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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
Item No. ua C,
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: August 4, 1993
SUBJECT: Tornado Report
DEPARTMENT: Manager' s Office PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO: X
ATTACHMENT(S) : Orange County INFORMATION CONTACT:Albert Kittrell
Unmet Needs Committee Final Report Sharron Siler
TELEPHONE NUMBER-
Hillsborough - 732-8181
Chapel Hill - 968-4501
Mebane - 227-2031
Durham - 688-7331
PURPOSE: To provide an overview of the various human service
activities that were coordinated and implemented in response
to the November 1992 tornado that struck Hillsborough.
BACKGROUND: On November 23, 1992 a tornado struck Hillsborough. As a
result of this phenomenon, there were two fatalities, 14
reported injuries, and structural damages estimated at
$1,953,000.
In an effort to provide the necessary assistance to those
persons affected by the tornado, the Manager' s Office
established an "Unmet Needs Committee" . This committee was
comprised of representatives from various public and private
organizations, churches, and individual volunteers. They were
responsible for the overall coordination of relief efforts--
both immediate and long-term. The coordination of these
efforts was imperative in order to ensure that there was no
duplication of service, as well as ensuring that all persons
affected by the tornado were contacted and their respective
needs were identified and addressed.
The committee routinely met for several months following
the disaster to assess the recovery process and relief
efforts. This report summarizes their activities and
assessment of the process.
RECOMMENDATION(S) : The Manager recommends that the Board receive this
report as information.
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ORANGE COUNTY
UNMET NEEDS COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 1992 TORNADO
FINAL REPORT
August 1993
Committee Members Staff
Horace Johnson John M. Link, Jr.
Eric Swanson Albert Kittrell
Todd Chavious Sharron H. Siler
Rev. Sharon S. Freeland Marti Pryor-Cook
Fran Phelan Dan Reimer
Bob Lockwood Fletcher Barber, Jr.
Gloria Williams Jerry Passmore
Vanessa Jenkins Tara Fikes
Jim Russell Wilbert McAdoo
Rev. Rick Edwards Nick Waters
George Price Janet Sparks
ORANGE COUNTY
HILLSBOROUGH
NORTH CAROLINA
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Tornado Unmet Needs Committee Members
FROM: Sharron H. Siler, Management Analyst
DATE: July 30, 1993
SUBJECT: Final Report
Attached for your reference is a copy of the "Orange
County Unmet Needs Committee November 1992 Tornado Final
Report" . This report, based upon information provided by
members of the committee, summarizes the human services
activities implemented in response to last year's disaster.
The report will be shared with the Orange County Board
of Commissioners at their August 4, 1993 meeting. It will
also be provided to representatives of the media.
Thank you for your assistance in compiling this document
and for your efforts during the recovery process.
Enclosure
AREA CODE (919) 732-8181 • 968-4501 • 688-7331 • 227-2031 • FAX (919) 644-3004
Ext. 2300
ORANGE COUNTY NOVEMBER 1992 TORNADO
REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On November 23, 1992, a tornado struck Hillsborough, the
county seat of Orange County. This natural disaster resulted
in two fatalities and extensive damage to numerous homes and
businesses. Damage assessments included:
- Structures receiving minor damage = 84
- Structures receiving major damage = 13
- Structures that were destroyed = 53
Structural damage estimates totaled $1,953,000.
Although natural disasters are inevitable and sporadic,
the County makes every effort to be prepared and respond
accordingly. In the event of such an occurrence, the
County' s mission is to assist residents with their immediate
and long-term needs in an effort to return them to a sense of
normalcy and status prior to the disaster.
Because Orange County received a Declaration of Disaster
status from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) ,
residents were eligible for low-interest disaster loans.
Loans were available to homeowners or renters and to
businesses.
In addition to the financial assistance available from the
federal government, Orange County formed an "Unmet Needs
Committee" . This committee was comprised of public and
private sector organizations and groups, churches, and
individual volunteers. They were responsible for the
coordination of relief efforts to meet the needs of those
persons affected by the tornado - both immediate and long
term.
To ensure that recovery efforts were conducted as
expeditiously and effectively as possible, a Service Center
was established. The purpose of the Service Center was to
assess all needs and provide the appropriate referrals for
service. A Distribution Center was also established to act
as a clearinghouse for donations of clothing and household
goods. In addition, financial contributions were directed to
three primary areas: Orange Congregations in Mission (OCIM) ,
American Red Cross, and Fairview Baptist Church.
The Unmet Needs Committee met for several months following
the disaster to ensure the continuity of service delivery.
It is the recommendation of this committee that a standing
committee be developed to ensure continued preparedness and
cooperative efforts for future emergencies or disasters.
ORANGE COUNTY NOVEMBER 1992 TORNADO
REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY
INTRODUCTION
In November 1992, Orange County was subjected to one of
nature' s most devastating occurrences, a tornado. This
tornado resulted in two fatalities and caused extensive
damage to numerous homes and businesses in portions of
Hillsborough.
Although natural disasters are inevitable and sporadic,
the County makes every effort to be prepared and respond
accordingly. In the event of such an occurrence, the
County' s mission is to assist residents with their
immediate and long-term needs in an effort to return
them to a sense of normalcy and status prior to the
disaster.
Orange County has one of the most coordinated networks
of experienced human services agencies in the state.
These agencies include County departments, as well as
private non-profit organizations. Together, these
agencies worked cooperatively with a multitude of
volunteers to meet the needs of those persons affected
by the tornado.
Although the tornado was a tragedy, it has also served
as a learning experience for the County. Members of the
"Unmet Needs Committee" , a group of public and private
sector organizations responsible for the coordination of
relief efforts, were surveyed to identify and evaluate
their participation in this process. This report serves
as a summary of the recovery process.
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I. BACKGROUND
At ap pr-oximately 2 :20am on Monday, November 23, 1992, a
tornado hit the northwest outskirts of Hillsborough,
North Carolina. Immediately upon notification of this
incident, the following emergency relief efforts were
enacted:
- More than 20 emergency units from Orange County
jurisdictions and surrounding counties were dispatched
and on the scene.
- The Department of Transportation and utility crews
began to remove debris and downed utility lines.
- Highway 70 West of Hillsborough was closed to all
traffic.
- The American Red Cross, Orange County Chapter,
established an emergency shelter at Orange High
School.
The initial response to the disaster included:
- an assessment of injuries and casualties;
- an assessment of property;
- clearing of debris and downed power lines from roads;
- reconnection of electricity; and
- 'cutting and preparation of debris for removal.
There were approximately 39 emergency, governmental,
quasi-governmental and volunteer units and agencies
involved. Strategic teams, including representatives
from Hillsborough, Orange County, Chapel Hill, and
Carrboro met to assess and discuss plans for clean-up
and community assistance.
Preliminary reports indicated that at least 30
residences were damaged; at least 10 individuals
sustained injuries and were transported to local
hospitals; and there were two fatalities. A news
release was released to the media at 7 :OOam and a press
conference was held at 9:00am at the North Hills
Shopping Center on Highway 70.
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Damage Assessment Teams, including representatives from
the Small Business Administration (SBA) , Federal Housing
Admistration (FHA) , and Section 8 Housing began
assessing the housing needs pertinent to their area and
offering assistance. Representatives from the N.C.
Division of Emergency Management were also involved.
All access roads leading into the area were closed for
security purposes - only residents of the community were
allowed to enter.
Fairview Baptist Church, located in the area affected by
the tornado, opened Monday evening in response to
community needs. The American Red Cross, Orange County
Chapter opened a shelter at Orange High School to assist
victims of the disaster.
II . Final Assessments
- There were 10 injured individuals transported to area
hospitals.
- There were 4 individuals sustaining minor injuries and
treated at the scene.
- There were two fatalities, Joe Terrell, a 53-year
male, and Josh Hall, a 2-year old male.
- Damage Assessment Teams (local, state and federal)
completed the review of all areas within two days
following the incident. Of the 162 sites reviewed, 84
structures received minor damage; 13 structures
received major damage; and 53 structures were
destroyed. Structural damage estimates totaled
$1,953,000.
III. Relief Efforts
- Orange County Human Service Agencies, in conjunction
with the American Red Cross and Orange Congregations
in Mission (OCIM) , established a Service Center to
assist tornado victims with their individual family
needs.
- A Distribution Center for clothing, furniture and
household items was established. The receipt of
donations and the allocation of goods were coordinated
by James Russell, a local entrepreneur and Fran
Phelan of the Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce.
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- OCIM coordinated a food bank for the victims.
- Al -`cash contributions were referred to either OCIM or
the-Orange County Red Cross.
Because this disaster occurred during the holiday
season (three days prior to Thanksgiving) , several
additional activities were implemented:
- The American Red Cross and OCIM coordinated the
preparation of a Thanksgiving meal for those persons
affected by the tornado; and
- Mebane Chapel United Holy Church coordinated the
collection of donations and disbursement of toys and
gifts for these families.
To ensure that citizens were apprised of the available
services, the following processes were implemented:
- a 24-hour Victims' Assistance Hotline was
established. Regardless of the needs, any victim
of the tornado was encouraged to call this number
to request assistance or information pertaining to
the relief efforts. The hotline was staffed by the
Emergency Management Services Department.
- Information Sheets outlining the assistance efforts
were hand-delivered to all residents affected by
the tornado (see Appendix A) . The community
outreach effort to contact all families was
coordinated by Joint Orange-Chatham Community
Action (JOCCA) .
A multitude of persons called to offer assistance or
presented themselves at the scene to volunteer.
- The coordination of volunteer efforts for services
was handled by the Volunteer Center of Orange
County and the Salvation Army.
- The coordination of volunteers for debris clean-up
and removal was handled by the Orange County
Emergency Management Services Department.
IV. Declaration of Disaster
Orange County received a Declaration of Disaster status
from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) .
Officials from the SBA were stationed at the Service
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Center for approximately four days to assist individuals
with low-interest disaster loans.
There wwre three types of loans available:
(a) Home Disaster Loans - loans to homeowners or
renters to repair or replace disaster related
damage to homes or personal property owned by the
applicant. Renters were eligible for personal
property loans.
(b) Business Physical Disaster Loans - loans to
businesses to repair or replace disaster related
damage to property owned by the business, including
inventory and supplies.
(c) Economic Injury Disaster Loans - working capital
loans (referred to as EIDL) to small businesses and
to small agricultural cooperatives to assist them
through the disaster recovery period. These loans
were available only if the business or its owners
could not obtain this type of assistance from non-
government sources. This determination was made by
the SBA.
V. Unmet Needs Committee
The Unmet Needs Committee, chaired by Marti Pryor-Cook,
Director of the Orange County Department of Social
Services, was established to ensure the continued
provision of services to the persons affected by the
tornado. This committee was comprised of
representatives from Orange County departments, the Town
of Hillsborough, public non-profit agencies, and area
churches. For a detailed list of committee members, see
Appendix B.
The committee had its initial meeting on November 30,
1992 . Regularly scheduled meetings were held monthly
through March, 1993.
The following information provides an overview of relief
efforts conducted by members of the Unmet Needs
Committee.
A. Orange County Emergency Management Services
The Orange County Emergency Management Services
Department was responsible for the coordination of
emergency relief efforts. These efforts included:
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- emergency communications -- receiving all calls
and dispatching the responding emergency
= agencies;
assisting the Orange County Rescue Squad and
Hillsborough Fire Department in the coordination
of emergency efforts;
- coordinating damage assessment activities;
- assisting in the coordination of debris removal;
- issuing permits;
- staffing the Victims ' Assistance Hotline;
- coordinating the Staging Area;
- assisting in the Strategic Planning sessions;
- assisting in the coordination of the law
enforcement activities;
- assisting in the establishment of the Unmet Needs
Committee;
- coordinating the Service Center with the SBA and
the American Red Cross;
- serving as the liaison between the County and
State governments;
- assisting in the coordination of media responses;
- assisting in the meal provisions for local
government personnel and volunteers assisting in
debris removal.
The EMS Department provided medical supplies,
office supplies, ambulances, emergency management
response vehicles, telephones, and radios toward
this effort. In addition, eighteen employees
worked approximately 392 .5 hours. As a result of
the assistance provided, this department incurred
approximately $12 ,000 in personnel expenses.
S. Orange County Department of Social Services
The Orange County Department of Social Services
(DSS) organized, staffed and supervised the Tornado
Service Center. They recruited staff from the
County departments of Child Support, Health,
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Housing and Community Development, as well as OCIM
and JOCCA to assist with the Service Center. Two
DSS supervisors trained the staff; coordinated
services with the Red Cross and other agencies and
churches; and provided oversight for day to day
operations. Three DSS social workers also provided
VI case management services which included intake,
assessment of victims ' needs, counseling, referrals
to community resources and follow-up to ensure
needs were met.
DSS also provided leadership by structuring a
Distribution Sub-Committee of the Unmet Needs
Committee. The sub-committee organized a process
to assess individual needs and decide which group,
either OCIM or Fairview Baptist Church, should be
requested to meet those needs through the
financial contributions received.
The DSS Director, Marti Pryor-Cook, served as chair
of the Unmet Needs Committee, which provided
structure for Human Services agencies to work
jointly to serve victims.
The agency identified approximately 25 sponsors for
the "Christmas Gift Drive for Tornado Victims" and
assisted in the coordination of this effort.
The DSS provided six employees to assist in the
relief efforts. They contributed over 1000 hours
of service, totaling approximately $10,000 -$15, 000
in personnel costs.
The Service Center:
- assessed approximately 90 households,
- made over 100 referrals to other services, and
- coordinated recovery efforts.
The agency continues to serve on the Distribution
Sub-Committee and the Director chairs the Unmet
Needs Committee. Any victims still in need of
assistance are being aided by the social worker
hired by OCIM to coordinate these efforts.
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C. Town of Hillsborough
The Town of Hillsborough provided the following
_assistance:
- the Fire, Department provided initial emergency
response which involved search and rescue;
- the Police Department provided patrol and
protection;
- the Street Department provided search and
rescue, as well as clearing debris from the
right of way for emergency vehicle passage;
- the Street Department cleaned public roadways
and victims ' property;
- the Administration Department provided
assistance with the damage assessment and
coordination of work assignments for volunteers;
- the Water and Sewer Departments provided on-site
assistance for broken lines and leakage; and
- the Administration Department designated a
representative to serve on the Unmet Needs
Committee.
The Town of Hillsborough provided backhoes, dump
trucks, garbage trucks, front-end loaders, a brush
truck, a drott, and a motor grader to assist in the
debris clean-up and removal. Forty-one town
employees, contributing approximately 1,865 hours
of service, assisted in the relief efforts. The
Town of Hillsborough incurred approximately $48,000
in expenses as a result of the assistance provided
and solid waste disposal costs.
D. Joint Orange-Chatham Community Action (JOCCA)
JOCCA served as the outreach liaison for the
Tornado Disaster victims. They coordinated
services with DSS, OCIM, and the American Red
Cross. JOCCA provided assistance to 100
households in the affected area.
A total of six employees were involved in this
effort. These employees provided 304 hours of
service (two full-time employees attributed 160
hours, and four part-time employees attributed 144
hours of service) . This staff time totaled
approximately $6,092 .00 in personnel costs.
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E. Orange County Public Works Department .
The Orange County Public Works Department provided
direction and coordination for the clean-up
efforts . This included the identification and
assessment of needs, collection and disposal of
building debris, wood debris, and miscellaneous
debris. To implement these activities, the
department provided loaders, dozers, knuckle boom
trucks, chain saws, various hand tools, fuel, and
motorpool repair.
The staff hours, vehicle usage and equipment used
towards the debris clean-up and removal efforts
resulted in costs of approximately $22, 000.
Through the efforts of the Orange County Public
Works Department and volunteers from surrounding
municipalities and agencies, approximately 3,542
tons of debris was collected and transported to the
Orange County landfill for disposal. The clean-up
efforts have been completed. There may be minor
clean-up efforts remaining; however, these are
addressed on a case-by-case basis.
F. Orange Congregations in Mission (OCIM)
Hours after the tornado struck the town, OCIM acted
as a recipient for food and clothing for the
tornado relief effort.
Before an organized committee (the Unmet Needs
Committee) was formed, OCIM distributed food,
clothing, and volunteers to Fairview Baptist
Church. The executive director, Rev. Sharon
Freeland, met several times with the American Red
Cross officials to discuss ways in which to serve
more tornado victims at the shelter. After an
organized effort was in place, OCIM was designated
as the food distributor, and a source of funds. In
addition, several meetings of clergy representing
OCIM' s 41 churches met to discuss policies and
procedures.
An OCIM volunteer, Judy Cox, was named as OCIM' s
representative at the Service Center. She served
as a social worker. A Tornado Relief Committee was
formed from members of the OCIM Board of Directors.
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OCIM provided financial assistance for Christmas
gifts designated for the children of the tornado
_fmilies.
In order to provide food services to the tornado
victims, additional volunteers were activated to
provide sorting and the storage, stocking, and the
distribution of food. As many as 75 additional
volunteers participated in this process. The
pantry was opened an additional 80 hours through
March 1993 .
OCIM participated in workshops for tornado relief
victims, explaining the organization' s mission and
how it relates to emergencies. The staff attended
fund raisers, and coordinated efforts to formally
receive funds and donations. Also, the Consumer
Credit Counseling Director played an active role in
providing credit counseling assistance to several
clients.
Through the receipt of grant funding, a part-time
position was made available to ensure the
continued coordination of the tornado relief
efforts following the closure of the Service
Center. This 20-hour per week position was staffed
by Judy Cox (OCIM' s representative at the Service
Center) . OCIM provided office space and equipment,
mileage, and telephone service for this position.
Through this position, OCIM became an advocate and
liaison for the families of the stricken area.
In addition to the part-time position dedicated
specifically toward tornado relief efforts, other
OCIM employees provided approximately 961.5 hours
of assistance.
Orange Congregations in Mission received, through
the end of March, donations totaling $100,936.57 .
Expenditures through this time frame were
$61,370.28 . The remaining balance is $39,566.29.
Funds from foundations, associations, and religious
affiliations were earmarked for administration or
food.
As of June 1993, 107 households presented for
assistance. All files have been closed except
for one remaining case. Funds were distributed
only to those families with referrals from the
Service Center.
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The majority of the cases involved housing needs.
Those needs included assistance in underpinning
-- obile homes; the hauling of donated or purchased
-tied mobile homes; repairs on dwellings, both
interior and exterior; and payment of mobile home
lot deposits and rentals.
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G. American Red Cross - Orange County Chapter
The Orange County Chapter of the American Red Cross
responded immediately and established a fully
staffed shelter by 4 :40 am at Orange High School.
On-site feeding and sleeping facilities were made
available, as well as medical staff to assess and
treat individuals sustaining injuries.
By early afternoon, trained volunteers were
providing financial assistance to the tornado
victims so that emergency needs such as food,
clothing, shelter, fuel, individual comfort kits
(personal hygiene items) were provided to victims
who registered at the shelter. Emergency
communications and damage assessments were also
provided by trained Red Cross volunteers.
One of the Red Cross ' s resources, Hoke ' s Catering,
provided as a donation to the community, three
complete hot meals daily for 2 1/2 days. Along
with other local food venders, a total of 1873
meals were served at the shelter or delivered to
victims and emergency workers. Snacks and
beverages were available 24 hours daily.
A total of 135 cases were opened, with all families
being assisted financially. There were:
- 123 home visits,
- 6 hospital visits, and
- 64 Red Cross nursing forms completed.
Additional assistance provided by the Red Cross
included:
- building & repair materials,
- household furnishings and major appliances,
- occupational supplies & equipment,
- rental deposits and rent,
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- utility deposits,
-duel oil,
medical assistance and hospitalization, and-
mental health counseling.
All emergency assistance cases have been closed;
however, if additional assistance is warranted,
these cases are subject to reopening.
More than 175 volunteers dedicated their time to
assisting the tornado victims at the shelter,
delivering food to the tornado site on the
Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) and at the Service
Center. They contributed in excess of 2800 hours
of service.
The Orange County Red Cross received just over
$100, 000 in financial contributions and in-kind
donations. These contributions included $19,664 .00
received from credit card donations called in from
Orange County residents through the toll-free (800)
number at National Headquarters. Total expenses
for tornado relief efforts in Orange County were
$90,900. 35. All donations of clothing, household
items, and furniture were delivered to the
Distribution Center.
H. Fairview Baptist Church
Through an all-volunteer effort, Fairview Baptist
' Church provided food, clothing and monetary
assistance to victims of the tornado. The church
collected $37,700.29 in private contributions.
These funds were used to assist victims with their
immediate housing and utility needs, as well as the
rebuilding of their homes. This funding provided
assistance to approximately 48 households in the
community.
In addition to the financial contributions,
Fairview Baptist Church also sponsored a food
assistance program. Through this program, more
than 500 people were fed.
I. Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce
At the time of the tornado, the Chamber of Commerce
had only one employee, Fran Phelan. She provided
assistance in the establishment, staffing, and
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operations of the Tornado Relief Distribution
Center.
6 Chamber also:
- co-sponsored Victims ' Rights Workshops, in
conjunction with Northside Legal Services;
- organized restaurants to provide lunches for the
volunteers;
- developed resource lists;
- assisted and delivered victims to motels; and
- assisted victims in the referral process.
The Chamber, as an organization, received no money
or donations of supplies - rather directed such
contributions to various churches and collection
points.
J. Distribution Center
The Distribution Center was located at the old A&P
Grocery Store, North Hills Shopping Center, at the
intersection of HWYS 86N & 70E. It was operational
from November 28, 1992 - January 30, 1993 under the
direction of James Russell, a local entrepreneur.
The Center was used as a warehouse for the
collection, storage and distribution of clothing,
furniture, appliances, and household items. (A
food pantry was also initiated - but discontinued
in order to centralize efforts with OCIM. ) Two
paid temporary employees were hired to make truck
pick-ups and deliveries. The overwhelming response
by area communities filled the 15,000 square foot
building. An estimate of the donations include:
- 50 living room sofa and chair sets;
- 25 bedroom sets and frames;
- 6 dining room or dinette sets;
- 40 box spring/mattress sets;
- various chest of drawers;
- book cases;
- chairs;
- electric ranges;
- refrigerators;
- washer/dryers;
- water heaters;
- household items;
- bedding (blankets & sheets)
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- clothing; and
- food
yam-estimated dollar value of this used merchandise
would be approximately $25,000. In addition to
these donations, area businesses and organizations
contributed significantly. (See Appendix C) .
