THANKS ALL OF ITS FRIENDS and neighbors for the many contacts, it and its citizens have ever had with them throughout its life of a century, January 15, 1847, to the present.
ESTIMATED POPULATION IN 1847— 100
ESTIMATED POPULATION IN 1947—28,000
AREA IN 1847— 123 ACRES
AREA IN 1947—2,963 ACRES
To freedom from fear, to freedom from want, to freedom of speech, to freedom of worship and to peace on earth and good will among men, this book is prayerfully dedicated by the people of the City of Goldsboro in the County of Wayne, the State of North Carolina and in the United States of America, in humble thankfulness for their one hundred years of democratic life and progress.
Kenneth C. Royall was born at Goldsboro, North Carolina, on July 24, 1894. He was graduated from the University of North Carolina with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1914 and from Harvard University Law School in 1917 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternities. He served as an editor of Harvard Law Review, 1915-1917.
In May, 1917, he entered the Officers’ Training Camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Field Artillery Reserve on August 15, 1917. He was assigned to the 317th Field Artillery at Camp Jackson, South Carolina. On January 17, 1918, he was promoted to first lieutenant (temporary).
He attended the Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, from April until June, 1918, then returned to the 317th Field Artillery. He also attended the 81st Division Liaison School at Camp Jackson, South Carolina.
In August, 1918, he sailed for France with the 317th Field Artillery, serving overseas until January, 1919. Upon his return to the United States, he was honorably discharged on February 25, 1919.
In civilian life, he practiced law in North Carolina and in 1937 became head of the legal firm of Royall, Gosney and Smith at Raleigh and Goldsboro, North Carolina. He is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the American Law Institute, and was president of North Carolina Bar Association, 1929-30.
He served in North Carolina State Senate in 1927 and was chairman of the Banking Committee.
On June 5, 1942, he was commissioned a colonel (temporary) in the Army of the United States and named Chief of the Legal Section, Fiscal Division, Headquarters, Services of Supply (redesignated Army Service Forces) in Washington, D. C.
In May, 1943, he was made Deputy Fiscal Director, Army Service Forces, Washington, D. C., and was promoted to brigadier general (temporary) on November 3, 1943. In April, 1945, he became Special Assistant to the Secretary of War, and on November 9, 1945, took the oath of office as Under Secretary of War, having been relieved from active duty the previous day.
On July 18, 1947, Mr. Royall was appointed Secretary of War by President Truman. His nomination was confirmed by the Senate July 19, 1947, and he took oath of office on July 24, 1947. Under the plans for the unification of the armed forces he was appointed Secretary of the Army, which duties he assumed September 15, 1947.
DECORATIONSIn November, 1945, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, with the following citation:
“Brigadier General Kenneth C. Royall performed exceptionally meritorious services from May, 1943, to November, 1945, in positions of great responsibility as Deputy Fiscal Director, Army Service Forces, and as Special Assistant to the Secretary of War. He rendered highly valuable assistance in organizing the office of the Fiscal Director and field installations furnishing fiscal assistance to the Army, as well as in the formulation and execution of basic policies and operational procedures. As Special Assistant to the Secretary of War, he undertook certain assignments requiring him to act for the Secretary and Under Secretary. He maintained contact with the Department of Justice in fraud cases involving war contractors, coordinated proposals for legislation and executive orders affecting procurement and related matters, and represented the War Department at Congressional hearings. In addition, he maintained liaison between the War Department and Congressional committees investigating various phases of procurement, supervised the selection of witnesses and presentation of evidence to these committees, coordinated visits of the legislative branch to War Department establishments, and recommended action designed to meet valid Congressional objections. In all his important assignments, General Royall discharged his responsibilities with great effectiveness, acting in the best traditions of the military service and bringing great credit to himself and the United States Army.”
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100 Years of Growth and Progress
MUNICIPAL BASEBALL PARK
Goldsboro, North Carolina
OCTOBER 5th Through 11th, 1947
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Production Staff
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119 E. Walnut St.
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108-110 E. Mulberry St.
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221 N. John St.
GOLDSBORO, N. C.
Phone 1718
165 - PHONE - 165
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Founded 1914
Paul D. Southerland
Owner and Operator
Goldsboro, N. C.
DODGE and PLYMOUTH
SALES + + + SERVICE
123 N. Center
Phone 316-J
WAYNE REALTY and INSURANCE CO., INC.
210 E. Walnut St.
Phone 159
COMPLETE REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE SERVICE
BELL-STUART FURNITURE CO.
Complete Home Furnishers
Cash or Credit
229 N. John St.
Phone 1740-J
COMMUNITY MOTORS CORP.
For
SERVICE
Phone 347
Goldsboro
W. H. GRIFFIN & SON
“Your Warmest Friends”
COAL — FUEL OIL
From 1891 — 1947
Business Founded By the Late W. H. Griffin, Sr.,
In October 1891
Heating of homes and business places in Goldsboro in the early years of this business was done by fire places and stoves, using wood principally and a small amount of coal. Deliveries were made by horses and dump carts.
Heating of homes and business places in Goldsboro in the present is done by modern steam heating plants with thermostat control, space heaters and a few fire places. Fuels used today are coal and fuel oil. Deliveries are made today by modern automobile trucks and metered fuel oil delivery trucks.
PATE-DAWSON MOTOR CO., Inc.
Sales and Service
OLDSMOBILE
MACK TRUCKS
Phone 808
Goldsboro, N. C.
YOU ARE
ALWAYS WELCOME
At
BROWN DRUG CO.
130 E. Walnut St.
Phone 591
HUGHES RADIO LABS.
Specializing in
RADIO SERVICE
206 N. Center St.
Goldsboro, N. C.
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Of
PRINCE TIRE CO.
