Hill's Tarboro (Edgecombe County, N.C.) City Directory [1962], Part 1

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C. E. PUTNAM AGENCY, INC.


INSURANCE REAL ESTATE


(See Pago 31 Buyors' Guide)


DIAL TAIbot 3-2411


435 MAIN ST.


Sullivan's Tire Center


Howard Zink


SEAT COVERS ACCESSORIES RADIOS SMALL APPLIANCES AUTOMOBILE - TRUCK TIRE RECAPPING


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"Your Local Friendly Bank" Edgecombe Bank & Trust Co.


Established 194% COMMERCIAL - SAVINGS - TRUST - FARM MANAGEMENT 318 MAIN ST. DIAL TAIbot 3-2131 - TAIbot 3-2132


North Tarboro Branch, 1717 N. Main Tel. TAlbot 3-4148 (See Page 7 Buyers' Guide)


"The Only National Bank In Edgecombe County"


NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL BANK


$10,000 MAXIMUM


DOG TACH POHTOI


Complete Banking and Trust Service


MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


400 MAIN STREET


DIAL TAIbot 3-3185


(See Page 8 Buyers' Guide)


MARROW-PITT HARDWARE CO., Inc.


Serving Tarboro and Surrounding 11"


Area Since 1913 (See Page 28 Buyers' Guide)


319 MAIN ST.


DIAL TAIbot 3-3127


CLAYTON PRINTING HOUSE Printing - Engraving Offset Printing Office Supplies and Equipment DIAL TAIbot 3-4242


Ambulance Service


DIAL TAlbet 3- 3202


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1419 Main St.


DIAL TAlbof 3-2138


HENDERSON LUMBER COMPANY, Inc.


(SEE PAGE 37 BUYERS' GUIDE)


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A Householders' Directory including a Street and Avenue Guide. This section lists every street and where intersecting streets appear. It lists numeri- cally every location on each street, naming the householder or business at each number and whether the person is a homeowner or renter and if he has a telephone. Similar information is pro- vided on office and public buildings and their occupants.


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A Classified Business Directory listing every busi- ness, classified as to type, and showing names and addresses. It also lists every profession, club, so- ciety and association, hospital and cemetery, labor organization, library, park and playground and school.


4 A "Yellow Section" or Buyers' Guide, where the advertiser may explain in greater detail the serv- ices or products he has to offer.


5 A Statistical and Historical Story of your city; plus miscellaneous other information.


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HILL DIRECTORY COMPANY'S


HILL'S TARBORO (EDGECOMBE COUNTY, N. C.) CITY DIRECTORY 1962


Including Princeville


Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private 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 a


BUYERS' GUIDE and a Complete CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY FOR CONTENTS SEE INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX PRICE $35.00


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PUBLISHERS NOTE


The information in this Directory is gathered by an actual canvass and is compiled in a way to in- sure 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 Company, Publishers


INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX


HILL DIRECTORY COMPANY, publishers of Southeastern Directories (publishers of the Tarboro Directory since 1956), present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1962 edition of the Tarboro City Directory, which also includes Princeville and the Rural Route Residents.


Confidence in the growth of Tarboro'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 Tarboro 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 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 Tarboro Directory will fulfill 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 BUYERS' GUIDE constitutes the first major de- partment, printed on goldenrod paper, and contains the ad- vertisements of leading manufacturing, business and profes- sional interests of Tarboro. 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 familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a progressive community like Tarboro, 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.


II. THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is the second major department, printed on canary paper. This de- partment lists the names of all business and professional con- cerns in alphabetical 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 com- mercial, industrial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.


III. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns, is the third major de- partment, printed on white paper. This is the only record in


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existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occu- pation and address of each adult resident of Tarboro, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the community.


IV. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUD- ING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE is the fourth major de- partment, printed on green paper. In this section the num- bered streets are arranged in numerical order, followed by the named streets 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 respec- tive 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, 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 Directory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily available for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable advertisements of Tarboro and vicinity.


The Tarboro Out-of-Town Directory Library


Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Tarboro City Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Tarboro Merchants Assn. and Chamber of Com- merce, Inc. for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 1,000 Directory Libraries installed in cities and towns throughout the U. S., Canada and Puerto Rico by members of the Association of North American Directory Publishers.


