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NUMBER 44 fRENTON, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1960 VOLUME XI Jones County ‘ Politics Quiet As Church Mouse Some say the weather, others the condition of tobacco plant beds and some blame the natural bash fulness of Jones Oountiane for the unusually quiet condition of Jones County politics on this, March 24th just 22 days before the filing dead line for all would-be office holders. As of Thursday morning Elec tion Board Chairman W. F. Hill had not collected a single, solitary filing fee. Officers to be filled for Jones County in the May 28th election includes the board of county com missioners, representatives in the general assembly, register of deeds, justices of peace, constables, coroner, school board and Jones Countians are also eligible to seek one of the two seats in the state senate from the Seventh Sena torial District. The incumbent commissioners, Chairman .John W. Creagh, Harold Mallard, D. A. Jones, Braxton George and Ralph Sicott are ex pected to seek another two year term. The same expectation is held for Representative John Hargett, Reg ister of Deeds Mrs. D. ,W. Koonce and Justice of Peace Heber Moore. It -will be necessary to elect a netw coroner since the incumbent, Milton Arthur, has resigned to. ac cept another job with the county. Jfo Jones Countian is rumored up until this point as having any serious interest in one of the seii afc seats. Already filed and run ning tor these senate jobs are one incumbent, Luther Hamilton of Morehead City, and Tpm White of Kinston, a former member of the' state house of representatives, who is now seeking a seat in the other branch of the general assembly. Junes Countians are largely in terested in two major political campaigns that involve either all of the state or the Third Congress ional District. It seemed to be generally agreed in every pant of Jones County that Beverly Lake has so far hurt Tren ton Attorney John Larkins more than any Other candidate in Lar 4-H Notes TRENTON JUNIOR 4-H CLUB Sonia Rae Harrison, Reporter The March meeting of the Tren ton Junior 4-H Club was called to order by Vice President Billy Harrison. The pledges to the A t . meriican and 4-H Flags were re peated by the group. The minutes of the last meeting were read by the Secretary Jackie Mercer. Song leaders, Brenda Hill and Betty Jean Sumrell led in “My, Country Tis of Thee’’. Mr. J. R. Franck, County Agricultural Agent, made some announcements and said a few words on National 4-H Club Week. The Boys and Girls met to gether for the demonstration by Mr. L. B. Nance, Jr., Assistant Farm Agent. He showed a movie bn “Home Gardening” and gave each member a planting schedule. FUNERAL FRIDAY . Funeral services will be held at 2 Friday from the comfort Christ ian Church for William Edward Philyaw, 73, of Comfort who died following a brief lines* Wednes day afternoon just after 1 p. m. Burial wiB be made in the Phil yaw family cemetery near Com fort. ' kins’ home county. ■Among the five candidates seek ing to succeed Graham Barden as thir^ district congressman none seems to have any overpowering following in Jones County. ■Geographically the Craven Coun ty Candidates, Robert Stallings and James O. Simpkins, seem a trifle closer to Jones County than any other, despite the fact that Jones County borders Duplin County which has County Court Judge David Henderson in the race and borders Carteret County which has Skinner Chalk among the candi dates. The fifth candidate, Dr. David Rose of Wayne County, is known to a good many Jones Countians but lot well enough by the majority to be classed as anything near the top of the list in this particular county. If a guess had to be made Stall ings, Simpkins and Henderson would very likely be the top con tenders, so far as Jones County is concerned, and not necessarily in that order. Henderson, a former associate of Congressman Barden, would be a likely man to pick to head the list since Jones County has always been a strong supporter of Bar den. Up until now however, Hender son has. not made the kind of ef fort that Simpkins and Stallings have and if he expects to ride safely home on the retiring coat tails of Barden it is likely that he’ll still be a resident of Duplin Coun ty when the voting is over, rather than being a nominee to congress. Tifro Suits Filed in Jones Superior Court In the past week two suits have been filed in Jones County Superior Court. Sybil P. Goolsby has filed suit for divorce on grounds of two years separation from Herman‘Goolsby. Laura Peyton Burkett of Rich mond, Va. has brought action a gainst Clarence Issac Burkett