Hill's Whiteville (Columbus County, N.C.) City Directory [1961], Part 1

Author: Hill Directory Company.
Publication date: 1961
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 286


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(COLUMBUS COUNTY, N. C.) CITY DIRECTORY 1961


Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Pri- vate 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 the


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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX


HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories (publishers of the Whiteville Directory since 1959), present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1961 edition of the Whiteville City Directory, which also includes Rural Route Residents.


Confidence in the growth of Whiteville'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 White- ville 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 had the courteous and hearty cooperation of the business and professional men and residents, the publish- ers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the ap- proval of every user, and the Whiteville 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 YELLOW PAGES constitute the first major de- partment of the Directory. This embraces a complete list of the names and addresses of the business and professional con- cerns 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 busi- ness cards of firms and individuals desiring to present a more complete list of their products or services than is possible in the catalog itself. The Yellow Pages represent reference ad- vertising 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 Whiteville, the necessity of hav- ing this kind of information up-to-date and always immediate- ly available, is obvious. The Directory is the common inter- mediary between buyer 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 Whiteville and vicin- ity and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the community.


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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 names of the streets are arranged in alphabetical order; the numbers of the residences and business concerns are arranged in numeri- cal 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 sec- tion are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the list- ing of telephone numbers.


IV. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, on blue paper, is the fourth major department.


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 man- ufacturing 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 reference, and serve as perpetual and re- liable advertisements of Whiteville and vicinity.


The Whiteville Out-of-Town City Directory Library


Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Whiteville City Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Whiteville Merchants Association, Inc., for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 700 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North Ameri- can 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.


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NDEX TO ADVERTISERS


PAGE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW REFER TO THE YELLOW PAGES


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Ashley John H left side lines and 11


Beason Ralph T Insurance bottom stencil and 32


Black's Tire Sales left top lines and 3


Carolina Power & Light Co front cover and 40


Carter A G Jr General Contractor


back cover, right top lines, 10 and 11


Collier & Yow Television Sales & Service


right side lines and 44


Columbus Contractors Inc left side lines and 12


Columbus Drug Store. left side lines and


Columbus Paving Co Inc


left top lines and


19


Cook J W & Sons front stencil and


13


Cook's of Whiteville N C right top lines and


2


Culligan Water Conditioning .. right side lines and


46


Edmunds Realty Co left side lines and 41


Floyd-Barkley Agency


front cover, left top lines and 33


Fowler Co The top stencil, right top lines and 4


George's Contractor


right side lines and


14


Gore's Quality Shop front cover and


Guiton's Drug Store. left top lines and


Hill Directory Co Inc


Jones Furniture Co Inc right top lines and


28


Krahnke's Cleaners right side lines and 23


Long's Glass & Paint Co


back cover and 31


Marks Truck & Tractor Co


backbone, left side lines and 45


McNeill Neil Hector Agency right top lines and 37


Memory T S Agency.


right top lines and 34


Nationwide Finance Corp left top lines and 24


News Reporter Co Inc The left side lines


Piggly Wiggly right side lines and 43


Powell & Gault Agency right top lines and 35


Powell's Cleaners left side lines and


24 5


Quality Motor Co Inc. left top lines and


Reed's Jewelers left side lines and


38


Sears-Smith Insurance Agency left side lines and 36


Shaw's John H Sons. left top lines and 26


Simmons Drug Company Inc


front cover, left top lines and 22


Smith's Funeral Home left top lines and 27


Stanley S P Jr ...... back cover, right side lines and


18 Thompson Signs right side lines and 2


Todd Furniture Co Inc


front cover, right top lines and


29


15 30 23 20


Gore Electric. back cover, right side lines and


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Townsend Plumbing & Well Drilling Co


front cover, right top lines, 41 and 47 Valentines Tire Sales & Service ...... left side lines and 6 Waccamaw Bank & Trust Co


front cover, right top lines and 7


Waccamaw Electric Co right side lines and 16


Weaver's Jewelry Store front cover, left top lines and 39


Whiteville Coca-Cola Bottling Works Inc left side lines and 8


Whiteville Florist right side lines and 25


Williams Sporting Goods. left side lines and 42


WHITEVILLE "THE TOBACCO CENTER"


(Courtesy George Gold, Exec. Sec. Whiteville Chamber of Commerce)


FORM OF GOVERNMENT-City manager. Incorporated as a town, 1873.


