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.RADIO ADDRESS STRESSES LOCAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROSPERITY
X five-minute radio talk was
delivered Saturday, 12:46 p. m.,
by Dwight Nichols, editor of The
Journal-Patriot, who was guests
speaker during the "News of
Northwest North Carolina" pro
gram over station WSJS, Wln
ston-Salem.
Pull text ol the talk is repro
duced as follows:
On behalf of The Journal-Pa
triot and our immediate part of
the state, 1 thank WSJS for the
opportunity to bring you greet
ings from North Wlkeeiboro, Wll
kesboro and Wilkes county, all of
which are so often called The'
State of Wilkes.
The phrase, the State of
Wilkes, was perhaps applied to
our county because of its size and
diversified interests. With an
area of 726 square miles, Wilkes
extends from the Piedmont sec
tion on the southeast to the sum
mlt of the Blue Ridge on the
north and weet. In the lower
parts of Wilkes you can bask in
warm sunshine on many winter
days and gaze on snow capped
peaks of the Blue Ridge within
the county.
Wilkes is rloh in historical in
terests. Daniel Boone blazed the
early trails for the white man
through the hills and valleys of
what is now Wilkes county. Wil
kesboro, historic capital of The
State of Wilkes, had its begin
ning with a settlement known as
Mulberry Fields, and those same
people moved here to Salem.
Wilkes county was formed dur
ing the Revolutionary period,
and included at that time the
area now included in extreme i
northwestern North Carolina
counties and all the state of
Tennessee. Early settlers 1 n
Wilkes marched in strength to
Kings Mountain under command
of Col. Ben Cleveland and there
helped win the victory which
was the turning point in Amer
ica's struggle for independence.
Stalwart eons of Wilkes have
achieved gallantly in every strug
gle to retain liberty and inde
pendence and to free the oppress
ed throughout the world.
, The greatest resource of our
community is the citizenship
who value so highly the American
Way of life.
Wilkes has furnished one gov
ernor, one United States senator,
one federal court Judge, three
superior court Judges, six repre
sentatives in congress and one
state treasurer.
With a brilliant past as a foun
dation, the community of the
Wilkesboros and Wilkes county
looks to the future with an eye
for progress. Progressive citisens
and groups last year moved to
correlate their activities and ef
forts into a central organisation,
and formed the Wilkes Chamber
of Commerce, which has already
carried out several good projects
and ha^major objectives for ear
ly action.
North Wilkesboro is' 58 miles
west of Winston^Salem, is the
terminal of the railroad from
Winston-Salem, and is on U. S.
highway 421 from Winston-Sal
em to Bristol, Va.-Tenn. Nine
paved highways extend out of
North Wilkeaboro, including
three to the Blue Ridge Parkway
20 to 26 miles from the town.
Population of North Wilkes
boro, which has grown steadily
since the town's beginning in
1890, was 4,500 in 1940, is now
estimated at 5,000, and the com
bined population of North Wil
kesboro, Wilkesboro and imme
diate suburbs is estimated at 12,
000. Being the largest town in a
big area of northwestern North
Carolina, North Wilkesboro is a
commercial center ranking in the
top five in the nation on the
basis of population and volume
of business.
Manufacturing industries in
Wilkes are varied; with furni
ture, hosiery, lumber, textiles I
and dairy products predominat
ing. Numerous industrial possi
bilities are yet untapped, in
which industry could use natural
resources and raw materials
available in the immediate vicin-.
ity. There is an ample supply of
100 per cent pure American la
bor, an asset' of inestimable val
ue to any manufacturer. The way
in which our community is lick
ing the* houaia#-shortage is a
tribute to the ability of our peo
ple, who can and are building
their own bomea A recent hur
vey showed that over 75 homes
are under construction in and
near the Wilkesboros.
Wilkes has diversified agricul
ture, producing something of a
bout everything which can be
grown in a temperate climate.
Wilkes leads the state in apple
production, due in part to the iso
thermal belt on the Brushy
Mountains. Wilkes ranks at the!
top in poultry production and
there are farms with as many as
25,000 laying hens each. Wilkes
also has made great strides in
dairy production and in Wilkes
boro is located one of the few
milk dehydrating plants in the
nation.
| To keep in step, and ahead, in
the march of post-war progress,
the Wilkesboros and Wilkes
county are contemplating a num
ber-of major civic improvements.
