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200 E. Walnut Phone 380
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213 E. WALNUT ST.
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The Goldsboro Steam Electric Plant with an installed capacity of 200,000 horsepower is typical of our new gener- ating plants which help to keep our more than 380,000 customers supplied with dependable electric service.
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(WAYNE COUNTY, N. C.) CITY DIRECTORY 1956
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INTRODUCTION and GENERAL INDEX
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, (publishers of the Goldsboro City Directory since 1906), present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1956 edition of the Goldsboro City 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 re- flecting Goldsboro to the world.
The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Directories in the estimation of the public, has been established by render- ing the best in Directory service. With an unrivaled organi- zation, 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 Goldsboro Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the city.
Four Major Departments
The four 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 adver- tising at its best, and merit the attention of all buyers and sellers seeking sources of supply or markets for goods. In a busy and diversified community like Goldsboro, the necessity of having this kind of information up-to-date and always immediately 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 Goldsboro, 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, printed on pink paper, is the third major department. In this section the number- ed 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
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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 re- spective crossing points on each street. Special features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the listing of telephones.
IV. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, print- ed on blue paper, is the fourth major department.
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.
The Goldsboro Directory Library
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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.
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW REFER TO YELLOW PAGES
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Air-Way Vacuum Cleaner Sales & Service 145
American Bank. . right bottom lines and 22
Anderson-Creech Oil Co Inc
.. back cover, right center lines and 72
Anderson Tin Shop. .left top lines and 133
Andrews M B Insurance Agency ... right side lines and 91
Anthony Wayne Service Center .. . right side lines and 2
Atlantic Building Block Co Inc.
40
Aycock Oil Co. right center lines, 76 and 110
Bain George E & Co.
.right top lines and 90 Berney's Loan Co ..
Best & West Men's Shop Inc.
38
. top stencil, right top lines and 26
Branch Banking & Trust Co
Bryan Oil Co. front cover, left top lines, 20 and 21
. right top lines, 73 and 111
Builders Supplies Co ... front cover, right side lines and 30
Bunch Drug Store.
58
Caison J A Roofing & Sheet Metal Works
. left side lines and 128
Carolina Power & Light Co .... right center lines and C
Casey's Laundry & Cleaners
.front cover, left top lines, 61 and 102
Central Service Motor Co Inc ..... right side lines and 3
Citizens Building & Loan Assn .. left side lines and 28
Clark Paint & Supply Co. left side lines and 114
Coastal L P Gas Co. left side lines,
tabbed Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and 24
Cogdell Bicycle Shop .. right center lines and 23 4
Community Motors Corp
Cooke F A. .left center lines and 41 13
Crawford John R Inc.
Cotton Motor Co. left top lines and 92
. front cover and 124
Creech's Inc.
right top lines and
82
Crumpler Secretarial School. .right top lines and 130
Daniels Electric Co
left center lines and
68
Davis Auto Service. 13
Denmark Willis A.
right center lines and 50
Denning Insurance & Realty Co Inc
Dewey Bros Inc. left bottom lines, 96 and 123
left bottom lines and 135
Dickerson Rome L. . right bottom lines and 35
Dillon-Bell Implement Co.
left side lines, 14 and 69 Dillon Supply Co
tabbed Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section Dixie Electric Motor Service.
.left bot-
tom lines and tabbed Insert at Phones Numerically
Dumas-Giddens Oil Co Inc .... left bottom lines, 74 and 111 Durham Life Insurance Co. 96
Eagle Taxi. 136
Eason's Radio & Television Service. 123
Eastern Distributors Inc. 146
A. T. GRIFFIN KAYE REALTY ANC INSURANCE CO. Inc.
DILLON SUPPLY CO.
MOTOR SERVICE
COASTAL L P GAS CO.
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Borden Brick & Tile Co
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Edgewood Texaco Service 16
Electric Sales & Service Corp. . right side lines and 66
Farmers Freezer Locker. 70
Farmers Supply Co. left bottom lines and 67
Ferrell Construction Co .left center lines and 50 Firestone Stores. Y 14
Fisher Tire Co.
Flowers By Thompson.
Forest Industries Inc.
