Hill's Dunn-Erwin (Harnett County, N.C.) City Directory [1957], Part 1

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Publication date: 1957
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HILL'S DUNN-ERWIN


(HARNETT COUNTY, N. C.) CITY DIRECTORY 1957


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INTRODUCTION and GENERAL INDEX


HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1957 edition of the Dunn-Erwin City Directory, which also includes East Erwin and South Erwin, and the rural routes emanating from the Dunn-Erwin Post Offices.


This is the first Hill Directory of Dunn-Erwin and is completely standardized according to the policies and prac- tices of the Association of North American Directory Pub- lishers.


Confidence in the growth of Dunn-Erwin's industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Dunn-Erwin to the world.


The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Directories in the estimation of the public, has been established by rendering the best in Directory service. With an unrivaled organization, and having had the courteous and hearty co- operation of the business and professional men and resi- dents, the publishers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Dunn- Erwin Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of auth- entic information pertaining to the community.


Five Major Departments


The five major departments are arranged in the follow- ing order :-


I. THE YELLOW PAGES constitute the first major de- partment of the Directory. This embraces a complete list of the names and addresses of the business and professional concerns of the city, arranged in alphabetical order under appropriate headings-a catalog of all the activities of the city. Preceding this catalog, likewise grouped under appro- priate headings, are the advertisements and business cards of firms and individuals desiring to present a more com- plete list of their products or services than is possible in the catalog itself. The Yellow Pages represent reference adver- tising at its best, and merit the attention of all buyers and sellers seeking sources of supply or markets for goods. In a busy and diversified community like Dunn-Erwin, the necessity of having this kind of information up-to-date and always immediately available, is obvious. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller, and plays an important role in the daily activities of the com- mercial, industrial and professional world.


II. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is the second major department, printed on white paper. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupation and address of each adult resident of Dunn-Erwin and vicinity, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation.


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III. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUD- ING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, is the third major de- partment, printed on green paper. In this section the num- bered streets are arranged in numerical order, followed by the named streets in alphabetical order; the number of the residences and business concerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and concerns are placed opposite the numbers. The names of the intersecting streets appear at their re- spective crossing points on each street. Special features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the listing of telephone numbers.


IV. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY is the fourth major department, printed on blue paper.


V. THE RURAL ROUTE DIRECTORY is the fifth major department, printed on white paper, showing a sec- tion for Dunn followed by a separate section for Erwin.


Community Publicity


The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the community, depicting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as a resort, as a manufacturing site and as an educational center. To broadcast this information, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the Directory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily available for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable advertisements of Dunn- Erwin. There are more than 700 of these Directory Libraries, installed and maintained in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada through the courtesy of members of the As- sociation of North American Directory Publishers, under whose supervision the system is operated.


The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recog- nition by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Direc- tory as an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


PAGE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW REFER TO THE YELLOW PAGES


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Anderson Construction Co left bottom lines and 28 Auto Sales & Service Co ... ... left side lines, Y, 8 and 101 Barbour Ellis Insurance Service .bottom stencil, right side lines, 72 and 73


Bass Electric Co


. back cover, left and right top lines, 47 and 70


Beauty Salon The. right side lines and 20 Blalock & Jernigan Insurance Agency


.left side lines, X and 74


Byerly Insurance Agency . right side lines and 75


Cad Upchurch's Sundry. right center lines and 97 Colonial Frozen Foods of Dunn Inc


Commercial Bank The. left center lines and 16 3


right center lines and 52


Cromartie Funeral Home. . back cover, left side lines and Cromartie Hardware Co Inc. . left side lines and 68


Daily Record The. right center lines and 85 49 C


Davis Flower Shop. .. back cover, right top lines, 48 and


Dunn Chamber of Commerce Inc


Dunn Coca-Cola Bottling Co. left side lines and 21


Dunn Dispatch The. left side lines and 86


Dunn Furniture Co Inc


.back cover, right top lines, 44 and 59 Dunn Hobby Center. .right side lines and 98 Dunn Ice & Fuel Co. .right side lines and 53 Electric Motor & Refrigeration Service . top stencil, left and right bottom lines, 2 and 5 60 Erwin Furniture Co ... back cover, left side lines, 45 and Erwin Supply Co Inc. right side lines and 69 Fairview Flower Center. left side lines and 51 First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co


front cover, left top and bottom lines, 18 and Fitchett's Home Oil Co


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. front lip margin, left side lines, A, 54 and 88


General Utility Co Inc .. left center lines and 33 Godwin Building Supply Co


front cover, left top lines and 24


Hanna C J & Son Inc


.front stencil, left and right top lines, 76 and 94 Hatcher & Skinner Funeral Home


left bottom lines and 89 Hill Directory Co Inc.


