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"We have set high goals for our company for the next five years", Mr. Taylor said, and we a r e depending on the train- ing by East Central to help meet those goals and help to continue sending the "Big Red" machines all over the world." .-- .*-- .. .

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EXPLAINS OPERATION-Malcomb Davb explains the operation of a welding machint to a student at Taylor Machine Works i~

< . s, the first time that actual to meet ourproductiongoals." "We hear So much about new tr-ing tools have been moved The Taylor firm manufac-' industry in Mississippi that we 1 b m the vocational centers to tures material handling ma- tend to forget thosecompanies rn industry to expedite train- chines used all over the world. that a r e already here and op- ing. Started in 1927 a s an automo- erating. The trainingprogram, The need for training for bile repair shop, the company at Taylor Machine is some- : raylor Machine-as& well a s has expanded to meet the thing that the Vocational and Ither industries-is great in changing needs of the material Technical Division of XheState Uississippi. The state's move handling industry. Their ma- Department of Education has , owa r d industrialization chines a r e used at docks for the facilities and manpower to nakes it necessary for those U n f 0 a d i n g containerized do. We a r e interested in help- who have never beforehandled freight. The railroads use ing to train for both new and a welding torch to become their prodi~ctsin their piggy- existing industries. Ourtrain- I ?fficient in welding, and in back freight system. And ing program for Taylor Ma-!

~ t h e r phases of manufacturing, Pan Am World Airlines has : n order for the state to sup- found a Taylor machine to be ,ly a work force for Missis- One Of their most important ;ippi9s expanding industriali- ground support tools, used for tation. changing engines in the gial Sitting at his desk, W. A. 747 jetliners. raylor, Jr., president of Tay- Officials at East Central I o r Machine WJrks, thumbs Junior College, including DI hrough stacks of computer- Charles V. Wright, president, ~rintouts,showing the orders and 0. L. Newell, vocational )n hand, the status of machines director, have Worked closely ,eing manufactured and other with the Vocational and Tech- iertinent management infor- ~ c a lDivision in Jackson to nation. Taylor said, "our offer the training needed fop uture success is directly de- Taylor Machine. Ben EPpeb endent on training new men Off-thaqate Staff 1s coordinat: or our production line. With- ing the project. ~ut 8 steady supply of trained V. MaJure, state direc rorkers, we will not be able tor, vocationaleducation, said