Hill's High Point (Guilford County, N.C.) City Directory [1962], Part 1

Author: Hill Directory Company.
Publication date: 1962
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HALL PRINTING COMPANY


PRINTING - PHONES 88 2-1314 and 88 2-2116 - LITHOGRAPHY


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HILL'S HIGH POINT (GUILFORD COUNTY, N. C.) CITY DIRECTORY 1962


INCLUDING ALLEN JAY, ARCHDALE and EMERYWOOD ESTATES


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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX


HILL DIRECTORY COMPANY, publishers of Southeastern Directories (pub- lishers of the High Point City Directory since 1933), presents to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1962 edition of the High Point City Directory, which also includes Allen Jay, Archdale and Emerywood Estates.


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 that the High Point Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authen- tic information pertaining to the community.


Five Major Departments


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


I. THE BUYERS' GUIDE constitutes the first major department, printed on goldenrod paper, and contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, busi- ness and professional interests of High Point. 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 themselves 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.


II. THECLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is the second major department, printed on canary paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous in- terests of the community. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller. As such, it plays an important part in the daily activities of the commercial, industrial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.


III. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns, is the third 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, and the name, of- ficial personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the com- munity.


IV. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AV- ENUE GUIDE is the fourth major department, printed on green paper. 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 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 listing of telephone numbers.


V. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY is the fifth major depart- ment, printed on blue paper.


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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX


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 the Directory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily available for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable advertisments of High Point and vicinity.


The High Point Out-of-Town City 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 1,000 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities and towns of the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico 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 Poge numbers below refer to the Buyers' Guide Section


A & B Radio & TV Service


Acme Saw & Tool Co


.left bottom lines and


4


Alderman Studios Inc


, left side lines and 145


Allied Roofing & Metal Works Inc. back lip margin, right side lines,


55 and 171


Allison Knitting Mills Inc


38


Allred Metal Stamping Works right side lines, Y and


128 79 169


Angel Refrigeration Service


right top cards and


Anvil Brand Inc


right top lines and


37


Archdale Mattress Co


Atlantic Insurance & Realty Co.


Atlantic Savings & Loan Association.


, tabbed insert at Name in


173


B & D "66" Service & Oil Co


Bailey Bruce A Associates Insurance Agency


Beeson Hardware Co Inc .


right side lines, 29 and


Bird Joseph E & Son


right bottom lines and


Bolin Roofing Co.


Boren Clay Products Co left side lines lines and


Boyles Insurance Agency Inc The .right bottom lines and


Bray Electric Co .


Bryant Electric Co Inc left top lines and


Buchanan Plumbing & Heating Inc


Byerly's Upholstery Co


Carolina Auto Glass Co


Carolina Truck & Trailer Sales Inc


191 95


Carrick Turning Works Inc.


right side lines, Z and


Carter Cover & Cushion Co


right bottom lines and 10 128 72


Century Floor Coverings Inc.


Chick's Automatic Transmission Service.


16


City Transfer & Storage Co


right side lines and 190


City Transit Co


34 and 36


City Welding Co .


right side lines, 182 and 194


Clinard Milling Co Inc


.left side lines and


Clover Hill Farms . Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and


Coca-Cola Bottling Co of High Point .


.left side lines and


Commercial Finishing Co .


Conrad Donald W Agency


left top lines and


Conrad James S Inc.


tabbed Insert at Real Estate in Classified


Consolidated Bus Lines Inc


190 and


191


Cornelison's Florist


left side lines and


Cranford Roy T.


Craver's TV and Appliance.


Cumby Mortuary Inc . .


Curt Manufacturing Co Inc


Darr J L & Son


left side lines and


Davis Harold C Inc


. right side lines and


Davis John C Plumbing & Heating Co right bottom lines and


Davis W A Milling Co Inc .


.right side lines and


Deluxe Saw & Tool Co


right top cards and


Dillon Auto Parts Inc


. left bottom lines and


160 70


Dobbins Electric Co.


Duke Power Co.


Duke Refining Corp


Dutch Laundry Inc backbone, right top cards, 61 and


Electrical Living Services Inc . left top lines


Ellington's Florist & Greenhouses .right side lines and 77


English Motor Co Inc . .right top lines and


6


Eury's Auto Repair


. right bottom lines and


11


72 57 26 91 158


Business Directory and 159


Corn Oil Co .


back cover, right bottom lines, 81 and


137 77 143 188


.left top lines and 87 96 43 88


47 71 176 99 10


Dependable Frame Co


Dixie Realty & Insurance Co


151 23 119


American Coal & Oil Co Inc


112 and


127 166


Alphabetical Section and


181


. left side lines and


112


103 53 171 27 113


Central Monument Co. .


left side lines and 69 left side lines and 65 148 96 16


Page 152 176


Albertson Auction Co


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


Flex-O-Lators Inc.


