Hill's Ahoskie (Hertford County, N.C.) City Directory [1959], Part 1

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Publication date: 1959
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INTRODUCTION and GENERAL INDEX


HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1959 edition of the Ahoskie City Directory, which also includes the rural routes emanating from the Ahoskie Post Office.


This is the first Hill Directory of Ahoskie and is com- pletely standardized according to the policies and practices of the Association of North American Directory Publishers.


Confidence in the growth of Ahoskie's industry, popu- lation and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Ahoskie to the world.


The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Directories in the estimation of the public, has been established by rendering the best in Directory service. With an unrivaled organization, and having had the courteous and hearty cooperation of the business and professional men and resi- dents, the publishers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Ahoskie Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the city.


Five Major Departments


The five major departments are arranged in the follow- ing order :-


I. THE YELLOW PAGES constitute the first major de- partment of the Directory. This embraces a complete list of the names and addresses of the business and professional concerns of the city, arranged in alphabetical order under appropriate headings-a catalog of all the activities of the city. Preceding this catalog, likewise grouped under appro- priate headings, are the advertisements and business cards of firms and individuals desiring to present a more complete list of their products or services than is possible in the catalog itself. The Yellow Pages represent reference ad- vertising at its best, and merit the attention of all buyers and sellers seeking sources of supply or markets for goods. In a progressive community like Ahoskie, the necessity of having this kind of information up-to-date and always im- mediately available, is obvious. The Directory is the com- mon intermediary between buyer and seller, and plays an important role in the daily activities of the commercial, industrial and professional world.


II. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is the second major department, printed on white paper. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupation and address of each adult resident of Ahoskie, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the city.


III. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUD- ING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, is the third major de-


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partment, printed on green paper. In this section the numbered streets are arranged in numerical order, followed by the named streets in alphabetical order; the numbers of the residences and business concerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and concerns are placed opposite the numbers. The names of the intersecting streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street. Special features of this department are the designation of tenant- owned homes and the listing of telephone numbers.


IV. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, is the fourth major department, printed on blue paper.


V. THE AHOSKIE RURAL ROUTES DIRECTORY is the fifth major department, printed on white paper.


Community Publicity


The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the community, depicting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as a manufacturing site and as educational center. To broadcast this information, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the Directory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily available for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable advertisements of Ahoskie. There are more than 750 of these Directory Libraries, in- stalled and maintained in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada through the courtesy of members of the association of North American Directory Publishers, under whose super- vision the system is operated.


The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recog- nition by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Direc- tory as an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


PAGE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW REFER TO THE YELLOW PAGES


Page


Ahoskie Beauty Shop.


12


Ahoskie Feed & Fuel Co Inc


front lip margin, right side lines, A and 58


Ahoskie Hardware Co . backbone, right bottom lines and 30


Ahoskie Insulating Co.


.right side lines and


35


Ahoskie Laundry.


52


Ahoskie Memorial Works right side lines, B and 53


Ahoskie Shoe Repair


Ahoskie Tire Service


. back cover, right bottom lines and 65 Atlantic Discount Corp front cover, right top lines and 10 Beasley C W Oil Co ... back cover, left side lines, 54 and 60 Belk-Tyler Co.


18


Boone's Pharmacy. ... . back cover, right top lines and


20


Boyette Dan Agency Inc The. left side lines and 36


Brett's Gulf Service. . top stencil and 61 6 Brinkley Motors Inc. Brown M D General Contractor


back cover, right bottom lines, 16 and 17


Bryan W H Distributor back cover, left top lines, 56 and 57


Bryant Insurance Agency . bottom stencil, right top lines, 38 and 39


21


Capps Drug Co. .right bottom lines and Cooksey's Green Thumb Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and Copeland Drug Co ..... front cover, right top lines and


22 Cottie's Gulf Service Center


62 29 34 51


Farmers Hardware Co.


