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2 A Householders' Directory including a Street and Avenue Guide. This section lists every street and where intersecting streets appear. It lists numerically every location on each street, naming the householder or business at each number and whether the person is a homeowner or renter and if he has a telephone. Similar information is provided on office and public buildings and their occupants.
3 A Classified Business Directory -listing every business, classified as to type, and showing names and addresses. It also lists every pro- fession, club, society and association, hospital and cemetery, labor organization, library park and playground and school.
4 A "Yellow Section" or Buyers' Guide, where the advertiser may explain in greater detail the services or products he has to offer.
5 A Statistical and Historical Story of your city; plus miscellaneous other information.
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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1953 edition of the Fayetteville City Directory, which also includes Bonnie Doone, East Fayetteville, Lakedale, Massey Hill and Myrtle Hill. A new feature, the listing of telephone numbers, marks this edition.
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 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 Fayetteville Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the community.
Four Major Departments (Each department beginning with Page 1)
The four major departments are arranged in the following order :-
I. 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 Fayette- ville and vicinity, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation.
II. THE BUYERS' GUIDE, the second major department, printed 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 infor- mation immediately available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.
III. THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is the third major de- partment, printed on yellow paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in alphabetical order under ap- propriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispen- sable 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 the commercial and profes- sional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Busi- ness Directory than through any other medium.
IV. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, is the fourth major department. In this section the numbered streets are arranged in numerical order, followed by the named streets in alphabetical order; the numbers of the residences and business concerns are arranged in numerical order un- der the name of each street, and the names of the householders and con- cerns are placed opposite the numbers. The names of the intersecting streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street. A special feature of this section is the designation of tenant-owned homes. A new feature is the listing of telephone numbers.
STREETS
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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX
Community Publicity
The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the com- munity, 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 edu- cational 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 and vicinity.
The Fayetteville Directory Library
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION. THE YELLOW PAGES
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A A A Moving & Storage .
. . left center lines, insert at name in alphabetical section and
104
A & L Motor Co.
left side lines and 4 131 74
Allen's Furniture Co .
left side lines and
Arrow Exterminators Inc
B & H Department Store .
Bailey Motor Co .
right side lines and
Belk-Hensdale Co.
Bender's Drug Store left top lines and
49
Bennett & Gahr Inc. . left side lines and 40
Bleecker Motor Sales Inc .
Boling R W & Co.
Bonner Warren S .
Boulevard Florist right bottom lines and
Bowen Insurance Agency
Branch Banking & Trust Co. . front stencil, right side lines and
Brixon-Woods Rubber Stamp Co .
. right side lines and
127 25
Brooks J M Paint & Body Works
right bottom lines and
Bryan Pontiac-Cadillac Co Inc
Bryan-Smith Oil Co.
Bullard Lumber & Millwork Co Inc.
back cover, left side lines and
99
Burkhead-DeVane Printing Co
.left side lines and
114
Butler Nurseries .
C & C Furniture Co
Cadillac Package Store . . insert at name in alphabetical section
Cape Fear Animal Hospital.
front cover and
116 7
Carlton Motor Co
Carolina Cab . right center lines and
Carolina Paper & Paper Product Co right center lines and
Chair & Equipment Rentals .
City Coal Co .
City Insurance Agency
Cohen & Green Salvage Co
Collins Radio & T V Service
Colonial Grill ..
front cover and
Corder-Vossler Co
right bottom lines and
Courts & Co. .
Creed & Spears Insurance Agency The
Creed's Real Estate .
Cross Creek Building & Loan Assn
Cumberland Dairy Products Inc.
back cover, left side lines and
, back cover and
Currie Coal Co
Davis Jack Insurance Agency .
De Vane-Hall Lumber Co Inc.
Dickinson Buick Co
Dixie Paint Corp.
right side lines and
Dudley & Williams .
Dugan's Radio Supply Co. Edmac Truck Sales & Service Inc right bottom lines and
Edwards Millwork Co .