of Beaver Creek Township in Jones County seeking to collect alimony and support for minor children granted to her when she was di vorced from Burkett in Virginia last year. Burkett was ordered by the Vir ginia courts to pay $160 per month for Mrs. Burkett and two minor children and $200 attorney fees foj her lawyer. He has not made any payment on either of these items ar.d according to the complaint filed in the Jones County Court he the exception of a trailer and auto l has disposed of his property with mobile upon which Mrs. Burkett 1 asked that a judgment be executed before they were also liquidated. I Marriage License Marriage license issued recently by Jones Caunity Register of Deeds Mrs. D. W. Koonce mclucied the following: Richaird Owen Harker, 23, to Dorothy Lee Swinson, 17, both of Pdlocksville. Jimmy Lee Taylor, 16, and Olivia Jane Littleton, 17, both of Jack sonville. George Jahn, 52, of Maysville and Derah Rouse, 45, of Pollocks vjHe. Alex H. White Fifth Graders Present Interesting Program The fifth grade of Alex II. White 'School presented1 an assembly pro tgram in the sichool auditorium Monday. Although the teacher, Miss Julia Whitty, assisted when need ed, most of the work was done by the pupils. All characters were selected by vote of the pupils, who also collected all stage properties. The program consisted of: Scrip ture by Nell Jones and Prayer by Danny Griggs. “A Word to Mr. Fish”, with solo parts by Curtis Jones, Linda Har rell, Robert Howard and Mary Sue Mallard. “What Shall I Do With My Horse?’’-Solo by Donna DuVal. Song “Patsy-Orey-Orey-Aiy” by the grade. Novelty—“A Bear Hunt”—led by Bob Meadows. “Tne War on Litterbugs”—a series of skits, showing how the (Latter Patrol is making war on all litterbugs. Announcer, Sue Booth; Captain Clean, Alan Mallard1; Scatterbug, Sue Collins; Reader for Scatterbug, Edna West; Tossbug, Brenda Boy ette; Reader for Tossbug, Benny Sutton; Smeaitoug, Dale Yardas; Reader for Smear bug, Carol Dean 'King; Slplatterbug, Joyce Howard; Reader for Splattenbug, Opal Cow ard; Gobblebug, Melvin Aycock; Reader for Gobblebug, Nancy O’ Bryan; Teeterbug, Cecil IRQ; Reader for Teeterbug, Brenda Mur phy; Plain old Litterbug, Stacy Slmith; Reader for Latterbug, Don raal Kennedy. Stage Managers, Johnny Har xielt and Ray Whaley. Other fifth graders taking part in the program were; Robert How ard, Frances Canady, Deborah Eu banks, Mary Eubanks, Eloise Har dy, Irene Heath, Faye Howard, 'Linda Jones, Sharon Mallard, and lE/velyn Nobles. All 37 pupijs of the grade took part. Mrs. Pippin Reelected WSCS President of Trenton Methodist The Womans Society of Chris tian Service of the Methodist Church met Wednesday night at the church with 14 members pre sent. The spiritual life leader, Mrs. W. S. Hill, gawe the devotional. Mrs. V. L. Pollock then present ed a very inspirational program on “Stewardship”. She stressed several very good points, among them being that people are more concerned about what one has in stead of what one is. She declared that a person needs spiritual food as well as food for his physical needs. '.After the reading of the ‘minutes ard roll call by the secretary, Mrs. Fred Pippin, president, called on the various secretaries for reports. J Mrs. V. L. Pollock was chosen as | a delegate from the Trenton WSCS for the conference to be held in Wilmington April 5-7. A nominating committee com posed of Mrs. W. G. Mallard, Mrs. A. B. Parker, and Mrs. V. L. Pol lock presented a slate of officers for the ensuing year. The slate Final Action April 4th 1 On Tax Revaluations 1 Monday the Jones County Board of Commissioners had a few “callers” as it sat as a board of equalization and review, which it is required to do on the third Mon day in March of each year. The board, after listening to a number of property owners at its Monday session, postponed final action on all requests until its regular April meeting. Since the commissioners will st'll be legally sitting as a board of equalization and review on April 4th persons who did not get to the meeting in time to ask revaluations may do so at the April meeting. Citizens may object to the tax listed valuation of their property at any time—and most do all the time—but the only time of the year when the county commissioners are authorized to make changes in tax 1 sted valuations is in this session when they are convened as a board cf equalization and review. Persons who feel that their pro perty is listed at a price out of line with comparable pieces of proper ty have the right to appear and ask a change in the valuation placed upon their property. Na turally, 99.9 per cent of those who appear at