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THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY NEWS — Established 1926
Volume LVI, No. 12
Rich Square and Jackson. N. C., Thursday, September 2, 1965
Committee Snagged Getting
Group; Industry Payroll Cited
JACKSON - Northampton
County’s two-man committee to
drum up interest in industrial
development reported here Mon
day night that present industrial
payrolls in the county amount to
nearly $4 million dollars annual
ly.
S. R. Motzno, Woodland town
commissioner, and Charles E.
Myers, Rich Square mayor, gave
out the industrial payroll figures
during a report on efforts to get
a representative from each town
to join a county committee to
work for industrial development.
Motzno and Myers were ap
pointed by county commissioners
on August 17 to attempt to get to
gether a representative group
from throughout the county.
The August 17 meeting was the
outgrowth of an earlier meeting
called for the same purpose.
Initially plans had called for
having mayors of all towns as
members of an industrial devel
opment committee. It has not
been pos.sible to get the mayors
together for a meeting.
Monday night it was suggested
that each town council select a
resident of their community to
serve on the industrial commit
tee. Letters were to be written
to each board this week with the
hope of having a representative
from every town at the county
commissioners meeting next
Tuesday, September 7.
Motzno and Myers were mak
ing their report to the joint com
missioner-board of education-
board of health meeting called to
select an ABC board.
One of the reasons cited for
wanting to get action now on In
dustrial development was that
ABC profits would be available
to help finance it. In the words of
one speaker Monday night, "We
have got money coming in we did
not know we had."
During his report Motzno said
the industrial payroll figures
were mostly for new jobs created
in the past 10 years.
“We’re losing population be
cause we don’t have industry to
take care of our young people
Survey Shows 1,300 People
Left Northampton Farms In ’64
BELOW WATER LEVEL—One and a half in
lion pounds of dirt have been removed from lliis
hole 21 feel deep, 23 feel wide and 40 leet lonj^.
The hole is for the new pi-ess in the $1.5 million
expansion o! American Package Company in
Conway. Twenty-live w-ells have been driven
around the hole and ai'e constantly pumping
wafer out to keep the hole dry.
13 Beer Permits Approved;
Sales Expected Next Week
RALEIGH - The much report- Crop Reporting Service, the farm
ed exodus from thefarmsresult- census also shows that during
ing from mechanization and auto- 1964 the people living on farms
mation of farming hit Northamp- who worked elsewhere declined in
ton County in a big way in 1964- N o r thampton 6.9 per cent from
the county lost last year 10 per 1,790 to 1,667. This would indi-
cent of its "on farm" population, cate that the greater portion of
Over 1,300 people had been liv- those whomovedawayfromcoun-
ing on Northampton County farms ty farms during last year were
on January 1, 1964 were not there those who made their livingfrom
when January 1 of this year roll- the land,
ed around.
Population on Northampton
devoted to soil crops and on
which crops failed increased 52.2
per cent over the previous year.
Improved pasture increased
slightly and unimproved pasture
declined from 1963. There were
only slight variations in the acre
ages of corn for grain and silage,
cotton and peanut acreage from
1963. Soybeans increased B.lper
cent over the previous year.
Other small decreases were in
The farm census shows that
CouMv^rarm trails tarludlmali 304,399 ol land In Other small decreases were In
DeoDle llvlne on farm land dron ^arms In Northampton County on wheat, oats, sorghums and les-
snurmri964 trl 13 027 to “ils year. Crops 'or seed while slight In-
^roaVlTo pir centoaccordlnn harvested from 98,272 creases were shown In other
to’lhe just released 1964 farm ‘“s land during 1964- small grains and barley (in-
census summary,
743 acres less than in 1963.
creased 264 acres).
^ , The January 1. 1965 livestock
Complied by the U. S. and N. C. idle crop land acreage declln- inventories Indicated an increase
Departments of Agriculture, ed 23.8 per cent, while the area in the number of sows and gilts
JACKSON - Thirteen beer
sales permits were given county
commissioner approval here
Monday night. Another group of
applications-about 10-was turn
ed doivn by the board.
The 13 applications receiving
■—Givorable commis.v'ione: 'v.'.i'm
will now go to the state .ABC
board for review before permits
are issued.
The approved applications are
expected to receive state action
in time for the permits to be de
livered next week, probably Wed
nesday. All the permits will be
given to the applicants at the
same time so that all can start
selling beer at approximately the
same moment.
