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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, apartments or electric blankets and rent apartments, or formal clothes. Read ’em—use ’em. THE County TIMES-NEWS A Combination of THE ROANOKE-CHOWAN TIMES — Establisbed 1892 ☆ THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY NEWS — Established 1926 Vol. LXXIV, No. 49 Rich Square and Jackson. N. C., Thursday. December 16. 1965 New Station, Parking Lot For Jackson JACKSON - The downtown area of the county seat will have anew service station and public park ing lot early next year, accord ing to L. S. Lee, sales manager. Northeastern Oil Company, Mur freesboro. To be located on a now vacant lot directly across the street from the courthouse, the new sta tion Is expected to cost about $25,000 and will employ four per sons. A 25-year-old station on the site was demolished earlier this year to make way for a new and modern building. Lee said, too, an improved parking area was included in the company’s plans for the down town location. ‘ The parking lot will be for public useandwehope it will help alleviate crowded parking facilities in front of the courthouse,” he explained. Construction will begin early next month and is expected to be completed in about three months. The station will then be leased to an individual operator under terms yet to be decided. Negro Man Jailed In P. 0. Theft MARGARETTSVILLE - A 20- year-old Negro man is being held in Northampton County jail under $2,000 bond alter his arrest in connection with a break-in at the post office here the night of De cember 3, Herolye Rose, according to Sheriff Frank Outland, has ad mitted that he broke into the post office and took $156 in cash. When arrested the next day the Sheriff said, Rose was carrying only $3.75 and later told officers he had spent the rest of the mon ey on a watch, pistol, pants, underclothes and trench coat. - Entry to the office was gained ’tbfpugh ths?door leading from the lock box lobby to the service lobby which had been pried open with a metal bar. Rose was given a preliminary hearing on December 6 when he Senate Line-Up Changed; R-C, Albemarle Are Joined SERVICE STATION SITE — Bulk gas tanks were delivered Tuesday to the downtown Jack- son lot across from the courthouse where North eastern Oil Company will begin construction of a new and modern service center early next month. At right is the Jackson Fire Department Tri-County Airport Bid To Be Let Within Few RALEIGH — Senate and House get the Senate plan changed, committees working on redls- As the Senate committee con- tricting the state legislature vened Monday five or six Sena- came up with revised plans here tors from around the state with Monday which maintain Roanoke- district setups in the draft with Chowan - Albemarle area Integ- which they disagreed were pres- rity despite adropinrepresenta- ent. Of the five or six only 3rd Won for the over-all 12 county District Senator J, J, Harring- tonofLewistonhadaltematepro- The revised plan for theHouse Posals drafted and in hand for would split the area into twodls- distribution to committee mem- tricts with two representatives bers. each. The Senate plan joins the Harrington proposed two al- two districts into a single two- tematives to the committee to senator district plus adding change its original draft. The Washington County from south of first of Harrington’s alterna- Albemarle Sound, tives was that eventually adopted The House plan is unchanged by the committee, from one originally drafted by Harrington’s second alterna- the redistricting committee last tive would have split the sena- week. Hertford, Bertie and torlal district for the Roanoke- Northampton Counties make up Chowan and Albemarle in hal^ one district with two representa- adding Washington to Hertford, and in the background. The Bank of Northamp- district - also BerUe and Northampton. The ton. Part of the lot is now being used for off representatives _ con- plan called for adding Dare and street parking. Company sales manager L S *3^"® Gates, Pasquotank, Chowan, Tyrrell to the original draft’s ’ ... .... • • Perquimans, Camden and Currl- six-county district which includ- tuck. ed Gates. In the senate these two dis- Asked for comment Tuesday, tricts would be Joinedintoacom- Gates Rep. Phil Godwin said he bined district with Washington had reservations about the revis- County added. Plymouth is county ed plan because of the way the