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207 W. Broad St. Dunn, N. C. Tel. 892-2447
(SEE YELLOW PAGES 2 and 43)
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200 E. Broad St. Tels. 892-2130 - 892-7134
(SEE YELLOW PAGES 12, 13 and 56)
Auto Sales & Service
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112 South Fayetteville Av. Dunn, N. C. Phone 892-2112 (SEE PAGE Y and YELLOW PAGES 4 and 75)
GENERAL UTILITY CO., Inc.
COMPLETE COTTON SERVICE GRAIN BUYERS
100 W. Harnett St. Dunn, N. C. Phone 892-2187
(SEE YELLOW PAGE 23)
STRICKLAND MOTOR CO.
AUTHORIZED DEALERS SALES and SERVICE USED CARS
VAUXHALL - LARK by Studebaker PONTIAC COMPLETE BODY SHOP - ALIGNMENT SERVICE
103 E. Edgerton St .. Tel. 892-7183
(See Yellow Pages 6 and 7)
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AMOCO AMERICAN
1000 S. Clinton Av. DUNN, N. C.
40 and 64)
(SEE YELLOW PAGES
LEE - MOORE OIL CO.
Tel. 892-2450
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CULBRETH, HUTAFF, SMITH, Inc.
127 East Broad Street
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Phone 892-3248
Coca-Cola
Phone 892-3332
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DUNN-ERWIN CITY DIRECTORY
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"The Best Town Under the Sun"
· Agriculture . Industry · Commerce JUST THE TOWN FOR YOU!
Your Dunn Chamber of Commerce is an Active Organization -Pledged to Building Our Community
Dunn is an aggressive progressive town . .. located on two railroads, Interstate Highway 95, and three other major highways. Industrial sites available.
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(HARNETT COUNTY, N. C.) CITY DIRECTORY 1961
Including East Erwin and South Erwin
Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Pri- vate Citizens, Including Rural Route Residents, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, a Numerical Telephone Directory and Much Information of a Miscellaneous Character; also the
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PUBLISHERS NOTE
The information in this Directory is gathered by an actual canvass and is compiled in a way to insure maximum accuracy.
The publishers cannot and do not guarantee the correct- ness of all information furnished them nor the complete absence of errors or omissions, hence no responsibility for same can be or is assumed.
The publishers earnestly request the bringing to their attention of any inaccuracy so that it may be corrected in the next edition of the Directory.
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INTRODUCTION and GENERAL INDEX
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories (publishers of the Dunn-Erwin Directory since 1957), present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1961 edition of the Dunn-Erwin City Directory, which also includes East Erwin and South Erwin.
Confidence in the growth of Dunn-Erwin's industry, 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 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 ren- dering the best in Directory service. With an unrivaled or- ganization, 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 authen- tic information pertaining to these communities.
Four Major Departments
The four major departments are arranged in the fol- lowing 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 Dunn-Erwin, arranged in alphabetical 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 pre- sent a more complete list of their products or services than is possible in the catalog itself. The Yellow Pages represent reference advertising 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 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.
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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, East Erwin and South Erwin, and the name, offi- cial personnel, nature and address of each firm and cor- poration in these communities.
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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 num- bers. The names of the intersecting 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 is the fourth major department, printed on blue paper.
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 manufacturing site and as an educational center. To broad- cast 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 and vicinity.
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 members of the Association of North American Directory Publishers.
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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Amans' Florist. . left top lines and 36
Anderson Arms Apartments . back cover and 3
Anderson Construction Co .. left bottom lines and 21
Auto Sales & Service Co Inc
front cover, left top side lines, Y and 4
B & P Electric Motor Repair. . left side lines and 31 Barbour Ellis Insurance Service ... right center lines and 52 Bass Electric Co
Beasley's Garage.
35 48 29 11
Butler & Carroll Drug Co Inc.
Commercial Bank. . back lip margin, left center lines and Cromartie Funeral Home. . back cover, left side lines and 42
Cromartie Hardware Co Inc
. back cover, left side lines and 49
Cubreth, Hutaff, Smith, Inc
front cover, right top lines and 53
Davis Flower Shop. .right top lines and 37
Dennis Cadillac-Olds Co.
left top lines and 5
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Dunn Coca-Cola Bottling Co
front lip margin, left side lines and 15
Dunn Furniture Co Inc
. back cover, right top lines, 33 and 44
Dunn Home Furnishers. . right top lines and 51
Dunn Ice & Fuel Co Inc. . right side lines and 39
Erwin Furniture Co.
