Hill's Winston-Salem (Forsyth County, N.C.) City Directory [1955], Part 2

Author: Hill Directory Company.
Publication date: 1955
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 1450

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Waughtown Metal Shop

Whicker Metal Shop.

Wilkinson W A & Son

Winston-Salem Appliance & Pump Co

Winston-Salem Barber School Inc.

Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce

WINSTON-SALEM

CITY OF HISTORIC CHARM AND THRIVING INDUSTRY; THE WORLD'S TOBACCO CENTER

(Courtesy Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce)

HISTORY

Rich and varied is the history of Winston-Salem, for the city of today is the product of two cen- turies of constructive, planned growth.

In 1752-53 a small group of Pennsylvania Moravians, a Protestant denomination of Bohemian ori- gin, carefully selected and bought a large tract of land in Piedmont Carolina at the three forks of the Yadkin River. They named the tract "Wachovia" after the Austrian estates of Count Nicholas Louis von Zinzendorf, an early protector-patron of the sect. Two settlements were established, Bethabara in 1754 and Bethania in 1759. In 1766 a new settlement was carefully laid out in the center of the Wacho- vian tract and built according to definite plans. The tranquility-loving Moravians named their new town Salem, meaning "peace."

The small town grew rapidly under the care of the industrious fathers. A water system was es- tablished and dwellings, stores, and shops built. Embryonic industries included weaving, tanning, dye- ing, baking, and the making of roofing tiles, ornamental tile stoves, clay smoking pipes, and candles. Tobacco was even then an important crop. The fathers consecrated a graveyard, "God's Acre," and founded a girls' school which has developed into the Salem Academy and College of today.

The Revolutionary War brought to the thriving town Nathanael Greene's soldiers, and in 1781 Cornwallis passed through Salem. The years after the war until the middle of the 19th Century were marked by such events as the establishment of the Nissen Wagon Co. in 1787; a visit from George Washington in 1791; the dedication of the Home Moravian Church in 1800; the first edition of Blum's Almanac in 1828; and the opening of the first bank in 1847. Cotton and wool manufacturing companies had been organized, and Salem by 1850 was a prosperous center of religion, learning and industry.

By an act of legislature in 1849, Forsyth County was created from Stokes County. The county seat was established one mile north of Salem Square. In 1851, again by act of legislature, the new county seat was named "Winston" in honor of Major Joseph Winston, Revolutionary War hero. Salem was in- corporated in 1856; Winston in 1859.

Winston developed rapidly as anindustrial center and market. The year 1872 saw the first tobacco auction and the opening of the first tobacco factory. In 1885 the Chamber of Commerce of Winston and Salem was organized by far-sighted leaders who realized that together the two towns must build for the future. By the time of consolidation, Winston was already known for its textiles, hosiery, blankets, knit goods, tobacco products, and tobacco market.

In 1913, by popular vote, Winstonand Salem were consolidated as Winston-Salem, the "Twin City." The new city took as its motto "Urbs Condita Adiuvando," meaning "A City Founded Upon Co-opera- tion." This motto puts into modern phraseology the old Moravian concept of "Unitas Fratrum," "A Unity of Brethren."

Main Hall, Salem College, with Historic Home Moravian Church (1800) in Left Foreground

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INTRODUCTION

Winston-Salem today is the leading industrial city of North Carolina and one of the South's leading industrial cities. The annual value of Forsyth County's manufactured products is over $1,000,000,000. The best of the old and the best of the new blend to make a progressive city still marked by a deep re- ligious atmosphere, a love for music and arts, and a zeal for broad educational development. As did their fathers of yesterday, far-sighted citizens of today build always for the greater city of tomorrow.

POINTS OF INTEREST

Old Salem Now Being Restored (Arrangements for seeing available buildings and village may be made at Old Salem Restoration Headquarters.)

Old Salem, Inc., 614 S. Main St., headquarters for the restoration of the quaint Moravian village, founded in 1766. Here may be seen a scale model of the village as it looked in the early days, and cur- rent exhibits.

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Top Right, Nissen Building; Top Left, Reynolds Building; Center, Typical Piedmont North Carolina Field of Bright-Leaf Tobacco; Bottom Right, Carolina Hotel; Bottom Left, Hotel Robert E. Lee

INTRODUCTION

Reynolds Memorial Auditorium

Wachovia Museum, corner S. Main and Academy Streets, where may be seen the large collection of Salem antiquities, and objects belonging to early Winston. A part of the collection is housed in the old Boys' School, built in 1794 and restored in 1954. Boys' School is still under its original tile roof.

