ALLEN M
SUMS Foq
ASKS MORE THAN ?
EXPANDING STAll
system!
Recommendation tha
of the state equalization
cation purposes be
least HO counties of tliel
S2.650.000 be appropriate
Mb|by the 192f? Gene
is^f- huled by Superintd
lie Instruction A. T. All
cuulal report to the G-ovj
eral Assembly. Mr. AlleJ
progress made during
yeairs in education
and declared that I tln^
be continued through
etinial period. He divij
priation requested into
$2,200,(100 for teachers'
000 for transportation and $71
a stimulating fund. The last'
would be used in carrying for
work in tho counties, of pro
mininium school term of eight
ill the schools of the !*) counti
Citing the progress made
State (luring the last live yea
educational lines, Mr. Allenf
that the value of school prope
increased from $24,057,838 in
$60,544,130 in 1024; total per
expenditures for public s?h
poses increased from $12,21
1920 to an estimated amount
000.000 in 1921; total per capi
?moved from $17.07 n 1920 to $4^
1924; total number of teacher'
ployed increased from 16,854 to 2
and total public school enrollme
creased from 691.249 in 1920 Uj|
406 in 1924.
Some of the defintiS things
had occurred as a result of the
in? scope of the educational pro
in the Jive year period, 1020-1924
sive, wore given by Mr. Allen il
report. He declared that Hie u|
the high schools way shown
increase in white enrollment,
294 to 67,707; the increa
high .school graduates f;
7.023; total number of
larger consolidated rural
creased from an uneslima
Good Road Bonds Issued.
With bonded obligatioi
counties and municipalities!
nig at $184,62"), 473, And t|
state, at $9S,1S7.C00, gj
debtedness in North
amounted to $2S3.47?j
Highway construj
the greater portion!
ty bond money, taj
the slate highway
7GS for county road
$123,417,768, while ihel
up tJie larger part of thl
debtedness by investments]
water and sewerage systen
e-d streets.
All but about 11 millii
state government has bee
tinder legislative authori2
the last four years for fin
"program of progress." *
dates of all the various iss
counties and municipalities
available, it is evident t
units of government have 1
sued most ?-t' iieir bonds i
four or five yea, is.
Bonded indebtedness of t
and counties has increased i
12 months $14,000. The to
ported to State Auditor
ham June .:!0, 192.'*. am mint c
citie sand counties to $134,
And new builds issued during
ending .Fuiie .'(0. 1924. I lie. da
latest available report, bring
to flN1,?2r..473.or..
County bond In suns have bo |
or <i li?> l'ol lowing purpose;*:
Schools, $i4, 568. 9112 SO: i-oj
f>i i 1 1 k ? ? . $58, 117,768 09; coul
j;ul? ami otlnv <?? >11 n I y purpc
I'.'M -tiis r.ii, railroads, $966,217.1
in?: lxnidsf $5.38U,ooo ? total 1
bonds, $87, 062,358.14.
Municipal l>ond issues ha\
for these purposes:
Schools, $15,61 >.850 ; liglJts^
sewerage, streets and lirle
equipment. $66,529,764.91 ; pu|
provomosts, $8,0005.000; r|
209.200; funding bonds, ij
total -municipal bonds, $97,5>3,1
A check on municipal ahli
bond issues, incidentally, was
by the state until about thre
ago. when the legislature pa^
act directing the counties an<j
cipalities to report all bond is|
?the state auditor. Since tlT
state auditor's office hais kept
of the issues, making avadlabl
maition on the financial condil
the various units of governmei
Infant Deaths Increase.
The percentage of deaths am
fants in North Carolina increasf
79.1 per thousand 1922 to J
thousand in 1923, according to
nuai report of the Bureau o
Statistics of the Health Depart
In 1923 the total number o
deaths in North Carolina we
while there were 549 materna
or a ratio of 6.5 per one t
births.
Washington county had th
Mt intent mortality rate.