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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 '’“Srr" TIMES-NEWS A Combination of THE ROANOKE-CHOWAN TIMES — Established 1892 ^5^ THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY NEWS — Established 1926 Volume LXXV, No. 13 Rich Square and Jackson, North Carolina, March 31, 1966 - In Superior Court - Youth Sentenced To Seven Years ★ ★ ★ ★ New Criteria For Students Announced JACKSON - James W. Boone, ::halrman of Local Board No. 6'?, Northampton County, has just received information concerning the Selective Service College Qualification Test. Mr. Boone said the director of Selective Service, Lt. General Lewis B. Hershey, has announc ed that additional criteria will be provided for use by local boards in their determination as to the retention or reclassification of students in Class II-S, Science Research Associates of Chicago has been awarded a contract to prepare and admin ister the Selective Service Col lege Qualification Test and to forward scores made to the local boards of registrants who are college students and high school seniors or any potential II-S registrants. The test will con sist of 150 multiple choice items with three hours permitted for completion. Generally, the test will be divided into four basic categories: reading comprehen sion, verbal relations, arithme tic reasoning, and data interpre tation. It is described as a gen eral aptitude type test. Three dates have been set for giving the examination: May 14, May 21 and June 3 at 37 locations in North Carolina. Mr. Boone says that applications to take the te^ are available at all local boards, and a registrant may procure one from any local board. The registrant must mail the ap plication to the ScienceResearch Associates, 259 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, not later than April 23, 1966. The test will provide an addi tional criterion for making re- Nine Divorces Are Granted By Judge Walter W. Cohoon V JACKSON - An escaped con vict from Fayetteville, who was arrested last September on vari ous charges ranging from speed ing to manslaughter, was given a seven-year sentence in North ampton County Superior Court Tuesday. William M. Novella, 18, en tered a plea of nolo contendere (no contest) to the charge of man slaughter and Judge Walter W. Cohoon handed down the seven year term and ruled nol pros with leave in the string of other violations occurring during a high speed chase as he attempted to escape two North Carolina Highway Patrolmen in a stolen vehicle. Other charges against the youth included speeding in excess of 100 miles per hour, reckless driving, failure to stop for red light and siren, assault with a deadly weapon (automobile) and various other less serious of fenses. Novella was arrested Septem ber 20 when the stolen vehicle he was operating struck a high way patrol car and overturned, RICH SQUARE - ARichSquare killing a passenger in the vehi- Negro, Joseph E. Majett, 46, has cle. filed with Northampton County After the sentence was handed Board of Elections Chairman down defense attorney, Julian Russell Johnson for a seat on the Alsbrook, asked the judge to in- Northampton County Board of elude in the sentence that the Commissioners. young man be allowed mental Majett, the second of his race treatment while serving the sen- from Northampton to file for po- tence. litical office subject to the May During testimony, Alsbrook primary, is a disabled veteran of had attempted to establish the World War 11 and is seeking his fact that the dead sailor and not first political position. Novella was driving the auto at Majett is challenging for the the time of the fatal accident, seat now filled by John Henry Judge Cohoon ruled that evi- Liverman, a Woodland grocer dence in no way disproved the who is ending his first term of charge that Novella wasthedriv- office as representative of the er. first district. In Monday’s court divorce suits The first district includes the took up much of the day. JOSEPH E. MAJETT Board Seat Is Sought By Majett Leroy Barber from Vinnie Deb- ro Barber; and Patsy Lee Ves- ter Balmer from George Lewis Balmer. Also in Monday’s court action a 20-year-old Margarettsville man, Earland Rose, charged with breaking and entering the Mar garettsville Post Ofiice last No vember, was given two years in jail alter the court accepted a lesser plea. Rose was sentenced by Judge Walter W. Cohoon of Elizabeth City, presiding officer for the spring terms of court, to serve two years in jail, to be assign ed to work under the direction of the State Prison Department. Rose entered a guilty plea to non-felonious breaking and en tering through his court-appoint ed attorney. The lawyer, how ever, made an effort to get the young man off on a suspended sentence. Judge Cohoon