Miller's Asheville (Buncombe County, N.C.) City Directory [1940], Part 1

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Situated in the heart of the city; convenient to shops and theatres; commanding inspiring mountain views from every window. Five Golf Courses within five miles. Starting point for tours through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ... and other scenic points in Western Carolina.

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MILLER'S ASHEVILLE (BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N. C.)

CITY DIRECTORY

Vol.

1940

XXXVII

Including Biltmore, Biltmore Forest, Lake View Park and South Biltmore

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; also a

BUYERS' GUIDE

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Classified Business Directory

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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 maxi- mum accuracy.

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Alphabetical List of Names

Apartment Buildings

Associations and Clubs -- Commercial

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Board of Education

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Bus and Coach Lines-Motor Buyers Guide

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Classified Business Directory

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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION, THE YELLOW PAGES

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Abbott-Knikht Dry Cleansing

right top lines and 9

Arthur W H Co

back cover and 33

Asheville Battery Co

4

Asheville Bedding Co

27

Asheville-Biltmore Hotel

front cover and 20

Asheville Blue Gem Coal Co

right side lines and 10

Asheville Cemetery Co Inc

left top lines and 9

Asheville Citizen-Times Co

left top lines and

Z

Asheville Federal Savings & Loan Assn

bottom stencil and

8

Asheville Gas Co

19

Asheville Ice & Storage Co Inc

right side lines and 21

Asheville Laundry

front cover, right top lines and 24

Asheville Nash Co Inc 4

Asheville Nehi Bottling Co

left side lines and

7

Asheville Personal Finance Co

25

Asheville Sign Service

right top lines and 35

Asheville Tire & Recapping Co

top stencil and left top lines

Aston, Stikeleather & Co Inc

left top lines and 22

Autrey T C Ins Agency Inc

right top lines and 22

Battery Park Hotel

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Beaman Lumber Co

26

Beaumont Furniture Co Inc

left top lines and 18

Biltmore Cleaners & Laundry Inc

24

Biltmore Dairy Farms

left side lines and 14

Blanton's Business College

Page

right side lines and 8

Ample Credit Co

2

Bon Marche Inc

front cover and 15

Booth R P & Co

right top lines and 32

Bradley Paint Co

29

Bramlett Wayne N

left side lines and 32

Brownell-Dunn Co Inc

17

C C R Coal Co

left side lines and 12

Carolina Coal & Ice Co

left top lines and 11

Carolina Industrial Bank

right top lines and

5

Carolina Power & Light Co

back cover and

4

Carolina Sheet Metal Works

left side lines and 34

Cash Coal Co

12

Coca-Cola Bottling Co of Asheville

right top lines and 7

Cody Realty & Mortgage Co

front cover and 31

Community Coal & Lumber Co

right top lines and 12

Consolidated Realty Corp

left top lines and 32

Crawford Coal Co

12

Dairymen's Creamery Inc

14

Dillard Realty Co .

__ right side lines and 23

Dixie Coal Co

back cover

Dunham's Music House

28

Elkins H E Electric Contracting

16

Enman's Furriers

back cover

Farmers Federation Inc

34

Fedco Sign Co

left side lines and 35

First National Bank & Trust Co

front cover, left top lines and 6

Fisher Elliott Lyman

backbone, right top lines and 30

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G & S Coal Co right side lines and 13

Gardner's Shoe Hospital right side lines and 35

Gaskins Realty Co Agents right top lines and 32

Gibbs Radio Co

left side lines and 30

Grace Coal Co 13

Green Ottis Hardware Co

19

Greene & Goodman Inc

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Haverty Furniture Co

right top lines and 19

Hayes & Lunsford Electric Shop

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Haynes M B Electric Co

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Henderson Chas E Inc

23

Hotel Asheville

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Ice Service Inc

right top lines and 21

Ideal Paint & Hardware Co

right side lines and 29

Johnson-Chandey Lumber Co Inc

26

Jones E R Miss 25

Kelly Coal Co Inc

back cover and 11

Langren Hotel

left side lines and 20

Leavitt Insurance Co

back cover and 22

Leonard's Animal Hospital

2

Love Harry W

left side lines and 23

M & M Body & Radiator Works

left side lines and 4

M & M Tire Shop

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Matthews Motor Sales

front cover and

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McIntire-Jones Oil Co Inc 4 McRary & Son Inc ___ right side lines and 27 Middlemount Gardens Inc 17

