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GENERAL INDEX
Abbreviations ............. Pages 20 and 21
Alphabetical List of Names
Page 21
Apartment Buildings
Classified Section
Associations and Clubs
66
Banks and Trust Companies
66
Buildings-Office and Public
Bus and Coach Lines-Motor
Buyers' Guide
following Alphabetical on Goldenrod Paper
Cemeteries Classified Section
Churches
Classified Business Directory following Buyers' Guide on Canary Paper
Clergymen
Classified Section
Clinics
Clubs
66 66
Guilford-County of
County Government
Alphabetical Section
Halls
Classified Section
High Point-City of City Govt. Alphabetical Section
Fire Dept.
Police Dept.
Hospitals and Dispensaries Classified Section
Hotels
Labor Organizations
66
Libraries
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Newspapers
North Carolina-State of
State Govt.
Alphabetical Section
Parks and Playgrounds
Classified Section
Railroads
Schools-Public 66
66
Schools, Colleges and Academies
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Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal
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Societies-Miscellaneous
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Societies-Patriotic
Street and Avenue Guide following Classified on Pink Paper
United States Govt.
United States Officials ...... ... Alphabetical Section
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS GUIDE SECTION
Alderman Photo Co Inc
Alexander's Inc .
American Coal & Wood Co Inc
left side lines and
Anderws & Shelton
right side lines and
27
Atlantic Insurance & Realty Co
64 and
96
Babyland Sales Co
right side lines and 109
Blue Bird Cab Co Inc
left bottom lines and 104
Bryant Electric Co Inc
right bottom lines and
44 54 5
Cagle-Harris Esso Service
Carolina Body Co
Carolina Electric Co
right top lines and
Cassell Luther F
Central Beauty Shop
Central Finance Co Inc
Central Ice Delivery Co
City Auto Auction Co
back cover and
Clinard Milling Co Inc
ribbon book mark and
Community Credit Corp
Connor J O Construction Co
Connor's Gulf Service
Conrad Donald W Agency
front cover, right top lines, 60 and
Conrad James Realtor
left top lines and
Crowe Roger L
right bottom lines and 103
Davidson Machine Co
Davis Upholstery Co
right bottom lines and
De Lite Venetian Blind Co
Delk W B
Dependable Refrigeration Service
right top lines and
Duke Power Co
Dupree Tailoring Co
Dutch Laundry Inc
backbone and
Edwards W P
Efird's Department Store
Ellington's Florist
back cover, right side lines and
Firestone Stores
right side lines and
30
Flythe Insurance Agency Inc
Furr's Sinclair Service
Garner N L & Son Agency
left bottom lines and
Grady's Biltmore Dining Room
Guilford Finance Co
Guilford Furniture Co Inc
Guilford Motor Corp
Gulf Oil Corp
left and right side lines and
Hall Printing Co
left top lines, 72 and
Harris-Kelly Music Co
left top lines and
Hedgecock Lumber Co Inc
left top lines and
Hedrick Coal Co
left side lines and
Heilig Robt L
High Point College
left top lines and 101
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
24
High Point Savings & Trust Co
front cover, left top lines and 18
High Point Thomasville & Denton Railroad Co
back cover, right top lines and 90
111 26 98 99 43 31 69 31 40 45 46 88 6
Elliott's Flowers English Street Radio and Sound Service. right bottom lines and
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
right top lines and
64 6 65 99
74 53 7 S 85 80
Haywood Woodroe F
65 A 32 101
Culler's Dick Inc
106 110 49
Davis W A Milling Co Inc
73 59 4 48 37 73 26 5 91 96 85
Burton Upholstery Co Inc
3
44 A 21
Clover Brand Dairies Inc
Page 82 40 32
56 33 70 79
Dickens L A Co Inc
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
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High Point Tool & Machine Co
78 112
High Point Welding Co
left side lines and 9
Highland Motors Inc
front cover, right top lines and 19
Hospital Care Assn Inc The
Hot Shoppe Inc
Hubbard's Ward Esso-Servicenter
Hughes Equipment Co
Idol-Green Co
Industrial Finance Co of High Point Inc
Industrial Sprinklers Corp
back cover and 102
Jones Business College
left side lines and
Jones & Peacock Inc
K & W Restaurant Inc
Kalte Insurance & Realty Co
left top lines and
Kearns Esso Service
right side lines and
Kearns Tent & Awning Co.
