Greensboro (Guilford County, N.C.) city directory, 1941, Part 1

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


CARLTON BUILDING Opposite Court House Phone 8157


UNDERWOOD INSURANCE AGENCY GEO. H. UNDERWOOD, Mgr.


All Kinds of Insurance and Bonds


116-A W. Market St. Phone 4581


"If It's Insurable, We'll Insure It"


Sporting Goods


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De Voe Paints


Corbin Hardware HARDWARE CO.


Barretts Roofing


Phone 4171


"The Carolinas' Greatest Hardware House"


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 34, Buyers' Guide


Hanes Funeral Home, Inc. 401 West Market Street


Phone 5158


MORTICIANS AMBULANCE SERVICE Day or Night


7101 PHONE


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"Littleford" Asphalt Heaters


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GENERAL INDEX


Page


Abbreviations


24 and 25


Airports 646


Alphabetical List of Names 25


Apartment Buildings


647


Associations and Clubs-Commercial


647


Banks and Trust Companies


650


Board of Education 178


Buildings-Office and Public


654


Bus and Coach Lines-Motor 655


Buyers' Guide opp 588


Cemeteries


655


Churches 656


City Government 178


Classified Business Directory 645


Clergymen


657


Clubs


659


County Government 184


Fire Department 179


Golf Clubs and Courses 669


Halls


671


Homes and Asylums 671


Hospitals and Dispensaries 672


Labor Organizations


679


Libraries


681


Museums


684


Newspapers


684


Parks and Playgrounds 687


Police Department 179


Post Office


442


Railroads


690


Schools-Parochial 693


Schools-Public 693


Schools, Colleges and Academies 694


Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal 695


Societies-Miscellaneous 696


Societies-Patriotic 696


State Government 325


Street and Avenue Guide and Directory of Householders 489


Tourists', Camps


698


United States Government


442


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


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


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Acme Fuel Co .... right bottom lines and 15 Adamson Cadillac Co Inc .right side lines and 7


Amos Insurance Agency ... backbone and Atlantic Coal Co .


35 16 4 4 22


Auto Finance Co .... right side lines and Bales & Truitt Inc


Belk's Department Store


Guilford Memorial Park


.right bottom lines and


14


Guilford Mortgage Corp


.right top lines and 49 Guilford National Bank .ribbon bookmark, left side lines and


9


Guilford Piano Co.right bottom lines and Ham Coal Co .... right bottom lines and Ham Leon M .right top lines and Hanes Funeral Home Inc. front cover and Hargett Funeral Home


46 17 49 26 27 51 20


Harrelson Sign Co. . . . left top lines and


Higgins V B Co


Home Building & Loan Assn . back cover, left top lines and 13


Home Detective Co Inc left side lines and Home Industrial Bank. . left side lines and Hornaday Seed Co .... left side lines and Hunt Bros .left side lines and Hunt Coal Co. right side lines and


23 11 51 48 17 28 43


Huntley-Stockton-Hill Co ...


Ideal Laundry Co .. right side lines and Inter-Ocean Casualty Co ... 41 .right side lines and 39 Investors Syndicate. . right top lines and Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co .. A front stencil and Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co (Greensboro Agency) .left top lines and 40


Jones-Lewis Furniture Co Inc .. 28


Justice Dry Cleaning Co .left bottom lines and 44 Keeley Institute of N C.left top lines and Keith's Clothing Co Inc .left side lines and Kelly Oil Co Inc .. right bottom lines and King Cotton Hotel


Dick's Laundry Co. front cover and 43


Dixie Fire Insurance Co.


Dixie Lumber Co ..... right top lines and Dixie Sales Co ... .right side lines and Downs J O ... right top lines and


41


Duke Power Co .. . back cover and 49 22


Efird's Department Store Ellis, Stone & Co


22


Ely-Bloodworth Motors Inc


7


right side lines and Everett, Zane & Muse


2 4


Fleming-Shaw Transfer Co


53


Forbis & Murray Funeral Home Inc ..


Foust Henry P .right side lines and Fry Fielding L & Co Inc. . top stencil and Gallimore Lloyd B .... left side lines and 20


Garvin-Stone Furniture Co ..


Gate City Bldg & Loan Assn .right side lines and 27


.right side lines and


12


Gate City Electric Co Inc ...


. left side lines and


23


Gate City Motor Co


6 . bottom stencil, right top lines and Gate City Paint Co. 48 Montaldo's. .right side lines and


General Tire Service Inc


left side lines and 5 Good Luck Coal Co. . left side lines and 11 Greensboro Coca-Cola Bottling Co ... .right top lines and 11 Odell Hardware Co.


Greensboro Floral Co. 24


Greensboro Ice & Coal Co .left side lines and 17 Greensboro Motor Car Co Inc ... .right side lines and 8 Greensboro News Co ...... left side lines Griffin J H & Sons Roofing & Sheet Metal Works 50


Benner & Fields .... right side lines and 48


Berry Coal Co .. . left top lines and 16 29


Binswanger & Co Inc. . left top lines and Blue Bird Taxi 52


Bonitz John H. left side lines and 19 Borden Brick & Tile Co Inc


12


left top lines and Brooks Lumber Co. . left side lines, 19 and 45 Brooks Roofing Co. .left side lines Buffalo Rock Inc ...... left side lines and Burtner Furniture Co


Carlton Phil R Inc ... .. front cover and Carolina Insurance & Loan Agency.


