...! T'l ... . Lottery Students who didn't attend the preliminary lottery for housing .Tuesday should check list posted in Con tracts Office for room'info. See page 3 for details. Suns and lovers Mostly sunny and mild with a high in the 70's. 51 Serving the students and the University community since. 1893 V Volume 90 Issue Wednesday, February 24, 1982 Chapel Hill, North Carolina NewsSportsArts 962-0245 BusinessAdvertising 962-1163 01 it IP O V V JiiisiiuigiiiaFatiorais heldi for Preidentelect By DEAN FOUST Stft Writer Student Body President-elect Mike Vandenbergh was formally inaugurated Tuesday night, becoming the 61st holder of the office in campus history. Carolina Athletic Association President-elect Perry Morrison and Residence Hall Association President elect Scott Templeton also were inducted in the Great hall ceremonies. Vandenbergh said his administration would at tempt to foresee instead of react to the needs of students. I think that, overall, this will be an administra tion that will anticipate problems, and propose alter natives to them that will work," he said. "I've seen a trend at this University to make a decision, then to respond to the student's reactions." He named the construction of the Student Ac tivities Center and the tripling in North campus dorms as examples where students have expressed a lack of input. Vandenbergh quoted an official endorsesment that was printed by a campus publication two weeks ago. "There's a 'who cares?' attitude that grips this cam pus. How can the administration truly respect a Stu dent Government that does not itself have the respect of the student body?" "I respect that at this University most students aren't in a position to make decisions," he said. "But they are in a position to give input to Student Government. "I hope that as we sit here next year, the new presi dent can say that 10,000 not 7,000 students voted in that election because there was more interest in Student Government from this administration." Former Student Body President Scott Norberg said he had wondered about the success of his own administration. "When I'd go to bed at night I'd keep asking myself, 'What did we do last year?'," he said. " What were the accomplishments of the last 365 days?" Norberg listed the new race relations course, the student liaison program and the upcoming Chapel Thrill concert as examples of last year's achievements. Former RHA President Robert Bianchi said his administration had been successful in actively pro moting awareness of the RHA program. He named the $1,000 raised for United Way, the continuing fight against the proposed Southern Bell Telephone (V ESC wih i a DTHAI Steele Mike Vandenbergh, student body president-elect speaks at his inauguration Tuesday night ...he became the 61st holder of the office in UNC-CR history Co. phone rates increase as examples. Templeton said his administration would first lay out extensive goals and direction for the coming year. He said his office would be dedicated to hard work. "If trying hard isn't good enough, then I've got one choice, and that's to try harder," he said. The electees were sworn in by Student Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Cooper, the third annual in auguration he has presided over. 1 Earlier in the day, Vandenbergh announced the appointment of Dennis Whittle, a freshman from Greensboro, as head of the Academic Procedures Committee. News Briefs i Budget alternative proposed WASHINGTON (AP) The Republican chairman of the Senate Budget Com mittee said Tuesday that President Reagan's big-deficit budget "threatens to crush any hope of economic recovery" and proposed an alternative that would trim Pen tagon outlays and boost taxes. - In the sharpest defection from Reagan to date by a GOP leader, Sen. Pete V. Domenici also raised the possibility of delaying completion of the president's basic, three-year income tax cuts, and suggested the elimination of a year's cost-of-living increases for benefit programs, including Social Security. Domenici unveiled his counter-proposals after he and other senior Republicans met with Reagan at the White House. He said the chief executive had shown no in terest, however, in scaling back or delaying the three-year, 25-percent reduction in income taxes. " Williams proclaims innocence ATLANTA (AP) Wayne B. Williams turned back repeated attempts by prose cutors to shake his story Tuesday, lashing out at his accusers and declaring: "I'm, innocent and that's all there is to it." The 23-year-old murder defendant testified in his second dayon the stand that police officers threatened him, that eyewitnesses made up stories and that he feared for his life after being questioned last spring in the slayings of 28 young blacks. "I haven't done anything, I'm innocent, and that's all there is to it," he told pros ecutors as they cross-examined him following four hours of direct testimony over two days. N.C. jobless highest since 1975 RALEIGH (AP) The unemployment rate in North Carolina has reached its highest point since April 1975, topping 9 percent in January, the Employment Security Commission said Tuesday. The 9.1 percent jobless rate for January represents 263,000 unemployed workers. The unemployment rate for April 1975 was 9.6 percent, ESC officials said. In December, the rate was 6.8 percent and in January 1981, the rate was 7.3 per cent. About 9,800 jobs were lost in textile mills between January 1981 and January 1982, a drop of 4.1 percent, the commission said. Meanwhile, construction was down 8,800 jobs, a drop of 8.1 percent. "Our rate is still below the national unadjusted rate,", said Floyd Outland of ESCK's Labor Market Information Division. The national unadjusted unemployment rate in January was 9.4 percent, up from 8.3 percent in December. Local businesses need attention Editor's note: This is the third in a five part series concerning future growth in Chapel Hill. By CHIP WILSON Staff Writer - Chapel Hill's status as a one-industry town that industry of the University of North Carolina leads to the general assumption that Chapel Hill is also a recession-proof town. Still, the University does not provide the sold base of economic support for Chapel Hill. Some businessmen have con tended that citizens should look more to private enterprise to boost town growth. 