POPULATION-1960 U. S. Census report, 4,694. Total colored population 30 percent. American-born population is 99 per- cent of the whole.


AREA-2 square miles.


ALTITUDE-66 feet above sea level.


CLIMATE-Mean annual temperature 64 degrees F .; average annual rainfall 50 inches.


PARKS-1, with total of 4 acres.


ASSESSED VALUATION-$6,864,977. with $2.25 per $100.00 tax rate.


BONDED DEBT-$483,500.


FINANCIAL DATA-2 banks 4 branches with total deposits of $37,071,748.38 (Dec. 31, 1960), total resources of $40,626,- 293.26 (Dec. 31, 1960), and 1 Building and Loan Associa- tion.


POSTAL RECEIPTS-$113,539.00 (year ended 1960).


TELEPHONES-2,715.


CHURCHES-14, representing 9 denominations.


BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION-38 building permits issued 1960.


INDUSTRY-Chief industries of the city and surrounding ter- ritory; Tobacco, lumber, sowing, canning & Spinning.


TRADE AREA-Retail area has radius of 20 miles, and pop- ulation of 40,000. Wholesale area has radius of 35 miles, and population of 47,955.


NEWSPAPERS-1 semi-weekly.


RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS-WENC.


HOTELS-2, with total of 80 rooms. Motel 24 rooms.


RAILROADS-City served by Atlantic Coast Line.


BUS LINES-City served by 1 intra-city bus line: Queen City Trailway.


HIGHWAYS-74, 76 and U. S. 701. AUTOMOBILE REGISTRATIONS-1,417.


AMUSEMENTS-Largest auditorium in city seats 975 persons. HOSPITALS-1, with total of 125 beds.


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EDUCATION-5 public schools. 3,311 pupils in public schools. PUBLIC LIBRARIES-2.


CITY STATISTICS-1,600 water meters. Capacity of munici-


pal water works, daily average pumpage of 1,500,000 gal- lons. Fire department has 4 paid men, with 1 station and 3 pieces of motor equipment. Police department has 9 men and 2 pieces of motor equipment.


History of Whiteville, North Carolina


Whiteville, the county seat of Columbus County, is located somewhat west and north of the geographic center of the coun- ty. The courthouse is situated in the crossroads of north- south and east-west highways, forty-nine miles due west of the port city of Wilmington. It is the heart of a rich coastal farm- ing section and is supported primarily by agriculture.


Originally called White's Crossing, the town was named for James B. White who gave the site for the courthouse, two of which have been built since the original one. Around the courthouse, streets and lots were laid out and this section is now referred to locally as Old Whiteville or Uptown Whiteville. When the railroad came through in the 1840's, some consider- ed that it would be a nuisance, since it would be noisy and dis- turb their stock, consequently, it ran a mile and an eighth to the south, and the depot this distance south of the courthouse was known as Vineland. The two names continued until the name Vineland was dropped and it became a part of White- ville. The old Vineland section of the town is now spoken of as 'Downtown" in contrast to "Uptown" or Old Whiteville.


Whiteville was incorporated by the legislature in 1883. The oldest map of Whiteville on file in the courthouse is dated 1897. It shows two or three squares in either direction from the courthouse and three streets leading to the depot where a few more lots are shown. Additional plats have been filed showing subdivisions of farms lying between the two centers and es- tablishing the cross streets which are on the present map.


The road between the courthouse and the depot was a sand road until 1912, when a sand clay surface was laid. A sidewalk was built about 1890. The town issued bonds and established a water and sewer system in 1922 and 1923. There was a paving program in 1924, another in 1938 and another in 1941.


