Hill's Fayetteville (Cumberland County, N.C.) City Directory [1948-49], Part 1

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Publication date: 1948
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CHAS. T. HAIGH


REAL ESTATE - SALES RENTALS - FIRE INSURANCE 1071/2 Hay St. Phone 3320


W. C. Downing, Pres. Dr. J. N. Robertson, V .- Pres.


G. W. Bell, V .- Pres. T. H. Hood, Cashier


COMMERCIAL and INDUSTRIAL BANK


Auto Financing and Personal Loans 419 Hay St.


MONTHLY LOANS


MEMBER


F. D.I.C.


FAYETTEVILLE INDUSTRIAL BANK


Checking and Savings Accounts Phone 7178


First - Citizens Bank & Trust Co.


T IME RIED ESTED


FOR 50 YEARS


Complete Banking Service


Resources Over $100,000,000.00


Member F. D. I. C.


M. & O. CHEVROLET CO.


SALES


PARTS


SERVICE


PHONES:


Parts Dept. 4192 Service 4193


Franklin Street


Office


4194


McMILLAN-SHULER OIL CO., Inc.


SHELL


"Change to SHELL and Feel the Difference"


If You Are Not Using "SHELL FURNACE OIL" Change Now!


WFNC 1450 Kilocycles


Fayetteville's Mutual Affiliate


WFNC-FM 98.1 Megacycles


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Laundry


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Tel. 4121


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HIGHLAND COAL COMPANY


Office and Yard: 203 Cumberland St.


BUILDERS' SUPPLIES


COAL


ALL GRADES FERTILIZER


Brick - Builders' Blocks - Coal - Fire Brick - Fire Lime - Masonr, Paints - Plaster Sewer Pipe


203 Cumbe


DUKE UNIVERSITY


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LIBRARY


WATCHES


ELGIN HAMILTON LONGINES BULOVA GRUEN


ROGERS 1847 ROGERS 1881 Holmes & Edwards WM. ROGERS & SON COMMUNITY


ement - Cinder Tile - Fertilizer n Board - Lath [ Lath - Nails Ing - Sheetrock - Windows


3832 - 7240


THE


BOX


ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES


G. E. SUN BEAM MANNING- BOWMAN


Finest Quality DIAMONDS


THE


ewel Box "YOUR FRIENDLY CREDIT JEWELERS" INC.


109 HAY STREET


(1948-49) HILL DIRECTORY CO.'S


Surhand Chamber of Commerce


G. W. Tinnin


Lawrence Blackwood


T.& B. Super Service


Wrecker Service AAA


Day and Night


OLDSMOBILE and GMC TRUCKS


Sales and Service


Complete Repairs to Any Car


SERVICE STATION


Texaco Gasoline and Oils Washing and Polishing Electric Waxing Lubrication (Certified)


Steam Cleaning


Underseal Rubberized Protective Coating


OLDSMOBILE SALES and SERVICE


GMC TRUCK SALES and SERVICE


PARTS and ACCESSORIES Genuine General Motors Parts Delco-Remy and Auto-Lite B-K Brake Parts and Lining


BATTERY SALES and RECHARGING


BRAKE SERVICE and SALES B-K Brakes Air Brakes


Hydraulic and Mechanical


Brake Testing and Adjusting


Brake Drum Lathe Service Hydraulic Cylinder Honing


MOTOR ANALYZING and TUNE-UP United Motors Authorized Service


TEL. 2148


ELECTRICAL SERVICE United Motors Authorized Service


WRECKER SERVICE


RADIATOR SALES and SERVICE


Boiling-Steam Cleaning Repairing Recoreing


WELDING SERVICE Electric and Acetylene


MOTOR REBUILDING BODY REBUILDING


Metal Working Body and Fenders Turret Top Replacement Upholstery and Trimming Service


WHEEL and CHASSIS ALIGNING


Frame and Body Alignment


Axle Straightening and Aligning Wheel Balancing


Knee-Action Aligning


Spindle Straightening


PAINTING and REFINISHING Paint Removing Lacquer and Enamel Painting


USED CAR and TRUCK SALES


400 HAY STREET


FAYETTEVILLE CITY DIRECTORY (1948-49)


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EFIRD'S


Fayetteville's Complete Department Store


125 HAY STREET


"Always the Newest in Fashion at Prices to Please Everyone"


WOMEN'S-


· Coats


· Dresses


· Wraps


· Lingerie


· Accessories .


MEN'S-


· Suits


Overcoats


. Topcoats


· Shorts


. Furnishings


BOYS'-


. O'Coats, Jackets


. Suits, Shorts


. Furnishings


GIRLS'-


. Coats, Dresses -


· Hats, Sweaters


· Lingerie, Etc.


