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STATE’S BIG PROBLEM
IS WHITE ILLITERACY
Dr. Branson. Addressing Welfare Insti
tute, Reveals Surprising Statistics.
Chapel Hill, July 23.—Speaking today
before the members of the I’ublie Wel
fare Institute, now jn session at the
T'niversity, Dr. E. C. Branson plead ear
nestly for a reduction of illiteracy in the
state.
"We have.” he said, “a great and un
realized problem in our problems of sheer
and near illiteracy among the white peo
ple of North Carolina ; annd we must re
member that it *is first and foremost a
problem of the rural districts. Out of
332.000 white illiterates all blit 5,000
live in the country. And these white
illiterates suffer the curse of Ephraim
which was the most terrible curse ever
laid upon a human being: 'Let him
' alone.' Shut up in the pint cups where
they beat their drums they are robbed
of the social, intellectual, ethical and
spiritual contacts that are the heritage of
the race."
Dr. Branson spoke of the experiences
of some of his students in helping make,
census records. Among the questions
asked were the two. whether the persons
could read or write. To gain the in
formation it was necessary to go into the
homes of all the people in a community.
His students came back astounded at the
large number who had responded that
they could neither read nor write. "Out
of every five voters in thirteen counties
in the state." said Dr. Branson, "one
can not read the baHot he votes. And
I am not talking about illiteracy among
the negroes, nor among all the i>eop!e
in the state." he repeated emphatically.
"I am talking about white illiterates.
It is a staggering problem.”
Dr. Branson advanced the theory that
the problem of illiteracy could never be
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The Great.
> Opportunity of the
Year To Save
Nine o'clock tomorrow morning will be the signal for
jl; - J you to save. It’s the beginning of our July Clearance Sale
llj ■ —the greatest opportunity of to year to really economize.
SCORES Os <tery handsome summer shoe
***•' ‘ Never have you seen their equal in beauty, style, t^ork
manshtp, materials or colors. "Six models are pictured; oth-
IV .ers are on display in our store.
/ LOT 1 LOT 2 LOT 3
$1.95 , $3.45 $4.45
F.very pair of shoes in stdck carries a deep reduction.
■C Come tomorrow for surprises. You’ll surely buy three and
'fc - even four pairs at these prices.
V*: Ruth-Kesler
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LIKE THE TOUCH OF MAGIC
J I H"" l M »t loses its usefulness. About the home there
11 are u»ually several pieces of serviceable furni-
I ture which have become shabby in appearance
- ~ but which can easily be refiniahcd with Rogers
„ - , , "" Stain floor, giving them the appearance of new
Comes In convenient sized pack- furniture, m any of the rare woods which
ages in mahogany, walnut, cherry, Stainfloor ao correctly imitates,
oaks and green. Stafafloor is a varnish-stain which stains i
See the Stainfloor color cards at {*• °P«*tJoo. The stain is penned
arithany finishing problem you may as. of Staloflow whicfatMkM it fin Umfl
Yorke & Wadsworth Co.
cured by secular effort alone. “It will
not,” he said, "be accpanplished by work
which can be paid for dollar by dollar.
It will not be cured until the rural
churches of the state, maeide to take, the
matter to their hearts. There is no
country problem which can be cured with
out the country churches. We have 58
organized religious bodies in Xorth Caro
lina and the problem of sheer illiteracy
has got to be a home mission, into which
the churches have got to put the. fervor.
Sheer illiteracy is one of the difficulties
which the church realizes is crippling its
work. A minister once told me that
his greatest enemy in his work was the
sot of ignorance. Xear illiteracy which
is the condition which exists when a man
‘can read and write a little, but will not
do it, is a twin brother to sheer illiter
acy.
"I believe that every rural Sunday
school should have a class where adults
could have a change to learn to read
and write," I)r. Branson <-oncluded.
"Tlii‘ very first Sunday school, founded
by Hobert Raies in Gloucester. England,
was primarily an illiteracy school where
the street waifs were gathered in and
taught. I believe that the high percent
age of whitte illiteracy furnishes a very
real challenge to the churches of the state
to do a fine piece of mission work.”
Dr. R. If. Reeder, noted authority on
child care, spoke to the members of the
institute on the importance of motivat
ing the child's interests in various ways.
In discussing the care of the child in an
institution he stated that the institution
could surpass the family training in all
ways but one and that was the individual
love given to a child in a family. Con
tacts between the child in an institu
tion and his family should be' frequent,
in order to let growth come in a normal
way.
