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THE JONES COUNTY VOU?l SIX TRENTON, N. C., NUMBER 13 New Bern Firm Awarded Court Flooring Contract The Jooes County Court House will have 7,000 square feet at new floors within the next three months dike to the acceptance by the County- Board of Com missioners during their meeting Monday morning of a bid by the Scott Hie Company of New Bern. 'V / The Scott bid of $10,232 for tiie contract, which calls for the removal of the old asphalt tile and suhfloorlng and the laying ©f new ceramic and rubber tile, was the lowest of three bids o pened at ttie‘meeting. The Da vid g. Allen Company of Ral eigh submitted a bid Of $16,445 and the George w. Carter Com pany of Kinston entered an $11,370.50 bid. William A. Coleman, Kinston architect; who drew plans for the project, opened the bids In the presence of the Commission ers. A representative of the Scott Company promised to' avoid ah? Interference by his workers with the coining session of Superior Court ll:? Curing the bucket Sessions erf last month, the Commissioners had set aside $J{l£Q(Q| lor the badly needed floor repairs., other major^usiness the for at least this year an -tor tore the Board to ask for appro val by the Board of a plan whereby four more assistants would be added to the Farm and Home Agency. It would have been the jobs of these new as sistants to work on a more In ividual basis with the fanners of the County in helping plan farm and home policies. Miss Harris said that such things a&croprotation and more diversified fanning would be en couraged under $he new pro gram. Although much of the cost of the new program would have been covered by federal appro priations through the Exten sion Service, this County would, have had to make an original outlay of $2400. In answer to questions by Chairman Creagh and Commis sioner Barbee that the present Washington administration may be taking steps to whittle away at the Soil Conservation pro gram and other farm programs, Miss Harris stated that such was not the intent of the new program and that the Grange, the Farm Bureau, and the Farm ers Union were backing the new plan. After discussion the commis sioners voted to defer action on the program until they could see how well It worked In other counties. In other business to come be fore the Board, the Oommlshlon ers: accepted the resignation of Constable Roy F. Mallard who ts now serving as Deputy under Sheriff “Brown” Yates; voted a supplementary appropriation of $90 to the Welfard Department; heard reports from Farm Agent Jim Franck and Home Agent Mrs. Marvin Thomas; and voted a supplementary appropriation cr tor dfiloe supplies. , ..The' Board voted to meet at 4:00 p.m. on August 33 to draw jurors names for tire coming session of-the {ones County Su perior Court. Jones Boys 'Wafci Gray and AnthonyMal of Soil and Water demonbtratlons, placed second last Thursday In Raleigh where the events were given at the annual 4-H Club meeting there. The demonstration which the Jones County students gave Is based on “Raindrop splash, a major factor In farm erosion.” Gray and Mallard have given this demonstration before nu merous civic clubs and on TV station WNCT in Greenville. Assistant Farm Agent William Shackelford says that any other civic or farm groups who would like to see this Interesting and educational exhibit should con tact his office. The team from Franklin Co unty took first place ini this an nual competition. The Jones County team had won In district competitions .and came in a close second to the' Raleigh competition. Highlights of The Past Week Harvey e. Morton, 21, of Pol locksville, Is being held under $1600 bond on a charge of lar ceny. He’s accused of picking the look to a trunk owned by his father-in-law, Louis Cottle, and stealing $000. Morton was ar rested after he bought a car in Jacksonville using three $100 bills. Cottle has taken a Hen on the car. At various times since his arrest Morton has admitted In, unsigned confessions to Sher iff Brown Tates and SBI agent Bob Folk of taking $500 or $300 from, his father-in-law's home on N. C. Route 12. Brenda Hill. 5-year-old daugh ter of W. F. Hill of Trenton, was rushed to the Parrott Memorial Hospital in Kinston Sunttay fal lowing a fall from the fonder of a ear driven by her uncle Pres ton: Mercer. Brenda suffered a broken arm and lacerations but to reported oat of dangor. j?———— . Itolson Barker, PMA agent for Jones County, reported this week that excess tobacco acreage to taling 189 acres has been cut on dig farms in this county. 47 oth er 'fanners who exceeded their allotments will pay this penalty tax and sell their tobacco with red cards. Barker also announc ed thpfe J|gpaer8 jffitetogjjgEfi markets may pick them up at his office. He stated that he would not mail these sellers cards until about a week before the border market opens. Joe Meadows, 42, of Trenton, was picked up and later released this past weekend on the charge of public drunkeness. Ruth Glenn Hardy of La Grange became the bride of Frederick W. Foscue of Trenton in the Christian Church at La Grange Saturday afternoon. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Parrott Mark Hardy and the late Mr. Hardy of LaGrange. The igroom’s parents were Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Wooten of Tren ton. Following a wedding trip to Virginia Beach and Williamsburg the Foscues will live in Trenton. Kinston-Trenton-Pollocksville-Havelock Route to Make Ocean 11 Miles Nearer, Avoid Congestion State Highway Commission engineers are sweating their way across the Croatan National For est from Polloofcsvllle to Have loot, surveying the right of way for a roadway that would serve two purposes. first, at least in the minds of highway department planners, the roadway would shorten the distance from. Kinston to Mote head City by at least M miles and also take the heavy resort season traffic around two most lead to improved drainage in, the central section of the forest: Because of the need .for im proved access to the forest the federal government has agreqd to foot a,large.part of the bill for such a roadway. The high way department is seeking to “kill two birds with one stone,” by providing a right of way that will suit the needs of toe fores try folks and at toe same time fit into toe P^terns of the state highway system. The proposed re-routing from Kinston to toe coast would fol low toe present Kinston-Tren ton Highway which is already in excellent con di tion hut tor ifTom Trenton the roadway would follow the present Trefi ton-Pollocksville roadway which also has two bridges that need widening and two curves that would need alteration to accept heavy duty traffic. From Pollocfcsville the roadway would be on virgin territory and pass across trails that only the hunter and the timber cruiser have used. And after crossing that wild and vast domain the, Pollocksville roadway would re enter the present US 70 just east of Havelock. Lenoir, Carteret, and Jones County boards of commissioners have endorsed such a shortened route to the coast more than a year ago and it would appear now that the dream road may 53»RBr*'*,r Jones County Purina Mill Grinds Feed for Farmers Shown hone is tbo recently opened Jones Coufaty Feed Mill which Is located at the edge of j Trenton. Standing In front of the Purina checkerboard is Jim my Collier, the general manager of the new mill. (Polaroid photo in-a-minute by Jack Aider.) Wmm The Jones County Feed Mill under the management of Jim mie Collier is now running full blast following its opening sev eral weeks ago at the edge of Trenton. This mill, the first Purina, feed agency to be opened In Jones County, was located here be cause of the large number of swine herds and heavy corn ac reage in this county. Collier pointed out that Jones fanners now can bring their corn ‘ and other grains to his mill, i have them shelled, ground, and | mixed with the proper Purina concentrates and drive back to the farms with their livestock feed without ever having to leave the county. Tne new mill, housed in a huge three-story building, has a grain grinder capable of grinding five or six tons of com an hour, a sheller, and two mixers. Each of the mixers can hold a ton of feed. Jimmie said the mill will trade with Jones and neighbor ing county farmers on any of three plans: 1. Purina feeds for hogs, cat tle, poultry and other livestock can be bought outright. 2. The fanner can bring in his tram com and pay the dif ference of the Purina supple ment and the cost of grinding and mixing, or swap enoujjh corn to pay for the service. 3. Or if the fanner has extra corn He doesn’t need, Jimmie will buy it. Just before the mill’s opening Collier took three courses In the care and feeding of livestock in Purina schools located in Dur ham and Albemarle. These schools and past farm experi ence make him an authorized livestock and feed consultant. ■He plans to go to St. Louis for another course in livestock management in October. Be fore getting into the Purina bus iness, Collier sold tractors and farm machinery for Harvey’s in Kinston, and more recently in Raleigh. Behind the mill there is an up-to-date chicken house where Jimmie will raise 225 layers for demonstration starting in Sept ember. He will have the help of one assistant, Ray Umphrey, in the mill. There’s one principle that Collier intends to stick to close ly in the new mill: “That’s ser vice to the farmer in any of his problems.” Larkins Party Leader State Senator John D. Larkina of Trenton has been named Chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Executive Commit tee by Governor Uinstead. The Trenton lawyer and veteran law maker, who lias stepped down from the State Senate this year, will succeed Everett Jordan in this top Democratic Party post in North Carolina. «
Jones County Journal (Trenton, N.C.)
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