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THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY NEWS -
Established 1926
Volume LXXIV. No. 22
Rich Square and Jackson, N. C., Thursday, June 10. 1965
County Board Of Elections Sets August 14th For ABC-Beer And Wine Referendums
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FOR—Bart Burgwyn of Jackson
commissioners that he wants
all of the county's citizens who
tells the county tion calling for a combined ABC and beer and
to congratulate wine referendum because "they helped to re
signed the peti- affirm the democratic right to vote.”
JACKSON- Chairman of the Northampton County
Board of Elections Russell H. Johnson, Jr. told the Board
of County Commissioners at their Monday meeting that
the petition presented to him by the Northampton Coun
ty Citizens Committee had been checked and that it met
the legal requirements for holding a referendum on the
establishment of an Alcoholic Beverage Control Com
mission and for a referendum to allowing the legal sale
of beer and wine and therefore his board would meet
this week to confirm the referendum date of Saturday,
August 14.
Johnson said that the petition contained 1,945 sig
natures of which 1,647 were valid. A minimum of 1,535
was needed to assure a referendum on ABC and 937 for
a referendum on the sale of beer and wine.
The board of elections set a date of November 2
which will fall on the date of the State road bond elec
tion for the county referendum that would authorize the
levy of a special $.05 tax for surfacing of the Tri-County
Airport and $.02 tax for library expenses.
These dates were chosen after the commissioners
and the board of elections were told by County Attorney
E. B. Grant that the attorney general’s office had ad- AGAINST—Jesse Seaver of Margarettsville tells
vised that all three issues should not be voted on at one the commissioners that he will spend the rest of
time, although the tax referendum could have been his life to educate the citizens of the county lo
paired with the ABC vote.
the “evil of booze" and that a campaign will be
organized to defeat the referendum now sched-
uled-
Johnson pointed out that the booze in Northampton County as
petition asked for both the ABC there are many other things that
and Beer and Wine vote at the can be taxed.'*
Severn-Pendleton Ruritans Ask
for County Industrial Program
SEVERN - County commis- rapidly created a high degree of referendum on the questionofthe
sioners were given a resolution unemployment and underemploy- use of tax funds for the purpose sible.
passed by the Severn - Pendleton ment in Northampton County, and of industrial development, andbe The commissioners passed a
Ruritan Club at their monthly Whereas many other counties it further resolved that by means resolution asking Representative audit of county books to Lonnie mentary School with the Garys-
meeting. The resolution asked in North Carolina have attained of a majority vote of the Severn- J. Raynor Woodard to obtain leg- Shuping of Louisburg whose bid burg Elementary School and to
that a referendum be called so much visible progress by public Pendleton Ruritan Club, suchor- Islation that would protect the of $1,500 was $1,000 under any assign the pupils previously as-
same time and any other course
might lead to litigation.
Considering the need for legal
registration and waiting periods,
other dates were deemed pos-
In other actions the board;
Authorized $300 for the hiring
of temporary helpintheVeterans
and Social Security office while
the secretary is away on sick
leave.
Teachers Approved For
Ranson School To Be
JACKSON - The Northampton
County Board of Education voted
Awarded a contract for the to consolidate the Ransom Ele-
that the county could spend tax financial support of industrial
funds for an industrial develop- development programs, and
ment program. Whereas the neighboring coun
it read: ties of Bertie, Halifax and Hert-
“Whereas it is the opinion of ford presently have county sup-
this organization that the need ported industrial development
of industrial development and programs or legal power to es-
general business expansion in tablish such, now be it and it
Northampton County is abun- is hereby resolved by Severn -
ganization hereby p 1 e d g es its sale of beer and wine In Gaston of the three other bids,
support for a favorable vote on if the beer and wine referendum
__ , Asked the county manager to the Garysburg School,
such a referendum after it is should be rejected in a coiuity check into complaints that coun- it was decided not to sell at this
vote. ty employees were not working time a part of the Conway Ele-
Bart Burgwyn of Jackson, who their full hours of employment, mentary School campus,
had represented the petition sign- Approved a resolution appoint- in other actions routine pupil
ers, told the meeting, “1 congrat- ing all of the commissioners and assignments were made and the
ulate all of the people who helped all of the members of the county
Elementary; Oscar B. Spaulding,
Willis Hare High; Wilbert L.
Dilday, Woodland Graded; P. T.
Jones, Northampton County High.
