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301-303 S. Elm St.
CHAS. W. BANNER, JR., Cashier
GUILFORD NATIONAL BANK
W. L. BURNS, Pres.
POOLE & BLUE, Inc. FUNERAL HOME
AMBULANCE SERVICE
342 N. Elm St.
Phone 7115
GREENSBORO MOTOR CAR CO., Inc.
Buick and Pontiac Automobiles G. M. C. Trucks -- McClaren Tires Accessories and Supplies WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
307-21 North Elm Street Phones 2-3148 and 2-3149 Wholesale Automotive Equipment 206-5
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GENERAL INDEX
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56
Alphabetical Directory 57
Apartment Buildings 514
Associations and Clubs-Commercial 514
Banks and Trust Companies 517
Board of Education 169
Buildings-Office and Public 520
Bus and Coach Lines-Motor 520
Buyers' Guide 21
Cemeteries 521
Churches 521
City Government
169
Classified Business Directory
513
Clergymen
522
Clubs
524
County Government
174
Courts
174
Fire Department 169
Halls 530
Homes and Asylums 531
Hospitals and Dispensaries 531
Labor Organizations 536
Legal Blue Book opp
536
Libraries
538
Museums 540
Newspapers 540
Parks and Playgrounds 542
Police Department 169
Post Office 363
Railroads 543
Schools-Public 545
Schools, Colleges and Academies 546
Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal 546
Societies-Patriotic 547
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Societies-Miscellaneous 547
State Government 278
Street and Avenue Guide and Directory of Householders. 397
United States Government
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
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Home Detective Co Inc
. marginal line back cover and 33 Home Industrial Bank .. left top lines and 27 Hoyle & Hoyle. Legal Blue Book Hunt Bros Inc 49 Ideal Laundry right top lines and 47 Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. .
.front stencil and 41 Johnson Coal Co 32 Jones-Lewis Furniture Co. . left top lines Kane Geo W .front cover and 32 Keeley Institute of N C The ... .left bottom lines and 51
Lane's Laundry .right side lines and 47
Latham J E Co
.right side lines
Lewis & Hall ..
.right top lines
Lowman Motor Co.
.left side lines
Lucas-Waldron Motor Co .... left top lines
Matlock T L Co.
.right top lines and
23
3
Melvin Coal Co ..
.right side lines
Mendenhall's Inc.
left side lines
Merrimon Insurance Agency Inc ..
right side lines and 44
Citizens Coal Company. . marginal line front cover and
City Welding Shop. .left side lines Colonial Ice Co .... left bottom lines and Columbia Laundry Co .. right top lines and Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. .
Craven E F Co back cover and 37
. marginal line back cover and
52
Crowder Transport Co Inc ..
Cummings Battery & Plating Co. left side lines and 28 Phipps. Hardware Co Inc ...
Dick's Laundry Co. .marginal line front cover and
47 38
Dixie Fire Insurance Co .. Dixie Sales Co .right side lines Dixon & Huffine . Legal Blue Book Durham Life Insurance Co 45
Electrical Construction Co .left top lines
right bottom lines and 33 27 22 Robertson Furniture Co
Ely Pettit Motors Inc. . right side lines and Everett, Zane & Muse. . right top lines and Foust & Haley .right top lines Fresh Air Taxi Co .. . back cover and Fry & Stevens Inc ...... top stencil and
2
39
Gate City Building & Loan Assn.
Gate City Motor Co .. .left top lines and 29 Sapp & Sapp Legal Blue Book
. bottom stencil, right top lines and Gordon's Restaurant Inc
25 51
Greensboro Auction & Salvage Co.
24
Greensboro Auto Electric Co .right side lines Greensboro Building & Loan Assn.
right top lines and 29 24 49
Greensboro Motor Car Co. front cover and Greensboro Real Estate Co Inc .. Guaranty Loan Corp .... left bottom lines Guilford Cafe 51 Guilford Insurance Agency Inc .. backbone and Guilford National Bank. .marginal line front cover H & H Clothing Co ...... right side lines Hammel Wm CA. . . left top lines and 43
40
Hanes Funeral Home Inc .left top lines and Hargett Funeral Home. . right bottom lines Hobgood & MacClamroch ...
