Backyard Pit Turns Backyard Idea Into Big Business
Roger Boles built a backyard barbecue pit on W Lexington Extension and grew Jean & Joan's Barbecue into a 25 county operation. The plant on Reed Street expanded to six pits cooking about 2,600 pounds at a time, with weekly output around 6,200 pounds. The firm sells pork barbecue at 1.15 per pound, ships in 25 counties, and also makes chili and caters large events.
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Ray Hubbard
Roger Boles
Lexington Avenue
Boles
Jean & Joan
Joan
Jean
Piedmont
North Carolina
Reed Street
Thomasville Road
Lakewood
Poe
Addison Payne
Payne
Bill Allen
Lance Horney
Science and Tech Balance Must Be Maintained
Duke University biochemist Dr. Philip Handler argues for equal support of basic science and practical technology. He says innovation relies on foundational research, with government funding steering toward rapid, consumer-oriented results while preserving curiosity-driven discovery.
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Dominic Crolla
Durham
Philip Handler
Duke University
Johnson
Offhoard
L. H. Fountain
D-N. C
Handler
Department of Biochemistry
Duke University Medical Center
National Science Endeavor
William Penn Notebook Honors Roll and New Fellowship
William Penn High School announces twelve students on the semester honor roll led by Gerald Truesdale Wallace Bailey and Angelica Davis with eight juniors and one sophomore receiving recognition. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes was organized with Eddie Clinton as president and aims to guide students in values and faith.
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Gerald Truesdale
Wallace Bailey
Angelica Davis
Gloria Martin
Barbara Carter
Paul Brawner
Saundra Kendall
Charles Gideon
Shirley Sellars
Mary Primus
Tynie Clemons
Minnie Flowers
William Penn High School
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Eddie Clinton
Chester Mebane
Random Reid
Henry Wall
Organi
Vaccine dispute questions BCG to wipe out TB
Dr. David T. Smith of Duke urges mass BCG vaccination to end TB, arguing 80 percent protection for up to 10 years. The U S Public Health Service warns against group use, citing potential missed diagnoses and surveillance challenges. A federal panel favors limited BCG use only for those with unavoidable exposure and cannot obtain supervised treatment. The debate centers on wariness of masking infection with tuberculin tests and the availability of effective drugs today.
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Durham
United States
David T. Smith
National Tuberculosis Association
Duke University
America
Smith
Albert Calmette
Camile Guerin
Pasteur Institute
Atlanta
Wasp
Boston
Calmette and
Guerin
Calmette
Colonial Commission of Josiah Martin Gifted to North Carolina Collection
The North Carolina Collection at the University Library received a vellum commission from King George III naming Josiah Martin Captain General and Governor in Chief of North Carolina dated February 2, 1771. It is the only known surviving royal governor commission for the colony, about 14 by 18 inches, with royal engraving and border. The donor is Henry L. Pierson of Sloatsburg New York, who, with his sister, Mrs. Richard L. Kennedy, presented the document found among Miss Marion Morgan Kemp’s papers in Rome.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
The
University Library
Henry L. Pierson
Sloatsburg
N. Y
George III
Josiah Martin
North Caro
King
New York
Princeton University
Richard L. Kennedy
Lake Forest
Ill
Pierson
Marion Morgan Kemp
Rome
Italy
Miss Kemp
Tryon
Connecticut
William Tryon
Martin
England
General Assembly
Great Britain
Gov
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Roger
English Road
Chip Feircloth
Roger Roles
DR. Hand
William Penn
Harris
Athley
Princ
Teen Ken
Thi
Jacqueline
Robert J. Anderson
American Thoracic Society
George Canetti
Paris
John S. Chaplan
University of Texas
Francis J
Sam Winthrop N. Davéh
Lof Internal Mediciné
Michigan
Herman E. Jessor
Public
Trces
Columia School of Public
Edith M. Lincoln
Dren’s Chestnu Hospital
Nes Meijer
Therlands
Nal J
Sencer
Cen
Robert Ical
Syatorium
Pomot
Gov. Martin
Commission
UNC
Moore’s Creek Bridge
London
Cornwallis
South
Lord Cornwallis
Carolina
Virginia
Yorktown
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