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By JACI HUGHES
Staff Writer
Orange County voters- approved the sale
of mixed beverages in restaurants and
private clubs by an almost 3-to-l margin
Tuesday. .
Only 34 percent of the county's registered
voters turned out to cast their ballots, with
8,564 voting in favor of mixed-drink sales
and 3,066 against.
Voting was especially light in the rural
precincts, where dry forces had expected to
receive most of their support.
Elections Supervisor Barbara Strickland
attributed the low voter-turnout to lack of
interest. 'I guess people just aren't
interested in whether we have liquor or
not," she said.
" You only get the extremes (with a light
turnout), those who are really for it and
those who are really against it," said Don
Willhoit, a member of the Orange County
Board of Commissioners.. .
About 74 percent of the 11,649 who
voted favored the sale of mixed beverages,
while only about 26 percent were opposed.
The fate of mixed drinks in Orange
, County was never in doubt as early returns
from scattered precincts set the favorable
trend. ,
Student voting was a little heavier than
the overall turnout, with about 40 percent of
the voters in the predominantly student
precincts showing up at the polls.
' Students supported the mixed drinks in
the vote Tuesday. In Country Club precinct,
which covers Morrison, Ehringhaus,
Parker, Teague and Avery dorms, liquor
passed 109-10. In Mason Farm, which
encompasses James, Craige, married
student housing and Spring Garden, voters
approved the measure 291-40.
East Franklin passed mixed drinks by a
similarly large margin: 291-40.
University Lake , precinct residents voted
329-39 in favor.
Voters in most rural areas were opposed
to the measure.
Voters split in the Hillsborough precinct,
with the final tally totaling 18 1 in favor and
174 against. The nrecinct covers the
downtown area of the county seat of
Hillsborough, populated primarily by
merchants and county employees. !
The predominately black West
Hillsborough precinct defeated the measure
by a vote of 235 against to 197 in favor.
Student voting was described as moderate
by registration officials in several precincts
with large student populations.
Registrar Virginia Julian said only seven
students whose votes were challenged had
come to the polls by mid-afternoon. All
those challenges were overruled, she said.
Julian said about 30 other challenges were
overruled in the May primary. There were
about 175 challenges in the precinct
altogether, she said.
In the University Lake precinct, Registrar
Dazzie Lane said 175 of 900 registered
voters had gone to the polls by 3:30 p.m.,
which she said was a moderate turnout. She
said four student voter challenges were
overruled and none were, sustained. Only
one challenge in the precinct was sustained
last May, she added.
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By STEVE HUETTEL
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Staff Writers
While wet-force leaders spent the
evening celebrating passage of liquor by the
drink, anti-liquor activists expressed
surprise over the nearly 3-1 margin of the
wet victory.
The mood got progressively more festive
Tuesday night at Spanky's, site, of the
pro-liquor victory celebration, as the results
of the liquor referendum filtered in.
Amid cheers and cork popping, Mickey
Ewell, cochairperson of Orange Citizens for
Local Option and owner of Spanky's and
Harrison's, said, "We're very happy it
passed by this large of a margin. It shows the
people who voted for the referendum that
what they're doing is right, and it may help
other counties, especially Wake and
Durham pass referendums."
While dry leaders expressed surprise
about the margin of victory, they conceded
they expected the outcome.
"The odds were against us to begin
with," said the Rev. Jack Mansfield,
publicity director for the Orange Christian
Action League. "It was just a case of the
urban areas (in southern Orange County)
having large blocks of votes that we
couldn't offset with the rural (northern)
areas."
"I expected a larger turnout in the
northern parts of the county I thought that
the nature of the county was different than it
really is," said the Rev. Tyson Coble,
chairperson of the Christian Action League.
Both leaders blamed the referendum's
overwhelming victory partially on the dry
group's lack of funds to publicize its
message.
"We just didn't have a Jot of money to
work with, and there's not much you can do
with that much (about $700)," Mansfield
said. "I had to call (radio stations) WCHL
and cancel our ads because we didn't have
the funds and didn't want to go into a
deficit." I,
Gerry Cohen, Chapel Hili alderman who
attended the Orange County wets ' victory .
celebf aTibrC s aid Tie T was" Jsure
age-regulations would be enforced strictly
when restaurant and bar owners start to
serve liquor here.
'I think this vote shows that the people in
Chapel Hill are tired of hiding their liquor in
bags," Cohen said. He predicted that more
restaurants will open downtown because of
the referendum. "I've heard talk that a
national hotel chain might build here and
aim toward convention trade," he said.