Freeman Lumber Co. .. front cover, left side lines, 50 and


Greene Insurance Agency


front cover, left side lines, 40 and 41


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Hunter's Funeral Home right side lines and 27 Jenkins Chas H & Co of Ahoskie Inc


.right bottom lines and 4


Jernigan L S & Son. right side lines and 25


Johnson's Studio .. .right bottom lines and 64 Jones H T Lumber Co 52 Manhattan Cafe .. . right side lines and 14 Martin's Auto Exchange. .right side lines and 11


McKeel's Jewelers


front stencil, right side lines, 44 and 45 Norville Tire Service


. front cover, left top and bottom lines, 66 and 67 O'Berry's Sunoco Service . Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and 63 Paramount Cleaners


back lip margin, right bottom and side lines, Z and 23


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Ahoskie Meat & Provision Co Inc ... right side lines and


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front cover, right top lines and . right side lines and Earley Co The


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Parrish Refrigeration & Heating Co


.right side lines and 3 Personal Loan Corp right side lines and 49 Powell Mutual Insurance Agency


R-C Motors .back cover, left top lines, 42 and 43


... back cover, right and left bottom lines, 8 and Rawls & Winstead Inc.


Ricks Jewelers


.. front cover, left top and bottom lines, 46 and 47


Roanoke-Chowan Hospital.


34 Sessoms Brothers. left bottom lines and 5 Sharp Cabinet Shop. . left side lines and 13


Snyders' Department Store.


18


Thornton's. right top lines and 28


Whedbee-Britton Hardware Co Inc


. back cover, left bottom lines, 32 and 33 White & Woodley Plumbing & Heating Co


.Ribbon Book Mark and 2 Wilroy J Carl Jr Distributor


.. front cover, left top and bottom lines, 26 and 59


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AHOSKIE


"THE TRADING CENTER OF THE ROANOKE CHOWAN SECTION"


STATISTICAL REVIEW


(Several people contributed statistics. Parts of the history came from the 1959 Edition of the Milestone Edition of the Hertford County Herald, our local bi-weekly newspaper)


Form of Government-Council-Manager. Incorporated as a town in 1893.


Population-1950 U. S. Census, 3,579; local estimate at present, between 5,500 and 6,000. White population of age: Males 414; females 468. Total colored population 1,512. Total number of males in city 1,739; females 1,840. Ameri- can-born population is 99.8% of the whole. Predominating nationality of foreign-born residents is Greek.


Area-1.5 square miles.


Altitude-60.023 feet above sea level.


Climate-Mean annual temperature 65.5 degrees F .; average annual rainfall 45 inches.


Parks-1, with total of 1/3 acre. (Privately owned, maintained by town).


Assessed Valuation-$6,500,000, with $1.70 per $100 tax rate. (30% assessment valuation).


Bonded Debt-$360,000.


Financial Data-2 banks, with total deposits of $34,000,- 000 (October, 1958); total resources of $38,000,000 (February, 1959). 1 building and loan association, with total assets of $443,586.69 (October, 1958).


Postal Receipts-$60,684.51 (December, 1958).


Telephones in Service-1968 (Ahoskie Exchange).


Churches-9, representing 7 denominations.


Building and Construction-47 building permits issued in 1958, valued at $282,840.


Industry-Chief industries of the city and surrounding territory: Tobacco marketing, lumber and lumber products, insecticides, pickle plant, manufacture of children's gar- ments, pleasure boats of all types and commercial printing. 16 manufacturing establishments, employing 520 men and 400 women, paying wages of $2,274,000 annually, and having products valued at $3,704,000 annually, as per report cover- ing the year 1957. Principal manufactured products: lum- ber and lumber products.


Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 20 miles and population of 50,000. Wholesale area has radius of 75 miles.


Newspapers-1 daily; 3 daily and Sunday; 3 weekly; 1 semi-weekly.


Radio Broadcasting Stations-W. R. C. S.


Hotels-1, with total of 54 rooms. 2 motels with total of 45 beds.


Railroads-City served by 2 railroads, as follows: At- lantic Coast Line runs two trains daily from Norfolk to Rocky Mount, N. C., for freight only. Carolina-Southern


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runs one daily from Ahoskie to Windsor, N. C. for freight only.