'The Junds that are going into the Umversity are riot always going to be guaranteed," said Bill Hearn, executive director of the Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce. "If (the University's financial base) is guaranteed, that's fine because the salaries are going to be spent in this area." But recent signs indicate that salaries are not being spent the way Chapel Hill businessmen prefer. The final totals for 1981 show a 5 per cent gain in retail sales for the entire year, while sales dropped for January, May and June. Such a drop is unusual because substantial gains for any month are the normal, Hearn said. Another indicator real estate sales gives limited encouragement. Despite an interest rate which varies from 16 to 18.5 percent, Chapel Hill realtor Mel Rashkis said sales reports - for January and February indicated an up turn in the housing fharket. That does not bolster industry officials' optimism, but Rashkis said it was better than the market's collapse of late 1981. Only in the low unemployment rate (2.1 percent in January 1981) does the Chapel Hill Carrboro area evade pro spects of recession. But Hearn agreed that proposed cuts to programs at UNC and the Research Triangle Park could change that. Hearn proposed only one remedy to his dismal prognosis: more growth. But he conceded such a prescription was a tough swallow for some. Citing high taxes, unneeded occupa tional regulations and zoning restrictions as reasons, Hearn said Chapel Hill's growth "hasn't risen by a rate we can be comfortable with." But he disagreed with the suggestion I : 1 that Chapel Hill fosters an anti-business climate. ' "I wouldn't discount that idea," Hearn said. "It is clear that there are some who would take a dim view of non industrial development. They don't realize that they depend on economic growth." Chapel Hill Town Council member Bev Kawalec said, "that (anti-business at titude) certainly hasn't been my . ex perience with the council." "But the council is very much aware of our town's beautiful atmosphere and that we need to do all we can to preserve it. I'm sure many businessmen would agree." While agreement may exist on the need for a "beautiful atmosphere," Hearn disagreed with the use of the town's new zoning ordinance to achieve it. "The zoning ordinance makes it very expensive to develop in this area," Hearn said. "It is the biggest deterrent to business growth in Chapel Hill." He cited the requirement for a special-use permit. to build in residentially zoned areas as an example. "If we had to go to the Town Council for a special-use permit, I doubt we would have been allowed to build the of fice building we are sitting in now," he said. Hearns office is located on Estes Drive, adjacent to a residential area. Kawalec disagreed with Hearn' s perception, saying the special-use permit could allow for more development. "The special-use permit rule allows for more flexibility in development," she said. "With" approval from the council, a business could expand into a traditionally" residential area." :-V;;' 1 Another provision of the newly revised zoning ordinance also ex tends the areas in which multi family housing can exist. In an in-j terview last year, Chapel Hill Plan ning Director. Mike Jennings said such relaxed restrictions would lead to a boom in construction of apartments and con dominiums. "I don't think that will happen," Hearn said. "Contractors still face high interest rates, so it will, be difficult for them to afford to buUd those multi family units." Mortage interest rates are fast becom ing a normal part of life to consumers. Rashkis said he and other Chapel Hill real estate agents hoped to soften this situa tion through marketing techniques. "The public is beginning to accept the reality of high interest rates," Rashkis said. "We're now offering the use of methods Hke short-term financing as ways of making housing available to more people." - Sea GROWTH on page 2 continue to operate By DAVID McHUGH Staff Writer Hie White House announced Tuesday that President Ronald Reagan signed into law a bill appropriating funds keeping North Carolina's 85 Employment Secu rity Commission offices open. The offices, which administer unem ployment insurance and try to match job seekers with prospective employers, will be kept open under an emergency state appropriations measure that expires March 31. The bill faced little opposition, passing the House 398-3 and the Senate 95-0. The measure restores a 12 percent cut passed under a budget resolution enacted last December. ESC funding had already been cut 17 percent last summer. ' The 1982 budget cuts , reduced ESC staffs from 31,500 to 13,000 nationwide. The present bill will raise the staff level back to 24,800. Gov. James B. Hunt Jr. and other state officials lobbied heavily for the bill's passage, citing the need for ESC's ser vices in'a period of worsening unemploy ment. Hunt had said that if Congress did not restore the funds lost under the con tinuing resolution, more than half the state's offices would have to close. Pat Shore, director of the state's Washington, D.C., lobbying office, said the bill's quick and easy passage was the result of Congress' realization of the ef fect of the cuts. "The cutbacks passed under the continuing resolution last December contained a lot of last-minute changes," she said. "Not everyone was aware of the impact these cuts would have on the states." Shore said added difficulty