RETURN FINAL EXAMS TO STUDENTS See Page 4 Latest Deadline in the State E3,aii4v 4.', CLOUDY,.COOL VOL. LXVII, No. 164 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1957 EIGHT PAGES Tornado Ruins Town in Texas, Violence Strikes Without Warning In Panhandle Farm-Ranch Area SMVERTON, Tex. (A')-The most deadly tornado of the season's violent Texas weather smashed through this town Wednesday night, leaving a heavy toll of dead and injured, many of them infants and children. State police set the toll of known dead at 19 after searching hospitals and mortuaries in a 70-mile area. They also counted 58 persons hospitalized. Persons on the scene said as many as 80 were hurt but not all needed hospital care. Unofficial estimates of property damage ranged beyond $750,000. "People died without even knowing what happened," said Elvert Stephens. There was no advance warning, althought 20 or more tornadoes danced across Texas during the night, many in this vicinity. Silverton, a Texas Panhandle farm-ranch town of 857, its utilities ripped out and ankle deep in mud, could not care for the dead and injured. The bodies and the vic-V Army May Take Over Tiny Republic of Haiti As Tension Hits Nation -L-. 66 -Daily-David Tarr FLINT SENIOR COLLEGE-The $1,440,000 building, nearing completion, will open for classes this September. An estimated 400 students are expected to enroll in the Flint College of the University as the conception of branch colleges becomes a reality. CitySipiri Backs 'U' Flint College By MICHAEL KRAFT FLINT - A visitor from St. Louis re'cently told Robert Plummer, Director of Student Affairs at FlintSenior College, that "interest in a'comriunity college can be shown by how many people know about it." "Here, the taxi driver filled me in on the details and surprisingly enough, even the hotel lobby sported a picture of the school," the visitor related to Prof. Plummer. The air of civic pride Flint displays for its college reveals itself in the cooperation.between the city which built it and the University which staffs it. While waiting for completion of the Flint Senior College Building, financed and equipped by donations, the University's classes are being - conducted under the roof of the Sphinx a s New Members Once again the Pharoah has commanded his 'legions to cross the great desert and invade the land of the barbarians to pick slaves for Pharoah's Court. Once again the East has learned to fear the Pharoah's might. Into the temple, where gathers the Court, came neophyte slaves to the Great Court of Sphinx. Here they learned of many things. Here they learned to dedicate themselves to Michigan and to the Pharoah .. . So came ... Bob Ashton,M.eC. Burton, Scott Chrysler, Ed Cole, John Gerber, Bert Getz, Mamon Gibson, May- nard Goldman, Dick Hanley, Jim Hayslett, Barry Hayton, John Herrnstein, Cy Hopkins, John Hutton, George Lee, Karl Lutom- ski, Bob Ptacek, Gary Prahst, Ar- vin Phillipart, Dick Schwartz, Barry Shapiro, Allan Stillwagon, Lew Susman, Richard Taub and Steve Topel. Honorary member,' James A. Lewis. World News Roundup By The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson, defending the Eisenhower, admin- istration budget, said yesterday the country "has never been more prosperous" and "I don't see it (the budget) is any great strain." As President Dwight D. Eisen- hower has done, Wilson said a "good part" of the increase.in the defense budget con be blamed on inflation. In response to news conference questions, he said he is sure that also implies in part to other seg- ments of the over- all federal bud- get. * * * GROTON, Conn. - The USS Skate,the nation's third atomic- Powered submarine, slid smoothly down the ways shortly after noon yesterday, a $50 million bundle of nuclear energy. BERLIN -- Walter Funk, who masterminded Adolph Hitler's war economy, won his release from Spandau Prison yesterday because of "advanced age and state of health." The Big Four nowers freed the Flint Junior College. Offices of Dean David M. French occupy the former student activities offices and the 203 juniors enrolled in the Flint Senior College of the Uni- versity share the classrooms, facili- ties and extra curricular activities of the Junior College students. However, on an educational level, the Junior and the Senior schools operate separately. The Flint Board of Education admin- isters the Flint Junior College while the University has complete control over the Senior College, its faculty and the educational program. Moving into the new building this September, senior level classes will be taught for the first time. See FLINT, page 3 Five Finalists Vie To Speak At Graduation Five finalists in the-competition for senior class commencement speaker have been chosen to pre- sent their speeches before a special board next week. James Childs, '57, Richard Sny- der, '57, Sheldon Levin, 157E, Gloria H. Greene, '57 Ron Boor- stein, '57, and Carol