TEACHERS
Melvin Broadnax, Mrs, Ruth B.
signed to the Ransom School to Broadnax, Robert E. Brown, Mrs.
called by such Board ofCommis-
sioners of Northampton County.’'
dantly clear and is universally
recognized by citizens through
out the County, and
Whereas automation and mech
anization of farm operations has
Pendleton Ruritan Club of Sev
ern, N. C., that the Board of
County Commissioners are here
by petitioned to call a
conveniently possible
Halifax To Get
New Boat Ramp
allow the citizens ofNorthampton
County to participate in the dem
ocratic process.”
The Rev. Angus Cameron at-
Frincipcii Commends NCHS
Students For Year's Work
By JIMMY LASSITER
CONWAY - In the final as
sembly of the 64-65 school year,
p. T. Jones, principal at NCHS,
reviewed the school year and and Joy Timberlake shared top men, water skiers and boat own
planning board as ex-officio
members of the Lake Gaston Re
gional Planning Board. This
group will elect officers to pre
pare plans for the orderly de
velopment of the area surround
ing the new lake and make recom-
Madge M, Bynum, Mrs. Pauline
T. Davis, Mrs. Olivia G. Deber
ry, Mrs, Sophia V. Faison, Miss
Gloria D. Fuller, Mrs, JannleW.
Funderburk, Miss Virginia D.
Grant, George C. Gray, Miss Ru-
twen'ty-fifth of the month was set nella M. Harding, Mrs.GladysK.
as the day to pay principals and Hodges, Mrs. Alean B. Jacobs,
teachers.
The board heard appeals to pu
pil assignments from four Negro
parents and reassigned three pu
pils from Willis Hare High School
to Northampton County High
Awards Given
SCOTLAND NECK - A launch-
soon as ing ramp for motor boats will tended the meeting as an observ-
county soon be installedinHalifaxCoun- er. — — «, ■
ty for the use of citizens In Hall- Jesse Seaver of Margaretts- ing the new lake and make recom- to N orthampton County High P||»>b||c
fax and Northampton Counties, viiie wa^ allowed five minutes mendations for ordinancestocity School and one Willies Harej>upil ■ I
The rsf'ir.p will bf tdcaeiuattiio Hi’ tlilT'bbaVj'aycvr they ITad ex-"“aird cbila/Wlicials. ' '^'t'o'*Conwaf Elementary Sc.i6oi. ' c j i rH®
Roanoke River Bridge on High- plained to him ithat there was no All members of the board were Thev had been assigned on the CONWAY - Special awaras
way No, 258, five miles north of legal recourseAocallingtheelec- at the meeting except JohnHenry
Scotland Neck, on the east.sideof tions now thatl the valid petition Li verm an who was attending
the bridge. was certified by the Board of summer training with the 30th
The ramp will be constructed Elections. National Guard Division at Fort
field, were presented by Sidney by the State Wildlife Resources Seaver said, “I will spend a Bragg.
Ellen. Betsey Bradley won the Commission, lot of time to see that the ref-
top honor for beginning typing There has been great increase erendum Is defeated and to edu-
students and Brenda Sue White in the number of sports fisher- cate the public. Also we will
They had been assigned on the
basis of transportation problems
at first.
were presented to six students
at the graduation exercises of
Northampton County High School
on Thursday night, June 3.
Receiving awards were: Edgar
commended the students on, as honors for the advanced class, ers in this area.
he put it, “amazing accomplish
ments.”
He stated further, “Since mid-
August of last year amazing prog
ress has been made, and adjust-
Jones presented Judye
Chappell with an award for ex
cellence in French and English,
Pell Lassiter for music, Bar
bara Ricks, outstanding under
spend a lot of money to see that
it does not pass. We don’t need
meeting on Thursday night to con
sider the departmental requests
for funds under the 1965-66 fis
cal year.
ments account for the success graduate female athlete, John
of this year at NCHS.”
McKellar, outstanding under-
He then asked each individual graduate male athlete, Bobby
student to make the same effort Hodges, improvement in French,
Miss Mildred Grant Becomes
New Pine Forest Superintendent
The following Is a list of prin-
. cipals and teachers approved by ,
The board will hold a special the Northampton County Board of Parker, mathematics and sci-
Education on June 7, 1965: ence; Nicky Martin, social
PRINCIPALS-SCHOOL studiesj Gail Hall, Latin; Helen
George W Jacobs. Coates Ele- Louise Futrell, home economics;
mentary; Mrs. Annie F. White- Steven Storey, agriculture; and
head, Conway Elementary; W. S. Glenn Warren, best athlete.
Creecy, Jr., W. S. Creecy High;
Chester Hawkins, Eastslde Ele
mentary; Shepard S. Moore,
Garysburg Elementary; L. H,
Moseley, Gumberry High; Mrs.
