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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 — tbey'U 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 Northampton County TIMES-NEWS A Combination of THE ROANOKE-CHOWAN TIMES — Established 1892 THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY NEWS — Established 1926 Volume LXXV. No. 25 Rich Square and Jackson, N. C., Thursday, June 23, 1966 -For Clerk Of Superior Court- '•sn im I mil nil I I mil Jill I Hi*' itib' R n ^iiii 'mn Bili' m Win MU ■II III ^ 21! !!! ■■ si III III III III IHl Old Lasker School Lasker School Building Bought By Private School Organization LASKER - The Lasker school and then as a community center, man ofthe citizens committee ap- building has served the people of Now it is scheduled to return to pointed by the churches to han- 1 its old duties of sheltering young- die the sale of the school building the Lasker area long and true- first as a house of education sters of Northampton County as they engage in the efforts involved in obtaining an education. Final sale of the building was concluded last week and the Northeast Development Corpo ration took over ownership from three Lasker churches _ Lasker Methodist, New Hope Methodist and Lasker Baptist, The development group repre sents the Northeast Academy, A Christian ScbopL Tnc., whichls FWC Selects F. Newsome As President . , concord - Mrs. Fannif^ T. • Newsome of RichSquarehas elected president of the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs. She was elected to the post at the group’s 57th annual conven tion held at Barber-Scotia Col lege at Concord. A graduate of Hampton insti tute, Mrs. Newsome is librarian of the P. A. Bishop Memorial Public Library at Rich Square. She is editor of the Federa tion Journal {a monthly publica tion of the organization), presi dent of the Flower and Art Club, secretary of the Book Club, and BTU leader in her church. Among Mrs. Newsome’s con tributions to the county is the organization of the Girl Scout troop and "Y Teen” Girl’s Club. Recently she was honored by being invited and accompanying the wile of Governor Dan Moore on her ‘Sight and Scenes Tour” of North Carolina. Projects spearheaded by the new president include the dona tion of $500 to support a braille magazine for the blind and pub lication of the state journal. (See SCHOOL, page 5) Dedicated At M’ville Post Office ... . MjARG.ft RETTSVIT..1.E - A -pTannihg to open a 12-grade crowd estimated at over 200 was school next fall. in attendance Sunday for dedlca- To the $3,500 received from tlon ceremonies at the Margar- Northeast Development, the ettsville Post Office, churches plan to add additional Area postal and public offl- funds to be used for construction cials were amongthe large crowd of a new and more practical com- that gathered to hear the dedlca- munity house, according to Mil- tion address by U. S. Congress- liard Lassiter. Lassiterls chair- man L. H. Fountain of the second district and Walter B. Jones of the first congressional district. Mrs. Mildred T. Pritchard who is postmaster of the new postal facilities which have been in op eration 11 months, J. W. Winburn, postal service officer and Mrs. Geraldine W. Vaughan, post office clerk, also addressed the large gathering. In other phases of the dedlca- ! tion ceremonies. Fountain pre sented Mrs. Pritchard v*o has served as Margarettsvllle post master for 13 years, withaUnit- ed States flag which previously flew over the White House. Election Returns RICH SQUARE-The Times- News will have a reporter in the office of Northampton County Democratic Chairman Russell Johnson Saturday night. For returns as they are tab ulated visit the Times-News office or rail T.E 9-2859. Independents Meet Friday JACKSON - The Northamp ton County Independents Club will meet Friday night at 8 p.m, in the firehouse at Jack- son, According to a spokesman for the organization, the pur pose of the meeting is to en courage county citizens to vote in Saturday’s election. The group also announced that meetings will be held on a monthly basis after Friday night, A meeting night will be set Friday. Voter Turnout For Runoff Primary Is Anyone’s Guess CONWAY - The voter turnout groes for Saturday’s runoffDemocratic Primary to elect a clerk for Northampton County Superior Court will either be much higher than in the first primary or much lower, depending on to whom you are talking. Many county Democrats see a large number of voters casting their ballots while others feel that the fact that only two men and one office are involved that many will neglect to visit the polls. R. Jennings White, who was the top vote getter in the May 28 primary, was challenged to the runoff election by James E. Boone, a Jackson Negro filling station operator. White, aConwayfertillzerfirm employee, received 2,430 votes to outdistance Boone by 84 votes. Polls for Saturday’s vote will open at 6:30 a,m. and close at 6:30 p.m. Counters and judges for each precinct will be the same as in the first primary. Although only one office is at stake, those who feel a large number will turn out for the pri mary base their theory on the fact that one candidate is white and the other Negro. In the first primary many felt that Boone and C. MelvinCreecy, a Negro candidate for the House of Representatives, would re ceive a “block vote” from coun ty Negroes. While Creecy did poll 2,605 /oted, Boone fell vote, he would have beaten White short, receiving only 2,344. and made it necessary for White Had he received all the Negro to call for the runoft. James E. Boone Jennings White Fighters Make Up; Fined