VOL. xxvn. YADKINVILLE, YADKIN CO., N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 16, NO. 23 CENSUS REVEALS Decrease cf From 22.9 to 16.1 Per Cent in Ten Years Shown ip Aiabama. - t . - BEME !N CfHER SIAIES Marked Improvement Is Shown in the Education of the Negro Reputa tion in the Southern States— Funds Are Limited.' Washington.—That illiteracy is de creasing in this country is indicated by A survey of early reports from the cen sus ofHce by Sara D. Doran for the Bureau of Education of the United States. The figures for Alabama, Ar kansas, Delaware and the District of ^Columbia have been published and all them show substantial improvement yince 1910. In Alabama the proportion of per sons ten years old and more who can not write in any language has dropped from 22.9 per cent to 1-6.1 per cent; in Arkansas from 12.6 per cent to 9.4 per cent, in Delaware from 8.1 per {cent to 5.9 per cent, in the District of Columbia from 4.9 per cent to 2.8 per cent. 1 "The ctHidition is even more encour aging than the figures that relate to Hhe totai population seem to indicate," Continues the investigator, "for it is tvident that the coming generation of Dative Americans will be practically 3&ee from illiteracy in nearly every jj^art of the country. § "Alabamans have been constantly ^mindful of the evils of illiteracy dur - Ing the last 20 years. The census of 'MOO showed a marked increase in the j Actual number of illiterates in the pr<e yious decade. The figures were pub Bshed wldeiy throughout the state and the people awakened to the fact that the public school system was not hold ing its own. The result was shown in census returns of 1910. The ten dency "to increase in numbers which i had appeared previously was entirely overcome, the illiterates were reduced by 91,880 and the proportion of il literates in the total population was tut from 34 per cent to 22.9 per cent. Government Helps. "These numbers were recognized as Bauch too. high, and the agitation for . Universal education continued. This ' culminated in a survey of educational L Conditions throughout the state under (!the direction of the United States 'Commissioner of education and a gen era! revision of the iaws in consonance with the recommendations oF the sur vey commission. Alabama's Rrst cqm ^pulsory education law was passed in 1915, and an illiteracy commission was established in the same year. It has Aince been engaged in direct efforts to educate illiterates. "The money available for these pur poses has been limited, however, for the finances pf the state have not been In an entirely saHsfactory condition, And the efforts of education have been hampered by that fact. No state money has yet been appropriated for the il literacy commission, although it was established by legislative action: a*"' ih the _' T ,.. Mas had came from private sources. well known that the greater ^art of the illiteracy than exists in the itbem states is among the negroes. <eB 38PO, seven negroes in every ten in 'Alabama were unable to write. This proportion has been reduced at every Census since that time, and in 1920 it hras three in every ten. Nearly 211,000 r Alabama negroes were reported illiter ate in that year. A simiiar iack of ^education prevails to an undue extent !)pnong the native white people of the jptate; 67,287 of them cannot write, yhat number is &4 per cent of the jpative white population over ten years M age. , "With a much smaller proportion of hegrocs in her population, Arkansas may be expected to excel the showing made by Alabama in the education of jher cifzens. The number of taxpayers among negroes is relatively small in Ml the southern states and the amount they pay in school taxes is not enough .. maintain their own schools. The Whites, therefore, must educate not lenly their own children, but those of the negroap as Well. "Arkan within her borders 321,837 7^ 1* ten years old or ever Who can vfead; 40,753 of ti^m are jpative whites and 79,245 are negroes. The percentages of the corresponding total population are 4.6 per cent, and 31.8 per cent, fespectively. Clearly, Arkansas is better ofE educationally than Alabama. "Like Alabama, and presumably many other states, Arkansas has much less of illiteracy in the cities than in the rural portions of the state. "Negroes constitute only 13.6 per Htent of the population of Delaware, MM the proportion is decreasing. t T!NY PLOT; $3,500,000 RENT Manhattan Was Bought for $24; Now Thirty-One Feet Bring Huge Renta!. New York.