THE GENERAL TIRE
W. Walnut St.
GURLEY MOTOR COMPANY
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PAINTING & UPHOLSTERING
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Phone 1898-J
110 E. Ash St.
GOLDSBORO
COZART PACKING CO.
PACKERS OF FINE MEATS
Since
1927
—— LOCATED AT ——
141 North Center Street
GOLDSBORO
NORTH CAROLINA
Phone 643
CENTENNIAL COMMITTEES (Continued)
We regret if we have omitted any names of committee members due to the fact that these names were not turned in before it was necessary for the program to go to press.
FRANCIS W. STANLEY
STANLEY'S FUNERAL HOME
STEEL FABRICATORS
DEWEY BROTHERS, Inc.
Founders, Machinists
Mill Supplies
Telephone 1800
Goldsboro, N. C.
DUMAS-GIDDENS OIL CO.
Distributors of PURE OIL PRODUCTS
“BE SURE WITH PURE”
Phone 234
Goldsboro, N. C.
By MAYOR SCOTT B. BERKELEY
The history of Goldsboro parallels to a great degree the history of the 962 cities of the United States of America boasting a population of from 25,000 to 50,000 souls. The same spirit which brought into being the settlement out of which grew Goldsboro, we have found welling up in the hearts and minds of men who have promoted progress since time began.
The early pioneer was a man of vision, a man with dreams, who sought to better his condition and that of his fellow man, in the years ahead, by providing a better way of life for his children, his children's children and for those around about him. Since Time began to toll the fleeting moments of man's short sojourn on this orb of ours this noble urge has scourged him. Thus came the cabins along the Neuse in the region which later became Wayne County.
Here our forefathers found a kindly land of virgin forests, abounding in game, easy of access by water and challenging to their imagination. The soil was fertile and nature smiled upon it with an equable climate, plentious rainfall and sunshine such as must have bathed Eden itself. There was beauty in the landscape on every side, so little wonder, then, that here they remained and that here they began that march of progress which has been ever forward and ever upward.
Instinctively man is gregarious. He must have close communion with his brethren, so from this instinct from the scattered cabins here about the pioneers in this section of this great State began to cluster and there grew a little village which nestled itself comfortably in a hospitable nook of the Neuse just a short mile or so southwardly from the site of what is now Greater Goldsboro, later, and in the year 1787 to be named and known as Waynesborough, a village of one hundred and fifty souls, the County Seat of the County of Wayne, nurtured by the kindly commerce of the Neuse and fed from the fertile fields of our fair county. It was named thus in honor of that great Revolutionary General, “Mad Anthony” Wayne, whose valor brought victory over the British at Stony Point during our War for Independence.
The steam engine as applied to transportation over land was not known then though the stage coach was in use. But as time ticked on the pioneer spirit of a free people proposed the establishment of a railroad, the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, later and even now the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, which was to traverse the confines of our County and others in Tarheelia. In 1836 there came to this section of the State an eminent civil engineer, Major M. T. Goldsborough, who surveyed the right of way for this great railroad; and then and when the railroad was completed for a distance of one hundred and sixty one and one-half miles, the longest railroad mileage at the time
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Since 1870
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SIXTY ONE YEARS AGO—A man bought a watch. It was a good watch—better than he ever expected to own, at a price lower than he ever expected to pay.
The watch was bought from Richard W. Sears, founder of Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Today, the activities of SEARS ROEBUCK AND COMPANY constitute a vivid and enduring chapter in the drama of distribution.
Its eleven mail order plants, the newest at Greensboro, N. C., and 621 retail stores employ 120,000 men and women — serve millions of customers each year — furnish an outlet for millions of dollars worth of American made products. THE GOLDSBORO STORE was opened in October of 1939.
The primary objective of the company is—“To make available to the American home quality merchandise at the lowest possible cost through the medium of the mail order catalog, and the retail stores of the Company.
This has been done through quality products with these famous names. — CRAFTSMAN TOOLS, MAID OF HONOR KITCHENWARE, MASTER-MIXED PAINT, HOMART PLUMBING AND HEATING, ALL-STATE TIRES, BATTERY AND ACCESSORIES, SILVERTONE RADIOS, COLDSPOT REFRIGERATORS, FREEZER LOCKERS, KENMORE WASHING MACHINES, ELECTRIC STOVES, and other ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, HARMONY HOUSE FURNITURE and Rugs.
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in the world, the people of Waynesborough, having migrated from the restfulness of the riverside to the place where the speed of steam would benefit them at the site of what is now Goldsboro, formed themselves into a body politic, sought legislative sanction and on January 18, 1847, by act of the General Assembly of North Carolina, were incorporated as the town of Goldsborough, North Carolina.
Then started the procession of progress by that band of brethren, our forefathers, consecrated to the proposition of peace and harmony, prosperity and plenty for all.
There followed, as naturally as the day follows the night, the establishment of our great churches; the erection of a school; the giving of sons and daughters to a life of sacrificial service to the city, the county, the state, the nation and the world.
It seems to be the fortune of mankind, certainly to this good hour, to fall prey to misunderstanding, passion and war; and in this regard the lot of our forefathers was not unique, for in 1861 Wayne County sent 22 Companies of her valiant sons into the smoke and fire of battle in the War Between the States. Goldsboro was not found wanting here, for she, herself, sent with the troops from North Carolina the Goldsboro Rifles and the Goldsboro Volunteers, who left their homes and firesides in time to take part in the defense of Fort Macon after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
In 1862 she opened her arms in full and complete hospitality to the families from New Bern and the coastal area when the coastal defenses fell into the hands of the Armies of the United States of America.
She suffered, too, for in 1863, in addition to the many losses to her phalanx following the flag of the Confederacy, her main artery of commerce, the Neuse River Bridge, over which passed the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, important because it connected the seaport of Wilmington and the Confederate Capital at Richmond, was burned and destroyed.
