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the Jones county ( NUMBER 4 TRENTON, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1965 VOLUME XVH Petition Being Circulated Asking for County-Maintained Dumping Areas in Each Township to Solve Trash Problem Eyesores, rat and fly-breed ing unofficial* a n d unattended dumps are created on private property by people who other wise would not commit such nuisances. State and county health auth orities have been concerned about this problem for a long time and many counties have entered into thorough studies to determine the most practical and economical manner in han ding a problem which all ad mit will get worse. Tn a few counties — general ly more thickly populated than Jones — private operators of garbage collection trucks have Maysville Firemen Discuss Purchase Of New Equipment Subjects for discnssion brought before the Monday night meet ing of the Maysville Fire De partment were the purchasing of a apw pumper andhther ®qMjnneht“ibrs>ihe and the new insurance rating for the town. The meeting was held at the community building with ap proximately 25 members pres ent. Rudolph Pelletier presided. He is to name a committee to check the prices of a new pump er and the additional equipment that is needed. A letter was read from the N. C. Insurance Bur eau concerning necessary quali fications in order to come under the new insurance rating NB-8. The evening meal, served by W. E. Jones, Merle Jones and J. D. Mattocks consisted of friend flounder, green beans, cole slaw, hush puppies and soft drinks. gone into business, creating jobs for people and performing a valuable public service at the same time. A service of this type operat es in the arear around Kinston where all trash is collected for a $2 per month fee. Family Killed Mr. and Mrs. Coy Kirkman and their 12 year-old daughter were killed Saturday when their private plane crashed in Mon tana. Kirkman had been an of ficial at Stallings Field when the pilot training school was in operation and had worked in Atlanta since leaving Kinston. He and his wife were natives of Mount Airy, where their funer al was held Wednesday. Beaver Creek Bootlegger Fined $300 By Recorder Joe Becton Last Friday Ramsey Presenting Roadeo Award ■ Above at left State Jaycee President Cabell Ramsey Of Kins ton is shown with North Carolina Motor Carriers Association Vice President Marvin Koonce as they present awards and a $500 scholarship to Larry W. Hill Jr. of Thomasville at right. Young Hill was Teen-Aged Roadeo winner for North Carolina in the JC sponsored event last week at Greensboro. He mil corn winners later this summer in Washington, driving habits by teen-agers is a. both David Rosi of Camp Lejeune, James Kinsey of Trenton route 1, and William Hawkins of Dov er route 1 was nol prossed. Petitions are being circulated in all parts of Jones County ask ing that the Board of County Commissioners establish and maintain dumping areas for gar bage and trash in each of the First National Bank Opening Gives Pollocksville Bank Service for First Time Since Last Bank Closed in 1921 in 44 years the Town of Pollocks ville had its own banking service as the newest branch of the First National Bank of Jacksonville opened its doors. Mrs. Henderson is Charter President New Garden Club i Mrs. Walter P. Henderson has been named president of the recently organized garden club in Trenton. Serving as charter officers with Mrs. Henderson are First Vice President Mrs. Aaron Mal lard, Second Vice President Mrs. Richard Morton, Third Vice President Mrs. Nimrod Carroll and Secretary Mrs. G. T. Smith. The county’s newest garden club has 15 charter members and others interested in becom ing members are urged to con tact any officer of the club. county’s townships. The petition also asks that the dumping areas be located as conveniently as possible to serve in each of the county’s townships. Graduation Exercises Last Week for Maysville School's Eighth Graders The Maysville Elementary School graduation exercises were held Thursday morning in the School auditorium. The Invocation was given by WeVr • A; '¥&• minded the students of the paths open to them and admgn-, ished them to choose the right one. He followed with prayer. The welcome speech was giv en by Janice Jones and the in troduction of the guest speaker by Tony Costello. Guest speaker was Albert Hardison, supervis or of teachers of Jones County, who asked the students, “Where Do We Go From Here?” The Last Will was given by Dan Bryant and the class follow ed with the Commencement Song. Presentation of certificates was by principal Amos Taylor, "ftbbin Httfght was pianist and marshals were Michael Thomp son, Robin Knight, William Pruitt and Lynn Thompson. Graduating were: Dan Bryant, Beulah Collins, Percy Conway, Tony Costello, Bobbie Davis, Mary Dudley, Glenda Forrester, Jeanne Gardner, Marie Hill, Joyce Johnson, Janice Jones, Katherine Jones, Barbara Lock ey, Ellen Mattocks, William Meadows, Gail Metts, and Linda Wiggins. This week for the first time Located on the west side of Main Street in a handsome new home completed just last week the bank offers a full banking service to those living in Pol locksville and the, surrounding area. F. M. Peede is manager of the branch and came to Pollocks ville from the bank’s home of fice in Jacksonville. Assisting Peede with opera tion of the newest bank in Jones County are Mrs. Glennie Cumbo, wife of David Cumbo, and Mrs. Margaret Mallard, wife }f Arthur Bryan Mallard. Peede and his staff have ex tended an invitation to every one to stop by for a visit in their new offices and to lear about the services offered by the bank. The bank has been operating for several weeks in temporary offices while its new home was under construction. Gretchen Davis Wins Egg Contest Gretchen C. Davis of Pollocks ville recently entered a recipe entitled Bun-nies in the 1965 egg cooking contest. Her recipe has become a District winner in the Senior Division of the Na tional Egg Cooking Contest. The contest is co-sponsored locally by the North Carolina Egg Marketing Association and the North Carolina LP Gas As sociation and nationally by the Poultry and Egg National Board. In July, Miss Davis represent ing District 9 of the state will compete against the winners from the other seven districts for top state honors and the right to represent the “Good Egg State” in the National cook offs in Chicago during October. On the state level Miss Davis will be competing for a $500 scholarship 1st place and a $300 scholarship 2nd place courtesy of the North Carolina LP Gas Continued on Page 12 Another Kind of Teen-Aged Driver Rewarded on Monday Monday afternoon Teen-ager Leon Sutton Rhodes of 309 West Vernon Avenue was racing his 1957 Chewy with another car on the Airport Road north of Kinston. On meeting other cars Young Rhodes lost control of his car and after going out of control on the roadway for about 300 feet plunged • into the woods and mowed down about a half dozen pine trees. Fortunately for Rhodes the trees had been killed two years ago in a forest fire and did not offer the kind of resistance a live pine would have given. This was the most likely reas on Highway Patrolman Marvin Moore could give for the young man being able to walk away from his crumpled fliwer. Moore told hini, “You ought to thank the Lord that you’re alive.” - • ■ ■ ■
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