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Evening star., 1961-05-07
Plant Sole Set

The Garden Department Of
the Woman's Community Club
of Kensington will have a plant
sale May IL from 10 am. to
2 pm. on the green in front
of the offices of DR.. Conley
and DR.. Warthen, next to
Ford's Pharmacy. 3716 Howard
avenue.
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BATH TAKES TWO GAMES
AT BELHAVEN FRIDAY

Piayine host to Bath on Friday
night, the Belhaven lasses drop.
ped a 1928 decision, while the Bath
boys gained 66-58 verdict in their
game.
Sondra Cox scored "a points to
set the pace for the Bath girls,
while Cecilia Chrismon had five,
Linda Waters eight, Anna Douglas
three and Velsa Lilley two.
Guards for Bath were Clara Tur-
mage, Paige Harris and Sandra
Boyd.
For Belhaven's lassies Becky
Fortescue had IL, Matte Lee Allen
one, Glendora Bateman four, Clau-
dia Taylor one, Betsy Burbage
three and Linda Douglas two.
Guards were Roberta Taylor, Eliza
beth Baum, Kathy Hoff and Deb
Younce.
In the boys game Lindsey Bow
en- was top scorer with II points,
followed by Leo Sullivan with IA,
Lynn Leggett Is, Wayne Cox IL,
Ronald Cutler seven, Bruce Biggs
two and Tony Nicholson one.
For the Belhaven boys Rodnev
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HYDE BAPTISTS TAKING
PART IN MISSION STUDY

The Swan Quarter Baptist church
is participating in the Chowan As
ISOLATION School of Missions. There
will be several Foreign, Home,
State and Associational Missionar-
les staying in the Chowan Associa-
ton during the week of February
26 through March 8. The Rev. J. J..
Cowsert of Rio De Janeiro will be
staying in the Swan Quarter COM
munity. He will talk Sunday morn
ing, February 26 and Friday night,
March 3. The other nights Sunday
through Thursday we will have a
different Missionary leach mighty
talking 10 us. Mr.. Cowsert will be
visiting five other churches during
this time. The other Baptist church
es of Hyde County are cooperating
with the local church. The public is
invited to all. services and we are
hoping they will plan to take ad-
vantage of the opportunity of hear
ing these missionaries.
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UNIT FIRST IN
MEMBERSHIP QUOTA RACE

Mrs. Leland Cox was hostess to
members of Unit No. 249 of the
American Legion Auxiliary at her
home near Belhaven Wednesday
night.
The meeting opened with the
chaplains prayer by Mrs. Elwood
Midgette followed by the group
pledging allegiance to the flag and
repeating the preamble to the con-
stitution in unison.
Mrs. Thurman Spencer presided
over the short business meeting.
Holiday coin cards were distribut-
ed and a sunshine offering was
taken in order to send gifts to sick
members. Mrs. Spencer read a card
from Mrs. Andrew J. Bailey, area
president of Elizabeth City, con-
graduating the unit on being the
first to reach its membership quo
ia in the first area.
The March meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. w. H. Dodd
on March 8.
An informal social hour follow
ed when the group honored Mrs.
Gilbert Sawyer with a stork show
err. Mrs. Sawyer assisted by Mrs.
Cox opened and displayed her
many gifts.
The hostess assisted by Mrs. w.
H. Dodd served nuts, candies, lem
on pie, coffee and bottled drinks to
the following: Mesdames r. S.
Primer, Charlie Sutton, w. H.
Dodd, Elwood Midgette, J. H. Har-
rison, NJ. L. Windley, Thurman
Spencer, C. L. McHarney, Jr. and
Gilbert Sawyer.
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SWAN QUARTER wSCS TO
HOLD MISSION COURSES

