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Vol. 82 No. 26 THE County TIMES-NEWS Northampton County's Only Advertising and News Medium THE ROANOKE-CHOWAN TIMES — Established 1892 THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1973 ☆ THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY NEWS — EstabUshed 1926 lOc Per Copy Rich Square, N. C. 12 Pages Governors Select 128 To College Board Of Trustees CHAPEL HILL — The University of North Carolina Board of Governors selected four eastern North Carolinians among the 128 persons Wednesday named to the board of trustees of the 16 institutions under its jurisdiction. Named as East Carolina University trustees were Mrs. J. B. (Mebane) Burgwyh of Jackson for a four-year term and Ashley B. Futrell of Washington for a two-year term. Mrs. Geneva J. Bowe of Murfreesboro was named as a trustee for Elizabeth City State Univeristy for two years. Beverly C. Moore of Greensboro was named as a trustee for UNC-Greensboro for a two-year term He is married to the former Irene Mitchell of Wilson who is the daughter of Dr. George Mitchell who lived in Ahoskie as a young man. He was the son of Dr. J. H. Mitchell who practiced medicine in Ahoskie. Four more .membersof each board are to be chosen by Gov. James E. Holshouser Jr. In addition, the student body president of each campus serves as a trustee. Futrell Receives Revelle Grant MURFREESBORO — Donald Ray Futrell of Conway has received the Revelle Scholar Scholarship for $300 from Chowan College for the 1973-74 academic year. Funds for the, scholarship are provided by IVIr. and Mrs. J. Guy Revelle of Conway. Chowan is a two-year, church-related, coeducational college. Its fall enrollemnt last year was 1,250. 11^ '•It Peanut Growers Must Fight Weeds, Storage Problem ■ *Me a !»ii ■ THREE NORTHAMPTON 4-H’ERS will go to the state competition at N. C. State University in Raleigh July 24. Winning the district contest in Hen derson were from left, Patsey Moseley of the Garysburg Junior Citizens Club in the sewing categorie, Jill Fisher of the Pendleton 4-H Club in the dress revue, and Randy Burnett of the Gaston 4-H Club in the ornamental plant and landscaping categorie. Parker Appointed NCNB Senior Regional Officer JACKSON — North Carolina will produce 5 million tons of peanuts this year but has storage space for only 2,543,950 tons. This is the problem that peanut growers face, said Marshall Grant, president of the Peanut Growers Marketing Coop, in a meeting of growers from Hertford, Northampton, and Halifax counties and Virginia, Monday night in the agricultural extension building. Over 100 peanut growers were addressed by Professor Clyde R. Weathers, farm economist at N.C. State University; Astor Perry, peanut specialist at N.C. State; and Brode Harrell, Northampton County Extension Agent. “We’re at a bad time of the year,” said Perry: “Lots of grass is breaking through but I would hesitate to use dynitro. You have a choice of letting the grass grow and reduce the yield or use chemicals or cultivate and reduce the yield. I prefer the latter choice. “The marketing situation is serious this fall. We are headed for a bumper crop. The crop is excellent in Northampton County and it farther advanced that it has been in 15 years,” Perry continued. “I attribute this to good nighttime temperatures in the high 60s and low 70s.” Joe Suggs, representing the Virginia peanut growers in the absence of Womzde Lee, executive secretary of the Virginia Peanut Growers Association, spoke to the growers on peanut prices and legislation. “Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz has not given his evaluation on the legislation formulated by the peanut leadership,” Suggs commented. “He has sent the certificate program he developed to Congress. “Farmers are given certificates for 60 per cent of what they produce in 1973. The price is frozen for five years. Peanuts are selling for $317.05 per ton but the domestic buyer must pay $302.05. At present. More OEO Program Funding Not News At CADA Office RALEIGH — Clifton G. Parker Jr. has been appointed senior regional banking officer for North Carolina National Bank’s Raleigh Region. C. James Nelson, senior vice president and Raleigh Region executive, said that Parker, a senior vice president, is currently city executive in Woodland. He has been associated with NCNB and its predecessor in Woodland, the Farmers Bank, since 1951. A Wake Forest University graduate, Parker is a native of Woodland. He is president of the Woodland Industrial Development Corporation, a director of the Woodland Cooperative Bonded Warehouse and a member of the Northampton County Pollution Abatement Board. He served a