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30909
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Launched by the 1959 General Assembly to cover the next two years, the $600 million spending program will occur without levying any new taxes or increasing rates to old schedules. Only the amount of increased revenue made by estimates of improved business conditions could used for appropriations above budget recommendations.
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30910
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During the 1959 session of the North Carolina General Assembly 1880 bills and resolutions were introduced, while 1419 were passed and ratified. Among the bills passed where the minimum wage bill making 75 cents per hour the minimum; unemployment compensation; required polio vaccinations; and a point system for highway safety. Those bills that were rejected included a school incentive plan, a court reform bill, the adoption of a new state constitution, or any new taxes.
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30911
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In the next two years, North Carolina will pay out more than $12 million in the form of increased salaries for 30,000 non-teaching employees. This five percent increase will be made via general raises, merit and annual salary increments, and salary adjustment funds.
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30912
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A threat to close the Dismal Swamp Canal has been temporarily stopped by the actions of Congressman Herbert Bonner of the First District from North Carolina. When an appropriations bills on inland waterways was considered, an agreement was reached to allow the canal to continue operation for the next year. Bonner argued that closing the canal would put areas in Virginia and North Carolina at fire risk due to draining of the lakes and locks.
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5.Bonus for Bow Hunters by Not Given We the People of North Carolina Vol. 17 Issue 4, September 1959
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30914
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For the 1959-60 season, North Carolina bow and arrow hunters will receive an extra 18 days of hunting on bear, deer, small game, and upland game birds, still within the bag limit. The previous year, 45 deer were taken in North Carolina during the hunting season.
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30915
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Already considered one of the best fishing spots on the Atlantic Coast, North Carolina is also having a big year with blue marlin catches. Hatteras, Wilmington, and Southport have all reported blue marlin catches, exceeding 250 for the state from May to early August.
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30916
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The nation's second largest producer of rayon, and substantial manufacturer of nylon and Tyrex, American Enka Corporation is celebrating its 30th anniversary. First spinning in Buncombe County, North Carolina, American Enka has experienced rapid growth into five states investments now above $120 million.
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30917
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Representing a 4 percent increase over the amount distributed the previous year, over $6 million will be distributed to 408 cities due to the Power Bill Funds. Reflecting an increase in motor fuel consumption revenues, the funds will be distributed by the State Highway Commission to aid street work.
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30921
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A half century ago, North Carolina made its first systematic registration of motor vehicles, instructing drivers to make their own license plate with an assigned set of numbers. Now, the manufacture of 1960 plates will have a uniform color scheme of black on yellow and display 'drive safely.' The plates will be distributed from 80 branch offices, after being pressed and printed through the prison system.
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30922
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Despite a short, down trend blip in January, February 1959 employment turned upward and reached over 845,000 by March. The monthly record set a high, with a 4.6 percent increase above the first quarter of 1958. If this is an indicator of the climate, then there should be a record all-time high before then end of the year.
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30923
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One of the most prolific and voracious pests in the tobacco industry--the tobacco horn worm--can now be controlled with electricity. Farmers are experiencing success with best control using a bug light that stops the worm before it hatches. Operating at low costs and with automatic timers, the light attracts the horn worm moth and then sucks it into a bag, preventing them from also laying eggs.
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30924
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Efforts at Carolina Beach, North Carolina are being made to bring deep sea fishing within the means of the public. This new installment plan has taken the form of the Deep Sea Fishing Club; anyone can become a member of this exclusive club by paying a $10 initiation fee and then paying $10 per month dues. This provides access to daily fishing with a guest, and plans are in the works for an ultra-modern floating clubhouse.
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30925
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A good sign for the production of honey and the pollination of crops, North Carolina has climbed near the top with the number of honeybee colonies in the state. Recovering from an all-time low in 1941, an increase of 15 percent over 1958 figures show over 210,000 colonies in the state.
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30926
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A billion dollar part of North Carolina's economy took a big step this summer. Agriculture in the state began an 8-point program to keep pace with rapid changes and developments in the field. The 10 year effort will seek to produce as much cotton, tobacco, and peanuts as are profitable, while expanding hog, beef, egg, fruit and vegetables; fit production to market demands and outlets; increase size of business; specialize production on individual farms; develop and apply more technology in production and marketing; improve managerial abilities; improve marketing and processing; promote sound public agricultural policy.
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30927
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Part-time farming is becoming the norm with increased industrial opportunities moving into the state. For more than one in four farms in North Carolina, off-farm sources of income are greater than farm sales, and many farmers on large farms have off-farm income.
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