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CONTAINS:
· Buyers' Guide and a complete classified business directory
· Alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens
· Complete street and avenue guide, including a list of householders, and occupants of office buildings and other business places, with telephones
· Numerical telephone directory
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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX
HILL DIRECTORY COMPANY, publishers of Southeastern Directories (publishers of the Wilson Directory since 1908), presents to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1963 edition of the Wilson City Directory.
Confidence in the growth of Wilson's industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sec- tions of this Directory 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 co- operation 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 Wilson 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 following order: -
I. THE BUYERS' GUIDE constitutes the first major department of the Directory, printed on yellow paper. In the first section of this department grouped under appropriate headings, are included the advertisements and business cards of firms and individuals desiring to make a complete presentation of their pro- ducts or services. Following this is the Classified Business section, which em- braces a list of the names and addresses of all business and professional con- cerns of the city, arranged in alphabetical order under appropriate headings- a catalog of all the activities of the city. The Buyers' Guide represents refer- ence 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 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 sta- tus, occupation and address of each adult resident of Wilson, and the name, of- ficial personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the city.
III. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE is the third major department, 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 residences and busi- ness concerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and concerns are placed opposite the num- bers. The names of the intersecting streets appear at their respective cross- ing points on each street. Special features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the listing of telephone numbers.
IV. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY is the fourth major de- partment, printed on blue paper.
Municipal Publicity
The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the communi- ty, 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 Wilson and vicinity.
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Page numbers below refer to the Buyers' Guide Section
Agnew-Barnes Tin Shop. . .right side lines and
Page 100
Alford's E V Esso Servicenter left bottom lines and 15
Anderson, Deans & Woodard Inc .front cover, left top lines and
Anne's Flower Shop . left bottom cards and
45 102
Avenue Gardens The. . right bottom cards and
45
Bailey Radio & T V Service . . right side lines and
106
Barnes George H Tin Shop right bottom cards and 99
Barnes Truck Line Inc top stencil, right bottom lines and
111
Barnes-White Inc .
right side lines and 4
Beland R F Plumbing & Heating Contractor
. back cover,
Bill's Drive In. right top lines, 64 and 90
right bottom lines and 37
Bissette'sDrug Stores
. left bottom lines and 38
Blue Star Cab. .
right bottom lines and 105
Boykin's Upholstering Service
.right side lines and
113
Branch Banking & Trust Co . front cover, left top lines, 20, 21 and
112
Braswell Carpet Service . left bottom lines and
101
Bridgers Paint & Wallpaper Co.
.right side lines and
86
Brown Insurance Agency
right bottom lines and
68
Brown Oil Co Inc .front cover, left bottom lines,
Campbell Electrical Co . insert at Street Guide, 46 and
. right top cards and
41
Carolina Laundry & Cleaners Inc
right bottom lines and
74
Carolina Servisoft Water Conditioning Inc.
left bottom lines and
Central Shell Service
left bottom lines and
6
Cherry Hotel. .
right top lines and
B
Churchwell's Inc
left top lines and
73
Corbett Motor Co Inc
left top lines and
7
Cox Used Auto Parts.
.left side lines and
15
Darden Memorial Funeral Home.
right side lines and
50 100 75
Dixie Supply Co .
.right side lines and
30
Electric Motor Service
. left bottom lines and
38 40
Elliott T E right side lines and 85
Ellis J B & Co. right bottom lines, 42 and 108
Etheridge Plumbing Co left side lines and 91
First Union National Bank of North Carolina.
.front cover,
right top lines and 22
Five Points Nursery & Floral Co
44
Goodyear Service Store.
.right side lines and
110
Gray Concrete Pipe Co Inc.
back cover, left top lines and 32
Hackney John Agency Inc .
.left side lines and
Hackney Seat Cover Center
.left side lines and
Hamilton Funeral Home.
Hayes Robert A . .
Herring Tractor & Truck Co left top lines and
.left side lines and
Hicks & Batts Auto Service Inc
.left side lines and 9
High B J Insulation Co.
High Incorporated. . left top lines and 17
Hill Directory Company
Hillside Florist Inc. . bottom stencil, left side lines and
Home Builders Supply Co Inc front stencil, right side lines, 26 and
Hospital Saving Assn of N C .back cover, left top cards and Hotel Cherry .. right top lines and
Hunt Funeral Home Inc back cover, right top lines and
Ideal Plumbing Co . left bottom lines and
Independent Ice & Fuel Co . back cover, 24 and
48 72
Jefferson Gas & Appliance Co. . left top lines and
60
Jim's Camera Center left bottom lines and 62
Johnson Furniture Co Inc. .left side lines and
56
61
Carolina Propane Gas Co Inc .
.left side lines and
58 115
Dew & Baldree Heating & Roofing .right side lines and Dixie Letter Service. .right side lines and
Ellen's Electrical Service
right bottom lines and
68 8 53 69 2
right top lines, 17 and 65 36 43 76
67 B 51 92
Investors Diversified Services Inc. .right side lines and
66
Atlantic Savings & Loan Association front cover, left side lines and
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Jones Cooling & Heating Inc left top lines and 3
Jones John H Painting Contractor .left side lines and 87
Jordan Construction Co .left side lines and 33
Joyner's Funeral Home back cover, left top lines and
Joyner's Memorial Co.
