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THE County TIMES-NEWS Vol. 82 No. 25 THE ROANOKE-CHOWAN TIMES — Established 1892 THURSDAY, June 21, 1973 Northampt6n County's Only Advertising and News Medium 'A' 'A' 'A’ ☆ THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY NEWS — Established 1926 lOc Per Copy Rich Square, N. C. 12 Pages IW«^wwwr' Building Inspector Faces Most Problems With Mobile Homes .?iiiii ."»- .1 * JACKSON — “As far as mobile homes go, the problem is that not too many people know about the regulations regarding their purchase and placement,” said Horace Butherie, Northampton County building inspector. “They go out and buy a home and then run into lengthy procedures getting it set up.” As of May 1, trailers must “Under the North Carolina have stickers certifying that State Building Code, before a they have been through the home can be built, the health department before sanitation department gives a given a building inspection, lay-out of the septic tank, well. During the past six weeks, 35 mobile homes have been processed and met the requirements for living. The trailers have an average price of $5000. \ w PACE Places 15 Students In Northampton County EIGHT BICYCLISTS are traveling from Norfolk to Blountstown, Fla., and stopped in Rich Square for breakfast Wednesday morning, the second day of their trek. They ride single file and average 10 mph, carrying between 10 and 12 pounds of clothing, sleeping bags, spare parts, tools kits, and various toiletries. Making the two- wheel trip are from left, Cherie Price, 15, Blountstown: Mrs. GaU Wood, 33, Norfolk; Ron Wood, 35, Norfolk; Joseph Burke, 17, Blount stown: Patti Wood, 15, Norfolk; Ronald Wood, 14, Norfolk; Debbie Wood, 15, Carrabell; Janet Price, 17, Blountstown. Damages Cotton Crop, Peanuts Face Problems JACKSON - “Streaks of hail hit on each side of Interstate 95 and did extensive damage to cotton and some to corn,” commented Brode Harrell, county agricultural extension agent in regard to the storm that hit Northampton County Sunday night. “There was a lot of soil erosion in areas that had four inches of rain and flash floods. Besides causing crop damage, the storm, which came in streaks, cut gullys and ditches across fields. Some areas go nice rainfall that was badly needed, and for the most part, the crops look well. However, there has been danger to crops from pesticides, particularly herbicides, in certain areas.” Harrell has been nominated by the North Carolina County Agricultural Agents to run for the office of vice president of the National Association of County Agricultural Agents. The national association is divided into three regions — southern, western, and northeastern. This year the southern region will run some one for vice president who will serve one year and then move up to president. “The national meeting this fall will be in the northeast region,” Harrell said. “It looks to be quite a challenge.” But closer to home, peanut growers face the problem of storage this season since the sheller-purchase program is not to be reinstated. There wilt be a peanut growers meeting Monday, June25, atS p.m. in either the agricultural building or the court house' in Jackson, announced Harrell. They will JACKSON — Fifteen students have been placed by Plan Assuring College Education, sponsored by the social services department in Northampton County. Students apply to their financial aid office and are certified to work by the college where they have been accepted or attending. Social services locates jobs throughout the county. The agency the student works for pays 25 percent of his salary. The following Northampton students have been placed: Barbara Williams of Jackson, Durham College, CADA office in Murfreesboro; Cathy Lou Long of Garysburg, Halifax Technical Institute, Northampton Board of discuss what to do with crops date on the situation.” Education, this fall. Joe Suggs, executive Jj} N^^fhampton Tax “The situation could cause secretary of the North p Edwaras of serious problems for the Carolina Peanut Growers, and j’ r peanut growers who do not Warmic Lee, manager of the ; Sandra Copeland of Rich have storage space for at least marketing coop, will be there University; half their crop,” Harrell said, to discuss the present “We want to bring them up to situation. Woodard of Conway, UNC- Chapel Hill. In the department of social services, Cynthia Daughtry of Conway, UNC-Chapel Hill; Kathleen Newsome of Pendleton, A & T State University. Mrs. Libby Matson is coordinator of the PACE program in the county. Fowler Replaces Warren At PEP JACKSON — David Fowler, a public school teacher from and the start of the inspection Gaston High School, has program, 508 building permits replaced Glen Warren as co- have been issued, 90 per cent director of PEP. Warren of which were for dwellings, resigned to accept another This includes additions as well position. as complete structures but PEP coordinator Lester farm buildings are exempt — Greenwood reports that they they don’t require a permit, have placed 109 people. The following are the Horace Gutherie and sewage disposal system^” reported Gutherie, who completes his third year as building inspector at the end of June. During his tenure in office regulations issued by the Northampton County Building Inspection Department for mobile homes; 1. Before purchasing and situating a Mobile Home on a permanent site, the owner must have an official OK from the Northampton County Sanitation Department, which in effect says that said owner has ample space to accommodate both water and sewage disposal systems. 