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GENERAL INDEX
Page
Abbreviations
20 and 21
Alphabetical Directory 21
Apartment Buildings 682
Associations and Clubs-Commercial 683
Banks and Trust Companies 687
Buildings-Office and Public
690
Bus and Coach Lines-Motor
690
Buyers' Guide .opp
528
Cemeteries
691
Chamber of Commerce
387
Churches
692
City Courts
387
City Officials
387
Classified Business Directory
681
Clergymen
693
Clubs
694
Convents
697
County Government
481
Fire Department 387
Fraternity and Sorority Houses
702
Halls
706
Homes and Asylums
707
Hospitals and Dispensaries
707
Labor Organizations
716
Museums
719
Newspapers
720
Parks and Playgrounds
722 387
Post Office
475
Railroads
726
Schools-Parochial
730
Schools-Public
730
Schools, Colleges and Academies
730 731
Societies-Miscellaneous
731
Societies-Patriotic
731
State Officials
342
Street and Avenue Guide
following Classified
United States Government
474
Libraries
Hotels 707 714
Police Department
Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal
401868
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION
Page
Abbott-Hicks Refrigeration Sales Co Inc 135 Adams-Terry Realty Co. .right side lines and 129
Aetna Life Insurance Co right bottom lines and 89 Airline Cab Co Inc .... left top cards and 145 Allen David G. 33
Allen E R "Jack" 127
Allison & Betts. .
.. left top lines and
95
American Junk and Wreckage Co
right side lines and 105
Askew John.
. right bottom cards and 117
Associated Insurers
.right bottom lines and 90
Atkins Motors Inc. . left bottom lines and 4
Atlantic Fire Insurance Co .. A
Bagwell & Bagwell. . right side lines and 95
Bakers & Brown Roofing Co Inc.
right side lines and 136
Ball & Co.
left side lines and
97
Barber Joe W
129
Bernhard's. . .
.right side lines and
61
Blackwood's Inc 18
Bosse Jewelers 102
Bowman's Jewelers Inc. 105
Boyd W S Sales Co Inc.
right bottom cards and 5
Boylan-Pearce Inc. . right side lines and 52 Bradley A D & Sons.left bottom lines and 140 Brawley Jewelry Co .... left top lines and 102 Briggs Thos H & Sons Inc. ... .right top lines and 81
Brogden Produce Co Inc 126
Brown's Funeral Home Inc.
. back cover, left top lines and 70 Bryan Rock & Sand Co Inc. .left side lines, 34 and 138 Bullock's Inc. .left top cards and 86 Bynum Printing Co. .. front cover, left bottom lines and 123 Callahan J W & Co Inc. 131 Halifax Street Grocery
.left side lines and
63
Graphic Press Inc .... right side lines and 124
Green James T.
98
Canton Cafe
136
Capital Coca-Cola Bottling Co Inc The.
front cover, left top lines and
31
Hawkins R E.
23
Capital Ice & Coal Co Inc ....
.back cover, left bottom lines, Y and
Capital Printing Co.
49
Hayes-Barton Grocerteria
.left bottom lines and
80
Hayes-Jackson Electric Co
.left top cards and
87
Heater Well Co ...
... right side lines and 149
Heilig-Levine of Raleigh Inc ...
left side lines and
73
Capitol Plumbing Supply Co Inc. 120 Caraleigh Furniture Co. 75 Carolina Appliance & Stoker Co. 86 Herring Sash & Door Co .. 33 High Rock-Sun Spot Beverage Co Inc. 33 Carolina Buick Co .... right top lines and 18 Hill's Inc .. .right side lines and 110
Carolina Builders Corp.
