New Board of Education Members Sworn In
Oscar Richardson of Monroe and Gerald Cowan of Asheville will be sworn in as the newest members of the North Carolina State Board of Education. Appointed by Gov. Umstead and confirmed by the General Assembly, Richardson will serve six years and Cowan eight. The ceremony occurs in the governor’s office.
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Raleigh
State Board of Education
Oscar Richardson
Monroe
Gerald Cowan
Asheville
Umstead
General Assembly
D. Hiden Ramsey
Harold Lineberger
Belmont
Richardson
House
Cowan
Wachovia Bank
North Carolina Highway Commission reform study urged
Governor Umstead received a report from a five member committee appointed by the 1953 Legislature to study whether highway division boundaries should be altered or if the number of commissioners should rise from ten to a maximum of fifteen. The report is due for release in a few days.
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Raleigh
Umstead
Highway Commission
Fayetteville Man Installed Grand High Priest of NC York Rite
C Wallace Jackson of Fayetteville was installed as most eminent grand high priest of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of North Carolina at a three day meeting in Fayetteville. The event featured a district deputy grand high priests breakfast, Royal Arch Chapter sessions, thrice illlustrious master degrees, and the Grand York Rite banquet.
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Fayetteville
North Carolina
C. Wallace Jackson
Grand Royal Arch Chapter
Grand Royal Arch
Asheville editor and educator address NC social service conference
Don Shoemaker editor of the Asheville Citizen and Dr. Howare Odum of UNC spoke at closing sessions of the North Carolina Conference for Social Service. The conference urged voters to approve a 22 million dollar bond issue for mental institutions proposed by the General Assembly.
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Asheville
North Carolina
Textile Foundation to hold annual meeting at State College
W. J. Carter of Greensboro, president of the North Carolina Textile Foundation, announced that the group will hold its annual meeting at State College in Raleigh this Friday.
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Raleigh
W. J. Carter
Greensboro
The
North Carolina Textile Foundation
State College
Tax receipts in NC fall nearly 33 million in April
Federal tax collections in North Carolina dropped by about 33 million in April from a year earlier, state Revenue Director Edwin Gill reported. He noted that the first ten months of the current fiscal year show receipts about 107 thousand dollars ahead of the same period last year, totaling 1,307,310,581 dollars.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
Edwin Gill
Gill
Hear ing Set in Greensboro Over CAP Disfiguring Crash Suit
A federal court hearing is scheduled for May 15 on Civil Air Patrol motion to be excused as a defendant in a $279,000 suit filed by Stewart M. Skip Alexander former Lexington golf pro. He says he was permanently disfigured in a CAP plane crash near Evansville Indiana in 1950.
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Greensboro
Civil Air Patrol
Stewart M
Skip
Mamie May Excite Fashion World Again
Philadelphia AP reports Mamie Eisenhower may again spark fashion on Mother's Day by wearing black or blue hosiery. The AFL hosiery workers union found a blue shade mill in Philadelphia to supply the items as a gift, following her favored blues and blacks per her secretary.
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Philadelphia
Mamie Eisenhower
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
AFL
Eisenhower
Alexander McKeown
Union
Mary Jane McCaffre
Slane Mills Buys Guilford Hosiery Buildings and Machinery
Guilford Hosiery Mills Inc sells its buildings and machinery to Slane Hosiery Mills Inc. The purchase will boost Slane’s production. some Guilford workers already hired, more to come as operations expand. No price disclosed.
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Guilford Hosiery Co
Slane Mills
Guilford Hosiery Mills, Inc
Slane Hosiery Mills, Inc
Guilford
W. H. Slane, Sr
Guilford Mills
Slane, Sr
R. O
J. W. Lindsay
High Point
J. W. Lindsay, Jr
D. M. Lindsay
Helen R. Lindsay
Julia Liles
Car Dealers Install New Officers at North Carolina Meeting
The North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association installed new officers in Pinehurst and praised the Legislature and Motor Vehicles department for highway safety and vehicle inspections. Delegates, led by president Tom L. Black, heard talks on market challenges and price heritage as the three day session drew over 600 delegates. A tax cut possibility was discussed by House leaders if a new bill moves before adjournment.
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Pinehurst
N. C
North Carolina
Renefaeling
Department of Motor Vehicles
Motor Vehicles Department
Department
North Carolna
Waldo Cheek
Ooor
Tom L. Black
Judson B. Smith
Greensboro
J. Bobo Langston
Charlotte
Charles A. Conn Jr
Raleigh
Allan Mims
National Automobile Dealers Association
Bessie Ballentine
T. J. O'Neil
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Conay
Taft Pushes Greater Military Cuts Beyond Eisenhower Plan
Washington reports Sen. Taft argues the Eisenhower 8 billion cut proposal is insufficient. He urges a wartime role survey for Army Navy and Air Force to identify needed weapons and reductions. Pentagon leaks note possible manpower trims of 250,000 if Korea ends and 180,000 otherwise, with a 2 percent arms cut possible.
