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HILL'S GREENSBORO 1 (GUILFORD COUNTY, N. C.) CITY DIRECTORY Vol. 1946 XXXII
Including Bessemer, Guilford College, Hamilton Lakes, Pomona and Starmount Forest
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GENERAL INDEX
Page
Abbreviations 24 and 25
Alphabetical List of Names 25
Apartment Buildings 694
Associations and Clubs-Commercial 695
Banks and Trust Companies 698
Board of Education 204
Buildings-Office and Public
702
Bus and Coach Lines-Motor 703
Buyers' Guide
.opp 568
Cemeteries
703
Churches 704
City Government 204
Classified Business Directory 693
Clergymen
705
Clubs
707
County Government 212
Fire Department
205
Halls 719
Homes and Asylums 720
Hospitals and Dispensaries 721
Hotels
721
Labor Organizations
726
Libraries
727
Museums
730
Newspapers
731
Parks and Playgrounds
734
Police Department 205
Post Office 515
737
Schools-Parochial
740
Schools-Public 740
Schools, Colleges and Academies 740
Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal 742
Societies-Miscellaneous 742
Societies-Patriotic 742
State Government
375
Street and Avenue Guide and Directory of Householders
following Classified
United States Government 137539
Railroads
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION
Page
Acme Fuel Co.
left top cards and
29
Acme Shell Service .... left top cards and 2 Acme Taxi Service .... left top cards and 115 Adamson Cadillac-Oldsmobile Co .. .right side lines and 6 Amos Insurance Agency. .backbone, left side lines and 65
Atlantic Builders Supply Co Inc ..
Atlantic Insulation Co Inc ...
.left top lines and
18
Auto Finance Company
.left bottom lines and
63
.right side lines and
83
Ayers Fred Music Co. 2 Baxter Furniture Co. 55
Beaman's Inc.
left side lines and 121
Beck Motor Co. left top cards and 10 Belk's Department Store. .. left bottom lines and 43
Benner & Fields ..
. right side lines and 100
Berry Coal Co ...
... left top lines and
29
Bessemer Food Center
59
Bines Jewelers ...
... right top lines and
Binswanger & Co Inc. . left top lines and
58
77
Bloodworth-Ingram Motors Inc ...
.right side lines and
3
Blue Bell Incorporated .. 94 Blue Bird Taxi of Greensboro Inc .. 115 Bonitz Insulation Co. . left side lines and 64 Boston Sample Shoe Store .. 112 Brewer Paint & Wall Paper Co.
.left bottom cards and
95
Brooks Lumber Co. . 85 Brown Chas T Truck Line.
.left top cards and 120
Brown's Furniture & Rug Shoppe Inc.
.left bottom lines and
55
Buffalo Rock Inc ...
.. left side lines and
18
Burlington Mills Corporation. .
right top cards and 105
Burtner Furniture Co 55 Carlton Phil R Inc. 66
Carolina Casualty Insurance Co Inc. 63
Carolina Insurance & Loan Agency 70
Carolina Steel & Iron Co. B Carolina Trailer Sales 63
Carolina Willys Co Inc.
Cecil C Marvin. left top cards and 10
Cecil-Russell Drug Co. 45
38
Chamblee Beatrice S. 107
Chandler Motor Co .. right side lines and 4 Chandler Tire Co .... left side lines and 119 City Welding & Spring Service Co. .right side lines and 122 Clegg-King Motors .. right side lines and 6 Clendenin Kemp C. 107
Clover Brand Dairies Inc. .left top lines and 40
Coble H L Construction Co Inc ... . back cover, left bottom lines and 33
Coble Sporting Goods Co Inc ... .right top lines and 106
.. right side lines and 113 Coe J 'N. .left bottom lines and 32 Colonial Auto Finance Co.
right top cards and 183 Colonial Ice Co .... right side lines and 31 Columbia Laundry Co. .right top lines and 79
Commercial Credit Corp. 84
H & H Clothing Co.
right side lines and
24
Cornatzer & McDade
25
Cox Radiator Co.
