Greensboro (Guilford County, N.C.) city directory, 1938, Part 1

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PHIL R. CARLTON, Inc. SERVICE, 9 8 REAL ESTATE . RENTS - INSURANCE - BONDING


CARLTON BUILDING Opposite Court House Phone 8157


REICH FUNERAL HOME, INC.


Successors to Pocie & Blue, Inc.


AMBULANCE SERVICE


342 N. Elm St.


Phone 7115


GREENSBORO MOTOR CAR CO., Inc. BUICK AUTOMOBILES


Accessories and Supplies GMC Trucks


WHOLESALE AND RETAIL


307 North Elm Street


Phones 2-3148 and 2-3149


Wholesale Automotive Equipment 20645


GEO. W. KANE


GENERAL CONTRACTOR


603 Jefferson Standard Building


Dial 4239


Follow The Building of The Pyramid


"A Pyramid of Gold Set in a Foundation of Granite" Illustrated on Page 31, Buyers' Guide


7101 PHONE


DICK'S LAUNDRY CO.


Dry Cleaners Launderers and


Hanes Funeral Home, Inc. 401 West Market Street


Phone 5158


MORTICIANS AMBULANCE SERVICE Day or Night


INC. REDDEN 501 Security Bank Bldg. -- COMPLETE INSURANCE SERVICE - Phone 7161 GRESHAM


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A guaranteed savings fund that is created with a purpose and will fill it.


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Structural Steel and Steel Products BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, TANKS, CONVEYORS, WINDOWS, DOORS, ETC. ALSO MISCELLANEOUS AND ORNAMENTAL IRON WORK


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F. D. Lewis & Son's 10-E Rex Mixer helping build up Greensboro


A complete line of Contractor's Equipment and Supplies carried in stock, including:


"Rex" Concrete Mixers "Allis-Chalmers" Tractors


"Red Edge" Shovels and Picks


"Sterling" Wheelbarrows


"Toledo" Torches


"Yellow-Strand" Cable


"Littleford" Asphalt Heaters


"Allis-Chalmers" Road Machinery


"Bucyrus-Erie" Shovels


"Ingersoll-Rand" Air Compressors


"Universal" Rock Crushers


"Push Brooms," etc.


The name "Sterling" on a barrow also means quality.


Thirty-eight years experience selling Road Machinery enables us to offer you lines of EQUIPMENT that will pay you best dividends on your money invested. Call on us.


E. F. CRAVEN COMPANY


"The Road Machinery Men"


Phones 2-1187 and 2-1188


401-3 Morehead Avenue


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GENERAL INDEX


Page


Halls 650


Homes and Asylums 651


Hospitals and Dispensaries 651


Labor Organizations 659


Libraries 661


Museums 663


Newspapers 663


Parks and Playgrounds 666


Police Department 163


Post Office 405


Railroads 668


Churches 638


City Government .. 162


Classified Business Directory. 629


Clergymen 639


Clubs


641


County Government 168


Fire Department 162


Golf Clubs and Courses


649


United States Government 405


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION, THE YELLOW PAGES


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Acme Coal Co 13


Adamson-Cadillac Co .right side lines and 6 Amos Insurance Agency. . back cover and 34


Atlantic Coal Co Inc.right side lines and 13


Auto Finance Company 4 Bell Shoe Store Inc 47


Benner & Fields .... right side lines and 42


Berry Coal Co. .left top lines and 13


Binswanger & Co Inc.left side lines and 26


Blue Bird Taxi 48


Bonitz Insulation Co. . left top lines and 28


Bonitz John H .left side lines and 16


Borden Brick & Tile Co. left top lines and 10 Brooks Lumber Co .... left side lines and 40 Brooks Roofing Co .... left side lines and 40


Burtner Furniture Co 24 Burtner R L Furniture Co. 25 Campbell Walter E 18 Carlton Phil R Inc .... .front cover and 32