The Distribution Center remained open from November
28, 1992 - January 3, 1993, six days a week for
tornado victims only. However, due to the
overwhelming amount of donations and the needs for
the community-at-large, the Center began to also
provide assistance to the non-tornado needy
residents.
As a result of these efforts:
- over 100 tornado victims or families were
assisted with clothing, furniture, bed, bedding,
household items and food.
- 15 emergency social service referrals were
satisfied with furniture, clothing, etc. These
included 2 families whose homes were destroyed by
fire; 3 homeless families; and 4 families from
out-of-state.
- 21 acutely needy individuals were furnished with
furniture, bedding and clothing.
- 603 needy individuals were assisted with
clothing.
- 3 Rest/Nursing Homes received select groups of
winter clothing.
- Guess Road Prison Camp received men' s clothing.
* Because of the magnitude of remaining clothing, upon
closure of the Center, three truckloads of summer clothing
were shipped to Goodwill Industries and the Vietnam
Veterans Association.
K. Orange County Housing and Community Development
Department.
The Orange County Housing and Community Development
Department provided assistance in the following
areas:
- participation in the damage assessment process;
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- provision of referrals for temporary housing,
mobile home donations, and local mobile home
-dealers;
- matching victims with persons donating used
mobile homes; and
- communicating with State housing officials to
determine the availability of funds to assist in
the relief efforts.
This department provided three staff persons to
assist in the recovery efforts. These persons
contributed approximately 131 hours towards
assisting 35 households.
For approximately 3 - 4 months following the
tornado, the Housing and Community Development
Department intermittently received calls from
persons seeking rental housing.
L. N.C. Cooperative Extension Service, Orange County
Center
This department provided 4 employees, working
approximately 20 hours, to distribute literature on
food safety to victims without electrical power.
As a result of their efforts, approximately 150
households were contacted.
In addition to this outreach effort, a local 4-H
Club sponsored a dance specifically to assist the
victims of the tornado. They raised and donated
$500 .00 to this cause.
M. Orange County Dept. on Aging/CAT Program
Coordinated Agency Transportation (CAT) , was made
available to provide transportation for victims in
need. However, no additional service was
requested.
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N. Orange County Health Department
__ lie Animal Control Division of the Orange County
-_Health Department provided the following
assistance:
- collecting dog & cat food donations;
- providing foster homes for misplaced pets;
- animal rescues (assisting trapped animals ) ; and
- staffing the Service Center.
These employees worked approximately 55 hours
toward assisting the animals of the tornado. As a
result of their efforts, this department assisted
approximately 15 households, rescued 6 animals, and
donated more than 200 items of pet food.
The Environmental Health Division of the Orange
County Health Department also provided assistance
in the relief efforts. This agency:
- helped to coordinate water & sewer surveillance;
- responded to inquiries; and
- assisted in expediting permits for relocation or
replacement.
O. Mebane Chapel United Holy Church
With the support and funding of other churches,
community agencies, businesses, and individuals,
Mebane Chapel United Holy Church was able to assist
the victims of the tornado as follows:
- the preparation and delivery of over 1000 meals;
- assisting in the removal of debris;
- providing transportation;
- extending church hours for those in need of
prayer or consultation;
- providing Thanksgiving food baskets to
approximately 50 households;
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- collecting and distributing comforters provided
by Crown Crafts, Inc. to the victims;
=- organizing and chairing "Project Love" , a
=_—=-Christmas Drive for the tornado victims and their
families. Recipients were referred from the
Service Center and identified as eligible for
this project. Sponsors were matched with 81
families, which included 142 children. Many of
the sponsors also
brought gifts for the adults in the household.
- distributing Christmas food baskets to
approximately 45 households; and
- providing financial support to individual
families.
P. Administration
The administration and overall implementation of
the recovery process was coordinated through the
Orange County Manager' s Office. The staff
provided guidance and support in all relief efforts
involving emergency and human service assistance.
In addition, communications with the media were
primarily centralized in the Manager' s Office. By
centralizing contact with the media, we sought to
provide factual and timely information - thereby
ensuring accuracy and maintaining rumor control.
Press releases were disseminated daily to provide
status reports. Also, press conferences were held
and interviews with broadcast media (radio and
television) were routinely conducted.
VI . Comments
The respondents to the survey indicated that the overall
recovery process was a success and well implemented.
However, to ensure preparedness for future emergencies
or disasters, the committee recommended that there
should be a continued coordination of efforts between
the public and private sectors.
In order to maintain continued coordination of services,
the committee suggested that an ongoing committee be
established. This committee could meet periodically to
discuss issues and provide updates regarding agency
programs and services. All respondents agreed to
provide a representative to serve as a member of this
group.
17
A P P E N D I X
APPENDIX A
- Tornado Victims ' Information Sheet (11/25/92)
APPENDIX A-1
- Orange County Tornado Victims ' Assistance
APPENDIX 8
- Tornado Report to the Community
Survey Participants
APPENDIX C
- List of Large Donations or Loaners
APPENDIX D
- Related Newspaper Articles
18
APPEND LX A
TORNADO VICTIMS' INFORMATION SHEET (11/25/92)
* All residents receiving any damage from the tornado
should contact the American Red Cross - even if you do
not nod emergency assistance. The Red Cross is the
first-_step in the recovery phase. They also assist in
providing:
(a) deposits for utilities
(b) vouchers for food, clothing, medical
assistance, etc .
American Red Cross (Office) 942-4862
(Shelter) 644-0821 or 644-0823
* Residents in need of anv assistance can call the
TORNADO VICTIMS' ASSISTANCE 24-HR HOTLINE: 967-7426
* Orange Congregations in Mission (OCIM) is providing
assistance with food, clothing, and household goods.
Call: 732-6194
* If you have pets which need temporary boarding, free
temporary housing is available. Assistance is also
available for owners with lost pets.
Call: Orange County Animal Control 732-8181
* The Hillsborough Savings Bank (formally Hillsborough
Savings and Loan) has developed a special loan plan for
the tornado victims. The Savings Bank may waive
origination fees, offer discounted interest rates,
offer higher loan to value ratios, and give priority
service. Special consideration may also be given for
mobile home loans. Please contact a loan officer at
732-2143 for details .
* If you need to store items, Surety Storage is offering
the 1st month's rental free and no move-in fee.
Call: 732-9798
* Local government has focused on the public 's immediate
health and safety needs by removing the majority of the
wood debris . Individuals who need assistance in
removing materials from their property should post the
green "Assistance Needed" flyers on their property or
automobile. Volunteers will help you take material to
the curb or right-of-way for the local government staff
to remove beginning on Monday, November 30, 1992 .
* Orange County Human Service Agencies, the American Red
Cross and OCIM will establish a central Service Center
beginning next week to assist tornado victims with
various needs.
APPENDIX A-1
ORANGE COUNTY TORNADO VICTIMS' ASSISTANCE
* Orange County Service Center - All individuals affected
by the-tornado and in need of assistance should contact
this=zffice. Representatives of Orange County Human
Services Agencies and the American Red Cross are
available to help.
rm
x_.
Address: Court Street Annex
109 Court Street
,, Hillsborough, NC
Telephone: 644-3070 (or)
732-8181, ext. 3070
Hours: 10 : 00 am to 7 :00 pm (M-F)
* Distribution Center - Tornado victims in need of
clothing, furniture or household items should contact
the'.distribution center.
Address:. Old A & P Grocery Store
North Hills Shopping Center
Intersection of 86N & 70E
Hillsborough, NC
Telephone: 644-0609
Hours: 9 : 00 am to 6 : 00 pm (M-F)
* Food Distribution - OCIM has a food pantry available for
victims of the tornado. Referrals must be provided by
the service center.
Address: Daniel Boone Village
341 Ja-Max Street
Hillsborough, NC
Telephone: 732-6194
* Transportation - Transportation services will be : •
provided for medical appointments, human resources,
shopping and other related services. Individuals must
be referred by the service center. " •
* Disaster Relief - Local financial institutions
(NationsBank, Central Carolina Bank, Hillsborough Savings
& Loan, Orange Federal Savings & Loan and United Carolina
Bank) are offering special assistance to tornado victims.
APPENDIX B
TORNADO - REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY
SURVEY PARTICIPANTS
1 ) John Link, Manager
Orange County
2 ) Marti Pryor-Cook, Director
Orange County Department of Social Services
3 ) Dan Reimer, Director
Orange County Health Department
4 ) Fletcher Barber, Jr.
Cooperative Extension Service
5 ) Nick Waters, Director
Orange County Emergency Management Services
6) Jerry Passmore, Director
Orange County Department on Aging
7 ) Janet Sparks
Orange County Child Support Enforcement
8 ) Wilbert McAdoo
Orange County Public Works Department
9 ) MaryAnne B. Moore
Orange County Recreation & Parks
10) Tara Fikes
Orange County Housing & Community Development
11 ) Eric Swanson
Town of Hillsborough
12 ) Rev. Sharon Freeland
Orange Congregations in Mission
13 ) Bob Lockwood/ Glen Studinger
American Red Cross
14 ) Vanessa Jenkins/ Otis Wright
Mebane Chapel Church
TORNADO - REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY
SURVEY PA VACIPANTS (page 2)
15 ) Rev. Rick Edwards
Pastor, Fairview Baptist Church
16 ) George Price
The Salvation Army
17 ) Fran Paelan
Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce
18 ) Jim Russell
Major Business Forms
19 ) Gloria Williams
Joint Orange-Chatham Community Action (JOCCA)
20 ) Pat Sanford
Orange County Animal Protection Society
APPENDIX C
LIST OF LARGE DONATIONS OR LOANERS
FRED CATES USE OF A & P BUILDING
FITCH LUMBER PLASTIC
ENO VOLUNTEER FIRE PILLOWS
MCBROOM RENTALS 25 TABLES
CAROLINA CONTAINER 200 LARGE CORRUGATED CONTAINERS
MAJOR BUSINESS FORMS COMPANY TRUCK
10 SHEETS 4 X 8 PLYWOOD
38 -2 X 4s-10' LGTHS
WEST DURHAM LUMBER 12-4 X 4s, 6-2 X 4 X 12
BURLINGTON OUTLET COAT RACKS
DUAL SUPPLY NEW TENNIS SHOES AND JEANS
LIBERTY LIFE INS.-DURHAM 23 TURKEYS
KINGSDOWN 23 BOX SPRING/MATTRESS SETS
BRISTOL MYERS 12 CARTONS OF ENFAMIL; GIVEN TO
ORANGE CO HEALTH DEPARTMENT
HAW RIVER CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1 VAN LOAD OF FOOD
ABUNDANT LIFE CHURCH TOYS FOR KIDS
EDGECOMB BAPTIST CHURCH 1 VAN LOAD FOOD
DURHAM
WILLIAMS ELECTRIC INSTALLED ELECTRICAL LIGHTING ON 11/26
COMFORT ENGINEERS INSTALLED HEATING 12/5
COLE PLUMBING INSTALLED PIPE RACKS TO HANG CLOTHES
MEBANE LUMBER SKID OF LUMBER
WAL-MART MISCELLANEOUS
MID-ATLANTIC STIHL STEEL SHELVING
DUKE POWER METER
PUBLIC SERVICE METER
APPENDIX D: RELATED NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
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TORNADO BLASTS THROUGH ORANGE COUNTY:The morning after revealed damage typical of a tornado—one home left standing while a neighbor's house is completely demolished.
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f� k Downed power lines,trees
2 die
N Faucene Mill s did
h Extensive damage to ' TuliPtree By BLAKE DICKINSON
homes in Fairview,Odle 57 Chapel HIII bureau
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neighborhoods Ra' HILLSBOROUGH—A local business owner and ti fY
a boy who had just celebrated his second birth-
day were killed early Monday by a tornado that
t� played a deadly and destructive game of hop-
One man killed,3 8 f s m � iy scotch through northwestern Hillsborough. t
homes destroyed Another 18 people were taken to area hospitals
r ce for treatment. Five remained hospitalized and
Duke TWO-year-Old P were listed in fair to good condition Monday _
0�i' boy killed, TO wd4 evening.
dSt Try Two-year-old Joshua Hall and businessman Joe
home + Terrell, 53, died after the twister ripped through
destroyed ? a t r a wooded thicket off U.S_ 70 about 2:20 a.m. and 1
y �# tore into a cluster of trailers and houses.
f t The tornado also touched down along Ben t
l ' H/y '`Nor 0r „„a, S •'cblbin St"" Johnston Road and in the Fairview and Odie
Half of roof Street neighborhoods,causing serious damage.
t a,. TORNADOS PATH
ripped from , ,r. "[ dug into the carpet with both hands," said T
DMV THROUGH HILLSBOROUGH Larry Harvey,whose home survived."i knew we
building e Two people were killed when a were in a world of hell. We just had to hang in
tornado ripped through there and hope for the best."
northwestern Hillsborough about Flattening trees in its path, the tornado cut a
2:20 a.m_Monday.The storm a_
fb apparentry cut a northeaster swath across the Halls'property,located
4 Two homes in trailer swath(shown by the light orange on the northern side of U.S. 70 about"one mile
park hit by falling trees arrow),sending approximately 18 west of town. , '
�4 h people to area hospitals and The neram-sa�nuROLa MDORe
o, € Only the foundation remained zfter the whirl-
demolishing dozens of homes
please see DAMAGE/AS IN RUIN: Betty Daye picks through the remains of Willie Hill's Riddle Road home.
CLOUDY Living room addition saves cou les' lives
HIGH: 62 LOW: 53 coup ,
Additional forecast information on page 88
- By RAY GRONBERG room was blown out,but the roof didn't started spinning and it was all over. i INSIDE
and DWIGHT MARTIN collapse. dug into the carpet with both hands. I
` BUSINESS/C6 LOCAL NEWS/Cl The Herald-Sun "If I'd stayed in the bedroom I knew we were in a world of hell. We
CLASSIFIEDS/C10 MANNERS/C14 HILLSBOROUGH — When Maynard wouldn't be here now, I reckon," Ut- just had to hang in there and hope for How to help/A8
COMICS/136 MOVIES/C14 Utsman and his wife added a wood- sman,68,said. the best." Insurance tips/A9 .
`i CROSSWORD/1137 OBITUARIES/C2 frame living room with a fireplace and Utsman said his family has no short- The Utsmans and the Harveys were New radar system
DEAR ABBY/137 OPED/A13 chimney to their mobile home off Holi- age of friends and relatives who can among many town residents who spent improves tornado
EDITORIALS/Al2 SPORTS/BI day Park Road, they never dreamed it offer shelter, but added that the pros- Monday picking through wreckage left forecasting/A9
n HOMETOWN/A6 STOCKS/C7 would save their lives.But that's what it pect is bittersweet, given that he had by the fatal tornado that moved north- Storms' night attacks
HOROSCOPE/B7 TELEVISION/135 did earl Monday morning. g
Y Y g• lived in the same home for 20 years. east along a path in northwest Hillsbor-
LANDERS/BT THAT'S LIFE/A7 g p make it difficult to notify
Utsman and his wife were asleep in "I've got plenty of places to stay, but ou h, destroying more than two dozen
}. g Y g public/A9
their bedroom when a killer tornado, there's no place like home," Utsman homes and heavily damaging others. South Carolinians face
(T T cutting a swath through Hillsborough, said."Even if it is in little pieces."
LL JJ)) Have a question about The tornado, which struck at 2:20 storms'aftermath A9
The Herald-Sun? woke them. "I ain't never heard such a The occupants of a double-wide mo- a.m_Monday,snapped mature trees,lift- aftermath/
A9
racket,"he said. bile home on Ben Johnston Road also es- State by state damage/
ed mobile homes from their foundations
Herald-Sun C i ! They ran from their bedroom into the taped injury when the tornado hurled A9
Uses an SUBSCRIPTIONS i DELIVERY:419.6900 living room addition and lay down in their home 50 feet onto its side. and ripped the roofs from several parts
awrageof front of a couch. The blast of the ass- 'M wife woke me u and I said et es.[t killed two people and leveled parts Tornadoes rip through 12
50%r Bled WANT ADS:419 6910 P Y p g of some neighborhoods. states,kill 25/A9
NEWS-41%6630
ing tornado disintegrated their trailer, on the floor now," Larry Harvey said.
newsprint. scattering debris. One wall of the living "The trailer started shaking, the wind please see TORNADO/A9 ---.-
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wind picked tip the house
■Give monetary dona-
with the Hall family inside tion, to The American Red
and hurled it several hundred
Cross, 105 W. Main St,,
feet into a nearby thicket,
Carrboro, 27510; Orange
where the family members Congregations in Mission,
were deposited amid their 341 Ja'Max Drive, Hillsbor-
home's twisted remnants. Mark ough, 27278; Hillsborough
Hall, Joshua's father, extricated Savings Bank, 260 S. Chur-
himself and quickly found his 112 N. Churton St.•wife and daughter. hO bank asks that checks
A firefighter discovered I be I ade out to Hillsbor-
Joshua nearby after a frantic 01 odgftf'T.rn.clo Relief Fund/
pre-dawn search by family American Red Cross to en-
members, friends and emer- sure that the money re-
gency workers.Joshua Hall was y. mains in Orange County.
pronounced dead at UNC Hospi- EDonate time to OCIM,
cols later that morning.
732-6194, or The American
"We just celebrated his birth- ♦ do Red Cross,942-4862.
day Sunday,". said Leslie Hall, ■Drop off clothes and
Joshua's aunt. Joshua would non-perishable food at
have been 2 today. "It's odd. OCIM in the Daniel Boone
isn't it?" Village in Hillsborough from
Pink insulation from Mark 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Fairview
flail's home hung on nearby • Baptist Church at 650 Cor
trees and bushes like cotton nellus St.;Church of Recon-
ciliation at 110 Elliott Road,
candy. Clothing and plastic
Chapel Hill;WCHL-AM radio,
strips dangled from branches in
the Monday morning breeze. A L721 E.Franklin St.
Volkswagen Beetle chassis lay ■Bring clothes and
twisted around the trunk of a foods to an ecumenical
Thanksgiving service honor-
tree. ing the tornado victims
Leslie Hall's home, about 150 today at 7:30 p.m. at
yards east of her brother-in- Mount Bright Baptist Church
law's place, lost the roof and
d, s two outer walls around a son's at 211 W. Union St., Hills-
bedroom. Shingles and boards borough. The service is
lay scattered in the yard.Bricks OCIM's annual worship ser-
and shattered glass formed vice, and this year it will
hea offer prayers for tornado vic-
ps next to the home.
tims.
"It was like a freight train
M Get trees or other Be-
coming," Leslie Hall explained. bris cleaned up by calling
"We just lay in the hall until it Orange County Central
was over. It made that loud Communications at 968-
noise and everything was fly- DEATH TRAP:Only the basement remains of the Hall home where 2-year-old Joshua Hall was killed by a tornado early Monday. 2050 or 644-3030.
ing."
tier brother-in-law, French hillside west of the Halls' prop- justice." Sharon, were taken to Duke 111 just grabbed them and
Trembley, his wife and four erty. He died after the tornado In all, 18 people were treated University Hospital, hospital threw them to the floor," Kevin
children also escaped injury, lifted his home and smashed it at UNC Hospitals and Duke Uni- spokeswoman Renee Twombly Talbert said. "I held onto Mom Many students, teachers
though they also lost part of against surrounding trees. His versity Hospital. said. * and Daddy as tight as I could
their roof body was found about 20 feet L Doctors at UNC Hospitals saw Larry Talbert remained in and that's when it hit.The trail- sMp school after stoma
"We made it into the bath- from the mobile home, 17 tornado victims, including fair condition late Monday with er exploded.,"
room right as the wind started "It looks like a war zone and Joshua Hall, hospital spokes- a broken leg and his wife was HILLSBOROUGH — Orang'.
Kevin Talbert dug him�self out
to hit," Trembley said. "I held a bomb was dropped,"said Jack woman Beverly Thompson said. in good condition, being held of the wreckage and pulled his County schools were spared
them in the bathroom and held Cook, Terrell's brother-in-law. Of those, 10 were treated and for observation. physical damage from Monday
mother to safety. After running
onto the door casing. "All that remains of the trailer released*and three remained The Tallberts and son Kevin morning's tornado, but many
to a neighbor's house for a students and teachers siaed
"You hear'about it and you now is a twisted frame. Every- hospitalized Monday evening. were injured when their trailer flashlight, he pulled his aunt e y
have people describe it,but you thing is just disintegrated- It Alice Sue jolly and Earlie Ja- flipped onto its roof from under the toppled walls of' home Monday.
just don't realize how much looks like nature's great bush- cobs remained in UNC Hospitals Kevin Talbert said he'd just her nearby home. School employees spent much
force it has," Trembley contin- hog came through here." in fair condition, Thompson gone to bed when he heard the When he reached his father Of the day counseling students
tied. "It sure did a number. Terrell will be missed, Cook said. wind making a strange noise thouh Kevin Talbert cliq' and consoling each other in the
g ,
We're OK physically-" Joe Ter- said. Steve Harvey was being oper- and walked into his parents' ' wake of the early morning tor
roll, who owned and operated "lie's the heart, of the fam- ated on late Monday and his bedroom to wake them. As they covered his legs were crushed. nado which killed two peopiv
Terrell's Tire&Auto Parts,lived ily," he said. "He was just a fine condition wasn't available. got out of bed the twister Ray Gronherg and Laura Cron- and left s(cres of others honi•
in a mobile home on a nearby man. Makes you wonder about Larry Talbert and his wife, turned into their home. Shaw rortributed to this Story. less in t`.v orea.