Salem Tavern, 800 S. Main, erected in 1784, was first brick building in Salem. George Washing- ton visited the Tavern in 1791 during his Southern Tour.

Lick-Boner Block House, 512 S. Liberty St., 1787, is first house to be restored by Old Salem, Inc. One room is set up as a memorial to John Henry Boner, the North Carolina poet, who was born in the house in 1845.

Home Moravian Church, S. Church St., erected in 1800, was the heart of the early Salem commun- ity, and is the center of the Moravian Church activities in the South. It is here that the opening scene of the Moravian early Easter morning service is held. This Easter Service, one of the most widely known religious services in America, has been held for over 150 years, and attracts from 30 to 40 thousand visitors annually.

God's Acre, or Moravian Graveyard, S. Church St., contains more than 3,000 graves, all having similar, flat markers to symbolize the brotherhood and equality of man. There are no family plots. The graveyard has been used by Moravian congregations in the city since 1771, and is the closing scene of the Moravian Easter Service.

Brothers' House, 600-04 South Main St., 1769 and 1786, is the second oldest house still standing in Salem. It was here that the young boys of the community went to learn their trades. Building is now the Moravian Church Home.

Sisters' House, Salem Square, 1786, housed the single sisters of early Salem. House is now used as a dormitory for Salem College.

John Vogler House, 700 S. Main Street. House built in 1819 by a silversmith and clockmaker, is a refinement of the traditional architecture of 18th Century mid-European domestic architecture which was used in early Salem. House is being made into a House Museum as a part of the restoration pro- gram.

"Fourth House", 450 S. Main St., erected in 1767, is the oldest building still standing in Salem. Was home of an early saddlemaker. The house was restored in 1940 by the Forsyth County Committee of Colonial Dames, and is now rented.

Belo House, 455 S. Main Street. Handsome antebellum mansion with Corinthian columns and ela- borate iron grille, was erected by Edward Belo in 1849. Belo conducted a store on the main floor of the building, and his dwelling was on the second story. Building was at one time used as an Inn. Now belongs to Moravian Church and is an apartment house for ladies.

Salem College and Academy, Salem Square, is one of the first Girls' Schools in the South, and is oldest in continuous operation. Establishedby the Moravians as a day school in 1772, it became a board- ing school in 1802. The college buildings on a 50-acre campus, are designed in the characteristic mid- European domestic architecture, prevalent in Salem.

In the Downtown District

City Hall, N. Main St., is built on the original dividing line between Winston and Salem. Forsyth County Court House is on the Court House Square in the center of the downtown district.

Reynolds Office Building, N. Main at 4th St., is North Carolina's tallest office building.

The R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., in the vicinity of Church and 5th streets, is open to visitors for guided tours. Here one may see Camel cigarettes and Prince Albert smoking tobacco being produced; both products are made only in Winston-Salem. Information about the guided tours may be obtained at the Reynolds Office Building.

The tobacco warehouses, in the vicinity north. of the Post Office between Oak and Patterson streets, are open from late September through January. Here the chant of the auctioneer, the pungent smell of ripe tobacco, and the steady hum of warehouse activity combine toprovide one of America's most color- ful marketing scenes.

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INTRODUCTION

P. H. Hanes Knitting Co., N. Main St., is the world's largest plant for the manufacture of knit underwear.

Over the City

Bowman Gray Memorial Stadium, Stadium Drive, is the scene of many athletic events.

Smith Reynolds Airport, North Liberty Extension, is one of the South's finest air terminals.

Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest College and the North Carolina Baptist Hospital are on S. Hawthorne and Everett streets.

Hanes Hosiery Mills Co., W. 14th St., is the world's largest manufacturer of circular-knit hosiery. Radio Shops of Western Electric Co., main offices, are on Lexington Road.

Reynolda Village and Reynolda Estate are on beautiful Reynolda Road (U. S. 421). In this area will be the new plant of Wake Forest College.

The Forsyth County Fair Grounds are on 30th St.

In the Buena Vista residential area are many lovely homes.

Reynolds Auditorium and High School are on N. Hawthorne Road.

William and Kate B. Reynolds Memorial Park is being developed on the estate of the late Will Reynolds, located twelve miles southwest of the city on U. S. 158. Planned to be one of the finest public parks in the South when completely developed. The park was opened in the summer of 1954.

INDUSTRY AND BUSINESS

Winston-Salem is built on a sound economic foundation. Industries, many of which were established by Winston-Salem pioneers, number approximately 300. Industrial and agricultural developments are inter-dependent, giving stability and balanced growth.

