SMART BUSINESS
1 he ad is too long to reproduce here, for it
aavertised four houses for rent. They are all
rented, To be smart use the Classified Want
Ads. Wayland Jenkins, Jr., of Aulander.
was. Now it is your turn.
THE
Northampton
County
THE ROANOKE-CHOWAN TIMES — Established 1892
TIMES-NEWS
A Combination of ic if
☆ THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY NEWS — Established 1926
Rich Square and Jackson. N. C., Thursday. July 29, 1965
Registration
Books Close Sot.
CONWAY - Saturday, July 31
is the last day unregistered vot
ers in Northampton County can
register to vote in the special
election to be held on Saturday,
August 14, according to Russell
H. Johnson, Jr., chairman Board
of Elections.
On August 14 voters will go to
the polls to vote yes or no for
the establishment of County Liq
uor Control Stores, and also vote
yes or no on the legal sale of
wine and beer in the county.
County School System Allotted
New Teachers For 1965-66
JACKSON - The Northampton der a state program to reduce
County school system will open on the size of classes in the first
August 30 with an additional 17 three grades. This year’s ele-
state allotted teachers. There mentary total will be 205 as corn-
will be 300 teachers under all pared with last year’s 190.
programs as compared with 282 The high schools will have
School faculty.
Individual school totals
shown below:
1964-65
Year
1965-66
Year
in the year just completed.
Most of the increases were al
lotted in the primary grades un-
—j-.
three additional teachers.
Total state allotments show
279 this year as compared with
262 last year.
Last year’s teacher for the
education of mentally retarded
students will be joined by four
more trained in this field.
An industrial cooperative edu
cation teacher will be added to
the Northampton
Jackson
Gaston
Seaboard
Severn
Conway
Woodland-Olney
Rich Square
New Garysburg
Eastside
Old Garysburg
Squire
Coates
Willis Hare
Meherrin
Woodland G.
Creecy
Total Elem.
Gaston
North. Co. High
Cumber ry
Willis Hare
Creecy
Total H.S.
with Garys
burg
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FIRST PINT—Mrs. Betty D. Davis of Seaboard
donated her first pint of blood Thursday, July
22, as the Tidewater Regional Bloodmobile
made its first stop for Northampton County in
Seaboard. The visit netted only 23 pints of the
110 pint quota. The nurse is Mrs, Alean Fulford
of Norfolk.
Will Not Call
A I ■ ■ I I the Northampton County High Ransom 4 Consolidated -GrandTotal 28
N3tl0n3l ull3rd Seaver Challenges Burgwyn
WASHINGTON, D .C.—Sighs ot relief from tension w w
To Open Public ABC Debate
Bloodmobile Visit Nets 23 Pints
built up from uncertainty were breathed Wednesday by
the more than 200 Roanoke-Chowan men who are mem
bers of the North Carolina National Guard’s 30th In
fantry Division.
In a statement to the American people and news con
ference that followed, President Johnson announced that
it would not be necessary at this time to call up any
reserve units because of the planned build-up of Ameri
can forces in South Viet Nam,
MARGARETTSVILLE - Jesse
Seaver, president of the North
ampton Christian Union and the
Carolina Christian Union, has
challenged Bartlett Burgwyn,
chairman oftheNorthamptonCit-
izens ABC Committee, to an open
SEABOARD - The first visit
of the bloodmobile to Northamp
ton County In the new year, which
began on July 1, netted only 23
pints of blood.
The Tidewater Bloodmobile
was here on Thursday, from 12
noon to 4 o’clock in the school
gymnasium.
The Seaboard Woman’s Club
sponsored the visit, the first of
six visits scheduled for the coun
ty this year. The total quota for
the six visits is 630 pints.
Only three donors were reject
ed at last Thursday’s visit, ac
cording to Mrs. Frances Magee,
county secretary.
