Hill's Burlington and Graham (Alamance County, N.C.) City Directory [1963], Part 1

Author: Hill Directory Company.
Publication date: 1963
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 926


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Know Your Endorser


. The United States Secret Service has launched a "KNOW YOUR ENDORSER" campaign against check forgery to supplement its highly successful "KNOW YOUR MONEY" drive, which, over a period of six years, reduced the amount of coun- terfeit money in circulation by more than 97 per cent.


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4. DO NOT ENDORSE your check until you are in the presence of the person you will ask to cash it.


Hill's BURLINGTON


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GRAHAM


( ALAMANCE COUNTY, N. C.) CITY DIRECTORY 1963


Including Alamance, Elon College, Glen Raven, Glenco, Haw River and Hopedale


CONTAINS:


. Buyers' Guide and a complete classified business directory


· Alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens


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· Complete street and avenue guide, Including householders, and occupants of office buildings and other business places


· Numerical telephone directory


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Useful and interesting information about the city


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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX


HILL DIRECTORY COMPANY, publishers of Southeastern Directories (publishers of the Burlington and Graham City Directory since 1935), pre-' sents to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1963 edition of the Burlington and Graham City Directory, which also includes Alamance, Elon College, Glen Raven, Glenco, 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 maintained 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 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 and Graham Directory will fulfill its missions as a source of authentic information pertaining to the communities.


Four Major Departments


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


I. THE BUYERS' GUIDE constitutes the first major department of the Di- rectory, printed on yellow paper. In the first section of this department, grouped under appropriate headings, are included the advertisements and business cards of firms and individuals desiring to make a complete pre- sentation of their products or services. Following this is the Classified Business section, which embraces a list of the names and addresses of all business and professional concerns of the communities, arranged in alpha- betical order under appropriate headings-a catalog of all the activities of the communities. The Buyers' Guide represents reference advertising at its best, and merits the attention of all buyers and sellers seeking sources of supply or markets for goods. In busy and diversified communities like Burlington and and Graham, 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 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, mar- ital status, occupation and address of each adult resident of Burlington and Graham, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the communities.


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 busi- ness concerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and concerns are placed opposite the num- bers. 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 is the fourth major de- partment, printed on blue paper.


Community Publicity


The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the communities, depicting in unbiased terms what they have to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as a manufacturing site and as an educational center. To


be expressed Hab 12.1008


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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX


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- Alamance County Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 1,000 Directory Libraries installed in cities and towns throughout the U. S., Canada and Puerto Rico by members of the Association of North American Directory Publishers, under whose supervi- sion the system is operated.


The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition by those pro- gressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confi- dence in the City Directory as an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.


HILL DIRECTORY COMPANY, Publishers.


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Page numbers below refer to the Buyers' Guide Section


Alamance Auto Sales Inc .


Alamance Broadcasting Co Inc. .


right top lines


Alamance Electric Supply Co Inc


Alamance Fence & Window Co.


Alamance Furniture Shop


Alamance Gas Co . right top lines and


45 48 2 62


ONIMAHASUOW


97 25 29 . 65 85 26 Y 44 31 13


D & W Heating & Air Conditioning Co


.left side lines and


Davis W T & R B Jones Marketers.


DeLuxe Self Service Laundry.


Duke Power Co.


Electric Equipment Sales & Service Inc. .left side lines and


Elon College. .


B and Ewing Motors Inc


.left top lines,


98 and 99


First Savings & Loan Association.


100 79


Fleetwood Motel & Restaurant .


right top cards and


Freedman J H Co Inc.


35 13 46


Fuquay Gulf Service.


Glen Raven Fabric Shop


Graham Savings & Loan Association. front cover and


101


Graham Underwriters Agency Inc .. .right side lines and 72


Green & McClure .left side lines and 59


Green's Fuel Gas Co


left top and bottom lines and 61


Griffin & Sons Knit Tubing Co


103


Guyes . .


right top lines and


30


Happy Day Laundromat.


