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2ND AND CHESTNUT STS. Franchise Dealer License No. 756
AUTOMOBILE DEALERS
FRENCH-MOORE MOTOR COMPANY
Sales-Service PONTIAC
COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE
Clean Used Cars
Dial 3361
309 East 2nd St.
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AUTOMOBILE DEALERS
HOOD'S
COMMUNITY MOTOR CO., INC.
BUICK DYNAFLOW DRIVE
FIREBALL
BUICK D-E-A-L-E-R
COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE
FOR ALL CARS
Body and Fender Work
Wheel Alignment
Painting . Repairing
Cor. 2nd & Waters
Dial
Office 4316-7 Used Cars 3473
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AUTOMOBILE DEALERS
NORMENT MOTOR COMPANY INCORPORATED
FORD
SALES AND SERVICE
OUR PAINT AND BODY DEPARTMENT
CAN REJUVENATE YOUR CAR
COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE
DIAL
Office - 3206
Service - 3204
Sales - 4973
120-122 WEST FIFTH STREET
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AUTOMOBILE DEALERS
NEW and USED CARS
Easy Payment Term Available On All Repair Work
Wrecker Service
COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE
R &S MOTORS
INC.
R. M. Sessons, President Jas E. Hall, V-Pres. Ray V. Revels, Secy. & Treasurer
Dial 3348
DESOTO - PLYMOUTH SALES - SERVICE
DeSoto
PLYMOUTH
COR. 4TH AND PINE ST.
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AUTO & HOME SUPPLIES
MCINTYRE'S HOME AND AUTO SUPPLY
Home-Owned and Operated
KELVINATOR & GIBSON ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES CAPEHART TELEVISIONS B. F. GOODRICH PRODUCTS
Dial 3484
314 Elm St.
ADVERTISING
NELSONS' CITY DIRECTORY COMPANY, INC.
SERVING HUNDREDS OF SOUTHERN
COMMUNITIES WITH AMERICA'S
FINEST CITY DIRECTORY SERVICE
HOME OFFICE: CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
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BANKS
A TOWER OF STRENGTH
THE
NATIONAL BANK OF LUMBERTON Founded 1897
Dependable Banking for Over Half Century
Complete Trust Service
Installment Loan Department
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
221 N. ELM STREET PHONE 6051
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BANKS
"'BETTER BANKING''
Serving Robeson County In Four Convenient Locations
THE SCOTTISH BANK
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
BOOKS - CITY DIRECTORIES
NELSONS' CITY DIRECTORY COMPANY, INC.
SERVING HUNDREDS OF SOUTHERN
COMMUNITIES WITH AMERICA'S
FINEST CITY DIRECTORY SERVICE
HOME OFFICE: CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
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BOTTLERS
TAKE HOME A CARTON EVERY DAY
6
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6 BOTTLES
Coke
Coca-Cola
now-2 sizes
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ING SIZ
La Gola HarMatenfinT
Ka2x REGISTERIS
Coke
6
KING SIZE
CocaCola
KING-SIZE
6 bottle Carton
Buy
Coca-Cola REG. U.S. PAT. OFK
At Your Nearest Dealer
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STANDARD
6 bottle Carton
BUILDING MATERIALS & SUPPLIES
Your Home
Your Pride and Joy for Years to Come
SO BUILD WITH THE BEST
"One-Stop Building Service"
LUMBER
ROOFING
PAINTS
Builders' Hardware
Sash and Doors
Wall Board
Insulation Materials
Lime, Plaster and Cement
Millwork
SCARBOROUGH Builders' Supply Company
PHONE 6071
N. PINE EXTENSION
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BUILDING MATERIALS & SUPPLIES
YOUR PAINT HEADQUARTERS
OU PONT "L " S PAT OFF
PAINTS - WALLPAPER - ROOFING - INSULATION LINOLEUM and TILE
WHITING BUILDING SUPPLIES INCORPORATED
DIAL 4560
102-04 E. 1ST STREET
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING
Nelsons' City Directory Company, Inc.
