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HILL'S BURLINGTON (ALAMANCE COUNTY, N. C.) CITY DIRECTORY 1956
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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, pub- - lishers of the Burlington City Directory since 1935, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1956 edition of the Burlington City Directory, which also includes Alamance, Elon College, Glendale, Graham, Haw River, and Hopedale. Anew feature, the Numerical Telephone Directory, marks this edition.
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 Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Burlington 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 co- operation 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 fulfillitsmissionasa source of authentic information pertaining to the community.
Five Major Departments (Each department beginning with Page 1)
The five major departments are arranged in the following order :--
I. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is the first major department, printed on white paper. This is the only record in existence that shows the name, marital status, oc- cupation and address of each adult resident of Burlington and vicinity, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation.
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II. THE BUYERS' GUIDE, the second major department, printed on golden- rod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Burlington and vicinity. The advertisements are in- dexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is refer- ence advertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. Ina progressive community like Burlington, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately avail- able, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.
III. THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is the third major depart- ment, printed on canary paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutesan invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. The Directory is the common intermediary be- tween buyer and seller. As such it plays an important part in the daily activi- ties of the commercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified 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 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 con- cerns 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 listing of telephone numbers.
V. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, a new feature, is the fifth major department printed on blue paper.
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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 perpetual and reliable advertisements of Bur- lington and vicinity.
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PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION, THE YELLOW PAGES
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A & M Radio & TV Center
right top cards and 118
Acme Drug Co .
right side lines and 48 89
Alamance Asphalt Paving Co Inc
right top cards and
40
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Alamance Broadcasting Co Inc right bottom lines and
105
Alamance Electric Supply Co Inc
back cover, left top lines and
Alamance Farm Supply
right top cards and
Alamance Gas Co
left top lines and
Alamance Laundry & Dry Cleaners
Alamance Lumber Co Inc
left bottom cards and
Alamance Motors Inc. front cover, left top lines and
4
Alamance Printing Co right top lines and
Alamance Radio & TV Service right bottom cards and
Albright Construction Co Insert at name in Alphabetical Section
All Car Service Center
left top cards and
4
Appliance and Furniture Center of Burlington
left side lines and 3
Atkinson Dairy Co
left top lines and 44 25
Bank of Haw River
left bottom cards and
Barker's Tire Service
left side lines and
Belk -Beck Co Inc . right top lines and
Bick Long Motors Inc Insert at name in Alphabetical Section
left top cards and
Blalock Tailory
Boston Cleaners left bottom lines and 49 Bowman J W & Co 71 Braxton E A & Sons left top cards and 34 Brookwood Cabinet Shop left side lines and 37 81
Bryan Jennings M Agency Inc right side lines and
6
Bur-Gra Trucking Co
right bottom cards and 93
Burke Funeral Home
Burlington Awning Co right top lines and
25 30
Burlington Fish & Oyster Co · . left top cards and
Burlington-Graham Broadcasting Co Inc
. left top cards and
Burlington Ice Co . left side lines and
Burlington Merchants Assn Inc right side lines and
.left top lines and
Burlington Real Estate Co Inc Burlington Roofing Co
left bottom lines and
C & L Radiator & Battery Co
Campbell Millwork right top cards and
Canady Furniture Co
right side lines and
Carolina Casualty Insurance Co
Cates J W Inc front stencil, 30 and
Chance Paving Co
right top cards and
Christopher G R General Contractor
City Laundry & Cleaners Inc
Clapp Furniture Co
Cobb Motor Co
Coble Hardware Co
back cover, right side lines and
Colonial Furniture Co Inc.
Community Federal Savings & Loan Association . front cover,
Cor Crutchfield-Pennington Inc back cover, left side lines and
right side lines and 112 right top cards and 122 101 2 32
D & W Heating & Air Conditioning C
left side lines and Diab's Dress Shops
Dixie Texaco Service left bottom cards and
23
Dollar's Phillips 66 Service Station right bottom cards and
14
Duke Power Co back cover. right bottom lines and 88
109 42 107 111 23 31 62 76 33 41 39 86 67 13 70 7 63
Bur-Gra Motors Inc right bottom cards and
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Burlington Coca-Cola Bottling Co Inc right side lines and
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Alamance Auto Trim .
left bottom cards and
35 54 B 74
Alamance Hotel
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13 47 49
left top cards and
Cole Motors Inc front cover, right side lines and
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Eagle Oil Co . left side lines, 56 and 98
Eddie's Typewriter Service .right top cards and 121
Elkins-Terrell Motors Inc front and back lip margins,
, right side lines and 8
Ellis C B Music Co
left bottom lines and 94
Elon College
left bottom cards and
Z 9
Ewing Motors Inc
Faulk Insulation Co left side lines and 75
First Federal Savings & Loan Assn of Burlington ribbon book mark,
Fonville D R Agency
right bottom lines, 81 and
Freedman J H Co Inc
Friendly Service Station
left bottom lines
. left side lines and 10
General Tire Supply Inc Gilliam Tire Co right side lines and 11 15 Graham Motor Sales Inc Graham Plumbing & Heating Co right bottom cards and 103 Graham Savings & Loan Assn 114 Graham Super Service right bottom cards and 15 82 92
Graham Underwriters Agency Inc
Grayson's Motorcycle Shop left bottom cards and .
