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THE County TIMES-NEWS A Combination of Vol. 81 No. 18 THE ROANOKE-CHOWAN TIMES — Established 1892 THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1972 ☆ THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY NEWS — Established 1926 10c Per Copy Rich Square, N. C. Two Sections 20 Pages \ L. H. Fountain U.S. Congress Second District Howard Lee U.S. Congress Second District W. D. Edwards County Commission First District Wallace Stephenson County Commission First District James H. Jones Board of Education \ / Ashley B. Futrell State Senate First District J. J. Harrington State Senate First District .V Phil Godwin State Senate First District John H. Liverman Jr. County Commission Second District Joseph E. Majett County Commission Second District . a. L. T. Liverman Jr. State House Fifth District J. Guy Revelle Sr. State House Fifth District Roberts H. Jernigan State House Fifth District Wilson Bridgers Register of Deeds James Oscar Outland County Commission Second District Costing County $583,910 $2^4 Million School Budget Sent To Commissioners JACKSON — The Northampton County Board of Education Monday approved its 1972-73 budget of $2,318,224. This is down $51,731.13 from last year’s $2,369,955.13. Capital Outlay funds for next year are $385,000, down $107,236.13 from last year. Of the better than $2V4 million budget, $583,910 will come from the county. The remaining $1,734,314 is expected to come from state and federal sources. The county’s share is $62,326.13 lower this year. All but one category increased in costs but a drop of $116,236.13 in New Buildings and Grounds helped to arrive at the lower figure this year. “Another portion of the lower budget this year is the Chisholm To Visit N'ompton RALEIGH — Presidential hopeful Shirley Chisholm, in her fourth swing through North Carolina this week, will move to eastern North Carolina Thursday and into the Roanoke-Chowan area Friday. The black congresswoman from New York will make campaign stops at the Bertie County courthouse at 10 a.m., Moore’s Grocery Store in Northampton County at 12:30 p.m., Gumberry High School at 2 p.m., Conway at 3:30 p.m. and the Calvary Baptist Church in Ahoskie at 6:30 p.m. result of cutting unfilled positions,” said R. F. Lowery, superintendent of Northampton County Schools. “For example last year we were told we would get an area supervisor we would share with Hertford County. This never materialized so we are cutting the funds set aside for this last year. The same goes for some unfilled teaching positions,” Lowery said. “One other reason for lower costs is the conversion of some school’s heating systems from coal to oil,” Lowery concluded. Holidays A calender of events was approved calling for academic teachers to begin August 23 with the first day of tiie new school term set at August 28. Holidays are: Labor Day, Sept. 4; District Teachers meeting, Nov. 7; Thanksgiving, Nov. 23 and 24; and Christmas, December 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and January 1, 1973. In the event the schools are closed for one or more days for any reason April 26 and 27, in reverse order, will be used as make up days. Thus, if one day is lost, April 27 will be a Sanford Readies Radio ‘Phonethon' RALEIGH — A campaign windup “Phonethon” Friday night at 8 p.m. has been announced by aides of Terry Sanford, who will conclude his drive for the North Carolina Presidential Primary on a high note with a 75-station radio network handling incoming calls to the candidate. The program, originating at Station WPTF, Raleigh, will include 50 AM srations and 25 FM stations, blanketing the state. Jim Reid, former mayor of Raleigh, will serve as Master of Cermonies and Sanford will answer telephone calls from throughout the state on a toll free line. The toll free number to call is 800-662-7727, according to Barbara Cleveland of the present Duke University president’s campaign staff. Sanford has indicated he will have some interesting answers ready for any and all callers, particularly on the subject of Sanford vs. Wallace for North Carolina’s primary presidential preference vote. Roanoke-Chowan’s radio station, WRCS, Ahoskie, will either carry the program live on FM Friday starting at 8 p.m. or tape the program for broadcast Saturday morning, according to Station Manager Sam Doughtie. Officials at WWDR, AM and FM, Murfreesboro, were undecided as to whether or not the station would be involved in Sanford’s statewide radio “Phonethon” at the time “Your Home Newspaper” went to press. school day, if two days are lost April 26 and 27 still be used. Should more than two days be lost the