May, 1922
THE MIDGET
Page 11
Albemarle Bakery
Telephone 34
Bread, Rolls, Cakes and Pies
Wholesale and Retail
' 1
Albemarle, N. C.
In our new Building Back of Stanly Hdw. Co.
out of the hangar. I believe We’ll
run dov^^n to Albemarle for about a
week." The letter which Mr. Gregg
wrote to his wife concerning his trip
follows:
Albemarle, N. C.
April 14, 1937.
Dear Martha;
After a nice three hour run we ar
rived here in the Piedmont section
of the Old North State. As we near
ed the county, I had Claude slow down
and we surveyed the county from
aloft. We flew up and down the river
where we saw several dams and
manufacturing plants, Higfhways
stretched like ribbons from one end
of the county to the other. We saw
many well-kept farms with nice farm
houses and out buildings. The whole
landscape was green with grain. From
the air, Albemarle seemed to be a
thriving little town with wide bitu-
lithic streets, sidewalks, a large busi-
nsss district with sev^eral skyscrapers,
extensive residential sections, parks,
playgrounds, pret;y mills and mill
villages, and the streets loaded with
traffic snd people.
After makig a circuit of the city,
we landed on the tourist’s aviation
field in the eastern section of the city.
When we took the street-car for Al
bemarle, I saw some residences on
East Main Street and Pee Dee Ave
nue th.i.t would do credit to any city.
The large high school building on
Summit Avenue seemed to be well
equipped, while the Brown athletic
field and large campus were throng-
'nj with husky looking boys and ex
ceedingly nice girls. The Albemarle
High School would be taken for a
Junior College. I heard that the Al
bemarle Industrial Institute is still
keeping up its good work. Five
Points had built up so that I hardly
knew it. The laige postoffice and gov
ernment building on North Second
SItreet, the courthouse on South
First, a new city hall, a library build
ing and several manufacturing plants
had been built since I was here in
1922. The employees have nice build
ings which, together with the Y. M.
C. A., the hospital and the various
churches, are distinct assets to the
con'mun'ty. The business section e”-
te'"ds two blocks in every direction
The growth of the mills and mill
villages has surprised me, “The Albe
marle Press,” which is published daily
now, has accomplished its object (that
was to make Albemarle a city of
15,000 inhabitants by 1935). There
are a large dairy, several truck farms,
and many nice orchards between here
and Badin. By the way, Badin is
a thriving manufacturing center now,
but within 10 years will be linked up
with Albemarle. Everybody seems to
be happy and contented. Business is
humming and the money which I in
vested in the, Wiscassett Mill back
younder in i907 ha» been doubled
and tripled.
I think that Albemarle and Stanly
County have a great future before
them, and I heartily recommend this
vicinity to any one who is thinking
of opening up some new enterprise
or who wishes a nice, clean, healthy
little town in which to live.
In fact, I have considered moving
here myself. Do you think you
would like it? Well, I will tell you
more of my plans and of Albemarle
when I get home.
Your loving husband,
Ed.
BALTIMORE-MAHyi.AND
ENGRAVINCl
COMPANY
28S.CHARLES ST
BALTIMORE, MD.
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