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HILL'S HIGH POINT (GUILFORD COUNTY, N. C.) CITY DIRECTORY 1962
INCLUDING ALLEN JAY, ARCHDALE and EMERYWOOD ESTATES
Contoining on Alphobeticol Directory of Business Concerns ond Pri- vote Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occuponts of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including o Complete Street ond Avenue Guide, o Numerical Telephone Di- rectory ond Much Informotion of a Miscellaneous Chorocter; also a
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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 correctness 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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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