• Format
  • Publications (documents)
• Type
  • Text
• Source institution
  • Western Carolina University
• Identifier
  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1982-07-01_Vol46_No34_01

CESSNA 152D A Cullowhee Hero NEWS Happy Independence Day! America's Opinion: The Hinckley Trial EDITORIAL Western Carolinian Voice of the Students Volume XLVI Issue 34 July 1, 1982/Cullowhee, North Carolina Phone 227-7267 | Continuing Education Sponsoring Programs by TOM SAO I) ITH You are taking a peaceful, quiet walk through campus, and suddenly vou walk by a group of 65-year- olds playing tennis, vou are nearly run down by some North Carolina State Wo If pack long distance runners, and you are startled by a group of highly-skilled 12-year- old computer technicians. This abundance of unexpected individuals on campus in the summer is enough to make anv professor or student wonder what is happening around the campus. I he answers are found in the form ot numerous camps, workshops and programs at Western. most of which are sponsored by Continuing Education. Many summer programs prefer to locate at Western because of the beautiful mountains and the great facilities that Western otters, said Cynthia Shay, administrative assistant at Continuing Education. As seen by the great numbers of non-students on campus each dav. Western is host to such programs as a computer camp, band camp, and the nation-wide program ol Elderhostel. While the Elderhostel is lor people 65 and older, the majority of the camps are arranged for junior high and high school students. In most cases, these indiv iduals live in university residence halls and eat in the cafeterias. Most of WCU's facilities are available to students, such things as the pool, tennis courts, and infirmary are available to the participants of the programs. The Elderhostel is offered by 17 colleges in North Carolina and runs from June 13 through August WCU. Participants can take courses ranging from "Reagan Economics" to "Trom Snow That Melted Only Yesterday: The Poems of Robert Frost" According to Ms. Shay, the courses are usually balanced so that a student takes one physical activity course, one heavy academic course and one light academic course during the day. "It's not too late to register," Ms. Shay said, "and we have openings lor resident Elderhostel members as well as commuters." While some people come from as far as New York and California, local residents of Western North Carolina also participate. Tees are $150 per week for resident students, and $35 a week for commuters. A different curriculum is offered each week, and usually, a different group attends each week. Dump Fire Gets Out Of Hand ■■■■■■■■■iiMHHHMHHHnPNK 4___m ^^ by MJ SCHUTZ I he skies of Cullowhee were spanned by a thick, black streak ol smoke Tuesday evening trom a rubbish lire gone wild at the Jackson County Dump. Haines from the lire, fueled mainly by a large pile of discarded automobile tires, shot some 20 feet into the air. and a plume ol smoke rose another 30 to 40 feet before drifting fast-Southeast across Cullowhee. lhc lire may have started as long as a week ago, according to an employee ol the dump, who suspected that the origin of the tire was a cigarette butt carelessly discarded close to near-empty cans of flammable chemicals. Apparently a small fire was at least partially smothered at the dump site earlier in the week; however, it remains uncertain as to whether this fire was the cause of Tuesday's conflagration. Residents of Sleepy Hollow Rentals and the private homes near the County Dump claim that the fire was smouldering and that smoke could be seen and smelled in the area as early as noon Tuesday. However, fires at the dump are not unusual, because rubbish is often disposed of this wav. and no one considered the smoke to because lor real alarm. The bla/e was obviously out of hand by 7 p.m. Tuesday, and a neighborhood resident had alerted the Jackson County Volunteer Fire Department by 7:15 p.m. The department responded promptly. A hose truck, an equipment van, and a 1500-gallon water tanker had arrived on the scene by 7:30 p.m. and firemen began a long, hot battle to extinquish the flames. This was not an easy task. The stack of tires which was over five feet tall and covered over fifty square feet, was fiercely ablaze and water seemed to have little effect on the flames. Fire Chief Roy Shuler estimated shortly before 8 p.m. that the 1500-gallon tanker would have to be refilled 10 to 12 times before the lire could be brought under control and extinquished. The night wore on. Firemen Cameron. Baker, and Clark of the Cullowhee Fire Department sprayed botli the burning tires and the heavily wooded area 8 to 10 feet behind the bla/e in an effort to bring the fire