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m NUMBER 47 TRENTON, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1967 VOLUME xvni Kinston Schools Still Suffer Badly In Allocations of State School Funds Although Kinston school offi cials recently claimed that things had improved considerably in the distribution of state school funds the most recent survey , from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction reveals that there is still plenty of room left for improvement. Statewide the cost of operat ing schools tweaks down at 75.1 per cent froth State funds, 16.9 per cent from local funds mid 8 per cent froih federal fijnda.. But this happy average is 'ho where in evidence in the Kin ston School system, which got only 70.1 per cent of its total operating cost from the state, just 6.2 per cent from federal funds, while putting up the oth er 23.7 per cent from county and school district funds. The range, however, is even worse than reflected in the Kin ston system. Mecklenburg County puts up 36.9 per cent of school operat ing funds locally, while big, rich Cumberland County ouly puts up 4 per cent locally. Tlie federal spread runs from the high of 24 per cent in Pas quotank to the low of 2.4 per cent in Mecklenburg County. The spread of state participa tion runs from the high of 90.2 per cent in Alexander Count? to the low of 60.7 per cent in Mecklenburg County. Comparisons in our immediate area further accent the inequit able manner used to distribute school funds: County Craven New Bern Duplin Greene Jones , Pitt Greenville Lenoir Kinston Wayne Goldsboro State Federal Local 70.6 74.9 77.2 70.6 77.5 78.8 76.6 75.9 70.1 68.4 73.3 22.8 9.9 15.7 16.6 16.8 10.9 7.0 9.6 6.2 21.0 13.2 6.6 15.2 7.1 12.8 5.7 10.3 16.4 14.5 23.7 10.6 13.5 Translating percentages into dollars and cents the picture looks this way. REVIVAL AT PILGRIM HOME Pilgrim's Home Free Will Baptist Church near Wyse Forks is holding a spring revival March 27 through April 1. Services each evening at 7:30 with Rev. Norman Ard as the guest speak er. Methodist to Have Open House Sunday On March 26, Easter Sunday afternoon, MaysviHe Methodist Church will observe “Open House” from 3 to 5 o’clock. The congregation has moved into the new church building located across the street from Mays ville Elementary School. The public is cordially invited. Sixteen Cases Cleared in Past Week from Jones County Recorder Docket Pleas of guilty before Clerk Walter Henderson or trials be fore Judge Joe Becton cleared 16 cases from the calendar of Jones County Recorder’s Court in the past week. Non - traffic cases * included withdrawal of a worthless check charge by the plaintiff against N. E. Dennis, with the plaintiff paying the court costs, and James Burton appealed to super ior court a 30-day suspended jail term he drew for malicious dam age to private property, in which he had been ordered to replace a glass in the car of Mamie J. Dillahunt and pay the court cwstof. Speeders who paid off includ ed Paz Pena of Camp Lejeune, Franklin Jason Thompson of Kinston, David Earl Medlin of Leland route 1, Helen Yocum Watts of Winston-Salem, Ern est Odell Moore of Pollocksville route 1, and David Jackson Car roll of Camp Lejeune.. Speeding charges against An thony J. Corrado and Roger Eric Lord of Camp Lejeune were nolle prossed with leave. Others paying costs for traffic charges were Douglas Hooks of Pollocksville route 1, Nathaniel Lassiter of Maysville, Neva Ray Whitfield of Trenton route 1, Robert Lee Gooding of New Bern route 3, and Thad Wood Skinner of Trenton route 1. County Craven New Bern Dugiin Greene Jones - Pitt Greenville Lenoir Kinston Wayne Goldsboro Broken down in terns the picture is State $2,270,695 1,416,280 2,926,838 1,228,259 903,822 3,515,543 1,511,791 2,358,652 1,586,307 3,341,751 2,115,055 allocation per pupil thisaway: Federal $735,164 187,315 596,771 288,860 195,647 483,524 138,687 298,457 139,513 1,026,682 379,430 in these area Local $212,730 ' 286,851 268,228 223,523 63,187 460,234 323,760 448,700 537,925 517,520 389,766 school sys Local County Craven New Bern Duplin Greene Jones Pitt Greenville Lenoir Kinston Wayne Goldsboro No state or local official has yet been .able to explain why state school funds should not be distributed oh an exactly equal basis in every school district in the state, with each student in every school system being given the same per capita allocation of state funds. ' Kinston officials have meekly complained about this in the nast but have gotten nowhere fast with their complaints asr these $ 91.18 34.00 59.74 64.74 64.13 38.52 24.77 37,56 , 23.07 87.42 47.21 Two Suits Filed for Debts in Past Week Jones County Superior Court Clerk Walter Henderson reports