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DAY1E COUNTY'S NEWEST INDUSTRY . this 45 etre parcel of land located at Crafts. Grand Rapids Chair Company of Grand Rapids,
Milling Road of Caruliaa. Inc., will build an men's Corner (intersection of Belhcl Church Michigan. Construction has already been
Industrial plant at the location designated by and Milling Road). This Industry will be a started by Romeo Guest Associates of Greens -
the arrow In Ne above picture. The plant will subsidiary, of Baker F)arnllure, Inc., and the hors.
be of brick and concrete block construction on
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Mocksville, NC
Industry Is Subsidiary
Of Baker Furniture, Inc
Construction began last week on
the plant to house Davde's new fur-
ititure industry at Craftsmen's Cor-
ners in Davie County . . . located
on Milling Road at the intersection
of Bethel Road.
Hollis M. Baker, President of Baker
Furniture, Inc., and the Grand
RQpids Chair Company of Grand
Rapids, Michigan, announced that a
new subsidiary company has been
formed under the Name of Milling
Road of Carolina, Inc.
Construction of the -modern one-
story plant of approximately loo,000
square feet will be by Romeo Guest
Associates of Greensboro. The pit
will be of brick and concrete block
construction on a 45 acre parcel of
land.
I Tentative pians call for the plant ;
to be in operation by this fall with
approximately 100 people being em
ployed by the end of the year, with .
increxnsing employment as the indus-
try fi nt her develops.
This factory will be devoted to
the, manufacture of the Milling Road -
line of furniture as produced at the
Grand Rapids Chair Company plant
in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mr, ;
Baker pointed out that the Baker
plants located in Holland, Michigan, ;
are unrelated to this expansion move
and will in no way be affected by
the Davie County plant.
Mr. Baker said that the Milling
Road executives were particularly i
Pleased with the Mocksville area and
that the whole community repre-
sented what they h$d long hoped to.
Find both from the physical '
aspects and the friendly and co.
I operative spirit of the Mocksville
people. I_..
Mr. Baker said that particularly
helpful in the location of this plant -
here were Robert W. Whitfield, Com-
merce
ommerce and Industry Division, Dei-,
partment df Conservation and De- h
' vehlo} meat, State of North Carolina;
E. C. Morris, Chairman, Board of
Davie County Commissioners; D. J.
Nfendo, Mayor of Mocksville; E. E.
Goodwin, Local Manner. Duke
Power Company; and George W.
Martin, Attorney.
Nfdlling Road furniture, which is
basically dining room and bedroom.
furniture in the French end Italian
styles,. has earned an important po.
sition among many of the leading
stores throughout the country. It is
distributed on a wide national mar-
ket.
IOfficers of the Milling Road of '
Carolina are Frank Van Steenberg."
Chairman of the Board; Hollis M.
Baker, President and Treasurer;
Roderick Kreitzer, Vice - President
and Sales Manager; Harold Schu.
, maaher, Secretary; B. H. Peterson, -
Assistant Treasurer.
Executive offices, including sales
and accounting activities, will remain
in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Baker Lourniture, Inc., one
of the most famous names in
furniture, is being sold to
General Interiors, Inc., a New
York based furniture fum with
manufacturing facilities in five
states.
Hollis M. Baker, president,
announced "an agreement has
been reached in principlea
for
General Interiors to acquire
ll
of the common and preferred
stock of Baker for cash and
stock."
Further details of the
transaction were not disclosed
and no date was announced
when the deal would be
completed.
Involved are Baker, with
two plants at Holland,
Michigan, and its subsidaries,
Grand Rapids Chair Co.;
Barnard and Simonds, Kozak
Studios and Gallery Craft
Upholstery, all of Grand
Rapids, Michigan; Milling Road.
Furniture of Mocksvflle, and
eight Baker showrooms.
The exhibit spots are at
Grand Rapids, also corporate
ij headquarters, and Chicago,
Ip New York, Philadelphia, as
Atlanta, Los Angeles,
and Cleveland.
Grand Rapids will continue
to be headquarters for Baker
and its subsidaries which will
now operate as a division of
General Interior. Hollis Baker,
grandson of the firm's founder,
Siebe Baker, will continue as
president and Frank
Interiors
VanSteenberg, another Baker
veteran, as chairman of the
board. The Baker name will be t
retained.