2. When proof is furnished to the Inspection Department that this requirement has been met, a decal will be issued for a cost of $5.00 or $1.00 per $1000, when the cost of the Mobile Unit is $5000 or more. 3. This decal must be permanently affixed to a window on the front side of the Mobile Unit so as to be readily seen from the outside. 4. The electrician who is employed to do the electrical wiring should be sure that the owner has a decal before he begins work. 5. The County Electrical Inspector will not make an inspection if there is no decal permanently affixed to a window of the Mobile Unit. 6. The Power Company will not supply electricity until the Electrical Inspector has O.K.’d the job and issued an inspection certificate. 7. Dealers should construct piers to support Mobile Units in a manner considered good building practices. Rich Square Woman Found Dead, Cause Of Death Undetermined has not been determined despite an autopsy Wednesd. ly by the State Medical Examiner. The Northampton County Shaw Patricia Vaughan of Jackson, Durham College; Helen Kim Stephenson of Jackson, Meredith College. In the Register of Deeds office, Debra Bowen of Woodland, E’st Carolina University. With the superientendent of schools: Garland Daye of Pleasant Hill, UNC-Chapel Hill; Kathy Colson of Rich Square, UNC-Chapel Hill; Revar Gaye of Conway Durham College; Benita Bridges of Conway, Chowan College; Vicky Johnson of Conway, UNC-Chapel Hill. In the ASCS office, Rebecca N'ampton Makes Plans To Spend Revenue Sharing Money For '73 RICH SQUARE — Doris G. determine if the woman was woman’s stomach but there Newsome, 48, of Rich Square sexually assaulted, but added no evidence of damage to was found dead in her home that there is no external organs or the brain. 5:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon evidence of such an assault. ^ estimated she had been by her father, J. W. Newsome, He is also seeking to ^^out two days, and a neighbor, Raymond determine if the woman was planned to call Wheeler. The causee of dea^^h taking anticonvulsion ^ second medical examiner medication. If she wasn’t, he consultant before issuing said, the possibility of a ^ report, seizure becomes more probable. cu •«. j The body was found in her Sheriff s Department and the house about three miles west State Bureau of Investigation of Rich Square. Wheeler, who investigating her death, went into the house and found We don t know for sure what the body in the first-floor happened, said Sheriff Frank bedroom, said Miss Newsome Outland.^ “We’re trying to usually kept her screen doors find out. locked. He said there was a TAr..rcrMVT a j Preliminary findings in the hole in the rear screen door . ^ proposed autopsy were by Dr. Walter hie enoneh to ept a fi«t budget for Northampton Avery, who said that the throuS ® County of $6,106,731, requested medical examiner’s findings Wheeier notified the county departments, are complicated by the fact authorities and the first before the county that Miss Newsome was an officer to arrive was Deputy commissioners Monday, June epileptic. He said that cuts Grover Parker who said that *^*’®**' afternoon meeting, inside the woman’s mouth and the body was clothed in a budget included $10,593 bruises on the face were nishteown and there was forest services; $4,691 compatible with a seizure but blood on the walls bed and conservation; $20,000 county employees, he did not rule out foul play, the bodv ’ for mental health; and $10,500 Henry Liverman Jr Avery said that other tests Avery said that there was a fire department. The was appointed to the revised are being conducted to great deal of blood in the requested $17,924. Shirley Edwards JACKSON — County Manager Sidney T. Ellen announced Tuesday that Northampton County plans to spend the expected $259,411 it will receive during the third entitlement period in general revenue sharing funds allocated for the first six months of 1973 on the following projects: Multipurpose and general County Departments Request Budget Of $6,106,731 Taylor for the county to fund $25,000 of CADA’s budget of $126,000. The board moved to adopt the proposed usage of the revenue sharing plan for the amount of $259,411, and approved a 5.5 per cent across the board salary increase for area Roanoke-Chowan Mental Health Board. The commissioners listened to tentative plans for disability insurance for employees from insurance representatives, Jerry Wilkinson and John Garris. County Manager Sidney Ellen reported to the board the status of the county home renovation. “One contractor has been sent down to see me by the bonding company.” government, $112^208*- expansion of clerk’s vault and office space, $60,000; Environmental protection (solid waste) —- purchase of new dumpster truck, $35,000; 40 containers, $12,000; dumpmaster operator, $5,208, Education, $47,203 construction priorities