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2-1^ (y 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 "“STtr TIMES-NEWS A Combination of THE ROANOKE-CHOWAN TIMES — Established 1892 THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY NEWS — Established 1926 Volume LXXV, No. 9 Rich Square and Jackson, N. C., Thursday, March 3, 1966 Three Enter Political Picture CHARLES S. De LOATCH. JR. PERRY W. MARTIN DeLootch Is House Candidate MURFREESBORO - Charles S. DeLoatch, Jr., of Murfrees boro became the first candidate from Hertford County in the new State Senate, he announced Wed- sixth house district race when he nesday. Harrington Seeking Third Senate Term House Seat Sought By Martin RICH SQUARE - Former state senator Perry Martin, a prac ticing attorney in Rich Square, became one ofthe first two candi dates for representative from the new sixth districtofthe North Ca rolina legislature by announcing that he would run for one of the two seats available in the three county area composed of North ampton, Bertie and Hertford Counties. His announcement fol lowed by one week the statement of Northampton County Repre sentative J. Raynor Woodard that he would not seek re-election in the new district after serving nine terms in the legislature. Emmett W. Burden and Roberts H. Jernigan, Jr., who are now serving Bertie and Hertford Counties in the old district, have not officially declared them selves In the race for the two seats, although they are expected to run. Martin said, "I do not seek. REDyCE LEWISTON - Farm machinery executive J. J. “Monk” Harring ton will seek a third term in the CLOSER LOOK—A blinking warning light will be installed at the railroad crossing just north of Potecasi in the very near future. The light will warn motorists of trains approaching the grading, nor will I accept any appointed which was the scene of a fatal accident recently and was the site post in the state or federal gov- of several accidents over the past year. As the photo above shows, ernment. I have long since closed all of those doors and desire only to remain Inthlsarealnmypres- ent pursuits. neither the view looking west (left side of photo) nor the one look ing east (right side of photo) is exceptionally clear. Obstacles seem to be present at the most dangerous areas around the track. The warning device (shown between the two views) is like the one that will be installed. announced at the annual meeting of the Murfreesboro Chamber of Commerce dinner at the Presi dent’s Room of Chowan College on Wednesday night that “as of now I am a candidate for one of the two seats in our district.” DeLoatch ran against Repre sentative Roberts H. Jernigan, Jr., of Ahoskie for the old Hert ford County district seat in the 1964 primary and came within 100 votes ot winning. The nc^y district, composed of Hertford, Bertie and Northamp- icj', v.-llJ»£;eci two repieseiiLa- tives and a second candidate. Perry Martin of Northampton County, announced on the same day as DeLoatch. If either Jernigan or Repre sentative Emmett W. Burden of Bertie County elect to run for re-election they will face a con test for the two seats. DeLoatch operates farm and business interests in the Mur freesboro area. He recently be came the manager of the East Coast Trailer Sales Company in (See DeLOATCH. Page 4) Harrington is the first Demo cratic candidate to announce for the two seat senate race in the re-established 10 county IstDis- trict. The district is composed of , Camden. Currituck, Pasquotank, ProMd-s In „ Tn,. „ ihe Roanoke-Chowan area that w^«hTno+'n attention and I would Washin^on, Bertie, Hertford and Northampton counties. man u Sen. Emmett Winslow of Kert- and would ford is the other Incumbent sen- atorlnlhenewlyformeddlstrlct. “t®®® PP°“™= ‘p „ 1,4.. i,4,j the best interest of our area and Harrington based his bid for „ ... * vi nu u .,,„.,.4 „ „ i, the state of North Carolina, re-election on having previously served all counties of the district except Washington. And of Wash- ^ ington County he said, >1 have ^ ^ , “I would like to say on behalf of J. Raynor Woodard, who has close ties there among my many business acquaintances.” In an aside to his political plans, Sen. Harrington said he years he has been entirely dedi' cated to Northampton County and has served them well. “When running for solicitor In 1958, I had a chance to meet met even more people from » Washington County this past the P^ple of Northampton, Bertie weekend at .the. .Mbemarlo Con- j X'* - Counties.