Floral Garden Park Cemetery


left top lines and 34


Flythe Insurance Agency Inc


113


Fowler R D Motor Lines Inc


left top lines and 130 179 129


Furniture City Motel Inc


left bottom lines and


G & J Machine Shop Inc


. left side lines and


126 11


George's Mobile TV Service


.left side lines and


188


Glenola Frame Works Inc .


97


Grace Flower Shop Inc


right side lines and


75


Gragg J F


front lip margin, right bottom lines and


47


Graham J R & Son Inc


back cover, left bottom lines and


142 44


Granville Bonded Warehouse.


Gray Concrete Pipe Co Inc


.right side lines and


Guilford Memorial Park Inc.


H-B Custom Tailors. .


Haley Transfer & Storage Inc


right top cards and


Hall Printing Company


front cover, left top lines, 122 and


150


Harmon Realty Co .


right side lines and


168


Harris Music Co Inc.


right bottom lines and


30


Hedrick Coal & Oil Co.


left top lines and


79


Heilig Robert L .


right side lines and 48 97


Herndon John W Agency . left top lines and


114


Hester Ralph Building Contractor


right bottom lines and 28


High Point Broadcasting Co Inc


front cover, right top cards and


153


High Point Canvas Shop


. right side lines and 19


High Point Chamber of Commerce


High Point Coal & Oil Co


High Point College . right top lines and


High Point Concrete Products


High Point Cotton Batting Co


left side lines and 100


High Point Hardware Co Inc right bottom lines and 104


105


High Point Laundry Inc


left bottom lines, 64 and


121 100


High Point Office Equipment Co.


tabbed insert at Name in


High Point Savings & Trust Co


. front cover, left top lines, 20 and 114


High Point Thomasville & Denton Railroad Co. . tabbed insert at Name in Alphabetical Section, left top lines, 156 and


157


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


7


Hill Directory Company


Hilliard Motor Co


Hilton J C Garage


Hollingsworth's Self-Service Grocery


103


Hotel Sheraton The . A and


106


Huffman Paint & Wallpaper Co


left bottom lines and 139


Hunter Air Conditioning & Heating 2 and


104 83


Hunter & Co . right top lines and


193 155 162


Idol-Green Co Realtor


right bottom lines and


166 13


Industrial Lithographic Co Inc.


Jacobs Tin Shop


right side lines and


150 105


Johnson B F Agency Inc .left side lines and


117 86


Jones & Peacock Inc.


left side lines and 115


Julian Co The .


.right bottom lines and 56


K & L Floor Covering .


right side lines and


74


Kaneer's Gulf Service


179


Karen Inc. ..


98


Kearns Tent & Awning Co


back cover, left bottom lines, 18 and


102


Gragg Paint Company


right bottom lines and


132 42 34


183 133


Harris Realty Co .


Haywood Woodroe F left bottom lines


Hedgecock Lumber Co Inc front stencil, right side lines and


134 161


Henderson & Mooney Mfg Co Inc


High Point Boiler & Tank Co Inc


. left side lines and 25


35 80


39 41


High Point Heating Co.


High Point Mattress Co


. Alphabetical Section and 136


59 12 12


Hunter Coal & Oil Co Inc front cover, left side lines, 38 and


Hutchens-Justice Electronics.


Hylton Bill Inc .left top lines and


Ilderton Horace G Inc.


Jones Arnold Oil Service.


Page 100


Furniture City Gulf Service.


Garner Motors . .


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


Page


Kennedy Oil Co Inc


back cover, right side lines and 82 83


Kerr Oil Co .


. right bottom lines and


Kester Machinery Co


right side lines, B and 126 92


Kitchen-Queen Inc .


.left top lines, 3 and


89


Koonts Realty Inc


. top stencil, tabbed Insert at Name in


Alphabetical Section, 40 and


52


Lock & 1 ey Service .


124 31


Lowder Supply Co Inc.


.left side lines and


Lyn-Mar Camera Shop .


M & Y Garage.


Madison Frame Co Inc.


Mangum Concrete Co left side lines and


128


Marsh G Reid


right side lines and 117


Marshall's Beauty Salon.


Martin Marietta Corp, Marietta Paint & Color front cover, left side


lines 94 and 138


Mauldin W F Inc


May J Sturgis & Co Inc


right top lines and


Mendenhall Auction Co Inc


. right top cards and


5


Mendenhall-Moore Realtors. front cover, right top and left bottom


. lines, 107 and 164


Mickey Printing Co


151 169


Midway Seafood Restaurant .


