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CITY DIRECTORY Vol. 1930 XVIII
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GENERAL INDEX
Page Abbreviations
Alphabetical Directory 61
Apartment Buildings 678
Associations and Clubs-Commercial . . 679
Banks and Trust Companies. 683
Buildings-Office and Public. 687
Bus and Coach Lines-Motor
687
Buyers' Directory
33
Cemeteries
688
Churches
689
City Government
237
Classified Directory
677
Clergymen
691
Clubs
692
County Government 243
Courts
243
Fire Department
237
Halls 703
Homes and Asylums 70-4
Hospitals and Dispensaries
704
Labor Organizations
710
Libraries 712
Parks and Playgrounds 718
Police Department 237
Post Office 483
Schools-Public 725
Schools, Colleges and Academies . 725
Societies
727
Street and Avenue Guide and Directory of Householders 677
United States Government 483
Greensboro Pu. L.G.
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
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Allen Joseph T
Legal Blue Book
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Ansell's
Armfield Motor
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Atkinson James O ir
. Legal Blue Book
Atlantic Bridge Co Inc .right bottom lines and 52 Auto Tire Accessory Co .left side lines and 33
Bain E E Lumber Co 43 Bales & Truitt Inc.
right side lines and 83
Benner & Fields.
.right top lines and 83
Biddell Harry G
.right top lines and 83
Big Frosty Bottling Co .right side lines and 42 Blake Chas J marginal line front cover and 68 Broadhurst & Kennett .. Legal Blue Book Brooks, Parker, Smith & Wharton ... Legal Blue Book Brooks-Wilson Co.right bottom lines and 75 Brown Geo C & Co ... . back cover and 79 Burroughs Adding Machine Co 28 Callum-Sapp Inc 60
Campbell Walter E ..... left side lines and 75 Carlton Phil R Inc .. left side lines and 68 Carolina Insurance & Loan Agency 66 Carolina Nash Co Inc . .left top lines. 37 and 91 Carolina Steel & Iron Co 3 Carolina Vulcanizing Co
.right side lines and 33
Carr Wilfred C Dr left top lines Cheek J C Co ...... right side lines and 77 Citizens Coal Co .front cover and 47 City Tire & Vulcanizing Co .right side lines and 32
Cochrane Insurance Agency Inc .. .left bottom lines and 69 Cockfield Tent & Awning Co ... right side lines and 38 Columbia Laundry Co .right bottom lines and 76
Cooper Insurance Service Inc right side lines and 72
Craven E F Co .. .left bottom lines and 48
Crescent Chevrolet Co Inc .left bottom lines and 37
Dick's Laundry Co .marginal line back cover and 76 Dixie Fire Insurance Co 61
Dixie Realty & Loan Co .left bottom lines and 72
Duke Otis W
. Legal Blue Book
Durham Life Insurance Co
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Edwards Dry Cleaning Co
Everett, Zane & Muse .... marginal line front cover and 26 Farley Jas H
46 Fetter A W right top lines and 69
Five Points Motor Co .right top lines and 30
Frazier & Frazier
Legal Blue Book
Fry & Stevens
.top stencil and 62 Gate City Bldg & Loan Assn left bottom lines and 44 Gate City Motor Co .right bottom lines and 34 Gate City Roofing Co .... left bottom lines and 90 Gordon's Restaurants Inc. 89 Graham-Paige Co of N C 37 Greene Street Tire Co .right top lines and 32
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Greensboro Auto Electric Co
Greensboro Bldg & Loan Assn .... left bottom lines and 44 Greensboro Daily Record .right bottom lines and 81 Greensboro Hardware Co .left top lines and 57 Greensboro Merchants Assn .left side lines and 49
Greensboro Motor Car Co Inc
.. back cover and 35
Greensboro Music Co Inc
.left top lines and
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Greensboro Radio Service Co
85
Guilford Bldg & Loan Assn .right bottom lines
Guilford Hardware Co 58
Guilford Lumber & Mfg Co .right side lines and 79 Hammel Wm C A .... left top lines and 72 Hanes Funeral Home Inc .left top lines and 54 Hardie Jack W Inc 82 Hargett Funeral Parlor . right bottom lines and 54 Harrelson Sign Co.left bottom lines and 90 Harry Reece P Z
Hayworth W Francis ..
... right top lines
Hedrick Auto Co
. left side lines and 35
Henderson Hoke F ..
Legal Blue Book
Henderson & Henderson . Legal Blue Book
Hobgood & Vinson .
