Hill's Concord (Cabarrus County, N.C.) City Directory [1962], Part 1

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Publication date: 1962
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Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Pri- vate Citizens, Including Rural Route Residents, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, a Numerical Telephone Directory, and Much Information of a Miscellaneous Character; also the


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DIRECTORY.


UBLISHERS


PUBLISHERS NOTE


The information in this Directory is gathered by an actual canvass and is compiled in a way to insure maximum accuracy,


The publishers cannot and do not guarantee the correct- ness of all information furnished them nor the complete absence of errors or omissions, hence no responsibility for same can be or is assumed.


The publishers carnestly request the bringing to their attention of any inaccuracy so that it may be corrected in the next edition of the Directory.


Hill Directory Co. Inc., Publishers


INTRODUCTION and GENERAL INDEX


HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories (publishers of the Concord Directory since 1949), present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1962 edition of the Concord City Directory, which also includes Beverly Hills, Brown Mill, Cannon Mill, Franklin Mill, Grove Park, Hartsell Mill, Jackson Park, Shankletown, Sides Town Siver Hill and Rural Route Residents.


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 rep- resent reference advertising at its best, and merit the atten- tion 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 and Silver Hill, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the community.


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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 broad- cast 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 vicin- ity.


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 Inc., for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 1,000 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 recogni- tion 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.


HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., Publishers.


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


PAGE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW REFER TO THE YELLOW PAGES


Page


Alexander's Concrete Work.


24


American Oil Co of Concord.


68


Barber-Scotia College. 23


Barefoot Oil Co .. . front cover, left side lines and Biltmore Dairy Farms. . front cover, left bottom lines and


41 29


Blackwelder's Cash Feed & Seed Store.


Blanchard Body Shop.


Bonds Lawson Studio.


Braswell & Ward Realty Co. left side lines and 73


Broome Furniture Co. . left side lines and


Cabarrus Bank & Trust Co


. front stencil, right top lines and


15


Cabarrus County Savings & Loan Assn'.


26 77


Cabarrus Creamery Co Inc.


.left bottom lines and 31


36


Cabarrus FCX Service. Cabarrus Glass & Radiator Co Inc


right side lines, 12 and


14


Campbell Paul D. .right side lines and 31


Carl's Radio, TV & Music. right side lines and 84


Carolina Oil Co Inc ..... . front cover, left side lines and Carter Bros Masonry Contractors ... right side lines and Carter & Burris Garage.


41 27 11 35 5


Central Rewinding Co. left side lines and


China Mart The.


Citizens National Bank. . front cover, right top lines and Citizens Savings & Loan Assn


16


. bottom stencil, right top lines and 78


Clear Springs Farms. . back cover, right side lines and 30


Coble Lewis D.


left side lines and


74


Concord Beauty College. left side lines and


19 55


56 Concord-Kannapolis Savings & Loan Assn


. back cover, right top lines and 79


Concord National Bank The


front cover, right side lines and 17


Concord Plumbing Inc. right side lines, B and 70


Concord Telephone Co The. .right bottom lines and 83


Cranford Plumbing & Heating Service.


70


Craven's. .right bottom lines, 23 and 42 Cress Brothers Plumbing & Heating Co Inc


Cress' Drapery & Upholstery Shop. . top stencil, right side lines and 72 .. left side lines and 34


Curran's Florist Inc. left side lines and 38


Cut-Rite Upholstery. left side lines and


9 6


D'Orbe Fashions. right side lines and


82


Earl's Tire Store.


. left side lines and


85


Evans College of Commerce.


20 37


Farmer's Wholesale Feed & Seed Inc


Faust & Correll Refrigeration & Air Conditioning


left side lines and


3


799172


DeWitt Motor Co Inc. .right bottom lines and


Concord Hotel. .left top and left bottom lines and Concord Ice & Fuel Co Inc ..... left bottom lines, 42 and


48


Cabarrus Construction Co Inc.


