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THE STATE
August 23. 1934
NORTH WILKESBORO
One of the Leading “Big Little” Towns in the State
LKWTKh iu t hr
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ically beautiful
• mountains of north¬
western North Carolina,
the eitv of North Wilkes,
boro i« a comparatively
youthful municipality, as ages of
towns go. but in it* I” year* of exist¬
ence /colons citizen» have made pos¬
sible marvelous progress, financially
and in other wavs, and the Wilkes
County metropolis no» i» considered
one of the leading "big little” town*
<»f the state.
Starting a* but little more than a
country crossroad* trading place,
North Wilkeshoro’s population has
grown from virtually nothing to lie-
tween
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and 7.000 contented resi-
dents in a decade less than half a cen¬
tury, Municipal officials and progres¬
sive residents are proud of the fact
that during the fearful feur-vear pe¬
riod of World-wide depression, whose
end began with the advent of the
Roosevelt New Deal administration a
little more than a year ago, there ha*
not been a single business failure iu
the city, a record which they claim
cannot be equalled, or even ap¬
proached, by any other municipality
within the confines of the state.
Bonks in Fine Shope
Two of North Wilk«T*b>ro\» financial
institution* the Bank of North
Wilkcsboro and the Deposit ami Sav¬
ing.» Bank successfully weathered the
financial storm* of the past few years,
emerging unscathed from the rigor*
of economic distrw*» which encom¬
passed thousands of hanks throughout
the stale and nation, and which re¬
sulted iu the declaration of a nation¬
wide "hanking holiday," resulting in
the purging of all institutions which
could not show themselves to be one
hutidn-d per cent solvent.
North Wilkcsboro |Mi*Hosse* an ideal
climate, with equable temperatures
throughout the year. Tile winters are
not ton cold, nor are tile summers too
hot. and the snowfall* in the vicinity
are both infrequent and of minor
depth. The city bn* a trading area
embracing a population of more than
200.UOO population, and its merchant*
AND despite the fact that it is still a com¬
paratively young town, it hos developed into one
of the outstanding business towns in the western
part of North Carolina.
confidently nre expecting the biggest
business during the coming fall and
winter season* that they have experi¬
enced in a uuntlier of year*. Beal
estate dealer* report that there is not
an empty building in the business dis¬
trict of the town.
Of Historic Interest
The historical lore of North Wilkcs-
horo is quite interesting. The land on
which the city now stand* once was
owned by the father of Daniel Boone's
wife. That intrepid pioneer played
a large part iu reclaiming the wilder¬
nesses of this ami other states for
civilization, and his name and those
of his brave and hardy associate, are
mentioned with reverence iu the cities
and towns which now dot the territory
he lielped to reclaim from Indian*,
wild beast* and the many other dan¬
gers that confronted them.
Another achievement of
which North Wilkcsboro'*
citizen* are proud is that
the eitv is one of only six
in North Carolina to vote
additional funds for sup¬
plementing a state-wide, state-support¬
ed eight-months' public school term.
When that issue was decided with bal¬
lots. it was shown in no uncertain
terms that an adequate education for
their children paraniOUlitcd in the
mind* of the city's fathers and moth¬
ers an inconsiderable financial outlay.
The educational standards of North
Wilkcslioro’s schools, considering the
size of municipality, are not surpassed
by those of any North Carolina city.
The industrial activities of North
Wilkcuhoro are many and varied. In
and about the eitv are numerous
plants, all locally owned, which,
through their diversity of products,
provide ample payrolls for their many
employees throughout the entire year.
All of the manufacturing plants employ
local labor altogether.
Among the factories are n tannery,
saw mill, grist mill, oliaii factory, four
Report of the Condition of
THE BANK OF NORTH WILKESBORO
NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C.
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