Board of Education will take further action concerning when to make up the lost time. Terminating Contracts The board authorized the terminating of the contracts of teachers who have Non- Standard Certificates. No more than four teachers are affected by this move. Other Actions A proposed ESEA Title I Summer Program and Budget was approved. The summer program is to be operated at (See BUD(jET, Page 12) 2nd District Gets Loan For $40,000 WASHINGTON, D. C. - Second Congressional District Congressman L. H. Fountain announced today that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has approved a $40,000 preliminary loan for construction of 100 low-rent family units. The project calls for 250 lease and 100 turnkey dwellings. This loan covers the turnkey portion. Purpose of this loan is to cover costs of planning, advertising, legal fees and architects fees. When the actual grant comes in then the loan will be paid back. Lee Makes Final N'ampton Speech RICH SQUARE — In his final appearance in North ampton before Saturday’s Primary Chapel Hill Mayor Howard Lee, democratic candidate for the Second Congressional District seat now held by Rep. L. H. Fountain, said that ^is year is the year of “the making of a congressman.” According to Lee the Second District will have better representation in the next two years. He beleives that it is time for the congressmen of the Second District to “bring some things up to date.” In addition to his plans to set up at least two congressional offices in the district. Mayor Lee proposes a toll free phone system for the people to call their congressmen. f'i Mrs. Louise B. Parker Board of Education Scott Bowers Board of Education 1?% James M. Beasley Board of Education 70 Candidates For 26 Seats RICH SQUARE — Northampton voters will have a choice of 70 candidates to fill 26 seats in 21 different contests and the approval or disapproval of two bond issues, facing them when they step into the voting machines in their polls Saturday. If all 13,458 registered voters cast their ballots in all 28 contests Northampton would have a record vote count of 376,824. It is expected, however, that about 9,000 will finally make it to the polls on primary day. This in itself will be a record for our county. Northampton is perhaps one of the few counties in the country where more than half of the population are registered voters. On the local scene a congressional race, a state senate, a state house and two county commission contests are helping give this election the full flavor of a good politicial scrap. Two other slates are no contests for there I's 'cq’iiui tiu.liber * of candidates running for the number of seats. Wilson Bridgers is the unchallenged incumbent for the position of Register of Deeds and will not even appear on the ballot. In the school board there is a four for four ratio but it does appear on the ballot. They are: Mrs. Louise (J. Roy) Parker, Seaboard; James M. Beasley, Jackson; and James H. Jones, Gaston; all incumbents. Scott Bowers, Jackson, will take the seat on the board being vacated by Marshall Grant. 2nd Congressional District In the contest for the Second Congressional District seat Congressman L. H. Fountain, a 19 year veteran of the House of Representatives, is being challenged by Howard Lee, mayor of Chapel Hill. During Poll Times j/vCKSON — Polls in Northampton County wUI be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. the campaign both men have made approximately four visits to Northamtpon. State Senate The First Senatorial District has three candidates running for two seats. They are Ashley B. Futrell, Philip P. Godwin and J. J. (Monk) Harrington. State House The same goes for the State House of Representatives for the Fifth District with J. Guy Revelle, Roberts H. Jernigan Jr., and L. T. Liverman Jr. running for two seats. County Commission Affecting Northampton County most directly is the County Commissioner’s Race. Here two candidates are going for the seat vacated by J. Guy Revelle in the First District and two others are challenging the incumbent in the Second District. W. D. Edwards of Pendleton and Wallace Stephenson of Severn are the contenders in the First District. One of these gentlemen will be sitting with the Board of County Jommissionerc wiicii .. i.i reorganized in December. The second District sees County Commissioner John H. Liverman Jr. of Woodland being challenged by Joseph E. Majett and James Oscar Outland, both of Rich Square. Following are ballots and candidates up for election or Times-News' To Receive Election Returns Sat. RICH SQUARE — Following a practice of long standing, the Times-News office will list election