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  • Serving You Better Than Ever Before See Pages 4&5 Inside Cats Battle Clemson, Looking to "Wake" Up See Page 6 Western Carolinian Volume 48 Issue 6 September 8, 1983 Free Dropping Out Of Gubernatorial Contest Thornburg Declares Candidacy In Attorney General Race Lacy Thornburg declared candidacy for the position of Attorney General lor the state of North Carolina in the 1984 elections. Thornburg, a longtime resident of Jackson County, made the announcement at a press conference held Wednesday morning in the Jackson County Courthouse. Thornburg said, "I've been running for Governor, but everywhere I go people arc telling me I'm winning the race for attorney general — and I'm one candidate who listens to the people." Thornburg stated that he felt he could do the most about the issues he was concerned with from the attorney general's office. "That's why 1 want to be the lawyer forthe state of North Carolina," he said. The attorney general is responsible for investigating charges of corruption and fraud in the state's government. Thornburg said that as attorney general he would "do everything possible to make North Carolina's government honest. Every investigation will be prompt, fair and complete." Judge Thornburg also stated that protecting the rights of the consumer will be a special concern of his. "I will fight unfair increases in utility rates...(and) make sure that all the facts are in front of the Utilities Commission." said Thornburg. Thornburg also hinted that he would attempt to have a bill passed to aid victims of crimes. He said, "We need a comprehensive Victim's Bill of Rights. Those who are injured as a result of crime deserve full compensation from those who have injured them." He also said that he would work to improve the court system to make the courts more efficient. "Swift, fair justice is the greatest deterrent to crime." said Thornburg. Lacy Thornburg Former Ireland Governor Opens Exhibit A t Heritage Center OPI- Studies at Western Carolina University on the Scotch-Irish migration to southern Appalachia may help resolve civil unrest in Northern Ireland, Lord Ralph Alnwick Grey, the country's former governor, said here Friday. "Even if these studies don't change thw whole future of Northern Ireland, they ought to at least help," he said. Grey, who governed Northern Ireland from 1968 until 1973, spoke Friday at Western Carolina University's Mountain Heritage Center during the official opening of a unique exhibit on the migration of the Scotch-Irish from Northern Ireland to Western North Carolina. "Ireland, unhappily, is a land of myth," he told a standing-room only crowd in the center's Founders Auditorium. "And there's a tremendous disposition...on the part of the gallant Irishman, if he sees truth shivering naked and unashamed, to wrap some sort of cloak of his own devising around her and then stand back and admire the results." This adornment of the truth, he said, has lead to continued fighting in Ulster "over things that are not worth fighting about, much less killing about." But in the WCU exhibit, the truth "is revealed and discussed and analyzed accurately and calmly and dispassionately," he said. "Much has been revealed about what happened in the centuries gone by that is equally true about the descendants of those same people who are living in Ulster today. "There is much, therefore, that hopefully will be helpful not only to give Americans an understanding of their early heritage but also to give Ulstermen some understanding of their inherited tendencies and some correction of myths that have grown up about their past. "As you may know," he added, "the celebrations of the past by what have come to be known as the two communities in Northern Ireland, which really means those that belong to one bundle of religious denorrrrrrations and those who belong "to another, give rise, unhappily, to civil unrest." Grey, who now serves as chancellor of the New University of Ulster, said one of the most emotive features of celebrations of the past are pictures and songs about King William, otherwise known as King "Billy," and his white horse. "The truth ofthe matter is that King Billy never had a white horse, " Grey said. "But if that sort of thing can cause men to be killed and bombs to be thrown, then there is a great need for an academic, calm setting down of what really happened and some attempt to discover why all this happened." Although Grey said studies such as those made for the WCU exhibit may help dispel long-held Irish myths, he does not think prospects for peace in Ulster are good. "I'm not at all optimistic that it will be a short time before this sort of thing ceases," he said. "We must for some time to come, I fear, realize that there will be these violent acts. They are fewer in number than they were, but one death is one too many; one bomb is one too many; one damaged building, one broken life-all these things that shouldn't be." During his address. Grey lauded WCU history professors Dr. Tyler Blethen and Dr. Curtis Wood, whose research over the past four years is the basis for the Scotch-Irish exhibit. "It's good that this work is being done," he said, adding that their newly