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GENERAL INDEX
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Abbreviations
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Alphabetical Directory
27
Apartment Buildings
836
Associations and Clubs-Commercial 837
Banks and Trust Companies.
840
Buildings-Office and Public
845
Bus and Coach Lines-Motor
845
Buyers' Guide . opposite 746
Cemeteries
846
Chamber of Commerce. 724
Churches
847
City Government
724
Classified Business Directory.
835
Clergymen
848
Clubs
851
Consuls-Foreign
853
County Government
491
Fire Department
725
Golf Clubs and Courses.
864
Halls
866
Homes and Asylums.
867
Hospitals and Dispensaries
867
Hotels
867
Labor Organizations
873
Libraries
875
Museums
879
Newspapers
880
Parks and Playgrounds
884
Police Department
725
Railroads
888
Schools-Public 893
Schools, Colleges and Academies.
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Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal 895
Societies-Miscellaneous
895
Societies-Patriotic
895
State Government
500
Street and Avenue Guide and Directory of
Householders following Classified
United States Officials 673
United States Post Office 674
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION
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Allen's Funeral Home
41
Andrews Mortuary. left center lines and 39
Applewhite George B
76
Atlantic Finance Co. left side lines and
Atlantic Paint & Varnish Works
Auto Parts & Accessory Co
Baldwin James L.
Batson Motor Co
.right center lines and
Baxley Co The. right side lines and
Becker Coal & Builders Supply Co
Belk-Williams Co Inc. left top lines and
Berger's Department Store. right center lines and
Boston Cafe
Broadfoot Iron Works.
Brooklyn Cafe & Grill.
Brooklyn Pharmacy
Brunswick Hotel.
right side lines and
Callihan Thos W
Cantwell Robt C
.right top lines and
Cape Fear Loan Office
Cape Fear Shipping Co.
Carney H Gaston.
Carolina Bldg & Loan Assn.
front cover and
Carolina Cut Stone Co.
Carolina Ins Co.
Carolina Millwork Co. . left side lines and
Carolina Printing & Stamp Co top stencil and
Cash Coal & Builders Supply Co
Causey's Automobile Service. right center lines and Cinderella Booterie
Citizens Bldg & Loan Assn
City Laundry Co Inc. left top lines and
City Optical Co. left top lines and
Coastal & Victory Cabs.
Coastal Service Station. right center lines and
Craft Edward C left side lines and
Cross Seed Co. .right side lines and
Del Morocco Club
Dickinson Chas L
Dixie Cafe & Grill right bottom lines and
Dixie Laundry & Dry Cleaners. . right side lines and
Duffy Carolyn E. left center lines and
Echo Farm Dairy
Efird's Dept Store. . left top lines and
Electric Bottling Co. left side lines and
Electric Maintenance Co. . back cover and 32 32 Electric Repair & Service Co Inc. 81
Famous Club & Grill.
Farrar Transfer & Storage Warehouse.
.right side lines and Z
Finkelstein's.
.left side lines and
4
Firestone Stores
Foster Hill Realty Co front cover and 77
5
62 71 4
49 9 A Y 27 30 81 63 81 30 46 88 49 72 87 50 18 67 52 67 75 B 7 86 19 60 70 7 88 4 84 22 52 81 61 52 27 28 15
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
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Fountain Oil Co.
Page 70
Foy, Roe & Co. .left bottom lines and 30
Freeman Shoe Co
86
Friendly Cafeteria
Gardner Transfer & Storage Co.
General Insurance Agency.
Godwin's E W Sons. . . back cover and
Goodrich Silvertown Stores. . left center lines and Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce.
Gregg Brothers
Hanover Iron Works. front cover and
Harrell's Funeral Home.
Harriss Frank G.
Hill John Bright.
Home Furniture Co
Honnet 1867 Co left bottom lines and
Hotel Cape Fear right center lines and
Howes Davis H.
Huggins Jewelers
Hummell Leslie R.
right bottom lines and
Ideal Laundry & Dry Cleaners.
left side lines and
Ideal Plumbing Co
left side lines and
Independent Ice Co. left top lines and
Jackson J W Beverage Co. right side lines and
Jackson & Bell Co . left top lines and
Jacobi David Supply Co right side lines and
Jacobi Hardware Co Inc. .right top lines and
Jewel Box The. left center lines and
Johnson Electric Co
Johnson Horace C.
