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HILL'S CHARLOTTE (MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N. C.)
CITY DIRECTORY Vol. 1941 X
Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Pri- vate Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, and a Numerical Telephone Directory; also a
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GENERAL INDEX
Page
Abbreviations 28 and 29
Alphabetical List of Names
29
Apartment Buildings 1027
Associations and Clubs-Commercial 1029
Banks and Trust Companies 1035
Board of Education
150
Buildings-Office and Public
1040
Bus and Coach Lines-Motor
1041
Buyers' Guide
. preceding Classified
Cemeteries
1042
Chamber of Commerce
150
Churches
1042
City Government
151
Classified Business Directory 1025
1044
Clubs 1047
1050
County Government 490
150
Golf Clubs and Courses
1062
Halls
1064
Homes and Asylums
1066
Hospitals and Dispensaries
1066
Labor Organizations
1074
Libraries
1077
Museums
1083
Newspapers
1084
Numerical Telephone Directory .opp
944
Parks and Playgrounds 1088
151
Post Office
726
Railroads
1093
Schools-Parochial
1099
Schools-Public 1099
Schools, Colleges and Academies.
1100
Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal. 1102
Societies-Miscellaneous 1102
Societies-Patriotic 1102
State Government 539
Street and Avenue Guide
797
Tourists' Camps 1107
United States Government 725
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Clergymen
Convents
Fire Department
Police Department
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION, THE YELLOW PAGES
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Page
Acousticon Charlotte Co .. right bottom lines and 2
Addressing Service Co.
right top lines and 56
American Cyanamid & Chemical Corp .. 23
American Trust Co ...... back cover and 14
Anderson Fred Motor Co ... left top lines and 8 Darsey H F.
Andrews Music Co .... left top lines and 67 Arkansas Fuel Oil Co. .left bottom lines and 4
Ashworth Brothers Inc. 23 DeWitt Motor .right side lines and 9
Atlantic Co ... . right bottom lines 56 Auto Finance Co. . left bottom lines and Auto Parts & Salvage Co Inc ... 4
Avrett Roofing & Heating Co
Barringer J V jr. . left top lines and 74 43 Beaty Bros .left bottom lines and 77
Biltmore Dairy Farms. 30 Blankenship A V 33 .. right top corner cards and Best Building Equipment Co Inc .. .right side lines and 20 Y Boyd L. S ..
Breen J J & Sons. 69
Bridges Furniture Co.
.right bottom lines and 37 Brodt Music Co .. .. left bottom lines and 63
Brown Equipment & Manufacturing Co 78 Brown W A & Son Inc. 2 Building Materials Co.
Caldwell Construction Co. .left bottom lines and 20
right side lines and 19
Cannon Aircraft Sales & Service Inc ... . left side lines and 3
Carolina Business School Inc ... right top lines and 21
Carolina Insurors Inc. .. 47 Forest Lawn Co. .left bottom lines and
Carolina Marble & Granite Works Inc. . . front cover, right top lines and 62 Carolina Realty Co .. right top lines and 71
Carolina Transfer & Storage Co. .right bottom lines and
79
Case Bros Piano Co .. right top lines and
Cathey Lumoer Co ... . backbone and Central Lumber Co. . left side lines and 56
Charlotte Awning Co. right side lines and Z
Charlotte Big Boy Bottlers Inc ... . . right top corner cards and 18
Charlotte Eye Clinic .. .left bottom lines and 65
Charlotte Hardware Co Inc. right top lines and 39
Charlotte Hudson Co. . left side lines and 7
Charlotte Laundry Inc. left side lines and 53
Charlotte Lumber Corp ... 59 H & S Lumber Co.
Charlotte Merchants Assn Inc.
. left side lines and 26 Hammett Used Cars .right side lines and 59 10
Charlotte Storage Battery Co ..
.. right side lines, A and 8 Charlotte Wagon & Auto Co ... . left top lines and 5
Choate Rental Co .. . left side lines Citizens Savings & Lcan Co ... .left top lines and Y Harris W C Co.
City Chevrolet Co .... bottom edge and City Ice Delivery Co Inc. .right side lines and 42
City Industrial Bank .right bottom lines and 13
City Lumber Co .. 58 Heyward T C.
Commercial National Bank ..
. front edge and 15 Commonwealth Fuel Co. 24
Cook Bedy Co ...
Cook Sausage Co ..
Crosland Jolin Co .. . . left side lines and Crowe Finance Co .. left bottom lines and 4
Curlee Bros Construction Co .. .left bottom lines and 27 Dandridge S W 27 50 Daughtry Sheet Metal Co.