No finer chapter in Whiteville's history has been written than that concerning its participation in World War II. In serv- ices both the home front and the military front, Whiteville Citizens did their part.


Whiteville men fought in every theatre of operations and served in every branch of the service. They ranged in rank from private to full colonel. In proportion to population, they won their share of awards for meritorious service.


On the home front, all phases of the 'American Red Cross's volunteer program were carried out in a distinguished man- ner and in the War Bond Drives, national prominence was gained by local participation.


By legislative enactment, the schools of the Whiteville district comprise a school administrative unit separate from


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the county system. A new High School Building has been constructed.


In the field of religion, Whiteville is blessed with strong churches, magnificent buildings and good ministers. Method- ists, Baptists and Presbyterians are the predominating de- nominations, although Pentecostal, Jewish Synagogue, Holi- ness, Catholic, and Episcopal Churches have beautiful struc- tures and are progressing with Whiteville. In addition, there are Free Will Baptists, Christian Missionary Alliance, Church of God and Jehovah's Witnesses.


During the past ten years, Whiteville's recreational pro- gram has been formulated and now consists of a full-time di- rector, spacious playgrounds and equipment and a well-round- ed program for the youth and adults of the community. The Whiteville Country Club provides a nine-hole golf course, and there are numerous private tennis courts and swimming pools.


Columbus County Hospital is located in Whiteville and has grown from a small institution in a home to its present capaci- ty of 125 beds. It has ample equipment and competent, well- trained physicians for proper medical care.


Whiteville has a well-appointed and well-equipped city li- brary with a wide circulation. The Whiteville Post Office, lo- cated in a beautiful building on Madison Street, has a first class rating.


The National Guard Armory is amply built to provide training space for this area's national guard.


The Whiteville Tobacco Market, of world-wide fame, has steadily progressed over the years and, now averaging over 34,000,000 pounds of tobacco sold each year during the three months selling season. Nets over $20,000,000.


Whiteville is richly endowed with industrial possibilities. It has a civic-minded citizenship who are anxious to promote the civic development of the town. It has business men with vision and energy and it has natural beauty. It has civic or- ganizations which have proved their worth as civic enterpris- es.


Located as it is in the heart of a great county where vir- gin opportunities still abound, the future of Whiteville has pos- sibilities yet unimagined. To the industrialists, particularly those whose industries are based in farm or forest products, who are looking for new territory where labor and raw ma- terials are available on a year-round basis at a reasonable cost, Whiteville offers a golden opportunity. To small business men, who are looking for, a congenial atmosphere in which to live and work and educate their children, they will find in Whiteville the fulfillment of their dreams.


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1. KNOW YOUR MONEY! Study the bills you receive so as to become familiar with the workmanship on them, especially in the portraits.


2. COMPARE a suspected bill with a genuine of the same type and denomination. Observe these things:


PORTRAIT


Counterfeit-Dull, smudgy, or unnaturally white, scrat- chy; oval background is dark, lines irregular and broken. Portrait merges into the back- ground.


Genuine-Stands out distinctly from the oval back- ground. Eyes appear lifelike. Background is a fine screen of regular lines.


COLORED SEAL


Counterfeit-Saw-tooth points around rim are usually uneven, broken off.


Genuine-Saw-tooth points around rim are even and sharp.


SERIAL NUMBER


Counterfeit-Poorly printed, badly spaced, uneven in appearance.


PAPER


Genuine-Figures firmly and evenly printed, well spaced. Counterfeit-Generally has no silk threads, but these may be imitated by very small red and blue ink lines.


Genuine-Printed on distinctive paper in which very small red and blue silk threads are scattered. The silk threads are not always noticeable on bills that are badly soiled or worn.


3. RUBBING a bill on a piece of paper will not prove it is genuine or counterfeit; ink can be rubbed from good bills as well as bad ones. 4. CONSULT an experienced money-handler or police officer to make sure, if you are still in doubt, whether a bill is genuine or counterfeit.




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