by Mrs. daks Phillips
Maysville's Third Grade Presented
Chapel Program an March 21st
The unseasonably cool weath
er which prevailed on March
21st, the first day of spring, was
in keeping with the Maysville
Elementary School Third Grade’s
assembly program.
Under the direction of their
teacher the students presented
a play, “The Snowman who
Overstayed”. Characters were:
Crab Apple Tree, Keith Mallard;
Snowman, Bill Wicks; Mr. Blue
bird, A1 Godley; Mrs. Bluebird,
Teresa Horne; March Page, Jer
ry Riggs; Superwind, Terry
Horne; April Page, Becky Col
lins; May Page, Stfra Taylor;
Helois, David Philyaw; Princess
Spriitg, Betty Sue Pelletier;
Sprinkle, the April Showers,
Gary Maides; and dandelions,
Marion Jones, Wanda Collins,
Danny Meadows, Mike Meadows,
Kathy Eubanks, Tammy Swin
son, Grenda Williams, Judy
Hansley, and Janet Meadows.
Prior to the play, several stu
dents led the audience in the
Pledge to the Flag, The Star
Spangled Banner, and a period
of meditation. Piano solos w6re
rendered by Keith Mallard, Bet
ty Sue Pelletier and Becky Col
lins.
The class sung “Let’s Take a
Trip to Storyland”, “Frosty the
Snowman”, and “Spring is
Here”, and several students did
an interpretative number,
“Dance of the Dandelions”.
Maysville School Glee Club
Gives Program at Maple Grove
The Maysville Elementary
School Glee Club presented a
program of Easter music at the
Maple Grove Methodist Church
near Trenton last Tuesday night.
The musical selections includ
ed: Sing unto God”, “Hosanna,
Loud Hosanna”, “Were you
There?”, “Christ the Lord is
Risen Today”, “Joy Dawned
Again on Easter Day”, “God so
Loved the World”, “Jesus Walk
ed this Lonesome Valley”, and
“Now the Day is Over”.
Solos parts were sung by
Elizabeth Monette, Larry Thomp
son, Janie Meadows, and Harry
Brown.
Speaking parts were done by
Walter Pelletier, Bonnie Banks,
francos Home, Wanda' Cannon,
and Johnny Mercer.
Singing in the small ensemble
were Teresa Cumbo, Pam Jen
kins, Janie Meadows, Linda
Hansley, Alice Hansley, Rose
Philyaw, Mac Thompson, and
Larry Thompson.
Other Glee Club members
from grades 5-8 are: Janet Britt,
Jackie Carr, Dennis Conway,
Marla Davis, Mike Foy, Thelma
Foy, Julia Freeman, John Hans
ley, Judy Maides, Dee Meadows,
Milton Meadows, Jeanette Pru
itt, Lennie Robinson, Wanda
Yates and Earlene Yeomans.
The group is directed by Mrs.
W. W. Wicks.
Also participating in the Holy
Week service were William A.
Taylor, Mrs. Albert Taylor and
Rev. Wood.
Following the program, the
members of Maple Grove W.S.
C.S. served refreshments during
a period of fellowship.
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Ted McCord and
children of Huntersville visited
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Har
ry Collins, for the Easter Holi
days.
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Those home from college for
the holidays included Don Mor
gan, Kent Morgan, Kathy Knight,
Douglas Henderson, Barry Britt,
and Barbara Hay.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Keeter
id children of Portsmouth, Va.
>ent the holidays with the
barlie Morgans., .
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Harlow of
New Bern visited Sunday with
Mrs. I. F. House.
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the Robert Britts Sunday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Harry Blanton
and children of Fayetteville vis
ited the Mack Meadows Sunday.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Phillips
and Elizabeth visited B. L. Mat
tocks at Newport Rest Home
Sunday.
* * •
Mr. and Mrs. Ranson Riggs of
Hubert visited her mother Mrs.
A. G. Heath Sunday.
* * *
Mrs. Dewitt Truckner, Mrs.
Milton Truckner, and Mrs. Wil
liam Truckner and daughter of
Pelletier visited Mrs. I. F.
House Sunday.
* * *
'
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gerock
and children of Alexandria, Va.
spent the holidays with the
Robert Mattocks and Mrs. Rob
Gerock.
BABY DAUGHTER BORN
Mr* and Mrs. William Fred
erick Banks of Trenton route 1
have announced the birth of a
daughter, Brigette Renee, Satur
day, March 25th in a New Bern
Hospital.
