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16987
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Whiteville, county seat of Columbus County, is featured in The State's series on North Carolina cities. The city is a large tobacco center. Its substantial growth has enabled it to become the trading center for a large part of the area, and the city is an excellent place to live. The article includes information on local industries and the schools in Columbus County.
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16988
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The Kieckhefer Container Company is constructing a large pulp mill in Plymouth in Washington County. The project employs six hundred men to build the mill, recreational center, and new homes. When operational in October, the mill will use 450 cords of wood daily, employ a workforce of almost 400 at the mill, and about 1,500 men in the forests to cut the timber and haul it to the mill.
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17007
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Statesville, county seat of Iredell County, is featured in The State magazine's series on North Carolina cities. Among the topics are industry, agriculture, Mitchell College, textiles, and furniture.
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17008
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North Wilkesboro, founded in 1890 and located in Wilkes County, is featured in The State's series on North Carolina cities. Among the topics are farming and the Champion Poultry Farm, the school system, industry, and a very progressive Kiwanis Club.
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17021
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Bob Melton of Rocky Mount is considered the top barbecue cooker in the state. He went into the business thirteen years ago with the purpose of making the best barbecue it was possible to make. Today he is known all over the state and beyond as he ships his barbecue to many places around the country. He makes about 650 pounds of barbecue daily.
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17027
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Marion, county seat of McDowell County, is featured in The State's series on North Carolina cities.
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17478
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Coates recounts the history of liquor laws from the colonial period to post-Prohibition laws. Selling liquor and spirits creates a tumultuous history with many different options attempted by lawmakers from unrestricted sales, total outlawing of alcohol, to the 1937 mandate of limiting liquor sales through state supervision.
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North Carolina residents voted on whether to create a Department of Justice under the authority of the General Assembly. The Department of Justice would consolidate different agencies responsible for criminal investigations and upholding punishments. Seven states prior to North Carolina (Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and South Dakota) approved of developing such a department.
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17351
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Anti-Crime Conferences were organized on the state level in December 1932 and nationally in 1934. Both meetings focused on the importance of cooperation between different law enforcement agencies. During the 1932 conference the Law Enforcing Officers Division of The Institute of Government drafted a Plan of Action and it is reproduced in this article.
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17371
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In 1935, the state educated as many high school students as it supported inmates across the state. These statistics caused debate amongst state politicians on how to correct this situation. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction in North Carolina presents an argument that better training and education in citizenship would create a more responsible population less likely to be imprisoned.
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17343
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This article is a review of government, how it functions, and about the individuals who get elected. Each department and its respective responsibilities of the state government are defined. State officials, members of the Institute of Government, and citizens leading volunteer organizations are pictured.
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17134
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Punishments administered, and those administering punishment, for a number of crimes during the State's colonial history changed greatly by the early 20th-century. A general trend emerges from corporal punishment, locking prisoners in stocks and beating/maiming them depending on the crime, to more civil sentences, varying lengths of imprisonment. Another shift occurs in the governing body doling out punishment from the crown in England to a judicial system within the state.
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17135
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Outlined are the members of the judicial organization from the judges themselves to the police enforcing approved punishments. The study attempts to retrace the history of the State''s judicial system to improve current practices and understand the shift in public perception of the court system. Primary data is included regarding types of crime and the appropriate repercussion.
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17136
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Government organizations are inextricably linked with the judicial system and law enforcement. Expanding government roles after the revolution created an interconnected group of systems on the local, county, and state-wide level that affects the law and how it is carried out. Such changes were born out of necessity to manage the State''s increasing population.
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17137
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Government expansion has been great in the State''s history from not just merely carrying out the law but to building roads and ensuring the population''s health. With growth comes greater responsibility for elected officials and an expanding base of offices to fill. In light of these problems, the author suggests a reorganization of government administration.
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