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/ . ' Biggest Bite of State, County Taxes 'i “Where does all this tax money go?-* •; This is not an infrequent quest ion of the average Taxpayer, and insofar as the collection of coun ty and state taxes are concerned the answer has td he: Schools. Consider some current figures: In the most recent year for which tte reports are available the i ition of public schools in North Carolina — not including colleges and universities—cost $293,767,127.44. This was the 1962-63 school year. This includes no funds for Capital outlay — only the daily operating costs. Adding the costs of colleges, un •iversities, student loan funds, spec ialized schools for the handicapped and the administration of all these runs the figure even higher by something like $70.2 million dollars for the same fiscal period. The biggest slice of this huge ex penditure comes from the state tax es, the next biggest slice from county taxes and finally a very thin slice from federal taxes. In this period thp two school system in Lenoir County spent $4, 008,992.51 on public school educa tion. The county system with an average daily attendance of 8,026 pupils spent $2,437,188.62 and the Kinston Graded School District THE JONES COUNTY NUMBER 10 TRENTON, N. C„ THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1964 -«■— * ... . - VOLUME XVI Disabled Urged to Check on Possible Social Security Aid Disabled workers should act now to protect their rights under the Social Security Administration in Social Security Law, Adrian Hat field, district manager of the New Bern, said today. Over 100 woifkers in Jones County are re ceiving disability benefits now, ac cording to Hatfield, but studies show that many disabled workers who could file claims have not done so. “We find that many people fail to act because of a mistaken belief that the law is so strict that they could not qualify," Hatfield said. % “To be disabled under the Social Security Law means that a person Cannot be expected to do any sub stantial amount of work. And his ■ condition must be expected to con tinue indefinitely,” he added. Hatfield pointed out that the de cision a* -W-iirtiCTfiet or riot a wbrkr-' er is disabled depends on all the facts of each particular case. Such factors as the effect of the dis ability on the individual, his edu cation, work skills, and other abil ities are all taken into account. Be cause each individual case is decid ed on its own merits, the only way a worker can be sure about qual ifying or not qualifying is to file a claim so that a formal decision based on all the facts can be made. Another reason a disabled work er should get in touch with his so cial security office as soon as pos sible is that the work requirements are somewhat different for disabil ity payments. A person who waits longer than 18 months to file an application may lose his rights to disability payments for himself and ' bis family, Hatfield emphasized. “The people in the New Bern District Office, at 308 New Street, are trained to help a disabled worker with all the forms and evi dence necessary to prepare a dis ability claim,” Hatfield said. “If you can’t' come into our office, write us, or telephone Melrose 7-5108, and we will take whatever action is necessary.” Monday Tragedy Monday' afternoon Johnnie, 11, and Gena Jones, 6, sons of former Kinstoniana Mr. and Mrs. Alfred FRIDAY ACCIDENTS v Gordon Hill of 1H5 Reed Street said his accelerator stuck Friday morning when his car rammed the stern of that of Wade Casper of Kinston route 3 and Friday after noon Mrs. Elizabeth Paderick of Dover route 1 was charged with falling to yield the right of way Five Drunk Charges During the pest week Jones County Sheriff Brown Yates re ports the arrest of five men, each of whom haw been accused of be ing publicly drunk. The quintet in cludes Arlander Barfield of Tren ton route 1, James Garfield Grady of Trenton route 1, Joe Bender of Pollocksville route 1, Harold Hook er and Hezekiah Dunn, both of Kinston. DuPont Owned By 239,129 Stockholders E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc., was owned by 239, 129 stockholders as of June 30, 1964, an increase of 1,970 over the first quarter of 1964, and an in crease 'of-7,68V -over- the number as of June 30, 1963. There were 223,540 holders of common stock and 20,510 holders of preferred stock as the first half of 1964 ended. These figures in clude 4,921 holders of more than one kind of stock. The company has approximately 100,000 employees, of whom about 50,1000 were stockholders at the end of the first half of 1964. Hard Head, Soft Bullet Local authorities were unable to determine if Betty Lou Jones of the Pink Hill section has an un commonly hard head or if her hus band shot her with an unusually soft bullet. Last Wednesday night she was shot between the eyes by her husband, Otis, a tenant on the Tapp farm near Pink Hill. The 32 caliber bullet splintered and spread over the front of her forehead. She was taken to Chapel Hill for spec ialized treatment of the unusual wound. Her husband was indicted for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and public drunkenness. Urban Renewal Project For Kinston Cancelled Monday night without a single cheer or round of applause the Kinston City Council quietly put to rest the proposed. King Street urban renewal project which had been under study for nearly two years. City Councilman Carl Wooten read a resolution which was unan imously adopted in which it was pointed out that the 64-acre pro ject had an estimated gross cost of $3,437,05% an estimated total net cost after re-sale of the property of $2,347,243, of which the estimat ed cost to the city would be $757, 677. The resolution taking note of the "" /fafltwtial commitments * »&$£ the spheres of sewage disposal, storm drainage and sanitary sewer extensions pointed out that it would be diffi cult if not impossible for the city’s financial structure to stand this ad ditional estimated expenditure. The city council had been under a constant stream of vitriolic crit cism from archly conservative Kinston circles, who had stirred up fears in the minds of many small property owners living in the proposed project, area. The decision of the council to abandon the project at this junc ture was based on the city’s inabil ity to afford its share of the cost and not on the recognized need for slum clearance and blight preven tion in the general project area. Capt. Nye Decorated In Vietnam War Capt. Elbert C. Nye, 35, whose mother, Mrs. Emma M. Ambrose, and wfie, Lois, live in Pollocksville, received the Air Medal and the firsj: and second Oak Leak Ousters to the medal during ceremonies in Vietnam, June 2. An Oak Leaf Cluster is given for each additional award of the medal after the initial presentation. Captain Nye received the awards for meritorious achievement while engaged in aerial combat support of ground forces of the Republic of Vietnam. The captain entered the Army in May 1951 and arrived overseas on this tour of duty in November 1963. THURSDAY ACCIDENT Thursday morning Hubert Price of Rose Hill was charged with failure to yield right of way after his car hit that of Glayston Daw son of Kinston route 1, in Kinston, Demonstrations Jones County Agent Jimmy Franck is urging as many farmers as possible to spend 45 minutes Friday afternoon seeing two to bacco demonstrations in tbe west ern part of the county. At 6:30 a Deep Plowing demonstration on tbe Edmund Huffman farm near Com fort will be »isited and at 7 a Fer tilizer ' Rate demonstration will be visited on the Ben Killingsworth farm near Jarman’s Store between Trenton and Comfort. Land Transfers Jones Gounty Register of Deeds Bill Parker reports recording the following land transfer in his office during the past week: From Kenneth R. and Edna Earl King to Elwood F. and Christine Harris Ball a tract on Highway 70 in Beaver Creek Township. Friday Tragedies Last Friday afternoon 18 year old Johnny Humphrey of Richlands route 2 drowned in New River near his home while bathing with fri ends, who said he apparently was victim of stomach cramps. Also last Friday 52 ye&r-old Andy Ferens of New Bern was electrocuted while working under his own home with an electric drill. New Bern author ities said he got in a wet spot and got a positive ground which caus ed his instant death. Climatic Week in Raleigh For N. C. 4-H Club Boys and Girls State 4-H Cluib Week, which cli maxes each year of work for thousands of Tar Heel youngsters, opened in Raleigh Monday. Dr. T. C. Blalock, state 4-H Club leader, says at least 1,200 4-H’ers representing clubs in the 100 coun ties are expected to attend. Headquarters for the four days of classes, contests, recreation, fel lowship and politicking is North Carolina State. Dr. Blalock said Club Week “is an excellent example of democracy in action.” Getting more specific, Blalock says Club Week serves as the or ganization’s annual meeting, it of fers participants the opportunity for personal growth and development, and “it serves to motivate club members to strive even harder to live up to their motto ‘To Make the Best Better’.” Another purpose of Club Week is to determine state winners in the demonstration programs and various judging activities. Two key speakers for the week are Charles T. Vetter Jr., of the U. S. Information Agency, who spoke on “Understanding Prob lems of International Com munications and Communism"; and J. D. Sykes, of Henderson, re tired vice president of Ralston-Pu rina Co., who spoke on “Your Future in This Changing World.’’ Vetter spoke at the Tuesday morning assembly; Sykes spoke on Wednesday. Among highlights of the week were the Honor Club tapping ceremony on Monday night, the Health Pageant on Tuesday night, the State Dress Revue on Wed nesday night and the Parade of Talent on Thursday night. Demonstration finals started Mon day afternoon with the State 4-H vegetable judging, grading and identification contest. Before the week is out winners will be picked in 28 other contests, ranging from beekeeping to forestry to sewing. Eight classes have been schedul ed. Subjects to be covered include such things as water skills and safety; personal grooming; plant science, citizenship, the Interna tional Farm Youth Exchange Pro gram, and various types of lead ership. Club members will preside at the various sessions. They will also conduct a spirited campaign during the week and elect new officers Thursday afternoon. “Anyone who has doubts about the future leadership of this coun try would have his confidence boosted by attending Club Week and watching the boys and girls perform,'’ Dr. Blalock said. “Their poise and dedication and the abil ity they demonstrate are an inspi ration to all who observe them.” Brenda Fairless, Colerain, Rt. 1, is the current president ot the 4-H Club Council. Other officers are Richard Bowen, Whiteville, Rt. 3 vice president; Rhett White, Col with an average daily attendance of 5,976 pupils spent $1,571,803.89. Repeating, this includes no funds spent for new buildings or for major repairs and renovations to existing buildings, Jones County in this same fiscal period spent for its schools oper ations $789,102.61 on an average daily attendance of 2,958 pupils. Each pupil in the Lenoir County system cost the taxpayers in ’62-’63 $303.66 for his tuition, transporta tion, heating, feeding, athletics and teaching supplies. The cost per student in the Kinston system was $263.02. The cost per pupil in the Jones County system was $266.77. In the Lenoir County system this money came as follows, per pupil: From the state $241.86, from coun ty $47.84 and from the federal tax dollar $13.96. In the Kinston system the break down per pupil was $198.23 from state taxes, $60.77 from local taxes and $4.02 from federal taxes. In the Kinston school district a special tax levy of 21 cents on the $100 valuation boosts the amount of local spending per pupil. In Jones County the breakdown per pupil was: from state taxes $225.30, from county taxes $22.04 and from federal taxes $19.43. Percentage-wise this reflects that in the Lenoir County system 79.6 percent of funds come from state taxes, 15.8 per cent from local taxes and 4.6 per cent from federal taxes. In the Kinston district the div ision is 75.4 per cent from state taxes, 23.1 pre cent from local tax ation and 1.5 per cent from federal, taxes. In Jones County the percentages are 84.5 from state taxes, 8.2 per cent from county taxes and 7.3 per cent front federal taxes. For the state as a whole the state {ax collector provided 78.4 per cent of the total operating funds for public schools, local tax sources, provided 17.4 per cent and federal taxes provided the other 4.2 per cent. The average cost per pupil in the entire state was $277.62. In Kinston perhaps the most common point of ignorance on the part of the taxpayer is on this par ticular point of education. Many Kinston taxpayers have been heard to ask: What do we get from our county taxes? They [mint out quickly that from their city tax dollar they get fire, po lice, garbage and other city services. But it is surprising how many Kinston taxpayers really believe that they get nothing of major consequence from their contribu tions to the county tax collector. Few know that the city does not participate in any way in the op erating costs of the schools and welfare department, which togeth er in the current county budget ac count for $1,512,739.37 of the total county budget of $2,266,327.07. Additionally the county tax dol lar supports the deficit and capital outlay program of the county hos pital in the current budget in the amount of $140,000. And the Lenoir County Techni cal Institute gets another $32,400 from the county tax department while getting none from the city. Looking at state, county and city budgets one can only conclude that the public demands a great many services from these governmental units and in turn the public has to pay a great deal of taxes in order to get the things it demands. And a further conclusion: That the taxpayer gets far more from his county, city and state tax dol lar than from the much larger amount of money he sends to the federal tax collector, and what is more important he has a great deal more control over the use, or abuse of that local tax dollar than over that one taken to Washington. . _c.....
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