Sgt. Eason Wins
Medal; Viet Nam
VIET NAM - SFC Melvin
Eason, son of Mrs. Gwendolyn
Eason of Woodland, received the
Army Commendation Medal in
Viet Nam, for meritorious ser
vice with the U.S, Army.
At the time of the presenta
tion Sergeant First Class Eason
was a construction inspector in
Headquarters Company, 34th En
gineer Battalion in Viet Nam.
The sergeant entered the Army
in 1951 and was stationed at fC
Leonard wood. Mo., before ar
riving overseas November 13.
He holds the Bronze star Medal.
His wife, Esther, lives on
Route 1, Rich square.
The presentation was made
November 27.
Bronze Star Is
Awarded Cooke
DI AN. Viet Nam _ Army 2nd
Lt. Michael s. Cooke, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Manning P. Cooke,
Rich square, received the Bronze
Star Medal near Di An, Viet Nam.
Lieutenant Cooke received the
award for heroism in action while
engaged in military operations
against a hostile force in Viet
Nam.
A rifle platoon leader in Com
pany A, 1st Battalion of the 1st
Infantry Division’s ISthlnfantry,
he entered the Army in April
1968 and was stationed at Ft.
Bragg, before arriving overseas
in October of this year. He re
ceived his commission through
an officer Candidate school.
The 26-year-old officer re
ceived his B.S. degree in 1967.
He attended Campbell College in
Buies Creek and the University
of North Carolina in Chapel Hill,
The presentation was made
November 15.
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CEILING Thornton’s
To Merge;
THIS LONE KITTEN remained at the site when fire
destroyed this unoccupied tenant house near Faison's
Old Tavern Tuesday afternoon. The kitten was at the
scene when the Conway Volunteer Fire Department
arrived and remained, apparently seeking members of
the family who had vacated the house last week.
(Photo by Medford Taylor.)
Graded
Feeder Pig
Sales
& Slaughter
Sales
Alternate
Thursdays
BENTHALL'S
STOCKYARD
Tel. 344-7161
Rich Square
HCTI Offers New
Classes, Jan. 12
WELDON - Halifax County
Technical Institute will begin
several new classes the week of
Janaury 12, which may be of in
terest to day students as well
as their parents and other people
throughout the area.
Courses to be offered include
radio-TV phase II, beginning
sewing, driver education, art and
knitting.
Two courses of special in
terest are residential wiring and
auto mechanics for women only.
A wiring shop, designed to
provide the maximum in indi
vidual electrical skills, is a “one
of its kind facility’’ for this area
and promises to provide the ul
timate in quality instruction.
Auto mechanics for women
is a “first’’ for Halifax County
Technical Institute. It is recom
mended for ladies who feel com
pletely helpless when they And
themselves alone and stranded
when their car slows down on
that lonely stretch of road.
Interested persons may con
tact the institute at 536-4152 to
enroll in any of the above classes.
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Ernest Ray Creech, speeding 70
in a 60 zone, nol-pros with leave;
Connie Gray Austin, reckless
driving, costs.
Calvin Parker, speeding 65 in
a 45 zone, $20 fine and costs;
Larry Parks, aid and abetting to
to the delinquency of a minor,
costs; Terry Cain Rice, consume
intoxicating beverage under 18
years old, not guilty; Joseph C.
Britton, assault on a female, nol-
pros and costs; Adlle Stephenson
Parker, failure to stop for a stop
sign, nol-pros; James Bunch, as-
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students taking home economics
were using a house across from
the academy as a classroom. Two
new sewing machines have been
Installed with two more expected.
Too, the academy annual staff
is nearing the completion of their
first yearbook, which they hope
will be over 50 pages.
sault with a deadly weapon, not
guilty; Pete Walker, own and op
erate illegal distillery and man
ufacture nontax-paid whiskey for
purpose of sale, not guilty.
Llnwood Pope Jr., public
drunkenness and damage to per
sonal property, $25 fine and costs;
John Robinson, hunting deer with
out a license, $ 10 fine and costs;
Grady W. Jenkins Jr., failure to
see movement could be made in
safety, nol-pros.
WAIVERS
Hugh W. Jllcott, failure to
yield right-of-way, costs; Ells
worth Williams, driving on the
wrong side of the road, costs;
Sally M. Jones, 70 in a W zone,
$5 fine and costs; Thadlous Mot
ley Jr., driving too fast for con
ditions, costs; Claude L. Out-
land, driving on the wrong side
of the road, costs; Norman C.
Parker, failure to give an audible
warning, costs; John W. Richard
son, 70 in a 60 zone, $5 fine and
costs.
