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J. Y. TODD & SONS AGENCY INSURANCE 201-02 National Bank of Commerce Bldg,
Phone 5-4621
G. G. WALKER MOTOR CO., INC.
Plymouth Sales and Service DeSoto
A COMPLETE LINE OF ALL MAJOR APPLIANCES SALES AND SERVICE
130 W. Airline Ave. Phone 9781
SPENCER LUMBER CO
INCORPORATED
Building Materials
Lumber, Millwork, Brick, Lime, Cement, Plaster, Sheetrock, Roofing, All Kinds. Builders' Hardware and Paints, Wall Paper, Screens - Insulation
CORNER S. MARIETTA and 7th AVE. TELEPHONE 5-3486
GASTONIA NORTH CAROLINA
CONSULT US ABOUT YOUR
INGA CE ALL LINES WRITTEN SERVICE UNEXCELLED
Boyce Insurance Agency Dial 5-3821
Cocker Machine & Foundry Company Manufacturers of Textile Machinery Gastonia, N. C.
S. Chestnut at E. Franklin Av.
Tel. 3-239
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MAXWELL BROTHERS, INC.
Furniture Store gastonla's Leading
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Prescriptions Called for And Delivered
Anywhere
In
Gastonia
DIAL 5-2366
611 E. Franklin Av.
The GASTONIA MILL SUPPLY CO. Distributors of NATIONALLY KNOWN LINES
ALEMITE-Lubricating Devices AMERICAN-Wood Screws, Stove Bolts ARMSTRONG-Pipe Tools
ATKINS-Hack Saw Blades
BILLINGS & SPENCER-Wrenches
BLACK & DECKER-Portable Power Tools BOICE-CRANE-Production Power Tools BROWN & SHARPE-Cutters and Tools DAVID-BROWN-Spools and Bobbins CARBORUNDUM-Abrasives, Cloth and Wheels
CHASE-Brass Pipe and Fittings
CLARK-Automatic Controls
CLARK-Steam Traps
COLUMBIA-Rope
CLIPPER-Belt Lacing
DIXON-Crayons
DODGE-Transmission Complete
DRONSFIELD-Atlas Emery Fillet
FAFNIR-Ball Bearings
FAIRBANKS-Scales
FAIRBANKS-MORSE-Water Systems, Pumps, Motors, Diesel Engines
FERRY-Cap and Set Screws
FURNAS-Electrical Controls
GALLUN-Roller Leather
GAMISCO-Bobbin Enamel
GAMISCO-Leather Belting GOODYEAR-Mechanical Rubber Goods HALSEY TAYLOR-Water Coolers and Fountains
HASKELL-Bolts and Nuts
HEIN-WERNER-Hydraulic Jacks HOPE-Spinning Tape HYGRADE-Lamps
HYGRADE-Fluorescent Lighting
INGERSOLL-RAND-Air Compressors JENKINS-Valves
JOHNS-MANVILLE-Insulation and Packing
JONES & LAUGHLIN-Steel Shafting LOWELL-Mill Crayon
LUFKIN-Tools
MERRY TILLER-Tractors
MORSE-Drills, Reamers, Taps, Cutters NICHOLSON-Arbor Presses
NICHOLSON-Files
PAIGE-Slasher and Roller Cloths PENBERTHY-Lubricators, Cellar
Drainers PLEWS-Oilers
PYRENE-Fire Extinguishers
RELIABLE-Sprinkler Equipment RHEEM-Electric, Gas, Oil Water Heaters
RICHMOND-Oil Tanks
RICHMOND RADIATOR-Plumbing Fixtures
RIDGE-Pipe Tools and Wrenches
SOUTHWESTERN-Brooms
SPAULDING-Fibre Boxes and Trucks
STANDARD PRESSED STEEL-Cap, Set Socket Screws and Lock Nuts
STANLEY-Tools STARRET-Tools
STEPHENSON-Belt Dressing
STOCKHAM-Pipe Fittings
SYKES-Stripper Fillets
SYLVANIA-Lamps and Fixtures
TALCOTT-Belt Fasteners
THOMPSON-Milford Hack Saw and . Band Saw Blades UNITED STATES-Ring Travelers
WALWORTH-Genuine Stilson Wrenches WHEELING-Pipe WINSLOW-Sheep and Calf Skins WISS-Shears
WYANDOTTE-Cleaning Products YALE & TOWNE-Locks and Hoists YARNALL-Paints, Enamels, Stains, Etc.
