Hill's Burlington (Alamance County, N.C.) City Directory [1950-1951], Part 1

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Publication date: 1950
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MELVILLE DAIRY SEE PAGE 41 BUYERS GUIDE


Telephone 6-6391


The Hood System Industrial Bank The Friendly Bank


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310 S. SPRING ST.


THE HOOD WEEKLY LO SYSTEM


Industrial Loans


TEL. 6-4506


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Cobb Motor Company


Complete One Stop Service Station Wrecking Service and General Repairs Specializing in Frame, Axle and Wheel Service Expert Body and Fender Repairing PHONES 6-7326 & 6-7327 W. DAVIS N.E. cor. CHURCH


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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX


HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Direc - tories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1950-51 edition of the Burlington City Directory, which also includes Elon Coll- ege, Graham and Haw River.


Confidence in the growth of Burlington'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 Direc- tory is a mirror truly reflecting Burlington to the world.


The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Directories in the es- timation of the public, has been established by rendering the best in Di- rectory 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 Burlington Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the community.


Four Major Departments (Each department beginning with Page 1)


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


I. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and busi- ness and professional concerns is the first 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 adult resident of Burlington and vicinity, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation.


IL THE BUYERS' GUIDE, the second major department, print- ed on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufac- turing, business and professional interests of Burlington and vicinity. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the busi- ness 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 progressive community like Burlington, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. Gen- eral appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.


III. THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is the third ma- jor department, printed on yellow paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indis- pensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. The Di- rectory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller. As such it plays an important part in the daily activities of the commercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Class- fied Business Directory than through any other medium.


IV. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, is the fourth major department. In


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INTRODUCTION


this section the numbered streets are arranged in numerical order, fol- lowed by the named streets in alphabetical order; the numbers of the residences and business concerns are arranged in numerical order un- der the name of each street, and the names of the householders and con- cerns 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 community, 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 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 Burlington and vicinity.


The Burlington Directory Library


Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Burlington City Di- rectory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Burling- ton Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 600 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North Ameri- can Directory Publishers, under whose supervision the system is oper - ated.


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION, THE YELLOW PAGES


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A & E Motor Co .


Acme Drug Co Inc. Right side lines and 45


Acme Motor Co


Addison's Auto Upholstery Shop Left side lines and


118


Aetna Loan & Finance Co.


20


Alamance Awnings . Right top lines and


20 91 103


Alamance Broadcasting Co. Left center lines and


Alamance Electric Supply Co Inc . .Left top lines and 49


Alamance Gas Co.


Alamance Hotel. Left top lines and


Alamance Industrial Loan Co.


Alamance Lumber Co Inc Back cover and


.Left top lines and


Alamance Printing Co.


Right top lines and


Anderson Used Cars. Left side lines and


Armette Coal Co Inc . Front cover and


Askew Stone Works. .


Auto Parts & Electric Co


Baxter Appliance Co . .


. Right bottom lines and


Baylor's Insurance Service Inc


Right top lines and


Belk-Beck Co Inc. . Right center lines and


Bells' Shoe Shop & Men's Dept Store . Left center lines and


Blossom Shop The.


Right side lines and


Boone R E Laundry & Dry Cleaners


Boston Cleaners Left top lines and


Boykin Tom Auto Repair .


Bradley D V Service Station . Left top lines and


Bradshaw & Thompson


Bryan Jennings M. Left side lines and


Bryan & Thompson. Back cover and


Burke Funeral Home


Left side lines and


Burlington Auto Co. Right bottom lines and Burlington Awning Co. . Right side lines and


Burlington Coca-Cola Bottling Co Inc. Right side lines and


Burlington Delivery Service. Left side lines and


Burlington Diaper Service


. Left bottom lines and


Burlington Drug Co


Burlington Dry Cleaners


Burlington Finance Co. Right center lines and 84 103


Burlington-Graham Broadcasting Co Inc. . Back cover and


Burlington Ice Delivery Co Inc. Left side lines and 72


Burlington Merchants Association Inc. . Right side lines and 39 94


Burlington Optical Co. . Right side lines and


105


Burlington Real Estate Co Inc.


