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THE GEORGIA TECH A L U M N U S
September-October,
1943
W. H. Hightower, '09, Chairman of Large Textile Foundation Project Headed by Mr. Harrison Hightower, Chairman, 1909 public-spirited Textile Engineering graduate of Ga. Tech, former campus leader and athlete; President, Thomaston, Ga., Cotton Mills—the active members of the Cotton Manufacturers' Association of Georgia and other greatly interested textile leaders have pledged a fund of $500,000 for the establishment of a Textile Education Foundation, Incorporated. The Foundation proposes to improve and modernize textile educational facilities, in the Georgia area; and to train deserving young persons for development work and positions in the textile industry, throughout Georgia and the South. One of the major plans, also, is to strengthen the faculty and improve the equipment of the A. French Textile School at Georgia Tech; this is indicated as among the first steps to be taken by the organization. Other fields of textile education are to participate in the endeavor. Benefits will likewise accrue to the University of Georgia for its school in textile designing. Other schools to be considered are those in North and South Carolina; however, both of these states are establishing similar funds and it is thought that most of the activities of the foundation will be directed to Georgia Tech and to Auburn. The fund didn't just grow—like Topsy—but it was the result of much planning and hard woi-k on the part of Mr. Harrison Hightower, particularly, one of the leading manufacturers of the nation; and like, far-seeing business executives, close to their industry, Georgia Tech, and the other fine colleges. As stated, W. Harrison Hightower, Ga. Tech. T.E. '09, President of the Thomaston Cotton Mills, Thomaston, Ga., is chairman of the fund. Other incorporators, at this writing, are: Messrs. Scott Russell, president of the Bibb Manufacturing Company, Macon; A. B. Edge, Jr., vicepresident, Callaway Mills, LaGrange; Paul K. McKenney, president, Swift Manufacturing Company, Columbus; F r a n k B. Williams, agent, West Point Manufacturing Company, West Point; D. A. Jewell, Jr., president, Crystal Springs Bleachery, Chickamauga; C. L. Hamilton, vice-president, Crown Cotton Mills, Dalton; Guy I. Parmenter, superintendent, Goodyear Clearwater Mills, Cartersville; J. M. Cheatham, vice-president, Dundee Mills, Inc., Griffin. Marshall C. Stone, vice-president, Pacolet Manufacturing Co., New Holland; William N. Banks, president, Grantville Mills, Grantville; T. M. Forbes, executive vice-president, Cotton Manufacturers' Asso-
ciation of Georgia; J. J. Scott, president, Scottdale Mills; S. H. Swint, president, Graniteville Co., Augusta; W. R. Beldon, manager, Clark Thread Company of Georgia, Clarkdale; H. O. Ball, vice-president and treasurer, Pepperton Cotton Mills, Jackson; L. G. Hardman, Jr., president, Harmony Grove Mills, Commerce, and N. Barnard Murphy, president, the Trion Company, Trion.
R e s o l u t i o n of A p p r e c i a t i o n a n d T h a n k s At the first meeting of the Executive Board of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, held at the Capital City Club on September 2, 1943, promptly following the beginning of the new term of office on September 1 , C. L. Emerson, President, spoke of the successful conclusion of the drive made among the textile manufacturers of the State of Georgia to raise the sum of $ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ; one of the principal purposes of which is to aid the Textile School at the Georgia School of Technology. He also emphasized the fact that the Committee which had so successfully carried through this campaign was headed by a nationally prominent Georgia Tech Alumnus, Harrison Hightower, B.S. in T.E., 1909, President of the Thomaston Cotton Mills, Thomaston, Georgia. The following resolution was thereupon presented by Mr. Robert H. White, Jr., seconded by M r . Baxter Maddox, and unanimously carried: RESOLUTION Be it Resolved, that the Executive Board of the National Alumni Association of the Georgia School of Technology hereby extends to Mr. W . Harrison Hightower its great appreciation and sincere thanks for his splendid service to the State of Georgia, and the Georgia School of Technology in particular, in bringing to a successful conclusion the difficult task of raising the sum of $500,000 among the textile manufacturers of the State. The thanks of the Institution and all of its Alumni go out to the fine men who made possible the formation of this Textile Foundation. The utmost cooperation of the Alumni Association is hereby pledged to make the purposes of the Textile Foundation effective. This represents one of the finest acts of public service performed by any Tech Alumnus since the founding of the Institution. Be it Further Resolved that a copy of this Resolution be sent to Mr. W . Harrison Hightower by the Secretary. National Alumni Association, Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia School of Technology. September 2, 1943. R. J. Thiesen, Secretary.
Ga. Tech National Alumni Officers (Continued) in college and alumni affairs. Board Members: R. B. Wilby, Electrical '08. President, Wilby-Kincey Service Corporation. Retiring Alumni President. W. A. Parker, M.E. '19. President, Beck and Gregg H a r d w a r e Company, Atlanta. Thos. Fuller, Electrical '06. Southeastern District Manager, Westinghouse Elec. and Mfg. Co. Robt. H. White, Jr., M.E. '14. President, Southern Wood Preserving Company. Lawrence Willet, C.E. '18. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., Atlanta. R.J. Thiesen, Electrical, '10. Exec. Secy, Ga. Tech Nat'l Alumni Assn., Atlanta. Class Secretaries: Messrs. J. B. McCrary, '91, and A. R. Colcord, '92, for the Pioneer Classes; A. R. Colcord, '92; Ferd
Kaufman, '94; C. E. Buchanan, '96; Strother Fleming, '01; E. W. Klein, '02; P. M. Peteet, '03; F. Davenport, '04; Robt. Gregg, '05; G. Winship, '06; G. M. Stout, '07; Dan I. Maclntyre, '08; W. H. Hightower, '09; F r a n k Legg, '10; M. S. Hill, '11; W. A. Alexander, '12; Robt. L. Hughes, '13; A. F. Montague, '14; Edgar Montague, '15; Chas. S. Gardner, '16: John M. Slaton, '17; Jas. S. Budd, '18; Morgan McNeill, '19; L. F. Kent, '20; Jas. H. Johnston, '21; A. R. Flowers, '22; C. M. Kennedy, '23; Jos. Daniel, Jr.. '24; H. Hutton, '25; G. H. Traylor, '26; Gilbert Boggs. '27; Jack Holman, '28; Ben Largen, '29; Chas. N. Witmer, '30; Hudson Edwards, '31; Randy Whitfield, '32; Ivan Allen, Jr.. '33; Dudley King, '34; J e r e Perkerson, '35; James A. Rankin, '36; Lawrence C. Hayes, '37; Jack Nixon, '38; Thos. J. Hughes, '39; Chas. P. Richards, '40; J. F. Stovall, '41; C. L. Peacock, '42; and Robt. O. Dodd, '43.