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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 3, 1979)
Page 6 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 19T9 A GGIELAND ® 109-111 Boyett St. (Next Door To Campus Theater) 846-8223 Eastern Style Submarine Sandwiches Are Back In The Northgate Area! OCTOBER SPECIALS: MONDAY — 10c BEER! Get a 12 oz. Coors or Michelob beer for 10c with purchase of any whole sandwich. WEDNESDAY DOLLAR DAY! #2 H *1°° ^11 Hr $ 1 50 Sub Turkey Cheese Sub Friday— FREE DRINKS! Free 30c Drink with purchase of any whole sandwich. OPEN 7 DAYS — WEEKDAYS 11 a.m.-l a.m. FRI. & SAT. 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Ask About Our 2-Foot and 4-Foot Subs. We'll Cater Your Party — Call Us! the city Cities prepare for pothole war MAKE a a TIME Pay Off Help Supply Critically Needed Plasma While You Earn Extra CASH At: Plasma Products, Inc. 313 College Main in College Station pH Relax or Study in Our Comfortable Beds While You Donate — Great Atmosphere - $ 10 00 Per Donation — Earn Extra — Call for more information 846-4611 By NANCY ANDERSEN Battalion StafT The battle of the potholes, that annual struggle between winter weather and Brayn and College Sta tion street maintenance crews, will soon be under way. Winter’s weapons are cold, rain and ice. Moisture collects under the road surface, making the asphalt swell and pop out. Eventually, after days or months of constant traffic, the swollen section collapses. The result is a pothole. Street maintenance crews have two defenses against weather s of fensive, Bob M. Callaway, head of the Texas Transportation Institute’s Highway Materials Division said. The first defense is a preventat ive. It involves applying an asphalt sealer over cracks in the road sur face during summer or early fall. This keeps moisture from seeping below the surface. This is the best and most inexpensive way to minimize potholes, Callaway said. The second defense, patching the holes, is a two-part weapon. Because asphalt will not stick to moist ground, crews can only use it as a temporary patch to fill holes. This keeps roads usable until the weather permits more extensive work. A permament patch is made by removing any wet material in the pothole and repacking and covering it with asphalt. Neither College Station or Bryan’s street department superin tendents, Alfred Miller and Vince Nuche, knew how much fixing potholes cost. Nor is it known how many dollars’ worth of damage is done to cars that are driven over potholes. Damage depends on the size and condition of the car, how fast it’s going and the size of the pothole, Callaway said. The most common result is that the front wheel alignment of the car is knocked out, he said. The cost of wheel alignment varies from $10 to $20, on the average. In addition, Callaway said, the tire tread may become separated from the tire itself. A driver might not notice the separation until high-speed driving causes either a blowout or the loss of tread. Prices for tires start at $20, but usually run between $30 to $50. E AUST employe of Healt refugees state bet hospitali Shepa office of the U.S. percent persing relatives are heir Battalion photo by Lee Roy Leschprl A tire rolls into one of Bryan-College Sta tion’s many potholes. Bryan and College Sta tion officials are readying for the increase in potholes that winter brings. Sheet range to he built by Universe Nearly 10 acres have been: aside by Texas A&M Univets: near Easterwood Airport for thei velopment of inte rnational classtn and skeet shooting ranges. The ranges, suitable for spoi ing Olympic-style competition, have two fields for American In and skeet competition and two I international-style shooting. The international range will pe mit Olympic competition and«i bring top shooters to Texas AM said Tony Monzingo of the dep irient of health and physical edtit tion. Total cost of the range about $75,000 and must be raise from contributions. The departme: has received a $15,000 gift fromtSi Safari Club International. Hi money will he used in constructs HC a fede terms agree Th< Bob I Gram No HC prodi Afric; Tues< Tb hadh facilit Fluor Al lenge sands Ro been sands victei solici Th the T rule i tiona It to Battalion Classifieds Call 845-2611 Texas A&M Bookstore Rela BOOK SALE TFXA^ A&M BOOKSTORE S LARGEST BOOK SALE THIS YEAR!!!! 50% to 90% OFF LIST PRICE OF OVER 10,000 titles — All Subjects MEDICINE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGLISH LITERATURE LANGUAGES DO IT YOURSELF NATURE RELIGIOUS TRAVEL AUTO REPAIR CHILDRENS BOOKS AND MANY MORE HURRY — COME IN NOW FOR THE BEST SELECTION TEXAS A&M BOOKSTORE LOCATED IN THE MSC