Inquire About Our Lay-Away-Plan


PHONE 2127


STORES AT


Charlotte, N. C. Winston-Salem, N. C. Concord, N. C. Gastonia, N. C. Rock Hill, S. C. Durham, N. C. Rocky Mount, N. C. Salisbury, N. C. High Point, N. C. Anderson, S. C. Monroe, N. C. Greer, S. C. Martinsville, Va. Orangeburg, S. C.


Gaffney, S. C. Fayetteville, N. C. Martin's Dept. Store, Charlotte, N. C. Columbia, S. C. Greenville, S. C. Spartanburg, S. C. Laurinburg, N. C. Lumberton, N. C. Greenwood, S. C. Burlington, N. C. Lexington, N. C. Lincolnton, N. C. Lenoir, N. C.


Raleigh, N. C. Hickory, N. C. Sanford, N. C. Smithfield, N. C. Rockingham, N. C. New Bern, N. C. Henderson, N. C. Hendersonville, N. C. Wilmington, N. C. Asheville, N. C. Shelby, N. C. Wilson, N. C. Statesville, N. C.


Danville, Va. Sumter, S. C. Goldsboro, N. Albemarle, N. C Greensboro, N. C Kannapolis, N. C Florence, S. C. Chester, S. C. Kinston, N. C. Mt. Airy, N. C. Charleston, S. C. Greenville, N. C. Newberry, S. C. Union, S. C.


(1948-49) HILL DIRECTORY CO.'S


HILL'S FAYETTEVILLE (CUMBERLAND COUNTY, N. C.) CITY DIRECTORY Vol. 1948-49 XI


Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Build- ings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide; also a


BUYERS' GUIDE


'and a Complete


Classified Business Directory


FOR DETAILED CONTENTS SEE GENERAL INDEX


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The publishers cannot and do not guarantee the cor- rectness 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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GENERAL INDEX


Page


Abbreviations


24 and 25


Alphabetical List of Names


25


Apartment Buildings


643


Banks


649


Board of Education 128


Buildings-Office and Public


654


Bus and Coach Lines-Motor


654


Buyers' Guide


.preceding Classified


Cemeteries


656


Churches


657


City Offices 114


Classified Business Directory


641


Clergymen


659


661


Convents


663


County Offices 127


Courts


127


Fire Department


114


Government Offices


197


Halls


679


Homes and Asylums


680


Hospitals and Dispensaries 681


Hotels


681


Libraries 688


694


Organizations 696


Parks and Playgrounds 698


Police Department 114


198


Railroads


703


Schools-Parochial 707


Schools-Public 707


Schools, Colleges and Academies 708


State Offices 456


Street and Avenue Guide 721


584664


Clubs


Newspapers


Post Office


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION


Page


Acme Finance Co


75


Allen David G


103


Allen Lumber Co . 76


Allen's Moving Service


Arrow Exterminators Inc


Atkinson Manufacturing Co


right center lines and


Bailey Motor Co


.right side lines and


Ball Cab Co right center lines and


Barnhill Electric Co


Belche Studio


Belk-Hensdale Co


Bender's Drug Store right center lines and


Bennett & Gahr Inc


Blake Florist right top lines and


Boling R W & Co


Boulevard Florist


Bramble Lenox H Plumbing & Heating Co Inc


Branch Banking & Trust Co


Brown Co The front stencil and 20


left center lines and 87


Bryan Pontiac-Cadillac Co Inc


.right side lines and 5 48


Bullard Millwork Co


. back cover and . 77


Burkhead-DeVane Printing Co


right side lines and 88


Butler Nurseries .


.left side lines and


Cape Fear Finance Co


Cape Fear Glass Co .right bottom lines and


Capitol Department Store Inc


Carolina Cab


Carolina Coal Co Inc


Carolina Motor Co


left side lines and


Carter's Furniture Exchange .left bottom lines and


Central Taxi right center lines and 102 69 Citizens Insurance Agency City Antique Shop 3 6 City Garage 69 City Insurance Agency 83 City Optical Co 27 City Rapid Transit Co left top lines and 98 Clark Sporting Goods Co Commercial & Industrial Bank front cover and 21 7 Corder-Vossler Co right bottom lines and 27 Cross Creek Building & Loan Assn 35


Cumberland Dairy Products Inc back cover and


Cumberland Roofing Co left center lines and Currie Coal Co back cover and DeVane-Hall Lumber Co Inc 95 33 78 39 Dixie Cleaners left side lines and 32


Dixie Coal & Oil Co


Dixie Paint & Hardware Co right side lines and 57 25 Dr Pepper Bottling Co Inc 104


