Hill's Concord (Cabarrus County, N.C.) City Directory [1959], Part 1

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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 1959 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.


Confidence in the growth of Concord's industry, popu- lation and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Direc- tory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly re- flecting Concord to the world.


The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Directories in the estimation of the public, has been established by render- ing the best in Directory service. With an unrivaled organi- zation, 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 Concord Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the community.


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 and vicinity, arranged in alphabetical order under appropriate headings-a catalog of all the ac- tivities of the city and vicinity. Preceding this catalog, like- wise grouped under appropriate headings, are the advertise- ments and business cards of firms and individuals desiring to present a more complete list of their products or services than is possible 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 supply or markets for goods. In a progressive community like Con- cord, the necessity 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 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 each adult resident of Concord, Beverly Hills, Brown Mill, Cannon Mill, Franklin Mill, Grove Park, Hartsell Mill, Jackson Park, Shankletown, Sides Town, Silver Hill and rural routes residents, and the name, official


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personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the community.


III. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUD- ING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, is the third major de- partment, printed on green 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


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 Concord and vicinity.


The Concord Out-of-Town Directory Library


Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Concord City Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Concord Chamber of Commerce, 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 Publishers.


The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recog- nition by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Direc- tory as an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


PAGE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW REFER TO THE YELLOW PAGES


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Ace Finance Co Inc. right side lines and 65


Aetna Loan & Finance Co.


66


Airheart's Drug Store. 40


American Oil Co of Concord.


Barber-Scotia College. 72


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Barefoot Oil Co ..


. front cover, left side lines and 44 Barnhardt's Sheet Metal, Heating & Air Conditioning


. right side lines and 32


Battery Distributing Co


.back cover, left side lines, 8 and 18 Bill's Automatic Transmission Service


.right center lines and 11


Biltmore Dairy Farms. . front cover, left bottom lines and 33 Black & Faggart Esso Service Center


Blanchard Body Shop right top lines and


Bonds Lawson Studio.


Boone Dry Cleaners. . right side lines and


Braswell & Ward Realty Co . left side lines and


Broome Furniture Co. right side lines and 50


Buck's Texaco Service Station left side lines and 85


Cabarrus Bank & Trust Co


front stencil, right top lines and 13


Cabarrus County Building, Loan & Savings Assn. 20


Cabarrus Creamery Co Inc. . left bottom lines and Cabarrus F C X Service. Cagle's Cleaners Inc.


Campbell Paul D. . left side lines and


. front cover, left bottom lines and


Carl's Radio & Television Sales and Service.


Carolina Body Shop . left side lines and


Carolina Oil Co Inc. front cover, left side lines and Caton's Auto Clinic.


Central Rewinding Co. left side lines and Citizens National Bank. . front cover, right top lines and Citizens Savings & Loan Assn .. .right top lines and Clear Springs Farms .... back cover, right side lines and Concord Finance Company.


Concord Hotel.


left top lines and


Concord Ice & Fuel Co


. bottom stencil, left center lines, 27 and 57 Concord-Kannapolis Savings & Loan Assn


back cover, right top lines and 22


Concord National Bank The


Concord Plumbing Inc. 73 . front cover, right side lines, 16 and 17


Concord Telephone Co The. . right bottom lines and 89 Craig-Prewitt Furniture. . right center lines and 52


Craven's (K L Craven & Sons Inc)


.right bottom lines, 26 and 46 Cress Brothers Plumbing & Heating Co Inc . top stencil, right side lines and 74 Cress' Drapery & Upholstery Shop .... left side lines and 38


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Cruse Zeb P Transfer


right side lines and 91


Curran's Florist Inc. left side lines and 43


Deese Floyd E Refrigeration Service. 79 Dew Drop Inn. 79 5


Dewitt Motor Co


right bottom lines and


Earl's Tire Store.


left side lines and


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Ed's Sinclair Service.


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Evans College of Commerce.


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Farmer's Wholesale Feed & Seed Store Inc.


Faust & Correll Refrigeration & Air Conditioning


right side lines and


Fink's Florist.


Foil's Inc. back cover, left top lines and


78 42 81


Gibson's Inc. left center lines and 39 Hammett Insurance Agency right top lines and 59 B Hancock Motor Co. Haywood-Richmond Hardware Co Inc. 54 Hill Directory Co Inc. 37 9 Holding & Wilcox Inc. right bottom lines and Hooker Grover M. . right side lines and Hoover's Inc. left side lines and 19 Hotel Concord. . left top lines and 25 56 Howard Bros Floor Covering Co. Howard Electric Co. right bottom lines and 42 41 Hub Inc The. . right side lines and 51 63 Huntley R E Jeweler 43


J & E Flowers. right center lines and


Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co


Johnnie's Jewelry


Johnson's Power Lawn Mower Service.


