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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 tor 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 THE ROANOKE-CHOWAN TIMES A Combination of Established 1892 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY NEWS — Established 1926 Volume LXXIV, No. 24 Rich Square and Jackson, N. C., Thursday. July I, 1965 Holiday JACKSON - Throughout North ampton folks will celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, which County Tax Rate Stays At $1.60 falls on Simday this year. JACKSON - The boardof coun- All countyofficeswillbeclosed ty commissioners took a “hold The county commissioners will so that they could reset the tax meet on Tuesday morning. rate at $1.60 per hundred valua* Banks in the county will be tion and maintain last year’s tax where they thought they should closed on Monday as will many rate. They flnished their consid- pare, business places. eration of the requests atameet- In Rich Square employees of Ing on Friday, June 25, at the Mylecraft Manufacturing Com- courthouse, pany will have their annual week- *- — long vacation next week. their budget so that the nearly The school budget called for year’s service, $4,400 as the million increase in county $361,372 but was granted $351,- county’s share of the threecoun- on Monday, July 5, to give the the line’’ view and cut enough of valuation would produce enough 372 from county funds. Included ty mental health program, $10,- county employees the holiday, the departmental budget requests tax money to cover wage increas- in the school's capital requests 000 for proposed changes to the es and new programs. They de- were the plans forbuildingapro- county agricultural offices, and dined to tell the school board posed lunchroom and two class- an increase of $5,789 for match- rooms that had been designed ing funds in the welfare depart- for previous building programs ment’s budget for medical ^d to The school board will meet but deferred in previous budgets, the aged, next Wednesday after the com- Other new programs that were The county budgettotals$797,- missioners’ monthly meeting on Improved Include a 10 per cent 154.90 and this is $35,000 more The board asked the board of Tuesday, July 6, to reconsider wage increase for county em- than last year. Seven hundred ducation to cut $10,000 from the commissioners request. ployees with more than one thirty-four thousand, five hun dred five dollars and forty-seven cents comes from sources other than the county, such asstat.-and federal funds. County Manager Melvin HolmeS' pointed out that the county comes near to 50 per cent of the esti mated real value of personal represented at the school when plied for scholarships and will property listings and that this the first student body assem- not be able to attend the school extremely high for any county bles in September to attend this without aid. The North Carolina North Carolina, first state-supported school of School of the Arts Foundation, Wage increases are still being the performing arts in the United Inc., designed to receive tax- States. Baugham Accepted At NC School Of The Arts First Bloom AT STATE HOUSE—Conway 4-H Club members recently visited the State House in Raleigh where Grady Ricks, Jr., is shown seated be side Representative J. Raynor Woodard with Wallace Long and Joanne Warren seated be hind them. Left to right, standing in the front row are: Mrs. Marion Lassiter, Judy Lassiter, Linda Woodard, Joyce Flythe and J. E. Flythe. Employees at Talon, Inc., in Woodland will also begin their annual week’s vacation. Post offices in the county will also observe the holiday. There will be no rural deliveries on Monday, but special delivery and perishable matter will be han dled as usual. RICH SQUARE-SamuelMcCoy Baugham of Rich Square has been announced as one of the students accepted to major in drama at the North Carolina School of the Arts JACKSON - The W. P, Morris In Winston-Salem, farm near here yielded the first son of Mr. and Mrs. cotton bloom reported to the samiiel Glenn Baugham and one uu iu= v* v..^ ...... Times-News tois season. Tom gg students out of 205 appli- james A. Gray High School in Barrow, who farms on the Mor- ^.