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THE JONES COUNTY > NUMBER 52 TRENTON, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1967 VOLUME xvm Janice Lowery State 4-H Club Girl Achievement Winner for This Year Janice Lowery, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Lowery of Trenton, Rt. 1, is state 4-H girls achievement winner. A 4-H member nine years, Janice has completed 64 pro jects. She was county girls a chievement winner for seven years, state home economics project winner in 1966 and a finalist in selection of National 4-H Conference delegates in 1965. Also she has been district clothing winner and county win ner in 11 different projects. She has given 90 demonstrations and 118 talks. Janice has held several offices in the Clover and Colliegate dubs and was president of the Jones County. Council. Award: certificate. Should her record win nationally, she will receive a trip to National 4-H Club Congress, Chicago. A. G. Cheston Exhibits First Prize Ham Last Week in Annual Jones Show The Fifth Annual Ham Show and Sale for Jones County was held at the Agricultural Building in Trenton last week. The Grand Champion ham was exhibited by Rev. A. G. Cheston of Route 2, Trenton and pur chased by Maola Milk and Ice Cream Company of New Bern. Reserve Champion award went to Mrs. Hester Brimage of Route 2, Trenton and was purchased by Culligan Soft Water Service of New Bern. Forty-four hams were entered in the show. Sixteen of the hams won blue ribbons, 18 red rib bons and 11 white ribbons. Judging the show were Dr. John A. Christian, food science specialist from Raleigh, and E. W. Barnes Agricultural Agent for Jones County. According to Fletcher Barber, Agricultural Extension Agent, the purpose of the show was to encourage the growing of meat type hogs to economical weights, encourage raising more hogs for home consumption and market to improve the quality of ham and to create a better relation ship btetween farmers and other businesses. J. R. Franck, County Exten sion Chairman stated that, “These shows serve as good teaching tools.” We make a lot Earl Scott Sued for $2,439.98 Balance On Juke Boxes A civil action was filed this week in the office of Superior Court Clerk Walter Henderson against Earl Scott of Pollocks vUle. The suit was filed by the Les torgeon Distributing Company, which alleges that Scott owes it two balances on a number of juke boxes he purchased. In one instance the company alleges a balance due of $2056.68 and in another a balance of $383.30, and it seeks to collect both with interest. Four Jones Arrests In the past week four persons were booked at the county jail, according to Sheriff Brown Yates; three of them coming in a group: Paul Glenn Meadows was charged with drunken driv ing, and along with him Lucille Collins and June Allison Mat tocks were charged with being drunk on a public highway. Ju lius Locklear was also booked on a drunken driving charge. All four are from Maysville. Jones Farm Bureau Has 'Family Night' The Farm Bureau members in Jones County enjoyed a “family night” meeting with the Officers and Directors on last Wednesday. The speaker fo rthe meeting, Walter Lowery, Farm Bureau field representative, gave a very interesting speech on some “Problems of Agriculture.” Lowery stated, “that some farmers are purchasing machin ery that is too big for their farm ing needs; thus, creating higher expenses and less profit.” After the meeting, door prizes were given and refreshments were served. MOTHER INDICTED Mary Lee Ham of 507 Termin al Street was charged in two counts last Thursday by Kinston Juvenile Officer Paul Trimboli with neglecting her children and contributing to the delinquency of a minor child. of progress this way. The show and sale was under the supervi sion of Barber. 'Unbiased Higher Education Board Budgeting' ECC AT&T WCC Appal. Pembroke 1 , Winston Eliz.City Fayetteville NC Durham Asheyille School '68-69* Carolina UNC-Med State UNC-G UNC-C $1201 2298 , 1257 912 781 669 Capital Outlay $11,405,400 1.696.000 11,710,600 6.535.000 10,474,300 4,850,600 1.150.000 2.233.000 2.685.000 556.000 837,160 260.400 670.400 339.000 .2960,100 1,804,400 1.275.000 per pupil. Students 15,140 11,928 4,826 2,075 9,855 3,533 4,733 5,790 1,800 1,372 1,069 1,282 3,369 910 1,540 550 This table needs no comment, except to remind that this is the proposed budget for the 16 insti tutions of higher learning op erated under the supervision of the North Carolina Board for Higher Education. This is a re flection of the “unbiased” effort of this board to spread higher education “fairly” in North Caro lina, and it further reflects no material change in their budget attitude over the 12-year history of this supervisory group. East ern North Carolinians might take note of the fact that the lowest allocation per student go to East Carolina College, Wil mington College, Pembroke Col lege — all in the eastern end of the state, and West Carolina College in the extreme western end of the state. Walter Ives Suing Kinston Oil Co. For Soiling Barrell With Herbicide Residue That Killed 8 Acres Tobacco Jones County Superior Court Clerk Walter Henderson re ports receiving in his office this week a