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HILL'S RALEIGH (Wake County, N. C.)
CITY DIRECTORY 1959
Including Caraleigh, Carolina Pines, Chestnut Hills, Coley Forest, Country Club Hills, Drewry Hills, Hertford Village, Longview Gardens and Westover
Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citizens, a Directary of Hauseholders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, a Numeri- cal Telephane Directory and Much Informa- tian of a Miscellaneaus Character; also the
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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories (pub- lishers of the Raleigh City Directory since 1903), present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1959 edition of the Raleigh City Directory, which also includes Caraleigh, Carolina Pines, Chestnut Hills, Coley Forest, Country Club Hills, Drewry Hills, Hertford Village, Longview Gardens and Westover.
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 sec- tions of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly re- flecting Raleigh 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 co-operation 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 community.
Four Major Departments
The four major departments are arranged in the following order :-
1. THE YELLOW PAGES constitute the first major department of the Di- rectory. This embraces a complete list of the names and addresses of the busi- ness 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 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 community like Raleigh, 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 professional world.
11. 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 Raleigh, Caraleigh, Carolina Pines, Chestnut Hills, Coley Forest, Country Club Hills, Drewry Hills, Hertford Village, Longview Gardens and Westover, and the name, official personnel, na- ture and address of each firm and corporation in the community.
Il1. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE 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 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 listing of telephone numbers.
IV. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, on blue paper, is the fourth major department.
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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX
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 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 and vicinity.
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW REFER TO THE YELLOW PAGES
Page
Abundavita Agency
right top cards and 268
Ace Roofing & Siding Co
. left top cards and 236
Adams-Tury Realty Co
. right side lines and
214
Addressing Duplicating Service Inc
46
Adler's Inc .
Advertisers-Mailers & Typing Service.
Aetna Life Insurance Co .
Alexander Welding & Manufacturing Co Inc
Allen David G. .
Allen Lumber Co
Allison-Leinster Inc . front lip margin, left top lines and
American Discount Co right bottom lines and
Anderson A V Inc .
right side lines and
Art Flower Shop The
Art Upholstering Co .
.right top lines and
Associated Insurers Inc.
Atlas Supply Co. .
Bagwell Louis D Plumbing right side lines and
Bakers & Brown Roofing Co Inc.
.right side lines and
Ballentine's Dairy
Baptist Book Store
. right top lines and
Batchelor Burnie
Beacon Lake
right corner cards and
Benfield K R
.left side
Biemann & Rowell Heating & Plumbing Contractors
Bobbitt Garland E
Boylan-Pearce . left top lines, 90 and
Briggs Thomas H & Sons Inc . right top lines and
Britt Realty & Insurance Co
right side lines and
Brock Office Supply Co . . left top lines and
Brogden Produce Co Inc .
left bottom lines and
Brown-Wynne Funeral Home Inc.
Brown's Well Co .
Bryan-Cooper Oil Co Inc right side lines and
Bryan Rock & Sand Co .
Buffaloe & Co Builders
Burke Lumber Co .
. left top cards and
Burnette Home Supply Co
right side lines and
Burrage Music Co
. left side lines and
Bynum Printing Co
front cover, left bottom lines, 206 and
Callas Piano Service .
Cameron Appliance Co
Cameron Village Inc.
Capital Coca-Cola Bottling Co The left side lines and
Capital lce & Coal Co Inc. . . . left and right bottom lines, 52, 117 and
Capital Broadcasting Co Inc
Carolina Blue Printers.
Carolina Buick Co
Carolina Builders Corp.
left side lines and Carolina Maintenance Co .
Carolina Oil Equipment Co. front cover and 160
Carolina Power & Light Company
right top lines 269
Carolina Realty Co .
. right top lines and
212
Carter's Inc .
. left top lines, C and
184
Cates' Opticians
Caudle Sand & Rock Co . left side lines and
36
Chambers-Caviness Inc . front stencil, right top lines and
59
Chamblee Insurance Agency .
, left side lines and 143
180
Carolina Storage & Distributing Co
left side lines, 112 and
left side lines 35, 42 and 170
169
Burt's Garage
lines, 134 and 202 257 246 128 216 178 211 121 271 181 34 58 163 136 175 6 207 194 247 249 Z, 248 and 30 138 214 28 and 191 7
.right side lines and
50 2 150 265 84 162 141 110 229 215 114 266 142 203 200 237 86 46 192 233 57
Andrews Realty Co
right bottom cards and 204
Adler's Children's Shop
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Page
City Drug Sundry . .
right side lines and 95
Clement & Baggett Inc. . . left top lines and 66
Clifton Harold D Coleman Daniel W
right side lines and 83 60
Connell Realty & Mortgage Co back cover, left top lines and
217
Cothran Edwin G .
