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30153
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Total values for property taxation for North Carolina gained $149,116,245 from 1949 to 1950. Despite this increase, it was considerably less than the change from 1948 to 1949, and several counties experienced decreases in property values.
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30155
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In a decision close to North Carolina's interests, a South Carolina school case involving segregation of the races in public schools moves the topic one step closer to the United States Supreme Court. As the case examines public school involvement for the first time and the subject of segregation rather than discrimination, those in North Carolina consider how the North State would handle a Supreme Court decision, what the effects of such a decision would be, and what is the constitutional background for the public school system in the state.
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30156
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The House has approved a new federal tax law which would increase taxes on items such as automobiles, cigarettes, and gasoline, and lowers taxes on telegrams. However, given that the percentage that each state pays in federal taxes, North Carolina would be paying more in taxes under the new bill.
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30157
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Non-agricultural employment experienced a small lag from May to March. However, in areas such as defense and textiles, cities like Asheville, Greensboro, and Raleigh are expecting a need for employees by September. Industries are then anticipating the employment rate to reach a point above the lag in spring.
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30158
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In an issue from U.S. News and World Report, the southern United States is experiencing a minor revolution. With new factories, modernized farms, new power and telephone systems, and new schools and hospitals, southern states seeing rapid change for the better. In particular, farms and farm incomes are increasing due to mechanical advancements and an emphasis on livestock.
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30159
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The North Carolina Budget Bureau found that the largest unencumbered surplus since 1948 will carry over for the new fiscal year starting July 1, 1951. Although the General Fund spent over $150,000,000 for general administration, education institutions, charitable and correctional institutions, state aid, pensions, and contingencies, the state also saw revenues from taxes totaling over $176,000,000. This leaves the state with a credit balance of over $17,000,000 for the next fiscal year.
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30160
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There is a call in Congress for another increase in corporate income taxes. Although taxes paid by large companies and corporations in 1950 amounted to over $12 billion, it is found that the taxes levied upon companies, especially those that offer services such as telephone or power, are ultimately taken up by the users, or customers. As customers bear the cost of company taxes through increased cost of service and labor, many suggest an increased corporate tax to be the wrong decision.
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30161
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One of the burdens of cities and urban areas is the collection of refuse and waste. In the choices for refuse disposal and management, North Carolina municipalities may see economic benefit and effective methodology in using the sanitary fill operation.
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30162
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The North Carolina General Fund covers two large expenditures, parts of which were to services not provided just a decade ago: state aid and obligations and charitable and correctional institutions. Funds to state aid, which include public welfare, physical care, public employee retirement funds, cultural agencies, and other agencies such as fisheries and civilian defense, were over 11% of the budget for 1951. Charitable and correctional institutions, including mental hospitals, tuberculosis sanitariums, children's rehabilitation hospitals, orphanages, and correctional schools, received over 7% of the General Fund appropriations.
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30163
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Known for years as the Black Brothers, Mt. Craig and Big Tom mountains near Mt. Mitchell, are the last of the Black Mountain peaks to be officially named by the Federal Board of Geographical names. Soaring nearly as tall as the peak of Mt. Mitchell, Mt. Craig and Big Tom can only be explored on foot given their range of forbidding forests.
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30164
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The sixth annual Brevard Music Festival occurred in August and featured concert programming, lectures, and folk music from an array of talents. Located at the Transylvania Music Camp in western north Carolina, the Festival featured national known singers and folklorists, as well as music from the 150 young musicians who study at the Camp.
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30165
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A busy schedule of boating events occurred in North Carolina's waters this fall, beginning with the South Atlantic Regatta. This was followed by Labor Day races, moth boat races, and outboard motor races in other areas such as Elizabeth City, New Bern, and Washington.
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30166
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North Carolina's 100 counties vary in age from pre-Revolutionary War to early twentieth-century. In fact, thirty-two of the counties pre-date the Revolutionary War, while four of the counties pre-date 1700. North Carolina counties can also be organized into seven general eras dictated by exploration, war, population growth and movement, geographic conditions, and industrial development.
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30167
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Considered one of North Carolina's most outstanding farm and civic leaders, Edwin Pate--of Laurinburg, North Carolina--has been elected as a member of the Board of Directors for Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company. a graduate of North Carolina State College and member of the Board of Trustees for the Greater University of North Carolina, Pate will aid in the direction of one of the south's most extensive business organizations.
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30168
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North Carolina is one of a few states that paid out less in unemployment security benefits than it received in 1950. Only 6% of the population required unemployment compensation, mainly due to issues with work stoppages and strikes.
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