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SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY Classified Want Ads work for everybody— termers, 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 — Established 1892 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY NEWS — Established 1926 Volume LXXV, No. 19 Rich Square and Jackson, N. C., Thursday, May 12, 1966 Eure Strikes At ’Foreigner’ (see page 4 for editorial com ment on Eure’s speech) MURFREESBORO — Thad Eure of Raleigh who says he has been Secretary of State “longer than any secretary of state in the na tion” took a long, hard look at Republican progress in Eastern North Carolina Wednesday, and made no secret he didn’t like what he saw. The occasion was a luncheon meeting of the Democratic Women of Hertford County and the audience a large one. Eure also made no secret that he doesn’t like what he has seen when it comes to the signs of discontent in the Democratic party in northeastern North Ca rolina. As proof of that Democratic discontent, Eure cited the Feb ruary election results which gave Republican John East of Green ville 40 per cent of First Dis trict votes in the special con gressional First District elec* tion teaching political science! ” Eure pulled no punches on his fight with the Republican party with his: ‘^Jothing has come from the Republican party in this state which has contributed anything to what the state has and enjoys today,” the Gates County native thundered. He backed up his right to be considered an authority on what he was talking about bythestate- (See EURE, Page 6) Hospital Consultant Is Sought JACKSON - Dr. Raleigh Par ker, chairman of the Northamp ton County Hospital Committee, r, .. . ^ , says he has acquired C. P. Card- tlon which pul Walter Jones In jr„ rtce president in charge office by a much slimmer ma- aUmlnislratlon al the jorityttanEurelndlcaledhellkes college of Virginia at to think about. Richmond, to discuss the county “I had no idea Dr. East would hospital situation with the board get the votes he did,” Eure ad- of commissioners at its budget mitted. And, he charged, ‘Something is wrong or East would never have been at East Carolina Col- ‘«e shouldn't be there,” Eure indirectly attacked the adminis tration responsible for the East appointment to the ECC political science department. ‘He is a foreigner,” Eure charged, Republican and he is at a state-supported institu- Registration Books Close On Saturday CONWAY — Saturday is the last day for registration in North ampton County prior to the Dem ocratic Primary May 28, ac cording to Russell Johnson, chairman of the Northampton County Democratic Board of Elections. Thus far 234 new names have been added to the registration books. Of this total 159 are Negro and 75 are white. The Gaston area registration is running ahead of other sections of the county as election time draws near. The following list of regis trars was appointed bythe board: Woodland, Mrs. Linda John son Parker; Rich Square, Mrs. Joseph L. Flythe; Rehobeth, Miss Nina Lee Spivey; Jackson, T. D. Kennedy; South Wiccacanee, Mrs. Hersey Lassiter; North Wicca canee, Mrs. Daphne Wade. Garysburg, Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes; Pleasant Hill, Mrs. E.C. Webb; Gaston, Mrs. Macon Price; Lasker, RussellVaughan;Con- way, A. O. Woodard, Sr.; Sea board, Mrs. W. H. Taylor; Pen dleton, Mrs. J. C. Edwards, Jr.; Severn, Mrs. Henry Maddrey; Milwaukee, Fred L. Johnson; Newtown, Grover Burgess; Pote- casi, Mrs, G. W. Beale. Johnson also announced that the registration books would be open April 30 and would remain open until sunset May 14. Judges for the election will be announced by the board at a later date, according to Johnson. meeting Monday. According to Dr. Parker, Cardwell was asked to attend the meeting after officials from Med icare and the Duke Endowment Hospital met with the county com mittee hospital Monday. James Felts, Jr., executive director, and his assistant. Bill McCall, of the Duke Endowment Hospital in Durham and William F. Henderson, executive secre tary, and I. O. Wilkerson, his assistant from the Medicare Commission, met with a group of county officials Monday to study the need for a hospital in Northampton County. After considerable discussion, the four men advised the group to call in a hospital consultant to study the 'ocal slbiTtion. Cardwell is a hospital eonsult- See HOSPITAL, Page 6) Bubble Gum Ruling Appealed County Court Convicts Youth In Larceny Case SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS — Barbara Ricks, reads a letter informing her that she has won a four-year scholarship to attend North Carolina Wesleyan College at Rocky Mount. Looking on are four other Northampton High School stu dents who have won scholarships. They are (from left) Nancy Parker, Fred Sams, Celeste Spence and Myra Jessup. Harrington To Address Democrats JACKSON - The Northamp ton County Democratic Con vention will be held Saturday, May 14, atthe courthousehere beginning at 11 a.m. The keynote speaker wlllbe Senator J. J. “Monk” Har rington of Lewiston. County chairman T. G. Joy ner 0(f Garysburg urges all good democrats to ahead the Saturday event. NCHS Students Win Five Scholarships CREEKSVILLE - At least $4,- and loan provide Barbara, the 600 in scholarships and various daughter of Mrs. RobertB. Ricks v, ^ .i grants mil be usedbyNorlhamp- a total ol $1,550 a year lor tour ton County High School seniors years, next fall when the venture into Other scholarship winners at Russell Johnson, in summing their first year ofthe long search Northampton are Nancy Parker, W the defense’s case, reminded for a college education. 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. the court that everyone is guilty Barbara Ricks, 17, possibly Lloyd S. Parker; Myra Jessup, fyom time to time of picking up has received the most coveted 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. lifesavers, cigars or other small scholastic reward of the lot. Miss William Walker Jessup; Fred items at cash registersand^pUc- Ricks, a pretty as well asversa- Sams, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. ing them into his pocket before tile young lady, is the recipient Harry Robert Sams; and Celeste paying for them, ofttbe t,, •-'L- Memorial Scholarship. Mrs. Otis E. s,^»?ce. stronjc a The scholarship, work grant Miss Parker is benefltingfrom the Belk-Leggett grant which By BOB FRINK JACKSON - A 19-year-old Rich Square man was convicted of larceny Wednesday in Northamp ton County Recorder's Court aft er a special deputy, Johnny Blan ton, and Deputy Sheriff Grover Parker testified that the youth attempted to steal 22 pieces of bubble gum from theDixieDiner. Judge Ballard S. Gay sentenced Glen Futrell to six months and then suspended judgment upon payment of court costs. Defense attorneys for Futrell, Russell and Bruce Johnson, is sued a notice of appeal alter the verdict was announced by Judge Gay. According to testimony given by Blanton, Futrell putthebubble gum into his pocket in a “sly” manner and did not look like he intended to pay for it. Parker also testified that the boy put the bubble gum into his (Futrell’s) and did not count it. The defense testified that Fu trell was planning to pay for the gum. Blanton at first told the court that Futrell walked toward the door alter pocketing the gum but later admitted that the youth took only one step and that it was towards thecash register where three companions were paying for food. Time and time again the de fense attorneys attempted to di vert the trend of the testimony in the case from the bubble gum to a back-street romance in an effort to establish prior harsh him (Futrell) from paying lor tleman’s (Futrell) case, them (22 pieces of bubble gum) The defense also brought out and he ought to be given the ben- the fact that Futrell andhiscom- efit of the doubt (as to whether panions had been talking to Par- or not he planned to pay for ker and Blanton just prior to the them). incident and that it didn’t seem The defense also pointed out to likely that a man would 'know- the court that while 22 cents ingly stand 10 feet from two dep- wasn’t much, it was the differ- uty sheriffs and attempt to steal ence between a clean record and something!” a larceny conviction in this gen- (See COURT. Page 6) 'I AWAKD WINNER—WUUam B. Ivey a 3 named tbe Rleb Square > Ivey is Fate Clark (left^^.'" 