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STARR ELECTRIC CO., Inc. Distributors of Meningiense Refrigerators, Sieves and Appliances
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GENERAL INDEX
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Abbreviations
24 and 25
Alphabetical List of Names
25
Apartment Buildings
25
Associations and Clubs-Commercial 647
Banks and Trust Companies
650
Board of Education 199
Buildings-Office and Public
655
Bus and Coach Lines-Motor 655
Buyers' Guide opp
548
Cemeteries
656
Churches
656
City Government 199
Classified Business Directory 645
Clergymen
658
Clubs
660
County Government
206
Fire Department
200
Halls
672
Hospitals and Dispensaries
673
Homes and Asylums
673
Hotels
673
Labor Organizations
678
Libraries
680
Museums
683
Newspapers 684
Parks and Playgrounds 687
Police Department 200
Post Office 498
Railroads
689
Schools-Parochial
693
Schools-Public
693
Schools, Colleges and Academies 693
Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal 694
Societies-Miscellaneous
695
Societies-Patriotic
695
State Government
366
Street and Avenue Guide and Directory of Householders following
Classified
United States Government
130568 497
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION
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Page
Adamson Cadillac Co Inc. 11
Amos Insurance Agency
Anderson W I & Co. . backbone, left side lines and 57
.right bottom lines and 41
Arnold Stone Co Inc.
27
Arnold Vault Co ...
left top cards
Atlantic Coal & Oil Co. ... left bottom lines and 25
Atlantic Insulation Co
.left bottom lines and 56
Bank of Greensboro. 14 Baxter Furniture Co. 46
Belk's Department Store.
... left bottom lines and 35
Benner & Fields .... right side lines and 79 Bennett Vacuum Cleaner Co .. 92 Berry Coal Co. .left top lines and 25
Bines Jewelers. .right top lines and 68
Binswanger & Co Inc.
Bloodworth-Ingram Motors .left top lines and 50
right side lines and 8 Blue Bird Taxi Co. 89 Bonitz Insulation Co. . left side lines and 56 Borden Brick & Tile Co Inc. left top lines and 15
Boston Sample Shoe Store .. 87
Brooks Lumber Co. . left side lines, 31 and 74 Brown's Furniture and Rug Shoppe Inc left bottom lines and 47 Buffalo Rock Inc. 14
Burtner Furniture Co. 47
Carlton Phil R Inc .. 58
Carolina Insurance and Loan Agency 62
Carolina Steel & Iron Co .. B
Carolina Transportation Co. 75
Cecil C Marvin 31
Cecil-Russell Drug Co.right side lines and 38 Chamblee Beatrice S 84
Chandler Tire Co ...... left side lines and 5
Cheek J C Letter Shop. . left side lines and 72 Citizens Coal Co .. right bottom lines and 25 City Auto Accessories. . . 11
City Welding & Spring Service Co. .. right side lines and 92
Clegg-King Motors .. right side lines and 8 Clendenin Kemp C. 84 Cline F D ........ right bottom lines and 28
Clover Brand Dairies Inc .. .left top lines and 33 Coble H L. ... back cover, left bottom lines and 29 Coble Sporting Goods Co Inc ..
.right side lines and 87 Colonial Ice Co .... .right side lines and 25 Columbia Laundry Co.right top lines and 69 Cornatzer & McDade
right bottom lines and 19 Craft Floyd Hugh 64
Craven E F Co .. C
Crump Furniture Co. 47
Daly Geo F Inc .. . left top lines and 11 89
Ellis Stone & Co. 35
Five Way Garage .. right bottom lines and 11 Five Way Service Station 12 Fleming-Shaw Transfer Co. 91
Forbis & Murray Funeral Home Inc.
right top lines and 43
Frazier Piano Co Inc.
79
Fry Fielding L & Co Inc .. top stencil and 59
Gallimore Lloyd B.
31
Gate City Electric Co.
40
Gate City Life Insurance Co.
Gate City Motor Co Inc ..
.right side lines and 64
bottom stencil, right top lines and 7 Gate City Paint Co. 77 Gate City Roofing Co. 86 Gate City Savings & Loan Assn
.left side lines and 18
General Tire Service Inc.
6
Good Luck Coal Co .... left side lines and 26
Goodrich B F Stores ... . left side lines and
6
Grantham Hardware Co.
.right top lines and 51
Gray Jewelry Company
68
Greensboro Coca-Cola Bottling Co ...
.right top lines and 14
Greensboro Ice & Coal Co ..
. right side lines and 26
Greensboro Marble & Tile Co ...
