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<br /> works crews from the City ofDur- fees to some residents.Thebankbe- or time,' '':!j !'._.; W. Main Sk;iC boro.-Its phone r
<br /> ham worked furiously north of the an collectin donations for vic- •Oran Con ations is ac- number °,942.4862."`. '"'�'44M
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<br /> Fairview neighborhood.'.R.B. tims and spokeswoman Vera Sim- cepting clothes ar)d canned goods...-t'•To help clear;debk report to
<br /> 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 ;
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<br /> 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-
<br /> 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
<br /> 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
<br /> sitting in seconds before the wind tiling like it' goosebumps.' 1. .• Congregations is,accepting cash .... •Call the county's 24llour hot-
<br /> 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;.
<br /> She has stayed in her sons home in number of insurance companies to to the bank at Box 100,Hillsbor-
<br /> Roxboro since Monday,'An Insur- repair houses,and by late Wednes- ough,27278.
<br /> ance adjuster was scheduled to day morning, his crews had're- NationsBank also isofferinglow-
<br /> meet her at the site in a few days. shingled the roof of the home of a interest loans and debt relief to Its
<br /> Johnson is unsure when she'll be legless man and had started a sec- customers in the area.The bank will
<br /> able to replace her 1976-model and roof. Nearby, a Burlington setup a temporary branch office at
<br /> trailer, which took 11 years to housemoving crew had begun .U.S. 70 and Faucette Mill Road
<br /> purchase. She's fairly certain that work to resituate a brick house, through Friday to, take loan
<br /> she will not return to Otis Street. pushed three feet off its foundation. applications. 'r:, ,
<br /> U.S.Rep.David Price toured the It would be centered again by Fri The Western Sizzlin'steakhouse
<br /> area Wednesday, offering sym- day, Gunter said. ' on South Churton Street is offering
<br /> pathy and questioning residents While the rebuilding was mov- free Thanksgiving meals..:,
<br /> about emergency warnings they re- ing apace,Gunter said,resettling of Victims can get assistance from a
<br /> ceived before the tornado strike... the neighborhood will take time.'It. number of other places. _
<br /> Price called the destruction'a dis- will be a year before this place is •Lockwood encouraged anyone
<br /> aster of major proportion.' cleaned up,' he said. with damage to register with the
<br /> Price plans.to meet next week County officials said 1,000 tons of Red Cross. The organization can
<br /> with officials from the National usable timber and firewood had write emergency checks for utili-
<br /> Weather Service to discuss the been collected from the area by late ties, food, clothing, prescriptions,
<br /> warning given to residents.Orange Wednesday and more than 2,000 medical supplies and other necessi-
<br /> County and much of the Piedmont tons of wooden debris had been ties.By late Wednesday,the organi-
<br /> was under a tornado warning Sun- hauled to the county landfill. zation had written vouchers worth
<br /> day night and early Monday,but If approved,the Small Business about $11,000, Lockwood said. . It
<br /> Price quoted several residents as Administration loans will offer= - •Residents in need of any assis-
<br /> saying the watch was canceled at 1 to victims who had no insurance— tance can call the Tornado Victims'
<br /> a.m. Monday.. .:'. • - loans for personal property,up to Hotline at 967-7426.
<br /> He said that because of the in- $20,000;home disaster loans of up •Orange Congregations in Mis-
<br /> creased frequency of tornadoes in to$100,000;and business loans up sion can provide food,clothir) and
<br /> the state,.it needs a new radar sys- to$500,000.The interest rates will household goods. Call 73294.
<br /> tem that spots tornadoes as they range from four to eight percent, •Surety Storage is offering a free
<br /> form. installation has been post- depending on a family's income. month's rental,without a mdve-in
<br /> poned,but Price said it should be Two banks announced plans to fee. Call 732-9798.
<br /> rescheduled.'I would like to push offer expedited service or low- •Pets can be housed temporarily
<br /> deployment a little faster,'he said. interest loans for victims of the by calling Orange County Animal
<br /> . Volunteers continued to pour storm.Hillsborough Savings Bank Control at 732-8181.
<br /> into the area Wednesday.Six public is offering discounts and waivers of If you want to help with'money
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