PIONEERS OF SIMPLER GOVERNMENT III. MR. GEORGE R. WOOTTEN, CITY MANAGER OF HICKORY, N. C., WHICH IS ONE OF SEVERAL SMALL CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES THAT HAVE SUCCESSFULLY MODIFIED THE COMMISSION PLAN OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT TO PLACE THE EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATION IN THE HANDS OF ONE MAN MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CONGRESS AND MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL COMMISSION FOR THE STUDY OF THE APPLICATION OF THE COOPERATIVE SYSTEM TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND FINANCE IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, WHO HAS BEEN LARGELY INSTRUMENTAL IN CALLING NATIONAL ATTENTION TO THE NEED FOR A BETTER ORGANIZATION OF RURAL BANKING FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES |