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HILL'S WILSON (WILSON COUNTY, N. C.) CITY DIRECTORY 1960
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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.
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INTRODUCTION and GENERAL INDEX
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of South- eastern Directories (publishers of the Wilson City Directory since 1908), present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1960 edition of the Wilson City Directory.
Confidence in the growth of Wilson's industry, popula- tion and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Direc- tory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly re- flecting Wilson 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 Wil- son Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the city.
Four Major Departments
The four major departments are arranged in the fol- lowing order :-
I. THE YELLOW PAGES constitute the first major de- partment of the Directory. This embraces a complete list of names and addresses of the business and professional concerns of the city, arranged in alphabetical order under appropriate headings-a catalog of all the activities of the city. Preceding this catalog, likewise grouped under appro- priate 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 catalog 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 Wilson, the necessity of having this kind of information up-to-date and always immediately available, is obvious. The Directory is the com- mon intermediary 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, occupation and address of each adult resident of Wilson, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the city.
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 num- bered streets are arranged in numerical order followed by the named streets in alphabetical order; the numbers of
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the residences and business concerns are arranged in nu- mercial order, under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and concerns are placed oppo- site 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 tennant-owned homes and the listing of telephone num- bers.
IV. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY is the fourth major department, printed on blue paper.
Municipal Publicity
The Directory reflects the achievements and ambi- tions 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 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 Wil- son and vicinity.
The Wilson Out-of-Town City Directory Library
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW REFER TO THE YELLOW PAGES
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Alford's E V Esso Servicenter .... left bottom lines and 10 Anderson, Deans & Woodard Inc . front cover, left top lines and 74
Atlantic Savings & Loan Association
front cover, left side lines and 113
B & B Esso Service.
. right center lines and 115
Bailey Radio & TV Service. .right center lines and 121
Baker Henry Heating Co left bottom lines and 31 Baltlegar James W .left side lines
Barbee Bros Esso.
right center lines and
4
Barker's Department Store 42
Barnes George H Tin Shop .left center lines, 110 and 117
Barnes J Alton.
left side lines and
34
Barnes Truck Line Inc ... right center lines, X and 126
Barrett's Printing House. left center lines and 101
Batchelor's David Aluminum Products Co
.right center lines and 15
Batts Johnnie J Electrical Contractor left side lines and 35 Beland R F Plumbing & Heating Contractor . back cover, right top lines, 72 and 97
Beland's Auto Supply
left center lines and
10
Berger-Jones Inc. .left top lines and 3
Bill's Shoe Repairs.
left bottom lines and 119
36
Bissette C W Paint & Wallpaper Co .. . left side lines and Bissette's Drug Stores. left bottom lines and
44
Blue Cross-Blue Shield.
. back cover and
75
Bob's TV Service Inc. right side lines and 121
Boykin Vernon D .. left center lines and 39 Boykin's Upholstering Service. right center lines and 127 Branch Banking & Trust Co
. front cover, left top lines, 18 and 19
Braswell Rug Cleaning Service .. .. left bottom lines and 111
Brewington's Grocery 71
Bridgers Bros.
. left side lines and 99
Bridgeis Electric Co. left bottom lines and 46 Bridgers Paint & Wallpaper Co ... right center lines and 96 Brown Oil Co Inc ..... front cover, left bottom lines and 93
Bruce's Hot Dog Stand. .right bottom lines and 112 Butler Raymond G .. .left side lines and 77
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Cherry Hotel. right top lines and Churchwell's Inc left top lines and 81
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Cliff's Drive In. right bottom lines and 109 6 Corbett Motor Co Inc. left top lines and
49
Cornett's Groceries. left side lines and
69
Darden Memorial Funeral Home ..
