Hill's Durham (Durham County, N.C.) City Directory [1959], Part 1

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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX

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I. THE YELLOW PAGES constitute the first major department of the Di- rectory. This embraces a complete list of the names and addresses of the busi- ness and professional concerns of the city and vicinity, arranged in alphabetical order under appropriate headings -- a catalog of all the activities of the city and vicinity. 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 catalogitself. The Yellow Pages representreference advertising atits best, and merit the attention of all buyers and sellers seeking sources of supply or markets for goods. In a great commercial and industrial center like Durham, the necessity of having this kind of information up-to-date and always immedi- ately 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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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX

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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE ADVERTISING SECTION THE YELLOW PAGES

Acme Plumbing & Heating Co of Durham Inc.

Page 169

Advance Painting & Home Improvements right top cards and

161

Airheart Insurance Agency Inc

141

Alexander Motor Co Inc. .

.left side lines and

Allen T E & Sons Mutual Insurance Agency

.left side lines and

Allenton Realty & Insurance Co Inc .

right top lines and

Amey's Funeral Home & Florist. .left side lines and

Anthony's Motors . .left side lines and

Arc Electric Co Inc

.right side lines and

Arnold Floor Sanding & Covering Co

.right side lines and

Art Neon Sign Co

.left side lines and

Bagwell J R Co

.right side lines and

Bagwell John R Jr

. . right side lines and

Bagwell Viola C Real Estate & Insurance

right side lines, 142 and

Barnes Supply Co.

. left bottom lines and

Barton Electric Construction Co Inc

Bates Gulf Service

Belk-Leggett Co.

right top lines and

Bell V E & Sons Inc

right bottom lines, 3 and

Birmingham Construction Co

Black Tree Expert Inc.

Blake Clinton. .

Borden Brick & Tile Co.

. back cover,

Insert at name in Alphabetical Section and 39

Boyce Supply Co.

Insert at name in Alphabetical Section and

Bradsher S M Inc.

left top lines and

Brinkley-Stromsland.

Broadway Foods Inc

, backbone, right bottom lines and

. right top lines and

Brunson's . bottom stencil, left bottom lines, 9, 196 and

Budd-Piper Roofing Co

Bull City Garage .right side lines and

Burthey Funeral Service

Burthey's Photographic Laboratory .

Burton Carl Jr.

.left side lines and

Business Machines and Equipment Inc.

left bottom lines and 47

Bynum L O

Carolina Block Co

Carolina Chimney & Heating Co

.left side lines and front cover and right top lines and 78 41 127 151 178 148

Cary Lumber Co

.left bottom lines and

Christian-Harward Furniture Co Inc

. back cover,

. left bottom lines and 115

Citizens National Bank of Durham The .

front cover,

right bottom lines, Z and

154

Clements & Edwards Insurance Agency

142

Clements Funeral Services Inc.

.left side lines and 113 36

Clicquot Ginger Ale Bottling Co

.right side lines and

Colc Construction Co Inc . left bottom lines and 56

Comfort Engineers Inc right side lines, 2 and 128 48

Commercial Equipment Co.

. right top lines, 52 and

Copelan Plumbing Co .right side lines and Crabtree Pharmacy

Depositors National Bank of Durham The . right top cards and

Dillon Supply Co.

.right side lines and 150

Dixie Awning Co.

Downey L A & Son

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Broadway Taxi Inc

Broughton (Bros) Electric Co.

54 83 29 195 75 201 185 25 114 167 55

Carolina Memorial Co.

Carver Realty & Insurance Co

right top lines and 30 99

Clark Electric Service

Charking Inc . .right side lines and

Constructors Supply Co Inc

170

12 141 176

112 24 98 106 190 53

71 178 103 134 99 24 90 129

Barnhart Insurance Agency

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

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Duke Power Co . front cover, right top lines and 96

Durham Awning Co .

Durham Bank & Trust Co.

Durham Beauty Academy Inc back cover, right side lines and 34

Durham Builders Supply Co .

.right side lines and

Durham Business School Inc.

188

Durham Coca Cola Bottling Co Inc. .right side lines and

Durham Dairy Products Inc right top lines and

Durham Distributing Co Inc .right side lines and 35

.left side lines and

116 32

Durham Insurance Service Co.

143

Durham Mattress Co.

150

Durham Millwork Co.

151

Durham-Orange Farm Center Inc

103

Durham Plumbing & Heating Co Inc.

front lip margin,

.right side lines and

171

Durham Realty & Insurance Co

front cover,

right bottom lines, 135 and

Durham Sandwich Co

Durham Sporting Goods Co.

