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1948
1949
1950
Gas meters
4,167
4,358
4,406
4,439
4,462
1946
1947
County of Durham
1890
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INTRODUCTION
1
View of One Eleven Corcoran Street, Constructed at a Cost of $1,000,000, in the Heart of Durham's Business District
DURHAM COUNTY COURT
HOUSE
Durham County Court House
21
INTRODUCTION
Streets: Durham is today one of the best paved cities in the state. The white-way light- ing system in the business district is admitted to be one of the best in the South. Excellent street markers.
Taxes and Valuation: As of 1950, the city of Durham had an assessed valuation of $135,- 497,181, with a city tax rate of $1.70 on the $100, Property assessed on 75% of true value. The county of Durham had an assessed valuation of $250,000,000 and a county tax rate of 58c in 1950, Property assessed on 75% of true value, No property tax is levied by the State. Theatres: 5 motion-picture theatres for white, and 2 for colored, Total seating capacity, 5,225.
Tobacco Market: The tobacco market in Durham sold in the
1945 season, 41,525,964 pounds for $18,243,434,94;
1946 season, 50,937,288 pounds for $23,449,361,07;
1947 season, 49,603,108 pounds for $21,329,568,07;
1948 season, 45,541,102 pounds for $22,466,317,40;
1949 season, 37,023,456 pounds for $17,949,631,94;
1950 season, 43,661,544 pounds for $24,245,803.10.
Transportation : Durham has five lines of railroad, radiating in seven directions. It has two lines of the Southern Railway, the Seaboard Air Line Railway, the Norfolk & Western Railway, the Durham & Southern Railway, and the Norfolk Southern Railroad, These rail- roads afford unusually good freight facilities, Durham is on the National Highway and the Central Highway, the principal routes between the North and South and between the East and West, Excellent bus service is maintained between Durham and Raleigh, Wake Forest, Henderson, Oxford, Roxboro, Greensboro, Chapel Hill, Pittsboro, Siler City and Danville, Va.
Water: Durham has an ample supply of pure water, An impounding reservoir completed in 1926 stores 4,600,000,000 gallons, which, if used for no other purpose, would, at the present rate of consumption, supply the demand for a period of two years, There is no longer any danger of a water shortage. The water is excellent for domestic uses and is soft and free from iron, making it very desirable for industrial purposes,
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U. S. POSTAL INFORMATION
POSTAGE RATES AND CLASSIFICATION
For information regarding classifica- tion, postage rates, and mailability of domestic mail of all classes, entry and mailing of publications as second-class matter, metered and permit mail, bulk rate mailings of third-class matter, Business Reply Cards and Envelopes, apply at your local post office.
DOMESTIC POSTAL RATES First-Class
LETTERS: 3 cents for each ounce or fraction of an ounce. (Local delivery same rate.)
POST CARDS: 1 cent each within prescribed sizes.
BUSINESS REPLY CARDS: 2 cents each; Air Mail, 5 cents each.
BUSINESS REPLY ENVELOPES : Business reply envelopes 1 cent In ad- dition to regular postage. Apply at Post Office for Permit.
Second-Class
NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS
(Transient rate) : 1 cent for each 2 ounces or fraction of 2 ounces or fourth-class rate, whichever is lower.
Third-Class
(Limit 8 ounces)-On circulars and other miscellaneous printed matter, also on merchandise, 2c for the first 2 ounces or fraction, plus le for each additional ounce or fraction.
On books and catalogs having 24 or more pages; also, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions, and plants-1%c for each 2 ounces or fraction.
Bulk Rate
14c per pound, but not less than 1c each. Bulk rates are available only to the holders of permits under Sec. 562, P. L. & R., and require at each mailing a minimum of 20 pounds or 200 identical pieces separated by states and cities into bundles of 10 or more. An annual fee of $10.00 is charged for a permit to mail under this section.
When returned to sender under "Return Postage Guaranteed," all third class requires regular rates.