Minico Inc

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Mooneyham's Drug Stores

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Moore M V & Co

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Morgan Bros Inc

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Morgan & Bishop Sheet Metal Works

left top lines and 34

Morris-Austin Co

_right side lines and 27

Morris-Gearing Funeral Home

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right top lines and 25

Mountain Transportation Co Inc

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Music Supply Co

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Nettlewood Nurseries left side lines and 28

Ochsenreiter Gene Inc

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Orr Bob Machine Co

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Palmer Ed

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Parkland Chevrolet Co Inc

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Poole Guy Co Inc

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Princess Anne Hotel

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Pritchard Paint & Glass Co

29

Reed Clyde Jr

right side lines and 33

Reed & Abee Inc

right side lines and 13

Reusing's

left top lines and 33

Robinson's Flower Shop

left side lines and 17

Rowland Tom Jr Realtor

backbone and 31

St Lawrence Catholic Church

Sears, Roebuck and Co

right top lines and 15

Service Paint Co Inc

right side lines and 29

Sherwin-Williams Co

30

Shuford Animal Hospital

2

Skyland Motors Inc

front cover and

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Southern Dairies Inc

left top lines and 14

Standard Supply Co

6

Sterchi Bros Stores Inc

left side lines and 18

Stewart Electric Repair Co

right side lines and 16

Superior Coal Co

left top lines and 13

Swannanoa Laundry

back cover and 24

Tar Heel Bond Co Inc

7

Thomas Buick-Pontiac Co

back cover

Thompson Eva A Dr

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Thomson & Mckinnon

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Vanderbilt George Hotel

___ opp 194 and 21

Vehaun & Son Furniture Co

left side lines and 19

Wachovia Bank & Trust Co

front stencil and 6

White's Monument Works

Mountain City Laundry

left side lines and 28

Whitehead's Flowers

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Williams-Brownell Planing Mill Co Inc

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INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

PIEDMONT DIRECTORY CO., publishers of Miller's Asheville City Directory, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1940 edition, which also includes Biltmore, Biltmore Forest, Lake View Park and South Biltmore. A new feature, the designation of tenant-owned homes, marks this edition.

Confidence in the continued growth of Asheville's industry, popu- lation and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social ac- tivities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Asheville to the world.

The enviable position occupied by the Asheville City Directory 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 pro- fessional men and residents, the publishers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Ashe- ville 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:

THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 25 to 533, 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 Ashe- ville and vicinity, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation.

THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, covers pages 537 to 665. In this section the names of the streets are arranged in alphabetical order; the numbers of the residences and business concerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the name of the householders and concerns are placed opposite the numbers. The names of the inter- secting streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street. A feature of this section is the designation of homes and places of busi- ness having telephones. A new feature is the designation of tenant- owned homes.

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THE BUYERS' GUIDE, beginning opposite page 668 and separately paged from 1 to 36, on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Asheville and vicinity. The advertisements are indexed under headings descrip- tive 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 progressive community like Asheville, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evidence by the many reference users of this City Directory service.

THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 705 to 783, on white paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in alphabetical order under appropriate head- ings. 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.

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 residence, as a business location, as a resort, as a manufacturing site and as an educational center. To broadcast this information, the pub- lishers 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 Asheville and vicinity.

The Asheville Directory Library

Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Asheville City Direc- tory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Asheville 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.

PIEDMONT DIRECTORY CO. Publishers

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STATISCAL REVIEW

ASHEVILLE

"In the Land of the Sky"-"Eastern Gateway City to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park"

STATISTICAL REVIEW

Form of Government-Council-manager.

Population- 1930 U. S. Census, 50,193; local estimate at present, 54,000. American-born, 98.1%.

Area-

14.7 square miles.

Altitude- 2,210 to 3,200 feet above sea level.

Climate

Mean annual temperature, 55.4 degrees F .; av- erage annual rainfall, 38.08 inches.

