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[ c-sv"' 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, apartments or electric blankets and rent apartments or formal clothes. Read 'em—use 'em. THE tIMES-NEWS ^ Combination of THE ROANOKE-CHOWAN TIMES — Established 1892 ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY NEWS — Established 1926 Vol. LXXIV. No. 30 Rich Suare and Jackson. N. C., Thursday, September 9, 19S5 School Board Compliance Plan Still Stalled In Washington JACKSON - Superintendent of Schools Roy Lowry told a spe cial meeting of the Northampton County School Board last week that recent phone conversations with the Federal Department of Education indicated that the county’s compliance plan was stalled in Washington and It did not appear that the plan was slat ed for approval without further negotiations with the department. He suggested that he and some of the board consider going to Washington to see if there wasn’t some way to settle the problem so that the county could be as sured of getting the federal funds allocated to the county. The first check would normally be due at the end of September. Lowry declined to state pub licly what changes were being discussed but it was known that objections had been raised as to the method of handlingthe “free dom of choice” plan. Board members have indicat ed that they feel that it is unfair to raise additional objections aft er the start of the school year when the board has acted in good faith on prior complaints and had initially adopted a plan similar to several other county plans that Gladys M. Williams. had been suggested by the state attorney general’s office. No definite plans were adopted at the special meeting. In otoer actions the board: Accepted a high bid of $6,200 for the Conway Teacherage. Approved additional teachers, maids and custodians for the current year. Those listed were; Gaston - John H. Vincell, Law rence T. Barham, Mrs. Arlene Blake Hawkins, Miss Cynthia J. Shell. W. S. Creecy-Mrs. BerthaK. Severn — Mrs, Maddrey. (See COMPLIANCE. Page 6J Electric Co. Under New Management RICH SQUARE - Grover L. To Advertise For Bids On Severn Post Office ards, James W, Whitley, Harrell has purchased the J. G. James C. Parks, Jr., Mrs. Alice Lane Electric Company on Main B. Wesley. Street and will officially open it Woodland Graded-MissCaro- as the Harrell Electric and lyn B. Green, Calvin Edward Wil- Plumbing Company on Septem- liams. her 16. Willis Hare High School - El- Harrell, a graduate of Coyne bert L. Hopkins. Electric School in Chicago, has Northampton County High been employed by Roanoke Elec- School — James Ward, ThomasG. trie Membership Corp. for the Shoup. past 18 years as electrification Eastside - Mrs. Zelia Carolyn advisor. During the years he was Edwards. employed by REMCO, Harrell, (Jumberry - Mrs. Emily D. who lost his left arm several Faison, Miss Lucy A. Edwards, years ago, served the people of Theocian H. Carter. the seven county area and drove Coates - Alton C. Thompson, 400,000 miles without an accident Mrs. Louise V. Cherry, Miss or a citation from an officer. Mrs. Harrell will be associated Beer Sales Start Wed. JACKSON - ABC enforcement officer, James L. Wagoner, met with merchants who had been ap- Moselle W. proved for the sale of beer in Northampton County on Tuesday morning at the courthouse to ex plain the state and county regu lations governing alcoholicsales. All of the licensees had been investigated by state enforcement officers as to their reputation and character before being cer tified to the county for a local license. The register of deeds issued a county license to ail applicants that h^ been approved by the state. R was expected that the mer chants would be able to stock and sell beer by Wednesday. Special Set For Tax Referendums November 2nd JACKSON - The November 2, 1965 date that had been suggest ed by the County Board of Elec tions at a prior meeting was set by the county commissioners as the date for a special referendum to see if the county voters will County Airport. The referendum allow the board authority to levy will also decide whether or not up to five cent per hundred dol lars tax for underwriting the cost of financing Northampton’s por tion of improvements to the Tri- the board can levy up to two cents for Improvement to the library system. The referendum was allowed Perry Martin County Good Named To Head Neighbor Group SEVERN - In a telegram to the TIMES-NEWS, Congressman