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BUILDING SPECIALTIES 1108 N SECOND ST. W (Sce Yellow Pages 28 and 85) TEL. YU kon 2-4117
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Capital $100,000.00
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HILL'S ALBEMARLE
(STANLY COUNTY, N. C.) CITY DIRECTORY 1960
Including Badin
Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Pri- vate Citizens, Including Rural Route Residents, 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
YELLOW PAGES
With a Special ADVERTISING SECTION and a Complete CLASSIFIED LIST
FOR CONTENTS SEE INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX
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1898
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DIRECTORY
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Copyright, 1960, by Hill Directory Co., Inc.
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PUBLISHERS' NOTE
The information in this Directory is gathered by an actual canvass and is compiled in a way to insure maximum accuracy.
The publishers cannot and do not guarantee the cor- rectness of all information furnished them nor the complete absence of errors or omissions, hence no responsibility for same can be or is assumed.
The publishers earnestly request the bringing to their attention of any inaccuracy so that it may be corrected in the next edition of the directory.
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INTRODUCTION
AND GENERAL INDEX
HILL DIRECTORY CO. INC., publishers of Southeastern Director- ies, (publishers of the Albemarle Directory), present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1960 edition of the Albemarle City Directory, which also includes Badin and Rural Route Residents.
Confidence in the growth of Albemarle's industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Di- rectory is a mirror truly reflecting Albemarle to the world.
The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Directories in the esti- mation 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 residents, the publishers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Albemarle Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the community.
Four Major Departments
The four major departments are arranged in the following order :-
I. THE YELLOW PAGES constitute the first major department of the Directory. This embraces a complete list of names and addresses of the business and professional concerns of the city and vicinity, ar- ranged in alphabetical order under appropriate headings-a catalog of all the activities of the city and vicinity. Preceding this catalog like- wise grouped under appropriate headings, are the advertisements and business cards of firms and individuals desiring to present a more com- plete 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 information up-to-date and always immediately available, is obvious. The Directory is the common inter- mediary 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 busi- ness 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, occupation and address of each resident of Albemarle and Badin and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the community.
III. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, is the third major department, printed on green paper. In this section the numbered 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 respective crossing points on each street. Special features of this section are the designa- tion of tenant-owned homes and the listing of telephone numbers.
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IV. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, covering 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 com- munity, 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 pub- lishers 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 Albemarle and vicinity.
The Albemarle Out-ot-Town City Directory Library
Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Albemarle City Di- rectory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Albemarle & Stanly County Chamber of Commerce, 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 Associa- tion of North American Directory Publishers.
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 assur- ance that it will bring a commensurate return.
HILL DIRECTORY CO. INC., Publishers.
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE YELLOW PAGES
Albemarle Bake Shop .right top lines and 20 C
Albemarle Board of Realtors
Albemarle Business Machines. . back cover, right bottom lines, 30 and 73 61
Albemarle Grading & Paving Co. .
Albemarle Hotel .left top lines and 65
Albemarle Insurance Agency Inc. left top lines
Albemarle Oil Co Inc
76
Albemarle Savings & Loan Assn.
. left bottom lines and 25
Albemarle Truck & Tractor Co Inc. left side lines and
10
Arnold Business College.
34
Austin Clay
88 16
Auten Motors Inc
right center lines and
48
Badin Construction Co
. right center lines and
43
Badin Ice & Fuel Inc. left bottom lines and 56
Baucom's Roy Garage. right center lines and 10
Boone Laundry & Cleaners Inc. left top lines, 48 and 69
Bowers Bros. .right bottom lines and
50 37
Brown Coy R General Contractor. . . back cover, left bottom lines and Burleson's Mattress & Upholstery Shop.
Burrell Bakery .right top lines and
C & M Taxi Co. back cover, right side lines and
Cabarrus Bank & Trust Co.
front cover, left top and right bottom lines and 21
Carolina Solite Corp.
left side lines and 71
Carson Furniture Co.
Confederate Motors Inc.
.left bottom lines and 57 16
Corrihers Garage
right center lines and
18
Crook Motor Co left side lines and 6
Crowell & Honeycutt Body Shop.
17
Davis Motor Co.
.left top lines and
11
Dennis Concrete Works Inc.
front stencil, right top and right side lines, 26 and 35
Do-Nut Dinette .left bottom lines and 80
Drug Centre Inc
bottom stencil, left top and right bottom lines, 46 and 77
Dun-Rite Laundry & Cleaners Inc. . .left bottom lines, 47 and 69
Earnhardt C K & Son
36
Economy Auto Supply
.right top lines and
11
Economy Plumbing & Heating Co. right center lines and 78
Edwards Texaco Service. . back cover and 7 40 Efird Lexter L Efird's Sheet Metal Co .right top lines, 40 and 63 12
Fields Used Cars
Firestone Home & Auto Supply Stores.
back lip margin, left bottom lines, Z and 5
First National Bank The .front cover and 22
Five Points Gulf Service. left bottom lines and 82 17
Five Points Recapping Service.
