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Carl A. Rudisell and a group of Cherryville businessmen and civic leaders founded Carlton Yarn Mills in 1922. The company is known as a producer of quality sales yarn. In 1964, the company expanded into the sewing thread business through the purchase of the Delta Thread Company.
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11019
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This article traces the development of the Howell Steel Service in Weldon.
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11020
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The Sanford Brick Corporation is comprised of three brick companies. Sanford Brick and Tile Company, founded in 1920, is the oldest. The other companies are Chatham Brick and Tile Company at Gulf and Stanly Shale Products, Inc. at Norwood. The corporation is among the leaders in its industry.
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11037
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A group of North Carolinians started the Feldspar Corporation of Spruce Pine in 1929. The company operates two grinding plants in the state--one at Spruce Pine and the other at Micaville. Feldspar is a constituent of all glass products, all porcelain enamel products, and most ceramic products.
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Carolina Panel Company Inc., located in Lexington, is known as a manufacturer of quality plywood. However, the product is not prefinished wall panels or utility grade fir. The company distinguishes itself by specializing in hardwood plywood, a product tailor-made to the furniture manufacturer's assembly line.
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Barry of Goldsboro opened in January 1966. Today over seven million pair of leisure footwear is produced annually on the thirty-two acre site. The Goldsboro facility is the first satellite plant built by the Barry Corporation of Columbus, Ohio.
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Ferree Trailer Corporation of Climax builds two types of trailers, Industrial and Heavy Duty, both in the machinery-hauling category. The company ships nationwide and distributes through 125 dealerships. Though small, the company produced 525 trailers in 1969 with a dollar volume of $750,000.
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Halbert McNair Jones, president of Waverly Mills, Inc. in Laurinburg is featured in this month's WE THE PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S North Carolina Businessman in the News.
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Lowe's Stores, Inc. is headquartered in North Wilkesboro where the business started in 1921. Currently, there are sixty-five Lowe's stores operating in ten states and selling building materials, hardware, and all sorts of merchandise for the home. Anderson recounts the history of this enterprise.
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When the Roxboro Cotton Mills planned an expansion in 1919, they chose the John W. Ferguson Company of New York and New Jersey. The company sent George W. Kane to do the job. When he finished the work, citizens of Roxboro prevailed on him to remain with his family and start his own business. Kane did. Today, George W. Kane, Inc., started in 1920, is the state's fourth largest building contractor and 303rd largest in the nation. The Winston-Salem campus of Wake Forest University was built largely by the Kane corporation.
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John T. Church, senior vice president and secretary and merchandising manager of Henderson-based Rose's, is featured in this month's WE THE PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S North Carolina Businessman in the News. He served two terms in the North Carolina General Assembly House of Representatives from Vance County, and this year he will return as a State Senator representing the 7th Senatorial District.
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11050
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H. Pat Taylor, Lt. Gov. of North Carolina discusses the upcoming session of the North Carolina General Assembly. Topics include reapportionment, local option for mixed drinks, and state government reorganization.
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11051
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Philip P. Godwin, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, discusses the upcoming session of the North Carolina General Assembly. Topics include redistricting, mixed drinks, and reorganizing state government.
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Milton E. Harrington, president and chief executive officer of Liggett & Myers Incorporated of Durham, is featured in this month's WE THE PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S North Carolina Businessman in the News. Harrington, a native of Pitt County, joined the old Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company in 1934 as a leaf supervisor.
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Since 1941, many of North Carolina's private, or independent colleges and universities, have expanded their physical plants, faculties, enrollments, and academic offerings. Gifts from alumni and friends, church denominations, and federal money for building construction have helped in these areas. However, thirty years later many of these institutions are in worse financial shape than they were in 1941. This article examines how these institutions got into this situation and where they are looking for financial assistance.
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