Right top lines and


108


Burlington Roofing Co.


Burlington Upholstery Shop Right side lines, Y and 118


Z 71 84 85 7 102 17 32 C 7 52 73 43 43 55 46 48 17 8 111 76 36 61 8 21 35 94 45 45 48


Alamance Book & Stationery Co


84


Alamance Aviation Service Inc.


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Alamance Motors Inc.


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


Page 119


Burlington Veterinary Hospital.


C & L Radiator & Battery Co. . Right side lines and 18


Campbell & Myers Inc. . Left bottom lines and 37


Campbell Plumbing & Repair Service. . Left center lines and 98


67 Canady-Peerson Furniture Co


Carolina Casualty Insurance Company.


Tabbed insert at street guide


Carolina Home & Auto Supply. Left side lines and


Carolina Motors Inc


26


Carolina Soda Shop


Left side lines and


65


Cates J N & Sons Coal Co


Back cover and


Cates J W Inc . Front stencil, 26 and


Christian Harward Furniture Co .


City Drug Co. Left side lines and


Right side lines and


City Furniture Co


Clapp Furniture Co


Cobb Motor Co. . Front cover and


Cobb Ralph D.


Coble Hardware Co


Colonial Furniture Co Inc. Right side lines and


Community Federal Savings & Loan Assn


Correct Time Inn. .Left center lines and 107 Cox-Smith Machine Co. Right side lines and Crawford Department Store. 87 44 98 Crutchfield-Pennington Inc 117


Custom Mattress & Upholstery Co.


. Right bottom lines and


Davis St Pharmacy Inc.


Davis W T.


De Bruler Edwin J.


Dennis C R Florist. Right center line and 53


Dixie Texaco Service


Doyle's.


Duke Power Co. Back cover and


East End Service Station


Efird's Department Store. Left side lines and


Elkins-Terrell Motors Inc.


Right side lines and


Elon College


Evans John B.


Faucette Coal Sales Co Inc. Back cover, right top lines and


Faulk's Insulation Co. .Left side lines and


Fifth Street Cleaners.


First Federal Savings and Loan Assn of Burlington.


Ribbon book mark and 110


Five Point Service Station


18


Fonville D K Agency .


76


Foster Shoe Co Inc


112 80


Frank's Jewelery .


39


G & A Finance Co Inc


Left bottom lines and 78


Gate City Motor Sales. .Left center lines and


83


Gates E P Construction Co


3


Gilliam's Poultry & Feed Co. Right bottom lines and


69 27 111


Goldston Lumber Co Inc .Left side lines and Graham Home Building Co


12


Grayson's Motorcycle Shop


Left side lines and


89


Graham Plumbing & Heating Co


Z


Graham Super Service .


12


Graham Underwriters Agency. 78


.Left side lines and 9 80 82 10 44 10 X 97 34 72 47


Freeman J H Co.


. Right side lines and 83


Gant Cecil.


.Left top lines, A and


11


General Tire Supply Inc. Top stencil, left side lines and


Graham Motor Sales Inc.


. Left top lines and


45 91 96


City Electric Co.


33 35 67 46 51 67 68 2 57 69 65 109


18


9


Carroll J J & Son.


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


Page


Green & McClure.


. Right center lines and 66


Green's Fuel Co of North Carolina Inc. . . Right bottom lines and 69


Gulf Oil Corp Right top lines and 93


H & H Auto Parts Co.


13


Hanford Brick Co Inc Left top lines, C and 29


Hardie's M C Esso Service


Right side lines and 13 61


Hargett Funeral Home


Harrell Jesse J. . Right side lines and 90 86


Harris J C Lumber Co


Hogan Plumbing & Heating Co Right side lines and 99


Holt G Marvin Inc.