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In some areas, the winds destroyed away, "I just paid for it, now I lost ev- 7,111 +. ;a tt�t /, ft '1 `
houses but left nearby structures un- erything I got,"Clayton said. .,y r V •'. - 4:.,�� if
capede nJ Several people narrowly es- bed When said
he tornado struck.Two ready ' .+' f'e'w'i r- �j J� \� tr '' y f,4
Bobby Mayo, who lives on Faucette dren and two other adults were already • , �'� '
i 7':t i ‘,-,.ty'r s'•Mill Road,said he and his wife ran down asleep in the trailer when the electricity t r+:.-tt. .. ` ,". c+•' ''i, v ,r
to their basement after they realized a failed and trees began falling in the ;1 ►� - . -,•
tirtiF!
tornado was about to strike.He said the yard, Pit w ✓ ' ' le
winds made an unforgettable sound. Clayton said she and the others fell _ •;
"It's a cold feeling," Mayo said. "It through the floorboards of the trailer ,, - �?
gives you the feeling that this might be after being tossed out of bed. While + s •�. I
it I've almost drowned and I've been Clayton and her companions hugged the , ;a•- t _"+'••t-"=+.. ! ' ee •• ,_•,,,,
shot at, but there's no feeling in this earth, the tornado lifted the walls and i _ _ . . f� ' 0°..",y...."-r...'•��+-=-
world like a tornado coming at you." roof into the air and smashed them , ( _ +. as -
Mayo said it sounded as though two agair.st a neighboring stand of trees.
tornadoes swept over his residence, After the storm passed, there wasn't • ` , -'t A> '- -k�•r - . -
which borders the Fairview community. much to do except find shelter, Clayton
He spent Monday morning extricating said. '�:+r I ! / ' , �..
his cars from his flattened garage and By noon, emergency personnel had _ i d•f F� .
trying to calm his horse and pigs. wrapped up their search and rescue a .r .
Hillsborough Fire Chief Mark Gordon work and switched their attention to the ' �� ' ;‘...._._.•.- -
said firefighters arrived in damaged cleanup effort, Hillsborough Town Man-
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areas about 2:40 a.m. Some used chain ager Eric Swanson said.He said he didn't ' 1r._ _ "
saws to remove trees blocking area know how much, if any. financial help ."r ■ �'
roads,and other volunteers immediately Hillsborough residents could expect from :' •.-, s-•.ii " , sO r y
went to work searching for the missing federal agencies. - �`•. "
and injured. Downed trees and power lines Criss - '' T 4�_
They focused the search effort on Holi- crossing U.S. 70 closed the road to t f' . 1; -
day Park Road. where some people had through traffic. Heavy equipment opera- 1 i 1• " �`•
been reported missin tors and Duke Power crews worked non- - '' "— M
Joshua Hall and Joe Terrell. who died stop to clear the roadway and restore ' '� -tie: `t'•%. -s ! '
in the storm, were found within 200 or power. Rescue volunteers also worked '� VV., . ' " .- ' -Z, '•300 yards of their homes,Gordon said throughout the day, bringing food and Si..- 4 - .` » . a �;
'We were running searches in five supplies to the hardest hit areas. About•-� i^ `"fir ' w
separate areas, bur we never had contir• 20 volunteers staffed the shelter at Or- 't �, --'•'�T�, t�
oration that there were more than two ange High's gym.said Steve Small,disas- r �- �,;'r
,� missing,"he said. ter relief chairman for American Red it `, - { S'
-a Volunteers combed through the rubble Cross's Carrboro chapter. � ._. e, ->;?� ?" -`
of smashed homes, and then widened Small couldn't estimate how many t,- t a - z.• .�' -:'
their searches into surrounding yards people would stay at the shelter Monday •ti^-.o.._ - • - '.a.• ' '' ` 'me _
and wooded areas. Twenty residences night. Many damaged houses don't have 7` +- -••� 'tzi_. .
were destroyed and 75 were damaged, electricity,so those people would be like- .- f •i +let.. -'^4-td,` ,
Orange County officials estimated. ly shelter residents,he said. _ 1- , ' "'ti
•Gordon had no idea at the time how Utility crews worked all day restoring ,- _ - A-_ i{
many people were affected. "There was power to affected areas.About 300 Duke V,,,,:',7",..,.- f .,, ‘J- s& t r s f•
no way to account for people," he said. Power customers were without power % `i , `�'A l ,, ll
••W just waited until we had reports of following the tornado,spokesman Randy - :•� ^ ! ., e �- : 1•i s. r
people missing and then found them." Wheeless said. He added he wasn't sure N . .A•.._ t w a ,E
Once those reports had been run when power will be completely restored ,f"''' '� s.�.'a '�04._,..111„,_ 5,_"
down,workers conducted a doorto•door and added that it would depend on how ' y •
search of the Fairview area. looking for badly areas were damaged, „• P d '."` -:. .:
people who may have been trapped. Representatives from three federal at � ,•Mamie Clayton and her family sat in a agencies will arrive Tuesday to assess the - - 7 ti ` �
car parked^"''r thr m*vai;c nt her Odle damage. _ tray officials said later in the �� -
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TORNADO TERROR
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property and dreams.The i+_ # t ' 4 w'
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replaced by sirens as
emergency vehicles arrived on
the scene.Flashing lights
revealed some of the
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light showed the full extent of
the damage.(Above left)
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and Ebonie Atwater talk with n
Warren Jones in front of his
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the Clayton residence on
Riddle Road. it also hit the
home of Percy Poteat and his
wife and four sons on Dixie
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the kitchen of their home.
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PICKING UP THE PIECES: Dan',McCauley (top photo) sifts through what's left of his home. a`
After the tornado hit, his family crawled out of the rubble and spent the night in their car. Mon-
day's twister took the roof off of the Division of Motor Vehicles building (above) on U.S. 70. r
State patrol officers (right) found much of the building's furniture scattered and wet from the
storm. Three youngsters (below) get a free ride as residents walked through their neigh-
borhoods to survey the storm's damage. Fred Brooks of Faucette Mill Road, (below right,
squatting) picks through his belongings with the help of some friends. He salvaged about 20 k f +
guppies from more than 200 that had lived in the aquarium on the right. t
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t Although exact plans for some relief efforts remained up in the air at
press time,victims'of Monday's tornado can participate in the following
opportunities:;'
• TheAmericad Red Cross will have Orange High School gym open
indefinitely to handle individuals and families unable to go back to their`
homes:Persons who fall in this category are encouraged by local officials
to use for shelter and be evaluated.for assistance with emergency::
needs `:The Red Cross`shelter numbers are 644-0821 and 644-0825,'and.
the Red Cross:office;number>is 942-4862.t.::.::::::,
•Orange Congregations in Mission(OCIM)and Member churcheswant
to assist those with needs arising'from the the tornado. People who want to
make contributions of food,services or other offers of help can call 732-
6194 :;
The Family:Counseling Center at 300 W Tryon'St.'is interested in
helping people deal with the emotional after-effects of the event. Call the
center at 732-8181,ext. 2375,from•8 a.m. to`5 p m weekdays,or'if you
: want someone to talk to someone at any 24-hour period,call HELPLINE-
at 732-2796 or 929-0479 .;'
•'Orange County Animal Control'Director.Elma'Rae:'Johnson'"said'.
several animal facilities in town are offering free shelterfor pets of people
in tornado stricken areas•until:those individuals are relocated. Her office
also will do their part tolook for:missing pets in the areas::She emphasized
that animals cannot and should not be left at sites hit by tornadoes,as they.
will get in the way of cleanup efforts and will not survive longwithoutthe
food they need .`Call her office`for more details`at 732-8181,ezt 2075(in
, Mebane,call 226 2032),or call 911 and ask:for animal control
Also,there have been several local businesses who have mentioned to.
The News of-Orange County plans to aid tornado victims.Due to time and::
space limits,a complete list of businesses with these,special efforts could'
not be included.:.T best method is to check with individual business
owners to see how`they plan to help the tornado victims
I I-v4••q. Neu tF'd a ; . .. Wesley Hyatt
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AFTER THE STORM - - ------
HOW TO HELP F I •;.;a 4 .�t ' 2-year-old tornado
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■ Give checks to The n
American Red Cross, 105 t� �' e r► T� _ • ,� birthday
W. Main St., Carrboro, NC •-� Vll�-l',7j,1'lnl
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tions In Mission,341 Ja'M-
27 Drive, Hillsborough, "-.d. celebrated da
Sav-
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ings Bank, 260 S. Churton � _ i'
or 112 N.Churton St.,Hills- ' _ ,
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borough, 27278. Checks fi thti'~ +y.S Yztat�l f By BLAKE DICKINSON months old, all escaped injury.
should be made out to the
Hillsborough Tornado Relief l� f j Chapel Hill bureau The same luck held for Robert
. �'
Fund. J "+; HILLSBOROUGH — Little, Douglas Hall Jr.,his wife,Leslie,
■ Drop off clothes and .fir t' / Itg' ,`+t r golden-haired Josh Hall and his and their 3-year-old son,Robbie.
non-perishable food at 45,x. w . t t close-knit family celebrated his "We're just, fortunate we
OCIM in the Daniel Boone / �Y'� second birthday a day early didn't lose more children,"Scar-
Village In Hillsborough from �rl, t. Sunday with a cake and a pile lette said.
9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Fairview L;I ofpresen[s- 'The Halls also are fortunate
Baptist Church at 650 Cor- '41 His proud parents. Mark and that nearly all Family members
nelius St.;Church of Recon. f Lisa Hall, looked on as Josh live within three miles of each
ciliation at 110 Elliott Road, ; 1 pulled the wrapping paper from Other,Scarlette said.
Chapel Hill;WCHL-AM radio, 44 , ''ywl 'ti his toys and ate his treats.Rela- "If something happens,you've
1721 E. Franklin St.; t ` .•I 1� �' tives videotaped the party for got support,"she said."When 1
Canbom Fire Department, t posterity, get a wound,everybody bleeds."
301 W.Main St.,Canboro. ` lit Today that same family will The family pulled together to
■ Donate large sheets of f ;�'.. bury Josh, a victim of Monday comfort the grieving and to
plastic to North Hills Shop- 1 '^ morning's killer tornado,in the house those who need shelter,
ping Center,at N.C.86 and k Mars Hill'Baptist Church cent- Scarlette said. '"The family can
U.S.70,Hillsborough. { etery.His funeral service will be double up and take people in,"
■ Clean up debris or do- conducted at 2 p.m. in the she said. "That way they can
nate equipment by calling ' Walker's Funeral Home chapel stay together,more or less,and
Orange County Central by the Rev.Rick Edwards. be a family."
Communications at 968 A LITTLE HUG:Two-year-old Josh Davis hugs his the children's eat-uncle. The children s and nl i think the family's stilt in The four tornado victims still
2050 or 644-3030. cousin Ashley While In Hillsborough while redo- the foundation at the mobile home had rested shock," said Nalda Scarlette, convalescing m area hospitals
tives sift through the remains of the home of upon. Josh's great-aunt and his grand- also have had to rely mi family
1 mother's sister. "He was a very support.
`—�, 7" sweet,affectionate child.A lov- Sue folly,35,remained in fail
V1Ct1111's wife lee s • • ablechilde condition at UNC Hospitals
p memories alive His father, mother and sister, Tuesday with a fractured pelvis
Megan, 4, all were thrown sev- and several broken bones in her �
eral hundred feet into a nearby neck. Hospital mate Earlie Ja-
By BLAKE DICKINSON stand of trees about 2:20 a.m. cobs, no age available, was list-
"He just said. Jesus picked known he was also an ac- pie have just poured in. Food Monday when the tornado de- ed in good condition by a hospi-
Chapel Hill bureau your house up,'" she recalled. complished singer and a tenor has poured in.'It's just been molished their home off U.S_70, tai spokeswoman.
HILLSBOROUGH — Tornado "tie said,'Ere was just picked up for The Reflections,a local gos- wonderful," west of town. Jolly suffered her injuries
winds may have silenced her on a big cloud and carried up to pel group,Kathy Terrell said. , He will be, missed, friends Much of the Halls' battered after being thrown 200 feet
husband's gospel-rich voice and Jesus.". "His life was singing," b belongings
scattered his personal belong- A funeral service for Terrell K K.'s she ex- agreed. remained strewn from her mobile home as the
K plained. Joe Terrell sang in "This community has suffered across a nearby field and hang- tornado demolished it early
ings. but Kathy Terrell vowed Will be held at 2 p.m. today in church choirs all his life, she a deep loss," said Stephen ing from bushes and tree Monday.
'Tuesday to keep his memory the Abundant Life Church.Buri- said. Hatkiotis, an Orange Coun branches Tuesday.A small army Larry Talbert, 52, who owns
alive. at will be in the Walnut Grove He sang during last Sunday's Board of Commissioners mem- of friends and family had as- Occoneechee Farm Steak[louse,
"I'm going to make a scrap- United Church cemetery. service at Abundant Life, Ter- ber and principal of Oran a sembled to salvage as much as and his wife. Sharon, age un-
book for my son,"Kathy Terrell Most people around Hills- rell said.The church taped his High Schol. "One that I think possible. available,were listed in satisfac-
said, her eyes rimming with borough probably knew her performance and the Rev. ,will never be replaced." "You can replace material tory condition Tuesday by a
[ears. husband as the owner of Ter- David Smith plans to play one Family friend Doris Shamblee things, but you can't replace a Duke University Medical Center
"When he's older I'm sure rell's Tire & Auto Parts, Kathy of Joe Terrell's songs at today's agreed. child," Scarlette lamented. "It's spokeswoman.
he'll appreciate it." Terrell said. "He was always a funeral. just heartbreaking.""He planted a lot of seeds," Larry Talbert suffered a frac-
workaholic," she said. "He Joe Terrell left a big family she said, evoking the words of Hard as it may be to consider, tured leg when the twister lifted
Joe Terrell, 53, died Monday worked six days a week." behind,his wife said,
from massive injuries suffered If it had wheels and an en- In addition s his youngest toe Ter°Hes may not see played that Monday's tragedy could have and flipped the family's mobile
in an early-morning twister gine.Joe Terrell was willing to son,he also had two children— harvest here,but he'll see it.•' been worse, she said.The same home. Sharon Talbert received
:fiat tore apart his U.S.70 West twister that ripped into Mark several broken ribs.
mobile home. work on it, his wife of nine Jeff, 27, and Amy, 2l — from Dot Hilliard lost her only son- Hall's home also tore roofs off "If they hadn't heard it com-
His wife and 8-year-old son, years said. an earlier marriage. Three sis- in-law, the one that called her two nearby homes that held his ing they wouldn't be here
Krasner, were staying at his -He had a ton of accounts up ten—Linda Bailey,Eloise Cook Nanny. "We had a great bond sisters and brother's families. today," Charles Talbert said
there," Kathy Terrell said. 'I and Glenda Knight — and his between us,"she said."I'd tell French and Nita Trembley from his brother's hospital
mother-in-law's Durham apart- guess everybody in Hills- parents.—Ethel and John Ter- hint, 'you're the one,'and he'd and[heir four children,ranging room. "I'm very pleased.
ment and escaped unscathed. borough, Durham and Burling- .rell—also survive him. •, just,laugh. If anybody in the m age from 16 years to 7 They're doing all right."
The pastor at Abundant Life ton did work with us. Lots of "Evcrybo Y,. "•rk ,fir K y y
Church. where the Terrells at- time we got stuck�wiLhuut t Ivcll,'• ddffik petty world-loved me,it-+vas7v�ief (- ewe+rw�axcacart�snr>.®.
tend and Kramer goes to school, rnens�. but that was all ght. Kathy Terrell s.iid. 'P,•o- rell." 1 ---
tried to explain the Iusz to the That was just the kind of guy
ritild that next ,l.iy. K.,[hy're, he(vas"
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Sheila Bass, of Durham, snaps a photograph of the unharmed as the trailer was ripped off its founda-
upside-down living room of her brother Gerald's mo- tion and flipped over on its roof by Monday's tor-
`)ile home. Gerald and her daughter Latia, 9, were nado.
Tornadoes damage 180 homes
By RAY GRONBERG .- Ib-x .; 4o A7 - Ali, , stroyed than that," said Orange
Chapel Hill bureau - r County spokeswoman Sharron
. �: Slier. "They're going out again
HILLSBOROUGH — The after- �, d. 3 y' g g g
math of a killer tornado left t4 , 0.-'r tomorrow to look at it again."
1 some people counting the cost i y Killed by the tornado were Joe
Tuesday, while others worried :_r , .- ' `v Terrell, 53, and Joshua Hall, 2,
about feeding those left home- ^,r ``" ' f„ ,,, ;,'`, 4.,-,,..i both of Hillsborough.
less. f ,� Statewide, 85 homes were de-
State and federal officials, who stroyed by high winds, while an-
went door to door canvassing -s.' ,: other 416 were damaged, Myers
the shattered neighborhoods, es- HALL ' TERRELL said. Four deaths • were at
timated property damage to 180 tributed to the storm, the other
homes at $1.9 million. two coming in Union County,
They will give the damage es- state's most heavily damaged where a couple died when their
timate to Gov. Jim Martin, who areas, said Joe Myers, director of car slid off a rain-soaked high-
will decide whether to ask that the N.C. Division of Emergency way.
the president declare as disaster Management. Monday morning's Hillsborough and other af-
areas the 15 counties where tornado, which killed two Or- fected areas could qualify for
homes were damaged by a series ange County residents, de- two kinds of aid, Myers said.
of tornadoes that struck the stroyed about 30 homes and The Federal Emergency Man-
state. damaged 151 others. agement Agency "has a vast
Hillsborough was among the "I'm sure there were more de- please see TORNADOES/A5
WEDNESDAY,NOVEMBER 25, 1992 THE HERALD-SUN,DURHAM,N.C. PAGE A5
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array of programs" that put officials set u kitchens and
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people living in declared disas- School and Fairview Baptist
i ter areas, he said. The Small Church to feed storm victims
Business Administration also and emergency workers.
makes loans for repairs to Orange,Congregations in Mis-
' homes as well as businesses. sion work rS were taking dona-
1
Both programs are designed tions of food, clothing and
a
r i -.0 -• to cover uninsured property, money for sltorm victims.
y z Vii#` Myers said. A town or county The-Red'Cross kitchen at Or-
3w: qualifies for SBA loans, for ex- ange High had, by the after-
ample, if 25 homes or busi- noon, served about 200 people,
nesses suffer an uninsured loss said Bob Lockwood, Orange
y Yz,l. r-tea w of at least 40 percent. County's Red Cross director.
` Preliminary estimates show They served as many people all
' r that half of the damaged homes day Monday.
.� My were insured, officials said. As- Fairview Baptist Church
4t ♦ .._ y,l sessment teams roamed the workers gave away 2,000 bolo-
shattered Fairview community gna and cheese sandwiches
Tuesday. Tax assessors from Monday, and had made another
ter' Durham and Orange counties 1,000 to distribute, church
T T ^ ` joined Hillsborough and federal member Randy Bennett said.
# - officials in taking the survey. The church also made canned
yy � Many people living in the food and other items available
+` shattered neighborhood were for victims,he said.
renting homes, which made g
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finding out who owned a given volunteers and contributions, as
The Herald-Sun/CHUCK nDDT Property and whether they had you can tell," Bennett said, as
insurance a complicated task, he waved towards tables
said Marvin Pope, one of the stacked high with canned goods.
Durham County assessors. Lockwood said he believed
Residents asked not to tour Some Hillsborough elected of- that the storm's victims were
,�, ficials worry that many people just getting over the initial
left homeless by the storm shock of seeing their homes
tornado damage in Orange didn't have insurance. damaged or destroyed. Many
B GREGORY CHILDRESS Colley says people should re- "A lot of those folks are old people stayed with their homes
e Y Y Y P P families—who had homes paid Monday to protect their belong-
The Herald-Sun sist that impulse. for — that dropped their in- ings,he added.
Durham residents can help "That's the one thing they surance because they live on The Red Cross also set up an
their Orange County neighbors don't need," Colley said "It's a fixed incomes and couldn't af- overnight shelter at Orange
nEl I „ recover from Monday's deadly hindrance to their clean-up ef- ford it any more," town board High, but only one person
y night, he
fort and efforts to restore member Bob Rose said. stayed there Monda
tornado in several ways, but y g
not by sightseeing. power." "It was very depressing to said.
Colley said at least one lane
Bill Colley, coordinator of t roads affected b look down from the air and see Other officials said they be-
of most'6•"8. Durham Emergency Manage-
ment, says citizens should resist Y the all the damage," added Mayor lieved that victims were able to
r storm will be blocked by Duke Horace Johnson, who on Mon- find shelter on their own. "The
x' Power Co. crews discharged to day accompanied state officials fact that the community is tight
the urge to travel to Orange repair downed power lines. He conducting a survey by helicop- enough that these people have
County to view the tornado g P P
damage.
said non-essential,traffic could ter. "For every home that was friends and relatives to stay
cause major traffic snarls. destroyed, there's a lot more with is a good sign," said Nick
z w "The biggest thing we can ask Also, areas hit hardest by the heartache and misery there that Waters, Orange County's emer-
people to do is to stay out of storm have been cordoned off you can't see gency management director.
