Hill's Lincolnton (Lincoln County, N.C.) City Directory [1959], Part 1

Author: Hill Directory Company.
Publication date: 1959
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 424


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HILL'S LINCOLNTON


(LINCOLN COUNTY, N. C.)


CITY DIRECTORY 1959


Including Boger City


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 Numerical Telephone Directory, a Directory of Rural Routes and Much Information of a Miscellaneous Character; also the


YELLOW PAGES With a Special ADVERTISING SECTION and a Complete CLASSIFIED LIST


FOR CONTENTS SEE INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX


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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 correctness 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.


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HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of South- eastern Directories present to subscribers and the gen- eral public, this, the 1959 edition of the Lincolnton City Directory, which also includes Boger City and the rural routes emanating from the Lincolnton Post Of- fice.


This is the first Hill Directory of Lincolnton and is completely standardized according to the policies and practices of the Association of North American Directory Publishers.


Confidence in the growth of Lincolnton 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 reflecting Lincolnton to the world.


The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Direc- tories in the estimation of the public, has been estab- lished by rendering the best in Directory service. With an unrivaled organization, and having had the cour- teous and hearty cooperation of the business and pro- fessional men and residents, the publishers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Lincolnton Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertain- ing to the community.


Five Major Departments


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


I. THE YELLOW PAGES constitute the first major department of the Directory. This embraces a complete list of the names and addresses of the business and pro- fessional concerns of the city and vicinity, arranged in alphabetical order under appropriate headings-a cata- log of all the activities of the city and vicinity. Preced- ing this catalog, likewise 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 ref- erence advertising at its best, and merit the attention of all buyers and sellers seeking sources of supply or mar- kets for goods. In a progrssive community like Lincoln- ton, the necessity of having this kind of information up-to-date and always immediately available, is obvious. The Directory is a common intermediary between buyer and seller, and plays an important role in the daily


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activities of the commercial, industrial and professional world.


II. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of res- idents and business and professional concerns is the sec- ond 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 Lincolnton and Boger City, and the name, official personnel, nature and addres of each firm and corporation.


III, THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, IN- CLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, is the third major department, printed on green paper. In this sec- tion the named streets are arranged in order, the num- bers of the residences and business concerns are ar- ranged 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 inter- secting 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.


IV. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIREC- TORY, on blue paper, is the fourth major department.


V. THE LINCOLNTON RURAL ROUTES DIREC- TORY, is the fifth major department, printed on white paper.


Community Publicity


The Directory reflects the achievements and am- bitions of the community, depicting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a busi- ness location, as a manufacturing site and as an educa- tional center. To broadcast this information the publish- ers 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 Lincolnton and vicinity.


There are more than 700 Directory Libraries in- stalled in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North American Direc- tory Publishers.


The Publishers appreciatively acknowledge the rec- ognition by those progressive 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 NUMEBRS LISTED BELOW REFER TO THE YELLOW PAGES


Abernethy Ralph Chevrolet Inc


front cover, left side lines, 12 and 13


Abernethy-Rosman Coal Co


right bottom lines and 25


Belk-Schrum Co left bottom lines, B and 31


Brown's Esso Servicenter right bottom lines and 78


Carolina Distributing Co. left side lines and 41


Central Finance Co


back cover, right top lines, 38 and 63


Cherryville Ice & Fuel Co back


lip margin, right top lines, Z, 25, 45, 55 and 72


Conner Furniture Co


left side lines and


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Costner Oil Co


left side lines and


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Dixie Grocery Co Inc. right side lines and 81 Drum's Funeral Home & Florist


bottom stencil, left top lines, 46 and 47


Economy Auto Supply


Finger H R Plumbing top stencil, left top lines, 5 and 8 72 1


Firestone Home & Auto Supply back cover, right top lines, 6 and 9


First National Bank


front cover, right top lines, 16 and 17


Hartman Stores right bottom lines, 24 and 24


Heafner Tire Co left bottom lines and 79


Henderson Heating and Roofing Co Inc


right top lines and


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Henkel Concrete Co left bottom lines and


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Hill Directory Co Inc. 33


Jewel Box right bottom lines and 61


Joe & Jim's Food Center right side lines and 51


King's Office Supply right side lines and 69


Kistler Heating Co


back cover, right bottom lines, 3 and 53


Kuck Frank K Marketer


back cover, right top lines, 42 and 70


Lail Electric Service right bottom lines and 35


Lincoln County Broadcasting Co Inc left side lines, 2 and 74 Lincoln County Credit Bureau Inc


right bottom lines and 30 Lincoln County Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co Inc .... right bottom lines and 56


Lincoln County News The left bottom lines and 68


Lincoln Finance Co Inc 62 Lincoln Hardware Co Inc


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Lincoln Insurance Service


back cover, left bottom lines and 57


Lincoln Laundry & Cleaners Inc right side lines and 34


Lincoln National Bank


back cover, right top lines, 18 and 19 Lincoln Times The right bottom lines and 67


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Lingerfoot Electric Co


back cover, left bottom lines, 36 and 37


Lowe's Oil & Service Co


backbone, left side lines, 43 and 71


Lowe's Transfer Service right side lines and 80


Martin Plumbing Co right bottom lines and 73


McGinnis Bros Construction Co


right side lines and 27


Modlin Bros Inc right bottom lines, Y and 29


Moore B C & Sons Inc .. right bottom lines and 32 North State Insurance Agency Inc


front cover, left top lines and 58


Polhill Motors Inc


front lip margin, right bottom lines, A, 14 and Richardson Interior Designs.