Fourth-Class-(Parcel Post )
(Limit of weight. over 8 ounces and not exceeding 70 pounds ; limit of size, 100 inches in length and girth combined) . Includes merchandise, books, catalogs and other printed mat- ter and other mailable matter not in first or second class.
The regular pound rates for the various parcel post zones are :
Up to and
Zone First 1b. including Over 10 lbs.
Cents
Cents
Local
10
1.0
0.75
First & second
12
2.1
2.0
Third
13
3.0
2.8
Fourth
14
4.5 4.25
Fifth
15
6.0
5.50
Sixth
16
7.5
7.25
Seventh
17
9.5
9.25
Eighth
18
11.5
11.25
AIR MAIL SERVICE
United States Air Mail Service
Six cents for each ounce or fraction thereof ; limit of weight 8 ounces; to any part of the United States. May be registered, insured, sent C. O. D. or Special Delivery.
Post Cards 4 cents each.
Air inail stamps and distinctively- stamped envelopes are issued for pre- payment of postage on air mail. Ord- inary stamps may also be used.
Air mail should be plainly marked "VIA AIR MAIL" in the space imme- diately below the stamps and above the address.
Canada (same as above except
weight limit of 60 lbs).
Air Mail Mexico
Rate of postage to Mexico: Six cents for each ounce.
Dispatched by the United States Air Mail Service and in Canada or in Mex- ico by the Air Mail Services in those countries. For additional information telephone your local post office.
United States Air Mail Service to Central America, South America. the West Indies and other Foreign Countries.
For information regarding this ser- vice telephone your local post office.
Air Parcel Post
Air postage on parcels weighing 8 oz. or less is 6c per oz.
Over 8 oz.
Additional
Zones
to 1 pound pounds
Cents
Cents
1, 2, and 3 ...
60
48
4
65
50
5
70
56
6
-1
75
72
S
FEES IN ADDITION TO REGULAR POSTAGE SPECIAL DELIVERY
FIRST CLASS ONLY-2 pounds or less, 15 cents; over 2, not over 10 pounds, 25 cents; over 10 pounds, 35 cents.
MAIL DTHER THAN THAT OF THE FIRST CLASS will be given the most expeditious handling and transportation practicable, and in addition receive im- mediate delivery at the office of ad- dress, upon payment of the following special-delivery fees :
2 lbs. or less .25c
Over 2 lbs., but not over 10 lbs. . 35c Over 10 lbs ... .45c
"Special Delivery" must be so in- dorsed.
SPECIAL HANDLING ( Without Special Delivery)
FOURTH CLASS: 2 pounds or less, 15 cents; over 2, not over 10 pounds, 20 cents : over 10 pounds, 25 cents.
"Special Handling" must be so in- dorsed.
DOMESTIC ORDINARY MAIL SENDERS' RECEIPTS FOR
A receipt (certificate of mailing) is furnished the sender of domestic ordin- ary mail of any class upon payment of 1 cent for each piece. This fee does not insure against loss, rifling or dam- age. but merely furnishes evidence of mailing, and no receipt will be obtain- ed from the addressee on delivery. Ad- ditional duplicate receipts may be ob- tained upon payment of 1 cent each.
Money Order Fees
Limit for each money order is $100.
Fee
Amount of Money Order
Cents
From $ 0.01 to $ 5.00 .10
From 5.01 to 10.00
15
From 10.01 to 50.00
25
From 50.01 to 100.00
35
Registry
Domestic mail matter prepaid at the first-class rate of postage, may be zeg- istered against loss, rifling or damage upon payment of the following fees :
REGISTRY
Indemnity Limit Fee
$ 0.01 to $
5.00
$0.25
5.01 to 25.00
.35
25.01 to 50.00
.40
50.01 to 75.00
.45
75.01 to
100.00 .50
100.01 to
200.00 .60
200.01 to
300.00
.70
300.01 to
400.00
.85
400.01 to
500.00
1.00
500.01 to
600.00
1,10
600.01 to
700.00
1.20
700.01 to
800.00 1.30
800.01 to
900.00
1.40
900.01 to 1000.00 1.50
Registered mail having a declared value in excess of maximum indemnity covered by the registry fee paid, shall be charged additional fees or sur- charges.