Right bottom lines and


51 52 84


Home Finance Co.


Right center lines and


Home Furniture Store


Hood System Industrial Bank The.


Front cover and


106


Hooper Thomas L.


Home Dry Cleaners Right top lines, 79 and


Right center lines and


48 37


Hudson Michael P.


.Left bottom lines and


Huffman Oil Co.


Hughes W L Garage


Imperial Life Insurance Co.


77


Ingle P E. .


Left side lines and 38


Jeffreys Paint & Paper Co


. . Front cover and 95


Jessup Lester A .


Right side lines and


38 80 B


Jimmie's Beauty Salon


58


Jon-Eva Flower Shop.


Right bottom lines and


55


Jones Vance Heating & Appliance Co & Rulane Gas Service.


Left top lines and 70


King Brick & Pipe Co


King's Auto Shop


Kirkman Plumbing & Heating Co Inc. .. Right bottom lines, B and


31


Kirkpatrick R F & Sons Inc


28


Lemly Plumbing & Heating Co.


97


Levin Brothers Inc Insert at name in alpha


Lilien Motors Inc Right bottom lines and 14


Linberg Engineers The.


3C


Lindsey's Garage & Body Works. . Left center lines and .4


18


Long B B Plumbing Co. Left center lines and 100


61


Loy & Lynn Plumbing Co


100


Lynch Harry L.


58


M & H Esso Service.


Martin's Welding-Plumbing & Repair. . . Right bottom lines and 101


78


McClure Funeral Service. . . Front cover, right center lines and 60


118


Melville Dairy . Front cover; left bottom lines and 41


Midway Oil Corp . Right bottom lines and 93


Miller B A Jewelers . Right side lines and 80


Mize Motor Sales . Right side lines and


15


Modern Shoe Shop Left bottom lines and 113


119


Modern Venetian Blind Co


Mooneyham Electric Co Right bottom lines and 52


Moore-Jones Inc. . Right side lines and 53


Moore Oil Co. Left bottom lines and 59


Morris Plan Industrial Bank The . .Right center lines and 25


1


Hoyle Ernest E


. Left bottom lines and


57 92 116


Jewel Box Inc The.


Johnston Clyde C


30 14 99


Kirkman's Young Fashions Right top lines and


Lloyd's Esso Service.


Lowe Funeral Home.


15


Mast Phil H Agency .


McMahan Insurance Agency Inc .Left side lines and 79


McNeill's Furniture Shop


68 22


Home & Farm Center


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


Morton's .


.Left side lines and


Page. 40 19


Motor Service Co .


National Bank of Burlington The. Bottom stencil and 23


Neese-Shoffner Furniture Co Inc. .Left top lines and 63 48 16


Nichols Cleaners.


Norton-Russ Automotive Co


Oil Sales Co Inc. . Left top lines and P & R Electric Repair Co .


Paramount Theatre .


Patterson Dean Construction Co


Payne Oil Co . Right bottom lines and


Pearce E N Insurance Agency. . Left top lines and


Peele Electrical Co Inc Right top lines and


Peoples Insurance Agency Inc.


Piedmont Hotel


Porter Roofing Co


Ray W F & Son.


Red Bird Cab Co Inc. Front and back lip margins and


Red Star Service Stations


Left bottom lines and


Rich & Thompson


Salvation Army The


Sandlin Furniture Co


Sears Roebuck and Co


.Back cover and


Self Electric Co.


Right top lines and


Service Furniture Co.


Sharpe Chas V Inc.


Sharpe Funeral Home.


Smith C B Roofing & Waterproofing Co. Smith Electric Repair Co


Left center lines and


Smith Fletcher L. . Left center lines and


Smith Tractor & Implement Co.


Backbone, left bottom lines and


104


Southern Laundry Inc


.Right side lines and


113


Square Deal Metal Works


Stearns & Son. .Right center lines and


Stradler J D. Right top lines and


105 47


Supreme Dry Cleaners & Shirt Laundry.


