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TAKE OUR WORD There is no sample Want Ad that got results this week. But you can take our word for it: Classified Want Ads in Your Home Newspaper” are real re- suit-getters. They are read in the homes of all of the 10,000 subscribers in the Roa- uoke-Chowan area. THE Northampton Comity TIMES-NEWS A Combination of THE ROANOKE-CHOWAN TIMES — Established 1892 THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY NEWS — Established 1926 Volume LXXIV, No. 17 Rich Square and ackson, N. C.. Thursday, May 6, 1965 School Board Reassignment Acts And On Pupil Transfer Tobacco Approved JACKSON - Student transfer teachers meeting, October 22; and reassignment dominated the Thanksgiving (all s choo Is clos- meeting of the County Board of ed), November 25 and26; Christ- Education Monday as the mem- mas (all schools closed), Decem bers sought to take care of all ber 22, 1965 through January 2, such reijuests, adopt a new budget 1966, the last day of school be- and set a calendar of events for ing December 21, 1965 and the will be used as make up days, the coming new school year, day of return, January 3, 1966, .... - - Transfer and reassignment There will be a week set aside was based on response to letters for the Easter vacation, begin- sent out to parents asking them ning Friday, April 8, and contin- to indicate which school their uing through April 11, 1966. In children wanted to attend next the event the schools are closed year. The letters were sent out for one or more days for any rea- as part of the "freedom of son, April 12, 13, and 14 will choice” procedure being followed to meet desegregation require ments of the Civil Rights Act. A breakdown of reassignment and transfer according to schools, including transfers from previously all Negro schools to all white schools, based on the requests received are as follows: From Eastside School to Northampton County High School, three; from SquireSchooltoGas- ton, 27; from Gumberry to Gas ton High School, six; from Coates to Seaboard Elementary, three; from Woodland Graded to North ampton, two; from Gumberry to Northampton High, 11; from Wil lis Hare to Northampton, one; from Willis Hare to Conway El ementary, four; fromW. S. Cree- cy to Northampton High, three; from Creecy School toRich Square Elementary, two; Wood land Graded to Woodland-Olney, two. From Jackson Elementary to Northampton High, 29; from Sea board to Northampton, 20; from Severn to Northampton, five; from Conway toNorthampton, 25; from Woodland-Olney to North ampton, 25; and from Rich Square to Northampton, 17. From Ransom to Garysburg, 32; from Squire toGumberry, 65; from Coates to Gumberry, 64; from Meherrin to Willis Hare, 39; and from Eastside to Gum- be^ry, 51. Where a student has been granted a transfer from elemen tary to high school, he must pass _^ls grade or otherwise remain In the same The board approved the 1965- 66 calendar of events for the en suing school year. The 1965-66 school year will begin August 30, which will be a teacher - pupil orientation day, following two days of teacher orientation August 26 and 27. The county schools will ob serve the following holidays; La bor Day, September 6; district Bloodmobile Visit, May 17 CONWAY - People of North ampton County will get another chance to ‘‘save a life” when the in reverse order be used as make in electrical service to Garys- Bloodmobile makes a up days. Thus, 11 one da. Is lost burr Elementary School. days Le lost the 14th aiid 13th , They also approved the driver Conmy CommunltyBuildinBdur- wlll be used. 11 three days are ‘ralmns program lor summer jhe ae lioui-s ol 10:00 a.m. and lost, the 14th, 13tlt, and 12th 1965. Carl R. Britt, S. T. Ellen, 4:00 p.m. It Is being sponsored Hamilton and Ted A. Perry by the Fire Department, siouirmir'e" than'tSreela^s be »“> 1® ‘>-® teachers. The chapter Is over 200 pints lost, the Board ol Education will The ninth month ol school will fast vlSt ir the iTsoff feftad take further action concerning end June 1, 1966 and all schools juiv i 1964 to June 30^ 1965* dose. There will be two It^s a county-^^^^ over three. evaluation days, the last two every nerson is ureed to come and In other action the Board of days of extended term, for the support the visit ^ Education signed an easement teachers which are June 2 and 3, jL Frank Drkner fire chief agreement with VEPCO to bring 1966. wlu Ce glafte heSom ^ unteer workers. ‘‘This date is important-mark it on your calendar and plan to come,” says the Rev. Randolph Phillips, county chairman. Board Names New Assistant County Agent JACKSON - During the morn- .. . . . session of the BoardofCoun- Last-minute court action late , commissioners' meeting Monday overturned a court tn- Chowan County, was named as sistant county agent, replacing Fifth Circuit Judge Warrer Marvin E. Coleman who resign- Referendum Is By 6 States RALEIGH - The tobacco ref- County referendum chairman, in the state came from the Flue- erendum carried in North Caro- said