Hawley Earl Oil Co. front cover, left side lines, 4 and 57


Hight Paint & Wallpaper Store right side lines and 29 36 Hodges T Motor Parts. left center lines and 14


Home Building & Loan Assn


Jernigan H W right center lines and 30 . back cover, left side lines, 22 and 23 Jewel Box Inc The. . front cover, left top lines, 78 and 79 Johnson Cotton Co


front cover, left side lines, right side lines, 7, 67 and 102 Johnson Furniture Co. . back cover, left side lines, 46 and 61


Lanky's Bicycle Shop .right side lines and 81


Lee Howard M Co.


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Lee-Moore Oil Co. . front cover, right bottom lines, 55 and


90 Machine & Welding Co .... backbone, left top lines and 84 Machine & Welding Supply Co


. backbone, right top lines and 103


Mckay Floral Gardens .left center lines, 50


Tabbed Insert at name in Alphabetical Section and


McLamb Flour Mill. right bottom lines and 51


McLamb Supply Co left bottom lines and 92


Men's Store The. .right side lines and 26


Modern Laundry & Cleaners .right side lines and 40 Motor Credit Co Inc. . left side lines and 82


Nu-Home Builders & Supply Co Inc


Page Electric Co .. right bottom lines, 25 and 32


left side lines,


Tabbed Insert at name in Alphabetical Section and


Paramount Cleaners right bottom lines and 41


Perry Bros Tire Service


.right side lines and 100


Pope Oil Co Inc


. ribbon bookmark, left bottom lines, 56 and 91


Pope Printing Co The.


Porter's Restaurant


. Tabbed Insert at name in Alphabetical Section


Prince's Dept Store


. back cover, left top and side lines, 34 and 35 Quinn's of Dunn Inc


.front cover, left and right top lines, 58 and 63 Quinn's Funeral Home. . front cover, right top lines and 58 63


Quinn's Furniture Store ... front cover, left top lines and Ready Mixed Concrete of Dunn Inc. . right top lines and 27 83 82


Register Bros Lumber Co left bottom lines and


Security Loan Corp left side lines and


Skinny's Esso Servicenter left center lines and 95


Stanley's Credit Jewelers . right center lines and 80 Star Furniture Co. right bottom lines and 64 Strickland Motor Co


. front cover, left and right side lines, 10 and 11 37 Thomas E R Drug Co .left center lines and


Thomas Walgreen Agency Drugs


.right bottom lines and 38 Thomas & Warren Furniture Co. . right center lines and


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Twyford Printing Co Inc. .right side lines and 93


Upchurch Inc. left center lines and 31 12


W & S Motor Co .right side lines and


Wade Morris Sales Co. left bottom lines and 87


Wardrobe Dry Cleaners left bottom lines and 42 Warren's Dunn Pharmacy. . left top and bottom lines and 39 Warren's Elton Service Station & Trucking Center


right center lines and 96 Wellons' Mercantile Inc


. back lip margin, right side lines, Z and 6 West's Radio & Television Service. . right side lines and 99


Westbrook Chevrolet Co Inc .... left bottom lines, B and 13 Western Auto Associate Store. .. right center lines and 15


Wilbourne's Inc.


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DUNN


"THE HUB OF PROGRESS"


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Statistical Review


Form of Government-Council-Manager-Mayor. Incor- porated as a town in 1887.


Area-6.2 square miles.


Altitude-245 feet above sea level.


Climate-Mean annual temperature 61 degrees F .; aver- age annual rainfall 48 inches.


Parks-1, with total of 12 acres, valued at $25,000.


Assessed Valuation-$10,400,000.00 with $1.60 per $100.00 tax rate.


Bonded Debt-$558,000.00.


Financial Data-2 banks with total deposits of $10,186,- 899.40 (Dec. 31, 1956). Total resources of $12,322,619.71 (Dec. 31, 1956). 1 building and loan association, with total assets of $684,719.38 (Dec. 31, 1956).


Postal Receipts-$90,034.35 (1956).


Telephones in Service-1,800.


Churches-30, representing 15 denominations.


Building and Construction-Number of building permits issued, 95, valued at $1,002,150.00 in 1956.


Real Estate Number of transfers, 1,015, valued at $2,500,000.00 in 1956. Number of homes, 2,000, with about 55% owned by occupants.


Industry-Chief industries of the city and surrounding territory: Agriculture, manufacturing and lumbering. Num- ber of manufacturing establishments, 10, employing 290 men and 225 women. Principal manufactured products: Foun- dation garments, candy, lumber, fertilizer, farm machinery, mattresses, furniture and food processing.


Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 20 miles, and population of 50,000. Wholesale area has radius of 25 miles, and population of 60,000.


Newspapers-1 daily, 1 tri-weekly.


Radio Broadcasting Stations-WCKB.


Hotels-1, with 50 rooms.


Railroads-2: Durham & Southern, Atlantic Coast Line. Bus Lines-3: Carolina. Trailways, Queen City Trailways, Southern Coach Co.


Highways-U. S. 421, U. S. 301, N. C. 55.


Airports-1 (private).


Amusements-Largest auditorium in city (Armory audi- torium) seats 1,800 persons. Number of moving-picture theatres, 2, with total seating capacity of 1,150 persons. Num- ber of "legitimate" theatres, 2, with total seating capacity of 1,150 persons. 1 golf course.


Hospitals-1, with total of 80 beds.


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Education-Number of public schools, 34. 2 senior high schools. Number of pupils in public school, 2,980. Number of teachers in public schools, 98. Value of public school property, $5,000,000.00.


Public Libraries-1, with total of 1,438 volumes.


City Statistics-Total street mileage, 35, with 16.18 miles paved and 1.2 miles under construction. Miles of sewers, 40. Number of water meters, 2,300; light meters, 2,485. Ca- pacity of water works, 2,000,000 gallons, with daily average pumpage of 1,300,000 gallons, 35 miles of mains, and plant valued at $750,000.00. Fire department has 1 paid man, with 1 station and 3 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department real estate and equipment, $85,000.00. Police department has 14 men, with 1 station and 2 pieces of motor equipment. Birth rate, 15%; death rate, 5%.


Facts You Should Know


Location-Dunn is situated in the eastern part of Har- nett County on the Coastal Plain edge of the Piedmont Region of North Carolina.


Distance and Direction of Other Communities (High- way Mileage)-Benson, 7 miles Northeast; Fayetteville, 26 miles Southwest; Raleigh, 36 miles North; Clinton, 28 miles Southeast; Goldsboro, 40 miles East; Sanford, 36 miles West; Durham, 56 miles North; Wilmington, 82 miles Southeast.


Population-1940, 5,256, Official U. S. Census; 1950, 6,316, Official U. S. Census; 1956, 8,000, unofficial estimate.


Schools (Enrollment)-White, 1,226, elementary; high, 400; colored, 896, elementary; high, 320. Total enrollment for elementary schools, 2,122; for high school, 720. Campbell Junior College, 8 miles distance.


Recently Harnett County voted $2,000,000 in bonds for school improvements and a number of new school buildings are now under construction.


Churches-Religion plays a great part in Dunn as a community as is attested by the presence of 14 churches. Among the denominations represented are: Baptist, Catho- lic, Presbyterian, Christian and Methodist.


Hospital-Dunn Hospital has a 120 bed capacity. Erwin three miles distance has a hospital with 50 bed capacity.


Doctors-Harnett County has 22 doctors and 10 dentists. Among the 22 doctors are several surgeons outstanding in their field.


Library-The Dunn Library was founded in 1922-23 by the Civics Department of the Woman's Club. The town gives an appropriation and quarters to the Library, which serves Dunn as well as the surrounding areas with a wide selection of reading matter.


Banks-The Commercial Bank and First Citizens Bank and Trust Co.


Newspapers-The Dunn Dispatch, Monday, Wednesday and Friday; The Daily Record, Monday through Friday.


Airport-3,000 foot runway and adequate accommoda- tions.


Organizations-There are approximately 25 clubs and organizations in Dunn. Among those represented are: American Legion, Woman's Club, Shriners, Lions, Jaycees, U. D. C., Masons, Eastern Star, W. O. W., Rotary, Junior Woman's Club, Business & Professional Women, Chamber



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of Commerce, Active Red Cross Chapter, Duke, Carolina, State and Wake Forest Alumni, and Boy Scout and Girl Scout Units.


Armory, Defense-Dunn is the home of the crack, many time award winner, Battery B 113th Field Artillery Battalion of the North Carolina National Guard.


Dunn has at its disposal a well trained and well equip- ped emergency communications group of Radio Amateur Operators. These operators have their own emergency power consisting of 5 KW and one motor 3 KW generator. This group is active in Military Amateur Radio System.


Recreation-Among the recreational advantages of Dunn are the facilities of Tyler Park, which affords many comforts of the outdoors, yet is in close proximity to the residential areas. Among the many features are: wood fire- place with a covered picnic pavilion, play areas, modern swimming pool, and a commercial miniature golf range. The Chicora Country Club offers a splendid diversion for the golfer on a beautiful nine hole course just beyond the town limits of Dunn. Excellent hunting and fishing is available.


