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INTRODUCTION and GENERAL INDEX
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1957 edition of the Concord City Directory, which also includes Beverly Hills, Brown Mill, Cannon Mill, Frank- lin Mill, Grove Park, Hartsell Mill, Jackson Park, Shankle- town, Sides Town, Silver Hill, and the rural routes emanat- ing from the Concord Post Office.
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Four Major Departments
The four major departments are arranged in the follow- ing order :-
I. THE YELLOW PAGES constitute the first major de- partment of the Directory. This embraces a complete list of the names and addresses of the business and professional concerns of the city, arranged in alphabetical order under appropriate headings-a catalog of all the activities of the city. Preceding this catalog, likewise grouped under appro- priate headings, are the advertisements and business cards of firms and individuals desiring to present a more com- plete list of their products or services than is possible in the catalog itself. The Yellow Pages represent reference ad- vertising at its best, and merit the attention of all buyers and sellers seeking sources of supply or markets for goods. In a busy and diversified community like Concord, the ne- cessity of having this kind of information up-to-date and always immediately available, is obvious. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller, and plays an important role in the daily activities of the com- mercial, 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 each adult resident of Concord and vicinity and on the Concord rural routes, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation.
III. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUD- ING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, is the third major de-
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partment, printed on pink paper. In this section the num- bered streets are arranged in numerical order, followed by the named streets in alphabetical order; the numbers of the residences and business concerns are arranged in nu- merical 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 fea- tures 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 department, printed on blue paper.
Community Publicity
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW REFER TO THE YELLOW PAGES
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Ace Finance Company Inc. .right side lines and 41
Aetna Loan & Finance Co. 68
Airheart's Drug Store. . 35
American Oil Co of Concord.
72
Barber-Scotia College. 23
Barefoot Oil Co. .front cover, left side lines and Barnhardt B T Electrical Contractor
46
left bottom lines, A and 39
Biltmore Dairy Farms
. front cover and 30
Blackwelder Walter T. right side lines and 74
Blanchard Body Shop
10
Bob's Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co
front cover, right top lines, 37 and 67
Bonds Lawson Studio
75
Bost C W Agency . right side lines and 58
Braswell & Ward Realty Co left side lines and 77
Broome Furniture Co. . right side lines and 53
Cabarrus Bank & Trust Co
.back cover, right top lines and 13 Cabarrus County Building, Loan & Savings Assn
front stencil, left top lines and 17
Cabarrus Creamery Co Inc. left bottom lines and 29
Cabarrus Drug Co. left side lines and 35 41 Cabarrus F C X Service. 31
Campbell Paul D ..... front cover, left bottom lines and Central Rewinding Co
China Mart The .. left bottom lines and 2
Citizens National Bank. . front cover, right top lines and 14
18
Coca-Cola Bottling Co of Concord.
Concord Coach Co Inc ..
Concord Finance Company .left bottom lines and 68
Concord Hotel.
.right top lines and
58
Concord National Bank The
front cover, right side lines and 15 Concord Perpetual Building & Loan Assn . right top lines and 19
Craig-Prewitt Co Inc. .. left bottom lines and 55 Craven's (K L Craven & Sons Inc)
right bottom lines, 22 and 45 Cress Brothers Plumbing & Heating Co Inc
top stencil, right side lines and 76
Cruse Zeb P Transfer . right side lines and 85
Curran's Florist. right side lines and 43
Davis Florist. left and right bottom lines and
42
DeWitt Motor Co. right bottom lines and 3
Drye Electric Co left side lines and
40
Earl's Tire Store. left side lines and
2
Economy Finance Co of Concord Inc. . left side lines and Elliott Furniture Co
12
.back lip margin, right bottom lines and 54
Ellis Jewelers. left side lines and 64
Eury M Dwight. left top lines and 27
left side lines and 39
Citizens Savings & Loan Assn .. . right top lines and Clear Springs Farm .... back cover, right side lines and 32 16 21
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Evans College of Commerce
21
Fink's Florist
45
Fisher Joe P Agency. right bottom lines, 61 and
78
Foil's Inc. . back cover, left top lines and
Gibson's Inc.
left side lines and
80 34
Graber Melvin.
left side lines and 29
Green's Flower Shop
left top lines and
Griffin John M.