such meetings are seek ing lower valuations for their pro erty, but a person also has the right to request that the value be increased. None has in recent his tory in Jones County. Pollocksville PTA Basketball Benefit Being Played Friday Sore backs and stiff muscles are not slowing nown the practice or enthusiasm of the old-timers who will play the basketball teams off Alex H. White School Friday night, in the PTA-sponsored event at Jones Central. A large number of men were on hand Saturday after noon to get in shape. Many of the women limbered up Tuesday af ternoon and some did not wait for that. Some have been coming for the past week to shoot a few goals and sort of loosen up. At any rate all are looking for ward to a night of fun, and are hoping to make a good profit for the PTA. Both games will be play ed in the Jones Central Gym Fri day night—the girls at 7:30 and the boys at 8:30. Admission is 25c for all school children, and 50c for all adults. Land Transfers Real estate transfers recorded during the past week in the office of Jones County Register of Deeds ' Mrs. D. W. Koonce included the following: From Gordon King to Carrie King one tract in Tuckahoe Town ship. From Jesse Ray Eubanks to W. J. Dillahunt two lots in Pollocks ville. _ Fugitive Caught, Tried, Sentenced Before Christmas a fight in the Davis Street section resulted in the .shooting of Ishmael Davis of 719 Fields Street and witnesses told officers that Mazell May of La Grange had done the shooting. iMay fled and wias not caught un til over the past weekend. He was tried before Recorder Emmett Wooten Monday and sentenced to serve 18 months in prison. was accepted and the following were elected to head the group: Mrs. Fred Pippin, president, Mrs. M. E. Hines, vice-president, Mrs. Leslie Parker secretary and Mrs. W. G. Mallard treasurer. After the business session Mrs. J. R. Franck 'served refreshments. ) Sheriff Yates Being D scharged Monday After Hospitalizat’on Sheriff Brown Yates, who has been under treatment since March 8th in S'. Luke Hospital in New Bern, is scheduled *.o be discharg ed Monday. Yates su fered a blood clot that slewed blood circulation to his brain and caused a temporary par tial paralysis of one arm and one i leg. His recovery has been called complete since he received treat ment promptly enough to prevent permanent damage to nerve cen ters. He will remain at home for sev eral days, and at one time was scheduled for release from the hos pital this week, but his doctors de cided to keep him under observa | tion through the rest of this week. Highway Patrolmen In Jones County Are I Changing Districts I Under recent reorganization that will become effective April 1st the highway patrolmen serving in Jones County will be transferred to a new district. For many years Jones County patrolmen have been included in the district that has headquarters at New Bern and included Pam lico, Craven, Carteret, Jones and i Onslow counties. In the new plan of command the ! divisions have been made much smaller. The new command for the New Bern patrol office will include Pamlico, Craven and Carteret counties. Jones County patrolmen after April 1st will be in the district that includes Greene, Lenoir and Jones counties, with headquarters at Kinston. For many years there has been an effort to make this change since Jones County extends to within two miles of Kinston and quite frequently wrecks almost in the edge of Kinston had to wait for a patrolman to be summoned from a distant part of Jones County. Under the reorganization the two patrolmen assigned to Jones Coun ty will work exclusively in Jones i County and not spend as much lime out of the county as they have in ■ the past. I I ■ NURSING HOME BEGUN ! Work began this week on the Le noir County Nursing Home which is being built on Cunningham Road with funds voted in a $200,000 bond issue election in November 1958. The facility is planned for 51 beds and will include three wings, each I of 17-bed capacity with kitchen, lounge and service areas. Auto Death Reopened Tuesday the Lenoir County Grand Jury returned a true bill in a charge of manslaughter against Carol Kennedy of 413 Meriwether Lane for the death of Janet Ruth Pittman on the night of Septem ber 8, 1959 in a wreck at the in tersection of Queens Road and Highland- Avenue. Earlier a pre liminary hearing before Recorder Emmett Wooten resulted in a find ing of "no probable cause" in this same case but the grand jury Tuesday ruled that there was suf ficient evidence to support the charge and it will be called for trial at a future term of superior $
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