.right side lines and
79 95
Linstone Inc
right top lines and
27
M & W Grocery
.left side lines and
63 23
Mar-Gill.
right bottom lines and
35 98
Midwood Restaurant
right side lines and
48
Milan Oil Co .
Moore's Auto Body & Paint Shop. right bottom lines and
10
Newton Mutual Insurance Agency. . left bottom lines and 71
Nowell's Sports Summit Motors .left side lines and
57 104 31
Pinkie's Wash' N Dry
left top lines and 114
Purity Bakery Inc. right top lines and
18
A and Quinn R E & Co .
54
Red Bird Cab Inc
right side lines and
105 89
Reid W C & Co. . .
Robbins Jewelry & Music. .right side lines and
80
Sandifer-Batts Pontiac Co front lip margin and
11
Sealtest Foods Southern Division. right top lines and 34
Shackelford Paving Co. .
Insert at name in Alphabetical Section and
Sherwin-Williams Co The
right side lines and
Smith Elton C.
. left bottom lines and
Smith Transfer Co
left bottom cards and
Southern Auto Supply Co Inc .
right side lines and
Southern Testing & Research Laboratories
.right side lines and
98
Starr The Florist. .
.left side lines and
44 28 25
Strickland H H.
back cover, right top lines and
59
right bottom lines and Swift & Co.
Taylor E E
Thomas-Yelverton Co. front cover
front cover
Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Home
.left side lines and 93
Tire Service Inc.
left top lines and
16
Townsend R E & Co .
back lip margin, left top cards and
94 70
United T V & Electronics Service Co.
left bottom cards and
72
Vester & Barnes Upholstery Service .
.left side lines and
113 107
Welfare R C Oil Co.
right bottom lines, 49 and
84 104
Wells Redmond Mobile Home Moving Sta
.right side lines and
Wells Texaco Service Station
.right side lines and
104 31 16
Western Auto Associate Store.
.right side lines and
Whitehead Insurance Agency Inc
front cover, right top lines and
39
Williams Lumber Co. .
right side lines, 29 and
Wilson Air Service & Sales Inc.
.backbone, right side lines and
77 5 97 24 Z
Wilson Chamber of Commerce The
Wilson Daily Times The .left side lines and
81 41
Wilson Feed Mill Inc.
Wilson Furniture Co. .left side lines and
Wilson Insurance & Realty Co. 71 and
85
Wilson Petroleum Co . back cover, left side lines, 47 and
103
Wilson Savings & Loan Assns The .left side lines and
103
Wilson "66" Service. . .left side lines and
13
Wilson Starter & Generator Service. .right side lines and
30
Wilsonian The .
.right side lines and Winbon's Gulf Service
14
78
Thompson George A Plumbing Co Inc.
. front cover and 109
Tyson-Thompson Insurance Agency
.right side lines and
W N C T Television Station
. left bottom lines and
Weslin Clothiers Inc .
. left top lines, 70 and 95
Whitley's Electric Service
Wilson Board of Realtors. .
Wilson Broom & Mop Co Inc.
.left side lines and
56 96
Wilson Oil Corp. . right bottom lines and
83
Stephenson Millwork Co Inc
left bottom lines and
88 86 71 79 110 12
Nu-Art Sign.
O & P Manufacturing Co .left side lines and
52
Lamm Cecil B & Co
left bottom lines, 69 and
Mello Ice Cream Co
Smith-Dillard Agency .
Suburban Rulane Gas Co of N C Inc
84
Tobacco City Motors Inc
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Winstead Wade H Typewriter & Adding Machine Service .
Page
Woodall L C .
30
right bottom lines and 55 Woodard C Co Inc. right side lines and 82 Woodard P L & Co Inc.
.left side lines and 42
Yvonne's Hair Styling
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WILSON
"WORLD'S GREATEST TOBACCO MARKET: THE CITY OF BEAUTIFUL TREES"
(Courtesy Wilson Chamber of Commerce)
Statistical Review
Form of Government-City manager-aldermanic.
Population-1960 Census, 28,753. American-born, 99%. Predominating nationalities of foreign-born residents - Greek, Lebanese, and Albanian.
Area-7.02 square miles.
Altitude-145 feet above sea level.
Climate-Average annual temperature, 60.8 degrees F .; average rainfall, 48.1 inches annually.
Parks-12 public.
Assessed Valuation-$53,644,569 (1962).
Bonded Debt-$7,423,000 (5/31/63).
Financial Data-Three banks with resources in excess of $650,000,000.
Postal Receipts-$357,621.40 (1962).
Churches-24, representing 12 denominations.
Industry-Principal manufactured products: textiles, garments, bus and truck bodies, agricultural implements, fertilizers, vegetable oil, concrete pipe and blocks, and food products. Ninety-eight manufacturing plants in the city and county provide year round work for 5,500 employees, and seasonal employment, principally in tobacco redrying plants, for 2,500 workers.
