Hill's Gastonia (Gaston County, N.C.) City Directory [1957], Part 1

Author: Hill Directory Company.
Publication date: 1957
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 1064


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242 E. Franklin Ave.


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Spencer Lumber Co. Inc.


"Furnishing Quality Materials Since 1910"


BUILDING MATERIALS Lumber, Millwork, Sheetrock, Roofing, Paints, Builders' Hardware Screens, Insulation, Anderson Windows, Weldwood Plywood, Cabinets and Mantels


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Cocker Machine & Foundry Company Manufacturers of Textile Machinery Gastonia, N. C.


Tel. UNiversity 5-2331


213 South Chestnut Street


MAXWELL BROTHERS, INC.


Gastonia's Leading Furniture Store


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MORSE-Drills, Reamers, Taps, Cutters


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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


CONTINENTAL DIAMOND-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


HOPE-Spinning Tape


HYGRADE-Lamps


HYGRADE-Fluorescent Lighting


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CLARK-Automatic Controls


CLARK-Steam Traps


COLUMBIA-Rope


CLIPPER-Belt Lacing


DIXON-Crayons


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GAMISCO-Leather Belting


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HILL'S GASTONIA


( GASTON COUNTY, N. C. ) CITY DIRECTORY 1957


INCLUDING


Armstrong Development, Flint Mills Village No.'s 1 and 2, Groves Mills Village, Ranlo, Smyre and West View Heights.


Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citi- zens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide and a Numerical Telephone Directory; also the


YELLOW PAGES


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Copyright, 1957, by the Hill Directory Co., Inc.


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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 1957 edition of the Gastonia City Directory, which also includes Armstrong Development, Flint Mills Village Nos. 1 and 2, Groves Mills Village, Ranlo, Smyre and West View Heights.


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.


Four Major Departments


The four major departments are arranged in the following order :-


I. THE YELLOW PAGES constitute the first major department of the Direc- tory. This embraces a complete list of the names andaddresses of the business and professional concerns of the city, arranged in alphabetical order under ap- propriate headings-a catalog of all the activities of the city. Preceding this catalog, likewide grouped under appropriate headings, are the advertisements and business cards of firms and individuals desiring to present a more com- plete list of their products or services than is possible in the catalog itself. The Yellow Pages represent reference advertising at its best, and merit the atten- tion of all buyers and sellers seeking sources of supply or markets for goods. In a busy and diversified community like Gastonia, the necessity of having this kind of information up-to-date and always immediately available, is obvious. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller, and plays an important role in the daily activities of the commercial, industrial and pro- fessional world.


II. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is the second 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.


III. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AV- ENUE GUIDE, on green paper, is the third 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 con- cerns 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. Special features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the listing of telephone numbers.


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IV. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, on blue paper, is the fourth major department.


Community Publicity


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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


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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX


the Directory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily available for 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 700 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


PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE ADVERTISING SECTION THE YELLOW PAGES


Page


Acme Petroleum & Fuel Co Inc . right bottom cards


Aetna Loan & Finance Co. . left side lines and $ 2


Akers Center Pharmacy .left top cards and Akers Center Hardware & Supply Inc. left bottom cards and 77 Z Atkins Ennis Studio right top cards and 108 B & S Machine Co Inc left top cards and 123 Barkley Machine Works 122 28


Beal Jno L Builders Supplies Inc . right top cards and


Beveridge Metal Products Inc. right bottom cards and 120 Bou Laundry & Cleaners Inc . 47 Bowman's Crown Service left side lines and 13 Bradley Flyer & Repair Co left top cards and 138 52 Brown's Radio & Electric Service right bottom cards and 53 Bryant Electric Repair Co Inc . .front cover, left side lines and 54 Bryant Supply Co Inc . 90 140


Busby's Jewelry . eft top cards and


C & W Roller Shop Inc .


Caldwell Robert F Insurance Agency.


back cover, right side lines and 81


Caldwell's Drug Store Inc . . · . front and back lip margins, right side lines, 44 and .


45 49


Carolina Cleaner Carolina Florist


64 front cover, right top lines, Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and Carolina Steel Roller Machine Inc . . . · · · right side lines, right bottom cards and 124


Carolina Transfer & Storage Co Inc . right bottom cards and Carothers Funeral Home Ltd. .


149


. left top lines, Insert at Phones Numerically and


69


· Carpenter Insurance Agency right bottom cards and Carson's Laundry


88 05


Carter A B Inc . right bottom cards and


125


Central Plumbing & Supply Co left bottom cards and 108


Citizens National Bank The .