Carolina Ins & Loan Agency 32


Carolina Steel & Iron Co. B Carolina Taxi 48


Carolina Vulcanizing Co. 4


17 Cecil C Marvin. left side lines and Chamblee Beatrice S 43


Chandler Tire Co .... right side lines and 5


Cheek B S Co .. .right side lines and 42


Cheek J C Letter Shop. 40 Citizens Coal Co


.... backbone, right bottom lines and 14 City Welding Shop ... left side lines and 21


Clegg-King Motors Inc


right side lines and 8


Coble H L. right side lines and 17 Columbia Laundry Co.right top lines and 38 Craven E F Co. .. back cover and C Crutchfield Plumbing Co 42


Crutchfield-Sullivan Co 28


Daly Geo F Inc.


left top lines and


8


Davis & Edgerton


44


Dick's Laundry Co


front cover and


39


Dixie Fire Ins Co 29


Dixie Realty


.right top lines and


44


Dixie Sales Co.


.right side lines


Duke Power Co.


back cover and


43


Durham Life Ins Co 34


Efirds Dept Store


19


Ellis, Stone & Co. 19


Ely-Bloodworth Motors Inc.


.right side lines and 8 Everett, Zane & Muse.right top lines and 2 Fetter A W ..... .right bottom lines and 35 Five Points Service Station 5


Ford Body Co


4


Foust Henry P.


.right side lines and


35


Fry & Stevens Inc.


. top stencil and


30


Gallimore Lloyd B 17 Gate City Bldg & Loan Assn. left top lines and


12 Gate City Electric Co Inc .. left side lines and 21


Gate City Motor Co.


7 .. bottom stencil, right top lines and General Tire Service 5


Greensboro Ice & Coal Co. . left side lines and 15 Greensboro Motor Car Co Inc .. front cover and 6 Griffin J H & Sons Roofing & Sheet Metal Works ..... right side lines and 46


Guilford Mortgage Corp. right top lines and . 45 Guilford Natl Bank. . left side lines and 10 Guilford Sign Co. . left bottom lines and 47 Ham Leon M ..... right bottom lines and 45 Hammel Wm C A .... right side lines and 33 Hanes Funeral Home Inc. front cover and 23 Hargett Funeral Home. .right bottom lines and 24 Harrison Printing Co


90802


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Higgins V B Co.


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Home Bldg and Loan Assn


. back cover, left top lines and


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Abbreviations 20


Airports


630


Alphabetical Directory 21


Apartment Buildings 630


Associations and Clubs-Commercial. 631


Banks and Trust Companies


634


Board of Education .. 162


Buildings-Office and Public 637


Bus and Coach Lines-Motor Buyers' Guide. opposite


637


580


Cemeteries


637


Schools-Public 671


Schools, Colleges and Academies 671 Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal 672 Societies-Patriotic 673


State Government 297


Street and Avenue Guide and Directory of Householders 449


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Home Detective Co Inc .. back cover and 20


Home Industrial Bank .... back cover and 9


Hunt Bros 42


Hunt Coal Co I5


Ideal Laundry 39


Idol's Tire Shop 6 Inter-Ocean Casualty Co.


.right side lines and 35 Jefferson Standard Life Ins Co .. .front stencil and A


Jefferson Standard Life Ins Co (Home Office Agency) .... left side lines and 35 Jones-Lewis Furniture Co. .


left top lines and 25


Kane Geo W. . front cover and 16


Keeley Institute of N C . left bottom lines and King Credit Clothing Co. 18


47


Lambeth Chas T 36 Ross W F. right top lines and 44 Sancton & Dickerson 37


Lassiter J Hal. .. .right side lines and 45


Lewis & Hall Inc .... right top lines and 37


Lowman Motor Co 8


Mann's O Henry Drug Store


right bottom lines and 20


Manson Insurance Agency 36


Master Service Station.left side lines and 5 Seburn's Inc 38


Matlock Thos L 2


Mears Jewelry Co Inc. 37


Melvin Coal Co 15


40


Mendenhall's Inc ..... right top lines and Merrimon Insurance Agency Inc.


