Welfare Body Names Leaders At Meeting
North Carolina committee of the Southern Conference For Human Welfare elected Rev. William H. Poteat as president and six vice presidents at its Greensboro session. New vice presidents include S. E. Blane, Frank Paham, Charte Hawkins Brown, Horace Hamilton, Margaret Knight, and Lawrence H. Wallace. The group issued a policy statement opposing communism and un-American activities, with speakers Dr. Clark Foreman and George Baldanzi stressing desegregation and organizing the CIO political action committee for 1948.
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Greensboro
Committee For
North Carolina
Southern Conference For Human Welfare
William H. Poteat
Chapel Hill
Lee Sheppard
Raleigh
Columbia
Missouri
S. E. Blane
Durham
Frank P.aham
Charte Hawkins Brown
Sedalia
Horace Hamilton
Margaret Knight
Greensee
Lawrence H. Wallace
Thfield
House Committee On un-American Activities
Clark Foreman
Atlanta
Deat
Southern Cance For Human Welfare
George Anzi
Textile Workers of America
Doctor Foreman
Baldanzi
CIO
Political Action Committee
Carolinian to Be Awarded Cup For Book
A Mayflower Cup will be awarded to North Carolinian who wrote the best book in the past year at a week of meetings gathering seven cultural societies. Twenty six books entered. winner announced Friday night at a State literary and historical executive committee meeting. State groups plan concurrent meetings through Friday including arts, antiquities, folklore, archaeology and county historians societies.
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A Aleigh
State Literary and Historical So
North Carolina Symphony Society
State Art Society
N.C. Society For the Preservation of Antiquities
The
State Literary and Historical Society
N. C. Folklore Society
WN. C. Archaelogical Society
N. C. Society of County Historians
Legion lauds veterans program work in North Carolina
In Goldsboro on December 1, J D Deramur of the veterans administration regional office in Winston-Salem praised the Legion for its veterans program efforts. He spoke at the closing session of a two day conference in Goldsboro attended by about 400 Legion Post officers and auxiliary members.
Mortgaged Farms In North Carolina Fall to Low Level
The 1945 census survey shows North Carolina has the second lowest mortgage rate among states at 16.8 percent, down from 29.1 in 1940. Nationally 29.2 percent of farms were mortgaged in 1945, with 1,711,665 total mortgages versus 2,363,777 in 1940. West Virginia remains the lowest, with figures rising from 12.7 to 19.3 percent.
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Washington
North Carolina
West Virginia
Census Bureau
Bureau of Agriculture Economics
U.S
Oyster supper planned by Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
An oyster supper will be held Tuesday evening at Odd Fellows hall on West Commerce street at 7 o'clock. The Rebekahs will be guests of Repiton lodge and full attendance from both lodges is officially requested.
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Odd Fellows Hall
West Commerce Street
Rebekahs
Repiton Lodge
Lutheran Ministers Meet in Hickory for Lecture Series
Lutheran ministers from southern states converge in Hickory North Carolina for the Knubel Miller lecture series held in memory of Dr F H Knubel and Dr E F Clarence Miller. Dr Joseph Littler Jr of Maywood Illinois will present five lectures over today and tomorrow.
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Hickory
N. C
Knubel-Miller
F. H. Knubel
EF. Clarence Miller
United Lutheran Church In America
Joseph Littler, Jr
Chicago Lutheran Seminary
Mayswood
Ill
Regular meeting of Mechanicsville Council No 347
The Junior Order United American Mechanics council will hold its regular weekly meeting Tuesday at 7:30 PM at the hall. A class initiation of 15 or more will take place and all new applicants should attend. Refreshments will be served.
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United American Mechanics, Mechanicsville Council No. 347
Army Calls Ex Governors To Rehabilitate German States
Gen Lucius Clay, governor of Germany, asks for top level American administrators to help rebuild and democratize postwar Germany. Ex governors including Murray Van Wagoner of Michigan accept roles as governors of Bavarian states with high stakes and heavy personal sacrifice.
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Army
Washington
Lucius Clay
Germany
Kenneth Royall
John Taber
Murray D. van Wagoner
Michigan
Pentagon
Berlin
General Clay
van Wagoner
United States
Sumner Sewell
Maine
Y Wuerttemberg-Baden
Birmingham
Mich
Bavaria
Cauncey Sparks
Alabama
Wisconsin
Philip la Follette
New Jersey
Robert Hendrickson
Sewell
Walter J. Muller
Patton
States
Wuerttemberg- Baden
Hesse
Bremen
ATC
VPP
Wood Products Firm Stands Out in Lighting and Wood Goods
A leading U S match company is noted for manufacturing lights and also ranking as the largest distributor of toothpicks clothespins and other wooden items.
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U. S
Tar Heel Back In Custody of N C Officers
Lon Laney, 24, is returned to North Carolina prison officials after three years as a fugitive from Edgecombe county where he served 3 years for murder. He had a further army court martial term for assaulting a non commissioned officer overseas. He enlisted after escaping in 1944 and was captured in Duchess county New York after being released from the military disciplin e barracks.