seat of Washington County. House is reapportioned. The first draft by the Senate Godwin said he wanted “the redistricting committee would counties in the House district have put Bertieintothesix-coim- Wed together as closely as pos- ty one-senator Albemarle dis- slble with the senatorial dis trict. Northampton and Hertford trict. would have gone into atwo-sena- “If we (the Albemarle district) tor district with Halifax, Edge- could pick up Washington County combe and Warren Counties. and let them (the Roanoke-Cho- The Senatedraftwaspronounc- wan) have Bertie it would work Senator Harrington on the oth er hand said, “I am happy to get the Roanoke-Chowan and Albe marle sections back together in one district. This is putUng back together essentially what we had in the old 1st District before the 1963 redistricting.” The plan which won Senate committee approval Monday had tee meetings: resentatives and two senators to look after the business of 10 coun- Wes. When we pull together we will have more combined weight in the legislature and we can fill in for one another better,” Harrington conWnued. BerWe Rep. Emmett Burden commented onMonday’scommit- its birth last Friday night during a conference between Harring ton, Godwin, Rep, Roberts Jer- nigan of Hertford, Emmett Bur den of Bertie and Raynor Wood ard of Northampton. After coming up with the two alternatives Harrington contact ed several committee members over the weekend. In addition he consulted with Sen. Emmett Winslow of Perquimans and Sen. Ashley Futrell of Beaufort, whose districts were affected by the proposed changes. “My feeling over the plan I saw in the paper this morning is that it is the best plan for our area under the circumstances. I still am much disappointed that many counties will lose their own representative, including my own county, as well as our neighbor ing counties. But the best legal brains 1 have talked with on the matter say that we have no oth er choice in the matter. “1 feel we came out of the com mittee meetings with the very best we could get for our area,” Lee said an improved public parking area will be included in the new development on the lot. detail about Monday’s meetings. He indicated, however, that he Days AHOSKIE-Tri-County Airport man John K. Barrow, Jr., of andtocompletetheprojectwith- will get bituminous base runway Ahoskle, with FAA Engineers in 20 working days, instead of the aggregate rock with Hans Sperber and James Hlg- Also to be let immediately is the contract expected to be let gins, of Charlotte, sitting in; the electrical contract with alow unacceptable last week by anrlght,”Godwinsaidlnrefer- withln the next week to Dickerson, John Talbert of John Talbert bid of $16,061 submitted by Rock- Roa^iohe - Chowan legislators, ence to his own version of an al- Itac., of Monroe, it was indicated Associates, engineers on the well Electric of Rockwell, at the Work began late last week and ternative to the original Senate continued over the weekend to draft. Tuesday when bids for construe- project, was weathered in at November opening of bids, tion of the runway were opened. Wilmington, and unable to get to As matters stand the two bids The low bid was $123,137 and Ahoskie for the opening of the total $139,188 which Iswellwith- submitted for the alternate pav- bids, but the bids were in the in the funds available which rep ing item, with second low bid- mail to Talbert Tuesday night, resent a matching grant of $75,- der Rose Brothers Paving Co., Bids submitted Tuesday were 000 in federal funds with spon- of Jonesboro, with a $128,335bid the second bids on the project soring counties of Bertie, Hert- for the rock base, or crushed as earlier bids - opened Novem- ford and Northampton raising aggregate. ber 2 — were well in excess of $25,000 apiece. Four other companies also $150,000 federal and county The paving project calls for submitted rockbasebids: Coastal funds available, so that theproj- construction of a runway or air Contractors, Inc., of New Bern- ect was revamped, and advertis- strip 75 by 4,ooo feet, apron $153,910; Central Builders Inc..,, ed for the second tlm^_ "^^^h the electrical project JACKSON r.’RJ^ounty’sC^- Rocky Mount - $l4&.0ti6; 'i. “'‘As'fhatters stand n^,'Airfrorf ^cirijgiits-iinchulsn?n'.it4U;- Loving, Raleigh, $135,954 and Authority Chairman Barrow said various airport radio equip- ed by Rep. Rayno2(Ko?!aikrd of Barrus Construction Co., Kins- late Tuesday, the bid should be Conway, toured