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W.C. Carlton of Morehead City retired in 1973 after serving for twenty-three years as manager of Carteret-Craven Electric Membership Corporation. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association awarded Carlton with the Clyde T. Ellis Award for his outstanding leadership in state and national rural electric programs. This article provides background on Carlton and highlights his contributions to the rural electric program.
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31614
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Dr. David Knox, a sociologist and associate professor at East Carolina University, discusses his research on marriage, counseling, and modern family life. He also discusses current marital trends in North Carolina and a behavioral contract approach to keeping couples happy.
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31615
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A proposed constitutional amendment authorizing North Carolina counties to issue industrial revenue bonds would provide a means of financing industrial facilities or pollution control equipment. In an interview with Bob C. Goforth, chief of the Industrial Development Section of the Department of Natural and Economic Resources, he discusses industrial revenue bonds and implications to North Carolina tax payers.
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Howard H. Arnold and A.N. (Drew) Wiegner of Forsyth County built their own electric cars in January, 1974, during the height of the gasoline shortage. Arnold and Wiegner are engineers at Western Electric in Winston-Salem, and built their cars to run on batteries instead of fuel. The electric cars move at three miles per kilowatt hour.
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Farmers are facing one of the most unstable price situations in many decades, according to Dr. W.D. Toussaint, head of the Department of Economics and Business at North Carolina State University. Toussaint discusses how the current period of farm price instability dates back to 1972, when weather conditions were unusually bad. In addition, farming production has been hampered substantially in the past two years by energy problems and a heavier demand for food.
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The Halifax Resolves were adopted by North Carolina’s Fourth Provincial Congress in session at Halifax on April 12, 1776. Three months later in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress incorporated many of its ideas into the new nation’s Declaration of Independence. The birthplace of the first official State action for independence, Halifax continues to preserve much of its 18th century history.
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The North Carolina Saltwater Fishing Tournament is an added challenge to anglers who fish the Tar Heel State this spring. Now in its third year, the state-sponsored contest awards citations for twenty-four fish species which surpass minimum qualifying weights. In addition to saltwater fishing, there are also excellent freshwater fishing opportunities throughout the state.
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31620
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North Carolina is known as “Golf State U.S.A.,” with more than 330 golf courses and a variety of terrain. This article highlights famous golf courses throughout North Carolina, including Pinehurst-Southern Pines in the Sandhills area.
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New Bern is a town credited with twenty-eight significant historic “firsts”, such as the First Provincial Congress held in 1774, the state’s first church founded in 1750, and the invention of Pepsi-Cola in 1898. New Bern was also the first town in the country to celebrate the 1776 Bicentennial, and is said to have more original old buildings than any other in the nation.
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The North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh has a new exhibit called, “Two Hundred Years of Fashion.” The exhibit features over sixty-five garments from each of the periods throughout the past two-hundred years. This article describes how clothing and dress have changed over time, and fashion’s reflection of societal conditions.
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31623
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Voters will cast their ballots in the 1976 primary election to determine which candidates will proceed into the November general election. This article provides biographical information on the political candidates, and their views regarding the problems facing North Carolina.
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The Pick Shin Nature Center, located outside the town of Dobson in Surry County, was developed as a living monument to history as part of an experiment in environmental education. The center features a replica of an old school house, a genuine one-room country store, restored farm equipment, and a log house built and occupied in 1875. In honor of the United States Bicentennial, the center will offer special educational programs recreating farm scenes of the past.
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31625
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Kathy McMillan is an eighteen-year-old athlete from Raeford in Hoke County. She broke the national women’s long jump record, and will compete in this summer’s Olympics. This article presents a biography of McMillan, her training and education.
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Youth Unlimited, Inc., a private, non-profit Christian ministry serving juvenile delinquents and troubled youths from Piedmont North Carolina, has launched a special self-help project with Lexington artist Bob Timberlake. Postcard-size reproductions of Timberlake’s paintings are framed in barn wood and sold to the public. The project is meant to give youths the discipline of work responsibilities and also produce revenues to help support the ministry.
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Square dancing is still popular in North Carolina, with over one-hundred Western square dance clubs in the state. This article discusses various forms of square dancing, such as clogging and smooth dancing. A well-known dance resort is at Fontana Village, which offers workshops and training for callers.
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