.right side lines and
56
Deans Robt E Plumbing, Heating & Gas Contractor
right center lines and Y
83
Carolina Laundry & Cleaners Inc ... right top lines and Central Shell Service .. left bottom lines and Chappell's Letter Service. right bottom lines and
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Corbett's Flooring Co. right side lines and
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Dew & Baldree right center lines, 73 and 111
Dixie Letter Service .right center lines and 85
Dixie Supply Co. . right side lines and 27
Down Town Floral Shop. left center lines and 50
Eatmon Henry T Contractor left center lines and 31
Edward Funeral Home
right side lines and
60
Electric Motor Service. right bottom lines and
44
Ellis J B & Co. .. right side lines, 49 and 122
Etheridge Plumbing Co. . left side lines and 99
Eva's Hair Styling Salon left center lines and 21
Farmer's New & Used Cars. left center lines and 11
First Union National Bank of North Carolina
front cover, right top lines and
20
Five Points Nursery & Floral Co
Gay Roofing Co
Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and 38
Goff Luther H Electrical Contractor 46
Golden Weed Restaurant. right bottom lines and 107
Goodyear Service Store. right side lines and 123
Gray Concrete Pipe Co Inc
. back cover, left top lines and 30
Hackney John Agency Inc. left side lines and 77
Hackney Recappers Inc. .left side lines and 126
Hackney Seat Cover Center left side lines and 7 Hagans Sinclair Service. left side lines and 115
60 Hamilton Funeral Home.
Hammond's Used Cars & Garage Service
left side lines and 11
Haye's Grill.
108
Hayes Robert A.
.left top lines and 78 2
Herring L J Implement Co.
44
High B J Insulation Co
. left top lines and
15
High's Inc. right top lines and
14
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Hillside Florist Inc. . bottom stencil and 51
127
Home Builders Supply Co Inc
. front stencil, right side lines, 23 and
Homelite Power Saws . left side lines and 114
Hotel Cherry. right top lines and B
Hospital Saving Assn of N C. back cover and 75 57
Hunt Funeral Home. . back cover, right top lines, C and
Ideal Cleaners .left side lines and
28
Ideal Plumbing Co left center lines and 100
28
Independent Ice & Fuel Co .. .right side lines, 22 and
73 65 82
Jewell Box Inc The
Jim's Camera Center right center lines and
68
Johnson Furniture Co Inc. . left center lines and 64
Jordan Construction Co. left bottom lines and 32 58 78
Linstone Inc .. right bottom lines and
24
Little Flower Shop.
left bottom lines and right side lines and
52 53
Lou-Ann Florist.
69
M & W Grocery.
Malpass Troy S & Son. right center lines and 32
Maude's Flower Shop. .left center lines and 52
87
Ideal Shoe Service. .left side lines and
left side lines and
Jefferson Appliance Co
Joyner's Funeral Home .... back cover, left top lines and Lamm Cecil B & Co
. right side lines and
91
Herring's Drug Store.
Holbrook's Upholstery Shop.
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Page Mello Ice Cream Co Monticello Cafe. 108 41
Moore's Auto Body & Paint Shop
. right bottom lines and 12
Mooring & Rogers Esso Servicenter left bottom lines and 12
108
Murphy's Drive Inn
Newton Mutual Insurance Agency
Oettingers The Dependable Store left bottom lines and 80
42
Peggy's Hair Styling Salon .left side lines and 21
Perry R A Inc. left top lines and 79
Pittman Bros Texaco Service.
.right bottom lines and
13
Purity Bakery .
.right top lines and
16
Quinn R E & Co. .A and 61
Red Bird Cab Inc. .right bottom lines and 120
Sandifer-Batts Pontiac Co front lip margin and 8
Sanitary Fruit Market. 53
Sealtest Foods Southern Division ... right top lines and 40
Shackelford Neighborhood Grocery 71
Shackelford Paving Co .. 36
Skinner Neon Sign Service. 120
Southern Testing & Research Laboratories.
27
Stancil A A A Refrigeration Sales & Service
.right side lines and 106
Standard Finance Co.
86
Stephen's Hardware Co Inc.
71
Stephenson Millwork Co. left bottom lines and 25
Stone J R Lumber Co. .right side lines and 88
Strickland H H. . .
33
Strickland J W Tin Shop
. . top stencil, right bottom and right side lines and 118 Strickland James W
.right bottom and right side lines and 33 Suburban Rulane Gas Service of N C Inc .. back cover, right top lines and 66
70
Swift & Co. 89
Taylor Oldsmobile Co .... back cover, left side lines and 9
103
Thomas-Yelverton Co. . front cover, right side lines and
62
Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Home. 59
Tire Service Inc. . front cover and 124
Tobacco City Motors Inc. right top lines and 13
116
Townsend R E & Co. . back lip margin and
76
Tyson C J "Pete"
80
Vanderpool R W Contractor left center lines and
67
Vann's Electrical Appliances.
