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VOL. XXXVirt, NO. 34 County Schools Have Enrollment of 4,545 -4,020 In Elementary end 525 In High Schools; 4,841 of School Ago in the County Superintendent Smith Hagaman'sj statistical report of the public | schools of Watauga county for the year 1926-27 shows the following in-; f- . teresting facts; 1 j "School census, (li to 21) .4,84) Enrollment 4,545 Average attendance 3,462 i Enrollment in high school. . 525 The enrollment by grades is as follows: First grade, 986; second, 481; third, 609; fourth. 501: fifth. 542; sixth, 450; seventh, 336; eighth, 175;| ninth, 117; tenth. 113; eleventh, 79. | Teachers employed, male, 39; female, 95. There are 60 white districts and two colored in the county, the colored schools having an enrollment of only 45. Three hundred and one children WOrr. I *??S riewvnnfnrl -..-J f 1 1 ??*- j. v. wonc<(iwitcu tv* aiiu iiym svtu/ui on trucks. NEAR-SERIOUS AUTOMOBILE > ACCIDENT SUNDAY P. M, W. H. Chambers, of Johnson City. Term., was released Monday under bond of $500 for his appearance at the next term of Watauga superior court on a charge of reckless driving and assault and battery, and at the same time civil action was started against him asking $0,000 damages jL as the result of an automobile acc cident on Highway No. 17 near Blowing Rock Sunday afternoon, in which Mr. and Mrs. Blane Coffey and little child were cut and bruised as the result of the impact between the cars driven by Mr. J. O. Coffey and Mr, Chambers. The coljission occurred on a i p curve near Blowing Rock, the Poiuiac coupe driven by Mr. Chambers. plunging into a Chevrolet touring car driven by Mr. J. O. Coffey. The windshields of both cars were smashed, the radiator of the Pontiac smashed ttnif the front of the Chevrolet cor.Mderably bunged up. Mr. and Mrs. Coffey and their baby and Mr. Chambers and his hod were rushed to the Watauga hospital for treatment. Upon examination. it was found that no one was seriously injured, eats from broken windshields being the responsible for most of the injuries. It is understood that Mr Chambers assumed futl responsibility for the accident, and offered tc pay all expenses in connection with the mishap. However, he was arrested late Sunday evening and gave bond for his appearance Monday morning ^ before Jus-Vice Harm, at which tune waived examination and was released a- above stated. The law firm of Brown & Bingham are appearing for Mr. Coffey in the civil action. -a - ?fi| , V . 3, FARMERS' DAIRY PICNIC WILL BF. HELD SATURDAY The outstanding event of the week in the cour.tv is the annual farmers' dairy picnic Which will be held at Beaver Dam next' Saturday. September 24th. And the big event of the picnic is the address of Dr. Ciarer.ee Poo, editor of the Progressive Farmer. Raleigh, who will speak on the subject, "The Dairy Outlook for 1928." Other speakers on the program are A. 0. Kintrey. of State College, Raleigh, assistant dairy specialist-, ana Jolir. IV. Goodman, district agent tor Western North Carolina. The afternoon will be taken up with hog calling contest, horse-shoe pitching, pony riding and other' sports. Every farmer in the county is! urged to take a day off and attend] the picnic, as it wall be both enter-] tainine and profitable. ^ ' LAXON BRIEFS Laxon. Sept. 20.?Rev. (,. E. Murray of State Roads, preached a| very interesting sermon at Laurel] Springs church Saturday night. Married on Saturday, Septemberj 17th, Miss Ella Watson, daughter of' Mrs. Jerry Watson, and Mr. Fred Greer, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Greer, of Boone. Mr. and Mrs.j Greer are members of two of Watauga's most prominent families, and have the best wishes of of their many friends. Mrs. Edna Hodcres nnd .IftnwfclAT Miss Louise Hodges, of Boone, were dinner guests at' the home o{ Mr. and Mrs. Joe L. Coffey Sunday. Greene Brown made a business trip to Tennessee last week. Miss Dora McNeal of Tennessee was a week-end visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Carroll. Litt'ie Miss Mildred Louise Coffey is very ,-iek with measles. A large quantity of produce has been marked from this section within the past two weeks. 