disagreed, how ever, saying, "This is his third time up for the same type of fense. If he was a first offender, f I would be inclined to go along with probation,” the judge added. Rose had been held in North ampton County Jail since his ar- re^ last year, according to tes- LONG TIME FARMERS—Miss Lavenia Mae Gay and brother, timony given Monday during his Walter, are two of Northampton County’s most experienced hearing. farmers. Between the two over 100 years have been spent tending In the case of Thomas Davis a farm. Walter, 84, still drives a tractor, cuts up wood and does of Gaston, charged with larceny of a cow, whichwentbeforeajury trial after a not guilty plea Mon day, the court gave the youth a sentence of 18 to 24 months. After hearing most of the mat ter with the jury, the case was (See YOUTH, Page 5) other chores around the house. And Miss Gay, who claims to he 75 but is said to be 80 by her niece, does all her own house work, some farm chores and cooks for Walter and herself. classification* from the n-s pool area surrounding Rich Square. Divorces were granted thefol- in addition io’-.he two which are now provided. At present, the two criteria are: (1) The registrant is a full-time student, and (2) He is making satisfactory progress. The test will in addition provide an indication as to his aptitude with respect to other college stu dents, (See STUDENTS, Page 10) A nati’/e of Rich =qu&’'e, Ma- lcv.'ir.g; wtiiie,H/irgian-e fr-'m Jett is a graduate of Agricultural Hazel R. Hargrave; Tanna Blount and Technical College at Greens- from Elnora Blount; Jesse Garris boro and holds a bachelor of scl- from Mary Garris; Jesse Tay- ence degree in economics and lor from Elsie J. Taylor; Rachel history. B. Liverman from Roland J. Liv- Majett is the first to officially erman. file for the board of commis- Maddrey Debro from Cornell sioner seat but Liverman is ex- Hill Debro; McKinley Stephen- (See MAJETT, Page 9) son from Clalrene Stephenson; Trotter Pony Race Slated ' >1 * if For April 3 County’s 'Oldest Young Farmers’ Are Maintaining Seit-Sulticiency “dcr* Uncle Sam On County Putting Bite Residents Ton* ’ ^“•i'^';rr..woj not seam like the same world” Miss Lavenia Mae Gay grew up In as a child with “space travel CONWAY — The first race of now established and talk ofsend- the Carolina - Virginia Trotting ing a man to the moon.” And the Pony Association will be held on 78-year-old “MlssDallie” keeps Sunday, April 3, at Northampton abreast of current events “by Saddle Club located midway be- reading the newspapers from the tween Conway and Jackson on front to the back page.” U.S. 158. Race time is 2 p.m. A small • MissGayandherbrother.Wal- gate fee will be charged, accord- terj who was 84 years old ing to Kelly M. Davis, secretary February 26, live together in a of Northampton Saddle Club, large farm home on the rural A total purse of $700 will be paved road from Jackson to given on the seven races to be Creeksville, AtthetimeMissGay held. Ribbons will be awarded was interviewed, her brother was in the two children races. not at home - he was at another The Carolina - Virginia Trot- farm working on the tractor! But ^ Your Home Newspapers Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, D. C. - Tax payers in Northampton County are heavily engaged at the present time. They are involved In their annual skirmish with Form 1040 and the related tax forms from Washington. Uncle Sam is highly interested in the outcome of the struggle. Irrespective of what the weather will be on April 15, he will ar rive on the local scene, hand ex tended. He expects that this year’s vis it will be even more profitable for him than last year’s was. His total take at that time from local residents was a hefty $2,- 074,000, including personal in come and withholding taxes. That is the approximate amount turned in last April, as de termined by an official break down of the statewide figures an nounced by the Internal Revenue Service and by local income re ports. They show that the personal tax payments from the State of North Carolina as a whole came to $669,000,000. Some 0,31 per cent of this amount was turned in by resi dents of Northampton County, Just how much will the local contribution be this year? The government expects it to be more than before. According to the current budg et, individual tax payments throughout the country will be 5.3 per cent higher, withthetotal receipts rising from last year’s $48.8 billion to a new high of $51.4 billion. In some communities, where progress in the past year was better than average, the tax re turns will be proportionately greater and in others, lower. ting Pony Associationraclngclr- a week earlier when the Gays , . XX. . , cuit plans to hold 16 races this furnished “Your Home Newspa- tial amount of money for federal payments closer to their final per” with information concern- season. P®!" The circuit consists of six ing an old cemetery near their — -- • - - , . , tracks. They are located at home, Mr. Gay said he couldn’t Congress raises the withholding system, involving rates ranging Qatesville andFranklin, turn out as much manual labor rates for people in the middle in- from 14 to 30 per cent of taxable and Petersburg, now as he did prior to a 1956 op- /xnmo onH nnnor innnmf^ inCnmfi. will gO into effect OU taxes on April 15, The new tax bill passed by tax liability. This graduated withholding come and upper income levels so as to bring their pay-as-you-go income, May 1. Va. eratlon. “That was the first time :Speaking Out: .