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Streets and Roads, Goldsboro and Wayne County, N. C .:
Total paved miles in Wayne County. 674
Total unpaved miles in Wayne County 276
Total miles in Wayne County . 950
Total paved street miles in Goldsboro. 49.82
Total unpaved street miles in Goldsboro 43.59
Total street miles in Goldsboro. 93.41
Industry-The manufacture of lumber and wood products is the chief industry with iron and steel products second and textile yarn third. Tobacco stemming and redrying plants are important industries during the tobacco season. Other industries include the manufacture of building blocks, electric lamp wires, bread and other food products, monuments, fertilizer, hides, insecticides, meat pack- ing and oil and grain mills.
Employment in Goldsboro and Wayne County, N. C. (Total non-agricultural)
Employees
Manufacturing (90 industrial firms) .
4,530
1958 covered employment (4 or more non-agri-
cultural workers) not including mfg. emp. (423 firms). 4,863
Other non-agricultural employment in firms with
less than four 2,131
Total non-agricultural employment in Wayne County. . 11,524
Wage Rates in Goldsboro and Wayne County, N. C .:
Per Hour
Skilled workers. $1.50 to 2.50
Semi-skilled workers. 1.15 to 1.50
Unskilled workers. 1.15 to 1.25
Unionization in Goldsboro and Wayne County, N. C .:
The percentage of unionization in an area may be figured on either of two basis:
1. Total industrial employment.
2. Total non-agricultural employment.
Either basis shows Wayne County to have a LOW percentage of unionization. With 90 manufacturing firms employing 4,530 industrial workers, two plants here operate with union contracts. These two plants employ 303 workers of which 164 belong to unions.
Unionization, non-agricultural workers in U. S. 32.6%
N. C. Department of Commerce and Industry, Raleigh, N. C.
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Unionization, non agricultural workers in N. C. . 8.3% National Bureau of Economic Research and U. S. Department of Labor
Unionization industrial workers in Wayne County 3.6% Unionization, non-agricultural workers in Wayne
County. 2.0%
Retail Trade -- Goldsboro has the finest shopping facilities east of Raleigh. Its modern stores and shops offering quality merchandise and wide business streets with excellent parking facilities draw shoppers from miles around. Re- tail sales in 1959 totaled $46,330,000, 14th highest in the state.
Financial Institutions, Goldsboro, N. C .:
The financial institutions in Goldsboro consists of three State Banks, one Savings and Loan Association, and one Building and Loan Association, listed below:
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company . Bruce Duke, Vice Pres. Branch Banking & Trust Company. . C. F. Dees Sr. Vice Pres. Wachovia Bank & Trust Company Lawson Withers, Sr. Vice Pres.
Citizens Savings & Loan Association J. G. Campbell, Exec. Vice Pres.
Goldsboro Savings & Loan Association. . Murray Borden, Exec. Vice Pres. and Treas.
Name of Bank
Total Resources
Member of Federal Reserve System
First-Citizens Bank and Trust Company
$335,228,864
No
Branch Banking and Trust Company
$148,844,931
No
Wachovia Bank and
Trust Company
$970,000,000
Yes
These three banks represent the largest banking institutions in the state of North Carolina with resources of nearly $1, 454, 073, 795. In addition to the abil- ity and know-how of the local staffs of these banks, we have access to the many specialists employed by these banks. We can avail ourselves of special financial services which are only offered by institutions possessing substantial resources. Naturally the resources shown above are not generated in Goldsboro alone but include combined deposits and net worth of all of the offices of these various banking institutions. This is a definite advantage since available credit for new industry and commerce is not limited to funds generated in our local economy.
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DRUGS
EAST WALNUT STREET
CITY HALL
A local borrower with a request justified by sound banking principals may bor- row up to the maximum amount which any one of these banks is permitted by law to lend.
Wholesale Trade-Goldsboro is rapidly becoming the distribution center for this area. It is the almost exact center of the Coastal Plains section of the state and its excellent rail and highway facilities make for easy transhipment to other cities and towns.