^ 1 have fereiiCu basketball ’tt>urn5nieii£, ^ T. ‘ ^ *^x4y„4 * The Plymouth High Schoolgirls were the tournament champions. f * ® where I can ^ represent the interests and de- ‘They certainly showed they are sires of the people In the Roa- a part of this area all right,’’the noke-Chowan area.” senator said. Martin served In the Senate Harrington was first elected to 1963 In the old sena- the Senate In 1962, At that time torial district and during his first the 1st District was made up of youngest senator eight counties — the present dls- serving. He Is now 37. J. J. HARRINGTON trlct minus Northampton and Washington. In the 1965 session, serving a second term, Harring ton represented the Bertie- (See HARRINGTON. Page 12) In County Court Conflicting Testimony Results In Nol Pros With Leave Verdict JACKSON - Contradicting tes timony offered by law enforce ment officers and a state witness led to a state of confusion, an ob jection from the defending attor ney and eventual ruling of nol pros with leave In a case against David Louis Bishop, 24, of Rich Square, in Northampton County Recorder’s Court Wednesday. Bishop was charged with reck less driving and operating a mo tor vehicle without a valid li cense. A witness presented by the state, James Boone, stated to the court that he saw the vehicle which Bishop was accused of op erating In a reckless manner, but that he could not swear that Bish op was the driver. Rich Square policeman H. L. Joyner told the court andpresld- ing judge, Ballard S, Gay, that Boone told him that he sawBish- op driving the vehicle on the night and at the time Inquestlon- Monday. Bishop told the court that he Scott and stealing a watch and was not driving the car and Joy- various other articles, ner said that he(Blshop)alsotold Three Rich Square men were a justice of the peace In Rich given 30 - day suspended sen- He reportedly turned down sev eral offers by the Sanford admin istration in 1964 to stay with his law practice in Rich Square. Bry ant Hasllpp, a leglslatlvereport- er for the Winston-Salem pa pers, called him ‘the most ef fective and articulate spokesman (See MARTIN, Page 4) Toll-Free Dialing Doubtful JACKSON - The results of a Potecasi To Get RR Signal WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH - The North Carolina State Highway Commission, meet ing at WrightsvllleBeachyes terday approved a blinking warning light for the rail road crossing just north of Potecasi. The crossing was the scene of a fatal accident recently In which Gloria Cog- gms, 5, ol (jonway lost her ■i.'r-o •_’»>' iia £-.-?• ten-aged children were injur ed. Installation of the light will cost about $10,000 with the state paying 90 per cent and the railroad company the remain ing lO per cent. The rail road Is charged with main taining the light. Members of the Northamp ton County Board of Commis sioners sent a telegram to the state after the fatal accident to initiate movement toward obtaining the traffic warning light. According to highway com mission reports, work on in stalling the new light will get under way in the next few days. Previous to the fatal ac cident but after the crossing had been the scene of several mishaps, county residents made attempts to have a light installed at the cite. All efforts had failed. Sheriff, Two Deputies Named In $101,100 Suit RALEIGH - A suit was Hied against Northampton County Sheriff Frank Outland and two deputies yesterday In U. S. East ern District Court, The suit charges Outland and Dep- uUes William Sykes and Eddie Ingram with acting outside the scope of their jurisdiction and without authorization ol law. A Gavysburggrocer,Lawrence .tho} rvlt that Sheriff Outland and the two deputies broke into his home and assaulted and intimidated his 12- year-old son. In the suit. Turner Is asking the court to award him $60,000 from the sheriff and $41,1(30 from the two deputies. When contacted by “Your Home Newspaper” this morning. Sher iff Outland said he had “no com ment” on the situation. Turner’s suit alleges the fol lowing events took place on the night in question: The sheriff came to Turner’s store about 2 