Hill's Albemarle (Stanly, N.C.) City Directory [1961-1962], Part 1

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Publication date: 1961
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SWIMMING POOLS 1108 N. SECOND ST.


DEWEY D. TREECE BUILDING SPECIALTIES THIA. YUkon 2-1117


THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK


Capital $100,000.00


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Undivided Profits and Reserves $149,000.00


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108 East North St. Tel. YUkon 2-1615 (See Yellow Page 76)


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CARPETS DRAPES


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Burlington, N. C


WX 4000 to Greensboro


Concord, N. C.


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Dunn, N. C


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Durham, N. C


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Hamlet, N. C.


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High Point, N. C.


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Kannapolis, N. C


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Kinston, N. C


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Lexington, N. C


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Lumberton, N. C.


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Mocksville, N. C.


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Reidsville, N. C.


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Rocky Mount, N. C.


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Thomasville, N. C. 819


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HILL'S ALBEMARLE


(STANLY COUNTY, N. C.) CITY DIRECTORY 1961-62


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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DIRECTORY


PUBLISHERS


PUBLISHERS NOTE


The information in this Directory is gathered by an actual canvass and is compiled in a way to in- sure maximum accuracy.


The publishers cannot and do not guarantee the correctness 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.


Hill Directory Co., Inc., Publishers


INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX


HILL DIRECTORY CO., INC., publishers of Southeastern Directories, (publishers of the Albemarle Directory since 1951), present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1961-62 edition of the Albemarle City Directory, which also includes Badin and Rural Route Residents.


Confidence in the growth of Albemarle's industry, popula- tion 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 Albe- marle to the world.


The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Directories in the estimation 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 com- munity.


Four Major Departments


The four major departments are arranged in the following order :-


I. THE YELLOW PAGES constitute the first major depart- ment 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 appro- priate headings-a catalog of all the activities of the city and vicinity. Preceding this catalog likewise grouped under appro- priate headings, are the advertisements 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 com- munity like Albemarle the necessity of having this kind of in- formation up-to-date and always immediately available, is ob- vious. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller, and plays an important role in the daily ac- tivities of the commercial, industrial and professional world.


II. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is the second major de- partment, printed on white paper. This is the only record in ex- istence 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.


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III. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUD- ING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, is the third major de- partment, 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 num- bers.


IV. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, cover- ing 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 Albemarle 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 Commerce, Inc., for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 1,000 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 recognition by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Directory as an ad. vertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commen- surate return.


HILL DIRECTORY CO., INC., Publishers.


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


PAGE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW REFER TO THE YELLOW PAGES


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Albemarle Bake Shop


17


Albemarle Bakery left side lines and 17


Albemarle College of Beauty Culture


left top lines and 21


Albemarle Grading & Paving Co Inc


Albemarle Hotel


right top lines and 59


Albemarle Insurance Agency Inc ...


left top lines 69


Albemarle Savings & Loan Assn


Albemarle Wood Preserving Plant left bottom lines and 75


Allen Clothing Store Inc left side lines and 64


Auten Motors Inc


Badin Heating & Sheet Metal Contractor


13


Badin Ice & Fuel Inc left side lines and 36


left bottom lines and 51


Boone Laundry & Cleaners Inc


right top lines, 41 and 61


Burrell Bakery


right top lines and


18


Burris H J Electrical Contractor ... left side lines and C & M Taxi Co right side lines and 79


32


Cabarrus Bank & Trust Co front and back covers, left top and right bottom lines and Carolina Solite Corp


19


right bottom and right side lines and 65


Confederate Motors Inc.


13


Crowell & Honeycutt Body Shop


14


Davis Motor Co


left top lines and 9


Dennis Concrete Works Inc


front stencil, left bottom lines, 23 and


30


Don's Auto Repair


10


Drug Centre Inc bottom


stencil, left top and right bottom lines, 39 and 70


Dun-Rite Laundry & Cleaners Inc. 41 and


61


Earnhardt C K & Son Inc. 32


East Main Sunoco Service right side lines and 78 10 Economy Auto Supply.


Economy Plumbing & Heating Co


Ed & Son Sheet Metal Shop right top lines and 71


Efird H P Co Inc


left side lines and 78


Efird Lexter L.


42 33


Efird Sam M Contractor


left side lines and 35


Fenters Service right side lines and 2


Firestone Home & Auto Supply Stores


.back lip margin, left bottom lines, Z and 5 First National Bank The


front cover, right top lines and 20


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Albemarle Oil Co Inc ..


left bottom lines and 29


Curtis Fish House


74


Crook Motor Co Inc. left side lines and 9


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Five Points Gulf Service .......... left bottom lines and Five Points Recapping Service.


77


Gantt J E Plumbing & Heating Co Inc


left side lines and 71 55


Gantt Rulane Gas Service Inc left side lines and


Gem Automatic Gas Co Inc right side lines and 55 Goodman Oil Company Inc right side lines and 46 7 Goodyear Service Stores 73 33 Hamp Talbert Realtor Harris W M & Son right center lines and Harwood's Florist left top lines and 44 65 Helms Motor Express Inc left top lines, A and 8 Herlocker 52 Service Herlocker Mill Service Herlocker Service. left side lines, 8 and 8 50 38 Hill Directory Co Inc Hill's Refrigeration Service right side lines and 73 Holbrook D A & Sons General Contractors 34 Home Savings & Loan Association front cover, right bottom lines and 78 Hotel Albemarle right top lines and 59 63 Huckabee Lumber Co Inc left side lines and 24 Huneycutt Lumber Co Inc right top lines and Jack's Garage 15 Jones Shoe Repair 78 Lee's Texaco Service right side lines and 14 52 Lefler Funeral Home Inc right top lines and Lefler Furniture Co Inc right top lines and 55 40


Loftin's Drug Store


Lorch Plumbing & Heating Co Inc


right side lines and 31 57


Lowder Hardware Co Inc right side lines and


Lowder Heating & Sheet Metal Co


Lynn Lou Casuals


McManus G C Co Inc


Miller's Dry Goods Store


Miller's Inc. .


