Madison “Mack” P. Efland was a white entrepreneur and industrialist born in 1879. Mack was a member of the Efland family, who settled in North Carolina in the 1700s and are the namesake of the town of Efland.
The town of Efland began developing considerably at the turn of the 20th century, growing along the railroad. Some of the first signs of this growth were Efland family businesses. In 1906, the family founded one of the first excelsior, or wood wool, plants in North Carolina, which was managed by Mack. The Eflands also opened a hosiery mill in 1912, a knitting company around 1940, and a tractor and equipment company in 1964. The punch card in the mural is related to the manufacture of these goods. Mack passed in 1977, but the Efland businesses continued for many years afterward.