Vol. 81 No. n
THE County TIMES-NEWS
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THE ROANOKE-CHOWAN TIMES — Established 1892 ☆ THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY NEWS — Established 1926
THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1972 loc Per Copy Rich Square, N. C.
16 Pages
HEW Congressman's Target
Galifianakis Joins Fight
To Restore Hope II Cut
By REX MAUS
WASHINGTON, D. C. —
U.S. Congressman Nick
Galifianakis of North
Carolina’s Fourth District has
joined the battle to restore the
federal Health, Education and
Welfare cancellation of the
$102,594 grant for 1972-73 Hope
II Program sponsored by the
Choanoke Area Development
Association.
Galifianakis, the leading
candidate to unseat
Incumbent North Carolina
Senator B. Everett Jordan,
had been informed of the
cancellation during a recent
visit in “Your Home
Newspaper’’ offices while
campaigning in Northeast
Carolina.
Galifianakis at the time
expressed shock and dismay
that the program funds were
cut.
New Food Stamp Program
Takes Effect This Month
FOLLOWING A 20 MILE MARCH from
Garysburg to the home of KIrwIn Vann in Conway
some of the 140 participants gather on the lawn of
the Vann residence where they were served
refreshments and entertained with rides on
Kirwin's motor bike. The march, designed to
focus attention to Project Life, netted over $500.
In with the youths above are Kirwin, see arrow,
and his mother standing to his right.
JACKSON — Beginning this
month there is a new revision
in the Food Stamp Program.
Leading the list of new
regulations is the law that all
able-bodied persons between
the ages of 18 to 65 years old
are now required to register
with the Employment
Security Commission. If an
able-bodied person is required
to stay at home to care for a
sick or elderly person, they
must have a written statement
from a doctor stating such.
In making the announce
ment, James Clark,
Director of Northampton
County Social Services
Department, said that anyone
failing to keep an appointment
with the E. S. C. or turning
down a bonified offer of
employment, will make their
entire household ineligible for
benefits of the Food Stamp
Bowles Daughters
Here March 24
'Project Life' At $ 15,270.32
Near Two-Thirds Of Gooi
According to one operator
the game was OK but the
“topless cheerleaders’’ were
the real show. (They were
really local guys helping out.)
In the schedule of coming
events for Project Life a
major country western music
show will be [presented at tjje
Northampton High School
gym Thursday, March 30, at
7:30 p.m. It is the Jack Green
R-C Tl Announces
Tax Course
For N'ampton
Evening Classes Govt. Ladies
RICH SQUARE — “Project
Life,” an area-wide drive to
raise funds to save the life of
Conway’s Kirwin Vann who is
suffering from a kidney
disease, netted $15,270.32 as of
Thursday morning. This is
almost two-thirds of the
$25,^ goal set by the Project
Life vommittec. In the 49 days
that the drive has been going it
has averaged $311 per day.
Several events have been
held in the local communities
to raise funds. Most recent
was a basketball game
Wednesday night between the
Murfreesboro and Ahoskie
radio stations which netted
$60.
O.B. Johnson
Not Charged
JACKSON — Last week’s
issue of the Times-News
incorrectly reported Orville B.
Johnson, 39, of Gaston with
several offenses resulting
from an accident with another
vehicle.
To set the story correct
Johnson is the deputy sheriff
from Gaston. The night of
February 26, while on duty, he
noticed an automobile on the
road ahead of him with no
license plates. He gave chase
and eventually caught
Tilghman Fields, 17, of
Henrico.
Fields was charged with
failure to stop for a blue light
or siren, speeding 80-55 mph,
no operator’s license, no
registration and hit and run
Fields’ 1954 Chevrolet was a
total loss. Damage to a trailer
he ran into was $1,500 and
damage to Deputy Johnson’s jacKSON — Books will be County
^trol car which Fields also open for registration at all 17 before
hit was $200. precincts in Northampton deadline
Show with the Jolly Giants.
Sponsored by the Hertford-
Northampton Law
Enforcement Association, the
PLS Productions feature
hopes to put the fund over the
top with its appearance.
In an interview with
iiri.mbers of PUS , and the
Liaw Enforceineni. Association
it was said that country music
popularity is increasing in this
area of the state and that thev
feel there are very many local
area residents who will
support this style music if more
of it were available here.
Advanced admission for the
one show is $3. At the door it
will be $4. Tickets can be
purchased frqm any member
of liie Lc,rt E.iforcoiiieii..
Association.
UNION — Roanoke-Chowan
Technical Institute evening
classes for the Spring Quarter,
ranging from Cabinet and
Drapery Making to a Pilot
Instrument Course and Home
Sewing, have been announced
by J. W. Young, president.
