Box 180

Correspondence concerning lower pulpwood prices in the Southern States compared to the North.

Correspondence concerning radio including interference from radio stations in Cuba, applications for the construction of new radio stations in South Carolina, and the frequency of radio broadcasts.

A letter from Representative John E. Rankin requesting support for appropriations for the Tennessee-Tomigbee Inland Waterway project to aid the Oak Ridge Tennessee atomic bomb plant.

Copies of printed material concerning various issues including the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, the Preparedness Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Supervisors' narrative report on the Orangeburg County Soil Conservation District in South Carolina, and the proposed foot-and-mouth disease research laboratory by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Correspondence from the American Zionist Council concerning the State Departments support for the British policy of supplying arms to the Arab nations opposed to Israel.

Correspondence concerning dissatisfaction with the state of Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) training.

Correspondence concerning the Santee-Cooper hydro-electric power project (also known as the South Carolina Public Service Authority). Senator Maybank was heavily involved with the Santee-Cooper project serving as Chairman of the Santee-Cooper in 1939, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the South Carolina Public Service Authority, and continued interest and involvement while serving as a United States Senator.

A notice concerning a request made to the Department of the Army by the South Carolina State Highway Department for approval of plans for the reconstruction of a bridge across the Santee River.

Correspondence concerning applications for Fulbright Scholarships. Senator Maybank voted against the appropriation for Fulbright Scholarships and felt they served "no useful purpose" and were a "waste of the taxpayers' money." He was also opposed to the manner in which the scholarships were awarded.

Correspondence concerning control of screw-worm infestations and the effects on South Carolina farmers.