Scott urges freight rate fight and farm reforms nationwide
Agriculture Commissioner W. Kerr Scott of North Carolina called on a national agricultural group to launch a program of protest against rising freight rates on farm products. He urged action on fertilizer laws modernization rural roads electrification and better rural schooling amid rising global tensions.
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Biloxi
Miss
Agriculture
W. Kerr Scott
North Carolina
National Association of Commissioners
Directors of Agriculture
Scott
Association
Secretary of Agriculture
Three Thousand Expected to Attend Educational Meeting
In Raleigh on Friday the North Carolina Education Association North Central district holds its annual session with about 3,000 teachers expected. The program includes two general sessions four divisional and 21 departmental meetings and speeches by Macon P. Miller Alonzo Edwards and Dr. Heaton. Mitchell Dreese will be principal speaker at the Friday night session.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Education Association
North Central District
Macon P. Miller
Fieldcrest Mills
Spray
Alonzo Edwards
Snow Hill
State Board of Education
George A. Heaton
Thd
Myers Park Baptist Church
Charlotte
Mitchell Dreese
George Washington University
NCEA
Workers Plan Political Drive in Southern Mills
The CLO Textile Workers union announced a campaign to elect liberal senators and representatives in southern states. Washington representative John W. Edelman said the union will collect small sums from thousands of members to back primary election candidates whose platforms it approves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SPRAY
CLO Textile Workers Union
John W. Edelman
Washington
Political District Prospects and Local Notices
The piece sketches political contests in several U S house districts with varying odds for incumbents and challengers including Folger Durham Clark Deane Honor Doughton Jones Hatcher Bulwinkle Redden Reynolds and Reynolds primary dynamics. It also notes safety in the Jacksonville High Point court filing and public notices on rheumatic heart disease and Ireland population. The legal notice covers Mattie Harrison v Leroy Harrison for absolute divorce in High Point Municipal Court with required appearance by November 17 1947.
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John Folger
Thurmond Chatham
Carl Durham
Guilford County
Rman
Bayard Clark
Carles Deane
W. E
Bill
Honor
Sanford
Bob Doughton
Hamilton C. Jones
H. J
Doggie) Hatcher
Burke
A. L. Bulwinkle
Monroe Redden
Bob Reynolds
U. S
Leroy Harrison
High Point
North Carolina
City Point
Florence W. Alien
City of
J. W. Langford
Atty
Tobacco markets report Carolina crop price drop to new lows
Raleigh dispatch: Carolinas' tobacco belt auction season sold 297,919,842 pounds at a $41.84 average, down $7.69 from last year and the lowest since 1943. South Carolina sold 145,239,051 pounds at $41.08, while North Carolina moved 152,680,791 pounds at $42.57, with shifts toward lesser grades and more smoking leaf.
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Raleigh
Carolinas
Border Belt
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Agriculture Departments
South Carolina
North Carolina
Greenville Gets Sessions Of Methodists
In Elizabeth City the North Carolina Methodist conference chose Jarvis Memorial church in Greenville as next year’s annual meeting site. This year’s five day convention closed with ministerial appointments for 1948 including A. J. Hobbs moving to the Rocky Mount district and E. L. Hillman to lead the Wilmington district. Glenn is transferred to the Florida conference. Over 600 delegates attended the sessions.
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Elizabeth City
Jarvis Memorial Church
Greenville
North Carolina Methodist Conference
A. J. Hobbs
Edenton Street
Raleigh
E. L. Hillman
First Church of
Rocky Mount
Hobbs
T. M. Grant
Hillman
John L. Green
Wilmington
Glenn
Florida
Roanoke Rapids Mayor Dies at His Residence
Joseph T. Chase 65 longtime Roanoke Rapids mayor died at his home yesterday after a heart attack. He retired March 1 as executive vice president of the Virginia Electric and Power Company. Survived by widow son Chester Everett Chase of Roanoke Rapids and daughter Mrs. John F. Schaffner of Winston-Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids
Joseph T. Chase
Chase
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Chester Everett Chase
John F. Schaffner
Winston-Salem
Snakes Absent At Meeting In Winston
A religious service near Winston-Salem drew hundreds but no snakes as expected. Rev. Oscar Hutton vowed snakes would be handled in town or in jail, while Rev. J. H. Hampton threatened jail for group members. Eight worshippers came forward for healing as guitars played and healers prayed.
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Winston-Salem
Oscar Hutton
St. Charles
Forsyth County Joint Health Department
J. H. Hampton
Harlan
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Orlando
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