69 107
Gardner's Dairy Products. 51
Garris Jewelers. right top lines and 98 General Industries Tank Division ... right side lines and 136 Gibson's Drug Store. left center lines and 58 Giddens Jewelry Store. .. front cover, right top lines and 99 Goldsboro Builders Supply Co Inc .. . left side lines and 31 Goldsboro Building & Loan Association
. front lip margin, left top lines and 29 Goldsboro Coca-Cola Bottling Co Inc
. Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and 25 Goldsboro Iron & Metal Co ...... right side lines and 130 Goldsboro Linoleum & Tile Service
.right center lines and 140
Goldsboro Motor Co 5
Goldsboro Nursery 110
Goodyear Service Stores . right center lines and 17 Graham & Sons Plumbing & Heating Co .left center lines, X and 116
Griffin A T Manufacturing Co
right bottom lines, tabbed
Insert at Building Supplies in Classified Section and 32
Griffin W H & Sons. . . .. right bottom lines and 76 Haire P H Refrigeration Service ... right side lines and 126 Harris Auto Body Service
. back cover, right bottom lines, 6 and 7
Hawkins Albert T . left side lines and 77
Head J H Milk Co left center lines, Z and 55
Heilig-Meyers Co. left side lines and 82 High B J Insulation Co 17 and 90 Holland Hardware Co. . right side lines and 87
Hollowell Seth B Oil Co right side lines, 77 and 112
Home Builders Supply Co left side lines and 33
Hood Bros Dairy. . right side lines and 54
Hood's Trailer Village. right center lines and 142
Houser Insurance Agency.
right side lines and 93
Howell Oil Co. right bottom lines and 78
Hughes Radio Labs
left bottom lines and 139 15 Hunt's Auto Service. Industrial Electric.
Isaacs-Kahn Furniture Co Inc
right top and side lines and 83
Jackson Drug Co.
59
Jackson Trucking Co. right center lines and 109
Jeffreys & Sons Seed Store. ... right center lines and 132
Johnson Cotton Co of Goldsboro Inc
Johnson-Sherman Co .right bottom lines, 83 and 87 . right side lines and 68 Joseph's Neil Shop. .right center lines and 101
Kennedy's Auto Service 8
Leder Bros Inc .. 55
Lemo's Fish Market. 131
right center lines and 79 Lightner Lawrence T ..
Little River Oil Co Inc
front cover, right side lines, 75 and 113
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Live Wire Electric Co.
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Local Linen Supply. .right top lines and 66
Lowrimore W Paul & Son. 104 42
Masonry Specialty Co ..
left bottom lines and 43
Mid East Distributing Co.
left center lines and 86
Mills Con-O-Lite Vault Co.
36
Moye Henry L. 109
39
Occidental Life Insurance Co
Parker George A.
right top lines and
94
Parker Poultry Co.
.left top lines and
67
Pate-Dawson Motor Co Inc. right center lines and 119
Penney J C Co Inc. . left side lines and 9 Prince Tire Co. right bottom lines and 57
Pure Service Center
15
Radio Station WGBR . back lip margin, right side lines and
.. Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section
.front stencil, right bottom lines, 62 and 103 Red Bird Cab Inc
Reeves Plumbing . bottom stencil, right center lines and 137
Reeves Raymond. . right side lines and 119
Richard's Jewelers Inc. .left center lines and 117
Robbins Trailer Court. .left top lines and 100
Robinson's Drug Store. 143
Rocky Mount Tile Co.
18
Rogers Inc ..
left center lines and 100
Rose Bros & Rogers Furniture. .. left bottom lines and Rose Construction Co.
81
Rose W P Supply Co Inc. right side lines and 44
. left side lines and 34
Rouse R N & Co ..... back cover, left bottom lines and Saint Mary's Catholic Church. 45 37 Schiller's Millwright Shop. Scott's Barbecue,. . 108 left center
lines, Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and 127 Sears, Roebuck and Co ..
Security Loan Corp. .right side lines and 56
Service Garage .... .left side lines and 106
. . back cover, right side lines and 11 Seymour Funeral Home Inc. Shank's Grocery & Fish Market
131 16
Shaver Maynard A ..
Sherwin-Williams Co The. right top lines and 97
Shumate Funeral Home right center lines and 113
Smith Hardware Co .. right top lines and 80
Southerland Motor Co. . left bottom lines and 88 Southerland Taxi. left side lines and 12 Southern Radio & Television Corp 138 120
Spence Zeno Jr ...