Gantt J E Plumbing & Heating Co Inc.
2 and 78
Gantt Rulane Gas Service Inc . left side lines and 60
Gem Automatic Gas Co Inc. .right side lines and 60 8
Goodyear Service Stores
Harris W M & Son right center lines and 41
Hartsell Charlie H.
back cover, right center lines, 38 and
65
Harward James A
84
Harwood's Florist. . left top lines and Y
Helms Motor Express Inc. left top lines, A and Herlocker 52 Service
72 9
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87 20 86
Badin Cleaners
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Herlocker Mill Service.
Herlocker Service. front cover, left side lines, 9 and 55
Hill Directory Co Inc
45
Hill's Refrigeration Service .right side lines and 79
Home Savings & Loan Assn .... front cover, right bottom lines and
81
Hotel Albemarle. . left top lines and 65
27
Hunsucker Vernon
Lawrence Wheel & Brake Service.
Lefler Funeral Home Inc.
.right top lines and 57
Loftin's Drug Store
Lorch Plumbing & Heating Co Inc. .right side lines and
Lou Lynn Casuals.
Lowder Hardware Co Inc. .left side lines and
Lowder Heating & Sheet Metal Co. .right bottom lines and 64 36
McLendon Inc right center lines and
McManus G C Co Inc. right side lines, 2 and 50
Mildred's Cloth Shop.
right side lines and
31
Miller's Inc.
left side lines and
43
Moose's Inc.
left top lines and 32 41
Morgan D Gaston .right side lines and Morgan Motor Co. . left side lines and
Morris John B Jr. .right top lines and
Nationwide Finance Corp of Albemarle. right bottom lines and 69
North Carolina Natural Gas Corp.
.right center lines and
61
North Second Phillips "66"
.right side lines and
82
Page Paul E .right center lines and 24
Peck's Florist.
.front cover, right top lines and 51 44
Pennington J E. .
left side lines and
Power City Bus Lines Inc
Pure Oil Service Center.
Radio Station W Z K Y.
Rice Garage
Ritchie Auto Parts
Ritchie's Grill
Sealtest Foods
Service Distributing Co Inc ..
. back cover, right side lines and
Setzler-Hinson Furniture Co Inc. .right top lines and 58
Shade Shop The. . left bottom lines and 50
Smith Tire & Recapping Service. left bottom lines, B and
Smith's Mutual Insurance Agency .right bottom lines and
17 67
Smith's Tin Shop.
left side lines and 83
South Central Oil Co Inc.
front lip margin, left side lines, 53 and
75
Standard Auto Parts Co Inc.
Standard Office Equipment Co. .right side lines and 74 1
Stanly Aircraft Sales & Service Inc.
Stanly Exterminating & Insulating Co. . back cover, 49 and 66
Stanly Funeral Home. left top lines and
56
Stanly Hardware Co Inc. .right side lines and 63 70
Stanly Lumber Co Inc.
Stanly Machine & Welding
70
Stanly Mattress Co.
right center lines and 71
Stanly Oil Co
55 4
Stanly Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Stanly Sal
14
Starnes Jewelry Store. .right bottom lines and 68
State Capital Life Insurance Co. 68
Still Oil Co .right side lines and 54
Stone E B Finance Co of Albemarle Inc. .
front cover, left top and right bottom lines and 19
Stovall-Wolfe Motor Co Inc. right bottom lines and 15
Huneycutt Lumber Co Inc. . left and right side lines and
84 12 57
Lefler Furniture Co Inc
47
39 33 62
13 66
.right center lines and 29 83 . right center lines and 78 18 13 79 44 52
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Thompson's TV Service.
Treece Dewey D Building Specialties.
front cover, left side lines, 28 and 85
Troutman Implement Co.
. right center lines and ?
Tuck's Texaco Service.
. right side lines and 17
Underpass Body Shop.
.right side lines and 15
Vickers C L Transfer
. backbone and
73
Vickers Mobile Homes
72 16
Vickers Used Cars.
Walter Printing Co.
78 42
West Charles W Trucking Co. . right center lines and
Whitley Ernest A right center lines and 43
Whitley's James Upholstery Shop
87
Whitley's Luncheonette
left bottom lines and 80
Winecoff Electric Co Inc. right side lines, 3 and 49
Yadkin Brick Yards Inc. back cover, right side lines and 23
Yellow Top Cab Co.
