Hill's High Point (Guilford County, N.C.) City Directory [1947], Part 1

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Publication date: 1947
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KALTE INSURANCE & REALTY CO. 212 E. WASHINGTON ST. PHONE 4000


REAL ESTATE INSURANCE


F.H.A. LOANS RENTALS


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MENDENHALL-THOMPSON REALTORS


"The Friendly Real Estate Office"


PROPERTY MANAGEMENT


116 W. Washington St. DIAL 3456


ENGLISH MOTOR CO. INC.


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THE HOOD SYSTEM INDUSTRIAL BANK


Loans Payable by Weekly or Monthly Installments


We Pay Interest on Savings Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation


HENRY \. KOONTS-Realtor ONTS & WHITE, INC.


PROPERTY MANAGEMENT RENTALS - SALES . LOANS APPRAISALS . INSURANCE Phone 4533


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HILL'S HIGH POINT (GUILFORD COUNTY, N. C.)


CITY DIRECTORY 1947


INCLUDING FAIRMONT PARK


Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Pri- vate Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide; also a


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


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GENERAL INDEX


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Abbreviations .20 and 21


Alphabetical List of Names.


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Apartment Buildings 522


Associations and Clubs


522


Banks and Trust Companies 525


Buildings-Office and Public 527


Bus and Coach Lines-Motor. 527


Buyers' Guide opposite 396


Cemeteries


527


Churches 528


City Government 171


Classified Business Directory 521


Clergymen


529


Clubs


530


County Government


150


Fire Department


172


Golf Clubs and Courses


538


Halls


539


Hospitals and Dispensaries


540


Hotels


540


Labor


Organizations


544


Libraries


545


Newspapers


548


Parks and Playgrounds 549


Police Department


172


Post Office


361


Railroads


552


Schools-Public 554


Schools, Colleges and Academies. 554


Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal 555


Societies-Miscellaneous 556


556


State Government


270


Street and Avenue Guide.


following Classified


United States Officials 361


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION


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Acme Stool & Novelty Co


Alderman Photo Co Inc.


Alexander's Inc. .


American Coal & Wood Co Inc.


.top stencil, left side lines and


Anderson's Esso Service ..


left side lines and


Associated Hosiery Sales.


Atlantic Insurance & Realty Co


73 and 106


Austin Furniture Co


.right bottom lines, 57 and 94


Baker's Esso Service


left side lines and 9


Baker's Tire Service


.left side lines and


Bales Hosiery Corp.


Bean Brothers Shoe Repair Service.


.right bottom lines and


. left top lines and 38


Blue Bird Cab Co Inc.


. left bottom lines and 113


Boone Coal Co.


.back cover and


Brentwood Mercantile Co


.right bottom lines and


Burtner Furniture Co.


Burton Upholstering Co Inc.


Carolina Cleaners & Dyers.


Carolina Electric Co ..


right top lines and


Carolina Upholstery Co Inc.


Cassell Luther F


Central Finance Co Inc.


Central Ice Delivery Co.


Central Monument Co.


Central Service Station


.left side lines and .left bottom lines and 114


City Realty & Auction Co.


.right bottom lines and 102


City Transfer & Storage Co.


Clinard Milling Co Inc.


Clover Brand Dairies Inc. .


... ribbon book mark, left top lines and


College Street Service & Garage. left side lines and


Connor J O Construction Co.


Connor's Gulf Service.


Conrad Donald W Agency


left side lines and


Conrad-Smithdeal Co.


.front cover and


Countee Radio Service


Culler & Hedrick Inc


Davidson Machine Co.


Davis-Pruett Motor Co.


.right side lines and


Davis Upholstery Co.


Davis W A Milling Co


right bottom lines and


Della Manufacturing Co Inc.


Dependable Refrigeration Service


Dobbins Electric Co


.right bottom lines and


Duke Power Co.


Dutch Laundry Inc


. backbone and


Efird's Department Store.


Ellington's Florist


Elliott Floral Co.


.right side lines and


English Motor Co Inc.


front cover, right side lines and left side lines and


Evon Studio.


. right top lines and


Firestone Stores


right side lines and


Fitzgerald Service Station & Diner 12 and 109 28 Floral Garden Park Cemetery .right top lines and Flythe Insurance Agency Inc 74 87


Frank-Irwin Co Inc.


Gantt R B & Co.


left side lines and 106


Garner N L & Son Agency.


left side lines and 74 12


Gray Engineering Co.


.right side lines and 95 63 13


Greene Tire Service Inc ..


.right bottom lines and


Grimes Auction Co .. .right bottom lines and 107


Guilford Finance Co.


Guilford Furniture Co Inc.


82 58


120 51 36 4 26 10 73 99 112 117 11 121 52 62 109 45 44 79 40 49 50 5 98 92 11


City Cab Inc ..