'is’'**' provides a total of $1,500 towards her expenses during her fresh man year. She is planning to attend North Carolina Weslyan College at Rocky Mount. The Walter C. Teagle Nurs ing Scholarship for $750 has been awarded to Miss Jessup, who plans to take nursing prepara tory courses at East Carolina College at Greenville. A special freshman scholar ship of an undetermined amount has been accepted by Sams to at tend Guilford College at Greens boro. The one-year grant is re newable from year to year. Miss Spence won the Chowan College Competitive Scholarship to attend the Murfreesboro insti tute of higher learning. The freshman grant is for $1,000. Officials at Northampton High School told “Your Home News paper” Thursday that several other students would be hearing from scholarship presentations in the next couple of days. Seniorama Set For Friday CONWAY - The senior class of Northampton County High Northampton Needs ABC Funds just calls for the $40,000 at this time. In comparison, the Hertford County ABC system handles about one-third again the vol ume of merchandise as the North- JACKSON - It is becoming more and more apparent every day, as budget-making time draws nearer for the Northamp ton County Board of Commis sioners, that either county taxes are going up, the county is going ampton system, to have to do without several Area authorities on the ABC proposed development programs system seem to agree that very or acquire funds from the ABC little capital is needed to op- board, Bart Burgwyn, chairman of the county ABC board, has stat ed that it will be at least a year and maybe longer before the commissioners can count on any money from the board. However, the recently formed industrial development and hos pital committees need money now. And the county welfare de partment is asking for a budget increase of over $8,000. Burgwyn says that a surplus of $70,000 in stock or cash is nec essary for the ABC system to operate effectively in the county. Surrounding county ABC board chairmen have indicated that this is not the case in their respec tive counties. Hertford County is budgeting School will present its annual $40,000 for the 1966-67 year to PROTECTING GARDEN—A. T. (Gus) Joyner used baskets newspapers and about anything else he could find Tuesday night to protect the young plants in his garden from the forecasted frost. The frost came along with a low tempera- ^ - J ture in the mid-30’s. It will not be known just how much damage the cold blast will do to this year’s farm crop. It is expected that cotton will be the hardest hit by the late-season frost. ‘Seniorama” on Friday, May 13 at 8:30 p.m. The program will feature a variety of talent of this year’s graduating class. The tradition al “Seniorama” gained itsorigin with the 1964 seniors. be derived from ABC funds, ac cording to Phil Woodley, chair man of the Hertford County ABC board. Woodley .also indicates that as much as $65,000 is foreseen for county use but that the budget Prayers Scheduled For Sunday JACKSON - On Sunday aft ernoon, May 15, a service of the Blessing of the Fields is scheduled to be held at the farm of John G. Burgwyn be ginning at 4 p.m. This Regationtide service is of English origin and will be conducted by the Rev. Rob ert M. Bird, Rector of The Episcopal Church of The Saviour in Jackson. Prayers are said for the seed that has been planted, the soil that has been culti vated, and for the workers in agriculture, in business and in industry. erate the ABC stores. Whiskey is purchased and sold In many incidents before the board gets the bill for mer chandise, comments one ABC board chairman. There Is little danger of loss of merchandise or funds since the stock is insured, the sales men are bonded and very little breakage is ever encountered. The industrialdevelopment committee met with the board at the regular monthly meeting and Sam Motzno, chairman, told the board that the committee needed $26,950 to operate next year. The hospital committee is ex pected to present a request for $2,500 to the board Monday at the budget meeting, scheduled for 8 p.m. The commissioners seem fa vorable to the works of both of these groups but are handicap ped by the lack of non-taxed money to help motivate the committees’ efforts. Hospital committee money- could be taken from taxed reve nue but the county is not carry ing a large excess and the money would have to be levied. This is the reason the county board of commissioners is re questing the presence of the ABC board at the Monday night budget meeting. cJlove iJ'ii’dt ^i^Lt C^at Pinky the rabbit and Tiger the cat ore the pets of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Shackleford of Woodland, The Shacklefords have had the rabbit for three years and the cot for two. Pinky and Tiger have no play mates of their own species but this bothers them little. The two pets have played together in perfect harmony since they were first brought to the Shockleford home. They wrestle, pow at one anoth er and occasionally seem to be fighting . . but most often they just lay and rub noses.
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