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 COMPANY, Publishers.


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION


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B & M Chevrolet Co Inc back cover and 3


Baker Funeral Home


right side lines and


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Barnhart Agency Inc. front cover, left top lines and 29


Carlisle Funeral Home front cover, right top lines and 23 39


Carolina Office Equipment Co.


Clark W S & Sons Inc


left side lines and 18


Clayton Printing House. .front cover, left side lines and 40 Dixie Plumbing-Heating & Air Conditioning


back cover, left side lines and


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Dixon's Blind & Awning Service.


right side lines


Edgecombe Bank & Trust Co


front cover, left top lines and 7 Edgecombe Homestead & Loan Assn


Edgecombe Motor Co Inc backbone, left side lines and 42


Farmer C L Oil Co.


Forbes Insurance Agency back cover, left top lines and '22


Fountain G H Agency Inc. .back cover, left side lines and


right side lines and 33 30 21


Frances Electric Co .right side lines and


Gibbs Barbecue. right side lines and 41


Heilig-Meyers Exchange Store Inc. left side lines and 25 Henderson Construction Co Inc


.back lip margin, right side lines and 14


Henderson Lumber Co Inc


Hill Directory Company front lip margin, right side lines and 37


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Home Services of Tarboro Inc


back cover, right side lines and 15


Joe's Texaco Service right side lines and 6


Kent Heating & Air Conditioning top stencil, right side lines, 2 and 17 Marrow-Pitt Hardware Co Inc


front cover, right top lines and 28


right bottom lines and 12


Nash & Mizell


back cover and 10 33


North Carolina National Bank front cover, Insert at 8


name in Alphabetical Section, right top lines and Pilgrim Laundry & Dry Cleaners Inc ...... left side lines and Proctor's Repair Shop right side lines and


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Provident Finance Co left bottom lines and 36


Public Office Service. right side lines and Putnam C E Agency Inc .. .front cover, left top lines and 31 38 Rex Jewelers right side lines and 34


Shook L W Insurance Agency left side lines and 32 Simmons J E right side lines and Sullivan's Tire Center front cover, right top lines and 5 26 Tarboro Concrete & Building Supplies Inc


Tarboro Gulf Station back cover, left side lines and 11


right bottom lines and 43 Tarboro Printing Co Inc. right bottom lines and 38


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Moore Lumber Co.


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Tarboro Savings & Loan Association front cover, right top lines and 9 Town & Country Gas Co Inc bottom stencil, right side lines and 27 Turner T E Plumbing Co front stencil, right side lines and 16


Two Hour Cleaners right bottom lines and 12 Video Television and Appliance Center ...... left side lines and 43 Zirkle's back cover and 20


TARBORO


(Edgecombe County, North Carolina) "THE FRIENDLY CITY" (Courtesy Tarboro Merchants Association and Chamber of Commerce, Inc.)


Statistical Review


FORM OF GOVERNMENT-Council-Manager. Incorporated as village, 1732; town, 1740; city 1760.


POPULATION-8,411 (1960 U. S. Census).


AREA-4 square miles.


ALTITUDE-52.70 feet above sea level.


CLIMATE-Mean annual temperature, 61 degrees F .; average annual rainfall, 47 inches.


PARKS-3, with total of 15 acres, valued at $100,000.00.


ASSESSED VALUATION-$19,818,140 with $1.10 per $100.00 tax rate


BONDED DEBT-$1,823,000.00.


BANKS-2.


POSTAL RECEIPTS-$160,000.00.


TELEPHONES IN SERVICE-2,836.


CHURCHES-32, representing 11 denominations.


BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION-Number of building per- mits issued, 59, valued at $347,600 (January 1960 to June 1960).


REAL ESTATE-75% owned by occupants.


INDUSTRY-Textiles, lumber, food, farm equipment and com- munications.


TRADE AREA-Retail area has radius of 30 miles, and popu- lation of 52,000. Wholesale area has radius of 50 miles, and population of 60,000.


NEWSPAPERS-1 daily, 1 weekly.


RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS-(Coastal Plain Broad- casting Station).


TV STATIONS-No local station but excellent reception.


MOTELS-3, with total of 80 rooms.


RAILROADS-2, A CL and E C.


BUS LINES-Trailway Bus Line.


HIGHWAYS-3, U. S. 64, 258, State 44.


AIRPORTS-1, at Rocky Mount, N. C. (municipal), 15 miles from Tarboro. Private airport at Tarboro.


AUTOMOBILE REGISTRATIONS-2,800.


AMUSEMENTS-Largest auditorium in city seats 800 persons (auditorium). 2 moving-picture theatres, with total seating


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capacity of 1,600 persons. 2 golf courses, private golf course, swimming pools, ball park, 6 tennis courts and hunting and fishing in nearby fields, streams, ponds, also summer recreation programs.


HOSPITALS-2, with total of 101 beds.


EDUCATION-5 public schools. Number of pupils in public schools, 3,600. Number of teachers in public schools, 99. Value of public school property, $1,312,800.00.


LIBRARIES-Edgecombe Memorial Library, over 20,000 books. Operates two bookmobiles throughout county.


CITY STATISTICS-Total street mileage, 39.44, with 26.97 miles paved. Number of water meters, 2,100; light meters, 3,400. Water, unlimited capacity, with daily average pump- age of treated water 3,000,000 gallons; plant valued at $800,000.00. Fire department has 4 paid men, with 1 sta- tion and 5 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire de- partment property, $80,000. Police department has 17 plus 4 special men, with 1 station and 3 pieces of motor equip- ment.


General Review


Edgecombe County, 1955-56 assessed valuation $55,637,989; rate $1.40 per $100; outstanding debt at March 31, 1956 includ- ing $30,000 Refunding Bonds sold on March 27, 1956 $1,630,000; population 1950 U. S. Census 51,634.


Tarboro, county seat of Edgecombe County, is located in the coastal plain section of North Carolina, in the center of one


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of the State's finest agricultural areas producing tobacco, cotton, peanuts, corn and feedstuffs. Located within the town limits is a cotton mill employing 625, a veneer mill employing 140, and a farm machinery manufacturer employing 414. Other industries include cotton, lumber, knitting, feed and grain, and cotton oil mills. The average weekly payroll of the town is approximately $150,000. Tarboro, the home of Carolina Tele- phone and Telegraph Company which serves about 100 munici- palities in eastern North Carolina.


Incorporated in 1760, Tarboro has shown steady progress in growth. The retail business section, with its modern stores and progressive merchants, is one of the finest in the south for any city of comparable size. A wide selection of merchan- dise is offered in the stores and the local citizen can fulfill all his needs right at home.


Tarboro has a healthy diversification of industry which insures its continued growth and prosperity. Located here is a large textile mill, two hoisery mills, an agricultural im- plement manufacturer, two large lumber manufacturers, a plywood manufacturer, a concrete block and concrete products manufacturer, a peanut processing plant and a cotton seed oil products manufacturers. Native labor is employed in the Tar- boro plant and employee-manager relationship has been noted for smoothness of operation and good will.


In addition to its diversified industry, Tarboro is a very important tobacco market. Six large, modern auction ware- houses handle the leaf sales and buyers representing all do- mestic and foreign companies are on hand for the auctions. For the past several years Tarboro has shown a gratifying increase in the number of pounds sold each year and is rapid-


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ly becoming one of the best markets in the Bright Leaf Tobacco Belt. Production and marketing of cotton and peanuts have also played a very important part in the city's growth.


Tarboro boasts three modern hospitals in addition to the County Tuberculosis Sanatorium. Two of these hospitals, the Bass Memorial and the Edgecombe General, are staffed by white doctors and nurses while the third, the Quigless Clinic is for colored patients only. The health of a community plays a vital part in the stability and progress, not only of the com- munity itself, but of the nation as a whole and Tarboro is fortunate in having these fully-equipped hospitals with their well-trained staffs. They serve patients from a wide radius and the doctors who practice in the hospitals are considered among the finest in the State.


