50 YEARS AGO
Half a century ago, Cumberland County "polished up its southern hospitality and extended its welcome mat," as The Fayetteville Observer put it, to play host to thousands of visitors who attended the celebration of the 200th anniversary of its formation from the upper part of Bladen County.
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Milton Jordan
If his memory serves him right, Jordan started work at Holmes Electric on Hay Street on April 15, 1954.
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Minnie Washington
At the time of the celebration, Washington was employed as a receptionish for Dr. C. Mason Quick.
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Wilson Yarborough Jr.
Yarborough said his father, Wilson F. Yarborough Sr., was probably still running the Yarborough Motor Company in 1954.
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Dr. Bob Stapleton
Stapleton moved to Fayetteville in 1949. That same year, he and veterinarian W.O. Slappey went into partnership together.
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Monroe Evans
Fifty years ago, Evans was in the furniture business running Evans Furniture Co. on Gillespie Street, across from the old courthouse.
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D.P. Russ Jr.
By 1954, Russ was out of the military and practicing law with Oates, Quillin and Russ. He practiced law in Fayetteville for 58 years.
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Jack Clark
His father, the late "Cap" Clark, was the owner of Clark Sporting Goods Co. in 1954. Jack was 9 during the weeklong celebration. He's been working at the store for 34 years.
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Footnotes
Former Fayetteville Mayor Monroe Evans recalls when Guiton's hot dogs and hamburgers cost a nickel apiece.
In 1954, a copy of The Fayetteville Observer cost 5 cents during the week.
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