Serving UNC students and the University community since 1893 The Daily Tar Heel VOLumE 119, IssuE 7 thursday, march 3, 2011 www.dailytarheel.com carrbOrO turns 100 Former develops from mill town to culture hub agent is BY CONOR FURLONG STAFF WRITER From the humble beginnings of a mill named in town, Carrboro has grown into a close- knit community committed to art, busi- ness and the environment. As the town celebrates its 100th warrant birthday today, Carrboro residents and officials say they are proud of the town’s progress and are confident it says Wichard funded will maintain its culture-driven atmo- sphere. two of austin’s flights “It is a modern version of the old town,” said Allen Spalt, a former mem- BY LOUIE HORVATH ber of the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. SENIOR WRITER “What we have in Carrboro is fragile, Former North Carolina football player but not so fragile that I’m worried about Marvin Austin received money from sus- its future.” pended agent Gary Wichard through an The area first began to resemble a intermediary, a search warrant released town in the 1880s after the construction by the Secretary of State of North of the Durham-Greensboro Southern Carolina’s office stated. Railway. The warrant states that Wichard paid “The railway allowed local goods to for Austin’s two flights to California to reach the wider market,” said David work out with former teammate Kentwan Otto, co-author of the recently published Balmer through Austin’s former high book, “Images of America: Carrboro” school assistant coach Todd Amis. with Richard Ellington. Amis provided a canceled check from Following the construction of the Wichard’s agency, Pro Tect Management new railway station, several mills LLC for $1,000. began to open up, including the suc- COURTESY OF WILSON LIBRARY The warrant states that Austin reached cessful Alberta Cotton Mill opened in A view of the Durham-Greensboro Southern Railway circa 1910, which encouraged business and community growth in the area. out to Amis to ask him to pay travel 1898 by an uneducated yet cunning agency Altour International Inc. for the local entrepreneur named Thomas flights. Lloyd. “Austin stated he contacted his former The mills became a key source of Carrboro town history assistant high school coach, Todd Amis employment for many of the area’s resi- 1750s 1898 1913 1975 2009 (“Amis”) to pay for both of his round trip dents. Northern colonists settle into Thomas Lloyd opens the Alberta Venable's name is changed to The ArtsSchool opens. It is Plans are approved for flights to California,” the warrant read. “Life in a mill town isn’t known to be the area, where land is cheaper Cotton Mill. It would later Carrboro after businessman now called the ArtsCenter. 300 East Main Street, a Amis gave investigators two invoices glamorous, and for good reason,” Otto than in Pennsylvania. become known as Carrboro Julian Carr purchased the town mixed use development. from Altour for $906.40 and $1,436.40. said. “There were children as young as Woolen Mills. cotton mill. Pro Tect Management also paid 6 working in the mills, taking naps in 1882 1911 1960s 1977 $915.40 directly to Altour to cover chang- Construction on the Durham-Greensboro The town of Venable, named The mills around Carrboro begin to The closed Carrboro es in Austin’s itinerary. SEE CARRBORO, Page 9 Southern Railway is completed, bringing after UNC President Francis P. close. UNC also allows students to Woolen Mills is renovated Wichard said to state investigator Sam business and community to the area. Venable, is incorporated. live off campus, making Carrboro a into a shopping center— Cabrera he never gave anything of value younger town. Carr Mill Mall. CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION to Austin. Time: 7:15 p.m. tonight Wichard has already served three months of a nine month suspension Location: Carrboro Century Center 1750s 1800s 1900s 2000s Info: www.townofcarrboro.org SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.UNC.EDU DTH/LYDIA HARRELL SEE WICHARD, Page 9 Police, university urge precaution after break-in cases BY VICTORIA STILWELL and awakens us to realize,” said Dean of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. working closely with UNC Department Town Manger Roger Stancil started CITY EDITOR Students Jonathan Sauls. “When some- All but the two students on Pritchard of Public Safety, which could help identify meeting with then-Student Body President After five women woke up to strangers thing is not public or current, folks might woke up to a man touching their leg. victims that may not have come forward. J.J. Raynor, a practice that has continued in their bedrooms and with no suspect for not pay as much attention.” Although the descriptions for the