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w 7-ROOM RESIDENCE. 8 miles from Ahoskie on Highway 350; 2.2 acre landscaped lot; two screened porches; modern, comfortable; room air-con ditioner, television aerial, blinds, car peted living room. J. Mayon Park er, Ahoskie, Phone 332-2123 at Herald. Hanc tf One insertion rented the house. ‘Home Newspaper” classified ads are result ads. THE TIMES-NEWS •jf A Combination of THE ROANOKE-CHOWAN TIMES — Established 1892 ☆ 'k 'k if ★ ★ ★ THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY NEWS — Established 1926 Volume LXXVI, No. 15 Rich Square LE 9-2859 Jackson LE 4-2658 Rich Square and Jackson, N. C., Thiu*sday, April 6, 1967 Covers All of Northampton’s Towns and Communities U PAOBS Political Attention Is Focused On Towns RICH SQUARE - Political at tention in Northampton County is beginning to swing to the muni cipalities in the area where, in the next few days, candidates for town office will begin filing and many of the town conventions in the area will be held. Servicemen In The News VANN PARRIS ISLAND, S. C.-Ma rine Private Dennis M. Vann, son of Mr. and Mrs. Denny O. Vann of Route 1, Conway, was graduated from eight weeks of recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot here. He will now undergo about three weeks of individual combat train ing and then, after leave at home, will report to his first Marine Corps assignment. REAMES USS CASA GRANDE - Chief Warrant Officer JohnR, Reames, (See SERVICEMEN, Page 10) Rich Square started off the ac tion by holding their town con vention last Thursday night. The following candidates were nom inated for office: For Mayor - Charles E, Myers (incumbent), Joseph F. Cole and Vernon E. Taylor. For Commissioner — Mrs. W. L. Mason (seeking fourth term)^ Julian Edwards, and Jimmy Out- land (incumbents), Howard Nor- ville, Billy Ivey, Bill Williford, Claudie W. Lassiter and Joseph Gordon. A town convention also was held in Seaboard recently but “Your Home Newspaper’s” staff was unable to contact the town clerk for names of candidates. Woodland’s town convention will be held Friday night at 7 p.m. in the town hall, ac cording to the town clerk’s of fice. In Jackson, candidates will be gin filing during the regular fil ing period on April 10. Dead line for Jackson candidates is April 21. In other towns polled, no candi dates had filed as yet, although filing periods were open. PROP Representatives Requested Endorsement INSPECTING JAIL—Northampton Coun ty Commissioners David Gay, left, H. C. Guthrie, center, and County Monaqer Melvin Holmes were oiven the "qrand tour" of the county ioil Monday by retir ing jailer John Wheeler. Wheeler, who has served os jailer tor 15 years, gave up the lob Monday. His successor, Ben Wheeler, o Murfreesboro policeman, was appointed by the board in the Monday meeting also. Increases Up To 83°/o In 14 Years Roanoke-Chowan Counties’ Tax Rates Range From 6th To 82nd Rank In N. C. By JAMES WALLACE Executive Editor RALEIGH - Tax rates in the Roanoke-Chowan area have in creased from a low of 54 per cent in Gates County to a high of 83 per cent in Bertie County between 1952 and 1965 according to figures released by the Tax Research Department of North Carolina. The 14 year change for Hert ford County was 62 per cent and for Northampton County was 80 per cent. The percentages may not be exactly accurate and increases could be larger than that for there is no record or assurance in the memory of those in the county tax departments that property was assessed at anywhere near “100 per cent true market value” that is the standard for ap praisers now under state law. The chart shown with this story shows the rates, by county, used from 1952 until 1965. The per centage increase by county is the total of the increases between periodic revaluations or base changes. Information released by the Tax Study Commission shows that R-C area counties range from the highest rate to the low est in comparison with all coun ties in the state. Bertie is sixth in rank, Hertford is 11th, North ampton 18th, and Gates 82nd. NORTHAMPTON COUNTY’S total tax tripled between 195 2 and 1966, rising from $302,209 to $941,425 and the assessed value (See TAX, Page 12) .W.-. ROANOKE-CHOWAN AREA TAX RATES COUNTY 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 5? INCREASES TOTAL fi'd 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 BERTIE 135 135 150 165 180 180 180*120 120 130 180 180 175 180 33 plus 50 83% GATES 125 125 125 120 120 120 131 135 163*115 135 142 14 0 142 30 plus 24 54% HERTFORD 140 138 138 138 138 145 150 162 175 184 185-J :-107 107 140 32 plus 31 63% N'HAMPTON 155-J :-130 130 130 130 155i ^100 120 120 130 140 167 160 160 20 plus 60 80% ■K- Indicates Revaluation or base change For Northampton Countians Federal Tax Deadline Nears Walter H. Beale Walter Beale Awarded Fellowship WINSTON-SALEM - An out standing fellowship and member ship in the nation’s top scholastic fraternity has been accorded a Potecasi youth, who is a senior at Wake Forest College. Walter Henry Beale in, son of Mr, and Mrs. Walter H. Beale Jr. of Potecasi, has been award ed a Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship for graduate study. Beale also is one of 36 Wake Forest College students who have been named to Phi Beta Kappa, top scholastic fraternity for lib eral arts students. He plans to enter the Univer sity of Michigan for graduate work in his major, English. He has worked on the college newspaper and magazine and is active in the English Club and Graylyn Society. He is a graduate of Woodland- Olney High School. Your Home