back cover, left bottom lines and
Kennedy Oil Co
Kester Machinery Co
King Electric Repair
left top lines and
Koonce Funeral Home Inc
front cover and
Koonts Realty Inc
Kreiegsman's of High Point
Lady Fair Beauty Shoppe
Lambeth-Welborn Supply
left side lines and
Lewis Edgar
Lewis Electric Co Inc
Lewis Motor Co Inc
Lindale Dairy Corp
Linthicum W E & Son
top stencil, right side lines and
Lock & Key Service
M & J Finance Corp
Marietta Paint & Color Co
right side lines and
McEwen Lumber Co Inc
McLeod's Esso Service
Mendenhall-Moore Realtors
front cover, left bottom lines 61 and
Modern Radio Service
left side lines and
Monark Shade Co
Morgan's Esso Service
left top lines and
Nelson Florists & Decorators
New Service Laundry
front cover and
Newsom Radiator Repair
right bottom lines and
North State Telephone Co
right top lines and 106
Orange Printing Co
Orchid Beauty Salon
Parham-Darr Construction Co
back cover, left top lines and
Parker-Brown Lumber Co Inc
left side lines and
Parr's Self Service Laundry
Perpetual Savings & Loan Assn
Peterson Welding Co
Piedmont Auto Finance Co
Piedmont Building & Loan Assn
back ocver and
Piedmont Color & Chemical Co
Piedmont Insurance & Realty Co Inc
right top lines and
Proffitt Wholesale Co
Pugh-Byerly Sporting Goods Co Inc
Quality Beauty Shop Redwine Hardware Co
Reed Supply Co
right side lines and
Rich's Auto Service
Robert's Gulf Service
left side lines and
Rose Furniture Co
Royal Cleaners
left side lines and
Ruby's Inc
right side lines and
Sartin Dry Cleaning Co
front cover and
Sears, Roebuck and Co
left top lines and
Sechrest J W & Son Inc
back cover, right top lines, 2 and
Security National Bank
right top lines and
Shelton Radio Service
left side lines and
Sheraton Hotel The
right side lines and
Shutterbugs Camera Shop The
33 and
Simpson Taylor M Co
left top lines and
Sloop Auto Service
left side lines and
14 83
Smithdeal Curtis Inc
bottom stencil and
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Snow Lumber Co Inc
left side lines and 77
112 75 29 108 67 56 103 22 Z 28 13 13 54 42 68 41 39 52 20 88 57 82 51 97
86 22 25 28 72 30
Neill Motors
left top lines and
38 36 76 74 81 76 11 94 87 111 11 12 47 71 12
34 66 100 67 10 17 49 77 78 51 93 31 21 84 35 58 10
Jacobs Tin Shop
left bottom lines and
left side lines and 66 100 9 59 92 16 104
Hood System industrial Bank The.
