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Washington Daily News (Newspaper) - March 20, 1970, Washington, North CarolinaWeather rain ending a wig in roast by saturday morning lows tonight tot 90 saturday partial Clearing highs 54 to 64 Washington daily news if you do not get your paper. Dial m6-s145 Between 6 90 and 7 00 m Turk and one win he de established 1909 tin pages Washington North Carol a Friday afternoon March 20, 1970 Dahy except sunday on pollution gov. Scott miffed with Faircloth spreading postal strike $ leapfrog into the Midwest Raleigh api a gov Bob Scott apparently miffed at statements by Highway commission chairman Lauch Faircloth on pollution has made it Plain he can fire Faircloth any Tipsie Faircloth said in a speech wednesday to the Washington n. C., chamber of Commerce that fear of pollution should t stand in the Way of Industrial Scott said in a prepared statement thursday he did no to interpret the speech As reflecting Quot any Basic conflict with Over All administration policy Quot in which ant pollution efforts rank High however the governor added firmly Quot certainly there will he Rio conflict in the future by the Highway commission in the actual implementation of policy. Of that 1 am sure i took care of that in the last this was an obvious reference to a Law enacted by the 1969 general Assembly giving the governor the authority to fire the Highway commission chairman and the commission members. The legislature also gave the governor Scott governor similar Power Over several other state boards Faircloth was out of town and not immediately available for comment. Scott issued his statement through his press Secretary after newsmen asked if he had any comment on the speech. In his talk Faircloth said the Highway commission members Lauch Faircloth Quot Are extremely aware of the threats to our environment we want to do everything possible to Aid in the fight against pollution. Quot however there will inevitably be times when conservation and Progress will be in conflict and in Eastern North Carolina Sec Faircloth Page 10. Nine face Auto theft charges Marvin p. Tetter Tont Ettero announces for clerk Marvin p. Tetterton of Washington today announced his candidacy for the position of Beaufort county clerk of court operator of Tetterton printing company a statewide licensed real estate broker a Man Active in fraternal and Community affairs. Or. Tetterton is also a member of the n. Governors committee on employment of the handicapped a member and past exalted ruler of the Wasington elks Lodge a past a vice president of the n. State elks association member of Board of governors for n. A state elks Camp for boys combat Veteran of world War ii past commander of Beaufort county Post 15, american legion where he has served four terms and past District commander of american legion member Post see Tetterton Page 10 Washington it apr Fri agents today arrested nine men who have been charged As being members of a Large scale automobile theft ring operating along the Eastern Seaboard. Fri director j. Edgar Hoover 8aj4�the arrests were made at new York City Camp Lejeune and Miami Fla. They followed an intensive Fri investigation which to Date he said has identified some 30 automobiles stolen by the ring. In addition to those arrested three other individuals have been charged and Are being sought by the Fri Hoover said. The nine arrested men identified As cuban nationals residing in the United states were charged with violations of the interstate transportation of stolen motor vehicle statute. A Fri spokesman at Charlotte n. C., said one person was arrested at Camp Lejeune. He was identified As Miguel Thomas Campos a a Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune. He was arraigned today before a isec Auto thefts Page 10 Little rites held today Greenville s. A funeral services for James Bryan Little age 55, will be conducted Friday afternoon at 4 00 of clock at Christ episcopal Church in Greenville and burial will follow in the Church cemetery. Or. Little died thursday in a local Hospital following several months illness. A native of Washington n.c., he was the son of mrs. Ethel Archbell Little of Washington and the late Claude a. Little. His wife Carter Arrington Little a native of Greenville preceded him in death in 1963. Or. Little attended the _ isee Little. Page 10 Orion j. Peevy Peevy runs for Board gop ticket Orion j. Peevy supervisor of the Weyerhaeuser tree farm and seed Orchard near Here today announced his candidacy for the position of Beaufort county commission e r from Washington township on the Republican ticket. Peevy unopposed in the May 2 primary will oppose j. Stancill i hey a candidate on the democratic ticket. Lilley is also unopposed in the May 2 primary. Or. Peevy said that this is his first venture into politics but he has a desire to serve As a concerned citizen of Beaufort county. He was born at Riverdale a. And received his education in the Public schools of Georgia and the University of Georgia. He is married to the former Polly Davis of Murphy. They have three children mrs. Andrew Bristow Orion ii and mrs. Tom d. Boyd graduates from the Washington Public schools. Mrs. Peevy first came to Washington to work with Roanoke Railroad and lumber company in 1947 he has since see Peevy Page 10� new cambodian regime declares a state of danger Nofu by t. Jeff Williams associated press writer phenom penh Cambodia Cap a the cambodian government warned today that it is. Prepared to use Force if Prince Norodom Sihanouk tries to return to Power. A your army has the right to turn to arms and actions in All forms a if the deposed chief of state a a attempts to use the Legal authority which he no longer has a said a communique broadcast by radio phenom penh. The government radio also announced declaration of a a state of danger and suspension of All constitutional