Hammett Insurance Agency .right top lines and
Hancock Motor Co. . back cover and 4
Hemphill Construction Co right side lines and
24
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Holding & Wilcox Inc.
right bottom lines and
33 8
Hoover's Inc.
left side lines and 22
Hotel Concord.
.right top lines and
58
House of Irma. .left side lines and 50
Howard Electric Co. .right bottom lines and
40
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co
.right top lines and
62
Jewel Shoppe Inc The.
Johnston's Furniture Co. .left bottom lines and 55
Jon's Ornamental Iron Service. .. .left bottom lines and 72
Kale-Lawing Co of Concord Inc
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Keasler Company . left side lines, 57, 79 and 83
Kelsey Funeral Home.
52
Kluttz E C Lumber Co. .left top lines and 69
Ledbetter Paustal L "Bill" .left bottom lines and B
Life Insurance Co of Virginia The
Lucky & Bob Oil Co Inc. right bottom lines and
right top lines and 49
Lyles M S Distributor ..
. back cover and 47
Mainliner Oil Co. left side lines and
49
Martin's Iron & Metal Co.
right bottom lines and
McManus C F Paint Store
. left top lines and
McManus Curtis F. .left top lines and
Menius Seafood Market. left side lines and
Miller Lumber Co right side lines and
Mills Florist. .right top lines and Morris Hubert L Real Estate Agency. . left side lines and Morrison E L Lumber Co .right side lines and
Mutual Oil Co Inc. front lip margin and
Newton's Radio & TV Service left side lines and
Patterson Bros .. .left side lines and
Patterson John K & Co. left bottom lines and
Pearl Drug Co. left side lines and
Penney J C Co Inc. right center lines and
32
Perkins S D. . back cover, left center lines, 82 and
right side lines and 8
Piedmont Chevrolet Co Inc
front cover, left top lines and 5
Pless C H. .left center lines and 25
Preslar's. right side lines and 65
Propst Bros Distributors Inc. right top lines and 50
Raymer David E. left side lines and
27
Ridenhour General Agency Inc .right side lines and 59
Ritchie Auto Parts. .left top lines and 6
Sehorn E E "Gene" General Contractor
right bottom lines and 26
Shepherd's Jewelry
left top lines and 66
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66 73 73 81 70 44 78 20 48 84 28 63 36
83 Piedmont Auto Parts Co Inc.
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43 75 61
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Shuford Insurance Agency Inc
Sloop Jacob. . back cover, left top lines and 60
56
Snow's Paint & Body Shop. . left side lines and 9
Southern Insurance Agency. left bottom lines and 63
Stallings Ed Inc. . right side lines and 10 Stone E B Finance Co of Concord Inc
T & J Realty & Insurance Co. right bottom lines and 11
right side lines, 64 and 79
Tucker's Florist. . . left side lines and 44
Turner Leonard F. right side lines and 74 Weddington & Mitchell Funeral Home
. front cover, right bottom lines and 51
Widenhouse Carl A. left top lines and 28 Widenhouse Motors
. bottom stencil, left top and side lines and 7
Wilkinson's Funeral Home.
52 Wilkinson's Furniture. . back cover, left bottom lines and 56
Williams Cleaners & Launderette. . left bottom lines and 38
Williams & Little Hardware Co .... right side lines and 57
Williams R R Lumber Co . left side lines and 20
Winecoff Marvin
73
Winecoff Transfer & Storage Co. . right bottom lines and 85
Young's Cleaners & Dyers
. left bottom lines and
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Location
Concord, county seat of Cabarrus County, is located in the heart of the Piedmont section of North Carolina, al- most midway between Washington, D. C., and Atlanta. It is only 124 miles from the State capital, Raleigh. The land surrounding Concord is gently rolling and well drained, with a plentiful water supply. The population of the city, accord- ing to the 1950 U. S. Census, was 16,486, and of the county, 63,783.
