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31138
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Since 1956, the number of North Carolina citizens who are shareholders in American businesses has increased from 50,000 to 238,000. There was a nearly three-fold rise in shareowner population in the District during this time period, 1.2 million persons from all backgrounds owning stock in one or more of the nation's 6300 publicly held corporations.
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31144
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North Carolina's home-building efforts are becoming more sophisticated. New products, applications and improved variations on established materials have stimulated the home buyer and builder in recent years. In North Carolina, an industry-wide effort--Horizon Home Program--was established in 1961 to help realize the goals of home builder cooperation to provide a better designed and built home to meet needs and desires.
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31146
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For the better part of 1962, North Carolina scored the 13th highest percentage gain among the 41 custom districts in export trade. The value of exports handled at the state's ports of Wilmington and Morehead City increased by 9.4%, valued at $60.5 million.
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A new engineering laboratory building is to be constructed on the Research Triangle Institute campus. The 20,000 square foot laboratory and office space will be named in honor of the late William Trent Ragland of Raleigh, founder, president, and board member of Superior Stone Company, a construction materials division on Martin Marietta Corporation, one of the nation's industrial leaders in aerospace, chemicals and construction.
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Sunflower seeds are offering North Carolina farmers with a new source of income and agricultural diversity. The mountain and Piedmont regions of the state are ideal for sunflower production, with lower yields seen in the Coastal Plain. Yields of 1500 to 2000 pounds of seed per acre are expected under average conditions, providing a major component for bird feed or their oil.
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The runner up for this issue's cover is a photograph of a century-old building in New Bern, adorned with a mural of a rising phoenix. Situated between the communities of Duffyfield, Dryborough and the more affluent downtown historic district, this building survived a 1922 fire that decimated the two neighborhoods; and now stands as a symbol of towns commitment to the growth of these communities.
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Through a collaboration between the town of Wentworth, the local historic society and Rockingham County, a recently vacant historic courthouse was repurposed into a county museum and archive.
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31173
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North Carolina's state government has long been a pillar of sound fiscal policies and wise management of public debt. Thanks to the gentle but effect control of the North Carolina Local Government Commission, local debt is also under control. The Commission is operated under the general administration as a division of the Treasurer Department and consists of nine members, including the State Treasurer.
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31174
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North Carolina ranks twenty-third in the US in per capita tax burden when looking at per capita state only. When combining the state and local tax burden, North Carolina only ranked forty-fifth in all. It is estimated that with the extension of the sales tax to food and other formerly exempt items in 1963, North Carolina's ranking will increase.
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31175
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State tax collections in both the Fifth Federal Reserve District and the nation, more than doubled in the ten years between 1952 and 1962. For North Carolina, sales taxes and gross receipts made up the majority of state tax collection, followed by individual income tax, licenses, corporation income, and property taxes.
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31178
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In an annual bulletin published by the National Education Association, North Carolina drops rank from 30 to 34 among the states in a comparison of the average salary paid public school instructional personnel. Despite a massive infusion of state support to raise the average salary, the state rank droops back to where it was several years in lagging to keep up with other state salary averages.
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12.Talk About the Budget by Not Given We the People of North Carolina Vol. 20 Issue 9, February 1963
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31181
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The North Carolina General Fund budget presented to legislature in February recommends an 18.1 percent increase in appropriations for operations. This combined with a increase in spending voted upon in 1961 will result in General Fund tax spending in the new biennium at a rate of $1.64 for every dollar spent in the last biennium. In other words, a 64.6 percent hike in General Fund tax support for budgeting operations.
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31182
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Despite being a primary concern of North Carolina's Governor Sanford, public schools are getting a smaller share of the General Fund than received under previous administrations. This is due to the sharp decline in pupil attendance, and the millions usually spent on pupils will become available to help pay for teacher salary increases and other public school improvements. In turn, more funds are left over from sales tax to pay for expansions and improvements in other state operations.
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The North Carolina General Assembly meets for the 1963 session with new and returning members of both the Senate the House of Representatives. Thomas Clarence Stone was chosen as the 1963 President of the Senate while Herbert Clifton Blue is the Speaker of the House. Numerous committees in the Senate and House will tackle the budget, agriculture, education, the constitution, highway safety, and federal relations among many others.
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Costing nearly $6 million all together, the new Legislative Building in Raleigh, North Carolina is huge but handsome, spacious but vibrant, exotic but familiar. The architects, contractors, and building commission all had active parts in the creation of the building, with Rea Construction Company of Charlotte at the helm.
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