Z
Craven E F Co ..
O
D & R Motors .. right bottom cards and
7
Ham Leon M
108
Ham Coal Co
... backbone, left side lines and
30
Hanes Funeral Home Inc.
.front cover, left top lines and
52
D & R U-Drive It. .right bottom cards and 7 Daly Geo F Inc .. left top lines and 11 Harlem Cab 116 Harrelson Sign Co .. left bottom lines and 113
Daniel Taxi Service.
116
Page
Davis Starr Co .... right top cards and 64
Dick & Kirkman.
.left bottom cards, 61 and 100
Dick's Laundry Co ...... front cover and
80
Dillard Paper Co .... right top cards and
97
Dixie Fire Insurance Co of Greensboro,
N C
70
Dockery Lumber Co
85
Doggett J A Realty & Insurance Co ....
left side lines and 108
Downs J O .. . back cover and 74
Duke Power Co.
.back cover and 101
El Moro Cigar Co 23
Ferris Awning Co. 14
Five Points Service Station .. 11
Five Way Garage
right bottom lines and
11
Fleming-Shaw Transfer Co ..
120
Forbis & Murray Funeral Home Inc ..
right top lines and
51
Fordham Ed
108
Frazier Piano Co Inc. 98
Fry Fielding L & Co Inc .. top stencil and
67
Gate City Electric Co Inc.
45
Gate City Motor Co Inc ..
... right top lines and
5
Gate City Paint Co.
95
Gate City Roofing Co Inc.
110
Gate City Savings & Loan Association.
left side lines and
20
Good Luck Coal Company ..
left side lines and
31
Goodrich B F Stores.
Grantham Hardware Co.
.left side lines and
12
.right top lines and
59
Gray Jewelry Company
Greensboro Auto Electric Co ..
.left top cards and
88
Greensboro Bag Co. . right top cards and. 15
Greensboro Broadcasting Co Inc.
.left top cards and 102
Greensboro Broom Company
18
Greensboro Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
.right top lines and
18
Greensboro Ice & Coal Co ....
.right side lines and
31
Greensboro Marble & Tile Co.
. right top cards and 118
Greensboro Memorial Co
87
Greensboro Motor Co. . left side lines and
7
Greensboro News Co. . left side lines and
89
Griffin J H & Sons Roofing & Sheet
Metal Works
110
Guaranteed Waterproofing Co The.
.left side lines, 19 and
36
Guilford Memorial Park ..
Guilford Mortgage Co.
left top cards and
22
Guilford National Bank
.. ribbon book mark and
Y
Guilford Piano Co ..
.right bottom lines and
98
Guilford Piano Co No 2.
.right bottom lines and
47
Guilford Salvage Co.
2
Dixie Sales Co ..
.. right side lines and
11
Anderson W I & Co .. .right bottom lines and 49 Dize Awning & Tent Co. .. right bottom cards and 14
Ellis, Stone & Co ..
44
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
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Hodgin Roofing & Supply Co Inc 111 Holden Recapping Co. 12 Hollowell D R & Co .. 2
Home Federal Savings & Loan Associ- ation ... . back cover and 21
Home Ice & Coal Company .left side lines and 63 Hospital Care Association Inc The-Dur- ham, NC ... .right side lines and Humphries Funeral Home.
64
Hunt Coal Co .... .left side lines and 31 Huntley-Stockton-Hill Co 55
Hutton Frank R. 108
Irvin C A-Enterprises. 89 Phipps Hardware Co Inc ... Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. left top lines and .front stencil and A Pickett's Inc 104 59 Johannesen Electric Co Inc. 45 Piedmont Hardware Co .right side lines and 59 Johnson Motor Co. 12 Pitts J R Lumber Co. 86
Johnson & Aulbert Clothing Co. .left bottom lines and 26 Plantation Supper Club left bottom cards and Jones Bros Bakery Inc. . .left top cards and 16 12 Jones H Roger Inc. 90 Pure Oil Co The .. right bottom lines and 50 Polk's Bankers Encyclopedia. 124 Redden Thomas Gresham Inc .. front cover 68
Kane George W ... .front cover and and 34 Kay Jewelry Co. . right bottom lines and 77 Regal Jewelers 78
Kearns Paint Co Inc. . left side lines and 95 Rhodes-Perdue Furniture Co Inc.