three primary ton, $135,581. let within the next few days. Completion of thealrportproj- systems Tuesday as a second with the contractor expected to package deal phase of a study to formulate Harrington said the baslcthlng Burden said, to come out of the Friday night Rep. Jernigan of Hertford, a meeting, in addition to the two member of the House redistrict- proposals, was a determination ing committee said because of by the Roanoke-Chowan delega- his committee membership it tion to “keep Hertford, Bertie would be inappropriate to go into and Northampton Counties to- gether at all cost.” Harrington said, “Actually I was pleased by the Senate revl- think this whole northeast area sion. will be more strongly represent ed by the two-senator district than It would have been with two single - senator districts. This means that even if one man is. sick or away for some reason there is someone else the people can turn to or who can be look ing out for their interests. “In effect it means we have one over-all area with four rep- County Road Study Nears Completion ' wooK i.,fe'i;o21i'?rff«'e>iTour- ed and studied needs ofN.C, 35 from the Virginia line to Wood land. The committee is expected to Bids were opened at 11 a.m. move in on the oroiect as soeed- brought Sunbeam Inc.’s- recommendations for useofState ask the commissioners to recom- week In January. Chairman Bouse, but “of course, Miinipinal Rnl Irtincr 'hv T'.-i _ .. ^ , i i, n i i-> it i., .n. . • have Umo tnr that _ fn RALEIGH - Thirty-two live births were reported in Hert ford County in November, 20 in Gates, 35 in Northampton and 39 in Bertie, according to a re port from the N. C. Health De partment, Hertford had 22 deaths, one in fant death; Gates had six with two Couple Given Suspended Sentence On Affray Charge ueariiig oil ueceiiioer o wnen ne i.u_ ; -> .u. m ou me jjiujooi >u> opeeu- , . was ordered held for trial In the 1, BulhHw ily as possible - probably about h®* P'ant to Ahoskie earlier this Road Bond Issue funds, April Term of superior Court. March 1 - weather permitting - “ 126 Births In R-C Area, Nov. three infant deaths. Bertie had 20 deaths with two fetal deaths. Hertford hadtwotraffiedeaths, two on home and farm, one sui cide, four from cancer and nine from heart disease. JACKSON - A Jackson couple ing property. On the first charge had sentence suspended by Judge the judgment was 30 days in jail, Ballard S. Gay here in Record- suspended on payment of the er’s Court last Wednesday. The court costs and payment of $20 pair was charged with affray, damages to the W. S. Outlands. Judge Gay first sentencedPer- on the second matter the judg- ry Jefferies, Jr., to 60 days on mentwas30daysinjall,suspend- , V, J in roads for affray, then sus- ed on payment of the costs and P®ndedthetermonpaymentofthe $50 damages to the Outlands. deaths with two fetal deaths and- court costs and $10 for doctor’s Walter Wilson of Gaston, dis- L'ills. orderly conduct and carrying a Delois Jefferies, in addition to concealed weapon; not guilty of affray charges, was charged with the carrying a concealed weapon assault with a deadly weapon, charge and judgment suspended Her 60-day sentence was also on payment of the court costs on suspended on payment of the court the other count. Gates had two from heart and costs and being placed on proba- Fannie Curry Boone of Rich one from cancer. tion for 12 months. Square, speeding 70 mph In a 60 Northampton had two from other cases heard during the zone, fined $10 and the court heart, three from cancer and morning session were: costs, one tr^c death. James Arthur Williams, Roa- Gilbert Lee Deloatch of Mur- Bertie County had seven from noke Rapids, speeding 55 mph in freesboro, speeding 70 mph in a heart, three from cancer. a 45 zone, judgment suspended 60 zone, fined $10 and the court upon payment of the court costs, costs, t Luther Wheeler and Madeline Beatrice Sue Bishopof407 Jef- W0lTlK5f WUZ •{ Wheeler, both of Severn, Each ferson St., Roanoke Rapids, too * charged with (1) trespassing and fast for conditions, judgment sus- A Touch of Spring (2) disorderly conduct, destroy- pended on payment of the court costs. Atlas Chambliss of Roanoke Rapids, public drunk; judgment suspended on payment of costs in two cases, Hubert Wesley Allen of Gas ton, illegal use of dealer’s license plate, to wit, not having valid permit; nol pros. George Verdell Bishop of Rich Square, failure to reduce speed ONLY 7 SHOPPING DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS Receiving attention of the six , man committee, and county man- S ager Melvin Holmes, Tuesday mend that secondary road 1214 be redesignated as a primary road, with aposslblellkerecom mendation for 1311. Grant Renamed SCS Supervisor ‘ JACKSON - W. W. Grant of ^ Garysburg was elected to an- ^ other three-year term as super- ~ visor of the Northampton Soil ty. Assistance is provided by the various agricultural and ed ucational agencies in the county. Technicians of the Soil Conser- Rep. Woodard of Northampton also indicated his pleasure at the results. He said he felt it was important to keep the Roa noke-Chowan area together in both the House and Senate and that the revised plans for both do this to his satisfaction. Woodard, however, reiterated his earlier statement that he doesn’t like the idea of reappor tionment of the state because the eastern counties stand to lose representation, “It boils down to this,” he said, “urban areas stand to gain while rural coun ties stand to lose and I don’t think this is good for the state. Under the present setup, we have had good government and I feel representatives from the small The committee pl^s another ^ complete drafitiig of recamin^- «Ho .liv cjjampton 9suita~ datlons for Improvements to be “^® ^® would like eo see an presented to the commissioners amendment to the constitution to special meeting the first increase member ship of the House, but “of course, we don’t have time for that - in fact, the court hasn’t allowed us suffi cient time to do the extremely important job that must be done by January 31,” Because the two eastern Sena torial districts have been left in tact, with exception of the addi tion of Washington County, Wood ard finds the Senate districting plan acceptable. “Ithink we(Ber- tie, Hertford and Northampton) had one of the most ideal Sena torial districts in the state as the three counties have so much in common - agriculture, proposed JACKSON — Establishment of joint mentalheaIthprogram,Tri- Woodard has been appointed by the committee to outline their study and recommendations at this meeting. Savings Co. To Be C of C Project vioui UX LUB iNuiuiauipioii ooli leciuucians oi me aoii LOnser- one or morp savine-c anH Tnanc a» . j t ’.C and Water Conservation District vation Service are specifically associations In the^ countv will h ^ in an alaefinn hai^i a ^^ associations ui the county Will tists, the West Chowan Baptist in an election held on Monday, A December 6. He will serve with J. R. Vaughan of Lasker, James T, Edwards of Seaboard, Cecil ; Maddrey of Severn and JosephD. ^ Jenkins of Woodland. As the governing body of the district, they are responsible for T developing and carrying out a program of soil and water con servation in Northampton Coun- assigned to provide technical as sistance to the district. Mr, Grant has been a member of the Board ofSupervisors since December 1961. He was appoint ed at that time to fill the unex pired term of Henry B. Mon cure, who resigned. Since the early days of the district he has had a conservation program in operation on his farm. the West Chowan Baptist Association.” For Woodard, it wasn't a mat ter of finding a plan the eastern , , counties would like - only one lasl^ Wednesday night's meeting ihai woum be acceptable, accord- ing to him. be a major project of the North ampton Chamber of Commerce in the new year. The project was discussed at They’ll Be 'Home’ For Holiday, Too of the group in the Agricultural Building here. President Charles E. Myers expressed the opinion that establishment of the asso ciations would benefit the coun ty, keep money within the coun ty, and assist In development of the county. All business of the C of C was tabled until the January meeting when committees will be appointed for area projects. Letters mailed to postal pa trons haveproduced excellentre- sults in the drive for member ship in the C of C, Myers told the 13 members present. It was decided that Mrs. Marlalne M. Howard, secretary - treasurer, would make personal calls throughout the county to solicit additional members. Santa In M'boro December 18 MURFREESBORO — Santa Claus will be in “Santa's Vil lage" Saturday. December 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. He will talk to all the children and give them goodies. Santa will be there again Christmas Eve. Friday. December 24, from 2 to 4 p.m. The directors decided ou this project at their December