Nickard Bruce SMITHEY

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The founder of Smithey's Stores, Nikeard Bruce Smithey, was bornAugust 11, 1880. N.B. Smithey was familiarly known as Nike Smithey,who started out in the business world selling beef to the people ofthe Wilkesboro community. Later he operated a small store in or nearthe old Chronicle building. His next business venture, was the purchase of the Wilkesboro Hotelbuilding, where he opened a larger store and with the help of his newbride operated the Smithey Hotel and began expanding his business todry goods. He borrowed $3,800 to purchase the hotel and according tolegend, this is the only money Nike Smithey ever borrowed. Frequently going north, Mr. Smithey would buy out stocks and bringback with him or ship this merchandise and sell to the people atbargain prices. The slogan remained on the Wilkesboro store building,Smithey's, The Great Bargain Givers until the store was restored in1966 and was added to the National Register of Historical Places in1982. The first Smithey's store was in the Smithey Hotel building. He laterexpanded and bought a store in North Wilkesboro in 1928, and thenstarted building chain sotres in this northwest section of the state,in Tennessee and Virginia, which totaled seventeen at the time of hisdeath on October 3, 1953. When he started to expand his business, he would rent a building in atown, and if in two or three years he made some money, he would buy alot and build a store building. He was his own contractor, sketchingthe size of the building on paper with a pencil. He would supervisethe construction of the buildings and would do a lot of the workhimself. Mr. Smithey had little formal schooling but was an educated man. Hewas known as an expert on merchandising, an excellent banker, had awide knowledge of tax law, a good builder with the art of constructingbuildings, laying rock, block and brick with clarity and precision.

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Titel	Familienstammbaum Engelken
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Hochgeladen	2014-12-22 06:03:51.0
Einsender	Roger Engelken
E-Mail	rengelken@msn.com
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