Hill's Durham (Durham County, N.C.) City Directory [1962], Part 1

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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX


HILL DIRECTORY COMPANY publishers of Southeastern Directories (pub - lishers of the Durham City Directory since 1903), presents to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1962 edition of the Durham City Directory, which also includes Hope Valley, Joyland and Sherron Acres.


Confidence in the growth of Durham's industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sec- tions of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly re- flecting 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 co- operation 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 Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the community.


Five Major Departments


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I. THE BUYERS' GUIDE constitutes the first major department, printed on goldenrod paper, and contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Durham. 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 progressive community like Durham, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.


II. THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is the second major depart- ment, printed on canary 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 Direcotry is the common intermediary between buyer and seller. As such, it plays an important part in the daily activities of the commercial, industrial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.


III. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns, is the third 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 the name, official personnel, nature andaddress of each firm and corporation in the communities.


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Poge numbers below refer to the Buyers' Guide Section


Page


A C E Pest Control Service , right side lines and


157


Ace Rug Cleaning Co. .


. right side lines and 180


Airheart Insurance Agency Inc.


123


Aldridge Power Mower Co.


right top lines and 147 11 72


Allen David G of Durham


Allen T E & Sons Mutual Insurance Agency. left side lines and


131


Allenton Realty & Insurance Co Inc . right top lines and


174


Alliance Co


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


Appliance & TV Center right top lines and


Arc Electric Co Inc.


84 94


Arnold Floor Sanding & Covering Co.


right side lines and


Associated Scaffolders & Paint Co.


. left top lines and


B & H Tire Co


Bagwell Inc .


Barnes Supply Co.


.left bottom lines and


Barton Electric Construction Co Inc .


left top lines and


Bass Carl Painting Contractor.


Bates Gulf Service.


Belk-Leggett Co. . back cover, right top lines and


Beltone-Maddrey Co


Berens Frederick W Inc .


Black Tree Expert Inc


Boone Drug Co


Borden Brick & Tile Co.


. back cover, Insert at name in


Boyce Supply Co.


Insert at name in Alphabetical Section and 38


Bradsher S M Inc.


right bottom lines and


Broughton R E Electric Co. right top lines, Y and


Brunson's . left bottom lines, 10 and


Budd-Piper Roofing Co


Burthey Funeral Service


Carolina Blind & Drapery Co


Carolina Block Co .


front cover and 39 90


Carolina Electrical Co.


, left side lines and


Carpenter A N


Carver Realty & Insurance Co Inc


Central Carolina Bank & Trust Co .


Christian-Harward Furniture Co Inc


left bottom lines and


Clark Brothers Plumbing Co.


left side lines and


Clark's Esso Service. .


Clements Funeral Services Inc. left side lines and


Coe Heating & Air Conditioning Co. . left top lines and


Cole Construction Co Inc . left bottom lines and 54


Comfort Engineers Inc right side lines, A, 3 and 118 47 Commercial Equipment Co 52 73


Constructors Supply Co Inc.


right top lines, 51 and


Crabtree Pharmacy


left side lines and


Crumpacker A Louis


right side lines and


Deal & Temple


Dillon Supply Co


Dixie Awning Co .


Downey L A & Son .


Durham Awning Co


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


32


Durham Builders Supply Co. .


right side lines and


40


Durham Coca-Cola Bottling Co Inc


right side lines and


35


Durham Dairy Products Inc . .


. right top lines and 75


125 Durham Insurance Service Co left bottom lines and


Durham Marble Works


144


182 194 64 92 124 86


Barnhart Insurance Agency .


155 22 76 117 145


198 81


Alphabetical Section and 37


Broadway Taxi Inc .


. left top lines and 53 185 87 194 180 102 201


Carolina Septic Service


183 64 171 27 106


167 22 105 4


Concrete Delivery Inc


79 65 48 187


Daniel Wade Cabinet Shop


141 25 65 26


167 101 7


Alexander Motor Co Inc . . left side lines and


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


Durham Millwork Co .


