THE County TIMES-NEWS
Vol. 81 No. 45
THE ROANOKE-CHOWAN TIMES — Established 1892
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1972
Northampton County's Only Advertising and News Medium ★ ★ ★
☆ THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY NEWS — Established 1926
lOc Per Copy Rich Square, N. C.
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Shronce
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Roberson
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Weber
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Superintendent
Phillips
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Superior Court
Martin
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Judges
Bailey
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Booker
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Falls
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District Court
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Judges
Blythe
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State Senate
Godwin
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State House Of
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Representatives
Revelle
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County
Edwards
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(Joramissi oners
Vann
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Register Of
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Bridgers
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Japan's Answer
On Black Root Rot
New Assistant County Agent
Approved by Commissioners
RICH SQUARE - When
Black Root Rot
(Cylindrocladium crotalar-
iae) came to the attention of
county and state agricultural
officials earlier this season
much was done immediately
to counteract this new disease
and find the cause and cure. In
researching your editor
learned the problem had been
peanut growing states and as
far away as Japan. The
Japanese Embassy was
contacted by the Times-News
in September to find what they
were doing about it and what it
was doing to their crops. The
following letter from their
agricultural service arrived
last week and is printed
below:
found in the past in other
I’lant Protection Research Coordinating Officer
Secretariat of Agriculture
Forestry and Fisheries Research Councii
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
1-2-1 Kasumigaeseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, JAPAN
October 25,1972
Dear Mr. Covolo Jr.,
With reference to your inquiry on black root rot which was
transmitted to me through the Japanese Embassy in the
United States and Japanese Government, I have the pleasure
to inform you as follows.
Outbreak of black root rot (Caronectria crotalaria) in
Japan was found in 1968 by Mr. Misono, a plant pathologist of
Chiba Prefectural Agricultural Experiment Station, in peanut
and soybean field at several spots in Chiba Prefecture.
In 1972, outbreak of this disease has not been discovered
except in Chiba. Mr. Misono informed me on the telephone that
the damage due to this disease had occurred at one to two spots
of soybean and peanut fields in three cities of Chiba
Prefecture, i,e., Chiba City, Togane City and Noda City, and
added that the damage is not so heavy as to a serious problem.
Black root rot is therefore considered a -minor disease in
Japan. It is generally believed here that (1) cultivation of
wheat and barley or vegetables in place of food leguminous
plants, (2) fallowing or rotation cropping for two to three years
is the only countermeasures that can be taken against this
disease.
This general belief is backed up by the following reasons.
(1) Black root rot is a soil borne disease whose chemical
control is extremely difficult.
(2) Control by soil f. sterilizer such as Chlorpiclin is not
costly but also provides only temporary and insufficient effect.
(3) There is no difference in varietal resistance.
According to Mr. Misono, all the varieties of Japanese
peanut are susceptible and there is not a single resistant
(See ROT, Page 2)
JACKSON — Northampton
County Commissioners
approved the hiring of Carl
Barnes of Goldsboro as an
assistant county agricultural
agent during their Monday
meeting.
Barnes a 1972 graduate of N.
C. State University, will be
working primarily with 4-H
groups and will also be'
promoting cucumber-raising
in the county. The hiring of
Barnes, who has a B.S in
botany and horticulture
science, will become effective
Monday, November 13.
Turkey Branch
Road To Get
New Bridge
AHOSKIE - The road
across Turkey Branch,
partially in Hertford and
Northampton Counties, will be
closed November 20 “for
about 30 days,” according to
an announcement made by
Ray West of the Division I
State Highway Commission
office in Ahoskie.
Designated as state road
1300 in Hertford near
Murfreesboro and state road
1364 in Northampton, it is
approximately one mile in
length—six-tenths in Hertford
and five-tneths in
Northampton.
West said the old timber
bridge across Turkey Branch
was to be removed and
replaced by a 40 X 28 foot
metal deck construction.
The commissioners also
accepted the preliminary
drawings for the renovation of
the County Home and the
proposals recommended by
Brown and Associates.
No projected total cost of the
renovation of the building was
given by the architect. Bids
will be let in the near future
and September 1973 was set
as a target date for its
completion.
