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"ESTABLISHED 1917"
RANDOLPH SAVINGS
L. F. Ross, President
137 S. FAYETTEVILLE ST.
FARLOW FUNERAL HOME AMBULANCE PHONE 2115 261 N. FAYETTEVILLE ST. ASHEBORO, N C.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK MEMBER - FEDERAL RESERVE BANK FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
101 SUNSET AVE. PHONE 5137
BRUTON'S DRY CLEANERS
CLEANERS - HATTERS
"DRY CLEANING AT ITS BEST"
420 W. SALISBURY ST. PHONE 3222
CHRYSLER
"Line Up With Bear"
Asheboro Motor Co.
Chrysler - Plymouth Sales & Service PHONE 2193
266 N. FAYETTEVILLE ST.
HALL-KNOTT - 129 Sunset Ave.
T. IRVIN HALL
MEN'S AND STUDENTS' WEAR
EDGAR N. KNOTT
152 W. Academy St.
KIZER
Launderers and Cleaners, Inc.
PHONE 2131
PHONE 2251
SAVINGS INSURED UP TO $10,000.00
CLINCHFIELD COAL . FREDERICK STOKERS . FUEL OIL
HADLEY COAL COMPANY - Phone 4155
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TURERS AND DEALERS IN e-Mill Supplies ing Materials-Lumber
239-245 White Oak St.
Phones 2450 & 4127
ASHEBORO PRINTING CO., INC.
"A Complete Printing Service"
102 HEDRICK ARCADE
156 S. FAYETTEVILLE ST.
PHONE 3132
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17 S. Fayetteville St.
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AMERICAN AMOCO GAS
PHONE 2203
CLARK'S SERVICE STATION
Amoco Tires, Tubes and Batteries 30 MINUTE BATTERY RECHARGING SERVICE
LUBRICATION - WASH - WAX
COLD DRINKS - TOBACCO AND ACCESSORIES
843 W. Salisbury St.
LUCAS NATIONAL, INC.
MANUFACTURERS OF
BEDROOM, DINING ROOM, LIVING ROOM AND KITCHEN FURNITURE
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738 S. Fayetteville St.
Asheboro, N. C.
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MILLER'S ASHEBORO, N. C.
CITY DIRECTORY
VOL. VII 1953-1954 VOL. VII
Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citizens, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, Buyers' Guide, Numerical Telephone Directory;
And A Complete
Classified Business Directory
SOUTHERN DIRECTORY CO.
ASHEVILLE, N. C. PUBLISHERS Member Association of North American Directory Publishers
(See General Index, page 6)
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ASHEBORO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE-LOCAL AGENTS
ASHEBORO, N. C. (Copyright, November, 1953 - by Chas. W. Miller)
ASHEVILLE, N. C.
NOTE-This publication has been carefully revised (a new canvass having been made by competent parties), but it is distinctly understood that no responsibility is assumed for any errors or ommissions that may have occurred in such revision. -PUBLISHERS
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GENERAL INDEX
Page
Abbreviations
101
Alphabetical List of Names
101
Associations and Clubs
303
Buyers Guide
21
City Government
106
Classified Business Directory 1
302
County Government (Randolph)
247
Index to Advertisers
6
Miscellaneous Directory
20
North Carolina State Government
20
Numerical Telephone Directory
53
Preface
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Street Directory
325
Title Page
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United States Government
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Acme Hosiery Mills 38
Amos Furniture Co p 35
Brown's Auto Supply Co 22
Asheboro Coach Co -p 49
Bruton's Dry Cleaners front cover
Asheboro Concrete Products Co
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Burkhead Furniture Co
bottom lines
Asheboro Drug Co
op lines
Asheboro Electric Co
Burlington Mills Corp
p 40
back cover and p 30
Carolina Power & Light Co p 29
Asheboro Furniture Co
botom lines
Causey Machine Co p 44
Center Plumbing & Heating Co p 46
Central Gas & Appliance Co -p 36
Central Motor Co
bottom lines
p 40
Asheboro Music Co p 46
Asheboro Plumbing & Heating Co bottom lines and p 29
Asheboro Printing Co p
Asheboro Real Estate & Auction Co.
back cover and p 47
Asheboro Tin Shop p 48
Auman Bros Feed & Seed Store p 33
Auman-Robertson Construction Co
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Auman Tractor & Implement Co
p 32
Bank of Randolph The
-p 3
Beane Lumber Co
p 25
Birkhead & Neely Inc
top lines
Bossong Hosiery Mills
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Asheboro Hosiery Mills -p 39 Asheboro Insurance & Realty Co __ top lines
Asheboro Motor Co.
