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Chindar ;■ the
'JhtqMt Rtvw chi^lL
t^e^lhC wj» hel^f the, eeoend
ftardex e^d Jhindi^ at 0»k I'or-
vJ^.Qranherm a»d the, colored
»4|ople% cjihrt*,- VnkMi O^re,
Jt.'^ t. i Janrte. who ha*
ie lie)]^/M%d 0«tte Iti nearly
tw «aM to he abont
the same recently.
Hr. Holleman, who had been
aawlee at, Mr. M. M. Mathis* tarr
Mnce April of March of last year
to said to be going to saw one
more yard.
Mrs. Laura Linney, who has
been in rery poor health since
her two strokes, wa'? not as well
for the past few day i.
Mr. B. L. Johnson, of Ashe-
Tille, was expected home tonight
to spend a few days with his
family.
Mr. Robert Edmlnsten is saw
ing on the east side of the creek
'.t the old Tilley place and expects
1 saw about three yards there,
hich will make 17.
Mrs. B. L. Johnson was in BI-
In last Friday loklng after
business matters.
•■a>otty,” oldest and fattest of
the cows at the old Tilley place,
nptumed an unnailed bridge,
made by Mr. Edmlnsten, and fell
In the branch Saturday before
last, skinning and slightly crip
pling herself, but breaking no
bones. When found, though halt
In the branch and half out, with
one leg wrapped in the chain and
rjspended in the air, she was still
eating voraciously.
Mrs. Emma V. Martin, Blue-
field, wrote last week that her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Lillian Bailey
Mastin, had been very ill a few
weeks iu a Bluefield hospital
With stomach and intestinal ail
ments. Mrs. Mastin, widow of the
late David B. Mastin, is a sister-
in-law of Mesdames Celia Lane
and Laura Linney and had visited
freQuently in Wilkes, having once
spent a winter in North Wilkes-,
boro.
If men will tight Nazis as
faithfully as they will his«-bees,
the U. S. will have no problems
of defense if Hitler invades A-
merlca. Ab Pilkington, George
Staley and son. Bill; Greene
Brown, and Sam Segraves .^pent
gaturday, Sunday and Monday
Ti^ /Ol
(ContiiHifid'fiWhhtpage five)
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Jlm Haneer, popular nuua-
agjer of Quality Cloaiiers, one
of Uie best known dry cleaning
establishments In this section
of North Oarolina,
Quality Cleaners
Well Kiiowii Firm
Jim Hauser Operates Firm
Established In North
Wilkeshoro In 1932
JULY 4th
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Special Prices
OnAU
USED CARS
— and —
TRUCKS
WE
HAVE A GOOD
STOCK OF
GOOD, CLEAN LATE
MODELS
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ENJOY THE BIG
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Attend Every day
Julyl-2-3-4
GADDY
MOTOR CO.
t.
Quality Cleaners, established in
this city in 1932, In one of the
best known dry cleaning estab
lishments in northwestern North
Carolina.
Jim Hansar operates the firm,
which now furnishes regular em
ployment to five people, all of
whom are well qualified by train
ing and experience to render good
service.
Mr. Hauser is a native son of
North Wilkesboro. He was edu
cated at North Carolina State
College, graduating'in 1926. The
following six years he was assist
ant mechanical engineer for
Bahnson Humidifying company in
Winston-Salem but the lure of his
home town brought him back and
tor two months he jerked sodas
at a drug store before entering
the dry-cleaning business.
His business has shown a con
tinual increase. Prompt service
is given. Delivery is provided for
and the firm also has an altera
tions and repair department.
Jim has a genial personality
and is well liked by a growing
number of friends and acquaint
ances in all this section, and es
pecially in North Wilkesboro,
which he freely describes as the
■best place he has ever had the
privilege of living In.
w**»##ov*»»*ev***v**************
years oU'\|e lived ^ ,
attended Ufe public ifi
1882 bUr father. ReV. Itiltoa Mc-
NellL was elected‘ Shirftfjl bt the
county aai mitoed hli^tamgy. to
wilkesboro where they hav0(in^
resided. T9i» ihb^t 6f tbi»'yk(eh!h
attraded- T^^e^ro Acadqi^'
and in 1892 Mterod Wake-ForM
College and took a special couIIto
preparatory to the study of law.