published booklet on the subject "is understandable and entertaining, as well as accurate." The 60-page booklet, which is available free of charge, traces and interprets the Scotch-Irish migration from Ulster to Southern Appalachia by way of the "Great Wagon Road." This famed route stretched north-south some 450 miles from Philadelphia to the Shenandoah Valley, on down to the Yadkin River Valley and Piedmont North Carolina. From there, many Scotch- Irish moved westward to the mountains of Western North Carolina. cont. on page r6 graduated from Mars Hill College in 1950 with an Associate Arts degree. He received his A.B. Degree from the School of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1953 he married Dorothy Francis Todd, a graduate of Western Carolina College and moved to Jackson County one year later. After practicing law here for seven years he served as the Jackson County Representative to the North Carolina General Assembly for three terms. In 1967 he was appointed to the Superior Court Bench by Governor Moore. His son, Todd Thornburg, is majoring in chemistry here at WCU. Thornburg's past experience in the North Carolina court system gives him a good background on which to base his candidacy. His name is well known and he feels he can accomplish the tasks an attorney general must take on. He has spent thirteen years in the courts as both a civil and criminal lawyer. Thornburg said "The attorney general must know how to get laws made...as attorney general, when I propose a law it will be one that works." He also stated "The attorney general must know how to win the cases he brings to trial...When we try a case, it will be done right." Lacy Thornburg, a longtime resident of Jackson County, announced his intent to seek the position of Attorney General during a press conference Wednesday morning in the Jackson County courthouse. (Photo by Mark Haskett) New Faculty For MS Department OPI- Western Carolin University's department of military science has a new commanding officer and four other new faculty members. Lt. Col. Kenneth E. Mostella, formerly a staff officer with the Atlantic Command in Norfolk. Va., now heads Western's ROTC detachment. Hesucceeds Lt. Col. Wilmot T. Riley, who has retired from active duty. A native of Greenville. S.C. Mostella holds a master's in industrial education from Clemson University and a bachelor's in psychology from St. Benedict's College. An Army aviator and infantry officer, he is a graduate of the Jungle Warfare School and the Armed Forces Staff College. Commissioned in 1966 through the ROTC, Mostella has received the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service and National Defense Service medals, the Air Medal 6th award and numerous awards for service in Vietnam in 1968 and 1971. At WCU. he holds the rank of professor of military science. Other new faculty members, each appointed assistant professors of military science, are Capt. William Gary Bryant, Capt. John E. Roberts III. and Capt. Walter D. Wilson. Master Sgt. Christopher Johnson also has joined the faculty this fail as chief instructor in the department Bryant is a distinguished ROTC graduate of North Cieorgia College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in business management in 1978. A Greensboro native. he previously was assigned as company commander at Ft. Hood, Texas, and is a quartermaster officer. Roberts has been a South Carolina National Guardsman since 1974 and will servie an active tour of service at WCU for three years. Before joining the National Guard, he served two years of active duty in Korea, Germany and the U.S. An armor officer, he holds a master's in biology from The Citadel and a bachelor's in biology from Clemson University. Wilson, who earned his bachelor's in English from Virginia Military Institute, was a NATO site commander in Germany before his appointment at WCU. A native of northern Virginia, he has been field artillery officer since 1975 and will serve as an advisor lor WCU's ranger program. Johnson, a native of New Haven. Conn., is a g i a d U ate o I S e r g e a n t Major's Academy in Ft. Bliss. Texas. He previously was assigned as battalion operations sergeant tor the 82nd Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg. Another addition to the staff is Stall Sgt. Guy P. Bart ell. the department's new administrative clerk. He comes to WCU from a recruiting com m a n d assignment in Des Moines. Iowa, and is a native of Oeala. Fla. WCU wide receiver Kristy Riser makes a sharp cut after a pass reception in Clemson territory. Despite a good effort by Riser, (Photo by Mark Haskett) Western fell way short ofa victory in Saturday's season opener, as Clemson prevailed 41-10 in front ofa home crowd of 71,500. Weather Update Courtesy of the WCU Department of Earth Sciences Summer weather patterns (warm and humid) have reestablished themselves this week but the next few days should be a bit cooler. Showers are possible early this weekend due to a slow-moving cold front heading our way. But conditions should be generally pleasant. (I he Western Carolinian would like to retract last weekend's weather forecast, and hope the rain didn't spoil any picnics.)
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