first Union Executive Officer
Wants Best Bank, Not Biggest
EXECUTIVE OFFICER — C. C.
Cameron of Charlotte, 46, was
recently named the chiet exec
utive officer of First Union Na
tional Bank of North Carolina
I succeeding Carl McCraw, Jr,
McCraw served for a year fol
lowing the retirement of his
, father, Carl McCraw, Sr„ Kings
[ Mountain native.
I ~ r~~' ’
“ I just want ojtr bank to be
the best bank, not necessarily
the biggest "
These are the words of C. C.
“Cliff” Cameron, chairman and
chief executive officer of First
Union National Bank. At 46 years
old, he’s described by associates
as “a man of action.”
Cameron, Mississippi-born (his
father is a native North Caro
linian) LSU-educated and father
of four, achieved varied success
prior to being named to the top
post of First Uillbn.
His business career began as
a chemical engineer With Esso
Standard Oil Company in Louisi
ana. This phase ended in 1949
when a close ftfend, James Poy
ner of Raleigh, persuaded him
to come to that city and enter
the mortgage banking business.
In 17 short years, staring with
two employees in a small office
he engineered the growth of
Cameron-Brown Company to an
organization that services more
than $500 million in mortgages,
employs 275 in IS cities in the
Carolinas, Virginia and Tennes
see. The company ranks among
the 13 largest in the nation.
In April, 1964, Cameron-Brown
joined forces with First Union.
Cameron became vice chairman of
the bahk’s board. In September
of this year he su .'ceeded Carl
G. McCraw, who had built First
Union from a one-city bank to
the third largest In the state with
92 offices in 43 North Carolina
cities First Union now ranks 78lh
in size among the 13,000 banks
in the nation.
“it is my earnest desire,” Cam
eron states, “to be a part of the
continued progress of First Union.
My beiefs and philosophies are
not new. But they are important
to our bank and to us. I believe
our first responsibility is to have
a sound, solvent bank. Our depo
sitors must be guaranteed that
their money is readily available,
however, while these deposits are
entrusted to us they should be
used to enrich the economy of
the state of North Carolina,” he
continued,
“Further- I believe that the
people who come through First
Union’s doors are doing us a fav
or in allowing us to serve them.
We should greet them with a
smile, with enthusiasm, with
warmth as we would greet a
guest in our home. We must be 1
genuinely concerned with the
needs of our customers. If we
efficiently meet these needs, we
will have satisfied easterners.
Satisfied Customers are vital to
the continued silccess of our bank.
Cameron’s leadership and or
ganizational abilities were indi
cated earlier in liffe when he was
called to duty in WW II An
ROTC graduate he rose from the
rank of second Lieutenant to
Lieutenant Coldnel in four years.
He served as commander of a
heavy weapons battalion in Eu
rope and received the Bronze
Star. Few of his men will ever
forget “Cameron Hill” -a new
mouhtain that rose in the back
yard of his training unit at Camp
Roberts, California. It was climb
ed daily by both young and older
troops. Most of them collapsed
upon reaching the summit. The
daily charge was led by the com
manding officer.
During the building of Came
ron-Brown he again displayed
these abilities.
What does all this mean for
First Union?
“He will give enthusiastic
leadership with well defined or
ganizational functions, with po
sitions headed by men whom he
selects and to whom he delegates
authority,” said one outsider.
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“You can expect a very aggres
sive bank, with a tendency to
ward perfection and with a part
icular feeling toward the custo
mers,’1 said another.
Surhming it all up, Cameron
said simply, “These exciting
times.’’
Beauty Queen
To Cut Ribbon
Of $100 Bills
Nahnette Jackson Minor, Miss
North Carolina 1967, will cut a
special ribbon to open the new
First Union National Bank office
bn Tuesday.
The “ribbon” tshe’ll cut is uni
que- it’s made of $100 bills.
A native of Charlotte, Miss
Minor graduated from Myers;
Park High School there and rfe- !
eeived a degree in music from
the University of North Carolina
at Greensboro.
Following the opener, Miss
Minor will remain to greet people
attending the opening and distri
bute autographed photos.
The attractive Miss North Ca
rolina is five feet seven inches
tail, a natural blond with blue
byes.
Prior to becoming Miss North
Carolina- Miss Minor was full
time Organist, taught piano, ser
ved as a volunteer to the Meck
lenburg County juvenile diagnos
tic center, presented concerts in
the southeast and while in eol
le'ge did the operatic lead in the
comic opera “Telephone” for a
USO tour of the Carribean.
Other highlights of the banR
openihg for the general public
will include tours of the modern
facility and a Treasure Chest
loaded with valuable gifts which
visitors may try to open with
keys • distributed to them upon
entering the new facility.
