Patrol Aspirants Report To Bragg For Examinations
About 200 applicants reported to Fort Bragg medical center for physical and IQ tests on Tuesday with another 200 due Wednesday. Col. H J Hatcher expects roughly half to be rejected and those who pass will go to Chapel Hill for a six week Institute of Government course to reach the 423 patrolmen authorized.
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Raleigh
State Highway Patrol
Fort Bragg
H. J. Hatcher
Chapel Hill
Institute of Government
Col. Hatcher
AFL Organizer Describes Attack in Charlotte
Donald W. Hunt of Richmond, an AFL labor organizer, told police he was knocked unconscious in his car by an assailant who stole a key and ransacked his hotel room. A contract with Chesapeake Corp. of Va. was taken from the glove compartment. Hunt said nothing else was missing and he appeared not seriously hurt.
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Charlotte
Donald W. Hunt
Richmond
AFL
Hunt
Chesapeake Corp
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers
Steak House Owner Wounded in Pistol Attack
Kannapolis reports Jack McCurdy operator of a steak house near here and Concord was in critical condition from a pistol wound Sunday. Harold Heilig a truck driver was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and later released on $500 bond. Heilig said he shot McCurdy as he left a house occupied by Heiligs wife Elizabeth. A hospital report said the bullet hit McCurdy in the hip and passed through the lower abdomen.
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Kannapolis
Jack McCurdy
Here
Concord
Sunny
Harold Eugene Heilig
Heilig
McCurdy
Elizabeth
Recorder Fines His Brother in DUI Case
Wilmington Sept 11 Judge J Winfield Smith fined his brother Eugene Smith 100 dollars plus costs after a plea of innocent to a charge of driving an automobile while under the influence of intoxicants.
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Wilmington
Recorder's Court
J. Winfield Smith
Eugene Smith
Cherry Defends Harmony Of Freight Rate Efforts
Governor Gregg Cherry says the Southern Governors' Conference and the southern agriculture commissioners will not conflict over freight rate plans. The groups aim to supplement each other while opposing proposed 20 to 25 percent hikes on farm commodity freights, with NC's W Kerr Scott attending the Columbia meeting.
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Raleigh
Gregg Cherry
Southern Governors’ Conference
Southern Commissioners of Agriculture
Agriculture Commissioners
Columbia
Cherry
W. Kerr Scott
North Carolina
National Association of Agriculture Commissioners
Scott
South
Meanest Girl Friend Found In Wilmington
Richard Meares obtained a warrant against his girlfriend for larceny after accusing her of stealing his last drink at a party. He testified the bottle was taken, consumed, and passed around until it returned empty. The charge was dismissed for lack of evidence.
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Wilmington
Richard Meares
Meares
States Births Set New Record
North Carolina recorded 100,087 births last year, a new state total. Through the first six months of 1947, 57,176 births were logged, up from 43,583 in early 1946.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Principals Named for North Carolina Young Democratic Convention
The Young Democratic Clubs state convention gathers in Raleigh September 18 to 20 with leaders including Clyde R. Hoey U S Senator from North Carolina William B Umstead U S Senator from North Carolina Basil L Whitener state president and Governor R Gregg Cherry presiding and addressing duties.
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Young Democratic Club
Raleigh
Clyde R. Hoey
Shelby
United States
North Carolina
William B. Umstead
Durham
Dorn
R. Gregg Cherry
Wilkins P. Horton
Pittsboro
Democratic Party
Democratic Executive Committee
W.J.B. Dorn
Greenwood
S. C
Convict Becomes State's Witness in Kinston Bakery Murder
A Goldsboro convict testified against Lemuel Parrott in a first degree murder trial for the killing of Taylor a 50 year old bakery employee found dead near Tower Hill road Kinston. The witness said Parrott planned the robbery and that the accomplice confessed after his own conscience led to police.
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Kinston
Goldsboro
Lemuel Parrott
Sam Thompson
Taylor
la Pt
Tower Hill Road
Thompson
Parrott
Cottonseed Fetches $75 Per Ton Carload in Region
Cottonseed crushing firms in Charlotte and Gastonia advertise $75 a ton for carload lots on prime basis. The market reflects steady demand as buyers line up for large shipments.
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Charlotte
Charlotte and
Gastonia
Carolina Power and Light announces $25 million expansion plan
The Carolina Power and Light Co. board reveals a four year capital program adding a 110000 volt line Canton to Asheville and a new 110000 volt substation in Asheville. A 120000 horsepower steam turbine generating plant to be located in the eastern division and a 132000 volt line to connect with Appalachian Electric at the Virginia line. Completion targeted by 1949 with materials not available until late 1948. A third quarter dividend of 50 cents to be paid Nov 1 and a $1.25 preferred dividend due Oct 1.
