The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-04-22
Schools, Welfare, Debts Came First.

But things could be ahead of the schools
of Welfare The law demands without recourse those and
some other things be carried out adequately and effectively
The law set the limitations beyond must not go In
ranges and departments of government and taxa
ton No matter what anyone wish for matter what
say about their fellow commissioner out of chagr and
disappointment there honorable way for group OF
bringing financial disaster bankruptcy and disgrace on
any county that can't its debts won't run its schools
or ignores the needs of its aged and unfortunate
That's it folks Instead of spending lot of money in
the neghborhoods have had to make good thous
that had already been spent for before got
ands of dollars of taxes that paid officials had not at
go for years believing they owed nothing You imagine
this distressing to lot of people But this stu
threw of office two years ago. had allowed this stu
alton to go on, and had done nothing about it.
be spent for certain things There are many things
for which is unlawful to spend ad valorem taxes We
into office with budget MADE oy someone fe ee ne
of old bills of them of long standing We were con,
roed ts @ add that G of te
phone bills found the officials had been paving Feoera
excise tax from which counties are exempt rms mas neen
could be recovered put in claim and got back $500 IN
this instance alone which than paid my per diem cost
for this and do not want it. 1t IS matter OF duty one
of the many things like to believe man is elected to do
to safeguard interests of the people Also in going over
these telephone bills found numerous instances OF per-
sonal calls of county employees to distant relatives having
into many dollars and made clear across the CONT
may give full report these and some other Things
in article Needless to say close observation OF os
since into office, has caused decrease tele
phone costs in several departments
II Almost Double Given to Schools
Although able to give the schools 3d. more
money they had had before the last
ton being $6OOOO the current $1O5OOO al
though worked the county out of the deficit OF about
$4O00O although have collected $4,000 in old taxes
though we have paid all the countys bond money and in
tere date and although have lowered the tax rate
to elections voted by the people, etc. am not satisfied with
the progress have hope can improve our record
any one year in my recollection but is not all the progress
that could have been made had we not met with re-
sistance within Board itself through siege OF harass-
nent delay and the reluctance of some new and unl
formed members to launch out boldly into waters with winch
thought did not could not spare enough une TO p
familiar with the things that needed to be done yet
take They in listened with too much courtesy to the
vicious and selfish group who above all things wsn TO keep
away from the courthouse and VINO spend lot OF ue
in efforts to win members OF our board VINO o
of lack of knowledge of public affairs now and then might
be impressed There plenty of falsehood and
resentaton made, and is now being made and peddeo IN
hope getting out of their way They want control OF
county funds and county affairs they want big pay Tor no
work. and jobs for their friends am the biggest
obstacle way will continue always to fight for
fair Government and in office out of office will con-
tnue equally the threat to waste and
but they selfish and stupid to they could do more
good by working with me than against me-
repeat, that not not entirely satisfied with our
progress made against handicaps and resist
ance progress has been made We our feet we
cannot do everything at cannot continue to divert
all county funds in direction We privileged how
spend unappropriated funds for certain things
against allowing departments to demand increased
budgets. know still wasting lot of money but one
opinion cannot and should not prevail In everything
of savings of $4,000 to $4,000 might make next
time without hurting any county department But may
continue to be other members can't it, and it may be
some yielding pressure from outside will refuse to per-
NIT the saving.
i Garbage Service to Everybody
In face of the situation now it. do not see
7 in Of tV0V vital i'm
provemens for the benefit of all people First advo-
extension of garbage collection and disposal service
countrywide to all other communities in order of need just
las fast be practically established until every cit
len the county is treated ake-Fa Square and Equal
i Repairs to County Harbors
Second favor cleaning out essential small harbors and
channels which established many years ago by the
county, and have been maintained from time to time by
belong the county and