The Woman's Society of Christ
ian Service of Providence Metho-
dist Church met Monday night witt,
IA members present.
Mrs. w. G. Harris vice president
called the meeting to order and
presided. Mrs. r. F. Bundy was in
Charge of the program with the
theme being "The Lords Prayer"
The following members took part
on the program: Mrs. T. C. Tunnel,
Mrs. w. G. Harris, Mrs. R. G. Baum
Mrs. c. L. Sawyer and Mildred
Spencer.
A Jurisdictional Study Course
was announced to begin on Wednes-
day night, February %. The Rev.
Bundy will teach this course. Host
esses, Mrs. U. B. Fisher and Mrs,
T. C. Tunnel served refreshments
Mrs. Reeves closed the meeting
with prayer.
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HYDE'S EXTENSION AGENTS
TO HELP CITIZEN WITH WILLS

During February the Hyde Coun-
ty Home Demonstration clubs meet
jointly with the men. The farm a.
gent G. w. O'Neal, the assistant
farm agent, Dan E. Baucom. and
the home economics agent, Media
Howell, give a program that win
be of interest to husbands and
wives. This year the program Is on
"The 1861 North Carolina Willis and
Inheritance Laws" In the four
meetings that have been held 20
date, much interest has been shown.
In one of our meetings it was found
that a gentlemen had made a win
10 years ago that was not properly
executed and for IS years he has
thought that when he died his win
would be valid. This is just one per-
SON who has found that he must
change his will. What about you?
Is your will properly executed and
kept up to date?
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BELHAVEN BULLDOG BOYS
DROP WEST HYDE TEAM

The Bulldogs of John A. Wilkin-
son High School dropped double
overtime loss to West Hyde OF
Swan Quarter Tuesday Night; and
the Belhaven girls posted 37-1s
victory in their game.
The boys game wound up in a
45-45 tie at the end of regulation
time. Both teams scored three
points in the first overtime, and the
home-standing west Hyde boys got
four in the second overtime to Bel
Ravens two to win it by $3.50
count.
Joseph Cahoon with IS points,
IL from the foul line, topped all
scorers in the game for Swan Quar-
ter. He was followed by Joe Sadler
with II, Butch Caravan with ten,
Lenord Harris nine, and Jimmy
Dunbar with four. Ray O'Neal the
only sub and did not score.
For Belhaven, Audrey Noble
with l points was top man, others
were Jimmy Russ with six, Rodney
Gaylord eight, Butch Paul five,
Phillip Sherman five, Howard Rid
dick, Doug Clark, Lewis Brinn,
Johnny Cox and Mickey Leigh each
had two.
Belhaven took a 1913 lead in the
first period, but West Hyde came
back to take a 23-1S margin at the
half. The Bulldogs forged ahead to
a $3.50 lead at the end of the third,
and West Hyde came back to tie
the count as the fourth period end
ed.
Girls
In low scoring girls game,
Swan Quarter took a TO lead at the
end of the first period. Belhaven
pushed into a 1911 lead at the half
then spurted for a 1915 lead at the
end of the third period and then
went on to win by a score of 37-18.
Betsy Burbage was high scorer
for Belhaven with IL points while
Becky Fortescue and Glendora
Bateman each had eight, Claudia
Taylor six, and Matte Lou Allen
four, Linda Douglas also saw action
as forward. Guards Mary Eta
Smith, Roberta Taylor, Tlizabtth
Baum, Kathy Hoff and Deb
Younce.
For the Swan Quarter girls Faye
Creole had nine, Diana Sadler sew
en- and Linda Swindell two. Also
Also playing at forward were Mar
ion Wheeler, Linda Harris and Maj
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NEWS OF BE HAVEN
And The Pungo River District
MRS. NJ L. WINDLEY Representative VIII s-3oSI
SCHOOL MEETING HELD TO
DISCUSS CONSOLIDATION

