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mm USB Commissioners Postpone Decision On Library Issue JACKSON—Northampton Coun ty Commissioners postponed a decision on recommendations by the county^s library board in a fecial meeting of thetwoboards Monday and appointed a success or to County Attorney E. B. Grant. According to County Manager Melvin Holmes, the Commission took no immediate action on rec ommendations by the Library Board on joining the Albemarle Regional Library and a request by the Board that preliminary planning get under way for a new library building. Library Board Chairman Bux ton Weaver of Rich Square ex plained to Commissioners that several alternatives were dis cussed by the Library Board prior to the meeting. He outlined the following al ternatives for the future opera tion of the library: (1) join the Albemarle Regional Library As sociation, (2) hire a certified full-time librarian, (3) hire a part-time librarian, (4) support the library entirely with county funds, (5) close the library en tirely. When asked if the library board favored anyone of the alterna tives, a show of hands by the group revealed 100 per cent sup port for joining the regional li brary association. County librarian FrancesMid-- yette reported that theboar^so asked the commissioners to au thorize the county manager to work with the library board for preliminary planning on con struction of a new library, Mrs. Midyette said the building requested by the library board would contato approximately 5,- 000 square feet. The additional space, she said, is more ade quate for the future needs of the library. Discussing the proposal for the Northampton library to join the Albemarle Regional Association, she said reports that the county could not operate its branch unit in Rich Square through the re gional system were a “misun derstanding.** Following library board rec ommendations, the CO mmis- sioners agreed to make a thor ough study of the alternatives and decide on the matter in the next regular meeting. In other action, commission ers unanimously appointed Angus A. McKellar as county attorney to succeed former County Attor ney E, B, Grant, who died re cently, McKellar, a former Jackson mayor, is a graduate of the Uni versity of North Carolina and the University of North Carolina School of Law. He is a member of the Jack- son Methodist Church, the Jack- son Lion*s Club, and a member of the N.C, Seashore Commis sion. He is a veteran of World War n and a member of the local American Legion, Commissioners heard a re port from a committee of attor neys on courtroom facilities. The special committee was appoint ed to study changes which would be needed when the county comes under the court reform in 1969. Committeemen Eric Norfleet and Perry Martin reported the present courtroom space would be adequate, but recommended enlarging the office of the Clerk of Court to handle the Increased workload expected. Commissioners also appointed T. W. Cooley of Jackson to serve on the Board of Directors of the Tri-County Airport, Cooley will fill the unexpired term of Angus McKellar who resigned to accept the post of county attorney. ' THE TIMES-NEWS If a Man would recover a Wife or a Horse that is stolen or strayed; if he wants new Sermons, Electuaries, Asses’ milk or anythins else, either for his Body or his Mind, this is the place to look for them in.” So wrote Joseph Addison, English essayist in 1710. It's as true today as 250 years ago, Whatever your needs, use the classifieds- A Combination of THE ROANOKE-^CHOWAN TIMES — Established 1892 ☆ THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY NEWS—Established 1926 Volume LXXVI, No. 8 Rich Square LE 9-2859 Jackson LE 4-2656 Rich Square and Jackson, N. C., February 23, 1967 Covers All of Northampton’s Towns and Communities 10 PAGES 'Safety Magic' Shows Slated RALEIGH — Feats of magic will lend their fascination to rules of traffic safety in a “Safety Magic** show to be presented in North ampton County schools on March 9. The show will feature Traffic Sergeant Carl S. Pike, currently on leave from the Kent County Sheriffs Department in Grand Rapids, Mich, The sergeant is now on a nationwide tour under sponsorship of the North Caro lina Motor Carriers Associa tion, the N.C, Department of Pub lic Instruction and the American Trucking Associations, Sergeant Pike, a professional magician prior to entering police work, combines his knowledge of magic with a keen sense of humor and experience gained as a traf fic officer to get across his mes sage of traffic safety to high school pupils. In emphasizing that “Safety is No Accident,** the slogan of the safety magic program. Sergeant Pike recounts his experiences with reckless drivers and tells how many accidents can be avoid ed. Throughout his talk, the ser geant uses a teen-age jargon to hold the attention of the students while they learn about traffic safety. Pike has appeared in more