Hill's Rocky Mount (Edgecombe and Nash counties, N.C.) City Directory [1948], Part 1

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SAVINGS - LOANS "The Bank That Serves the People" C. C. Ward, Pres .- W. M. Spars, V .- Pres .- Cashier Madeline B. Brown, Asst. Cashier


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Developers EDGEMONT PARK A Growing Development - And Still Growing 132 Sunset Ave. Phone 724


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GENERAL INDEX


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Abbreviations


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Alphabetical List of Names 21


Apartment Buildings 506


Banks


511


Board of Education 327


Buildings-Office and Public


514


Bus and Coach Lines-Motor 515


Buyers' Guide


preceding Classified


Cemeteries


515


Churches


516


City Offices 326


Classified Business Directory 505


518


Clergymen


Clubs


520


County Offices


135 and 275


Courts


275


Fire Department


326


Halls


533


Hospitals and Dispensaries 535


Hotels


535


Libraries


541


Newspapers 546


Parks and Playgrounds 548


327


Post Office


385


Railroads


552


Schools-Parochial 556


Schools-Public 556


Schools, Colleges and Academies 556


Societies


557


State Offices 280


Street and Avenue Guide 565


U. S. Government


384


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Police Department


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION


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Alford Insurance & Realty Co . .. right top lines and 52


Almand's Drug Store left bottom lines and 27


Anderson Lumber Co


60


Artcraft Glass Co


40 2


Barnes Plumbing Co left center lines and 69


Barnes Tin Shop .right top lines and 73


Barnes Welding Supply Service . . left center lines and


Battle & Campbell Welding & Machine Shop


right bottom lines and 75


Batts Willard E


53


Bennett's Florist left center lines and


33


Bishop Laundry Co .right top lines and


56


Blount Flower Shop Inc


left bottom lines and


33


Blue Bird Taxi left center lines and


Bobbie-Kar Motor Co


.right side lines and


73 5


Brewer Insulation Service Inc


left side lines and


Builders Federal Savings & Loan Assn


Builders Supplies Co


right side lines and


18


Bulluck Auto Sales Co Inc


Bulluck Zeb B


back cover and 62


2


Caddell Motors


left center lines and 6


Carbisco Flour & Feed Mills Inc .right top lines and 35


Carolina Awning & Tent Manufacturing Co


left side lines and 13


Carolina Office Equipment Co


left side lines and 64


Carolina Tire Co


left bottom lines and


Central Service Station left side lines and 12


Chipley Flake B Inc left top lines and


7


Citizens Coal & Supply Co .right bottom lines and 18


Citizens Savings & Loan Assn


top stencil, left top lines and 19


City Ice Co Inc


.front cover and 44


City Industrial Bank . front cover and 14


Clarke, The Cleaner


right bottom lines and


30


Coca-Cola Bottling Co Inc .right center lines and


Colonial Ice Co


front cover and


Comer Macon C


Coppedge & Campbell left side lines and


Cutchin-Jones Motor Co right center lines and


Daniel's Inc . left top lines and


Daughtridge Oil Co right center lines and


Davis Refrigeration Service left bottom lines and


Davis Tile & Marble Co


Dillon Supply Co


right bottom lines and


Drummond's Florist


Englewood back cover and


Enterprise Furniture Co


Epstein's Inc


First Federal Savings & Loan Assn


back cover and


17 45 67 42 7 26 65 71 61 62 34 71 37 24 20


Carolina School of Commerce


. front cover and 22 6


Butler Frank E


right top lines and 21


46 63


Brown Memorial Co


front cover and 5


76


Bandy Ray


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


Page 70


Fisher Radio Co


Fox James M .