A meeting was held in the Pine
town School auditorium to discuss
the High School consolidation pro-
blem Tuesday. w. F. Veasey, sup
erintendent of Beaufort schools,
Gray Hodges supervisor and Car
mer Wallace, school patron of Pine
town and others We're on hand to
take part in the discussions This
meeting was to enlighten the pub
lie on issues that were to be dis
cussed at the county meeting on
Thursday Night where about 200
interested school patrons of the
Bath Pantego-Belhaven school dis
tricts met. DR.. ]. w. Wilson could
not be present, but Ralph Hodges,
ST., chairman of the Beaufort
County Board of Education, read
Mr.. Wilson's speech. In the speech
many observations concerning the
advantages of a larger school were
discussed.
DIR. I. E. Reedy, chairman of the
State Curriculum Study committee,
spoke on an improved curriculum.
DIR. Reedy told how an enlarged
curriculum could be realized in a
larger school. By using a table he
showed how one central school
could give the same instruction now
being offered with eight less class
sections. Some classes now being
taught in the smaller country
schools have as few as four pupils
enrolled.
East Rowan High School princi-
pal, Guy Swain showed slides of
their new building, inside and out.
The school is one of the newer con-
solidated schools, Mr.. Swain point
ed out the benefits of the larger
school and urged the people to ser
iously consider the central idea.
A question and answer period
followed and Mrs. Hodges, Mrs.
Swain, Mr.. Veasey and DIR. Reedy
gave answers to the questions,
Questions ranged from where the
school would be built; from how
much it would cost. how much it
would raise taxes, to what would
happen to the Aurora and Choco-
winity schools.
Mr.. John Winfield, chairman.
presided and Jasper Warren acted
as moderator for the question and
answer session.
From an attendance stand point
the meeting was not very successful.
Of the 200 present only about 100
We're from the Belhaven- Bath-Pan-
tego school districts. Those present
were most interested, and listened
and it was evident that
thew wanted to know the answers.
The steering committee will meet
soon and the next step in the pro-
gram will be announced.
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PUNeo HOSPITAL NEWS

White patients Feb. 6-13: Mrs.
Rhoda Wilkins, Stephen Sparrow,
Mrs. Hattie johnson, Mrs. Indiana
Nixon, Mrs. Flossie d. Moore, Mrs.
Mabel Bateman, Mrs. Annie Belle
Smithwick, J. P. Bishop, Fred War
rem, Rev. Angus Miller and Jack
Jordan of Belhaven, Miss Sandra
Lee Swain of Engelhard, Clarence
Tetterton and Mrs. Mary Radcliff
of Pinetown. Jimmy Lee Harris
of Stumpy Point, Mrs. Florida
Griekspoor and Orville Jones of
Pantego.
Colored patients: Addie Clark,
Frances Allen, Bell Spencer, Mat
thew Lewis Keech, Lady West and
Adrian Davis of Belhaven, Louise
Cooper of Swan Quarter, Edward
Chance of Fairfield, Virginia Can
ady of Pantego and Harvey Spen-
Ger Of Engelhard.
White Births
Mr.. and Mrs. William Griekspoor
of Pantego Ri. 1, a son, on Febru-
airy 8, Pungo District Hospital,
Mother the former Florida Paul of
Pantego.
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Roper of
Camden, announce the birth of a
daughter, Gwendolyn Caroline, at
Albemarle hospital, Elizabeth City
on Thursday, February 2. Mother
the former Caroline Latham of Bel
haven.
Colored Births
Mr.. and Mrs. Hartford Williams
of Bath, a son, Hurtford Williams,
Jr., on February A, mother the
former Margie Lee Randall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cooper of
Swan Quarter a daughter, Cynthia
Ward Cooper on Feb. s, mother.
the former Hattie Louise Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Early Bryant
of Engelhard a son, Chuck Gray
Bryant on Feb. z, mother, the
former Annie Pearl Spencer.
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REVIEW CIVIL WAR EVENTS
IN DARE COUNTY

