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THE MOtmKft WEEKI.Yy HERTFORD,; NORTH CABOIfflAFAY, OCTOBER, 13. ,1981
PAGE THPti
.Appropriations, For Schools
Continue T6 Iiictease Taes
' ; IHcreasd,: county apfcropna
'Uflns . for public schools have
once again pushed county prp
rty tax rates to- new: highs.
This' is ' apparent frpm a. study
-of 1961 county fax rates recent
ly completed by the North Car
olina Association of County
jCommisslorters. : '
Fifty bounties found, it neces
isdry to increase their property
jtajt rate s for the -current- year,
'ami Wo additional counties had
fa horizontal increase In proper
ty valuations to obtain' addjtiori
jal tax revefitie from the same
.rate. This is substantially above
'(the - uSual ' situation. . In , the
'i960, our - average of ' only 34
'counties- experienced an increase.
; County property . taxes are of
current interest because this is
the time , of year that taxpay-
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ers receive their tax bills from
the county courthouse. Many
will receive higher tax bills, and
once again support for xne pub
lie schools is thte major ; reason.
Six counties had an increase
of from 30 to; 35 cents, and 9
counties had an increase ,. of
from 20 to 29 cents. V1 In every
case, j appropriations for -'schools
was the sole, or major cause.
Another 14 counties had' an in
crease of from 10 to ft teAfe,
and 23 counties had an increase
of less than 10 cents. .: ( i
In . the 52 counties with an
increase, appropriations fori
schools' -was the ! sole. : cause In
12 counties, -and a major con
tributing cause , in another -30
counties. . No other activity ap
proached schools, as a factor in
increasing taxes. Seven coun
ties, in describing the reasons
for the increase, mentioned re
valuation, 4 mentioned indus
trial development programs, 4
mentioned construction or im
provement of county buildings
and jails, 2- mentioned food sur
plus distribution and another 3
general welfare increases,. 2
mentioned hospital construction, !
and one mentioned the library.
A hint of the future may .be
seen in the 3 counties. with an
increase to ..et';tfc&'ic)st ';of
Community 'college 'operation, I ' '
'One thiflgiis.cleariVSrTh'eJadi,
di twnal , state-: schob -atipJoptMr;
tiona provkied;by4h;1.9?r;jJeri!
era! Asseni'bty ( did'!H6fc! rejief
the pressure' .on" counties) 'fori !ad)r
ditional county school appropri
ations, i. Counties -will aispif.ar
more money for schools1 this
year than they did last .year.
Counties must still supplement
state funds to meet the cost of
instructional programs, and
counties are responsible for
building schools in cities and
towns as well as in rural areas.
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'.that let drivers see up to 10)4 feet more of -the
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proved Independent Front SUSjSoglb11 m
. even smoother riding, easier working
- trucks. Like the heavier dutV hyjiold trfar,
axles for mlddlewelghts an the rdggetl'
new I-beam front axles (9,006- or 11,000-lb
capacity) available for extra-tbugR bb drt
Series ,80 heavyweights. Ue tits lonfier
lived mufflers. Like work-proved Corvalr
?5'8 (2 pickups and a panel) that hatri up to
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.But . the General .Assembly
did provide -relief - in . btheH
areas. Additional -state- appro
priatidhs for welfare and health
activities, and particularly for
hospital care of indigent peo
ple, Vredtied pressure in those
areas. In the past, a substan
tial number of counties attribut
ed rate increases to the , need
for money to finance these ac
tivities. -. : - , s , ,, ..
Eighteen counties have a low
er ratein 1961. This compares
with an average of 14 in the
previous eight years. Chief
reason, of course, i is revalua
tion. Eleven counties attributed
the decrease to the larger tax
base resulting from revaluation.
T,he decrease in these -11 coun
ties ranged from 11 to 70 cents,
and it averaged 33 cents. Two
fcdunties attributed the decrease
to larger assessed valuations re
sulting ffrotn the addition of new
property to the tax base. And
five counties had general reduc
tions of from 1 to 6 cents, due
to economies in operations.
Looking at total tax rates, 11
counties have a rate of $2 or
more. This is 2 more than in
1960 and 1959. Ten counties
had a rate of under 41. This
is one less than last year. Of
course, the counties with low
rates are not necessarily carry
ing a lower tax load than coun
ties with higher rates; they us
ually, have higher assessment
ratios. ' --;;i -v-'; ; ; :' " ', ; ;. '.''.
