Commission, Carirboiro
try to improve relations
By CYNTHIA GRAY
Staff Writer
A subcommittee of the Chapel Hill
Carrboro Downtown Commission will
try to improve relations between the
commission and the town of Carrboro.
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen
denied funding for the commission's
trolley project and voted down a spe
cial tax district that would have pro
vided funds for the commission.
"We want to mend any fences,
but we don't want to be pushy," said
Joe Hakan, president of the commis
sion. 'The perception of the downtown
commission was not really sold well,"
said Aubrey Bowie, director of the
ArtsCenter in Carrboro and a mem
ber of the commission. "The infor
mation has been available, but there
have been people all along who said
they didn't know about it"
According to Hakan, Carrboro's
rejection of the trolley funding stems
from this lack of communication be-
Hill
sborough, Chape
By SONJA POST
Staff Writer
The Hillsborough chapter of the
American Red Cross merged with the
Chapel Hill-Carrboro chapter July 1.
Red Cross officials estimated that
the merger will improve services to
the public in both communities.
Bloodmoblies will be better coor
Vote
row said. NARAL will hold a pro
choice rally in Raleigh Thursday.
Brody said she is not optimistic
that the legislature will protect abor
tion rights.
"We have a progressive history
on abortion that we need to maintain,
but I also know that a majority (in
the legislature) can shift," she said.
N.C. Rep. Sharon Thompson (D
Durham), chairwoman of the subcom
mittee considering Stam's bill, said
the bill will not come up for a vote
during the 1989 session of the legis
lature, but there is a good possibility
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Hakan said in regard to the mis
communication, "If it's something we
did, we want to correct it."
Milton Julian, owner of Milton's
Clothing Cupboard and commission
member, said that part of the prob
lem was that Carrboro citizens didn't
think they were privy to all the infor
mation about the downtown commis
sion. Some Carrboro merchants are
concerned that the commission's plans
would put an undue tax burden on
Carrboro.
"My concern is that they will start
out changing a little and men much
more," said Cliff Collins, owner of
Cliffs Meat Market in Carrboro. "The
taxes aren't bad now, but I don't know
what the taxes would be in five years."
Hank Strauss, owner of Aurora's
Restaurant in Carrboro and commis
sion member, will head the commit
tee, which will meet with other
dinated, although the number of
bloodmobiles and volunteers will
remain the same, according to Robert
Ziegler, director of the Chapel Hill
Carrboro Red Cross.
"Immediately we will see better
disaster services throughout the
county," Ziegler said.
The original charter in 1 9 1 7 stated
it will during the 1990 short session.
The short session is designated for
budget concerns, however, so Stam's
bill may be ineligible for considera
tion, she said.
Thompson said she hopes North
Carolina abortion laws will not
change. "The Supreme Court has not
declared any of our statutes uncon
stitutional, and it hasn't required us
to make any changes in our laws,"
she said.
Brody said 42 of the 48 hospitals
in North Carolina that perform abor
tions are public, and the proposed
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Carrboro businessmen to find out how
the commission can help them.
"When you take two communi
ties as small as these are, it only makes
sense for them to utilize their resources
for joint projects," Bowie said.
Bowie said it is important to im
prove relations between Chapel Hill
and Carrboro, and he thinks that many
people would like more cooperation
between the two communities.
"There is more favorable feedback
in Carrboro than meets the eye or has
been in print," Julian said. He said
that now it's a question of working
out the kinks.
"I think it's definitely possible to
work things out. I just think it's going
to take time," Bowie said. "I don't
think this failure to join right now is
an absolute. What I'd like to see is
for it to work so well that Carrboro
will want to join."
"If everything's successful, we
could order a new trolley in a year,"
Hakan said.
I Hill
Red Cross chapters merge
that the area chapters should eventu
ally be joined, Ziegler said.
Plans to merge have been in the
works off and on since 1962, but re
cent attempts didn't begin until Janu
ary, he said.
The health services section of the
Hillsborough Red Cross, which in
cludes CPR, first aid and water safety,
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legislation would shut down those
operations.
Jon Ross, NCMH spokesman, said
that the hospital is prepared to abide
by any changes in North Carolina
law, but that changes are unlikely.
"North Carolina is ahead of the
game in terms of abortion," Ross said.
"What we do now, we do with the
support and backing of the state and
the legislature. If the bill were to pass,
we wouldn't do (abortions) here. Our
major concern relative to the abor
tion issue is that we assure quality
health care to our patients."
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An anonymous complainant
reported that someone was dis
charging pyrotechnics in the Stin
son Street area of Chapel Hill early
Wednesday. When police arrived
at 12:17 a.m., no fireworks were
found.
There was also a report of fire
works at 305 N. Columbia St Tues
day. The suspects were located by
police at 8:58 and advised of the
laws governing pyrotechnic use.
A woman reported that an un
known person was knocking at her
door at 10:50 p.m. Tuesday at 29A
Laurel Ridge Apts. When police
located the suspect, he explained
he was just soliciting the woman's
help to kill a snake. No further ac
tion was taken.
A woman told police Tuesday
night that upon returning to her
residence at 14 Sheppard Lane
Apartments, she found her front
door open. Police inspected the
premises and determined that noth
ing has been stolen.
A woman reported that her
car's paint was damaged by fire
works while parked on Estes Drive
will also be enhanced by the merger,
said Jim Botsford, director of the
Hillsborough Red Cross.
"Eventually there will be more
classes taught to the community al
lowing more people to be certified,"
he said.
"We need to recruit more volun
teers in Hillsborough to increase serv
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Tuesday. When located by police,
the perpetrator indicated his will
ingness to pay restitution, for the
damage.
Police assisted a woman Tues
day at 602 E. Rosemary St. with
hoisting her flag on its pole at 10: 17
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woman's house.
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Tuesday that her dog was barking
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by two unknown suspects at about
1:50 a.m. Tuesday. Police were
unable to locate the suspects.
Police received yet another
complaint of a barking dog at the
Delta Upsilon fraternity house Mon
day. Upon arrival, police could not
locate any fraternity members, and
the dog was found secured on a
leash. No further action was taken.
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ice to the area," Botsford said.
The merged chapter will be lo
cated at 105 Main St. in Carrboro.
Ziegler said the organization might
open an additional part-time office
in Hillsborough or build a new build
ing between Chapel Hill and Hillsborough.
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