55


Gay's Funeral Home left top lines and 36


Gay's Hardware


40 54


Gorham J S Hardware Co Inc left side lines and 41 2


Greathouse Frank L


Grimes-Morgan Plumbing & Heating Co


Heilig-Meyers Furniture Co


. back cover and 68


Hicks A Agency


front cover and 47


Hicks Robert G Dr


right center lines


Hoggard-Vann Motors


8


Holbrook Motor Co


.right side lines and


8


Home Savings & Loan Association .. right top lines and Imperial Furniture Co . .right center lines and


20


Jenkins-Pearsall Machine Works


Johnson Funeral Home Inc left bottom lines and


Joyner Oil Co Inc right side lines and


Joyner's


Lake View Cleaners Inc left side lines and


Lancaster W R Furniture Co left top lines and


38


May & Gorham . back cover and


Mims Allan Inc left side lines and


28 9 25


Montgomery Ward & Co


Moore's & Phillips Body Shop


Naco Farm Supply Store


32


Nash Brick & Coal Co left bottom lines and 17


New Ricks Hotel The


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Orkin Exterminating Co Inc


32


Paynes Manufacturing Co right center lines and 63


Penney J C Co Inc


26


Peoples Bank & Trust Co


Peoples Oil Co Inc front cover, right top lines and 15


66


Peters Carl H


23


Planters National Bank & Trust Co The


.backbone, side stencil, left top lines and


16


Portland Cement Products Co


x


Powell Business Equipment Co


65


Purvis Cleaners & Dyers .right side lines and 30


Quality Laundry & Cleaners Inc .. right side lines and 56


Radford Body, Fender & Paint Shop


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Right-Way Mattress Co .right center lines and 61


Ritch's right bottom lines and 42


Robbins Electric Co left bottom lines and 43


Rocky Mount Cash Register Exchange


Rocky Mount Electric Co left bottom lines and 43


Rocky Mount Floral Co


right bottom lines and 34


40


Rocky Mount Hardware Co left center lines and 41 Rocky Mount Laundry & Dry Cleaners Inc


left center lines and 57


25


Rocky Mount Motors Inc


11


Rocky Mount Tire Recappers. right center lines and 13


Rogers' Jewelry Shop Inc 54


Rose I W Drug Co right top lines and 29


Rocky Mount Mills


left bottom lines and 31


Rocky Mount Glass Shop


Rawls & Winstead Co .. right top lines and 10


left bottom lines and 10


Peoples Supply Co Inc right side lines and 19


38


60 36 9 A 29


37


Gehman's Jewelers


10


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


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Satterfield Motorcycle Co


64


Savage Leroy .


52


Shaver Battery & Parts Co left center lines and 11


Simmons & Harris Inc . back cover and 48


Stallings Oil & Coal Co . left center lines and 25


Standard Electric Co right bottom lines and 31 Standard Insurance & Realty Corp


Street Car Diner


Sullivan Jack Inc right center lines and 69 Sunshine Laundry of Rocky Mount Inc right bottom lines and 57


Taylor B H Distributing Co


. Taylor's Department Store . Street Insert, ribbon book mark and 3 27 Twin County Gas Co .right center lines and 39 4 Twin County Motor Co Twin County Rental Co right top lines and 53 Valentine & Garner 55 Venetian Blind Service Co . left side lines and 74 Vogue Dress Shop right bottom lines and Walker H M . back cover, right side lines and 55 58 25 70 Warren Concrete Products Warren's Radio Service .left center lines and Y


Waters Bros right bottom lines and


Weeks H H Seed Store


right top lines


Wester's Upholstery Shop


74


Whaley Furniture Co left center lines and 39


Whitley Archie B .right center lines


Wilkinson, Bulluck & Co


.. bottom stencil, left top lines and 49


Wilkinson G A Inc


Wilkinson Geo W


4.


50 Z 59 72


Williams Lumber Co


. left side lines and


Wilro Inc left center lines and


Wimberley & Gregory . back cover and


51


Wood Oil Co right bottom lines and


Wood Products Manufacturing Co .. left side lines and


67 75


Wood's Service Station


.right bottom lines and


12


Yelverton Coal & Oil Co left bottom lines.and 35


back cover, right top lines and 53 72


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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 Rocky Mount City Directory, which also includes West Haven.


Confidence in the growth of Rocky Mount'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 Rocky Mount 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 Rocky Mount Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authen- tic information pertaining to the community.


