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STEWART'S JEWELRY
"LEADING JEWELERS and SILVERSMITHS"
121 N. MARKET ST.
PHONE WHitney 6-2611
SMOKE'S TIRE REBUILDERS
Front End Service-Radiator Repairs
KELLY TIRES
Expert Recapping and Repairing New-Used Tires - Tubes
KELLY Upringherz TIRES
704 John Small Ave.
Phone WHitney 6-4738
JOHN G. BRAGAW
EDMUND H. HARDING
JULIAN M. DAVENPORT WILLIAM BRAGAW & CO.
Established 1888 FIRST INSURANCE AGENCY IN WASHINGTON (See Yellow Pages 38 and 39)
145 N. MARKET ST.
Phones Office WHitney 6-2520 Res. WHitney 6-2325 and WHitney 6-2291
E. P. RHODES DISTRIBUTOR, INC.
FUEL OIL
GULF METERED DELIVERY GULF OIL PRODUCTS
1050 E. 4th ST. PHONE WHitney 6-3138
M. G. WATERS LUMBER CO. LUMBER and BUILDING SUPPLIES "There's a MATERIAL Difference" » Pennsylvania Av. (WH) Phone WHitney 6-3117 (See Yellow Pages 13 and 19)
Philips 66
TAYLOR-ROBERTS OIL CO. GASOLINE-KEROSENE-FUEL OIL-DIESEL OIL
Liver Rd. (WP) P. O. Box 726 Tel. Whitney 6-5383
123 N. MARKET ST.
SECURITY LOAN CORP.
(FROM $25 UP).
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FURNITURE, APPLIANCES
PHONE WHitney 6-3646
Pirellins 66
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2d fi, BANK OF WASHINGTON BLDG.
Morris Insurance Agency
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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of South- eastern Directories, present to subscribers and the gen- eral public, this, the 1959 edition of the Washington City Directory, which also includes Washington Heights and Washington Park, and the rural routes emanating from the Washington post office.
Confidence in the gorwth of Washington'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 depicting Washington to the world.
The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Direc- tories in the estimation of the public, has been establish- ed 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 Washington Directory will fulfill its mis- sion as a source of authentic information pertaining to the community.
Five Major Departments
The five major departments are arranged in the following order :-
I. THE YELLOW PAGES constitute the first major department of the Directory. This embraces a complete list of the names and addresses of the business and pro- fessional concerns of the city and vicinity, arranged in alphabetical order under appropriate headings-a cata- log of all the activities of the city and vicinity. Preceding this catalog, likewise grouped under appropriate head- ings, 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 adver- tising 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 Washington, the necessity of having this kind of information up-to-date and always immediately available, is obvious. The Direc- tory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller, and plays an important role in the daily activi- ties of the commercial, industrial and professional world.
II. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of resi- dents and business and professional concerns is the sec- ond 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 Washington "and vicinity, and the name, of-
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ficial personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation.
III. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, IN- CLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, is the third major department, printed on green paper. In this sec- tion the numbered streets are arranged in numerical or- der; followed by the named streets in alphabetical or- der; the numbers of the residences and business con- cerns 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 cross- ing points on each street. Special features of this sec- 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.
V. THE WASHINGTON RURAL ROUTE DIREC -. TORY is the fifth major department, printed on white paper.
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS THE PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE YELLOW PAGES
Alligood's Upholstery Shop.
