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31646
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The Jack Rose family of Tyrrell County has a thriving at-home business which produces and sells about one-thousand copper tooled pictures each year. The family of five artists sell their original copper tooling pieces in area crafts shops, through special orders, and in crafts shows.
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31660
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The Harnett County Sheltered Workshop is a center accommodating a wide spectrum of handicaps, such as mental retardation, emotional disturbance, blindness, deafness and any other handicap which is a barrier to employment. The center operates under the Lee-Harnett Mental Health Authority, provides vocational training, and teaches participants the proper things to do in various social settings and situations.
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3.A Self-Help Project for Troubled Youths by Bishop, Owen Carolina Country Vol. 8 Issue 9, Sept 1976
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31626
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Youth Unlimited, Inc., a private, non-profit Christian ministry serving juvenile delinquents and troubled youths from Piedmont North Carolina, has launched a special self-help project with Lexington artist Bob Timberlake. Postcard-size reproductions of Timberlake’s paintings are framed in barn wood and sold to the public. The project is meant to give youths the discipline of work responsibilities and also produce revenues to help support the ministry.
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8614
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Artists are painting murals on the sides of buildings in a number of North Carolina towns. The murals are specific to the communities and the people who live there. In 1976-1977, Asheboro had a mural painted as part of its bicentennial celebration. The mural depicts a street scene from the turn of the century, complete with plank road and a bicycle-built-for-two. Cynvia Arthur, who was Randolph County's artist-in-residence, was the lead artist, assisted by artists Louise Culler and Audrey Beck. The mural took eighteen months from design to completion.
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8626
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Williams writes of the Southern experience in his works, developing themes that go beyond race and social class. His writing interest began at a young age in his hometown of Burgaw, and he channeled this interest into creative writing as a student at Morgan State College in Baltimore. After graduating, Williams moved to New York to pursue a career in the arts. For several years he wrote plays that were produced in obscure off-Broadway locations. In 1978, he finished his first successful play, HOME, but several years passed before it came to the attention of major producers, who took it to Broadway in 1980. Now that he has achieved success with this play, Williams is receiving new recognition for his other work.
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31309
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Unit One of the Catawba Nuclear Plant has produced its first electricity as part of preliminary testing of the facility, which is partially owned by North Carolina’s Electric Membership Corporations. The plant, which is located in York County, South Carolina, nineteen miles southwest of Charlotte, is a joint venture involving electric co-ops, municipalities and Duke Power Company.
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31677
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Lacy S. Vernon and his family in Mt. Airy are members of the Grace Moravian Church. In this article, Vernon describes the Moravian Christmas traditions and Yuletide celebrations, which include the Love feast and Candlelight Service.
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31424
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North Carolina’s electric cooperatives are profiling prime industrial sites as part of a new determination to become a visible force in the competitive bidding for major industrial plants. They are doing this economic development “homework” so they can speak fluently with industry representatives about how much their territories have to offer. New industrial operations would improve the economy of the state’s rural areas.
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31675
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Cortez Dean is a veteran coon-hunter who raises and trains his own award-winning dogs. He and fellow members of the Rocky River Coon Hunters Association conduct regular tests on how well their dogs perform. Dean is also involved in regular dog shows and runs a country store south of Pittsboro, which also serves as the association’s headquarters.
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8832
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The Elizabeth II, a 16th-century sailing ship, will be formally opened July 13, 1984, as part of the state's 400th Anniversary festivities. The ship will become North Carolina's only mobile historic site. Permanently based in Manteo, the Elizabeth II will on occasion visit other communities along the coast of North Carolina. The 50-ton vessel took 15 months to build.
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31359
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An amendment has been proposed to establish the North Carolina Agricultural Financing Agency, which would issue revenue bonds to finance capital growth in agriculture. The measure would give farmers a tax-exempt financing source for improvements in production, processing, marketing and distribution of any farm products. More efficient and productive farms would ultimately translate into more economical food prices for the consumer.
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Now under construction along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, the Folk Art Center will offer a unique blend of educational and entertainment activities while preserving the traditional folk arts of mountain culture. Crafts will be a major focus of the center. Other folk arts, like storytelling, folk music, and dancing, will also be represented. When completed in 1979, the $2 million center will house a gift shop, library, museum, information center, craft and exhibit work area, and a 300-seat auditorium.
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31547
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North Carolina’s Electric Membership Corporations are seeking funding sources for construction of a peat-fired generating plant near Creswell in Washington County. The plans include a preliminary feasibility study of the proposed plant, which would be the first of its kind in the country. With North Carolina’s extensive peat reserves, the proposed plant could supply all of the state’s energy needs for at least twenty-three years.
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31584
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On January 12, the North Carolina General Assembly is expected to consider many critical, far-reaching issues. Among the issues are constitutional amendments granting the governor veto power and permitting gubernatorial succession, capital punishment, utilities reform, various reforms in the state’s criminal justice system, ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, and highway construction.
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31666
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The traditions of history abound in North Carolina, offering travelers rich and rewarding glimpses of the past. There are nineteen sites which have been officially designated as State Historic Sites. These sites range from a 16th century Indian ceremonial center to varied reminders of wartime battles fought in North Carolina.
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