TRANSYLVANIA'S
MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM
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By - Dr. Joanna Byers
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Consulting Psychologist
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The Advisory Board of the Mental Health
Program met on October 26 and heard some
new areas which need' to be considered, re
viewed the ongoing programs and made sug
gestions for new effort in this area.
One important matter of legislation was
presented. This is an Amendment to General
Assembly 122-61 with regard to the detention
of persons alleged to be mentally ill or inebrate
and dangerous to themselves or others. The
change, which shall become effective July 1,
1972, states that such persons shall not be held
id jail, but shall be given medical treatment and
the Mental Health programs of the communities
shall make this available according to their re
sources. This means that the alcoholic and the
mentally ill are to be treated as patients not as
criminals. It is the duty of our Program in con
junction with other local agencies to arrange
for this service to be available by July 1, 1972.
“The State Department of Mental Health will
make available to the Clerk of Court such medi
cal services and transportation necessary to ef
fect the detention deemed necessary.”
This sounds like a rather big undertaking
but changes in the standards for hospital ac
creditation should be of some help in bring
ing about the above service. The new stan
dard requires that the general hospital shall
have a plan for the care and/or referral of
persons who suffer the resalts of alcoholism
or drug abuse.
Ongoing programs of the Mental Health
Services were reviewed. There has been a
strong program in caring for those people who
have returned to the community from the State
Hospital at Broughton and the Alcoholic Re
habilitation Center at Black Mountain. This
has resulted in helping many of the people to
remain in the community. There is still need
for further work with the alcoholics who fail to
follow up at the Mental Health Center, and
perhaps the new legislation may help the local
community and staff to reach more of these peo
ple.
The mental health program in the
schools was reviewed. The present program
is a part of the over-all move in the schools to
individualize the teaching of the child), so
that the slow learner finds that he can learn
and the bright child is challenged to go as
fast as he can or to enrich his program. Much
of the work has been done with teachers in
helping them to know how to implement this
program. There has also been an effort to
*' help teachers deal with behavioral problems
in the classroom, help the child who is emo
tioijRly disturbed, and work with those who
have learning disabilities.
The Board was brought up to date on the
efforts of the Public Health Nurses to bring in
formation as to family and community into our
consideration of cases. New changes in curricu
lum of the school which have to do with mental
health were presented.
The big emphasis for the next few years
on the National level is concern for our chil
dren. In line with this some suggestions were
made by the Board members which could ex
pand our reach to the young child before he
Baptist Man And Woman Of The
Year Announced By Association
(Continued from Page One)
sionary Union for 16 years as
the G. A. director.
The Baptist Man of the Year
for 1971 is Mr. Fred H. Kil
strom. Mr. Kilstrom is employ
ed by the Olin Corp. He is a
member of the Little River Bap
tist Church where he is very
busy. He is a deacon, a Sun
day School teacher, a Train
ing Union leader and a lead
er of the Royal Ambassadors.
He is the minister of music for
the Little River Church where
he not only leads the adult
choir but he also has a youth
choir and an instrumental en
semble.
Mr. Kilstrom is married and
has two sons.
Mrs. Talmadge and Mr. Kil
strom arc the first to be honor
ed as the Baptist Woman and
the Baptist Man of the year by
the Transylvania Association.
The Superintendent of Mis
sions, the Reverend Otis J.
Wheelhouse, Jrj, commented
that of the many nominees men
tioned for this honor that it
was very appropriate that Mrs.
Talmadge and Mr. Kilstrom be
named to receive this award
for they were two of our very
finest Southern Baptist people.”
Mr. Wheelhouse said that in
receiving this award that Mrs.
Talmadge and Mr. Kilstrom
represented the many thous
ands of Southern Baptists who
have been associated together
for the past 90 years, and in
a sense they were receiving
the award for each of them.
gets to Headstart or to Kindergarten.
The program is still growing and the
Board elected to meet more often and empower
ed Dr. Tyson to appoint an Executive Commit
tee which could help in planning for next year.
The next meeting is scheduled for the
fourth Monday in November at 7:30 p. m.
How’s Your Mental Health?
"Action" Board
Of Directors To
Meet On Monday
The Western Carolina Com
munity Action, Inc., Board of
Directors will meet Monday
evening, November 8th, at 7:30
p. m. in the Faculty Lounge of
Brevard College.
Committee appointments will
be made, and there will be a
presentation concerning work
program of the Youth Develop
ment Program account.
The public is invited to at
tend.
Revival Begins
At The Church
Of Nazarene
Revival services will begin
at the Church of The Nazarene
at 336 Kings street starting No
vember 7th.
The services will begin each
evening at 7:00 p.m.
The Reverend Jerry Lewis
will be preaching each evening.
Everyone is cordially invited
to attend.
Your machine
Established
NOTICE
Bids are hereby invited for
sale to Transylvania County of
one ambulance of the following
or equivalent specifications and
special equipment:
Engine - 350 cu. in.
Turbo hydromatic transmis
sion
61 amp. alternator
Power brakes
Chrome Bumpers
Chrome wheel discs
Heavy duty radiator
Positive traction rear end
70 amp hr. battery
Double action shocks
Power steering
All gauges
Customline appearance
Eye level mirrors
Front end stabilizer
H78 X 15” WSW belted tires
All vinyl seats
Dimensions:
Raised roof - 54”
Storage space - 19 cu, feet.
