The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 25, Ed. 1, Friday, April 24, 1964 Page: 3 of 8

                                
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Jack the Clipper
Demonstrating his clipping ability is Joe Hicks wielding
the scissors as wary Robert Cave maintains his own sentry
post via the mirror in front of him. Hicks cuts a number of
heads each week which helps him cut the corners on the cost
of his education.
Barbering Business Proves
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By PERRY FLIPPEN
For those who balk at the ex-
cessive overhead expense known
as haircuts Mabec Hall has the
answer.
Joe Hicks sophomore educa-
tion major from Frankston has
established a substantial barber-
ing business which sends econ-
omy minded undergrads clam-
oring. He caters to a clientele of
some ISO boys and business is
just beginning to pick up.
The East Texas farm boy got
his start with a pair of electric
clippers and a dubious uncle.
"He let me cut on him" Hicks
remembered grinning "I work-
ed a bout an hour and a half be-
fore I noticed one side was short-
er than the other. I burred him
up pretty good."
When he entered college at
Stephen F. Austin Hicks began
"experimenting" with the ath-
letes free of charge. "Eventually
I got better and faster" Hicks
admitted "And at the time I
transferred to ACC I was cut-
ting about 60 boys' hair."
Officially Hicks practice must
be on the sly. Because he has no
license officially Hicks is a boot-
legging barber. In order to keep
one step ahead of the law Hicks
"officially" charges no barbering
fee. However customers are "en-
couraged" to make "contribu
Europe This Summer
BONNIE CUMMINS STUDENT TOUR F.OR 1964
a classical grand tour by private car
P.O. Box 4801. Midland Texas
For Information on campus contact:
MELISSA STARNES or JO ANNA MASON
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tions" seventy-five cents for
flat-tops and fifty cents for reg-
lar haircuts to be exact.
"I cut as many as forty hair-
cuts a week. I clipped 16 in one
night" Hicks said. "I remember
one boy saying 'Joe you've got
to fix me up. I let a  licensed
barber get a'hold of me "
"It's nice here" Hicks confided
rather detachedly "but I sure get
lonesome for East Texas."
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"Seven Days in May" is the
story of a military plot to over-
throw the United States govern-
ment pure but not simple.
Starkly realistic is the term for
the opening scenes of the flicker
drama as the cameras focus on
a riot in front of the nation's
White House. The violence pre-
cipitated by the President's decis-
ion to scrap U. S. nuclear arms
in a mutual pact with the Soviets
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serves to punctuate the essence
of the current debate over the
hotly disputed nuclear question.
Edmund O'Brien as the Presi-
dent is superb in portraying the
character of the nation's "first
man" one with enough human
empathy to remain human but
with enough of the burdens of
executive responsibility to be-
come an awesome tower of
personal splendor.
The four-star general who
masterminds the military coup
is headed up by the commanding i
iigure oi nun iuncusicr as gen-
eral Scott. As the military hero
Scott  epitomizes the fears and
hoperof a nation afraid of war
and unsure of a nuclear-stalemated
peace.
The ""'plot without embellish-
ment results when the American
public becomes dissatisfied with
the President's decision to scrap
our nuclear arms and results in
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the inevitable flood of nation-
wide criticism of that action.
General Scott a handsome
McArthy-Walker styled warrior
and seeming savior of the na-
tion's problems commands. the
support of the majority of the
American public plus enough of
the upper military echelon to
muster a coup.
Succeed the General almost
docs were it not for the fact thai
his aide Kirk Douglas discovers
the bizarre attempt and informs
the President of the General's
actions.
The conflict of military mind of
the aide pulling against his in-
grained knowledge that an over-
throw of the democratic process
would eventually spell the
end to democracy in the U. S. is
the basis for the drawing power
of the plot.
Ava Gardner proves that the
machinery of politics and the
games of war are often controll-
ed by the heartstrings of the
feminine strategists. Her acting
is good in parts but somehow
falls to match that of her stage
cohorts.
The basic purpose of the plot
is summed up in a speech made
by the President soon after he
and his trusted inner circle of
political friends began a counter-
plot to save the government from
the tyrannical overthrow.
O'Brien as the President fo-
cusscs attention on the fact that
a country long threatened by
nuclear holocaust naturally tends
to look for a scapegoat and
"... a warrior on a white horse"
to lead them from their owri
fears. "'
The second lesson' of course is
quite evident a democracy can
remain so only as long as it ad-
horcs'to democratic nrinciDles.''
"Seven Days in May" is one ot
those rare movies which teaches
a good lesson in an excellent
manner. But then not all expos-
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Recognition; Banquet
Of Nu Zeta Chapter
Honors Service Theme
The Third Annual Recognition
Banquet of the Nu Zeta Chapter
of Alpha Phi Omega was held
Saturday April 18 in the Arrow-
head Room of the Thunderbird
Lodge. The toastmaster for the
occasion was Bob Peterson. The
guest speaker for the banquet
was Dr. A. J. Malherbe. He re-
minded the A-Phl-0 men that one
"finds benefit in service Itself."
The Incoming officers were an-
nounced at this time. They are:
Warren Cullar president; Mar-
ston Mender vice-president; Bill
Mustin pledgemastcr; Bob Pet-
erson secretary; Ron Mills treas-
urer? Jon Vlckrey historian;
James Reed seragcant at arms;
and Ron Black alumni secre-
aary. The outgoing officers were
presented chapter certificates for
their work of the preceeding year.
National certificates were given
to Tommy Lowrance Mike Sub-
lette and Marston Meadcr. The
national fraternity's highest a.-
ward the Distinguished Service
Key was awarded to C. Warren
Cullar for his "outstanding zeal to
do service his wisdom for lead-
ership and his warm friendship
while serving as pledgemastcr
during the fall semester."
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