"Everything has gone about as we
expected, better, in fact," said Jerry
Williams, director of the North Carolina
"Restaurant Association l .
Dry leader Mansfield predicted dire
consequences for the county and state as a
result of the referendum's approval.
"Once people are successful in getting
liquor, they'll be trying to get other things,
too," he said. "I've seen it happen in New
Jersey and New York with lotteries and
casino gambling. I predict that now the
door's been opened, weTl be seeing more
things of this nature.
"We've been saying all along that the
referendum, would cause an increase in
consumption," Mansfield said. "The
people jowriing resiaurants willkejha,Ubut
I doubt that " the 'people who die on. "the
highways will. Now the restaurants will be
able to market the nation's number one drug
problem." . -
Liquor vote splits in other locales
from staff and wire reports
Voters in Southern Pines approved the
sale of mixed drinks by a 7-2 margin
Tuesday, while a move to legalize the sale
of liquor by the drink failed in Black
Mountain. 4
Final returns from Southern Pines
showed 1 ,578 votes for liquor by the drink,
and 433 Sandhills voters cast their ballots
against the measure.
Reactions to the Southern Pines tally
from pro-liquor activists were characteristic
of the jubilant mood at mixed-drink victory
parties after Mecklenburg County approved
liquor by the drink by a 2-1 margin Friday.
4 'The passage of mixed beverages in
North Carolina will help us significantly in
the war against inflation," said Jerry
Williams, executive director of the North
Carolina Restaurant Association.
Some backers of mixed-beverage sales
have said restaurants will be able to rely on
mixed drinks for profits while holding down
the cost of food.
Organizations were formed in both
communities to oppose the mixed-drink
option. Tactics ranged from inserting
circulars in Sunday church bulletins to radio
and newspaper ads. .
In Black Mountain, about 25 percent of
the town's 2.090 registered voters had cast
their ballots by 1 p.m. About 30 percent of
the population is retired, and many come
from communities outside the state.
In Southern Pines, where the turnout was
very heavy, informal polls of voters as they
left the polling places early in the day
indicated a margin of more man 2-1 in favor
of the local option.
The golfing resort community was the
first place in the state to set a referendum
after the General Assembly enacted the
mixed-drink law in June. Voters there have
approved two mixed-drink measures in the
past. Officials in Southern Pines and Black
Mountain said they believed good weather
helped the turnout.
With the votes Tuesday in Orange
County, Southern Pines and Black
Mountain and the pro-liquor victory last
week in Mecklenburg, three of the four
localities to hold referendums on mixed
drinks have approved the local-option
measure.
' The golfing resort of Southern Pines was
the first place in the state to schedule a
referendum after passage of the mixed-drink
law.
Little new registration was reported in
Southern Pines and Black Mountain, even
though 2,000 new voters registered to vote
prior to the referendum in Orange County.
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Where were you when the lights went out?
By RAMONA JONES
Staff Writer
Dinner sizzles away in the Fry Baby as the
window fan gently blows the pages of a book
that you're trying to read under the glare of a
desk light while you dry your hair when
suddenly poof everything stops as the
electricity goes out.
How can you survive without electricity?
Well, maybe you can laugh it off, like Terri
Andrewlavage did Monday when she got
stuck in an eleVator during one of the power
outages which have become commonplace in
Ehringhaus.
"We were between first and second floors,"
she said. "We pried the doors open and ,
climbed to second floor. It's almost gotten to
be a joke down there, or at least routine for the
power to go off.
"Folks at Ehringhaus have really developed
a sense of humor about the whole situation,
but when you're studying for a test or washing
your hair or something, it really gets to be a
hassle."
Both Ehringhaus and Stacy dorms have
lost power twice since the semester opened
due to overloaded circuits. And, ironically,
says Russell Perry, associate director of
housing operations, the outages at both
dorms occurred on the same days at
approximately the same times.
Perry said the power failures occurred Aug.
3 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 1 1 at 9:30 p.m. Both
failures lasted about 30 minutes.
The reason for the outages is simple. "At
both Ehringhaus and Stacyvthe residents just
used more energy than the maximum 200
amps going into the building," Perry said.
"And it blew the main fuse in the circuit
breaker panel."
An amp reporder system has since been
installed in the two dorms and all other dorms
in Lower Quad. Perry says the system will
record graph patterns of energy usage 24
hours a day. .
To avoid more blown fuses, Perry
encourages students to take all possible steps
to conserve energy, especially in Ehringhaus
and Stacy.
