Hill's Burlington and Graham (Alamance County, N.C.) City Directory [1960], Part 1

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Publication date: 1960
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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX


HILL DIRECTORY CO., INC., publishers of Southeastern Directories (pub- lishers of the Burlington and Graham City Directory since 1935), present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1960 edition of the Burlington and Graham City Directory, which also includes Alamance, Elon College, Glen Raven, Haw River and Hopedale.


Confidence in the growth of Burlington and Graham's industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of their civic and social activities, will be main- tained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Burlington and Graham 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 re- sult of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Burl- ington and Graham Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic in- formation 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 Direc- tory. This embraces a complete list of the names and addresses of the business and professional concerns of Burlington and Graham, arranged in alphabetical order under appropriate headings-a catalog of all the activities of Burlington and Graham. Preceding this catalog, likewise grouped under appropriate head- ings, are the advertisements and business cards of firms and individuals de- siring to present a more complete list of their products or services than is pos- sible 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 sup- ply or markets for goods. In progressive communities like Burlington and Gra- ham, the necessity of having this kind of information up-to-date and always im- mediately available, is obvious. The Directory is the common intermediary be- tween 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, occupation and address of eachadult resident of Burlington, Graham, Alamance, Elon College, Glen Raven, Haw River and Hopedale, and the name, official per- sonnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the community.


III. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AV- ENUE 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 inalphabetical 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 designation of tenant- owned homes and the listing of telephone numbers.


IV. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, on blue paper, is the fourth major department.


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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 Burl- ington, Graham and vicinity.


The Burlington and Graham Out-Of-Town City Directory Library


Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Burlington and Graham City Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Burlington Chamber of Commerce, Inc, for free reference by the general public. This is one of 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 Pub- lishers, under whose supervision the system is operated.


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


PAGE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW REFER TO THE YELLOW PAGES


Page


A A A Signs


. left side lines and


97


A & M Grill


right side lines and 91


Alamance Broadcasting Co Inc


right top lines


Alamance Drug Co


right top lines and


44 47


Alamance Electric Supply Co Inc


71


Alamance Gas Co


right side lines and


Alamance Hotel


Alamance Laundry & Dry Cleaners


right side lines and


Alamance Lumber Co Inc


back cover, left side lines and


Alamance Motors Inc


right top lines and


Alamance Oil Co.


right top lines and


90


Alamance United Rent-All


. left side lines and


Albright Construction Co


32 71


American United Life Insurance Co


right bottom lines and


11 37


Atkinson Dairy Company


right top cards and


17


Bank of Haw River


left side lines and


Barker's Tire Service


.right top lines and


Basal's Texaco Service


Bass John Linoleum & Tile.


103 11


Bayliff's Radiator & Motor Service


right side lines and


Belk-Beck Co Inc. .


right top lines and 40 8


Bick Long Motors Inc


left bottom lines and


Brookwood Cabinet Shop.


left bottom lines and


Brookwood Garden Apartments Inc


Brown Roofing Inc .


right side lines and


Bryan Jennings M Agency Inc


.left top lines, A and 77


Burke Funeral Home Inc


right top lines and


22


Burlington Glidden Paint Center


86


Burlington Home Improvement Co


Burlington Ice Co Inc


.right side lines and


36


Burlington Plumbing & Heating Co


.right top lines, 62 and


83


Burlington Roofing Co Inc .


right side lines and


Capps Lime & Fertilizer Service


. left side lines and


Carolina Casualty Insurance Co .


back cover and


Carolina Home Life Insurance Co


back cover and


66


Carolina Tank Lines Inc


left side lines and


Central Motor & Tire Co


.right side lines and


Central Paint Distributors


Christy's Grill


28


Clapp Furniture Co


60 12


Cobb Motor & Service Co Inc


106


Coin Laundromats .


Community Federal Savings & Loan Association


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Crabtree Woodwork & Plastic Co


right side lines and


27


Crutchfield's Esso Service .


right side lines and


105


D & H Upholstery


75


Duke Power Co


left top lines and


21


Durham Bank & Trust Co


57


Eagle Oil Co The


Eagle Storm Window Mfg Co


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Coble Warehouses No I and No 2


left top and right bottom lines and 93


left bottom lines and


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Burton J K Cement Contractor


92 27 49 66


Cates J W Inc


53 22 9 83 90


Burlington Coca-Cola Bottling Co Inc


81


Burlington-Graham Broadcasting Co Inc


100


left bottom lines and 65


Burlington Merchants Assn Inc


front cover, left side lines and


26 3 91 69


Bur-Gra Trucking Co


C 17


Burlington Awning & Window Co


left top lines and


Barnhardt's Salad Co Inc


7 51 16


Anderson Motor Co Inc


front stencil, right bottom lines and


23 6 57 85


Alamance Printing Company


. left bottom lines and


61 65 73


Alamance Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Assn


29 and


City Laundry & Cleaners Inc


.left top lines and


.left side lines and 72


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Elkins Auto Sales Inc


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Ellis C B Music Co


right side lines and 78


Elon College Fifth Street Cleaners


First Federal Savings & Loan Assn of Burlington .


