4 The Da'lY Tar Heel . Mondu. Septombei
Another angle on those special Saturdays
Football means business for taxis
By JF.FF BRADY
Staff Writer
T. T. At kins, president ol Carolina
Cab Co. has a special interest in
Carolina football. On Saturdays during
football weekends, his Meet ol Carolina
blue and white Checkers stays busy all
day. Business is so good that his nine
drivers don't even have to hustle riders.
"1 especially like to see Carolina win."
Atkins says. "It sure makes a lot of
difference.
"lts unbelievable. You'll be driving
dow n Franklin Street before or after the
game and before you know it.
somebody'll be out in the street hailing
you and there will be six or seven people
piled in the cab."
Carolina Cab's office is situated in a
small brick building next to McDonalds
on West Franklin Street. The one room
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is quite cluttered with barely enough
room to stand or walk. 1 he dispatcher's
desk occupies much of the space, and
nearly half is taken up bv a large sofa
bed. '
In 1946. Atkins got started in the cab
business at the corner of Franklin and
Graham. There, he put a telephone on a
pole, sat in a used car and waited for it to
ring. He later moved into a building
across the street Irom his present
location, and built the present structure
in the early 1950s.
Business is better than ever, he says,
and the town bus service has not hurt
hint a bit. In tact, he believe; that the
new night taxi service w ill be a success.
Atkins says he has always loved
driving cabs, although an illness keeps
him from it today. At any rate, he is his
most trustworthy dispatcher.
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I he time is 3:30 p.m. The radio,
turned down low. says that time is
running out in the third quarter and
Carolina is ahead 21-0. Since the kickoil
two hours ago. the switchboard has
been relatively quiet. The customers
who have called have been locals. Very
lew wanted to go to Kenan Stadium.
Atkins gets a call on the switchboard,
answers the phone and then radios a
driver:
'"Number 10. location?"
Number 10 says she is on Columbia
Street.
"Number 10." says Atkins. "Go to the
loop there at the student union. Pick up
two.
"Number 7 you better get down to
the bell tower. Number II bef ore you
make that 3:45 pickup at the bell tower,
stop by the office. A Mr. -Brady Irom the
Daily Tar Heel is going to ride w it h you.
He's all right."
I he driver obeys his orders and
doesn't express any discontent about my
liding lor a lew lares. I had expected
some reluctance. Alter all. space in a cab
is important. I he more you have, the
more persons youcanstutl into the cab.
I he driver's name is Hubert Noell.
and he has been driving lor Carolina
Cab lor 13 years. On "good days" he
says he turns in between $80 and $100 to
the company, 40 per cent of which will
be included in his paycheck. On lootball
Saturdays, he may make $20 in tips.
We arrive right on time in Iront ol the
bell tower. The man needs a ride to
Horace Williams Airport, where his
plane is tied down. Like some 15 others,
he Hew his plane down to Chapel Hill
this morning lor the game and will fly
back home this afternoon.
On Saturdays when Carolina
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Williams airport. Football Saturdays are
conlronts a more attractive opponent,
about 30 planes will fly into Horace
Williams between 1 1:30 a.m. and 12:30
p.m.. according to airport manager
Richard lahrer. "The five home
lootball games outstrip everything."
hihrer says. "1 told Carolina Cab last
year that they ought to have somebody
out here on Saturday mornings, and
when one leaves have another on its
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them."
Alter dropping the pilot, we go back
downtown to pick up another. Hobert
says that often these pilots and
especially their passengers are drunk
alter a game. He does not see how
are able to fly home, but it usually
results in better tips, especially if
Carolina w ins. "One guy I'd pick up at
every game up until about a year ago
would tip me S 10.' Hobert says. "This
next fellow we're picking up. He gave
me SI0 on the way in. so he should be
there."
The man was supposed to meet us at
the post office at 4: 1 5. We park and wait
lor him in the loading one in front of
Hector's. After a couple of minutes, we
go in and grab a hamburger and eat
them outside.
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be a cab driver in Chapel Hill, especially if
said. Some days he makes $20 in tips.
Alter a lew more minutes, he finally
shows. There are two of them: a recent
law school graduate and his younger
brother. The younger, a freshman at
Mars I I ill says he wants to transfer here.
He has three bags from the Student
Store, all filled with Carolina blue
clothing.
As the traffic around Kenan Stadium
worsens. Hobert decides that he would
rat her w ork inCarrboro. He has already
made S80 today, and tonight will be
better, so he wants to take it easy for a
while. He drops me off downtown. No
charge. Next time 1 go downtown after a
big Carolina win and end up being
unable to drive home. I'll call him up
and leave him a big tip. Maybe tonight.
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