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Abbreviations
92
Alphabetical Directory
93
Banks
731
Buyers' Directory
27
Cemeteries
736
Churches
736
City Government
168
Classified Directory
725
Clergymen
739
Clubs
740
Cornty Government
184
Courts
184
Elks
121
Fire Department 168
Homes and Asylums 754
Hospitals 755
IOOF 302
Index to Advertisers
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Insurance Companies 756
Junior O U AM 322
Knights of Pythias 332
Libraries 256
Manufacturers in Greensboro
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Masonic Orders
374
Moose Loyal Order of
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Parks
773
Police Department
168
Preface 13
Red Men 302
Schools-Public 782
Schools and Colleges 782
Street and Avenue Guide and Directory of Householders 581
United States Post Office 532
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
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Johnson-Forbis-Simmons Co. 51
Jones Barbecue Lunch
Keeley Institute The. .
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King's Business College.
Koonts Henry V. ... front cover and
Lassiter J Hal ...... marginal line front cover and
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Latham J E Co ...
.bottom stencil and 80
Lucas Bros ... right top Fines and 47 McClamiroch Co The .. .right side lines and Maness & M Furniture Co. 72 50 81
Matheson-Wills Real Estate Co Inc. Matlock T L Co. .left top lines and
Mayes Mary E Inc. .right top lines and 66 44
Melvin & Johnson Coal Co.
Merrimon Insurance Agency. . right side lines and 64 Michael-Bivens Electric Co .... left side lines and 48 85
Millikan Realty & Insurance Co ..
Milton R H Electric Co ... . marginal line back cover and 47
Mi Valet Inc .. ... beginning each letter of alphabet and 46
Monarch Machine & Mfg Co loc ...
. left bottom lines and
72
Moore H B Realty Co ....... .right top lines and 86
Moore J S Realty & Insurance Co ...
.left top lines and 86 66 39 43
Morris Plan Industrial Bank The
Moskin's Credit Clothing Co.
Mutual Insurance Agency Inc. .ribbon book mark and 60 42 65 69
National Cash Register Co. . left bottom lines and National Surety Co of X Y
New Method Laundry Co .... right side lines and New Process Tire & Supply Co. . left top lines and North State Motors Inc .... .left top lines and 35 88 53 31
North State Roofing Co.
Odell Hadware Co ... .right bottom lines and
26 Oettinger Lumber Co .. left side lines and
90 54 87
Pilot Life Insurance Co .. . front cover and 61
Poole & Rlue Inc. front cover and 50 27
Pullen A M & Co ..
Quick Service Transfer Co Inc
.left bottom lines and 90 36 66
Redden Thomas Gresham Inc ...
Rierson Coal Co ..
Robins & Weill. .front stencil, 65 and
Ross Harold L .. .right top lines and
Routh Realty Co .. .right bottom lines and
Rowe & Roach Co Inc The. . right side lines and Schiffman Jewelry Co.
74 67 33
Sineath J 1 ...
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Smith Chester Motor Co ..
Smith Dry Cleaning. . . . left bottom lines and
Smith Walter I & Co .......... right top lines and
Smoot Wm J .. ... right bottom lines and 14
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Hammel Wm C A ...
Hanes Funeral Home Inc ..
Hanner Bros. . .left top lines and 52 Southside Hardware Co .... left bottom lines and State Industrial Bank ..
Hendrix J M Co ...
Sun Life Assurance Co of Canada.
78 Sustare & Ferris Inc. right top lines and 49
42 Sutton's Inc
T & H Motor Co. .back cover and 37 48
Thompson Inc ... right bottom lines and
Thompson Walter J. left bottom lines and 70
Hotel Annex
Hunt Bros .... ... marginal inside front cover and 77 Hutton Frank R ..... marginal line front cover and 84 U-Drive It Ca ..
Turner's Transfer .. .right top lines and 89 30
Jefferson Motors Inc ...... left bottom lines and 38 Vanstory Clothing Co .. .. back cover and 43
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Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co ....
. . right side lines and 59 White Washing Machine Co Inc ..
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A & B Clothing Co .. 42
Andrews-Rawlins Co. .left bottom lines and 31
Armfield Motor Co .. ... right side lines and 37
Atlantic Bridge Co Inc ..... right bottom lines and 49 31
Auto Tire Accessory Co ...
Bankers National Life Ins Co. . left side lines and
54 83
Banks Realty Co .. . front cover and
Benner & Fields .. right top lines and 77
Bernau Jewelry Co .. .right bottom lines and 67
Biddell Harry G ... . right top lines and 76
Blake Chas J Ins Agency ..
. marginal line front cover and 63
Brooks-Wilson Co ... .right bottom lines and 65
Brown Geo C & Co.