Davis Horace & Co ... . left top lines and 75
Arrowood Dairy Farms 30
.right top corner cards and 50
Dixie Awning Co. .. right side lines and 13
Doggett Lumber Co ...... back cover and 58
Dombhart George E. right side lines and
2
Domestic Laundry Inc. .right bottom lines and 53 Douglas & Sing. 35 Duke Power Co. front cover, left side lines and 32
Dulin Hardware Co. 40
du Pont de Nemours E I & Co Inc Paint Service Store. left bottom lines and 65
Eckerd's of Charlotte N C Inc ... .right bottom lines and 31 Economy Electric & Supply Co. right bottom lines and Ellison Ernest Inc. . right side lines and F & R Coal & Oil Co. . left bottom lines and 24
31 44
First Federal Savings & Loan Assn of Charlotte .. . back cover and 76 Folger Lee A Inc .. right side lines and
9
Foremost Dairies Inc. .left side lines and 31
22 78
Fruehauf Trailer Co.
Garmon R S Roofing Co .. .right top corner cards and 75 Garrison & Hopkins Co Inc .. .left top lines and 68
Gathings Motor Co Inc. .left side lines and 9
Geyer Business College. .right top lines and 22 Glidden Paint Store. .right top lines and 66 69 9
Godfrey P C Plumbing & Heating Co .. Goodyear Service.
Great Northern Life Insurance Co ..... 50 48
Griffith Thos & Co Inc .. right side lines and
Guin Fairley R. . left top corner cards and 50 Gunthorpe Antique & Furniture Repair 38
Hardware Mutual Fire Insurance Co ....
right side lines and 45
Harkey Bros Nurseries Inc. . 63 Harris Bros Transfer Co Inc. 79 Harris Jas J & Co Inc. .left bottom lines, 48 and 71 73 35
6 Harry J M & Co ...... left top lines and Haverty Furniture Co. . left top lines and 36 63 7 25 61
Hayes Nursery ...... right side lines and Heath Motor Co. . right bottom lines and Herrin Bros Coal & Ice Co.
Hobbs W H 69
Home Realty & Management Co Inc ... left side lines and
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Carson, McAlister Insurance Agency Inc right side lines and 47 67 57
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Hcod B Mifflin Tile Co. .left side lines and 18 Hoppe Motors Inc ... . . left top and side lines and 10 Pound & Moore Co. . right side lines and
Horne-Wilson Inc ..
68
Hotel Charlotte .... left bottom lines and 41
Hovis Z A & Son 36
Hunt Bill Super Service. .right side lines and 10 Industrial Loan & Investment Bank .. .left top lines and 13
Interstate Electric Co. .right bottom lines and 33
Interstate Roofing & Asphalt Co 20
Isenhour Brick & Coal Co. 25 James' Auto Service 10
Jarrell W G Machine Co.
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Johnson H V & Son ..
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Royal Coal & Coke Co.
Jones Electric Repair Co. .right top corner cards and 33 Rulane Gas Co. .. . left side lines and S & S Floor Covering Shop
Julian's Laundry & Cleaning .. .left side lines and 53
Kale-Lawing Co ..
. backbone and
64
Kirkland C W. 29 Lee Construction Co ..
Liquid Asphalt Co. .right top lines and 27
right bottom lines and 75 Shenandoah Life Insurance Co ... 52 56 Shuman Roofing & Heating Co ..
Long Robert H Agency
Maxwell Bros.
.right top lines and
38
41
Mayfair Hotel
McCray's. . .left side lines and 54
McDonald Insurance Agency.
.right side lines and
73
Sonotone Charlotte Co ..
.. left top corner cards and
40
McDonald Service Co Inc.
McEwen Funeral Home .right top lines and 11 Southeastern Construction Co. 28 Southeastern Ice & Coal Co ...
left side lines and 35
McGinn E R. 38 McNil Paper Co Inc. 66
Mechanics Perpetual Building & Loan Assn. .back cover and 21 Mecklenburg Hotel. . right side lines and 41
Mecklenburg Nurseries Inc. .left side lines and
64
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
right bottom lines and 51
Mill Remnants Co. .right bottom lines and 31
Miller Motor Express. 62
Mills Auto Service Inc. .. right bottom lines and 11
Model Laundry Co Inc .. .left side lines and Moore Myrtle 73
54
Mutual Building & Loan Assn. . right top lines and 20
New Way Laundry ... .left side lines and 55
Nisbet E P Co. . right top corner cards and 34
Norfleet Motors Co Inc. .left side lines and 11
Norman-Nicholson Roofing Co .. .. right top corner cards and 75
North State Fuel Co Inc. .left top lines and 17 Walker Irvin C Plumbing & Heating Co 69 Orr Motor Co .. .left side lines and .back cover and 24 11 Washburn Printing Co .. right side lines and 70
Page Nelson Inc. 52 Palmers' Optometrists
Parker-Gardner Co .left bottom lines and 65
.left top lines and 68 Pennsylvania Oil Co. .right side lines and 65
Perry-Mincey Co ..... right top lines and Pet Dairy Products Corp right bottom lines and 42
Pettit Motor Co ..... right side lines and 12 Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co ... front cover and 49 Piedmont Fire Insurance Co .. right top lines and 46
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co Page
. left bottom lines and 66 Post & Flagg. 19
64 Pritchard Paint & Glass Co Inc .. .right side lines and 66 Pyramid Chevrolet Co. . front cover and 8 Pyramid Life Insurance Co .. . left side lines and
