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GENERAL INDEX
Abbreviations ......... Pages 20 and 21 ........
Alphabetical List of Names
Page 21
Apartment Buildings Classified Section
Banks and Trust Companies Classified Section
Buildings-Office and Public Classified Section
Bus and Coach Lines-Motor Classified Section
Buyers' Guide following Alphabetical on Goldenrod Paper
Cemeteries Classified Section
Churches
Classified Section
Classified Business Directory ........ .following Buyers'Guide on Canary Paper
Clergymen ............. Classified Section
Clinics Classified Section
Clubs
Classified Section.
Guilford-County of
County Government
Alphabetical Section
Halls ........
Classified Section
High Point-City of City Govt. Alphabetical Section
Fire Dept.
Alphabetical Section
Police Dept. Alphabetical Section
Hospitals and Dispensaries Classified Section
Hotels
Classified Section
Libraries
Classified Section
Newspapers
Classified Section
North Carolina -- State of
State Govt. Alphabetical Section
Organizations- Benevolent and Fraternal ........ Classified Section
Business Classified Section
Patriotic Classified Section
Parks and Playgrounds Classified Section
Railroads Classified Section
Schools-Public
Classified Section
Schools, Colleges and Academies
Classified Section
Street and Avenue Guide
following Classified on Pink Paper
United States Govt.
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United States Officials .....
.......... Alphabetical Section
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Page Numbers Below Refer to the Buyers' Guide Section
Page
Alderman Photo Co Inc 97
Alman-Bass Furniture Co Inc left side lines and 54
American Coal & Wood Co Inc right top lines and
29 58
Anvil Brand Inc
65
Archdale Machine Co
Art Chair Inc 58
Asia Restanrant 112
Atlantic Building & Loan Association .. 26
Atlantic Insurance & Realty Co 72 and 109
Auman Refrigeration Service 111
Barber Shell Service 7 Beans' Sboe Shop 116
Blue Bird Cab Co Iuc hack cover and. 119
Bostian & Clinard Esso Servicenter 7
Boulding Upholstery Co . 59
Britt Electric Co left side lines and . 41
Bryant Electric Co Inc right bottom lines and. . 42
Bucbanan Supply Co left side lines, 95 and . 100
Burton Upholstery Co Inc . 59
Carolina Finance Co Inc right side lines and. 88
Carrick Turning Works
60
Central Finance Co Inc .. 85
Central Glass Co right top lines and. 66
Central Ice Delivery Co .
72
Central Upholstery Co Inc 60 Jack's U-Drive-It Co 14
City Transfer & Storage Co 123
Clark-Mendenball Auction & Real Estate Co left side lines and 3
Clinard Milling Co Inc 49
Clover Brand Dairies Inc 32 57
Cody Upbolstering Co
Collins C F Contractor
22
Colony Tables Inc
Community Credit Corporation
Connor J O Construction Co Connor's Gulf Service right side lines and.
22 8
Courad Donald W Agency front cover, right top lines 73 and
105
Conrad James Realtor left top lines and 109
Country Gas Service Co 65
Crater Alson Jr Machine Works 91
Crawford H E Mill Supply Co 90
Culler's Dick Inc. 117
Cumby-Orrell Mortuary Insert at name in alpba
Davis Upholstery Co 124
Davis W A Milling Co Inc
right
hottom lines and 49
DeLite Venetian Blind Co 124
Delk Wm B right side lines and 23
Deluxe Diner 113 side lines and 96
Diffendal's Floor Coverings Inc
left
side lines and. 43
Dize Awning & Tent Co right side lines and .. 15
Dobbins Electric Co right side lines and 42 bottom lines 74 and 107
Downtown Garage front and back lip margins 4 and
Duke Power Co 39
Dntch Laundry Inc backbone and 82
Efird's Department Store 35
Ellington's Florist & Greenhouses 47
Elliott's Flowers & Gift back cover and 45
Ellison Electric Co 43 hottom lines and 11
Elm Street Gulf Service 9
Elwood Hotel 70
English Cleaners 37
English Radio & Sound Service right
side lines and 103
Evans Studio 98 Pedigo & Reinhardt 95 Perpetual Savings & Loan Association 26
Floral Garden Park Cemetery right top lines and 27
Flythe Insurance Agency 77
Franklin Furniture Co Inc riglit side lines and . 55
Garner N L & Son Agency left
bottom lines and 77
Gate City Motor Co Ine 14
Guilford Motor Corp 14
Guilford Realty & Insurance Co Inc
14
Gulf Oil Corp left and right side lines and 6
Hall Printing Co left top lines 85 and
102
Harris-Kelly Music Co Inc 94
Haywood Woodroe F 78
Hedgecock Lumher Co Inc left top lines and 89
Hedrick Coal Co 28
Heilig Robt L
116
Herndon John W Agency left side lines and 78 High Point Boiler & Tank Co Inc . left
side lines and 20 High Point Chamber of Commerce Insert at name in alpha
