Nelsons' Salisbury, North Carolina City Directory [1960], Part 1

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Nelsons' Salisbury NORTH CAROLINA

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VOLUME 38

1960

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POPULATION OF METROPOLITAN SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA 41,014 As Of May 27, 1960

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INTRODUCTION

Nelsons' Directory Company, Inc., publishers of your city directory, takes pleasure in present- ing the 1960 edition to the general public. A large force of trained enumerators and solicitors worked diligently in the preparation of this volume and we are confident that the result is an authentic and useful city directory.

We have faith in the continued growth of your city and we believe that our directory will take its place as one of the vital instruments for the advancement of your community. Subsequent editions will be issued promptly and regularly.

This volume is an example of the LARN type of city directory as originated and developed by the Nelsons' Directory Company, Inc. In the mod- ern business world with its greatly changed sales and credit systems, the old type of directory has become completely obsolete. In adapting the di- rectory to modern conditions the Nelsons' organi- zation is the pioneer. The excellent city directory which your city now has is the result of the pro- gressive spirit of this company and its accurate interpretation of modern business requirements.

FIVE DIVISIONS OF THE BOOK

The principal parts of Nelsons' Directory are as follows :

1. The Buyers' Guide and Business Directory Section contains the names of all business firms, industrial plants and professional men and women. Also shown in this section are display advertise- ments and professional cards, arranged in alphabetical order under their properly classified business headings. In addition to the above, the names of nationally advertised brands and trade- mark articles with the name and address of the local distributor, or agent, are listed. It also contains the announcements of churches, schools, clubs, lodges, associations and other civic institut- ions.

2. The Resident Directory contains most of the data concerning the individual. The wife's name is given in parenthesis, and the number of dependents under 16 is shown as well as the own- ership of homes. This is followed by position, place of employment and home address.

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3. The Householders' Directory contains a complete directory of streets and avenues, prop- erly located, gives the names of all householders arranged as they come upon the streets and avenues, indicates ownership of property.

4. Rural Route Directory contains names of all rural residents.

5. Numerical Telephone Directory contains telephone numbers arranged in numerical sequ- ence.

SPECIAL LARN FEATURES

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Number of dependents under sixteen

Designation of home ownership

Designation of Race

Nationally Advertised Brands

Telephone Numbers on Street Guide

Telephone Numbers in Numerical Sequence

Rural Routes

Number of people in each house or apartment shown on Street Guide.

In addition to these valuable features, the LARN type of directory is more conservatively styled, printed on better paper and more beauti- fully bound, arranged for more convenient use and contains a much more complete civic section.

THE HOUSEHOLDERS' SUPPLEMENT

After including every conceivable feature which would tend to make the directory as useful and attractive as possible, the originators of the LARN type of directory made one more bold stroke-they established a guaranteed HOME circulation for advertising matter by issuing the Householders' Supplement and mailing it to the homes of the community. Every advertisement which appears in a Nelsons' Directory also ap- pears in the Householders' Supplement, making the Nelsons' Directory "America's greatest dollar-for-dollar advertising medium today."

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EXPLANATION

All people sixteen years or over are listed.

Wives are listed with husbands, the wife being shown in parenthesis as follows: Smith Robt R (Mary L).

The number of children under sixteen years is shown after the wife's name as follows: Smith Robt R (Mary L) 3.

The @ both in the resident directory and the householders' directory designates ownership of the home.

In case of a natural widow this fact is shown with the name of the deceased husband in parenthesis, when possible, as follows: Smith Mary L (wid Robt R).

The occupation and place of employment are shown as follows: Smith Robert R (Mary L) clk Hub Clothing Co.

The residence of each person is shown "h" denoting a householder or head of the family, "r" de- noting people in the home.

Married women, engaged in some other occupation than housekeeping, are listed individually in addition to their regular listing with their husbands, as follows: Smith Mary (Mrs Robt R) bkpr Henry Jones & Co r 210 Main.

Names in heavy type denote patrons of the directory and are usually the leading firms in each line of business.

Colored is shown by a @. The publishers are very careful in using this, but do not assume any re- sponsibility in case of error.

This directory contains all the regular departments of the modern city directory and many features used by no other publisher in the United States.

The classified business directory lists each firm according to line of business.

The numerical street directory lists each street alphabetically and each house according to num- ber, with the street intersections as they appear. After each householder's name will be found his tele- phone number. In case he has no telephone the nearest telephone may be found. The @ denotes house- holders who own the houses in which they live. By using the street guide as a mailing list, a thorough coverage of the city will be obtained without any duplication of names.

The buyers' guide carries the printed messages of the city's leading business and professional firms arranged alphabetically according to classifications.

This directory shows the approximate population and environs at the present time.