Erwin Tin Shop. left side lines and 71 57
Fidelity Finance Co Inc ..
left side lines and
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co
front cover, left top and bottom lines, 13 and 56 Four County Tractors Inc ..... left bottom side lines and General Utility Co Inc. . front cover, left center lines and 23
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Glover's Hardware Co. . right center lines and 50 Godwin Building Supply Co Inc. front cover and 17 Hanna C J & Associates Inc
. front stencil, left and right top lines, 54 and 67 Hatcher, Skinner & Drew Funeral Home . front cover, left top lines, 2 and 43
left bottom lines and
63
Hawley Earl Oil Co.
25 Hill Directory Co Inc.
Home Savings & Loan Association
Hood's Drug Store.
Hudson & Hodges.
Jernigan H W .right center lines and
Joe The Cleaner
Johnson Colonel A. .right bottom lines and Johnson Furniture Co. . back cover, left side lines, 34 and 45 46
Lee Howard M Co. right side lines and Lee-Moore Oil Co
front cover, left and right bottom lines, 40 and 64
66 Lewis Studio & Camera Shop. .. .right side lines and Lou Dare's Flower Shop. . back cover, right side lines and 38
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amigowolny SON & ASSOCIATES, Inc. PAGE ELECTRIC CO.
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. back cover, left side lines and 16 29 68 22 30 22
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Page Machine & Welding Co .... backbone, right top lines and 59 Machine & Welding Supply Co
backbone, left top lines and 76
Men's Store The. right side lines and 20
Motor Credit Co Inc. left side lines and 57
Nu-Home Wholesale Builders Supply
.right top lines and 18
Page Electric Co. . left side lines,
tabbed Inserts at name in Alphabetical Section and 32
Paramount Cleaners. . 30
Perry Bros Tire Service Inc. . right side lines and 74
Pine State Creamery Co. . left and right bottom lines and
24 Pope & Mixon Building Supply Inc
. bottom stencil, left and right center lines and Pope Oil Co Inc
19
.ribbon bookmark, left bottom lines, 41 and Ralph Manufacturing Co
65
. top stencil, right top lines and 60
Randi-Craft Custom Built Boats.
... left side lines and 14 Register Bros Lumber Co Inc. . left bottom lines and 58 Stanley's Credit Jewelers.
55 Strickland Motor Co
. front cover, left and right side lines, 6 and 7
Thomas E R Drug Co. left center lines and 26 Thomas Walgreen Agency Drugs. . right bottom lines and 27
Upchurch Place The. right bottom lines and 72
W & S Motor Co. . right side lines and 8
Wade Morris Sales Co. left bottom lines and 61
Wade's Radio & TV Service. right side lines and 73
Warren Bros Oil Co. right center lines and 62 Warren's Dunn Pharmacy
left top and bottom lines and 28 Warren's Elton Service Station & Trucking Center .right side lines and 69 Westbrook Chevrolet Co Inc . back cover, left bottom lines, B and 9 Western Auto Associate Store ..... right center lines and 10
Wilbourne's of Dunn Inc. right bottom lines and 47
DUNN
(Courtesy Chamber of Commerce)
Statistical Review
Form of Government-Council-Manager-Mayor. Incor- porated 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 .; av- erage annual rainfall 45.19 inches.
Parks-1, with total of 12 acres, valued at $25,000.
Assessed Valuation-$12,270,742 with $1.50 per $100 tax rate.
Bonded Debt-$424,000.
Financial Institutions-2 banks (members of FDIC), 2 Insured Savings and Loan Associations.
Postal Receipts-$130,794 (1960).
Telephones in Service-4,600.
Churches-20, representing 15 denominations.
Building and Construction-Number of building permits issued, 38 in 1959, valued at $338,450 in 1959.
Industry-Chief industries of the city and surrounding territory: Agriculture, manufacturing and lumbering. Number of major enterprises, 16. Principal manufactured products: foundation garments, candy, lumber, fertilizer, farm machinery, mattresses, furniture and food processing.
Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 20 miles, and population of 74,500.
Newspapers-2.
Radio Broadcasting Stations-1.
Hotels-1, with 50 rooms.
Motor Courts-7, with 119 rooms.
Railroads-2: Durham & Southern, Atlantic coast Line.
Bus Lines-3: Carolina Trailways, Queen City Trail- ways, Southern Coach Co.
Highways-Interstate 95, US 421, US 301, NC 55.
Airports-1 (private): Dunn-Erwin, 300 foot runway.
Amusements-Largest auditorium in city (Armory audi- torium) seats 1,800 persons. Number of "legitimate" moving- picture theatres, 2, with total seating capacity of 1,150 per- sons.
