Hill's New Bern, Craven County, N.C., City Directory [1961], Part 1

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Publication date: 1961
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Number of Pages: 614

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HILL'S NEW BERN CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C. CITY DIRECTORY 1961

Including Bridgeton, Country Club Heights and James City

Cantaining an Alphabetical Directary af Business Cancerns and Pri- vate Citizens, Including Rural Route Residents, a Directary of Hausehalders, Occupants af Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Camplete Street and Avenue Guide, a Numerical Telephane Directary, and Much Infarmatian af a Miscellaneaus Character; alsa the

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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX

HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1961 edition of the New Bern City Directory, which includes Bridgeton, and Rural Route Residents.

This is the first Hill Directory of New Bern, and is completely standarized according to the policies and practices of the Association of North American Directory Publishers.

Confidence in the growth of New Bern's industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sec- tions of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly re- flecting New Bern 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 coopera- tion 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 the New Bern Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information per- taining to the community.

Four Major Departments

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

I. THE YELLOW PAGES constitute the first major department of the Direc- tory. This embraces 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 grouped under appropriate 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 cata- log 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 community like New Bern, the necessity of having this kind of information up-to-date and always immediately available, is obvious. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller, and plays an important role in the daily activities of the commercial, industrial and pro- fessional 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 New Bern and Bridgeton, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the community.

III. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AV- ENUE GUIDE, is the third major department, 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 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 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.

IV. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, on blue paper, is the fourth major department.

Community Publicity

The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the community, de- picting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a busi- ness location, as a manufacturing site and as an educational center. To broad- cast this information, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the Di-

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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

PAGE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW REFER TO THE YELLOW PAGES

Page

Ace Electric Co ribbon book mark, right top lines, 39 and

Amoco Servicenter

. left top cards and 59

Appliances of New Bern Inc left bottom lines and 6

Arkansas Fuel Oil Corp . back cover, left side lines, 46 and 74

Ashford T P Oil Co.

right top lines and 51

B & B Supply Inc left top lines, 23 and

Ballard A J Jr Marketer Sinclair Products . top stencil, left top lines,

. 47 and 74

Bank of New Bern The right top lines and 14

Blades Auto Sales Inc . left top lines and 9

Bootery Inc The right bottom lines and 86

Branch Banking & Trust Co. front cover, right top lines, 16 and

Carolina Oil & Distributing Co back lip margin, right bottom lines,

. 48 and 75

Caton Charles Plumbing Co left top cards and 77

Cayton James L Plumbing Co .right top cards, Insert at Street Guide,

32, 77 and 89

Chadwick W C General Insurance Agency back cover, right top lines,

64 and 66

Chance James Construction Co backbone, right side lines, 27 and

City Fuel & Tire Co bottom stencil, left side lines, 49 and 73

Clark's Drug Store front cover, right side lines, 38 and

Coastal Tire Co left bottom lines and

Coleman Motors Inc . right top lines and 9

Collins Lumber Co

right bottom lines and 69

Craven Deviled Crab Co

.left top cards and 33 20

Culpepper Awning Co

right bottom lines, 13 and

Darnell's Service Center

Davis Electric Co back cover, right side lines, 31 and

40 83

Davis Tommy Esso Servicenter

right bottom lines and

51 42

Dixie Chemical Corp

left top lines and 23

Eastern Gas & Oil Co

left bottom lines

Eastern Rulane Sales Corp

Edwards Ray . left top cards and

Emmie's Flower Shop right top cards and 43

Fashion Center The right side lines, 26 and 68

First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co.

. front cover, left top lines, right side

lines, 18 and 19

First Federal Savings & Loan Association of New Bern . right bottom

81 45

Fuel Oil Service Co.

General Wholesale Building Supply Co.

right bottom lines and

Gussman Cleaners

left top lines and 25

Hammond Electric Service of New Bern Inc

left side lines and 41

Hawks Radio & Television Service . left top cards and 90 Hill Directory Co Inc . 37 25

Hill's . . right top cards and

Hinnant Plumbing & Heating Co

left top lines, 32 and

Hood's Texaco Service .right top cards and 84

Ives Oil Co . . right top lines and

Z 12

Johnson Aubrey Chevrolet Inc. front cover, right side lines, 8 and

Jones K R . . . right bottom lines, Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section,

. 50 and 75

right side lines, 66 and Lancaster C D Agency Inc

Lee & Jones Inc . . right bottom lines and 29

Linson Plumbing & Heating Co front lip margin, left bottom lines,

.3, 33, 63 and

Maola Milk & Ice Cream Co

. front cover, right top lines and

right top cards and 83

Davis Tommy Fuel Oil Service .

left bottom lines and

Dunn Owen C Co .

Electric Repair & Equipment Co right top cards and

back cover, left bottom lines, 44 and

Florist The .

X B 93

Gray Upholstery Co

lines and

Clement & Johnson Inc back cover, left side lines, 28 and

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

Montgomery Ward & Co . right top lines and 36 Moore's Woodrow Air Conditioning & Heating Specialist. . left side lines, .4 and 85

New Bern Building Supply Co.