-1 Total; county property taxes
this year will .exceed $100 , mil-
iion ; ior ine.jjiqes as a . ,wnore,
ml. ' '- J ''I ' ' . ... jhp-A i ii .
ths jcomparesiiwith $50. 'million,
or: less",: i just lyjjears jjohMore;
than
ti : hWlfi 0f.fh totilrgpes to
"' c'dhtrutction of1' -public
the'
schools .and, t9. supplement, jState
appropmtions for schools. ! This
is. the reason many county of
ficials are convinced 'that some
state or federal aid is necessary
for school construction, to re
lieve the pressure on property
taxes.
EAGER BEAVERS MEET
Eager Beavers Scout Patrol
No. 2 met Tuesday "for their try
out for first class- rank; accord
ing! to Mrs. Joseph Perry, Patrcd
Leader. "(;, -;
Members of .SCHtj.iPateoliN
2 are Paf) tfreVfy'1, Jo Frances
Perry,1 'Becky TLdu' "dweiis," Pat
liihB. .-BrtirHarriiii iNancv -Chorv
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tobet 14f'3U84., 'K-Sfl
Lovfng j'T3eniore 'ineyep -die,
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In otrhemS Ta' memory is kept,
Of one wej Jove and will never
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This Is The Law
By ROBERT E. LEE
(For the N. C. Bar Association)
libel And slander
Is it a Sjiirime to publish mali
ciously matters which tend to
blacken the memory of a dead
"person?
Yes. It is a crime to write
and publish defamatory matter
of. any deceased person if it is
done with the evil purpose of in
juring his family and posterity,
and to expose them to contempt
and disgrace.
The chief reason for punishing
offenses of this nature is their
tendency to a breach of the
peace. Although the person may
be dead at the time of the pub
lishing of the libel, yet it stirs
up others of the same family,
blood or society 'to revenge and
to break, the peace..
May there be fl recovery of
damages lh a civil action for the
defa'mati'pn of ,a dead person?
Ko. The law has not 'Seen fit
to give ai legal' cause of action
iqr; me aeiamation or a -flead
person; ' ' . " - ' '
There' are many ' criminal ac
tions; which do not rise to a re
covery of damages in & civil
suit.
May there be a recovery of
damages in a civil action for the
slander or libel of a living per
son? Yes.
May there be a recovery of
damages in a civil action for the
slander Or libel of a living-'.per-son
if 'this persoln' dies befori i, the
civil action' , is brought? 'V
Nd.i ; This' iss'bnb ' of the jew
actions( which does not sui Vive
the death, o the party inve tyed.
. ' '.' it- Ail
i i tls; ; t a ; jqrlme; - to', lander or
oinei, a livins roerson? --' i
Yes;
i!' Thefb "js. a 'conp)et.de
ovfrjStt the ,defen&rit
satisfies the 'jury that the facts
arW'trueV
A Nortjh Carolina statute stip
ulates i'that before- any action,
either, -VcWminal or civilj' is
brought1 ror,. slander or libel
against a" newspaper,:' periodical;
l-radio or television station, the
plaintiff of prosecutor must give
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a written notice of at least five
days specifying in detail the al
leged false and defamatory
statements.
. Also by statutes in North Ca
rolina a newspaper, periodical,
radio or television station may,
under certain conditions, lessen ,
us criminal or civil naDUity oy;is
an appropriate retraction.
TWENTY CASES HEARD
BY RECORDER TUESDAY
(Continued From Pagfc One)
fined $5.25 arid taxed With cost
for v speeding 65 in a 55 mile
zone.
William Henry Riddick paid " m peon wnn me
court coSts fdr exceeding the fr the past seven years'
height limit Subscribers are urged to sup-
DnHlpb hsi'.Hri.A."M hJPrt the PTA in -this drive and
costs of court for driving left
of center line.
Felton Randolph White, charg
ed with failur to observe a stop
sign, paid the costs.
' Sylvester Welch, charged with
driving oh left side and failure
to report an accident; prayer
for judgment continued.
James Edward Lewis, charged
with using wrong traffic paid
the costs.
Clinton Woodrow Slades, Jr.,
paid the costs oh an improper
muffler charge. j
Michele Chinsolo, charged
with public drunkenness, was
fined $2.00 and taxed with the
costs. I
Bond was ordered forfeited in
the case of Norman Chapman
Vail, charged with speeding 65
in a 55 mile zone.
PTA TO START DRIVE
FOR WEEKLY RENEWALS
Continued from Pag I
der to assist the groups to bene
fit thrbugh this plan.
The Weekly has not mailed
out expiration notices to sub
scribers for several months.
