Hill's Winston-Salem (Forsyth County, N.C.) City Directory [1958], Part 3

Author: Hill Directory Company.
Publication date: 1958
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 1560

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INTRODUCTION

General Business Facts

Building permits in 1957 totaled $19,826, 159, postal receipts in 1957, $1,659,090. Domestic electricity is supplied adequately for present and future needs.

Community Life

Winston-Salem was built by a home-loving, civic-minded people. Thus, through the years, great institutions have grown steadily adding their influence and stability to the making of a wholesome, well- rounded community life. Winston-Salem is known for its many churches, good schools, and beautiful homes.

Churches and Religious Denominations

Often called the city of churches, Winston-Salem has 218 churches representing some twenty de- nominations. Every section of the city is graced with lovely church buildings in attractive grounds, ranging from the old Home Moravian Church to the large, modern Baptist and Methodist structures called the finest in the South.

Churches numbered according to denomination include Baptist 79; Catholic 4; Christian Science 1; Church of Christ 8; Episcopal 3; Greek Orthodox 1; Jewish 2; Lutheran 4; Methodist 25; Moravian 15; Presbyterian 10 and others 58.

Schools and Colleges

Also called the city of good schools, Winston-Salem long ago recognized the need for adequate edu- cation. Today, 26 public elementary and junior high and four high schools serve the city. The buildings are attractive, well-equipped, and set in spacious grounds providing adequate facilities.

Salem Academy is a day and boarding school for girls. There are two business colleges, one pri- vate elementary school, two parochial schools, and kindergartens, music schools, and trade schools. Four colleges are located in the city: Salem College, one of the nation's oldest leading four-year colleges for women, founded in 1772; Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest College, four- year medical school: Winston-Salem Teachers College, co-educational Negro institution; and Wake For- est College, a 123-year old, four-year college for men and women. The college is located in a new, modern plant housing 2,000 students. It moved to its new campus during the summer of 1956.

City Government

Winston-Salem has the council-manager type of city government. The city is incorporated, opera- ting at present upon a charter codified and revised in 1927, with amendments made since. The city is divided into eight wards, with one alderman being elected biennially from each ward, making the gov- erning body of the city a board of aldermen of eight plus the mayor. The Board of Aldermen appoints the city manager.

Municipal Iris Gardens, Winston-Salem

County Government

Five commissioners, elected for two-year terms make up a board of commissioners who serve as the governing body of Forsyth County.

The county is divided into twelve townships and 32 precincts. All qualified voters of North Carolina who have lived in North Carolina for one year and in any voting precinct of Forsyth County for four months are eligible to vote in county clections.

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Cherry Trees in Bloom in Gardens of Reynolda Estate.

Hospitals and Medical Facilities

Three first-class hospitals, City Memorial, Kate Bitting Reynolds Memorial, and North Carolina Baptist, have a total of 934 beds. There are three convalescent homes in the city, the City-County Health Clinic, and the full-time City and County Health Department with splendid records in disease-prevention. Graylyn, a 35-bed psychiatric hospital, off Reynolda Rd., is a part of the Bowman Gray School of Medi- cine.

Recreational Facilities

Twenty-six parks and playgrounds, with a total of 536 acres, have athletic fields, picnic areas, and special amusement features. The largest park is Reynolds, one of the South's finest municipal recrea- tional centers. The city has an average of more than ten acres of playground for each public school.

Numerous amateur and "semi-pro" baseball, basketball and soft ball teams have regular schedules of games. Six eighteen-hole golf courses and a mild climate make golf a year-around sport. Nine swim- ming pools and five motion-picture theatres are located in the city. The R. J. Reynolds Memorial Audi- torium and the Bowman Gray Stadium are available for special events. The Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. provide recreational programs and the City Recreation Department conducts extensive supervised ac- tivities.

The $1,250,000 Memorial Coliseum, completed in 1955, will seat 8,000 and will bring many unusual attractions to the city. The Coliseum accommodates ice sports, agricultural shows, and conventions.

Winston-Salem is a gateway to both mountain and seashore resorts. Some of the loveliest Carolina beaches lie 225 to 250 miles east and south, while cool mountain retreats are about sixty miles west. The famed Blue Ridge Parkway, leading to Shenandoah National Park and Great Smoky Mountains National Park, is some sixty miles northwest.

Cultural Opportunities

Winston-Salem has many cultural activities and organizations. The colleges of the community pro- vide numerous concerts and lectures throughout the year. The member organizations of the Arts Council provide series and individual programs and courses. These members are Arts and Crafts Association, American Guild of Organists, Association of Artists, Children's Theatre Board, Civic Music Association, Civic Oratorio Society, Film Friends, Forsyth Singers, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Junior League, Junior Woman's Club, Maids of Melody, Woman's Club, SPEBS, Dance Forum, Gallery of Fine Arts, Little Theatre, Musical Theatre and Winston-Salem Symphony Association. The local symphony has a full-time paid conductor.

Public Library of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County has 88,486, with a branch library containing 23, - 208.