than loo North Carolina schools and has been seen by more than 3,500,000 students in the 48 states. The program has been en dorsed by educators and civic leaders and organizations throughout the nation. Sergeant Pike’s itinerary while visiting Northampton County schools is as follows: Northamp ton County High School, Conway, 10 a.m., and Gumberry School, Gumberry, 2 p.m. Multi-Service Group To Ask Vocational Classes Release, Reapportionment Dates Revised By ASCS GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS, Angus A. McKellar, newly-appointed county at torney, goes over odvertisements for the sale of the county home. McKellar was appointed to the post by commissioners in their special meeting Monday. A former Jackson moyor, he served in that capacity from 1957 through 1961. He also served as chairman of the county's selective service board. RICH SQUARE - In a meeting of the board of directors of Mul ti-Services, Inc,, held in Rich Square Tuesday, members agreed to send a representative to the Northampton County Board of Education to discuss imple mentation of a vocational educa tion program in the county • schools, John Foriest, director of Mul ti-Services, said the action was taken following a discussion by the board of the need for more industrial education in the coun- ty. Foriest said board members agreed that vocational or indus trial education would encourage industry to take a second look at the county and its trained work force and — at the same time, would adapt young people in the area to take advantage of job opportunities. The board discussed two types of implementing the idea: A sep arate vocational high school or additional industrial training through the present school sys tem, Foriest said the school system JACKSON - To aid 1967 cot ton planting plans for reappor tioned acreage, the State Agri- caii'iral Stabilization and Con servation Service Committee has revised cotton release and reap portionment dates, according to “Cotton Trends,** a publication of the N.C, CottonPromotionAs- socation. According to the release, fi nal dates for requesting addi tional released acreage isMarch 17. The request should be filed at the Northampton ASCS office. The final date for reapportion ment of released acreage to re questing farms by County ASCS committees is March 31. Present indications are there will be a surprising abundance of released acreage forreappor- ti onmont. li.ters Jled coi\ on grow - ers are urged to make their re quest Immediately. Released acreage is reappor tioned on an “acre for acre** basis. Farm yield adjustments are not computed. There is no cost for the additional acreage. Acreage reapportioned to re questing farms is subject to the diversion program. According to the release, “It makes sense to request 35 per cent more than you will plant,** but farmers are asked to avoid “hoggishness.** For Coiinty’s Res'ntfiiit??. Heart Toll Drop Is Foreseen Your Home Newspapers Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, D. C. - How great is the heart disease prob lem in Northampton County, com pared with what it is in other parts of the country? How many people are affected in the local Buffalo Foils By 'Viet Cong' Lasker Soldier Relates: Clumsy Escape BEN sue, Viet Nam _ Lt. Earl Wade of Lasker, currently serv ing with the 1st Brigade, 26th Infantry, U.S. Forces in Viet Nam, related to newsmen recent ly how clumsy buffalo and alert U.S. forces foiled an attempted VC escape from the sealed-off Viet Cong hamlet of Ben Sue. Lieutenant Wade’s battalion had surrounded the perimeter of the village shortly after the vil- House Development Group Holds Meet lage was “sealed-off” from out side communication and supply. For a time, there was no action. All was quiet along thelongberm that surrounded the village. But the men knew from long experi ence that “Charlie doesn’t give up that easily.” Ben Suewasaprize village fill ed to the gills withve. The grasp of Lieutenant Wade’s unit was clamped tight and there was going to be no easing of it. Suddenly, two privates station ed at a listening post 100 yards from the village heard movement (See BUFFALO, Page 3) area? The disease, which accounts for more than half of all deaths in the United States, has been brought into sharp focus at this particular time by President Johnson’s designation of Febru ary 26 as Heart Sunday, A major research effort has been brought to bear on the prob lem, supported by public as well as private funds, to cut down the huge toll. Progress is being reported, through heart and blood vessel surgery, electronic technology, the cardiac catheter and new chemical tests, among others, to add years of life to people who now have heart trouble as well as toward preventing its development in people who are prone to it but not yet afflicted. Among residents ofNorthamp- ton County, according to the lat est figures from the U.S, Public Health Service, 51.3 per cent of all deaths