Hill's Wilmington (New Hanover County, N.C.) City Directory [1940], Part 1

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GENERAL INDEX


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Abbreviations


20 and 21


Alphabetical Directory 21


Apartment Buildings 613


Associations and Clubs-Commercial 613


Banks and Trust Companies. 615


Buildings-Office and Public.


621


Bus and Coach Lines-Motor


621


Buyers' Guide . opposite 576


Cemeteries 622 467


Chamber of Commerce.


Churches


623


City Government.


467


Classified Business Directory . 611


625


Clubs


627


Consuls-Foreign


629


County Government.


315


Fire Department.


458 641


Halls


644


Homes and Asylums


645


Hospitals and Dispensaries


645


Labor Organizations


654


Libraries


656 651


Newspapers


662


Parks and Playgrounds.


666


Police Department 468


Railroads


670


Schools-Public


674


Schools, Colleges and Academies. 675


Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal. 677


Societies-Miscellaneous 678


Societies-Patriotic 673


State Government 322


Street and Avenue Guide and Directory of Householders 485


United States Officials. 433


United States Post Office 434


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Clergymen


Golf Clubs and Courses.


Museums


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION, THE YELLOW PAGES


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Atlantic Finance Co


Baxley Co


left side lines and 23 A 6


Becker Coal & Builders' Supply Co


Belk-Williams Co


left top lines and


Brunswick Hotel .


Callihan Thos W


Callum Wm L jr


Cantwell Robt C Realtors


.right side lines and


Cape Fear Lumber Co


left top lines and


Carney H Gaston


Carolina Building & Loan Assn front cover and


Carolina Millwork Co. left side lines and


Carolina Printing & Stamp Co. top stencil and


Citizens Building & Loan Assn right top lines and


City Laundry Inc


left top lines and


City Mill Works


left side lines and


City Optical Co.


.left top lines and


Clifton J Thos Co.


Cooper T E & Co Inc


Craft Edw C.


left side lines and 2


Cross Seed Co.


right side lines and 31


Efird's Department Store. .left top lines and 11


Electric Maintenance Co. . back cover and 12


Electric Repair & Service Co Inc


Farrar Transfer & Storage Warehouse.


.right side lines and 32


Firestone Auto Supply & Service Stores.


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Foster-Hill Realty Co front cover and 29


General Insurance Agency. .left side lines


Godwin's E W Sons . back cover and 7


Gross Sign Service . right top lines and


Hanover Iron Works.


. left top lines and


Harrell's Funeral Home


ribbon bookmark and


Hotel Cape Fear


Hotel Wilmington .


Huggins Geo W Co


back cover and


Hughes Bros. right side lines and 3


Hyman Supply Co . . front cover and 25


Ideal Laundry & Dry Cleaners. left side lines and 23


Ideal Plumbing Co. left side lines and Independent Ice Co . left top lines and 26 19 C Jackson & Bell Co. 16 20 Jacobi Hardware Co Inc right top lines and Jefferson Standard Life Ins Co King Adolph L 16 21


Kingoff's . . right top lines and


Latimer H G & Son. right side lines and 20


Livingston F E & Co .right top lines


Lucas R C & Son ..


left bottom lines and MacRae Hugh & Co Inc


Mathews E L left side lines


McCabe J B & Co .right side lines and 2


McGirt Wm A . right side lines and


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McGrath & Co. left side lines and 26


McLeod's Transfer Inc . left side lines and 14


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Moore-Fonvielle Realty Co


Moore Lucy B .


front cover and 30 13


Morris Plan Bank. .right top lines and


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Norris' News Stand


right side lines and


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North Carolina Line Inc. right side lines and 33


North-Smith Coal Co


back cover, 7 and


Owen Dorothy


Peoples Savings Bank & Trust Co . backbone and


Peterson-Barnes Motor Co. left side lines and 3


Pickard's. left side lines and


Plate Ice Co


left side lines and


Pope's Jewelers


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Rehder Will


Rose Ice & Coal Co


. back cover, 10 and


Sears, Roebuck and Co right side lines and


Security National Bank .


front cover and


Shenandoah Life Ins Co .


Shoemaker O H right side lines and


Smith Builders Supply Inc.