PI’LLMAN CARS WILL BEAR
FAMOUS TAR HEEL NAMES
Southern Railway .Announces Five—
“Zebuion B. Vance” la Among Nantes
Selected. '
Raleigh, July 23.—Pullman cars on
the Southern railway's crack extra-fare
train, the Crescent Limited, running be
tween New York and New Orleans, will
be named after famous Xorth Carolina*.
Five of a new lot of Pullmaus being
turned QUt by the Pullman company for
the Sotlthefn will be named the "Zebu
lon R. Vance,” ‘William Davidson."
"Thomas Ruffin." "John M. Morehead"
and "Robert F. Hoke.”
Selection of the five familiar names
in Tar Heel history was announced by
President Fairfax Harrison in a letter
received by Governor McLean today.
Mr. Harrison had asked his excellency
for the Tar Heel names and the gov
ernor supplied him with a list of many
who have figured in the history of the
state.
Mr. Harrison's letter indicated that
the names of other Xorth farolinas will
be used on Inter Pullman ears, since the
five announced today will be for the
lot of sleeping ears being built for the
Southern's special train.
Bars AU Leinbachs From House By a
Will.
Rloomsburg. Pa.. July 24.—The most
unusual will ever probated in Columbia
county was admitted today. It was the
will of Mrs. Mary A. Shneffer. who died
in an almshouse here, disposing of an
estate of about S3OO. In it she said:
“I direct that, no person by the name
of Leinbaeh shall ever put a foot inside
of my door or take anything away from
my house. Frank Lelubnch, at Jersey
Shore, and his mother stole my son's
property from me while I was sick.”
THE CONCORD DAILY TRIBUNE
MORRISON RAPS THOSE jl
WHO CROAK DISASTER |
Vast Audience Cheers as He Tells
About the State’s Glories.
j Staff Correspondent Greensboro News.;
I. Hamlet. July *28.—"1 am going to.
carry the flag of liberalism forward and!
into the ranks of the reactionary I
| wherever he may be found.” former J
| Governor Cameron Morrigon said here |
today at the colorful conclusion of the
Kiwanis luncheon on this, the first day 1
of the nnnual peach show. j
Maybe it didn’t sound much like a
pencil exposition, but it was the big
word of a great day. The Kiwanians
had been having a lip roaring time with
Governor McLean the honor guest and
Mrs. Mol.can :his side partner. The
speaking was nearly over. Two hours
had been consumed and Mr. Morrison
was reduced to seven minutes. He took
,the allotment in the utmost desperation.
Never had he made a speech in seven
minutes and people who know him
would see the impossibility of such
limitations. He had observed a meeting
in which sentiment, brotherhood and
good will were dominant. He would do
his best to fall into that spirit- And
tliyn he took six minutes in which he
plucked every feather from every rnven
croaking dishster. and jmlling the tail
of the Tar Heel eagle, made her scream
j Carolina until the vast audience had
cheered itself into a dripping per
spiration.
It was one of, the stvangest tricks of
oratory that tbe old home county ever
observed. Though Richmond is the
ancestral home, the county always has
had its divisions. Never was it more
plainly written that this crowd belong
ed to the economy coterie. Never did
speaker thrust himself in atmosphere
less to his liking. But he walked into
the banquet hall, lift'd bis clenched
fist and brought it down with the pledge
never to stop bragging on North Caro
lina. He would never see North Caro
lina in the pose of pqverty so lqng as
she led the textile interest from Massa
chusetts to North Carolina., maintained
the greatest state supported university
in the south, supplied the life ot the
greatest Woman's college in the coun
try. and set tbe pace for road con
struction throughout the nation. North
(’arolifta is a wonder state, lie declared.
It is the talk of the republic. As for
himself, he would continue to tell the
world what North Carolina has. not
what it. has not.
Persistent Advertising.
Philadelphia Record.
Advertisers in the national field have
found that space used ill "The Record is
effective because it- large and growing
circulation in. the Philadelphia field gives
a dependable and valuable constituency.
In discussing the* use of home papers of
such recognized pulling power. Ren Mill
ford. Jr., of Cincinnati, says, with partic
ular reference to the drug trade:
"The vast majority are awake to the
oft-demonstrated truth that they can
share in tbe results of national and home
newspaper advertising without being cnll
eed ii]ion to assume one cent's worth of
the cost of campaigns which liave for
their one object the moving of goods off
their shelves.
