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17453
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The Commissioners of Nash County took a long step forward providing recreation facilities for rural and urban residents when they recently created a County Recreation Commission.
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17454
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Fayetteville parents may now have assurance that when they go out, they are leaving their children in good hands--if their baby sitters is one of the 29 certified graduates of a baby sitting course conducted by the city's fire department.
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17455
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Scotland County took fifteen months to plan, carry out, and complete a revaluation of real estate property, setting new values and standards for business and residential buildings.
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17456
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Accompanied by much fanfare, various officers of the Ku Klux Klan announced last December that North Carolina would become a stronghold of that organization during the coming months. Ordinances were set by many cities such as Charlotte and Raleigh to denunciate the movement and force members into the open.
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17457
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Plans were laid last month for the establishment of North Carolina's third rural telephone system, to provide service to approximately 1600 families in the western part of the state.
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17458
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A spotlight was placed on what firemen consider the most pressing problem in North Carolina's fire protection of today: how to provide adequate protection for the rural areas of the state.
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17459
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Approximately one-fourth of North Carolina's 100 counties have faced up to the problem of rural fire protection and are taking active measures to answer it. These measures include new fire trucks in Iredell County, fire hydrants in Durham, the encouragement of volunteer fire departments in numerous counties, and aid in the form of loans.
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17460
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North Carolina's fire departments have worked out a variety of tentative solutions to the rural protection problem, from advanced fee charges, assessment, and equipment.
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17470
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The 74th Congress approved the New Deal Social Security Act on August 14, 1935. North Carolinians approved of the measure but policy makers had yet to decide to what extent it would apply for the state's populace. Described within this piece are the benefits offered to state citizens and the potential for further aid benefits.
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17471
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The 1937 Legislature tackled several major topics pertaining to the state's participation in the new Social Security Policy and issues in agriculture concerning crop control and soil conservation. Top priority was given to agreement over a new state budget.
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17472
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In 1937, the state's counties needed to reevaluation property tax choosing one of two options, full reevaluation or horizontal increase/decrease. Horizontal increase/decrease refers to a raise or lessening of taxes with a uniform percentage instead of the costly and time consuming of assessing every parcel. Boards of Commissioners were responsible for making this decision for their counties.
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17473
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Traffic Bureaus appeared in the state's larger metropolitan areas like Raleigh, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem, before other smaller municipalities adopted and adapted similar traffic plans. These bureaus were intended to have officials deal with increasing traffic violations but the constitutionality of these organizations was challenged by the Attorney General.
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17474
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The Catawba Station, Charlotte's 60,000,000 gallon water storage station was located 5.4 miles outside of the city. The station treated the city's water and had the capability to treat 10,000,000 of raw water daily. Two plants with a 12,000,000 gallon capacity handled the city's sewage and both were located six miles outside the city.
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17475
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Hugh Clegg was Director of the National Police Academy and took time from his duties to run a 1-day school for police instructors. The school was held January 5-14, 1937 in Chapel Hill and 142 officers participated. The goal of training was to educate officers on the ever evolving subject of law enforcement ethics.
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17476
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The NYA, National Youth Administration, was a Federal project intended to provide work opportunities for young citizens. In 1936, this program employed 13,779 young adults either high school or college aid and spent $366,086. Projects for these youth ranged from vocational training to scientific research.
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