Durham Plumbing & Heating Co Inc. . front lip margin, left top lines and 161 Durham Radio Corp. 170 Durham Realty & Insurance Co. front cover, left bottom lines and Dutch Village Motel . 172 146 41 66


Dutchville Builders Supply


right side lines and


Earnhardt J W


Eckerd's Drug Stores


. left top lines and


Edwards' Florist


left bottom lines and


Elkins Motor Co .


.right side lines and


Ellis Refrigeration Service.


. left bottom lines and


Erwin Oil Co Inc .


Fennell S L Painting & Papering


Ferrell J A .


First Union National Bank back cover and


right side lines and


34


Forrestdale Marine.


back lip margin, right side lines, 98 and


150


Fowler M M Inc.


.right bottom lines and


Garrison Insurance Service.


General Telephone Co of The Southeast.


Georges' Mobile Homes of Durham Inc .


Gibson Insulation & Weatherstripping Co.


Green Oil Co


Guaranty State Bank right top lines and


Guess Road Cabinet & Building Supply Co Inc.


. left side lines and


H & O Concrete Block & Pipe Co. . back cover, right side lines and


bottom stencil and


Hall-Wynne & Co Inc .


left side lines and


176 78 173


Hillside Realty Co. .


Home Building Supply Co Inc. left side lines and


left bottom lines and


Home Insurance Agency Inc


left side lines and


Honeycutt Upholstering


Howerton-Bryan Funeral Home & Chapel. . . backbone, left side lines and


Hunt Construction Co Inc


Hutchins Construction Co Inc


left top lines, 190 and


Ingold Tire Co


Ingram's Inc.


.left side lines and


Investors Diversified Services Inc


.left side lines and


James John Flooring . .


right side lines and


Jeffries Paul Electrical Contractor


right side lines and


137


Johnson-Forrester Inc


left side lines and


Johnson Motor Co Inc .


right side lines and


Johnson O L.


Jones Andy Garage


front cover, right bottom lines, 36 and front cover, right bottom lines and


left top lines and


14


Kimball's Monument Co . .


Knott S O Plumber & Pump Service


. left side lines and


London Marina.


.left bottom lines and 74


Long Meadow Farms Inc.


front cover, right bottom


Lovette Electric Construction Co Inc.


lines and 88 93


M & J Finance Corp.


189


Mac's Television Service


right side lines and


108


Mack's Furniture Co Inc. .


left side lines and


143


Maddox-Stafford Stone Works Co Inc .


right side lines and


107


Mason Furniture Co Inc .


right side lines and


15


Matthews & Farrow Inc


right bottom lines and


158


Maus Piano Co Inc .


front stencil, right bottom lines, Insert at name


May Claude M Inc.


202


in Alphabetical Section, 153 and right top lines and May D C Co Inc.


70 177


Mayola's Chili House


right side lines and


115


Mc Millan's Gulf Service.


right side lines and


136


Mc Neil Landscaping Co


156


Mebane W H.


left top lines and


29


Mechanics & Farmers Bank


left bottom lines and 16


Miller-Hurst Inc .


80 95 12 175 97 72 55 28 107


Five Points Furniture Co.


right side lines and


126 186 142 122 99


31 42


43 103


Harvey's Cafeteria Inc


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44 127 200


104 66 67 191 162


13 56 23 57 100


Kane George W Inc.


Kenan Oil Co Inc.


Kennedy's Auto Service & Manufacturing Co.


144 160 33


right side lines and


Page 141


McDaniel- Ervin-Hinshaw Hardware Co Inc


right side lines and


23


134 94 90


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


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Mitchell O C Jr Window Cleaners


right side lines and


203


Model Laundry of Durham Inc . . right top cards and 139


Montaldo's . .


right side lines and 135 8


Montgomery & Aldridge Appliance Co Inc


192


Montgomery & Aldridge Tire Co Inc. . . front cover, left bottom lines and


. . left top lines and 17


Muirhead Wm Construction Co Inc.


in Alphabetical Section and


58


Municipal Forms & Systems Co Inc.


right bottom lines and


46


Murdaugh Typewriter Co.