Highways-U. S. 13, north and south; State 350, east and west; 305, north and south.


Airports-2 privately owned. Planes can be chartered from private individuals.


Automobile Registrations-1,500.


Amusements-Largest auditorium in city seats 825 per- sons (White High School). 2 moving-picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 1,500 persons. 1 golf course. Bath- ing, boating, skiing, fishing on Chowan River 10 miles dis- tant. High School Athletic Field with bleachers and lights.


Hospitals-1, with total of 107 beds.


Education-Chowan Junior College 18 miles away at Murfreesboro, N. C. 3 public schools, with 2 senior high schools. Number of pupils in public schools 2,646. Number of teachers in public schools 87. Value of public school property, $1,407,400.


Public Libraries-1, with total of 5,400 volumes.


City Statistics-Total street mileage 20.34, with 9.87 miles paved and 3.5 miles under construction. 25 miles of sewers. 1,625 water meters. Capacity of water works 300,- 000 gallons, with daily average pumpage of 1,000,000 gallons, 20.25 miles of mains and plant valued at $75,000. Fire de- partment has 3 paid men, with 1 station and 5 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department real estate and equipment, $40,000. Police department has 7 men, with 1 station and 2 pieces of motor equipment. * Birth rate 844; *death rate 216. (*These figures for Hertford County for 1958).


FACTS ABOUT AHOSKIE, NORTH CAROLINA


Ahoskie, the youngest incorporated town in Hertford County, and the center of Hertford County's commercial and industrial life, is located between the Roanoke and


Aerial view of Ahoskie showing the main business and industrial area.


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Showing sales being tabulated at the Ahoskie Tobacco Market.


Chowan Rivers, in the northeast section of North Carolina. The 1950 census showed a total population of 3,579. It is now estimated to between 5,500 and 6,000.


This progressive town, ever on the alert for new ideas for growth, is the largest town in Hertford County, and can readily claim the title of "The Trading Center of the Roanoke-Chowan Section."


The main economy is derived from a large surrounding farming area, with the chief crops being tobacco, cotton, corn and peanuts. The first tobacco market was estab- lished here in 1907, and the present market, one of the largest one-set buyer markets in eastern North Carolina, with 6 warehouses covering an area of 235,000 square feet, gives quite a financial boost to the area during the tobacco season.


Industry in Ahoskie is gradually replacing farming as the leading economy. Lumber and wood products lead in


Ahoskie Manufacturing Company, one of Ahoskie's leading industries, makers of children's coats.


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employment. The manufacture of children's garments, and all types of pleasure craft boats are an important part of our industrial progress. Like people of other towns and cities, the people in Ahoskie are beginning to realize the need for more industry to suppliment the farm income, and we are making every effort to raise the standard of living and to encourage new industries to locate in this area.


For a town of its size, Ahoskie is well favored with wholesale establishments, being one of the largest wholesale distributing points per population in the world. There are 7 wholesale houses here serving an area of more than 75 miles and employing between fifty and one hundred people each. The financial support from these firms adds quite a large sum to our income.


In keeping with its slogan, Ahoskie has a better than average quality of merchandise with 53 retail firms keeping pace with the modern trends. The store buildings are clean and progressive looking. Those who have not recently re- modeled have repainted with bright cheerful colors. The theme is "Shop at home for quality and service."


Most important in the progress of this growing town are the many religious opportunities for its people. With its very beginning established with the coming of a church its people have not forgotten such a heritage. There are six Protestant denominations and one Roman Catholic church within the town limits, and a number of smaller churches in the surrounding area. The Protestant churches are: Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Episcopal, Christian, Holi- ness, and Church of God.


Although not a rich county, Hertford as a whole is well advanced in modern education methods, and is proud that it


Huge pile of timber on the yard at Barrow Manufacturing Company, ready to be dressed for material used in the many wood products made here.