Genevieve H. Gay, Jackson Ele
mentary;
Roy F. Lowry, superintendent
of schools, assisted by P. T.
Jones, principal, presented di
plomas to the 110 seniors.
The 10 top members of the
senior class participated in the
commencement program. They
spirit as last year. He challenged Daphne Martin and Ann White,
Crisco awards for their accom
plishments In home economics.
POTECASI - On Tuesday, June a scrapbook she is compiling of the many years of faithful serv-
15 Mrs. Elma Peele Railey will the 13 years, five months she ice rendered. The portrait, done
retire from her duties as the served as the home’s superin- in oils, hangs in the home,
first superintendent of Pine For- tendent. ‘‘It is with reluctance that I
larVenllinslalled Judye Chap: est Rest Home. Mrs. Railey came lo Pine For- am leavine,” Mrs. Ralleysays
oun- Miss Mildred Grant of Garys- est Rest on January 28, 1952 “but due to my health and age I
principal at NCHS, presented safe cil president. She swore in John burg has been named to succeed and assisted In all phases of the feel I should retire now, that I
driving awards to 20 oflhe as bus McKellar as vice president; Dl- Mrs. Railey as superintendent, work to ready and open the home may have some time with my
drivers serving the school area, anno Britton, secretary; and Jud- Like her predecessor, Miss to guests. The home was opened tamily. My years at Pme Forral
Britt staled the buses traveled son Revelle, as treasurer. Grant Is a native ol Northampton on Febraary 18, 1952 with three have bee|^ost wondermi, being
203,000 miles this year with only perlecl attendance certificates County. Born near Garysburg, residents and was lined by No- with the people hero at the home
two minor accidents. He had spe- were awarded lo 45 students, she Is the daughter of the late vember 2 of that year. The home ™d the association with people
next year and to use the same Barbara Ricks for history, and
spirit as last year. He challenge!'
the present student body to fur
nish the leadership for the up
coming school term.
Car! Russel! Britt, assistant pell as the 1965-66 student coun
cial praise for Mike Las.nter,
who has driven a school bus for
four years of high school.
Richard S. Ricks, baseball
coach at NCHS, awarded 23 let
ters for baseball. He stated
pleasure in working with the team
this year and praised the boys
for capturing theAlbemarleCon-
ference championship and the
district championship.
Miss Barbara Edwards, girls
track coach, gave certificates
as awards to the girls track
squad, composed mostly of fresh
men.
Bob Sutton, boys track coach,
awarded 14 letters in track and
had special praise for the NCHS
boys who went to the district
meet in Greenville. As he put it,
“We then went to the district
meet — and we all came home.”
The typing awards to the NCHS
st’”’’®nts who excelled in that
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Grant. She now has full capacity and a wait- in the same work has meant
received her A.B. degree from ing list of applicants. much to me.
High Point College and for the In December, 1964 Mrs. Railey “1 am sure that Miss Grant
past 12 years has been lunchroom was presented a portrait of her- will find the duties as rewarding
supervisor atGastonHighSchooI, self by the Pine Forest Rest as 1, and I think we are most
the same high school from which Home Auxiliary in recognition of fortunate in securing her.”
she graduated.
Miss Grant is a member of
Requests Bids On
New Jackson PO
JACKSON - The U.S. Post Of
fice Department is scheduled to
advertise for bids June 7 for a Lebanon Methodist Church near
new post office to be constructed Gaston and also a member of
here, Congressman L. H. Foun- Lebanon’s Woman’s Society of
tain announced recently inWash- Christian Service,
ington. The new superintendent moved
The proposed building will be into the rest home last week to
located on the east sideof Ather- get acquainted with the duties she
ton Street, north of Main Street, will assume on June 15.
Plans provide for an interior Commenting on her new posi-
of 2,976 square feet, a platform tion, Miss Grant stated, “I am
of 318 square feet and 7, 795 looking forward to my work here,
square feet for parking. and the many associations I will
The Post Office Department make.”
will lease the building for 10 Mrs. Railey who terms her
years plus four five-year renew- years at Pine Forest Rest Home
Mrs. C M Davis, Meherrln Charles Slade, Jr., Judy
Elementary; W. R. King, Rich DeBerry, Gall Hall, Edgar Par-
Square High; Charles R. Darr, i'sr, Craig Joyner, Mary Ann
Seaboard Elementary; Mrs. Ger- Mumford, Janice Daughtry, Sue
trude B. Jordan, Severn Elemen- Kilpatrick, Bonnie Taylor and
tary; Jasper W. Jones, Squire Allene Davis.