62 42 45 59 X 82 69 89 10


Bryant Electric Co Inc.


31 29 44 57


Becky's Flower Shop


Belk-Stevens Co ..


9 67 111 49


Z 9 68


58 91 40


Goodrich B F Stores


Great Lakes Industries Inc.


English Street Radio Service


right top lines and


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Gulf Oil Corp


Haizlip's Funeral Home.


Hall Printing Co ..


left top lines, 81 and


Harper's Esso Service.


Harris-Kelly Piano Co


left top lines and


Hedgecock Lumber Co Inc.


left top lines and


Hedrick Coal Co


front cover, left top lines and


Heilig Robt L ..


.right bottom lines and


High Point College.


left top lines and


High Point F C X Service.


High Point Hat Shop.


High Point Laundry Inc.


High Point Mattress Co ..


High Point Music Supply Co.


High Point Paper Box Co Inc.


High Point Savings & Trust Co


High Point Saw Co.


High Point, Thomasville & Denton Railroad Co ..


High Point Welding Co


Highland Motors Inc.


left side lines and


Holt Van.


Hood System Industrial Bank


front cover, right top lines and


Hoover's Funeral Home.


Hughes Furniture Co Inc.


Hunter Coal & Ice Co Inc.


Idol-Green Co.


Industrial Finance Co of High Point Inc.


Industrial Sprinkler Corp.


Jackson Hosiery Mills Inc. .


Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co


Jones Business College.


Jones & Peacock Inc.


left side lines and


Kalte Insurance & Realty Co front cover, left top lines and


Kearns Tent & Awning Co. . back cover and


Kennedy Oil Co ..


Kester Machinery Co.


Koonce Funeral Home Inc.


left top lines and


Koonts Henry V ..


front cover and 103


Lewis Motor Co


Lindale Dairy Corp.


right side lines and


Linthicum W E & Son


right side lines and


M & J Finance Corp. ..


right side lines and


Marsh Gilbert E ..


McEwen Lumber Co Inc.


McLeod's Esso Service


Mendenhall-Thompson Realtors.


.front cover, 71 and 104


Miller D V Trucking Co ..


Miller Excelsior Co


Modern Laundry


Morgan's Esso Service.


Mutual Hosiery Co ..


National Upholstery Co


Neill Motors.


.right side lines and


Nelson Florist & Decorators.


North State Telephone Co.


Northwood Acres Veterinary Hospital.


Parham-Darr Construction Co .. back cover, left top lines and


Parker-Brown Lumber Co Inc. .left side lines and


Perpetual Building & Loan Assn


Piedmont Auto Finance Co ...


Piedmont Building & Loan Assn.


Piedmont Color & Chemical Co.


Piedmont Electric Repair Co Inc.


Piedmont Insurance & Realty Co Inc.


Plymouth Hosiery Mills Inc.


Polk's Bankers Encyclopedia


Pugh's Sporting Goods Co.


Quality Bakery.


Quality Dry Cleaning Co


Radio Clinic The .. .


Radio Station W M FR.


Redwine Hardware Co.


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Ring's Esso Service.


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Rose Radio Sales & Service


right side lines and 98


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Page left and right side lines and 6


56 96 13 94 75 A 32


Haywood Woodroe F ..


.left side lines and 110


High Point Boiler and Tank Co.


front stencil and


left top lines and


.back cover, right top lines and 101


left side lines and


123 14 117 21 56 63 A 107 83 113 66 75 34 76 70 19 52 86 54


14 37 35 83 90 2 85 15


Marietta Paint & Color Co


.right side lines and


120 47 78 15 65 60 7 50


.right top lines and 116 122 25 85 26 84 .back cover and 27 119 .left side lines and right top lines and 46 76 67 19 111 20 42 97


.left top lines and .right side lines and .right bottom lines and 100


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Royal Cleaners.


left side lines and 43


Ruby's Inc ..


right side lines and 77


Sartin Dry Cleaning Co.


.front cover and 41 118


Sears, Roebuck and Co


.left top lines and 39


Sechrest J W & Son ..


back cover, right top lines, 3 and 55


Security National Bank


right top lines and 22


Service Craft.


Shackelford Men's Wear Inc.


.back cover, 30 and . 33 and


Simpson Taylor M Co.


.left top lines and 108


Sloop Auto Service ..


left side lines and


Smith Studio and Camera Shop


. back cover and


Smithdeal Curtis Inc. bottom stencil and B


Snow Lumber Co.


Southern Mercantile Co.


Southern Motor Co ..


Southland Factors Corp


Sunshine Laundry Inc.


.right top lines and


Tate Furniture Co.


Temple-Curry Motor Co Inc.


Tucker's Dry Cleaning Co.


United Cab Service.


Vail & Turpin Electric Co.


