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Another business, significant in the life of the town
and now passed out, was dairying, or the production
and retail sale and delivery of milk. Mr. F. M. Edwards
on the Oak Ridge road kept a large herd of dairy cattle
and served the town for many years. His sons continued
this business till recent years. Mr. John Linville also
had a farm and dairy on the Oak Ridge road. Mr. Ray
M. Graves had a well equipped dairy operation on the
east side of town. Mr. Graves was the last dairyman in
Grover C. Bodenhamer 1935 the county to continue the door to door delivery of milk.
One final industry must now receive consideration.
It was the canning factory which stood on the back lot
where the Wood Black home now is. This was about
1906 or 1907 and the product was canned tomatoes. It

was not a big operation, but it looms big in the memory
of this writer because it represents his first job. The
fifty cents per day for ten hours work seemed like a mil-

lion. Memories persist of handling the hot cans of to-
matoes and the barefooted pushing of the tomato skins
away from the women peelers. There are also memories

of toe good friends and co-workers such as Mr. Edwards,
the foreman, Mr. Web Ballard, Mrs. Lizzie Sapp and
others.

And now, gentle reader, this account of Kernersville
business must come to an end. The writer feels that he
owes several apologies: first, for injecting his person into

the narrative; second, for making it too long and possibly
boring the reader; third, for making it too short and so
leaving out many persons and businesses which deserve

to be in the record. To all these deficiencies the writer
JayDee's Sportswear, Inc., at 113 North Main Street since 1966, is pleads guilty, and craves whatever tolerance you, gentle
seeking to continue the same quality of service formerly rendered from this
location as: Snow Bros-Shoes and Ready to Wear (1923-35), Snow's Mer- reader, may accord to him.
chantile Co., (1935-58), and Snow's Sportswear Co. (1958-66). JayDee's is
owned and operated by Don and Jan Hawkins.

This substantial brick store on North Main Street was built by D. W.
Harmon ar_ound ~912 and occupied by a partnership of Mr. Shep Nelson
and Mr. Billy Wmfree under the firm name of Nelson and Winfree. Here
they sold groceries,. dry goods _and notions. The huilding was later bought
by Mr. Tom McCmston and his sons and operated as a furniture store. It
has been extensively remodeled and is now occupi ed by the Children's
Village.

Children's Village opened for business in August, 1968 at 234 N.
Main Street in a building known as the McCuiston Building. Extensive re-
modeling was done to the first floor, with a new front. It carries a complete
line of infants and children's wear through size 14 . The owner is Mrs.
John David Lain. Employee: Mrs. Reid Hiatt.

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