' Trenton Baptist Services
Worship services Will be held
at 11 a. mi- Sunday by the Rev.
Dallas Hill at the Trenton Bap
tist Church. Sunday School' will
be convened-at 10 a. m. The pub
' lie is cordially invited. '
The membership drive of the
Jones County Farm Bureau has
passed the half-way mark, now
numbering 394 of the 760-ifteta
ber goal. The announcement
was made by County President
W. G. Mallard following a report
meeting of workers at the Tren
ton Agriculture Building on Fri
day. The climax of the 1950
drive will come next Monday at
6:30 p. m. at a supper meeting
of all meflhbers on the American
Legio^ fbttgrounds.
County Agent A. V. Thomas
tiinsi ahd
Prices farmers receive fof eggs
and chickens probably will aver
age lower in 1950 than in 1949,
according to USDA. Consumer
demand wilt be weaker. Sup
plies of eggs will be large en
ough* to, provide a high rate * of
consumption. , ■
Club Member William L. Davis of
96.91 bushels. The uabnlaU* j
drastically curbed can growl
throughout Lepoir County In 19
chugion topped the M6-baabol ■
xirftx pnzo ontroci oy in® V/Ounry
Runner-up Davis will take the fi
ton was begun this past week.
The dances ere held. under the
joint sponsorship aT'the Junior
Chamber of Commerce and the
Friendship Chib of .the Lovit
Hines Recreation Center. The
public is invited to attend these
dances which begin at 8 and last
until midnight.
OLD HOME IS FACING DEMOLITION
have been selected for tobacco
crop insurance in 1950. These
counties were selected on the
basis of Signed requests by in
terested tobacco producers in
those counties from a total of
eight counties actively seeking
the insurance for next year.
In 1949 there were ten coun
ties with all-risk crop insurance
in North Carolina and are be
ing continued in 1950. They are
Columbus, Pitt, Stokes, Surry,
Vance, Wake and Wilson coun
ties with tobacco insurance;
Cleveland and Mecklenburg
counties with cotton insurance;
and Perquimans with “multiple”
crop insurance.
The 81st Congress permitted a
50 per cent increase in the num
ber of counties over those with
insurance in 1949 on a nation
wide basis. The Act also per
mits insurance on tobacco while
in the curing barns and pack
houses, covering fire and other
unavoidable causes beginning
with 1950 policies.
Duplin empty led the five
counties selected in the number
of tobacco producers agreeing to
participate in 1950, and Beaufort
County producer showed the
largest percentage of those eli
gible for insurance agreeing to
participate next year.
The annual field trials of the
Coastal Plain Beagle Club will
be held, beginning Sunday, for
one week on the grounds of the
Kojo Kennels near, Pollocksville,
club officials have announced.
The location is four miles north
of Pollocksville on Highway No.
If. The public is invited to at
tend the trials which have at
tracted so much attention in
past years.
More than 300 Beagle hounds
from all parts of the United
States are expected to be there
for the rabbit chasing. The
owners and handlers will try for
the cash prizes and attempt to
build up championship points
for their dogs in the contests.
GRAHAM HERE 17TH
Senator Frank Porter Gra
ham. North Carolina'* junior
senator and for 19 years presi
dent of the UnisskniT of North
Carolina, will he the featured
speaker Thursday night at 8
whim the Kinston Woman's
Club Citirenshm ■' Department
present* a program in the
Grainger High School- auditor
ium. The public has been in
elded and urged to hear Dr.
Gtaham. This is the first ap
pearance for Graham in Kins
ton since he left Chapel Hill
to take file PMt .vacated by the
death of Senator J. Melville
Broughton. Dr. Graham Will
be introduced by Lawyer Jesse
Jones.