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The nation’s rural electrification program is marking fifty years of success on May 11. Since then, the Rural Electrification Administration has completely transformed rural communities by extending electric power to rural areas. This article discusses how the program was established, and presents excerpts from interviews with North Carolinians recalling rural life with and without electricity.
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31323
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This article traces the fifty-year history of rural electrification in North Carolina. The discussion covers the barriers between farmers and the electrical power industry, and how support for rural electrification grew. Farmers and rural homeowners soon realized the advantages of electrical power in farming operations, appliances, and homes.
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31325
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Fifty years ago, Hugh Hammond Bennett of Anson County began a movement that set a standard for erosion control practices and led to the creation of the United States Soil Conservation Service. Today, the nation has more than three-thousand soil conservation districts. This article provides background on Bennett and his conservation efforts.
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Folkmoot, in old English, is a meeting of the people. The second Folkmoot Festival, held in Haywood County, promotes cultural exchange by bringing together international performers who are dedicated to preservation of their native traditions in music and dance. The festival is held in August, and will feature Haywood County cloggers and folk musicians.
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After 151 years of use and sixteen years of abandonment, the Halifax County Home has reopened as the Halifax County 4-H and Youth Day Camp. Built in 1818, the poor house was restored and added to the National Historic Register.
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Until this year, owners of animals needing medical care in North Carolina relied exclusively on veterinarians trained at out-of-state schools. But in May, the state’s first “home-grown” veterinarians began arriving in communities ready to practice small and large animal medicine and surgery. They were among the first graduating class of the North Carolina State University School of Veterinary Medicine.
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31347
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The Blue Ridge Parkway was a project designed to link the Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains national parks, and to provide jobs for the unemployed. While many people supported the parkway, there were various arguments over the parkway’s expenses and routes. This article discusses the history of the Blue Ridge Parkway and how it was constructed.
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Rob Kimmons makes “finger-licking good” molasses at his Rockingham County farm near Mayodan. According to Kimmons, a full grown half-acre field of sugar cane will produce enough syrup to make about one-hundred gallons of molasses. This article describes Kimmons’ molasses business and the process of making molasses.
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The North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh has a new exhibit showcasing ninety varied items, either made or used by North Carolinians from the 17th century to 1985. Among the items in the exhibit are silver spice casters owned by the first chief justice of North Carolina’s Supreme Court, porcelain chamber pots used by state legislators, and Governor Elias Carr’s pajamas.
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North Carolina’s congressional delegation, which rarely votes unanimously on any issue, has split solidly with the Reagan White House on the matter of limiting textile imports. This article discusses the textile industry, foreign trade, and tax reform in North Carolina.
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North Carolina State University’s School of Veterinary Medicine offers several attractions for visitors. The school’s lobby features an aquarium and displays several reconstructed animal skeletons, including a giraffe, tiger, horse, lion, and black bear. The veterinary school also offers tours of the animal clinic, anatomy lab, and veterinary facilities.
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31352
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Harry Phillips is the curator of native plants at the North Carolina Botanical Garden at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. In this article, Phillips discusses growing and propagating native wild flowers. He also recommends native perennials, such as sunflowers and butterfly weed, that can be used in garden borders or beds in sunny locations.
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Thousands of electric cooperative consumer members along North Carolina’s coast suffered power outages during Hurricane Gloria on September 26-27. Total damage from the storm has been estimated at about eight-million dollars. This article discusses the impacts of the storm and efforts to restore power.
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The 1985 General Assembly enacted a sweeping change in the North Carolina inheritance laws. Effective last August 1, North Carolina has an unlimited marital deduction, meaning a spouse may pass to the other an unlimited amount of property free of inheritance or gift tax.
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31355
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American consumers will face higher costs for local telephone service in the wake of the AT&T break-up and deregulation. This special section is the first of two parts, offering an examination of these developments and their possible consequences to consumers in North Carolina. Also discussed are procedures for making long-distance calls, rural consumers, and the costs of purchasing home telephones.
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