i Waok March THE JONES COUNTY NUMBER 42 fRENTON, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 10,1960 VOLUME XI Safes Robbed in Kinston Last Week Le.oir County officers were plagued by another series of safe ma tilings over the past week. Four were beaten open last Thursday night. Two of these were in the offices of E. L. Scott on West Vernon Avenue, another in the office of Scott’s next-door neighbor, the Pepsi-Cola Bottling plan: ar.d the fourth -was on Bast Bright Street in the-office of the Kinston Housing Authority. Biggest haul of the night was $514 from the Hous ing Authority safe, which is pictured with this article. Before getting to the safe the thieves had to tear open the large vault door in which the safe was located. At Scott’s establishment a total of $205 was taken. A‘ the Pep:i-Cola plant all the thieves got was ex ercise. Damage wtas fixed in the hundreds of dollars at each establishment and perhaps in the thousands at the Housing Authority due to the destruction of ■the vault door and its frame. Hoyt Minges, chief bottle washer at the Pepsi plant, has issued a statement to the general effect that no money is kept at the plant office overnight, and he’d appreciate thieves detouring around his place and tearing up bis equipment. This was its seco'd assault in two weeks. , The thieves were only interested in money, leaving checks at the Housing Authority neatly stacked on top the badly battered safe shown here. Ales Hit Clot, tut Responding to Aid Sheriff Brown Tates -was hos pitalized Tuesday morning from a blood clot in a bloodvessel lead ing to the brain, but cm Thursday he was reported to be responding extremely well to treatment and it was hoped that he wotfld have a complete reoovery. Yates first complained of feeling badly Monday afternoon and Health i Department Nurse Alma Vassey found his blood pressure to be up and advised him to see a doctor, which he delayed until Tuesday when hlis conditioned had wor sened. The Wood dot slowed Mood to certain areas of the brain, causing a temporary paralysis. On Tbnrs day it was reported that feeling Wtas. returning to those parts of fiis body that had been partially paralyzed. t Medication to dissolve the blood dot is apparently succeeding and did Thursday attendants were op timistically feeling that Yates’ re covery would be fast and com plete. Fountain Files for Reelection in Second Today 2nd District Representa tive Lh Hi Fountain filed for re election subject to nominatiofl in the May 28th primary. , In filing for his Sth term Feud tain said, “I appreciate the op portunity the people of the second district have given me to serve jhem in the Congress of the United States. I sincerely hope my record will merit their continued confi dence and support.” fv (Fountain is a member of the Veterans and Dependents are Urged to be Fully Informed On Changes in Pension Policy In August 1959 Congress passed a new pension law for veterans and veterans’ widows and children which will became effective July 1, 1960. One of the provisions of the new law is that veterans, widows and children -who are now receiving pension have the right to remain under the present pension law or e.ect to come under the new law. The Veterans Administration will, in the near future, mail to present recipients of pension the necessary form to elect benefits under the new law if they so desire. To elect to receive benefits under the new law can be to a person’s disadvantage unless he or she thoroughly understands the provi sions of both laws. Before signing any form and re turning it to the Veterans Admin istration, the veteran, widow,