36 11 69


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


Page


Foil's Inc. . . back cover, left top lines and 80


Furr's Garage. . back cover and 7


Gandy J W Plumbing & Heating Co ... left side lines and


71 Gibson's Inc. . right side lines and 34 Hammett Insurance Agency Inc. right top lines and 58 Hartsell Funeral Home Inc


. front cover, right bottom lines and 46


Haywood-Richmond Hardware Co Inc.


Hill Directory Co Inc.


Hinson's Plumbing & Heating .left side lines and


Holding Bros Inc. . . left side lines and


Holding & Wilcox Inc. right bottom lines and 9


Hoover's Inc.


. left side lines and


22


Hotel Concord. .left top and left bottom lines and Howard Bros Floor Covering Co.


Howard Electric Co


right bottom lines and


Hub Inc The


Huntley R E Jeweler.


Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. . left top lines and Kale-Lawing Co of Concord Inc


58


Kannapolis Construction Co. . backbone, right side lines, 66 and


67 C


86


Karelin Watch Service Inc. right side lines and Keasler Heating & Air Conditioning Co Inc


front cover, left bottom lines, 2 and


Ledbetter P L "Bill" Aluminum Co. . right side lines and


27


Life Insurance Co of Virginia The. . . left top lines and 59


Lucky & Bob Oil Co Inc. . left top lines and Lyles M S Distributor . back cover and 43 40 44


Mainliner Oil Co. .


. left side lines and


Martin's Iron & Metal Co.


Massey Septic Tank Co Inc. left bottom lines and 62


McManus C F Paint Store. right side lines and


Metal Craft Manufacturing Co .. right bottom lines and


Miller Lumber Co. right side lines and


Miller Radiator Shop. left side lines and


Mills Florist. .right top lines and


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


Morrison E L Lumber Co Inc. left bottom lines and


Mutual Oil Co Inc. left bottom lines and


Newton's Radio & TV Service


right side lines and


One Hour Martinizing. . back cover and


Patterson John K & Co left bottom lines and


Penney J C Co Inc. .. right top lines and


Piedmont Chevrolet Co Inc. . left top lines and


Pike's Drug Store Inc. .


Propst Bros Distributors Inc. right top lines and


Propst Construction Co Inc. .left side lines and Ridenhour General Agency Inc ... right side lines, 60 and Ritchie Auto Parts. left top lines and


Ritchie Hardware Co Inc.


Robinson's Inc. left side lines and


Security Bank & Trust Co. left top lines and


Sehorn E E "Gene" General Contractor. Sehorn E E "Gene" Real Estate


Shepherd's Jewelry. .


left top lines and


Shue Arthur Oil Burner Service. right side lines and 68 57


Shuford Insurance Agency Inc. . left top lines and Smith Air Conditioning Inc


. back lip margin, left bottom lines, 4 and 55


Southern Insurance Agency. left bottom lines and 60 Stallings Ed Inc. right side lines and 12 37 Staton-Causby Feed & Seed Store


10 39 74 64 44 84 21 59 32 10 A 45 25 75 8 53 82 18 24 75 61


81 32 64 63


.left top lines and


54


55 38 35 49 61


52 33 54 43


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


Page 76


Sterling Insurance & Realty Inc.


Stone E B Finance Co of Concord Inc


. right bottom lines and


13


Stop and Shop


50


Tallent Furniture Co.


Town & Country Beauty Salon left side lines and


19


Troutman's Used Cars. .right side lines and


11


Turner Painting Service. .right side lines and


28


Twin City Motel. left side lines and


Underwood R L.


Whitley's Music Studio. left side lines and


Wilkinson's Funeral Home


left bottom lines and


51


Wilkinson's Furniture.


left side lines and


65


Williams Candy Kitchen


. right side lines and


22


Williams Cleaners Inc.


.right side lines and


53


Wil-Mar Amoco Service.


left side lines and


81


... 61 and Winecoff Joe W Agency.


