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In this article, Richard Elmore of Charlotte describes his grandfather’s country general store. The store sold mainly groceries and staples, but customers also brought in fur pelts, crafts, and other goods for trade or purchase. Elmore describes daily operations in the store and the types of people that visited the store.
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The history and development of 4-H work in North Carolina are being preserved officially by North Carolina State University archivists and state 4-H officials. Some of the historic 4-H items include the winning outfit in the 1932 State 4-H Dress Revue, craft items made at a 4-H camp in the 1930s, scrapbooks, pre-World War Two 4-H project records, photographs and artifacts from early 4-H canning and corn projects.
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31600
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A century ago, 108 brands of fertilizer were being sold in North Carolina, including low quality products and swindles. As a result of farmers’ complaints, the legislature passed an act setting up an Agricultural Experiment and Fertilizer Control System. This article covers the history and current operations of the program.
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East Carolina University, after twelve years of planning and preliminary accreditations, was approved this spring for the enrollment of its first four-year medical class. Dr. William E. Laupus, dean of the School of Medicine, believes the family medicine program will be one of the school’s strongest assets and offer the training needed to prepare doctors for rural medical practices.
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31602
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Fletch Pope of Catawba County is a hunter, farmer, cattleman and raconteur who recently developed an interest in buffalo. As the nation begins considering the cattle and bison as an alternate meat source, Fletch researched ways to create a “beefalo.” After multiple attempts, Fletch produced a hybrid animal mixed with a cow and a buffalo.
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31603
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If proper steps are not taken to help North Carolina’s endangered wildlife, some or all of the state’s fifteen threatened species may become extinct. Some of North Carolina’s most endangered species are the ivory-billed woodpecker and eastern cougar. Curtis Wooten of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission discusses various threats to wildlife, and ways the commission is raising money to fund research.
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31604
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Professional sports broadcasters are the “voices” representing the Big Four Atlantic Coast Conference teams and East Carolina University. About 175 radio stations across the state carry broadcasts from the five major college sports networks. In this article, sports broadcasters discuss the preparation and game broadcasts, and behind-the-scenes support from an engineer, spotter, and statistician.
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In 1962, sweet potato growers began promotion efforts and formed the North Carolina Yam Commission, Inc. Since then, North Carolina has become a leader in the nation’s sweet potato industry. This article discusses how the sweet potato industry is financed, governed, and operated, and describes current research in sweet potato breeding.
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Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation in Lenoir, North Carolina has been chosen by the United States Department of Energy to operate one of the world’s two largest wind-powered electric generators. A wind turbine generator, with the capacity to furnish electric power for about five-hundred homes, will be built on Howard’s Knob in Watauga County. Research will investigate how the wind generator will affect the environment and surrounding community.
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31607
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The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources has established an Office of Folklife Programs to revive an interest in our rich cultural heritage. A statewide Folklife Festival is being organized for June 1978, and will feature folk music, dancing, storytelling, food and craftsmanship. A program is also being developed to introduce public school students to traditional folk music through performances and discussions.
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31608
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Dan Andrews of northern Harnett County has a substantial farm operation that has taken him down two separate routes of farming and forestry. Andrews grows soybeans, corn, tobacco and small grains on his farm, and manages one-thousand acres of timber for lumber. He also receives assistance in conservation practices from the Soil Conservation Service and the North Carolina Forest Service.
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31609
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The 1847 Setzer School is a restored one-room school house in Salisbury, North Carolina. Each fall, for the past two years, visiting school children experience a re-enactment of a typical school day in the nineteenth century. The experience is historically accurate as possible, demonstrating how life, culture, and educational practices have changed over one-hundred years.
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31610
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Natural dyeing refers to any dye made from vegetable dyes or plant parts. North Carolina claims an abundance of plant materials that can be used for dyeing, including indigo, bloodroot, pokeberry, sassafras, and black walnuts. This article describes which plants produce certain colors, and the processes of making a dyebath, setting the colors, and dyeing wool.
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The New Year’s Shoot is an annual tradition in Cherryville celebrating the town’s German ancestry and founders. The tradition begins with an old English chant passed down in the Beam family. Then a gun is shot under the bough of a fruit-bearing tree, hoping to bring fertility and good luck to that tree for the new year.
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Asheboro, named for Governor Samuel Ashe, lies in the geographical center of North Carolina near the Uwharrie Mountains. Over the years, Asheboro has experienced phenomenal industrial growth. This article highlights several features in Asheboro, such as the state zoo, 1839 Female Academy, Pisgah Covered Bridge, Acme-McCrary textile manufacturer, and the Seagrove pottery community.
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