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NUMBER 18 pictures here two of the Kinston area's biggest head illustrated. Above is just one more ac not fatal—that took place in the mad traffic funnels over 10.000 cars per day into and out of Kins Highway Patrolman are trying to get the details of the same time keep Hie never-ending banks of the half-dozen highways that pass through at the LaRoque Bridge on the eastern edge of a dozen or so efficial assistants and morb'dly cu rious walch as the body of Willie E. Bundy is dragged oul of rain swollen Reuse River. Both these pictures were taken within 100 feet of each ether. Bundy, a Kinston construction worker, had been missing for about ten days from his home, but none of his family^ had reported (his absence to police officials. When found Bundy's body was in a badly deteriorated condition but continuing investigation has failed to turn up any evidence of foul play in his death. This is the second such death this summer and police are inclined to credit Bundy's death to the nearly emptied bottle found in a pocket of his trousers. (Whitaker-Leffew Photo) COMMERCE OFFICERS New President of the Kinston Chamber of Commerce is, Doug las L. Baker, well-known grocery store operator. He was elected by the board of directors after the new members of that body had been installed. The new di rectors, to serve for three years by election by the membership are WiHiam 8. Page, Paul T. 'Baker, George Knott, Jr., Jesse O&lpsby, W. G. Bailey and .stoer- ' ' ' cted by the national ’ b'otS^ilorf^r.HaJi Weeks, treasurer; and Charles L. McCullers, re-elected Executive »» ™a.nager K was voted by the ifei* officers to begin the Chamber’s • membership drive on Thursday. PATROLMAN LEAVES IPS; The bad news is getting around in Jones County that it’s losing one of its favorite citizens — State Highway .Patrolman Bill Clagon. He will be transferred to Morehead City on September 15, after ten years of service to Jones County. One bright part of the bad news, however, is that the transfer means a pro motion for the county’s favorite state officer. Sheriff Jeter Tay tof said that the transfer will not only be a loss to Jones County’s law enforcement, but to the ‘Community life of Trenton as veil, where Bill Clagon and his aily have taken an active part. Potato Demonstration Henry W. Covington, exten sion sweet potato specialist from State College, will conduct a dig ging, grading, packing and mar keting demonstration of sweet potatoes on the farm of Forrest Waller of Kinston Route three at 9:30 a. m. Tuesday, Septem ber 20. County . Agent Joe Koonce, Jr., urges all persons in terested in sweet potatoes as a commercial crop to make a point of attending this session and ben efiting from the information that will be made available there. Waller’s farm is on High way 70 about a mile east of Kel ly’s Millpond on the New *Bem Highway. Output of smoking tobacco in , 1948 was nearly 108 million pounds—a gain of about three million pounds over 1947. „ r - .w. i my. Sentiment Overwhelming in Favor One Consolidated High School In Jones Pounty At Friday Meeting The Jones County Courthouse at Trenton was filled on Friday morning by the patrons of the county’s school system for a dis cussion of the direction the growth of the system should take. Overwhelming sentiment was expressed for the establish ment of a central consolidated high school, to be located be tween Trenton and Pollocksville, half-way between Maysville and Comfort. The vote for the consolidated school was 122, and the only oth er alternative to get a vote—to leave the schools as they are now—received 22 votes. The third alternative presented by Schools Superintendent W. B. Moore —1 to establish two high schools—received no votes, but a grofp of citizens from the Comfort section said they felt a school should be located jn 'that end of the county. Vv : - The discussion, at the invita tion of Superintendent Moore, was opened by Charles I. Elling '.ton of Maysville, and others heard on the one-school alterna tive were the Rev. James Stoit of Maysville, Commander Bruce Johnson of the Trenton Ameri can Legion post, the Trenton Woman’s Club and Rotary Club representatives, Roland Mallard, Edward Parker, Mrs. Vera Pol lock and others. Principal speak er against the one-school consoli dation was Ralph Jones of Com fort. • * f It was admitted that one cen tral school would impose an ex tra hardship of travel on some students, but the general senti ment was that the advantages from one large school to the stu dents would far outweigh it. The discussion of the merits of the one-school, plan continued on the street in Trenton long after the meeting was over. The County Board of Educa tion continued its meeting after hearing the sentiments of the citizens expressed, but no defin ite action could be taken. Su perintendent Moore explained that the findings of a planning board under his direction would be submitted to the county board for recommendation to the State Board of Education. Then, if agreement was reached, the State monies allocated for school construction in Jones County would be spent. The amount available, Superintendent Moore said, is $335,401.38 net, after de duction of one-fourth of one per cent for administrative expense and bond sale expense. BARGAINS IN COVER CROPS, PASTURES OFFERED BY P.M.A. The Production and Marketing Administration (AAA) of both Jones and Lenoir Counties is now offering farmers maximum assistance in acquiring the ne cessary materials to seed a good winter cover crop and establish good permanent pastures. The announcements have been made by Secretary Nelson Barker in Trentoq and by Secretary Hor ace Mewborn in Kinston. Purchase orders are now being issued by the offices that enable farmers to obtain seed, fertilizer and limestone at a fraction of the cost. The bargain to the farm ers is being underwritten in Jones County by a $25,000 fund and in Lenoir County by a $75, 000 fund. It has been pointed out that the weather and mois ture conditions are now ideal for the work, and farmers are urged to make immediate appli cation for the grants, any day except Saturday. The saving in the cover crop and pasture work amounts to from 30 to 75 per cent to the farmer. Included in the cover crop seed is Austrian winter peas, hairy vetch, crimson clover and Italian ryegrass. In pas tures, for one mixture the PMA will pay $18.14 of the $26.79 cost, and in another $16.45 of a S26.50 cost. , TOBACCO HALF SOLD IN LENOIR COUNTY Fred Albritton, superintendent of Lenoir County’s biggest to ^saaiL.. Bureau President John Shackel ford from Vance Township says about the same percentage of the crop is missing from the pack houses in his neighborhood. Both Shackelford and Albritton agree that another 15 selling days will see most of the crop gone in this part of the state. Albritton, whose farms are scattered over a wide area in the county says he feels that his crop may be taken as a rough average for the county and along with County Agent Joe Koonce believes that fully half the local crop has hit the sales floors. Albritton also says that in spite of the five per cent acre age increase granted this years the acres he superintends are going to come up at least 25,000 pounds below that of last year. SENIOR OFFICERS NAMED Thomas Harold Quinn was re cently elected president of the Senior Class of Pink Hill High School for the coming school year. Other officers named were Harold AVilliamson, vice presi dent; Barbara Howard, secretary; Carolyn Smith, treasurer; Betty Jean Davis, assistant treasurer and Peggy Jo Stroud, reporter. DOVE SEASON NOTE After 12 o'clock noon Fri day (September 16th) the dove season will be open for 15 days in North Carolina. This first part of the season will end Sep tember 30th. Doves may only be hunted from noon until sundown and no gun holding more than three shells may be legally used in shooting them. All hunters must naturally have hunting licenses before indulging In any kind of shoot ing. The bag limit per day is 10 doves.
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