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<Sso84,!SSeSti5
while visiting out of the county.
It is also believed in Mrs. Hogarth’s
case that there will be no.perman
ent crippling.
In reporting on these two cases
Dr. Jones emphasized two joints:
Firstly the availability of free Salk
vaccine for all children under 19
years of age and all'■ expectant
mothers of any age and secondly,
that a large supply of this proven
polio preventative on hand in Jhe
Lenoir and Jones county health
department would go “out at date”
this month if not used.
roe sues cnuu naa not received
the vaccine ,but since it was stric
ken two other cMdren aqd all other
members of the family have begun
the series of three shots, recom
mended for this protection./
Dr. Jones also reminds that the
Salk vaccine is available from any
private doctor if individuals pre
fer to receive it from their own
physician rather than receiving it
free from their county health de
triment.
So far this year the reputed
cases of polio are running slightly
less than half of what they did a
year ago and public health authori
ties are giving the Salk vaccine
Fined Jones County Budget for
1957-58 Totals $589,935
In a special session last Friday
night the Jones County Board of
Commission approved formally the
budget for the coming year at
$500,935, which places the budget
in the usual “All-Time-High”
category. f
Roughly $400,l|00 of the total au
thorized expenditure in aH county
departments will come from state
and federal matching funds in the
schools, welfare, health and fores
try departments. Something near
$190,000 will be supplied directly
by the taxpayers of the county
from a $1.80 tax rate on the $100
valuation. This rate is based upon
an expected 80 per cent collection
rate and a $9,906,000 valuation.
This rate and its expected per
centage of collection would yield
$140,576.40 and the other $50,000
would come from collection of back
taxes, privilege license, and other
non-ad valorem tax sources.
A detailed breakdown of the
income sources for each depart
ment was not completed this week,
but the total county, state and
to all depart
fig
among
of Elections
Count House & Grounds 12,535
Register of Deeds ' 6,068
Coroner 125
Jail expenses 800
Superior Court 3,500
Clerk of Court 6,415
County Attorney 1,820
Miscellaneous 5,810
Aid to the Blind 1,600
Aid to Poor 5,850
Welfare Administration 12,833
County Accountant 3,236
Extension Department 8,985
Forestry Department 2,750
Health Department 14,680
Bond Retirement 34,250
School Current cost 80,990
•School Capital cost 162,850
School Debt cost 15,125
Old Age Assistance 73,440
Aid to Children 32,820
Aid to Disabled 26,640
Total
$589,93$
•Includes $150,000 school bond is
sue. i
Half of Dacron' Plant
Workers Participating
DuPont Saving Idea
Hiis week the Du Pont Company
announced that the first stock had
been purchased for company em
ployees under a savings program
instituted in September of 1955!
Management of the Kinston Da
cron Plant of the company reveal
ed along with this release that
half of the 2200 employees at the
local plant are taking part in this
unique program and that 400 will
have stock purchased in their same
during July and August.
Under this plan any person who
has been iwith DuPont for two years
may ear mark part of his salary
for this stock-punchase fund —
not less thap $12.50 per month nor!
more than $37.59 a month or $9
per week.
'For each dollar participating
Legion Auxiliary to
Be Headed Two Years
By Macy Mallard
The Clen Newton Smith Unit No.
154 of the American Legion Auxil
iary met recently with Macy Mal
lard, fret vice president, presiding.
Eighteen members were present.
„ Officers were installed by Mrs.
Hilda Flowers, past president of
the unit. Reports were heard from
various committees. Report on
State Convention held in Durham
in June, was given by Miss Mallard,
delegate. Hie group voted to meet
Second Monday night in August.
Officers, to serve two year
term are: president, Macy Mallard;
.First Vice President, Mrs. Jean
nette Lowery; Second Vice Presi
dent, Mrs. Phoebe Becton; Secre
tary-Treasurer, Mrs. Sarah John
son; Chaplain, Mrs. Lucy Flowers;
Historian, Mrs. Mahle McDaniel;
and Sergeant-at-arms, Mrs. Smith
Moore. Out going president is Mrs.
Eliza Johnson.
After adjournment, refreshments
were served by Mrs. Norma Cox
and Mrs. Dorothy Armstrong.
