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A story is told in Beaufort County about the death of Squire L. J. Lewis. Lewis became sick and was taken to a hospital in Washington, NC. There he recovered and decided to purchase an organ for his wife. The organ was sent ahead of Lewis. When it arrived no one knew what was inside, but given the shape and weight of the box they believed it to be Lewis' body sent by the hospital. The family notified the neighbors and held a funeral. Lewis returned home and scared his family. The misunderstanding was soon realized and the organ was dug out of the graveyard. This article is an October, 1970 reprint.
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Major L. P. McLendon, of Greensboro, revives the 1944 tale regarding a mysterious Portuguese man claiming to have found a cheap and more efficient substitute for gasoline by relaying Josephus Daniels' first-hand account. Daniels met the Portuguese while serving as Secretary of the Navy. The man's inexplicable disappearance is the subject of much debate.
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Carl Goerch, founder of and editorial contributor to The STATE magazine, recounts his personal experience onboard a hijacked Eastern Airlines flight out of Raleigh, NC. According to Goerch, the hijacked flight received extensive media coverage on television and newspapers. The flight left Raleigh with intended destinations of Atlanta, GA and Jacksonville, FL but was hijacked by an armed gunman who accessed the cockpit by threatening a stewardess with his weapon. As per the request of the hijacker, the flight was diverted to Havana, Cuba after refueling in Jacksonville, FL. All passengers were fed while in Havana and returned to their original destinations unharmed.
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Located in the town of Bailey, in Nash County, The Country Doctor Museum was established in hopes of keeping alive the memory of the now nearly extinct old-time country doctor. The museum includes many exhibits, including apothecary jars, operating tables, old medical books, and the surgical implements used by Doctors Matthew Moore Butler and Hunter McGuire to amputate the arm of Stonewall Jackson.
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11521
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Goerch describes what is being found in the Indian mound near the ancient village of Guasili, near Murphy. The excavations are in charge of representatives of the Smithsonian Institution.
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11858
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Goerch describes how an unsightly dump-heap in a swampy area near the outskirts of Wilmington was transformed into Greenfield Park through the efforts of J. E. L. Wade, the Commissioner of Public Works.
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Addressing the overall progress evident in Cary, this article includes information relative to civil clubs, churches, schools, businesses, and expansion of residential neighborhoods.
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8 September 1956, North Carolina residents will go to the polls and vote on amendments to the state constitution. Mainly dealing with desegregation in schools and educational expenses, this article discusses the upcoming amendments and offers the author's opinion on each.
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A small island, known as Plymouth, lies just south of Ocracoke Island. Just fifteen miles long and two miles wide, this small land mass once served as the abode of some 1,500 local sea pilots and their families and was essential for guiding sailing craft in and out of the inlet. Currently inhabited by 13 elderly persons, including Tom Bragg and Jody Styron, Plymouth is without roads, commerce, and is connected to the mainland via one phone in an abandoned Coast Guard station as well as through a supply boat that transfers mail and necessities. Plymouth is perhaps the most isolated locality in North Carolina.
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The Layer Farm at St. Martin's, near Albemarle, North Carolina, claims to have the largest chicken house in the world. 910 feet long and 60 feet wide, the largest of the four chicken houses on the farm houses 22,000 chickens.
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Author Goerch retells the story of Joe Dosier, a North Carolina man fond of practical jokes, and the crew of sailors that sought their revenge. Dosier's tale begins with his fellow sailors' displeasure of his practical jokes, and his their eventual retaliation as they imprison him in a barrel on the deck of a ship. During a sudden storm, Dosier was washed overboard and subjected to a harrowing journey before his eventual rescue.
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The unfortunate burial of Squire Lewis is a tale of the burial of an organ, its outer box thought to be the casket of Mr. Lewis. At a time when communication was slow, and unreliable, his family thought his recent stay in the hospital had taken a turn for the worse, never receiving the news that he had in fact recovered. Upon Mr. Lewis' return, and everyone's surprise at his unexpected appearance, the squire realized the organ was in fact buried in the family graveyard.
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Many times since The State was created in 1933, North Carolinians have wondered why anyone would start a publication of this kind. Carl Goerch relates the early idea for the journal with W. O. Saunders, editor of the Independent, and the struggles to create a successful magazine.
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The Seaboard Railroad installation in Hamlet, North Carolina employs 1,300 individuals at a cost of $6 million dollars annually. The yard, spanning 600 acres, is capable of handling up to 5,000 cars at a single time, controlled by a hump conductor and a speed retarder.
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To mark the 250th anniversary of the oldest town in North Carolina, a pageant was written and performed by Governor Hodges, among others. Local churches held special homecomings, and numerous visitors from throughout the state gathered at historical meetings, high teas, and street dances.
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