City Coach Co Inc front stencil, left top and left bottom lines and


16


30


City Lumber Co Inc . back cover, right side lines, 24 and 94


City Wreckers Service & Garage . left top cards and 15 Cocker Machine & Foundry Co front cover, left top cards, B and 126 Comer J T & Co. . left side lines and 83 93 Consolidated Credit Corp. left bottom cards and Costner Funeral Home . 68 Creasman Steel Roller Machine Co Inc left bottom cards and 127 2 90 51 Creech Motorcycle Co Inc . D & W Leather Products . left side lines and Delta Electric Co. Double Cola Bottling Co left side lines and 22 91 Y and Duke Power Co . E S & W Textile Machine Co Inc . 138 11


Edwards Garage .


Elmer Lumber Co Inc . right bottom cards and 60


back cover, right top and right bottom lines, right bottom cards and Evans College of Commerce . left side lines and


95 31


Ferguson Gear Company .


139


Fiber Controls Corp left bottom lines and


128


Firestone Stores . . right side lines and 3


118


78


55


Freeman's Ches Gastonia Appliance Co Inc right bottom lines and Gardner's Warren Inc right top cards and Gaston Electric Co Inc


99


. tabbed Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and


61


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First Federal Savings & Loan Assn .right top and right bottom lines, Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and Franklin Hardware Co. . . left top cards and


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Electric Specialty Co.


.right bottom cards and


left bottom cards and


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


Page


Gaston Electric Contractors Inc


. . tabbed Insert at Gaston Electric Co Inc in Alphabetical Section and Gaston Floral Gardens . insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and


Gaston Furniture Co.


Gaston Memorial Park left side lines and


Gaston Paving Co Inc.


insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and


Gastonia Belting & Supply Co Inc . left side lines and Gastonia Combed Yarn Division of Botany Cottons Inc .


Gastonia Gazette The .. . back cover, right top cards and


Gastonia Insurance Agency Inc right top lines, left bottom lines and


Gastonia Lumber Co . . right bottom lines and


Gastonia Mill Supply Co The eft top and right top lines, A and Gastonia Motor Parts Co Inc


Gastonia Mutual Building & Loan Assn . . left bottom lines, tabbed insert at Building and Loan Associations in Classified Business Section and Gastonia Roller, Flyer & Spindle Co Inc .


Gastonia Sheet Metal Works . right top cards, 116 and


Gastonia Textile Sheet Metal Works Inc. right top cards and


Gastonia Truck & Tractor Co . right top cards and


Gastonia United Oil Co Inc . left top cards and


Gazette Publishing Co Inc The . back cover, right top cards and


Good Will Press Inc right bottom lines and Goodyear Service Stores left side lines and


Gossett Machine Works Inc


Griffin Supply Co Inc. . right bottom cards and


Hamilton Roy Plumbing & Heating right side lines and


Harris & Moore Realty Co .


Hawkins Coal Co .


left side lines and


Hawkins Neal Contractor left side lines and


Hawkins Neal Transfer Co Inc. left side lines and


Henley Paper Co . left bottom cards and


Hill Directory Co Inc


House-All Supply Co


Howard's Bar-B-Q .


Howe Distributing Co Inc .


Howe's T Q Garage.


.left side lines, Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and


Ideal Industries Inc


Ideal Machine Shops Inc. left bottom lines and 132


J & J Electric Service left top lines and 56


Jackson Mortgage & Realty Co right top cards and 114


Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co of Greensboro, N C


left side lines and


Jenkins Cleaners


Jenkins George A Agency Inc . front cover, right side lines and


Jenkins Metal Shops Inc . left top cards and Johnson H V & Son . left bottom cards and 143 Johnston's Furniture Co . right top cards and 32 75 Kennedy's Rexall Drug Store right side lines and 46 Kincaid Engineering Co Inc. 121 85


Kincaid Insurance Agency .


left side lines and


Kistler Iron Works . left side lines and 66


Kluttz Machine & Foundry Co left side lines and


Lighting Center .


left top cards and


140 60 57


Lineberger James R


119


Long Jim Inc left bottom cards, 2 and 79


Long Spindle & Machinery Co . right bottom cards and 139


Lytle Fred Buick Co Inc .


front cover, right top lines, left side lines and 5


63


Massey Hardware Co right top cards and


147


Matthews-Belk Co . right top and right bottom lines and 42


Maxwell Brothers Inc . front cover and 72


Mayer Body & Hoist Co right top cards and 12 150


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70


Mill Motor Repair Inc .


100


Moore & Stewart Inc .


left top cards and


115 89


Morris Jewelry Co Inc .


61


65 71


32 38 144 148 101 82 29


145 13 23 129 119 142 11 66 101 112 14 130 146 110 114 107 107 107 106 43 25 116 76 4


131


83 48 84


Long Bros .


M & J Finance Corp


McCall Bros Pump & Well Co


McLean & Son Funeral Home. left top lines and


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


National Bank of Commerce .


. . backbone, right side lines, Tabbed Insert at Street Guide, 18 and


19


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New York Life Insurance Co right top cards and 133 88 Nolen Machine Co .


