Background
Huffstetler, Palmer Eugene was born on December 21, 1937 in Shelby, North Carolina, United States. Son of Daniel S. and Ethel (Turner) Huffstetler.
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Palmer Eugene Huffstetler
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Bachelor, Wake Forest U., 1959; Juris Doctor, Wake Forest U., 1961.
Career
Practiced in, Kings Mountain, North Carolina, 1961-1962; practiced in, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1962-1964; with, State Farm Insurance Company, Orlando, Florida, 1962; general legal counsel, Carolina Freight Corporation, Cherryville, North Carolina, 1964-1993; secretary, Carolina Freight Corporation, Cherryville, North Carolina, 1969-1990; senior vice president, Carolina Freight Corporation, Cherryville, North Carolina, 1969-1989; also director, Carolina Freight Corporation, Cherryville, North Carolina, 1971-1994; executive vice president, Carolina Freight Corporation, Cherryville, North Carolina, 1985-1993; president, Carolina Freight Corporation, Cherryville, North Carolina, 1993-1995; retired, 1995; president, Chief Executive Officer, Blue Chip Inc., since 1997.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman Cherryville Zoning Board Adjustment, 1967-1970. Member North Carolina Gasolineand Oil Inspector Board, 1974-1976. Class chairman Wake Forest College Fund, 1971-1979, decade chairman, 1981-1982.
Member governing body, chairman administrative committee Southern Piedmont Health Systems Agency, 1975-1977. Member Cherryville Economics Development Commission, 1982-1987, Cherryville Economics Development Committee, 1995-1997. President Cherryville Development Corporation, since 1986.
Board directors C. Grier Beam Truck Museum, since 1982, president 1982-1996. Board directors Schiele Museum, Gastonia, North Carolina, 1985-1988, Gaston Memorial Hospital, 1990-1993, vice-Chairman of the Board. Member North Carolina Governor's Highway Safety Commission, 1985-1988.
Member vice president Control and Southern Rate Bureau, 1984-1989. Trustee Brevard College, 1987-1993. Member North Carolina State Bar, North Carolina Bar Association.
Connections
Married Mary Ann Beam, August 9, 1958. Children: Palmer Eugene, Ben Beam, Brian Tad.