"Those two dorms have more electrical
appliances for their size," Perry said. "For
example, Stacy has five air conditioners in its
study rooms and one more for a student with a
certified medical need. And it has three
kitchens two for students and one in the
assistant residence director's apartment.
"Ehringhaus has the athletic training table
and the kitchen that goes with that," he said.
"And, each floor lounge has an air
conditioner. Then, there are three apartments
with air conditioners and kitchens, one for the
residence director and one for the academic
adviser for the football team.
But the Stacy and Ehringhaus incidents are
only part of a larger pattern of power failures
plaguing UNC and Chapel Hill this fall.
Connor Dorm also was a victim of-a blown
fuse, but, Perry said, the Connor outage was
an isolated incident.
Aug. 24, the power-went off just after
midnight for about 90. minutes, affecting
South Campus dorms and buildings on Ridge
Road and Stadium Drive. Wade Davis,
electric distribution superintendent for the
utilities division, said the outage was caused
by a cable failure induced by a manufacturer's
defect.
One section of Columbia Street around the
medical research center also experienced a
power outage when lightning hit a high
voltage cable at a transformer at the North
Side chiller plant around 7:10 p.m., Davis
said. Two hours later, power was restored.
Off-campus also has been affected.
Lightning hit Duke Power Company's
Eubank Station Sept.-l, curtailing power to
that station's 900 Chapel Hill customers.
Perry said the utilities division is concerned
about campus electrical service and the
repeated failures. As a result, utility crews are
installing new transformers and new main
disconnects at Avery, Parker and Teague
dorms.
The crews also are installing three-pronged
receptacles in these dorms to replace the two
pronged outlets. Similar renovations are
being made in the YMCA arid Steele
buildings and Playmaker's Theater, and plans
have been made to update the electrical
system in the five dorms on Lower Quad.
"It's going to cost a lot of money," Perry
said. "And we'll be working on it all this year
and into the next summer."
Grad student federation
wants percentage of fees
By GEORGE SHADROUI
Staff Writer
VThe Graduate and Professional Student
Federation represents almost 6,000 UNC graduate
students, but they are being ignored by Student
Government, GPSF President Mark Adams said
recently.
"There is a lack of communication between
GPSF and Student Government," Adams said.
"They won't even notify us about CGC meetings
in advance'
GPSF distributes funds-to 65 graduate
departments, but the CGC allocates GPSF funds.
Adams said he doesn't believe GPSF should
have to fight for its money. He says GPSF should
be given a percentage of student fees, just like the
Daily Tar Heel. This money could come
exclusively from graduate fees, Adams said.
"GPSF has a valid concern," said Vice
Chancellor for Student Affairs Donald A. Boulton.
"GPSF does not just represent a club," he said,
"but a basic group of students who are
fundamentally different."
Boulton said GPSF needs greater financial
stability.
"There is a fear in the CGC that they (CGC) are
giving away something they shouldn't. GPSF is
just trying to get a few of the graduate student's
dollars back for them," Boulton said.
GPSF cannot justify its needs by departments, as
many graduate departments use their money for
parties, said Rhonda Black, chairperson of the
Finance Committee.
Using CGC funds for parties is against CGC
treasury rules as state in Article 8 section IB. The
law reads:
'No organization shall use Student Government
appropriations for parties, banquets, picnics,
social events or entertainment. In the event of an
exception, approval must be granted by the
Finance Committee."
Black said no such approval has been given. She
said any organization guilty of breaking a treasury
law is subject to having its funds frozen by the
student body treasurer.
Black said no such action has taken place
because "it is a touchy situation. They (GPSF)
think they need this type of programming. It helps
them meet other graduate students.
"For GPSF to receive a fixed allocation, they
must have an established finance plan for fiscal
appropriation," Black said.
But Adams said GPSF must be put on the same
level as Student Government. He said its role is
similar to the CGC's role and that GPSF should be
an entity within Student Government.
Adams said GPSF is the only organization that
can deal with graduate students, because Student
Government is geared to undergraduates. Adams
said GPSF serves as a clearing house for graduate
information, as well as a distributor of funds.
But he said he agreeds with Phillips that GPSF
currently has no defined role.
"I'm trying to find out what graduate students
want GPSF to be. We are set up in the same
capacity as the CGC. They keep asking us about
programming, but what programming does CGC
do?"
Adams said he wants GPSF to have the power to
approve graduate departmental use of its funds
without going through CGC. However, he said he
does not want GPSF to be autonomous from
Student Government.
"I don't know if we could exist outside of
Student Government," Adams said. "For seven
years this problem has been muddled through. It's
time for something to be done."