NUMBER 12
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TRENTON, N.' C., THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1966
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VOLUME xvm
Lost Miserable Chapter Written
A tiny Horn, noting the transfer of a lot in Pollocksvillo
Township, is probably tho final chaptor in a miserable story of
lopal robbery that has taken tho homo of an ignorant but hard
working Pollocksvillo couple.
Some years ago a swindler, soiling aluminum siding, ap
proached Johnny and Mary Bello Brown and sold them a siding
"job" and other minor improvements to their small Pollocksville
homo. Theye ware told that tho job would cost not loss than
$1800 hor more than $2500. ^
Neither of the pair could read or write with any ease, and
neither could very legibly write their names. But they did sign
• poper that was stuck before them by this "merchant."
When that instrument was recorded in the office of Jones
County Register of Deeds Bill Parker it had grown to a mortgage
of more than $10,000 on the small home of this ignorant couple.
Tho mortgage was sold by tho poddling company to a pur
portedly reputable mortgage investment company in Winston
Salem. It foreclosed on this couple and now their home has been
sold by the mortgage company to another person.
Large-Scale Hail Insurance Fraud is
Reported in East Carolina by Lanier
At a Tuesday press conference
North Carolina Insurance Com
missioner Edwin Lanier told of
large-scale fraud in hail insur
ance claims in Eastern North
Carolina during the past three
crop years, and even more in
the current year.
Lanier said a full-field investi
gation so far nas turned up
$139,884.20 in fraudulent claims
paid by insurance companies. No
specific offenders were ' named
by Lanier Tuesday, but appar
ently names would be called and
indictihents made at a later
date, since he pointed out that
this was “an interim report”
The fraud involves insurance
agencies, adjusters'and farmers,
although in several instances
claims were paid, Lanier said,
in the names of farmers who
had no knowledge that claims
had been filed.
Lanier said claims totalling
$101,463 were paid on farms
upon which no tobacco was
grown, on 12 claims $34,347 was
paid in which fictitious names
were used and in three instanc
es, $4,072 was paid out in the
names of farmers who knew no
thing of the affair.
Lanier said four men were in
the field now ‘conducting the in
vestigation and that since this
began several claims filed for
the current crop year have been
withdrawn.
David Collins Sued
For Balance on Note
In a civil action filed in Jones
County Superior Court this week
New Bern Oil and Fertilizer
Company alleges a debt owed
to it by David Collins in the
amount of $574.30. '
The suit alleges that Collins
on September 15, 1965 signed
a promissory note in the amount
of $1100 on which he made pur
chases in the total amount of
$874.30 and upon which only
one payment of $300 had been
made.
Two Jones Arrests
Jones County Sheriff Brown
Yates reports two arrests in
the past week: Albert Grady of
Kinston route 3 is charged with
simple assault and Jack Williams
of Maysville has been accused
of public drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct.
JET SERVICE SOON
Monday night the Kinston City
Council was told that jet com
mercial air services was in
sight for Kinston — possibly
in early 1967 if extension and
strengthening of one runway at
Stallings Field could be complet
ed in time.
Jones County Country Club Seeking
More Members to Meet FHA Suggestion
While the $230,000 Farmers
Home Administration loan is
being processed officers of the
recently organized Jones County
Country Club are trying to boost
total membership in the club to
200 families.
At present 170 families are
signed up, according to Donald
Brock, one of the club officials.
The loan will be used to pur
chase a tract of slightly less
than 200 acres of land from J. K.
Warren Jr. on Trent River near
Oak Grove Air Base.
The areas runs with the riv
er for nearly a mile and present
plans call for development of a
County 4-H Council President Urges
_; in the home and'on
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are caused.
Farming, once the safest and
most serene way of life, has now
become the most hazardous way
to make a living.
Safety on the farm has not
kept pace with industrial safe
ty. More than 8,000 farm fami
ly members die in home, high
way and farm work mishaps an
nually.
Nearly1750,000 suffer disabl
ing injuries each year, many of
whom are crippled for life.
National Farm Safety Week
is designed to dramatize the
danger that lurks behind every
farm chore and emphasize the
importance of a positive safety
program of every farm.
I especially want to urged
«fers and young people to
is — “Safety is
Over Accidents” so
ets everyone make it a reality
n 1966.
well-rounded family recreational
area on this site.
Principal among the recrea
tion programs is an 18-hole golf
course, swimming pool, picnic
shelters, boat houses, tennis
courts and a club house and pro
shop.