The creation of greater demand made
certain by newspaper advertising does the
trick. That's business.
It is the reward that comes to persist
ent advertisers. It explains why drug
gists can safely adopt the policy of stick
ing closely to those products that are
guaranteed to sell goods that have a
•money back value.’
"There are many time-proved products
that can never become candidates for the
bane of every druggist's life—‘The
Morgue’—sepulch# of unknown brands,
unadvertised products without pedigree
or friends.” • --
Russia's Priceless Bible.
London. July 22. —In view of the fact
that the Soviet Government has refused
to admit the ltible .into Russia, it is in
teresting to learn that the famous Codex
Hininticus, which was reported some
while ago to bo missing, is intact as a
national possession in Leningrad. This
Greek manuscript, the oldest specimen of
the Bible in existence, has behind it one
of the most romantic stories in the his
tory of literary "finds." its rescue being
due to the lute Dr. Tisehendorf and a
former Czar. Its estimated value is at
least SI.(K)O.<MX), and in the United
States probably much more.
The priceless manuscript was discov
ered at the monastery of St. Catherine
in the Siniatie Peninsular in 1844. Tra
dition attributes the foundation of this
monastery to the Emperor Justinian, and
and it was originally dedicated to the
remembrance of the Transfiguration. It
contains at present only about 20 to 30
monks instead of the 300 to 400 of for
mer times.
Park Held to Be Nuisance.
Charlotte, July 23. —The $40,000 Me-
Alpine recreation park, recently opened
at McAlpine creek, near here, was de
clared a nuisance' in an indictment re
turned today by the grand jury. The
grand jurors, reconvened AVednesday,
heard several witnesses relate details of
the operation policy of, this park, which
maintains a swimming pool and 1 other
means of amusement for the puftlio. The
indictment, Solicitor' Carpenter said, waa
a sequel to tire vigorous protest recently
filed with the Mecklenburg county board
Os comnimissioners. About three weeks
ago, a large delegation of ministers and
laymen, representing churches in four
townships of the county, appeared before
the county commimssioner* and alleged
that the park, which then had been in
operation about two weeks, was violat
ing the sanctity of the Sabbath day.
The county comnimissioners declared
they knew of no law which gave them
authority to interfere with the opera
tion of the park on the basis described
to them. Members of the delegation
then announced they would seek reme
dial action through the grand jury.
Borgtum More WtraM In Hhneelf
Than Anything Bine,
High Point Enterprise.
Sculptor Borgluaa’s latest proposal to
carve his likeness of Lee and Jackson
on Chimney Rock somehow has the ring
that he is more interested in perpetuat
ing his own memory than the Southern
chieftains. The Stone Mountain Memo
rial Association in Georgia is composed
of men and women of high repute and
standing. If this great monument is to
commemorate Southern heroes, it must
be done as originally planned and con
ceived The sculptor fa, in the final
analysis, more or leas incidental.
SMART BUYERS COME HERE!
We’re not getting all the tire business in town. We never expect to. But we’re getting our
share and our business is growing constantly. The reason for this is that car owners have
found our location is convenient, our service prompt, efficient and courteous, our merchan
dise of the highest quality, and bur prices surprisingly low.
As a matter of fact, and we realize it sounds pretty strong, if every car owner in town who
is not buying from us, really knew what we had to offer, we’d come pretty close to having
a monopoly on the tire business here.
We honestly believe this, because w’re already selling to scores of the brainiest tire buyers
in town—smart people who look twice and think three times before they buy anything.
If we can satisfy them and keep on doing it—we can please you, too.
Yorke & Wadsworth Co.
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Shop at home
—first
Years ago people went into the market place “to shop.” They
went, not knowing what they would find, its price or its worth.
Weary hours were spent in inspection, in bargaining and buying.
Today manufacturers are bringing the market place to your
home. Every time a newspaper comes, a host of people are ring
ing your door-bell. Merchants and rhanufacturers are waiting on
the doorstep to spread their goods at your feet for you to look at—
to inspect at leisure and in comfort.
Don’t let the opportunity that advertisements offer you slip
by. No matter what you want, clothing, groceries, a fountain pen
or a farm, you wilL find the “better” ones in the advertising col
umns of the newspaper.
< The advertisements tell you where you can gfet what you want.
They are a guarantee of worth that protects your purchase.
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Buying with a definite knowledge is so much better than shopping
at random—Study the newspaper advertisements
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Friday, July 24, 1925