Baker Furniture employs
more than 800 persons. Of
these, 270 work in Grand
Rapids with 95 per cent of
them employed in the Grand
Rapids Chair Co. plant which
houses the chair factory
Barnard & Simonds and
Gallery Craft. Only Kozak
Studios, a design operations,
maintains a separate operation
in a West Side Grand Rapids
Shop. plant employes
The holland p P
420 and the plant in Mocksville
and at showrooms employs
more than 100.
Mr. Baker explained that
under the proposed agreement
with General Interiors, Baker
will become the largest of the
`•`high quality" divisions of
General Interiors and its
subsidaries, Kittinger Co. and
Dunbar, Inc. Manufacturing
plants are in New Hampshire,
Indiana, Virginia, Pennsylvania
and New York.
Both Baker and Colin Capri,
president of General Interiors,
expressed enthusiasm for the
potential molding of the '
companies. Although each
division and subkdary will
operate individually, Capri
said: "GI's top lines will
combine to offer a wide
selection of styles ranging
reproductions of European and
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American antiques through the
most sophisicated classic forms
o the contemporary designs d
which Dunbar specializes -
The
The combination will also
`create a reservior of design
and manufacturing knowledge
which will stimulate many
favorable developments iBaker
E technology",
pointed out.
Baker Furniture, including
its subsidarles, had total sales
of $10.5 million in fiscal Year
1968 and earnings of 1
$800,000. i
The high-quality furniture j
maker was founded in 1890 at, j
Allegan. In 1933
manufacturing facilities were
moved to Holland. The late
Ho}lis S. Bakpresier, son of Siebe,
became dent in 1925 and
served in that capacity until
1953 when moved up to ;
chairman of the board and
Van Steenberg took over as
president.
He then moved up to
chairman of the board in 1961
when Hollis M. Baker came in
as president
the 1930's, Baker
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MOCSSMIX—Baker Furni- nation's leading producers of
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Mich., will opea-a manufactur- ,to employ a substantial number t
Ing plant in Davie County next of people in the new plant.
fall, it was learned last night. No details were available last `
Construction on a 100,000- night on the size of the new
square -foot b r i c k building to Baker operation or on what type
house the operation has already furniture would be manu-
begun on Milling Road (for. factured. Hollis Baker Sr. of
merly Mud Mill Road) in Davie Grand Rapids, board chairman
near Mocksville. of the firm, e o u 1 d not be
Baker Furniture, one of the reached by telephone.
The new building is being can-
structed by Romeo Guest As-
sociates of Greensboro and is
expected to be ready for '
occupancy by late summer gr
fail. The project is being
carried out by the newly formed
Milling Road Realty Corp. of
Davie County.
Baker has been interested in
locating in Davie for some '
months. A labor survey to de.
termine the number of avail.
able workers w a s conducted
earlier this year at the firm's
request by the Mocksville De.
velopment Corp. and the State
Employment Security Commis-
sion.
The survey showed that about
13,000 persons over age 17 would
be willing to work for the new
plant. Each of these potential
workers has been screened by
the employment service to de-
termine whether he is qualified
for the furniture industry.
Baker Furniture products are
sold on a wide national market.
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�p Appointment � l�P ment of Davie Motor..,
;Inc., to a new Dodge dealership
here was announced today in De-
trolt by L- F. Desmond, vice presi-
dent in charge of sales for Dodge
Dlivsion of Chrysler Corp.
R. C. Smith. who will serve as
President -of the dealership, ,said
the new firm will hold open house
ceremonies on Friday and Sat-
urday Olt its 811 � om located at
North Main St., in MocksvMe.
All local residents have been
invited to attend the 4elebration.
Refreshments will be served and
cash prizes •given.
"We are very proud to present
the SwoPt wing 1958 - Dodge tb
our community," Mr. Smith said.
"Public acceptance of the 1957
Dodge can honestly:be called
overashehn,ing, and I' .n sure the
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approval from the local automo-
bile buying public."
I Mr. Smkh pointed out such fea-
tures as push-button transmission
controls, torsion Mbar front sus-
i'penlon and advanced wedge-shap-
Dealership
phis Week
ed styling as maJori nSuences in
acceptance of Dodge can.
"The 1958 models reflect many
new advinces in performance,
safety and economy as well," he
added.