under control and protect the woods beyond the dump. The efforts of the firemen seemed almost wasted. as the flames failed to respond to the heavy stream of water. The primary interests of the firemen were to cut pollution ol ihe putrid rubber smoke to a minimum, and to keep the fire contained to the excavated dump area. Low winds and heavy recent rains were working with the firemen; although the fire was tough to extinguish, it did not spread. The Sylva Fire Department, sent two back-up units as dark settled in, and the firemen fought the blaze on into the night. Intense heat and acrid smoke scorched the firemen's faces and lungs. A dump site employee was dispatched to bring in a bulldozer, and- he attempted to separate the burning tires from those not yet ignited. The heat proved to be too intense for the man to remain for long near the flames, and the remaining tires ignited before separation could be achieved. The fire continued throughout the night, and was brought under control, but not extinguished, before dawn on Wednesday morning. By this time, firemen had ascertained that the flames were contained to the bulldozed ground at the dump, and they left the fire to burn itself out. Cullowhee residents were fortunate in that no real property damage was done, and in the firemen's ability to prevent the fire from spreading to the woods and becoming a real tragedy. The smoke which hazed the sky on W ednesday was unsightly, but posed no health hazard. No injuries were reported in association with the incident. Clarke, Carpenter, Blanton Record Winners by BECKY ADAMS The North Carolina Primary Flections were held on Tuesday. J une 29. The closing date for absentee voting in Jackson County was Thursday, June 24, at 5:00 pm. All of Jackson County's registered voters could vote on five proposed constitutional amendments. Of the five proposed amendments, the one arousing the most controversy concerns the lengthening of the terms of office of members of the General Assembly. If the amendment is passed, members will serve terms of four years, rather than the present two-year terms. Other amendments concern the recall of retired (chart courtesv of Sylva Herald IFOR US FOR STATE FOR PART-TIME FOR SCHOOL UNOi FICIAL CONGRESS SENATE COMMISSIONERS BD. - DIST. 5 RETURNS PRIMARY ELECTION June 29, 1982 i f 27 7 Carpenter CJ Brettler « t •o •a u a. 10 Nicholas » McCall - Blanton g> Buchanan S e Bryson Barkers Creek Canada 15 4 0 2 2 19 19 9 11 12 Canev Fork 40 4 0 2 2 34 25 34 13 30 Cashiers 115 22 2 15 7 75 145 74 73 9X Cullowhee 296 41 2 9 13 260 148 247 166 160 Dillsboro 77 9 1 4 2 59 27 71 33 45 Greens Creek 60 6 0 5 8 70 31 63 13 62 Hamburg 86 3 2 3 2 73 73 39 18 45 Mountain 31 4 2 5 2 28 27 9 3 36 Qualla 138 3 3 31 18 119 24 116 40 92 River 70 10 0 4 1 42 63 37 26 64 Savannah 96 9 0 0 0 85 35 81 17 86 Scotts Creek 1 30 7 0 2 2 33 17 33 17 19 Scotts Creek 2 68 4 0 4 3 53 39 49 39 29 Scotts Creek 3 34 0 1 4 2 24 19 12 14 13 Sylva - North 175 17 8 8 9 159 69 161 74 124 Sylva-South 336 35 10 47 33 331 119 303 153 214 Webster 195 21 2 10 8 168 94 139 86 125 Absentees 55 1 0 2 1 49 11 43 22 28 Totals 1944 207 41 169 125 1710 1000 1539 828 1302 1 judges of the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals for temporary service on either court, the authorization of the Supreme Court to review appeals from the North Carolina Utilities Commission, the development of new and existing airports and seaports, and finally, the issuance of revenue bonds to finance the development of higher education facilities. Registered Republicans voted for one of three candidates for State Senate, twenty-ninth district. The candidates were Jack B. Brettler. Robert D. Carpenter, and Walt Sheppard, Jr. Jackson County Democrats voted for State Judicial Officers, Member of Congress and County Officers. The State Judicial Offices in question were three seats on the Court of Appeals. Up for consideration for the first seat were Bert M. Montague. Eugene H. (Gene) Phillips. H. Horton Rountree. James P. Crews, and George W. Lennon. The candidates for the second seat were Sidney S. Eagles, Jr.. Zennie Lawrence Riggs. and Paul Wright. For the third seat. Democrats chose from Marvin Schiller and E. Maurice Braswell. For the Member of Congress from the eleventh district, either James McClure Clarke or John Garfield Kleibor could have been chosen. County Offices which were part of the Democratic Ballot for the primaries were the offices of part-time County Commissioners and member of the Board of Education. Running for part-time Commissioners were Robert Smith Blanton, Conrad McCall and Veronica .1. Nicholas. Democrats chose two of these candidates. Both Ruth Bryson and Arnold Buchanan ran for membership on the Board of Education, fifth