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WINSTON-SALEM, N. C.
HILL'S
WINSTON-SALEM (FORSYTH COUNTY, N. C.)
CITY DIRECTORY
1942
Including Konnoak Hills and Hanes
Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Pri- vate Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, and a Numerical Telephone Directory; also a
BUYERS' GUIDE
and a Complete
Classified Business Directory FOR DETAILED CONTENTS SEE GENERAL INDEX
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Copyright, 1942, by Hill Directory Co., Inc.
Forsyth County Public Library System Winston-Salem, N. C.
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PUBLISHERS NOTE
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 cor- rectness 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.
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., Publishers.
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GENERAL INDEX
Page
Abbreviations
16 and 17
Airports
558
Alphabetical List of Names
17
Apartment Buildings
558
Associations and Clubs-Commercial
559
Banks and Trust Companies 562
566
Bus and Coach Lines-Motor
566
Buyers' Guide
opp. 504
Cemeteries
567
Churches
567
City Government
493 557
Clergymen
569
Clubs
571
County Government
155
Fire Department
494 581
Halls
583
Homes and Asylums
584
Hospitals and Dispensaries 1
584
Labor Organizations
590
Libraries 591
Museums
594
Newspapers
595
Numerical Telephone Directory
opp. 716
Parks and Playgrounds
597
Police Department
494
Post Office
455
Railroads
600
Schools-Public
604
Schools, Colleges and Academies 604
Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal 606
Societies-Miscellaneous 606
State Government 332
Street and Avenue Guide
613
United States Officials
455
Buildings-Office and Public
Classified Business Directory
Golf Clubs and Courses
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION
Page
All-State Electric Co .. 24
Anchor Co Inc ........ right side lines and 23 Atlantic Greyhound Corp. .right bottom lines and 15
Auto Repair & Sales Co Inc .. 6 Bell Clothing Co. 21 Better Home Furniture Co ..
.right side lines and 30 Blue Bird Cab Co Inc.right side lines and 51 Blum Frank L & Co .. 20
Bocock-Stroud Co Inc. 51
Bonin Realty Co.
20
Brewer Heating & Fuel Co.
32
Brigman Pontiac Co .. right side lines and Brodt-Separk Music Co ...
6
... left bottom lines and 41
Brookbank & Stone Rock Wool Insulation & Roofing Co. . left bottom lines, 34 and 49 Brown John M. .back cover and right top lines
Brown Royall R ..
left top lines and 38
Brown-Ruffin Co Inc.
37
Brownlow G W Co .. 43
Bullock Clothing Co
17
Burke C A Coal Co.
17
Byerly W J Inc ..
34
Camel City Laundry 40
Camel City Realty Co Inc.
.left side lines and
49
Carolina Air Conditioning Inc ....
Carolina Marble & Tile Co .. .right top lines and
.right bottom lines and 52
Carroll Coal Co.
18
Central Carolina Motors Inc.
City Tire Service right side lines and
7 5
Clinard Electric Co. .. back cover and Y
Clodfelter H W Roofing & Sheet Metal Works .. .front stencil and 50 Colonial Furniture Shops Inc ... 30 Crystal Ice & Coal Co .. left side lines and 18 Davis Insurance Service Inc. B
Dixie Welding Works .. 52
7
Downtown Garage ...... left top lines and Draughon Business College ... .left bottom lines and 19 Duke Power Co ... left and right side lines Dunnagan & Rideout.right side lines and 50 Elberson C E & Co. 2
Electric Repair & Construction Co 26
Electric Service Co Inc ... 25 Elliott Harry B Insurance Agency B Firestone Auto Supply & Service Stores ..
.right side lines and 5 First National Bank of Winston-Salem. .right side lines and 9
Fogle Bros Co. . backbone and 11 Folin Co Inc. 38 Forsyth Mantel & Tile Co.
.right side lines and 51 Forsyth Recreation Center .. .right side lines and 9
.