Persons who have not yet
joined and would like to sign
up may do so by contacting
Brock, or any other member of
the club.
It is hoped that work can be
gin on the project in early fall
and that most, if not all of the
facilities will be in use by the
summer of 1967.
Pvt. Robert Ervin
Parachute Rigger
course, Ervin was trained to
inspect, pack and repair para
trooper and cargo parachutes
and air drop equipment.
rraffic Casses Account for Most of
Recorder's Court Work in Past Week
xu nit? past wccx. xx ux xo wa
« cleared from the docket of
rones County Recorder’s Court'
vere for traffic violations, one
:on passing a worthless check
ind the other for non-support.
The npn-support charge was
tgainst Lindsey Maness of Tren
on route 2 and prayer for judg
nent was continue on condition
ie begin supporting his family.
The check charge was against
r. P. Spence of Farmvfile who
laid $33.85 iu making good «f
iad check and paying the court
Allen White of Brooklyn paid
he costs for reckless driving.
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New Bern paid $13 for failing
to yield the right of way.
Those paying off for speeding
and the amount they paid in
cluded Eloise Joyner Blackman
of Smithfield route 3 $13, Paul
Edward Anderson of New Bern
$30, George Francis Cripps of
Burlington $26, John William
Bean of Swansboro $26, James
Wilson Williamson of Fort Eus
tis; Va. $31, Lloyd Edward Dix
on of Trenton route 1 $26, Law
rence B. Shuping Jr, of Raleigh
$26, Kenneth Paul Camden of
Norfolk $20 and Howard Nelson
Dean of Raleigh.
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Final Word on Journal-Brock Affair
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The oditor of the Journal (Jack Rider, in cate anybody doesn't
know) adds this final — he hopes — footnote to the semantical
dispute that was caused by a Journal news item of Juno 23rd be
tween Jones County Attorney Donald Brock and himself.
Tho item which was written by Rider, wJtfMut outside
help, inspiration or agitation, said in part, in speakWg of issues
in the Juno 25th second primary election: "One (issye) is County
Attorney Donald Brock, who succeed some years in getting
a slate of commissioners elected who fired the Lat^&eorge Hugh
es as county attorney and gave the job to Brock."
Brock Tuesday said that the only part of th^iMn that offend
ed him was the inference that he had activeiy^worked to get
Hughes fired. He said he took no active part in the election of
any of the commissioners who voted to fire rf£ghes, and when
thd commissioners approached him about takifigfjthe job he ad
vised them not to fire Hughes. But when they persisted and said
they were going to fire Hughes anyway; he agreed to take the
job.
Brock did say Tuesday that in subsequent eltRMttns he had
taken an interest in commissioner elections but in-.the I960 elec
tion he took no part on behalf of any candidate^other than to
vote for the five he felt best qualified to servAiJf
Perhaps the phrase "who succeeded in getting a slate elect
ed" does carry the connotation of Brock's active participation,
and since Brock categorically denies that he did take an active
part, the Journal expresses its regrets for having been guilty of
creating an impression which Brock says does^Ket exist.
So now, is there anyone for tennis. - V
Charles Strayhom Brings Su|t for
$100,000 for Auto Accident Injuries
Charles Henry Strayhorn this
week filed suit in Jones County
Superior Court asking $100,000
damages from a number of de
fendants, including Isaiah Hill,
Thomas Lee Berry, Fate Berry,
Robert Linwood Creech and
Caroina Dairies, Inc., of Kinston.
In the suit Strayhorn alleges
he was riding in a car owned by
Hill, driven by Thomas Lee Ber
ry, who is a minor child of Fate
Berry.
The suit further alleges that
Berry on the night on August
from Trenton at an excessive
13, 1964 was driving westwardly
rate of speed,7despite the fact
that Strayhorn had asked him
to slow down.
Strayhorn further alleges that
while travelling at speeds in
excess of 70 miles an hour the
car crashed into a Carolina Dair
ies vehicle driven by Creech
that was across the center line
of the highway.
Strayhorn says he was hospit
alized for seven weeks, suffering
from a broken left thigh, broken
left arm, crushed cheek bone,
crushed left lung, crushed knee
cap and a damaged right eye.
Highway Engineer Roy Franks Honored
Roy D. Franks of Kinston, Assistant Division Two Engineer for
the Highway Commission, is shown above receiving congratula
tions and a 40-year service awarcj from Gov. Dan K. Moore during
recent Raleigh ceremonies. Franks was one of 37-men honored at
the ceremony.