TIONS_ $11,973,408 UNIVERSITY GETS 3780, MO FIRST YEAR, i860, 000 SECOND PubUc? School Equalisation Fund Cut From $2,600,000 to $1,550,000 "Thereby Furnishing the Bulk <.r the $2,000,090 Cut. Ruluigh, March 2. ? SlaufrhtSr.ol the iinorvnU. -(parked the full meeting uf the appropriations committee thfs aftemouir, but ? the pension bill in creasing the Confederate- allotments i .500,000 Kit through <le3pite the com pleted bill raising $12,00(1,00(1 anj the | Lae}' retirement mea?u--c was snl ? aged from the wreck. " '?! N?v<j was the committee in. surh fiWlrSerous mood. It- had f-ynvpathy for all and sundry institution* snd individuals who ar? dead broke, but it had no money. When it came -to ^aa?s og, the'$ld,000 appropr'ation for a monument to Chief Jusi c> Walter Clark, the committee frankly wns up a tree. It had no money for memo rials, none for actual Nviritf e<cpen?es. * It could not give Mini Julia Alexan der anything for '.h?<r distiriEUished kinsman. Sit On Automobile 'Rniidinv The committee was kindly toward Governor McLean And his proposal for a eomnfls-rion" of 12 to study ?'?wight rates and to inquire into ?HEcriminations against North Caro lina. This carries an appropriation ,ii $25,000. but the committee Was vleaHy disposed to do the will of iim that sent it-Die message, in no other proposal wail it -so fyontrrous. fiut at that there wax a right lusty negative to thft motion to- report this Mil favorably. The. additional $150,000 which was ?sked by the secretary of state for he completion of the automobile - jilding on Salisbury and ^ Morgan streets . was voted down wjjth the ? malleat ceremony. The bill had re reived, morel flattering consideration -srHer. but there w?j? the all .pervad :ig poverty and it was suggested that <he temple . can - be used without the dditional money. The proposed state police had less chance than the pro erbTnl Hants in. hades. So Wciit the ?efermatory fot^ delinquent ^egro virla alsoigttie state prison for women. Patton, of Durham, ??etng the hope :ss?es9 of pros sing this issue. Rep resentative ' Harrison of Richmond, nqde- a handsome appeal for Treasurer Lacy and prob.ably saved the day for tin. Tha committee was in the mirSd >iot to put out. Favorable report of he bill will allow an assistant treas urer and that will probably be the urn of the act.' The s)t?ech of Major1 W. ('. Htfath . Ivocating the half million dollar in rease in pensions came near . the rW of the afternoon and must <(ave done much to iwintr the com TSRfcee. _ ?? ?"*? It was a tremendous -pffort. The Lj?jor regarded it the most important Measure yet offered. The cause -no Mtaemed the highest of all. "Vou Save been sweating blood to find ?noney for the schools and oth r in stitutions of this state," he told the committee, "but here you are railed tpon fc> do justice to people who shed their blood far you and for a e?u*e whirh they beHeve to be righ', and whieh yon ?nd I knew to have been He took a stab at state school*. A. boot 38 or 30 years ago, he said, ihen State college was started it ?Hi make farmers, it dtd encourage ..grirulture. but now be sees no young, jaan drawing bell &ord* over mules <nd none cha-peroning cm arrors ' ?he pasture. The major was plc'.ure. -que. ''Not a damned one of them," toes it, he- said and the commiHw .oared. Favorable report by the appropra ? ions committee thia evening on Qio nroposal to increase the CoflfedWato pensions from *1,000,000 y> $1,500, 100 does not change the amount of money HUt UiU committee has, Mt .t may ipenn resort to some sources a*. revenue not yet found, or a fur ~ -hrT cutting of the apripriaticm* tv ported out this evening. <?Tjt*l 'appropriations fines 1 year 1. 