Carolina Steel & Iron Co


Carolina Taxi . . . . .. left side lines and Central Oil Co .... right bottom lines and Chandler Tire Co .... right side lines and Cheek J C Letter Shop


45


Citizens Coal Co .. . backbone and City Welding & Spring Service Co


16


.right side lines and 53 7


Clegg-King Motors .. right side lines and Clover Brand Dairies Inc ... back cover and Coble H L


21 18


Coble Sporting Goods Co Inc .. right side lines and 52


17 42


Columbia Laundry Co.right top lines and Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co ... 39 Craven E F Co O


Crawford W N & Co.


.right bottom lines and 39 7


Daly Geo F Inc .. .left top lines and Delk R G . .left side lines and 20 Dick John R Heating Contractor .right side lines and 31 Kane Geo W .front cover and 19 50 15 25


36 46 8


Lane L C .right bottom lines and 32 12 Lassiter J Hal .... left bottom lines and Lewis F D & Son .. right bottom lines and Lewis & Stevens Inc. . left side lines and Love & Co ........ right side lines and Mann's O Henry Drug Store .. Lowman Motor Co .... left side lines and Mackie Furniture Co 50 18 40 45 8 28 23 5 2


left bottom lines and Master Service Station.left side lines and Matlock Thos L ...... right top lines and McClamroch Co .. right bottom lines and McKeel C A & Co


52 40 18 46


.right top lines and 25 39 33 Melvin Coal Co .... right bottom lines and Mendenhall's Inc .... right top lines and Merrimon Insurance Agency Inc .right side lines and 37


Meyer's Department Store. . left top lines Miller Furniture Co Inc.left top lines and


28 40 'Mitchell Insurance Agency Inc left top lines and Mock, Judson, Voehringer Co of N C Inc .right bottom lines and 32 15 Moore & Turner ...... right top lines and 50 44 New Method Laundry .... back cover and North State Chevrolet Co. left side lines and 8


front cover, right top lines and 30


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left bottom lines and


11 27 35 36 B 52 25 5


Colonial Ice Co


Five Points Service Station


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


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Oettinger Lumber Co


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Office Supply Co .. . back cover and 3 Patterson Bros Inc 21


Personal Finance Corp.left side lines and 45 left bottom lines and street divider Phipps Hardware Co Inc Pilot Life Insurance Co Pitts J R Lumber Co .. right side lines and 41 .. . left top lines and 31 South Atlantic Bonded Warehouse Corp right side lines and 53 Southern Converting Co Inc .right bottom lines and 51 .. right bottom lines and 48 Pullen A M & Co 2 Southside Hardware Co Inc right side lines and 31 Stanley Heating Co .. right top lines and 31


Redden Thos Gresham Inc


.front cover and 37 Rhodes Furniture Co Inc 29 Rierson Bros . left side lines and 54


Riser Printing Co Inc


left bottom lines and 47 Rock Creek Dairy. .left side lines and 21 Salvation Army ...... right side lines and 54 Sancton & Dickerson 41 Saslow's Inc 41


Schenck Paul W .36 and 38 Uptown Storage Garage .. right side lines Schiffman Jewelry Co. Vanstory Clothing Co .... back cover and West Bros Co


12


Sears, Roebuck and Co .right side lines and 42


Seburn's Inc . left side lines and 42


Security National Bank. . back cover, left top lines and 10


Page Sills Robt A Co Inc ... . left side lines and 51 Sineath Motor Co


4 Smith-Courtney Co.


Starr Electric Co ... . left top lines and 24 24 20 47 3


Starr Raymond Inc .. right top lines and Starr Thos M . left side lines and Stone Jos J & Co .. right side lines and Strand Allen E .. left bottom lines and Sullivan W H Co Inc.right side lines and 32 Tatum-Dalton Transfer Co


53 Underwood Insurance Agency front cover and 38


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22 Wilkins J D Inc .. right bottom lines and 48 Wimbish Chas C . .... . front cover and 34 Wyrick S T & Co. . right side lines and 47


Younts-DeBoe Co .. left side lines and 15


MORE GOODS


ARE BOUGHT.AND SOLD THROUGH THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS LISTS


OF THE DIRECTORY THAN


ANY OTHER MEDIUM ON EARTH


INTRODUCTION


HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1941 edition of the Greensboro City Directory, which also includes Bessemer, Hamilton Lakes, Pomona and Starmount Forest. A new feature, the designation of homes and places of business having telephones, marks this edition.


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 com- munity.


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 25 to 486, 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 vicinity, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation. A feature of this section is the designation of the number of children under Directory-listing age in each household.


THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, covers pages 489 to 587. 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. A new feature is the designation of homes and places of business having telephones.


