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=zTHE JONES COUNTY NUMBER 40 TRENTON, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1968 I VOLUME XIX Judge Larkins Lauded Saturday At Federal Building Dedication it was John Larkins day all the way Saturday, January 27, as Larkins, United States Eastern District Court Judge, presided over a dedication ceremony for the Jones County Federal Build ing in Trenton. The dedication services included the introduc tion of an impressive list of lo cal .state and national digni taries. Trenton "Mayor Dr. John H. Thompson set the tone of the -J— a:— ' - --- .1. t mere to serve them. Refresh ments were served in the Tren ton Masonic Lodge daring the Federal Building open house. BARBECUE DINNER The Pleasant Hill Christian Church in Jones County is hav ing a barbecue chicken dinner Saturday, February 3rd. Dinner will be served starting at 11 a.m. and will last until everyone has eaten bis fill. Two Jones Arrests Jones County Sheriff Brown Yates reports two arrests dur ing the past week: Perry Bel lamy, of Route 1 Pollocksville was brought in by Patrolman R. R. Mason for driving under the influence and driving without a license. Preston Hugh Driver of 312 East Caswell Street in Kinston was charged by Patrol man C. W. Oakley with drunken driving. U^VUX/U UU11 UU1 ff AlvU 1U UW welcoming remarks lie said that the purpose of the ceremony was “n6t so much to dedicate a building as to Tecognise the life long achievements of Trenton1 and Jones County’s most out standing citizen, John D. Lar kins Jr.” Most of the historic civic event consisted of the introduction and recognition of persons who as sisted in obtaining the Federal Building for Trenton. Larkins acted as Master of Ceremonies for the many guests, all of whom had congratulatory remarks for the beauty and functional as pects of the building. First District Congressman Walter B. Jones spoke briefly and remarked to Larkins that the program audience was *‘the largest he had ever seen in cap tivity”. Jones was followed to the ; speaker’s stand by Third Dis trict Congressman David N. Henderson who was instrumen tal in initiating the move to ob tain the Federal Building for Trenton when he represented Jones County before redistrict- ' ing legislation in recent years. The several speeches of the afternoon were interspersed . with entertainment and patriotic \ activities including the raising j of a flag that had flown over , the nation’s capital in Washing- ' ton, D. C. The flag was present- 1 ed by Congressman Jones and ' raised by members of the Tren ton American Legion Post 154. < Jones High School’s choral group sang three selections, I “Give Me Your Tired Your I Poor”, “I’m Going To The Chari ot In The Morning. Lord” and a stirring rendition of “The Battle Hymn Of The Republic”. United States Senator B. Ever s ett Jordan, in introducing guest of honor speaker, $am J. Ervin Jr., said that Ervin is recognised as the finest lawyer in the Unit - ed States Senate. Senator Ervin called upon the approximately 500 people in the audience to “rededicate our selves, in dedicating this Fed eral Building, to those principles for which the American flag stands.” • —4 Ervin recalled the American heritage and the spirit of the founding fathers in their fight for economic, political, and re ligious freedom and urged that all Americans “persevere In their efforts to retain those hard-won freedoms that are such a vital part of our heritage, even though many people in taaarraoiatguaoaaooOoi high places would take those freedoms away while promising security in .their stead.” Open house was held in the Federal Building immediately after the dedication ceremonies were over and the public was in vited to come in and look over that are housed Over 300 Attend Moose Lodge Dedication on Wednesday Night Jones County Moose Lodge 2136 held its formal dedication services last Wednesday night, January 24, at their new lodge (jnarters on Highway 58, four miles south of Trenton. The expected guest speaker, Walter Ketz, Superintendent of the model city and school of, Mooseheart for children of de ceased and indigent Moose mem bers, 30 miles west of Belleview, Illinois, was not able to attend' because his teen-age daughter bad been critically injured in an automobile accident in Char lotte, North Carolina. Standing in for Ketz was State Oiraeiorof the Maose, Bill-Moon, who held a lengthy press con ference at 6:30 in the evening and told reporters that the pur pose of the Moose was “to pro