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Washington Daily News (Newspaper) - December 10, 1970, Washington, North CarolinaTrains Stop rolling Early today in two by to tech Fields two pickets at Choco station Stop payments Auto Lemon buyers find r. A a. E in Massachusetts hop succeeds Harding Bridgers Heads b ath c commission Raleigh a Henry Clark Bridgers jr., Captain u. S. Navy retire has been unanimously elected chairman of the historic Bath commission. He succeeds the late Edmund h. Harding As head of the commission which works closely with the state department of archives and history in the preservation off North Carolinas first incorporated town Captain Bridgers graduated in 1935 from the University off North Carolina and in 1949 from the naval War College. A career naval officer he served As a member of the staff of the War College As Well As on the staffs of the commander of the Atlantic Fleet and the chief off naval see Bath Page 8 National Power crisis Bridgers or Henry editor s note Holder in due course a Legal doctrine dating to the 17th Century still confronts today a Consumers. How it can affect you and what is being done to change its Impact is examined in this dispatch from the a special assignment team by g. David Wallace associated press writer Boston apr problem you bought a new car this fall. The first week the Carburettor needed adjustment. The second week the electrical system failed. The third week the brakes went out and the fourth week the Lemon just cooked out completely solution Stop making those 180 a month payments until the car is put in working order. That solution seems like a dream to owners of automotive Lemons. But in Massachusetts a new set of Laws has made such recourse More than a dream it has one official said become a a real possibility a and consumer advocates Are working to get similar Laws across the v see Lemon Page 8 japanese also buy textiles a Newt special by Edward Cody associated Prest writer Japan cited As no. I enemy in the textile Industry a Battle against cheap imports also buys textiles from Carolinas firms including several million dollars Worth last year alone. State by state statistics on exports to Japan Are unavailable but the . Department of Commerce says textile firms across the nation sold $14.5 million to japanese customers in 1969 if North and South Carolina firms got As big a share of the Export business As they did of the total . Production about 40 per cent they took in about $6 million from their japanese customers even allowing for the possibility that some Region outside the Carolinas might have captured the Lions share of the japanese Trade. North and South Carolina manufacturers cornered at least several million dollars Worth of business from Japan. The amount of textiles sold to Japan however holds no common measure with the flood of japanese made imports sold in this country the Commerce department reports . Customers bought nearly $548 million Worth of Japan a textiles in 1969, chiefly Woolen and synthetic fabrics which japanese and other far Eastern producer can turn out More cheaply than their . Competitors. That amounts to about. 35 times what . Forms sold to Japan and and has prompted Sec textiles Page 8i tobacco meet the annual Beaufort county tobacco production meeting will be held at the agricultural building Here monday at 2 30 p.m., it was announced today by Max c h e s n u 11. County agricultural extent Lon chairman. Chesnutt said or. Ben Kittrell Extension agronomist will assist with the meeting. The chairman issuing an invitation to tobacco growers and other interested people said four new varieties will be available this year and information will be presented As to the relative merits of these varieties. The 1971 tobacco information booklets will be available for distribution commuters among first to feel effects of strike by the associated press thousands of the nation s sub Urban commuters were among the first to feel the effects of today a nationwide rail strike but officials predicted far More serious consequences if the walk out a a Long one Auto Industry officials spoke of a shutdown in As Little As 48 twi . Peri Sha we food products could become scarce in Days. A Tennessee Valley authority spokesman talked of a Power crisis in a wee some layoffs began As the strike started and Job furlough my was expected to mushroom if the strike is not quickly set tied Christmas mails could be sen Ousby delayed under a partial mail embargo in the new York metropolitan area alone More than 1.45.808 daily commuters from the City a Northern suburbs. New Jersey and Connecticut awoke today to face the problem of finding al Ternate transportation. Bus rides and car pools were the Prospect also inf the Esti mated 140.000 persons who nor Mally ride six major commuter lines Lato Chicago the Chicago transit authority planned to have All available buses and trains in operation and suburban bus lines were putting on extra coaches to car it see strike Page h mor0 cheer w Wilkinson High 1 Lases reported one Christmas Opportunity Case on the salvation army list was taken wednesday Sal option a army officials reported today. Meanwhile they released a list of 22 new cases needing assistance diving the Christmas season. Noting the need for assistance by Many area families a spokesman said Quot please know we appreciate your standing with us m this matter. We will be thankful for consideration of the fam lies listed. Want to take a Christmas Opportunity Case and provide Holiday cheer then Call the salvation army and let them know. The list is As follows 14. Mother and father with nine children. Mother is a diabetic. Two girls Ages 4 and 8. Seven boys whose Ages Are i a 9, 12, 13, 15, 17. 