THE County TIMES-NEWS
Vol. 82 No. 12
Northampton County's Only Advertising and News Medium
THE ROANOKE-CHOWAN TIMES — EstabUshed 1892
THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1973
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☆ THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY NEWS — Established 1926
lOc Per Copy Rich Square, N. C.
12 Pages
Effects Of Change In '73 Peanut Program
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By BRODIE H. HARRELL
County Extension Chairinan
JACKSON — PeAnut growers throughout the
area are quite concerned over the recent change
in the 1973 peanut marketing program. The
elimination of the Shelter-Purchase program on
surplus peanuts, commonly referred to as the No.
2 program, will have serious effect on peanut
producers in the Virginia-Carolina area. Without
the No. 2 program we must anticipate a serious
storage problem.
Commercial storage in Northampton County
can accommodate approximately 32 million
pounds of peanuts; approved on-the-farm storage
will accomodate approximately 10 million
pounds—making a total of about 42 million pounds
of storage for the entire county. This figures to be
approximately one-half of the actual production.
If the No. 2 program is not reinstated, I
Many Issues Will
Be Left Hanging
believe it will be safe to assume that about one-
half of our peanut crop could be in jeopardy with
respect to receiving support price. Actually it
“boils down” to this point. In order to receive even
loan price for our peanuts, approved storage must
be available. Without adequate stoarage the
situation could prove disastrous for some
growers. Northampton County is not unique in this
particular situation. In fact all peanut producing
counties in the Virginia-Carolina area are faced
with serious peanut storage problems. Some
On Budget Matters
counties hav^ practically no commercial storage.
What many people do not understand is that
the No. 2 program makes it possible for the
millers in the area to stay active at the buying
station during the marketing season. It gives the
individual miller opportunity to continue to buy
farmers stock peanuts, shell them, grade them,
retain any grades needed, and sell the balance to
CCC. This procedure keeps the local buyer on the
market and reduces the amount of storage needed
to move the crop.
By MITZI BOND
RALEIGH — “I hope the
general assembly will adjourn
May 15. If it does, there will be
a lot of controversial
legislation not passed,”
commented Rep. Roberts
Jernigan of Ahoskie.
“In' past history, we had
several special sessions to
settle issues such as higher
education and redistricting. In
1973 we opened up with
several controversial issues
such as insurance. This year
we will have time to study
them and in 1974 be better
prepared to pass the right kind
of legislation.”
During the past two years,
the assembly has instituted a
new means of reorganization.
In 1971, it discussed grouping
agencies of government under
19 secretaries. This session
the assembly is writing in the
functions of each secretary
and the agencies under him.
By 1975, the whole process will
be refined. “We will not be
able to do too much toward
reorganization in 1973 but it
will be carried over to the ’74
session. The bill for this is just
completed. One and one-half
months is not enough time to
do too much constructive work
in regard to reorganization.
“We will have continued
County Run
Elections
Favored 5-4
committees,” Jernigan
continued. “They will meet
frequently, perhaps once a
week, while the assembly is
adjourned. Much legislation
will be carried over to ’74. A
knotty problem such as higher
education is usually not
settled the year we meet but at
a special session later in the
year. We are so busy we do not
have time to give force
necessary to pass good
JACKSON — Five towns in legislation on every issue.”
Northampton County voted to “The legislature is in the
allow the county to conduct stage where everything is
their local elections while four half-way done,” reports Sen.
towns decided to run their own J- “Monk” Harrington of
elections. Bertie County, “but we’re
The announcement was working.”
made by Mrs. Barbara Jean J- Guy Revelle and
Wheeler Monday afternoon. Sen. Phil Godwin were
Garysburg, Lasker, unavailable for comment on
Woodland, Conway, and th®. .P?®! week’s legislative
Jackson will allow actitivies.
Northampton to handle their
elections while Severn Gaston,
Rich Square, and Seaboard
will conduct their own
elections as previously done.
“A seminar was
conducted,” said ^ Mrs.
Wheller, “to instruct the
mayors and town clerks on
what is to be done in future
elections in towns.”
April, May Public Meetings
Decided By Commissioners
ERIC MOTZNO OF
Woodland is serving as
a state legislature page
this week. He received
his appointment
through Lt. Gov. Jim
Hunt and Sen. Monk
Harrington. The son of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Motzno, Eric is a ninth
grade student at North
ampton High School.