Lsks
voters will be influenced by the not stand up In face-to-face pub-
facts, whether wet or dry. What lie debate with dry leaders!”
could be more fair? And it would acclaimed Seaver.
be a very good show!” charges The dry leader wants a yes or
the letter. no answer to his challenge by
Seaver said in the letter he July 31.
feels certain that Burgwyn will
LAKE GASTON _ Lake Gas
ton’s Regional PlanningCommis-
sion elected a slate of officers
Thursday night, July 22nd when
interested individuals from Hali
fax, Northampton and Warren
Counties met at the lake.
Those attending from North
ampton County were commis
sioners David L. Gay and Horace
Guthrie, R. L. "Scoppy” Grant,
County Manager Melvin Holmes
and member of the county plan
ning board, Mrs. E. L. Burgess.
An estimated 50 persons at
tended the barbecue meeting at
Tucker’s Marina and Park and
voted unanimously on the officers
who will serve the commission
ex - officio.
Named as chairman of the
group was Marvin Newsom of
Warren County. After Newsom
was named and voted in, a motion
Was made from the floor to elect
three vice chairmen; one from
each of the three representative
counties. This was carried.
Elected to serve the commis
sion as vice chairmen were Tom
Myrick of Halifax; Jack Harris
and Horace Guthrie of North
ampton. Guthrie and Harris are
from the same county, since no
V. E. Boomer of Rich Square ess of bringing all records up-to-
was a donor, bringing his total date and she will be glad to give
donation to the bloodmobile to two you a complete record on your
gallons, six pints. donations.
Assisting with the four hour The Rev. Randolph Phillips,
visit was Dr. W, R. Parker, coun- regional representative of Pen-
ty health officer. dleton, said, “I would like to ex-
At the bloodmobile’s previous press appreciation to those who
visit to the county, on May 17 contributed in any way to the
in Conway, one hundred and one bloodmobile visit last Thurs-
pints were donated. day.”
Anyone in the county who does Further activity in the blood
not have a donors card, or whose program for the year will be an-
card is not up-to-date, are ask- nounced later,
ed to drop acardtoMrs. Frances
Magee of Seaboard, county sec- ■ 1*1
retary, giving his name and the KoDk
need. Mrs. Magee is in theproc- IIV/L/IIC
On Vacation
JACKSON — Northampton’s
travciinii’library v.il’
during tlie month of August.
As is the usual custom the
Bookmobile will be Inactive to
permit vacations for library per
sonnel, according to Mrs. Lillian
Pearce, assistant librarian.
The county library will be open
each day, Mondays through Fri
days, for the month of August.
The Bookmobile schedule will
be resumed in September.
For the past ten days, members of the local National p’^'^dc debate on the wet or dry not reply to the various facts pre- Burgwyn is the only Northamp-
Guard units had had plecty of time to think about the
Board Named
1965-66 School Calendar I
, First day of extended term - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs- make up days. Thus, if one day
Department of Conservation and ^ Teacher Orientation Day, Au- day, April 8, 11, 12, 13, and is lost, April 14 will be used.
nomination was made for Warren
County. Fred Cooper of Roanoke
Rapids was named secretary.
Primary purpose of Thurs
day’s meeting was to elect the
board of officers and to hear a
proposal on publicity for the
area from a Virginia Beach ad
vertising agency.
After the officers were named,
Steve Davenport, a community
planner with the North Carolina
Department of Conservation and
Development, who has been work- Sust 26.
ing with the lake group in form- Second day of extended term —
ing the commission, offered to a Teacher Orientation Day, Au-
draw upby-laws andpresentthem STJSt 27.
at the next meeting set for Aug- Opening of Schools — Teacher-
ust 26, at a place to be named Pupil Orientation Day, August 30.
later. Holidays
The agreement between Hali- Labor Day, September 6.
fax, Northampton and Warren District Teachers Meetings,
Counties to form the regional October 22.
planning commission was made Thanksgiving — all schools are
at a special June 7 meeting, closed, November 25 and 26.
