Jones Journal
“A BETTER COUNTY THROUGH IMPROVED FARM PRACTICES”
VOLUME TWO
TRENTON, N. C. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1950
NUMBER 25
Biggest And Best Jones Fair Is Seen By Over 20,000
More han 20,000 people of all
ages, creeds and colors came to
Trenton last week to help make
and enjoy the biggest and best
iair in the history of Jones Coun
ty. Raleigh has its State Fair
and stacked beside the big event
at Raleigh the Jones event is in
deed small but viewed from a rel
ative point of consideration tk
James Show puts the Rafeijpi
clambake in the shade. Some
half million visitors were regis
tered for the State Fair which is
roughly one eighth the State’s
population but down in Jones
County more than twice as many
people as the population of Jones
’ County came to look and be
lifeUBOP. . ■
U Mallard of Pollocks
k home top honors
1,1,1I, .— a total of „
and Mrs. G. O. Mallard of Mal
Iardtown took home the honors
for most exhibits for women with
.29 different pieces of her needle,
cooking and home work. The
Oak Grove Home Demonstration
Club took top honors for hav
ing the largest number of ex
hibits per member at the fair.
There was an average of seven
exhibits at the fair from each of
the members of the Oak Grove
Club.
A special award was cooked up
this year to do honor to the most
devoted follower the fair has and
it went to Fred Killingsworth
who has not missed a single day
of either of the four fairs that
have so far been held under the
sponsorship tof the local Clen
Newton Smith Post of the Ameri
can Legion.
Other prize winners included,
County Commissioner - Elect
Beauty! Beauty! Beauty! as far as the
camera’s eye can see! This is the sight that
greeted the camera and the crowds at the clos
ing night of the fourth annual Jones County
Agricultural Fair as the beauty pageant was
held. The 20 lovely Jones County girls above
gave the three judges a difficult time before
Betty Harden v as chosen Miss Jones County of
1950. Runner-up to the queen was Grace Foy
and Barbara Mallard placed third in the com
petition. (Bronstein-Johnson Photo)
BEAUTY PAGEANT WINNER AND RUNNERS UP
Pictured above from left to right are Bar
bara Mallard, who placed third in the annual
beauty pageant of the Jones County Agricultu
ral Fair, Betty Harden, who was chosen Miss
Jones County of 1950, and Grace Foy, who was
number two in the contest that was held on
the last night of the fair. At extreme right is
Master of Ceremonies John D. Larkins Jr. Miss
Harden was crowned Miss Jones County by
United States Senator Clyde R. Hoey, who
along with his executvie assistant, Charles
Wilson, was guest of Fair Director John D.
Larkins Jr. for the last day of the fair. (Photo
by Bronstein-Johnson)
James Barbee who persuaded a
pint of milk out of a cow in just
20 seconds. Carl Killingsworth
FINE ANGUS AT FAIR
This (risky young Aberdeen Angus bull belonging to Lois
Brock of Trenton was finally brought to a standstill for a
second and the photographer caught this view on one of the
fine aninf&ls exhibited at the Jones County Agricultural Fair.
The bull was bred on Dr. Paul Whitaker’s Pocahontas Farm
' near Dover and was sold recently to Miss Brock, who plans to
use him as a herd sire for a growing group of these fine beef
I
Jr. was winner of the bubble gum
blowing contest and last year’s
pie eating champion proved that
it was no mistake by winning
without too much trouble again
this year. Winner and still cham
pion pie eater is Wesley Mallard,
who took his prize money and
went off looking him “some hot
dogs” to finish out the meal.
J. C. West won the showman
ship prize for swine display and
Ralph Griffin of Dr. Paul Whit
aker’s Pocohontas Farm took
beef display showmanship hon
ors.
Mrs. Harold Mallard and her
committee which arranged the
annual Beauty Pageant were giv
en full credit by fair officials for
doing by far the best job ever
dene with the highlight event on :
■.he fair’s closing night.
Betty Harden of Pine Street
was crowned Miss Jones County
of 1950 by United States Senator!
Clyde R. Hoey after a trio ol i
judges composed of Jacksonville
Publisher Billy Arthur, New Bern
Publisher T. M. Diggs and news
paper man Jack Rider had her
picked as tops from the 20 girls
who were entered in the contest. .
Pert 16 year-old Grace Foy was
number two in the beauty parade
and Barbara Mallard was award
ed third place honors by the
judges.
Virgil Mallard, Hayes Koonce
and Elton Batts were given spec
ial awards for showmanship of
the registered dairy type hei
fers.
Jones County 4^H Clubbers an.
the Veterans’ Training class a
Trenton High School were award
ed blue ribbons for their exhibits.
Manley Mallard was judged top
exhibitor of field corn varieties
and Charlie Davis took similar
honors in the hybrid corn di
vision.
Bridge Work Held Up
By Shortage of Piling
District Highway Commissioner
Guy Hargett said 'iu.sday that
the steel has arrived for the nev.
bridge that is to be built across
Neuse River at the foot of King
Street in Kinston out that work
is still held up due to alow de
livery of crecsotcd phi:-:- that
v... be is l. t- h ;lc..r.tige
up.
iiie *;•£•! is already in Kinston
anc. 1.-.; b.en u..i ad d on the
u,t of he Barru1 Construe.ion
Company where it wnl remain
until it is needed on the bridge.
Irrht Rower • cor-t-r-.tirn com
pany ot Raleign has me contract
for building the bridge.
Hargett, in answer to a ques
tion, said that it is me present
hope of the highway depart
ment to resurface and to a de
gree reengineer the old Kinston
Trenton highway some time dur
ing the coming year. This road
is much in need of resurfacing
the commissioner admitted, he
pointed out, that it and the Old
Fort Barnwell Road have the
next priority on reconditioning.
The Fort Barnwell Road will be
much more heavily traveled in
the near future when construc
tion of the Du Pont nylon plant
gets underway, Hargett remind
ed.
Wilson Lowery took top senior
judging honors in swine judging,
J. W. Gray was top senior beef
judge and Bobby Johnson was
judged to be top man in this
junior division. Virgil Mallard
was given an award for his beef
and dairy type judging.
W. L. Dail exhibited the cham
pionship rooster of the fair and
Harold Smith was given an award
for the top pen of hens at the
fair.
Pocahontas Farm took home
the bacon for beef animal ex
hibits and J. C. West was first
prize winner for swine on exhibit.
HIGHLY BRED LADY AT FAIR
This young lady pictured above has a pedigree just short of
a country mile long. She. is the champion bred gilt at the
Illinois State Fair last year before she came to Jones County
to raise her family and live on Dr. Paul Whitaker’s Pocahontas
Farm near Dover. She is a Yorkshire, a breed especially bred
for bacon production, and as the camera clearly shows, there
is quite a slab of bacon between her shoulder and ham.
(Bronstein-Johnson Photo)