.left top and right


First Savings & Loan Association


Fonville D R Agency .


.front cover, left top lines, 69 and


Freedman J H Co Inc


Fuller Specialty Company


Gilliam Tire Co Inc .


right side lines and


104


Glen Raven Fabric Shop


89


Goodyear Service Stores


left side lines and


15


Graham Motor Sales Inc


Graham Savings and Loan Association


back cover and


13 96 103


Graham Underwriters Agency Inc


right side lines and


70


Green & McClure .


left side lines and 60


Green's Fuel Gas Company


.left bottom lines and


6I 102 53


Guyes


Hardie's M C Esso Service


. left side lines and


14


Harris J C Lumber Co


right bottom lines and


72 24


Hill Directory Co Inc .


Hogan Plumbing & Heating Co Inc


.right bottom lines, 63 and


Home Appliance Store Inc


right side lines and


Hotel Alamance


right side lines and


Hudson M P Oil Co


left side lines and


Huey's Seafood


Hughes Motor Co Inc


Jack's Cycle & Marine Supply


right top lines and


Jeff-Ray Appliance & Furniture Co


Jeffreys Paint & Paper Co


back cover, left top lines and


Jessup Lester A


.right side lines and


King Electric Company Inc


.left side lines and


45


Lake Forest Development Co. insert at street guide


Levin Brothers Inc.


.insert at beginning of alphabetical section and


Lovette's Electrical Appliance Repair Service


Loy & Lynn Plumbing Co.


Lynch Oil Co .


. left side lines and


McClure Funeral Service


Mccrary Realty & Insurance Agency


right top cards, 72 and


Mebane's First Savings & Loan Association


.left side lines and 25 95 44


Medical Village Apothecary


right top lines and


Melville Dairy Inc


front cover, left bottom lines and


97


Midway Oil Corporation.


front cover, right bottom lines, 55 and


80 33


Modern Linoleum & Tile Co


Modern Venetian Blind & Awning Co


right top lines and


49


Moore Oil Co Inc.


left top lines and 55


Mortgage-Insurance Corporation


insert at street guide and


67


Muckenfuss A S Co Inc


right bottom lines and 85


National Bank of Alamance The


right top and left bottom lines and 18


Norcom Oil Co .


right side lines and 56


North Carolina National Bank


front cover, right top cards and


19


Norton-Russ Automotive Company


left top cards and 15


Occidental Life Insurance Co of N C


70


Overman Kerney E jr


. left side lines and 30


42 84


Holt G Marvin Inc


.right bottom lines and


Hoover Sash & Door Co


left side lines and 5 82 32


99


Long John W & Sons


front cover and 58 89


Mebane Lumber Company Inc


Melville Chevrolet Co Inc


right side lines and 14 38


Midway Metal Works


. right bottom lines, 2 and


Mitchell & Mitchell


right bottom lines and 106


Morris Plan Industrial Bank The


right top cards and 21


33 47 84 54


Griffin & Sons Knit Tubing Co


Gulf Oil Corp


left bottom lines and


.right top lines and


29


Harper Winfred C Agency Inc


Henderson Grady Well Drilling


107


Graham Tile Co.


. bottom lines and 94


95 88


Ford Florist .


50 35 102


B Z


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


Patterson Dean Construction Co


Page 30 52


Payne Oil Co Inc


top stencil and


Pearce E N Insurance Agency


left top lines and 72


Pennington Oil Service .


right bottom lines and


Pickett Hosiery Mills Inc


left bottom lines and


Pritchett L W jr Distributor


left side lines and


77


Red Star Service Stations


Rich & Thompson Funeral Service Inc


Riggan George E


back cover, 43 and


Rimmer J M Weatherstripping Co


Ritchie Harry


. right side lines and 31


Rouse Roofing Co


right top cards, 64 and


92


Sears, Roebuck and Co


.right top cards and


39


Self Electric Co . right top cards and


Sellars Department Store


. lines and 41


Sharpe Chas V Inc


right side lines and 71


Sharpe Funeral Home


.right top cards and 59


Sharpe & Jones Inc.