A—lared v,ess the area if they don't live by police officers. Passes are Much of Tuesday's effort con- But Lockwood said the shelter
LOSING A HOME: Pauline Johnson (above) watches Tuesday with there,"Colley said. needed in some places to get centrated on short-term prob- would remain open Tuesday
her grandson Dwan, 2, as workers from Chapel Hill use front-loader He said residents of neighbor- into storm-damaged areas. lems — such as where people night in case those who spent
machines (top) to remove the rubble that was once her mobile ing counties may get the idea to Colley said Durham efforts to would eat and sleep for the Monday night in their damaged
home on Odie Street.Johnson's home was leveled during Monday's use the Thanksgiving holiday to help victims of the storm start- next few days. homes need relief from the ele-
storm, which killed one man and a child and injured 18. tour the storm-ravaged area. ed right away. Red Cross and Salvation Army ments.
n,� father
- _ wind tore Y
The � ��
Survivor says .
from mV arms ;
,J� timed its course,snapping oaks and -: r,
k
r 1 (,1y - the trees to little more than demolishing a pig sty•
Bey ANNE BLYTHE `/ �\ kindling• Atop a knoll beyond the embank- a
half a mile away, 4'
and LEE\NEISBECKER�_ Along,the road,h rnent,Kevin TalUert heard it coming. y
Joseph Terrell lay sleeping in his mo- "I had my mother and my father on '
Staff Writers the floor trying to get them under the
The tornado bile home. ear
HILLSBOROUGH— It w t knnwn whether the 53 y bed,"said the 2.6-year-old Chapel Hill
that reached down from a dark angry resident."But it hitbefore we ma de it.
gPaying an ar- With all my strength I tried to hold .'
doud_and sprang o life along carved bed Sunday company h g Y I'to both of them. I held onto n.y
banks of the E carved titular heed to the tornado warnings onto b
wounds deeper than its short p mother,but the wind tore my father r 5
Spinning counterdodcwiseatmore broadcast earlier whether from my arms." u• i f
than 170 mph and moving to the It isn tknown the pounding,rd the Only two days before,oTalbert
oE the
roachin
northeast,the deadly twister covered electrical claps,the pounding hail or hel ed his father,Larry, 'r
What is certain,though,is that the c
a quarter of the distance most the omotive-like roar app he Occoneechee Steak House i Hill-
only
9
tornadoes travel before it vaulted sky- mobile home was blown to bits,t sborough,and mother,Sharon,
ward to blow itself apart' insulation from its walls into their new home* y
Eight minutes and 4 miles on the yellow As the tornado hit and the house A 1 it
ground —but the swath of death, draped over chewed tree limbs like exploded all around them,the young
devastation the fatal force Spanish moss- Terrell'
body Talbert desperately tried to find his `.'
cut and roe Rescuers T
cut cant measured,not in property ed in a blanket,20 feet away father in the rubble. ;
the people it battered wrapp
lost, but in P P "He was there on the floor,covered from where the mobile home once
along the way. existed.. with debris,a dresser drawer and a
From the river the tor- . over the red clay bank
tree that had crashed through,'ea se e 'MN
At about 220 a.m.Monday. •{fie 20-foot-high embankment just said."I couldn"t move A3
nado whipped through the pine fore- beyond Terrell's house offerri c°on See FA7HEg, Page
twist 'structfon to the tornado,
sts on either side of U.S.70,about a
mile due west of Hillsborough,
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SPECIAL FIND—Robert Trembley,8,finds one garage roof caved in on the family cars at s Cow.
i of his toys,which was buried in the rubble when the. 70 home.
R
Father �.. I ";."r» the ground face-down.Everything
�•, we have is gone.And the thing ab-
• out it is,I just got finished paying
Continued from Page Al off this trailer,"
his injuries.But I took my mother .J ' G ' To escape the driving storm,
and went for help,”
�' Clayton,Danny McCauley,34,Mi-
and
to Duke University Hos -e" ,ti'' chael Chris,6,Lashay Croaker,11,
pital with a crushed leg and a bro- `' C Helen Croaker, 28, packed into a
ken back, Larry Talbert was in 1974 White Plymouth sedan•
stable and improved condition ` '".F -a" We don't hvean thin left,but
Tuesday. ..r.,"'-> nobody got hurt," Clayton said.
The storm's next victim would "All we've got is this old car."
du-
not escape. 1,-. A quarter of a mile away in a du-
Across the cow pasture plex on Faucette Mill Road,
I6-year-old Dion Wells was asleep
Dipping and diving along soggy in the corner bedroom when the
farm land,the twister hopped over
three barbed-wire fences and tornado passed over on its way to
churned toward the frame house of staff avow bi Barbara torso N�C. 86.
Mark and Lisa Hall. NEIGHBORS—Robbie Hall,2, didn't pay any tmind to it.And then
1 Inside,the family was in a state of cousin and next door neighbor to
terror and confusion.The couple's Joshua Hall, who died. in the rTheoaftehrmathf off."
4-year-old daughter, Megan, had storm, is comforted by his aunt In the aftermath along the tor-
'sought refuge by climbing into her Mickey Sti all-Parker. :'•na
I ' mother's bed, Mvteanwhile, Maik',._ • _ g" f t S path,there was a mixture of
I had started down the hallway to • � '•• -•^ •�� emoh'ons. ,••
gad their son, Joshua. y: •'The brick homes of two other• , In the Wells household late Mon-
Hoursbefore,the family had met 'members of the clan were kicked in day afternoon;practical considers-
to celebrate what would have been shop on the family compound was hers methods llya search d
I Joshua's second birthday on
Tuesday, y launched into the air as the funnel through their belongings and sal-
There had been cake and picture- couude continued its northeasterly vaged clothes, dishes, anything
taking and song. with value.
Mark never made it to his son's In other places,where the dam- j}
room. Through the woods age was worse or where there was �
Reaching the height of its feroc- The storm raced a mile and a half loss of life, the operative emotion 1}:
ity,the storm lifted the Hall's home through pines and hardwoods into was one of dazed bewilderment.
from its finder block foundation, the middle of the Fairview tom_ On Odie Road,Danny McCauley
carried it up a slight rise and m111z�'a neighborhood of mobile searched intently amid the wreck-
slammed it into a line of trees 1 and homes and single-story frame age of his home.
yards away, When houses touching the city limits.
Caught up in the flying wreck_ It was the most heavily popu- for, McCauley responded, "My i
age, three members of the Tamil fated area the storm would touch, [driver's] license; I've got to find
flew g y and the effect was devastating, my license."
age, in one direction.
"Joshua flew the other way,"said Hardly a house escaped some kind And, finally, back at the Hall
LeLeslie Hall,the toddler s aunt who of damage;many were demolished. compound off U.S. 70,24-year-old
ss next door. od went out wo Mamie Clayton,44,and the four Troy Haithcock roamed the wreck-
flashlights,but nobody could find other members of her family were age,trying to come to grips with the
him for found asleep when the whirling columns
a while.'They fo him of air snatched their Odie Road mo- "This is so hard to believe," he
death of his 2-year-old cousin,
way or therein the woods."
He was later pronounced dead at bile home up into the air, and said,gazing over the littered land-
th He was later pronounced
North Carolina dumped them onto the ground. scape."It's so strange,we just cele-
Hospitals. "It lifted everything at one time," brated Joshua's birthday."
In the thicket near where the boy she said,"while we were lying on
was found, a mangled children's
swing set was Iodged in the crook
i of a tree.An automobile,slung like
' a toy,was wrapped around an oak.
Even.after taking Joshua's life,
I the tornado,moving on,wasn't fin-
ished with its assault against the
Halls.
1 Q11 Lil l'C;,
.volunteer
clean• up !f.. •:
_ ,BY PAUL BROWN:•Ci f-{Li- .. C
Staif Writer, 1
':HILLSBOROUGH-.`f Heavy clouds
hung over the area,which was filled with a --
great roar—People scurried. and debris . .
moved at a,furious pace.
-. 'ihesceneiva.+DideAV`enue,but the t e.. :•
was more than 55 hours after a tornado :
smashed into central Orange County.The :
roar came from a score of dump trucks,
backhoes and other pieces of equipment.
The hurried people included contractors, .
•
volunteers and government workers. .
And the debris was being rakes,, '
by.front loaders,•,manhandled,:chop -
sawedr loaded,.trudce. awe .
Hillsborg ::,i:•,:};1: ,. ,a 1,.•,
-; Memories o the angry s orm r . ` ;.
ished a 3i%-mile stretch of homes and '.
land in Hillsborough and Orange County.'::
yielded.to the necessity of rebuilding Wed.':;:
nesdap The-state'decided-against asking
for federal disaster designation,but it.did
•ask for special Small Business Adminlstra- ...;:
tion assistance for Orange and Stokes coun-
ties.Red Cross coffers will supplement the
federal aid,said Robert H.Lockwood,ex.
ecutive director of the organization.
The two people killed in the storm were :
.buried Wednesday afternoon. Fourteen
people were injured in the 2:20 a.m.Mon-
day tornado, and the more seriously in-
jured among them remained hospitalized.
On Dixie Avenue,one of the hardest hit
areas,members,of the Wickerson family
cleaned bits of shattered glass from the rear
of their car.On Monday and Tuesday,vol-
unteers scoured the yard to remove much ::
of the debris,which covers most of the de-
vastated stretch. Wednesday, Marion :::
Wickerson,the mother of two,sat inside a
cold,darkened house and mulled the im-
mediate future.
The tornado had lifted and then released •
the roof of the house,rendering it unsafe to
live in The family has stayed with Widter- : •
son's sister.The roof must be replaced and
broken windows repaired.'I hope well be
able to move back in within two weeks,'
Wickeison said....'•....:
County and town officials set the value of'
structural damage from the storm at$1.95'
million,but Phillip N."Nick'Waters,the:
-aid the figure emergency management director,
hide a gore is higher. That doesn't in-'':i
Y personal property, utilities.or'..: .
,ower lines,'he said. When you add in-.; ''
hese other things,it's another six to eight\;
iundred thousand.'
Help continued to pour in,and sources of
'fads.'help began scaling back their assts.
ance. The Red Cross shelter in '
Ugh School dosed Wednesday to over-
fight guests,but will reopen from 8 a.m.to. '
p.m. through Sunday.
Local governments decided to turn over •
fairs during the long holiday weekend to
ssident.volunteer teams.Residents in the
fected areas were given placards to plan.
t windows if they needed help.Volunteers.
:tut re�u�ter and receive passes to enter the
reeked neighborhoods.Waters expects an
\undance of workers,because the county
s received 'a tremendous number of
11s" from people who want to give up
eir holiday to help the stricken. ;
Pauline Johnson faces a more serious
oblem. On Wednesday morning, the
-year-old Duke University security of-
:sr stood in the driveway of what used to
her home.A Dodge Aspen was parked in
' driveway, but only cinderblocks and
oris remained where her trailer once sat.
ere TORNADO, Papa AS
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sday;NOVEMBER'26' 1992
E '
works crews from the City ofDur- fees to some residents.Thebankbe- or time,' '':!j !'._.; W. Main Sk;iC boro.-Its phone r
ham worked furiously north of the an collectin donations for vic- •Oran Con ations is ac- number °,942.4862."`. '"'�'44M
Tornado y g g greg V
Fairview neighborhood.'.R.B. tims and spokeswoman Vera Sim- cepting clothes ar)d canned goods...-t'•To help clear;debk report to
Gunter Sr.,a builder,said the vol- mons said donors have sent checks Call or visit at 341 Ja Mac Drive in . the shopping center on the.fr t ;
Continued from Page Al i, '
unteers in the same area"were In ranging from$25 to$5W.'The re- the Daniel Boone,Complex.., �. 'side of Churton�Street at;the:.in-
The home,along with major ap- here Monday and Tuesday like ants sponse has been tremendous,'said. "':: ,1;1;'f,n.I tersection7of;r.U.S, 70,,n6rth!of
prances and the recliner she was on an anthill.I've never seen any- Simmons., 'It gives me •The. Red Cross;and Orange Hilsborough.`;q
sitting in seconds before the wind tiling like it' goosebumps.' 1. .• Congregations is,accepting cash .... •Call the county's 24llour hot-
hit,lay scattered across Otis Street. Gunter said he was hired by a Contributions should be mailed donations.The Red Cross is at 105 ,line at 968-2050.',.(, , t E',tt;.
She has stayed in her sons home in number of insurance companies to to the bank at Box 100,Hillsbor-
Roxboro since Monday,'An Insur- repair houses,and by late Wednes- ough,27278.
ance adjuster was scheduled to day morning, his crews had're- NationsBank also isofferinglow-
meet her at the site in a few days. shingled the roof of the home of a interest loans and debt relief to Its
Johnson is unsure when she'll be legless man and had started a sec- customers in the area.The bank will
able to replace her 1976-model and roof. Nearby, a Burlington setup a temporary branch office at
trailer, which took 11 years to housemoving crew had begun .U.S. 70 and Faucette Mill Road
purchase. She's fairly certain that work to resituate a brick house, through Friday to, take loan
she will not return to Otis Street. pushed three feet off its foundation. applications. 'r:, ,
U.S.Rep.David Price toured the It would be centered again by Fri The Western Sizzlin'steakhouse
area Wednesday, offering sym- day, Gunter said. ' on South Churton Street is offering
pathy and questioning residents While the rebuilding was mov- free Thanksgiving meals..:,
about emergency warnings they re- ing apace,Gunter said,resettling of Victims can get assistance from a
ceived before the tornado strike... the neighborhood will take time.'It. number of other places. _
Price called the destruction'a dis- will be a year before this place is •Lockwood encouraged anyone
aster of major proportion.' cleaned up,' he said. with damage to register with the
Price plans.to meet next week County officials said 1,000 tons of Red Cross. The organization can
with officials from the National usable timber and firewood had write emergency checks for utili-
Weather Service to discuss the been collected from the area by late ties, food, clothing, prescriptions,
warning given to residents.Orange Wednesday and more than 2,000 medical supplies and other necessi-
County and much of the Piedmont tons of wooden debris had been ties.By late Wednesday,the organi-
was under a tornado warning Sun- hauled to the county landfill. zation had written vouchers worth
day night and early Monday,but If approved,the Small Business about $11,000, Lockwood said. . It
Price quoted several residents as Administration loans will offer= - •Residents in need of any assis-
saying the watch was canceled at 1 to victims who had no insurance— tance can call the Tornado Victims'
a.m. Monday.. .:'. • - loans for personal property,up to Hotline at 967-7426.
He said that because of the in- $20,000;home disaster loans of up •Orange Congregations in Mis-
creased frequency of tornadoes in to$100,000;and business loans up sion can provide food,clothir) and
the state,.it needs a new radar sys- to$500,000.The interest rates will household goods. Call 73294.
tem that spots tornadoes as they range from four to eight percent, •Surety Storage is offering a free
form. installation has been post- depending on a family's income. month's rental,without a mdve-in
poned,but Price said it should be Two banks announced plans to fee. Call 732-9798.
rescheduled.'I would like to push offer expedited service or low- •Pets can be housed temporarily
deployment a little faster,'he said. interest loans for victims of the by calling Orange County Animal
. Volunteers continued to pour storm.Hillsborough Savings Bank Control at 732-8181.
into the area Wednesday.Six public is offering discounts and waivers of If you want to help with'money
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4 ` ° ° ° RECOVERY
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r/ ° u v at, wv 0
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a o a o H n, v o ¢ W local banks, Hillsborough Workers at the church
> -[ 0 g' " y
^^ )) � o �, b ba U ,ti � Savings Bank and Na- have stored as many of the
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ti ; ° o : w tionsBank, also announced birds as they could, and have
'� ° o ,_'a.--,,,--_' •3 y low-interest loan programs to handed out the rest to people
al ao v •4 G,, v=im __ ho v cu benefit victims. • in the Fairview community
1 V ° v n p n 5 ', m A final tally of the damage who had some way of freez-
„ ` ""$ `' oo `� ° showed Monday's storm de- ing them, he said.
L' W p ° `� v o w ,,.;• stroyed 53 buildings and Orange County Red Cross
"' °o •o h ro �. ° caused major damage to 13 officials planned to scale
o°- a•, u .;r v .5 v more. back operations at Orange
d o (0:),:. 0 H A.� O •c Link said it was fair to as-. High School, according to
" ",``' a t' a 3 ra4 sume.that families.who had". Bob Lockwood, the group's
been living 'in ..those struc- executive director.
v° v u v tures had been forced to find Lockwood said that after
v o �°0, o N v a0, i shelter with friends or rela- Wednesday night the Red
O.; >' '4 0D tives. _ Cross would stop offering
p. cu �" cad v vi a al
�, T' v d Another ' 84 buildings re- meals" at the school, and
�� r N - ¢ ° >'w 733 ceived minor damage in the would cut back on deliveries
`� 4, w n 0 ° storm. In all, 162 buildings to residents and workers in
.v v vi 3 a0, w v° 0 ,� were affected, the Fairview community.
I v '° o 0 v v cz 2 .0 ;� a Local charities were hard- "The demand's just not out
d ro v 'Z° .� �' ;� •� a, pressed to, keep up with mas- there," he said. The Red
v ro o b : q � s ve amounts of food, cloth- Cross had set up a shelter at
^ ' '� v c° ;� u; y j ing and other supplies being the school_Monday, but no Ti" >, v o E a, a N a "'"' ' donated by people from as one spent, any nights there,.
°0 0 `° ° g. o� °y' etl v a, far. away Greensboro and. ,he said.
a e v a0, > v ° o°' v Fayetteville. Red. Cross workers will
n `° 'O h v g P a,o "There's been an over- continue to operate at the
• t0i" v vi
4-4 o ,fir a w v p o whelming outpouring of gen- school, but will shift their ef-
I erosity and caring from the forts to screening aid applica-
v 3 ° v o o ,6 v, v w community," said the Salva- tions from •families affected
a by o" an ¢ N ,4 0 tion Army's 'George Price, by the storm, he said.
°�' U v t',1 �; ° " who was coordinating collet- " • So far, the Red Cross has
Oa v /2 ,0 ) • b v tion efforts .Wednesday • at talked to about 75 families,
�� >, v .y zo .d •c, o ea .. Fairview Baptist Church. and has a backlog of another
o 0 y q ~ v That. outpouring was evi- "40 to ,50" --applications to
• .�. o E v ° o ..0 ~ n 3 dent 'in ..the'•rooms ..of'•the look at, Lockwood said.
a LI o 0 ° E '> x. church. On Tuesday,,canhed �,ny family needing hous-
° : ° y `� 0' E 0 , food and other goods filled" '.ing, clothing or any other as-
`i/ oo a_E~ g v "' �'' ° tables. sistance has to apply to the
ro ° _ 0 ° ro o N On Wednesday, contribu- Red Cross first, he added.
o g . u a •y .n ti 0 tions filled whole rooms. County officials were
" o o ° , o 'v I Price said his major prob- pleased at the response from ad I • �' K G 3 0 " .o v '11 `' H lem':was finding space to. 13 neighboring communities,
v aoa �' v ' y S ° •v `d store`.,everything :that was which put everything from
v ° 3 0 `00° 8 being donated. And the holi- police officers to dump■I ° 8 day season did cause at least trucks at their disposal.
O one added logistical problem: . "You.never want this kind
\ a, o >, o "0 y v "We've been overwhelmed of tragedy to occur, but we
V \ Q 'n >, `" with turkeys," Price said. "In all agree that if you're going
o.2 �, fact, e've gotten 'more than:. to have-this kind of situation
> �, v o could be used, liecance we• it's great to have the kind of
i .._.... „, 3 ° v H don't I have enough freezer cooperation we've had," Link
,a $ v .- .°0r v space. ' said.
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By LISA REINERS `\`y�la z�' � �` `
L chapel Hill bureau
CHAPEL HILL — One of the "_;_ -,--- t
smallest victims of this week's �. c
tornado is recuperating from a �' ti_ ' r
,ead injury and will soon make f,i' „1w.
full recovery,.a specialist said. . '; "�
He's also begnning to wag his 3 °
s
`ail again. - x P
Orange County Animal Shel �,--';f: a *,
per workers rescued an 11 week x j
old German shepherd mix near `
)die Street in Hillsborough, one �;<` g•f the neighborhoods worst hit .'
by the storm. ,
"Its eyes were swollen shut ` °
E [e couldn't walk and he wasp t `
aoving much," said Pat San-
ford, director of the Animal Pro- .
*ection Society. Swelling in the - x;
uppy's head subsided after a
_teroid injection. .......,.,3>-,...--i.-./,': ��F ;
The u was wearin a flea
P PPY g hx
ollar and a leather collar when "' 7
vorkers picked it up. Other �'
Shan the injuries, the puppy was w ' `` ,,A
in good health. -"+;.,,,.- 41-,:f•
"We had him out this morn- '�"
rig He's wagging his tail a little ;
bit. We know he's going n- ` `
make
it Sanford said.= � s �:
Shelter workers will keep try r '' � F
rig to find the owners, she said. ;-. , , " t .i"f_ €' q ;'
The Animal Protection Society The m—'6
HALVERSON
will also offer free boarding for TORNADO VICTIM: Animal Health Care Technician Colleen
ets whose homes were dam- day's ttein holds Opie, a shepherd mix puppy injured Eby Mon-
,,ged in the storm.
day's tornados.
71
THE HERALD-SUN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1992
News from The Chapel Hill Herald covering Chapel Hill,
Hillsborough and Orange and Chatham counties O RANGE COUNTY
do-ravg e ai j _**Ar1k hohdav spt Tornatown shcuv,.:s
By DWIGHT MARTIN Thanksgiving meal to people left "We've given out over 100 turkeys," Mayor Horace Johnson, other vol- said.
Chapel Hill bureau homeless by the deadly tornado. the Rev. Rick Edwards said. "We've unteers took a break to sample some But they still need money and food.
HILLSBOROUGH — Anna Corbett A series of tornadoes struck North probably fed about four [hundred] or banana pudding or a slice of chocolate Because fqdeFal emergency officials
had no desire to prepare a traditional Carolina this week, killing four people 500 people in the last three or four pie. Others continued handing out aren't likely' to provide assistance,
Thanksgiving feast after this week's and damaging property in 15 counties. days." canned vegetables, baby food, soft church members now encourage peo-
tornado ripped a path of death and de- Hillsborough, where two people died Earlier this week, Edwards con- drinks, bottled water and other do- ple to sendirighey,Edwards said.
struction through Hillsborough. and dozens were left homeless, suf- ducted a funeral for one of tornado's nated items, which lined the basement Edwards said coming to grips with
"I've been here two days," Corbett feied some of the most extensive dam- victims. He said he and other church walls. this week's storm has tried him and
said Thursday as she packed boxes of age. members have been exhausted by their During the week, people from Ra- other church members.Still, he said 13,E
donated goods in the basement of Fair- Since then, donations have poured efforts to deal with the tragedy and co- leigh, Sanford, Greensboro and Vir- is pleased with the way the tragedy
view Baptist Church. "I've turned my into the Fairview Baptist Church, ordinate relief efforts. ginia helped church members sort has brought people together.
oven off,and I'm not going to cook." which is off U.S. 70 near the hardest- Still, Edwards spent Thursday mov- through the goods,Edwards said. "It's changed all our lives." Edwards
Corbett wasn't alone.,The Mebane hit areas. Volunteers have worked all ing in and out of the church basement, The needs of those who were 'af- said. "It makes me feel so good about
resident was joined by dozens of vol- week collecting food and clothes, and coordinating relief efforts with Red fected by the storm are changing.They the human spirit. ...A lot of good has
unteers who gathered at the church to preparing meals for those left homeless Cross volunteers. no longer need clothes, which have come out of this—a lot of tragedy
sort through donations and serve a by the storm. As Edwards talked with Hillsborough poured into relief agencies, Edwards but a lot of good,too."
