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In 1934, Chowan County Courthouse was the oldest in the state, 167 years old. The Colonial-style structure stood in Edenton and Mr. Dixon explained its history through historical documentation and anecdotal evidence.
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17350
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The Wright Memorial stands on a ninety foot dune at Kill Devil Hills honoring humanity's first flight. Captain William H. Kindervater, an Army engineer, was given orders to erect the monument in 1929. A year was spent stabilizing the tall dune before the sixty-foot high granite triangle was placed atop.
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17351
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Anti-Crime Conferences were organized on the state level in December 1932 and nationally in 1934. Both meetings focused on the importance of cooperation between different law enforcement agencies. During the 1932 conference the Law Enforcing Officers Division of The Institute of Government drafted a Plan of Action and it is reproduced in this article.
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17352
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In 1935, State officials were reviewing an initiative for unemployment compensation favored by then Governor Ehringhaus. Dr. Wolfe, Secretary of the North Carolina Commission on Unemployment Insurance, reviewed the State's position on the matter of unemployment insurance both on a statewide level and with regards to Federal legislation anticipated for 1935.
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17353
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Mr. Sumner was State Director of the Federal Housing Administration for North Carolina in 1935. He summarizes the benefits for homeowners in the three Titles (I, II, III) of the National Housing Act, an act brought about by the Federal Housing Administration. Title by title, each section is dissected to clarify the positives for citizens owning or wanting to buy homes through loan programs and lowered interest rates.
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17354
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This obituary contains many details about Mr. Brummitt's distinguished career. Born in Granville County February 8, 1881, he attended Wake Forest College and became a lawyer after college before entering a life in politics. He was most remembered for the ten years he served as the State's Attorney General.
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17355
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Two cases presented to the State's Supreme Court in 1935 address the problem of financing public schools. The debate centered on urban versus rural areas and how taxpayer money should be distributed into the education system evenly. Greensboro and Guilford Counties both represented this debate in legal cases presented to the State's Supreme Court.
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17356
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James Garfield Wooten was head of the Winston-Salem Police Department. He passed away in February 1935; circumstances surrounding his death are not disclosed. During his term as head of the Police Department he established the Winston-Salem Juvenile Detention Home for delinquent Negro Boys and served as the President of the Police Officers Division of the Institute of Government.
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17357
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The Motor Vehicle Bureau of the State started recording automobile related fatalities in 1927. Between the years 1927 and 1934, 5,417 deaths were reported and these statistics prompted a new Driver's License Law which incorporates age limits for licenses and establish provision to prohibit intoxication while driving.
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17358
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The Depression greatly affected funding for the State's schools because of ten million dollar reduction in expenditure during those trying economic times. In 1935, education advocates Like Clyde Erwin, State Superintendent for Public Schools, prompted state officials to put revenue back into the public education system.
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17359
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The PWA, Public Works Administration, realized great success in the state and proved to be one of the more successful for the entire South. Funds were allocated to both Federal and non-Federal projects within the state. Statistics are presented and which statewide projects came to fruition through this Depression-era initiative.
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17360
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State Constitutional changes proposed a shift in local government by granting the General Assembly the power to organize and structure a city or town's government. Previously, the Municipal Corporation Act (1917) ensured that an independent city or town could choose for itself one of the four forms of government detailed in the act. Mr. Gardner, Associate Director of The Institute of Government, explains each of the four types of government and reviews the consequence of such a shift from local to statewide government control.
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17361
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In 1935, the General Assembly passed three new laws to expedite the distribution of Federal Relief Funds. The three measures were; Emergency Municipal Bond Act of 1935, Emergency County Bond Act of 1935, and The Revenue Bond Act of 1935. Each of these laws streamlines the approval of bonds for approved Public Works Administration projects on a local and county-wide level.
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17362
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The North Carolina Branch of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration was established in 1932 and Fred W. Morrison was appointed State Director of Relief. Mr. Cutter outlines the responsibilities of the organization, its structure throughout the state, and types of aid distributed to the State's citizens.
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17363
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Commissioner R. Flake Shaw's developed an innovative solution to relieve scores of hungry Guilford County prisoners. In January 1933, the county purchased a farm to be worked by inmates who will help supply food to the 425 individuals who were wards of the county. The farm proved to be an efficient, cost-effective solution to buying prisoners' food from outside sources.
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