1925. to .June SO. I02?; $11,. -Ti^r-fta tie tiacai year' foltowimr i prmrimatoty fli/i!KH).00<I. " Major* ajipta&ria Uon5 "ujtSct ~ Ehfl _^\i tnchJd? the 'fallowing for the next ? yaar, the amounts following ? ? ""-1 '? - The State of North. Carolina lias no Public Schools ? only a system. Ppe counties have the schtjfria, .since they bo-'lrf, equip and run " them f5r six months except for*the pitiful ?uni of 92.11 per pupil per year which the State gives "through the Equalisation Fund. Hut the State gives to six of the higher institutions of ' learning f $>2-6*2 pee student per yefcr, and then the student has- to. pay from. $250 to. Woo a year for tuition~"7uid living expenses. Ho>v-ever, to avoid violating thv con stitution, the State doss give: to all elementary and high schools th- mag nificent sum of 50 cents per pvpil per population per year, while the crow ded conditions of roost of these schools is pitiful and sometimes ! criminal. 1 In inral districts there are shabby buildings almost no equipment, weak t teachers, and a months term, vrm : have one teacher Reaching seven (trades. In cities and towns with elegant buildings, .splendid equipment 5 tronc' teachers -tyic! a nine months , term we tint one and often two teachers teaching, one grade. How long, oh how long shall these thing* last? ' . ??fhe. people in the rural' districts ' for years have taxed themselves to . build railroads that have made th? cities rich, then why shoold thee? rich, people oppose' paying taxes -to help educate the people of the rural districts? Just-as the. United States is mailt p of states so u the individual Ntatc e up of counties. The United tes erects public buildings, runs .net v.uvk of- fret- mail, delivery m throughout the nation and does much bejidesfor all the states. Thin not <he Statu do at much, com-, ?atively for her counties? Should ?a noi at least helit build and ecjuip itionK standard high schools in every ounty so that, poorly prepared sti tents would not have to be sent heme, Ail hundreds Were last year, or rant of not being well prepared?! purely the State can and will give t least $1200 .to each of the 600 tth Schools' with^heir 37,000 pupils. J. A BEAM, | Roxboro, N. C. State Appropriations To Six State Schools E?r Student, Per Year:' . - "Permanent Improvements Univ. N. C. _ ? ..... $826,000 ' State College - v- ? 6T5jOOO N. C. C. W. 1 676.000 E. CL C. W. ..... 512,600 Oullowhee J 194,000 Boone ... ..... 150.000 Maintenances 9960,000 - .865,000 350,000 125,000 50,000 50.000 TOTAL -.3.081,500 1,590,000 4,621,590 No. V.'.-udents 2,285 967 1,432 516 - 218 335 5,75? - Amount Per Student V. 642.70] -1,075.49 715r.78 1,235.46 1,146.54 597.01 - ? for These Six Colleges Average per student.. For A1I The Elementary And High Schools Average per etodent , ? J_. Equalization- Fund ! . .... ? ... : -J ... $1,250,000 Teacher Training .--.jjjm. 86,000 High Schools f-~ v ? ? - 125,000 ..*urul Libraries *- ? - - . ........ JjjJw. 3,750 Vocational Education Z 1 \ . jiiV ? 166,000 Medical Examination .... ? ? -I...'- ? t-.J-'jii'; ? 50,01)0" Av. per "-.Student | $802,62; ? $2,111 T<rtal ...... ... $l,67Rr7S0 Population of North Carolina -f-. Children of school agt Population ------J Equalization ru. i .?*. 600-793^46 children ?f- ? --- ? ? ? Hi ^5" 2^0?rooo 921315' 793,046 , .50 cents I $1.67 J ?v*UlJ The University of North-Carolina alone receives $225,000 each year more than all the Equalization Fund given to| the public schools in "one year. being slightly greater m some - in stances : 'Hospital at Morganton, $450,000; negro hospital at {r^ldsboto,$240,000; Caswell Training school, $145,000: School far Deaf at Morganton, $130, 00^: Blind institute at^Rnloigh.f 142, 500; Orthopaedic hospital- at Gasto nia, $70,000; Tubereular sanatirium, $115,000, with $20^00 addition- for extension work; Stonewall Jackson Training School, $140,000; Samarcand school for girls. $107,000; pensions for Confederate veteranr., $A,000,000; North ? Gurolftra geological and eco nomic survey, *47,000; historical- com mission, $25,rOOO; state boarti of health $294,644; board of charities and pub lic welfare, $30,000; national guard, $125,000; Uni*ersity of North Caro lina $780,000 (fir3t year) $860,000 (second year); State college, $360,000 (first