Record #:

15217

Author(s):

Hicklin, J. B.

Abstract:

While President Roosevelt's change of date for Thanksgiving Day has proved upsetting to a number of states, North Carolinians should not be perturbed. The holiday has been observed on a number of different dates since 1758, and during at least one year the Tar Heels were given opportunity to observe two Thanksgiving days. In fact, not until 1849 did Governor Graham request that the General Assembly set a definite annual Thanksgiving Day.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 7 Issue 13, Aug 1939, p1, 18

Subject(s):

Thanksgiving Day--Observance

Record #:

15224

Author(s):

Hicklin, J. B.

Abstract:

Celebration of the 159th anniversary of the Battle Kings Mountain on October 7th will hold special significance for the Carolinas and the nation at large. On this occasion the public will get their first opportunity to see the national park that has been developed around the battlefield.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 7 Issue 18, Sept 1939, p11

Subject(s):

Kings Mountain, Battle of, N.C., 1780

Record #:

15261

Author(s):

Hicklin, J. B.

Abstract:

In the 1930s western portion of the state was still a dry region. Buncombe and other counties west of the Blue Ridge Mountains remained under Republican control and a big reason for continued prohibition. Women's Temperance Union banners were awarded to Yancey County for highest percentage of dry votes and Buncombe County for largest majority of dry votes in 1908.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 6 Issue 34, Jan 1939, p10-11, 22

Subject(s):

Liquor--Law and legislation

Record #:

15262

Author(s):

Hicklin, J. B.

Abstract:

At the Cherokee Reservation in the state's western portion junior high school students collected artifacts from family and friends that reflect their Native American heritage. Teachers integrated Native American history into the standard curriculum of American history. Miss Louvica Wyman and John Kirk launched the program to create a collection of Cherokee wares to be opened to tourists visiting the Great Smoky Mountains and more importantly for Cherokee children's sense of identity.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 6 Issue 35, Jan 1939, p1, 16, il

Subject(s):

Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.); Cherokee Indians--North Carolina--Artifacts

Record #:

15263

Author(s):

Hicklin, J. B.

Abstract:

Families in remote areas of the western mountains emerged in the 1930s as developments encroached on the mountainous area. Smaller schools for the remote communities in the area were consolidated into the Highlands' school system which was not favored by citizens of the area and they withdrew their children. Frances Morgan was an early pioneer to open an elementary school in 1933 in the small town of Broadway and reverse the trend of closing smaller schools that served smaller communities.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 6 Issue 38, Feb 1939, p1, 26, il

Subject(s):

Education, Rural

Record #:

17190

Author(s):

Hicklin, J. B.

Abstract:

In the Colonial Period and shortly afterwards lotteries were a way to raise money for academies, churches, bridges, canals, and other public works. Between 1797 and 1825 no less than $150,000 was raised in the state for school purposes. Although the current Legislature is hard pressed for sufficient funds for the schools, Hicklin doubts they will resort to this old-time approach.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 6 Issue 41, Mar 1939, p1, 13

Subject(s):

Record #:

17201

Author(s):

Hicklin, J. B.

Abstract:

Rev. Humphrey Posey, a Baptist minister known as \"The Great Posey,\" and Rev. William Gannaway Brownlow, a Methodist minister known as \"Parson Brownlow,\" did much in establishing their respective religions in the state's mountain region. Both were circuit riding preachers. Brownlow was later Governor of Tennessee from 1865-1869.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 6 Issue 42, Mar 1939, p7

Subject(s):

Methodists; Posey, Humphrey, 1780-1846; Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877; Baptists

Record #:

17339

Author(s):

Hicklin, J. B.

Abstract:

Hicklin recounts the story of how George Mills, a sixteen-year-old slave, brought the body of his master, Captain Watt Bryson, Company G, 35th Regiment N.C.T., back from a Maryland battlefield where he had been killed in 1863.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 7 Issue 10, Aug 1939, p30

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Deaths, Confederate; Mills, George, d. 1925; Bryson, Watt, d. 1863

Record #:

33669

Author(s):

Hicklin, J. B.

