BntVAKD BUILDINGS UNFIT FOR USE SAY STATE DEPT. HEADS {Continued From Page One) school buildings there and report of inspection follows: HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM: The root' of this section of the building is supported by wooden trusses, 19 feet on centres and cover ing a span of 57 feet. These trusses are carried on brick walls 13 inches thick re-enforced by outside but tresses. The walls shcjw no defects other than a slight bow. no doubt, built in. The three mam trusses, unsup ported between walls, show warpage, due, in all probability, to inferior material and poor workmanship in construction and decay where enter ing the walls, resulting in deflec tions in the roof over this section of from 2 1-2 to 4 1-2 inches. A further inspection of these tnrce trusses, ulter the deflections of the roof were noted shows the principal members pulled apart and out of line. In my opinion, the students and teachers marching in and out of the auditorium could cause sufficient vibration to bring about the failure o ither of these trusses and the failure of one would, no doubt, result in uie failure of all with the result a... precipitation of the roJf over this il,\ J. B. Jones, the principal of tl . school, was notified of this dan ger and advised not to use the audi torium until advised by you. The roof of the whole building shows marked deterioration and it not soon replaced will allow condi tions resulting in further decay of prim . i supporting members «'t the school building. . GRAMMAR SCHOOL BUILDING: This building is a two-stery bncK building uf ordinary construction ot the type popular :15 or 40 years ago, most of which have either burned or been removed and replaced by sater and more modern buildings. There are two Inside stairways leading from the vicinity of the furnace room and toilets in the basement, via oiftces and class rooms on the first floor, to the second floor. The second floor consists <.1 tour .•lass rooms and auditorium, the auditorium containing two class room (dressing ruoin) areas at the stage end of the building. The auditorium contains 4^0 >"eats and is served by two live toot exits leading in turn to the two inside stairways, but the cross aisle leading to these two exits is only three feet wide. These exits are so located that in case of lire or other emergency on the st: ge. over three-fourths of the occupants of the auditorium would have to travel toward this danger to reach an exit. There is a non standard fire escape from the stage, but this is inaccessible to the people ie *, (. •. oditoriuni. The two side aisles leading to this cross aisle are each 27 inches w oe and the two re maining nr central aisles larding to this civ.- ; aisle are each 34 inches wide. in in- of fire reaching either ui the stairway-, al! of the occupants of ; iii, . . would be forced t , • ■ e n lining stairway and this within TWO MINUTES after i[ s.u.ike or flame. As tbi are .-tninvay w uld r.e. onv..iQ date only unde: the most icm able conditions. ISO w uld Ik- ura - i-i u. f.ed far. The fur’a' :oom ad fuel room in the basement are not segregated from the remainder of the building, these two areas extending to the two inside stairway areas. A fire origin - aim: in this furnace inches high at < eh of the points shown by “A’’ ni..! “B" on the iagram and hang door 4 feet wide and ti feet 8 inches high \o open OUT, - onto standard Ivon Fire Escapes to j be erected at these two point . Each of these fire escapes t-> consist of an .RON balcony at least 5 feet wide and o feet long with iron stairways loading from each balcony to the ground. Mach STAIRWAY to oe as least t feet wide, placed at an angle of not more than 45 degrees slant. Mach stairway to be equipped with addi ■ oral balcony or landing at least 4. feet by 4 feet for each 14 steps of each stairway. Treads to stairways to be at least SEVEN inches wide and placed not further than X 1-2 inches (vertical) ] •part. Balconies ami stairways to be '••auirtpe.j with well-securefl hand vails, all constructed and attached i) tbo building to safely withstand a life-load of at least 75 pounds per square foot. i 4 Remove all unnecessary inflam mable substance- from the building, keep the building dear of ad accumu lations of trash and debris and con duct fire drills as required by Section 5542 of the Consolidated Statutes of North Carolina. PRIMARY SCHOOL BUILDING: This department recommends the demolition of the second' floor of this building and the use of materials salvaged ir enlarging the present one story portion into a one-story build ing sufficient to accommodate the children and teachers new using the building. w Any attempt; to use the second floor "of this building would in our opinion, offer dangerous conditions to the occupants and at all times subject to condemnation procedure1 THROUGH CAPITAL KEYHOLES j \ BY BESS HINTON- SILVER CAN’T STOP IT—Governor Ehring haus’ popularity in the tobacco belt of Eastern 'North Carolina continues ’ to grow and there is increasing senti- ‘ ment that he offer for the eastern] senate seat now held by Senator J os iah W. Bailey, in 1986. The governor | isn’t saying much but the pressure; must be assuming compelling propor- j tions. Most men are creatures of sug-! gestions and there can be no doubt; fhat Ehringhaus’ friends in the east] are missing no opportunity to suggest j that he run for the senate. ( KNOWS HIS STUFF — Wallace Winborne of Marion, state demo cratic chairman, has. a few stars, in his crown as a political organizer and economical operator of cam paigns. In the two abate-wide cam paigns Mr. Winborne has managed,; unprecedented majorities have been piled up for his party