Green & McClure back cover, right top lines and
Green's Fuel Gas Co . left bottom lines and 68
Grace's Esso Service Center left side lines and 24 Gulf Oil Corp . left bottom lines and 95 H & H Manufacturing Co left bottom lines and 72 74 Hall's Hobbyland . 16
Hardie's M C Esso Service
Harris J C Lumber Co
front cover, right side lines,
Haynes Fixture Co
Insert at name in Alphabetical Section
Hogan Plumbing & Heating Co Inc
right top cards, 73 and right top cards and
102 37 104 51
Holt I Jr Lumber Co Inc
left side lines and 92
Home Appliance Store Inc
Home Furniture Store
Hood System Industrial Bank The
front cover, right bottom lines and
Hotel Alamance
Hotel Service Station
Hughes W L Garage right bottom lines and
right bottom cards and
83 38
Jack's Cycle Center
right top cards and
115
Jeff-Ray Appliance & Furniture Co left side lines and 4
Jeffreys Paint & Paper Co front cover, right side lines and 99
Jeffreys & Whedbee left side lines and
100
Jon-Eva Flower Shop
left bottom lines and 55 52 17
King's Auto Shop
· right side lines and .
34
Lee's Place
left top cards and 30
Lindley Jerome Nursery
left side lines and
95
Lloyd Motor Service
Lowe Funeral Home
left side lines and 18 61 102 48
Mann Insurance Agency .
right top cards and
85
Mary's Flower Shop
left bottom lines and
82
McClure Funeral Service. . tabbed Insert at name in Alphabetical Section Mebane Laundry & Dry Cleaners
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left side lines and
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Melville Chevrolet Co Inc right side lines and 12
tabbed Insert at Street Guide and 91
Holt Construction Co
Holt Farm Center
Holt G Marvin Inc
right bottom lines and
right top cards and 2 left top cards and 61 26 74 . left top lines and right top cards and 114 16 17 69
Hughes Motor Co Inc
Humpty Dumpty Super Market
Imperial Life Insurance Co .
Ingle P E General Contractor
King Electric Co . right side lines and
Kirkpatrick R F & Sons Inc
Loy & Lynn Plumbing Co
Main Street Drug Co Inc
left side lines and 56
Mast Phil Insurance Agency Inc .
left side lines and
64
G & A Finance Co Inc .
Insert at Phones Numerically and
113 108 41 14
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Melville Dairy Inc . front cover, left bottom lines and 45
Michael's Grocery .
. right bottom cards and 70
Midway Metal Works right bottom cards and 73
Midway Oil Corp right bottom lines, 59 and 97 38
Mitchell H F Construction Co
left top cards and
Modern Venetian Blind Co
left bottom lines and 122 50
Moore-Jones Inc
right side lines and
Mortgage-Insurance Corporation . Insert at name in Alphabetical Section Morris Plan Industrial Bank The
Morton's (Morton-Miller Inc) .
right side lines and 29 43 83 29 left side lines and
National Bank of Alamance The right top cards and
Neese-Shaffner Furniture Co Inc left top lines and
Norton-Russ Automotive Co . left top cards and
Oak Grove Cafe left side lines and
Occidental Life Insurance Co
P & R Electric Repair Co .
Patterson Dean Construction Co
Payne Oil Co Inc .
Pearce E N Insurance Agency
Peoples Insurance Agency Inc
back cover and
Phillips Motor Co
right bottom lines and
Piedmont Cleaners
left bottom cards and
Pollard Insurance Agency
Porter Roofing Co .
left side lines and
Queen Ann Service Station Reavis Coal & Seed Co Inc
Red Bird Cab Inc left side lines and
Red Star Service Stations
left bottom lines and
Rich & Thompson Funeral Service Inc
Rogers Esso Service
right top cards and
Rogers Jewelers
Salvation Army The
right bottom lines and
Security National Bank
right top cards and
Self Electric Co
right top cards and
Sellars Department Store
right top lines and
Sewing Machine Sales & Service Co right top cards and
Sharpe Chas V Inc
front cover, right top lines and
Sharpe & Jones Inc
front cover, right top lines and
Sharpe Funeral Home
right side lines and
Sinclair Refining Co
Smith Alamance Awnings
Smith & Baldwin Contractors Smith Electric Repair Co .
back cover, left side lines and
53
Solomon's Garage
backbone, right top and bottom lines and 80 94
87 72
Square Deal Metal Works
right bottom cards and
Strader J D
. top stencil and
Sykes Plumbing & Heating Co
right top cards and
Television Company of Burlington The
left top lines and
Thomas Paint & Paper Co
right side lines and 100 116
Thompson Paul P
right bottom lines and
36
Times-News Publishing Co Inc The left top lines and 94
Tire Sales Co left side lines and
21
Treasure House The
69
WFNS-WFNS-FM Radio Station
.left top cards and
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Wachovia Bank & Trust Company.
