Hill's Rocky Mount (Edgecombe and Nash counties, N.C.) City Directory [1961], Part 1

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HILL'S ROCKY MOUNT (EDGECOMBE COUNTY, N. C.] CITY DIRECTORY 1961


INCLUDING ENGLEWOOD AND MEADOWBROOK PARK


Cantaining an Alphabetical Directary af Business Concerns and Private Citizens, a Directary of Hausehalders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Camplete Street and Avenue Guide, a Numeri- cal Telephone Directory and Much Infarma- tian of a Miscellaneaus Character; also the


YELLOW PAGES


With a Special ADVERTISING SECTION and a Complete CLASSIFIED LIST


FOR CONTENTS SEE INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX


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PUBLISHERS NOTE


The information in this Directory is gathered by an actual canvass and is compiled in a way to insure maximum accuracy.


The publishers cannot and do not guarantee the correctness of all information furnished them nor the complete absence of errors or omissions, hence no responsibility for same can be or is assumed.


The publishers earnestly request the bringing to their attention of any inaccuracy so that it may be corrected in the next edition of the directory.


HILL DIRECTORY CO., INC., Publishers


INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX


HILL DIRECTORY CO., INC., publishers of Southeastern Directories (pub- lishers of the Rocky Mount City Directory since 1908), present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1961 edition of the Rocky Mount City Directory, which also includes Englewood and Meadowbrook Park.


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 Directoryare consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly re- flecting 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 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 Rocky Mount Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic informa- tion 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 department of the Direc - tory. This embraces a complete list of the names and addresses of the business 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 cata - log 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 Rocky Mount, the necessity of having this kind of information up-to-date and always immediately available, is obvious. The Directoryis the common intermediary between buyer and seller, and plays an important role in the daily activities of the commercial, industrial and pro- fessional 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, occupation and address of each adult resident of Rocky Mount, Englewood and Meadowbrook Park, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the community.


III. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDINGSTREET AND AVE - NUE GUIDE, is the third major department, printed on green paper. In this sec- tion the numbered streets are arranged in numerical order followed by named streets arranged in alphabetical order; the numbers of the residences and busi- ness 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 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 broad- cast this information, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the Di- rectory 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 Out-of-Town City 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 more than 1,000 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North American Directory Publishers, under whose supervision the system is operated.


The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition by those pro- gressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Directoryas an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.


HILL DIRECTORY CO., INC., Publishers.


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


PAGE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW REFER TO THE YELLOW PAGES


Page


A-C Motors Inc.


left top lines and


12


Albert & Tater's


left top cards and 155


Alford Insurance & Realty Co


left top cards and 112


Almand's Drug Store Inc.


left and right side lines and 68 90 30


Anita's Beauty Shop ..


Atlantic Construction Co.


50


Atlantic Discount Corp left side lines and


20 6


Bandy's Ray


front cover, left top lines, 21, 26 and left bottom lines and 141


119


Barefoot Paul


right top lines,


43


Barnes Tin Shop


Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and 162


Barnes V A .


right bottom cards and 50


Bass Electric Co


.left top lines and 51


Bel Air Chevrolet


right top cards and


Belk-Tyler Co Inc


. left top cards and


Benvenue Cleaners right bottom cards and


Binswanger Glass Co. left top cards and left side lines and


Blue Bird Taxi


right side lines and


Boddie Oil Co


Borden Company The .. . left top cards and


Braswell Electric Service right side lines and


left side lines and


Brewer Paint & Wall Paper Co Inc.


. front cover, right side lines and


139


Brewer's Gift Shop. front cover, right side lines, 99 and


139


Brown & Brown


.left bottom cards and


44


Brown Memorial Co


left top lines and


124


Brown's Cafe.


right top cards and 153


Builders Federal Savings & Loan Assn of Rocky Mount. .. back lip margin,


Bulluck Z B Inc.


Carbisco Flower & Feed Mills Inc .


Caro-Craft Inc .


left side lines and


95 33


Carolina Cafe


left side lines and


167


Central- Mix Co Inc


left bottom lines and


40


Chair & Equipment Rentals


Chipley Flake B Inc ..


right bottom cards and


Coastal Cafe .


. right top lines and 156


Coastal Plain Life Insurance Co.


.left bottom cards and


104


Coca-Cola Bottling Co Inc


.left top and side lines and 32


Comer Oil Co


left bottom lines and 83 114 18


Daniel's Inc .


left top lines and


66


Daughtridge J P & Son right top lines and 58


Daughtridge Oil Co. . bottom stencil, right bottom lines, 84 and 133 52


Daughtridge R W . left top cards and


Davenport Motor Co right bottom cards and


18 13


Davis & Co Inc .


