Battle Over Fritz Certificate Leaves State Board Tense
State treasurer Charles M. Johnson delays his stance on restoring R L Fritz certificate after a non suit on charges linked to payroll padding. Lieutenant Governor Ballentine opposes restoration, signaling a gubernatorial campaign row while a broader debate on universal military training unfolds in Congress.
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Charles M. Johnson
State Board of Education
Johnson
R. L. Fritz, Jr
Hudson
Fritz
Raleigh
L. Y. Ballentine
Belmont
Universal Military Training in Congressional Spotlight
The House rules and steering committees review a communication from Rep Andrews New York urging a vote on universal military training this year. The issue, once supported by the armed services committee, faces political risk in an election year, though world events may force action. President Truman has urged renewed consideration in upcoming addresses and has long advocated training as a national security measure.
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Tion
Germany
Russia
Vladivostok
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Senate
Wadsworth
United States
Congress
Taft
Henry A. Wallace
AFL
House Rules Committee
Representative Andrews
New York
House
Andrews
House Armed Services Committee
Truman
Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Army
American Legion
Wilson
League of Nations
Elevator to Chimney Rock Draws Mixed Cheers
CR President Norman Greig touts building an elevator to lift the aged and infirm to Chimney Rock. While some back the gain in access the writer jokes about banter and prefers not to advertise the potentially civilizational effects, recalling prior climbs and even a failed horse ascent.
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Chimney Rock
Norman Greig
Mr. Greig
Pete
Norman
William the Conqueror
al Capone
England
William
Liquor Sales Slump Noted by Temperance Advocates
A Gastonia Gazette summary notes 1947 end sees U.S. liquor sales down about 20 percent from 1946, with New York City holiday sales plunging 25 to 50 percent. The Times quotes market observers hoping for gradual decline, while retail demand for most goods rises 8 to 10 percent nationwide.
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United States
New York City
New York Times
Times
Santa Claus
Gastonia Gazette
Capitol Square Reactions To Labor Bloc Questioned
North Carolina leaders and citizens show limited concern over a joint labor organization’s political activities while noting potential impact in a few assembly seats and possibly one or two congressional districts. Teachers face merit rating debate and automatic certificate renewal issues at the State Board of Education meeting this week.
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Capitol Square
Joint Labor Organization Political Activities Committee
General Assembly
North Carolina
Education Study Commission
State Board of Education
R. S. Ferguson
North Carolina Education Association
These Days By George Sokolsky
The writer debates descendants’ protests about his remarks on Aaron Burr and Ralph Isaacs. He notes genealogies often omit flaws, mocks liberal ancestors with wealth, and argues true lineage is complex and intertwined with mothers and distant forebears.
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Aaron Burr
Ralph Isaacs
Mer
Henry Wallace
Henry
Open Letter to Uncle Sam on Income Tax Fairness
A. P. Cliatt vents about income tax burdens on average workers, urging the U S Revenue Service to revise laws to exempt small earners and curb inequities between wage families and wealthier filers. He warns the country cannot prosper if the little people are ground down.
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Uncle Sam
A. P. Cliatt
Cliatt
United Sates Revenue Department
Army
Navy
America
Revenue Department
United States
Poverty
Sam
A.P. Chatt
Childress
Thomasville
High Point
Bumble
Bituminous Coal Demand and Labor Decline Highlight Industry
The text notes coal weighs 71.25 pounds per cubic foot and is 1.3 times heavier than water. It cites diverse buyers from railroads to households and records a drop in labor hours per ton from 2.56 in 1906 to 1.22 in 1946 amid inheritance tax woes and a family business sale to a reverter.
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Lynn Nisbet
Farmers Alliance
The
Farmers Union
Farm Bureau
Merchants Association
Anti-Saloon League
United City Forces
George Sokolsky
W. A. Bivins
Papa
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