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7 March, 1947 THE ECHO PAGE ELEVEN Library Offers A Good Variety Of Books yOO VOLUMES COVER INTERESTS OF ALL READERS '^•‘oduniU”, War Books, ^•Idren’s Favorites, All ■ Ittcluded In Selections 1 3,300 books covering libr of interests, our equipped, to supply you ^ook for just about any w. for instance, you’re a mys- 5 Of occasion. *en--kn lowii experts in the field many Ecustans are. yave the “'whodunits” by such '^owri experts in the field , ^arl Stanley Gardner, Mignon W ^rhart, and Agatha Christie, sj ”®™es of these , thrillers are Cas^- unusual, like “The ® the BackWard Mule,” but Up if’;^®less mystery fans “eat’em Ceii you’ve just seen a movie Pictu ^ book and seeing the tj,^ has created a desire to get Cl).^°*®Plete. story from the book, it, that , the library has ■’“Pul Yearling,” a currently- b^. Prodiiction, is based on a tlij the same name and is in “My Friend Flicka,” ly popular movie, particular- '>oolr u ‘^^^^dren, is based on the ^ DV tf^’TTn**n i ■ by Mgry O’Hara and is also And Burroughs Books ifj novels, light love stor- ,“^®.toric novels, and Biblical sW* 3ll be found on the by the library. Many books Gfj two popular writers, Zane Edgar Rice Burroughs *so there. You will remember tefj the author of many Wes- Dij^ ^*®ries and Burroughs as the g “®hind the Tarzan series. boov°'^^;; ?tories are plentiful and nug, World War II are also —books by such be- y, h ® ' correspondent whose •ion. . "'fife read daily by mil- The Brennan Children And A March Visitor Wh COUNTY RED CROSS GOAL IS $4,000 National Total Set At $60,- 000,000; Veterans To Benefit Every child loves a snow just as they do candy, chewing gum and cookies. Children in this vicinily had their desire fulfilled on several occasions during the month of March. Jim Breoinan of the Research Department and an accomplished and enthuslas.ic pho tographer, shot the above picture during the heavy snow early in the month. Marcia, years old, shown on the left is taking time out for a bite; Terry, one year old, is not enjoying tha o'ccasion too much while Anita, years old, on the right, shows the compos ure and maturity that the oldest child in a family should! ly, iiu*"?” as Ernie Pyle, the kind- Way* Americans during the a'Jap bullet stilled his 1q ^ *fe ;^on-fictipn section, there latest of bigraphy and the feligi “°oks on music, psychology, 'cj ]. ”’ a*id other subjects.' Class- "iajf ^- “Canterbury Tales” and Pompeii” haven’t I>Ur(;), in the library’s For reference purposes, Jiij ^ .Encyclopedia Brittannica other aids. Th CHILDREN, TOO haven’t been for- *155 ij ’ either. If yqur youngster same bedtime stories tell them 'he yoli from memory, drop by thus giving him a little 2 for children from Tlij. ^0 16 are available. I*'® PuKv^ steady contacts with , ftet the library is able ’^r books very shortly »f- So y 9re released. Only a day . John Steinbeck’s latest ''.‘ewM y’® Wayward Bus”, was re- it press for the first ^ in our library and on ®own the list of waiting I!)® books are made on 11 rf>quests. so if the bave the partic* ox yoy gjyg H. T. Casterton’s Penny Collection Totals 750,000, Many Rare Items In Exhibit Other Valuable Coins And Currency In Library Dis play. Spoons Colorful For a fellow whose principal hobby is collecting pennies (he has 750,000 of them), H. T. “Doc” Cas- terton, assistant band director, has accumulated one of the most unique and valuable collections in this section. It is on display in the li brary and is just one more reason why you should become a regular patron of the library. Naturally, not all of Doc’s pen nies are in the library exhibit but enough of them are there to give you a good idea of the value of his collection. His pennies are not just ordinary, pocket-worn coins; in fact, they have never been in any pockets because they’ve never been in circulation. He has every series of pennies coined since 1909. MORE THAN PENNIES But, as indicated in the first paragraph, this collection contains more than just pennies. Prominent among the display are many types of coins and currency—some sev eral hundred years old, some six weeks old. There is some New Guinea money with holes in the center so as to be strung around the necks. The natives have no pockets. Inciden tally, these coins were issued psoeciallv for the reign of Kin® Edward VIII (but of course were never used since he nreferred Wal- ly Simoson to the throne.) There are miH’ons of German ^Tnrks' also, a mi^'on Russian Ru bles which cos^ “Doc” 90c. Th°ro