Collect - on - delivery mail sealed against postal inspection and bearing postage at the first-class rate may also be registered. The fees on registered C. O. D. mail range from 40 cents to $1.40, according to amount to be col- lected up to $200, or amount of in- demnity desired not exceeding $1,000. Consult postmaster for particulars.
COLLECT-ON-DELIVERY (Tbird and Fourth Class Mail)
C.D.D. FEES
For collections and in- demnity not to exceed
Fee Cents
S 2.50
20
5.00
25
25.00
35
50.00
45
100.00
55
150.00
60
200.00
65
INSURANCE
INSURANCE FEES (3d and 4th Class)
Amount of Insurance
Fee Cents
$ 0.01 to $ 5.00
5
5.01 to 10.00
10
10.01 to 25.00
15
25.01 to
50.00
20
50.01 to 100.00
25
100.01 to
200.00 30
AIDS TO PROPER MAILING
Write name and address plainly and completely.
Place name and address of sender on all matter.
Prepar postage fully on all letters and parcels.
Always address mail for city deliv- ery to street and number and request correspondents to do likewise.
Use designation North or South, East or West when it is a proper part of the address and save delay in delivery.
Insure valuable parcels except those containing small articles of consider- able value which should be registered.
Wrap parcel post carefully in heavy paper and tie knots securely.
You will often gain a day's time in delivery by depositing mail as soon as it is ready.
Use Postal Unit numbers on mail addressed to cities where Unit Num- bers are required.
1-49
10 lbs. Cents
64
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POPULATION OF U. S. CITIES OF 25,000 OR MORE IN 1940 (as per final figures of the 1940 U. S. Census Report)
Alabama
Anniston
25,523 267,583
Birmingham
Gadsden
36,975
Mobile
78,720
Montgomery 78,084
Tuscaloosa
27,493
Arizona
Phoenix
65.414
Tucson
36,818
Arkansas
Fort Smith
36,584
Little Rock
88,039
Texarkana
11,821
California
Alameda
36,256
Alhambra
38,935
Bakersfield
29,252
Berkeley
85,547
Beverly Hills
26,823
Burbank
34 337
Fresno
60,685
Glendale
82.582
Huntington Park
28.648
Inglewood
30,114
Long Beach
164,271
Los Angeles
1,504.277
Oakland
302,163
Pasadena
81.864
Riverside
34,696
Sacramento
105,958 43,646
San Diego
203,341
Wichita
114,966
Kentucky
Ashland
29.537
Covington
62,018
Lexington
49,304
Louisville
319.07.7
Newport
30.631
Owensboro
30.245
Paducah
33.765
Colorado
Colorado Springs 36,789
Denver
322.412
Pueblo
52,162
Connecticut
Bridgeport
147,121
Bristol 30,167
Hartford
166,267
Meriden
39.494
Middletown
26.495
New Britain
68,685
New Haven
160,605
New London 30,456
Norwalk
39,849
Stamford 47,938
Torrington
26,988
Waterbury
99,314
Delaware
Wilmington
112.504
District of Columbia
Washington
663,091
Florida
Jacksonville
173,065
Miami
172,172
Miami Beach 28.012
Orlando 36,736
Pensacola 37,449
St. Petersburg 60,812
Tampa
108,391
West Palm Beach
33,693
Georgia
Atlanta
302.288
Augusta 65,919
Columbus
53,280
Macon
57.865
Rome
26,282
Savannah
95,996
Worcester
193,694
Michigan
Ann Arbor
29.815
Battle Creek
43.453
Bay City
47.956
Dearborn
63.584
Dayton
East Cleveland
39.495
Clarksburg
30.579
Huntington
78.836
Parkersburg
30.103
Wheeling
61,099
Wisconsin
Appleton
28.436
Beloit
25.365
Eau Claire
30,745
Fond du Lac ..
