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INSURANCE 201-02 National Bank of Commerce Bldg.
Phone 5-4621
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HILL'S GASTONIA (GASTON COUNTY, N. C.) CITY DIRECTORY
Vol. 1951 IX
ncluding Arkray Mills Village, Arlington Heights, Arlington Mills Village, Armstrong Development, Fairmont Park, Flint Mills Village No. 's 1 and 2, Forest Hill, Groves Mills Village, Mutual Mills Vil- lage, Myrtle Mills Village, Ranlo, Smyre, Victory Mills Village, West View Heights and Winget Mills Village.
Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, a Nu- merical Telephone Directory; also a
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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1951 edition of the Gastonia City Directory, which also includes Arkray Mills Village, Arlington Heights, Arlington Mills Village, Armstrong Development, Fairmont Park, Flint Mills Village Nos. 1 and 2, Forest Hill, Groves Mills Village, Mutual Mills Village, Myrtle Mills Village, Ranlo, Smyre, Victory Mills Village, West View Heights and Winget Mills Village. . A new feature, the Numerical Telephone Directory, marks this edition.
Confidence in the growth of Gastonia's industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be main- tained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Gastonia to the world.
The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Directories in the estima- tion 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 professional men and resi- dents, the publishers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Gastonia Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the community.
Five Major Departments (Each department beginning with Page 1)
The five major departments are arranged in the following order :-
I. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is the first major department, printed 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 Gastonia and vicinity, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation.
II. THE BUYERS' GUIDE, the second major department, printed on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Gastonia and vicinity. The adver- tisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business repre- sented. 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 Gastonia, 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 Direc- tory service.
III. THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is the third major de- partment, printed on yellow paper .. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns of the whole community in alpha- betical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an in- valuable and indispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the com- munity. 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.
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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX
IV. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, is the fourth major department. In this section the numbered streets are arranged in numerical order, fol- lowed by the named streets in alphabetical order; the numbers of the resi- dences 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 intersecting streets ap- pear at their respective crossing points on each street. Special features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the designa - tion of homes and places of business having telephones.
V. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, a new feature, on blue paper, is the fifth major department.
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 resi- dence, as a business location, as a manufacturing site and as an educa- tional center. To broadcast this information, the publishers 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 Gastonia and vicinity.
The Gastonia Directory Library
Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Gastonia City Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 600 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.
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION, THE YELLOW PAGES
Acme Pattern Works . left side lines and
Acme Petroleum & Fuel Co Inc .
left and right lip margins, right top lines, 2 and 38
Adams Ice & Coal Co Inc. . right top lines and 39
Aetna Loan & Finance Co. left side lines and 103 150
Alexander Machine Co Inc.
All-Fiber Textile Machinery Co. 136
American Textile Sheet Metal Works Inc. . left top lines, X and Armington Hotel . .
154 88
Atkins Ennis Photography . left bottom lines and
Automotive Parts Inc. .right side lines and
Barker's Florist . left center lines and
Barkley Machine Works
Beeker's-Welding Service
Belton Typewriter Co
left center lines and
Bess J F & Co .
Beveridge H & Co.
Beveridge Metal Products Inc .
Black's Gray Iron Foundry right side lines and
Boyce Insurance Agency .
front cover and
Bradley Flyer & Repair Co
Bradley Service Station
Breeden's Oil Co.
Brown's Radio & Electric Service . left center lines and Bryant Electric Repair Co Inc. . front cover, left side lines and
62
Bryant Supply Co Inc . . back cover, left side lines and
63 91
Carolina Cleaners .
right center lines and 53
Carothers Funeral Home.
. . left center lines, 76 and tabbed insert at Telephone Section Carpenter & Robinson Motor Co Inc . right top lines and
Carson Sporting Goods Co left side lines and Carter A B Inc.
Champion's Esso Station .
Citizens National Bank The. . front stencil, left bottom lines and City Coach Co Inc.
City Lumber Co back cover, right side lines and
City Paint Store Inc . , left side lines and
City Wrecker Service & Garage. . right center lines and Cocker Machine & Foundry Co.
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Colonial Ice Co . right top lines and
89
Costner Funeral Home.
77
Counts Transfer Co . . left bottom lines and 164
Craig Motor Co.
6 139
Dellinger's Upholstering Co. 166
151
Drum's Bar-B-Q and Esso Service 20 and 126
Duke Power Co.
