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SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY Classified Want Ads work for everybody— farmers, housewives, used car dealers, real estate agents or what have you — they’ll find users for baby cribs, cemetery lots, used wedding rings, apaitments or electric blankets and rent apartments or formal clothes. Read ’em—use 'em. THE Northampton County TIMES-NEWS A Combination of THE ROANOKE>CHOWAN TIMES — Established 1892 ☆ THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY NEWS — Established 1926 Volume XVVII, No. 31 Rich Square and Jackson, N. C.. Thursday, August 26, 1965 A""“”'C“ Op Northampton Schools Open New Year Monday; Await Fed Funds Meeting Rich Square RICH SQUARE - Annual meet' ing of the Peanut Growers Co operative Marketing Association JACKSON-Northampton Coun- schools. Teacher vacancies were will be held in the REA Building *7 schools will begin the 1964- three at Squire, four at Old in Rich Square on Thursday, Sep- 65 school year with teacher-pu- Garysburg, one at Northampton tember 9, at 10 a.m. Pil orientation day from 8:30 to High and one at Gaston. Reports on activities of the 12 noon on Monday according to Lowry announced approved association during the past year county school superintendent, fees for the year which will be and prospects for the peanut crop Hoy F. Lowry. payable Monday as follows: this year will be heard. Presid- Monday’s program includes For elementary pupils in ing over the 12th annual meeting collection of fees, issuing of text- grades 1-8, instructional sup- will be President J. F. Turner of books and supplies to students plies $1 and optional accident in- Jackson. and trying the daily schedule. Other reports will come from A brief assembly program will Co-op manager S. Womack Lee be held at most schools, of Franklin; by Joe S. Sugg, ex- As of Monday there were still ecutive secretary of the North nine teacher vacancies in county Carolina Peanut Growers Asso- surance $1,50 for students other agriculture $3; band $1.50; book than those who play football; football player accident insur ance, $20.50. High school(grades 9-12)fees are the same as elementary for accident Insurance, $1.50 for those who do not play football; $20.50 for football players. Other high school fees are be completed until next summer. BURIED CABLE—Telephone Plowing Co. crew digs out a telephone line along the road near Northampton County High School to restore service after state highway crews widening and resurfacing the road finish redigging the ditches- This scene in front of Mrs. Carrie John son’s house on Route 2, Conway, was repeated a number of places along the road. Telephone lines in the area are buried and redigging the Word Comes Thursday Head Start Given OEO • 5 elation of Rocky Mount, and Sen- ator W. V. Rawlings, executive secretary and general counsel of the Association of Virginia Peanut and Hog Growers of Ca- pron, Va. During the business session the group will elect new directors. Guests will include Agrlcul- Mule Killed On U.S. 301 New NCHS Course An Industrial Effort GARYSBURG — A Saturday morning accident involving three cars took the life of a mule. The animal was struck onU. S. 301 by three different vehicles ditch clipped the lines going to each house Each time a line is repaired service on the tural Stabilization andConserva- main cable is interrupted temporarily. At NCHS tion Service office managers, the past few weeks Principal Jones says it ha.s county agents, vocational agri- really been isolated being alone in such a big culture teachers, state leaders before it was finally removed building with communication to the outside in farm organizations, sheller from the road, world cut. Phone service will be fully restored representatives and others in Investigating officer State 1 the next few days. The road project will not the Virginia and North Carolina Trooper B. E. Edwards report- CONWAY - Industrial Coop erative Training (ICT) and In troduction to Vocations (IV) are two new vocational courses avail able to students of Northampton County High School for 1965-66. fled coordinator to perform con sultative services for employers and to correlate the technical related information in school with the student-learner’s on-the-job training. Students schedule re- Industrlal cooperative training