Radio Station-Station WCKB, 1,000 Watt, 780 KC.


Police-The Dunn Police Department is comprised of the Chief and 13 trained police officers, and two patrol cars. This service is augmented by 3 officers of the N. C. State Highway Patrol and 3 county officers.


Fire Department-The Dunn Fire Department is rated as one of the finest and is comprised of the Chief and 24 highly trained volunteers. The physical equipment consists of three modern up-to-date pumpers, each with a capacity of 750 gallons per minute.


Highways-U. S. 301 is a major highway, from Balti- more, Maryland to Florida, and serves other major arteries throughout the Southeast. U. S. 421 is an important East- West link with the nation's network of principle highways. N. C. 55 is a primary highway connecting with other major State and Federal Highways.


Transportation - Railroads - The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad main line serves Dunn, affording an excellent North-South service in both passenger and freight accom- modations. Splendid connections are made along the route of the Coast Line to practically every railroad point in the nation. Dunn is at the Southern terminus of the Durham and Southern Railroad and offers an excellent freight serv- ice via the connections of the Southern, Seaboard, Norfolk, and Western and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroads.


Bus-Dunn enjoys the fine services of five bus lines with connections to all points in the nation. There are about 49 arrivals and departures daily.


Motor Freight-Ten motor freight lines serve Dunn with regular daily schedules.


Sewage-All sewage receives primary treatment so as not to pollute the streams in the Dunn area.


Water Supply- Furnished by the Dunn Water Plant with daily average pumpage of 1,350,000 gallons. Storage ca- pacity of reservoir is 1,000,000 gallons with stand pipe ca- pacity of one million additional gallons. The water plant is capable of increasing 1/3 with the present equipment, more equipment will be installed if necessary. The present mean pressure in the lines is 45 pounds per square inch. Dunn is located 31/2 miles from the Cape Fear River and approxi-


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mately 11/2 miles from Black River; both of which are ex- cellent sources of water supply. The water is fluoridated.


Electric Power-Furnished by the Carolina Power & Light Co. with ample facilities to provide unlimited ad- ditional power for industrial purposes.


Telephone-An excellent service is offered by the Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company. This service affords dial system which is operated through the Central Office located in Dunn. The officials of the Carolina Tele- phone & Telegraph Co., in Tarboro, have advised that they can increase their services here to take care of any situation we might have.


Telegraph-Adequate service is provided by Western Union Telegraph Company.


Taxes-City $1.60, County $1.30. Assessed valuation of Dunn taxable property is $10,000,000. Assessments approxi- mately 30% of actual value on real estate and buildings.


Labor Supply-The Employment Security Commission through its several surveys reveals the abundant availability of labor, both male and female. Among this force are train- able skilled, as well as unskilled labor, and is available in both white and colored.


Available Sites, Homes-Dunn is generously dotted with beautiful homes of elegance and late colonial grandeur. There are many fine homes of standard and modern archi- tecture, which reflect comfort in living. Many homesites are available in various sections of Dunn. On very short notice Dunn can increase the number of houses to whatever is needed. At least six concerns will start construction im- mediately if needed.


Commercial-Commercial establishments and fine stores occupy the central portion of Dunn making it convenient from all points of the community. Several community shop- ping districts have recently developed in areas where homes are being constructed in numbers. The downtown stores offer a wide variety of merchandise and is rapidly making a bid as a principal Eastern Carolina Shopping Center.


Industrial-Being situated on three highways and two railroads makes Dunn an ideal industrial center. There are choice industrial locations both on the railroads and on the highways. Four Dunn Tabocco Markets with surplus ware- house space. Dunn also a Dunn Yam Auction Market.


Industries-Erwin Cotton Mills: Four miles distance, 2,300 employees. Second largest denim plant in the world. Wellons Candy Company: Candy manufacturers, employing. 125 persons. Johnson Cotton Company: Fertilizer manu- facturer, with 110 employees. John A. Mckay Mfg. Com- pany: Manufacturer of farm implements. 50 employees. Lynch Mfg. Company: Manufacturers of farm implements, with 20 employees. Benjamin & Johnes, Inc .: Manufacturers of foundation garments. New $130,000 plant being con- structed that will employ approximately 300 persons. H. P. Cannon & Son: Processors of canned foods. Employing ap- proximately 150 persons (seasonal). Frozen Food Locker: Facilities include 1,138 individual lockers. The home of Colonial Hams. Other industries include: Ro-Mar Mattress Company, McLamb Flour Mill, Champion Milling Company, Machine & Welding Co. and Davis Milling Co.


Entertainment-Among the diversional activities of the community are two splendid motion picture theatres, and two drive-in theatres. For cultural pleasures, the Dunn




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