Hill's Reidsville (Rockingham County, N.C.) City Directory [1959], Part 1

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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX

HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of South- eastern Directories, present to subscribers and the gen- eral public, this, the 1959 edition of the Reidsville City Directory which also includes the rural routes emanat- ing from the Reidsville Post Office.

This is the first Hill Directory of Reidsville and is completely standardized according to the policies of the Association of North American Directory Publishers.

Confidence in the growth of Reidsville's industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of their civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Reidsville to the world.

The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Direc- tories in the estimation of the public, has been estab- lished 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 Reidsville Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the city.

Five Major Departments

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

I. THE YELLOW PAGES constitute the first ma- jor department of the Directory. This embraces a com- plete list of the names and addresses of the business and professional concerns of Reidsville, arranged in al- phabetical order under appropriate headings-a catalog of all the activities of the city. Preceding this catalog likewise grouped under appropriate headings, are the advertisements and business cards of firms and individ- uals desiring to present a more complete list of their pro- ducts 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 Reidsville, 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.

II. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of resi- dents and business and professional concerns is the sec-

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ond 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 Reidsville and the name, official per- sonnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the community.

III. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, IN- CLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, is the third major department, printed on green paper. In this sec- tion the numbered streets are arranged in numerical order, followed by the named streets in alphabetical or- der; 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 concerns are placed opposite the numbers. The names of the in- tersecting 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.

V. THE REIDSVILLE RURAL ROUTES DIREC- TORY is the fifth major department, printed on white paper.

Municipal Publicity

The Directory reflects the achievements and ambi- tions of the community, depicting 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 edu- cational center. To broadcast this information, the pub- lishers 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 re- liable advertisements of Reidsville.

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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

PAGE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW REFER TO THE YELLOW PAGES

Adams Electric Co left side lines and 21

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lines, tabbed insert at Street Guide, 2, 15 and

American Tobacco Co The

backbone, left side lines and

Barber Florists ..

back cover, right top lines and

Brady Pat Oil Co Inc

and back lip margins, right bottom lines and Brookside Industries Inc.

Bunton Bros Esso Station

left side lines and

Burton Lines Inc

left top lines and

Cardinal Cleaners

front cover, right bottom lines and

Carolina Apothecary

Carolina-Virginia Tobacco Co Inc.

Chase Bag Co

Citizens Auto Finance Corp ...... right bottom lines and Citty Funeral Home. front cover and

Dabbs Florist

33 8 De Laney Raymond O Contractor

Drum P A Lumber Co

back cover, right side lines, tabbed insert at Name in Alphabetical Section, 13 and Eggleston Brothers Oil Co

front cover, left and right bottom lines, 35 and 54

Fairchild Nursery & Garden Center 52

Faircloth R G Building Contractor ... 17 .back cover and Faircloth R G & Son Z

Friendly Chevrolet Co Inc

front cover, right side lines and 5

General Steel Tank Co Inc top stencil, right side lines and

Gibson Electric Co

Gourmet Restaurant

Green G B & Son Inc

left side lines and

Guilford Dairy front cover, left side lines and

right bottom lines and Gunn Ed A

H & H Clothing Co left bottom lines and 14 39

24 11

Hood System Industrial Park ...... right top lines and Hooper Pink M Insurance Agency Inc right side lines and

Ideal Cleaners

right top lines, 29 and

Johnson & Rakestraw Service Station

right top lines and

Jones Oil Co.

Link Bros Pharmacy Inc

Maxton's Gulf Service right side lines and 60 McCoy C W Plumbing & Heating Contractor

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McLaurin Funeral Home. right side lines and 37 Modern Appliance Center

back cover, left top lines, 4 and 41 Myers C A Agency ... back cover, left side lines, 44 and 56 Neals Gulf Service. right side lines and

New Laundry & Dry Cleaners ..... .left top lines and Newton-Chappell Motors Inc ... ribbon book mark and Niagara of Reidsville left top lines and 42

8 46 6

North Carolina Gas Service

right top lines and

Pegram J W & Sons

Piedmont Home Improvement Co ... left top lines and Powell Agency Inc The. .front cover, left and right top lines, right bottom lines, 45 and Pryor H T Building Contractor

Quality Dry Cleaners left side lines and 27 right bottom lines and 19 Reidsville Block & Concrete Specialties

Reidsville City of - City Manager Office back cover, right top lines and 12

Reidsville Finance Co Inc left bottom lines and 47

Reidsville Laundry Co Inc back cover and 28

Richardson Insurance & Realty Co

Rockingham Finance Co Inc. left bottom lines and 58 Roselawn Memorial Gardens Inc right top lines and 48 14