Burroughs Adding Machine Co.
Callum-Sapp Inc ....
.left side lines and
Campbell Walter E ...
Carlton Phil R Inc ...
34
Carolina Credit Co ..
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Carolina Steel & Iron Co
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Carolina Warehouse Inc.
Carroll Motor Sales Co ..... left bottom lines and Central Industrial Bank ..
Cheek J C Co ... .right side lines and
Citizens Coal Co ... .left side lines and 44
Columbus Laundry Co ...... right bottom lines and
Craft Shop The .... .left bottom lines and
Craven E F Co ...
...... left bottom lines and
45
Crevensten Clyde G ...
and Edwards Dry Cleaning Co.
Ellis Sign Co ..
Everett. Hollowell, Davis & Co
.marginal line, front cover and
Fetter A W. right top lines and 63 Parker Coal Co Inc.
First Realty & Loan Co ..... ... left top lines and 83 Phipps Hardware Co ... left top lines and
Five Points Motor Co ... . right top lines and 30 Piedmont Cafe
Franklin-Knight Motor Co .... right top lines and Fry, Stevens & Bloodworth ...... top stencil and Gate City Motor Co ...... right bottom lines and Globe Realty Co .....
.... right side lines and
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Greensboro Beauty School.
Greensboro Hardware Co ..
... marginal line inside back cover and 52 Greensboro Motor Car Co. . right bottom lines and 35 74 Greensboro Music Co ........ left bottom lines and
Greensboro Nurseries & Stock Farm ... . left side lines and 75 76 88
Greensboro Paint Co Inc ..
Greensboro Screen & Heating Co .. . . right side lines and 48
Griffin J L & Co ....
Guardian Life Insurance Co of Am ...
right top lines and 63 Guilford Lumber Mfg Co. ... right side lines and
left top lines and 64 Southern Public Service Co .... left top lines and
90 Southern Real Estate Co ... . backbone and 82 53 75 Steed Turned Column Works 40 90 62
Hardie Jack W Inc. .left side lines and 89
Holland Radio & Appliance Co Inc ... .left top lines and Home Building & Loan Assn. . right top lines and Home Detective Co ... .. marginal line back cover and
32
Golden Rule Printing Co .... right bottom lines and Golden Rule Publishing Co .. right bottom lines and Greene Street Tire Co .... right bottom lines and Greensboro Auto Electric Co ..
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Dixie Fire Insurance Co ...
Durham Life Insurance Co ..
66 78
Durham & Sheets. . . Marginal back cover
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.left top lines and
85 69 28 57
Dick's Laundry Co. . Marginal line back cover and Direct Advertising Service ... . left side lines and
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Moore-Mitchell Co ... .left top lines and
Rawls Chevrolet Co. . back cover and
30 29 41 Roberts A P
right top lines and 4.4 75 83 48
Smith Auditing Co .. Smith Austin & Son. .left side lines and 73 36 42 27
16 54
Walker Tom Co ...
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.. back cover and 28 55 68 56
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INTRODUCTION
HILL DIRECTORY CO., INC., publishers of the Greensboro City Di- rectory, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1928 edition of the Greensboro Directory.
Confidence in the growth of Greensboro, in its wealth, industry and population. as well as in the advancement of its municipal and social ac- tivities, will be created as sections of this directory are consulted, for, truly, the directory is a mirror reflecting Greensboro to the world.
The enviable place occupied by HILL'S directories in offices, stores, libraries and homes, causes the publishers to forecast the belief that the Greensboro Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic in- formation of any and every kind pertaining to our city. With an un- rivaled organization, having 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.
Population
The estimated population of Greensboro is 57,656, based on the number of individuals' names in the alphabetical section of the directory, with due allowance for children and for women whose names are not listed separately from those of their husbands. Territory immediately adjacent, which is part of the city, as far as business and social life are concerned, is included in the directory.
Four Major Departments
The several essential departments are arranged in the following order : -
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, pages 25 to 92, printed on tinted paper, con- tains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and profes- sional interests of Greensboro. These pages will be found particularly interesting and instructive to the substantial elements of the city. The advertisements have been carefully grouped by departments and are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference advertising at its best and, as such, merits a survey by all buyers keen to prime themselves on sources of supply. The city's ac- tivities, in many interesting phases, are authentically pictured to re- veal what it has in its show window. In an ambitious and progressive community like Greensboro, the necessity of having this kind of inform- ation immediately available, is very great and, frequently, pressing. Gen- eral appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the liberal patronage the city directory enjoys in the many fields which it serves.
THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents, business firms and corporation is included in pages 93 to 579. A feature of this section is the inclusion of the wife's name in parenthesis following that of the husband. Colored people are designated by the character "(c)".