Keith Milling
Keith Oil Co.
Kingoff's. . right top lines and
Larkin's Credit Clothiers
Latimer H G & Sons left side lines and
Leeuwenburg Dairy Farm
Lewis Furniture Co.
Livingston F E & Co.
right top lines and
Lowrimore Chas S
.right center lines and
Lucas R C & Son. left bottom lines and M R & R Co Inc.
M & J Finance Corp
MacMillan Buick Co.
MacRae Hugh & Co Inc
Mathews Elmer L.
. right bottom lines and
McCabe J B & Co.
. right side lines and
McGirt Wm A.
right side lines and
McGrath & Co. . left side lines and
McKee Bros Ice & Coal Co
right side lines and
Modern Laundry & Dry Cleaners
Moore-Fonvielle Realty Co front cover and
Moore Lucy B. . .
Morris Plan Bank of Wilmington. right top lines and New-Way Mattress Co.
Norris News Stand. . left side lines and
North Carolina Shipbuilding Co. . Street Divider North-Smith Coal Co. back cover and 23
Odorless Dry Cleaners
20
Owen Dorothy
35
Parmele C B & Co.
54
33 70 58 20 48 27 42 78 2 74 34 6 9 79 53 3 54 68 46 61 78 35 11 65 68
52 17 6 20 44 83 39 53 62 41 55 45 53 56 53
. front cover and 66 60 74 46 15 C 72 44 57 32 78
back cover and
Hyman Supply Co.
left side lines and
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Pender Furniture Co.
right top lines and 42
Peoples Bldg & Loan Assn. .left bottom lines and 19
Piver E S & Co.
Plate Ice Co. .
Peoples Savings Bank & Trust Co. .. backbone and 12 Perry Albert F left center lines and Pickard's. left side lines and 50 87 85 Plantation Club 80 . left side lines and 47 Radio Station W MF D. left side lines and 76 8 Raney Chevrolet Co Inc. 36 Rehder Will. left bottom lines and 82 9 Roberts Auto Exchange 25 Rogers Luther T. Rose Ice & Coal Co . back cover, 24 and 47 10 right side lines and S & G Company. 18 82 87 .right bottom lines and 82 41 Sears, Roebuck and Co .right side lines and 29 Security National Bank. front cover and 13 37 40 7 69
Rex Grill & Restaurant
Saffo's Restaurant
Salvation Army The.
Sanitary Cafe
Scott Robert H.
Shoemakers Inc left bottom lines and
Smith Builders Supply Inc. . 16 and 62 Smith's Shoe Repair Co. . right side lines and 86 Sneeden-York Co. right bottom lines and 79 Sneeden's Cycle Co. right bottom lines and 87 61 Snow White Laundry. Southland Manufacturing Co Inc. 86 Springer Coal Co Inc. 24 Standard Paint & Hardware Co. .left bottom lines and Stanley W E "Bill" 71 54 Stein Lewis C .. 21 Strange Robt . left side lines and 54 Sunshine Laundry . left bottom lines and 59 B Sutton-Council Furniture Co Inc Taylor Julien K Taylor Walker. . bottom stencil and 21 51 6
Thrift-T-Stores Inc. right center lines and
Tide Water Power Co. right side lines, 31 and 43 42 Todd Furniture Co. 68 Tom's News Tom's Drug Co Inc 30 10 Used Car Exchange 73 Way W W & Son. Wells Harold W & Son .right side lines and 51 9 Westbrook-Brown Motor Co. Westbrook Lena F Mrs. 36
White Ice Cream & Milk Co.
. front cover, right top lines and 26
Wilder H F Real Estate Agency . . left center lines and 79
Wilmington Beverage Co. .right top lines and Y
Wilmington Coca-Cola Bottling Works Inc ..
.left side lines and 15
Wilmington Decorating Co.
72
Wilmington Finance Co .. 62
Wilmington Furniture Co 42
Royal Bakery.
Service Fuel Oil Co.
Shaw's John H Sons.
Shell-Safti Service Co
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
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Page Wilmington Iron Works.
64
Wilmington Jewelry Shop
55
Wilmington Mill Works.
