Rainy Forest Town Tackles Birth and Timber
In Walseta Oregon a rain binge drenched the first 90 days of 1950, flooding a timber belt that supplies a third of U S home lumber. Bert Thomas of Walsett Lumber discusses drainage to curb frogs and rising family homes, while executives plant new trees for a long term timber future despite a 25 to 50 year harvest lag.
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Bert
Walsett Lumber Company
Pacific Forest
United States
America
Pacific Northwest
Chrysler Strike Ended Draft Bill Moves Rapidly
Washington May 4 The House Armed Services Committee voted 31 to 0 to extend the military draft two years. The bill would extend the act to June 24 and set conditions on inductions, emergency declarations, and mobilization powers, while maintaining registration for males 18 to 26 and adding various wartime and peacetime provisions.
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House Armed Services Group
Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Congress
Vinson
D-Ga
House
Couness
United States
Road Bids Studied By Commission
The Highway Commission met to review bids on its list of new road projects and discuss prison system changes. The 52 proposed projects cover 470 miles of road with low bids totaling 4,715,875.53 dollars.
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Raleigh
Highway Commission
Activities Calendar For Gastonia Tonight
Tonight’s schedule lists a 7 30 p m Men’s Fellowship Club at Main Street Methodist Church a 7 30 p m Gastonia Little Theater meeting at the Woman’s Club building and an 8 30 p m North Carolina Symphony Orchestra concert at Gastonia High School auditorium.
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Main Street Methodist Church
Gastonia
Woman's Club
North Carolina Symphony Orchestra
Gastonia High
Local Temperature and Rainfall Summary
Yesterday high and today’s low are not clear. May rainfall to date is 1.32 inches, with total to date 3.31 inches and a deficiency of 2.25 inches.
Handling Of Funds Legal Road Commission Ruling
Raleigh May 4 The state supreme court approved the Highway Commission handling of 200000000 in a secondary road program affirming authority to spend bond funds for road machinery and stabilizing dirt roads. The decision upheld actions to set aside 5000000 of the first 50000000 for equipment and stone gravel spread, allowing construction by the commission's own forces rather than private contracts.
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Raleigh
The
Highway Commission
State Supreme Court
Nelle L. Teer
Durham
Wake Superior Court
Clawson L. Williams
Teers
Teer
Commission
Supreme Court
W. A. Davin
Sutc
Ste
East Franklin avenue highway work cripples Gastonia merchants
Gastonia merchants on East Franklin avenue report steep weekly losses as a four‑section cross‑town highway widening and repaving project cuts off access. Businesses along the eastern edge say traffic is rerouted and customers are lost, with Caldwell’s Drug Store alone claiming about $50 daily.
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Franklin Avenue
Gastonia
Ennis Atkins
Gazette
Broad Street
Jimmy Brown
Caldwells Drug Store
Grandma's Kitchen
Saunders Dry Cleaners
Mott Motor Company
Ragan
Jacobs Laundry and Cleaners
Avon
Broad
McCarthy cites espionage ring tied to Amersia magazine
Senator McCarthy said a witness can testify that persons connected with Amersia magazine were collecting and transmitting atomic secrets to Emusia in 1945. He alleged State Department employees were part of the espionage ring and that A bomb data reached the Sower Union as early as six months before the first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan. He named Frank Bielaski as the witness, then under Senate inquiry.
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Wasshington
McCarthy
Senate
Amerzsia Magazine
Emusia
Wisconsin
State Department
Sower Union
Japan
Bielaski
Office of Strategic Services
Senate Foreign Relations
North Carolina Symphony to perform double bill in Gastonia
The North Carolina Symphony Orchestra presents two concerts at Gastonia High School auditorium today. A 2:30 p.m. matinee for students is admission free, featuring light classical and novelty American pieces. An 8:30 p.m. adult concert promises a fuller program, with hopes of a packed house. Mrs. Frank Sages notes strong membership support from last year.
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Gastonia
North Carolina Symphony Orchestra
Gastonia High School
Prank Sages
Ser Orchestra
Taft Seeks Half Billion Cut in European Aid
In Washington on May 4 Senator Taft floated a plan to slash 500 million dollars from the European Recovery Program. Senator Ives backed a 500 million cut to aid, while Kem urged a 1 billion cut. Senate voting on various amendments begins Friday as leaders weigh total authorization.