Y
Dunaway W M Auto Electric Service. front cover and Efird's Department Store . .left top lines and 49
7
Electrical Contractors Inc.
insert opposite name in alphabetical
Elliott and Little Furniture Co. . . left side lines and
83
74 90 151 19 74 61
Caldwell Robert F. right side lines and
4 135 138 19 30 36 105 116 5
Creasman Steel Roller Machine Co Inc.
Dixie Machinery Co Inc .
Page 117
120 3 71 137 167
165 Z 150 156
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Page
Esther's Florist .
72
Evans College of Commerce .
37
Ferguson Gear Co
152
Firestone Florist . left top lines and 72
Firestone Stores .
8
First Federal Savings & Loan Assn .
Fox Coal & Fuel Oil Co. ribbon bookmark, right bottom lines and
128
Franklin Avenue Service Station .
20
Franklin Hardware Co.
86
Gaston Electric Co Inc. insert at name in Alphabetical
Gaston Floral Gardens. tabbed insert at name in Alphabetical
Gaston Inn Hotel right side lines and
88
Gaston Oxygen Supply Co Inc.
168
Gaston Service Co.
right side lines and
21
Gastonia Appliance Co Inc
right bottom lines and
60
Gastonia Belting & Supply Co Inc .
right side lines and
157
Gastonia Brush Co .
.left side lines and
35
Gastonia Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
.back cover and
33
Gastonia Combed Yarn Corp.
162
Gastonia Concrete Products Co.
back cover, left center lines and
42
Gastonia Fuel Co
right side lines and 40
Gastonia Ice Cream Co Inc.
left bottom lines and 89 92
Gastonia Lumber Co.
left top lines and
106
Gastonia Merchants Oil Co right side lines and
112
Gastonia Mill Supply Co . A and
158 21
Gastonia Motor Parts Co Inc .
Gastonia Mutual Building & Loan Assn. left top lines and
129
Gastonia Plumbing & Heating Co Inc. right center lines and 121
Gastonia Radiator Shop. .
right center lines and
22
Gastonia Roller, Flyer & Spindle Co Inc. . . right top lines and
Gastonia Sheet Metal Works .
left center lines and
140 131 134 85
Gastonia United Oil Co Inc.
Gastonia Venetian Blind Co
166
Good Will Press Inc .
left center lines and
123
Gossett Machine Works Inc.
141 159
Grigg A F Sheet Metal Works
right center lines and
132
Guthrie Machine Shop
Hamilton Roy Plumbing & Heating .
152 120 54
Highland Cleaners . right side lines and
Holland Sheet Metal Works
left center lines and
133
Holsum Baking Co.
right side lines and
Home Finance Co
Hotel Gaston Inn . right side lines and
Home Distributing Co Inc
Hotel Armington
left top lines and
Hudson Motors.
left side lines and
23 70 64
J & J Electric Service right top lines and Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co of Greensboro, N C. . .
Jenkins Cleaners
right center lines and
55 98
Jenkins Geo A Agency Inc .
Jenkins Metal Shops Inc. left top lines and
155
Johnson H V & Son right top lines and
40
Johnston's Furniture Co .
83
Kennedy's Rexall Drug Store. right top lines and
51
Kincaid Cotton Co Inc. . left bottom lines and
163
29 28 88 87 88 22
Howe's T Q Garage
Industrial Finance Co Inc
97
Gastonia Textile Sheet Metal Works Inc.
Griffin Supply Co.
. back cover and
Gastonia Insurance Agency Inc.
37
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
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Kincaid Engineering Co
160
Kincaid Insurance Agency.
99
Kluttz Machine & Foundry Co Inc.
142
Knox Sandwich Co.
right side lines and
127
Ladd Sea Foods .
130
Lane John Body & Paint Shop
23
Lawson W D & Co.Inc
163
Leventis P P & Co.
124
Lewis Motor Inc right bottom lines and
9
Lighting Center .
left side lines and
68
Lineberger Realty Co.
124
Linwood Oil Co.
75
Long Bros .
134
Loughridge Motor Co Inc.
. . . . right bottom lines, 10 and insert at name in Alphabetical
Lytten Sales & Repair. left side lines and
104 49
Manning's . right top lines and
11
Matthews-Belk Co.