15. Mother with two children. Low income. Girl age 9, boy age is. 16. Local Mother with four children girls Ages 9 and 10, boys Ages 5 and 8 17. Father and Mother with two girls Ages 2 and 3. Needy 19. Mother whose mate is in prison trying to make a go of it has three children girl age 17 and boys Ages 14 and 15. 20 father in prison. Mother isec Cheek. Page 8 Dies in Pittsburgh j mrs Betty Lou Quirova of Pittsburgh. Penn daughter of or. And mrs. George Temey died suddenly the first of the week mrs. Temey is the former miss Pearl Bowen of this City funeral services were held this morning in Pittsburgh. Surviving with her parents Are a Young son and daughter and paternal grandmother. Mrs Elizabeth Temey. Government regulation serves to confuse editor s note disjointed and inconsistent government regulation helped fuel americans Energy crisis As this dispatch the last to a series from the a special assignment team documents. By Jean Heller associated press writer Washington a the United states is entering an Era of nationwide Energy shortages 4 with the governments system of Fuei and Power regulation so disjointed and inconsistent that it is nearly impossible to Reto problems before they there a no pattern to regu Ilion of the nations Energy industries natural Gas fed electric utilities Are regulated by both the Federal Power commission and state governments. The Oil Industry is regulated to part by presidential proclamation in part by the Interior department to part by individual states. The Coal Industry for the most part is not regulated at All. A nationwide associated press study has found a Over the past decade practically unnoticed the Energy Industry has become a near monopoly with major Oil companies moving to take control at Gas Coal and uranium production. The Federal Trade commission and the Justice departments antitrust division Only recently expressed mild interest in the situation. A the Federal Power commission admits its own cumbersome procedures helped heighten the natural Gas shortage. While working to get Gas production moving again the pc could do Little More than announce it would draw up priorities for Gas and electric utilities spelling out which customers should have service Cut off first for years the pc regulation of natural Gas rates has been aimed at keeping prices Down. At the same time state regulation of Domestic Oil production has been directed at keeping prices up. The two products frequently come from the same Fields. The pc admits Quot an element of inconsistency in the policies. A import restrictions designed to keep the United states from becoming Overly dependent on foreign Petroleum products were lifted five years ago for fuel Oil. The United states promptly became Overly dependent on foreign fuel Oil. When foreign supplies were interrupted the nation found it had no Way to fill the Gap. A while Many electric Utility companies struggle to find enough Coal to get through the Winter months the nations Coal producers Are Selling $900 Midgette named school principal the Hea fort county Board of education last night named Leoville e Midgette As principal of the John a. Wilkinson High school a i Belhaven. Midgette teacher and athletic director at the school since 1961, succeeds Colon Mclean or. Who resigned to become headmaster of the Pamlico Community school Here. The new principal received his b. S. Degree in physical education and history from Atlantic Christian collage. He has earned graduate credit to history in the Oncea summer school program at East Carolina University and at present is working on a graduate degree in adm Nistra lion. A native of Cary he is the son of mrs. Bell Midgette and the late l. E. Midgette he is married and the father of three children. He and his family reside at 310 lament Street in f�ikiv��7&Quot&Quot the Board also a approved a free and reduced Price lunchroom policy in line with the National l1nville Midgette school lunch program discussed the need for a new roof on the Chocowinity High school building heard an announcement on plans for the upcoming District 11 meeting of the North Carolina school boards set a school. Page 8 Saigon rejects . Flan by George Esi he Ink a try Lori in alter Saigon i api 3 the Saigon government joined the Viet Cong today in rejecting the . Talk of an extended cease fire beginning with Christmas informed sources said the South vietnamese government had derided after consultations with Washington to announce 24 hour cease ires for Christmas new year s and the tet festival of the lunar new year during the last week of january. The announcement is expected soon the vie i Cong has already announced three Day cease fires tor Christmas and new years and four Days for tet South vietnamese officials said that at no time to recent wee meanwhile the . Command announced that 27 amen runs were killed i action in Indochina a a i week v Ond