A two-million-dollar school build
ing program is under considera
tion. Another planned project is
a $600,000 airport for airlines
operation. Also high on tl*e list
are new and improved churches
a $200,000 Y. M. C. A., more and
better paved streets, a lighted
athletic park and professional
baseball for North Wilkesboro.
Religious, civic and economic
values are to be added rapidly
to the fast growing community.
In the final analysis, the com
munity ig seeking the improve
ments which will give all ad
vantages of larger cities, and at
the same time retain the factors
which make small town and rur
al life ever desirable.
21 Are Killed In
A Plane Crash
Chungking (Saturday)?Twen-j
ty-one persona were killed yes
terday when a Chinese Air Force
transport crashed in a suburb of
Chungking in the second such
disaster in 'China's wartime cap
ital within a month.
The plane:, en route from Kun
ming to Chungking, encountered
icing conditions, it was reported.
Eyewitnesses said a wing broke
off as the transport approached
the Chungking Airport for a
landing. The plane plunged to
earth near a suburban cement
factory.
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Retail grocers in some cities
are now using open-top refrige
rated show cases for selling
fruits and vegetables that are
shipped to market under refrige
ration.
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
North Carolina, Wilkes County.
In the Superior Court
Mrs. Elva Coleman, Administra
trix of Coy C. Coleman, dec'd.,
vs. Earl W. Yandle and Paul S.
Cohn, t-a Peco Service Station.
To the defendant, Paul 8L Cohn,
a non-resident, t-a the Peco Serv
ice Station:
The defendant, Paul S. Cohn, in
the above-entitled action, will take
notice that the plaintiff in said ac
tion did, on the 23rd day of Janu
ary, 1947, commence an action
against the said defendant in the
Superior Court of Wilkes county,
North Carolina, by the issuing of
summons, complaint and warrant
of attachment against the proper
ty of said defendant^in Forsyth
county, North Carolina; that the
said warrant of attachment was
served by the Sheriff of Forsyth
county, North Carolina ,by levying
upon certain property of the said
defendant used in the operation of
the business known as the Peco
Service Station in . Winston-Salem,
North Carolina. And that sum
mons in said action was returned
unserved as shown by the said
summons.
That said action is brought by
the plaintiff and against the de
fendants to recover damages In
the amount of Twenty-Five Thous
and (|25,000.00) Dollars for the
wrongful death of plaintiffs in
testate as a remit of the wrongful
act of said defendant, and by
through his agent and co-defend
ant, Earl W. Yandle, on or about
the day of September, 1940.
The defendant, Paul S. Cohn, Is
further notified that he i* re
quired to be and appear at the of
fice of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Wilkes county, North
Carolina, at the courthouse in
Wilkesboro, North Carolina, on or
before the 8th day of April, 1947,
to answer said complaint, a copy
of which is deposited in the Office
of the Cierk of the Superior Court
of Wilkes county for the use of
said defendant.
And he will further take notice
that if he fails to answer or other
wise plead to said complaint on or
? -f,'
before the day, hereinbefore set
forth, the plaintiff will apply to
the Court for the relief aalced for
therein.
This Oth day of February, 1947.
(Signed) C. C. HAYES,
Trl. 3-0-4tT Clerk Superior Court
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telephone 84 Wilkesboro, N. C.
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AT AUCTION
Wednesday, March 12,10 A. M.
Household Goods
3 Beds and Springs, 1 Cook Stove?
(South Bend)?1 Warm Morning Coal
Heater, 2 or 3 Tables, 1 Kitchen Cabinet,
Several Odd Chairs, 3 Dressers, 1 Chest
of Drawers.
Farm Machinery
1 Good Wheat Binder, 1 Wheat Drill,
1 Mowing Machine, 1 New Hay Rake,
1 Corn Stalk Cutter, 2 Scythes and Cra
ters for cutting wheat, 1 Lime Spreader,
1 Disc Harrow, 2 Two-Horse Plows, and
other farm implements.
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