front cover and bottom lines
Cetwick Plant
Chisholm-Brady Auto Finance Corp
top lines
City Realty
top lines
City Taxi
backbone and p 49
Clark Motor Co top lines
Clark's Service Station -p 4
Commercial College of Asheboro
25
Cox & Lewis Hardware Co
p 37
Cummings Frozen Foods
.p 34
Cut Rate House Furnishing Co
p 35
Davis Tire Service
.p 23
Dixie Ice & Coal Co
bottom lines
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PREFACE
ASHEBORO
"Center of North Carolina"
By WALTER HARGETT Member Publicity Committee ASHEBORO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AIR VIEW OF BUSINESS AREA OF ASHEBORO
Halfway between the Atlantic beaches and the Great Smokies, in the heart of the agriculturally rich and industrially thriving Piedmont sec- tion of North Carolina, Asheboro is the county seat of 800-square-mile Randolph County and is located nearly, if not exactly, in the geographic- al center of the state.
It is about 180 miles east of Asheville, and is approximately the same number of miles northwest of Wilmington. It is 26 miles south of Greensboro and 56 miles north of Pinehurst, the famous winter resort. The elevation of the city is 860 feet above sea level. The heart of the business district is on the highest level between two extensive water- sheds, giving the city adequate drainage and freedom from floods. Streams on the eastern side of the city flow into Deep River and thence into the Cape Fear, while drainage on the western side of the city is into the Uwharrie River and thence into the Yadkin.
Asheboro's mean temperature, according to complete weather rec- ords kept over a period of 23 years, is 60.5 degrees. Zero temperatures are exceedingly rare and 100 degree temperatures have been recorded only a very few times at the Weather Bureau. Statistics over a long per-
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iod of time give Asheboro a yearly average of 132 clear days, 115 partly cloudy days and 118 cloudy days.
Asheboro is located amidst a range of long-eroded and timber cov- ered mountains, the Uwharrie Mountains, described by geologists as the weathered remnants of peaks which pre-dated the Great Smokies and in bygone ages rivalled the Alps in their grandeur. Although the small mountains surrounding Asheboro today are only sveral hundred feet high, they unfold a variety of beautiful scenery from every highway in the country.
POPULATION
Asheboro's growth has far outstriped its city limits, which have not been extended in approximately 66 years. The 1950 Federal Census gave Asheboro a population of 7701. With the expansion of many of its industrial plants and the steady construction of new industries beyond the city limits, it is conservatively estimated that Asheboro proper (Asheboro Township) has a population of 14, 750 and Greater Asheboro a population of 20,000. Randolph County's Population is 50,804. (1950 U. S. Census.)
HISTORICAL
The legal existence of the Town of Asheboro began with the ratifi- cation on Christmas Day, 1796, of the original Act of Incorporation by the General Assembly of North Carolina. In that charter the name was spelled "Asheborough" which subsequently has been abbreviated to Asheboro. The location of the town was in a large undeveloped tract of land and was selected by reason of its being the center of Randolph County. Soon after its incorporation, the County Seat was moved to the center of the county, a place later to be named Asheborough in honor of Governor Samuel Ashe, where it has continued ever since. The town
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received a second charter from the Legislature in 1845, and a third in 1883, subject to numerous amendments and additions, is now the exist- ing charter. For nearly 100 years Asheboro continued its existence as a County Seat and trade center for the surrounding rural community, but its population had not reached 300 until the first railroad was completed in 1889, connecting Asheboro with High Point. Immediately thereafter a number of lumber plants and other small business ventures were launched in the community, and Asheboro began to grow. The census of 1890 indicated a population of 510.
During the next decade considerable growth took place. The lumber business developed into a flourishing industry through the cutting and marketing of a large volume of pine and hardwood timber in this vi- cinity. The local school was expanded from a one teacher affair to what became known as the Asheboro Grade School. The Bank of Randolph was organized, this being the first banking institution in the county. A second railroad was built in from the south which became a part of the Norfolk-Southern Railway System but was abandoned in 1952.
