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COUNTY -*— NUMBER 35 TRENTON, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1967 VOLUME XIX It's Not The Size, But The Spirit That Counts iiiiinuttiis Last Friday the official weatherman at Charlotte made the unhappy mistake of is suing a flat statement that there was abso lutely no chance of a snow flake hitting North Carolina during the Christmas Sea son. Friday night the weather contradicted the weatherman as a freakish combination of warm moist air and cold dry air collided over Eastern North Carolina. It snowed beau tifully several hours but quit at about sun up Saturday, leaving behind in sheltered spots enough of the fleecy white stuff for such snow sculptors as those in the Henry C. Watkins Home at 1103 Meadowwood Drive, whose artistry turned out this Littlest Snow Man of them all, and the little fellow lasted just about long enough to have his picture taken. Three Relatively Minor Accidents on Jones Highways During Holiday Season According to senior Jones County Highway Patrolman C. W. Oakley of Trenton only three traffic accidents occurred in the county during the Christmas Holiday period that began at 6 p.m. Friday night, December 22, and lasted until midnight on Monday, December 25. There were no traffic fatali ties or serious injuries in any of the accidents, Oakley said in de scribing the holiday traffic as “very light”. In an accident that occurred just after midnight Saturday morning, Neva Ray Whitfield of Trenton wrapped the 1955 Mer cury in which he and Shad Ran dolph and George Walker were riding west through Trenton around one of the large oak trees in front of the Board of {Education’s office on Jones Street Jimmy Hargett, who rushed to the accident scene from his residence across the street said that Whitfield’s only comment was, “My battery is broken.” Seeing that apparently no one was hurt, Hargett went back to brakes and skidded into a tree. The car Whitfield was driving had knocked over a speed limit sign on the opposite side of the street, 120 feet from the car’s final resting place wrapped around the tree. Trooper Oakley said that Whitfield had been drinking be fore the accident and that it was pouring down rain at the time that the accident occurred. No charges were brought against Whitfield. A second traffic accident in volving James Walter Phillips and Marjorean Nelms took place on Christmas Day at the junction of Highways 58 and 17 near PollocksvUle. The accident, which took place about 2:30 in the afternoon, came about when Phillips ram med into the rear end of Mrs. Nelms’ automobile as she was waiting to make a left turn at the intersection. Patrolman Oak ley said that witnesses saw Mrs. Nelms giving a proper turn sig nal and that he had charged Phillips with following too dose ly. third traffic inddent that Oakley termed “very minor” happened when two cars ran to gether at the stoplight in Mays viDe and did less than $20 dam Trenton Sewers are Getting Repairs 'For the. last couple of weeks there has been a lot of activity in and out of the sewer system of Trenton. Town Clerk Glenn Spivey said that the Public Works Department of Kinston had been assisting in cleaning the sewer system of sand and other debris that had broken into some of the sewer mains. The TYenton Volunteer Fire Department’s water truck was used in the operation to flush the sand and roots that were cut from the sewer lines. ages to both vehicles. No charges were brought in that incident. Patrolman Oakley related in vestigating a pre-holiday hit-and run accident last Tuesday, De cember 19, at Earl Bell’s Lane around 6:15 in the evening. According to Oakley, Loyal Franklin of Pollocksville was drunk and stopped in the wrong lane with his lights off and was tun into by Allen Brown, also of Pollocksville. The impact ap parently woke Franklin up and he drove off; however, an out of-state truckdriver ran Frank lin down and caught him about a mile from the accident scene. Franklin was charged with hit-and-run and drunk driving. ...... / Recorder's Court Has Light Session Prior' to Christmas Holiday Season The Friday, December 22, pre holiday session of Recorder’s Court held in Trenton by Judge Joe H. Becton was relatively short and sweet as Judge Bec ton dismissed two of the four cases that came before him for judgment. Dismissed were Moses Aaron Hall, of Route 2 Trenton, and Joe Louis Price of Richlands. Hall was charged with assault on a female, and Price with non support. Wiley Washington Jones Jr. of Route 1 Seven Springs was found guilty of speeding 70 mph in a 60 mph zone. He was given a prayer for judgment continued on payment of costs. Melvin Sharp of Maysville