Home Office: Charleston, S. C.
PUBLISHERS OF YOUR LUMBERTON CITY DIRECTORY
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CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
THE LUMBERTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE -
Representing The Agricultural - Commercial - Industrial and Professional Interests of THE
CITY OF LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA
Invites You to Grow and Prosper With Us
For Information Apply to Lumberton Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Incorporated Lumberton, North Carolina
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CITY GOVERNMENT
CITY OF LUMBERTON
NORTH CAROLINA
"A' Desirable Place for Good Citizens to Live" CITY COUNCIL R. A. HEDGPETH, Mayor
H. M. COOPER JOHN J. HOOD
H. MARVIN BARKER F. K. BIGGS, JR.
A. B. SANSBURY
City Manager
RUTH S. ATKINSON City Clerk-Treasurer
W. M. HARRIS Chief of Police
W. T. O'NEAL Superintendent of Street Dept.
J. L. McNEILL Superintendent of Light & Water Dept.
ED J. GLOVER Fire Chief and Building Inspector
WILLIAM SAPP Recreatian Directar
B. E. LOHR Superintendent of Schools
MRS. J. V. WILLIAMSON
Librarian
CITY OFFICES
LOCATION TELEPHONE
N. Elm Street, City Hall
Fire Dept. (to Repart a Fire)
4311
Fire Chief & Building Inspector
4312
Clerk - Treasurer 3945
Tax Department 3945
Water & Light Accounting Dept.
3945
City Manager 1 1 I 4060
Library 5212
N. Water Street
Palice Department
3222
Water & Light Dept. Plant 4255 I
S. Cedar Street
Street Department 4135
N. Cedar Street, Armory Building Recreation Department 3074
N. Walnut Street
Supt. of Schools 5026
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COUNTY GOVERNMENT
ROBESON COUNTY
Formed 1798
Named in Honor of Colonel Robeson
Clerk of Court
B. F. McMillan
Register of Deeds
D. G. Kinlaw
Sheriff
Malcolm G. Mcleod
Tax Supervisor
J. D. Herring
Tax Collector
L. McK. Parker
County Accountant
J. D. Herring
Coroner
D. W. Biggs
Surveyor
Grady S. Harrell
County Health Officer 1
Dr. E. R. Hardin
Supt. of Schools
B. E. Littlefield
Supt. of Public Welfare
Brent Yount
Home Dem. Agent, White
1 1 Hilda Clontz
Home Dem. Agent, Colored
Mollye H. Briley
Farm Dem. Agent, White
O. P. Owens
I Farm Dem. Agent, Colored S. T. Brooks 1 1 1 1
Home Dem. Agent, Indian Helen Sampson 1 I 1
Farm Dem. Agent, Indian English Jones
Chairman Board Education I. P. Graham I 1
Chairman Board Elections W. F. French
Wildlife Protector
E. W. Cain
Forest Ranger
Braddy Pait
County Manager J. D. Herring 1
County Attorney
H. A. Mckinnon, Sr. 1
Veterans Service Officer
A. E. Watson
Judge, Recorders Court, Lumberton F
W. B. Ivey
Solicitor, Recorders Court, Lumberton
J. S. Gardner
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
V. J. Griffin, Chairman
R. B. Tolar
Frank White
M. H. Mclean, Jr.
J. A. Singleton, Jr.
G. L. Pate
COUNTY SEAT, LUMBERTON
Formed in 1798. Named in honor of Colonel Robeson
(Battle of Elizabethtown, 1781).
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COAL & ICE
LUMBERTON ICE AND FUEL COMPANY O
ICE
CRUSHED OR BLOCK
COAL
DOMESTIC - STEAM
DIAL 6634
FOR PROMPT DELIVERY
for Anywhere in Lumberton and Vicinity
Lumberton Ice & Fuel Company 903 E. Elizabethtown Rd.
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CONCRETE-READY MIXED
READY MIXED CONCRETE
83 ACRETE
CONCRETE SERVICE CORP.