Wednesday, "I was real Cured Tobacco Growers Asso- lina by 82.9 per cent with 134,- proud of the way that our people elation, which did not object to 325 approving the acreage- supported the referendum the the acreage-poundage approach poundage controls and 27,752 vot- way they did. I am confident the In principle but opposed putting ing against them. tobacco people will follow good it into effect for the 1965 crop. In the six states voting there leadership — this vote proves it. were 168,229 fortheprogramand One reason the tobacco program 60,139 against giving a 73.7 per got into the mess it was in was junction which would have pre- cent approval. that the leadership had not be- vented the referendum. In Hertford County the vote fore put any to the people to de. was 853 for the program and 74 cide on.' MISS AHOSKIE OF 1965—Wearing her crown and showing signs of a few tears is Betty Brown Ruth of Windsor, winner of the Jaycee Pageant and Miss Ahoskie of 1965, Others, from left, Judy Claire Mumford, Seaboard, first runner- up; Jeanette Duncan, Miss Ahoskie of 1964, and Clarine Gatling Pollock of Gatesville, second runner-up. against it with 927 voting. The Hertford County favorable of Jacksonville, Fla., hand- ed recently to become assistant In the nine-county first dis- vote for acreage-poundage works over-ruling to Sam Walker, FHA director, trlct of North Carolina the vote out to 92 per cent for — higher Judge Frank M. Scarlett Following a discussion of a was 5,164 for the program and than the state average and con- granted the injunction zoning ordinance for the Gaston 709 against and 5,872 voting, siderablv above the over all representation by Georgia Lake area situated In Northamp- In Northampton County 184 average growers of inequaUty in Georgia ton County, H. C. GuthrleofGas- out of 210 voting, approved the The change to acreage-pound- contrasted to N. C. votes, ton and E. T. Bradley of Henrico program with 26 opposing it. age had been endorsed by Pres- The referendum makes pos- ria.med to the Lake Gaston The acreage - poundage pro- ident Johnson and Agriculture sible an 18 per cent increase Regional Planning Commission, posal involved the first major Secretary Orville L. Freeman, over initial 1965 allotments glv- Rrmxm Hirartr.r change in the tobacco production by Governor Moore, and by most ing tobacco growers about 95 control program since acreage farm organizations inNorthCar- per cent of last year’s acres^e, curbs were put into effect in 1940. olina. Tobacco growers have re- Alvin Newsome, Hertford The only organized opposition ceived their allotments. Woodard Ready To Act On ABC-Beer Legislation JACKSON - Word from Rep. Mrs. Janet Brown, director of f- Raynor Woodard stated thathe the Welfare Department, was in- I®® received the resolution slructed to beijln work on a pro- adopted by the Conn y Board of ^ P Ammi QGIrtnorc of Hq rriAolincr Fred Cooper Named Chodnoke Cbn^ulfdnt posed budget for the continuation of the Food Stamp Program for the ensuing year. Mrs. Brown reported that dur ing March 396 families had been certified under the Food Stamp program and that they had bought a total of $28,993 (Including ing the mo-nth. In April thepeoMe paid $12,378 for stamps and re ceived $15,150 In bonuses. Two delegations appeared be fore the board and visiting repre- CONWAY - Legislation de- DURHAM - George H. Esser, a North Carolina Fund grant for their conservation projects. association that led to the One of his prime duties will sentatives of the State Highway signed to facilitate the movement Murfreesboro be to work with Choanoke Indus- Commission requesting road im- of large farm machinery along ^^® trial Development Committee provements and hard surfacing, state highways and roads was er as the ransult^t to the Fund Opportunities Division underCo- Chairman John R. Jenkins, Jr., The requests Included the widen- introduced simultaneously in the to work in the field of job oppor- ordinator Roger R. Jackson, jr. of Aulander in coordinating job ing and stabilizing 1,8 miles of Senate and the House lastThurs- For six years Cooper was the opportunities in the association, rural road 1538 which Is known as' day by Senator J. J. Harrington Mr. Cooper s duties willbethe executive secretary of the Roa- He will also be available to work the Nebo Chapel road, and the of Lewiston and Rep. J. Raynor evelopment of new job (^^r- noke Rapids Chamber of Com- with town and county industrial surfacing of rural roads 1363 Woodard of Northampton, tunities in the four county Choa- raerce. groups as well as groups working and 1364 known as the Watson The bill is asking for the re- noke area through industrial ex- He was selected to accompany with Choanoke’s anti - poverty Mill road which runs Intoapaved moval from the present law the pansion and development. former Governor Hodges on three plans. section at the Hertford County requirement that a vehicle pre- His appointment is effective tours that sought industry for Cooper was born in Savannah, line. cede