Seven Die Violently In North Carolina Weekend
Associated Press report details seven deaths from violence across North Carolina over the weekend. Incidents include railroad crossing crashes at multiple locations, shootings, and vehicle collisions. Victims include Carl Brown at a Whiteville filling station and Sanford youth Verette Douglas at a Seaboard crossing, with other fatalities in Henderson, Huntersville, Louisburg, and Selma. Police detained Edward Alva Smith in Whiteville in connection with Brown’s slaying.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Carl Brown
Westerns
Columbus County
Whiteville
H. D. Stanley
Edward Alva Smith
Verette Raymond Douglas
Seaboard Airline Railroad
Sanford
Seaboard
Henry Dabney
Florence Davis
Henderson
Alfonso Wilson
Huntersville
Charlotte
Neva Conner
O Oher
Philmore Hayes
Louisburg
William Ivory Bizzell
Selma
Republican Headquarters Open Wednesday Eastern division
Official opening of the eastern division headquarters of the North Carolina Republican party will be held in Raleigh on Wednesday. Attending officials include Sim A. Delapp state chairman Jorge M. Pritchard candidate for governor John A. Wilkinson candidate for the U S senate J E Broyhill and Mrs W P Few national committeeman and committeewoman Algernon L Butler eastern site chairman plus F A Parker eastern division director and other party leaders.
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North Carolina Republican Party
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Sim A. Delapp
Lexington
Jorge M. Pritchard
Asheville
John A. Wilkinson
Washington, D. C
U. S. Senate
National Young Republicans
J. E. Broyhill
Lenoir
W. P. Few
Durham
Algernon L. Butler
Clinton
Eastern
Third Annual Amvets Convention Postponed in North Carolina
The North Carolina AMVETS 3rd annual convention, planned for Raleigh this Friday through Sunday, is postponed due to polio. State Commander J B Yelverton says 350 delegates were expected and health authorities advised delaying. The executive committee will reconvene in Wilson on Sept 12 to set a new date.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Housing Is Problem For Institutions
Raleigh Aug 9 One of the biggest problems confronting state hospital and educational institutions is housing for staff members and other employees. The issue is acute especially at institutions away from towns with limited affordable housing. Clarence Stone says if the state provided all requested living accommodations it would be the biggest real estate operator in the country. From UNC Chapel Hill to Pembroke State College the story is similar. Officials note housing affects ability to attract professional and laborer staff and that some institutions have eased the problem by providing houses. The next legislature must decide on whether the state should expand housing or adjust policy to address the shortage.
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State Hospital
Clarence Stone
Advisory Budget Commission
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Pembroke State College
McCain
Morganton
Goldsboro
Higher Ratings For 4 Offices In N. Carolina
Four Employment Security Commission offices in North Carolina received higher classifications. Chairman Henry E. Kendall said Raleigh and Fayetteville moved from two to one, while Rockingham and Salisbury rose from three to two. Classifications reflect labor force, covered employment, and placement achievements.
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Raleigh
Employment Security Commission
Commission
Henry E. Kendall
Raleigh and
Fayetteville
Rockingham
Salisbury
Kendall
Full Week On Weed Mart Opens With Record Opening Week
Raleigh reports tobacco markets begin full sales week with record opening averages. For four days last week 2,448,480 pounds sold at 854.44 per hundred, up 1.80 from 1946 opening and 6.29 from last year. Georgia Florida markets show lower averages for better leaf but higher prices for low grades. weekly average falls 4.72.
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Raleigh
Carolinas
Border Belt
U.S
N. C
Valdosta
Georgia-Florida
Cafeteria Meal System Praised And Debated In State Institutions
State hospitals prisons and schools increasingly adopt the cafeteria method for serving meals citing food and time savings and greater capacity. Therapeutic and educational effects are debated with leaders warning it may erode table manners and training at Samarcand East Carolina Teachers College and Elizabeth City Negro Teachers College.
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Raleigh
Samarcand
J. D. Messick
East Carolina Teachers College
S. D. Williams
Elizabeth City
Negro Teachers’ College
Drunken Driving Convictions Drop in North Carolina
In Raleigh on August 9 the state motor vehicles department reported 562 Tar Heel motorists lost licenses last month for drunken driving. This is 160 fewer than June 1947, while total license revocations for traffic law violations reached 894 in the period.
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Raleigh
State Motor Vehicles Department
No Red Ink On North Carolina Books Keep Surplus
North Carolina reports a general fund surplus of 80 million 93 thousand 632 dollars as of June 30 led by prior-year carryover and fiscal cushion. Revenue rose to 129 million 205 thousand 698 dollars driven by income and sales taxes while expenditures reached 92 million 18 thousand 238 dollars. Highway fund ends with 38 million 832 thousand 467 dollars in balance with 13 million 172 thousand 333 unallocated.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Cherry
General Assembly
Seminar on Labor Law Set for Chapel Hill in August
Major L. P. McLendon and Dr. Harry Wolf announce a labor law and management policy seminar in Chapel Hill August 12 to 14. Topics cover organizing campaigns collective bargaining recourse to the courts under the Taft Hartley Act and good labor relations. Companies represented include Virginia Mills.
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Chapel Hill
L. P. McLendon
Greensboro
Harry D. Wolf
University of North Carolina School of Commerce
Major McLendon
North Carolina
Virginia Mills
Lightning Strikes Alton Woman and Neighbor Home
A severe thunderstorm struck Alton causing Mrs Bernard and her one year old to seek shelter at a neighbor’s home. The neighbor’s house was struck but no injuries were reported. Mrs Bernard’s home remained unharmed.
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Llil
INS
Er Bernard, Jr
Yen
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