Hill's Dunn-Erwin (Harnett County, N.C.) City Directory [1959], Part 1

Author: Hill Directory Company.
Publication date: 1959
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Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Pri- vate Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, a Numerical Telephone Direc- tory, a Directory of Rural Routes, and Much In- formation of a Miscellaneous Character; also


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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX


HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of South- eastern Directories, present to subscribers and the gen- eral public, this, the 1959 edition of the Dunn-Erwin City Directory, which also includes East Erwin and South Erwin, and the rural routes emanating from the Dunn and the Erwin Post Offices.


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


The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Direc- tories in the estimation of the public, has been esta'b- lished by rendering the best in Directory service. With an unrivaled organization, and having had the courteous and hearty cooperation of the business and professional men and residents, 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 authentic information pertaining to these communities.


Five Major Departments


The five major departments are arranged in the following order :-


I. THE YELLOW PAGES constitute the first major department of the Directory. This embraces a complete list of the names and addresses of the business and pro- fessional concerns of Dunn-Erwin, arranged in alpha- betical order under appropriate headings-a catalog of all the activities of these communities. Preceding this catalog, likewise grouped under appropriate headings, are the advertisements and business cards of firms and individuals desiring to present a more complete list of their products or services than is possible in the catalog itself. The Yellow Pages represent reference advertis- ing at its best, and merit the attention of all buyers and sellers seeking sources of supply or markets for goods. In progressive communities like Dunn-Erwin, the neces- sity 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 commercial, industrial and professional world.


II. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of resi- dents and business and professional concerns is the sec- ond 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


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resident of Dunn-Erwin, East Erwin and South Erwin, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in these communities.


III. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, IN- CLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, is the third major department, printed on green paper. In this sec- tion the numbered streets are arranged in numerical order, followed by the named streets in alphabetical or- der; 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 in- tersecting streets appear at their respective 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, on blue paper, is the fourth major department.


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


Community Publicity


The Directory reflects the achievements and ambi- tions of the community, depicting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a busi- ness location, as a manufacturing site and as an edu- cational center. To broadcast this information, the pub- lishers 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 re- liable advertisements of Dunn-Erwin.


The Out-Of-Town City Directory Library


Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Dunn- Erwin Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Dunn Chamber of Commerce, Inc., for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 700 Directory Libraries, installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada through the courtesy of mem- bers of the Association of North American Directory Publishers.


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


PAGE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW REFER TO THE YELLOW PAGES


Aman's Florist. left top lines and 45


Anderson Arms Apartments. back cover and 5


Anderson Construction Co left bottom lines and 30


Auto Sales & Service Co Inc


left side lines, Y, 8 and 94


B & B Finance Co 68 Barbour Ellis Insurance Service


right center lines and 66


Barefoot Earl B Esso Servicenter


left top lines and 9


Barefoot Oil Co Inc left top lines, 49 and 79


Beauty Salon The right side lines and 20 Big 4 Restaurant


.back cover, right center lines, 86 and 87 Blalock & Jernigan Insurance Agency


left side lines, X and 67


Byerly Insurance Agency right side lines and 68


Commercial Bank The left center lines and 16 Cromartie Funeral Home


back cover, left side lines and 3


Cromartie Hardware Co Inc. ... left side lines and 63 Dafford Funeral Home right center lines and 53 Davis Flower Shop


back cover, right top lines, 46 and 47


Draughon L C right top lines and 15 Dunn Chamber of Commerce Inc C


Dunn Coca-Cola Bottling Co left side lines and 21 Dunn Furniture Co Inc


back cover, right top lines, 43 and 56


Dunn Hobby Center right side lines and 92 Dunn Ice & Fuel Co Inc. right side lines and 50 Electric Motor & Refrigeration Service top stencil, left and right bottom lines, 2 and 6


Erwin Furniture Co left side lines and 57


Faircloth Upholstering Co right center lines and 96 First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co


front cover, left top and bottom lines, 18, 19 and 73


General Utility Co Inc left center lines and 34 Glover's Hardware Co right center lines and 64 Godwin Building Supply Co Inc front cover, left top lines and 25


Hanna C J & Associates Inc


front stencil, left and right top lines, 69 and 84 Hanna C J & Sons Inc


front stencil, left and right top lines, 69 and 84 Hatcher Skinner & Drew Funeral Home front cover, left side lines, 4 and 54 Hawley Earl Oil Co left bottom lines and 80


