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THE JONES COUNTY NUMBER 8 fRENTON, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1959 VOLUME XI ' % 4-H’ers Presenting Health Paaeant Tqiti Foscue Installed' as Governor Rotary District Tom H. Foscue, elected recent ly as governor of District 733, Ro tary International, has' assumed his official duties. Since the death of W. Jesse Moya of Farmville, district governor for 1958-59, onj May 16, Foscue lias been acting' governor to complete Moye’s un? expired term. Foscu6 was formally installed in office for the 1959-80 Rotary year 'in a special program at the meet ing of the Maysville Rotary dub last weeik, with the local club’s of ficers jalso being inducted at the same time. Past district governors Charles L. Meddlers and Jean P. Booth of Kinston and Jaimes W. Butler of Greenville participated in the in duction ceremonies. > Foscue was installed by ur. nai ler, governor of the district at the time the Maysville Rotary dub received its charter on March 12, 1W7. Booth lead in the installation of Garland R. Smith as Maysidlle club president, succeeding in this office J. P. Gardner. Other nearby dubs represented by their presidents at the instsflla tion dinner included Trenton, John Yates; Ppllocksville, dande Allen; Jacksonville, John Downs; Walter Ives Hew FHA Committeeman Walter E. Ives pf Route 2, Tren ton, has been appointed, effective .July 1, to serve as a regular mem ber of the Janes County Farmem Home Administration County Com mittee. Ives lives in the Chinquapin ‘Community of Jones County and 3s a successful Ml itime farm owner. He is age 45 and a veteran at World: War H, loving nerved in the Navy from 1942 to 3945. Ives was a teacher in the Vet eran Farmer Training Program during the late 1940’s. He in mar ried to the former Emma Killings worfih of Jones County and they have two sons. Waiter Jr. and Eofoert Allen. Wilson Lowery Places Second in Contest Wilson Lowery placed second in the Eastern District 4-H Electric Demonstration Contests for hoys. Wilson represented Jones County in the 16 county district contest. With a demonstration entitled “Keep It dean for Longer Life’V Wilson showed the importance of periodic cleaning of electric mot ors Wilson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Lowery of Houte I, Trenton, add is a member of the 4-H Club at Jones Central High School. The contest is sponsored through out the stafo by Tarheel Electric Jones Board Adopts Bridget Fixes 1959 Tax Rate at $1.64 In its July session the Jones County Board of Commissioners formally and finally adopted the 3850-60 budget for the county and fixed the tax rate at $1.64 on the #10,060,000 tax listed valuation of the county. The budget calls for an expendi ture of $575,332, the bulk of which comes from state and federal matching funds and the remainder from the local tax levy and other Sources such as whisky store in come, privilege license and court fines and costs. The board also unanimously a dopted a resolution recommending the appointment of Victor Venters of Richlands to the State Highway Commission, replacing Commis sioner E. L. White of Wilmington, who died last month. Milton Arthur was named to as sist the tax collector with the col lection of delinquent taxes. An “an premises” beet license was approved for R. R.. Casper. The proposed relocation of som\ sections of a rural road in Beaver Creek Township was approved. The board ordered a deed drawn returning a tract of land sold la# taxes to Ralph M. and Sophia Simmons, who had agreed to pay all costs and taxes against the tract of land. Marriage License The only marriage license is sued in the past two weeks by Jones County Register of Deeds Mrs. D. W. Koonce went to Leon Stephens Venters Jr., 23, of Iren Wooten Sues Adolph In Friendly Variety Automobile Cox Fight This week George Wooten Cox filed a suit against his brother, | Adolph for $10,000 in Jones County Superior Court / Wooten alleges in his complaint that he was a passenger in a ve- I hide driven by Adolph in April 13,1 1959, and that Adolph “carelessly and recklessly” drove said vehicle into the part of a truck belonging to the Coca Cola Bottling Company of Kinston near (Leslie White’s store. j In the resulting crash, Wooten alleges that he suffered serious, I painful injuries because of Hie negligence of his brother. Injuries. which forced him to remain for j