note healthy and productive fraternalism among working :lass people throughout the Eng ish-speaking world.” Moon said that Mooseheart had lever in its long history had a graduate of the high school here convicted of a felony. He :aid that as State Director he lad turned over almost two mil lasper Lee Fey Objects to Unfair Help to Private Business From Government Agency Jones County farmer Jasper iee Foy who lives near the in ersection of Highways 41 and 8 three miles west of Trenton, las been a purchasing agent for .utz and Schram Company to iuy cucumber crops for the last [ve years but says that he may ot be able to operate this year ecause of a county-wide cam aign of competition by a private inn that is being endorsed by lie Federal Government. Posters of the H. W. Madison ompany of Cleveland, Ohio, hich have been circulated liroughout the county recently »rry the folldwing advertise lent: “SPECIAL NOTICE TO ILL FARMERS! The H. W. tadison Company is now con •acting for delivery to its re aving station in your area, rices are ribw higher than they ave been. Cucumbers are a OOD CASH CROP, and we urge au to sign up with the agent hose name is listed below.” The “agent” listed below is ane other than the Jones Coun r Economic Development Cor aration, Trenton^ North Caro na. Foy contends that since the anes County Economic Develop tent Corporation is a Federal overnment branch institution, its endorsement of the H. W. Madison Company gives that private company an unfair ad vantage oyer other private con cerns, and individual farmers like himself. The Madison Company lists prices to be paid for number one grade cucumbers at $7 per 100 pounds, number two grade $3.50 per 100 pounds, and num ber three grade, $1.50 per 100 pounds. Foy says that the com pany he represents, Lutz and Schram, have been paying fair market prices for the last five years. The pickling cucumber enter prise last season brought a gross return of over $23,000 to grow ers using the receiving station set up at Neuse-Trent Diversi fied Marketing Assodation’s warehouse near New Bern. According to I*. Rogers Pol lock, Associate Director of Jones County Economic Development Corporation, the Corporation ex presses hope that many farmers in the area will take advantage of this cucumber raising oppor tunity by planting at least one acre this year. North Carolina is a nation-wide leader in the pro duction of cucumbers. Alcoholism Council Meets in New Bern i < The annual joint meeting of ; the Council on Alcoholism and local Mental Health Associa- ] tion was held at the Berne Res taurant in New Bern, January 1 25. ; Colonel C. B. Beaseley presid- ( ed over the meeting which ap- , proved Jones County Clerk of Superior Court Walter Hender son and Reverend Curtis Patter son as prospective members. Council and Association mem- . bers appointed Henderson, a : candidate for one of the four J newly created Fourth Judicial k District judgeships, to their Ex- ‘ ecutive Committee while increas- { ing that body’s membership * from seven to nine. r STRAYHORN ANNIVERSARY r Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Strayhorn * of Pollocksville were entertain ed Saturday, January 13 at a party in honor of their 50th wed- J ding anniversary in the dining 1 hall of the Free Will' Baptist * Church in Pollocksville by their I ./■ ■/ V: ■ ' ?• lion dollars last year to Moose heart from the more than 60 Moose Lodges in North Carolina. Thirty-eight new members were initiated into the Jones County chapter of the Moose in the special induction ceremony Wednesday night. This number brings the total enrollment of the year-old Jones County lodge to over 300 members. While the initiation services were being conducted, State leaders of the Women of the Moose talked with wives of Jones County Moose about plans to organize an auxiliary Wo men of the Moose in the County. i-ASecJhe oew. members were inducted, members and guests and their wives retired to the so cial quarters side of the lodge where Moon presided over the cutting of a 200 pound cake bak ed and decorated by member Bill Harmon. Several tables filled with a 1 variety of food were available ' to the more than 300 members '■ and guests in attendance. Many of those present remarked that ] there was more food at the din- ] ner than they had ever seen be- 1 fore at one time. Much-Arrested Teenager Put on Probation and Fined $350 During Last Week Recorder's Court Term naeiora otock, 17-year-old Route 3 Kinston youth was con victed of temporary larceny of an