Lee deBruin, '57, will give a final presentation of their speeches before a board composed of two English profes- sors, two speech professors, four senior board members, and Eric Walter, assistant to President Har- lan Hatcher. The speakers will be judged primarily on content and presen- tation and secondly on campus ac- tivities. Commencement announcements can be picked up from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on May 20 in the adminis- tration building. Graduating sen- iors may still order their caps and gowns. -Daily-David Tarr WELDER ...finishes heating system CONGRESS: Cut Budget $80 Million In First Bill" WASHINGTON (R) - Congress wrapped up and sent to the White House yesterday its first big money bill of the year, and Sen. Lyndon Johnson (D-Tex.) proclaimed: "We have saved $80,163,000 for the taxpayers in the first of the 15 annual appropriations." The $3,884,927,000 bill, to finance the Treasury and Post Office de- partments and the tax court, was $80,363,000 smaller than President Dwight D. Eisenhower had asked. Only Two Per Cent While the reduction was only two per cent, it symbolized the uphill. struggle President Eisen- hower is in for in has effort to get all, or nearly all; of the $71,800,- 000,000 he plans to'*spend in the year beginning July 1. His newest appeals in support of the budget, voiced in a speech to the nation Tuesday night and in his news conference Wednes- day, developed little if any effec- tive response. Put in on Skates Other bills nearing final action are carrying cuts averaging eight per, cent under White House re- quests, and evenddeeper slashes have been predicted for some items like foreignraid which are -yet to reach either the House or Senate. The Treasury-post office bill was dispatched to the White House-- "put it on roller skates," Sen. Johnson jokingly suggested to Senate clerks - after the Senate accepted a minor House amend- ment. tims requiring hospital care were sent to Amarillo, 65 miles to the northwest, Plainview, Lubbock, and other towns and cities. Two families were wiped out. Homes Destroyed The state police listed 22 homes destroyed, major damage to 18, and minor damage to 20. At least eight of the dead were children, some infants. One tiny, boy was found dead in the center of a debris-filled street. Swisher County Sheriff Darrell Smith said the residients "can't seem to realize what has happened. They nre numb with shock and terror." Strikes Swftly The roar of the approaching twister awoke many people buti struck too fast for them to seek safety. The tornado missed the business section of the county seat town. It hit a residential section of $20,000 to $25,000 homes and an industrial area. Torrential rains turned the area into an ocean of mud, clogging rescue efforts. Car Parts Freak incidents were everywhere. A 1951 automobile's front end was found in the middle of a field with the rest of the car 200 feet away. Carlton Hill of Amarillo found a $10 bill tightly wrapped about a piece of barbed' wire. He gave it to charity. Seven Seeking. SGC Position Seven persons have taken out petitions for the vacant Student Government Council position as of yesterday, according to Ruth Cal- lahan; administrative assistant to the dean of men's office. The candidates for the post are Jim Park, '59, Ann Heimerdinger, '59, William Lawrence, '59, Dan Belin, '59, Jo Hardee, '60, Tom Cleveland, '58, and Art Epker, '58BAd. Snow, Rain Endanger Southwest By The Associated Press A snarling blizzard dumped up to two feet of snow across the cen- tral Rocky Mountains yesterday as northern Oklahoma braced against flood threats.- At least 24 died as a result of the weather. Thunderstorms drenched scat- tered areas from the Northern Plains into the Great Lakes region. Hard Hitting Blizzard The snowstorm, hitting hardest at Colorado and Wyoming, was termed the worst May blizzard in seven years in that area. It snarled traffic in cities and sent rivers out of their banks. Monarch Pas's, where United States Highway 50 crosses the Continental Divide, had 24 inches of new snow, and Loveland and Berthoud Passes on United States Highway 6 and United States 40, west of Denver, each reported a foot and a half as the fall con- tinued, Above-freezing temperatures caused a rapid runoff of the heavy snowfall, an4l Colorado highway officials warned of the possibility of snow and rock slides along mountain highways. Might Slow Thaw It was hoped lower nighttime readingss might slow the thaw and alleviate the condition. Denver measured more than four inches of snow. With as much as 12 feet of floodwater covering some areas, residents of- northern Oklahoma prepared for an expected record overflow along the imarron River.