DIAL 3649 LUMBERTON, N. C.
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING
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SERVING HUNDREDS OF SOUTHERN
COMMUNITIES WITH AMERICA'S
FINEST CITY DIRECTORY SERVICE
HOME OFFICE: CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
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CONTRACTORS-GENERAL
For OVER 20 YEARS Constructing the Best Buildings that Could Be Built for the Money.
Go
Commercial - Residential - Industrial
BALLOU CONSTRUCTION CO.
Dial 5101
1603 McMillan Ave.
CONTRACTORS-GENERAL
- GENERAL CONTRACTORS - Consolidated Construction Co., Inc.
COMMERCIAL - INDUSTRIAL
BUILDING
ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS
PUBLIC UTILITY PLANTS JOHN A. STEWMAN, JR., President Dial 4339 506 EAST 22nd STREET
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CREDIT BUREAU
Credit Bureau Of Lumberton, Inc.
Lumberton, North Carolina
CREDIT
BU
CREDIT
BUREAU
CREDIT UIT
COLLECTION
DIVISI
SERVICE
OF AMER
DIVISION
OF AMERICA
Factbilt Reports * Collection Service
MABEL L. BIGGS, Manager
115 West 2nd Street
Telephone 3284
Medical-Dental Credit Bureau
MEMBER
Associated Credit Bureaus of America, Inc. American Collectors Ass'n., Inc.
National Association of Medical-Dental Bureaus, Inc.
IONAL
Indicine
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HEALTH
DICAL
OURFA
BUSINESS
DENTAL
MEDICAL-DENTAL CREDIT BUREAU
A Division of Credit Bureau of Lumberton
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DEPARTMENT STORES
LUMBERTON'S ONE-STOP SHOPPING CENTER
BELK - HENSDALE CO.
The Leading Department Store
305-307 ELM ST.
DIAL 4389
DEPARTMENT STORES
Efind's
Department Store
Correct Merchandise at Low Prices
Dial 4554
306-08 N. Elm. St.
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DRUG STORES
HEDGPETH PHARMACY
COMPLETE - MODERN
Prescriptions Carefully Compounded
CITY WIDE FREE DELIVERY
Drugs
Cosmetics
Sundries
Fountain Service
.
DIAL 3281-3282
119 E. 4TH (CORNER CHESTNUT)
DRUG STORES
"THE PRESCRIPTION STORE"
JOHNSON'S DRUG STORE
DELIVERY SERVICE
DRUGS CANDIES
DIAL 6076
COSMETICS FOUNTAIN
CORNER ELM & 4th STREETS
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Electrical Appliances, Electrical Heating & Air Conditioning Contractor
THOMPSON ELECTRIC COMPANY
OF LUMBERTON, INC. Retail Store 108 W. 5th - Refrigeration Shop 503 W. 5th
Heating
Delco
Contractor
Heating Systems
FRIGIDAIRE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
RANGES - WASHING MACHINES - HOT WATER HEATERS COMMERCIAL FRIGIDAIRE EQUIPMENT
Dial SALES -SERVICE Dial
3376
Electrical Contractor
4240
FARM MACHINERY
"Good Equipment Makes a Good Farm Better"
LUMBERTON IMPLEMENT CO., INC.
McCormick Farm Equipment
Farmall Tractors and International Trucks
E. 4TH AT PINE STREET DIAL 4307
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FARM MACHINERY
LUMBERTON SALES CO., INC.
ALLIS - CHALMERS
NEW HOLLAND and NEW IDEA FARM MACHINERY TIRES
.
Evinrude Outboard Motors
BUCKEYE AND SILENT FLAME TOBACCO CURERS
We Maintain a Competent Staff of Experienced Mechanics to Service Our Products.
DIAL 6482
EAST FIRST STREET
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FEED & GRAIN
FCX GRAIN MARKETING WHOLESALE SERVICE
HIGHWAY 74 EAST GRAIN DRYING AND MARKETING
CORN - OATS
BARLEY - WHEAT
SOY BEAN - RYE
PECANS
PHONE 6092
LUMBERTON, N. C.