The fateful years of ’65 through ’69 were marked indelibly on history's tablet of memories by the Battle of Bentonville, which occurred 18 miles away, where Johnston intercepted Sherman on his march from South Carolina to Raleigh and which culminated, with other disasters to Southern Arms, in the surrender of Lee at Appomattox. Then followed the occupation of Goldsboro by a Federal Regiment which was quartered at the Old Fairground, and the period of reconstruction, all of which appeared as a deep, dark and threatening cloud covering that sun which was to shine again, to be obscurred for a time by the disastrous fires in 1869 and in 1871.
With the return of peace and her adjustment to the pursuits thereof, for the period from 1881 to 1917, Goldsboro saw the campaign for the graded school launched by J. A. Bonitz, Charles B. Aycock, F. A. Daniels and
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To
Build A Better Goldsboro
John R. Crawford, Inc.
Hotel Goldsboro Corner
Insurance Service Since 1892
Compliments
of
KEMP
Specialty
FURNITURE
COMPANY
Joseph E. Robinson. This was carried successfully. There followed the building of the State Hospital for the colored insane; the establishment of the electric light and water works plants, telephones, lumber mills, furniture factory, brick yards, machine shops, rice mill, ice factory, tobacco warehouses, and cotton mills. Then came the paving of the business streets. There followed the first automobile, the first movies, the first corn mill, a knitting mill, the gas plant, the Union Passenger Station, and the street car system.
Comes war again, and into the breach in the fateful years of 1917-1918, marched twenty-five hundred of Wayne County's finest to offer their lives and their all upon the altar of Democracy. Our losses during this dreadful conflict were 60 men killed from Wayne County and from Goldsboro. Their sacrifice is memorialized, not alone by the magnificent Memorial Community Building, but by the progress which their defense of democratic forms of freedom made possible, for from 1920 to 1940 the soil of their sacred homeland saw rise upon it the paving of residential streets, the establishment of the health and welfare departments; the consolidation of the public school system in the county; the establishment of a curb market for farm produce, and the erection of the Hotel Goldsboro and the Bank of Wayne, the removal of the railroad tracks from Center Street and a healthy growth of this metropolis of the county which they loved unto death itself.
A singer of sweet songs once said, “Where duty calls or danger be never wanting there.” December 7, 1941, found Wayne County's peaceful people and those of its County Seat, Goldsboro, shocked but unafraid. Many, many of her men had been called to the colors of the United States of America under the Selective Service Act months before that day of infamy. Others were immediately mustered. Seymour Johnson Field, originally constructed for use as a Municipal Airport, was occupied by the Army Air Forces, that Arm of Service having elected to name this Army Air Base after a gallant son of Goldsboro killed in line of duty while serving in the United States Navy in time of peace testing the fighting air equipment of our great Navy that others who followed in his foot-steps might fly and fight and live.
Six thousand sons of Wayne were called to duty under the colors of the American Union from 1940 to 1946. Goldsboro and Wayne County sorrowed and still sorrows for the fifty-five of those who did not return. Their memory like that of all of her men of all the wars she will ever cherish and with the index of the past as a guide to the future their valor will be immortalized in some fitting fashion as a light to guide the footsteps of those who follow them falteringly in the future, for so sanguine are our people.
Compliments
of
BIG BRICK WAREHOUSE
GOLDSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
Compliments
ROBERT E. BRYAN
DISTRIBUTOR
Amoco Petroleum Products
Amoco Tires, Batteries, and Accessories
GOLDSBORO
FAYETTEVILLE
“Stations Throughout the Area to Serve You”
Compliments
BRYAN TRACTOR And EQUIPMENT COMPANY, Inc.
Your Dealer
for
Ford Tractors — Dearborn Implements
Diamond T Trucks
Crosley Automobiles
Mt. Olive Hwy. — Goldsboro — Phone 99
SEYMOUR FUNERAL HOME
AMBULANCE SERVICE
OVER 20 YEARS IN GOLDSBORO
Phone 1065
WORLEY TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE
All Makes of Typewriters Repaired
Phone 251
GOLDSBORO BOOK STORE
Center Street
50 Years
THE LEADING BOOK STORE
MUNICIPAL MILESTONES
EMMA R. EDWARDS
O'BERRY AND LEWIS
Incorporated
INSURANCE — BONDS
INSURANCE TO MEET EVERY NEED IN THE HOME OR BUSINESS
TWENTY YEARS IN BUSINESS IS PROOF OF SERVICE
114 E. Walnut St.
Telephone No. 5
GRIFFINS BARBECUE
“ Pig-n-chicken”
GOLDSBORO PAINT CO.
“Paints for Every Purpose”
204 N. CENTER
Phone 500
BUNCH DRUG STORE
Corner Mulberry and Center Streets
Day Phone 8
Night Phone 1667J
Established 1947
Successor to WATERS DRUG STORE
Established 1902
Happy Birthday
WE'LL BE HERE TO SERVE YOU in 2057
PENNY'S
Is Proud Of Our Small Part In
GOLDSBORO'S
Century of Progress
IT IS OUR WISH TO GROW
THROUGH THE YEARS WITH
A Greater Goldsboro
Our Goal Should Be
“AN EVEN BETTER TOWN—
SPIRITUALLY, MORALLY,
PHYSICALLY AND FINANCIALLY”
THE J. C. PENNY CO.
GOLDSBORO, N. C.
MUNICIPAL MILESTONES (Continued)
“DRIVE IN TO BORROW”
Specializing In
Financing New or Used Automobiles
Repair Bills and Refinancing
WAYNE FINANCE CO.
Telephone 1024
Corner James and Ash Sts.
Compliments
of
BEN ELLIS
Apparel
For
MEN and BOYS
106 E. Walnut St.
Phone 1359-R
Goldsboro
With the
Compliments
Of
LEDER BROS.