More Cotton Acreage
JACKSON — County A. S. C. S. Executive
Director Ben I. Mann reported today that all
additional cotton acreage requested by North
ampton farmers has been received from the
state committee and will be reapportioned to
(See COTTON, Page 12)
Adult Education Class Taught
At Northampton Church
GALATIA — An adult
education class is being taught
at the community building
next to Zion Baptist Church.
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Funded by the Roanoke- Northampton County teacher.
Chowan Technical Institute, Mrs. Foriest teaches
the class is taught by Mrs. reading, ’riting, and ’rith-
Ethel H. Foriest, a retired metic to 32 students on three
levels: those who could not
previously read or write;
those on a fourth to sixth
grade level; and those on a
high school level.
“The people here range
from ages 24 to 59,”
(See ADULT, Page 12)
JACKSON — With budget
time drawing near the
Northampton Board of County
Commissioners decided
Monday to hold a series of
public meetings in April and
May to “feel the pulse of the
community.”
The proposal, made by Vice-
Chairman John H. Liverman
of Woodland, includes
meetings at the court house in
Jackson and the school
auditoriums in Woodland,
Seaboard, Conway, and
Gaston.
Liverman also suggested
that heads of county
departments be present to
answer questions from the
public.
In other matters before the
commissioners:
—County Sanitarian Walter
Woodard Jr., requested the
backing of the group in the
matter of cracking down on
improper sanitation facilities
for homes and trailers
throughout the county.
—A resolution was tabled
requesting the renaming of
Tri-County Airport to
“.Howard Tri-Covrity .\:ri;v.rt”
in honor of the late Air Force
Thunderbird pilot Major
Joseph C. Howard of Ahoskie.
—Bids for cars for county
deputy sheriffs were tabled
until the April meeting.
—Liverman presented a
petition from a group of Rich
Square residents in opposition
to Extended Area Telephone
Service. Auditor Sidney Ellen
said Rich Square would
probably be left out of the
survey but this decision would
be up to Carolina Telephone
Company.
—Departpient of Social
Services Director James P.
Clark reported that there
would be a 17 year payback
plan on the County Home from
federal funds.
During this 17 year period,
with the Social Services
Department occupying the
building, the county would
receive $15,588.24 annually.
The county also would be
eligible to receive up to $14,736
for maintenance and upkeep
as long as DSS occupies the
building.
—Commissioner William
Edwards made the motion
that a request for road 1336 to
be added to the secondary
road system be forwarded to
the State Highway
Commission.
Who Buried What Under
The Gov. Bragg House?
JACKSON — The Governor
Bragg house, one of the more
historic structures at the
county seat, increased its
potential as a major attraction
this week when it was
revealed that there was more
under the house than the
foundation.
The mystery remains
unsolved as to the story of
broken fragments of bone
china plates, glassware and
silver which have recently
shown up from underneath the
home now occupied by Mrs.
Leroy C. Grant and her son.
The fragments were
discovered under the main
part of the house when a
worker went under the home
on a termite control job.
Mrs. Grant says she was
told at the time of the original
'No Plans To Retire'
B. R. (Bart) Burgwyn
County Economic
Study By VEPCO
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MRS. ETHEL H. FOR IEST, above, instructs one of her students in the adult
education class being taught in the Zion Baptist Church community building
in Galatia. Below, is a group is learning the alphabet by playing a game of
bingo. The class consists of five men and 27 women.
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JACKSON — An economic
study of Northampton County
at the request of the County
Industrial Development
Commission will be conducted
by the Virginia Electric
Power Company, according to
an announcement made this
week by M. Courtney Taylor,
director of Community
development for Vepco.
The request for the study
has been endorsed by the
Northampton Board of County
Commissioners.
“The study will provide
economic facts about the
county and data on potential
industrial sites,” said Taylor.
He also said a similar report
was compiled by Vepco for
Car Strikes
Fallen Child
RICH SQUARE —
Cassandra Bonita Harvey, 13,
was sideswiped Saturday,
March 17 at 6 p.m. by a car
driven by Robert Gorday of
Rich Square.
The accident happened on
Bryantown Road, .07 of a
mile west of Rich Square. The
girl was riding a bike and
entered the highway from a
yard. A gust of wind blew her
over and she fell in the road.
Two cars were headed west
from Rich Square. The first
car turned out and missed the
child. The second car tried to
miss her by going to the
shoulder of the road but
sideswiped her.
Cassandra is a patient at
Roanoke-Chowan Hospital
where she is listed in critical
condition. The investigation is
continuing reports State
Trooper Bob Carey.
