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HILL'S HIGH POINT (GUILFORD COUNTY, N. C.) CITY DIRECTORY 1955
INCLUDING FAIRMONT PARK AND OAKVIEW
Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, a Numerical Telephone List; also a
BUYERS' GUIDE
and a Complete
Classified Business Directory FOR CONTENTS SEE INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX ON PAGE III
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PUBLISHERS NOTE
The information in this Directory is gathered by an actual canvass and is compiled in a way to insure maximum accuracy.
The publishers cannot and do not guarantee the cor- rectness of all information furnished them nor the complete absence of errors or omissions, hence no responsibility for same can be or is assumed.
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.
HILL DIRECTORY CO., INC., Publishers
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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 1955 edition of the High Point City Directory, which also includes Fairmont Park and Oakview. A new feature, the listing of telephone numbers in the Directory of Householders, marks this edition.
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 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 shows 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 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.
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. A special feature of this section is the designation of tenant -owned homes and a new feature is the listing of telephone numbers.
V. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE GUIDE, on blue paper, is the fifth major department.
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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX
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.
The publishers 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.
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc. , Publishers.
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION, THE YELLOW PAGES
Page
Albertson Landscaping
right bottom lines and
98
Alderman Photo Co Inc
114
American Coal & Wood Co Inc
right top cards and
30
American Service Co .
87
Anvil Brand Inc .
left top lines and 30 82 24
Atlantic Building & Loan Association
87 and
Atlas Pump & Plumbing Co
right top cards and
131 116 70
Bailey's Flowers & Shrubs
right top cards and
150
Barker's Automotive Service .
3
Becker Tailoring Co The .
Bird Joseph E Co
right top cards and
Bodie's Tire Service
Boles Ernest M .
Bray Electric Co Inc
Brower Oil Co .
right bottom lines and
Burroughs James .
left side lines and
Capitol Pressing Club
Carolina Cotton Batting Co
Carolina Tool Co
right side lines and
Cecil H L Cement Contractor
left bottom lines, 31 and
Central Finance Co.
left top lines and
Central Savings Bank
front cover, right top lines and
City Transfer & Storage Co
City Welding Co .
right side lines and
Clodfelter Harvey R
left side lines and
34
Clover Brand Dairies Inc
right side lines and
51 20 10
Collins Tire Service
right side lines and
35
Community Credit Corporation
103 44 124
Conrad James Realtor
left top lines and 125
Consolidated Bus Lines Inc
155
Culler's Dick Inc
144
Davis Gulf Service
140 2 117
.Davis John C Plumbing & Heating
left bottom lines and 72
Diffendal's Floor Coverings Inc
left side lines and
63
Duke Power Co .
120
Dutch Laundry Inc backbone and 99
Eaton Building & Repairing tabbed Insert at Street Guide
Efird's Department Store . left side lines and 53
65
Elliott's Flowers & Gifts back cover, right side lines and
66
English Motor Co Inc right top lines and
6
English Radio Sound & Television Service Insert at Numerical
Telephone Section
Floral Garden Park Cemetery left top lines and 27
Flythe Insurance Agency
91
Fowler R D Motor Lines Inc
109
Friendly Esso Service .
13
Futrelle Chinchilla Ranch left side lines and
29
Garner N L & Son Insurance Agency right side lines and 88
General Television & Appliance Service
148
Georges' Trailer Service right side lines, 126 and
153
60 33 57 81 152 83 45 102 108 17 155 157
Coca-Cola Bottling Co of High Point.
Coltrane-Graham Construction Co
Connor J O Construction Co.
Conrad Donald W Agency
Davis Harold C Inc
Davis W A Milling Co Inc .
146
Blackwell Insurance Agency
46 91 13 158 59 77
Art Chair Inc .