Newspapers Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, D.C. - Taxes are again in the spotlight in Northampton County, what with the day of reckoning just around the corner. Uncle Sam will have his hand out on that day (April 17th this year) to receive personal income taxes based on 1966 earnings. Will they be larger or smaller than they were last year when local residents paid approx imately $2,585,000 in such taxes? That is toe amount they turned in last April, as determined by a breakdown of Treasury Depart ment figures for the State of North Carolina. They show that personal in come taxes collected throughout the state came to $834,000,000, including the portion turned in via withholding. Thus, residents of the local area paid some 0.31 per cent of the state total, • Because more people were em ployed in 1966 than ever before, because incomes were higher than in the previous year and because the economy as a whole moved forward, the Administra tion expects its current tax haul to be $6,8 billion greater than it was last April, when it amount ed to $55,4 billion. The used car dealer was dem onstrating an old heap. As he started up a hill he said to the prospective buyer, “This Is the opportunity of a lifetime.” “Sure is,” said the prospec tive buyer. “I can even hear it knocking.” In line with the advances made during 1966, residents of North ampton County are counted on for a proportionate share of this in crease. Their tax payments, based on last year’s earnings, are ex pected to be about $2,903,000, or $318,000 more than before. If the President’s proposal for a six per cent surcharge on taxes, to help meet the cost of the war and of domestic pro grams, should be approved by Congress, local residents would start paying still bigger taxes next July, There is considerable opposi tion to the proposal in Congress, however. Some members feel that the burden can be carried without a tax boost if domestic spending is reduced, others fear that a tax hike might throw the country into a recession. Meanwhile, in his budget, the Conner And Lowry Reappointed; School Board OK’s ESEA Plans JACKSON - The Northampton- County Board of Education Mon day re-elected W. C. Conner as chairman and named Roy F, Low ry to his fourth term of super- indendent of the Northampton County schools. E. J. Bullock was re-appointed assistant su perintendent of schools. The board also approved a tentative proposal for “Mini- Grant under ESEA Title in,” which would bring an estimated $25,000 to the school system in the form of planning grants to allow for a study in Northampton schools for new and additional programs. According to the proposal, three basic areas of need for Northampton youngsters were cited. The proposal indicated the yoimg people of adolescent and pre-adolescent age have no ac cess during the summer to plan ned activity and depend upon television for entertainment. The proposal recommended that a program be adopted which would allow students to engage in constructive activity “that would stimulate thought and de velop latent talents not touched by the regular school program.” The second need cited was toe need for development of cul tural activities during the sum mer months. However, the most critical need, is a program to teach Northampton County youngsters how to express ideas fluently in Standard American English. The proposal cited a study made in 1967 by the Research Triangle Institute of 10 schools in the county which showed that while the performance of the good and very good students was only slightly poorer than the National Norms of the California Achievement Test at the third grade level, the academically JACKSON - Representatives of the People’s Program on Pover ty Monday addressed Northamp ton Commissioners and request ed that commissioners endorse the organization and grant them “permission or authority” to seek low-cost housing for disad vantaged persons in the area, James Boone of Rich Square, spokesman for the group, told commissioners the PPOP or ganization, consisting of repre sentatives from a four-county area, was attempting to help the poor, disadvantaged and the aged Grand Jurors Report On Jails, Schools JACKSON — In their report for the spring term of Northampton Superior Court, Grand Jurors reported they passed on 37 bills of indictments during the session — 35 true bills and two not true. Facilities at Odom Prison Farm and theNorthamptonCoun ty Jail were found to be in good condition. In a survey of the county schools, Grand Jurors reported drop-outs were found as follows: East Side Elementary, 1; Rich Square Elementary, 0; W. S, Creecy, 22; Woodland - Olney, 0; Gumberry High School, 43; Gas ton High School, 5; and Seaboard Elementary School, 1. The report added that “more drop-outs in school in the ninth and loth grades at the age of 16” were found at Northampton Coun ty High School. to help themselves through a low- rent housing program which would be constructed under fed eral programs requested by PPOP. Boone said 60 per cent of hous ing in the county is “sub-stand ard or inadequate” and usually is occupied by the non-white popu lace. He said 58 to 63 per cent of the total non-white population of the county has an annual Income of $1,450. He compared this with the over-all average of the county of $2,255. He said the people in the low er income group can seldom build a decent dwelling or compete in the local market fordecenthous- es to rent. These people live, he said, “exposed to wind, rain and snow and even rats and insect pests,” Boone said through the Hous ing Act of 1965 a non-profit or ganization may sponsor