Teachers Debate TV Use in Classrooms at NCEA Meeting
At the North Carolina Education Association convention in Asheville the educational television issue tops the agenda for audio-visual education department staff. About 2,500 teachers attend as the 69th annual meeting opens and Dr. Harold G. Shane of Northwestern University addresses the night session.
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Asheville
Audio-Visual
North Carolina Education Association
Association
Harold G. Shane
Northwestern University
Scientists Gather at Duke for American Physical Society Banquet
More than 1,000 top scientists attend the APS annual banquet at Duke University, the centerpiece of a three day meeting. Speakers include Duke vice president Paul M. Gross, Bell Laboratories pioneer William Shockley, R. J. Seeger of NSF, and T. J. Killian of the Army's ORC at Duke.
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Durham
America
Duke University
American Physical Society
Paul M. Gross
Duke
William Shockley
R. J. Seeger
National Science Foundation
T. J. Killian
Army
Office of Ordnance Research
Azalea Festival Opens in Wilmington with Alexis Smith
Fair and warmer weather greeted Wilmington’s Azalea Festival as tours of the old port city’s azalea gardens began. Screen star Alexis Smith arrived to reign over the pageant, succeeding Ursula Thiess who was ill in Hollywood.
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Wilmington
Port City
Azalea Gardens
Alexis Smith
Ursula Thiess
Hollywood
Greensboro Medical Symposium Hosts Noted Doctors
The sixth annual Greensboro Academy of Medicine symposium featured speakers Dr. Joseph S. Hiatt Jr. of Southern Pines Dr. Karl C. Jonas of Philadelphia Dr. Herbert Z. Lund of Cone Memorial Hospital and Dr. Charles M. Caravati of Richmond Virginia as they reported on the latest medical and surgical advances.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
Greensboro Academy of Medicine
Joseph S. Hiatt Jr
Southern Pines
Karl C. Jonas
Philadelphia
Herbert Z. Lund
Cone Memorial Hospital
Charles M. Caravati
Richmond
Peach crop escapes big damage after frost in Carolinas
Frost spared most orchards in South Carolina Piedmont and North Carolina Sandhills as growers reported light frost and only minor damage in low areas. Winds kept frost from deep damage while Mt. Mitchell dropped to 10 degrees and other areas hovered around freezing with warmer weekend ahead.
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South Carolina
Piedmont
North Carolina
Sandhills
Spartanburg
Toy Hyder
Columbia
Hyder
Inman-Gramling
Candor
E. L. Harris
Harris
States
Mt. Mitchell
Asheville
Charleston
Charlotte
Raleigh
Greensboro
Wilmington
Four Games Set in National YMCA Basketball Tourney Semis
The 25th annual National YMCA Basketball Tourney advances to the semi finals at the High Point Y with four teams. tonight features High Point vs Hoboken and Christian Street vs Butler, while consolation semi finals pit Salem against Chattanooga and Kannapolis against South Buffalo.
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National Ymca
High Point
Christian Street Ymca
Philadelphia
Butler
Hoboken
N. J
Salem
Ore
Chattanooga
Christian Street
Kannapolis
Buffalo
Chattagnooga
Pacific Coast
Fire Tied to Gas Main Destroys Columbia Drug Store
A fire and explosions from a broken gas main gutted a three story Main Street building near the State House in Columbia South Carolina. The Central Drug Store owner William Caughman was injured by flying glass as the plate glass front failed. Firefighters treated on scene and ambulances rushed injured to Columbia Hospital while crowds gathered behind police lines.
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Columbia
8. C
State House
Central Drug Store
William Caughman
Columbia Hospital
Columbia Fire Department
Main Street
Gervais
Amendment Passes on Parole Commission Power in North Carolina
RALEIGH The House passed a constitutional amendment granting parole powers to a state parole commission and delayed a vote on a measure limiting each county to one state senator. The parole amendment moves to the Senate and then to voters. a Home Rule bill to let county commissioners set salaries also advances to the Senate.
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Raleigh
House
Paroles Commission
Umstead
Senate
E. M. O’herron
Mecklenburg
Clifton Blue
Moore
General Assembly
NCEA Elects President of Larne Unit
Miss Helen Wells of Asheville was elected president of the Classroom Teachers Division at the NCEA convention. Lois Edinger of Whiteville was elected vice president, Myrtle Brock of Trenton secretary, and Helen D. Wilkins of Oxford treasurer. Division of Superintendents named John Hough of Leaksville president, J C Manning of Martin County as vice president, and O P Johnson of Duplin County secretary. Division of Principals chose Herbert W Wey of Appalachian High Boone president, W J Scott of Mooresville High vice president, and Mildred Mooneyham of Chapel Hill Elementary secretary-treasurer.
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Asheville
Helen Wells
North Carolina Education Association
NCEA
Lois Edinger
Whiteville
Myrtle Brock
Trenton
Helen D. Wilkins
Oxford
John Hough
Leaksville
J. C. Manning
Williamston
Martin County
O. P. Johnson
Duplin County
Herbert W. Wey
Appalachian High School
Boone
W. J. Scott
Mooresville High School
Mildred Mooneyham
Chapel Hill
Cotton Marketing Session Opens Carolinas Warehouses Meet
About 125 warehouse operators from both Carolinas attended the two day annual meeting as Wilson E. Still of Macon Georgia and officials from the National Cotton Council and related groups spoke. Frank P. Biggs of New Orleans outlined federal programs.