p.m. on January 8 with three other persons, Out land told Turner he had a war rant to search his store and home about a half mile from the store, for whiskey, Outland did not show him the warrant, but Turner told the sheriff to go ahead and search the store. Nothing was found during the search. Outland then asked Turner to go with him to Turner’s home. Turner said he would as soon as he finished waiting on Howard Montgomery, a customer In the Jobless Moving To Jobs RALEIGH - A North Carolina Fund project will draw over 2,- 000 unemployed laborers and low-income farm workers and their families from Hertford County and the surrounding area and relocate them In high em ployment areas in the Piedmont, according to Bob Lofaso, direc tor of the project. store. When he had finished waiting on the customer. Turner got In to the car with the sheriff. A call came over the car radio, tell ing the sheriff that “We are at the house but can’t get in. There Is a little boy here but he won’t let us get in.” The sheriff told the callers, “Hell, knock the door dowvi.’u, rf- The ci.’.l.j'-.s (See SHERIFF'. Page’"''/ '' 3 Injured In Sunday Accident The North Carolina Fund, a private non-profit anti-poverty organization, has a mllllon-dol- lar contract from the U. S. De partment of Labor to administer the exodus. Judge Gay issued the nol pros costs by Judge Gay, when they commissioners and Merchants' with leave aad then o„ the’rec- Tn a%ame ofehaLe ^S'ea^S Sotoa xSephonf ™d ommendation of Northampton and money.” Laroima leiepnwe and i ampton County Sheriff E. Frank Out land, issued a bench warrant for Bishop on breaking, entering and larceny charges. .T,u lu Telegraph Company last week fn produced no official results but Glarkie Walden and Walter Mot- general opinion is that toll-free Harrington To Probe State Signal Policy RICH SQUARE - Three per sons were slightly injured and $1,200 damages were recorded in a two-car accident about six- tenths of a mile north of here on U.S. 258 Sunday. Janice Thompson was cut on According to project officials, ‘he head, Ellen Thompson recelv- unemployed workers will be ‘’rulses on the head and face, sought out in the East, jobs will Bruce Allen Thompson had be found In the Piedmont imd then •1;®„'’®®‘’ “'•®'' “■« workers will be moved to the »l'lch Bruce Thompson jobs driving collided with a 1961 The project staff will center *’®i"« ‘'''''®" >>>■ ““■'J' attention on unemployed persons and workers with farm family , According to reports made to incomes below $1,200 a year. ^i^Shway ley, Judge Gay ruled nol pros upon According to the sheriff, the payment of court costs In aoha?ge „““t%e‘;„aeS‘aken"S;';he near fu warrant was for breaking and en- of assault on a female against “‘he near fu (See VERDICT, Page 12) dialing between individual North- LEWISTON - Need for an in- ampton County communities will vestlgatlon by the next legisla ture of the state’s policy on 'This may be where the prob lem is, According to Lofaso, the big gest problem will be housing for the workers after jobs arefound. Counties from which workers will be drawn are: Camden, Car teret, Columbus, Duplin, Edge combe, Franklin, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Martin, North ampton, Pender, Perqulman tering the home of Mrs. Ruby Border Survey Bill Killed By Committee RICHMOND - VirglnlaState Senator W. V. ”6111” Rawl ings of Capron, Va., told “Your Home Newspaper "that a bill requesting $5,000 for a new survey of the border be tween Northampton and Hert ford Counties in North Caro lina and Southampton County in Virginia died when the fi nancial committee failed to meet Wednesday’s deadline for reporting on the bill. Rawlings said, “I hate to see it (the bill) killed but there is nothing we can do about it now.” News About Our Servicemen RIDLEY with his wife and children. FORT JACKSON, S. C. —Army Captain Whitley graduated Pvt. Jesse L, Ridley, 24, son of from Unionville (Virginia) High and Mrs. Burgwyn Ridley (See SERVICEMEN. Page 12) Jackson Dr. Appointed To Welfare Bd. Bill Jones, Paul Warren and Gene Godwin, representatives of the telephone company, told the group that the company would take railroad crossing signal lights was raised here Thursday by 1st District Sen. J. J. ‘Monk” Harrington. Harrington said he was plan- Harrington said in