Climate
The climate in and around Concord is ideal; the average annual temperature is 62.6 degrees. Temperature ranges from 42.3 in January to 78.8 in July. Pleasant, mild weather is
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enjoyed for more than six months of the year-60.6 in spring; 61.9 in fall. The average winter temperature is 49.5. Naturally, there are a few extremes in weather. The eleva- tion is 705 feet above sea level.
History
Concord was founded in 1793 by Scotch-Irish and Ger- man-Dutch settlers, and named Concord when the two fac- tions settled a dispute over the location of the county seat. The first court house was built in 1796. In 1872 a new and larger court house was built, but three years later it was destroyed by fire. The present court house was built in 1875.
The first gold discovered in the U. S. was in Cabarrus County in 1799. The nugget weighed approximately 17 pounds. In 1903 a nugget was found which weighed 28 pounds, one of the largest ever found, and a replica of this nugget is in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D. C.
The name, Concord, has prophetic significance. The city has lived up to its name in mutual understanding and help- fulness among its citizens.
Concord's growth has been accomplished through work- ing together, sharing together, and planning together for a better city and a better citizenship. It is a city that honors its past, that fosters civic pride in building for a better future.
Government
Concord is administered by a board of aldermen and a mayor, who are elected by the people. Every man on this board is a business man, and the city is run on a business basis. Cabarrus County is governed by a board of county commissioners, who are elected by popular vote of the citi- zens. The City and County government is among the best to be found anywhere.
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Transportation
Concord is on the main north-south line of the South- ern Railway, and also is served by the Carolina Trailways Bus Line and the Queen City Buses. Five trucking and trans- fer companies operate out of Concord. City transportation is provided by a local bus line and ample taxi service. Na- tional transfer companies make daily pick-up and deliveries in Concord. Although there is no direct air travel from here, excellent accommodations can be obtained only 21 miles away.
Communications
The Concord Daily Tribune, published daily except Saturday, and one radio station, WEGO, operating on a fre- quency of 1410 k.c's and 1,000 watts, serve Concord.
Telephones
The Concord Telephone Co., locally-owned, serves Con- cord and Cabarrus County with 16,000 telephones.
Schools
There are four white elementary and one high school and one colored school in Concord, with an enrollment of 2,836 white students and 1,145 colored students. Evans Col- lege of Commerce and Barber-Scotia College for Colored Women are located here.
Hotel and Motor Court Accommodations
The Hotel Concord has 100 rooms; the Colonial Motor Court, 40 units; Brantley's Motel, 12 units and Mayfair Motor Court, 14 units.
Churches
There are 45 churches, representing 18 denominations, in the city. Historic St. John's Lutheran Church, believed to have been founded in 1745, was one of the three mother
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churches of Lutheranism in North Carolina. One of the earliest Presbyterian churches was Rocky River, organized in 1751. The First Presbyterian Church and Central Metho- dist Church are the oldest churches of those denominations in the city. There are more than 100 churches in Cabarrus County, including one Catholic.
Recreation
The City sponsors a year-around recreation program and employs a full-time recreation director, and recently built a modern recreation building. Over and above the City recreation program, there is a private golf course, a private swimming pool; a public white swimming pool; a public colored swimming pool; tennis courts; high school football at Webb Field; indoor sporting events at the Armory; the modern Community Boys' Club with a full-time staff. There are three white theatres in Concord and one for Negroes.
Banks
The three banks and three building and loan associations in Concord have total assets of $60,000,000.00. There are also numerous finance companies. There never has been a bank failure in Cabarrus County.
Hospital
Cabarrus Memorial Hospital has undergone an extensive expansion program. It is a modern 300-bed hospital, with the latest medical equipment and an excellent staff.