4 Mrs. T. S. Watson is visiting her daughter. Mrs. E. A. Watson, at Wythvilie, Va., this week. f^BBSBBSmZKB^SaSm/SwsRsii ZATAl A Nbn-Partisan N BOC ^wlDBALlSm | AT BLOWING ROCK I German PiSo'. Opposed to Transatlaa ! tic Flying; Filling: Station Robbed ; by Negro; School Opens With ! Enroilincnl of 170. | ! By HUBERT GIULBTT | Plowing Rock, hep". 21.?Trans l atlancc fiying certainly ought to b* j stopped Tor the present isi the opinion j of A. Koulen, senior pilot ot the | Barmen, German entry ir> the Gor; dor. Bennett cup race just closed. Mr. Hauler., Junhir Piolt A. Dahl and their crew are spending a few days at May view Manor. Although the flights ot Lind bergh, Byrd and Chamberlain gave >] great impetus to aviation," said Mr Eaulen, "it does not mean that ev eryone tan tly across the Atlantic without adequate preparation. A via for.- seem to have got the idea thai since Lindbergh spanned the At!an tic, all that is necessary is to hep oil ami fly to Europe. "But this is ar. error that ha: cost several lives already, and thost foolhardy flights should stop. Thi I very best fliers on both sides of t'hi ' A-iaatic are ot.ng killed in what i iittle more than a sport " In regard to flights from Europ. to America, Mr. Kauler. explained: "The Atlantic storms prevalent a this time of the year travel totvar< Europe. European fliers, .herefore would have to travel against fin I storms, whereas the Americans ?1; with the wind. But these weathe conditions are another reason thu further Atlantic flights should in postoned, at ieast until next spring.' Mr. Kau'eu hoids tiie world's en | durance record for balloons. Hi j flew 87 hoi.r,- and covered a distahci j of l.S'JO miies in 11)Id. K .- bal . loon, the Barmen, takes its nam I from the city of Barmen, which i ! the headquarters of the Lower: j Rhenish Association for Aviation. I | represented the Bemherg Com pan; ; of that city, which has a hrancl factory at Johnson Citv. Tenth Speaking of hiu flight in the b?i loon race, he saiil ho wo-, wel! pleas ,'d with the re--ait. He spoke highl; o? the beauty of the mountain seen ery over which he passed, some times at a height of 15,000 feei. !I. and his crew wished to see th.e moun lams on the- ground aiso. and si they came to Biowng Hock (or ; short visit. f-*?ili-iz Station RntWd A negro entered the office of tlx filling station operated by J. K Winkler Monday at noon, knoekec i City Blair, the attendant, urncon ' . . took $15.19 from the cusl ; register and escued in the direc I tiur. Of Boone. j The negro waited until, all sxcepi j Blair had gone heme to lunch. Cher j approached the station and bough: I a quart of oil. When Blair went, tc j the office t'o make the change, the negro followed and struck hint ovei | the head. ! When, Mr. Winkler returned. h< I found Blair lying on the floor ant the cash drawer r:fied. A Moon hound was pur on the trad but losi it on r.he highway a half mile from the filling station. School Opening The Blowing Rock schools ooenen Monday with, a total enrollment for the first day of 170. Of these, 4( were in the high school department and the rest in the elementary grades. The classes were scattered , all over town, as the new building I is not yet compiefed. j The first grade meets in the Pies I byterian Sunday school room, the ' second, third, sixth