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(CABARRUS AND ROWAN COUNTIES, N. C.)
CITY DIRECTORY 1964
Including China Grove and Landis
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· Alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, including rural route residents
· Complete street and avenue guide, including a list of
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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX
HILL DIRECTORY COMPANY, publishers of Southeastern Directories (publishers of the Kannapolis Directory since 1950), presents to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1964 edition of the Kannapolis City Direc- tory, which also includes China Grove, Landis and Rural Route Residents.
Confidence in the growth of Kannapolis' 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 Kannapolis 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 publish- ers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Kannapolis 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 BUYERS' GUIDE constitutes the first major department of the Di- rectory, printed on yellow paper. In the first section of this department, grouped under appropriate headings, are included the advertisements and business cards of firms and individuals desiring to make a complete presenta- tion of their products or services. Following this is the Classified Business section, which embraces a list of the names and addresses of all business and professional concerns of the community, arranged in alphabetical order under appropriate headings-a catalog of all the activities of the community. The Buyers' Guide represents reference advertising at its best, and merits the attention of all buyers and sellers seeking sources of supply or markets for goods. In a busy and diversified community like Kannapolis, 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 Kannapolis, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corpora- tion in the community.
III. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE is the third 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 desig- nation of tenant-owned homes and the listing of telephone numbers.
IV. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY is the fourth major de- partment, printed on blue paper showing a section for Kannapolis, followed by a separate section for China Grove and Landis.
Community Publicity
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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 advertisements of Kannapolis and vicinity.
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Page numbers below refer to the Buyers' Guide Section
Page
Artz Gulf Service. left top lines and
16
Atomic Oil Co. . right top lines and 54
Austin Insurance Agency.
left side lines
Auto Clean-Up Shop
right side lines and
21
Barefoot Oil Co.
left side lines and
55
Barnes Bros Inc Building Contractors.
right side lines and
35
Baxter's Drug Store Inc.
right side lines and
Beam W G & R A General Contractors.
back cover and
Beasley-Cross Chevrolet Co.
right side lines and
Bitsy Bakery. .
left side lines and
Bob & Chick Oil Co.
right side lines and
Brantley's Motel.
right bottom lines and
Brothers Tire Sales.
right side lines and
Cabarrus Bank & Trust Co.
backbone and
Cabarrus County Savings & Loan Assn.
Cabarrus Creamery Co Inc.
Cabarrus Ice & Fuel Co.
Camera & Hobby Shop.
Car City of Concord Inc. left side lines and
Carolina Ventilated Awning Co. left side lines and
Carpenter's Tire Service.
left side lines and
Central Distributing Co. tabbed Insert at Phones Numerically and
Charlie's Garage. . back cover, left side lines and
Childress Bros Home Furnishings Inc. left bottom lines, 30 and
China Grove Ice & Fuel Co Inc.
City Tin Shop. .
front cover and
Colonial Frozen Foods of Kannapolis Inc. right top lines and
Colonial Grill The. left side lines and
Colonial Motor Court. 76 and
Concord-Kannapolis Savings & Loan Assn. right top lines, 74 and
Dellinger's Craig Used Cars. right side lines and
Denny's Tire Service. right side lines and
Dove Bill Motor Co. , left side lines and
Duke Power Co. .
Durham's B Elwood Real Estate. left side lines and
Earnhardt Electric Service. . back cover, left top lines, 35 and
Firestone Home & Auto Supplies. right top lines and
Furr's Garage & Body Shop.
front cover and
G & S Metal Co. . back cover and
Goodyear Service Stores.
right side lines and
Grant A C Realtor. .
right top lines and
Gulledge Building Supply.
front cover and Hill Directory Company.
Hill's Clothing Store.
left side lines and
Hilton's Garage.
left bottom lines and
Hinson Printing Co.
back cover, left side lines and
Howell Fred T. right side lines and
Hutchinson Music Co. left side lines and
Hy-Park Restaurant. left side lines and
Jack's Drive-In. . left bottom lines and
Jackson Park Supply Co.
