Legion post library hall plan sparks council debate
City faces removal of the library from South Main street and no clear next location. A proposed 30 year lease with the American Legion post would create a combined library Legion hall funded by private sources with city ground rent and a ground floor library space. Objections include whether $100,000 suffices for construction and whether terms are fair to the city. The proposal may advance or collapse under legal and financial review.
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Library Board
American Legion Post
South Main Street
Legionnaires
Chamber of Commerce
Legion Hall
Legion Post
Legion
Rent Control Plea on Owners’ File-Deadline Near
Report notes owners have not filed intentions with the realtors committee regarding the voluntary rent control program begun two years ago. It recalls owners promised to roll rents back to April 1942 levels and to file intentions with the committee and tenants. The December 31 deadline looms as holidays risk delay, urging prompt, good faith action to end prevailing uncertainty.
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Mr. Smith
Realtors
Realtors Committee
Capitol Square Students Welcome Debate on Negro College Invite
Capitol Square hosted a heated discussion after a student assembly last Friday and Saturday. Thad Eure opposed inviting Negro college representatives, while the majority favored the idea amid publicity concerns. Non resident students led the push, echoing a Chapel Hill Dialectic stance on equality. State leaders favor quiet handling of such issues.
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Capitol Square
Thad Eure
Eure
Dialectic Literary Society
Chapel Hill
State University
Literary Society on the Hill Gains Informal Status
University authorities recognize the literary society as an important extracurricular group with no official standing in policy. The student assembly has no formal recognition, though it cooperates with many older political leaders. Some elders fear upheaval, while most anticipate radical ideas from youth tempering with experience.
Messenger Ed Massenburg Wears New Governor’s Uniform
Ed Massenburg, a colored messenger for the governor, wears a fresh uniform succeeding sick Uncle Ben Thornton. Uncle Ben would not wear the new attire, though a uniform was provided. John Harden, the governor’s private secretary, admired the suit and wished for one as fine for himself.
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Ed Massenburg
Ben Thornton
Ben
John Harden
John
Commission to study auto financial responsibility meets next Monday
George A. Shuford of Buncombe county chairs a three member panel with two senators to examine compulsory insurance and related issues. The commission, authorized by the last general assembly, was appointed by Governor Wherry and includes Senators Henry Vann of Sampson and George Hundley of Davidson and Representatives George Uzzell of Rowan and W. W. White of Perquimans.
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George A. Shuford
Buncombe County
General Assembly
Wherry
Henry Vann
Sampson
George Hundley
Davidson
George Uzzell
Rowan
W. W. White
Perquimans
Commission to study compulsory liability insurance for motorists
Over ten years the general assembly avoided action on compulsory motorist liability insurance. A 1945 commission will examine all angles and propose a workable plan for the next session. Rising accident costs spur search for responsibility solutions as past bills were seen as insurance company oriented. A state role in insurance was once unpopular, though last year the assembly voted the state carry fire insurance for its own buildings.
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General Assembly
Assembly
Carolina Forestry Co Charter Granted in Clinton
The secretary of state's office granted a charter to Carolina Forestry Company at Clinton to act as a forestry consultant. The state forestry division announced two experienced foresters joining the state staff with plans to add more in a few months. The move aims to bolster expertise, though it comes too late to ease the current lumber and pulp emergency.
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Secretary of State
Carolina Forestry Company
Clinton
State Forestry Division
Builder optimistic on lumber for housing crisis
A veteran builder expressed cautious optimism that government recognition of the need for lumber could finally speed up housing construction. He noted that while officials are slow to act, industry players have long understood lumber is essential for homes and hopes real progress may come sometime.
Rent control plan urged with January deadline
J H Wills recommends giving the local committee until January 1 to implement further voluntary rent control as Cam Cridiebaugh and others press property owners to meet the rollback to April 1942 levels. YMCA and Older Boys Conference praised community support during a weekend gathering for 110 visiting young men.
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J. H. Wills
Cam Cridiebaugh
Federal Rent Control Office
YMCA
Older Boys’ Conference Committee
J. Edward Hartley
Thoughts of Others at the 27th Older Boys Conference
Speakers at the 27th Older Boys Conference shared opinions on community cooperation library needs and the unique date 12-3-45. Hartley praised the event, Arthur Kirkman joked about dog mortality, M L Patrick valued well written letters, and Bob Clark urged a modern city library. Charlie Wilson noted the uniqueness of the date for numerical sequence.
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Hartley
Memoir of OSS saboteurs behind Japanese lines in China
Lt. Cmdr. Meredith J. Rhule and Lt. Maury Nee led behind the lines operations for SACO from 1944 to 1945. Their teams destroyed bridges and ferries, killed hundreds of Japanese, and aided the air base at Liuchow Canton amid harsh conditions and scarce water.
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Washington
Springfield
Washington, D. C
China
Cmdr
Meredith J. “Muddy” Rhule
Osssaco
Office of Strategic Services-Sine American Cooperative Organization
Liuchow
Canton
Maury Nee
Georgetown University
Milton E. “Mary” Miles
Naval Group
Nee
Rhule
Saco
Socko
Tai Li
Bureau of Investigation and Statistics
Ule
Kweilin
Tungtao
Liuchou-Canton
Liu
Behind the lines OSS operatives duel with Japanese POWs
Lt. Cmdr. Rhule and Lt. Nee recount brutal methods used by the Japanese in occupied China. They describe using prisoner psychology and staged photographs to extract information, noting Japanese discipline and the role of officers in war crimes.
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Cmdr
Rhule
Nee
China
Office of Strategic Services
Ama
Population debates and a vacant Senate seat loom
A survey argues against expanding populations in major powers, urging the UNO to improve living standards rather than grow hungry ranks. Ireland and France are cited on population and prosperity. Separate note discusses Carter Glass vacancy and possible constitutional changes on unattended Senate seats.
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United States
Hitler
Hirohito
Mussolini
England
France
Soviet Union
Palestine
Pat Hurley Linked to China Policy Critique
The Democrats accuse Pat Hurley of political ploys over his denunciation of U S policy in China while noting he has no chance at the 1948 Republican presidential nomination. It is believed he seeks the Republican nomination for U S Senate from New Mexico, where he set up residence after selling his Virginia estate.
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Kobe
Yokohama
Rhule
Japan
Canton
Pat Hurley
China
Pat
New Mexico
Virginia Horse Country
Chavez Chavez Dempsey Face Primary Clash In New Mexico
Senator Dennis Chavez may face Governor John J. Dempsey in the next primary with a potential Republican rival. Chavez won last primary thanks to aid from Mexican and Spanish descent voters. If Dempsey defeats Chavez and Hurley is GOP nominee, Hurley could be competitive.
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Dennis Chavez
John J. Dempsey
Roosevelt
Chavez
Dempsey
Hurley
GOP
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Jack Stinnett
Mister Breger
By Ray Tucker
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Genghis Khan
UNO
Uncle Sam
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Erin
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Federal Reserve Act
John Luce Green
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Glass
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