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Two Weeks Remain Before Derby Race To Be Run Here With less than three weeks re maining before Derby Day, the (hirty-odd boys who already have signed up for the big race on July JO are either building feverishly, or’ putting the finishing touches to their racers, Derby headquar ters announced yesterday after a telephone check-up. Several additional locai entries are expected this weekend as Boy Scout troops turn in reports of prospects while entries from sur rounding ' counties are expected to boost the starting total to well over the 50 mark. Will Raney of the Raney Chevro let company, co-sponsor with the Star-News in promotion of the race here, announced that he has received a shipment of the book, "How To Build A Soap Box Derby Racer.” Ail boys who have signed an entry blank to date may have one by calling at the Raney Chevrolet company office. Boys who have yet to sign up, also will receive a copy of this valuable aid, which is chock-full of diagrams and hints on ear construction, when they sign up. In addition they will reaeive a practice helmet and a can of lubri cating oil as a gift °f Shell Oil company. Meanwhile plans for the race are crystalizing rapidly. The In graham Engineering service has completed working drawings of the new starting ramp which will be .errected at Kidder street on Derby Downs and actual work oa the ramp will get underway next week. Chairman Jack Scott of the prize committee informed headquarters that he is meeting with swell re sponse and hopes to be able to an nounce the full list of local prizes by Tuesday of next week. Down at the Bruce F. Cameron camp at Porter’s Necic, four boys will start to work tomorrow on Derby cars. All four, and a fifth will sign up Saturday, are being sponsored by local firms. These boys promise to give all and sundry a real race for top Derby honors here. Representatives of the co-spon sors will meet with Chairman Ra’,n Volk of the committee on officials this morning to draft a preliminary set of officials for this year’s race. Announcement of the official list and another top announcement of interest to every entrant will be made through the Star-News o" Sunday. The following is the un-official list of entries together with spon sors for the Derby, to be run July 30, as announced by Derby head quarters yesterday: Jimmy Stone, 13, 811 Ann street; Robert Meyland 13, Rt. 1, Box 131A; Joe Wilkins, 14, 1210 So. 4th; Bert Lunan, 15, 153 Lake Forest Parkway — Wilmington Travel Agency; Albert King, 15, 12 Court Y, Lake Village—Anchor Hard ware Co.; David Melvin, 12. 19 West Drive, Lake Village; William H. Land, Jr., 12, 2307 Princess Street Rod.—E. Rusher Co.; Law rence Harrison, 14, 105 No. 23rd street; Walter T. Bradshaw, 13, 307 So. 17th street; Jimmy Williams, 11, 809 Park Avenue, Audubon — Shew’s Drug Store; Ted Williams, 15, 809 Park Avenue, Audubon — William’* Cleaners; Norman McKenzie, 11, Rt. 1, Box 23; Ivey B. Strickland, 11, Rt. 1, Box 244A; Lawrence Pennington, 14, Rt. 3—Pennington Flying Service; Thomas N. Sim mons, 12, Rt. 2, Box 201; Cecil Gore, 14, Rt. 1, Box 244B; Bobby Copeland, 11, 119 Forest Hills Drive; Tommie Ca^ips, 11, 204 Borden avenue—Idea' Laundry; Charles Cummings, 14, 1927 Kline Rod.— Typewriter Inspection Co.; Emil Boado, Jr., 13, 130 Woodlawn Ave. —Knights of Columbus; Robert Garner, 15, 122A Williamson Drive; Alf S. Gunnerson. Jr., 13, 504 S. Carolina Ave., Carolina Beach Universal Sign Service; Carmer L. Davis, 13, 8 Sunset Avenue, Wrightsville; Brantley Flowers, 14, 418 Campbell Avenue (X) — Newton Cleaners; Donald Taylor, 216 N. 9th street. (Ander ton’s Bicycle Shop); Donald S. McAllister, 13, Masonboro Sound (Tide Water Power Co); Donald Ray Avery, 13, 19F Nesbitt Court (Independent Ice Co.); Percy O'Sullivan, 13, 4G Nesbitt Court (Sutton-Councll Furniture Co.); Jimmie Merritt, 11, 4F Nesbitt Courts (Civitan Club); Gene Zel lers, 12 518 Castle street (Mac Millan & Cameron Co.); Jimmy O’Sullivan, 11, 4G Nesbitt Court (Sponsor to be named). Sampson County Budget For Fiscal Year Drawn CLINTON, July 10—Total budget figures for Sampson county ex panse for the 1947-48 fiscal year has been set at $923,802.27, accord ing to R. Purdy Spell, county auditor. The total appropriation breaks down into the following items' General fund, $161,755.47; school fund, current expense $75,851.00; school fund, capital outlay, $553,’ ‘*50.00; school bond fund. $53,077. 30; road bond fund, $30,055.00; courthouse bonds and interest fund, $5,067.50; jail bonds and in terest fund, $750; hospital bonds and interest fund, $5,000; Sampson county jail fund, (levy fpr new jail) $12,712.50; old age fund, grants, county’s part, $16,500; aid to dependent children fund, coun ty part, $9,633. The above figures are for an es timated budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1947 and ending June 30, 1948. EXCLUSIVE In die wake of President Truman’s vetoes and his strug gles with Congress, the Gal lup Poll has just completed a special, intensive survey of po litical sentiment. How the country feels today about the parties and the candidates one year before the 1948 nomina tions is shown in a series of four exclusive reports by the Gallup Poll. The first report will be found on Page Five. COUNTY GROUP (Continued From Page One) of better qualified teachers during the current critical teacher short age. All Benefit The new salary scale is worked out to give most benefit to the more highly educated and capable teachers, with salaries ranging from a low of $100 a month for nine months for the few teachers not qualifying for any type of teaching certificate, to a top $268 a month for nine months for the most highly educated teachers with long experience. This compares with last year’s schedule (includ ing the emergency bonus) of $88. 33 to $200.33. xeacners proming most uiraei the new salary schedule to go into effect this fall are the approximate ly 625 veteran teachers holding graduate certificates, meaning that they have masters or doctors de grees. In add! ion to getting the top percentage increase of 30.52, they will get $5 more a month by the ad dition this year of an added incre ment for length of teaching. The 30.52 per cent increase plus the $5 increment will bring these 625 veteran teachers’ salaries to $268 a month, which is an average of $65.67 over last year’s pay of $200.33 (which included the $13.33 monthly emergency bonus that has beer discontinued.) $241 Salary Also faring well are the some 10,370 most experienced teachers among the 19,476 holding “A” cer tificates — denoting that they have completed college and met all teacher education requirements. To these approximately 10,370 who have taught 11 or more years goes a 30.04 per cent increase, giving them a monthly salary of $141. Teachers with such certifi cates and length ol service last year drew $180.33. The low certificate holders will draw an even $100 a month, which is a $13.21 per cent increase, and compares with a salary of $88.33 paid them last year. Under the new budget, in creases ranging from 20 to 25.5 per cent were provided principals, while superintendents were grant ed increases ranging from 17.88 to 23.1 per cent. With the new increases, ne salary range for principals will tun from $216 a mon'h for the beginning principal in a seven teacher school to $456 a month for a-principal of eight or more years experience who runs a school of 50 or more teachers. This will mean that the annual salary for principals will range from $2,180 to a top of $4,560. Superintendents TJp Superintendent salaries this year will range from $3,582 a year for beginning superintendent in a unit of less than 1,000 students to $5,760 for one of four or more years experience in a unit of 11, 899 pupils. Wages for school bus drivers were increased from $13.50 a month to $20; approximately 20 per cent salary increases were provided clerks, bus mechanics, and janitors; $600,393 more than last year’s $1,000,000 allocation w£>_ set up for school bus repairs and replacements; and approxi mately $200,000 more was budget ed for plant operations. The $59,000,000 fiscal year bud get, by far the largest ever pro vided the state’s public schools, gives teachers the largest in crease in history. This year’s as sembly, after long debates, ex pressed itself in favor of granting teachers salary increases approx imating 30 per cent. The appor tionment of the $59,000,000 budget, however, was left in the hands ol the state board of education. Operation Budget To provide the sizeable salar increases for the sti'e’s more than 23,000 teachers, the Board of Education allotted $50,667,744 from its $59,000,000 budget. The remainder of the money was set up for operation of plants, salaries of superintendents and p r i n c i p a 1 s, transportation oi pupils, supplies and other school expenses. Working up close to the maxi mum amount that can be spent, the finance committee set up al locations that leave only $236,260 estimated surplus for the year. LUMBERTON POSTAL RECEIPTS DECREASE LUMBERTON, July 10—Receipts at the Lumberton postoffice for the June quarter of 