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30112
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Planning for post-war agriculture depends on efficiency and skill in the aim of providing a reconversion of farms. In order to do this, it is argued that there is a need for full employment in industry which creates purchasing power, the redevelopment of the global agricultural market, and an expansion of research and education into agricultural science.
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30113
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With the drain upon resources caused by World War II, research in the United States is turning to ways in which to utilize wood waste. Made from sawdust and other waste, products such as clothing, tires, protein feeds, and naval stores can be created to replace traditional wood industry products.
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30114
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Recommendations from the Forest Farmers Association call for a southern-state system of experimental forests. These forests, one of which would also be located in North Carolina, would be used to investigate methods of forest farming and timber growing, taking into consideration major forest conditions in the south. The aim is to aid the forestry industry in the south to continue being a leader in wood production.
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30115
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Captain Charlie Hatsell is renowned for his terrapin hatching at Piver's Island, North Carolina. And in 1944, he released a crop of nine-month old baby diamond-back terrapins into the sounds and creeks of the southeast. The adults will later be caught and used for terrapin stew and soup, a delicacy in the region.
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30116
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A new and far-reaching organization has come to North Carolina to combat cancer: The American Cancer Society Field Army. With divisions in 46 states and over 250,000 volunteers, the Field Army has set up two cancer clinics in North Carolina, one at Duke Hospital in Durham, and the other in Greensboro. There are plans to open two more.
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Many girls in North Carolina have Mary Mendenhall Hobbs to thank for being able to reach a higher plane of living. Born in 1852 in Jamestown, North Carolina, Mary received excellent education in history, literature, math, and languages. After two years of working together at New Garden Boarding School, Mary and Lewis Lyndon Hobbs married, and Lewis became the first president of Guildford College. Over her life, Mary's concern for an educated womanhood grew, resulting in the Committee on Girls' Aid and later establishment of the Industrial State Normal College, now the Woman's College at Greensboro. Due to her pioneer interest in women's higher education, Mary Mendenhall Hobbs was later awarded the degree of Doctor of Literature by the University of North Carolina in 1921.
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30118
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The 1945 North Carolina General Assembly made major adjustments to tax laws particularly in regards to the taxation of insurance companies which included rewriting provisions to gross premiums. Changes also included credit given to those pursuing higher education, allowances for dependents in institutions, no sales tax on seed and stock food, and credit allowed for franchise taxes.
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30119
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Grandfather Mountain, one of the most rugged and ancient peaks in the Blue Ridge Mountain range, is being considered for commercial exploitation. Given the war time lack of federal funds, there is call for the people of North Carolina to acquire the property and preserve it.
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30120
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Only 19 of the men who have served as the President of the United States were active candidates for a party nomination. Twelve of the thirty-one presidents may be considered accidental presidents as they became leaders of the nation without receiving the majority votes.
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30121
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Form the beginning of the Social Security Program, domestic workers have not been covered with the protection of social insurance. Considered one of the poorest group of paid labor in the United States, domestic servants need the benefits of Social Security more than many other groups. A tax plan has been suggested for the coverage and protection of domestic workers.
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30127
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The Future Farmers of America, FFA, is a national organization for young men studying vocational agriculture. Composed of charter state organizations, the FFA then sets up local chapters at high schools with four degrees of active membership according to accomplishments in connection with the agricultural programs in the schools. North Carolina has 304 vocational agriculture programs with associated chapters and 23,000 members.
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30129
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Started in 1919 with the funds from the National War Council of the Young Women's Christian Association, the North Carolina State Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs has expanded from six clubs to thirty-six clubs over six districts. They have advocated for North Carolina's ratification of the 19th amendment and the Educational Loan Fund, as well as been a voice for the war effort at home and overseas.
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30130
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A sustained downward trend is occurring in North Carolina in the death statistics. The infant mortality rate of %44.7 is the lowest in the State's history, while maternal mortality is also lowest. These vital statistics are due to advances in vaccines and modern viral and bacterial control.
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30132
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Beginning with the depression era and the governance of John C.B. Ehringhaus, the past eighteen years of North Carolina's financial administration and support of state services have been on an upswing in terms of both revenue and expenditures.
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30136
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1953 will end two decades of of an increase in public revenues, expansion of state services, and public spending. The largest contribution to the expansion of public services and spending has been to public education and other charitable services such as hospitals.
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