THE STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE AND DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS covers pages 581 to 724. In this section the names of the streets and avenues are arranged in alphabetical order; the resi- dences and business houses are arranged numerically under the name of each street and avenue, and the names of householders and business con- cerns are placed opposite the numbers.
THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 725 to 788. This department lists the various manufacturing, mercan- tile and professional interests in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable epi- tome of the business interests of the community. "The Directory is the common intermediary between Buyer and Seller." As such is plays no
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small part in the daily doings of the business world. "More goods are bought and sold through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium."
Municipal Publicity
The directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the city, depicting in truthful terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as an industrial site and as an educational center. To broadcast this information over the country, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the directory in Directory Libraries, which are maintained in all the chief cities of the country. Here they are readily available for free public reference and serve as perpetual adver- tisements of Greensboro, for business men, the country over, realize that the city directory represents the community as it really is.
The Greensboro Directory Library
Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Greensboro City Di- rectory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Greens- boro Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This library is one of the system of more than 400, installed and oper- ated in the chief cities of the United States and Canada, under the su- pervision of the Association of North American Directory Publishers, of which Hill Directory Co., Inc., are members.
The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the patronage of those progressive business and professional men who have expressed their confidence in the city directory as an advertising medium, with assur- ance that it will bring a commensurate return.
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STATISTICAL INFORMATION
Slogan-"The Pivot of the Piedmont".
Form of Government-City Manager-Council.
Population-57,656. Native white, 79%; Negroes, 21%. Native- born population, 98% of whole population.
Area-17 square miles.
Altitude- 843 feet.
Assessed Valuation-$103,000,000.
Parks-4, with 1,054 acres valued at $3,000,000.
City's Bonded Debt-$5,351,177.53.
Financial-3 banks, with total deposits of $28,442,208, resources $34,778,767, and clearings of $312,000,000 annually. Savings banks, 3, with $1,406,487 total deposits.
Post-Office Receipts (1927)-$463,744.
Telephones in Service-8,900.
Churches-52, leading denominations.
Building and Construction-Value of building permits, $4,837,830, with 395 new dwelling units constructed this year.
Real Estate-Number of homes, 12,100, with about 75% owned by occupants.
Industry-125 establishments, employing 8,700 people, paying wages of $12,000,000 annually, and having products valued at $47,500,000 an- nually.
Trade-Territory (retail) serves 600,000 people within the trading area covering a radius of 50 miles. Jobbing territory serves 790,000 people within a radius of 75 miles.
Newspapers-2 dailies.
Hotels-8, with total of 900 rooms. Newest hotel built in 1927.
Railroads-3: Southern, A. C. L. and N. & S.
Amusements-Largest auditorium seats 1,900 persons. There are 8 theatres, with a total seating capacity of 6,000 persons.
Hospitals-8, with 400 beds.
Education-North Carolina College for Women, Greensboro College,
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Agricultural and Technical College, Bennett College, Immanuel Luther- an College, King's Business College, Peele College of Commerce and Greensboro Business School. Number of preparatory schools, 24, in- cluding 2 high and 2 parochial. Number of pupils in public schools, 9,221; in private, 150. Total of all teachers, 375. Value of all school property, private and public, approximately $3,000,000.
Volumes in Libraries-136,000.
City Statistics-Total street mileage, 270, with 135 miles paved and 15 miles under construction. Miles of gas mains laid, 96; of sewers, 130, and of electric street railway, 16. Capacity of water works (municipal), 28,000,000 gallons; daily average pump, 4,000,000 gallons, with plant valued at $2,750,000. Fire department employs 50 men, with following equipment: 2 autos, 7 engines, 1 hose and chemical wagon and 1 hook and ladder truck, in 5 station houses. Value of fire department with property, $350,000. Police department has 53 men, with 1 station and 11 pieces of motor equipment.
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The First Regular Northbound Mail Plane At the Greensboro Airport on the Night of May 1, 1928, when the New York-New Orleans Service was begun.
Greensboro Some Notable Events of the Year in Greensboro
Establishment of a modern airport and the opening of air mail service with Greensboro as one of the regular stops 0] the New York-New Orleans line.
Complete modernization of fire protection and water supply, the lowering of fire in- surance rates, and the winning of the prize awarded by the United States Chamber of Commerce for first place among ci.ics of 50,000 to 100,000 population in the Inter Chamber Fire Waste contest.
Initiation of a city-wide plan for the elimination of grade crossings of railroads
and the vigorous execution of this $2,000,- 000 project.
Adoption of a modern building code.
The continuation of a progressive pro- gram of street widening and improvement.
The initiation of a $2,000,000 program of improvement in the public schools of the city. The extension of the school district to include most of the metropolitan area.
