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MONTFORT-NORGE AND ELECTROL
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ESTABLISHED 1867
ALFRED WILLIAMS & CO. 119 FAYETTEVILLE STREET
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T. E. GREEN, President W, F. MOODY, Vice-President
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HILL'S RALEIGH (WAKE COUNTY, N. C.) CITY DIRECTORY Vol. 1933 XXIII
Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Pri- vate Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide; also a
BUYERS' GUIDE and a Complete
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GENERAL INDEX
Page
Abbreviations
48
Alphabetical Directory 49
Apartment Buildings
494
Associations and Clubs-Commercial
495
Banks and Trust Companies 498
Buildings-Office and Public 501
Bus and Coach Lines-Motor
501
Buyers' Guide
25
Cemeteries
502
Chamber of Commerce
299
Churches
503
City Courts
299
City Fire Department
299
City Officials 299
City Police Department 299
Classified Business Directory 493
Clergymen
504
Clubs
506
County Government
361
Golf Clubs and Courses
514
Homes and Asylums
517
Hospitals and Dispensaries
517
Index to Advertisers
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Labor Organizations
523
Libraries
526
Newspapers
529
Parks and Playgrounds
531
Post Office
357
Railroads 535
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Schools-Public 537
Schools, Colleges and Academies 537
Societies 539
Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal 539
State Officials 271
Y Street and Avenue Guide and Householders' Directory .. 393
United States Government 356
Halls 516
Introduction 9
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
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B-N Motor Co
right side lines
Baker & Rawls Roofing Co left top lines
Boylan-Pearce Co Inc left top lines and Briggs T H & Sons Inc right top lines and 33 35 Bynum Printing Co 41 32 31
Byrum A H
Capital Coca Cola Bottling Co left top lines and
Carolina Builders Corp . backbone and 32
Carolina Pines Inc
back cover
Clark Art Shoppe
Commonwealth Motor Co right top lines and 27
Connor & Ruffin left top lines and 36
Cross & Linehan Co right top lines and
33
Drewry John C. marginal line front cover
Durham Life Insurance Co
Edwards & Broughton Co
Hudson John W Jr Inc
front stencil and
Johnson Chas E
right top lines and 37
Kirchofer & Arnold Inc front cover and 38
Martin Millwork Co
bottom stencil and 40 right top lines and 34 37 front cover and 34 42
McKimmon & McKee Inc
Mitchell Funeral Home
Mitchell Printing Co.
Montfort Plumbing & Heating Co. .marginal line, front cover and 41
Montgomery-Mutart Inc
.right top lines
Moore & Johnson Co.
Oak City Laundry
Oldham & Worth Inc.
marginal line, front cover and
Parker Transportation Co
right side lines
Parker V O Co.
.left top lines
Parrott R M & Son.
right top lines
Peace A Junior College for Women.
Perry Walter N
Person Street Pharmacy
Pullen A M & Co
26 35
Quinn R E & Co.
Raleigh Building & Loan Assn. .right bottom lines and 31
Raleigh Letter Writers
39
Rawlings A Lee & Co right side lines and Saint Mary's School. 26 43 Sanders Motor Co left top lines and 28 3 Sanitary Laundry. 28 Sir Walter Chevrolet Co. 44
Southern Tile Service Co.
Stephenson C H Music Co
left top lines and 41
Thiem James E
.right side lines
Thompson Electrical Co .right side lines
Tynes A M Co.
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co.
27 29
Waller's J A Garage
Warren's Transfer
Williams Alfred & Co. .. marginal line, front cover, left top lines and
27 44 30 37
Williams & Williams
Yancey Robt G right side lines and 37
36 39 33
42 38 34
Martin-Yelverton Co
right top lines and 38 41 33
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INTRODUCTION
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1933 edition of the Raleigh City Directory.
Confidence in the growth of Raleigh's industry, popu- lation 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 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 resi- dents, the publishers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Ra- leigh Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authen- tic information pertaining to the city.
Four Major Departments
The four major departments are arranged in the fol- lowing order :-
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, pages 25 to 48, printed on tinted paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufactur- ing, business and professional interests of Raleigh. The advertisements 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 fa- miliarize themselves with sources of supply. In a progres- sive community like Raleigh, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. Gen- eral appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many ref- erence users of this City Directory service.
THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 49 to 389. This is the only record in existence intended 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 corpora- tion in the city.
THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, covers pages 393 to 492. In this section the names of the streets are arranged in alpha- betical order; the number of the residences and business concerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and con- cerns are placed opposite the numbers. The names of the intersecting streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street.
THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 493 to 544. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an in- valuable and indispensable catalog of the numerous inter- ests of the community. The Directory is the common inter-
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mediary between buyer and seller. As such it plays an im- portant 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.
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 manu- facturing 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.
The Raleigh Directory Library
Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Raleigh City Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the of- fices of the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, for free ref- erence by the general public. This is one of more than 425 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North Ameri- can Directory Publishers, under whose supervision the sys- tem is operated.
