Box 159

Correspondence concerning invitations accepted by Senator Maybank.

Correspondence concerning the Charleston port facilities including improvements, renewal of a hospital ship base, banana import pier, use as a port of Debarkation for return troops to the United States, the reestablishment of shipping services, and surplus property.

Correspondence concerning efforts to communicate with the Office of Price Administration (OPA) and reopen the Cherokee Finishing Company plant in Blacksburg, South Carolina.

Correspondence concerning a housing shortage in Chester, South Carolina.

Correspondence concerning the Civil Aeronautics Board including the development of landing areas for national defense and the inclusion of Charleston on airline routes.

A letter from the United States Civil Service Commission concerning delays in processing retirement deduction claims.

Correspondence concerning the Clarks Hill Project located north of Augusta, Georgia, on the Savannah River. The project was constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers between 1946 and 1954 for the purposes of flood control, hydroelectricity and downstream navigation.

Correspondence concerning Clemson College including housing for married veterans students through government surplus property, acquisition of a super heater from the Charleston Navy Yard, and the Naval and Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC).

Correspondence concerning the allocation of cloth material to clothing manufacturers by the War Production Board.