101


Sykes Plumbing & Heating Co


.Left side lines and 88


Sykes Supply Co


Left side lines and 56


Teer's Flowers.


Left bottom lines and


96 112


Thomas S B Co .


79


Times-News Publishing Co


Right side lines and


16


Trollinger's Florists


120


Turner Russell J.


31


Victor's Clothing Co.


70


Ward Hotel.


19


Warren's Esso Service


106


Web Grill


West End Furniture Co Inc . Right top lines and 64


West Roy & Co.


Right side lines and


53


Western Auto Associate Store . Left side lines and


19 White Engineering Co. .Right side lines and 102


56 White's Flower Shop


Wilson Auto Supply Inc


20


92 88 115 39 93 77 50 74 71 108 90 114 5 68 30 67 42 24 53 44 66 75 62 108


Security National Bank


Right side lines and


Sellars Department Store


Right side lines and


Smith Feed Co


.Left side lines and 49 29 120 116


Somers-Pardue Agency Inc. . Left side lines and


81 19


Spence Motors. Right bottom lines and


Spinks' Shoe Repairing . . Right bottom lines and


111 70


Television Company of Burlington The Left top lines and 115


Thomas Paint & Paper Co


Thompson Worth L Agency Inc .


Left top lines and 91


Tire Sales Co.


Front cover and 54


Back cover and


Left bottom lines and


Left bottom lines and


. Left side lines and


Front cover and


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


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Wilson Esso Service.


Page 20


Wilson's Service Center


17


Workman J P & Son. Wright Neal .


. Left center lines and 97


81


Zimmerman Lumber Co


.30 and 87


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Burlington and Alamance County


(Courtesy Burlington Chamber of Commerce)


STATISTICAL REVIEW (CITY OF BURLINGTON)


Form of Government -- Council-manager.


Population -- 21,830 (special U. S. Census in 1944). American- born, 99.4 00.


Area -- 7 square miles.


Altitude -- 656 feet above sea level.


Climate -- Mean annual temperature, 59.6 degrees F .; average


annual rainfall, 50.21 inches.


Parks -- 4, with total of 128 acres.


Assessed Valuation -- $41,455,151, with $1.55 per $100 tax rate, based on 90 o/o valuation.


Bonded Indebtedness -- $3,133,500.


Financial Data -- 2 commercial and 2 industrial banks; 2 build- ing and loan associations.


Telephones in Service -- 13,058.


Churches -- 35, representing 15 denominations.


Building and Construction -- Value of building permits, $5,454,484 in city and immediate suburbs (average in a normal year).


Real Estate -- 5,500 homes, with about 58 oo owned by occupants. Industry -- Chief industries of city and surrounding territory: Manufacturing and agriculture. 83 manufacturing establishments, em- ploying 17,364 workers, and paying wages of $50,000,000 annually (met- ropolitan area only). Principal manufactured products: Hosiery, rayon, silk fabrics, dairy products and electronics.


Trade Area -- Extends 8 miles west and 20 miles in other direc- tions, with total population of over 125,000.


Newspapers -- Burlington Times-News (daily); Alamance News (weekly).


Hotels -- 2 principal, with total of 164 rooms. Numerous smaller hotels.


Radio Stations -- Alamance Broadcasting Co. (WBBB) AM and FM; Burlington-Graham Broadcasting Co. (WFNS) AM and FM.


Railroads -- Southern.


Highways -- U. S. 70; State 49, 54, 62, 87, 93, 100, 103.


Airports -- 2 ( 1 commercial, 1 private).


Amusements -- Largest auditorium in city seats 1,000 persons. 4 moving-picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 2,500 persons. 2 golf courses.


Hospitals -- 6, with total of 200 beds.


Education -- Elon College 4 miles west. 11 public schools, in- cluding 1 senior high and 1 junior high. 1 parochial school. Number of pupils in public schools, 5,357; teachers, 179.


