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N. C, THURSDAY DECEMBER 1, ttSS VOLUME VII TTfcrur nrifl J| Force Lt. Walter R. Daria, ended up in a ditch beside the Airport This Is a aMe clew of the ear «f 14. 'Walter R. Uavis, indieet bg the force arith which It ' struck the of Jlirs. Marjorie Jenkins Bn*. Lt. Ikwte is charg ed with manahmtfrtrav drunken •' .. /v... r ad reckless driving: a a mndtt •t ike wreck which claimed the Bees of Mrs. King aril Glenn Oafl Jackson of 1404 fksrtsttn Avenue. Kinston. Xhif Is V frontal slew of th« ear U. Walter K. Darla mU U , UD the lltli and Utl» highway P Grading Demonstration sday At Trenton; Prizes *ro'p Hogs Offered InShow a.- m: • ' ■ A Hog Grading Demonstration win be held at the Jones county ItlveafcHBk Mariiet at Trenton next Tuesday, December 6 ac* cording to Jones county Farm Agent Jimmy Franck. This event will feature extramoney’for top gfede hogs, Awarding of $26 in prtee money, and a meeting .for fanners ait 2 p. m. at this market fncfcn. 7 a. m. un til 3:30 p m. to grade all hogs . BHJah Smith, operator of the market, says that he will pay brought In during those hours. 80c per 100 pounds above market price Hot all hogs grading choice No. 1 on that day. Smith also states that he Will give a $10 prize to the farmer who brings in the largest num that day $ljfpriae to the,far Ex - Marine Asking For $50,000 Damage* In Lenoir Court Action Ex - Marine Herbert Hoover Price of West'Virginia this week prosecuted an action tor $58,000 damages against another Ex Marine Ralph Osborne, also of west virgsua, n* action was The jury, faced with only one tide of the. situation, readly agree to award Price the $50,000 damages he was asking. But court officials agree that Hie actual cash value of. that $50,000 award was debatable. The defendant Osborne was a Marine at the time of the ac cident, and had to have at that time at least the minimum li ability insurance coverage which is required by the Marine Cops Dor use of a vehicle on any mil itary installation. But It appears that Osborne carried Insurance adtti some out - of - state com pany which only sold Insurance on the military reservation and did not cane under the super vised of the' Nforth Carolina Insurance coounisston; and by a freak Indiana insurance laws (home state o4 the company ) the company was oat even under mer whose group of host has the highest percentage of hogs grad ing choice No. 1. Also the far mer bringing In the most ideal market hog will be awarded $5. At ap. m. that afternoon far mers are invited to attend a meeting at the market at which time they can, observe the var ious grades of hogs and hear a discussion on producing better market hogs. - r raucK. suai/eg uiul uue pur pose Of this det-t.onatration Is to let fanners learn first hand just what the various grades of hogs axe (preferably on their own helps). The Farm Agent declared that path consumption by the Aimeriican. people Is on the de cline. He believes the reason for this' is that the average hog to day has too much fait and not enough lean. Fanners are urged tp bring in hogs to the Jones County Live stock Market next Tuesday to see how they, grade. Those far mensnot bringing hogs are urged to attend the meeting at 2 p. m. or to stop by any time that day to watch the. grading. . ,, Donald Brock Gets Another Honorary Veteran Position pogiald Brock has been des ignated by Secretary of Labe. James P. Mitchell as a votur ■ teer Reemployment Rights Ad viser to assist ex - servcemt.i In securing their 'rights under the Universal Military Training and Service Act, it was announced today. As a Reemploybent Raghts Ad viser, Brock will cooperate with the program of the Department’s Bureau of Veteran’s Reemploy ment Rights to assist ex - service men who wish to return to their preservice employers. He will ad vise employer, labor, veteran, and other interested groups of the remployment lawS and where necessary, will refer problems re quiring technical assistance to the Bureau’s field office located at 651 Peachtree - Seventh Building, N. E„ Atlanta 23, Geor gia. The Bureau has announced that the proclamation setting termination dates for several veterans’ benefit® on January SI, 1955 did not effect reem ployment rights. Those leaving jobs to enter military service as inductees, enlistees, or reservist will continue to have rights if they meet the conditions of eli ! gtbiltty. .a uuoacco variety periormance survey Is being conducted in Jkom County -bo determine how various varieties compared in yfefld and vahre during 1955. As many farmers as possible ace being contacted so that the information gathered will re present a sizeable portion of the (tobacco grown in the county. Growers are being asked what total yield and value he received from each variety he grew in 1956. Cards are being sent to a re presentative group of growers in the county and the growers who receive cards are urged to fill out the card accurately and re turn lit to the County Agent’s office. Everyone who receives a card should send It In regardless of whether his yield is low or high Hits is essential if the sumlxary of the variety data Is to repre sent the actual performance of a given variety in the county and slba&e.’ - This information id also being accumulated by other counties, and a summary of the county, belt, and state results will be available for growers to see as soon as it has been summarized. County Agent Jimmy Franck urges full cooperation from all farmers who got these survey forms. ... . • LUCK HOLDS OUT Patrolman Wesley Parris re >rts it to be more Irak than jythiny else that no injury re ilted at 11:45 a. m. Monday Sheriff Yates Reports Three Arrest In Week Janes County Sheriff Brown Yates reortis three Indictments during the past week In Jones County, neither of which was of a very serious nature. Janies Grady otf Trenton was booked for passing a worthless check, James McDaniel also of the Trenton section was arrested for Lenoir County on a warrant charging him with non - support of several minor children and WUltapi Strayhiown, also of Tren ton, Is also indicted for non support. New Patrolman Nabs Old Offender With Backwoods Brewery Patrolman J. A. Cruimpler, on^ of the newly assigned highway patrolmen In Lenoir County, lasit week apprehended one of the county’s more frequent offenders* (when he finally stopped a car driven by Estac Pordham of un certain address In the car Pordham was driv ing was a complete whisky still and a most frightened couple from Dover rputq two, John and Bofcila .Jackson. , . ,, tag without a driver’s license, S’wdhhm wee booked for driv fecklfigfe driving, Bailing to heed a siren and transporting the stumphole still. - : ..
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