613 East Franklin Ave. Phone 5-3491
HILL DIRECTORY CO.'S
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COCKER MACHINE & FOUNDRY COMPANY
Manufacturers of Textile Machinery
GASTONIA
NORTH CAROLINA
HIGH SPEED WARPERS AND CREELS for Warping Rayon yarns from Cones, Spools and Tubes.
HIGH SPEED WARPERS AND CREELS for Warping Cotton yarn.
SLOW SPEED WARPERS AND CREELS for Warping Rayon yarns from Spools.
HIGH SPEED CREELS for Silk System Sectional Warpers, Warping Synthetic yarns from Cones, Spools and Tubes.
SLOW SPEED CREELS for Silk System Sectional Warpers, Warping Synthetic yarns from Spools.
SIZING MACHINES (or Slashers) for Warp Sizing of Cotton yarn, also for Sizing of Synthetic yarns by Cotton or Silk System method.
DIRECT BEAMING WARPERS for Warping direct to loom beam, from Spools, Tubes and Cones.
COMBINATION WARPING-GASSING MACHINES, Warping and Gassing Cotton yarns from Cones and Twister Bobbins in one operation.
WARP GASSING MACHINES, gassing cotton yarns from chain or beam Warp to Beam or Ball Warp.
WARP DYEING MACHINES, for handling all colors by Continuous System or Scotch System of Warp Dyeing.
WARP BEAMING MACHINES of all types.
WARP HANDLING EQUIPMENT, consisting of Warp Balling, Warp Linking, Warp Snaking, Warp Wrapping, Warp Unwrapping, Warp Folding, Warp Splitting and Warp Coiling Machines.
WARPER SUPPLIES consisting of Skewers, Expansion Combs, etc.
CLOTH DYEING, BLEACHING AND FINISHING EQUIPMENT, consisting of Dry Cans, Soapers, Washers, Squeezers, Mangles, Singeing Machines, Demalting Ma- chines, Single and Multi-Compartment Dyeing Machines, Dye Jigs, Folders, etc. INSPECTING MACHINES, for both Yarn and Cloth.
STAINLESS STEEL VATS, Cylinders and Cooking and Storage Kettles
COMPLETE UNITS - WARPERS and SLASHERS
For Warp Preparation of Cotton and Rayon Yarns
Write us for cuts and any desired information on any of the above Machinery in which you may be interested.
GASTONIA CITY DIRECTORY
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STOVALL'S BRASS FOUNDRY
HIGH GRADE BRASS, BRONZE AND ALUMINUM GRAY IRON CASTINGS
PARTS MADE FOR ALL KINDS
OF
MACHINERY
. Cotton Mill Gear Blanks Our Specialty
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PHONES Plant: 5-4441 Residence: 5-1619
PLANT York Road, South Gastonia, N. C.
HILL'S GASTONIA (GASTON COUNTY, N. C.) CITY DIRECTORY
1954-55
Including 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
BUYERS' GUIDE
and a Complete
Classified Business Directory FOR CONTENTS SEE INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX ON PAGE III
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PUBLISHERS NOTE
The information in this Directory is gathered by an actual canvass and is compiled in a way to insure maximum accuracy.
The publishers cannot and do not guarantee the cor- rectness of all information furnished them nor the complete absence of errors or omissions, hence no responsibility for same can be or is assumed.
The publishers earnestly request the bringing to their attention of any inaccuracy so that it may be corrected in the next edition of the directory.
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., Publishers
INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories (pub- lishers of the Gastonia City Directory since 1934), present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1954-55 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 listing of telephone numbers in the Directory of Householders, 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 maintained as sec- tions of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly re- flecting Gastonia to the world.
The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Directories 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 professional men and residents, 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 golden- rod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Gastonia and vicinity. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference ad- vertising 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 obvi- ous. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.
III. THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is the third major department, printed on yellow paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns of the whole community in alphabetical order under ap- propriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. The Directory is the com- mon 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.
IV. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AV- ENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, is the fourth major department. In this section the numbered streets are arranged in numerical order, followed by the named streets 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 intersecting streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street. A special feature of this section is the designation of tenant-owned homes. A ' new feature of this section is the listing of telephone numbers.
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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX
V. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, on blue paper, is the fifth major department.
