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101 N. Wall St., P. O. Box 70 "Clinton's Leading Department Store" Dial LYNwood 2-3111
FIRST CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY
COMPLETE BANKING SERVICE 3 LOCATIONS IN CLINTON
Main and Court Sts. Wall and John Sis.
· N. East Boulevard MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
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319 Vance St.
Dial LYnwood 2-2169
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219 E. MAIN ST.
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Freddie C. Butler Insurance Agency ROSEBORO, N. C. TEL. ROSEBORO 227-6
Clinton Insurance Agency
124 ELIZABETH ST. TEL. LYnwood 2-3165
Newton Grove Insurance Agency NEWTON GROVE, N. C. TEL. NEWTON GROVE LYnwood 4-4321
E. L. Peterson Insurance Agency
125 LISBON ST. TEL. LYnwood 2-3150
L. A. Powell Insurance Agency
109 FINCH ST. TEL. LYnwood 2-2532
Sampson Insurance Agency 305 E. MAIN ST. TEL. LYNwood 2-3818
C. B. Taylor, Jr. Insurance Agency
110 LISBON ST. TEL. LYnwood 2-2638
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HILL'S CLINTON
(SAMPSON COUNTY, N. C.) CITY DIRECTORY 1962
Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citizens, Including Rural Route Residents, a Directory of House- holders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business 'Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, a Numerical Telephone Directory and Much Information of a Miscellaneous Character; also a
BUYERS' GUIDE and a CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY
FOR CONTENTS SEE INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX
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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories (Publishers of the Clinton Directory since 1960), present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1962 edition of the Clinton City Directory, which also includes the Rural Route Residents.
Confidence in the growth of Clinton's industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social ac- tivities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Clinton to the world.
The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Directories in the estimation of the public, has been established by rendering the best Directory service. With an unrivaled organization, and having had the courteous and hearty cooperation of the business and professional men and residents, the publishers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Clinton Directory will fulfill its mis- sion as a source of authentic information pertaining to the city.
Five Major Departments
The five major departments are arranged in the following order: -
I. THE BUYERS' GUIDE constitutes the first major de- partment, printed on goldenrod paper, and contains the ad- vertisements of leading manufacturing, business and profes- sional interests of Clinton. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference advertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a progressive community like Clinton, the necessity of hav- ing this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many ref- erence users of this City Directory service.
II. THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is the second major department, printed on canary paper. This de- partment lists the names of all business and professional con- cerns in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller. As such, it plays an important part in the daily activities of the com- mercial, industrial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.
III. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns, is the third major de- partment, printed on white paper. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupa-
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tion and address of each adult resident of Clinton, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the community.
IV. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUD- ING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE is the fourth major de- partment, printed on green paper. In this section the number- ed streets are arranged in numerical order, followed by the named streets in alphabetical order; the numbers of the resi- dences 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 respec- tive crossing points on each street. Special features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the listing of telephone numbers.
V. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY is the fifth major department, printed on blue 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 manu- facturing site and as an 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 Clinton and vicinity.
The Clinton Out-of-Town City Directory Library
Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Clinton City Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 1,000 Directory Li- braries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North American Directory Pub- lishers.
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION
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Austin Insurance & Realty
back cover, left side lines and 37
Barwick's Home Appliances
front cover, left top lines, 2 and 25
Bass Oil Co
back cover, right side lines, 28 and 46
Belk-Williams Co front cover, right top lines and 19
Butler & Faircloth left top lines, 41 and 50 Carolina Power & Light Co
front stencil, left top lines and 24
Carr & Dale Insurance Agency
front and back lip margins, left top lines, 38 and 39
Cecil's-The Family Shoe Store left side lines and 50
City Appliance Co right side lines and 3
Clinton Appliance & Furniture Co .left top lines
Clinton Memorial Works-Division of N C Marble & Granite Co. right side lines and 44
Clinton Sports Center Inc. left side lines, 36 and 51
Clinton Truck & Tractor Co right side lines and 52
Clinton Typewriter Co Inc. left side lines and 45 Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral Home .left side
lines, Insert at center of Alphabetical Section, 5 and Dossenbach's.