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"THE TWIN CITY"

Statistical Review

Form of Government-City Manager-Council. Incorporated as a city, Winston 1859; Salem 1856; com- bined 1913.

Population-1950 U. S. Census, 87,811.

Area-30,905 square miles.

Altitude-1,000 feet above sea level.

Climate- Mean annual temperature 58.5 degrees F .; average annual rainfall, 43.15 inches.

Parks-26, with total acreage of 536.

Assessed Valuation-$270,662,991, with $1.95 per $100 tax rate.

Bonded Debt-$15,032,000.

Financial Data-4 banks with total deposits of $530,493,329.11 (Dec. 31, 1957), total resources of $586,953,150.79 (Dec. 31, 1957), and clearings of $2,388,577,000.

Postal Receipts-$1,659,090.

Telephones in Service-56,074.

Churches-218, representing 20 denominations.

Building and Construction-2,723 permits, with total value of $19,826,159 issued in 1957. Includes county zone of 3-mile area in addition to city.

Industry-Chief industries of the city and surrounding territory: tobacco, textiles, electronic equip- ment and furniture. 284 manufacturing establishments, employing 34,000 workers, paying wages of $130, - 085,086 annually, and having products valued at $1,000,000,000 annually (1955). Principal manufactured products: cigarettes and other tobacco products, electronic equipment, hosiery, knit underwear, sleep- wear, sportswear, etc.

Trade Area-Population of 550,000; wholesale area has radius of 125 miles, and population of 4, 724, - 424.

Newspapers-2 dailies and 1 Sunday.

Radio Stations-WSJS, WTOB, WAIR, WAAA (Negro).

Television Station-WSJS-TV.

Hotels-3, with total of 630 rooms. There are a number of small hotels, but these three are the main ones.

Railroads-3: Norfolk and Western, Southern, Winston-Salem Southbound, 33 railroads maintain offices in the city.

Bus Lines-3: Atlantic Greyhound, Wilkes Transportation and Trailways.

Highways-U. S. 311, 421, 52 and 158; State 150, 109, 67 and 8.

Air Lines-3: Piedmont (home office here), Eastern and Capital.

Airports-1.

Motor Vehicle Registrations-77,292.

Amusements-Largest auditorium in city seats 2,200 persons. 5 moving-picture theatres with total seating capacity of 5,365 persons. 1 legitimate theatre with total seating capacity of 200 persons. 6 golf courses. Tanglewood Park; War Memorial Coliseum which seats 8,000 plus temporary seats which can be added: Reynolds Park.

Hospitals-4, with total of 934 beds.

Education-Salem College and Academy: Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem Teachers College (Negro) and Wake Forest College. 2 Bible Colleges. Number of public schools, 25. Number of parochial schools, approximately 7.

Public Libraries-2, with total of 111,694 volumes.

City Statistics-Total street mileage, 316.69 with 220.99 miles paved. City bus lines, 3. Number of water meters, 27,175, light meters, 91,913, gas meters, 6,087. Fire department has 180 paid men, with 7 stations. Police department has 190 men.

STATISTICAL DATA Population

Corporate limits 1950 U. S. Census . 87,811

Retail trading area .554,817

Forsyth County 1950 U. S. Census .146,135

The population is of predominately old American stock, 99.8 per cent American-born.

Climate

Mild and moderate; average of 232 clear days a year; average mean temperature of 58.1 degrees F .; temperature ranges from a norm of 38.5 degrees F. for January to a norm of 77.5 degrees for July; equally distributed rainfall averages 46.832 inches a year; average snowfall of 7.8 inches a year; few extremes in weather; minimum growing season, 180 days.

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Area

County City .

424.00 square miles 30.905 square miles

Altitude

Approximately 1,000 feet above sea level.

Topography

Gently rolling land; quick drainage.

Location

On the Piedmont Plateau in northwestern North Carolina, 45 miles south of the Virginia state line and approximately fifty miles east of the main Blue Ridge Mountains, Winston-Salem is situated almost exactly midway between Washington and Atlanta. Suited to a wide variety of farm products, the Piedmont region is an outstanding agricultural section as well as one of America's leading tobacco and textile manufacturing areas. Within a 120-mile radius of Winston-Salem are located the majority of the state's colleges and universities. The state capital, Raleigh, is 110 miles east. Winston-Salem is 540 miles by rail from New York and 312 miles from Washington.

Chamber of Commerce

The Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce is located at 106 North Cherry Street, Telephone PA5-2361. Parking in back of building off Marshall Street. Also has in building offices of Junior Chamber of Com- merce and Dairy Council of Forsyth County.

Will move into new James G. Hanes Community Center in September, 1958. Corner of Coliseum Drive and North Cherry Street.

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Hill's Winston-Salem (Forsyth County, N.C.) City Directory [1958], Part 3

Author: Hill Directory Company. Publication date: 1958 Publisher: Hill Directory Co. Number of Pages: 1560

Author: Hill Directory Company.
Publication date: 1958
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 1560