Community Publicity
The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the community, depicting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as a manufacturing site and as an educational center. To broadcast this information, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the Directory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily availablefor free 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 Di- rectory Library is maintained in the offices of the Gastonia Chamber of Com- merce, 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 mem- bers of the Association of North American Directory Publishers, under whose supervision the system is operated.
The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition by those progres- sive 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.
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., Publishers.
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
AGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION, THE YELLOW PAGES
Page
Acme Pattern Works right top cards and 97
Adams Super Market . left top cards and 67
Aetna Loan & Finance Co . left side lines and 81
Anthony's Dairy . left top cards and
Atkins Ennis Photography left bottom lines and
33 99 123
B & S Machine Co Inc . right bottom cards and
Barkley Machine Works.
Beal Jno L Builders Supplies Inc
right bottom cards and
Best Electric Co .
right bottom cards and
53 40 71 124 3
Boyce Insurance Agency right bottom lines and Bradley Flyer & Repair Co
Brewster Buick Company . back cover, right top lines and
Brown's Radio & Electric Service
left bottom lines and
43 44 45
Bryant Supply Co Inc .
back cover, left side lines and
C & W Roller Shop . . left bottom cards and
Caldwell Robert F Insurance Agency.
right side lines and
Caldwell's Drug Store Inc .
ยท . front and back lip margins, right side lines and
37
Carolina Cleaners right side lines and
Carolina Feed Store
Carolina Florist
left side lines and
Carolina Hardware & Supply Co Inc
right top lines and
Carothers Funeral Home Ltd .
left top lines, tabbed Insert at Numerical Telephone Directory and Carter A B Inc .
59
.left side lines and 115
Central Plumbing & Supply Co left top cards and 103 90
Citizens National Bank The . front
stencil, left bottom lines, Insert at name in Alphabetical Section and City Lumber Co Inc
19
City Wrecker Service & Garage
.left side lines and
Cocker Machine & Foundry Co.
Costner Funeral Home .
Crawley's T V & Radio Service
Creasman Steel Roller Machine Co Inc
right top cards and
Dawn D W & Co left top cards and Dot's Grill .
Double Cola Bottling Co
Duke Power Co . left top cards and
Elliott and Little Furniture Co left side lines and
Elmer Lumber Co Inc. right bottom cards and
Equitable Life Assurance Society. front cover and Estes Roofing & Siding Co
Evans College of Commerce
Falls Appliance Service left top cards and
125 6
Firestone Stores. right bottom lines and
First Federal Savings & Loan Assn
ribbon bookmark, right bottom lines and Frank & Loo Laundry
110
Franklin Hardware Co. right top lines and
80 68
Furr's Laundry & Cleaners
27
Gaston Electric Co Inc. Insert at name in Alphabetical Section Gaston Floral Gardens Insert at name in Alphabetical Section Gaston Oxygen Supply Co Inc right top cards and 138
Gastonia Appliance Co Inc . right bottom lines and
46
Gastonia Belting & Supply Co Inc right side lines and Gastonia Combed Yarn Corp.
131
136
Gastonia Concrete Products Co
tabbed Insert at name in Alphabetical Section
124 72
Cannon Body & Alignment Shop . .
4
41 56 57 70
Chavis Transfer Co . right bottom cards and
back cover, right side lines, 24 and 84 5
. front cover and B 58 114 116 95 27 21 Y 62 85 76 22 26 51
Ferguson Gear Company
123 23 83
Bessemer City Lumber Co Inc.
Bou Laundry & Cleaners front cover and
Bryant Electric Repair Co Inc front cover, right side lines and
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Page
Gastonia Fuel Co . left side lines and 28
Gastonia Insurance Agency Inc back cover, right top lines and 73
Gastonia Lumber Co . left top lines and
Gastonia Mill Supply Co
A and
Gastonia Mutual Building & Loan Assn left top lines and
right top lines and
Gastonia Sheet Metal Works . left bottom cards and
Gastonia Textile Sheet Metal Works Inc.
Gastonia Venetian Blind Co.
Gazette Publishing Co Inc The
right top cards and
Goodwill Press Inc .
right bottom lines and
Gossett Machine Works Inc
Gray Cotton Co. .
Grayson Radio Electronics
left side lines and
Griffie Service Station . left bottom cards and
Grigg A F Sheet Metal Works
. left side lines and
Guthrie Machine Shop .
left bottom cards and
Hamilton Roy Plumbing & Heating
left side lines and
Henley Paper Co .