County ASCS Office
Hires First Negroes
JACKSON - The Northampton being trained to assist with the
ASCS County Office is currently current compliance operation of
engaged in carrying out the Unit- determining acreages on North
ed States Department of Agrlcul- ampton County farms,
ture pollcyofprovidingequalem- In addition to the office per-
ployment opportunities to allclt- sonnel there are also six Negroes
izens. For the first time non- receiving training as field re-
1965-66;
Closed
Miss Dorothy Jordan, Mrs. Hes
ter H, Jordan, Douglas McAllis
ter, Mrs. Betty B. Roberts, Mrs.
Martha R. Sweatt, Mrs. Madge C.
Bridgers.
Mrs. Raba T. Futrell, Mrs.
Gall H. Glover, Mrs. Geraldine
L. Harris, Mrs.MaryD. Jenkins,
Mrs. Zelma P. Liverman, Mrs.
Mary A. Swanson, Mrs.EloiseT.
Ward, Mrs. Alice D. Woodard,
Mrs. Kathleen W. Woodard, Mrs.
Rosetta M. Adanis, MissFrankie
A. Ballance, Mrs. Annie R.Baze-
more. Miss Eutha B. Brewer,
Mrs. Bettie B, Briley, MlssCon-
stance A. Buffaloe, Mrs. Doro
thy M. Cherry, Mrs. Frances C.
Clark, Miss Annie E. Dickens,
Mrs. Janice S. Drew, Mrs. Vel
ma Harvey.
Mrs. Clarice P, Hawkins, Mrs^
Kalhlyn L. Flood, iviiss Gallic M..
Flythe, Mrs. Fannie K. Mag-’
gette, Lafayette Majette, Mrs.
Dorothy S. Majett, Robert L.
Moore, Mrs. Theola W. Moore,
John E. Pellam, W. Frank Phelps,
Rudolph J. Pope, Thornton C.
Reid, Mrs. Bessie C. Savage,
Mrs. Bernice G. Scott, Miss Ru
by B. Scott, Mrs. Wlllia V. Scott,
Mrs. Beatrice A. Strayhorn, Mrs.
Ollie B. Sugg, Cecil B. Varner,
Miss Dorothy M. White.
Elwood L. Williams, Mrs. El
sie B. Winfrey, Mrs. Mary 11.
Boone, Mrs. Virginia L. Doone,
Mrs. Mollie B. Casterlow, Roy
M. Day, Mrs. Ellen D. Deloatcli,
Mrs. Lillian W. Harrell, Mrs.
Doris B. Mitchell, Mrs. Margar
et B. Judkins, Mrs. Myrtle I..
Knox, Mrs. Lillie P. Lawrence,
Mrs. Elizabeth W, Paul, Mrs.
Clara C. Wynn, Miss Rosa M.
Belle, Miss Annie M. Buffaloe,
Mrs. Isabelle H, Dickens, Thom
as E. Dickens, Mrs. Lillie S.
Greenwood, Mrs. Vernese H.
Johnson.
Mrs. Catherine J. McMillan,
Miss Betty Jane Mofehead, Mrs.
Jeanne S. Moore, Mrs. Christine
B. Norton, Clarence Revelle,
Miss Maggie R. Squire, Mrs.
Tressie K. Watson, Mrs. Lucille
K. Barnes, Mrs. HollleP. Drown,
Mrs. LutieS. Dryant, Mrs. Eliza
beth B. Bullock, Miss Glenda
Harris, Mrs, Lala V. Hornok,
Mrs. Frances M. Hoyle, Mrs.
r
i
whites have been employed to porters with others to begin jean Jones, Mrs. Inza H. Mass-
fill temporary office positions, training this week. ey, Charles G. Pearce, Mrs.
The entire office staff consist- Peggy C. Pearce, Ted A. Perry,
Jean Belle, Garysburg; Linda ing of 10 regular employees, 12 Miss Dorothy E. Plland.
Bell, Jackson; Bettye Jean Boone, temporary employees, and 35 Mrs. Eleanor S. Pruden, Mrs.
Garysburg; recent graduates of field reporters will be devoting Goldie M. Shaw, Mrs. Elizabeth
Gumberry High School, and Lu- their time for the next six weeks b. Watson, Raymond E. Whitby,
cille Bynum, Severn, graduate of to determining program compll- Frank T, Willey, Betty D.
ance covering over 75,000 acres “ _
of the county's cropland. This is
one of the biggest operations of
the Northampton ASCS County Of
fice as all program administra
tion is directly tied to compli-
2 work.
