Governor Hodges Seeks Permanent Tax Reform Trail
Governor Hodges urged North Carolina to confront tax problems with a permanent reform plan during a dedication of the colonial gaol. He praised the current tax structure for stability yet warned of inequities, urging prompt corrective study while warning against influence by special interest groups. He warned officials must prioritize the public over narrow interests.
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Hodges
Halifax
North Carolina
Flora Macdonald
Latin American Coffee Cartel Aims to Raise World Prices
Latin American coffee producers convene to form a cartel to cut supply before July 1 and prop up prices for 1955. Colombia’s Manuel Mejia leads the plan with Brazil and a dozen other nations joining. three million 132 pound bags may be destroyed, shifting costs to U.S. coffee drinkers. The writer urges consumer action against the scheme.
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Rio de Janeiro
Colombia
Manuel Mejia
Brazil
Mejia
Bailey's Four Year Reappointment as State Prisons Director
The General Assembly shifted authority for the state prison system from the State Highway and Public Works Commission to the prisons director. William F. Bailey's four year term is praised as businesslike, aiming for efficiency over politics. The piece hopes Bailey maintains ties to High Point and its regard for his leadership.
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High Point
William F. Bailey
State Highway and Public Works Commission
General Assembly
Director of Prisons
Prison Advisory Council
State Highway and Public Works
North Carolina
Bill Bailey
Umstead
Bailey
Firework ban praised as harm falls in North Carolina
A Lexington Dispatch report notes that after the 1947 North Carolina fireworks ban, injuries dropped dramatically with 261 physicians treating 7 cases during the last holiday period. The survey warns that a proposed toy pistol cap bill could undermine safety measures protecting children.
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North Carolina
Blue Cross
Raleigh
Corsi Affair Explores Dewey Ties and Government Hiring
The Corsi case questions whether a subordinate official can steer department policy and if a department head must retain a dissatisfied employee. It traces Corsi’s rise with Dewey, his brief unemployment under Harriman, and the broader role of minorities in New Deal and postwar politics.
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Corsi
Willy Nilly
Edward J. Corsi
New York
Thomas EB. Dewey
Fiorello la Guardia
Congress
Butch
Vito Marcantonio
Harlem
la Guardia
Ter
Impellitteri
Pecora
Dewey
Averell Harriman
Washington
John Foster Dulles
Max Rabb
Eisenhower
David Niles
Nile
McCarran - Walter
Lawmakers clash over tax items in straw votes
House and Senate finance committees show broad tax opposition with wide gaps on what to tax. House mooted no sales tax on foods or farm equipment and opposed income tax withholding. Senate approved those ideas and expect about 19 million in new revenue, while House estimates about 9.8 million.
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Corsi
McCarthy
Joe McCarthy
Jim Hagerty
Bat
Wolf Ladejinsky
Edward J. Corsi
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
House
Senate Finance
House Committee
Senate
William Es Eciae
Kim Currie
Ces
Joint Committee
Revenue bill in process may trigger long conference fights
lawmakers near Capitol Square anticipate a complex revenue bill with many reservations from committee members. After 15 weeks, estimates from Budget, Revenue and Tax Research experts have shifted, creating continued doubt on the bill’s yield and prodding potential drawn out negotiations reminiscent of 1933 and 1935.
Notes on NC budget forecasts spark call for annual sessions
The NC legislature questions the reliability of budget estimates amid volatile income and sales taxes. Experts anticipate possible upward revisions after tax returns, while lawmakers grow annoyed by uncertain figures. The piece argues annual General Assembly sessions could improve forecasting accuracy.
Weekend column notes political back and forth in High Point
The item reflects on local politics with Councilman Davis challenging Mayor Covington as notable ties surface. It mentions DW Davis’s business roles, Covington’s past support, and a string of civic notes including WSJS’s 25th anniversary and local fund drives.
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Gary Davis
George Covington
Davis
Covington
Henry Foscue
Eisenhower
Jean Isenhower
Winston-Salem
WSJS
J. D. Messick
North Carolina Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Chapel Hill
DeWitt Carroll
Greensboro Industries
Womans College
Edward J. Phibbs
540Th Field Artillery
Thomasville
Siler City
National Guard
Shirley Virginia Parrish
American Association of University Women
Norfolk
Municipal Auditorium Arena
Cherry Nottingham International Fellowship
America
High Point’s Memorial Hospital
Friends Hospital
Philadelphia
Bill Hodges
Douglas
High Point College
Piedmont and Northern Railway
Dennis H. Cooke
F. Logan Porter
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Lexington Dispatch
George Sokolsky
U.S
NEA Service, Inc
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
Charles Pearson
Adm
Byrd
Holt McPherson
J. N. Rawleigh Company
Rawleigh-Moses Company
Jim Rawleigh
Tar Heel
Guilford
Thomas Turner
Shrine of Free Enterprise
Board of Conservation and Development Group
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