New State Tax Aims to Fuel Highway Fund Boost
North Carolina enacts a tax aimed at out of state trucks and buses using state highways. The levy, tied to fuel purchases outside the state, funds the highway program and requires quarterly travel and purchase reports to the Revenue Department. If travel exceeds purchases a tax is owed. if purchases exceed travel a refund is due.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Revenue Department
North Carolna
Holidays Bring 38 Deaths in North Carolina
The Associated Press reports 38 people died violently in North Carolina during Christmas and New Year holidays. Traffic caused 29 deaths, nine from highway crashes over New Year and 13 over Christmas. Six fatalities from fires and three from shootings occurred as the long weekend ended.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Knife attack at Nash County prison camp wounds superintendent
Kenneth Sweet, 24, a convict serving 3 to 5 years for larceny from Caldwell County, slashed W. E. Phillips, superintendent of the Nash County maximum security prison camp, across the face during a routine search after lunch. Sweet to be charged with assault with a deadly weapon and handed to Nash County authorities for Nash Superior Court prosecution.
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Raleighp
W. E. Phillips
Nash County
William E. Bailey
Kenneth Sweet
Caldwell County
Bailey
Phillips
Sweet
Nash Superior Court
State College Receives Over $6 Million in Contributions
Raleigh North Carolina State College reports total contributions exceeding 62 million dollars since 1950 with 1.84 million in outside gifts during the last fiscal year beyond state funding and student fees. Gifts include 19,692 alumni fund 96,978 Student Aid Assn 477,629 foundations 146,650 scholarships and fellowships 63,233 donated equipment 438,384 miscellaneous donations and 1,001,015 in grants and research contracts.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State College
Two Durham Dance Hall Owners Face Trial
Mack W. Collins and David R. Kistley, proprietors of The Red Barn in Durham, are docked for trial in Recorder's Court under a rare law. Police say two officers were injured recently while handling a disturbance at the dance hall and allege inadequate police protection.
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Durham
Recorder's Court
Mack W. Collins
David R. Kistley
Red Barn
W. W. Pleasants
Fast Action Brings Arrest in Armed Robbery
A Virginia man reported an armed robber forced his car off U S 18 near Washington at 5 p m. Cecil Walker 23 of Walters Virginia was arrested about ten minutes later in a downtown Washington area and the $5 900 was recovered Walker is in the county jail on a $10 000 bond.
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Washington
N.C
Virginia
Cecil Walker
Rt. 1
W. L. Redd
Walters
Redd
U.S
Walker
Wingate Raises Funds to Match Cannon Gift for Dormitory
Wingate Junior College has raised 133,769 to match industrialist Charles A. Cannon of Concord who pledged 100,000. Funds will build a dormitory for 150 students, with a dining hall and infirmary under construction as part of an 800,000 expansion over five years. Cannon’s terms require private gifts by January 1, 1956, with 611 contributors contributing amounts from 50 cents upward.
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Wingate
N.C
Wingate Junior College
Charles A. Cannon
Concord
Budd E. Smith
Baptist
Boy Has Two Prized Possessions
An 11 year old Candor boy, Billy Davis, lies in Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem with a gold Christmas watch and a telegram from the First Division to lift his spirits while battling a rare blood disease. The watch came from buddy Don Stutts who planned to give it for Christmas. Ministers from Troy offered prayers for wisdom and healing.
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Candor, N.C
Candor
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Billy Davis
Billy
Don Stutts
Don
Midwest
Troy
Bank Stockholders Vote On Merger In Greensboro
Stockholders of Wachovia Bank & Trust Co and City Industrial & Savings Bank of Greensboro vote on a proposed merger after directors approved plans on Dec 8. Wachovia would absorb City Industrial with Greensboro as the office, swap 5 Wachovia shares for 4 City Industrial shares. Wachovia operates offices in Goldsboro LaGrange Wilmington Asheville Burlington Charlotte High Point Raleigh Salisbury Winston-Salem.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co
City Industrial & Savings Bank of
Greensboro
Wachovia
Robert M. Hanes
City Industrial
Goldsboro
LaGrange
Wilmington
Asheville
Burlington
Charlotte
High Point
Raleigh
Salisbury
Judges to Discuss Court Work at Raleigh Conference
Chief Justice M W Barnhill and North Carolina Superior Court judges will meet in Raleigh Friday to plan faster court work. Gov Hodges will speak briefly at the opening. The judges will report on the condition of the courts they presided over in the fall.
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Raleigh
M. W. Barnhill
North Carolina
Superior Court
Gov. Hodges
Barnhill
Copter Pilot Rescues Hunters Near Virginia Coast
At Oceana Naval Air Station a helicopter pilot G R Hornickel rescued a North Carolina man and two Virginia relatives after about 20 hours stranded on a sunken boat in Back Bay. The trio Willie A Ackiss 46 Melvin T Ackiss 38 and Del a O Steeley 23 were lifted to safety in four feet of water near the Little Narrows sector. Hornickel and crewman E R Arnold also aided W A Haywood and Alton Haywood lost in Dismal Swamp weeks earlier.
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Oceana
Naval Air Station
G. R. Hornickel
North Carolina
Virginia
Willie A. Ackiss
Back Bay
Melvin T. Ackiss
Richmond
Dela O. Steeley
Creswell
Little Narrows
Hornickel
E. R. Arnold
W. A. Haywood
Alton
Navy
Making a Go of Life by Roy L. Smith
A sermon urging repentance through action inspired by Luke 19 1 10. It condemns tax collectors as corrupt yet shows Zacchaeus as example who acts to repair wrongs. The message urges readers to act on truth, forgive, and right past harms.
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Rome
Jesus
God
Bull elephant at St. Louis Zoo gains over 1000 pounds
A male elephant at the St. Louis Zoo, acquired last spring, weighed about 2,500 pounds at the time and has since gained more than 1,000 pounds.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Zoo
Israeli Leaders Warn Arabs of Defence Against Attacks
Israel's Premier Ben-Gurion and Foreign Minister Sharett told Parliament they will defend the state and resist aggression but do not seek war. Ben-Gurion warned of imminent danger from Egypt and a volatile Middle East while Sharett condemned arms flows to Egypt and stressed restraint.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Holy Land
David Ben-Gurion
Moshe Sar‘ett
Middle East
Turkey
Ben-Gurion
Egypt
Sharett
Mapai
Czecho
Areas stripped of topsoil by floods known as gcablands
Areas stripped of topsoil by floodwaters are commonly known as gcablands in historical reports. The term reflects land degraded by erosion and sediment loss, impacting agriculture and settlement patterns in affected regions.
Y-8 Engine Boosts Ford Fairlane Power at No Extra Cost
The Y-8 engine option gives Ford Fairlane and Station Wagon models Thunderbird level take-off and passing power without any added price. The feature emphasizes strong acceleration and performance for buyers seeking enhanced driveability.
Lifeguard Design Ford Offers Steering Wheel And Safety
Ford promotes Lifeguard design features including Lifeguard steering wheel Lifeguard door panels and Lifeguard seat belt padding as part of its safety concept for buyers.
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Ford
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