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IBertie . 18 0 0 0 0 0 $159,250 �A
Union • 0 0 0 0 - 0 '2 D
Iredell 33 3. 0 0 0 0 . 357,500 r c.::-^ ,•;
Orange 109 53 1 1 10 2 1,953,000 _
Harnett:: - •23::. • _ 5 - .:'.<r 0 5 . 10 •_-:. 0 ,952,000 : ,,
1. Johnston 24 18 1 1 12 0"---" 1,982,260 t•Wilson 1 ' 1 0 0 0 0 100,000 t a r
Ldgecgmbe "32.. .: 0 ....'.•0.-:,:,,;::-.'".�_.0 .. 2: .0 150,000 .: r.,..,. A,, y�; ,,.„� ;
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Pasquotank 42: - •3 • 0 ':•`t:0 : 21 0 958,700 r `-
Cleveland 10• 1 _ .0 . ..0.. . 0 0 30,000
Catawba 9 2 0 0 2 0 239,500 Flooding•Stokes ...;'-!....134.-:::"::-:10 u 0 0 12 _ 0 , 2,000,000 ' r
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Guilford 1 • 0 0 0 0 '_, 0 50,000
TOTALS -• 2 -- 7 74 • 4 $9,314,710 " Reported damages
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aHc,aranne� tornado wind
-ORNADO EFFECTS—The Monday night tornadoes that in six other North Carolina counties, is expected to cost
)ped up parts of Hillsborough,as well as spread destruction Orange County as much as $2,75 million.
Waters-was `s ar ?lu g .- afer storm
• „. ....my PAUL BROWN' �!i ;�. %,
I�+E chance in.the early-1960s. -' i
Staff Writer..•:. r'11 I=-y/Q7/ P "I got interested in fire and rescue several
I IAPEL HILL—Phillip N:'Nick"Wa Y"' '- ''.' ,w • `r' '-years bacic"'he-said."I think I rode my f rSt
s was in Bertie County Friday,repairing +J ....,. . '•.,ambulance in 1963, 1964, something like
r:_rage caused by storms that whipped- ii that.Iwasa volunteer firefighter,and later I
through'the state a week ago. r A. got a job as a full-tune firefighter."
It was the end of a long week for Waters, .'' � The switch to emergency management
e i still more work faced him.By Monday, s was gradual. Windsor had a part-time
I ;aid,he would be back at his regular job, • ,.. * opening in the U.S. Civil Defense depart-
assessing how his office responded to the ment,and Waters took the job,performing
disaster in Orange County and looking at --- -•-•- - - the work during his days off.That job led to
h'w governments and volunteers would the Burke County directorship in 1978.
tiriue aiding victims. While in Burke County in 1984,a rash of
Vaters was in Bertie County repairing tornados hit his home county of Bertie.As
his mother's roof on Friday. At 3 a.m.the partofastateprogram,Watersvolunteered
Monday before, he was in the pitch black to return home to help in managing that
os of central Orange County, where a • i disaster, That week-and-a-half stint paid
t` tado wrecked neighborhoods, killed '^ dividends early last week.
( people and injured 14. • - "A lot of things we saw ir,Bertie County
` Few of the victims know his name,but _ were what we saw in Orange County,"he
Waters was the linchpin in the govern- said.
7---It's response to the storm.He takes little NICK WATERS or Waters,the response in any disaster
lit for an immediate, orderly and sus- nonetheless seemed to be everywhere,from is more business-as-usual than organize-
:' ed response.But others lavished praise the area of destruction to a workers'staging tional genius.
on the 49-year-old Windsor native.' area in Hillsborough to news conferences to "I guess you don't organize your mind,"
"He was the spark'plug,"said Hillsbor- the emergency operations center estab- he said Friday."You try to keep it there all
c h Police Chief Larry C. Biggs. Mayor lished at N.C.86 and New Hope Church the time. Part of our job is to anticipate.
ace H.Johnson said the emergency re- Road. "The priorities are the same in any inci-
- nse"is a model for the state to copy." A soft-spoken man,Waters came to Or- dent like this.1 ne first priority is health and
Waters cut an unimposing figure during ange County in 1989 from a director's job in safety."
:ast week s drama.Hatless,in suit and tie, Burke County.He said he always knew he
usually wearing a dour expression,he wanted to be in emergency work.He got his ).See WATERS, Page Al 2
tween the top part—which is the
sealed off the affected areas.That critique will include things like e the opart — and the
Waters gave rescue-and work crews easy what equipment and resources government
access to the area and kept gawkers were available and what things we bottom part—which is the people
and looters out did quickly,what things we did too affected—there's a lot of things
^�ntlnued from Page Al that need to happen.From the first
Waters quickly established a _ slowly,' Waters said. phone tail, my communications
Moments,after.the. tornado-,. staging area,where individual vol-._.• He had praise for a number of phof they did my a tremendous tabs
ruck, that meant getting pars- unteers and crews from neighbor- groups., - .-.. That hey i sending the right
medics and police to the four-mile ing towns reported for assign- •Town and county government crews included the gse sending and sight
stretch of devastation.Waters cre- mens. By Tuesday, he had insti- officials: "Our success was based to an"internal callback list" that
-'iti'911 telecommunlcators with tuted_.a-pass system so that only on a willingness to cooperate. included an in Waters and other
3ntacting him, other emergency residents and approved volunteers When you're dealing with a multi- incl u e W response o n dalo.
:am members and police and am- could-titter the disaster zone.Two jurisdictional area,that sometimes emergency P
valance crews. Police from agen- hotlines were established, one for sets up a roadblock •Police and other rescue workers
des,throughout•the county con- residents in need of service and one "If[County Manager]John Link They walk into something that
verged on the residential areas and for people with goods or services to and [Hillsborough Manager] Eric they hear us talking about and
rrmlarlds,picking through spun- volunteer. Johnson had not made a commit- know they will need chain saws to
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red homes and roads choked by Waters worked long hours over ment early on to cooperate with get through and they won't know
iature,uprooted trees to find the the next three days. He returned each other...things could have where they're at" because of the
dead and injured. ' • home after 10 p.m. Monday and gotten a lot more complicated than darkness,said Waters.The work-
I Meanwhile,Waters had arrived was back at work before 6 a.m, the storm could have caused. ere knew they first had to perform
I nd began working on the second .Tuesday. In a 72,-hour stretch,he "When we called them early that rescue duties and account for all
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priority, restoration of services. slept about 15 hours. morning, they walked into the the families. A second assessment
, :hainsaw crews had to cut open Waters said he gets "some per- EOC[Emergency Operations Cen- of victims had to be done,and then
roads—vital to the relief effort— sonal satisfaction from knowing ter],received theirbriefing,and my they had to manage all other police
and utility companies were con- you were a part of an institution staff and the telecommunicators and rescue operations.
`acted to restore power. that had a beneficial impact. got a feeling that they were approv-
At the same time,Waters began .. "But there's no sense of personal ,ing our action.And that helps that "You get some pride that they
,ddressing what he called"imme- satisfaction. Instead of being too person on the telephone taking all 'were listening'during all the train-
uick to pat ourselves on the back, those calls and talking to all those log sessions, Waters said....- diate needsoug i.•.._'-c, " ..
i^{"EVe though quick
weighed what,we did well crews feel like they were doing •Volunteers: "Hundreds-and
t. ."Even.though you find all the against what we could have done what mattered." • hundreds had services to offer and
inthe you can't just leave them better," •Tornado victims: 'They were wanted to be of assistance and
in the street"The American Red
loss was contacted,a shelter site That self-critique will continue disbelief„ but the a state be were willing p put w them
was established.Food and drinks Monday, even while Waters re- disbelief,.,.but air seemed atience It
's traiintst to control want to hem
were stockpiled for distribution to turns to directing public works g P
victims,. rescue personnel and crews, organizing volunteer help and a willingness to let the organ- but then being required to get
work crews. and establishing a Red Cross- zation work in a systematic pass and being asked what I conk
1 Within a few hours after the government service center to pro- matter." •
do and what kind of equipment
tornado roared through,police had vide assistance to the victims.The- •Telecommunicators: In. be- had.'
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. .„..,.. .3y°4Y GRONBERG v\\\rhkl . — TT-
-._ . , the SBA.
1, hapel Hill Herald " " `q., S01Cl,,.i,, a We NXl11t to ,. "We should hear within a few days,"
.LSBOROUGH - Orange County of- b t1 Myers said.
icials wil7'open a one stop service center jointly en the victim doesn't have But Waters said local officials aren't
o where
.... .victims of last week's tor-
- waiting on the SBA's decision.
-1 can'sign up for financial aid and to go from place to place We don't want the SBA loans to be'a
A- r assistance. = to place." - roadblock to us,"he said."There will be a '
urfidals say they're hoping to coordi- lot of people to fall in the category of not _a
sate and streamline public and private re- NICK WATERS - needing an SBA loan."
is"efforts to simplify matters for;resi- COUNTY DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES The center will be able to process ap-
de:= s of the battered neighborhoods.:: plications for the SBA money if it comes •
.'s something we want to do jointly so The center will open today, although through, he added. Its main effort, how-
-.he victim doesn't have to go from place details about the center's staffing and op' ever, will be focused on directing victims
:p place to lace,"_said Nick Waters, Or- to the aid program or agency appropriate
P erations are still being worked out.--'. , to their needs.
ar ....County's director of emergency ser-
vi' 1.4i:-._ So far, about 115 families affected by Those who don't qualify for any kind of
the tornado have applied for aid, accord-
The governmental assistance will be referred
'A center will be located in the Court ing to county officials.The Red Cross esti- to private relief groups such as OCIM and
Sweet Annex in Hillsborough,which until mates that another 35 families have yet to
tl year housed the county manager's of- sign up.
the Salvation Army,Pryor-Cook said.
fi It will be run in cooperation with the Cleanup efforts in the neighborhoods
cc ity's American Red Cross and Orange Local authorities are still waiting to damaged by the tornado are nearly coon-
Congregations in Mission,Waters said, hear whether the federal Small Business plete.Officials estimate that 80 percent of
Administration will make a low-interest the debris left by the storm has been
-P-rd Cross workers have been screening
a applications in a gym at Orange High loan program available to Orange County hauled away.
Sl )ol since the tornado struck. But they tornado victims. officials But ocials remind anybody who asks
have to close that operation by Thursday State officials applied for the money last that the clean-up effort is only their first
and will be moving into the Court Street week, said Joe Myers, director of the N.C. step toward recovery. _
o'7-.:e,said Marti Pryor-Cook,the county's Division of Emergency Management. But "We're looking at a fairly lengthy pro-
d ctor of social services. they still haven't gotten a response from cess,"Waters said
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HILLSBOROUGH -,The.,federal C. -,:s v-a'c- .a n.0 6 a o b < C `e'o b g -
Small Business Adminislrati Will 4- 4.1...-.9:1-':a a° '''s=2-- v 0/ - a ° ' -a iO
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dedde early,next week l.perha by
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7'Tii sday` 'whether'4range°'and•fivO +`* I 4 i~, , N 1.y - ,,,o• N ,'� „.8_8,2 —
other�c�unties�wlll reeceive4low, ,, Q �n > G �i ro N a ^T
(nteiest rebuIlding loan �f r-huts'l!1,"t" ;,▪ 8° %o A ti $ ° m$ >.o'>p ��' g
dreds ot.,tornado-battered:, y g• i .5 eo,. U °' >, 30_,,,,, " ° o lit °1 C�ao ° >,"'
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Without SI3A•assistancei p le a % ar a rCl C4'gbyaw o
efforts in those''siz comities G a °: '-'coati ar E ° o a a = o .
'suffered 86.percent of the statewide o ro 0 v, ac -3 4 o-" 8 acv •o, 'N ti a
'damage from this'.week's barrage of , ; ' .-! :Mgt o G �',A .' G ' o N ro G _° > d N o..
twisters will fall exclusively on the ` = ro N a d'-L .u. Q >l22'$ '•a .n E a 6,
Red Cross-,private]enders and local ?�'::' ; •°,g•t;'., 'c°',t.!...0 8 t °' 'o ., ° 9 c eO.go=a m= e E
charities;:,.--'3.--- , - - R o.o . i gu t v e bo, 1 0 E i t;2 v 3'8- > °
.'We've_completed•the;damage , °c°o.'y a+ oo 0.0 ° .,u• °V r'E 8 m �',4 r, c`§ :-
survey for North Carolina and Faxed";: • g p o c p o L.5:a 8 ,c, v > G v, v a o
the figures to Washington, said Ri=,' ;. E °U vr, ego r`3 3 �S EL i ro R> 5°i
chard Nash of the SBA's Atlanta.of= i;
fice..'The final on will come l N
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from there If it's sitive,we'll stove 5 c ° ro a w eo o >,eo�v o to° >b
to set Offices and go to_work. , ; w S 2 d c ro c °'e d b Q d G a
•The six mantles under S3A ooit id p _• o > o E! d.6 v a v b-a 8• ;
' w , ;° L ..ation fa inia geographical patc - 9•` . N eo v V 3 C•a H . ;. , > G•
'� o 8 14 •. : 0D 0 TO.. 8 - N work as illogical as a tornado's leaps . • - 4 mos , F,y u R a.g. • m:and bounds.., U ,_;b.. •N v .a a - 0 . o
Yadkin and Stokes are in the north- ;I ti b- o •• .6'G R o�3 ; o, 0 E-8 (7'2 h n
west Piedmont;Orange,Harnett and a▪ i y 3 d o 0 8 co b oow'n v
Johnston lie mid-state,while Pasquo w p a G o .--='.- ',0 ,-,,l'.4"-- 8..-„.5.41:5 ° ° 53
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tank abuts'Albemarle Sound north !` ar ro a �' v
west'of-Kitty Haw141;, �:M .z_ ..1,:,-, g,._,"0 t.8 wi c m� <5,En,4 3 6, c �.0 a hoc 1
The•twister toll iii tIte six ties'.- • " v >, , N N T
u0'2 >A.'added up to two persons ...'... C. v a 3 E. w •y v. a"i 3 L 0 m m I = .e A . �-
In Hillsborough)and 72 Injured at{
'433`homes and nine.businesses a o,>,--
u b N'O 4 c W v :;
5 waged or deshroyed Of the$'j 31• Tell- m v >. w az . 3 ,a a o-• .- m -v= c A`�
s-Bola:in`:tomado.damages"reported. :r c tow-°cu o °o o o >, v • _" . y d > a.
statewide,$8.03 million of it came in o E--L w a s •y N.m 3 �, G s m c
these tialf.dozen;worst-hit locales: w >o V.v > v o Q▪ oca o c .. .. c.. •�
But'even these damage estinwtes a G 6, v L b 8 '. 0 3' N n
are a'patchwork of sorts,made up of . . n b y o .5 . c,b.� o. n 1 o r-3 'd Q %°"'Z'.c
viewed and revised in the coming
co .�v<x'2 ° 5 a ,.°?,v.w. = q 3 ro >,4
g 5frc a' .°-- Q < doao.oG '°•°"T
days and weeks. w v t c a o L v .. N.o a c ' - _ x q"
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Take Orange;for example, where - ' ' 0 o y E c x L o ,""' ro< a i°'_ 6 .❑
t. ro as a, u ro,n c c aw a�>.N m u " . `,x. o a o
initial state estimates put the toll at z • � ma'y N a 14"6 .g. r', ',.,"E:t a v LQ 3
$1.95 million: It's a figure based on : ' c G .o II oo o, a ; • c N ro �" e c
lost or damaged buildings(1ti2homea- E~ 3..5 v m • °g C ro.8 3. u .v
and 2 business),but it doesn't include... '• •-
victims' Personal property, downed: co b�j d, y c c °' "' c °' al.5 ro
power lines or wrecked utilities H to c m =, .. v. �' u-11. o .,
Add in these other costs,and the . ' '. ; v ,e N °u N ' t'8 N v Z o
complete Orange County tornado bill • : Z . ',. °u c° Ce o . •o L 8 . N m u
could jump as high as$2.75 million, • _ < o >,a ro A `� 'a E a,"0 2'm N
said Philip N.. "Nick" Waters, the = m •- o c A A 3 eol't el 3 >y...5
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county's:emergency managements ; 03 a) ( o-a o°JNO o a -ma• c.2 • q c° $y-Si m m'n'2 Z
director. = i a n' :,g .>°�mamc "w' a* Evn`°, vro
In other sections of the state, too, U �1 Ep v y u1= at orb i v. c m 3 >,4;'P °
damage estimates are being a u >.L o„ ro-o n ^, N R 'G °
reworked. m v Tp c, aN . a c_° ^ v G ci•3 a
tt 'Our initial figures were put . .' t c s o a c 3 ^' c a 8 L y c ii
N — damQOeo� v� 6'�y3ay . E
►See RELIEF, Page Al2 Q o r...-,° � �+ °o eo> 'v< a „.. ..5-, °-�
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Tornado recovery
efforts continue
HILLSBOROUGH — Orange '
County housing officials are
working with victims of last •
week's tornado and representa-
tives of state housing agencies•
. to find programs that could •
help finance repairs to tornado- •
damaged ed houses.
g
Meanwhile, a • distribution •
center. for.clothing, household
goods and furniture will oper-'
ate until Jan.,1 at the old A&P •
' store :in North Hills shopping'
center. Hours are 9 a.m. ,to 6
p.m. weekdays. •
•Anyone;wanting to volunteer
their services to tornado recov-
ery efforts should call the Vol- •
unteer Center of Orange County
at 929-9837 or 732-9154. . •
center 4 v1c e -- - i,.,
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• By LEE WEISBECKER C 1 . •.• of the debris left by the twister snapppeed •
Staff Writer " trees, exploded windows and demolished r..
,-.0..0 t!_.. ..-= roofs — have been cleaned up, thanks iri
HILLSBOROUGH Orant'a n has:;
' g tY ::;part town army of chain-saw totingvolun=�yy'� , 1
opened aone-stop service center on court=.;• teers from Orange and 'other',counties.:_,
house square to assist the victims of the tor- ' With that need met, the recovery focus'':,
nado that ripped nearby farms and neigh- has shifted to meeting the needs of families
borhoods nine days ago,killing two people .dislocated by the disaster.; %,'• :;?;;
• and leaving,..scores scores homeless. • r.
• " - "And we're working to identify just who Y•1
The service°center, at,109;Court Street, ;d1 those families are,", said Hilisboroug�
houses the:Red Cross, numerous county . s ' d _
,.,.: ,,:•, .Mayor Horace H.Johnson Sr:«We ve ha 1�r
human service agencies.and:'.the Orange 'lot of families move in with relatives out-
Congregations in Mission;a church group "side of the noun We're to locate .;
-' "The idea is to put all the or• anizations, - ty' 1of help
P , g .:1••them and explain the kinds,of help thaYs ,=_�
• involved in this recovery under one:roof," ;''available to them.
•`said'Orange County..Manager John Link -:sa. ~ ..' . ,mot'P'` ` ' -•'i .:4
"This way,the people who need help won't,' ;'.The•creation of a one-stop•service center•'- '
have to go from one place to another to'find is an attempt to consolidate that human re- '
. it." covery effort. Representatives of the vari " •The office will also house representatives ous organizations housed in the office will •
from the:federal Small Business Admi ;;:'form' an ."unmet needs committee" that :
nistration,if and when the SBA declares Or-,' over the next few weeks will assess short`+..
ange County eligible for low-interest loans' term victim needs and long range housing : :; •
to rebuild homes and businesses destroyed .plans for each family dispossessed by the
and damaged by; the twister. tornado'
SBA officials in Niagara Falls, N.Y.; on ' Actually meeting those•housing needs,; •.
Tuesday reviewed the damage figures from will,be the, Orange County Red Cross, :
Orange and five:other North Carolina -i.which is attempting to obtain mobile homes :•
counties; but they hadn't issued a formal to house needy,families, and presumably;•.'.
,declaration of loan eligibility..:.::".. the SBA:
"We have the figures and we expect word'��=�:;: Under the-SBA' program;' the:federal •- 1-
-.on this momentarily," said SBA spokesper-.• agency offers-three types of loans at 4'pert':
son Catherine Thom. But the formal word.', cent to 8 per cenf ih'terest:viediai assistant'
hasn't'coime'down.yeL": 1 •;. -2.:a.'-';1:'!-7.-!'''...".:'
_'- loans::up toT $20,00q to replit:e_'persortil ! • _
In Orange, the'early`morning tornado= property,home loans to$100,000 and busi=µ.
that formed over the Eno River on Nov.23' ness loans to':$500 ' ' `' " '';''=
,000. ' �; ..;.� ';;: ,_,,. .
cut a 4-mile swath of destruction,blowing.. ;11..A 4,;;4-11f1 ski:'i'`l:�t :%`.- '^;n.: ;;' :::: .0;':�:,,
away or wrecking 162 homes and two bu-'.•;,:•.!We don't ve anyreason to.thinl(Or-
sinesses.. It also claimed the lives.o£ a..?`tinge County.won t qualify [for the SBA�_ '•
53-year-old businessman and a young boy, program," Link said,"but right now we're
the day before the child's second birthday.. like everyone else=waiting for the formal;• ::
County officials say roughly 80 per cent declaration." : .- . .
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The day the tornado..i (Nov 23),the Orange County Man ager's QfGGe
e began faxing status reports in the late afternoon regarding efforts tq assess
NP bra" damage,clean up affected areas and assist those who were hit b'Y rhn stbrir►.
