JONES COUNTY =:
NUMBER 46 TRENTON, N. G, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1963 VOLUME XIV
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Trenton River
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Boy Scouts Hold Camp
Chut and Plant Trees
Boy Scout Troop 109 held it camp
out on the .Willie Heath Farm re
cently. The purpose was to set out
three acres of Pine trees.'
Those attending were J. R. Franck,
Scout Master, W. D. Parker, as
istant Scoutmaster, Phillip West,
Rodney Johnson, Butch Huffman,
Ronnie Pollock, Charles Pollock,
Phillip Cox, Ray DeBruhl, Gary
Jarman, Kenneth Doster, Tony
Parker, Billy Adams, Richie Franck,
Jobey Arthur, Tommy Arthur,
Leon Whaley, Jimmie Pollock,
and Needham Bass.
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Engineer* does another survey of
the work that needs to be done to
control flooding in the Trent River
Valley the price tag goes up. The.
latest guess by the Engineers is
that well over a million dollars is
needed for the project.
The first .and most immediate re
sult of this guess is that Jones
County authorities had to drop any
idea of {getting federal help with
“’ •this Wk at any time in the near
. future, since projects costing over
: a million (dollars have to have spec
^ iftc approval and appropriations
from oongress, white projects of
' less than a million can be handled
in the (overall allocations for sach
Work by the Engineers. ,
On fhe basis of this, latest guess
Congressman David Henderson has
recommended to Jones County (of
ficials that they let the Trent lBv
er VtiHey problem remain a part
of Ac overall Neuse Basin Study
that is now under way by the En
1MW CdUy S1VCU
approval to this study of theNiense
Bam, -which Includes Trent Riv
er/ a tributary of the Neuse.
It was the feeling of Henderson
that relief for Trent River Valley
weagl come more quickly under
this plan than from any attempt to
te* the Trent Valley problem up
passer of the Ihgtneers i» current
ly involved in the Neuse Basin
Study?wad it is believed that this
study will be completed this year,
or eari ym 1964 and the
Hughes Hospitalized
Tran ton Attohujr Gaorge R.
Hugha* has baen in Duka Hoapital
since March 15th, suffering from
an acuta respiratory infaction. Hi*
condition grow wore# during tha
first part of this weak, a^d tha
latest information amilahlo at pros*
time Thursday is that Hughe* 4s
still on the extremely critical list.
Recorder’s Court Clears
28 Cases’ 11 for Speed
During the past week Record
er's Court Judge Nick Noble has
cleared 28 cases from the court’s
calendar, including 11 speeding
and eight chaises of driving with
out license. ■
Those charged with speeding and
the amount they had to pay in
cluded the following: Jackie Phil
lips Jones of Washington $30, Da
vid William Thomas $25, Garland
Smith of MaysviHe $25, John
Charlie Brinkley, of Stella $20,
.Jeanne Dawley of Norfolk $20,
Richard A. Fish of- Toledo, Ohio
$20, Raymond Smith of Temple
Hills, Md. $30, J. H. Gas tall of
Cranston, R. I. $30, Levis Lamon
te of Quebec, Canada
Monmouth Bey, N. J. $35.
dations that are made from this
study will encompass some relief
for the Trent River Valley.
Charges of driving without a li
cense against George Thomas Prit
chard of Peeksill, N. Y., Robert
Lee Turaet of Wilmington, Dora
Jean Ervin of Kinston, Warren G.
Franks of Pollocksville were all
nol prossed upon their bringing in
valid driver's licenses.
Willie Hill Jr. of Pollocksville
was fined $42.50 for driving with
out a license. Robert Glen Ferrell
of Maysville paid $15 for driving
with an expired license. Martin Van
Chavis of Maysville paid $15 foi
the same charge.
. Other sentences inchided Car
Glenn Chavis of Maysville $14.5(
for improper equipment, Ivey Lei
Smith of Cove City $12 for im
onock" jt. not .«mty ot
an improper" turn, Bobby Gen<
Bennett of Camp Lejeune $12 fo
improper muffler, William Herrn
McBynum of Fort Bragg $12 fo
improper muffler, George L. Kiet
Infant’s Death Sunday
First ’63 Jones County
Car Death; Man Charged
Ex-Convict Arrested
For Swansboro Safe
Theft; One More Held
Carson Hardison, 35 year-old
Kinstonian, who was discharged
from the Maryland State Prison in
December for burglarizing a super-,
market, was arrested last week by
Kinston and Onslow County au
thorities who have charged him
with stealing a large safe from
the Piggly-Wiggly supermarket at
Swansboro on the night of March
14.