Smith's Shoe Repair right side lines and


Smith's Typewriter Service Co . left side lines and


Sneeden-York Co


right side lines and


Springer Coal Co Inc


Sunshine Laundry


left side lines and


Sutton-Council Furniture Co.


Taylor Walker .bottom stencil and


Thorpe Coal & Building Supply Co Inc


Thrif-T-Stores Inc


Tide Water Power Co


right side lines and


Underwood U A Co


Walton A B Co. .right side lines and 30 14


Ward Transfer Co


Wells Harold W & Son.


right side lines and


Wessell C B.


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Westbrook Lena F Mrs


White Ice Cream & Milk Co.


front cover, right top lines and 11


Wilmington Beverage Co Inc. right top lines and 6


Wilmington Chamber of Commerce


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Wilmington Cold Storage.


front cover and


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Wilmington Iron Works Inc


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Wilmington Savings & Trust Co


5 . back cover, left top lines and Wilmington School of Commerce. Z


Wilmington Stamp & Printing Co. Street Divider Wilmington Well & Pump Co. left bottom lines and 33


Yopp Funeral Home front stencil and 15


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INTRODUCTION


HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1940 edition of the Wilmington City Directory. A new feature, the designation of tenant-owned homes, marks this edition.


Confidence in the growth of Wilmington'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 Wilmington 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 organ- ization, and having had the courteous and hearty coopera- tion 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 Wilmington Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information 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 21 to 481, 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 Wilmington, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and cor- poration in the city.


THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, covers pages 485 to 573. In this section the named streets are arranged in alphabetical order, followed by the numbered streets in numerical order; the numbers of the residences 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 inter- secting streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street. A new feature of this section is the designation of tenant-owned homes.


THE BUYERS' GUIDE, beginning opposite page 576 and separately paged from 1 to 34, on goldenrod paper, con- tains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Wilmington. The advertise- ments are indexed under headings descriptive of the busi- ness represented. This is reference advertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize them- selves with sources of supply. In a progressive community like Wilmington, the necessity of having this kind of infor- mation immediately available, is obvious. General apprecia- tion of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.


THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 611 to 684, on white paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in al- phabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature


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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 the com- mercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.


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 port, 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 Wil- mington.


The Wilmington Directory Library


Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Wilming- ton City Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 500 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.


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WILMINGTON


THE MAJOR DEEP-WATER PORT OF NORTH CAROLINA (Courtesy Wilmington Chamber of Commerce)


Statistical Review


Form of Government-Commission.


Population-1940 U. S. Census preliminary report, 32,- 980; local estimate for city and suburbs, 37,775.


Area-4.5 square miles.


Altitude-30 feet above sea level.


Climate-Mean annual temperature, 63 degrees F .; average annual rainfall, 53 inches.


Parks-5, with total of 225 acres, valued at $400,000.


Assessed Valuation-$45,000,000.


Bonded Debt-$2,920,500. Bonds are retired at rate of $100,000 or more annually.


Financial Facts-1 national bank and 3 state banks and trust companies, with total deposits of $26,457,570.51 (March 26, 1940), and total resources of $29,684,496.34 (March 25, 1940). Clearings for 1939, $129,648,888.08.


Telephones in Service-6,250. Southern Bell Telephone Co. is installing new quarters representing investment of $750,000.


Churches -- 70, representing all denominations.


Building and Construction-Value of building permits, $692,031 (private), with 275 new dwelling units constructed (1939). Wilmington is headquarters for the Ethyl-Dow Chemical Co., which built, in 1933, a $3,000,000 plant to ex- tract bromine from ocean water. In the past 3 years, ad- ditions to this mammoth plant represented a cost approxi- mating $3,500,000.


Industry-Principal industries: Manufacturing and shipping. 110 establishments, employing normally 14,000 men and 5,700 women, paying wages of about $14,000,000 annually, and having products valued at $50,000,000 annually. Principal manufactured products: Fertilizers, bromine, creosoted products, lumber, sugar, tobacco products, petrol- eum products, concrete products, cotton goods and molasses.


Trade Area-Retail area extends 75 miles inland, and contains population of 225,000; wholesale area extends 150 miles inland, and contains population of 400,000.


Newspapers-2 dailies (morning and evening); also 1 white weekly and 1 colored weekly.


Hotels-4, with total of 500 rooms.