Court Costs JACKSON - Fighters who made friends of their foes outside the courtroom were given 30-day suspended sentences and made to County Recorder’s Court Wed nesday. Ryland Harrison, 30, and Leroy Vaughan, 67, both of Woodlani^ Many speculators feel that White pulled In a majority of (See TURNOUT. Page 5) Research Promotion Act Backed ROANOKE RAPIDS - Leading cotton growers from Halifax, Hertford and Northampton Coun ties have voted unanimously to endorse the Cotton Research and Promotion Act {HR-12322). The Act would provide a mech anism through which farmers .could establish a uniform, but voluntary, assessment of $1 a bale for research and promotion. The Bill has passed the U. S. House of Representatives and the Senate. The program would be activat ed, however, only if approved by cotton farmers voting in a na tionwide referendum. Producer leaders at the meeting pledged their efforts in securing ap proval by farmers in the refer endum. The purpose of the Act Is to enable hundreds of thousands of cotton farmers to combine their resources so that they can com pete with a few large producers vr.toe the avorf ni.mWor Ma — T . —v... , vi, lyuui pexe wiUl a IBW large pi OUUUerS votes, tne exact number or Ne- pay court costs in Northampton were both charged with assault ©f synthetics fibers who have m Five National Guardsmen from Fort Bragg conducted the flag raising ceremonies. Master of ceremonies for the affair was Milliard N. Carpen ter Jr., a local rural carrier. (See POST OFFICE. Page 5) COMMANDER'S CONCEPT—Capt. C. T. Draper (righi) of Jackson, commander of B Company, 4fh Battalion, 119th Infan try, explains his operations plan for a 24- hour tactical exercise conducted during annual National Guard troining at Fort Bragg. The training period which ended Sunday found B Company, made up of , the Woodland and Roanoke Rapids guard units, in superior condition according to regular army judges. Looking on here are (left) Maj. Frank Tailant, Army advisor of Ahoskie; and Capt. Aubrey Harrell, Wind sor, on umpire for the training test. Cap tain Draper is Jackson postmaster. with a deadly weapon after fight Saturday ni^t in which each man received minor cuts. The two men told the court that “everything Isallrightnow” and were heard to say that it was “Just a friendly fight.” In another “fight and make-up” case, Josle May Jordon of Mar- garettsviUe had a charge of as- . sault upon n female nol pressed when the alleged victim told the court she didn’t know why she swore out the warrant. The remaining court docket consisted of traffic - violations with several out - of - county speeders facing the judge. Other cases heard Include; Dossie Runsom of Garysburg, speeding 60 in 45 mph zone, $10 and court costs. Michael Andrew Aston, 18, of Milwaukee, speeding 70 in 60 mph zone, court costs. Edward Lee McKay, 20, of Lillington, speeding 60 in 45 mph zone, capias issued when defend ant did not appear in court. Peter L. Belt, 28, speeding 70 in 60 mph zone, $10 and court costs. Charles Walter Massey, 47, of Portsmouth, speeding 50 in 35 mph zone, court costs. Louis V. Garno, 55, of Sulli van, S. C., speeding 70 in 60 mph zone, court costs. Edwin Eugene Faulner, 38, of Raleigh, speeding 50 in 35 mph zone, cost of court. Charles Johnson, 33, of Pen dleton, driving without due cau tion, $10 and court costs. (See FIGHTERS, Page 5) been capturing textile markets at the expense of cotton. Unless cotton can make a comeback, It laces further acreage cuts in ad dition to the 30 per cent cut in effect this year. The growers' action came at a meeting in Gaston called by WUey Dong Jr. of Garysburg, a delegate to the National Cotton Co>ifiSti-.and E^-ilerveyEv^sJx^.. of Laurinburg, chairman, Nbi^ Carolina steering Committee of Cotton Producers Institute. They described cotton's present situa tion as ‘Critical” and said the Research and Promotion Act is ‘the only positive, practical pro posal” for overcoming it. De tails of cotton's problem and the operation of the Act were pre sented by producer leaders and by National Cotton Council repre sentative B. J, Lindler of Laur inburg. The heart of cotton’s problem, (See RESEARCHERS, Page 5) Chuckle LAST WORD She was sixteen; he was seven teen; and the parents were op posed to the wedding. When the minister asked the youthftil bridegroom to repeat after him, “With ail my worldly goods, I thee endow,” the boy’s moth er nudged her husband and snap ped, “There goes his motor scooter!” -Reflects Industrial Development Need- Welfare-Northampton’s Biggest Business By BOB FRINK JACKSON -The$971,957 1966- 67 fiscal year budget request now being considered by the North ampton County Board of Com missioners for the welfare de partment greatly magnifies the need for an active and effective industrial development program. Compared with the 1965-66 welfare department budget, the proposal represents a$320,206.