district. Several other candidates ran for offices in the general election. However, they were unopposed in the primaries, and their names did not appear on their parties' ballots. Music Camp, which began last Monday and will last through July 2. involves vaned instruction trom a number of skilled musicians. The cost is $145 tor boarders and $65 lor commuters. High school students from seventh grade and up should contact Dr. Thomas I via in the music department if they are interested. Another camp which has become a tradition at WCT1 is the Cullowhee Experience, or the "gifted camp." While participants of this camp have favorably and sometimes not-so-favorably drawn the nickname "giftees," the program is a very important one and brings students from several different states into this area. Most of the classes are taught at Cullowhee High School, and the instructors include high school and college professors to page 6 World News Update By ERIC SCHUTZ WASHINGTON (JUNE 24) - A resolution calling for a freeze of U.S. and Soviet nuclear weapons at present levels was approved last Wednesday by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The 26-4 vote was a major legislative victory for the nationwide anti-nuclear weapons movement. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Clement Zablocki, D-Wis.. also calls for negotiations aimed at reducing current stockpiles. WASHINGTON (JUNE 24) - A budget containing a record $103.9 billion deficit was approved Wednesday by Congress. The $770 billion compromise calls for cuts of $7.6 billion in proposed defense spending for 1983 and $6.3 billion in social programs. WASHINGTON (JUNE 26) - Secretary ot State Alexander Haig. declaring that American foreign pplicy had changed direction in the past 18 months, resigned his post last Wednesday. Haig's abrupt decision apparently was the result of a series of conflicts with the administration over Middle East policy. White House aides said Sunday that Haig favored letting Israel "finish the job" of breaking the Palestine liberation Organization in Southern Lebanon. President Reagan announced he will nominate George P. Shultz. former Secretary of the Treasury, to succeed Haig. WASHINGTON (J UNE 30)-As of midnight Wednesday. the Equal Rights Amendment became a dead issue by failingto meet its June 30 ratification deadline by 3 states. The bill, which was introduced to Congress over sixty years ago, was the only current attempt to render sexual discrimination unconstitutional. As opponents of the ERA reveled in their victory, the bill's supporters headed hy the N.O.W. vowed to v ote opponents of all forms of sexual discrimination into office nationwide, to guarantee receptive slate senates when the bill once again passes through Congress and to the states for ratification. Vowed the president of the National Organization for Women. "We will remember in November." BEIRUT (JUNE 30) - The Israeli army fortified its position around Beirut today, while negotiations continued on several fronts to provide PI O holdouts with a way to leave I.chanon. The United States reportedly issued a nine point peace plan which includes a call for an end to armed PI O in Tebanon and a gradual withdrawal of Israeli and Syrian troops. The Israeli government reported Wednesday that 372 have died in the conflict, at a cost to Israel of $2.5 billion. This disagrees with Red Cross reports, which places the number of dead at greater than 4,000. CAPE CANAVERAL (JUNE 30) - The space shuttle Columbia reached the halfway point in its near perfect mission late Wednesday. Astronauts Mattinglay and Hartsfield continued their routines by testing shoes designed for NASA's new space suits. The shuttle, launched Sunday despite damage to some heat shield tiles, is the first NASA project to include a military payload. In a related development, it was announced today that the newly completed Shuttle II. Challenger, will be towed to Edwards Air force Base.

The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.

• Creator
  • Western Carolina University
• Format
  • Publications (documents)
• Type
  • Text
• Date
  • Date original: 1982-07-01
  • Date digitized: 2018-11-19
• Extent
  • Dimension: 15" x 11.5"
  • Pages: 6 pages
• Subject - Topic
  • College student newspapers and periodicals
  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
  • Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee -- Newspapers
• Location
  • Jackson County (N.C.)
  • Cullowhee (N.C.)
• Source institution
  • Western Carolina University
• Source Collection
  • WCU Students Newspapers Collection
• Identifier
  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1982-07-01_Vol46_No34
• Repository
  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library