ore “broken bank” hills, althon^h ‘hey are not exactly what their of the book to some member of the ■staff. Th« librarv i; nnon d^'lv from 0 unHl 5 and Th» E^ho hoartilv pn- donsps it as a place whf*r> vou ra’i get profitable and enjoyable books. name might lead you to believe. When the U. S. Government took over the monetary system, these notes which had been printed by private banks throughout the coun try, were declared “broken”; hence, the name. There is “proof money”, issued in 1938-39 especially for collectors. The newest coin in the collection is the Booker T. Washington com memorative half dollar, just a few weeks old. Then there are two Brit ish Cartwheel pennies issued in 1797 under the reign of King George III, the two most valuable coins in the collection, according to Doc. There were issues of Ca nadian money. Civil War paper money, “factional” currency, and many other types, but we must get on to the remainder of the collec tion. SPOONS ARE COLORFUL The spoons are very colorful and impressive looking. One is over 400 years old, hand wrought during the reign of Queen Anne in Eng land. Another is from the gold ser vice of the Prince of Wales while still another is an annointing spoon used in the coronation of Britis’’ Kin?s. There are several Russian Italian, and Scottish spoons, a’’ with interesting background and historical significance. Snort fans will be interested i*- seeinc the ticket stubs of the mem orable Jack Dempsev-Gene Tunne'- f'“ht in Chicago, September 22 ■'927. There are spver'tl unusf'f' nars9s ^o the World’s Fair of 189^^ ^■Doc hastens to exnlain that h" >-oailv wasn’t around at that earlv •late to have an opportunity to use them.) Th»re aro other items in the col- '“ct’on wh'ch cannot he mentioned h^cause of snace li^i*^3tio"s. -so von prp invited to come on down to »he lihrarv and s^e the unnsiial collection at your first opportunity. Aid for returned veterans will be a special order of business for ;he Red Cross during the coming year as it calls on the American people to provide it with $60,000,- 000 to carry on its work. The goal in Transylvania county is $4,000| Veterans’ problems are assum ing an ever increasing part in the work of the Red Cross and activi- '.ies in this direction include as sistance to both the veteran and his family. More than 80,000 vets are hospitalized and attention will have to be given them for months and years to come. Families need emergency financial aid, as well as help on benefit claims and the hun dred and one personal problems ^hat continually arise. Wartime help that was given the armed forces must naturally be '’ontinued both in this country and where our men are stationed in foreign lands. This includes many ''orms of recreation, aid on per sonal matters, and the like. Finally, of course, there is the big job that is done year in and year out by the Red Cross when disaster rears its ugly head. Wheth er it’s a railroad wreck, large fire, 'lood or epidemic, the Red Cross ''Iways stands ready to provide re- 'ief for suffering. So here is an opportunity to help the Red Cross in its effort at “organized humanitarianism,” an °ffort carried on without regard 'or race, creed or color. Stand by the Red Cross as it stands by you—GIVE! Bowling Banquet Is Set For Mon. Night Members of the nine-team, in terdepartmental bowling league will gather at the Brevard Country Club, Monday night, March 31, at 7:30 p. m. for the annual bowling banquet. One of the highlights of the oc- •>asion will be the awarding of the trophies by Johnny Anderson, Transylvania Times sports editor, leautiful, engraved awards will TO to the teams that finished first, second, and third and attractive rophies will be presented to the hree individuals who had the best averages for the year. Novel ash trays and cigarette lighters 'vill go to the two men who had he highest sets during the sea- 'on. The most improved player on c&?h team will also be given a leautiful trophy. Principal speaker for the event vill be Dr. H. H. Kaplan, Ashe- ’’lie dentist, and bowling en- "^husiastic. He will be introduced Hy Ed Allen of the Allen Trans- 'er company of Asheville. Other ■•uests will be Frank Fusco, sec- -etary of the W. N. C. Bowling League; Porter Wamsley, Ameri- '•an Fowling Congress secretary 'or Western North Carolina; and members of the Personnel Com mittee. Following the banquet, a lively Bingo party is promised, with attractive prizes going to men with the lucky cards.
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