several hours in a Kinston hospital; and still suffer pain when he raises j his arm suddenly. R. W. Haskins Files Suit in Drainage Dispute with Smith . R- W. Haskins this week filed a suit in Jones County Superior Court against a neighbor, Thomas K. Slmith, in Chinquapin Township j for alleged waiter damage to his I property from a ditch Smith had installed on his property. Haskins says in his complaint that Smith beared up some 20 acres of land hear Phillips Cross roads and lhad a canal dog to drain this 20 acres and another 15 acres of wood land and he says this canal diverted the waters from this 35 acres of land upon his farmlands. Haskins alleges $4,000 damagfes; $2,000 actual and $2,000 punitive. ton and Dorothy Nell Harriett, 23, of PdOfidasvilte. Wettest July on Record Sees 9 Inches Rainfall During First IS Days iWhat June lacked in moisture JEtily has in its first half much more than made up with 8.38 inches of rainfall already recorded at 8 a. m. Wednesday morning in Kinston and .more coming all through the day.. June with 2.98 inches of rain for its full 30-day length worried farm ers greatly and now July with a record moisture in its first fort night has them really seared. The Kinston record is also felt to be far less than that of many pprts of the area, and farmers with amateur fain gauges report far more than the official reading which is taken back of the office of the Smith-Douglass Fertilizer Company at the foot of west Bright street in downtown Kinston. Official readings from many surrounding communities indicate that Kinston—moist though it may be is actually not so bad off. Tuesday Jacksonville’s official recording was 4.89 inches for the day. Washington on Tuesday bad already gotten more than 14 inches of rain during July—an average of an inch per day. Folks are nodding their heads and repeating the old adage, “Dry weather scares ’em and wet wea ther ruins ’em”. " ‘ But viewed as a whole—at this writing on Wednesday—no serious damage has yet resulted from the abundance of water and1 it is gen erally agreed that the little dam age that had resulted has much more than been offset by the great ly improved quantity and possible quality of the tobacco crop. Another week of the exceedingly hot and dry weather that marked the last two weeks of June would have put a major part of the com crop beyond help and would have drastically cut the pounds of to bacco harvested. Many farmers optimistically ex press the view' that the hard, hot dry June season forced tobacco to put ddwn deep roots, to really de velop a fine circulatory system and now with plenty of rain they feel that a much heavier crop-leaf for leaf will result—leaves that are not only heavier but that have some of that much talked about “aroma and flavor”. BACK FROM CRUISE NCUilBOILK, V. — Kenneth E. Everett, seaman, UHN, son of John W. Everett of Kinston, returned to Norfolk, Va., July 1 aboard the attack aircraft carrier UBS Inde-' Jones County 4-H’ers will be very much in the limelight on Tuesday, July 23 when they pre sent the State 4-H Health Pageant during the observance of the 50th Anniversary of 4-H Club Work* The pageant entitled “The Royfg Road to Health” Will be presented in William Neal Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh at 8 P. M. as a part of the program at State 4-H C3ub Week highlighting 50 years of club work in North Carolina. The pageant, a Mother Goose Fantasy written by J Gaskill Mc Daniel, newspaper editor from New Bern, is under the direction of L. A. Dillman, former pastor of the Trenton Methodist Church. Assisting the director is Mrs. C. L. Davis of Pollocks ville. “The Royal Road to Health” is being presented through the co operation of the Jones County 4-H Adult Leaders, friends of 4-H and 4-H Club members. Leaders have been responsible for raising funds to finance the pageant and making the costumes, scenery and make up. The purpose of the Health Pa geant is to crown as the State 4-H King and Queen of health, the state winners of the 4-H Health Im provement program. Health im provement is an activity carried by all club members. Ihe pageant is open to the pub lic and these is no admission charge. Parents, leaders and friends pf 4-H are urged to at tend. Club members taking part are: Joe Lee Noble, Elaine Parker, Tommy Holloman, Douglas Wright, Virgil Huffman, Guy Kinsey, Jr., Donald Mallard, iRonald Daven port, Sue