The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-17

The low bar white. The length Of
these baIS i cgua, to the pep
yeYGicular length OF the Umon.
and -hc total length Of the flag l.
r.e-:hi.d moro than It's width.
Above the star in the center
Of the union Is q gilt scroll IN
seNi-Circulav form, containing in
black the inscription: May 20,
l775.' and below the star is a SINH
lar scroll containing the inScrip-
ton: April -. 1876. This first
date waS placed on the flag to
mark the signing of the NCcklen-
burg declaration of independence.
The second date marks the day on
which the Halifax convention EN-
powered the North Carolina men,
bers of the continental congress
TO concur with the delegates of
other colonies in declaring indie
pendcncc. =,
North Carolina has no official
state flower. The oX-eye daisy
has been designated as the unof-
fetal state flower. however.
Our state is known as the Tar
Heel State. The state capitol is
located at Raleigh. "The building
was begun in 1892 and finished III
1870" Much could be written
about our state capitol from the
standpoint Of beauty and hiStori-
cal significance, but space does
not permit it here.
The population Of North Caro-
lima is about three and a quarter
millions. In point of total popu-
lation. our state ranks 18th IN
these United S,u:2s. An interest
ing fact in The rNatter Of ropula-
ton increase Is noted from the
following extract given by the
commissioner Of agriculture. name
, ". "Thc population of the state
increased 23,8S per cent betwe5"
1920 and 1880. while the percen-
tagc of increase for the country
as a whole. was 1910 per cent
North Cardinals state song is
entitled, The Old North State"
and the words were written by
Mrs. Z. z. Randolph; with the
music by William CASTOR. This
song has been in existence for a
number of years but it was only
in 1927 that an act of the state
general assembly made the song,
the official state song.
The major crop Of our state Is
tobacco. Cotton and peanuts are
equally large crops grown in
North Carolina. Other crops pro-
duced in major proportions are :
corn, wheat. rye. potatoes and
fruit: We are told SOILS and
farming conditions are suitable
for n wide range o. crops, and aC-
ricultural lands are low-priced.
Due to the different types OF
topography found in the state a
wide diverSification Of crops may
be grown. The 1880 census re-
vealS that in that year there were
over Is million acres in farm
lands. which constituted over
] 279,OCO farms. Livestock is ar
important agricultural industry in
the state as well.
The major mineral of North
Carolina is feldspar. Other i'm
pOrtant minerals found here are
mica. gold, silver, copper, tin, iror
and diamonds. Granite and mar
bic are of the finest in the coun'
try, and many such Quarries are
found in the state.
1t is OF interest to note that oui
state ranks second only to Massa
chusettS in the manufacturing Of
cotton goods. North Carolina ha'
developed into one of the major
manufacturing centers of oul
country within the past few years
There are 2084 establishments de
voted to manufacturing interests
in the state, which employ a tota
of 202, 200 people. The chief in
dustry is the manufacture o
cigarettes. as every citizen of on
state knows.
Better than 90 per cent of tn
population of North Carolina ar
native born Americans, and q
per cent of the population are ne
groes. Our state has over 1900
Indians. Contrary to the usua
public opinion, the white race i
more predominant in numbers Il