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10476
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Although passenger travel has declined on railroads, freight tonnage has increased, rising from 70.5 million tons in 1960 to 96.7 tons in 1965. Today twenty-seven railroads operate in the state on 4,408 miles of track. Only seven of North Carolina's one hundred counties have no railroad track mileage now in use.
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10477
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American Enka Corporation came to Asheville in 1928 and later moved its corporate headquarters there. The company produces mostly rayon. After a career with Hercules, Inc., Philip Barton Stull came to Asheville in 1959 as president and board chairman. When he stepped down as president in 1967, gross income had risen from $95 million in 1962 to $185 million by 1967. Total employment rose from 6,300 to 10,000 for the same period due to expanded production.
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10478
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North Carolina's coastline has experienced a construction boom in the 1960s. The development is located in three coastal areas: the northern coast (Dare County); the middle coast (Carteret and Pender Counties); and the lower coast (New Hanover and Brunswick Counties). We the People of North Carolina conducted an informal survey of developers, mayors, and chamber of commerce officials to determine to some degree the extent of the boom.
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Peter Browne Ruffin, president of the Wilmington Shipping Company, is featured in this month's WE THE PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S “North Carolina Businessman in the Newsâ€. Wilmington Shipping engages in four functions: steamship agency; contracting firm handling loading and unloading; customhouse brokers for importers and receivers; and foreign freight forwarder.
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William E. Stevens, Jr., executive vice-president of Broyhill Industries of Lenoir, one of the world's largest furniture manufacturers, is featured in this month's We The People Magazine's North Carolina Businessman in the News.
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10485
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Charles B. Wade, Jr. joined the RJ Reynolds Company shortly after his graduation from Duke University in 1938. Today, he serves as the company's vice president and director. Wade is featured in this month's WE THE PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S “North Carolina Businessman in the Newsâ€.
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In 1910, pharmacist Thomas Melville Stanback compounded his first Stanback Headache Powder, and it was later introduced to the public in over-the-counter sales at the Rowan Drug Company in Spencer. Later, he formed a partnership with his brother Fred J. Stanback in 1924. Today, company products are distributed all over the nation. All manufacturing takes place at the company's Salisbury plant in Rowan County.
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10487
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Waldensian Bakeries, Inc. was founded in 1915 in the town of Valdese by J. P. Rostan, Sr. and his brother-in-law, the late Fillippe Ghigo. The company produces over 150 different items of bread, rolls, and cake. This article traces the growth of the company.
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10564
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The North Carolina Award is the highest honor the state can bestow on its citizens. Suggested by Dr. Robert Lee Humber of Greenville and instituted by the 1961 General Assembly, the award recognizes 'notable accomplishments by North Carolina citizens in the fields of scholarship, research, the fine arts, and public leadership.' John N. Couch (science), Inglis Fletcher (literature), John Motley Morehead III (public service), Clarence Poe (public service), and Francis Speight (fine arts) received the award in 1964.
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10.North Carolina Award - 1965 by Norris, Jeannie Faris North Carolina Awards Vol. Issue 2, May 1965
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10565
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The North Carolina Award is the highest honor the state can bestow on its citizens. Suggested by Dr. Robert Lee Humber of Greenville and instituted by the 1961 General Assembly, the award recognizes 'notable accomplishments by North Carolina citizens in the fields of scholarship, research, the fine arts, and public leadership.' Frank P. Graham (public service), Paul Green (literature), Gerald W. Johnson (author), Hunter Johnson (fine arts), and Frederick A. Wolf received the award in 1965.
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11.North Carolina Award - 1966 by Norris, Jeannie Faris North Carolina Awards Vol. Issue 3, May 1966
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10566
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The North Carolina Award is the highest honor the state can bestow on its citizens. Suggested by Dr. Robert Lee Humber of Greenville and instituted by the 1961 General Assembly, the award recognizes 'notable accomplishments by North Carolina citizens in the fields of scholarship, research, the fine arts, and public leadership.' Bernice Kelly Harris (literature), Luther H. Hodges (public service), A. G. Odell, Jr. (fine arts - architect), and Oscar K. Rice (science) received the award in 1966.
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12.North Carolina Award - 1968 by Norris, Jeannie Faris North Carolina Awards Vol. Issue 5, May 1968
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10568
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The North Carolina Award is the highest honor the state can bestow on its citizens. Suggested by Dr. Robert Lee Humber of Greenville and instituted by the 1961 General Assembly, the award recognizes 'notable accomplishments by North Carolina citizens in the fields of scholarship, research, the fine arts, and public leadership.' Robert Lee Humber (public service), Hobson Pittman (fine arts), Vermont Connecticut Royster (literature), Charles Phillips Russell (literature) and Stanley G. Stephens (science) received the award in 1968.
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13.North Carolina Award - 1969 by Norris, Jeannie Faris North Carolina Awards Vol. Issue 6, May 1969
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10569
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The North Carolina Award is the highest honor the state can bestow on its citizens. Suggested by Dr. Robert Lee Humber of Greenville and instituted by the 1961 General Assembly, the award recognizes 'notable accomplishments by North Carolina citizens in the fields of scholarship, research, the fine arts, and public leadership.' Kenneth M. Brinkhous (science), Mary Gordon Latham Kellenberger (public service), Ovid Williams Pierce (literature), and Charles W. Stanford, Jr. (fine arts) received the award in 1969.
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14.North Carolina Award - 1970 by Norris, Jeannie Faris North Carolina Awards Vol. Issue 7, May 1970
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10570
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The North Carolina Award is the highest honor the state can bestow on its citizens. Suggested by Dr. Robert Lee Humber of Greenville and instituted by the 1961 General Assembly, the award recognizes 'notable accomplishments by North Carolina citizens in the fields of scholarship, research, the fine arts, and public leadership.' Philip Handler (science), Frances Gray Patton (literature), Henry C. Pearson (fine arts), and Terry Sanford (public service) received the award in 1970.
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10571
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The North Carolina Award is the highest honor the state can bestow on its citizens. Suggested by Dr. Robert Lee Humber of Greenville and instituted by the 1961 General Assembly, the award recognizes 'notable accomplishments by North Carolina citizens in the fields of scholarship, research, the fine arts, and public leadership.' Guy Owen (literature), James Hustead Semans and Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans (fine arts), Capus Waynick (public service), and James Edwin Webb, for (creative leadership in the United States program) received the award in 1971. The award to the Semans is the first North Carolina Award given jointly.
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