Incorporated
WALNUT ST.
GOLDSBORO, N. C.
Yes, for the last thirty-five years of Goldsboro's hundred, Carolina Power & Light Company has been one of its citizens.
When C. P. & L. came to Goldsboro back in 1912 the population of the city was only about eleven thousand. There were only 595 customers for the electricity sold by the Company.
Today Goldsboro has more than 27,000 people and Carolina Power & Light Company serves some 6,000 families here. But those figures cannot tell the whole story by any means. Goldsboro has become one of the most prosperous and progressive cities of eastern North Carolina. Its progress has been great . . . its future appears bright.
Carolina Power & Light Company is proud to have had a part in building the Goldsboro of today. We hope to have an equally important part in the future.
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THE SAFE EXECUTOR
A Complete Banking Service
CHECKING - SAVING and TRUST ACCOUNTS
SELL YOUR TOBACCO IN GOLDSBORO AND DEPOSIT WITH US
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Telephone 380 & 381
WHILE IN TOWN VISIT
THE
WAYNE BARBER SHOP
East Walnut St.
Goldsboro
COLLINS
CLOTHING STORE
Ladies’ and Men's Clothing
CASH OR CREDIT
131 S. Center St.
Goldsboro
HERRING MOTORS
HUDSON MOTOR CARS
SALES & SERVICE
119 N. Center St.
Phone 1543
GOLDSBORO, N. C.
Compliments of
Rogers Jewelry
GOLDSBORO'S FRIENDLY JEWELERS
Diamonds, Watches, Silverware
108 S. Center St.
Goldsboro
TEXACO SERVICE STATIONS
PLEDGE TO CONTINUE
TO GIVE YOU THE SAME
HIGH QUALITY SERVICE
FOR THE NEXT
100 YEARS
CAP BEST, BACCO BELT S/S
A. T. HAWKINS, Distributor
EDDIE HARRIS, OAK HEIGHTS, S/S
CHAS. B. MCGILL, 3rd, ANTHONY WAYNE S/S
W. H. JENKINS CO.
Structural Steel — Ornamental Iron
Steel Building Products
S. Center St.
GOLDSBORO, N. C.
WOMACK ELECTRIC
SUPPLY COMPANY
of
Goldsboro, N. C.
Electrical Wholesalers
MOTOR BEARINGS
and
PARTS COMPANY
Wholesale Auto Parts
N. CENTER ST.
GOLDSBORO
QUALITY MERCHANDISE
— at —
MODEST PRICES
EFIRD'S DEPARTMENT STORE
Goldsboro, North Carolina
1916
1947
DIAMOND FEEDS
For
STOCK and POULTRY
Manufactured
By
GOLDSBORO MILLING COMPANY
Our 31st Anniversary
Congratulations
TO
GOLDSBORO
AND ITS CITIZENS ON THE OCCASION
OF THEIR
100 th Anniversary
OF
COOPERATION, PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENT
Wayne Wholesale Grocery Co.
DISTRIBUTORS — FINE FOOD PRODUCTS
“The House of Nationally Advertised Brands”
LIBBY'S 100 Famous FOODS
Goldsboro's Oldest Firm
Trade Marked
Merchandise
Only
GIDDENS JEWELRY STORE
135 South Center Street
North Carolina's Oldest Jewelry Store
WE INVITE ALL BUSINESSES WITH INTERVENING ANNIVERSARIES TO JOIN US FOR ANOTHER 100 Years of Progress
“There's Nothing Finer In All Carolina”
SERVICE IS OUR MIDDLE NAME
CENTRAL SERVICE MOTOR CO.
115 East Ash Street
Goldsboro's Newest Firm
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 22, 1947
Dear Mayor Berkeley:
It is a real pleasure to greet the people of Goldsboro, North Carolina, on the occasion of that city's one hundredth anniversary.
The community's development and growth during the last century may well be a source of pride to its citizens, because its progress has proved that industry and enterprise, in the American manner, bring rich rewards in any era of our national life.
The measure of Goldsboro's contribution to the national welfare also is to be found in the accomplishments of its native sons, one of whom — — Kenneth C. Royall, outstanding soldier and jurist — continues to serve his country as a member of my official family.
It is on such communities as Goldsboro, and on such citizens, that the future of America rests.
Very sincerely yours,
Honorable Scott B. Berkeley,
Mayor of Goldsboro,
Goldsboro,
North Carolina.
The Goldsboro Centennial Commission Inc.
Presents
The Mammoth and Beautiful
HISTORICAL PAGEANT SPECTACLE
“A CENTURY ON REVIEW”
Depicting the history of Goldsboro from the time of the Indian to the time of the modern city of 1947.
Greetings to you assembled here as we present the thrilling story of the founding, growth and development of Goldsboro over a period of a hundred years.
Couriers and banner bearers arrive to form an avenue of honor, through which Miss Goldsboro Centennial and Miss Columbia and the princesses of their courts come into view.
Coronation of Miss Goldsboro Centennial opening night by the Honorable Josephus Daniels, President of the Raleigh News and Observer, Secretary of the Navy in cabinet of President Woodrow Wilson and formerly Ambassador to Mexico under appointment by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Address of welcome by Miss Goldsboro Centennial and greetings by Miss Columbia.
Program
EPISODE I“JOHN LAWSON AND THE FIRST INHABITANTS”
Before the white man came Wayne County saw the Tuscarora Indian tribe settled here. In this scene we see a Tuscarora village along the banks of the Neuse River in the year 1711 when John Lawson, English explorer and historian, was captured and burned at the stake.
Cousins and McGowan, Owners
Firestone HOME and AUTO SUPPLIES
FIRESTONE EXTRA VALUE PRODUCTS FOR CAR, HOME, RECREATION AND FARM.
Phone 451
E. WALNUT ST.
Goldsboro
Belk-Tyler Co.