Willis Hare High School, along
with three college students, Clau-
dlne Cotton, Seaboard; Anna Ruth
Jones, Garysburg; and Juanita
Pope, Rich Square, have been
employed in the Northampton
ASCS Office. They are currently
Bell, Miss Cecelia C. Broadnax,
Mrs. Conchita S. Broadnax, Irvin
A. Broadnax, Garland A. Brown,
Mrs. Ernestine Y. Buffaloe, Mis.s
Roxie H. Bunche, Mrs. Annie F.
Calvert, Mrs. Georgia P. Clark,
See TEACHKHS, Puyu 5
al options.
Bids will be opened June 21.
Study Committee Considers
Future Plans; County Home
JACKSON - The board of coun
ty commissioners appointed a
study group to recommend what
disposition of the county home
would best serve the interest of
the county.
Those named to the group were
Mrs. Jeanette Brown, Dr. Joe
Fleetwood, P. A. Bullock, Dr.
W. O. Parker and Commissioner
David Gay.
Chairman Guy Revelle asked
the study committee to report
back to the commissioners within
60 days with their recommenda
tions for the conversion, sale or
leasing of the home.
They were authorized to get
professional opinions as to the
cost involved in any of the plans.
The commissioners told Mrs.
Brown that they felt that the wel
fare department should have at
least six months to arrange
placements for the current res
idents if the plan required that
the county discontinue its opera
tion of the home.
‘the most rewarding of my
life,” plans to make her home In
Woodland, with the first monthof
her retirement spent resting and
preparing for a trip to Nova
Scotia she plans to take in July.
Much time will also be spent on
Driver Ed
Classes
JACKSON - Driver Education
classes for students of North-
Court Hears 17 Traffic Cases
Discussion indicated that the ampton County High School will
home and land ran to 300 acres begin on Monday, June 14, ac-
and that the home with a road cording to Carl Britt, instructor,
frontage could be sold as a sep- students will report to the
arate plot from the farm which following elementary schools for
is now rented. classes: Jackson, 8 a.m.; Sea-
The home has housed about 20 board, 10 a.m.; Conway, 8 a.m.;
persons in recent years. Woodland-Olney, 8 a.m.; Rich
The commissioners were told Square, 10 a.m.
that Halifax County has convert- Assisting Britt as instructors
ed their county home to a lease will be Sidney Ellen and Sterling
plan. Hamilton.
MISS GRANT . . . SUPERINTENDENT
JACKSON - Seventeen of the
21 cases heard in last week’s ses
sion of Recorder's Court were
traffic violations.
Judge Ballard S. Gay dispos
ed of the following cases;
Bob Harris, 36, Garysburg,
disorderly and assault, six
months on roads suspended upon
payment of $50 and costs.
Leola Boone, 20, Gaston, as
sault, not guilty.
Annie Mae Sykes, 45, Jackson,
possession of non-taxpaid whis
key for purpose of sale, six
months on road suspended upon
payment of $25 and costs and res
titution.
Johnnie Junior Garner, 22,
Garysburg, no valid operator’s
license, $25 and costs.
Allen Ray Crawford, 21, Roa
noke Rapids, driving without due
caution and circumspection, $25
and costs.
Jesse Lee Plum, 22, Roanoke
Rapids, speeding, $25 and costs.
Thomas Jefferson Allen, 31,
Roanoke Rapids, speeding, $15
and costs.
James Lee Bracey, 16, Garys
burg, driving without a valid
chauffeur’s license, costs.
Jack Edward Vaughan, 36,
Murfreesboro, speeding, costs.
Eddie Dowser, 34, Roanoke
Rapids, speeding, costs.
Arthur Edward Askew, 49,
Wlnton, speeding, costs.
Randolph Clair Stephenson, 54.
Pendleton, speeding, $10 and
costs.
Clementine Lassiter Ridley,
39, Severn, failure to reduce
speed to avoid an accident, costs.
Maryland Peter Deloatch, 26,
Seaboard, speeding, costs.
Terry Lee Strickland, 25, Roa
noke Rapids, speeding, $10 and
costs.
Alton Wayne Haskins, 17, Hal
ifax, speeding, $25 and costs.
Haywood Randolph Long, 19,
Rich Square, speeding, $10 and
costs.
Clifton Barrington Davis, 29,
Conway, overtake and pass an
other motor vehicle proceeding
in the same direction at an in
tersection marked by yellow
lines, not guilty.
John A. Holloman, 19, Garys
burg, driving without valid op
erator’s license and failure to
give proper signal, costs.
Delmo Joyner, 33, Conway,
driving while license suspended,
six months on roads, suspended
upon payment of $200 and costs
and restitution.
Rufus Lee Malone, 22, Mar
garettsville, assault on female,
nol pressed.