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Jones Central High School was
chosen as oneof 100 schools in
the United States to receive dur
ing the 1950-57 the Traveling High
School Science library, sponsored
by the National Science Founda
tion of science books for his volun
tary assigned reading.
“This program,"aald Mr. J. W.
Aden, JTinejpal of the local school
“recognizes that most science
careers begin, in high school.
Therefore it is important that the
superior students receive every
■facility and encouragement to
and mathe
five sets of books are befog cir
otdatod in different parts ef the
country, teach school receives 50
books at a time, beginning Octo
ber 1, which may be used for two
months. Then hooks are exchanged
wMh Offer schools in foe State
•rarjr fee months until fee end
of fee school year when the local
school will have had an <gfefri|
tunity to use all too books. The
program involves no cost to fee
schools. Transportation charges
and other expenses are paid by
fee sponsoring agencies.
Make Sure Your Home
i Free of Fire Hazards
Bvery two minutes a home burns.
Will yours be next?
Brer? (mb minutes, drery hour,
every day, wery week, every
throughout the year, the
of fire visits an Ameri
can home. tl|e reason? Careless
mostiy. It seems that where
is concerned; man is his own
' Basements, attics, add closets
are prime breeding places for fire.
;£jgejr are crammed with cast-off
articles, greiasy rags, dusters, and
poorljr-iwteled. Internal combus
tion may start a Maze in any . of
theaespots and gain a headway
for hours without being noticed.
Keep these places dean and-free
from rubbish. If rags or waste
are to be. re-used, keep them
dgtitty sealed in a metal can.
Eleetricalwiring which has been
"bdddh':
installed or repaired. 1b hiVe
extension cords hung on naifa or
hidden under carpets where in
sulation can "wear through quickly,
is to invite fire into your hosts.
Kember to turn off ail electrical
appliances when you are through
ukng them. It not only helps pne
~ fires but alao prolongs the
the appliance.
iH fffl an open fireplace full
highly combustible material or
fiet into the fiafdtnf using it as a
trash burner. Never leave a lire
burning in the fireplace without
first ptariat a safety screen in
front aftt '
if your stove burns wood, keep
it well away from the wail and
the woodpile. See that the floor
beneath is properly protected.
Don’t keep gasoline or kerosene in
the home and above al don’t use
either of thesql two liquids for
starting a fire. They are like dyna
mttti Keep the surface of your
stove dear, of all flammable ma
terial. Swjafcaj. matches are kept
in a nnilvt||>rtainer and out of the
Don’t put athes in a combustible
; container if you bum coal or wood.
If yon are using oil or fuel, make
sure that the burner is cleaned and
inspected regularity. Be sure there
to more than ample clearance from
furnace to combustible walls and
ceiling. K it is overly wtarm to
the toodt, or there is the slightest
of charring you are flirting
a fire. Keep flue stacks in
repair. Have the chimney
at least once a year and
for cracks.
match to search
to not only silty, it
Ifcl gas-filled
M with an
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This is Mnw Ml* Lowery,
UaHAMAm ^AuiAh1 Anea|i m sort
•WWW UMPIW WIMf “pWM>| IlM
daughter of Mr$. J, R. Lowary
and the late Mr. Lawny, of tha
Phillips Crossroads community in
Jonao County, whohas boon oloct
ad tin lf57 prosidant of the North
Carolina State Hama Agents As
sociation. Other '57 officers will
include Louise Homewood of Cos
wwH County, first view prosidant;
Ahithw Alexander of Lincoln
County, mesnd vice president;
Rita Preston of Beaufort County,
thihi vice president; Rachel Her
ring of Wayrit County, secretary
and Mary Farmer of Buncombe
County treasurer.
should be kept in every home with
members of the family instruct
ed the
in
» £
, Mopdiiy night *<__
Board of Aldermen unanimously
^doptod an ordinance forbidding
the legal sale of beer or wine in
the corporate limits between the
**** P- at. Saturday and
;?:» a. m. Monday. This beer ban
J»came, effective immediately.
«®m went also discussed at
some lesgnth by the board for ex
pending the fire house so that it
would hold both fire trucks but
no decision wa? made on this pro
ject.
! -A survey called for some monifas
ago by a subcommittee from the
board on the repair of streets was
not ready, petkding conferences
with engineers of Barrus Construc
tion Company.
Oil Progress Week is
Observed Del. 13-20th
Rogers Pollock of the Cblonial
Oil Company in Trenton, chairman
of the Oil Industry Information
Committee in Jones County, says
this year will feature & nation
wide salute to more than 200,000
filling station ogerators and their
employees . during Oil Progress
Week, October l3-20th.
During the coming week Pol
lock says his job, and that of the
other members of the committee,
W. F. Hill of Trenton and W. D.
“Bill” Parker of PollocksviUe, is
to make a special effort to tell
Jones Counting, about the pro
gress of the oil Industry and what
it means in the-ieveryday life of
Oil Pro
gress Week in,the county and Par
ker is chairman of the school
! committee.
Maysvillians Working Hard
For Finer Carolina Honors
Hie Finer Carolina Committee
met last Monday afternoon with
John Covington of the Jackson
ville office of the Carolina Light
end Power Company, to discuss
the progress of the current im
provement campaign.
Mrs. Fannie Foscue, local chair
man presided ,and received the
reports of the various projects.
The Rotary Club was represent
ed by Garland Smith. He reported
that the community building will
he under roof and completed with
in 60 days. The Rotarians are
working personally on this pro
ject, raising rafters and roofing
the building.
The Home Demonstration Club
was represented by Mrs. Joseph
Thompson, who reported that the
dub has shelving and books ready
fdr the library which will be in
the community building. "The club
is now casting a play which win
toe given later in the fall.
Mrs. Robert Mills represented
the Teen-Age Club and announced
that they have a juke box, games
and various equipment ready for
installation. This club had begun
putting in dorms for a immature
®df etaMgM* have money oh
band to for this phase of
their project
The publicity chairman, Rev.
Robert F. Moore announced that
this month’s repent will be the best
of this year in community im
provement and in' actual weak;
done. He had every reason to be
Meve that ah projects will be com
pleted by the end of the contest
year on December 1. T ,
'-v - - v.
Chinquapin Chapel to
Have Supper, Sale On
Saturday from 5 to 7
The annual Harvest Sale and
Supper of Chinquapin Chapel near
(Phillips’ Crossroads in Jones
County will be held on Saturday.
From 5 to 7 a barbecue and
chicken salad supper will be on
sale at the church and Immediate
ly after that an auction sale of
farm and home produced articles
ds to be held with all proceeds
going into the church building
fund.
Linwood.-Canady Off
On Caribbean Cruise
Limwood ,N. Canady, personnel
man third clasps, tJSN, son of Mr.
and. Mrs. Bruce %*'(Canady of Pol
lackswUle, departed from Norfolk,
Va., September 24 aboard the
landing ship dock USS Casa Grande
for a
ibbean.
Enroute
in the Car
will operate
, Cuba, is
Fla.
the Casa
Ship
months for
PLANS
that some
or