.right side lines and 33


Meyer's Co The. left top lines


Miller Furniture Co. . left top lines and 25


Mitchell Insurance Agency Inc. left top lines and 36


Montaldo's


12


Moore & Turner ..... right side lines and 45


New Method Laundry. left side lines and 39


North State Chevrolet Co .left side lines and


9


O'Connor Art Flower Shop 22 O'Connor Arthur Florist .. 22 Walkett's Inc. right side lines and 21


Odell Hardware Co ... right top lines and 27 West Bros Co. 10 Oettinger Lumber Co. Z Wimbish Chas C .. . front cover and 31


Office Supply Co ..


.back cover and


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Patterson Bros Inc. 19


Payne Beverley T 46


Personal Finance Corp.


left side lines and 40 Phillips-Bolling Lumber Co .. right side lines and 41 Phipps Hardware Co Inc .. left top lines and 26


Pickett's Inc. left side lines and 21 Piedmont Hardware Co 28 Pilot Life Ins Co ... . right side lines and 36 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. .right top lines and 26


Provident Mutual Life Ins Co. 34


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Pullen A M & Co


Redden Thos Gresham Inc. .front cover and left top lines Reich Funeral Homes Inc. front cover and 23


Rhodes Furniture Co Inc 25


Saslow's Inc 37 Schenck Paul W 32 and


34


Schiffman Jewelry Co. right side lines and 38


Sears, Roebuck & Co. 20


Security National Bank. left top lines and Sharpe & Doggett Inc


10 46 47


Sills Robt A Co Inc. .. left side lines and South Atlantic Bonded Warehouse Corp


48 Southern Credit Adjustment Bureau Inc Stansbury & Rackley Funeral Service Inc Star Credit Clothing Co


16 24 18 22


Starr Electric Co ..... right top lines and Stone Joseph J & Co.right side lines and 41 Tatum-Allen Coal Co.right side lines and 15 Teague-Mackie Furniture Co .. .right top lines and 26


Vanstory Clothing Co.


ribbon book mark, left side lines and 12 Waldron W R Motor Co. .right top lines and 9


41


Wyrick S T & Co. .. . right side lines and


Young Men's Christian Assn. .


.left side lines and


3


Younts-DeBoe Co .... left side lines and


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INTRODUCTION


HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1938 edition of the Greensboro City Directory.


Confidence in the continued growth of Greensboro's industry, popu- lation and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Greensboro to the world.


The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Directories in the estima- tion of the public, has been established by rendering the best in Directory service. With an unrivaled organization, and having had the courteous and hearty cooperation of the business and professional men and resi- dents, the publishers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval 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 76,277, 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 ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 21 to 447, on white paper. 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 cor- poration in the city. A feature of this section is the designation of the number of minor children in each family.


THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, covers pages 449 to 578. In this section the named streets are arranged in alphabetical order, followed by the numbered streets in numerical order; the numbers of the resi- dences 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. A feature of this section is the designation of tenant-owned homes.


THE BUYERS' GUIDE, beginning opposite page 580 and separately paged from 1 to 48, on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Greens- boro. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference advertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a large commercial and industrial center 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 CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 629 to 676, on white paper. This department lists the names of all busi- ness and professional concerns in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable cata- log of the numerous interests of the community. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller. As such it plays an im-


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portant part in the daily activities of the commercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Di- rectory than through any other medium.


Municipal Publicity


The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the city, depicting 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.


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 more than 450 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North American Directory 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.,


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GREENSBORO "Pivot of the Piedmont"


AERIAL VIEW OF GREENSBORO


Statistical Review


Form of Government-Council- city manager.


Population-1930 U. S. Census, 53,569; Hill Directory Co. estimate for 1938, 76,277; local estimate for 1938, 77,197. American-born, 99.8%. Negro, 19%.


Area-17.4 square miles.


Altitude-843 feet above sea level.


Climate-Mean annual tempera- ture, 59 degrees F .; average annual rainfall, 47.47 inches.


Parks-46, with total of 1,109 acres, valued at $1,150,000.


Assessed Valuation-$90,730,648. Bonded Debt-$14,467,000 (Jan. 2, 1938).


Financial Facts-3 banks, with total deposits of $16,224,000 (Dec. 31, 1937), and total resources of $18,011,000 (Dec. 31, 1937). Clear- ings for 1937, $224,957,000.


