Miller's Asheville (Buncombe County, N.C.) City Directory [1941], Part 1

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The George Vanderbilt Hotel

ASHEVIL SHEVILLE'S most popular commercial - tourist hotel. Located downtown -- convenient to shops, churches and theatres. Su- preme in the arts of hospitality and entertainment. The finest of foods served in the Blue and Silver Grill at a very moderate rate.

Leonard E. Jones, Manager

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

CITY DIRECTORY

Vol.

1941

XXXVIII

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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GENERAL INDEX

GENERAL INDEX

Abbreviations

Alphabetical List of Names

Apartment Buildings

Associations and Clubs-Commercial

Banks and Trust Companies

Board of Education

Buildings-Office and Public

Bus and Coach Lines-Motor Buyers Guide

Cemeteries

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City Government 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-Knight Dry Cleansing.

right top lines and 11

American Coal Co

right top lines and 12

Arcade Beauty Shop

7

Asheville Battery Co

4

Asheville Bedding Co

28

Asheville-Biltmore Hotel, Inc.

_right top lines and 22

Asheville Blue Gem Coal Co.

right side lines and 13

Asheville Cemetery Co Inc.

left top lines and 10

Asheville Citizen-Times Co

left top lines and Z

Asheville Cleaners & Dyers right top lines and 11

Asheville Federal Savings & Loan Assn

bottom stencil and 9

Asheville Gas Co right top lines and 21

Asheville Ice & Storage Co Inc right side lines and 13

Asheville Laundry

front cover, right top lines and 24 Asheville Nehi Bottling Co left side lines and 8

Asheville Oil Co

left top lines and

4

Asheville Personal Finance Co 26 Asheville Sign Service_ _ back cover and A Asheville Tire & Recapping Co left top lines and 3

Asheville Tractor & Equipment Co Inc left side lines and 18

Asheville Upholstery & Cabinet Co

36

Aston, Stikeleather & Co Inc

back cover and 23

Autrey T C Insurance Agency Inc. right top lines and 24

Battery Park Hotel

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Beaumont Furniture Co Inc.

left top lines and 21

Biltmore Cleaners & Laundry Inc.

25

Biltmore Dairy Farms

Page

left side lines and 15

Blanton's Business College

right side lines and 9

Bon Marche Inc

front cover and 16

Booth R P & Co

right top lines and 33

Brownell-Dunn Co Inc

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Buster & Cannon

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C C R Coal Co

left top lines and 13

Carolina Coal & Ice Co

left top lines and 12

Carolina Power & Light Co

back cover and X

Carolina Sheet Metal Works

left side lines and 34

Carroll Realty Co

left side lines and 33

Carver A G Realtor

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Cecil's Business College

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City Coal Co

right side lines and 13

Coca-Cola Bottling Co of Asheville

right top lines and 8

Cody Realty & Mortgage Co.

front cover and 32

Community Coal & Lumber Co

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Dalton Paint Co

left side lines and 29

Dillard Insurance Agency Inc.

right side lines and 24

Dillard Realty Co.

right side lines and 24

Dunham's Music House

28

Dunn & Groce Funeral Home Inc.

right side lines and 19

F & G Motors

right side lines and 5

Farmers Federation Inc.

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First National Bank & Trust Co

front cover, left top lines and 6

Fisher Elliot Lyman

backbone, right top lines and 31

General Building Products Co.

_right top lines and 9

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Goodrich Silvertown Stores

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Grace Coal Co

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Music Supply Co.

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Green Hills Cemetery Assn Inc.

10

Nix George B

right side lines and 28

Ochsenreiter Gene Inc

6

Green Ottis Hardware Co

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Groce Mortuary

backbone and A

Grove Stone & Sand Co

left top lines and 8

Harrison N A Dr 29

Haverty Furniture Co

right top lines and 20

Haynes M B Electric Co

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Hotel Asheville

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Huntington Johnson Co_ _ back cover and 32 Ice Service Inc. right top lines and 23

Ideal Paint & Hardware Co

right side lines and 30

Imperial Life Insurance Co

front cover and Y

Ingle Ray F

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Ivey's Inc

left top lines and 16

Jarrett Furniture Co

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Johnson-Chandley Lumber Co Inc.

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Langren Hotel

left side lines and 22

Lewis Funeral Home_ _ left side lines and 19

M & J Finance Corp ___ left side lines and 2

M & M Body & Radiator Works

left side lines and

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M & M Tire Shop

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Matthews Motor Sales

front cover and

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McAlister, Smith & Pate Inc. 36

McIntire-Jones Oil Co Inc.

left top lines and 5

Minico Inc.

right side lines, 11 and 25

Moderne Opticians

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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 35

Morris-Austin Co ___ right sides lines and 27

Morris-Gearing Funeral Home

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Moser Verne G

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Mountain City Laundry

right top lines and 26

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Mountain Transportation Co Inc.

