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Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, a Numerical Telephone Directory and Much Information of a Miscellaneous Character; also the
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INTRODUCTION and GENERAL INDEX
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1958-59 edition of the Albemarle City Directory, which also includes Badin and the rural routes emanating from the Albemarle Post Office.
Confidence in the growth of Albemarle's industry, popu- lation and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Di- rectory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly re- flecting Albemarle to the world.
The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Directories in the estimation of the public, has been established by ren- dering the best in Directory service. With an unrivaled or- ganization, and having had the courteous and hearty co- operation 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 Albe- marle Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of au- thentic information pertaining to the community.
Four Major Departments
The four major departments are arranged in the fol- lowing order :-
I. THE YELLOW PAGES constitute the first major de- partment of the Directory. This embraces a complete list of names and addresses of the business and professional concerns of the city and vicinity, arranged in alphabetical order under appropriate headings-a catalog of all the ac- tivities of the city and vicinity. Preceding this catalog, likewise grouped under appropriate headings, are the ad- vertisements and business cards of firms and individuals desiring to present a more complete list of their products or services than is possible in the catalog itself. The Yellow Pages represent reference advertising at its best, and merit the attention of all buyers and sellers seeking sources of supply or markets for goods. In a progressive community like Albemarle the necessity of having this kind of infor- mation up-to-date and always immediately available, is obvious. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller, and plays an important role in the daily activities of the commercial, industrial and professional world.
II. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is the second major department, printed on white paper. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, oc- cupation and address of each adult resident of Albemarle, Badin and on the Albemarle Rural Routes, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and cor- poration in the community.
III. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUD- ING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, is the third major de-
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partment, printed on green paper. In this section the num- bered streets are arranged in numerical order, followed by the named streets in alphabetical 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 respec- tive crossing points on each street. Special features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the listing of telephone numbers.
IV. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, cov- ering the Albemarle and Badin exchanges, is the fourth major department, printed on blue paper.
Community Publicity
The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the community, depicting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as a port, 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 perpetual and reliable advertisements of Albe- marle and vicinity.
The Albemarle Out-of-Town City Directory Library
Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Albemarle City Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Albemarle & Stanly County Chamber of Com- merce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of the more than 700 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North American Directory Publishers.
The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recog- nition by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Direc- tory as an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW REFER TO THE YELLOW PAGES
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Albemarle Bakery Inc. . right top lines and 16
Albemarle Board of Realtors. C
Albemarle Greenhouses. 56
Albemarle Hotel.
left top lines and
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Albemarle Insurance Agency Inc.
.left top lines
Albemarle Music Store Inc. right bottom lines and
Albemarle Oil Co Inc.
Albemarle Savings & Loan Assn .. ribbon book mark and
All Star Mills Inc.
Almond H S Hardware Co.
Archer's Bar-B-Cue. .left top lines, 19 and
Badin Ice & Fuel Inc.
Boone Laundry & Cleaners Inc. 46 and
Brown Coy R General Contractor . back cover and
Burrell Bakery. .
. front cover, right top lines and
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Burris H J Electrical Contractor.
36 Cabarrus Bank & Trust Co
front cover, left top lines and 17 72 66
Carolina Realty & Insurance Co
Carson Furniture Co.
Childs' Cigarette Service.
Coy's Day And Night Laundromat
26 76 7
Crook Motor Co
left side lines and
Crowell & Honeycutt Body Shop.
13
Davis Motor Co.
left top lines and
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Dennis Concrete Works Inc
front stencil, right top and side lines and
30
84 Do-Nut Dinette.
Drug Centre Inc
.. bottom stencil, left top and right bottom lines and Dun-Rite Laundry & Cleaners Inc
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Earnhardt C K & Son.
Economy Auto Supply left top lines and 10
Edwards Gulf Service . back cover and 10 Efird Lexter L. Efird's Sheet Metal Co. right top lines and 33 69 91
Fair-Way Radio & TV Service.
Firestone Home & Auto Supply . back lip margin, left bottom lines, Z and First National Bank The
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Five Points Gulf Service. left bottom lines and 88
Five Points Recapping Service. 13 81
Frick G A Plumbing Co.
Furr R A Sinclair Service. right side lines and 86
Gantt J E Plumbing & Heating Co .. . left side lines and 81 Gantt Rulane Gas Service Inc. left side lines and 67 Garrison-Dennis Oil Co Inc
front lip margin, left side lines and 58
Gem Automatic Gas Co Inc. right side lines and 67 George's Furniture Outlet. 66 Goodyear Service Stores. 8
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Gore Supply Co
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Hahn's Cabinet Shop.
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Harris W M & Son. .
Hartsell Funeral Home. 34
Harward James A ..
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Harwood James D & Son
left top lines and
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Harwood's Florist.
Helms Motor Express Inc. right top lines and. 51
Herlocker Service. . left top lines and A 9
Highway "52" Truck Stop
right side lines and
88 43
Home Savings & Loan Assn
Hotel Albemarle. front cover, right bottom lines and 22 71 Huneycutt Sewing Machine Sales & Service left top lines and 89 Hunsucker Vernon. 57 and J D's Used Cars. back cover and 90 6 Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. .. . back cover and 77 Johnston Construction Co 36 Lefler Funeral Home Inc. .right top lines and 62 Lefler Furniture Co Inc .right top lines and 67 44
Loftin's Drug Store.
