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Aldermen Approve $6,154 Allotment For Health Budget Many Requests Heard lor Appropriation* at Bi-Monthly Meeting Pisw’o of a >6.154 health budget was the only action taken Monday , Bight by Goldsboro's Aldermen al though numerous request! for appro priations were made. T7»e Aldermen passed over a re Qneet from the Board of Health, presented by Dr. Donnell Cobb, for the return of $1,000 cut from last I jeer’s budget. The health budget! that was adopted sets aside $9,000! direct to the Wayne County health j department. $600 for clinics and $554 lor syphilis work at the Goldsboro Hospital. An appropriation of $600 for sup ervised playgrounds for next summer was requested by Hugh Dortch and a delegation of 20 representatives of civic clubs and parent groups. Other requests, all of which were taken under advisement. Included one from Frank Taylor, W. L. Rawl ings and Charles Stapleton, who ask ed for *2,100 for the Wayne Memor lal Community Building; Judge D. H. Bland, who requested $500 to re place the furnace at the Goldsboro library: Mrs. Paul Magill. who asked tar an increase in the NYA clothing peeject appropriation; the Salvation Army, asking for $300; the Golds ten Chamber of Commerce asking tar $900, and $900 for the colored caennunity building. The last three regnests were made by City Manag er Zeno G. Hollo well A request that the city continue the 800 candlepower light*. which Swve been on trial, was made by Sbm H Reynolds, of Raleigh, ap pearing for the Carolina Power and Xdfht Company, The bulb* cost WJ.13 per month, as compared to the $525 98 for the 400-candiepower tmJbs used previously. A plan of “steps to a well-lighted town" also was presented by Rey nolds. Carried over a period of years, it would give Goldsboro an adequate Hgbtinp system and would boost the P«r capita cost from the present 7S tests to II. The national average, he Mid. is SI 20. A beer license was reissued to J. SL Daniels A pro-cs*. of the '"high rates” which taxi operators have to pay for lia bility insurance wa* made by Her man Savage. an operator. The aider men previously decreed that taxicabs ■must have such insurance by last fionday or "close up." City Manager Hollowell reported that seven cabs bare taken out the insurance. ) Attorney w. A. Dees, speaking for tbe Board of Directors of the State Hospital fur the Colored Insane, in vited the Aldermen to attend the dedication exercises and barbecue dinner on July 11 when Governor elect J Melville Broughton ar.d Gov e~nor H'ev will speak Mayor Hill served plums as re fresh mt r • i to the Board, for which a ris.np vote of thanks was made. | Fire Chief Coha reported to the Aldermen that the department had responded to 14 alarms during June, with total damage cst.mated at $1 - 200 't Succumbs /** *~!ling Company H — West 38, of Star.tonsbure H*T> >'! dead from what was be lie'?" - h# a sudden heart attack at the Goldsboro MiMins Co. about 8:30 Toe day afternoon. M W si, a farmer, had brought a load of corn and was awaiting hi* turn ‘o have it s:-: ja He drank a quant.:> of ice water and died a few m mutes later He was quite a: large man. thoush short in stature, »nri ae.coed 286 pounds. eur.era' service' were conducted a he home in the northeastern v\rt of Wayne co.nty Wednesday afternoon and .n'crment »»i in the family cemetery, The widow sur vives. JUNIOR C. OF C. MEETS ■TSsTI if.'ZUtM* mmm WASHINGTON, D. C. . , . Delegate* at the convention shown drinking grapefruit Juice at the list annual meeting of the V. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce. Left to right: Margaret Scott of Nome, Alaska; Betty Wilson of St. Petersburg, Fla.; Reuben Coleman of Daytona Beach, Fla-, and Mlnoofc Notsdusis of Fairbanks, Alaska. Galaxy of Pets Parade Before Judges in Contest Play^rowda Coaunftto* Sponsors Unique Event; Rots. Ponies Exhibited Everything from fleas to ponies paraded before Miss Martha Camp bell. O. A. Betts and Mrs. Henry Belk. judges of the second annual, pet show sponsored by the Golds boro playgrounds committee last week. The show, according to Miss Lucy Leroy, directress of the playgrounds, was "very successful.” Among the widely-assorted group of pets exhibited in the show, besides the fleas and the ponies, were white rats, gray rats, a small kitten who drank milk from a baby’s bottle, ducks, turtles, tadpctes, pigeons,! goldfish, and. of course, a large num-. ber of dogs and cats. In the six divisions, prizes were! awarded to Elizabeth Handley for'; having the largest pet, a pony; Bar bara Edwards and N'ancy Mae Bridg es, whose fleas were the smallest; , Tommy