The new dealership will have! a
,comploye 'service department in
addition to its showroom and dis-
play facilities, according to Mr.
mibh.
"Wel" be equipped with the
t modern tools and maohin
try," he said. "and all our mechan-
�Ics have been trained in faotory
methods for prompt and efficient
"r service of every kind."
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employees will be at tected, tic
said. "More than 400 will
continue in jobs in the dyeing
and finishing operations."
Closing of the plant areas
involved is scheduled to take
place on an orderly basis over
the next four to six weeks as
production and inventory
runouts are completed.
"With the help of the North
Carolina Employment Security
Commission we believe jobs
can be fo;4d in this area for
the people affected," Mr.
Barham said.
Burlington Mills has owned
the Cooleemee property since
1962. During the past seven
years they have invested several
million dollars in the
Cooleemee operation.
Manufactured at the
Cooleemee Plant have been
cotton and polyester -cotton
blend fabrics, including
gabardines, twills, poplins .. .
such heavy apparel fabrics as
used in men's and boys'
sportswear.
A spokesman for Burlington
said that several efforts were
made to sell the Cooleemee
Plant, without any success.
"We have also studied ways
in which other Burlington
divisions might use the plants,
but at the present time there is
no prospect of this", said the
spokesman.
It was revealed that of the
700 to 80,0 employees
affected, 60% are Wren and 40%
are women. Most of these are
members of the company's
profit sharing and retirement
plan and will receive full
benefits, the total amounts of
which are determined by their
pay scale and length of
employement. These and other
benefits are being explained to
each employee, since each
individual case is different.
Burlington also announced
that other plants in the division
were also curtailing operations
to some degree.
"It is a matter of economics
in every case, and we had to
choose the plant at which the
economic difficulties are the
greatest. The other textile
companies are experiencing the
same problems", said the
Burlington official.
It was stated that
Burlington has been losing
money for the past five years
with the Cooleemee operation
. , with heavy losses the past
two years.
The closing is not expected
to effect the top management
officials and will have no effect
on recreational or the water
and sewer operation in
Cooleemee.
The manufacturing
operation will be phased out
over the next few months. The
recent announced government
contract for Cooleemee will be
fulfilled by this time.
After the cessation of
manufacturing, the equipment
will probably be moved out of
the building.
Burlington gfficials said that
it was not known at this time
just what use would be made
of buildings housing the
manufacttuing operations.
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years ago. Dr. William G. Johnson is the man at the extreme right. Others in the
picture are not identified. (Note -should any of a= readers know these men, we
would be glad to have the names.) ,
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First Fe'deralOffice Approved For
The First Federal Savings
and Loan has received final - -
approval front the Federal
Firm, Loan Bank Board in
Washington, D. C to establish
an office in Mocksville.
The office will be located
on Gaither Street uiased
property recently Pu
from Bryan Sell, across the
street from the Branch Bank
and Trust Company.
An official of Fust Federal
slid Monday that the architects
are now in the process of
preparingthe final sketches
and specifications of the
proposed bullty.
.,We plan to start
construction of the building
early this summer and hope to
be in operation in Mocksville
before the end of the year',
said William White, First
Federal Vice -president -
Mr. White announced that
the house a now located on the
lot would be torn down and
the lot landscaped t conform
with the modern building to be
constructed.
`•We of First Federal pre
No. 43
Mocksville
looking forward to being in
Mocksville and doing business SITE OF LOCAL FIRST FEDERAL OF61fte:
with the fine people of Davie
County-, said Mr. White.
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XIC All The County News For Everybody Mockaville, N. C. 27028,
Cooleemee Plantation To Open
Family Camping Resort Area
'I :c Cnuleemce Plantation wi11
brei, a new chapter in its long
hid-ly of welcoming friends on
Irm'cls and vacations when Forest
Lake Family Camp Resort opens
oil June 1. In appreciation of the
interest shown in the new moves.
thin facility. Mr. and Mrs. Peter
W. Hairston invite Davie County
residents W be their guests and
to bring their friends to see the
camp and to visit the Plantation
House from 2 to 4.20 Saturday and
Sunday afternoons, June 1 and 2.
The Cooleemee Plantation House
Was built in 1:50.55 for J. P:, B,
Stuart's sister.
The opening will honor the many
agencies, firms, and individuals
who have helped plan and build
Forest Lake.
