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  • Western Carolinian July 9, 1981 Voice of the Students Volume XLVI No. 25 Tuckasiegee Claims Another by Jim Buchanan The Tuckasiegee River claimed the life of Martha Sherry Clark, a summer student at WCU, in a holiday weekend accident. An orange 1975 Volkswagen Rabbit driven by Judith Allen, 20, of Forest City plunged into the river at approximately 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning. According to State Highway Patrol Trooper M. C. Buchanan, the two were driving approximately one mile northeast of campus on River Road when the vehicle ran off the side of the road, swerved left, and hit a tree before going off a thirty foot embankment. The wreck was reported to the Jackson County Sheriff's Department by Mrs. Maxine Lidh at 3:00 a.m. after her husband heard the wreck. The car, partially submerged on the passenger side, was retrieved by members of the Jackson County Rescue Squad. Buchanan reported Allen was on the bank screaming when searchers located and recovered the body at around 3:50 a.m. Squad members dragged the river for some 2-3 hours for a third body, but Buchanan reported that "there was not a third person in the car. I found him elsewhere." Allen was charged with Death by Vehicle Sunday, and was served on Wednesday, the day she was released from the hospital after being treated for multiple injuries. Clark, 19, was a regular student at UNC-Charlotte, where she was a cheerleader as well. The Tuckasiegee has developed a reputation over the years as a death trap. Last October during homecoming weekend, seven people died in two separate incidences involving vehicles leaving the road and enteringthe usually calm waters. In March of 1976, three young men died in an accident about a mile down the river from Saturday's wreck. Prior to* that, two people died in an accident along the river near Dillsboro. Buchanan said that "It's very tragic that these wrecks continue. There's no solution to them that I or anyone else can think of." The Carolinian expresses it's condolences to the family and friends of Ms. Clark, and. hopes that such accidents will cease tc continue. Wachovia To Relocate The building contains about 2,450 square feet of floor space, and it will contain four teller stations, two private offices, a vault and safe deposit boxes. "We have outgrown our present branch and look forward to offering our Cullowhee customers the convenience of a more spacious facility," said Betty Painter, Manager of the Cullowhee Office for Wachovia. Contractor for the project is Mountain Builders of Hazelwood. Construction has begun on a relocation of Wachovia Bank and Trust Company's office in Cullowhee. The office will move across the street from its present location to the former post office building on the campus of Western Carolina University. The building's interior will be completely renovated, while some of the exterior will also be redone. Construction is expected to be completed in early Fall 1981, at which time the old office will be closed. It's Been Downhill Ever Since Fourth of July has come and gone again. Photos by Hughes Grogan. "You plant much but harvest little. You have scarcely enough to eat or drink, and not enough clothes to keep you warm. Your income disappears, as though you were putting it into pockets filled with holes."-The Living Bible. A prophecy concerning our economic woes? It certainly sounds it but the Biblical writer quoted above (Haggai 1: 5-6) was speaking to another time concerning another matter. His description, however, is all too painfully accurate a description of the way we perceive our situation today. In order to gain a new perspective on our current economic situation, the Western Carolinian enlisted the aid of WCU's resident expert. Dr. Austin Spencer, head of the Economics and Finance Department. In this, the first installment of a serial, the Carolinian presents a few generalizations of "How we got in the shape we are today." It is based on an interview with Dr. Spencer. To understand today's economic problems, it is necessary to regress to the year 1965. The Vietnam war was underway in 1965 but taxes were not raised to support the effort; the nation was operating at or above full employment. Price increases were new business, people soon began to cope with "the ravages of inflation"-cutting back where possible. The 1970's, Spencer notes, was the pin that burst the economic balloon which the country thought would grow and grow after World War II. Several shocks were delivered the economy. Unions—with their members now used to price increases—began asking for and winning cost of living increases. The early '70's dealt other blows. A shortage of nitrogen fertilizer caused agricultural costs to skyrocket. OPEC, as you'll recall, became a viable organization. And in 1973 and 1974, Soviet grain sales added to food costs further. By the mid-1970's, as we're all aware, the economic seeds of the '60's and '70's had borne fruit. Productivity fell. Savings and investment fell. Our production systems often didn't match rapidly changing wants (such as was the case in the auto industry with big cars for sale to people desiring little ones). The underlying theme of Spencer's thesis: America had become a consumer oriented society with its incentives to "buy and buy". With easy credit, it was easy to do just that. Next time we'll look at "Reaganomics" and what it hopes to do.
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