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30497
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There as been much debate about the naming of a newly constructed aircraft carrier. North Carolina Congressmen Carl Durham of Chapel Hill was recently able to get the name changed to KITTY HAWK. Despite general nomenclature customs that would name a carrier after a former warship, battle, operation, engagement, or general. But KITTY HAWK was considered an appropriate name given the historical significant and public association.
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30499
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March has seen a significant improvement in employment in North Carolina for 1955. Placement of employees in non-agricultural jobs was in greater volume and unemployment well below the level this time in 1954. Although the labor supply is plentiful and jobs openings are available, workers with specific skill sets are still in high demand.
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One of the highest mountain peaks in eastern North America, Mount Mitchell rises 6,684 feet above the Blue Ridge Parkway. Previously, Mount Mitchell has been considered difficult to photograph because many of the best locations were inaccessible. But now, new roads allow photographers to picture Mount Mitchell in new ways.
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Increasingly rapidly in North Carolina is the garment industry, with a $50 million payroll for 200 firms, employing 25,000 workers. New plants are opening in Salsibury, Durham, Raleigh, Winston-Salem, and Ahoskie to name just a few of the cities where garments and apparel manufacturing are becoming a growing business.
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30506
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The economic and social history of North Carolina is echoed in data on collecting and spending of the General Fund for the past two decades. Shifts in contributions have been made to public schools and higher education, public welfare and retirement, and public aid and debt service, amounting to nearly $2 billion in spending.
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30508
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Lindsay Warren has envisioned a great World's Fair to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the first settlers in American at Roanoke Island, North Carolina. Under resolution from Senator Elton Aydlett in the 1955 General Assembly, Governor Hodges is naming a commission to set in motion planning for the event which will be held in 1985.
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30509
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Once a colonial capital of North Carolina and hideaway for pirate Blackbeard, Bath is celebrating its 250th anniversary. The four day event held in October, included pageants, colonial costume, and church singing groups.
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30511
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Tax assessment for 1954 valued real and personal property at nearly six billion dollars, representing an increase of over $222,000,000. Although not the increase seen in property valuation two years ago, counties like Burke, Davidson, Hyde, and Orange saw substantial gains. Additionally, most counties decreased the tax rate on property for the year.
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30512
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On Roanoke Island, established land claimed by explorers in 1584, an Elizabethan garden has been established. A project of the Garden Club of North Carolina, the garden pays homage to the great garden landscapes of sixteenth century England. It was dedicated in August 1955 for the 368th anniversary of the birth of Virginia Dare.
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30513
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A study by the Tax Foundation, a private, non-profit organization engaged in research on government taxation and expenditures, has found that in 1956, one out of every five dollars spend by the Federal government will go toward domestic programs, economic and social. Aid to veterans, farmers, home owners, and small businesses have all gone up in the past 25 years, and continue to rapidly grow.
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James S. Ficklen of Greenville, North Carolina died in September, 1955. Ficklen headed the E.B. Ficklen Tobacco Company, an important entity in the economic life of eastern North Carolina. Ficklen was also devoted to civic affairs, part of the North Carolina Citizens Association, chairman of the Board of the Guaranty Bank and Trust and Wachovia Bank and Trust Companies. Leslie Stone, born 1895 in Kittrell, North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina and received a medical degree from Jefferson Medical College. Stone has served at the US Naval Hospital, Naval Medical School, and US Naval Operating Base in Bermuda. He has been awarded the Legion of Merit award for his service as medical officer in command at the US Naval Hospital at Pearl Harbor.
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30515
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Industry in North Carolina pays slightly higher taxes at the state level than most of states in the country. Industry pays income tax, franchise tax, gasoline and license tax of motor vehicle equipment, and sales tax. These higher taxes are due to the the State's coverage of 90% of the cost of public education and the cost of road construction and maintenance.
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Given that North Carolina is one of the few states in the nation to take on the funding of roads and schools, taxation is different than in other states. Industry is taxed slightly higher than in other states, while property taxes in North Carolina are lower. County taxes, municipal taxes, and special school taxes help local governments supplement state aid as well.
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30517
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Within just the past 16 years, North Carolina has experienced a rapid growth in the industrial field of electronics and electrical products. Millions of dollars have been invested electronic manufacturing, producing varied products ranging from radio tubes and electric blankets, to air conditioners and electric fans.
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30518
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Almost every recreational activity possible is available across North Carolina. Sport fishing in lakes and oceans, state and national parks, outdoor dramas, spectator sports, and golf are all popular activities for both tourists and residents.
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