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The Roanoke-Chowan Hospital. Another wing has recently been completed on the north end. This makes it a 107 bed unit.


ranks second in the State of North Carolina in scholastic rating, Ahoskie has a large accredited high school, a 10- room elementary school, with 10 additional classrooms in the final stages of completion, for white students, and an equally modern high school and elementary school for Negro students. Our high schools offer special courses and training in agriculture, home economics, industrial arts, business education, music and dramatics.


Complete hospital and medical facilities are available to the citizens of Ahoskie and surrounding area at the beautiful Roanoke-Chowan Hospital. Since its opening in 1948 with a 50-bed unit, it has expanded to 107 beds and 14 bassinets, with an adequate number of trained nurses. Seven of the 13 medical doctors on the hospital staff are specialists. There are 4 dentists and 2 optometrists with offices in Ahoskie. The Hertford County Health Depart- ment holds regularly scheduled clinics here each week, and an Orthopedic Clinic is sponsored every two weeks by the Ahoskie Kiwanis Club.


Accommodations for tourists are the Garrett Hotel, located in the business section of Ahoskie; the Chief Motel, with 21 modern air conditioned rooms, and adequate parking space; the Tomahawk Motel, Ahoskie's newest, most modern 24 room unit, is in the final stages of being completed.


Dining facilities are available at the Tomahawk Res- taurant on Highway 13, North, across from the Tomahawk Motel. In the downtown area the Manhattan Cafe and Jimmie's Place are ready to serve noon and evening dinners.


Ahoskie has had the Town Manager form of govern- ment for almost a year and a half and it has been most effective. The governing body consists of: Mayor, five


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Councilmen, and Town Manager, with the Councilmen and Mayor elected at large for two-year terms.


The financial status of Ahoskie is very good. The pres- ent bonded indebtedness is $360,000. A bond issue was passed in August of 1958 to make possible a much needed street improvement program, and to add another deep well to the town water system. This should take care of several years of expansion and growth. The present tax rate for the town is $1.70 per $100, based on 30% of true market value.


The town police force consists of 7 uniformed men. The patrol cars are fully equipped with two-way radios, and the State Highway Patrol maintains offices in a new building two miles from the corporate limits.


The town also maintains a volunteer Fire Department with 3 paid employees and twenty-five volunteer firemen, who man three pieces of modern equipment and a booster tank truck. The present insurance rate is 7.


Another interesting feature of Ahoskie is its number of active civic organizations, who are constantly working for the benefit of the community. Through their efforts we have a beautiful cemetery; a supervised summer recrea- tion program, consisting of swimming classes, little league baseball teams, a large play area for small children with swings and sand boxes; a picnic area with outdoor fire places and tables; a large well-lighted high school athletic field with bleachers; an outstanding 70-member high school band; and many other worthwhile projects too numerous to mention.


Since 1923 Ahoskie has been very fortunate in having (most of the time) either a Chamber of Commerce or Board of Trade. The public spirit of the citizens connected with the different Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade have entered into and worked for all the improvements and developments of the town, and have been responsible for a great deal of its progress and growth. The efforts of those loyal men who have worked with these organizations in the past and those who are still working for the present and future of our town, will not have been in vain.


The present Chamber of Commerce is a most active and progressive organization. It serves not only its mem- bership, but invites inquiries from both individuals and business firms. The Chamber takes pride in spreading the Ahoskie Story, and we are here to serve you.


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The National Guard Armory completed in August, 1954.


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Ahoskie is known far and wide, not only for its unusual name, but for its friendliness to strangers and its benevol- ence to the less fortunate. We extend a warm welcome to all, whether passing through, or seeking a place to live, work, trade or play. The people who have lived here know that its possibilities for future growth are unlimited. We are proud of our heritage from the past; we are ever con- scious of the present; and are constantly planning for the future.


Story written by Mrs. Jean M. Tayloe, Secretary to Exe- cutive Secretary of : Ahoskie Chamber of Commerce, February, 1959.


Facts obtained from The Ahoskie Era of Hertford County, by J. Roy Parker and the 1959 Milestone Edition of the Hertford County Herald, published by Parker Brothers, Inc., of Ahoskie, N. C.


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