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Belk, Lowe's, and Food Lion are readily recognized as giants in their respective industries. Years before their customers numbered into the millions and their employees in the tens of thousands these three businesses were small, one-store, family-owned operations struggling to survive the challenges that all new businesses face. Westbrook discusses how each store developed and what each attributes its enormous success to.
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Where and how 4-H clubs started is unknown since many states claim they started some club of this kind. In North Carolina, 4-H traces its official roots back to a corn club that was organized in Hertford County in 1909 to teach boys farming practices. Guided by Jane S. McKimmon, 4-H clubs for girls were being organized by 1911. Clubs for African-American youth formed in 1914. The various clubs became officially known as 4-H on January 1, 1926. By 1952, North Carolina led the nation in membership, with over 140,000 members enrolled in 2,280 4-H clubs. Westbrook discusses the focus of 4-H clubs through the years.
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Batik is a 2,000-year-old art form. Its origin is unknown, although many people give the credit to Indonesia. Batik, a labor-intensive, time-consuming technique, is the application of a design on fabric using successive layers of removable wax to protect certain areas from being exposed to certain dyes. The process can take weeks and months, depending on the complexity of the piece. Raleigh batik artist Amy Chapman Braun talks about her technique and creations.
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Mike and Ali Lubbock founded the Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Center in Scotland Neck in Halifax County in 1989. Covering about nine acres, the center boasts the largest collection of waterfowl in the world and is a conservation and research orientated center for birds, especially rare and endangered waterfowl. Sylvan Heights contains around 3,000 birds and 170 species, including 30 species that cannot be seen in any other collection or zoo in North America.
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Is there a relationship between humor and health? Research studies have documented the physical effects of laughter, such as lowering blood pressure and reducing pain and stress. The Carolina Health and Humor Association, known as Carolina Ha Ha, was co-founded by Ruth Hamilton in 1986, prescribes a healthy dose of humor to combat pain and stress. Westbrook discusses the program and its implementation in a number of North Carolina hospitals, including the North Carolina Children's Hospital.
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Edgecombe County was created in 1741, and Tarboro, the county seat, is the country's premier town for highlighting historic architecture. The Town Common in Tarboro, created in 1760, is the only remaining colonial era town common in North Carolina. Westbrook discusses county history, visitors' points of interest, and the effects of the flood of 1999 on Tarboro and Princeville.
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The chances of three men who graduated from Four Oaks High School in the early 1940s reconnecting while serving abroad in World War II, would seem remote. The three Johnston County men, however, did meet again abroad. Earl Johnson was shot down in 1944. Douglas Johnson was shot down in 1943. Both were sent to the same prisoner-of-war camp. When the two men were liberated by American forces in May 1945, Donzia Bailey, serving with the 13th Armored Infantry Division, was among their liberators.
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In Currituck County, between Corolla and the Virginia border, around sixty wild horses roam free. They are the descendants of Spanish mustangs and have survived the fierce weather of the Outer Banks for over 400 years. In 1984, construction of a road has brought tourists and permanent homes to the area. By 1989, eleven horses had been killed along the highway. Westbrook discusses how contact between traffic and horses might be decreased.
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In the 19th-century, many people vacationed at elaborate resorts located near mineral-rich springs, where days were passed in dining and socializing. Vacationers were eager to partake of the waters which were said to be therapeutic. By the 1920s, medical advances brought an end to the resorts and their healing waters. Westbrook describes four of the most popular springs: Jackson Springs (Moore County); Fuquay Springs (Wake County); Mount Vernon Springs (Chatham County); and Hot Springs (Madison County).
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Edenton, in Chowan County, has historic buildings spanning three centuries and representing many styles of architecture. Named for Gov. Charles Eden, the town served as the colonial capital until the mid-1740s. It was home to Penelope Barker, organizer of Edenton Tea Party in 1774. The town's restoration began in the early 20th-century. Current preservation activities include an overhaul of the Edenton Cotton Mill. Of the 70 remaining mill houses, 57 have been purchased by families for restoration, and the 1899 mill building is being converted into 30 condominiums.
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A unique program in the state recognizes farm families who have owned their property for over a century. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Century Farm Families program began in 1970 under the leadership of then agriculture commissioner Jim Graham. That year over 800 farms were identified whose owners were able to provide proof of 100 years of continuous ownership. In 2005, the number is around 1,500 farms, with an average of two or three farms joining the program each month. The greatest concentration of Century Farms is in Johnston, Nash, Robeson, Sampson, Duplin, and Alamance Counties. Of North Carolina's 100 counties, only five do not have Century Farms--Dare, Jackson, New Hanover, Swain, and Yancey.
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Oxford in Granville County is OUR STATE magazine's featured Tar Heel town of the month. The town has a wealth of 19th- and early 20th-century homes, many of which have been restored. Located within a short drive of Durham and Raleigh, Oxford has a vital downtown business district and a tobacco-farming heritage. For years the population has remained under 10,000. This will change soon as construction has begun on Oxford Park, a 1,500 home development.
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Chapel Hill artist, Dr. Pamela George, and Triangle-area calligrapher Dr. Walter M. Brown have created a North Carolina Alphabet, consisting of one painting of each letter of the alphabet. Each picture bears the image of an animal, plant, place, or thing that can be found in the state. When put together the painting measures a mural-sized eight feet wide by six feet tall. Since the painting's completion, Carolina Wren Press has turned it into a children's book which will be published in September 2005. The publishing company will also publish a learner's poster of the alphabet for home and classroom use.
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Wallace in Duplin County is OUR STATE magazine's featured Tar Heel town of the month. It is a place an individual can go on a shopping spree at the former stockyard site where vendors bring truckloads of items to sell, and then follow it up with a refined afternoon tea. The textile industry faded in Wallace, as did the stockyard sales. The last textile plant closed in 1998. The town is reinventing itself through downtown revitalization. The downtown area achieved historic status in 1995. A number of buildings have been restored, and unique specialty businesses have opened in them.
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Over thirty years ago Sol Rose purchased thirty acres on the east bank of the Cape Fear River in Fayetteville. Now semi-retired from the surveying business he founded after graduating from North Carolina State University in 1951, Rose has plans for the area he calls Campbellton Landing. He built an amphitheater in 2004 and has plans for a restaurant and shops. The restaurant would be a pub-type, and the shops would sell outdoor merchandise for activities like archery, canoeing, and kayaking. Rose has discovered many historical facts about his property, such as Peter Lord receiving a franchise from the King of England in 1764 to operate a public ferry there.
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