Wholesale sales were estimated at $50,000,000 during 1959,
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Hotels -- There are three hotels and six motor courts in Goldsboro provid- ing 400 rooms: The Hotel Goldsboro with 200 rooms and 200 baths, the Center Hotel, the Terminal Hotel, the El Rancho Motor Court, Goodson's Motel, Wayne Motel, Goldmount Motel, Jet Motel and Holiday Inn.
There are numerous guest and boarding houses.
Newspapers and Radio Stations-There is one newspaper: The Goldsboro News Argus, an afternoon daily with a circulation over 13,400.
There are four radio stations, WGBR, 1,000 watts; WEQR (FM), 40,000 ra- diated watts; WFMC, 1,000 watts and WGOL, 1,000 watts. The first two stations are affiliated with the American Broadcasting Company and the third with the Gold Leaf Broadcasting Company.
City Water Supply, Goldsboro, N. C., Municipally Owned:
Source . Little River surface water.
Pumping Capacity. .3,024,000 gals. per 24 hours.
Reservoir Capacity. .2,600,000 gals. per 24 hours. Daily Consumption (per capita 88 gals) .2,500,000 gals. per 24 hours.
Average Pressure
50 lbs. per square inch.
Treatment. River surface water treated floridated and filtered.
Rates: Residential, Commercial and Industrial, Per Quarter:
100 to 5,000 cu. ft. .30 per 100 cu. ft.
5,100 to 10,000 cu. ft. .26 per 100 cu. ft. 10,100 to 100,000 cu. ft. .20 per 100 cu. ft. 100,100 to 500,000 cu. ft. .16 per 100 cu. ft.
500,100 to 800,000 cu. ft.
.14 per 100 cu. ft.
Above 800,100. .cu. ft. ,12 per 100 cu. ft.
Conversion, cubic feet to gallons divide by 7.418.
Chemical Analysis (Parts per Million):
Silica (SiO2) 8.2
Lithium (Li). . .0
Iron (Fe).
.00
Carbonate (CO2) . 0.
Manganese (Mn)
.02
Includes hardness of
Bicarbonate (HCO3). 17.
all polyvalent cations reported Calcium (Ca) . 15.
Sulfate (SOA). 26.0
Magnesium (Mg) 1.4
Chloride (C1) 9.4
Sodium (Na).
5.8
Fluoride (F) .0
Potassium (K) 1.0
Nitrate (NO?) . 1.8
Aluminum (A1)
.1
Phosphate (PO4) .5
Dissolved solids:
Sum. 77
pH 6.6
Residue upon evapora-
tion @ 180 C 81
Hardness as CaCO3 42
In Sol. when analyzed
(micromhos at 25 C) 120.
Noncarbonate. . 28
Electric Power, Goldsboro and Wayne County, N. C.
Carolina Power & Light Company
Power Resources and Description of Company:
Present Capability in KW . . . 1,942,000 Under Construction. . 185,000 Service Area 30,000 sq. mi. Customers . 440,000
Color 2.
Specific conductance-
Plant Account in excess of .$410,000,000
Company's local maintenance and service crews are adequate to provide excellent service. Hundreds of maintenance and service men with necessary equipment, elsewhere on Company's System, may be drawn upon in case of emergency.
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Availability of Power in City of Goldsboro, County of Wayne, N. C .: Through lines emanating from Company's 110 KV interconnected power resources, in- cluding thirteen interconnections with surrounding power companies, any rea- sonable quantity of power can be delivered as needed. Company should be con- sulted about accessibility of, and delivery dates to, specific sites.
Service Connection Policy: It is the policy of Carolina Power & Light Com - pany to install, at its expense, the necessary facilities (that is: line extension, substation structure, transformers, and metering equipment) to supply electric- ity to industrial customers, provided the cost of these facilities is not dispro- portionate to the estimated annual revenue and the initial term of the contract for electric service.
The Company will deliver to and meter service on the secondary bus at one standard mutually acceptable voltage. Where voltages other than the one agreed to are required in the customer's plant, it is the customer's responsibility to provide transformation. Customer will also furnish and install conductors to its plant from the secondary bus, as well as all the necessary switches, protective devices and other equipment beyond point of delivery.
Cost of Power
Schedule Applied
Demand KW
Hours Used Per Mo.
KWH Per Mo.