Mitchell Septic Tank Service.


177


Mitchell's Esso Service.


180


Modern Music Co.


135 130


Modern Trucking Co.


Moore Electric Repair.


.right top cards and


Moore Malcolm G Realtor


right side lines and


Murrow Clyde L . .


Murrow's Transfer Inc.


Myrtie's Shop.


National Bureau of Investigation.


Neal's Auto Service.


Neill Pontiac Inc . .right top cards and


Nelson Florist & Decorator Inc


78


New Service Laundry Inc.


right side lines, 62 and 120


North Carolina National Bank


.back cover, right top and left bottom


187


Oakview Printing Co


. right side lines and


151


Old Master Stain Co Inc.


Parham-Darr Construction Co Inc.


Payne Truck Sales Inc


190


Perpetual Savings & Loan Assn


.right side lines and


174


Personal Service Associates


.left bottom lines and 58


Phipps R A & Son


.back cover, left bottom lines and


45 124


Piedmont Electric Repair Co Inc 66 and Piedmont Insurance & Realty Co . right top lines and 67 108 175


Piedmont Savings and Loan Association.


right top cards and


182


Prudential Insurance Co of America The


Purcell Supply Co 2 and Putman J C & Son


Queen Carving Inc .


99 54


R & H Insulation Co Inc.


right top cards and 154


Randy's Drive-In Restaurant.


170


Rent-A-Car Inc.


.17 and 191


Rexair Sales and Service of Greensboro


193


Reynolds J C Jr .


C and 49


Rhodes Auto Repair


right side lines and


17


Rich Fork Flowers


78


Rich's Auto Service. 15


60


Ring-Harris Pharmacy Inc


Royals Insurance Agency


116


1


, lines and 21


North State Telephone Co.


right top and left bottom lines, 186 and


140 49 192


Peace's Trailer Court.


Piedmont Auto Finance Co


left side lines and


Powers Wire Staple Co Inc .


115 147 48


Radio Stations WMFR Inc .


right top and left bottom lines and


Koonce Funeral Home Inc


163


Linthicum W E & Son Inc .


146 13 98 51


Marion Memorials.


24


14 28


69 167 192


131 195 58 14 16


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


Sam's Welding Service .


Sartin's Cleaners & Launderers.


front cover, left side lines, 63, 91,


Scottish Bank The.


. back cover, left top lines, 22 and 123


Sechrest J W & Son Inc


back cover, right top lines, 3 and 90 149


Servisign Company The Shaver Oil Co. .


Sheppard Motor & Supply Co


Sheraton Hotel The .


Siceloff Oil Co.


Simpson Taylor M Co. Sloop Auto Service.


Smithdeal Curtis Inc bottom stencil, left side lines, 165 and


Snipes Radio and Television Service.


Snow Lumber Co Inc . left and right side lines, 32 and


Snow Studio & Camera Shop.


Snyder Paper Corp


South Main Crown Service.


Southeastern Marble & Tile Co Inc .


Southern Motor Inc left side lines and


Southern Welding & Machine Co Inc left side lines, 53, 183 and


Southland Supply Co Inc


right bottom lines and


Spivey's Oil Co.


Stanford-Marley Inc left side lines and


Stewart R K & Sons right bottom lines and


Street Paint Co right side lines and


Summey Plumbing Co.


Sunshine Laundry Inc


right side lines and


Tar Heel Paving Co Inc


Taro's Restaurant


Ted's Tavern


Texaco Inc.


Turpin Electric Co front cover, right side lines and


Underwood G W Paving & Grading Inc


United Auto Salvage Co Inc


Utility Craft Inc


Varner Electric Inc


left bottom lines, 50 and


Vick Paint & Wallpaper Co Inc


. left side lines and


Viking Sprinkler Co .


Wachovia Bank & Trust Co Insurance Department left top lines and


Wagner Tire Service Inc .


Warner's Transfer & Storage Co right side lines, 9 and


Warrell's Archie Garage.


Washburn Oil Co


Insert at Service Stations in Classified Business . Directory and 178 184


Weisner's Sandwich Shop


Welborn Allen B Inc .


left top lines, tabbed Insert at Street Guide,


110 and 111


West End Fuel Company Inc


right side lines and 80 116


White Murray M Inc


right bottom lines and


White & Wright Realtors


left side lines and


Whitlark's Flowers & Gifts


168 78 76


Williams Flowers & Gifts.


. left side lines and Witcher E M Landscaping.


