The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-25
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National Committeeman
Yale when the World War broke out
and he Joined the naval forces, was
assigned to destroyer and served
overseas. When the war ended he
returned TO civilian life, enterd
Yale and four years later graduated
from Yale with honors. Upon his
graduation from Yale he Joined the
Remington Arms Company where
his duties, for the most part, con-
sisted OF testing rifles. The Enfield
military rife was then being tested
for hunting purposes. Pryor was
sent TO Africa for the Arm 10 hunt
big game In the would jungles there
with the Enfield rifle. incidentally
there Is q rifle room In the Pryor
Estate In Greenwich which includes
dozens OF rifles OF oil ages and oil
descriptions today)
After working for the Remington
Arms company he finally decided
that there were greater opportuni-
ties TO be found In the Railroad
Equipment Business, thus II was
that he Joined tho Southern Wheel
company.
Although his family possessed
great wealth, Sam decided TO learn
the railroad equipment business
from top 10 bottom. 80 casting aside
his expensive Woll-tailored clothes
which he wore, Sam put on overalls
and entered the Pittsburgh Mills OF
the Southern Wheel company, as n
molder's helper, where he worked
from early morning until late at
night In the heat, smoke, noise ana
grease OF the Foundry.
Affiliations
Within three years he became as-
sistant superintendent OF the Mills
and In 1927 hc came to New York.
In 1880 he became Vice-president OF
the Southern Wheel Company and
In 1887 he became assistant to tho
president OF the American Brake
Shoe and Foundry Company, the
parent organization OF the Southern
Wheel Company.
He ID also chairman OF the OK.
ecutiye committee OF the Vanadium
Corporation OF America, " director
OF the Virginia Central Railroad;
Hobo Sound Company; United
States Industrial Alcohol Corp.
grafton and Hartman Securities
Corporation. III addition 10 these
duties he ID O director OF the boys
clubs OF America; organizer and
manager OF q choir OF forty boys In
Christ Church at Greenwich and q
warden OF that church; he Ia treas.
urer OF the Greenwich Boys Club,
Chairman OF the Greenwich County
Fair; and q director Of the Green.
wich Community chest, one OF the
most successful In tho United
States.
In order for him 10 fulfill his
many and varied duties Pryor
travels almost always by plane. He
holds transport license and flies
his own plane. Once every month
he flies TO 81. Louis 10 the Office OF
The Southern Wheel Company. He
has charge OF tho sales In II such
Offices for this company alone.
Former heavy weight boxing
champion Gene Tunney; Ex-presi-
dent Herbert Hoover and John
Hamilton, national chairman OF the
Republican party are very frequent
visitors at the beautiful Pryor
estate IN Greenwich, where Mr..
Pryor lives with his charming wife
and FIVE bright, cheerful and well
hammered children whom he adores,
Family Man
While Pryor III every inch O keen,
quick thinking political and indus.
trial leader he ID also, under oil con.
ditions and OF oil times,-an excel.
lent family man. There has never
been father who Ii or was more
proud OF his children than Sam
Pryor Is. Each OF those little youngs-
ters are enough 10 make any man
feel proud. And each OF those
healthy youngsters are mighty,
mighty proud OF their DAD and
they make that clear TO oil. Sam
Pryor Is one OF the most consider.
ate OF husbands. Mrs. Pryor will
quickly vouch for this statement.
These two, Mr.. and Mrs. Pryor,
have played sports together (she Is
the better golfer and the better
tennis player and they have fought
their political battles side by side.
In Mrs. Pryor Sam" has an excep-
tionally fine wife and an excellent
mother for his five children. Five
children who love and adore both
their father and mother, make no
mistake about that.
Pryor has attained the front rank
In Americas industrial, civic and
political life. He has won consider
able recognition In sporting circles
as well. He has fought, with and
against, the Rockefellers.
He has spared with Gene Tunney,
hunted with the Martin Johnsons,
he has been talking and playing
golf with Bobby Jones for years. He
has been discussing flying problems
with Eddie Rickenbacker and al
Williams for a long time. He Is q
close personal friend of Walter
Chrysler and other outstanding In.
dustrial tycoons.
He served as Eastern Treasurer OF
the national republican party during
the 1886 political campaign and in
IA eastern states he created an ALL
time record for collecting campaign
funds. In 1896 he raised a million
dollars more In those IA states than
had ever been raised before In his
fnes, fIlisto feat ntns.a ,.smkaa n~ssns