1972-1977

College IS Usrng Factory I n Teaching of Students I I ,The big industrial facility cov- I centeis to an industry to ex- a Taylor nlachjne to be one of rrs about 100 acres just north of / pedite training. /their most important ground ~ ~ ~ i ~ ~ i l l ~ on Mississippi ~ i ~ h - / The need for training for Tag- ' support tools, used for c&nging 1 lor Machine-as well as other / engjnes in the giant 747 jetliners. way Bchilld Ihc ' industries-is great in Mis- 1 Officials at East Central Ju- brick ad'ministration iluilding 1 sispppi. The state's move n i o r College, including m. are metal buildings, each one toward industrialization makes 1 Charles V. Wright, president, involved in various stages of it ~lecessaryfor those who have and 0. L. Newell, vocational di- hbricating the "Big Red'' ma- never before handled a welding rector, have worked closely 'hines-material handling 1 brch to become effl~lent in Weld- with the Vocational and Techni- vices-manufactured bv Ta!.lor ing, and in other phases of cal Division in Jackson to offer \fachine works, a b r i s s i s s i ~~ imanufacturing, in order for the / the training needed for Taylor firm -- with dealers all over the / state to s u ~ p l y a work force for nit,ed States and the 1 Mississippi's expanding in- is coordinating the proj- Driving by the plant on High- dustrialization. ay 15, one would never sus- 1 Sitting at his desk, W. A. Tay- V, Majure, state dilaec- 3ct that a part of this facility ! lor, Jr.. president of Taylor Ma- education, said, an extension of one of Mi?-, chine Works, thumbs through 1 "we hear so much about new ssippi's public junior colleges, stacks of ~olliputer printouts, ! industry in l$fississippi that we last Central in Decatur. i showing the orders on hand, the )tend to forget those conpanies Located in one of the fabri- / status of machines being manu- I that are already here and oper- c a t i q shops is a welding school, ! factured and pertinent 1 sting. The training program at run in cooperation with East !management information. T ~ Y - I Taylor Machine is something Central Junior College. Soon af- i lor said, "Our future success Is ! [hat the Vocational 2nd Techni- ter the first of the year. a I directly dependent on training 1 cal Division of the State Depal course in machine shop will be I new men for our production / merit of Education has the fac taught in the same building. 1 line. \Vithg1uta steady supply of / ities and manpower to do. L1 The training offered at Taylor I trained we not be ,re interested in helping iz unique in the expanding / t~ meet Our production train for both new and existi1 training for industry, developed goals. industries. Our training p r ~ 2nd administered by the Voca- The Taylor firm nlanufac- gixm for. Taylor Machine shw tional and Technical Division of "feS ma- how we can help industry a chines used all over the world. ready here." the State Department of Educa- 1 Started in 1927 as an automobile tion. 1 repair shop the company has W. 4 . Jr., a For ~t2veI-d!ears, the V0ca- 1 expanded td meet the changing ligious has set high goa ma1 and Technical Division ; r.eeds of the material handling 1 for his company for the ne: is offered training for industry I nidustry. Their machines are five years and is depending ( the vocational centers located used at docks for unloading con- the training by East Central 1 the state's ~)ublic iunior col- I tainerized freight. The railroads I he111 meet those eoals and he ges. But thls 1s the hrst time use their pro&cts in their pig- I to 'continue seniing the "Bi at actual trainlng tools have 1 gyback freight system. ,4nd Pan I Red'' machines all over tk mnxrpa from the vocational Am World Airlmes hac fnlrnrl rrr--lA --