—Manhattan island, once sold by an Indian for $24 and a few drinks of firewater, has become so valuable that a tiny plot stretching only 31 feet along Broadway recently was leased for an annual rental of about $133 a square foot. Real estate men said this was the highest figure for which land was ever rented here. The site is at Broadway and Thirty fourth street and extends about fifty feet along the latter. Several years ago a department store wished to buy the corner plot, having procured the land on both sides as the site of a sky scraper. But the owner would not sell, even for $1,000,009, and the big store had to erect its home around the small building. A four-story structure, housing on the ground door a busy cigar store, re mains on the valuable corner lot. On all sides lofty buildings rear their hulks of steel and stone. The new les see, who will pay $3,500,000 for rent, taxes and other expenses over a 21 year period, pin ns to erect a narrow skyscraper on the triangular plot. A candy-making corporation will occupy the building. Notice of $*ale Under Deed of Trust. By virtue of the^ power con tained in a certain Peed of Trust executed to the under signed as Trustee by Daniel Huff on the 11th day of March, 1920, which Deed of TrusCis re corded in Book No. 21jr page 270, Record of Mortgages foi Yadkin county, I will offer for sale on the premises at public auction, on the 16th day of July 1921, the following tract or par cel of land in Deep Creek town ship, Yadkin county, and bound - ed as follows, to-wit: * Beginning at a stone Will Swaim's and J. J. Caudle's corn er, and runs south 84 degrees east 6 chains and 85 links to a pine; thence south 2 degrees west 2 chains to a stone; thence south 16 degrees east 2 chains and 51 links to.a stone; thence east 2 degrees south H chains and 50 links to a stone on bank of the branch; thence southward with the branch 4 chains and 85 links on east bank of branch; thence east 2 degrees south 13 chains and 62 links to stone in old dowery line, now John Swaim's line; thence north 19 degrees west with old dowery line 18 chains and 97 links to a walnut ou bank of ditch; thence southward with ditch 4 chains and ^5 links to three walnuts; jorth 47 degrees west 2 chains and 15 links to the bank of creek; thence with the creek 2 chains to a stone; thence north 4 chains to a pine; thence west 12 chains to a sourwood; thence south 76 degrees west 7 chains to a persimmon; thence north 1 chain and 40 links to a stone; thence west 10 chains and 95 links to a stone; thence north 14 degrees west 7 chains; thence west 4 chains and 25 links to a bank on branch, J. O. Johnson's corner; rhence south 24 degrees west 9 chains to a stone; thence south 64 degrees east 6 chains to a stone, J. J. Caudle's corner; thence south 30 degrees east 5 chains to a stone, Caudle's corn er; thence south 3 chains to th& beginning, containing 65 gacres more or less. Also I will sell at the same time the following personal pro perty: One bay mare mule, 9 years old; one black horse mule, 5 years old, and knpwn as the Henkel Live Stock Co. team. Sale made to satisfy note se cured by said deed of trust, after default having been made in the payment of same. .This June 15,1921. . A. W. GEORGE, Ttustee H. H. Barker, Attorney. Meeting of ! Bank Directors \ A meeting of the directors of the Bank of ^ adkin was held in the bank budding Thursday. Mr. W. J.-ByeHy, an expert banker, president of the Bank of ! Mount Airy, and also president director of the Bank of Yadkin, was present, and he, together with several others of the direct ors, gave the bank a thorough examination and checking up. , Their report shows the bank in the vety best condition, lqans all regarded first class, and ^ found the reserve to be about four times more than the law requires to be kept on hand. The Bank of Yadkin is one of t he most conservative banks of the country and deserves the patronage of the people of the suriounding epuntry. Boonviiie News Items Boonville, June 14.