Record #:

10081

Author(s):

Turner, Herbert S.

Abstract:

In the 1820s, Archibald D. Murphey fostered legislation to instate a lottery in North Carolina that would raise funds for the completion of a project five to six volume work called A HISTORY OF NORTH CAROLINA. The project, however, was never to be. Though the legislation passed, the lottery failed after two attempts. Murphey relinquished the idea stating, “...The truth is, the habits and pursuits of the people of North Carolina will not afford encouragement to lotteries.”

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 39 Issue 1, June 1971, p9-10, por

Subject(s):

Lotteries

Record #:

10610

Author(s):

Jones, Joe

Abstract:

Lotteries were once respectable among North Carolinians. In 1801,the General Assembly authorized the University of North Carolina to sponsor a lottery to raise money for the completion of South Building, then a dormitory and now UNC's administration building. Some of the state's leading citizens, such as U.S. District Court Judge Henry Potter, State Treasurer John Haywood, and State Senator Henry Seawell, helped sell the tickets in an effort to aid the struggling young university.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 38 Issue 5, Aug 1970, p11, il

Subject(s):

Lotteries; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Buildings

Record #:

22267

Author(s):

Porter, Jane

Abstract:

Porter seeks to answer the question "Why are we using the lottery to raise teacher pay?" The NC House has passed its version of the budget, a $21.1 billion proposal that includes raising teacher pay through lottery proceeds. The NC Senate is doubtful.

Source:

Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 31 Issue 25, Jun 2014, p8-10, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Lotteries