The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recogni- tion by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Directory as an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc.,
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RALEIGH
THE PROGRESSIVE CAPITAL OF A PROGRESSIVE STATE (Facts and Information Compiled by the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce)
Statistical Review
Form of Government-Commission.
Population-Total, 37,379; males, 17,827; females, 19,552; White males of age, 10,933; white females of age, 12,245; total colored, 12,575 (1930 U. S. Census). American-born 64.3%.
Area-7.5 square miles.
Altitude-363 feet.
Climate-Mean annual temperature, 60.1 degrees F .; average annual rainfall, 46.7 inches.
Parks-13 park areas.
Assessed Valuation-$52,000,000 with $1.10 per $100 tax rate.
Bonded Debt-$5,622,921.98.
Postal Receipts-$396,000 (1932).
Telephones in Service-7,904.
Churches-48, representing 14 denominations.
Building and Construction-Value of building permits, $132,318.50 (1932).
Industry-41 manufacturing establishments, employing 905 men, paying wages of $1,054,430 annually, and having products valued at $4,190,799 annually (last report).
Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 50 miles, and population of 650,000; wholesale area, radius of 100 miles, and population of 2,081,000.
Newspapers-2 dailies and 3 weeklies.
Hotels-9, with total of 1,035 rooms.
Railroads-3: Southern, Norfolk-Southern and Seaboard Air Line.
Highways-U. S. 1 and 64; State 10, 21, 50 and 90.
Airports-1 (Raleigh Airport).
Amusements-Largest auditorium in city seats 4,000 persons. 4 moving-picture theatres, with total seating capa- city of 3,349 persons. 4 golf courses.
Hospitals-3 public and 3 private.
Education-6 colleges: North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering; Meredith College, Baptist, "A" grade woman's college; Peace, Presbyterian, junior college for women; St. Mary's School and Junior College, Episcopal, for girls; Shaw University, for colored; and St. Augustine's College for colored. 18 public schools, including 2 high. 1 parochial school. Number of pupils in public schools, 8,339. Value of public school property, $2,750,000.
Public Libraries-2 (State and City), with total of 92,799 volumes.
City Statistics-Total street mileage, 90, with 75 miles paved. Miles of sewers, 100. Number of water meters, 9,257; light meters, 8,070; gas meters, 3,752. Capacity of water works (municipal), 7,000,000 gallons; daily average pump, 3,002,322 gallons; miles of mains, 115; value of plant, $1,875,000. Fire department has 56 men, with 5 stations.
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The handsome and well-equipped new auditorium, located convenient to the e distri entertain large conventions and public gatherings. It also gives Raleigh a uniquesoon as national conventions as well as conventions that embrace several states. In adon the arranged assembly room in the basement is provided for conventions and business ap of 600 necessary asset. The completeness of the auditorium, with its many conveniences atially both large and small, is available. Exhibits can be most attractively arranged on ram foo as the convention center of the state for several years. An average of 75 conviasa pear ress in providing a splendid auditorium. A thousand hotel rooms are available.
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the ss district, with ample parking space, places Raleigh in an enviable position to unic In a tion as one of the few Southern cities with auditorium accommodations for to the large auditorium, with a seating capacity of approximately 4,000, a well- siness of 600 and less. The splendid, well-located committee rooms are a valuable and ience pecially important and outstanding. Exhibit space, required by many conventions, ed o ain floor. Raleigh as the state capital, centrally located, has been recognized a year meet here. The hotel accommodations are in keeping with Raleigh's prog-
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Police department has 52 men, with 1 station and 6 pieces of motor equipment.
Wake County-824 square miles in area; 94,757 popula- tion (1930 U. S. Census); second county in state in farm production, with farm property valued at $2,983,752.
Notable Facts in Raleigh's March of Progress
Only six states in the United States-California, Florida, Michigan, Texas, Arizona and New Jersey-exceeded North Carolina in percentage of population growth between 1920 and 1930-23.9%. Raleigh's percentage of growth-53.1%- was more than twice as great as that of the state as a whole during this period.
Construction work in Raleigh of all types in the past 10 years represent an outlay of $30,000,000, an average of $3,- 000,000 annually.
Investments in buildings and equipment of colleges and schools have grown from $3,400,000 to $7,500,000 in the past ten years. During the same period the student enrollment in colleges has increased from 1,350 to 3,800.
Municipal improvements necessitating an expenditure of over $3,000,000 to provide for present and anticipated needs have been made in the past few years.
The volume of retail trade has increased in the past six years to $23,000,000. The Raleigh retail sales area extends from 25 to 50 miles.
A first-class flying school has been provided at the Ra- leigh Airport. Raleigh is one of the regular stops on the Eastern Air Transport New York-South American trunk air line. The city and county co-operated in this development.
An up-to-date radio station, carrying both chain and local programs, has been provided by the Durham Life In- surance Co.
The North Carolina State Fair, with a group of hand- some new buildings, has been enlarged under State owner- ship and operation.
Wake County provided a bond issue of $1,300,000, which has been expended to complete the hard-surfacing of all im- portant through highways in the county, in the interest of both local and tourist traffic.