26


Hardie's M C Esso Service


. front cover, left side lines and


9


Atkins Silas Oil Co


Bailey & Son Inc


Barker's Tire Service


Basal's Texaco Service


Alamance Laundry & Dry Cleaners Inc. left bottom lines and 76 22 Alamance Lumber Co Inc left and right side lines and Alamance Motors Inc. back cover, left side lines and Alamance Printing Co right top lines and 5 89 Amick Motor Co Inc. left side lines and 12 65 Atkins Silas Heating & Air Conditioning Inc 83 right side lines, 4 and 64 Bank of Burlington The. . right top cards and 17 Bank of Haw River. . right top cards and .right side lines and 20 6 Barnwell Realty Co . .left side lines and 94 14 7 Bayliff's Radiator & Motor Service. .left side lines and 39 Belk-Beck Co Inc right top lines and Boone R E Laundry & Dry Cleaners Boston Cleaners & Laundry. left bottom lines, 28 and 28 78 2 Bowman J W Heating & Air Conditioning .left side lines and 72 55 Bryan Jennings M Agency Inc .right side lines and front cover, right side lines and Burlington Coca-Cola Bottling Co Inc .left side lines and 21~ Burlington Collection Agency. . .left side lines and 30 86 Burlington Glidden Paint & Glass Center Burlington-Graham Broadcasting Co Inc left top lines Burlington Ice Co Inc. .left side lines and 66 Burlington Merchants Association Inc right side lines and 36 95 Burlington Roofing Co Inc . 89 C & L Radiator & Battery Co. .left side lines and 24 8 Central Motor & Tire Co right side lines and Central Paint Distributors Inc . 88 26 City Laundry & Cleaners Inc . left bottom lines and 60 Clapp Furniture Co Inc. 15


Cates J W Inc.


right top cards and


Cobb Motor & Service Co Inc.


Community Federal Savings & Loan Association.


front cover, left top and right bottom lines and


Crabtree Woodwork & Plastic Co


.left side lines and


Currin & Hay Inc. .


left top lines and


First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Burlington.


left top lines and


Page 12


Burke Funeral Home Inc.


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


Page


Harper Winfred C Agency Inc


Harris J C Lumber Co. .


Hill Directory Company


Holt G Marvin Inc . .


right bottom lines and


Home Furniture Store


Hudson M P Oil Co


. left side lines and


Huffman Oil Co.


right bottom lines and


Investors Diversified Services Inc


left side lines and


Irene's Day Nursery


Jeffrey's Paint & Paper Co Inc back cover, right top lines and left side lines and


King Electric Co Inc


Lake Forest Development Co.


Insert at Street Guide


Levin Brothers Inc


front cover, right top lines and


102


Long Grady B Agency


. left bottom lines and


Lowder Realty Co Lowe Funeral Home.


left side lines and


Loy & Lynn Plumbing Co


Mann Insurance & Realty Inc. right top lines and


Martin's Home Improvement Co.


left top lines and


Massey Insurance Service Inc front cover and


McClure Funeral Service


front cover and


Melville Chevrolet Co Inc.


. left side lines and


Melville Dairy Inc .


front cover, left bottom lines and


Midway Oil Corp.


right bottom lines, 52 and


Miller Realty & Insurance Co


.left side lines and


Modern Linoleum & Tile Co .


.left side lines and


Modern Venetian Blind & Awning Co


Moore Oil Co Inc. .


left top lines and


Morgan R L Lumber Co Inc.


Morris Plan Industrial Bank of Burlington N C The. . right top cards and Mortgage-Insurance Corporation Insert at Street Guide and


Moser's Inc . . right bottom lines and


Moss Hosiery Mill.


Muckenfuss A S Co Inc.


right side lines and


National Bank of Alamance The


.bottom stencil, right top and


Nationwide Insurance Co.


Norcom Oil Co


Norton-Russ Automotive Co


right bottom lines and


Occidental Life Insurance Co of North Carolina


Parker B C Agency


Patterson Dean Construction Co.


Payne Oil Co Inc .


top stencil, 51 and


Pennington Oil Service


Pepsi- Cola Bottling Co of Burlington


Perry Donald W


Perry's Electrical Maintenance Inc right bottom lines and


Phoenix Furniture Co.


Pickett Hosiery Mills Inc


Pilot Life Insurance Co (Ordinary Agency).


Plaza Pontiac Inc


Ray Manly Transfer


.right side lines, Z and


Red Star Service Stations


Remnant Shop of Haw River Inc The . right top cards and


Rich & Thompson Funeral Service Inc.


