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NUMBER 31 fRENTON, N. C, THURSDAY, VOLUME XII November ABC Store Sale* up $9,494.65 Over November "59 Supervisor Ray Hamson of toe Jobes County Alcoholic Beverages in the 4-store system during No Control hoard reported gross sales vetmiber of this year of $31,798.75. This represents an increase of $0,494.65 over sates during Novem ber ’59. Store No. 2 at Hargett Cross roads still bolds the tpp spot in legal whisky sales in the county with November gross business of $10,208.35. Sales at this store were $8,071.15 in November ’50. The county’s newest legal liquor store located between BJaysville and Polloofcsville on Highway US 17 ranked second in November sales with a gross of $8,637.25. It was not open in November of ’50. Store No. 3 at Wyse Fork on Highway US 70 ranked in 3rd place in gross sales at $6,57030, compared to $7,000.50 in November ’50. Store No. 1 at Trenton also bad a sharp drop with sales this year in November of $6,379.85, compared to $7,227.45 a year ago. County Workers Have Christmas Party ; * Hie annual County Employee Christmas party was held Tuesday afternoon at the agriculture build ing. Nelson Banin was master of •ceremonies and Miliis Wright gave die devotional. After group singing led by Mrs. Rogers Pollock and Mrs. Leslie Parker, John Larkin gaive a talk on the “Fourth Wise man”. Gifts were exchanged at the Christmas tree and refreshments were served from a table set with silver candelabra and silver tea services and greenery. Approxi mately 40 people were there. Comfort PTA Sees 4-H Club Program A program on the Jones County 4-H program, especially 4-H Camp, was the request of the Comfort School Parent-Teachers Association for its December meet ing. The agents in charge of 4-H were -glad, tp provide such a pro gram. *■;' ; Slides of camp, which had been collected by the office staff over a period of several years, made up a major portion of the program. Clubs and the 4-H Development An explanation of community 4-H Fund completed the program. (The Comfort 4-H’ers and leaders hope to organize a community club early in January.) Girls Win, Boys Lose In Cage Battle With Teams of ‘Old Folks* .The Jones Central Girls beat the Town Tigers Tuesday night in a slap happy game, with IiHy Faye Banks high scorer for the girls and Mrs. Eula Mercer high for the ladies. • During the boys game, the Jones Central Rockets were confident of winning, but were probably over confident, because the Faculty Men from the county won the game by about 25 points. Amos Taylor was high scorer for the men and Gary Melville for the boys. The score board jumped around so that no one could remember the exact score of either game, or else wanted to save face among the ladies and high school boys, but everyone had a good time. Two Suits Filed in Jones Superior Court During the past week two civil fictions have been filed with Superi ior Court Clerk Murray Whitaker. Otha Wilson filedsuit-ferabab lute divorce from Ida Mae Wilson on grounds of two years separa tion. Coastal Tractor & Truck Com pany filed a claim and delivery action against Fay Roy Meadows. Three Arrests Made The office of Sheriff Brown Yates reports three arrests during the past week, all on charges of pub lic drunkenness. These accused in cluded Abner Perry of 708 Pollock Street in Kinston, Tommie Loo Collins of Maysville and Quincy Moore of Trenton. Mrs. Etta Florence Stilley Funeral services were held last Sunday for Mrs. Etta Florence Stilley, 55, wife of Joseph Stilley of Trenton route 2, who died last FWday afternoon. Maysville PTA Sees Program on Mexico A program “Mexican Christ mas”, was the highlight of the Monday night meeting of the P.T. A. The program was presented by Mrs. Allen’s third grade. They have been studying Mexico as presented tins program as their version of a Mexican Christmas as a climax to their studies. The program was done in three partis. The first part was titled La Fk>r de la Santa Noche” of “Flow er afthe Holy Night” and was presented by Susan Morgan, Robert Carroll, William PTuitt, Michael Thompson, Bobbie Brailey and Lynn Thompson. Sixth graders dressed as Mexi can costumes served as marchers, Libby King was the Madonna and Michael Meadows and Jon Wether ington were announcers. The second part was “Mexican Fiesta” and included Make Thomp son performing as a matador and Mexican folk dances performed by third grades. The third part was “The Pinata” which introduced the Mexican children's custom at Christmas. In stead of stockings used by Ameri can children they use gaily dec orated day jars to hold goodies and toys. During the final part, “The Pin ata” was played. Singing carols ended the program. After a business session Mes dames Mildred Bailey, Fannie Pruitt, Sue Meadows, Jesse By num, Nina Bracey, Bea MicPeake, Joan Thompson, Dorothy Carroll and Marguerite Morgan alternated at presiding over the -punch bowl and serving assorted sandwiches and cookies. The refreshments were covered in a red linen cloth and held a center arrangement of Mexican fruit in a Hand-woven Mexican bowl flanked with red candles in wooden sticks. Boom count was won by the •third grade with 48 standing. Spe cial thanks to Mrs. Harold Mat tocks, cliff Holden, the Norman Kings and Libby King who furnish ed talent and costumes and to Mrs. Maysville Firemen Save 9 Pollocksville Homes Last Saturday Morning »y Mr*. Nolan Jonas Last Saturday morning the Mays ville Fire Department was called to a Pollacksville home and al though it arrived just seven minutes after the call the firemen found the house covered with flames and beyond saving. 