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VcJ. C3, no. 72
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Carrboro aldermen stir up controversy
A News Analysis
by Sue Cobb
Assistant News Editor
The newly elected Carrboro aldermen
promised some rapid changes in the town,
and it hasn't taken them long to deliver.
The blue law has been repealed, an at least
limited degree of bus service has been
practically guaranteed by next fall and the
longstanding question of what to do with the
Old Mill is again being actively considered.
However, a number of Carrboro residents
and administrators feel the new board has
acted too swiftly in some instances,
specifically in the firing of Town Manager
Jesse L. Greeson.
Ticket distribution
by Tim Pitiman
Staff Writer
Carmichael Auditorium was a scene of
confusion and dismay Wednesday as tickets
for the UNC-Wake Forest game were gone
by 4:00 p.m., and many students were turned
away empty-handed.
Several students, including some who
were able to get tickets, expressed
disappointment with a new method of
distribution and said that the system had not
solved the problem of waiting for tickets.
The new method of ticket distribution,
which was proposed last April by Rob
Friedman, chairperson of the Carolina
Athletic Association, distributes tickets on a
first-come-first-serve basis, but the seating
location is assigned randomly. In the past
tickets were distributed only on a first-come-first-serve
basis without random
by Miriam Feldman
Staff Writer
Although North Carolina law prohibits
collective bargaining between any state
employee and the state, union organization
4 is beginning to take place on many
University of North Carolina campuses, and
talk of unionization has been heard at UNC
Chapel Hill.
Currently approximately 280 of UNC's
1,700 faculty members belong to a local
chapter of the American Association of
University Professors (AAUP), a national
organization. While the AAUP is a bona fide
union in states where collective bargaining
by public employees is permitted, it is not
generally recognized as such here.
" But the Chapel Hill AAUP chapter is not
ruling out the possibility of union
organization. Anthropology professor John
Gulick, chapter AAUP president, said any
faculty considering unionization must face
three major decisions. First, it has a right to
not organize at all. Second, it can decide to
affiliate with an existing teacher union.
Finally, it can set up an independent
organization which it can directly control.
"At the present time, the Chapel Hill
AAUP Executive Committee is actively
discussing those issues, and we intend to
approach the UNC general faculty with
them," Gulick said.
He added that the Chapel Hill A AU P does
not currently have a position on
unionization but only wants to educate the
faculty as to what the possibilities for it are.
Gulick said the issue on many professors'
minds and the one that will move them the
most, is salary. Sociology professor Henry
Landsberger, past AAUP chairperson,
agreed that . salary is an important issue.
Landsberger cited two problems facing
faculty today. ...
; "The first is the matter of salaries, which
have fallen behind the rate of inflation. Last
year faculty got a one per cent salary
increase, and inflation was 12 per cent,
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Staff photo by Charles Hardy
The Durham Hotel, which for the past fifty years was the showcase hotel of Durham,
was imploded Dec. 7 to make room for a park. The implosion caused relatively little
damage to the adjacent buildings, and threw a large cloud of smoke into the streets.
Clearing of the rubble was not begun Jan. 5
Greeson, who had been town manager for
only 1 1 months, was fired Dec. 9 at the new
board's first meeting. During an executive
session preceding the meeting, Greeson had1
been asked to resign, but he refused.
Initiating the move to oust him was
Alderman George Beswick who was
supported by Alderman Braxton Foushee
and newly elected Aldermen Ernest
Patterson and Robert Drakeford. Alderman
John Boone and new Alderman Lacy Farrell
vigorously opposed the motion.
"It was the hardest decision I've ever
made," said Drakeford, adding that he likes
Greeson personally but felt he was
incompetent as a town manager. Drakeford
said he bases his judgment specifically on
distribution, which led to long lines and
student complaints about missing classes to
get good basketball seats.
Friedman said the new system would
reduce long lines, maintain equal
opportunity for all students to get good
tickets, and create a simple system which
would save the athletic department money.
But many students were questioning the
success of those goals Wednesday afternoon.