Eastern Carolinas Shopping Center
GOLDSBORO, N. C.
Belk-Tyler Company — Goldsboro, N. C., one of the many Belk Stores serving North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Kentucky. The first Belk Store opened in Monroe, N. C., in 1888.
Today the Belk organization has grown to one of the largest distributors of Reliable merchandise in the South, with over 275 Modern Department Stores. The organization has two buying offices, one in Charlotte, N. C., and one in New York City. Visit your nearest Belk Store for Reliable merchandise at the right prices with modern equipment and dependable service.
Compliments of
GOLDSBORO LODGE
NO. 139
B. P. O. E.
North Carolina's
Oldest Elks Lodge
Cogdells
Bicycle Shop
SAFE, LOCK, GUN REPAIR
226 N. Center
Phone 366
WAYNE SALVAGE & EXCHANGE
We Buy and Sell Anything of Value
Phone 1440
121 E. Mulberry Street
Goldsboro, N. Carolina
EPISODE II
“THE RIDE OF MARY SLOCUMB”
No account of Revolutionary Days is complete without calling to mind the famous ride of Mary Slocumb, which took place during the battle of Moore's Creek. Ezekiel Slocumb, Captain of the Rangers, had left his wife and baby at the Slocumb plantation with an old negro mammy. One night, as she dozed by the fire, this brave girl saw in a dream her husband lying on the ground covered by the cloak she had made with her own hands. Saddling her horse, she rode all night to the scene of the battle 75 miles distant and saw a body covered with a cloak as in her dream. But upon uncovering the man's face she found it to be a wounded neighbor about whom the Captain had wrapped his cloak.
COURTESY
W. H. BEST & SONS
N. John St.
Goldsboro
CONTRACTING — REPAIRS
AUTHORIZED
WILLIAMS
OIL-O-MATIC OIL BURNER SERVICE
Phone 228
Goldsboro
Phone 75
Phone 75
H. L. MOYE
Dependable
+ COAL +
Briquets
Charcoal
PEPSI-COLA COMPANY, LONG ISLAND
CITY, N. Y. FRANCHISED BOTTLER:
PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO.
of Goldsboro, N. C., Inc.
CUSHMAN SCOOTERS
One of the Most Complete Service
Shops in Eastern Carolina
Nationally Advertised
RADIOS — RADIO TUBES
BATTERIES AND ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES
PICK-UP AND DELIVERY SERVICE
BROWN'S RADIO
SALES and SERVICE
134 S. Center St.
Phone 800
Goldwayne Laundry and Dry Cleaners
Odorless Dry Cleaning
PHONE 25
EPISODE III
“GENERAL WAYNE VISITS WAYNE COUNTY”
In 1779 Wayne County was formed from the western half of Dobbs County. It was agreed to name the new county after the next general to win a decisive victory. General Anthony Wayne's capture of Stony Point gave him the honor. In this scene we see General Wayne as he came through the county in 1781 on his way to fight the British in Georgia.
“VELVET” ICE CREAM
GARDNER'S DIARY PRODUCTS
GRADE “A”
PASTEURIZED MILK
503 W. Mulberry St.
Phone 166
J. A. CAISON
JOHNS-MANVILLE ROOFS
AND
BARETT ROOFS
ANCHOR AWNINGS
TINSMITHS
SHEET METAL WORK
223 N. John
Phone 431
CHRYSLER
—And—
PLYMOUTH
AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR
Sales and Service
J. D. PIKE MOTOR CO.
222 N. John St.
Phone 188
Goldsboro
WEARING APPAREL
TOYS — GIFTS — NOVELTIES
CHILDREN'S
FURNITURE
105 S. Center
Phone 842-W
Goldsboro
VISIT THE
CITY BARBER SHOP
For
That Well Groomed Feeling
122 N. John St.
Goldsboro
COMPLIMENTS
OF
GOLDSBORO TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
Goldsboro
Phone 1064
Almands
GOLDSBORO'S MODERN AIR-CONDITIONED
DRUG STORE
The Store that Brought Low Drug Prices to Goldsboro
Almand's Drug Store
W. Walnut St.
Goldsboro, N. C.
EPISODE IV
“ROLLING TOBACCO TO MARKET”
In early times before the operation of the railroad the transportation of our products was most primitive. Our ancestors carried their tobacco all the way to Petersburg, Virginia, revolving over bad roads, drawn by horses harnessed to axles skillfully placed in the ends of stout hogsheads containing the precious leaf.
COMPLIMENTS OF
SUTTON-LEWIS FURNITURE CO.
Quality Merchandise Reasonably Priced
Goldsboro
122-124 E. Mulberry St.
N. Carolina
BORDEN BRICK and TILE CO.
GOLDSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
— Manufacturers of —
FACE BRICK
COMMON BRICK
HOLLOW BUILDING TILE
- PLANTS -
GOLDSBORO, N. C.
SANFORD, N. C.
DURHAM, N. C.
Established 1911
NORBORNE G. SMITH
BORDEN BLDG.
GOLDSBORO, N. C.
GRIFFIN MOTOR CO.
REPAIRING
ON ALL MAKES OF CARS
118 E. Ash St.
Phone 88
THE HAT SHOPPE
“Exclusive But Not Expensive”
Phone 1057
Paramount Theatre Building
Compliments
of
IDEAL BARBER SHOP
116 N. John St.
GOLDSBORO
N. CAROLINA
EPISODE V
“PICKING COTTON BY HAND”
The cotton gin had a late introduction in this county; and before its advent cotton was picked by hand from the seed around the fireside at night. In this scene we see a family, the oldest and the youngest, all going about the task of filling a shoe full before bedtime.
COMPLIMENTS OF
SCOTT MOTOR CO.
