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COUNTY N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1962 : ..... VOLUME XIV Win Attendance Award JS.i&k ... I Above at left Minor Leagues President George Trautman is seen presenting Kinston Eagle President Jack Rider with the attendance trophy (or the largest percentage of increase in attendance in "B” baseball in 1962. The Eagles were assigned the average attendance of the Carolina League in 1961 and had over a 390 per cent increase on that assigned quota. The presentation took place November 28th in Rochester, N. Y. at the oHicert ,flf th« Kinston Baseball Company,', was held in the city .hall AU'iBci*iabenl directors and officers of the organ ization were elected for one year terms, ">■ ■ Club President Jack Rider .re ported to the gathering on the fi nancial side of the 1962 operation, plans for the *63 operation and,on the November 26th convention oi minor league baseball teams in Rochester, N. Y. Rider’s report showed that the team grossed $15£il75i)9 during gfiu ’62 season, which included $44,474.01 expended on the Kinston operation by the Pittsburgh Pirates, w i tlh whom the Eagles had a working agreement . - - The club bad a net income before taxes of $23,036.25 as of October 31st, but Rider reminded the group that , this was considered a profi sense and for ons: * Firstly, there is the possibility of an approximate $8JOOO federal tax liability, secondly complete hew lighting for Grainger Stadium has been purchased for just over $4700, baseballs for the ’63 season have been purchased for just over $1600, and sundry other - smaller supplies have been purchased for die ’63 season to be charged against this operating reserve. , Rider also reminded the group that the Eagles started out in ’61 with no money, .and it certainly needed to hold a respectable sura operating capital in the; »t the meeting wa» trophy the . .. County Board authorized the painting of the outside woodwork of the Ag Building. The work is scheduled to get .un derway immediately. Other actions by the board Mon day included allocating $25 to Cas well Training School for the an nual Christmas Party there and approving a petition for a road (con necting Plantation Road with the Walter. Eubanks place. County tax listers will atm be paid 30 cents for each abstract they fill out and 20 cents for each farm census report they do. Christmas holidays for enmity employees will be December 24. 25, ia6th. , . .. ' •• •WITCH FAILED ■ E*$in Sosi^f of Wilmlnfeton, Del artatewar'ifced$S) by Recorder Emmett Wooten--Monday; upon be ing found guilty of. attempting to use * driving license belonging to another person. Local Dacron Plant Last Week A project to install equipment to commercialize a new type of Da cron for industrial uses was an nounced last week by W. E. Glad ding, Manager of the Kinston < Du Pont Plant . The new facility, to be built at 8 cost of several million dollars, is expected to be completed 12 months after construction begins in Dec said of only a slight in is expected menting with the fiber as a tire cord,” Gladding said. "The new yarn should strenghlen the position of Dacron in present markets and promote its use in premium tires. We have been producing small quantities of the new. yarn here on pilot plant facilities since it was an nounced for experimental use last May.” He described the new product as providing 20 per cent higher strength anil 40 per cent/more fii tigue resistance than previous yams of Dacron . It has , twice the strength of high tenacity rayon and J. E, Parker Given Monday t^e ' johe* County (Board ■of (Wtlmissibners gave atttibantty 'to J. IvParker to hire from time to time ‘(pickup labor” to assist tm loadnjg surplus foods as they are delivered to Trenton. Previously Commissioners IF red Fescue had been handing (this mat tery but Foscue has retired from the (board and since there was no county commissioner readily avail able (m Trenton when She ttrucks c®me (from Raleigh with ifhe sur ftttts foods Parker was given au thority. Sheriff Has Track; Owner Can Claim It Sheriff Brown Yates has a ,1954 Fiord .pickup truck and lie is anx ious to find its owner. The truck was apprehended Sun day night at about 8 jusf east of PoSocksville on the Island Creek Road. Two men who were riding in the truck took off in high gear when the truck was stopped. The truck was loaded with 15 cases of empty half-gallon jars- It had no license plate and so far no registration for it has been found. Jones Commissioners Veto Sheriff Office Aide School Officials Have Chirstmas Party on Monday The annual Christmas social of the Jones - Lenoir school masters club was held Monday night at Kings Restuaragt. Z. A. Koonce Jr. president, pre sided. Those attending from Jones County were Mr. and Mrs. Z. A. Koorice Jr.