Stackhouse Electric Co. 2
64
Stanley Home Products Inc.
27
Stewart's Construction Co
Sutton's Gas & Appliance Co. 46
left top lines and Tatum H W Realty Co 84 Taylor E F Co. .front cover, left top lines, 95 and 125 Taylor's Florist. .left side lines and 47
Thompson & Peele Plumbing & Heating Contractors 70
back cover, left side lines and 118
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Motor Parts & Machine Service Inc.
N C Consolidated Hide Co Inc. .left side lines and 89
10 Rainbow Cleaners & Laundry Inc
left center lines and 59 Rocky Mount Awning & Tent Co.
141
A Shaver Battery & Parts Co Inc.
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Thompson-Wooten Oil Co Inc ..... left side lines, 78 and 112 Thompson's Harmony Hall ..... right side lines, B and 122 Thrifty Appliance Co. 65 Town and Country Gas Co Inc
.back cover, left bottom lines and 85
Troutman Elwyn N.
Vinson's Drug Store right top lines and 60
W G O L Radio Station. . right side lines and 121
48
Wayco Corp. . back cover, left top lines and 71 Wayne Broadcasting Co. right side lines and 121 Wayne Dairy ..... backbone, right bottom lines, 52 and 53 Wayne Realty & Insurance Co Inc
front cover, tabbed Insert at Street Guide, 97 and 126 Wayne Roofing & Sheet Metal Co. 127 and 132
Wayne Wholesale Grocery Co ..... . right top lines and 86 Weil's Inc. .right top and bottom lines and 57 West Building Co. 105 Williams Linoleum & Carpet Service. 49 Williams Sheet Metal Works
.back cover, right side lines, 19, 129 and 134 Worley Typewriter Exchange ... right bottom lines and 144
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GOLDSBORO
"THE HEART OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA" (Courtesy Goldsboro Chamber of Commerce)
Location and Topography-Goldsboro, a city of 21,454 population, is 52 miles southeast of Raleigh, the state capital, 89 miles north of the port city of Wilmington and 97 miles northwest of the port of Morehead City. The city is half- way between New York and Jacksonville, Florida, approxi- mately five hundred miles from each.
Wayne County, of which Goldsboro is the county seat, has an area of 555 square miles. It lies wholly within and is the approximate center of the Coastal Plains section of the state, one of the great agricultural areas of the United States. The topography is flat to gentle rolling and averages approximately 104 feet above sea level.
The Neuse, Northeast Cape Fear and Little Rivers, as well as a half dozen creeks, drain the county.
Climate-The annual mean temperature is 61.3 degrees ranging from an average of 42.8 degrees in January to 79.7 degrees in July. Rainfall averages approximately 49 inches annually. Snow is seldom seen.
The date of the last killing frost in the spring is April 1 the first in the fall is November 4. The length of the growing season is 217 days.
Taxes-Goldsboro, $1.40 per $100.00; Wayne County, $1.07 per $100.00; total assessed valuation, Goldsboro, $33,-
HOTEL GOLDSBORO
View of Center Street.
A. T. GRIFFIN WAYNE REALTY and INSURANCE CO. Inc
COASTAL L P GAS CO.
DILLON SUPPLY CO.
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546,000; estimated actual valuation Goldsboro, $84,350,- 000; total assessed valuation Wayne County, $85,299,000; estimated actual valuation Wayne County, $213,000,000.
Transportation Facilities-Railroads: Three railroads provide Goldsboro with excellent freight and passenger serv- ice. They are: Atlantic Coastline Railroad Company, South- ern Railway System and Atlantic and East Carolina Railroad Company.
These railroads are adequate to provide fast and effici- ent delivery of merchandise and materials to points all over the United States.
Air-Goldsboro has a municipal airport six miles west of the city on U. S. Highway 70. It provides service and facilities for transit aircraft and charter flights may be ar- ranged.
Goldsboro's nearest commercial air service is at Kins- ton, a distance of 26 miles. Piedmont Air Lines, a certified air carrier, serves the city with four flights daily.
