Career
Assistant superintendent, Rhyne Houser Manufacturing Company, 1939-1940; secretary, treasurer, general manager, director, Bucknit Processing Company, 1945; with, Carolina Freight Corporation, Cherryville, North Carolina, since 1949; assistant general sales manager, Carolina Freight Corporation, Cherryville, North Carolina, 1951-1953; executive vice president, Carolina Freight Corporation, Cherryville, North Carolina, 1953-1970; president, Carolina Freight Corporation, Cherryville, North Carolina, 1970-1976; chief Executive officer, Carolina Freight Corporation, Cherryville, North Carolina, 1976-1984; vice chairman, Carolina Freight Corporation, Cherryville, North Carolina, 1976-1987; chairman, Carolina Freight Corporation, Cherryville, North Carolina, since 1987.