Delbridge J A jr Insurance Agency. left top cards and 112


14


Dildy's Cabinet & Carpenter Shop. .left top cards and


36


Dixie Letter Service The. . .left side lines and 129


Dixon's Blind & Awning Service


A


Drummond's Florist


right top cards and 79


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.left top lines,


12 65 71 99


Braswell J T & Son Inc . .


right side lines and


78


Carolina Building Supply Co.


left top and right bottom cards and


right top cards and 155 131


Carolina Office Equipment Co


Carolina Tire Co


right top cards and


left side lines and 97 13 36


Citizens Coal & Supply Co


.. front lip margin, left top cards, 158 and 159


Citizens Savings & Loan Assn.


Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co


Cooke's Garage


left top lines and 157


122


right side lines and


164 82


64 76 51


Barnes Brothers Construction Co ...


Insert at Barnes Tin Shop in Alphabetical Section and


Andrews Oil Co.


Bank of Rocky Mount


Denton's Auto Parts.


VI


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


Edmondson Insurance Agency


Enterprise Furniture Co. .. left bottom cards and 95


Faulkner Electric Service Inc .right top cards and 74


Felton Milburn G left bottom cards and 52


First Federal Savings & Loan Assn of Rocky Mount. . back cover,


right top lines, 125 and


160


Friar J C Motors Inc.


Fryar's Frozen Food Lockers & Meat Market left side lines and 81


Fuller Insurance Agency.


114


Fuller's Ed Esso Servicenter left side lines and 8


Garner's J T Garage left side lines and . front cover,


Gay- Yost Funeral Home


left top lines, Insert at Phones Numerically, 4 and


91 100


Gay's Hardware right side lines, Insert at Phones Numerically and Gehman's Jewelers .right top cards and 115


Grady Oil Co . .. left bottom lines and 88 Grimes- Morgan Plumbing & Heating Co. · right side lines and Gupton J A right top cards and 45 53 53 Hale Leander. left bottom cards and Hammond Electric Service Inc . right bottom cards and 73 113


Hardee Marvin M Insurance Agency.


Heilig- Meyers Co.


right side lines and 93


Hertzberg Furs


right top lines and 98


Hicks A Agency


.front cover, right bottom lines, 105 and


146


Hill David Grocery.


left top cards and 99


67


Hodges Electric Service.


front cover, right top lines, 60 and 75


Holbrook Motor Co. .


. right bottom cards and 19


Home Savings & Loan Association .


. back cover, right top lines,


Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge.


. . right top cards and


Hudson's TV & Radio Service


.left bottom cards and


Imperial Cleaners


.left side lines and


Imperial Furniture Co Inc


JAC Electric Co


right top cards and


Jenkins-Pearsall Machine Works right top cards and


Jewel Box Inc The right bottom cards and


Johnson Funeral Home Inc


Joyner Oil Co


front cover, right side lines, 22, 85 and


Joyner R F


Lee Oil Co Inc.


right side lines and


Leggett J D & Son.


left bottom lines and


Leon's Body Shop .


right top cards and


Marks Bros Tire Service


May & Gorham Inc .


right side lines and


Mayo Heating & Air Conditioning


left top cards, 3 and


Meadow Brook Dairy . .Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and


Meadow Brook Meat Co.


Merritt Plumbing & Heating Co Inc


left side lines and


Mims Allan Ford. right bottom lines, left side lines and Minges Beer Co


Mixon Insurance & Realty Corp .left top cards, 114 and 152


Modern Builders Inc left top cards and 46


Modern Tire Recappers Moore Paint & Wallpaper Co left bottom cards and left side lines and 167 141 94 Moseley Furniture Co. right top cards and 15


Motor Bearings & Parts Co Inc.


right top cards and


Nash Brick Co.


Insert at Brick


Nash Coal Co


Manufacturers in Classified Business Section and 34 39


left top cards and 55 164


North State Construction Co Inc left side lines and 55 31


Odom Wholesale Co Inc. .


Parker's Electrical Service. right top cards and 77


Pearsall Oil & Fuel Co Inc. . back cover, B, C and 135


Peerless Cleaners


72


Pemberton Inc .. left bottom cards, 3, 101 and 142


Peoples Bank & Trust Co


. front stencil,


right side lines, Insert at Street Guide, 27 and 169


62 123 54 9 30


McCalop L J Plumbing & Heating .


left bottom cards, 101 and


14 15 69 101 142


Hill Directory Co Inc.


tabbed Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section, 126 and


161 127 166 71 97


76 121 115


.left side lines and 92 134 58 88 54


New M C & Son . right bottom lines and


Newport Sign Co


Page 114


7


167


VII


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


Page 35


Peoples Building Supply Co left side lines and


. front cover, right side lines,


Peoples Oil Co Inc . . Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section, 10, 89 and 136