Some students said they came as early as
9:00 a.m. to get tickets. Others arrived
throughout the afternoon. Ticket seekers
arriving at 3:30 were told by ushers that their
chances of getting tickets were low, and
within 30 minutes the chances of getting a
ticket had dimished completely.
Friedman and several ushers said
Wednesday's distribution was atypical, and
probably resulted from Wake Forest's
success in the recent Big Four basketball
Landsberger said.
The second problem concerns the faculty's
role in decision making. Landsberger cited
issues such as the university administration
consulting faculty about appointment of
department chairpersons and deans. But he
added that "this is much less of a problem at
Chapel Hill."
Landsberger said that generally, "The
better the working conditions at an
institution, the less good a union can do for
the workers." But the union is needed in a
bad situation, he said. Landsberger
described the conditions at Chapel Hill as
good.
But Perry Robinson, UNC-Charlotte
English professor and president-elect of the
North Carolina Conference of the AAUP,
said that several polls taken at UNC-
' It V very obvious and a simple
reason. Nationally the
professoriate as a class has been
losing wealth more rapidly than
other employees
Charlotte indicate "there is a strong
likelihood of a local union within the next
few months."
Robinson also said that unionization has
already taken place at Western Carolina
University and at Appalachian State
University.
Robinson attributes the interest in union
organization to economics. "It's very
obvious and a simple reason. Nationally, the
professoriate as a class has been losing
wealth more rapidly than other employees,"
Robinson said.
"Faculty members taken as a whole lost
four and one half per cent of its purchasing
power tn the fiscal year ending in June 1975.
This is the result of people who have been
patient for several years but have seen their
standard of living erode," he added.
Greeson's mismanagement of an anticipated
but unbudgeted $53,000 water tower
expense, and on the government's treatment
of some segments of the town's population,
especially students and minorities, who
Drakeford said "have often been given the
impression, directly or indirectly, that they
are second-class citizens."
Greeson's removal triggered a barrage of
charges and criticisms against those board
members who supported it. Former Mayor
Robert Wells called the new board a three
ring circus and Greeson verbally attacked
Beswick, Patterson, Drakeford and
Foushee, questioning the competence of
each to serve as an alderman. Others
tournament and the fact that there were no
classes Wednesday.
"I still think this is the best alternative
currently within our means," Friedman said.
He said the program had been successful for
ticket distributions last semester and added
that the rain contributed to the congestion in
the halls and much of the confusion.
Despite Friedman's claims, students
present during the distribution said the new
plan was worse or no better than last year's
method.
Brent Stanley, a junior from Dobson, said
he was totally confused about when to come
to the gymnasium for a seat.
Gerald Saunders, a sophomore from
Merritt, said the system was no better than
before. "But there is really no good
alternative except to add on to the gym or
build another," he added.
When a university faculty decides to
organize, it has a choice of being represented
by the American Association of University
Professors (AAUP), the National Education
Association (NEA) or the American
Federation of Teachers (AFT). But
whichever organization is ultimately chosen
to represent faculty members, the major
issue it will face will be salaries.
Christopher Scott, research director for
the North Carolina State AFL-CIO, said
that union organization on college campuses
differs from traditional organizing because
universities often have faculty senates and
other representative groups. Yet he noted
that certain issues will force faculty members
to recognize that union organization is in
their best interest.
Scott predicted that issues other than
money and class size will be a factor in the'
next few years. As an example, he offered the
possibility that professors will be asked to
teach more hours.
Scott said the traditional load is now
approximately 12 hours a week, but believes
that "in a few years, universities will ask
professors to teach 20 hours a week."
J. Charles Morrow, provost at UNC
Chapel Hill, said unionization would have a
detrimental effect on the university.
Unionization goes against
professionalization of faculty" Morrow
said. "It goes counter to professional status,"
Morrow added.
Morrow described professional status as
the ability to sell one's own services. "It
seems to me that when you turn that over to
an organization, you give up the right to
negotiate your own terms of employment,"
Morrow said.