—Misses Spicer and Luther a* d 'Messrs. White and Holbrook, of the Twin-City, visited here last week. Mr. T. L. Hayes and son, Errol spent last week in Winston-Sa lem. Mr. Foard W. Dav, one of our most progressive citizens, has re cently installed a water system m his residence. M;s. Brent Siceloff, of High Point, visited Miss Ruth Flem ing last week. Mrs. W. R. Frye and daugh ters visited in Elkin last week. Mr. Frank Poindexter, of Winston Salem, spent Sunday with his parents here. Mr. and Mrs. John baity, of Courtney, visited Mrs. D, H. Craver last week. Miss Chelia Bates visited hei. sister, Miss Ohna, in Winston last week. Mrs. M. V. Fleming visited rel atives at Pfafftown last week. Miss Myrl Norman, of East Bend, visited Miss Cora Wood ruff last week. Mr, C- D. Mock has begun the operation of a jitney line be tween here and Winston by the way of Yadkinvilie, Mrg. T. W. Shore and son, Stewart, are visiting in Wash ington and New York. Mr. M. M. Angel! spent Friday in^adkinvilleo . ess. The Yadkin ville Electric Light Co. Owing to the increased de mand for electric service in the homes of the village, the Yad kinville Electric Light Company at a regular meeting of its stock holders on June 6, 1921, unani mously agreed that the smaller (5KW) outfit, as originally agreed upon, was inadequate for future demands, and the Allis Chalmers (15 K W) T)lant has been purchased instead, making it possible to accomodiate a greater numbei of patrons, and, if so desired b) the citizens of the village, to light the streets andalsotofunhsh current for industrial purposes. Messrs. Horton & Clinard are at present on the job of wiring the residences ot the stockhold ers, and others, and if there are other citizens who may wish .their wiring done at this time Mr. Wallace will be glad to fur nish an estimate of all costs and any other inlot mation you may desire. Very Respectfully, H. H. MACK1E, President J. G. M ARLER, Sec-Tres. Yadkinvillejune 15,1921. Subscription Reduced For 20 Days On!y Beginning next Monday, June 20th, and ending Mon day, July Jlth, The Ripple will receive new subscriptions and renewals to this paper for $1.00 per year. After that date The Ripple will be $1.50 per year as it is now. Thi s is the first offer of its hind ever given by a news paper in this country*and it is your Golden Opportunity to secure your county paper at a greatly reduced price for a few days only. , This is merely a sacrifice offer on our part to help dur ing a reconstruction period and the paper will postively be $1.50 a year after July 11th. The Reastm Quite naturally you want to know why a newspaper in go od standing will make such a cut in price to its pat rons when each one of them is expecting to pay' $1.50 per year for the paper, and the reason is simply this: For the past several weeks there has been a cut m wsges, and a reduction in the price of farm products, etc., and m any of our faithful friends and subscribers have been hit hard, and although it is a big sacrifice on our'part, we ieei that if is our duty to help bear the burden of re * adjustment, hence this unpaialelled offer, . ' We cannot discriminate in prices, however, and so will put on new subscribers at the same price of $1.00 per year during this three weeks from june 20th to July 11th. Every person on our books whose subscription has ex pired or will expire by July 11th will be mailed a state ment showing when his or her subscription expired to gether with a self-addressed nturn envelope and invited to pay up for w hatever time you desire at $1.00 per year. Others who are now paid in advance can renew at the same price of $1.00 pei year if they desire, All who desire to remain on our mailing list should come in and renew at this price. We are placing the pa per within reach of all &y this reduced price and at a loss to us and you surely would not ask us to carry you on further without pay. Theie is a limit to all things. Not Goitty *Not guilty," was the verdict of the jury in Davidson court trying Dr. J. W. Peacock for the murder of Policeman J. E. Tay lor in Thomasville a few weeks ago. Insanity was the plea of Peacock's attorneys. Peacock was taken back to jail pending commitment pro ceedings to be held june 28th. Fifteen speeches were made in the case, both sides being represent--1., able legal * Peacock stood firm during the entire trial, never once express ing any regrets of his terrible crime. He received the verdict of the jury!, which accepted the testimony of insanity, without any show of emotion. David J. Lewis, a spectator at the tnal dropped dead in his seat at the court house Thursday. Heart failure was ascribed as the cause. He was about 45 years old and a native of Thomasville j Death of Little Girl Died at Center on June 12th, Mary Romaine Sheek, iniant daughter of N. R. and Flora Sheek, aged 2 years. She was an interesting chiid. the light of the home, and the entire community extends to the bereaved mother their warmest sympathy in