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I The NSW BERN n f 5 WIIKLY / 'Ok 0 «r . 9t hv VOLUME 8 NEW BERN, N, C„ FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1966 NUMBER 49 Here is an editorial from the MooresviUe Tribune that The Mirror reprints without com ment. 'We suspect that one of the reasons some far-fetched projects come out of the U. S. Office of Economic Opportunity (that is, Poverty War HQ) is because so many far-out propo sals go in. "probably an outsider ex amining the pending file in that office would be doubled over with laughter, at least until he remembered who’s going to pay such of the proposals as are eventually approved. “There’s a proposal, for ex ample, asking a grant of $150,- 000 to start aweeklynewspaper in Washington, D. C,The$160,- 000 Is only to get It started. After a few weeks the paper Is supposed to become a "self- supporting, non-profit com mu- nlty enterprise,’’ with a nine- member editorial board (for an eight-p:«e tabloid the size of The Mirror) and a host of jour nalist trainees to gather news to fill its pages. “These apprentice newsmen will seek scoops on such things as "the latest eviction’’ in the community and where to get free advice on legal problems or birth control. And their product will cost the reader only a nick el a copy. "But why should anyone pay a nickel for a newspaper when he can get four dollars an hour for listening to a lecture? That's a proposal made by the Human Relations Commission in New ark, New Jersey. “ We figure that could cause such an exodus from Washing ton as to leave that non-profit weekly newspaper without any reporters, let alone any read ers. The Newark proposal Is for a 55-hour course of lec tures, discussions and field trips designed to improve un derstanding between police offi cers and poor, with an enroll ment of about 1,200 of each. “A staff of 22 persons, head ed by a "group dynamics spe cialist,” would run the show tor about $200,000 annually. .Ve think there is an inequity in this one, however, since people only get $4 an hour for listening while lecturers and discussion lead ers may get as high as $6 a hour for talking. "If anything, these pay scales ^ould be reversed. That, we suppose, could be handled at Poverty HQ as a condition for approving the project. This all prompts us to offer own propo sal to the OEO. "Let them gather all they can of the weird proposals which flood into Washington, place them neatly in a strong steel box, close it, lock it, give us the key and throw away the box. Even Pandora’s box might have been a good thing if someone had Just nailed down the lid.” That concludes the editorial in the MooresviUe Tribime. Turning to other things, we want to belatedly acknowledge a let ter from Matilda Jones, at City Fuel & Tire Company. “We have tried to call you several times to thank you,’’ she says, “for the wonderful write-up about our special cat. Faith. You did a wonderful Job and we appreciate it very much. “I Just want you to know that even though Faith has been a big celebrity (several people have asked about her who read (Continued on page 7) DID IT AGAIN—Billy Benners, who has a special knack for phot.ograDhin» nretty girls, came up with the best picture of Etta Elizabeth Hunt last Monday, a moment before she christened “The Beaufort” at New Bern Shipyards. Daughter of Joe Hunt, chairman of the State Highway Commission, she flashed a nat ural and convincing smile for The Mirror. One of three State ferries built by the local firm to service coastal sections. The Beaufort will operate between Bayview and Aurora, across the Pamlico River. It can accommodate 250 passengers and 20 vehicles on each of its short voyages, eliminating highway travel rang ing as high as 65 miles. It will he of narticular con venience to construction workers and regular em ployees of Texas Gulf Sulphur Company in the north ern part of Beaufort County, who have been faced with a serious transportation problem in the past. ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
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