Carolina’s Finest
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North Carolina has always been strong for "firsts."
The largest towel mills are located at Kannapolis.
The largest hosiery mills — Durham.
Biggest tobacco market Wilson.
And so it goes — a long and steadily increasing list.
And if you are interested in compiling statistics of that
nature, here’s one more that you can include:
Most elaborate filling station that of MacMillan
and Cameron, down in Wilmington.
To call it a “filling station." however, doesn't begin to
describe the place. It's that, to be sure, but it is many
other things as well. It's a garage and it's a retail store. It
runs clear through the block and is so designed and
equipped ns to render every kind of service that might
be demanded.
It's really a wonderful lay-out. ami representatives
from various manufacturing concerns, who have seen the
place since its formal ojtening last August, assort that
there is nothing in the eastern part of the country that
can compare with it.
There are a lot of things that have to be done to an
automobile from time to time, but you can't mention a
single thing that MacMillan and Cameron can't take
care of. That sounds as though it were taking in a lot of
territory, but it is true. The recent installation of a new
chassis aligner makes it possible to check any size bus.
truck or trailer without dismantling. There is an effi¬
cient department for body, fender work, and painting.
Wrecked enrs are completely rebuilt. There’s equipment
for testing headlights, repairing tires, recharging and
repairing batteries, greasing and oiling, painting and
a machine shop that contains every tool that was ever
made for work on a car.
The firm of MacMillan and Cameron dates back to
1921. when Henry day MacMillan and Bruce Cameron
visioned the future of the automobile industry. The busi-
U088 was started when these two partners pooled $50* ■
each and incorporated the present company. Today, their
new place represents an investment of more than $SO.OOO.
It lias equipment which i* valued at more than $15,000.
As the company has grown, the personnel has been
increased, until at the present time the main garage at
Third and Chestnut streets alone employs -eventy-five
people.
Bruce Cameron is president of the concern. I poll the
death of her husband several years ago. Mrs. Janie Mac¬
Millan assumed the position of vice president. Bruce,
however, is the moving spirit behind the growth of the
enterprise, and there's a Bruce. Jr., in the business who
gives promise of fitting in very nicely
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indications are
that the concern isn’t going to be satisfied to rest on its
present laurels but will continue to grow and expand ill
the future.
The formal opening in August was a big event and
was featured by a banquet at the Ca|*e Fear Hotel, a
•lance, various contests and prizes and many other fea¬
tures. More than 2,000 people participated. Since then,
there hasn’t been a day that visitors from other parts of
the state and country haven't asked to be shown through
the place.
It's well worth the trip, so if you're down in Wil¬
mington any time in the near future, let Mr. Cameron
and his associates show yon what they have established
down there.
And if you can find a more complete or more attractive
tilling station, garage and retail store anywhere in this
part of the country, you might let. us know about it,
because we’d like to write a piece about that. too.
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