FLORIST
LUMBERTON FLORAL COMPANY
Lumberton's Distinctive Florist
EUVERF
LO
Dial 3264
904 N. Elm Street
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FUEL OIL
GULF® ACO. U.S PAY. OFF.
CARR OIL CO., INC.
Distributor GULF OIL PRODUCTS
GULF REG. U.S PAT. OFF
NO NOX GASOLINE
GOOD GULF GASOLINE
GULF PRIDE MOTOR OIL
BATTERIES TIRES
FUEL OIL
Dial 5462 - Night 6424 - Beal at Seaboard RR
FUEL OIL
FRENCH-ALLEN FUEL SALES, INC.
DIAL
6081
COAL AND FUEL OILS
DIAL 6081
MOST HEAT PER DOLLAR
.
101 SOUTH ELM STREET
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FUEL OIL
FUEL OIL KEROSENE - MOTOR OILS
We Solve Your Heating Problems For Homes - Farms - Business
Dial 6550
LIBERTY OIL COMPANY
1811 E. 5th Street
FUEL OIL
TEXACO
LUMBERTON OIL CO.
T REGIM
TEXACO DISTRIBUTORS
TEXACO T REGTM
FUEL OIL
DIAL -
DIAL
FOR YOU
5023
5023
CALL US FAYETTEVILLE ROAD
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FUEL OIL
FUEL OIL
DIAL 6492
SHELL
DIAL 6492
KEROSENE
COAL M & J FUEL OIL CO., INC. WHITEVILLE ROAD
FURNITURE
R. W. NORMAN FURNITURE CO.
The Home of Good Furniture
BIGELOW RUGS and CARPET
DREXEL and UNIQUE BED ROOM FURNITURE
KROEHLER and HERITAGE LIVING ROOM FURNITURE
SIMMONS - ENGLANDER - SERTA BEDDING
Corner 4th & Pine Sts. Dial 6373
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE
LUMBERTON TRADING CO., INC.
"ONE-STOP SHOPPING CENTER"
The Store of National Brands
WESTINGHOUSE - DEEPFREEZE - R.C.A. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
Seeds - Feeds - Fertilizers - Wagons - Livestock Hardware - Groceries - Meats - Dry Goods - TV Furniture - Appliances - Farm Machinery and Equipment In fact, anything for the farm or home.
Apex, Westinghouse, Blackstone Washing Machines Deep Freezers - Home Freezers - Coleman Heaters Sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore Paints FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS
DIAL 4351
FIRST AND CHESTNUT STS.
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HOTELS
A Home Away From Home
LORRAINE HOTEL
In The Business Section Of Lumberton, N. C. . SOUTHERN STYLE FOOD SERVED IN OUR DINING ROOM
. Dial 3233
409 Chestnut Street
INSURANCE
SERVICE is Our Most Important Policy
SERVICE INSURANCE, INC.
FIRE
CASUALTY - LIFE
AUTOMOBILE
HEALTH and ACCIDENT
Bullard Bldg.
BILL KINLAW
Dial 6976
MACE PREVATTE
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INSURANCE
STATE FARM INSURANCE
STATE FARM
Auto
Life) Fire
INSURANCE
All types of automobile insurance, including the famous 80-20 collision pioneered by State Farm Mutual. All at low cost because State Farm aims to insure only careful, selected drivers-who have fewer accidents! Also residence liability, life and fire.
"For Information Call"
DAVID BURNEY Dial 5573
Room 18 McLeod Building
INSURANCE-GENERAL
COMPLETE
INSURANCE
SERVICE
WILKERSON'S INC.
FIRE - CASUALTY - AUTOMOBILE - BONDS
Ask Us About the Bank and Agent Auto Financing Plan
DIAL 6913 - 206-7 LINKHAW BUILDING
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INSURANCE-GENERAL
EST. 1889
Williams & McLean, Inc.