47
Maxwell Bros & Morris
McCluney's Inc . right center lines and
McLean & Son Funeral Home . right bottom lines and
McLurd & Babington . left center lines and
93
Mill & Marine Electric Inc. right bottom lines, 66 and 67 and insert at name in Alphabetical
Mitcham & Co. . left bottom- lines and 143
Modern Cleaners.
Mohawk Machinery Co. right side lines and
58 153
Moore & Stewart Inc .
126 99
Morris Jewelry Co Inc.
Morris Glass Co. right side lines and
Moss Chas A Florist .
Moss Rexall Drug Store
Mott Motor Co Inc .
National Bank of Commerce backbone, left side lines and Nelson Iron & Metal Co.
Nesbitt Bottling Co Inc.
New-Way Laundry & Cleaners Inc. left bottom lines and New York Life Insurance Co.
Nivens Virginia
Norlander-Young Machine Co.
Norris Supply & Machine Co. . .left side lines and
On Time Cleaners .
Orange Crush-Double Cola Bottling Co.
34
Parkdale Mills Inc.
Pearce Supply Co
Penegar O G Co. back cover, right side lines and
Peoples Furniture Co .
Petroleum Transportation Inc back cover and
Piedmont Iron Works .
Piedmont Motors Inc.
Powell Motor Co .
right side lines and
Public Service Co of N C Inc.
left top lines and Puritan Furniture Manufacturers Outlet. .right center lines and
Quality Cleaners.
Rainbow Paint Store
right side lines and
Rankin-Armstrong Co Inc.
right top lines and
Rankin Motors Inc . right side lines and
Ranlo Ice & Fuel Co Inc
Rawlings Co The.
Rawlings-Todd Co Inc The . left side lines and 69
Recreation Inc.
34
Red Front Cleaners
left side lines and
59
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front cover and 78 48 77
Martin Lawrence Used Cars
right top lines and
12 73 50
24 31 130 32 102
97 32 144 108 58
164 36 110 84
118 153 13 24
84 79 56 114 80 14 41 68
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
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Red Top Cabs.
left top lines and 135
45
Roosevelt Tire Service.
Roy's Inc . right center lines and
25 100
Rudisill-Colvin Motors Inc
Rustin Furniture Co Inc. . front cover, left bottom lines and
S & O Service & Garage.
Sam's Jewelry Shop
Saunders Dry Cleaning Co .right bottom lines and 57 50
Schneider Leon I Inc.
right side lines and
69 119
Sherwin Williams Co The . , left side lines and
116
Shirley's Esso Servicenter
26 15
Smith Textile Arrow Co.
Smith's Cut Rate Drug Stores Inc. right center lines and
52
Smith's Farm Supply Co & Hatchery. right bottom lines and
70
Southern Motor Express Inc .
109
Southern Paper Industries Inc. . insert at name in Alphabetical Spencer & Cauthen Service Center.
27
Spencer Lumber Co Inc . front cover and
107
Spencer Machinery & Supply Co left top lines and 161
Spencer Rhyne Co Inc . right bottom lines and
111 59
Standard Hardware Co Inc. right bottom lines and
87 101
Stanley's Jewelers .
Stewart Construction Co. . left side lines and
44
Stewart Machine Co Inc
146
Stovall's Brass Foundry
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Sunrise Dairy Inc
. bottom stencil, 46 and insert at name in Alphabetical . Superior Bolster Co
147
T & T Super Market
85
Talley's Florist.
. . . . . left center lines, 73 and insert at name in Alphabetical Textile Parts & Machine Co Inc.
148
Thomas Motor Sales .
left bottom lines and 17
Todd F C Inc.
left side lines and 149
Todd J Y & Sons Agency. front cover and 95
Tom's Shell Service
27
United Dry Cleaners
60
WGNC Radio Station left side lines
18
. tabbed insert at name in Alphabetical
125
Watson Insurance Agency Inc. .right side lines and
96
Whisnant-William Furniture Co right side lines and
82
Whitesides & Co Inc left bottom lines and 98 109
Wiley's Monument Works
Williams E S & Sons . left center lines and 113
115 44
Williams Paint Service . left center lines and Wilson-Ledford Construction Co Inc Winget's Inc . left bottom lines and
102
Wright Bros right center lines and 43
125
Wright-Fair Real Estate Co
Yarborough & Elrod Inc. . left side lines and 122
,
25 81 26 101
Severance Appliance Co
Shelby's Studio right center lines and
Simmons Auto-Electric . . left bottom lines and
Simmons Insurance Agency right center lines and
Smith Chevrolet Co Inc .
top stencil and
94 16 145
Square Cleaners . . right side lines and
Walker G G Motor Co Inc
right center lines and Ward-Paysour Funeral Service Inc.