man dif- “We have definitely beefed up both our with presidents in the following years. the incidents in custody, Chapel Hill and In less than a week, an unidentified fer slightly from case to case, all women conspicuous visible patrols as well as those Blue said police also met with student University police are ramping up security male intruder has entered the unlocked said he was black or dark-skinned. that you might not see,” Blue said. “We’re government members last year after elec- measures off campus. residences of four groups of students liv- “We’re working diligently to try to iden- working these cases with lots of enthusi- tions, something he said they look forward Officials said these extra steps are meant ing off campus. tify a suspect,” Chapel Hill Police Chief asm because these are disturbing, and we to doing again in addition to regular meet- to supplement safety advice that should be The first two incidents occurred between Chris Blue said. “These are obviously really want to stop them.” ings with University police. practiced consistently, but they recognized 5:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. Friday on the 300 bold events, and we share the same safety After the murder of former Student “We interact with UNC public safety the ease of neglecting these precautions in blocks of both Church Street and Pritchard concerns as everyone else.” Body President Eve Carson nearly three every day,” he said. “That relationship day-to-day life. Avenue. The latest two incidents occurred Blue said police have increased surveil- years ago today, University and town offi- couldn’t be better.” “Students and society at large are most between 6:30 a.m. and 7:15 a.m. Sunday at lance efforts in the wake of the burglaries. cials began a significant campaign to bol- attentive when something is happening Mill Creek Condominiums, located at 700 He said the police department is also ster off-campus safety. SEE SAFETY, Page 9 after delays, ackland fills space barnes’ game-winner sinks seminoles BY NICK ANDERSEN museum space.” for real estate development, in an BY JONATHAN JONES up a weak layup that Okaro White Both teams went 16-for-31 from ARTS EDITOR The store will sell merchandise e-mail. SPORTS EDITOR turned the other way. Marshall the field in the first half, with UNC As the University’s Ackland Art and gifts relevant to the Ackland’s Because the grant for the build- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After received the ensuing in-bounds grabbing two more rebounds than Museum begins construction on its programming and will also include ing was given by an office of the the game, Florida State coach pass and flipped it to Barnes, who the Seminoles but also coughing new gift shop, it fills a storefront extra gallery space, museum direc- University, the property is leased Leonard Hamilton could only made a rounded turn before mak- up one more turnover. that has been empty at one of the tor Emily Kass said in an e-mail. by the University on behalf of the chuckle. ing it to the middle of the court. John Henson, Tyler Zeller and busiest intersections in Chapel Hill The building, which also houses Ackland. He sat in the post-game press His eyes oscillated from the Barnes combined for 28 of UNC’s for more than seven years. the Top of the Hill restaurant and The University will begin paying conference with a slight grin to clock to his defender before he 37 first-half points while just five The store, to be located in the 100 bar, video game chain GameStop rent on the property in mid-April the right side of his face and his made his move. Barnes elevated points came from the bench. UNC E. Franklin St. building at the corner and a variety of medical and research when the renovation is complete left arm slung over Snaer and drained the long- coach Roy Williams used only an of Columbia and Franklin streets, offices, is owned by Fayetteville’s and the museum takes occupancy, MEN’S over the back of range game-winner. eight-man rotation after Reggie will likely open the week of May 2, Riddle Commercial Properties. Merklein said. BASKETBALL the chair beside “I didn’t know what they were Bullock found out Tuesday he’d be said Emily Bowles, the Ackland’s The estimated combined prop- The terms of the lease put the UNC 72 him. going to throw at me, I thought out for the year with a knee injury. communications director. erty and building value is more annual rent at $123,052, with an FSU 70 Hamilton they might throw a double team, Leslie McDonald kick-started The retail space has been empty than $9.1 million, according to fil- increase of three percent per year knew Harrison but when I saw the way they were UNC’s offense early in the second since 2003, said Meg McGurk, ings with the town of Chapel Hill.