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SURVEYS MADE OF HIGH SCHOOLS RfMiltn (?ratifying In Slut?* Department of i'iihlir In ternet ion lomni in All SfctioiiK. Raleigh. March 21 II- ulis ?-i a survey of the whin- high school* of North Carolina from 1907 through 1924 have Jn*t Kwti an nounci'd by the State hepartiueni of Public Instruction. Rosults gratifying to the Dcpurtmcnt were found In uII scrlloiix. The surrey showed a gain in attend ance of more (ban 50.000. JQorth Carolina's high xcliool enrollment in 1907 wan 7.14 4 Al tha qihI of the session of 19 24. thst is. the session whir h closed Isst June, the total had risen to 69,110. This Im nn average of more than 45 per rent Increase during esch year anil a combined Increase of 728 per cent for the period surveyed. Slate aid for putllc hi k h schools was first au thorized by the general assembly of 11107. Hence, the survey be C?n with that year. ?During the period surveyed the cltjr high school enrollment In creased 7 62 per cent, or an aver age of 47.6 per cent annually. The rural high schQQl_r nrollment Increased 700 per centrtrr an av ?rsge of 43.7 each year. In 1907-08 the city high school] enrollment was 45 per cent and the rural enrollment 55 per cent of the total for the state. In 192!;-, 24 the city high school enroll "Bient was 47 per cent and tlio rural high school enrollment was ' 47 per cent and the rural high school enrollment 53 per cent. ' From these figures it would itp pear that the rural high schools are not quite holding their 1907-j 08 position, notwithstanding the remarkable Increase in attend ance upon rural high schools dur ing the past four years. ^The school population In t he | cities increased much more rapid- j ly than the rural school popula tion during tho period of 190S, to 1924. It also Increased more | rapidly during tho four year por ted of 1920-192-4. I 4 The total city enrollment like wise Increased more rapidly than the rural enrollment fof the same period. Although the city high school enrollment Increased more rapidly than the rural over the 1?; yearn' surveyed, during the past four years the rural enrollment out distanced the city enrollment.. . .The number of white high schools In North Carolina iti 1907 8 was 45 for tho city and 145 for the rural communities. In 1919-1 "fflf, the number of city high ?chools had risen to 126 and ftere were 29 4 rural high schools, .fn 1923-24. there were 124 city and 652 rural high schools. ? Of the total number of chil dren enrolled In nil white public Ighools of the state Inst year. 10.9 fpar cent woro In tho four high school grade? and 89.1 per cent ^ were In the seven ellementary ,?r?d?s. la the rural schools 7.7 per Annwrr to ypHlrrdjy 's ?rt?M* word punlr. c? ni of all the white children who wi-ro in school were in the high wlionls. In all tho city schools or ?he stute, 20.7 i?er cent were in high school. Th?> proportion <?f city Itieh school children to tho ? otal city enrollment in nearly three times as large aH in the ru ral schools. In the 1G smallest charter Hchools 23.2 i>er cent of the whit?' enrollment was In the hitch school while the twenty-four largest city systems had 19 per cent of their children In high school*. "When we rank the several comparable units In regard to the percentage,1' 'said an official of . tho State Department of Public | instruction, we find that tho in smallest charter schools stand first. They had 1156 high school students, which is 23.2 per cent, or nearly a fourth of