^ts who passed the second winston-Salem. The original high ris land, found the bloom on group of auditions held at the school building and gymnasium Monday morning, June 28. school June 11-13. One hundred Barrow will receive the tra- and nineteen were admitted after and two'new dormitories are ditional one-year free subscrip- the first series of auditions held rion Lassiter. Mrs, Sylvia Lassiter, and Zackie tion to the Times-News for re- m April. Harrell. Grady Ricks, Jr,, and Wallace Long are porting the first cotton bloom. ,,, ^ , holding microphones placed at each individual The acceptance ofBaugham High school classes will begin chair in the State House. Club members who This year’s bloom was report- came after the auditions, which September 7 and college orlenta- did not go on the trip are: Dan Johnson, Mike 1964’s serve as entrance examinations, tion will begin September 20. Vinson Ricky Flythe Taylor Ward and Wayne H^st. It was on June 24 last year were held to enroll exceptionally Many of the students have ap- ' tlAn-i/ n An naff Hi cnmiaraH o .... The School of the Arts is lo cated on the site of the former compiled and the detailed break down will be published by the county manager next week after the board of education has met. The increases in county list- A graduate of RichSquare High Ing of real property Increased in School, Baugham was a member all categories. Some of the in- of the I964-65 freshman class creases were: AMPAC, $100,000; deductible gifts for the school, is now trying to raise scholar ship funds for these students. being completely renovated at N. C. State University In Ra- Back rew, left to right, are: Pell Lassiter, Ma- VEPCO, $100,000; many new homes; storage facilities and Woodard. Conway 4-H Group Visits Stote House that Henry Bennett discovered a talented students for profession- first bloom on his farm near Rich al training in music, dance and Square. drama. Barrow also reported the first . , , bloom of 1963. He found that one , AccordinB loan offiolal release from the school, 17 stateswillbe CONWAY - The members of the Conway 4-H Club with their adult leaders, Mr. and Mrs. Ma rion Lassiter, were given a guid ed tour of the State House where they were recognized from the gallery, on a recent trip to the state’s capital. The group visited Raleigh on Cor Skids In Curve 50% Of Already Taxes Paid July 1, the day before the Legislature Zackie Harrell, assistant agrl- adjourned and through the efforts cultural extension agent, also ac- of Northampton County’s rep- companied the group. Assisting resentative, J. Raynor Woodard, with driving was Mrs. Junius and Mrs. Woodard of Conway, Flythe. their visit to the State House was The trip was financed by pro- made possible. ceeds derived from the club’s While in Raleigh the group also selling subscriptions to the visited Andrew Johnson’s home, Times-News. Pullen Park, the Museum of Na- The club also contributed $30 tural Science, the Archives of their subscription proceeds Building, and State University, to the 4-H Development Fund and where they ate a picnic lunch on $7 was donated to the Conway JACKSON - County Manager The largest check, $362,082went the campus. Baptist Church to be used to pur- Holmes reported that he to Northampton County. Halifax On the way home the group chase shrubbery or to be used jjg_g already received over 50% received $192,193; Bertie, $20,- stopped,in Rocky Mount for sup- o-;\ a worthv cat’se. The cUvbpre- the ■ count•i’:' ta.flO’.*,' for 290, Hertford, War-' per and a visit to Tarrytown. sented shruboery to Conway year of 1965-66 with the payment ren,’— Mrs. Sylvia Lassiter, associ- Methodist Church In the fall of $100,000 plus the checks RICH SQUARE — The Chapel ate home economics agent, and 1964. for VEPCO's tax on Gaston and Hill road between here and Jack- Roanoke Rapids Dam in the amount of $362,082.00. Virginia Electric & Power Co. has presented real estate and personal property tax checks to taling $898,708 to county, city, and town tax collectors in Vep- . „ , , co’sAlbemarleandRoanokedls- SE ABOARD - Funeral services of 1912 and a 50-year member of o^. J... .1 o 1 S.. T -iro leigh where he studied design. nearing completion on the 20- While a student at State, he was farm machinery, acre campus. a member of the Frank Thomp- The tax rate is broken down son Theater group and worked in into the following general areas: the Actor’s Workshop. General fund, 20 cents; special .1. i... o u 1 ^ . 