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VfVffW i PAGE 4—THE HERALD, Ahoskie, N. C.—MILESTONE YEAH 1359 In Murfreesboro; Enterprises Straddle Street MURFREESBORO—Divisions of the Brown-Parker enterprises in Murfreesboro include the Red Apple Supermarket, Northeastern Oil Company, and the Roanoke- Chowan Gas Company. The supermarket was opened in May, 1957, in a new masonry build ing on Main Street which replaced the former “company store” op erated by the Riverside Manufac turing Company as a commissary for 25 years. Jack Hassell is man ager of the supermarket. Across Main Street are other sec tions of the bu.sincss empire of Edwin P. Brown and E. W. Parker. These include the Red Apple serv ice station and restaurant, and the nearby oil and gas-companies. Northeastern Oil Company dis tributes Sinclair and Firestone products throughout the Roanoke- Chowan area, under the . direction of Lemuel S. Lee. manager. Bulk gas distribution for homes and industry is handled by Roa-' noke-Chowan Gas Sales-, which in stalled an 18,000-galioD storage tank, one of the largest of its kind in the area, in the summer of 1957. H. W. (Pete) Whitley is manager of the gas division. Thornton's Furniture: Ahoskie First N.C. Location AHOSKIE—First site in North Carolina to attract the Thornton Store Corporation of Suffolk was Ahoskie, where Thornton's leased the former Belk-Tyler location in July, 1957. This is the sixth store for Thorn ton’s, which operates' retail furni ture stores in Suffolk, Franklin and Emporia, Va. George A. Thorn ton, president, is recognized as one of the South’s most progressive fui'nituro retailers, and has receiv ed awards for his advertising ideas from the Southern Furniture Re tailers Association. Charles G. Ward came to Ahos kie from Suffolk to be manager of the store when it opened in March, 1958. Extensive remodeling had been done for several months be fore the formal opening took place. A 40,000 square foot central ware house in Suffolk serves all the stores the firm operates, including the Ahoskie store, which features nationally advertising furniture, home accessories and appliances. Winton Funeral Home Oldest In R-C Area EARLEY (Continued fi'om Page 1) Newsomes Were Eorly Machinists Largest in Carolinas: Revel I e and Sons Serve Agriculture MURFREESBORO — Charles L. Revelle and Sons, largest single plant cotton ginners in North and South Carolina, have lived up to their motto, “Serving Agricul ture.” For the past 28 years the Revelle firm has been building business and production for farm ers in the Roanoke-Chowan area by introducing latest methods, seeds and equipment for proces sing. In 1958, the Revelle firm one million dollars (Pat MILESTONE HERJFOI^D COUNTy 1759'1959 Copyright, Park* handled in business. It was in the 1920’s when Charles L. Revelle, Sr., came to Murfrees boro from the grocery he had owned in Pinetops, a little North ampton community. During the ’20’s, he ran a drug store and in surance agency. In 1931, Revelle opened a cotton gin on the west edge of town, near the present op eration. From 1931 to 1948, Revelle’s op eration centered on cotton ginning, cotton buying, and local distribu tion of cotton seed for planting. He also dabbled in the fish business, and has interests in Planters Hardware and the former Pure Food Market in Murfreesboro. In 1948, Revelle’s sons, Charles L., Jr., and John P., joined him in a partnership which has boomed in the past decade. The first year of the joint venture, a new cotton seed processing plant was instal led, to give better crops from bet ter seed (and more cotton to gin). In 1949, a bonded warehouse with 5,000 bale capacity was added. In 1950, a 50,000 - bushel grain elevator and corn shelling plant was erected. 'This was the first commercial corn dryer in the R-C area, enabling farmers to market tion was expanded into a wholesale business in 1951, with 90 outlets in North Carolina and Virginia. These same dealers handle Funk’s G Hybrid corn, for which Revelle obtained the distributorship 1956. Manufacture of feeds, with cus tom grinding and mixing of local grains began in 1952. Revelle and Sons became dealers in Purina products in 1953, and expanded grain storage facilities. In 1 ( the mill and elevator were vamped, and a new corn shelling plant built. In 1955, Revelle and Sons pio neered again with preliminary studies of peanut and grain drying and storage. The firm also install ed the first cleaning-combing cot ton equipment in their gin in 1957. Last year, grain storage and hand ling was increased, together with sales of peanut and grain drying equipment. The peanut dryer sold by Revelle’s is an adaptation de signed by Charles L. Revelle, Jr. Also last year, another facet of production was explored with.'''the WINTON —- During the first quarter of the 20th century, lead ers in Hertford’s Negro society organized two undertaking estab lishments which today rank among pioneers in the field. Dr. C. S. Brown, Winton’s great Negro educator, was one of those who organized the Hertford County Undertakers Union in 1916, the first funeral service devoted ex- slusively to Negroes. There are over 100 stoclvholders in the Union, which has offices in Winlon, managed by Mrs. D. W. Smith. Her father, the late J. R. Weaver, and Charles Nickens of Winton were instrumental, with D r. Brown, in the organization. In Ahoskie, the first Negro fun eral home was established in 1925 by the Reynolds brothers, the late C. E. and J. H. Reynolds, and their brother, Brode Reynolds. Rey nolds Funeral Home was first located on Main Street in an old wooden building which stood on the present site of Thornton’s Furni ture. Later, the firm moved to Maple Street, around the corner from Main Street., In 1949, the funeral home was located in the buHding it now occupies on Maple Street. The firm is now owned by Brode Reynolds, who because of ill health is no longer active, and his son, Lucius Reynolds, who is funeral director. William F. Bazemore has been assistant funeral director for the past ten years. Brode Reynolds’ daughters are also active in the firm. Mrs. Odell Reynolds Robinson is the licensed embalmer and lady attendant, and Mrs. Katherine Reynolds Weaver is secretary. Newest of the funeral homes is Hunter’s Funeral Home in Ahos.