Melvin Grant, hunting violation,
costs; Joe Vaughan, hunting vio
lation, costs; Major Walker, hunt
ing violation, costs; Ester Min
turn, two counts of worthless
checks, costs; Ricaid R. Scott,
driving with no license, $25 fine
and costs; Alphonso Banks, as
sault, costs; Donald K. Black-
well, 60 in a 45 zone, $15 fine
and costs; Bainey Johnson, 70
in a 60 zone, $5 fine and costs.
Winfield Ridley, public drunk
enness on the highway, costs;
Robert T. Shaw, following too
closely, costs; Cecil E. Del-
bridge, failure to yield right-of-
way, costs; Ronald G. Haynes,
70 in a 55 zone, $10 fine and costs;
Kelly Meggett, inspection viola
tion, costs; Josle P. Goode, im
proper passing, prayer for judg
ment continued upon payment of
$10 fine and costs; L. C. Hall,
hunting violation, costs; Jeffrey
N. McBryde, 70 in a 60 zone, $5
fine and costs; Dale Taylor and
Travis Taylor, hunting violation,
costs.
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BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
For . . .
• Custom Mode
Draperies
• Corpet
• Furniture
• Wall Accessories
Coll and Shop
EDWARDS
Furniture Co.
Conway, N. C.
DEPARTMENT STORES
' mm mm tmtmt
rhe Newest In Northampton
Rich Square
FARM EQUIPMENT
HOWELL
EQUIPMENT CO.
Peanut
Drying
Equipment
Seaboard Phone LU 9-2946
AUTO DEALERS
POPE
MOTORS
••YOUR FRIENDLY
ford DEALER"
Rich Square
APPLIANCES
I. B. WHITE
APPLIANCE CO.
SALES and SERVICE
Radios-Televisions-Stoves
Refrigeratws
Washing Machines
Heaters, Water Pumps
Plumbing Fixtures
Commercial Refrigeration
SALES and SERVICE
LU 9-2496
SEABOARD
PITTMAN^S
DEPT. STORE
• BOTANY 500 SUITS
and SPORT COATS
• CRICKETEER
• CURLEE
• LONDON FOG
SCOTLAND NECK, N.C,
MITCHINER
TRUCK & TRACTOR
COMPANY
Phone 826-3125
Scotland Neck, N. C.
CHEVROLET
TRUCK
HEADQUARTERS
NEW and USED
TRI-CITY MOTOR CO.
N. C. Lie. No. 587
Phone 537-2578
Roanoke Rapids
FUEL DISTRIBUTORS
HALL OIL CO
Rich Square, LE 9-2754
Wholesale Auto Parts
MUFFLERS
Batteries—Tires
Heating Oils
Rich Square
Auto Service
Tel. 539-2753
Rich Square
• Used Cars
• Expert Body
Repair & Painting
• Used Ports
ROANOKE
Motor Soles, Inc.
HOME OF
• BUICK
• OPAL
• GMC TRUCKS
FINE SELECTION
OF USED CARS
Tel. 537-3597
101 Roanoke Ave.
ROANOKE RAPIDS
(^^Roujn
rQiL.
Tops In Fuel
RICH SQUARE
AHOSKIE
SEE ELMER JENKINS
or ALLEN MORRIS
AT
ACME OLDS-
CADILLAC, INC.
739 Weldon Road
Roanoke Rapids
PHONE JE 7-4538
or JE 7-2358
24 HR. WRECKER SERVICE
SALES - SERVICE
We Hove
A
Complete
Line
PHILCO
Appliances
• Air Conditioners
• Woshers
• Dryers
• Ronges
• Refrigerotorc
• Freexers
• Color TV's
• Stereos
POPE
MOTORS
INC.
Phone 539-2221
RICH SQUARE
Heilig-Myers
SUFFOLK - George A, Thorn
ton, president of Thornton Stores
Corporation, Suffolk, announced
Friday his firm has agreed In
principle to merge with the
Helllg-Meyers Company ofRich-
mond.
Thornton founded his firm In
1949 and operates home furnish
ings stores in Virginia and North
Carolina. The new combined com
pany will have 28 stores, seven in
Virginia and 21 in North Caro
lina.
Central warehouses now lo
cated in Suffolk and Rocky Mount
will supply the stores in their
respective geographical areas.
Thornton will serve as chair
man of the board of the new com
pany. Other officers will be Hy
man Meyers, president; Sidney
Meyers, executive vice president;
Nathaniel Krumbein, vice presi
dent; and Jesse F. Vaughan, trea
surer.
It is an interesting coincidence
that George A. Thornton and the
sons ofthefounder ofHeilig-Mey-
ers, Hyman and Sidney Meyers,
all were born in Goldsboro, and
all attended the same public
schools in Goldsboro.
Thornton’s has operated a home
furnishings store in Ahoskie since
1958.
Graduates From
Special Course
WICHITA FALLS, Tex. - Air
man Percell Edwards, son of
Mr. and Mrs, Simon Edwards of
Conway, has graduated at Shep
pard AFB, Tex., from the U.S.