and with no deficit. In fact he has the office fur-; niture out ctf hock and a few dimes to ] jingle in the party purse until it comes time to pass the hat again in 1936. _ EASY MONEY—Easy come, easy go is the way many politicians view taxes collected from motorists in North Carolina. Because the gasoline [tax of six cents on the gallon is col llected without a whimper and the license tax without much squawk many of the quick-thinkers would cut other taxes and use the money paid | by farmers hauling their produce to ! market to further their own political ends. There’s just one fly in the ointment—many wheels are spinning in the mud in North Carolina these days and for every spin some tax is paid on gasoline. If the country roads were in as good condition as they; were two years ago the politicians j might get farther with their plans. VEERING WINDS — Times have changed since mother was a girl j and, in fact, even more recently. Two years ago R. T. Fountain of Rocky Mount was lieutenant governor o North Carolina and leader of a demo cratic minority that lacked a mere 7 000 votes of making him governor. During the recent campaign he made only one speech, at Gastonia, and it is reported that less .than ! me hundred people were out to hearj him. Two years ago the very name Fountain would draw a crowd, cam-, .align or no campaign. Does thati mean the Mr. Fountain’s great per sonal following has gone to sleep. NOT UNEXPECTED -The slight increase in Republican representa tion in the general assembly as a re sult of the voting last week wasn't any surprise to the politically-minded who hang around the state capital-! Rumblings of discoi-d had been com ing in from more than one bailiwick , for i mie time, much to the concern , of Democratic leaders. You wou.dn t, have been forced to look fai to get a ( lift that the republicans would have twenty members in the next letfis j tu re. VALOR AND CAUTION - Sonic ( political observers arc wondering u i ■lv overwhelming endorsement ac-j corded the New Deal in the national election will have the efiect of ton ini: down Senator Josiah \N. Bailey in the next session of the oong-.-ess. The Raleigh senator was quite out spoken in ms criticism of some New Deal policies in the last session and incurred the displeasure of .many democrats as well as the praise of others. ANNOUNCEMENT coming? — One aftermath of the recent cam naiirn is a rather confirmed (.pinion around Raleigh that Clyde R. Hoey Shelby has been running for gov-, error for some time. If Mr. Hoey, hasn’t been doing that his friends have been staging for him a cam paign. Many of his close personal friends in the Capital City are ex pecting his announcement to low m the heels o! fire die adiouin.ueiit of the coming session of the legisla ture. __ under the provisions of Section 2ii3 NCCS. , , . The use of the second floor of this building is therefore condemned for school or assembly purposes. Youis very truly. DAM C. BONEY. Insurance Commissioner. SB --- Rich in Natural Resources Caecho-Slovnkln Is one of the rich est countries in Europe In natural re smirers DEER HUNTERS WILL START NEXT MONTH Gathering from north, 'east and i^ath, in early December 400 hunt ers will take part in the second deer hunt to be staged within the bounds oi the great Pisgah National Game preserve near Brevard. The lucky 4uU nimruds were chosen by lot from among 1,648 applicants in 14 states who sought hunting privileges in this area. This to the second hunt to be held in the Pisgah preserve, the first hav ing been staged in 1932. The hunting period this season extends from December third to December 22. The Pisgah refuge might be termed the "happy hunting grounds’’ for deer hunters since the purpose of the hunt will be for the reduction of an .iverstocked condition of the preserve, the deer having become so nurtierous as to threaten their own food supply. Each hunter will be allotted tnree day;' fdr hunting during the three weeks shooting season. During this ume he will be allowed to kill one deer of either sex and may then take his game with him to any part of the United States. Groups of from 26 to 50 will hunt during each of the three-day periods. Their terrain of operations will lie within a 10-000-acre tract of the) i'isgah refuge lying along the David son river, an area heavily stocked with deer. Their base camp will be Pisgah Forest and they will report each morning, at as early an hour as, practical to Ranger W. P. Duncan, who has charge of the hunt. Hunters may camp in the White Pine camp within the forest boundaries, using their own camping equipment. Represented in the great hunt will be nimrods from all parts of the cast, applicants haying sought the veted shooting privileges from the District of Columbia, Georgia, Illi nois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vir ginia, Tennessee and West Virginia. OPIUM SMOKING IN U. 5. ON INCREASE _ 'tt.eral Agents Alarmed by Sudden Spurt. Washington.—Opium smoking, which ii recent years hud declined In the L'niicd Slates, is showing an “alarming increase," the narcotics bureau of the Treasury department revealed. Seizures of smoking opium by federal agents last year loialed i-iS pounds, or twice as milch as In 11KIJ, the bureau reported. Oliic'ais made no secret of the fact that liiey view the develop ment with alarm. 1'rartlrally all of the prep .red opium i seized, the records disclosed, came from China and appeared to lie mostly a blend of tlie Chinese and Persian . products. Tlie heav iest seizures were on tlie! Pacific coast, In tlie Hawaiian islands! and in the Philippines, nearly nil of the drug coming to the. e areas by ship from tlie far fast. On tlie Pad tic coast Hie most popu lar brands were found to 1.