He studied law at the gtate Unl-
verstty and was admitted to the
bar In 1896. Before entering col
lege he was Deputy Clerk of the
Superior Court under his father.
After obtaining license to prac
tice law he located at Winston for
six months. In 1896 he located in
Wilkeeboro and .became the law
partner of Solicitor Mott. During
this partnership and since be has
done much work for Mr. Mott;
acting as Solicitor pro tern. In
1899 he formed a partnership
with his brother R. H. McNeill
and, they now have offices in
Wilkesboro and Jefferson, and at
each place they have a large prac
tice.
In 1900 Mr. McNeill was nom
inated for the Legislature hr the
Republican party and was elected
by 259 majority, but by means of
the trickery of political machines
four largely Republican precincts
were thrown out toy the Canvass
ing Board, thus giving the place
to another man by 41 majority.
In 1900 he was married to
Miss Anna Gertrude Johnson of
Raleigh.
At the present time Mr. Mc
Neill is the chosen candidate of
his party for Solicitor in this dis
trict; his chances of election are
good. The experience he has had
as Solicitor pro tern, makes him
specially qualified for the office,
while his services as Solicitor
have distinguished him as an
able prosecuting officer.
Mr. McNeill is a distinguished
loklng gentleman and is one of
the most gifted orators in this
section. He has made a marked
success as a lawyer — seldom
equaled in so short a ltrae-~and
a bright future is before him.
Luther M. Lyon
Mr. Lyon was born in Wilkes
county Jan. 24, 1871, was raised
on a farm and was educated in
the common schools and acade
mies of his section. He taught
school for a number of years, and
then read lew at the State Uni
versity and under Chas. H. Arm-
field and was admitted to the
bar In 1899. He is located at Wil
kesboro. His great-grandfather,
Jacob Lyon, was a soldier in the
Revolutionary war and was in
we
’ ’totoPSpOuoit^d at 8Wn«*
For a short tima- he;
In 'tliiii ^ato
He rtodled
nedef t)r.' John Anderson and at;
LontovJUe- Uiifrerslty .where he
graduat^ilifnt^lSSl." He.flret
cated in Mvle ponnty and remain
ed there for more than five yws,
theji moved to Wilkesboro in.
where he has since UvM.
He Ifhs been Co. Supt. of Healtil
at least halt Of the time einee he
has been In the county. He to
half owner of one of the first roll
er flouring mills established tn
the county. Dr. Turner has taken
much Interest In the material de
velopment of the town and coun
ty and owns considerable prop
erty. Ho has been married twice,
first to Mlsa HoUie B, Howdl
who died in tlWf 'In^8h (ha,
was married to'Miss Sallle Bled
soe. He has had eight children,
three by his first wife (two of
whom are dead), and five by his
last wlfe. i^v , ^
Dr. Oomedoro‘'L Ha»by
Dr. Comedore L. Hamby was
born in Rowan county June 28,
1857, was' educated in the com
mon schools and academies of bis
section. He graduated at Louis-
lavor of m 9^ br0t:_
i 1846 he Movetf to i^kee
and put up a store at the inoMh
of Slk baoling itls 4oo4*, ih va^-
bns from Fa^ttertlle, N. C., >and
Colombia, S. C„ the nearest rail-
ro^ polnfk al that time. He was
the first man In tthb ‘ consty to
deal, la ro^.and herbs. l|vl8S8
hi moved to
During the war Oowles tons an
Si^Smijrunion man'- >bnt wonld
h*oo ^ ^scripted l^o the
Coutederata service^ had it npt^
beenNlor hi* physical dtofbl^r.
