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Armstrong Development, Flint Mills Villages 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
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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.
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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 1958 edition of the Gastonia City Directory, which also includes Armstrong Development, Flint Mills Villages 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 coop- eration 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 in- formation 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 and addresses of the business and professional concerns of the city and vicinity, arranged in alphabetical order under appropriate headings-a catalog of all the activities of the city and vicinity. Preceding this catalog, likewise grouped under appropriate headings, are the advertisements and business cards of firms and individuals desiring to present a more complete 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 attention of all buyers and sellers seeking sources of supply or markets for goods. In a progressive 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 betweenbuyer and seller, and plays an important role in the daily activities of the commercial, industrial and professional world.
Il. 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, Armstrong Develop- ment, Flint Mills Villages Nos. 1 and 2, Groves Mills Village, Ranlo, Smyre and West View Heights, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation.
111. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AV- ENUE GUIDE, is the third major department printed on green paper. 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 busi- ness concerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and concerns are placed opposite the num- bers. 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.
1 A IV. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, on blue paper, is the fourth 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
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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 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.
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE ADVERTISING SECTION THE YELLOW PAGES
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Acme Petroleum & Fuel Co Inc . bottom stencil, right side lines and 65
Aetna Loan & Finance Co . . left top lines
Akers Center Hardware & Supply left bottom cards and 79
Akers Center Pharmacy left top cards, X and 48
Atkins Ennis Studio right top cards and 111
B & S Machine Co Inc
62
Barker's Florist .
141
Beal Jno L Builders Supplies Inc .
70
Beattie & Norton Furniture Co Inc
Beveridge H & Co .
126 78 52
Bou Laundry & Cleaners Inc
Boulevard Auto Wreckers
Bradley Flyer & Repair Co Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and 127
123
Brewer's Sinclair Service
Brown's Radio & Electric Service back cover and 53
Bryant Electric Repair Co Inc front cover and 54
C & W Roller Shop Inc left side lines and 141
Cable's Gulf Service right side lines and 11
Caldwell Robert F Insurance Agency
back cover, right side lines and
85
Caldwell's Drug Store Inc
front and back lip margins, right side lines, 49 and 110
Carolina Cleaners
Carolina Florist front cover, right top lines and 63
156
Carolina Freight Carriers Corp
right bottom lines and 142
Carolina Transfer & Storage Co Inc
Carothers Funeral Homes Ltd Insert at Phones Numerically and 68
Carpenter Insurance Agency right bottom cards and 91 93
Carson's Laundry
Carter A B Inc . right bottom cards and 128
Citizens National Bank The .. front stencil, left top and bottom lines, 15 and 17 City Lumber Co Inc . front cover, right side lines, 29 and 95 City Paint Store Inc . 107
Cocker Machine & Foundry Company
Cohen's Inc front cover, left top cards, B, 98 and 129
left bottom lines and 87
Comer J T & Co
Consolidated Credit Corp
left bottom cards and 94 70
Costner Funeral Home
left side lines and 130
D & W Leather Products
right side lines and
93
Dobbins L C Service Co .
59 118
Dog-N-Suds
right side lines and 94
Domestic Loans Inc
left side lines and 22
154 Y
Duke Power Co .
124
Electronic Service Center
Elmer Lumber Co Inc .
. back cover, right bottom lines, right bottom cards, 30 and 96 Ferguson Gear Co 142 Fiber Controls Corp right top lines and 143
Finger Brothers Brick Contractors left side lines and 24
Firestone Florist .
Franklin Hardware Co left top and right bottom lines and 121
left top cards and 80
Freeman's Ches Gastonia Appliance Co Inc
77
Friday Textile Machine & Supply Co . 149 Gardner's Warren Inc . right top cards and 37
Gaston Cemetery Park Corp left side lines and 36
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Creasman Steel Roller Machine Co Inc
Double Cola Bottling Co
Drum's Esso Servicenter
64
First Federal Savings & Loan Association.
left side lines and 145
Barkley Machine Works right top cards and 28
Blu-Gas Company Inc left side lines and
158
right top cards and 52
Carolina Steel Roller Machine Inc left side lines and 154
Central Plumbing & Supply Co right side lines and 112
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Gaston Electric Co Inc. right side lines and 60
Gaston Electric Contractors Inc
Gaston Furniture Co right top lines and 43
Gastonia Coca-Cola Bottling Co right side lines and 23
Gastonia Combed Yarn Division of Botany Cottons Inc
153 Gastonia Concrete Products Co 31
Gastonia Floor Sanding Co .
62
Gastonia Glidden Paint Center right top cards and 107
Gastonia Insulating Co right side lines and 84
Gastonia Insurance Agency Inc right top and left bottom lines and 86
Gastonia Lumber Co
. right bottom lines and 35
Gastonia Mill Supply Co The.
left and right top lines, A and 150
Gastonia Motor Parts Co Inc .