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Green Haven
New York
Lon Laney
North Carolina
Edgecomb County
Laney
Duchess County
N.Y
Bottlers Open Meet At Raleigh
More than 200 bottlers from across North Carolina gathered in Raleigh for the 23rd annual meeting of the N. C. Bottlers Association. On the opening program were Fred Bowman of Chapel Hill executive secretary Daniel L. Dyer of New York sugar broker and J. G. Marvin of Greensboro.
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Raleigh
N. C
N. C. Bottlers Association
Fred Bowman
Chapel Hill
Daniel L. Dyer
New York
J. G. Marvin
Greensboro
North Carolina teen wins national Dairy award
A 19 year old farmer Dewey C Harwood Jr of New London NC won a national prize for dairy production at the Four H Club Congress in Chicago. The event took place over the weekend and highlighted his skill in dairy farming.
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Chicago
North Carolina
Dewey C. Harwood, Jr
New London
Inquest Clears Man In Death of Concord Widow
A coroner s jury in Concord ruled that Laura May Clay died of carbon monoxide fumes, clearing Carl Pressley who said the car stuck in mud left him and Mrs Clay asleep with the motor running to keep the heater on. Mrs Clay widow of a war casualty left three children.
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Concord
Laura May Clay
Carl Pressley
Pressley
Clay
Flue-Cured Marts Open After Holiday
North Carolina flue-cured tobacco markets resumed after Thanksgiving with light offerings across eastern middle and old belts. Four eastern markets operate this week with Friday closure and about 4.5 million pounds of barley on Asheville warehouses as the 18th season begins. Warehousemen report high leaf prices and expect a strong crop.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Atheville
Farmville
Smithfield
Kinston
Asheville
Man Killed in Rollover Near Holly Ridge
A car overturned near Holly Ridge killing Willie Kirksey 33 and injuring his cousin Rossie Freeman 24, both of Bolton. State highway patrol identified the victims.
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Wilmington
Holly Ridge
Willie Kirksey
Rossie Freeman
Bolton
Types of beaks and their special uses
Birds possess various specialized beaks for distinct tasks. Beaks nibble, carve, glean, hammer, catch insects, scoop, stitch, crack seeds, tear, spear, strain, and shred, enabling diverse feeding and tool-like functions across species.
Kiwanis Luncheon Highlights Fellowship And New Members
The Kiwanis club at the Sheraton held a lively session with H. Williams presenting new members. Paul Tudor Jones praised the club and its ideals, George Ridge spoke on fellowship, and Carl Justice lauded the Golden Rule ethics. Visitors included Murray White Jr and Sam Coble. Charles Kendall won the attendance prize.
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Kiwanis Club
Sheraton Hotel
H. ©. Williams
Paul Tudor Jones
Mississippi
Church
George Ridge
High Point Kiwanis
Tom
Henry
Carl Justice
Kiwanis
Broadus Casey
Sam Hart
Clarence Noah
Murray White, Jr
Bobby Younts
Sam Coble
Asheboro
Charles Kendall
Kendall
Six Negroes Drown As Car Goes In Creek
Six African American youths died when the car they rode in left State Highway 27 near Lincolnton North Carolina and struck a telephone pole before plunging into a creek. Five victims were identified as William Nixon age 19 Nathaniel Friday 16 Clara Johnson 26 Alma Young and Pansy Young with a sixth unnamed passenger. State Patrolman Jack Mosteller investigated the fatal crash reported early yesterday.
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Lincolnton
N. C
William Nixon
Nathaniel Friday
Clara Johnson
Alma
Pansy Young
Lincoln County
Jack Mosteller
Gold Fabrication Across Professions
The United States leads gold fabrication producing forms for jeweler, dentist, and scientist use. It explains variations in size and preparation tailored to each profession’s needs and applications.
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United States
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N. Carolina
Esther V. W. Tufty
Central Press
Europe
Tar Heel
N.C
Bottlers Open
Victor Steibel
Capudine
Kaiser and the Frazer
Kaiser
Frazer
Kaiser and Frazer
Willow
Hamilton, Mont
San Marcos
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Crester
Canada
Cranston, R. J
Meateone
Wendell Noble
Mutual
San Francisco
Peoria
California
Florida
Trenton, Mich
Providence
R. I
Otor
Laurel
Milwaukee, Wis
Hamilton, Ohio
Passaic, N. J
Boston, Mass
Kaiser-Frazer
Gate City Motor CO
N. Wrenn St
Asheroro Park Motor Company
Burlington Griffith Motor Sales
Danbury
Graham
W. M. Griffith
Commerce Place
Kernersville
Basting & Joyce Motor Co
Lexington
Robertson Bros. Motor Co
Madison
Madison Motor Co
P. O
Liberty
Triangle Motors
Mocksville L. &. Shelton Impl. Co
MT. Airy
Frank
North Wilkesboro
Pilot Mountain Wall & Pell Motor Co
Reidsville King Motor Co
Leaksville-Spray
Tri City Motor Co
Pr. O. Box
Siler City Edwards Motor Co
Winston-Salem
McLean Motur Co
N. Main Street
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