34
Legal Blue Book Hollowell D R & Co. 23
Home Appliance Service Co Inc. 51 Home Building & Loan Assn.
. back cover and 30
45
Bernau Jewelry & Optical Co Inc .. right bottom lines
Berry Coal Co
31
Binswanger & Co Inc. . left side lines and Blue Bird Transportation Corp.
36 52
Bogle W G. . . back cover and 37
Borden Brick & Tile Co
29
.. marginal line front cover and Broadhurst & Kennett . . Legal Blue Book Brooks, McLendon & Holderness. ..
. Legal Blue Book
Caffey & Stanley . Legal Blue Book 45 Carlton Phil R Inc .... left top lines and Carolina Esso Station ... . . left side lines Carolina Insurance & Loan Agency .. . . 43
Carolina Steel & Iron Co ..
Carolina Vulcanizing Co .. right side lines
Chandler Tire & Battery Co. right side lines
Meyers Co The.
.left top lines
35
45
31 Miller Furniture Co Inc. . left top lines and 32 46 New Method Laundry Co. . left side lines Moore-Mitchell Co Inc. . left top lines and Motor Bearings & Parts Co 24 North State Chevrolet Co .. left side lines Odell Hardware Co .... right bottom lines Office Supply Co. .left side lines 48 Patterson Bros Inc. 36
Phillips-Bolling Lumber Co. .right side lines
Piedmont Cafe. left top lines and 36
left bottom lines
Poole and Blue Inc front cover and 35 23 Pullen A M & Co. 22
Rawlings A Lee & Co .... back cover and Redden Thomas Gresham Inc. .
Rich & Sewell Motor Co .. right side lines Richardson Realty Inc.
50
Ross W F Inc. .right top lines and Rustin-Johnson Furniture Co .left top lines and
right top lines and 35 50 36 46 44 33 28 52 37
Schenck Paul W Sears, Roebuck & Co. . left side lines and Security National Bank South Atlantic Bonded Warehouse Corp. . Southern Dairies Inc. . left side lines and Southern Public Utilities Co. . .right top lines and 49
Southern Real Estate Co left top lines and 50
Southside Hardware Co. . right side lines Star Credit Clothing Co. Starr Electric Co ...... right top lines and Studebaker Sales of N C Inc. 26 Tatum & Dalton Transfer Co .. right side lines and Tucker-Council Inc .... right top lines and Vanstory Clothing Co ... . right top lines Virgilina Investigators and Adjusters .. right top lines White-Medlin Motors Inc.
31 34
52 27
marginal line back cover, right side . lines and 26 42
Wimbish Chas C.
. front cover and
Wright's Clothing Store Inc.
right bottom lines
Wyrick S T & Co.
.right side lines
Page
Adamson-Cadillac Co .... right side lines
Amos Insurance Agency .left side lines and
Saslow's
INTRODUCTION
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1934 edition of the Greensboro City Directory.
Confidence in the continued growth of Greensboro's industry, popula- tion and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Di- rectory is a mirror truly reflecting Greensboro to the world.
The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Directories in the estimation of the public, has been established by rendering the best in Directory serv- ice. With an unrivaled organization, 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 ap- proval of every user, and that the Greensboro Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the city.
Population
The population of Greensboro is estimated at 61,693, based on the number of personal names in the Alphabetical section of the Directory, with due allowance for those under Directory age. Territory immediately adjacent, which is part of the city, as far as business and social life are concerned, is included in the Directory, and, likewise, in the population estimate.
Four Major Departments
The four major departments are arranged in the following order :-
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, pages 21 to 56, printed on tinted paper, con- tains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and profes- sional interests of Greensboro. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference adver- tising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a progressive community like Greensboro, 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 ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 57 to 396. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupation and address of each adult resident of Greensboro, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the city.
THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, covers pages 397 to 512. 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 arranged 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.
THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 513 to 550. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous inter- ests of the community. The Directory is the common intermediary be- tween buyer and seller. As such it plays an important part in the daily activities of the commercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.