qulred subjects for school during is a joint effort of schools and employers in business and in dustry to provide on-the-job training for-hlgh school juniors the morning and begin work at 1:30 p.m. The program serves the stu dent, by bridging the gap be- and seniors In occupational areas tween high school preparation peanut growing area. Money Is Release / BULLETIN VSHINGTON, D. C. — An- icement was made here xsday that all federal funds /ull Day At County Court JACKSON - Speeding cases took up most of Northampton Recorder’s Court heard by Judge Ballard Gay, Wednesday, James Bert Denton, Pinetop, was charged with speeding and having no valid driver’s license, and fined $10 and costs; Edwin Arnold Justa, Rocky Mount, speeding, $10 and costs; Charles Junior Dowler, Weldon, speeding, judgment suspended upon pay ment of costs; Kenneth E. Cham bliss, Jr., Roanoke Rapids, (See COURT, Page 4) for Operation Head Start in the Choanoke Area have been re leased by the Office of Econom ic Opportunity. In Murfreesboro President Fred L. Cooper and Executive Director Roger R. Jackson, Jr., of the Economic Opportunity Di vision of Choanoke Area Devel- statemei^^ Thursday afternoon advising that they had been in formed of the OEO decision earlier in the day by telephone. The telephone message ad vised that the Civil Rights In spection Division of OEO had reconsidered the total Head Start program in the Choanoke area. This reconsideration of the civil rights compliance of the total area program led to the decision to release the funds previously being held up. The decision means the 40 per cent of Head Start funds for ed damage to three vehicles; one severe and two less in amounts of physical damage. No persons were injured. The first vehicle to hit the animal was a 1961 Pontiac driven by Moses Brown, 52, of Brook lyn, N. Y. The Impact caved in the top and knocked out the wind shield of the car. The Pontiac knocked the ani mal Into the path of a south bound car (which left the scene before the trooper arrived). After the animal died in the road, a third car, a 1961 Ply- JACKSON - Final decision on mouth station wagon driven by whether or not Northampton Ruby Hunt, 22, of Okeechobee, County teachers and aides who Fla., struck it and damaged her worked for Operation Head Start car an estimated $300. will receive their final pay will Edwards estimated damage to be made next Monday by Office of the Pontiac at $500. It was drlv- Economic Opportunity director en from the scene, however. R, Sargent Shrlver It was learn- The accident occurred at about ed here Monday. a a.m. Saturday- The st^ High- ASCS Committee Election To Be By Mailed Ballot JACKSON - The County ASCS Loatch, Chester Hawkins, George of their choice. It provides •. pervised occupational experi- and the skills and understandings they need in work assignments, ences enabling student learners to plan their careers for them- to acquire skills and to gain understanding of their chosen careers. selves, to gain practical appre ciation of the worth of general and vocational education oppor- Employers furnish on-the-job tunities, and to respect the val- training to students. A normal ues of work and productiveness wage is paid. The school furnishes ; in our economy; the employers, (See NCHS, Page 4) rental $5; home economics $3; industrial arts $1; typing $9 and instructional supplies $1, On Thursday (today) county native Carlton T. Fleetwood, co ordinator, National Defense Ed ucation, with the State Depart ment of Public Instruction, Ra leigh, was principal speaker at a countywide teachers meeting. The Thursday .meeting took place In the Jackson School audi torium beginning at 9;30 a.ni. Thursday was the first work day for teachers. Principals met with teachers assigned to their school begin ning at 2 p.m. Thursday after noon. Fleetwood, native of Severn, acquainted the teachers with changes in the National Defense Education act through which fed eral funds can be obtained for specific projects. Teachers may request the funds. Previously only science, math ematics and modern foreign lan guage were the only fields cov ered by the act. Changes have now made possible requests for special projects in English, reading, history, civics and ge ography also. Superintendent Lowry said he hopes to hear some word on the county school Civil Rights com pliance plan In time for applica tions for funds for these special projects to be made this year. Northampton is one of 122 (See SCHOOLS. Page 9) Northampton County which were In question will now be paid. The total funds involved are the final 40 per cent of an initial grant of $347,000 to CADA for a 4-county Head Start operation in Northampton, Hertford, Bertie and Hali^x. The ^ pet* NoiKiiampfon ^?