High Point College left top lines and 114 High Point Hat Shop 67 High Point Ice & Coal Co 28 High Point Laundry Inc front stencil and 83 High Point Mattress Co 93
High Point Savings & Trust Company .front cover, left top lines and . 17 High Point Saw & Repair Shop 113
High Point, Thomasville & Denton Railroad Company back cover, right top lines and. ... 104 Highland Motors Inc left side lines and 9 Hood System Industrial Bank The front
cover, right top lines aud 18 Hospital Care Association Inc The .left
side lines and 79
Hunter Coal & Ice Co Inc . Y
Hutchens Heating right side lines and 68
Idol-Green Co left top lines and 106
Industrial Finance Co of High Point Inc 86
Industrial Sprinkler Corp 118
Jacobs Tin Shop hack cover and 115
James Manufacturing Co 61
Jamestown Insurance Agency Inc 79
Jones & Peacock Ine left side lines and 80
Kearns Tent & Awning Co back cover, .. . left
bottom lines and
16
Kennedy Oil Co 51
Kester Machinery Co 91
Kimsey Photo 99
King Electric Repair 40 52
Koonce Funeral Home Inc left top lines and right Koonts-MeGhee Drug Co side lines and 35
Koonts Realty Inc front cover and 107
Ladco Inc right top lines and 112 30 97 Lewis Edgar
Lewis Electric Co Inc 68, 71 and
Lewis Motor Co Inc
10
Lilly Co The Lindale Dairy Corp 33
56
Linthicum W E & Son top stencil right side lines and 31 Lock & Key Service 81
M & J Finance Corp 87
Marietta Paint & Color Co
riglit
McEwen Lumber Co Inc 90
McGhee Upholstery Co Inc 62
Mendenhall-Moore Realtors front cover .... left
Mickey Printing Co 102
Moore Electric Repair 41
Morgan's Esso Service left top lines and 10
Neil Pontiac left top lines and 11
Nelson Florist & Decorators 47
New Service Laundry front cover and 84
Newsom Radiator Repair right
North State Telephone Co right top lines and 121
Parham-Darr Construction Co back cover and 21
Parker-Brown Lumber Co Inc .left
side lines and 24
Paul's Shell Service left side lines and 12
Piedmont Auto Finance Co . 87
Piedmont Building & Loan Association back cover and 25
Piedmont Color & Chemical Co 122
Piedmont Insurance & Realty Co right top lines and 80
Piedmont Roofing & Siding Co 113
Piner C B & Son right side lines and 44 Proffitt Wholesale Co 67
Pugh-Byerly Sporting Goods Co Inc right
side lines and
117
Quality Dry Cleaning Co
38
Red Star Machine Shop
92
Reed Supply Co right side lines and 24
Collins Tire Service
8
61
86
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American Upholstery Co Inc
121
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Page 62
Reliable Manufacturing Co
Robert's Gulf Service left side lines and
12
Rose Furniture Co 55
Royal Cleaners left side lines and 37
Royal Upholstering Co Inc 63
Vinson Refrigeration & Motor Service right
side lines and 41
Vogue Cleaners Inc 38
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co Insurance
Department 81
Warner's Transfer 123
19 Washburn Oil Corp front cover, left
Security National Bank right top lines and Shackelford's Men's Wear Inc right side lines and 27
Shaver G M & Son Oil Co right side lines and
51 94
Shelton Arth L right side lines and
23
Sheraton Hotel The right top lines and
69
White Murray M Inc left side lines and White Realty Co
110
Sloop Auto Service left side lines and
13
Whitlark's Flowers & Gifts 46
Smith Paul Studio right side lines and
99
Williams Flowers right top lines and 48
Smith Studio & Camera Shop .. 99 Williamson D C Realtor 111
44 Smithdeal Curtis Inc bottom stencil and B Wilson Machine Co . 89 92 Wood Geo T & Sons Inc
Snow Lumber Co Inc left side lines and
Southern Motor Co left side lines and 13
Southern Welding Supply Co right side lines and 125
side lines and 100
Wright Frame Works 63
Southland Factors Corporation 88 Wright's Flower Shop 48 Stampagraph Co Inc 39 Yellow Taxi Co 120
Street Paint Co left side lines and
Summey F G & Sons right top lines and 101
Taylor-Crihfield Co The 93
Zett Plumbing & Heating Co
101
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Texas Company The right side lines and 15
United Cab Service Inc 120
Utility Appliance Co 71
Ruby's Inc right side lines and 81 36
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
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and right bottom lines and 50 Welborn Allen B Inc tabbed insert at streets, left bottom lines and 75
West End Beauty Shop 20
Shaw Jo Woody Mrs
West End Fuel Co left side lines and
29 West End Welding Co right side lines and 125 76
Simpson Taylor M Co left top lines and
110
Woodall M P Plastering Co Inc . left
97 Young's Inc 64
Yow's Funeral Home 54
THE PUBLISHERS
INTRODUCTION
