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RECONCILE
DISTRIBUTION OF WELFARE EXPENDITURES WITH EQUITY
In the calendar year ending
December 31, 1966 the federal
government through the Health,
Education apd Welfare Depart
ment distributed $3,496,146,000
mr all kinds of welfare aid.
Based upon the fairly accurate
assumption of a national popu
lation of 200 million this is a
national per capita expenditure
of $17.40 for federal welfare aid.
Total expenditures for public
welfare in that year amounted
to $6,313,134,000 with city, coun
ty and state governments putting
up the other $2,814,988,000.
There was no discernible pat
tern to the distribution prac
tices of the federal government.
Some of the supposedly poor
states got extremely low shares
of this federal welfare dollar,
while some of the so-called
wealthy states received an un
explainable lion’s share of this
federal loot.
The tabulation included with
this article indicates the present
estimated population of each
state, the amount of money it
would have gotten if it had re
ceived its per capita share of
federal welfare funds and in the
final column is shown the
—THff. JONES COUNTY ...
T O U RN AL
NUMBER 25
TRENTON, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1967
VOLUME XIX
Edmund Huffman's Suit Against Wife
Shot Down Again by State Courts
A North Carolina Supreme
Court appeal judgment has been
returned upholding the Jones
County Superior Court decision
of Judge Rudolph Mintz in the
$50,000 damages suit brought
by Edmond Huffman against
his wife, Ella Huffman.
In the February term of Su
perior Court, Judge Mintz dis
missed Huffman’s suit against
Mrs. Huffman and ordered the
plaintiff to pay court costs. At
that time Huffman filed notice
of his appeal to the Supreme
Court and bond was set for $200.
In his eomplaint against his
wife, Huffman stated that he
was permanently injured in an
automobile accident that was the
result of his wife’s carelessness.
Huffman was riding on the fen
der of Ms car which was being
pushed by another car and be
ing operated by his wife in an
effort to start the car when the
incident occurred.'
Huffman said that he was
pouring gasoline into, and mak
ing adjustments on, the car’s
•carburetor when his wife sud
denly stopped the car causing
him to be thrown to the high
-way.
In charging his wife with care
less, reckless, and negligent ac
tion, Huffman said that he suf
fered “ a linear fracture of
the skull, a concussion of the
brain and rupture of the lower
three vertebrae in his spinal
column, causing the plaintiff to
be confused and disoriented and
subject to seizures, periods of
loss of consciousness and loss of
memory.”
In suing for $50,000 in dam
ages incurred, Huffman took
three years to file his complaint.
The accident occurred Novem
ber 11, 1962 and Huffman filed
complaint November 13, 1965.
In answer to her husband’s
charges, Mrs. Huffman stated
that if she was negligent in her
actions her husband was also
careless in assuming such a dan
gerous position while trying to
start the car.
Claim and Delivery
Seeks Recovery of
TV, Furniture
A claim and delivery pro
ceeding has been filed in the
Clerk of Superior Court’s office
by Billy Mills, representing
Mills and Thomas Furniture and
Appliance Store of Maysville,
against George H. Wright.
Mills states in his complaint
that Wright is default in pay
ments on a television set and a
nine-piece dining room group
worth $500 that Wright con
tracted to purchase on January
18, 1966.
Wright is under a $1000 bond,
or twice the amount of the con
tracted purchase value as pre
scribed by law.
Superintendent Allen Speaks to
J. E. Morris P.T.A. in October Meet
J. E. Morris School held its
first 1967-68 P.T.A. meeting
Monday night, October 9th.
Presdent George Wooten presid
ed.
After the devotion was con
ducted J. E. Wynn, Principal of
J. E. Morris School thanked the
parents for the fine way they
supported the P.T.A. and the
school program in the previous
year.
