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Extra Special Edition EXTRA HUALITY FIRST WANTITY 8; No. 11 PISGAH FOREST, N. C. REVEALS (9UNTY SCHOOLS OVERCROWDED 6^'tion Is A Result Of The Growth And De velopment Here STAFF WRITER more than ever before ■.Ms a greater need for larger '®tter schools in Transylvania for the capacity of the pres- buildings was made to ({j^odate the needs here 10 ^ years ago, and the county llij^own by leaps and bounds in Presidents Message " yeaxs. Brevard elementary school It about 30 years ago, and ,?3st eight years. Brevard elen ted about 30 - time there was an enroll- »til between 300 and 400, today 985 children are at- school in the same amount ®®®roona space. In 1940 there k enrollment of 596, accord- Principal John E. Rufty, order to take care of the niH •'Umber today the auditor- ^ the basement lunchroom ’’'Us be converted into class- I makes it impossible for the I ^®ry school to be able to as- Nij ® 8ll of the chidren at one an outdoor shed, which j for recreational pur- rainy days now serves as —^Tum To Page Two , .. MOVIE TO “E SHOWN THURS. EcusU Told In Col- Just Completed. ^*>iployees Invited ^5 'Dvu „^®cently completed color- ^CUSTA—The Romance Of (i^^king”, will be shown here \ first time next Thursday V’k • ''®«»ber 21st., at 8:00 Nitift the Ecusta Cafeteria. In to the movie there will be » h ‘ •Musical program featuring \ *^ta Concert Band and the ^*rls Quintette. All em- Mj of the Companies and their Jiitl ®re cordially invited to at- see this new color-movie A sta, -pjjg picture is complete Sk 0'^ and tells the story of u, of the photography f C done by Walter Glass of O^yck Co. of New York. It ^Uired many months since —Turn To Page Three In this issue of THE ECHO, I want to talk to you about a subject of vital interest to you, your families and the community in which you live. That subject is the EDUCATION, WELFARE, FUTURE TRAINING, SUC CESS AND HEALTH OF YOUR CHILDREN. To me, and I am sure to you, no subject is of greater importance. All of you who live in Transylvania County know, and must recognize the fact that the public school buildings of our County are wholly inadequate to provide the fa cilities for the proper training, care and education of the students who attend them. Since 1938 the population of Transylvania County has greatly increased, but we all must admit that the school facilities have not been in creased in the same proportion. Your children should not be required to spend their school hours in cramped quarters, crowded rooms, un sanitary conditions and obsolete buildings. There can be only one result from this condition: Your children are going to be backward in their schooling and education, will be at a disadvantage when compared with children of other communities, and this may, and often does, re tard them in their future prosperity, health and happi ness. Since I built and operated Ecusta, your interests and the interests of your families and children have been up permost in my thoughts and actions, because your peo ple are our people. In an effort to help and improve the intolerable condi tion of our school buildings, I voluntarily caused Ecu sta to carry a very large share of the future tax burden of Transylvania County so that the money might be se cured from a bond issue to build new, up-to-date and modern school buildings for the children of this County. I consider it the duty of every one of you who has a vote in this County to do your part in getting the school improvement program into operation. What you should do, and all you will be required to do, is the following: FIRST: Go to your registration headquarters and register for this election. (Your superintendent or foreman will be glad to tell you where to register.) SECOND: Take your family and other eligible voters in your family with you and have them register. THIRD: Get your friends and neighbors to reg ister and vote. REGISTRATION^ DATES ARE NO VEMBER 16, 23 AND 30, 1946. FOURTH:You and the voting menlbers of your family, your friends and neighbors, should go to the polls and vote “YES” for the bond issue on December 10, 1946. I want to especially impress upon you that not only those who have children attending the schools at this time or who expect to send their children to schools in the near future, should register and vote in favor of this —Turn To Page Three NOT HOW MUCH BUT HOW WELL November, 1946 PUBUC ^ED TO REGISTER FOR SCHOOL ELEaiON Polling Places Open Three More Saturdays, Novem ber 16, 23, 30 Registration for the special school bond election has been very light so far, according to election board and school officials, and yes terday civic leaders, businessmen and industrialists throughout the county made an urgent plea for all persons in Transylvania who are interested in education to go to the polling places on one of the three days remaining, Nov. 16, 23 and 30, and register. Citizens who do not find it con venient to register on these days may do so by contacting the regis tration officials on intervening days. The voting on the school bond issue will take place on Dec. 10, and only those persons who regis ter will be eligible to vote. It wiU be necessary for a majority of those voting to carry the election If the bonds are to be issued, it is reported. Officials of the Ecusta Paper corporation, having a special in terest in the progress of education in Transylvania county, recently —Turn To Page Three CITIZENS OVER 21 EUGIBLE TO VOTE All Are Urged To Register For School Bond Election. Registrars Listed All citizens of Transylvania county, whether property owners or otherwise, are eligible to vote in the school bond election provid ing they are over 21 years of age and are residents of the county for as long as four months and a res ident of the state for one year pri or to Dec. lOth., 1946, and are urged to register on the three fol lowing Saturdays or at the regis trars homes on intervening days. A complete list of registrars and the precincts is given below. The school bond election was authorized by the county commis sioners on October 21, and makes the following provisions: Erect new school buildings at the —Turn To Page Three Or Our Children s Sake—Be Sure To Agister and Vote for School Bond Issue
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