Joyner's Jewelry & Gifts. . .. right center lines and 62


Kale-Lawing Co of Concord Inc


. backbone, right side lines and


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Kannapolis Construction Co


Keasler Company left side lines and Keasler Heating & Air Conditioning Co Inc


. back cover, left bottom lines, 2 and


55 67


Lemmond Gulf Service left center lines and 84


Lentz William L Building Contractor. . left side lines and


Life Insurance Co of Virginia The .... left top lines and


Lucky & Bob Oil Co Inc. left top lines and


Lyles M S Distributor . back cover and


29 60 56 45


Mainliner Oil Co. left side lines and 47 64


Martin's Iron & Metal Co. right bottom lines and


Massey F B Septic Tank Co . left center lines and


Mayfair Motel. left side lines and


McManus C F Paint Store. left center lines and


Midway Flower Shop. left side lines and


Miller Lumber Co back cover, right side lines and


Mills Florist. .right top lines and


Modern Lawnmower Shop . right side lines and


Morris Hubert L Real Estate Agency. . left side lines and


Morrison E L Lumber Co. left bottom lines and


Mutual Oil Co Inc. left bottom lines and


Newton's Radio & TV Service right side lines and


Patterson Bros. left center lines and


Patterson John K & Co left bottom lines and


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Penney J C Co Inc. right center lines and


Perez Specialties Inc right bottom lines and


83 69 36 43 68 44 64 75 23 47 90 31


36 87


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Kluttz E C Lumber Co. . left top lines and


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Perkins S D. back cover, left bottom lines, 29 and 82 9


Piedmont Chevrolet Co Inc


. front cover, left top lines and 6


Pope's Massaging Health Clinic. . left side lines and 69


Propst Bros Distributors Inc. .right top lines and 48


Ray's Gulf Service. .right side lines and 85


Red Pig Barbecue Drive-In. . right side lines and


38


Ridenhour General Agency Inc. . right side lines, 61 and 77 Ritchie Auto Parts. . left top lines and 7


Ritchie Hardware Co Inc. left bottom lines and


54


Robinson's Inc. . left side lines and 87


Sealtest Dairy Products


. front cover, left bottom lines and Sehorn E E "Gene" General Contractor


34


Shepherd's Jewelry right bottom lines and 30


Shuford Insurance Agency Inc. . left top lines and 63


left top lines and 58


Smith Air Conditioning Inc.


left side lines and 3 19


South Union Amoco Service Station. . right side lines and Southern Insurance Agency ..


Stallings E D Inc. . . left bottom lines and


.right side lines and 11


Sterling Insurance & Realty Inc. . left side lines and 77


Stone E B Finance Co of Concord Inc


Tallent Furniture Co right bottom lines and 12


Taylor Nancy Charm & Modeling Studio


52 23 10


Troutman's Used Cars . right side lines and


Turner Painting Service. right center lines and


31


Twin City Motel


left side lines and


70 53


Weddington & Mitchell Funeral Home


front cover, right bottom lines and


Wego Concord Kannapolis Broadcasting Co


West End Service. right center lines and 75


Whitley's Music Studio. . left side lines and 86


Widenhouse C A Concrete Co. left center lines and 73


Widenhouse Motors .. . left top lines and 28 front cover and 8A Wilkinson's Funeral Home


Wilkinson's Furniture.


left bottom lines and


48 53


Williams Candy Kitchen.


Williams & Little Hardware Co .left bottom lines and 70


. right side lines and 55


Winecoff Joe W Agency. right top lines, 62 and 78


Winecoff Transfer & Storage Co. . right bottom lines and 91 Yellow Ball Cabs. right bottom lines and 88


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Underwood R L.


Smith's Bicycle Shop


86 61


Page Piedmont Auto Parts Co Inc.


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CONCORD (Courtesy Concord Chamber of Commerce)


Location


Concord, county seat of Cabarrus County, is located in the heart of the Piedmont section of North Carolina, almost midway between Washington, D. C, and Atlanta on U. S. Highways 29 and 29A and State Highways 49, 73, and 601, It is only 124 miles from the State Capital, Raleigh, within a few hours drive from the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Great Smokey Mountains National Parks on the west, and near beach resorts of the Atlantic Ocean on the east Char- lotte, a trucking and delivery center for the South is only 20 miles away.


Population


Concord 1950 census, 16,485. Estimated 1958 census, 18,000. Cabarrus County 1950 census, 63,783. Estimated 1958 census, 75,000


Climate


Famous Piedmont climate. Temperature: High 99, Average 62.5, Low 15. First frost November. Average rain- fall: 40.3 inches. Average fall temperature is 60.6; average winter temperature is 49.5. The elevation is 705 feet above sea level.


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History


The name "Concord" has prophetic significance. The city was founded in 1793 by Scotch-Irish and German-Dutch settlers, and named Concord when the two factions came into "concord" after disputing the location of the county seat. The city has lived up to its name in mutual under- standing and helpfulness among its citizentry.


