C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1965
VOLUME xvn
Five Arrested oh
Tuesday .Charged
For Running Still
Tuesday afternoon five Jones
Countains—all of Kinston route
3 — were charged with possess
ing and manufacturing non-tax
paid whisky._
ATU officers from New Bern
and Wilmington, State and Le
noir County ABC officers coop
erated with Jones County offi
cers in the surveillance that led
„t»ihe five indictments.
. The men under bond are Lar
, ry Moye, Raiford Jarman, J. P.
§ McNeal, Joe Phillips and Phil
| lips’ son, James.
u Also four pickup trucks which
officers say had been used in
" the operation were impounded,
pending confiscation proceed
ings.
The officers also destroyed 66
gallons of freshly run stump
hole, 3,000 gallons of mash and
two steam-type stills.
Maysville Firemen
Recommend Town
Purchase Pumper
Approximately 20 members
of the Maysville Fire Depart
ment were present at the com
munity building Monday even
ing for their regular meeting.
Avery Lumsden presided."
Ohe men agreed la^ftc^mm^nd
to the town board, the purchase
of a pumper. The company
from which the pumper will be
purchased will conduct a three
day training period, either in
Maysville or at the factory.
Where it will be conducted is
Meeting on 18th
All persons interested in the
history of Jones County are
urged to attend the first fall
meeting of the Jones County
Historical Society which is to be
held Monday night, October 18,
at 7:30 in the court room in
Trenton. Dr. John Hargett
Thompson, who is president of
the recently formed group ex
tends an invitation to all to
’come who would like to know
’more about the history of the
'county, and about to make all
'citizens of the county more
'aware of its history.
I
Well Known Negro
Farmer Named to
FHA Committee
Blonnie Brown of Dover
Route 2 was recently appointed
to the Jones County Farmers
f ome Administration Committee.
Brown lives in the Wyse Forks
community. He has farmed
most of his life and he still op
erates his 70-acre farm. He
carries out a wide diversifica
tion which inclules his 6%
acres of tobacco, 5 acres of
sweet potatoes in addition to
corn, cotton and soybeans. He
also operates a small hog enter
prise. He and his wife are ac
tive in the Holly Branch Com
munity Club and in addition,
she is active as a 4-H neighbor
hood leader. > .,
to be decided later.
The evening meal was bar
becue, hush puppies, slaw and
soft drinks, served by Harry
Bryant, Harold Brown and Bob
by Barbee.
Pollocksville Development Group
Has Interesting Session, Fish Fry
me foiiocKsviue Development
committee met on September
27th at Trentwood Lodge for a
fish fry. The members and
guests had a very enjoyable
meal of fried fish, slaw, french
fried potaoes, hush puppies and
cold drink.
Following the social hour,
there was a short business
meeting presided over by Chair
man William Griffin. He brief
ly told the group the purposes
of Pollocksville Development
Committee and then gave a pro
gress report of projects accom
plished.
Mrs. Lelia Midkiff reported
on the ceramics class. She stat
ed that there are classes each
Monday, Wednesday, and
Thursday nights from 7:30 to
9:30 at the home of Mrs. Ha
zel Ann Atkinson. Interested
persons are invited to attend.
The Chairman reported on
the Community Improvement
contest of the NADA and stat
ed that if anyone had an in
formation or reports to be used
in this to give the report to
Bobby Mattocks, Chairman of
the Community Improvement
Committee.
In connection with this, Mrs.
John W. Creagh, Jr. gave a
brief report on the response of
various groups and citizens
during the drive*for clothing
and household goods during the
tornado disaster earlier in the
year. She stated that this was
one project that was a complete
success for. the Community
Building was filled to capacity
fvith articles donated by the
people at large.
Bobby Mattocks re-emphasized
the fact that the Pollocksville
Developent Committee is open
to" suggestions and help from
the citizens of the Community
to help improve the work and
projects started and invited
more to join as members.
The Pollocksville Develop
ment Committee welcomed as
new members Sirs. Lurry Hines
and Claude Allen.