suit brought by Walter Ives of Jones County against Kinston Chi Company. Ives alleges in his complaint that he purchased an oil drum from the Kinston firm in 1964 and was told that the drum had never had anything but oil or water in it. Ives alleges that he used the drum to haul water while trans planting eight acres of tobacco in 1964 and that all of the to bacco died. Ives alleges the loss of the fertilizer under those eight acres, the additional cost of re planting the tobacco and further loss caused by having a late crop that year. For all of these items Ives is asking $4400 damages from the Kinston firm. Jones Historical Society Meeting On May 2nd in Trenton All members and all who would like to become members of the Jones County Historical Society are invited to attend a meeting of the group at 7 p.m. May 2nd in the office of its President, Dr. John H. Thomp son. Annual election of society of ficers will be held and members are urged to study selections for the offices in the coming year. Rumor is also circulating that a gift is to be made to the so ciety, and members are especial ly urged to make an effort to at tend because of this possibility. Nineteen of 26 Cases Cleared from Recorder's Docket in Traffic Dept. In the past week 26 cases were cleared from the docket of Jones County Recorder’s Court by trial before Judge Joe Bec ton or by pleas of guilty to Court Clerk Walter Henderson; 19 were traffic charges. Among the non-traffic cases cleared was a felony charge of incest against Wallace Leo Har per of Chesapeake, Va., who is charged with having relations with a stepdaughter under the age of 12 who is now pregnant. This charge was nolle prossed with leave, but Jones County au thorities are still trying to have Harper extradited to answer to the charge. No probable cause was found in a false pretense charge against Albert McKeel of Cove City. Clifton Autry Jr. of Maysville route 1 was ordered to make good a worthless check and pay the-costs of court. June Allison Mattocks of Maysville and Monroe Bender of Pollocksville route 1 paid $16 for public drunkenness. Ronnie Farrow of Trenton was found not guilty of receiv ing stolen property, knowing it to have been stolen. Jerry Lee Strayhorn of Pol locsksville was found guilty of assault on a female and non support. He was given a choice between six months in prison or payment of $25 per week for support of his family. Paul Glenn Meadows asked for a jury trial of two drunken driving charges and his appeal bond was set at $300. William Henry Britt of Pol locksville route 1 appealed a $200 fine handed him for a sec ond drunken driving offense. Speeding tickets were paid off by Jack Lee Moore of Camp Le jeune, Stephen Schall of San Bernardio, Cal., Robert Lindley Jackson of Camp Lejeune, Frank Wesley Carver of Winston-Sa lem, Tautalagia Sotoa Numera of Camp Lejeune and Jimmy Stephen Morgan of Pollocksville route 1. Willie Franks of Pollocksville paid $30.75 for reckless driv ing, and Roy Lee Kellum of Maysville star route paid $26 for driving without a license. Others paying off for less seri ous traffic charges included: Joseph Ginyard Jr. of Jackson ville, John Trent Pollock of Trenton route 1, Solomon Dun can Jr. of Jacksonville, John Wil son Hopkins of Durham; Clifford Ross of Cherry Point, Judge Ne ro Kornegay of Trenton route 1, Edward Earl Mattocks of Mays ville route 1. Fred Morton Collins of Jack sonville route 2 was found not guilty of driving without a licen se and following too closely, and Duff Taylor of New Bern route 3 was found not guilty of mak ing an improper turn. Library Given Book On Friday, April fourteenth, Don Taylor, Curator of Educa tion at Tryon Palace in New Bern, presented the Maysville Elementary School Library a copy of the book, Governor Try on, by Marshall De Lancey Hay wood, on the occasion of the fifth grade of Maysville tour ing the palace. The fifth grade pupils were very happy to pre sent the book to their librarian, Mrs. Sudie Simmons, as they are observing National Library Week this week. Expectant Wife Shot by Husband Camp Lejeune Marine Henry Dickson will be charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill if he survives a suicide attempt he made Mon day night after shooting his preg nant wife, Phillipa Slade Dick son, at her home 702 New York Street. After failing in an effort at reconciliation Dickson shot his wife in the stomach with a .25 caliber pistol and then shot himself in the chest. Attendants at Lenoir Memorial Hospital say her condition is fair, but Dick son was on the critical list at the Camp Lejeune base hospital. Speedy Justice At 1:50 Friday afternoon News man Jack Rider and High School Student Mike Smith, son of Dr. and Mrs. Grover Smith of Kin ston route 2, tangled flivvers at the corner of North and Inde pendent streets. Damage was es timated at $300 to Rider's car and $150 to Smith's pickup truck. Nobody was hurt. But Rider insists that it was at least one instance of speedy justice since the wreck took place, was investigated, reported on, he got a citation for failing to yield the right of way, pleaded guilty and paid off — all in 26 minutes.
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