Contention scenes — At top. left. Robert Patten, managing director. Carolines
Branch of the Associated General Contractors of America, speaking at the Hot
Springs (Va.) convention. At right is
С.
P. Street, of Charlotte, president of the
Associated General Contractors of America. He is associated both with Mc-
Dcvilt & Street Co., and Thompson & Street.
Below at the ladies luncheon at the Homestead were (left to right): Mrs.
Frank II. Conner. Mrs. James J. Harris. Mrs.
С.
P. Street, Mrs. Vernon Goode,
Mrs. R. Lewis Patton — all of Charlotte: and Mrs. Charlie Ballengcr, Green¬
ville. S. C., Mrs. W. Trent Ragland. Jr., Raleigh and Mrs. J. Gregory Poole,
Raleigh.
Largest in
the U.S.
Carol in ns* Contractors
Association members
also head national
group.
By CARL GOERCII
The past year has been outstanding
so far as new construction work in
North Carolina is concerned — new
homes, business and office buildings,
hospitals, schools, factories, power
plants, bridges, roads, water and sew¬
age facilities and many other items.
These projects have given employ¬
ment to many thousands of people and,
needless to say. they have run into big
money.
Here in North Carolina we have an
organization known as the Carolinas
Branch of the Associated General Con¬
tractors of America, the largest group
of contractors in the country. Practi¬
cally all of the well-known contractors
in North and South Carolina arc mem¬
bers. And. to insure still further co¬
operation, most of the material and
supply people in this area arc associate
members.
largest In LI. S.
There arc 122 different branches of
the AGC. and the Carolinas branch is
by far the largest. Its headquarters arc
located in Charlotte, with branch of¬
fices in Greensboro. Raleigh. Colum¬
bia and Greenville, S. C.
The annual meeting was held at Hot
Springs. Va.. in November, and the
following officers were elected: Presi¬
dent G. E. Moore. G. E. Moore Con¬
struction Co.. Greenwood. S. C.;
Vice-President, A. J. Fox. F. N.
Thompson. Inc.. Raleigh; Treasurer,
Earle Whitton. Southeastern Construc¬
tion Co.. Charlotte; Managing Di¬
rector. Robert Patten, Charlotte;
Ex Officio. Marion Cooper. Barrus
Construction Company. Kinston; Im¬
mediate Past President.
The business and objects of the as¬
sociation are to promote better rela¬
tions between private owners of public
bodies, their architects or engineers
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THE STATE. January 16. 1954