Smith predicted that by 1977 there will
probably be a federal law that will give all
public employees the right to collective
bargaining. This would have the effect of
nullifying the North Carolina law, which he
described as the harshest state law in the
nation governing public employees.
"The biggest obstacle to unionization now
is the law," Smith said.
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speaking up for the former town manager
included former aldermen Mary Riggsbee
and Fred Chamblee.
Town Finance Director Philip Whittaker
was appointed interim town manager after
Greeson's dismissal, and a committee
composed of Aldermen Farrell, Patterson
and Drakeford has been appointed by
Mayor Ruth West to select a new manager.
Applications for the position are currently
being solicited and over 60 have already been
received, Drakeford said, adding that he
expects an application deadline will be set
soon.
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Staff photo by Steve Causey
In swaddling clothes
UNC has its first first family.
Student Body President Bill Bates
was handing out cigars Dec. 5 to
celebrate the birth of his and wife
Debbie's first child, Brenda Leigh.
Brenda, who weighed 8 lbs. 10 ozs
when she was bom, has her father's
eyes, Debbie said. Asked if Brenda
will grow up to be president of
anything, Debbie answered that she
and Bill hope not.
I ar Heels pulverize
Treed' Tigers, 83-64
CLEMSON, S.C. North Carolina's
Tommy LaGarde and Phil Ford continued
the play that earned them All-Tournament
honors in last weekend's Big Four
Tournament as they led the Tar Heels to an
83-64 victory over the Clemson Tigers last
night in Littlejohn Coliseum.
LaGarde led all scorers in the game with
17 points while Ford added 15. Ford also
dished off most of his 10 assists in the first
half and operated the Four Corners spread
offense flawlessly in the late stages of the
game.
It was the Tar Heels first Atlantic Coast
Conference ( ACC) game of the season. After
leading by only five points at the half, 41-36,
UNC opened up the game in the early
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i' water authority
by Merton Vance
Staff Writer
The Chapel Hill Board of Aldermen voted
6-2 Wednesday to remove the three members
it appointed to the Orange Water and Sewer
Authority and replace them with aldermen.
Board members said the action stemmed
from a desire to provide better public
representation on the authority by replacing
appointed members with elected officials.
But UNC Director of Utilities Grey
Culbreth charged the board is only trying to
increase its political control over the
authority.
The authority is eventually expected to
take control of the now-University owned
sewer and water utilities, pending approval
by the UNC Board of Trustees.
James Lamb, the current chairperson of
the authority, said the board has "taken an
authority that has worked effectively and
turned it into a purely political football."
Lamb is one of the authority members
who was removed from his job, along with
Chapel Hill residents John McKey and Sid
Rancer, a former alderman.
The three .were replaced by Aldermen
Robert Epting, Jonathan Howes and Shirley
Marshall.
Wednesday's action may not be the last
shakeup of the authority's membership. The
Carrboro Board of Aldermen will meet
tonight to discuss the possibility of replacing
its members on the authority.
An informed source said Wednesday that
Desegregation plan
still requires work
by Nancy Mattox
Stall Writer
The U.S. Department of Health,'
Education and Welfare is continuing to
work with the University of North Carolina
on a master desegregation plan, although the
agency has begun procedures to cut off all
federal funding to the University of
Maryland for failure to comply with its plan.
HEW issued a letter to North Carolina
and seven other' states in August warning
that federal funds would be cut off if the
states failed to comply with desegregation
plans previously agreed to. The NAACP
Legal Defense Fund, Inc., subsequently filed
a court motion against HEW in September
alleging that the agency's mandates were not
strict enough to comply with the U.S. Civil
Rights Act's Title VI, which prohibits
discrimination against any person because of
race.
The Chapel Hill Newspaper reported Dec.
17 that HEW, in announcing its move to cut
off University of Maryland funds, "received
from North Carolina 'a positive reaction to
(HEW's) August letter.' "
HEW spokesperson Don McLearn, who
allegedly made the statement, said
Wednesday the quote, apparently taken out
of context, "had nothing to do with
Maryland." He added he did not think the
agency had finished its action on UNC.
