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TIMES-NEWS, Rich Square. N. C., October 7 1965 \A/II ▲ I i
Weldon Attendance Is
Approved By Ed Board
RETIREMENT GIFT — Mrs. Elsie B. Jilcott of Rich Square,
center, who retired on September 30 from her position of 13
year.s as secretary-treasurer of Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Association was presented a silver service as a memento of her
services by Mr, and Mrs. Ronald Chappell, on behalf of the As-
sociation. The Chappells, he is president of the association
which serves Northampton, Bertie and Hertford counties, ex
pressed their personal thanks to Mrs. Jilcott with a gift of silver
salt and pepper shakers. Succeeding Mrs. Jilcott is Mrs, Cola
H. Parker of Woodland,
Man Appeals Drag Racing,
Bond Posted At $1,000
JACKSON — A Skippers, Va.,
man Is free on $1,000 bond after
appearing before Judge Ballard S.
Gay In Recorder’sCout last Wed
nesday.
The man was placed under the
bond pending an appeal of a pre
arranged drag racing charge to be
heard in Superior Court.
John Meredith Allen, Jr., Rt.
1, Skippers, was found guilty and
fined $500 and the court costs
on the racing count by Judge Gay.
He was ordered placed under bond
when he served notice of appeal to
the higher court.
Allen’s conviction of the al
leged racing charge brings a cli
max to a lingering case in the
courts since last February. A
companion in the charge had been
arrested and tried long before last
week’s session, according to a
spokesman.
Allen, a resident of Virginia,
• / had escaped when the alleged
event took place and had not been
found In North Carolina since
that date.
However, recently he was ar
rested for speeding 70 mph In a
55 zone and was taken In for the
-racing charge, too. Judge Gay
found the man guilty on the speed
ing count and fined him $10 and
the costs of court.
Other matters heard during
Wednesday’s session of the court
with Buxton Weaver assisting
as solicitor were;
Horace Vinson of Woodland,
assault on a female, nol pros with
leave on payment of the court
costs,
Rommie Beifleld of Roanoke
Rapids, no operator’s permit,
fined $25 and costs of court.
Llnwood Connie Ivey of Rt. 1,
Garysburg, driving while drunk;
amended to driving left of the cen
ter line, fined $10 and costs.
John Millard LongofSeaboard,
speeding 70 mph in a 00 zone,
fined $10 and the court costs.
Detroit Greene of Star Route,
Gaston, no chauffeur’s permit,
Conway
By MItS. LEE BRITTLE
Mr. and Mrs.TommleBarbour
and daughters of Durham were
weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs.
W. W. Wheeler.
Linda Garrlss left Monday for
Kings Business College In Ra
leigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Martin of
Jackson visited Mrs. Jake Las
siter Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Williams
moved to Woodland Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward James
and son, Eddie, spent the week
end at Nags Head.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Maddrey
and family of Seaboard were din
ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Guy
Farkes Sunday.
Evelyn Darden, who has re
cently accepted a position In the
music department at the Black-
well Memorial Baptist Church In
Elizabeth City and Dwight Sleiner
of Hampton, Va., spent Saturday
with lier mother, Mrs. J. P,
Daughtry.
Mrs. Clifton Davis Is a patient
In Roanoke Rapids Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Burgess
and son of Norfolk, Va., and Jan
Burgess of Chowan College were
Sunday guests of Mrs, NoahDur-
gess.
Mr. and Mrs. Dal Brldgers
and daughter, Beth, of Raleigh,
Mrs, Bobby Brldgers of UNC,
Greensboro, and Becky Brldgers
of East Carolina College, spent
the weekend with Mr. and Mrs,
Julian Brldgers.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Joluison
and daughter visited Mr. and
Mrs, James Joluison In Speed
Sunday.
Mrs. Jake Lassiter left Sat
urday to spend a few days with
Mr. and Mrs. James Elliott Las
siter 111 Virginia Beach. She at
tended the christening of her
grandson, Michlet Emory in the
Community Methodist Church at
Virginia Beach Sunday.
Melinda Martin of East Caro
lina College, Greenville, and
Reddick Marlin of Rocky Mount
fined $25 and the court costs.
Eugene Glenn Scott of Garys
burg, reckless driving, fined $10
and the costs of court,
Melvin High of Skippers, Va.,
aiding and abetting In the manu
facture of non-taxpaid whiskey,
not guilty.
Zackle Webster Harrell of
Jackson, speeding 45 mph In a35
zone, Jugment suspended on pay
ment of court costs.
Charlie J. Pair, Gaston, as
sault with a deadly weapon, judg
ment suspended onpaymentof the
court costs.
Milwaukee
By MRS. H. L. JOHNSON
Mrs. F. L. Johnson left Mon
day to visit her sister, Miss Eth
el Stanfield, In Mebane for sev
eral days.
Mr, and Mrs. Lee Johnson vis
ited his brother, Percy Johnson,
and family in Suffolk Sunday,
Dinner guests of Mrs. Bernice
Britt and Charles on Sunday were
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Britt and
son-, Ricky, of Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Johnson at
tended the funeral of Mrs. W, W.
Gregory of Rocky Mount Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. H, L Coggins,
Jr., and boys, Dick and Richard
of Richmond visited Mr. and
Mrs. H. I. Coggins, Sr., on Sat
urday. They were en route to at
tend the Vlrglnla-UNC football
game at Chapel Hill.