Legal Blue Book
Holland Radio & Appliance Co Inc .. . left top lines and 84 Hollowell Gorham & Co .. right top lines and 26 Home Bldg & Loan Assn ... .. right top lines and 44 Home Detective Co Inc . marginal line back cover and 50 Home Industrial Bank 39
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Hotel Annex
Howerton Z Hampton .. Legal Blue Book Hoyle & Harrison ...... Legal Blue Book Hutton Frank R .marginal line front cover 73 and 85 Jefferson Motors Inc.left bottom lines and 36 Jefferson Standard Life Ins Co .. .right side lines and 63
Keeley Institute of N C The .
King. Sapp & King .... Legal Blue Book King's Business College
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Koonts Henry V .... .front cover and 86
Kriegsman Bros
.left top lines and 56
Kuykendall Edgar I .... Legal Blue Book
Lady Fair Shop Inc
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Latham J E Co ...... bottom stencil and 87
Mason Jas W jr
.marginal line back cover and 73
Matheson Wills Real Estate Co Inc 4 Matlock T L Co 27 McClamroch Co The .. right side lines and 80 McIver Lock Co ... 77
Merrimon Insurance Agency .right side lines and 70 Michael-Bivens Electrical Co Inc .left side lines and 51
Miller Furniture Co ... right bottom lines and 56
Millikan Insurance Agency Inc 52
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Milton Electric Co
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Modern Shoppe The 89
Moore A K Realty Co
Moore-Mitchell Co .... left top lines and Morris Plan Industrial Bank The .front cover and 4( 36
Motor Bearings & Parts Co .. Mutual Insurance Agency Inc The .ribbon book mark and 64 Myrick & Stanley ..... Legal Blue Book National Surety Co ... right side lines and 7 New Method Laundry Co ... right side lines and 7 North Carolina Industrial Bank Odell Hardware Co Oettinger Lumber Co .left side lines and O Henry Motor Co .... left side lines and 3
New York Life Insurance Co 677-4583454 Owen J R & Son Patterson Bros Inc Peerless Cleaners Inc
Phipps Hardware Co Inc .left top lines and 5
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Page Sockwell & . . Estate and Ins kett Storage Battery Co 28 Co 89 Amont Building Material Co 43 dmont Cafe . left side lines and 89 South Atlantic Lumber Co 78 t Life Insurance Co front cover and 65
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Southern Public Service Co .left bottom lines and 47 Southern Real Estate Co.backbone and 88
Southside Hardware Co 59 Stafford Motor Express Inc .left side lines and 53
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Starr Raymond
Stroud Chas E
. Legal Blue Book
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Sun Life Assurance Co of Canada ..
Sykes Florists Inc
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T & H Motor Co
. back cover and
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Tatum-Dalton Transfer Co
90
Thompson Inc ..... right bottom lines and 51 Turner's Transfer .. right top lines and 91
U-Drive-It Co Inc
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Vanstory Clothing Co
.back cover and 45
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Vaughn's Inc
Walker Tom Co
46
West Market Service Station
left top lines and 31
Wright Bernard
Legal Blue Book
Younce & Younce
Legal Blue Book
Young John A & Sons
left top lines and 82
oot Wm J ..... right bottom lines and 55
Star Clothing Co
52
bertson Furniture Co
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les E Earle
Legal Blue Book
left bottom lines and 56 spins & Weill .... front stencil, 71 and 85 tsk Creek Dairy Sales Co Inc .
.right top lines and 49 us Harold L ... .right top lines and 53 We & Roach Co right side lines and 81
cker Bonded Warehouse Corp 91
low's Inc 74 .enck Paul W 66 diffman Jewelry Co
.left side lines and 74
Liping & Hampton
. Legal Blue Book
ler S A & Co 33 eath Motor Co right side lines and 31 ith Tire Co .. .left side lines and 33
le & Blue
front cover and 55
len A M & Co 27
den Thomas Gresham Inc
rson Coal Co
Younts-DeBoe Co
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INTRODUCTION
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of the Greensboro City Direc- ry, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1930 edition the Greensboro Directory.
Confidence in the continued growth of Greensboro's industry, popula- on and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, ill be created as sections of this directory are consulted, for the directory a mirror truly reflecting Greensboro to the world.
The enviable position occupied by HILL'S directories in the estimation : the public, has been established by rendering the best in directory ervice. With an unrivaled organization, and having the courteous and earty cooperation of the business and professional men and residents, he publishers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the pproval of every user, and that the Greensboro Directory will fulfill its ission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the city.
Population
The estimated population of Greater Greensboro is 60,426, based on le number of individuals' names in the alphabetical section of the direc- bry, with due allowance for children and for women whose names are not sted separately from those of their husbands. Territory immediately djacent, which is part of the city, as far as business and social life are oncerned, is included in the directory, and, likewise, in the population stimate.