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Hight Paint & Wallpaper Store


back lip margin, right side lines, 24 and 31


Hill Directory Co Inc 36


Home Savings & Loan Association


back cover, left side lines, 22 and 23


Hudson & Hodges


88


Jernigan H W right center lines and 32


Jewel Box Inc The


front cover, left top lines, 70 and 71


Johnson Cotton Co front cover, left and right side lines, 7, 61, 65 and Johnson Furniture Co


back cover, left side lines, 44 and 58


Lanky's Bicycle Shop left top lines and 72


Lee Howard M Co


right side lines and 59


Lee-Moore Oil Co


front cover, left and right bottom lines, 51 and Lee's Food Store


81 61


Lewis Studio & Camera Shop 83


Machine & Welding Co


backbone, right top lines and Machine & Welding Supply Co left top lines and 97 Mckay Floral Gardens. front lip margin, right top lines, left and right center lines, tabbed Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and 48 Men's Store The right side lines and 28


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Motor Credit Co Inc. left side lines and 74


Nu-Home Builders & Supply Co Inc


right top lines, 26 and 33


Page Electric Co left side lines, tabbed


Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and 42 55


Payton's O S Funeral Home


Perry Bros Tire Service


right side lines and 93


Piggly Wiggly Store


62


Pine State Creamery Co


left and right bottom lines and 35


Pope & Mixon Building Supply Inc


bottom stencil, left and right center lines and


27


Ready Mixed Concrete of Dunn Inc


right top lines and 29 89 89


Rickey's Hot Dog Stand ..


Rickey's Tide Inn Grill


Security Loan Corp


left side lines and 74


Skinny's Esso Servicenter left center lines and 90


Strickland Motor Co


front cover, left and right side lines, 10 and 11


Thomas E R Drug o left center lines and 37


Thomas Walgreen Agency Drugs right bottom lines and 38


Upchurch Specialty Co Inc right center lines and 91


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Pope Oil Co Inc ribbon book mark, left bottom lines, 52 and 82


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Vogue Cleaners & Laundry


left and right center lines, A and 41


W & S Motor Co right side lines and 12


Wade Morris Sales Co left bottom lines and 76


Warren Bros Oil Co right center lines and 78 Warren W B Coal & Oil Co. right top lines and 77


Warren's Dunn Pharmacy


left top and bottom lines and 39


Wellons Realty & Insurance Co


front cover, right top lines and 85


Westbrook Chevrolet Co Inc back cover, left bottom lines, B and 13 Western Auto Associate Store


right center lines and 14


Wilbourne's of Dunn Inc right side lines and 60


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TI HE PUBLISHERS of this Directory maintain for the use of their subscribers and the general public a complete library of late out-of-town City Directories. We invite you to consult this library when in need of names and addresses of individ- uals and firms in other cities. It is especially designed for the reference use of business men who subscribe to the local City Directory, when seeking markets and sources of supply out- side this city. There is no charge except for extended continu- ous use. The library, with attendant in charge, is located at:


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Statistical Review


Form of Government-Council-Manager-Mayor. In- corporated as a town in 1887.


Area-2.45 square miles.


Altitude-213.087 feet above sea level.


Climate-Mean annual temperature 59.9 degrees F .; average annual rainfall 45.19 inches.


Parks-1, with total of 12 acres, valued at $25,000. Assessed Valuation-$11.307.230.00 with $1.60 per $100.00 tax rate.


Bonded Debt-$525,000.00.


Financial Data-2 banks with total deposits of $9,- 665,490.29 (Sept. 24, 1958). 1 savings and loan associa- tion, with total assets of $810,000.00 (Aug. 31, 1958).


Postal receipts-$88,174.25 (1957).


Telephones in Service-3,765.


Churches-16, representing 15 denominations.


Building and Construction-Number of building permits issued, 87, valued at $468,375.00 in 1958.


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 sur- rounding territory: Agriculture, manufacturing and lumbering. Number of manufacturing establishments, 10, employing 290 men and 225 women. Pripcipal man- ufactured products: Denim cloth, foundation 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 Mon .- Wed .- Thurs .- Friday. 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., Dunn-Erwin Bus Co.


Highways-U. S. 421, U. S. 301, N. C. 55, U. S. 195. Airports-1 (private).


Amusements-Largest auditorium in city (Armory auditorium) seats 1,800 persons. Number of moving-pict- ure theatres, 2, with to tal seating capacity of 1,150 persons. Number of "legitimate" theatres, 2, with total seating capacity of 1,150 persons. 1 golf course.


Hospitals-2 with total of 131 beds.


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Education-Number of public schools, 7. 2 senior high schools. Number of pupils in public school, 2,858. 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, 36.07, with 17.69 miles paved and 1.2 miles under construction. Miles of sewers, 30.3. Number of water meters, 2,300; light meters, 2,900. Capacity of water works, 2,000,000 gallons, with daily average pumpage of 1,300,000 gal- lons, 35 miles of mains, and plant valued at $350,000. Fire department has 1 paid man, with 1 station and 4 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department real estate and equipment, $92,367.00. Police depart- ment 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 Harnett County on the Coastal Plain edge of the Pied- mont Region of North Carolina.