27.209
Green Bay
46.235
Kenosha
48.765
La Crosse
42,707
Galesburg
28.876
Joliet
42.365 26,648
Minnesota
Duluth
101,065
Peoria
105,087
Rochester
26,312
St. Paul
287,736
Oklahoma
Enid
28,081
West Allis
36.364
Waukegan
34,241
Meridian
35,481
Missouri
Joplin
Kansas City
37,144 393.178 75.711
Salem
30,908
Pennsylvania
Aliquippa
27,023
Allentown
96,904
Altoona
80.214
Bethlehem
58,490
Chester
59,285
Laston
33,589
Eme
116,955
Harrisburg
83,893
Hazelton
38.009
Johnstown
66,668
Lancaster
61.345
Concord
27,171
Mckeesport
55,355
New Castle
47.638
Norristown
38,181
Atlantic City 64.094
Bayonne
79,198
Reading
110.568
Scranton
140,404
Sharon
25,622
Washington
26.166
Wilkes-Barre
86,236
Wilkinsburg
29.853
Willamsport
44,355
York
56,712
Rhode Island
Central Falls
25.248
Cranston
47,085
Newport
30,532
Pawtucket
75,797
Providence
253,504
Warwick
28,757
Woonsocket
49,303
South Carolina
Charleston
71,275
Columbia
62,396
Greenville
34.734
Spartanburg
32,249
Sioux Falls
40,832
Tennessee
Albuquerque
35,449
New York
Albany
130,577
Amsterdam
33,329
Auburn
35,753
Binghamton
78,309
Texas
Abilene
26,612
Amarillo
51,686
Austin
87,930
Beaumont
59.061
Corpus Christi
57,301
Dallas
294,734
El Paso
96,810
Fort Worth
177,662
Galveston
60,862
Houston
384,514
Laredo
39,274
Lubbock
31,853
Port Arthur
46,140
San Angelo
25,802
Poughkeepsie
40,478
Rochester
324,975
Texarkana Tyler
28,279
Waco
55,982
Wichita Falls
45,112
Troy
70.304
Utah
Ogden
43,688
Holyoke
53,750
Lawrence
84,323
Yonkers
142.598
Vermont
Burlington
27,686
North Carolina
Asheville
51.310
Virginia
Alexandria 33,523
Danville
32.749
Lynchburg
44,541
High Point
38.495
Newport News 37,067
Norfolk
144.332
Petersburg
30,631
Portsmouth
50.745
Richmond
193,042
Roanoke
69,287
Washington
Bellingham 29,314
Everett
30,224
Canton
108.401
Cincinnati
455,610
Cleveland
878.336
Cleveland Heights 54.992
Columbus
306.087
West Virginia
Illinols
Alton
31.255
Aurora 47.170
Belleville
28,405
Berwyn
48,451
Bloomington
32,868
Jackson
49.656
Cicero
64,712
Danville
36,919
Decatur
69.305
Pontiac
66.626
Elgin
38.333
Evanston
65,389
Saginaw
82.794
Wyandotte
30,618
Maywood
Toledo
282.349
39.089
Moline
.34.608 66.015
Minneapolis
492,370
Quincy
40,469
Rockford
84.637
Rock Island
42,775
Mississippi
Muskogee
32.332
Springfield
75,503
Jackson
62,107
Oklahoma City 204.424 142.157
Oregon
Portland
305,394
St. Joseph
St. Louis
816,084
Springfield
61,238
University City
33.023
Montana
Butte
37.081
Great Falls
29.928
Nebraska
Lincoln
81.984
Omaha
223,844
Mishawaka
.23.298
Muncie
49,720
New Hampshire
Manchester
77,685
Nashua
32,927
New Jersey
Iowa
Burlington
25.832
Cedar Rapids
62.120
Clinton
Council Bluffs
41,439
Clifton
48,827
East Orange
68,945
Elizabeth
109,912
Garfield
28,044
Hackensack
