Newspapers / The Jones County journal. / May 6, 1954, edition 1 / Page 1
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JONES COUNTY TRENTON, N.C^THURSDAY, MAYg, 1»S4. NUMBER S2 Thelma Ann of Mr. and prris of the <M sectlon of Jones Mew Bern hos a truck driven to of the saxnC hlld apparently had i tofeet upon the truck [arrtgknowing about it off 'ifc^the back wheels ick crushed her. t "awtorn” Tates who *d the fatality says i no evidence of negli thepart of Harris so no idli be made in the Sttnce the accident did ‘ vo i. public road the wllf ttito: be charged he iigiuriy nleath ton itoty^which now stands lave qualified officiary jngpectlon stations d are awlfirtied to display red-and^whlte inspection itlon emblem In their wln Tfre dealers InJones County which have been designated of ficial Inspection stations and authorized to affix stickers on approved cars, are: Community Chevrolet Co., MaysvlUe. Pelletier Motor Co., Maysville Brock Motor Oo., Trenton __ * ■ ige Licenses Jones Gopafor Register of Deeds aeorgje Woble reports the issue of one maflrlage^ license during the past week to George Brimage, 37, of Trenton to Clara Sanders, 37, of Pollocksville. Clubber Demonstration Club Benefits 1 - • ber, Jotfes County The highest ambition of any wife and mother is to give of her J best that those dearest to her may have; the best. For each] family these standards and ideas ..differ but my interest is a utopia, for my family. I realize no wife and,mother! want# to be housewife or a housekeeper/but a homemaker. To acquire the true title of th^e latter, it Involves more than three meals a day, a house kept and a yard with well-fed be a home with each member participating'—(both giving and receiving. The home has to meet the.needs of the group — with comfort in its work, rest, living, and dining areas, and a place one can seek companionship or solitude as the individual’s needs indicate. Even the Kitty can sense whether the atmosphere is of happiness or disagreeableness. The interior can not radiate success unless the exterior is neatly kept and the grounds at tractively landscaped. Homo Demonstration dub work has question? It is possible all these things would have come to me litter, but was it not to my bene fit to learn correctly- and quick ly of any possible solutions to my problems? \ Was it not to my advantage to have fellowship with my com munity, county, state and na tional club sisters? Yes! for they were shining lights to guide me, assist me, share with me, give to me tech niques tried and proved true which multiplied thus could nev er allf be experienced toy one per son. ?: Our extension leaders — as, pgmrty* district, and stalte home have counciled us in what, | hows, and vthen. The; of Home Den Work to toe wfcw, my best In keeping our creed which is: Because I'believe that “Today’s Home Builds Tomorow’s World,’7 I will strive to establish my home according to my beliefs: I believe in the importance of religion in my home. It lays the foundation for confident living and provides each mem ber of the family with strength and courage for the problems of each day. I believe the home is the foun dation of ah that is good in life; therefore, I shall endeavor to make my home a place where love and joy; order and harmony abide. I believe in rural life because it is rich in abundant living; rich in beauty; rich in opportunity anteM.Mtag, mi ta tt» simplicity and wholesomeness, j These things come from the love | of soil and honest labor, i I believe every homemaker can contribute her share to the building and keeping of the American way oMife. In mak ing a home and rearing children in the democratic tradition, I can be an influence for loyalty, honor, and integrity in my com munity and in my country, j I believe rural women can plan a definte part in building among the nations of the world, under standing, right attitudes, and a spirit of cooperation in which’ “Peace on earth, good will to J men” can become a reality in stead of a dream. And X believe that with God’s can be worthy of the hon or of being a homemaker. Quiet May Session By Jones Commissioners Three Bad Weekends Actio* Sheriff “Brown” Yates eagre that the past three week ends have' been hectic ones for Mw. Each weekend saw of* death of a nature that required InTwHntha First a murder, then a drownJn* and an auto accident over the past weekend. Yates says he hopes that if thin*s ran in “threes" that they have ran oat in Jones County. Farm Labor Advisor In Jones Ag Building Wednesday-Thursday G. L. Morris, a farm labor supervisor for the Employment Security Commission, will be In Trenton from 10 until 2 each Wednesday and Thursday to as sist any-Jones County farmers wltji securing farm labor. Jones County farmers have " ready requisitioned that may also be taken up with Morris, as well as any other labor problems the farmer may have. MOrrls will be in the audito rium of the ag building during those hours- * TO LEGISLATIVE