Gastonia Mutual Building & Loan Association
. left bottom lines, tabbed Insert at Building & Loan Associations in Classified Business Section and 27
Gastonia Roller, Flyer & Spindle Co Inc
131
Gastonia Sheet Metal Works right side lines, 118 and 123
Gastonia Textile Sheet Metal Works Inc left top cards and 147
Gastonia United Oil Co Inc right top lines and 66
Gazette Publishing Co Inc The back cover, right top cards and 102
Good Will Press Inc .
right top lines and 114
Gossett Machinery Works Inc
132
Griffin Supply Co Inc right bottom cards and 151
Guarantee Motor & Transmission Service Inc
Guthrie Machine Shop
Hagan Oil Co .
Hampton Battery & Electric Service
Harris & Moore Realty Co.
115
Hawkins Coal Company .
Hawkins Neal Contractor 109
Hawkins Neal Transfer Co Inc 109
Henderson Heating & Roofing Co Inc left side lines and 81
Henley Paper Co left bottom cards and 108
Hill Directory Co Inc
47
Holland Company .
2
Holland's Hardware & Builders Supply Co
26
Hoosier Scale Service 122
Hotel Southern . 82 83
Howe Distributing Co Inc
Howe's T Q Garage left top lines and 5
Ideal Industries Inc left bottom lines and 133
134
J & J Electric Service . left top lines and 55
Jackson Mortgage & Realty Co right top cards, 91 and 116 Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co of Greensboro, N C .
left bottom lines and 87
Jenkins Metal Shops Inc left side lines and 148
Johnson H V & Son of Gastonia Inc. left bottom cards and 38
Johnston's Furniture Co . right top cards and 74 25
Kendrick Brick & Tile Co Inc
Kennedy's Rexall Drug Store . left bottom lines and 50 20
Kincaid Engineering Co Inc
Kincaid Insurance Agency left side lines and 88 119
Kings Mountain Sheet Metal Works Inc
Kistler Iron Works . . left side lines and 125
Kluttz Machine & Foundry Co left side lines and 143 12 Lang's Lester Garage
Lewis Florist .
64
Lewis W D Textile Machinery & Equipment 144
Lighting Center 59
Lineberger James R "Jim" 56
Little Furniture Co . .75
Long Spindle & Machinery Co left bottom lines and 135
Lytte Fred Buick Co Inc left top and side lines and 13
M & J Finance Corp 61
Marietta Realty Co left top cards and 115 Massey Hardware Co 152
back cover, right top and side lines and 4
97
left side lines and 66 61
109
Hoffman R L Builder left side lines and 40
Ideal Machine Shop
74
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Matthews-Belk Co .
right top and bottom lines and 46
Maxwell Bros Inc . right side lines and 71 157
McCall Bros Pump & Well Co McLean & Son Funeral Home front cover, left top lines and 69 91 100
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Mill Motor Repair Inc
Moore & Stewart Inc
Morris Jewelry Co Inc
National Bank of Commerce
backbone, tabbed Insert at Street Guide, 18 and 120
New Way Laundry and Cleaners Inc
New York Life Insurance Co
left top lines and 93 91 136 41
Nolen Sand & Supply Co
right top cards, 32 and
Norris Supply & Machine Co
21, 83 and 156 101
North American Van Lines Inc
Parkdale Mills Inc
154 111
Parker-Gardner Co
Payne's Cities Service & Fuel Oil right side lines, 14 and 67
Penegar O G Company Inc . . ribbon book mark and 103
Penrod Mortgage Corporation .right top lines and 99
84
Petrey & McArver Inc
Petroleum Transportation Inc left side lines and 109
Petty Machine Co Inc . . left side lines and 144
Piedmont Machine Shops Inc
tabbed Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and 137
Pope Television Service .
Prudential Insurance Co of America The
Queen Roland E
Queen's Texaco Service
left side lines and
13
Rainbow Paint Store .
.right side lines and 106
Ralph's Cities Service
14 72 14
Rankin Lake Service Station
16
Rawlings Co The . left top cards and
57
Rawlings-Todd Co Inc The
left side lines and
58 Rayfield & Stewart Inc. . Insert at Bradley Flyer & Repair Co in Alphabetical Section and 127 Ready Mixed Concrete Works . Insert at Contractors-Concrete in Classified Business Section and 42 Recreation Inc
117
Rhyne A Leonard Co
left side lines and 104
Rhyne M A & Sons
back cover, 44 and 45
Rich's Welding Plant
157 36
Roger's Transfer Inc
left side lines and 155
Roseberry's Wrecking Service
Roy B S & Son Company
Rudisill Brothers Co .
left bottom lines and
St Michael's Catholic Church
Schneider Leon Inc
Seth Lumber Co Inc left top cards and
Sherrill Manufacturing Co Inc left side lines, 145 and 146 7
Simmons Auto-Electric left side lines and
Smart Shop The right bottom cards and 37
9 51
Spencer Lumber Co Inc
left top and right bottom lines and
82 34
Spencer's Inc
front cover and 105
Standard Hardware Co Inc
left side lines and 78 145 C
Stovall's Foundry .