67
Wilmington Printing Co
left center lines and 76
Wilmington Savings & Trust Co
Wilmington Star-News. . back cover, left top lines and
. left side lines and 68
Wilmington Well & Pump Co .right bottom lines and 88
Willetts Realty Co
. left top lines and Wood T W & Sons .right bottom lines and
79 84
Woodbury Louie E Jr.
left center lines and 55
36
Yarborough Oil Co
Yellow Cab Co. right center lines and
88
Yopp Funeral Home
front stencil and 38
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DIRECTORY THAN ANY OTHER MEDIUM ON EARTH
INTRODUCTION
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1943 edition of the Wilmington City Directory, which also includes Audubon, Brookwood. Colonial Village, Country Club Pines, Edgewood, Forest Hills, Garden City, Glen Arden, Highand Park, Idlewild, Oleander, Princess Place, Summer Hills, Sunset Park, Winter Park and Woodcrest.
Confidence in the growth of Wilmington's industry, pop- ulation and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Di- rectory 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 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 Wilmington Direc- tory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic informa- tion pertaining to the community.
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 27 to 745, 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 vicinity, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation.
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, preceding the Classified and separately paged from 1 to 88, on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Wilmington and vicinity. The ad- vertisements 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 com- munity like Wilmington, 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 835 to 894, on yellow paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in al- phabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature 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.
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THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, follows the Classified and is separately paged from 1 to 115. 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 ar- ranged 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 respective crossing points on each street. Features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the designation of homes and places of business having telephones.
Community Publicity
The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the community, 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 Wilm- ington and vicinity.
The Wilmington Directory Library
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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 LEADING PORT CITY OF NORTH CAROLINA (Courtesy Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce)
Statistical Review
Form of Government-City manager-council.
Population-1940 U. S. Census, 33,407; local estimate at present, 80,000.
Area-6.5 square miles.
Altitude-30 feet above sea level.
Climate-Mean annual temperature, 63 degrees F .; aver- age annual rainfall, 53 inches.
Parks-6, with total of 298 acres, valued at $91,000.
Assessed Valuation-$38,279,415, with $1.40 per $100 tax rate.
Bonded Debt-$1,688,076.
Financial Data-1 bank and 3 trust companies, with total deposits of $55,377,000 (Dec. 31, 1942), and total re- sources of $60,054,000 (Dec. 31, 1942).
Postal Receipts-$386,919.80 (calendar year 1942).
Telephones in Service-9,900.
Churches-70, representing all leading denominations.
Building and Construction-498 permits, with total value of $508,222, issued in 1942 (does not include Government construction).
Industry-Chief industries of city and surrounding ter- ritory: Manufacturing, retail and wholesale trade, and shipping. 110 manufacturing establishments, employing 28,000 men and 6,000 women, paying wages of $23,600,000 anually, and having products valued at $92,000,000 annually (1942 estimate). Principal manufactured products: Steel ships, fertilizers, bromine, creosoted products, lumber, sugar, tobacco products, petroleum products, and cotton goods.
Trade Area-Retail area extends 75 miles inland, with population of 275,000; wholesale area extends 150 miles in- land, with population of 385,000.
Newspapers-2 dailies, 1 Sunday and 2 weeklies.
Hotels-4, with total of 550 rooms.
Railroads-2: Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line. Highways-U. S. 17, 74, 76, 117 and 421.
Airports-1 (now taken over by the Army).
Amusements-7 moving-picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 7,100 persons. 2 golf courses. Hospitals-5, with total of 660 beds.
Education-10 public schools, including 2 senior high. 2 parochial schools. Number of pupils in public schools, 13,000.
City Statistics-Total street mileage, 100, with 60 miles paved. Miles of gas mains, 75; sewers, 120. Capacity of water works, 4,500,000 gallons; daily average pumpage, 4,000,000 gallons; miles of mains, 70; number of meters, 8,900; value of plant, $1,750,000. Fire department has 60 men, with 5 stations and 13 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department property, $142,000. Police depart- ment has 52 men, with 1 station and 8 pieces of motor equipment.
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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 trunk-line rail, highway and deep-water transportation, which give it low freight rates and permit quick freight movements in great volume.
