Hill's Goldsboro (Wayne County, N.C.) City Directory [1945], Part 1

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Established 1897

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(1945) HILL DIRECTORY CO.'S

HILL'S GOLDSBORO (WAYNE COUNTY, N. C.) CITY DIRECTORY Vol. 1945 XVI

Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Build- ings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, and a Numerical Telephone Directory; also a

BUYERS' GUIDE

and a Complete

Classified Business Directory

FOR DETAILED CONTENTS SEE GENERAL INDEX

ASSOCIATION OF

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NORTH AMERICAN

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DIRECTORY

PARCODIRECTORES

PUBLISHERS

PUBLISHERS NOTE

The information in this Directory is gathered by an actual canvass and is compiled in a way to insure maximum accuracy.

The publishers cannot and do not guarantee the cor- rectness of all information furnished them nor the complete absence of errors or omissions, hence no responsibility for same can be or is assumed.

The publishers earnestly request the bringing to their attention of any inaccuracy so that it may be corrected in the next edition of the directory.

HILL DIRECTORY CO., Publishers

GENERAL INDEX

Page

Abbreviations

. opp 17

Alphabetical List of Names 17

Apartment Buildings 342

Associations and Clubs-Commercial

342

Banks and Trust Companies 346

Buildings-Office and Public

349

Bus and Coach Lines-Motor

349

Buyers' Guide

. precedes Classified

Cemeteries 350

Chamber of Commerce 115

Churches

351

City Government 115

Classified Business Directory 341

Clergymen

352

Clubs

354

Fire Department

115

Halls 364

Homes and Asylums 365

Hospitals and Dispensaries 365

Hotels

365

Libraries

371

Newspapers

373

Numerical Telephone Directory opp 444

Parks and Playgrounds 375

Police Department 116

Post Office

281

Railroads 378 Schools-Public 381

Schools, Colleges and Academies 381

Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal Organizations 382

Societies-Miscellaneous 382

State Government 209

Street and Avenue Guide 389

United States Government 281

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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION

Page

Andrews Melvin B .right side lines and 19

Bain Edgar H . left bottom lines and 19

Bank of Wayne The . back cover, right top lines and 7

Barnes-Harrell-Rawlings Co

. bottom stencil, left side lines and A Borden Brick & Tile Co . . back cover, left top lines and 8

Branch Banking & Trust Co

. front cover, left top lines and 7

Builders Supplies Co . left side lines and

9 Caison J A Roofing & Sheet Metal Works

Cobb Motor Co . left bottom lines and 27

Community Motors Corp . back cover, left side lines and 2

.left bottom lines and 3

Coor's Funeral Home

left center lines and 27 10

Citizens Building & Loan Association

Crawford-Norwood Co Inc .left top lines

Denning Luther A right bottom lines and 20

Dewey Bros Inc .left center lines and 27

Dumas-Giddens Oil Co right bottom lines and 6

Edwards Young Mens Shop

. front stencil, right side lines and

Edwards & Jernigan Furniture Co right bottom lines and

Efird's Department Store

.front cover, right top lines and 14

Gardner's Dairy Products back cover and 13

Giddens Jewelry Store

front cover, right top lines and 21

Goldsboro Building & Loan Association

front cover, left top lines and 11 Z

Goldsboro Chamber of Commerce & Merchants Assn Inc Goldsboro Ice Delivery Co

Goldsboro Publishing Co

front cover, right top lines and 23

Goldwayne Laundry & Dry Cleaners. . left side lines and Goodyear Service

11 3

Griffin A T Manufacturing Co

backbone, left top lines and 9

Griffin Motor Co

Griffin W H & Son . left bottom lines and 12

Hamilton's Funeral Home right center lines and 16 4 Handley Motor Co right side lines and 17

Heilig & Meyers back cover, left top lines and

Herring's Tire Service . front cover, right side lines and 4

Hotel Goldsboro

Hub Hardware Co

right center lines and Y . right top lines and 18 . left bottom lines and 17

left bottom lines and Kadis Isaac

Langston Tire Co right bottom lines and

Leder Bros Department Store left bottom lines and

Lightner Lawrence T right top lines and

Loving T A & Co

Moye F M

right bottom lines and

13 25

Isaacs

Joseph's Neil Shop

14 12 5 14

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

Page

O'Berry Thomas Insurance Agency . . right top lines and Parker George A . . top stencil, right side lines and 15 Parker Joe A-C W Peacock front cover, left side lines, B and 26 . left side lines and 5