left bottom lines and
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Ammons Bake Shop left side lines and 11
Anderson Milling Co Inc back cover, left top lines and 28
Atlantic Discount Corp
right side lines and
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Belk-Tyler Co
Bell Jewelry Co left side lines and 45
Bowers Insurance Agency
left top lines and
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Bragaw William & Co front
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cover, left top and right bottom lines, 38 and
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Cherry Funeral Home
City Shoe Hospital right side lines and
59
Clear-View Television & Appliance Co Inc
right bottom lines and
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Engelhardt R F DC
left side lines and
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Evans Seafood Co
left side lines and
57
Foreman Dennis L right top lines and 19 Garris Adrian Television & Appliance Service left side lines and 62
Generator & Starter Repairs left side lines and 2
Go-More Chevrolet Co Inc
left top and right bottom lines and 3
Greene Oil Co
right top lines and
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Gurganus G O & Son right top lines and 19
Harding H E & Son
front cover, left side lines, 40 and 54
Harding Stephen Jasper Jr right side lines and
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John Small Avenue Pure Service. left top lines and 8
right top lines and
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Little Furniture Co left top lines and 34 Mitchell H Reid Jr Mutual Insurance Agency right side lines and 41
Morris Insurance Agency front lip margins and
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Moss Planing Mill Co
backbone, right top lines and 12
O'Neil Electric Co Inc right side lines and 20 Pamlico Dairies ...... back cover, right side lines and 21 Payne Insurance Agency right side lines and 43 Rhodes E P Distributor Inc
front cover, right side lines, 29 and 51 Sadler's Woodworking Shop ...... right side lines and Security Loan Corp
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front cover, left top lines and 48
Sloan Insurance Agency bottom stencil, left and right bottom lines, 44 and 55
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Barnes Tire Co Inc back cover, left side lines and
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Smith Motor Co left top lines and 6 Smith's Radio & Television Service left bottom lines and 61
Smoke's Tire Rebuilders
front cover and 10
Stewart's Jewelry Store cover, right top and left bottom lines, 36 and
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46
Swain Buick Co right bottom lines and 4
Talley Implement Co Inc top stencil and 27
Tayloe Drug Co
left bottom lines and
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Taylor-Roberts Oil Co front cover and 30 Thomas & Howard Co Inc. .... right side lines and 37 Tidewater Natural Gas Co (Washington Gas Division)* back cover, right top lines and 35
Tripp Radio & TV Co
left side lines and 63
Warren's Service Station right side lines and 8 Washington Iron & Metal Co Inc back cover, right top lines, 17 and 56
Washington Launderette
back cover, left top lines and 47
Washington Seafood Co Inc. left top lines and 58
Washington Supply Co right side lines and 26 Waters M G Lumber Co
front cover, left side lines, 13 and 49
Waters & Robbins Oil Co
back lip margin,
left top and right bottom lines, Z, 31 and 52 Western Auto Associate Store
back cover, right top lines, 5 and 60 Whitfield & Whitley Funeral Home right side lines and 33
Williams E E & Son back cover, right top lines and 18
Winfield H G right side lines and 53
WASHINGTON
"THE ORIGINAL WASHINGTON"
(Courtesy Washington Chamber of Commerce)
Statistical Review
Form of Government-Council-Manager. Incorpora- ted as a town in 1771.
Population-9,698 (1950 U. S. Census); local esti- mate at present, 12,000.
Area-2 square miles.
Altitude-15 feet above sea level.
Climate-Mean annual temperature 64.7 degrees F .; average annual rainfall, 49.7 inches.
Parks-1, with total of 12 acres, valued at $80,- 000.00.
Assessed Valuation-$12,000,000, with $1.80 per $100.00 tax rate.
Bonded Debt-$2,447,000.
Financial Data-2 banks with total deposits of $40,- 148,547 (Sept. 1958) and total resources of $44,750,- 937 (Sept. 1958). 2 building and loan associations, with total assets of $3,707,938.51 on June 30, 1956.
Postal Receipts-$104,188.77 for year ended Dec. 31,1956.
Telephones in Service-3,000.
Churches-29, representing 12 denominations.
Building and Construction-Number of building permits issued, 634, valued at $4,481,718.00 from Dec. 1, 1948 to April 21, 1956.
Industry-Chief industries of the city and surround- ing territory are: Tobacco, lumber, textiles, concrete, truck bodies, mattresses, boat builders. Number of man- ufacturing establishments, 11.
Principal Manufactured Products-Lumber, sport shirts, yarns, redried tobacco, concrete blocks, truck bodies, mattresses and boats.
Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 50 miles, and population of 300,000. Wholesale area has radius of 100 miles and population of 1,000,000.
Newspapers-1 (daily).
Radio Broadcasting Stations-2, WOOW and WRRF.
Television Stations-1, WITN.
Hotels-2, with total of 105 rooms.
Railroads-2, Norfolk Southern and Atlantic Coast- line.
Bus Lines-4, Seashore Transportation Co., Caro- lina Trailways, Englehard Co. and Belhaven Co.
Highways-U. S. 17 and 264 and State 33, 32 and
92.
Airports-1.
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Automobile Registrations-11,220.
Amusements-Largest auditorium in city seats 800 persons. 2 moving-picture theatres with total seating capacity of 1,200 persons. 1 golf course. Also bowling alleys, tennis courts and an athletic field.
Hospitals-1, with 100 beds. New County Hospital. 3 clinics.
Education-Number of public schools, 2 (1 elem- entary and 1 junior-senior high school). 2 parochial schools. 1 kindergarten. Number of pupils in public schools, 4,170; in parochial, 304. Number of teachers in public schools, 145; in parochial, 13. Value of public school property, $1,900,000.
Public Libraries-1, with 16,000 volumes.
City Statistics-Total street mileage, 33.71, with 15.76 miles paved. Miles of gas mains, 16; sewers, 45. Number of water meters, 2,990; light meters, 6,274. Ca- pacity of water works 3,000,000 gallons, with daily av- erage pumpage of 1,200,000 gallons; 30 miles of mains, and plant valued at $1,500,000. Fire department has 54 paid men, with 1 station and 6 pieces of motor equip- ment. Value of fire department real estate and equip- ment, $150,000. Police department has 20 men, with 1 station and 3 pieces of motor equipment. Birth rate, 1,065; death rate, 395 (1955).
STORY OF THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, N. C. The City Today
The original Washington was founded on the 337 acres granted to Christopher Dudley in 1726. In 1771 James Bonner, then owner of the land, founded a town called "Forks of the Tar River," which by 1776 was known as Washington, the first town in the United States so named.
Washington was incorporated by the General As- sembly at Hillsboro in 1782. In 1784 the assembly es- tablished a trading port of Washington "for the speedy decision of mercantile transactions with foreigners and transient persons.
The official 1950 census of Washington was 9,698 population, and the present population is estimated at 12,000. This growth is due to new industrial plants brought into the area in the last few years and real estate figures on new homes constructed. On the basis of new businesses in the city, there is every reason to believe that the city will continue to grow steadily in the future.
Washington is in the western part of Beaufort County in the east-central portion of the Coastal Plains section of North Carolina. Located on the navigable Tar and Pamlico rivers, it is 135 miles south of Norfolk, Virginia, and 105 miles east of Raleigh, North Caro- lina. It is on U. S. Highways 17 and 264, and on three state highways and two railroads.
Beaufort County has 112,000 acres of farmland av-
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eraging 40 acres per farm, with 3,200 farms, 2,800 of which are commercial farms. Main agricultural pro- ducts are tobacco, cotton, corn, soy beans, potatoes, livestock, oats, peanuts, and lespedeza.
Existing industries consist of a yarn spinning plant, a shirt manufacturing plant, a dressmaking plant, grain elevators, lumber and planing mills, mattress manu- facturing plants, a manufacturer of automobile truck bodies, boat builders and meat processors. These in- dustries draw on raw materials available locally and in surrounding area. The Washington Tobacco Market serves a wide area. There are 47 industries in the county employing 1100 workers.
Service Institutions
Washington has an unlimited supply of electric power, furnished by the City of Washington Utilities Commission. Locally generated power is supplemented by purchase power from the Virginia Electric and Po- wer Company. Washington's new Jordan water filtra- tion plant, among the most modern in the state, filters 2,750,000 gallons per day, and the average daily usage is 1,000,000 gallons. The new sewage disposal plant has clarifiers sufficient to handle double the present re- quirements, with capacity of 21% million gallons per day to serve up to 48,000 population. The extensive fa- cilities of the Washington Gas Company provide gas to customers on existing city mains. Several local bottled gas companies render service within the community at reasonable rates. Natural gas will be available in Wash- ington during the coming year.