Friday The 13th Lucky for Some,
Unlucky for Others in Court Term
The Friday, October 13, term
of Recorder’s Court held by
Judge Joseph H. Becton resulted
in the following judgments:
Edward Rich of Route 3, Kin
ston, was found guilty of as
sault and disturbing a school
(in violation of General Statute
14-273) and was assigned to work
the public roads for 60 days;
sentence suspended on condition
he pay a $50 fine and costs and
that he remain of good behavior
for two years. Rich was also or
dered to stay off the premises
of Jones Central High School
and in no way molest, threaten
or intimidate R. C. Lewis, Prin
cipal of Jones Central High
School.
Shad Randolph of Route 3,
Kinston, was found guilty of
trespassing and assault. Ran
dolph was given a 60-day su
spended sentence and ordered to
pay a $125 fine and coists.
Brenda Edwards Armstrong,
23, of New Bern was found guil
ty by Judge Becton of following
too closely, but she gave notice
of appeal to Superior Court and
bond was set at $100.
Two traffic violation cases
were hoi prossed. They were
-^ er Hinnant, 32, of
■ , charged with
speeding 65 mph. in a 55 mph
zone; and, John Henry Good
ing, 17, 1401 Andrew St., Kin
ston, driving without a valid
driver’s license.
Judge Becton dismissed the
case against Paul M. Teachey,
53, of Goldsboro, charged with
driving without a valid driver’s
license because Teachey pro
duced as evidence for the Court
a letter from the State Depart
ment of Motor Vehicle indicating
the Department’s failure to send
his notice of his license expira
tion.
Defendant’s waiving appear
ance and paying fines and costs
were: Lacy Pierce, 35, of 404
Allen Alley, Kinston, charged
with driving without a valid in
spection certificate, $13.
Dan Rand, 38, of Richlands,
$26 for speeding 70 mph in a
60 mph zone.
Alvah B. Dickerson IH, 17, of
Cove City, $13 for failing to see
movement could be made safe
ly
Theodore Roosevelt Jones,
66, of 511 E. Shine St., Kinston,
$13 for not stopping at a stop
sign.
'Leroy Outlaw, 54-year-old fe
male of 501 Cox Alley, Kinston,
$16 for driving with an expired
He also told the parents about
the progress that was made at
the school since the last P.T.A.
meeting. This included painting
the entire building adding a new
mobile classroom and eliminat
ing some combination grades.
The meeting was high lighted
by a speech by J. W. Allen, Su
perintendent of Jones County
Public Schools. He spoke on the
New Trends in education after
his speech he had a question
and answer period.
The room count was taken
and the attendance went to the
Seventh Grade, Mrs. A. B. Ward
is the teacher.
There were about 60 parents
present.
Bell Beats Pair of
Traffic Charges
Edward Earl Bell, 77-year-old
retired farmer of Jones County
in less than two years been
charged with being the cause of
two automobile accidents and
has not been found guilty of
either.
On November 3, 1965 Bell was
charged by Highway Patrolman
B. O. Mercer with failing to give
an audible signal when overtak
ing and passing another car. The
case against Bell was dismissed
by Recorder’s Court Judge Jose
ph H. Becton.
On October 3, 1967 Bell was
charged by State Trooper C. W.
Oakley with failing to see move
ment could be made in safety
when Bell ran into a car driven
by Mrs. Floyd Murphy.
Bell was found not guilty by
Judge Becton.
driver’s license.
Terry Lee Anders, 19, of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, $30
for reckless driving.
And John Davis, 96, of Grif
fon', $13 for a moving violation.
amount that state actually re
ceived from these federal wel
fare funds during 1966.
Wealthy California actually
received last year $620,436,000
in federal welfare funds, while
its capita share would have
been $313,200,000. This results
in the paradox of one of the na
tion’s wealthiest states getting
almost twice its fair share of the
federal welfare pie.
New York with roughly the
same population as California
got a bit more than its fair
share, but nothing to compare
with Sunny California.
If one looks in Appalachia
Land, where so many tears
have been shed for sweet chari
ty’s sake, still no pattern ap
pears.
West Virginia got more than
its share but Tennessee and
North Carolina fell far behind, |
and each of these is embraced
in this pathos area.