L. H. Fountain advised that the Post Office Department will advertise for bids on September 15, 1965 for a new postal facility at Sev ern. The building would be located near the present post office and with her husband in the store. Conway Church Celebration Set AULANDER - The Conway would contain 1,000 square feet of interior space, a platform of 96 square feet, and 2,450 square Church is planning an Anniver- feet for parking. sary Service and Homecoming The bids would call for a five Celebration Sunday, October 10. year lease and three five year Dr. Perry Crouch, Executive options. Secretary-Treasurer of the Bap- Bids will be opened on October tist State Convention will be the 19. speaker. JACKSON - The Northampton local area. County Commissioners consid- The members are normally ered a request of Chairman Dave selected from all walks of life Coltrane of the North Carolina and are representative of all Good Neighbor Council, ahd ap- REV. REESE Tri-County Airport Gets $75,000 Federal Money TRI-COUNTY AIRPORT—It’s no longer just a pipe-dream. Instead Tri-County Airport will get a 4,000 foot hard-surfaced runway and landing lights speedily and Sunbeam Corp. can set its planes down there. The $75,000 of matching federal funds for the project has been released by the Federal Aviation Agency with notification received Thursday by Reps. Herbert C. Bonner and L. H. Fountain in Washington, both of whom have worked diligently to obtain the FAA approval. Tri-County Airport Chairman John K. Barrow, Jr, was out of town and not reached for a statement but members of his committee said that the project would move im- mediatelv. Barrow and the group have just been waiting for the go-ahead signal, with every' thing else in readiness, it was said ■ ' ■■ and jet piston planes. able. Hertford County has raised its $25,000 through an industrial development tax. Bertie County already had its share and North ampton County, whose commis sioners also endorsed the air port project away back on Feb ruary 8 when work started on get ting FAA funds, puttheircommit- ment in writing as of that date in a special letter sent to the Sunbeam Corp. Since then Northampton has approved ABC stores for its county in a ref erendum August 14, which opens the way for obtaining the neces sary funds. It was part of the commitment which brought the big Sunbeam plant into Ahoskie, that the Tri- County Airport facilities would be put into shape to handle multi- engine airplanes. The promise was that the air port would be ready within a year _ the date February 12, when Sun- pointed Rich Square attorney Perry Martin as the chairman of a proposed Northampton County Good Neighbor Committee. Martin was asked to meet at a later date with the commission ers to advise them as to the size and composition of the council. Martin is a member of the law firm of Martin and FlytheofRich Square and a former state sena tor during two different terms of the legislature. He served as chairman of the Northampton County Democratic Executive Committee for several years. The North Carolina Council was originated by Governor San ford and has been endorsed and continued by Governor Moore as a method of establishing commu nication and responsible coope-* ration between the races. Recent racial trouble in near by communities suchasWilliam- ston and Plymouth has been at tributed in some state circles to a lack of an effective organiza tion to handle questions of ad justment under changing racial patterns in North Carolina. The council has no official status but served as an advisory and mediation means to elected LASKER - The Rev. E. L. officials and busiressmen In the Reese has arrived here to as sume the pastorates of the Las- hurches. Before accepting the lost, he was at Slloam Baptist ’hurch near Windsor. He re- 'places the Rev. Floyd Key, who resigned to accept a pastorate in Tennessee. The Rev, Mr, Reese was born JACKSON - Chairman of the in Madison County. He attended Northampton County Board of iMarshall High-American School, Commissioners J. Guy Revelle Gardner-Webb, Furman Univer- introduced a motion at the Tues- sity and Fruitland Preacher’s day board meeting that detailed School. He is now attending plans for the improvement of the Southeastern Baptist Theological county highway system. The en- Seminary and will graduate in tire board endorsed the letter December, 1965. that will be sent county repre- He was ordained in 1953 by sentative J. Raynor