Sales and Service
BUICK MOTOR CARS
S. CENTER ST.
GOLDSBORO
60 Years in Goldsboro Next May
Wayne Agricultural Works, Inc.
GOLDSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
Thel E. Smith
A. G. Pelt, Jr.
CASH DRUG CO.
“Your Family Drug Store”
GOLDSBORO, N. C.
Telephone 170
133 E. Walnut St.
B. F. AVERY
TRACTORS
and
TRU-DRAFT
FARM IMPLEMENTS
MULES — HORSES
Cedric E. Edgerton
N. Center St.
Goldsboro
EPISODE VI
“FORMATION OF WAYNESBORO AS THE COUNTY SEAT”
In 1787 Waynesboro was incorporated as the county seat. At this time it was a village of 150 and stood on the Northern bank of the Neuse river where the boats docked. We see one of the first meetings of the commissioners as they met to discuss affairs of the county.
Congratulations and Best Wishes to the Citizens of Goldsboro For a Century of Progress
DILLON SUPPLY COMPANY
RALEIGH — DURHAM — ROCKY MOUNT — GOLDSBORO
J. M. EDGERTON & SON, Inc.
International
TRUCKS
TRACTORS
Joliet
CORN SHUCKERS
CORN SHELLERS
PACKARD AUTOMOBILES
“ASK THE MAN WHO OWNS ONE”
NORGE APPLIANCES
HARDWARE
“The Complete Farm Supply Store”
N. Center St.
Goldsboro, N. C.
OVER SEVENTY YEARS ON CENTER STREET
SERVING OUR FOURTH GENERATION
ECONOMICALLY AND ACCURATELY
ROBINSON'S DRUG STORE
T. R. Robinson (Owner)
EPISODE VII
“THE COMING OF THE RAILROAD”
Goldsboro derives its name from a civil engineer named Goldsborough, who assisted in surveying and building the Wilmington and Weldon railroad, now the Atlantic Coast Line. We show the arrival of Major Goldsborough by stagecoach at the present site of Goldsboro as he came to survey and make plans for the laying of track.
HARRY J. SHUMATE
Owner
SHUMATE FUNERAL HOME
24 HOUR AMBULANCE SERVICE
211 E. Mulberry St.
Phone 630
HARRELL'S NEWSSTAND
105 N. Center
BYRD'S NEWS SERVICE
104 S. John
1926
1947
Welcome from the HOTEL GOLDSBORO
Where there is a Friendly, Courteous and Well Trained Staff to make your stay a pleasant one.
Center of All Social and Civic Activities
Meeting Place of the
KIWANIS
ROTARY
LIONS
CIVITAN
BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL WOMAN'S CLUB
WAYNE MEDICAL SOCIETY
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
Commercial Travelers and Tourist enjoy our newly decorated immaculate rooms, all outside exposures, bath, comfortable beds and radio.
We are especially proud of our reputation for excellent food recommended by Duncan Hines and Gourmet
SPECIAL ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO PRIVATE PARTIES
YOU WILL FIND THE SPACIOUS LOBBY AND MEZZANINE AN IDEAL PLACE TO MEET YOUR FRIENDS
Let Us Serve You with Your Social and Business Entertaining
Walter A. Stansbury
Manager
For More Than Half A Century
Service to Goldsboro in
Real Estate
Man's Soundest Investment—Real Estate—Never Loses The Value Except in a Relative Manner.
CRAWFORD-NORWOOD
COMPANY
Realtors
Walnut at Center
EPISODE VIII
“COUNTY SEAT MOVED FROM WAYNESBORO TO GOLDSBORO”
When the railroad came thru Goldsboro much agitation arose to have the County Seat moved to Goldsboro. Everyone was so excited that an election was held but the voters decided not to move the court house. However, those who favored the move continued their campaign and a barbeque was held at the large grove where the public library now stands. A second election was held August 3, 1848, and the majority were in favor of the change.
M. E. ROBINSON
Incorporated
1882
One of Goldsboro's Oldest
1947
E. B. Borden, W. H. Borden, F. K. Borden, E. B. Borden, Jr., Henry Lee, M. L. Lee, C. Dewey, Sol Weil, and T. T. Oliver
“The Goldsboro Oil Mill”
Now
THE SOUTHERN COTTON OIL COMPANY
This Modern Plant, Consisting of a Cottonseed Oil Mill, Cotton Gin and Fertilizer Plant, Renders a Complete Service to Farmers and Ginners in Wayne and Adjoining Counties.
Manufactured by THE SOUTHERN COTTON OIL COMPANY
A NEIGHBORLY INSTITUTION
Congratulations
To
GOLDSBORO CENTENNIAL
By
GOLDSBORO TOBACCO CO.
Leaf Tobacco Dealers
Horses — Mules
J. W. WARD
N. CENTER STREET
GOLDSBORO
EPISODE IX
“MOVING TO GOLDSBORO”
There began an amazing wholesale move to Goldsboro. Those who had not yet left Waynesboro began at once to move their possessions and even their buildings. We show the Richard Washington home laboriously being moved by means of mule-power.
Compliments
CHAS. B. DAVIS
Wholesale
FRUITS — PRODUCE
GROCERIES
Serving Goldsboro and Many Adjacent
Towns Within 50 - 100 Miles of Our City
Goldsboro
Phone 57
E. M. Thompson, President
S. D. Wooten, Secretary
Bulk Plants — Goldsboro, N. C. — Kinston, N. C.
THOMPSON-WOOTEN OIL CO.
SHELL PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
Goldsboro, North Carolina
“This business was begun as a partnership by Earl Thompson and Sterling Wooten in October, 1927. It now supplies Shell gasoline, kerosene, fuel oils, motor oils, lubricants and specially products to all classes of customers in Wayne, Lenoir, Greene, Duplin counties and in parts of Sampson, Johnston and Jones counties.
This year 1947 is the twentieth year of service to this section!”