Four Major Departments


The four major departments are arranged in the follow- ing order :-


THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 21 to 426, on white paper. This is the only record in ex- istence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupa- tion and address of each adult resident of Rocky Mount and vicinity, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation.


THE BUYERS' GUIDE, preceding the Classified and separately paged from 1 to 76 on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Rocky Mount and vicinity. 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 famil- iarize themselves with sources of supply. In a progressive community like Rocky Mount, the necessity of having 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 505 to 564, on yellow paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in alpha- betical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable 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, covers pages 565 to 628. In this section the names of the streets are ar-


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ranged 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 designation of homes and places of business having telephones.


Community Publicity


The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the community, dipicting 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 broad- cast 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 Rocky Mount and vicinity.


The Rocky Mount Directory Library


Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Rocky Mount City Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of 600 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North Amer- ican Directory Publishers, under whose supervision the system 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.


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ROCKY MOUNT


"THE GATEWAY CITY"


(By William E. Bobbitt, Executive Director, Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce)


Statistical Review


Form of Government-Council-manager. Incorporated as a village in 1867, as a city in 1907.


Population-1940 U. S. Census, 25,568; local estimate at present, 30,000. American-born, 99.4%.


Area-7 square miles.


Altitude-114 feet above sea level.


Climate-Mean annual temperature, 60.8 degrees, F .; average annual rainfall, 55.56 inches.


Parks-17, with total of 143 acres, valued at $150,000.


Assessed Valuation-$27,000,000, with $1 per $100 tax rate.


Bonded Debt-$3,725,000.


Financial Data-3 banks, with total deposits of $26,669,- 482.47 (Jan. 1, 1947), and total resources of $35,497,228.49 (Jan. 1, 1947). 4 building and loan associations, with total assets of $4,156,223.97 (Jan. 1, 1947).


Postal Receipts-$152,749.14 (calendar year 1946).


Telephones in Service-6,125.


Churches-49, representing all leading denominations. Building and Construction-Value of building permits, $1,667,750 (1946).


Industry-Chief industries of city and surrounding ter- ritory: Manufacturing and agriculture. 54 manufacturing establishments, employing 7,000 workers, and paying wages of $10,000,000 annually. Principal manufactured products: Cotton yarns, pile fabrics, broad silk, cordage products, vene- tian blinds, lumber products, fertilizer, cottonseed products, brick, veneers, ice, ice cream, dairy products, bottled drinks, stock feed, flour and meal.


Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 60 miles, and pop- ulation of 321,000; wholesale area, radius of 120 miles, and population of 500,000.


Newspapers-1 daily.


Radio Stations-WEED, WCEC and WCEC-FM.


Hotels-4, with total of 350 rooms.


Railroads-Atlantic Coast Line.


Air Lines-Capital.


Highways-U. S. 64 and 301; State 43 and 95.


Bus Lines-3: Carolina Coach Co., Colonial Bus Co. and Seashore Transportation Co.


Airports-1 municipal and 1 private.


Amusements-Largest auditorium in city seats 1,200 persons, 5 moving-picture theatres, with total seating capac- ity of 2,900 persons. 1 golf course.


Hospitals-3, with total of 250 beds.


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Education-12 public schools, including 2 senior high. 1 parochial school. Number of pupils in public schools, 4,580; teachers, 161.


Public Libraries-1 with, 27,233 volumes.


City Statistics-Total street mileage; 165, with 57 miles paved. Miles of gas mains, 46.75; sewers, 56, storm and sanitary. Number of water meters, 5,935; light meters, 8,070; gas meters, 4,460. Capacity of water works, 6,750,000 gallons; daily average pumpage, 2,500,000 gallons; miles of mains, 43.5; value of plant, $652,000. Fire department has 20 men, with 2 stations and 6 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department property, $65,000. Police depart- ment has 33 men, with 1 station and 5 pieces of motor equip- ment having two-way radio and two motorcycles equipped with one-way.