Theodore Riggs, 30, of Maysville
/has been indicted in connection
with the same offense and the pair
is being held under $10,000 bond in
the Onslow County jail.
Two nights before the safe was
hauled away the same Swansboro
market was burgarized and $1500
in cash and some cigarets were
stolen. Officials have not indicat
ed if the two men under arrest
will' be charged with both of the
thefts.
Last week the battered safe —•
which contained nothing buy a slip
of paper with the safe combina
tion — was found in Jones County
in the edge of Hofmann Forest.
Hardison is also under indict
ment with several other Kinston
ians for breaking in the Calypso
branch of the Bank of Mount
Olive some years ago. This case
is set for trial in April in Wil
mington federal court.
chum of Swansboro $12 for im
proper brakes, Linwood Earl Turn
age of Clarks $12 for improper
ng o
for improper mtrf
fler, William E. Crockett of Cov<
City route 1 $12 for improper lights
Herman Lee Carter of Havelocl
$15 for driving on the wrong side
of the road.
Six month-old John Talbert III
died on the way to a Chapel Hill
hospital Sunday afternoon from in
juries suffered in a head-on crash
9 miles east of Kinston on US 70
in Jones County.
The child’s parents of Winston
Salem were driving westwardly on
US 70 at about 3 K)5 Sunday after
noon when an east bound car driv
en by Camp Lejeune Marine Willie
Torrence crossed into the wrong
lane and crashed into the Talbert
car.
Torrence afrs C h at g e d with
drunken driving at the time the
accident was investigated by
Patrolman B. O. Mercer, and after
the deatf^pf, Jjbp, child the negro
Marine was charged with man
slaughter.
Both of the Talberts suffered,
serious, injuries. Mrs. Talberts had
a broken left7arm and serious in
ternal injuries, while her husband
suffered a broken right leg and
other cuts and bruises about the
face and body.
Both cars were classified as total
losses by Patrolman Mercer.
This was the first highway fatal
ity of 1963 on the highways of
Jones County.
Land Transfers
Jones County Register of Deeds
Bill Parker reports the recording
of three land transfers in his of
fice during the past week:
From Albert Howard to F. R.
Dula .83 acres in Cypress Creek
Township.
From Clayton Cox to Daniel Cox
1.25 acre and 1 lot in Trenton
Township.
From R. P.y Bender to Norman
. Jones one lot in Pollocksville
Township. -*
SHOPPING ILLEGALLY?
Willie "Crip” Davis of 413 Beas
: ley Street lysis’ arrested Monday
and charged with shoplifting in a
downtown store.
Olive Keeping Free Will Baptist College
the first decade of its life housed
in a former -elementary building,
or to accept the offer of a new
home in the ansa of New Bern.
An exhaustive and painstaking
evaluation was made of the advan
tages and disadvantages of both lo
cations. The one objective of the
Borad, weighing an relevant fac
tors, was to make the decision
which it believed would best enable
the College to achieve its educa
tional and religious destiny, f
The decision of the Board was
to east the destiny of the College
wi* the Grater ^ount OUve
Community. The College wfB re
(Edttstrss J'lote: following here as
the complete text of the decision
announced '.Wednesday in Karat
Olive an the future location off
Mount Olive College.)
After months of careful study,
and after a full day of serious and
painful deliberations, the Golte&e
Board of ©tractors last night made
its decision regarding the future
location ©f Mount Olive College.
Sitting with the Board in an ad
visory capacity was the Executive
CopnhltQe.©f,tfheJFree Will Bap
tist State Convention.
tte decmwm Ibedqfe the Board
vgwivj’h^er College
dents, 550 of whom entered college.
