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HIGH POINT SAVINGS & TRUST COMPANY Commercial Banking - Insurance of All Kinds Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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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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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
YELLOW PAGES
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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 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
JAMES S. CONRAD INC.
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W. E. LINTHICUM & SON INC.
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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133 113 22
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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