are due to heart dis ease, strokes and other ills of the cardiovascular system. This compares with 54.2 per cent in the United States as a whole and 53.4 per cent in the state of North Carolina. The ratio varies from one part of the country to another. All of t>'.e low-ranking states lie west Remco Officials At Annual Meet RICH SQUARE _ Vernon E. Taylor, manager, and six mem bers of the board of directors of Roanoke Electric Membership Corp, are attending the annual meeting of National Rural Elec tric Cooperative Association in San Francisco this week. Directors attending are Henry Bennett of Rich Square, H. C. Martin of Jackson, J, C. Vann of Corapeake, Frank WarrenofLit tleton, Clyde V. Cobb and A. S, White of Windsor. The group was accompanied by Mrs. Vernon E. Taylor, Mrs. Clyde V. Cobb and Mrs. Frank Warren. They traveled by jet, leaving from Raleigh - Durham Airport on Saturday morning. JACKSON -Home building rep resentatives and representatives of related business concerns and agencies met Tuesday in Jackson to discuss mutual problems and how the various agencies might cooperate in providing better housing in Northampton County. The meeting, sponsored by the Home Economics Extension of fice, featured discussion of hous ing problems by W. C, Warrick, extension agricultural engineer ing specialist at N. C, State Uni- versity, and Miss Charlotte Womble, housing extension spe cialist. The purpose of the meeting, according to Autrey B, Jenkins, agent, was to explain what exten sion has to offer in the area of housing and house planning on a state and county level, to ex change ideas about improving the housing situation and to plan a housing exhibition for Northamp ton County in which the practical suggestions could be demonstrat ed. Mrs. Jenkins added, “Thereis a continuing need and Interest for better housing in Northampton County. Extension is interested in coordinating some of the ef forts being made” to better the housing situation. According to Mrs. Jenkins, a second meeting is being planned in March and all business agen cies and persons interested in rural housing are invited to at tend. For additional information, in terested persons are invited to contact the Home Economics Ex tension Agent’s office in the Ag ricultural Building, Jackson. I ChuckiT Contributions are tax deduct ible—but that’s no reward. The reward comes in knowing you’ve shared your prosperity with someone in poverty. HOUSING IMPOVEMENT wos the subject of a recent meeting of home-builders, building suppliers and loan agencies, held Tuesday in Jackson. Pictured above are: (from lower left, counterclockwise) Douglas Eason, as sociate agricultural extension agent; Miss Charlotte Womble, house and house furnishings specialist, N. C. State University; Marvin E. Coleman, Farmers Home Ad ministration; W. K. Flemming and Dale Bowers, Joyner Wholesale; H. C. Simmons Jr., Simmons Well Company; Woodley C. Warrick, N. C. State University engineering specialist; Audrey B. Jenkins, home economics extension agent; Irvin Joyner, Moonlight Enterprises; Kelly M. Davis, contractor; Roger Bryant, plumbing and heating contractor, and (not shown) B. H. Harrell, county exten sion chairman, and Mrs. Mildred Jenkins, assistant home economics agent. at present provides training in agriculture and home economics only. The proposed vocational educational plan would also in clude welding and other trade courses, he said. Board members appointed C. E. Myers and L. E. Pope to rep resent them by going before the County Board of Education at its next meeting to discuss the pos sibilities of starting the pro gram. In other action, the board heard reports from Foriest on the past 30-day activities of the commu nity action group. Foriest reported that Multi- Service workers had succeeded in organizing community coun cils in Henrico, Gaston, Wood land, Vultare, Georgetown and Occoneechee Township for the purpose of cooperation to work on problems a^ecting the whole community. He added a meeting is being planned in the Potecasi area Sun day night at 7 p.m. to organize a similar group in Potecasi. Foriest said Multi - Service workers explain services offered to communities through the Cho- (See MULTI-SERVICE, Page 3) 'Freedom Of Choice’ Dates For ’67-68 Set of the Mississippi River and all but one of them lie west of the Missouri River as well. Suggested as reasons for this geographical difference are air pollution, hereditary background, amount of physical activity and degree of emotional tension. The official figures show, for the Northampton County popula tion, a total of 142 heart deaths in the year ending January 1, 1965, with 35 of them caused by strokes. Advice for the prevention of heart disease comes from Dr. Paul Dudley White, a founder of the American Heart Associa tion, He says that diet and weight are most important and should be controlled from the age of 12 or before. “We are an overnourished na tion and we should wake up and regard excessive food as a se rious health hazard. “Also, a good supply of blood is needed, and this means not only avoidance of over-nutrition but also physical fitness in terms of firm and active muscles.