.right top cards and 91 Greensboro Motor Car Co .. left side lines and 9 Greensboro News Co. . left side lines and 75 Greensboro Tire Recappers .. left bottom lines and 91 Griffin J H & Sons Roofing & Sheet Metal Works 86 Guaranteed Waterproofing Co. 28 Guilford Mortgage Co .. right top lines and 82 Guilford National Bank. .ribbon bookmark and Y
Guilford Salvage Co .. 2 H & H Clothing Co. . right side lines and 23 Ham Coal Co . backbone, left side lines and 24 Hanes Funeral Home Inc. . front cover, left top lines and 44 Harlem Cab 90 Harrelson Sign Co. . left bottom lines and 87 Holden Recapping Co. . left side lines and 6 Holland Furnace Co .right bottom lines and 46 Hollowell D R & Co .. 2 Home Detective Co Inc.left side lines and 37 Home Federal Savings & Loan Assn ... .. back cover and 17 Hospital Care Assn Inc The .. right side lines and 56
Hunt Coal Co. left side lines and 26 Huntley-Stockton Hill Co 47
Hutton Frank R 84
Investors Syndicate ...... back cover and 66 Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co ..
front stencil and A Johnson Motor Co 3
Johnson & Aulbert .. left bottom lines and 22 Jones Bros Bakery Inc. . left top cards and 12 Jones-Lewis Furniture Co Inc The ...... 48 Kane Geo W. ... front cover and 30 Kay Jewelry Co .... right bottom lines and 68 Kearnes Paint Co Inc. . left side lines and 77 Keeley Institute of N C The. ... left top lines and 86
Kelly Oil Co Inc .. right bottom lines and 42 Kester Furniture Co. 48 Kirk's Sineath Motor Co ..
Lindley Nurseries Inc ..
Daniel Taxi Service Dick's Laundry Co. .front cover and 70 Dillard Paper Co .... right top cards and 78 Dixie Fire Insurance of Greensboro N C. 62 Dixie Sales Co ...... right side lines and 3 Dize Awning & Tent Co .. .right top cards and 90 Doggett J A Realty & Insurance Co .. .right side lines and 3 left side lines and 84 Downs J O. . back cover and 66 Duke Power Co. back cover and 80 Koonts Kleaning Co Inc .... .right top lines and 18 Lambeth Shannon T ... left top lines and 27 Lassiter J Hal. 85 Leonard Motor Co .... right top cards and 12 Lewis F D & Son. . right bottom lines and 28' Lewis & Stevens Inc. . left side lines and 65 75 Litho Press The ...... left side lines and 79
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Loman Floral Co .. ... left side lines and 41
Love & Co. right side lines and 72
Lowman Motor Co .... . . left side lines and 9
M & J Finance Corp .... left side lines and 73
Mackie Furniture Co .. right top lines and 48
Master Service Station.left side lines and Matlock Thos L. 2
4
McMasters H C Bicycle & Key Repair Shop 14
Medearis J Iva 89 Melvin Coal Co. 26
Mendenhall's Inc .. right bottom lines and 16 Merrimon Insurance Agency Inc. .right side lines and 63 Meyers Department Store. .left top lines and 35
Mitchell J Elwood Co .... left top lines and 63 Mock Judson Voehringer Co of N C Inc right bottom lines and 55
Montaldo's .right top lines and 22 36 Montgomery Ward & Co ...
South Atlantic Bonded Warehouse Corp .. left side lines and 92 Southern Asphalt Products Co ... .right side lines and 86
Moore & Turner ...... right top lines and 83 Morrison-Neese Furniture Co. . .left bottom lines and 49 Southern Dairies Inc .. right top cards and 34 Southern Mapping & Engineering Co .... 40 Southside Hardware Co Inc. National Life Insurance Co left bottom lines and 65 New Method Laundry .... back cover and 71 right side lines and 52 Newell M G Co Inc. 40 Staley Lumber Co 74 Newman Machine Co Inc. 93 Starr Electric Co Inc. front cover, left top lines and 39 Starr T M 32
Odell Hardware Co left side lines and 10
.front cover, right top lines and 53
Oettinger Lumber Co. Z Page Kilby A 85
Pet Dairy Products Co. . left side lines and 34 Phipps Hardware Co Inc. left top lines and 51 82 Piedmont Hardware Co. .right side lines and 51
Pilot Life Insurance Co. right side lines and 65 Pitts J R Lumber Co. . 74 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. 51 Polk's Bankers Encyclopedia. 95
Public Finance Corp .. right top lines and 73 Pullen A M & Co .. 2 Pure Oil Co ....... right bottom lines and 42 Redden Thos Gresham Inc .. front cover and 60
Rhodes-Perdue Furniture Co Inc .. .left bottom lines and 49 Richardson Realty Inc .. .right bottom lines and 83 Rierson Bros. .left side lines and 93
Riser Printing Co Inc.
.. left bottom lines and 76 Rogers Paint Store. 78
Royal Taxi 90
Rustin Furniture Co Inc .. 49 Salvation Army The. . right side lines and 93 Saslow's Inc. .right top lines and 67
Schenck Paul W
64
Schiffman Jewelry Co.right side lines and 68 Scott Seed Co ... .left side lines and 87 Sears Roebuck and Co 36
Seawell Realty Co 85 Seburn's Inc
67
Security National Bank ... back cover and 13 Sharpe's Funeral Service.
.left side lines and 46 Sherwin-Williams Co 78
Miller Furniture Co Inc.left top lines and 48 Mills & Blue Funeral Home .... 45 Smith-Courtney Co .front cover, left bottom lines and street divider Smith-Douglass Co Inc. 40 Sonotone of Greensboro. 54
North State Chevrolet Co.
