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Jackson Native Is Head
Of Virginia Bankers Assn.
ed the appointee. “He will make
us a good commissioner and I
think will be fair and Impartial to
the counties in the district.’’
Governor Moore and I am happy, He called it “a good appolnt-
slnce Dick Vann could not get the ment’’ and added, “I am some-
post, that the Governor chose what proud of the appointment.’
Don, Jr., who knows our district There was a natural feeling of
and our problems so well.” disappointment in Gates County
In Bertie County, where the where Hayslett Rountree of Sun-
Board ofCommisslonershadglv- bury had been a strong candidate,
en an official endorsement of Gates Representative Phil
Matthews at their May meeting, Godwin expressed the hope “that annual convention here Saturday
Representative Emmett W, Bur- Matthews will see the needs of morning.
den called this a “good appoint- the area and try to fill these Flythe had served during the
ment.’’ He said it Is “one that needs.’’ past year as first vice president
will mean a great deal for oroe-- of the statewide group.
elude membership on the boards
of directors of Fieldale Insur
ance Co., Inc., Martinsville Nov
elty Corp., Bassett-Walker Knit
ting Co., and Virginia Industrial
Development Corp.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - S. S. named cashier and executive vice
Flythe of Martinsville, Va., was president of the First National
Installed as the new president of Bank of Martinsville and Henry and other activities. He was ap-
the Virginia Bankers Assocla- County. He was named president pointed a member of the State
tion at the conclusion of Its 72nd of the bank in 1954, Highway Commission in 1954.
Other business connections in- He Is past p r e s I dent of Mar
tinsville Kiwanls Club, a trustee
of Martinsville General Hospital,
a director of the Martinsville
Medical Center and financial vice
president of the Blue Ridge Coun
cil of the Boy Scouts of America.
He Is a member of the Executive
..... Committee of the Boy Scouts,
He has been active in civic Region 3, with headquarters in
A Philadelphia,
TIMES-NEWS, Rich Square, N. C., July 8. IMS
College, served for 19 years on Flythe is married to the for-
the Henry County School Board mer MissVirglnlaWhiteofEden-
and is a member of the board of ton, N. C., and they have four
Flythe is a member of the Ad
visory Board of Patrick Henry
directors of Martinsville - Hen
ry County Chamber of Com
merce. He is also a past direc
tor of the VirginiaStateChamber
of Commerce and is active in af
fairs of Fieldale Methodist
Church, Forest Park and the
Chatmoss country clubs.
children: Walter W. Flythe, S. S.
Flythe, Jr,, MargaretTeagueand
J. Thomas Flythe.
His parents were the late J. T.
(Simon) Flythe, for many years
Clerk of Court in Northampton
County, and the late Acree Las
siter Flythe,
ress In Bertie. Matthews Is In- -Number one need of the F'lythe, the new 58-year-old
terested In Bertie and I think he area’’ as Godwin sees It “Isa President of the association from
will do a lot for us,’’ new bridge at Wlnton andreloca-
Hertford County’sRepresenta- tion of U.S. 13 around Wlnton.’’
tive Roberts Jernlgan, Jr., feels He also said he is very Interest-
that Matthews has proved him- ed in U.S, 158 getting proper at-
self to be a very capable man ana tention.
“should be an excellent High- Godwin said he Is “verydls-
way Commissioner for the First appointed that Hayslett Rountree
District. He wasverylnstrumen. not appointed. It was the
Martinsville, is a native of Jack'
son, N, C., and attended Trinity
College (now Duke University) at
Durham,
He was employed In the pay
roll Department of Marshall
Field and Co., in 1925, and was
connected with the Leaksvllle
tal in locating the new Lewiston only ODOortunitv Gates ever had Trust Co, in 1927-28.
Bridge which Is currently being
built across the Roanoke River
and is well aware of the many
needs of the Roanoke-Chowan
area.’’
Jernlgan continued, “I am of
the opinion that he should, and
I believe will be, a very fine
commissioner.’’
A fair-minded young man was
the way Northampton Represent
ative J. Raynor Woodard descrlb-
to seek a seat on the Commis- ^^^8 he was named vice presi-
sion.’’ cashier of The Bank of
Former Highway Commission F'^sldale and served In that ca-
chairman Merrill Evans could 1947 when he was
not be reached for comment but
the man who served as public
relations chairman for the High
way Commission during the San
ford administration was willing
to add his endorsement of Mat
thews,
Roger R. Jackson, Jr,,
Bond Soles Were
Down Lost Month
WASHINGTON - Savings Bonds
sales In North Carolina for the
first five months of this year
EARL Theatre
serving as Executive Director ot amounted to $22,282,524.
