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TONES COUNTY NUMBER 23 . fRENTON, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1960 VOLUME XII A hacksaw made smuggled into the Lenoir County Jail in a foot long hot dog was the “key” to a jail break that freed two negro prisoners at about 2 a. m. Su'day. In ell, Lve men gob out of the cell block but only two managed to get completely free. William Ed ward Williams remained free for 6 hours until turned in by his mo ther. William Henry Gibbs re mained free until 9:30 Monday morairg when he surrendered. Two others were caught on the jail'roof and the 5th went back to his cell when olficers blocked his escape. Deputies George Hill, Liston Da venport and William Stroud along with Constables Willie Hart and Johnny Turner were ia the sheriffs office when they heard noises on the staircase. When they went to check the five prisoners took off in different directions. They had sawed two bars out of their cell and got out of the jail proper because Jailer Roy Phillips had left the front door open to per mit a better circulation of air in the jail which was crowded with a pre-court population of 33 prison ers. Willie James “Rabbit” Lawson, a teen-aged Happersville negro, ad mitted placing the hacksaw blade in the hot dog and will be tried for aiding and abetting a jail break. The other prisoners also pled guilty to jail breaking but SoUetow Walter -Britt says he will not send bills against them to the grand jury since ‘'judicial notice” Was taken of their jail break effort when sentence was passed on them in the charges for wfaiifh they pled guilty Tuesday.. ECC PAPER STAFFER Carolyn Pierce at Maysville route one is a reporter on “The Key”, a monthly publication of Baptist students who are attending East Carolina College. , Building, Remodeling? Learn on Home Tour Nov. 3rd Mrs. C. L. Davit of PoUocktviU*, M fa* jhowin# W fauilt-jn **wln« -■* ■ imlkm «ih« n «n Nl* By Maidred Morris Before building a house, a plan is drawn up to fit the requirements of the family who will live in it. In the same way, it is equally im portant to have a plan before you start to furnish a house. Home Demonstration Club wo men in Jones County have been studying home building and dec orating this year. Mrs. Faytie Gray, home economics agent, says they will climax their study with a home tour on Thursday. Novem ber 3rd, beginning at It) a. m. at the H. L. Haddock home. The Haddocks nave recently fin ished their new home. Haddock did most of the work himself, with the family assisting with finishing touches. “I am prouder of our forced hot air heating system and water system than anything else,” reports Mrs. Haddock. Carol and Linda, the teenage daughters who are outstanding 4-H members, chose their own room colors. Mrs. Gray encouraged the wo ihen to use only three colors in a room. “A(pply the largest area of color first to walls and ceiling, a botrt jp per cent of your color fclan,” said Mrs. Gray. “Then ap ply the second color to fabrics for " •'' • J upholsteries and to flotf sories, lamps and pictures will supply the third color, the 10 per cent finishing touches.” The kitchen will be featured with built-in oven and surface burners. The kitchen-is white pine paneling and is U-shaped which is the ideal kitchen arrangement. A special feature in,the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Dawson of Trenton, Route 1, is the family room, kitchen, and dining area combination. “I do not stay in the kitchen by myself,” says Mrs. Dawson. “I can see what other members of the family are doing while I do the cooking.” The kitchen is separated from the den by a divided bar. One sec tion of the bar is used for meal preparation with knee-room un der the bar on the kitchen side. The ■ other section of the bar is used as a planning area, for snacks, or by the children when preparing homework for school. Mrs, Dawson realized the im portance of balancing color, tex ture, and patterns in her large room. Special features of the home will be the utility room, breeze way between the kitchen and gar age, and a bedroom walk-in closet. Mrs. Dawson wall also be showing a bedroom suite which she refinish ed. When Mrs. C. L. Davis of Pol featured in her home, she just list ed each room. The cooking center is located as an island in the kitchen and is L shaped. The cabinets can be open ed from either side since the kit chen and den are together. All shelves in the cabinets are ad justable. Featured in the den is a busi ness center with a pegboard over the desk. Also, Mrs. Davis enjoys her built-in sewing center. She has a utility room adjoining her kitchen where she enjoys flower arranging. Visitors on the tour will glow over the full-size basement. A fireplace is the center of attrac tion with sipacious room around it. There is also a bedroom, bath, and workroom in the basement. Featured throughout the house is built-in storage space. Mrs. Gray says, “We will be glad to have anyone on the tour who is interested in home build ing and decorating. Marriage License The only marriage license issued in the past week by Jones County ■Register o£ Deeds Mrs. D. W. Koonce went to Eugene Keith Jackson, 27, and ^lelba Jean Ipock, Tobacco Theft Lands Two Negroes in Jail; Owner Recovers Weed Sier f£ Brown Yates says