lowest toll the year and a Alt another . Troops died Fri a such no hostile causes As Accident and illness but the report did not include six american killed to the crash of a c123 transport plane nov 27 bad weather was believed to have caused the crash the total of americans killed to action was five less than the week before and the lowest oct 25-31, when 24 americans were killed that was the lowest weekly toll in five Vears the weekly casualty Sumer v Lei also report of h6 al troop wounded in action last week 17 More than the week before j90 South vietnamese troops killed and 937 wounded and 1,425 North vietnamese and Viet Cong killed Little new fighting was reported in South Vietnam but a heavy North vietnamese attack before do wednesday on thy Headquarters of a task Force of South vietnamese rangers just inside Cambodia killed 30 of the a see Warr Page or in illion Worth of Coal every year to foreign customers Federal authorities have ruled out the possibility of imposing Export controls for the time being on the grounds that the foreign Money is vital to the nation s balance of payments situation. The current fuel shortages have Given Rise to cries of conspiracy on the part of the a Jaycees seek Young Manof year Washington Jaycees announced today that their specially formed committee is continuing its search for the City s outstanding Young Man of the year Tom Boyd local club president said that the committee is actively canvassing churches businesses clubs and other organizations to determine which Young Man a 21 through 35 a has contributed the most to the Community during the year the distinguished service award Winner from Washington will be entered to the North Carolina Jaycees contest the state winners will then be entered to the u. S. Jaycees Competition which chooses americans 10 outstanding Young men the same committee is also reviewing nominations for the Jaycees annual a Boss off the Tiona a fuel producers. Members year award this person is to of Congress and spokesmen for some electric Utility organizations have charged that Oil companies deliberately held Down Domestic fuel Oil supplies until prices soared to record High Levels that Gas explore Sce Winter. Page 8l be selected from Nomina submitted to the selection committee ,. The Quot Boss off the year contest will be judged on his ability As a Boss As it relates to his employees. Consideration should be Given see Jaycees Page 8 school evaluation the North Carolina department off Public instruction has of completed an extensive three Day evaluation of the Washington City elementary schools. The state followed a self study by the staffs of each of the schools involved findings of the study will be presented to the state accreditation committee which will then notify Jasper Lewis local superintendent of accreditation and re accreditation. Miss Marie Haig Wood. Wayne Taylor. Homer Lassiter and mrs. Katherine Hodges participate to the study. Miss Haigwood and Lassiter Are the state s representatives staff photo by Litchfield weather partly Cloudy tonight a Titi increasing Cloudine Friday Contin men rather warm lows tonight near so High Friday a Ltd the �0� Washington daily news if you do not get your paper ,. Dial 949-1143 Between a jew and 7 08 o clock and one will be delivered to you. Established 1909 fourteen Page Washington North Carolina. 1hursoay afternoon december 10. 1970nationwide rail strike begins crumbling a labor writer by Neil Gilbride. A la bar writer Washington a the a nationwide rail strike began crumbling today hours after it waa called with two of the Union to the 500.000-Man walk hours after it was called out returning to work still the effect of the strike called at one minute after Midnight despite a congressional ban backed by president Nixon could he seen through reports of Idle passenger and freights a Croas the country from Cleveland the United transportation Union cancelled a my was quickly followed by the brotherhood of maintenance of Way employee at Detroit Headquarters a sub unheard from was the 200,000-Man Strong brotherhood of railway clerks and its Prest Dent and prime strike figure. C. L. Dennis spokesmen at Union Headquarters had no immediate statement but were telling newsmen there could be developments later in the Day United a prepaid int Charles Luna has been acting As spokesman As Well for the maintenance workers and the Hatland restaurant pm Pines Union whether the restaurant Union which represent dining car pm Toyea mostly would follow Luna s Lead again was not known but this Union head quarters was promising a state men soon the workers were ret tinting to work in the face of Ron Gre Simal and court act tons taken a few minutes after the 11th hour to Slop the strike a the Utu withdrawal was an president Nixon signed legislation prohibiting a strike and guaranteeing a wage increase that itt was cancelling its part in the strike the strike which began at 12,91 a i was the nations third m the Taw an teats run cd by w w Carso assist ant to in telegrams to All general chairmen and internat ional off cers. Carson advised that be cause Congress passed and the emergency Law passed by Congress Early today ordered the strikers Back to work with a partial pay increase a Stew rails pane a a

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