+ The flood threats came after torrential rains, ranging up to more than 13 inches, drenched the river's watershed.' Senate Lists 52 Charges Against Beck WASHINGTON (I)-Dave Beck took the Fifth Amendment again and again yesterday at a swiftly moving Senate inquiry marked by these other developments: 1)' A Teamsters Union book- keeper testified he had no idea that Beck was using union funds until Beck paid back $200,000 in 1954. 2) The bookkeeper, Donald Mc- Donald of Seattle, disclosed Beck has repaid $370,000, having sent in $100,000 within the last two Iweeks. 3) The Senate Rackets Com- nittee confronted Beck wth a list of some 52 ways in which it charged he has "misused his au- thority, position aed trust." The Teamsters boss entered a blanket denial but refused to enswer ques- tions on the ground he might incriminate himself. 4 Sen. John Kennedy (D- Mass.) Oeclared the inquiry has declared the inquiry has uncovered "an alliance of big business with big labor with apparently little regard being paid to the rights of union members whose funds were involved." 5) Testimony was given that two writers for -the Seattle Post- Intelligencer, Nard Jones and Douglass Welch, were carried on the Teamsters payroll while writ- ing a life story of Beck entitled "The Driver's Seat." Strike Halts , county Building Construction remains halted at the University Medical Service Building and the Ann Arbor Public Library as a county-wide walkout by 500 laborers enters the fourth day. The strike by members of the AFL Hodcarriers, Building and Common Laborers L o c a 1 959 against the Washtenaw County General Contractors Association also affects new dormitories at Eastern Michigan College. Picket lines were established Turesday following the rejection of union demands for an hourly wage increase of 25 cents. "Most unions are respecting the picket lines," a laborers' union spokesman said. The contractors have offered a pay raise-of seven and one half cents per hour. Thetwo parties will meet again today with a federal mediator, ac- cording to Herman Atkinson, pres- ident of the contractor's associa- tion. Meanwhile a second union walk- ed out. Members of Carpentersand Joiners Local 512 were sticking to their demand of a 21 cent per hour increase retroactive to May 1, date of the expiration of their contract. A strike vote was taken at the May 11 meeting of the Carpenters Union. Last night officers reiter- ated their demands. Bitter Dinner Some super sleuths think the dessert of cherry tarts with whipped cream was the culprit. But whatever was responsible was a pretty potent bug. Student Government Council held a banquet Wednesday night in the Anderson Room of the Union. The banquet was for all people connected with the council and some special friends But then the bug came. Al- most all those who attended the banquet became quite ill. At least one person visited Health Service yesterday morning. Chest Drive Donations Net $2,775 Campus Chest receipts so far total $2,775, Harlan Givelber, '57, Campus Chest Board chairman said last night. Givelber broke down the re- ceipts into the following groups: auction, $278; late permissions, $700; bucket drive, $367; women's residences, $397; men's residences, $162; the eight contributing fra- ternities, $90; the twenty contri- buting sororities, $376 and miscel-. laneous organizations, $41. "We will be selling late permis- sions from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. to- day at the Administration Build- ing," he continued. Out Until1:30. "These will enable the women to remain out of their residence halls until 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Only the holders of these special late permissions will be granted this privilege. The residence halls will still close at 12:30 a.m. for all other women," Givelber said.' He continued, "We feel that the drive was a success this year, es- pecially since it was something new. We .have to take into ac- count the; fact that there were so many conflicting activities going on 1ist week." Better in Fall "One of the suggestions the Campus Chest Board has made concerning next year's drive, is that we hold it in the fall instead of the spring," he added. "Looking over the totals again," Givelber said, "it is quite clear that the coeds did much more than their share for the drive. We owe them and everyone else a great deal of thanks. We would also like to thank the Women's Judiciary -Council for making the sale of late permissions possible," he concluded. This year was the first time an all-campus drive, colecting'funds for a number of organizations on the community chest principle, was attempted. Wisconsin Lifts Riot Censures Members of University, of Wis- consin's faculty committee on stu- dent conduct and appeals {lifted the suspension placed on two stu- dents for their participation in last Wednesday night's water fight riots. Acknowledge Terror State In Big Cities Government Charged With Rigged Election; Farmers in Revolt I 'Bulletin PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti-(A) -Haiti's army headquarters an- nounced last night that all