Smith Z Griff Lumber Co

Southeast Lead Co front cover, left top lines and

50 62

Southern Auto Finance Co left top lines and 10

Underpass Service Station left side lines and 9

Used Auto Parts Co right side lines and 9

Wagoner Electric & Radio Co ..... left top lines and 29

Walker A A. right' side lines and 55 Walker & Jarrett Woodworking Shop

bottom stencil, right bottom lines and 18 Walker's Garage left side lines and 30 Western Auto Associate Store. ..... right top lines and 7 Wilkerson Funeral Home

front cover, right side lines, tabbed insert at name in Alphabetical Section, 3 and 38

Williams-Trull Co back cover and 31

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Statistical Review (Courtesy Chamber of Commerce)

Form of Government -- City Manager. 5-man City Coun. cil from which a mayor is appointed.

Population-11,708 (1950 U. S. Census) current esti- mate 14,000.

Area-4.23 square miles.

Altitude-836 feet above sea level.

Climate-Mean annual temperature, 58.2 degrees F .; Average annual rainfall 41.86 inches.

Parks-5 with a total of 76 acres valued at $74,464.99. Assessed Valuation-$30,606,273.00 with tax $1.30 per $100 valuation.

Bonded Indebtness-$3,087,000.00.

Financial Data-4 banks with total deposits of $19,963,- 902.35 (Dec. 31, 1958) total resources of $22,146,- 241.45 (Dec. 31, 1958). 1 building and loan asscia- tion with total assets of $3,311,000.00 (Feb. 10 1959).

Postal Receipts -- $148,046.49 (for year 1958).

Telephones-8,100 in service.

Churches-38 representing most denominations.

Building and Construction-85 building permits issued valued at $610,700 in 1958.

Industry-Principal manufactured and processed pro- ducts are tobacco, cigarettes, automobile batteries, cloth and paper bags, ladies' hose, draperies, cotton cloth, men's shirts, steel tanks, aluminum castings, novelty household items, garnetting and food pro- cessing.

Agricultural Products-Grains, hay, tobacco, corn, dairy products, cattle, poultry and poultry products.

Communications-Daily newspaper, Reidsville Review. Two radio stations, WFRC and WREV.

Trade Area -- Retail trade area includes approximately 530 square miles; and estimated 87,000 people.

Hotel and Motels-1 hotel, 76 rooms; 5 motels, 43 rooms. Newest motel opened in 1958.

Railroad -- Southern Railway, Main Line Washington to Atlanta.

Highways-U. S. 29 and 158; N. C. 14, 65 and 87.

Airport-Municipal Airport, non-commercial. - Automobile Registrations-8,032.

Recreation --- Golf, tennis, basketball, football, baseball, swimming and hunting. One hour drive to Hanging Rock State Park. Two city theatres, two Drive-In Theatres.

Medical Facilities-modern 110-bed Annie Penn Mem- orial Hospital and County Medical Center.

Public Library-Branch of county library.

Education-8 public schools, including 1 Junior High School and 2 Senior High Schools.

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Location

Reidsville is located in the North Central Piedmont Section of North Carolina. Lattitude: 36° - 21' - 57.946" N. Longitude: 79° - 39' - 54.425" W. Located in Rock- ingham County.

Climate

The terrain of this area is gently rolling, and be- cause of the Blue Ridge Mountain barrier ridges and peaks, northwesterly winds seldom bring heavy or pro- longed winter rain or snow. Seasonal snowfall has a wide range, but the average winter brings two snows of an inch or more. Snow seldom stays on the ground more than a few days. Summer precipitation is largely from thundershowers, mostly local in character. Summer temperatures vary to some extent with the cloudiness and shower activity, but average mild compared with most of Piedmont North Carolina. Less than a third of the summer days reach an afternoon high of 90 degrees, and 100 degree temperatures occur less than once a year on the average. The average date of last killing frost in spring is April 7, of the first killing frost in autumn is October 31. The range of the date of the last killing frost in spring is March 10 to April 22, while the first killing frost in autumn has varied from October 8 to November 29.

History

Reidsville was conceived and planned by a sturdy group of ambitious and determined people. The City grew out of a settlement begun in 1815 when Reuben Reid settled on the farm which later became the site of the village of Reidsville. The town, incorporated in 1873, was named in honor of Reuben Reid's son, David, Governor of North Carolina in 1851. Reidsville is located in Rockingham County. Rockingham County has the distinction of being the only county in the state that has furnished six governors: Alexander Martin served in 1783, 1784 and 1790; John Motley Morehead ser- ved in 1842; David Settle Reid served 1850-52; and Al- fred M. Scales served 1886. Robert Broadnax Glenn ser- ved in 1904 and the present Governor, Luther Hodges.

Government

Reidsville is governed by a City Manager and a City Council from which a Mayor is appointed.