Industrial Development

Tobacco-Tobacco flows into Winston-Salem from the farms of the entire Piedmont area. Here it is manufactured into tobacco products which are distributed to every country in the world. Winston- Salem is the world's largest tobacco manufacturing center, producing cigarettes, smoking and chewing tobacco, and snuff. Winston-Salem also is one of the world's largest bright-leaf tobacco markets.

Hosiery-The city is the home of the world's largest circular-knit hosiery mill. Besides this great mill and a large plant processing nylon yarn, there are seven other plants in the Winston-Salem vicinity that process or make hosiery.

Knit underwear-The largest manufacturer of knit underwear in the world is located in Winston- Salem.

Radios, radar, and other electronic equipment-A large electric company in several plants in Winston-Salem manufactures radar for the government, radios, test equipment, and other electronic devices and components.

Furniture-Seventeen furniture plants, manufacturing all types of furniture, are located in the Winston-Salem vicinity.

Others - The city has other plants manufacturing a large variety of products including boxes and cartons, batteries, air-conditioning and industrial machinery, specialized chemical materials and medi- cines, awnings, bedding and mattresses, swimming suits, paint, toys, wagons and textiles. An ample complement of services joins these industries to give a well-balanced and diversified economy.

Wiley Elementary School, One of the Many Beautiful Public Schools in the City.

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Retail and Wholesale Trade

The retail trading area covers several Piedmont counties and has a population of over 550,000. The wholesale trading area extends over a 150-mile radius embracing a population of 4,724,424. The effective buying income per family in Winston-Salem (1953) was $5,789, the average of the South At- lantic States was $4,946, and that of the U. S., $5,246.

Transportation

Aviation-Located 2.5 miles from the business district, Smith Reynolds Airport, one of the nat- ion's newest and finest, has Class 5 airport facilities, regular service by large air lines.

Motor Vehicles -Automobiles registered for 1954 in the Winston-Salem area were 52,904, trucks, 12,712. Four coach companies give inter-city bus service; Winston-Salem is the Southern division headquarters for the Greyhound Lines. Four local bus lines and five taxicab companies handle urban traffic.

Highways-Eleven principal highways lead to and from Winston-Salem; the city is served by more hard-surfaced roads than any other city or center in North Carolina.

Railways-Three railways operate in Winston-Salem. The city generates such a great amount of freight that 33 "off-line" railways maintain Winston-Salem offices.

Banking Institutions

Four banking institutions include three commercial banks and one industrial bank. One of the com- mercial banks serves as home office of the largest bank between Washington and Atlanta. On Dec. 31, 1954, bank deposits totaled $398,860, 355.37, bank resources, $438,911, 614.88, bank clearings, $1,924, - 480,000.

General Business Facts

Building permits in 1954 totaled $12,949, 311.47, postal receipts in 1954, $1,395,009.45. Domestic electricity is supplied adequately for present and future needs.

COMMUNITY LIFE

Winston-Salem was built by a home-loving, civic-minded people. Thus, through the years, great institutions have grown steadily adding their influence and stability to the making of a wholesome, well- rounded community life. Winston-Salem is known for its many churches, good schools, and beautiful homes.

Churches and Religious Denominations

Often called the city of churches, Winston-Salem has 215 churches representing some twenty de- nominations. Every section of the city is graced with lovely church buildings in attractive grounds, ranging from the old Home Moravian Church to the large, modern Baptist and Methodist structures called the finest in the South.

Churches numbered according to denomination include Baptist 75; Catholic 4; Christian Science 1; Disciples of Christ 6; Episcopal 3; Greek Orthodox 1; Jewish 2; Lutheran 3; Methodist 26; Moravian 15; Presbyterian 10; and others 69.

Schools and Colleges

Also called the city of good schools, Winston-Salem long ago recognized the need for adequate education. Today twenty public elementary and four public high schools serve the city. The buildings are attractive, well-equipped, and set in spacious grounds providing adequate facilities.

Salem Academy is a day and boarding school for girls. There are two business colleges, one pri- vate elementary school, two parochial schools, and kindergartens, music schools, and trade schools.

Three colleges located in the city are Salem College, one of the nation's oldest leading four-year colleges for women, founded in 1772; Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest College, four- year medical schools; Winston-Salem Teachers College, co-educational Negro institution; and two Bible colleges.

Wake Forest College, a 116-year old, four-year college for men and women, is being moved to Winston-Salem. The college will be located in a new, modern plant housing 2,000 students. It will move to its new campus during the summer of 1956.

City Government

Winston-Salem has the council-manager type of city government. The city is incorporated, opera- ting at present upon a charter codified and revised in 1927, with amendments made since. The city is divided into eight wards, with one alderman being elected biennially from each ward, making the gov- erning body of the city a board of aldermen of eight plus the mayor. The Board of Aldermen appoints the city manager.