After the wAr ha tOok^'p, promi
nent part in reconstrdetldn. In'
1866 he win a ca^daie* for^'a'
neat in the- CkinstlthtionaC^ Coi4|
vention but,was def#ted.^|h li867y(
he was again a can^datf for the
same position and ,,w«‘" elected'
and . was made FrehldSSt of the
Convention, receiving Igl pf the
109!' votes cast. The contention
wae composed ,of 87 native Cara-
Ithians, 18 carpet baggers gnd 15
negroes all elecfted by thp^ people
’pnder martial law. To hhlf con
vention we are indebted for our
present conetitntion (with a few
changes), Inclnding our splendid
court system. (Hon. J. Q.- A. Bry-
h| was a member of this Oonyen-
tt«:) r -
During the Kn KIux regime Mr.
Cowles went to Gen. Grant for aid
in proteetitfg life and property
In the State.
T-In '67 Cowles was a candidate
V ^
vine Medical CoUoge In 1886. He ,
first located at Traphlll where he j for the State Senate but was de-
remalned there ten years and then i,
moved to Myers where he now I in 68 he was a candidate for
lives. For tho last six years he has 5*^”**^®*®, defeated by
been a member of the U. S. Ex.
amining Board of Surgeons for
pensioners. In 1878 he was mar
red to Miss Evaline Darnell and
they have six children.
Dr. F. H. Oilreoth
Dr. F. H. OUreath was bora In
Wilkes county March 16th, 1889,
was educated at Moravian Fails
Academy and at Vanderbilt Uni
versity and at the Medical Uni
versity at Nashville where he
graduated in 1898. He served for
more than three years as Stewart
In the U. S. Army at Fort Myre.
In 1901 he was appointed by the
Superintendent of the Peniten
tiary as physician tor the convict
camp in Mitchell county.
Drs. R. W. S. Pegram and L.
P. Somers are among our county
physicians but the author is un
able to give sketches of them.
Both are members of the U. S.
Board of Examining Surgeons.
SCHOOLS OF WHiKES COUNTY
By C. C. Wright. Co. Supt. of
Schools.
Wilkes county has had and now
has a number of excellent schools
of high grade. Among these are
Moravian Falls, one of the oldest
higher institutions of learning in
the county. It flourished for a
number of years under the wise
and prudent management of Rev.
Nathaniel Boyden.
Cowles was a director of The
W. N. C. R. R. and only lacked
one vote of being elected pre^-
dent.
In '68 he was appointed by
President Johnson as Assayor in
charge of the mint at Charlotte,
which position he held for 16
years. In '76, Congress failed to
make any appropriation for the
mint, and the Collector of Intern
al Revenue sold the property for
$7,000. Cowles was successful in
getting the sale canceled.
Mr. Cowles has been married
twice; first to Martha T. Devaul
by whom he had eight chlldreh,
three of whom died In infancy;
in 1868 he was married to Ida A.
Holden, daughter of ex-Governor
Holden; )>y his second wife he has
eight children—five living and
three dead.
For the last few years he has
lived the life of a private citizen
in Wilkesboro. He is the largest
real estate owner in the county
and one of the largest in the
State.
THE END.
Charlie JNMrter, who hwi had
many years experience as aa
j»xpert shoe repairman, is man-
. ager of OUreath’s Electric Shoe
Sho2, the oMtost shoe repair
shop in North Wilkesboro.
Gilreath’s Shoe
Shop Is Oldest
Over 30 Years Of Experi
ence Back Of Service Ren
dered Bf Establishment
Gilreath’s Electric Shoe Shop,
owned by Mrs. M. L. Gilresth and
operated by Okarlie Porter at Us
familiar location on Main street,-
is the oldest shoe repair shop In
North Wilkesboro and back of
every repair Job is more than 30
years of experience in the busi
ness.
~ Mr. P'r*p>' -s fvidely recognized
as one of the best shoe repairmen
in this section of the state and
he has a reputation for turning
out highly satisfactory Jobs.
The shop is very modernly
equipped and only high quality
materials are used. Adequate
equipment, high quality materials
and well experienced labor assure
satisfactory shoe repair service.
The shop advocates buying
good shoes and having them re
paired, thus being assured of re
taining old shoe comfort and at
the same time wearing good foot
wear.
