Category: Transformations

Adapting and Changing Since 1949

Adapting and Changing Since 1949

After serving in the Navy Seabees in the Pacific Theater of World War II, Roy Turner used his GI Bill to graduate from the Southern College of Optometry in 1949.   He chose Eden, North Carolina as the place to hang out his shingle because of the vision needs in the area.  The vibrant textile mills […]