I Battalion Editorials Page 2 THE BATTALION l_ THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1955 ‘First a Library’ ~ Somebody whose name escapes us at the moment once said if he were going to start a college, he’d buy a library and some books, Ithen if he had any money left over he’d build “a dormitory, and then if he still had some money he didn’t know what to do with, he’d hire a couple of professors. A good library can be an education in it self, and A&M has a good library. It’s got umpty-ump books in it, from Aardvark to Zygote, and they’re arranged in fairly good jorder. But until recently, A&M’s library was like ^t.he tree that fell in the forest and didn’t Dnake any noise because there was no one to *hear it. No student went in the library un less some shrewd professor forced them to. ' Now the library is making a concentrated 'effort to clean up and make it a comfortable -place to study, or just plain read. ~ Many student groups, such as the Arts .land Sciences council and the Student Senate, ^have requested changes in the library; almost all the changes are in progress now, and will probably be done by next year. Some one of these days, drop by and see our new library; you’ll probably like it, and it’s certainly quieter than your dormitory room. An Addition The Battalion would like to add a small bit to the words of praise that will be heaped upon P. L. (Pinky) Downs jr. at the “In the Pink” show tonight. Pinky is called the epitome of the Aggie spirit, but he’s more than that. He is a vital and intergral part of the Aggie spirit; the old place wouldn’t be the same without him. Congratulations and good luck to you, sir. No Surprise A recent Time magazine survey says that America’s College students own 729,000 auto mobiles. This should be no surprise to anyone who has tried to drive on the A&M campus. Legal Notice — ORDINANCE NO. 202 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES TELEPHONE COMPANY ITS SUCCESSORS. OR AS SIGNS, A FRANCHISE TO USE THE STREETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, BRAZOS COUN TY, TEXAS, FOR A PERIOD OF TEN (10) YEARS, WITH THE RIGHTS, PRIV ILEGES, AND AUTHORITY TO CON STRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN "ITS TELEPHONE LINES ALONG UN DER AND OVER STREETS, ALLEYS AND PUBLIC WAYS OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, BRAZOS COUN TY, TEXAS, AND REPEALING ALL OR DINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS. 1. That the Southwestern States Tele phone Company, its successors, or assigns, shall be and is hereby granted the right in the City of College Station, Brazos Coun ty, Texas, to conduct a business of furnish ing telephone service and any business inci dent thereto and to install, maintain and operate a telephone system, to maintain all construction consisting of poles, wires, ca bles, and other fixtures and such other tel ephone aparatus of whatever nature neces sary for the furnishing of telephone service on, along, across, over, and under all of the streets, avenues, alleys, and other pub lic places of said city for the purpose of conducting such business. The grounds of the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical Col lege System are specifically excluded from the places where the telephone system or parts thereof may be installed or maintain ed under this ordinance. 2. The term of this franchise shall be for a period of ten (10) years, dating from the date of its passage by the City Coun cil. 3. That the poles, wires, cables, and un derground conduits, and other apparatus used by The Southwestern States Telephone Company, its successors, or assigns, shall, in the conduct of its business, be so placed and maintained at all times as not to in terfere with the travel on or use of said streets, alleys, and public places of said City, or with the flow of water or any drain or gutter. The location of poles, wires, cables, underground conduits, and other equipment placed within the city limits (excluding the grounds of the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College Sys tem) shall be so placed and maintained as to conform to all existing regulations that Southwestern States Telephone Company, may hereafter be passed by the City Coun cil of the City of College Station, and The its successors, and assigns, agrees also to hold said City of College Station, Brazos County, Texas, free and harmless of any and all damages arising from and abuse or negligence of said grant in this regard. 4. That The Southwestern States Tele phone Company, its successors, or assigns, shall, at all times, after the granting of this ordinance, keep and maintain its plant in first class condition, act of God, the public enemy, strikes, and other un avoidable accidents expected, and shall fur nish and render service to all individuals, firms, or corporations within the corporate limits of the City of College Station, Braz- as County, Texas, in accordance with the reasonable rules and regulations and in compliance with the laws of the State of Texas. 