Hill's Wilson (Wilson County, N.C.) City Directory [1960], Part 2

Author: Hill Directory Company.
Publication date: 1960
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 984

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tional water for new and expanding industries. The filtering plant has a capacity of 6,000,000 gallons a day, to meet present requirements of 3,000,000 gallons a day.

Educational Facilities

Wilson and Wilson County have a fine school system, with attractive buildings and an excellent staff. The city system consists of two high schools, one junior high school, and seven elementary schools. Since 1949, over $2,500,000 has been spent on the construction of new schools in the city system.

Atlantic Christian College, fully accredited, located in Wilson, offers four-year college courses to Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees. It also offers a one-year secretarial course and night school classes in a variety of subjects.

An industrial trade school has been established by the city and county to develop vocations and further the train- ing of craftsmen employed in local industries.

The City of Beautiful Trees

Wilson is known as "The City of Beautiful Trees," and though there are many residence streets in the city with a variety of lovely trees, Nash street is considered the most

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beautiful, with Park Avenue deserving special recognition. Over a period of years several geographic and pictorial magazines have written special articles and given particular reference to Nash Street and have designated it as one of the seven most beautiful residential streets in the world. To the students of nature and especially to those who ad- mire beautiful trees, Nash Street is a real attraction. It offers an assortment of trees as follows: pecan, birch, magnolia, walnut, umbrella, liveoak, cypress, hickory, pine, dogwood and willow oak. On spacious lawns in front of beautiful homes, these trees are found growing amid nu- merous kinds of shrubbery and many colored flowers.

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Churches

There are 21 churches in Wilson, with the following denominations represented: Baptist, Christian, Church of God, Church of Latter-Day Saints, Episcopal, Jewish, Lutheran, Methodist, Pentecostal, Holiness, Presbyterian, Salvation Army, Roman Catholic, Seventh-Day Adventist.

Housing

Wilson has one up-to-date hotel with 158 rooms, several boarding houses, numerous good apartment houses, and excellent motels.

Theatres

Wilson has four theatres for white people and one for negroes, each well equipped, with a combined seating capa- city of 3,175. There are two drive-in theatres.

Radio Stations

Wilson is the home of Radio Station WGTM (World's Greatest Tobacco Market). The station operates on a fre- quency of 590 kilocycles. Wilson is also the home of WVOT, which operates on a frequency of 1420 kilocycles. Both stations have made outstanding contributions to the civic and social welfare of the city and county.

Television

WNCT, Channel 9, with transmitter and studios in Greenville, and WITN, Channel 7, with studios in Washing- ton, N. C. provide television for the Wilson area. Both stations operate with power of 300,000 watts.

Hospitals

Wilson has 3 hospitals with a total of 186 beds. The Eastern North Carolina Sanatorium, a state tuberculosis hospital, is located in Wilson. This 550 bed hospital serves patients from throughout eastern North Carolina.

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Wilson's Modern Recreation Center

Recreation

Wilson is well supplied with recreation facilities. These include a modern stadium, with a seating capacity of 3,500, which is used for both baseball and football, as well as other outdoor events. Recreation Park, covering 15 acres, has a large swimming pool, lighted tennis courts, lighted softball diamond, baseball diamond, picnic areas, play-

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ground equipment and a lighted area for activities such as basketball, volleyball, shuffleboard and other sports. Two well equipped recreational buildings were completed in 1958. The city also has three other parks and several neigh- borhood playgrounds. The city has a trained staff of full time workers in the recreation department. The Wilson Country Club has an 18 hole golf course, swimming pool and tennis courts.

Library

In 1921 the Department of Literature of the Woman's Club established a free public library in Wilson. Since 1935 the library has been sponsored by the city and county. It is located in a modern building on the edge of the business district and has a collection of approximately 50,000 vol- umes.

Public Buildings

All executive and administrative offices of the city of Wilson are located in the Municipal Building, constructed in 1940 at a cost of $127,000. The Wilson County Court- house, constructed in 1924 is located in the center of the business district.

Government

Wilson is governed by a mayor and six aldermen who are elected for two-year terms. The administrative head of the city government is a city manager, who is appointed by the board of aldermen.

Retail and Wholesale Trade

Wilson is the retail shopping center for a large agri- cultural section. In 1959, retail sales in the city totaled $38, 513,000, according to Sales Management "Survey Of Buying Power." More than 300 retail establishments are available to serve the needs of the public.

Wilson's Future

It is pointed out by many that Wilson has a bright future, due to its ideal locations, transportation facilities, agricultural, and natural resources, all of which are impor- tant factors in attracting new industries. It would appear that Wilson is in position for industrial development, and many manufacturers are considering Wilson as a distribu- ting center for their products, as eastern North Carolina can be so well served from this point. Many traveling men make Wilson their headquarters because of the convenience of serving their territory from here. As the "King of Tobac- co" Wilson may some day be engaged in the manufacture of many tobacco products. The people of Wilson are thinking in terms of expansion and commercial develop- ment and are most optimistic as to their city's future.

Wilson Chamber of Commerce

The Wilson Chamber of Commerce is recognized as one of the outstanding trade associations in eastern North Carolina. During the past dozen years it has been a con- tributing factor to the progress of Wilson and Wilson County.

The Wilson Chamber of Commerce also serves as a clearing house and general bureau of information. Head- quarters for the Chamber are located in its own building at 220 Broad Street.

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Hill's Wilson (Wilson County, N.C.) City Directory [1960], Part 2

Author: Hill Directory Company. Publication date: 1960 Publisher: Hill Directory Co. Number of Pages: 984

Author: Hill Directory Company.
Publication date: 1960
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 984