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Truman
Eisenhower
Taft
Defense Department
Congress
Army
Navy
Air Force
White House
Pentagon
Oscar Coffin to retire as UNC journalism dean
Chapel Hill NC UPI reports Oscar Coffin will retire as dean at the end of the term and remain a faculty member. A five member committee of North Carolina newspaper leaders will help select his successor, with Tom Lassiter resigning from the faculty to return to Smithfield Herald.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
UPI
Oscar Coffin
University of North Carolina
Coffin
School of Journalism
Raleigh Times
North Carolina
Thomas L. Robinson
The
Charlotte News
W. K. Hoyt
Winston - Salem Journal & Sentinel
Holt McPherson
High Point Enterprise
Sam Ragan
Raleigh News & Observer
Roy Parker
Parker
Ahoskie
Tom Lassiter
North Carolina Press Association
Smithfield Herald
Carthage Mills
Moore County
Asheboro
Vinson - Salem Journal
Charlotte Observer
Greensboro Daily News
University
Baptist Pastors Stress Courtship Guidance at Conference
Houston reports Southern Baptist pastors urged a stronger youth courtship program ahead of marriage and a bold emphasis on the sanctity of marriage. Dr. Hobbs of Oklahoma City warned ministers to keep moral welfare central in preaching.
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Houston
Southern Baptist Oe
Hobbs
H. H. Hobbs
First Baptist Church
Oklahoma City
Pastors’ Conference of the
Southern Baptist Convention
Edward B. Willingham
National Baptist Memorial Church
Washington, D. C
Klan Fighting Editors Win Pulitzer Prizes
Two North Carolina editors who exposed Klan violence win Pulitzer Prizes for meritorious public service. Willard Cole of Whiteville News Reporter and W Horace Carter of Tabor City Tribune earned the awards announced in New York. Carter and Cole led a crusade in print against the Ku Klux Klan during 1950 and 1951, contributing to raids and arrests of Klansmen. The piece notes prior honors from press associations and provides brief bios of both editors.
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Whiteville
N. C
North Carolina
New York
Willard Cole
W. Horace Carter
Cole
Carter
Tabor City
South Carolina
Thomas L. Hamilton
Albemarle
Bor City
Loris
S. C
University of North Carolina
Tabor City Tribune
News Reporter
Wilkes County
Vermont
Connecticut
Royster
Raleigh
Wall Street Journal
New York City
The
Journal
Washington
Frances Claypoole
New Bern
UN accuses Reds of smoke screen in Korean truce talks
Panmunjom reports quote Lt Gen. Harrison stating 48,000 prisoners could be sent to a neutral custodian. North Korean Gen Nam Ti demands three clarifications on neutral custody, while Harrison presses for agreement on a neutral state to handle POWs.
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Panmunjom
U. N. Command
Red
William K. Harrison Jr
Korea
Pakistan
Harrison
Nam Ti
Nam
U. N
Senate moves toward pass of offshore oil lands bill
The Senate edged toward final passage of a measure to recognize state ownership of offshore submerged lands within state boundaries. Opponents call it a giveaway of federal property but concede defeat as amendments proceed and a final vote looms. The House had previously passed a similar bill, and a conference committee is expected.
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Washington
Senate
House
Sen
Morse
Truman
Holland
D-Fla
Supreme Court
Youth 17 Held for Killing Father With Crowbar
Charles Kiser Jr 17 is held without bond in Charlotte awaiting Superior Court on charges he beat his 61 year old father to death with a crowbar. He waived a preliminary hearing after admitting to the slaying when his father allegedly came home drunk and threatened him and his mother.
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Charlotte
Charles Kiser, Jr
Recorder's Court
Kiser
Quiet Korean Front Amid Heavy Wonsan Assault
The Korean battle line reported unusually calm while U S Navy Task Force 77 pounded Wonsan harbor with ships led by New Jersey andSupport from St Paul and Endicott. Superforts hit two western coast supply centers as Chinese probing skirmish occurred on the East Front.
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Seoul
U. S.S. Navy
Wonsan
New Jersey
Wonsan Harbor
Hadan
Chingwan
Scott Worried About Money If He Runs
W Kerr Scott says money is the barrier to a U S Senate bid against Willis Smith next year. In an interview at his dairy farm he said raising 100000 dollars for a campaign is a major hurdle. Smith will seek re election and already has a Raleigh headquarters space reserved.
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Scott
Haw River
N.C
W. Kerr Scott
U.S. Senate
Willis Smith
Durham Herald
William Whitley
Whitley
Sen. Smith
Smith
Raleigh
Sir Walter Hotel
Frank Graham
Graham
Senate
John D. Larkins Jr
Jones
Eisenhower asks Congress for 5.828 billion in foreign aid
The Eisenhower administration urged Congress to approve about 5.828 billion dollars in new foreign aid as a defense measure against the Soviet threat. President Eisenhower testified with Cabinet members and Gen. Omar Bradley before a joint Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs committee.
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Eisenhower
Congress
America
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Foreign Relations
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Soviet Union
Dulles
Congressional
Truman
Pruman
Far East
Free Nations
Russia
Free World
Temperature Range and Sun Times
The forecast notes a low of 63 tonight and a high of 80 tomorrow. Today’s high reached 82 with a 63-degree low last night. Sunset is 7 10 p m and sunrise tomorrow 5 24 a m.
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Clintonville
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Valley Forge General Hospital
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Nixville
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