the Economic Opportunities Dlvl- Hertford, Bertie, Gates and
Sion of the Choanoke Area De- • • -
about
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:s,vQ-r/owirSlSN
Sun.-Mon.-Tue.s. July 11-13
"How To Stuff
A Wild Bikini"
Wed.-Thurs.-Fri. July 14-16
MATINEE ONLY 3:00 P.M,
ALL SEATS 50c
Northampton Counties were re-
velopment Association, said, sponsible for almost $38 thous-
“Mr. Matthews is a line public and of this amount,
spirited citizen and is a per- sales Ts^lford County for
sonal friend of mine. I believe he j,ay were $8,218
will be a fine attribute to our and for the year, $80,681; Ber-
„ tie $16,100 for May and $66,982
Jackson continued, "I believe oales, $3,425 for
he will be just and fair In his „ay and $47,031 for the year;
recommendations tor Highway Northampton, $8,160 lor Mayand
Commission fund allocations." $48,812 for the year,
lie added that It Is a compliment series E Bond sales for the
° 8'i">l”‘S‘™lion aar are slightly ahead while Se-
"that the appointments to the ,,^5 h Bond sales are substan-
mghway Commission are being Hally behind sales recorded.
rotated to counties which have
, , a J During the month of May,
not in recent years had a High- sales showed a decline of
way Commissioner. To my o,er tour per cent and H Bond
knowledge, M.artln County has sales ware off 34 per cent. Their
never had a State Highway Com- combined sales dropped over six
mlssloner.
"Matthews possesses ties very Hertford, Bertie, Gates and
close lo the Roanoke - Chowan Northampton have a quota of ov-
section. He is a member ot the „ .(gOO thousand for the year.
Chowan College Board ofTrus-
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Wed.-Sat. July 7-Hl
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tees and has varied business In^
terests In Bertie County. He was
a strong supporter of the con
struction of the Lewiston Bridge,
which was approved by the San
ford Highway Commission.’’
From Chowan College, where
Enrolled At
ECC Clinic
GREENVILLE — Twenty-five
Matthews is serving his third teachers representing school
term as a member of the Board systems in 15 North Carolina
of Trustees, Dr, Bruce Whitaker counties and two Virginia corn-
said, “My knowledge of his abll- •^’Jaitles are enrolled in the 1965
Ity and commitment to any task Summer Reading Clinic of East
he assumes would lead me tobe- Carolina College.
Ueve that he will represent the continue through July 13,
First Division on the State High- the clinic is designed to give
way Commission thoroughly and teachers experience Intheteach-
forcetully, with fairness and good tbg of remedial reading in all
Judgment.’’ levels of instrlictlon throughjun-
The two candidates in the area to*" high school.
who missed the appointment had
Each
been In contact with Governor
Moore. At Sunbury, Mr. Roun-
SCUOOl.
teachev
enrolled In the
course gets a broad sampling of
remedial techniques and Is re
tree said the Governor called to apply them to the teach-
him Wednesday night and also ^ child who has difficulty
sent a telegram. to learning to read. The course
Mr. Rountree expressed ap- carries nine quarter hours of
predation to all the Individual ^®ff’4lar college credit, at the sen-
people and groups who supported tor or graduate level,
him as a candidate. While he does Again directing the reading
not know Mr. Matthews, he is ‘^tlnic program at ECC is Dr.
confident “lie must beagoodman telth Holmes of the ECC School
because Dan appointed him.’’ Education faculty.
Among enrollees Is Helen Re-
At Murfreesboro, Mr. Vann becca Brldgers of Conway, grad-
sald he too had received a tele- assistant In ECC School of
gram from the Governor. “I ap- Education,
predate the support I had from
the area and I am sorry I was not fortunate enough to receive
the appointment.’
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He added he thought that Mat
thews is '“a very nice man’’ and
he Is sure the Governor made a
good selection.
schools a tax rate of 93 cents
and let the Board of Education
rework the budget to fit this
amount.
With the increase of estimated
valuation, schools will be getting
an increase from $239,621 last
year to $267,000 at the 93 cents
rate.
In other action of the day the
Commissioners appointed five
members to the Windsor Town
ship Development Commission.
This group was created by act of
the General Assembly to guard
and administer railrock stock
funds in Windsor Township.
Commissioner Knowles named
four men to serve with him on the
committee. They are J. B. Gll-
1am, Jr., Dancy G. White, R. C.
White, J. T. Mountain. Knowles
and Gillam hold two-year terms
and the others were appointed to
four-year terms.
Members of the Commission
serve without compensation ex
cept for actual expenses.
The Commissioners postponed
until July 20 the naming of a
Good Neighbor Council but they
discussed some possible mem
bers and are in hearty agree
ment that the Council is needed
to continue good race relations
within the county.
Mrs. M. B. Gillam, Jr., of
Windsor was reappointed to a
six-year term on the Library
Board and Miss Stella Phelps of
Woodville was named for a term
to expire In 1970.
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