Louisiana rightfully boasts of
its wealth, its great cities and its
roaring economy. But apparent
ly the bureaucrats of HEW have
| not heard about all the prosperi
ty in the bayous, since Louis
iana’s fair share of this swag
would have been $60,900,000;
yet it actually received $137,
931,000 — which is better than
twice its fair share.
In Oklahoma even the indians
are supposed to be rich, but this
oil soaked domain of the sudden
millionaire also boasts (if not
publicly, at least to HEW) a
great many indigent citizens,
since Oklahoma’s per capita
slice of this welfare pie would
have been $43,500,000 and it
actually got $130,595,000.
National sob stories have been
published about citizens starv
ing to death in Mississippi, but
when it came time for HEW to
pass out welfare funds Mississip
pi didn’t fare nearly so well as
Rich Louisiana or Oklahoma.
Governor Rockefeller of Ar
kansas must not be sharing his
wealth too freely either since
his state got a hugely dispropor
tionate slice of this federal wel
fare loaf.
If one turns from the pover
ty stricken south and looks to
staid New England the same in
consistencies are found. Rich
Massachusetts gets a “leetle”
more than it fair share, while
poor potato picking Maine gets
less than its equitable share.
The Granite State of Vermont
fares fairly well but its poor sis
ter state of New Hampshire gets
just about half of what it should
have coming under a per capita
distribution of federal welfare
funds. And explain Connecti
cutt’s poor showing despite the
fact that it is tucked tightly be
tween New York and Massachu
setts, where bigger slices of this
welfare pie went.
Does welfare money from the
federal till go to pockets of un
employment?
This is not supported by the
help wanted ads in every major
newspaper in California, which
got twice its share of federal
welfare funds, nor in Louisiana,
Oklahoma, Arkansas or New
York where the most inequitable
shares of this federal largess
were sent.
Is the west coast poverty
stricken? If California is, why
then isn’t Oregon?
State
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Dele ware
District of Col.
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky'
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
'West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming ,
* Population in
Pop* Fair Share
3.5 S 60,900,000
.3 1,480,000
1.5 26,100,000
18.0 313,200,000
1.8 21,320,000
2.6 48,720,000
.5 8,700,000
.8 13,920,000
5.0 87,000,000
4.0 69,400,000
.7 12,180,000
.7 12,180,000
11.0 191,400,000
5.0 87,000,000
3.0 52,000,000
2.5 43,500,000
3.5 60,900,000
3.5 60,900,000
1.0 17,400,000
3.5 60,900,000
8.0 139,200,000
3.5 60,900,000
3.0 38,280,000
4.5 78,300,000
.7 12,180,000
1.5 26,100,000
.3 5,200,000
.3 10,440,000
7.0 121,800,000
1.0 17,400,000
18.0 313,200,000
5.0 87,000,000
.7 10,440,000
10.0 174,000,000
2.5 43,500,000
2.5 43,500,000
12.0 208,800,000
1.0 17,400,000
2.5 43,500,000
.7 12,180,000
4.0 69,400,000
10.0 174,000,000
.9 15,660,000
.4 6,940,000
4.0 69,400,000
3.0 52,200,000
1.9 21,320,000
4.0 69/400,000
.4 6,940,000
millions/ latest estimates.
HEW Allocation
$ 91,470,000
2.460.000
21.940.000
620.480.000
50.310.000
34.790.000
4.770.000
11.480.000
84.380.000
90.130.000
8.760.000
10.700.000
147.070.000
30.960.000
35.990.000
32.225.000
74.385.000
137.931.000
16.410.000
42.190.000
107.611.000
73.914.000
46.804.000
96.974.000
7.908.000
20.079.000
4.208.000
5.580.000
56.066.000
20.368.000
326.041.000
73.407.000
11.746.000
111.035.000
130.595.000
24.230.000
153.749.000
16.594.000
24.783.000
10.075.000
60.545.000
186.433.000
15.393.000
7.227.000
27.441.000
54.010.000
38.630.000
47.684.000
3.290.000