1 1. purposes, 16 1/2 cents; health Al the School of Arts he will ^ ^ take bourses in aollnB, deslw , fourty debt sery: and writing bu wl 1 mainly be ^ ^ Instructed In visual art of the 32 cents, and capital outlay (schools), 31 1/2 cents. Total budget requirements, in cluding tax funds, assistance from state and federal sources and non-tax sources come to $1,531,662.56. An estimateofun- coUectable taxes and discounts amounts to $79,715.41 and total amount of taxlevy is$876,869.50. son was the scene of another ac cident on Saturday night that re sulted in $500 damages to a 1960 convertible and the driver re ceiving a bad cut on his arm. Wayne Eugene Kramer, 30, of Charlotte, was traveling the rural road and apparently tried to negotiate a curve with too much were held Tuesday at 3 p,m. for the Seaboard Masonic Lodge 378 Prominent Seaboard Mon, W. D. Barbee, Dies At 76 The City of Roanoke Rapids received $55,715 and the Roa noke Rapids School District and the Roanoke Rapids Sanitary Dis trict received $24,416 and $21,- instructed In visual art of the theater. In 1963 he attended the Gov ernor’s School in Winston-Salem. He was chosen for that school, a summer program for gifted high school students, for his tal ents in art and music. Me BAUGHAM Science School PETERSBURG, Va. - Two teachers from Rich Square are enrolled In the eight-week Na tional Science Foundation Sum mer Institute lor high school teachers of general science at Virginia Stale College, Peters burg, Vs. They are Thelma Shoulars of Route 1, Woodland, Woodland Graded School; and Elsie B. Win frey, Rich Square, W. S. Creecy School. Night ^^ai\ Dispatch T o Be Earlier speed, when his convertible went Walter Dorsey Barbee, 76, who af & AM. He also was a Wood- th^ R^oanoke^'Tstrlct'wL^e^^tax Gaston, $1,077. A’check for $5,’ The largest town check of $5,- 056 went to Ahoskle. Other towns receiving checks were Weldon, $2,748; Murfreesboro, $2,074; Woodland, $1,639; Rich Square, $1,392; Aulander, $1,261; and County Educators At Desegregation School into a skid, skidded sideways and died Sunday. men of the World member, sec- hit the bridge abutment on the Final rites were conducted at ond vice president and director right side. Before completingthe the Seaboard Baptist Church by of the Farmers Bank of Seaboard; skid the car also struck the left the Rev. J. L. Walter Moose, former Seaboard School prlnci- side of the bridge. pastor, and the Rev. Robert M. pal; former University of North Passenger in the car, Allen Bird, pastor of the Grace Epis- Carolina Board of Trustees ‘ ■ ■ copal Church in Weldon. Burial member; a trustee of Campbell was in Seaboard Cemetery. College; former member of the Mr. Barbee was the son of the State General Assembly, serving late Rufus and Adna Hudson Bar- in the 1935-37 sessions; past collectors received $725,058. Brickhouse of Seaboard, was un injured. State Trooper Bob Corey said there were no witnesses to the accident, and no charges were bee and was born and raised ir preferred. Wake County. He had been aSea- district deputy grand master of the Grand Lodge of North Caro- New Low For Good Samaritans WINSTON-SALEM-Northamp- first time this year. Rulings un ton County educators, James der the Civil Rights Act which Carson Bazemore and Genevieve may cause withdrawal of federal 154 will bepresented during Aug ust to Nash County. Tax collectors in s Hodgin Gay, were among the 94 funds from schools practlcingde- sonnel registering for courses at a Special Training Institute on Problems of School Desegre gation which opened this week. The Institute is sponsored joint ly by the University of North bemarle District received checks totaling $173,650. The largest, $38,983, went to Martin County. Other counties receiving checks were Currituck, $20,109; Washington, $13,470; Edgecombe, $10,647; Dare, $9,743; Perqui- ^ ^ uni.ciaii. .... ..s..— mans, $9,692; Chowan, $7,651; Carolina* and th^LVarnlng Instr. 