Hill's High Point (Guilford County, N.C.) City Directory [1957], Part 1

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Publication date: 1957
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INSURORS MENDENHALL-MOORE REALTORS


"The Friendly Real Estate Office" PROPERTY MANAGEMENT


"Serving High Point Since 1931" 116 W. Washington St. DIAL 3456 and 4080


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COMPLETE CLEANING and LAUNDRY SERVICE


CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK (Formerly Hood Bank)


PERSONAL F. H. A. SAVINGS


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TIRES


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HIGH POINT (GUILFORD COUNTY, N. C.) CITY DIRECTORY 1957


INCLUDING FAIRMONT PARK AND OAKVIEW


Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Build- ings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, a Numerical Telephone Directory and Much Information of a Miscellaneous Character; also the


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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX


HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, (pub- lishers of the High Point City Directory since 1933), present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1957 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 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 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 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 :--


I. THE YELLOW PAGES constitute the first major department of the Di- rectory. This embraces a complete list of the names and addresses of the busi- ness and professional concerns of the city, arranged in alphabetical order under appropriate headings-a catalog of all the activities of the city. Preceding this catalog, likewise grouped under appropriate headings, are the advertisements and business cards of firms and individuals desiring to present a more com- plete list of their products or services than is possible in the catalog itself. The Yellow Pages represent reference advertising at its best, and merit the attention of all buyers and sellers seeking sources of supply or markets for goods. In a busy and diversified community like High Point, the necessity of having this kind of information up-to-date and always immediately available, is obvious. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller, and plays an important role in the daily activities of the commercial, industrial and professional world.


II. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is the second 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.


III. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on green paper, is the third 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 eachstreet. Special features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the listing of telephone numbers.


IV. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, on blue paper, is the fourth major department.


Community Publicity


The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the community, 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


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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 700 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 confidence in the City Directory as an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE ADVERTISING SECTION THE YELLOW PAGES


Page


Albertson Auction Co


right bottom lines and 3


Alderman Studios


left side lines and 38


Albred Metal Stamping Works


right top cards and


126


American Coal & Oil Co Inc


C 32


Aquarium The .


126


Archdale Mattress Co


93


Art Chair Incorporated


110 and


156


Atlantic Insurance & Realty Co


26


Atlantic Savings & Loan Association .


right side lines and


171


Bank Septic Tank Service


. left side lines and


Barker's Automotive Service


Beeson Hardware Co Inc . right side lines and


Belk-Beck Co.


Bill's Heating & Air Conditioning Co right top cards and


Bodie's Tire Service


.left side lines and


Boren Clay Products Co


Bottoms Well Boring & Tiling


right side lines and


Bryant Electric Co Inc .


right bottom lines and


Bullard & Lineberry .


Callahan Oil Co .


Carolina Auto Glass Co


Carolina Tool Co .


right side lines and


Cashatt C A


Cecil & York


Central Finance Co


left side lines and


Central Ice & Coal Co


.left side lines and


Central Savings Bank


front cover, left top and bottom lines and


Century Floor Coverings


Chicken Haven


City Fuel Co


City Transfer & Storage Co


City Welding Co


left side lines and


Clover Hill Farms


Coca-Cola Bottling Co of High Point .


Coltrane-Graham Construction Co right side lines and


Commercial Electric Service Co


Community Credit Corporation


Connor J O Construction Co


Conrad Donald W Agency


left top lines and Tabbed Insert at Real Estate in Classified


Conrad James S Inc .


Business Section and 147


Consolidated Credit Corporation


right top cards and


120 84


Craven Construction Co


left bottom lines and


Culler's Dick Inc


right side lines and


Cumby Mortuary Inc


right bottom lines and


Cunningham Brick Co


right bottom lines and


Curt Manufacturing Co Inc


left side lines and


Darr J L & Son


right side lines and


Davis Harold C Inc


Davis John C Plumbing & Heating Co right top cards and


Davis Patrol and Detective Agency . Davis W A Milling Co Inc. . . Insert at name in Alphabetical Section and left side lines and 42


Davis Wade Construction Co


.left side lines and


74


Diffendal's Floor Coverings Inc


144


Duke Power Co .


backbone, right top cards, 65 and


116


Dutch Laundry Inc


. right side lines, Z and Ellington's Florist & Greenhouses


77


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98 175 94 51 114 73 102 127 17 76 158 83 176 179 59 22 39 70 121 52 103


Carrick Turning Works Inc


181 71 69 51 130


Bray Electric Co Inc .