year), $400,000. (second yenr> N. "C. C. W. $400,000 (first year), $440,000 (second year); East Caro lina Teachers college, $140,000; A, and T. Obllege, Greensboro, $25,660; chlM welfare commission. $2',000;. state board of education, $2,087,000 which includes $1,550,000 for public, school equalisation fund; State hos> pital ?t Ralelffh $444,000; agricul tural extension work, $175,000; legis lature, $125300; state judiciary, $306,000; executive departments. $163 ">0 ; interest, sinking fund. ' etc., $2,896,000 plus $400,0^0 for retire ment of notes covering accumulated ffcficit. ? : PRESIDING ' ELDER TO BE AT liKA'8 CHAPEL Dr. M. Br?d*her. Presiding EW6F I of the Durham District, will preach at Lea's Chattel next Saturday at eleven A.' M-, and will hold second Quarterly Conference for the Ear , son Charge in tW afternoon. Dinner <W 'Hw niuuuil. . ? ; *? iSaerkraent of the Lord'* Supper 8unday follower the eleven o'clock j??r*fee. Preaching at WarWa ; Grste at three "PTltr? Breryfcody is ? ? O'diaUy- invlto.t ? to- attend all out. nervic??. ,'v ' . J. W. Hr..d!ey ? ~ ? r-r . - JL MiJSlcal- Prwhirtton^Spfctar' Hiffht in Hawaii"- at "Palace Theatre Monday March Oth. Bethel Hili Defeats ? The Bushy Fork, On -Fridsfy night February 27tli| the BetheV Hill Yellow Jackets met Bushy Fork, their strongest Basket ball competitor in the county on the Bethel Hill court. ? The barsketeers from the South West rnirfett thtrrTelJg iacketinreat r other unexpectedly, but the Yellow JackeGT scoured the woods for their forces and soon had them gathered for action. ? Long seemed to play the best game for Bushy Fork, while Woody, Wel born and Walker each did good work for Bethel Hill. Bethel Hill's team seemed to have the edge on Bushy Fork wHpn it came to passing. ' These teams expect to play on Bu>hy Fork's court next Friday. The following is the box" score: Bethel Hill -?os. liivhy Kori$ Wilboxn u F. Loot 7 Woody 8 F. Whitfield 3 Walker 6 C. H?ster 3 Hajviison 3 ;G. Rogers 0 Day 3 G. OUyton*?0 Total 30 Toted 11 "Boswell substituted for Woody with 3 points to his credit. Referee: Prof. Pmfth of Bethel Hill. Hanor Rail For B. F. H. 8. Below we give the honor roll for| the Bushy Kork jjHfeh School far the fifth month: 'First Grade ? Loyd Moore. Fourth Geade? ?Hanie Hester. SlUh (li'iidf ? Opi'tifDniahtT. I'>wb res Hester," Mildred Hester. Seventh Crsiic ? Xannie Whitfield, Bora Brooks, HHfcabeth Rotters, Inez Wrenn, Kula Dunevant. Ninth Grade? Willie Horton. Ethel 1*^.1. ?, /vun. All?* Tenth Grade ? fLucy Horton. Louise i Long. ? TBwttuiIi ftrajg?friliit . tXeimiL: Clea Rejfrer*. Alma Brooks. Time for Opening Bids Postponed. By order of the architects, Northup and O'Brien, the time, for . oprninp trill ?? ml n?*hnrj? lliah Ohwel ha* hsdh ctan?<xl Irohi alarck.Sth. at 2::HJ P. M to March rtttt ?t 2:8Q F. 1ST ' - ? : A. B. STALVfiY. B. & L. Versus Automobile. "Within the past .several years," said a, young man Saturday night, "I have made -in salary several thSj sand dollars. I have owned and^pfT-" crated a good" grade automobile and' jazzed around with the crowd, and today I have nothing to show for the-itfoney -I hftve~ earned, but have a^very vivid recollection of some re ally 'gcod times.. I am going to take' oat as many shares of Building and l<oan as I can Carry, and am going to build a house on my lot. You see if a man can pay from $50 to $60' per tnonth on an automobile bought on the easy payment plan he can build a house with just a little more added, and that's the -course IVe de cided on. Put me down for 30 shares I can carry that much I know, Hnd perhaps I will Increase my holdings within a" very short time." . "Spoken like a man, and we congratulate this yoong man.' Hia decision along this line may lead others to be frugal and build for tho future. This young man is not mamed and the prospeets do not indicate that he will be any time soon, hot the girl who gets a man who strikes level at the age of 25 and starts an upward course In saving will