Air Force pavements specialist
course.
The airman, who learned to
maintain aircraft runways, roads,
streets, sidewalks, parking areas
and railroad tracks. Is being
assigned to Westover AFB,
Mass., for duty with the Strate
gic Air Command, America’s nu
clear deterrent force of long-
range bombers and intercontl-'
nental ballistic missiles.
Airman Edwards attended Wil
lis Hare High School In Pendle
ton.
School
Menus
TIMES-NEWS, Thursday, January 8,1970
CONWAY ELEM.
Monday - Hot dogs, onions and
mustard, mixed greens, apple
sauce, finger roll, milk; Tues
day - Fried chicken, buttered
cabbage, pineapple tidbits, bis
cuits, butter, milk; Wednesday-
Chicken and rice, green peas,
grapefruit sections, biscuits,
milk; Thursday - Barbecued pork
with dressing, carrot and cabbage
salad, peaches, hush puppies,
milk; Friday - Brunswick stew,
carrot strips, mixed fruit, hush
puppies, milk.
SPECIAL NOTICE
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
thanks for each visit, card, food,
flowers, gifts, telephone inquiry
and prayers during our stay In the
hospital and after our return
home. To all who had a part in
lifting our burdens we say “thank
you.’’ May God bless each of you.
Newlln and Cornelia Outland
TNp-1/8
Rams Defeat
Alumni 61-55
By FRANK HARRIS
CONWAY - The Northampton
Rams defeated alumni of the
school on Friday night in the
annual alumni game. The score
was 61-55.
The Rams jumped off to an
early lead, never to be over
come by the alumni. The varsity
was led to victory by the board
work of Morris Beasley, Lewis
Stevenson and Stewart Taylor.
Thomas Pope and Gary Garris
led in shooting to round out the
team. The varsity’s stiff de
fense and hot outside shooting
proved to be an unbeatable com
bination.
Among the alumni opposing the
Rams were all five starters of
the first Northampton squad of
1964-65. They were Donnie Hall
and Glenn Warren, both of whom
made all conference, all east and
all state, Edgar Parker who made
all conference and all east;
Charles Slade who made all con
ference, and Robert Taylor who
made honorable mention. All
conference alumni representing
1966-67 season were John
McKellar, all conference and
honorable mention and all east
and Danny King and Jerry Dun
ning. Among the members of the
1968-69 squad were Bill War-
mack, all conference and all'
east; Dan Edwards, all east sec
ond team, Benji McKellar, Nick
Harvey, Rick McGee and Larry
Shackelford. Over the past years
the boys have compiled a record
of 95 wins to 23 losses.
Leading the scoring for the
varsity were Garry Garris, 18;
Louis Stevenson, 15; Thomas
Pope, 19; Morris Beasley, 4;
Stewart Taylor, 4; Mannie Pair,
4; Mike Parks, 2; Lemuel Ricks,
1; and “Point’’ Wheeler, 1.
Scoring for the alumni were
Bill Warmack, 11; Dan Edwards,
10; John McKellar, 10; Donnie
Hall, 6; Benji McKellar, 5; Edgar
Parker, 4; Glenn Warren, 4;
Nick Harvey, 3; and jerry Dun
ning, 2.
New Highway
Building Start
Expected Mon.
AHOSKIE - A preconstruction
conference will be held Friday
on the new Division One State
Highway Commission building on
N.C. 250 at the Intersection of
the Johnny Mitchell Road with
probable date to start construc
tion Monday, it was announced
Tuesday.
Tarrytown Developers of
Rocky Mount have been awarded
the contract with 330 days to
complete the building.
Estimated date for occupancy
is early December, according to
D. W. Patrick of Ahoskie, Di
vision One engineer.
The Town of Ahoskie request
for first chance at the old build
ing on Mitchell St., which will
be vacated, has been turned over
to the Highway Department’s ad
ministration department and Is
on file there, Patrick said. The
decision will be made at that
level.
NOTICE
Town Automobile Tags
Are Now On Sole At
Rich Square Town Hall
Vehicle owners are required to purchase tags,
which must be displayed on each vehicle on or
before February 15, 1970.
Cost Of Tags $1.00
After February 15, Tags
Will Cost $2.00 Each
Town of Rich Square
Brenda C. Gibbs, Clerk
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him.'I’hat’s why nolliing l)eatselectric baseboards
for keeping baby’s room liis kind of comfortal)le.
Eacli room heated by electric baseboards
lias its own temperature control. So you can
keep baby’s room warmer than the kitchen or
vour own bedroom.
What’s more, flameless eleclric beat is as
quiet as a mother’s fooLsleps. And safe enough
for a crown prince.
When you buy or build a home, talk to your
builder about electric beat.
Other systems may be good for beating
houses. Bui ours is best for warming individuals.
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