Railroads-3: Atlantic Coast Line; Seaboard; Wilming- ton, Brunswick & Southern.


Amusements-5 theatres, with total seating capacity of 5,400 persons. 2 golf courses.


Hospitals-5, with total of 407 beds.


Education-8 public schools, including 2 high. Number of pupils in public schools, 10,314; in private, 450. Number of teachers in public schools, 298. Value of school property, public and private, approximately $2,200,000.


City Statistics-Total street mileage, 80, with 52.2 miles paved. Miles of gas mains, 75; sewers, 65. Daily average pumpage of water works, 2,000,000 gallons; value of plant, $1,250,000. Fire department has 60 men, with 4 stations and 8 pieces of motor equipment. Police department has 45 men, with 1 station, 8 pieces of motor equipment and two-way radio reception. Tidewater Power Co. furnishes up-to-date bus service throughout city.


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General Review


Wilmington is strategically situated on the Cape Fear River, blessed by nature with a variety of resources and kept up-to-date by the hand of man. It possesses both trunk- line rail, highway, and deep-water transportation, which give it low freight rates and permit quick freight movements in great volume.


Wilmington is important as a port, as a resort center, and as an industrial city, while it is the pivotal point for a rich and large agricultural area, and is the trading center for fully 225,000 people, the city being their nearest, as well as largest, market.


As a port, it possesses a fresh-water harbor 28 miles from the bar. Ice is an unknown quantity in the river, which has a deep channel, through which go big ocean steamers bound for Europe, Latin America and other for- eign shores. The Federal Government recently completed the deepening of the channel in the river to thirty feet at mean low water (with approval of increase to a 32-foot depth), as well as the Intra-Coastal Canal from Beaufort to Wilmington, and from Wilmington to Miami, Fla., giving connections with Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston.


Wilmington's exportations and importations are large and ever-growing, which mark a successful port. As a cot- ton port, it handles approximately 75,000 bales per year. Its imports cover a large field in variety and come from practically every quarter of the globe. Wilmington ranks as the second largest fertilizer and petroleum products port on the Atlantic Seaboard. Its volume of petroleum products is such that practically 75% of the state's consumption passes through the port. Wilmington also has a tremendous volume of molasses importation, which serves a half dozen states as well as a large amount of lumber handled in both coast-wise and foreign trade. Recent increase of port volume has been evidenced in large tobacco exports and growing imports of sugar.


Regardless of conditions, the past few years have wit- nessed big building operations. Among recent enterprises located here are several large fertilizer factories, Ethyl-Dow Chemical Co., Gulf States Creosoting Co., Taylor-Colquitt Co., manufacturing creosoted products, Atlantic Refining Co., American Molasses Co., Southland Mfg. Co., Wilmington Veneer Corp., Dupont Nitrates Co., W. R. Grace & Co., Nehi Bottling Co., Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., Standard Oil Co., Texas Co., Atlantic Refining Co., Gulf Refining Co., Cities Service Co., Pure Oil Co., National Oil Co., Shell Oil Co., Sinclair Oil Co., and North State Creosoting Co., thus supplementing the city's already large number of such industries.


Wilmington is the natural gateway of North and South Carolina, intermediate between the whole territory and Richmond.


Wilmington is North Carolina's major seaport city, the gateway of her commerce and trade. North Carolina is a vast state in area, larger than New York or Pennsylvania, and almost as large as New England. Wilmington is the natural distributing point for North Carolina and parts of South Carolina and Georgia. Think what it would mean if all New England had only one such distributing seaport, and it will then be realized why Wilmington must grow and is growing to meet the demands of this vast territory, the


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bountiful natural resources of which have hardly been touched.


From the Middle West the Panama Canal possibly is in more direct communication via Wilmington than by any other South Atlantic seaport, and cargoes to and from Wil- mington are not subject to the dangers of Cape Hatteras.


Wilmington is the center of one of the greatest veg- etable-producing districts in the U. S. A few years ago no strawberries were raised except for domestic use; now Wilmington is the center of one of the largest strawberry- growing districts in the world. It is one of the largest lettuce- producing districts, also and a very large peanut market.


Typical Scene at the Port of Wilmington. Steamer Loaded with Tobacco for a Foreign Port


Wilmington's outlets by rail and water are the Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard systems; Wilmington, Brunswick & Southern Railway; the North Carolina Line operating the Steamer State Port over the Intra-Coastal Canal; Norfolk, Baltimore & Carolina Line; Railway Express Agency, Inc., and foreign services.