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Washington
Taft
B-Obbo
Senate
Ives
New York Republican
Taft and Hickenlooper
R-Iowa
Kem
R-Mo
Connally
D-Tex
UAW Chrysler Strike Ends After 100 Days
The CIO United Auto Workers and Chrysler Corp. signed a three year contract allowing $100 monthly pensions for long service workers, wage hikes, and boosted health and hospital benefits. About 50,000 idled workers begin returning to plants, with local unions voting on retirement of the agreement Saturday.
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Detroit
Chrysler
CIO
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corp
Dodge
de Soto
Plymouth
Appnoval
Ma Automatic
UAW
Walter Reuther
Kokomo
New Castle
Evansville
Chrysler Parte
Vacaton
General Motors
Weather Summary for North Carolina Sees Warmer Friday
The forecast calls for partly downey skies and continued warm conditions across North Carolina into Friday. Temperatures rise modestly with light winds, shaping a mild end to the week as humidity remains comfortable in most areas.
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North Carolina
Dowéy
Convention Is Set Saturday In Gaston County
The Gaston county Democratic convention will be held at the courthouse Saturday morning at 11 o clock. L B Hallowell, chairman of the executive committee, will preside. Reports will be heard from precinct chairmen and delegates and alternates to the state convention next Thursday will be chosen. Gaston county is entitled to 88 delegates and A alternates to the Raleigh convention on May 11. The executive committee will meet Saturday morning at 10:30 in the court room for policy talks. Every precinct chairman to a member of the executive committee.
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Gaston County
L. B. Hallowell
Wil P
Raleigh
Communist Cells Being Infiltrated
Wellesley mass May 4 former brain truster Thurman Arnold says the PBI and members of the Un-American Activities Committee infiltrate Communist cells. He told a Wellesley College audience that every Chinese cell is 50 percent Communists 25 percent PRI and 2 percent Un-American Activities Committee.
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Wellesley
Mass
Thurman Arnold
PBI
Un-American Activities Committee
Wellesley College
Arnold
PRI
Arnohi
Justice Department
Owen Lattimore
Gastonia AA Offers Help For Alcoholism Fight
The Gastonia Alcoholics Anonymous group invites those troubled by drinking to call 7345 for information and joins with branches in Kings Souritai Belmont and Charlotte. The group meets Mondays at Main Street Methodist Church, non-sectarian with no fees, and emphasizes honesty, willingness and mutual help as keys to recovery.
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Delbert Lazenby
Joe Knard
Joe
Gasette
Gastonia
Alcoholics Anonymous
Kings Souritai
Belmont
Charlotte
AA Leamn
Gastonia AA
Peete
Denis
Pepper Defeat Defended as Fair Deal Not Defeated
Reports on the Florida primary show Pepper losing to Clark sparked debate on the Fair Deal. Truman’s remarks, interpreted by some as hedged, touched on Roosevelt era politics and post primary reactions while Smathers’ liberalism claim framed the Florida outcome.
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Associated Press
Cay
Truman
Tejton
Idaho
Claude Pepper
D. Worth
Clark
Florida
Taylor
California
James
Roosevelt
Trn
Rep
George Smathers
Roosee
West
Death Comes While At Play Lowell Girl Hangs Self
Four year old Nancy Sue Cobb died in Lowell Thursday morning after accidentally hanging herself while playing under a tree. Police reported she stood on a chair to reach a chain, which looped around her neck. the chair overturned. Coroner W G McLean is investigating. the family includes parents Mr and Mrs T Cobb and brothers Troy Lee and Harold Cole. Fourth Riddle Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
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Lowell
Nancy Sue Cobb
Carl Phillips
E B. Cobb
W. G. McLean
T. Cobb
Troy Lee
Harold Cole
Fourth Riddle Funeral Home
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Walletz
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Bert Thomas
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East Franklin Ave
Department of Justice
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U. S. Department of Justice
U. S
Frank J. Hennessy
University
Berkeley
San Francisco Bay
Joseph Woodrow Einberg
Weinberg
University of Minnesota
House Un-American Activities Committee
Irving David Fox
Fox
Radiation Laboratory
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Auto Workers
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Glen Taylor
Henry A Wallace
Smathers
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