In 1900 the official census showed that the population of Asheboro had increased to 992, having almost doubled during the ten-year period. It was at about this time that the People's Building & Loan Association was organized, thereby making available a service which has had con- siderable influence upon the growth and progress of the community. The Asheboro Electric Company was organized in 1905, this being Asheboro's first electric light and power utility. In 1907 the First Na- tional Bank was chartered and like the Bank of Randolph, is still "doing business at the old stand." The textile industry started in 1908, has become the leading industry in the community. A municipal water and sewer system was installed in 1909-1910, which has been enlarged and revamped from time to time to keep pace with the growth of the city.
By 1910, Asheboro had begun to form the habit of doubling its Population each decade as the census of that year showing 1,865 people living within the incorporated area. Asheboro had begun to forge ahead, and in 1917 another Building & Loan Association was organized in 1919-1920 approximately seven miles of streets were paved. Sub- sequent additional paving of streets and sidewalks took place as rapidly as required.
In 1920, census having shown a count of only 2,529, the people of Asheboro began to lay plans that resulted in the greatest expansion of any similar period up to that time. Several new industries were organized and existing ones enlarged. In 1924 the Carolina Power & Light Com- pany purchased the local electric plant and extended its high tension lines to Asheboro, thereby tying in the local distribution system with the inter-connected high voltage network serving the Southeastern States. By 1930, the population had increased to 5,021 and even though the de- pression came, Asheboro moved steadily ahead.
In 1940, the census credited Asheboro with 6,981 people, but Ashe- boro was no longer confined within the city limits. Suburbs had begun
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to develop and the principal residential growth had taken place in this "fringe" area. This trend became more pronounced, as new industries, commercial enterprises, and residences to house a rapidly growing pop- ulation sprang up along the streets and highways leading out of Ashe- boro.
In the decade from 1941 to 1951, Asheboro experienced its greatest growth for any like period in its history. New industries located here, and manufacturing processes became more diversified. Electric blankets by General Electric; flashlight batteries by National Carbon; fabrics by Klopman woven from synthetic yarns; overalls by Blue Gem; T-Shirts and shorts by Stedman; ladies fine underwear by Pinehurst Textiles; all came from new plants built since the close of World War II. Previously established industries expanded plants and processes during this period. Service facilities-water, electric, and telephone-kept pace with com- munity growth and provided ample facilities for the future. Carolina Power & Light Company built a new 110 KV line into Asheboro; extended its 66KJ lines to Liberty; installed a new substation at Asheboro with a total capacity of 30,000 KVA; increased and enlarged its feeders and installed automatic equipment sufficient to provide an ample and depend- able supply of power for Asheboro and surrounding suburban and rural areas. Additional equipment is being installed as needed.
Central Telephone Company has moved into its own building; enlarged and modernized its facilities through installation of dial system of operation, underground cable in main business section of the city, increased the number of toll circuits from neighboring cities and has ex- tended its lines and services into neighboring areas.
Forward looking city officials have seen to it that an ample supply of water is available for Asheboro now, and for "Greater Asheboro", as it grows and develops. Provision has been made for sufficient raw water supply to serve an ultimate population of approximately 80,000 through construction of a huge impounding reservoir on Back Creek west of Asheboro in 1946. Water and sewer lines have been extended and miles of additional streets and sidewalks have been paved.
In 1945, property in the city and immediate suburbs came under the authority of the newly appointed Planning and Zoning Commission; Radio Station WGWR was erected in 1947, installing FM equipment a short time later; Asheboro Memorial Foundation was incorporated in 1945; about 12 acres of land acquired, and a fine swimming pool was installed and opened to public use in June 1948. During this period, numerous agricultural activities were promoted, among which the "100 Bushel Corn Club" and Dairying projects, including the "Junior Dairy Cattle Show", were outstanding; a program to provide adequate schools has been emphasized during these years-New High School (now being equipped with Auditorium, Physical Education wing, Athletic fields, etc.), a new 20 room Elementary School, additions to the Park Street, the Fayetteville Street, and Balfour Schools and new additions to the plant
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of the negro school-all have served to make Asheboro Schools second to none for communities of similar size.
During the first one hundred years of its existence, the town was largely a trading center for the area, having no industries worth mention- ing. The lumber industry predominated during the next quarter century, while now the textile industry has surpassed all others in growth and number of people employed. Present trends indicate further diversifica- tion of industry, which should contribute to the substantial character of growth in this area of community development.
