CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the foregoing Report to Shareholders of First Carolina
Investors, Inc. (the "Registrant") on Form NSAR-B for the period ended
December 31, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the
date hereof (the "Report"), I, Brent D. Baird, Chief Executive Officer of the
Registrant, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

     l.  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section
          12(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2.   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of
          operations of the Company.

The Registrant has no designated chief financial officer.


/s/ Brent D. Baird
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Chief Executive Officer
February 28, 2011