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, pre- sent to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1950 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 re- flecting 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 service. With an unrivaled organization, and having had the courteous and hearty co- operation 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 pro- fessional 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, occu- pation 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 pro- fessional interests of High Point and vicinity. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference ad- vertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize them- selves with sources of supply. In a progressive community like High Point ,the necessity of having this kind of information 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 department, printed on yellow paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns of the whole community in alphabetical order under ap- propriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. The Directory is the com- mon 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 AVE- NUE GUIDE, on pink paper, is the fourth major department. In this section the numbered streets are arranged in numerical order, followed by the named streets in alphabetical order; the numbers of the residences and business con- cerns 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 community,
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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 educational 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 Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the High Point 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 Directory Publishers, under whose supervision the system is operated.
The publisher appreciatively acknowledge the recognition by those pro- gressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confi- dence 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-1950 U. S. Census preliminary report, 39,905. American-born, 99.5%. Predominating nationality of foreign-born residents, Greek. Total col- ored population, 19.7%.
Area-9.75 square miles.
Altitude-940 feet above sea level.
Climate-Mean annual temperature, 58 degrees F .; average annual rainfall, 47.59 inches.
Parks-15, with total of 150 acres, valued at $750,000.
Assessed Valuation-$69,352,049, with tax rate of $1.50 per $100 valuation.
Bonded Debt-$7,170,000 (net). Of this amount, $3,360,000 in bonds is fully supported by Guilford County appropriations and net electric revenues.
Financial Data-3 banks, with total deposits of $320,589,914.74 (April 24, 1950), and total resources of $351,052,066.74 (April 24, 1950). 3 building and loan associations, with total assets of $5,451,747.86 (Dec. 31, 1949).
Postal Receipts-$587,814.33 (calendar year 1949).
Telephones in Service-13,034.
Churches-94, representing 17 denominations.
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Building and Construction-1,157 permits, with total value of $5,067,519, issued in 1949. 325 new residential units constructed. .
Industry-Chief industry of city and surrounding territory is manufactur- ing. 292 manufacturing establishments, employing 8,330 men and 5,900 women, and paying wages of $26,798,436 annually. Principal manufactured products: Hosiery, textiles and furniture.
Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 7 miles, and population of 81,000; wholesale area, radius of 50 miles, and population of 1,167,100.
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 Airlines.
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-1, with 175 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, 8,038; teachers, 271. 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, 10,481; light meters, 15,192; gas meters, 2,195. 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 fur- niture factories located here manufacturing a complete line of wooden house- hold furniture including office desks and other equipment.
Located here are two furniture exhibition buildings for the exhibition of furniture, rugs, floor coverings and other household furnishings to the dealer- the fourteen-story Southern Furniture Exposition Building and the Tomlinson Exhibition Building, with combined floor space of 463,890 square feet. Four hundred fifty manufacturers of household furnishings exhibit their products
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South Main Street, Looking South from Center of Retail Section.
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