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  • VOIC'K OF TNI] STlilUCfNTS VOL. XL No. 31 THURSDAY JANUARY 30, 1975 ■M WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY CULLOWHEE, NORTH CAROLINA Thief grabs $70 from Moss Store in afternoon heist Chekhov's "The Three Sisters" will be presented here next week. More details on Page 2. Mitchell, Noblett win easily James Mitchell and Scott Noblett won easy victories in Tuesday's election for a pair of student senate seats, out- polling opponents Van Blanton and Dan Walker by better than a two-to-one margin. Mitchell received 148 votes; Noblett, 138; Blanton, 64; and Walker, 61. It was reportedly the lowest voter turn-out for a campus-wide election in recent years. Three amendments to the SGA Constitution were also approved by a majority of the voters. The amendments were basically minor structural changes to bring the constitution up to dr.te. A number of voters reported having trouble marking the experimental ballots used for the first time this election. The ballots were designed to be counted by computer, and re= quired voters to connect two dots with a special pencil. The order in which con= didate's names appeared on the ballot was alternated, but each name was assigned a number. To vote for a candidate, the two dots under the corresponding number had to be connected. Although these ballots were counted by hand as usual, plans call for future SGA election counts to be done by computer, according to senate president Roland Johnson. This will allow election results to be known much sooner than in previous elections, but first students will have to learn how to mark the ballots properly, said Johnson. Mitchell, a sophomore political science maior. and Noblett. a sophomore history major, will be sworn in at the senate's next regular meeting Monday night, The Jackson County Sher= iff's department is investiga^ ting the robbery of the Moss General Store here Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Ida Moss, owner of the store was alone when a man entered around 1:45 p.m. She said, he asked her for two bottles of soft drinks. When she opened the cash register, the man pushed her aside and took an estimated $70 from the cash register. She told deputies the man did not have a weapon. She also told them that she did not know if the man escaped in a vehicle or on foot. Mrs. Moss described the man as being in his early twenties, about 6 feet tall, with dark hair and a dark complexion. He was wearing denim slacks and a denim jacket. John Moss, operator of the store, said that his mother was not injured in the robbery. He also said that the total amount taken in the robbery has not been determined. "I don't know exactly how much he got," Moss said. He said this was the first time the store has been robbed in the 52 years it has been in operation. "It's happening like this all over." Moss said. Jackson County Sheriff Fred Holcombe said that his office does not have any suspects in the case. Holcombe also urged that other businesses not keep large sums of money on hand. "People should not keep more money on hand than they need to operate their business." Holcombe said. Also involved in the investigation are agents of the State Bureau of investigation. Cullowhee to incorporate? by Jim Shive Cullowhee could become an incorporated city sometime in the future if efforts by several local residents are successful. City status would mean Cullowhee could determine its own alcohol policy, provide its own police force and other things. Interest here in incorporating Cullowhee seems to be growing. At present some local residents, merchants and students are studying the feasibility and procedures for incorporation. At a meeting with the Student Advisory Committee Tuesday, Chancellor H. F. Robinson said he was prepared to work with local groups for incorporation and would provide assistance where needed. Incorporation procedures in North Carolina have been set by the General Assembly. Those guidelines established a statewide five-member Municipal Board of Control which is responsible for reviewing incorporation petitions submitted by areas by them. Those petitions must contain proposed corporate boundaries of a city, a city name, and names of three persons to serve as an interim governing body until a permanent one can be elected. It must also list recommendations concerning the form of government the new city would have and contain 25 signatures of eligible voters in the area along with a $200 filing fee. An identical petition also must be submitted to the area's county commissioners. The Municipal Board of Control will then hold public hearings on the incorporation after the petitioners give adequate notice of the issues. The board then decides if incorporation is "expedient and necessary" by considering several factors. First it must consider the permanent and seasonal population of the area. Second, the effect incorporation might have on the surrounding cities and towns is considered. The board can decide to grant incorporation if, among other things, there are at least 500 permanent residents and a seasonal population of at least 1,000. Also, at least 60 per cent of the area within the proposed boun- Low cost lodging offered on campuses Want to travel and save money on room costs? Travelers, families, students, groups — anyone — can find inexpensive lodgings in the world's most sought-after tourist areas. "Mort's Guide To Low-Cost Vacations And Lodgings On College Campuses" is now in two new 1975 editions — an International edition and another covering the United States and Canada. These two new paperback books describe 346 colleges and universities in 47 countries that offer hospitality to adults, families, and groups — not just to students. Travelers and vacationers can stay in private, two-in-a-room accommodations, in beautiful and serene surroundings, for a day, a weekend or longer at hard to believe rates of $1 to $5 a day. Usually, the campus visitor gets to use the sports, recrea tional, and cultural facilities free. Many campuses are open year 'round. All offer the visitor modern, private facilities, handsome examples of architecture — Gothic to avant garde — beautiful landscaping, and an ambience very different from the usual commercial facilities. Mort's Campus Guides lead you to 204 locations in the USA and Canada alone. The Guides tell whom to contact for reservations, activities available on campus or nearby, tourist attractions in the area and rates. Mort's Guides are available for $3.75, which includes postage and handling, from the publisher, CMG Publishing Co., Inc., Box 630, Princeton, N. J. 08540. Please specify USA-Canada or International Edition. Also available at bookstores. daries must be developed for residential, commercial, industrial or institutional purposes. Then, the board may decide to grant a city charter, but if 25 per cent of the eligible voters in the area petition for a referendum on the matter, it must be granted. The referendum will then decide the issue. If Cullowhee were to incorporate into a city, it almost certainly would include the University property, which would meet the requirement for 60 per cent of the land inside the proposed city be developed for institutional or other purposes. Also, boundaries here could be drawn to include as much as 5,500 permanent or seasonal residents. One local businessman said fire insurance in the Cullowhee area is high since WCU's Volunteer Fire Department is not listed by the Insurance Underwriters. If Cullowhee were to incorporate, the force could become the city fire department and be listed. University property would also provide a large tax base for a possible "City of Cullowhee." Incorporation plans were worked on several years ago, but no petition was filed with the Municipal Board. Present efforts are aimed at organizing a form of steering committee to work on incorporation.
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