Atlantic Insurance & Realty Co
Baird Bob Radio & Television Service
Bryant Electric Co Inc
Carrick Turning Works
Central Monument Co
Ellington's Florist and Greenhouses right side lines and
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Page
Gibson's Cleaners
57
Gill's Inc
97
Grace Flower Shop Inc
67
Gray-Art Flower Shop
ight side lines and 70
Griffith Tailoring Co The
146
Gulf Oil Corp
right top and left bottom lines 76 and
141
Hall Printing Co
left top lines, 102 and 119
Haralson Agency
. left side lines and 92
Hayes J H Inc
left bottom lines and
36
Haywood Woodroe F
92
Hazzard & Sons Inc .
left side lines and
136
Hedgecock Lumber Co Inc
left bottom lines and 25
Hedrick Coal & Oil Co .
left side lines and
73
Henderson & Mooney Mfg Co Inc
Herndon John W Agency .
right top cards and
133
High Point Boiler & Tank Co Inc
right side lines and
21
High Point Canvas Shop .
right side lines and 14 28
High Point College .
left top lines and
139
High Point Laundry Inc
back cover and 100
High Point Mattress Co.
left side lines and
85 22
High Point Paper Box Co Inc
front cover, left top lines and
18
High Point Sprinkler Co Inc .
right bottom lines and 145
High Point, Thomasville & Denton Railroad Co
top lines and
121 7
Hinson Insulation Co
left side lines and
138 A
Huffman Paint & Wall Paper Co
110
Huggins Service Center .
10
Hunter Coal & Oil Co Inc
back lip margin, left side lines and
74
Hunter and Company
back cover and
62
Ingram's Pharmacy . right top cards and
55
Inter state Motor Lines
109 30
Jacobs Men's Shop
Jacobs Tin Shop back cover, right bottom lines, 137 and
143
Jennings The Spray Man
113 93
Johnson E J Contracting Co
left side lines and 45
Jones J Carey .
right top cards and
47
Jones & Peacock Inc
left side lines and 94 23
Kana Cabinet Shop
left side lines and
26
Kearns Tent & Awning Co
right bottom lines and
Kennedy Oil Co Inc .
right side lines and
Kester Machinery Co
right side lines and
Kimsey S P Plumbing & Heating Inc
117
Kindergarten of Culture & Dance School right top cards and
53
King Electric Repair
right top cards and 58
Koonce Funeral Home Inc right top lines and
80 128 135
Kopper Kettle
Lamb's Furnace and Stove Repair left side lines and
81
Lindale Dairy Corp .
front cover, left side lines and 52
32
Lyles Chevrolet Co Inc
11
Lyn-Mar Camera Shop
116
Marietta Paint & Color Co
right side lines and
111
McDonald Chas M .
left side lines and
113
McEwen Lumber Co Inc
107
McGhee Upholstery Co Inc
84
Mendenhall Auction Co .
3
Mendenhall -Moore-Realtors
front cover, right top and bottom lines, 89, 122 and 123
Mickey Printing Co
119
High Point Savings & Trust Co
back cover, right
Highland Motors Inc
left top lines and
Hotel Sheraton The
right side lines and ·
Hylton Bill Inc .
left side lines and 156 127
Industrial Finance Co of High Point Inc
Johnson B F Agency Inc
Jones Rodger M .
15 75 108
Koonts Realty Inc front cover, right top lines, 94 and
Linthicum W E & Son Inc
top stencil, right side lines and
84 93
High Point Board of Realtors
High Point Chamber of Commerce
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
VII
Page
Mitchell Septic Tank Service
right top cards and 140
Modern Service Co .