re- put, Robeson, Sampson, Scot (See PROBE. Page 12) land, Tyrrell, Warren and Wil Patrolman Glenn Swanson, the Garris woman attempted to make a left turn Into a driveway and was struck by the Thompson ve hicle. Thompson skidded about 150 feet, according to the officer’s report, and struck a light pole. Three wires were disconnect ed from the pole by the impact. The Garris woman was charged with failure to see that move ment could be made in safety. She was not hurt in the mishap. of Route 1, Woodland, completed a wheeled vehicle mechanic course at Fort Jackson February 24. During the eight-week course, Ridley received instruction in the internal combustion engine, automotive power train, chassis components, and was trained to use and maintain various tools and equipment. He entered the .Army last Oc tober. Ridley was graduated from C, S. Brown High School, Winton, in 1961 and was employed by Georgia-Pacific, Murfreesboro, before entering the Army. WHITLEY RALEIGH - The promotion of Charles A. Whitley from First Lieutenant to the rank of Captain was elected chairman. Theboard in the North Carolina Army Na- is composed of Mrs. Burgess, tional Guard was announced by Mrs. H. Randolph Howell, Jr., Governor Moore. of Seaboard, Clyde Jenkins of Whitley was born in Wood- Potecasi, Horace Guthrie of Ga- land where he presently resides rysburg and Dr. Robertson. JACKSON - Dr. C. B, Robert son of Jackson has been recently appointed to the Northampton County Board of Public Welfare to replace Jasper Eley who re signed January 1, 1966, Dr. Rob ertson was appointed by the State Board of Public Welfare. At a regular meeting of the county board on February 23, Mrs. E. J. Burgess of Pendleton a survey and report back to the ning to look Into the state’s poll- group with their findings. cy and regulations on signal lights Although making no definite after having received a number move on the matter, the repre- of inquiries following the fatal sentatlves did Inform the county accident last week at a grade officials that the cost of the in- crossing In Potecasi which lack- creased service would be large ed signal lights, and that individual telephone bills ‘it’ll probably take a law and could be increased by as much as maybe an appropriation, but three times present costs. where there’s a will there’s a There are 2,250 phones in the way,’’Sen. Harrington said, county that cover approximately ‘I’ve looked at some of the 50 miles from the most extreme signals our state regulations are eastern to the most western point requiring. I believe we can put and 25 miles from the most up lights cheaper than that, that southern to most northern tip. will do the same Job. What we If the telephone company’s fi- need are lights at these cross- nancial report should prove fa- ings and they don’t have to be vorable to the county commis- made of materials that will last sioners the question would then 200 years,” according to Sen. need to be put to a vote of the Harrington, county residents or telephone pa- A manufacturer of metal prod- ‘rons. ucts himself. Sen. Harrington The proposed plan for toll- said he felt sure investigation free calls within the county would would show signal lights could set up a system allowing calls be provided at less cost than from Conway to Woodland to what present specifications re- Jackson and from Jackson to quire. He indicated this was the Rich Square to Woodland, . aspect of present signal light Representing the county com- policy he hoped to have studied, missioners at the meeting were Sen. Harrington said present Guy Revelle, John E, Boone, state policy requires the Hlgh- Horace C, Guthrie and John H. way Commission budget to pay Liverman, jr. The Merchants' 90 per cent of the cost of rall- Association was represented by road crossing signals with the Charles Myers, John J. Heller railroads paying 10 per cent and Louis Johnson. -and providing the upkeep. THREE INJURED—Three persons were injured when this 1961 Pontiac (in foreground) and 1962 Ford (in background) collided about six-tenths of a mile north of Rich Square Sunday. The Ford traveled over 60 feet after hitting the Pon tiac. Damage to the two vehicles totaled over SI.200.
Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald (Ahoskie, N.C.)
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