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HILL'S OXFORD (GRANVILLE 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
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INTRODUCTION and GENERAL INDEX
HILL DIRECTORY COMPANY, publishers of Southeast- ern Directories (publishers of the Oxford Directory since 1959), present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1962 edition of the Oxford City Directory, which also in- cludes the Rural Route Residents.
Confidence in the growth of Oxford's industry, popu- lation and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Direc- tory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly re- flecting Oxford to the world.
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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 Oxford. The advertisements are in- dexed 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 Oxford, the necessity of having this kind of information immediate- ly available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Di- rectory 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 in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupation and address of each adult resident of Oxford, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the community.
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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 nu- merical 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 fea- tures 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 community, depicting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business 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 Directory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily available for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable advertisements of Oxford and vicin- ity. There are more than 1,000 of these Directory Libraries, installed and maintained in cities and towns throughout the U. S., Canada and Puerto Rico by members of the Asso- ciation of North American Directory Publishers, under whose supervision the system is operated and of which Hill Directory Company is a member.
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
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Averette-McFarland Florist left side lines and 27
Brantwood Grill. right bottom lines and 42
Capehart Cleaners. left side lines and 12
Carolina Power & Light Co. .back cover and 25
Coble Printing Co right side lines and 40
Currin Electric Co . right side lines, 19 and 26
Daniel & Bryan.
left side lines and 33
Eakes G T Funeral Home
. front cover, right top lines and 30
Granville Ice & Fuel Co. left bottom lines and 13
Granville Insurance Agency Inc.
left side lines and 33
Granville Savings & Loan Assn. front cover and 44
Gresham's Repair Shop. left top lines and 3
Greystone Concrete Products Inc. .right side lines and 14
Gupton Owen E Roofing.
right side lines, 2 and
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Harrell's Radio & TV Sales Service
. back lip margin, 41 and 45
Henderson Asphalt & Paving Corp
right bottom lines and 37
Henderson Monument Co. .right top lines and 34
Henderson Well Co .. back cover, left bottom lines and 47
Herring & Williams. .right side lines and 23 22
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Jenkins J W Inc. left side lines and 28
Jordan's-Oxford Jewelry Co. 34
Kane George W. right side lines and 15
King Joe Painting & Floor Refinishing
right bottom lines and 36
Lawrence Carl C Inc .. back cover, right top lines, 16 and 17 McCracken Oil Co Inc left side lines and 31
Medford Motors Inc .. . front cover, right top lines, 4 and Moore K T Septic Tank Service. . right bottom lines and Munn Woodrow W ... front cover, right top lines, 10 and Oakes Motor Co Inc .. . back cover, left top lines and 5
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Overton's Upholstery Shop .. left top lines and 46
Oxford Credit Union. . front cover, left top lines and 20
Oxford Motor Inn. .right bottom lines, 35 and 42
Oxford National Bank The
. front cover, right top lines, 8 and 9
Pine State Creamery .right side lines and
21 Reliable Plumbing Co
front cover, left top lines, 2, 32 and 38 Saunders Motor Co. left top lines and 6
Thomas Electric Co. .front cover, 41 and 45
Timberlake Oil Co .left top lines and 29 Williams Drug Co. left side lines, 24 and 39
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Statistical Review (Courtesy Granville County Chamber of Commerce)
Form of Government-City Manager, Mayor, and a Board of Town Commissioners.
Population-1960 official U. S. Census report, 6,978 in City; Govt. estimate at present 38,000 county wide.
Area-2 miles.
Altitude-542 feet above sea level.
Climate-Lovely Piedmont-Coastal climate. Average rainfall 47.32 inches, with temperature average 65 degrees.
Parks-1, with total of 8.0 acres, valued at $25,000.00.
Tax Rate-$1.60 per $100.00 valuation, Granville County rate $1.66 county wide.
Financial-Two banks with assets totaling approximate- ly $15,000,000, one Building and Loan Association, and Oxford Credit Union.
Postal Receipts-Approximately $96,000 annually.
Telephones-Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Com- pany serves Oxford and Granville County with 3,680 tele- phones, General Telephone Company from Durham serves Creedmoor, and Butner with 986 telephones.
Churches-18 churches in Oxford, ten denominations, 100 churches in Granville County.
Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 100 miles, and population of 40,000. Wholesale area has radius of 100 miles and population of 40,000.
Newspaper-Oxford Public Ledger is published twice weekly in Oxford on Tuesday and Friday.
Radio Broadcasting Stations-WOXF, 1000 watts clear channel.
Hotels- Hotel Oxford located in Oxford with 70 rooms available, with three modern Motels, and a number of nice tourist homes.
Railroads-City served by 2 railroads, as follows: Southern Railway and Seaboard Railway.
Bus Lines-City served by 1 intra-city bus line, as fol- lows: Greyhound Bus Line.