Z
Moore H F Ditching Contractors
left bottom lines and
46
Morris Amoco Service right side lines and
Murrow's Transfer Inc . . left side lines and
110 149
Mutual Television and Radio Service
right side lines and
11 5
Neill Pontiac . front stencil, 4 and
Nelson Florist & Decorator
71
New Service Laundry Inc
front cover and
101
Nichols Lee D .
left bottom lines and
134
North State Telephone Co
. right top lines and
148
Parham -Darr Construction Co
left top cards and
37
Parks Emmett A
right top cards and
38 12
Payne Truck Sales Inc
.left side lines and
156
Peatross Wm T
C and 39
Perpetual Savings & Loan Assn
right side lines and
24
Piedmont Auto Finance Co
right side lines and 103
151
Piedmont Electric Repair Co Inc
right side lines and
59
Piedmont Insurance & Realty Co
right top lines and
95
Piedmont Petroleum & Fuel Co Inc
right side lines and
77 95
Pilot Life Insurance Co
. left side lines and
152
Pugh's Sporting Goods Inc
left bottom lines and
144
Purcell Supply Co
Putnam J C & Son back cover and
Reed Supply Co . tabbed Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and
105 50
Rike J D & Son right bottom lines and
64 142
Samuels Plumbing & Heating
left bottom lines and
118 56
Sartin Dry Cleaning Co . front cover and
Sears, Roebuck and Co
left top lines and
54
Sechrest J W & Son Inc . back cover, right top lines, 2 and
79
Security National Bank . right top lines and
19
Shelton Arthur L
right side lines and
41
Sheraton Hotel The
A
Siceloff Oil Co
78
Simpson Taylor M Co
131
Slaydon J Frank
61
Smith & Byrd . tabbed Insert at Contractors in Classified Section
Smith M G & Son Inc
right side lines and 44
Smith Paul Studios & Art Camera Store left top lines and 115
Smithdeal Curtis Inc .
bottom stencil, B and
129
Snow Lumber Co Inc
left side lines and
106
Snow Studio & Camera Shop
left side lines and
151
Southern Motor Co
left side lines and
9
Southern Welding & Machine Co
right side lines, 145 and
157 104
Southland Supply Co Inc .
right bottom lines and
26
Spencer J C
right bottom lines and
42
Staley Wm W
left bottom lines and
48
Stampagraph Co Inc
57
Street Paint Co
112
Tar Heel Paving Co
left bottom lines and
114
Taylor Plastering
right top cards and
49
Teletronix Inc .
149
Television Sales & Service Co Inc
150
Temple - Curry Motor Co Inc
12
Textile Insurance Co
right top cards and
96
Turpin Electric Co
right side lines and 61
United Cab Service Inc
147
Upton's Esso Service .
86
Viclo Paint & Wallpaper Co Inc
left side lines and 112
W NOS Inc.
120
118 40
Reid Arthur W . · left side lines and
Roberts' Gulf Service
right top cards and
115
Southeastern Marble & Tile Co Inc
Southland Factors Corporation
Moore's Funeral Service
80 8
Neal's Auto Service
Pearson's Gene Sheraton Craftshop
Piedmont Color & Chemical Co
Pinecrest Trailer Park
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Page
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co Insurance Department . . left side lines and 96
Wagner Tire Service .
right top cards and 152
Ward Baking Co .
16
Warner's Transfer right side lines and 154
Washburn Oil Corp right top and left bottom lines, 76 and
Welborn Allen B Inc
left bottom lines and
141 90 Y
Welborn Cleaner Products Co Inc
Welborn's Tire Service
13
West End Fuel Co
White & Wright Realtors
left side lines and 78 132
Whitlark's Flowers and Gifts .front lip margin and
68
Williams Flowers and Gifts right bottom lines and 69
Williamson D C Realtor . front cover and 130 86
Winchester Jas .
Wood A W & Son Real Estate C
X
. Wood Geo T & Sons Inc .
62
Wright Frame Works 85
Wright's Flower Shop 71
Young's Furniture & Rug Co
82
Younts E E Inc.
back cover and 43
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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 2} 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. 5 %. Predominating nationality of foreign-born residents, Greek. Total colored population, 19. 7 %. Area-9. 98 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-$122, 445, 526, with tax rate of $1. 10 per $100 valuation.
Bonded Debt-$5,676, 000.