Abstract:

They were originally known as “Hubers” and were among the early Quaker settlers in this state. One of their descendants, Herbert Hoover, became President of the United States.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 6 Issue 36, Feb 1939, p4

Subject(s):

Quakers--History; Concord--History; Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

Record #:

15172

Author(s):

Hicklin, J. B.

Abstract:

John W. Squires reported an increase of nabbing poachers in Pisgah National Forest. Poachers used spotlights to blind and confuse wildlife then proceed to hunt. One species in danger was the Virginia white-tail deer, an animal stocked by George W. Vanderbilt around his Biltmore Estate and later partially incorporated into Pisgah National Forest. Numbers of poachers apprehended from November 1937 to May 1, 1938 totaled twenty in the Pisgah Game Preserve and an additional twenty-two in Sherwood State Refuge. The solution was to place additional wardens armed with flashlights and revolvers at strategic points throughout the preserve.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 6 Issue 1, June 1938, p1, 18, il

Subject(s):

Vanderbilt, George Washington II, 1862-1914

Record #:

15174

Author(s):

Hicklin, J. B.

Abstract:

With the development of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park the government was left with a dilemma of displacing people from their homesteads. Some residents left willingly but others less inclined to leave were granted a leasing option. Leases were short term but renewable and extended to the \"lifetime of persons now living within the park area.\"

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 6 Issue 2, June 1938, p5, 7, il

Subject(s):

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)

Record #:

15341

Author(s):

Hicklin, J. B.

Abstract:

The Tennessee Valley Authority was responsible for constructing both the Hiwassee Dam and the town that would house construction workers. Hiwassee town was constructed on 250 foot elevation overlooking the dam site and was created to house and sustain thousands of workers that would be constructing the Hiwassee Dam on Hiwassee River in the late spring of 1938. The town included dormitories, permanent and temporary housing, cafeteria, a community building which will included school, church, post office, police and fire departments, library, auditorium, and pharmacy.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 5 Issue 31, Jan 1938, p6-7, il

Subject(s):

Tennessee Valley Authority; Hiwassee Dam

Record #:

15343

Author(s):

Hicklin, J. B.

Abstract:

Dr. I. H. Sims, of the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station at Asheville, reported increased efforts to protect and restore native species to Pisgah National Forest. Those species being most closely monitored and protected included bear, beaver, and elk.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 5 Issue 33, Jan 1938, p8-9, il

Subject(s):

Conservation of natural resources

Record #:

15352

Author(s):

Hicklin, J. B.

Abstract:

Kaolin is a fine grade white clay discovered in the Spruce Pine region part of the state's western portion. In 1767, Josiah Wedgewood of England, ordered a shipment of this clay from the region to fashion a set of china for King George III. Wedgewood came to the area to personally oversee the operation and secured 500 tons of dried clay at $600 per ton.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 5 Issue 45, Apr 1938, p1, 22

Subject(s):

Kaolin industry--North Carolina, Western; Wedgwood, Josiah, 1730-1795

Record #:

15353

Author(s):

Hicklin, J. B.

Abstract:

Summer assembly grounds for Christian followers were very popular in the 1930s. Most of the assemblies were established in the western portion of the state because of the natural surroundings. Christians met at these camps to exchange ideas and inspirations, seek additional religious training, and socialize. As of 1938 the following camps were established: Presbyterian's Montreat, Methodist's Lake Junaluska, Baptist's Ridgecrest, A. R. P.'s Bonclarken, Episcopalian's Lake Kanuga, Catholic's Hot Springs, Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A.'s Blue Ridge, and Columbia Bible College's Ben Lippen.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 5 Issue 45, Apr 1938, p3, 16, il

Subject(s):

Church assemblies