Commercial enterprises, supported by a well balanced trade from rural and industrial areas, have kept pace with the progress of the city. Numerous new stores and service establishments have located along the streets of Asheboro, while the old established places have undergone renovation and remodeling to harmonize with the appearance of the new. Asheboro has come a long way since 1945.
RANDOLPH COUNTY HISTORICAL NOTES
Sandy Creek Baptist Church-Mother of Southern Baptist Churches- founded 1755 by Rev. Shubal Stearns of Boston, Mass. Shubal Stearns died November 20, 1771, and is buried near the meeting house. His grave is plainly marked.
Cox Mill was headquarters of Col. David Fanning, noted leader of the North Carolina Tories 1781-82. The mill stood near the site of present Beans Mill, State Historical marker in Ramseur.
Franklinville-Col. David Fanning's Men camped in this section during the Revolutionary War. Andrew Hunter, an ardent advocate of Liberty, lived near and was marked by Fanning as a victim for murder. From the Bridge may be seen the historic Faith Rock, over which Hunter plunged 50 feet into the river and escaped Fanning's men on Col. Fanning's own fine horse "Bay Doe."
Cedar Falls Site of the first cotton mill-established in Randolph County 1839. Much of the original mill remains. In 1775 the lands of the village and on both sides of the river were granted to Herman Husbands by the Earl of Granville. The Baptist Church organized in 1844 has been in constant use 104 years. In the church yard is the grave of Col. Benjamin Elliott, Colonel of the Militia 1800, Clerk of Pleas 1779, and Quarter Sessions, and Member of Senate 1831-33.
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In Cedar Grove Township is located Balfour Graveyard in which rests the body of Col. Andrew Balfour, an ardent advocate of Liberty. The name of Col. Balfour is Commemorate in the Balfour Masonic Lodge No. 188 of Asheboro.
Hoover Graveyard-located in the Western Uwharrie Hills contains the remains of President Herbert Hoover's ancestors-"Andrew Hoover born in Germany 1723-came to America 1738-Settled in Pennsyl- vania 1746-Removed to North Carolina 1744-died 1794." There are 23 graves of Hoovers in this plot near Victor Parker's Mill.
HISTORICAL MARKERS
Tablet on the Andrew Hunter Bridge at Franklinville-"To the Revolu- tionary Patriots of Randolph County by Guilford Battle Chapter Daugh- ters American Revolution. Dedicated 1908."
Confederate Monument erected 1911 by the Randolph County Chapter United Daughters of Confederacy. "In perptual memory of the Con- federate Soldiers of Randolph County", stands in front of the Randolph County Court House.
A Bronze Tablet placed by the Asheboro Rotary Club in memory of Randolph County patriots who lost their lives in World War II is located in the main corridor of Randolph County Court House.
GOVERNMENT
Asheboro's non-partisan businesslike city government is directed by a Mayor and five City Commissioners elected every two years. Their policies are executed by a City Manager. Citizens are proud of their comparatively low tax rate of $1.40, and the progressiveness and finan- cial soundness of their municipal administration.
MANUFACTURING CENTER
A busy industrial center whose annual payroll long since passed the fifteen million dollar mark, Asheboro has a wide diversity of indus- tries which include some of the largest hosiery mills in the state (men and women), furniture plants manufacturing furniture for every room in the home, television stands, office desks, and tables. Other huge industrial plants here include rayon, nylon, and orlon weaving,
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as well as nylon throwing mills, one of the nation's leading flashlight battery plants, and the largest manufacturer of automatic electric blankets and electric heating pads, knitwear mills, flour mill, lumber plant, box manufacturers, excelsior plants, an overall manufacturing plant, freezer locker and meat processing plants. Other industries include the making of lingerie, neckties, handkerchiefs,T-shirts, men's underwear, concrete block products, booms, auto batteries, iron foundry, mattresses, ice cream and milk processing, venetian blinds, braid and tape, plastic lami- nating and several outstanding printing plants.
PUBLIC UTILITIES
Electric service is supplied to Asheboro and adjacent rural areas by Carolina Power & Light Company, which has vastly expanded its capacity and operating facilities in the Asheboro area during recent years. There has never been a power shortage in Asheboro, which is served from the main transmission system of Carolina Power & Light Company, thereby making available an ample supply of power for farm, industrial, and commercial uses. Randolph Electric Membership Corporation serves various rural areas in Randolph County.