be a mighty luckjr one. The Building an'd Loan' has done more for the young man than iay other savings institution, and it is always ready to assist any who decide to start on the weekly savinc* to plan for the future. ? Mooresville Enterprise. New series starting in April and ?w?y yeu aft man who punts to ?av should buy some of this series. See Ad in ttaxboao Lumber Company's space. , .. yterra's Hawaiian? Present "An Evening, in Haw?di"*a CVwnnan/ o 1 six NaUVe Hawaiian* at Palace Thea 1E4L NtonHay March. Hh.' Special Invitation. ? '""71 The'Baraca Ct?? oT the Baptist Church requests that each nfembeT of the class m?ke ail effort t<* be pre? neat Snyrf? A -li. af3:15 o'rlnrk Any ong'ctse 6or?HaHy invited to be iinisiil. ? 1 ~ ; ~~~~ J. S. Walker Te'aoher. ' ? V ? ? B. B. Newell. Th? general topic of study for the afternoon \ya. Satiric itatMK The first paper w?3 pre sented by Mrs. E. ii. Bnidsher , on : Dunsany's Earlier Plays. The hub- , ect of the second play was "If." Mra. ; L. M. Carlton led the discussion on this play and also read a part of} "Roadi of Destiny" by 0. Henry. Tho hiitess served "u saWd course* and stuffed dates to members. { ? Or Wednesday afternoon Mrs. W. j S. Cla?y Jr.f and Mias Elizabeth N#eil entertained in honor of Mri." W. C. Jones of iNirmviile, .N. .<'i! Three _ tables were alranged foT 1 bridge, the players being mostly | friends of the honor guest. An ic? j course with salted almonds ,?'?< ? served/ The guest of honor was p>*cn j two beautiful handkerch?cfs.> Mrs.J. A. Long waa hostess to the Friday Afternoon Book Club on Thursday afternoon, entertairing at i the same time; a few specially in vited guests. An hour ;r- more was spent in playing Boston Rook nfUir which the hostess served a dtlicious 'salad course with " coffee. ghp was assisted by Mrs. R. J. Teatrui. and Miss Long. Washington's ' birthday was featured in the fovora and tally I ? The Friday .Afternoon Ploasum; Club met" with Mrs. L. C. fcrad?her at her attractive home about a mile, from town. Mr*. Bradoher a l.v; had as honor 'guests McsdtmM J. l..i Atkins and Loctit Younger of 7>ur ham. Seven table* wte arranged in the living and dining rooms for the j game of Boston rook. Yellaw jon quils were placed through oat the house. Beautiful miniature bouquets of sweat peaa with the tally cards ' were given to the guests. The hoct ess ? tsisted by Mrs. Atkins and Mis*. Dorothy Younger served a salad coots coffee with whipped cream and stuf-i fed dates. ' . . f Mrs. Thomas Clay was hostess atj a very pretty party on Friday cvf-i ning at her lovely new home at i Helena. The lower floor wa< thrown ensuite, and the rooms nrad" ittract- 1 ive with valentine ? suggestio-i-s hotv. j iiYi appointments f?r-thc jrar'y, *nd the ! decorations. Unique. contests tela live to the season made an enjiiyabla fea ture of Ihe evening^ and at S!>e close, the hostess served a - met d<lUriou? salad course to her gucsu. The Study club met with Mr J. . S. Q. Winrtead ion Thursday afternooiC The subject for the study period ww "Early Education in North Carolina" Papers were read by Mesjlacies Mce Goodman, B. G. Cole and ?\fis# .tulia Yancey. Ttwwe were wiTT prepared and very interesting. At U>e close of the study hour Mra. Win'teid serv ed a salad inembesrs. ' The tegular meeting of Womaiw 1 Club was held 'Monday afternoon In I the cVub room. The subject "for thej afternoon was house bold hints. Tly domestic Art clas* of'tho ohib com posed of small girls, under the di rection of Mra. J. 9f. Pass ga -re ? a most interesting exhibit of their work for the past monfh?. Then a short musical program was given by Elizabeth Fousbee. A number of i nv porfruit matters of huainr&s came before the chib, reports from the chairman of raeh department. A group of n??w crffirers, inrjJbini a number of the old, w*tc rertmioeAdod, the election to take place at the next [.meeting. . . , A motion was passed by the club that all yearly dues be collected in April and every member