Land Transfers
Jones County Register of
Deeds Bill Parker reports re
cording the following land trans
fers in his office during the past
week:
From Leo and Daisy Williams
to James and Annie Williams
lot in Pollocksville Township.
Maysville Cagers
Post 7-1 Record
The Maysville Elementary
School basketball team ended
the season Friday, March 17th,
with a 51-43 victory over Alex
H. White School of Pollocksville.
Leading scorers for the game
were Rodney Meadows 14, Earl
Moore 12, Edward Collins 12,
Mike N. Jones 9, and John Lums
den 4.
The Bandits of Maysville post
ed a 7-1 record for the season.
The lone defeat was a one point
margin by Pollocksville in the
first meeting of the two teams
early in the season.
Other members of the team
were Larry Thompson, Mac
Thompson, Charlie Jones, Dell
Meadows, J. Mike Jones, Wade
Dudley, Jim Buckingham, Dar
rell Jones, Craig Costello, Ricky
Meadows and Harry Brown.
* * *
Mrs. Ralph Hartsell and boys
visited Mrs. Robert Britt this
weekend.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Todd of
Jacksonville and the G. C. Con
ways also of Jacksonville visited
the Colon Conways this week
end.
Bids Last Week for Expansion of
Lenoir County Community College
Come Within Funds Available
Bids were opened last Wed
nesday afternoon for expansion
of Lenoir County Community
College and strangely enough
the low bids came well within
the money available for the pro
ject.
A total of $881,436 was avail
able for construction of an ad
ministration building, shop ad
dition and renovations to exist
ing buildings and the total low
bids amounted to $775,914.
Alternates under the general
contract boosted the general
contract low bid from Fred
Gardner’s $532,919 base bid to
the low bid of C. J. Kern of
Greensboro, whose low bid in
cluding all 10 alternates was
$724,500, cbmpared to Gardner’s
$728,808.
Low bidder for the elevator in
the administration building was
Westbrook Elevator Company of
Danville, Va. at $10,984, plumb
ing low bidder was Stapleford of
Kinston at $35,744, heating low
bid was from Kinston Plumbing
and Heating Company at $98,825
and the electrical low-bidder
was Electricon, Inc. of Kinston
at $76,700.
The bids were turned over to
the architect, Leslie Boney of
Wilmington for his study andt
t recommendations.
The total low bids including
■ail alternates in all categories
was $971,865, so the building
committee and,'architect have to
decide which alternates they
prefer. ,
State School Superintendent Flunks
Test in Statistical Manipulation
In a news release this week
North Carolina State Superin
tendent of Public Instruction
Charles Carroll asserted that the
ratio of draftee rejections by
the armed forces was in propor
tion to the amount of local
school funds invested in schools.
Carroll sent along a chart
showing the examinations and
rejections by county for the per
iod 1959-64 for each county in
the state, and his own tabulation
denies his allegation.
The five counties with the
lowest rate of rejections were
Transylvania, Henderson, Dare,
Burke and Randolph and the
five counties with the highest
rejection rate were Hoke, War
ren, Northampton, Bertie and
Scotland.
The percentage of Negro citi
zens in the first five counties is
Transylvania 5, Henderson 7,
Dare 7, Burke 7 and Randolph
8. The same per cent in the oth
er five counties is Hoke 56, War
ren 63, Northampton 64, Bertie
60 and Scotland 44.
More contradiction to Carroll’s
position is offered in the fact
that Mecklenburg County, which
ranks highest in the amount of
local money spent for schools
per pupil ranked 30th in the rate
of draft rejectees. The colored
population in Mecklenburg
County is 26 per cent.
The Army says: “The exam- [
inee’s score on the tests depends
on several factors: on the level
of his educational attainment, on
the quality of his education
(quality of the school facilities):
and on the knowledge he gained
from his educational training or
otherwise, in and outside of
school.”
The total expenditure per
pupil in these same top five
and bottom five counties also
does not reflect Carroll’s corre
lation with rejection rate and
money spent: Transylvania
$380.45, Henderson $347.36,
Dare $404.67, Burke $346.02
and Randolph $340.16, and the
expenditure in the five counties
with the highest draft rejection
rate: Hoke $383.77, Warren
$362.23, Northampton $375.70,
Bertie $343.98 and Scotland
$372.19.
As Carroll knew when he pre
pared the news release; the re
jection rate is in direct ratio to
the per cent of colored draftees
called, and this is as true in
Maine as in North Carolina. So
far white educators have not
found a fair system for testing
colored intelligence, and that’s
all Carroll’s figures prove.
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