Richard's Phillips 66 Service Station


Sartin Realty Co


Sears, Roebuck and Co .. left top lines and


Sellars Department Store back cover, left top lines and


Sharpe Charles V Inc .


right side lines and


Sharpe Funeral Home Inc


Sharpe & Jones Inc right side lines and Sharpe's Used Office Furniture


Sinclair Refining Co. .


Skid & Son Real Estate Co.


right top cards and 41 40 74 57 . left top cards and 74 left side lines and 82 85 93 95


Smith C B Roofing Co. . left top lines and Smith Electric Repair Inc back cover, left side lines and Somers-Pardue Agency Inc. . . backbone, right top and side lines, 71 and Southern Laundry & Dry Cleaners left bottom lines, 27 and Star Food Products Inc.


43


91 77 96 92


Strader J D Company .


right side lines and


left top lines and 73 23 42 3 left top lines and 59 50 52 75 38 87 44


75 94 58 88 94 66 67 56 10 37 65 90 49 16 53 24 20 68 3 78 88 18 69 54 14 73 70 33 84 53 21 34 45 60 66 74 11 81 14 47 58 15 93


. left bottom lines and


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


Page


Textile Sales Room Inc The. . right bottom lines and


38


Thomas Paint & Paper Co.


. right bottom lines and 33


Thompson O G & Sons right side lines and 32


Times-News Publishing Co Inc The left side lines and 82


Treasure House Inc The . right side lines and


63


Village Heating & Air Conditioning Co Inc of Burlington . . 2 and


64


WBAG-WBAG-FM Radio Station.


left top lines


WBBB-WBBB-FM Radio Station. right top lines 19


Wachovia Bank and Trust Co.


front stencil, right top lines and


. 44


Watson Electrical Construction Co of Burlington. . . . right side lines and Westmoreland's Wheel Alignment & Frame Service Inc


15


82


Wicker Bonded Warehouse .


82 Wicker Pick-Up & Delivery Service Inc. left top lines and


25


Zimmerman Lumber Co .


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HOW TO USE YOUR CITY DIRECTORY


The major departments in the Directory are arranged in the following order for ready reference: 1. INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


2. INTRODUCTION


3. BUYERS' GUIDE


4.


CLASSIFIED


5.


ALPHABETICAL SECTION


6.


HOUSEHOLDERS' and STREET GUIDE


Particular attention is directed to four symbols as being important contributing factors in supplying com- plete information. They appear as follows: ALPHABETICAL SECTION, "h"-Householders, "r"-Resident, HOUSEHOLDERS' AND STREET GUIDE, "A"-Telephone Subscriber, "O"-Homeowner.


The City Directory Will Answer Your Everyday Questions


About an Individual


How does he spell his name? Is he married? What is his wife's name? .Alpha.


. Alpha.


Where does he live?


Alpha.


Does he own his home ?.


HH & St.


Has he a telephone?


HH & St.


Where is the nearest telephone? . HH & St.


Who are his neighbors ?.


HH & St.


What does he do for a living? . .. .


. Alpha.


Where does he work ?.


. Alpha.


Is he the "head of the house" or a


resident ?


Alpha. HH & St.


How many adults in the


family ?


.. Alpha. (same address)


Does he own a business ?.


. .


. . .


. Alpha.


Is he a member of a partnership? . . . Alpha.


Is he an officer in a corporation? . . . Alpha.


Others in the same business or


profession ?


Class.


Is the woman single, married or


a widow?


Alpha.


What was the name of the widow's


husband?


Alpha.


About a Business Concern


What is the correct name? . . . Alpha .- Class. What is the correct address? . . Alpha .- Class. Just what do they do ? . ... . . Alpha .- Class. Is it a Partnership or Corporation . . Alpha. Who are the Partners? (if a firm) . . Alpha. Who are the chief officers? (if Inc. ) . Alpha. Location of branches . Alpha .- HH-Buyers' Guide


Others in same or similar lines? . .. . Class. (NOTE: If name is in bold type, saying "(See Buyers' Guide ..... )" much more detailed information appears on that page such as:)


What are their


specialties ?


. Class .- Buyers' Guide


Description of products and


services?


. Buyers' Guide


About a Locality


Quickest way to get there ?. ... HH & St. How do the Streets run ?. ..... HH & St. Who lives at a given address ?. . HH & St.


