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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Page Numbers Below Refer to the Buyers' Guide Section
Page
Airheart Milton Insurance Agency right side lines and 106
Alexander Motor Co Inc front and back lip margins, left side lines and 3
Durham Ice Cream Co Ine 105
Allan's Credit Jewelers 120
Durham Industrial Bank right bottom lines and Durham Lumber Co Inc left top lines, 42 and. . Durham Marble Works
128 133
Allenton Co Inc The left side lines and 154
Alliance Co left side lines and 145
Amey's Funeral Home right side lines and
85
Arnold Floor Sanding & Finishing 60
Arrow Plumbing & Heating of Durham Inc left side lines and 146
Auto Finance Co right bottom lines and 125
B & D Plumbing & Heating Co .
149
B & H Tire Co left side lines and
9
Dutch Village Motel left top cards and 101
Edward's Florist 81
El Rancho Motel left top cards and 101
Elkins Motor Co left bottom lines and 9 Ellis Stone & Co . .. 67
139 Eno Heating & Sheet Metal Co right bottom lines and 166
150
Belk-Leggett Co right bottom cards and
Bell V E & Sons Inc back cover, right top cards and
98
Birmingham Construction Co right top cards and
Blue Flame Gas Co right bottom lines and.
Borden Brick & Tile Co left top lines and.
Boyce Supply Co right bottom cards and.
Boykin's & Roberts left side lines and
Bradsher S MI Ine left bottom lines and
19
Green Oil Co right side lines and Gulf Oil Corp right side lines and
139
Bragtown Hardware Co Inc right side lines and Braswell Coal Co right side lines and
95 16 71
Hall Well Co
Hardee Concrete Co right top cards and
162 Hardee's Hatchery left top cards and
71 Harvey's Cafeteria Inc
36 . Hay Thomas T Hays R S & Co Ine
Herring Finance Co right bottom lines and. Hicks H A
124 56
92 Hicks W G Paint Co
145
102 Hobgood & Kelley Ine right side lines and 10
171 Holt Electric Service right side lines and . 78
Carpenter's Ine right side lines and
1
| Home Finance Co right top cards and 21
Carter Jolin S right bottom cards and
Cary Lumber Co left top cards, 40 and
Christian-Harwood Furniture Co Ine left top cards and
85
Church of The Immaculate Conceptoin
43
Citizens Coal & Oil Co right side lines and.
15 Honeycutt Leroy B left bottom lines and 53
Horton Realty Co Ine left bottom lines and. 155
25 Hospital Care Association Ine The front cover and 111
100
52 Houston O A
126 Howell Electric Co left top cards and
Hudson Well Co right bottom lines and
174
Hull Claude Florist right side lines and Huuter's Gulf Service 10 81
45
56 Ingold Tire Co right side lines and
5
Cowau & Mitchell Lumber Co .
131 62
Ingram & Suggs Ine back cover, right lines. 99 and 146
side
Crain and Denbo Inc right top cards and
Craven E F Co right top lines and
58 Inland Gas Co Ine left side lines and 90
13 Johus E T & Co right top cards and 155
Johnson Motor Co Inc left side lines and 11 11
80 Johnson Motor Co Inc .
56 Johnson Service Station left side lines and. 12
57
Jones & Frasier Co left bottom lines and. 121
29 Jones P F right top lines and 106
Jourdan Transfer Inc 135
Kane George W front cover, right bottom lines and 50
157 Kenan Oil Co Ine front cover. left side lines
Z and 138
B Kennedy's Auto Service left side lines and. 6
22 Kimbrell's Ine Y
Kriby Complete Sanitation System left bottom lines and
165
154 Kornegay Motors Ine right side lines and 12
Les's Auto Service 19
159
Durham Coca-Cola Bottling Co Inc back cover, left side lines and
32
Durham Dairy Products Ine backbone and 65 Loftis-McNeill Construction Co 57
Durham Drug Co 69
169
Duchess Restaurant The
Duke Power Co
Duke University
Durham Awning Co left top cards and
Durham Bank & Trust Co bottom stencil. left bottom lines and
26
Durham Bond & Mortgage Co
Durham Builders Supply Co right side lines and
22
Davis Florist
Delionbach Rock & Sand Co
Dennis Electric Co right side lines and
Depositors National Bank of Durham The right side lines and
Dillon Supply Co
Dixie Awning Co left side lines and
132 22
Dixie Trailer Park right side lines and
117
Cole & Crumpacker left bottom lines and
74 73
Coman Lumber Co left top cards and
Commercial Credit Corp.
20
Commercial Services Co right bottom lines and. Constructors Supply Co Ine back cover, right top cards, 37 and
30
Carolina-Duke Service Center
93
Carolina Glass Co left side lines aud
Carolina House Movers right top cards and. Carolina Venetian Blind Co left side lines and . .
69
Barnes Supply Co 79
Bartlett House Restaurant left top lines and .