Keeley Institute of NC The.
.left top lines and 111
Kellett Harry D Inc .. right top cards and 8 Kester Furniture Co. 56 Koonts Kleaning Co Inc ..
Lambeth Shannon T.
Lassiter J Hal. .left top lines and 36
Leonard Motor Co ... right top cards and 13
Lewis F D & Son .right bottom lines and 37
Lewis & Stevens Inc ..
Lindley Nurseries Inc .. left side lines and 73 91
Litho Press The ...... left side lines and 100 Loman Floral Co .... left side lines and Loman Supply & Equipment Co.
right top cards and 99
Love & Co .. . right side lines and 84 Lowman Motor Co. . left side lines and 8 Seburn's 76 M & J Finance Corp. . left side lines and 85 M & M Coal Company Security National Bank .bottom stencil and 17 .right side lines and 32 Martin Furniture & Carpet Co .. .left top cards and 54 87 Sharpe-Smith Funeral Service left side lines and 53 Sherwin-Williams Co. . left side lines and 96 Silver Streak Cab. 117
Marus Marble & Tile Co ..
Master Service Station.
Matthew's Grill left side lines and 13
110
Mauldin Oil Co .. right bottom lines and 50 McAden's Cleaners & Dyers. 24
McLeod Leather & Belting Co. 87 McRae Taxi 116 115
Medearis J Iva. Melvin Coal Co 32 19
Mendenhall's Inc. . right bottom lines and Merrimon Insurance Agency Inc.
.right side lines and 71 Meyer's Department Store. ... left top lines and 43
... right top cards and 42 Southern Mapping & Engineering Co ... 38 Southern Paint Co .... left side lines and 95 Southern Sales Inc .. . left top cards, 14 and 48 Southern Waterproofing Co. .left side lines and 122 Miller Furniture Co Inc. .left top lines and 56 Southside Hardware Co Inc .. Mitchell J Elwood Co .right side lines and 61 .left top lines and 71 Sparling Cons right bottom lines and 37 Mock, Judson, Voehringer Co of NC Inc .right bottom lines and 62 29 44
Montaldo's. . .right top lines and
Stanley Electric Co." .right side lines and 48 Montgomery Ward & Co Moore Wade Jewelry 77 Starr Electric Co Inc.
Moore & Turner. .. .. right top lines and 106 Morgan-Jarvis Electric Co Inc ... .right top lines and 47 Morrison-Neese Furniture Co .. . left bottom lines and 56 Moss W S .right bottom lines and 53 N C Diner 110
National Life Insurance Co.
.left bottom lines and 73 New Home Building Supply Co. .right top cards and 86 New Method Laundry .... back cover and 81
Newman Machine Co Inc ..
North State Chevrolet Co Inc.
.left side lines and 9 North State Insulation Co ....
.right top lines and 64 Odell Hardware Co. . front cover, right top lines and 60
¥72 Owen Harry R .... left bottom cards and Page Kilby A. 109
53 Patterson Bros Inc .. 112
Peebles Electric Co. 47
Pet Dairy Products Co.
.left side lines and 41
.left bottom lines and
54
Richardson Realty Inc ...
right bottom lines and 107
Richardson's Auto Service
left top cards and
13
.right top lines and 24 Rierson Bros. left side lines and 122
Riser Printing Co Inc.
left bottom lines and 91
Robbins John Motor Co Inc. 13
Roberts Wm A Studio The
98
Rollins Roofing Supply Co.