The commission was originally Christmas — all schools closed
planned to be organized with three — December 22, 1965 through
North Carolina counties named January 2, 1966 — eight school
and two from Virginia. ‘^ays: December 22, 23, 24, 27,
However, according to Daven- ^8, 29, 30, and 31, 1965. Last
port, who spoke briefly on the ^ay of school before Christmas,
subject: “We are not organizing December 21. First day after
with the Virginia counties be- Christmas, January 3,
issue.
possibihty of their being called to active duty because ter challenging him and offering
of the widening war in Viet Nam. to pay all costs of advertising
On Friday night, July 16, sources at the Pentagon an- debate,
nounced that if any reserve units were needed for the ers aM rS’shyTre
Army the “prime prospects” would be from among the entitledto“KNOWTHETRUTH!”
six Priority I National Guard Divisions. North Carolina’s therefore, herewith chai-
30th Division has been one of these top priority units me per-
. 1 1 sonally in public debate on the
Since the priority system was begun several years ago. subject, at such lime anfl place
In Wednesday’s announcement the President said as may be mutually agreeable
that to fill the increased manpower needs draft quotas (2) we challenge you and any
for the nation would be raised over a period of months
„„ ,nnr\r,^ ocAAfi “CitizensCommittee Members,”
from 17,000 to 35,000. to meet an equal number of dry
The prospects of federal service, although not sought leaders in public debate. We wilt
or relished, had been accepted calmly by local Guards- audience be the Judge as
, - j- i_ • X- ..u winners, hoping that the
men. All members receive periodic briefings on the
world situation and the status of their unit. All are made
duty what are” their own poosibilities in* this ' Boosfers'^Ciub Dhectoi s
But, for now, breathing some easier and Feeling a bit
of a weight lifted, the local Guardsmen can again go
about their daily Jives knowing that having to go off
to another war is not their problem. There is little ques
tion but that having had 10 days to think about it each
will be more understanding of the possibilities that those
now in service or eligible for the draft will have to face
instead.
sented in his group’s six adver- ton County citizen directly iden-
tisements in the Times-News. tified with the ABC movement.
“We charge that all your wet Seaver refers to them in the let-
arguments are either false or ter as “your anonymous ABC as-
misleading, and that they can- sociates.”
Rich Square Adopts
Budget Of $73,185
RICH SQUARE - The largest
budget ever adopted by the Town
of Rich Square was approved at
the meeting of the Town Com
missioners last Thursday night.
The town’s budget for 1965-66
Moke Fund Raising Plans
14, 1966, all schools closed, if two days are lost the i4th and
End of First Semester, Jan- 13th will be used. If three days
uary 19, 1966. are lost the 14th, 13th, and 12th
End of School Months: First will be used as make up days,
month, September 28, 1965; sec- Should more than three days be
ond month, October 27, 1965,
third month, November 24, 1965;
fourth month, January 5, 1966;
fifth month, February 2, 1966;
sixth month, March 2, 1966; sev
enth month, March 30, 1966;
eighth month, May 4, 1966; ninth
month, all schools close, June 1
1966. ’
Two evaluation days - last two
days of extended term, June 2
and 3, 1966.
lost, the Board of Education will
take further action concerning
when to make up any days lost
over three.
Chuckle
(See LAKE, Page 8)
TESTED AND TRUE
Mrs. Gray - Ah, Jenny, I won
der if my husband will love me
*In the event the schools are when my hair is gray?
closed for one or more days for Mrs. Black - why not? He’s
any reason, April 12, 13 and 14 loved you through three shades
♦Easter — Friday, Monday, will in reverse order be used as already.
COlWAY _ The board of di
rectors of the Northampton Coun
ty High School Athletic Boosters
Club met on Monday night, July
19, to discuss and plan farther
the club’s fund-raising projects.