Municipal Publicity
The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the city, re- picting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, 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 avail- able for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable adver- tisements of Greensboro.
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The Greensboro Directory Library
Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Greensboro City Direc- tory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of nearly 450 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North American Di- rectory Publishers, under whose supervision the system is operated.
The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition 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.
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., Publishers.
GREENSBORO
"Pivot of the Piedmont"
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AERIAL VIEW OF GREENSBORO
Statistical Review
Form of Government-Council-city manager.
Population-Total, 53,569; white males of age, 18,817; white females of age, 20,226; total colored, 14,050 (1930 U. S. Census). American-born, 99.1%. City Directory canvass by Hill Directory Co. in March, 1934, esti- mates population at 61,693.
Area-18.4 square miles.
Altitude-843 feet.
Climate-Mean annual tempera- ture, 59 degrees F .; average annual precipitation, 47.47 inches.
Parks-17, with total of 401.6 acres, valued at $150,000. "
Assessed Valuation - $78,899,778, with $1.05 per $100 tax rate.
Bonded Debt-$6,286,421.
Financial Institutions-2 national banks and 1 industrial bank, with to- tal deposits of $5,594,378.57 (Dec. 31, 1933), and total resources of $7,247,- 339.78 (Dec. 31, 1933). 3 building and loan associations, with total assets of $2,760,105.84 (Dec 31, 1933).
Postal Receipts-$367,910.06 (cal- endar year 1933).
Telephones in Service-7,900.
Churches-73, representing 22 de- nominations.
Building and Construction-Value of building permits, $267,918 (1933). Real Estate-3,046 transfers made in 1933. 13,000 structures, with about 75% owned by occupants.
Industry-101 manufacturing es- tablishments, employing -8,311 work- ers, paying wages of $8,296,040 annu- ally, and having products valued at $38,782,000 annually (1931 U. S. Cen-" sus of Manufactures). Principal manufactured products: Textiles, in- cluding hosiery, denims and overalls; garments, machinery, preparatory medicines, wood products, structural steel, foundry products, chemicals and terra cotta.
Trade Area-Retail area extends from 30 to 75 miles, with population of 908,950; wholesale area, radius of 100 miles, and population of 1,576,584.
Newspapers-2 dailies.
$ 2,568,
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Radio Stations WBIG (1,000
watts),
Hotels-2 "Class A," with total of 900 rooms. Also 6 "Class B." Newest hotel opened in 1927.
Railroads-2: Southern and Atlan- tic & Yadkin (Latter connects with Norfolk & Western, Norfolk & South- ern, Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line).
Highways-U. S. 29, 70, 411 and 421; State 10, 60, 64, 70 and 704.
Airports-1, municipal (regular mail and passenger service).
Amusements-Largest auditorium (North Carolina College for Women) seats 2,700 persons. 8 moving-picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 5,800 persons. 3 golf courses.
Hospitals-8 (including sanator- iums), with total of 400 beds.
Education-Institutions of higher learning include University of North
value of plant, $3,422,475. Fire depart- ment has 47 men, with 5 stations and 16 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department property, $433,- 531.91. Police department has 48 men," with 1 station and 13 pieces of motor equipment.
History
On March 15, 1781, the Battle of Guilford Court House was fought, about four miles from what is now Greensboro. So intent was General Nathaniel Greene on crushing Corn- wallis' victorious march through the South that he little realized he was to title a city of the future. Although the battle was not decisive, General Greene fought so fiercely that Corn- wallis' army changed its course, mov- ing east, where it later entered the Battle of Yorktown so badly crippled that it was unable to stem the trium- phant wave of the American forces. The victory and the end of the Revo-
WORLD WAR MEMORIAL STADIUM
Carolina College for Women, Greens- boro College, St. Benedict's School, Bennett College for Women (c), Im- manuel Lutheran College (c) and Ne- gro Agricultural & Technical College of North Carolina. 19 public schools, including 1 senior high and 3 junior high. 1 parochial school, with 75 pupils. Number of pupils in public schools, 13,000; teachers, 278. Value of public school property, $4,225,000; parochial $23,000; college, $9,000,000. Public Libraries-2, with total of 39,624 volumes. Also college library open to public, with 65,000 volumes.
