The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-04-13
The Men at the Helm.
(By T. B. Young)

The Personnel of the Board Of Dl
rectors OF the Tri-State Tobacco Grow
ers' Cooperative Association are as
follows:
Virginia: w. R. West, Axton; r
O. Mccormick, Java; 7. c. Watkins
South Boston; y. H. Williams, Chase
City; Joseph NJ. Hurt, Blackburg;
NJ. o. Wilson, Keysville; c. W. Wing
field, Naruna; w. S. Garrett, Bula.
North Carolina: J. A. Brown, Chad
bourn; George A. Norwood, Goldsboro;
]. Y. Joyner, La Grange; John
Coward, Ayden; j. Vines Cobb, Pine
top; S. F. Austin, Nashville; S. I.
Peace, Henderson; E. G. Moss, Ok
ford; R. B. Whitley, Wendell; South
gate Jones, Durham; j. NJ. Galloway,
Greensboro; A. L. Bunker, Mt. Airy.
South Carolina: T. B. Young,
Florence; Bright Williamson, Darling
ton.
In addition to the above Directors
the three Directors representing the
public and appointed by the governors
of the three states are as follows:
Oliver ]. Sands, Richmond, Va,
Col. Grimes, Secretary of State,
Raleigh, N. c., Hon. E. c. EppS,
Kingstree, S. c.
Referring to the Board of Directors
as a whole will state that / have
keard a number of people state since
learning the personnel of the Board
of Directors of the Association that
their entire confidence in the outcome
cf the move has been established.
l wish to make special reference
to the personnel of the Executive
Committee, which is as follows:
President-Geo. A. Norwood, who
is president of the First National
Bank of Goldsboro, N. c., and a man
highly esteemed by the entire business
interests of the state.
Vice-President-Bright Williamson
Of Darlington, S. c., who perhaps is
as we'll known and carries as much
confidence among the business people
as any man in South Carolina. Any
one wanting to know how completely
these two men are held in esteem and
high appreciation only have to 60 to
their home towns to find out the high
type of men that they are. In fact,
we believe this to be said of every
man on the Executive Committee.
Jos. NJ. Hurt, of Blackstone, Va.
Vice-president from that state, is
widely known throughout the state as
a successful business man and is the
last past president of the Bankers
Association of Virginia.
Mr.. M. o. Wilson, Secty-Treasurer,
from Keysville, Va, is a young and
rising business man and is the one
who has so successfully put over the
campaign for sign up in his state,
having signed up at least S0% OF the
tobacco of that state.
]. M. Galloway, also a member OF
the Executive Committee is the larg-
\ est tobacco grower in the world, hav-
ing signed up for $4,000 pounds.
Mr.. Galloway is man of extremely
pleasing personality and is a great
asset to the Association as an ex-
perienced tobacco man.
T. C. Watkins, Jr., of South Boston,
Va, is also member of the Execu-
tive Committee and besides having
a large tobacco interest is in the
Banking business in South Boston and
has made complete success as q
business man.
As an advisory member of the Exec
utive Committee, Mr.. Oliver j. Sands
cf Richl.. nd, Va, who is president of
the American National Bank OF Rich
mond, / do not believe that there is a
man in the South of higher business
interest and integrity and no man
of any more personal attractiveness
than Mr.. Sands and man of high
Christian character.
Also DR.. ]. Y. Joyner is an advisory
member of the Executive Committee.
DR.. Joyner is one of the best known
men in the State of North Carolina
and was for seventeen years superin-
tendent of Public Instruction Of that
state, having resigned and retired
from public life during his last ad-
ninistration, leaving an unexpired
term. DR.. Joyner is a man who has
the respect of his entire state and
perhaps no one in the state has more
completely the confidence of his peo-
pie.
There are just few remarks set
ting forth briefly two or three state
Ynents about each one of the Executive