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Story of Local Shoe Cobbler Jesse Turner Featured in The Daily Times...

Shoe cobbler Jesse Turner has had the same job, in the same city, in the same store, for twenty years. Recently The Daily Times Shoreline has published an article about Turner, how he came to own the store and the stories he has collected while working there.

Turner's first involvement with the shoe repair store came after he graduated from high school and was looking for a new job. He was hired by the owner at the time, Joe Ciaccio, as a shoe shine boy. He soon worked his way up to an actual shoe cobbler.

"I kept my eye on the guy fixin' shoes, so every now and then they'd have me in the back pullin' off heels," said Turner. "Then pretty soon I was replacin' heels. Then sometimes the repair guys wouldn't show up, so then I had the whole works."

Eventually, Turner worked his way even further up, and according to the article, he ended up being "Berlin's first black owner of a shoe repair business." According to Turner, he also fixes half-soles and heels, and prescription orthopedic work. He also sells a small number of shoes for as little as $5. Turner not only fixes shoes, but he enjoys talking to his customers, as well. He knows them and is often sympathetic to the events that happen in their loves.

"If a family has a lot of kids, I try to fix the shows and let it go," said Turner. "Sometimes the school sends kids over, and I find them a pair of free shoes."

Working at the shoe store for so many years, Turner has run into, and fixed the shoes of, some famous people. According to the article, Country musician Johnny Cash came to get his $1,000 boots stretched. Former Vice President Spiros Agnew also came by to get his shoes fixed.

"He is known for being as honest as the day is long," said Fannie Miles, a Salisbury resident. "He is highly respected in Berlin. People value his wisdom and leadership."

About the Berlin Shoe Box:

Jesse Turner has owned the Berlin Shoe Box for twenty years. He started out there when he was seventeen years old, worker his way up to an actual shoe cobbler and now he owns the shop. According to Turner, himself, also fixes half-soles and heels, and prescription orthopedic work. According to the article, "... Turner puts zippers in golf bags and jackets, sews leather purses, [and coaxes big baseball mitts through the sewing machine."

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