Beaman, whose duck was ' judged "most different"; Bobby, Moore, whose Eskimo Spitz, "Mick-'j ey.” was the best trained; June1 i Handley, who owns the “ugli«*t" pet, |: a bulldog, and George Witherington, whose Eskimo Spits, also named, "Mickey," was declared the prettiest' of them all. First prize winners were awarded red ribbons. becond and third prizes, respect-1 ively. were awarded to Ruby Hand-! ley and Chubby Bridgers lor the largest with ponies; William Heeden, tadpole, smallest; Doug Hudgins, snail, most different; Willie Bed ford. pigeon and Max Stilh, turtle, 1 most different: Clyde Brown. Jr., 1 and Saliie Ruth Brown, billy goat : pulling children and wagon, and Mary Racne! Johnson, cat. best trained: Virginia McMillan, bird dog.! ar.d Elizabeth Anne Korr.egay. fcu‘1 dog. ugliest; James Daniel Baker, kitten dr rtkir.g from bottle, ar.d Shirley Morris, white rat. prett est U. S. Department of Agriculture. The June 1 estimate of total farm employment was 11.8*6.000 persons accord.r.g to the monthly farm la bor report of the U. S. Agricultural i ' Marketing Service. Industrial conditions affecting the domestic consumer demand for farm products are expected to continue the improvement in evidence since April if active warfare in Europe continues. ADVERTISE IN THE HERALD Honor Scout List At Tuscarora Camp Released by Westin C. H. Westin, Tuscarora Scout ex ecutive, released the roster of honor Scouts at the close of the second week of the Tuscarora camping sea son on Monday Thirty-five boys are participating. Henry Lee, of the McClure cabin, was Golden Rule Scout for the sec ond week, sharing the honor with Bill Shrago. of the Rotary cabin, and Charles Sanders, of the Elks cabin. Marvin Cowell was honor camper of the week. Dick Borden and Lester Woodall were tapped by K-nl-eh, honorary Indian scout order. Presiding at the weekly Court of Honor, Secretary O. A. Betts an nounced the following awards: Advancement to second class: Troop 21, Billy Finch. James H. Wiggs, Hugh Rustin. Rufus Swain. Merit badges: Troop 1. Macon Mi ehaux. A. W. Griffin. Billy Shrago. Louis Maxwell, Jack Cobb; Troop 4, Conway Rose. Ernest Graham, Margan Baldwin, Troop 6. Dick Bor den, Dickey Weatherly, Bob Powell, William Lee, John Lee. Marvin Co well; Troop 21. Billy Finch, James Wiggs, Hugh Austin. Carl Jones. Bob Stallings. Lester Woodall; Troop 28, Wiley Wall and Troop 8. Murray Stroud. Goldsboro Firm Wins Navy Contract WASHINGTON. Jly J—The C.olds boro. N. C-, firm of T. A. Loving and Co. ha* been awarded a contract for the construction of an administration building and bachelor officers’ quarters at the Jacksonville. Fla naval air station, the Navy Depart ment has announced. The Goldsboro b:d was $767,000. POLICEMAN INJURED Policeman P O James was treat ed at Goldsboro Hospital ever the weekend for m'ncr injuries sustain ed when he was struck by a bottle in line of duty. HELD IN MURDER Doil Daw-sort, negro youth, is be ing held in connection with the mur der of his stepmother, Gertrude Bea mon, at her home on the A. P. Leach farm two miles east of LaGrange Sunday night. Officers who investi gated said she tied apparently been beaten to death with a hoe. No honey flow last year plus a hard winter killed at least 50 per cent of the colonies of bees in Hen derson County, reports G. D. White, farm agent of the N. C. State College Extension Service. TOT HCT-OF HAZARDS Bv MacArthur 1 T 1 I QPGRTQ uWtRJNfyj By MART BADDOUR Starting off their reason with a bang, numbers of the Senior Wom en's and Men's teams of the Golds boro Swimming Association splashed their way to two victories over the Greenville teams on Friday night in Greenville. 52-14 in the women's di-, vision and 42-35 in the men’s. Fourteen new pool records were set on Friday night, and the Gold fish take credit for 11 of them. The Goldiburo Senior men swam off with the meet, taking along with them six new records. Ed Shumate, outstanding swimmer for the eve ning, set two records by knocking off eight seconds in the 220-yard free style, swimming it in 2:40.2, and hy taking first place In the 150-yard in dividual medley in 1:18. Shumate also aided hij mates in setting a new record for the 440-yard free 1 style relay. ) Mary Loulae Thomson, star of the women’s division, brought in nine points for the Goldsboro mermaid*. New pool records set by Goldsboro swimmers '/ere: I Men's Division: 300-yard medley relay, (Simmons, Hodgin and Ward); 3:59.1; 220-yard freestyle (Shumate), 2:40.2; 150-yard individual medley relay, (Shumate), 1:18: 100-yard free style (Ward), 1:01; 100-yard back stroke (Simmons), 1:192; 100-yard breaststroke (Hodgin). 