Moose's Inc.


Morgan D Gaston


Morgan Marvin F left side lines and


Morgan Motor Co right side lines and


Morton's Building Supply left side lines and


Nationwide Finance Corp of Albemarle.


North Carolina Natural Gas Corp.


North Second Phillips "66" left side lines and


Norwood Stockyard.


right side lines, 6 and


Peck's Florist .. front cover, right top lines and Penney J C Co Inc


Pennington J E


Power City Bus Lines Inc right center lines and


Press Printing Company left side lines and


Purcell's Drug Co


Ritchie Auto Parts


Ritchie's Grill


Select Mobile Homes left side lines and Service Distributing Co Inc


left bottom lines and 58 29 left side lines, 2 and 42 37 left bottom lines and 60 left top lines and 28 left side lines and 34 67 11 27 62 56 77 62 45 36 35 27 72 40 11 74 80


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Setzler-Hinson Furniture Co Inc right top lines and 53


Smith Tire & Recapping Service left bottom lines and 79 Smith's Mutual Insurance Agency right bottom lines and 60


South Central Oil Co Inc


front lip margin, right top lines and 48


Southeastern Block '& Tile Inc ...... left top lines and 25


66


Standard Office Equipment Co ... right side lines and Standard Sheet Metal right bottom lines and 3 Stanly Aircraft Sales & Service Inc


Stanly Exterminating & Insulating Co


top stencil, 42 and 59


Stanly FCX Service Inc


43


Stanly Funeral Home left top lines and 51


Stanly Hardware Co Inc right side lines and


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Stanly Oil Co


Stanly Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Stanly Salvage


50 4 14 61


Starnes Jewelry Store. right bottom lines and


Still Oil Co left side lines and 49


Stone E B Finance Co of Albemarle Inc ..... front


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cover, left top and right bottom lines and Stovall-Wolfe Motor Co Inc ...... right bottom lines and Thompson Plumbing Co left side lines and 71


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Treece Dewey B Building Specialties


Underpass Body Shop. right side lines and 12 front cover, right top lines and 26


Vickers C L Transfer


Vickers Used Cars


Walter Printing Co


West Side Motors


Whitley's Dining Room


15 B


Whitley's Luncheonette


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Winecoff Electric Co Inc


right side lines, 3 and 41


Yadkin Brick Yards Inc


back cover, right side lines and 22


Yingling Furniture Co


front cover, left side lines and 54


backbone and 66 13 71


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When You Want to Know:


-where a person lives. -what his occupation is.


-who lives at a certain number on a street.


-where a street is located. -the correct spelling of a name. -the officers of a corporation. -the partners in a firm.


-the solution to any of scores of problems that pop up unexpectedly to annoy and baffle you.


-you can quickly find the answer in the City Directory.


ALBEMARLE


(Courtesy Albemarle and Stanly County Chamber of Commerce, Inc.)


Statistical Review


FORM OF GOVERNMENT-Mayor-aldermanic.


POPULATION-1960 Census, 12,261 persons.


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 Wiscas- sett Mills).


ASSESSED VALUATION-$48,750,000. Tax rate $.60 per $100 based on 75% of real value. Stanly County and Albemarle are in excellent financial condition.


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 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 $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.


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 and 1 new 16 lane bowling alley.


MEDICAL FACILITIES-Modern 140 bed Stanly County Hos- pital; Stanly County Medical Center.


PUBLIC LIBRARY-Contains 48,000 volumes.


EDUCATION-5 city grammar schools and 2 high. 3 new con- solidated high schools in county. Pfeiffer College at Meisen- heimer.


Location


Albemarle is located in the heart of Piedmont North Caro- lina, among the gradual rolling hills of the Uwharrie Mountain


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range. It truly can be described as an area of "accessible iso- lation," being near large market areas and yet not hampered by large industrial and trade areas threatening to smother it. The county seat of Stanly County, Albemarle is near the geo- graphical 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 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 tell 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 Ameri- can 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 system, in keeping with its early heritage.


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Municipal Facilities


The 140 bed Stanly County Hospital was completed in 1950, with all modern clinical and laboratory facilities to serve the city. 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 community. It was completed and placed in service in 1951, and delivers a maximum of 8,000,000 gallons of water 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 daily by the city to keep it in top condition.


The municipal sewage-disposal system is modern, and is also being expanded to 8,000,000 MGD capacity to meet the growing needs of the community.


Albemarle owns its power distribution systems buying its power from Duke Power Co. and reselling at Duke retail rates.


Aerial View Downtown Albemarle


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Swimming Pool, Morrow Mountain State Park, Albemarle


Both Albemarle and Stanly County are in excellent finan- cial 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 26 police- men and 23 firemen protecting the city. The city carries a fire insurance rating of 5.


Education


The city is equipped with five grade and two high schools, staffed by approximately 86 teachers. Pfeiffer College, a four year institution, is located at Meisenheimer, eleven miles north of Albemarle. This beautiful campus is staffed with ex- cellent 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 Albe- marle.


Recreation


This is truly an ideal location for recreation. In addition to the Y.M.C.A., already mentioned, 512 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 oper- ated 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.




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