Appropriation secured for a new post- office and federal building and the way cleared for its immediate construction.
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The Statue of General Nathaniel Greene at the Battleground of Guilford Court House.
Greensboro Today and Yesterday
Greensboro was incorporated in 1808 and the act of incorporation was the first sig- nificant event in her history, for there was only open country on the site until the county commissioners paid Ralph Gorrell $98 for 48 acres on which a new seat for Guilford county's capital was laid off, the court house in the center.
Before that time the county seat of Guil- ford, since the county was established in 1770, was at Martinsville, five miles to the north of Greensboro. The old court house site was the scene of the historic battle between the Continentals of General Na- thaniel Greene on one side and the British Red Coats of Lord Cornwallis on the other. The new county seat was named in honor of the great American military leader.
Even in those early days Greensboro's central position in the state was the chief factor in her growth and it remains so until today. Here the main highways of the young state converged on the tiny vil- lage which sprang up around the crossroads and as the state grew stronger so Greens- boro grew. Its history was uneventful for long years. The first railroad came in 1856 and a second in Civil war days. Greensboro had only a few thousand people but she gave her share of men and supplies to the southern cause and she felt in full the exhausting poverty in men and re- sources which killed all chance for growth in the days of reconstruction.
It was genuine reconstruction, however, and there was the gradual accumulation of a reserve of new power. The opening of a new century found the city ready for its flowering. In the '90s came the Cones and after them the other industrial and busi- ness leaders which have transformed the trading settlement into the modern city. Greensboro remains the most centrally lo- cated city in North Carolina and that posi- tion is a dominant influence on her manu- facture as well as her trade. Her destiny has always been peculiarly that of the state and North Carolina's amazing advances of recent years have been directly reflected in Greensboro. She is the meeting point for people, for raw materials, for communi- . cation and for finished products.
Other factors are playing powerfully for her advancement. Her back-country is a region of rich and diversified agriculture and one which is rapidly showing further improvement. The entire region is thickly dotted with industrial communities which look to Greensboro as the central point for supplies and materials. Raw materials essential in major lines of manufacture are at her doors, cotton, hardwoods, clay pro- ducts, stone, wood pulp and the like. Native-born labor, intelligent, loyal and easily trained is present in abundance. Electric power at reasonable rates and in any desired amount is to be had. One of the chief factors is a progressive city and county government with a friendly attitude and a fair one. Climatic conditions are as advantageous as can be found in the entire country. Neither excessive winter cold nor summer heat is experienced and the year- round a pleasing, equable weather is ex- perienced. The average temperature is 59 degrees Fahrenheit, the average rainfall 46 inches.
Greensboro lies at the center of the north section of the Piedmont, that great new kingdom of industry and business which runs through the middle of the South At- lantic states. She lies equally distant from New York and Atlanta, about 12 hours by train from each. She lies equally distant from the ocean on the east and the Caro- lina mountain border on the west.
Pivot of the Piedmont
Greensboro, "The Gate City" of the Pied- mont in other years is now: "The Pivot .of the Piedmont", a focal point for the north- ern part of that great new kingdom of in- dustry, commerce and agriculture: "Accep- ting the title in all due modesty, the city is seeking to offer its very best facilities in the public service owed by her on account of her unique position. A review of her service institutions reveals them to be the equal of any-in the country.
The city water department has an average daily pump of around 4,000,000 gallons, this Ci.ming from a billion-gallon reserve on Reedy Fork creek and coming through a completely modernized plant from pumping station to water meter. Recent installations afford a maximum daily pumping capacity
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The Greensboro Group Which Received at Washington The Award for the City's Victory in Winning a First Place in the National Fire Waste Contest.
of 28,000,000. This reserve strength to- gether with a splendid fire department, affords the last word in fire protection. The quality of water supply and fire protection was the chief factor in the city's securing last year lowered fire insurance rates and also in her winning the national hire waste prize for cities trom 50,000 to 100,000 popu- lation, as awarded by the U. S. Chamber of Commerce.
Electric light and power current and gas are supplied by the North Carolina Public Service Company, owned by the Duke in- terests. They also operate the street rail- way lines on 16 miles of track. The city is on a direct line of the Southern Power Company, owned by the Duke interests.
One of the city's greatest advantages is in its transportation facilities. Through a new $1,000,000 station of the Southern Railway, 48 trains arrive and depart daily to handle the greatest volume of traffic through any Carolina city. From a new bus station, 68 busses arrive and depart each day, affording direct service to every part of the state and section. Adjoining the passanger station is the modern home of the Southeastern Express "Company. The city is as important in freight dis- tribution as in passenger service and re- cent enlargements give Greensboro one of the largest and best arranged freight yards in the south.
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