40
Styers & Jenkins Inc
Summerrow Furniture Co
left top lines and 75
Sweetland Restaurant . left top lines and 117 Textile Parts & Machine Co Inc 139
124
92 67
Rankin-Armstrong Co Inc .
Ratchford Geo M & Son .
Rock-Wood Building & Supply Inc
158 138 82 73 37 45 33
Rustin Furniture Co Inc
Smith Chevrolet Co Inc top stencil, right bottom lines, 8 and Smith's Cut Rate Drug Store. . Insert at Name in Alphabetical Section and Southern Hotel .
Stewart Paul Machine Co
left side lines and 3 92
Nolen Machine Co .
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Tommy Pontiac Inc
left side lines and 10
Van Sleen's .
92
Warren's Beauty Shop
19
Watson Insurance Agency Inc
89
Whisnant Howard Furniture Co
76
Whitesides & Co .
right top lines and 90
Wide World Travel Service Inc
right side lines and 155
Wilson C T .
44
Wilson Transfer Co Inc left bottom cards and 100
Wilson & Wilson Co . right side lines
Yarborough & Elrod Inc right top cards and 113
Yatesy Ann Beauty Shoppe 19
Young F A Machine Co . right bottom cards and 140
Young Lewis Insurance Agency
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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 per cent.
Area -- 9 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 -- $ 61,500,000, with $1.50 per $100 tax rate.
Bonded Debt -- $5,150,000, gross.
Financial Data -- 2 banks, with total assets of $38,615,428. 2 building and loan associations, with total assets of $17,149,537.
Postal Receipts -- 1930, $65,841.25; 1940, $102,002.45; 1950, $320,640.35; 1957, $644,949.18.
Telephones in Service -- 16,200.
Churches -- 93 representing 13 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 $65,000,000. Principal manufactured products: Cotton yarn, textile machinery, sewing thread, tire fabric, motor-oil filters, chemical products, electrical goods, corrugated boxes, moulded plastics, power chain saws and miscellaneous products.
Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 25 miles, with over 250, 000 population.
Aerial View of Gastonia's Principal Business District.
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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, 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 7,691 pupils enrolled, and 261 teachers. Greater Gastonia, 18 schools, 13,236 pupils and 427 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.
Public Libraries-1, with 68,861 volumes and 450, 000 annual circulation.
City Statistics-Total street mileage, paved 150. Sewers, 140; number of water meters 11,469; number light meters, 12,913. Capacity of water works, 12.5 million gallons daily; daily average pumpage, 6.5 million gallons; miles of mains, 175. Number of fire hydrants, 925. Fire department has 44 men, with 3 stations, 10 pieces of motor equipment, and 100 fire-alarm boses. Police de- partment has 68 men, with 1 station and 12 pieces of motor equipment. Value of municipal property is $10,626,819.
History and Location
Gastonia is the trade center of an area first settled in the year 1735 by Scotch-Irish and Germans who had lived for a time in Pennsylvania. These early pioneers were attracted here by the mild climate, numerous springs and streams, and fertile soil. Their fair attitude and high standards of living won the friendship of the powerful Catawba Indians, who often fought beside them against unfriendly Indian tribes and also in their Revolutionary War struggles. It is not surprising that the Battle of Kings Mountain, turning point of the Revolution, was fought 20 miles from Gastonia by these same pioneers, determined to keep their religious and political freedom.
Twenty miles west of Gastonia a National Military Park, the turning point of the Revolutionary War. Thousands of tourists visit this historic spot every year. This is a picture of the battleground monument.
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The Changing Scene
Seventy-five years ago this was an undeveloped, backwoods community with nothing to indicate that it was destined to become a giant industrial center. In 1848 some local citizens, recognizing the county's rich natural resources, built the Mountain Island and Woodlawn cotton mills. But industrial development did not begin in earnest until a railroad was built through Gaston County in 1872, bringing the manufacturers into touch with available raw material supplies and the large consuming markets of the nation.
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Gastonia's Main Street and shopping district
One of the Largest Tire Fabric Plants Under One Roof in the World, Located in Gastonia.
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Industrial Supremacy
Today Gastonia's 48 textile plants, with 600,000 spindles, have an average annual payroll of approximately $50 million. Gaston County has 126 textile plants, besides numerous other smaller and allied manufacturing interests. The native-born labor is dependable and unusually intelligent, and there is no discernible friction in industrial relationships between employer and employee. Industrial products include: Cotton yarns, tire fabric, textile machinery, sewing thread, crocheting and knitting yarns, labels, gears, weavers' knotters, roller covering, dress goods, sheeting, leather belting, silk, rayon, mattresses, furn- iture, textile supplies, hosiery, shoe laces, army uniform cloth, motor-oil fil- ters, carbon manifolds, novelties, industrial paper products, electrical goods, machinery, corrugated boxes, moulded plastics, power chain saws and many other articles.
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