48 41
Wayne Dairy Inc. right center lines and
Welfare R C Oil Co. .right bottom lines, 55 and 95
70 West Nash Open Air Market Inc. . left center lines and White's Tire Service. . front cover and 125 Whitehead Insurance Agency Inc. . left top lines, 80 and 105 Whitley's Electric Service .right side lines and 45 Wiggins W M & Co Inc. . right side lines and 98 Williams Lumber Co .... backbone, right side lines and 26 Wilson Board of Realtors .. 104 Wilson Chamber of Commerce The. Z
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Wilson Concrete Co
.right bottom and right side lines 29
Wilson Daily Times The . left side lines and 90
Wilson Electric Co Inc. right side lines and 47
Wilson Feed Mill Inc.
48
Wilson Home & Loan Assn The left side lines and
22
Wilson Insurance & Realty Co Inc. .79 and 105
Wilson Oil Corp. right bottom lines and 95
Wilson Petroleum . back cover, 54 and 94
Wilson Printing Co .. right side lines and 102
Wilson Radiator Works left side lines and 102
Winbon's Gulf Service right side lines and 116
Winstead Henry Plumbing Co. .left side lines and 37
Woodall L C. right bottom lines and 63
Woodard C Co Inc. .right side lines and 92
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WILSON
"America's Largest Bright Leaf Tobacco Market; The City of Beautiful Trees"
(Courtesy Wilson Chamber of Commerce)
Statistical Review
Form of Government-City manager-aldermanic.
Population-1960 Census 28,578. American-born 99 per cent. Predominating nationalities of foreign-born residents: Greek, Syrian and Albanian.
Area-6.7 square miles.
Altitude-145 feet above sea level.
Climate-Average annual temperature 60.8 degrees F .; average rainfall 48.1 inches.
Parks-7 public.
Assessed Valuation-$49,866,942 (1959).
Bonded Debt-$5,386,000 (1959).
Financial Data-two banks with resources of nearly $300,000,000.
Postal Receipts-$300,150.44 (1959).
Churches-21 representing 12 denominations.
Industry-Principal manufactured products: textiles, garments, bus and truck bodies, agricultural implements, wagons, fertilizer, vegetable oil, concrete pipe and blocks, and food products. Ninety manufacturing plants in the city and county provide year round work for 3,500 employees, and seasonal employment, principally in tobacco redrying plants, for 2,300 additional workers.
Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 20 miles and population of 120,000; wholesale area, radius of 100 miles, and population of 1,800,000.
Newspapers-One daily (except Sunday)-Wilson Daily Times.
Radio Stations-WGTM (5,000 watts) and WVOT (1,000 watts).
Hotels and Motels-One hotel with 158 rooms; eleven motels with total of 282 rooms.
Railroads-Two, Atlantic Coast Line and Norfolk & Southern.
Motor Freight Lines-Five.
Highways-U. S. 117, 264, 301; N. C. State 42 and 58.
Amusements-Largest auditorium in city (junior high school) seats 1,400 persons. Five motion picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 3,175 persons, 2 drive-in thea- tres; 1 18 hole golf course, 3 swimming pools, 2 skating rinks.
Hospitals-3, with total of 186 beds.
Education-Atlantic Christian College fully accredited; 10 public schools, including 2 senior high schools and 1 junior high; 3 parochial schools.
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City Statistics-Total street mileage, 96 with 65.5 miles payed. Miles of gas mains, 25; sewers, 76.2. Number of water meters, 8,133; light meters, 9,536; gas meters, 2,875. Capa- city of water works (municipal), 6,000,000 gallons; daily average pumpage, 3,000,000 gallons; miles of mains, 47; value of electric, gas and water property, $7,669,639. Fire department has 38 men, with 3 stations and 7 pieces of motor equipment. Police department has 40 men with 1 sta- tion and 8 pieces of motor equipment.
General Summary
Wilson was incorporated January 29, 1849, and is known as "America's Largest Bright-Leaf Tobacco Market," and "The City of Beautiful Trees."
The first tobacco warehouse was constructed in Wilson in 1890. It proved very successful as a convenience to the farmers, as well as a profitable business enterprise for the owners. From the beginning, Wilson proved popular as a tobacco market. That this popularity has increased is evi- denced by Wilson's phenomenal growth in this respect, the city having gained distinction of being America's largest bright leaf market. Although a tobacco center, Wilson has other industries that contribute materially to its payroll and welfare.
Wilson is the county seat of Wilson County, and the largest of ten townships. Wilson County was named for the Hon. Louis D. Wilson, long a member of the Senate from Edgecombe County and a volunteer in the Mexican War. By the U. S. Census of 1960, the county population was 57,531.
