Jones County Drops 26 For Cent in
Number of Farms in Five Years But
Farm Income Goes Up Nearly 3 Million
A total of 825fkrms was count
ed in Jones county during the
1964 Census of Agriculture, the
Department of Commerce’s
Bureau of the Census reports.
In the last previous Census
of Agriculture in 1959, the total
counted in the county was 1,
083 farms.
The 1964 total is published in
a preliminary report on the
county just issued. The report
also shows that average farm
size in the county mis 123.4
acres and that the average value
of the county’s farms in land
and buildings in 1964 was
632,439.
Other important county sta
tistics in the report are:
1. Value of all farm products
sold by farms in the county in
1964, $8,576,609; in 1959, $5,
733,550.
2. Value of all crops sold by
county farms in 1964, $7,742,033;
in 1959, $5,074,869.
3. Value of all livestock and
livestock products sold by coun
ty farms in 1964, $834,426; in
1959, $658,681.
King and His Court
On* of sport's most spectacu
lar attraction, Tho King and His
Court, will bo In Grainger Sta
dium lip Kinston Monday night.
This four-man softball team will
play a nine-man all-star Kinston
team. After sevoral appearances
on national television and one
appearance in Kinston in IMS
sports fans know about this fab
ulous team. Advance tickets
are on sale at Grainger Stadium
and may be purchasod up until
tho night of the game for 25
cents less than on Monday night.
NEEDED A HAT?
Perhaps the July sun had
something to do with a charge
made Monday against Wilson
Scott of 411 Warren Avenue,
who was charged with shoplift
ing a hat from a downtown store.
Tuesday in recorder’s court he
was given 90 days in jail, and
he appealed to superior court.
Dear Editor:
The North Carolina “Speaker
Ban Law” prohibited known com
munists and fifth-Amendment
pleaders from talking on the
campuses of our tax-supported
colleges and universities. Imme
diately after its enactment, pro
tests and lamentations arose in
academic and, other circles, be
cause among other things, com
munist scientists would be bar
red from speaking at these in
stitutions.
Communist scientists are com
munists first and scientists sec
ond.
Proof of this statement can
be found in an incident that oc
curred in Russia in 1948 when
a great debate developed in the
field of Biology as to whether or
not characteristics acquired dur
ing the life of the. parent could
be transmitted to the offspring.
Most biologists teach that ac
quired characteristics cannot be
transmitted (Mendel-Morgan the
ory).
taught that a parent’s acquired
characteristics could be trans
mitted to the offspring. Michur
in’s theory was supported by
the plant breeder Lysejiko. t
The Lenin Academy of Agri
cultural Scientists met in Rus
sia in 1948 to discuss this prob
lem. Many prominent Russian
scientists at the meeting argued
against the Michurin theory. Lys
enko’s report argued for the
Michurin theory. At the end of
the meeting Lysfenko revealed
that the Central Committee of
the Communist Party of the So
Wet Union had approved his re
port which contended that ac
quired characteristics could be
transmitted.
Thus a biological “truth” was
established by decree of the
communist Central Committee.
Overnight, leading scientists
who had opposed the Michurin
Lysenko had a revelation. They
addressed the meeting, criticized
themselves for having support
ed the “reactionary” capitalist
Mendel-Morgan theory and
pledged themselves to support
* the “progressive” materialist
Michurin theory in the future.
A few days later the Russian
Academy of Sciences met, form
ally
Michurin
theory and ordered all members
to re-organize their research
work to conform to the Michurin
idea.
Sincerely,
J. C. Peele, M.D.
1208 Perry Park Drive
Kinston, N. C.
260 Attend
Pre - College
Program at ECC
About 260 of next fall’s fresh
men attended the third two
day segment of this summer’s
pre-college counseling program
at East Carolina College this
week.
They came from 55 North
Carolina counties, the District
of Columbia and eight othei
states: Florida, Maine, Maryland
New Jersey, New York, Penn
sylvania, South Carolina anc
this caluation was based upon
the tax listed valuation of John
son’s land, which at that time
was fixed at only $18,785 and
which now has a tax listed valua
tion of $35,825. The land includ
es 26 acres in White Oak Town
ship, 300 acres in Cypress Creek
Township, 48 acres in Chinqua
pin Township and tracts of 182
and four acres in Trenton Town
ship.
Under the win the bank was
instructed to permit Johnson’s
brother, Charles, to Use the home
place at Phillips Crossroad for
the rest of his life and to have
an income of $200 per month for
life. In a codicil to the will John
son also instructed the bank to
pay Leonard $10 per week to
feed a number of cats as long
as the cats lived.
The rest of the estate was to
be used to help needy and de
serving Jones County, children
to attend specified colleges and
nursing schools. The three cou
sins in whose name the suit
has been brought by Kinston At
torney Tom White and Trenton
Attorney Donald Brock are Lona
Britt of Four Oaks, Renna Barn
es of Fremont and Flonnie
Creech of Princeton. But they
listed 32 other first cousins who
claim will'be damaged if the
will is permitted to stand.