118


Wood-Armfield Furniture Co Inc


93


Wood Geo T & Sons Inc.


73


Wood Theodore S.


49


Wright Frame Works


127


Wright-Womble-Pitts Inc


36


Yokeley Furniture Co


93


York Service Station


181


Page


.right top cards and 195


. 121 and 172


. right top cards and


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84 24 106 84 168 17 167 155 125 146 101 180 56 8 194 33 85 167 46 141 147 122 54 170 184 85 68 144 15 92 70 142


right side lines and 181 117 right side lines and 189 134 17


HIGH POINT


AN INDUSTRIAL CENTER, WHERE IT IS ALSO A PLEASURE TO LIVE


(Courtesy High Point Chamber of Commerce)


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Aerial View of High Point.


Statistical Review


Form of Government-Council-Manager.


Population-1961 U. S. Census for city proper, 62,063 (1961). American- born, 99.5 per cent. Predominating nationality of foreign-born residents, Greek, .5 per cent. Total Negro population, 19.7 per cent.


Area-30.3 square miles.


Altitude-940 feet above sea level.


Climate-Mean annual temperature, 58 degrees F .; average annual rainfall 47.17 inches.


Assessed Valuation for 1961, $207,903,747 with $1.20 per $100 tax rate. Bonded Debt-$11,465,000.


Financial Data-4 banks, with total deposits of $1,018,867,657 (Dec. 31, 1960), and total resources of $1,169,862,389 (Dec. 31, 1960). 3 savings and loan associa- tions, with total assets of $30,198,318 (Dec. 31, 1960).


Postal Receipts-$1,358,359.70 (Calendar year 1960).


Telephones in Service-27,000.


Churches-137, representing 17 denominations.


Industry-Chief industry of city and surrounding territory is manufacturing. 420 manufacturing establishments employing 12,600 men and 8,400 women, total 21,000, and paying wages of $70,000,000 annually. Principal manufactured prod- ucts: Hosiery, textiles, furniture, chemicals, metal products, electronics, etc. Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 25 miles and population of 450,000; wholesale area-radius of 5,0 miles, and population of 1,350,000.


Newspapers-1, daily and Sunday.


Broadcasting Stations-WMFR, WHPE and WNOS.


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Hotels-3, with total of 300 rooms.


Motels-14, with total of 429 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, 311, 68, 61 and 62. Interstate 85 and 40.


Airlines -Eastern Air Lines, Capital Airlines and Piedmont Airlines.


Airports-3: (1 commercial and 2 private for small planes).


Amusements-Largest auditorium in city (school) seats 1,300, next 1,000 persons. 3 moving-picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 5,000 persons.


Golf Courses-3.


Hospitals-1, with 240 beds.


Public Libraries-2, with total of 60,000 volumes, and Book Mobile with 1,000 volumes.


City Statistics-Total street mileage, 280.66 with 187.17 miles hard sur- faced. Miles of gas mains, 83; sewers, 205; number of water meters, 15,233; light meters, 16,037; gas meters, 5,287. Capacity of water works (municipal), 12,000,000 gallons; daily average pumpage capacity, 7,000,000 gallons; miles of mains, 175; value of water and sewer plants, $6,000,000. Fire department has 87 men, with 6 stations and 16 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire depart- ment property, $535,500.00. Police department has 95 police with 1 station and 26 pieces of motor equipment. Police department has 3 meter checkers, 5 clerks, and 13 school crossing guards.


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."


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INTRODUCTION


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 100 furniture factories located here manufacturing a complete line of wooden house- hold furniture including office desks and other equipment.


Located here are 6 furniture exhibition buildings for the exhibition of furni- ture, rugs, floor coverings and other household furnishings to the dealer-the fourteen-story Southern Furniture Exposition Building, the Tomlinson Exhibition Building, the Merchandise Mart, the Southeastern American Furniture of Mar- tinsville, New South Furniture Building and the Manufacturers Furniture Market, with combined floor space of 619,920 square feet. Over 555 manufacturers of household furnishings exhibit their products in this-This Southern Furniture and Rug Market. SFE Building has 23 acres of exhibit space.


The daily capacity of the 30 hosiery mills of High Point exceeds 60,000 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 30 hosiery mills, there are 290 other diversified manu- facturing plants. Among these are plants manufacturing: Overalls, work shirts, men's summer clothing, mattresses, box springs, pillows, veneers, plywoods, fibre glass boats, art glass, paints, enamels, varnishes, lacquers, sealers, stains, fillers, undercoats and reducers, 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 special- ties, paper boxes, corrugated shipping containers, television cabinets, textile spools, polyether foam, electronics, tools and dies, etc.




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