5 99 62 100 4 24


Baird Bob Radio & Television Service left top cards and


160


Anvil Brand Inc right top lines and


1 38


139


Allen & Kimsey Contractors


Corn Oil Company . left bottom lines and


40 62


89 25 95 41 90 142 62 82


Central Monument Co


right side lines and


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Emerywood Studio .


English Motor Co Inc right top lines and


Farlowe John W Jr.


right top cards and 22


Firestone Stores .


right top cards and 172


Fitzgerald Lonnie M


Floral Garden Park Cemetery


Flythe Insurance Agency Inc . left side lines and


Fowler R D Motor Lines Inc


Furniture City Motel Inc


Garner's Motor Sales & Repair


General Finance Co


right side lines and


Godwin Warrin J .


· Gray-Art Flower Shop right side lines and .


Gray Concrete Pipe Co Inc left side lines and


Gueth Charles M Jr


right top cards and


Gulf Oil Corp . left top and bottom lines 86 and


H&H Upholstering Co


Hall Printing Company


left top lines, 120 and


Hayes J H Inc .


right side lines and


Haywood Woodroe F


Hedgecock Lumber Co Inc. front stencil, left bottom lines and


Henderson & Mooney Manufacturing Co Inc


Henderson John W Agency


left bottom lines and


High Point Broadcasting Co Inc . right top cards and


High Point Canvas Shop


right side lines and


High Point Chamber of Commerce


High Point College left top cards and


High Point Cotton Batting Co left side lines and


High Point Laundry Inc . left bottom lines, left bottom cards and


High Point Mattress Co


High Point Savings & Trust Co front cover, left top lines, 19 and


High Point Sprinkle Co Inc .


High Point, Thomasville & Denton Railroad Co left top lines, right


. bottom lines, 146 and


Highland Motors Inc left top and bottom lines and


Hill Directory Co Inc


Hill Everette B .


left side lines and


Hill Guy Grocery Self Service


Holland Everett B .


Hotel Sheraton The


Hucks Aaron S .


right side lines and


114


Hughes Tire Service Inc


right side lines, Insert at Tire Dealers


Hunter & Co


.left top lines and


Hunter Coal & Oil Co Inc . back cover and


Hylton Bill Incorporated .


left top lines, left top cards and


Idol-Green Co Realtors


left side lines and


Ilderton Horace G Inc .


Industrial Finance Co of High Point Inc


Ingram's Pharmacy


right side lines and


Jacobs Tin Shop


Johnson B F Agency Inc


Johnson E J Contracting Co


Jones & Aylor Esso Servicenter


Jones & Peacock Inc .


K&S Printing Co


Kearns Tent Awning Co


back cover, right bottom lines and


right side lines and


Kennedy Paul Farm & Home Supply Kennedy's Florist


Kester Machinery Co ight side lines, B and


Kimsey S P Plumbing & Heating Inc .right side lines and


Koonts Realty Inc . front cover, right top lines, 104 and


Koontz Heating Co . left top cards and


100 131


Lackey Motors left top cards and 9


Lewis Edgar .


34 55


Lightner Aaron .


left side lines and Lincoln Loan Co .


Lindale Dairy Corp


front cover, right bottom lines and


121 60


98 20 168 178


7 63 54 99 115 A


in Classified Business Section and


173 179 88 148 149 8 73 64


back lip margin, right bottom lines, 167 and right top cards and right top cards and 180 113 53 164 left side lines and right side lines and 112 143 16


Kennedy Oil Co Inc


85 2 81 125 141 150


L&M Metal Works Inc . left top cards and


Page 140 6


.left top cards and 34 . left top lines and 30 110 130 left top cards and 128 14 14 52 81 37 23 163 95 143 43


111 28 96


111 145 15 31 33 98 117


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Linthicum W E & Son Inc .