automobile and found guilty of driving without an operator’s license in the Friday, January 26 term of Jones County Recorder’s Court. Brock, who was already facing a charge of stealing an automo bile when apprehended on the second charge two weeks ago, drew a six-months suspended sentence from Judge Joe Becton for his theft efforts and was or dered to pay $350 in fines and costs and was placed on proba tion for two years. Brock was found not guilty of a third charge, drunk driving. Of eight other defendants to appear in court before Judge Becton, Lynell Mattocks of Star Route Maysville, charged with driving without a license was the only one to have his case nol prossed. Robert Louis West and Mon roe Mundell Welborn, both of Mew Bern were found guilty of speeding 60 mph in a 50 mph tone and received prayers for judgment continued on payment n costs. Elmer Gadson Boyette of Houte 1 Trenton was found not guilty of failing to yield the •ight of way; Garfield Eugene Haddock of Route 2, Trenton vas found not guilty of carry ng a concealed weapon. John Henry Wall, 28, of ■Cnightdale and Woodley Oliver Jryant of Route 3 New Bern vere both found guilty of driv ng under the influence. Wall nas handed a 60-day suspended sentence and ordered to pay a P50 fine and costs and was re eased on condition he not drive 'or one year except to and from lis work. Bryant, who was found tot guilty of driving without a icense, was ordered to pay a >100 fine and costs for his drunk Iriving but he appealed his case o Superior Court and bond was :et at $200. Several defendants waived ap >earance before the Court and >aid fines and costs as follows: Sdward E. Bauknight, Camp Le eune marine, $16 for reckless driving; Kenneth Gene Bird, Route 1, Pink Hill, $16 for an expired driver’s license; Pfc James August Bliss of Hillsboro, Florida, $16 for failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident; Robert Cardell Johnson of Wil son, $21 for speeding 50 mph in a 35 mph zone; Dora Winters Taylor, of New Bern $26 for speeding 65 in a 55 zone. Edward Earl Mattocks, Route 1, Maysville, $13 for driving with an expired license; Henry Lee Simmons of Goldsboro, $13 no inspection certificate; Carl Has kins of Route 4 New Bern $119 for driving under the influence; Henry Turnage Mewborn of Snow Hill $26 for speeding 70 in a 60 zone; Connie Delano Or mand, 23 of Bridgeton, $13 for an expired license; and, Bryan Clinton Harper of Route 1, Swansboro, $31 for speeding 75 in a 60 zone. Willie Lee Brookshire of Camp Lejeune charged with driving under the influence and driving on the wTong side of the road failed to appear and for feited bond. Trenton Hardware Suffers Second Robbery in Month The Trenton Hardware Store was broken into Sunday night, January 25, for the second time in less than a month. A case rontaining 11 watches worth about $220 was taken a long with a flashlight and a rod and reel according to Fred Fos cue, owner of the Trenton busi ness. Thieves entered the store a couple of weeks ago during the night by removing a plate glass window in the front of the build ing. Entry was gained in the same manner in the second rob bery with the exceptions that the thief or thieves removed a different window but were not so careful this time since the four by three foot pane was aroken into several pieces. In the first robbery, inept :hieves inadvertently took a fil ng cabinet containing all rec ards of accounts receivable. The cabinet was later found in Trent liver intact and with the files anly slightly water-damaged. Foscue, in speculating upon he likelihood that both thefts vere committed by the same aerson or persons, said that he lid not know but it was possible lince there seemed to be a pat ern of ineptness in the thieves’ alanning. In the first theft, a arge filing cabinet with no noney was taken and in the sec ond theft, a watch case was aroken into when the key to the ase was lying directly under aeath it. ROUSE CELEBRATION Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rouse of loute 1, Trenton, celebrated heir 62nd birthdays together runday, January 21 at three ’clock in the afternoon. Mr. louse’s birthday was the 20th nd Mrs. Rouse’s was the 23rd. Tie senior Rouses were given a urprise birthday party by their lany children and grandchild en. Refreshments included ake, ice-creaih, lime punch, and andwiches. hildren, Sirs. Mary S. Murrell. Irs. Ester Coleman, A. R. Stray om and Ms. Jettie Carter of laleigh;;; :.V'V
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