COUNTY
fURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1962 VOLUME XIV
Thursday;
Soori
Present last Thursday lor the dedication and opening of the Trenton Library were a number oi
officers of the Neuse Regional Library and Jones County officials. Seated above are Mrs. W. F. Car
roll of Hookerton, chairman of the regional library. Mrs. Maxine Spirey of Trenton^ who will serve
a* Trenton librarian, Mr*. E. B. Wooten of LaGrange, a director. Standing,. Mrs. Lou Posey of Kinston,
The dedication ‘ceremonies and
formal opening of the Trenton
Public Library took place Thurs
day: afternoon, November 15, with
Mrs. Marvin Thomas, Chairman of
the Jones Coualiy Board of
Trustees, presiding officer.
Participating in the program
were M. E. Hines, Mayor of Tren
ton, Mrs. W_ JF. Carroll, Chairman
of the Nease Regional Library
Board, Mrs. Louella S. Posey,
Director ol Neuse Regional
Library, and other members of the
Neuse Regional and Jones County
Library Boards.
The Trenton Public Library is
operated as .a omit of the Neuse
Regional Libmar, which is an or
ganization of three counties, Jones,
Lenoir and Greeme, .uniting in order
to give better library service to the
entire area.
•Money to provide for the phy-.
4cal operation of the Trenton Pub
lic Library is supplied through ap
.p|ppriatiott;of Jones County. Books
ancf professional supervision are
supplied through State Aid and
Regional Grants made to the Re
gional' . system, headquarters • of
which are located in Kinston.
The Trenton Public library is
located on the main s tr e et in
Trenton ri e ar the Jones' County
Courthouse in a bpilding which has
been completely renovated with
built-in shelving and a coat of fresh
' is supplied with comfort
for reading and the
well stock with a basic
of approximately 2500
include basic re
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Jones County Farm Bureau
Holds Annual Meeting on 15th
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held its annual meeting in Jones
Central High School Cafeteria
Thursday might.
Alva Howard, President, called
the meeting to order. Mrs':' Rom
Mallard gas* the invocation. Group
singing was led by Charleton West,
J. R. Franck and Ray Harrison.
Mrs. Rom Mallard, introduced
the guest speaker, B. C. Mangun
from Rougement, President of the
North Carolina Farm Bureau Fed
eration. He reviewed the agricul
ture situation from 1919 until now.
Delegates nominated to attend
Farm Bureau State Conention in
Asheville were; Jack Koonce, S.
JD. Mallard, Braxton Howard.
tfominated for ttfe coming yegr
HfePr^Utiif Bes®aihin^G^r, VreiS
President"*Wihner Mallard, -Secre
tary
tdft Pollock. ' - • - \
The chairmen for ifhe Woman’s
committees are Mrs. Z. A. Koonce
and Mrs. Rom MaHamd.
The committees representing the.
different townships axe Tuckahoe
— Tee Fordham,' Cypres Creek —
G, B. Foy, Trenton —Bay Harri
son, Chinquapin — Z. A. Koonce,
Beaver Creek — J. N. HS1, Pol
locksville — Robert Jarman, White
Oak —/Earl 'Jones’ JRt.
It was' reported that 366 mem
bers have joined the Farm Bureau.
The Quota for Jones County is 550.
The meeting was adjourned.
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Jones County Arrests
During the past week Sheriff
Brown Yates reports only two ar
rests: Carl Bender of Trenton and
Joe Jones of Richlands route 2
were each accused of being public
drunk.
Divorce Granted
During the November civil term
of Jones County Superior Court
one divorce was granted on grounds
of two years separation to Frank
Curtis Mallard from Catherine
Dixon Mallard.
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^Meeting 29th
Turn Your Time to Swine” is
the slogan that has been adopted
by Jones County farm leaders as
a means of increasing farm income
and it will be the theme of a meet
ing to be held Thursday night,
November 29, at* 7:30 in the court
house in Trenton.
At a meeting of farm leaders rep
resents ting the - feed Companies,
sw}he market agencies, bankers
and other finance: agencies, fanners,
and agricultural workers on Oc
tober 29, the group agreed to put
on, a swine promotional campaign
in Jones County.
“It is not the intention! of this
group to overly persuade farmers
into going intp the swine business,
our intention to get nil
the hosr business” savs
luc ‘r© ousmehs, uays
County Agri
will fit into his farming operation."
“We do know that per capita
farm income is extremely low
largely due to lack of year around
farm employment and a swine en
terprise will help our farms to fur
nish their operators both year
around work and income,” the agent
went on to say.
“At the meeting next Thursday
night we will seek to acquaint the
farmer with the outlook for swine,
and requirements in the line of
feed, buildings, and equipment es
sential to various sizes and types
of swine enterprises. Also, estimated
cost and income figures will be
given,” state Franck.
