Box 189

A collection of transmittal memorandums concerning regulations from the National Headquarters of the Selective Service System and a copy of a letter concerning a retroactive pay increase for local selective service board employees.

Correspondence concerning an invitation for Senator Richard B. Russell to speak at the South Carolina Bar Association.

Correspondence with the South Carolina Electric and Gas Company concerning the legality of expenditures for a transmission line by the Southeastern Power Administration under the Interior Department Appropriation Act for 1953.

Correspondence from the Southern Regional Education Board of Atlanta, Georgia, requesting support for securing the Asa G. Candler Estate under the program of surplus property utilization for health and education.

Correspondence concerning Spartanburg, South Carolina, including a radio broadcast station application, air postal service, Eastern Airlines service, and the construction of a new auditorium.

Correspondence concerning an application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a television channel in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Correspondence, speeches, and informational material concerning various topics including a speech commemorating the 175th anniversary of the landing of the Marquis de Lafayette on the shores of South Carolina, a statement on the Farm Bureau, a speech on housing, a copy of a speech given by Senator Richard B. Russell, and a memorandum on amendments to the Defense Production Act of 1950.

Correspondence concerning the allocation of steel, copper, and aluminum for use by the nation's industries for defense and civilian production.

Correspondence concerning the sale of leased lots requisitioned by the Government on Sullivan's Island.

Correspondence concerning Sumter, South Carolina, including an application for service by Southern Airways, the Sumter County Historical Society, Shaw Field Airbase, the Shaw Field United Services Organization (USA) building, Sumter Petroleum Company, Sumter critical defense area housing, and Sumter County schools.