. . backbone, right side lines, X, 35 and 49 Carolina Finance Co. . right top lines and 108 Carolina Hardware Co Inc .... left top lines and 82 Carolina Oil Burner Co Inc. .. left top lines and 114 Carolina Oil Equipment Co. .
right top cards and 115 Carolina Power & Light Co ... .front cover, right top cards and 107 Carolina Radio Equipment Co Inc .. .left top cards and 127
Carolina Realty Co ... right top lines and 130 Carolina Storage & Distributing Co. 144 Jean's Inc . 47 Jenrette Joseph M ... right side lines and 92 Johnson B O. .left top cards and 80
Carroll Letter Writing Co. 3
Carter Electric Co ..... left side lines and 62
Chamblee Insurance Agency. 91 Chavis Electric Shoe Shop. 142
Cherokee Brick Co.right bottom lines and 41
Circle Oil Co Inc. 116
City Drug Store 55 City Garage Co. 23
Page
City Ice & Fuel Co .... left side lines and 50
City Taxi Co.
. left top cards and 147
Coad Thelma K
131
Cole Ollie T.
147
Collie W Y.
132
Commercial Credit Corp
67
Conn-Gower Pontiac Co.
left side lines and
19
Connell Realty & Mortgage Co.
132
Crenshaw-Nelson Co
66
Crescent Insurance Agency
.right side lines and 92
Denton Edwin V.
132
Dick Henry V & Co Inc
.left side lines and 135
Dixie Detective Agency .left side lines and
55
Dixie Florists
68
Dodd O
W Roofing & Sheet Metal
Works
142
Durham Life Insurance Co
front and back lip margin and
C
Efird's Department Store Inc. ..
.right top lines and
54
Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Com-
panies
97
Ferguson's Hardware
.right bottom lines and
83
Ferree School of Art.
3
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co
27
.right top lines and
First Federal Savings & Loan Assn.
. back cover, left bottom lines and
42
Flythe Sales & Service.left top cards and
30
Frazer Chas R & Son. .
133
Friendly Cleaners
56
Glenwood Knitting Mills ..
84
Gould-Morris Electric Co Inc
.right side lines and
79
Harmon Motor Co Inc.
19
Henry-Motley Used Car Co. 20
Honeycutt Cleaners 56
Horton Flower Shop. 68
Hotel Carolina
85
Hotel Wiley
85
3
Howard J T Advertising Agency.
Hoyle's Secretarial & Business School.
45
Hudson-Belk Co
Hudson Ivey N
Ideal Cleaners 56
Insulation Co Inc ... . . left side lines and 88
Iseley Geo A Insurance Agency. left top lines and 96
Jack's Tailor Shop. 144
'Johnson Chas E
98
Johnson-Lambe Co .. right side lines and 66
Johnson's Jewelers ... right top lines and 103 Jolly's. . .right side lines and 103
Jones Service Station.
23
K and W Motors Inc.
6
.left side lines and left top lines and 54 98
.front cover. left top lines, 113 and 125 Capital Roofing Co .. 136 Capitol City Lumber Co. .left bottom cards and 41
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Page Kelly's Auto Sales ... right top cards and 7 King's Business College. 44 Kirchofer & Arnold Inc. left top lines and 101 Land's Inc 104
Lassiter O N.
41
Lassiter's Milling Co
79
Lawrence Bros Co Inc ..
.right top lines and 130
Lee's Hand Laundry.
105
Lightner Funeral Home.
left bottom lines and
72
London Oil Co.
69
Longview Gardens Inc.
.right side lines and 132
Lynn Service Garage
23
Mace Joe K 120
Mansion Park Hotel
85
Martin Millwork Co.
top and bottom stencils, left bottom
.lines and 36
Martin's Inc.
left side lines and
48
Maus Piano Co
119
Maynard's Floor Shop. 68
McPherson & Barnes. 98 Rawls Motor Co Inc. Meredith College ..... right top lines and 57 Merriman Motors Inc .. left top lines and 8 Merritt Coal Co Inc .. 50 Mitchell Distributing Co. .left bottom cards and 109 right bottom lines and 12 Ready Mixed Concrete Co. left bottom cards and 39 Refrigeration Sales & Service .. right side lines and 135
Mitchell Funeral Home Inc .. z .front stencil, right top cards and Mitchell Printing Co .. .. right bottom lines and 125
Moore & Johnson Co Inc. .right side lines and 99 Mother and Daughter Store.