Durham Sunday Star The

Durham Tire Company

.left side lines and

Dutchville Builders Supply

.right side lines and

Eastern Paint Co .

.left side lines and

Eckerd's Drug Stores

Edward's Florist

Elkins Motor Co.

.left bottom lines and

Ellis D N

.left side lines and

Empire Neon Sign Co

.right side lines and

191

Erwin Oil Co Inc .

. left bottom lines and

109

Five Points Furniture Co.

right side lines and

117 58

Fowler M M Inc.

.back lip margin,

right side lines, 110 and

157

Friendly Florist.

Garden Gate Nursery

Garrison Insurance Service .

right bottom lines and

136 14 164

George Painting & Plaster Repairs

.left side lines and

Gibson Insulation & Weatherstripping Co

right side lines and

133

Grant's Amoco Service .

.left side lines and

Guess Road Cabinet & Building Supply Co Inc

.left side lines and

H & O Concrete Block Co.

back cover, right side lines and

Harrington Herbert.

.left side lines and

Harvey's Cafeteria Inc

left side lines and

Herrin C A General Contractor

.right side lines and

Hinesley Landscaping Service.

right side lines and

Hobbie Brothers Plumbing & Heating Contractors

Holiday James .

Home Insurance Agency Inc

. left bottom lines and

137

Hotel Malbourne. .

left top lines and

131

Howard Johnson's Restaurant

.right side lines and

Hunt Construction Co Inc. .

Hunt Linoleum & Tile Co Inc

Hutchins Auto Supply Co

Ingold Tire Co

left top lines, 198 and

Ingram's Inc .

.right side lines and

100

Jobe-Blackley Plumbing Co

right bottom lines and

174 146

Johnson Motor Co Inc

.left side lines and

16 80

Jones Samuel W

.left side lines and

Kane George W

front cover, right bottom lines, 38 and

Kelly Clyde Funeral Home .left side lines and

113

Kenan Oil Co Inc front cover, right bottom lines, 111 and

158

Kimball W W

left top lines and 152

46 44 77 180 59 92

Hill Directory Co Inc

145 174 74

181 72 105 25 199 172

Jeffries Paul Electrical Contractor

Johnson-Forrester Inc

Jones John T.

left side lines and

107

George & Gene Auto Repairing

104

Foushee & Citrini.

177 187 192 155 201 43 165 93 107 13

Durham Furniture Co Inc.

Durham Industrial Bank. .back cover and

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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

King Gaston.

Latta Earl J

left top lines and

Little Acorn Restaurant Inc The

left top lines, Y, 182 and

Little Shop of Chapel Hill.

Long Meadow Farms Inc

. left bottom lines and

Lovette Electric Construction Co Inc.

right bottom lines and

100

M & J Finance Corp

right side lines and

104

Mac's Television Service

196

Malbourne Hotel.

left top lines and

131

Matthews & Farrow Inc.

right side lines and

Maus- Hutto Piano Co Inc.

May Claude M Inc.

front stencil, right bottom lines,

Insert at name in Alphabetical Section, 162 and

206

May D C Co.

. right top lines and . ,84

McClamroch W L.

.right side lines and 73

McDaniel-Ervin-Hinshaw Hardware Co Inc.

.right side lines and

McFadden Kendrick

.left side lines and

McGee Willie.

.left side lines and

McGhee Coal Co.

Mclaughlin John W.

Mebane W H .left side lines and

Mechanics & Farmers Bank

Midas Muffler Shop. right side lines and

Miller Insurance Agency

.right top cards and

147

Modern Electric Co Inc

left top lines and

101

Monarch Motors Inc

. left bottom lines and

Montaldo's .right side lines and

Montgomery & Aldridge Appliance Co Inc

Montgomery & Aldridge Tire Co Inc

. left bottom lines and 200 108

backbone, left top lines and

Muirhead Wm Construction Co Inc.

. top stencil,

. . tabbed Insert at name in Alphabetical Section and

Municipal Forms & Systems Co Inc.

Mutual Savings & Loan Assn.

187

Myers-Glenn Inc

left side lines and

New Method Laundry & Dry Cleaners.

.right side lines and

Paschall Brothers

. left bottom lines and

Perkins Glass Co

29 and

Perkins H T Co .

right top lines and

Piedmont Pools

193 97

Poe C T Construction Co

Poplar Apartments Inc

Pritchard Paint & Glass Co

.right side lines and

Proctor W T

Insert at name in Alphabetical Section and

123

Public Hardware Inc.