-n MACK BYNUN . . “lot of work’’ R. H. ALSTON . “little of nothing” ii CLAUDE COOKE . . . “high price” GUSTON GRANT , . “ain’t worth more” JESSE G. LASSITER . . . “good thing” On Minimum Farm Wage , T. hr/l ei'f'r b(^er. In -ahospital/'lie saia, explaining, "until then I hadn’t been sick enough In 35 years to need a doctor.’' He does have difficulty hearing, but his eyes “are as good as they were 50 years ago.” With pride, he remarked, “I don't need glass es — even to read the newspaper,” These Interesting and well in formed Northampton natives and lifelong residents have enjoyed exceptionally good health through their many years. “MissDallie” claims almost as many illness free years as her brother. She had pneumonia in 1940, but un til that time “hadn’t seen a doc tor in more than 30 years.” Neither offers any magic for mula for their long years and good health - “Just lucky, we guess - but we do try to take care of ourselves.” But what Is even more Im pressive than their years of ex cellent health is that Walter Gay still farms and until last year “Miss Dallie” supervised the 65 acre farm where they live. She rented the land this year, she ex plained, because “1 can’t walk oYor th(/fields and look after the farming llkeldld until last year.” Because she has retired from active farming doesn’t mean she is inactive. Far from sitting in a rocking chair and marking time, “Miss Dallie” keepshouse (without help) and cooks for them, milks her cow every day, raises 75 chickens and 55 pigs, and tends a largegardenthatprovides corn, peas, sweet potatoes, salad greens, etc., for the family ta ble. In fact, the two raise so much of their own food that gro cery purchases are limited to flour, sugar, coffee, salt, pep per and flavorings. The brother and sister grew up on a farm just one half milefrom their present home she purchas ed four years ago from another brother’s estate. The old home- place belongs to Walter. “Miss Dallie,” she says of house,” this energetic homemak- herself, has alwaysbeena“home er declared, body, I have never had time to travel far from home because I was always busy with my home, family and farm,” In addition to the dawn to dark work day of farmers, she nursed three mem bers Vi her family over-p^H•^^^s- of several years. She wastheon- ly girl in the family and if waste her the family turned when the father was bedridden for seven years before his death, a broth er in ill health for four years, and her aged mother required constant care and attention. “Most of my going through the years has been to attend church and visit nearby relatives,” she remarked, “and then back home and to work.’’ There Isn’t a TV in the Gay home. They don’t have time to look at one and if they did, she said, she has never seen a pro gram that really Interested her during her visits in homes where there is television. “I prefer listening to the radio, sewing, and doing other chores around the Congressmen Back Roanoke Dredging By BOB FRINK The possibility of the minimum rant more money. Mack Bynum, young Sea- wage law being applied to farm board Negro, whodoesfarmwork during the summer, comments “Farm work is all right but they don’t want to pay anything,’’Con tinuing Bynum said he thought the law should cover farm work but help is met with somewhat mixed, yet congenial, reaction byNorth- amptonians confronted with the situation by ‘Your Rome News paper” this week. All think that the farm hand added, needs more money to meet ris- pay it around here unless they yaVretotislrom residents oI mg prices but on the other hand (the government) really got on all at least partially agree that them, paying higher wages might put too great a burden on farm own- Northampton County this year will reflect the gains made by them in 1965. It is estimated that their payments will be close to $2,199,000, a rise of $125,000. For many people in the area, this is the last time they will be called upon to fork up a substan- Then there is the opinion that “good help” would be worth pay ing for but that the usual depend ability of the help doesn’t war- high as everything