IZ•2-q Z 9 These reports conttnued'on Nov 24'and 25 before the Thanksgiving
holyday <A summary of the reports follows
11TOY !24
Local:damage assistance teams surveyed all areas invalvmg 180
Area businesses helped
homes Damage estunates totalled$1 9 trulliott;
Representatives from FEMA (Federal°Emergency Managment
in tornado relief effort ,
Agency) and $BA rted to
(US Small Husiness Admmistratlon) sta
validate the damage assessment performed by the local teams:
Several area businesses made major contributions to the relief effort in Preliminary figures`indicated approximately 50,percent of the
town last week. Among them were the following: _ damaged homes were privately insured .;
• Central Carolina Bank and Trust Company (CCB) donated ,y A:pproximately i3OQQ'cubicyards of brush debris was removed and
$5,000 to the American Red Cross, plus made special loan programs ` temporarily stored at Fairview Community Parks and approxunately 100
available to families whose homes were damaged by the tornado. Loans Cubic yards of building material was removed and deposited in'the county
may be short-term loans at a special interest rate for people who want to landfill brews from Hillsborough,Orange County,Mebane;Chapel Hill,
begin repairs before they receive their insurance checks, or longer term Cardoro and Graham,plus volunteers, helped with removing the debris:
loans at a favorable interest rate for repairs not covered by insurance. NOV 25
People interested in the special loan programs can call Paul Williams or i ' Damne assessment teams (local state and`federal) completed the
Greg Siler at CCB's North Churton S tree[branch at 732-2176 or Ed Riley review of all areas and of the l62 sites reviewed,84 structures xeceived
at CCB's South Churton branch at 644-6000. ti minor damage, 13 structures received major darriage,and 53 `structures
•Hillsborough Savings Bank,SSB accepted monetary donations were'.destroyed SUbctttral damage estimates totalled$1 953'milhon '<
for the Tornado Assistance Fund. Checks should be made payable to y Approzmalely 80 percent of the clean wood debris and a"substantial
Hillsborough Tornado Relief,American Red Cross. For more details,call ` portion of the mixed debris had been removed from the ect ed areas:
732-2143 or 732-2144. • A volunteer effort to'assist'residents in clearing their property`and
•McDonald's Restaurants throughout the Triangle area had in-store movingdebnstocurbsandnght-of waysforlocalgovemtnehtworkersto
cannisters to.collect money for the Orange County Red Cross last remove begins Individuals needing assistance were given green placards
Saturday. Thirty-eight restaurants took part in the effort. indicaong'iheir need and volunteers wereasked to coordinate'directly
•N a tions B a nk had lenders setup shop on site at U.S.70 and Faucette with residents displaying:the placards over the T. hariksgiving'weekend.
Mill Road,as well as extended hours at the Hillsborough office on North Goyerntnent employees.began removrg the ma Lena on Monday
Churton Street,to expedite loan applications last Tuesday and Friday for s •'As no"individual SL.sought temporary housing at the American"Red
tornado victims. Short-term loans were available for those who wanted to Cross shelter at the Orange County High School gymnasium during the
expedite repair or restoration work for those who had insurance coverage. I previous'night;the Red Cross,in conjunction with Orange County Human 1.
Mid-and long-term loans were available for those who had more time for Service Agencies and Orange Congregations 'in>Mission,' began• a
repairs or were only partially insured or had no insurance. Formoredetails transition to a service center to help tornado victims,
on the loans,call 942-5183. • Electricity was restored to all houses deemed habitable.
NationsBank also made a $500 donation to the Orange County Red • Orange Congregations in Mission and the American Red Cross
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By JULIA WHITE �/ "` '` "They ll be one of a few'agencies that ty Courthouse in Hillsborough• „.'., :utla the'loans can i telephone.the*service cen-
iaMU v t�� -' ` i �� will be evaluating the,losses," he said.,.
t '"If they get in touch with the service 1.ter at
644 3070'mr 7328181 extension
The Chapel Hill Herald r. y - Tornado'photo'on page 3
HIISSBOROUGH—Residents and bust- + °Hopefully we'll be able to help 100 per-"'center first we'll 'evaluate needs other'?3070.Ho are 10 am to 7 p m:.;..:,.
ness owners in liillsborou who'suf cent of the victims.,' h4 Fr _ ,. . Kul,{than housing,".said Sharron Siler,coutity't The;SBA loan rates for physical dam-
cent
property damage from lastlast:week's' if', ! ;; r�r" `` at` A state*,!tally puts losses'in Orange�,spokeswoman "Then they'll be referred, age to houses and other structures were
tornadoes may apply for Small Business As„well,as giving the nod to Orange, County.at-almost $21millioii and losses . to the housing center.”, !,y V0
quoted as follows'?
Administration loans,officials announced ;.County, the SBA,declared Stokes County 'across the- state at'$9.3 million. The The SBA derision, requested by Gov. �N JHomeowriers a with other credit
Thursday �, �, eligible for the,loan.-Jbe decision auto-'.' storms destroyed 53;h'm sand a'busi-"'';jim'Martin and supported by,U.S Rep. 'available,8 percent,t 'y
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The derision enables people to`rebuild matically makes 10'contiguous counties' 'ness here and damaged_109 home's and p�David Price, D-Chapel Hill came as no p� Homeowners without other credit
or make'repaits with low-interest'loans 'to the two hardest htt.counties eligible another business,officials have said.'''' "' surprise to local officials.. n iq available 4
from the federal government;' ;E for funding.` t!;Jp I :3: Residents who wish to apply for loans? "It was'our hope that we would get a' Y t Busmesses`with other credit.,avail-
"It was our hope that this would come:.;.;Swanson said"the''.SBA;would be just can start Monday i'at Orange County's l presidential declaration, Swanson--said. able 8 rcent
through,;'. Hillsborough I Town:Manager one of several agencies.offering financial 'new service center,located at the Court si :'But this will certainly go a long way. �..s a:1x 7
Eric Swanson said."It will be a help." assistance to Hillsborough residents. Street annex beside the old Orange Coun Anyone who wished to inquire about"' please See LOANS/2
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'P'f ■ F Businesses` and non- The loan application,dead-
-profit,organizations without line for physical damage is,..
10 other available credit, 4 per- Feb. 1.and for the closing of i,
cent.;5;:.i:i: a business is Nov.3.
■' Others, including non
profit'`organizations, with Other counties"
other'!credit,available, 7.725 Alamance, Caswell, Chatham,
percent"; Durham.,;Forsyth,. Guilford,.;''
'.The''loan''rates for eco- .
and Rockingham. Surry:g
nomic';injury,' such as the;: d Yadkin in North Carolina
closing'of a-business with no ; and.Patrick County in Vir-
other'eredit available, stand "•ginia.— also are eligible for
at 4 percent.' SBA loans.'
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►By LEE WEISB'ECKER (��.{ `t'�t{(g1�; ' rthat the Triangle is on awaiting li to receive a "'namely,detecting wind sheer,which is radical
`Doppler radar:by_February''1994.,"` shifts in atmospheric pressure recently blamed <
Staff Writers Unlike conventional:'radar; Doppler allows - '`in some airline crashes:
HILLSBOROUGH The federal Small Busi- weather watchers to spot'tornados as they form . '' In Orange County, 162 homes and two bu
ness Administration has declared .tornado- and reach dolm''from'the"clouds. It also tells sinesses were damaged or demolished,,and ttivo: •
battered residents of Orange County eligible to _them the direction a twister is taking,improving persons were killed Nov., 23'after':a'tornado
receive low-interest loans for rebuilding homes' forecasters' earlywarning capabilities. -. Eormed'over the Eno River and cut a'4-mile path'
and businesses knocked flat by last week's ,'; The congre�srnan had a briefing on this with of destruction'west-of HilLsborougk"k":,., j
twister. . : ::� ' :.'� officials from.:the weather•service yesterday ' ,`While= Orange and' Stokes counties
SBA spokesperson'" Catherine' Thom' in '' [WednesdayJ,'`'said Price"ispokesman David. named as the primary locations in the SBA'de-
Niagara'Falls, N.Y.,* said.;Thursday that-the Feldman "Our area has bee'n'mbved up into the claration,`all'counties'surrounding them'
agency's loan processors ziiould begin arriving.' stop third of the priority'list for the Doppler.But also declared eligible for'federal rebulll g`y
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in FMIsborough as early as.Saturday. we'can t expect installation•before';'1994." loans. "f 7 ...... 1;,
'In all,'we ve'declared,12 North Carolina ."` ?The radar; which;"costs .up`tto`.$4`million,'•,,., Touching Orange,the duster of couttties des-
counties eligible for,assistance,".:Thom;said. would be installed-on-a`&a n 'owne'd by N.C. lured eligible were Alamance,Caswell;Person,'; `.
`But Orange and Stokes�are the primary coup-; _j State University about°30'miles from Raleigh-, :Durham and Chatham
ties because of the amount•of tornado damage. Durham International`Airport { #z' .:: Surrounding Stokes, in-the northwest Piedd ..r
Meanwhile,a spokesman-for U.S.Rep.David ; 'At that distance;-Feldman said,-the idar'is
Price's Washington,D.C.,office said Thursday bettersuitedto perform its other maj}or function, ►See LOANS, Page A10
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:Loans ',' offers three types of loans,usually t
at 4, percent interest."victim-
s Continued from Page Al .' assistance loans for lost personal
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mont, the counties named by the to $100,000 and business loans to
L SBA included Surry„Yadkin, For- $500,000.
syth Guilford, Rockingham co
un- Thom said'no twister victim,
ties in No><tli`Carolina and Patrick _ whether insured against losses'or
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This`Is:fouriusual procedure, from SBA consideration. `. ;-
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cited Way of Greater Orange County members Ted Abernathy, extreme left, and
r n Russell, extreme right, flank representatives with Orange Congregations in
Mission and the Orange County Red Cross, two groups which received $5,000 each
last week from the United Way to provide immediate financial assistance through the
anksgiving weekend. Accepting from left to right are OCIM Executive Director Rev.
aron Freeland, Orange County Red Cross Executive Director Bob Lockwood, and
Orange County Red Cross Chairman John Rego.
7mergency shelter helped to fill
residents' needs following tornado
22 counties reporting some tornado week as"Excellent. Outstanding."
, y Wesley Hyatt damage last week reported Lockwood concurred.
Editor destruction to personal property "The reason is the agencies in this
or those helping with repair requiring Red Cross disaster relief county are so close-knit,we know
rk last week, the action was at assistance. Orange County was the how to work with each other, so
i: ahwest Hillsborough. But for most heavily hit area. nothing is compromised or
those helping the tornado victims, To help the Red Cross chapter affected,"Lockwood said.
tk-re was one main place to go—the with its work, which included not
ergency shelter at the Orange only food and shelter but also The shelter ended its operation
gh School gymnasium medical,financial and other forms of this week; however,the Red Cross
administered by the Orange County assistance, the agency received will continue its relief work in
chapter of the American Red Cross. several checks last Wednesday, Orange County and across North
rrirthrter operfed urlTionday"Including- S5,00t3 eath-from the Carolina as needed. For those;4vho
er the-storm-hit earlier that "United Way of-Greater Orange wish to help the organization in
morning with the permission of County and Central Carolina Bank. Orange County,call 942-4862. For
school officials. By all accounts, Orange County Red Cross those who wish to help the
shelter was an efficient—and Chairman John Rego termed all the statewide_effort, call 1-800-842-
sy—operation. work between relief agencies last 2200.
'I'd say after the first two days,
we fed 600," said Bob Lockwood,
A.ecutive director of the Orange Orange County Tornado
aunty Red Cross,last Wednesday.
Ve fed 150 for breakfast today.
That includes victims and Assistance Numbers
volunteers."
Lockwood added that 60 to 65 •Orange County Tornado Victim Assistance(a 24-hour hotline for
:rcent of tornado victims had come victims): 967-7426.
to the shelter to get help for their •Orange County Red Cross: 942.4862.
needs,and that 50 more people had •Orange Congregations in Mission(OCIM): 732-6194.
dicated that they planned to do so •Volunteer Assistance(for those contributing services,goods,etc.;a
ter last week. 24-hour hotline): 968-2050.
The Orange County chapter was •Tornado AssistanceFund(financial contributions;done in cooperation
not alone in handling emergency with Hillsborough Savings Bank,SSB): 732-2143 or 732-2144.
-eeds in the state. Fourteen of the
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Paul Williams, vice president and manager of Central Carolina Bank's downtown
office in Hillsborough, presented a $5,000 check last Wednesday to the Orange
County Red Cross for relief efforts. Accepting the check on the right is John Rego,
chairman of the board for the Orange County Red Cross.
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By BLAKE DICKINSONII? Center workers have helped those vic-
The Chapel Hill Herald. I tims apply for low-interest Small Busi-
i HILLSBOROUGH — More than two ness Administration loans and referred
weeks have passed since a tornado them to the American Red Cross,"of property damage through Health Department, Orange Congre-
swath rough Or-
Coun-
killed two people and cut a $1.9 million ty
gations in Mission and other relief agen-
r-, cies, he said.
ange County, but recovery efforts .con-
"We've been real pleased with the
tinue. work of all those human service organi-
'The county's downtown Tornado Di- zations," Kittrell said.
saster Service Center has been doing Commissioner Stephen Halkiotis
brisk business since it opened last agreed. "There have been a lot of posi-
Thursday, Assistant-County-Manager-A1--tive things-that-have come out of this
bert Kittrell said this week. tragedy," he said.
In just its first two days of operation, Most of the requests have been for
88 people from 35 households had vis- housing assistance, repairs or clean-up,
ited the 109 Court St. center for one- said Marti Pryor-Cook, county Depart-
ment of Social Services director. Some
stop access to a'
wide range of human
v
services, Kittrell told the Oran County victims still need replacement beds, bed-
ge Coun
Board'of Commissioners Monday night!'" ' please see RECOVERY/12
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 19!
RECOVERY; FROM 3 t -
cling and household furniture,she said. ple out of work, Pryor-Cook said. "We road rights of way for the next four to partment,' New Hope Volunteer Fire'County,' City of Durham, Alainati
A final tally of the Nov.23 storm re- are working to assist them,"she said. six weeks,he said-
vealed 53 buildings were destroyed, 13 County workers are also trying to A final price tag on the county's tor- Fire aDepartment nChe el Hill Fire tDe- .;County Rescue, and Forestry Servi
received major damage and another 84 find people who may need help but nado response and.relief has yet to be partment, Carrboro Volunteer Fire De- Guilford County and Person County.
buildings suffered minor damage. don't know how to get it, Pryor-Cook computed, but it is expected to be sig- partment, White Cross Volunteer Fire Tornado victims should stop by t
The need for rental housing is so said. "There's a fairly extensive out- nificant, Link told commissioners. The Department, Cedar Grove Volunteer Tornado Disaster Service Center in i
acute that county officials are having reach,"she said. bill for dumping 1,300 tons of storm Fire Department and Lebanon Volun- Court Street Annex building at l
trouble finding space for victims near That effort began shortly after the debris in the Orange County Landfill teer Fire Department; I Court St. in Hillsborough- Center hoi
Iillsborough, said Tara Fikes, county first relief workers responded to the alone is expected to surpass $25,000, ■ Emergency management agen- -are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday throe,
housing services director. ! Nov- 23 twister, said Nick Waters, he said. cies: N.C. Division of EM, Durham Friday- People also can call the i':m
"At this time we just need some county Emergency Management direc- Orange County is trying to tally and County EM, American Red Cross and at 644-3070-
places to refer them to," Fikes said tor. "Even on day two or day three thank those area municipalities and Alamance County EM; j
Tuesday. "It appears that ,everybody (after the tornado) we had people groups that assisted in the tornado re- ■ Law enforcement agencies: Hills- People who would urc r done
has found some temporary shelter. knocking on doors,"he said. sponse,Link said- beds, bedding or furniture or have i
There are some people who are look- borough Police Department, Orange formation about any available rent
P P "I'm pleased to hear you're doing The following is a partial list of aid County Sheriff's Department, Chapel property should contact service cent
ing for replacement housing." that," said Halkiotis, who is the princi- agencies that assisted: Hill Police Department,Carrboro Police
Others have asked for financial help, pal at Orange High School."That needs ■ Emergency medical services: Department, N.C- Highway Patrol and workers at 644-3076- .
food, legal assistance or counseling ser- to happen." Alamance County EMS, Durham Coun- N.C-Depart ment of Motor Vehicles; Furniture and bedding will be a
vices, said Pryor-Cook, who!a ng ser The county has "basically com- ty EMS, Orange County Rescue Squad, ■ Tornado debris removal: Garner, lected at the North Hills Shopping Cc
ing the relief center. "Counseling ser- pleted" the clean-tip of major tornado- South Orange Rescue Squad, Orange Wake Forest, Morrisville, Carrboro, ter off North Churton Street and U.
vices are certainly needed,"she said. tossed debris with bucket- and front- County EMS and Carolina Air Care; Chapel Hill,Mebane,Graham,Durham, 70. Anyone who needs help gettii
The closing of Terrell's Tire & Auto end loaders, County Manager John ■ Fire departments: Hillsborough Burlington, Raleigh, Charlotte, Orange items to the distribution center c i
Parts on U.S. 70 after the death of its Link Jr. said_ County workers will con- Fire Department, Eno Volunteer Fire County Schools and Wake County;and contact service officials at 644-0690 11
owner,Joe Terrell, has put seven peo- tinue to pick up material placed in Department, Efland Volunteer Fire De- ■ Light plant loans; Randolph transportation assistance.
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NEWS BRIEFS
Tornado
advice
planned
HILLSBOROUGH — North State
Legal Services and the Orange
County Bar Association are spon-
I soring a Thursday night seminar
for tornado victims who need ad-
vice about insurance issues and
other problems.
"It's a community education
presentation to try to answer the
most commonly asked questions,
and address the concerns of tor-
nado victims about their legal
rights," said Carlene McNulty,
North State's managing attorney.
Local attorney John Martin will
talk about insurance problems at
the 7 p.m. workshop at Fairview
Baptist Church. North State al-
ready has gotten calls from peo-
ple who have questions about
their dealings with insurers, Mc-
Nulty said.
Many concerns center on dam-
age assessments, McNulty said. In
some cases, for example, an as-
sessor won't declare a trailer a
total loss, despite its owner's be-
lief to the contrary.
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- #1 , r , € who have nothing left.They have
�.4+t, : - •> s r ' no insurance,no money,no jobs.
V. a , •�k ` '. .-. We really need to reach down•,. t 4- : I ; , „,i,-1::,;1„,_., and give, instead of everybody
'Y' *'':.„,„..-4 ' ---:'.*--,! tt T -. talking all the time.”
. ''-%•itu - , y ••«- - X Among the goods and services•
� � �- A. ^: Burklew has received for the
�.. auction so far: golf packages for
",� �� , <: several local golf courses;a week
4_/ t -*-• ti # k rail at a beach house; autographed
y - = = f r `�. a footballs; several hours of Free
'.- �,,., ._,/,, 4 A l �;- i g_ ; ;-; consultation with a lawyer or an
i ` accountant; and gift certificates
, t i ' for local restaurants.
1 We also have a free sky-diving
°-'" jump,if you're brave enough,"he
r .` said.
- , Sanders has even volunteered to
/ { go one-on-one in basketball with
r �Y >' p a the highest bidder.
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_� ipeople are regular Joes," said
•-,� p-t• ,.,:• : -- . - Sanders."I don't plan to get beat,
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but it's not a big deal either way.
_ It's going to be in the spirit of fun
.t,- , :,r` I -4. , .. �? 3 , z 'and giving.,,
. - - sun photo by scan sew.,. All of the proceeds from the
:ggy Upsman searches through mounds of donated items to replace goods she lost last month. -. -' auction will go to Hillsborough
r---:-. j, storm victims.
I , ' -�• '' "We know people in other parts
Altruism reigns.. ado ti Q f term at a the state were affected real,"
id Burklew. But
we really EE
: thought we could make a differ- 1
_ -- - ence out there,"
By RUTH SHEEHAN . `° 7t -,`How you scan-,help s NY ,
Stan writer - {
With the auction: Goods.still in demand:. .
HILLSBOROUGH—The boxes of cloth- To contribute items or services to the •Linens,blankets,towels. '
___g, appliances, canned food and curtains celebrity auction;call the Tim Burklew •Furniture,especially beds. --- --. -
fill the old A&P, a testament to the School of Golf,876-2531. •Dishes,silverware,pots and pans.
compassion of strangers. The auction will be held Dec. 17,at •Appliances,lamps,throw rugs.
Three weeks after a tornado tore through the Plantation Inn,6401 Capital Blvd. •Diapers,toilet paper,
rthwest Hillsborough, help continues to in Raleigh.The.event begins with •Also needed:Rental properties for
ur into Orange County from around the celebrity autographs,at 6:30 p.m.;the storm victims left homeless.
state and across the nation. bidding begins at 8 p.m. '
"We've just had a phenomenal response If you need help:
mm as far away as Ohio and.Wyoming," With the tornado assistance Contact the Tornado Disaster Service
id Sharron Stier, a management analyst effort in Hillsborough: :Center,-located in the old county office
r Orange County who has helped coordi• building, 109 Court Street,Hillsborough,
note the tornado relief effort' To volunteer goods and services,call ..'64'4-3076,.The Red Cross,county agen-
The twister, which killed two people and 968-2050 or 644-3070. des,the Small Business Administration
used millions of dollars in damage, To volunteer services only,call the and-other agencies have set up shop in
�ehed down early Nov. 23, commanding Volunteer Center of Orange County, the center,which is open from 10 a.m.
adlines in The Washington Post, the L.A. 929-9837. to 7 p.m.Monday through Friday.
rimes and other newspapers across the To make donations to the Tornado For help any other time,call the
Assistance Fund,call the Hillsborough Orange County.Tomado Victim Assis-
nation. - g ty'
But almost as startling, said Siler, has Savings&Loan,732-2143 or 732-2144.. - tance 24-hour Hotline,967-7426.
en the public's response. .