Trade Area-Retail trade 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) - the Wilson Daily Times.
Radio Stations-WGTM (5,000 watts), WVOT, (1,000 watts), and WLLY (1,000 watts).
Hotels and Motels-One hotel with 158 rooms, 13 motels with total of 364 rooms.
Railroads-Two, Atlantic Coast Line and Norfolk & Southern
Motor Freight Lines-Seven.
Highways-U. S. 117, 264, 301, N. C. State 42 and 58.
Amusements-Largest auditorium in city (Junior High School) seats 1,- 400. Four motion picture theatres; one drive-in theatre; two 18 hole golf courses one 9 hole golf course; three swimming pools; one amusement park with out- door skating rink; bowling alley; miniature golf course.
Hospitals-Three, with 200 beds. New county hospital with 250 beds will be completed in early 1964.
Education-Atlantic Christian College, fully accredited; 10 public schools including two senior high schools, and one junior high; three parochial schools; the Wilson Industrial Education Center.
City Statistics-Total street mileage, 109 miles with 83 miles paved. Miles of gas mains, 752; sewers, 802. Number of water meters, 8,335; light meters, 10,062; gas meters, 3,289. Capacity of water works (municipal), 10,- 000,000 gallons; daily average pumpage, 4,225,000 gallons; miles of mains, 1162; value of electric, gas, and water property, $15,421,923.67. Fire depart- ment has 37 men, with 3 stations and 7 pieces of motor equipment. Police de- partment has 43 men with 1 station and 8 pieces of motor equipment.
General Summary
Wilson was incorporated January 29, 1849, and is known as "The World's Greatest 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 busi- ness enterprise for the owners. From the beginning, Wilson proved popular as a tobacco market. That this popularity has increased is evidenced by Wilson's phenomenal growth in this respect. Although a tobacco center, Wilson has other industries that contribute materially to its payroll and welfare.
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Aerial View of Business Area of Wilson
Wilson is the county seat of Wilson County, and the largest of ten town- ships. 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 57,716.
Industries
To trace the background of Wilson's industrial program, special refer- ence should be made to its first industry, established in 1854 under the name of Hackney Bros., engaged in the manufacture of buggies. In keeping with this development, Hackney Bros. discontinued the manufacture of buggies in 1919, reorganizing under the name of Hackney Bros. Body Co. Since that time this company has engaged in manufacturing the latest types of commercial bus and refrigerated bodies. Industrial growth over the years has contributed greatly to the economy of the area. There are now 98 manufacturing plants in Wilson and Wilson County employing some 5,500 persons. Principal products are food, textiles, apparel, lumber and wood, fertilizers, concrete, truck and bus bodies, transportation equipment, agricultural implements, livestock feeds and elec- tronic equipment.
Wilson, World's Greatest Tobacco Market
More than anything else, tobacco has given Wilson an international repu- tation, for it is "The World's Greatest 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 light- ed 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 are then placed in long rows on the warehouse floor. The auctioneer and the buyers then walk along the rows and each basket is sold in- dividually 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 1962 season, the Wilson market sold 75,899,682 pounds for $46,607,747.96, an average of $61.41 per hundred pounds.
Wilson has nine tobacco redrying plants and four plants which pack and ship the green tobacco. These redrying plants are capable of processing 3,- 000,000 pounds daily and handle tobacco from markets throughout the bright- leaf 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
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Scene in a Tobacco Warehouse, in America's Largest Bright Leaf Tobacco Market
through a steam bath which raises the moisture content to approximately 11%. It is then packed in large hogsheads holding an average of 950 pounds each. Af- ter this processing, 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% of its income derived directly or indirectly from agriculture. The principal crops are to- bacco, cotton and corn. Livestock production is rapidly increasing in impor- tance. In 1959, Swift & Company opened a major meat packing plant, which pro- cesses 175,000 hogs, 35, 000 cattle, and 35, 000 calves annually.
CVC.PAL BUILDING-
Wilson's Municipal Building
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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 Novem- ber, 1954 Ralston Purina Co. established a modern mill capable of producing 100,000 tons of livestock feeds. Nutrena Mills, Inc. recently completed a 100- ton daily plant for the manufacture of complete animal feed formulas.
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 serving Wil- son 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 distribution 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 elec- tric distribution lines outside the corporate limi.s. The city electric depart- ment serves more than 5,000 rural customers and furnishes electricity whole- sale to six other communities, The city utilities, including land, buildings, and distribution systems, are valued at $15,421,923.67. The electric plant has the Iatest 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, insuring an uninterrupted supply of power. Wilson's water supply is taken from two reservoirs supplied by Contentnea Creek and Toisnot Creek. The 311 square mile watershed has proved adequate to meet the city's needs even in times of severe drought. The filtering plant has a capacity of 10,000, 000 gallons a day, to meet present requirements of 4,225,000 gallons daily. A new filtering plant which has a capacity of 4, 000,000 gallons per day has just been completed.
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