Noble, Suzanna Mallard, Tommy Hood, David Waller, John ny Mallard, Elaine Thomas, Tif fney Meiggs, Bertrand Meiggs, Shirley Barbee, Sam Davis, Doro thy Webb, Mike Mallard, Carolyn "Price, Cyrus Whaley, William Jar man, Jasmine Jones, Polly Mc Daniel, Jimmy Pollock, Janice Lowery, David Cox, Ann DuVal, Jack Parker, Betsy Armstrong, Cecil Banks, Franklin Andrews, Inez Whaley, Gretchen Davis, John Robert Bayette, Carol Haddock, Brent Hill, Elaine Croom, Brenda Hill and Bobby Heath. Adult narrators are J. W. Allen, Principal Jones Central High School, and Stanley Cover, pastor Trenton Baptist Church. Jones Tobacco Farmers Congratulated for Not Using Sucker Controls Jones County tobacco farmers are to be congratulated on not us ing MH-30 to control tobacco suck ers this year Fanm Agent J. R. Franck reports. Franck says he doesn’t know of a single farmer who has used this material which is not recommend ed because of adverse affects on quality of tobacco. The agent was quick to remind fanners that topping and sucker ing tobacco is a paying proposi tion. Tests conducted by the North Carolina Experiment Station show ed tthat time spent doing this job pays the farmer $4 per hour. The agent says there are many fields of tobacco blossoms in Jones County. Many farmers state that they are waiting to top the tobacco late so they will have t© sucker only once. “Late topping and suckering re turns more money than no top ping but tests prove that the value per acre is reduced $6 for every day that tops are left in the to bacco after they begin to bloom.” said the agent Land Transfers fieal estate transfers recorded in the past two weeks in the of fice of Jones County Register of Deeds Mrs. D. W. Koonce includ ed the ioUawinig: Jasper C. Hill to Dorothy Irene Meadows .5 acres in White Oak. W. B. Hargett to Union-Bag Camp Paper Company 110.65 acres in Tuckahoe. Charles D. Cranes to John T. El kins .53 acres in White Oak Clarence W. Franks to "David Strayhom Jr. 2 lots in Pollocks ville. ' H. M. Carpenter to W. B. Har gett 7.8 acres in Tncfcahoe. W. B. Hargett to Ridie Ward Hargett two tracts in Tuckahoe. James W Newsome to John Ed ward Parker 44.5 acres in Pol locks viUe. Felix King to Clifton King 6,000 square feet in Tuckahoe. John M. Booth to James M. Bender two lots in Pollocksville. Wade W. Mallard to Emma Bar ker Williams one tract in Trenton. Emma B. Williams to Clyde Traytwick one tract in Trenton. Clyde Traywick to J. Robert Home one tract in Trenton. pendence after eight weeks of training in the Caribbean Sea. Four Arrests Sheriff Brown Yates reports only four arrests in the past two weeks. These included Godfrey Wilden of Pollocksville for public drunken ness, Allen Waters of Pollocksville of public drunkenness and dis orderly conduct, William L. Banks of Comfort for being drunk on the highway and Herbert Boggie of Trenton who was charged with as sault upon a female. Major Renovations Underway at DuPont A construction force of 50 to 70 people will be required for a modernization project which is starting this week at Du Pont’s Kinston Plant, it has been an nounced by Plant Manager W. E. Gladding. Present plans call for only one major project, the replacement of some processing equipment. Com pletion of this work is anticipated within a matter of months. The construction force includes 10 members of supervision from the Company’s Engineering De partment, most of whom yrived this week. Others are being hired locally. Heading the project is William J. Poffenbaugh, who was Field Pro ject Manager for completing the original construction of the Kin ston Plant in 1953 and for con struction of the Dacron Research Laboratory. Others who have re turned after previous work here on construction projects are W. F. Lewis, R. W. Barr, F. G. Boling and S. M. Vandiver. Some Fish Story Alii* Taylor and Earl Canady fishad diligently last week at the Belgrade marl pits for over three havrs withfaut a single, solitary nibble. Disguisted they were get ting ready to leave. Then they noticed a frightened rabbit swim ming towatd their boat. Taylor lifted the rabbit out of the water and displayed |t to other nearby fishermen; then he Tossed it back in the water. After that, so the best record available says, they caught a bucketfuil of nice perch. Moral: None; just another fish story, sworn to and. properly no tarised.
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