Education Board
Clears Routine in
October Session
Routine business dominated the
October meeting of the Jones
County Board of Education
which met Monday in the Tren
ton office of George W. Harriett,
superintendent of schpols.
J. C. West Jr., chairman, pre
sided.
It was noted at the meeting
that the county’s plan for de
segregation of the school sys
tem, required by federal law in
compliance with Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act, has been ap
proved by officials of the De
partment of Health, Education,
and Welfare.
The members of the Board
reviewed the 1965-66 prepared
budget for driver training and
safety education. A motion was
adopted approving the budget
which allocates $19,071.52 for
the program during the school
year.
After a lengthy discussion of
the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, Board
members instructed Superinten
dent Harriett to write a plan
for the Jones County school.
The allotment of funds for
Jones County under the legisla
tion is for $206,560 for the
school year 1965-66.
The Board accepted the resig
nation of Mrs. Martha W. O’Phar
effective,.. September 30.
O’Pharrowwasemployed
as school secretary at Jones
High School and Trenton Ele
mentary Schools.
In a separate action Mrs. Del
acey W. Green was elected to
fill the vacancy created by the
O’Pharrow resignation. She be
gan work October 1.
Rockets Defeated
By Southern Wayne
The big boys of Southern
Wayne came to Jones Central
last Monday night, romped
around the Rocket football
field for four quarters, and
headed out again with a cool
34-0 victory.
It was the Rocket’s third de
feat of the season.
The game was originally
scheduled to be played last Fri
day, but was postponed because
if rain.
Southern Wayne, which has
enjoyed several wide - margin
victories this year, dominated
the game with Jones Central
almost from beginning to end.
The Rockets opened the 1965
66 season with two victories,
the first at Charles B. Aycock
and the second at Richlands. In
addition to their defeat by
Southern Wayne, Jones Central
has bowed to James Kenan and
South Lenoir.
The sixth game of the seas
on is scheduled to be played at
Sent to Jail for
Other Cases Heard
A suspended sentence of 60
days in jail assigned to Bobby
Ray Roberts of Pollocksville
was invoked in the October 1
session of Jones County Re
Board Hears
Report on Survey;
Take Other Actions
A representative of the Carroll
Phelps surveying company told
the Jones County Board of
Commissioners, in session Mon
day, that the work on the coun
ty property revaluation study is
about 95 per cent complete.
The new property valuation
’figures will go into effect in
1966. At that time county
taxes will be based on
figures established in the pres
ent survey.
The Commissioners adopted a
motion that taxes for the coun
ty be accessed at 50 per cent
of the new valuation. They al
so voted to bring the payment
for the survey up to schedule
in accordance with the contract
with Carroll-Phelps.
’ In other actions, a motion
was adopted to purchase sever
al items of office equipment, the
total cost not to exceed $100,
for use in the office of the
Neighborhood Youth Corps.
Specified in the motion were
three used desks, 24 folding
chairs, and one five - drawer
filing cabinet.
The Board transferred $610
from the county emergency fund
to the Welfare Department fund.
In a belated action, the Com
missioners also approved the fi
nal budget for the Welfare De
partment for 1965-66.
A motion w«$ also adopted
to pay $50 toward the expenses
of Farm Agent Carl Ipock when
he attends the International
Livestock Show to be held in
Chicago in November.
corder’s Court.
According to the records, Ro
berts was found guilty of a
charge of possession of a dead
ly weapon, a sawed off shotgun,
and given the 60-day sentence
with the assignment to work
roads. The sentence was sus
pended on condition that he
pay a $50 fine and costs by
September 10.
The sentence was made ac
tive when the defendant failed
to pay the fine and costs.
Ten other actions were clear
ed by Judge Joe Becton during
the session.
The state took a nol pros with
leave in the case in which Wil
liam Michael Fahy of Morehead
City was charged with speed
ing. The state also took a nol
pros with leave in the action in
which Paul Brock of Trenton
was charged with assault with
a deadly weapon.
Claude David Hite of Mays
ville paid costs on a charge of
failure to stop for a stop sogn.