.right top cards and 48
Motley Motors Inc. 20
Motor Associates Inc.
left bottom lines and 21
Murray's. . . right bottom cards and 30 Myatt W A Co Inc .. left bottom lines and Myers Harry W. 100 Nash-Steele Motor Co Inc.
National School Supply Co Inc. . left bottom lines and 9
.right top lines and 139
Neiman's.
right top lines and 104
Newberne's Garage Inc. . right side lines and 21
Nicholson Inc . left side lines and 4 Noland Co Inc. .back cover, right top cards and 122 North Carolina Butane Gas Co Inc ...
right bottom cards and 78 North Carolina Equipment Co ... .left bottom cards and 108
Norwood Brick Co.left bottom cards and 37 Oak City Laundry 106 Oldham & Worth Inc .... front cover and 38 Owens Sign Co. 142 Pardue-Tillman Motor Co.
. left top cards and 24
Parrish Body Works. .right bottom lines and 24
Paulco Radio Service. 126 Payne's Business and Secretarial School. 46 Peace College. .left top lines and 59
Peden Steel Co. .right top cards and 143 57 Peerless Master Cleaners & Dyers Inc ... Person Street Pharmacy No 1. 56
Phillips Roofing Co .. right top cards and 137 Pine State Creamery Co. 51 Polk's Bankers Encyclopedia. 150
Poole E R Music Co ..
right bottom lines and 111
Poole R B & Son .. 119 Power Brake Co Inc. 22
Pritchard Paint & Glass Co. .right side lines and 78
Public Service Co of N C ... .right side lines and 77 Raleigh Beverage Co. 32
Raleigh Board of Realtors
Raleigh Building & Loan Assn.
front cover, left and right bottom lines
and
43
Raleigh Cycle Co. . left bottom cards and 111 Raleigh Food Store. 80 Raleigh Furniture Co.
Raleigh Hearing Aid Co.
Raleigh Industrial Bank.
.right side lines and
29
Raleigh Letter Writer
.right side lines and
2
Raleigh Mack Distributors Inc ...
right bottom lines and
10
Raleigh Office Supply Co.
right side lines and 113
Raleigh School of Commerce 44 Raleigh Seafood Co 139 Raleigh Supply Co Inc .. 121 Raleigh Trailer & Body Works
right side lines and
11
Raleigh Welding Works ..
.right side lines and 148
Rembrandt Studio. right bottom lines and 118 Reynolds Thomas B. . right top cards and 93 Rhodes-Collins Furniture Co ... .right top lines and 74
Rhue Ben L & Co.
118
Rich's
76
Ridgeway's Opticians Inc.
117
S & H Garage ...
24
Sacred Heart Cathedral. 47 Safety Taxi Co ...... right side lines and 146 StMary's School & Junior College. 58
41 Sanders Motor Co .. . front cover, right top cards and 13
Sanitary
Laundry
Cleaners &
Dyers
Inc
106
Savage Tire Co.
147
Sears Insurance Agency.
Security National Bank
back cover, right and left top cards and 28
Seven-Up Bottling Co.left side lines and 32 Shaw University ...... left side lines and 60
Sir Walter Chevrolet Co. 25
Smith Dairy Products Inc ..
... right side lines and
51
Southern Builders & Suppliers Inc.
...
39
Southern Welding Works ..
.left top lines and 149
Standard Cinder Block Co ...
left side lines and 40
Stanton James O
99
State Capital Life Insurance Co.
99
Stearns Engraving Co ..
66
Steinmetz H
69
Stephenson C H Music Co.
.right top cards and 112 Stevick Electric Co Inc.
right top cards and 87
Stewart's Studio
118
Stockton & Co of N C Inc
.right top lines and 131
Strickland G C & Sons
137
Summers Electrical Co. .right top cards and 66 Super Service Garage .. left side lines and 14 Taylor Radio & Electrical Co .. 127 Taylor's Inc. . .right top cards and 53 Thiem James E ..
