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HOE 3.
AGENCY, INC.
(See Page 00 Buyers' Guide)
435 MAIN ST. DIAL TAIbot 3-2411
Sullivan's Tire Center
Howard Zink SEAT COVERS
SEAT COVERS ACCESSORIES RADIOS SMALL APPLIANCES AUTOMOBILE - TRUCK TIRE RECAPPING
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1870 G
Dial 823-4197
"Your Local Friendly Bank"
FULL SERVICE BANK
Edgecombe Bank & Trust Co.
Established 1942
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
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp .- (See Page 8 Buyers' Guide)
"The Only National Bank In Edgecombe County"
NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL BANK
$10,000
FOR EACH
Complete Banking and Trust Service L
FEDERAL REERAVE SYSTEM
400 MAIN STREET
DIAL TAIbot 3-3185
(See Page 9 Buyers' Guide)
MARROW-PITT HARDWARE CO., Inc.
Serving Tarboro and Surrounding Area Since 1913
(See Page 26 Buyers' Guide)
319 MAIN ST. DIAL TAIbot 3-3127
E 24 Hour
Ambulance Service
DIAL TAIbot
3- 3202
Clayton Printing House, Inc. Printing - Engraving - Offset Printing - Office Supplies and Equipment DIAL TAIbot 3-4242
TARBORO SAVINGS Savings Insured Up To $10,000.00 LOAN ASSOCIATION
BARNHART AGENCY, Inc.
DIAL TAIbot 3-3116.
INSURANCE -- AGENCY -- REAL ESTATE
(SEE PAGE 83 BUYERS' GUIDE)
433 MAIN CORNER . CHURCH
Jens apo
C. E. PUTNAM INSURANCE REAL ESTATE
1419 Main St.
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CREDIT REFERENCE (and Collections)
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Checking credit applications as to address, moving habits, names of employers, stability of employment, family status, neighbors, whether owner or renter, etc. Identifying persons of same or similar names.
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Reducing dead letters and insuring more complete delivery of mail. Effecting delivery of messages and parcels erroneously or defectively addressed.
Correcting names and titles.
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Features and Departments of a City Directory
Your new, improved City Directory is the most complete and comprehensive catalog ever published of the inhabit- ants, business concerns and institutions of your city. It is much more than just an alphabetical list of names and addresses.
Your City Directory Contains:
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An Alphabetical list of names and addresses of every resident, business concern and insti- tution, plus wife's name and if a widow the deceased husband's initial, and the occupa- tions of all. Principal officers or owners and a description of businesses are included as well.
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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 numerically 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 provided on office and public buildings and their occupants.
3 A Classified Business Directory listing every business, classified as to type, and showing names and addresses. It also lists every pro- fession, club, society 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 services or products he has to offer.
5 A Statistical and Historical Story of your city; plus miscellaneous other information.
TARBORO CITY DIRECTORY
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Hill's
TARBORO
(Edgecombe County, N. C.)
CITY DIRECTORY
1964-65
Including Princeville
CONTAINS:
· Buyers' Guide and a complete classified business directory
· Alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, including rural routes residents
. Complete street and avenue guide, including a list of householders, and occupants of office buildings and other business places, with telephones
PLUS
Useful and interesting information about the city
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The information in this Direc- tory 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 re- quest the bringing to their attention of any inaccuracy so that it may be corrected in the next edition of the directory.
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INTRODUCTION AND
GENERAL INDEX
HILL DIRECTORY COMPANY, publishers of Southeast- ern Directories (publishers of the Tarboro Directory since 1956), present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1964-65 edition of the Tarboro City Directory, which also in- cludes Princeville and the Rural Route Residents.
Confidence in the growth of Tarboro's industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social ac- tivities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Tar- boro 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.
Three Major Departments
The three major departments are arranged in the following order :-
I. THE BUYERS' GUIDE constitutes the first major de- partment of the Directory, printed on yellow paper. In the first section of this department, grouped under appropriate head- ings, are included the advertisements and business cards of firms and individuals desiring to make a complete presentation of their products or services. Following this is the Classified Business section, which embraces a list of the names and ad- dresses of all business and professional concerns of the com- munity, arranged in alphabetical order under appropriate headings-a catalog of all the activities of the community. The Buyers' Guide represents reference advertising at its best, and merits the attention of all buyers and sellers seeking sources of supply or markets for goods. In a busy and diversified com- munity like Tarboro, the necessity of having this kind of infor- mation up-to-date and always immediately available, is obvi- ous. The Directory is the common intermediary between buy- er 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, occupa- tion and address of each adult resident of Tarboro, and the
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name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the community.
III. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUD- ING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE is the third major de- partment, printed on green paper. In this section the numbered streets are arranged in numerical order, followed by the named streets in alphabetical order; the numbers of the resi- dences and business concerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the names of the household- ers 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, depicting in unbiased terms what it has to of- fer as a place of residence, as a business location, as a manu- facturing site and as an educational center. 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 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 Commerce, 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 recognition by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Directory as an ad- vertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commen- surate return.
HILL DIRECTORY COMPANY, Publishers.
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION
Page
Barnhart Agency Inc. front cover, left top lines and 28
Brinson Chevrolet Co .back cover and 4
Carlisle Funeral Home .. ... front cover, right top lines and 21
Carolina Office Equipment Co. 36 Clayton Printing House Inc ... front cover, left side lines and 37 Edgecombe Bank & Trust Co
front cover, left top lines and 8
Edgecombe Motor Co Inc. right bottom lines and 5
Farmer C L Oil Co.
left top lines and 20
Farmer's Esso Servicenter left side lines and
7
Forbes Insurance Agency right side lines and
32
Fountain G H Agency Inc. .left side lines and
29
Frances Electric Co .right side lines and 20
38 Gibbs Barbecue left and right side lines and
Heilig-Meyers Exchange Store Inc
right top and left bottom lines and 22
Henderson Lumber Co Inc.
Hill Directory Company right side lines and 34
17
Johnson Construction Co left bottom lines and 16
Jones Heating & Air Conditioning Co
back cover, left and right bottom lines, 3 and 14
Kent Heating & Air Conditioning top stencil, right side lines, 2 and 16 Marrow-Pitt Hardware Co Inc
front cover, right top lines and right bottom lines and 13
26
Mizell's Inc
Moore Lumber Co back cover and 11 9 North Carolina National Bank front cover and 33
Pilgrim Laundry & Dry Cleaners Inc ... left side lines and
Public Office Service left top lines and
Putnam C E Agency Inc ...... front cover, left top lines and
Rays Generator & Starter Service ... .left bottom lines and
Runnymede Mills Inc right bottom lines and
Shook L W Insurance Agency left side lines and
31
Simmons J E
right side lines and
23
Smoot Wholesale Co Inc right top lines and 10
Suburban Rulane Gas Co of N C Inc
left bottom lines and 24
Sullivan's Tire Center front cover, right top lines and 6 Tarboro Concrete & Building Supplies Inc
back cover, left and right side lines and 12
Tarboro Printing Co Inc right bottom lines and 35 Tarboro Savings & Loan Association
front cover, right top lines and 39
Thorne Drug Co. back cover, right bottom lines and 18
Town and Country Gas Co Inc right side lines and 25 Turner T E Plumbing Co ... front stencil, right side lines and 15
Zirkle's Cleaners and Laundry back cover and 19
35 30 7 27
MORE GOODS ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD THROUGH THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS LISTS OF THE DIRECTORY THAN ANY OTHER MEDIUM ON EARTH
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-2 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-21,405,789 with $1.10 per $100.00 tax rate.
BONDED DEBT-$2,031,000.
BANKS-2.
POSTAL RECEIPTS-$250,000.00.
TELEPHONES IN SERVICE-5,050.
CHURCHES-32, representing 11 denominations.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION-Number of building per- mits issued, 87, valued at $1,661,280 (January 1964 to June 1964).
REAL ESTATE-75 per cent owned by occupants.
INDUSTRY-Textiles, toys, hosiery, doors and panels, lum- ber, food, farm machinery and communications.
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.
RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS-(Coastal Plain Broad- casting Station).
TV STATIONS-No local station but excellent reception.
MOTELS-2, with total of 60 rooms.
RAILROADS-1, A CL. BUS LINES-Trailway Bus Line.
HIGHWAYS-3, U. S. 64, 258, State 44.
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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 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-6 public schools. Number of pupils in public schools, 3,800. Number of teachers in public schools, 157. 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, 3,000; light meters, 4,533. Water, unlimited capacity, with daily average pump- age of treated water 3,000,000 gallons; plant valued at $800,000.00. Fire department has 5 paid men, with 1 station and 7 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire depart- ment property, $80,000. Police department has 17 plus 4 special men, with 1 station and 3 pieces of motor equip- ment.
General Review
Edgceombe County, assessed valuation rate $1.30 per $100; outstanding debt including $30,000 Refunding Bonds sold
Tarboro High School
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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 of the State's finest agricultural areas producing tobacco, cot- ton, peanuts, corn and feedstuffs. Located within the town lim- its is a cotton mill employing 625, a farm machinery manu- facturer employing 900. Other industries include cotton, toys, lumber, knitting, feed and grain, and cotton oil mills. The av- erage weekly payroll of the town is approximately $200,000. Tarboro, the home of Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Com- pany which serves about 100 municipalities 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 merchandise 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 in- sures its continued growth and prosperity. Located here are 3 large textile mills, two hosiery mills, an agricultural imple- ment manufacturer, two large lumber manufacturers, a ply- wood manufacturer, a concrete block and concrete products manufacturer, a peanut processing plant and cotton seed oil products manufacturers, large plastic toy manufacturer. Native labor is employed in the Tarboro plant and employee-manager relationship has been noted for smoothness of operation and good will.
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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 its rapidly becom- ing 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 two modern hospitals in addition to the County Tuberculosis Sanatorium. The modern Edgecombe General Hospital, completed in 1959 is open to all races while, 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 community 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 consid- ered 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. Operated 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 catego- ry 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 purchased from nearby dairies and is pasteurized before being bottled. This plant has been the subject of study by representatives of city govern- ments from every part of the country and abroad.
Tarboro Swimming Pool
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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 towards keeping the city in excellent financial condition, with a low bonded debt and a low tax rate. The city also has a mod- ern 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 fu- ture 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 Tarboro Mu- nicipal Airport and excellent bus connections are available 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 swimmers of all ages. Year after year, Tarboro has produced outstanding 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 Tarboro pool has paid great dividends in health, safety and teamwork for the youth of Tarboro and has been an important addition to the recreational facilities of all her citizens.
In addition to the swimming pool, Tarboro has a fine Mu- nicipal Ball Park. Additional recreational facilities include golf-
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ing, 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 recreation- al program.
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. Visitors 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 In- dian 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 preserved 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 cot- ton 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 agriculture 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 Edgecombe County Memorial Library was dedicated in 1960 and contains over 20,000 volumes and many valuable paintings.
CLASSIFIED
BUYERS' GUIDE
OF THE CITY OF
TARBORO
NORTH CAROLINA
1964-65
THE BUYERS' GUIDE CONTAINS THE ADVERTISEMENTS
OF THE
MORE PROGRESSIVE BUSINESS MEN AND FIRMS.
ALSO A COMPLETE CLASSIFIED
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