S. D. Wooten, President
E. M. Thompson, Secretary
PETROLEUM DISTRIBUTORS
Incorporated
WHOLESALE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
Tires — Batteries — Accessories
601 North John Street
Goldsboro, North Carolina
“Established in 1945 as an outgrowth of Thompson Wooten Oil Company, this business now serves dealers and large commercial consumers in twenty-two Eastern and Central North Carolina counties with such high quality products as Quaker State oils and Superfine lubricants, duPont Zerex and Zerone anti-freezes, Kelly Springfield tires and accessories, Auto-Lite spark plugs, Prest-O-Lite batteries, duPont No. 7 line, Simoniz, Casite, General Electric miniature bulbs and others.”
S. D. Wooten, President
E. M. Thompson, Secretary
COASTAL TRANSPORT
Incorporated
BULK PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TRANSPORTATION
601 NORTH JOHN STREET
A. A. Roberts, Mechanic
E. L. Combs, Dispatcher
Goldsboro, North Carolina
“Incorporated in 1946 to cover operations which were begun as a war-time necessity, this business now serves jobber and major company bulk storage plants in Eastern and Central North Carolina with transport loads of gasoline, kerosene and fuel oil hauled for them mainly from ocean terminals at Wilmington, N. C.
Motto: “Prompt Delivery!”
Bright St.
Phone 310
Compliments
of
ED. F. TAYLOR
GENERAL BUILDING
COMMERCIAL — INDUSTRIAL
RESIDENTIAL
Serving Goldsboro and
Eastern Carolina For
Over 20 Years
Compliments
of
EDWARDS YOUNG
MEN'S SHOP
GOLDSBORO
NORTH CAROLINA
EPISODE X
“GOLDSBORO AND THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES”
In 1857 the Wayne Female College was built on William Street. The most cherished assignment ever given a class was the making of a Confederate flag by the young ladies which was presented to the Goldsboro Rifles upon their departure for war in April, 1861.
212 East Walnut St.
Phone 351
Compliments
of
FAMILY SHOE STORE, Inc.
Goldsboro, N. C.
As Nationally Advertised
Compliments
Of
KADIS
Incorporated
THE STORE WITH SATISFIED
CUSTOMERS
123 E. Walnut St.
GOLDSBORO, N. C.
Compliments
Of
ROYAL CLOTHING
COMPANY
107 N. John St.
GOLDSBORO, N. C.
Open a Charge
Account With Us
1847
1947
GOLDSBORO'S OLDEST FURNITURE STORE
Isaacs
C. M. Avery
115-117 E. Walnut St.
EPISODE XI
“JEFFERSON DAVIS VISITS GOLDSBORO”
On November 7, 1863, Confederate President Davis stopped in Goldsboro en route from Wilmington to Richmond which was then the capital of the Confederacy. We show his arrival with aides for this visit.
1900
1947
47
Years in the Same
Location
LOUIS J. FARFOUR
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S
APPAREL
SHOES
DRY GOODS
121 E. Walnut St.
GOLDSBORO, N. C.
Courtesy
WAYCO
CORPORATION
THE MODERN FREEZER LOCKER SERVICE
GOLDSBORO
T. A. LOVING CO.
General Contractors
FOR OVER
25 Years IN GOLDSBORO NORTH CAROLINA
SALES AND SERVICE
COBB MOTOR COMPANY
215 n. Center St.
Goldsboro
EPISODE XII
“CHARLES AYCOCK—NORTH CAROLINA'S EDUCATIONAL GOVERNOR”
Charles Bradley Aycock dreamed as a boy behind a plow of education for all. He was destined to have a profound influence on the school system of his native Wayne County and all of North Carolina. He devoted his four years as governor toward the upbuilding of public schools and the advancement of opportunity for free education to every child of the state. Today on every hand we see the fruits of his labors and realize his dream came true.
1847
Congratulations
1947
WE PLEDGE OUR EFFORTS FOR A
“BIGGER AND BETTER GOLDSBORO”
PATE-DAWSON COMPANY
FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
EDWARDS and JERNIGAN FURNITURE COMPANY
-FOR FINE FURNITURE—
SINCE 1935
STORE
115 East Mulberry Street
GOLDSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
Phone 1000
Complete
Home Furnishings
CREECH-FIELDS COMPANY
Fine Furniture - Bedding
Floor Covering
209-211 W. Walnut St.
GOLDSBORO, N. C.
BLACKWOOD
Associate
SEIBERLING TIRES HOME AND AUTO SUPPLIES
STEWART-WARNER RADIOS
Goldsboro, N. C.
TURNER
EQUIPMENT CO., Inc.
GOLDSBORO
Manufacturers
of
WELDED STEEL TANKS
—Since 1938—
EPISODE XIII
“THE GAY NINETIES”
From one of the most fabulous decades of the past century we show a typical holiday crowd in the period of the High Wheeler, the handle-bar moustache and the bustle—the Gay Nineties. Goldsboro was fifty years old in 1897 and everyone celebrated, just as we are doing today—fifty years later.
OVER
50 YEARS
In The Same Location Giving Continuous Service To Our Public
HUB DEPT. STORE
(MANSOUR'S)
105-107 E. Walnut St.
GOLDSBORO, N. C.
EAT
Made-Rite
Bread
MADE-RITE BAKERY
GOLDSBORO, N. C.
THE BORDEN MANUFACTURING CO.
1900
1947
MAKERS OF QUALITY COTTON YARN
We here at Borden's are proud of the part our Company has played in the building of a bigger and better Goldsboro.
We are the only textile plant in this vicinity and have an average of 225 employees. We operate twelve months a year and manufacture only the finest quality of carded Cotton Yarns in counts from 10s to 30s.
To those of you who have never been through our plant we issue a cordial invitation to do so. Those of you who have visited us are invited to come again.