. left side lines and
Holland's Hardware & Builders Supply Co
right bottom cards and
Holsum Baking Co .
right side lines and
Home Finance Co .
Howe's T Q Garage
left side lines and .
Ideal Industries Inc.
left side lines and
J & J Electric Service right top lines and
Jackson Mortgage & Realty Co.
right top cards and
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co of Greensboro, N C.
Jenkins George A Agency Inc
back cover, right side lines and
Jenkins Metal Shops Inc.
Johnson H V & Son. . left top lines and
Johnston's Furniture Co
right top cards and
Jones Trim Shop
left top cards and
Keller George H
31 58
Kelly R J & Sons.
Kempton Parts & Spring Co left bottom cards and
Kennedy's Rexall Drug Store back cover, right top lines and
Kincaid Cotton Co Inc .
left bottom lines and
Kincaid Engineering Co right side lines, Z and
Kluttz Machine & Foundry Co left bottom lines and
Lewis W D Textile Machinery & Equipment left bottom cards and Lighting Center . . left top cards and
Lightner Taxi Cab Co left top cards and
Lineberger James R . left top lines and
Linwood Flying Service Inc left bottom cards and
Long Bros
left bottom cards and
left bottom cards and Long Jim Inc.
Lowell Plumbing & Well Drilling Co. right top cards and
M & J Finance Corp.
Martin's Funeral Home
Matthews-Belk Co .
right top lines and
35
Maxwell Brothers Inc
front cover and 63 16
McCord's Aero Service left bottom cards and
McLean & Son Funeral Home . right bottom lines and
Merrill Electric Co. right top cards and
Mills Radio & Television Service right bottom cards and
Moore & Stewart Inc .
Morris Jewelry Co Inc
left side lines and .
39
National Bank of Commerce backbone, right side lines and
20 79 125
Nolen Trucking Service .
right top cards and
25
Norlander-Young Machine Co
left top cards and 126 133
Norris Supply & Machine Co
back cover, left side lines, 89 and left bottom cards and
30
Parker Bros Atlantic Service
13
Penegar O G Co. .
right side lines and
92
Petroleum Transportation Inc
98
.
135 38 137 21 120 135 51 114 48 17 113 113 2 139 82 61
Long Fred S Sheet Metal Works
left top lines and Nolen Machine Co.
left bottom cards and
60 52 49 109 80
Moss Rexall Drugs
New York Life Insurance Co.
Oakley Construction Co
. left side lines and
119 47 107 74 75 130 28 66 8
left side lines and
86 132 111 103 112 128 138 106 105 117 32 106 13 129 118 104 97 29 18 82 7
Gastonia Plumbing & Heating Co Inc .
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
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Page
Petty Machine Co Inc Piedmont Machine Shop Inc .
88 126
Powell Motor Co . right side lines and
15
Public Service Co of N C Inc . left top lines and 67 14
Queen's Service .
Rainbow Paint Store . right side lines and
Rankin-Armstrong Co Inc. Rankin Lawrence Motors Inc.
right side lines and
Rawlings Co The . left side lines and
Rawlings-Todd Co Inc The .
right top cards and
50 52 127
Ready Mixed Concrete Works .
right top cards and
26
Rhyne M A & Sons
left top cards and
32
Riddle Joe S Contractor Inc.
left top cards and
31 101
Robinson Sam L Jr.
right bottom cards and
Saunders Dry Cleaning Co.
. right bottom lines and
42
Schneider Leon Inc .
36
Severance Appliance Co
Shelby's Studio
right bottom lines and
53 100
Shuford's Studio
left bottom lines and
101 14
Simmons Auto Electric
. left bottom cards and
10
Smith Gene Pontiac Inc.
Smith W Z "Bill" Insurance . . right top lines, Insert at name in Alphabetical Section and
11
Smith's Cut Rate Drug Stores Inc left bottom lines and 39 56
78
Smith's Farm Supply Co & Hatchery
Southern Supply Co Inc left bottom lines and
70 87
Spencer Machinery & Supply Co
134
left top lines and Spencer-Rhyne Co Inc. right bottom lines, Insert at name in Alphabetical Section and - Spindle Center Agricultural Fair Inc .
