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In early July 1943, Major General Edwin P. Parker demanded the men of his 78th (\"Lightning\") division test their skills at Camp Butner. Major General Simpson supervised the exercises relevant to real-battle scenarios. The men comprised the Twelfth Corps and traveled from Fort Jackson in South Carolina to Camp Butner. The activities lasted three days and tested everything from loading artillery to emergency medical procedures.
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June 1, 1942 marked the first time African Americans were allowed to enlist in the Marine Corps. For 167 years the Corps remained segregated. A camp opened called the Negro Marine camp at Montford Point at Camp Lejeune, New River. Howard P. Perry, a native of Charlotte, became the first African American to enroll in the Corps.
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14797
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Furniture manufacturing was a diverse industry throughout North Carolina history. Henry Payne offered some of the earliest cabinetry work in Caldwell County. The first factory opened in 1880 at High Point, ten years later five more, and by 1900 44 furniture factories were operated. At the time of this article, there were 101 established factories located in High Point, Lenoir, Thomasville, Statesville, Hickory, Marion, Mt. Airy, Lexington, Mebane, and North Wilkesboro were the centers of furniture production.
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Chatham County's industrial growth was centered in its two largest cities, Siler City and Pittsboro. Siler City boasted: a hosiery mill, feed mill, Hadley-Peoples Manufacturing produced yarn, Oval Oak Manufacturing was the largest producer of washboards, lumber companies, and furniture manufacturers. In Pittsboro the established industries were: Odell Manufacturing Company spun cotton yarn and Chatham Manufacturing Company made labels sewn into clothes.
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14799
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One of Orange County's more historical towns, Hillsborough, also nurtured industrial growth just outside its city limits. There were three large cotton mills located near Hillsboro, Belle-Vue, Eno, and Walker Brothers. Kennedy Lumber Company operated four miles north of Hillsboro in Yanceyville. Lumber company owner G. C. Kennedy also ran a nearby meat packing plant called Piedmont Packing Company. Another town near Hillsboro, Efland, claimed two industrial endeavors; Efland Milling Company produced flour and animal feed and an excelsior plant.
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19097
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Connor was a member of a distinguished legal family. He established a distinguished record himself as a lawyer, Speaker of the North Carolina House, superior court judge, and a member of the North Carolina Supreme Court--positions which his father had held before.
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19098
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The furniture industry had a modest beginning in the state. The early colonists brought very little with them and what they built themselves was crudely done. Later itinerant-cabinetmakers, when travel became more common, moved from community to community crafting some fine furniture. Henry Payne was one of the most prominent of these men. The first real factory was built in High Point in 1880, and from that date the industry has progressed until now it is the third largest industry in the state.
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