Goodrich B F Silvertown Stores. 7
Hiatt's Inc .. .left top lines and 6 Highfill H T & H M Insurance Agency. .right top lines and 37 Hinkle's Book Store. 42
Home Real Estate Loan & Insurance Co
Inc. .front cover and 46 Hood System Industrial Bank The. .right top lines and 9
Page Hotel Robt E Lee २२ Hydro Gas Co of N C. . left side lines and 31 Ideal Dry Goods Co Inc. right side lines and 24 Insurance Service Co. A
Jacard's. . .right side lines and 39 Johnson T E & Sons ..... front cover and 48 Jones H H Furniture Co Inc .. .left top lines and 30 Kesler Construction Co. .left side lines and 21
Kester Machinery Co
Y
Kiger G R & E L.
21
Knouse C Gilmer
left side lines and 43
Lentz Transfer & Storage Co Inc. left side lines and 41 McMahan W H Real Estate Co.
.right top lines and 49
Mears Jewelry Co.
. left side lines and 39
Medearis Stamp & Printing Co ..
right top lines and 44 Messick W M & Co ... 21 Modern Chevrolet Co Inc. 8 Montaldo's Inc .. 39 Morris-Early & Co Inc. left side lines and 29 Motor Sales Co Inc .... . left side lines and 8 Nash A V & Sons Co ... left side lines and 49 National Cash Register Co. 3 Naylor Builders Supply Co. . back cover and 12
Noland Co Inc.
.left bottom lines and 43
Ogburn Bros. 37
Patterson Drug Co Inc.
.right side lines and 24
Pet Dairy Products Co.
.right side lines, 23 and 34
Petree E H Co Inc.
25
Pfaff's Inc.
32
Phoenix Co.
right top lines and 38
Phoenix Hotel.
34
Piedmont Aviation Inc.
3
Piedmont Construction Co
.. right top lines and 20 Piedmont Federal Savings & Loan Assn .. front cover and 13 Piedmont Quarries Co. . left top lines and 44 Piedmont Sheet Metal Co .... .right top lines and 32 Pilot Insurance Agency ... top stencil and 35 Pine Hall Brick & Pipe Co Inc. .left top lines and 10 Pullen A M & Co 2 Pure Oil Co .. left side lines and 4
Quality Coals Inc.
18
Quality Oil Co ..
right side lines and
4
"Railroad Jones" and Allen Hoots Service
Station
4
Rawley & Apperson Inc.
42
Rominger Furniture Co Inc. .back cover and 29 Hampton J E. 10 Haverty Furniture Co ... left top lines and 28 Henning's General Tire Service. 7
Salem Academy & College
18
Sapp Bros Sheet Metal Works.
.left bottom lines and 50
Sartin Dry Cleaning Co ... front cover and 16
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
24
Security Bond & Mortgage Co Inc.
.front cover and
C
Selected Dairies Inc
22
Seven-Up Winston-Salem Co.
.right side lines and
9
Shepherd's
30
Shore Real Estate Loan & Insurance Co
front cover and 48
9
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Page
Page
Smithdeal Realty & Insurance Co Inc ...
. front cover, right side lines and 47 Southern Dairies Inc.right side lines and 23 Southern Furniture Co Inc ... .left side lines and 31 Spaugh's Body Works 3 17 Standard Building & Loan Assn.
Stabler's
.back cover and 14
Standard Motor Sales Co. 8 Steifel Mattress Co .. .right top lines and 40 Stockton Norman Inc ..
17
Stuart Albert C.
left side lines and 38
Stuart C W ..
left top lines and 26
Suburban Gas Co ..... right side lines and 31
Tire Rebuilders Inc .. left top lines and 5 Tucker Gaither G .. .left top lines and 38 Tuttle W H Electric Co.
.left side lines and 25
Twin Castles Apartments.
.left side lines and
x
Twin City College of Commerce ...
left side lines and 19
Twin City Motor Co
8
Vermilya Herbert M
2
Vick Paint Co
front cover and 42
Vogler Frank & Sons Inc .bottom stencil and 27 Vogler W T & Son .... right side lines and 39 WAIR Radio Broadcasting Station ... 45 Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. .left side lines and Z Wachovia Bank & Trust Co Ins Dept .... back cover and 36
4 2
Wachovia Oil Co .. right bottom lines and Walker, Wilson & Co ..
Walker's Florist .... .left side lines and 26 Wall Monument Co ... right side lines and 41 West End Tin Shop. 51 Wilkinson W A & Son
A Williams C R Radio Co ... back cover and 45 Wilson-Peace Printing Co Inc. 44 Winston-Salem Bond & Mortgage Co. .left top lines and 41 Winston-Salem Building & Loan Assn .. .. left side lines and 15 Winston-Salem Hardware Co Inc. O Winston-Salem Teachers College. .right side lines and 19 Winston Steam Laundry Inc. 40 Zinzendorf Hotel. 33
Zinzendorf Laundry Co Inc. left side lines and 40
INTRODUCTION
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1942 edition of the Winston-Salem City Directory, which also includes Konnoak Hills and Hanes.
Confidence in the continued growth of Winston-Salem'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 Winston-Salem 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 ser- vice. With an unrivaled organization, and having had the courteous and hearty cooperation 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 Winston-Salem Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the com- munity.
Five Major Departments
The five major departments are arranged in the following order :-
THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 17 to 504, 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 Winston-Salem and vicin- ity, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation.
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, preceding the Classified and separately paged from 1 to 52, on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Winston-Salem and vicinity. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference advertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a large commercial and industrial center like Winston-Salem, the neces- sity 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.
THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 557 to 611, on yellow paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns of the whole community in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous interests 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 and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.
THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, covers pages 613 to 713. In this section the named streets are arranged in alphabetical order, followed by the num- bered streets in numerical order; the numbers of the residences and busi- ness concerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and concerns are placed oppo- site the numbers. The names of the intersecting streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street. Features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the designation of homes and places of business having telephones.
THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, on blue paper, begins opposite page 716.
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Community Publicity
The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the com- munity, depicting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of resi- dence, as a business location, as a manufacturing site and as an educa- tional 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 re- liable advertisements of Winston-Salem and vicinity.
The Winston-Salem Directory Library
Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Winston-Salem City Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Winston- Salem Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 500 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 progressive 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.
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., Publishers.
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WINSTON-SALEM
"THE WORLD'S TOBACCO CENTER" (Courtesy Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce)
Statistical Review
Form of Government-Aldermanic-commission.
Population-79,815 (1940 U. S. Census). American-born, 99.66% (based on county figures).
Area-15.5 square miles.
Altitude-885 to 1,000 feet above sea level.
Climate-Mean annual temperature, 58.2 degrees F .; average annual rainfall, 54.4 inches.
Parks-35, with total of 536 acres.
Assessed Valuation-$99,734,480, with $1.50 per $100 (based on 70% valuation) city tax rate.
Bonded Debt-$13,854,000.
Financial Facts-2 national banks, 1 state bank and trust company and 1 industrial bank, with total deposits of $147,053,420, and total resources of $157,084,066. 4 building and loan associations. 1 federal home loan bank.
Postal Receipts-$500,653.35 (1941).
Telephones in Service-14,242 (Jan. 1, 1942).
Churches-148, representing 26 denominations.
Building and Construction-Value of building permits, $2,474,012 (1941).
Industry-Chief industries of city and surrounding territory: Manu- facturing and agriculture. World center of tobacco business, and one of the largest leaf markets. Winston-Salem ranks second among all cities south of Baltimore and east of the Mississippi River in value of manufac- tured products (U. S. Census of Manufactures, 1939). 90 manufacturing establishments, employing 19,214 wage-earners, paying wages of $14,775,620 annually, and having products valued at $309,617,528 annually (U. S. Census of Manufacturers, 1939). Principal manufactured products: Cigarettes and other tobacco products, hosiery, underwear, furniture, textile products, air- conditioning machinery, nicotine sulphate, tinfoil and swimming suits.
Trade Area-A. B. C. area has population of approximately 500,000. About 1,000,000 population in 50-mile radius.
Newspapers-1 morning and 1 evening daily, with combined Sunday edition. 2 weeklies (1 conducted by Negroes).
Hotels-3 principal, with total of 650 rooms.
Railroads-3: Southern, Norfolk & Western and Winston-Salem South- bound. Also 30 off-line railroad offices and 3 steamship offices.
Highways-U. S. 52, 158, 311 and 421; State 67, 109 and 150.
Airports-1, municipal.
Amusements-Largest auditorium in city (Civic Auditorium) seats 2,353 persons. 7 moving-picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 8,500 persons. Municipal stadium, with seating capacity of 11,174 persons. Muni- cipal park with variety of entertainment features. 3 18-hole golf courses and 1 9-hole course. Golf a year-around sport.
Hospitals-3, with total of 750 beds, 1 attached to medical school. 1 tuberculosis sanatorium.
Education-Salem College (for women); Salem Academy (for girls); Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest College (4-year medical school); (Winston-Salem Teachers' College (Negro). 20 public schools, in- cluding 4 high schools. Value of public school property, $5,700,000.
Public Libraries-2, with total of 33,113 volumes.
City Statistics-Total street mileage, 266, with 143 miles paved. Miles of sewers, 260. Number of water meters, 16.048; light meters, 26,984; gas meters, 3,114. Capacity of water works, 12,000,000 gallons; daily average pumpage, 7,980,000 gallons; miles of mains, 241; value of plant, $3,925,000. Fire de- partment has 81 men, with 6 stations and 12 pieces of moter equipment. Value of fire department property, $120,000. Police department has 107 men, with 1 station and 20 pieces of motor equipment.
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Toward a Better Understanding of Winston-Salem
WINSTON-SALEM, with more than the average share of taken-for- granted facilities found in any modern American city, is still cut definitely to its own pattern-and with good reason. This fact makes the community unusually interesting to visitors, inquirers and prospective residents.
The city had two separate beginnings, three-quarters of a century apart. SALEM was planned and named in the heart of 18th Century Eu- rope, as the central town in a 100,000-acre tract purchased in Piedmont, North Carolina after long search for an ideal location, by the Moravian Church, a Protestant denomination of ancient (1457) Bohemian origin. Salem was started as a village project in 1766. WINSTON was originated, named and incorporated as the seat of Forsyth County by the State Legisla- ture in 1849. Less than a mile separated the new Winston Court House Square from the old Salem Church Square.
The Moravians exemplified unity, even in the original Latin name for their denomination, Unitas Fratrum. Early settlers of Winston showed a willingness to work together with their neighbors in all matters for the public good. This explains why, after the two communities were consoli- dated into Winston-Salem in 1914, the motto became: "A city founded upon co-operation."
A respect for hard work was the heritage of the Moravians who settled Salem, and the way to growth for the struggling new town of Win- ston. This explains why 95% of the industries that give Winston-Salem leadership among manufacturing cities of the South are of local origin and/or ownership.
Education was regarded as a practical necessity in Salem, where good private schools attracted widespread patronage from almost the founding date of the community. Winston produced the great Dr. Calvin Henderson Wiley, founder of the public school system of North Carolina. With excep- tional educational opportunities available over a long period, Winston- Salem has a cultural interest and development well above that of the typically industrial center.
Religious freedom motivated the founding of Salem and permeated the life of the neighboring community of Winston. The strong religious spirit of the city finds expression in the variety of denominations repre- sented, the impressive church structures, and the host of visitors who come to Winston-Salem for the widely-known special services of the Moravians, notably the traditional Early Easter Service.
The practical pioneering and innate self-reliance that brought the founders of Salem from their European homelands to a place of their own selection and purchase in the New World continue to be strongly reflected in community characteristics and activities today. Winston-Salem leaders are men of long vision, common sense and initiative. They know by his- toric precedent that their city has never advanced one step nor gained one facility by any sort of "happy accident."
Winston-Salem was founded as a permanent home. Even the earliest structures were built for the years, and many of them still stand and serve.
These are among the salient factors that underly Winston-Salem's individuality and bring consistently into one compact pattern every aspect of the varied activities of this prosperous and well-balanced community.