^nty'^ s'l'ia^ which had been in question was between $22,000 and $24,000. Choanoke officials expressed gratitude for the help shown by the offices of Rep L. H. Foun tain, Rep. Herbert C. Bonner and Sen. B. Everett Jordan. CADA officers said they also received help from many other committee met on Monday and F. Joyner, Grady Lassiter, Har- FBI loins Search For Seat Slasher Fee Day At NCHS CHARLOTTE - An incident program of integrating the orlg- earlier this month involving cut inal Mylecraft work force. Mrs. seat covers on an automobile in Hill was one of the first Negroes the Mylecraft Manufacturing Co. to work in the original Myle- pai'V lot In Rich Square re- cr'.ift work area, it war, after >,Departftvent of Justice changed work station -- ^,Depart^er Monday. ' rnv-esflgatlng- the Incident Jo- eronica Deloati.'r. Hill filed csijy were Rich Square pollce- the complaint concerning cut seat man H. L. Joyner, Northampton covers. The complaint was in- Sheriff E. Frank Outland and vestigated by local officers but Deputy Grover _Parker and SB! CONWAY - Opening day ol School Monday at Northampto Dt^ le sources in North Carolina and “most significantly the attitude of the news media in the state, especially the Ahoskie Herald and Raleigh News and Observ- Three Counties Get Head Start Money approved nominees for the elec- bie Martin, Alvin Reid, tion of ASC community commit- Ricks, John Sykes, Charlie W. teemen, to take office on Octo- Taylor. ber 1 1965 Galatia and Margarettsville - Committee elections will be Alvin Bridgers, Henry Britton, by mailed ballots and all ballots Arthur Day, Aaron Deloatch, will be mailed from the county John J. Dickerson, John H. For- office to all known eligible vot- lest, Randolph Galloway, Dewitt ers on Tuesday, August 31, Ben Gay, W. Raleigh Lee, Jr., Wll- L Mann, office manager, has bert Morris, HaroldTaylor,Tom announced. Eligible voters will Vaughan, Alvester Watson, vote for five nominees and Vach Garysburg - S u m n e r Bell, no arrests were made. Apparent' ly after the local Investigation was made a further complaint was made to the Justice De partment. Mylecraft formerly operated two separate companies in Rich Square in different buildings. The downtown plant, Carolina Gar ment Co., employed only Negro workers. The Mylecraft plant’s employment was chiefly white women. Several years ago when the Mylecraft building was enlarged the two operations were consoli- and asked for a copy of the dated. The former CaroUnaGar- previous week’spaperwhichcon- ment Co. employees worked In talned a news story of a plan- |uvred that ’he automo^l? seat, School wfJi be cftlgpy TiksTied.--- / - 3]ic'tr'’arrstudents”pay accord'’ iiig to Principal P. T. Jones. From 8;30 to 3 0;30 Monday morning home room periods will be held during which fees will be paid. The fees to be collected Mon day are book rental of $5 and In structional supply fee of$l which all students pay, plus the optional accident insurance fee of $1.50. The $1.50 insurance feeis not ap plicable to football players. Foot ball Insurance is handled sep arately. At 10:30 Monday an assembly will be held for general orienta tion of all students. A total enrollment of around 550 is anticipated according to Principal Jones. Tuesday will be the first class day. Fees for special courses agent Charles Ray of Ahoskie. Making the FBI announcement was Robert M. Murphy, agent in charge of the Charlotte office. Murphy said Assistant Attorney General John Doar had asked the Charlotte FBI office to in quire into the complaint. Mur phy said a check would be made and the finding would be returned to Doar. A man with FBI identification introduced himself at "The Northampton Times-News” of fice in Rich Square last Tuesday ballot is to be sealed in a plain C. L. Buffaloe, Paul S. Buffaloe, ‘ , ,. hulldine the ned plant expansion at Myle- such as band, agriculture, typ- Rnv Riiffaloe. John Burgwyn. , , . ...