Edmac Trucking Co Inc


81 90 75 57 37 100 32 3 56


Cape Fear Broadcasting Co


front cover and


104 85 79 4 99 42 85 37 38 32 44 2 45


. back cover and 86


Bryan-Smith Oil Co Inc


right side lines and


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


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Efird's Department Store right top lines and C Evans Furniture Co Inc left bottom lines, 43 and 55 Fayetteville City Of-Public Works Commission


. back cover and 41


Fayetteville Concrete Block Co


25


Fayetteville Drug Co


38


Fayetteville Monument Works .... left bottom lines and Fayetteville Mutual Insurance Agency


81


Fayetteville Observer The .back cover, right bottom lines and 64


Fayetteville Office Supply Co .. right bottom lines


Fayetteville Rewinding Shop


Fayetteville Supply Co


Fayetteville Venetian Blind & Awning Co 18 and 107 First Citizens Bank & Trust Co .front cover and 22


Fleishman Distributing Co right bottom lines and Fleishman Ed & Bros


23 31 30


Fleishman's Style Shop


Goodrich B F Co (Retail Division) ... left top lines and 14 Gregory's Cleaners, Dyers & Hatters Inc


front and back lip margin and


H & T Distributing Co


Haigh Chas T .front cover and


Hair Transfer Co


Hamot Drug Stores


Hatcher's Jewelry Store Inc . back cover and


Haymount Esso Station


Hedrick Furniture Co


Henebry & Son left top lines and


Highland Cafeteria


Highland Coal Co left center lines, A and


Highland Distributing Co Inc .right center lines and


Highland Lumber Co right top lines and


Holmes Electric .right top lines and 63 Holt Oil Co .right center lines and 49 Home Federal Savings & Loan Assn


back cover, right side lines and 97


Home Security Life Insurance Co of Durham, N C .. Horne H R & Sons


Hotel Millbrook


left top lines and 38 62


House of Flowers right bottom lines and 48


Howard's Garage .left side lines and 14 Hucks Coal & Builders Supply Co


.ribbon book mark, 25 and 34


Hudson Typewriter Co .left bottom lines and 105


Hunter Bros Inc


42 67


Huske B R & Son


67


Huske Hardware House


Hyman Supply Co


Imperial Distributing Co


Imperial Life Insurance Co


. left bottom lines and 79


Jewel Box The left bottom lines and


left side lines, 55 and


Johnson Service Co


right bottom lines and 3


Jones Radio Service


91


Kimbrell's of Fayetteville N C Inc


56


Kosterman Joseph A Dr 29


Kutz Saw Service Shop


98


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X 23 92 103 38 71 17 56 72 28 Z 23 Y