93
Standard Hardware Co Inc . right bottom lines and
55 69 127
Stewart Paul Machine Co.
C
Stowe & Lewis Electric Co
54
Summey-Smith Tire & Appliances Inc left bottom lines and
Sunrise Dairy Inc . bottom
stencil, right side lines, Insert at name in Alphabetical Section and Superior Bolster Co . left top cards and
15 34 121 122
Todd J Y & Sons
front cover and
76
Twins Motel The .
90
Walker G G Motor Co Inc front cover, left bottom lines and
12
Ward-Paysour Funeral Service right bottom cards and Watson Insurance Agency Inc
61
.tabbed Insert at name in Alphabetical Section
Whisnant-Williams Furniture Co . right side lines and 65
White Sarah Mason Mrs Interior Decorators . right top cards and 79
Whitesides & Co. . left bottom lines and 77 94
Williams E S & Sons Inc . right top cards and Wilson Transfer Co Inc . right top cards and Wright Brothers . . left top cards and
91
29
Wright Guy Insurance & Realty Co 78 and Yarborough & Elrod Inc right bottom cards and 102
108
Young's Upholstery & Antique Furniture Co.
right bottom cards, 66 and 137
96 64 9
. right top lines and
Rayfield & Long Parts & Repair Co
right bottom cards and
Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section
Roosevelt Tire Service Inc
left side lines and
Smith Chevrolet Co Inc .
top stencil, right bottom lines and
Spencer Lumber Co Inc . front cover, left top lines and
Stovall's Brass Foundry .
Textile Parts & Machine Co Inc right top cards and
.
right bottom cards and
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When You Want to Know:
-where a person lives.
-what his occupation is.
-who lives at a certain number on a street.
-where a street is located.
-the correct spelling of a name.
-the officers of a corporation. -the partners in a firm.
-the solution to any of scores of prob- lems that pop up unexpectedly to annoy and baffle you.
-you can quickly find the answer in the City Directory.
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 report for city, 23, 069; Greater Gastonia, 48, 000. American-born, 99. 3 %.
Area-7. 35 square miles.
Altitude-825 feet above sea level.
Climate-Mean annual temperature, 60. 6 degrees F .; average annual rain- fall, 45. 87 inches.
Parks-4, with total of 61 acres.
Assessed Valuation-$46, 091, 065, with $1. 35 per $100 tax rate.
Bonded Debt-$4, 125, 000, gross.
Financial Data-2 banks, with total assets of $34, 000, 000 (June 30, 1954). 2 building and loan associations, with total assets of $10, 500, 000 (June 30, 1954).
Postal Receipts-1930, $65, 841. 25; 1940, $102, 002. 45; 1948, $289, 711. 03; 1950, $320, 640. 35; 1952, $510,610. 18; 1953, $607, 979.
Telephones in Service-13, 400.
Churches-92, representing 12 denominations.
Industry-Chief industry of city and surrounding territory is textile manu- facturing. Total of 172 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, electrical goods and miscellaneous products.
Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 25 miles, with over 250,000 popula- tion.
Newspapers-1 daily, Gastonia Gazette; circulation, 19, 000. Also 1, 5 day per week, Gaston Citizen; circulation, 4, 000.
Radio Stations-WGNC, 250-watt, dial 1450; WLTC, 1, 000-watt, dial 1370. Hotels-3, with total of 189 rooms.
Railroads-3: Main line of Southern. Carolina & Northwestern and Pied- mont & Northern.
An Aerial View of Gastonia's Principal Business District.
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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. 4 motion- picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 3, 200 persons. 2 golf courses. Hospitals-4, with total of 443 beds.
Education-10 public schools, with 7,234 pupils enrolled, and 226 teachers. Greater Gastonia, 18 schools, 12, 000 pupils and 352 teachers.
Public Libraries-1, with 60, 000 volumes and 450, 000 annual circulation.
City Statistics-Total street mileage, paved 100. Miles of gas mains, 144; sewers, 117. Number of water meters, 10,012; light meters, 9,206; gas meters, 3,882. Capacity of water works, 9,000,000 gallons; daily average pumpage, 5,- 000, 000 gallons; miles of mains, 145. Number of fire hydrants, 646. Fire de- partment has 44 men, with 3 stations, 6 pieces of motor equipment, and 90 fire- alarm boxes. Police department has 57 men, with 1 station and 8 pieces of motor equipment.
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 atti- tude 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.
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