L, C. Davis Is leaving Wednes
day to join hls daughter, Mrs.
W. J. Brown and Mr. Brown,
They will tour VirginiaandNorth
Carolina.
Larry Smith of N. C. State
University In Raleigh was home
with hls mother, Mrs. Sarah
Smith, for the weekend.
Wednesday dinner guests of
Mrs. Bessie Askew were Mrs.
Rena Johnson and daughter, Er-
line, and son, Jimmy, and Mrs.
Ida Pope of Petersburg.
The Rev. J.’E. Sutton Is attend
ing an evangelistic school each
Monday for six weeks at Rocky
Mount,
Kenneth Smith and Billy Jen
kins of Camp Lejeune are home
on a 20-day leave visiting their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Jen
kins and Mr. and Mrs. Graham
Smith.
Squirrel
Bites Youths
JACKSON - Two young broth
ers were bitten here September
27 by a squirrel.
Jett Walker and Drew Walker,
sons of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Walk
er, received booster tetanus
shots at the County Health De
partment after being bitten by the
squirrel.
Dr. W. R. Parker, county
health officer, will keep the
squirrel under observation for
two weeks to determine if rabies
Is present.
The squirrel Is one of several
that nest In large oak trees in the
yard of the Walkers’ neighbor,
Mrs. J. A. Flythe.
were weekend guests of Mr. and
Mrs. James Martin.
John Paul Garrlss was in Ra
leigh Monday on a business trip.
Mrs. Bessie Sykes who has
been a patient in Roanoke Rapids
Hospital Is spending some time
with her sister In Roanoke Rap
ids.
Francis Wheeler of Norfolk
visited hls parents, Mr.andMrs.
W. W. Wheeler Sunday.
Mrs. Burtan Barnes returned
home Saturday after spending two
weeks with her daughter, Mrs.
W. E. Kirkham, Jr., In Richmond,
Va.
Glenn Warren of Frederick
Military Academy, Portsmouth,
was home for the weekend.
Mrs. Ben Ricks Is a patient
in Roanoke-Chowan Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. James Edmund-
son and children of Roanoke, Va.,
were weekend guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Haywood Davis.
JACKSON - Request of EU
Bracy that his son, James Lee,
be allowed to continue attending
Ralph J. Bunch HlghSchool, Wel
don, was approved during a brief
meeting of the Northampton
Board of Education Monday aft
ernoon.
In other business contracts for
nine teachers were approved and
delegates selected to the State
School Board Association meet
ing scheduled for Wednesday,
October 27, in Chapel Hill,
Named as delegates were John
J. Heller, Walter C. Conner and
Scott Bowers, Alternates will be
the remaining school board mem
bers.
In granting the request of
Bracy, Superintendent Roy F.
Lowry said he had been Informed
the Weldon school would approve
any requests made to it for
Northampton students who have
previously attended the school.
Teacher contracts approved
were:
Gumberry High School, Mrs.
Essie V, Ward; Severn Elemai-
tary School, Mrs. Rocky F. Las
siter; Northampton High School,
Mrs. Joan P. Horne; Rich
Square School, Mrs. Iris Stokes
Ruffin, who succeeds Miss Vida
Beil, who Is lU.
Squire School, Robert L. Mer
ritt, Miss Norma C. Smith, Miss
Mary Thigpen, Mrs. Barbara
McKenzie Gore and Miss Mar
gie R. Cumbo.
Board Meet
Is Routine
WOODLAND -Mayor J. G. Out-
land and Commissioners Robert
Littrell, Joseph Motzno, E. R.
Powell and W. G. Wells, Jr., met
on October 1 In monthly session.
Action was taken on the fol
lowing matters;
Policeman Bowen was in
structed to cut tree limbs that
obscure traffic signs.
Pipe was ordered for ditch on
path to trash dump.
Ditching will be started on Ashe
and Cedar Streets.
Littrell asked about the pos
sibility of the town having a dedi
cated street.
Sidewalk repair contract
awarded to Terry Construction
Co.
Hazel Street extension awaiting
receipt of Deed of Dedication.
Bids being received for con
struction of fence around water
tank lot, and water tank painting
will be done as soon as inspected
for needed repairs.
Caution lights will be installed
during October.
Woodlond
Mrs. Julian Parker recently
spent several days with Rev. and
Mrs. Earl Jones in Tuscaloosca,
Ala. Rev. Jones is a past pastor
of Woodland Methodist Church.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Wells, Jr.,
and family spent the weekend with
Mr. Wells’ parents in Wallace.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Parker,
Jr., attended the Carolina football
game in Chape! Hill Saturday.
Mrs. M. W. Lassiter of Bethel
visited Mr. and Mrs. Louis Las
siter and Mrs. Essie McDaniel
Sunday.
Mrs. A. S. Joyner has return
ed home after being a patient at
Duke Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Pruden vis
ited their son, Mlckel, at Har
grave Military Academy.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cox and
daughter, Jenny of Springfield,
Va., spent the weekend withMrs,
John Underwood and family. They
were also dinner guestsSaturday
of Mr. and Mrs. W, R. Reinhardt.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Vaughan
visited her father, B. L. Sykes,
who is a patient in the Baptist
Hospital, Winston-Salem.
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