Siceloff Oil & Coal Co
Smith Studio & Camera Shop
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Southeastern Marble & Tile Co Inc
right top lines and 109 Southern Mercantile Co Inc 58 Southern Motor Co
Southern Welding Supply Co
Southland Tractors Corp
Summey T G & Sons
right top lines and
Teeter's Beauty Shop
Tucker's Dry Cleaning Co
Underwood George W
left top lines and
United Cab Service Inc
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co
right top lines and
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co (Ins Dept)
Warner's Transfer
Warren's Radio Service
Washburn Oil Corp
Watson's Mobil Service
Welborn Allen B Inc. Tabbed insert at Streets, left bottom lines and
West End Beauty Shop
West End Fuel Co
West End Machine Works
West Green Street Garage
White Murray M Inc
White Realty Co
Whitelark's Flowers & Gifts
right side lines, 47 and
Williams C F & Alston Clark Auction Co
Williams Flowers
right top lines and
Williamson D C Realtor
Wilson Machine Co
Wood Geo T & Sons Inc
Woodall M P Plastering Co Inc
Yellow Taxi 105
55
Yow's Funeral Home
53
MORE GOODS
ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD
THROUGH THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS LISTS OF THE DIRECTORY THAN
ANY OTHER MEDIUM
ON EARTH
113 75 84 42 23 43 27 105 20 68 110 89 50
Superior Dry Cleaners
left top lines and
front cover, left and right bottom lines and right sides lines and 15 62 left side lines and 23 34 79 15 63 left side lines and 95 55 97 48 98 107 45 83
Youngs Inc
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INTRODUCTION
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1949 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 estimation of the public, has been established by rendering the best in Directory serv- ice. With an unrivaled organization, and having had the courtteous 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 the first 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 High Point and Fairmont Park, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation.
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, the second major department, printed on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of High Point and vicinity. The adver- tisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business repre- sented. This is reference advertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a progres- sive community like High Point, the necessity of having this kind of infor- mation immediately available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.
THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is the third major depart- ment, printed 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, is the fourth major department. In this section the named streets are arranged in alphabetical order, followed by the numbered streets in numerical 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 numbers. 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 resi- dence, as a business location, as a manufacturing site and as an educa- tional 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 advertisemnts of High Point and vicinity.
The High Point Directory Library
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Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 600 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North American Direc- tory 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 assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.
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An Industrial Center, Where It Is Also a Pleasure to Live
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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, 47,000. American-born, 99.5%. Predominating nationality of foreign-born resi- dents, 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-$63,563,556, with tax rate of $1.50 per $100 valua- tion.
Bonded Debt-$5,580,000 (net). Of this amount, $3,723,000 in bonds is fully supported by Guilford County appropriations and net electric revenues.
Financial Data-3 banks, with total deposits of $304,762,287.93 (June 30, 1949), and total resources of $332,458,335.24 (June 30, 1949), 3 building and loan associations, with total assets of $4,910,326.50 (Dec. 31, 1948).
Postal Receipts-$464,587.77 (calendar year 1948).
Telephones in Service-8,200.
Churches-87, representing 17 denominations.
Building and Construction-1,208 permits, with total value of $4,160,856, issued in 1948. 392 new residential units constructed.
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Industry-Chief industry of city and surrounding territory is manu- facturing. 281 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 344 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, Capital Air Lines and Piedmont Air- lines.
Airports-2 (1 commercial, and 1 private for small planes).
Amusements-Largest auditorium in city (school) seats 1,500 persons. 6 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, 9,263; light meters, 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
84 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 Building, 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 products in this-The Southern Furniture and Rug Market.
The daily capacity of the 30 hosiery mills of High Point exceeds 50,000 dozen pairs of hose. The manufacture of hosiery ranges from infants' 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 addition to 84 furniture factories and 30 hosiery mills, there are 167 other diversi- fied manufacturing plants. Among these are plants manufacturing: Over- alls, 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, build- ing material, mirrors, glass furniture and novelties, toys, hosiery transfers- embossers' labels and seals, silk and rayon Weaving, hosiery and under-
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South Main Street, Looking South from Center of Retail Section
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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wear yarns, dyes, chemicals and textile oil specialties, paper boxes, corru- gated 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 success- ful 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 rela - tions; efficient public utilities; adequate electric power, and modern mu- nicipal 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 Winston-Salem Southbound Railroad, with the Norfolk & Western Railway, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and the Norfolk Southern Railroad, with through rates and service applying.
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