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In 1936, he was appointed Traffic and\nAssistant Sales Manager, and he later ascended to Sales Manager in 1942.\nIn 1951 Phillips became general manager of the Haines City Growers Association\n(HCGA). His sense of humor and outgoing nature made him popular within the\norganization, and he was known for an ability to make his workers productive. He\nwas also known for always being able to find ways to save the company money.\nPhillips revamped the entire HCGA packing system, thus increasing wages while\nactually decreasing the cost the company was paying per box. Phillips was always\nlauded for his willingness to try new things. This paid off during his time with the\nHCGA as he set the foundation for the organization to grow and prosper in the\nfuture.\nThroughout his career, he became known to the citrus industry as the \"Champion\nof the Cooperative,\" an outspoken advocate of the \"total\" cooperative. He was\namong the first growers to plant and encourage the development of the Murcott,\nwhich later became known as the Honey Tangerine.\nPhillips developed a lengthy list of associations during his career. He served on the\nBoard of Directors for Citrus World, Inc. for 27 years, and Citrus Central, Inc. for\n14 years. Later in his career, he served as a member of the Florida Citrus\nCommission from 1974 through 1982. He also served as President for the Sales\nManagers Club and participated in the Florida Packing House Manager's\nAssociation, the Florida Tangerine Cooperative, the Florida Council of Farmer's\nCooperatives, the Florida Fresh Citrus Shipper's Association, the Growers and\nShippers League of Florida, Citrus Industrial Council. He was also a member of\nthe Advisory Board of the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association. He also\nserved in non-citrus organizations, serving as president of the Rotary Club in\nHaines City, for which he was a member. He was also a member of Covenant\nPresbyterian Church in Winter Haven and was on the Hesco Corp. Board of\nDirectors. Red Phillips retired in 1977, although he continued to serve with the\nHCGA as Executive Vice President.\nPhillips and his wife Marjorie had a son and two daughters. He passed away on\nAugust 28, 1996, and was inducted into the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame in 1983.","Subject Headings\nCitrus fruit industry—Florida\nCitrus products\nCitrus\nCitrus fruits—Cooperative marketing\nCitrus fruits—Harvesting\nCitrus fruits—Marketing\nCitrus juice industry","This collection has been processed at a basic level in an effort to make\nthis collection available in the shortest amount of time. 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He was also a member of Covenant\nPresbyterian Church in Winter Haven and was on the Hesco Corp. Board of\nDirectors. Red Phillips retired in 1977, although he continued to serve with the\nHCGA as Executive Vice President.\nPhillips and his wife Marjorie had a son and two daughters. He passed away on\nAugust 28, 1996, and was inducted into the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame in 1983.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["R.V. \"Red\" Phillips was born April 5, 1912, in Bacon Level, Alabama. In\n1930 he came to Polk County and began working at the Waverly\nPackinghouse. The youthful Phillips attracted the eye of the manager, who\ngave him a small role in the sales office. In 1936, he was appointed Traffic and\nAssistant Sales Manager, and he later ascended to Sales Manager in 1942.\nIn 1951 Phillips became general manager of the Haines City Growers Association\n(HCGA). His sense of humor and outgoing nature made him popular within the\norganization, and he was known for an ability to make his workers productive. He\nwas also known for always being able to find ways to save the company money.\nPhillips revamped the entire HCGA packing system, thus increasing wages while\nactually decreasing the cost the company was paying per box. Phillips was always\nlauded for his willingness to try new things. This paid off during his time with the\nHCGA as he set the foundation for the organization to grow and prosper in the\nfuture.\nThroughout his career, he became known to the citrus industry as the \"Champion\nof the Cooperative,\" an outspoken advocate of the \"total\" cooperative. He was\namong the first growers to plant and encourage the development of the Murcott,\nwhich later became known as the Honey Tangerine.\nPhillips developed a lengthy list of associations during his career. He served on the\nBoard of Directors for Citrus World, Inc. for 27 years, and Citrus Central, Inc. for\n14 years. Later in his career, he served as a member of the Florida Citrus\nCommission from 1974 through 1982. He also served as President for the Sales\nManagers Club and participated in the Florida Packing House Manager's\nAssociation, the Florida Tangerine Cooperative, the Florida Council of Farmer's\nCooperatives, the Florida Fresh Citrus Shipper's Association, the Growers and\nShippers League of Florida, Citrus Industrial Council. He was also a member of\nthe Advisory Board of the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association. He also\nserved in non-citrus organizations, serving as president of the Rotary Club in\nHaines City, for which he was a member. He was also a member of Covenant\nPresbyterian Church in Winter Haven and was on the Hesco Corp. Board of\nDirectors. 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In 1936, he was appointed Traffic and\nAssistant Sales Manager, and he later ascended to Sales Manager in 1942.\nIn 1951 Phillips became general manager of the Haines City Growers Association\n(HCGA). His sense of humor and outgoing nature made him popular within the\norganization, and he was known for an ability to make his workers productive. He\nwas also known for always being able to find ways to save the company money.\nPhillips revamped the entire HCGA packing system, thus increasing wages while\nactually decreasing the cost the company was paying per box. Phillips was always\nlauded for his willingness to try new things. This paid off during his time with the\nHCGA as he set the foundation for the organization to grow and prosper in the\nfuture.\nThroughout his career, he became known to the citrus industry as the \"Champion\nof the Cooperative,\" an outspoken advocate of the \"total\" cooperative. 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He served on the\nBoard of Directors for Citrus World, Inc. for 27 years, and Citrus Central, Inc. for\n14 years. Later in his career, he served as a member of the Florida Citrus\nCommission from 1974 through 1982. He also served as President for the Sales\nManagers Club and participated in the Florida Packing House Manager's\nAssociation, the Florida Tangerine Cooperative, the Florida Council of Farmer's\nCooperatives, the Florida Fresh Citrus Shipper's Association, the Growers and\nShippers League of Florida, Citrus Industrial Council. He was also a member of\nthe Advisory Board of the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association. He also\nserved in non-citrus organizations, serving as president of the Rotary Club in\nHaines City, for which he was a member. He was also a member of Covenant\nPresbyterian Church in Winter Haven and was on the Hesco Corp. Board of\nDirectors. 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