1947 were $14,769.21 which is $44.81 less than the $14,814.02 taken in during the sec ond quarter of 1946, according to Postmaster R. Gordon Cashwell. Total for the first six months of this year is $61,440.52, an increase of $1,499.22 over the $29,941.30 re ported through June last year. Painting the handles of garden tools a bright color to make them easily seen on the ground will help reduce accidents. MISS KATHLEEN (MICKEY) HARTIS WORRIED BILLIE KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 10 —(U.R) — BiUle is a worrying parot. He keeps saying one line over and over. "This country is going to hell.” He has bemoaned the na tion’s fate so loud and long that neighbors of his owner, Ike Walston, called police. They were tired of Billie’s dirge. Today officers George Prost and Louis Davidson were sent out to investigate Billie. Prost decided to reason with the parrot. “You gotta be a good fel low and quit this talking all the time,” he said. “Otherwise, I’ll have to toss you in the clink.” To the amazement of the of ficers, Billie replied: “Okay, boys.” Owner Walston assured the police that he would attempt to see that Billie kept more quiet. But just as Prost and David son left the house, they heard the words: “this country is—” They kept right on walking. JUDGE OFFERS (Continued From Page One) cn Tuesday, he sprinkled sand on the driveway snd swept cherries and all over onto Mrs. Kravitz’s lawn. Mrs. Kravitz came out with a broom and sent the debris flying back on the Dashevsky driveway. Before Mrs. Kravitz could set foot into her house, Dashevsky swept the cherries back to her lawn. At this point, Dashevsky told the magistrate, Mrs. Kravitz swept the cherries back again so vigorously that they stained not only the driveway, but the newly painted side of the house. What’s more, Dashevsky said, she threatened to send over her son “to knock my brains out.” Then she chased him into his house with a broom, Dashevsky said. Dashevsky br o u g h t Mrs. Kravitz into court on a v/arrant charging threats and disorderly conduct. She said it was Dashev sky who did the threatening with some bricks he uses as garage door props. “Obviously those limbs ought to be cut off.” McBride told Mrs. Kravitz’s attorney, Herman Elks. “Do you want me to be a George Washington and go out and do the job?” “He never asked me to cut them,” Mrs. Kravitz said. “The people who used to live there were glad to have the cherries. There’s a tree on the other side, too. The people there still like cherries. I’ll be glad to cut off the limbs.” “If you don’t want the cherries, how about picking a few for me,” McBride asked Dashevsky. “I wouldn’t pick them up even if they were good, and they aren’t Dashevsky said, sourly. CONDEMNED TO DEATH by a Chinese militarv ennrt fnr 1_. two Jap army officers, Harochi Youemura, the “Woff of Chan„shu ” ? ^ OC™?*tWn; Kiangyin,” are executed in Shanghai. Top, left, Y onemuro signs list Istt ^ T,ger °f huge crowd later broke through and trampled the b odies o4 the warlord* {fit* *■. the head. The tof tnm Mew* of »• Bay SawaroeLj^ntattoiial). wariorda hit* too muddy groand. Eho POLICE DRAGNET (Continued From Page One) ton’s Jewelry, the Gurr Jewelry and possibly other firms. Thomas represented himself as a university graduate, holder of a degree in electrical engineering, a major in the army who served and was wounded in action in the South Pacific during the war. That he was well versed in the electrical business there can be r.o doubt, i elated Jerry A. Jones, widely-known Wilmington elec trical contractor. “He made estimates for me on three jobs in an extremely able manner and certainly knew what he was doing,” Jones said. “One was on a $170,000 job at Feirg Bragg.” Jones and the man had agreed to go into partnership in an elec trical contracting firm. Jones said he placed his share of the part ship in cash in the Peoples pav ings bank and Thomas wrote a check for his share, the check later proving worthless. Jones said he lost only a small amount, the man having drawn one check on the account. The new automobile was pur chased Saturday at the Howell Motor company after the man had spent several days at the firm in sisting that he be furnished a dark green car with added ac cessories, Floyd Howell, proprie tor said. Thomas gave a worth less check for $2,456.80 lor the car. Jones also said that he last saw Thomas Saturday when the latter said he was preparing some addi tional electrical esamates to be used in bids on jobs the partner ship might procure. At the Carolina Camera shop. Thomas purchased about $300 worth of merchandize with a check and was given a small amount of cash on the check in return. At Shoemaker’s Office Supply the man Friday arranged for the purchase of office equipment. He passed a $377 bad check at one time and a $50 one later. Checks of $500 at the Eaton Jewelry company and more than $1,000 at the Gurr Jewelry slipped through. All the checks were on the Planter* National bank, Rocky Mount. Police last night were checking to find if additional ones had been given at other business houses. NEGRO MAID (Continued From Page One) ring* and told the officer* the rhinstone ring was at her sister's home near Rocky Point. Chief Wiggs in company with Mrs. Moore and state highway pa trolman Riddick of Burgaw, went to the Rocky Point residence and recovered the other ring. The officer said that he later found a bunch of keys and other personal belongings of the late Henry Keller. Wiggs said he plan ned to contact the widow of Kell er in regards to the keys and MISS HARTIS CONTEST WINNER Second And Third Place Taken By Miss Godwin And Miss Willetts Miss Kathleen Hartis last night was declared the winner in the junior Chamber of Commerces sponsored beauty contest and was crowned queen by Mayor E L. White in Lumina dance pavillion. Miss Le Godwin was declared second, while Miss June Willets was chosen for third place. An added attraction was a dance with music furnished by Tommy Tucker and his hand. The queen was chosen on a per centage basis. Thirty-three and one-third, per cent was allowed for talent displayed, 33 1-3 per cent on poise and 33 1-3 on per sonality. The contestants were introduced to the auidence at 10 o’clock by Claude O’Shields, master of cere monies. As each contestant was intro duced they marched around the dance floor. Following the intro duction of each girl, Miss Alice Geraldine Maxwell, winner of the “Miss Student Nurse” contest and Miss Sarah Coble, winner of the “Miss American Legion” contest, were introduced. Miss Maxwell is a guest of the Southeastern North Carolina Beach Association at Wrightsville this week, while Miss Coble is staying at the beach as a guest of the lo cal Legion post. VETO THREAT Continued From Page One tomorrow or Saturday—developed late in the day when Senator Lu cas (D-Ill) told newsmen he has decided to drop his fight for a 4 percent off each surtax rate. May Shorten Debate substitute bill. His measure would raise taxpayers’ personal exemp tions from $500 to $600 and cut Lucas’ decision may shorten de bates considerable He said he hopes a vote ean be reached to morrow. Meanwhile, Senator Barkley (D-Ky), Senate Democratic lead er, was reported by colleagues to have made “an impassioned piea” in a conference of Demo cratic Senators for a vote sus taining the President. Barkley predicted after the closed meeting that ‘‘an over whelming majority” of the Dem ocrats would vote to sustain a veto. A two-thirds majority of those present and voting would be required to sustain the President. Senator Wherry of Nebraska, the Republican whip, commented on Mr. Truman’s statement: “well, he’s going to get a chance to veto it.” BUDGET MEETING Continued From Page One various details in his budget. The body voted to continue that ap propriation on the same amount as granted last year but allowing for an increase of $5,000 for the merit system in giving salary raises. The merit system the doc tor explained, is governed by the state leaving no action for the city and county. The budget will approximate $90,000. Slight Increase The tax office appropriation was increased slightly. It went up from $17,015 to $17,425. Departments left at the same figure as the last 12 months were the meter adjuster, museum in the courthouse, city library and the dusting program. The ladies rest room on Prin cess street was given a slight in crease due to higher rent the de partment is obliged to pay. It was upped from $780 to $930. The military companies were given an increase to $2,000. It is because of the addition of a sec ond company in Wilmington, councilmen and commissioners said. A diamond does not sparkle un til it is cut and polished. This grinds away about halt its weight, but greatly increases its value. other personal effects found in possession of the Negro maid. The young Negro woman was placed in jail and will get a hear ing in Recorder's court in Wil mington tomorrow morning. COUNTY RESIDENTS (Continued From Page One) every million in the United States several facts about the disasters will fit in at present. ; According to the statistical bul letin