to. please come prepared at the April meeting to pay the same. Ways and means were also (JUcussed by wMdi the { and all members agreed tro be r e j fuf Uia ? miUUaimiMUl Xui Fl Ulajr evening. This entertainment will be gij-en by Mr. ind Mrs. Barnes who are not- only magician* b?t also im personators. and the program will businsps hour the mnnti?p iy?r? f<erved 3eHg}v^l-git?d5^we wqt}? mints. ? _ - - . Mr.. tVikerson's I loin* Dmtroyad by Fire Fire which it in supposed cutlfrhfc in the roof from <p?rks" from the' chimney congee ly destroyed the home of NPr, Kogt r W. Witkersos m Hmhii Avenue las: Thursday jost before noon: When first iIikliuwiI the fire wit* confined to just a part of the roof, but the" flumes,, i ned by the stiff wind, quickly ate their way throughout ' the ivhoie,^ Rfcucture. Ovinjr to the fact that the fity Water system extends bnly to tfce ,ci ty limit*, nothing could be done 'to wards extinguishing the blaze. How ever, willing helpers very, quickly moved practically all the furnitvne^ which was saved with very little damage. Mr. Wilkenion carried in durance to the . amount of abost J $1300.{W, but his losj above the in- - VuruDce wilt approximate about I ION. jj Mr. Wilkerroji and his family hve \ moved in the dwelling formerly occu pied by Mr. O. F. Harris, and am temporarily mfeking their home tl Real Mate and Bank Stock Sell W?H N>otwith standing thy -ery of timed and Scarcity of money glad to see that Roxboro real and Roxboro bank stock bring price*'. I .a st Monday there ?alt- ut the court house door of i real estate just outside the corpjioU limits which brought a good :prire, and at the same ?ale the-e was said several ". shares of First v~": ? rl Kpnn Stock? Id by the a trators in settling up an estate, w Will b- ought the h!ghe.-? price evpr mU fo- at public Bale. This stock hroockt One 'Hundred and Forty Dollars a short- ' ' ? ? . 'g:.'." School Notes. Some of the schools' will close i in the next two weeks. Lit the chefs remember to bring all .the ] iUefttary Courses of Study, ? monthly and Final Reports, and all Che necessary work of the session. AH wilt, have to be in, farads of the 8uperintei>deht before the vouchers are paid. -Each teacher must bring in her own register, etc.; and Mt send them in. Very if e Ware letting me"he?r-?Boot the Summer School. Unless thirty or more want it, 1 will not" try to get one. ? ?Mrs. J. At Beam. They Uidn't Advertise. I-ast week tie A. & P. .Store, which hod been located here for a year or raoro, moved out, giving up thair Ixaach at this point. About the tam t_jne this chain store opened her? another firm opened up aloac the nme lines, term?,, etc., that is, what Is know3 as Cash Stores This last mentioned firm advertised regu. lariy each week, giving prices, etc., while the A. A. P. 'did 110 advertM^-. - See the result iri the beginning ?f tiro paragraph. ' One moves out tar lack of burliness the other sa^fc Ma businasa has steadily crown from t&e fbwt week he opened. It pays to advertise in The Courier. _ o Xolit* to Tax Payer* Of- Person Cout*. ft is wUb regret I have to' e'JJ ; attention again to your Bast Taxes. At a- meeting of- the Board a t >.onty OomnyiRjioncr* Monday, 2, the Board a* sin called mf i t on to my duties In reg^rdi to Ta Now, ] personally know the County la being 'pushed to borrow money an ai roant of unpaid taxes, and I aha knew, and yoo know. I took sotoaa oath to do my duty, and 1 -^rorMimd you tn do it I honestly hate to ad vertw your land: By coming awl [ r*?1"? Y"" can save thftt ?a? tarrasament and save you the cast I most do my duty as I pi mill? I, and If your tax is not paid by tke 1st -of April, you may expect propeKy" advertised. v Ywir obedient friend.' N. V. BBOOEfi, ShMUt. Kawii?n', Singers anJ~ fln-jm - \ N'lr+r' HrT-n-Tttf' f Wa* -a??-Tbmu? Monday. Miireli Sth." One .day oaly. Min.gs_inn.tre ifave imt un 3rd fine carload 'of' T. J. Hatofcett, Rwtboro, N, < t '??? ' ?

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