G-2B Approx. Net Mo. Bill
100
(250
25,000
$ 330.00
(400
40,000
429.00
300
(250
75,000
940.00
(400
120,000
1,237.00
1,000
(250
250,000
3,075.00
(400
400,000
4,065.00
Commercial and Residential Electric Service, Goldsboro, N. C.
Lights, range and water heater service is available.
Total residential meters in Goldsboro 10,240
Total commercial-industrial meters in Goldsboro . 1,812
Percentage of homes heated electrically. 1.69 %
For residential meters a deposit based on two months service is required.
Bottled Gas - Liquified Propane
Bulk and bottled gas service is available from seven firms serving all of Goldsboro and Wayne County.
Town & Country Gas Co., Inc., with a 60, 000-gallon plant storage capacity, quotes an industrial user delivered price as follows:
5,000 gallons per month . $ .14 gal.
10,000 gallons per month .12 gal.
BTU content of gas 2520
Fuel Oil - No. 6 Bunker "C"
Delivered price to Goldsboro per gallon $ .06881 BTU content per gallon (approximately). 152,000
This will vary slightly with gravity of products.
Coal
Best grade 1 1/4" x 1/4" Guyan industrial stoker coal f.o.b. Stowe, West Virginia, per ton . $ 5.00
Freight rate (C&O originating railroad) to Goldsboro per ton . 4.34
Volatile matter as received. 34.72
BTU content as received. 14,210
Natural Gas Supply, Goldsboro, N. C.
Natural Gas in Goldsboro is supplied by North Carolina Natural Gas Cor- poration which receives gas from Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corporation.
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Goldsboro is served by a high-pressure lateral from the pipeline. System pipe- line capacity is 70,000 to 75,000 MCF per day.
Service Connection Policy: Large Industrial User (December, 1959):
Company provides measurement and regulatory equipment. Extension of mains is provided except in cases where distances are out of line with expected revenues. Company should be consulted about accessibility of, and delivery dates to, specific sites.
Cost of Natural Gas: Large Industrial User:
1050 to 1060 BTU per cubic foot actual content. (Gravity appro. 0.60) 50 MCF per day or more contract daily demand.
$1,800.00 minimum annual bill.
Maximum Daily Requirement
Equivalent Full Load Days Per Month
MCF Per Month
Monthly Bill Firm Gas $
Monthly Bill Interruptible $
150 MCF
12
1,800
1,940.50
1,090.00
20
3,000
2,540.50
1,690.00
500 MCF
12
6,000
5,945.00
3,110.00
20
10,000
7,705.00
4,870.00
1,000 MCF
12
12,000
11,420.00
5,750.00
20
20,000
14,940.00
9,270.00
Any proportion of maximum daily requirement may be firm or interruptible, from all firm to all interruptible.
General Service Rate:
Residential, Firm Commercial and Small Industrial Rate:
First 200 cu. ft. per month, or less $1.50
Next
800 cu. ft. per month, per Ccf .26
Next
2,000 cu. ft. per month, per Ccf
.22
Next
22,000 cu. ft. per month, per Ccf
.13
Next
75,000 cu. ft. per month, per Ccf
.12
All Over 100,000 cu. ft. per month, per Ccf
.11
When customer uses gas for air-conditioning in the summer, all gas over 3,000 cu. ft. per month on the five bills between May 15 and October 16 shall be billed for 7.5¢ per Ccf. Minimum bill per month $1.50.
Total Residential Gas Meter in Goldsboro. 1,280 Total Commercial-Industrial Gas Meters in Goldsboro. 185
Percentage of homes heated by gas in Goldsboro . . 77 %
Communications -- Telephone service is provided by Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company with over 18, 000 telephones now in use. New industries moving to Goldsboro may be assured that their telephone needs will be adequate- ly filled.
Telegraph-The Goldsboro office of the Western Union Telegraph Company has direct duplex reperforator circuits to Richmond, Virginia, relay office, one of the largest new reperforator switching relays.
Mail-There are 10 arrivals and 10 dispatches of mail daily providing ex- cellent mail service. Postal receipts in 1959 total $416,687.08.