Phyllis McClure, an NAACP Legal
Defense Fund spokesperson in Washington,
said Wednesday that HEW's move came
because Maryland Gov. Marvin Mandel
failed to send a response to the agency's
August questions. McClure, who was
present at McLearn's press conference, said
the "positive reaction" being referred to was
a general response to a question on how the
other seven states were responding to the
HEW demands. McClure said McLearn
answered that HEW was "encouraged by
discussions held with other states."
While North Carolina responded to HEW
questions about the desegregation system in
a 140-page letter, McClure added that the
NAACP Defense Fund, Inc., is happy with
neither the UNC system or HEW
desegregation guidelines. The University
was accused in the motion of discouraging
minutes of the second half. With 6:50 left,
UNC went to the Four Corners to protect a
69-51 lead.
Center Mitch Kupchak held 7-0 Wayne
"Tree" Rollins to seven points while scoring
13 points and playing what UNC Coach
Dean Smith called "a tremendous game
defensively." John Kuester and Walter
Davis both hit double figures with 10 each.
"We haven't been in this position at
Clemson since 1972." Smith said. "I think we
caught them on an off night."
Smith took the blame for the Clemson
rally in the first period. With 5:48 left, UNC
held a 31-20 Jead and switched to a zone.
Clemson proceeded to pull within two
points, 36-34, with 36 seconds left in the half.
the Carrboro aldermen will probably replace
at least one and possibly two of Carrboro's
current appointees.
Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Orange
County each appoint three members to the
nine-member authority.
Chapel Hill Mayor James Wallace.
Carrboro Mayor Ruth West and
chairperson of the Orange County Board of
Commissioners Flo Garrett proposed earlier
this week that elected officials from the three
governments, rather than appointed ones,
should be included on the authority to
provide better public representation.
Culbreth said that replacing authority
members with elected officials would give
the government too much influence over the
authority. He said that the aldermen already
have some control over the actions of the
authority since they can appoint and dismiss
its members.
The bylaws of the authority give the town
and county governments freedom to dismiss
authority members with or without cause.
Aldermen R.D. Smith and Tommy
Gardner, w ho cast the two opposing votes at
Wednesday's meeting, said they saw no
reason to replace the authority members.
"It is my feeling that when we appointed
these people, we appointed them for their
expertise in the field of utilities," Smith said.
"It concerns me greatly that we are taking
this step at this time."
Gardner said he had confidence in the
appointed members of the authority and saw
no reason to remove them without cause.
desegregation by refusing to:
encourage black admissions,
scholarships and programs-at "prestigious
white institutions";
end duality of programs between black
and white schools;
upgrade facilities at black institutions;
reassign faculty and staff among black
and white institutions to encourage better
racial balance;
set specific goals or dates by which
complete desegregation could be achieved;
and
accept responsibility for desegregation
on a statewide level, instead of shifting
responsibility to the individual schools.
UNC President William Friday countered
the NAACP charges Wednesday, calling
North Carolina's meetings with HEW
officials constructive. He added that the
NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the
university system had "very different
approaches to the question of merging
institutions."
The latest meeting on the HEW
desegregation implementation took place
Wednesday morning. Friday said
considerable progress in making firm
commitments concerning desegregation had
been made.
Dr. Cleon Thompson, acting UNC vice
president of student services, said Tuesday
that several incorrect assumptions by HEW
had been cleared up in meetings with Martin
Gerry, director of the HEW Office of Civil
Rights.
HEW, Thompson said, had apparently
assumed that UNC did not plan either to
comply with the prior agreements with the
agency or make a comprehensive study of its
own desegregation system. This was not the
case, he said, adding that such a study will be
made.
The university, he explained, has an
increasing number of scholarships for
encouraging minorities on a majority
campus (either black students on a
predominantly white campus, or vice versa)
and has a long-range plan for an academic
inventory within the 16-university system.
Meanwhile, the NAACP Legal Defense
Fund, Inc.. has said it will not withdraw its
motion against HEW which has not yet been
heard in court.
UNC's Mitch Kupchsk drives
Clemson 's Bruce Harmon (11)
past