26,279
Hoboken
50.115
Irvington
55.328
Jersey City
301.173
Kearny
39,467
Montclair
39,807
Newark
429,760
New Brunswick
33.180
Orange
35,717
Passaic
61,394
Paterson
139,656
Perth Amboy
41,242
Plainfield
37,469
Trenton
124,697
Union City
56.173
West New York 39.429
West Orange 25,662
New Mexico
Louisiana
Alexandria
27,066
Baton Rouge
34,719
Monroe
28,309
New Orleans
494.537
Shreveport
98,167
Maine
Bangor
29.822
Lewiston
38.598
Portland
73,643
Maryland
Baltimore
859,100
Cumberland
39.483
Hagerstown
32,491
2,698,285
Manhattan Boro
1,889,924
Massachusetts
Beverly
25,537
Boston
770.816
Brockton
62.343
Cambridge
110,879
Chelsea
41,259
Chicopee
41,664
Schenectady
87,549
Everett
46,784
Syracuse
205,967
Fall River
115,428
Fitchburg
41.824
Haverhill
46,752
Watertown
33.385
Salt Lake City 149,934
Lowell
101,389
Lynn
98,123
Malden
58.010
Medford
63,083
100.899
Durham
60,195
Greensboro
59.319
Newton
69,873
Pittsfield
49,684
Raleigh
46.897
Quincy
75,810
Revere
Salem
41.213
102.177
North Dakota
Fargo
Ohio
Akron
244.791
Seattle
368,302
Spokane
122,001
Tacoma
109,408
Yakima
27,221
210.718 Charleston 67,914
Elyria
25,120
Hamilton Lakewood
69,160
Lima
44,711 44,125
Chicago
.3,396,808
Kalamazoo
54.097
Lansing
78.753
Massillon
Middletown
31,220
Newark
Norwood
Portsmouth
40,465
Madison
67.447
Steubenville
37,651
Milwaukee Oshkosh Racine
67.195
Sheboygan
40.638
Superior
35.136
Wausau
27.268
Wauwatosa 27.769
Territory of Hawaii
Honolulu
179.358
Indiana
Anderson
East Chicago
Elkhart
33,434
97,062
118.410
111,719
Hammond
70,184
Indianapolis
336.972
Kokomo
33,795
28,798
Marion 26,767
Michigan City 25.476
New Albany
Richmond 35,147
South Bend
101,268
Terre Haute
62,693
Davenport
66,039
Des Moines
159.819
Dubuque
43.892
Mason City
27.080
Ottumwa
31,570
Sioux City 82.364
Waterloo
51,743
Kansas
Hutchinson 30.013
Kansas City
121,458
San Bernardino
Topeka
67.833
San Francisco
634,536
San Jose
68,457
Santa Ana 31,921
Santa Barbara 34,958
Santa Monica
53.500
South Gate
26,945
Stockton
54,714
Chattanooga 128,163
Johnson City
25,332
Knoxville
111.580
Memphis
292 942
Nashville
167,402
Buffalo
575,901
Elmira
45,10€
Jamestown
42,638
Kingston
28,589
Mount Vernon
67,362
Newburgh
31,883
New Rochelle
58.408
New York
7.454,995
Bronx Boro
1.394,711
Queens Boro 1,297,634
Richmond Boro 174,441
Niagara Falls
78,029
San Antonio
253,854
Rome 34,214
Utica
100,518
White Plains
40,327
Wilmington
33,407
Winston-Salem
79.815
Springfield
149,554
Taunton
37,395
Waltham
40,020
Idaho
Boise City
26.130
Detroit
1,623,452
Flint
151.543
Grand Rapids
164.292
Hamtramck
49,839 50,810
Lorain
Mansfield
37.154
Marion
30.817 26.664
East St. Louis
75,609
Port Huron
32.759
Royal Oak
25,087
Warren
42.837
Youngstown
167,720
Zanesville
37.500
Melrose
25,333