and follow a piece of farm immediately. North Carolina in Philadelphia, Ga., but was reared and went to The board has set May 17 for equipment not exceeding 15 1/2 Cooper is t^mg a leave of New York and Chicago. school in Roanoke Rapids. While their next meeting. feet in width being operated on absence from his job as an in- He was the recipient of the at North Carolina State College, surance agent to undertake the Jaycees’ distinguished service he enlisted in the Marines during project which is the first of its award in 1956 and is a past pres- World War II and served on Guad- kind in North Carolina. ident of the Roanoke Rapids Jay- alcanal. Long associated with develop- cees and the Kiwanis Club. As He is married to the former ment efforts in the area, Cooper chairman for two terms of the Ann Mohom of Roanoke Rapids for a big boost to the Coastal second term as SCS of Halifax County he was and has two sons, "Chip,” the president of the Choanoke Area selected to represent the county HI who is a freshman at Wake Development Association, com- committee on a trip to Pheonix, Forest and another in the 8th posed of Halifax, Northampton, Ariz., when the county won a grade. Hertford, and Bertie counties, second and then a first prize in Cooper will institute a series He was instrumental in getting North Carolina for the scope of See COOPER, Page 6 upon certification of the petitions worked up by BartBurgwyn, alo- cal insurance man. Woodard said that he was walt- Commlssioners at its meeting ing to hear from Russell Johnson, here Monday, asking him to in- chairman of the Board of Elec- troduce legislation for a joint tions, informing him of the status referendum on ABC and beer and of the petitions as regards re- wine sales after an ABC ref- quested legislation from the com- erendum had been duly called missloi*ers. Woodard is ready to .W.’!daJ-'’.rm Vp,Jh'!clec Mnvino Bill Presented To Assembly Mylecraft Makes Gift ToSanatorium RICH SQUARE - Mylecraft, was responsible recently state highways and roads. The bill further requests that self-propelled grain combines or other farm equipment, self-pro pelled or otherwise, not exceed ing 15 1/2 feet in width, be al lowed to operate on any highway by displaying a red flag on front and rear of the vehicle. The flags are to be at least three feet wide and four feet long and shall be attached to a stick, pole or staff not less than four feet long and be visible for not less than 300 See VEHICLE, Page 6 Eastern Area Tuberculosis As sociation’s establishment of a central clothing closet at East ern North Carolina Sanatorium in Wilson. Donald E. Sumner, manager of Mylecraft, said they had made a gift of a year’s accumulation of gowns, robes and miss-matched pajamas to the association. They had made similar gifts to the Sal vation Army In the past. Sumner said that these garments could not be used for sale purposes and the gift was made to the associ ation so that they might salvage the better pieces for use in the sanatorium. Mrs. Milton Clarke, executive director of the Coastal Eastern Area Tuberculosis Association, wrote Sumner, ‘‘On behalf of our patients in the Coastal Eastern Area Tuberculosis Association, we wish to express our sincere appreciation for the beautiful pa jamas, gowns and robes. It was such a thrill to receive so many cartons and volunteers are in the process of sorting,and match ing the sets . . , This wonderful contribution from your company has enabled ustoadequatelymeet the clothing needs of our pa tients. "Some of the garments will remain within the counties for our patients at home,’' added Mrs. Clarke. The ten-county area which the association serves includes Northampton, Bertie, Hertford, Martin, Carteret, Craven, Pam lico, Pitt, Tyrrell and Washing ton and it is this group that the clothes closet will serve. The clothing closet was estab lished to help meet the needs of the patients because there are times when sufficient clothing cannot be provided by local facil ities. The clothing closet will be kept at the sanatorium in Wilson to make the clothes more acces sible for the patients and will be handled by the chaplains through requests. Rich Square Voter-Interest Keenest In Local Elections JACKSON — Voters in North- Tuesday with varying degrees of ampton towns went to the polls enthusiasm to elect town offi cials for the coming two years. Voting was heavier in Rich Square than any other town with ^ 348 people voting as against 41 J going to the polls two years ago. ' The Interest was keener there this year because of competi tion in the race for Mayor and in the commissioners' seats. There were nine running for the town board including two Ne groes for the first time in the history of Rich Square. It was the only race in the county whereNe- groes were involved. Mrs. W. L. Mason, the first woman to serve on the Rich election, and in the county. Gaston "brought out the next heaviest vote with over 300 go ing to the polls due to consider able competition in both the com missioner and