Prince Tire Co

Radio Station WGBR right side lines and

Robinson's Drug Store

Rogers Jewelers, Inc left side lines and

Rose W P Supply Co left side lines and

Seymour Funeral Home

. back cover, right bottom lines and

Shaver Battery & Parts Co

Smith Hardware Co

Stanley-Yelverton Inc ... front cover, left top lines and

Thomas Office Supply Co .right bottom lines and

Thompson-Wooten Oil Co right bottom lines and

Tru-Gems, Jewelers right center lines and

22 8

Wayne Distributors .right side lines and

Wayne Finance Co Inc ... back cover, left top lines and

Wayne Realty & Insurance Co Inc 21 and 26 A

Weil H & Bros right top lines and

White's Laundry & Cleaners Inc

Williams O A Paint & Supply Co .. left bottom lines and 25

16 2 18 C 24 24

25 15 22 10

MORE GOODS ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD THROUGH THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS LISTS OF THE DIRECTORY THAN ANY OTHER MEDIUM ON EARTH

INTRODUCTION

HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1945 edition of the Goldsboro City Directory. Three new features mark this edition. They are the designation of tenant-owned homes, the designation of homes and places of business having telephones, and the Numerical Telephone Directory.

Confidence in the growth of Goldsboro's industry, popu- lation and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Di- rectory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Goldsboro 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 co- operation 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 Golds- boro Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authen- tic information pertaining to the city.

Five Major Departments

The five major departments are arranged in the fol- lowing order :-

THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 17 to 312, on white paper. This is the only record in exis- tence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupa- tion and address of each adult resident of Goldsboro, and the name, official 'personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the city.

THE BUYERS' GUIDE, preceding the Classified and separately paged from 1 to 28, on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Goldsboro. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business repre- sented. 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 Golds- boro, the necessity of having this kind of information im- mediately available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.

THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 341 to 388, on yellow paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns 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 commercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.

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THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, covers pages 389 to 443. In this section the named streets are arranged in alphabetical order, followed by the numbered streets in numerical order; the numbers of the residences and busi- ness 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 interesecting streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street. New features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the designation of homes and places of business having telephones.

THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, a new feature, on blue paper, follows the Directory of Householders.

Municipal Publicity

The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the city, 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 Goldsboro. There are more than 500 of these Directory Libraries, installed 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 and of which the Hill Directory Co. is a member.

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

HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., Publishers.

ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICAN

SHERS

DIRECTORY

GOLDSBORO

"GATEWAY TO EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA"

(Courtesy Goldsboro Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Association, Inc.)

Statistical Review

Form of Government-City manager-aldermanic.

Population-1940 U. S. Census, 17,274; 1945 estimate (based on number copies of War Ration Book No. 4 issued), 28,000.

Area-5 square miles.

Altitude-104 feet above sea level.

Climate-Mean annual temperature, 61.6 degrees F .; highest, 80 degrees (mean June, 1944); lowest, 40.6 degrees (mean December, 1944). Annual rainfall, average, 52.8 inches.

Parks-3 public, valued at over $500,000; zoo in Her- man Park.

Assessed Valuation-$17,000,000. City tax rate is $1.30 per $100 valuation.

Financial Data-3 banks, with total deposits of $65,576,- 384. 2 building and loan associations.

Postal Receipts-$178,137.12 (1944).

Telephones in Service-2,400 (1944).

Churches-45, representing 19 denominations.

Real Estate-Number of homes and apartment units estimated at 4,800.

Industry-Chief industries of city and surrounding ter- ritory: Agriculture, manufacturing and lumbering. Princi- pal manufactured products: Lumber and lumber products, brick, agricultural implements, cotton yarn, veneer, furni- ture, tobacco redrying, meal, grits, stock feed, flour, fertili- zer, cottonseed oil products, steel fabrications, foundry equipment, steel storage tanks, soybean products, peanut meal, brassware, bakery products, and ice cream.

Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 40 to 50 miles, with population of approximately 225,000. This area is from 15 minutes to one hour and 15 minutes in driving time over a network of modern paved highways. Distributing center for several large wholesale establishments. Branch offices of several service and insurance firms.

Newspapers-1 daily and 2 weeklies. The Goldsboro News-Argus, Goldsboro's afternoon daily newspaper, was founded April 7, 1885; the weekly newspapers are The Trans- cript and Messenger and The Goldsboro Weekly Record.

Radio Stations-WGBR, 1,400 k. c., 250 watts. Affiliated with the Mutual Broadcasting System and the Tobacco Network.

Hotels-3, with total of 275 rooms.

Railroads-3: Atlantic Coast Line, connecting with principal cities of the South, North and West; Atlantic & East Carolina, operating east from Goldsboro to the port

At the intersection of Walnut and Center streets, one of the busiest street corners in eastern North Carolina. The wide, double- lane Center Street is one of the most attractive business boulevards in this section, and never fails to draw admiration from business visitors and newcomers to Goldsboro.

