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 <r fuel room
could easily involve both stairways
while the auditorium is occupied and
this condition .highly probable, under
existing circumstances, would result
in all of 'he occupants of the audi
t a'.uni being cut oft of any way o
e cape.
PRIMARY SCHOOL:
This is a two-story F RAMF
(brick veneered' building with FIVE
CLASS ROOMS and mm music room
on the second floor. This forms a
condition which has n ' been up
pioved for school building construc
tion bv this .state since 1919 and a
condition which is deemed extremely
dangerous as (nuotir.g member of
Saftey of Life Committee cf Nation
al Fire Protection Association)
“Children of primary or grammar
school age a enabled on the second
floor of a frame building under the
best known conditions are in con
stant danger of fire and panics.”
Two of the class rooms on the sec
ond floor are not in use and three of
the five rooms have non-standard
'»
i.te escapes. The fire escapes, how-i
e«er, fr,.m the second grade room1
at.U the cias- room not in use, at
present, have balconies requiring
step-up inside and step-down-outside,
and the steps, only twenty-six inches
wide, proceed to the ground without
an intervening landing. The use of
these fire escapes, fflr or by children
of primary school age lis fraught
with danger as one child slipping,
and this is to be expected in case of
[fire or other emergency, would sub
I ject all following to a fall the entire
| height and length of the stairway.
| In my opinion, a fire gaining any
headway on the first floor of this
! building would, through the large
i open stair area in the center of the
I building, involve all seco«rt
; floor class rooms before there would
| be any hope of using the dangerous
outside stairways and such a fire
would, under existing conditions, in
this building, result in a fearful loss
I of life.
At the time of the inspection large
portions of the brick veneer was off
the building and barriers built
around the sides of the building.
Respectfully submitted,
SHERWOOD BROCKWELL.
! STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Insurance Department
Raleigh
Nivember 3, 1934.
j Mr. G. C. Bush,
I Superintendent of Schools,
I Brevard, N. C.
I Dear Sir:—
i Enclosed please find report of
■ inspection of school buildings in
I Brevard, N. C.
1 This is to notify yooi of the condi
| tions outlined in this report and that
i the auditorium of the high school
building, the auditorium of the gram
mar schoJl building and the second
tloor of the primary school building
are condemned for school or assem
bly purposes (see Sections 2773-4,
NCOS.- until the following changes
are made:
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING:
1 Replace present defective truss
es with properly designed trusses
! built and installed to support all
| loads without any sign of deflection,
i NOTE: Trusses of the same dimen
sions, if built of first class material,
bv competent workmen and properly
i installed, will meet the requirements.
• This department, however, recom
mends the service of a first class
: architect and builder.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL BUILDING:
1 Segregate the furnace and fuel
room areas from the remainder of
the building by surrounding this area
■with unpierced, except to the outside
brick walls of at least 8 inches thick
and covering the area thus formed
with a concrete slab at least 4 inches
hick. Km ranee to Ibis area Vo be
from the OUTSIDE ONLY.
2. Increase the width of the two
extreme side aisles (27 inches n-'W
lo at least 3 feet (i inches-.
Increase the width of the two cen
tral aisles (34 inches now- to 4 feet.
Increase the wid.h of the cross
aisle to five feet.
:: Cut doorways 4 fr ' wide and <1
fee: t> 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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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Be Comfortable in the Safety of Train Trawl
R. If. peBUTTS
Div. Pas. Agent,
„ Asheville, N, C. (
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