Record #:

9134

Author(s):

Fountain, Alvin M.

Abstract:

John Allen and his family left the Hawfields community in 1852, and moved to Arkansas. By the time they arrived, letters from home were waiting for them. The letters between Allen and his family at home in Alamance County give a detailed description of what occurred in Hawfields in the decade leading up to the Civil War. Fountain records some of the events here, including slave ownership, the copper boom, and deadly diseases.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 44 Issue 5, Oct 1976, p17-18, por

Subject(s):

Allen family--Personal narratives

Record #:

9174

Author(s):

Roberts, Frank M.

Abstract:

In 1975 and 1976, scallop fishing in Dare County became big business. The Wanchese Fish Co., fishing in water fifty miles east of Atlantic City, New Jersey, is showing how profitable this new enterprise can be for North Carolina. Sea scallops, which are sweeter than calico and bay scallops, are brought to shore in roughly 13,000 loads. As well as the ships' crews, shuckers also make money. Unlike other meat industries, nothing is wasted; empty scallop shells are dumped into oyster beds to become feeding grounds.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 44 Issue 9, Feb 1977, p12-13, il

Subject(s):

Scallops--Wanchese

Record #:

9183

Author(s):

Street, Julia M.

Abstract:

By the 1720s, rice was becoming a staple crop in North Carolina. In 1860, the rice yield from the Lower Cape Fear region reached eight million pounds. Swamp land had to be cleared to plant rice and slaves were used to cultivate and harvest the crop. Although rice continued to be grown after the Civil War, rice-growing in North Carolina came to a cessation in the 1890s.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 44 Issue 7, Dec 1976, p14-16, 39, il

Subject(s):

Rice farmers--Lower Cape Fear

Record #:

9205

Author(s):

Shelley, Rowland M.

Abstract:

Scorpions are among the world's most easily recognized creatures through their renowned stinging apparatus. In this country they are most abundant in the Gulf states and southwest. The only species native to North Carolina is Vejovis carolinianus. It is universally dark brown, as opposed to the Florida species which are striped.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 39 Issue 2, Feb 1975, p8-9, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Scorpions

Record #:

9221

Author(s):

Fountain, Alvin M.

Abstract:

In the 1920s, the State sponsored a tick-eradication program. The program required farmers to run their cattle through a narrow concrete vat, completely submerging the animals in a tick-killing solution. During this time of controversial laws regarding animals, Duplin County considered building a wall around the entire county so that it would not have to pen all of its animals.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 47 Issue 1, June 1979, p16, 30, il

Subject(s):

Ticks

Record #:

9223

Author(s):

Turner, Frank M.

Abstract:

Amos Lane was accused of being a deserter by both the Confederate and Union armies, having belonged to and deserted both during the Civil War. His outfit of 150 Confederate deserters was called the Buffalo Unit who drank heavily and harassed farmers. He died at the age of eighty-one.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 47 Issue 1, June 1979, p21, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Desertion; Desertion, Military--North Carolina

Record #:

9271

Author(s):

Street, Julia M.

Abstract:

In 1585, Sir Walter Raleigh sent Sir Richard Grenville and Ralph Lane to explore the New World. The 108 men landed on Roanoke Island in North Carolina where they would celebrate the first English Christmas.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 46 Issue 7, Dec 1978, p23-24, il

Subject(s):

Christmas--Roanoke Island

Record #:

9320

Author(s):

Wood, Suzanne M.

Abstract:

Wood profiles Mark Munday, CEO of Elster Electricity. The company sells electric metering products and systems and services to utilities and industries around the world. Munday is a technical innovator who knows how to manage, inspire, and motivate people.

Source:

North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 65 Issue 2, Feb 2007, p42-44, por

Subject(s):

Munday, Mark

Record #:

9321

Author(s):

Wood, Suzanne M.

Abstract:

There are many successful businesswomen in North Carolina. Wood chose six to highlight as exceptional women in business. They are Sue Cole, principal of Granville Capital, a Greensboro-based investment company and chair of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center board of directors; Mary Clara Capel, administrative director of Troy-based Capel, Inc., the nation's largest importer and manufacturer of area rugs; Susanna Gibbons, a partner in Poyner & Spruill, a 106-attorney firm in Raleigh; Dr. Maureen Hartford, president of Meredith College in Raleigh; Ellen Ruff, president of Duke Energy Carolinas; and Drew Putt, president of RBC Centura.

Source:

NC Magazine (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 65 Issue 4, Apr 2007, p8-19, por

Subject(s):

Businesswomen

Record #:

9323

Author(s):

Wood, Suzanne M.

Abstract:

The growth of the biotechnology industry in North Carolina has taken the state to third place nationally in the number of biotech jobs. The state has almost 400 biotech companies employing over 48,000 people with an economic impact of $3 billion a year. Wood examines this growing industry that is supported by a strong infrastructure.

Source:

NC Magazine (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 65 Issue 4, Apr 2007, p30, 32, 34, 36, 38-40, 42, il

Subject(s):

Biotechnology industries

Record #:

9328

Author(s):

Roberts, Frank M.

Abstract:

David Cox Jr. of Hertford, collector of Tar Heel currency, maintains that, “North Carolina issued far more paper money than any other state in the union.” His collection of N.C. printed currency contains money, scrip, and bank notes from the Revolutionary and Civil wars and has been displayed at the Smithsonian. N.C. currency began circulating in 1712 but was prohibited in 1786 upon joining the union. Many counties and municipalities issued Confederate money between 1861 and 1864.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 42 Issue 2, July 1974, p16-17, 45, il, por

Subject(s):

Money--History

Record #:

9352

Author(s):

Wood, Suzanne M.

Abstract:

North Carolina has an ambitious biofuel production goal. Legislation introduced into the General Assembly this spring calls for 10 percent of the liquid fuels sold in the state to come from biofuels grown and produced locally. Wood discusses what scientists and businesspeople around the state are doing to lessen North Carolina's dependence on foreign oil.

Source:

NC Magazine (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 65 Issue 8, Aug 2007, p6, 8, 10-11, il

Subject(s):

Biomass energy

Record #:

9357

Author(s):

Roberts, Frank M.

Abstract:

The multi-million dollar Wanchese Harbor Project intends to fully realize efforts made in 1820 to transform Wanchese Harbor on Roanoke Island into a revenue generating venture that will benefit North Carolina's fishing and tourist industries. The project will afford “the most completely integrated seafood facility in the United States.”

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 42 Issue 6, Nov 1974, p12-13, il, por

Subject(s):

Fisheries

Record #:

9361

Author(s):

Hardy, David M.

Abstract:

The Division of Wildlife Management hired Hardy to study swamp bears (black bears) on a 150,000 acre tract in mainland Dare County between March 1973 and February 1974. Hardy reports his findings.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 40 Issue 2, Feb 1976, p22-23, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Black bear--Research

Record #:

9367

Author(s):

Shelley, Rowland M.

Abstract:

Isopods are animals with seven pairs of legs, have a body divided into three parts, and display a variety of shapes and colors. One can roll-up into a complete ball when disturbed. They are not insects, but belong to a group of animals called Crustacea. Over a dozen species reside in North Carolina. Shelley describes several of them.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 40 Issue 4, Apr 1976, p12-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Isopoda