Jimco Ornamental Iron & Steel Co. back cover, right bottom lines and
Kannapolis Concrete Co Inc. left side lines and
Kannapolis Floor Covering. . right top lines and 52 Kannapolis Ice & Fuel Co. . right bottom lines and Kannapolis Merchants Association Inc. right side lines and 58 39 Kannapolis Publishing Co. right side lines and 77 83
Kannapolis Real Estate Agency. , left top lines and
18
Kannapolis Wholesale Electrical Supplies Inc. . . right side lines and
48
Kimball Coy B Contractor. . right bottom lines and
32
Lakewood Motors.
left side lines and 19
47 31 6 22 43 77 93 75 16 23 87 40 62 29 11 21 85. 57 64 A 60 4
Black's Drug Stores Inc. . top stencil, left bottom lines, 56 and
. left side lines and
Boulevard Upholstery.
53 86 93 88 11 92 7 47 82 50 12 13 2 17 85 26 42 29 17 80 36 77 86 86 28 78 38
Kannapolis Salvage Co. right bottom lines and
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Page 18
Lapish Garage.
Lee R B General Insurance. front cover, right side lines and
67 3
Lee's Tin Shop. right top lines and
Lewis Drug Co.
. left top lines and
44
Linoleum Shop The.
right side lines and
51
Litaker Electric. .
right side lines and
33 61
Main Texaco Service.
right side lines and
92
Marlow J W General Contractor.
bottom stencil and
34
Massey Septic Tank Co Inc.
right side lines and
45 90 24
Merchants & Farmers Bank.
left top lines and
14
Mills Florist.
right side lines and
52
Odell Insurance Agency Inc.
left top lines and
Parker's Motel . .
Parkwood Appliance Service.
right bottom lines and
Phillips Electric Service.
. right top lines and 49
Ritchie Auto Parts. .
left side lines and
Roberts Ray R & Son Inc.
left top lines, 68 and
Roberts' Hydraulic Repair.
right side lines and
Rowan County Savings & Loan Association The.
Sealtest Dairy Products.
right side lines and
Sechler Service Station.
B and 19
Security Bank & Trust Co.
front cover, right top lines and
25
Sherrill's Radio & T V Service.
right side lines and
81
Smith F L Drug Co Inc.
right bottom lines and
Sparks Oldsmobile Inc.
front cover, right top lines and
Stephenson Finance Co.
right bottom lines and
Stroup Supply Co.
. right side lines and
21
Talbert's Jewelry.
left side lines and
71
Taylor's Hatchery & Garden Supply.
.right bottom lines and
65 91 60
Twin City Motel.
right side lines and
76
Walker C T General Contractor.
right side lines and
36
Wallace Furniture Co.
left bottom lines and
63 79 72
Whitmire Jewelers Inc.
. right bottom lines and
37
Widenhouse C A Concrete Co.
front cover, left bottom lines and
93
Widenhouse Motors Inc. back cover, right side lines, 9 and Widenhouse Service Inc. left side lines and
55
Willeford's Jewelers.
73
Wright Motor Co.
right top lines and
10
Lyles M S & Co.
right side lines and
Martin Drug Co. left top lines and
Midway Shell Service.
. left side lines and
84 76 5 30
Pharr W S Construction Co.
15 69 66 89 41
46 8 20
Tom's Texaco Service Inc. .
, back cover, 59 and
Triece's Independent Coal Co.
left side lines and
Watkins Building Materials Co
left bottom lines, 28 and
KANNAPOLIS
"THE TOWEL CITY"
(Courtesy Kannapolis Merchants Association, Inc.)
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JEWEL SHORT
Diand Shape
Main Street where the first stores in Kannapolis were constructed and today includes some of the finest shops in N. C.
Statistical Review
Population -- The 1960 U. S. Census Report lists a population of 34,647. Size -- Kannapolis occupies an area of approximately 25 square miles.
Climate -- Annual rainfall 48 inches -- Average temperature 60° (Low 10°; High 1000).
Government-It is North Carolina's largest un-incorporated city and is policed by County Deputies. Two police stations-one in Cabarrus County with one Chief, 26 Officers and 1 Secretary and one in Rowan County with one Chief and 9 Officers. An excellent volunteer Fire Department-completely equipped. Street names and numbers are controlled by a "Street Planning Board."
Maps Are Available -- 55¢ payable to Kannapolis Street Planning Board.