. top stencil, Tabbed Insert at name in


Alphabetical Section, 35 and 72


Lowder Supply Co Inc


27


Lyn-Mar Camera Shop


left top cards and


Madison Frame Co .


right side lines and


Marietta Paint & Color Co


Marsh G Reid .


Marshall's Beauty Salon


McEwen Lumber Co Inc


left top cards and


Mendenhall Auction Co Inc


front cover, right top and bottom


153


Merchants Credit Association Inc


Mitchell Septic Tank Service .


Mitchell's Oil Co .


Modern Art Florist & Aquarium


Modern Trucking Co .


right side lines and


Neal's Auto Service .


front cover, 66 and


No-Name Tavern


North State Telephone Co right top lines and


Oakview Crown Service .


. left side lines and


Oakview Plumbing & Repair


Oakview Shell Service .


ight side lines and


Old Master Stain Co Inc


right top cards and


Payne Herb Auto Supply .


Perpetual Savings & Loan Association


right side lines and


Perry's Upholstering Co


Pete's Esso Service .left side lines and


Piedmont Auto Finance Co left side lines and


122


Piedmont Block Co . back cover, left bottom lines and


Piedmont Electric Repair Co Inc


right side lines and


Piedmont Insurance & Realty Co


right top lines and


Purcell Supply Co


Putman J C & Son back cover, right side lines and


Quality Saw Shop .


Queen Carving Co


Reavis John A .


right side lines and


Reed Supply Co


Reliable Service Co


left top cards and


Reliance Varnish Co


left top cards and


Rhyne E L


left bottom lines and Robert's Gulf Service


.left side lines and 86, 163 and


Rodden Furniture Store


left bottom lines and


Royals Insurance Agency


left side lines and 101


Sartin's Cleaners and Launderers


front cover, left side lines, 67


119


left top and bottom lines and


61 91


Sechrest J W & Son Inc


back cover, right top lines, 2 and


Security National Bank .


right top lines and


Servisign Company The


Sheraton Hotel The .


Siceloff Oil Co .


Simpson Taylor M Co


Sloop Auto Service


Smith & Jennings


back cover, right side lines and


155


Snipes Radio & TV Service


172


Snow Lumber Co Inc . . left side lines and 123


139


Snow Studio & Camera Shop


Southern Motor Co


. back cover, left side lines and 10


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Melton & Son .


right top cards and 4


Mendenhall-Moore Realtors


lines, 105, 152 and


. left top cards and


right side lines and


58 161 87 78 129


Morris Amoco Service


New Service Laundry Inc


164 11 118 159 170 165


Parham Construction Co


141 165 132 44 11 27 96 12


36 68 106 142 45


left top cards and 160 97 26 29 101 left side lines and 134 46


Reynolds J C Jr.


Rike J D & Son .


right top cards and 53 75 166 left side lines and 92 47 112


Rogers & Cook .


. and Sears Roebuck and Co


21 144 A 87 156 12 57 48


Smith M G & Son Inc


Smithdeal Curtis Inc


bottom stencil, left side lines, 154 and


140 77 97


Mabe's Floor Sanding & Repair Co


left side lines and


124 132


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Southern Welding & Machine Co .


. left side lines, 56, 169 and 181 122


Southland Factors Corporation .


Southland Supply Co Inc right bottom lines and 30


Stampagraph Co Inc .


Stay-Right Septic Tank Co Inc


Stewart R K & Sons . .left bottom lines and


Street Paint Co .


Sunshine Laundry Inc


right side lines and


Tarheel Paving Co


Teletronix Inc .


Thompson-Arthur Paving Co right top cards and


Topper Drive In . . left top cards and


Turpin Electric Co right side lines and


United Auto Salvage Co Inc


Vick Paint & Wallpaper Co Inc


left side lines and


Victory Motors Inc.


left side lines and


Viking Sprinkler Co left bottom lines and


Vinson Refrigeration .


