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17391
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Pinehurst was the premier winter resort in 1936 when tourists would flock to the town increasing the population from 600 to 3,500. The village was not only an exemplary resort but a model for government. Local government operated as a village council responsible for property deeds, taxes, and other governmental concerns.
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17392
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The State General Assembly required the city of Charlotte to organize a three member committee to run a Civil Service Board. Those appointed must meet the criteria of other elected City officials and will oversee the Fire and Police Departments of Charlotte.
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17393
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W. E. (Bill) Church was the Forsyth Clerk of Court and devised a plan to expedite record searching by consolidating different legal documents into one system. By combining county court house records such as deeds, wells, etc. into one account, Mr. Church simplified record searching and cleared valuable storage space in the court house.
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17394
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In this article Democratic candidates for leading state government positions are pictured while those running for local government seats are listed in two proceeding tables which include individuals from 99 of the state's 100 counties. Costs for Democratic primaries and related expenses are also detailed.
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17400
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Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Edward Scheidt worked cooperatively with The Institute of Government to establish a state-wide police school program. The program's goals included improving working conditions for law enforcement personnel and coordinating efforts between different departments. Scheidt was brought in to compose manuals of procedure and regulations and organize training regimens for officers enrolled in the programs.
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17401
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The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) began its first North Carolina-based project in July 1936. Fowler Bend Dam on the Hiawassee River was the first of the foundations navigation and flood control projects outside of Tennessee or northern Alabama. The project was intended to promote navigation during drought, manage flood damage, and generate electricity.
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17402
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Buncombe County erected a law library on the sixth floor of the county's courthouse to aid authorities and lawyers in court cases. One thousand volumes made up the library's holdings, mostly collected by donation or from funds raised by court fees.
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17403
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Communication for police, especially in dispatch scenarios, was limited until developments in radio. The first state-wide police radio channel was established on October 16, 1936 and hoped to be functional by January 1937. Costs for local police departments ranged from &50 to $125 to hook into the system, all other related costs fell on the state to build and maintain broadcasting stations.
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17404
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Forsyth County started to remap taxable property in 1926. Initially the focus was aimed at Winston-Salem and surrounding suburban areas and shifted to rural lots in 1933. Goals for the project included remapping shape and dimensions of each parcel and to create a corresponding fact sheet about each parcel's owner for updated tax information.
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17405
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Public health services diminished during the Great Depression and efforts to revive the program were revived in the late 1930s. The state's Department of Health was established in 1879 to cover the public's health needs from clinics to monitoring quality of drinking water. Mr. Alexander reviewed the state of the Department of Health in 1936 and evaluated its presence in the state's one hundred counties.
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17406
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The 1920 General election was the first time North Carolina women were allowed to vote. Mr. McGalliard recounts the history of women's suffrage in North Carolina, other legal activities women were barred from, and the \"reasoning\" for keeping women away from the ballot booth.
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17407
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The North Carolina League of Municipalities managed taxation and other financial matters on a local level. However, the organization's duties did extend beyond taxes to other arenas of allocating public funds responsibly from highway management to social security. The following summarizes the League's agendas brought forth before the 1937 Legislature.
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17419
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Lewis discusses the rights and responsibilities of the tax payer in listing properties come tax time.
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17420
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Images display the processes covered by the North Carolina Inspection School from wheel alignment to light intensity.
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17421
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County elections begin concerning the holding of wine and beer in each respective county of North Carolina under the 1947 Session Law Ch. 1084.
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