Karl Rubenstein, Ted Jablonski Staff Writers Jim Butler. Adrian Adair Assistant Sport Editora Dale Baugh Photographer 1 CIRCLE GARZA’g Restaurant GENUINE MEXICAN & AMERICAN FOODS 803 S. Main Bryan PALACE Bryan 2‘fH$79 TONIGHT 1st. Show 6:15 \ive I>a Fon! Half Disney presents TECHNICOLOR' NOW SHOWING Kirk Douglas In “TWO WEEKS IN ANOTHER TOWN” QUEEN “FIESTA NITE’ TONIGHT 6 P. M. Viet Nam War In DouU By MALCOLM W. BROWNE SAIGON, Viet Nam UP>_De- spite waves of official optimism in Saigon and Washington many observers here remain uncon vinced the war in Viet Nam is almost won. In recent weeks, American and Vietnamese officials have said Communist guerrillas are suffer ing major losses and the tide is turned in favor of the govern ment. Here is a sampling: President Ngo Dinh Diem not long ago called Victory “not only sure but imminent.” Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, chair man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that while the end is not yet in sight, the war is going well. Seasoned Indochina observei*s believe the situation in South Viet Nam has improved. But they recall that official predic tions and optimism often in the past proved groundless. In 1957, the Vietnamese gov ernment issxxed a statement say ing that “the Viet Minh author ities have disintegrated and have been rendered powerless.” In August 1959, the chief of the U.S. Military Assistance and Advisory group in Viet Nam, Lt. Gen. Samuel T. 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