A summary of Civil War events
in Dare County has been prepared
by J. Fred Roush. National Park
Historian, for the Dare County
Committee Of the North Carolina
Confederate Centennial.
He presented his summary at a
meeting of the Manteo Rotary Club
on Monday night, and printed cop
les will be made available to the
public through the County Tourist
Bureau during the current centen-
NAL of the Civil War.
Roush, the park historian of Cape
Hatteras National Seashore, spent
considerable time on research
for his summary before it was fin
ally ready.
The summary covers the period
from May 20, 1861, when North
Carolina seeded from the Union
through the attack on Hatteras In,
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LONG DOCKET REPORTED
FROM BELHAvEN COURT

Josh Bell, Jr., Pantego, careless
and reckless driving and failure to
report an accident. Fined $25.
Mrs. Jennie v. Brady of Bel
haven, following too close, paid
the costs of the court.
Raymond Rice, public drunken
ness, 80 days suspended sentence
and a SIS fine and costs of court.
Mary Frances Bonner of Bel
haven, ignoring a stop sign, 30
days in Jail sentence, suspended,
$40 fine and costs.
Clifton Peartree, Belhaven, as
sault, carrying a concealed wea-
pom, 90 days suspended sentence,
$50 fine and costs.
Sam James Simpson, Scranton,
operating car with improper lights,
$40 fine and costs of court.
George r. Ambrose of Rt. l,
Bath, driving drunk, 90 day sus-
pended sentence, $500 fine and
costs.
David Lee Windley, Jr., Belhav-
en-, improper registration, 30-day
suspended sentence, SIS fine and
costs.
Dave S. Green, Rt. 2, Belhaven,
operating with no brakes and fail
ing to report an accident, 30-day
suspended sentence, $40 fine and
costs.
Timothy Burbage Bonner, Ri. l,
Pantego, reckless driving, 60-day
suspended sentence, $25 fine and
costs.
George Brown, Belhaven, care
less and reckless driving and no
operators license, 60-day suspend
ed sentence, $50 fine and costs.
Tom Ballard, Belhaven, worth
less check charge, costs of court
and check made good.
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EUGENE LATHAM

BELHAVEN - Eugene Latham,
IS, retired contractor of Belhaven,
died Monday morning. He was
born in the Pantego community
of Beaufort County and was a
member of the Belhaven First
Christian Church. He was married
to the former Della Jones of Van
dermere, who survives. Other sur
vivors are three daughters, Mrs.
C. B. Barber of Marietta, Ca, Mrs.
w. H. Smell of Yorktown, Va, Mrs.
Robert Mariner of Norfolk, Va;
one son, w. H. Latham of Snoqual-
lmie, Wash; six grandchildren, and
one sister, Miss Eva Latham of Bel
haven. Graveside services were
held Tuesday at 2 pm. in the La
than family cemetery in Pantego,
conducted by the Rev. WILDER Bal
enger
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COASTAL GARDEN DISPLAY
FROM MANTEO AT RALEIGH

MANTEO, = Sea oats, myrtle,
yucca, driftwood and live oak
from the Outer Banks region
will be used in a coastal garden
display at State Fair Arena in Raj
eigh on February 24-28.
1t will be one of Is or more gar
den displays when the Arena, des-
cribed as "the most significant new
building in this country" is trans
formed into a floral fairyland for
the Southeastern Flower and Gar
den Show.
The coastal garden will be spon-
sored by Roanoke Island Gardens
of Manteo, owned and operated by
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Q. Bell. Mem
bers of their family, Richard Bell
of Raleigh and Roger Bell of Man
teo, sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Bell will
assist in setting up the display
which will include various ported
and yard plants adaptable for coast
al homes and gardens.
Richard Bell is associated with
the firm of Goodwin and Bell of
Raleigh, N. c., the architects and
land planners who have prepared
the layout for the show and who
will lend general supervision to the
installation of the gardens.
In addition to their Roanoke Is
land Gardens, Mr.. and Mrs. Bell,
who have created growing plants
and lawns in many coastal home
yards of sand, have been closely
affiliated with the Elizabefhan
Gardens near Manteo since it's es-
tablishment.
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ROSE BAY HOME CLUB