Mr. Porter, although modest
aqd unassuming, is well liked and
has many friends In this commun-
teld
Tab£lnv41lA'4Fua*raI
O. T, W8i4te^wb»
stnrdaFi
nek 8boals,j
pvtiOa^ citamlnf at if (t^ilock 7
r««n|^odist eitnrclb.'.wUk,
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aiitotod.’ty Rev, 7. iv- iA>||
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A. _ ■'■5;.. • ■ - '
H^ufftn^- s ItickA of
Wedj^ay;^ mon^nt c ^
be never, rMltotL'^HK*
H»4n aUt« to tbe ci|
trom 10 o’eloek until the fa
bow. , ' ■ .
Mr. WUte waa one of Tad1d||t,4:
county^'beat known citizens.
was a prominent farmer and boai-' ■*;
ness man and had helcf many of
fices of the connty. He was shep::
iff of the connty two terms, 190l|.^
to 1908; later he was a memli
of the board of county comofl
sionere; served two terms
county,rapresentative in the leip^'
islatnre and one term as senator
of thla district. He was a promt-'
nent farmer and business man
and took an active part in ttw-
affalrs of the county. He was
active member of St. PanM$^':4|
Methodist church.
ity. He Is public spirited anil'.,
stands ready at all tlmee to help''
any movements for the continned', .
progress of North Wilkesborck. He
is a World War veteran and U ac
tively affiliated with the Wilkaa
post of the American Leglon^j^
2%
NSCOUNT
ON 1940
TowaTaxes
If Paid On Or
Before
July 1st, 19^
J.R.Hender$on
Clerk and Tax CkkDector For
Town of Wilkesboro
trying to persuade some bees that
were in a limb of the big oak at
the spring at the old Tilley place
to go in a gum. They cut down
several other trees, climbed many
brittle walnuts at the risk of
.broken neck, got a little honey
and many stirgs, and finally se
cured the bees.
Miss Ruth Linney, who had
been unusually well, was sick 3
or 4 days last week.
Mr. Julius Pardue recently
traded his white or light gray
horse for a black one to match
his other horse.
The heat, the humidity, the
war, the headache, the cows and
chickens got us down last week
until we had to give The Journal-
Patriot readers a, much-needed
rest. But there were two matters
we had been requested to eluci
date.
(1) Someone from Wilkesboro
wrote to ask who “old Coo Coo”
was. As we thought we explained
in the outset, "old Coo Coo” was
an old dominecker hen bought by
Mr. Edminsten at the old Tilley
place, several weeks ago, cooked
by Mrs. Brown, and eaten by Mr.
Edmlnsten and friends with plen
ty of seasoning, according to Mr.
Brown, to prevent them from be
ing sick. Nearly all the hens at
the old Tilley place are named,
but this one was christened by
little Milly Martin, of Winston-
Salem, her former owner, who
may have been grieved that her
pet went into the sa'wmlll busi
ness. Mr. Edminsten was not a
cannibal, as the reader may have
suspected.
(2) it seems old “Spotty's”
chain was not stolen from the
cold spring near the old Tilley
place a few Sundays ago. A neigh
bor claimed he saw it and hid It
for fear someone would steal it.
He sent it back within a few
days.
the battles of Brandy Wine and G. W. Greene and in later years
QUESTION .4ND ANSWER
Question: How can I make up
a lye solution for disinfecting
poultry houses?
Answer: A most satisfactory
solution is made by dissolving one
pound of lye in five gallons of
water. The lye, however, should
be thoroughly dissolved and the
solution well mixed :befoTe it Is
applied. Since lye is caustic and
poisonous, it must he used with
care. Two pounds of water-slaked
lime added to the above solution
Kings Mountain.
PHYSICIANS
Dr. 3. W. White
Dr. White was born near
HamptonvillB in Yadkin county
March 9, 1861, and was raised
on the farm. When he was only
six years old his father died
leaving three children, two young
er than the subject of this sketch.