and seventh in the old bank building, the fourth ar.d fifth in the Bernhardt and Seagle annex, and the high school it the towr, hall. Birthday Purlins Mi's. SaHy Reeves was surprised on the. evening of her bicthday; i September IS, by a party at iiei | home, with these guests present i nsr sister. Km. J. S. Williams; h-v I daughter, Mits I-cun fieetes; Mrs. C, | S. Prcvette, Louise Prevette; Misses | Margaret and Georgia Davis of Mobile. Ala.; Mrs. Fannie Hayman. Mrs N. C Cordon ano Thomas Lamb Cordon of Winston-Salem; .fames Phillips, Winston-Salem, and Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Gille-tt. The tabie to which Mrs Reeves was summoned to find the guests assembled in her honor was attractive and colorful with white and pint sweet pens, with the targe birthday cake and candles as a centerpiecr bearing out the color plan of whit? and pink. Felicitations, gifts uac the surprise of the guest of bonoi furnished merriment during tht evening, while the young guests pres sot shared games and stories. Another birthday party of inter esc to the juvenile portion of Blow ing Rock took place on the after ... 1 - * i .iv.. u vi wic miuc uay ai Lite Rome Ol j Mr--. Ben Green in honor ct hei i sir all grandson. Terry Pewitt. A j birthday cake, candles, ice cream i gifts and games entertained tin ^7'v LJGA - /-'"s ewspaper, Devoted to the >NE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NOrtTU C '] 14,000 Legionnaires Cheered by France; ! i j Thousands of Paruians Line Streets! Alofttr Which "Second A. E. F.' j , 1 Marches Paris, Sept. 1?.- ?The American I : Legion marched into the hearts of J the French today. The men who ? fought for France "came back home/* and hundred-* of thou ands of French populace, then eyes dim i j as they thought, of the war times, i j cheered the Americans as they j marched along. Overcome with j emotion many women along the 1} route of the parade wept. ; | Each of the 14,000 men of the ; legion and several thousand of their 1 mothers, sisters and wives passed i \ under the Arc de Triomphe. Xn silent tribute to.the French unknown sol dier buried there the legionnaires passed with their hats off and their colors dipped in .-alute. As each ; pa s<:d he dropped some red. white - and biue flowers around the grave.! ? Soon the marchers had built around I j that tomb a wall of fragrant' and1 ?,j tender tribute that hid from view I ilthii flame of memory that burns j * j there. >i Rain fell as the procession was1 si being formed and came again as it I j started, but soon t'he weather b r ight? I encd. There was a guard for each i of the i#00 legionnaires in the t. j line of mr%rch: but none was needed, i The 14,000 soldier: and policemen , j were grouped along its route or ? 1 waiting in reserve. But there was j no disorder in Paris except the frenr zy of cheer. t Many of the spectator? wore e mourning bands arid many -aw the * parade with quickened hearts _ they remembered again the days of . the war and visualized these men in ? tin hats trudging along for the line .. of fir* v here their own kin fought e and d??d. s 1 Through the whole of France and t! her colonies it was American Legon tj Oay. Every city was flag bedecked /( and often little ceremonies marked tij this, the first. ' official holiday ever j declared in honor of her foreign i! friends. yj FEDERATION WOMEN'S CLUBS TO HOLD MEETING HERE The third district Federation of - Women's Clubs will hold a meeting t i in Boone Saturday, October i, in l*he i} auditorium of the Administration building at the Normal. Mrs. Thos. (VBerry, of Goicisboro, state presi* j dent, v;i?i deliver the'"main addi ess of the occasion, followed by the vice; j | president. Mrs. W. J. Brogdon. j Mrs. J. M. Moretz of Boorio is . ( president pf the third district fed.