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The^festern Carolinian 16 PAGES THURSDAY SEPT. 21,1978 Vol.XLIV, No. 5 CULLOWHEE, N.C. Board of commissioners financing petitions Incorporation is a possibility by J.M. THINKS Staff Writer. The incorporation of Cullowhee is possibly now more of a reality than ever before. The Jackson County Board of Commissioners last Monday voted to donate $2,500 to pay for legal expenses involved in drawing up petitions and other necessary documents needed to start incorporation procedings. Robert Hooper, manager of Smile Service Station and a member of the Citizens' Committee for the Betterment of Cullowhee made the request to the Board. He said as an incorporated town, Cullowhee could take over services being provided bythe county. "Right now the number one service is the fire department. We've got a fire department but the countv has to do the financing for equipment and other things. We've had barbeque suppers and raised money in other ways, but the county still puts out about $6,000 a year for it." As an incorporated town there would be no difference in the fire department expenses but it would be coming from the town instead of the county. Hooper said there are thousands of dollars in state and federal grants that as a town Cullowhee would qualify for. "We need a water system around here, and additional money for sewage. The sewage line is now run up to Western," he said. Bruce Wike, chairman of the county's Board of Commissioners, told the board that he agrees with Hooper that Cullowhee is in need of services. "There are a lot of things that need done, and I think the people in that area should have a government to do these things," he said. Hooper said incorporation also offers the chance to get federal funds for recreation facilities. "The kids of Cullowhee don't have much except what the university has to offer. They now have to go to the swimming pool in Sylva." The Jackson County Airport continues its slow slide down Berry Ridge. Cracks now appearing in the runway indicate that a major shift in the landfill upon which the airport is built might be occuring. (Photo by John Daughtry) JC Airport in trouble again It looked to me like a pretty big mass of material hanging there—being held primarily by a brush barrier that is beginning to deteriorate," Dr. Joseph A. Phillips, chairman of the state's Sedimentation Control Commission.sajd at the commission's regular meeting in the Interchange Building in Asheville last Tuesday. The commission was investigating the controversial soil erosion problems at the Jackson County Airport just two miles from campus. In recent weeks the sides of the embankment have been giving way and breaking off, causing extensive earthslides in some places. Several cracks have been found in the runway, indicating a possible shift in the landfill. As a result ot its tour, the state commission voted jnanimously to support the state's Department of Natural Resources and Community Development in seeking legal relief from the drainage. According to the Asheville Citizen, when told that the state attorney general will file a lawsuit for corrective measures, Bruce Wike, chairman of the^ Jackson County Board of Commissioners said "If the schedule of injunctive relief is too fast, there is a real possibility it could bankrupt the county." Dr. Phillips responded that the purpose of court action would be to get long-sought remedial action on the airport problems, not to bankrupt the county. Deputy Attorney General Harvey Stewart said legal proceedings against the county were about to start over a year ago, but an agreement had been worked out between Wike and the Department of Natural Resources and Community Development through which corrective measures were supposed to have started. When asked why a lawsuit had not already been filed against the engineering firm. Wike said, "If you want somebody to quit working for you, the sure way to do that is to sue them." He said a study is now under way to pin down the blame for the airport erosion. If no •Turn to Paces 8 and 9. Please. Incorporation should encourage new businesses in the area according to Hooper, but it will also result in increased property taxes. "You just can't say by how much. It will be regulated by what services the people in the area want. The Board of Aldermen that will go in will set the rates." Hooper said when most local people think about incorporation they say they don't want it because "it's not gonna help me." He said they should look at it with an open mind and the community improvements it could bring. "Another thing is, they think it means beer. It does not; that's a separate issue. We hate to see people give up their rights of their own government and protection just because they think it means beer—an entirely separate issue," he added. Ferguson and Fowler, a Waynesville law firm, is drawing up the necessary incorporation petitions and documents. Hooper said they will start passing petitions around by today. "If it's favorable, we'll go ahead with procedures for incorporation. We only need 20 signatures to incorporate, but we're gonna get over 50 percent before we do it," he said. Senators elected Voter turnout in Tuesday's elections was exceptiona- 'ly high at Walker and Harrill halls, according to SGA slection commission officials. Students approved both the constitutional referen- dums and by-laws by more than 80 percent. Senators elected are: Scott: Anita Poston, Carolyn Earls, Rebecca Nelson and Linda Richardson; Reynolds: Jeff "Moe" Johnston; Helder: Carole Stroupe and Kathy Quinn; Harrill: Keith Kiger and Mike Wagoner; Benton: Jerry Hardin; Leatherwood: Keith Tidwell and Jerry Naylor; Madison: Keith Kolas- kawski; Buchanan: Katie Cunningham; and Walker: April Diannc Carson and Beth Boger. At Albright a run-off election has been called between Mike Femia and Bill Rothermel, the top two contenders, because neither received at least 50 percent of the votes cast. According to Vice President Phil Cates the run-off will be scheduled for next Tuesday or Wednesday. Madison Hall had no candidates to officially file for election and all votes cast there were write-ins. Only three dorms—Benton, Buchanan and Scott had no write-ins. Corrections... In last week's front page story about SGA President Wanda Nelson, we inadvertently included some facts and figures we have since learned were incorrect. To clear things up a bit, they are as follows: Wanda Nelson was never head of Refrigerator Leasing, but we haven't yet been told who was. Probably no one knows who it was, considering the state of SGA during that time. •We have also been advised that during Nelson's Refrigerator Leasing days, salesmen were not paid on commission, but by flat service-rendered checks. •Although the Hall and Oates concert is the most expensive in WCU history, it is not by the margin we said it was. We have since been advised that both Linda Ronstadt and Leon and Mary Russell cost about $1,500 each less than Hall & Oates, rather than $4,500 less. •The stage pieces which mysteriously disappeared, mysteriously reappeared the day last week's issue hit the streets, misleading information having been given to both Nelson and the Western Carolinian. We regret any inconvenience caused by last week's cover story. See next week's issue for an in-depth interview of Wanda Nelson by Editor David Jackson.

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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.
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  - Western Carolina University
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  - Date original: 1978-09-21
  - Date digitized: 2018-08-27
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  - Dimension: 22" x 16"
  - Pages: 16 pages
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  - Jackson County (N.C.)
  - Cullowhee (N.C.)
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  - Western Carolina University
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  - WCU Students Newspapers Collection
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  - HL_WesternCarolinian_1978-09-21_Vol44_No05
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  - Western Carolina University Hunter Library

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