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<br /> thrown open to all in need .
<br /> somebody's hands before we and much more.
<br /> ' ►By LEE WEISBECKER�{,tJ Y
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<br /> Staff Writer /—?-93'3 The beginnings of the service At last count the service center
<br /> HILLSBOROUGH—Conceived center weren't exactly auspicious, has helped more than 70 tornado-
<br /> of as a makeshift Salvation Army,a r A single overworked space hea- wracked households and over 500
<br /> people's place where a pair of shoes ter was the only source of warmth individuals and counting.,,•.,
<br /> and socks and a warm coat can be in the old abandoned A&P store at
<br /> had for the asking, the "A&P ser-• the intersection of N.C.86 and U.S. We think our mission has been
<br /> vice center" was hastily thrown 70.There were a few piles of clothes accomplished," Russell said. Or
<br /> :. together last November to aid the on the floor,no coat hangers,a line almost accomplished. As the [tor-
<br /> victim's of the Hillsborough tor- or two of hastily strung wire racks, nado] victims move into perma-
<br /> nado.But it won't be around much and few volunteers to put the place nent housing they'll still have
<br /> longer..: . .. . , in working order. needs for furniture and other
<br /> i;,Its doors will probably close for Hundreds of families called up things. A lot of the bedding and
<br /> ,' good, in fact, on Jan. 3L ;:_ ,,...•;.• willing to donate goods—clothes, chairs and other furniture we have.
<br /> -;;fir.But until then, tornado victims furniture,bedding and other things is being saved for, them."•,
<br /> ti:.won't be the only ones receiving , but the service center, with few But what the storm victims don't
<br /> ''aid, • -- ;_;._..;.;: ' .; •_-1.,, , trucks at its disposal,.was hard- need now are thouands of items of
<br /> :'s-. • :: , , ,;,, pressed to collect all the items. . clothing which the center.would
<br /> The doors are open for anyone But that was a month and a half like to give way before the end of
<br /> in need,", said Orange County bu- ago and before the transformation, . the month. .,.. .• , . ,,; ,- -,,, ;.
<br /> sinessman James S. Russell, who's Today,central heat has replaced the ;; , ,;:
<br /> been directing the operation of the , space heater.Racks cover the floor, "They ended up bulldozing
<br /> service center since Thanksgiving. holding an inventory rivaling that clothes into the a hole when they
<br /> "The community's response[in do- of a commerical discount store, closed another center like this,"
<br /> nating clothes and other goods) with separate departments for wo- Russell said."We don't want that to
<br /> was overwhelming, and we'd like men's and men's coats, children's . happen here. We want to get this
<br /> to see all of this material out in toys, mattresses, easy chairs, sofas' stuff out to people who can use it."
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