[ erosion, and will preside at. the -es ; sums. The third district' is composed of | ( the ciafc women of Iredeil, Caiat ha, i -j Burke, Cui(tv,e':i, Watauga, Avery'.i , | Mitchell, Ashe, Alleghany andj Wilkes. Delegates and others froroi . | *>abh of the counties named arc ex-; i pected co be present and take par:j J II the meeting. A program of the' 11 sessions was nor available for pub- , licatioh this week. i i; GOODWILL. TOUR VO PIEDMONT wwvui.uia ll> MAKl UtT. 51 H i Final details of the proposed motorcade trip ini'o Piedmont Carolina will be worked out at today's lunch-! : eon of the local Civitan Club, .-aid j Mr. Frank Moore, yesterday after-; i noon. Mr. Moore said that eight orj ; ten cars had already been secured i for tiie tour from Boone, a like r.ur.i-j her from both Mountain City and j Bristol and fifteen or twenty from, i the Wilkesboros. i If present plans are carried out. | 1 the motorcade will leave Boor.e oil j i the morning of October 5ch, by; way of North Wilkesboro to Win-! ston-Saiem, High Point', Salisbury! I and Charlotte, returning by way of? Hickory and Lenoir. Two days will! . be required for the "swing," which . is being made in an effort to 3timu-; . late interest- in the impiv.teruer.t c'! tne Boone Trail Highway. CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT WATAUGA F5SH HATCHERY \ 0. E. Sraatbers, oi; Waynesville, j i has assumed chxrp-p <-.f fnti Pip): hatchery. succeeding Mr. Eri-j ; raondson. who has been transferred i . to the Mar'o.n hatchery. Mr. Smafh- j i< ers toir.es to Watauga from Waynes- J ; j ville where be was in charge of the | state's largest hatchery. The change j in management was made because ii of a vacancy at Marion. Mr. J?MI mondson asking for the work there - because ir. was near his old home. > Mr. Smothers' arrived at the Ruther. wood plant about two weeks ago. - children. Guests on this occasion - included Virginia Sud.lerth, Louise -1 Prevette. Margaret Miller, Gladys ij Brown, Mary Louise Williams, James; rj and Bill Williams, Gertrude Moore,] ij Csthcri' ' Undhrutwn, Grover and , J Bettie Jane Robbins and other small j ;| friends of the guest of honor. I DEM( Best Interests sorthwes AR0L1KA. TS!URS"jf'='.. SEPTEMBEI teaomf* meet7' po ;poned < D?te Cbamged Froto September 24, to Saturday, October I, Because J Former Date Conflicted With Farmers' Picuic. F County Superintendent Smith i U Hagamun announced last Saturday j d that county-wide teachers' raecPI ^ ing. scheduled for September -4.1 ? had been postponed to Saturday, Oe-j f tober 1. The change jr. date war-, ^ made because of the dairymen's pic-j nic which i - to be held on the former j f* date. i The meeting will be held at Ihe g courthouse, beginning at 10 a. m.! ^ Prol. j. A Williams, of the faculty j of the Appalachian State Normal1 *J School, will conduct' the opening j Program i K The full program for the confer- i t ence is as follows: j t i. now oo you leacil a school ot ; r 39 with seven grades? M. J. Williams j c and Mrs. Sales of Blowing Rock.jt Each prepare and present a daily | 8 program of such a school. I c | 2. My tool chest?Miss BueheUe. J 1 \ This will be followed by: I t (a) How is your school room) < equipped? te) How are you equipped? Dis- ' cussed by several teachers. 