Postal Receipts-$481,422 (calen- dar year of 1937).


Telephones in Service-11,437.


Churches-61 white and 52 col- ored, representing 22 denominations.


Building and Construction-Value of building permits, $2,121,214 (1937).


Real Estate-About 4,000 trans- fers in 1937. Approximately 13,500 homes, with about 60% owned by occupants.


Industry-117 manufacturing es- tablishments, employing 7,500 men and 5,000 women, paying wages of $18,250,000 annually, and having products valued at $62,000,000 an- nually. Principal manufactured products : Denims, flannels, over- alls, silk and cotton hose, fertilizers, proprietary medicines, cigars, ma- chinery, pajamas, elastic fabrics, silk and rayon dress goods, clay products and millwork.


Trade Area-Retail area has ra- dius of 50 miles, and population of 908,000 (1930); wholesale area, ra- dius of 175 miles, and population of 2,000,000.


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Newspapers-2 dailies, 1 Sunday, 1 semi-weekly and 1 weekly.


Hotels-15, with total of 1,000 rooms.


Railroads-5: Southern; Atlantic & Yadkin, connecting with Seaboard Air Line: Norfolk & Western, Nor- folk & Southern and Atlantic Coast Line.


Highways-U. S. 29, 70, 220, 311 and 421. Also 7 hard-surfaced State highways.


Airports-Greensboro-High Point Airport. Scheduled stop of Eastern Air Lines. 4 planes daily.


Amusements-Largest auditorium in city seats 2,800 persons. 7 mov- ing-picture theatres, with total seat- ing capacity of 6,500 persons. 2 legitimate theatres, with total seat- ing capacity of 4,600 persons. 3 golf courses.


meters, 16,654; gas meters, 4,512. Capacity of water works (munici- pal), 1,417,000,000 gallons; daily av- erage pumpage, 4,500,000 gallons; miles of mains, 210; value of plant, $4,000,000. Fire department has 47 men, with 5 stations and 16 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department property, $500,000. Po- lice department has 70 men, with 1 station and 16 pieces of motor equip- ment.


History


GUILFORD COUNTY: Settled by Scotch - Irish colonists in 1772. Formed from parts of Orange and Rowan counties and named after Frederick (Lord North), Earl of Guilford. 624 square miles. Popu- lation, 133,000 (1930 U. S. Census). GREENSBORO: County seat, chartered 1808, located in exact geo-


WORLD WAR MEMORIAL STADIUM


Hospitals-4 public.


Education-Institutions of higher learning include Woman's College of University of North Carolina, Greensboro College, Bennett College for Women (c), Agricultural & Tech- nical College of North Carolina (c), and Immanuel Lutheran College (c). 20 public schools. 2 parochial schools. Number of pupils in public schools, 12,195; in parochial, 225. Number of teachers in public schools, 318; in parochial, S. Value of public school property, $2,400,000; paro- chial, $80,000; college, $9,500,000.


Public Libraries-3, including branches, with total of 150,000 vol- umes (Including college libraries).


City Statistics-Total street mile- age, 270, with 135 miles paved. Num- -


ber of water meters, 10,000; light


graphic center of county; named for Gen. Nathaniel Greene, hero of the Battle of Guilford Court House. Com- prises 17.4 square miles. U. S. Cen- sus figures show steady growth: 1890, 3,317; 1900, 10,035; 1910, 15,- 895; 1920, 19,861; 1930, 53,569. Hill Directory Co. canvass of March, 1938, shows 76,277. American-born, 99.8%. 19% Negro.


POINTS OF HISTORIC INTER- EST: Battleground National Park on site of the Battle of Guilford Court House. Here Gen. Greene so crippled Lord Cornwallis that he was forced to surrender at Yorktown. Generally regarded by historians as the "turning point of the Revolu- tion." Maintained as a national park. Historical museum and many monu- ments of battle heroes on grounds,


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UNION RAILROAD STATION


including that of Gen. Greene, Win- ston, Caldwell, and the famous "giant," Peter Francisco.


