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r—~ THE JONES COUNTY —— NUMBER XIVII TRENTOH, H. C, THURSD AT APRIL 8> 1»5g VOLUME VII Representative Hargett Files for Re-election; te in Jones Politics* SjSSgjgf CffiiA Junes Noble, who 'Hargett fa His * armooncement said, elected Hargett added, “I have actively eopported, to th*part,legislation which I considered good tor pee He of Jones County and the State of North Carolina. I have, tote. hr and state. I shall continue this policy II n elected, to serve another tons”. Hargett concluded, “1 have had the privilege and pleasure of serv ing on such important committees as: Aippropriatkms, Education, Ag riculture, Ptfriic Welfare, Military Affairs and • several others and I am at present vice-chairman of the Committee on Education and have served On it since I was first Housing Authority Makes $11,428.77 Payment to Kinston Monday night Chairman Jack Rountree at the Kinston Housing Authority handed checks totalling $11,428.77 to Mayor Pro . Tem Frank LaRoque as a payment from the publicly owned low-rent hous ing corporation in lieu of taxes which are not levied against its properties. Since going into business the Authority’s payments such as this have amounted to $81,689.62. This $U,488.77 is divided be tween the city and county govern ments on the basis of their respec tive tax rates foe the past year. The division ratio wil be at the $1.1$ rate loir the city and a $1.24 Hate for the county. The county gets 51.88 per cent and the etty 48.12 per cent ecutive director, Marvin Spence, <ufced the City Council to pass e resolution approving the Bousing / Authority’s asking for a $20,000 low from the federal government tor la preliminary Wurwy tor w Candidate Edwards la Visiting Every County h have cmried my campaign lor Lt. Governor into 63 of North Cantina’s 100 counties, driven about 12,600 miles, and I have just begun to run,” declared Alonzo C. Edwards of Hookerton during a brief stopover in the State Capital. Edwards is one of five candidates for the Democratic nomination for the State’s official “number two job.” ' f * . “It may be a matter of opinion as to which of os five'is the lead, ing candidate,” Edwards contin ued, “but there is no doubt about Who has covered the mpse terri tory. Before May 261 hope to have campaigned in all 100 counties — with repeat visits to many of them. Luther Hodges did that four years ago when he . was the first, candi giP jBovemor ever really theory that if the pie are given a chance to know the candidates they will vote for the man they like Instead of the fellow some ‘kingmaker’ recom mends.” Edwards said that in his talks to voters, both individually and collectively, he is stressing the “downright necessity of raising the per capita income in North Carolina.” “We stand 43rd. among the 43 N. C. Highway Deaths Increased By Over Seven Per Cent in 1955 Last year saw 7.3 per cent in crease in the highway deaths in North Carolina over the-preced ing year, .a jump from 991 deaths in 1954 to 1,165 last year. And, what’s worse, for the first time hi recent years the death per miles done with the money which is to he borrowed*-. of. travel "increased; from 6.8 deaths per hundred mfQioa miles travelled in ’54 to 7.3 deaths per hundred million miles in '55. As the deaths went up, so did injuries, climbing from 15,600 to 17,660, an increase of IS per cent in that category. AU of these figures reflected, in pert, the U per emit boost in ve hicle registrations: From 1,437,863 in ’Si to 1,661,351 tart year. More vehicles added up.to * nine, per cent jump in the total miles travel was failure to yield the right of way, which is being right in the wrongest kind of way. Speeding was the number two cause for fatal accidents. Following too closely was third and driving on the wrong aide of the road cams in fourth in this parade to the bone yard. Collisions between two or more can took the biggest toll with 380 getting prematurely to the under, taker in that fashion. off the road grabbed another 350 lives. next ip. the fatal listings with m persons be ing UBed to that category. Overturning in the road killed SO persons, hitting fixed objects weeded out another 51, arguing right-of-way with trains cost 39 'lives, none of which were to the trains, 13 bicycle riders were kill ed, tour person# on anii»aLdrawn vehicles were mowed doom and two who were riding animsi* not in the way of some gasoline buggy. - other 21 deaths.were accre te non - eottafam types of Of the dead 912 were men and 253 were women. The deadest 'group, age-wise was from 25 to 34 years did, which group accounted for 230 of the 1,165 deaths last year. Other groups by age went like this: 0-4 years 49, 5 to 9 years 51, 10 to 14 years 38, 15 to 19 years 158, 20 to 24 years 198, 35 to 44 years 146, 45 to 54 years 96, 56 to 64 years 72, 56 to 74 years 76,75 years and over 35 and in 18 instances the age of the dead was pot listed. Drivers involved in .fatal acci dent were deadliest from 25 to 34 years of age. Men were driven to 1,251 fatal accidents whfle only 203 women were drivers Involved to MM; wrecks. Most fatal accidents involved driven with li or more yean of driving experience. The most deadly hour of the day was from T to Ip- a. Saturday was the deadliest day <242 deaths), was'dip safest day (76 K Most deaths (422 took place to broad opon day Hgbi dear skies and thy October (137) was the most' month — December (124) close February (20) the mwiWi . *, Jones County Girls Take Top Honors With Their Animals in New Bern Fat Stock Show, Sale . rat roy ana tEUine Parker left ihtke prize beef in I{ew Ben at the close of the first annual Coastal Carolina Fat Stock Show and sale this week but they brought home top honors with the animals'they exhibited. ' Mss Foy, now a two-tim,e grand champion owner, of Trenton route two showed a steer that took the show’s grand champion ribbon and ■the top-ranking 930 pound steer sold tor 56 cents a pound and was bought by the New Bern Provision Company and the New pern Oil & Fertilizer Company — « nice check to take home of $520.80. Mlsa Parker of PoilocksviHe route one took the top showman, ship honors with her steer. Donald Malard of Trenton route one, now perhaps getting used to showing » runner-up to Miss Foy, brought home the Reserve Grand Champion ribbon with his steer of 910 pounds. Last year in the annual' Coastal Plain Fat Stock Show and Sale in Kinston Miss Foy and Mallard ended up hi he same positions: No. 1 and No. 2, just as they did this year in the New Bern show.’ Mallard also was run ner up to Miss Parker in the show manship category. Mallard was represented in the swine diyiskm as well as in the beef department and his pen of ■ fat; - Included In the show were 25 E type animals and 74 Hogs. states in average cash income,” Edwards said, “primarily because of the tow average income among one-third of our people who live on the farms. Much of the farm for people who have been doing farm work only. “That is Governor Hodges’ No. 1 goal and as his Lieutenant Go vernor I will work with him in this effort. Jacksonville Pair is Charged With Stealing Parts From Big Tractor ♦ : -K Two men whose North Carolina address is given rather loosely as Jacksonville are Under indictment charged with stealing $150 worth of parts from a tractor belonging to Halifax Lumber Company which operates Hofmann Forest, and in. flirting about $500 damage tq the large crawler type tractor in tak ing the parts off. Gus (Sellers is on custody end Guy MiHs Is stm being sought by authorities here and in South Carolina where he is reported to be. The looting of the tractor is re. ported as having been done during last week and the indictment has been signed by J, L. Huff, official Commissioners Delay Vote On Request for Additional Extension Department Staff The Jones County Board of Com. Mon. ed at giving closer attention to the email farmers who have to a large degree in the past not been able to get as much service as they have needed to compete in the highly technical farming of today. Last year a similar request was made to the commissioners, ask ing for two assistant farm agents, two secretaries and an assistant home agent but the board turned that request down. 'The present staff of the extension department would actonf uest made by Mrs. Banks, is president of the County Farm Council. . Other (MtHXMi of the board in its regular session Monday includ ed voting $5 per month to Tommy Chase, jailor-court house custo dian, for help with his telephone bill. The general fund was tapped for $750 to be transferred to the Superior Court allocation to defray court expenses which have run higher during the present fiscal period thian was anticipated in the budget. J. L. Fey made application to the board for the job of county surveyor which was vacated by the death of J. B. Burt. No action was taken on Foy’s application. Jurors Drawn For Jones Superior Court 'Eerm on Max Sixteenth Jurors chosen to serve at the May 14th Term of Jones County’s Superior Court Include the toUow fag: J. C. Hargett, William B- Had dock, John/ H. Trier, Winfield Davenport, Clifford Adams, Paid Huffman, Ralph Scott, Henry Mc Arthur, Raymond Brown. CUfton Quinn, Floyd Houston, M. B. Meadows, Paul T. Sasser, Ervin Holloman,. Ray P. HH1, H. M. Small, Willie White and M. B. DuVal. at the company which owns the tractor. Ihe only other indictment dur ing the past week reported by Jones County Sheriff Brown Yates was Bennie Lee Eubanks «< P»l locksviHe who is changed with drunken driving, driving after his license had been revoked and speeding 70 miles per hour. He was arrested by Patrolman Marvin Thomas last-Friday night. Kinston Votes $140 For Area Airport Survey to be Made On the recommendation of Al derman iBlill Page who Has attend, ed meetings on proposed major airport to serve 18 East Carolina towns the city council voted $140 as Kinston's part of $1,000 which is being raised to finance a study of the air facility. Page pointed out that he was in a peculiar position, in that crea tion of such a facility would not be to the short-range benefit of: in his opinion; since, he admitted, if such a base existed h would almost certainly mean the end of commercial ‘air service at the innate* air base. But since this Department of Conservation and Development was poshing so hard on the end** Page said he felt that Ktostoa should go along for the study for it was his opinion that M Kinston Mount did not support it would "aetar get
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