70


Hunter Louis P


left top lines and 58 80 62 70


Jackson Mattress Co Inc Jernigan Funeral Home left top lines and 50 A 84


Johnson Cotton Co Inc


right bottom lines and 82 40 17


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


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Kyle Roofing Co


left center lines and 96


LaFayette Oil Co


83


Lee Funeral Home


50 Lindsay Neill Insurance .left bottom lines and


M & O Chevrolet Co


front cover and


8


MacKethan's Drug Store


39 52


Market Furniture Co


McDaniels Florist right center lines and


46


McInnis Gulf Service


18


McLean A Edw


McMillan-Shuler Oil Co Inc


.front cover, left side lines, 15 and


49


McNeill Coal Co


Metropolitan Life Insurance Co


70


Mill End Store The


right side lines and 107 Murchison and Jones Funeral Home


Neamon George


Newton Auto Co .right side lines and


Norman Insurance Service .right bottom lines and 65


North State Motor Co .. right top lines and


Owen's Radio Service .right center lines and


Park Place Esso Service right center lines and


Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co


right center lines and


Perkins Cleaning & Dye Works


Phillips Loan Office left bottom lines and


Pinkston Paint and Wall Paper Ltd Street Divider


Player Realty & Construction Co .back bone and Portland Cement Products Co


Price L B Mercantile Co The


Prince Charles Hotel left bottom lines and


Proctor-Barbour Co Inc


Quinn & Miller Co left side lines and


R & W Motor Co


Rankin A E Co Inc .right side lines and


Rankin Claude W & Son .right top lines and


Raylass Department Store


Reaves' Gulf Service . left center lines and


Refrigeration and Heating Co


Reo Truck Co Inc


Rogers & Breece


Royal Credit Jewelers


Safety Taxi Co


right center lines and Sanitary Laundry & Dry Cleaners Inc


front cover, left top lines and 75


Scarborough S W & Son


Sears, Roebuck and Co right top lines and


Slappey's Animal Hospital


Smith M M left side lines and 103


Smith M M Furniture Co bottom stencil and 54


Souders' Pharmacy left top lines and 39


Southern Venetian Blind Co left bottom lines, 19 and 108


Spur Taxi .right center lines and 102


Standard Insulation Co


63


Standard Paint & Hardware Co


60


Standard Supply Co Inc The


88


Standard Taxi Co left center lines and 101


23


Stein Bros 31


Sullivan's Dry Cleaners


40


Sunnyside Floral Nursery left top lines and 47


Supply Electric Co Inc right side lines and 42


51 73 15


16 91 9


24 40 84 93 26 62 61 43 53 10 59 68 37 11 95 16 51 70 98


right top lines, 69 and 94 36 108


State Distributing Co .right top lines and


68


73


34


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


Sykes Leon Associates


Page 2


T & B Super Service top stencil and B


301 Service Station 12


Tomlinson S W Co Inc .front cover and


66


Typewriter Exchange The left center lines and 106


Veteran's Hospital Esso Service


18


Western Auto Associate Store .left side lines and 13


Wheatley Motors Inc right side lines and 17


White Swan Laundry Inc left side lines, Z and 74


Worth Business College left center lines and


28


Worth Printing Co .left center lines and 89


Yarborough Hotel left bottom lines and 62


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INTRODUCTION


HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1948-49 edition of the Fayetteville City Directory.


Confidence in the growth of Fayetteville'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 Fayetteville to the world.


The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Directories in the estimation of the public, has been established by render- ing the best in Directory service. With an unrivaled organi- zation, 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 Fayetteville Direc- tory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic informa- tion pertaining to the city.


Four Major Departments -


The four major departments are arranged in the follow- ing order :-


THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 25 to 532, 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 Fayetteville, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the city.


THE BUYERS' GUIDE, preceding the Classified and separately paged from 1 to 108, on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Fayetteville. 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 Fayetteville, 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.


. THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 641 to 719, on yellow paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This fea- ture constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller. As such it plays an important part in the daily activities of thei 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, covers pages 721 to 811. In this section the names of the streets are


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arranged in alphabetical order; the numbers of the resi- dences 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 intersecting streets appear at their re- spective 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.


Municipal Publicity


The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the city, depicting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as a manu- facturing 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 Fayetteville.


The Fayetteville Directory Library


Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Fayette- ville City Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of 600 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North American Directory Publishers, under whose supervision the system is operated.


The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recogni- tion 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.


HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., Publishers.


FAYETTEVILLE AND CUMBERLAND COUNTY


(Information compiled by Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce)


City governed by mayor and board of 8 aldermen.


Assessed value of city property for taxation purposes, $21,- 602,008 (1947).


An alert city police force of 64 men, under civil service.


The city has been rated by the National Board of Fire Un- derwriters as Grade 4. 3 fire stations are maintained with a force of 44 men under civil service.


A curb market, open Wednesdays and Saturdays.


A full-time Chamber of Commerce.


A Junior Chamber of Commerce.


5 luncheon clubs (Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, Civitan and Ex- change). .


A Business and Professional Women's Club. A Woman's Club.


4 garden clubs.


The country's second oldest independent military unit. Several fraternal and patriotic organizations.


3 banks, 1 local and 2 branch.


3 building and loan associations.


INDUSTRY:


4,927 people employed in manufacturing industries. Weekly payroll, $175,000.


AGRICULTURE (1947) :


Value of cotton crop, $2,004,708.


Value of corn crop, $1,112,973.


Value of tobacco crop, $3,035,017. 'Value of all crops, $8,524,154.


RETAIL DISTRIBUTION: Establishments, 632. Annual sales, $22,594,000.


WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION: Establishments, 51. Annual sales, $13,639,000. HOTELS:


Prince Charles, 175 rooms. LaFayette, 96 rooms. Millbrook, 50 rooms. Yarborough, 37 rooms.


Numerous tourist courts and homes. EDUCATION:


City schools. 8 elementary, 3,277 students.


2 secondary, 898 students.


State Teachers College- 585 students. 31 instructors.


State Training School. 509 students.


14 instructors.


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TRANSPORTATION: Railroads- Atlantic Coast Line. Norfolk Southern. Aberdeen & Rockfish. Bus Lines-


Atlantic Greyhound Corp. Queen City Coach Co. Fayetteville-Greensboro Lines. Carolina Coach Co. Motor Truck Lines- 7 lines in regular operation. GENERAL:


Postal cancellations, 1946, $1,562,793.


1,464 gas meters (city)


7,926 water meters (city).