1 3. How are you managing yourj S school? Open discussion. ! ! It is also expected that an inter-: ? esting speaker will be present atid| > dcliwr an address. i ? i; ' DEMOCRACY NEEDS NEW LEADERSHIP SAYS LYON; \ Winston-Salem. Sept. IS.?The ' Democratic party needs .t new . tan- ' dur'j hears I", a leader wit'll new ideas, I ; Judge G. C, Lyon, of Elikabcthton, 1 who is hollas superior court hete, de-j ; clarctl in an interview today. The jurist said he was for Mc-i 1 Adoo in his last campaign, but ho ! is delighted now that the California i lawyer has decided not to be a car.diI date for the nomination. "! do not believe A1 Sivarh wilt be j nominated," declared ..'udge Lyon. ! ".But if Smith gets the nomination L| wouid not he surprised to sea him| i elected. His biggest trouble will be i j to get the nomination. We talk | about the south not voting for Smith,! j hut if lie is the Democratic party's I nomination he will receive the eler- j i toral vote of the southern states ali| I right. There will be a slump it; the1 . country votes, but hi the cities where! the party has the big machinery to: i ' work with Smith would roli up the I ! j votes. "8ut I think the parly should go ' t ' out after a new man. a new leader i i j The party is in t'he wilderness and I j needs a real leader to bring it cutj i ' again." j j SAYS GIRL MARRIED TO BLUFF RIVAL 4 BSigy-y -IB" '' J. Ray Mast, formerly of Zionviile.; ' - a-- ? * ' tvui^a^a cpuuvys nero in a :o-.'e ro-i manes which culminated iu his wed- i 1 ding to Miss Pauline Greer at Zion-j : ville March 24, obtained ii tiivarc. from the pretty young Carolina worn, j an in domestic relations court in j ! Cincinnati Saturday. Mast produced j testimony proving that his wire had j deserted him three months after his; wedding after teiline him she had j , merely entered into the marriage s contract with him to "bluff" aj j wealthier young North Carolina! j business man and ardent, suitor by! y jilting the other man. Mast declared! j in court' that his wife had returned , to North Carolina to the other ni3n, ; whom she declared, Mast asserted, j was her true sweetheart?Lenoir . News-Topic. ! , JUDGE GREEN PROPERTY TO BE SOLD OCTOBER 6TH . Home? Brothers oi Asheville, 'n; ' co-operation with H. \V. Horton.i local realtor, announce in this issue i cite sate of the Mrs. Mattic J. (Judge) Greene property, which h bikes place on the 6th of October.: il This pro pi*-1? . iocated right on the: f end of the pavement in the western h part of the town, is considered very valuable. One hundred and five C acres are comprised in the tract to;v be sold. An interesting feature ofj the sale will be the offering of S antique fumirure and the library of the late Judge Lee Greene. An ad-i a vertisement or. page five will give s detailed information. d CITIES URGED TO CO OPERATE v IN MKfc. KKKVENTION WEEK State Insurance Commissioner! v Stacey Wade in a letter mailed last; week ro mayors of cities and towns j : of North Carolina asks their co-j 1 operation in making fire prevention! c week. October 9-15. a success < Commissioner Wade stresses the c fact that 286 people were burned to j death and property valued at more t than $6,000,000. was destroyed last 1 year i.. _he state. Over 74 per cent of such fires was laid to carelessness, the commissioner said. )CR A t North Carolina : 22, l:>27 Civitans Will Gather p Here Next Saturday Charter Will Be Presented to Local Club in Important Ceremony Attended hy international Officials ^ ( Mr. Acuff of Knoxville, Tenn,! resident of Civitan International,; jnd Internationa! Secretary Spaliri re amon^ the distinguished vigors expected to be present- in Boone lT l&turday evening when Civitans! rom all over the country will come1 ere to be present at the presenta-.i Pf ion of the charter to the locai club, i v j CO 'hrough the courtesy of the N:?rinai I f;e ichyol the main dihflig hall, which j ih< i.as adequate seating room, will bejGi ised for t'he ceremony. 1 ou The Boone Civitan Club was orlanized in May, being sponsored by | he Abingdon. Va., club, and it fails j 0 o them to give the program in conlectiqn with the presentation of the; . j, barter. This event was postponed!