left side lines and
35
Draughon's Venetian Blind Co .left side lines and 10 E & B Oil Co of Clinton Inc front cover, right top lines, 6 and 29 First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company front cover, right top lines, 9 and 11
43 20
George's Jewelry
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Jackson's Limited bottom stencil, left side lines and 14 42
Jay's Jewelers front cover, right top lines and
Maola Milk & Ice Cream Co left side lines and
18
Matthis Exterminators left top lines and 26 21
McLean Hospital Pharmacy right top lines and
Parker Florist. back cover, right side lines and
27
Peterson E L Insurance Agency right side lines and 40
Powell's Shoes right side lines and 51
Register's Drug Store. left side lines and 22
Reynolds Drugs front cover, right top lines, 23 and 49 7
Reynolds Motor Sales Inc right side lines and
34
Sampson Ace Hardware Co Inc. left top lines, 36 and 48
Sampson-Bladen Oil Co Inc
back cover, left top lines, 30 and 47
Sampson Brick Co Inc. left side lines and 13
Sampson County Insurance Exchange
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Sampson Credit Bureau
left top lines and
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Scottish Bank The left side lines and
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Security Storage Co
back cover and
16
Sinclair & Williamson
Sutton's Woodworks
left side lines and 13
33
Royal Funeral Home right side lines and
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TPL Motor Co Inc
front and back covers, right top lines and 8
Thornton Sheet Metal Works left side lines and 4 Town Shop The .left top lines and 15 Wellman Oil Co Inc. right top lines and 31
Williams Joe Studio & Camera Shop right side lines and 48
Williamson B J Esso Products.
left top lines and 32
CLINTON "The Most Progressive Town In Eastern Carolina"
Statistical Review
(Courtesy Chamber of Commerce, Mayor and other sources)
FORM OF GOVERNMENT-Modified City Management. In- corporated as a village in 1818, as a town in 1852.
POPULATION-Last official U. S. Census report 8,654; local estimate at present 9,000. American-born population is 99.9 percent of the whole.
AREA-3 square miles.
ALTITUDE-150 to 155 feet above sea level.
CLIMATE-Mean annual temperature 65 degrees F.
PARKS-1, with total of 41/2 acres.
ASSESSED VALUATION-$9,217,028, with 1.55 per $100.00 tax rate.
BONDED DEBT-$35,000. $785,000 Revenue Bonds.
FINANCIAL DATA-2 banks. 1 building and loan association, with total assets of $5,129,031.37 (10-31-61).
POSTAL RECEIPTS-$90,050.00 for year ended 1961.
TELEPHONES IN SERVICE-3,500.
CHURCHES-23, representing 10 denominations.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION-Building permits from January 1959 to July 1961 valued at $2,489,965.00.
REAL ESTATE-75 percent of homes owned by occupants.
Aerial View of Clinton Sampson County's capitol and largest town
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INDUSTRY-Chief industries of the city and surrounding ter- ritory: Manufacturing, agriculture and lumbering. 23 manufacturing establishments, employing 1,110 men and women.
TRADE AREA-Retail area has radius of 20 miles, and popu- lation of 40,000.
NEWSPAPERS-2 weekly.
RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS-WRRZ.
HOTELS-1, with total of 50 rooms. 2 motels with 34 rooms in the two (20 and 14).
RAILROADS-City served by 1 railroad: Atlantic Coast Line. BUS LINES-City served by 3 intra-city bus lines: Queen City Coach, Greyhound and Southern Coach Company.
HIGHWAYS-U. S. 701 and 421. State 403 and 24.
AIRPORTS-2 commercial. An Airport Authority has been set up and are now preparing to construct a new county and municipal airport with four thousand foot runway.
AUTOMOBILE REGISTRATIONS-1,867.
AMUSEMENTS-Largest auditorium in city seats 1,000 per- sons. 2 moving-picture theatres. Privately owned swim- ming pool. Teen Age Building.
HOSPITALS-1, with total of 150 beds.
EDUCATION-7 public schools, with 2 senior high schools and 1 junior high school. 1 parochial school. Number of pupils in public schools 3,301; in parochial schools 45. Number of teachers in public schools 125; in parochial school 3. Value of public school property $2,147,000.00.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES-1, with total of 23,630 volumes. Central Library and one branch in Clinton. Bookmobile, capacity 800 books, serves every township in county or wherever requested.
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CITY STATISTICS-Total street mileage 44, with 2512 miles paved. 45 miles of sewers. 2,050 water meters. Capacity of water works 2,000,000 gallons, with daily average pump- age of 1,200,000 gallons. Fire department has 2 paid men, with 1 station and 3 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department real estate and equipment, $75,000.00. Po- lice department has 12 men, with 1 station and 2 pieces of motor equipment.
Clinton, North Carolina
Clinton is a city of an estimated nine thousand population, located in Sampson County, in the eastern part of North Caro- lina. Clinton is the trading center for a widejagricultural area, having also, industrial plants, which give employment to hun- dreds of workers in the manufacturing of radio electronic parts, furniture, tobacco oil curers, home heating units, auto- mobile parts, lumber, fertilizer, children's clothing, pleasure boats, and ice cream. A meat packing plant established in 1950 now processes 4,500 hogs or more each week. Farmers in the area are paid close to eight million dollars yearly for hogs slaughtered by this firm. This firm employs two hundred peo- ple on a full time basis. A modern poultry processing plant furnishes employment to many people.