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Salisbur

North Carolina

Solisbury, in Rowon County, North Corolino, is one of the South's oldest cities, freshened with new spirit, services ond focilities.

In the period since 1950 twenty-five new industrial plonts hove begun operotion in the city ond county. These diversified poyrolls in- clude ospholtic products, oir conditioning, fine furniture, light weight building oggregotes, metol ownings, children's gorments, luggoge, upholstered furniture, Hi-Fi cobinets, equip- ment for the ceromics industry, boxes, swim- weor, blouses, cloy products, bottlers oppli- onces, custom hydroulics, textile mochinery and others.

The lorge VA Hospitol octivoted in 1955 will soon be operating ot copacity, ond its $2.9 mil- lion onnuol poyroll hos helped stobilize the community economy.

Importont notionol highwoy developments through Rowon County odd volue to the Solis- bury orea for monufocturing ond distribution location os does its modern poved oirport with

runway extending neorly one mile. Feeder oir- line service is being solicited. A $10,000.000 industriol development survey was performed for Salisbury and Rowon County by prominent New York-Chicago engineers who specialize in plont locotion. The city ond country are co- operating in connection with o Plonning Boord to ossist in logicol exponsion of population, housing ond industry in and around Solisbury.

Salisbury hos recently won trophies ond cash owards for outstanding progress in civic im- provements ond sociol odvancement progroms. New developments in the shopping area in- clude new deportment stores, large porking lots, new shopping center, and modernizotions among severol retoil firms and services.

With all the natural advantages of Piedmont location, access to utilities, non-defense work- ing populotion, plus greot improvement on every front, Solisbury ond Rowon County, offers one of the best communities in the nation for growth opportunities.

"Salisbury Is The Place . . .

Where Location Pays An Extra Dividend."

ROWAN COUNTY COURT HOUSE

HISTORY

Salisbury and Rowan County share in the earliest history of this progressive state and it is a history that the descendants of the earliest settlers and the people of today may well be proud to tell the world. The County was first settled in 1720 by Protestants from Moravia and a few years later, Scotch and Irish migrat- ed here from their mother country. These were later followed in 1745 by a steady flow of Germans.

The County of Rowan was established at the session of the general assembly of the province of North Carolina on March 27, 1753. Thirty counties in Western North Carolina were later formed from Rowan County. The first Court-the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions -met in Rowan in 1753, the same year of the organization of the county. The first court house was erected in 1756 and old records dating back as far as 1750 are still in file in the office of the register of deeds. The deed for Salisbury Township was granted February 11, 1755, and it is a point of interest to note that as early as 1757 Salisbury boasted of traffic laws.

Salisbury and Rowan County were especially active during the Revolutionary War and in 1781 Lord Cornwallis made temporary head- quarters here. General Nathaniel Greene oc- cupied Salisbury immediately before the arrival of Cornwallis' army. In the spring of 1791 George Washington visited Salisbury.

Near Salisbury today stands the remains of one of the South's most outstanding relics- "The Old Stone House"-a large building con- structed of native granite, built somewhat in the style of a fort, and occupied by Michael

Braun, the forerunner of many of the Browns in the city today.

A national cemetery is located in Salisbury in which Federal soldiers held prisoners by the Confederacy here, Spanish American War vet- erans and World War veterans are buried.

"Boone's Cave," where the pioneer Daniel Boone sought refuge from the Indians, is locat- ed north of the city near the Yadkin River and "Old Trading Ford" on the Yadkin River, estab- lished before the Declaration of Independence, is also north of the city.

West of Salisbury, in the graveyard of the Old Third Creek Presbyterian Church, is the modest grave of Peter Stuart Ney, well-known school teacher who came to this country from France and is believed by many to be Marshal Ney, Napoleon's "right hand" man. He was supposed to have been executed for treason to Louis XVII of France, but many believe he escaped through connivance with the firing squad and then came to this country, taking up residence in North Carolina.

Andrew Jackson, at one time President of the United States, studied law in this city.

The mother of James K Polk, eleventh Presi- dent of the United States, was born and reared in Rowan County.

The Rowan Museum, 116 South Jackson Street, contains many items of great historical significance, tastefully arranged for conveni- ent viewing. It is open to the public.

The Rowan Memorial Library on West Fisher Street has a wealth of records and books dat- ing back to the very early days of Rowan County. These data are efficiently catalogued and frequently used by many geneologists and historians.

GOVERNMENT

Since 1927 the city has operated under a City Council-Manager form of government. The Council is composed of five members elected at large. The Council elects a mayor from its own membership and appoints the City Man- ager, who is the administrative head of the city.

Salisbury has a municipal water system ample to supply pure water to care for the

city's needs; a modern sewer system ond dis- posol plont; efficient police deportment with every modern focility for the detection ond prevention of crime.

The fire deportment hos long been o source of pride to the city ond through its efficiency has compiled throughout the post number of yeors on envioble record.

