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Mr. and Mrs: Malcon Collins of
Morehead visited friends at
Maysville Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Conway
spent the week with the Everette
Simpson at Greenville.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Phillips
and Elizabeth visited in New
Bern Friday.
Mrs. Eva May of New Bern
visited Mrs. Hubert White last
-wWk. .
John T. Smith and daughter
Violet of New Bern visited in
Maysville Thursday.
Mrs. Mack Meadows and
daughter, Eloise, recently visit
ed her sister Mrs. Tonchie Gur
ganus who is a patient at Onslow
Memorial Hospital at Jackson
ville. >
Tuesday night visitors of the
Merle Jones family were her
brother and his wife the Bobby
Mortons of Jacksonville.
Thursday night visitors of Mr.
and Mrs. Merle Jones were the
Levi Mortons of Deppe.
4-H CLUB MEETS
- The Busy Bee 4-H Club of
Maysville held its regular meet
ing last Thursday.
President Linda Philyaw call
ed the meeting to order. Old and
new business were discussed.
Mrs. Sam Moore was present
to help the members finish
baskets which has been their
craft projects the previous meet
ings.
Drinks and cookies were serv
ed by Julia Freeman, Earlene
Yeomans and Connie Buck.
AT CONFERENCE
Among those attending the
N.C.E.A. and N.E.A. area con
were: Jac
ference at Camp Lejeune last
week were the following teach
ers from Maysville School: Mes
dames Irene Oliver, Evelyn
Wright, Sallie Sykes, Albertina
Bell, Sudie Simmons and Ro
selle, Wicks.
MAYSVILLE P.T.A. MEETS
5 The February meeting of the
Maysville School P.T.A. was held
February 13, Mrs. Max Bucking
ham presided. The Devotional
Was presented by Zane Harrell.
I Comments of interest about
irrent school activities were
ade by Principal Amos Taylor,
jrlor also explained the
lges in the wage law as it
fects Maysville School cafe
and maintenance employ
es.'
The attendance prize was won
by Mallard’s 6th grade.
■The Maysville School Glee
Club presented “A Musical Tri
bute to Lincoln and Washing
ton,” an orginial script using
sous, a dance and vignettes to
po&ray the lives of two great
Americans who birthdays are
celebrated in February.
Narrators were Wanda Yates
and Bonnie Banks.
Panting the minuet
Taylor, Elizabeth muuueue,
da Yates, Harry Brown,
Thompson and Larry
pson. Depicting the seen®*
Donald Wiggins, Milton
dows, Linda Hansley, Milton
i and Alice Hansley.
Boy’s quartet included
and Mrc Thompson and
guests singers Michael
Robin KnigqSi
.
Second '66 Jones Highway Fatality
Claims Camp Lejeune Marine Monday
The second highway fatality of
1966 on Jones County roads took
place at 5:30 Monday morning on
US Highway 17 just inside Jones
County, near the Craven Coun
ty line.
Patrolman Bert Mercer said
the victim is Joseph C. Brooks,
30, a Marine stationed at Camp
Lejeune.
Brooks was driving south
ward on 17 and lost control of
his 1967 car in the first curve
Special Venire is
Drawn for Trials of
Accused Rapists
Monday in the Edgecombe
County Court House at Tarboro
a special venire of 125 jurors
was drawn to report to Lenoir
County Superior Court on March
6th.
From this group jurors will be
chosen to hear charges of rape
and armed robbery against six
Lenoir County negroes, who
were arrested shortly after the
crimes took place last October
16th.
The six defendants will be tried
separately under an order is
sued by Presiding Judge Walter
Cahoon last month.
Land Transfers
Jones County Register of
Deeds Bill Parker reports re
cording the following land trans
fers in his office during the past
week.
Walter and Audrey Bracey to
R. H. and Jean Gardner one lot
in Pollocksville.
Michael and Sammy Griffin to
Eunice T. Griffin a 40 per cent
undivided interest in 123.5 acres
in Cypress Creek Township.
Eunice T. Griffin to George
DeLix and Grace A. Griffin .5
acre in Cypress Creek Town
ship.
From Solomon Franks to him
self and Eva Franks one tract in
Pollocksville Township.
From Willie and Dovie S.
Bryant to Willie and Mildred B.
Morgan .5 acre jn Pollocksville
Township.
