The Lincoln times., 1955-01-10
J. E. KaIe> Sr.

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through the daughters will found
a permanent memorial scholar
ship to honor their father and
his life long friend and business
partner. and the income will be
available each year for helping
worthy young men from Lincoln
County, the Maxton area. or else
where. to secure educational op-
portunltieS which might other
wise be denied them. The fund
will be invested. according to the
advice of the donor. by the college
finance committee. the members
of which are c. E. Beman. chair
man: Edward Pate, E. Hervey
Evans, c. A. Hasty, and John F..
McNair. Jr.
J. Edward Kale, Sr., while still
in his teens. came to Maxton to
take charge of the bookkeeping
in the Currie and Patterson cot
ton gin. He was soon promoted
to the store. With his experience
gained in the cotton business in
MaXton, Mr.. Kale returned to
Lincolnton, near where he was
born, and ennetered business for
himself. He became a leader in
the textile manufacturing field
and in civic and church affairs.
Previously he has established
scholarships in Methodist COL
leges, and now he reaches out
beyond his own denomination to
establish this memorial in honor
of his first employers and friends.
CONSULTS PASTOR, OFFICERS
The gift was made after con-
sultation with the pastor, the
Reverend James L. Mays, and
officers of the LincOlnton First
Presbyterian Church and in a
greement with their suggestions
ships. Mr.. Kale retired from
the textile field in 1945 and as
a civic project agreed to take
the position as president of
Lincoln National Bank of Lin
cOlnton, and has rendered out
standing community service in
that capacity until the present
time.
BUSINESS PARTNERS
Angus Hugh Currie and Daniel
Alexander Patterson. who were
known to their friends as Ang
and Danny, were born on adjOin-
ing farms in eastern Scotland
County near MaXton, and theirs
was a lifelong friendship and
business partnership. Both of
them served as elders in the Max
ton Presbyterian Church, and
they were greatly esteemed and
affectionately known by a host
of friends. Angus was born Feb
ruary Is. 1860 and lived until
ay 4. 1922. Danny was born March
7, 1875 and lived until May -.
1943. Angus married Lucy Avd
lotte, who was born March 7,
1871 and survived her husband
until May 10 1852. Of their five
children, only Miss Elizabeth Cur
rie and Mrs. Lucy Currie Burns
are now living. Uncle Danny, as
he was affectionately called by a
host of young people, never mar
ried and lived all his life on the
old home place.
Upon hearing of the memorial
gift, leading Scotland county
business man. said. The hap
piest time of my youth was
spent with Uncle Danny.
learned to swim out there.
Jones Brown took me 'pOssum
hunting many night. 1 never
pass the house without remem-
bering the good times have
had there" Many people in
MaXton remember Uncle DAN
ny'S WatermelOnS. He grew the
best. and one of his habits was
to leave them about on the
front pOrcheS of his friends
in MaxtOn.
At the turn of the century the
two lifelong friends formed
business partnership in Maxton
first known as Currie and Patter
son and later changed to Currie
Patterson and Company. They
dealt in farm furnishings and
Supplies and operated gin and
farms. Mr.. Currie was the more
active partner in the store and
upon his death the business was
dissolved.
PATTERSON ATHLETIC FIELD
When Presbyterian Junior Col
lege was founded Daniel A. Pat
terson decided it five and one
is now called Patterson Athletic
half acres of land and this tract
Field. Applications from prospec-
tive students for the Currie and
Patterson Scholarships may be
made to the college on the stand
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