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November 19th was chosen as the date for the Achievement were named to head the County* Council of 4-H’ers during the 1948-90 school year: Faye Dail, president; Peggy Kennedy, sec retary; Bohby Hicks, vice-presi ‘ dent; Lou Ann Rouse, reporter, -.and Evelyn Sutton, songlaader. W* The fol 1 n win tr rnmmittpp mm of the county's seven was named, to begin r -mm kifrs ■ GOOD-SIZED CROWD SATURDAY ■t -i-Sr Jones. County’s “Blue Baby** died of spinal meningitis Sat urday ait St. Luke’s Hospital in N«w Berq.;-. /r fi the disease had not heir faltering heart, she* have had a chance at normal adulthood. Next week she was scheduled to go to Jphns-Hop kins Hospital in Baltimore for MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Checkup meetings Friday in the 1949-50 Farm Bureau mem bership drive in Lenoir and Jones Counties revealed both had obtained one-fifth the goals set in September. Jones Coun ty workers turned in 150 mem berships on a 750-member quota and Lenoir County workers re ported 600 on their 2,600 quota. Most memberships turned iff by the individual workers at the first report meetings were by V. L. Pollock of Jones with 37 and by Louis Smith of Lenoir with 125. % an operation on her faulty heart There is left in the fund made up by many generous persons $88?.09. ' f: . The death left a problem: What is to. be done; with fee money? The gifts poured in when the lit tle girl’s plight was publicized by The Journal. The funds are fa custody of Airs. Lurley Hines and under supervision of Wel fare Superintendent F. J. Koonce. -Mrs, Hines and Mr. Koonce hive announced that post cards will be mailed to contributors this week with two questions on them: Whether the money should be returned, or whether it shall be used aVa special emergency fund Under the supervision of the Welfare Department. For those who do not wish their money returned - there is plenty of urgent need for s Mary Stoll After, ttiree 'wee^s of intense practice, thb- Junior. Class of Maysville * FoHOcksville . High School presented ‘‘Peter Be ware”, a moat delightful come dy, on Friday night in Alex White School Auditorium. The play was-a great success. A large audience witnessed the comedy tbit brought forth many laughs. In the cast were Russell Stott, Margaret Simmons, Jacob God win, AarOn Trott, Nancy Banks, Garland, Morton, Jr., Dorothy Oliver, Retha Smith, Myrtle Hall, Thelma Ruth Gerock, Frederick Killingsworth, and Melba Banks. Mrs. Wallace Banks coached the play. CUPID IS ACTIVE -Workers in the office of the Register of Deeds aren’t, sure of tfle reason but they are sure that September was decidedly a “mar rying month” in Lenoir County. When the month came to an end •112 persons in the county had -forsaken the ranks of the single and had become 56 pairs of new lyweds. This is not an all-time high record but it is the highest Citizens of Pollocksville say the time has come to provide a building for community activity. More particularly they say a gathering place shall be provid ed for the young folks of the community. The school, the Ro tary Club and other citizens have joined together to form the Pol locksville Community Building Committee. On Friday, October 14, a square dance will be held under the sponsorship of the Rotary Club at 8 p. m. in the high school gym nasium as a part of the'fund rais ing program. The committee has in hand and pledged several hundred dollars in money and materials, but it is estimated that at least $2,000 will be needed for the project. The Pollocksville committee (looks forward eagerly to the 'time when the plans can be car ried to completion. Directors are Mrs. W. H. Parker, chairman; Mrs. Lurley Hines, secretary treasurer; John Creagh, Jr., find Charles I. Ellington. of the year. October is getting off to a good start Slsp with two couples receiving lie4pse to wed on the first day. mtm - The board of county commissioners of Jones County had ft* quietest meeting on Monday of some months, and adjourned at noon. Present were Chairman Osborn Mallard. John Creagh. Jr., and Paul Westbrook. The commissioners listened to a delegation from Tuckahoe Township comprised of Miss Essie Bank*. Mrs. Carl Westbrook, Mrs. J. W. Banks and Miss Annie Banks, The board had to, turn down the request for establishing a bookmobile library in'the county. Welfare Superintendent F. J. Koonce, Sr., received an okay for a special expenditure for hospitalisation. He reported also on several oases of tuberculos is in the county requiring attention but of its deferment because of the crowded condition in stale sanatoria. Suggestion was madkby Auditor E. E. Francks thatkn inventory of movable county property! be made and that a permanent inventory con trol be kept. This was adopted. Other business included a re quest to the Farm Home Administration to vacate by December 1st the Grand Jury Room It is now using, and a vote to raise the pay of Jurors from three to five dollars per day.
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