Municipal Facilities

Police Department

The City affords excellent police protection for its citizens. There are 24 regular members of the police department and 20 reserve, 3 patrol cars and 2 motor- cycles. Industrial property receives patrol services.

Fire Department

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fire house. Fire Insurance Class is NB-6.

Garbage Disposal

Sanitary garbage trucks pick up twice per week. Disposal is by land fill.

Streets

The City maintains cleaning equipment including sweepers and washing machines. Total street mileage 41.2; miles paved 31.9. There are 43 miles of storm and sanitary sewer lines, and 29 miles of gas mains.

Water

The water system is owned by the City. It is a pres- sure system with elevated tanks and cast iron mains. The pressure averages 52 pounds per square inch. The capacity is 3 million gallons per day. The consumption varies between 1.3 m to 1.5 m per day. A general filtra- tion process is used and approved by the N. C. Health Department. The water is soft and suitable for boiler use. The temperature varies winter to summer from 38 to 70 degrees. The capacity of the city lake is 700 million gallons.

Sewerage Disposal

A new modern sewerage disposal plant was com- pleted in 1957 at a cost of $1,500,000.

Judiciary

The City maintains a local Recorder's Court. County Court with jury at the county seat ( Wentworth).

Municipal Building

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Annie Penn Memorial Hospital

Medical

Annie Penn Memorial Hospital has a capacity of 110 beds and 20 bassinets. It is approved by the Joint Com- mission on Creditation including the American College of Surgeons, American College of Physicians, American Hospital Association and American Medical Association. It is a non-profit institution and one of the best equip- ped in the area. Rockingham County maintains public health services in a health center building. There are 3 surgeons, 2 eye, ear, nose and throat specialists, 1 in- ternal medicine, 1 psychiatry and neurology. 11 gener- al practice, 1 pediatrics, 1 obstetrician, 1 esthesiologist, 2 optometrists, 9 dentists and 2 chiropractors.

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Churches

There are thirty-eight churches including such well- known as denominations as Baptist, Christian, Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Church of God, Pene- costal Holiness, Church of Christ and Salvation Army. Churches of these and other denominations are prom- inent landmarks in the city. There is also an active Min- isterial Association.

Recreation

The City Recreation Department supervises the activities of the various playgrounds, parks, swimming pools and recreational buildings under the leadership of a full-time director. Spacious Pennrose Park Country Club has one of the best nine-hole golf courses in the state. Wolf Creek Golf Club has an excellent nine-hole golf course. Less than two hours' drive to observe some of the best college sports in the South. Fishing in near- by lakes and streams. One hour drive to Hanging Rock State Park, a mountain retreat providing swimming and camping facilities. Approximately 41/2 hours' drive to the North Carolina coast. There are two nearby commer- cial hunting farms.

A portion of City Lake and Boat House

Education

The city school system is composed of six elementary schools and two high schools. The schools are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. In addition to the regular curriculum, both high

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schools have four vocational departments including home economics, industrial arts, agriculture and commercial. Music and Bible are also taught. There are nine colleges within a radius of fifty miles of Reidsville, and more than thirty within a radius of one hundred miles.

Transportation

Railroad-Reidsville is located on the main line of the Southern Railway System, Washington, D. C. to At- lanta, Georgia. There are ten passenger trains daily, and 12 symbol freight trains daily.

Trucking Companies-There are nineteen trucking companies serving Reidsville. The larger companies maintain terminals at Greensboro.

Buses-Greyhound bus lines serve Reidsville includ- ing the scenic cruisers and through express service.

Airlines-The Greensboro-High Point Airport serves this area. Capital, Eastern and Piedmont Airlines.

Reidsville Airport -- The City has an airport 3 miles from city limits with three topsoil runways; two approxi- mately 1,800 feet each and one 2,200 feet. Suitable for landings of small executive type planes and others.

Hotels and Motels -- The Belvedere Hotel, 76 rooms, air-conditioned, dining room, coffee shop, free parking. Five motels, 43 rooms.

Our Newest Industry, Brookside Industries, Inc.

Industry

Items manufactured and processed include tobacco, cigarettes, automobile batteries, cloth and paper bags, ladies' hose, draperies, cotton cloth, garnetting, building materials, bakery products, grain products, aluminum die castings, soft drinks, men's sport and dress shirts, novelty household items, steel tanks and food processing.

Agriculture

Reidsville and Rockingham County are the center of a wide area of fine agricultural lands. Rockingham County in which Reidsville is the largest incorporated city produces a large quantity of corn, wheat, oats, vege- tables, hay and other feed crops. Tobacco is the principal cash crop.

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Author: Hill Directory Company. Publication date: 1959 Publisher: Hill Directory Co. Number of Pages: 496

Author: Hill Directory Company.
Publication date: 1959
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 496