“Citrons'’ I nnd “Vick Kee"; in tlie Hawaiian, Islands, "Lam Kee" and "Lo Kook Kee," and in the Philippines, “Lion," "Hragori" and "Tottgee"—all Identified by federal agents as originating in the far lnfsi. Him [nine in tiic illicit tr.iinc re-! nmlneu about the same as in hut j uilicials said this was due to the In-! rreu.-'otl demand taking up l!.:■ itddi-j tlonal supply behoved to lip uvaiialde. Although the opium trullic lias in creased, government officials reported decreases in the seizures of heroin and cocaine. Most of the heroin smuggled Into the country came from French ports, while the cocaine seized was of Swiss origin. Officials also reported a disconcert ing development in a number of the states caused by the increasing use of Indian iipinp, or "marihuana." There is an extensive wild growth of tin* plant in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Cudi and Wyoming. Federal agents found flint in sugar beet -.totes many field laborers secretly plant marihuana patches and sell the product or urn it personally. The drug Is most commonly used In the form of cigarei fes, selling gener ally from 15 to 25 cents each. It is also mixed with beer or other beverages. TRY OURWANT APS .... ' .. IIIUI I WHIRL AT THE NEWS May Sell Cardinals St Louis—If Law n. Went*, multimillionaire Ponca City, Okia., on man, is willing to pay ki^W,ow in. cash to Sam Breadon, president ox the St. Louis Cardinals, control of the 1934 world championship baseball team will change hands, it hai been reported. Tobacco Growers Prosper Raleigh—Tobacco farmers of the state of North Carolina received more than twice as'ffllich per pound for tobacco they sold in October this i year as they got for what the market-) ed in the same month of 1933. Child, Found Dead Naallville—The body of 'a child! found in a shallow grave vn ine1 grounds of the state tuberculosis | hospital was identified positively to day as that of Dorothy Ann Di3tel hurst, missing since September 19. No One To Starve Washington— President Roosevelt, is preparing to renew his pledge that “no one will starve” this winter, it was learned Tuesday as his economic security advisers were ready to dis cuss a broad social legislation pro gram for the next congress. __ Building Increasing New York—Latest building statis tics, showing a marked expansion throughout the country, attracted much attention in Wall Street Tues day in view of the belief in some quarters that construction, holds the key to the next phase of economic recovery. Italians Musi Work Rome—Compulsory work for all able bodied Italians, including the scoins of the glamorous ancient fami lies whose forebearers have made history, will be a part of the new state program. Dies At Wheel Jersey City, N J—An automobile screeched to a halt in the middle ol the street. Traffic jammed behind it. A gruff policeman bellowed at the driver: „ , , “What’s the matter — You dead there?’’ He was. Joseph Parker, 51, had died of a heart attack. Although dying, he had clamped on the brakes of his car. Mr3. Harry Mulry and her daughter Margaret were passengers. Have Narrow Escape Norfolk, Va—Seven persons were rendered unconscious by carbon mon oxide gas escaping from a defective heater on a Norfolk-bound bus. They were rushed to a hospital I where first aid was rendered and all were reported to be out of dan-1 gcr. _._1 View* With Alarm Paris—Fresh warnings of an arm art menace in Germany coupled with domestic celebrations inspired Pre mier Flandin to issue an appeal to French political parties to forget their differences. P Hitler’s air fleet and Germany’s reputed ability to produce 900 planes monthly were causing grave concern. Arizona Gmrdmen Cuidado Parker, Aril.—The “Arizona Ex- • petitionary Force,” consisting of 100 national guardsmen, whose troop em blem is the gila monster and whose motto “cuadado,” (Spanish for look out or caution) had their sailing orders cancelled. They had [ been ordered to Parker dam, on the Colo rado river, to halt federal construc tion work. — Record Attempt Fait* Newark, N. J. — Captain Eddie Rickenbacker failed in hie attempt to set a new speed record for commer cial planes on the trip to Miami, Fla., and return. Bad weather hampered the flight all the way. Chaso Flare* Again Buenos Aires—A new Bolivian of fensive in the Chaco Boreal has re capture approximately 1,600 square miles of territory in the northwest area of the disputed region, reports reaching here say. To Edit Paper New York—Arthur Brisbane hs» assumed editorial direction and management of the New York Daily Mirror, tabloid paper. LEGION HEARD REV. PERRYLASTSUNDAY Around forty ex-service men at tended the special Armistice Day services at St Philips Episcopal church last Sunday morning, at which time the Rev. Harry Perry, rector of the church and chaplain of the local American Legion post, de livered the Armistice Day sermon. Offering taken at the morning ser vice was given by the church to the Legion to be used as a fund for aid af disabled veterans in the county. Homer K. Compton, teacher of music at Brevard College, rendered a vocal solo during the services. The group of ex-service men, led bv Eek L. Sims, commander of the Monroe Wilson Post American Legion, met at the county court house and matched in formation to the church fur the services. Officials of the legion have requested that pub lic expression be made of their ap preciation to the church for the gen erous offering and to the Rev. Mr. Perry for his courtesies. Travel on the A fare.i Be Comfortable in the Safety of Train Trawl R. If. peBUTTS Div. Pas. 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