Hill's High Point (Guilford County, N.C.) City Directory [1954], Part 1

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The publishers earnestly request the bringing to their attention of any inaccuracy so that it may be corrected in the next edition of the directory.


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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX


HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directory, (pub- lishers of the High Point City Directory since 1933), present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1954 edition of the High Point City Directory, which also includes Fairmont Park and Oakview.


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 sec- tions 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 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 the High Point Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information per - taining to the community.


Five Major Departments (Each department beginning with Page 1)


The five major departments are arranged in the following order :-


I. THE ALPHABETICAL LISTOF 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, occupation and address of each adult resident of High Point, Fairmont Park and Oakview, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation.


II. THE BUYERS' GUIDE, the second major department, printed on golden- rod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of High Point, Fairmont Park and Oakview. The adver- tisements 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 com- munity like High Point, the necessity of having this kind of information im- mediately available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.


III. THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORYis 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.


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IV. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, is the fourth major department. In this sec- tion the numbered streets are arranged in numerical order, followed by the named streets in alphabetical 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 tele- phones.


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V. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE GUIDE, on blue paper, is the fifth major department.


Community Publicity


The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the community, de- picting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a busi- ness location, as a manufacturing site and as an educational center. To broad- cast this information, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the Di- rectory 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.


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION, THE YELLOW PAGES


Page


Adams Dance Studio


52


Alderman Photo Co Inc 118


Allred Metal Stamping Works 83


American Coal & Wood Inc .


right side lines and


American Service Co


91


Anvil Brand Inc


left top lines and


34


Archdale Machine Co .


150


Art Chair Incorporated 83


Artistic Floor Coverings, Inc.


left top lines and


60


Asberry Daniel. right top cards


and


115


Asbestos Siding Co


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Atlantic Building & Loan


Association


29


Atlantic Insurance & Realty Co


Atlas Pump- & Plumbing Co


91 and 134


. left side lines and


120


Barker's Automotive Service . 5


Becker Tailoring Co The .


147


Inc.


left side lines and


61


Bird Joseph E Co .


48


Bob's Texaco Service


5


Bodie's Tire Service


16


Boles Ernest 'M


Boone Coal & Fuel Co . . left top cards and 158


. left side lines and


35


Building Upholstery Co


84


Bray Electric Co Inc .


59


Brown R W Grocery .


89


Bryant Electric Co Inc


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. . right bottom lines and 58


Burton Upholstery Co Inc .


84


Carolina Cotton Batting Co


80


Carolina Tool Co.


152


Carolina Upholstery Co Inc


85


Carrick Turning Works


. . left bottom lines and 85


Carter W J Contractor


right top cards and 37


Cecil H L Cement Contractor . . left side lines and 114


left bottom lines 37 and 48


Central Finance Co . 105


Central Monument Co


Central Savings Bank left top lines and 113


. front cover, right top lines and 21 City Transfer & Storage Co 154 City Weeding Co . right side lines and 157 Clark-Albertson Land Auction Co. . left side lines and 4


Clover Brand Dairies, Inc . right side lines and 50


Coca-Cola Bottling Co of High


Collins Tire Service


12


Coltrane-Graham Construction


Co . . right side lines and 38


Commercial Delivery Service


Page


right top cards and


53


Community Credit Corporation .


105


Conrad Donald W Agency


127


Conrad James Realtor


left top lines and 128


Consolidated Bus Lines, Inc .


155


Consolidated Credit Corp


. right bottom lines and 106


Culler's Dick Inc .


146


Cyprus Restaurant The


right top cards and 139


Davis Harold C Inc .


. left and right bottom lines, 2


and


77


Davis John C Plumbing &.


Heating Co.


120


Davis W A Milling Co Inc


. left bottom lines and


69


DeLite Venetian Blind Co


156


Deluxe Saw & Tool Co


141


Diffendal's Floor Coverings


Duke Power Co


125


Duramite Cement Co Inc


right top cards and 117


Dutch Laundry Inc. backbone and 101


Ellington's Florist &


Greenhouses


right side lines and 64


Elliott's Flowers & Gifts .. back


. cover, right side lines and


65


Elm Street Amoco Service


12


English Motor Co Inc .


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. right top lines and


6


English Radio Sound & .


Television Service . insert at


. Numerical Telephone Section


Floral Garden Park Cemetery


left top lines and


31


Flythe Insurance Agency


96


Fowler R D Motor Lines Inc


Garner N L & Son Insurance


Agency. . left side lines and


92


Gibson's Cleaners


56


Grace Flower Shop Inc


66


Gragg J F Paint Co


115


Granville House Inc


. right side lines and 156


Gray-Art Flower Shop .


left side lines and


68


Griffith Tailoring Co The.


147


Hall Printing Company


. left top lines 104 and 122


Haralson Agency


right side lines and


96


Haywood Woodroe F .


97


Point .


25


Hedgecock Lumber Co Inc


. left top and bottom lines and 30


Hedrick Coal & Oil Co. .


