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GENERAL INDEX
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Abbreviations 20 and 21 21
Alphabetical List of Names
Apartment Buildings 554
Associations and Clubs 555
Banks and Trust Companies 558
Buildings-Office and Public 560
Bus and Coach Lines-Motor 560
Buyers' Guide
. opposite 416
Cemeteries 561
Churches 562
City Government
179
- Classified Business Directory
553
Clergymen
563
Clinics
564
Clubs
565
County Government 158
Fire Department 180
Halls
576
Hospitals and Dispensaries
578
Hotels
578
Labor Organizations
582
Libraries
583
Newspapers 587
Parks and Playgrounds 589
Police Department
180
Post Office
378
Railroads
592
Schools-Public
595
Schools, Colleges and Academies 595
Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal 597
Societies-Miscellaneous 597 Societies-Patriotic 597
State Government 281
Street and Avenue Guide
following Classified
United States Officials
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS GUIDE SECTION
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Acme Stool & Novelty Co.
69
Alderman Photo Co Inc ..
99
Alexander's Inc. . .
41
American Coal & Wood Co Inc .... top stencil, left bottom lines and
Z 125
Asia Restaurant. .
116
Atlantic Insurance & Realty Co The. .80 and
Austin Furniture Co Inc. right bottom lines, 59 and
Bales Hosiery Corp
Belk-Stevens Co ..
. left top lines and
Blue Bird Cab Co Inc.
left bottom lines and 121
Blue Ribbon Cab Co.
right bottom lines and
Burtner Furniture Co.
Burton Upholstery Co Inc.
Carolina Body Co.
Carolina Electric Co. .right top lines and
Carolina Safe & Lock Co.
Carolina Upholstery Co Inc.
Carpenter Franklin E.
.right side lines and
Cassell Luther F
Central Finance Co Inc.
Central Ice Delivery Co.
Central Monument Co.
.right top lines and
Central Motor Co ..
City Auto Auction Co.
City Radio Service.
City Stove Works.
City Transfer & Storage Co
Clinard Milling Co Inc.
Clover Brand Dairies Inc.
.left top lines and
Cody Upholstering Co ..
College Street Service & Garage. .left side lines and
Collins Tire Service.
Colonial Frozen Foods of High Point Inc. .right side lines and
Community Credit Corp.
Connor J O Construction Co.
Connor's Gulf Service ..
Conrad Donald W Agency
Conrad-Smithdeal Co.
front cover and
Crawford Machine Works Inc. Creech Manufacturing Co
left side lines and
Davidson Machine Co
Davis Upholstery Co.
Davis W A Milling Co Inc.
Delk W B ...
Dependable Refrigeration Service.
Dixie Cream Donuts.
Duke Power Co.
Dutch Laundry Inc.
Efird's Department Store.
Ellington's Florist
back cover, right side lines and
English Street Radio Service.
.left side lines and 105
Fsso Servicenter
left side lines and
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Evon Studio.
.right top lines and 100
Firestone Stores.
.right side lines and
Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
.right top lines and
G & M Warehouse.
left bottom lines and
Galloway's Pharmacy Inc.
. back cover and 113 Garner N L & Son Agency
Gold's Sinclair Service. .
.right side lines and
13 14
Gray Engineering Co Inc.
right side lines and 102
Guilford Cabinet Co.
left side lines and 120
Guilford Finance Co.
91
Guilford Furniture Co Inc.
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122 46 60 69 4 46 90 62 71 X 90 75 97 11 5 107 121 128 53 36 63 6 11 54 91 27 12 80 Y 95 64 118 125 130 54 27 115 41 45 86 39 51 50
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Gantt R B & Co.
left bottom lines and
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Goodrich B F Stores ..
right top lines and
Culler & Hedrick Inc ..
right bottom lines and
backbone and
Elliott's Flowers.
Flythe Insurance Agency Inc.
. back cover and
Bryant Electric Co Inc.
113 74 72 38
Archdale Machine Co.
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
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Guilford Motors Corp.
Gulf Oil Corp.
Haizlip's Funeral Home.
.right and left bottom lines, right and left side lines, 8 and 55 58
Hall Printing Co.
left top lines, 89 and 103
Hamilton Lumber Co. .right side lines and 93
Haralson Agency. left bottom lines and 82
Haywood Woodroe F. left top lines and left top lines and 82 A 33
Hedgecock Lumber Co Inc.
Hedrick Coal Co.
.front cover and
Heilig Robt L.
.left side lines and 117
High Point Chemical Manufacturing Co.
left bottom lines and
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High Point College
. left top lines and 117
High Point Hat Shop
High Point Ice & Coal Co
High Point Laundry Inc. . front stencil and
High Point Mattress Co.
High Point Paper Box Co Inc.
High Point Savings & Trust Co.
High Point, Thomasville & Denton Railroad Co.
back cover, right top lines and 108
High Point Welding Co.
Highland Motors Inc.
Holt Van.
Hood System Industrial Bank front cover, right top lines and
Hoover's Funeral Home.
. right side lines and
Idol-Green Co.
.left bottom lines and 109
Industrial Finance Co of High Point Inc.
Industrial Sprinkler Corp.
1 Jackson Hosiery Mills Inc.
Jones & Peacock Inc. left side lines and
Kalte Insurance & Realty Co. front cover, left top lines and
Kearns Tent & Awning Co . back cover, left bottom lines and
Kennedy Oil Co ..
Kester Machinery Co.
Kconce Funeral Home Inc. left top lines and
Koonts Henry V.
.front cover and 110
Lewis Edgar
Lewis Motor Co Inc.
Lindale Dairy Corp
Linthicum W E & Son.
right side lines and
M & J Finance Corp. ..
Marietta Paint & Color Co. .right side lines and 98 2
Marsh Gilbert E.