From donations of cash to offers of free
note! rooms for victims of the twister, the to participate in a celebrity auction to Cleveland Indians,
outpouring of aid has been overwhelming, bolster the relief effort further. Twiggy Sanders,a onetime Harlem Glob-
che said. The event, organized by Tim Burklew, a etrotter`who lives in Wake Forest, will
"People have just been so kind and local golf pro,will be held at the Plantation._ provide the entertainment.
ving," said Peggy Upsman,who lost her Inn on Capital Boulevard,and will feature:" -- But while Burklew has the sports stars
“ailer when the storm hit. Roman Gabriel, a former Los Angeles lined up for the event,he's still looking for
And the help :has not slowed as the Rams quarterback who also played at N.C. more items to auction.
headlines faded. State,former quarterback Cliff Stoudtof the "We-really need the Triangle to come
Next week, a passel of sports stars, Pittsburgh Steelers, Milt Plum of the together as a team,"said Burklew."There
eluding former Heisman Trophy winner Cleveland Browns, Buddy Curry of the .
_Jug Flutie,will be coming to the Triangle Atlanta Falcons and Tommy Smith of the, See TORNADO,page 58
•
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T.. ornado ,,"Rellef
dj The Herald-Sun Newspapers and The Home Builders Associa-
tion of Durham and Chapel Hill are asking you to join us in provid-
ing relief to the victims of the Hillsborough tornado. We are working
with The ORANGE CONGREGATIONS IN MISSION to supply des-
perately needed food and money.
To give Cash or Check donations to the Tornado-Relief Effort,
Make checks payable to-OCIM-Tornado Relief and send donation directly to:
OCIM HBA of Durham & Chapel Hill
341 Ja-Max Drive 20 West Colony Place
Daniel Boone Village Suite 130
Hillsborough, NC 27278 Durham, NC 27705
(919) 732-6194 (919) 493-8899
Food and supplies can be delivered to the following address and we will deliver it to Hillsborough.
Please make deliveries between now and Dec. 21, 1992 to:
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E DB ham, NCt 27705 o7a,`Xµa@+$n `
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CLATION (919)419-6700
d Durham&Chapel Hill ;
THE CHAPEL HILL HERALD
NEWS BRIEFS
Bank gives
$2,000 for
storm relief
CHAPEL HILL — The Chapel
Hill office of First:Union -Na-
tional Bank of Nortli-Carolina
last week sent two,donations,
each for $1,000, to relief agen-
cies assisting victims of last
month's Hillsborough tornado.
Karen Sanders Raleigh, the
bank's Chapel Hill city execu-
tive, made the donations to the
American Red Cross and Orange
Congregations in Mission.
First Union also is offering
tornado victims special rates
and terms for home-
improvement, automobile, mo-
bile home and other loans, ac-
cording to a company state-
ment. Interested people may
come by any of the bank's
Chapel Hill offices or call 932-
2200.
Federal
lenders
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t
coon
By LISA REINERS (S I l
•
The Chapel Hill Herald l�
HILLSBOROUGH — Represen- LENDERS FROM 1
r, tatives from the U.S. Small Busi-
ness Administration- will pack A tornado that ripped number, 1-800-659-2955, to re-
up their temporary Hillsbor- ( through Hillsborough's north- ceive an application in the mail.
l ough office Wednesday and western side early Nov. 23 de- County Manager John Link
I leave for another storm- stroyed or severely damaged 65 encouraged people to apply
damaged area. homes and left many others even if they eventually may not
Officers have been taking with minor damage, causing an need the loan.
} loan applications from tornado estimated $2 million in. prop- "Individuals who apply don't
victims for more than a week erty damage. Two people died have to follow through with the
out of a Court Street office. in the storm. , loan," Link said. Some home-
About 45 people have applied People who are still inter- owners waiting to hear from in-
for the low-interest federal ested in applying for the loans surance companies ' or other
d have until Feb. 1. County of-
oan which are intended to
loans, wlu
loan sources should apply just
�' PPYJ
help homeowners and business ficials can help residents obtain to be safe, he said.
owners rebuild or make repairs applications even after the of Businesses and homeowners
after a natural disaster. . fice is closed, said Orange Coun- with other available credit may '
"We're being pulled out be ty Assistant Manager Albert Kit- be eligible for 8-percent loans,
cause of the damage from . trell. but most SBA loans have a rate
storms in the northeasterr. "We will have information of 4 percent.
states," said supervisory loan of- necessary for. them to get ap- "We try to keep all our loans
ficer David Dillworth. Homes plications on hand," Kittrell at 4 percent," Dillworth said.
and businesses' in New York, , said. The limit for SBA homes is
New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Dillworth said some people $100,000 for real estate and
Island and Massachusetts were who may need the loans have $20,000 for damage to personal
t damaged by severe storms last not yet applied. property, Economic injury loans
weekend. Dillworth, one of four "There are still people who are available for people who
- SBA workers assigned to Hills- have not contacted us," lost business because of the tor-
borough, was the only one left Dillworth said. "I don't know nado. The deadline for applying
in the office Monday afternoon. how many there are." for economic injury loans is
f Dillworth said storm victims I Residents can call a toll-free Sept. 1.
in the Northeast were in greater - -
need of immediate SBA help
than those here.
please see LENDERS/2
county, town to
froe o
f es for
victims of tornadoes' destruction
By RAY GRONBERG
member Bob Rose insisted on the deadline,
The Chapel Hill Herald saying it was needed to give property own-
HILLSBOROUGH Orange County and "Ourfeeling was that we ers in the stricken North Fairview neigh-
borhood an incentive to rebuild quickly.
town officials have decided, at least for
now, to forgo charging tornado victims fees didn't want to present any "If you leave it over a long period of
for building and other permits they need Wrrier to ictim time, a lot of that stuff is just going to sit,"
v
before rebuilding their homes. tTII9 Rose said. "A lot of it is rental property.
County Manager John Link Jr. said Tues- to get their lives b"kin order." There are landlords that need to get on
day officials want to make it easier for with the program."
those whose homes were damaged or de- JOHN LINK JR., The town board, like the county, has
stroyed to recover from the Nov. 23 storm, COUNTY MANAGER made no decision on how to balance its
which ravaged the outskirts of Hills- books for the lost fees. The town already
borough. has an arrangement with OCIM to pay for
"Our feeling was that we didn't want to Link said building inspectors will check the agency's trash collection fees through a
present any barrier to victims trying to get the names of people applying for permits contribution, and Planning Director Marg-
their lives back in order," Link said. "Cer- against a list of the families who suffered aret Hauth told board members they could
tainly I think this is in the spirit of other ef: storm damage. They're also keeping track do something similar in this case. - ' -
forts we've pursued with folks who need af- of how much the permits would have cost. Board members made little comment on
fordable housing or who need other kinds
of assistance." They're doing that because the county that idea, but Rose did say that he wasn't
does have a policy against waiving fees en- in favor of asking OCIM or any other agen
Orange County officials decided on the tirely. Officials haven't ruled out trying to cy to foot the bill outright.
no-pay policy a couple of weeks ago, and recover the costs of the permits, Link said. "We need to work out a mechanism to
Hillsborough's town board voted, Monday Sometime after the first of the year, he not hit people in their pocketbook," Rose
night to follow their lead. i - -
The permits needed to install a mobile said, they'll decide whether they'll ask a said. "And I I don't want to hit OCIM, ei
home in the county's jurisdiction typically local charity such as Orange Congregations ther."
cost about $109, according to Joe Weathers, in Mission for a reimbursement. Or they Some of this discussion, however, may be
the county's permits coordinator. Costs for may simply write off the cost, giving OCIM mooted by the tornado victims themselves.
fixed houses are based on their square foot- or another agency a bill that would on Weathers said that his department hasn't
age and typically run a couple of hundred paper be paid with a "contribution" from gotten many applications for building per-
dollars more. the county. mits, and he has an idea that rebuilding
The tornado destroyed 53 homes and "We will reconcile the accounts at some work may be going ahead in many cases
damaged 109 others. Many were mobile point," Link said. "But we'll address that at without the needed paperwork.'
homes in the north Fairview community. the appropriate time. Our focus now is on "They may not know that they're not
Charges for all types of homes run any- making sure those folks get their housing being charged a fee," he said. "The ones
where from $5 to $30 higher in Hills- needs in order as fast as possible." without power do come in for an electrical
borough, which charges more than't"the 'Hillsborough's board voted'ho go along permit so they can-let their power.turned
county for zoning permits. with the county plan until June 30. Board back'on."
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SBA packs
Li r leaves-
�
By LEE WEISBECKER .. SBA
L.Staff Writer 1;--1/6/77i Continued from Page A3
HILLSBOROUGH — Weekend : want people to understand, how-
torms in the northeast have ever, that just because we're leav-
)rompted loan processors from the ing the area doesn't mean we still
federal Small Business Administra- won't accept applications from
tion to leave tornado-battered Or- them. Victims can still apply.'
nge County today, two days ear-
_er than intended. However, in the wake of last
And in their briefcases, they'll weekend's severe northeaster in
^arty only 13 local loan applica- : New England, these staffers are
ons, dozens fewer than expected. ! now needed closer to home, Dil-
"So far,we approved three loans
in Orange County," said SBA worth said.
pokesman David Dilworth. "One Hillsborough residents inter-
'as to a renter for personal prop- ested in applying for art SBA loan
erty lost in the tornado. The other for physical damage to homes,per
two were to home owners." sonal pToperty and businesses can
SBA loans,given at 4 percent in- do so until Feb.1,1993.Application
zest,go up to$20,000 for lost per- for economic injury should be in by
sonal property and up to $100,000 k t. 3,. 1993..
on homes damaged or destroyed in p
natural disaster.
In a little over a week of work,the
SBA processors have passed out 43
loan applications to Hillsborough
!sidents victimized by the twister
tat swept across farms and neigh-
borhoods Nov.23,killing two per-
--ms and leaving scores homeless.
Only 16 applications have been
completed and returned.
"My job is to do initial screen-
g," Dilworth said, "but I think
ose other 13 applications will
look pretty good to the people do-
ing the final evaluations."
In declaring Orange a federal dis-
ter area, SBA expected to receive
applications from well over 100
home and business owners. In Or-
Ige, the twister caused an esti-
_.ated$2 million in total damages.
But the flood of victims into the
an office on Hillsborough's Court
reet never materialized.
"The response was lower than
we expected," Dilworth said. "We
>ee SBA, Page A8 L
.._....____
,,
shift .• r
orna eff
Tornado
1211119z;
By LEE WEISBECKER $60,000 in vouchers to Orange
. County victims of the Nov. 23 'Continued from Page Al
Staff Writer -
twister,which killed two people :with the agencies that can help.'
HILLSBOROUGH — As of 6 and left scores homeless. - ; Victims needing further Red
p.m.today,the Triangle chapter With the money, storm Vic- Cross assistance can call the orga-
of the American Red Cross will tims are buying temporary nization's toll free number,
handle Orange County tornado housing, food, clothing and 1-800-989-2721.
relief efforts out of its Durham other basic essentials. "mat will put them into touch
office. ' , Studinger said the Red Cross ,with our Raleigh office,'Studinger
. '
'We'll be closing our office plans to continue to offer this said Raleigh will then refer the
here [on Hillsborough's Court kind of assistance well into the matter to the Durham office.'
Street]and transferring all activ- new year. , The Durham office is located at
ities over there," said the Trian- . 'We're doing considerabled 4737 University Drive and can be
gle director, Glen C..Studinger.-.:. outreach work," he said,nmain- reached at 489-6541.
'Moving our efforts to Durham . taming contact with 133 or 134 I v
gives us a.centralized location families hit by the storm: When/—
for handling tornado relief in we can't solve a problem,we're
several affected' coimties. putting the families in touch
• According to Studinger, the‘:
Red Cross has issuicrwell over 0,See TORNADO, Page Al2
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0'414..41 tt:4. ea,;
DECEMBER 20, 1992
• A3•
m victims
•P � loans
� �pass . up
■By LEE WEISBECKER ' L, ET ,(1'...
.,..
Staff Writer ,.
' HILLSBOROUGH—Businessman William L.Bow-
man looked out over a pile of twisted metal that once
formed the shape of a mobile home he intended to
market as a rental unit .
The Nov. 23 tornado that killed two persons here,
and left•scores homeless had treated Bowman's trailer
with no more respect than a toddler treats a toy,lifting
• it off its moorings and flinging it to the ground. .
"It's-a mess," Bowman said Friday.• "Can't do
anything with it now.
: Bowman,who owns and rents several mobile homes
in the tornado-hit neighborhoods northwest'of Hill-
sborough)has applied to the federal Small.Businessf•
Administration for a loan to help recoup his losses.:_.; ''•
-;.But what has tornado relief officials confused is why
more victims don't join him making similar applica- '
Lions to the SBA i° .!.° .!
Field representatives of the federa agency spent a •
week in Hillsborough expecting to receive more thin.' .
I00 applications from'victims of the'storm. When they
left town last'week,they'd received only 16 completed
forms: .... -. .
"We just don't understand it,"said Tara Fikes of the
Orange County Housing Authority. "The SBA being
here represented a great opportunity to help people
get back on their feet.But why they didn't show up is a
phenomenon we just can't explain."
Up to 165 homes were damaged or destroyed by the
twister. •
SBA offers 4 per cent loans of.up to $100,000 to
rebuild them. The agency also offers loans of up to
$20,000 to replace personal property(clothes,cars and
furniture) claimed by the twister. • ' • • _
No other relief agency has a similar amount of
wherewithal to promote recovery. ..
Red Cross,which has paid out over$60,000'to meet
victims' immediate needs, has no money for perma-
nent housing...,, ' •
Victims applying to the Oran a Housin Authority
for a permanent e will be referred to private banks
and savings and loan institutions,which won't be able '
to match the.4'per cent interest rate. -.
We just can't explain the low turnout out,'one
recovery official said. ' - ' f'
The SBA' will continue taking'applications from
Orange County tornado victims until Feb. 1, 1993.The
agency can beep reached at 1-800T.;-=.244,-659-2955. -
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ByvUSAtREINERS �' � fit- cleanup Hillsborough s-jroads: andt copsri P ..,,:. :.,
� , nei hborhoods hit by,tlreaornado„1 back. That:was-*class;all the way ,he •tMebane}had 4'some' people down'''•!;resolution, Four'counties'apd the,N.0
r .`;`7he`ChspeIHIII,Nerdld' ;h .� g.. ! ' ".r<t.' aids ',J F! '4 l�': i �' } •here befo e.dayli ht'-with:chainsaws.,.'. orestry;Service'loaned,portable.elec-
S.HILISBOROUGH wn,;oflidalsr. ,Thatt�was.<sharing.=}IY wast,jtu[;a,; s ,,.• �t ',.•Fi<`t°4 ..t �z 7. -! �g .. tnc enerators,and light lants so that
d~ • "''' f' '` tol-tbeati ' case'of cooperatton' johnson cHTi'I'olice�,fire6ghte- and'emergency.,rhe`aaid;;"',"They, came'wuhou[`being !': g . g p
sent;a thank-you#�;note„thtsuweek ,.. ; •_c ;r= •. ; .• "l - !, rtf' crews could worklhrough the night.(.
t . = - :medical workers came 'frotti' Cha el ,called.'
other:towns and.ctttesthe t:helped';Iitlhi;,isard:y �;,1 .. ? +.•.•>r•`•S -t �... . „ p'-+;,•,.,; „aF,. *` ? 7_.' !_fir!:We,canriot exist alone..but must be
sboroi7gh's'residen[stafter"the: 23:3'3 ;Johnson;sard many'of the;govern-ry;Htll andhCarrborg,"as well as Alam antic c,( xJohnson.maents:of Garners Wake Fo>° res onsive`•to*:the needs of•others and
1 . �� r 1._, xt_.. .�`,menu who offered hel `sent',workers i County,-Johnson testimated itli, r u, ,the govern, rY" p
tornado - , x 'f^ "r" p' riwork;for4he good of all.This principle
.In',a!�reso anon tofJa rectat7on,6 'and 4eguiptrient without being.asked,;`tiaween;50 and;60 police officers werQ_ -est ;1-torrisville;.Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Was vMdl seen during the past weeks
e t Pp :r, ohnson Some made a grand',eittrance =, t ;x;lon patrol inithe area aRet the tornadq�eMebane?.Graham,'Durham, Burlington :, as hundreds,of workers came,to Hills-
lilisborotigh.rMayor l Horare,J , ..... ! u y rr ` .•Ralei h and!`•Charlotte. .Mie Oran e ,
t hanked:the'llmunicipalitiesl,thatirof:�.} Theyrsent'19,dump;trucks'just from;;;struck.`. 1:_,:S� . -? r g,.. g ,1 _' '."
” 1: ham.` The :had .two:motor clef, fByenamall.towns helped;as inuch:as ',CountytFSchools andtWake County gov 1r � l{ Ei�� I!?ase See TORNADO/2
fered workersrand:7equipment,to,;hclp 1)ur_r Y• a` r, ac 4 i• r i7 1..t1.r;fit'1!y r •L l
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1992
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s rx !, {. y�
£}2 borough to help us m oilr i,Aoad I 1 ;r a Pa i 'Xa '4 tl
1 time`,of need the resolut7orif; „ e;tornado destCoYe� 53�1�
States d,;.. y homes and'damaged��7.Tw9!{f
pt peopl%,d ed rP th i,s .p7� to i,
Famtires Ywhose.�homes k .WeYye hadrour 174k”for��i
�twere'ide'stro ed;have.,found:af- pro years
f• rx txr.
place to spend,thei holidays ,�the*next,J1 0 At- so t i
t ohnson said t
John - said,'althoughrestor- J r tf = m
rjmg the f neighborho ds May;," Johnso7 Bard'lixllsbor ne h
p�tak`�arwhile r fi {>g ' workers �wouldl helpi g . ,
s .fr r't. bonng,town.sYrould.a;crrsts,:
=ylOrange ;County 7 gov,: aikethe,tortiado ever arise'`r ,t
�5t4'IC3^l" f, i
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1992
Mayor: Preparafion aided tornado
, deanup
By RAY GRONBERG "One of the reasons it worked so
The Chapel Hill Herald smoothly is that we had prepared for for him in took vancer After�a short disc u-- said. Those meetings are more than get-
emergency planning, Waters
IfILLSHOROUGH — County and town this," explained Hillsborough Mayor Sion an hour after the storm hit, Town acquainted sessions: participants agree I
officials didn't count on the same winds Horace Johnson. "There was no clash of Manager Eric Swanson and County Man- that without them the relief effort would
that'blew a neighborhood apart to bring egos about who was in charge." ager John Link Jr, agreed to leave com- have taken longer and wouldn't have "i I
them together in the aftermath. Johnson recently praised the actions mand of the clean-up operation in his worked nearly as well.
Planners already had sketched the out- taken by county officials after the Nov. hands.
lines of how they would respond to a 23 tornado, which killed two people and Much of the storm's damage occurred 'According to Waters, successful disas-
major disaster in Orange County, and destroyed more than 50 homes after in Hillsborough town limits- But there ter relief thabased on ncbes--thick planning
when a tornado struck the outskirts of touching down at 2:30 a.m. documents.
Hillsborough last month the merely was never any doubt or hesitation about documents. Much of what there is 'to
those ideas into action. Y Y put Nick Waters, emergency management turning over control of the operation to learn is learned from others'mistakes.
service director, coordinated the efforts county officials.Swanson said. In the last meeting held before the tor-
The result, town officials say, was a of both town and county officials, as Officials. from Orange County, hills_ Halo, for example, planners discussed
Hills-
cleanup effort that was a mode]of inter- well as the help that poured in from borough, Chapel Hill and Carrboro gath-
agency cooperation- the problems encountered in Florida
neighboring communities. er at ]east once every three months to
please see CLEANUP76
after Hurricane Andrew. One Once search and rescue ef- "You try to look,at disaster Johnson and others have
problem they identified, and forts were completed,county of- functions as a extension of a pointed out that the tornado
vowed not to repeat here, was ficials did their best to make person's normal duties,"Waters didn't miss Hillsborough's
the failure of Florida officials to sure that problems were han- said. "You just expand their downtown area by much. W5-
control access to damaged dled by people with the exper- role to accommodate the extra ters agreed that if it had struck
areas- tise to deal with them.As much needs of disaster victims."
So when the tornado hit Hills- possible, planners tried to farther south, the damage could
as os The planning meetings also have outstripped local re-
borough, local officials quickly match ,the: agency, whether served to build mut6i tiiag confi- sources.
leading
posted po lice Fairview every road to nor county, with the task dente among town and county
neigh- i
borhood. Passes were issued to officials, a factor Swanson said
The county public works de- shouldn't be underestimated. "As devastating as this was,
relief workers,in hopes of keep- partment, for example, coor- "Knowing the individudls I'd be in terms of its potential it was-'a
ing mere spectators from inter dinated the removal of downed working with—personally and manageably sized storm," Wa-
fering with cleanup efforts. trees and other debris,.while professionally — was"for me
"None of these things are re- the Department of Social Ser- the key to the whole process," tors said. "It proved to be well
within our capabilities to ban-
ally made up," Waters said. vices 'eventually took over ef- he said. ( 1
"They're lessons learned in di- forts to'help'families left home Hut to some extent, luck also allot Nworosee situation with had I r
casters in other places." less b the tornado.
Y y`: played a role. same storm."
,
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1993
Center for tornado Vilctims to close '',
Most affected got help; clothing donations exceeded needs
By LISA REINERS The n;•}o people not aG
The Chapel Hill Herald rl�/ fected by the tornado Ivho need clothes.'