of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, the prob ability of being fatally injured by lightning is far greater in rural than urban areas. About nine out of 10 deaths from this cause occur in places with 2,500 or less, the statistics show. Relatively Safe City dwellers are relatively safe mostly because the steel structur es of the tall buildings act as lightning rods and conduct the charge to the ground harmlessly. Another reason is because per sons in urban areas when caught in a storm, usually do not have far to go to reach a place of shelter, while rural dwellers are likely to be some distance from refuge. If you are a male your chances of dying from lightning is five times that of females. A great number of the lives lost by bolts could be saved if the persons would think before they act. One third of the victims lost tneir lives when they sought shel ter under a tree, and by doing so xhey increased their danger of being struck. Trees, because of their height, are more likely to be struck. Homes, provided with lightning rods, afford safety. Metal bodies of cars protect the occupants, even if the the vehicle is struck by lightning. Dangerous Practice The practice oi seeking reruge in small sheds is dangerous. These structures are a more likely target than are individuals. There are in stances of men being struck in small barns, where they were waiting for the storm to subside. Records also show that one per son was killed while seeking shel ter in a small ticket booth at the baseball field. Persons, in small boats, it should be realized are conspicuous targets, while swimmers are in danger of being electrocuted by a charge carried by the water from a bolt striking at some distance. Furthermore, if you live in South Carolina, your chances oi getting struck are slightly more tnan in North Carolina or Georgia. What causes this charge of elec tricity to hurtle from the skies, killing and burning thousands oi dollars worth of property every year? It is a result, according to weather bureau publications, of the splitting up of large raindrops and the development of strong charges of static electricity in rap idly ascending air currents. Few Go Earthward As the charges grow to a size, a discharge, in the form otf a lightning flash, takes place. More commonly the flash i* from one part of a cloud to another. Noli more tnan one per cent of the lightning bolts go to the earth. As for thunder, lightning’s awe inspiring brother, it is due wholly to an explosive type of expansion consequent upon an extremely sud den and great rise in temperature caused by the lightning flash. So the next time an electrical storm, comes up tie yourself to a tall building or to your automo bile. Your chances of shock will be lessened to almost nothing. FEC WILL FIGHT (Continued From Page One) main fee same,” as now, fee FEC might possibly end the year with $1,500,000 cash on hand. But, he said, “there are many uncertain factors existing in the economic field and transportation industry,” adding that if wage de mands being made by railroad workers were met, it would re duce FEC cash by about $1,500, 000. He said feat as of April 30* FISC assets over liabilities was $21,444,108 but that reserves for improvements, expenditures au thorized and such, the balance was only $382,732. Molded fruit salads are perfect accompaniments to simple sum mer fare. _ I NOW SHOWING! Lf savage f COMBAT... SAVAGE LOVE! EDWAAO SMALL prwnU PILOT KILLED PHILADELPHIA, July 10.— (U.R)—A small seaplane, con taining two men, crashed in a street of residential Mayfair tonight. One of the occupants was re ported killed in the crash. The other was said to be seriously injured. The plane, apparently In trouble, skimmed low over sev eral houses and struck over head trolley wires. It then crashed against a telegraph pole and fell to the street. BUSY VISITOR PORT JEFFERSON, N. Y., July 10.—(iP)—It’s something like a family reunion when Mrs. Sarah Ventiere visits Mather Memorial hospital. In one ward are the three youngest of her 13 grand children—the sons born July 2 to Mrs. Eugene Felice and Mrs. Sal vatore Ventiere, and the daughter born July 7 to Mrs. Michael Gara fola. All are from Patchogue, N. Y. Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper Service Marked ' by The | Most ^ Shameful j Brand a Woman Can Wear.. 4 Days Starting Sunday BAILEY J. J STARTS SUNDAY! Women “Swooned” At His Daring - - Men Were I “Jealous” Of * His Courage - - For Brother; He Had It! Another Big Hit Comes _To The ... 3-oays Oniy!! 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