The city is served by two railroads, the Norfolk Southern Railway Company and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. Both rail terminals are located near the center of the town. Washington is served by four bus lines at the Union Bus Terminal, and numerous na- tional trucking lines. Bay boats and barges provide cheap transportation for bulky cargoes on the Pamlico River with its 12-foot channel connecting the city di- rectly with the Inland Waterway 30 miles east of the City. The nearest commercial airport is at New Bern, 35 miles south. Washington's airport is used by private land and sea planes. The local airport is Government- built and has concrete runways 150 feet wide and 5,000 feet long. Flying charter service is available.
Washington's educational facilities consist of one elementary and one junior-senior high school with 4,- 263 students. Nearby colleges are East Carolina College at Greenville, Atlantic Christian College at Wilson and Chowan Junior College at Murfreesboro.
New homes and residential developments constant- ly add to the beauty of Washington's residential areas. The people are naturally friendly and hospitable, which adds to the charm of this historic city. Its natural ad- vantages of being near the water attract people to Washington for the numerous water sports, and the hotels, motels, and tourist homes cater to the fisher-
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man, hunter, water skiing enthusiast, yatchman, and all interested in the advantages which the big Pamlico River has to offer.
Among the leading civic, fraternal, and social or- ganizations are the following: Washington Shrine Club, Loyal Order of Moose, Lions Club, Elks Club, Woman's Club, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Garden Clubs, Masonic lodges, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Book Clubs, Am- erican Legion, Kiwanis Club, Rotary Club, Degree of Pocahontas, Toastmaster, Club and Order of Redmen.
Industrial Situation
Living conditions in Washington are good, and available industrial labor in the city and county is al- ready housed. Labor relations are particularly good in industrial establishments, and there is an adequate sup- ply of available labor in the area.
Financial Situation
The bonded debt of the city is $2,447,000. The city council awards contracts to the lowest bidder. The city has never faltered in payment of any bond or obligation, and is in a sound financial condition. The city is con- stantly expanding its water and sewer facilities to meet the growth and expansion of the city. Any developments or expansions in the immediate future will be done from current revenue rather than bond issues.
Retail Trade
Washington is a retail and wholesale trading cen- ter. The retail area covers a radius of around 50 miles, serving a population of 300,000. The wholesale area has a radius of around 100 miles and covers a population of 1,000,000. Almost every type of retail store will be found in Washington's modern shopping section, and it is the natural hub of market activities for six surround- ing counties. The Washington Daily News, published each afternoon except Sunday, has an average daily circulation of 4,800. The retail trade area handles the highest quality of merchandise.
Wholesale Trade
Among leading wholesale dealers here are those dealing with clothing and hardware.
Civics and Welfare
Washington is currently served by one new hospital with 100 beds. Additional rooms are to be added to the new Beaufort County Hospital, which is entirely air- conditioned. There are three clinics in the city. City and county health departments have active programs. Amusements consist of two modern motion picture theatres, bowling alleys, a city-owned recreation cen- ter, two drive-in theatres, a public park, a new air-con- ditioned public library with 16,000 volumes, two full- time radio stations and a locally-owned NBC TV sta- tion. CBS television is received strongly from a station 20 miles away.
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The Washington Yacht and Country Club has an excellent nine-hole golf course and yacht basin with docking facilities. There are public tennis courts. Swim- ming and fishing are excellent in the Pamlico River and the country club has a swimming pool of the finest and most modern construction. Boating, sailing and hunting are excellent in and near Washington. The nearest beach on the Atlantic Ocean is 70 miles away.
The Chamber of Commerce sponsors an annual Christmas parade, as well as special events thoroughout the year.
City as a Center
Located on Ocean Highway U. S. 17 between Maine and Florida, Washington is of interest historically to many tourists, being surounded by historical points of interest regarding the first settlers of America.
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