Solisbury ond Rowon County hos a well- orgonized heolth deportment, ronking omong the best in the South, and now centered on W. Innes Street in o modern $285,000 building.

INDUSTRIAL

The foct that Solisbury Rowon is o monu- focturing community of importance is evidenc- ed by the presence of more than 111 diversified industries located here, monufocturing o very wide voriety of products and giving employ- ment to opproximately 17,500 employees with a total onnuol payroll of opproximotely $70,- 000,000.

Solisbury businesses hove o highly diversi- fied industriol structure. Soops, combed yarns, cotton bottings, shirting, furniture, wash cloths, rubber rolls, hosiery, rubber hose, rubber print- ing plates, lumber and millwork, florists' sup- plies, pocking plont products, flour and feeds, poving blocks, building ceromics, refrigerotion equipment, beveroge syrups, proprietory med- icines, bokery products, costings ond mochine duroble goods, printing ond publishing, build- ing ond monumentol gronites, cotton and royon finishing, ond mony other products ond types of business help to moke o rich industrial ond commerciol community.

Bolfour Pink Gronite, recognized os the hordest gronite obtoinoble, is soid to be quor- ried exclusively near Solisbury ond hos been used in the construction of monuments ond buildings throughout the world.

Solisbury is locoted ot the center of the im- mense system of the Duke Power Compony (including power doms ond steom plonts), which provides procticolly on unlimited source of power of exceptionolly low rotes. Anticipot- ing demonds for increosed power in this oreo, the copocity of the Buck Streom plont hos been increosed to 460,000 KW, largest in the system todoy.

AGRICULTURAL

Rowon County hos 272,591 ocres of lond in forms, (1949). The Stote estimotes thot there ore 16,872 people living on Rowon lond trocts of three or more ocres. Forming is highly me- chonized, ond crop diversificotion shows o modern conception of best methods. Doirying is o principol octivity, supported by small groins ond cover crops. Growing seoson ronge is fovoroble, soil structure ond moisture shows desiroble chorocteristics, ond weother extremes ore rorely prolonged. Rowan leads the South in the growing of Lespedezo ond leods the South in the production of wheot crop, includ- ing ocreage ond yield. Rurol highways ore ropidly being surfoced, homes in the county are modern, ond equipped with lights ond telephone.

DISTRIBUTION

Probobly no city in the South has better distribution facilities than Salisbury. The Spencer Tronsfer, the largest freight tronsfer terminal south of Philodelphia, is located ot the Southern Railwoy's plont, where merchandise is assembled from all over Piedmont North Corolina, unlooded and relooded into through- pockoge cors ond troins going to the principal commerciol centers of the United Stotes.

Exceptionol focilities are offered by motor express service. Modern well-poved highways radiating in all directions give odditional weight to Solisbury's claim as a distributing center and afford speedy motor express service to all points.

ONE OF SALISBURY'S NEWEST INDUSTRIAL PLANTS, CAROLINA FORGE, INC., LOCATED ON INTERSTATE 85.

CATAWBA COLLEGE LIBRARY EDUCATIONAL

Salisbury's educatianal facilities are af the best and mast modern, having five white pub- lic schaols, including a high school, and three Negro schaals, including a high schaal. Other educational institutions include: Catawba Col- lege, fully credited by the Southern Association af Calleges and Secandary Schools, offering a full four-year caurse in Liberal Arts. The Salis- bury Business Callege, which pravides excellent commercial and secretarial training, alsa the Salisbury Commercial College. Livingstone Col- lege (Southern Assaciatian Class A) offers Negra citizens a faur-year curriculum. $4,000,- 000 is being spent ta madernize the lacal schaal system.

The Rawan County Public Library, located in Salisbury, has experienced a steady growth in recent years and under the guiding hand of a capable librarian this institution is rendering a great service ta Salisbury and Rowan County. The library facilities are widely used.

A new community library, lacated at the carner of Church and Fisher Streets, pravides a new hame for the center's excellent library service, and the new facility includes meeting room space for civic and arts groups. A new $100,000 library has been built for our Negra citizens, alsa.

CIVIC AND FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS

Many of the leading fraternal organizations are represented by strang local chapters.

Civic organizations include: Rotary, Kiwanis, Civitan, Lions, and Altrusa Clubs. American Legion and Auxiliary, Waman's Club, Junior Waman's Club, Merchants Association and Chambers of Commerce.

RADIO-NEWSPAPER-TELEVISION

WSTP am/fm (MBS) and WSAT (ABC)) are the community's aggressive cammercial radio services. THE SALISBURY EVENING POST, pub- lished as an evening daily, and THE SALISBURY SUNDAY POST is ane of the mast modern news- papers in the country. Area televisian statians are received in the community. Radio cam- munication systems are effectively used by city, county and state law enforcement afficers in the lacal area.