. left side lines and


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Hedrick T D 45


Henderson & Mooney Mfg Co


Inc . 86


Herndon John W Agency


. left side lines and


97


High Point Board of Realtors . . 137 High Point Boiler & Tank Co


Inc. . back cover, right side lines and 26


High Point Canvass Shop


right side lines and


18


High Point Coal Co .


right top cards and 34


High Point College . .left top lines and 142


High Point Laundry Inc


back cover and 102


High Point Mattress Co .


. left side lines and 112


High Point Merchants Assn .


right side lines and 113


High Point Merchants Patrol .


Inc . right top cards and 124


High Point Paper Box Co Inc. 27


High Point Savings & Trust Co


front cover, left top lines 22 and 23


High Point Sprinkler Co Inc right bottom lines and 146


High Point Store Co 90


High Point, Thomasville &


Denton Railroad Co . . back . cover, right top lines and 138


Highland Motors Inc . left top and . left bottom lines and


7


Hill Guy Grocery .


90


Hinson J. L 141


Holt Paint Co 115


Hotel Sheraton The A


Hunter Coal & Oil Co Inc . back


. lip margin, left side lines and . 71 Hunter & Co . left side lines and 155 Independent Oil Co . . right


top cards and


74


Industrial Finance Co of High Point Inc . 106


Industrial Supply Co


121


Jacobs Tin Shop. . back cover,


. bottom lines 140 and 144


James Manufacturing Co.


86


Johnson B F Agency Inc 98


Johnson E J Contracting Co. right side lines and 47


Jones & Peacock Inc.


left side lines and


98


Kearns Esso Service . 89


Kearns Tent & Awning Co . tabbed insert at name in . alphabetical, left side lines and Kennedy Oil Co right side lines and 72


20


Kennedy Paul Farm & Home .


Supply . 4


Kester Machinery Co


right side lines and 111


Kimrey Beulah Mrs


right side lines and 134


right top cards and


Kindergarten of Culture .


52


King Electric Repair


left side lines and


57


Koonce Funeral Home Inc .


. right bottom lines and


79


Koonts Realty Inc. . front cover,


.right top lines 99 and 129


Lancaster J M Inc.


110


Leonard Saw & Lawnmower


Service


104


Lilly Co The


82


Lindale Dairy Corp


51


Linthicum W E & Son


36


. top stencil, right side lines and


Lock & Key Service


100


Marietta Paint & Color Co right side lines and 116


McEwen Lumber Co Inc.


110


McGhee Upholstery Co Inc


87


Mendenhall Auction Co .


5


Mendenhall-Moore Realtor


front cover, right top and


.right bottom lines 93, 130 and 131 . Mickey Printing Co 123 76 Mitchell C B Oil Co left top cards and


Mitchell Septic Tank Service


right top cards and 143


Modern Service Co .


left top cards and


Morgan's Esso Service


13


79


Murrow's Transfer Inc


. left side lines and 114


Neal's Auto Service .


13


Neill Pontiac .


front stencil, 8 and


9


Nelson Florist & Decorator


68


New Service Laundry Inc


. front cover and 103


North State Telephone Co .


right top lines, right bottom


lines and 149


Odell's Community Service


90


P O Service Station.


14


Paramount Furniture Co Inc


80


Parham-Darr Construction Co . left top cards and 39


Parks Emmett A left top cards and 40


Parkview Lunch.


right top cards and 139


Payne Truck Sales Inc .


14


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Pedigo & Williams


left bottom lines and 119


Perpetual Savings & Loan .


Association .


. right side lines and


29


Piedmont Auto Finance Co


right side lines and 107


Piedmont Building & Loan .


Association . . back cover and


Piedmont Color & Chemical Co . 150


Piedmont Electric Repair Co .


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Inc. . . right side lines and 57


High Point Chamber of


Commerce 32


High Point Chemical Manu- facturing Co. right side lines and 33


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


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Piedmont Insurance & Realty


Co. . . . right top lines and 99


Piedmont Petroleum & Fuel Co . 74


Pugh-Byerly Sporting Goods Co.


Inc. . . right top lines, right .bottom lines and 145


Putman J C & Son


right top cards and


44


Queen Carving Co


87


Reed Supply Co


right side lines and 108


Rhodes Auto Repair


16


Rike J D & Son


. right bottom lines and


62


Roberts' Gulf Service


. left side lines and 143


Royal Upholstering Co Inc .


88


Ruth Machine Service


111


Samuels Plumbing & Heating


right top cards and 121


Sartin Dry Cleaning Co.


front cover and 55


Sears, Roebuck and Co .


left top lines and


54


Sechrest.J W & Son Inc. . . back


Security National Bank


78


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. cover, right top lines, 3 and


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right top lines and


24


Shaver Oil Co


Shelton Arthur L . right bottom lines and 75 . .lines, tabbed Insert at Streets


right top cards and 41 Shelton Radio Service , left side lines and 126


Sheraton Hotel The .