is now, a man for a man to hire much help as it can’t go out and work for little is.” of nothing.” In backing passage ‘So many (farm hands) are so of the law, Alston noted, “I think sorry they ain’t worth what you it is a little one sided,but I might have to pay them now,” added be wrong.” Grant. Retired Creeksville resident, In conclusion Grant exhorted, Jessie G. Lassiter feels the law “If they (farm hands) would get ■1 don’t think they would would ‘be a good thing” and that out and work for the money, it “it would help the county.” wouldn’t be so bad but if they Creeksville grocer store pro- don’t, it will be bad on the farm- prietor, Mrs. Virgie Lanier says er.” bluntly, “I think they (farm hands) A Potecasl businessman, need more money for what they Claude Cooke, rides the middle do.” of the fence in saying, “Well, Guston Grant,aPotecasifarm- it’s a high price for a farmer to er, looked at the question from pay, but if he (a farm hand) is the employer’s vantage point in worth $1.25 somewhere else, he commenting, “It is kind of hard is worth it on the farm.” In conclusion, Bynum remark ed, “Whole lot of work and little pay” in reference to doing farm labor. R. H. Alston, a farmer who al so owns a store just outside Sea board onHighway305,opined “As JACKSON - Three U. S. Con gressmen have offered to lend an influential hand to the Northamp ton County Chamber of Com merce In its bid to have the Roa noke River deepened from Wel don to Williamston. Letters from Congressman Waiter Jones and L. H. Fountain and Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr., received by the county chamber all gave definite indications that they would contact the district Corps of Engineers officeatWil- mington to “see what can be done.” One went so far as to say he would initiate a proposal that the engineers conduct a “study sur vey” into the matter to decide if the project could be undertak- Janes Set Ta Address DemaWamen JACKSON - Congressman Walter Jones will be guest speak er at the annual spring meeting of the Northampton County Dem ocratic Women’s Club on Satur day, April 16, at the Jackson Lions Club Building. Reservations for the 1 o’clock luncheon and meeting should be made with Mrs. HowardSimmons of Woodland, secretary, not later than April 13. This all stemmed from the One garment she is expert at sewing is the old-fashioned sun bonnet, seldom seen in the area now. Her bonnet design includes a shoulder shawl to keep the cold air off her back. Pattern for her Sunday bonnets features a short er shawl than the work bonnet. Cardboard strips cut from empty boxes are used to stiffen the shade. No Complaints “Miss Dallie” wouldn’t under stand a person, 'several years her junior, excusing aches and pains with, “I’m gettingold.” She is 78 and has no aches or pains- chamber’s recent meeting when and she turns off more work in a the group went on record as fa- day than most younger women, voring any deepening or dredg- And to talk with 84-year-old Wal ing of the Roanoke River to make ter Gay, who claims no infirmi- it open to barge traffic asfarup- ties, a person needs a jeep to stream as Weldon. catch up with him across the The group said, in a resolution, fields where he will most likely “we feel it will be a great asset be found disking land with the to towns on both sides of the riv- tractor, helping clear land, or er and would prove an industry in supervising farming operations, itself.” Both have phenomenal reten- Primary purpose of the cham- tlve capacities for history, dates ber’s desire to have the channel and family lineages. “Ask Miss cut through to Weldon is to allow Dallie what you want to know about the traffic of river barges such the history of the area - she can as pulpwood barges, that would tell you’' is a familiar response open new fields of employment to any inquiry in the area con- and industry to many in these riv- cerning people or events of past er areas. years. Chamber Planning Easter Egg Hunts JACKSON - Easter egg hunts for students of the first through the fifth grades in the county’s 16 elementary schools will be spon sored next week by the county Chamber of Commerce. The hunts will take place at the schools on Thursday, April 7, according to Mrs. Marlaine Ho ward, chamber secretary. In addition to the hunt for grade students, a separate hunt will be held at each school for preschool ers, two to six years of age. Mrs. Howard said the hour for the hunts will be set by the prin cipal of each school. In Rich Square, PTApresident, Mrs. Ralph Thompson, Jr., an nounced Tuesday the hunt for preschool students, ages four to six, will be held Wednesday, April 6 at 2 p.m. at the school. An Easter basket will be awarded to the child at each hunt who finds achocolate covered
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