returns on Saturday night Precinct returns will be received from county election headquarters in Jackson and posted in the office for anyone interested. Because of the long list of names involved in the tabulation, it is probable the Times-News telephone line will be busy most of the night Cooperation is requested from persons calling requesting returns information. Information will also be available from election headquarters in Ahoskie on the state senatorial and House races involving other counties in the area and this will be posted in the Times-News office as it is received. selection Saturday: Democratic State Officers Governor — Zeb Vance Kitchin Dickson, H. P. (Pat) Taylor, Reginald A. Hawkins, Wilbur Hobby, Gene Leggett, Hargrove (Skipper) Bowles Jr. Lieutenant Governor — Allen C. Barbee, Roy G. Sowers Jr., Reginald Lee Frazier, James B. (Jim) Hunt Jr., Margaret Harper. Secretary of State — Louis M. Wade, Thad Eure (Hertford). Commissioner of Insurance —- George A. Belk, George B. Cherry Jr. (Bertie), Cecil Duncan, Johnny R. Clark, John Ingram, E. Russell Secrest. Commissioner of Labor — John B. Wardell Jr., Phillip Ellen, John S. Blanton Jr., John C. Brooks, Robert C. (Bob) Folger, W. C. (Billy) Creel. Superintendent of Public Instruction — John H. O’Connell, Craig Phillips. • •■n'gv, .-'.ic Prpsidcii*.al Primary Terry Sanford, Heuy M. Jackson, Shirley Chisholm, Edmund S. Muskie and George Wallace. United States Senator Nick GalifianaLis, J. R. (See CANDIDATES, Page 12) Saturday Primary Turnout Will Be New State Record He also proposes a “disaster subsidy” for small farmers, feels that the buses to beware are the commercial buses which take our young people away from the district once they graduate, not the “yellow school bus.” On the Viet Nam issue Mayor Leetielieves that since this is a dishonorable war, were he in position to do so his first action would be to negotiate for the release of all prisoners of war and as soon as this was accomplished he would “pick up lock, stock and barrel! and come home.” If elected Mayor Lee promised to “open up the meat boxes, scrape away the salt and bring home the bacon” to the people of the Second District. By BRYAN HAISLIP Your Home Newspaper Raleigh Bureau RALEIGH — An historic turnout of Tar Heel voters is in the offing for the May 6 primary. Executive Secretary Alex K. Brock of the State Board of Elections is forecasting a total vote of 1,300,0(X), a new record for balloting in a primary. “All factors combined point to a record, all-time high vote,” said Brock. He predicted that the Democratic primary will draw one million voters and that another 300,000 will participate in the Republican primary. The 1968.primaries rolled up a total vote of 857,167, with 701,100 voting to pick Democratic nominees and 156,067 marking ballots to determine GOP candidates. Among the elements which will swell the vote are lively races including a first-time presidential primary, a voting age lowered to 18 and the return after 30 years of absentee ballots to primary elections. Brock’s office still is tallying reports from county boards since registration for the primary closed earlier this month. 200,000 New Voters Based on reports in hand and projections for the missing counties, he estimated 200,000 new voters have been added to the rolls. (See PRIMARY, Page 12) 2 Youths, 8 Juveniles Face Break-In Charges GASTON — Two Gaston youths and eight juveniles are awaiting hearings in North ampton County District and Juvenile Courts, charged with breaking, entering and larceny at Squire Elementary School. Cornell Broady, 16, of Gaston and Rudy Harding, 17, of near Gaston have been released in lieu of $500 bonds each and the juveniles, whose names are withheld due to their ages, have been turned over to the custody of their parents. Broady and Harding will face preliminary hearings on the felony charges on an undetermined date and the juveniles are set for hearings May 19 in Jackson. Arrests were made by deputies Ellis D. Squire andO. B. Johnson for the county sheriff’s department and the investigation into the series of Squire break-ins is continuing. Johnson anticipates further arrests upon completion of the investigation. (See CHARGES, Page 12) Attention Democrats JACKSON — T. G. (Sonnyboy) Joyner, North- ampton County Democratic chairman, announced the precinct meetings will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, at each precinct polling place in the county. All good Democrats are urged to attend. The County Convention will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 27, in the courthouse in Jackson.
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