this week that Jacob Simmons and Waiter Gooding, both of New Bern route three are in Jail faced with changes of breaking, entering and larceny following investigation of the theft of 292 pounds of tobacco from Nora Strayhom. The pa r was caught before they could dispose of the tobacco and it was all returned to its owner. Sheriff Yates also reports the ar rest of Edward Bari Strayhorn of Polkrksville on a capias, of Bee ny Parker of Trenton who is charged with being publicly drunk and violating the liquor laws. Scholarship Supper The Trenton Rotary Club will hold its annual Scholarship Fund Supper November 1st at 7 in Jonas Central High School cafotoria. Or. L. L. Ray, assistant chancellor at North Carolina Stato Collage in Ralafgh, will be the guest speaker. Everyone is welcome and tickets may bo purchased from any Ro tary Club-member. Cox Averages $62 Per Head for Hogs Sold in Recent Sale The sale held in the Lenoir Coun ty Livestock Arena last week hy Bobby Cox, purebred Poland Chin* breeder of Jones County saw 59 animals sold for an average of $62 per head. Top price was paid for an open gilt that was auctioned off. for $120. ' The weather was good, attend ance was excellent and Cox says this will not be his last “one man sale”. Legion Auxiliary Hears Reports and. Makes Yuletime Plans The American Legion Auxiliary had a program on Education and Scholarship for its October meet ing which was presented by Mrs. Sybil Banks. A report wan given by Mrs. Norma Cox, secretary and trea surer, on the Auxiliary booth at the fair. During the meeting, Mrs. Laura Davenport was named chair man to {dan the annual Christmas party to be held Dec. 12. The group voted to buy the Christmas gifts to be sent to the veterans’ Hos pital, and Mrs. Nannie Scott was named chairman. On December 1, members of the auxiliary will visit the veteran hospital in Fayetteville to wrap Christmas gifts, and others wlil go to Durham Dec. 8. Mrs. Wilson Lowery, president, presided over the meeting. i _*_Hi_i_ Mrs. 4 M. Barrow is Jones Delegate for United Nations Visit Mrs. J. M. Barrow of Pollocks ville and the Piney Grove Home Demonstration Chib spent iast week visiting the United Nations. Mrs/ Barrow was selected' by the 1 Jones Home Demonstration Club County Council to' represent the county on this tour. The annual United Nations Tour is sponsored by the Home Demonstration Clubs of the state. A part of the Jones County delegate’s expenses will be paid by the County Council. Mrs. Barrow is a charter mem ber of the County Club, a men# ber for 31 years. She has held all the offices in her local club, and was president of the County Coun cil for. 3 years. She enjoys making something new from old, and has used her ideas in remodeling her home and its furnishings. Jones County 4-H’ers Win Again Trenton PTA Will Hold First Meeting Next Wednesday at‘& The Trenton. School Parent Teacher Association will meet Wednesday night, Nov. 2 at the school at 8. with Harris Koonce presiding. This meeting will be the first one of the year and plans will be made for the remainder of the year, by the PTA members. Officers for the group are Mrs. Elbert Smith, vice-president, Mrs. Robert Davenport, secretary and MrS. Clifton Pollock, treasurer. Other officers are Mrs. Lionel Swink, program leader, Mrs. W. W. Lowery, ways and means com mittee, Mrs. Wallace Banks, pub licity, Charlton West, legislator, Mrs. Isabelle Mallard, congress publication, Amos Taylor, safety and Mrs. Ray Harrison, library. Officers for membership. and hos pitality have not yet been named. All parents are urged to attend this important meeting. MATH CLUB PRESIDENT Ronald Davenport was named president, Margaret Jones, vice president; Rebecca Fescue, secre tary-treasurer and Peggy Waller ■was named reporter of the Jones Central Math club at its first meet ing this month. THIRD PLACE WINNER Mrs. Harold B. Hargett Jr. of Trenton had an entry in the com mercial egg division at State Fair and was declared a third place winner. Mary Elizabeth West and William Jarman, both of Route 2, Trenton, were the 1st year electric winners for Jones County for 1960. They were awarded an all-expense-paid trip to Winston-Salem to 4-H Elec tr c Congress which will last for two days. Mary Elizabeth and William will leave from Kinston Sunday morn ing, October 30 at 9 for Winston Salem and will return Tuesday, November 1st. The trip is sponsored by the Carolina Power and Light Com pany. The program for 4-H Electric Congress is as follows: Registra tion will begin at 3 P. M. October 30 in the Robert E. Lee Hotel, Sunday a buffett suipper will be held at 6:30 P. M. Following the buffet, a vesper service will be conducted at 9 P. M. with Dr. Glenn Blackburn, pastor of Wake Forest Baptist Church. Monday morning will be devoted to a tour of points of interest in Winston-Salem including a stop at a cigarette factory. During the af ternoon, 4-H Cluib members will participate in a Forum Discussion concerning their future plans in the electric program, and also hear outstanding electric demonstra tions and project reports'. Monday night’s program will consist of the award’s banquet and party. The principle speaker for the congress will be Dr. John T. Caldwell, Chancellor of State College.
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