1 But nine other bouses located in the row were saved by fine work of the Maysville smakeatere. Some suffered burns about the face and one of the Maysville fire trucks had paint blistered off one side because of the intensity of the blaze. In its nine years the Maysville department has saved more homes and farm buildings outside the Maysville area than in it, and all members agree that last Satur day’s fire if they had arrived a feiw minutes later would have been the worst in the eastern end of Jones County since the 1952 fire in Maysville in which an oil tanker and car collided, resulting in one death, destruction of one building, damage to several others and loss of both vehicles. During hurricanes the Maysville firemen also maintain constant pa trols in an effort to keep damage to a minimum and to be of help to any residents who might be in distress. Congressman-Elect Speaks to Trenton Rotarians Tuesday David Henderson, Congressman elect from the Third District, was guest speaker at the Trenton Ro tary dub Tuesday night. Fred Students Service Th* Trenton Baptist Church will hold its students' night Christmas Service, Sunday at 5:30. Students at home for the holidays will share their college spiritual experiences in a special Sunday service. Short talks will be given by David Yates, Lloyd Huggins, Joyce, Lois and Doris Janes. The high school stu dents of the church will also take part in the program. Nolan Jones Home is Winner of First Place For Yule Decorations The Seasonal Lighting contest, sponsored' by the Greenleaf Gar den Cluib, was judged Sunday, De cember 16 by out of town judges. Judging Was done according to originality, beauty an deffort put forth. Prizes go to Nolan Jones, first prize, George H. Yancey, second prize, Leonard Thompson, third prize and Joe Thompson and Sam Pruitt for their door ways. Pippin, president, presided over the meeting and the minutes were read by secretary Walton Bass., John M. Hargett introduced Hen derson, who spoke on “Participa tion-«£ Federal Government in the Lives of Citizens”. Following his talk, a question and answer period was held with the main topic being on federal aid to schools. Lifesaving Rules Listed For Holiday Period Driving It makes no difference where you spend New Year’s Eve, State Highway Patrolman B. W. Oakley told citizens of Jones Coun ty today. Whether you spend it at church in solemn wanon night ser vices or at a gay party, make it “■watch night” on the streets and Betty Williams for her assistance to Mrs. Allen in presenting the program. Mrs. Williams teaches Spanish in the third grade. Public Brightens La Grange Negro's Christmas IK) line nest <w my recollection it was either three hundred and fifty six or fifty seven dollars.” That’s how Lloyd Coleman last week told the Lenoir County Su perior Court about the theft of his life savings. The aged La Grange negro had taken the witness stand in the trial of George May and Willie Cham berlain, young La Grange negroes, who were sent to prison for terms of from 5 to 8 years for this rob bery and for other thievery from the office of the Dixie Fertilizer Company. A few minutes later in the rear of the court room a spontaneous notion began a collection with one dollar from Highway Patrolman **’" " and everyone else in at grew, by Saturday to record as a hard worker, who bothered do one. Rider told the story over Radio Station WIFTC and money began to pour in. Checks and dollars came in from as' far as Wilming ton, New Bern with the majority naturally coming from the Kin ston area. Rich people, poor peo ple; old people and young people; black people and white people sent or brought their money. Same had known Coleman for years; others knew nothing about him except that at the Christmas season the old mauls life savings had been stolen. By Saturday Rider had received $145.50—including 50 cents from Josh Dawson, who operates the hhnd man’s shop on court bouse square. In La Qramge another $8 trimming out an axe handle. He explained his working on Saturday afternoon by saying, “I Iiltrly to keep busy. I sell a few axe handles around town,, and every little bit helps.” Coleman said he had fanned un til he got too old to carry a crop and then he had moved to town with his old mule and a wagon and highways for sure. The Patrolman listed these life saving rules: 1. Watch carefully for walkers as you drive to and from your evening’s destination. Some pedes trians are ' likely to he under the influence of intoxicants. 2. Watch yourself. Don’t drive after drinking. Don’t speed. Keep a safe distance from other vehicles, so that when you want to stop you won’t skid into the car ahead. 3. Watch the highway warning signs, stop signs, traffic lights and pavement markings—and heed them. They are your signs of life. 4. Watch out for the fellow who may not be watching out for you. You may have the safest car on the road. You may have the fore sight to put on tire chains if the going’s rough, but the other fellow may not have been that wise. 5. When you watch the clock tick off the final hour of I960—whether you are looking at the clock on a church wall, or the timepiece on your auto dashboard, the clock on your mantle at home—say a short prayer , of thanks for having re mained alive through this year, and pledge to yourself that in 1961 you will strive to be the best a mong many good drivers on the highways of North Carolina. Careful drivers have a moral re sponsibility to set good examples in motoring safety under all type of road, weather and traffic condi tions. Good examples might shame the careless drivers into driving more carefully, the Patrolman said. . , • ... '
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