®’ _ inc' home economics and Indus- envelope and mailed back to the Roy Buffaloe, John Burgwyn, county office in a self-addressed Lawrence Gee, Wilson Hardy, envelope that will be sent to Joseph Johnson, Joseph L. John- eligible voters with the ballot, son, Sam Moody, J. Bennett Ste- Mann stated. Ballots not re- phenson, Read Stephenson, J. A. turned In the special self- Suiter, North Taylor, addressed envelope and properly Gaston - Allan Dickens, J. E. original Mylecraft operation was carried on in another. Recently Mylecraft began craft. Mylecraft manager Donald (See FBI. Page 3) Ing, home economics and indus trial arts will be collected dur ing the class periods Tuesday. MURFREESBORO—Money for teachers, ai(ies and others who worked in Operation Head Start in Hertford, Bertie and Halifax counties is on its way according to an an- nouncement here Monday. Still being held up in Washington for further study is si^ed by the person voting will money to pay Head Start employees in Northampton County, _ ”0^ ^ Pedro’ Jackson, James H. Jones’ Still due in Northampton County is approximately $24,000. The money is tor -fhe following are nominations Leroy Moore, Gus Smith, Hu- salaries for 16 Negro teachers, 16 Negro aides, four white teachers and four white for committeemen listed by com- bert Turner, aides. Money for certain other expenses is also mvolved Executive Tonway - Rotlney Barrett. BoS.rjT GaT'Iss^'o^leHaTl In a Monday morning announcement rTTolre John M, Boone, Henry Clemons, riss, Lister Jones, w. p. Mor- Director Roger R. .Jackson, Jr., of the Economic Opportunities Division of Choanoke joh„oavis.William Area Development Association said they had learned in corre.5pondence from Wash- DeLoalch, Hiram Draper, Jr., ington that the three counties money would be released “within the next few days. wilUe B. Forlest, Billy Lassl- ampton County funds would be re' The letter was from Roger D. Head Start Director Jimmie L. Lowe of the Civil Rights Di- Pittman are continuing negotia- vlsion of the Office of Economic tlons with Washington, and all leased shortly. Jackson told III Opportunity, The money for Hertford, Ber tie and Halifax is for salaries and other expenditures repre senting 40 per cent of the OEO funds committed to Head Start in the three counties. In July money covering the first 60 per cent was received, Northampton County received 60 per cent of Its money at the same time. The letter from Lowe stated records of the Inspection Divi sion indicated minimum Civil Rights Compliance regulations may not have been met In North ampton County. It was said the Northampton funds were being held for further study of the Northampton program. Both Cooper and Jackson stat ed they were shocked and disap pointed by the dilemma, and that the Head Start guidelines were followed to the letter and in the spirit of the law. They said re cruitment of students and teach ers in Northampton was Identical to the other three counties In that freedom of choice of centers were given teachers and students. They added it appeared to themNorth- ampton was being singled out un fairly and unjustly by the federal officials, and that the eleventh hour action was arbitrary and un called for. Cooper, Jackson, and Area three expressed hope the North- (See MONEY. Page 9) ter, George Porter, Lawrence Ricks. Creeksvllle - Frank R. De- Your Home Loatch, Jr., Raleigh DeLoatch, First Six Months (See ELECTION, Page 9) Shot Wed., Mack Beale 'Holding Own' JACKSON - Mack Beale, 16- year-old Potecasi resident, ac cidently shot in theneckWednes- day night here was reported “holding his own” by Roanoke Rapids Hospital Thursday morn ing. Beale, son of Lt. Col. and TACKSON - A boost of over Other counties are Halifax, Mar- and received $69,582 worth free Mrs. Walter Henry Beale, Jr., $60 000 to the economy ofNorth- tin, Nash, Forsyth, and Surry, of charge. The free coupons help was hit in the neck when a .45 amnton County has been realized The U.S. Department of Agri- the recipients buy more and bet- caliber automatic pistol being from the food stamp program culture reports that the North ter food at local stores. handled by Tim Boone, about diirinff its first six months ofop- Carolina State Board of Public 16, of Jackson discharged acci- PMtion ^ Welfare issued USDA food stamp The coupons can be spent like dentally. Boone reportedly niiriiiv Tulv alone