Forest Lake Family Camp is
located on U. S. Highway 64, half.
way from Mockaville to Lexington.
between Interstate Highways 40
and n. The entrance is a half mile
east of Davie County Road 11112;
which leads to the Plantation
House
The new family resort offers ev-
ery type of camping, from accom-
modations for large travel trailers
to wilderness areas. All modem
facilities are provided in a setting
that recalls the historic past of the
Plantation. A .slave cabin, once
Aunt Dinah's house, has been mo-
ved to the site where a cabin
Previously stood and has become
the office and store for the camp.
A big barn, circled by old farm-
ing equipment, has been renovated
to Provide a recreation center. An
Old rose. Probably planted by the
earliest settlers. blooms at the
hick of one of 'the campsites. Bad-
minton andother sports and game
courts are on a large grass field
skirling the forest of hardwoods
and Pines. The Yadkin River is
close by to bring pleasure to
campers, as it has to the genera.
tions who have fished its banks.
On the first of June, 50 camp-
sites including a "daisy" with full
An ante-bethim log cabin is being convert ed into an office and store for the Forrest
LakeCampingand Resort Area on the Cooleemee Plantation.
hook-ups for travel trailers will be are available to the campers for that part is in Davidson County
opened to campers and all 100 gentle walks or energetic hikes in though rac argerl section is'in Da -
sites will be available shortly. expicratim of the pleasures of vie. The river is the boundary
Five acres of water are ready for country living. Campers are invil- fm one side of the camp area and
.inuners and boaters though the ed to drive to the parking area of bends so that it man at thin fool
lake is not expected to reach its the Plantation Hou.se and to walk of the terraces surrounding -the
eventual size for another year. through the grounds. After the Plantation House.
Foresb take .Isnamed fn honor. vPcn Rouse.. on June i and. 2.,Ibp:.: Rhe -.Hest .settler on what:, is now
of Phillip Forrest Jr., (Better public rooms of the Cooleemee the Ceokanee Meditated was Dari
known as June Forrest) who has. Plantation House will be open to tel Carrot, %he built a mill and
been a member of the Cooleemee campers an accampanfed tours bought a- farm on the Davidson
Plantation team for 13 years. He scheduled for Wednesday and Sat- side in 1751. Philip Williams, in
was born on the Plantation, the urday afternoons. A fee will be 1750. is the first person known
third generation of his family to charged and non -campers will be to have lived on the present "home
live on the place. The Forrest fa- included only when there are vac. shift" of the Davie County section
mily once lived in the area now ancies in tour groups. of the Plantation.
used for the camp. The Cooleemee Plantation lies on The Plantation has been in the
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FREEZER LOCKER PLANT WILL
k'ER`ECT'*ED IN' MOCKSVILLE
' W. J. Wilfong of Newton will
erect a freezer locker plant in i
Mocksville. It will contain be-
tween 450 and 460 lockers and
the average locker will sell for
a rental of $12 a year.
Mr. Wilfong has purchased a
lot on south Main street near
the lumber building close to the
Southern railway overhead
bridge which is owned by George
Hendricks.
He has also purchased his
equipment for the locker plant
from W. A. Brown & Son in
Salisbury, a concern which has
installed locker plants In many
towns in the Carolinas which t
are now in successful operation.
Some time will be required to
erect the building and to install
the equipment but Mr. 'Wilfong
stated over . the telephone that !
he hoped to have. it operating i
,his fall.
Freezer lockers will be rented
co residents of this section In
which may be stored all kinds
of meats, fruits and vegetables.
Mr. Wilfong was located here
several years ago with the CCC
camp. He was recently discharged
from military service. He comes
to Mocksville highly recommend-
ed.
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TYtte Knitwear Division of Hanes Corporation
today announced tW it will ld warehouse
miles
nearby approximately
Davie County, pp 'loxi Y
from Advance. Ground will be broken within a week:
The new warehouse, which will have 51/: -,million
cubic feet of space, will be located on Cornatzer Road
along the Southern R'ailwav tracks.
"This will be the most modem
warehouse possible, said Richard
Port, division president, "with the
most sophisticated materials hand-
ling equipment. We expect to em-
ploy around 100 people there-"
He estimated that the total cost
will run "well over $2 million."
Hanes operates a plant at Farm-
ington. .in Davie County. for the
manufacture of elastic webbing.