THE BORDEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY
COMPLIMENTS
OF
W. P. ROSE SUPPLY CO.
Building Supplies
Phone 33
101 W. Holly St.
Compliments of
Johnson-Sherman Co.
J. I. Case and Massey Harris Farm Machinery
New Holland Automatic Balers Moffit Saw Mills
Continental and LeRoi Power Units
Crosley Electrical Appliances
SALES & SERVICE
GOLDSBORO, N. C.
410 W. Walnut St.
Phone 1580
KINSTON, N. C.
U.S. 70 Highway
Phone 2035
EPISODE XIV
“THE DAYS OF THE BUCKET BRIGADE”
In this scene we show the development of the fire department from the days of “pass-the-bucket-up-the-line” to the modern streamlined equipment that protects us in 1947.
A. M. SHRAGO & SONS
Wholesale
Dry Goods, Notions and Mill Agents
Goldsboro's Oldest Wholesale Distributors
Serving Eastern Carolina since 1893
Goldsboro, N. C.
Compliments of
LESSER'S
Ladies, Misses & Juniors
READY-TO-WEAR
102 E. Walnut St.
GOLDSBORO, N. C.
BERNEY'S LOAN CO.
LIBERAL LOANS ON
ANYTHING OF VALUE
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
CAMERAS
MEN'S CLOTHING
SHOTGUNS
201 E. Walnut St.
Goldsboro, N. C.
CONGRATULATIONS GOLDSBORO
On Your 100th Birthday
The Heilig-Myers Co., now in its 35th year is proud and happy to serve this community and its surrounding territory with furniture and house furnishings.
THE HEILIG-MYERS COMPANY
“FOR THRIFTY BUYERS”
All Are Cordially Invited To Visit With Us At Our Fine Store.
136-138 E. WALNUT ST.
GOLDSBORO, N. C.
See Us For
HOME FURNISHINGS, PAINTS, HARDWARE, BOTTLED GAS AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
JOHN DEERE
TRACTORS—FARM EQUIPMENT
Johnson Cotton Co.
132-34 E. Walnut St.
“EASTERN CAROLINA'S FARM AND HOME SUPPLIERS
HUB
HARDWARD COMPANY
Headquarters For
HARDWARE
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
KELVINATOR APPLIANCES
COLEMAN OIL BURNERS
126 E. WALNUT ST.
GOLDSBORO
EPISODE XV
“A TRIBUTE TO THE WORLD CONFLICTS”
IN THIS SCENE WE HONOR THOSE MEN AND WOMEN FROM WAYNE COUNTY who went out to make this a better world in which to live and bring up our children.
Greetings
from
NEIL JOSEPHS SHOP
EXCLUSIVE LADIES READY-TO-WEAR
1922
25 YEARS
1947
IN
BUSINESS IN GOLDSBORO
BOOSTERS
Goldsboro's Oldest Financial Establishment
CONGRATULATES GOLDSBORO ON ITS 100th ANNIVERSARY
THE
GOLDSBORO BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
HAS PAID TO ITS INVESTORS
82 Consecutive Semi-Annual Dividends
Likewise We Hope to Serve Goldsboro
For
Many More Birthdays!!
MICKEY'S
PASTRY SHOP
212 N. Center
Goldsboro N. C.
DONUTS—ICE CREAM
SANDWICHES
DUN - DEE
“A GOOD PLACE TO MEET”
MILK SHAKES — COFFEE
N. John St.
Goldsboro
“GRAND HISTORICAL SPECTACLE FINALE”
The entire cast of the Historical Spectacle join in the grand finale. Their common pledge and our prayer is not only a salute to Goldsboro, but a salute to all mankind that has ever since time began, hungered, searched and fought for the right to freedom and individuality.
PANORAMA OF PAST ACHIEVEMENT
CHALLENGE FOR THE FUTURE
“OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM”
Grand Finale Spectacle and Fireworks which follow immediately.
Please—We request that all spectators remain in their seats until the close of the
GIVE JEWELRY and You give the finest
TRU - GEMS
YOUR JEWELERS
132 S. Center St.
Goldsboro, N. C.
BRYAN ROCK AND SAND CO., Inc,
207 Raleigh Bldg.
Telephone 3-1986
RALEIGH, N. C.
Manufacturers and Producers of
BRANCH OFFICES
Goldsboro, N. C.
Bailey, N. C.
Rolesville, N. C.
(Lassiter Quarry)
Garysburg, N. C.
(Garypit Plant)
Rockton, N. C.
Bunnlevel, N. C.
Aberdeen, N. C.
(Blue's Y Siding Plant)
+ 15,000 +
TONS PER DAY
(8 Hours)
CAPACITY
SHIPPING POINTS
CRUSHED STONE and STONE PRODUCTS
Bailey, N. C.
Lassiter, N. C.
Rockton, N. C.
WASHED GRAVEL - BLASTING - CONCRETE SAND
Gary Pit, N. C.
Bunnlevel, N. C.
CONCRETE and MORTAR SAND
Goldsboro, N. C.
Blue's “Y” Siding, N. C.
CLAY GRAVEL — — ITALY HILL, N. C.
We regret if we have omitted any names of cast members due to the fact that these names were not turned in before it was necessary for the program to go to press.
Signal Radio Supply
GOLDSBORO, N. C.
Phone 803
124 S. James
N. C. CONSOLIDATED HIDE CO.
We Buy
Hides — Skins
Tallow
Foot of Waynesborough Ave.
Phone 1532
SINCE 1779
WAYNE COUNTY
Named for GENERAL ANTHONY WAYNE
Compliments of WAYNE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
1947
168 YEARS
Congratulations
To
The City of Goldsboro
On Their 100th Anniversary
Your leading North Carolina Distributor is glad to have this opportunity to congratulate you and to wish for you continued progress and prosperity.
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