to be established by county commissioners. Health, $100,000, expansion of health department. These planned use appropriations include only the Entitlement Period beginning January 1, 1973 and ending June 30, 1973 and are based on revenue received or anticipated by June 30, 1973. Of the $295,411 budgeted, $129,705.50 has been received growing shortage caused by and the remainder is expected the increased demand for this month. gasoline, the North Carolina Records documenting the Petroleum Council has plan are open to public suggested some ways inspection at the county motorists might save on manager’s office. Publication consumption; of such a plan, in addition to a 1- Keep your car’s engine subsequent actual use of funds well-tuned, with special report, is required by the state attention to fuel and air filters, and local fiscal assistance Act plugs and points, and emission of 1972, which authorized Eiifii added thai it is too early to know what effect revenue sharing will have on the county tax rate. The general revenue sharing is a $30.2 billion, five- year program which returns a portion of federal taxes to state and local governments, and allows their officials to decide how their jurisdiction’s funds are to be spent within broad federal guidelines. 7 Tips For Saving Gas RALEIGH — In view of the revenue sharing. (See GAS, Page 9) New CADA President Named Board Seat Remains Unfilled The Rev. and 0. C. Jordan of Severn, representatives of the North ampton chapter of the NAACP, appeared before the commissioners on behalf of the requests by CADA Executive Director John \ \ MURFREESBORO — Mrs. Doris Hill Cochran of Weldon is the new president of the board of directors for the Choanoke Area Development Association (CADA.) She was formerly the first vice- president serving under Dr. John Stanley who resigned in April. Selected to the position of first vice-president of the board was Charles L. Paul of Murfreesboro. Prior to this selection he was serving as second vice-president. The Rev. Joe D. McLean of Jackson was named to the position of second vice- president. These new officers, named at the regular monthly meeting of CADA Tuesday evening, will serve in their new capacities for the remainder of the year. Mrs. Cochran, orginally of Denver, Colorado, and Berkley, California, was elected to the board as a representative of the poor of Halifax county. She is a graduate of Howard University, Washington, D. C., where she met her husband. Dr. Slater J. Coghran. Mrs. Cochran served on the board from 1966 to 1971, was off the board for a year, and returned in January of this year. Other Actions Following the approval of new officers the board’s attention was turned to the selection of a new board member to represent the mayors of municipalities of Northampton County. Former board president. Dr. John Stanley of Woodland, was on the board representing this group until his resignation April 17 stating that the staff was setting policy and directing the board instead of the other way around. In an interview at that time he told Your Home Newpapers that he had tried in vain to correct this “tail wagging the dog concept” between the staff and the board and withdrew because he was unable to do so. At the May 15 meeting. Dr. Stanley’s resignation was accepted. Following that, William E. Herbert of Severn submitted a letter signed by five of Northampton County’s nine mayors saying that they were approving him (Herbert) to represent them. The only action taken by the. board then was to give Herbert’s letter to the secretary for verification. No further reported action was taken on Herbert’s nomination until June 8 when CADA sent the Mayors a letter stating Herbert’s submission of the letter of nomination at the May 15 meeting was premature and that all the mayors must be contacted again for their approval. In that letter CADA also brought up the subject of a (See CADA, Page 9) Volunteers Still Needed JACKSON — The social services department is still looking for volunteers to drive James Wheeler to Norfolk General Hospital. Persons will be paid for their costs up to 10 cents a mile through the Volunteer Program of the department. \ Social Services Seeking Eligibles For Food Stamps ■ JACKSON _ The Department of Social Ser^^ces and the Northampton Chapter of the American Red Cross headed by the Rev. Joe McLean are working jointly in Project Find. The purpose of Project Find is to enroll all eligible persons in the food stamp program. All persons who returned their Project Find card which was enclosed with their social security checks have been written and given appointments to come in to determine if they are eligible for food stamps. All other persons who think they may be eligible for food stamps are urged to make an appointment. If transportation is a problem for anyone, he may contact the Rev. McLean or the social services department in Jackson. MM DABER SHIRT COMPANY is adding on to its present plan. The structure, which is almost complete, will offer more sewing operations and storage space. It also means the employment of an additional 40 people, bringing the total to 150. The landscaping is still to be completed but the building operations are set to begin in three weeks.