their total | enrollment of 4990. The city . schools, taken as a whole, are sec ond. with 20.7 per cent In high I school, slightly more than one-' fifth of their total enrollment. , The twenty-four largest cities stand third, with 19 per cent of their enrolled children In the high school grades. Tho rural or county systems rank lowest with 7.7 per cent of the total number 1 of school-going children enrolled in high schools. ?Hyde and Oates rank second among tho counties In high school attendance. Each county has n percentage of 15.2. These two', counties stand above High Point, j Henderson, Charlotte and Gas- ' tonia In this respect.'* PROPERTY LOSS FIFTEEN MILLIONS! Chicago, March 24. ? Tleli? f , wor kin the storm area Is pio gresslng rapidly. The prop?ny I loss will total approximately *15, 000,000. RESUME HEARING IN SHEPHERD CASE j Chicago. March 24.?The hear-j Ing In the Shepherd caso was ru- J Humed today with a number of witnesses scheduled to testify. HIjOW IN BUYING CARH 1 Havana, March 24.-?-The totnl J legist nit Ion of motor driven ve hides In the city of Havana Is J 17.464. The??* Include 4,402 prl \ate automobiles, 8,600 for hire, 1,31 H trucks. 454 buses and 123 motorcycles. The number of new cars registered Is from three to four a day. REAL ESTATE The HiifoHl investment kunwii. I^-l iih hcII your place or handle the properly you have for nale. We liave linled nome of the mo* t ilrwirahle properly in .thin city an?l section. See us before huying n placc. Possibly we have some better nt n lower price. If you huvc property tliut you want to place in the hand? of a lirokcr yon will find our service* ull that could he desired. Get in touch with uh. We have a farm six and a half miles from town, located on the I'ascpjolauk Itivcr. This in all good, high land aud very desirable place to live. Reasonable price with terms. Gallop & Sawyer Over Saving* Rank. Phone 635. Till* 1* a i-iNf-y ?'i'.."Wi ui inirz oi?* or two of th?- woul* m Kb t n? I?-, a? ill*- ?Ku*v>. IlKtdni, a!.? a h>rmn rnw?, b?-rautfc of fli. lr ?llffir: ?? . IlOUr/ONTA?* 1. friJif:. ?J. Accomplice; prrtn? r ii. ci tiw. 12. To r?'lii'vo. 13. A miMuri' or hodu?-pod*;?-. 1 i. Fourth not?- In Krnic. 1?'?. A iii*c1ud?'U or narrow vnlloy. is. To Ktop. 1?. Lik?'. 20. M?*ial in iintnral yt:? i* 22. N<>?>pii|n-r t<r>uil?,. 2 1. A nrd wilH n :Uii? l? sput. 2.r?. To I?-t. 27. Sultcrcd. 2S. Winuh.ss iritu-ct found on an??.- do;;.?. bake it best with WATCH REPAIRING Yon don't ?'X|h.tI?ih*iit wh? n you smrt your vntcli work to tin. W?? do lin?- v.? pair \vnr!\ imi American and SwIhn Watclnf. llrln" or rr-nd us your woik. Ulvi* us i* trial, Bright Jewelry Co. < '<?r. Mnlii and Marl In .St*. SPECIAL OFI EK Zoellor'a Studio will give a prize to llir Mother of the very youngest Imby photo graphed by the Studio during the month of Mnreh. 'J!?. i'nlIt?* form of addn-3sing a woman. "1. Color of lilon?!. ;I2. Chamber where Justice Ir ad m In into red. ; :>:i. Ki?h Invifibl?1 va|Hir Into which water i? converted when heat The one right way to heat with j oil has been found. Oil-O-Matic has proved it for six year?. No house is too big. Few are too small. Works with any good heating plant. Safe, clean, quiet, odorless. Let us tell you what a guaranteed installation will cost. ? CWSSD R.E.Lewis Co N. Water Street EVERYDAY DUTY Keeping your body strong and efficient is your plain duty. Scott's Emulsion is a food-tonic that fs used every day by thousands who have learned the art of keep ing strong. Take Scott's! Scott A Bownr. nioomfitld, N.J. Easter I lowers "I'lnir your onlrr mm" KY AN FLORAL CO.,, ? nr. PHONIC 842 Sii|M>r?lr<wtnfinKtit Storage Butterif*** That Kroji n Chnrjjo 81I.95 at DAVIS GARAGE ?'d. 37. Horn. jS. Tree tl'ImuM. 40. I'our gills tpl.fc. 4:. Itcklndlrd. |j. Kortlco d^i^n< d to afford a nm tlnj*. place for the public (pl.K 4 7. Also. 41?. Nimf of a don. M. Minute opening in skill. *?2. Not truly. "? I. Knrirclcd. ."