GROUP Myrtle Brock of Trenton and John E. Johnson have been ap pointed a member of the state legislative committee of the North Carolina Education Asso ciation for 1954-55. State com mittees of the NCSA direct the activities of corresponding groups in the 189 local units of the association. PARROTT SELLS THREE ANGUS COWS James M. Parrott of Kinston recently sold th^e pure-tored Aberdeen-Angusjcows to W. N, McLean, of Wi A quiet May session of the Jones County Board of commis sioners was held at the court house Monday. Only routine matters were discussed In the two-hour meeting. Coroner Wayne Jarman who Is holding the position of Acting Sheriff, since the death of Sher iff Jeter Taylor, was approved a $50 per month "retainer." A 2.7 mile stretch of road in Cypress Creek Township on the Eubanks Plantation was approv ed for improvement by the State Highway Commission. Dorothy Valentine was em ployed as the Negro Home Dem onstration Agent. Appropriations of $300 to the sheriff’s department, $300 to the jailer’s department and $60 to the Negro Farm Agent were approved from the general fund, and that was it. New Trenton Postmaster Manley Mallard,* one Jones County's best known citizen’s last week became the Postmaster of Tretaton, succeeding G. C. Herritage, who had reached the retirement age in April and step ped down from the job after 17 years of Chief Keeper of The Mails in Trenton. Mallard, a resident of the Mallardtown sec tion of Trenton Township is a prominent farmer and for many years has served as the Re publican member Of the Jones County Board of Elections. (Po laroid-photo-in - a - minute by Jack Rider). . » Meet The Qeen Prank Owen Fitzgerald la not an old man as anywriter of 39 would agree but nevertheless this Johnston County native is the Dean of Kinston ' Bankers, and by a pretty good margin. Fitzgerald was bom three days before Christmas, December 22, 1996, which makes his next birth day his 59th. He was bom and reared on a Johnston County farm, son ofthe late Henry and Cora Rinnant Fitzgerald*, both of whom like their son. were natives of that large East ern Carolina County. \ Fitzgerald deserted the plow handle, to handle “other folk’s .money?’ in the First National. Bank" of Smithfield on Septem ber ,i, 1915 He was employed to, help with the fall rush bus-| $*ss that banks then, as well as now enjoy in “Tobacco Land, U. S. A.” i So on September 1st this year The Dean of Kinston’s Bankers' WW pass his 49th anniversary as a keeper of the public’s funds and their trust. Fitzgerald was employed for the 1915 fall rush but he proved capable enough to keep the job until June of 1916 when he lost the job temporarily. , There were many others losing their jobs at about the same tkne, hqwever. Like Fitzgerald they were go ing into Ulicle Sam’s Army and that’s where Frank Owen Fitz gerald went for his first job away from the old home county. Mustered In to the army In June, Fitzgerald was dumped on to a pier in St. Nazalre, France, three months later. A replace ment for the quartermaster de partment. Before he could take more than a flighting look at the J&gjgliaCfgery tb&qpar had come to an edfpmd for eight fifchths he held down a routine quarter master post, station In Famed FRANK OWEN FITZGERALD •Rouen, where Joan D’Arc was burned at the stake and where | the beautiful River Seine winds j through the beautiful French I countryside between Le Havre ' and Paris. ■ Ten months after landing at | St. Nazaire Fitzgerald inarched aboard' another troop transport at Marsailles and was on his way back home. In August 1919 hef became a banker once again and straight back to the First Na tional Bank of Smithfield he made his way. On February 1, 1920 Fitzgerald deserted one First National Bank to join another and that is when he arrived in Kinston to become a banker In the First National Bank of Kinston, where he re mained from February 1920 un til October of 1922 when he left Kinston for a four-year period, and at about the same time that he married Ada Glenn Tunstall, member of a well known Lenoir County family. They were mar ried October 14, 1922. 4a October 1922 Fitzgerald ae* cepted a post with the First & Merchants National Bank of Richmond and there he remained until June of 1926 when Kinston called him back to work for the Farmers & Merchants Bank of Kinston. After six years with that Kin ston banking establishment Fitzgerald moved to a post with the North Carolina Bank and Trust Company which operated briefly in Kinston. A year in that bank ended when Fitzgerald accepted a post with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation’s Charlotte office. But six months in that job was enough and back to Kinston this adopted Kinstonian hurried. This time he returned to Kin ston as Assistant Cashier of the First Citizens Bank & , Trust Company and from 1934 until March 10,1945 he held down that Continued on Page 8
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