In the comparbale New (Bern
area, there were eleven high schools
which last year graduated 589 stud
ents, 188 of whom entered college
Population trends during the past
decade would also indicate that the
Mount Olive area will experience
ra larger increase in the number of
(college bound youth. The majority
rtff the Board felt that with ade
quate financial support. Mount
Olive College could meet the high
er ^educational needs of this area.
t.i. Th* larger ntunber of Fiw
Wffl- Baptists living in n twenty
fire unile radius of Mtintl OBen
■ Ginuen Cddnty ,Exceeds
Wayne County considerably in Free
WiB Baptist membership, it was
nevertheless found that there are
12^14 F«ee Will Baptists from 72
churches within a twenty-five mite
radios of Mount Olive as compar-.
ed with 5,285 members in the New
Bern area.
This ratio of denominational
membership was contrary to what
had been previously assumed.
L Sentiment toward Mount Olive.
The majority of the Board felt that
the prevailing opinion of Free Will
Baptists favored retaining the C0I7
lege in Mount Olive. The annual
rt which Mount Olive, Golds
a»d surrounding comunlties
College and the free
.if:
mind* of
th«
ten years were loo strong to bi
severed.
4. Dangers of a prolonged trans
ition period. Although New Beri
representatives offered attractivi
temporary classroom, dormitory
and -recreational facilities for thi
term beginning in September o
this year, the Board felt that th(
College was 'obligated ’to its stu
dents and faculty to operate dur
ing the 1963-164 academic year ir
Mount Olive.
Students have been admitted to th<
with the tmderstand
College would
•regardlesi
Uikewise
at the Collegf
that they could
sophomore year ir
have
complete
Mount Olive.
Many of these students could not
accompany the College to New
Bern 7and they might be at a dis
advantage in seeking admission to
other good colleges at this date.
Meanwhile, most students from the
New Bern area has already made
their plans to go elsewhere for the
fall.
Furthermore, the College had an
nounced to Its present faculty that
it would operate in Mount Olive
next year.
The earliest possible date the Col
lege cotid have moved would have
been in the fall of 1964 and new
campus facilities in New Bern could
hardly be ready before 1965.
The majority of the Board fear
ed that a.prolonged transition per
to the
: nancial support from the present
area gave hope to the Board that
the College would have the means
i to achive its destiny in its present
: location. Options on approximately
, forty-two acres of additional land
■ for the College by the Mount Olive
: Area Committee was also a signi
ficant factor.
The Board accepted in good faith
the assurance of the local commit
tee that it would collect the pledges
which it has already secured for
the College and that it would set
up a foundation that will provide
continuing financial support.
The Board took special notice of
the assurance of enlarged support
and cooperation from Goldsboro.
Special appreciation was express
ed for the public commitment of
Dr. C. C. Henderson that 35 per
cent of his estate will be assigned
to Mount Olive College.
Appreciation to New Bern
Although the above considera
tions prevailed, the final decision of
the Board did not come easily. It
was recognized that generous and
distinctive opportunities had been
made available in the New Bern
area under the capable leadership
of Mayor Millns, Mr. William
Jefferay, and their associated.
In a unanimous vote, the Board
expressed profound appreciation to
the New Bern area for its interest
and attractive offer. It is the hope
pf the Mount Olive College Board
that the work that has been done
in New Bern will find a satisfying
and rewarding response in another
project for that area The New
Bern Community has too much to
offer ja natural and
re
sources to go wanting. , f .
Conclusion
Now that the future location of
Mount Olive College has been de
termined, our greatest task lies
_%•
ahead. The work of demonstrating
the value of Christian higher edu
cation to this community and the
40,000 Free Will Baptists of North
Carolina must be pursued with re
newed vigor. No time can be lost.
The College and this community
must now join inseparable hands to
assure that no qualified and de
serving student in this community
or the Free Will Baptist Church
is denied an education for finan
cial reasons. Let us proceed as free
men in a free society who give
voluntarily without being driven to
the tax purse for our daily needs.
We must build a college with
adequate facilities and competent
personnel to assure that each stu
dent who enrolls here will be in
spired and enabled to achieve the
highest promise that is within him.
Above all, we must build upon
that foundation of moral and spir
itual values without which neither
a college, an individual, nation, nor
civilization can survive.
The controlling purpose of this
institution is to “produce graduates
who are thinking persons, com
mitted to Jesus Christ, capable of
moral choice, and having a knowl
edge of the fundamental forces
which have determined the pat
terns of our civilization.”
the light of this objective.
■e College willingly ac
tional, social, cultur
responsibility, be
in these years, it is