2 The Daily Tar Heel Thursday, Februarv 21. 1980
Dictionary
of Tar Heel
iographies
By CATHY MCJUNKIN
Staff Writer
Thomas Wolfe, Blackbeard and Sir
Walter Raleigh are just three of the 4,000
pirates, thieves and good guys (and gals)
who will appear in William S. Powell's
Dictionary of North Carolina Biography,
an eight-volume collection to be
published by the UNC Press during the
next several years.
The first volume, which was published
last December and includes over 700
biographical sketches, is the result of
seven years of planning and editing by
Powell, a UNC history professor and
former curator of the North Carolina
Collection.
Powell said he was convinced that
North Carolina needed a biographical
dictionary which would include people
who often are overlooked in history
books but have been in some way
significant to the state.
"Most of the people to be included in
the collection have never been written
about before," Powell said. "Over 95
percent of the material is new and
unusual."
Uisng the. Dictionary of American
Biography as a model, Powell compiled a
list of possible subjects and circulated it
among members of the Historical Society
of North Carolina, a professional
organization of historians, librarians,
archivists and writers, who helped him
revise the list.
"We decided that subjects must be
deceased in order to be included," Powell
said. They can be native Tar Heels or
people who came to the state from other
places and became significant to the state
as a whole. We even have a few criminals
in the dictionary."
The collection contains people from all
walks of life musicians, artists,
explorers, inventors, journalists and
government officials.
Powell said he made an extra effort to
include blacks, women and Indians
three groups who have had little written
about them through the years.
He said one of his favorite subjects was
the hermit who lived near Asheville and .
advised Gov. Zebulon Vance on various
problems.
More than 700 people have been
recruited to write the sketches. Many of
the writers are students in Powell's
history classes.
Each biographical sketch contains only
factual information the subject's full
name, birth and death dates, parents'
names and educational background. The
body of each sketch contains a
description of what the person did
information obtained from primary
sources such as newspapers, manuscripts,
wills and deeds.
Powell expressed pride that although
Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia are
spending thousands of dollars on similar
projects, the Dictionary of North
Carolina Biography is being funded only
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by research grants for postage and a grant
from the N.C. Bicentennial Commission
which supported publication of the first
volume.
Reviews of the first volume have been
favorable so far, he said. v .
"Of all the basic reference tools which
will be available to future researchers and
historians in North Carolina,' none will
prove more useful, and hopefully none
will be more widely used, than the
scholarly and definitive Dictionary of
North Carolina Biography" said David
Stick, an author from Kitty Hawk
Foreign researchers featured buslilGSS
From page 1
An informal coffee hour will be held
3:30-5 p.m. today in More head Faculty
Lounge for students and faculty to meet a
group of Latin American professors and
government workers in Chapel Hill this
semester on an international exchange
program.
The 12 Mexicans and six Venezuelans
are in North Carolina under a grant
provided by Pepsi-Cola Mexicana and
Pepsi-Cola Panamericana. They are here
to conduct advanced rese ch in their
fields with UNC faculty members.
Three of the visitors are living in
Raleigh and working with N.C. State
professors.
"This is one of the only programs 1
know of where a private corporation
. sponsors this type of effort. It is a
cooperation between the corporation and
the University," said Peter Topping,
acting director of the UNC International
Center.
JULIE BRUT
Arms progiams to be debated
'U.S. Arms Programs and Strategies
for the 1980s" will be the subject of a
debate between Barry Blechman and
Charles Kupperman in Memorial Hall
tonight at 8 p.m., as a part of the Carolina
Symposium.
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Blechman is the former assistant
director of the Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency, which is
responsible for the SALT negotiations.
Kupperman is a spokesman for the
Committee on the Present Danger.
From page 1
Outraged by the Soviet thrust into
Afghanistan, President Carter served
notice in a Jan. 20 nationally broadcast
address that he was giving the Russians
30 days to withdraw or risk a U.S.
boycott of the Olympic Games in
Moscow this summer.
Reports from Kabul, the capital of
Afghanistan, said Soviet troops remained
in the nation and that a rumored cosmetic
., withdrawal" a limited number had not
fcoecurred.' 'in -Moscow, the deadline
passed without comment.
The official Soviet news media has said
that Carter was trying to blackmail the
Soviet Union and that such pressure
would not affect Soviet foreign policy
objectives.
A U.S. boycott of the Summer
Olympics became a key element in
Carter's response to the occupation of
Afghanistan. Since the Kremlin was
awarded the competition in 1974 by the
International Olympic Committee, it has
promoted the choice as an indication of?
international support for the Soviet
system of government.
undeveloped land in the downtown area,
with a goal off: making residential
development economically attractive.
In . keeping with its gradual
development ' policy, the Town Council
considers every building request "
individually, weighing its effects
carefully. At a recent work session, the
council expressed an interest in creating
more diversity in the downtown area.
As a result of town policy, most
merchants consider themselves fortunate
if they have already shared a location in
the Central Business District, especially
on Franklin Street. In fact, many agree
that their location is vital to the
endurance of the business.