over $8 000 coupons to 10,835 needy persons cash for any American produced thought the weapon was not load- was addid to the county’s econo- in the Six North Carolina coun- food at any of the stores author- ed. my with food stamps going to ties during July. 1 243 persons from 235families. The recipients, from 2,571 For the period from February low-income households, wereis- through June figures in the Wei- sued $160,867 worth of the food six^counties. fare Department’s office releas- coupons. ed by Mrs. Janet B. Brown, di- The amount of coupons issued Food Stamp Program County Economy Over Robert C. Deloatch, S. L. De- Boosts $60,000 r 11141 NEAHING COMPLETION — Welfare Depart ment personnel will be moving into their new quarters on Jackson's Main St. around the first of September, according to County Managei' Melvin Holmes. The one story brick exterior building will house the Welfare Department which has been located for many years in cramped quarters on the third floor of the courthouse. Welfare Building Nearing Completion Ized by the Consumer and Mar keting Service. There are 781 authorized food retailers in the JACKSON - Moving day Is ap proaching for Northampton Coun ty’s Welfare Department. Moving day for Mrs. Janet B. Brown, department director and her staff, will mean leavingquar- ters they have occupied for sev eral years on the third floor of the courthouse, quarters that are Boone is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Wood Boone of Jackson. The accident took place about Food stamp program officials 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night in cu o iviio oaiict. jj oivrvi. •- Consumer and Marketing D. L. Boone & Son grocery In rector‘"reveaT* $4^842 "was the during July was sdsout $50,000 Service are reminding recipients Jackson. .. . .u - . . .u . Amount of cash baid for the less than was issued to 15,030 and grocers alike that food cou- Beale underwent surgery in cramped to the extent that one stamos bv the individuals; $54,- persons during June and about pon books are to be signed by the Roanoke Rapids Hopltal member of the staff has handled 216 was the amount of bonus or $98,000 less than was issued to recipients. In other words, they Wednesday night following the her duties from free couponsreceived;and$101,- 19,317 persons during May. The say, It is against regulations for shooting. 058 was the total value of books decrease was attributedprimari- grocers to accept coupons frorn issued to the 513 recipients or ly to the seasonal rise in em- households. ployment. ' "'OUntV is one of Of the amouill Oi coupons is- naiuie ou me L"jorLWiu)i.imi.uiii.i*c —- six counties in North Carolina sued during July, the participat- recipient’s food stamp program Guard, serving as 2nd Brigade property purchased from the Sha- partlcipating in the program, ing families bought$91,285worth (See PROGFAM, Page 5) training officer in Tarboro. been family. desk In the hall. Young Beale is a student at Moving day means locating unsr^ediwoks.Theysuggestthat Northampton High School. His across the street from the court- food store clerks check the sig- father is a fulltime employee house, in an air conditioned brick, And moving day means, at long last, acquiring space. The new building contains 3,200 square feet of floor space. Included In the building is a reception room, receptionist’s space, a confer ence room, a kitchen, bathrooms, a room for the department’s files, a clerical worker’s office, an office for the surplus food caseworker, and an office for her secretary, a storage chest room, Individual offices for five other caseworkers, an office for the child welfare worker, the direc tor’s office and an office for the [rector’s secretary. Moving into the new quarters will also give the personnelthelr own parking lot. A black driveway circles the building, with the parking area In the rear of the building. CountyManager Melvin C. Holmes, says the building will be ready for occupancy around the first of Septem^r. The new building and lot cost approximately $46,000. The county is reimbursed in rental payments of $458.11 per month, which will require, according to Holmes, approximately 10 to 11 years. Contractor for the building Is A. V. Haverstock of Roanoke Rapids. Harry J. Harles of Ra leigh is architect.
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