The applications were made
last Monday at a courthouse ses
sion in which state ABC officers
explained the rules and regula
tions for beer sales permits.
The applications turned down
by the county commissioners did
not meet minimum standards for
beer sales outlets. Reasons for
the turn downs included poor
physical condition of the premis
es, court records of the opera-
received.
The applications approved by
commissioners Monday night are
the first to be sent forward to the
state ABC board with county ap-
Summer Library
Loans 483 Books
RICH SQUARE - Four hundred
and eighty - three books were
checked out of the summer ele
mentary library at Rich Square
School during the ten weeks of
operation this year. Approxi
mately 54 children used the li
brary.
This marks the sixth year the
volunteer program had been in
operation with Mrs. Ashley Bol
ters or previous reputation of ton in charge. She was assisted
the applicant for having violated by Mrs. Robert Parker,
alcoholic beverage control laws.
State ABC officer J. 1.. Wagon
er of Gatesville, who is assist
ing in processing Northampton
applications, said some desiring
permits had not yet made appli
cation. He said among the rea
sons for some not yet applying
was a desire of the applicant to proval since the ABC-beer--
sell both beer and wine and want- referendum of August 14.
i;«g -to has V - W T’.in;' ualoe-wHl be- '•—
allowed outside ABC stores. night were from Eunice Tayl6:.
The county ABC board select- Rich Square; Doris Ward Msig-
ed Monday night will have to rule gett, Garysburg; Royal C. Lew-
on allowing retail wine sales ter, George: Ronald Coker,
other than at ABC stores before Pleasant Hill; Katie Clark, Rich
wine sales applications can be Square; James W. Cox, Jackson;
Betty High, Gaston; William Mas
sey, Garysburg: Jessie Garris,
Herbert Lewis Vincent, Gaston:
Mrs. Mabel Logan, Jackson: L. T.
Warrick and Claude H. DeLoatch,
Conway.
Burgwyn Tapped ABC Head;
JACKSON - A joint meeting by campaign In the recent ABC ref-
the boardsof county commission- erendum, was selected chairman
ers, health and education here of the ABC board for a three year
Monday night selected a county term.
ABC board, then heard a discus- Discussion at the meeting indi-
sion of the need for organizing cated it was the consensus that
for industrial development. Burgwyn also serve as part time
Without a dissenting vote, supervisor of the county ABC
Bartlett R. Burgwyn, Jackson in- system. An annual salary of $1,-
surance agent who led the wet 200 for the first year of Bur-
gwyn’s term was set.
Associate members of the ABC
board selected were Malvin Vin
cent of Gaston and Dwight Byrd
of Woodland. Vincent will serve
a two year term and Byrd for
one year. Salaries for associate
members will be $15per meeting
JACKSON - Northampton w. S. Creecy, 700: Woodland plus travel expenses.
County schools ended their third Graded. 389andWoodland-01ney, The three county boards will
day of the new school year Wed- 175. meet again in a yeartoreconsid-
operation with Mrs. Ashley Bol- nesday with a total enrollment of High school - Gaston, 157: er salaries and to select a suc-
■ 7,569, slightly behind the third Gumberry, 765; Northampton cessor to Byrd.
day total last year. County, 532; Willis Hare, 217; After two years all members
Last summer 65 children Superintendent Roy F. Lowry and W. S. Creecy, 374. will be serving three year terms
checked out 565 books during the said he felt it was too early Opening day enrollment Mon-
ten weeks it was open.
County Schools Had 7,569
Enrolled On Wednesday
staggered so that one member’s
term expires each year.
Prior to s e 1 e c 11 n g the ABC
board the group heard Carl Wes
ton, state ABC board representa
tive, explain the duties of an ABC
board and how a county ABC sys
tem would be controlled by the
state board.
The County ABC board has au
thority to establish only one ABC
store without state approval. Aft
er the first store, all additional
locations must have state appro
val.
One of the key decisions to be
made by the county board during
graduating from schools and col
leges," Motzno said,
"It’s up to the commission
ers to help us get a good man to
go out and get industry,” accord
ing to the Woodland commission
er.
Referring to the payroll fig
ures, Myers said, "This is only
part of what could be done if we
had a good man to help us get
industry - to keep our county
from continuing on down."
Motzno said he and Myers had
talked "with a lot of people in
terested in developing the county
but we don’t know_how to get a
committee going.
