Hill's Kinston (Lenoir County, N.C.) City Directory [1958], Part 1

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Publication date: 1958
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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX


HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directorie's (publishers of the Kinston City Directory since 1908), present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1958 edition of the Kinston City Directory, which also includes Club Pines, Green Acres and Greenmead and the rural routes emanating from the Kinston Post Office.


Confidence in the growth of Kinston's industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained a's 'sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Kinston 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 busines's 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 Kinston Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the community.


Five Major Departments


The five major departments are arranged in the following order :-


I. THE YELLOW PAGES constitute the first major de- partment of the Directory. This embrace's a complete list of the names and addresses of the business and professional concerns of the city and vicinity, arranged in alphabetical order under appropriate headings-a catalog of all the activities of the city and vicinity. Preceding this catalog, likewise groupe'd under ap- propriate 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 advertising at its best, and merit the attention of all buyers and sellers seeking sources of supply or markets for goods. In a progressive com- munity like Kinston, the necessity of having this kind of infor- mation up-to-date and always immediately available, is ob- vious. The Directory is the common intermediary between buy- er and seller and plays an important role in the daily activities of the commercial, industrial and professional world.


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II. THE ALPHABET CAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is the second major de- partment printed on white paper. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occu- pation and address of each adult resident of Kinston, Club Pines, Green Acres and Greenmead, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the com- munity.


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ING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE is the third major de- 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 section are the desig- nation of tenant-owned homes and the listing of telephone num- bers.


IV. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, on blue paper, i's the fourth major department.


V. THE KINSTON 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 manufac- turing site and a's 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 Kinston and vicinity.


The Kinston Out-of-Town City Directory Library


Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Kinston City Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Kinston Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 700 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North American Directory Publishers, under whose supervision the system is operated.


The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Directory as an ad- vertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a com- mensurate return.


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS PAGE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW REFER TO THE YELLOW PAGES


Atlantic Discount Corp left center lines and 18


Aunt Jennie's Bake Shop


19


Baker's Furniture Co


backbone, left top lines, 63 and


90


Bland's Grocery & Market.


right center lines and


72


Branch Banking & Trust Co


right top lines and


20


Brady's


42


Bryant Refrigeration Service


113


Bynum Funeral Home


right center lines and


56


Carey-Perry Oil Co Inc 2


Carolina Accessory & Battery Co Inc 16


Carolina Building Supply Co.


left center lines and


30


Carolina Dairies Corp


right bottom lines and


41


Carrow Buick Co Inc.


left top line's and


7


Carter G W Tile Co


121


Carter John H Co.


right bottom line's and


98


Cherry Oil Co.


back cover, 53 and


70 108


Citizen's Broadcasting Co Inc


Claytor's Tin Shop


left bottom lines and 119


Colonial Frozen Foods Inc.


53


Commercial National Bank of Kinston ..... right top lines and 21


Cummings Harry H


33


Daniels Plumer


back cover, left side lines and 103


Dawson Construction Inc


95


Dawson Manufacturing & Supply Co Inc .. 95


Deans Esso Service


118


Dove's Auto Service


17


Dudley's Floral Gardens & Flower Shop Inc


front cover, right top lines, 50 and


71


Edwards Funeral Home


6 and 62


Ervin Horace Electrical Contractor


47


Evans J H & Son Construction Co. left side lines and 40


Fashion Shoppe of Kinston Inc


left top lines and


90


First Citizens Bank & Trust Co


front cover, right top line's, 22 and 92


Foster Realty Co. left side lines, 80 and 110


Gardner Fred C Co.


left top lines and


34


Garner's Funeral Home


front stencil and


57


Grady's Service Station.


right side line's and 118


Gray & Oglesby


left side lines


Haddock Auto Service 17


Hardy-Harvey Inc.


.right side lines and


35


Harvey Motor Co Inc.


right bottom lines and


8


Hawkin's Kirby D


right side lines and


40


Henderson's OK Rubber Welders. left center lines and 21 Herring Gas Service Inc. left bottom lines, 25 and 66 Herring TV - Radio Service. 109


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


Hill Directory Co Inc. 43


Hodges Oil Co right center lines, 55 and 63


Hogan's Pharmacy 45 Home Federal Savings & Loan Association of Kinston


Hood J E & Co Inc. back cover, left bottom lines and 116


Hood's Prescription Shop


left side lines and 44


Hood's Rexall Drug's


left side lines and 44


Hotel Kinston 78 and 113


Howard-Carter Funeral Home


front cover, left bottom lines, 4 and 58


Howard's Tire Service


16


Howell's TV & Appliance Center


121


Humphrey Lloyd B


right side line's and 28


Ideal Cleaners 46


Jackson Glass & Top Works. left side lines and 122


Jarman Funeral Home. ........ front cover, right top lines, 5 and 59 Jarman's Mimeographing & Letter Service


right center lines and 96


Johnson Piano & Organ Co.


left bottom lines and 102


Jones Ernest Radio Service ..


109


King's Shopping Center back cover and '114


Kinston Building Supply Co Inc right side lines and 29


Kinston Chamber of Commerce Inc. X 106


Kinston-City of Public Utilities.


Kinston Free Press Co Inc. C and 97


Kinston Gas Co


'right top lines and 68


Kinston Hotel 78 and 113


Kinston Laundry Co. left side lines and 91


Kinston Plumbing & Heating Co. right side line's, 3 and 76 49


Kinston Tractor Co Inc.


Kinston Wheel Aligning Service


back cover and 9


Kleber's Flowers & Greenhouses


51


Lane's Funeral Home Inc left bottom lines and 60


Lenoir Auto Parts Co


17


Lenoir Beauty Shoppe


23


Lenoir Gas & Appliance Co


left 'side lines, 6 and 67 Life Insurance Company of North Carolina


right center lines and 81


Mallard-Griffin Inc ... top stencil, left side lines, 31 and 94


Malone H L Insurance Agency. front lip margin and 82 Martin Oil Co. 99 11


Massey Motor Co back cover, left center line's, 10 and


Midyette Hardware Co. left top lines, 27 and


73


Mitchell Oil Co front cover and 54


Moore J A Jr Equipment 'Co. 32


Moore W A & Co Inc. left top lines and 83


Morris Bros Motor Co Inc. 12 Mutual 'Savings & Loan Association


front cover, left side lines, 93 and 117


left side lines and 44


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


Neuse Milling Co


Norris Roy W Plumbing & Heating Co


Oettinger Bros


back lip margin and 104 right side lines and 64 120


Parkview Hardware Co


right side lines and


74


Parkview Motors


Parrott J F Inc.


front cover, 89 and 111


Parrott Jake A Insurance Agency


84


Paschall's Repair Shop


left bottom lines and


24


Paylor's Wayside Furniture House 65


Pollock & Johnson Hardware Inc.


right top lines and 75


Pure Oil Co


left center lines and 98


Quinn W C Plumbing & Heating Co


right bottom line's, 36 and '105


Radio Station WELS.


right side lines and 107


Radio Station WISP


bottom stencil and


52


Rasberry Francis P.


right bottom lines, 86 and


87


Rider Printing Co


106


S & 'A Parts Co


left center line's and


'14


Sanitary Sea Food Market


Scott E L Heating & Air Conditioning Co


back cover, right side lines and 77


Scott E L Roofing Co


back cover, right side lines and 115


Sears, Roebuck and Co


Shackelford O L Inc.


left center lines, 38 and


39


Shivar F B Insurance Agency. 89


Smalley's TV & Radio Service. 108


Smith Furniture Co


62


Smith's Woodrow Trailer Sales & Service


right side lines and 79


Stadiem H Inc


right side lines and 32


Stadiem Insurance Inc. left center line's and 88


'Stauffer Home Reducing Plan left top lines and 112


Sugg Oil Co Inc.


right bottom lines and 101


Sutton W M Electric Co 47


Taylor Fred M Mutual Insurance Agency


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Town & Country Gas Co Inc. left top lines and 26


Turner's Tractor & Implement Co.


right side lines and


48


120


Union Cab Co


Ward & Fields 70


Webb-Croom Funeral Home left side lines and 61


Weeks Motor Co front cover and 15


Whitfield's Jewelry Store.


right side lines and 90 Williams Tire Store Z


Wooten Gas Corp


68


Wooten Oil Co


right 'side lines, 55 and 100


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Oliver Sign's


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Randolph's Florist.


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Statistical Review


Form of Government-Council-Manager.


Population-1950 Census, 19,306; estimate in 1958, 27,500. Per- centage of white population, 60; colored, 40.


Area-5.5 square miles.


Altitude-47 feet above sea level.


Climate-Mean annual temperature, 62.4 degrees F .; average rainfall (annual), 43.73 inches.


Parks-6, with total of 80 acres.


Assessed Valuation-$40 641,984.00.


Financial Data-3 banks, with total resources of over $25,700,000. Two building and loan associations, with total assets of over $18,430,654.99.


Postal Receipts-$243,637.59 (calendar year 1957).


Telephones in 'Service-8,917.


Churches-55, representing 25 denominations.


Building and Construction-total value $3,078,439.00 (1957). .


Real Estate-8,300 householders.


Industry- Chief industries of the community: Agriculture (to-


'bacco growing marketing and processing), manufacturing and lumbering. 60 industrial and processing establishments, employing 8,500 workers. Principal manufactured products: Processed tobacco, men's shirts, cotton and rayon yarn, metal grills and registers, lumber, concrete building sup- plies, paper boxe's, containers, feed, fertilizer and wood- work products. E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co.'s '(Dacron) synthetic fiber plant is the principal single industry.


KINSTON PLANT - E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, manufacturing Dacron Polyester Fibre.


