Hill's Reidsville (Rockingham County, N.C.) City Directory [1961], Part 1

Author: Hill Directory Company.
Publication date: 1961
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 470


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THE POWELL AGENCY, INC.


Serving Rockingham County Since 1918


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WILKERSON FUNERAL HOME


Serving Reidsville Community Since 1909 24 HOUR AMBULANCE SERVICE OXYGEN EQUIPPED NEW MODERN AIR CONDITIONED CHAPEL 513 S. Main St. Phone Dickens 9-4341


C. A. MYERS, JR. AGENCY


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HILL'S REIDSVILLE


(ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N. C.) CITY DIRECTORY 1961


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 the


YELLOW PAGES With a Special ADVERTISING SECTION and a Complete CLASSIFIED LIST


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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX


HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories (publishers of the Reidsville Directory since 1959). present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1961 edition of the Reidsville City Directory which also includes Rural Route Residents.


Confidence in the growth of Reidsville's industry, popula- tion 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 Reids- ville to the world.


The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Directories in the estimation of the public, has been established by render- ing the best in Directory service. With an unrivaled organiza- tion, and having had the courteous and hearty cooperation of the business and professional men and residents, the publish- ers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the ap- proval of every user, and that the Reidsville Directory will ful- fill 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: -


I. THE YELLOW PAGES constitute the first major de- partment of the Directory. This embraces a complete list of the names and addresses of the business and professional con- cerns 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 busi- ness 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 ad- vertising at its best, and merit the attenion of all buyers and sellers seeking sources of supply or markets for goods. In a progressive community like Reidsville, the necessity of hav- ing this kind of information up-to-date and always immediate- ly available, is obvious. The Directory is the common inter- mediary 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 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, eccupa- tion and address of each adult resident of Reidsville and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the community.


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III. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUD- ING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, is the third major de- partment, printed on green paper. In this seetion the num- bered streets are arranged in numerieal order, followed by the named streets in alphabetical order; the number of the resi- denees and business eoneerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and eoneerns are placed opposite the numbers. The names of the interseeting streets appear at their respee- tive crossing points on each street. Speeial features of this see- tion 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.


Community Publicity


The Directory refleets the achievements and ambitions of the community, depieting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residenee, as a business loeation, as a man- ufaeturing site, and as an educational eenter. 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 publie referenee, and serve as per- petual and reliable advertisements of Reidsville and vieinity.


The Reidsville Out-Of-Town City Directory Library


Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Reidsville City Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offiees of the Reidsville Chamber of Commerce for free refer- enee by the general public. This is one of more than 700 Diree- tory Libraries, installed in the chief eities of the U. S. and Can- ada through the courtesy of members of North Ameriean Di- reetory Publishers.


The publishers appreciatively aeknowledge the reeogni- tion by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their eonfidenee in the City Directory as an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


PAGE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW REFER TO THE YELLOW PAGES


Adams Electric Co back cover and 23


Adkins-Jones front stencil, right side


lines, tabbed insert at Street Guide, 2, 18 and 45


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Amos W L Plumbing Co. right top lines and 55


B & G Glass Co Inc right bottom lines and 43


Barber Florists right top lines and 35


Bowes M L Construction Co


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Brady Pat Oil Co Inc.


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Citizens Auto Finance Corp


Clarke C R Interior Decorator


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Cobb Tire & Battery Co.


Dabbs Florist


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Drum P A Lumber Co


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Duke Power Co. left side lines and 20


Duncan E M Excavating Contractor


East Side Sunoco Station


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Faircloth R G Building Contractor back cover and


Friendly Chevrolet Co Inc. front cover and 5 Gammon Appliance & Furniture Co 34 Gem-Dandy Used Auto Parts ... right side lines and 7 Gene's Texaco Service. left side lines and 60 24 Gibson Electric Co Green G B & Son Inc left side lines and 17 H & H Clothing Co left bottom lines and 16 Hastings Furniture Co 41 Hill Directory Co Inc 27 17 Hooper & Moore Inc. left side lines and Horne Construction Co right bottom lines and 22 Hunt Wholesale Co . left top lines and 13 Ideal Cleaners. right top lines, 28 and 51 8


James Motor Co Inc


Johnson-Dear Motors Inc. ribbon book mark and 6


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Powell Agency Inc The front cover, left


and right top lines, right bottom lines, 48 and Pryor H T Building Contractor


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Reidsville Block & Concrete Specialties


Reidsville Body Shop


Reidsville Camera Shop


Reidsville City Of-Manager


Reidsville Finance Co Inc.


Reidsville Laundry Co Inc ..


Reidsville Monument Works


Rentz Oil Co front cover, right top lines, 38 and


Rockingham Finance Co Inc front cover and


Roselawn Memorial Gardens Inc.


Saunders-Walker Inc


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Southern Auto Finance Co left top lines and 10 Stadler-Aldridge Radio & Television Co .. 4 61


Strader's Shoe Store. right side lines and


Tobacco Workers International Union Local 192 left bottom lines and


Wagoner Electric Co left top lines and


Walker & Jarrett Woodworking Shop bottom stencil, right bottom lines and 21


Walker's Garage. left side lines and -34


61 Wayside Cab Co


Wilkerson Funeral Home


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REIDSVILLE


Statistical Review


(Courtesy Chamber of Commerce)


FORM OF GOVERNMENT-City Manager. 5-man City Coun- cil from which a mayor is appointed.


POPULATION-14,169 (1960 U. S. Census).


AREA-7.5 sq. miles.


ALTITUDE-836 feet above sea level.


CLIMATE-Mean annual temperaturc, 58.2 degrees F .; Aver- age annual rainfall 41.86 inches.