. left side lines and


199


Mutual Savings & Loan Assn.


left top lines and


181


New Method Laundry & Dry Cleaners.


left side lines and


138 B 128


North Carolina College at Durham .


left top lines and


North Carolina National Bank


. right top lines and


30


Nu-Tread Tire Co.


right top lines and


193


O'Briant Masonry


right side lines and


67


O'Brient's Music Store .


. left side lines, 148 and


159 139


Paschall Brothers Inc.


left bottom lines and


164 81


Peabody Drug Co Inc The


Perkins H T Co.


59


Phillips Insurance Agency Inc. .


right top lines and


129 85 5


Polar Apartments Inc. .


Pritchard Paint & Glass Co


Proctor W T. .


tabbed Insert at name in Alphabetical Section and left side lines and


113


Quality Control Products Inc


Quality Electric Co


right side lines and


Reade-Noblin Insurance Agency Inc


Register Leon Inc


Rigsbee Tire Sales Inc. . . front cover, left top and side lines, 10, 24 and


Riley Paint Co and Warehouse Inc. . right top lines and


77


Roberts Brothers Builders


left side lines and


60 61 9


Rose Agency Inc The .


left bottom lines and


148 121 26 184 132


Sandling Realty & Insurance Co


. left side lines and


Scott Coal & Oil Co.


. left side lines and


50 8


Secretarial Service Co Inc


139 168


Shaw Decorating Co Inc


back cover, left top lines, 133 and


154


Shaw Paint & Wallpaper Co Inc


Shaw's Venetian Blinds.


Shepherd Julian C.


Soles Adjustment Service .


Southern Electric Motor Co Inc right top lines and 83 120


Southerniar Company . 4 and


Southgate J & Son Inc , left top lines and


130 18


Speight's Auto Service


174


Star Realty Inc .


71


Style Craft Interiors Inc


63


Thomas & Howard Co Inc


114


Thomerson Electric Co. . left side lines and 91


165


Transport Corp The


45


Triangle Brick Co.


197


Triangle Travel Agency


right top lines and


19


University Motors Inc


. left bottom lines and


20


Uzzle Motor Co Inc .


W DNC & W DN C-FM Radio Broadcasting Station


170


C 195 151


Robbins of Durham. right bottom lines and


Roberts Construction Company


right side lines and


Rollins-Bloodworth Inc.


right bottom lines and


Royal Ice Cream Co.


Royal Sandwich & Food Co


S & W Tailors. .


.left side lines and


Scott & Roberts Inc . right side lines and


Service Printing Co Inc right side lines and


152 200 62 2


Stromsland Elling E


front cover, right side lines and 109


Teer Nello L Co


Tilley's Acme Plumbing & Heating Co of Durham Inc .


196


One Hour Martinizing Inc


right side lines and


159


Perry James W


Pine State Electric Supply Co Inc


right side lines and 112


Public Hardware Inc.


116 49 89 1 31


North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co


Morgan Motors Inc. . . . top stencil, tabbed Insert at name


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W T I K Radio Station


left top lines and 119


21


Weaver's Garage


right side lines and


96


Wells-Lloyd Florist Inc


. back cover, right bottom lines and


140


West Durham Lumber Co.


right side lines and


166


West Durham Plumbing Co


right top lines and


6


Westover Park Apartments


, left top lines and


91


Whitley Electric Co


left side lines and


155


Willis Edward E


85


Woods W T Electric Co


24


Wrenn's Auto Sales


right top lines, Z and


69


Wyatt R H Insulation Contractor


back cover, left bottom lines and


110


Y & J Upholstering Co .


right bottom lines and


179


Young Roofing Co Inc The


right side lines and


111


Zuckerman S & Son.


169


Walton Roofing & Heating Co Inc


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In April, 1865, at a log cabin known as the Bennett Place, near Durham Station, there occurred 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 and his cabinet has escaped to Greens - boro, North Carolina, and there had held fiery debate as to the advisability of continuing the Civil War. Some members of the cabinet favored continuing hos - tilities 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 de- cided to instruct General Joseph E. Johnston, commander of the Confederate


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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 backbone of the Confederacy by reason of its famous march to the sea. These two generals met at the Bennett Place and signed a tentative peace agreement, This agreement was so favorable to the South that General Grant refused to approve it, but after several days' conference, it was amended to meet General Grant's demands and was signed and approved by the govern- ments of the North and South, and the War between the States came to a close.


