Hill's Leaksville, Spray and Draper (Rockingham County, N.C.) City Directory [1962], Part 1

Author: Hill Directory Company.
Publication date: 1962
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 636


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300 Boone. Road


FAIR FUNERAL HOME, Inc.


AMBULANCE SERVICE


Phone MAM $ 2 1 6.1


OF LEAKSVILLE, N. C.


National BANK


H. L. FAGGE, President L. L. GOLDING, Exec. Vice President J. F. SHEFFIELD,, Vice President and Cashier. RUBY S. HINSON, Asst. Cashier.


TRI - CITIES NUMBER 1 BANK


MURPHY & MABES CONTRACTORS


PLUMBING and HEATING Repair Work Our Specialty Phone MAin 3-2765 109 N. Bridge St. Leaksville, N. C.


(SEE PAGES 20 and 50 BUYERS' GUIDE)


Martin Insurance Agency 24 HOUR SERVICE "We Dose - But Never Close"


FIRE - AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY BURGLARY - WINDSTORM


100 Center Church Rd. Leaksville, N. C. DIAL MAin 3-3168


Leaksville Lumber Co., Inc. "Everything for the Builder"


313 BYRD AV. LEAKSVILLE, N. CA


Phone MAin 3-2166


GEORGE FULP ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR


Commercial - Industrial. - Residential 160 Price Ht, Leak ville, N C


Tel. MAIn 3-3897


HOME SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION


ORGANIZED 1909


LEAKSVILLE N. C.


SPRAY INSURANCE AGENCY All Kinds of Insurance' + C Garvin Warren, Owner Phone: MAIn '2-3211 Yri City Pharmacy Eldo.' Spraxi C


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"Where Salesmen Meet"


Telephones in Every Room . Air Conditioning · Free Television


Tubs and Showers . King Size Mattresses · Wall to Wall


Field Crest Carpets . Swimming Pool


Owned and Operated by MR. and MRS. OTIS EVANS and SON DAVID


WE WELCOME YOU


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MAR GRE MOTEL


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HILL'S Leaksville, Spray and Draper (ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N. C.) CITY DIRECTORY 1962


Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Pri- vate Citizens, Including Rural Route Residents, a Directory of Householders, 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 Complete


Classified Business Directory


FOR DETAILED CONTENTS SEE INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX


PRICE $35.00


PHO BONO PUBLICO ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICAN


1898


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DIRECTORY


PUBLISHERS


HILL DIRECTORY COMPANY, Publishers 2910 W. Clay St., P. O. Box 6874, Richmond 30, Va.


DIRECTORY LIBRARY FOR FREE USE OF PUBLIC AT TRI-CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BLDG., MEADOW RD. (CA), SPRAY, N. C.


Member Association of North American Directory Publishers


Copyright, 1962, by Hill Directory Company


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Excerpt from Section 104, Title 17 United States Code Annotated


WILLFUL INFRINGEMENT FOR PROFIT-Any per- son who willfully and for profit shall infringe any copyright secured by this title, or who shall knowingly and willfully aid or abet such infringement, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment for not exceeding one year or by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, or both, in the discretion of the court.


PR BONO PUBLICO SSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICAN


ORGANIZE


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DIRECTORY


PORTOGRECORIC


BLISHERS


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 correct- ness 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 COMPANY, Publishers'


INTRODUCTION and GENERAL INDEX


HILL DIRECTORY COMPANY, publishers of Southeast- ern Directories (publishers of the Leaksville, Spray and Draper Directory since 1958), present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1962 edition of the Leaksville, Spray and Draper City Directory, which also includes Rural Route Residents.


Confidence in the growth of Leaksville, Spray and Draper's industry, population and wealth, and in the ad- vancement of their civic and social activities, will be main- tained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Leaksville, Spray and Draper to the world.


The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Directories in the estimation of the public, has been established by ren- dering 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 Leaks- ville, Spray and Draper Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the commu- nities.


Five Major Departments


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


I. THE BUYERS' GUIDE constitutes the first major de- partment, printed on goldenrod paper, and contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and pro- fessional interests of Leaksville, Spray and Draper. The ad- vertisements 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 progressive commu- nities like Leaksville, Spray and Draper, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.


II. THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is the second major department, printed on canary 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 activ- ities of the commercial, industrial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Busi- ness Directory than through any other medium.


III. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns, is the third major department, printed on white paper. This is the only record


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in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupation and address of each adult resident of Leaksville, Spray and Draper, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the commu- nities.


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 num- bered 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 num- bers. The names of the intersecting streets appear at their respective 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 communities, depicting in unbiased terms what they have to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as a manufacturing 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 Leaks- ville, Spray and Draper.


The Out-of-Town City Directory Library


Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Leaks- ville, Spray and Draper City Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Tri-City Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 1,000 Directory Libraries installed in cities and towns throughout the U. S., Canada and Puerto Rico by members of the Association of North American Directory Publishers.


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.


HILL DIRECTORY COMPANY, Publishers.


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE


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Accurate Heating Co. ribbon bookmark and 16


Adams R N General Contractor . back cover, right bottom lines and 17


Advisor Magazine The. tabbed Insert at


Draper Shopping Center in Alphabetical Section and 51


Amos Bill Inc.


left bottom lines and


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Bateman's Flowers.


right top lines and


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Belk-Cline Co.


left side lines and 27


Boren Clay Products Co


. back cover, left bottom lines and 8


Boulevard Taxi. left bottom lines and 58 Bridge Street Atlantic Service. . right side lines and 3 34 Broadnax-McLaurin Funeral Home. . right side lines and Buckner's Body Shop. .right side lines and 3


Carolina Coal & Oil Co Inc.


right top lines, 14 and


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Carolina Drug Co. right top lines and 28


Cherry Insurance Agency . left top lines and


40


Cox's Food Store. right side lines and 35


Draper Esso Servicenter. . tabbed Insert


at Draper Shopping Center in Alphabetical Section Draper Lumber Co ..


tabbed Insert


at Draper Shopping Center in Alphabetical Section Draper Merchants Association


tabbed Insert at name in Alphabetical Section and 46


Draper Pharmacy . tabbed Insert


Draper Shoe Store . tabbed Insert


at Draper Shopping Center in Alphabetical Section


Duke Power Co.


. left side lines and


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Dyer's. . left side lines and 61


Dyer's Plumbing & Heating


back cover, left side lines and tabbed Insert at Draper Shopping Center in Alphabetical Section Fair Funeral Home Inc .... front cover, left top lines and Fieldcrest Mills Inc. . left top lines, B and First National Bank of Leaksville


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Eden's Grocery


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front cover, right top lines, 6 and 43 Fulcher's Tommy Radio & TV Service left side lines and 58


Fulp George Electrical Contractors . front cover, right bottom lines and 18


Galloway Plumbing & Pump Repair


. right side lines and 22


Green G B & Son Inc. left side lines, 25 and 56 Greensboro News Co. . right top lines and 48


Greer Electrical Contractors right side lines and 22 Hill Directory Company 62 Home Lumber Co .... back cover, right bottom lines and


45 Home Savings & Loan Association


. front cover, right top lines and 57 Hopkins J Guy .. tabbed Insert


at Draper Shopping Center in Alphabetical Section Hopkins & Johnston Fuel Co. . tabbed Insert at Draper Shopping Center in Alphabetical Section


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Hopper Oil Co.


Hubbard's Central Diner. 56 Huff Construction Co. . right side lines and 19 Ivie Tire Co. . . top stencil, right top lines and 60 Johnson Chevrolet Inc


. back cover, right side lines, tabbed Insert at


Draper Shopping Center in Alphabetical Section and Johnson-Dear Motors Inc. left top lines and Johnston-Turner Furniture Co. . tabbed Insert


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Jones Draper Sinclair. . tabbed Insert at Draper Shopping Center in Alphabetical Section Jones Hardware Co


Lasley Drugs Inc. . left bottom lines and 29


Leaksville Bank & Trust Co


. front stencil, left top lines, tabbed Insert at Draper Shopping Center in Alphabetical Section and Leaksville Hardware Store. 36


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Leaksville Lumber Co Inc


. front cover, right top lines and 10


Leaksville News The. . bottom stencil and 47


Leaksville Paint Co. right bottom lines and 49 Lee, Fulcher, White & Hubbard Inc. . right top lines and 40


Mar-Gre Motel.


