^THE JOl
• !flkte»n year* / Kf. Pear-
kaa Iwn _ a^rely asso-
irttb tha )>aslii«B8 life of
^mikeaboro , and during
kaa made good and
'•^mp a reputation for (nteg-
^iod boslnees administration
igtampa Mm as among the
Ing men of this town and
r.
Pearson started in life In
Nearly atanhood as a worker in
% tiiraltare factory at Stateayille,
Im had certain definite ambi-
and resolved to achieve and
ke something of himself. A-
( Inrat 1120 he started in business
pt North Wilkesboro, and did so
ip A most modest manner, and
the lntervenl)ig years has
. .. up a business that runs into
t^opaands of dollara annually.
Is a large stockholder and
fiaiuicer of the Pearson Brothers
kelesale Grocery firm, which
!JW. 8. and R. Hamp Pearson es-
‘ taihj^hed in 1906 with a capi-
' Uil^fl|ionly 2600. The concern em-
I ploya six people and contacts the
grocerymen at regular in
tis in eight counties.
Ir. . Pearson was born in
Ikes County and has an excep-
inally large acquaintance ail
er this section. The gentleman
kes an active interest in this
ind is one of the City Fath-
serving his third term on
the Board of Town Commission
ers. It is a public duty to have
'successful business men take an
Linterest and see that their town
well governed. Executives of
sat sort manage a community
Fn a business basis.
Mr. Pearson is affiliated with
fthe Junior Order, and .Masons.
He is active in the Methodist
church, of which he is a mem
ber of the Board of Stewards.
Speaking to The Journal-Patriot,
^Mr. Pearson remarked, “it has
been remarkable to watch the
growth of North Wilkesboro and
its trade territory. I believe the
future holds splendid things for
this region.”
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Caldwell’s Big Hog
Ed Lippard, of Granite Falls,
Caldwell county, the past week
slaughtered a hog that weighed
806 3-4 pounds after being
dressed. He sold it to a Hickory
packing concern. He has six oth
er hogs in a fattening process
that he hopes to make weigh as
much as the one recently slaugh
tered.
Machinei^ Dealer^
JAiSPATRIOT,
rthn'iiii'' '
BUiehine ^ shop
iTV
gad
Ipperates a
doe^all kind^of^diffieult^
^ Aoir d&g«gfl4
^!^new b^ldini; ,t», bOilM
for hit mechtni^
iohool whiirti^ihkijjw>WiL.to oppn ih
'aap
Qttlt prhhUHfb td gMt
iita uhtt Pho edited
tiff.^dTfe« tad
' «; V. WIHiaau If k vtlm ,
.man to the mill oVhei*thl^ * FOR —
•ectton in ne^ of Mtchlpery ^ Roeky Mount,^Oot 23—KttorU
“ wi. iypn. Hit knowledge of
bffieert to etp-
mlt*:nhon'’ hit
ehtrged
'aim
toa
Li^.
Offleer revetted that Hoefne,
i w c*p- «»»«»•
£tm», eonvloteif ttmelt hti, f4ther on the**
ptroled after ttead Tneadty with the barrel at
-•* • gun tiid'ahot"'oft iSAr-fgtfaatMA
’^'“’■'y.at the ftonit.’ ’
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E;. V. WILLIAMS
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Fiance Takes His Life
Beaumont, Tex., Oct. 24.—Ten
days before he was to have mar
ried an Abbeville, La., society
girl. Dr. R. I. Colmar, 26, young
chemist of Port Neches, ended
his life by drinking poison today.
His body, clad in pajamas and a
bath robe, was found lying on
the floor of his room.
Judge’s Son Gets Hearing
Austin, Tex.. Oct., 2 4—Howard
Pierson, accused of killing his
father, an associate justice of the
Texas Supreme Court, and his
mother, was portrayed today at
a sanity hearing as under the
delusion he is a man of destiny,
shielded by a "gang of guardi
ans."
Mrs. Kathryn C. Miliman has
^failed to discover any special
chdirm in possessing a four-leaf
clover, for although she has a
CQllection of 500 she notices no
"Change in luck.
Heads Bar Association
At a meeting in Raleigh, the
past w'eek of the North Carolina
State Bar, Julius C. Smith, of
Greensboro, was elected presi
dent; Charles G. Rose, of Fay
etteville, vice president, and
Henry .M. London, of Raleigh,
was re-elected secretary-treas
urer.
E. V. Williams Is
Expert Machinist
Handles Vast Quantity of New
and Used Machinery For
Mill Owners and Others
i Mr. E. V. Williams might well j
1 be designated as the ‘‘mechanl-
^ cal genius of North Carolina.’’ He
! is really a wizard when it comes
j to machinery, for machinery is
his long suit.
1 Mr. Williams was born in Ashe
)
j county, worked for Governor R.
; A. Doughton at Laurel Springs
J for sometime, then moved to
j Honda where he was connected
i with a company manufacturing
I corn mills, his own invention,
1 and which carried his name.
I From Ronda he came to North
Wilkesboro and Invented a new j
corn mill, later disposing of his
j manufacturing holdings.
1 Mr. Williams now operates a
I large machinery business here,
handling vast quantities of new
and used machinery each year.
He sells the largest mills of the
South, as well as the state and
government. He makes regular
trips north where he buys ma
chinery in such quantities that
he can sell at a price his cus
tomers are always anxious to
pay.
In connection with his ma
chinery business Mr. Williams
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Hosiery Manufacturers
North Wilkesboro, N, C
P. W. ESHELMAN, President
JAMES G. HANES, Vice President
JAMES N. WEEKS, Secretary
T. G. McLaughlin, Asst. Treasurer
NEW YORK OFFICE:
Hanes Associated Mills, Inc.
271 CHURCH srr.
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The
Appreciate The Confidence
People of This Community and Surrounding Territory
Have Placed In Us During The Past 32 Years
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This Bank is, and has always been ready
and anxious, to promote the host interests
of the people of North Wilkesboro and sur
rounding area. We have striven to keep pace
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YOU ARE INVITED TO USE OUR NIGHT
depository free of charge
with the progress of this section by provid
ing our patrons with a pn^essive (yet con-
servative) Banking Service. We are proud
of our record, made possible by the con
fidence and support of our patrons.
OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH US..
Officers:
R. L. DOUGHTON
President
J. T. PREVETTE -
1st Vice-President
RALPH DUNCAN -
2nd Vice-President
C. T. DOUGHTON
- - Cashier
D. S. HILL
Assistant Cashier
ANNE DUNCAN -
Assistant Cashier
“Accommodation of Customers Our First Consideration
All Deposits Guaranteed To Five Thousand DoDan
Directors:
N. R SMITHEY
R. L. DOUGHTON
C. A, LOWE
‘ W.C.PEABSON
C. 0. MdflKL
J. T. niBmTE
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