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Three new distinguished members of the barbering industry were inducted into the Barbering Hall of Fame. Those include (Left) Robert Vavro from Pennsylvania, Zane Skerry from Massachusetts, and (Right) Gene Record from Kentucky. This is the first year that a female received the high honor.
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Paper Trails:
Barber Hall of Fame inducts two Arkansans by close
shave
(Article that appeared in Arkansas Gazette, October 28, 2003
as written
by Michael Storey)
There is only one Barbering Hall of Fame, and two Arkansans
are among its more recent inductees. The hall, along with the Barber Museum,
is in Canal Winchester, Ohio. Both are above Zeke’s Barber Shop,
and the Wigwam restaurant.
Last year’s honoree, Jerrell Dailey of
Magnolia, was the hall’s
40th inductee. This year it was Charles Kirkpatrick, who was inducted at
the National Association of Barber B Boards convention last month in Las
Vegas. He currently serves on the Arkansas State Board of Barber Examiners
and the National Association Board.
“I never expected getting it,” Kirkpatrick said of the induction. “I’m
just an ordinary barber, but I’ve got a lot of friends in the business.”
Although
his official duties keep him busy in Little Rock during the week, Kirkpatrick
still cuts hair on Saturdays. He is the owner of Cutting Edge Salon in Arkadelphia.
His regular customers include college presidents and state supreme court
justices.
The mission of the Barbering Hall of Fame is to honor those who
have distinguished themselves by an outstanding contribution to the profession.
The profession is prospering. “The business is as good as its every
been,” Kirkpatrick
says. “We just need to get more young people involved with it. We
need barbers. It’s that way all across the country. Shorter hair
is better for the industry and every since the move Top Gun in ‘86
or ‘87, styles have gotten shorter.”
Kirkpatrick says barbering
is a satisfying career. He has been cutting hair for almost 45 years and
even the tough days don’t seem so bad
by comparison - no heavy lifting or sweaty outdoor labor.”
Stop by the Barber Museum in Winchester, Ohio. Ed Jeffers is the curator.
Check out the site and great pictures at www.edjeffersbarbermuseum.com.