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Martin Insurance Agency


front cover, right side lines and 37


Meadow Dairies. . left bottom lines and 26


Merchant's Ice & Coal Co right bottom lines and 15


Mitchell Henry L Broker. .. left top lines and


9 50 Murphy & Mabes .... front cover, right side lines, 20 and


Murphy's Central Service Station ... right top lines and 4


New System Laundry Co back cover and 30 Nolen Cabinet Shop . tabbed Insert


at Draper Shopping Center in Alphabetical Section O'Mansky's. right top lines and 13


Owen Realty & Insurance Co .right top lines and 53


Paige Raymond Contractor. right side lines and 23


Patterson Sheet Metal Shop . left side lines and 23


Peoples Finance Co. .right side lines and 44


Powell's Food Store. tabbed Insert


at Draper Shopping Center in Alphabetical Section Ridge View Cemetery . . right side lines and 11


Roberts Sunoco Service. tabbed Insert


at Draper Shopping Center in Alphabetical Section


. back cover


Rockingham Insurance Agency.


Rogers A D Jeweler. .right top lines and 41


Roselawn Memorial Gardens .right top lines and 11


Saunders Roy Texaco Service. tabbed Insert


at Draper Shopping Center in Alphabetical Section Shope's Plumbing Service.


Smart Esso Service. tabbed Insert


at Draper Shopping Center in Alphabetical Section


Smith John & Sons Inc. . left top lines and 21


Spray Finance Co .. right side lines and 44


Spray Insurance Agency. .front cover and


38


Stamper Optical Co right side lines and


48 55


Steak Knife Restaurant. .right bottom lines and


Sugg-Harris Funeral Home . left side lines and 34 Textile Workers Union of America AFL-CIO Bi-County Joint Board. . right side lines and 42


Tri-City Finance Co right top lines and 5


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Rockingham Block Co .. right side lines and 41


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Page Tri-City Paving Co


right bottom lines and 24


Tri-City Pontiac. . left bottom lines and 5


W L O E Radio Station. . backbone and 52


Walker & Dyer . left side lines and 54


Walker's Phillips 66 Service & Garage ..... tabbed Insert


at Draper Shopping Center in Alphabetical Section


Wall Furniture Co. right side lines and 35


39 Wall Insurance Agency .... back cover, left top lines and Western Auto Associate Store. tabbed Insert


at Draper Shopping Center in Alphabetical Section


Winn Electric Co. left bottom lines and 24


Wright's.


. back cover and


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Wright's Men's Shop


MORE GOODS


ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD THROUGH THE


CLASSIFIED BUSINESS LISTS OF THE DIRECTORY THAN ANY OTHER MEDIUM ON EARTH


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CAUTION .


Pay no money in advance to itinerant Dir- ectory Canvassers. We are led to mention this from the fact that certain parties have been fraudulently using our publications as speci- mens, and by that means collecting money in advance. Before signing an order, see that it has the name of the publisher of this City Directory printed thereon. We ask no payment until the work is delivered, and our solicitors have strict orders not to take advance payment for either advertising or subscriptions.


Leaksville, Spray and Draper


"Wonderful Land of Eden" (Courtesy Tri-City Chamber of Commerce)


Statistical Review


Location in County-North Central Section, Leaksville Township.


Population-Towns 1960 Census


Leaksville (Inc 1874) . 6,458


Spray (Inc 1951) . 4,544


Draper (Inc 1949) . 3,322


Central Area (Est)


2,000


Leaksville Township. 19,426


Altitude-572.85 feet above sea level.


Climate-Mean annual temperature 60 degrees F .; av- erage annual rainfall 44.20 inches.


Taxes-1961 tax rate: Leaksville, $1.25; Spray, $1.40; Draper, $1.50; Meadow Greens Sanitary District, $1.00. Note County Tax Rate is $1.15.


Financial Data-2 banks with total assets of $10,780,- 812.65; 1 Savings and Loan association, with total assets of $8,965,008.10.


Telephones in Service-6,500 (Central Telephone Com- pany).


Electric Customers-7,932 (Duke Power Company).


Gas Meters (Natural)-1,500 (N. C. Gas Corp.)


Churches-64 representing all major denominations.