receiving two suits for collec tion of small debts in his office during the past week. Levi Mallard is seeking pay ment of $117.32 with interest from January 1, 1966 from Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Rouse. W. A. Mallard Jr., trading as Mallard Oil Company is seek ing payment with interest from November 11, 1965 of $335.36 Jrom Lewis E. Strobel. ELMORE PUT UNDER BOND Former Kinston Insurance Broker John Elmore was placed under $5,000 bond Monday when he submitted to arrest on 22 charges of insurance fraud. Last week the Lenoir County Grand Jury returned true bills of in dictments against Elmore in Hargett Livestock Market Sued for $81,260 by Indiana and State Firms Damages totalling $81,260.40 have been asked in two law suits filed in the past week against the owners of the Hargett Live stock' Market. Owners listed are W. Bryan Hargett, Kitty Flowers Hargett and Ridie Ward Hargett Atkins. The largest action was filed in Forsythe County by Salem Equipment Leasing Company, which claims the Jones County outfit owes it $28,669.43 in ren tals on three truck-trailers, and it is also asking $25,000 dam ages for breech of contract. Filed in Jones County- Super ior Court is a suit asking $27, 590.87 by Greencastle Livestock Center of Fort Wayne, Indiana for 640 hogs. The suit filed by the Indiana firm alleges that the Jones County business purchased 160 hogs that weighed 34,735 pounds for $6,860.16 on February 13, 1967, purchased 160 hogs that weighed 34,085 pounds for $6, 765.87 on February 17, 1967, purchased 160 hogs that weighed 35,765 pounds for $7,009.94 on March 2, 1967 and purchased 160 hogs that weighed 35,850 for $6,954.90 on March 3, 1967, and Memorial Baptist Revival Next Week Revival services will be con ducted at Memorial Baptist Church of Maysville from March 27 to April 2. The Rev. James E. Baucom, pastor of the First Bap tist Church of Swansboro will be the guest minister. Services will be held each evening at 7:30 and will feature special music by the choirs of the church. The revival will conclude with the morning worship service on Sunday, April 2. these cases which have been un der investigation since last sum mer. He is presently making his home near Scotland Neck. it alleges that no part of either of these pufchfcas has been paid, and all airwUiits are past due, and have been requested. Death Investigated Emmanuel Ray Franklin of 505 East Shine Street. The 17 year old youth ’aras .pronounced dead upon arrival at Lenoir Memorial Hospital, when brought there by ambulance at 11:24 p.m. An autopsy has been ordered to de termine the cause of his death and at press time this had not been completed. Police are checking rumors that the youth was hit in the head by a pop bottle in a teen-aged tussle last Friday night. Kinston v, pen are investigat lay night death of iff' and Coroner Raymond ing the Ti ECC Board Chm. Predicts University Status in Speech Last Friday night Senator Bob Morgan of Harnett County, chairman of the East Carolina College board of Trustees, told a Kinston audience that the cur rent session of the General As sembly would vote independent university status to East Caro j lina College, and in the pre sent term. Morgan, introduced by ECC President Dr. Leo Jenkins, was speaking before the winter meeting of the Eastern North Carolina Press Association. His speech was primarily on the press and its relation to po litics and politicians, but in his closing remarks he made the prediction which was warmly received by everyone in attend ance except the Raleigh News & Observer delegation, which oppose university status for East Carolina College. Lenoir County's Fifth 1967 Highway Fatality Conies Sunday rtfAsi- -4 - Lenoir County’s fifth highway fatality of 1967 came at 5 Sun day afternoon between Mew born’s Crossroad and Dawson Station and claimed the life of 36 year-old Johnny Suggs Jr. of Snow Hill route 2. & Highway Patrolman Earl Ed wards who investigated said that Suggs was driving the car clos est to the camera in the picture included here and was driving eastwardly toward Mewborn’s Crossroad. Edwards says that Suggs lost control of his car, drifted into the westbound lane and crashed into the other car pictured above which was driven by 17 year old Eunice Wade of La Grange route 2. Both cars were heavily dam aged but Miss Wade miraculous MiiiiiHi&iiilttii ly escaped with superficial in juries. She was examined, treat ed and releasedat Lenoir Me morial Hospital shortly after the wreck. Edwards says Suggs also had only one externally visible in jury, which likely caused his death, When his head hit the steering wheel. Picture by Captain W. M. Thomas, Kinston Police Dept
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