Woodard, Calvary Baptist Church at Chairman of the State Highway Greenville, Tenn. Commission Joe Hunt and Dls- The Rev. Mr. Reese has been trict Engineer D. W. Patrick of County officials have recently expressed the opinion that griev ances concerning the county have been directed to Washington, D. C., officials and that a means of handling such complaints locally was needed. The date for the organizational meeting has not yet been set. New Minister Arrives For TwoChurches PERRY MARTIN Ihsisfing 'Opdn Improvements To 158 & 258 had charged that the county had been “given the run around” in past highway programs and that the board intended to see that it didn’t continue that way. The letter read: “Mr. Don Matthews, Jr. (See Improvements, Page 6) Matching funds also are avail- beam announced It would con- ■ ■ ■ struct a plant in Ahoskie to han- In an emergency, it is possiblJe die around 600 employees with it could be used by a jet althoug^h pastor of the Calvary Baptist Ahoskie. nobody is making any promise.Js Church at Greenville, Tenn.; it called for widening and Im- on that. ■ f Point Pont Baptist Church, Mars proving all of U.S. 158 and 258 However, a jet fighter is beinig ^^11; Shady Grove Baptist Church within the county limits. • previous meetings Revelle nent display. Area Towns Powell Bill Money Over $8 Million opening date June 15. Before June 15, a practice assembly line’had been set up in a tobacco warehouse and shortly afterwards management and em ployees moved into the new plant despite walls were still going up and equipment still going in. Meanwhile the airport proj ect was being pushed hard by all concerned with Reps. L. H. Foun- Forest City. The plane is one which h*s He is married to the former been “phased out” at the Sew- Jermaine Bible of Greenville, mour Johnson Air Force Ba-'lse Tenn. They have two children, at Goldsboro and has been turn'fed Charles Douglas, age 14, and ruu..- over to the Tri-County Airpeftrt Ruth, age four, tain and Herbert Bonner’s offices for placement at the entraucej of The Reese family moved to the doing what could be done at the tbe road Into the airport. [ parsonage here on Monday. Washington level and Sen. J. J. Discussing the airport proJi.,!cl Harrington busy al stale level. Friday, Sen. Harrington saldttnal Harrington said a key factor In "« possible" that the projkiol obtaining FAA approval had been "'‘Bl'l be completed before I,he the close working relationship start of winter. , between the offices of the two However, he pointed out tjhat Congressmen. everything will have to work/to- No Decision On Wine Sales JACKSON - ABC BoardChair- man Bartlett Burgwyn stated on Tuesday that a meeting would be scheduled this week for the near future to decide upon wine sales at local stores and to beginplan- ning for county liquor stores. He said that he had been con- “I’m afraid that new book they The $150,000 project will see ward'the goal - good weather,/the are trying to launch isn’t going to been"t^en b7meeHng^time the present 3,500 foot sod runway contractor moving in spee-dily have ^y sale. ’ to allow the boardtoproceedwith transfixed into a hard-surface once the contract is let to pid, "OVt forbidden t Cbuckle I NO SALE RALEIGH - Hertford, Bertie, Northampton and Gates counties are allocated a total of $94,322.- 57 of Powell Bill funds out of the $8,776,008.98 allocated to North Carolina municipalities this year, according to an announce ment from the North Carolina Highway Commission Wednes day. Powell Bill funds are state street allocations made annually to legally Incorporated communi ties which establish eligibility and qualify under the law. . - This means they must submit scheduled this week for the near concerning municipal elec- valorem taxes and oth er sources of income and budget ordinances. The law provides that a sum equal to the amount produced by one-half cent of the regular six cents per gallon state motor tax by special legislation passed by this year’s North Carolina legis lature after being submitted by Representative Raynor Woodard at the request of the commission ers. At that time the commission ers had no sources of county tax funds to underwrite the airport project or funds for the hiring of any industrial development personnel. Profits from the newly estab lished ABC system can be ap plied to projects of this type aft er deductions for enforcement and other specified projects but it is unlikely that these will be available during the