One advantage to Franklin Street
businesses is their high level of exposure,
decreasing the need for outside
advertising. The high volume of walk-in
trade is another plus several merchants
mentioned.
"This is the only property that has
steady foot traffic," said Terry Obrian,
manager of The Trail Shop on West
Franklin. "We could never move to a
mall. We need an independent spot
within walking distance."
Several businesses that have relocated
from a nearby spot to Franklin Street
said that the difference in business was
noticeable. Blimpies, one such business,
previously sold its sandwiches from a
spot in the NCNB Plaza on Rosemary
Street. .
"People just weren't aware of you at
NCNB," said Johnny Moore, Blimpies
manager. "We weren't suffering for
business, but we have more of a walk-in
trade here (on Franklin)."
Record Bar, which relocated from
Henderson Street several years ago, also
saw a very noticeable difference in sales
when it moved to Franklin, Manager Joe
Deese said.
Not all merchants off the busy East
Franklin Street section are dissatisfied
with their locations. Several owners of
establishments on West Franklin and
Rosemary streets said they believed their
location was more beneficial than any on
East Franklin because the overhead is
lower and the parking is more plentiful.
"The businesses on central Franklin
Street pour 4-5 percent of their profits
into rent," said Obrian of The Trail Shop.
"Here (on West Franklin) our overhead is
a lot lower."
But the attractiveness of a site on East
Franklin Street still lures many
merchants.
Jay Shwantes, manager of the recently
opened Hobbit Hoagie Factory on West
Franklin, said that his business would be
better on East Franklin.
"We're a little further west than 1 like,"
he said. "It was the only place available,
but we didn't check any other areas
besides Franklin."
The owner of the Aegean Shop said the
store, at Rosemary and Henderson
streets, is not doing exceptional business,
; but could if it were located, on Franklin,
"Sure, rent is a lot less here," she said
"but we have little window display area."
Defense official admits U.S. error
WASHINGTON (AP) The United States made major "errors in
judgment" by selling computers which the Soviet Union used to help
manufacture Army trucks and other military equipment, a senior Defense
Department official said Wednesday.
William J. Perry, the Pentagon's research chief, said government officials
have known for three years that U. S.-supplied computers were used in the
Kama River manufacturing plant to build trucks for the Soviet army.
Commission trip postponed until weekend
Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim on Wednesday delayed the departure of a
special United Nations investigatory commission to Iran until the weekend and
said Iranian authorities want the commission members to talk to all of the
approximately 50 American hostages in Tehran.
One of the five commission members said, meanwhile, there was a
gentlemen's agreement that the hostages would be freed as a result of their
mission. The timing of the release remained unclear, however.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth dies at 96
WASHINGTON (AP Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of Theodore
Roosevelt, cousin of Franklin D. Roosevelt and acid-tongued grande dame of
the Republican party for five decades, died Wednesday. She was 96.
Longworth, who had been ill with a bronchial infection, died at her
Washington home. . ..
Durham minister pleads guilty
DURHAM (AP) A Durham minister has pleaded guilty in U. S. District
Court in California to conspiring to enslave members of his church in North
Carolina, according to U. S. Attorney Mickey Michaux.
Michaux said Tuesday that the plea was entered last week by Bishop Robert
A. Carr of the Church of God and True Holiness.
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From page 1
In a press release, Goray expressed his
"admiration for Ernest McCutcheon and
the fine campaign that he ran." He also
thanked F. Scott Simpson for his role in
preserving the election process and his
roommate for casting the deciding vote.
Goray said he believed his election by a
2-1 margin was based on his platform of
restoring legitimacy to Student
Government.
Goray, who said his voting record has
been aligned with the Blue Sky Party,
notorious for promoting a geodesic dome
caoie
to cover Chapel Hill, said he intends to
bring a fresh approach to Student
Government. He also said he was
studying the feasibility of a rebate of
student fees or taking some of the money
out of the CGC general surplus to buy a
six-pack of beer as a present for all
graduating seniors.
District 19 is an off-campus
undergraduate student district, which
often has had no candidates running for
office in previous elections.
From page 1
. Heavner said he had not formally
discussed extending cable television to
campus with University officials, but he
said Village was informally in touch with
UNC.
The chancellor's committee has been
divided into numerous subcommittees
with tasks ranging from studying cable
television in dorms to exploring the
technical aspects of instruction. The
subcommittees are scheduled to make
preliminary reports to the full committee
next Wednesday.-
Moyer Smith, assistant athletic
director and - athlqtic subcommittee;
chairman, said he only is beginning initial
inquiries into the possible use of cable
television in the athletic program.
In its franchise proposal, Village
pledged to provide a channel for
University programming and one for a
Tar Heel sports channel. The Village
group also owns WCH L-radio, which has
oeen active in Carolina sports coverage.
"There are a lot of questions we need to
ask and a lot of questions Village needs to
ask," Smith said. "And the public has to
decide if it wants it (a Carolina sports
channel)."
But he added, "We desperately need to
broaden our revenue base, and cable TV
may be t a .way of doing that and ( also
providing more' exposure to our -non-revenue
sports."
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