1:21.8; 400 yard freestyle relay. (Simmona, Crone, Ward and Shumate), 4:462. Women’s Division: 300-yard med ley relay, (Michaux, Mallard and Lilies). 4:45.1; 50-yard freestyle -.32; 150-yard individual medley (Nufer). 2:09,5; 100-yard bneast (Hawley). 1:23.1; 100-yard freestyle stroke (Mallard), 1:35.1; 400-yard freestyle medley (Thomson. Haw ley, Parker and Nufer). 5:33.3. JUNIORS, MIDGETS WIN The Goldsboro Junior and Midget girls swimming teams won a dual victory txom the Greenville teams on Tuesday afternoon in Greenville The Junior girls chalked up 31 points against Greenville's 22. and the Midgets won, 16-15 with only two entrants from Goldsboro. Evelyn Barbee and Kitty Bridger. midget swimmers get complete cred it tor the win over the Greenville midgets. M;a* Barbee featured in the 50-yard backstroke event which she swam in :40.4, the best time ot the meet, and again In the 50-yard free style, bringing In 10 points. Miss Bridgers scored the other six points by copping first place in the 50-yard breaststroke and a third in the 50-yard backstroke. Junior swimmers were led by high scorer. Celita Gurganus who took a first in the 220-vard freestyle event, a third in the 50-yard breaststroke and held a post In the 140-yard freestyle relay te-am. Next swimming meets scheduled for the Goldsboro Association will be a Senior meet with Kinston Friday night at 8 in the Community Build ing Pool. local netmem lose Greenville racquetoers took re-; venge on tine Goldsboro r.etmen on Wednesday afternoon :r. Greenville and gave the hom* team a 4-3 beat ing. The Goldsboro women upheld the honor of the team, however, by taking their match from the Green ville lassies. 3-0. i John Allen Farfour repeated his performance of the first match with Greenville and defeated Greenville's Leon Burkes. 6-3, 7-5. Burke ranking star for the Greenville netters lost his game the hard way and made Farfour work for his victory. Lionel Weil. Jr., also dittoed his match with former Goldsboro All Star Donald Brock and won a 8-4, 7-5 decision. 1 Greenville's Leo Meadow* turned the tables on Ed Mann who took the match from him in the; June 25 match and walloped Mann for three straight sets. 6-2. 6-3, 6-4. George Lnutares. playing No. 4 singles for Greenville, upset Jimmy Glenn, who defeated Norman War ren, fi-2 5-7, 4-6. and Jimmy Thorn ton went down before Nnrrr.ar. War ren 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 in the No. 5 singles. The teams divided the double matches, Glenn-Mann defeating Brock Meadow's, 6-2. 7-5^ ^nd Burkes-Breece uettir.p the edge over Farfour-Andrews in the best cor.te«t of the afternoon, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 Mrs. Frank Seymour started off the women's meet by defeating Miss Margaret Jarvis, Greenville in straight sets, 6-1. 6-4 Goldsboro’s Mis* Martha Campbell playing the No. 2 singles took the match from Miss Frances Roebuck, 7-5, 8-4, and Mus Dot Crawford and Mis* Fran ce* Massey won over the Greenville team. Miss J*rvS» and Mrs. Charle* Woodward. 6-3 I The next meet scheduled for the Goldsboro Term# Association is for Sunday afternoon at two o'clock with Kinston. This meet will he the third of the season, ar.d the Golds boro nrtter* will meet Kinston with a record of one win and one lo*i. Meanwhile the tennis Udder is still being conducted and the rat.ngs at tht present tine are men's J. A. Fnrfotir. L. Weil H Crow. B An drew*, M hate A Allfred, J Thornton U Ogbtirn, n. B.ar.d, H. W ther ngton, B Best and J Rob— T County Rulers O. K. Funds Authorized in Temporary Budget Old Age Assist amc b Quota Raised to Care lor 50 More Persons Routine business occupied the time of the Wayne County Commis sioners in their regular monthly meeting or. Monday. A resolution was passed appropri ating the funds called lor in the ten-, tative budget passed on June 10. ■ They involve $130,752.50 for county I debt service; $70,720.74 for school debt service; 847,704 for current ex penses of the Wayne county school ♦92,523.66 for current expense and debt service of the Goldsboro grad ed schools $9,81942 for Fremont's graded school debt service and cur-, rent expenses, and $190,000 in the! county general fund. The old aged assistance budget was increased $1,845 to match state and federal funds approved by the State Board of Allotments and Appeals for 56 more cases, bringing the total to 550. The increase was made at the , request of Col. E. H. Bain. The report of Tax Collector A. Q. Pelt showed the collection of $9, 328.56 in 1939 taxes during Jurve and | $9,791.30 in delinquent taxes last: month. The 1939 June collections to