"We need to put a good indus
trial engineer in the county. We
need to put some of this new
(ABC) revenue to work, if we
don’t, we’re going to lose our
people even more," according to
Motzno.
Motzno cited population sta
tistics showing that a Northamp
ton population of 28,500 in 1950
had decreased to 25,000 by 19C0
and was estimated to be 23,000
this year. "It has beenestimated
that at the rate we’re going by
1970 we’ll have only 21,000,"
Motzno said.
He concluded by saying, "Un
less we do something, we’re go
ing to continue going backward
mighty fast."
County commissioner chair
man J. Guy R eve lie followed
Motzno’s remarks with further
comments on need for industry.
"We’ve been mighty complac
ent," according to Revelle.
Revelle said, "We’d be In bad
shape if it weren’t for VEPCO
paying one-third of our taxes.
We need some more industry to
help share the load."
Figures on a hand out sheet
Motzno and Myers had prepar
ed on industrial payrolls in the
county show the following pay
rolls and number of employees
by town and industry;
Conway, Ampac, 41, $400,000;
ri^onal PolychemlcalSj 9, $76,-
^ Jackson, Morris l.uml>er, IS^,
Sh2S,000; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
Basket, 75, $234,000; Pendleton,
Johnson Mfg, Co., 13, .$35,000;
Potecasl, E. B. Lassiter Lumber
Co., 42, $130,000; Rich Square,
wine, wine permits will have to Mylecraft, 325,$785,000;Severn,
be approved by the state board. Severn Peanut Co., 27 (100 in
and beef cows while milk cows
declined.
For major crops acres har
vested amounted to:
Corn for grain, 17,662 in 1964,
down from 18,344 in 1963; cot
ton 35,355 in 1964, down slightly
from 35,958 in 1963 and peanuts
30,818, also down slightly from
30,960 in 1963.
Soybean acreage harvested in
1964 was 10,119, up from 9,534
in 1963.
Beef cattle increased from 1,-
877 at the end of 1963 to 2,057
at the end of 1964.
Total tobacco acreage in
Northampton in 1964, 363. In
1963 county tobacco acreage was
462.
its opening sessions will be
whether wine is to be sold only fn
ABC stores or not. If other out
lets are to be allowed to handle
Burgwyn indicated after the
Monday night session that he and
the other two ABC board mem
bers would take a trip to Raleigh,
probably early next week, for
further briefings on their duties
before beginning work.
Burgwyn’s nomination for
chairman was made by Dr. J. W.
Parker and seconded by Scott
(Sue ARC, I’iise 8)
season), $75,000.
Woodland, Woodland Mfg. Co.,
42, $200,000; Parker Caskets,
40, $200,000: Northampton Cas
kets, 60, $250,000; J. M. Brown
& Son, 75, $125,000; Shackleford
Lumber Co., 41, $125,000; Talon,
Inc., 160, $600,000; Total Wood
land, $1,500,000; Total County,
$3,737,000.
yet to tell .whether total enroll- day at Northampton County High
ment is actually behind last year was 526, six less than on Wed-
or whether the total is down be- nesday. NCHS had 131 seniors
cause the first week of school
comes before Labor Day.
Lowry said he had received
reports from .several principals
to effect that they had a number
of students who were still work
ing out of the county and would
not report until after Labor Day.
Last year school also opened
before Labor Day, beginning on ing - Garysburg Post Office
enrolled opening day.
Bookmobile
Schedule
Tuesday, September 7, morn-
nrollment by Blythe’s home;
Grant’s home.
Monday, August 31. Total enrolL
ment after three days last y
was 7,712.
Third day
schools was:
Elementary - Coates, 640;
Conway, 267; Eastside, 380;
Garysburg, 396: Gaston, 299;
Jackson, 209; Meherrln, 138; Old
Garysburg, 335: Rich Square,
164; Seaboard, 169; Severn, 90;
Squire, 657; Willis Hare, 517;
Pleasant Hill; Mrs. J. G. Dan
iel’s homtr; Afternoon - Gaston
School 2-3 o’clock; Mrs. Herbert
Mrs. W. W.
Thursday, September 9, morn
ing - Mrs. Warren Cook’s home;
Miss Estelle Daniel’s home; Aft
ernoon - Oak Grove; Mrs. Terry
Wood’s home; Mrs. Allen Dick
on’s home; Mrs. M. B. Stephen
son’s home.
