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12070
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June 1956 marks the 179th anniversary of the United States flag as well as the 95th anniversary of the state flag of North Carolina.
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15344
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Eastern North Carolina farmers entered into a cooperative business plan in 1936. Farmers from five counties - Carteret, Craven, Jones, Onslow, and Pamlico - organized the Federate Cooperative Exchange, Inc. The cooperative operated out of New Bern where cannery, meat curing, and processing plants were opened.
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15154
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Barrage balloons were a developmental aerial defense strategy for the coast during World War II. The contraption consisted of cigar-shaped neoprene bags inflated with helium and moored to winches controlling altitude. The object of barrage balloons was to create aerial obstacles for enemy airplanes. Balloons placed strategically had the desired effect of pushing enemy aircraft either off target or forced bombers to drop their arsenal at higher altitudes, meaning better chance of inaccuracies. Barrage balloon training began in April 1940 at Camp Davis, near Wilmington, as part of the Coast Artillery Corps.
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14850
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For thirty years Rev. Thomas Campbell Darst has been bishop of the Diocese of East Carolina. His last official duty will be to preside at the convention at New Bern. He has had a wonderful career, confirming over 10,500 and is also an educator in divinity.
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20583
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Bruce Cotten, a native and former resident of the state, now living in Baltimore, owns probably the largest private library of books and pamphlets dealing with North Carolina to be found anywhere in the country. He has 1,839 items cataloged.
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14779
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Economic growth in Eastern North Carolina during the 1940s was credited largely to the war effort. Formerly an area of poverty, Eastern North Carolina profited from manufacturing and ship construction during the war era. The boost provided by war demands also led to developments in transportation and communication. Cities which experienced the most growth included Wilmington with over 100 contracts to build Liberty ships and Elizabeth City when it opened the largest Coast Guard air base in 1940.
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20654
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Carraway describes the restoration of Haleyhill, a brick house built in 1786 by J. Patrick Haley in High Point. The work was done in the Williamsburg style in 1944 by the present owner, Donald W. Conrad.
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15471
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One of the most popular resorts in North Carolina this summer will be the coastal state park at historic Fort Macon in Carteret County, where the battle-scarred, century-old fortress is now open to public inspection, following partial restoration by federal funds and the construction of a four-mile shore drive from the Atlantic Beach Causeway.
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15356
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New Bern and Craven County cooperatively purchased Fort Totten and the seven acres it occupied for the sum of $2,000. Spurred by enthusiasm from the Junior Woman's Club, organizers planned to restore the Civil War fortifications and transform the area into a public park. The area consisted of both Confederate and Union fortifications because of New Bern's capture in 1862.
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Sidney Blackmer was a Salisbury native before moving to Hollywood where he pursued an acting career. His path to acting was difficult and did not begin until after a year in law school at the University of North Carolina, which he could not afford tuition for more than a year. After being recruited during World War I, he returned to theater where he worked his way up from stage hand to cast member. His most acclaimed work came from his portrayal of President Theodore Roosevelt in seven different movies.
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15468
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Hog growers in the five eastern North Carolina counties of Craven, Carteret, Pamlico, Jones, and Onslow have formed a Cooperative Livestock Market Association, with headquarters in New Bern, and in the first twelve weeks they built up a strong market and made hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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17095
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In New Bern there are many outstanding examples of the city's architectural past, many dating back to the Colonial days. These include the John Wright Stanly house, Smallwood-Ward home, the William Gaston home, and the Richardson home.
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18618
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Brigadier Allen Hal Turnage, a native of Farmville, is the new commanding general of the training center at the Marine Barracks at New River in Onslow County. He has served twenty-nine years in the Marine Corps and was in France during World War I.
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13980
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Located down in the eastern part of the state, Hyde County is an area of many interesting places and the home of some very fine people.
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13908
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The first revolving gun is said to have been made by John Gill of New Bern, but someone stole the idea from him and had it patented before he could succeed in doing so.
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