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4The Daily Tar HeelWednesday, April 11, 1984 Rising gas prices still lower than fall By TOM SMITH Slaff Writer A Daily Tar Heel survey of local gas stations shows that gas prices have risen slightly over the past two months; however, self-service prices are still 5.2 cents less on the average than they were in September. According to this month's survey of 24 local gas stations, the average price for regular self-service gas was $1.11 per gallon. Unleaded gas averaged $1.18 at self-service pumps and premium unlead ed averaged $1.30 a gallon. The cor responding figures for September were $1.17, $1.24, and $1.34, down 6 cents, 6 cents and 4 cents respectively. Sav-A-Ton and Fast Fare, both in Car rboro, reported the lowest regular self service gas price in April $1.07 per gallon. C.H. McFarling, manager of McFarl ing's Exxon, said his gas prices have risen about 1 cent over the last month. Likewise, Jeff Mitchum, attendant at Village Texaco, said that their prices had risen 2 cents in the last one and a half months. Neither expected any significant price changes in the near future, however. Internationally, energy experts at the World Petroleum Congress in London predicted that oil prices should remain fairly stable at least through 1990. Almost half of every barrel of oil is refined into gasoline. The average number of miles per gallon of an American-made car has almost doubled in a decade to 24.6 mpg. Daniel Lundberg of Lundberg Oil Survey said that demand for gasoline this year would be slightly less than in 1973. Decreasing gasoline prices are creating sales of larger cars, he said, but these automobiles are much more energy effi cient than those built in 1973. Standard Oil , of California predicts that the amount of oil used in America will dip slightly by the end of the century. Wilhelm van Ilsemann, president of the World Petroleum Congress, said that the ordinary gas customer need not worry. Film on progress plays today By VANESSA ORR Staff Writer Laura Nader, a professor of anthro pology at the University of California at Berkeley, will be in Chapel Hill today to present her film, Little Injustices, and follow it with a discussion, "The Mirage of Progress." The film will be shown at 12 p.m. in the lounge on the third floor of Alumni building. Those interested should also bring a bag lunch. Nader will speak at 3 p.m. in Gerrard Hall. Nader said that the lecture, "The Mirage of Progress Seduction and Reality," is "an analysis of the way in which belief in progress has forced us to action (science), inaction (women's rights and status), and mis-action (in economic and legal development plans)." She will also speak on the consequences of pro gress such as the women's movement, energy research and practice, and eco nomic and legal development. The Daily Tar Heel Monthly Gas Survey for April NIAIION NAMK Airjxrt Rd. (.lull , 1201 Airport, Rd. Brinklcy's Eastgaic Gull Hast gale Shopping Or. arrboro Mini Mart - -502 W, Main St. Chapel Hill Swill Serve 1501 E. Franklin Si. Dot -Nf-Dash l-ood Mart Smith Level Rd. Last I ranklin Car Care 1710 fc. Franklin St. l.asigaic Amoco IvaMgate Shopping Or, l.ma Self Service 1509 L. Franklin Si. Fast Fare ' 140f W. MainSt. Fast Fare 321 W. Rosemary St. - Cilen Lennox Cjulf Raleigh Rd. at 15-501 McFarling's Exxon 126 W. Franklin Si. Mim Mart Mm Airport Rd Sav-A-Ton 421 E. Main Si. Shori Slop I ood Mjrt MV) W. Main St. Talberi's Food Marl 1009 S. Columbia Si. TdlhcnS Food M.irt Raleigh Rd. Talberi's Food Mart No. 6 Old 86 ai Homestead Rd. Top ot the Hill JWE. Franklin St. 4 Village Texaco Esies Dr. at University Mall Walker tiult 1300 fc. Franklin St. flfc.-Xv.;.....v.;.;. Wesl Franklin St. Ciull" 214 W. Franklin St. Whi Self Service 0 402 E. Main St. ' Wilco Number I 1213 Airport Rd. 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Nike o Converse o Etonic o Asahi o Puma Spot-Bilt o Rawlings ATHLETIC BALLS Basketballs, volleyballs, soccer, and footballs Mikasa o MacGregor o Rawlings Voit o Spalding ( a S)tOIU f m v 7 1 51' A l. BASEBALL EQUIPMENTS Bats, gloves, balls, helmets Wilson o Louisville Slugger Adirondack o Worth J UliBuUuu speedo; TENNIS & RACQUET EQUIPMENTS Racquets, balls, gloves, covers, presses. Bancroft o Davis Wilson oSpalding SPORTSWEAR-n KsJ T-shirts, jackets, shorts, jerseys, hats. KlifP , ' J'J 1 Russen Vr Nike ' vj Rawlings V- i DART SUPPLIES- Boards, arts, accessories. Unicorn Accudart SPECIAL SALE HOURS Mon.