meeting according to W. W. Edwards. Jr. ed homes in the area. Alvarado will be in Weldon, Perez in Lit- MURFREESBORO - Chowan College students and faculty — , members will be “home for the tleton and Martinez in Hampton. ^ special hazard; called and holidays” December 17-January Four Thailand students will failed, capias issued and bond 3 to enjoy traditional festivities spend an American Christmas ®®^ with their families and friends, in homes of fellow students. Reuben Bowser of Route 1, This includes the eight foreign Chairat Soontiraratu, Bangkok; RichSquare, drivingwhiledrunk, students on campus, even though Sukontha Sriphoothorn, Thombu- {|^®^ and the court costs, they won’t be returning to their ri; Maitree Sunthornsaratul, ,1,® appeal given, bond set homelands for Christmas. Bangkok; and Niramol Thanom- $200. Anky Fokker, Netherlands ex- kulbutr, Nakornratsima, have no change student, will spend relatives in the States, but havei Christmas with an aunt in Mi- made many friends among stu- ami. Harvey Harris, public rela- dents and earned the admiration tions director at the college, of college officials, according to said Anky “was sick during her Harris. first four weeks m soulfeaslern Martlnes, wto will Virginia and northeastern North . rhri;ima! with his familv Carolina because of the hot. ffHamS T‘ s art ng S in humid weather” a riimnte vast- “ Hampton, IS Starting irom county court clerk’s office uumiaweatner -aclimate vast- s^j-atch with his formal educa- x: ly different front that of her Harris said, although he homeland. “She will really be in ' -i..—.,-.. hot country during Christmas,’ W. C. Lassiter Will Probated JACKSON - The will of W, C. Lassiter of Potecasi who died Two County Women Tricked Of $731 December 6. His daughters, Sarah Frances , , Timberlake and Helen Rebecca Sly'^Lrsf^Ll Zrz paikei. Is., .a Faculty member Peter Wong The will, written September I, of Hong Kong obviously will not 1962, bequeathed all property to CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM COURT- Chrlstmas holiday. Three other foreign students- Patriclo Rivas Alvarado, Santia go, Chile, Luis Perez and An tonio Martinez, both Cuban ref- beat his family home for Christ- the deceased’s wife, Mrs, Fannie HOUSE—The Northampton County Courthouse mas but plans to spend the holi- Grant Lassiter with the stipula- ugees _ will snpnrt hoiidavs days in Murfreesboro and visit- tion that thetwodaughtersinherit rthIamUlesrnewly ®®labU^^^^ >"6 'll®”-*® 1» ®‘»®®- Hie ealate al her death. says Merry Christmas to the people in large red letters above the railing on the second floor porch, flanked by large green wreaths with red bows adorning the heavy wooden doors leading into the court room. Attracting many out-of-county visitors with its architecture, the building’s beauty is enhanced during the Christ mas season by the traditional decorations. SEABOARD - A woman, de scribed by two of her victims as a “gypsy” has wrangled $731 from two Northampton County women through trickery. Both local women told Sheriff Out land their money was missing after a stranger visited their homes under pretense of being sent to bless “all cash in the house.” The most recent victim of the “praying and blessing” chican ery was Mrs. Ophelia Newsome, 72-year-old Negro woman of Rt. 1, Seaboard, who lost $48 on De cember 9 when she admitted the stranger to her home. Mrs, New- some told Sheriff Frank Outland the “gypsy” woman performed some type of ritual and brfore leaving the house told her not to look at the money until the next day. There was no money the next day and Mrs. Newsome realized she had been tricked. The first such Incident was re ported by Mrs, Alice Hardy, also of Seaboard, whotoldSheriff Out land $683 in cash was missing from her cloth money bag after a woman stranger blessed it on De cember 2. According to Mrs, Hardy, the stranger told her to go into another room and repeat the Lord’s Prayer while she blessed the money. When Mrs, Hardy returned to the room where the “gypsy” had remained with the cash, she was told not to look into the money bag until the next day. When the bag was opened, there was no money - only scrap paper stuffed inside to replace the cash. If other county residents have been victimized by the “money blesser,” no report has been made to local law enforcement officers.
Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald (Ahoskie, N.C.)
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