The R-C TI evening classes
for the Spring Quarter include
the following (class, date,
time, hours, days, place):
Cabinet Making, March 20,
7-9:30 p.m., 35 hrs., M-W, R-C
Tl; Accounting II, March 20,
7-9:30 p.m., 55 hrs., M-W, R-C
TI; Auto Tune-up and
Electrical System, March 20,
7-9:30 p.m., 35 hrs., M-W, R-C
TI; Standard First Aid, March
21, 7-9:30 p.m., 26 hrs., T-W, R-
C TI; Pilot Instrument
Course, March 21, 7-9:30 p.m.,
55 hrs., T-T, R-C TI; Drapery
Making, March 20, 7-9:30
p.m., 35 hrs., M-W, R. L.
Vann; Home Sewing, March
21, 7-9:30 p.m., 35 hrs., T-T, R.
L. Vann; Home Sewing,
March 20, 7-9:30 p.m., 35 hrs.,
M-W, Ahoskie High.
Others classes may be
arranged at any time upon the
request of 12 or more people
(18 years of age or older) by
contacting Roanoke-Chowan
Technical Institute, P. 0. Box
548, Ahoskie, or by calling 332-
4168 or 4169.
JACKSON — Four North
ampton municipal employees
are attending a week-long tax
school at the Institute of
Government of Chapel Hill.
They are Mrs. Judy
Strickland, Northampton Tax
Office; Mrs. Gladys Futrell,
Rich Square town clerk; Mrs.
Ruby Hughes, Jackson town
clerk; and Mrs. Henry
Manning, Gaston town clerk.
The course is being taught
by Dr. Henry Lewis, formerly
of Jackson. Main topic
covered will be “Tax
Collections and General Office
Procedure.”
JACKSON — The two
daughters of Democratic
candidate for Gov. Hargrove
“Skipper” Bowles will visit
Pat Taylor
Schedules
Area Visit
AHOSKIE — Lt. Gov. Pat
Taylor, candidate for
governor, will be in the
f : ro-i
Monday. He will visit
Northampton and Hertford
Counties.
Scheduled to land at the Tri-
County Airport at 2:30 p.m.
Taylor will visit Woodland and
Rich Square making half hour
visits to each. He will then go
to Jackson where his visit to
that county will be topped off
with a speech at the
courthouse. County Atty.
Angus McKeller is making the
Northampton arrangements.
At 5:30 Taylor will arrive at
the Murfreesboro Municipal
Building. He will be there for
an hour meeting townsfolks.
Mayor W. W. (Billy) Hill and
Gilbert Whitley are in charge
of arrangements there.
Topping off the day will be a
free barbecue dinner at the
Ahoskie Armory at 7 p.m. The
public is invited.
Taylor will conclude his day
by flying back to Raleigh
when he leaves Ahoskie.
Coordinating events in
Ahoskie for Taylor is Russell
Lee.
Special Voter Registration
Set For March 25, April 1
this area next week.
Holly Bowles Geil, 25, and
Martha Bowles, 19, will
campaign for their father in
Jackson, Murfreesboro and
Ahoskie March 24, stated
James W. Boone,
Northampton County
chairman for Bowles. They
will be in Jackson from 9 a.m.
till 10:30 a.m.
The girls will be traveling in
their yellow and black
Chevrolet mini-van. The bus
has been a great conversation
piece, according to Martha,
who says, “At first people just
stare at the bus and then they
realize that the whole thing is
real, hat we real'y are out
campaigning for Daddy.”
Both girls say they are
eagerly looking forward to
their visit. “The treatment
has been great everywhere we
have gone and nearly
everybody tells us Daddy is
going to win the nomination
and the election,” they agree.
Halifax Girl
Caught In
Stolen Auto
JACKSON — A stolen
automobile was the only
incident reported by
Northampton Sheriff’s
Department in the past week.
According to Deputy Sheriff
0. B. Johnson, a 1972 Ford
Mustang was stolen from
Nancy Hopkins of Roanoke
Rapids Saturday evening.
Vickey Fuller, 17, of Gaston
was apprehended at 6:45 a.m.
Monday near Gaston. The
automobile had been driven
560 miles, Johnson reported.
In addition to charges of
taking the auto. Miss Fuller
was also charged with larceny
of $11 from the auto.
Miss Fuller was released to
Hailifax County authorities.
Program.
Clark furhter stated that
anyone working less than 30
hours per week is also
required to have a counseling
session with the E. S. C.
In Northampton County
4,440 people are participating
in the Food Stamp Program
Clark said.
Along with the above
changes the Social Services
Office also released
information on the new
Maximum Allowable Monthly
Net Food Stamp Income
Standard. It is listed as
follows:
Household
Size
Old
New
$115
$170
155
222
180
293
200
360
220
427
235
493
255
547
270
600
285
653
300
706
After consultation with
Congressman Walter B. Jones
of the First Congressional
District, Galifianakis fired off
the following wire to Elliot L.
