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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
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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.
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.Managing Editor ’
Sports Editor
News Editors
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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
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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.
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