When he became old enough the
duty fell upon him to take the
lead In caring for his mother and
plantation. He received his liter
ary education in ■ tho public
schools and academies of his com
munity, and he attended Jefferson
Medical College. Philadelphia,
where he graduated in 1889. He
practiced medicine at Osbornville
four years and then moved to
Wilkesboro where he has since
resided. He has also taken two
post graduate courses. He is a
member of the Nortii Carolina
Medical Society and in 1898 was
elected Vice President of that
body. He was county physician tor
about four years. In 1898 he was
married to Miss Pearl Sydnor and
one child blesses their home. ''
Dr. Geo. Donghton
The subject of this sketch was
born in Alleghany county In
1860 and was raised on the farm;
was educated in the public schools
and academies of the community,
and is a graduate of the Balti
more college of Physicians and
Surgeons and a post graduate of
the New York Polyclinic In the
class of 1891. He has also attend
ed several other short courses—
at John 'Ho'pkins and elsewhere.
At present he is local surgeon
for the Southern Railway, sur
geon for the Penitentiary convict
camp. In 1888 he was married to
Miss Nannie B. Edwards and they
now have four children.
Dr. Wm. P. Horton
The subject of this sketch wm
ibora In Watauga county In 1867,
was raised on the farm and was
educated In the public schools and
academies. He studied medicine
under Dr. Councl and at the Bal
timore College of Physicians and
Surgeons. At first he locate.'! at
Southerlands, and in ■ 1892 he
moved to North Wilkesboro. He
has been physician for the South
ern Railway and he is now physi
cian for the county. He was mar
ried to Miss Blmma Wynn and
they ihaye four children.
1^. James M. Turner
Dr. Turner was tooni in Ire-
wlU make a -good white-wash
anjl, at the same tlme;'wlH county on the 39th o(-.4J>ril
the solution more stable. ' ^1869, wu.raihed o?) tho/^fll^
of Rev. W. R. Bradshaw, P. B
Hendren, Rev. J. J. Beach, Profs.
Patton, Surratt and others. An
other one worthy of mention is
Boomer High School, which for a
numtoer of years was prosperous
under the care of Profs. A. E.
Booth and W. S. Surratt. The
school l.s n V in the hands of
Prof. J. A. .L,oldIn and bids fair
to be one of our best schools.
The college at Traphlll and the
Institute for quite a while did
great good under the manage
ment of Prof. Wagoner,Smith and
others sending out many teachers
for the public schools of this and
adjoining counties. The schools
In the towns, Wilkesboro and
North Wilkesboro, have usually
been under the care of compe
tent and able instructors and in
the main have been successful.
The Blue Rdge Institute now un
der the care of Rev. W. R. Brad
shaw bids fair to be the leading
preparatory school in western N.
C. There are academies at Beaver
Sulphur Springs, Peach Orchard,
Creek, New Hope, Cross Roads,
Buggaiboo and Ronda but for
some time no school has been
taught in these save the public
school.
James Gordon Hackett
James Gordon Hackett is one
of the prominent citizens, of the
county. He was appointed by Gov.
Aycock sis one of the Penitentiary
Directors. He was one of the pro-
. motors of the Jefferson turnpike.
^ He is the brother of Richard N.
Hackett.
Calvin J. Oowles
Mr. Cowles, the subject of this
sketch, is one of the pioneer citi
zens of this county. Probably he
knows more of the history of the
county than any other man now
living. The author of this work
is largely Indebted to him fcrf his
assistance in getting up this vol-
nmn.
He was born at HamptonvIUe
in old Surry county Jan. 8tJi,
1921. When 13 years old he en
tered his father’s store as a clerk
where he spent most of his time
until he was 21 years (rfd. In his
school days there were no free
schools and be got his education
at the old field subscription
school and by studying bis books
at home. At the ago of twelve he
was afflicted with white swelling
from which he has mffwed moth
or less ever since. Ho was ap
pointed by Congreeaman Lejl*
WlUIjuns AS. cadet to-. thOj,^?taTlrf
aeic4^y at Anapolto |)itt,.49CU99d
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NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C.