was charged with injury to per sonal property. The State took a nol pros in the case and Sharp was committed to Cherry Hos pital in Goldsboro by the Clerk of Court’s office. Five defendants waived ap pearance before the court and paid a tital of $127 in fines and costs. The three defendants pay ing off speeding tickets were: Isaac Gary Strawbridge of Pol locksville, $36 for speeding 80 mph in a 60 mph zone; Ronald Whitaker Pollock of Trenton, $31 for speeding 70 mph in a 60 mph zone; and, Kenneth Wells Eason of Route 2 La Grange, 31 for speeding 75 mph in a 60 mph zone. In two other cases, Paul John son of Jacksonville paid $16 in costs for passing a worthless check and paid restitution direct ly to the plaintiff, and Raymond Carmine Banks Jr. of Route 1 Maysville paid $13 for not hav ing an inspection certificate on his automobile. Guide Available Interested persons may se cure a copy of the 1968 Farm ers Tax Guide by visiting the County Extension Office. This was prepared to assist farmers in preparing their 1967 tax re turns. Explanations of tax rules of importance to farmers are presented in everyday language. Many examples are used to show how the rules apply to actual farming situations. This guide should help farmers who pre pare their own returns and to persons who assist farmers in the preparation of their forms. Caught At Still Last Thursday afternoon ABC officers Clarence Bland and Paul Young raided a tenant house in the Hugo section and caught Clarence "Red" Frazier of Ayden in the house with two brand new 500-gallon stills and 2000 gallons of mash ready to run. They said the still had not yet made its first run. Frazier was charged with possession of materials for the manufacturer of whisky as well as possession of an unregistered distillery. THREE-CAR TANGLE Saturday morning three cars tangled ait the corner of Vernon and Pollock, and Leroy Aasen, driver of the car caught in the middle, suffered a chipped ver tebrae. Sam Brown of Atlantic City, N. J. was charged with following too closely. Damage to the cars was estimated at $1000. The third driver was Pat Creech of La Grange route 3. Dance Friday The Teenagers of the Moose of Jones County are having a dance at the Jones County Moose Lodge Friday, Decem ber 29, from 8 p.m. until mid night. According to Billy Smith, club president. The Summitts will be playing for the dance. Admission will be $2 for couples and $1 for singles. Smith re minds all members that they and their guests are cordially in vited to attend the dance. Unexpected Snow is Brief Jones Visitor Jones Countians went to bed Friday night, December 22, on the heels of several unusually warm mid-winter days and a woke Saturday morning to find that a thin but extensive blanket of snow had descended during the night. The snow was a surprise — if not a pleasant one — to every one, including the weatherman. Although it brought no guar antee of a White Christmas, the snow did manage to brighten the landscape a few hours be fore the sun broke through the snow-cloud overcast and melted the crystalline whiteness into muddied wetness. Holiday Classic This week the fifth annual Holiday Classic basketball tour' nament is being held in Fair field Recreation Center in Kin ston with four teams from Kin ston, two from Goldsboro, one from Washington and another from Wilmington taking part in the play. Games start at 7:30 epch night through Saturday, with two games being played each night. PaschalI's team from Kinston is the defending cham pion. Many former outstanding college and high school basket ball stars are included on the eight teams. Miracle in Survival After Hitting Train Mrs. Melva Whitfield Holmes of La Grange route 3 was the happy result of a miracle after her car rammed a freight train at about 8:45 last Thursday night in Falling Creek Township. The eastbound freight was struck by Mrs. Holmes car as she drove northwardly on the Trinity Methodist Church Road west of Kinston. Fog made visi bility poor and she didn’t see the train until it was too late to a void striking it. Her car was dragged 675 feet down the right of way, but she suffered relatively minor in juries and was able to walk to a nearby farm house, where she had to wait almost two hours for someone to bring her to the hos pital. At the hospital she was treat ed and released for superficial injuries. Her car, of course, was a total loss. EXPLOSIVE THEFT Last Wednesday night thieves’ took an explosive bundle of booty from the warehouse of T. A. Turner Company at Pink Kill, in the form of three cases of dynamite. This is the second time this month this business has been hit by thieves.
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