51 Queen City Trailways.
Radio Doc .... left top corner cards and Ratcliffe Louis G Inc. Query Feed Co .. .right side lines and A 33 70 Ritch M R. Robinson Electric Co Inc. 34 28 28 29 Roddey W D Rowe Jas B ... .letf side lines and Royal Auto Finance Co .. 51 4 25 23
Royal Dyers & Cleaners Inc.
39 Z
Sanders Mack Motors Inc.
12 C
Shaw Victor Co ...... left side lines and
right top corner cards and 76
.left side lines and 27 Smith-Wadsworth Hardware Co .. .left top lines and 40
B Southeastern Welding Institute ..
.left top corner cards and 77 42 X 74
Southern Dairies Inc. . left side lines and Southern Engineering Co. .
Southern Real Estate & Insurance Co. . .right side lines and
'Standard Ice & Fuel Co ... .left top lines and 25 Z
Thies Realty & Mortgage Co ..
right side lines and
Thomas Cadillac-Oldsmobile Inc. right side lines and
12 3
Thompson Antique Co.
Thompson Transfer Co. 80 34 Todd's Flowers Inc. Torrence Chas A .... left side lines and Traveler's Hotel 18 41 20 Tucker-Kirby Co .... right top lines and Union Bus Terminal. 21 16
Union National Bank ... front cover and Unicn Storage & Warehouse Co Inc ....
Upchurch C W & Co. . back cover and 80
VanNess W I & Co Inc. .. right side lines, B and 12 3 Wachovia Bank & Trust Co ..
Westbrook Insura left side lines and 49 White & Simpson .. 29 Wiggins J L & Son Lumber Co. front cover and 60 Wiggins T J Lumber Co. 60
36 Wilkinson W C & Co. .right side lines and 52 Yellow Cab Co Inc. left bottom lines and 77
York Ice Machinery Corp 2 York Memorial Assn Inc ... .right top corner cards and 22 Zagora J Machine & Gear Co. 61
Medlin W S.
29
Steffey R P Co.
Sterchi's .. right bottom lines and 38 74
Local Brokerage Co. . left side lines and Loftis V P 28 . left side lines and 51 Sipe Realty Co. Sing R L. 74 72 Smith Johnson C University.
right side lines and Sanitary Laundry Inc. . front cover and Scoggins Memorial Art Shops. .right side lines and 62 78
Jocie Transfer Co.
back cover and
INTRODUCTION
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1941 edition of the Charlotte City Directory. A new feature, the designation of homes and places of business having telephones, marks this edition.
Confidence in the continued growth of Charlotte'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 Charlotte 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 serv- ice. 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 Charlotte Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the city.
Five Major Departments
The five major departments are arranged in the following order :-
THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 29 to 793, 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 Charlotte, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the city.
THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, covers pages 797 to 942. In this section the named streets are arranged in alphabetical order, followed by the num- bered streets in numerical 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. A feature of this section is the designation of tenant-owned homes. A new feature is the designation of homes and places of business having telephones.
THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, on blue paper, begins opposite page 944.
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, preceding the Classified and separately paged from 1 to 80, on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Charlotte. The adver- tisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business repre- sented. This is reference advertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a large commercial and industrial center like Charlotte, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. General appre- ciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.
THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 1025 to 1111. on white paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. The Directory is the common in- termediary between buyer and seller. As such it plays an important part in the daily activities of the commercial and professional world. More buy- ers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.
Municipal Publicity
The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the city, 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 cen- ter. To broadcast this information, the publishers have placed copies of
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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 Charlotte.
The Charlotte Directory Library
Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Charlotte City Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 500 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.
The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Directory as an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.
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CHARLOTTE
"THE QUEEN CITY"
(Courtesy The Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, Inc.)
Charlotte is located in the center of a territory recognized as the most rapidly developing industrial and commercial section in the South. The eyes of the commercial as well as tourist world are focussed on the Piedmont Caro- linas, the section of which Charlotte is the geographic and industrial center.