Utilities-Electric Power and Natural Gas are available in unlimited quan- tities. A modern dial telephone exchange serves 10,953 telephones in Kannapo- lis, in addition free access to 13,600 in China Grove, Landis and Concord is available. A hugh artificial lake and a modern filter plant provides an adequate supply of pure water. A Sanitation District is being formed for outer areas.
Education -- 9 schools -- 200 teachers. 4,007 pupils in grade schools; High schools 1,672 pupils -- total 5,679. Value of buildings, $3, 287,372.
Religion -- Approximately 22 denominations with 80 congregations. Largest Y. M. C. A. membership in the world under one roof-11,594 members.
Housing -- There are approximately 10,000 householders with about 60% privately owned.
Industry -- Products: towels, sheets, and other household textiles, and is Home Office of Cannon Mills Company. Other employers include retail and service establishments. Total employment is approximately 16,000.
Business -- Approximately 500 firms of all types. Retail sales amounted to $65,379,338 in 1963.
Motor Vehicles -- License plates sold -- 22,886 (18,665 passenger cars) 1963. Financial-1. Cabarrus Bank & Trust Co., June 29, 1963 (all branches), Re- sources and liabilities, $33,529.768.66.
2. Security Bank & Trust Co., December 31,1963 (all branches), Resources and liabilities, $23,071,660.83.
3. First Union National of. N. C., December 31,1963 (all branches), Resources and liabilities, $439,993,238.33.
Transportation-Main line Southern Railway, U. S. Highway 29, Carolina Coach, and National Trailways. Also served by several motor transportation lines.
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Postal Receipts-1963-$306,632.61 gross. A gain of $34,836.05 over 1962 or 12.82%.
Libraries -- 15,769 volumes Y. M. C. A .; 43,953 volumes -- white schools, 4, 348 volumes -- Negro schools.
Civic and Fraternal -- Most civic and fraternal groups are in the city. Communication -- Newspapers 1, daily and Sunday. Radio Stations 2, 1,000 watts and 1, 500 watts.
Hospitals -- Cabarrus Memorial -- 5 miles south -- serves area-329 beds, 55 doctors, 510 others on staff. (4th from top in annual admissions in N. C. for general type hospital).
General Review
Kannapolis -- translated from the Greek meaning "Loom City" -- is situated in the heart of the industrial Piedmont Section of North Carolina in the Southern part of Rowan County and the Northern part of Cabarrus County -- 816.07 feet above sea level.
The late Mr. J. W. Cannon, founder of the Cannon Mills Co., purchased 600 acres for the Kannapolis site in 1905, began the construction of houses in 1907. Production at Plant No. 1 was begun during 1908.
The people here are church-goers. They make up 80 congregations.
Trinity Methodist Church, built at a cost of approximately half-million dollars in 1954-1955. It is one of the many churches serving residents of Kannapolis.
W. J. Bullock Physical Education Building. This is one of the finest High School Gymnasium Buildings in North Carolina.
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They have a keen civic spirit, working through such organizations as the Masons, Odd Fellows, Woodmen of the World, Red Men, Patriotic Order Sons of America, Junior Order United American Mechanics, Business Men's Club, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, Lions International, Pilot Club, Optomist, Credit Women's Breakfast Club, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars and their auxiliaries, War Dads, War Mothers, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Independent Student Aid Association, Red Cross, Moose Lodge and dozens of fellowship clubs for all ages.
The heart of the community is the Cannon Memorial Y. M. C. A., which claims one of the largest memberships under one roof in the world-wide organization. The rolls list the names of approximately 11,500 men, women, boys and girls.
It operates in a Colonial-style structure that cost $500, 000 in the years be- fore World War II, when money went much farther than it goes today. Facili- ties include two large gymnasiums, three kitchens, a library that ranks with the finest in North Carolina, a spacious swimming pool, a health club, hand- ball and volleyball courts, bowling alleys, billiard and tennis tables and numerous club and conference rooms.
Cannon Memorial Y. M. C. A. center of social and religious life in Kannapolis. N. C., named in memory of the late James Wm. Cannon, founder of Cannon Mills.
A. L. Brown High School. This is the Senior High School with approximately 800 boys and girls enrolled, which includes complete vocational training. (Approxi- mately 5,700 students are enrolled in all the city schools).