Agriculture -- Goldsboro is the center of one of the great agricultural areas of the United States with Wayne County ranking seventh in total value of North Carolina's eleven principal crops. The value of these crops amounted to $32, - 000,000.
Tobacco is the principal cash cropand more than 50 percent of the fluecured tobacco grown in North Carolina is found within a 60 mile radius of the city. Second in importance is corn followed by cotton, Irish and sweet potatoes, green beans, wheat and soy beans.
Beef and dairy cattle, hogs and poultry production are becoming an increas- ing source of revenue to the farmers. Livestock production accounted for $8, - 000,000 in 19 62.
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Within the county is a large tobacco market, two cotton markets, three live- stock markets, two produce markets, five hog buying stations and approximate- ly thirty corn buying points.
Municipal Features
Government, Goldsboro, N. C .:
The municipal affairs of the City of Goldsboro are administered by a Mayor and a board of five aldermen. The city manager is appointed by the Board of Aldermen. The Mayor and Aldermen are elected biennially.
City Officials: City Hall, 214 North Center Street, Goldsboro, N. C .:
Board of Aldermen . . Hon. Scott B. Berkeley, Chairman
Board of Education. Lloyd M. Fonvielle
Building Inspector .Jimmy Grimes
Clerk . . Julian West Department of Education, Industrial Education Center. . Dr. M. M. Monroe Superintendent of Schools. . N. H. Shope
Engineer. . .E. Griffith Porter
Fire Department .C. Wesley Howell, Chief
City Manager . . Ralph C. Jones Mayor Hon. Scott B. Berkeley
Police Court . Hon. Scott B. Berkeley, Judge
Police Department Haywood A. Lane, Chief
Street Department Elmer L. Simmons, Superintendent
Tax Department . Frank M. Hauser, Jr., Tax Collector
Water Department . Kermit N. Massey, Superintendent
Wayne County is governed by a five-man Board of Commissioners, also elected biennially.
Fire Protection, Goldsboro, N. C .:
1960-61 Budget: . $175,270.00
Fire Protection Cost Per Person: . $5.63
Staff:
Chief and 45 firemen.
Equipment:
8 pumping units; 1 hook & ladder; one 85-foot aerial truck.
Rescue squad: 3 units.
NBFU rating :. Grade 4 - Class A.
Special training: All men must undergo training in firefighting, rescue procedure and disaster training.
Fire Inspections: The Bureau of Fire Prevention makes quarterly inspec- tions of all commercial and industrial buildings, as well as all schools, hospi- tals, public buildings, and assembly halls. Private homes are inspected on request.
Industrial properties are afforded full protection. Also, the Goldsboro Fire Department encourages and assists industry in organizing and training company fire brigades.
Loss Record
Property at Risk
Damage to Property
1958
$11,990,150
$231,561
1959
12,618,550
39,900
1960
9,940,835
22,420
1961
8,735,000
40,502
Rural Volunteer Fire Departments, Wayne County, N. C .:
Wayne County has the largest county fire-fighting system in the State. Twen- ty-one companies, all approved by the North Carolina Fire Insurance Rating Bureau, give the county almost 100% fire protection coverage. Although the experience of the entire State is used in determining overall rate level adjust- ments, other factors, including improvement in fire protection, are used in determining individual rates. Wayne County's improvement is reflected in a consistent downward trend in rates.
Staff: Fire marshal and 526 men. Equipment: 49 trucks, 24 radio equipped; 1-1000 gallon pump; 12-500 gallon pumps; 9-300 gallon pumps; and 1-200 gallon pump, 48 breathing equipment units.
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Special Training: In order to maintain his membership, each volunteer fire- man must take, and pass, a fire fighting course put on by the State Insurance Commission. The course includes such subjects as how to enter a burning build- ing, how water should be applied to various types of fires, how to use different types of fire fighting equipment and how to use ventilation of a building to help extinguish a fire.
Police Protection, Goldsboro, N. C .:
Budget: . $182,816.00
Cost per person: . $6.33 Staff: . Chief and 38 men.
Equipment: 6 patrol cars with 2-way radio, 5 motorcycles with 2-way radio, radar and crime laboratory.