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Asheville
Carolina Power and Light Co
North Carolina
Canton
Ashville
Central Division
Appalachian Electric Company
Virginia Line
Waterville
Pigeon River
Haywood County
Charles S. Walters
Western Division
Raleigh
Engineer Col. Cole Assigned to Wilmington Division
Col. Heston R. Cole from Duluth Minnesota is reassigned to the Wilmington division of the U S corps of engineers succeeding Col. Beverly Snow who moved to Guam. Cole will oversee federal waterways along the North and South Carolina coasts for the Wilmington district.
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Wilmington
Heston R. Cole
Duluth
Minn
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Beverly Snow
Guam
Corps of Engineers
Cole
North
South Carolina
Gnats Sweep Through North Carolina Coast to Capital
North Carolina reports large swarms of the black-winged fungus gnat in moist habitats from Raleigh to coastal areas. Entomologist David L. Wray notes the gnats are nuisance but not generally harmful, though past incidents include a quail killed by ingestion. Larvae crawl in snake-like masses.
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Raleigh
Agriculture Department
North Carolina
David L. Wray
Wray
State Grants First Taft Hartley Certification Election
North Carolina reports its first case under Taft Hartley allowing a new union certification election if reasonable cause shows the current union does not represent a majority. A Gastonia trucking firm workers group filed a de certification petition against their AFL Local Union affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Chauffeurs and Helpers. An NLRB inquiry could lead to a new election if representation is in question.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Reed Johnston
NLRB
Torday
Gastonia
AFL
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs and Ice
we _l
Howard Brothers and Company
Eastern Press Body To Meet October 17
The second annual fall meeting of the Eastern North Carolina Press Association will open two-day sessions at Wilmington on October 17. Officers include Henry Belk of Goldsboro as president, Tom Lassiter of Smithfield as first vice president, and David J. Whichard of Greenville as second vice president. J Mayon Parker serves as secretary treasurer.
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Ahoskie
Eastern North Carolina Press Association
Wilmington
J. Mayon Parker
Henry Belk
Goldsboro
Tom Lassiter
Smithfield
David J. Whichard
Greenville
Rape Case Slated For Jury In Rowan County
In Salisbury a Rowan county superior court jury was to hear the case of Gene Medlin 27 Kannapolis charged with rape. Belle Goodman a white mill worker testified she was raped on a lonely Rowan county road on May 7. Medlin testified denying the charge.
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Salisbury
Rowan County
Dead Man Found With Pup In Burke County Hills
The body of carpenter Marshall Lowman, 41, was found in a spring in Burke county after being missing 12 days. A starving black puppy whined in his grip, and a half gallon jar of corn liquor rested in his other arm. Acting Coroner James Lingerfelt ruled drowning likely, with no foul play suspected. Mrs. Lowman said he disappeared August 31 after threatening to kill her for whisky.
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Hickory
James Lingerfelt
Marshall Lowman
Burke County
Lingerfelt
Lowman
Guilford Man Given Freedom
Mrs. Gertie Rountree Brown, once jailed in Gates County for embezzling 23600 from the Hobbsville bank, was granted parole. The parole office freed two other inmates and denied 14 petitions. Brown repaid the money and pled nolo contendere. Also freed were W. T. Wingate for false pretense and George Greenlee for assault with a deadly weapon.
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Gertie Rountree Brown
Gates County
Bank of
Hobbsville
W. T. Wingate
Guilford
George Greenlee
McDowell
Friends of Erring Tar Heel Seek Pardoning for Foreman
William Philpot a 34 year old mine foreman at Gay Mining Co Gilbert West Virginia is jailed on a fugitive warrant after escaping Camp Polk North Carolina in 1934 He married a McDowell County girl in 1936 and supporters say his good conduct in a mining town warrants a pardon The warrant was signed by North Carolina Bureau of Identification chief S Bowman Dorsey
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Williamson
W. Va
North Carolina
William Philpot
Gay Mining Co
Gilbert
Mongo County
William
Bill) Phillips
Thurman Chambers
Philpot
Camp Polk
Wayne County
N. C
Forsyth County
High Point
West Virginia
Yukon
Meyell County
McDowell County
S. Bowman Dorsey
Bureau of Identification
Wilmington Plans Expansion to Include New Hanover County
Mayor E L White announced the Wilmington city council will appoint representatives to a consolidation commission. The panel will study merging Wilmington with all of New Hanover county including Wrightsville Beach and Carolina Beach. If the commission backs consolidation, four governing bodies will vote then the proposal goes to county voters in June 1948.
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Wilmmington
E. L. White
Wilmington City
Consolidation Commission
New Hanover County
Wrightsville Ach
Carolina Beach
Wrightsville Beach
Burley Redrying Contract Awarded
The mountain burley tobacco company of Asheville has been awarded contracts to process and redry all burley tobacco under the Commodity Credit Corporation loan program for North Carolina and Virginia in the 1947-48 season. Harry W. Love announced the award. Alexander Sprunt of Wilmington is vice-president, and J. C. Ross of Lancaster, Kentucky, is plant operations general manager.
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Asheville
Mountain Burley Tobacco Company
Commodity Credit Corporation
North Carolina
Virginia
Harry W. Love
Alexander Sprunt
Wilmington
J. C
Bill) Ross
Lanccaster
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