WHICH WAY?—It's hard enough to gel lo Northampton County
High School when you know the way. This week with the opening
ol school, many parents, students and teachers were traveling to
the school unfamiliar w'ith every turn in the road. At the intei'-
section of rural roads 1503 and 1504 a mile Irom Creeksville this
sign was there to point the way—but so overgrown as to be of
little help. For those who got out and Kited the branches away,
they found that it was one mile to Creeksville. three to NCHS.
And interestingly that there is a top line on the sign pointing the
way to Jackson..
District Win Puts Galatia
4-H'ers In State Contest
PENDLETON-Cecilia Joyner, 4-H Club, Cecilia is an eighth
member of Galatia 4-II Club, grader,
participated in county, district
and state 4-H elimination this
year. It was her first try in com
petition.
She won first place in the jun
ior dairy foods competition in
the county, receiving a blue rib
bon. She next entered district
competition at Oxford where she
won first place, receiving a green
ribbon and a scholarship to state
competition.
Her demonstration was
"Creamy Banana Shake" and she
was coached by the leader of the
Galatia Club, Mrs. R. M. Stan
cell; the agent. Miss Gwen Han-
kerson and her mother, Mrs,
Gladys Joyner of Pendleton.
Considered one of the out
standing members in the Galatia CECILIA JOYNER
Warns About
Labor Day
Accidents
CHARLOTTE - Control your
temper, control your car and con
trol the safe course of your fam
ily’s future by working hard this
Labor Day weekend to miss the
list of 22 persons expected to die
in traffic accidents on North Car
olina’s streets and highways.
That’s the advice of T. B. Wat
kins of the National Automobile
Association. North Carolina will
count its highway fatalities from
6 p.m, Friday, September 3,
through midnight Monday, Sep
tember 6, a period of 78 hours
for the holiday that traditionally
closes the summer vacation sea
son.
North Carolina’s Labor Day
traffic toll for the same period
last year added up to 19 persons
killed and 604 injured in 832 ac
cidents. Nine of the fatalities
were recorded on Saturday.
Leading driver violations re
ported were:speeding, 193; drove
left of center, 116; followed too
closely, 96; failed to yield right
of way, 94; reckless driving, 85;
and under the influence of alco
hol, 65.
The national record death toll
of 557 for a Labor Day weekend
was set In 1963, as was the North
Carolina recortl of 26.
According to Watkins, your
chances of having a serious acci
dent on the Labor Day weekend
are three times as great as
IN FINAL STAGES — Rich Stjuare’s new post
oH'ice and tederal office building is reaching the
final stages ol construction. Clearing of the site
and consti'uction of the building, situated on a
lot that formerly was the site of the late Kate
New Post Office And
Building Ready For
Stephenson’s house, started in December, 1964.
Fo.slal equipment has lo be installed, the drive
ways completed and the grounds landscaped
belore the building is ready ior occupancy.
RICH SQUARE - The $95,893
post office and federal building
being constructed In Rich Square
is reaching the final stages be
fore occupancy.
The one story building, locat
ed on West Jackson Street is of
buff brick exterior with alumi
num curtain wall panels and alu
minum trim. The interior walls
are of exposed concrete block
any other weekend except July and brick. Ceilings are acoustic
Fourth and said: "Violations are tile and the floors are terrazo,
the villains in seven out of 10 vinyl, asbestos and ceramic tile,
traffic accidents. This Labor Day The air conditioned building con-
especially, stay within the law tains approximately 5300 gross
and without accident trouble," Is square feet,
his plea. Steps and a ramp lead to the
entrance of the building. At the
rear is an elevated platform to
facilitate loading and unloading
of the mail.
The federal building with sepa
rate entrance runs the length of
the building on the left. One large
room, it is designed so that it
can be partitioned into several
smaller offices.
Construction of the building
was begun in December 1964. H.
A. Hodgin and Sons of Greensboro
is contractor.
A driveway, to be completed,
circles the building. The grounds
have been cleared and are now to
be landscaped. The installing of
Federal
Occupancy
postal equipment will take place
in a few days.
The new building sits on a site
formerly occupied by the KateB.
Stephenson house. After the pur
chase of the land and building the
house was razed and the grounds
cleared and filled in.
The present post office is lo
cated on North Main Street in a
building owned by C. J. Freeman.
Postmaster is Edward L.
Womble. Postal workers are;
Mrs. Edith B. Worrell, George
Flythe and Mrs. Rosa Elliott.
Ernest T. Branch is rural mall
carrier and L. B. Griffin is star
route carrier.