Rocky Mount's Forward March


Rocky Mount was incorporated as a village in 1867 and as a city in 1907. Its growth has been phenomenal. In 1890 the town was credited with 816 people. Ten years later, in 1900, the U. S. Census gave it a population of 2,937; in 1910, 8,051; in 1920, 12,742; in 1930, 21,412, and in 1940, 25,568. The local estimate at this time is 30,000.


Located at the gateway point of one of the most pros- perous sections of the state, and with a network of highways and railway connections to strengthen its geographical as- sets, it is recognized as eastern North Carolina's foremost jobbing and distributing center.


The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad maintains one of its largest shops here, and this is headquarters for the superin- tendent of the Richmond district. Situated in the heart of a rich agricultural district, the city is logically a marketing center for farm products. In the season of 1946 there were sold on the Rocky Mount tobacco market, 78,303,090 pounds of bright-leaf tobacco. Rocky Mount is also a large market for cotton, and there are two cotton storage warehouses for storing cotton, and a cotton yard is maintained for the sale of cotton at auction. Rocky Mount also is proud of its curb market. The Rocky Mount curb market is one of the two largest curb markets in the U. S.


The industrial development is merged with the distribu- tion of farm products. The city has eight tobacco factories and redrying plants, one manufacturer of blended tobaccos, cotton mill, silk mill, plush mill, mattress factory, two fer- tilizer factories, cordage factory and several woodworking plants, and in addition to these the Atlantic Coast Line Shops. There are at present around 7,000 industrial workers employed in the city, with a payroll of more than $10,000,000 per year.


Rocky Mount is situated 120 miles south of Richmond, Va., 120 miles southwest of Norfolk, Va., and 120 miles north- west of Wilmington, N. C. It is on U. S. Highway No 301, running north and south, and on U. S. Highway No. 64 run- ning east and west. Incidentally, U. S. Highway No. 301 is an important link in the Washington-Florida Short Route running from Maine to Florida and publicized as the "To- bacco Trail," and U. S. Route No. 64 is a link of an important highway running from the Atlantic to the Pacific Coast.


City Government


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ernment in 1927. Chief among the characteristics of this are better administrative organization, improvements in the structure of government, and the elimination of unnecessary expense, to the end that the tax dollar may be expended economically, and that the cost of government may be re- duced wherever possible without detriment to public service. The tax rate for governmental purposes during the past several years has been greatly reduced. Rocky Mount's net debt is less than 5% (while the lawful limit is 10%) of the total assessed value of taxable property of $27,000,000. Not only does the city have an unusually comfortable credit margin, but with $6,000,000 worth of municipally owned and operated utilities consisting of gas plant, water plant and light plant, there is the definite assurance that the city can and will always control its tax rate, at the same time giving its citizens and industries the last word in service, for Rocky Mount's plants are of a capacity able to care for double the present population and industry. Rocky Mount's indebted- ness is being reduced annually, and an adequate sinking fund is being provided in an orderly fashion, while every necessary improvement and expansion is going on.


Municipal Airport


The Municipal Airport is located just outside the city limits on U. S. Highway 301 and along the main line of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, and is less than ten minutes' automobile ride from the center of the city. The area of the airport is 362 acres. It has two paved runways, each 150 feet wide, with one runway 3,800 feet long and the other 4,000 feet long. The airport is constructed so that an additional runway can be paved 150 feet wide and 4,000 feet long, which will provide taking off and landing in any direction. The Municipal Airport has a complete weather bureau, a new code beacon and a revolving beacon. It is classed as a No. 3 airport. There is an improved hanger 80 by 100 feet, and it is so constructed that additional hangars can be provided when needed. Rocky Mount is an important stop on the Norfolk-Knoxville and Washington, D. C .- Rocky Mount routes of the Capital Airlines.


The City's High Lights


Rocky Mount has a temperate climate. The average temperature is 60.8. From a health standpoint, the city is ideal. Records show that there have been no epidemics. The water supply is pure; the milk supply has passed every test, and received commendation from every source of in- spection. The city has all modern sanitary regulations, with health officers empowered to enforce them.




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