Asheboro's water supply is drawn from three surface lakes, the largest of which is on Back Creek about four miles west of here, where 1,433,000,000 gallons of water are impounded. This provides an ade- quate supply of raw water to serve an estimated population of 80,000. Asheboro's water is treated in a purification plant of modern design and under the supervision of expert technicians.
Telephone service is supplied by Central Telephone Company, which company serves Asheboro and a number of other communities and rural areas in Randolph County. In keeping with other public utilities, this company has provided adequate facilities for a considerable amount of future growth.
Western Union's worldwide telegraph facilities are available through the local office in Asheboro.
Asheboro is served by the Carolina & North Western Railroad which connects with the Southern Railway's main line in High Point. Service is excellent.
A comprehensive schedule of bus transportation to the north, south, east and west is provided daily to Asheboro by several inter-state and
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local bus lines. Five U. S. and State highways converge in Asheboro, furnishing convenient routes in all directions. They include US 220, US 64, US 311, NC 49 and NC 902.
FINANCIAL FACILITIES
Asheboro has two well established banks, the Bank of Randolph and the First National Bank, with combined resources of $13,560,000.00 Randolph County Savings and Loan Association and Peoples Building and Loan Association, with resources totaling $5,550,000, finance much of Asheboro's steady construction acitivity.
EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS FACILITIES
Asheboro's accredited public school system offers extensive facili- ties for the education of both white and colored children. Asheboro's new high school building, built and equipped at a cost exceeding $1,250,000 including funds from a bond issue voted by the citizens, stands as a model among structures of its type in the nation. Asheboro has four elementary schools for white pupils and an elementary and high school for colored pupils, all of which have been considerably enlarged and re-equipped within the past few years.
With a state wide reputation as a center of religious activity, Ashe- boro has a proportionately large number of churches representing the following denominations: Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Catholic, Congregational, Christian, Holiness, Friends, Protestant Episcopal, Evan- gelical and Reformed, Lutheran, Church of God and Wesleyan Meth- odist.
RECREATION AND SPORTS
Asheboro is an established center in the state and southeast for activities in several sports. Thousands of visitors come to Asheboro each year to attend the Kiwanis Club's Easter Monday Horse Show, which regularly brings entries from Maryland, Kentucky and Florida, and the Lions Club's annual State Semi-Pro Baseball Tournament.
A public nine-hole golf course is popular among residents of Ashe- boro and surrounding communities.
The Asheboro Country Club maintains a handsome clubhouse adjacent to a beautiful lake near US Highway No. 64 a few miles west of the city. Plans to develop the first nine holes of a projected 18-hole club golf course have been made.
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ASHEBORO MEMORIAL SWIMMING POOL
McCrary Athletic Field and Asheboro High School Athletic Field, two of the best lighted athletic fields in the state, are used for intensive base- ball and football schedules. The city-sponsored softball league operates a summer schedule of night games under lights at the Memorial Park diamond.
No finer building and facilities for industrial and community recrea- tion can be found in the South than are afforded by the new building of the Acme-McCrary Employees Recreation Association. The splendid brick structure includes a huge gymnasium, equipped to seat 1,000 spectators, a glass-enclosed swimming pool for year-round use, bowling alleys, a cafeteria, a reading room, lounges, soda fountain and other ac- commodations. The Mccrary Eagles baseball team annually brings a representative schedule of college and semi-professional teams to Asheboro during the winter season.
A popular feature of Asheboro's recreation program is the $150,000 Asheboro Memorial Foundation, Inc. The first facility to be developed on the Foundation's 12-acre tract in the city is a modern swimming pool, operated during the summer by the City Recreation Department.
A Teen Age Club building constructed by the Kiwanis Club is widely used for meetings of young people and for dinner meetings of civic organizations. Both the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars have their own buildings which are used in connection with civic activities.
Asheboro's civic spirit is evident in its wide variety of clubs and fraternal organizations, all of which furnish opportunity for social and fraternal contacts which add to the joy of living in Asheboro.
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AIRVIEW OF RANDOLPH COUNTY HOSPITAL
RANDOLPH HOSPITAL, INC.
Towering above green terraces and set amid flower gardens and trees in the heart of Asheboro, N. C .. is Randolph Hospital, a 102-bed and 25-bassinet institution serving the more than 51,000 people of Randolph County.
A unique feature of the hospital is a solarium of violet-ray glass on top of the building, indirectly lighted through glass brick panels and furnished in resort type furniture-the only hospital solarium of its type in North Carolina.
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