Four Major Departments
The several essential departments are arranged in the following rder :--
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, pages 25 to 92, printed on tinted paper, con- tins the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and profes- onal interests of Greensboro. These pages will be found particularly iteresting and instructive to substantial purchasing factors. The adver- sements have been carefully grouped by departments and are indexed nder headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference dvertising at its best, and, as such, merits a survey by all buyers eager familiarize themselves with sources of supply. The city's activities, in tany interesting phases, are authentically pictured. In a large commer- al and industrial center like Greensboro, the necessity of having this ind of information immediately available, is very great, and frequently, ressing. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the liberal ipport the city directory enjoys in the many fields which it serves.
THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents, business firms hd corporations is included in pages 93 to 524. A feature of this section the inclusion of the wife's name in parentheses following that of the usband.
THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND VENUE GUIDE, covers pages 525 to 674. In this section the named treets and avenues are arranged in alphabetical order, followed by the umbered streets in numerical order; the residences and business houses re arranged numerically under the name of each street and avenue, and he names of householders and business concerns are placed opposite the umbers.
THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 677 731. This department lists the various manufacturing, mercantile nd professional interests in alphabetical order under appropriate head- igs. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable epitome f the business interests of the community. "The Directory is the common intermediary between Buyer and Seller." As such it plays no small part in he daily doings of the business world. "More goods are bought and sold hrough the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium."
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Municipal Publicity
The directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the c depicting in truthful terms what it has to offer as a place of residen as a business location, as an industrial site and as an educational cen; To broadcast this information, the publishers have placed copies of 11. issue of the directory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily av able for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable ady tisements of Greensboro, for business men, everywhere, realize that city directory represents a community as it really is.
The Greensboro Directory Library
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The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition by th progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated tl confidence in the city directory as an advertising medium, with assura that it will bring a commensurate return.
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GREENSBORO
"Pivot of the Piedmont"
Statistical Review
Form of Government-Council-manager.
Population-53,422 (1930 U. S. Census preliminary report for city proper).
Area-17 square miles.
Altitude-843 feet.
Climate-Mean annual temperature, 58.8 degrees; average annual rain- fall, 46.76 inches.
Parks-1,500 acres.
Assessed Valuation-$106,500,000.
Financial-Bank resources, $7,303,483.07, with clearings of $309,123,000 in 1929.
Post-office Receipts-$464,593 (1929).
Telephones in Service-9,672.
Churches-57, all denominations.
Building and Construction-Value of building permits, $3,133,865 (1929).
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Industry-141 establishments employing 8,700 workers, and havin products valued at $47,000,000 annually. Annual industrial production valu Guilford Industrial Area, $80,310,000.
Trade-Retail territory serves 562,000 people in a trading area having a radius of 50 miles. Jobbing territory serves 790,000 people within radius of 75 miles.
Newspapers-2 dailies.
Hotels-8, with total of 900 rooms.
Railroads-2: Southern and Atlantic & Yadkin.
Amusements-8 theatres, with total seating capacity of 6,000 persons Hospitals-8, with 400 beds.
Education-22 public schools, including 1 senior high and 2 junio high. Number of pupils in public schools, 10,000. Number of public schoo teachers, 329. Value of public school property, approximately $5,000,000.
Volumes in Libraries-136,000.
City Statistics-Total street mileage, 270, with 138 miles paved. Mile: of gas mains, 96; of sewers, 130, and of electric street railway, 16. Capacity of water works (municipal), 1,023,000,000 gallons; daily average pump 4,000,000 gallons, with 166 miles of mains, and plant valued at $2,750,000 Fire department employs 47 men, with 2 autos, 6 engines, 6 hose and chem- ical wagons and 2 hook-and-ladder trucks, in 5 station houses. Value ofm fire department with property, $350,000. Police department has 58 men with 1 station and 11 pieces of motor equipment.
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History
n March 15, 1781, the Battle of lford Courthouse was fought, five es from what is now Greensboro. intent was General Nathaniel yene on crippling Cornwallis that little realized he was to title a ropolis of the future. Although battle was not decisive, Gen. en fought so fiercely that Corn- lis entered the Battle of York- In unable to stem the triumphant 'e of the American forces, and the ory at the end of the Revolution been laid by authorities to the It of the Battle of Guilford Court- .se.
milford County was settled in 1772 scotch-Irish and German stock n Pennsylvania, and English and ·. ch Highlander immigrants. It was :od for Frederick, Earl of Guil- d, better known as Lord North. Its ple were simple and rural. They sessed no large estates or wealth. ey were intensely religious, demo .. Lic, arduous in the pursuit and ancement of education, energetic thrifty, home-loving and liberty- king. The original county seat was rtinsville, where was fought the ttle of Guilford Courthouse.
n 1808, Greensboro was founded as county seat of Guilford and ned for the famous General eene. The town site was located the exact center of the county. nmissioners paid Ralph Gorrell $98 42 acres of land, and the new inty capital and courthouse was d off.
