Daily Journal Staff Writer
Johnnie B. Rawlinson was born in the City of Looms.
Kannapolis, N.C., was home to Cannon Mills, once the world's largest producer of towels and linens. Rawlinson's parents worked in the factory.
"It was a company-owned town," Rawlinson said. "It was rural, small. It was an interesting place to grow up... (continued)