From Pearl Morton to Garland
and Betty Jean Morton one lot
in Pollocksville.
From Hiram V. and Inez L.
Wilson to Louis and Mattie Ruth
Haddock .95 acre in Pollocks
ville Township.
W. Wicks.
At the close of the meeting,
The Hospitality Committee, Mrs.
Wilford Philyaw, chairman serv
ed refreshments.
south of the Craven County line.
He was thrown out and was pro
nounced dead upon arrival at
Craven County Hospital.
Mercer says recently several
serious wrecks have taken place
in this same curve. He also point
ed out that Brooks was not using
his seat belts, and it is his opin
ion that his life might have been
spared if he had been using
them, since he was thrown from
the car when it left the road and
rolled over.
Brooks was riding alone and
there were indications that he
was travelling rather rapidly
when he lost control of his car.
Morris PTA Hears
About Banking and
Scout Activities
The J. E. Morris Elementary
School of Maysville held its
monthly P.T.A. February 13 at
7:30 p.m. George Wooten, Presi
dent, presided.
Principal Wynn stressed the
importance of eating a hot
lunch. He encouraged the pa
rents to buy hot lunches for
their children.
After the business session was
over Wynn introduced the
guests.
C. W. Lancaster cashier of
First Citizens Bank Maysville dis
cussed briefly the importance of
banking. He said he thought it
would be an advantage to the:
group if he had a question and
answer period. Many questions
concerning banking were asked
by the parents.
Wynn introduced the other1
guests. John M. Reap, District
Boy Scout Executive, and other
scouting leaders of Jackson
ville.
Each one expressed the im
portant phases of Boy Scout
ing. Several parents volunteer
ed for Den Mothers.
Rev. G. I. Moore gave the bene
diction.
Hot coffee and doughnuts
were served at the close of the
business session.
Mrs. Mary Jane Byrd
Funeral services were held
last Thursday for Mrs. Mary
Jane Byrd, 82, widow of Wil
liam Byrd of Deep Run Route
1, who died last Wednesday.
G. R. Boyette
Funeral services were held
Sunday for G. R. Boyette, 88, of
ONE
HIGH
STANDARD
The same thoughtful consideration and
complete dignified service is accorded all
regardless of the cost of the funeral selected.
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Gamer's F|g}eral Home
Dial JA 3-2124 or JA 3-2125
Jones Board Vetoes County Option
Ohe-Cent Sales Tax in Last Meetina
In its regular February ses
sion last week the Jones County
Board of Commissioners unani
Trenton route 1, who died last
Friday morning.
Paul Clayton Stroud
Funeral services were held
Monday for Paul Clayton Stroud,
50, native of the Sandy Bottom
community, who died last week
in San Francisco, Cal.
Albert Anderson Heath
Funeral services were held
Tuesday for Albert Anderson
Heath, 73, of 1607 West Vernon
Avenue, who died in Durham
Sunday.
Lam H. Aldridge
Funeral services will be held
at 3:30 Thursday from Garner
Funeral Home for Lam H. Al
dridge, 79, of Hookerton, who
died Tuesday in a Kinston hos
pital.
mously voted its opposition to a
pair of proposals: 1. The county
option one-cent sales tax and 2.
A special supplement for school
teachers.
On the affirmative side the
board voted to increase fire and
extended coverage on county
owned buildings and personal
property by 10 per cent; extend
ed the period for tax listing
without penalty to February
15th; gave the County ASC Com
mittee permission to use the
rooms previously used by the
Soil Conservation Service in the
Ag Building, along with permis
sion to cut a doorway in the
rear of the present ASC offices
adjacent to the former SCS of
fices.
Harold Mallard, James Barbee
and Mrs. Charlie Davis were
named to the area library board
and Donald Killingsworth was
appointed constable of Cypress
Creek Township.
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Is on the Job When You Need
It.
Also Sand, Gravel and Crushed
Stone.
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Concrete Company
Free Estimates — New Bern Highway. Kinston. N. C.
Farm and Home Requirements
Of Petroleum Products
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Phone JA 3-2338 P. 0. Box 666
U. S. 70 East of Kinston, N. C.
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Frosty Mom
Meats Inc.
“Helping to build a better Livestock
Market for Eastern North Carolina”
Top prices paid for
Hogs & Cattle Daily
No Commission Charge
No Waiting
‘Phone JA 3*5103 Kinston, N. C.
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