The city that had the greatest increase in population between 1930-1940 was Miami, Fla., with the following cities in consecutive order: San Diego, Calif .; Washington, D. C .; Jacksonville, Fla .; Houston, Texas; and CHAR- LOTTE, N. C. Charlotte stood sixth in the nation, with a gain of 21.4'%. There are now in the U. S. only 92 cities of more than 100,000 population, and Charlotte is the 91st city, with 100,899 inhabitants. Ten years ago its place was the 101st, so, then, it has moved up ten places within the ten-year period.
Hard-surfaced roads radiate from Charlotte in every direction. Eleven highways enter Charlotte. Three national highways cross North Carolina State highways at Charlotte. North Carolina has 9,000 miles of paved roads. Two million people can come to Charlotte from a radius of 100 miles by automo- bile, transact business and return home on the same day.
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Charlotte's Skyline in the Distance
Charlotte is the distributing center of the Carolinas and is the natural radial point for the railroads of this section. There are eight railway lines radiating from Charlotte, this situation making possible a maximum of rail- way trackage for new industries of various kinds. Charlotte has an abundance of skilled and unskilled labor willing to give an honest day's work for a reason- able wage. Charlotte is not disturbed by continued labor difficulties, strikes and labor agitation.
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The quality of Charlotte's water is excellent. The supply is abundant, with a modern filter plant, completed at a cost of $1,000,000 or more, and a daily capacity of 16,000,000 gallons and an average daily pumpage of 8,500,000 gallons.
Electricity, ample and at low rates, has been probably the greatest factor in the industrial and commercial development of Charlotte.
Charlotte's rapid growth as a manufacturing and business center has developed financial institutions commensurate with the demands of the rapidly- growing city and section which they serve.
Charlotte is live, aggressive and progressive.
Charlotte citizens cooperate in matters which prompt the civic, com- mercial, religious and industrial welfare of the community.
Charlotte is a friendly city. It welcomes the newcomer, be he from the North, West, East or South.
STATISTICAL REVIEW
Slogan-"Watch Charlotte Grow"; also "Queen City of the South."
Form of Government-Council-manager.
Population-100,899 (1940 U. S. Census). American-born, 99.77. Area-19.6 square miles.
Altitude-780 feet above sea level.
Climate-Mean-annual temperature, 60.2 degrees F .; average annual rainfall, 46.05 inches.
Parks-23, with total of 352 acres, valued at $600,000.
Assessed Valuation-$111,879, 155, with $1.48 per $100 tax rate.
Bonded Debt-$10,197,500 (net, $4,781,350).
Financial Facts-2 national banks, 1 state bank and 4 industrial banks, with total deposits of $234,012,455.99 (Dec. 31, 1940), and total re- sources of $252,468,994.05 (Dec. 31, 1940). Branch of Federal Re- serve Bank of Richmond already located here, to build new $300,000 building. Clearings for national and state banks for 1940, $847,446,- 979.74. 2 building and loan associations, with total assets of $8,706,- 714.06 (Dec. 31, 1940).
Postal Receipts-$1,190,044.36 (calendar year 1940).
Telephones in Service-24,960.
Churches-172, representing 18 denominations.
Building and Construction-1,074 permits, with total value of $4,285,729, issued in 1940.
Industry-Chief industries of city and surrounding territory: Manufacturing, 55'7 ; agriculture, 45% . 285 manufacturing establishments, paying wages of $12,750,000 annually, and having products valued at $57,- 915,697 annually (last available report).
Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 50 miles, and population of 583,000; wholesale area, radius of 75 miles, and population of 1,131,000. 1,700 retail stores in city, with annual sales of $50,997,000.
Newspapers-2 daily and Sunday and 3 weekly.
Hotels-8, with total of 1,350 rooms. Newest hotel opened in 1940 (200 rooms).
Railroads-4: Southern, Seaboard, Norfolk-Southern and Piedmont & Northern (last an electric line).
Highways-U. S. 29, 31 and 74; State 27, 49, 262 and 271.
Airports-1 privately-owned, 21/2 miles from center of city; I municipal, 5 miles from center of city. U. S. Government now establishing an Army Air Base at the Municipal Airport in Charlotte.
Amusements-Largest auditorium in city (also the largest in North Carolina) seats 5,000 persons. Total seating capacity of theatres, 7,500. 13 golf courses in city and suburbs, including 1 municipal course.
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Hospitals-6, with total of 883 beds.
Education-Queens College; Johnson C. Smith University (for colored). 30 public schools, including 3 senior high and 2 junior high. 1 parochial school. Number of pupils in public schools, 17,912; in parochial, 180. Number of teachers in public schools, 554; in parochial, 8. Value of public school property, $4,294,587; parochial, $150,000; college, $1,000,000.
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