The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-28
Doty Is Secretary
Elect Stute Assoc.

Mr.. N. v. Doty, of Jackson, son of
DR.. and Mrs. A. M. Doty, of Lexing-
ton, was recently elected secretary
of the Mississippi State Pharmace-
utical Association.
An interesting article concerning
the former Lexington boy along
with his picture was carried in a
fall issue of the Southeastern Drug
Journal as follows.
This is to introduce to Mississippi
pharmacists and readers of Mississ-
ippi Drugdom N. V. Isl" Doty, the
new secretary-elect of the Mississ-
ippi State Pharmaceutical Assoc
iation. Mr.. Doty, owner and operator
of Doty's Pharmacy, Jackson, was
elected as the new secretary by
mail ballot to serve in 1947-48.
Charles E. Wilson of Corinth, who
has served the State Association as
its secretary-treasurer for six years,
rendered his resignation at the ann
ual convention in Jackson this past
June, to take effect in the fall.
At a called meeting of the state
executive board in Jackson, on
August Ia, the ballots of the mail
election were counted and the result
of the votes was announced.
The secretray-elect of the State
Association was born in Lexington,
Miss, in 1907. His father, DR.. A. M.
Doty, still a resident of that little
city, was for many years a practic-
ing physician, though of recent
years he has been retired.
Young Doty attended the public
schools of Lexington, and his first
experience in the drug business was
his association with j. r. Williams,
the immediate past-president OF the
Mississippi State Pharmaceutical
Association.
Isl" was only eleven when he
went to work for Mr.. Williams. His
first days job was washing a Darrell
of bottles and his assignment of the
| second day was to fill these bottles
with turpentine and castor oil. Ir
his own words he "got the stuff in
my hair, shoes, and everywhere
else"
Following his graduation from
high school, he attended A. and M
College in Starkville, now State
College. There he enrolled in thu
School of Business.
Having cotton a taste of the drug
business he had gotten "the odor O
medicine on his hands" and, aftel
a year, enrolled in the School O
Pharmacy at the University of Tenn
essee, Memphis. Completing tina
course in 1926, he returned to Miss
issippi to embark upon his chosen
profession. He was connected will
drug stores in Yazoo City, Kosciuskt
and Morton.
Going to Jackson, he purchased
the store formerly owned by the late
L. L. Ijams, and he has carried on
successful and lucrative business OF
the corner of 802 West Capitol Stree
in Jackson since that time.
The Doty Pharmacy, known a
the Friendly Druggist" has beer
just that. A community drug store
it has been oprated by Mr.. Dot!
since 1889. It's owner enjoys thu
friendship and trust of his neighbor:
and customers. Returning then
kindness, Mr.. Doty has conducted
himself to merit their confidence
and has always furnished the bes'
possible service.
Through good times and bae
times, in sorrows and joys, Mr.. DotJ
has shared the experiences with nj!
customers. Whenever he has aidee
them in their illnesses and bereave'
ments and also shared their laugh
ter and happiness.
Mrs. Doty, nee Grace Smith, dau'
ghter of DR.. w. c. Smith of Bentor
has been of real help to her husband
and her words of encouragement
have inspired him to be the bes'
druggist possible. The Dotys are the
parents of a seven year old son
whom Mr.. Doty describes as being
"as sweet as sugar and as wild as ar
Indian"
The inspiration given him by his
wife and son have been such to spur
him on to the heights he has achiev-
ed in his profession. Because OF the
influence of Mrs. Doty and the eter-
nal ambition to be the best "pharm-
acist possible he today occupies 9
place of honor in the Mississippi
State Pharmaceutical Association
that of secretary.