History of South Carolina (Volume 4) (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: spindles. The plant produces a large amount of cotton products, known technically to the trade as convertibles. Mr. Norris is a member of the various cotton manufacturers associations, and is lending his time and co-operation heartily to the remarkable commercial and industrial development in Greenville and upper South Carolina. For four years he was chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee of Pickens County. Until 1918 he lived at Cateechee and in July of that year moved his family to his beautiful new home on James Street near Rutherford Street in Greenville. The Norris family have always enjoyed home life in the ideal sense of the word, and they now have an environment in one of the most handsome and costly residences in the City of Greenville. Mr. Norris married Miss Lottie Ridgell of Batesburg, South Carolina, daughter of Dr. E. C. Ridgell. Their home circle now contains three children, Marion, George Furman, Jr., and Edgar. The family are members of the First Baptist Church. Mr. Norris is a member of the board of deacons and chairman of the finance committee. He is a member of the Masonic order and belongs to Living Arch Chapter, No. 21, Royal Arch Masons of Clemson College, South Carolma. He is also a member of Kiwanis Club of Greenville, Poinsett Club, San Souci Country Club and of the Chamber of Commerce. May, 1919, Mr. Norris organized with others the Keowee Mills Company of Greenville, South Carolina. The company are large handlers of cotton goods. Ralph Traywick Wilson is superintendent of education for Laurens County. He was born on a farm in that county November 13, 1891. While quite young for the responsibilities he enjoys he is regarded as one of the most capable schoolmen in this section of the state. He is a son of William and Payne (Wallace)...