decent housing for the aged and poverty stricken through the Rent-Sup plement Program for low-income families. PPOP can provide these fami lies with much of their housing needs if grantedpermissionfrom you, Boone told commissioners. Under the program, he explain ed, the family will pay rent bas ed on annual income and this will be supplemented by government funds or contributions. He said the establishment of a federal housing authority would help develop local areas and reduce crime and juvenile de linquency by providing better en vironmental conditions, Boone asked commissioners to supply his o:tfice with a written expression of endorsement for filing with the organization’s re gional office. Commissioners, however, did not give a “written” endorse ment of the proposal. The PPOP organization re cently received a grant of $167,- (See PPOP, Page 12) WITH NEWSPAPER—Kaye Dovis, douqhter of Mr. ond Mrs. Roby Davis of Conwoy, recently has joined the stoff of "Your Home Newsoo- pers." Miss Davis, o 1965 qroduote of Northampton County Hioh School, wos employed os o teletype op erator. The company pub lishes five newspapers in the Roanoke-Chowan areo. Godwin Says Moore’s Speech Is 'Backhand Slap’ To East N. C. President lists individual in come tax receipts in the next fiscal year at $73.2 billion. This includes $3.4 billion from the surcharge and $7.6 billion to come from higher national in come. As for Northampton County, average earnings would have to rise about 12 per cent this year for local residents to increase their taxes to that extent. By RAh’DOLPK THOMA^? RALEIGH - Rep, Philip God win says Gov. Dan Moore’s speech to a joint session of the General Assembly last week will have a “far-reaching effect on the Democratic Party in North Carolina,” Godwin described the talk, largely a condemnation of East Carolina College’s bid for uni versity status, a “backhand slap” in the face to Eastern North Carolina. “After all,” Godwin said, “the people of the East are the ones who put Moore in office.” Godwin said he was “person ally disappointed” that Governor Moore saw fit to come beforethe joint session “to blast East Car olina College for wanting univer sity status, “He hasn’t come before us on any of the other controversial issues such as brown-bagging,” Godwin added. Godwin, vice chairman of the Committee. on Higher Education, says Governor Moore’s remarks will not affect his opinion “one way or another.” He said the remarks, however, may have a far-reaching effect on the Democratic Party in North Carolina. “There is pretty strong feeling on the university status issue in the Assembly,” he said. “There is enough dissatisfac tion within the party now,” God win said, “and we don’t want to give some of the legislators an excuse to go over to the other side.” Godwin said some of the legis lators might feel the Democrat ic Party has abandoned them. He said Republicans, realizing this, probably will be encouraged to be for independent status for East Carolina, Godwin said he felt the whole issue is a question of power and who holds It. “Those in power at the university just don’t want any competition,” Godwin said, “but they would be willing to see East Carolina come under their domain.” R-ep. Roberts Jernlgan Jr, of (See GODWIN, Page 12) N’ampton Superior Court Ends Spring Term Tuesday JACKSON — The spring term of Northampton County Superior Court ended here Tuesday after one week of criminal cases and two days of civil cases were heard. The session, opened last week by presiding Judge Allen H, Gwyn, saw a variety of cases. High lighting last week’s action was the trial of two men on charges of larceny and armed robbery. Lemuel Carr Tyndall, 32, of Wayne County was sentenced Thursday to serve six to 10 years in prison following testimony of an accomplice, Billie Kelly Jr., an 18-year-old Negro youth, who turned state’s evidence after en tering guilty pleas on similar charges. The two were charged with the armed robbery of the Con way ABC Store on January 6, and a series of robberies and thefts in two counties over the last few months. Deputy Sheriff E. W. Ingram of Gaston, an investigating of ficer in the case, testified he and other officers found clothing alongside a Northampton road said to have been discarded by Kelly after he and Tyndall left a bank parking lot after robbing (See COURT, Page 12) poor and very poor students did noticeably worse than the cor responding norms and by toe time the students reached the sixth grade, the difference , . . was larger. The proposal recommended a summer program with emphasis on language arts which would create a sharper interest in toe regular school program. The board approved the plan as outlined by W. R. King, assist ant superintendent in charge of Elementary and Secondary Ed ucation Act, and gave permission to submit the proposal to the proper federal authorities. In other action, the Board ac cepted the bid of R. E. Ford of $1,000 for the Betoeny School. Ford’s bid was the highest re ceived. The board also appointed Mrs. Annie L. Emory to teach at the Rich Square Elementary School for toe remainder of the 1966- 1967 school term. CHURCH RAZFD—Scene of a fire Tues day at Grace Baptist Church, located about three miles eost of Rich Square on N. C. 305. The frame building, valued at $7,000, was comoletely destroyed before Rich Square firemen could arrive on the scene. Cause of the fire was not defer- mined although Fire Chief Raymond Med ford was quoted as saying "some people were burning brush behind the church." The building was not insured.
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