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Marking the place of surrender, just four miles from Durham, there has been erected, through the generosity of Mrs. S. T. Morgan, a beautiful monu- ment consisting of two columns, one representing the North and the other the South, joined together by a crosspiece on which is the word "Unity." This his- toric spot, the birthplace of a reunited nation, is visited each year by thousands of people.


The death of the Confederacy gave birth to the city of Durham, and out of the ashes of the hopes of the Southern people has been built a great and beauti- ful city. In 1865, Durham Station was a small and insignificant point on the North Carolina Railroad, inhabited by less than 100 persons. There was one lone business enterprise here, a crude and unimportant tobacco factory with total assets of less than $2,000, including not only products on hand, but representing also the entire investment and replacement. History and tradition unite in say- ing that this factory was broken into by Sherman's soldiers and a large part of the stock carried away. Tradition further says that the product carried away was so well made and of such quality that when the soldiers returned to the pursuit of civil life, letters came back to Durham to ascertain if there was more of the product upon the market. To supply this demand a broken business was rebuilt.


In 1865, Washington Duke, a Confederate soldier, walked from New Bern to his home in Durham, and with the same stout heart that had carried him through the vicissitudes of a lost cause, turned his attention to the battle for bread, which was doubtless as cruel and bitter as the war from which he had returned. He built the second factory in Durham, composed of a log cabin 20 x 30 feet, and with his own hands manufactured a product out of a small supply of tobacco that the Federal soldiers had not found. This he called Pro Bono Publico. The annual output of this factory was originally four or five hundred pounds, and in 1872, had grown to 125,000 pounds.


In the meantime, W. T. Blackwell had moved to Durham to engage in the tobacco business. He was to the early development of the tobacco industry in Durham what Napoleon was to France, or Caesar to Rome. The Durham Bull got upon the map and in a few brief years his sonorous voice, like the shot at Lexington, was heard around the world. In 1872, the two small tobacco factories had grown into twelve.


James Buchanan Duke, becoming convinced that it was neither practicable nor profitable to compete with Bull Durham smoking tobacco, turned the vision of his great genius into the cigarette field, and from that day to the present hour the increasing volume of the tobacco industry has become the common property of mankind.


On April 10, 1869, almost exactly four years after Johnston surrendered to Sherman, Durham was born. There were only 258 inhabitants in the village, and the total municipal revenue was $357.44. The largest taxpayer paid $40.62 in taxes. In 1870, there were probably less than 100 wage-earners in industrial pursuits in the town.


The tobacco industry grew at a very rapid rate, using large quanities of bright-leaf tobacco. While much of this type of tobacco was grown around Durham, it was sold at tobacco markets in Richmond and other Virginia cities, and local manufacturers had to pay the cost of transporting the tobacco from Virginia to Durham. This condition made desirable the opening of warehouses for the sale of leaf tobacco in Durham, and resulted in this city becoming one of the largest bright-leaf tobacco markets in the world, now selling from 40 to 50 million pounds each season.


During all this time there were no banks in the town, practically all the banking being transacted in Raleigh, and on days of big sales at the tobacco warehouses it was necessary to obtain cash from the merchants in order to pay the farmer for his product. Such inconveniences cound not long continue, and soon two banks were established.


The next step in the industrial and commercial history of the town was the bringing in of additional railway lines. By the cooperation of manufacturers, merchants, and the city and county governments, the Seaboard Air Line Railway, the Southern Railway, and the Norfolk & Western Railway were given access to this market. Later the Norfolk Southern Railroad and the Durham & Southern Railway were added to the railway lines serving the city, giving a total of five railway companies with five lines radiating in every direction.


Durham had now grown into a very prosperous and thriving community, but its citizenship was not satisfied with having purely a commercial and indus- trial town. The people felt the need of better schools and, in 1885, after a heated political campaign, bonds were voted for public school buildings and a tax levied for maintaining a public school system. Today, Durham has one of the finest public school plants of any city of its size, with physical property valued at $12,983,487, and with a personnel of teachers and management that gives it first rating among the cities of North Carolina.




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