County Government

Five commissioners, elected for two-year terms, make up a board of commissioners who serve as the governing body of the Forsyth County government.

The county is divided into twelve townships and 32 precincts. All qualified electros of North Caro- lina who have lived in North Carolina for one year and inany voting precinct of Forsyth County for four months are eligible to vote in county elections.

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Municipal Iris Gardens, Winston-Salem

Cherry Trees in Bloom in Gardens of Reynolda Estate, Future Home of Wake Forest College

Hospitals and Medical Facilities

Three first-class hospitals, City Memorial, Kate Bitting Reynolds Memorial, and North Carolina Baptist, have a total of 893 beds. The Forsyth County Tuberculosis Sanatorium is located nearby. There are three convalescent homes in the city, the City-County Health Clinic, and the full-time City and County Health Department with splendid records in disease-prevention. Graylyn, a 35-bed psychiatric hospital, off Reynolda Rd., is a part of the Bowman Gray School of Medicine.

Recreational Facilities

Twenty-six parks and playgrounds, witha total of 536 acres, have athletic fields, picnic areas, and special amusement features. The largest park is Reynolds, one of the South's finest municipal recrea- tional centers. The city has an average of more than ten acres of playground for each public school.

INTRODUCTION

Numerous amateur and "semi-pro" baseball, basketball and softball teams have regular sche- dules of games. Four eighteen-hole golf courses and a mild climate make golf a year-around sport. Nine swimming pools and six motion-picture theatres are located in the city. The R. J. Reynolds Mem- orial Auditorium and the Bowman Gray Stadium are available for special events. The Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. provide recreational programs and the City Recreation Department conducts extensive sup- ervised activities.

The $1,250,000 Memorial Coliseum, soon to be completed, will seat 8,000 and will bring many unusual attractions to the city. The Coliseum will accommodate ice sports, agricultural shows, and conventions.

Winston-Salem is a gateway to both mountain and seashore resorts. Some of the loveliest Carolina beaches lie 225 to 250 miles east and south, while cool mountain retreats are about sixty miles west. The famed Blue Ridge Parkway, leading to Shenandoah National Park and Great Smoky Mountains Nat- ional Park, is some sixty miles northwest.

Cultural Opportunities

Anannual concert series is under the auspices of the Civic Music Association. Lectures at Salem College are open to the public. A Little Theatre and numerous book, music and garden clubs function actively. Arts activities are co-ordinated under the Arts Council, with headquarters at 822 W. 5th St.

Salem College Library has 43,228 volumes, and the Public Library of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County has 59,297, with a branch library containing 13, 748.

STATISTICAL DATA Population

Corporate limits

1950 U. S. Census

. 87,811

Retail trading area

.554,817

Forsyth County

1950 U. S. Census

146,135

The population is of predominately old American stock, 99.8 per cent American-born.

Climate

Mild and moderate; average of 232 clear days a year; average mean temperature of 58.1 degrees F .; temperature ranges from a norm of 38.5 degrees F. for January to a norm of 77.5 degrees for July; equally distributed rainfall averages 46.832 inches a year; average snowfall of 7.8 inches a year; few extremes in weather; minimum growing season, 180 days.

Area

County

City

424.00 square miles 19.466 square miles

Altitude

Approximately 1,000 feet above sea level.

Gently rolling land; quick drainage.

Topography

Location

On the Piedmont Plateau in northwestern North Carolina, 45 miles south of the Virginia state line and approximately fifty miles east of the main Blue Ridge Mountains, Winston-Salem is situated almost exactly midway between Washington and Atlanta. Suited to a wide variety of farm products, the Pied- mont region is an outstanding agricultural section as well as one of America's leading tobacco and tex- tile manufacturing areas. Within a 120-mile radius of Winston-Salem are located the majority of the state's colleges and universities. The state capital, Raleigh, is 110 miles east. Winston-Salem is 540 miles by rail from New York and 312 miles from Washington.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

THE WINSTON-SALEM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is located in spacious headquarters at 106 N. Cherry St. Besides providing very comfortable office space, the quarters also have a large board room, a conference room, a kitchen, a large reception hall, and a well-appointed ladies' lounge. This home also houses the offices for the Winston-Salem Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Dairy Council of Winston-Salem and the North Carolina Hereford Breeders Association. The offices are decorated throughout with a grey and blue color scheme. In the large conference room many civic clubs and or- ganizations hold meetings.

