NUMBER 50 TRENTON, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1959 VOLUME X
Havelock Woman Killed Saturday in Kinston Wreck
Mrs. Beverly Hawkins, wife of
Master Sergeant Vernon Hawkins
of Havelock, was instantly killed
at 10:15 last Saturday morning in
a head-on crash eight miles west
of Kinston on the. LaGrange high
way. ' -r> .•* *-*»'*• V.
" Jack Bunn, Duke University stu
dent from Bethesda, Md., driver
of the other car in the fatal crash,
suffered a broken pelvis, severe
cuts about the lace and a dislocat
ed hip. An exchange student from
Turkey, a co-ed at Duke riding with
Bunn, suffered a broken bone in
one foot and severe shock.
Five girls, including two of Mrs.
Hawkins’ daughters, who were be
ing taken to a Scout meeting in
\Goldsboro, were hospitalized from
the Crash.
Linah Young, Patricia Ann Doug
las and Caroline Coker were dis
charged Sunday after emergency
treatment and examination. Mrs.
Hawkins’ daughters, Janice, 15, and
Leslie, 9, remain in the hospital
from more serious injuries but
this week they are reportedly “out
of danger” and doing fair.
Investigating Patrolman Wesley
Parrish says eye-witnesses reveal
that Bunn’s car swerved slowly
over to the wrong lane of traffic
for no apparent reason and that
both cars crashed at about 55 miles
per hour. Bunn will be charged
with manslaughter.
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Maysville Mayday
Program on Friday
Die Maysville Elementary School
held its annual May Day festival
Friday morning in the school audi
torium.
Miss Shirley Baribee, eighth
grader, reigned oarer the festival
as Queen, her attendants were
Misses Doris Toler, Barbara Hay,
'Patsy Janman, Brenda Collins,
Anne Smith and Corinne Foy.
Flower girls were Robin Gard
Pruitt,
Flag bearer, FreMe ©twtello,
Ushers, Jerry Brock, Eddy Thomp
son, Kent Morgan, David Bryant,
Eugene Mask and Donald Pridgen.
The queen was crowned by Prin
cipal Clifton Philyaw after which
the program “Colonization of A
merica” was presented for the
queen and her court.
From England’s Shores—Tra
ditional Maypole Dance—Second
Grade.
'Primitive Indians Were Here—
Indian Dance—Fourth Grade.
Revolutionary Times — Rythm
Band—First Grade.
Remember the Alamo—Girls in
Calico, Boys in Buckskin-Third
Grade.
The 'Dutch Settlers—'Wooden
Shoes—Sixth Grade.
German Settlers—Polka—Seven
th Grade.
Moving Westward, liberty’s
Finale—Fifth Grade.
The program was concluded
/with the Jones Central High
Thi* picture looking oast on
US 70 Saturday morning Shows
how far Jack Bunn's car had gone
to his loft before crashing hood
on into the car of Mr*. Bovorly
Hawkins of Havaiock, killing bar
instantly, injuring five children
with her and badly hurting Bunn.
This picture describes with
brutal impact the crash that
claimed the life of Mrs. Beverly
Hawkins of Havelock Saturday
morning between Kinston and La
Grange. The Hawkins car is at
left and the car of Jack Bunn,
Duke University student from
Mary and, is at right.
Commissioners Ask Hargett
Place Jones County Under
Provisions of Election Laws
John Holden Named
MaysviBe Mayor
By Mrs. Robert F. Moor#
John R. Holden Jr., auto dealer,
defeated Ins opponent Nolan B.
$a .narrow margin to win
f or mayor in Tuesday's
election in Maysville.
The returns revealed that the
following were elected to the
Board of Aldermen, the names ap
pealing in the order in which they
were elected: Robert L. Mattocks,
Jere W. Pelletier, W. W. Brafford,
Harry Bryant and Fannie Foscue.
W. W. Brafford and Fannie Fos
cue were the only incumbent mem
bers of the previous Board.
Was Bass Stewed7
The Trenton Volunteer Fire De
partment hold a largo fish stow
Saturday night honoring Fire Chief
Bass and Fire Chief Sgt. Smith
both from Now River Air Bose.
Chief Bass and Chiaf Smith
demonstrated their service in in
structing the fireman of Trenton
the moons of drafting watar. Both
found the fire truck to bo in ex
cellent condition for drafting, thus
ly providing more' fire safety to
the community.
School Band playing several selec
tions.
Honors Awarded to Members
Of Jones Girls’ Basketball Team
The Jobes Central basketball
seasOn ended with honors given
out Wednesday, -April 28.
Varsity letters were given to:
Carolyn (Casey) Price, Lillie Faye
Banks, Noia Bonner, Wanda Bal
lard, and Dorothy Webb. Stars
denoting second or third year of
play, were given to Peggy Craft,
Und» UiUs, Betty Jooee, Jo Ann
Craft, Maxine Spence, Glenda
Barker, Lois Eng, Geraldine West
to Betty Jones. These girls’ names
will be engraved on a plaque pre
sented to the school by Mr. J. D.
Jenkins, this plaque is to hang in
the trophy case at Jones Central.
Betty Jones also won the “Free
Throw Championship” trophy.
Jones Central had a very suc
cessful basketball season. The
girls racked up twenty wins to
only one loss.
The most exciting game was
With Pineland College when Jones
Central was victorious over the
oolleige varsity by one point Jones
Central in to winning the
regular season championship, al
so won the Coastal Wains Tour
nament. defeating Pmnlico Coun
ty inthe finals. :< • -i
Gold Basketballs .were gived to
each girl on the J. C. squad.
V.
Tfie Jones county Boara ot com
missioners Monday unanimously
voted to ask Representative John
Hargett to introduce the necessary
legislation to place all Jones Coun
ty elections under the provisions
of General Statute 163-175 which
applies to the casting and counting
Under this law all persons are
required to vote for the number of
offices tar be filled in each cate
gory. The law is aimed at the elim
ination of single-shot voting, which
permits a person, feu- instance, in
voting for the members of the
board of comimissianers to vote
for one rather than for five.
Last year in the senatorial vot
ing several counties in the 7th Dis
trict, which includes Greene, Le
noir, craven, Carteret, Onslow and
1 Jones, were under the provisions
of this law, while others were not.
Those under the law were forced
to vote for two senators—which
are allocated to the district—but
other counties—notably Carteret—
single-shotted their candidate to
the deteriment of candidates from
other areas.
Resolutions were also passed
asking Hargett to introduce en
abling legislation that would raise
the pay of members of the board
of commissioners, welfare and
education, to $ao pec day plus
mileage and raise pay of jurors
from the present $5 per day and
one roundtrip mileage to and from
court to their home to the actual
mileage they travel during a week
of court. The three boards now
draw $5 per day and mileage at
seven cents per mile.
Beer License OK’d
A beer license for the estab
lishment of Robert Howard on US
17 between Msysville and Potlocks
ville was approved by the Jones
County Board 'of Cbmanissioners
Monday. Earlier the board had ve
toed a license for Howard because
of his establishment’s nearness to
a church. But when the hoard
learned that Howard had applied
for an off-premises, license, ra
ther than an qp-preanise license
they decided to approve the ap
plication.
Maysville School
Installs PTA Leaders
The Maysville Elementary School
Parent Teachers Association met
at the school Monday night for the
installation of the new officers.
The meeting was opened with
Mrs. W. F. F. little giving the
devotional using the 19th Psalm.
Mrs. C. D. Smith, outgoing presi
dent, presided over the meeting
and installed the neiw officers as
follows; President Mrs. Robert
Buck, Vice-President Mrs. Sain
Pruitt, Secretary Mrs. Albert
Bracey, Treasurer Mrs. Bill Hen
derson.
Mrs. Jaimes Baibee presented a
record of the “Star Spangle Ban
ner” to the school. The record
had been given hy Mrs. Ram Mal
lard on behalf of the Farm Bureau
Association.
Refreshments of orange punch
and cake with banana cream fill
ing was served by Mrs. Henry
Mills, Mrs. William Smith and Mrs.
Ball Henderson.
Trenton Town Meeting
Re-elects Mayor and
Present Aldermen
The biennial Trenton Townmeet
inig was held Tuesday night in the
court house with about SO quali
fied .persons attending and after
a brief discussion the incumbent
mayor and aldermen were elected
for another two-year term.
Mayor M. E. Hines and Alder
men Donald Brock, George N.
Noble and Dart Lee Noble will be
sworn in at the June meeting.
Rabies Clinic Schedule
Clinks will be held for the vac
cination of dogs against rabies in
accordance with the North Caro
lina Rabies Law requiring all dogs
over 6 months of age to be vac
cinated. Clinics will be held ac
cording to the following schedule.
TUESDAY, MAY 12
10:00 A. M. — Comfort
11:00 A. M. — R. D. Howard Store
'11:30 A. M. — D. A. Jones Store
1:30 P. M. — Hood’s Store
2:30 P. M. — Sasser’s Mill
3:00 P. M. —Leslie White’s Store
3:30 P .M. — Trenton (Courthouse)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13
9:00 A. M. — Dan Oxley’s Store
10:00 A. M. — Ray McDaniel Store
11:00 A. M. — Pollocksville
(Armstrong’s Store)
1:30 P. M. — Maysville (Fire
Station)
1 3:00 P. M. — Lewis White’s Store
Health Department Clinic Site
Approved by State; Now Only
Money Is Needed for Building
MAY 3-10, 1953
'During the period of May 3-10,
Soil Stewardship Week will he ob
served in churches of all faiths
throughout the nation. Hie 2825
Soil Conservation Districts in the
U. S. are the Sponsors of this pro
gram.
The 97 districts in North Caro
lina, which include every acre of
privately owned farmland from
fflanteo to Murphy, invite your
special attention to man's obliga
tion to be a good steward $n his
use of God’s gifts of soil, water,
plants, and wildlife.
People who live in the city,
though they may never see a har
vest,,have a direct interest in toe
Mils tram which they receive the
Attorney Donald Brook reported
to the Jones County Board of Com
missioners Monday that the con
struction of a clinic for the Jones
County Health .Department now
largely lies in the hands of the
General Assembly and whether
this body provides sufficient mon
ey to the State Medical Care Com
mission to match federal and
county funds for the proposed
$30,000 building.
A site offered free to the coun
ty by the Estate erf Verder Pol
lock just beyond Trenton on the
Polloeksville Highway has been
surveyed by officials of the com
mission and has been approved.
Under tentative plans agreed
upon some months ago by the
Jones County Commissioners pro
fits from the County ABC Stores
woidd be used to provide the por
tion of county funds that would be
needed for this building.
'many products they use.
The shelf or bin in the corner
(grocery is only a step &om the
soil in which food is produced. Our
entire American Society is depend
ent upon a productive soil aro* an
supply of useful water.
Together they form the founda
tion of all civilisation.