Interior of Whitley general store. A who is president of an industrial school is trying to get a donation for its support from Mr. R.B. Whitley. He is president of the bank, owner of very large store, practically owns and runs the town. He is a big landowner, owns Whitley-Davis farm and a cotton mill in Clayton. He said he cut down the trees and pulled up the stumps out of the main street and was the first man in that town of Wendell. Wake County, North Carolina. Sourced from the Library of Congress.