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GENERAL ABBREVIATIONS

South

adj

manufacturer san

sanitary

admn

administrator

educ

education

mkr

maker sch

school

adv .advertising

agcy

agency

agrl

agriculture

agt

agent alley

American

eng

engineer

mstr

master

a pts

apartments

equip

equipment

mtge

mortgage

solr

solicitor

asmblr

assembler

exam

examiner

assoc

associate

exch

exchange

asst

assistant

exp

express

atndt

attendant

atty

attorney

aud

auditor

Fed

Federal

north side

bgemn

baggageman

fnshr

finisher

ofc office

statistical

bkpr

. bookkeeper

bldr

builder

blk

block

foot

optom optometrist

str setter

blvd

boulevard

bmo . . business

machine

gdnr

gardener

branch

gds

goods

brklyr

bricklayer

genl

general

brkmn

brakeman

gcol

geologist

bur

bureau

govt

government

swtchmn switchman

CSP

Christian

hairdrsr

hairdresser

pkwy

parkway

tech technician

carp

carpenter

cash

cashier

chauf

chem

chemist or

hosp

hospital

headquarters

hsekpr

housekeeper

pres president

prfrdr

proofreader

trans transportation

civ

civll

implts

implements

prin

principal trav

traveling

clk

clerk

insp

inspector or

prntr

printer

trmr trimmer

clo

clothing

instr

instructor

prof professor

tstr tester

coml

commercial

int dec

. interior

prsfdr

press feeder twp

township

comn commission

comnr commissioner

comp

compositor

condr

confectioner

jwlr

jeweler

constn

construction

kpr

keeper

purch purchasing

cor

corner

lab

laby

Ibr

cutter lihrn

librarian RD

Rural Delivery

uphol upholsterer

del

delivery

litho

lithographer

rdr

reader

vulc vulcanizer

dep

deputy

Indrs

laundress

real est . real cstate

w or W

West

dir

director

Itd

limited

recpt receptionist

dis pr

dispatcher

lwyr

lawyer

refgr refrigeration or

dist

district

mach

machinist or

refrigerator

wkr

worker

div

division

mdse

merchandise

dir

dealer

mech

mechanic

repair wldr welder

ditto or same

med

medical

ret

retail wtchmn

watchman

drive

Met

Metropolitan

Rev

Reverend ydmn

yardman

drftsmn ...

ABBREVIATIONS OF GIVEN NAMES

Abr

Abraham

Chas

Charles .Jas

James®

Richd

Richard

Alex

Alexander Danl

Daniel Jos

Joseph

Saml

Samuel

Alf

Aifred

Edw

Edward

Kath

Katherine

Soi

Solomon

Arth

Arthur

Eliz

Elizabeth

Margt

Margaret

Steph

Stephen

Aug

August

Eug

Eugene

Michl

Michael

Theo

Theodore

Beni

Benjamin

Fredk

Frederick

Nathl

Nathaniel

Thos

Thomas

Cath

Catherine | Geo

George | Patk

Patrick

William

8-1-50

accountant

drsmkr

dressmaker mfg

manufacturing s or S.

East mfr

mgr

manager Sav

Savings

or administration

elec . electrical or

mkt

market se southeast

molder sec secretary

serv service

sht mtl. . sheet metal

msngr messenger sls sales

appr

apprentice

engr

engraver

mtce

maintenance

soc society

archt

architect es

east side

mtr motorman or motor

spl

special

mus

music

mut mutual srtr sorter

fcty

factory

Natl

National

sta

station

avenue

floor

nw . northwest

sta eng .stationary engineer stat statistician or

bkbndr

bookbinder

formn

foreman

opp opposite

opr operator

optn optician stge

storage

blksmith .. blacksmith ftr

blrmkr

boilermaker

furn furniture

furngs

furnishings

Public School PTS

Transportation Service pass

photog photographer

phys

physician

system

Science Practitioner

cabtmkr

. cabinetmaker

hdw

hardware

place

tel

telephone

hlpr

helner

handler

plumbing

plshr

polisher

ter terrace

tmkpr timekeeper

tndr tender

tob tohacco

cir

circle

ins

insurance

private treas treasurer

cin .. cleaning or cleaner

inspection

prod

produce

trnmn trainman

collr

collector

int rev. internal revenue inv

investment

ntrnmkr .. patternmaker pub public

USCG

U S Coast Guard

contr

contractor

lane

laborer r

laboratory R room

undwrtr underwriter

ctr

custdn

custodian

lino

linotype

road vet veterinary

dietn

dietitian

Indry

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Hill's Winston-Salem (Forsyth County, N.C.) City Directory [1955], Part 2

Author: Hill Directory Company. Publication date: 1955 Publisher: Hill Directory Co. Number of Pages: 1450

Author: Hill Directory Company.
Publication date: 1955
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 1450