Special Training:
In addition to F. B. I. training, the police department sends men regularly to the University of North Carolina for courses in FORENSIC SCIENCE & LABORATORY TECHNIQUES in the following subjects: fingerprinting, photo- graphy and laboratory, firearms, crime chemistry, crime reconstruction, and scientific methods of investigation.
Night Patrol:
Regular police cars patrol, from dusk to dawn daily, covering all residential and industrial properties within the city limits.
Sheriff's Department, Wayne County, N. C .:
Budget: $46,875, 000
Cost per person: $ .57
Staff: Sheriff, 6 full time deputies, 2 part time deputies and one clerk, all in uniform.
Equipment: .6 patrol cars, all equipped with radios; fingerprinting and photography laboratory.
Special Training:
In addition to training in Jail Management, the staff has rated high in the following subjects: criminal investigation, arson investigation, arson and other unlawful burnings, and aircraft crashes and rescue.
Memberships: National Jail Association; National Sheriff's Association; and Civil Defense Association.
State Highway Patrol, North Carolina:
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol has been voted "Best traffic law enforcement agency in the United States for the years 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960."
Motor Vehicle Registration, Wayne County, N. C .:
1950. .18,060 1962. .35,979
Health Department-Health activities are handled by the Wayne County Board of Health. It is responsible for the control of communicable disease, venereal disease and tuberculosis; it provides care of pre-school and school children through immunization and health examinations; it supervises food handling es- tablishments, water supplies and rodent and insect control and maintains vital statistics and health records.
Welfare Department -- The Wayne County Department of Public Welfare ad- ministers aid to dependentchildren, the indigent poor, the blind and those totally and permanently disabled. In addition, the Department arranges adoptions, ob- tains hospital care for crippled children and mentally deficient persons, et cetera.
Medical Facilities, Wayne County, N. C .:
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Wayne County Medical Society 1/
There are 50 physicians in private practice in Wayne County:
General Practice.
27
Internal Medicine
3
EENT
2
Eye, only
1
Urology .
2
Dermatology
1
Radiology.
2
OB-GYN
3
OB .
1
Pediatrics
2
General Surgery
5
Pathology
1
TOTAL
50
Wayne Dental Society 2/
Members Practicing in Wayne County. 16
Hospital Facilities, Wayne County, N. C. (Public):
Rooms
Beds
Bassinets
Phys. Surg.
Reg. Nurses
Nurses Aides
Wayne County Mem.
Hosp. .
123
222
38
40
123
16 3/
Mt. Olive Clinic .
5
12
12
2
1
0
Crumpler Clinic.
3
6
6
1
2
2
TOTAL.
131
240
56
43
126
18
Wayne County Memorial Hospital accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals.
Ambulance Service:
Six ambulancefirms adequately staffed and equipped maintain 24-hour serv- ice covering all of Wayne County.
Druggists:
Number of Druggists in Wayne County 33 4/
Sources: 1/ Dr. W. H. Pate, Pres., Wayne County Medical Society 2/ Dr. W. W. Tucker, Pres., Wayne County Dental Society 3/ Joe James, Administrator 4/ H. P. Cogdell, President, Wayne County Pharmacists Society.
The State of North Carolina operates the State Hospital for Negro Insane near Goldsboro and cares for 3,300 patients. The Goldsboro Training School, completed in 1957 at a cost of 52 million dollars, cares for mentally retarded Negro children.
Goldsboro is the site of the Eastern N. C. Branch of the N. C. Orthopedic Hospital witb a monthly clinic for orthopedic patients at the Wayne County Pub- lic Health Center.
Library -- The Goldsboro Public Library and the Goldsboro Colored Public Library have 26,500 volumes. A bookmobile serves the rural areas.
Public Schools, North Carolina:
North Carolina provides a basic, state-supported 9-months public school term.
Over two-thirds of all general fund taxes collected by the State are used for education. Attendance is compulsory for children between the ages of 7 and 16.
Note:
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Public School Figures, 1959-60;
Goldsboro
Fremont
Wayne County
Total
Per Cent of County Enrollment. . . 31.8º/o
3.1%
64.9 %
100 %
Grade Schools:
Number of schools.