Planters National Bank & Trust Co The . . backbone,


left top lines, 28 and


Powell Business Equipment Co


Pridgen Tire Co Inc. . left top cards and


Public Electric Service


. left top cards and


Public Office Service.


right side lines, 70 and


Quinn's Incorporated


. right top lines and


Reid W C & Co right top cards and


154


Roberson Plumbing & Heating Co. back cover,


143


Rocky Mount Association of Insurance Agents


106


Rocky Mount Awning & Tent Co. right bottom lines, Z and 24


Rocky Mount Body & Paint Shop left side lines and 16


Insert at Name


Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce


in Alphabetical Section and 103


72


Rocky Mount Dry Goods Co Inc .right top cards and 80


Rocky Mount Floral Co.


. left top cards and 96


Rocky Mount Furniture Co Inc ..


Insert at Rocky Mount


Rocky Mount Industrial Development Corp. . Chamber of Commerce in Alphabetical Section


Rocky Mount Laundry & Dry Cleaners Inc


Rocky Mount Mills .


Rocky Mount Opticians


left bottom lines, 72 and 118 right top cards and 61 138 144 left bottom cards, 23 and 170 56


Rocky Mount Seat Cover Center


.left bottom cards and


Rodgers M E Insulation Co.


right top cards and


16 56


Rose D J & Son.


. left top cards and


63


Sealtest Foods right top cards and


Service Paint & Wallpaper Co. left bottom lines and 11


Shaver Battery & Auto Parts Co


back cover, left side lines, 107 and


right top cards and


Snipes E J


Southern Concrete Products Inc


left side lines and


Southern Crown Termite Control


Spain L F. right top cards and 48


right top lines and 89


. right bottom cards and


58


Standard Insurance & Realty Corp .Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section, 108 and


148


Starling T M Service Center


Sullivan Esso Servicenter


Super Flame Gas Co Inc 98


TV- Radio Hospital.


. left top cards and 166 .90 and 102 137 66


Taylor's Department Store left bottom lines and Teachey- Womble


37 B


Thomas-Farris Motors Inc


17 69


Thompson Pharmacy .


Todd Curtis R. left top cards and 59 2


Tulloss Tractor Co Inc


149


17


165


Virginia's Dress Shop


12


Walker Lumber Co


25


127


.left bottom cards and Waters Bros right bottom lines, 49 and


163


Watson Ray Agency The


. right top cards and


109


Wilkinson, Bullock & Co Inc


left bottom lines, 110 and


150


Wilkinson G A Inc. 113


147 80 57 57 42 78


Smith Florist Inc


left bottom cards and


Smith Isaac jr


.right top cards and


Stallings Oil & Coal Co


Standard Electric Co.


back cover, right top lines,


5


19


Tar River Ice & Fuel Co


Taylor B H Distributing Co


. back cover and


Temptrol Heating & Air Conditioning Co


. right bottom cards and Twin County Rental Co Inc. back lip margin, right top lines and Vann John Motors Inc Vick's Radio & TV Sales & Service front cover, 145 and


116


Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and Ward Baking Co . left top cards and Washburn's Motel Court


29


132 168 77 130 117 96 128


Quality Laundry & Cleaners Inc


Rio Restaurant . left top cards and


right bottom lines, 47 and


Rocky Mount Radiator Works.


Rose Buick Co top stencil, left side lines, 41 and


140


Simmons & Harris Inc.


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


Page


Williams B D ..


left bottom cards and 142 79


Williams C W & Co Inc . back cover, right bottom lines, Wimberley & Gregory Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section, 111 and 151


Wood Oil Co Inc . .right bottom lines, 18 and 86


Yelverton Coal & Oil Co . back cover, 38 and 87


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ROCKY MOUNT


"THE GATEWAY CITY"


(By Hugh A. Sawyer, Exec Vice President and General Manager, Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce)


Statistical Review


Form of Government- Alderman- Manager. Incorporated as a village in 1867, as a city in 1907.


Population- 1960 U. S. Census, 32,147; American-born, 99.4 %.


Area-7.67 square miles.


Altitude-115 feet above sea level.


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


Parks-19, with total of 155 acres, valued at $300,000.


Assessed Valuation-$60,044,579 with $1.25 per $100 tax rate, plus 73¢ for school supplement.


Bonded Debt -- $9,669,000 including the school debt.


Financial Data-3 banks, with total deposits of $73,653,004.53 (Dec. 31, 1960), and total resources of $82,381,983.99 (Dec. 31, 1960). 4 building and loan asso- ciations with total assets of $39,855,849.19 (Dec. 31, 1960).


Postal Receipts-$479,572.99 (calendar year, 1960).


Telephones in Service-14,327 (Dec. 31, 1960).