85
Yingling Furniture Co . front cover, left side lines and 59
MORE GOODS ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD THROUGH THE
CLASSIFIED BUSINESS LISTS
OF THE
DIRECTORY THAN ANY OTHER MEDIUM ON EARTH
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ALBEMARLE
(Courtesy Albemarle and Stanly County Chamber of Commerce)
Statistical Review
Form of Government-Mayor-aldermanic.
Population-11,798 (1950 U. S. Census). Current estimate 17,000. Area-5.6 square miles.
Altitude-505 feet above sea level.
Climate-Mean annual temperature, 60 degrees F .; average 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-Revaluation in progress, $2,250,000.
Banking and Finance-2 banks, 1 of which is locally owned; 2 locally-owned building and loan associations.
Telephones-8,800 in service.
Churches-Approximately 30, representing all major denominations. Industry-Hosiery, yarn, lumber and aluminum products are chief industrial goods. 64 manufacturing concerns in Stanly County employ over 7,800 workers, expending over $20,000,000 in payrolls annually.
Agricultural Products-Grains, lespedeza, hay, milo, cotton, 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.
Higliways-U. S. 52; N. C. 27, 73 and 740.
Airport-Private, with charter service.
Recreation-Excellent Y. M. C. A., with bowling and billiards; 2 theatres, with total seating capacity of 1,000; 2 drive-in theatres, swim- ming pools, tennis, golf.
Medical Facilities-Modern 140 bed Stanly County Hospital; Stanly County Medical Center.
Public Library-Contains 48,000 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, Albemarle is near the geographical center of the state.
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. Average annual rainfall is 48 inches, and snowfall is 6.4 inches. The length of the growing season is approxi- mately 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
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for electricity. Albemarle played a major role in both the American Revolution and the War Between the States. Skirmishes were reported in both wars, and a great deal of legend has ben handed down genera- tion-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 bi- ennially by the people. Five commissioners, also elected biennially, govern the county. Politically, the community has been traditionally governed by a two-party system, in keeping with its early heritage.
Municipal Facilities
The Stanly County Hospital was completed in 1950, with all modern facilities to serve this community. 25 rooms are being added, bringing the total bed number to 140. 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 completed in 1950, and contains recreational facilities surpassed by few communities in the state. The spacious building accommodates several recreation and banquet rooms, library, lounges, a large gymasium, 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 community. It was completed and placed in service in 1951, and delivers a maximum of 4,000,000 gallons of water daily. An expansion program is now in progress to bring the capacity to 8,000,000 gallons daily. 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 gallons daily, is being kept as an emergency measure, and is operated several times a week by the City to keep it in top condition.
Filter Plant, New Water System
The municipal sewage-disposal system is modern, and is also being expanded to meet the growing 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 financial con- dition, 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 lastest equipment available. There are 24 policemen and 19 firemen protecting the city. The per capita fire loss in 1959 was $.50. Crime, other than the usual minor offenses, is kept at a minimum here.
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Wiscassett Memorial Y. M. C. A.
Education
The city is equipped with five grade and two high schools, staffed by approximately 80 teachers, Pfeiffer College, a four year institution, is located at Meisenheimer, eleven miles north of Albemarle. This beautiful campus is staffed with excellent instructors, and offers a wide variety of studies and degrees.
Churches
Practically all denominations and faiths commonly found in America are among the approximately 30 churches of Albemarle,
Recreation
This is truly an ideal location for recreation. In addition to the Y. M. C. A., already mentioned, 53 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, síx cabíns for summer vacationísts, a large trailer camp, two picnic areas, camping grounds, scenic roads and trails, boating and fishing, Also a nature and historical museum is operated for study by the public,
The Stanly 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, horseback riding, softball, hunting and picnicking.
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Recreation Area Atop Morrow Mountain State Park
Industries
The chief industry of Albemarle and Stanly County is textile manu- facturing. Second in importance is the aluminum 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 $20,000,000 annually. Many of these workers are farm-owners, and work both in the mills and tilling their soil.
Transportation
Two railway lines serve Albemarle-The Winstom-Salem South- bound and the Carolina and Northwestern 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.
Seven motor-freight carrier lines serve Albemarle on a schedule basis. Few places along the Eastern Seaboard are more than 24-48 hours from Albemarle by freight.
A locally-owned private airport, offering charter service, serves this area. There are no commercial airlines.
Agriculture
Stanly County is one of the foremost agricultural centers of North Carolina and can boast many "firsts." It is the only exporter of small grain within the state. It is the leading county in lespedeza seed grow- ing. For many years this county has supplied other areas with quality seed. Stanly County ranks high in the production of beef and dairy cattle, poultry products, sheep and swine, and is a big producer of milo, corn and cotton. It has hundreds of acres of permanent pastures and
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