New Bedford
110.341
Rocky Mount
25.558
34.405
Somerville
Highland Park
Muskegon
47.697
31.437 34.010
Springfield
70.662
587,472
Oak Park
Evansville
Fort Wayne
Gary
Lafayette
25.414
Lebanon
27,206
Philadelphia
1,931.334
Pittsburgh
671.659
Belleville
28.107
Bloomfield 41.623
26,270
Camden 117,536
41,572 54,637
Tulsa
32,580
50,59
17.019
Charlotte
Brooklyn Boro
South Dakota
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ABBREVIATIONS
acct
accountant
drsmkr
dressmaker | mfg
manufacturing | s or S. . South
mfr
manufacturer san
Sanitary
admn
administrator
educ
education
mgr
manager
Sav
Savings
or administration
elec
electrical or
mkr
maker
sch
school
adv advertising
agcy
agency
electn
electrician
electro
electrotyper
elevator
al
alley
Am
American
cng
engineer
engraver
apts
apartments
cquip
equipment
archt
architect es
asmblr
assembler
exam
assoc
associate
asst
assistant
atndt
attendant
atty
attorney
aud
auditor
Fed
Federal
av
avenue
ogemn
baggageman
fnshr
finisher
bkbndr
bookbinder
formn
foreman
bkpr
bookkeeper
bldr
builder
blk
block ft
blksmith
blacksmith
ftr
fitter
osteo
osteopath
str
setter
studt
student
stvdr
stevedore
operator
Eds
goods
br
hranch
genl
general
brklyr
bricklayer
geol
geologist
brkmn
brakeman
bur
bureau
gro
grocer
householder
pl
plmb
plumher or
tech technician
carp
carpenter
cash
cashier
hndlr
handler
hospital
pntr
painter
ter terrace
chemical
chf
chief
htg
heating
chr
checker
Hts
Heights
implements
prntr
printer
trav
traveling
clk
clerk
eln .cleaning or cleaner clo
clothing
collr
collector
com
commercial
comn
commission
comnr
commissioner
inv
investment
publ
publisher or
comp
compositor
condr
conductor
confr
confectioner
kpr
keeper
.resides or rooms room
contr
contractor
cor
corner
corres
correspondent
1br
lumher
rd
road
undwrtr underwriter
custdn
custodian
ctr
cutter
del
delivery
dep
deputy
dietn
dietitian
dir
director
dispr
dispatcher
dist
district
distr
distributor
div
division
mdse
merchandise
restr
restaurant
wks
works
dlr
. dealer
mech
mechanic
ret
retail
wldr welder
dmnstr . demonstrator
do
ditto or same
med
medical rm
dr
drive
Metropolitan Met
RyMS
Railway Mail Service
ydmstr
yardmaster
drftsmn
draftsman
meter rdr meter reader
ABBREVIATIONS OF GIVEN NAMES
Richard
Abr
Ahraham
Chas
Charles Jas
Joseph
Roht
Robert
Alex
Alexander
Dank
Daniel Jos
Alf
Alfred
Edw
Edward
Kath
Katherine
Sol
Solomon
Arth
Arthur
Eliz
Elizabeth
Margt
Margaret
Steph
Stephen
Aug
August
Eug
Engene
Michl
Michael
Theo
Theodore
Benj
Benjamin
Fredk
Frederick
Nathl
Nathaniel
Thos
Thomas
Cath
Catherine | Geo
George
Patk
Patrick I
Wm
William
1-1-50
ct
court
librn
librarian
rdr
reader
I'niv University
uphol upholsterer
rec receiving vet
veterinary
reept receptionist
rule vulcanizer
Indry