Raleigh is a stop-over point for tourist traffic bound to Southern resorts. Highway developments have put this city at the forks of two leading Southern highways-Federal, No. 1, and the Coastal Route.
Eastern North Carolina is the section of the state with the greatest undeveloped potentialities, and Raleigh is the logical gateway and distributing point for this vast and fer- tile agricultural area.
Raleigh-Old and New
There have been two Raleighs in North Carolina: The first, the "City of Raleigh" on Roanoke Island, which came into being in the spring of 1587, upon the arrival of Governor John White from England. Of it, only old Fort Raleigh, its defense, now remains. Governor White left for England on Aug. 27, that year, expecting to return soon with more set- tlers and supplies. In 1591, when he came back, the colonists had gone without a trace. Then what is now North Carolina and all the rest of North America was "Virginia," named fancifully by Sir Walter Raleigh, in honor of his queen, the great Elizabeth.
The inspiration of Sir Walter's great name persisted, and when, in 1787, the convention of the people of the state of
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North Carolina decreed that there should be a "fixed and un- alterable seat of government," it was also decreed that it should be named in Raleigh's honor. Since the establish- ment of the colony of 1663, there had been ten seats of gov- ernment, at only three of which were there structures de- signed to be of a permanent character. These places were Edenton, Brunswick and New Bern.
Raleigh's streets were named by the convention and the special commissioners appointed by the General Assembly, in honor of notable men and for the eight superior court districts. In like manner, the public squares were named for men to whom the state was indebted for conspicuous service.
The Raleigh of today, established, bought and paid for March 30, 1792, was the consummation of a well-laid and definite plan. The construction of the first capitol building was begun in 1793 and finished in Nov., 1794. This was later destroyed by fire. The present Capitol was built in 1840.
Raleigh's first school was St. Mary's, built prior to 1840. Thirty years later came Peace Institute, and then about 1900, Meredith College, while the Negro colleges, Shaw and St. Augustine's, date from 1867. In 1890 the State Agricultural and Mechanical College came into being. The State Prison was begun in 1869 and finished a number of years later. The Soldier's Home, with buildings of wood, was occupied in 1891. In 1876 the old "Palace" of the governors, long unoccupied, was secured for the first graded school. Some twenty years later the first high school was established in a building on the site of the "Palace."
At no capital in the country are there more buildings or institutions connected with the state government. These include the present Capitol, which was built in 1840 of granite from a quarry owned by the State, considered by architects to be one of the most perfect pieces of architec- ture in the country; the Administration Building, Agricul- tural Building, Hall of History, State Museum, State De- partments Building, State Office Building, State Highway Commission Building, Governor's Mansion, State Prison, State Hospital, State School for the White Blind, State School for the Colored Deaf Mutes, State Laboratory of Hygiene, State Confederate Soldiers' Home, North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, and State Fair Buildings.
In 1907 the completion of the Masonic Temple marked the advent of fireproof buildings, and then came, in 1911- 1915, the third State building, for the State Library, Supreme Court and Historical Commission; the Citizens, Commercial and Raleigh Banking and Trust Buildings, and the City Au- ditorium. In fact, most persons, asked when Raleigh really began to grow, reply, "When it built the Auditorium." The Auditorium fixed this as the convention city of the state for all the greater public gatherings.
The end of the World War brought about another period of extensive development, and then came the State Hospital, the School for the Blind, the Agricultural Building, the beau- tiful Library Building, and other structures at the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering; the Odd Fellows Building; Meredith College; public schools, modern and fireproof; Sir Walter Hotel, the Professional Building, the Carolina Hotel, the Raleigh Banking & Trust Building, the Capital Club's twelve-story office building, and many other structures; extensive street paving and municipal improvements, and the beginning of North Caro- lina's great highway construction program.
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A Center of Education
Raleigh, with six colleges and an excellent school system, has long been recognized as an outstanding center of educa- tion.
The North Carolina State College of Agriculture and En- gineering was established by legislative enactment in 1889. It is one of the leading agricultural and mechanical colleges in the South. There are thirty major buildings in the plant. It embraces four schools-agriculture, engineering, science and business, and a graduate school.
Meredith College, a Baptist school for women, was open- ed in 1887. For many years it was located near the Capitol and now occupies a new plant completed in 1925, two miles from the city on the Hillsboro Road. Courses are offered in arts, sciences and music.
St. Mary's School, for girls, founded in 1842, is the largest girls' school owned and controlled by the Episcopal Church in the United States. It is a junior college and recognized as one of the best in America.
Peace, a junior Presbyterian college for girls, was opened in 1872. It offers special courses in art, the sciences, music and expression. A number of new and up-to-date buildings have been added in the past four years and the enrollment has grown steadily.
The North Carolina School for the White Blind was es- tablished by legislative enactment in 1845. The present plant was completed in 1923 at a cost of $1,300,000. It is a standard high school and the only one of its type in the United States with this rating. It specializes in vocational training.
The well-equipped and efficient public school system of Raleigh has eighteen buildings, including two high schools. In the past ten years bond issues totaling $2,300,000 have been voted to provide new buildings. The public school sys- tem reflects great credit upon this city.
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