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terminals at Morehead City; Southern, connecting with principal cities of the South, West and Middle West.

Highways-U. S. 70, from the Atlantic Seaboard to the Pacific Coast; U. S. 117, from Maine to Florida, as part of the Sea Level Route; N. C. 102, passing through Goldsboro and connecting northeastern and southwestern sections of North Carolina; N. C. 111, connecting Goldsboro with south- eastern North Carolina.

Airports-2, both municipal-owned. Seymour Johnson Field is now a part of an Army Air Forces operation. It is a Class 4 modern airport, accommodating the largest planes now flying, and has several paved runways. The other field is leased to a private operator who furnishes instruction and operates a private flying servic. Air service applied for by several lines.

Amusements-4 theatres; stadium used for baseball and football games; 18-hole golf course; indoor swimming pool; modern bowling alley.

Hospitals-3: Goldsboro Hospital, maintained by the City of Goldsboro and the County of Wayne, 115 beds; eastern branch of the State Orthopedic Hospital of Gas- tonia; State Hospital for Negro Insane, a mile west of the city. The North Carolina General Assembly has authorized the construction here of the North Carolina School for Negro Feeble-Minded Children. Also located here is a state or- phans' home maintained by the North Carolina Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Education-11 public schools, including Goldsboro High School (white), with auditorium seating 1,300; 5 white ele- mentary schools; 1 Negro high school, and 4 Negro ele- mentary schools. Also a parochial school; 1 secretarial school (privately-operated); and Goldsboro Hospital School of Nursing. Over 125 teachers in public schools, with en- rollment exceeding 5,000. Nine-months' term in public schools. Good public library.

City Statistics-More than 32 miles of paved streets, highways and sidewalks. Gas mains, 20 miles; sewers, 35 miles; water meters, 3,000; light meters, an average above 4,500; gas meters, 1,200; capacity of municipal water plant, 2,500,000 gallons; daily average pumping of water, 900,000 gallons; miles of water mains, 36; value of water plant, $1,500,000. Fire department has full-time paid crew, with modern station completed in 1939; 5 pieces of fire-fighting equipment. Police department has trained personnel. The electric and gas plants are private utilities, as is the tele- phone company. The City of Goldsboro owns its water plant. The water shed and storage space are ample to meet every requirement. Under a rural electrification project, thousands of citizens in the Goldsboro area are being served from this city.

General Review

LOCATION: Goldsboro is located in eastern North Car- olina, three miles north of the Neuse River and 52 miles southeast of Raleigh, the State capital. Its central location partially explains the city's consistent growth as the chief merchandising and distributing point of a rich agricultural area of more than 200,000 people.

POPULATION: Census reports reflect the steady growth of the city. The 1940 U. S. Census showed a popula- tion of 17,274 in the city proper. The 1945 estimate is 28,000,

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IN BOTTLES

THE

One of Goldsboro's modern industrics-bottling plant of a favorite beverage.

based on Ration Books issued. The population in 1910 was 6,107, and by 1930 it had grown to 14,985. Wayne County, of which Goldsboro is county seat, in 1930 had a population of 53,013, and in 1940, 58,328. A conservative estimate for the county in 1945 is 68,000.

INDUSTRY: The city's people find employment in mer- chandising, distributing and manufacturing. Goldsboro's 36 manufacturing plants produce lumber and lumber prod- ucts, brick, agricultural implements, cotton yard, veneer, furniture, cottonseed products, meal, grits, stock feed, steel tanks, and foundry products. Its three tobacco redrying plants handle millions of pounds of tobacco yearly, much of it shipped from other points in eastern North Carolina and from South Carolina and Georgia.

HOUSING: Housing is modern and living costs are reasonable. Local markets afford for most of the year an abundance of vegetables and fruits produced within a short radius of the city. Local markets also afford a bountiful supply of poultry, dairy products and meats for the entire year.

RECREATION: Ample recreational facilities are pro- vided. A recreation council provides a year-around program of sports and activities for the city, including basketball,

Goldsboro is a city of beautiful and hospitable homes, of which the above- photographed house and grounds is typical.

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One of Goldsboro's assets is its churches. Above is a place of worship located near the downtown business district.

physical education classes, swimming team, playgrounds directed by specialists, amateur baseball and softball, and a twelve-lane bowling alley. The city is a member of the Coastal Plains Baseball (Class D) League (suspended for the duration of the war). A Civic Theatre group has provided stimulating entertainment for many years. The city's public library is one of the oldest in the state, and at the same time is one of the most modern in its facilities.