Parks- -

14, with total of 413.9 acres, valued at $516,529.

Assessed Valuation- $53,960,970, with $1.53 per $100 tax rate.

Financial Facts- 4 banks, with total deposits of $14,352,000, and total resources of $15,306,000. Clearings for 1938, $137,059,000.

Postal Receipts- $319,413.96 (calendar year 1938).

Telephones in Service-11,428.

Churches- 100, representing 16 denominations.

Building & Construction-543 permits, with total value of $767,738, issued in 1938.

Industry- Chief industries of city and surrounding terri- tory: Resort business, manufacturing and lum- bering. 60 manufacturing establishments, em- ploying 6,684 workers, paying wages of $6,349,830 annually, and having products valued at $29,473,410 annually (last report). Principal manufactured products of city and vicinity: Artificial stone, bakery products, blankets, cotton and yarn goods, creamery pro- ducts, flour and feed, food products, foundry products, furniture, leather products, machin- ery, mica products, packing products, planing- mill products, printing and publishing products, rayon yarn and woolen products. Railroad shops and stone quarries located here.

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Trade Area ---

Retail area covers 21 counties of western N. C., with total population of 450,000.

Newspapers-

2 dailies and 2 weeklies.

Hotels-

16, with total of 2,600 rooms.

Railroads-

Southern.

High ways-

U. S. 19, 23, 70 and 74. Blue Ridge Parkway from Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park is now under con- struction.

Amusements --

Largest auditorium in city seats 3,500 persons. 6 moving-picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 4,500 persons. 2 legitimate theatres, with total seating capacity of 5,300 persons. 5 golf courses.

Hospitals- Education-

5, with total of 333 beds.

Institutions of higher learning include Ashe- ville Normal School, Asheville School for Boys, St. Genevieve of the Pines, and Biltmore Junior College. 16 public schools, including 1 senior high and 2 junior high. 3 parochial schools. Number of pupils in public schools, 9,192; teachers, 274. Value of public school proper- ty, $5,318,912.31.

Public Libraries- City Statistics --

2, with total of 63,325 volumes.

Total street mileage, 200.54, with 147.08 miles paved. Miles of gas mains, 93; sewers, 180.98. Number of water meters, 13,274; light meters, 11,737; gas meters, 2,690. Capacity of water works, 700,000,000 gallons; miles of mains, 269.32; value of plant, $4,074,037. Fire depart- ment has 62 men, with 5 stations and 11 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department property, $150,000. Police department has 68 men, with 1 station and ll pieces of motor equipment.

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Asheville from Beaucatcher Mountain

POPULATION

Asheville is the county seat of Buncombe County, and one of the principal resort centers of the eastern U. S. The city had a population of 50,153 according to the U. S. Census of 1930. The present estimate is 54,000.

HISTORY

Asheville was founded in 1797 by John Burton, the city being known for about three years of its early history as Morristown. The name was later changed to Asheville, in honor of Samuel and John Ashe, noted men of that period.

The city has long been a resort center, the first resort hotel having been constructed near the Sulphur Springs in the western part of the city, west of the French Broad River. Later the tourist traffic in- creased and other resort hotels were built, including the old Battery Park Hotel on the site now occupied by the modern structure. Other hotels have been constructed with growth of tourist trade, through expansion of transportation facilities, including railways and highways into the highlands. Industry and agriculture have also developed in the mountain section, to the point that Asheville has become a market- ing and shopping center for 18 counties of western North Carolina.

GOVERNMENT

Buncombe County is governed by a board of three commissioners. Asheville has the council-manager form of government, which includes

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a mayor and six other councilmen and a city manager. The two

governmental bodies are housed in the handsome city and county buildings which flank the central city plaza. The city has one of the lowest fire records of any city of its size in the country, due to an efficient fire department, and the police department has be- come highly effective with the aid of radio, cooperation with state and county law-enforcement officers and by means of the police-cruiser system. Two po- lice radio stations are located here, one atop the Buncombe County Building and the other a State police radio station, on the Black Mountain highway.