Master control switch
3600 warning light
Dome lights interior
Flood light over rear door
Loading lights
Patient light interior
Step lights
Spot lights
Light in bench bed
Flood lights on side of unit
Warning lights red on side
of unit
Warning lights - 4 front and
6 rear of unit flashing
Electronic siren
Chrome speaker for siren
Hardware for two hanging
stretchers
Built in oxygen system with
wall type plugs
Oxygen apparatus for use
with above
Engine vacuum outlet
Modura Rail system
5 Modura rail guides
Heater in rear of ambulance
Ventilator in roof
Air conditioning in front
and rear
Drapes
Assist handles in rear
Handrail in ceiling
Floor vinyl corlon type
Bench bed
Restraining straps for bed
Bench bed rail
Folding attendants seat
Ambulance design
Step plate rear bumper
Partition
Medicine cabinet
Lettering “AMBULANCE”
on side of unit
Raised roof, all steel con
stuction
Inverter system, 500 watts of
AC power
12 volt outlets in rear for
hand lights
Bids will be received until
2:00 o’clock P M., on Friday,
November 12, 1971, at which
tinie bids will be opened and
read.
Bids should be contained in
sealed envelope, addressed to
D. L. Moore, Chairman Board
of County Commissioners,
Courthouse, Brevard, North
Carolina - 28712. All bids must
be accompanied by cash, cer
tified or cashier’s check for
five per cent of the amount of
the bid price to guarantee com
liance with bid and must be
considered firm for a period
of fifteen (15) days after No
vember 12th.
The Board of County Com
missioners reserves the right
to refuse any and all bids.
This the 1st day of Novem
ber, 1971. _
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
By: D. L. Moore Chairman,
Board c
Dr. Crider
Attends
Convention
Dr. Frank H. Crider, local
chiropractor and his wife were
greeted by Dr. Joseph Janse,
President of the National •
Lincoln Chiropractic College of
Illinois, at the 54th annual con
vention of the North Carolina
Chiropractic Association last
week in Raleigh.
Dr. Janse explained the up
coming program next April for
the homecoming of 1952 gradu
ates.
In recent years, Dr. Janse, a
noted chiropractic authority,
has addressed and lectured to
chiropractic groups through the
world.
In 1972, he is scheduled to
lecture before chiropractic
groups in Germany, Italy Is
rael, and the British Isles.
Dewitt McCall
Buried Wed'day
Dewitt McCall, age 71, of
Rosman died suddenly at his
home Sunday evening. Mr. Mc
Call was born February 27,
1901, in Transylvania County.
Survivors include the wife,
Mrs. Viiola McCall; two sons,
Brent Kieth and Ted Devan,
both of the home; and three
brothers, Marvin, Looney and
Homer McCall.
Funeral Services were held
Wednesday in the Oak Grove
Baptist Church at Quebec.
Burial followed in the Oak
Grove Cemetery.
Pallbearers were nephews.
Frank Moody Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
Services In New Lake Toxaway
Baptist Church Are Postponed
By - Mrs. I. S. Sanders
OAKLAND — Due to the bad
weather and the unfinished fa
cilities, services were not held
at the new Lake Toxaway Bap
tist church last Sunday. Ser
vices there have been postpon
ed indefinitely.
After church service at the
regular morning service, the
congregation gathered at the
club house for a lunch prepar
ed by the church ladies. A large
crowd was present and a boun
tiful dinner was spread; Sing
ing was held in the afternoon
at the Methodist church.
Tim and Effie Miller, twins
of Traveler Rest celebrated
their 71st Birthday, October
17th, with a trip to the moun
tains by way of Whitewater
and the Union Cemetery where
they have relatives buried and
then called on their cousins
Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Sanders.
Their sister, Miss Hattie Miller
was unable for the trip.
A delightful evening was en
joyed by the Lake Toxaway Bap
tist Choir at the Red Barn
Gift Shop after a recent choir
rehearsal. Mr. and Mrs. R. M.
Dancey hosted the group with
delicious “Red Barn Chili”, and
the Red Barn owner, Ruth
Cech and Bernice Mazanec
served the choir their famous
“Harvest Cake.” Twenty mem
bers were in attendance. Miss
Cech has served the choir as
director during the summer
months.
We would like to thank Mrs.
Dot McNeely for word of the
two new pianos delivered to
the new Baptist church last Fri
day.
Mrs. Allene Sanders and her
son, Terry of Los Angeles, Cal
ifornia, have joined her hus
band, Lane Sanders, in Bel
ividere, Illinois.
Mrs. Ala Sanders was greet
ed October 22nd with a show
er of gifts and birthday cards
from her children, friends and
relatives for her 80th birthday.
Her lovely cake was baked by
her daughter, Mrs. Evon Tay
lor.
Halloween night was passed
off very quietly in Oakland. A
Little vandalism was tried out
on Mrs. Vedree Sanders in her
home in Quebec.
Fall Festival
At Brevard1
Elementary
There will be a Fall Festival
at the Brevard Elementary
School Saturday, November
13th, beginning at 5:00 o’clock
in the afternoon.
Supper will be served in the
school cafeteria. All tickets will
be 75c each.
A bike, donated by Carolina
Tire Company, will be given
away. Tickets can be purchas
ed for 10c.
Also, there will be a jar of
beans to be guessed. A beau- •
tiful lamp, donated by Varners,
will be the prize.
There will be pony rides,
dart game, bingo, country
store, hit-the-hippie, cake
walks*, bean bags and many
others.
All children are invited to
come and enjoy the Festival.
The Fall Festival is being
sponsored by the Brevard Ele
mentary P-TA.
When you think of prescrip
tions, think of VARNER’S, adv.
iiudil!
NOTICE
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Please note that the gallon of Anti-Freeze that
we are giving with the purchase of each Sears snow
tire as referred to in our Grand Opening Ad on page
13 of section two of this issue of The Times, is NOT
Prestone. It is, however a very good high grade of
Anti-Freeze.
Thank You
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