Highways-15, 96 and 158.
Airports-Raleigh Durham Airport located 29 miles from Oxford.
Amusements-1 moving-picture theatre, with total seat- ing capacity of 300 persons. Oxford Country Club with 9- hole golf course, and swimming pool, Kerr Reservoir for fishing, boating, swimming, and camping. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and a modern theater.
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Hospital-Modern Hospital, 90 beds for the white, and a modern hospital for the negroes with 70 beds. Oxford has a very modern Health Center, known as the Hancock Health Center.
Education-6 public schools, with 3 senior high schools and 3 junior high schools.
Library-The Granville County Library contains 40,000 volumes of books. The negro library is located on Granville street. There is bookmobile service throughout Granville County.
Water Supply-City-owned water plant, with a capacity of 2,500,000 in filter plant, 365,000 raw water storage, daily consumption 850,000, peak load 1,700.000.
Labor-Ample supply of skilled and semi-skilled and unskilled labor.
Electric Power-Oxford and Granville County is served by Carolina Power and Light Company, with adequate power available.
Civic Clubs-Rotary, Lions, Civitans, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis, Junior Woman's Club, Woman's Club, Intermediate Woman's Club, American Legion, V. F. W., Masons, and Shrine.
City Statistics-Total street mileage, 20, with 2 miles under construction. 25 miles of gas mains. 26 miles of water mains. Fire department has 4 paid men, with 1 sta- tion and 3 pieces of motor equipment. Police department has 14 men, with 1 station and 2 pieces of motor equipment.
Oxford, North Carolina is situated on U. S. Highway No. 15 and 158, and 96. In 1728 when the Lords Proprietors, who with him, owned the province of Carolina, sold their share to the King of England, Earl Granville refused to sell. The large area along the northern part of North Carolina was thereupon laid off as his share and was called "Granville District." In 1746, a part of this District became Granville County and more than a century ago Oxford was incorpo- rated as the County Seat.
In Colonial and Revolutionary days loyalty, industry and strength of character, combined with a sincere and pleasing culture, characterized Oxford and Granville Coun- ty. The present day with its remarkable material progress and its prosperity, has brought business facilities and ease of living without destroying the characteristics which have always made Oxford and Granville County a choice spot in which to earn a living and in which to live.
Here you will find a city of rare beauty with broad, paved streets, beautiful trees, flowers, stately churches, commodious schools, and very comfortable homes. Here you will find a forward-looking, right thinking, clean-living people. Here you will find a fine fellowship and a fair op- portunity.
You are invited to make your own personal investiga- tion.
Excellent Schools-Educational needs of the children of Oxford, N. C., are excellently provided for by a modern sys- tem of well-financed and expertly managed public schools housed in attractive structures for both the white and the negro population. There are several recognized kindergarten schools in Oxford and one Secretarial School. There are other educational facilities maintained in and near Oxford,
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N. C. State College, Duke University, Meredith College, St. Mary's College, Louisburg Junior College, Peace College, University of North Carolina, all located within a forty-mile radius of Oxford.
Industry-Oxford, the County Seat of Granville County has a population of 38,000 county wide, in recent years has grown tremendously as an industrial center, with a labor market second to none in North Carolina.
Products manufactured and processed in Oxford's in- dustrial plants include thread, men and boys socks, lace, dresses, camping equipment and indoor and outdoor TV An- tennas, lumber and lumber products, concrete blocks, dairy products, grain, feed, meal, flour. Oxford also has an excel- lent livestock market.
Agricultural-Oxford Tobacco Market holds the name as selling the highest tobacco on any tobacco market in the middle belt, with the highest average. Tobacco is the princi- pal cash crop, with other crops planted to stimulate the growth of feed for livestock, and dairy producers. Approxi- mately 14,000 acres of tobacco is planted in Granville County annually.
Oxford's huge auction tobacco market annually sells 30,000,000 pounds of tobacco. The market is served with ten tobacco warehouses covering more than a half million square feet of floor space, and operates with two complete sets of buyers representing all domestic and foreign company buy- ers of this type of tobacco.
There are seven major tobacco buying companies on the Oxford Tobacco market. Oxford is located in the Middle of the Bright Leaf Tobacco Belt. Tours of the Tobacco Auc- tions are conducted by the Granville County Chamber of Commerce in Cooperation with the Oxford Tobacco Board of Trade free of charge.
Approximately 65 per cent of all the land in Granville County is devoted to agriculture. Divided among the re- mainder of the land is industry, residential properties, sub- division and fore stations.
Orphanages-Oxford's two orphanages are well known throughout the State. The Oxford Orphanage operated since 1873 by the Masons of the State of North Carolina. Oxford is the home of the Oxford Colored Orphanage, opened in 1882, the colored orphanage is financed by private gifts, and the State. It serves as home for approximately two hundred and fifty children.
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