?5. Opposit?- of cold. 0*1. Those who Invuil?' for pur - |k?im? cf plunder. r.K. Meadow. Mi. Preposition of place. To murmur. as a cat. ?.I. A chair part. ??.{. Thn'i'-toi'd ?loth. ?M. Learned. ??5. A cutting. ?7. Moves up and down on u hal 1 a need plank. i?S. Il?*ars witness. VERTICAL 1. Amendments of what is def"? tivc, vlciour or corrupt. 2. Point of couipaiu. ;i. T? annoy by petty fault find ing. 4. A small inland. Z. Wants. 7. A plank. 5. A ni'-nsur?' c!il?fly for cloth j t pi. I. 0. A morsel or bit. 10. Toward. 11. Full of roa?*t?. 15. Ili'Klon. 17. A chemical. 18. The tops of carriages or bug kIm. Mniili1 tr?T. Kinlilim. A d Ik it of the f??ot. Sulphat of potassium and aluminum. Tap? worms. ltuhbliiiK *f in beer. -anor. A small, con fin* d chamber in prlsou (|il.?. Cuurm', airing bax used In f^liinc. Colfcr'H term. Mitifiiil pitch, ?itf? d lor road". . Harbor. i I , Ol?? M? p of :i fieri?':: U*?-i| |??r . ase? mlinu will, in a building. . J?!n?%*r favorit?- rlovirs. . To labor. j Reaches bv exertion. . To blow a hoi n. . Not young; amd. . A soluble crystal I Im- n.tio1.;. n- j ous substance. . Traveler. . I'pright. I . A trick. . A H? ar-onli?|i. 11 . A ca\ity in tin* :r??uin!. . To bind. . I'i'isonal pronoun t id I. . Abbreviation for postscript 1 used commonly in letter writ ing* 11 I IUvSH VEGKTAB1.ES and GKOCEHIES J. W. ShiuiiioiiliouM & Son I'llONK IK7 If You Want to Know What Love Means; If von hiiiiI to feci il? terror ami il* rapture; lis furious frenzies, its ecstatic Mi**; if you want thrills See ELINOR GLYN'S HIS HOUR AN ELINOR GLYN PRODUCTION f ?* MT I ; adapted lo the screen by the author. A Tornado of Love! with AILEEN PRINGLE and JOHN GILBERT amid the gorgeously spectacular back ground of the old Russian court. More Exciting, More Beautiful Than "Three Weeks" KING V1DOR Alkrama Theatre Tuesday and Wednesday March 24 and 25 Reviewing Spring Fabrics : S I I, K S Printed and Stiip"d C rope Silks. Ail unusually h large assortment of colors and patterns, mode on gooMj quality crepe de chine, colors, printed in combinations of red ar-.d black, tan and blue, black and white, blue and grey, blue and tan, and many others of the very latest color combinations, Full 10 inch widths. I'riced at $2.50 jtnd $3.SO BRAZILIAN l l,ANNELS ?15 inches wide, a nice spring weight shown in all new shades. Ter yard $3.00 THE ENSEMBLE SUITS' I OR WoKfEN A new shipment has just arrived of these popular Spring Suits. They come in a wide range of shades and models. Priced $27.50 up Coats, made of Poiret Twill, Charmeen, Bengaline, Polo Cloth, and other popular fabrics, trimmed in furg and braids. Prices range from $16.98 up*' McCabe & Grice Shopping Center Shicc 1890 Strawberries Spring Onions Cucumber* Spinach Snap Brans Celery Squash Lettuce Pepper? Carrots Berts Parsnips LESLIE BELANGA PHONES 31?871 TIRE SALE i 32n I Yl Truck Tiren, with Tulw ?22.50 We have an assortment of these tires that comc on new trucks and have never been run. Buy Now and Save the Difference They will soon be gone. Auto & Gas Engine Works, Inc. 105 North Water Street. I'lione 326 IF YOU APPRECIATE VALUE, SEEK IT?HERE! CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING DAILY ADVANCE i CLASSIFIED RATtSB IfUa alaa trpe (I point), on?, it ft ward each lna?rtfon; i itnaura 15 c?otn, on* tine; ' 71 MdU WMk; 16 word*. ?i?, St* ?iti ? ?