Correspondence concerning parity and conservation payments to the farmers who were moved out of the Santee-Cooper basin to new farms with no allotment. Senator Maybank forwarded the concern from a South Carolina constituent to the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and received a detailed response.
Typed copies of observations, recorded by undercover investigators hired by the United States Navy, of 31 Charleston establishments with suspected vice problems including prostitution, the illegal sale of alcohol and narcotics, and other violations. These reports were later submitted to the Charleston Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Henry W. Lockwood and are referenced in the minutes of a meeting held on October 1, 1941, in Admiral William Henry Allen's office. Establishments investigated include Lotti's Place, the Acme Beer Parlor, the American Beer Parlor, Atlantic Lunch, the Casino, the Downtown Chili Shop, Harold's Tavern, Hollywood Inn, the Flag Tap Room, Izzy's Tavern, Jimmie's Place, Kates Lunch Room, Lee's Grill, L-P Cafe, Manhattan Restaurant, Mike's Beer Parlor, Mitch's Lunch Room, M. and R. Lunch Room, Little Atlantic, the V Lunch, Taxi Cabs in Charleston, the Plaza Lunch Room, Robert's Tavern, the R-W Sandwich Shop, Safety Harbor, Sevilla Beer Parlor, Ship's Inn, Spooks Tavern, the Tavern, Town Tavern, and Uneeda Lunch Room.
A letter concerning the proposed move of South Carolina Public Service Authority offices from Charleston to Columbia, South Carolina. Included are thoughts, recommendations, and a chart for the future organization of the Authority.
Correspondence concerning an erroneous ruling by the Regional Defense Public Works Division in Jacksonville, Florida, declaring school facilities in the Santee-Cooper area to be not qualified for defense area assistance. Senator Maybank contacted the director of the Regional Office and the director corrected the ruling.
A letter from the General Manager of the South Carolina Public Service Authority requesting Senator Maybank's support in securing a payment from the Public Works Authority (PWA) to R. M. Jefferies and the law office of Jefferies and McLeod for services rendered from May 19, 1934, to November 1, 1938.
A letter written by the Educational Director of the South Carolina Public Service Authority in response to an inquiry about the original settlers of the area taken over by the Santee-Cooper Project.
Correspondence concerning a request by the Charleston News and Courier for comment, from South Carolina Senator Roger C. Peace, in preparation for a special edition of the newspaper on "Power and Defense" commemorating the construction of the Santee-Cooper project.
Correspondence concerning a request by the President of the First Boston Corporation to meet with Senator Maybank and discuss the financing of the South Carolina Public Service Authority. Included is a recommendation by the President of The Citadel.
A letter from Navy Yard Intelligence Officer Lieutenant Ernest Burwell to Governor Burnet R. Maybank thanking the Governor for his cooperation with Admiral William Henry Allen concerning efforts to clean up the Charleston vice problem. A two-page typed letter, written by Admiral William Henry Allen, urging the President of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce, Henry J. Mann, to make efforts to clean up the severe vice problem afflicting the city of Charleston including illegal prostitution, gambling, and the sale of alcohol and drugs. The Admiral cites the need to preserve Charleston as an important shipping and naval base. Also included is a a three-page typed explanation and justification of order No. 14-40, given by Admiral William Henry Allen, which declared parts of Charleston "out of bounds" to all Navy personnel visiting the city due to vice problems.
An excerpt, printed on a sheet of copy paper, taken from a letter sent by Admiral William Henry Allen to Senator Burnet R. Maybank concerning the effort to cleanup the vice problem in the city of Charleston. Attached to the copy paper are a number of newspaper clippings concerning reports of criminal activity in Charleston. These newspaper clippings can be found in the physical collection held by the College of Charleston.
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