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30883
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Although industrial and manufacturing expansion have been heralded as North Carolina's economic driver, agriculture will continue to be one of the most important industries and businesses for the state. For example, recent industrial expansions have related to and been dependent on agriculture, such as investments in dairy plants, meat packing payroll, increased mixed feed volume, petroleum purchases, and freight revenue. North Carolina farmers sold three quarters of a billion dollars in crops and livestock, led all other states in value of farm commodities and products, and led in retail and processing. North Carolina also leads in training and agricultural research.
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30884
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Supply houses are necessary for expanding business and industry in North Carolina. One such supply house--Atlas Supply Company's new Charlotte branch--provides a convenient location for distributing air conditioning, heating, and plumbing materials and equipment throughout the Southeast.
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30886
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A leader in the chemical fiber industry, the Chemstrand Corporation is building a multi-million dollar research laboratory in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park. The new lab will employ over 400 people and be in initial operation by 1960, where it will utilize the academic and research strengths of the Triangle area.
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30887
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The 1959 North Carolina General Assembly authorized state services and agencies to spend over $582 million during the next biennium to 1961. This was an increase of 12.56% from the previous year. The financial picture, given the previous year's spending and revenue, would again put the state in a deficit of over $1 million.
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30888
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The North Carolina Highway Commission was authorized to spend over $197 million for maintenance and construction of highways in the state during the next biennium ending in 1961. This amounted to a 2.3% increase from the previous year. Salary increases and administrative costs, along with other non-highway projects such as the state prison management, will take up a bulk of the revenue earned from gasoline, motor, and other taxes.
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30889
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The oil industry marked its 100th anniversary in August 1959, and the income from petroleum operations in North Carolina continues to make an important contribution to the economy. Whether through oil consumption via motor vehicles and airplanes, or oil products such as asphalt for road and highway construction, the oil industry is essential to North Carolina's growth and expansion.
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30890
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Over 859,000 wage earners were insured against unemployment in the fourth quarter of 1958. Pay averaged $67.86 a week, which was 5.6% higher than the previous year. However, a considerable portion of employees in the state are still not covered such as privately employed people, and public employees of state and local governments.
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30896
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Representing 40 states and several foreign countries, more than 12,000 children are on the roster for North Carolina's summer camps. The multi-million dollar summer camp industry employs over 2000 people and focuses on activities like music, physical rehabilitation, and recreational activities.
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30906
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In what was billed as the Third Continental Congress, Representatives from the original thirteen colonies met in Raleigh to discuss the upcoming American Bicentennial celebration. The next meeting of the group will meet in Virginia with the goal if forming a legally chartered organization.
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30907
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The North Carolina General Fund for 1959 got a pleasant surprise of $5 million, when the Budget Bureau made public a final report on income and expenditures for the fiscal year. The surplus was much larger then expected, despite higher expenditures, due to a gain in revenues.
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30908
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A map found by an Department of Archives and History assistant archaeologist, while researching a project site, led to the discovery of two undocumented Civil War gun emplacements. These Emplacements, part on the earthworks created to protect the Old Georgetown Road, were excavated and recorded prior to their destruction in order to create a discharge canal for the newly constructed nuclear power plant.
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30909
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Launched by the 1959 General Assembly to cover the next two years, the $600 million spending program will occur without levying any new taxes or increasing rates to old schedules. Only the amount of increased revenue made by estimates of improved business conditions could used for appropriations above budget recommendations.
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30910
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During the 1959 session of the North Carolina General Assembly 1880 bills and resolutions were introduced, while 1419 were passed and ratified. Among the bills passed where the minimum wage bill making 75 cents per hour the minimum; unemployment compensation; required polio vaccinations; and a point system for highway safety. Those bills that were rejected included a school incentive plan, a court reform bill, the adoption of a new state constitution, or any new taxes.
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30911
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In the next two years, North Carolina will pay out more than $12 million in the form of increased salaries for 30,000 non-teaching employees. This five percent increase will be made via general raises, merit and annual salary increments, and salary adjustment funds.
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30912
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A threat to close the Dismal Swamp Canal has been temporarily stopped by the actions of Congressman Herbert Bonner of the First District from North Carolina. When an appropriations bills on inland waterways was considered, an agreement was reached to allow the canal to continue operation for the next year. Bonner argued that closing the canal would put areas in Virginia and North Carolina at fire risk due to draining of the lakes and locks.
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