number of years on the Northampton County Board of Education and was a member of the Woodland Town Board of Commissioners for two years. Parker is married to the former Jewell Adams of Holly Springs. They have three daughters. Education Board Announces Calendar, Teacher Allotment JACKSON — In a call meeting Monday at 10 a.m., the Northampton County Board of Education approved the 1973-74 school calendar and the tenative teacher allotment for the school year. The schedule calls for the teachers to begin work August 14. Students will come to school for the first time on teacher-pupil orientation day August 27. School will close June 7, 1974. as follows: "Labor Day— September 3; Thanksgiving— November 22-23; Christmas- New Year—Decmeber 20- January 1; Easter spring vacation—April 11-19. Schools will also be closed on the following teacher work days: October 18, January 21, March 8, and April 26. The 10 months employment of the teachers is scheduled to end at noon June 12. A tenative allocation of Holidays scheduled are teachers for the schools of the Rich Square Youth Charged With Murder JACKSON — Roy Odom, a 16-year-old Rich Square youth charged with murder in the death of Miss Doris Newsome, appeared before Judge J. T. Maddery Wednesday morning and was appointed an attorney by the court. Charles Slade, Rich Square attorney appointed by the court to represent Odom said Thursday morning that the preliminary hearing, orginally scheduled for June 28, will now be heard July 18. In addition to the murder charge Odom is also charged with first degree burglary. The accused lives approximately one-half mile from the late Miss Newsome. Her body was found Tuesday afternoon (June 19) in the bedroom of her home by her father J. W. Newsome and a neighbor, Raymond Wheeler. She was believed to have been Still No Volunteers JACKSON — The social services department has received no volunteers to transport James Wheeler from Woodland to Norfolk General Hospital this week. However, volunteers from other agencies are scheduied to provide transportation through July 10. The department disclosed that Wheeler received his first treatment at Duke Hospital April 5 and hope the kidney machine will be forthcoming at the end of July. Presently, they face the problem of getting a phone installed. dead for two days. The incident was investigated by the Northampton County Sheriff’s Department and the State Bureau of Investigation. It was initially reported that the woman, an epileptic, died of apparent convulsions. An autopsy was conducted by the state medical examiner at North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill. The complete findings of that report have not yet been disclosed. county was approved. It is expected that additional teachers will be allocated to many, of the schools in the event ESEA Title I funds are allocated to the county schools. The number of teachers and principals assigned to each school is as follows: Coates, 8; Conway, 17; Eastside, 8; Garysburg, 27; Gaston, 27; Gumberry, 23; Jackson, 8; Northampton County High School, 38; Rich Square, 13; Seaboard, 8; Squire, 22; Willis Hare, 16; W.S. Creecy, 25; and Woodland-Olney, 15. The board approved the location of a state kindergarten program at the Squire School. The first program is operated at Willis Hare School. State Revenue Advises Payers JACKSON — W. J. Murray, revenue collector, urges taxpayers who are liable for state privilege licenses to procure them before July 1, 1973. According to Mr. Murray, timely applications for (See REVENUE, Page 12) They also voted to offer Marvin J. Flythe of Jackson $10,0(X) per acre for as much of the land adjacent to the Jackson Elementary school campus as he will sell. The land is needed for a parking (See BOARD, Page 12) MURFREESBORO — Word released this week that the Office of Economic Opportunity Programs will get more funds isn’t exactly news to the Choanoke Area Development Association (CADA) according to Associate Director James Barnett in an interview Tuesday. “This may well be news to the public but we have known for over 60 days that we would still be in operation after the first of October,” Barnett said. “In fact at our meeting last week the board approved the Proposal For Title II funds for our 1973-74 Community Action Program.” “Like last year’s proposal we are asking for $475,099 again this time. Last year we got $431,500.” The 28 page proposal was given to the board by staff members at. the,^ beginninj^ of ineiV iiieeiifig last weeK, ana passed following a 15 minute explanation by staff members. “This (the rapid passage) is being done because the proposal must be forwarded immediately,’’President Doris Cochran said