Members of the Rose Bay Home
club entertained their families
Thursday night with picnic sup
per. The Extension Agents Miss
Media Howell, G.. w. O'Neal, and
Dan Baucom gave an interesting
program 1.-THE 1861 North Carolina
Wills and Inheritance Laws. At
tending: Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Hold
ges, Mr.. and Mrs. Carol Gibbs,
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul O'Neal, Roy, j.
P. Mrs. Kay Deckard and Glenn,
Mrs. Bryce Creole, Cora Sue, E.
laine, Mrs Sidney Creole, A. C.
Creole, J. M. Jennette, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. B. Jennette and Seth Gre
die.
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GARDEN CLUB TO MEET

On Tuesday afternoon, February
81 at 2:30 pm. the Matchapungo
Garden Club of Belhaven will meet
in the Community Building. Mrs.
E. G. Winstead, Mrs. Bernard Vol
iva and Mrs. Leon Jordan will be
the hostesses.
The program whats New in
Pest Control" will be given by Mr..
and Mrs. H. L. Dilday.
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eELi4AvEk PERSONALS

Jim Mayo of Washington visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. William Ellison
on Wednesday.
Mrs. Eddie Cray and small son
of Kinston spent several days here
the past week with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Johnston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Grimes of
Falls Church, Va, visited Mrs.
Grimes mother, Mrs. S. F. Wind
ley, the Grimes returned home on
Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Lester C. Bissette
visited in Bailey the past week.
Mrs. w. NJ. Calhoon has return
ed home after a visit with Mrs. w.
A. Heath in Kinston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie McWilliams
of Ocracoke spent the past week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Po-
we'll.
Mrs. J. E. Porter of Aurora is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. T. H.
Blount.
Mrs. r. A. Phillips, Mrs. J. E.
Barnhill and Mrs. John Josey of
Scotland Neck spent Sunday with
Miss Margaret Wilkinson and Mrs
Frank Billups.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack McWilliams
Iof Aurora visited Mrs. T. H. Blount
land H. L. Harvey, Sunday.
Mrs. R. o. Sell of Portsmouth is
the guest of Mrs. Rad Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Baker, Jr
had as recent guest Mr.. and Mrs
Lloyd Casteloe and daughter Of
Norfolk.
Mrs. T. B. Gibbs of Sladesvilt
WAS the weekend guest of he,
daughter, Mrs. M. L. Windley.
| Sgt. and Mrs. Joe Allyn Harris
and daughter Kayron Hope of Vir.
ginia Beach have spent the pas
ten days with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. E. Mckinney before leav.
ling for Oakland, Calf. and on tt
1.-THE Nuclear Islands for reassign'
Iment. Mrs. Harris and Kayror
Hope plan to join him later at pre-.
sent they are making their home
in Virginia Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Starr Of
Ceswell spent Monday with Mrs
lStar's brother and sister-in-law
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Phelps.
| Mrs. Clarence Sears of Norfolk
visited Mrs. w. C. Swindell the
lpast week.
Mrs. Kenneth Wilkinson spent
THE weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. H
J. Wilkinson, Rachel and Catherine
Wilkinson returned with their mo-
Their after a two weeks visit will
their grandparents.
Howard Riddick of Norfolk, visit
ed here the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Edwards ant
MRS. Phrocene Tunstall motored t.
Sladesville Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George Buttery
and Larry Midgette of Durham
spent the weekend with Mr.. Mid
lgettes parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
wood Midgette.
Paul Smith ,USN, stationed il
Norfolk spent several days herr
with his family.
| Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Brumsey
spent the weekend in Norfolk, ant
Disco, N. c. with relatives.
M. d. Whisnant of Charlotte
spent several days here recently.
| Miss Bette Anne Whitehurst
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. r. L
Whitehurst of Rocky Mount, is one
chosen for membership in the Uni
versity's highest honory organiza
ton for women, The Order of tn.
lValkyries.
| She is a niece of Mrs. w. L
Phelps of Belhaven. Her mothel
was the former Esther Stern alst
Iof Belhaven.
| When the Pantego Ruitan Clul
met Thursday night, they had a
guest speaker Sheriff. Bryant o.
lGreenville. Farm Representative o.
The Wachovia Bank and Trust ca
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let and capture of two forts there
in August of that year subsequent
to the Battle of Roanoke Island In
February, 1862, and the surrender
by the Confederates which placed
the whole Dare Co. area in an oc-
cupational status by Union forces
for the remainder of the war.
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loie Richards.
Guards were Betsy Cahoon,
frankie Bush, Kay Cuthrell, Elaine
|Swindell, Emily Cahoon and Betty
Pegram.
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Gaylord and Audrey Noble shared
honors with Is points each, while
Butch Paul had II, Jimmy Russ
seven Phillip Sherman and Lewis
Brinn four each and Johnny Cox
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Bp. Cody