Nolen Sand & Supply Co. Tabbed Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section, 27 and


Norris Supply & Machine Co .


left side lines, 21, 80 and


150


Oakley Oliver G Masonry Contractor


right bottom cards and


Orr Realty Co Inc .


ribbon bookmark and


Petroleum Transportation Inc. . left side lines and


107


Petty Machine Co Inc


left side lines and 98


Piedmont Machine Shop Inc .


Tabbed Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and


134


Piedmont Oil of Gastonia Inc


, left bottom cards and 67


Powell Motor Co


. right side lines and


12


Quality Cleaners


. left top cards and


50 68


Queen's Texaco Service


left top cards and 13


Rainbow Paint Store .


right side lines and 105


Rankin-Armstrong Co Inc.


left top lines, left top cards and 73


Rawlings Co The . .


left top cards and


58


Rawlings-Todd Co Inc The


right top cards and


59


Rayfield & Stewart Inc .


left top cards and 138 6


Rays Amoco & Tire Service .


Ready Mixed Concrete Works .


37 Insert at Contractors-Concrete in Classified Business Section and Rhyne A Leonard Co. left side lines and 103


Rhyne M A & Sons back cover, 38 and 41 34


Riddle Joe S Contractor Inc.


.right bottom cards, Z and


Ritch's Gulf Service .


back cover, left side lines and


Royal Cleaners .


left bottom lines and


Saunders Dry Cleaning Co


Schneider Leon Inc .


left top cards, 79 and


Seth Lumber Co Inc .


left top cards and


Settlemyer Beauty Shop


right bottom cards and


Sherrill Manufacturing Co Inc


Simmons Auto-Electric


left side lines and


Smart Shop The right bottom cards and 32


Smith Chevrolet Co Inc


top stencil, right bottom lines and 9


98


Spencer Lumber Co Inc. . front cover, left top lines, 26 and


97


Spencer Machinery & Supply Co


left top lines and


135


Stewart Paul Machine Co


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Stovall's Foundry .


right bottom cards, Cand


122 35


Summerrow Furniture Co


right side lines and 75


Sunrise Dairy Inc .


. bottom stencil,


right side lines, Tabbed Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and Textile Parts & Machine Co Inc


136


Tommy Pontiac Inc .


10


Van Sleen's


90


Wallace Electric Co . left top cards and


62


Ward-Love Funeral Service Inc .


71


. Insert at Gaston Paving Co Inc in Alphabetical Section and Watson Insurance Agency Inc . .


86


White Sarah Mason Mrs Interior Decorator. right top cards and


89


Whitesides & Co . right top lines and Wide World Travel Services Inc right side lines and 149


87


Wiley Elmer Brick Contractor


36


Williams Gates Furniture Co .


right top cards and


76


Wilson Transfer Co Inc left bottom cards and 99


114


Yarborough & Elrod Inc . . right top cards and


111


Young F A Machine Co right bottom cards and 137


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14 7 50 74 49 41 117


Sellers Sheet Metal Works


96 20 141 8


Smith's Cut Rate Drug Store Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section . left side lines and


Southern Reneedling Works Inc


104


Spencer's Inc . back cover and


140


Styers & Jenkins Inc


40


Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and


right top cards and Watkins Fred Construction Co Inc .


33


Wright Guy Insurance & Realty Co right side lines and


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33


Penegar O G Co Inc


35 113 102


Queen Roland E.


Roosevelt Tire Service Inc


Rustin Furniture Co Inc .


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GASTONIA "THE CITY OF UNLIMITED OPPORTUNITY"


(Courtesy Gastonia Chamber of Commerce)


Statistical Review


Form of Government-City Manager-Council (Plan D).


Population-1955 Special Federal Census Enumeration-34,389; Greater Gastonia 50,000. American-born, 99.3 %.


Area-9 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-$61,500,000, with $1.50 per $100 tax rate.


Bonded Debt-$5,150,000, gross.


Financial Data-2 banks, with total assets of $37,465,203. 2 building and loar. associations, with total assets of $15,446,622.


Postal Receipts-1930, $65,841.25; 1940, $102,002.45; 1950, $320,640.35; 1956, $630,938.04.


Telephones in Service-15,300.


Churches-92, representing 12 denominations.


Industry-Chief industry of city and surrounding territory is textile manu- facturing. Total of 188 manufacturing plants of all classifications, with annual payroll of $45,000,000. Principal manufactured products: Cotton yarn, textile machinery, sewing thread, tire fabric, motor-oil filters, chemical products, electrical goods, corrugated boxes and miscellaneous products.


Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 25 miles, with over 250,000 popula- tion.


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Newspapers-1 daily, Gastonia Gazette; circulation, 20,500.


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 Piedmont & Northern.


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 246 teachers. Greater Gastonia, 18 schools, 12,000 pupils and 352 teachers. Gastonia also is the home of Evans College of Commerce and Gaston Technical Institute. In the county are Sacred Heart College (Junior for Girls), Belmont Abbey College (Senior) and the North Carolina Vocational Textile School, all of which are at Belmont, N. C.




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