Churches-87, representing all major denominations.


Building and Construction- Value of building permits, $4,360,554.00.


Industry- Chief industries of city and surrounding territory: Manufacturing and agriculture. 93 manufacturing establishments, employing approximately 15,000 workers, and paying wages of approximately $19,000,000 annually. Prin- cipal manufactured products: Cotton yarns, undergarments; pile fabrics, broad silk, rayon fabrics, cordage products, venetian blinds, lumber products, ferti- lizer, cotton-seed products, brick, veneers, ice, ice cream, dairy products, bottled drinks, stock feed, flour and meal, bakery products, processed tobacco, tents and awnings, steel tanks, concrete blocks, furniture, mattresses, truck bodies, upholstered furniture and electronic cable equipment.


Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 60 miles, and population of 200,000; wholesale area, radius of 120 miles (mostly east of city).


Newspapers-1, daily and Sunday.


Radio Stations- WEED, WEED-FM, WCEC and WRMT.


Hotels-2, with total of 210 rooms.


Railroads-Atlantic Coast Line (Emerson Shops located here).


Motels-12, with total of 471 rooms.


Air Lines-Piedmont.


Highways -- U. S. 64 and 301; State 43, 48 and 97.


Bus Lines-2: Carolina Trailways Co. and Seashore Transportation Co.


Airports-1, municipal.


Amusements- Year-around city recreation program. 3 moving-picture the- atres, with total seating capacity of 2,500 persons. Also 2 drive-in theatres. 3 golf courses.


Hospitals-4, with total of 280 beds.


Education-15 public schools, including 2 senior high and 2 junior high. 1 parochial school and 1-4-year, co-educational college, "North Carolina Wes- leyan". Number of pupils in public schools, 7,395; teachers, 265.


Public Libraries-1, with 48,000 volumes.


City Statistics- Total street mileage, 130.67, with 80.13 miles paved. Miles of gas mains supplying natural gas, 75; miles of storm and sanitary sewers, 110. Number of water meters, 9,711; light meters, 12,256; gas meters, 3,815; capacity of water works, 11,750,000; daily average pumpage, 7,500,000 gallons; miles of mains, 102; value of plant $652,000. Fire Department has 44 men and 32 volunteer fireman with 3 stations and 9 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department property, $140,000. Police Department has 59 men and 12 women, with 1 station and 6 pieces of motor equipment having two-way radio and 6 motorcycles.


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INTRODUCTION


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Aerial View of Rocky Mount Business District


Rocky Mount's Forward March


Rocky Mount was incorporated as a village in 1867 and as a city in 1907. Its growth has been phenomena1. 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; 1940, 25,568; 1950, 27,697 and 1960, 32,- 147.


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


Situated in the heart of a rich agricultural district, the city is logically a marketing center for farm products. In the season of 1960 there were sold on the Rocky Mount tobacco market, 66,936,298 pounds of bright-leaf tobacco. Rocky Mount is also a large market for cotton. Rocky Mount also is proud of its curb market. Rocky Mount is the largest livestock market in Eastern North Carolina.


Tobacco Warehouse District


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INTRODUCTION


One of the Largest Bright-Leaf Tobacco Markets in the World


The industrial development is merged with the distribution of farm products. The city has ten tobacco factories and redrying plants, two fertilizer factories, several woodworking plants, cotton mill, silk mill, plush mill, women and chil- dren undergarments, cordage factories, mattress factory, steel tank fabricating plants, two bakeries, meat processing plants, dairy processing plants, venetian blind manufacturers, plywood manufacturers and feed mills. There are at present 7,220 manufacturing workers employed in the city with a payroll of more than $23,000,000 per year. The total wage earners in the city number approximately 16,475 and receive yearly earnings of approximately $52,000,000.


Rocky Mount is situated 123 miles south of Richmond, Va., 117 miles south- west of Norfolk, Va., and 132 miles northwest of Wilmington, N. C. It is on U. S. Highway No. 301, running north and south, and on U. S. Highway No. 64 running east and west. U. S. Highway No. 301 is an important link in the route from Maine to Florida and carries more coastal traffic than any other north-south East Coast highway, and U. S. Route No. 64 is a link of an important highway running from the Atlantic to the Pacific Coast.


City Government


The Rocky Mount city government operates under an alderman-manager charter, having adopted this form of government in 1927. The tax rate for governmental purposes during the past several years has been greatly reduced. Not only does the city have an unusually comfortable credit margin, but with $20,000,000 worth of municipally owned and operated utilities consisting of water plant, light plant, gas distribution system, and sewage plant. Rocky Mount's plants are of a capacity able to care for double the present population and industry. Rocky Mount's indebtedness 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. The city operates a fully stafted planning department.




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