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Volume 100, Issue 61
Tuesday, September 15, 1992
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Wi!keroui qyit town council;
DA may suggest forgery probe
By Dana Pope
City Editor
and Kelly Ryan
Assistant City Editor
Roosevelt Wilkerson, a two-term
member of the Chapel Hi 11 Town Coun
cil resigned from the council Monday,
one day before the district attorney might
recommend an investigation of
Wilkerson 's possible connections to a
forgery of Mayor Ken Broun's signa
ture. Wilkerson also is pastor of the New
Covenant Christian Church of Chapel
Hill. He was not available for comment
Monday.
The letter on which Broun's signa
ture was forged was faxed to an Ohio
based developer and states that a pro
posed low-income housing development
for the elderly to be affiliated with
Wilkerson's church "meets the zoning
requirements" and "will go a long way
in meeting the needs of that segment of
our community."
Orange-Chatham District Attorney
Carl Fox will make the decision whether
to press charges against Wilkerson,
Broun said. He added that he would
make no recommendation to Fox, say
ing the action would be inappropriate.
Fox said Monday night that he prob
ably officially would contact the State
Bureau of Investigation today to begin
an investigation about the forgery.
It is possible that Wilkerson could be
charged with common law forgery,
which is a misdemeanor. Fox added.
To prove common law forgery, the
plaintiff must show the forged writing
that bears the forged signaTuTe, Show
that it was made with the intent to de
fraud and show that the document is
capable of effecting defraud, Fox said.
Fox said common law forgery was
punishable by a maximum of two years
in jail. The possibility of a fine was at
the discretion of the judge, he added.
Wilkerson's resignation comes at a
time when many local residents have
questioned the council's credibility.
Controversy arose last month after
council member Joe Herzenberg was
convicted of willful failure to pay state
income taxes. Despite pressure from
the public and from fellow council mem
bers, Herzenberg refused to resign his
post on the council.
Broun announced Wilkerson's res
ignation at a press conference Monday
night at Chapel Hill Town Hall by read
ing a letter given to him by Wilkerson
earlier in the day.
Wilkerson
"It is with con
siderable sorrow
that I announce the
resignation of
Roosevelt
Wilkerson from
the Chapel Hill
Town Council,"
Broun said.
A statement by
town attorney
Ralph Karpinos
revealed that he,
along with Broun and Town Manager
Cal Horton, had been investigating a
"facsimile of a letter purporting to bear
Mayor Broun's signature."
Karpinos said the letter, which was
dated July 20 and written on the mayor's
letterhead, was sent without the mayor' s
signature, approval or prior knowledge.
The forged letter was addressed to
United Church Homes. Broun was out
of the country when the letter was faxed.
The site of the proposed develop
ment referred to in the faxed letter would
be on the comer of Smith Level and
Culbreth roads.
Broun followed his official statement
with praise for Wilkerson's work while
serving on the council. "On behalf of
the town, I'd like to thank him for his
contributions to the town," he said.
"It's an unfortunate incident in many, '
many ways, and that's all I can say
about it," Broun added.
Broun said that he had conversed
with Wilkerson several times last week
but that he did not ask Wilkerson to
resign from the council.
Fox expressed sorrow for the state of
local government affairs. "A situation
like this is unfortunate because it re
flects on not only the council members,
but also has the tendency to reflect on
other elected officials," he said.
Fox added that the situation was un
fortunate for Chapel Hill's residents.
"For the Chapel Hill Town Council,
the timing couldn't be worse," Fox said.
Other council members said they
were saddened and surprised by
Wilkerson's resignation and concerned
about the council's future credibility.
Herzenberg saidhe was stunned when
he heard about Wilkerson's resigna
tion. "My main idea is tcfhave profound
sympathy for Roosevelt Wilkerson and
his family," he said.
Council member Joe Capowski said
that he still was trying to believe the
situation but that he understood why
Wilkerson resigned.
"Quite frankly, I was amazed," he
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Mayor Ken Broun ponders Roosevelt Wilkerson's resignation at a Monday press briefing
said. "It hasn't quite sunk in."
Council member Mark Chilton added
that Wilkerson would be missed from
the council. "I don't think it will beeasy
to fill his seat," he said. "He presented
unique views of the community.
"I can't even begin to think of some
body to fill his seat the way he did,"
Chilton said.
Broun said that he was concerned
that two council members were involved
in controversies, one after the other, and
that he felt sorrow about the situation.
"I think all we can do is go on and do
our job the best we can and assure
citizens of Chapel Hill that we are trust
worthy people," he said.
Broun officially announced the va
cancy of Wilkerson's seat at the
council's regular meeting, which im
mediately followed the press confer
ence. "I think we need to move on this
as quickly as we fairly can," he said.
The deadline for interested residents
to file applications for the council seat is
Oct. 5, with the council making the
appointment Oct. 28.
Karpinos said whoever filled
Wilkerson's seat would serve until 1993,
the year of the next town council elec
tion. The person receiving the fifth
highest total of votes in the November
1993 election would complete
Wilkerson's term through 1995.
