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Elias Kerner Huff standing by his "house on wheels" which_ he built
in 1912. This mobile studio - forerunner of the present day trailer - was
his home away from home while he worked in Winston, employed by S. J.
Nissen Company. The trailer was drawn by four horses.

enterprise of Kernersville. This was a factory for the Kernersville's Coffin Shop in a picture made be-
manufacture of blowers, or fans, turt1.ed by horse power, fore 1900. A sign on the building read: Lewis &
Huff, Carriage Makers and Undertakers. Pictured
to blow the chaff from threshed wheat. This fan factory left to right are: Lucile Shipley, Mr. E . K. Huff
and his daughter, Minerva Huff.
was located on the northwest comer of the crossroads
intersection. Joseph's widow, Christinia, continued to
operate the fan factory after his death.
After the death of Joseph in 1830, his property was
divided among his three children, John Frederick, Philip,
and the daughter, Salome, who was married to Apollos
Harmon. For a number of years after this the business
of the community was carried on by Joseph's sons and
grandsons. The family ownership began to break up
about 1840 when Salome and Apollos Harmon sold
some of their property on the east side of Salisbury
The Kernersville Post Office building erected by Dr. C. C. Sapp, in
Street. Then in 1848 Philip, who had operated the inn 1905. It was on North Main Street opposite the old Joseph Kerner home-
after his father's death, sold that property to William stead.
Penn Henley. The Henleys had the inn till about 1880
owners, carpenters, builders, and gristmill operators.
when it was sold to Dr. B. J. Sapp. Dr. Sapp also ran They owned two water-powered mills, later owned by
a drug store in connection with the hotel.. Afterwards
D. W. Harmon, son of Julius Harmon, arid his sister,
it was known as "The Sapp Hotel" and still later as the Miss Tilla Harmon. One of these mills located about two
"Auto Inn". This landmark stood on the northeast cor- miles west of Kernersville was known as "The Big Mill".
ner of the crossroads intersection. The other, known as "The Little Mill" was at the site of
In the early days most business was conducted on the present Kernersville waterworks pond on the north-
a very personal basis. A listing of some of the persons west edge of town. D. W. Harmon served as County
and partnerships and the business engaged in will give Commissioner and was prominent in the business life
a view of the commercial activity of those by-gone days.
of the county and town. In later years Mr. Harmon con-
Julius and Rufus Harmon were the sons of Salome
verted his milling business to steam power and built the
and grandsons of Joseph. They were millwrights, farm
large brick mill on Bodenhamer Street which is now the
Kernersville Branch of the Statesville Mill. This was
then known as Harmon & Reid Mill.
Pope Building Co., Inc., was formed in 1963 . and incorpo_rated in
1969. Pope Realty, Inc., was formed in 1968 and mcorporated m 1970.
L. E. Pope and Frances W. Pope are ~resident and S_ecretary respectively G. S. (Sol) Coltrane, Sr., President of Tri-City Real Estate Com-
of both companies. Clark Eugene Smith and G. Nick Angel are also pany and the Philip L. Korner, !r, Insuranc":. Agency, share offices
officers. Employees are Lawrence E. Coleman, David Walsh and Linda M. at 136 West Mountain Street with Mrs. Phihp L . Korner, Jr., as
Taylor. secretary.

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