TRENTON, N. G, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1957 VOLUME IX es Tax Rate Revamped at it Minute Because of Tax uation of Timber Protests 1%e attractive appearing tax rate of $1.55 00 the $100 valuation which Jpnes County’s Board of Ctonmis numert bad tentatively set evap-1 orated last Friday in a called ses sion of the beard in which the MOT-58 county budget was formal , ly adopted. 'When the meeting went into the record books the tax rate was set at $1.80 on the $100 valuation. The 25 emit boost in the rate was forced upon the board by its decision to remove some $405,000 from the tax bbote that had been added as the valuation of pulp wood and timber on large landholdings in the coun ty. Large squaiwks from those land owners resulted in the board’s change of mind. The pulp and tim ber owners pointed out that it was sjjjidfaHe, and illegal to put a $8-50 per cord value on pulp wood a $10 per, thousand value on timber (for large landowners not 'feed every landowner hi be county from the same spoon. The commissioners agreed after much discussion. Rut pointed out that they bad 'not been trying to “pick on” the corporations and latse landowners who live outside the county since Over $100,000 of that $05,000 Valuation had been against the timber lands Of Jones Oountians, Paradoxically, one court house Official points out, with the elimina tion of this pulp and saw timber valuation* these out-of-county landowners now pay less taxes than they did before this year’s revaluation; which certs inly is not a situation to gladden the heart of any jutiVe -son. The final tax rate of $1,80 is sor, and Mrs. Sandra Hathaway, Ooujity Office Clerk, will be at tending a state FHA meeting July 17 and IS in Morehead City. At this meeting Horace J. Isen hower, State Director of the Farm ers Home Administration, will ex plain the new FHA policies for the new fiscal year. The Farmers Child from Hargett’s Crossroads is Taking Precautionary Shots Pour year-old Anfhohy Mills, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eathen Mills of the Hargetts Crossroad section of Jones County is taking the Pas teur treatment as a precautionary measure after having been bitten by a pet dog which subsequently died. Dr. R. J. Jones says the child was first treated after it/was bit ten by Dr. R. G. Tyndall, who advised the family to confine the dog for 14 day’s observation. The dog apparently was confined in too close quarters and died. , The parents buried the dog but later became concerned after hav ing seen dead foxes in the neigh borhood and brought the child back to Dr. Tyndall, who advised them to consult Dr. Jones for his evalua tion of the situation. . Since the dog was decomposed, making it impossible to examine it tar rabies Dr. Jones said he simply could not run the risk and has be ,gun. the painful series of shots .which are the only protection, against the inception of the dread ed and always fatal disease. is been east of that was County, it might f ' . v- • • | Home Administration is a govern mental agency that provides agri cultural credit and farm plans. The FHA makes loans for buy ing family-sized farms, develop ing farms, repairing farm build ings, building new homes and for farm operating expenses. The FHA office in Kinston is located at 114 East King Street. Jones County’s First Polio Case for ’57 Diagnosed and Lenoir Case is Recuperating Detailed examination of the Soles Child at the University Hospital W Chapel HHI has led to the belief that it is not suffering from polio, but has either synovitis or osteo myelitis. Synovitis is en infiama* , Mori of the stieetti around the joints, | causing stiffness, and osteomyeil tis is an inflamaHon of the bone marrow. The first of these is most likely an«l far less serious than the latter. The child is expected to be able to return home this weekend, causing Dr. Jones to Stoach the conclusion' that its illness must be ' v .synovitis. ' q . ,»■-* Jones County $ first case of in fantile paralysis for 1957 has been diagnosed and Hie patient, two and a half year-old Bobby Soles of Dourer route tiwo is under treat ment in a Raleigh hospital. District flealth Officer Dr. JR. J. Jones says the chti^, son of Mrs. Bessie Soles, is suffering an ap parently mild, case of paralytic polio in the right leg and it is be lieved that itSurii not be permanent ly - Dr. Jones also reportsttyt Mrs. Jack Hogarth; I^nbir bounty’s 0>srisp