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Palmer Ed Co

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Parkland Chevrolet Co Inc

right side lines and 6

Penn Electrical Works

back cover, 18 and 27

Plateau Studios

right side lines and 31

Pritchard Paint & Glass Co of Asheville

Inc

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Reed Clyde Jr

right side lines and 33

Reed & Abee Inc

right side lines and 14

Rhoades Dairy

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Robinson's Flower Shop

left side lines and 18

Schley John E.

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Sears, Roebuck and Co right top lines and 17 Sherwin-Williams Co 30

Skyland Motors Inc.

front cover and

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Southern Dairies Inc ..

left top lines and 15

Southern Foot Clinic_ _ left side lines and 35

Standard Supply Co

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Sterchi Bros Stores Inc. left side lines and 20

Stewart Geo K.

left side lines and 31

Stroupe G S Pest Control Co.

right side lines and 30

Superior Coal Co

left top lines and 14

Swannanoa Laundry Inc_ _ back cover and 25 Tar Heel Bond Co Inc. 8

Thomas Buick-Pontiac Co

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Thompson Eva A Dr

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Thomson & Mckinnon

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Vanderbilt George Hotel.

C and 23

Wachovia Bank & Trust Co

front stencil and

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Wanner Raymond A

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Westall W H Co

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White L A Sheet Metal Works

back cover and 35

Williams-Brownell Planing Mill Co ___.

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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 1941 edition of the Asheville City Directory, which also includes Biltmore, Biltmore Forest, Lake View Park and South Biltmore.

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 535, 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 667. 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 names 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. Features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the designation of homes and places of business having telephones.

THE BUYERS' GUIDE, beginning opposite page 668 and separately paged from 1 to 36, on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of

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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 evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.

THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 705 to 786, 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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STATISTICAL 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- 51,227 (1940 U. S. Census preliminary report). 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- $53,875,015, with $1.53 per $100 tax rate.

Financial Facts- 4 banks and 2 trust companies, with total de- posits of $14,850,000 (June 30, 1940), and total resources of $16,000,000 (June 30, 1940). Clear- ings for 1939, $146,297,000.

Postal Receipts- $326,084 (calendar year 1939).

Telephones in Service- 12,187.

Churches- 105, representing 16 denominations.

Building &Construction- 768 permits, with total value of $998,057.50, issued in 1939.

Real Estate 2,236 transfers, with total value of $1,270,850, made in 1939. Number of homes, 11,886, with about 40.7% owned by occupants.

Industry-

Chief industries cf 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: Blankets, cotton and yarn goods, flour

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and feed, furniture, leather goods, mica pro- ducts, packing products, printing and publish- ing products and rayon yarn.

Trade Area-

Retail area covers 21 counties, with total popu- lation of 500,000.

Newspapers- 2 dailies, combined as one paper on Sunday, and 2 weeklies.

Hotels --- 16, with total of 2,600 rooms.

Railroads-

Southern.

Highways-

U. S. 19, 23, 25, 70 and 74. Blue Ridge Parkway from Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park is now under con- struction.

Airports-

1, municipal.

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 St. Genevieve of the Pines, Asheville School for Boys, Asheville College and Biltmore College. 16 public schools, including 1 junior college, 1 senior high school and 2 junior high schools. 3 parochial schools. Number of pupils in pub- lic schools, 9,248; teachers, 274. Value of public school property, $5,345,580.25.

Public Libraries- - City Statistics-

2, with total of 64,475 volumes.

Total street mileage, 200.54, with 147.06 miles paved and 6 miles under construction. Miles of gas mains, 94; sewers, 181. Number of water meters, 13, 396; light meters, 12,110; gas meters, 2,701. Capacity of water works, 700,- 000,000 gallons; daily average pumpage, ap- proximately 11,500,000 gallons; miles of mains, 274; value of plant, $5,000,000. Fire depart- ment has 63 men, with 5 stations and 11 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department property, $280,000. Police department has 66 men,with 1 station and 13 pieces of motor equipment.

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PREFACE

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 has a population of 51,227 according to the preliminary report of the U. S. Census of 1940.

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 coun- try, due to an efficient fire department, and the police department has become highly effective with the aid of radio, cooperation with state and county law-en- forcement officers and by means of the police-cruiser system. Two police radio stations are located here, one atop the Buncombe County Building and the other a State police radio station, on the Black Moun- tain highway. Excellent Highways Lead in Every Direction

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 Biltmore House after the architec- 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, Agel," "Of Time and the River" and "The Web and the Rock."

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 Trycn 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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PREFACE

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. Be- tween Roan- oke, Va., and Asheville, N. C., 140 con- tinuous miles of the Park- way are open to travel, and the remaind- er of the route between these two cities should be nearing The Indian Ball Game is more strenuous than any game of the white man completion in 1941.

SPORTS

Asheville and western North Carolina comprise a region which is a paradise for outdoorsmen. In Asheville, five golf courses, adjudged among the finest 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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