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HI NOTES
By Betty Jones and Mary Turner
QEWnU I EAH WIKh9
“KEEP CHRISTMAS"
The second year F.H.A. girls at
Jones Central High School are put
ting forth an effort to “Keep
Christ in Christmas.” Fosters per
taining to the Nativity are being
prepared by' the girds and placed
in stores and other public build
ings throughout Jones County.
(These girls believe that Christ
mas should b« more than “just a
time for exchanging gifts.” They
believe “Christmas is a time of
reverance and praise.” They wish
to keep the real meaning of
Christmas.
TOP SALESMEN FOR P.T.A.
DINNER WIN PRIZES
The Parent-Teacher Association
oi Jones Central High School of
fered prizes to students for sell
ing tickets to the P. T. A. dinner
held December 5.
These students were the top five
salesmen. Susan Vassey, awarded
first prize, a Bulova watch by
Gooding’s Jewelry Store of Tren
ton. Others allowed to select prizes
were Jerry Pelletier, who chose
a $25 Savings Bond given by the
Branch Banking and Trust Com
pany of Trenton, and Dorothy
Phil yaw, who selected “The Roc
ket”, yearbook of Jones Central
High School. Glenda Harker chose
a camera given by Bender Candy
Company of Pollocksville, and
Martha Pruitt cbose a Sheaffer
fountain pen given by Trenton
Drug Company.
CENTRAL GIRLS DOWN PINK
HILL 55-46
Jones Central's girl’s Basket
ball team returned to the victor’s
ranks with ‘ a showing before a
large crowd, Friday night Decem
ber 5 by defeating Pink Hill 55-46.
The three high scorers were:
Betty Jones 16, Peggy Craft 6 and
Nola Bonner 6.
The three standouts on defense
were: Jo. Ann Craft, Linda Mills
and Glenda Barker.
Although Casey Price, Note Bon
ner, and Maxine Spence didn’t see
much action in this game, they
will in the near future.
Betty Jones, in good hum scored
8 shots out of 17 attempts from
the floor. Jo Ann Craft, a junior
got 6 rebounds during the game
and Peggy Craft, a sophomore,
got 5.
F. H. A. HOLDS MEETING
The F.H.A. of Jones Central held
a meeting December 5 During the
meeting the members decided to
give a present at the end of the
school year to the member who
acquires the most merit points.
A merit point is an hour spent ip
some task related to teaching, such
as reading to 9mall children, help
ing a younger brother or sister
with a lesson, or reading a maga
zine for teachers.
Ann Scott was appointed by the
president, Ellender Jenkins, to
keep a record of the merit points
Jin order to buy a gift for the one
with the most points, each month
each member pays a nickel except
the one who has the most points
for that month.
CENTRAL WINS EASILY
On Friday night, December 5,
Jones Central played host to Pink
Hill. In the first quarter the
“Rockets” pulled to an early lead
of 15-8 by the end of the quarter
with Hood scoring 6 of the .points.
Again in the second quarter Cen
tral outscored the visitors and in
creased the margin of their lead
to 10, with Mallard scoring 7 and
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Hood again scoring 6.
In the thrid quarter the two
teams scored little but Central a
flutn outscored the visitors. Hie
score at the end of the third period
was 40-26.
The fourth quarter saw a lot of
reserves on the court. Jobes Cen
tral removed every 'man from its
bench. The subsitutes played very
well and ended the gaime with a
60-46 decision.
High scorers for Pink Hill were
Howard with 16 and Turner wtih
10. High man for Central was Mal
lard with 22: Hood followed with
16. In the rebound department
Barbee was high with 4, the rest
of the rebounds being evenly dis
tributed over the rest of the team.
Heath, Mallard, and Hood all stole
the ball a total of 3 times each.
In the second half Central hit 60
per cent of their shots.
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