mayor races. Rich Square Incumbent Vernon Taylor was defeated by Charles E. Myers with a vote of 200 for Myers and 143 for Taylor. Myers has serv ed Rich Square as mayor in two separate terms prior to this time. Winning seats on the town board were Incumbents Mrs. W. L. Mason (271), and Joseph Cole (261); Jimmie Outland (217), Ju lian Edwards (203) and Charles Warmack (198). They defeated Square town board, was seeking incumbents Eugene W. Emory her third term and polled 271 votes, the highest in the town (185) and W. T. Williford (169) See ELECTION, Page 13 cooperate with the board and has so informed Burgwyn by tele phone. However, Burgwyn Is not satis fied with the resolution passed by the board on Monday. He says that the petition only calls for enabling legislation for allowing a joint vote for whiskey and beer and wine on the same ballot, It does not call for a beer and wine referendum. He savs that he will si,multaB- sertlflcation to Russell Johnson when a letter from the Board of Commissioners goes to Johnson asking for a beer and wine ref erendum. He does not want to let go his petitions until he is sure that a beer and wine referendum is called to go along with his re quest for an ABC vote. Burgwyn pointed out if the County Board of Commissioners would request by letter an elec tion on both questions, as they have the power to do without pe tition, the process of certifying names would be eliminated and thus save additional cost to the county. Voting for both questions on the same ballot in the same place would save the county $3600. He said, "They do not need pe titions to request a vote, and they would be exercising a demo cratic principal by giving the people the right to vote on a question that they have not had the opportunity to do for 18 years,” The resolution adopted by the commissioners asking for the enabling legislation further stat ed that the board would ask that the act protect the town of Gas ton from a negative vote on beer. Gaston has previously voted in the legal sale of beer tn their town. In Monday’s meeting Burgwyn pressed the board to call the ABC and beer and wine election by resolution, but It declined to do so. Burgwyn accused the board of ‘‘dragging Its feet” and "ob structing a democratic princi pal” by not calling for the refer endum without petition. He fur ther stated that he would not re lease his petitions until such See ABC. Page 13 Development Of Lake Gaston Area Planned By Commission MOONLIGHT AND POSES — Under the light of the moon, and swinging to and fro, Charles Slade and his date. Miss Margaret Jilcott of Roxobel (on the right), and Judson Revetle, Ginger Gay are enjoying the junior-senior prom held at Northampton High Saturday night. Charles is president of the senior class and Jud- 6on is president of the junior class. JACKSON - Horace C. Guthrie of Gaston and E. T. Bradley of Henrico were appointed by the County Board of Commissioners to work with the newly organized Lake Gaston Regional Planning Commission whose aim is to de velop the Lake Gaston area. Representatives from the boards of commissioners and planning boards from Northamp ton, Halifax and Warren coun ties met at the Fairfax Restau rant in Roanoke Rapids last week to draft preliminary plansforthe development campaign. Twenty- four county officials were pres ent. Two Virginia counties will join the North Carolina county group to spearhead the campaign. They are Brunswick and Mecklenburg, which have parts of Lake Gaston within their boundaries. Marvin Newsom, chairman of the War ren County P lanning sent its proposal to the highway Board, was selected temporary commissioners from the three chairman of the Lake Gaston Re gional Planning Commission. A Thoroughfare Plan for the proposed access roads to Lake Gaston was the chief topic of dis cussion at the recent meeting, a plan that was approved by N. C. Highway Commission in 1963. The plan is to run the thor oughfare down each side of Gas ton Lake through Northampton, Halifax and Warren counties to connect with U.S. 85 which runs through Warren County and into Virginia. The commission will seek to sell state officials on the idea and acquire the necessary funds to implement the thoroughfare plan along with over-all devel opment. When plans are more fully de veloped the commission will pre- counties before going to the High way Commission. New members of the Highway Commission are being appointed at the present time and when that has been completed the proposals will be presented. The planning commission is planning to take Governor Moore on a boat trip around the lake when he is In Warren County May 12, If the opportunity pre sents Itself. The members want to show the governor what great potential this area has as a prime recreational attraction for North Carolina. The next meeting of the Lake Gaston Regional Planning Com mission has been planned for June 12.
Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald (Ahoskie, N.C.)
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