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Industries
To trace the background of Wilson's industrial pro- gram, special reference should be made to its first industry, established in 1854 under the name of Hackney Bros., engaged in the manufacture of buggies. Later there came a rapid change in vehicles, with automobiles replacing buggies. In keeping with this development, Hackney Bros. discontinued the manufacture of buggies in 1919, reorgan- izing under the name of Hackney Bros. Body Co. Since that time this company has engaged in manufacturing the latest types of commercial bus bodies. Industrial growth over the years has contributed greatly to the economy of the area. There are now 90 manufacturing plants in Wilson and Wilson County employing some 3,500 persons. Principal products are food, textiles, apparel, lumber and wood, fertilizers, concrete, truck and bus bodies, transpor- tation equipment, agricultural implements, livestock feeds, and electronic equipment.
Wilson's, America's Largest Tobacco Market
More than anything else, Tobacco has given Wilson an international reputation for it is "America's Largest Bright- Leaf Tobacco Market." ·
The Wilson tobacco market has 19 auction warehouses, with a combined floor space of 1,799,135 square feet. These huge one-story buildings are lighted with numerous sky- lights, for quality of tobacco is judged by color as well as by texture and aroma. When the farmer brings his tobacco to the warehouse of his choice, it is placed on shallow baskets with a maximum of 300 pounds to the basket. These baskets are then placed in long rows on the warehouse floor. The
Scene in a Tobacco Warehouse, in America's Largest Bright Leaf Tobacco Market
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auctioneer and the buyers then walk along the rows and each basket is sold individually at the rate of 400 baskets per hour, or a sale every nine seconds. During the season, which runs from mid-August until about Thanksgiving, sales are conducted simultaneously at five warehouses, with at least nine buyers taking part in each of the sales. During the 1959 season, the Wilson market sold 69,006,614 pounds for $40,787,309.33, an average of $59.11 per hundred pounds.
Wilson has eight tobacco redrying plants and three plants which pack and ship the green tobacco. These re- drying plants are capable of processing 2,500,000 pounds daily and handle tobacco from markets throughout the brightleaf belt which extends from Florida to Virginia. In these plants, the tobacco passes through the redrying machines that remove all of the moisture and then through a steam bath which raises the moisture content to approxi- mately 11 per cent. It is then packed in large hogsheads holding an average of 950 pounds each. After this process- ing, tobacco will keep indefinitely. Normally it remains in storage for at least two years before being used in cigarettes.
Agriculture
Wilson is primarily an agricultural county, with about 80 per cent of its income derived directly or indirectly from agriculture. The principal crops are tobacco, cotton, and corn. Livestock production is rapidly increasing in impor- tance. In 1959, Swift & Company opened a major meat packing plant, and will process 175,000 hogs, 35,000 cattle and 35,000 calves per year.
In 1950, Cargill, Inc., world's largest grain merchants, established an elevator in Wilson. It now has a storage capacity of 600,000 bushels. In November, 1954, Ralston
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Purina Co. established a modern mill capable of producing 100,000 tons of livestock feeds. Nutrena Mills, Inc. will com- plete a feed mill in 1961.
Location
Wilson is located on the main line of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and the Norfolk Southern Railroad. It is served by U. S. Highway 301, the principal tourist route between eastern states and Florida. Other highways serv- ing Wilson include U. S. 264, a major east-west route, and U. S. 117, between Wilson and Wilmington. A network of paved highways connects Wilson with all sections of the country. Due to its geographic location and its accessibility Wilson is steadily increasing in importance as a distribu- tion center.
Power, Lights, Gas and Water
The electric, gas and water plants and distribution systems in Wilson are municipally owned. The City of Wilson owns approximately 400 miles of electric distri- bution lines outside the corporate limits. The city electric department serves more than 5,000 rural customers and furnishes electricity wholesale to six other communities. The city utilities, including land, buildings and distribu- tion systems, are valued at $7,669,639. The electric plant has the latest equipment, with a generator capacity of 27,500 k.w. In addition, the city has a 14,000 k.w. inter- connection with Carolina Power and Light Company, insur- ing an uninterrupted supply of power. Wilson's water supply is taken from a reservoir supplied by Contentnea Creek. The 236 square mile watershed has proved adequate to meet the city's needs even in times of severe drought. A new reservoir is now under construction to conserve addi-
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