laundry
refgr . refrigeration or
w or W
West
ltd
limited
refrigerator
whol wholesale
lwyr
lawyer
representative
whsemn warehouseman
wid
widow
mach
machinist or
rep repr
repairman or repair
wkr
worker
cir
circle
civil
ins
insurance
prod
produce
trnmn
trainman
prof
professor
treas
treasurer
trmr
trimmer
prsmn
pressman
tstr
tester
prsr
presser
twp
township
TISA
TT S Army
jan
janitor
jwlr
jeweler
purch
purchasing
constn .construction
la
lane R
lah
laborer RC
Roman Catholic
Rural Delivery
USN
US Navy
lino
linotype
real est real estate
litho
lithographer
Indrs
lanndress
publishing
USCG
TT S Coast Guard
TSMC
T'S Marine Corps
laby
laboratory RD
principal
tndr
toh tobacco
prir
private
trans transportation
insp
inspection
instr
instructor
int dec
interior
decorator
ntrumkr .. patternmaker pub
trn puhlic
typist
int rev internal revenue
prfrdr
proofreader
tmkpr
timekeeper tender
Science Practitioner
htg
heating
cabtmkr
. cabinetmaker
hdw
hardware
plumbing
telephone
plstr
plasterer
telev television
chem chemist or
hq
hsekpr
housekeeper
headquarters nres
president
teleg
telegraph
blrmkr
hoilermaker
furn
furniture
PS
Public School
blvd
boulevard
furngs
furnishings
gdnr
gardener
pharm pharmacist
photog photographer sup supply
phys
physician
supt
superintendent
super
supervisor
pk
park
SW
swtchmn
switchman
CSP
Christian h
pkwy
parkway
SYS
tehr teacher
hlpr
helper
polisher tel
chauf chauffeur
hosp
freight
foot
optn
optician
stereo stereotyper
stge storage
optom
optometrist
spi
special
exch
exchange
exp
express
fety
factory
Natl
National
sta
station
sta eng
stationary engineer
stat statistician or
ofc
office
statistical
opp
opposite
sten stenographer
frt
opr
operator
soc society
mtge mortgage
mtr motorman or motor mus
music sq
square
mut
mutual
srtr sorter
n or N North SS south side
fdry
foundry
ne
northeast
ns
north side
fl
floor
nw
northwest
emp
employee
mono
msngr messenger
mstr
master
smstrs seamstress
appr
apprentice
engr
mtce
east side
examiner
mn
man ship
shipping
agt
agent
elev
electric
mkt
mldr
mlnr
milliner
serv service
agrl
agriculture
e or E
East
adj adjuster
market se southeast
molder sec secretary
sales monotype sht mtl. .sheet metal sls
solr solicitor
stmftr steamfitter
pass passenger
bmo business machine
govt
government
pkr
packer
place
system
plshr
prin
implts
inspector or
prsfdr . press feeder
USAF UTS Air Force
Rev
Reverend W'S west side
room
wtchmn
watchman
vdmn
yardman
James | Richd
Saml
Samuel
machine
or mechanical
southwest
forwn
forewoman
maintenance
25
L. WATTS NORTON, GENERAL AGENT NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
HILL'S DURHAM CITY DIRECTORY 1951
Including: Bragtown, Hope Valley, Joyland, Rockwood, Rollingwood, Sherron Acres, Tuscaloosa Forest.