Almost from its beginning Greens- o forged ahead in education. Dr. vid Caldwell established his noted og College," the forerunner of sev- l academies and schools founded 1816, 1820, 1833 and 1836, leading to the chartering in 1838 of
Greensboro Female College, the grad- ing of public schools in 1872, the establishment of North Carolina Col- lege for Women in 1892, and the building of three Negro colleges.
Prior to 1860 the city was Whig, and opposed to secession. John A. Gil- mer, of Greensboro, was offered a place on Lincoln's cabinet, but the city, of course, finally supported the state and the Confederacy. It was at Greensboro that Gen. Joseph E. John- ston disbanded his army, following his surrender to Sherman, and it was in the railway station here that Jef- ferson Davis held his last cabinet meeting. Greensboro's citizens have always taken a prominent part in state affairs. John M. Morehead, as governor, was one of the state's fore- most proponents of good roads as early as 1840.
Greensboro had a cotton mill as early as 1834, but it was in Recon- struction days that it began to be an important commercial and industrial factor. Its central position in the state then, as now, was its chief reason for growth. Here converged the crossroads of the state. In 1856 came the first railroad.
At the turn of the century Greens- boro's real growth began. In 1892 came Caesar and Moses Cone to establish their cotton mills, and to begin such well-balanced industrial development as is rarely seen. Stead- ily ahead Greensboro has forged in- dustrially, commercially and educa- tionally, capitalizing its advantages of accessibility, climate, ideal labor conditions, agriculture, power, trans- portation, raw materials and a spirit of progressiveness. Greensboro today. Let us look at
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Greensboro is the pivot and focal point of the rich "Piedmont" section
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of the two Carolinas and a part of Virginia. It is equidistant from At- lanta and New York, each being twelve hours by rail and five by air. Here, also, crosses the main east-west traffic arteries of the state and one of the main north-south highways. Other important roads converge at Greensboro to make it the hub of highway transportation.
The Piedmont area of North and South Carolina contains 42% of the population of the two states, and pro- duces over 73% of their industrial output. From Greensboro into all sec- tions of the Piedmont diverge the belts of traffic, over railroads and highways. That Greensboro is the
logical, dominant "pivot" of this is demonstrated by the fact that 2500 traveling salesmen and ag have made their homes and h quarters here.
Two railroads serve Greensb the Southern and the Atlantic Yadkin. Forty-eight passenger tr arrive and depart daily in six di tions from a new and modern 000,000 station. The main north south double-track line of the Sol ern converges with the main east west state-wide line of the South at Greensboro. All important gr crossings have been separated to sa guard life and property and to sp traffic. Sixty-five buses leave
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ily for every section of the state. Two north-bound and two south- bund air mail planes leave the reensboro airport daily. A letter ailed here after business hours will : in New York or Atlanta the fol- wing morning by rail, and in Chi- go that morning by air.
Municipal Government
Greensboro has been especially for- inate in its selection of those men whose hands its affairs of govern- ent are placed, and great municipal rogress has been made by means of he complete confidence held by the ixpayers in the integrity and ability ¿ the municipal officials. With a buncilmanic-city manager form of
Greensboro has good water, and plenty of it, carefully safeguarded as to purity and sanitary distribution. The water works have a capacity of one billion, twenty-three million gal- lons, with a twenty-one million gal- lon reservoir for filtered water, a supply sufficient to serve the city for many years to come.
The sewer system is comprehensive, well planned and adequate, with 130 miles of mains Taiu. A highly cirod" highly offer .. tive modern disposal system is in operation, and enlargements to ac- commodate future needs are under construction.
A well-planned program of street- widening, as well as paving, has been
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overnment and non-partisan elec- ions, modern machinery is provided or the efficient dispatch of the city's usiness, which insures the services of usiness leadership of the highest haracter. At the helm of Greens- oro's municipal government have een business men of the highest haracter and business judgment, ften at great personal sacrifice to hemselves. Among those who have erved on the city council are men who have made outstanding successes f their own business. These men ave brought to the city a managerial kill never possessed by cities influ- nced by petty partisan politics. As result the physical facilities of Greensboro are strikingly effective.
and is being carried on under a com- prehensive city plan designed to pro- vide Greensboro unusually adequate intra-city transportation facilities. The mileage of paved streets in the corporate limits has steadily in- creased from 32 miles in 1922 to 138 miles in 1929. Thoroughly modern automatic traffic control systems have been installed at twenty-five possible danger points. The streets, totalling 270 miles, are well-kept and clean.
Greensboro's public school system is a point of genuine pride, it having been recently rated 96.4 out of a pos- sible hundred by the North Carolina Department of Education. The 10,000 school children have 22 modern school
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