Richardson, secretary of
HEW.
Desperately Needed Funds
“It has been called to my
attention that the counties of
Hertford, Bertie, Halifax and
Northampton in North
Carolina are being denied
desperately needed funds for
the continuation of the
tremendously successful Hope
II Program.
“In support of the efforts of
my good friend and colleague.
Rep. Walter Jones, I direct
your attention to this problem
in the hope that through your
consideration, funding can be
approved. If it is not possible
to release the funds, which
have been promised both
verbally and in writing, 1 urge
your prompt attention to
whatever alternative means
are necessary to provide relief
to Choanoke Area
Development Association,
(signed) Respectfully, Nick
Galifianakis.”
Congressman Galifianakis
further advised “Your Home
Newspaper” to “be assured of
my continuing interest in the
Hope II Program. As soon as a
reply is received from HEW, I
will be back in touch with
you.”
“Full Support, Cooperation”
The congressman further
indicated that he would lend
Congressman Jones his “full
support and cooperation” in
the matter.
With Congressman
Galifianakis joining the fight
(See FIGHT, Page 9)
Farmers, NCNB
Banks ToMerge
WOODLAND — A proposed
merger of The Farmers Bank
of Woodland and North
Carolina National Bank has
been approved by officials of
both banks. The announce
ment was made
today (March 15) by Judge W.
H. S. Burgwyn, chairman and
president of The Farmers
Bank and NCNB Chairman
Addison H. Reese.
The merger is subject to
further approval by the
shareholders of both banks
and the U. S. Comptroller of
the Currency.
In his announcement,
Burgwyn said:
, “The Farmers Bank has
served the people of
Northampton and Hertford
Counties since 1906. During
these years, we have tried to
maintain the highest possible
level of service. And we
believe that the proposed
merger, which will bring a
well run, progressive, state
wide banking institution into
our communities, will further
improve our ability to serve
our customers.”
Reese also expressed
pleasure with the proposed
merger.
“We intend to widen The
Farmers Bank’s tradition of
community service by making
available to this area the
broader statewide resources
and capabilities of NCNB. We
look forward in participating
in the growth and
development of this area.”
Reese said no personnel
changes will occur as a result
of the merger.
“We believe firmly in local
autonomy,” he said.
“Although the officers of The
Farmers Bank will be able to
call on the talents of the 3,500
NCNB personnel across North
Carolina, they stilt will be
running the show as far as we
are concerned.”
Under the merger proposal,
1.25 shares of North Carolina
National Bank Corporation
stock would be exchanged for
each share of The Farmers
Bank’s stock.
The Farmers Bank, which
had deposits of about $16.3
million on December 31, 1971,
has offices in Woodland and
Murfreesboro.
on two Saturdays
the registration
of April 7, Board of
Election Chairman R. L.
“Scoopy” Grant reported this
week.
— Fire
Courthouse.
Community
Dates the books will be open
are March 25 and April 1.
Registration times are from
8:30 to 12 p.m. and from 1 p.m.
to 5 p.m.
Locations are as follows:
Gaston — Fire Department.
Pleasant Hill — Little’s
Store.
Garysburg — Elementary
School.
Seaboard
Department.
Jackson —
Rehobeth
Building.
Lasker —- Vaughan’s Shop.
Creeksville — Lassiter’s
Store.
Galatia — Piland’s Store.
Severn — Fire Department.
Pendleton — Masonic Hall.
Conway — School Building.
Milwaukee — Community
Building.
New Town — Parker’s
Store.
Potecasi — Jenkins’ Store.
Rich Square — Community
Building.
Woodland — Armory.
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COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION Officers Mrs.
Betty Jean Wheeler and R. L. "Scoopy" Grant
(arrows) swear in some of the 450 Northampton
youths, age 18-20, who have registered to vote as
of this week. Deadline for registering is April 7.
CHUCKLE
Memory is something that
tells you that you know the guy
but doesn’t tell you his name.
NORTHAMPTON EXTENSION CHAIRMAN B. H. Harrell accepts the
Performance Award of Epsilon Sigma Phi from Mrs. Edity McGlamery,
ESP president. ESP is the professional fraternity of extension workers. The
Northampton group was judged to have the most innovative program in the
14-county Northeastern Extension District. Members of Harrell's staff are
Agricultural Agents D. W. Eason and Elbert Long, Home Economics Agents
Mildred Jenkins, Elaine Jackson, Carrie Lindsey and Autrey Jenkins and
Secretaries Jean Bain, Mildred Doyner, Lila Nelson and Helen Britt.