Evans Furniture Co Inc. left bottom lines, 57 and
Exide Battery Service Station
Fayetteville Bottle Gas Co.
right center lines and
Fayetteville City of Public Works
. back cover and 53
130 112 55 63 91 93 98 126 30 8 93 92 122 34 46 41 85 100 9 110 33 44 52 26 103 73 26 76
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Commercial & Industrial Bank .
right bottom lines and
107
left side lines and
73
137
Cape Fear Broadcasting Co
right center lines and
6 63
right side lines and
106 113 48 5
Allen David G Contractor
Allen's Moving Service .
48
left center lines and 25 2 129 58 91 29
right center lines and
right side lines and
Double Cola Bottling Co Inc
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Fayetteville Drug Co
Fayetteville Industrial Finance Co
50 98
Fayetteville Mutual Insurance Agency back cover,
right bottom lines, insert at name in alphabetical section and
86
Fayetteville Observer The . .right bottom lines
Fayetteville Office Supply Co.
right bottom lines and 109
Fayetteville Paint & Body Shop
Fayetteville Supply Co .
Fayetteville Taxi Co . left side lines and
130
Fendley W H Supply Co.
right bottom lines and 43
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
front cover and 31 40 118
Franklin & Moore Real Estate & Insurance Co .
Garris L E Funeral Home .
right side lines and
65
Godwin Realty Co .
Goodrich Auto Repair .
Green Street Florist .
right bottom lines and
Greenway's Motorcycle Co
Haigh & Holland
front cover and
Harrell's Radiator Shop
right bottom lines and
26 94
Hatcher's Jewelry Store Inc
right top lines and
Hatcher's Office Supply Inc .
left top lines and
Hedrick Furniture Co.
Highland Cafeteria .
Highland Coal Co. .left center lines, A and
Highland Distributing Co Inc
Highland Furniture Co left center lines and 67
Highland Lumber Co ribbon book mark, right top lines and
Holmes Electric Inc . back cover, right top lines and
Home Federal Savings & Loan Assn ..
back cover, right side lines and
Home Insulation Co Inc.
Horne's Nick Garage .
Hotel Millbrook .
Hotel Prince Charles.
left bottom lines and
Hubbard Construction Co.
Hunter Louis P.
Huske B R & Son .
Huske Hardware House
Hutson Typewriter Co.
Hyman Supply Co .
Imperial Life Insurance Co
Insurance Service Center left top lines and
Jackson Mattress Co Inc. left bottom lines and
Jernigan Funeral Home.
Jessup J V Construction Co
Johnson Cotton Co Inc . left side lines, 56 and
Jones-Lanham Tire Co Inc . left bottom lines and
Kimbrell's of Fayetteville N C Inc
Kosterman Joseph A Dr
Kyle Roofing Co.
LaFayette Motor Sales Ltd .
LaFayette Oil Co .
Lee Funeral Home
right center lines and
Lindsay Neill Insurance
Livingstone Radio Service
Lucky Motor Co .
front cover and
Mac's Towing Service
right center lines and
MacKethan's Drug Store
.left side lines and
Market Furniture Co Inc.
. right top lines and
70 50
Markham Drug Co .
right center lines and
Martin Transfer & Storage Co
left center lines and
105
Massey Hill Hardware. .
112
77 and Mayflower Laundry & Dry Cleaners
. . left side lines and tabbed insert at streets
McDaniel-Faircloth Florist. right center lines and 59
McLean Tom Agency Inc. . left side lines and 92
24 11 12 50
M & O Chevrolet Co
. left bottom lines and left bottom lines and 134 84 92 90 102 left top lines and 65 44 68 . . left top lines and 26 69 38 127 10 left center lines and . right top lines and 64 66 98 91 left bottom lines and 117
Leisurette Laundry
left top lines and
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Fleishman Ed & Bros .
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McMillan-Shuler Oil Co Inc
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McNeill Coal Co. er, left side lines, 13 and 62
42
Merritt-Holland Supply Co of Fayetteville Inc
81
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
left side lines and
136
Mill End Store The
83 24
Miller Tire Sales
95
Neamon George .
ยท left top lines and
87
North Carolina Butane Gas Co of Fayetteville Inc
77 14
North State Motor Co
right top lines and
113
Owen's Floral Nursery
61 15
Park Place Esso Service .
right center lines and
35
Patterson Storage Warehouse Co
. left center lines and
105
Penney J C Co Inc.