The case in which Corris H.
Westbrook of Pink Hill Route 1
was charged with larceny was
nol prossed.
Ernest Hill Jr. paid costs on
a charge of failure to see that
an intended movement could be
made in safety; James Wright
Jones of Trenton Route 1 paid
a $15 fine and costs when he
was ruled guilty of speeding,
and James Irdell Toomer Jr. of
Swansboro paid costs for im
proper registration.
Ruby Patterson Hall of Kins
ton Route 6 paid court costs
when she was ruled guilty of
failure to see intended move
ment could be made in safety.
The action against Pershing
Woodrow Crosby of Raleigh was
dropped when he presented a
valid operator’s license to the
court; Crosby had been charg
Jfesse Williams of Pollocks
ville was found not guilty of a
charge of driving while drunk,
ed with no operator’s license.
Jones FHA Unit Lends $122,000
This Year to Low-Income Families
! Twenty low-income rural fam
ilies in Jones County used
$122,000.00 of Farmers Home
Administration credit during the
fiscal year of 1965 for improv
ed housing facilities, according
to J. E. Mewborn Jr. County Su
pervisor.
These loans ranged from small
amounts for minor repairs, to
loans for constructing rural
homes. Some of the funds were
used to improve or construct es
sential farm buildings.
“The rural housing program
has brought untold benefits to
local communities as well as to
the people involved,” Mewborn
said. “Improvements made by
borrowers on their homes have
increased the tax base, mak
ing it easier for local commu
nity facilities.”
Since the program expanded
four years ago, over 62 rural
families have borrowed more
than $429,000 to improve their
housing.
Jones Central at 8 p.m. Friday
when the Rockets meet North
Duplin.
Collections on rural housing
loans has been over 100 per
cent since many of the loans art
repaid ahaad of schedule. All
borrowers have paid their pay
their payments as scheduled.
There have been no losses on
FHA rural housing loans since
the program started in Jones
County in 1949.
Loans by the FHA are made
to applicants who are unable to
obtain credit from private lend
ers at reasonable rates and
terms. Loans are tailored to in
dividual needs and are accom
panied by assistance in farm
and financial management. All
FHA borrowers live in rural
areas, however many of them
depend on non - farm employ
ment altogether for their in
come.
WHAT TIME IS IT?
Cecil Taylor of Kinston route
4 didn’t know what time it was
when he was arrested on a war
rant which accused him of steal
ing 11 wrist watches from George
Cauley.
TRAGIC 32 HOURS CLAIMS LIVES OF FOUR LENOIR COUNTIANS II
ACCIDENTS
Accidents near Kinston and
less than 32 hours apart churn
ed the lives of four Lenoir
v Countians this week.
Just after midnight Saturday
James Bruce Hardy, 20, son of
Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. Kirby
“ ' Jr. of Kinston Route 2,
“ ; of four to die.
alone and at a
Hardy
very rapid rate of speed lost
control of his car just north of
the Airport road as he drove
on the Snow Hill Road. His car
was demolished — scattered in
tangled pieces in the field in
front of Horace Taylor’s home.
v Young Hardy was killed in
stantly and became the coun
ty’s 9th traffic fatality this year.
Monday Tragedy
At 7:40 Monday morning Mrs.
Betty Jo Murphy Turner, 28,
wife of Lester Turner of Pink
Mil was driving North on High
way 11, accompanied by Mrs.
Hazel Whaley Noble, 33, wife
of C. H. Noble, also of Pink Hill.
At Albritton Crossroads, five
miles south of Kinston George
Hodges Sutton, 58, pulled from
i paved side road onto the main
highway.
Apparently Mrs. Turner did
aot see Sutton and he did not
see her. There were ho brake
skid marks by either vehicle.
Mrs. Turner was pinned be
neath the car and was dead in
stantly, in the opinion of peo
ple at the scene.
Mrs. Noble and Sutton were
given emergency treatment in
Kinston hospitals and transfer
red to Duke Hospital where Sut
ton died just after 4 and Mrs.
Noble died at about 8.