Public Libraries -- 1, with 35,298 volumes. Also school libraries maintained separately.


City Statistics -- Total street mileage, 110.7, with 38.7 miles paved. Miles of gas mains, 38.8; sewers, 49. Number of water meters, 5,475. Capacity of water works (municipal), 5,500,000 gallons; daily average pumpage, 3,000,000 gallons; miles of mains, 60. Fire department has 17 paid men and 30 volunteers, with 1 station and 5 pieces of motor equip- ment. Police department has 20 men, with 1 station and 7 pieces of motor equipment.


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INTRODUCTION


IN THE PIEDMONT REGION


Availability


Within 600 miles from the boundaries of Piedmont Carolinas lie New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Little Rock, New Orleans and Miami.


In other words, any part of this section is only about one day's railroad travel from the nation's chief centers of population and indus- try-a consideration that counts heavily in the distribution and market- ing of manufactured goods.


From any part of the Piedmont it is only afew hours by automo- bile over modern paved roads to the wonderful recreational facilities of the mountains in the western Carolinas, to the world-known resorts in the Sandhills-internationally famous for their golf courses-and to the great seaside resorts along the Atlantic Coast.


Labor


Greater than any other resource of Piedmont Carolinas is the character of its men and women. This has made the industrial develop- ment possible and attracted a host of manufacturers.


Long before the Revolution these pioneers ranged down the val- leys of the Appalachians from Pennsylvania, Maryland and other states. Largely of English stock, with admixtures of German and Scotch-Irish, they settled in the hilly Piedmont section. Their descendants are true to those early traditions. They are energetic and ambitious. It is these qualities that years ago overcame the handicap of debt and stagnation left by the Civil War. They are keen to take their place in the forefront of the nation's development.


Manufacturers coming from older, over-industrialized sections, have been struck by the ready intelligence of these people, their eager - ness to be taught, and their loyalty.


National Market


Piedmont Carolinas is 300 miles closer to the country's center of population than, for example, New York City. Based on the Life In- surance Sales Research Bureau studies, careful percentages have been worked out for every county in the U. S. in terms of ability to buy.


A 600-mile circle (the economical marketing radius) center on New York reaches 44.5 oo of the national purchasing power. Centered on areas farther north and east, a smaller proportion of the national market will be included.


A similar circle drawn from Piedmont Carolinas embraces 66.8 o/o of the country's purchasing power-a 50 oo greater availability to the national market.


Cost of Living


It has been estimated by one authority that the cost of living aver - ges each Piedmont workman several dollars per week less than an e- ual standard of living costs in more highly industrialized parts of the country. Houses cost less; food costs less. The mild climate requires lower fuel and clothing costs. Naturally labor costs less.


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INTRODUCTION


CIVIC FEATURES


Location and Area


Alamance County is located in the famous rapidly-developing industrial area known as the Piedmont Section. It lies between north latitude 35 degrees 52 minutes and 36 degrees 17 minutes and west lon- gitude 79 degrees 16 minutes and 79 degrees 34 minutes, in the north central section of the state. (Burlington's altitude is 656 feet). The county has 492 square miles land area, or 314,880 acres.


History and Peoples


The following is quoted from a study by John W. Harden, entitled "Alamance County: Economic and Social," and published by the Univer - sity of North Carolina: "It is not known exactly when the early settlers came to the region which is now Alamance County, but in 1700, when Lawson, an English explorer and adventurer, journeyed through this lo- cality, he found it heavily forested and in the hands of the Saxaphaw In- dians, with only a few scattered whites present.


"It seems that this section of the state was first settledby emi- grants from the Rhine River section of Germany, known as the Palatine. "These early settlers were augmented in 1720 by immigration of settlers from the North, and it was this movement that gave the region its first white inhabitants in any number. These came from Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and even the more distant New England. The newcomers were mostly Scotch-Irish, German and Eng- lish families, the last being mainly Quaker in religion."




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