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Kannapolis' public schools bow to none in North Carolina, Enrollment is a record 5,679 boys and girls.
A. L. Brown Senior High School is known widely for its diversified courses, offering: The prescribed academic studies, home economics, vocational courses, art, dramatics, music, debating, journalism, physical education and Bible.
The public school music program begins in the first grade and extends through senior class.
Kannapolis' key industry is the Cannon Mills Co., the world's largest manufacturer of household textiles -- towels, bath mats, wash cloths, dish towels, sheets and pillowcases, also nylon stockings.
The town has been developed around the Cannon Mills.
The village mushroomed.
Mr. Cannon, whose dream was a model textile city built around a booming industrial plant, contributed land and funds for construction of churches and schools.
He made, back in 1898, the first hand towel manufactured in the South, and by the time he died in 1921, Cannon towels had become nationally-famous.
After the founder's death, his son, Charles A. Cannon, became chief of the vast industry, and developed a textile trade far beyond his father's fondest hopes.
The Cannon organization now employs approximately 15,500 men and women. Thousands of these workers have service records extending from 10 to more than 60 years.
Charles A. Cannon, like his father, had dreams of a model manufacturing town -- a beautiful town to which North Carolinians could point with pride.
In 1937, the fiftieth anniversary of the company, he launched a gigantic, multi-million-dollar construction and remodeling program. This expansion, interrupted by World War II, is still in progress.
Mr. Cannon was impressed with the manner in which historic Williams- burg, Va., had been rebuilt, and he engaged the C. E. Swanson Associates, Chicago architects, to survey Kannapolis' business district and draw plans to be used in the long-range construction program.
Aerial view of business district and Cannon Mills, Plant 1, Kannapolis, N. C.
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Mr. Cannon is now chairman of the board. Don S. Holt is president of Cannon Mills Co., and has been since April 1962, when Mr. Cannon became chairman of the board.
A result has been a transformation of the downtown district into Colonial- type architecture.
One of the nation's largest sanitary districts is now in its formative stages. This will take in more than 5,000 homes.
CHINA GROVE, NORTH CAROLINA
China Grove is one of North Carolina's oldest towns, being incorporated in 1889.
Population -- 1960 U. S. Census 1,500; local estimate at present 1,600.
The first Rural Mail Delivery in North Carolina was made from the China Grove Post Office, October 23, 1896.
Location -- China Grove is located on U. S. No. 29 and 601. Its main indus- try is textiles.
China Grove has four fine civic clubs: The Rotary Club that meets each Thursday, 6:15 P. M. at Millers Hotel; The Civitan Club that meets the second and fourth Monday, 6:30 P. M. at Millers Hotel; The Lions Club that meets the second and fourth Friday, 6:30 P. M. at Millers Hotel; the Womans Club that meets the fourth Monday in each month at 7:30 at the Community Building.
There are one or more churches of each denomination in China Grove.
LANDIS, NORTH CAROLINA
FACTS ABOUT LANDIS
The Town of Landis was incorporated March 7, 1901. It is situated in the beautiful Piedmont crescent of North Carolina at an elevation of 900 feet. The population according to the 1960 census is 1,763.
It operates under a mayor-alderman form of government. The mayor and 4 aldermen are elected for a two-year term and receive no salary. They meet the first Monday in each month to decide upon matters pertaining to the town with special meetings called when the need arises. They have one full-time policeman and one part-time policeman. They also have three policewomen to direct the traffic during school hours.
The town operates its own water works and power systems. Both systems are operated efficiently and profitably thus reducing the amount of' taxes needed. Duke Power Co. furnishes the power for resale.
The water supply system consists of a water plant with a designed capacity of one million gallons of finished water per day. 290,000 gallons of finished water can be stored at the plant. The Town has one -- one million gallon finished water storage tank, and two -- one hundred thousand gallon finished water storage tanks. The Town draws raw water from three reservoirs. George Wright Lake, located at Five Forks, has a capacity of 45 million gallons of water. Lake Corriher and the lower lake, located at the water plant, has a combined capacity of 72 million gallons of water. The waste treatment plant uses the Imhoff System of treatment of waste.
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