Goldsboro has three parks with a combined area of more than 300 acres. One of these, Herman Park, has the largest menagerie in eastern North Carolina. Included in the recreational assets is a new municipal stadium. A well- planned 18-hole golf course is a part of the park system. A riding academy with large stables is located adjacent to the city.

Four modern movie houses complete the recreational picture. These theatres play first-run pictures and an oc- casional road show or vaudeville.

CHURCHES: Goldsboro is not neglectful of religious ac- tivities. There are 19 denominations and branches of ec- clesiastical bodies having 45 churches, for both white and Negro citizens. The denominations include: Baptist, Cath- olic, Christian, Disciples of Christ, Episcopal, Free Will Bap- tist, Friends, Holiness, Jewish, Latter Day Saints, Lutheran, Methodist, Pentecostal Holiness, Presbyterian, Salvation Army, and Independent Gospel Tabernacle.

EDUCATION: Goldsboro graded schools were the first chartered public schools in North Carolina and have a wide reputation for excellence of instruction. The Goldsboro High School is a member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, and its graduates are admitted to

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Goldsboro High School, a modern school plant, splendidly equipped for literary and industrial training.

standard institutions of higher learning without examina- tion. The city has eleven public schools (elementary and high) for its students-six white and five Negro, valued at $2,000,000, and a combined faculty of more than 125: In addition to the public schools, the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of St. Mary maintain a parochial school which pro- vides instruction from the kindergarten through the second year of high school, and a private secretarial school trains pupils for business careers.

CLIMATE: Weather conditions are ideal. The city is practically without fogs or freezes. The annual precipita- tion computed from the Weather Bureau records averages 52.8 inches. The mean minimum annual temperature, like- wise computed from the Weather Bureau records, is 40.6 degrees, and the mean maximum annual temperature is 80 degrees. The mean annual temperature is 61.6 degrees. The altitude is 104 feet.

RAIL SERVICE: Goldsboro is served by three railroad lines. They are the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, connecting points north and south; the Atlantic & East Carolina Rail- road, Goldsboro being the western terminus of this line, connecting with coastal cities; and the Southern Railway, connecting with points west, southwest and northwest. These carriers operate fast trains to, through and from Goldsboro, and offer the shipping public very efficient transportation service, having good connections to the prin- cipal industrial centers and military encampments in every area along the Atlantic Seaboard. There are 14 passenger trains in and out of Goldsboro daily.

HIGHWAYS: Nine standard highways radiate from Goldsboro, offering a convenient service to tourists and motor transportation. U. S. Highway 70 traverses the state in an east-west direction, from the Atlantic Seaboard on the east across the state and into Tennessee. U. S. Highway 117 connects the principal cities of the North and East to South- ern and Southeastern points. State Highway 102 crosses the city from northeast to southwest. In the northeast direc- tion it affords direct connections with the Norfolk, Va., area, and southwest of Goldsboro it provides a through channel to Charlotte and Atlanta. State Highway 111, southeast of Goldsboro, offers an almost open direct lane to Camp Davis near Jacksonville, N. C. and the U. S. Marine

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bases at jacksonville. U. S. Highway 70 to Cherry Point, N. C., southeast of Goldsboro and to beaches on the Atlantic Coast.

BUS LINES: The Union Bus Terminal serves four trans- portation companies, with 90 buses arriving and departing daily. Companies serving Goldsboro include the Atlantic Greyhound Lines, Carolina Coach Co., Queen City Coach Co., and Seashore Transportation Co.

AIRPORTS: The City owns two airport sites, one small field now being used and a new 420-acre modern airport under lease to the Army Air Forces as a part of Seymour Johnson Field.

Interest in aviation has long been active in Goldsboro. For many years before the outbreak of World War II, a municipal airport was maintained and from this field there was much civilian flying. In 1940, the City of Goldsboro purchased a site for a large modern airport, and was near- ing completion of the construction of this field when the Army Air Forces leased it. Since that date more and more construction and additions have developed it into one of the most up-to-date flying fields along the Atlantic Sea- board.

Several air lines have filed applications with the Civil Aeronautics Board for franchises to provide air service- passenger, mail, express and freight-to and from Golds- boro.

COMMUNITY BUILDING: A building costing $100,000, erected through public subscription by patriotic citizens of Goldsboro and Wayne County, memorializes the young men of the city and county who served in the World War of 1917- 1918. This first memorial erected in the U. S. following World War I is dedicated to the heroes of that conflict and re- cently has been renovated throughout to serve more ade- quately.

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Hill's Goldsboro (Wayne County, N.C.) City Directory [1945], Part 1

Author: Publication date: 1945 Publisher: Hill Directory Co. Number of Pages: 466

Author:
Publication date: 1945
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 466