Record #:

23422

Author(s):

Kammerer, Roger

Abstract:

The Independent Market, located on Dickinson Avenue and selling meats and groceries, was in business from 1931 to 1958. Operated by Charles J. Cannon, the interesting thing about the store is that it never sold any tobacco or alcohol.\r\nJ.G. \"Scrappy\" Proctor opened Proctor's Limited, which specialized in men's clothing, in Greenville in 1964. Before establishing his own store, Proctor had worked in two other clothing stores with Nesbitt Proctor and Curtis Perkins respectively.\r\nW.J. Smith and N.O. Van Nortwick established the North Side Lumber Company, located north of Greenville on the road to Bethel, in 1928. The lumberyard, which was destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1948, was known for employing nearly 50 people and having one of the best selections around.\r\nIn 1954, L.T. Hardee and Charlie Cox established the Colonial Heights Super Market. They had a substantial parking lot for those days, accommodating as many as 80 cars. In addition, a children's clothing store was also located in the building and run by the owners' wives.\r\nIn 1933, John Allen Conway, Sr. opened the Greenville Marble and Granite Works on Memorial Drive. In 1949, Conway's son took over the business and continued providing the Greenville area with monuments and other marble wares.\r\nCharles Horne founded Horne Electric Company in 1948 on Pennsylvania Avenue. In 1964, Wilson C. Rhodes, an electrician with many years of experience, assumed ownership of the company.\r\nFounded in 1942 by W.D. Boyd, the W.D. Boyd Paint and Wallpaper Company was located on Evans Street. Specializing in aluminum siding as well as painting and wallpapering contracts, the company employed 12 people by 1965.\r\nIn 1919, H.L. Hodges, Sr. established H.L. Hodges and Company, a combination grocery and farming supply store. Later, the business changed to a hardware store. H.L. Hodges, Jr. took over the store, which now included sporting goods, in 1965.\r\nT.I. Wagner and J.E. Waldrop founded Wagner - Waldrop Motors, Inc. in 1948. Located on Dickinson Avenue, the dealership originally sold only Lincoln - Mercury but added Rambler later on to attract more customers.\r\nV.A. Merritt established V.A. Merritt and Sons in 1928. Located on Evans Street, the company sold a full line of electrical appliances.\r\n

Source:

Greenville Times / Pitt's Past (NC Microforms), Vol. Issue , Jan 7-20 2004, p5, 10

Subject(s):

Greenville--History--Businesses