A telegram from a South Carolinian to Senator Maybank concerning the change in the draft age to eighteen and nineteen. He asks the Senator to support the War Department on the draft issue. A response from Maybank is included, stating he will do all he can to support the program.
Correspondence concerning the improvement projects for better navigation in South Carolina by Hammond and Jefferies to Senator Maybank. Maybank sets up a meeting with the Army Engineers to discuss the approval and authorization of the projects.
A letter from a South Carolinian to Senator Maybank concerning the change in the draft age to eighteen and nineteen. This citizen writes on behalf of his son, who works in order to help out his struggling family. He shares the anxiety his son had once he heard the possibility of being drafted at his young age. He suggests that the number of men who are older and don't contribute to their community be considered to be drafted first.
A letter from a mother in South Carolina asking Senator Maybank to reconsider changing the draft age to eighteen and nineteen. She wants her son to at least finish college. She mentions that married men and "negros" are being left home while teenage boys are being considered. A response from Maybank is included, thanking her for the letter and suggestions.
A response from Senator Maybank to a letter concerning the progress of the Santee-Cooper purchase and the Public Works Administration's refusal to confirm Richard M. Jefferies as General Counsel of the South Carolina Public Service Authority.
Two letters from Senator Maybank written in response to letters from E. T. Heyward concerning the future of the Santee-Cooper and Senator Maybank's continued interest in the project.
A copy of a proposed draft to be introduced at the South Carolina General Assembly concerning the acquisition of the South Carolina Electric and Gas Company and the Lexington Water Power Company by the South Carolina Public Service Authority. Also included is an accompanying letter from the General Manager of the South Carolina Public Service Authority and letter of thanks from Senator Maybank.
A reprint of a front page editorial that appeared in the News and Press of Darlington, South Carolina entitled "Santee-Cooper Controversy." The editorial concerns the battle over the acquisition of the electric properties near Columbia by the South Carolina Public Service Authority. The editorial voices support for the acquisition for the benefit of South Carolina and its residents.
A request from Senator Maybank that he be advised in advance before hearings are held before the Subcommittee on Appropriations of Rivers and Harbors. The South Carolina Public Service Authority especially wanted to be heard along with the Army Engineers.
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