taled $26,832.35. or $7,712.50 more than the total June collections this I year. Collection of real estate, per sonal property tax and schedule B licenses during June totaled $3. $35.45. R. H. Sutton, superintendent of the county home, reported that the home | was tenanted by 24 white persons, 16 colored and eight prisoners. N. C. Warns Against Riding on Outside Of Cars and Trucks Three fatal accidents in North Carolina last month called attention to the danger of rid mg on the back of a truck, Ronald Hocutt, Director of the Highway Safety Division, re ported this week. Accident records for June sbowr that a 33-year-old woman, a 36 year-old man ar.d a 15-year-old boy were killed during the month as a result of faiLing off or being thrown out of trucks on the rear of which they were riding. “Riding on the back end of trucks and on the running boards of pas senger vehicles is a practice which' should be discouraged by every dri ver in North Carolina," said Ronald Hocutt, Director of the Safety Di vision. “The danger of someone falling off nr be:ng thrown off a movirg vehicle if they are riding a the run ning board or outside the cab when the vehicle strikes a hard bump or swerves unexpectedly is obvious,” he added, “and the most effective means of combatting this highly dan gerous practice is for every motor vehicle driver to refuse to carry any passengers for whom they cannot find a seat inside. "Drivers who permit passengers! to ride on the outside of their cars or trucks are at least morally respon sible if persons so riding should suf fer some mishap." DECLARE ALLEGIANCE Wayne County WPA Supervisor Troy W. Pate revealed Tuesday that everyone of the 147 men on county i projects have Signed the third pledge of allegiance to the United States, recently ordered, and that "not a single alien had been uncovered as a result.” PRODUCE MARKET OPEN nie Goldsboro Produce Market will remain open through Saturday, according to Walter Denmark, sup ervisor, because of the large acreage of cucumbers and potatoes m this district. erts. Women’s: C, Seymour, M. Camp bell, F. Massey. C. Adams, B. Parks, M. Humphrey, S. Bngue, D Craw ford, J. Denmark and H. Bi^sette. 0£ C//H UXXMD Bi lOSr VARY 10*6 ff £Y£RY' TMN6 COULD B£ FOUND AS QvtCKiy Ai £XCUS£$. Moulding and Column* Shlngl*® and Lath* Lumber and Woodwork I A. T. Griffin Mfg. Co. Brothers Rescue Sisters Drowning At Woodland Lake Two girls, sisters, were saved from drowning at Woodland Lak*. six miles south of Goldsboro, on Sunday afternoon by Wilton Hollowed, life guard at the lake, and his brother, Earl Hollowed, Guilford College stu dent at home for vacation. Hearing a call for help, Wilton dived into deep water and pulled out one of the girls. Suddenly Earl, who was sitting on a bench fully clothed, saw a hand clutching at theafr above the water near the spot where the other girl had been rescued. Not stopping to remove any of his cloth ing, he plunged into the lake and with, aid of his brother brought out the second girl. Artificial respiration was used and the two girls, about 15 and 17 years of age, responded promptly and soon after wene but little worse from their experience. Their names were not learned. For Results Advertise OrBerry & McCulloch Form New Concern Announcement of the formation a new insurance firm in Raleigh and Goldsboro was marie yesterday by Thomas O'Berry, of this city, On Monday, the new firm of O'Berry and McCulloch. Inc., will make its debut at 316-318 Commer cial bldg., Ra'jeiah, and at 1H K. Walnut st , Goldsboro. Mr. O'Berry’^ partner is Norman B. McCulloch. Full facilities have hecn arranged for underwriting all types of casual ty, life. fire, and marine insuranca^^ and fidelity and surety bonds, in leading capital stock insurance com panies Mr. O'Berry declared. The new organization will oper ate genera) agencies for the Globe Indemnity Company and the Nation al Surety Corporation. I I l » FOR SALE I Poland China Pigs Grand Champion Breeding — SHE — W. G. BATTEN. Ro«o CLIFF FARM. R-F-D. 2 Kaleigfc Highway — •* B. F. CARR. Goldsboro JULY SPECIAL!! 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They and U>'* dependent on thi* ^0’P °f Pcrh,p* r’ltb,T iW* wb* ■** A. . bu*,n,,s for thrir livelihood. of the local *be Soulh*n> Bell does much toward the •t>PP°rt exceeded nine .-/.v n*’i,"ul governments. Total taxee l*»t T**1 ‘""V ~en .hntu. * du,1‘^ "«* Southern B-M p \ in tlie full.*, -®*P*ny in ■ Southern inJuitry •tantial contrlh.^^ ,"'1 "" !,t,itl'if» f,""> * *ul" the South. °n *° U* <,r‘l'*lh *"d prosperity of IOHN ROBERTS. Manager
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