INC. 1931
INSURANCE AND BONDS OF ALL KINDS
Good Insurance for Over 50 Years
DIAL 3273
410 N. CHESTNUT ST.
JEWELERS
SHAIN'S JEWELERS
LUMBERTON'S LARGEST CREDIT JEWELER
Leading Nationally Known Brands KEEPSAKE DIAMONDS
Elgins - Bulova - Hamilton - Longines - Wittnauer Watches
LUGGAGE - SAMSONITE
Watch and Jewelry Repairing
Dial 3431
316 N. Elm St.
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LADIES READY-TO-WEAR
"For Favorite Feminine Fashions"
FLEISHMAN'S
Dresses - Coats - Suits - Sportswear - Lingerie
317 Elm St.
Dial 6343
LADIES READY-TO-WEAR
One Woman Tells Another ...
About Lumberton's Smartest Shop for Women
IDEAL DRESS SHOP, INC.
Cor. 3rd & Elm Sts. Dial 5943
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MANUFACTURERS, FERTILIZER-COTTON SEED PRODUCTS
- -
ROBESON MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Manufacturers of
High Quality Fertilizers and Cotton Seed Products
MODERN GIN
Maxton Road
Dial 4644
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SOUTHERN MARBLE WORKS, INC.
Lumberton, N. C.
J. C. COOPER, Pres. and Mgr.
We Offer Our Services as Experienced Craftsmen with a Reputation for Fine Work
Wmushar Pup Grande
UTALVA MARBLE WORKS Inc. SREBRUSA
*
High-Class Memorials of Marble and Granite in Any Design
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CREATING FINE MEMORIALS SINCE 1916 STUDIO AND WORKS - FAYETTEVILLE ROAD - DIAL 4770
MONUMENTS
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· MOTORCYCLES
AL'S CYCLE SHOP
SALES
SERVICE
Harley-Davidson Lambretta Motor Scooters
SCHWINN BICYCLES
* Genuine Parts and Accessories
* Factory Trained Mechanics
Dial 6972
1601 W. 5th St.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
HARRILL MUSIC STORES
"The House of Baldwin"
Pianos
Grand
Organs
Spinet
Chimes
Studio
Lumberton, North Carolina
P. O. Box 967
Tel. 3730
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NEWSPAPERS
IN
ROBESON COUNTY IT'S
THE ROBESONIAN
for local and county news,
plus Associated Press service, five days each week.
ESTABLISHED 1870
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PETROLEUM DISTRIBUTORS
LINDSEY OIL CO. Inc.
EAST 17TH STREET DISTRIBUTOR OF SHELL PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
SHELL
GOODYEAR TIRES DIAL 3372
PLUMBING & HEATING CONTRACTORS
PAUL CRANFILL
PLUMBING AND HEATING CONTRACTORS
ARMSTRONG
Plumbing Alterations & Wupair service
ESSO
WARM AIR
BASEBOARD
FURNACES
RADIATION HEAT
RCA Whirlpool Washing Machines
All Types of General Plumbing and Heating
DIAL 4916 2112 N. CEDAR ST.
N. C. LICENSE NO. 51
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RADIO STATIONS
WAGR
FOR BETTER RADIO LISTENING
1000 Kilowatts
1480 ON YOUR DIAL
Dial 3394
217 E. 3rd St.
RADIO STATIONS
Robeson's Pioneer Radio Voice
WTSB
1340 ON YOUR DIAL
A Mutual Affiliate
Dial 6056 112 W. 5th St.
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REAL ESTATE
JOE H. BARRINGTON
REALTOR
Dial 4270
Room 410 Scottish Bank Bldg.
REAL ESTATE
LUMBER RIVER REAL ESTATE CO.
LOANS - DEVELOPING
REAL ESTATE
SALES - LISTING
N
REALTORS
RDS
AR.ACTIVE MEMBERS OF CONSTITUENT BOARDS
'The House of Friendly Financing"
Dial 3335
Corner 3rd & Pine St.
RURAL ROUTE DIRECTORY
NELSONS' CITY DIRECTORY CO., INC.