her bereavepient. She was buried at Center on the 13th after an ap propriate service Rev's, li L. Speer and T. J. Ogburn. Airs. Sheek disires to thank all the neighbors friends f<*r their kindness during the illness of her child. The R. 1. Reynolds Tobacco has cut the pay of their em pioyees 20 per cent. State News Items A conference of North Caro lina citizens has been called by Governor Morrison to meet in Raleigh June 28. The object of the conference to promote a more friendly feeling between the races. ] Elisha J. Daughtridge, former] lieutentant governor of North Carolina, died at his home in Rocky Mount Sunday after a lingering illness. He was 59 years old. He was elected on he ticket with Governor Craig. The city faihorc nave refused to license any more dance halls in that city for the next twelve months. The Hanes Roller Mill at State Road was destroyed by fire recently. Loss about $11, 009 with $6,000 insurance. A big* community picnic will be held on the Wilkes-Watauga hne July 4th. It will mark the opening of the Boone Trail Highway. Executor's Notice Having qualified as executor of the estate of John M. Jester, deceased, late of Yadkin coun ty; North Carolina, this is to notify ail personshaving claims against the estate of John M. Jester, deceased, to file same with the undersigned on or be fore the 23rd day of May, 1922, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per sons indebted to said estate will please make immediate pay ment This May 23rd, 1921. E. J. VESTAL, Executor. Williams & Reavis, Atty's. Read the new subscription offer on this page. Fort! Producing 4,000 Cars Day Ford is budding cars at full speed. And, according to an official statement from the fac tory at Detroit, the demand for Ford cars and trucks still ex ceeds the output, despite the fact that a new high level of produc tion has been reached, By the first of May the figtrres representing daily production were in the neighborhood of 4, 000 a day, so the May schedule was set at 101,125 cars and trucks, not including the output of the Ford Canadian plant or any of the foreign assembling plants. The output mounted daily; May 12th brought forth 4, 091, the greatest number, that th&y have produced in one day so far this year. Since the month 1 has 25 woikiug days, present in ! dications point to a new high !record. A comparison of Ford produc : tion figures, for 1920 and 1021 ! d iscloses the fact that for April, 11921, the output was greater by I 34,514, than for the correspond ! ing mbnth of a year ayo. The {output fpr May, 1921, will prob ! ably overshadow May, 1920, by between fifteen and twenty thousand cars and trucks. Approximately 43,000 men are at work in the Detroit plant of the Ford Motor Company. The factory is operating on full time, six days a week and three shifts a day. , "Wawerentever in a better cond tion than we are" right novv," said Henry Ford recently. Everette Smith Dead Everette Smith, oi Statesville, was found dead under his auto mobile on the Wilkesboro road about 12 miles from Statesville early Tuesday morning. Mr. Smith, who ran a jitney, had carried two passengers to Wilkesboro the evening before and is supposeu to have been re turning to Statesville alone when the accident happened, R is supposed the car overturned on him. Mr. Smith was about 40 years old and is survived by a wile ar d one son. Johnston-Reynolds Mrs. Katherine Smith Rey nolds, widow of the iate K J. Reynolds, and J. Edward R ui ston, of Davidson, were qr e dy married Saturday at Reynold, the Reynolds country estate ! -..r H inston-Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston let: for New York and will siii tiorn there for Europe where t ey will spend their honeymoon. Mrs. Reynolds is the daugii er of Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Sum j, <d Mount Airy. Mr. Johnston son Mrs. Willis* Johnston, oi Davidson college. He has oeen conectedwith the R. J. R y nolds Tobacco Company ter some time. Notice Oi bale The following described pr [ - erty, seized frotn E. C. Span.s, under warr^pt of distraint tor tire non payment of assessed taxts due, will be sold as provided ^, section 3190, Revised Statutes, at public auction, on Satin day, July 9, 1921, at 12 o'clock, at j. B. Mathis' store, Swan, Creek, N. €., Kuobs township, Yadkin county. Adjoins the lands of G- Sparks, L C. Sparks, W. Swaim and others. Contaius 78 acres, more or less. LW. BAILEY, ' Collector. 35 ^

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