. . left side lines and 126

Public Service Co of North Carolina Inc right bottom lines and Reade-Noblin Insurance Agency Inc . left bottom lines and Register Leon Inc.

121

Rigsbee Tire Sales Inc front cover, left top and side lines, 9, 26 and

Riley Paint Co. right top lines and

Riley's Paint Warehouse

right bottom lines and

Roberts Brothers Builders

.right side lines and

Rollins-Bloodsworth Inc

.right side lines and

Rowe Typewriter Co

.left side lines and

Royal Ice Cream Co

. left bottom lines and

132

Scoggins Refrigeration Service .

Scott Coal & Oil Co.

left side lines and

Scott & Roberts Inc.

.left side lines and

Shaw Paint & Wallpaper Co Inc.

back cover, left top lines,

144, 160 and 164

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Oriental Restaurant The

.left side lines and 147 B 179 173

Phillips Insurance Agency Inc.

122 168 138

Pine State Electric Supply Co Inc

65 5 122

139 66 202 159 160

Robbins of Durham .

Rose Agency Inc The. .right side lines and 156 C

Roy's Body Shop.

18 144 7

Montgomery's Florist Inc

Morgan Motors Inc.

right bottom lines and

125 86

81 49 63 167 33 153 143

Model Laundry of Durham Inc.

Page 79

Lawson E L. .right side lines and

62 183 49

17 168

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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

Shaw's Venetian Blinds

left top lines and

Shepherd Leroy

.left side lines and 166

Shuford's TV. .

.right side lines and 197 A 45 189

Southeastern Business College The

Southernair Co.

3 and 129

Southgate J & Son Inc

left top lines and

140 21

Speight's Auto Service.

Sportsman's Club .

Starnes & Ellis Plastering Contractors

.left side lines and

Steel Music Co. .

.left side lines and

Strickland Coal & Oil Co

ight side lines and

118 194

Suburban Pools Inc.

right top lines, X, 4, 130 and

Tar Heel Construction Co

front cover, left bottom lines and

175 68 69 124

Teer Nello L Co.

Thomas & Howard Co Inc.

.left side lines and

101

Thompson W G. .

.right side lines and

Tire & Appliance Center Inc The.

. left top lines, 10 and

Toole E N Electric Co.

right side lines, 102 and

Transport Corp The

right top lines and

Typewriter Supply Co

.right side lines and

Uzzle Motor Co Inc.

. left bottom lines and

WDNC & WDNC FM Radio Broadcasting Station

W TIK Radio Station .

left top lines and

130 70

Warner Roosevelt.

Wells-Lloyd Florist Inc.

West Durham Lumber Co. .back cover, right bottom lines and

West Main Fruit Market

.right side lines and

Whitley Electric Co

left top lines and

102 27

Williams Food Center

.left side lines and

Woodall B C Co Inc.

.right side lines and

74 193 97 205

Woods W T Electric Co

Wrenn's Auto Sales.

Wyatt R H Insulation Contractor

right top lines and

Y & J Upholstering Co

back cover, left bottom lines and

119

Young Eddie Lee . . right top cards and

163

Young Roofing Co Inc The

right bottom lines and

186

Zuckerman S & Son.

.left side lines and 120

202 179 203 184 204

Turnage's Barbecue .

.left side lines and

University Motors Inc .

22 23 175 176

Walton Roofing & Heating Co Inc

108 149

Westover Park Apartments

109 6

Williams Walter.

Page 205

Smith's Furniture.

Smoake Lumber Co.

11 85 154 51

Style Craft Interiors Inc

Suggs R A "Billy"

Thomer son Electric Co.

DURHAM

"FRIENDLY CITY OF INDUSTRY, EDUCATION AND MEDICINE"

(Courtesy Durham Chamber of Commerce)

Statistical Review

Form of Government-Council-manager.

Population -- City, 71,311, metropolitan area (county) 101,639 (1950 U. S. Census report). American-born, 99.3 per cent.

Area -- 21.45 square miles (City); 312 square miles (County).

Altitude -- 406 feet above sea level.

Climate -- Average annual temperature, 59.9 degrees F .; average annual rainfall, 40.98 inches.

Parks-16, with total of 243 acres, valued at $1,216,900. Also 19 summer playgrounds and four 18 hole, two 9 hole golf courses.

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Assessed Valuation-$164,956,108, with $2.70 per $100 tax rate.