The suit alleges "that the
signature of Robert T. Johnson
was obtained by Branch Banking
and Trust Company through un
due and improper influence”
and it further alleges that John
son was not capable mentally to
make a will at the time this will
was written.
MARINE ACCUSED
Camp Lejeune Marines Clyde
B. Barney and Benjamin. G.
Mollica were jailed in Kinston
Tuesday night, both charged
stealing a car.
Virginia.
College officials greeted them
Wednesday and started them
through a series of orientation
activities. They stayed overnight
for more orientation Thursday
and then returned to their
homes.
Students there last week in
cluded: Jones County — Ellis
Sherwood Banks, Jr.; Lenoir
County — George William Ahls
en, Jr., Billy Wayne Baker, Jr.,
Cyrus W. Brock, Carolyn Anne
Cattle, Jane Frances Cooper,
Patsy Emory, and Phillip Ray
Frazier.
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ECC Summer Theater Presenting; f
'Sound of Music' Beginning July 18
Ann Pollock, IS year old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mis. CL M. Pol
lock of Trenton, has bees invit
ed to perform in the State 4-H
Talent Show. The Tdent Show
will be held on Thursday even
ing, July 28, in the WHBam Neal
Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh,
as one of the feature programs
of State 4rH Club Week. The
event will feature some of the
outstanding 4-H Thlenft of tee
State.
Ann will play a solo consisting
of two pieces, “Skipnteg Rope,"
by Siegmeister , and “AHegra
CantabQe from Sonatina No. 1
in E Flat Major,” by Beethoven.
She has presented thm perferm
ance to two music' recitals and
two muse club programs prior
to entering the Jones County
and Southeastern District Tal
ent Shows.
Miss Pollock has participated
in the National Program three
years playing 13 pieces two years
and 11 pieces one year in the Na
tional Guild of Hanot Teachers
Auditions receiving Superior
and Superior Plus Ratings.
Two years she has participat
ed in the North Carolina Music
Teacher Association Junior
Junior High Contest receiving a
superior rating.
For two years she also play
ed in the St. Cecilia Music Club
programs in New Bern.
In addition, Ann received a
good certificate for three conse
cutive years of participation in
the National Federation of Mu
sic Clubs Festivals (Junior Divis
ion) with superior rating.
Gets Big Contract
The Department of Defense an
nounced Tuesday that Fred
Gardner Construction Company
of Kinston was low bidder for
construction of a large barracks
for the Coast Guard at Elizabeth
City. The focal firm's bid was
slightly more than $T.7 million
dollars. Construction is expect
ed to begin immediately and
completion is expected within
a year.
F
U Win DUU /Wiuc vihwiim —v
Maria, Scott Williams aa Cap
tain Von Trapp, Graham Pollock
as m»«, Jane Barrett as lied
and Jane Haiderman as the Mo
ther Abbess.
Cast as the Von Tkupp dtfl
dren are Joan Abernathy el \
Ayden and Mary Grace Pate Of
I Greenville as CStrid, Jennie Cas
sick of Greenville as Louisa, Bar
bara i-Mg of FtanviHe and
Faith Hamm of GaeenviBe as
Brigitta, Bonnie Lynn Lee of
Greenv£He as Marta, Dong Al
len of Greenville and Dwight
CMtahOa of WHaan as Kart and
William Glasgow of WaQaee as
Frederick.
Rehearsals are welt under way
at die East ChroSan ©allege Som
mer Theatre for opening night
next Mondiay for the hit musi
cal, “Tfee Sound of Muriel
The. Rodgers and Hammer
stein classic, fourth production
of the 1968 season, will be giv
en a two-week nut £n McGinnis
Auditorium beginning Monday
night, July 18.
“The Sound of Music” win
be presented m^ttly through
Saturday, July 30 — except Sun
day, July 24 — and in two ma
tinee performances 6n July 20
and Wednesday, July 27. Cur
tain lime for evening perform
ances is 8:18, and afternoon ma
tinees 2:15.
The Summer Theatre produc
tion of the popular musical, un
der the dlrectidn of Edgar R.
Loessin, has a cast of about 40
and a supporting orchestra of
nearly 20.
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Four Teen-Agers
Charged by Police
With Stealing
Over the weekend Kinston Po
lice charged four teen-aged boys
and girls with varying kinds of
thievery.
Debra Marlene Metts and Ha
zel Lane Shivar, both of Tren
ton route 2, were charged with
shoplifting in downtown Kins
ton.
George T. Koonce Jr. of 412
Manning Street and James Lin
wood Taylor of 1924 West Wash
ington Street were both charged
with breaking, entering and lar
ceny.
Frosty Mom
“Helping to build a better Livestock
Market for Eastern North Carolina”