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THE BATTALION
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1979
Page3
Ags gather food
to give to needy
By TODD HEDGEPETH
Battalion Reporter
A Thanksgiving meal will be served to the needy of Bryan-College
Station thanks to the combined efforts of 11 student organizations and
several church groups.
Food and money is being collected at various locations and the
proceeds will go toward preparing a free meal for those who come to
Twin City Mission on Thanksgiving.
The Newman Association, a Catholic student organization on cam
pus, initiated the idea and approached other student organization for
help, said Mike Briggs, chairman of the project. Briggs is also chair
man of Social Awareness, a subcommittee of the Newman Association.
“Everyone was enthusiastic about the idea and wanted some part in
it,” Briggs said.
The Twin City Mission was picked to host the meal, Briggs said,
because it is an established organization involved in reaching the
community 365 days a year.
The Rev. Warren Barnes, a worker with the Mission, said it served
23,277 meals last year.
The Thanksgiving meal operation begins this week. Food, money
and clothes will be collected by the students. The leftover food dona
tions will be given to Twin City Mission.
Donations will be taken from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through
Wednesday at the MSC, from noon to 6 p.m. Thursday at Sbisa and
from noon to 6 p.m. Friday at the Commons.
The canned food collected will be built into a pyramid in the student
lounge of the MSC. Briggs said the pyramid will be a visual indication
of the drive’s progress and might spur people to contribute.
The Mission is at 500 N. Main St. Anyone in the Bryan-College
Station area who needs help getting there on Thanksgiving should
contact the Mission.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1979
Programs at A&M to train
private security officers
Private security officer training
courses are planned in November,
December and January at Texas
A&M University.
The three-day, 25-hour course
qualifies persons for security officer
commission on application to the
Texas Board of Private Security
Agencies. The training course is
approved by the state hoard.
Training will be conducted at the
Texas A&M Research and Extension
Center at Bryan, by the Law En
forcement and Security Training Di
vision of the Texas Engineering Ex
tension Service.
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uanes of Texas Avenue have been closed to
traffic to allow workers to clean them. The
hst more than $700,000
work is being done preparatory to resurfacing
5 miles of the street. Battalion photo by Sam Stroder
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By SANDRA SEFCIK
Battalion Reporter
! A. facelift costs a lot of money these
days, especially when it is performed
on a street.
■ Texas Avenue is currently being
■surfaced and leveled at a cost of
■39,006, said B.G. Bockmon, su-
Kervising resident engineer for the
State Department of Highways and
Public Transportation.
The project covers 5 miles of Texas
Jvenuefrom Highway 21 to Univer
sity Drive. The contractor will be
lowed 60 days — excluding
eekends, holidays, and severe
eather— to complete the project.
The resurfacing is being done with
substance known as a hot-mix
I ing applied to the road surface.
So far, the hot-mix has been
enured from Highway 21 south to
inulter Drive.
A hot-mix consists of three major
laterials, Bockmon said. They are a
iL oarse aggregate, fine aggregate and
iphalt.
The coarse aggregate works to
Ulj ive friction and skid resistance to
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the road surface. The fine aggregate
fills the empty spaces between the
coarse aggregate. The asphalt works
as an adhesive to hold the mixture
together and gives the hot-mix a wa
ter-proof finish.
The Texas Avenue project itself
consists of three steps, Bockmon
said. First, the contractor, L-W-B
Construction Co, Conroe, has to re
move the excess hot-mix left from
previous projects. Second, the con
tractor must repair all the bad sec
tions in the road. Finally, the hot-
mix is applied to the road surface.
Along with the resurfacing of all
four lanes of Texas Avenue, concrete
medians will be added at intersec
tions with traffic lights, Bockmon
said. In addition, 4-inch concrete
medians are being used to help con
trol traffic and to help prevent acci
dents, Bockmon said.
The raised asphalt medians, Bock
mon said, can be driven over and to
allow people to turn over them if
necessary. The concrete medians
will he harder to drive over and will
discourage sudden turning moves.
a two-way left turn lane will be
added for the entire 5 miles. This
will provide better access to prop
erties along Texas Avenue, Bockmon
said.
The entire surface is loping resur
faced because failing sections in the
road have been patched and re
patched for years. Also, chugholes
washed out after every rain made for
a rough riding surface, Bockmon
said. The project will repair all the
bad sections and will make for a
smooth riding surface.
In addition to the hot-mix level-up
project, Texas Avenue will be
marked with reflective discs. This
was just funded recently, Bockmon
said and installation will start next
week.
The markers are good for major
streets because they are a traffic safe
ty mechanism, Bockmon said. Bock
mon said the additional cost for the
markers, which serve as safety
mechanisms, was $52,700.
Between 25th and 29th streets, a
continuous concrete median will be
erected, Bockmon said.
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