Businessmen to hear of waste in military spending crusade
A. Ernest Fitzgerald travels for a year to meet with businessmen under BEF to expose what he calls large military waste. He testified in 1968 on a $2 billion overrun for the C5 cargo plane and says Air Force moved to discredit him. He later works with BEF to lecture and advise.
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New York
Ernest Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Will K
Air Force
Palo Alto
Calif
BBB Calls Show Big Increases In 1969
The Better Business Bureau of Guilford County reported 18 461 service calls in 1969, six times its 1962 level, with 15 508 calls in 1968. Inquiries outweighed complaints 20 to 1, top issues included mail order houses and magazines, while many complaints covered home improvement and remodeling and appliance sales.
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Better Business Bureau
Guilford County
Marvin Sykes
Sykes
Florida Land
Tar Heel Economy Shows Slowing Growth in December
North Carolina business indicators reveal a 2.3 point drop in the Wachovia North Carolina Business Index from November, with December at 194.7 though 5.5 percent higher than December 1968. Despite high consumer prices and rising overall spending, employment rose modestly while manufacturing and tobacco employment fell, signaling a cooling economy into 1970.
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North Carolina
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
N.A. North Carolina
Adams
Hickory Furniture Expansion Revealed
CHAPEL HILL A diversification plan by Hickory Furniture Co seeks to double or triple output soon through acquisitions of Early American volume producers and later makers of modern casual and upholstered furniture. The Skyline Furniture takeover completed Jan 1 1970 already lifts annual sales to $2 million with a target of $3 million by year end.
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Chapel Hill
Hickory Furniture Co
Hickory
J. H. “Hib” Johnson
North Carolina Society of Financial Analysts
Johnson
Skyline Furniture Company
Skyline
North American Rockwell lowers first quarter earnings and dividends
North American Rockwell reports 1969 first quarter earnings of 13.6 million on 555.7 million in sales, down from 17.2 million and 653.9 million a year earlier, with pooling adjustments. The board cuts the common stock dividend from 50 to 30 cents per quarter, payable March 16 to holders of record February 23, 1970. Mass Mutual surpasses 2 billion dollars in individual life protection for a calendar year, aided by 2,400 agents. Greensboro agency covers North and South Carolina with 190 million in life insurance in force. Charles L. Hiatt of Thomasville earns a diamond award for one million dollars in 1969 Proke Co. sales for coating used in sealing cable radiant heat and electric utilities. Hiatt is married to Elizabeth Carr of High Point. they reside at Colonial Country Club.
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North American
Rockwell
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Mass Mutual
Proke Co
Hiatt
Elizabeth Carr
High Point
Colonial Country Club
Kerr elected assistant cashier at NCNB
Charles A. Kerr of Greensboro formerly of this city has been elected assistant cashier of NCNB. Kerr transferred from Charlotte and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James K. Kerr of 1410 Guyer St. He graduated from High Point Central High School with a BS in business administration from High Point College and an MBA from UNC Chapel Hill.
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Charles A. Kerr
Greensboro
NCNB
Kerr
Charlotte
James K. Kerr
Guyer St
Here
High Point Central High School
High Point College
Unc-Chapel Hill
Hanes Plans Market Tests for Supermarket Hosiery Brand
Hanes Hosiery Division announces market tests of a new stretch line of stockings and panty hose distributed exclusively through food and drug supermarkets. President William B. Cash says after more than a year of research the product and marketing program are tailored to supermarket retail.
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Hanes Corporation of
Winston- Salem
William B. Cash
Southern Railway reports 1969 earnings rise to 46 million
Consolidated net income for 1969 reached 46 million or 6.32 per share, up 7 percent from 1968. Fourthquarter earnings totaled 12.5 million or 1.73 per share, below 1968’s 14.4 million but above prior expectations.
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Southern Railway Company
Ward named field property claim representative at State Farm High Point
Thomas Larry Ward of 500 Sunset Street High Point was appointed a field property claim representative in the High Point office of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. A native of Arden he attended Skyland High School and earned a B S in business administration from Western Carolina University. He is the son of Mr and Mrs John C Ward of RFD 2 Arden.
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Thomas Larry Ward
Sunset St
High Point
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co
Arden
Skyland
Western Carolina University
John C. Ward
RFD 2
Listening to understand needs for better insurance
A service approach focuses on grasping client needs through listening to tailor insurance and financial products. It emphasizes thorough understanding to uncover new ways to meet those needs and deliver personalized solutions.
Claim Adjuster Career Guide and Dixie Personnel Ad
A career note describes the claim adjuster role including investigations and damage estimates. It notes high school or legal background as helpful and mentions Dixie Personnel offering counseling, placement services, and contact details at 115 Arcade Building.
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Dixie Personnel
Arcade Building
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Factory Equipment Supply Corp
Wilshire Boulevard
Willens
Vietnam
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North Carolina Business Index
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Hickory Furniture
The
Associated Press
Aerot
American Institutional
Devsia
American Land
American Mort 2A
Atlanta Gas Light
Barber Greene
NM Bassett Furniture
Bank of N.C . Brigadier
Ind. Corpea Brush Bergilium
Buckbee Mears
Ruddick
Sky City
Natl Corp. Textiles, Inc
Televent Leasing
Triangle Brick
Vermont American
Wachovia Corp
Walker
Washington Mills
Western Carolina Tel
Wellington
Hal! Wix Corporation
Wright Machinery
Lane
Niaudard
Telephone
Ing
E. Westwood
TIS W
Jay Wood
Mgr
English Motor CO
N. Main ST
Old Winston RD
Durham Life
SMM
Eatey
Durham Life Sales
Sales Leaders Club
Sears
James Jay Sears
Durham Life Insurance
Durham Raleigh, North Carolina
North
South Carolina
United States
Canada
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Charles L. Hiatt
Thomasville
the Proke Co
Dallas
Tex
David W. Adams
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Professional Life Insurance Service
Geo. P. Clark
C.L.U
Hayden Place
Lyon
Ward
Integon Financial Services Security
Ome
Integon
Tronent
Robert McCuiston
C.L.A
South Main Street
Juanita Henderson
Dixie
Life Insurance
E( T. Doobrow
Otent
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