Crenshaw David M TV Co
Cruser Motor Co Inc.
Davidson & Jones . right top cards and
Deans Trailer Sales
Del Reno's Italian Restaurant
Dick T A Insurance Agency Inc
Dillon Supply Co .
Dodd O W Roofing & Sheet Metal Works left side lines and
Dresser R L Flooring & Acoustical Contractor
Dupree Joseph W "Joe" Agency left side lines and
Durfey-Hoover Insurance Agency.
Durham Life Insurance Co of Raleigh N C. front cover, left bottom
Eastern Roofing Co
left side lines and
Edwards Lumber Co
Eisenhut Garage. .
left top cards and
Electrical Equipment Co
Electrical Wholesalers Inc left top lines and
Esso Standard Oil Co
Evans Lumber Co
F&R Tire Co right top lines and
Faircloth Electric Co
Fairfield Motor Court & Restaurant
Fallon J J Co Inc .
Faucette Henry Realty Co
Faulk Plumbing Co right side lines and
Ferebee Curtis E
Ferebee Insurance & Realty Co
Ferguson's Hardware
back cover, left top lines, 130 and Finch Electric Co
Finch's Drive-In Inc . left top lines and
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co. left and right top cards and
First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Raleigh. . left top lines and Fisher's Bakery & Sandwich Co Inc. right top cards and Fowler's Nursery. .
Fulcher & Hicks Insurance Agency
General Air Conditioning Service right side lines and
Giles William M jr. .
Glenwood Hardware & Supply Inc.
Goodwin O T
Grady Co The left top cards and
Grant W T Company right bottom lines and
Graphic Press Inc The
Gurley N M Realty Co.
H&S Home Equipment Co Inc
left side lines and
Harmon-Bailey Inc
Harmon-Dale Inc .
Hayes Glenn F Grading Co
right top cards and
Heater Well Co Inc. . . .
Heilig-Levine of Raleigh Inc
Helms Motor Express Inc
Herring Sash & Door Co Inc . right side lines, 38 and
Highway & Industrial Equipment Co Inc
Hill Directory Co Inc .
Hilliard J A Paint & Paper Contractor.
left side lines and
Home Appliance Service Co .
. right side lines and
190 105 139 26
Hood System Industrial Bank The .right bottom lines and
115
Hotel Sir Walter.
137
Howard-Green Electrical Co Inc . left side lines and
106
Howard J T Advertising Agency Inc .
3
91
Hudson-Belk Co The front cover, right top lines and Hunt J B & Sons Inc
55
272 125 263 171 85 94
Home 1ce Co .
Horton Flower Shop
145 238 164 8 105 109 182 165 18 70 173 114 230 200 66 151 131 69 235 25 32 242 177 152 3 188 37 82 242 89 208 230 135 9 10 72
. lines and
229 260 5 61 262 234 150 140 244 113 144 151
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Ideal Plumbing & Heating Co
right side lines and 196 62
Inland Construction Co.
Iseley Geo A Insurance Agency left top cards and 152
Ivey-Taylor's .
left side lines and 92 51 146
Johnson Chas E & Son .
Johnson-Lambe Co . right side lines and
101 166
Johnson Lumber Co right bottom lines and
Johnson Mattress Renovating & Mfg Co
right side lines and
Johnson's Jewelers
Jolly's Inc.
Jones Contracting Co
left and right bottom lines, 21 and
K& L Auto Service .
K& L Steel Supply .
115
Katie's Flower Shop
Land's Inc. .
Lane Trucking Co back cover and
Lanier-Womble Co tabbed insert at name in alphabetical section
Lawrence Bros Co Inc
left side lines and
Lightner Funeral Home
right side lines and
London Oil Co The
right top lines and
Long Electric Co.
Long Meadow Farms Inc
Longview Gardens Inc. . right side lines and
Lowry Fuel & Burner Service back cover and
. right top cards and
Machine & Welding Supply Co .
Maddrey's Auto Service left top lines and
. bottom stencil, right bottom lines and
Martin Millwork Co
left side lines and
Maus Piano Co. .
McLawin Parking Co
McNeill Bossie .
McPherson & Barnes
Mebane Homes.
Meredith College .
left side lines and
Miller Oscar .
.B and Modern Lightning Protection. Co.
161 264
Montague Thomas
Moore & Johnson Co
left side lines and
Moore Electric Co .
Moore Sign Company Raleigh N C .
ยท left side lines and
Morgan A B Agency.
right top cards and
Moss E C .
right side lines and
Myrick Steve General Contractor
right top cards and
Nationwide Insurance Companies.