Distance and Direction of Other Communities (Highway Mileage)- Benson, 7 miles Northeast; Fay- etteville, 26 miles Southwest; Raleigh, 36 miles North; Clinton, 28 miles Southeast; Goldsboro, 40 miles East; Sanford, 36 miles West; Durham, 56 miles North; Wil- mington, 82 miles Southeast.


Population-1940, 5,256, Official U. S. Census; 1950, 6,316. Official U. S. Census; 1958, 8,900, Cham- ber of Commerce estimate.


Schools (Enrollment)-White, 1,448, elementary; high, 470; colored, 801, elementary; high, 270. Total enrollment for elementary schools, 2,249; for high school, 740. Campbell Junior College, 8 miles distance.


Churches-Religion plays a great part in Dunn as a community as is attested by the presence of 16 churches. Among the denominations represented are: Baptist, Catholic, Presbyterian, Christian and Metho- dist.


Hospital-Dunn Hospital has a 85 bed capacity. Erwin three miles distance has a hospital with 35 bed capacity.


Doctors-Harnett County has 15 physicians and 4 dentists. Among the doctors are several surgeons out- standing 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, Wednes-


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day, Thursday and Friday; The Daily Record, Monday through Friday.


Airport-3,000 foot runway and adequate accom- modations at Erwin.


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., Ro- tary, Junior Woman's Club, Business & Professional Women, Chamber of Commerce, Active Red Cross Chap- ter, 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 Artil- lery Battalion of the North Carolina National Guard.


Dunn has at its disposal a well trained and well equipped 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 fireplace 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 pa- trol 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 equip- ment 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 Baltimore, Maryland to Florida, and serves other major arteries throughout the Southeast. U. S. 421 is an im- portant East-West link with the nation's network of principal highways. N. C. 55 is a primary highway con- necting with other major State and Federal Highways. U. S. 195, a part of the new national highway system, one mile east, will be opened early in 1959.


Transportation-Railroads - The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad main line serves Dunn, affording an ex- cellent North - South service in both passenger and freight accommodations. Splendid connections are made along the route of the Coast Line to practically every


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railroad point in the nation. Dunn is at the Southern terminus of the Durham and Southern Railroad and offers an excellent freight service via the connections of the Southern, Seaboard, Norfolk, and Western and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroads.


Bus-Dunn enjoys the fine services of four bus lines with connections to all points in the nation. There are about 15 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 capacity of reservoir is 1,000,000 gallons with stand pipe capacity 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 312 miles from the Cape Fear River and approximately 112 miles from Black River; both of which are excellent sources of water supply. The water is fluoridated.


Electric Power-Furnished by 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 serv- ice affords dial system which is operated through the Central Office locted in Dunn. The officials of the Caro- lina Telephone & Telegraph Co., in Tarboro, have ad- vised that they can increase their services here to take care of any situation we might have.


Telegraph-Adequate service is provided by West- ern Union Telegraph Company.


Taxes-City $1.60, County $1.63. Assessed valua- tion of Dunn taxable property is $11,307,230.00. As- sessments approximately 30( of actual value on real estate and buildings.


Labor Supply-The Employment Security Commis- sion through its several surveys reveals the abundant availablilty of labor, both male and female. Among this force are trainable 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 architecture, which reflect comfort in living. Many homesites are available in various sections of Dunn. On very short notice Dunn can increase the num- ber of houses to whatever is needed. At least six con- cerns will start construction immediately if needed.


Commercial-Commercial establishments and fine


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stores occupy the central portion of Dunn making it convenient from all points of the community. Several community shopping districts, have recently developed in areas where homes are being constructed in numbers. The downtown stores offer a wide variety of merchan- dise 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 rail- roads and on the highways. Two Dunn Tobacco Markets with surplus warehouse space. Dunn also a Dunn Yam Auction Market.


Industries-Erwin Cotton Mills: Four miles dis- tance, 2,300 employees. Second largest denim plant in the world. Wellons Candy Company: Candy manufact- urers, employing 125 persons. Johnson Cotton Company : Fertilizer manufacturer, with 110 employees. John A. Mckay Mfg. Company: Manufacturer of farm imple- ments. 50 employees. Lynch Mfg. Company: manufact- urers of farm implements, with 20 employees. Benjamin & Johnes, Inc .: Manufacturers of foundation garments. 300 employees. H. P. Cannon & Son: Processors of can- ned foods. Employing approximately 150 persons (sea- sonal). Tomahawk Farms, the home of Colonial Hams, 25 employees. Other industries include: Ro-Mar Mat- tress Company, McLamb Flour Mill, Champion Milling Company, Machine & Welding Co. and Davis Milling Co.




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