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10480
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In 1966, the Ford Foundation, a well-known endower of the American arts, offered the North Carolina Symphony $1 million, provided that the organization could match it with a like amount. This article reports on the Symphony's efforts to match the Ford grant.
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10481
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Eden is Rockingham County's largest city and was formed by merging three smaller communities--Leaksville, Spray, and Draper. This article describes how three communities and a residential district overcame their differences and merged onto one community with a common interest.
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10482
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Harriett Tynes came to Greensboro in 1944 with the job of rebuilding the Children's Home Society North Carolina. The home had been closed for eighteen months at that time, and no children had been accepted for placement for adoption. Tynes recently retired after twenty-four years with the society, and Reece recounts the experiences of the woman who has come to be known as the “Mother to Thousands.â€
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10483
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Peter Browne Ruffin, president of the Wilmington Shipping Company, is featured in this month's WE THE PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S “North Carolina Businessman in the Newsâ€. Wilmington Shipping engages in four functions: steamship agency; contracting firm handling loading and unloading; customhouse brokers for importers and receivers; and foreign freight forwarder.
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William E. Stevens, Jr., executive vice-president of Broyhill Industries of Lenoir, one of the world's largest furniture manufacturers, is featured in this month's We The People Magazine's North Carolina Businessman in the News.
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10485
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Charles B. Wade, Jr. joined the RJ Reynolds Company shortly after his graduation from Duke University in 1938. Today, he serves as the company's vice president and director. Wade is featured in this month's WE THE PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S “North Carolina Businessman in the Newsâ€.
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10486
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In 1910, pharmacist Thomas Melville Stanback compounded his first Stanback Headache Powder, and it was later introduced to the public in over-the-counter sales at the Rowan Drug Company in Spencer. Later, he formed a partnership with his brother Fred J. Stanback in 1924. Today, company products are distributed all over the nation. All manufacturing takes place at the company's Salisbury plant in Rowan County.
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10487
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Waldensian Bakeries, Inc. was founded in 1915 in the town of Valdese by J. P. Rostan, Sr. and his brother-in-law, the late Fillippe Ghigo. The company produces over 150 different items of bread, rolls, and cake. This article traces the growth of the company.
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10879
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William Bulgin McGuire, president of Duke Power Company, is featured in this month's We The People Magazine's North Carolina Businessman in the News.
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10880
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The Constitution of North Carolina was written in 1868 while the state was still under military rule following the Civil War. As it marks its one hundredth anniversary, many, including the State Constitution Study Commission, feel it should be rewritten because of its many archaic provisions and dozens of amendments added over the years. The article includes some of the major revision recommendations.
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10896
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On March 20, 1969, General Electric dedicated its new Wilmington plant for the production of nuclear fuel and commercial nuclear reactor components. It is the largest plant of its kind in the world, covering more than half a million square feet of space on a 1,600-acre site. The plant will employ between 400-500 people with a payroll of over $4 million a year.
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10897
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Charles Dunn is the new director of the State Bureau of Investigation. He discusses changes that need to be made in the department to upgrade its crime-fighting capabilities.
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10898
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We the People of North Carolina magazine interviewed four veteran State Bureau of Investigation agents, along with SBI director Charles Dunn, to learn about the state's law enforcement problems in general and the SBI's problems in particular in fighting crime.
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10899
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In 1912, in Iredell County, Sheriff J. M. Deaton and G. L. McKnight entered into partnership to sell cars manufactured by a man named Henry Ford. That partnership would later become Carolina Motor Company, the oldest Ford dealer in North Carolina. The company is also third oldest in the South, and nationwide only about fifty Ford agencies have a longer continuous existence. The company is still family owned.
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10900
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We the People of North Carolina magazine interviews Lauch Faircloth, Chairman of the State Highway Commission, on the status of the state's highway system.
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