after being advised of that point by Executive Secretary John Taylor. Referencing the announcement that the OEO programs would be getting more funds Barnett said, “We now have funds within the association to operate until October 1. We can only hope to get additional funds from anywhere we can so we have continued to plan ahead for the coming year’s programs.” “The state’s OEO offices are supposed to close up as of July 1 but this will not materially affect the 39 state anti-poverty programs. In fact the state will continue to process the community action requests on to the federal government. Formerly the state’s role was to serve the agencies as coordinator and technical assistants. Now they will just be coordinating.” Locally CADA is seeking funds from new sources and trying to increase funding from former supporters. Just what the association has been able to get in this venture has not been reported yet. Family Planning To Undergo Changes WOODLAND — The Family Planning Division is undergoing a change effective July 1, reports Dr. John H. S'snlev dir,.'(?*or of the Health Department. Under the new program, the division will collect a fee per client, depending on the amount of services rendered. The social services department will actively recruit eligible clients and for provide transportation them when necessary. “The idea is to greatly expand the service,” said Stanley “Under the old system, we collected tees for service and had to operate a month or two before we saw the money flow back. The money came from three different categories for funding (See PLANNING, Page 12) the national average is $321.50 but the final figure in prices will be computed August 1. “If you’ve got adequate storage for crops, your bins or through your local buyer, you have nothing to worry about. If you have any questions as to storage capabilities, you’re at the right - place,” Suggs continued. ‘‘Some manufacturers can sell you storage bins but there is no one to put them up. “In the past, the Commodity Credit Corporation would buy back at prices farmer stock and medium peanuts and the shelters couldn’t lose much money. This year is different. The shelter is not assured of this. The buyers must buy on a more selected basis. They will buy none less than 65 per cent meat. “The shelter must operate in a manner to get as much profit as he can. “All peanuts can be harvested in three weeks but not handled. Be sure that you see your local marketing operator. I want to alert you to the fact that we have a problem, even under the very best of conditions. The curing facilities will take care of 25 per cent of the first crop. The shelters will buy 170,000 tons and sell 30,000 back to CCC. Twenty thousand tons will be bought in North Carolina and sold back to the government.” Ben Mann, director of the Northampton ASCS office, informed the growers that his office would loan up to 85 per cent of the actual cost of storage facilities to be repaid in four annual payments with six per cent interest. “The only assurance of full support price is by farm storage situation and to deliver direct to CCC,” Mann said. “Bins are not best for long term storage. ASCS will loc >11^ ioa^i. up io hut.* loans up to $30,000 must go through Washington.” On a three year average, Northampton County and it is produces724,233 pounds but has storage space for only 435,500 pounds. Woodland To Receive Loan For Water, Sewage Systems N'ampton Solid Waste Program Important N. C. Assembly Grants To ROW, MIA Children JACKSON - The North Carolina General Assembly recently enacted legislation providing for scholarships to children of North Carolina veterans who were in either a prisoner of war or missing in action status for more than ninety days during a war period. The provision of the scholarship law provide for an allowance for room, board, tuition and all fees required to attend any state supported institution. Payments of $930.00 per year may be made in the event a child attends a private or church sponsored college. The General Assembly also enacted legislation providing that scholarships awarded to children of veterans could be used at technical institutes in North Carolina. The local office of the North Carolina Department Of Veteran Affairs does not have an effective way of identifying potential applicants in their files and for this reason they urge that any child of a veteran who was either a prisoner of war or was missing in action for more than ninety days to contact the county office in order to make application for a scholarship. The local office is located on the first floor of the Courthouse in Jackson and is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each weekday. Ola Mae Johnson is the Northampton County Veteran Service Officer. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman L. H. Fountain announced Tuesday that a $100,000 Farmers Home Administration loan for the town of Woodland for a water and sewer system improvement has been approved. Congressman Fountain said the total cost of the Woodland project will exceed $300,000. Budget for the project includes a $219,400 contribution from the federal Environmental Protection Agency and $20,000 from the state. The FHA loan is repayable in 40 years at five per cent interest. It will be made through the Rural Community Facilities program administered by FHA. “We hope to put the new water well near the railraod track in George,” said Dr. John H. Stanley, mayor of Woodland. “It will be a high David Eley Gets Science Grant CHAPEL HILL — The University of North Carolina announces that David Eley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Eley of Jackson, has received a Science Scholarship from the National Science Foundation Leadership Program for 1973-74. The National Science Foundation will pay all David’s tuition and fee expenses and will provide employment for six weeks during the summer of 1974. David is a junior at the University of North Carolina, where he is majoring in science. capacity system that will also serve the people in George who want water. “The FHA granted us $75,000 for sewage and $25,000 for water.” Sewer improvements include new waste treatment plant with necessary lift stations, force mains and gravity outfall lines. The present system is a primary treatment system that affords a lot of solid waste and bacteria, low in oxygen. The new system will include primary and secondary treatment sufficient to retain oxygen to waste water and remove bacteria and suspended solids so the stream it empties into wilt not be contaminated. JACKSON — Approxi mately two yeais ago Northampton County began offering a services to its citizens that very few counties in the state offer — the maintenance of a sanitary landfill, the hauling of household refuse from all over the county to this landfill, and the covering of this waste material daily. The Solid Waste Program moved rather slowly for the first few months, but as the value of this service became apparent, more people began making use of the containers which are located throughout the county for their convenience in disposing of household waste. Today, it is a much larger and more expensive operation. In order to insure that the purpose for which this program was created is served, individual cooperation is nece«sary. Program Supervisor Horace Gutherie asks that the following rules be followed: 1. Use containers for household waste only. 2. Please do not litter the area around containers. If the container is full, drive to the next one. The operator of the truck does not have time to pick up waste that is left on the ground. With more than 100 containers to empty two times a week, every minute is valuable. 3. When you have auto tires, refrigerators, bed springs, furniture, rolls of fencing wire and waste of this nature to dispose of, please keep separated and haul directly to landfill. The truck that is used for collections will not handle i ■dr-J DID YOU EVER HAVE A DAY when it seemed that all you caught was the tail end of things? these , bulky items satisfactorily. 4. Should you have a complaint, request, or anything to offer that might help in the successful operation of this program, please call Jackson, 534-5161. The average annual cost for the solid waste program is $12,391.08. It serves 5000 families throughout the county and costs about $11.16 per family. Its monthly cost is about $1032.59 which includes $354 for gas; $42.76 for diesel fuel; $20.46 for kerosene; $26.71 for lubricants; $205.59 for tires; $262.68 for repairs; and $119.74 for supplies. There are 110 containers scattered over the county. They are serviced by one dumpster truck, one caterpillar, one pick-up truck, three employees, one supervisor, and operate on a five-day work week. The pick up service is performed twice a week throughout the county. “The problem we face,” said Gutherie, “is that the containers are for kitchen refuse, not household furniture, auto parts, or lumber. The dumpster is not made to accommodate that. “All containers are for public use and are located at business establishments to make them more accessible.” Bloodmobile To Visit Rich Square RICH SQUARE — The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the federal building in the post office at Rich Square Monday, July 9, from 12 noon until 5 p.m.
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