Birthplace of O. Henry (Wm. Syd- ney Porter), internationally-famous short-story writer. Bronze tablet on Masonic Temple identifies the loca- tion. O. Henry exhibits at Public Library, O. Henry Hotel, and Mann's O. Henry Drug Co., 121 S. Elm St.


Dolly Madison's well-identified by bronze marker near Guilford Col- lege.


Birthplaces of Dr. David and Ra- chael Caldwell, identified by bronze markers on Friendly Road.


Greensboro Historical Museum on Cypress Street-first building south of Aycock School.


Government


Assessed valuation of all property in Guilford County, $171,316,593. Tax rate, $.75 per $100 (1937). Total population, 1930 Census, 133,000 (largest in state). Estimate for 1937, 175,000.


Guilford County is administered by a commission of five elected at large. It is generally regarded as one of the best-managed counties in the state, being frequently pointed to as a model by the North Carolina Insti- tute of Government.


Greensboro, county seat, is admin- istered by a non-partisan council of seven nominated by districts elected at large. The council employs a full-time experienced city manager. For many years the council has been composed of successful business and


GUILFORD COUNTY COURT HOUSE, GREENSBORO


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professional men of demonstrated capacity in their private undertak- ings.


The council has directed municipal affairs upon well-established busi- ness principles uninfluenced by par- tisan political considerations. Good management is reflected in nation- ally-recognized superiority in public health administration; reduction of fire losses and low insurance rates; the salability of municipal bonds; low tax rate (according to Nation- al Municipal Review, Greensboro's tax rate was lowest in U. S. or Canada among cities of 50,000 to 100,000 population) ; efficient police protection ; unusually good water supply; clean, well-paved streets; modern sewerage and sanitation facilities. These and other evidences of good government have given to the city an atmosphere of enterprise and well-being which causes it to be enthusiastically pointed out as "a good town." Assessed valuation of property in Greensboro, $90,730,648. Old city tax rate, $1.32; new city tax rate, $1.12.


Education


GUILFORD COUNTY has nine in- stitutions of higher education, with between 3,500 and 4,000 students. Fifteen modern consolidated rural public high schools and 32 new ur- ban public schools; total enroll- ment, 32,373.


GREENSBORO: The Woman's College, University of N. C., ranks high among liberal arts colleges in


America. Founded in 1891. Ad- vanced schools of music, art, dra- matics, home economics, physical education and secretarial science. Grants bachelor of arts and science degrees and offers graduate work. Dr. W. C. Jackson, dean.


GREENSBORO COLLEGE (Meth- odist): For 100 years has been highly regarded as a liberal arts school for young women. Music, dramatics, and cultural courses lead- ing to bachelor degrees. Dr. Luther Gobbel, president.


GUILFORD COLLEGE (Quaker co-ed.) : Established 1836-an ac- credited liberal arts college, confer- ring bachelor degrees. Dr. Clyde A. Milner, president.


HIGH POINT COLLEGE (M. P.) : Founded 1924 at High Point. Liberal arts courses bachelor degrees. Dr. G. I. Humphries, president.


OAK RIDGE MILITARY INSTI- TUTE (R. O. T. C.) : Founded at Oak Ridge, 1851. Boys' preparatory school with long record for highest rating by War Dept. Col. Earl Holt, commandant.


AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNI- CAL COLLEGE (N.): Founded by State in 1891 for advanced training. Bachelor degrees. Dr. F. D. Bluford, president.


BENNETT COLLEGE (N.) : Founded 1873-liberal arts-bache- lor degrees. Dr. David D. Jones, president.


IMMANUEL LUTHERAN COL- LEGE (N.): Founded in 1903. Re-


VIEW OF AYCOCK AUDITORIUM AND MUSIC BUILDING AT COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA


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ligious training. Dr. H. Nau, presi- dent.


PALMER INSTITUTE (N.) :


Founded 1902-liberal arts.


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Charlotte H. Brown, president.


Industry


117 manufacturing establishments. 12,500 workers (est.).


$18,250,000 payroll (est.).


$62,000,000 value of products (est.).


Greensboro's industrial structure is well diversified-there are cotton, silk and synthetic textile mills; wo-




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