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30327
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North Carolina is the national leader in wooden furniture, selling one-fourth of all the furniture produced in the south. From split-bottom chairs to reproductions made of imported woods, investment in plants and equipment totals over $31 million with hour hundred plants employing over 33,000 people, and producing $276 million worth of furniture.
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30330
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Standard Hosiery Mills, Inc. of Burlington, North Carolina produces a wide array of men and women's socks and hosiery and is an example of how a small industry has prospered in the state. Hosiery manufacturing in North Carolina is a $3 billion sector of the state's textile industry, with hundreds of mills and thousands of workers.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 11 Issue 6, November 1953,
p102,104, 112, por
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30335
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One primary core of the industrial South's population has been the Piedmont region of North Carolina. With rolling hills and folkways, the Piedmont has produced the physical conditions and populations that have prompted the growth of industry in North Carolina.
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30336
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North Carolina's mid-south resorts, typically known as winter playgrounds near population centers of the east and midwest, are now increasing their facilities to welcome a record number of vacationers. Additionally, resorts such as Pinehurst and Tryon are extending their seasons to be nearly year-round.
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30340
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The increase in the amount of wages and salaries paid in 1953 has resulted in substantial increases in the employment security taxes for most North Carolina employees. The rise in wages paid has resulted in an imbalance with the total reserve fund, which has required an increase in tax rates to put the ratio back.
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30346
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A 755 acre tract of land will be added to the southern-most tip of Hatteras Island to be included in the Cape Hatteras Seashore Recreational Area. Formerly owned by the Gooseville Gun Club, the land includes surf and fishing areas, hunting preserve properties.
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30347
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North Carolina is among the more conservative states when it comes to welfare.The public welfare program within the state aids in old age assistance, dependent children, and disability assistance. In 1953, the expenditure for public welfare by the state was over $5 million, 2.9% of the total expenditures.
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30348
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The parade of blooming flowers in North Carolina begins in late winter and moves westward from the coast into the mountains. As the flowers bloom, well-known gardens throughout the state are gearing up for visitors. Biltmore Estates in Asheville, Sarah B. Duke Memorial gardens at Duke University, Reynolda Gardens in Winston-Salem, the Arboretum at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Orton Plantation in Wilmington are just a select few of the many gardens open for viewing throughout the state.
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30356
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Linville Falls, surrounded by cliffs and timbers, is now one of the newest attractions along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Four overlooks tower above the Linville River Falls that plunge for nearly 1600 feet into the Linville Gorge, and can be visited by a short side trip from the Parkway just south of Blowing Rock and Grandfather Mountain area.
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30358
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The mid-south resorts in North Carolina are reporting an upswing in winter vacation travel. With a variety of activities in a mild climate, Sandhills, Pinehurst, and Sedgefield are experiencing the best seasons ever.
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30360
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Travel to the most visited tourist attractions in North Carolina--the Blue Ridge Parkway and Great Smoky Mountains National Parkway--have exceeded 6,000,000 persons in 1953. This new record exceeded 1952 by over 700,000 visitors.
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30361
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Along the slopes of Roan Mountain, North Carolina, a new industry is growing. Balsam Fir Christmas trees from the North Carolina National Forest in the Toecane Ranger District are being sent to markets across the United States.
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30362
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Along North Carolina's 70,000 miles of state highway, there are now seven hundred historic site markers. From Hernando DeSoto's expeditions to Babe Ruth's first home run, markers direct travelers to buildings, sites, roads, battlefields, and churches.
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30372
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As the poultry industry in north Carolina has matured and grown, competition for supply has changed. In 1952, North Carolina hatching egg industry produced 60,000,000 baby chicks but will require a supply of over 8 million hatching eggs for 1953 to keep up with supply and demand.
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30377
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When North Carolinians get in motor accidents in other states, or people from other states get into accidents in North Carolina, they will find aid in the Vehicle Safety Responsibility Law. Forty-three states now have a security safety responsibility statute which have a reciprocity clause.
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