Inter-City Bus Lines-Goldsboro is served by three bus companies-Atlantic Greyhound Lines, Queen City Coach Company, Seashore Transportation Co .- with 56 departures and arrivals every 24 hours.
City Transportation-The Goldsboro Transportation Company operates modern buses with routes to all sections of the city. Special companies and individuals provide adequate taxi service.
Mortor Freight-Goldsboro is served by U. S. Highway 70, a trans-continental east-west highway, U. S. Highway 117, a north-south route, and state highways 102, 111 and 581. Goldsboro is also the center of a vast network of paved secondary roads providing easy travel to all sections of the county.
Three large trucking companies maintain terminals in Goldsboro and, along with two other companies, offer fast dependable motor freight service to all points daily. In addition, there are several local "for hire" trucking compan- ies.
Population-Ninety-nine per cent of the people of Golds- boro and Wayne County are native born.
One of many small diversified manufacturing plants.
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Population of Goldsboro-U. S. Census
1940
1950
Native White
9,299
11,710
Foreign-Born White
85
97
Negro
7,889
9,628
Other Races
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Population of Wayne County-U. S. Census.
Total
58,328
64,267
Native White
32,910
36,979
Foreign-Born White
108
163
Negro
25,294
27,090
Other Races
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Industry-There are fifty-three small diversified manu- facturing plants in Goldsboro and Wayne County with 3,241 employees and an annual payroll of approximately $7,500,- 000. The manufacture of lumber and wood products is the chief industry with iron and steel products second and tex- tile yarn third. Tobacco stemming and redrying plants are important industries during the tobacco season. Other in- dustries include the manufacture of building blocks, electric lamp wires, bread and other food products, monuments, fer- tilizer, hides, insecticides, meat packing and oil and grain mills.
Retail Trade-Goldsboro has the finest shopping facilit- ies east of Raleigh. Its modern stores and shops offering quality merchandise and wide business streets with excell- ent parking facilities draw shoppers from miles around. Re- tail sales in 1955 totaled $40,000,000, 14th highest in the state.
Banking and Finance-The Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. and the Branch Banking & Trust Co., with combined assets of $534,934,000, have branches in Goldsboro. The American Bank has assets of $1,139,000.
The Goldsboro Building & Loan Association and the Citizens Building & Loan Association have assets of approxi- mately $7,000,000.
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East Walnut Street.
MANUFACTURING CO.
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17,274
21,454
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Wholesale Trade-Goldsboro is rapidly becoming the distribution center for this area. It is the almost exact cen- ter of the Coastal Plains section of the state and its excell- ent rail and highway facilities make for easy trans-ship- ment to other cities and towns.
Wholesale sales were estimated at $50,000,000 during 1955.
Hotels-There are three hotels and three motor courts in Goldsboro providing more than 300 rooms: The Hotel Goldsboro with 200 rooms and 200 baths, the Center Hotel, the Terminal Hotel, the El Rancho Motor Court, Goodson's Motel and Wayne Motel.
There are numerous guest and boarding houses.
Newspapers and Radio Stations-There are two news- papers: The Goldsboro News Argus, an afternoon daily with a circulation over 10,000 and the Goldsboro Record, a week- ly with a circulation of 650.
There are four radio stations, WGRB, 1,000 watts, WEQR (FM), 40,000 radiated watts, WFMC, 1,000 watts and WGOL, 1,000 watts. The first two stations are affiliated with the American Broadcasting Company and the third with the Gold Leaf Broadcasting Company.
City Water-The City of Goldsboro operates its own water supply system. Raw water is obtained from the Little River, a tributary of the Neuse River, and is handled through a pumping station.
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A new filter plant with a 3,000,000 gallon per day capa- city was completed in the spring of 1953. The plant can be expanded easily to 8,000,000 gallons per day, as needed.
Electric Power-Electric power in Goldsboro is supplied by Carolina Power and Light Company at both 66,000 and 110,000 volts. Power is supplied from company steam and hydro plants and through purchase contracts. The company has two 100,000 horse power units at its new steam plant at Goldsboro, producing more than a billion kilowatt hours of electricity per year. Abundant power is therefore available in the area at low rates.
Communications-Telephone service is provided by Sou- thern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company with over 9,000 telephones now in use. New industries moving to Golds- boro may be assured that their telephone needs will be ade- quately filled.
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