156
Neiman's Inc
left top lines and 239
Newton's Inc Laundry & Cleaners. right side lines and
252 54 168 168
Norwood Bros .
front cover, 41 and
Oldham & Worth Inc
. right top cards and
18
Page Electric Service
tabbed insert at name in
Parker Bonded Warehouse
alphabetical section and 174
Parks Realty Co .right side lines and
221
Peace College.
. right top cards and
68
Peebles Millard R.
124
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
. left side lines and
31
Pete The Cleaner .
right top cards and
48
Phillips Roofing Co
right side lines and
240
Pine Realty Co. .
.right bottom lines and Pine State Creamery Co
88
219 118 270 11 172 195 190 74 153 220 96
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
. top stencil and
154 79 197
Minis Carl B
. right top cards and
Mitchell Funeral Home Inc
back cover, right bottom lines and
Mitchell Printing Co. .
right top lines, A and 123 209 251
Mitchell's Hair Styling Inc .
154 71 255 153 186 67 63
Myatt Wm A.
left top lines and 147
Newsome Roofing Co
North Carolina Products Corp. right bottom lines and
102
O'Neal Motors Inc . . right top lines and
97
Pennington-Smith Funeral Home Inc . .left bottom lines and
156 56
218 122 250
Lockwood Shopping Center
left top lines and 116 106 87
169 155 155 67 256 256
Jean's of Raleigh
222
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Poole E R Music Co Inc. left top cards and 177
Poole Leroy. . left top cards and 187
Rainbow Cleaners & Laundry
Raleigh Board of Realtors
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Raleigh Knife & Saw Co. . . front cover, left and right side lines, 158 and Raleigh Savings & Loan Association. . front cover, right bottom lines and
Raleigh Sea Food Co .
Raleigh Spring Service Inc.
Raleigh Tractor & Truck Co left top lines and Rawls Motor Co Inc . right top cards and Ray Calvin A . right top cards and 19 20 80 Rendy Mixed Concrete Co 53 right top cards and 126 116
Rhodes Inc .
Roberts Florist
. . right top lines and
Rogers Oil Co Inc.
right side lines and
St Augustine's College
left bottom lines and
St Mary's Junior College
Sanders Motor Co. . front cover and
Satterwhite General Contractor. left side lines and Sealtest Foods Southern Division National Dairy Products Corp .. . Sears Roebuck and Co . . left top lines and
12 64 89 93
Security National Bank
right side lines and
Shirley L M & Co
left side lines and
Sir Walter Hotel
Sir Walter Opticians backbone, right bottom lines, 133 and
Smith Coal & Oil Co Inc right top lines and Smith-Douglass
Smith Studio . Y and
Sorrell Bros Lumber Co . left bottom lines, X and
Southern Builders & Suppliers Inc
left top lines and
Southern Welding & Manufacturing Corp
Sparks Press The . .
right side lines and
.left and right side lines and 40
State Capital Insurance Companies
.back cover, left bottom lines and
State Finance Co .
.left side lines and
State Mortgage Co Inc
right side lines and
Stephenson Music Co . .
left bottom lines and
Stephenson's Used Cars
Stockton White & Co .
right top lines and
Stokes R B Concrete Contractor
Stuart W C jr
right side lines and
Sturdivent Henry.
. left top cards and
Swain Awning & Window Manufacturing Co.
Sykes Concrete Co
right top cards and
Telephone Answering of Raleigh
Thiem's Record Shop .
.left side lines and
Thompson Cadillac-Oldsmobile Inc
left bottom lines and
Tire Distributors Inc
Tire Sales & Service Co Inc. left side lines and
Todd Electric Company. left top cards and
Tom Thumb Nursery
Town & Country Tire Service Inc left side lines and
Tucker G S & Bros Inc . . . left top cards and
126
Turner Johnny M Plumbing Contractor . right top cards and
201 103 262
Umstead's Transfer .
right side lines and
73 243
Vaughan Rollie Co
left side lines and 23
Vick William C .
right bottom lines and 65 198
Village Hardware & Sports Store Inc .
left top lines, 132 and
253
Village Pharmacy Inc.
254
WPTF Radio Co . right top cards and
213
WRAL-TV Channel 5. . left bottom lines and 259
13 20 14 107 157 261
Tuttle Appliance Co. .right side lines and
Underhill Heating & Sheet Metal
Universal Equipment Co
Vickers & Ruth Plumbing & Heating Co
69 and
148 111 226 176 267 231 257 76 78 22 68 259 232
Shaw University
backbone and 27 100 224 137 185 120 225 193 - 167
Standard Cinder Block Co Inc .
39 269 210
Sacred Heart Cathedral
120 47 98 99
45 159 33 243 19
Price Henry G . left top cards and 75 49 223
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WRAL & WRAL-FM Radio Station .