Copyright, 1951, by Hill Directory Co., Inc. For List of General Abbreviations see opposite page
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS
ABC Bd
. Durham County Alcobolic Beverage
kntr
knitter
L&M
.Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co
1pr
NS Ry
. Norfolk Soutbern Railway Co
N&W
.Norfolk & Western Railway Co
Baldwin's
R L Baldwin Co
PO
United States Post Office
Bd
Board
R J Reynolds Tobacco Co
Belk's
. Belk-Leggett Co
SAL
Seaboard Alr Line Railroad Co
capt
.captain
Telegraph Co
D&S
Durham & Southern Railway Co
fixer
sgt
sergeant
tex
textile
Hboro
Hillsboro
HV
Hope Valley
Wasbn
Washington
hos
. hoslery
wvr
weaver
Alphabetical List of Names
A A A AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIA- TION, James A Odom Mgr, [II W Parrish, Te! 6906
A A Auto Wreckers (Herbert and Murray A Rancer) used auto parts 507 S Mlaml blvd
A B C Lunch (Nick M Tcamas Nick G Llasldis) 347 W Main
A & P Food Storeb branches 410 W Chapel Hill 316 S Driver av and 400 N Mangum
Abbott Frank H emp Am Tob r307 .Liberty
It Helen W Mrs emp Duke Hosp r do
tt Jobn B (Ruby) Insp US Govt b1119 Midland ter
' Mary H Mrs tchr Lawe's Grove Scb r Cbapel HIll NC
tt Wm W (Mary E) mach Wright Machy h1809 Wasbn
Abelkop Edith Mrs (S Swartz & Sons) sec-treas Swartz Tallow Co r1709 Vista
tt Harris h1123 N Roxboro
" Milton S (Harriet J) v-pres Swartz Tallow Co h404 Hugo
# Sheldton (Evelyn) ofc wkr S Swartz & Sons b201 E Club blvd
Abelson Robt C eng WSSB Radlo Sta r Duke Univ Abercromble Chas L (Rosalyn ; Carolina Theatre) r Danville Va
CONSTRUCTORS SUPPLY CO., INC.
' DUAL-MIXED CONCRETE CONTRACTORS EQUIPMENT
E. TRINITY AVE. AND N. & W. R. R. PHONE 5115
Abernatby Annie W Mrs ofe sec Miller Truck Sls & Serv r709 1st av
- our reputation for QUALITY is your guarantee of VALUE
Belk-Leggetto.
DURHAM'S SHOPPING CENTER
A. C. STEPHENSON & SON
EXCAVATING
DRAINAGE DITCHING INSTALLATION STORAGE TANKS GENERAL CONCRETE WORK
STEEL ERECTING
1105 1/2 W. CHAPEL HILL ST.
BOX 26, W. DURHAM STATION
PHONE 7-5198
Matthews & Farrow Inc.
Body Work *
Fender Repairing
Painting * Upholstering
* Wheel Balancing Front End Alinement Frame Straightening
315 Rigsbee Ave. PHONES
4-5503
and
9-3869
MOVE
YOUR
Tels. 4-7651 and 4-8731, Night Tel. 8-8587
ICC Rights in 21 States
Cargo Insurance Available
Movers of Household Goods
& STORAGE, INC.
DURHAM TRANSFER
MOVE
OUR
hngr
. hanger
WD
West Durham
bdr
boarder
SA
. Sherron Acres
(c)
colored
SBT&T
. Soutbern Bell Telephone &
SH&PWC
State Highway & Public Works
fxr
Commission
Fville
. Fayetteville
GBM
. Golden Belt Mfg Co
USDA ... United States Department of Agriculture
. looper
.Bragtown B-C
.B-C Remedy Co
AT&T
Control Board
American Telephone & Telegraph Co B
RJR
V-C Chem . Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corp
810 RAMSEUR ST.
26
BUDD -- PIPER
ROOFING CO.
-
115-117 W. Chapel Hill St.
Phones 2-2121
and 3-8971
JOHNSON MOTOR COMPANY
INC.
HORIT
SERVICE
Emblem of Satisfaction
.
Repairs For All Makes
326-328 East Main Dial 4-1841 3-1491
CHAS. S. ALLEN
ALLEN INSURANCE AGENCY GENERAL INSURANCE-SURETY BONDS Mezz. Floor Depositors Nat'l Bank Bldg. Phone 9-1961
THE LITTLE ACORN RESTAURANT "For Fine Foods" AMPLE PARKING SPACE 706 Rigsbee Ave. Tel. 2-6001
ABERNATHY
" Archie L (Dorothy W) slsmn Royal Sandwich & Food h917 Oakland av
= Artimbles A r1001 1st av
Cara clipper Louise Knitting h2116 Ashe
= Dorothy B Mrs emp Duke Univ h504 N Guthrie
Dorothy W emp Erwin Mills r917 Oakland av
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