Water Supply
The City of Concord owns the water plant and the elec- tric distribution system, and there is an ample supply of both water and electric power. A new and modern filter plant has recently been built, and a licensed chemist is in charge of the laboratory. The filter plant has a capacity of
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6,000,000 gallons per day. At the present time there are 7,- 556 electrical connections and 6,073 water meters. This is by no means capacity for the electric or water plant.
Library
The Concord Public Library, located in the Community Center Building, has a regular staff of five. In addition to the 40,000 volumes in the Concord Library, the George Wash- ington Carver Library, for colored people, has 2,500 volumes. The Concord Library also has a film service, and a book- mobile with 1,500 volumes, which makes two complete trips each month into every part of the county.
Fire and Police Protection
The Concord Police Department, staffed with 31 police- men, radio-equipped cars and ample armaments, can answer a call within five minutes to any part of the city.
The Fire Department is equipped with five fire trucks and one hose truck. Staffed with 20 paid employees and 15 volunteers, the Fire Department is both modern and ef- ficient.
Industry
Concord is an industrial community with many large and small industries. The industrial payroll amounts to several million dollars a year, and Concord manufactured products are sold throughout the world. The community has advantages to offer new industry, and new industry is wel- comed by the people of Concord.
Tax Rate
The tax rate for the City of Concord is $1.35 per $100 valuation. The tax rate for Cabarrus County is $.87 per $100.
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Statistical Review
Form of Government-Mayor and aldermen. Incorpo- rated as a city in 1907.
Population-16,486 (1950 U. S. Census). American-born, 99%.
Area-41/2 square miles.
Altitude-705 feet above sea level.
Climate-Mean annual temperature, 62.6 degrees F .; av- erage annual rainfall, 44.3 inches.
Assessed Valuation-$26,329,582, with $1.35 per $100 tax rate.
Bonded Debt-$2,139,000.
Financial Data-3 banks, with total deposits of $34,728,- 154.49 (1954), and total assets of $39,403,051.15 (1954).
Postal Receipts-$229,931.66 (1953).
Telephones in Service-10,886.
Churches-45, representing 18 denominations.
Building and Construction-Total valuation of $1,439,449 in 1954.
Industry-Chief industry of city and surrounding terri- tory is manufacturing. 30 manufacturing establishments in county, employing 26,760 persons, and paying wages of $66,- 745,000 annually. Principal manufactured products: Cotton goods, hosiery, plastics, processed poultry, processed meats and yarns.
Newspapers-1 daily and Sunday.
Radio Stations-WEGO.
Hotels-1, with 100 rooms.
Railroads-Southern Railway (north-south lines).
Bus Lines-Carolina Trailways and Queen City Coach Co.
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Highways-U. S. 29 and 29-A; State 29-A1 and 151.
Automobile Registrations-15,000.
Amusements-Largest auditorium in city seats 1,000 per- sons. 4 moving-picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 3,108 persons. 1 golf course. Swimming pools for white and colored; year-around recreation program with full-time recreation director and new recreation building; Community Boys' Club; high school football and basketball, baseball and track.
Hospitals-1, with 300 beds.
Education-Evans College of Commerce; Barber-Scotia College for Colored Women. 6 public schools, including 2 senior high. Number of pupils in public schools, 3,521; teach- ers, 132 (figures include Negro schools).
Public Libraries-1, with 40,000 volumes. Also a library for colored people, with 2,500 volumes.
City Statistics-Total street mileage, 63.28, with 38.57 miles paved and 1.67 miles under construction. Miles of gas mains, 63; sewers, 60. City bus line. Number of water meters, 6,068; light meters, 7,568; gas meters, 2,461. Capacity of water works, 6,000,000 gallons; daily average pumpage, 4,500,000 gallons; miles of mains, 65.5; value of plant, $3,153,- 588. Fire department has 15 men, with 1 station and 5 pieces of motorized equipment. Value of fire department property, $50,000. Police department has 31 men, with 1 station and 5 pieces of motorized equipment.
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