9,729 light meters (city). Building permits, 1946, 353.


150 miles streets (city).


3,340 acres city property.


5,117 telephones.


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POPULATION:


City population, 1940 U. S. Census, 17,428; estimated at present, 54,000. 1 County population, 1946 estimate, 84,100.


CHURCHES:


45, representing 10 denominations.


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FAYETTEVILLE


"THE INLAND PORT CITY"


(Courtesy Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce)


Statistical Review


Form of Government-Aldermanic.


Population-1940 U. S. Census, 17,428; estimate at present, 54,000.


Area-6 square miles.


Altitude-174 feet above sea level.


Climate-Mean annual temperature, 61.7 degrees F .; aver- age annual rainfall, 48.1 inches.


Assessed Valuation-$21,602,008 (1947), with $.90 per $100 tax rate.


Bonded Debt-$1,282,700 (July 1, 1947).


Financial Data-3 banks and 3 building and loan associa- tions.


Telephones in Service-5,117.


Churches-45, representing 10 denominations.


Industry-Chief industries of city and surrounding terri- tory: Manufacturing and agriculture. 62 manufactur- ing establishments, employing 4,927 men and women. Principal manufactured products: Cotton yarn, rayon products, furniture, fertilizers, lumber and planing-mill products, brick, plywoods, mattresses, cottonseed prod- utcs, chemicals, food products and hosiery.


Trade Area-Within a radius of 50 miles of Fayetteville are 7 entire counties and parts of 9 others. The total popu- lation of the 16 counties is 785,300. This population is not all in the Fayetteville trade area. The trade area is approximately 35 miles north, 50 miles east, 75 miles south, and 70 miles west. It is estimated that within this trade area there is a population of 500,000. For the 7 counties entirely within a 50-mile radius, the retail sales for 1946 were estimated to be $104,695,000. For the 16 counties which are wholly or partly within a 50-mile radius, the total estimated retail sales for 1946 were $271,339,000.


Newspapers-1 daily and 1 weekly.


Hotels- 4, with total of 358 rooms.


Railroads-3: Atlantic Coast Line, Norfolk Southern and Aberdeen & Rockfish.


Highways-U. S. 15-A and 301; State 24, 58, 87, 102 and 210. Airports-2, including 1 municipal.


Amusements-Largest auditorium in city seats 890 persons. 5 moving-picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 3,490 persons. 2 golf courses.


Hospitals-Fort Bragg, 2,500 beds; Veterans, 310 beds; High- smith, 125 beds; Pittman, 100 beds. Total 3,035 beds.


Education-10 public schools, including 1 senior high and 1 junior high. 1 parochial school. Number of pupils in public schools, 4,175.


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Public Libraries-1, with between 10,000 and 12,000 volumes. City Statistics-Total street mileage, 150. Number of water meters, 7,926; light meters, 9,729; gas meters, 1,456. Capacity of water works (municipal), 1,225,000,000 gal- lons. Paid fire department has 44 men. Police depart- ment has 64 men.


General Review


With a mellowed historical background, Fayetteville is one of North Carolina's most progressive and fastest growing cities. Blessed with an atmosphere of friendliness and hos- pitality, unexcelled health and climatic conditions, splendid schools, churches, hospitals, banks, hotels, newspapers, good agricultural environments, excellent transportation facili- ties, a large trade territory and a diversity of industry, Fayetteville has all the factors required to make a well- balanced community.


HISTORY-For a number of years prior to 1791, Fay- etteville was the capital of North Carolina, and during that period several historical events occured, such as North Carolina's Ratification of the Constitution of the U. S., the ceding of the State of Tennessee to the U. S. Government, and the chartering of the University of North Carolina, all of which was done during the year 1789. The town was originally known as "Campbellton" and was "laid out" in 1762 by a colony of Scots who had settled in this area about 1739. Three years later, in 1765, another Scottish settle- ment was made one mile west of Campbellton and was named "Cross Creek." During 1778 these two communities were merged under the name of "Upper and Lower Camp- bellton," but changed to "Fayetteville" in 1783 in honor of General Marquis de Lafayette, the gallant Frenchman who aided America in gaining its independence, and at that time the city was incorporated. General LaFayette paid Fayette- ville a visit on March 4, 1825, but the naming of the town for him 42 years earlier was in recognition of his services to this country, and not to commemorate his visit, as many have erroneously believed.


LOCATION-Fayetteville, the county seat and approxi- mately in the center of Cumberland County in the south- eastern part of North Carolina, is located on the west bank of the Cape Fear River, 115 miles northwest of Wilmington by water, 90 miles by highway, and 84 miles by rail.




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