arose when Congress made the December cuts retro active to Oct. 1. "That leaves you with some pretty drastic steps to take, and even the best administrator would have trouble. Once the word got out, Congress moved quickly to remedy the situation." Getting the word out involved "a groundswell of opinion from all over," said state ESC spokesman Richard John son. "Response came from government leaders, private industry, everywhere. It ran the full gamut, from Tip O'Neill on down," he said, noting the House speaker's conspicuous attendance at the subcommittee hearings held on the bill. "That carried a great deal of weight. We even heard from a grade school class. "Congress just all of a sudden realized that you don't deny people services dur ing a time of rising unemployment," Johnson said. The measure provides $210 million to keep unemployment offices open nation wide as' part of a $2.3 billion package designed to handle the nation's growing unemployment rate. The package also in cludes $1.5 billion in advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund for states with depleted unemployment funds and $500 million for extended unemployment benefits. Johnson said North Carolina would re ceive about $5 million under the measure, retroactive to Oct. 1, 1981 and lasting through Sept. 30, 1982, the end of the fiscal year. See ESC on page 2 Job has highest injury rate v .FneigIiteF receive few rewairc I 3$ By JOHN CONWAY Staff Writer It's 3 a.m. on a cold winter night. Carrboro volunteer firefighter Linwood Futrelle crawls from his bed, paged by his beeper. Futrelle doesn't know what lies ahead. It may turn out to be a routine call, or it may be a dangerous structure fire. Regardless, Futrelle puts on his gear and heads for the fire scene. He is on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year without compensation. Linwood Futrelle is one of many such men in the state who risk their lives for strangers and ask for nothing in return. Ken Farmer, director of the North Carolina Fire Com mission, estimates that 90 percent of all firemen in the state are volunteers. Of the 1,283 fire departments in North Carolina, 1,250 are fully manned by volunteers. However, the U.S. Fire , Administration reports that the incidents of injuries incurred by firefighters per year outranks all other occupations, making it the most hazardous line of employment. What is it, then, that at tracts men to this dangerous occupation? "I enjoy getting out and trying to help people," Carr boro volunteer John Hurst says. Hurst says that it is his desire to improve community relations that prompted him to enter the field. ,' The work of a volunteer firefighter is anything but glamorous, requiring deep dedication to responsibility. "You just get up and go. That's all it is. You are there for that service," Hurst says. At 3 p.m. or 3 a.m., the volunteer will enter a burning structure with the .same commitment. "It's gotta be done by someone," Hurst says. "I've been trained for it. You should know how and when to go in." . Whenever it is necessary to enter a burning structure, volunteers use a buddy system. Under the system, if a firefighter is in danger, he expects someone in his com pany to save him. This basic trust is the root of the close relationship among volunteer firemen. "Fire departments are a close-knit group. They de pend on each other most definitely," said Carrboro Fire Department Chief Robert Swiger. There is no department without cooperation, he says. Men who spend 50 or more hours a week together in po tentially life threatening situations must develop strong faith in their department or learn to accept fear. Volunteers say they derive personal satisfaction from their accomplishments. , Joel Cheek, a Carrboro volunteer, said he loses time with his family and job, but added, "If you can save one life in two or three years it's worth it." Randy Whittington, a senior business administration major at UNC, recalls his most unforgettable experience as a volunteer: Whittington arrived on the scene of a house fire in his hometown of North Wilkesboro. He found the structure completely burned to the ground. All articles were scorched and a pungent odor hung in the air. "An odor that you'll never forget," Whittington said. The smell was of burned flesh, a scent that every fireman hopes he will never have to encounter, he said. Later firemen discovered that the pungent odor was from a dog trapped in the house. There were no casual ties. "That's something I'll never forget," Whittington Said. :. "',..;: Futrelle is a volunteer in the Carrboro Fire Depart ment and works at the UNC computer center. When he gets up in the middle of the night to answer a call only to find a false alarm, he wonders if it is all worth it. Futrelle said he believes the personal satisfaction fulfills a fire man's need for adventure and excitement. Futrelle, who has two young children, said being a - volunteer is a time commitment. "Sometimes I'd really ' -rather- be home witivmy air-conditioning drinking some iced tea," Futrelle said. "But when you call ajireman you can guarantee he's going to' come." '" Volunteer firemen have the same amount of training that full-time firemen receive. The Carrboro Fire Department trains firemen to a level above the national, standard. On the average, Carrboro firefighters train 100 hours per year 64 hours above the national require ments. . "" Carrboro volunteer firemen receive $5 per call to cover transportation costs and other expenses incurred in answering calls. v . ' . "1 don't know why a man would want to risk his life for $5 a call," Swiger said. "But I'm sure glad they do.'.' U 41 UK1- ft if II M ' I- J-,tv ' 1 V . - H 1 ' DTHAi Slot-it: FlrcJ'hlcr receives assistance during a recent house fire ...90 percent of all firefighters in the state are volunteers

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