PARKS-5, with a total of 76 acres valued at $80,000.


ASSESSED VALUATION-$32,041,355.00 with tax $1.30 per $100 valuation.


BONDED INDEBTEDNESS-$2,366,000.00.


FINANCIAL DATA-3 banks with total deposits of $14,887,- 718.55 (Oct. 3, 1960) total resources of $17,000,432.00 (Oct. 3, 1960). 1 building and loan association with total assets of $4,481,738.38 (Oct. 3 1960) and 1 savings and loan associa- tion with total assets of $6,079,918.62 (Oct. 3 1960)


POSTAL RECEIPTS-$179,631.28 (for year 1959).


TELEPHONES-8,150 in service.


CHURCHES-38 representing most denominations.


BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION-110 building permits is- sued valued at $1,427,952, in 1960 (through October).


INDUSTRY-Principal manufactured and processed products are tobacco, cigarettes, automobile batteries, cloth and paper bags, ladies' hose, draperies, cotton twills men's shirts, uniform shirts and trousers, steel tanks, welded steel pipe, products from structural and plate steel, novel- ty household items, garnetting, food processing, grain products, children's sportswear, concrete, blow-molded plas- tic products and soft drinks.


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, 70 :00ms; 4 motels, 41 rooms. Newest motel opened in 1958.


RAILROAD-Southern Railway, Main Line Washington to At- lanta.


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HIGHWAYS-U. S. 29 and 158; N. C. 14, 65 and 87. AIRPORT-Municipal Airport, non-commercial. AUTOMOBILE REGISTRATIONS-4,561.


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


MEDICAL FACILITIES-Modern 110-bed Annie Penn Memo- rial 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. New Senior High School to be completed in fall of 1961.


Location


Reidsville is located in the North Central Piedmont Sec- tion of North Carolina. Latitude: 36 degrees, 21 feet, 57.946 inches N. Longitude: 79 degrees, 39 feet, 54.425 inches W. Lo- cated in Rockingham County.


Climate


The terrain of this area is gently rolling, and because of the Blue Ridge Mountain barrier ridges and peaks, northwest- erly winds seldom bring heavy or prolonged 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 precipita- tion is largely from thundershowers, mostly local in char- acter. 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 Reu- ben 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 served in 1842; David Settle Reid served 1850-52; and Alfred M Scales served 1886. Robert Broadnax Glenn served in 1904 and Luther Hodges, serving from 1953-1960.


Government


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


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Municipal Facilities


Police Department: The City affords excellent police pro- tection for its citizens. There are 24 regular members of the police department and 24 reserve, 4 patrol cars and 1 motor- cycle. Industrial property receives patrol services.


Fire Department: There are 7 regular and 20 volunteer members of the fire department. Equipment consists of 3 hose and pumper combinations and one 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 includ- ing sweepers and washing machines. Total street mileage 59.35; miles paved 31.9. There are 44.18 miles of storm and sanitary sewer lines, and 35 miles of gas mains.


Water: The water system is owned by the City. It is a pressure 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 filteration process is used and ap- proved by the N. C. Health Department. The water is soft and suitable for boiler use. The temperature varies winter to sum- mer from 38 to 70 degrees. The capacity of the city lake is 700 million gallons.


Sewerage Disposal: A new modern sewerage disposal plant was completed in 1957 at a cost of $1,500,000.


Judiciary: The City maintains a local Recorder's Court. Superior Court in Wentworth (county seat), and Federal Court in Greensboro.


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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 Commission on Creditation including the American College of Surgeons, American College of Physicians, American Hospital Associa- tion and American Medical Association. It is a non-profit in- stitution and one of the best equipped 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 internal medicine, 1 psychiatry and neurology. 13 general practice, 1 pediatrics, 1 obstetrician, 1 esthesiolo- gist, 2 optometrists, 8 dentists and 2 chiropractors.


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Churches


There are thirty-eight churches including such well-known denominations as Baptist, Christian, Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Church of God, Pentecostal Holi- ness, Church of Christ and Salvation Army. Churches of these and other denominations arc prominent landmarks in the city. There is also an active Ministerial Association.


Recreation


The City Recreation Department supervises the activi- ties of the various playgrounds, parks, swimming pools and recreational buildings under the leadership of a full-time di- rector. 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 nearby lakes and streams. One hour drive to Hang- ing Rock State Park, a mountain retreat providing swimming and camping facilities. Approximately 41% hours' drive to the North Carolina coast. There are two nearby commercial hunt- ing farms. Lake Hunt, the city lake, offers a variety of recrea- tional activities including boating, water skiing, fishing and picnic areas.


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 schools have four vocational departments including home economics, in- dustrial arts, agriculture and commercial. Music and Bible are also taught. There are nine colleges within a radius of


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fifty miles of Reidsville, and more than thirty within a radius of one hundred miles. A new high school is presently under construction and will be available in the fall of 1961.


Transportation


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


Trucking Companies: There are twenty-two trucking com- panies serving Reidsville. The larger companies maintain terminals at Greensboro.


Buses: Greyhound bus lines serve Reidsville including the scenic cruisers and through express service.


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


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


Hotels and Motels: The Belvedere Hotel, 70 rooms, air- conditioned, dining room, coffee shop, frec parking. Four motels, 41 rooms.


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Items manufactured and processed include tobacco, cig- arcttes, automobile batteries, cloth and paper Lags, ladics' hose, drapcries, cotton twills, men's shirts, uniform shirts and trousers, steel tanks, welded steel pipe, products from struc- tural and plate steel, novelty household items, garnetting, food processing, grain products, children's sportswear, con- crete, blow-molded plastic products and soft drinks.




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