rights for six months but phenom penh remained quiet. Radio phenom penh carried reports from half a dozen provinces saying the overthrow of Sihanouk had won the support of students other youths local officials the clergy and the population in general. Dangerous times were seen ahead As the cambodians waited nervously for their former 55 rulers next move. Two possible courses of action were foreseen a he can accede gracefully and return to France with his wife. Princess Monique. A he can return to Cambodia and try to rally support for his cause. It was considered doubtful that Hanoi and peking would do nothing while the men who ousted Sihanouk Gen. Lon not the Premier and Deputy Premier Tsirik Matako moved Cambodia to tiie concert set for students area adults who have purchased 1969-70 season memberships in the North Carolina symphony society have helped sponsor the admission free educational matinee to be Given by the North Carolina Little symphony monday March 23. At 10 30 . In the High school auditorium president of the sponsoring symphony society chapter the Beaufort county chapter is mrs. Harry Mcmullan chairman of the children a concert arrangements Are miss Joyce Dale and mrs Ethel c. Matthews. Season memberships will be honoured at the adult concert to be Given by the Little symphony sunday afternoon at 3 30 p.m., also in the High school auditorium. Memberships Are now available through chapter president mrs. Mcmullan and chapter membership chairman John Thompson they will also be a old at the door sunday afternoon As follows is for two 15 for one and ii Tor a student the educational matinee to be conducted by North Carolina symphony assisting conductor Charles j. Jack Parkhurst is part of a state wide Experiment in music education. The Experiment was begun in 1.943 by symphony director Benjamin Swalin and it has grown to almost unparalleled proportions. According to available records no other comparable symphony offers an educational program covering As great a geographic Range As that of the North Carolina symphony last year at the 87 free matinees Given Over 204,800 students from 801 schools heard the symphony. Here select grades of area elementary schools will hear the orchestra. For weeks these students have been preparing in their classrooms for the concert included in the program they will hear Are Back s a sin font a in b Flat major a Puli �?�1 a movement of a symphony no. 2� in a major by Mozart a acadian songs and dances from a a Louisiana Story by Thomson a Folk dances Quot from a Somerset Quot by Vaughan Williams Guion s a the Arkansas traveller and Smetana so dance of the comedians. A at two Points in the monday morning program the children will participate by playing Small instruments and singing. Assisting conductor Jack Parkhurst is currently in his first season with the North Carolina symphony. A 1967 graduate of flee symphony Page 10baby boy found dead Here today a month old baby boy was found dead Here this morning wrapped in a pile of blankets and pillows in his bed at the Home of his grandmother mrs. Mary Best at 311 West 10th Street. Randy Lee Best born february 18, 1910, was found at approximately 8 . By mrs. Best who immediately asked a Friend to notify the police cause of the child a death has not been determined. According to police the Mother of the child is Barbara Jean Best 14 years old and unmarried. She had disappeared from the Home where she lived with her grandmother and has not been located. Police said the grandmother went into the bedroom earlier to find her granddaughter but did not see her. They further explained that the grandmother went Back later and noticed a Large bundle of blankets on the bed. And when she investigated the bundle she found the child. Time of death or cause is still being investigated by the Coroner investigation into the tragedy is continuing today at epic incorporation ceremonies among municipal and elect or Rop officials on hand for the incorporation of epic electric Power in Carolina. in it High thursday were from left front Row Malvin respess a. Thomas Stewart w. I of Neal. Max Roebuck Back Row i Jcsse Spruill. Glenn Cara wan. Noel . Cecill Iky Charle How land Ami Richard Pinne epic plan for Power launched Raleigh apis More than 200 representatives of 30 North Carolina Rural electric cooperatives and 70 electric ties have launched a 11.75 billion electric Power program in the state. The representatives were on hand for the incorporation of epic electric Power in Carolin inc Alex Radin general manager of the american Public Power association at Washington said epic a will bring lower Cost wholesale Power to More than 2,000,000 people and is a a classic example of the advantages of plans Call for epic to construct three nuclear conventional Power Plante a hydroelectric generating unit on the Greene River in Polk county and Gas Turbine generators As needed plus a Power transmission system the system would Supply the Power needs of the co Ops and municipal Power systems which now buy their Power from investor owned utilities plans Call for the construction to Start in 1972 and for the system to be in a operation in 1978 a Thomas Stewart mayor of Washington and a Pioneer in the efforts to get epic going was named a director of the organization. Signing the papers of incorporation from this area were Jesse Spruill and Max Roebuck for the City of Washington Glenn Carowan and Malvin respess for Woodstock electric Coop and w. P. Of Neal and Richard Pinner see epic. Page 10� v school Aid Hill c conferees weaken Stennis amendment by Gregg associated press writer Washington a congressional conferees after watering Down Southern efforts to slow school desegregation have come to terms on a $23 bit lion education Aid Hill that goes far beyond president Nixon a recommendations in a late session thursday night the House Senate