Frost Hurts Carolina Peach Crops Across Midlands
Last night’s frost damaged peach crops in the Carolinas, with heavy losses in Spartanburg and the Sandhills area of North Carolina. Growers report 75 percent destruction of opened buds and note blooms already heavy. officials note wind and ice around buds caused damage and buds must be tested to estimate losses. In Tennessee, a 20 degree low near Chattanooga sparked reports of damage to pear, peach, plum blossoms and strawberries as frost hit low land areas while higher elevations fared better.
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Spartanburg
Sandhills
Richmond
Montgomery
Moore Counties
North Carolina
Lindsay Dewitt
Richmond County
Ellerbe
N. L. Hendricks
Elbertas
Troy H. Cribb
South Carolina
Peach Growers’ Association
Chattanooga
Tenn
H. H. Harmon
Hamilton County
Ports Authority Resigns En Masse in Raleigh
Governor Scott announced that all seven members of the State ports authority resigned today in a collective move. No reason given. bills in the legislature may establish a State ports commission to supersede the authority. Resigning chairman R. B. Page and six other members listed with term expirations.
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Raleigh
Scott
State Ports Authority
Ports Authority
R. B. Page
Wilmington
S. B. Frink
Southport
H. S. Gibbs
Morehead City
W. O. Huske
Ayetteville
J. Harry White
Winston-Salem
A. G. Myers
Gastonia
T. Henry Wilson
Morganton
Former Senator Gore Dies in Capital at 78
Thomas Pryor Gore, 78, three term senator and noted lawyer blinded since childhood, died at his Washington home. An Oklahoma Democrat, he was the first blind person to serve in the U S Senate and among Oklahoma’s first two senators when the state joined the union in 1907. He served two terms to 1921 and a third ending January 1, 1937.
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Washington
Thomas Pryor Gore
Oklahoma
Portable Camper Shower Unfolds Comforts of Full Bath
A portable foldable shower unit for campers offers a complete water supply, pressure control, and heating system in a compact stored form. The design delivers conventional bath comforts while folding into a small space for easy storage and transport.
North Carolina Students Compete for Duke Awards
High school students from North Carolina compete in Duke University finals March 18 19 for six Angl er Duke Regional Scholarship prizes worth 3000 each. Thirty finalists from six regions face tests interviews and leadership evaluation with six winners receiving 750 annual scholarships for four years provided top quarter grades and leadership remain.
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Durham
North Carolina
Duke
Duke University
Woman's College
Alan K. Manchester
Manchester
Union
Hollis Edens
Dr. Manchester
General business in Asheboro shows February gains
Asheboro's February banking debits rose about 2.5 million from a year earlier to 22,234,024.49 while deposits fell slightly. Building loan resources climbed to 2,849,777.46, postal receipts rose to 12,374, and postal savings fell to 5,705. Electric meters reached 3,219, water meters 2,645, and telephones 2,574.
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Asheboro
Harry Barlow
Chamber of Commerce
Flames Destroy Ancient Barn In Creswell Area
In Washington county near Creswell, a large four story barn believed built by slaves between 1750 and 1800 in Pettigrew State Park area of Lake Phelps was destroyed by a fire Monday at 11 am. Fire crews from Columbia and Plymouth could not halt the blaze.
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Columbia
Pettigrew State Park
Lake Phelps
Creswell
Washington County
Plymouth
Hearing On Tank Terminal Points In North Carolina
The North Carolina Utilities Commission ordered a public hearing on tank truck terminal points for petroleum products. The session set for April 15 will decide if operators may obligate themselves to terminate traffic at any state point, balancing statewide haulers against smaller, destination-limited firms under the 1947 truck act.
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Raleigh
State Utilities Commission
New Lubricating Oil Reduces Wear in Diesel Engines
A compounded heavy-duty oil reduces wear in diesel engines by as much as nine-tenths. It offers high oxidation stability and surpasses conventional heavy-type oils in stability at elevated piston temperatures.
Employment In N C Industries Still Dropping
North Carolina industry employment fell for the sixth straight month with manufacturing down 0.9 percent from mid January to mid February and 5.8 percent below August. Over six months 22 000 workers were laid off. February alone saw a net 3 000 loss as 15 of 20 industries declined. Textile mills shed about 2 000, furniture 300, tobacco 250.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Department of Labor
C. H. Pritchard
Labor Department
Pritchard
Marsh Furniture Wins Permit for Sprinkler System
Marsh Furniture company of Mangum Avenue received a permit to install a $27,000 sprinkler system in its storage warehouse.
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Marsh Furniture Company
Mangum Avenue
Tax Lien Filed on National Munitions Corp in Durham
A $2 415 770 45 tax lien was filed in Durham county against National Munitions Corporation of North Carolina for alleged additional income and excess profits taxes. The lien lists Herbert Cox of Cleveland as agent and is signed by M W Clapp deputy collector. The shell loading plant operated at Carrboro during World War II and the company is no longer active.
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Durham
Department of Internal Revenue
National Munitions Corporation of North Carolina
Carrboro
Durham County
Guardian Building
Cleveland
Ohio
Fire at 1003 Johnson Street causes minor damage
An electrical short triggered a morning fire at J. Gurney Briggs residence 1003 Johnson Street at 4 25. Firemen reported only slight damage and the incident is under investigation.
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J. Gurney Briggs
Johnson Street
GEO MINERAL advertised as refund guarantee drug
A bold sales pitch urges readers to buy GEO MINERAL at drugstores with a one week use promise and money back guarantee. It claims it can improve health, appetite, sleep and overall well being, offering a bottle for 61.16 or six bottles for 6.06.
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Nature
Hipocrates
Roosevelt
Georgia
Jaycees Plan Show Ticket Sales for Jaycee Jollies
Tickets for the Jaycee Jollies will be sold Thursday and Friday nights next week at Harllee's department store and Wright-Cline's shop. Junior Chamber members are available to provide tickets for the event.
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Harllee’s
Wright-Cline’s
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