Dr. J. E. Brown, president,
opened the floor for renewed dis
cussion on the proposal to give
season’s tickets for each $25 do
nation and/or advertisement. He
stated that some opposition had
been raised to this proposal be
cause of the need for funds from
every available source and the
feeling that no such inducement
would be necessary in order to
sell advertisements. The motion
was made and passed that there
be no season tickets given with
any donation or advertisement.
Advertisers will be given Boost
ers Club memberships.
The members passed a motion
which will entitle each 1965-66
Boosters Club member to ad
mission to one specified basket
ball game upon presentation of
membership card. This game
will be selected by the Boosters
Club executive committee and the
school administration and will be
announced at a later date.
Mrs. Mildred Brown reported
that the advertisement committee
is still in the process of com
piling a single list ofprospectlve
advertisers. She requested each
committee member to submithis
list to her at the earliest possi
ble date. She stated that the pre
pared lists, omitting duplica- of business will receive metered
tions in the areas, would then water bills, and should repair all
be returned to the communities
so that solicitation of advertise-
ment.s could begin immediately.
George Parker, reporting for
his game sponsorship commit
tee, presented the following ap
pointees to the steering commit
tee: Dr. Brown, Rich Square; J.
R. Bradley, Seaboard; Billy Fish
er, Severn; Llnwood Woodard,
Conway; George Parker, Wood
land; and Mrs. Scott Bowers,
Jackson.
He stated that each community
representative would be respon
sible for naming his local com
mittee to work on the sale of
tickets and game promotion.
Parker called a kick-off meet
ing of the combined steering com
mittee and local committees for
August 2 at which time the 2500
tickets, printed for advance sale,
will be distributed. Committees
to be re.sponsible for the supper,
the concessions and the publicity
will also be named at the meeting.
defects and leaks at once, they
are advised by the Comml.ssion-
ers. Metered water bills to ro.s-
ident consumers will become ef
fective after the installation of
water meters, which will take
place during August.
Mayor Charles E. Myers re
marked on the board's action,
"metering water is the only fair
and just method of selling water
service.”
Myers, who was serving as
mayor when the water and sewer
system was voted in, said, "In my
opinion this is the most impor
tant act of the town commission
ers since the commissioners in
office In 1937 voted in the water
and sewer system.”
Another service, with no
charge, the commissioners have
extended to all home owners, Is
the removal of all trimmings
from shrubs and trees, providing
the trimmings are cut in lengths
not to exceed five feet.
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RECREATION — Children from the Woodlaini
Graded School, who are enrolled in the Head
Start Program, play jumping rope and ring toss
in between creative sessions with toys and
teaching aids, Mrs. Doris Pope is the class
teacher and her aide is Miss Patricia Harrell.
The kindergarten program is part of the anti
poverty program and is meant to prepare chil
dren for entrance into the first grade this fall.
They are in the fourth week of a six week pro
gram.
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LUNCHROOM MAN,NEKS—Woodland Graded School Head Start
children learn the correct way to conduct themselves in the school
lunchroom. They have just linished their hot lunch and the last
little girl is taking her tray back to the counter.
IT’S REST TIME!—Head Start children at Wood
land Graded School have a rest period each day
from 1! to 11:30 a.m. Mrs. Ruth G Boone'.s
class is taking full advantage o( that lime. Each
child brings a towel or blanket Irom home daily
to use to stretch out on. Mrs. Mtinlyn MiicheM.
teacher's aide, has instructed the children to sit
uate themselves so that no two heads are going
In the same direction and to he quilely or to go
to sleep during the half hour
is $73,785.71. The budget was
adopted without raising Ihepres-
ent tax rate ol $1.25 per $100
valuation.
The commissioners also voted
to install new water meters in all
homes, house trailers and apa^ ^
Hon, At an earlier meeting the
commissioners had voted to in
stall water meters in all places
of business in the town.
For several years ail water
consumers in Rich Square have
been paying a flat rate, for water.
Residents were charged at a rate
of $3.50 per month, business es
tablishments were charged more.
Effective August 1, all places