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Charlotte
Carolinas Cotton Warehouse Association
Carolinas
Wilson E. Still
Macon
National Cotton Council
John H. d
Washington
National Cotton Compress and Cotton Warehouse Association
Frank P. Biggs
New Orleans
Federal Production and Marketing Administration
Commodity Credit Corp
Auto crash near Burlington claims UNC assistant librarian
One person was killed in a car truck collision near Burlington last night. George F. Bentley, assistant to the UNC librarian, died. Three other University of North Carolina staff members were injured in the crash as Bentley and his three companions occupied the car that struck a truck trailer.
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Durham
Burlington
George F. Bentley
University of North Carolina
The
Highway Patrol
Bentley
Legislature Drops A Cloak Of Secrecy About Committee
North Carolina lawmakers move to urge the federal government to stop taxing gasoline. A Senate resolution cites that the two cent federal gasoline tax drains state funds, with only limited highway aid returned, and calls for withdrawal from the tax field to meet road needs. The measure is backed by the Road Users Conference.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
State Senate
Fred Royster
Vance
Robert F. Morgan
Cleveland
Royster
North Carolina
Highway Commission
North Carolina Road Users Conference
J. William Copeland
Hertford
Senate
State Board of Elections
State budget panel votes to allow closed meetings
The Joint Appropriations subcommittee and full committee moved to permit closed sessions while drafting the two year state budget, overturning a 1925 open meetings rule. Editors called the change a blow to transparency as lawmakers defended secrecy citing deliberative process and constitutional origins.
Market Narrow Gains Boosted by Vaccine News
Stocks rose on light volume led by pharmaceuticals after polio vaccine news. Parke, Davis & Co jumped to 44 1/4 as shipment plans were announced pending final tests, American Cyanamid gained 1/2, Sharp & Dohme up nearly 1, Pacific Western Oil climbed 3, Superior Oil hit a new high, and other oils plus industrials posted small gains.
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Parke, Davis & Co
Sharp & Dohme
Pacific Western Oil
Persian Gulf
Superior Oil of
California
Rock Island
Southern Railway
Northern Pacific
Republic Aviation
Vultee
Marines Regain Outpost Vegas in Hand to Hand Fight
U S Marines retook Outpost Vegas after ten hours of close combat with Chinese forces who seized the position a day earlier. Fifth Marine Regiment command confirms firm control by 9 45 p m with mopping up on upper slopes continuing.
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Seoul
U. S
Vegas
Fifth Marine Regiment
Marine Division
Col
L. W. Walt
Reno
Walt
Ft. Collins, Colo
Wall
Jelke Sentenced to 3.6 Years in Prostitution Case
New York report states Minot F. Jelke, empire heir, convicted on two counts of compulsory prostitution for living off earnings of call girls. He received three to six years on each count, to run concurrently, as Judge Valente condemned liberty but deemed action necessary.
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New York
Minot
Jelke
UN awaits Vishinsky return with hope of peace talks
The United Nations waited for Soviet delegate Andrei Vishinsky to present peace proposals from Moscow after a shakeup left him as permanent U N delegate. The United States accused the Soviets of spreading germ warfare lies and planned an impartial inquiry into Korea charges. Gromyko warned that U S rhetoric amounted to double talk and claimed Soviet peaceful policies saved the world.
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United Nations
N. Y
United States
U.S
Ernest A. Gross
Korea
Soviet Union
Valerian A. Zorin
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Moscow
Georgi M. Malenkov
Vishinsky
Russia
U.N
Josef
Stalin
U. S
Red China
North Korea
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
London
Britain
Mayor Kearns Wins Support as Reelection Bid Sparks Debate
City Council members expressed backing for Mayor Amos Kearns while he weighs a possible run again. Only Joe Temple and Robert Myers ruled out re election. W D Lewis remains undecided as several others mull their plans. County party chief Rufus Hayworth said Republicans will field a full slate soon.
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Amos Kearns
Joe Temple
Robert Myers
W. D. Lewis
Jesse Washburn
Kearns
Washburn
M. L. Patrick
Rufus Hayworth
Revenue Cut Leaves Two Alternatives
In Raleigh Sen Fred S Royster says a drop in income tax collections forces the state to choose between higher taxes or reduced services. Revenue Commissioner Eugene Shaw reports this fiscal year’s income tax receipts are about three million dollars below estimates. Some lawmakers call for revising revenue projections for the next two years. Rep William B Rodman of Beaufort says careful review is needed, noting signs the purchasing power of the dollar will fall.
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Appropriations Committee
Raleigh
Fred S. Royster
Royster
Eugene Shaw
Advisory Budget Commission
William B. Rodman
Beaufort
House Finance Committee
Rodman
Weather Watch: Temperatures Range Narrow Ahead
Tonight's low 84 degrees, tomorrow's high 60 with today's high 55 and last night's low 30. Sunset at 6 38 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 6 13 a m.
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