.. front cover, right bottom lines and Y Third Ward Service Station .. 25 Thompson Cy ...... left bottom lines and 128 Thompson Electrical Co Inc ... left side lines and 65
96
Page 134
.right top lines and
75
84
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Page
Thompson-Lynch Co. . left side lines and 65 Tillery Millwork Co .. .. right bottom cards, 40 and 110 Tire Sales & Service Co Inc ... left side lines and 15
Trojan Sales Co. 16
Venetian Blind Service of Raleigh
left top cards and 148
Veteran's Garage & Body Shop. left bottom cards and 26
Vickers & Ruth Plumbing & Heating Co 121 Wachovia Bank & Trust Co ...
.left top lines and 29 Wake Oil Co ..... right bottom cards and 116 Wake Salvage Co. 76 Waller & Smith .. right bottom lines and 119 Wardlaw John W "Jack" left side lines and 94
Page
Watkins Tire & Battery Co.
. left side lines and 22 Watson's Sea Food & Poultry 140 Wayside Furniture House. 76 Williams Alfred & Co. .left bottom lines and X
Williams J Clay. 99 Williams R S & Co 97
Willis J F Sheet Metal Works back cover and 141 Wilson Uzzle Inc .... right side lines and 17 Wrenn Electric Co .... left side lines and 64 Yancey Robert G Agency. 100
Yellow Cab Co ... . back cover, right top lines and B Yelverton's Funeral Home ... ribbon book mark, left bottom lines and 71 Young Men's Christian Assn .... .left side lines and 83
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INTRODUCTION
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1948 edition of the Raleigh City Directory.
Confidence in the growth of Raleigh's industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Raleigh to the world.
The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Directories in the esti- mation 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 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 Raleigh 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 following order :-
THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 21 to 526, 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 Raleigh, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the city.
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, preceding the Classified and separately paged from 1 to 152, on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Raleigh. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the busi- ness represented. 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 Raleigh, the necessity of hav- ing 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.
THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 681 to 737, on yellow paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in alphabetical order under ap- propriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and in- dispensable 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 activities of the commercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.
THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, follows the Classified and is separately paged from 1 to 83. In this section the names of the streets are arranged 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 designation of tenant-owned homes and the desig- nation of homes and places of business having telephones.
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 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 Raleigh.
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The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Directory as an advertising medium, with assur- ance that it will bring a commensurate return.
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RALEIGH
"THE PROGRESSIVE CAPITAL OF A PROGRESSIVE STATE" (Furnished by Raleigh Chamber of Commerce)
STATISTICAL REVIEW
Population
While the 1940 U. S. Census credited Raleigh with having a popula- tion of 46,897, the city limits were extended on Jan. 1, 1942, to take in new areas. The total population, with this annexed area (which in- cludes 5 square miles), plus the normal increase since that time, ac- counts for the present estimated figure of 60,000. A breakdown of this population reflects approximately 68.05% whites and 31.05% Negroes.
Wake County, according to the 1940 U. S. Census, showed a total population of 109,544. The breakdown of this county population was as follows: Males, 53,478; females, 56,066; whites, 72,235; foreign-born, 477; Negroes, 36,809; other races, 23; under 5 years of age, 9,535; ages 5 to 24, 44,189; ages 25 to 64, 50,991; ages 65 years and over, 4,829; ages 21 years and over, 65,261; rural farm population, 34,961.
Climate
A mild, healthful climate, an average temperature of 60.3 degrees F. Altitude, 363 feet above sea level. A mean annual rainfall of 46.56 inches.
Education
A recognized center of education.
A State college (branch of the Greater University of North -Caro- lina), including 4 schools-agriculture and forestry, engineering, textile, and the basic division.
St. Mary's-Largest Episcopal girls' school in the U. S.
Meredith-A-grade Baptist college for women.
Peace-A Presbyterian junior college for women.
Shaw and St. Augustine's-A university and college for colored students.
17 public schools in Raleigh-12 white and 5 colored.