Mr. Port said that warehousing
operations in the division's plants
in Winston-Salem, Newland, Sparta
and Jefferson, in Nortif Carolina;
and Galax, Va., will be combined in
the new central warehouse in Davie
County. He expects the warehouse
to be in operation by mid -1863.
He also said that by "moving
warehousing from our other plants
in this area, -we will gain valuable
space 'for expansion of our manus
I facturing operations."
Lockwood Greene Engineers, Inc.,
Spartanburg, S. C., is the architect -
engineer. The prime contract was
awarded to Rea Construction Com-
pany of Charlotte.
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The return of natives to the Mocksville
area often brings forth the observation:
"My! It sure has grown!"
And the return of many local citizens to
Heritage Furniture this Sunday for the open
house in commemoration of their 25th
anniversary in Mocksville will bring forth
a similar observation.
It was September of 1947 that Heritage
FLmiture Company of High Point opened
its table plant in Mocksville. Many may
recall this 60,000 sq. ft. plant that at that
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time was Mocksville's largest industrial
establishment. That first year, this local
plant manufactured 25,009 top quality
tables for which the name Heritage has
become so famous.
The demand for the fine quality Heritage
tables exceeded local production facilities
and in 1951 this plant was increased to
90,000 sq. ft. and the production increased
to $1,899,000. And, in 1955, a further ad-
dition was made increasing the local plant
to 112,000 sq. ft. At that time it was of U -
shape in design and had thelatest and most
modem equipment and facilities available.
It was conceded to be one of the most
modern and best -engineered woodworking
plants in the country.
At that time, Heritage of Mocksville
manufactured tables and some case goods,
while the High Point plants handled the
upholstery pieces.
in October of 1960, a merger took place
between Heritage and Drexel. Drexel
Enterprises, Inc. was created as a parent
{ corporation for Drexel and its affiliated
companies, which ranked among
America's top furniture producers. In
addition to Heritage, with plants in
Mocksville and High Point, it also included
Morganton Furniture Co. of Morganton.
Each became a operating division of
Drexel Enterprises, Inc.
These are examples
of the fine Heritage Drexel, Heritage and Morganton Far-
tables
urtables and other pieces niture each maintain separate Identity as
manufactured in the operating units, having autonomy in
Mocksville plant and production, selling and advertising.
shipped all over the
world. 1 In 1961, Drexel Enterprises acquired
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Edward L. Short is plant manager of Heritage of Mocksville. He has held
this position since 1966.
Mr. Short came to Mocks ille as office manager when the plant opened in
1947. He has served as assistant superintendent and plant superintendent
here. Jason Branch served as plant manager from 1947 to March of 1966.
Other officials of the local Heritage plant include Stacy Beck, Plant Super.
intendent; Lee Reel, Personnel Director and Office Manager; Don Cook,
Industrial Engineer; and Allen Webb, Schedule Coordinator. ,
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Southern Desk Company in Hickory. terprises was the third largest furniture
manufacturer in the United States with 16
By Jane of 1s PI, Drexel Enterprises. Inc, plants.
stock was being listed on the New York
Stock Exchange.
By 1960, production at the Mocksville
plant had increased to 52,957,000 per year
In March of 1999, Drexel Enterprises,
and further enlarging was needed.
Inc. merged with U. S. Plywood -Champion
Paper, Inc. At that time Drexel En-
In 1962, the Mockwille plant was in -
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WELCOME TO MOCKSVILLE — Lt. Rep. Ed Kemp of High Point (right) how ,
Gov. H. Cloyd Philpott (center) tells glad he is Albert C. McCoy brought his
Masland plant to Davie County.
Masland Coe'S New Factory,
Welcomed to N.C. by Phil ott_
Cites 3telaUovship
By 'GdwaB B. Caldwell Ifa this utak. In other what iwe
uny'.
Jsumal am rmnnal flrM1 sera FGine ache n spoke following a outlet have sought companies that fully
MOCKSVILLE — U Gov, H luncheon served m the a win and her ted what to of er them,
l7oyd PhUpott of Lescingfon we*
warehouse of the picot. He was and Ger people had to offer them,
tamed Mesland Dua•LeaNer Co. introduced by State Rep. Ed but were willing, at the same
to North Carolina yesterday end Kemp of High Point, editor of a time, to acknowledge their own
told officials ata open Douse d Iumiture industry magazine. responsibilities — responsibilities
Weir new plant here That "we The lieutenant Bove-- who k that involved a genuine desire to
have a selfish interest in you
success."