Council elects Werner for mayor pro tem
By Katy Wurth
Staff Writer
The Chapel Hill Town Council unani
mously elected council member Art
Werner to fill the position of mayor pro
tempore at its meeting Monday night.
Three-term council member Joe
Herzenberg resigned the post earlier
this month after pleading guilty to evad
ing state taxes for two years.
Herzenberg has come under intense
pressure to resign his position on the
council, as some council members and
many residents say his presence under
mines the credibility of the council.
Meanwhile, the nine-member gov
erning board came
under even greater
scrutiny Monday
after the resigna
tion of council
member
Roosevelt
Wilkerson, who
may be connected
to a possible forg
ing of Mayor Ken
Broun's signature.
Werner ac-
Art Werner
cepted the pro tempore post after coun
cil member Julie Andresen nominated
him for the position and council mem
bers Mark Chilton and Joyce Brown
seconded the nomination.
"There are three requirements for the
position of mayor pro tempore,"
Andresen said. "He must be experi
enced, be willing to serve and have the
support of fellow council members."
Werner fulfilled all of these require
ments, Andresen said.
"Art has brought much energy and
hard work to all the committees he has
served on," Andresen said.
She cited his work with the Coordi
nation and Consultation Committee,
which is a town-University joint com
mittee, and the Durham-Chapel Hill
Counsel Group.
Andresen added that she was im
pressed by Werner's willingness to ex
press his opinions forcefully because
active debate strengthened the council.
Werner is employed as the manager
of the Environmental Consulting Firm.
Broun said, "I would very much look
forward to working with Werner in the
position of mayor pro tem."
Broun said that he would be happy to
leave the town in Werner's hands when
Broun was away.
Broun added that he would look for
ward to conferring with Werner on com
munity issues.
Council member Joe Capowski con
cluded by saying, "Art will swing a
mean gavel."
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Staff report
According to police, three UNC
students reported being assaulted early
Saturday morning, one while walking
on a campus path and two others at an
off-campus fraternity house.
A female UNC student told Uni
versity Police Monday that she was
assaulted at about 1:06 a.m. Saturday
while walking through the quad be
tween Dey and Gardner halls.
According to police reports, the
woman was approached from behind
by a man who began walking beside
her. The suspect insisted on walking
the victim home.
When she refused, he struck her on
her arm, took the Mace she was carry
ing and sprayed her with thechemical.
The assailant fled as the victim fell to
the ground and began screaming.
The suspected assailant is reported
to be a 6-foot-2-inch black man with
no facial hair, a close haircut and a
neat appearance, police reports stated.
University Police still are investi
gating the incident.
Maj. Don Gold of the University
Police said the police did not think the :
assault was related to two assaults that
took place Aug. 31 and Sept 1 . around
Kenan Stadium.
"Looking at it, I don't think that
they are related," he said. They occur
in different places, and the description
is general."
Gold said police had no leads as of
yet The victim did not report any
injuries.
Two UNC students also reported
that they were physically assaulted
early Saturday morning at the Alpha
Tau Omega fraternity house at 303 E.
Franklin Sl
Several fights were reported at the
ATO house late Friday night and early
Saturday morning, one of which re
suited in the assault charges.
One student told the DTH she re
ported to police Monday that some
one had hit her in the face while she
was trying to break up a fight at the
fraternity house.
Another female UNC student also
filed assault charges with the Chapel
I Oil magistrate's office Monday, ac
cording to the Chapel Hill magistrate.
The woman, who told police she was
with the other woman at the ATO
fraternity house, said Monday she was
thrown across a room in the house
sometime after 2:30 a.m. Saturday.
The women said they were charg
ing the same man with assault.
Ben Eagles, a member of the ATO
executive committee, Monday con
firmed that several fights had broken
out in the house Saturday morning but
said members of the fraternity were
not the only ones at fault.
Jordan to miss rally;
Event moved to gym
By Anna Griffin
University Editor
Contrary to rumors that had been
circulating aroundcampus, former UNC
basketball star Michael Jordan will not
be appearing at a rally for a free-standing
black cultural center, his scheduling
agent said Monday.
"Michael will not be in Carolina any
time this week," said Barbara Allen,
who handles Jordan's schedule for
ProServ, the Arlington, Va., company
that handles Jordan's business affairs.
"He could change his schedule, but as
far as I know, he has already confirmed
his plans for the week. Going to UNC is
not on his agenda."
Allen said Jordan could change his
schedule at any point during the week.
The Chicago-based Michael Jordan
Foundation, a philanthropic organiza
tion run by Jordan's mother Delores
Jordan, has promised to donate enough
funds to pay construction costs on a
free-standing BCC.
Filmmaker Spike Lee, who contacted
the BCC last week after reading a New
York Times story on the protestat South
Building Thursday, will be speaking at
the rally Friday night.