negotiators approved the Bill that also extends major educational pro Grams to 1973 the measure still must be approved by both houses arid signed by president Nixon. The Bill carries Over the elementary and secondary education act largest of All Federal Aid to education programs and such others As special Aid to poor and impacted area districts the conferees biggest fight was Over an amendment sponsored by sen. John c. Tennis d miss. Which will require fed Era school desegregation policies be applied uniformly in All atom regardless of the cause of the segregation the Mississippi democrats amendment was criticized by Many civil rights advocates As designed to take the spotlight off the South and in effect diminish government desegregation efforts the conferees added a provi Sion to the Stennis Section that the government in distributing its Aid shall apply one policy to official state government Segre gation throughout the country and another policy where unofficial segregation resulted from nigh Hartwood housing patterns under Stennis amendment As originally envisioned one set of guideline would have applied in both cuss 4houg a the h it Tion. % sen. Claiborne Pell head of the Senate conferees predicted Stennis would fight the Compromise whet the Bill goes Back to the Senate floor Quot because he made it Clear to me be would oppose any change in his no last minute filers today there were no last mint ii Filer for county and mate office at the Beaufort county Hoard of election of it. noon deadline today him Ever Marvin i Garbo Ellerton of Washington filed earlier in Day for clerk of court lie is opposing mrs Bessie j. Cherry incumbent in the democratic primary., Irion Peevy Quot a Weyerhaeuser employee announced for a seat on the Beaufort county Board of elections on the Republican ticket. He will oppose j. St a or ill i i Rey the Democrat nominee in the full election. Business Mil hard by walkout by Bob at on Roe associated in res. Writer new York i Ain the spreading postal strike leap i ripped Iwon ii Midwest in Fay As the court defying walkout to lured its third Day with inert singly serious disruptions to the business and financial com my nit it some Wall Street broker feared a continued strike could shut Down the entire securities Industry by midday the Gar Merit Industry faced the lass of easier business because Rush orders Lay buried in the Post office in Washington congressional leaders said they would not. He pressured into a pay raise sought by strikers while admin Isle upon action focused on Friendly persuasion and cooperation with Union leaders trying to end the strike. More than 17 million persons were without mail delivery thursday and the number was growing a More branches of the Al Cio National letter carriers Union responded to the strike begun in new York decisions thursday night to go out in East Lansing mich., Akron Ohio and St Paul min jumped the strike Inland from the populous Eastern sea Board states where postmen in Newark. N Hartford Conn and Buffalo n had decided earner to join the walkout there Ware reports that the strike might spread to More of tin 9u of c a despite Pleat from the tester Carrier s National Presidio Quot Jame. H Rodemacher that the More my 60,000 already Idle return to work that strike in Defiance of Federal court Back to work orders already had paralysed mail service in the new York City metropolitan area and Northern new Jersey affected upstate new York and was spreading among major Cutie of Connecticut there appeared no end before saturday when the new a York letter carriers who began the walkout Are to vote on ending the Myrtke the first of its mag nit Ude to she 181 year history of the i a Post Oirich a i depart Niento postal official m Washington reiterated thursday that there were no plans to use army or National guard troops to move the mails a no negotiations were being hold since the Post office department cannot Grant the higher wages the strikers say they need to raise them above a subsistence near the poverty level a decision on tile is up Quot to Congress parents teachers for drug meeting by de Walker. Or. Staff writer worried about drugs and fearful their children May not be telling them All there is to Tell More than 275 parents and educators gathered at Eastern elementary school Here last night to participate in a drug conference with medical men and Law enforcement officers. A panel of five including a psychiatrist a pharmacist a member of the governors committee on Law and order and two ski agents were at the meeting the conference opened with a film on drugs which put. Major emphasis on the Lack of communication Between Parent and child for which the film blamed the Parent. Insecurity stemming from the Normal adolescent problems with self identity aggression and sexuality was offered As the primary cause of prolonged drug use among youth. Less mention was made of those who Experiment with the drugs As a fad or because others do or just to be Able to say the tried them. After viewing the film the audience was free to question the panel. Questions ranged from exactly what pot and other drugs Ace to the penalties involved in their use. Some wanted to know the correlation Between socioeconomic status and drug use. The panel answered that whereas the original drug problem in the u. S. Began with Middle age Middle class women in the 1930�?Ts and spread to Lum areas the problem is no longer confined to a particular data. A insecurity is the major problem in drug use a one panellist offered adding that morality has changed to such an extent that drug use is no longer As taboo for any class As a Relief from insecurity As it use to be. A insecurity is a problem without reference to socioeconomic status or modern morality a the see drugs Pune 10 staff photo by Walker drug problem on display

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