Phflpott was ,substituting for
Gov. Tony Sanford, who was in
Washington, D. C., yesterday can
terring with President Kennedy on
a Intereational trade fair to N
held in North Carolina.
PhUpott told some 300 officials
of Masiand from Philadelphia,
plus representatives of furniture
manufacturing firms and Mocks
ville businessmen Masland's nun
bass will benefit the state and
Davie County.
The visitors toured the $1.5 mil•
ion plant of Use company own.
Acted here to increase Use eapaci-
y of the Mustard company's vinyl
upholstery and vinyl wall coven
ng production by 50 per cont.
rhe modem plant is looted new
he heart of Mocksville and covers
5 acres. It has 140,000 square feet
If space.
:halmian of the boa,
Furniture Co. and Pt
.ure Co. of Lexington
that be is in the an
business and sympat
Pointing out that North Carolina
seeks industry. PhUpod cautioned
that "We do not seek the Uy -by -
night operators. We do not seek
those who would not pay a living
wage,• be said.
"We have sought only those
companies that wanted to enter
into a mutually beneficial relation-
ship, companies that would mine
not to exploit but to became a
Dart of what we are trying to do
D wieCounty Public Libraly
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to the building of
of life for all Nort
PhUpoU asserted
Phflpott sad he was Imp
V the creed of the Maslant
any which says — "We.
roup, are dedicated to th
! contributing our utmost
:Onemle future of our a
Ity, our state, our country.
Beautiful Plant
1jle and our industries bas be
are of mutual respect We Is
established a reputation for f
play and it is this reputation U
has been one of our greatest
sets. in sur determined effort
expand industrially, establish
more stable, balanced Kom
and to bring a sore abund
life to our people."
Albert C. McCoy, president
the 47-yearald firm, mid
group that "we have a beauU
plant and the Masiand family
happy that we we, here. We a
try to be ant asset to Morkavi
Davie County and,North On
line."
McCoy Introduced Walter E.
Maalend of Philadelphia, chair-
man of the board, who founded
the rum in 1914.
Kemp introduced State B. C.
Brock and State Rep. Lester Mon.
Un, both of Mocksville, who came
here with PhUpott and Kemp for.
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'4fanT are �dten%fadc+sed still e
having the fust dime they ever made
. , but George Hendricks literally c
does ..'. and he also.probably'has
the last dime he ever made in the s
retail arercantile business. His final
act last Wednesday night as the.
proprietor of the Mockwille Cash
Store was to remove the receipts
Prom the cash drawer and turn over
the key.
Thursday morning the store opened
as the Macla ville Department Store i
under the new ownership of fester
Blackwelder and Clyde Hendricks.
Mr. Blackwelder. the former maria -
ger of B. C. Moore aid Sons Co. in
Mockwile, will manage and operate
the Macksville Department Store.
George Hendricks entered into
the mercantile business back in the
early days of the depression. He
along with Grover Hendricks, R. P.
and Dewey Martin, and John Daniel
formed a company that bought -up
bankrupt stock and operated a re-
tail outlet in the old building now
occupled by S. W. Brown Wbole-
sale Company at the Depot.
In the early thirties, this group
moved their retail cutlet into the
building now occupied by the West -
Operated Store
in Auto Store. Shortly thereafter,
around 1934 or 193x, the group sold
ut this retail outlet to Dave Pardue
who continued to operate it as -a
bre. Mr. Hendricks worked ,for
Mr. Pardue in this business for about
a year.
on Jwuahy 26, 1936, George Hen-
dricks and his wife went into busi-
ness for themselves as THE MOCSS-
VILLE CASH SPORE. This business
was located in what is now the Dan -
el Furniture Store building at the
warhead bridge. Recalling their first
customer, Mr. Hendricks said:
"Our fust customer on that day
was Charlie Carter of Cooleemee who
operated a service station aeras the
street. He came in and bought a
ten -cent package of paper napkins.
We still have that dime at home in
an envelope as it was the first dime
aver spent with us," said Mr. Hen.
Since Jan. 193
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Hendricks have kept pace with -.the
times. For many Years $ was: a
general store type of operation, lout
in later years it has been converfed
into a depaMhent Stara.