“A. questionnaire will be handed
to the farmers at the meeting to
letermihe their interest in folloyr
tp work such as swine tours, swine
ichools, etc. Any farmer interested
n earning $2.50 per hour for his
:ime should attend the meeting,”
Franck stated in urging attendance
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Trenton Firemen Raise
$1100 with Feed and
Saturday Turkey Shoot
Jone. Cetatral PfA
Raises Money for
School Activity Bus
'’The Jones Central PTA met
Monday night in the school Cafe
teria. Mrs. Bifl Eubanks, Vice
President, presided.
A report on the Jones County
Birthday Calender was given by
Mrs. WKlmer Mallard. She stated
.that approximately $700 had been
cleared from the Calendar project.
This amount will go in the “Ac
tivity Bus Fund.”
' Mrs. Sue :Eubank$ reported on
the Homecoming supper that was
given for the benefit of the band.
Mrs. John' W. Creagh introduced
the guest speaker, John Bender Jr.,
who spoke on “Education.”
Mrs'. Eubanks announced that the
PTA would not meet. in December.
She urged that all members be
present the third Monday night in
January for the regular meeting.
rriday, night the Trenton Fire
Department and Rescue Squad
gave a barbecue at the fire house
to raise money for a new ambu
lance, and oit' Saturday they had
a turkey shoot to raise money for
the ambulance.
They took in (l 100. from dona
tions, the barbecue and turkey
shoot.
The new ambulance will go into
service in about ten days.
They will have a turkey shoot
every Saturday until Christmas.
The fire department and Rescue
Squad wishes to thank everyone
that donated pigs and to the public
for making it a big sucess.
Real Estate Suite
Charles and Lina Morgan were
awarded $373 from Adler Realty
Company of Jacksonville in an un
contested suit heard in the Novem
ber term of Jones County Superior
Court. The action arose from an
option disagreement.
er Squabble Ends
naent Judgment
A long-standing squabble be
tween Timber Merchant Finley
McMillan of Pender County and
several Jones County landowners
was settled at the November term
of Jones County in a consent
judgment,
McMillan had sued Mr. and Mrs.
James D. West, Mr. and Mrs. E.
O. West, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. West
Jr. and Mrs. P. J. West for damages
they had caused him to suffer by
refusing his agents access to a tract
•*.-*>*« he
Uftdfcr the consent order the
Wests are to pay McMillan $3,000,
McMillan is to be returned a $300
deposit he made with the court and
the defendants are to pay all court
costs.
TIhe order further stipulates that
the West’s may settle for $2500
payment to McMillan if they com
plete payment on or before the end
of the year of the court costs and
the $2500.
The judgment further dissolved
any and all restraining orders that
had been issued during the process
raf the squabble.
Judgment Entered
A judgment was entered in the
November term of Jones County
Superior Court in the amount of
$288.85 for E. N. Riggs from a
wreck against Carl and Lewis Bat
tle.
Pollocksville Dog Pen
Suit Appealed to
State Supreme Court
After a Jones County Jury ruled
in the November term of superior
court that the dog pens of John T.
Phillips in Pollocksville did not
constitute a public nuisance an ap
peal was taken to the state supreme
court.
The appellants are Mr. and Mrs.
Ssrvrd—Stnith and Mr. and Mrs.
Willie White.
Grifton Company Files
Claim Against Mark
Coombs Crop Interest
A "claim and delivery" action,
has been filed against Mark
Coombs, tenant on the Eunice Foy
Estate farm in Beaver Creek Town
ship by J. R. Harvey Co. of Grif
ton.
Under the action filed this week
in Jones County Superior Court the
Pitt County time merchant is seek
ing to collect either $1877.25 or the
farm implements and crop inter
est of Coombs.
Coombs has been given until No
vember 29th to make answer to
the court why his farm equipment
and crop interest should not be
seized.
Commissioners Named
Sell Disputed Land
A consent judgment entered in
Itke November term of Jones
County Superior Court appointed
three commissioners to sell the dis
puted lands in which L. Moore
was found to'have 70 per cent in
terest, Dorotha Moore 20 per cent
interest and Mable Moore Gary 10
per cent interest.
Attorneys George Hughes, Tom
Griffin and Fitrhugh Wallace Jr.
were named commissioners to sup
ervise the sale and division. The
order further provides that 10 per
cent of the proceeds of the sale
be held by the court do settle sub
sequent claims. '' -
Land Suit Dismissed,
Plaintiff JPnys Costs
A suit seeking' $itle to 214.8 acres.
>f land in Beaver Creek Township
was dismissed in the November
;erm of Jones County Superior
3ourt.
John
he suit
William F.
them Young,
»y the court
-Ufho brought
fO. Tilghman,.
! Kathleen
ordered to- •
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