. right side lines and


71


Shomaker Oil Service


right side lines and


57


Sid's Parking Service Inc


16


Sinclair Refining Co


80 76


Smith Electric Repair Inc


back cover, left side lines, 46 and


Somers-Pardue Agency Inc


backhone, right top and right side lines,


68 and 87


Southern Laundry & Dry Cleaners.


.right side lines and


Stauffer Home Plan


left side lines and


Textile Sales Room Inc The


32


Thompson O G & Sons


33


Thompson Paul P


64


Times-News Publishing Co Inc The


left bottom lines and


15


Town & Country Development Co.


.insert at street guide


Treasure House The


right top lines


WFNS-WFNS-FM


. bottom stencil and


20


Walker & Harrelson Feed & Fertilizer


left top lines and


34


Walton George B .


48 and


102


West-Miller Exterminating Co


left top lines and


78


Wicker Pick-Up & Delivery Service Inc


16


Wilson's Auto Supply Inc


5


Wooten Appliance Co


26


Zimmerman Lumber Company


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Thompson-Smith Home Improvement Co


left top lines and


79


Tire Sales Co


62


WBBB-WBBB-FM


left top lines and 86


Wachovia Bank & Trust Company


right top lines and 48


74 89 88


Strader J D Real Estate.Rentals


. right side lines and 31


Rose C L Plumbing Co


47


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56 64 53


Ray Manly Transfer


16


59


104 97


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BURLINGTON AND ALAMANCE COUNTY


(Courtesy Burlington Chamber of Commerce)


Statistical Review


Form of Government-Council-manager.


Population-24,560 (1950 U. S. Census). Also 15,000 additional in suburban area. American-born, 99.4 percent. Estimated population 1959, 32,400.


Area-92 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-$70,675,495, with $1.60 per $100 tax rate, based on 33 1/3 per cent valuation.


Bonded Indebtedness -- $4,228,000.


Financial Data-2 commercial and 2 industrial banks; 2 building and loan associations. Graham-1 commercial and I building and loan association.


Telephones in Service-23,123.


Churches-41, representing 17 denominations.


Building and Construction -- Value of building permits, $5,160,000 in city and immediate suburbs (1959).


Real Estate -- 9,900 homes, with about 60 per cent owned by occupants.


Industry-Chief industries of city and surrounding territory: Manufacturing and agriculture. 129 manufacturing establishments, employing 19,000 workers, and paying wages of $90,000,000 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. Several smaller hotels and mo- tels.


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


Railroads-Southern.


Highways-U. S. 70 and 70A; State 49, 54, 62, 87 and 100.


Airports-2 (I commercial, 1 private).


Amusements-Largest auditorium in city seats 2,500 persons. 3 moving-pic- ture theatres, with total seating capacity of 2,000 persons. 2 golf courses.


Hospitals-6, with total of 240 beds.


Education-Elon College, 4 miles west. 15 public schools, including 2 senior high and 2 junior high, I parochial school. I business college. Number of pupils in public schools, 8,475, teachers, 313.


Public Libraries -- 1, with 43,000 volumes. Also school libraries maintained separately.


City Statistics-Total street mileage, 136.99, with 63.81 miles paved. Num- ber of water meters, 9,800. Capacity of water works (municipal), 7,000,000 gal- lons; daily average pumpage, 4,500,000 gallons; miles of mains, 70. Fire depart- ment has 48 paid men with 2 stations and 11 pieces of motor equipment. Police department has 52 men, with 1 station and II pieces of motor equipment. Num- ber of gas meters, 2,482.


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 recreational facilities of the mountains in


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the western Carolinas, to the world-known resorts in the Sandhills-internation- ally 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 population than, for example, New York City. Based on the Life Insurance 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 per cent of the national purchasing power. Centered on areas far- ther north and east, a smaller proportion of the national market will be included.


A similar circle drawn from Piedmont Carolinas embraces 66.8 per cent of the country's purchasing power -- a 50 per cent 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 liv- ing costs in more highly industrialized parts of the country. Houses cost less; food costs less. The mild climate requires lower fuel and clothing costs. Natu- rally 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 52 min- utes 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. (Burlington's al- titude 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 University of North Caro- lina: "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."


"It seems that this section of the state was first settled by immigrants from the Rhine River section of Germany, known as the Palatine.


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habitants in any number. These came from Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and even the more distant New England. The newcomers were most- ly Scotch-Irish, German and English families, the last being mainly Quaker in religion."


ALAMANCE BATTLEGROUND


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Population


In 1930 the population within Burlington's city limits was 9,737, with several thousand in the immediate suburbs. According to the 1950 U. S. Census, the city's population was 24,560.


Within a two-mile radius of the City Hall there are now 40,000, while a four- mile radius will take in over 50,000, or over 50 per cent of the population of the entire county.




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