158
Bass Carl left top cards and
Batten Insurance Agency Iuc right bottom lines and
107 67
Ferguson Printing Co
Fidelity Bank The front cover. left top lines and Fidelity Insurance Agency of Durham Ine right side lines and 118 86
28
Five Points Furniture Co right side lines and . . Galbraith's Texaco Service Station 19
52 89 35 Glenn-Crabtree Hardware Co left bottom lines and
81
H & O Concrete Block Co right bottom cards and
Brown D W Dry Cleaners right top lines and. . Brown's Anto Supply Co
Budd-Piper Roofing Co left side lines and . .
C & F Dry Cleaners .
Carolina Cinder Block Co left side lines and Carolina Distributing Co of Durham Ine right top cards and
38 53 12 83 160 157 119
56 Home Insurance Agency Ine front cover. 109 and
127 Home Remodeling Co
Home Security Life Insurance Co ribbon book mark. left side lines and 110
Citizens National Bank of Durham The right top lines and
City Crushed Rock Co left bottom lines and .. Clements & Edwards Insurance Agency right side lines and
41 Hotel Malbourne left bottom lines and Hotel Washington Duke 102
59 Ice & Fuel Ine left top cards and
Coombs Chas F right bottom cards and
Daniel Cabinet Shop left side lines and
Davis Baking Co left side lines and
Durham Electric Construction Co Inc right top lines and 76
Durham Furniture Co Inc left side lines and .. 88
27
Allen Insurance Agency left top lines and . 116
Allen T E & Sons left side lines and 116
Durham Mattress Co 131 79
Durham-Orange Farm Center Inc
136 Durham Plant & Nursery left side lines and ... Durham Realty & Insurance Co front cover, right bottom lines. 108 and 153
Durham Roofing Siding Co left bottom lines and 161 Durham Sandwich Co right bottom lines and. 24
Durham Transfer & Storage Inc right side lines and 134
Bagwell Viola C
117
Baker W E Construction Co
18
Baldwin R L Co Inc
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40 70
96
11 Little Acorn Restaurant The left top cards and. Lloyd & Copelan Plumbing Co right side lines and 147
Long Meadow Farms right top cards and 66
74 Johnson O L right bottom cards and
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
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Rowe-Goodin-Jones Inc right top cards and 148
Royal Ice Cream Co 106
Mack's Furniture Co Inc left top cards and. . 86
Royal Sandwich & Food Co 24
Maddox.Stafford Stove Works left top cards and
133
Scott Coal & Oil Co . 46
Scott & Roberts Dry Cleaning Inc left side lines and
72
Mann's Market
78
68 Sears, Roebuck and Co left bottom lines and ... Seven-Up Bottling Co of Durham Inc 33
Shaw Paint & Wall Paper Co Inc right side lines and 143
Shaw's Venetian Blinds right top lines and . .. 172
May D C Co right bottom lines and
Smithi Roy L right side lines and 145
Mc Donald Electric Co left side lines and.
75
Smoake Lumber Co left top lines and
129 30
Michael & Embree Contractors right side lines and
54
Speight's Auto Service left side lines and
Miles Drive In & Restaurant left side lines and 161
Spur Bottling Co left top cards and
Miller- Brunson right top lines. 13 and 151
Miller Edward B left bottom lines and .
61
Stephenson A C & Son right bottom lines and. . Stephenson-Wilson Inc right top lines and
Model Laundry-Cleaners right top cards and.
123
Swartz S & Sons right side lines and
Modern Electric Co Inc left top cards and . 77
Teasley Percy L left top cards and
Teer Nello L Co .
Terry Hardy G right bottom lines and 156
Montgomery's Florist Inc 82 Thomas & Howard Co Inc .. 94
Morgan Motors Inc left side lines and
14
Thomerson Electric Co right top cards and . Thorne's Used Cars
77 7
Myers-Glenn Inc
20 Tillman & Horner right bottom lines and. 57
New Art Cleaner Co Ine left bottom lines and. .
80 Transport Corp The . 169
North Carolina College at Durham .
47 Traveler's Inn left top cards and
160
North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co left top lines and
112
Triangle Electric Motor Co Inc left side lines and 75
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co right top lines and
113 1.5
O'Brient's L E Music Store
136 137
Twin Control Driver Training Inc 20
Oil Burner Service Co right bottom lines and . Olive W H Co right side lines and 142
Union Electric Co Inc left side lines and 58
Parker Letter Service left side lines and
124
Union Insurance & Realty Co 156
University Motors Inc left top lines and 8
Uzzle Motor Co Inc
18
Peddy & Peddy right side lines and
Peeler J Lee & Co Inc
Pendergraft Garage right side lines and
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Perkins H T Co 64
Petty's Garage & Upholstering
16
Phillips Insurance Agency Inc right top lines and
114
Washington Duke Hotel 102
Weathers Appliance & Heating Corp left top cards and 105
Wehster Distributing Co 31
Wells-Lloyd Florist Ine right top lines and.
83
Public Hardware Ine right side lines and
97
West Durham Plumbing Co . 149
West Durham Sea Food & Poultry Market. 165
West Main Fruit Market 84
Whaley Dry Cleaners right top cards and 73
Rancer Sid Co Inc right side lines and
White O J Real Estate right side lines and. 157
Rays Jewelers Inc .