** JACKSON - As required bythe- United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, the Northampton County Board of Education has established a 30- day period during which choices are to be made concerning which schools students are to attend during the 1967-6B school term. The period, as set by the Board, begins on March 2 and ends March 31, according to R. F, Lowry, superintendent, North ampton County schools. Lowry said a notice, explana tory letter, school choice form and addressed envelope which can be used to return the choice form, will be mailed to the par ents of all students who are known to be eligible to attend school in Northampton County during the 1967-68 school term. “A choice is required for each student,** Lowry added. The school choice form has the names, addresses and the grades offered by each school. The name, address and age of the student, the school and grade currently or last attended, the school chosen for the coming term, the appropriate signature and whether the form has been signed by the student or his par ent are items of information re quested on the form, Lowry said. A choice form may be signed by a parent or other adult per son acting as parent. A student who has reached the age of 15 at the time of the choice, or who will next enter the ninth or any grade higher, may sign his own choice form. Once a choice has been sub mitted, it may not be changed, even though the choice period has not ended. The choice is bind ing for the entire school year to which it applies, except in the case of (1) compelling hardship, (2) change of residenc.e, to place where another school'is closer, (3) the availability of a school de signed to fit the special needs of a physically handicapped stu dent, (4) the availability at an other school of a course of study recfulred by the student, which is not available at the chosen school. Parents or students, when choosing schools, are reminded to be certain to place an “X** in the square on the left side of the name of the school. This will prevent misunderstandings con cerning the schools chosen. Bloodmobile Coming To Woodland WOODLAND - The Tidewa ter Bloodmobile is coming to Northampton on Friday, March 3, the second visit to the county this year to secure blood donors to help save the blood pi'ogram for the county. The January 30 visit to Jackson netted 76 pints, 32 short Of that visit’s goal. Headquarters for the March 3 visit will be the Armory in Woodland and hours will be from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Women members of Woodland Civic Club will serve as hostesses throughout the day. To make the bloodmobile a Success, Mrs. Cornelius E. Lassiter, chairman of the day, is urging cooperation from all Northamptonians. County Students Making News On College Campuses RALEIGH — A Northampton County student at North Carolina State University has been cited for outstanding academic achievement for the first half of the 1966-67 school year here. Chancellor John T. ^Caldwell has announced that Willis E. Martin, a junior in veterinary medicine, has been named to the deans' honor list for earning a grade average of “0” or better for the fall semester. Martin is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Glaston Martin of Lasker and a graduate of Rich Square High School. MUMFORD LOUISBURG — Mary Ann Mum- ford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E, Mumfold, Route 1, Sea board, was among the students on the honor-able mention list at Louisburg College for the fall semester. In order to qualify for this honor a student must attain a 3.0 to 3.49 point average for the semester* OVERBY BUIES CREEK - Some 235 stu dents were named on the dean’s list released Thursday in recog nition of superior academic work done at Campbell College during the fall term. Fifteen students won straight A rating. They included Mary Powell Overby, daughter of Mrs. Florence B. Powell of Rich Square. DEAN’S LIST ROCKY MOUNT - Two North ampton County students, Nancy Stephenson Parker and Barbara Ellen Ricks, made the dean’s list at N.C. Wesleyan College for the fall semester which ended Jan uary 27. Miss Parker is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd- W. Parker of RFD, Garysburg, and Miss Ricks is the daughter of Mrs. R, Dennis Ricks and the late Mr. Ricks of Route 2, Con way. Miss Parker, a freshman math major at Wesleyan, is a graduate of Northampton County High where she was a member of the Beta Club and basketball squad. Miss Ricks also graduated from Northampton County Hl^ where she was an active partic ipant in various sports. She was president of the Future Teachers (See STUDENTS, Page'3)
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