The Chapel Hill weekly., 1963-05-05

verSity has discussed the idea of
leasing the Airport 10 the Town
or to an airport operating con
Germ. | hope there is more of
this discussion.
Fluoridation. II am pleased
that the Jaycees have joined with
the Town in working toward this
important public health meas
ure."
Mr.. Giduz, racing against the
JayceeS' three : minute speech
limit, also quickly mentioned the
Public Library and the Recrea-
ton Tax as commendable areas
of Jaycee activity.
Questions followed. for the most
part directed to the candidates in
general, though the first was d.
rected to Mr., Strowd.
Q; "On those happily rare oc-
caSionS when the needs and de-
SireS of the University turn out
to be opposed to the needs and
desires of the Town. what is the
duty of the Board in resolving
that conflict"
Candidates had been answer
ing questions from their seats
around the dinner table. MIR,
Strowd decided TO take the lee
tern for that question. II need
something 10 lean on" he said,
and explained that he couldn't
imagine circumstances such as
those described. THE Univer-
sity is the primary interest of
the whole community 1t is
the heart that makes the COM
munity function This is not
original with me, but what is
good for the University is good
for the Town. For the eight years
! have been on the Board, when
things have come up that, con-
Germ the University have been
in constant contact with Univer-
sity officials / can't con-
ceive of circumstances (Such as
those described. "
Q; "You compare the Police
Departments salaries with other
towns. Is the University popula-
ton included in tthat compari-
SOM? What are your feelings
about thiS?"
Mr.. Giduz: eve have included
the University population, but in
the past we have not given the
Police Department as much pro-
fessional status as we might
have" A Town salary scale in
cluding merit raises had been
established in Chapel Hill. he
Said, enabling a man to plan a
career in the Police Department.
1--WE hope to do more"
Q. to Mr.. Nagelschmidt: ''In
your dissatisfaction with East
gate, is your dissatisfaction with
the commercial zoning, or with
the traffic Situation?"
Mr.. Nagelschmidt: Both, On
ly one of the incumbents was on
the Board when Eastgate was
zoned. I think it an ill-conceived
project. The kind OF thinking
that resulted in Eastgate, how
will it affect us in the future?
viii we make the same biunders
again? The problem is primarily
traffic: We have heard of East
gate roulette =. -
@: New that we have this
situation in Eastgate, where does
the Towns jurisdiction stop and
the States begin. and what do
you plan to do about it,"
Mr.. Page said the Town had
no jurisdiction over Eastgate, and
suggested that Mr., Nagelschmidt
perhaps did not understand that
the purpose Of the new regional
commercial zone was TO prevent
such errors as have been COM
mitted in Eastgate.
Mr.. Nagelschmidt: "Mr. Strowd
is the only incumbent candidate,
who voted for suburban CONNER
cial at Eastgate, so I wonder how
he feels about it now?"
Mr.. Strowd took the lectern
again. "A challenger would stand
a poor chance of getting elected
if he came up here and said we
had all been good Aldermen" he
said. my challenger is taking