Aerial View of Leaksville, N C.


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Industry-Chief industries of the city and surrounding territory are sheeting, blanket, rug and yarn mills, cement, block plant, brick plant, steam plant, solite and data pro- cessing. Number of manufacturing establishments 11 em- ploying over 5,000 people.


Newspaper-1 weekly, The Leaksville News.


Magazines-1 monthly, The Advisor.


Radio Broadcasting Stations-1, WLOE.


Hotels-1, Central Hotel, 30 rooms.


Motels-1, Mar-Gre Motel, 27 units.


Railroads-City served by 1 railroad, as follows: Caro- lina & Northwestern.


Bus Lines-City served by 1 intra-city bus line, as fol- lows: Tri-City Transportation Co.


Airports-Greensboro 35 miles, Capital, Eastern and Piedmont Airlines; Winston-Salem 50 miles, Capital, Pied- mont and Eastern Airlines.


Recreation-Number of playfields 6. Number of play- fields lighted 2. Number of golf courses 2 (9 hole). Number of theatres 2 white; 1 drive-in; YMCA's; Boys Club and swimming pools; bowling center.


Hospitals-1, with a total of 108 beds.


Education-The Tri-Cities has one of the finest public school systems in North Carolina. There are 12 units in- cluding elementary, junior and senior high schools, and a state operated Industrial Educational Center.


Public Libraries-2 with total of 74,000 volumes; also 2 Bookmobiles.


Morehead Memorial Hospital, Leaksville, N. C.


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John Motley Morehead High School


Water-For industrial or other use is available in un- limited supply throughout the year with two major rivers, the Smith and the Dan joining at the Tri-Cities.


Natural Gas-Supplied by the North Carolina Gas Cor- poration and Transcontinental Gas Company, is also avail- able in more than adequate supply for industry, home or business use.


Power-Furnished by Duke Power Company, and Dan River Steam Station with an output of 300,000 KW.


Historical Sketch Based On Writings Of The Late Judge Henry P. Lane, of Leaksville, N. C.


The Towns of Leaksville, Spray and Draper have come to be known as the Tri-Cities of Rockingham County, North Carolina. This is proper, as they are so intimately linked in their industrial, social and cultural interest as to form one Metropolitan area. Leaksville was incorporated in 1874; Draper in 1949; and Spray in 1951.


These towns are in an historic area. Here Colonel Wil- liam Byrd, the famous Virginian, came in 1728 when he led the commission running the dividing line between Virginia and Carolina. In 1733 he received his grant of twenty thou- sand acres, and named it the "Land of Eden," and said in his immortal book, it was the most beautiful section he has ever seen. All of Spray and Draper, and much of Leaksville lie within the confines of Byrd's tract. When Leaksville's radio station, the first in Rockingham county, went on the air in December, 1946 the call letters, with perfect propriety, were WLOE, representing the "Wonderful Land of Eden."


Leaksville is the oldest of the triplets; and one of the oldest towns in the county. Some years prior to 1797, John Leak had received from Robert Galloway, a large land owner, a tract of one hundred acres of land on the north side of the Dan River near the point where the Smith River runs into the Dan. By reason of the beauty and healthful- ness of the location Leak decided to promote a town here and had sold a number of lots. In 1797 the Legislative body of the State passed an act authorizing him to lay off a town site on his tract according to the plans drawn by a board of


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commissioners named in the Act. This was done, and the town was named for Leak. Two streets running East and West, Washington and Jay, and three running North and South, Patrick, Henry and Hamilton were laid out, and on these streets lots were sold and the town grew up.


The first business houses, as well as residences, were erected on Henry Street, near the river where the Karastan rug mill and Bedspread mill now stand.


In 1812, with the creation of the Roanoke Navigation Co. boats began to ply the river from Weldon, N. C., up to Roanoke River to the Dan, thence up that stream to Leaks- ville, which became the head of navigation. This created a great boom in the town and a rapid growth. It became the trading center of a great section, extending to and across the Blue Ridge Mountains into Virginia.


Produce from this section, accumulated by the mer- chants, was conveyed from here down the river and the song of the boatmen, as they poled the long batteaux, heavily laden with tobacco, and other products along the Dan, were familiar sounds.




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