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History Of Raising Of Funds For Nev Hospital Wing Reviewed, Costs Jumped Recent Contribution By Clin Industries Reduces Indebt edness Considerably By STAFF WRITER Back in 1947 when the new Har ry H. Straus wing was first pro posed by the man for whom it jvas named, the estimated cost was $50, t)00. The actual cost only five years later jumped over five times—to $251,000! Everyone concedes that the cost of living has been increasing steadily during the years after IVorld War II, but who would have -ever dreamed that the same size hospital wing would increase in cost that much? A headline in this newspaper on May 15, 1947, stated, “Plans Are Underway To Enlarge Hospital By Addition Of A 25-Bed Wing At Cost Of $50,000.” When the Medical Care Commis sion was asked by the local board to furnish a portion of the funds in September, 1951, the estimated cost of the wing was already $200, 000. However, it must be pointed out that the commission required a number of additions to the origi nal plans before they could ap prove the aid. The Medical Care Commission is an agency in North Carolina des ignated to appropriate funds from Uoth the state and federal agen cies for improving and building of hospital facilities. There was $15,000 in the build ing fund, contributed by Harry H. .'Straus, his associates and other do nors, in 1951. The Medical Care E ! GARDEN TIME” ROBERT SCHMIDT I have already received a num ber of new seed catalogs for 1954 and they are better than ever— Commission agreed to furnish enough funds for the wing if the people in the county would raise $77,400. After an extensive cam paign headed by Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr., the goal was reached in Jan uary, 1952. A breakdown showed that businesses, schools, clubs and individuals contributed $44,635; $5,000 was received from the Mar tha Washington Straus and Harry H. Straus Foundations; and Olin Industries, Inc., Charitable Trust fund donated $28,765. Of the increased $51,000 above the estimate, Medical Care provid ed all but $18,500, whieh was bor rowed from the Brevard Federal Savings and Loan association. Last week Olin Industries Charit able Trust announced another con tribution of $20,000. Of this amount $5,000 is to be used for a paved parking lot to the rear of the structure. The remaining $15,000 will be applied on the loan leaving only $3,500 to be paid by the citi zens of Transylvania county, to whom the hospital belongs. beautifully illustrated, and con taining many new varieties of flow ers and vegetables. If you haven’t received yours, address a post card to your favorite seed house, or send for several different ones so that you can compare their special ties. Each company has certain spe cialties and novelties which it em phasizes and recommends to its customers, as well as the standard varieties. This is especially true* of hybrid varieties. A few seed companies produce new hybrid va rieties which are offered for sale only by themselves. There are many hybrid varieties of vegeta bles being introduced by seedsmen —especially of tomatoes, cucum bers and sweet corn. Some of these are distinct improvements over standard varieties; some are not as good. The way to find out if they suit your needs is to try them out. The seed of hybrid varieties are usually more expensive than stand ard sorts because of the labor in volved in hand pollination. The home gardener should try out small plantings of these new varieties and hybrids because he takes very &PEEVY 6* GOODWILL MOTOR. COMPANY fa OO YOU ALLOW BOVS TO KISS VOL) WHEN YOU'RE OUT PR1VU46 WITH THEM? IFA BOY CAN DRIVE SAFELY WHILE HE'S KISSIN6 ME HE IS NOT6IVIH6 THE KISS THE PROPER AMOUNT | OF ATTENTION. ^/THEN I’LL ENHFRTA'N YOU ^ BV TELLING YOU ABOUT THE WONDERFUL SERVICE GOODWILL MOTORCO& 6IVE THEIR CUSTOMERS. 6EE! SPEEDY, ms. ME ALL, ABOUT , H0W6O0D THEY ARE! iN= 6OO060lL\f AIRL, THAT'S TAKE ALLn HIOHT. 160YTD6ET A LITTLE SLEEP. Congratulations SIX ASSOCIATES, INC. Architects and Engineers Henry Irven Gaines Anthony Lord Stewart Rogers S. Clinton Minnich, Jr. Erie G. Stillwell Modern Equipment Used For Sterilizing Work In New Addition The interior of central sterile supply in the new addition of the local hospital is pictured above, and MISS MARTHA ANN COATS, RN, is shown operating the new autoclave, which sterilizes all in struments and supplies used in any operation or delivery. At the right is the hospital’s water distiller used to obtain distilled water. The equipment is the most modern on the market today. (Times Staff Photo) little financial risk and at the same time he may be well pleased with the results. He should, however, continue to plant the old proven varieties until he has given the new ones a fair trial. Every gardener should take an interest in the “All America” veg etable and flower variety selections of the last few years. These have been tested in several different lo cations in the country and can be generally recommended. Good ex amples are Wade snap beans, Sal ad Bowl leaf lettuce, Premier Great Lakes head lettuce, America spin ach, Cherry Belle radish, and many others. Next week’s column will include a list of recommended vegetable and flower varieties. SAY—I SAW IT IN THE TIMES Then there was the fellow who said he didn’t use toothpaste be cause none of his teeth were loose. ROAD PROGRESS IN 14THIS CITED Buchanan Says That Three Routes In Transylvania Were Widened Harry E. Buchanan, commission er of the 'Fourteenth State High way division, today reported that a total of 8.03 miles of road work was completed recently in the* Fourteenth. Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Hay wood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Polk, Swain and Transylvania are in the Fourteenth. Highway divis ion headquarters are in Sylva. G. G. Page is division engineer. C. W. Lee is assistant division engineer in charge of construction. In Transylvania, three roads were widened from ten to 14 feet Neil road for 0.7 mile, Tom McKin ney Circle for 0.15 mile, and Sig mon road for 0.4 mile were grad ed, drained, and surfaced with traffic-bound macadam. JUST LIKE HOME A group of American tourists were being guided through an an cient castle in Europe. “This place,” they were told, “is 600 years old. Not a stone in it has been touched, nothing altered, nothing replaced in all those years.” “Well,” said one woman drily, “they must have the same landlord I have.” LOVES HER STILL First Mountaineer: “I hear your wife makes mighty good moonshine whiskey.” Second Mountaineer: “Yep. Reckon I oughta be ashamed of ’er. But with all her faults, I love her still.” When you think of prescrip tions, think of VARNTR’S.—adv. From One Transylvania Institution to Another! We are happy to observe the completion of the new wing to the hospital, since the added facilities will meet a growing need in this progressive community. The exercises dedicating1 the new Harry H. Straus Memorial wing will be broadcast direct from the Brevard high school stage Sunday afternoon beginning at 3 o’clock. You are urged to attend the dedicatory exercises and tour the new wing following the pro gram. However, if you are unable to be present, we urge you to listen. WPNF Adjacent to the Beautiful Campus of Brevard College 250 WATTS FULL TIME ______ 1240 ON YOUR DIAL /
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