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Siceloff Oil Co


75


Simpson Taylor M Co


135


. left side lines and


Whitaker D R Real Estate &


76


Sloop Auto Service


. left side lines and


15


Smith & Jennings.back cover and 46 Smith M G & Son Inc


Smith Paul Studios & Art.


right side lines and


44


Camera Store


Smithdeal Curtis Inc . left side lines and 1.18


bottom stencil, B and


132


Snow Lumber Co Inc


. left side lines and 109


Snow Studio & Camera Shop. . Southeastern Marble & Tile Co 119


Inc. . . . left side lines and 151 Southern Motor Co' , left side lines and 10 Southern Welding & Machine .


Co


right side lines and 157


Southland Factors Corp


107


Southland Supply Go Inc


right side lines and 31


Page Stampagraph Co Inc . 56


Stewart R K & Sons


. right bottom lines and


42


Stroupe Mirror Co Inc


113


Tallent Advertising . left side lines and 2


Taylor Plastering


left top cards and


49


Teletronix Inc .


149


Thomas Perley A Car Works .


Inc


17


Turpin Electric Co


right side lines and


59


United Cab Service Inc


148


Universal T V Furniture Mfg Co. 88


Vick Paint & Wall Paper Co Inc . . . left side lines and 117


W&H Home Improvement Co . 45 WNOS Inc. . right top cards and 125 Wagner Tire Service


Warner's Transfer


right top cards and 151


. right side lines and 153


Washburn Oil Corp. front cover,


right top lines, left bottom


lines, 11 and


73


Webb Motors


15


Welborn Allen B Inc. left bottom


. and


94


Welborn Cleaner Products Co


Inc .


Y


Welborn's Tire Service


16


West End Fuel Co .


. left bottom lines and 95


White Realty Co


136


Whitlark's Flowers & Gifts


. front lip margin and


67


Williams Flowers & Gifts .


. left bottom lines and


69


Williamson D C-Realtor ..


front cover and 133


Wilson D W Jeweler


100


Wilson Flooring Co


63


Wilson Machine Co


112


Wood Geo T & Sons Inc


63


Wright Frame Works .


89


Young's Furniture & Rug Co


81


Younts E E Inc


. right bottom lines and


43


Zett Plumbing & Heating Co . . .


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HOUSEHOLDERS SECTION


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174 Thomas Bernard G H 2


" Harry (Peggy) tool mkr Ford (b 413 Bingham


21 Chish John 2 22 Gronsky Steph ? 234 Mandel Saml 3 26 Gulmenary Michl 3


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HIGH POINT


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 22 to 11 Feet.


STATISTICAL REVIEW


Form of Government-City-manager.


Population-1950 U. S. Census for city proper, 39, 973; including the unin- corporated west end section, 42, 770. American-born, 99. 50/o. Predominating nationality of foreign-born residents, Greek. Total colored population, 19. 70/0. Area-9. 82 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-$124, 500, 000, with tax rate of $1. 10 per $100 valuation. Bonded Debt-$5, 676, 000


Financial Data-3 banks, with total deposits of $402, 264, 754. 50 (Sept. 30, 1953), and total resources of $475, 565, 233. 50 (Sept. 30, 1953. 3 building and loan associations, with total assets of $6, 845, 592. 49 (Sept. 30, 1953).


Postal Receipts-$767, 123. 37 (calendar year 1952).


Telephones in Service-18, 046.


Churches-98, representing 17 denominations.


Industry-Chief industry of city and surrounding territory is manufacturing. 322 manufacturing establishments, employing 9, 056 men and 6, 384 women, and paying wages of $27, 356, 736 annually. Principal manufactured products: Ho- siery, textiles and furniture.


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Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 7 miles, and population of 85, 000; wholesale area, radius of 50 miles, and population of 1, 118, 474.


Newspapers-1 daily and Sunday and 1 weekly.


Broadcasting Stations-WMFR, WHPE, and WNOS.


Hotels-3, with total of 300 rooms.


Railroads-2: Southern; 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, 300 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. 14 public schools, including 2 senior high and 1 junior high. 1 parochial school. Number of pupils in public schools, 8, - 250, teachers, 303. Value of public school property, $6, 638, 000.


Public Libraries-2, with total of 30, 822 volumes.


City Statistics-Total street mileage, 148. 78, with 922 miles hard-surfaced. Miles of gas main, 32; sewers, 125. Number of water meters, 11, 931; light meters, 19, 445; gas meters, 2, 385. Capacity of water works (municipal), 15, - 000, 000 gallons; daily average pumpage, 4, 500, 000 gallons; miles of mains, 85; value of plant, $2, 650, 000. Fire department has 70 men, with 6 stations and 13 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department property, $300, 000. Po- lice department has 69 men with 3 stations and 18 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 101 furni- ture 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 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 in this-The Southern Furniture and Rug Market.


The daily capacity of the 28 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 inmen's half hose being predominant. First hosiery mill established in 1905.




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