- kie, opened in 1949 by Howard Hunter, a native of Hertford. Lo cated on Rhue Street,' Hunter’s of fers modern direction and equip ment. Hunter is also associated in a funeral home partnership at Elizabeth City. corn earlier. Cottonseed distribu- property. Installation of foifr broiler^ and 20.00(i broilers^on Rev TRADER (Continued from Page 1) date the planes used in the serv ice. Among the lines handled by L. S. Jernigan and Son in addition to Al- lis-Chalmers to give more power to the farmer are Oliver tractors and implements, General - Motors Deisel stationary power units, Fripk Saw mills, and Clintoi^hain saws, as_ well as the complete range ofi.tdols and implements for use- (iiiii i i to give Ahoskie its first exclusive livestock feed and supply concern. From this beginning has grown the thriving business out on High way 13 that has given Ahoskie its first and only livestock market; its first and only grain market; and which has done anuch in pioneer ing in the agricultural field. At their location on Highway 13, The Earley Co. showed the way to poultry breeding by setting up the first “caged egg factory” in this area. They also pioneered the way to profitable hog production b y setting up the first “pig parlor” at their location. In these operations they demonstrate new and pro fitable methods of livestock and poultry production and feeding pro grams, at the same time pi-oviding the farmers with a source of sup ply and a market for their pro ducts. Chronologically, the growth and pioneering of The Earley Co. runs like this, following the opening of the original store on Ahoskie’ Main Street in 1943. In October 1945 Willard Earley joined Claxton in the operation of the store, hav ing just completed his service in the Army. In December of that year Willard became a partner with his brother Claxton. It in January of 1950 that they be gan operations at their '_ location and began their milling operations, giving to Ahoskie its first grain market and custom feed mixing service for farmers. In 1953 they established the first unit of tlifeir extensive “caged egg-fac tory” operation. The following year saw the establishment of their hog buying station and in 1955 they pioneered with a com mercial broiler operation. The latest pioneering addition to the Earley Co. plant was complet ed last year with the erection of the first grain storage elevators in Ahoskie. The Earley Co. has played a leading part in the development of livestock and diversified farming in the Ahoskie area. It has been done by hard work and diligent application of the principle of serv ice. The growth of the company has been steady but without the fanfare of community promotion, the growth being the result of the quiet resourcefulness of the broth ers who are its operators. AHOSKIE — Ahoskie Machine Company started with two men, the Newsome brothers, Graham and James, in 1923. Graham had been an engineer on the old “Walk and Push” railroad—the Welling ton & Powellsville—and his broth er had also worked for another railroad. An early employee of the New somes was Graham’s brother-in- law, R. S. Jeter, who returned to the firm in 1934. J. I. Newsome has been deceased for about 20 years, and the machine company is now a partnership owned by Graham Newsome and Jeter. Located on land owned by Gra ham Newsome at the corner o f First and Railroad Streets, the firm has ernploycd as many of 15 men, but is now “back to where we started,-' says Jeter—with the two owners and a helper. At one time, the firm was located on the site of the present Pure Oil Station at Main and- Mitchell. Welding, machine work of all kinds, and some custombuilt machines are turned out by Jeter and Newsome. Organized 1916 By the People ...for the People WE JOIN IN CELEBRATING HERTFORD COUNTY'S 200th ANNIVERSARY Hertford County Undertakers' Union MRS. D. W. SMITH, MANAGER AND FUNERAL DIRECTRESS Phone Elgin 8-3141 Winton, North Carolina OFFICERS: S. D. Stallings, President A. L. Weaver, Vice-President S. H. James, Treasurer E. M. Weaver, Secretary DIRECTORS: Brode Eley Amos Perry Ready to Help Build a Better Hertford County... We supply the materials to grow with. We solute the citizens of Hertford County on the celebration of your 200fh Anniversary. See Us For ® Ready Mixed Concrete ® Concrete Pipe ® Stone ® Sand We Manufacture and Sell CONCRETE BLOCK For Service — Phone 3590 J. D. McCOTTER Building Supply Co. Ahoskie, N. C. 1947-1959 Thank You Farm Friends For Your Friendship end Patronage This Past 12 Years. You Get Much More Than Just a Machine When You Own CASE • You get long life expectancy with minimum maintenance More than 100 years of making quality farm machinery is your guarantee for Case dependability that means no less than the be-st always. You have at your call competent and courteous dealer service Case makes sure that an authorized dealer is available in your area to serve you for field or shop repairs and new machinery. - ^ # You get quick replacement of genuine CASE ports ’The same tools, tolerances and metals are used to make replacement parts, so you can always depend on the same kind of performance. 9 You have a payment plan that fits your system of farming The Case Crop-Way Purchase Plan is tailor-made for your income, -whether from iivestock or crops on a regular or seasonal basis. B&H Garage HARRELLSVILLE,N.C.
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