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All * Year For
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the gathering. . ..
Following dinner at 6 p. m.'
the ceremonies were opened By
Zion Lodge’s Worshipful Master
John. Hughes Pollock, and wel
cdme to guests was given by
Ge6r> It Hughes, wtth k vl
sponse from A. A. Kafer, Jr.
A history of - the Zion Lodge
was, related by H. M. Mallard,
who gave many interesting quotes
from. Old minutes of the lodge.
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The foundation work has fae
completion
Dugh funds
ised in suf
r the entire
ficient amount to
cost. ,
mHItirii ~Z**rma
o ones vOQmy iannen cast 49
yes votes and not a single no
for the imposition of cotton a&
farmers election of
21 community Triple-A commit
teemen and seven delegates and
alternates to the county con
vention cm Friday night in Tren
*& theft Friday convention the
delegates and alternates to the
oounty convention on J "
night in Trenton.
In that Friday convention
delegates were George M.
toeks, White Oak; Hugh Loftin,
Pollocksville; J. T. Stilley, Tren
to*; D. E. Andrews,. Cyprus
Creek; B. Lee Fordham, Tucka
hoe; Paul D. Gilbert, Chinqua
pin; and Tillman Holloman, oi
Beaver Creek. The’ delegates re
elected the incumbent county
committee for another year,
Triple-A Secretary Nelson Bar
ker reported. The county’s Pro
duction and Marketing Admin
istration committee is comprised
of Chairman Milton E. Gilbert
of Chinquapin Township, Vice
Chairman Jeff J. Conway of
White Oak, and Member John M.
” ' of Tuckahoe. First and
are Clyde A. Loftin of Trentoh
and Julian Waller of Pollocks
dommunity committee
wnships -on
here in or
' W. . J. Johnson;
,H- Hendersori,
^— E. Mallard and J. T. Stil
ley; Cypress Creek—D. E. An
drews, Billy Wiggins, and E.
L. Metis; Tuckahoe — W. J.
Jones, ft. Lee Fordham, and A.
B. Howard; Chinquapin—Ralph
Scott. Ijfathan Gilbert and James
Nicholson;' and Beaver Greeks
J. T. Davenport, Linwood Pol
lock and Walton Daugtiety.
A general survey of the Thurs
day voting for the community
committeemen and delegates re
vealed a normal vote insix of the
seven townships, most ranging
ih the fifties and sixties. But in
one township—Chinquapin—the
normal vote tripled with 195
ballots in the face of unusual
vote-gathering activity. No ef
fect of the activity was evident
in the remaining six townships,
however, with only dnfe—Tucka
hoe—casting as high as 84 votes.
The yes vote cast by 49 out of
some 60 eligible cotton farmers
wdl peg .Jones County’s acreage
at sqme ?80 aeres, only about 12
and one-haif per cent of the av
>f -past years when the
at one time reached 5,
acres, Barker safd.
Jane Hill, daugh
gpipffe
made great gains
l lot of ground
The activity shown above taking place at the rear
of the Johm County Agriculture Building in
Trenton is getting in high gear now. It is in the
cooperative Seed Exchange of the county. Feed
ing the massive machine with bags of lespedesa
seed produced by Jones County farmers is Thom
as Stilley, who has charge of the operation of the
plant. Examining the lot going through is Coun
ty Agent A. V. Thomas. The six-year-old ex
change cleans from 75.000 to 100,000 pounds of
lespedesa seed each Tear, and 150.000 pounds of
soy beans, much of it a money drop for foe pro
ducers, The heavy harvest this year is expected
to bring a peak operation to foe plant; Beginning
now a smaller, machine in the exchange will be
cleaning local tobacco seed for the county's
growers. (Whitaker-Leffew Photo)
Santa Gets Tremendous Welco
ng In Trenton’s Par
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The club room
ly decorated tor
season.
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Miss Eleanor Brock, assisted
by Mrs. D. M. Griffin and Mrs.
j: K. Dixon, Jr., planned and di
rected the entertainment. The
group was asked to join in a pe
riod of Christmas fun, including
games, contests and carols.
Refreshments of punch, holi
day cookies, candy and nuts
were . served by the hostesses.
Mrs. J. H. Pollock and Mrs. T.
M. Wooten. . j
Christmas Turkey Shoots
A series of Turkey Shoots is
iow going on in Lenoir and
tones Counties to give marks
oen a chance to get an inex
pensive turkey f^r their Christ
oas dinner. Tyeo more shoots
emain in the feies being put
>n by Bunk J(caJes of Deep Run.
)fa Thursday the target shoot
some 2,500 persons
were_on band to welcome him in
the procession of 10 decorated
floats *and a number of march
ing u$its. The county schools
were turned . out early for the
children to participate in the
greeting and handsome floats
prepared by them were evidence
of long preparationr.
The parade greeted Santa at
the west end of the town and
then wound through the business
district, circled down by the
river and came to a halt in front
of the Courthouse. Santa talked
to the youngsters there and
passed out hundreds of bags of
fruit and candy, as the sound
truck unit of the parade played
traditional Christmas music.
br the parade the guard of
honor, comprised of Boy Scouts,
Girl Scouts and American Le
gionnaires, led the procession.
The floats which followed were
those of the 4-H Club, Future
Farmers of America, ‘Veterans
Farm Training Program, the
Trenton High School, a junior
Santa on a float drawn by a
FARM BUREAU IN
JONES NAMES NEW
OFFICERS FOR 1950
New officers and directors of
the Jones County Farm Bureau
Vera' ejected at the annual
meeting of the ^organization in
the Trenton Agriculture Build
ing last week, on December 9.
the new president is B. P. Ben
der of Pollocksville, and his
vice-president is W. E. Phillips
of Trenton Route 2. Thomas
StiHey of Trenton is the secre
tary-treasurer;- V
The township directors elected
were Eugene Simpson, White
Oak; ■ W. G. Mallard, Pollocks
Villa; X. K. Dixon,, Jr., Trenton;
’ '■*’ .Cypress Greek; R.
Tuckihoe; W. „W,
" • and E. H.
white; horse, San<
council.
xrenion Negro__
Jones County Negro
Trailing Program. "
ing units were a
from the Trenton
the Boys’ Choir from _
School, the Negro Shrii
Negro American Legii
and fourth and fifth
youngsters singing carols. _
auto was Mayor C. C. Jo_.
State Senator John D. Larii
Jr., and members of the
The idea of the invitation to ';
Santa Claus originated this yfear'v
with R. L. Edwards, who wa£‘ 1
named to head an impromptu • m
merchants committee to mafce-S..
the arrangements. The over- ^ Ȥ
whelming welcome given Santa .
paralyzed downtown Trenton on' , ‘
Friday afternoon.
The decorated floats were all
of general excellence and all in:
the Christmas theme. Includtsdi
among them was a globe of the
world surrounded by costumed’ I
carol singers, a family Christmas
scene, and Santa had his chim- ■ ’ ,v
ney and fireplace with goodies -
piled in front of it. Commercial
floats in the parade were those
of the Brock Motor Company*
Trenton, and the .West Machin
ery Coij^gny of Kinston, which
created Sggreat stir with its he,
driven International tractor..^
prizes were awarded for thei:
among the gaily decorated flc