Finest City Directory Service
SERVING COMMUNITIES ALL OVER THE SOUTH
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SAVINGS & LOANS
ROBESON Building and Loan Association
SAVINGS AND LOANS
INS
NCE
POS
$10,000 MAXIMUM INSURANCE FOR EACH DEPOSITOR
EDE
MEMBER
DIAL 4989 210 N. CHESTNUT ST.
SERVICE STATIONS
"Gas for Less""
SING'S SERVICE STATION
"Gas for Less"
ROAD SERVICE
Washing - Waxing - Lubrication
Cars Called for and Delivered
FIRST LINE TIRES - BATTERIES
DIAL 7185
Corner 2nd & Seneca Streets
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SHEET METAL, ROOFING & REATING CONTRACTORS
CONTRACTORS
ROOFING - SHEET METAL HEATING
Commercial - Industrial - Residential BARRETT ROOFERS LENNOX HEATING and AIR CONDITIONING
T. R. DRISCOLL SHEET METAL WORKS DIAL 5053
306 NORTH WALNUT STREET
SHEET METAL & ROOFING CONTRACTORS
THE SHEET METAL MAN
Commercial - Industrial - Residential ROOFING & SHEET METAL WORK Gutters - Spouts - Blow Pipes Job Work & Roofing
BUILT-UP ROOFING
Chrysler Air Temp Air Conditioning & Heating
INMAN BROTHERS ROOFING & SHEET METAL WORKS
S. Walnut St. Dial 3470
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SHEET METAL & ROOFING CONTRACTORS
SHEET METAL and ROOFING CONTRACTORS
Commercial - Industrial - Residential
DIAL 4054
Service Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc. LEO WALTERS, Manager Maxton Road
WAREHOUSES-BUYERS OF LEAF TOBACCO, PECANS AND SWEET POTATOES
COOPERATIVE WAREHOUSES. INC,
A Service Organization for the Sale of Leaf Tobacco, Pecans and Sweet Potatoes Owned and Operated by The Tobacco Farmers it Services
One Mile East of Lumberton, N. C., at the Intersection of Highway 74 (Whiteville) and 211 (Bladenboro)
S. W. DUNN, JR., Sales Mgr. - C. E. McLAURIN, Mgr.
CECIL GREENING, Auctioneer Dial 3756 - 3490
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MR. BUSINESS MAN:
What Your Lumberton City Directory Means To You !
The Names of Every Person 16 Years of Age and Over
Shows Street Address
· Phone Numbers
· Home Owners
Finding Lost Accounts
Identification Purposes
. Alphabetical Phone Numbers
· Prospect List
· Direct Mail
Potential Sales
. Pin Pointing Your Direct Advertis- meni
Location of All Streets in All Areas
Delivery Service
Location of All Home Owners
· Occupation
· Place of Employment
. Head of House
Numerical Telephone System
· Correct Addresses
· Covers Metropolitan Lumberton
. Population by Actual Head Count
Phone Numbers By Streets
Street and Number of Every Home and Business
. Number Dependents Under 16
. Tells Whether White or Colored
· Every Business Firm
. All Officers and Owners of Busi- ness
Finding Missing Persons
. Contacting People by Phone Nearest to Them
Rural Routes
NELSONS' CITY DIRECTORY CO., INC.
Charleston, South Carolina
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ALPHABETICAL GUIDE
To find a person's correct nome, wife's name, address, number of minor children, occupation and designation of home ownership. To find o correct firm nome and oddress. To find the owners, officers or managers of a firm.
STREET GUIDE
To find who lives at a certain number on a street. To find where o certain street is locoted.
To find a telephone number for a given oddress.
As a mailing list to cover every home in the city without duplicotion.
CLASSIFIED SECTION
To find the merchonts or professionol persons engoged in ony par- ticular business.
To find any particulor type of business or service desired. To find deolers of Nationolly Advertised products.
NUMERICAL TELEPHONE SECTION
To find the name for any given telephone number.
RURAL ROUTE SECTION
To find the correct route number for persons residing in the country. As an accurate rural mailing list.