anti-government demonstra- tions have ended and calm pre- vails in the country after two days of high tension. PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (- Tension gripped all Haiti outside the capital yesterday and rumors mounted that the army might be forced to assume command of a temporary government. Brig. Gen. Leon Cntave, the * army chief, has declared a mili- tary takeover of the government would be a last resort. Many Haiti- ans felt the situation had reached that point. "A "state of terror" was officially acknowledged in many of the prin- cipal cities. Rebellious Haitians, charging that the present govern- ment by an executive council was rigging the presidential elections set for June 16, maintained their opposition to efforts to restore normal conditions. Erect Barriers Up to 10,000 farmers, armed with knives and rocks, blocked all efforts of troops to reopen the main coastal'highway to Port Au Prince at St. Marc, 45 miles north of the capital. As fast as the soldiers removed one roadblock the angry Haitians erected new barriers. Army reports said one youth was killed and four persons wound- ed resisting attempts to reopen the St. Marc road. The newspaper Le Nouvelliste said that fi1hting, sabotage, pil- laging and incendiary fires were reported from all over the coun- try. Around Clock Patrol Troops and police patrolled streets around the clock in 'all key centers of this Negro republic in the Caribbean to prevent demon- strations, sabotage and arson. Haiti has been in turmoil since last December when President Paul Magloire attempted to stretch his term and was forced to resign. Two provisional presidents have. been forced out by general strikes organized by presidential cadl- dates who charged the election was being rigged against them. Erich Walter Will Address. SFA Meeting Assistant to the President Erich A. Walter will be the main speak- er at the Student-Faculty-Admin- istrataion Conference tomorrow, Robert Lebson, '60, chairman of the Union SFA committee an- nounced last night. The conference will start at 10 a.m. with a preliminary meeting. Dean Walter Rea will speak at this p r i i, a r I 1 Y organizational meeting. After this the group will divide into three discuseson sections which will discuss student-faculty relations, student activities and integration of international stu- dents. The speech by Walter at the luncheon will conclude the confer- ence. He plans to speak on the growth of the University in recent years.. Afternoon discussion sections have been omitted this semester because of conflicts of fraternity engagements and the baseball double-header with Iowa. a 1500 EXPECTED: 'U' Plans New Summer Freshman Orientation Fifteen hundred of the expected 3300 entering freshmen will participate in the University's new summer orientation program. On a limited, experimental basis last year, the new program was necessitated by overburdened fall orientation facilities. The program will consist primarily of testing, counciling, classi- fication and registration, according to Robert Garfield, director of orientation. Social orientation will be during the last two days of fall orientation. All entering freshmen have been notified of the new program, which will run from July 7 to Aug. 16. Thirty men and 30 women will be accomodated during each two and one half day session. Each of the four orientation leaders will guide two groups per week. LAT RDUTIN Men will stay in East Quad- LAST PRODUCTION: rangle and women in Couzens Hall, under the plan developed by Speech Del the orientation officials. 'FALSE ECONOMY': Benson Criticizes Cuts WASHINGTON ()-Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson yesterday predicted a further pileup of costly farm surpluses if Wednesday's House vote to junk the major part of the Eisenhower Administration's soil bank program is allowed to stand. "Surpluses will again pile up at the expense of our taxpayers," he said. Benson denounced, the House action, in which 38 Republicans joined 154 Democrats, as "false economy." Voting against the surprise rartment To Give Plays Summer orientation will allow for a better consultation period, provide a more relaxed introduc- tion to campus life and relieve pressure on the fall program, ac- cording to Garfield. The welcoming speech by Presi- dent Harlan Hatcher has been moved back from Friday to Mon-F rec of r- n- ain xnp.. n an The final laboratory playbill of the semester will be presented by the speech department 'at 8 p.m. today and tomorrow at Barbour Gymnasium. The first of the three one-act plays, "A Flower of Yeddo," is adapted from a Japanese comedy 1'..'t T-4-- 'AK- T%- T ~i-- move to cut off* the 750-million- dollar acreage reserve part of the soil bank program after this year were 141 Renublicans and 46 Dem- .< , returned to j poducti n rc xt year, tim cost of g" vernmen't pr"ce .- .c.. m in.. - , .A,: i SI ,I .XX...:::...;...,;1::s.