John Litchfield,
Northampton County’s
Supervisor of Soil
Conservation, and Jim
Canterbury, Area Soil
Conservationist, spoke to the
commissioners on securing a
soil survey in Northampton.
The board approved the soil
survey of the county over a
period of years by the Soil
Conservation office.
The board turned down a
request by Superior Judge
Perry Martin for the county to
provide secretarial help for
him in his Rich Square office
and to pay the costs of his
office there. It was explained
that the judge’s room in the
Courthouse was provided for
his use and the Clerk of
Court’s office offered
secretarial assistance for his
use there.
The judge’s phone in the
courthouse was also directed
to be taken off the county
billing. The judge is entitled to
state funds for its payment.
In other matters, the board:
—Approved the June 30
audit of Northampton County
funds.
—Was informed by Auditor
Sidney Ellen that the Sanitary
Landfill project, which was
originally estimated at $7,500,
now had a total cost of $9,214.
—Received notice of
approval of an additional
$17,000 for the renovation of
the County Jail from the Law
and Order Committee.
NCNB Gives
$2,500 To
Chowan
MURFREESBORO —
North Carolina National
Bank, through its foundation
for state-wide charities, has
named Chowan College as a
recipient of an annual gift of
$2,500. Henry K. Burgwyn,
senior vice president of NCNB
in charge of the Murfreesboro
offices has announced..
(See CHOWAN, Page 12)
$10,000 For
Road Project
RALEIGH — Northampton
County has been allocated
$10,000 for a secondary road
construction project.
The project involves basing
and paving of secondary road
No. 1363 to the Hertford
County line, a total of 2.70
miles.
Approval of the project was
voted at the regular
November meeting held in
Raleigh.
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Win In R-C
AHOSKIE — The Roanoke-
Chowan area was one of the
few areas in the state which
yesterday supported Sen.
George McGovern’s
unsuccessful bid for the
presidency near even.
Area residents cast 8,034
votes for the McGovern-
Shriver ticket as opposed to
9,332 for Nixon-Agnew and 213
for Schmitz-Anderson.
In 1968 the area leaned in the
direction of the Democratic
party when it supported Sen.
Hubert Humphrey.
The area also gave strong
support to Con. Nick
Galifianakis with 10,987 votes.
Jesse Helms gathered only
7,184 Roanoke-Chowan votes
while sweeping to a statewide
victory for the senatorial seat
now held by B. Everette
Jordan. Area support for
Galifianakis was some of the
strongest in the state.
In the race for governor, the
Roanoke-Chowan again
supported the democratic
candidate, casting 8,205 votes
for “Skipper” Bowles while
Jim Holshouser collected
5,933.
Statewide totals are still
incomplete but with a high
percentage of the precincts
having reported. President
Nixon is still maintaining
about a 60 per cent lead over
George McGovern.
Latest figures available
give Nixon nearly a million
votes as compared with
412,000 for McGovern and
23,000 for the American Party
candidate, John Schmitz, with
94 per cent of the 2,269
precincts reporting.
Statewide in the Helms-
Galifianakis race. Helms has
tallied 730,784 votes with
619,104 recorded for the
Congressman.
In addition to the
Republican victories for
Nixon and Helms, North
Carolinians elected their first
Republican governor since
1900 yesterday. Jim Hols
houser collected 705,307 votes
statewide with a few precincts
still to be reported, in his
successful bid for election,
defeating Bowles who
received 657,030. American
Party candidate, Arlis
Pettyjohn, picked up 8,217
votes in North Carolina.
Other statewide offices
which were up for grabs this
year include lieutenant
governor in which Jim Hunt
scored a victory over
Republican Johnny Walker.
(See WIN, Page 12)
County May Be
Emergency Area
Carl Barnes
TARBORO — Congressman
L. H. Fountain Friday called
on the U. S. Secretary of
Agriculture to designate
Northampton County an
Emergency Loan Area.
“I’ve been told by farmers
and farm leaders in
Northampton County,’’
Congressman Fountain said,
“that the situation is critical,
that i^’s the •-.vorst crop yea>’
the County has seen, uiid that
the problems have been
compounded because this bad
crop year was preceded by
one in which Hurricane
Ginger did so much damage”
“I understand that farm
leaders in other counties may
decide to apply for an
Emergency Loan designation,
too, if conditions warrant,”
Congressman Fountain
stated.
