North Carolina Unaffected by U S Supreme Court Tax Ruling
Raleigh May 31 The North Carolina tax system remains unaffected by recent Supreme Court decisions Attorney General Iry McMullan said North Carolina has a use tax and would not lose revenue. He cited Arkansas and Iowa use tax cases showing states can tax out of state sales by nonqualified firms. The opinion ties to NC's 1941 stance on use tax.
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Fire Damages Hit Elizabeth City and Edenton Stores
Spectacular fires in Elizabeth City and Edenton drew city and naval units. In Elizabeth City 15,000 gallons of fuel oil burned near a filling station and a clothing store suffered about 50,000 dollars in damage. Edenton’s blaze at Elliott’s clothing store was controlled by 2 a.m. with crews fighting until early morning.
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Surgeons of Southern Railway End Convention in Winston-Salem
The Association of Surgeons of the Southern Railway closed its convention in Winston-Salem on May 31. The program featured technical talks and an address by Judge Fred M. Vinson, director of economic stabilization.
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State’s Employment Figures Show Drop
North Carolina employed 272 780 persons in April across 1 815 firms, down from March’s 276 035. Payrolls were $7 485 867 in April vs $7 518 092 in March, a 4 percent decline. Man-hours totaled 10 945 368 in April, down from 11 376 122 in March.
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Wake Forest Announces Commencement Speakers
Wake Forest College sets June 4 to 5 for commencement exercises with speakers Dr George D Heaton Baptist minister of Charlotte and Dr Gerald W Johnson former editor of the Baltimore Sun.
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Security plan for big four talks outlined in Washington
The United States previews a five point plan to create an international security organization modeled after the League of Nations. Nations would keep final authority over their forces while the agency could urge actions via consultative, nonbinding recommendations. The plan is a first draft, to be refined after the upcoming four power conference with Eden Molotov Soong Hull.
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United Nations Plan Outlined in Diplomatic Proposal
The American proposal envisions a United Nations Council led by an interim group of Britain United States China and Russia expanding to seven or eight members with small-nation representation. It also outlines a United Nations Assembly beginning with 35 nations plus nine Associated nations and later adding neutral and reformed enemy states. A League Council police power would supervise enforcement replacing a single world police force.
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Pfc Watford Killed in Action in Italy
The town of Thomasville learns that Pfc John Austin Watford of Rt 2 was killed in action in Italy. He was the son of Mr and Mrs J R Watford and farmed before enlisting December 14 1942. He trained at Fort Benning and went overseas in January.
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