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 nugget discovered in the United States was found in Cabarrus County in 1799. This nugget, weigh- ing approximately 17 pounds, is now in the Smithsonian In- stitute in Washington, D. C.


Concord was one of the early textile areas to develop in the South and has continued to lead in industrial progress in dyeing, finishing, and weaving of materials. Cannon Mills, with some of its plants located here, produces more bath equipment than any other company in the world.


One of the earliest state reformatories in the nation was built here in 1910 at Jackson Training School, and the juvenile delinquency solution was early thought to be educa- tion and training.


Led by prominent citizens imbued with civic pride and community interest, Concord has grown to be one of the leading industrial cities in the south. Its citizenship is pro- gressive and aggressive, and it is the home of many indus- trial enterprizes.


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 our city is run on a business


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Concord Community Center, houses Concord Public Library, executive offices of Concord Recreation Commission, American Red Cross, Veterans Administration and Memorial Hall


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basis. Cabarrus County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners who are elected by popular vote of the citi- zens. Our city and county governments are such to be proud of.


Transportation


Concord is on the main line north-south of the South- ern Railway, and is also served by Carolina Trailways Bus Line, Kannapolis Transit, and the Concord Bus Line. Fred- erickson's Motor Express Corporation, Terminal Trucking Company are inter-state transfers and trucking lines oper- ating from Concord. National transfers make daily pick-up and delivery in Concord. Excellent air transportation of all natures can be obtained from Charlotte, only 20 miles away. Capital, Delta, Eastern, Piedmont, and Southern Air Lines operate from Charlotte.


Communications


The Concord Daily Tribune published daily except Satur- day, distributes 19,000 in circulation, and gets its news from 9,337 AP Service and two radio stations.


WEGO and WGTL on frequencies of 1410KC and 1,000 watts, and 870KC and 1,000 watts respectively, serve Concord and the county. It is also served by three TV channels.


The Concord Telephone Company, locally owned, has 19,000 telephones in this district alone. The company serves cther communities also.


Schools


There are five white elementary, one high school, and one large consolidated colored school, grades 7-12, in Con- cord with a combined enrollment of 4,850 students. Concord


City Hall, built in 1957 at a cost of $174,467.58, home of City Government consisting of Mayor's Office, Tax Office, Water and Light, Engineering and Police Department


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has outstanding school plants and exceptionally high educa- tional standards.


Evan's College of Commerce, and Barber-Scotia College for Colored Women are located in Concord.


Hotels and Motels


Hotel Concord, specializing in a 'homey' atmosphere and excellent cuisine, has room for 100 people. Colonial Motor Court offers 40 excellent units. Twin City Motor Courts has 14 units, Mayfair Motor Court has 14 units.


Banks


Three banks in Concord, all members of the Federal Re- serve system, and three Savings and Loan Associations have total assets of over $79,435,204. There has never been a bank failure in Cabarrus County.


Water Supply


The city of Concord owns its water plant and electric distribution system. There is an ample supply of both water and electric power. The filter plant has a capacity of 9,000,- 000 gallons per day, and the present capacity can be doubled. At present the are 8,500 electric connections, and 6,600 water meters.


Tax Rate


The City of Concord operates on a budget of: Property Tax Evaluation $32,271,924 and Tax Rate of $1.35 per $100 valuation. The schools, the recreation program, and the Concord Public Library get a fair share of the city's income. The Tax Rate for Cabarrus County is $1.09 per $100 valua- tion.


Industry


Concord is an industrial community with many large and small industries. The industrial payroll amounts to a million dollars a week, and Concord manufactured products are sold throughout the world. The community has advan-


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tages to offer new industry, and new industry is welcomed by the people of Concord.


Products manufactured in Concord include the world famous Cannon towels, sheets, pillow cases, bath equipment of all natures, and very high grade ladies' full fashioned and seamless hosiery, men's half hose, knitted textiles, up- holsteries and draperies, paper boxes for packaging, process- ed chicken, beef processing, bottled drinks, cotton oil, meal, and hulls, a variety of articles made from iron and steel, and the finishing and dyeing of cotton materials.


Farming


There are approximately 2,200 farms in Cabarrus County covering 202,684 acres of land. Major crops are cotton, corn, lespedeza, wheat, oats and milo. Livestock poducing is one of the dominant farm interests, although there are several large poultry farms and processing plants in the county.


Religion


There are 60 churches: 45 white, 15 Negro, representing 18 denominations. Historic St. John's Lutheran Church, be- lieved to be founded in 1745, was one of the three mother churches of Lutheranism in North Carolina. Two of the earliest Presbyterian churches are Rocky River and Poplar Tent Churches, both organized in 1751.


Cabarrus County has over 100 churches, including the Catholic Church.




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