Yours for Better Directory Service
NELSONS' CITY DIRECTORY CO., INC.
Home Office: Charleston, S. C.
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MR. BUSINESS MAN:
What Your Lumberton City Directory Means To You !
. The Names of Every Person 16 Years of Age and Over
· Shows Street Address
· Phone Numbers
· Home Owners
. Finding Lost Accounts
· Identification Purposes
· Alphabetical Phone Numbers
· Prospect List
Direct Mail
· Potential Sales
. Pin Pointing Your Direct Advertis- ment
Location of All Streets in All Areas
Location of All Home Owners
· Occupation
· Place of Employment
. Head of House
· Numerical Telephone System
· Correct Addresses
· Covers Metropolitan Lumberton
Population by Actual Head Count
· Phone Numbers By Streets
Street and Number of Every Home and Business
· Number Dependents Under 16
. Tells Whether White or Colored
· Every Business Firm
. All Officers and Owners of Busi- ness
· Delivery Service
· Finding Missing Persons
Contacting People by Phone Nearest to Them
· Rural Routes
NELSONS' CITY DIRECTORY CO., INC.
Charleston, South Carolina
A TOWER OF STRENGTH THE NATIOAL BANK OF LUMBERTON
Dependable Banking for Over Half Century MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
221 N. ELM STREET
PHONE 6051
R. W. Norman Furniture Co.
"One of Eastern Carolina's Best Furniture Stores" ـى
DIAL 6373 COR. 4TH & PINE STS.
LUMBERTON'S LEADING DEPARTMENT STORE BELK - HENSDALE CO. One-Stop Shopping Center
305-307 ELM
DIAL 4389
CARR OIL COMPANY. INC. Distributors Gulf Oil Products
Dial 5462-Night 6424 GULF PRIDE The World's Finest Motor Oil
Beal at Seaboard RR
GULF
Furnace Oil Kerosene Greases Insecticides
PAUL CRANFILL PLUMBING & HEATING Reliable Plumbing and Heating Contractors 2112 N. Cedar St. DIAL 4916
Ideal Dress Shop, Inc.
Lumberton's Smartest Dress Shop
Cor. 3rd & Elm Sts. DIAL 5943
DIAL 6634 I C E CRUSHED and BLOCK Lumber-
ton Ice & Fuel Co. COAL
DIAL 6634
903 East Elizabeth- town Road
THOMPSON ELECTRIC CO. OF LUMBERTON, INC. FRIGIDAIRE Sales - Service 108 W. 5th St. FRIGIDAIRE
Dial 3376
For Over 20 Years Building the Best Building That Could Be Built for the Money
BALLOU CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
1603 McMILLAN AVE.
DIAL 5101
NELSONS' Lumberton NORTH CAROLINA
Resident Directory
1956
Containing the full name, husband and wife's name, number of children under 16, designation of home ownership, position and employer and home address of all persons over 16 years of age residing in this city and environs.
The publishers wish to express their appreciation to the business and professional establishments for the splendid cooperation and valuable assistance given them in preparation of this volume.
A list of abbreviations in this directory will be found on the following page and a general index on page 3. The information herein contained was taken by trained enumerators in a house-to-
house canvass of the city and adjacent territory, and checked with data supplied by employers. The publishers offer it as the most reliable infor- mation available but do not assume any responsibility for errors.
Number of dependents under 16 is indicated after name
PUBLISHED BY NELSONS' DIRECTORY CO., INC. CHARLESTON, S. C.