-Fri. 9am-9pm o. Sat. 9am-5pm BIKE Ten Puf4. Ja Play UE7DC3 ft 1 51 East Franklin St., Chapel Hill, N.C. 942-4064 Thorpe enjoys council work By DAN TILLMAN Slaff Writer Town Council member Bill Thorpe credits his re-election to the council to his desire to serve and his ability to put a campaign together. Thorpe, 42, was elected to the Town Council in 1977, leading the ticket by 500 votes. Four years later when his seat came up for re-election, he was defeated. "The candidate has got to want to win. Nobody can put that in you," he said. "Your campaign organization can't put the spirit in you. There's some long hard days to get to that council and dreary nights, too. There's a lot of harassment you take, a lot of criticism you take from the papers, sometimes unjustified. But, I love it." Thorpe said he was defeated in 1981 because he voted in favor of a housing pro ject in the Pine Mountain Road area. "A lot of people in there who had supported me in the past didn't really want that project back there," Thorpe said. "But that was the best deci sion because of the information that I had. The people today will say that project was not as bad as they thought it would be. You see, I made the best decision, but I lost the election." The councilman also attributed his loss to property re-evaluation in the city which caused taxes to increase for home owners. "It appeared that the taxes had been raised," he said. "With re evaluation everything just moves up. Yes, it did cost you more but it wasn't exactly what they thought. I had a tough time trying to explain that it wasn't Bill Thorpe who was raising taxes. I was try ing to keep Chapel Hill services at the same rate." Thorpe said citizens voted for him because he keeps them informed. "I believe in meeting anytime, anywhere," he said. "You can't hide behind a Bill Thorpe secretary, you can't hide behind an ad ministrative assistant. You've got to be there for the people." Thorpe said he values the support and concerns of the students at UNC. He and the other council members recognize that without the University, Chapel Hill would have never become a town. Thorpe said he is glad that the county commis sioners passed a half-cent sales tax this week because it allowed students to carry part of the burden of operating the town rather than taxing the land owners fur ther. The council member said when Pi Kap pa Phi fraternity needed to get an exemp tion on the noise ordinance for its annual Burnout which raises money for the N.C. Burn Center, the fraternity brothers con tacted him to ask for help. "They called and asked me how to handle that," Thorpe said. Revising the town zoning ordinance, passed in 1981 and now under attack by many citizens because they feel it allows too much development, is Thorpe's big concern. The Town Council is trying to work out some of the problems caused by the ordinance, Thorpe said. "Chapel Hill citizens did not want that (the ordinance). They don't want it now and they didn't want it then. The council is now backing up off of that." Thorpe said he opposed the ordinance when it was passed. "It's going to work out now because the people are involved," Thorpe said. "The people now are finally beginning to see exactly what that ordinance was doing to them. They are beginning to appear at the council and say 'hey, you won't put another one over one me.' Next time Bill Thorpe says 'you all better wake up,' they'll listen." Thorpe is optimistic about Chapel Hill's future. "It's going to continue to grow; it's still going to be the best place in this country to live," Thorpe said. "I don't want to say that loudly because all the boys from New York, Boston and Pittsburgh will be running down here. It is a beautiful place to live and it will con tinue to be a beautiful place in the future because the council is going to see that it develops in a moderate, neat way." RALEIGH WOMEN'S HEALTH ORGANIZATION ABORTIONS UP TO 12 WEEKS $195.00 FROM 13-14 WEEKS $300.00 15-16 WEEKS $400.00 Pregnancy Tests Birth Control Problem Pregnancy Counseling For Further Information Call 832-0535 or 1-800-532-5384 917 West Morgan St. Raleigh, N.C. 27605 r I I I iiw i" iip mnw mi ii in in" ii w w mm-- m -mm-, m m m ;mK3maiMw,iafc,wh.S!J ::::?::ii'::v:::::;:: - 1 ! j ft rp xi a Ti , t'-t fi"y frn date: April 12th "time: 11:00-3:00 PLACE: STUdENT STORES nusnFFJonns J Diwition of Carnation Company
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