Northampton County in 1964.
Vepco representatives will
be in the area today
(Thursday) to review
potential industrial sites.
(See COUNTY, Page 12)
JACKSON — “I haven’t
given the slightest thought to
retiring,” said Northampton
County ABC Board Chairman
B. R. Burgwyn.
“Northampton is not under
any probe that I know of. Only
routine questions have been
posed to me and we are not
under any type of
investigation. I am chairman
of the ABC board, not an
employee.”
One of the regulations made
by the State Alcoholic Control
Board stipulates that “no
member of a local ABC board
shall be employed by the
board and shall not be the
board and shall not be paid or
receive any compensation of
any kind from the board.”
The chairman and two other
members of the local board
are not considered employees
of the board. Should one of
them serve as a supervisor or
manager, he would not violate
ABC control laws provided he
received no salary. Any
compensation would be
illegal.
Northampton County has no
supervisor or manager.
General Statute 18A-a and -c
specifies how the board is
appointed and their salaries
as board members are fixed
by a composite board. “We
employ five store managers,
five substitutes and one
bookkeeper,” said Burgwyn.
“The board oversees all
business and is responsible for
overall operations.”
purchase of the home that the
Civil War owners had buried
numerous items when they
heard the Yankee troops were
on their way to the section.
“However, I always felt they
had recovered everything
afterwards,” Mrs. Grant said.
“We’ve considered several
possible answers, but none of
them seem to fit. I hope some
of our older residents may
have heard stories on this
related to them by earlier
relatives who were here,” she
commented.
“I’ve also contacted the
Historical Society and offered
to let them dig if they think the
situation warrants it,” she
related.
“Some of the china could be
dated by the English and
German crests on them if
someone had a technical book
relating to the various older
manufacturers',” she pointed
out.
Mysteries find a familiar
welcomer in the person of
Mrs. Grant, who has written
for the State magazine about
the ghost of Governor Bragg.
She was also a co-author, in
the Chowan College creative
writing-class under Mrs.
Bernice Kelly Harris, of the
collection of stories titled,
“Strange Things Happen.”
Child Killed,
Hit By Car
Heart Fund Over
The Top In Conway
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CONWAY — Mrs. Rodney
. Barrett, city Heart Fund
chairman, reported this week
that Conway has “done it
again.”
The North Carolina Heart
Association had set a quota for
Conway of $840 and, as of this
date, a total of $933.22 has
been collected with the
possiblity of more to come.
The Willis Hair Elementary
School came in for special
praise by Mrs. Barrett when it
raised $184.62. The students
had the help and advice of
their parents, teachers and
Principal O. B. Spaulding.
The 4-H Club members were
joined by several students at
Northampton County High
School and, with the
cooperation of Principal
Henry J. Campbell of the high
school, sold balloons at all of
the ball games and
tournaments. The total
collected in this project was
$77.85.
Mrs. Barrett expressed her
desire to give special thanks to
Mesdames, Clyde Odom, L. E.
Boone Jr., Gertrude Flythe,
Bobby Bridgers, Eddie
Joyner, C. J. Watson, Elbert
Long, Freddy Carroll,
Lynmore Gay and Billy
Whitley, who volunteered
their time and effort to
making the campaign a
success.
She also stated she
appreciates the assistance of
everyone who contributed and
others who helped make the
1973 Heart Fund campaign in
Conway one to remember.
RICH SQUARE — A five-
year-old Rich Square girl was
killed this morning at 7:45
a.m. when she was hit by a car
while waiting for a school bus.
Tammy Terrell DeLoatch,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Chester DeLoatch, stepped in
front of a 1972 Nova driven by
Mrs. Carol Lou B. Myers, 400
North St., Ahoskie. The
accident occurred .08 of a
mile east of Rich Square on
highway 561.
The child was standing with
her sister, Valarie, in a
driveway east of their home,
waiting for a bus to carry
them to kindergarten at W. S.
Creecy School. Mrs. Myers
saw the children and one of
them looked directly at her
and Tammy started across the
road. The car hit the child,
knocked her 75 feet, and
landed in a ditch.
State Trooper Bob Corey
said the investigation was not
complete. Gorden and Hunter
Funeral Home have the body.
This is the third fatality in
the county.
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LOOKING OVER THIS month's exhibit in the
Library are Brent, Kay and Karen Woodard of Jackson. The
will be in the Buxton Roc^m for the month of March.
Northampton Memorial
doll display