HILLSBOROUGH—A clothing and fur- 'We u411 continue to distribute clothing, and for-victims, any f 11711tU1'e But furniture acid appliances are re-
niture distribution center for tornado 1 1 7 77 1 served for tornado victims.
victims will close its doors at the end of Or household items Will ai o be&n ont." About 90 people visited each clay for
the month. assistance, Jordan estimated. Although
The Tornado Relief Distribution Cen- MARTI PRYOR-COOK clothes are abundant. other items are
ter, housed in the former A&P grocery HEAD OF CENTER'S COORDINATING COMMITTEE still needed desperately.
store on Churton Street, has provided "We need shoes pretty badly. Some"
clothes, furniture and household appli- people need bedroom furniture. Jordan-;
ances to victims of a tornado that struck After the center closes, future distribu- end of assistance 'for tornado victims. said. Sheets, towels and all kinds of ap-1
lions will be handled through the Or- DSS will offer continual help to families, pliances are scarce,she said.
northern Hillsborough Nov.23. ange Congregations in Mission Thrift and OCIM will distribute food and cloth- The distribution center operated from-
But most people already have received Shop,Cook said. ing from its shop on South Churton funding and volunteer work from Major.
emergency help, and clothing donations Business Forms Inc., OCIM and several.
to die center have exceeded the victims' "We will continue to distribute cloth- Street,she said. area churches-
needs, said Marti Pryor-Cook, who heads ing• and for victims, any furniture or "The recovery effort will continue A government services relief center
the committee coordinating the center. household items will also be given out," until we get everyone in permanent ar- housed in the county offices on Court
"There are mountains of clothes at the she said. range merits," Cook said. Street closed Dec. 31- The U.S- Small-
distribution center," Cook said Wednes- Cook, who is director of the Orange. Some residents who lost their homes Business Association and the American
day. Some residents still need furniture County Department of Social Services, in the storm are still staying in hotels, Red Cross, which set up shop in the
such as beds,tables and couches. said closing the center will not mean the said Denise Jordan,center manager. same office,left in mid-December.
IN IDE FRONT
THE CHAPEL HILL HERALD PAGE 3--
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1993
NEWS BRIEFS for tornado victims to close
Garbage Most affected got help; clothing donations exceeded needs
pickup By LISA REINERS
The Chapel Hill Herald -01lu— The center is open to people not af.
F,,,ed by the 1.,n.do who d clothes.
to change HILLSBOROUGH — A clothing and ftir- "We will continue to distribute clothing, and for victims, any furniture But furniture and appliances
CHAPEL HILL — The (lays for niture distribution center for tornado served for tornado victims. "" "" "'
victims will close its doors at the end of or household items will also be given out." About 40 People visited each (lay for
garbage pickup will change for the month, assistance, I ordan estimated. Although
nearly 2,000 Chapel Hill house- The Tornado Relief Distribution Cen- MARTI PRYOR-COOK clothes are abundant, other items are
holds beginning Jan.25. ter, housed in the former A&P grocery HEAD OF CENTER'S COORDINATING COMMITTEE still needed desperately.
People on streets affected by the store on Churton Street, has provided "We need shoes pretty badly. Some
routing changes in the town's san- clothes, furniture and household appli- people need bedroom furniture,"Jordan
itation department should get no- ances to victims of a tornado that struck After the center closes, future distribu- end of assistance for tornado victims. said. Sheets, towels and all kinds of ap-
tice of the change this week. if northern Hillsborough Nov. 23. tions will be handled through the Or- DSS will offer continual help to families, pliances are scarce,she said.
you get a notice, your pick-up But most people already have received tinge Congregations in Mission Thrift and OCIM will distribute food -in(] cloth- The distribution center operated from
(lays will change from Monday c
and Thursday to Tuesday and Fri_ emergency help, and clothing donations Shop,Cook said, ing from its shop oil South Churton funding and volunteer work from Major
day,or vice versa. to the center have exceeded the victims' "We will continue to distribute cloth- St"ect.she said. Business Forms Inc., OCIM and several
"Ifyou don't receive a brochure needs, said Marti Pryor-Cook, who heads ing, and for victims, any furniture or "The recovery effort will continue area churches.
A government services relief celite,
it won't be changed," sanitation the committee coordinating the('enter. household items will also be given Out," until we get everyone in permanent ar- housed in the county oil-ices oil cotll,i
.superintendent Lee Burgess said. "There are mountains of"clothes at the she said. rangernerits," Cook!;aid, Street closed Dec. 31. The U.S. Small
Residents on affected streets will distribution center," Cook said Wednes- Cook, who is director of the Orange Some residents who lost their hones Business Association and the Arlieri(all
get another reminder notice Lhe (lay. Some residents still need furniture County Department of Social Services, in the storm are still slaying in hotels. Red Cross. Which set 111) shop in [he
Week before the changes take el- such as beds,tables and couches. Said (:losing the center will not inean the said Denise Jordan,center manager. same office, left in mid-December.
feet, BLIMeSS said. For more infor-
lilt
businessman aids twister vict - S' ; r
Continued from Page A3
Wy LEE WEISBECKER county's (emergency response)
plans."
Staff Writer
k •"Another lesson is that the
HILLSBOROUGH—At 65,James S. private sector needs to have more
R.
the of a defined role in emergencies.
Russell is still very much a pbrt of r can do a lot of
s The private sector uccessful printing company he founded
here 25 years ago and then turned over things county agencies can't, and o.I
the county should do more to
to his son,Jeff.
Two p l.ants;75 employees;an annual include business in its recovery
L plans."
payroll of$1.2 million;daily deliveries
and pickups; a long-term business With use of the A&P center
strategy—these are the concerns that winding down, Russell is now
phasing himself back into his own
called for the undivided atten-
routinely c, specializes in the
Lion of the wiry New Jersey native. business,which
priMhpgl'7f business forms,letter-
Then came the Hillsborough disaster x S ;x,`. rw,x w .�s a ,tr,,1.36 �, i �" 1 .'. head labels, and similar office
of Nov.23,1992:a tornado that left two .. ...... ......... 4", piodu fts�j
people dead and scores homeless, an
B'ut he doesn't feel his work as a
earlymorning twisterthat passed within
t. relief coordinator will be com-
two-tenths of a mile of Russell's largest center until the entire stock of the
plant-
It just skipped over us,"the business- center has been,distributed. And
man said in an interview this week."It for that reason,the doors of the old
A&P have been thrown open to any
clime so very close.But when I went out one in need,whether victimized by
into the neighborhoods and saw all the
the tornado or not.
damage that it had left,I knew I had to 'What's left over on the 31.st will
do something.I felt I had to put sorne-
service arganiza-
be given over to
thing back into the community that's gi- s like the Salivation Army,the
L tion
ven me so much.": and church
Vietnam veterans
Russell's way of helping?
To turn his back an the daily deliveries groups," he said.'I can leave h��e
thinking our primary mission ILIS
and business planning and to plunge
been met.flit worst of all by this
himselffull-time into the job of recovery. TORNADO RELIEF = James S_ Russell arrangeP Hillsborough.Russell,a businessman,dropped his daily disaster were people who did riot
Not waiting for an invitation to become furniture at the tornado relief distribution center In chores to help victims of the twister. even have an average standard:of
involved, he made his way to the old living.At least we can say that we
,abandoned A&P store on U.S. 70 and who undertook a huge,huge task.We've turned my business over to my son Jeff swer has nothing to do with sentimental helped then)get back to where they
took ever, converting the dark, cold made many, many referrals to him." and went to work.' observations about how good it makes I were."
building into a disaster relief center to Russeb's major contribution was orga- Along with his wife,Marilyn,who de- you feel to help other people.
distribute clothing,furniture,toys,beds, nizational. When former Hillsborough signed how the distribution center No,his conclusions are rooted in the
mattressrs and hundreds of other things mayor Fred Cates offered the use of the would be set up (ladies department, practical. The county, he concludes,
it takes to make a household. old A&P building,Russell rounded up men's department, furniture here,toys should rethink its emergency response
At last count,more than 70 families the contractors to restore the lights and there),Russell has spent the last month plans to natural disasters because an ini-
and 500 individuals have made their hearing and to build the racks that hold III army of portarit piece of the recovery puzzle has
and a half supervising the small
way through Russell's distribution cen- literally thousands ofarticles ofclothing. volunteers who greet tornado victims been left.
ter, which is set to close Jan. 31. He then won agreements from Orange and others in need at the service center His major points are:
"There's no question that Jim Russell Congregations and Fairview Baptist door to help them find a pair of shoes •"The[A&P]relief center just sort of
wasonecifthe moving forces behind this Church, which played a key recovery that fit,i wirmcoatoramattreqsto sleep came together after this disaster. No-
community's recovery," said Orange role in the early days after the storm,to on. body had thought of it beforeli-nd,but
County manager-John Link."Andhe did center all immediate-needs relief in the Meanwhile, the business mail at his events showed it was badly needed as a
it because he cares, not because lie old grocery store site. two firms, Major Business Forms and way of meeting immediate needs.That
wanted to be praised for it." "It seemed to me that the recovery ef- Major Short Run,have been accumulat- we need a place like this after large na-
Says Judith Cox,tornado relief coordi- forts were fragmented," Russell said. ing in his in-baskets, unopened. tural disasters should be written into the
nator for Orange Congregations in Mis- "What the situation needed was a full- Ask Russell to sum up the experience,rience,
siow"He'sa man with very large heart, time organizer to pull it together.So,I to say what it's meant to him,and the an- ),See RUSSELL, Page AIO
• , .
Hilisborough relief center ,, ,,
,_
thrown open to all in need .
somebody's hands before we and much more.
' ►By LEE WEISBECKER�{,tJ Y
close." .,
Staff Writer /—?-93'3 The beginnings of the service At last count the service center
HILLSBOROUGH—Conceived center weren't exactly auspicious, has helped more than 70 tornado-
of as a makeshift Salvation Army,a r A single overworked space hea- wracked households and over 500
people's place where a pair of shoes ter was the only source of warmth individuals and counting.,,•.,
and socks and a warm coat can be in the old abandoned A&P store at
had for the asking, the "A&P ser-• the intersection of N.C.86 and U.S. We think our mission has been
vice center" was hastily thrown 70.There were a few piles of clothes accomplished," Russell said. Or
:. together last November to aid the on the floor,no coat hangers,a line almost accomplished. As the [tor-
victim's of the Hillsborough tor- or two of hastily strung wire racks, nado] victims move into perma-
nado.But it won't be around much and few volunteers to put the place nent housing they'll still have
longer..: . .. . , in working order. needs for furniture and other
i;,Its doors will probably close for Hundreds of families called up things. A lot of the bedding and
,' good, in fact, on Jan. 3L ;:_ ,,...•;.• willing to donate goods—clothes, chairs and other furniture we have.
-;;fir.But until then, tornado victims furniture,bedding and other things is being saved for, them."•,
ti:.won't be the only ones receiving , but the service center, with few But what the storm victims don't
''aid, • -- ;_;._..;.;: ' .; •_-1.,, , trucks at its disposal,.was hard- need now are thouands of items of
:'s-. • :: , , ,;,, pressed to collect all the items. . clothing which the center.would
The doors are open for anyone But that was a month and a half like to give way before the end of
in need,", said Orange County bu- ago and before the transformation, . the month. .,.. .• , . ,,; ,- -,,, ;.
sinessman James S. Russell, who's Today,central heat has replaced the ;; , ,;:
been directing the operation of the , space heater.Racks cover the floor, "They ended up bulldozing
service center since Thanksgiving. holding an inventory rivaling that clothes into the a hole when they
"The community's response[in do- of a commerical discount store, closed another center like this,"
nating clothes and other goods) with separate departments for wo- Russell said."We don't want that to
was overwhelming, and we'd like men's and men's coats, children's . happen here. We want to get this
to see all of this material out in toys, mattresses, easy chairs, sofas' stuff out to people who can use it."
•
i
social .worker '
loose . end for.., �� ����e��'rz{iI1FfIUa!�7;i'j�c!^t
s 'f..d v�ctl.M
►ey LEE WEISBECKER G�� . for the part-time position. Continued from Page A7
P ~After that, I don't know what's'
Staff Writer 1 �- Now, armed with files on all the going to happen," Cox said, "but.1 Health and then we have several
f3 families who've received aid fol-: one way or another we'll Find them ; local pastors who've volunteered to
HILLSBOROUGH —; Social lowing the Nov. 23 tornado, she .. counsel victims.-
worker Judith M. Cox volunteered the things they need.
works out of the congregations of- Victims in need of temporary ! One task that's consuming more
in November to help out in the Or-. ' fice at 341 Ja Max Dr. in Hillsbor- housing also should seek her out. and more of Cox's time'is finding
ange County tornado relief project qugh,doing all the follow-up work "We'll contact the Orange money for storm victims who�must
not knowing how long her services and receiving new pleas for hel g i transport replacement. mobile
would be required. ; ; ,r Any tornado victims needing.P County Housing Department for 1 homes to their lots in tornado- .;
Today, two months after the aid, whether they've asked for r them to find out what's available," : battered neighborhoods.
killer twister, she finds herself in received assistance in the past, are Cox said."Then if they need money i ~Moving a mobile home can cost
charge of all relief efforts a job .' being directed to Cox. p for a deposit and a month's rent,we ; anywhere from$1,000 to$2,000,de- .
g can help.I'm working with the Red
she'll hold until June 30. "And the help I'm offering de- Cross on requests like this." j.pending on the size and distance," .
"One thing just led to another,", pends on what their needs are,"she Counseling? ',Cox said. Its not a simple,
said Cox, who works 20 hours a. explained Thursday. process." .
y She can Pe of assistance there, Residents victimized''by the
week with Orange County Congre- People needing furniture and too.
gations in Mission. "I consider my household goods — plates, forks, "There are two places we have ;November storm can contact Cox
role to be:that.ofafacilit�,tnr s " w h`t d liejik s1�'s;}�ej for.people.who,need counselin " by calling(919)732-6194 or by writ-
`
said. . -,_i::: _
re m g o e oltl A& distribu -! +ing Box 866, Hillsborough,.,N.C.
.' she said: "One'is Orange Mental
Orange Congregations asked for tion center until Jan.30,the day the 27278.
and received grants from the Epis ,-center is scheduled to close. ►See HELP, Page All
copal Diocese of North Carolina,':K;d_T, t;
the N.C. Council of Churches and r
the Kirby Foundation,to hire Cox
IL
fi
Agency to mulch c,a �a�
tornado remnants
HILLSBOROUGH — Orange ��
County and the town of Hillsbor- \
ough entered into a contract
with North Central Piedmont Re-
search Conservation and De-
r velopment to mulch 1,000 tons of
wood from the tornado cleanup.
There is about 2,000 cubic
yards of wood stored at Fairview
Park. The cost of disposal in the'
landfill would be about $21,500.
By mulching, the governments
can dispose of the wood at a cost
of $6 per cubic yard and later
sell the mulch for $5 per cubic
yard. The final cost would be
about $2,000.
I>,
THE WASHINGTON POST
New Storms ; , , , „ i s i . { ! is
Raise Toll " ,��,r
In the South er .. �. ., _ � I
Blizzard Blankets :s mil. ..,j .�
Colorado, Wyoming �, , , - y;
„.;,,,;,.,6.4-, +,t ��. 1 t 3. - '..,32,-'v''.:...1'-' 3 q..sz.•
,� ».�9 ' r �S u ,:,..,,,,7:, �' ' i1F4 y
Associated Press a .` : y s 3 S " € '
Tornadoes ripped across North , ,; ;_ , ,a •,..,,.., ✓ ' i'',
Carolina early yesterday, smashing ' a ,, ' ......4.,:,,, ,.....,.,-.4-,,,Iv �` * £'i cr.
�, houses and tossing a school bus full }4g`� �' . s 4 ( � z r y� °� l t , n"
of children off a road before a dead! �' a � ,., �e ��£ ,- �,� � , �,� ,�
' t �w
storm system headed out before sea. 1 . �i3 "
Two people were killed by torn- ��a t ,"
does in North Carolina,boosting the s� � � "f,z �� c ,i `°'.•
death toll to 25 from the barrage of G ar „�,a fit #
twisters that tore through 12 states g �^� " ' t * ``'4;',7 :•.,,.,
between Saturday and yesterday. ': bra'h✓" - 4:.."Als..3,,,, ' �" eS �` 5' ,"a•°b-i" ,'<tAr 'f�-"s a -.cqs
Two other deaths in a car crash were g ; .`.t a " � h� �
blamed other heavy rain from the storm : "` * w,t , ._ „ y .,-•,,,,, ' "' � j,' ,4, `
Hundreds of people in the 12 �' ,,. is ~+� \ ,:i.--,,,,,,-,41,,,:; �:. fak a ,
states were injured and hundreds of a., a« ` �� �x#
homes were destroyed.' ., ,1 s €k:; _, 44 ,, 4,-, '+ ,.
"Several mobile homes are just "s°' .`lr -...; ',' 1' "i a v` i1, `� ' r -' ?`�`
flames laying in the middle of the �, ""�"° '';;� �d �r
road....It's pretty extensive , t„.,';..":;,, ,,.,.'4,.4'.'. ti+ 'S+ S' "� t S'' e i is °
cue squad member Ray DeFriess -aO t : t .'�° «°i4 ,,. .t ' �; V '�
sq Y rt i # 40, a , '+.. y.,as � S n +'Y x7� qy.
said of the damage in ayllsborough i a; ti,"v 7'-'„ .4, *
■
N.0 30 miles northwest of Raleigh. t_4,, 44> ii " ` ; M Q �h4-Y ` ,4:i°ti"' ,''''''' '.�" i ' :'
He estimated 40 to 50 houses wereffo�E.
destroyed. Josh Davis,2,hags his cousin Ashley White amid the remains of their great-uncle's mobile home in Hillsborough,N.C.
Meanwhile, a new storm grew in
strength yesterday in the Rockies.A tornadoes in Indiana and Ohio, Ala miles southeast of Raleigh, Sandra higher in the atmosphere,said Henry
blizzard closed schools and highways barns also was struck and a small Ward saw a twister pick up a neigh Steigerwaldt, a National Weather
in Colorado and Wyoming, and av- tornado caused minimal damage at a' bor's mobile home and smash it into Service meteorologist in Indianap
alanches closed canyon roads 'in Smithsonian Institution storage and a field across the road, throwing a olis.
Utah,where the Alta ski resort got restoration center at Silver Hill,Md. ""'couple and their baby outside. In the West, a blizzard warninl
45 inches of snow in 24 hours.Wy- The National Weather Service "It just lifted it up,rolled it in the was in effect for parts of Coloradc
oming state government offices said at least 45 tornadoes touched air and slammed it down,"Ward said. through this morning, Authorities
closed in Cheyenne. down in the 24 hours up to 7 a.m. The baby, found in a field, and his closed several highways acros
The first tornadoes hit Louisiana yesterday. mother were hospitalized,she said. northeastern Colorado, including In
and Texas on Saturday, damaging . In Pasquotank County in the Federal and state damage assess-
an 25 from the Fort Collin
about 300 houses in Houston but northeastern portion of the state, a ment teams moved into Mississippi. area across the Wyoming line ti
causing only minor injuries. An ex- tornado picked up a school bus and "It was absolute total devastation," Cheyenne and 1-70 between Watkins
tension of the storm system set off carried it 75 yards,authorities said. - Gov. Kirk Fordice (R) said after and Limon in eastern Colorado.
Twenty-one children and the driver touring hard-hit Rankin County, Up to 2 feet of snow was expecte<
were treated at a hospital, but only" where 10 people died. along Colorado's Front Range b
six,including the driver,were admit• Georgia Gov, Zell Miller (D) today,the National Weather Servic«
ted,
• - toured hard-hit areas yesterday and said. "It's a significant storm sys
A twister killed a man and a 2 said damage caused Sunday was very tem," meteorologist Byron Loui:
year-old boy yesterday in Hillsbo- severe. The town of White Plains said.
rough, N.C. Earlier tornadoes were looks like a war zone,"he said.Mil- Flights at Denver's Stapleton In
blamed for 15 deaths in Mississippi, ler said it appeared that one tornado ternational Airport were delayed b'
five in Georgia and one each in Ten- touched down in Putnam County 30 minutes, airport officials said
nessee, Kentucky and South Caro- "and just hugged the ground for Many airlines canceled or delays(
lino. The storm system also wa� about 10 or 15 miles,just cutting a flights for hours.
blamed for the deaths of two peopj� path of destruction all along the Dozens of schools, including th«
in North Carolina who were kilfdd way." University of Colorado in Boulder
Sunday night when their car weAt The unseasonable weather was closed early.
out of control on a rain-slick road aid caused by a southern flow of moist Snow pushed by wind of 15 to 3t
hit a house. air from the Gulf of Mexico sliding mph reduced visibility across :"%F�
Near Wilson's Mills, about 20 under much colder westerly wind ming.
The News of Orange County, Hillsborough, N.C. Wednesday, April 7, 1993--`-
Mo st of monies raised. wised to help tornado
t victims have -
already y spent on them
By Wesley Hyatt agencies following the storm. That trailer and habitat dwelling."
j Editor report should be finalized at the • Fairview Baptist Church--
' committee`s next meeting on April Through March 28, the church
Preliminary figures available 20, according to Siler, received $37,400.29. "And they
indicate the majority of money But the committee. does have have spent almost all of theirs,"
raised for victims of the Nov. 23, initial figures of the big agencies Siler said, with the exact figure
1992 tornado already has been spent which solicited donations for being $35,635.99 in expenditures.
to assist them, tornado relief. There were three
�� �; : About 50 families received some
Sharron Siler, management main recipients-=Orange Corjgrega- sort of direct assistance from the
. analyst for Orange County, said last lions in Mission, Fairview Ba list
P church.
Thursday the Unmet Needs Church and the American Red
-American Red Cross—Stier had
Committee, a group formed last Cross. . A breakdown of these only statewide figures available,last
December with representatives of groups' donations and expenditures week for this group, but hoped to
public and private agencies, has are as follows: have an exact figure for the county
' worked for months on handling the • Orange Congregations in in the near future.
• costs of cleanup efforts and human Mission—Noting that "Their report Siler said the exact figures will be
services and "getting people back to goes to the end of February - Siler
•" made public when they are compiled
normalcy" in the wake of the said OCIM had received by the Unmet Needs Committee.
tornado, which caused approximate- $100,
240.57 to that point and spent Plans are for the committee to
ly $2 million in damages to the $46,114.88 towards helping disband shortly after that time, but
range County northwestern part of Hillsborough. victims. not before devising a plan of how
nth at the The group also has attempted to Of the remaining $54,000 or so, agencies in the county can have a
encaustic compile a final report on how Siler said, "Most of that money has better response to future
n display, tornado victims were helped by the been earmarked for the moving of emergencies.
useum.