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Mr. George Virgil Fulp, Pres-
ident of the Bank of Kernersville.
This picture was made around
1903, the year the bank opened.

The old Bank Building was built for the Bank of Ker-
nersville in 1903. It was restored in recent years by Mr. John
Lain and is now used by the Chamber of Commerce.

This brick structure is probably the oldest store building still in _use in
Kernersville. It was built by Mr. John King in 1879. In 1882 1t was
bought by Mr. Jim King, his brother, who operated it as a general st~re.
Later it was purchased by Fulp & Linville and was one of the leadmg
general stores in Kernersville for many years. It is now occupied by Corder's.

Corder's Inc., Men's and Boys' Clothing, 104 South Main Street. Pic-
......... tured are: Garry Snow, Melva Corder and Gaither Corder,

Rink". This firm decorated homes, churches, etc. in the
artistic manner. They also introduced billboard adver-
tising to the tobacco industry and were especially noted
for the Bull Durham smoking tobacco advertising.
The 1888 Chamber of Commerce bulletin, already
referred to, contains the following account of the first
newspaper established in Kernersville. "The Kernersville
News was started by T. A. Lyon and H. C. Edwards,
April 1st '81 ... It was at first printed on a small hand
press. It was bought by J. H. Lindsay July 1st, 1883
and all the old type has been replaced by new - also
new cases, stands and jobbing outfit added. There are
printed at this office besides fhe News, the Thomasville
Wachovia Bank & Trust Company merged in 1965 with the Bank of Gazette and the Summerfield Gleaner. The job patron-
Kernersville, which had served the community since January 1, 1903. W. S.
Linville, W. H. Mendenhall, George V. Fulp, Sr., and George Vance Fulp age has largely increased and it has become one of the
were Presidents of the Bank of Kernersville. Vann H. Johnson has headed
Wachovia's operations here since 1965. Wachovia's new office was opened best paying country papers in North Carolina."
in 1967. Pictured are: Nora Williard, Nancy Sapp, Chris Westmoreland,
Debbie Miller, Juanita Fulp, Barbara Horney, W. J, O'Brien, Judy Weavil, Since that early time much water has run over the
Dorothy Helms, Sylvia Apple, Donna Kiger, Judy Atkins, Helen Fulp,
Gloria Oglesby and Vann Johnson. newspaper dam. Many changes have come from time to
time in name, operation and ownership. The -present

Kernersville News has been operated by Carter Pub-
lishing Co. for more than thirty years. It is modern and
efficient in every way. The people of this part of For-
syth and adjoining counties are justly proud of their
newspaper.
Some family names in Kernersville, through long
time association, have come to stand for certain busi-
nesses. Thus when you say "Pinnix" you think of the
drug store and "on the square since 1904".

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