bottom stencil,
right side lines, 28 and 89
55
Ward William G Jr
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Webster Furniture Manufacturing Co Insert at name in
Alphabetical Section
West End Furniture Co Inc
right top lines and 66
West End Produce Market left top cards and 105
Wicker W K Pick Up & Delivery Service . left top lines and 120
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Somers-Pardue Agency Inc.
right side lines and
Speedy Laundry .
right bottom cards and
108 103 119
Thomas S B Co
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Sears, Roebuck and Co
47 27 54
Piedmont Truck Sales & Service Inc
back cover, right bottom lines, 58 and
left top lines and
Mutual Insurance Agency .
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Williams Esso Service .
left bottom cards and 21
Willow Tree Esso Service
left side lines and
22
22
Wilson Auto Supply Inc . Wray's Automotive Machine Service
left side lines and 23
Zimmerman Lumber Co
left bottom lines and 89
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Burlington and Alamance County
(Courtesy Burlington Chamber of Commerce)
STATISTICAL REVIEW (CITY OF BURLINGTON)
Form of Government -- Council-manager.
Population -- 24, 560 (1950 U. S. Census). Also 15, 000 additional in suburban area. American-born 99. 4 %.
Area -7 square miles.
Altitude -- 656 feet above sea level.
Climate-Mean annual temperature, 59. 6 degrees F. ; average annual rain- fall, 50. 21 inches.
Parks -- 4, with total of 128 acres.
Assessed Valuation -- $63, 864, 239, with $1.50 per $100 tax rate, based on 33 1/3 % valuation.
Bonded Indebtedness -- $3, 746, 000.
Financial Data-2 commercial and 2 industrial banks; 2 building and loan associations.
Telephones in Service-19, 229.
Churches-37, representing 15 denominations.
Building and Construction -Value of building permits, $4, 160, 000 in city and immediate suburbs (1950).
Real Estate -- 7, 720 homes, with about 60 % owned by occupants.
Industry -- Chief industries of city and surrounding territory: Manufacturing and agriculture. 119 manufacturing establishments, employing 18, 300 workers, and paying wages of $80, 000, 000 annually (metropolitan area only). Principal manufactured products: Hosiery, rayon, silk fabrics, dairy products and elec- tronics.
Trade Area-Extends 8 miles west and 20 miles in other directions, with total population of over 125, 000.
Newspapers-Burlington Times-News (daily); Alamance News (weekly). Hotels-2 principal, with total of 153 rooms. Numerous smaller hotels.
Radio Stations -- Alamance Broadcasting Co. (WBBB) AM and FM; Burling- ton-Graham Broadcasting Co. (WFNS) AM and FM.
Railroads-Southern.
Highways-U. S. 70; State 49, 54, 62, 87, 93, 100 and 103.
Airports-2 (1 commercial, 1 private).
Amusements-Largest auditorium in city seats 2, 500 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, including 1 senior high and 2 junior high. 1 parochial school. Number of pupils in public schools, 5,830; teachers, 191.
Public Libraries-1, with 35, 298 volumes. Also school libraries maintained separately.
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City Statistics-Total street mileage, 110.7, with 49. 7 miles paved. Miles of gas mains, 38.8; sewers, 55. Number of water meters, 7,000. Capacity of water works (municipal), 5, 500, 000 gallons; daily average pum page, 4, 000, 000 gallons; miles of mains, 70. Fire department has 22 paid men and 30 volun- teers, with 2 stations and 5 pieces of motor equipment. Police department has 38 men, with 1 station and 7 pieces of motor equipment.
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 industry -- a consideration that counts heavily in the distribution and marketing of manufactured goods.
From any part of the Piedmont it is only a few hours by automobile over modern paved roads to the wonderful recreationalfacilities of the mountains in the western Carolinas, to the world-known resorts in the Sandhills-interna- tionally 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 development possible and at- tracted a host of manufacturers.
Long before the Revolution these pioneers ranged down the valleys 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 eagerness to be taught, and their loyalty.
National Market
Piedmont Carolinas is 300 miles closer to the country's center of popula- tion than, for example, New York City. Based on the Life Insurance Sales Re- search 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 % 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 % of the country's purchasing power -- a 50 % greater availability to the national market.
Cost of Living
It has been estimated by one authority that the cost of living averages each Piedmont workman several dollars per week less than an equal 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.
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
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52 minutes and 36 degrees 17 minutes and west longitude 79 degrees 16 minutes and 79 degrees 34 minutes, in the north central section of the state. (Burling- ton'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 "Ala - mance County: Economic and Social, " and published by the University 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 locality, he found it heavily forested and in the hands of the Saxaphaw Indians, with only a few scattered whites present.
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