Lorch Plumbing & Heating Co Inc. . right side lines and
Lowder Hardware Co Inc.
left side lines and 68
Lowder Heating & Sheet Metal Co
McManus G C Co Inc. right bottom lines and
right side lines and
Miller's Dry Goods Store.
Miller's Inc.
Miller's Produce.
Moose's Inc.
left top lines and
Morgan D Gaston. right side lines and
Morgan Motor Co. Morris John B Jr. left side lines and 11 Morrow W H Realtor. right top lines and right side lines and 73 83 Morton & Sides Supply 25 Nehi Beverage Co. North Second Phillips '66" 19 89 Peck's Florist. front cover, right top lines and Penney J C Co Inc. 52 41 39
Pennington J E.
Pfeiffer College. 29 Pilot Life Insurance Co 73 Purcell's Drug Co. 46 Ritchie Auto Parts 11 Ritchie's Grill. 85 Ross Studio Russell J T & Sons right side lines and 81 37 47
Service Cleaners.
Service Distributing Co Inc
Setzler-Hinson Furniture Co Inc.
. back cover, right side lines and 61 63 50
Shade Shop The. .right top lines and
Sides Atlantic Service. .right side lines and Smith's Mutual Insurance Agency ... right side lines and Snuggs Electric Service
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. top stencil, left side lines, 2, 35 and 48 Sossamon Furniture Co. . front cover, left side lines and 64 Standard Sheet Metal Works
back cover. right bottom lines, 3 and 70 Stanly Aircraft Sales & Service Inc. 4
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Mildred's Cloth Shop right side lines and
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Stanly Dairies Inc.
Stanly Exterminating & Insulating Co
Stanly Oil Co left bottom lines and 62
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Stanly Refrigeration & Air Conditioning.
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Starnes Jewelry Store. right side lines and
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State Capital Life Insurance Co
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Still Oil Co right side lines and
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32 Stokes Dwight ..
Stone E B Finance Co of Albemarle Inc
. front cover, left top and right bottom lines and 14
Stovall-Wolfe Motor Co Inc. right bottom lines and 12
Suggs Furniture Co. left bottom lines and 65
Thompson's TV Service left side lines and 91
Treece Dewey D Building Specialties
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Tucker Jas A. .back cover, left bottom lines and 38
Tucker Oil Co.
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Vickers C L Transfer. left top lines and 78
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Walter Printing Co.
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Wayside Flower Shop The
West Side Motors. backbone, right bottom lines, 54 and 55
Whitley Clyde H Plumbing & Heating 82
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Whitley Ernest A. 35 Whitley's James Upholstery Shop 92
Whitley's Luncheonette 84
Wilson Farm Supply 49
Winecoff Electric Co Inc. right side lines, 3 and 48
Yadkin Brick Yards. . . .. back cover, left side lines and 20
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Statistical Review
Form of Government-Mayor-aldermanic.
Population-11,798 (1950 U. S. Census). Current estimate 15,500 .
Area-5.6 square miles
Altitude-505 feet above sea level.
Climate-Mean annual temperature, 60 degrees F .; aver- age annual rainfall approximately 48 inches.
Parks-2 (1 municipal and the other maintained by Wiscassett Mills).
Assessed Valuation-$18,500,000, with $1.50 plus special school tax of $ .30 per $100.
Bonded Indebtedness-$3,000,000.
Banking and Finance-2 banks, 1 of which is locally owned; 2 locally-owned building and loan associations.
Telephones-7,000 in service.
Churches-Approximately 30, representing all major de- nominations.
Industry-Hosiery, yarn, lumber and aluminum products are chief industrial goods. 64 manufacturing concerns in Stanly County employ over 7,800 workers, expending over $19,000,000 in payrolls annually.
Agricultural Products-Grains, lespedeza, hay, milo, cot- ton, corn, dairy products, beef, pork, poultry and sheep.
Communications-One semi-weekly newspaper, The Stanly News & Press, and 2 radio stations, WABZ and WZKY.
Trade Area-10 miles west; 20 miles east, north and south.
Hotel-65-room Hotel Albemarle.
Railroads-2: Winston-Salem Southbound and Yadkin.
Highways-U. S. 52; N. C. 27, 73 and 740.
Airport-Private, with charter service.
Recreation-Excellent Y. M. C. A., with bowling and bil- liards; 2 theatres, with total seating capacity of 1,000; 2 drive-in theatres, swimming pools, tennis, golf.
Medical Facilities-Modern 115-bed Stanly County Hos- pital; Stanly County Medical Center
Public Library-Contains 42,000 volumes.
Education-5 city grammar schools and 2 high. Total of 17 schools in county. Pfeiffer College at Meisenheimer.