New Bern City Of . .

New Bern Coca-Cola Bottling Works Inc.

back cover, left side lines,

. 21 and 87

New Bern Dairies

left side lines, 35 and 71

New Bern Electronics

right top cards and 90

New Bern Nurseries

left top cards and 72

New Bern Provision Co right bottom lines, Insert at Name in

Alphabetical Section, 2 and

New Bern Savings & Loan Association right top lines and 82

Oettinger Brothers Inc left top lines and 55

Oscar's Mortuary . left top cards and 53

Palace Pure Oil Servicenter . left top cards and

Parker S B Co The . back cover, right side lines, 3, 63, 80 and

Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co Inc of New Bern. . . front stencil, left side lines, 22 and 88

Perry's Garage left top cards and 10

Pollock Funeral Home Inc . front cover, right side lines, 5 and 54

Pugh C T & Son.

.left side lines and

Scott Gas Co .left and right top lines, 56 and

Southern Butane Gas Corp

. left top cards and 58

Stallings Brothers Inc .

Stanley Jewelers of New Bern Inc

Stevenson Brick & Block Co

Stith C H Inc .

front cover, left side lines, 65 and 67

Triangle Electrical Co Inc

right top cards and

Tru-Tread Tire Co

. right top cards and

93 58

Tryon Gas & Appliance Co

.front cover, left bottom lines, 7, 56 and

Williams Servicenter

.left top lines, 52 and

Williford Plumbing & Heating . left side lines and 79

Willis & Ballard Funeral Home Insert at Phones Numerically, 6 and

Willis Plumbing & Heating Co .left side lines and 79

Wyatt's Electronics .right top cards and 91

right bottom lines and

Trent Oldsmobile-Cadillac Inc

. right top lines and 10

76 57

NEW BERN CENTER OF HISTORY-PIVOT OF PROGRESS

(Courtesy New Bern Chamber of Commerce)

This is the land where much of our history had its beginning, centered about New Bern, North Carolina's second oldest town, Colonial Center for business, culture, and political activity, the site of many of our "firsts". It is also a land of jet planes, trim modern boats, great modern highways and buildings-a land where the pulse of Eastern North Carolina's great new era of development is strongly evident.

New Bern looks two ways, a fact which accounts for the stability and sound character of progress which is evident here. Important strides have been made in the development of the area's mineral, timber and agricultural resources. Diversification in agriculture and industry have dominated this growth. Yet, while New Bern's aggressive citizens push on toward greater progress in business, agriculture and industry, they have kept a firm grip on the cherished traditions of their rich history, preserving the best of the past for themselves, their de- scendents, and for welcomed visitors who come here from throughout the world.

Aerial View of New Bern

Tryon Palace, called "the most beautiful building in the Colonial Ameri- cas," was built in pre-Revolutionary days by Royal Governor William Tryon as North Carolina's first fixed Colonial Capitol. Later it became the first Capitol of the State. Four State Governors of the State were inaugurated there. Restored authentically and furnished with mid-18th century antiques, at cost of more than $3,000,000, it is considered one of America's greatest showplaces. During the first 22 months it was opened to the public it attracted over 57,000 admiring visitors from all 50 states and 43 foreign countries.

New Bern is a sight-seer's paradise. Here are over 100 homes a century or more in age, many of which are open to visitors during the annual Garden Club Pilgrimage. The John Wright Stanley home, now a free library, with museum, is open daily. The Fireman's Museum (awarded the only prize by the National Historical Society for the preservation of antiquities in 1957), Attmore-Oliver House, William Gaston House, Masonic Temples and nearby Fort Macon add points of interest.

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Historic Tryon Palace erected 1767-70, destroyed by fire February 27, 1798, restored 1952-59. First Colonial State Capitol in North Carolina and considered the most beautiful building of it's day.

Historic John Wright Stanley Home, now a public library. President Washington spent two nights there in 1791.

Few cities anywhere afford more complete transportation than New Bern. By air, both National and Piedmont Airlines maintain scheduled flights from Simmons-Nott Airport, giving New Bern "the best, most frequent air service of any small city in the country". New Bern Air Service offers air taxi service, G I approved flight school for commercial pilot training, rental of air craft, avia- tion gas sales and aviation maintenance. National U-Drive-It automobile facili- ties available at airport.

Three railroads-Norfolk-Southern, Atlantic Coast Line and Southern serve the area. Three important highways, U. S. 17, U. S. 70 and N. C. 55, intersect here. The home office for Seashore Transportation Company is here and numerous Motor Freight Lines have offices and warehouses.

Barbour Boat Works Inc .- construction and repair of steel and wooden ves- sels. Propeller reconditioning plant, five marine railways-30 to 1,200 tons, marine supplies, marine salvage.

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New Bern Chamber of Commerce

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Barbour Boats Inc., Pleasure Craft, manufacturer of pleasure boats up to 22 feet.

Water commerce provides freight advantages enjoyed by few cities. New Bern is served by both the Neuse and Trent Rivers, with a minimum 12 foot channel which connects directly with the Intra-Coastal Waterway and the North Carolina State Deep-sea Port Terminal at nearby Morehead City.