Vick Paint & Wall Paper Co Inc.


.right bottom lines and


Wachovia Bank & Trust Co


.right top lines and


Wagger Jewelry Co


Warner Regina Miss


97 and 115


Warner's Transfer.


Warren's Radio Service


Washburn Oil Corp.


left and right side lines and


Welborn Allen B Inc.


insert opposite Street Guide and


West End Coal & Wood Co.


.left side lines and


West End Machine Works


West End Service Station.


White Murray M Inc.


.left side lines and


White Realty Co.


Whiteway Service Station.


Whitlark's Gift Shop.


right bottom lines and


Williams C F.


Williams Flowers


.right bottom lines and


Wood Geo T & Sons Inc.


Woodall M P Plastering Co Inc.


Woodworkers Supply Co ..


Wright-Womble-Pitts Inc.


.right bottom lines and 30


Yellow Taxi ..


114


Yow's Funeral Home. 53


86 69 17 84 81 61 8 43 115 46 90 22 78


Siceloff Oil & Coal Co.


right side lines, 91 and 96 88 53


16 93


121 99 6 72 33 87 17 77


105 18 64 108 51 48 95 124


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INTRODUCTION


HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1947 edition of the High Point City Directory, which also includes Fairmont Park.


Confidence in the growth of High Point's industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting High Point to the world.


The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Directories in the estima- tion of the public, has been established by rendering the best in Direc- tory service. With an unrivaled organization, and having had the court- eous 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 High Point 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 following order :-


THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 21 to 396, 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 High Point and Fairmont Park, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation.


THE BUYERS' GUIDE, preceding the Classified and separately paged from 1 to 124, on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of High Point and vicinity. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference advertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a progressive community like High Point, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. Gen- eral appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.


THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 521 to 559, on yellow paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns of the whole community in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller. As such it plays an important part in the daily activities of the commercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.


THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, follows the Classified and is separately paged from 1 to 103. In this section the named streets are ar- ranged in alphabetical order, followed by the numbered streets in nu- merical order; the numbers of the residences and business concerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and concerns are placed opposite the num- bers. The names of the intersecting streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street. Special features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the designation of homes and places of business having telephones.


Community Publicity


The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the com- munity, 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 edu- cational 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 High Point and vicinity.


The High Point Directory Library


Through the courtesy of the publishers of the High Point City Di- rectory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the High


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Point Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 500 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North American Directory Publishers, under whose supervision the system is operated.


The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Directory as an advertising medium, with assur- ance that it will bring a commensurate return.


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An Industrial Center, Where It Is Also a Pleasure to Live


(Courtesy High Point Chamber of Commerce)


Swimming Pool at City Lake, 270 Feet Long, 165 Feet Wide, Ranging in Depth from 21/2 to 11 Feet


STATISTICAL REVIEW


Form of Government-City-manager.


Population-1940 U. S. Census, 38,495; local estimate at present, 46,194. American-born, 99.5%. Predominating nationality of foreign- born residents, Greek. Total colored population, 19.7%.


Area-9.75 square miles.


Altitude-940 feet above sea level.


Climate-Mean annual temperature, 58 degrees F .; average rainfall, 47.59 inches.


Parks-15, with total of 150 acres, valued at $750,000.


Assessed Valuation-$48,875,000, with tax rate of $1.50 per $100 valu- ation.


Bonded Debt-$6,389,000 (net). Of this amount, $4,053,000 in bonds is fully supported by Guilford County appropriations and net electric revenues.


Financial Data-3 banks, with total deposits of $324,875,501.88 (June 30, 1946), and total resources of $343,717,204.96 (June 30, 1946). 3 build- ing and loan associations, with total assets of $2,575,575.55 (Dec. 31, 1945).


Postal Receipts-$327,745.26 (calendar year 1945).


Telephones in Service-8,200.


Churches-87, representing 17 denominations.


Building and Construction-958 permits, with total value of $826,241, issued in 1945. 65 new residential units constructed.


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Industry-Chief industry of city and surrounding territory is manu- facturing. 261 manufacturing establishments, employing 8,330 men and 5,900 women, paying wages of $12,140,976 annually, and having products valued at $47,500,000 annually. Principal manufactured products: Hosiery, textiles and furniture.


Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 10 miles, and population of 81,000; wholesale area, radius of 50 miles, and population of 1,183,071.


Newspapers-1 daily and Sunday and 1 weekly.


Broadcasting Stations-WMFR.


Hotels-4, with total of 275 rooms.


Railroads-2: Southern and High Point, Thomasville & Denton.


Bus Lines-Greyhound Lines, Carolina Coach Lines, Queen City Lines and Greensboro-Fayetteville Lines.


Highways-U. S. 29, 70, 170 and 311.


