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12030
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Arriving to Buncombe County during the last decade of the 18th-century, Scottish Presbyterians, locally known as the Swanino Circuit, opened the first school and church west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Followed by Methodists, Baptists, and Episcopalians, the region gradually developed as did the number of learning institutions and houses of worship.
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12045
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Charles Coplon started as an errand boy in his father's New Bern store. Today he is president of The Charles Stores, Inc., a chain of stores located in North Carolina and six other states.
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12059
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William H. Stanley is chairman and chief executive officer of People Bank & Trust Company. We the People of North Carolina magazine features him in the Businessman in the News section.
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John Price Carr was a pioneer in the trucking industry in the late 19th- and early 20th-centuries in North Carolina. In 1903, he built a Queen Anne style house in Charlotte, and in the late 1970s, the house had deteriorated and was going to be demolished. The efforts of T. Bragg McLeod, owner of Moss Trucking Company and McLeod Trucking and Rigging Company, saved the house for restoration.
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Donald M. Jenkins has owned and operated Brevard Lumber Company since 1938, when he took over the family business that was teetering on bankruptcy. We the People of North Carolina magazine features him in the Businessman in the News section.
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The School of Dentistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill began in 1950 in two World War Ii Quonset huts. Less than twenty-five years after its founding the school was recognized as the best in the nation. Over 1,500 students have graduated with a D.D.S. degree.
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7.Naomi E. Morris by Norris, Jeannie Faris We the People of North Carolina Vol. 40 Issue 2, Feb 1982
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12064
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Morris began her career in the law field as a legal secretary and later paid her own way through the law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She practiced law before her election in 1968 to the remainder of an eight-year term on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. She was re-elected to a full-term in 1974. She served as Chief Judge of the Court from 1978 until her retirement in 1982.
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In 1905, a Coca-Cola Bottling Plant opened in Durham. When the management did not prove satisfactory, W. K. Rand purchased an interest in the plant, and in 1906 he took over the operation of the plant. The plant marked its seventy-fifth anniversary in 1981.
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12071
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The recent opening of the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh marked the first instance in the nation's history that a state has allocated $1 million in tax money for the purchase of art.
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Located in Randolph County, in the Huronian Crystalline Belt, lies the Uwharries. Dwarfed mountains or hills that do not exceed 1,050 feet in elevation, the Uwharries are characterized by heavy mineralization, unusual drainage, and thick woodlands.
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The Hatteras Trawler, constructed by the Morehead City Shipbuilding Corporation, is a rugged and dependable fishing craft. Fabricated in lengths of 50, 55, 60, and 68 feet in length, the Hatteras trawler comes in two different designs, one for Northern waters, and one for the South.
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12083
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Continuing a distinguished career in education, Dr. Albert N. Whiting became president of North Carolina College in Durham in 1967. In 1969 the North Carolina General Assembly changed the school's name to North Carolina Central University. In 1972, NCCU became a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina System, and Dr. Whiting's title was changed to chancellor.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 40 Issue 3, Mar 1982,
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12085
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Omnia Design, Inc., a fifteen-year-old design firm located in Charlotte, provides a range of services for business and industry that includes design services, space planning, interior architecture, color consultation, and graphics.
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12086
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The North Carolina Citizens Association presented its annual Citation for Distinguished Public Service to internationally-renowned economist Juanita M. Kreps. She is a former U.S. Secretary of Commerce.
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15.J. Paul Sticht by Norris, Jeannie Faris We the People of North Carolina Vol. 40 Issue 4, Apr 1982
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The North Carolina Citizens Association presented its Citation for Distinguished Citizenship to J. Paul Sticht, who is chairman of RJR Industries.
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