York City Last Week
The National Conference of Com
missioners on Uniform State Laws,
representing the 48 states, the
District of Columbia, Alaska, Ha
waii and Puerto Rico held its 66th
annual meeting in the Waldorf
Astoria last week (July 8-13) when
11 uniform and four mode] acts
were considered for submission to
state legislatures.
Established in 1892, as a result
of a resolution adopted by the
American Bar Association, the Con
ference is composed of commis
sioners, usually three in number
from each of the states, the terri
tories of Alaska and Hawaii and
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Former .President Woodrow Wil
son, Dean 'Roscoe Pound of Har
vard Law School and Justices
Rutledge and Rrandeis of the U. S.
Supreme Court are a few of the
Commissioners who have contri
buted in drafting uniform and
model acts.
The roster of the present Con
employees allocate to this fund the
DuPont company adds 25 cents.
The trustee in charge of the fund
then uses this money to purchase
DuPont stock on the open market,
all dividends are used to purchase
additional stock.
When an individual becomes en
titled to a whole share it is regis
tered in his name, and last week
this was done for the first 10,000
employees. The money deposited
in the fund by the employees is
"used to purchase Series E Savings
Bonds.
Because the purpose of the pro
gram is to encourage sustained
savings the bonds purchased with
the employees money must be held
four years and are delivered to him
as they reach four years of age,
and the DuPont stock is also held
for a four-year period. Of DuPont’s
80,000 employees 60,000 are taking
part in this plan.
All operating costs of this unique
sayings program are paid l(y the
company.
Six Land Transfers
Reported in Jones
Real estate transfers reported
during the past week in the office
of Register of Deeds Mrs. D. W.
Koorvce included the following six:
On July 10th two lots in White
Oak Township from Wardie Collins
White to Lollie C. Dudley.
On July 13th one acre in White
Oak Township from Lillie C. Hig
gins to Jessia T. Whitley.
On July 13th 29 acres in Beaver
Creek Township from Max Green
stein and wife to Roy E. White.
On July 16th 8 lots in White Oak
from Van H. Harriett to R. S.
Pridgen.
On July 16th one acre from R.'
D. 'Thompson H to C. D. Hodges.
On July 16th two Pollocksville
lots from Joseph C. and Betty Cole
Williams to Milton H. Askow Jr.
Marriage License
Jones County Register of Deeds
Mrs. D. W. Koonce reports the
issue of only two marriage license
in the past week. These went to:
William F. Little Jr., 20, and
Helen Louise West, 18, both of
PollocksviHe, on July 9th and to:
Dempsey Parker, -19, of Kin
Bearver Creek TowBship on the lltb.
Kinston Landmark is v
Hit by Fire Tuesday
The old Wooten Home located at
the foot of the 300-blocfk of King
Street in Kinston was badly hit
by a fire of undetermined origin
late Tuesday. -
The old home presently owned by
Negro Undertaker E. K. Best and
divided into numerous apartments
cauglht fire at about 5:30 Tuesday
afternoon and stubbornly resisted
efforts of the firemen to bring it
under control. They were not able
to call it quits until two hours la
ter. A full assessment of the dam
age had not been completed.
Dr. Jones is Found
Guilty of Reckless
Driving on Thursday
District Health Officer Dr. R.
J. Jones who earlier this year whs
indicted on a drunken driving
charge by Kinston police was found
guilty last Thursday in Recorder’s
Court of reckless driving.
In presentation of the evidence
for the defense it was contended
that Dr. Jones had one or two
drinks and had also taken a dose
of a non-narcotic medicine, which
combined had resulted in his er
ratic driving rather than his oeing
“appreciably under'the influence”.
He was fined $25 and the court
costs.
ference includes, Attorney General
Louis C. Wyman of New Hamp
shire, the deans of 16 Law Schools,
12 judges from State and Federal
Courts and' 12 professors of law
The other members are outstand
ing attorneys from their respec
tive states.
Commissioners from North Caro
lina are John N. Shuford of Ashe
iviHe and Fred I. Sutton of Kin
ston. In addition, P. Kent. Burns,
Revisor of Statutes, Raleigh, is an
associate member of the Confer
ence.'