Stone Joseph J & Co
.right side lines and 76
Sullivan W H Co Inc. . right side lines and 54 Sutton's Florists ...... right side lines and 41 Sykes Florist Co Inc .. 41 Tatem-Dalton Transfer Co 91 Traders Chevrolet Co Inc.
Pickett's Inc
.right top lines and 10
Truitt Manufacturing Co ..
.right top cards and X
Turner's Transfer .... right top cards and 92 Tysor Realty & Mortgage Co .. 65 Vanstory Clothing Co .... back cover and 20 Victory Cigar Store 18
W B I G Radio Broadcasting Station .. right side lines and 81
West Bros Co 16 White David J. .left top lines and 85 Wilkerson-McFalls Drug Co Inc. .left bottom lines and 38 Wilkins J D Co .... right bottom lines and 88 Wimbish Chas C ........ front cover and 61 Wyrick S T & Co .... right side lines and 77 89 Yellow Taxi Co Inc ...
Younts-DeBoe Co .....
.left top lines and 21
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INTRODUCTION
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1945 edition of the Greensboro City Directory, which also includes Bessemer, Hamilton Lakes, Pomona and Starmount Forest.
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 547, 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.
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, preceding the Classified and separately paged from 1 to 96, on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Greensboro and vicinity. 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 refer- ence users of this City Directory service.
THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 645 to 702, on yellow 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- portant part in the daily activities of the commercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Direc- tory than through any other medium.
THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, follows the Classified and is separately paged from 1 to 96. 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. Features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the designation of homes and places of business having tele- phones.
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
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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., Publishers.
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GREENSBORO
"The City of Charm"; "Pivot of the Piedmont"
WORLD WAR MEMORIAL STADIUM
Statistical Review
Form of Government-Council- city manager.
Population-City proper, 59,319; metropolitan district, 73,055 (1940 U. S. Census). 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 - $101,079,147, with $1.20 new city and $1.40 old city, per $100 tax rate.
Bonded Debt-$6,197,821.61.
Financial Data-3 banks, with total deposits of $75,416,291 (Dec. 31, 1944), and total resources of $78,468,544 (Dec. 31, 1944). Clearings for 1944, $421,633,542. 2 savings and loan associations, with total assets of $10,431,283.17 (Dec. 31, 1944).
Postal Receipts-$858,566.52 (cal- endar year 1944).
Telephones in Service-17,299.
Churches-115, representing 21 de- nominations.
Building and Construction-Value of building permits, $261,561 (1944).
Industry-Chief industries of city and county: Manufacturing and agri- culture. 252 manufacturing establish- ments and service industries, employ- ing 25,176 workers, paying wages of $19,607,164 annually, and having products valued at $88,993,154 annu- ally (1940 U. S. Census). Principal manufactured products: Denims, flannels, overalls, silk and cotton hose, fertilizers, cigars, machinery, paja- mas, elastic fabrics, silk and rayon dress goods, millwork, sewer pipe and building tile.
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.
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Airports-Greensboro-High Point Airport nearby. 6 planes daily.
Amusements - Largest auditorium in city seats 2,800 persons. 7 moving- picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 6,000 persons. 1 legitimate theatre, with seating capacity of 1,540 persons. 3 golf courses.
Hospitals-5, with total of 375 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, 8,856; in parochial, about 250. Num-
lice department has 95 men, with 1 station and 18 pieces of motor equip- ment.
History
GUILFORD COUNTY: Settled by Ulster Scots, English and Welsh, Qua- kers and Germans, principally be- tween 1750 and 1770. The county was established in 1771, formed from parts of Orange and Rowan counties and named after Frederick (Lord North), Earl of Guilford. 624 square miles. Population, 153,916 (1940 U. S. Census).
GREENSBORO: County seat, char- tered, 1808, located in exact geogra- phic center of county; named for Gen. Nathanael Greene, hero of the Battle of Guilford Court House. Com- prises 18.06 square miles. U. S. Census figures show steady growth: 1890,
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ber of teachers in public schools, 325; in parochial, 9. Value of public school property, $4,500,000; parochial, $30,000; college, $7,685,000. 9 institu- tions of higher education in county, with 4,000 to 4,500 students. 45 urban public schools.
Public Libraries - 2, including branches, with total of 200,000 vol- umes (including college libraries).
City Statistics-Total street mile- age, 271, with 137.5 miles paved. Miles of gas mains, 106; sewers, 203. Num- ber of water meters, 11,534; electric meters, 23,263; gas meters, 5,322. Pumping capacity of water works (municipal), 26,000,000 gallons; daily average pumpage, 5,500,000 gallons; miles of mains, 186; 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-
3,317; 1900, 10,035; 1910, 15,895; 1920, 19,861; 1930, 53,569; 1940, 59,319. Am- erican-born, 99.8%. 27% 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, 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.
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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 in Greensboro Municipal Center on Church Street.
Government
Assessed valuation of all property in Guilford County, $201,871,259. Tax rate, $.72 per $100, plus 19c sup- plemental school tax on all property in the Greater Greensboro School District (1943). 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.
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.
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