Johnson City Press from Johnson City, Tennessee • 132

JOHNSON CITY PRES3-CIIR0NICLE Sander March 1982 Ptse 833 Progress briefs Parks stores provides private labcb in many cf its itss offering customers quality and value "Parks Belks own labels come from Belk Stores Services of which Parks Belk is an affiliate "These labels are produced for Belk stores by the manufacturers who make national brands Burlington and Spring Mills to mention two a Belk spokesman said "Belk Stores Services exercises strict quality control and anything produced for a Belk label meets their design standards and specifications "Since all 400-plus Belk stores in 17 states carry these labels the sheer volume of production means manufacturers can charge Belk less the spokesman said Snowdens Aluminum Co Lynn Road in the West Park has expanded into the remodeling and home improvements business this year Gary Snowden president said the business which installs all types of aluminum products including gutters siding and patio covers has grown from two employees in 1976 to 12 "With money tighter people will be remodeling and renovating more as they put off plans to buy a new or newer home Snowden said "People will want more for their money "We tlaa a more colors of cvtuzp ami sllkgj to 'our -selection We want to be able to give the people what they want Snowden said his business did three times as much work as in 1980 "because people are fixing up their homes Hie Filling Station since it opened its first restaurant at 2600 Roan St last August has expanded to five other locations in four other states In December a Filling Station restaurant was opened in Greensville Plans are in the making to open locations in Bristol this May arid Kingsport in June according to Mike Noble president The restaurant offers a "no waiting all-you-can-eat buffett for lunch and dinner Leach Motor Co has doubled the size of its service department over recent years With Kyle Leach in charge of service and Harold Leach in charge of sales the firm is a jeep dealer and services gasoline and diesel trucks Harold Leach said the outlook "is good for service and parts sale We plan to continue to expand our truck and diesel work The business started in 1946 has eight employees' zu StMik Atf 1 US Highway 23 and new Erwin By-Pass at Range Chevrolet Erwin By-Pass completion marks milestone LUU3ER UFG CO EfWs Tummi town MX i 7" Xft rmme Staf Photo Ay Eddie LeSueur Residents along Main Avenue Love Street and Ohio Avenue were probably the most pleased to see the by-pass completed as it removed the tractor-trailer traffic from those streets The completion of the by-pass is also expected to help the countys effort in locating new industry according to County Executive Howard Garland Garland pointed out that the countys two industrial parks located south of Erwin would have easy access to the highway We Can Supply All Your Needs: Paint Carpet Lumber Doors Windows Anything To Build Anything! munity and the Carter County-line Construction is also underway on a section of the highway located between the Johnson City By-pass and the Unicoi County line Farris said that both he and Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was awarded a contract by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain in 1492 to seek a passage to the east by sailing westward He set out in August of that year with the Santa Maria Nina and the Pinta Despite the shipwreck of the Santa Maria and trouble with discontented crews Columbus discovered the New World By Bill Jones P-C Erwin Bureau 1 ERWIN Marking a milestone in what some have considered to be one of the most needed improvements in Unicoi County the second section of the Erwin By-Pass was officially opened Jan 29 State Transportation Commissioner Robert Farris who spoke during the official opening of the by-pass said all sections of the new US Highway 23 are either completed or under contract Contracts were awarded in January for two segments of the highway between Fishery com Weve EBetftfeir TTfinaiia Ever a Gov Lamar Alexander were committed to completing the highway to the North Carolina line and expected all of the planned highway construction to be under contract within four years State Representative Zane Whitson Jr R-Unicoi a member of the Transportation Committee has been working toward locating a site for a combination state welcome station and park to be constructed along the highway Ice cream eaters Alaskans consume more ice cream per capita than anyone else in the world 351 ii i1' jil La ODD3 S3'Mddii RESTAURANT GIFT SHOPPE SemtpO ry i grw'vfcF i ci I 1 iU' ft Iri 7 3 eVs H' uiiUuii Laurel Station Restaurant Sunday Dinner Eiery Day Of The Week" Laurel Station Gift Shoppe Where You Con Find The Perfect Gift! Eoome 308 (Counil Qiib WTUQt Dnsthrnlbiiaitiims Co Lafe Cox Drive Johnson City 2700 South Roan (Erwin Highway) in Executive Park South Johnson City Restairanf Hours 11-2 5-9 Sat 5-9 Sun 11-4 Gift Shoppe Hours 9-9 Sun 1-4.