Is there a telephone there: where is the nearest 'phone ?. HH & St.


What is the character of the


neighborhood? HH & St.


Is it a "Home-owners" section, Apt. house section, etc ?.... . HH & St.


Just where in the block is it


located?


. HH & St.


What is the nearest street


corner?


HH & St.


What is the nearest store, Church,


school, garage, etc?


. HH & St.


If business location, what


business ?


HH & St.


If an office bldg., who are in


what rooms? .


. HH & St.


Where are bldgs .- office and public? . Class.


About Clubs, Societies, Associations, Etc.


What is the complete name? . . Class .- Alpha.


Where are their headquarters ?.


. Alpha.


Who is the Secretary ?. .


. Alpha.


When are the stated meetings ?.


. Alpha.


What are the Churches and


where located?


Alpha .- Class.


Who are the pastors?


. Alpha.


What are the names and locations and who are the Principals of the schools? . . Class .- Alpha.


What are the names and locations of the Cemeteries ?. ...... Class .- Alpha. What are the locations of the Hospitals, Homes and Asylums? ...... Class .- Alpha.


About City, County, State or Federal Departments See Alpha. Section.


About Statistical & Historical Information Regarding your City


See Introduction.


Key: Alpha .- Alphabetical Section


Class .- Classified List


HH & St .- Householders and Street Guide


BURLINGTON AND ALAMANCE COUNTY


(Courtesy Burlington-Alamance County Chamber of Commerce)


Statistical Review


Form of Government-Council-Manager.


Population-33,199 (1960 U. S. Census). Also 15,000 additional in suburban area. American-born, 99.4 per cent.


Area-13.92 square miles.


Altitude -- 656 feet above sea level.


Climate-Mean annual temperature, 61.3 degrees F .; average annual rain- fall, 50.21 inches.


Parks-4, with total of 128 acres.


Assessed Valuation-$93,000,000 with $1.50 per $100 tax rate, based on


50 % per cent valuation. Special School tax $.20.


Bonded Indebtedness-$5,853,000.


Financial Data- 4 commercial and 2 industrial banks; 3 building and loan associations. Graham- 1 commercial and 1 building and loan association. Telephones in Service- 32,000.


Churches-50, representing 17 denominations.


Building and Construction-Value of building permits, $7,281,487.00, in city and immediate suburbs (1962).


Real Estate-10, 000 homes, with about 60 per cent owned by occupants.


Industry-Chief industries of city and surrounding territory: Manufacturing and agriculture. 200 manufacturing establishments, employing 21,000 and pay- ing wages of $100,000,000 annually (metropolitan area only), Principal manu- factured products: Hosiery, rayon, silk fabrics, dairy products, electronics, and furniture.


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 175 rooms. Several motels with 250 rooms. Total rooms: 425.


Radio Stations-Alamance Broadcasting Co. (WBBB) AM and FM; Burling- ton-Graham Broadcasting Co. (WBAG) AM and FM.


Railroads-Southern.


Highways-U. S. 70 and 70A; N. C. 49, 54, 62, 87 and 100; Interstate 85.


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


Amusements-Largest auditorium in city seats 2,500 persons. 3 moving- picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 2,000 persons. 2 golf courses. Hospitals-6, with total of 275 beds.


Education-Elon College, 4 miles west. Burlington: 13 public schools, 1 private day school (Grades 1-6), 1 parochial school, 1 business college, 1 in- dustrial education center. Alamance County: 28 public schools. Number of pupils in public schools in Burlington; 9,598, Alamance County; 12,500, total 22,098. Number of teachers: Burlington, 363; Alamance County, 465, total 828. In addition to this we have 1,729 students, 28 full time and 60 part time teach- ers at the Industrial Education Center.


Public Libraries-1, with 45,000 volumes. Also school libraries maintain- ed separately.


City Statistics-Total street mileage, 185.16 with 130.09 miles paved. Number of water meters, 10,414. Capacity of water works (municipal) 7,400, - 000 gallons; daily average pumpage, 6,050,000; miles of mains, 160. Fire De- partment has 48 paid men with 2 stations and 11 pieces of motor equipment. Police Department has 52 men, with 1 station and 12 pieces of motor equip- ment. Number of gas meters, 4,100.


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 considera- tion that counts heavily in the distribution and marketing of manufactured goods.




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