Location
Albemarle is located in the heart of Piedmont North Carolina, among the gradual rolling hills of the Uwharrie Mountain range. It truly can be described as an area of "accessible isolation," being near large market areas and yet not hampered by large industrial and trade areas threaten- ing to smother it. The county seat of Stanly County, Albe- marle is near the geographical center of the state.
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Climate
This area enjoys a mild, healthful climate throughout the year, being neither excessively hot in summer nor cold in winter. The annual mean temperature is 60 degrees. Aver- age annual rainfall is 48 inches, and snowfall is 6.4 inches. The length of the growing season is approximately 200 days. This area is not subject to violent storms or other unusual weather conditions.
History
This city was named for the duke of Albemarle and was incorporated in 1847. The entire area is richly flavored with romantic history of the early settlers (primarily English and French) and of Indian tribes which once roamed the ageless mountain ranges. At one time river traffic came within ten miles of Albemarle, up the Pee Dee River, but of course this long since has given way to the harnessing of river power for electricity. Albemarle played a major role in both the Amer- ican Revolution and the War Between the States. Skirmishes were reported in both wars, and a great deal of legend has been handed down generation-by-generation. There was a gold rush in the county during the 1860's, and at one time there were four mines in operation here.
Government
Albemarle is governed by a mayor and five aldermen, elected biennially by the people. Five commissioners, also elected biennially, govern the county. Politically, the com- munity has been traditionally governed by a two-party sys- tem, in keeping with its early heritage.
Municipal Facilities
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The Stanly County Hospital was completed in 1950, with all modern facilities to serve this community. Fifteen rooms were added in 1954, bringing the total bed number to 115. Additional clinical and laboratory space was included in the enlargement program. The hospital is well staffed and has many specialists more commonly found in larger cities. The County Medical Center was placed in service in the spring of 1953, and will accommodate numerous patients through the county clinic.
The beautiful Wiscassett Memorial Y.M.C.A. was com- pleted in 1950, and contains recreational facilities surpassed by few communities in the state. The spacious building ac- commodates several recreation and banquet rooms, library, lounges, a large gymnasium, bowling alleys and billiards. It is open to membership of the entire community.
Albemarle has two individual water plants, the largest and most modern of which is currently serving the com- munity. It was completed and placed in service in 1951, and delivers a maximum of 4,000,000 gallons of water daily. Since only 2,000,000 gallons are consumed daily, the plant operates on half capacity. It can easily be expanded to produce 12,000,000 gallons a day. The water is pumped from the Yadkin River, some seven miles away.
The old water plant, having a capacity of 2,000,000 gal- lons daily, is being kept as an emergency measure, and is operated several times a week by the City to keep it in top condition.
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The municipal sewage-disposal system is modern, and adequately meets the needs of the community.
Albemarle owns its power distribution systems and buys its power from Duke Power Co.
Both Albemarle and Stanly County are in excellent fi- nancial condition, having floated bonds for municipal and county projects a few years ago. They are paying off these debts at a rapid rate.
The fire and police departments are modern, well- staffed and have the latest equipment available. There are 24 policemen and 18 firemen protecting the city. The per capita fire loss in 1955 was $ .50. Crime, other than the usual minor offenses, is kept at a minimum here.
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Education
The city is equipped with five grade and two high schools, staffed by approximately 80 teachers. Pfeiffer Col- lege is located at Meisenheimer, eleven miles north of Albe- marle. This beautiful campus is staffed with excellent in- structors, and offers a wide variety of studies and degrees.
Churches
Practically all denominations and faiths commonly found in America are among the approximately 25 churches of Albemarle.
Recreation
This is truly an ideal location for recreation. In addition to the Y.M.C.A. already mentioned, 51/2 miles east of town is the 4,000-acre Morrow Mountain State Park. This is known widely as the best park in the state system, and offers such facilities as a beautiful lodge, a spacious swimming pool, six cabins for summer vacationists, a large trailer camp, two picnic areas, camping grounds, scenic roads and trails, boat- ing and fishing. Also a nature and historical museum is operated for study by the public.
The Stanley County Country Club offers a beautiful 18-hole golf course which is considered one of the best in the state.
There are two parks within the City. One is municipally- owned and has a large swimming pool, and the other is a large playground for children. Other facilities are tennis, softball, hunting and picnicking.
Recreation Area Atop Morrow Mountain State Park
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Industries
The chief industry of Albemarle and Stanly County is textile manufacturing. Second in importance is the alum- inum processing plant at Badin, seven miles from Albemarle. The hosiery knitting industry ranks third. Other industries and products are furniture and wood products plants, brick manufacturing, light-weight aggregate products, stone, flour mills and food industries. There are over 7,800 persons in Stanly County on industrial payrolls of approximately $19,000,000 annually. Many of these workers are farm-own- ers, and work both in the mills and tilling their soil.
Transportation
Two railway lines serve Albemarle-The Winstom-Salem Southbound and the Yadkin Railroad. The former of these is controlled by the Atlantic Coast Line and the latter is leased by the Southern Railroad.
Four bus companies operate both local and interurban bus services throughout this area. There are three State highways and one U. S. highway intersecting at Albemarle. They are: N. C. 27, 73 and 740 and U. S. 52.
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