As County Seat of Craven County, New Bern draws many patrons from the county and neighboring counties. Its population was 11,815 by official count in 1940, with 15,717 official count 1960 census. The inviting allure of the Neuse and Trent River Shores homesites has attracted many citizens, thereby creating an exodus of families adjacent to the city. Greater New Bern population 18,346. The county official census in 1940 was 31,298, the official count in 1960 was 58,773. More than 250,000 people reside in the trading area.

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There are 69 manufacturing establishments employing 2,600 workers who receive manual wages of more than $6,000,000. The annual operating cost of the Marine Corps Air Station at Cherry Point is $76,000,000 of which 75 % is rep- resented in payrolls. County retail sales were in excess of $57,000,000 in 1960.

New Bern's three banks (with branches in the county), and three Savings and Loan Associations with resources of more than $407,158,000 gives this area a sound financial basis for expansion.

Current industrial establishments include factories for making men's trou- sers, ladies' dresses, hand screened shirts and ties, one commercial boat manu- facturer, two builders of pleasure craft, six lumber mills, three plywood fac- tories, cement block plant, awning and tent manufacturing company, boat trail- er plant, feed mills, grain elevator, fertilizer plants, livestock market, curb mar- ket, meat packing plant, frozen foods locker, pickle plant, chicken hatchery, two milk pasteurization plants, ice cream factory, five bottling plants, patent medi- cine firms and printing firms.

Since July 1, 1947, New Bern has had the city manager form of government with a Mayor and City Manager, and one Alderman from each of the five wards. The City Manager, Chief of Police, City Clerk-Treasurer and Tax Collector are appointed by the Board of Aldermen. Craven County is governed by a board of five Commissioners representing various parts of the county with two from New Bern.

Property in the county was valued for tax purposes in 1960 at $45,685,000 of which $18,922,000 was in New Bern.

Fifteen State and Federal District Offices are located in New Bern.

Sudan Shrine Temple has its home here, with members as far west as Dur- ham. A $150,000 Shrine Auditorium has been erected next to the Shrine home and is available for public programs. A $300,000 Temple is used for offices and semi-annual reunions of Scottish Rite Masons. Meetings are also held here fre- quently by New York Rite Masons and affiliated bodies.

New Bern High School

Located here are St. Luke's Hospital for white, Good Shepherd for negroes, a 100 bed Craven County hospital, now under construction, provides facilities for expansion of 61 additional beds, and the County Hospital Home. The City- County Health Department has a modern health center.

Numerous churches are in and around New Bern and there are many re- ligious, benevolent, patriotic and civic organizations.

INTRODUCTION

The Sun-Journal publishes two editions of its daily newspaper. There are two local radio stations, WHIT and WRNB. Nearby, are two television stations serv- ing the area with a primary signal, one NBC, the other CBS. Muzak offers a source of background music that is used by major companies throughout America.

Hundreds of new homes have been built with suburban residential sections expanding rapidly. There are two low-rent housing projects, one for white, the other for colored.

Recreation is unlimited, the broad, beautiful waters of the Neuse and Trent Rivers provide the perfect setting for boating, fishing, swimming, skiing and other water sports. In addition, North Carolina's popular beach resorts are but a short distance away. There is excellent hunting in season.

Commodore Boats, Incorporated, 16 to 35 foot outboard and inboard cruisers.

Simmons-Nott Airport, New Bern, North Carolina, serving National and Piedmont Air Lines.

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New Bern people love fun, and their recreation is varied: golf at the Country Club, tennis and other outdoor sports may be enjoyed in the mild climate. There is a well organized year-around municipal recreation program, as well as lively social and civic life.

Excellent hotels, motels, restaurants and dining rooms, together with cordial hospitality is fast making New Bern into a convention and tourist center.

Seven elementary and two high schools, with exceptional faculties, give col- lege preparatory courses plus vocational-trade and technical training. The school plants are modern in every respect and a constant building program has been under way for the past several years. The rural schools have modernized their plants in the past five years and are excellent in every respect. New Bern with 58 % and Craven County with 43.27 % of its graduates entering college rank among the highest in North Carolina.

The world's largest Marine Corps Air Station at Cherry Point with its thriving civilian settlement at fast growing Havelock, is in the eastern part of Craven County, greatly strengthening the economy of the entire area. Camp Lejeune, largest all-purpose Marine Corps ground base, is in nearby Onslow County.

New Bern wears its long honored career of 251 years well. Its tradition of hospitality and genuine friendliness is experienced by every visitor whether he comes as a tourist or a business man, whether as a casual visitor, or to make his home here, he will receive a warm genuine welcome to the "Land of En- chanting Waters".

Water Skiers on Trent River

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Hill's New Bern, Craven County, N.C., City Directory [1961], Part 1

Author: Hill Directory Company. Publication date: 1961 Publisher: Hill Directory Co. Number of Pages: 614

Author: Hill Directory Company.
Publication date: 1961
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 614