first year of operation. Negroes Ask for Jobs A delegation of three Negroes appeared before the commission ers to ask that a Negro be ap pointed to the ABC board and to clerks jobs in the ABC sys tem. Chairman J. Guy Revelle told them that the board hadbeen appointed at a joint meeting of the Health, Education Boards and the Board of Commissioners and that they had no more say until va cancies occurred in the future. He suggested that they visit the Chairman of the ABC board Bart lett Burgwyn to make their re quest for consideration of Ne groes when hiring begins for the proposed county liquor stores. The group said that they repre sented the Northampton County Voters Movement and the spokes man was Joseph E. MajettofRich Square. He was accompanied by William Pierce of Woodland and W. B. Foriest of Conway. In other actions the board: Granted a leave of absence ex tended beyond her accumulated leave of two months to Autrey Jenkins who Is the Home Eco nomics Agent for the county. She expects to return to duty on December 1, 1965 alter this ma ternity leave. Asked County Agricultural Chairman B, H. Harrell to con tact District Agent Norton ai^d inquire into the possibility of having the county .share the cost . of S "Special devefo^inent 'a'gwiJ such as Is now being done In an experimental program In Bertie County. The commissioners ex plained i:hat they thought this would be a good way to start an industrial development program for the county. Jackson To Be Stop On Highway Trip RALEIGH — Another swing In to eastern North Carolina has been scheduled by HighwayCom- misslon Chairman Joe Hunt and 4,000 foot runway which will and no stumbling blocks in fthe handle four-engine piston planes way. ‘ ' locations or for building the nec essary stores and warehouses. fuel be allocated to these quali fying municipalities on the basis of relative non-state system local street mileage and relative pop ulation. In Gates County, Gatesville was the sole community receiv ing an allocation, the amount $1,878.67, ^ In Bertie County nine commu- other 'top'highwly officials for nltles received a total of $24,- September 14-17, Inclusive 515.90, these being: Askewville- The trip will be another In a $1,040.70; Aulander - $4,857,22; series of inspection type visits Colerain _ $946.07; Kelford - into various sections oftheState, $2,184.07; Lewiston — $1,502.27; similar to the one in late July in- Powellsville - $1,182,47; Roxo- to the westernmost mountain ar- bel - $2,174.42; Windsor -$9,- eas. 408.45, and Woodvllle, $1,220.24. Accompanying the chairman In Hertford County four com- will be Highway Administrator munlties shared in $39,496.89 w. F. Babcock, Chief Engineer with the four being: Ahoskie - c. w. Lee, Secondary Roads Of- $22,256.59; H a r r e 11 s vi 1 le — fleer George Willoughby and Pub- $661.80; Murfreesboro - $12,- lie Information Officer Jerry El- 059.01, and Winton - $4,519.49. iiott. Northampton County’s $28,- The group from Raleigh will be 431.10 goes to: Conway - $3,- accompanied by Highway Com- 053.19; Garysburg —$1,052.78; mlssioners Cam Langston of Gaston - $7,115.48; Jackson - Grifton while in Division 2, Com- $3,613.15; Lasker-$596.62;RIch mlssioner Don Matthews, Jr., in Square _ $5,410.86; Seaboard _ Division 1, and Commissioner $3,422.49; Severn -$1,598.70 and Carl Renfro in Division 4, Woodland - $3,567.80. (See JACKSON, Page G) Signature Of Accomplishment! TRI-COUNTY airport—A silijjle engine jet is now the prop erty of the Tri-County Airport, mounted as a kind of a public monument to what has been accomplished in what began as a farmers field and soon is to become a modern air field, with landing lights and paved runway long enough to accommodate multiple engine planes. The T 33 plane is a U. S. Air Force jet trainer which has been “phased out” at the Seymour Johnson Air Base at Goldsboro, minus engine and instruments but with instrument panel intact. This doesn t mean that the kids can climb ail over it—as anyone knows no jet plane would withstand too much of that. Instead, it is being mounted high enough above ground to be out of reach of inquisitive hands and to be well within the view of highway traffic. A sleek, modern airplane, the jet is a two-place job with slid ing overhead hatch and the official markings of the U.S. Air Force on wings and shining aluminum fuselage.
Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald (Ahoskie, N.C.)
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