^ Mr. and Mrs. Leo Nance, Mr. W. B. Moore. The ladies were presented a lovely gift. Mrs. Myrtie Gooding Named Chairman of Jones Heart Drive The officers for this years Jones County Heart Council are President - Mrs. Myrtie B. Gooding, Fund raising chairman - Mr. Donald P. Brock, Community Program Chair man-Mrs. Nimrod Carroll, Publicity Chairman - Mrs. J. H. Haddock, Jr., Medical Advisor - Dr. John Thompson, Treasurer - Mrs. Lin wood Pollock. After having the matter tabled for two months Monday the Jones County Board of Commisioners voted against authorizing the em ployment of office help for Sheriff Brown Yates. Upon the retirement of Deputy Sheriff Roy Mallard, Yates had asked that he be permitted to em ploy an office aide, who would be able to spend regular hours in his office, answering telephone calls, receiving the public and maintain ing radio contact with he and Dep uty Sheriff Milton Arthur. Yates says his most pressing need is to have someone in the of fice at all times when the court house is open so that he and Arthur will be freed from the desk work and able to devote their time to serving civil and criminal papers issued by the court and in other routine wrctk of the sheriff’s of fice. Yates says, “We don’t get full service out of our radio cars and office radio, since at present one of us has to be in the office.” Recorders Court Formed for Jones County; Nick Noble is Named Judge; Convenes 10th This week the Jones County Board of Commissioners,, acting under jjowers granted by the general as sembly, set up a recorder’s court to serve the people of the county and named Former Trenton Mayor Nick Noble to be the first judge. Noble will begin holding court in the courtroom at the court house on December 10th. Superior Court Clerk Walter Henderson will serve _as. clerk of the Court with an ad •iRtlpn of $400-per year To his sal ary for this work. Noble’s salary will be $1800 per year. Noble has served both as mayor of Trenton and as Jones County's representative in the general as sembly. He was a candidate for the clerk of superior court post but was defeated by Henderson in a second primary runoff last spring. One Trenton wit observed that Noble and John Larkins, who are next-door neighbors, now have the distinction of having run for office, gotten beat and wound up with an appointment to serve as a judge. Larkins was an unsuccessful candidate for governor in I960 and was named a federal district judge in 1961 by President Kennedy. Land Transfers Jones County Register of Deeds Bill Parker reports the recording in his office of the following land transfers during the past week: From Johnny Gray to James L. Gray two acres in Pollocksville Township, '' From D. L. Whaley to the Gos pel ChapeJ Church of God .55 acre in Tuckahoe Township. From W. G. and Ridie Ward Hargett to Whaley Chapel Free Will Baptist Church a lot in Tuck ahoe Township. From Cordice Smallwood Murphy to Delilah Gaskill on acre in Pol locksville Township. Army Needs Help Major Frank .Hall Salvation Army ha* persons Families the Kin*ton that all Maysville Firemen Plan Yule Party Approximately 20 Maysville fire men met Monday evening at the community building. They dis cussed final plans and arrange ments for their Christmas party which will be held next Thursday night at 7:30. Also discussed was the fire house addition. The added part of the building has been enclosed and now acommodates the trucks. After Christmas* work will be resumed to complete the kitchen portion. Nolan and Merle Jones served hamburgers, pickles, potato chips and soft drinks. Clover 4-H Club Has December Meeting The Clover 4-H Club held its regular meeting December 3 in the Educational room in the Chinqua pin Chapel Church. Frank Heath presided over the meeting. Pledges were led by Myra Jo and Harold Smith. Devotions were led by Anne Heath. Janice Lowery gave a report on the car tags. The group voted to have road beautification and safety as the club project. Jackie Eubanks gave a demon stration on “how to sharpen a knife.” Annette Lowery gave a project report on safety and Di anne Eubanks on clothing, Janice Lowery on home management. The next meeting will be a New Year’s party to be held December 31, at 7 P. M. in the Ag Building. PINK HILL, ROUTE I DAY Tuesday was "Pink "Hill Route 1 Day” in Recorder’s Court. Clifton Jones was found not guilty of drunken driving,. Steven Grady Jr. was found not guilty of reckless driving, Graham Stround was fin ed $25 for speeding 75 miles per hour, Gordon Miller was fined $100 for drunken driving. Stroud and Miller appealed.,':1 T , CHILD HURT SATURDAY Eleven year-old Melvin Green of 800 Forrest Street suffered a brok en leg Satufday; .afternoon when he darted info the path of a car driven by Mrs. Ruth Sutton By num of 1105 North East Street near the corner of Vernon and
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