Air Lines-Eastern Air Lines and Pennsylvania Central Air Lines. Airports-2 (1 commercial, and 1 private for small planes).


Amusements -- Largest auditorium in city (school) seats 1,500 persons. € moving-picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 4,880 persons. 3 golf courses.


Hospitals-2, with total of 125 beds.


Education-High Point College. 13 public schools, including 2 senior high and 1 junior high. 1 parochial school. Number of pupils in public schools, 7,616; teachers, 244. Value of public school property, $2,610,000.


Public Libraries-2, with total of 17,600 volumes.


City Statistics-Total street mileage, 142, with 71 miles paved. Miles of gas mains, 32; sewers, 125. Number of water meters, 8,384; light me- ters, 11,683; gas meters, 1,593. Capacity of water works (municipal), 15,000,000 gallons; daily average pumpage, 4,000,000 gallons; miles of mains, 85; value of plant, $2,650,000. Fire department has 57 men, with 6 stations and 12 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department property, $300,000. Police department has 52 men, with 3 stations and 13 pieces of motor equipment.


HIGH POINT TODAY Origin of Name


High Point derived its name from a statement made by Captain Gregg, chief engineer of the surveyors of the North Carolina Railroad, from Goldsboro to Charlotte (now leased by the Southern Railway), in which he said, "This is the highest point along the whole survey, so we will mark it High Point."


Industry


High Point occupies the unique position of being the Southern center of two major industries-furniture and hosiery.


The first furniture factory was established in 1888-today there are 40 furniture factories located here manufacturing a complete line of wooden household furniture including office desks and other equipment.


Located here are three furniture exhibition buildings for the exhibi- tion of furniture, rugs, floor coverings and other household furnishings to the dealer-the fourteen-story Southern Furniture Exposition Build- ing, the Tomlinson Exhibition and the Broad Street Furniture and Rug Mart-with combined floor space of 350,000 square feet. Two hundred eighty-three manufacturers of household furnishings exhibit their pro- ducts in this-The Southern Furniture and Rug Market.


The daily capacity of the 19 hosiery mills of High Point exceed 50,000 dozen pairs of hose. The manufacture of hosiery ranges from in- fants' hose to full-fashioned hose, the volume in men's half hose being predominant. First hosiery mill established in 1905.


There is a wide diversity of manufacturing in High Point-in addi- tion to 93 furniture factories and 24 hosiery mills, there are 144 other diversified manufacturing plants. Among these are plants manufactur- ing: Overalls, work shirts, men's summer clothing, mattresses, box springs, pillows, veneers, plywoods, art glass, paints, enamels, varnishes, lacquers, sealers, stains, fillers, undercoats and reducers, bobbin heads, shuttle blocks, building material, mirrors, glass furniture and novelties, toys, hosiery transfers, embossers' labels and seals, silk and rayon weav-


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Men and Machines at Work in One of 19 Hosiery Mills, with Daily Capacity of 50,000 Dozen Pairs of Hose


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Southern Furniture Exposition Building


ing, hosiery and underwear yarns, dyes, chemicals and textile oil special- ties, paper boxes, corrugated shipping containers and a variety of other products.


The manufacturer will find in High Point many advantages so neces- sary for successful and profitable operation (this is proved by the suc- cessful operation of plants now located here). Among these are climate (good living and working conditions); availability of intelligent native labor, 79.8% native white, 19.7% Negro, .05% foreign-born; harmonious industrial relations; efficient public utilities; adequate electric power, and modern municipal facilities.


Transportation


Located on main line of the Southern Railway System between Washington, D. C., and Atlanta, Ga.


On the High Point, Thomasville & Denton Railroad, a locally- owned and successful short-line railroad connecting, through the Win- ston-Salem Southbound Railroad, with the Norfolk & Western Railway, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and the Norfolk Southern Railroad, with through rates and service applying.


Air service through the Greensboro-High Point Airport is furnished by Eastern Air Lines main line, New York to New Orleans, and Penn- sylvania Central Air Lines.


Sixteen motor-freight lines operate out of High Point.


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Charter and Form of Government


The original charter of the City of High Point was granted by the State Legislature in 1859. The present council-manager form of govern- ment was inaugurated by charter amendments in 1915 and 1931.


The present charter provides for a city council consisting of a mayor and eight councilmen.


High Point is operated under a modern city-manager charter which places responsibility for efficient operation of all departments upon the city manager and delegates to him authority commensurate with such responsibility.


The charter is unique in that the debt-creating power of the City Council is very greatly restricted. No new indebtedness may be created in any fiscal year in excess of 50% of the amount retired during the previous year, except by vote of the citizens. Under this plan, the in- debtedness of the City will undoubtedly decrease each year, and at the same time, such limitation will not prevent the logical development of municipal facilities.




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