In 1943 the city of Wilmington has been transformed from a staid city into one of the busiest and most important Governmental defense points in the entire Southern States. This change has been accompanied by an awakened civic spirit and an impetus to general business circles which has brought prosperity in overflowing measure to practically all retail channels.
Camp Davis, at Holly Ridge, 29 miles northeast of Wilm- ington, was established by the U. S. Government in the spring of 1941, with formal opening in May. Here the Government has assembled many trainees and officers. Wilmington is the nearest city of any size to Camp Davis,
Wilmington's port volume is steadily increasing, as is evidenced by this steamer laden with tobacco and bound for a foreign port.
which fact practically makes the Government reservation a local enterprise. A great percentage of the commissioned and non-commissioned officers make their homes in Wilm- ington or in the immediate suburbs. They have constituted not only a very desirable addition to the community life of the city, but, as well, a decidedly advantageous factor in increased business volume for the various mercantile estab- lishments.
An equally important and major factor in the present satisfactory expansion of Wilmington, coming at the same time as the establishment of Camp Davis, was the estab- lishment here of the North Carolina Shipbuilding Co. early in 1941. This corporation is an adjunct of the Newport News Shipbuilding Co., of Newport News, Va., and bids fair to be the natural outlet for that corporation in the building of commercial craft. Within six months from the announce- ment by the Government that a contract to build 37 steel
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ships of 10,000 tons capacity each, had been awarded at a total estimated cost of $60,000,000, from a forest wilderness immediately south of Wilmington, there emerged a devel- oped shipbuilding plant with capacity for building nine ships at one time. The cost of installation of the shipyard was in excess of $5,000,000. Approximately 21,000 employees have been given work. There is confident expectation that future additional contracts will keep the plant of the North Caro- lina Shipbuilding Co. busy for many years to come and that
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This "Ecce Homo," a painting of Christ, was taken from a pirate ship which attacked the town of Brunswick, near the present site of Wilmington, in 1747. About 1750 the painting was given to St. James Episcopal Church in Wil- mington, by the Assembly. The work is estimated to be from 500 to 800 years old, and attracts the attention of all visitors.
this enterprise will continue to be a back-log for Wilming- ton's continued prosperity long after the present emergency has ceased.
The two enterprises outlined above, as a matter of course, have brought with them many municipal changes. City of- ficials estimate that the municipal population increased from the figure of 33,407 shown by the official Census of 1940, to approximtaely 80,000 in the fall of 1942. Likewise,
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the county officials estimate that the population of the county increased from the 1940 Census figure of 47,935 to approximately 100,000 in the latter part of 1942. To house all these new residents, it is estimated that 1942 saw the addition of 7,800 or more new dwelling units. Of these, approximately 6,500 were provided by the U. S. Government. The additional houses were provided by private agencies, and there is a continuing volume of building.
In excess of a million dollars has been invested in an extension of the school system, it being estimated that the
Wilmington is the center of a rich agricultural territory, especially as regards early truck crops. A view of a typical lettuce farm is shown above.
recent increase of population added approximately 5,000 students to the rolls. A similar sum is contemplated for extension and enlargement of hospital facilities to care for demands brought about by the addition to the population of the city and county, and approximately $1,500,000 is being applied to reconstruction and enlargement of the municipal water works plant, which work, when completed, will double
Passenger liner leaving the port of Wilmington for a cruise to Bermuda. In the background is the U. S. Customs House and the Coast Guard Cutter Modoc.
the pumpage capacity from approximately 3,500,000 gallons daily to 10,000,000 gallons daily.
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 250,000 people, the city being their nearest, as well as largest, market.
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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 in normal times go big ocean steamers bound for Europe, Latin America and other foreign shores. The Federal Government recently completed the deepening of the channel in the river to thirty feet at
The municipal building of the City of Wilmington is more than eighty years "young," and attracts the attention of all visitors because of its graceful design and attractive proportions.
mean low water (with approval of increase to a 32-foot depth and increase of width from 300 to 400 feet), as well as the Intra-Coastal Canal from Beaufort to Wilmington, and from Wilmington to Miami, Fla., giving connections with Balti- more, Philadelphia, New York and Boston.
The Babies' Hospital at Wrightsville Sound, eight miles east of Wilmington, is a unique and splendidly-managed institution. Here every summer are brought several hundred sick and ailing infants from every section of the South and are soon restored to healthful vigor.
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