ABBREVIATIONS
accnt _accountant dispr
Ry MS - - Railway
Admn Administration dist district medical, medicine
- mechanic
adv advertising div division mech
agcy
agency dir dealer mdse - merchandise
agrl
mercantile
af _
alley dom domestic Met Metropolitan
Am - American,
drftsmn - draftsman mfr manufacturer sec
America drsmkr _ dressmaker mgr manager ship shipping
sis - sales
- east mkt
association elec - electric,
midr
assistant
atndt
- man smstrs seamstress
aud
messenger soc society
· engineer,
mtr
engine mus
between engvr
engraver Mut
beyond exch
north sta - station
- express Natl
National std standard
extended no
number
factory nr
near stmftr steamfitter
foundry @
building flgmn
bidr
builder flr
bik
block fnshr
blksmith _ blacksmith formn
forewoman P O Post Office
freight pdir
peddler
foot pimbr - piumber
fitter pharm - pharmacy,
Bros brothers furn rms
btlg
bottling
C
colored gdnr
cabtmkr
gds
cabinetmaker genl
tmkpr - timekeeper tel telephone teieg - telegraph tndr tender
tobacco trans - transfer, transportation
trav - traveling treas treasurer trk dr _ truck driver trkr . - trucker U S _ _ United States USA
USAF_ US Air Force U S M C - United States Marine Corps USN
United States Navy undtkr _ _ undertaker uphoi upholsterer vet veterinary v-pres _ vice-president vulc vulcanizer
confr confectioner
jwir
jeweier R R Railroad
constn construction kpr
keeper rep representative w-W west restr restaurant whol whse warehouse wid wholesale
widow
cred credit iino
iinotype
ctr cutter indrs
laundress res
residence wks works
dei delivery indry
laundry ret retail wn woman
dep
deputy
dept
department
yd - yard
Railway| ydmstr . yardmaster dir director mechl - - mechanicai Ry
PROPER NAMES
Samuel
Katherine Sol
Daniel Kath
Alfred Dani
Alf
Alex
Stephen
Elizabeth Mich!
Michaei
Theo Theodore
Eugene Nathi
Nathaniel
Thos Thomas
Richard Wm
William
George Patk
Patrick
James Robt
- Robert
Cath
Catherine Jas
Abr
Abraham|Chas
Charies |Jos
Joseph| Sami
Solomon
Margaret Steph
Edward Margt
Alexander Edw
Arch
Archibald Eliz
Arth
Arthur Eug
Aug
August Fredk
Benj
Benjamin Geo
NELSONS' 1956
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tech
technical, technician ter pharmacist
furniture
photog - photographer
furnished rooms phys
physician park
gardner pk
carpenter
carp
cashier h
cash
ch church hd
hand pntr
. painter
hlpr
chemist hngr
hanger prod
principal produce
chief hosp
hospital prof
professor
chiropractor hse
house prsfdr pressfeeder
heights prsmn
pressman
highway prntg printing United States Army
incorporated ptrnmkr insurance
inspector pub public
instructor pubi publishing
pubir publisher
interior decorator purch
purchasing
resides
internal revenue rm room
janitor rd road
jr
-. junior R D Rural Delivery
cor
corner ibr
iumber
lieutenant
corp corporation lieut
Rev Reverend wkr worker
cir
- circie hts
civ
civil hwy
checker inc
clerk ins
cinr
cleaner inspr
instr
cio - ciothes, ciothing int dec
co - company
collr collector int rev
coml commercial
comn commission jan
cond - conductor
ckr
clk
patternmaker
chem - chemical,
helper prin
goods pkr packer
general pl - piace
plumbing
[gro . grocer, grocery pimbg
householder pistr plasterer
chauf chauffeur hdw
hardware pres
president
chf
chiro
captain
capt
pishr polisher tob
av
avenue eng
bdg
boarding
bet
Mutual sq - square
exchange n-N
bk bank extd
bkbndr
bookbinder fcty
bkpr
bookkeeper fdry
bldg
floor opp opposite supt - superintendent supvr - supervisor
finisher opr operator
birmkr - boilermaker forwn
bivd boulevard frt
br . - branch ft
brklyr bricklayer ftr
brkmn brakeman furn
terrace tex wkr -
textile worker
auto
automobile emp
master soir solicitor
electrical mlnr
miiiiner
, attendant electn electrician mn
auditor elev
elevator msngr employee mstr
motor spl music . special Bou southern
bey
bgemn _ baggageman exp
sten stenographer
Home Owner str . setter
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