Wake Oil Co. .
. right side lines and
183
Wake Realty Co . Wall E C Plumbing Co .
. right top cards and
Walton Louis H Plumbing & Hcating Co.
Wardlow Jack-Insurance-Estates -Annuities
Watkins Tire & Battery Co right side lines and
Wayside Furniture House.
Weaver Bros Auto Sales
White Oil Co Inc .
Whitley Boat Works
Wholesale Electric Supply Inc .
Williams Alfred & Co
. left top cards and
Williams R S & Co
left bottom lines and
Williams Realty & Building Co Inc
left side lines, 24 and
Williams Thomas & Son
Wilson J C . .
left side lines and
104
Wrenn Electric Co
Wyatt Motor Co left side lines and
17
Wyatt O D. . . left side lines and
81
Yellow Cab Co of Raleigh Inc .
back cover, right top lines, 43 and
258
Pagc 214
right side lines and
227
199 201 154
15 127 16
right bottom lines and
119 29 108 179 77 149 228 44 189
Williams Fred .
RALEIGH
"THE PROGRESSIVE CAPITAL OF A PROGRESSIVE STATE"
(Furnished by Raleigh Chamber of Commerce)
STATISTICAL REVIEW
Location
Raleigh is located approximately in the center of North Carolina, and is the capital of the state. The city is situated midway on a straight line between New York City and Jacksonville, Florida, being about 500 miles from either.
Raleigh comprises 17.305 square miles in Wake County, of which it is the county seat. The average elevation of the city is 363 feet above sea level. Of a total 235.84 miles of streets, 178.3 miles have paved surfaces.
Population
The 1950 U. S. Census showed Raleigh with a population of 65,679, of which 68 per centare white and 32 per cent are colored. The corresponding 1950 popu- lation for Wake County was 136,450. The present estimated population is 89,000 for the city of Raleigh.
City Government
Raleigh is operated under a council-manager form of government. A coun- cil of seven members is elected every two years from the city at large. This council elects one of its number as mayor, and selects the city manager.
Education
Raleighis an educational center in North Carolina by virtue of six colleges and five business schools. The Colleges are as follows:
1. North Carolina State College
2. Meredith College (Baptist college for girls)
3. St. Mary's Junior College (Episcopal college for girls)
4. Peach College (Presbyterian junior college for girls)
5. Shaw University (Negro)
6. St. Augustine's College (Negro)
The present total enrollment of these institutions is approximately 8,038.
The three business schools are as follows:
1. King's Business College
2. Hardbarger Business College
3. Payne Business and Secretarial School (colored)
Special schools located in Raleigh are:
1. State School for the Blind
2. Methodist Orphanage
3. Catholic Orphanage
Public primary and secondary educational facilities are provided in Raleigh through 24 public schools. Additionally, there are four private institutions pro- viding educational service at these levels:
1. Ravenscroft School
2. Sacred Heart Catholic School
3. St. Monica Convent (colored)
4. Lady of Lourdes-Catholic
Within a radius of thirty miles of Raleigh are located Duke University, at Durham, N. C .; the University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill, N. C .; and South- eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, at Wake Forest, N. C.
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ROSS
View of Fayetteville Street, with State Capitol in Background
Recreation
Raleigh has 25 public park areas; a public stadium for athletics ; a munici- pal auditorium with a seating capacity of 4,000 which can be used for dances, plays, lectures, a coliseum seating 12,500, an arena seating 9,500, etc .; an am- phitheatre with a seating capacity of 3,000; three golf courses with 18 holes; a public tennis club; six white theatres with combined seating capacity of 6,000; one colored theatre with seating capacity of approximately 430; two public swim- ming pools for white people and one public swimming pool for Negroes.
The City employs a full-time recreational director in the interests of the public. The Y. M. C. A., with its gymnasium and facilities, affords excellent recreationalactivity for men and boys. The Y. W. C. A. is well-equipped to pro- vide similar facilities for women and girls. The new Raleigh Y. W. C. A. build- ing has been completed.
The fact that there are about eight colleges within a 30-mile radius of Raleigh makes it a center for sports events and athletic contests. The Atlantic Coast Conference Annual Basketball Tournament is played in Raleigh.
Government Departments
Most of the North Carolina State agencies and several Federal agencies are located in Raleigh. They play an important part in the welfare of the city. State agencies employ approximately 7,547 people; Federal agencies, 1,000 people. Business men from all sections of the state come to Raleigh frequently to contact these government officials.
General Data
Area-17.305 square miles.
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Newspapers
There are three Newspapers published in Raleigh:
Approximate circulation
The News and Observer (daily, morning) 127,635
The Raleigh Times (afternoon, except Sunday) 23,000
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