Perkins Cleaning & Dye Works
left bottom lines and
112
Phillips Loan Office .
Pinkston Paint & Wall Paper Ltd
. right side lines and
111
Pittman-Singleton Inc .
right center lines and
3
Player Realty & Construction Co
. backbone and
121
Prince Charles Hotel .
.left side lines and
Proctor-Barbour Co Inc
left side lines and
Quinn & Miller Co. .
right bottom lines and
80
Rankin A E Co Inc. .
. right top lines and
88
Ready Mix Concrete Co
left center lines and
Red Onion Drive Inn
124
Refrigeration & Heating Co
25
Reo Truck Co Inc
Rogers & Breece
front cover and
Royal Cleaners & Dyers Inc.
right center lines and
Safety Taxi Co .
left top lines and
Sanitary Laundry & Dry Cleaners Inc
129
Saunders Sheet Metal Works
right top lines and
122 47
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
right top lines and
83
Sellers Appliance Co.
left center lines and
45
Short S F.
Sinclair Refining Co bottom stencil and
64 72 133
Smith Signs .
right side lines and
Smith's Radiator Shop
Standard Supply Co Inc The.
Stein Bros .
left bottom lines and
Sunnyside Floral Nursery
insert at name in alphabetical section
Swain Furniture Co
T & B Super Service
. top stencil and B A 125
Thompson & Little Co
18 132
Trailer Haven.
126
U S Grill .
27 117
W F A I Radio Station .
left center lines and
137
Walker Electric Supply Co.
27
Walker's U S Tire Service
left bottom lines and
19 135
Wallace Upholstery Co .
left top lines and
West-Coats Nash Motors
. left side lines and
Western Auto Associate Store
22
Wheatly Motors Inc. right side lines and
Whispering Pines
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Smith M M Furniture Co Smith M M Storage Warehouse . . front cover, left side lines and
right side lines and
129 27
Scarborough S W & Son .
. back cover and
79 71 16
R & W Auto Sales Co Inc.
right side lines and
Rankin Claude W & Son
right side lines and
42
Reaves' Gulf Service
17 48
left bottom lines and
82
right bottom lines and
48 52
Nu-Art Studio . left top lines and
Parks Building Supply Co.
right side lines and
Norman Insurance Service
92
Millbrook Hotel.
.left and right lip margins, right side lines, 75 and . left side lines and
Veteran's Hospital Esso Service
right side lines and
Wallace Motors .
20 21
Taylor D K Oil Co.
301 Service Station
66 96
131 51
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White Swan Laundry Inc
left side lines, Z and 97
Williams Carlos Real Estate
123
Williamson Agency
. right top lines and
89
Woods Music Company
right side lines and 106
Wooten Drug Co. .
49
Worth Business College.
right center lines and
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Worth Printing Co .
. left center lines and
115
Young China Laundry.
98
Young J R Construction Co.
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FAYETTEVILLE
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY
(Information compiled by Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce)
GOVERNMENT:
The City of Fayetteville is governed by a five-man City Council, one member of which serves as Mayor and is elected by the Council. The Council employs a City Manager to administer business affairs and to supervise the various departments.
Cumberland County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners. Law enforcement is under the Sheriff's Department.
The City of Fayetteville has a Police Department composed of 70 members under civil service. Likewise the Fire Department is composed of 44 members under civil service. The city is rated by the National Board of Fire Underwriters as Grade 4, and most of the requirements have been met for Grade 3. Three modern fire stations are maintained.
Other municipal departments include: Sanitary and Street Department; Engineering Department; Building Inspector's Department; Public Works Commission, which controls the Light Department and the Water Depart- ment; Municipal Airport Commission; Civil Service Commission; Parks and Recreation Commission; Parks and Recreation Department; Tax De- partment.
ORGANIZATIONS:
Chamber of Commerce. Junior Chamber of Commerce.
5 service clubs (Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, Civitan and Exchange).
Woman's Club.
Business & Professional Women's Club.
Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi.
Numerous patriotic and fraternal organizations and auxiliaries. America's second oldest independent military organization.
7 garden clubs and city garden club council.
3 banks (1 local and 2 branch).
3 building and loan associations.
INDUSTRY:
Estimated employment in industry, 5, 100. Estimated weekly payroll, $190, 000.
AGRICULTURE:
Estimated value of cotton crop, $2, 100, 000. Estimated value of corn crop, $1, 313, 880. Estimated value of tobacco crop, $3, 250, 000. Estimated value of all crops, $9, 250, 000.
RETAIL DISTRIBUTION:
Approximately 700 establishments. Annual sales, $45, 718, 000 '(city) and $52, 100, 000 (county).
WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION:
Approximately 80 establishments. Annual sales, $29, 174, 000 (city) and $35, 700, 000 (county).
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HOTELS:
Prince Charles, 175 rooms. LaFayette, 96 rooms. Millbrook, 50 rooms. Yarborough, 37 rooms. Numerous tourist courts and homes.
EDUCATION:
City Schools -
10 elementary, 5, 005 students. 2 junior high, 846 students. 3 secondary, 1, 504 students. State Teachers College- 536 students, 41 instructors.
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 receipts, 1949, $400, 279. 59.
1, 825 gas meters (city).
8, 559 water meters (city).
9, 266 light meters (city).
Building permits, 1949, 502.
Street Miles- Unpaved, 63. Paved, 56. Total, 119. 5, 920 acres city property.
9, 532 telephones.
Property Valuation for Taxes- County, $48, 287, 564. City, $27, 797, 514.
POPULATION:
City population, 1950 U. S. Census, 34, 715. Estimated population, metropolitan area, 50, 000. County population, 1950 U. S. Census, 96, 006.
CHURCHES:
67, representing 14 denominations.
FAYETTEVILLE
(Courtesy Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce)
HISTORIC FAYETTEVILLE
Fayetteville was settled on the banks of the Cape Fear River at the mouth of Cross Creek in 1739, by Scotsmen, who named the place Camp- bellton. About a mile from Campbellton on upper Cross Creek a grist mill was built in 1765. A village grew up around the mill, and the trading center which resulted was called Cross Creek. It was thus named because of a phenomenon of nature, two creeks crossing each other practically at right angles, the waters of one running under the waters of the other. The phenomenon later was destroyed by the building of a dam and mill on one of the creeks. In 1778 Campbellton and Cross Creek were united. When the community was incorporated five years later, the town was named Fayetteville, thus becoming the first American settlement to be named in honor of the French General Marquis de Lafayette, who had been of such valuable service to the American Colonies during the Revolutionary War.
On June 20, 1775, more than a year before the Philadelphia Declara- tion of Independence, 39 Cumberland County patriots adopted resolutions of independence and pledged themselves to the defense of American Lib- erty. These resolutions were written and signed first by Col. Robert Rowan. The resolutions became known as the Liberty Point Resolves, and the spot at which the patriots met is known to this day as Liberty Point, and it is suitably marked with a plaque bearing the names of the patriots.
The Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry is the second oldest mili- tary organization in America, organized in 1793. The first captain was Robert Adam, who died in 1801 and is buried in Cross Creek Cemetery. The F. I. L. I. was a member of the noted "Bethel Regiment, " taking part in the first battle of the War Between the States, June 10, 1861. Its mem- bers have taken part in every war which our country has been engaged.
A disastrous fire occurred in Fayetteville on May 29, 1831, destroy- ing almost the entire town. The loss has been estimated at from $1,000,000 to $1, 500, 000.
The center of Fayetteville's historic life, the State House, originally was built about 1780. The General Assembly met there in 1788, 1789, 1790 and 1793. There the Federal Constitution was adopted in 1789, and the charter was granted for the University of North Carolina, America's oldest state university. In that same year, land for the State of Tennessee was ceded by the General Assembly. The great fire of 1831 destroyed the building, and the present structure was erected about 1838. This also has been called the Town House or Town Hall. After the War Between the States, it came to be known as the Market House, because meat and produce were sold there under its Moorish arches.
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