- 03 increase. Combine the budget figure and other welfare connected com modities such as food stamps and medical and dental aid and welfare Is possibly and probably the county’s biggest ‘business.” It Is the American way to take care of poverty strickenfamilles and hungry children but the thing that shocks most development conscious Northamptonians is that the welfare problem is an ever increasing one which has no end in sight. In many cases it is not that a man or woman won’t work to take care of his family but instead his inefficiency is centered around his inability to acquire employ ment to sufficiently support his family. Only a little over one-third or about $392,448.43 ofthe total wel fare budget is paid by the coun ty. This is no less a reflection on many Northamptonians’ abil ity to take care of themselves. There are currently 12 per sons employed in the welfare de partment. Director Mrs. Janet Brown is asking for one more. In 1965-66 it cost $81,978 to operate the welfareofficeandpay the salaries of the employees. Ninety-four thousand, two hun dred twenty-five dollars is set aside in the proposed budget for 1966-67. The case load ofthe department varies slightly but usually runs a little over 700. Currently the case load is 725, which Includes 20 elderly persons displaced by the closing of the county home. In May the welfare department paid out in direct financial as sistance $32,679.60. This is con sidered an average month which means that the yearly ‘payroll” runs about $395,000. Mrs. Brown indicates that the case load of the department has not increased over the past few years, and that it has not de creased. In 1963, 668 families were re ceiving welfare aid. While the number of cases han dled has not increased, the num ber of benefits available has grown to enable families to live better. Food stamps are expected to provide Northamptonians with an estimated $186,564 a yearinfree or bonus food. The food stamp program was started with a two fold purpose. To relieve the national stockpile of surplus food and to enable low- income and welfare Income fam ilies to eat better. In May 331 families or 2,037 persons benefited from food stamps. To buy food stamps at the bank, a person must have an Income of less than $85 per month. When buying food stamps a per son pays for an established num ber and then receives a bonus. For example a family of five with an $80 per month Income receives $38 in free stamps when it buys and pays for $36 worth. In other words it receives $74 worth of food for $36. Medical aid to regular welfare ‘Customers” and others in the county who might be caught in a pinch includes hospital care, pay ment for medical prescriptions and dental work. The defined services phase of welfare work deals with cases which need intensified help in working toward rehabilitation. The county welfare depart ment has a full-time child wel fare worker who works in all phases of welfare aid and coun sel dealing with minors. Aid to families with dependent children represents a large por tion of work conducted by the welfare department. In some cases illegitimacy is the reason for financial aid being needed. Most often, however, ac cording to Mrs. Brown, deser tion Is the cause of a mother need ing help. Urging mothers of illegitimate children and mothers with too many children for practical sup port, to attend planned family training clinics is one way the -welfare department is helping to curb the burden placed on the pocketbook by families with too much family for too little income. Family planning clinics, steri lization and other birth control methods will no doubt have an ef fect on the number of welfare cases stemming from illegitima cy in the future. However, the county problem reflected by the large number of welfare aid provided in the county, will not be solved by limiting birth. And it seems doubtful that the welfare payroll book will get any relief in the next few years. In fact most experts feel that it will get thicker as the needfor farm labor decreases, exhausting the county’s prime source of em ployment. In hopes of enhancing our in- sig^it of the welfare program and the families benefiting from its services, “Your Home Newspa per” sought out and discussed the problem with several welfare aided families. On a visit to aNegrohome out side Jacksona20-year-old moth er of three was found. The mother, who has never been married admitted freely to having given birth to the three children. She Is on welfare. Her mother has also never been married and lived on welfare exclusively up until two years ago when she, aft er raising two children, acquired employment in a restaurant. When asked about her feelings toward being a welfare case and having her children raised as il legitimates, the girl revealed embarrassment and admitted that she had '^lo choice.” ‘T^obody’ll marry up with a girl with three children,” so the young woman says she has to depend on welfare. Industrial develop ment probably would not help her. In Conway a man who just might benefit from development was ap proached on the matter of his re ceiving welfare payments. He acknowledged the fact that “I ain’t got no education,” and then spoke of his many days of sickness. The man who looked to be in his mid-forties commented that he was not able to work in the fields and that the few minor jobs he could do he was afraid to take because “I might lose my check,” Many welfare cases arethere sults of broken homes, sickness, old age or other acceptable rea sons. However, the welfare case load Is expected to go up by leaps and bounds in the next decade. There will be fewer and fewer jobs on the farm and men will find it difficult to get even sea sonal work. The welfare budget will go up, self respect and contribution to the betterment of the county will go down. All Northampton County will suffer. As we said a creative indus trial program is needed. Technical training schools and all the trimmings which go to make an industrious and pros perous county are needed. AS many county leaders have indicated, Northampton County is 20 years behind in industrial de velopment. It would not be smart to wait another 20 years to get things rolling. The time to act is now.
Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald (Ahoskie, N.C.)
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