Also on hand will be an elec
tronically programmed talking
six-foot Robot which appeared
recently at the N. C. State Fair
in Raleigh. A number of prizes
will be awarded.
North Carolina’s first Jaycee
chapter was organized in Char
lotte in April, 1929. Winston
Salem formed the second; Ra
leigh the third; and Fayetteville
the fourth.
The Greensboro Chapter of the
North Carolina Jaycees was vot
ed Top Club in the world by the
International Jaycees at their
Congress held in November of
1965 in Sydney, Australia.
CHAIRMAN — Paul M. Neisler,
Sr., is chairman of the board
of First Union National Bank's
Kings Mountain branch.
Neisler Heads
Bank Board |
Paul M. Neisler, Sr., Kings
Mountain industrialist, is chair.j
man of the board of First Union
National Bank's Kings Mountain
branch.
He succeeded the late B. S.
Neill, the bank’s senior vicepre
sident and executive officer un
til his retirement in 1961.
Other officers include Elmore
Alexander, chief executive offi
cei-; W. G. Jonas- assistant cash
ier and manager of the install
ment loan.department; Mrs. He
len Ft. Bl-ahton, assistant cashier;
and Mrs. Louise Lybrand, assis
tant . cashier.
Other directors are Dr. L. P
Baker, James E. Herndon, Charles
A. Neisler, John O. Plonk, Jr.,
F. A. Summers, David Neill and
j. Ollie Harris.
The first N. C. State Jaycee
organization was founded in a
meeting in Winston-Salem. T
Spruill Thornton of Winston
Salem was first State President.
Tile State Headquarters for the
The State Headquarters for the
North Carolina Jaycees is in
High Point.
There are 9,859 Jaycees in
North Carolina in 217 chapters,
committed to community devel
opment and leadership training.
Irvin Aldridge of Yanceyville
is President of 9,859 North Caro
lina Jaycees.
First Union's New Banking Office
Mixture Of Traditional, Modern
Kir.sl Union National Bank’s
new Kings Mountain building, to
be shown to the public Tuesday
afternoon and evening and to b
occupied for operations the morn
ing of January 19, combines tradi
tional and modern concepts in
both architecture and furnish
ings.
The two-story structure con
tains approximately 6900 square
feet of floor space, boasts a mod
ern lobby, facilities for seven tell
ers- drive-in window service I
parking facilities for a dozet |
autos, an elevator for transpor
to the upper >fl jor, a spaciou
director’s room, and new furnish
ings throughout.
Wainscoting is banker’s wal
nut, upholstered chairs black.
Modernity takes over In the
front-of-building glass panels,
from ground level to ceiling, and
in vari'colored floor coverings
and walls. Music will be piped u
the lobby and other areas of the
building.
One particular needed facilitj
will be available, as additional
safe deposit boxes are added. At
present, al the bank’s safe de
posit boxes are rented.
Architects for the building are
Ferebee- Walters and Associates
of Charlotte, and general con
tractor is Myers & Chapman, of
Charlotte.
Kings Mountain sub-con trac
tors included L. A Hoke Elec
trical Company and Ben T. Go
forth, Plumbing.
First Union Notes
'66 Record Growth
Record growth during 1966
was reported today by First
Union National Bank.
E. R. Alexander, Jr, execu
tive officer in charge of the
bank's Kings Mountain office,
stated that total resources at
December 31, 1966 were $603
393,257 as compared with $595,
783,419 at the end of last year.
Total deposits increased to
$580,341,105 from $514,713,777
in 1965.
iLioans rose to $365-921.99,1 as
compared to $360,077,017 in
1965.
Mr. Alexander said net oper
ating earnings of $5,426,471 or
$1.85 per share were realized
for 1966, in comparison with
$5,061,295 or $1.73 per share for
the year in 1965.
First Union National Bank
operates 93 offices in 43 North
Carolina communities
Duke Invested
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?ei Week In '66
Duke Power Company has ac
omplished the notable feat of
vorking one million manhours
.ystemwide without a disabling
leeidt nt.
F. Yates Drum, safely director
:or the utility, said that the com
pany’s almost 6,500 employees
worked from November 10, 1966,
h rough December 8, 1966, a total
if 1 009, 155 menhours, without
t disabling accident.
The company will receive a
•ertificate from the Edison Elec
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safety achievement.
Duke Power's system serves
over 8.50,000 customers in the
Piedmont Carolinas. The million
manhours worked without a dis
abling accident includes the com
pany’s heavy construction depart
ment, which adds special empha
sis to the achievement.
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