Continued from page y
more than three months after
the accident.
BISHOP TRACY has been
Auxiliary to Bishop Maurice
Schexnayder of Lafa y
since 1859. Before that he
served for Is years as chap
lain and Newman Club direc-
tor at Louisiana State Univer.
sity in Baton Rouge.
The new Baton Rouge do
cese is made up of II par
ishes (counties) which were
formerly part of the New Or
leans archdiocese. The parish
es are: Ascension, Assump-
ton, East Baton Rouge, West
Baton Rouge, Iberville. Pointe
Coupee, East Feliciana, West
Feliciana, ST. Helena, Tangip-
ahoa, Livingston and st.
James.
The new diocese covers an
area of 5,513 square miles. II
has a population of 487, 731,
of whom approximately $780,
600 are Catholics.
The chief city in the do
cese is Baton Rouge, the state
capital, which has a popula-
ton of 152,419, including
$4,000 Catholics. The Church
of st. Joseph there, founded
in 1892, has been raised TO
the rank of cathedral.
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ton of their children in pri-
vate nonprofit schools, par
ents are subjected to still an
other financial outlay, the in
come tax exacted by the Fed
eral and state governments.
Incredible as it seems, the
payments made for the educa-
ton of their children in In
dependent nonprofit schools.
though they save other par
ents more than 81 billion, are
not deductible. This means
that these parents bear a
triple financial burden for
the education of the nations
youth.
Is this fact generally
known?
No. Comparatively few peo-
pie are aware of the stagger-
ing financial burden placed
upon parents who send their
children to any private non
profit school, church-related
or nondenominational.
Is This triple burden fair?
No. 1t is discriminatory,
unfair, unjust, and inequit-
able. 1t can be reconciled only
with the greatest difficulty to
the constitutional guarantee of
equal protection of the laws.
What would the proposed
Federal aid TO elementary and
high schools mean tax-wise 10
to millions of parents?
It would mean that the par
ents who send their children
to private nonprofit schools
are to be subjected to still
another heavy financial bur
den a fourth - from which
their children would derive
no assistance. They are ex-
pressly excluded from shar-
ing in any of the benefits
a direct contradiction of the
announced purpose of the
bill: "the maximum develop
ment of every young Ameri-
cans capacity"
Isn't il true though, that
everyone pays public school
taxes, whether he has chill
dren in the public schools or
not, and that everyone bsns-
fits from the education given
TO children in public schools?
Yes. But people who are
both taxpayers and parents
do not benefit equally from
taxes and the public school
system. Those who send their
children to public schools do
not have any additional edu-
cational expense; those who
send their children to private
nonprofit schools must she'll
out considerable extra money
for the education of their
children.