Whitley Electrical Co left top lines and Whitley Glass Co Inc 78 92
Reade. Noblin Insurance Agency Inc left top cards and
Wilkinson T W right bottom lines and
58
Rhodes Cleaners right side lines and
72
Willett E C Builders right bottom cards and. Williamson . Barnhart Insurance Agency right bottom lines and 119
55
Riley Paint Co left top lines and
Womack Electric Supply Co of Durham Inc left bottom lines and 75
Riley's Paint Warehouse
Woodall B C Co left side lines and 167
119 Woody J K Insurance Agency left side lines and Wright's Cleaners 73
Y & J Upholstering Co right top cards and . . 87
Rose Agency Inc The 137
Ross & Co Inc right side lines and 167
Rowe C P left side lines and 170
Zuckerman S & Son left side lines and 89
34 55 17 122 142 63
Montgomery & Aldridge right top lines and left bottom lines, 14 and 103
Muirhead Wm Construction Co Ine top stencil and
51
Threatt Finance Co 126
Traveler's Service Station 17
Tucker Motor Co Inc left top lines and 18
Nu- Tread Tire Co right top lines and
Tucker's Electrical Sales & Service left t top
cards and
104
Paschall Bros
Peabody Drug Co Inc The left side lines and.
WDNC & WDNC-FM Radio Broadcasting Sta- tion right top cards and 152
Walker Heating & Sheet Metal Co left top lines and 166
Wallace's Auto Electric Garage Inc 19
Walton Roofing & Heating Co Inc right top lines and 161
Pickard Roofing Co Ine right bottom lines and. 163 Piedmont Printers left top cards and 150 Porterfield's Hardware Co 96 44 60
Pritchard- Bright & Co Inc right top lines and . . Proctor W T left top lines and
West Durham Lumber Co back cover, right top and right bottom lines. 39 and 130
Public Service Co of North Carolina Ine left bottom lines and
91
Raleigh Durham Flight Service Ine left side lines and 21
122 121
118
Rigsbee Tire Sales Inc back cover, right side lines and 168 144 142
Robbins of Durham left top cards and 68 Rogers Emmett W 167
Rolling Pin Bake Shop The 23
Rollins Bloodworth Inc right bottom lines and . 104
Young Roofing Co Inc The back cover, right bottom lines and 164
Malbourne Hotel left bottom lines and 100 Malone T C Plumbing & Heating Co 147 93
Markham J C & Sons right side lines and Matthews & Farrow Inc right side lines and. . 13 May Claude M front stencil, left bottom lines, 140 and 173 141
McNair Grocery & Market 94
Southern Wholesaler's left top cards and. Southgate J & Son Inc back cover and .
115 16
Sanders Florist left top cards and 82
Lovette's Radio & Appliance Corp left side lines and 103
148 70 54 120 15
Period Furniture Shop left side lines and
INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1951 edition of the Durham City Directory, which also in- cludes Bragtown, Hope Valley, Joyland, Rockwood, Rollingwood, Sherron Acres and Tuscaloosa Forest. A new feature, the Numerical Telephone Directory, marks this edition.
Confidence in the continued growth of Durham'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 Durham 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 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 Durham Directoy will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the community.
Five Major Departments
The five major departments are arranged in the following order :-
THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is the first 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 Durham and vicinity, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation.
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, the second major department, printed on goldenrod paper, con- tains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Durham and vicinity. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference advertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a large commercial and industrial center like Durham, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. General appreciaton of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.
THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is the third major department, printed on yellow paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and Indispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. The Directory is the com- mon intermediary between buyer and seller. As such it plays an important part in the daily activities of the commercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.
THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, is the fourth major department. In this section the numbered streets are ar- ranged in numerical order, followed by the named streets in alphabetical order; the num- bers of the residences and business concerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each steet, and the names of the housholders 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 designation of homes and places of business having telephones.
THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, a new feature, on blue paper, is the fifth major department.
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 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 Durham and vicinity.
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The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Directory as an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.
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DURHAM
FRIENDLY CITY OF INDUSTRY, EDUCATION AND MEDICINE (Courtesy Durham Chamber of Commerce)
STATISTICAL REVIEW
Form of Government-Council-manager.
Population-City, 70,307; metropolitan area, 100,641 (1950 U. S. Census preliminary report). American-born, 99.3%.
Area-12.8 square miles.
Altitude-406 feet above sea level.
Climate-Mean annual temperature, 59.6 degrees F .; average annual rainfall, 47.19 inches.
Parks-10, with total of 218 acres, valued at $600,000. Also 12 City playgrounds and 2 golf courses.
Assessed Valuation-$135,497,181, with $1.70 per $100 tax rate.
Bonded Debt-$8,349,000.
Financial Data-5 commercial banks, with total deposits of $71,013,416 (Dec. 31, 1950), and total resources of $77,413,134 (Dec. 31, 1950). 2 industrial banks, with total deposits of $3,305,204 (Dec. 31, 1950), and total resources of $4,422,159 (Dec. 31, 1950). 4 building and loan associations, with total assets of $25,150,468 (Dec. 31, 1950).
Postal Receipts-$777,205 (calendar year 1950).
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