3 parochial schools and 4 business colleges.
4 libraries, with a total of 168,876 volumes and all leading news- papers.
A State museum of natural history, the largest in the South.
State Historical Museum located in new State Office Building.
8,480 pupils and 280 teachers in public schools.
Recreation
Recognized as a center of recreation for North Carolina.
4 golf courses; 3 public, 1 private.
15 public park areas, comprising 220 acres.
A municipal auditorium seating 4,000; 3 public swimming pools.
2 stadiums for athletics; 9 theatres, seating total of 7,500.
A municipal recreation department.
11 municipal tennis courts, 33 private courts.
10 city playgrounds.
2 community centers.
Y. M. C. A., with gymnasium and facilities affording excellent recreational activities for men and boys.
Y. W. C. A., affording similar facilities for women and girls.
Year-around recreation program by the City Recreation Depart- ment.
5 baseball fields, 3 for night play.
3 softball fields.
Transportation
A municipal airport-on north and south air mail and passenger routes between New York and Miami. 3 air lines: Eastern, Capital (Pennsylvania Central) and Piedmont.
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View of Fayetteville Street, with State Capitol in Background
3 railroads-Seaboard Air Line, Southern and Norfolk Southern.
5 passenger motorbus lines; 50 motor-truck freight lines, 12 of which are regular.
159 passenger buses arriving in city each day, and 159 departing. 19 passenger trains arriving and departing from the city daily. Highways-U. S. 1, 15A, 64, 70 and 70A; State 50 and 59.
General Data
Form of Government-Council-manager.
Area-12.5 square miles.
Financial Data-5 banks and 2 trust companies. Combined re- sources of the 5 banks, $493,212,535.02. Combined resources of the 2 building and loan associations, $6,233,593.89. Total deposits in the 5 banks, $131,737,887.26 (Dec. 31, 1946).
Building and Construction-697 permits, with total value of $3,197,- 931.50, issued in 1946.
Real Estate-12,430 homes, with about 29.3% owned by occupants.
Industry-56 industries, employing 2,427 workers; annual value of products, $6,826,000. Principal products: Textiles, worsted cloth, wash- boards, tents, power generation, fertilizer, woodwork, cabinets, fabri- cated steel, cottonseed oil products, mattresses and medicines.
Insurance-3 life and 2 fire insurance home offices.
Trade Area-Raleigh's trade area embraces 33 counties, with total population of 1,339,800, and with total sales of $465,800,000 in 1946.
State Offices-State departments and institutions in Raleigh em- ploy 3,500 persons, with payroll of $5,778,000 annually.
Property Valuation-$79,000,000 (estimated).
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Bonded Debt-$4,096,000.
Postal Receipts-$964,900.40 (calendar year 1946).
Telephones in Service-20,521.
Churches-70, representing 18 denominations. Newspapers-1 daily and Sunday, 2 dailies and several weekies.
Radio Stations-WPTF, WRAL and WNAO.
Hotels-16, including 4 major, with total of 1,382 rooms.
Auto Registrations-26,325 (Wake County).
Hospitals-6, with total of 3,068 beds and 50 bassinettes.
City Statistics-Total street mileage, 185, with 85 miles paved. Miles of sewers, 175. Number of gas meters, 4,800; light meters, 15,800. Daily pumping capacity of water works (municipal), 8,000,000 gallons; auxiliary sources of supplies, 670,000,000 gallons; average daily consump- tion, 5,597,500 gallons; miles of mains, 157.54; number of connections, 12,173; value of plant, $3,000,000. Fire department has 58 men, with 6 stations, 882 hydrants, and full motorized equipment valued at $22,500. Police department has 64 men, with 1 station and 14 pieces of motor equipment. Birth rate, 20.9 per 1,000; death rate, 7.8 per 1,000 (1946).
Wake County Statistics-Area, 824 square miles; population, 109,544 (1940 U. S. Census); number of farm families, 8,500; estimated value of crops in 1946, $22,000,000; value of farms, $18,500,000.
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