*it t+T v??k Twtotr ctnta fat ?o?tk? In ?iTMUi. Whit? (?*c* ul pant. , graphed >4*. SO canta an inrt. Jji Copy ?ust ba Id tba offua ? lir I >. t. day bafor# law lUM. For Sale h FO* MOM MKVTS AND TO*II ttonm m# or writ a II. M. Baw- ! nlgbt. 20? North Pfflnd?*ter ?tr^t, Vllaaboth Cltjr, N. C. 24-30pd VOWID?A PLACIO TO CJF7T A rml anappy bay -rln* Identifica tion tac absolutely free. Aak for you m today. Apply to Car olina Banking 4 Truat Company. mcb lt-26npd tr "Wait i Minute?I'll l.onk it Vp!" When you wnnt to find out a friend's telephone num ber, it's easy enough to look it up in the book. , When you want to know the meaning of a word you've come across in your reading, it takes only a minute to find it in the dictionary. And when there's something you need to buy when you want to rent a house or find a position?you can go about it just as easily. Look up what you want among the adx in the Classi fied Section! No matter what your need is. a few minuted spent on these ads will put you on the short cot to fill it at a big saving of time and money. Get the habit of watching the Classified Ads every day I I HAI.KD I'APKIt ftl'ITARLK FOR ( pncklng for ?al?*. T?n cents a bain. Apply Advance Office. Janltkf l'IX>W rA?n?(? l'OTt HAI.K? cheap. At foundry of the Kllta beth City Iron Work? and Rup i ply Co. ^ feblOtf FOR HAIJC ? ?'ARI\ clftlMKR "S^nt" 39' by by SO" draft. Forty h. p. motor. In excellent condition. M* I?. Clark. s I,o?t nnd F ound c STOIjKN JOHTOON OtTROAltD rowbont motor No. RIOOiT. made Of aluminum, rope ulnrter. hole? In muffler, looka now. HnvaR<> 22 rlflo Octagon barrel Reward re tyrned to J. Morrlaette Pen41oton. mch 23np . IOST ? RATTRinv MOM F where downtown fold fountain pen with InHJala A. 8. B. and two llnka of watch chain In a nriftht Jewelry Co.. bo*. R*?nr4 I' returned to The Advance, meh 23.24.pd. Mi^llanrmi* d WAvnen?plaiw hkwixo 510 North Road atreat. Phone IS!-/. mch24 30pd FOR HAXITARY Mil,K TAM phone H1W. Frank Alexan <l*r. 2 4 - 3 O pri HAVK MOVKI) TO WMI SOI Tli Rond atrort. Every utonr wo n?>ll Rich Richard Says: HK finhr* on who in n k r k i>c ?teh. Prnlmhly that it why tfic (la tu ifird Ad* h?vo m> many i*<ri lar fnllowrri in ?hi* city. Read them today I erected complete. Jackson Marlil". Work?. D. T. HIiikI'-Ioh. Prop, mar.l 8-24-pd A. It. flMUY A. so\ RAVI just received 140 hunchf-a nice bnnnnns. Have plenty apple*. orang<>ft. lemon*. grupo fruit. Florida Cabbage. Can^tiA Itutn hagnv N>w York Htate Potatoea and Yellow Onion*. Phone fifl. 16tfnpd FOR ADVEIITIHINO ON THIS pa*.*, telephone M las Plount n< Advance office. Phonr 117. tf PAItMKRA!?in* THIS PAOR for selling your product*. A?k those who hare tried It. ti KKK Cfl for OOODYKAH n\i. loona. Riding comfort. Auto Supply ft Vnlcnnftlng Company Phone 4tf. de<*2tfr$ PFOlfK MO POR (ilANlNG and preaalng Work don* promptly aid In good that?, tfx ICLD NKWRPAPKIW 8UITARI.F fnr wrappti% package?, putting ' under carpnta. and othar pnrpoaee Fire pound packaga for a. nickel Apply Advance office janlttf Help Wanted f FX PKIIIFACKO HTKNOWRAPH er wantn position, ran furnlnh reference, A. ft. C., car* Dally Advance. mch23.24.15np. Bv STANLEY
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