City Statistics- Total street mile- age, 292, with 137.1 miles paved. Miles of gas mains, 99.39; sewers, 224; elec- tric street railway, 11.3. Number of water meters, 9,875; light meters, 12,- 992; gas meters, 4,343. Capacity of water works (municipal), 1,417,000,- 000 gallons; daily average pump, 4,- 500,000 gallons; miles of mains, 166;
lution has been laid by authorities to the result of the Battle of Guilford Court House. The scene of this battle is now Guilford Court House Nation- al Park, a mecca for tourists and students of history, because it is known as "The Turning Point of the Revolution."
Guilford County was settled in 1772 by Scottish-Irish and German stock from Pennsylvania, and English and Scotch Highlander immigrants. It
was named for Frederick, Earl of Guilford, better known as Lord North. Its people were simple and
rural. They possessed no large estates or wealth. They were intensely re- ligious, democratic, arduous in the pursuit and advancement of educa- tion, energetic and thrifty, home-lov- ing and liberty-seeking. The origin- al county seat was Martinsville, where was fought the Battle of Guilford Court House.
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In 1808 Greensboro was founded as
the county seat of Guilford and
named for
the famous General Greene. The town site was located in the geographic center of the county. Commissioners paid Ralph Gorrell $98 for forty-two acres of land, and the new county capital and court house was laid off there.
Almost from its beginning Greens- boro forged ahead in education. Dr. David Caldwell established his noted "Log College," the forerunner of sev- eral academies and schools founded in 1816, 1820, 1833 and 1836, leading up to the chartering in 1838 of Greensboro Female College, the grad- ing of public schools in 1872, the es- tablishment of North Carolina Col- lege for Women (now a branch of the University of North Carolina) in 1892, and the building of three Negro colleges.
struction days that it began to be an important commercial and industrial factor. Its central position in the state then, as now, was its chief reason for growth. Here three main traffic arteries (Federal highways) converge. In 1856 came the first rail- road (built by the State)
At the turn of the century Greens- boro's real growth began. In 1892 came Caesar and Moses Cone to establish their cotton mills, and to begin a well-balanced industrial development which today is a world leader in the textile field. Greensboro has forged steadily ahead industrially, commer- cially and educationally, capitalizing its advantages of accessibility, cli- mate, ideal labor conditions, agri- culture, power, transportation, raw materials and a spirit of progressive enterprise. Let us look at the Greens- boro of today.
FAGEANT POSED ABOUT STATUE OF GENERAL NATHANIEL GREENE AT SESQUI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF BATTLE OF GUILFORD COURT HOUSE
Prior to 1860 the city was Whig, and opposed to secession. John A. Gilmer, of Greensboro, was offered a place in Lincoln's cabinet, but the city, of course, finally supported the State and the Confederacy. It was at Greensboro that General Joseph E. Johnston disbanded his army, fol- lowing his surrender to Sherman, and it was in the railway station here that Jefferson Davis held his last official cabinet meeting. Greensboro's citi- zens have always taken a prominent part in state affairs. John M. More- head, as Governor, was one of the state's foremost proponents of good roads as early as 1840, and Edwin B. Jeffries is now chairman of the State Highway Commission, which administers the entire highway sys- tem of the state, North Carolina hav- ing been the first state to consolidate state, county and township roads un- der a single control.
Greensboro had a cotton mill as early as 1834, but it was in Recon-
Location
Greensboro is the pivot and focal point of the rich "Piedmont" section of the two Carolinas and a part of Virginia. It is equidistant from At- lanta and New York, each being approximately twelve hours by rail and five by air from Greensboro. Here also crosses the main east-west traf- fic arteries of the state and one of the main north-south highways. Oth- er important roads converge at Greensboro to make it the hub of highway transportation.
The Piedmont area of North and South Carolina contains 46% of the population of the two states, and pro- duces over 73% of their industrial output. From Greensboro into all sec- tions of the Piedmont radiate the belts of traffic, over railroads and highways. That Greensboro is the logical, dominant "pivot" of this area is demonstrated by the fact that over 1,500 traveling salesmen and agency
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