Tarboro has the distinction of being the first municipality to operate its own milk plant. The Municipal Milk Plant was originated in 1918 after an epidemic of disease among Tar- boro's children which was traced to the milk supply. Oper- ated on a non-profit basis, its beginning was a modest one, but the plant and its output have grown until it is today in the category of "big business." By operating on a non-profit plan, the city is able to give to its citizens and customers a better grade of milk at a lower cost. The raw milk is pur- chased from nearby dairies and is pasteurized before being bottled. This plant has been the subject of study by represen- tatives of city governments from every part of the country and abroad.


In addition to the Municipal Milk Plant, Tarboro also operates its own electric plant, furnishing an ample supply of power both for industry and home needs. The profits derived from the Municipal Light and Power System have contributed


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towards keeping the city in excellent financial condition, with a low bonded debt and a low tax rate. The city also has a modern water purification plant which was built during the mid-thirties. This plant is large and modern in every respect and is adequately equipped to take care of the city's present and future needs.


Tarboro is served by a network of well paved roads which include U. S. Highways 64 and 258. The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad serves the city and offers excellent connections to all parts of the country. Air transportation, air freight and crop dusting facilities are available at the city-owned Tar- boro Municipal Airport and excellent bus connections are avail- able to all parts of the State.


The Municipal Swimming Pool in Tarboro is one of the finest in the South. Tarboro citizens can well be proud of this splendid outdoor pool which is open day and night to swim- mers of all ages. Year after year, Tarboro has produced out- standing swimming teams which have won more than their share of trophies and records in swimming meets both at home and throughout the East, Midwest and Deep South. The Tar- boro pool has paid great dividends in health, safety and team- work for the youth of Tarboro and has been an important ad- dition to the recreational facilities of all her citizens.


In addition to the swimming pool, Tarboro has a fine Municipal Ball Park. Additional recreational facilities include golfing, tennis and softball. Fishing in the Tar River which borders the city, and in the smaller streams in the county, as well as hunting in the fall and winter, round out a complete recreational program.


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Of special interest to the visitor is the Town Common which is one of the most beautiful parks in the State. Its mas- sive oak trees have afforded shade for generations and it is a favorite gathering place for children and grown ups. Visi- tors will also want to see Calvary Episcopal Church, the parish house which contains museum pieces dating back to 1320. Trees growing in the church yard, including a cork tree, were brought from every continent of the world. Another place of genuine interest is a small, private museum owned by Dr. J. P. Keech. Started as a hobby by Dr. Keech in his boyhood, this little museum contains a very interesting collection of Indian relics, firearms and swords dating back to the Civil War, implements and tools over one hundred years old and an amazing variety of other museum pieces. Here are pre- served the minutes of the first Masonic meeting in Tarboro which took place on Nov. 11, 1811.


Tarboreans are proud of the Commons, the only Commons south of Boston, a tract of land situated in the heart of the city, where stately oaks and flowering dogwood trees make it a place of beauty.


Adjoining Tarboro on the south is the Town of Princeville which is the only incorporated Negro community in the State. Princeville was incorporated in 1885.


Edgecombe County was formed in 1732. Bounded by Hali- fax, Martin, Nash, Pitt and Wilson counties, it is in the center of the Bright Leaf Tobacco belt of the Carolina Coastal Plain. Within its borders are five hundred and fifteen square miles of rich agricultural land which produce tobacco, peanuts and cotton in great quantity. The sandy loam of Edgecombe County is ideal for the raising of fluecured tobacco. This valuable crop is grown in all parts of the county and contributes materially to the wealth of this section. Plant disease is rare and the better grades of tobacco predominate. Ranking sixth in the state in value of crops and livestock, Edgecombe County depends largely on the soil to maintain a relatively high per capita worth. Of the county population over fifty- five thousand, about seventy per cent are engaged in agricul- ture and the raising of livestock.


The social and civic life of Tarboro is active and very pro- gressive with 17 civic and cultural clubs. The Hilma Country Club and American Legion hut are constantly in use.


There are two public libraries in Tarboro with bookmobile service for the county people. The new and modern Edge- combe County Memorial Library was dedicated in 1960 and contains over 20,000 volumes and many valuable paintings.




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