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Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 50 miles and population of 750,000; wholesale area has radius of 100 miles and popu- lation of 1,900,000.


Newspapers-1 daily and 1 weekly. Radio Stations-3, WFTC, WELS and WISP.


(Hotels and Motels-4, with total of 230 rooms.


RESTAURANT


A familiar landmark -- Hotel Kinston


Railroads-2; Atlantic Coast Line and (Southern) Atlantic and East Carolina.


Bus Line's-4 intra-city.


Highways -- U. S. 70 and 258; State 11, 12 and 55.


Airports-1, City-County, Class 4. Commercial and passenger service by Piedmont Airlines. 5 flights daily.


'Automobile Registration-26,131 (license tags sold in 1957 thru local motor club office).


Amusements-Largest auditorium in city seats 1,300 persons (school). 5 moving-picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 6,000 persons. 1 18-hole golf course. 1 country club. 2 municipal swimming pools.


Hospitals-2, with total of 175 beds.


Education-9 public schools, including 2 high schools. 1 paroch- ial school. Total number of pupils in schools, 5,700; teach- ers, 193.


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Grainger High School


Public Libraries-1 central with two branches, with total of 40,468. Also a mobile unit.


City Statistics-Total street mileage 67.7; with 50 miles pavel. Number of water meters, 8,499; light meters, 9,872. Water provided by 6 deep artesian wells, and untreated; daily average pumpage, approximately 40,000,000 gallons. Fire department has 37 men with 3 stations and 8 pieces of motor equipment. Police department ha's 36 men, with 1 station and 5 pieces of motor equipment.


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General Review


The beginning of what is now a thriving eastern Carolina city was a wilderness settlement and trading post on the banks of the Neuse River, 70 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, in Colon- ial '1740. Since that time, Kinston has been mutiplied many times over, and has become a well-balanced center of varied commerce. The forest trails and water travel of Colonial days have turned into paved highways and railway roadbeds, and the "trading post" now serves approximately 150,000 "settlers" in its territory.


The population of the river settlement has grown from a hardy handful early in the 19th century to an estimated 27 500 at present. Today Kinston is the seat of government of Lenoir County, embracing 50,900 persons. The growth of Kinston al- ways has been closely tied to agriculture, but now with the con- tinued increase of population in the trade area, a gradually- developing industrial character is to be observed. The city, likewise, ha's become a permanent retail trading center for eastern North Carolina, and is the largest wholesale distribution point east of Raleigh.


From the basic agricultural work of the early settlers, en- gaged in survival, the production-first, of cotton, and later, tobacco-came a broader economic outlook and more prosper- ity. Today "King Cotton" has lost its autocracy and the "Gold- en -- Leaf Tobacco" ha's become the economic 'ruler.


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Auction scene from one of Kinston's fourteen tobacco warehouses.


The rule of the "Golden-Leaf" nas been a fruitful one, for $29,752,060.09 poured into the farmers' purses a's result of sale's on the Kinston market in 1957. Kinston's 14 tobacco warehouses provide ample sales space and facilities to accommodate more than 100 000,000 pounds of tobacco. Such a return from a single phase of the agricultural life of Kinston's "settlement" area, when boosted by the progress and return from the variety of other phases, has been reflected sharply in its growth.


Following the establishment of a thriving market, tobacco- processing factorics were built, and have taken their place among numerous other industrial establishments to make the river-bank trading post a center of economic wealth. Within the boundaries of Kinston, with its many miles of broad, paved streets, are located producers of clothing and other textiles, building materials and various types of consumer goods.


Frosty Morn Meats, Inc., North Carolina's only Federally inspected meat- packing plant.


A network of improved highways lead out of Kinston into the Coastal Plain like the spokes of a wheel, and two railroads provide carrier facilities of heavy goods and shipments. Electric


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power, with newly added equipment and facilities, is available to the city's residential and industrial needs atti is manufac- tured in sufficient quantity to supply an excess of more than 40 percent above the peak demand at present. There are 60 manufacturing and processing firms located in the city, with nine large wholesale distributors, and over 403 retail stores and service institutions, all banded together to 'serve the re- quirements of the ever-growing population.


The economic soundness of Kinston can be attested by the three thriving banks, one having two branches including a d. ive-in bank. which serves its citizens and its busines's life. Surveys have shown a steadily-mounting check-clearance vol- ume in the banks for a number of years. The solvency of the City government is shown by the ready sale, at all times of the municipal bonds for street and utility improvements and for the construction of permanent municipal improvements.


The physical well-being of the city, and its citizens is no less sound than any other part of its life. With the location 70 miles from the coast on North Carolina's temperate plains, tie weather-wet or dry, 'hot or cold-is one of the most healthful. Here, it is not a matter of how many days the sun shines each year, but whether it shines in proper proportion to the rain- fall. The abundance and value of farm crop's grown in the im- mediate vicinity is proof of ideal weather and climate.




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