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17364
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During the 1930s, the Federal Government was condemning large portions of North Carolina lands, especially in the western mountain areas. Governmental officials were able to do this because of three discrepancies in the title documents; Vague Description, Formal Defects in Deeds, and Failure to Record Deeds. Mr. Gardner describes each of these legal terms and how state property owners could be affected.
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17371
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In 1935, the state educated as many high school students as it supported inmates across the state. These statistics caused debate amongst state politicians on how to correct this situation. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction in North Carolina presents an argument that better training and education in citizenship would create a more responsible population less likely to be imprisoned.
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17372
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Cleveland County had the lowest tax rate in 1935 in the state. Overall tax rate was 73 cents divided amongst county-wide initiatives, road management, and school taxes. The county's tax system, local politicians, and citizens are credited for this successful management of taxation.
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17373
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Sixteen counties in eastern North Carolina operated A.B.C. liquor stores in 1935. John Sprunt Hill wrote the liquor control bill which took effect in these 16 counties put local county governments in control of alcohol sales. Citizens in favor of prohibition opposed these stores, despite the increase in tax revenue generated by alcohol sales, and planned to challenge the bill over constitutionality.
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17374
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A. P. \"Byng\" Farrar became known as \"The Show Man\" after he organized a portable movie theater to bring film to rural communities without theaters. He decided on a six-town circuit which he would complete once a week. For a small commission, Mr. Farrar would set-up a projector and speaker set to show movies to citizens in rural locations.
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17381
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North Carolina officials studied the results of highway lighting in New Jersey, New York, and California to determine if installation long state highways would reduce automobile fatalities. Statistical evidence for prevention of deaths, cost of installation and maintenance, and analysis on which state roads were in greatest need were examined to implement the most effective plan.
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17382
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Mr. Foght served as the Superintendent of Cherokee Indians within state government. He reported on the tribe's history, drawing attention to the political and cultural achievements of the once great Native American nation. This is part one of two in Mr. Foght's article about the Cherokee.
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17383
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Two-way radio technology was developing in 1936 and at the time was a cutting-edge tool used by police forces in just 75 cities across the country. While it proved successful elsewhere, the two-way radio was not yet implemented in any of the state's police headquarters. Ten state cities did have one-way radios and were monitoring the success of two-way radios in cities like Nashville, Tennessee and Bayonne, New Jersey.
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17384
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Beginning in 1915, Buncombe County established a record keeping system for every person convicted by the superior court. The convict's record, photo, and fingerprint are recorded and filed. By 1936, the number of files contained within the system topped 15,000.
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17385
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The second part of this article focuses less on Cherokee history and more on Cherokee tribal structure and interactions between Cherokee leaders and white statesmen for North Carolina.
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17386
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Mr. McGalliard recounts the history of property division between married North Carolina couples. He tracked the slow progression to more rights for the wife from the statue before 1848 that the husband controlled all of his wife's property to the Supreme Courts' efforts to overturn legislation limiting a married woman's rights.
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17387
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Mr. Gardner reflects on reasons people avoid serving their civic duty of being on a jury. Filling juries was problematic because annually three thousand people are required in the one hundred counties to serve on grand juries for the Superior Court system.
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17388
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Mr. McGalliard reviews legislation concerning a widow's dower should her husband die owning land. A wife's rights regarding inheritance of her husband's property remained antiquated in 1936 North Carolina and similar policies had been abolished in other states.
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17389
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Four men ran in the 1936 gubernatorial race; A. H. (Sandy) Graham, Clyde R. Hoey, Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, and Jno. A. McRae. This article introduces each candidate with a short biographical statement and also introduces the candidate's political viewpoints and vision for the state's future.
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17390
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Twenty-two people began a comprehensive record collecting project in October 1936 as one of the Works Progress Administration's initiatives. New Hanover records from the city-county identification bureau, the county auditor, the city-county board of heath, the register of deeds, and the clerk of court were compiled into a searchable database.
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