Vaiden Businesses (as of 1976) From the Vaiden
Heritage Highway 51 North, Vaiden This
thriving company was founded in 1946 by W. Berlin Cross. It soon became one of the largest lumber
firms within 100 miles radius and specialized in residence finished
lumber. Faced with advancing age, Mr.
And Mrs. Cross recently disposed of their cooperative interest to the
Russanne Lumber Company of In
1975, the Cross Lumber Company was the setting for the “country jamboree”
scene in the movie “Ode to Billie Joe.” Though
this gin was owned by various parties during the past twenty years, the
present owners, M.M. (Sonny) Jones and wife, Rubye Noah Jones, have expanded
the operation most successfully. Being
located on Highway 51 North, it is easily accessible to surrounding cotton
farmers whose business has been invaluable to Vaiden merchants. The Vaiden Pulpwood Company The
Vaiden Pulpwood Company has been a contributing asset to Vaiden’s economy
since July, 1969. Owning its spur
track which connects with downtown Illinois Central Railroad, the company
offers around-the-clock transportation of pulpwood to numerous manufacturers,
but principally to U.S. Plywood Company.
A burgeoning business, owned by William G. Dismukes of The Vaiden Manufacturing
Company Highway 35, West Organized
in 1972, this rapidly growing manufacturing company now employs 85 workers daily, and is
presently the community’s largest industry.
The firm produces three major items all of which are in national
demand: namely, disposable surgical gowns, commercial table cloths and
napkins, and surgical gauze pads. Its
management is conducted efficiently by F.C. Lentz, with Mrs. Cecil Welch,
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