Bonded Debt-$14,561,000.

Financial Data-7 commercial banks, with total deposits of $551,915, 340.63 (Dec. 31, 1957), and total resources of $609,980,639.60 (Dec. 31, 1957). 4 build- ing and loan associations, with total assets of $58,686,519.94 (Dec. 31, 1957).

Postal Receipts -- $1,021,346 (calendar year 1957).

Telephones in Service -- 36,485 (Dec. 31, 1957).

Churches-146, representing 21 denominations.

Building and Construction-1,031 permits, with total value of $8,924,597, issued in 1957. Total number of dwelling units, 23,186.

Industry-Chief industry is manufacturing, 124 manufacturing establish- ments, employing 19,000 persons, and having products valued at $200,000,000 annually, with principal products as follows: Cigarettes, smoking tobacco, sheets and pillow cases, hosiery, flour, corrugated fiberboard and wooden containers, proprietary medicines, furniture, brick, mattresses, and foundry and machine- shop products. Durham manufactures 19 per cent of the nation's cigarettes (23 brands), including the famous Chesterfields, Fatima, L & M's, Lucky Strikes, Pall-Malls and Herbert Tareytons. Also the famous Duke's Mixture smoking tobacco.

Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 25 to 40 miles, and population of 375,422; wholesale area, radius of 375 miles, and population of 10,000,000.

Newspapers-2 dailies, 1 Sunday and 4 weeklies.

Radio Stations-4: WDNC and WDNC-FM, WTIK, WSSB, and WSRC.

Television Stations-1: WTVD, Channel 11.

Hotels-4, with total of 570 rooms.

Railroads-5: Southern, Norfolk & Western, Durham & Southern, Norfolk Southern and Seaboard Air Lines, operating 5 different lines.

Bus Lines -- 7 intra-city.

Highways-U. S. 15, 70 and 501. State 55 and 98.

Airports-1, owned jointly by Durham and Raleigh. City served by Eastern, Capital and Piedmont air lines.

Amusements- Largest auditorium in city seats 2,500 persons. 6 moving- picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 5,000 persons, 1 "legitimate" theatre, seating 1,800. 6 golf courses, 4 (18 holes), 2 (9 holes).

Hospitals -- 6, with total of 1,740 beds. The 500 bed general medical Veter - ans Administration Hospital opened in 1953.

Education -- Duke University, Croft Secretarial School, Kennedy's Com- mercial School, and North Carolina College for Negroes. 23 public schools, in- cluding 2 senior high and 4 junior high. 1 parochial school and 3 private schools. Number of pupils in public schools (1957-58) 14,158; in parochial, 210. Number of teachers in public schools, 515; in parochial, 5. Value of public school prop- erty, $10,603,005; Parochial, $175,000.00; Duke, $54,355,000.

Public Libraries-7. Duke University libraries have 1,293,000 volumes. City Statistics-Total street mileage, 267.16, with 168.24 miles paved. Miles of gas mains, 329.88; sewers, 346.79. Number of water meters, 20,113; light meters, 54,679; gas meters, 6,018. Capacity of water works (municipal), 15,000,000 gallons; daily average pumpage 8,620,000 gallons; miles of mains, 218, value of plant, $4,800,000. Fire department has 106 men, with 4 stations and 17 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department motor equipment, $252,000. Police department has 109 men and 33 women, with 1 station and 34 pieces of motor equipment, all cars being equipped with two-way radio facilities.

History

In April, 1865, at a log cabin known as the Bennett Place, near Durham Station, there occured one of the most historic events in the history of the na- tion. Lee had surrendered at Appomattox, and the future looked dark indeed for the Southern states. Jefferson Davis andhis cabinet had escaped to Greensboro, North Carolina, and there had held fiery debate as to the advisability of con- tinuing the Civil War. Some members of the cabinet favored continuing hostili- ties at any cost, even though it meant carrying on a guerrilla warfare, while others took the position that the cause of the Confederacy was forever lost and that no good could be accomplished by further bloodshed. Finally it was decided to instruct General Joseph E. Johnson, commander of the Confederate Armies of the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida, to negotiate terms of peace with General Wm. Tecumseh Sherman, commander of the Federal Army that had broken the

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Hill's Durham (Durham County, N.C.) City Directory [1959], Part 1

Author: Hill Directory Company. Publication date: 1959 Publisher: Hill Directory Co. Number of Pages: 1360

Author: Hill Directory Company.
Publication date: 1959
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 1360