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AABCO Plans Gaffney Plant AABCO Industries, Inc. ( a di versified holding company with headquarters in Clinton, plans to relocate its corporate offices from Clinton to a new facility which is under construction near Gaffney. However, it will continue to operate its production facili ties in the Clinton area. The company has commenced construction on a large mobile- home plant near Gaffney on a 54- acre industrial site off Highway 29, approximately two miles south of Gaffney. With the ex ception of a few key management personnel, all jobs will be filled from the Gaffney area. R. G. Paquette of Spartanburg, vice president of Mobile Home Operations for AABCO, has been named general manager of the new facility. He said, “We plan to immediately set up tempo rary offices in Gaffney and will start hiring a nucleus of em ployees in the near future." Norman F. Pulliam, AABCO’s president, said, “Our decision to locate in Gafftiey was made after months of screening several communities in both Carolinas. We selected Gaffney primarily because of its excellent labor market and conditions, the fine cooperation we received from the city and county leaders and it proximity to the 1-85 Highway System.” The new plant, designed to tie one of the most modern in the industry, will consist of 72,000 square feet of manufacturing space and approximately 8,000 square feet of offices. After ini tial start-up, the plant will employ in excess of 100 people and have the capacity of produc ing 15 mobile homes per day. The plant will be served by the South ern Railroad. Phillips Construc tion Compuiy of Gaffney w ill tie the prime contractor. AABCO Industries, Inc. is a holding company presently op erating three mobile home manu facturing plants in South Caro lina and a furniture manufactur ing plant, Queen City Mattress and Upholstering Company, Inc., in Charlotte, N. C. The mobile horn? complines produce a variety of quality m idels under the bran l names of “Azalea," "Abby," “Bailey," “Countess", “Empress" and “New England." The primary distribution of the comp iny's mo bile homes is through independent dealers in 17 Southeastern, Mid- Atlantic and New England States and the Virgin Islands. Shelton J. Rimer of Laurens, is Chairman of the Board of Di rectors of AABCO. Other Direc tors include Norman F. Pulliam, President; Joe J. Pulliam, Jr., vice president, Hugh M. Chap man, assistant president of the Citizens and Southern National Bank of South Carolina and Wal ter T. Cox, vice president and Dean of Students, Clemson Uni versity. AABCO recently sold 250,000 shares of Comm a Stock through an underwriting group led by G. 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In order to make ini tial contacts with prospective church members, the Hollands- worths teach Mexicans to read and write, start recreation al activities and perform simple medical services. “Much of mis sion service, "Mr. Hollandsworth ways, “is simply making your self available.” Before going to Mexico, Mr. Hollandsworth was pastor of two REV. HOLLANDSWORTH churches in Virginia: Hebron Presbyterian in Staunton, and Calvin Presbyterian in Norfolk. He is a graduate of Presby terian College and holds a B.D. from Union Theological Semi nary in Richmond, Va. Mr. Hollandsworth w r as born in Raleigh, N. C., but considers Norfolk his hometown. He is a member of Norfolk Presbytery. Chalk Receives Medal Staff Sergeant JosephO. Chalk, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Chalk of 607 Magnolia St., Joanna, has received the U. S. Air Force Commendation Medal for meri torious service at Bien Hoa AB, Vietnam. 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