Additional Facts
Altitude-From 885 to 1,000 feet above sea level; 250 feet above Yadkin River, chief drainage artery.
Area-15.5 square miles in corporate limits of Winston-Salem; 396 square miles in Forsyth County.
Aviation-Municipal Airport, 2.5 miles from center of city, area of 170 acres, three paved runways of 4,000, 3,500, and 3,200 feet, all-way field, three hangars.
Banking-Three commercial banks, one industrial bank; headquarters of Federal Home Loan Bank for Southeastern territory; resources of com- mercial banks, $156,227,307; bank clearings, average of $10,000,000 per week; home of largest bank between Washington and Atlanta.
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Churches-148, denominations represented including: Adventist (2), Apostolic (1), Baptist (45), Catholic (1), Christian (6), Christian Science (1), Christian and Missionary Alliance (1), Church of Christ (2), Congre- gational (1), Congregational-Christian (1), Disciples (3), Episcopal (2), Friends (1), Greek Orthodox (1), Hebrew (2), Holiness (29), Lutheran (3), Methodist (20), Moravian (12), Presbyterian (7), Reformed (2), Undenomi- national (5).
Climate-Equable, with 232 clear days per year (U. S. Weather Bureau records covering 40 years); average temperature-normal of 35° to 40º F. for January, 70° to 75º F. for July, average mean temperature of 58.2°. Rainfall, 54.4 inches per year, equably distributed. Snowfall, 7.8 inches per year. No weather extremes. Daily weather forecasts for the city.
Cultural Opportunities-Musical and dramatic presentations under sponsorship of Civic Music Association; frequent lectures on literary and timely topics centering at Salem College; music clubs, garden clubs, little theatre groups.
Employment and Payroll-Population 46% gainfully employed. Total payroll including wages, salaries and services approximately $30,250,000 annually.
Estates, Private-Large private residence estates near Winston-Salem include: Reynolda (Mrs. Charles Babcock), Gralyn (Bowman Gray Estate) ; Tanglewood (W. N. Reynolds), Wilsher Lodge (S. Clay Williams), Forest Hills (R. E. Lasater).
Events (special annual)-Early Easter Service of the Moravians, held annually on Easter morning since 1773, beginning in front of Home Mora- vian Church and concluding on nearby God's Acre (graveyard); Municipal Iris Gardens in bloom May and early June; annual garden tour, some time in April; May Day, Salem College, first Saturday in May; Winston-Salem Horse Show, late spring; Forsyth County Fair, early October; Christmas Party for tobacco growers and families, sponsored by Leaf Tobacco Market Committee, week before Christmas; Moravian Christmas Eve.
Forsyth County, of which Winston-Salem is county seat, was created in 1849 and named for Col. Benjamin Forsyth, Revolutionary War hero; comprises 253,440 acres, suitable for raising corn, tobacco, wheat, oats, cotton, clover, alfalfa, sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes, cabbage, cowpeas, rye, sorghum, melons, fruits and garden vegetables, dairy products. Free from malaria and typhoid. All streams protected against pollution.
Hotels-Three principal hotels, with 650 rooms; ball room, roof garden, public and private dining rooms, coffee shops, conference and committee rooms and other convention facilities.
Industries-90, with manufactured products valued at $309,617,528 per year (U. S. Census of Manufactures, 1939). Principal products are: Cigar- ettes and other forms of tobacco, hosiery, underwear, furniture, air-condi- tioning machinery, nicotine sulphate, tinfoil, textiles, narrow fabric, boxes.
Location-On Piedmont Plateau, 45 miles south of Virginia State Line, midway between Washington and Atlanta.
Orphanages-One state denominational orphanage, one city-county orphanage (Negro children), one home providing temporary care.
Parks and Playgrounds-35, totaling 536 acres, including municipal park (187 acres) with 18-hole golf course, swimming pool, sports arena, outdoor courts for tennis, baseball, softball, football, and other sports; average of ten acres of playground per public school with year-around supervision; neighborhood parks and picnic areas.
Radio Stations-WSJS, affiliated with NBC; WAIR, affiliated with MBS.
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