Clinton is proud of its auction produce market with office buildings, grading sheds, storage rooms, cotton platforms, and poultry and egg market, covering a ten acre plot, which is owned by the city and leased to a group of produce brokers. Its livestock and vegetable markets are among the largest in the state.
A tobacco market was established in 1945. The market sold 14,602,130 pounds at a price of $9,565,456.75 in 1961.
One of the oldest cotton markets in the state is located in Clinton.
Our shopping facilities in Clinton are excellent. The stores and shops in the city are modern, attractive, offering brand
Teen Age Building built by contributions of $30,000.00 by local citizens through the Clinton Improvement Society.
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Sampson County Court House
named, quality merchandise. The Chamber of Commerce and the city maintain two large free parking lots for people to "Park and Shop in Clinton."
Two outstanding financial institutions serve the city and county; The First Citizen Bank & Trust Company and The Scottish Bank. The First Citizens Bank has two branch offices within the city limits. The Clinton Building & Loan Association has assets of approximately $5,129,031.37.
The Rufus King Hotel and two motels offer quality accom- modations.
Radio Station WRRZ (1,000) watts, is affiliated with The American Broadcasting Company.
Sampson County Memorial Hospital built at a cost of 11/2 million, typifics the city's provision for modern, convenient living. It is fully approved by the Joint Commission on Hos- pital Accreditation.
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Telephone service is provided by The Carolina Telephone & Telegraph Company with over 3,494 telephones in use in Clinton.
There are four arrivals of mail and four dispatches of mail daily. Adequate mail service is provided. Postal receipts in 1961 totaled $90,050.00.
Clinton has the City Management form of government. There are four commissioners and a mayor. Under. this sys- tem the mayor is the Chief Executive Officer of the town and the City Manager is the Chief Administrative Officer and is responsible directly to the Board.
The police department is under the direct control of the mayor and the Board of Commissioners.
The Sampson County Board of Health is composed of the Chairman of the County Board of Commissioners, the Mayor of Clinton, the Superintendent of Sampson County Schools, a medical doctor, a dentist, a druggist, a layman at large. 'The Secretary of the Board is the County Health Officer. The Health Department consists of two Sanitary Inspectors, three Clerical and Statistical Workers and five nurses. Their respon- sibilities include general superficial health check and immuni- zation of all school children in Sampson County. The Board of Health is housed in a new Health Center on the grounds of Sampson County Memorial Hospital.
The Sampson County Memorial Hospital is a modern one hundred bed hospital, constructed in 1950. Since that time a new wing for x-ray and radiology has been constructed. The hospital is fully accredited and offers the services of all spe- cialists. The hospital has served one of the greatest needs of the county and its operation has been phenominally success- ful.
The Library has over 24,400 volumes. A central library, two branches and a bookmobile serve the city and rural areas adequately.
Clinton's educational facilities rank favorably with any in the state. We have five schools within the city, two high
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schools, three elementary schools, with a total enrollment of 3,301 pupils. Current average daily attendance is 3,091. Clinton has two excellent kindergartens. In nearby Salemburg in Sampson County, are located Edwards Military Institute and Pineland College.
Clinton has a year round supervised recreation program. A public park is the site of Little League Football and Base- ball competition. The Clinton Recreation Commission is sup- ported by public subscription and is responsible for the recrea- tional program. The Citizen's Athletic Council is the organiza- tion which works with the schools in building a superior high school athletic program. This program has produced teams in football, baseball and basketball who have gone far in state finals. Many college scholarships have been awarded to out- standing players on these Clinton teams.
Clinton has two theatres, a swimming pool, a country club, a beautiful rolling golf course and a Teen-Age Building for its youth.
There are the Chamber of Commerce, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis and Exchange clubs; Jun- ior and Senior Woman's Clubs, Study Club, Five Garden Clubs, Business and Professional Woman's Club, Masonic groups, and other social and cultural organizations.
The Fire Department of the city is a volunteer department. Equipment is modern and fire loss has been negligible in the past.
Many municipal additions and improvements are being made in Clinton. A new City Hall built in 1960 at a cost of $117,000 is now occupied by city officials. Many miles of streets have been paved recently and many narrow streets are being widened.
Clinton is noted for its active religious life. Among the de- nominations represented in our city one will be welcomed by members of the congregations of Southern Baptist, Method- ist, Presbyterian, Episcopal, Catholic, Universalist, Pentecos- tal Holiness, Church of God, Free Will Baptist, Free Will Holi- ness, Church of Latter Day Saints and Jehovah's Witnesses.
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Industrial plant erected through efforts of Clinton citizens containing 136,000 square feet.
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Clinton, although commonly known as an agricultural com- munity, is now a growing industrial city. In 1958 the city won outstanding recognition and a bronze placque for outstanding progress in Industry. We have four new industries to add to our present manufacturing.
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