^, o this late (iate because of the con;e.Uior, existing: during the height if the tourist season at which time j,t would have been almost impossible ; u have secured adequate accomir.o- ? fation for the visitors. . H Large delegations of Civitans and it'hers are expected from Knoxvtlieji Bristol. Tenu., St. Paul. Va., and a! lumber of other points. More peo- t tile are expected to bo in Boone, j than have ever attended a similar nesting in the history of the t v>\ " The Rootle club being one or the roundest in this part of the country, , t is deemed worthy of note that t|. men of Oivitun importance r.nd disauction so readiiv assent to be pre?- ^ ;nt. Mr. I. F. Moore, president of ,,, :he local organization, is very am. ;)1 ous that every member of "he club tfe present and avail themselves of the opportunity of greeting the toner guests ' u. I di WILLIAM G. McADOO DOES ri "NOT CHOOSE TO RUN" R lay e: Washington, Sept. 17 ?William i"i IS. McAdoe has informed his friends ?< that he will ",ot be a candidate for j si tho Democratic presidential namiaa- o lion in 1928. I o His decision has been communi-i n rated to George F. Milton, publisher 1 ut" the Chattanooga, Tend- NeWs in I1 :i letter sent in response to a request <" from Mr. Melton that iie announce | ti Sis candidacy. The letter, together: with the one from Mr. Melton to which it was a reply, was made pub- 11 '.ie today at Mr. MeAiloo's i.avv of- :'i 'ices here, . 5?. : j R Declaring thai his "chief concern'" it! was tlie "s.-.preiviaej- of Democratic j c< nincipUs nd progressive policies," ' ft VI,- re- -A.!..., .1.1 n...- -1 1 H, ;an do more -to advance they* ob-' ieots as a pritsw citizen than as r?j 1 :an?l.dalv tor the presidency." "! prefer :<> si/and aside," he; iridad. "ir, order that. the lield may; se left ciear, mi far as I tan clear t, fur the development of a leader ;hip that can more effectively (rain , :hese ends. I shall not. therefore, be 0 i candidate ."'far the Democratic j Cl ercsidcr.tial nomination ir. IBtib." j A ! r,. PRESIDENT WILL NOT CALL A SPECIAL SESSION a] Cl( President Coolidge has definitely iecided that there will be nci special; iession of congress this fail. Follow ng consultation with various Re-j raMican leaders, the chief executive I ms issued a statement that the regu-j jc ar session can fake care of the j 0, natters now pending. Referring to! j. he Mississippi flood relief problem he president understands this relief cork is provided for until the first tf {few Rncrirtwr-g wV.n ^r,i - - - - ?= - j to "iittrgj a plan for future flood cou-1 ^ rtt will be unable to make a report j , >." imil perhaps the last of November,' j: was pointed out. [ r,= ; gc MATNEY MATTERS sc Matnty. Sept. 20?Ernie Ttiplett's St and of the Epworth League ren-< ered a very pretty and helpful | SS >agreant at '.lie Methodist church ir ere Saturday night. '[ Mr. and Mrs. Smith Phillips of P'' love Creek", spent the week-end. $5 rith relatives here. ' 3*1 Calnen Storie and daughters spent oa ' unday with Mr. Alnin Storie. Mr. and Mrs. Howell. Mrs. Chapel j rd J. A. Shook of Banner Elk, ( tfc pent Sunday with Mrs. hce Caren-i >'? ie~ here. j th Mr JsmnthprB nf 111. tr .\i V Vinl, i <- su isiting: R. D. Edminsten here. I w NT. R. Jonas spent the week-end s"'th his family. A very interesting program will le given by Miss Claty Baird's b< land of the Epworth League Satur-. tk lay. Septemebr 24th. at 8 p. m A roraiai invitation is extended to t nc iverybody. Miss Laura Carrender left Tues lay to enter school at Lees^McRae insiitute. Banner Elk. i ri .Mr. anc Mrs R. D. Edminsten were guests of Miss Minnie Baird at I ^'alie Cruris Sunday. I c WKBKKMHKMHi T FU R CENTS A COPT WiLwm OF THE COUNTY . M. Pul.ca arc Company's Audit for Past Six Mcziths Recommendu More Promt Settlement of Taxes and U?