5. The Soxithwestern States Telephone Company agrees that it will, effective with the granting of this franchise, pay quar terly to the said City of College Station, an amount equivalent to two and three-fourths per cent of its gross revenue de rived from its exchange station service rendered within the said City of College Station (excluding the revenue earned by the Company for service rendered T h e Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College System,) such quarterly installments to be paid within thirty (30) days following the expiration of the quarter for which same are payable. In consideration of such pay ments the said City agrees that the com pensation so received by it shall be paid and received in lieu of any tax, license, charge, fee, exchange service, street or alley rental, or other charge of any kind or character for use and occupancy of the streets, alleys, and public places of the City, or the privilege of doing business therein, other than the usual general or special ad valorem taxes now or hereafter levied. 6. This tax will be effective April 22, 1955, and shall be due and payable quar terly in arrears. 7. The rights herein granted shall be subject to all exising police ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, not in consistent herewith, as well as all other ordinances hereafter passed not inconsis- tant herewith. 8. That The Southwestern States Tele phone Company, its successors and as signs, in further consideration of this fran chise ordinance, agrees that during the life thereof the City of College Station, Texas, shall have the right to use such space as may be necessary on the top cross arm of the poles now owned and those that may hereafter be erected by The Southwestern States Telephone Company, its successors and assigns, for its police and fire alarm system wires, provided that no high potential wires, electric wires, or other class of power wires shall ever be placed upon these cross arms by the said City of College Station. Texas. 9. If any section of this ordinance is for any reason held to be illegal or unconsti tutional, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are here by specifically repealed. 10. The Southwestern States Telephone Company agrees to file with the Clerk of the City of Colleen Station, Texas, its written acceptance of this Franchise-Ordi nance within thirty days after its approval. Passed by the City Council of the City of College Station, Brazos County, Texas, this 21st day of February, 1955. APPROVED: s/Ernest Langford Mayor ATTEST: s/N. M. McGinnis City Secretary The Battalion The Editorial Policy of The Battalion Represents the Views of the Student Editors The Battalion, newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the City of College Station, is published by stu dents four times a week during the regular school year. During the summer terms The Battalion is published twice a week, and during examination and vacation periods, once a week. Days of publication are Tuesday through Friday for the regular school year, Tuesday and Thursday during the summer terms, and Thursday during examination and vacation periods. The Battalion is not published on the Wednesday immediately preceding Easter or Thanksgiving. Subscription rates are $3.50 per semester, $6.00 per school year, $7.00 per full year, or $1.00 per month. Advertising rates furnished on request. World News By The ASSOCIATED PRESS YUCCA FLAT, NEV.—The first underground atomic blast in the United States since 1951 was ex ploded at Yucca Flat yesterday. The test involved an atomic demo lition device—-one of the smallest yet devised, and the flames were barely visible 55 miles away. ★ ★ ★ WASHINGTON—President Ei senhower drew a sharp distinc tion yesterday between use of atomic weapons in a police action and during an actual war. A police action, he said, is to re store order, and you don’t send in bombs to restore order, he added. Cadet Slouch by Earle AT COGLD VJ OA.D? Ancnr&£-S2L 'TICKET! rut- UAs/e TO CO AUO T&UVC TUEbA OUT OP TU&T DOUL.&S. vUMB CONWY • .—*———— — 'tv oh PL£A&£,nouel uic,w>4ee>s>: dom vcVck W OUT OF eouoDL FOE. 5 PA.RY4U' TtCVVEVTL! I’LL S-E.LL. Sv'w T-kAODEL OK. NUVTtUUG l SOKRW, SOU VOU’EE N F1ME. TiHE. uosee? Radar Tracks Tornadoes Warning System Operating What’s Cooking THURSDAY 5:15—Corpus Christi club, steps of MSC, take Aggieland picture, ties will be worn. 5:30 — Amarillo club, front of MSC, Aggieland picture. Golden State club, front of MSC, Ag-gieland picture,class “A” uni form, all Californians welcome. 7:00—Runnels county club, 228 Academic. 7:15—Rusk county club, 411 Aca demic, plans for spring party. Abilene club. Academic build ing, discuss Easter party. Fayette-Colorado county club, 128 Academic, plan Easter party. 7:30—Wichita Falls club, social room MSC, election of officers, nomination of Cotton Ball duchess. Texarkana four-state club, 227 Academic, set date for Aggieland picture. Yankee club, room 11B, MSC- San Angelo-West Texas club, Agriculture building, discuss club function. Beaumont club, MSC, choose duchess for Cotton Ball. Pan American club, YMCA, im portant business. Bntered as second-class matter at Post Office at College Station. Texas under the Act of Con gress of March 3, 1870. Member of The Associated Press Represented nationally by National Advertising Services, Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Los j Angeles, and San Fran cisco. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republi cation of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. News contributions may be made by telephone (4-5444 or 4-7604) or | at the editorial office room, 202 Goodwin Hall. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (4-5324) or at the Student Publication Office, Room 207 Goodwin Hall. BOB BORISKIE, HARRI BAKER Jon Kinslow Jerry Wizig Co-Editors .Managing Editor ’ Sports Editor News Editors City Editor Sports Writer Don Shepard, Ralph Cole Bill Fullerton Ronnie Greathouse Roger Coad, Welton Jones, John Warner, Jim Gio\es, Dick l^abe . ...... . Reporters | Mrs. Jo Ann Cocanougher TZZZZZZTWomen’s Editor iliss Betsy Burchard A&M Consolidated Correspondent Y au — A&M Consolidated Sports Correspondent Claude Nussbaum, Romeo Chapa Advertising Salesmen om :s>iei Circulation Manager 1 Russell Reed, Kenneth Livingston, Kenneth George, Tony Goodwin, Giro Lumpassas ’....Circulation Staff I Two years ago 49 tornadoes in Texas took 146 lives. Oklahoma had 378 residents killed in the 10- year span, 1941-50. Louisiana’s annual average since 1916 has been 8.6 fatalities in “twisters.” The populace of these states can rest a little easier in the tornado season beginning now and lasting through June. A network of 22 radar stations operates around-the- clock on the lookout for the fa miliar funnels of death and de struction. Seventeen observation towers in Texas have direct teletype lines to the U.S. Weather bureau in Aus tin. An alarm received at the cap ital is short-waved to the highway patrol car nearest the suspect area —and then flashed over radio and television. This system, which is attracting nationwide attention, is the fruition of a two-year project of meteorol ogists at A&M. It was launched the day following the tornado which struck Waco on May 11, 1953, killing 114 persons. Cooperative Enterprise Today it is a cooperative enter prise of the Weather bureau, the A&M Research foundation, the*col- lege, Texas Department of Public Safety and the State Office of Civil Defense and Disaster Relief. Au thorities feel all three states will be adequately covered when two more stations are completed in Louisiana. John C. Freeman and Archie M. Kahan of the meteorology staff at A&M have played leading roles in the project. They are quick to point out the limitations of this new weather-control technique. “We cannot yet predict exactly when and where a tornado actually will strike,” they say. “We can and do predict where one is most likely to occur.” Main Mission is Warning The network has as its main mission to provide warnings from 30 minutes to four hours ahead the boiling black tornadic clouds. This eliminates most of the terror °f tornadoes, the element of sur- prise which accounts for almost all casualties. Other persons who have played key roles in the storm warning plan are W. L. McGill, state coordinator of civil defense, and disaster relief,' and E. L. Hardy of Fort Worth, regional director of the Weather bureau. The Weather bureau fuinishes the war surplus radar sets, valued at $100,000 apiece. Skilled men in several departments at A&M then supply the technical know-how and labor to convei't the sets for atmos pheric observation. The completely overhauled radar unit is offered any city with a fii’st- order weather station at a cost of only $10,000. This is where the Research foundation entered the picture—to arrange the financial support and to handle administra tive details involved. A&M Student Played Part An unsuspecting student at the college played a dramatic part in the beginning of the project. Donald K. Moore, a substitute end on the Aggie football team from Junction, way watching the school’s experimental radar set on the afternoon of May 11, 1953. At 3 p.m., he picked up an isolated “echo” of a thunderstorm. At ex actly 4:32 he took a routine pho tograph of the TV-like screen, which showed a comma-shaped white splotch on the 80-mile mark er. Precisely four minutes after his picture was made the black fury whirled down at Waco — 80 air miles away. “Next day,” relates Kahan, “it was evident to all of our staff that the means were at hand for pre venting a large portion of the loss of life in our neighboring city. The' means had gone unused for lack of sufficient coordination between ex isting weather and public safety agencies.” At that time Freeman had been trying for some months to arrange a radar network for research pur poses. There were seven storm-detection sets then in operation in Texas. These were Weather bureau units at Amarillo, Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Victoria and Wichita Falls; the Dow Chemical company tower at Freeport, and the radar at A&M. Six weeks after the Waco catas trophe a meeting was called on the campus, not for talking, but for New Shipment of FATIGUES $2-95 LOUPOT’S North Gate doing something about the weather. On hand were meteorologists from the Weather bureau, the air force and navy, and several other uni versities. Warning Committee Originated Out of it came into being the Texas Tornado Warning Commit^ tee. The original members were Freeman and Hardy, along with Joe S. Fletcher, assistant director of the Department of Public Safe^j ty; W. Jeff Davis, publisher of the Crockett Democrat, and Lt. Col. Andrew Paton, commander of the 16th Air Weather Service Squad ron at Waco. CHECK BEFORE YOU BUY Triple Layer STAINLESS STEEL Guaranteed 15 Years FLINTWARE by “EKCO”— America’s Largest Manufacturer No Copper Bottom $10.50 7.5ft . 8.95 . 9.95 . 6.95 . 5.95 . 4.95 10” Chicken Fryer . 8” Chicken Fryer . . Dutch Oven . . . 2 Qt. Double Boiler 2 Qt. Stew Pot . . l