Ware J White
Rhyne M A & Sons
GASTONIA
"THE CITY OF UNLIMITED OPPORTUNITY"
(Courtesy Gastonia Chamber of Commerce)
Statistical Review
Form of Government-City manager-council (Plan D).
Population-1950 U. S. Census preliminary report for city, 23, 003; Greater Gastonia, 44, 907. American-born, 99. 3%.
Area-6. 6 square miles.
Altitude-825 feet above sea level.
Climate-Mean annual temperature, 60.6 degrees F .; average annual rainfall, 45. 87 inches.
Parks-4, with total of 61 acres.
Assessed Valuation-$32, 542, 402, with $1. 40 per $100 tax rate.
Bonded Debt-$2, 882, 000 gross; $1, 132, 000 net.
Financial Data-2 banks, with total assets of $33, 000, 000 (Dec. 31, 1950). 2 building and loan associations, with total assets of $5, 750, 000 (Dec. 31, 1950).
Postal Receipts-1930, $65,841.25; 1940,$102, 002.45; 1948,$289,711.03; 1950, $320, 640. 35.
Telephones in Service-9, 700.
Churches-29, representing 12 denominations.
Industry-Chief industry of city and surrounding territory is textile manufacturing. Total of 168 manufacturing plants of all classifications, with annual payroll of $35, 000, 000. Principal manufactured products: Cotton yarn, textile machinery, sewing thread, tire fabric, motor-oil filters, and numerous textile and miscellaneous products.
Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 25 miles, with over 250, 000 population.
Newspapers-1 daily, Gastonia Gazette; circulation, 19, 000.
Radio Stations-WGNC, 250-watt, dial 1450; WLTC, 1, 000-watt, dial 1370.
Hotels-4, with total of 240 rooms.
Railroads-3: Main line of Southern, Carolina & Northwestern, and Piedmont & Northern (electric).
Highways-U. S. 29, 74 and 321; N. C. 7 and 274.
Airports-1 landing field on outskirts of city, 1 airport, and 2 airports near Charlotte, about 15 miles distant.
Amusements-Largest auditorium in city seats 1,654 persons. 5 mo- tion-picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 3,200 persons. 2 golf courses.
Hospitals-4, with total of 394 beds.
Education-10 public schools, with 6, 800 pupils enroned, and 225 teachers. Greater Gastonia, 18 schools, 10, 640 pupils and 339 teachers.
Public Libraries-1, with 53,114 volumes and 368,647 annual circula- tion.
City Statistics-Total street mileage, 83, with 48 miles paved and several miles under construction. Miles of gas mains, 96; sewers, 79. Number of water meters, 8, 013; light meters, 7,011; gas meters, 1, 595. Capacity of water works, 6, 300, 000 gallons; daily average pumpage, 5, 000, 000 gallons; miles of mains, 114. Number of fire hydrants, 499; street lights, 930. Fire department has 32 men, with 2 stations, 6 pieces of motor equipment, and 90 fire-alarm boxes. Police department has 46 men, with 1 station and 8 pieces of motor equipment.
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INTRODUCTION
History and Location
The area of which Gastonia is the trade center began to be settled about the year 1735 by Scotch-Irish and Germans who had previously settled temporarily in Pennsylvania. These sturdy pioneers were attracted by the genial climate, the numerous springs and streams, and the fertile, virgin soil. It should be said in testimony of their fairness and right living that the powerful tribe of Catawba Indians, into whose midst the settlers came, assumed a friendly attitude toward their white brothers and often fought with them against other Indian tribes and also in their conquests for freedom during the Revolutionary War. It is not surprising to find from the pages of history, therefore, that the battle of Kings Mountain, the turning point of the Revolutionary War, should have been fought twenty miles from Gastonia by those early pioneers who prized their religious and political freedom so highly.
Romantic Growth
The manufacturing industry began to develop in this community in 1848 when the Mountain Island and Woodlawn cotton mills were built. During the next 24 years only one other industry came into being, and it was not until 1872, after the War between the States, that real industrial development began. In 1888 there were eight manufacturing plants in the county
It was in 1872 that the first railroad was built through Gaston County, making available to the manufacturers of the area raw material supplies and the consuming markets of the world.
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