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TRENTON, N. C.. WEDNESDAY. MAY 25. 1949
NUMBER 2
Mallard Family Meets
On Anniversary Of Its -
Best Known Members
here is her
. Mrs. Macy E. Mallard, widow
of the late John W. Mallard and
mother, grandmother and great
grandmother to one of Jones
County’s best known and most
prolific families, was guest of
honor last Sunday (May 15) when
of her 14 living children were
hosts at a dinner given at the
home of her oldest son, W- G.
Mallard. Nearly 150 1 children,
grandchildren and great grand
children and other relatives were
on hand to wish Mrs. Mallard
many happy returns on the occa
sion of her 89th birthday anni
versary. The event also honored
her son who was celebrating his
61st birthday anniversary.
Mrs. Mallard has 14 children,
§;■ 41 grandchildren and 23 great
I' grandchildren and the majority
' of these were present for her an
|i niversary. Also present were
Mrs. Mallard’s only brother. Joe
Richardson of Raleigh and her
pnly sister, Mrs. Alice Jones, of
Beulaville.' Both of these brought
along members' of their immedi
ate family.
The dinner was served picnic
style in the shade; of a pecan
grove "in her oldest son’s front
yard and Free Will Baptist Min
ister Burkette Baper gave thanks
for the bountiful spread. A three
tiered cake was the center piece
of the table.
PRE-SCHOOL NOTE
All parents who have chil
dren to start So school next
year that have not yet been
examined for pre-school entry
are asked to bring them to the
health department's office in
the court house at Trenton or
Kinston in .the next few days.
The State law requires that all
children be given a pre-school
examination before they can
enter school. In addition to
the examination the children
also, will receive immunisation
against smallpox, diphtheria,
and whooping cough.
Traditionally it has been
women who have been accused
of "aging Slowly", but,1 ndw
there is a reason that tends to
■low down, birthday annivers
saries of the "male animal".
When ( young men reach the
age of 18 it is necessary, under
existing law, that they register
ilia nearest office of ihi
When commencement exer
cises are conducted this week in
" " Tama.-< Paiim
the high schools of Jones Coun
ty an outstanding student from
each of the four schools will be
presented a medal by a repre
sentative of the American Le
gion. . :
At Trenton High School John
Larkins, Jr., will make the pres
entation. At Comfort the medal
will be given by D. W. Koonce.
COMFORT SENIORS TO
PRESENT THE-GYPSY
WILL TELL’ THURSDAY
The Senior Class of Comfort
High School will present “The
Gypsy Will Tell Us” as their
class night exercise. The pro
gram will begin at 8:30 Thurs
day. All members of the Senior
ClaSs will take part in the play
and the gypsy singers will be
made up of representatives from
other classes.
The setting will be in a drug
store where the seniors meet
and retrace the .past twelve
years. Marjorie Taylor and
Ruth Jenkins do this very effect
ively, as they review the class
history. In the same scene Nell
Noble gives the Last Will and
Testament. Rodger Philyaw, a
Junior, will surprise the seniors
by reading to them the class su
perlatives.
In the second act the Seniors
find themselves in a beautiful
arid enchanted forest where Gyp
sies live and sing. Daphne Da
vis, a Junior, acts as the Gypsy
fortune teller, and reveals to the
Seniors their life in years to
come. The singers are accom
panied by Martha Turner at the
piano.
Other interesting and enjoy
able events of the evening will
be the giftorians, Braxton and
Edward Howard, and a duet by
Sadie Eubanks and Christine
Small. Mrs. Frank Chapman is
Senior director.
TWO BAD CHECKS
Jasper Jones and Eddie Kor
negay were both hailed to court
last week on charges of passing
worthless checks. Both were or
dered to Day th^ che^k and court
eds^tfbyTifa^fefpRt^ J. K. Dixon
In Flanders’ Field
By COLONEL JOHN McCRAE
In Flanders' fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row.
That mark our place: and in the sky
The larks still bravely singing fly.
Scarce heard amidst the guns below.
We are the dead.