McEwen Lumber Co Inc.
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McLeod's Esso Service.
Mendenhall-Thompson Realtors.
Miller D V Trucking Co .front cover, left bottom lines, 77 and 111
Miller Excelsior Co.
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Modern Laundry.
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Monark Shade Co.
Mutual Hosiery Co.
130 72 65
National Upholstery Co
Neill Motors. .right side lines and 9
Nelson Florist & Decorators
51 88
Newsom Radiator Repair. right bottom lines and 16 16
Newton's Atlantic Service. .left bottom lines and
North State Telephone Co. .right top lines and 124
Odell Realty Co Inc. 115 and 129 103
Orange Printing Co.
Parham-Darr Construction Co. .back cover, left top lines and 26 28
Parker-Brown Lumber Co Inc. left side lines and
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Peterson Welding Co ... .right bottom lines and 132
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Piedmont Building & Loan Assn
.back cover and 30
Piedmont Color & Chemical Co.
127
Piedmont Electric Repair Co Inc. .left bottom lines and
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Pilot Life Insurance Co.
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Plymouth Hosiery Mills Inc.
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Polk's Bankers Encyclopedia
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Proffitt Wholesale Co.
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Pugh-Byerly Sporting Goods Co Inc. 119
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Pugh's Camera Shop Inc
Pure Oil Service Station.
right side lines and 17
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left top lines and
131 14
left side lines and
126 22 59 A
Hunter Coal & Ice Co
20 119 73 83 76 21 55 195 56
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New Service Laundry. front cover and
Perpetual Building & Loan Assn.
Piedmont Auto Finance Co.
Pcinter Upholstering Co.
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Quality Dry Cleaning Co
. left top lines and 42
Radio Clinic The ..
.right side lines and 105
Redwine Hardware Co.
Reed Supply
Royal Cleaners.
.left side lines and
Royal Restaurant.
Ruby's Incorporated.
.right side lines and
S & S Carving Co ..
Sartin Dry Cleaning Co.
. front cover and
Scarce George Machine Shop.
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
.left top lines and
Sechrest J W & Son Inc. back cover, right top lines, 3 and
Security National Bank.
right top lines and
Seri-Craft ..
Service Craft Inc .. right side lines, 99 and 104
Shaw Furniture Co.
61
Shelton Radio Service.
. left side lines and 106
Sheppard Motor & Supply Co.
Sheraton Service Station.
Siceloff Oil & Coal Co
.34 and
Simpson Taylor M Co.
left top lines and 114
Sloop Auto Service.
.left side lines and
Smithdeal Curtis Inc.
.bottom stencil and
Snow Lumber Co Inc.
left side lines and
Southern Mercantile Co Inc.
Southern Motor Co ..
Southland Factors Corp
Southland Supply Co.
. back cover and
State Fest Control.
.right top lines and
Stesie's Texaco Service
Stroud's Florist.
Sugg O C Used Car Exchange left bottom lines and
Tate Furniture Co ..
Triangle Upholstery Co
Tucker's Dry Cleaning Co.
Turpin Electric Co.
United Cab Service Inc.
Vick Paint & Wall Paper Co.
Vogue Cleaners Inc ..
WMFR Radio Station ..
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co.
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co Insurance Dept
Warner's Transfer ..
Warren's Radio Service
Welborn Allen B Inc
left bottom lines and Insert at Tab and
Welborn Cleaner Products Co Inc. .right top lines and
West End Fuel Co.
West End. Machine Works.
West Green Street Garage.
White Murray M Inc.
White Realty Co
White's Studio.
right bottom lines and 101
Whitlark's Flowers & Gifts.
.right side lines, 52 and
Williams C F
Williams Flowers right top lines and
70 114 53 49
Wood Geo T & Sons Inc ..
Woodali M P Plastering Co Inc. .right bottom lines and 102
Woodworkers Supply Co
133
Wright-Womble-Pitts Inc. .right bottom lines and 32
122 Yellow Taxi.
Yow's Funeral Home 58
MORE GOODS ARE.BOUGHT AND SOLD THROUGH THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS LISTS OF THE DIRECTORY 'THAN ANY OTHER MEDIUM .ON EARTH
C 28 44 116
85 132 43 126 40 57 24 2
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18 B 94 75 18 93 29 48 19 52 10 67 68 44 47 123
.right bottom lines and 98 45 right bottom lines and 104 23 right top lines and 84 129 106 78 left side lines and 84 34 96 19 .left side lines and 79 112
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INTRODUCTION
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1948 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 415, 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 136, 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 553 to 602, on yellow paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns of the whole community in alpha- betical 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 112. In this section the named streets are arranged 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
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Point Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of 600 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 212 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-$52,500,000, with tax rate of $1.50 per $100 valuation.
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 $336,243,580.65 (Dec. 31, 1946), and total resources of $355,918,415.61 (Dec. 31, 1946). 3 build- ing and loan associations, with total assets of $2,575,575.55 (Dec. 31, 1945).
Postal Receipts-$318,760.80 (calendar year 1946).
Telephones in Service-8,200.
Churches-87, representing 17 denominations.
Building and Construction-919 permits, with total value of $2,392,- 648, issued in 1946. 265 new residential units constructed.
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Industry-Chief industry of city and surrounding territory is manu- facturing. 278 manufacturing establishments, employing 8,330 men and 5,900 women, and paying wages of $26,798,436 annually. Principal manu- factured 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 and WHPE.
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 Capital 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. Valve 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, 9,263; light me- ters, 12,383; gas meters, 1,950. 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 56 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 94 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 26 hoisery mills of High Point exceeds 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 94 furniture factories and 26 hosiery mills, there are 158 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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South Main Street, Looking South from Center of Retail Section
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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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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 Capital 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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