76


Winecoff Transfer & Storage Co. . right bottom lines and


85


51


65 52 69


47


Williams & Little Hardware Co.


FAIR PRACTICE CODE for ADVERTISING and SELLING recommended by the ASSOCIATION OF BETTER BUSINESS BUREAUS, Inc.


1. Serve the public with honest volues.


II. Tell the truth obout whot is offered.


Il1. Tell the truth in o forthright manner so its significonce moy be understood by the trusting as well as the onalyticol.


IV. Tell customers what they wont to know - whot they hove o right to know ond ought to know obout whot is offered so that they moy buy wisely ond obtoin the maxi- mum sotisfoction from their purchases.


V. Be prepored and willing to moke good as promised and without quibble on any guorontee offered.


VI. Be sure thot the normol use of merchandise or services offered will not be hozordous to public health or life.


VII. Reveol moteriol focts, the deceptive conceolment of which might couse consumers to be misled.


VIII. Advertise ond sell merchandise or service on its merit and refroin from ottocking your competitors or reflecting unfoirly upon their products, services, or methods of doing business.


IX. If testimonials ore used, use only those of competent witnesses who ore sincere and honest in whot they soy about what you sell.


X. Avaid all tricky devices ond schemes such as deceitful trade-in allowances, fictitious list prices, false and ex- aggerated comparative prices, boit advertising, misleoding free affers, fake sales ond similor practices which prey upon human ignorance and gullibility.


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, 29A and 85 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 - 1960 census, 17,799. Ca- barrus County 1950 census, 63,783; 1960 census, 68,137.


Climate


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


Aerial View of City


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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 lead- ing industrial cities in the south. Its citizenship is progres- sive and aggressive, and it is the home of many industrial 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 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 pickup 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 Tribune published daily except Saturday, has a circulation of 9,898 and gets its news from AP Service. Three radio stations.


WEGO, WGTL and WRKB, on frequencies of 1410 KC, 1,000 watts; 870KC, 1,000 watts; and 1,460KC, 1,000 watts respectively, serve Concord and the county. It is also served by three TV channels.


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The Concord Telephone Company, locally-owned, has 11,000 telephones in this district alone. The company serves other 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 4,055 students. Concord 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 61 excellent units. Twin City Motor Courts has 35 units, Mayfair Motor Court has 20 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 $100,000,000. There has never been a bank failure in Cabarrus County.


Water Supply


The city of Concord owns its water plant, sewage plant and electric distribution system. There is an ample supply of both water and electric power. The filter plant has a ca- pacity of 9,000,000 gallons per day, and the present capacity can be doubled. At present there are 8,148 electric connec- tions and 6,591 water meters.


Tax Rate


The City of Concord operates on a budget of: Property Tax Evaluation $35,327,303.00 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 $1.10 per $100 valua- tion.


R. Brown McAllister Elementary School, completed in 1958, one of the outstanding school plants in the State


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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- 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, proc- essed 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 Coun- ty covering 202,684 acres of land. Major crops are cotton, corn, lespedeza, wheat, oats and milo. Livestock producing is one of the dominant farm interests, although there are sev- eral 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.


Hospitals


Modern air-conditioned Cabarrus Memorial Hospital has 329 beds, and 30 bassinets. The area is considered a medical center, and is served by a good variety of private clinics. The equipment is considered to be excellent.


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Cabarrus Memorial Hospital is a 329 hed general hospital, County owned, non-profit and is equipped with all modern facilities


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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


Library


The Concord Public Library, located in the Community Center Building, has a regular staff of eight with two part- time workers. In addition to the 40,000 volumes in the Con- cord Library, the George Washington Carver Library for colored people has 4,500 volumes. The Concord Public Library has a film service, two bookmobiles with 1,500 volumes which make two complete trips each month into every part of the county. The Concord Library belongs to the North Carolina Inter-Library free loan service, and to the North Carolina Adult Film Exchange.


Recreation




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