Wachovia Bank & Trust Co Insurance Department . left side lines and


Wagner Tire Service . front cover, left side lines and


Warner's Transfer & Storage Co right side lines and


Washburn Oil Co . left top and bottom lines, 86 and


Welborn Allen B Inc. left top and bottom lines, Tabbed Insert at Street


Guide, 108 and 109


West End Fuel Co


right side lines and 84 175


Wheless Trailer Rentals


right top cards and


White & Wright Realtors


left side lines and


Whitlark's Flowers and Gifts


. front lip margin and


Williams Flowers & Gifts right bottom lines and


right side lines, Y and


Wilson D W Jewelers


Wilson Machine Co


Wood Geo T & Sons Inc


left top cards and


Wright Frame Works


left side lines and 97


Yarborough Jewel I .


left top cards and


54


Yokeley Furniture Co


92


Young's Furniture & Rug Co


93


Younts E E Inc .


.back cover, right bottom lines and 50


68 162 49 135 115 136 171 137 159 70 13 136


13 168 158 113 174 177 163


157 79 80 157 113 125 76


Williamson D C Realtor


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, 99.5 o/o. Predominating nationality of foreign-born residents, Greek .5o/o. Total colored population, 19.7 o/o.


Area -- 10.058 square miles.


Altitude -- 940 feet above sea level.


Climate -- Mean annual temperature, 58 degrees F .; average annual rainfall, 47.59 inches.


Assessed Valuation -- $129, 301, 313, with tax rate of $1.10 per $100 valuation. Bonded Debt-$4,564,000.


Financial data -- 4 banks, with total deposits of $519,477,357.21 (June 30, 1956), and total resources of $586,325,498.02 (June 30, 1956) 3 savings and loan associations, with total assets of $14,851,273.72 (June 30, 1956).


Postal Receipts-$922,811.40 (calendar year 1955).


Telephones in Service-22,447.


Churches-113, representing 17 denominations.


Industry-Chief industry of city and surrounding territory is manufactur- ing. 332 manufacturing establishments, employing 10,397 men and 7,384 women, total 17,781 and paying wages of $31,550,151 annually. Principal manufactured products: Hosiery, textiles and furniture.


Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 7 miles, and population of 90,000; wholesale area, radius of 50 miles, and population of 1,185,900.


Newspapers-1 daily and Sunday and 1 weekly.


Broadcasting Stations-WMFR, WHPE and WNOS.


Hotels-3, with total of 300 rooms.


Motels-4, with total of 136 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).


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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. 2 parochial schools. Enrollment of pupils in public schools, 9,700, teachers, 340. Value of public school property, $7,005,555.


Public Libraries-2, with total of 38,525 volumes.


City Statistics-Total street mileage, 155.32, with 103.01 miles hard-sur- faced. Miles of gas main, 52; sewers, 139. Number of water meters, 14,966; light meters, 22,570; gas meters, 2,871. Capacity of water works (municipal), 15,000,000 gallons; daily average pumpage, 5,500,000 gallons; miles of mains, 150; value of plant, $4,069,697.21. Fire department has 72 men, with 5 stations and 13 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department property, $456,184.65. Police department has 72 police with 3 stations and 21 pieces of motor equip- ment.


HIGH POINT TODAY Origin of Name


High Point derivedits 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 manufacturing.


The first furniture factory was established in 1888-today there are 86 furniture factories located here manufacturing a complete line of wooden house- hold 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 products in this-This Southern Furniture and Rug Market.


The daily capacity of the 34 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 88 furniture factories and 33 hosiery mills, there are 214 other diversified manu- facturing plants. Among these are plants manufacturing: Overalls, work shirts, men's summer clothing, mattresses, box springs, pillows, veneers, plywoods, art glass, 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 o/o native white, 19.7 o/o Negro, 0.5 o/o foreign-born; harmonious industrial relations; efficient public utilities; adequate electric power and modern municipal facilities.




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