Financial Data-4 banks, with total deposits of $429, 583, 798. 40 (June 30, 1954), and total resources of $472, 598, 538. 70 (June 30, 1954). 3 building and loan associations, with total assets of $12, 337, 154. 21 (June 30, 1954).
Postal Receipts -- $826, 572. 51 (calendar year 1953).
Telephones in Service-19,010.
Churches-103, representing 17 denominations.
Industry-Chief industry of city and surrounding territory is manufacturing. 342 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.
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.
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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. 15 public schools, including 2 senior high and 1 junior high. 2 parochial schools. Number of pupils in public schools, 8, - 250, teachers, 303. Value of public school property, $6, 638, 000.
Public Libraries-2, with total of 34, 869 volumes.
City Statistics-Total street mileage, 148. 78, with 922 miles hard-surfaced. Miles of gas main, 32; sewers, 125. Number of water meters, 12, 567; light meters, 21, 376; gas meters, 2, 386. 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 5 stations and 13 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department property, $418, 184. 65. Po- lice department has 70 police 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 100 furni - ture factories located here manufacturing a complete line of wooden household furniture including office desks and other equipment.
Located here are five. 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, the Tomlinson Ex- hibition Building, the Merchandise Mart, the Southeastern Furniture Building and the Manufacturers Furniture Market, with combined floor space of 569, 890 square feet. Over 500 manufacturers of household furnishings exhibit their prod- ucts in this-The Southern Furniture and Rug Market.
The daily capacity of the 29 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 100 furniture factories and 29 hosiery mills, there are 213 other diversified manu- facturing plants. Among these are plants manufacturing: Overalls, work shirts, men's summer clothing, mattresses, box springs, pillows, veneers, plywoods, artglass, paints, enamels, varnishes, lacquers, sealers, stains, fillers, under - coats and reducers, bobbin heads, shuttle blocks, building material, mirrors, glass furniture and novelties, toys, hosiery transfers, embossers' labels and seals, silk and rayon weaving, hosiery and underwear yarns, dyes, chemicals and textile oil specialties, paper boxes, corrugated shipping containers, tele- vision cabinets and a variety of other products.
The manufacturer will find in High Point many advantages so necessary for successful and profitable operation (this is proved by the successful 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, 0. 5 % foreign-born; harmonious industrial relations; efficient public utilities; adequate electric power, and modern municipal facilties.
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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 suc- cessful short-line railroad connecting, through the Winston-Salem Southbound Railroad, with the Norfolk & Western Railway, the Atlantic Coast Line Rail- road and the Norfolk Southern Railroad, with through rates and service applying.
Air service through the Greensboro-High Point Airport is furnished by East- ern Air Lines main line, Capital Air Lines and Piedmont Airlines.
Sixteen motor-freight lines operate out of High Point.
Charter and Form of Government
The original charter of the City of High Point was granted by the State Legis- lature in 1859. The present council-manager form of government was inaugu- rated 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 indebtedness of the City will undoubt- edly decrease each year, and at the same time, such limitation will not prevent the logical development of municipal facilities.
Electric Distribution System
The City operates its residential and commercial electric system with con- siderable net profit. The City's charges for electric current sold to its resi- dential and commercial consumers are no greater than those charged for simi- lar classes of service rendered by private utility companies operating in this area.
South Main Street, Looking South from Center of Retail Section.
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Education
HIGH POINT COLLEGE
Is young: Founded in 1924, it is building its own spirit and traditions today by the_contribution of each student on its campus. Young people enrolling here are not bound by the past but are building for the future.
Is progressive: Student government functioning through dormitory and day student council gives opportunity for student expression, guidance, responsibility and authority.
Has a curriculum designed to meet the needs of youth in our great democracy, comprehensive and elastic and at the same time sound and thoroughly witnessing the spirit of progress in education.
Is growing: The regular session of the last school year enrolled 683 and carried 388 in summer school and extension. Fifteen states and two foreign countries were represented in the student body. This is a most remarkable record for 30 years' operation.
Offers rates within the reach of the most ambitious youth of limited means.
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