300 applicants and reflect the va- than 6:05 p.m. or 15 minutes RICH SQUARE - Goodsamari- Gates, $6,710; Beaufort, $6,618; North Carolina, and is rious racial and cultural groups before time of dispatch at segregation have greatly speeded the Integration process. The enrollees, who are 7th, 8th, and 9th grade teachers, coun selors, supervisors and princi pals In North Carolina Public Schools, were selected from over The curve and bridge on the board resident since 1913, parti- Una; member Seaboard Baptist tgns who assist at the scene of Tyrrell, $5,111; and Camden, directed bv Dwleht Rhyne Asso- in the State. Forty-nine counties 6:20 p.m.,’’Postmaster Womble uiii ViQ c ho ATI fho in formincr onri hii.Qinos^ Phiirph vi/horo ho hold mi^nV Of« .. . ^ onTH Chapel Hill road has been the scene of several accidents over the years. None have been se rious. Court Docket Is Varied JACKSON - A variety of cases were heard in last week’s ses sion of Recorder’s Court and one active roads sentence was given by Judge Ballard S. Gay. James Branch of Jackson re- cipating in farming and business Church, where he held many of- interests. flees. Mr. Barbee was a University in July 1916, he married the of North Carolina graduate, class former Miss Lottie Stephenson, who died on August 5, 1956. He married his second wife, Katherine Pinner, in 1957. Survivors include his wife, Katherine, of Seaboard; one way. failure to decrease speed daughter by his first wife, Mrs. to avoid accident, not guilty. William H. Crawford, Jr,, ofRo- Billie Love Robinson, 48, of anoke Rapids; and five grand- Murfreesboro, speeding, $10 and children, costs. accidents are now relieved from $4,266. Checks for Pasquotank Director of the Extension the possibility of civil damages, and Pitt counties of $11,578 and division at UNC. State Trooper Glenn Swanson re- $8,463, will be presented during ^ suitable location was found minded the motoring public this July. for the Institute at the North week. The largest to’^checkof$ll,- Carolina Advancement School in and fifty-eight school districts are represented. Each participant will take a basic course In sociology and a second course in the curriculum In the recent session of the 499 went to Willlamston, Other winston-Salem, which Is an ex- fields of language arts, math, General Assembly the statute towns rece^ivjng checks ^were pgrimental residential school for science or social studies, with eighth grade boys of average po tential or above who are not do ing as well In school as they should. The student body and faculty are both Integrated. The I Chuckle Dossie Lee Ransom, 21, of ceived the roads sentence on Jackson, willful speed competl- charges of assault and larceny, tion and driving without due cau- He received six months on the tion, not guilty as to former roads on each charge. charge, $25 and costs as to the Other cases heard were: latter. JosephJohiiJoi.es, 18, oIScol- Napoleon Robinson .„.b„a>iirtlnii3” land Neck, speeding, $10 and Garysburg, speeding and willful your hnstod mmng- speed competition, $10 and costs Mrs. jlggs. xes, j Robert louis Carey, 21, of as to the former charge and not Rich square, speeding, $10 and guilty as to speed compelillon. costs Parker Stokes, 59, ofSev- ■ “ ern, speeding, $10 and costs. Jim Jackson Collie, 60, of Rocky Mount, speeding, $10 and costs. George R. Bain, III, 17, of Jackson, speeding, $15 and costs. Leroy Barber of Seaboard, as sault on a female, costs. Van Robert Floyd, 21, ofChar- lotte, driving without chauffeur’s ONCE WAS ENOUGH wronedolna ’’ Mrs. Briggs: “Did you catch wrongaoing. Mrs. Jlggs: “Yes, just once." Mrs. Briggs; “What did you do to him?’’ Mrs. Jiggs: “Married him.’’ was amended to read: Plymouth, $4,567; Nags Head, •■Any person who renders first Greenville, $1,626. A aid or emergency assislance at for $1,239 will bepresenl- Ihe scene of a motor veMole September to Bethel, accident on any street or hig - vepco’s total real estate and . — - - way to any person in ured p a properly lax bill tor all eight-week Institute will be co- result of such accident, shall not L,_a,,Ho.w in North Carolina in ordinated with the summer ses. be liable in civil damages for any ^p\7,tes Is sion at the Advancement School, acts oromissionsrelatingtosuch Q^er $912 500 for 1965 as com- The Institute, which is sup- services rendered, unless such -J-qr onf.,004 ported by the United States Of- »>• ftuvAi.k.o...o..e wc..v-c., .w ...o -- acts or omissions amount to fice of Education Equal Educa- part In extracurricular actlvl- the only cer aln change to ^ wanton conduct or intentional jjna state taxes of $1 044 million tional Opportunities Program, is ties, and will have the experience made under the iina state taxes 01 mimon throughout the nation of living In an Integratedenvlron- postmaster said. He also urged — deslmed to deal with the prob- menl, all persons to use zip Code State ana local loTTro of Hocoerroffntion The Urn- The first week has been one numbers on their mall. TtaHierWu. i;- =rS,.'r=: collected during the year. Carolina willbeintegratedforthe stress being given to the under achieving student lacking aca demic skills and motivation. Col lege credit Is offered (or the two courses. Special emphasis will be given to the situation of the deprived child entering a deseg regated school. In addition par ticipants will assist in teaching at the Advancement School, take said. Mall deposited In the box in front of the post office must be no later than 6 p.m. to assure Its delivery. The first mornlngdispatchwill be at 9:45 a.m., except the one from Rich Square to Woodvllle at 7:30 a.m. as in the past, Wom ble stated. After the implementation of the sectional center concept, mall making the last dispatch of the day will, In most cases, get next day delivery anywhere in the state, the postmaster said. the present time this is Hot and Humid begin on Monday. Tommie Jones, 22, of Roa noke Rapids, having on his brass knucks, $10 and costs. Mildred Little Pettway, 44, of Pleasant Hill, no valid operator’s license, $25 and costs, James B. Hardin, 22, of Pem broke, speeding, $15 and costs. Ronald Lee Peters, 30, of Fay etteville, speeding, $10 and costs. ClRCULAB 5ASH • SLOPE TO MATO sr. 3 ;oF 5LC*PS Troy Edwards, 18, of Creeks- license, costs. ville, riotous and disorderly con duct and destruction of personal property, costs. Roy Edwards, 18, of Creeks- ville, riotous and disorderly con duct and destruction of personal property, costs, Otis Deloatch, 22, of Creeks- ville, assault with a deadly weap on and destruction of personal property, costs. James Ear! Deloatch, 25, of Creeksville, riotous and disor derly conduct anddestroyingper- sonal property, costs. David Deloatch, 17, ofCreeks- vllle, riotous and disorderly con duct and destroying personal property, costs. Sedrick R. Britt, 18, of Con- Donnell Artis, 18, of Woodland, exceeding a safe speed, costs. Robert J. Arnold, 16, of Rich Square, larceny, six months roads suspended upon payment of costs and restitution. George Roger Patillo of Gas ton, nonsupport, nol pressed. Jerry Franklin Bennett, 19, of Ahoskie, speeding, prayer for judgment continued upon payment of costs. Thomas L. Wilkins of Star Route, Roanoke Rapids, nonsup port, costs. Daniel Conrad King, 16, of Rich Square, lendinganotherper- son a learner’s permit issued to him, costs. i 'll qi Inn E3Ci|| ilD'DD nn nul k+H m 1 ii BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS—Included in the funds for the 1965-66 budget were additions to the farm agent’s building that would allow the consolidation of coun ty services. The front elevation shown would include an 18 foot extension 33 feet wide that would add two new offices and an entry way. These offices would hold the county extension chairman and his secretary. One additional office would be added behind the current home economics ofhee and the internal office ar rangement would be reassigned. The new entrance way would be of matching brick and include a flagstone terrace. RICH SQUARE - Postmaster Edward L. Womble has announc ed that due to the implementation of the Sectional Center concept of mall handling to be Instituted to day, July 1, the last dally dis patch of will leave a 6:20 p.m. Instead of 7:25 p.m, as in the past. Under this plan trucks will pick up mall and carry it to Rocky Mount where it will be dis tributed to other trucks for trans porting to other sectional cen ters and/or its destination. Womble stated that the earlier time was necessary for the truck to make proper connections at Rocky Mount. “So, beginning July 1, for mall to be sure of making this last dispatch it must be put in post office drop boxes no later Gaston Mon Charged With Shooting Wife JACKSON - A 44 - year - old Gaston man Is in jail here charg ed with allegedly shooting his wife Sunday afternoon. Charged with assault with a deadly weapon with Intent to kill Is Robert L. Alexander. Alexander was arrested in Ra leigh last night and returned to Northampton County by Gaston Police Chief Charlie Ball and County Sheriffs deputy Ed In gram. According to Ball, the shooting Incident occurred Sunday around 6:30 p.m. at the home of Alex ander’s mother-in-law on Bay Street In Gaston. Alexander’s wife, Jean Alex ander, was released from Roa noke Rapids Hospital after being treated for a wound caused by a .22 caliber pistol bullet that creased her skull.
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