11
2
16
29
Number of teachers
141
16
282
439
Number of students
4,895
491
9,990
15,376
Students per teacher
34.7
30.7
35.4
.35
High Schools Jr. & Sr.
Number of schools.
4
1
10
17
Number of teachers
133
7
105
245
Number of students
3,325
109
2,583
6,017
Students per teacher
.25
15.6
24.6
24.4
High School Graduates.
402
25
476
903
Per Cent Graduates who enter
College
48 %
33 %
28 %
1961-62 H. S. Students enrolled in:
Science, General.
875
41
740
1,661
Biology .
320
30
641
991
Math, Gen., Alge. & Geometry
1,076
72
1,679
2,827
Chemistry
187
9
170
366
Physics
56
7
143
228
Source: Dr. N. H. Shope, Superintendent, Goldsboro City Schools 1/15/61 Mr. R. S. Proctor, Superintendent, Wayne County Schools 1/15/61 Mr. S. J. Cole, Superintendent, Fremont City Schools 1/15/61
Parochial -- St. Mary's School, Goldsboro, N. C.
Grade School -- Kindergarten through 8th Grade.
Number of teachers
Number of students
450
Source: Sister M. Nora, Immaculate Heart of Mary
Revised 1/15/61
Churches -- There are more than fifty churches in Goldsboro representing practically every religious faith: Baptist, Christian, Episcopal, Jewish, Latter Day Saints, Methodist, Evangelical, Pentecostal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Roman Catholic, et cetera.
Civic Organizations-Service clubs include Kiwanis, Optimist, Lions, Rotary, Civitans and Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Veterans Organizations are the American Legion, 40 and 8, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans.
Other organizations include the Goldsboro Chamber of Commerce, the Golds- boro Woman's Club, Business and Professional Women's Club, the American Legion Auxiliary, several parent-teacher associations, the Community Concert Association, a unit of the North Carolina Symphony Society, Wayne Ministerial Association, Wayne Medical Society, American Red Cross and the Community Chest.
Lodges and fraternal organizations include the Elks, Masons, Odd Fellows, Woodmen of the World, Moose, Pythians and Shriners.
Recreation -- Recreation for the youth of Goldsboro centers around the Wayne County Memorial Community Building. The building has an indoor pool, gym- nasium, banquet room, several meeting rooms and provides office space for the Boy and Girl Scouts, Red Cross and United Fund. A recreation field, one and one-half miles from the building has baseball and softball diamonds, football field and an outdoor basketball court. The Boys Club, with a full time director,
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ONE OF GOLDSBORO'S MANY BEAUTIFUL CHURCHES
EIGHTEEN HOLE GOLF COURSE
recently purchased a spacious residential home, and carries out a well-rounded recreational program for its many members.
The city of Goldsboro has a recreation commission with five members.
The Colored Community Center has a large meeting hall and gymnasium combined, meeting rooms and a full time director.
Herman Park, 19 acres, has six tennis courts, playground equipment and amusement rides. In addition, three white and three colored schools have play- grounds with equipment.
The "Cliffs of the Neuse" State Park, located 13 miles southeast of Golds- boro, is a very popular recreation spot for the people of this area. There are 312 acres in the park with paved roads, trails and paths leading to all parts of it. Chief attraction is the view from the 98 feet high cliffs. There are several picnic areas with outdoor fire places. A lake for fishing and swimming was completed in 1955,
There are three lakes for swimming, besides the indoor pool, located five to twelve miles from the city; four theatres, including one colored, with seating capacity of 2,035 and two drive-ins with car capacity of 450; five billiard par- lors with twenty-four tables, an 18-hole golf course; country club; two stadiums: Goldsboro High School and the Goldsboro Municipal Stadium.
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Hunting and fishing are popular sports for Goldsboro residents. Fishing is excellent in the nearby Neuse and Little Rivers, bass, brim, rock, robbin and catfish, For the hunter there are rabbits, squirrel, quail, and foxes.
North Carolina beaches are only two hours away. Fishing and hunting are excellent along the coast and boating is a popular sport in the protected sounds and on the ocean.
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Seymour Johnson, a training base during World War II, was reactivated April 9, 1956. It falls under the command of the Ninth Air Force and is part of Tactical Air Command.
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