Hill's High Point (Guilford County, N.C.) city directory [1933], Part 2

Author: Hill Directory Company.
Publication date: 1933
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 666

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Add to these, those important features of natural re- sources, still in an undeveloped state, abundant labor sup- ply (3 to 1 farmers at present) ; ample hydro-electric power, with still greater facilities for development; and the equable climate, vigorous without extremes.

Briefly summing up these resources with the advantages of momentum, size and surroundings, High Point has prob- ably just hit its stride, and another ten years should see a growth more remarkable than since 1920.

High Point's future is bound up in the future of the New South, North Carolina and the Piedmont section.

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Loaded H. P., T. & D. Train Leaving Freight Terminal at High Point.

Prepared for the Future

The City of High Point recently published a booklet entitled "Prepared for the Future," which summed up the civic improvements made and in the making. It shows that preparations for future growth of the town, such as water supply, sewage disposal, street paving, street lighting, schools and municipal buildings, are ample for requirements of twice the present demand, or at least that the city rests on foundations adequate to handle any necessary additions economically and efficiently. For years to come High Point need not be concerned with any major or vital project that might become necessary by the city's growth. The water supply was ample even during the summer of 1930 for a city of 100,000 people. High Point has already paid the greater cost of these improvements and provided for the future as well.

A steady reduction in the tax rate for several years is an interesting proof of improved financial conditions in spite of millions expended for civic improvements, schools, etc. In four years High Point's tax rate has fallen 35 per cent and still further reductions can and will be made. Thus, enterprise locating in High Point is buying taxes on a falling market without paying the price of inadequate muni- cipal facilities, isolation and general lack of progress that are commonly offered with a low tax rate. High Point has no free factory sites, nor does it offer any free inducements. Suffice it to say that the city and its people look with favor upon new industry.

Assessed Valuation

1911-$2,911,034; 1915-$4,788,676; 1920-$19,578,325; 1925-$32,315,866; 1930-$51,904,586; 1932-$46,230,787.

City Government

High Point is zoned for business, residential and factory districts. At present there are four wards, each represented by a councilman. A mayor-at-large, who presides over the city council, is elected. A city manager, who is responsible to the city council, is employed. All city departments are responsible to the city manager. The present financial statement made from the annual audit shows High Point in as strong and excellent position as is seldom realized in any city of equal size.

Airports

High Point is seven miles from the Tri-City Airport, official stop on the New York-New Orleans mai: route, with two mails daily in each direction. A private local airport is in operation just outside the city limits. Plans are under

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discussion for a municipal airport on a scale to give High Point the finest facilities in the state. Other projects to materialize shortly are an enlargement to the city hall, a new junior high school and a new U. S. post office for which the appropriation ($400,000) was made by the last Congress.

Air Views Showing Layout of City

Below-Shopping District, Looking North

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North Carolina's Urban Character

Citizens of High Point are citizens of North Carolina at large. Their interests, friends, recreations and pleasures extend over the state. High Point in itself is one of the most delightful cities in the state in which to live and enjoy life. This fact is attested by newcomers and old residents as well. With no outstanding large city in the state, social activity is in a measure interdependent among towns. There is no city population as the word implies. It is all urban. Business men live within a few minutes' drive of their offices. In fact, many business men commute by car be- tween their homes in one city and business in another, and in less time than it takes thousands who, for instance, live on Long Island and work in Manhattan.

A City of Beautiful Homes

High Point is fortunate in having several delightful residential developments, one of which has achieved national attention for its natural beauty and development of at- tractive homes. All residential areas are zoned as such by the City, and building restrictions are maintained by the developers. In the last year several homes in the one to two hundred thousand dollar class have been completed, and many very attractive and desirable small homes of five thousand and upward. Beautiful paved streets, boulevard lighting and city parkways are features of these sections, with all city conveniences and all within a ten-minute drive of nearly every other part of the city. High Point has its own country club, with swimming pool, tennis courts and golf course within the city limits. A municipal course is operated by the City within the corporate limits.

Homes Typical of the Majority in High Point.

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Some Homes in Emerywood, High Point's Exclusive Subdivision. This Development Is Considered One of the Most Beautiful in the Entire South.

Beautiful Flower Gardens, Blooming Nearly Every Month of the Year. Are to Be Found in All Parts of High Point. Evergreens and Mountain Shrubs Decorate the Lawns.

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Recreational, Educational and Climatic Advantages

The famous Valley Brook Golf Course, on Sedgefield Estate, seven miles out of town, has a national reputation for winter golf. Pinehurst is but 65 miles by hard-surface road. Seaside resorts can be reached in five hours, as can also the famous mountain resort of Asheville, with Roaring Gap and Blowing Rock much closer. Most every kind of recreational activity and sport is a year-around affair in North Carolina. High Point is situated within convenient driving distance of many world-famous resorts. Airports throughout the state have greatly shortened these distances in time.

A splendid school system is maintained, most of the buildings being new-the latest addition, an $800,000 high school. A well-equipped denominational co-educational col- lege of several hundred students is of immeasurable benefit to the town. Thirty-nine churches of 15 denominations are active in the city's life.

High Point is 940 feet above sea level; has a precipita- tion average of 47.59 inches, and a mean temperature of 58 degrees F. Spring average, 57 degrees; summer, 76 degrees; autumn, 56 degrees; winter, 42 degrees. No malaria.

High Point is a pleasant place in which to live, as it is an excellent place to work. Those who make their living under favorable conditions of climate, surroundings and among friends are indeed fortunate.

Special Information and Services

For specific information and answers to special questions not covered in this book, the Chamber of Com-

New Church Build- ings in High Point. Upper Left, Presby- terian; Center, Methodist Protest- ant; Lower Left, Episcopal; Lower Right, First M. E. South.

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High Point Country Club, with Air Views of Golf Course and Surrounding Residential Devel- opments.

High Point Has One of the Best-Lighted Parks for Night Baseball and Football in the South. Below-View on the Famous Valley Brook Golf Course at Sedgefield, Seven Miles from the City.

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merce extends its services for investigation without any obligation. Visitors to the city, regardless of their business or pleasure, are invited to make use of the Bureau of In- formation.

Special information regarding factory sites, labor, power, markets and similar data are available. Full reports regard- ing the opportunities for a particular industry will be furn- ished. The Chamber of Commerce will also gladly act as negotiators on the ground.

Beautiful Paved Highways Extend from the Mountains to the Sea, and from the Virginia Line to South Carolina. All the Larger Cities and Most of the Smaller Towns Are Connected by This Great Road System-One of the Finest in the Country.

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Hill's High Point (Guilford County, N.C.) city directory [1933], Part 2

Author: Hill Directory Company. Publication date: 1933 Publisher: Hill Directory Co. Number of Pages: 666

Author: Hill Directory Company.
Publication date: 1933
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 666