Public Libraries-1, 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 total of 3,371 volumes.
City Statistics-Total street mileage, 38.24, with 21.57 miles paved, 168,265 feet of sewers, 2,600 water meters, 3,050 electric service meters. Capacity of water works, 2,000,000
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gallons, with daily average pumpage of 1,300,000 gallons, 159,559 feet of water 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. Police department has 14 men, with 1 station and 2 pieces of motor equipment. Birth rate, 15 per cent, death rate, 5 per cent.
Hospitals-1, Betsy Johnson Memorial Hospital, with a total of 85 beds.
Doctors-13 physicians and surgeons, 6 dentists.
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, 25 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 US Census; 1950, 6,316, Official U. S. Census; 1960, 7,566, Official US Census.
Education-(12 teachers in Dist. Schools hold Masters. Others, AB or BS Degrees.)
Dunn District Schools
Grades Teachers
Students Enrolled
Magnolia Avenue
1-3
15
482
Wayne Avenue
4-6
15
485
Dunn High
7-12
30
836
Mary Stewart, Rt. 3
1-7
9
274
Maple Grove (Indian), Rt. 4
1-8
3
85
Harnett High (Negro)
1-12
40
1216
Totals
112
3378
Campbell College (Baptist), Buies Creek, N. C., located 8 miles West on US 421.
Churches-Religion plays a great part in Dunn as a community as is attested by the presence of 20 churches. Among the denominations represented are: Baptist, Meth- odist, Presbyterian, Christian, Mormon, Pentecostal Holi- ness, Quaker, Assembly of God, and Catholic.
Newspapers-2: The Dunn Dispatch published Mon- days, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays; The Daily Record published Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays.
Radio Broadcasting Stations-WCKB, 1,000 Watt, 780 kc.
Banks-2: First Citizens Bank & Trust Company and Commercial Bank, with total deposits of approximately $11,000,000.00 (Jan., 1961).
Savings & Loan Associations-2: Home Savings & Loan Association and First Federal Savings & Loan Association, with total assets of $4,765,888 (Jan., 1961).
Organizations-There are approximately 25 clubs and organizations in Dunn. Among those represented are: Am- erican 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 equipped emergency communications group of Radio Amateur Opera- tors. These operators have their own emergency power con- sisting 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 avail- ble.
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, and one truck carrying 1,000 gal- lons of water with portable pump for refilling tank on truck.
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 principal highways. N. C. 55 is a primary highway connecting with other major State and Federal Highways. Interstate 95 is a part of the new national highway system, and located one mile east.
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 Dur- ham and Southern Railroad and offers an excellent freight service via the connections of the Southern, Seaboard, Nor- folk, and Western and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroads.
Bus-Dunn enjoys the fine services of three 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 1/2 million gallons. The water plant is capable of increasing
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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 approximately 11/2 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 additional power for industrial purposes.
Telephone-An excellent service is offered by the Caro- lina Telephone and Telegraph Company. This service af- fords dial system which is operated through the Central Office located in Dunn. The officials of the Carolina Tele- phone & Telegraph Co. have advised that they can in- crease their services here to take care of any situation we might have.
Telegraph-Adequate service is provided by Western Union Telegraph Company.
Taxes-City $1.50, County $1.74. Assessed valuation of Dunn taxable property is $12,270,742.00 Assessments ap- proximately 30 per cent 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 con- venient from all points of the community. Several com- munity shopping districts have recently developed in areas where homes are being constructed in numbers. The down- town stores offer a wide variety of merchandise and is rapidly making a bid as a principal Eastern Carolina Shop- ping Center.
Industrial-Being situated on four highways and two railroads makes Dunn an ideal industrial center. There are choice industrial locatons both on the railroads and on the highways. Two Dunn Tobacco Markets with surplus warehouse space.
Industries-Wellons Candy Company: Candy manu- facturers, employing 125 persons. Johnson Cotton Compa- ny: Fertilizer manufacturer, with 110 employees. John A. Mckay Mfg. Company: Manufacturer of farm implements. 50 employees. Lynch Mfg. Company: manufacturers of farm implements, with 20 employees. Benjamin & Johnes, Inc .: Manufacturers of foundation garments. 150 employ- ees. H. P. Cannon & Son: Processors of canned foods. Employing approximately 150 persons (seasonal). Toma- hawk Farms, the home of Colonial Hams, 25 employees.
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Other industries include: Ro-Mar Mattress Company, Mc- Lamb Flour Mill, Champion Milling Company, Machine & Welding Co., Davis Milling Co., and Vogue Manufacturing Co.
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