19
Royal Taxi
117
Rustin Furniture Co Inc. 57
Salvation Army The. . right side lines and 123 Saslow's Inc. .right top lines and 76 Schenck Paul W 72
49
Schiffman Jewelry Co.
.right side lines and
75
Scott Seed Co
.left side lines and 112
Smith-Courtney Co.
.front cover, left bottom lines and
Street Divider
Smith-Douglass Co Inc. 48 South Atlantic Bonded Warehouse Corp .left side lines and 122 Southern Dairies Inc.
Spencer K E ..
109
Staley Lumber Co. 86
.front cover, left top lines and 46
Starr Thomas M 39 State Finance Corp
left top cards and 82 Stewart Motor Co .left top cards and 9 Stone Joseph J & Co. .right side lines and 92 Sullivan W H Co Inc. right side lines and 61 Sutton's Florists .... right side lines and 49
Sykes Florists Co Inc. 49 Newell M G Co Inc. 48 Tatum-Dalton Transfer Co 120
Page 86
Jones-Lewis Furniture Co Inc .. 56
109
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Thompson-Arthur Construction Co.
Traders Chevrolet Co Inc. .right bottom lines and 39 White David J .. .left top lines and 109
Truitt Manufacturing Co .. .right top lines and 10
. back cover, right top cards and X
Tucker Tile Co.
.left side lines, 111 and 117 Turner's Transfer .... right top cards and 121 Vanstory Clothing Co ... back cover and 27
W B I G Radio Broadcasting Station ... right side lines and 103
Weaver W H. left top cards and 38
West Bros Co 20
Wilder J W Transfer Co .. 121 Wilkerson-McFalls Drug Co Inc. .left bottom lines and 44 Wilkins J D Co .. right bottom lines and 114 Wills Book and Stationery Co ... left top cards and 92
Wimbish Chas C ... . . . .. front cover and 69 Wyrick S T & Co ... right side lines and 93 Yellow Taxi Co Inc. . 116
Wright-Wilson Sign Co. 113
Younts DeBoe Co .... left top lines and 28
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INTRODUCTION
HILL DIRECTORY CO., INC., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1946 edition of the Greensboro City Directory, which also includes Bessemer, Guilford College, 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 profession concerns is included in pages 25 to 567, 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 124, 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 693 to 748, 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 104. 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. Special features of this section are the designation of tenant- owned homes and the designation of homes and places of business having telephones.
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.
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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). Local estimate of city pop- ulation in 1946, 83,000. 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-18, with total of 550 acres.
Assessed Valuation - $101,222,580, with $1.20 new city and $1.40 old city, per $100 tax rate (1945).
Bonded Debt-$6,153,000.
Financial Data-4 banks, with total deposits of $97,222,485 (Dec. 31, 1945), and total resources of $99,045,748 (Dec. 31, 1945). Clearings for 1945, $516,687,- 349. 2 savings and loan associations, with total assets of $15,417,552 (April 30, 1946).
Postal Receipts-$914,509.47. (calen- dar year 1945).
Telephones in Service-18,889.
Churches-106, representing 20 de- nominations.
Building and Construction-Value of building permits, $3,458,502 (1945).
Real Estate-16,500 homes, with about 40% owned by occupants.
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 and wholesale area has radius of 50 miles, and popu- lation of approximately 1,250,000.
Newspapers-2 dailies, 1 Sunday and 3 weeklies.
Radio Stations-WBIG and WGBG.
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. Served by Eastern, Pennsylvania Central and Southeast air lines, with 22 planes daily.
Auto Registrations-10,285.
Amusements - Largest auditorium in city seats 2,700 persons. 7 moving- picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 6,200 persons. 1 legitimate theatre, with seating capacity of 1,400 persons. 4 golf courses.
Hospitals-5, with total of 400 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). 20 public schools, including 2 senior high and 4 junior high. 2 parochial schools. Number of pupils in public schools,
has 101 men, with 1 station and 21 pieces of motor equipment.
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).
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