City and County Buildings

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

Scenic and other attractions of Asheville and western North Caro- lina are always of paramount interest to visitors. The famous Biltmore House and Gardens, located in the midst of the 15,000-acre Biltmore Estate in Ashe- ville, have been open to public view since 1930. The noted man- sion, adjudged one of the finest private homes in the world, was constructed nearly half a century ago by the late George W. Vanderbilt. The House, built after the architec- Biltmore House tural pattern of the French chateaux, contains a vast collection of objects of artistic and historic value, gathered at great cost by Mr. Vanderbilt, in all parts of the world. Notable among the priceless treasures on display are the chessmen of Napoleon, the ceremonial robes of Cardinal Richelieu, ancient tapestries which graced the tent of Francis I at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, and a myriad other rare and precious objects.

Surrounding the House, the vast expanse of gardens and landscaped park presents a great mass of flowers and superbly-designed vistas to

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the beholder throughout the spring, summer and autumn seasons.

In Riverside Cemetery are located the tombs of the famous writer, O. Henry, and Zebulon Vance, Civil War Governor of North Carolina, and the now-famous marker erected to the memory of 18 German sailors by members of the Kiffin Rockwell Post of the American Legion. This is the only monument ever erected by American soldiers to the memory of their foreign foes. Also in Asheville, in the city of his birth, is the tomb of the late Thomas Wolfe, internationally-known author of "Look Homeward, Angel" and "Of Time and the River."

The famous Craggy Rhododendron Gardens, located on the crest of the Great Craggy Mountains near Asheville, are one of the noted scenic attractions of the region near the city. The gardens, which pre- sent the massed bloom of millions of purple rhododendron shrubs in

Unique Grove Park Inn

June, are reached by means of a link of the famous Blue Ridge Parkway and a forest motor road via Barnardsville, and are the objective for many visitors in Asheville during the Rhododendron Festival.

Grove Park Inn, because of its unique setting and architecture, is a point often visited in the city. Circling the summits of the mountains

Mount Mitchell, highest peak east of the Rockies

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near the city, the Asheville Scenic Highway reveals surpassingly beau- tiful vistas to the motorist.

In the surrounding highland region, the beauty of the Sapphire Country, Chimney Rock and Lake Lure, the Blowing Rock and Linville sections, the Tryon resort region, and the sections near Hendersonville and Waynesville are of interest to visitors.

Mount Mitchell, highest mountain in eastern America, and Mount Pisgah in the Pisgah National Forest, may be climbed by the motorist.

THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK

Asheville is the eastern gateway city to the Great Smoky Mountains Na- tional Park, the nation's newest and most popu- lar playground. This great scen- ic region with its majestic A Scene in the Smokies peaks and deep valleys, its vast expanse of virgin forests, its clear trout streams and tumbling waterfalls, is a center of interest for visitors. Nearly 700,000 visitors entered this park last season. Excellent highways connect Asheville with the Great Smokies, and on the east- ern approach to the park is lo- cated the 60,000 acre reservation of the Eastern Band of Chero- kee Indians. Here live 3,000 Indians, occu- pying their an- cient hunting grounds and pursuing their ancient crafts and customs, under supervis- ion of the Gov- ernment.

The Chimney Tops, Smoky Mountains National Park

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THE NATIONAL PARKWAY

Through western North Carolina the $30,000,000 "Blue Ridge Park- way" is now under construction, connecting the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee and North Carolina. This great touring route, when com- pleted along the summits of the highest of the Appalachian peaks, will be the finest motor-way in America. Six- ty miles of the Parkway from Low Gap to Deep Gap in North Carolina are open to trav- el, and addi- tional links in Virginia will lengthen this to 140 miles open to mot- orists in 1940.

The Indian Ball Game is more strenuous than any game of the white man

SPORTS

Asheville and western North Carolina comprise a region which is a paradise for outdoorsmen. In Asheville, five golf courses, adjudged among the finest to be found in the South, offer grass greens and fairways to the golfer. These are the courses of the Asheville Country Club, the Malvern Hills Golf Club, the Biltmore Forest Country Club, the Beaver Lake Golf Club, and the Municipal Golf Links. Over a score of excellent courses are to be found in the resort centers of the highlands.

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