However, the subscriber may
check his expiration date by the
label on his paper and deter
mine when the.reriewal is due.
The PTA groups will conduct a
house-to-house canvass for sub
scriptions, giving each person an'
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r- The Above Does Not Include Trust Assets of
Commercial Savings Trust Installment
HERTFORD OFFICERS
R; itf. Rtddick, 3i. ...Executive Vice President
, fi. L. Stevenson Vice President
'
fa. R. Tucker
......
B..S. .Cbappell,' Jr
opportunity to renew his paper
and help the PTA at the same
time.
All subscriptions sold through
this drive will be started at the
expiration of present subscrip
tions. That is. if vnn ar nnw .i
subscriber and your subscription
paid through December, or
any month in 1962, the renewal
you give to the PTA will be
carried forward at the expira
tion of the present date.
This plan will enable the
PTA of the two schools to raise
extra funds for activities at the
two schools, and has been ccn-
J j : ... ...
?W ",briptions through the
dren.
JAYCEES ENTERTAINED
Members of the Hertford
Junior Chamber of Commerce
and their wives wore entertain
ed by M. Elwocxl Copeland at
his beach cottuy.e at Kill Devil
RICKS
Laundry & Cleaners
OF EDENTON
Phone 2148
ARE OFFERING TO YOU
BETTER' THAN EVER
SANITONE
DRY CLEANING
With this amazing sys
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fon smell the: difference.
All work guaranteed to
your satisfaction.
All this, plus a one year,
guaranteed moth proofing,
or until cleaned again,
COMPLETE LAUNDRY
SERVICE
STATEMENT
IP E IP
BANK & TRUST COMPANY
HOME Ol I ICE . . . ROCKY MOUNT
Branches
Whitakers O Zebulon O
Pinetops O Enfield O
HERTFORD
North Carolina
September
ASSETS
Cash and Dik1 from Banks.. : $1 1,521,71 1.4S
United States Government Securities 11,325,581.16
State, County and Municipal Bonds 3,659,750.60
Corporate Stocks 12,500.00
Loans and Discounts 20,308,785.59
Banking Houses, Furniture and Fixtures 959,366.85
Other Assets :rlZ 431,776.36
Total $48,219,472.04
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock $ 1,000,000.00
Surplus 2,000,000.00
Undivided Profits and Capital Reserves 1,051,986.33
Total Capital Accounts 4,051,986.33
Reserve for Taxes, Unearned Interest, Depreciation, etc 1,058,026.39
DEPOSITS ' ; 43,109,459.32
Total.
MEMBER
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
and Cashier
I
...Assistant Cashier
Assistant Cashier
Hills Saturday evening, October
7, between the hours of 6 and
8 o'clock. Hor d'oeuvres and
coffee was served.
Members and their wives at
tending included Mr. and Mrs.
John Beers, Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Humphlett, ; Jr., Mr. ancl
Mrs. Archie T. Lane, Jr., Mr.
and Mrs. Hillary Scaff, Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Skinner, Jr., Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Towe, Jr., Mr. and
Mrs. Charles White and Roberi
Taylor.
SENIORS ELECT MASCOTS
The senior class of Perquimans
High School has chosen Peggy
Simpson and Eugene Landing,
Jr., as their mascots for the com
ing year.
Peggy Simpson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Maryin Simps(m
I class with her recital of the
"Blessing" and "Ring Around
the Roses" and her eagerness to
express herself.
Eugene Landing, Jr., son of.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Landing
of Hertford, fascinated the class
with an Indian song and a dog
joke. He seemed to enjoy ex-i
pressing himself, also
ITS A BARREL OF FUN
... i .
Refreshing Yourself
at
Our Soda Fountain T
and then
Shopping for Hobbies
and Toys in our store
Come by today and see the new
hobbies and toys we have for all
ages.
Shop For Fun at
LANDING HOBBY SHOP
Corner Grubb and Edenton Road Streets
Middlesex
Sharpsburg
27, 1961
$48,219,472.04
AERtFOD ADVlkbRT BOARD
R. M. RIDDICK. JR., Chairman
R. L. STEVENSON, Secretary
J. W. WARD ,
CHARLES E. JOHNSON ', ' ,
V. N. DARDE14
R. L. HOLLOWELL " , ;
W. if. OAKEY. JR.
?ARRT W. WlNSLOW 1
, 1. BYltUM : ,
Good Picker
"Is young ida-9.! WhooflebyJn
good mother?"
Good? Whj, she's marvelous!
I have seldom s;eeri anyone mone
careful when hiring a nurse filr
her children."
for
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