Wilmington has a wonderful climate; no extreme heat or extreme cold. Average summer temperature, 78 degrees; average winter temprature, 48 degrees. The normal rainfall is 53 inches; average annual clear days, 132 (New York, rainfall, 44 inches; clear days, 118; New Orleans, rainfall, 57 inches; clear days, 109). The mild climate and diversified cpportunities make this city and section a haven for home- seekers.


The Wilmington district is one of the greatest trucking regions in the U. S., and the yield for these early crops is valued at nearly $18,000,000 annually.


Nearest Atlantic port to the Ohio gateways, and nearer Cincinnati than Charleston by fifteen miles, and Savannah, by thirty miles.


Has immense terminals that can load sixteen ocean- going ships at one time, providing them with over 600,000 square feet of warehouse space.


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In the World War, Wilmington had two immense ship- yards. It had the honor of possessing the only Government- owned steel shipyard in the South, and first Government- owned concrete yard in the country. These yards have been converted into important industrial centers.


The commerce on the Cape Fear River at and below Wilmington last year amounted to 2,283,998 tons, this shows a satisfactory and continuing increase in volume, and in- dicates the growing importance of the Port of Wilmington.


South of Hatteras, thus assuring safety to vessels from Latin America and other countries to the south of the U. S., this port occupies a strategic position of advantage to those countries.


Cape Fear River never has ice, which permits year- round navigation and the climate is never so cold that it makes outdoor work a hardship or discomfort.


Wilmington has many fertilizer factories, petroleum products terminals, lumber plants, and a number of fish- packing plants, with large payrolls. It has the handsomest custom house in the South, costing more than $700,000. This city is the home station of the Coast Guard Cutter Modoc.


The Handsome U. S. Customs House at Wilmington, North Carolina's Major Port, with Coast Guard Cutter Modoc Moored at Wharf, Representing a Government Investment of $1,500,000


Wilmington has become a new and important inland waterway canal terminal since the completion, in the spring of 1932, of the extension from Beaufort to the Cape Fear River. This link provides accommodations for heavy traffic over a protected inland channel twelve feet deep and ninety feet wide, connecting up with points as far north as New York and Boston.


Wilmington has two immense cotton compresses and two marine railways. The steel shipyard operated during the war by the George A. Fuller Co. has been converted into an industrial center. The concrete shipyard property is owned by the city and will be developed into municipal wharves and public terminals and warehouses. This has been of- fered the State of North Carolina as a location for State- owned terminals and warehouses, whenever such are neces- sary. Wilmington now has one of the finest and most efficiently operated systems of private terminals at any Southern port, and the city's principal stevedoring corpora- tion holds the record for all South Atlantic ports for quick dispatch of cargo


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With both water and rail transportation, thus affording quick hauls and low freight rates, and near the scenes of raw materials, Wilmington is a splendid spot for manufac- turing industries. Two big railroad systems-the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard-place the city near the great coal fields and the iron-producing zones.


Wilmington has cotton garment mills, wood and metal works, concrete concerns, cotton factories, candy factories, machine shops, big fertilizer factories, sawmills, oil stations, etc. A fine cold storage plant is located here.


This is a leading banking center, local banks having total deposits of $26,457,570.51.


Jobbing business runs into several million dollars in value annually, and retail merchants do a wide business, as the city is the trading Mecca for a section containing 225,000 population.


City of big weekly payrolls. Annual payrolls normally about $14.000,000, distributed among thousands of employees.


Headquarters of Atlantic Coast Line System, employing locally about 1,750 men and women. Monthly payroll of Coast Line nearly $300,000.


Wonderful year-round climate, and a health record praised by the U. S. Government.


Wilmington Has Two Excellent Golf Courses, One Being Municipal, and the Other Privately-Owned. Both Courses Are Open to Visitors


The Wilmington section has crop-growing days to the number of 250, which is the equal of northern Mexico, though with the advantage of an ample and equable rain- fall.


Wilmington is the terminus of six major highways of North Carolina's splendid good roads system, and the city is also an important point on the Ocean Highway extending from Portland, Maine, to Miami, Fla .; the Calhoun Highway


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