CHURCHES

A lust af principal denaminatians is avail- able at the Chamber af Commerce office, N. Main Street.

HOSPITALS

The new VA Haspital has been activated. Designed as a neurapsychiatric facility, the 1,128-bed haspital is lacated on a mare than 450-acre site naw incarparated inta the Salis- bury city limits, near the Statesville entrance ta the city. Camprising nineteen buildings, the vast haspital plan is one af the mast madern in the United States, and will serve North Cara- lina's 4,000,000 papulatian-qualified veterans of this populatian. The faculty is expected ta

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serve the medical growth of Salisbury. The Rowan Memorial Hospital has undergone an expansion. The medical staff offers excellent qualification, and several specialized medical services are available. The Hospital participates in the Duke Endowment and offers many advantages not available elsewhere.

RECREATION

A planned recreation program in the Salis- bury community is under professional direction of a paid staff, and some $35,000 to $40,000 is expended annually for these activities. An outstanding golf course is located at the Salis- bury Country Club (membership basis). The city has five theatres, active college and school sports, swimming, fishing and boating at large High Rock Lake in the county; City Park and Mirror Lake for picnicing and varied games. Salisbury is near the Blue Ridge Mountains, and about two hundred miles from the Atlantic Coast. These resort areas are frequently utilized by Salisbury residents.

A $533,000 modern "Y" center with out- standing health club and recreation facilities was opened recently at 220 N. Fulton. Visitors welcome.

HE WEST SIDE OF TOWN.

THE NEW KNOX JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

HOTELS AND MOTELS

The Yadkin Hotel, 160 rooms, The Empire Hotel, 70 rooms, Ramblers Rest Motel, 22 units, Midway Court, 21 units are recommended for lodging. The city has modern restaurants and cafes and a $490,000 72-unit Holiday Inn with swimming pool.

INFORMATION

For lists of manufacturers, information about retail shops and services, and general economic and historic data about the Salisbury com- munity, visit or write the Chamber of Com- merce, Community Building, North Main Street, Salisbury, North Carolina. (Telephone ME 3-4221.)

SALISBURY'S CITY GOVERNMENT

The City Council meets twice each month on the first and third Tuesdays. The meetings are held in the Council Meeting Room of the Municipal Building on West Kerr Street.

- ORGANIZATION -

The entire membership of the Council is elect- ed every two years in a General Municipal Election. The Council members elect one of their number to serve as Mayor and one member to serve as Vice-Mayor.

The Board and Commissions appointed by the Mayor ond City Council are made up of citizens who are willing to give their time and energy to the service of their community. These Board and Commission members deserve the wholehearted thanks of every Salisbury citizen.

The City Treasurer-Tax Collector and his staff collect and disburse about one and three- quarter million dollars each year. He and the members of his staff work very closely with the

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City Manager and the City Attorney in matters pertaining to the collection of overdue taxes and licenses, and in the temporary investment of funds that are to be used at some later date.

As taxes and other income is collected, it is apportioned ond deposited to the funds from which it is later to be disbursed.

The City deposits its money in all of the local banks. Separate accounts are set up in most instances. When it is apparent that a certain amount will not be needed for several months, that sum is invested in U. S. Government Se- curities or Certificates of Deposits for three or six months. The interest received from the in- vestment is added to the account from which the investment was made. The amount ap- pears in the Annual Audit as surplus to be used in subsequent years.

New street construction continued at a very fast pace during 1959. A total of 11,468 linear feet (26 blocks) was paved with perman- ent-type povement and with concrete curb and gutter. The new construction work is done with regular street forces with exception of the concrete curb and gutter. The concrete work is done by a contractor.

At the end of the year there was an addi- tional 4,880 linear feet of new pavement under construction but not yet finished.

Older streets came in for attention too. Last year the City resurfaced and, in some in- stances, widened 5,462 linear feet of streets (123/4 blocks).

Plans are being made to extend Brenner Avenue across the tracks of the Southern Rail- road near the Veterans Administration Hospital to provide easier access to the Southwestern part of the City. Electric gates and warning lights will be installed.

THE CITY'S PAVING POLICY

Petitions for paving signed by owners repre- senting 75% of the front footage in a block will be accepted when those signing agree to pay for their concrete curb and gutter ($1.60 per front foot). The balance of the frontage will be assessed against the property. Under a Special Act of the Legislature, the City Council may assess 100% of the paving cost to pave "con- necting links" where existing paved streets are separated by a short distance of dirt street.

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Nelsons' Salisbury, North Carolina City Directory [1960], Part 1

Author: Publication date: 1960 Publisher: Nelsons' Directory Co. Number of Pages: 792

Author:
Publication date: 1960
Publisher: Nelsons' Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 792