Lee, best known for movies such as
"Jungle Fever" and "Do the Right
Thing," will be speaking in Carmichael
Auditorium at 1 0 p.m. Friday. Although
the event initially was scheduled to be
held in the Pit, organizers moved it to
Carmichael to handle the large crowd
that is expected.
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Michael Jordan
"Everyone is
talking about it,
not just in Chapel
Hill," said Tim
Smith, a member
of the Black
Awareness Coun
cil, the group spon
soring the rally.
"We're looking
for enough people
to justify our mov
ing it into
Carmichael."
Smith said the event would include
speeches from leaders of BAC and the
coalition for a free-standing BCC and a
speech from Lee. "Basically, it's going
to be some leaders of the movement and
Lee," he said.
Coalition organizers, who had not
been certain whether Jordan would at
tend the event, learned Monday morn
ing that the Chicago Bulls star did not
plan on coming to Chapel Hill.
"I talked to Spike (Lee) this morning,
and he said Jordan had to go to a golf
tournament," Smith said. "(Jordan is) a
busy guy, and we understand that."
The BAC protest Thursday, during
which students presented a letter to
Chancellor Paul Hardin demanding that
he pledge his support for a BCC and
designate a site for the new building by
Nov. 13, has drawn national attention.
In addition to the New York Times
article, the movement was mentioned
See JORDAN, page 2
SEAC, Alpha Phi Alpha registration
drive targets 5,000 student voters
By Brad Short
SuffWriter
As the November election rapidly
approaches, the time for students to
begin registering draws near.
For the third consecutive year, a
large-scale student voter registration
drive will be conducted on campus.
The drive is run by two campus organi
zations, Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and
the Student Environmental Action Coa
lition. The two organizations will be
assisted by Green Corps, a national
environmental group that targets local
communities.
Arnie Epps, vice president of APA,
is responsible for organizing APA's
public services. "This is something we
do because we see the need for political
empowerment, and the first step is get
ting people registered to vote," he said.
"This is a unique opportunity, and we
are bringing it to you, so we hope people
will make good use of it."
Epps added that the fraternity 's motto
was "A voteless people is a hopeless
people."
Leading the drive is Erik Ose, a se
nior from Bristol, R.I. Ose is an Orange
County special registrations commis
sioner and the only UNC student who is
a voter registrar. Gwen Robinson, a
Green Corps volunteer, also will assist
in the drive.
This year's drive began Monday and
will run through Oct. 2. Students can
register from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday in the Pit. Students must
have identification and proof of address
to register.
The registration group plans to target
the South Campus area because it may
not be convenient for South Campus
residents to register in the Pit. The vol
unteers will go to the lobbies of South
Campus dorms to register students, Ose
said.
"It will also be convenient for the
Mid and South Campus areas to vote
because all they will have to do is stop
by Fetzer Gym on election day," he
said.
Robinson said students attending
movies in the Student Union could reg
ister there as well. "We are going to be
out registering as many people as we
can in as many situations," she said.
See VOTER, page 2
Pizza Hut reopens, passes new inspection
By Kelly Ryan
Assistant City Editor
The Chapel Hill Pizza Hut delivery
and takeout store reopened Monday
after working all weekend to correct
deficiencies cited by the Orange
County Health Department.
The restaurant, located at 5 1 6 W.
Franklin St., earned an "F" rating and
was forced to close after an inspection
Friday.
PizzaHut manager Tony Burch said
the old age of the building was the
source of most of its structural and
health problems.
"We had some major remodeling
done," Burch said. " Everything's
correct now."
The restaurant originally earned a
68 out of a possible 1 00 for problems
including grime on the counters, die
presence of flies and a bowed floor.
Mostoftheproblems could be cleared
up in one to two days, according to Ron
Hedrick, an environmental health spe
cialist with the Orange County Health
Department.
Hedrick said the passing inspection
he conducted Monday did not include a
written evaluation. But PizzaHut had to
correct all of its deficiencies to be is
sued another permit, be added.
Within the next 15 days, Pizza Hut
will receive another surprise inspec
tion, Hedrick said.
The corrections included cleaning,
hiring a contractor to fix the floor, seal
ing the back door to prevent the en
trance of flies and adding a hand-wash
sink, Hedrick said.
Pizza Hut district manager Brian
Toutloff said the store now met all of
the health department standards.
"Every deficiency had to be fixed,"
Toutloff said. "We couldn't fix to just
get a 90 percent
; "In my mind, it's perfect,"he said.
Any restaurants with health inspec
tion grades below 70 are closed im
mediately, Hendrick said.
"If a restaurant scores below 70.
it's considered an imminent hazard,"
said Hedrick, who conducted both the
failing and passing inspections.
Burch said he attributed the prob
lem to Pizza Hut's plans to relocate.
"What the problem was we were
planning to move to a new location,"
Burch said. "The building (where we
had planned to move) had to get re
zoned for a restaurant If it hadn't, we
would have been moved by now, and
it wouldn't be a problem."
Burch said the delivery store still
planned to relocate within the next
several months.
Pizza Hut's attorney, Grainger
Barrett was unavailable for comment.
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