Short days ago we lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow.
Loved and were loved and now we lie
In Flanders' Fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe.
To you from failing hands we throw
The Torch—be yours to hold it high:
If ye break faith with jus who die
We shall not sleep though poppies grow
In Flanders' fields.
NOTE ON LICENSE
Between now and the end
of 'June every person whose
last name begins with either
H, I, J or K must renew his
driver's license. Also all per
sons who use chauffeurs' li
cense must renew them in the
same length of time. In Jones
County the driver's license ex
aminer is in the court house
each Friday from 9 until 5. In
Kinston the examiner is at the
city hall every day in the week
except Thursday. Those who
fail to secure their renewals
now will be handicapped by
the usual last-minute rush dur
ing the last two weeks of June.
Persons in these two categor
ies who do not renew their li
censes will be subject to a $25
fine and court costs if they are
caught driving in North Caro
lina after midnight June 30th.
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A new outbreak of foot-and
mouth disease one quarter of a
mile south of the northern quar
antine line in Mexico was re
ported to the Bureau of Animal
Industry last week.
CLASS GIVES A
RECITAL ON 19TH
The music class of Mrs. V. L.
Pollock gave an informal pro
gram in the auditorium of the
Alex H. White school in Pol
locksville May 19th.
Members of the class rendered
piano solos and duets. Several
girls from the primary grades
gave two songs accompanied by
Sheila Scott and Mrs. Pollock.
The program closed with three
selections by Mrs. Pollock and a
song by the class.
Students taking part in the
program were Shirley Bender,
Nancy Alcock, Shirley Howard,
Mary Ann Williams, -Geraldine
Hargett, Sheila Scott, Arthur
Stoddard, Carl Killingsworth,
Clara Pelletier and Frances Par
ker, the two latter being ad
vanced students while the oth
ers are beginners.
NON-SUPPORT CHARGE
Irene Eubanks brought Elvin
Parker to court on a charge of
abandonment and non-support
Majr 19. He is under a $100 bond
until Superior Court.
Jones County Sherriff Has Been An
Officer In The County For 21 Years
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(Editor's note: This is the first
of a series of articles that will
appear in the Jones Journal
on the members of the county's
official family.)
Jeter - B. Taylor has served as
a law enforcement officer in
Jones County for the past 18
years; the last three of these
years he has been the sheriff. Be
fore that he served 18 years as
deputy sheriff.
Taylor is a native of Beaver
Creek Township and he is one of
four children born to John and
Sarah Harrison Taylor. His sis
ters Neva and Nannie and one
brother, Blake Taylor, still, like
the sheriff remain in their native
county. Neva Taylor married
Burrell McDaniel and Nannie
Taylor married Carl Gray.
Back before Taylor took up
law enforcement work he took
time out from work on the farm
to do a bit of courting and mar
ried Hortense Oxley. They have
two children, Margaret, who mar
ried Ervin Holloman, and Jeter
B. Taylor, Jr.
Taylor being a native of the
county and having served more
than two decades in the sheriff’s
department, keeps a mighty close
eye on practically everything hap
pening in the county.
Jones is a peaceful county so
consequently the number of viol
ent crimes is few and the Sher
! iff’s time is largely spent in an
effort to keep the minor offend
er such as drunks, bootleggers
and moonshiners, on the run.
One of the reasons for the lit
tle crime in the, county can very
easily be the efficiency of Taylor
and his two deputies, P. W. Col
lins at Meysville and C. M. Grig
8i]Last Waekthe writer had called
to his attention the fact that two
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SHERIFF JETER B. TAYLOR
men and two women that had
been run out of Kinston had set
up a disorderly house in the edge
of Jones County ntar Wyse’s
forks.. When the writer called it
to Taylor’s attrition it was a
pleasure to learn that the quartet
had already been chased outp
[ Taylor, like all country peace
officers, is no Sherlock Holmes,
but he keeps order very well due
to his knowledge of the people
in every nook and comer in the
his apprentice
Westbrook and
wuufcjr. ;• .
Taylor served
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