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Legal Action
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As the discussion continued, at
tentior of the group was centered
on possible legal action. Foster
Finch emphasized, “We have to
accept the site or take some action
to prevent Wakelon from being
consolidated.”
Barrie Davis, editor of the Zeb
ulon Record, called attention to
the County School Board’s claim
to have studied the proposed con
solidation and selection of site for
years. “The Board admitted it
made a mistake in the first site it
recommended,” he said, “and the
Board's judgment can be question
ed again.”
A committee was elected from
the group to initiate necessary
legal action to prevent Wakelon
High School from being included
in a consolidation at the Martin
Center site.
Labeled “Wakelon School Dis
trict Citizens Committee,” the
group included Forest Hendricks,
Ben Thomas, Bobby Ross Eddins,
Philip Olive, Barrie Davis, Phillip
Bunn, Worth Hinton, Rex Tip
pett, Mrs. Harold Green, and Mrs.
Raleigh Alford.
The Rev. William Quick, pastor
of the Zebulon Methodist Church,
listed three alternatives open:
(1) to accept consolidation; (2) to
enter action exempting Wakelon
School from the consolidation; or
(3) to see if cause is present to
prevent building the proposed con
solidated high school at the site
Rural electric co-ops in North Carolina had ac
cumulated almost $22 million in tax-free profits
by the end of 1960, the latest year for which offi
cial statistics are available. These reports which
REA co-ops made to Washington also show their
“net margins” or profits are about $3 million per
year.
The stockpile of REA co-op profits is getting
bigger every day at the expense of all taxpayers.
It happens in two ways:
1) Electric co-ops borrow all their capital
from the Federal government at 2 per cent in
terest . . . fust about half of what the govern
ment is paving to borrow money.
2) They also are exempt from franchise,
property and income taxes. So they make little
or no contribution to support local, state and
federal governments.
Does it seem right that all taxpaying citizens
are required to keep on shouldering the bill for
REA co-op subsidies while these co-ops are stock
piling big profits? And especially when you con
sider that the iob for which they are subsidized—
that is, extending electric service to rural areas
that do hot have it—is virtually complete.
Why not let your elected representatives know
how you feel about this unneeded subsidy.
C CAROLINA POWER A UOHT COMPANY)
An investor-owned, taxpaying, public utility company
approved by the County Board.
The “District Citizens Commit
tee” named Forest Hendricks tem
porary chairman. He set the first
meeting for Friday night, when the
group named Hendricks perman
ent chairman; Mrs. Raleigh Al
ford, secretary; and Bobby Ross
Eddins, treasurer.
Raleigh lawyers Clem Holding
and James Little, meeting with the
group, agreed for their firms to
study the entire problem and ad
vise whether legal action can
achieve the desired goal.
Price of the Martin Center site
was reduced from $40,000 to $22,
500 after the Wake Board of Com
missioners appointed a study group
to recommend action on the site
purchase. The Commissioners had
opined $40,000 was a high price.
The action of the Commissioners
with its resultant money saving
caused a Raleigh newspaper to
change its view of the Board of
Commissioners. "Credit where
credit is due,” The News and Ob
server said, and lauded the Com
missioners for a saving to taxpay
ers of $500 for each day of delay.
In spite of the Commissioners’
recommendation that school offi
cials "proceed with extreme cau
tion in the purchase of this land
so as to insure the full participa
tion of all four districts.” the Wake
County School Board had the four
deeds to the property on record
less than 48 hours after receiving
approval for the purchase.
The Wake Board of Commission
ers stated in the committee report
that "the land, as proposed by the
Wake County School Board, will
specifically be used for the con
struction of a comprehensive high
school for the districts of Wendell,
Knightdale. Rolesville, and Zebu
Ion.”
After a period of comparative
quiet, the “school mess,” as it has
been termed by citizens over the
county, has boiled with Knightdale
and Wendell supporters of the
Martin Center site parading
around the Wake County Court
house bearing placards; Zebulon
citizens passing the hat for money
to fight a possible legal battle; and
the Wake Board of Commissioners
feeling vindicated by the $17,500
saving resulting from four weeks
delay.
Woman's Club
Members of the Zebulon Wom
an’s Club were delightfully enter
tained by Mrs. Mary Lyman at
their meeting on Tuesday night,
March 5.
Mrs. Lyman, who is an actress
with the Raleigh Little Theater,
spoke enthusiastically about her
work both as an actress and in
other phases of the theater. She
was presented by Mrs. Irby Gill,
club fine arts chairman.
During the social hour the 25
members and guests were served
Russian tea, sandwiches and
cookies by the hostesses, Mes
dames R. H. Herring, Russell
Brantley and Randolph Hendricks.
All mehibers who missed this
meeting are asked to contact Mrs.
A. S. Hinton immediately so they
may know what to prepare for the
club luncheon on March 21.
Card of Thanks
For the many kindnesses, cards,
visits and prayers, I will always
remember them. I want to thank
everyone who remembered me
during my illness. May God bless
you all.
Mrs. Polly Brannan
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