Teachers Will Get Checks December 11
The State Board of Education announced that December 11 will be payday for teachers under the 1949 pay raise. Douglas said the budget bureau confirmed 7 239 000 is available to fund the payments and instructions have been mailed to 172 county and city superintendents for disbursement. Checks will be drawn by local units with vouchers forwarded to the state board for double checks. The raise applies to salaries including certificates and graduate steps for the last fiscal year, contingent on sufficient General Fund revenues.
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State Board of Education
General Assembly
Douglas
Budget Bureau
Youths Under 25 Blamed for Majority of Crashes
Raleigh November 11 The Motor Vehicles Commissioner Landon C Rosser reports that 30 percent of North Carolina licenses are held by under 25 drivers yet these drivers account for 53 percent of highway accidents. He notes they excel in driving tests but suffer from improper attitude due to limited driver education and over confidence. Rosser urges traffic education in grades 1 through 12.
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Raleigh
Motor Vehicles
Landon C. Rosser
Rosser
American planes arrive in Italy for armed forces aid
Brindisi received the second shipment of planes from the United States aboard the freighter Pelican State. The consignment forms part of the American arms aid program to support Italy’s armed forces.
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Brindisi
Italy
Terial
United States
Shoestring Tour to Spain Through War and Wonders
The article chronicles a economical traveler’s Madrid visit under Franco era, describing soldiers, beggars, police passport checks, and vivid scenes from the Prado to bullfights. It notes Castilian plazas, Toledo’s old streets, Escorial trips, and Spanish meals, wine, and hospitality amid costly or scarce provisions.
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Escorial
Toledo
Wwe,ts
North Carolina Considers Voluntary Meat Grading
Agriculture Commissioner L Y Ballentine announced a public hearing for November 21 on a proposed voluntary state meat grading system. The plan would allow graders to assess beef and other meats to place North Carolina products on a competitive footing with graded meat from other states.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
L. Y. Ballentine
Ballentine
Wealthy Lord to Sell 28 London Acres to Pay Taxes
London sources report Lord Portman plans auction of about 28 acres of apartments and other properties. Trustees say estate taxes and levies force sale. estate could yield around 168000 pounds yearly in rents.
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High Point
N. C
London
Lord Portman
Internal Revenue
Leukemia Patient Improves Amid Nationwide Prayer Efforts
Linda Wright, three, previously given a week to live in October, is reported improving at home. Her mother Mrs. Harriet Wright says Linda now smiles and whistles around the house and giggles at television shows, reflecting a hopeful turn in her leukemia case.
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Linda
Temas
Tne
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