&e? Rigid Economy A. M. Faiicjn and Company, corled public r.;ccuncant-.i of Ratfjigfy, ve tecQiiU'H combleted on soldi* of cat affairs of the county foi the. riod of si:; mouths. December 1, 2G, to .,'une 30, 1027. The audit vers (iG pages and di: cusses in tail the accounts of Sheriff Fa-tii e, e>: Sh: -iff Critcher, Troasu rer ear. revenue and expenses, and mmary of financial and misceilanes statements. Tax Collections Commenting on the fiscal affairs the county, the auditor says: "It cannot be too strongly urged at .in the future, tax settlements made more promptly than in the ist. The legal requirements in this spect should be met, if possible, it in any event, every effort should pu".' forth towards expeditious tfcleinents, since the prompt c.ollec in of taxes is vitai to your county lances. Sheriff's Accounts v*< Sheriff Farthing up to June 30, st, had collected $226,331.20 taxes for the years 1925-26, ?iving $07,566.68 for those two :.ir> yet uncollected. The audit- shows that ex-Sheriff ML Critcher i.- due the county ie sum of $5,3i>lL03 for the years J23-24. The audit does not so ace, hut it is understood that the ajor portion, if not all. of this nount is due Mr. Critcher by the [>w defunct Cherokee Lumber Co. Uryes F.conomy "it if or equal importance tnal trie ;most' economy he exerciser! in each ipartmenl or activity. As shown in ih Fund Revenue and Expense and alance Sheet section hereof. the \ ptoses for file past year exceeded ;venue by ever $50,000. This in it;if. s not an ainrmug situation, nee there were surpluses in most , f the- funds to take care of the Iterating deficits. However, as the ot current surplus as of June -50, !<:27. VIat lilliy ...ightly in excess of 6,000. it ir.ay be seen that a slight it-rexpeniiiture of revenue during te coming- year wou t change this : a deficit." Ait hough deficits for the fiscal ear ended June 50, last, occurred in I hut our fund, balance sheets at le c lose of the year show a surplus ail 'out two funds?the general >ur.ty fund and the special school Ends, The general county fund sf'.cir is placed ac $9,43;>.72. and it school fund deficit at $1 75.512. Miy ' " .Ji W* mm-M R?eipts and Disbursements Total cash receipts for the sixlft onto? period from all sources, is 310,S31.lt-, plus a balance of 34,664.32 on December i, 1026, aking a total of $45,495.51. Tins ir.d is allocated as follows: General maty. $15,192.05; road mair.fonnce, $104,576.87: schools, 3g?$5p 46.:;7: jail construction, $465.8:".; da bond interest, 32,200; rood bond id interest, 845.269,55; school >n.i interest, S4.560. 52. Out of this fund claims have boon lid to the amount of $32:1,133,25, aving a sural us or. June 30, of 12,362.26. | Expenses of the Schools Teachers' salaries for the county >r last year were $76,426.73 and teratuig expenses and equipment 26.S60.63. Capital Assets and Liabilities Total capita! assets is given as 104.797.35. as follows: Coone wnship i-ailroad bond fund, $7,10.68; jail construction fund, $4,12.90; courthouse and grounds, .4,500: new jail building. $.77,>1.24; county home property. $23, 9.15; roads and bridges. $400,000; hoc! hllildini.Q oit.se snrt anni.-nnl :16,803.38. Liabilities: Bonded indebtedness, 194.000; state loans for school lildings, $19,250; note, R. S. Dickn & Co.. $20,000; permanent implement fund, $5,205.21. ToUal, 120.455.21. Capital surplus, $184,2.14 Total fixed liabilities and pital surplus. $704,797.35. Bonded Indebtedness The total bonded indebtedness of e county at the end of the fiscal lar was $476,000. Bonds to the e amount of $505,000 had been is ied previous to May 1, 1925, on Inch had been paid $29,000. 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