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Health Department
Appves Budget
Expenditures Estimated
About $3,000 Above
Last Year
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At a lengthy meeting held Thurs
day night in the Municipal Building,
the District Board of Health consid
ered and finally approved the budget
for the /year 1948-49. The overall
budget calls for an expenditure of
about $3,000 more than last year,
which is brought about by addition of
a full-time nurse, as well ais the in
creased cost of operation.
The budget will be presented to the
County Commissioners and Town
Council, both groups .of which share
in part of the expense, together with
a Federal-State appropriation.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Ham
ilton, of Davis, California, on Thurs
day, May 20, an 8-pound son. Mrs.
Hamilton is the former Miss Lucille
Phillips, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Braxton Gay.
i CARD OF THANKS
The family wish to express their
thanks and sincere appreciation for
the many kind deeds extended to them
during the illness and death of their
dearly beloved wife and mother, Mrs.
Blannie R. Copeland.
—Richard CopelanS and Family.
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George C. Ward
On World Cruise
Valley Forge Scheduled
To Return to San
Diego In June
George C. Ward, MMI, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Julian E. Ward, Edenton, is
among those participating in the cur
rent world cruise of the USS Valley
Forge (CV-45), the latest Essex
class carrier. '
The voyage, first planned only as a
Pacific cruise, has sent the 888-foot
aircraft, carrier around the world in
a westerly direction on an official
good will mission. '
Since leaving California last Oc
tober and pausing at Hawaii for
■three months, the Valley Forge has
visited Sydney, Australia; Hong
Kong; Tsingtao, China; Singapore;
Trincomalee, Ceylon; Ras Tanura,
Saudi, Arabia; Gibraltar; Bergen,
Norway; Portsmouth, England and
New York City.
The carrier is scheduled to return
to San Diego, Cal., via the Panama
Canal, ending its long cruise in mid-
June. .
The global mission of over 40,000
miles took the ship through the Suez
Canal, making it the longest vessel
ever to transit the 100-mile water
way. Despite the size of the ship,
the transit was accomplished with
ease.
diplomatic highlight of the tour
was the official visit of Crown Prince
Saud of Saudi Arabia, who was
• Appointed to fill the vacancy in the l
office of Solicitor from a field of five ?
candidates because of District-wide 1
favor and support. ?
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• He is the only one of the three candi- s
dates seeking election as Solicitor j
who actively sought the appointment s
• when Hon. Chester Morris was pro- jf
< moted to Judge in March, 1947. 5
• His year of office demonstrates that e
he brought to the office of Solicitor: }
Ability, Strength of Character, Fair- i
ness and Honesty, in keeping with >
the high traditions of the office.
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•He has given many years of service f
to the Democratic Party. Let us all 4
VQte to return him for a regular f
term. - '
• Appoiifted to fill the vacancy in the g
office of Solicitor he has now served
only one year. It is the unbroken ,
custom of the Democratic Party to
re-elect for at least one term the man ,
t appointed to fill the vacancy.
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guest on a half day’s operational
cruise in the Persian Gulf.
For training purposes, the ship
participated in joint exercises with
other American fleet units ip several
seas. v
' Captain Richard W. Ruble, USN,
is the commanding officer of the Val
ley Forge, which flies the two-star
flag of Rear Admiral Harold M. Mar
tin, USN, Commander Carrier Divi
sion Five.
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