Congressman Fountain, in
describing the situation in
Northampton said, “Heavy
rains and cold weather
plagued the farmers of the
county during late April and
early May and this prevented
planting at the proper time.”
“Then the problem was
intensified by extremely dry
weather in July and August,
with more adverse effects on
crops in Northampton,”
Congressman Fountain said.
He pointed out that “two
killing frosts occurred in
October, ruining peanut vines
before the peanuts were
mature; and that cotton bolls
were frozen, making them
rot.”
“A heavy one-inch rain
immediately followed the
frosts, falling on fields which
were already wet. This made
the peanuts on freshly killed
vines rot,” he said.
“I’m told that crop yields in
Northampton have been
drastically cut this year and
about 90 per cent of the
farmers have been hurt,”
Congressman Fountain said.
Northampton County losses
are estimated as follows;
Peanuts — 50 per cent of crop
income; cotton — 25 per cent
of crop income; corn — 15 per
cent of crop income; soybeans
— 10 per cent of crop income.
Designation of a county as
an Emergency Loan Area
means that affected farmers
are eligible to apply for low
interest rate FHA loans,
which would enable them to
continue their normal farming
operations.
And, the first $5,000 lor up to
loans are cancelled
immediately. This is known as
the forgiveness feature.
In addition, applications
may be made for ASCS 80 per
cent grants to repair damage
caused by adverse weather
conditions.
CADA Poor
Election
Set Nov. 14
RICH SQUARE - Election
of elector candidates to select
representatives of the poor to
the Choanoke Area
Development Association’s
Board of Directors will be
made in Northampton County
communities November 14.
Elections are set for
November 28 when two
electors from each
community will be named to
select the board members.
Meetings to elect cnadidates
are scheduled at the following
locations:
Woodland, Community
Center, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.; Rich
Square, CADA Headquarters,
6 p.m.-9 p.m.; Crebo,
Community Center, 7 p.m.-9
p.m.; and Conway,
Community Center, 6:30 p.m.-
8:30 p.m.
Allens Chapel, Community
Center, 5 p.m.-7 p.m.;
Jackson, Community Center,
5 p.m.-7 p.m.; Occoneechee
Neck, Community Center, 7
p.m.-9 p.m.; and Jonesboro,
Community Center, 6 p.m.-9
(See CADA, Page 2)
$20,548 Negotiated Bid
Accepted By School Board
JACKSON - The
Northampton County Board of
Education accepted a
negotiated bid of $20,548 for
the Woodland-Graded School
property, offered by Daber
Incorporated, during the
monthly school board meeting
Monday.
A bid of $10,000, made by
Sidney L. Berz and William A.
Dascher in behalf of Daber at
public auction on October 12,
was rejected earlier at the
meeting.
Superintendent R. F. Lowry
then read the statute
authorizing the Board to
negotiate for the sale.
C. A. Parker, Joseph D.
Motzno and Bill Howell of the
Northampton County
Industrial Commission
conferrred with Daber
officials by telephone and
advised the Board that the
company agreed to accept the
offer.
In a lighter mood, the
Superintendent presented to
the Board a letter from James
M. Mears of Chesapeake, Va.
In his letter, Mears stated
that “Some 40 years ago I
attended the Seaboard
Elementary School in
Seaboard. I was in the first
grade and for some unknown
reason I took my mother’s
wedding ring to school with
me and was playing with it
and lost it on the school
grounds.
Why I am writing is asking
for permission to go and
search for that ring with an
electronic metal detector.”
The Board voted to allow
him to search for the ring.
In other matters, the Board:
—Approved the contracts of
the following to teach in the
Northampton County Schools:
Mrs. Eleanor S. Pruden, Miss
Ann Cabell Jordan, Mrs.
Patience C. Bedsworth, Miss
Selma 0. Pritchard, Ray C.
Owens, Jr., and Paul William
Fariss, Jr.
—Authorized that the
payment of the $14 per month
supplement authorized in the
1972-73 Local School Fund
Budget to be paid to
professional personnel for the
time employed prior to
January 1, 1973 when the
December vouchers are
(See BOARD, Page 12)