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31546
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Women have become more prevalent in the job market, making up about forty-percent of the workforce in America. This article presents the stories of two North Carolina women who have succeeded in what was once considered male territory. Miriam G. Bailey is the District Conservationist in charge of Soil Conservation Service activities in Lee County, and Mary Garber has been a sportswriter for various North Carolina journals and newspapers since late World War Two.
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31373
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Thurman F. Nance of Lee County is known as the “admiral” of Jordan Lake, where he operates a lakeside boat rental service. Nance was active in efforts to develop the New Hope Dam and helped create the reservoir during the 1950s. Since the opening of Jordan Lake Rentals in 1982, Nance’s business has grown steadily into a year-round operation.
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31575
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Bob Timberlake of Lexington, North Carolina is known for his beautiful paintings of America’s “good side.” His watercolor painting, “Daisies,” is the official painting for the 25th anniversary of the national Keep America Beautiful campaign. Timberlake is also working to raise money for student art scholarships and awards for paintings which promote natural beautification.
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31641
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The Watauga County Farmers Market attracts hundreds of people who come to socialize, and buy local farm produce and handicrafts. The farmers market is operated on a non-profit basis and was developed in 1973 by the New River Valley Resource Conservation and Development Project. The market organization has eighty members selling their merchandise.
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31690
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Despite laws against dumping and littering, the North Carolina countryside is being polluted by a proliferation of trash. In many cases, the trash dumps exist because there is no provision in the community for garbage and trash collection and nowhere else to dispose of it. This article discusses the problem and efforts to build sanitary landfills.
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