THE BUYERS' GUIDE, preceding the Classified and separately paged from 1 to 56, on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Greens- boro and vicinity. The advertisements are indexed under headings de- scriptive of the business represented. This is reference advertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize them- selves 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 645 to 701, 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 tlie common intermediary between buyer and seller. As such it plays an im- 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.


INTRODUCTION


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Community Publicity


The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the com- munity, 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 available for free public reference, and serve as per- petual and reliable advertisements of Greensboro and vicinity.


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 500 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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MORE GOODS


ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD


THROUGH THE


CLASSIFIED BUSINESS LISTS


OF THE


DIRECTORY THAN


ANY OTHER MEDIUM


ON EARTH


GREENSBORO


"The City of Charm"; "Pivot of the Piedmont"


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AERIAL VIEW OF GREENSBORO


Statistical Review


Form of Government-Council- city manager.


Population-59,319 (1940 U. S. Cen- sus). American-born, 99.8%.


Area-18.06 square miles.


Altitude-839 feet above sea level.


Climate-Mean annual tempera- ture, 56.9 degrees F .; average an- nual rainfall, 45.65 inches.


Parks-19, with total of 425 acres.


Assessed Valuation - $90,964,803, with $1.19 new city, and $1.43 old city, per $100 tax rate.


Bonded Debt-$6,389,780.


Financial Facts-3 banks, with total deposits of $24,630,739.11 (Dec. 31, 1940), and total resources of $26,- 899,235.39 (Dec. 31, 1940). Clearings for 1940, $266,372,000. 2 building and


loan associations, with total assets of $6,582,972.42 (Dec. 31, 1940).


Postal Receipts - $582,079.01 (cal- endar year 1940).


Telephones in Service-Over 14,000.


Churches-119, representing 19 de- nominations.


Building and Construction-Value of building permits, $2,674,816 (1940).


Industry-Chief industries of city and surrounding territory: Manu- facturing and agriculture. 130 manu- facturing establishments and service industries, employing 12,500 workers, paying wages of $18,250,000 annually, and having products valued at $62,- 000,000 annually. Principal manufac- tured products: Denims, flannels, overalls, silk and cotton hose, fertil- izers, cigars, machinery, pajamas, elastic fabrics, silk and rayon dress goods, millwork, sewer pipe and building tile.


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Trade Area-Retail area has ra- dius of 50 miles, and population of approximately 1,000,000.


Newspapers-2 dailies, 1 Sunday and 2 weeklies.


Hotels - 14, with total of 1,000 rooms.


Railroads - 2: Southern and At- lantic & Yadkin.


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


Airports-Greensboro-High Point Airport nearby. 10 planes daily.


Amusements-Largest auditorium in city seats 2,800 persons. 7 mov- ing-picture theatres, with total seat- ing capacity of 6,000 persons. 1 le- gitimate theatre, with seating capa- city of 1,540 persons. 3 golf courses.


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


City Statistics-Total street mile- age, 271, with 137.5 miles paved. Miles of gas mains, 106; sewers, 237. Num- ber of water meters, 11,000; electric meters, 20,636; gas meters, 4,868. Capacity of water works (munici- pal), 12,000,000 gallons; daily av- erage pumpage, 5,187,000 gallons; miles of mains, 179.3; value of plant, $3,870,266. Fire department has 71 men, with 5 stations and 13 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department property, $1,300,000. Po- lice department has 87 men, with 1 station and 18 pieces of motor equip- ment.


History


GUILFORD COUNTY: Settled by Scotch - Irish colonists in 1772. Formed from parts of Orange and


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WORLD WAR MEMORIAL STADIUM


Hospitals - 5, with total of 350 beds.


Education-Institutions of higher learning include Woman's College of University of North Carolina, Greensboro College, Bennett College (c), Agricultural & Technical College of North Carolina (c), and Immanuel Lutheran College (c). 22 public schools, including 2 senior high and 4 junior high. 2 parochial schools. Number of pupils in public schools, 10,573; in parochial, 238. Number of teachers in public schools, 338; in parochial, 9. Value of public school property, $4,500,000; parochial, $30,- 000; college, $7,685,000. 9 institutions of higher education in county, with 4,000 to 4,500 students. 45 urban pub- lic schools.


Rowan counties and named after Frederick (Lord North), Earl of Guilford. 624 square miles. Popu- lation, 153,916 (1940 U. S. Census).


GREENSBORO: County seat, chartered 1808, located in exact geo- graphic center of county; named for Gen. Nathaniel Greene, hero of the Battle of Guilford Court House. Com- prises 18.06 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; 1940, 59,319. 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


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UNION RAILROAD STATION


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, 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, $177,333,697. Tax rate, $.75 per $100 (1940). Total population, 1940 Census, 153,916 (largest in state).


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.


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GUILFORD COUNTY COURT HOUSE, GREENSBORO


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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 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, $90,964,803.


Old city tax rate, $1.43; new city tax rate, $1.19.


Education


GUILFORD COUNTY has nine in- stitutions of higher education, with approximately 6,000 students. Fifteen modern consolidated rural public high schools and 45 urban public schools; total enrollment, approx- imately 35,000.


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.




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