r—~ THE JONES COUNTY ——
NUMBER XIVII TRENTOH, H. C, THURSD AT APRIL 8> 1»5g
VOLUME VII
Representative Hargett
Files for Re-election;
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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
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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