(What are W. 'Hendricks' plan
for the future.
"I plin to devote mat of my time
to my farm and the producing of beef
cattle breeding up my berd.,tc
purebred Charolias and Santa Ger-
trudis cattle;" said Mr. Hendricks.
This building at that time was
Owned by the late E. P. Foster who
in a few years sold it to Armond
Daniel for use as a furniture store.
The aMocksville Cash Store than mov-
ed from that location into a building
on the square (now a part of the
Davie Furniture Store) which had
just been vacated by J. Frank Hen-
drix.
W. Hendricks purchased the lot on
which the present store now stands
and around 19x0 built a new Wd-
ing. Later he and Mac Kimbrouglh
Purchased the adjoining lot and built
the building new occupied by the
Firestone Store.
Operating the Mockwille Cash
Store at the present site during the
past 25 years, Mr. and Mrs. George
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manager at the Monleigb
dinner for all the employ(
giving holiday. At the W
long table in the packing
tw-keY with 971 the trimm,
sewing machines and au
can recognile Mary Kati
Elllabeth Millers of Moe:
Yadklnville, Route 9: Me
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PENNJNGTON CHEVROLET COMPANY EM- Pictured above, left to right: J. N. Richardson.
PLOYEES . were honored recently at a Jr., Service Mamday; Page Shermer. Certified i
banquet and awards presentation at the Hotel Technician: John Walker. Certified Technician;
Robert E. Lee in Winstoa•Salem. The em- Ray Hoots Body Shop Certified Technician;
ployees pictured above received their award and Roger Parrish, Body Shop Certified Technician:
plaque for having qualified as certified technic- and Tom Cook, Certified Technician. Clyde
farm in the automotive ""fee field. The cerci- Jordan. Certified Technician, also received an
fied program was developed by Chevrolet Motor award but was unable to attend the banquet
Division to honor the factory -trained servicemen. and therefore is net pictured. j
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SMOOT= DEADMON SHELL SERVICE
moo=One of the South's Most Modern Service Stations
JOHN SMOOT
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M. C. DEADMON
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FIR[tDESTROYS
:PORTION OF',
HANE. :PLANT,.WlkL
REBUILD �
Fire of an undeterm*ned orlen
c:omspletely destroyed the mach-
ine Want, a dwee-sUn structure
50 x 150 feet, of -Hanes Chair &
Novelty OD. shortly after 7 P. In.
last Monday night. About
people are tempornr* Q==
out of work.
_T. W. Harriss, president, Bald
thart the plant .would be � rebu�Lt = .
and operating again,as ibon ss'
possible. 'Ihe building contained ' .` .
the woodworking equipment of
the concern.
The night waitahman, R. F.
Lewis, had just made his 7 V. m.
round and was reported to have
been sitting under a (tree near
the building when he suddenly
saw flames boast from the bulid-
Ing. The anaterial in the plant �
burned so rapidly and intensely I
that it was impossible for local �.
firemen to do anyttdng otb,er .y
than save the - building which
houses the office, •flnishing and
-packing room. 71he building fell
in within 30 minutes atter the
blaze was discovered. '
Some of the officials connected
with bine concern thought the
fire must have orighmited from
a suction pipe which carries saw-
dust and shavings ta+oYn the
machines to the 'boiler roam. 7t
was thought l+bait a spark must
have lodged in the pipe and that
when the draft was shout off after .
working hours, the fine dust in ,
'the pipe ignited, burnt through
the pipe and set :the building on
fire.
+A small ,kiln adjoining -the
estrowoodworking plant was also de-
stroyed
yed but the large dry kilm;
and the lumber stored in the
yards were undamaged. '
Mr. Harriss stated Wednesday,
than it was impossible yet to de-
termine ithe loss and that the
damage was partially covered by
insurance. 'He said, however, that
the boiler was not damaged and
that apparently the enginewas ;
Davis County Public tiYr KY
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The government grants a prior-
Moc�csv�{le,
its► toh concern which is burned
out and Mr. Harriss said he had
already anode tentative arrang- -
ments for the shipmnery of brick'
for a new .building on July 1. It-
is understood that woodworking ...:
equipment is available.
Mr. Harriss started the.° '=`0
'9A;C in �rntnA .finanni�j rto21r1iHnn