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front cover, left side lines, 44 and 50 Saunders Woodwork Co Inc ribbon book mark, right bottom lines and 22


Seth Lumber Co Inc front cover, left side lines, 21 and 66 Shuford J Fred Construction Co insert at name in Alphabetical Section and 28 Shuford's Floral Garden ...... left bottom lines and 39 Simmons Inc ...... front cover, left top lines, 59 and 75 Stroupe Realty Co


front stencil, left side lines, 76 and 77 Superior Loan & Finance Co Inc


front cover, left top lines, 64 and 65 Turner's Store Inc. right side lines, C and 23 WLON Broadcasting Station. .. left side lines, 2 and 74 Warlick Funeral Home


back cover, left bottom lines, 4 and 48


Warlick's Flowers right bottom lines and 40 Western Auto Associate Store


front cover, right top lines, 7 and 15 Whiteside Bros Body Works 10


LINCOLNTON


"For The Growing Industry"


Statistical Review (Courtesy Industrial Division of Lincolnton Chamber of Commerce)


Form of Government-Aldermanic.


Population-5,432 (1950 U. S. Census); Local estimate at present 6,500 (1959). American-born population is 99% of the whole.


Area-4 square miles.


Altitude-846 feet above sea level.


Climate-Mean annual temperature 58.6 degrees F .; average annual rainfall 48 inches.


Assessed Valuation-$14,336,329.00, with $0.95 per $100.00 tax rate.


Bonded Debt-$280.000.00.


Financial Data-2 banks, with total deposits of $8,128,- 226.30 (December 31, 1958); total resources of $9,330,367.59 (December 31, 1958). 2 building and loan associations, with total assets of $8,876,024.52 (December 31, 1958).


Postal Receipts-$77,537.00 (year ended 1957).


Telephones in Service-2,300.


Churches-18, representing 10 denominations.


Building and Construction-39 building permits issued in 1957, valued at $543,050.00.


Industry-Chief industries of the city and surrounding territory: Textiles, furniture, hosiery and lumber. 61 manufacturing establishments, employing 1836 men and 1224 women, paying wages of $6,714,- 000.00 annually, and having products valued at $9,697,000.00 annually, as per report covering the year 1954. Principal manufacturers products; cot- ton yarns, living room and dining room sets.


Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 20 miles, and population of 25,000. Wholesale area has radius of 30 miles, and population of 60,000.


Newspapers-2 semi-weekly.


Radio Broadcasting Stations-W.L.O.N.


Television Stations-WBTV, Charlotte, N. C. and WSOC- TV, Charlotte, N. C.


Hotels-1, with total of 30 rooms.


Railroads-City served by 2 railroads: Seaboard Airline Railroad and Carolina & Northwestern Railway Company (a branch of Southern Railway System). Bus Lines-City served by 2 intra-city bus lines: Queen City Trailways & Lincolnton Bus Line.


Highways-U. S. 321 and State 27 and 150.


Airports-1, Charlotte's Douglas Municipal Airport


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within 45 minutes driving time of Lincolnton. Automobile Registrations-2408 (city proper).


Amusements-Largest auditorium in city seats 786 per- sons ( High School Auditorium). 1 moving-picture theatre, with total seating capacity of 650 persons. 1 golf course.


Hospitals-2, with total of 135 beds.


Education-5 public schools, including 1 senior high school. 2,246 pupils in public school. 72 teachers in public schools. Value of public school property $1,749,350.00.


Public Libraries-1, with total of 18,386 volumes.


City Statistics-Total street mileage 25.40, with 22.67 miles paved. 2230 water meters; 2282 light meters. Water works plant valued at $610,000.00. Fire de- partment has 4 paid men, with 1 station and 4 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire depart- ment real estate and equipment, $105,828.00. Po- lice department has 10 men, with 1 station and 2 pieces of motor equipment.


Location


Ideally located near the South Fork of the Catawba River and on the junction of North Carolina Highways 27 and 150, and United States 321, Lincolnton, the county seat and geographical center of Lincoln County, is advantageously situated close to the heart of North Carolina's highly industrialized Piedmont area. Lin- colnton, with a population of 6,500, is the only incorpor- ated city in Lincoln County. It is in but not hemmed in


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Lincoln County Courthouse


by industrial expansion. While it enjoys plenty of room for growth, its quick and unimpeded access to the net- work of Federal and State public highways places it in an enviable location from both business and pleasure standpoints. According to a well-known Industrial Lo- cator, Lincolnton enjoys "readily accessible isolation." North Carolina's new 4-lane highway system now brings Lincolnton within minutes of nationally known express ways linking it directly to the North, South, East and West. Lincolnton is within 30 minutes drive of the newly approved 4-lane highway which will make straight-line connection between Charlotte and Canton, Ohio.


Lincoln County, 30 miles long and 10 miles wide covers an area of 308 square miles of rich rolling ter- rain. Of its 197,120 acres, 91.4% are in farmlands with 81.0% of its total acreage devoted to agriculture.


With Lincoln County's ever increasing mechaniza- tion of farms, more and more farm operators and their family members become available for employment in di- versified industry each year. It is the goal of Lincoln County to develop its industrial potential and to provide


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jobs and subsequent economic betterment for its peo- ple who are now commuting to adjacent counties.


Climate


Enhanced by an average altitude of approximately 900 feet and its close proximity to the mountains im- mediately westward which regulate extremes in heat and cold, Lincoln County enjoys an annual average temperature of 58.6°F., a negligible snowfall annually measuring approximately 8 inches, an annual average rainfall of 48 inches, and an annual average relative humidity of 66.5%. With a frost-free growing season of 194 days, only 4 to 5 months heating is required: Frost penetration is but three inches.


History of Lincolnton


Lincolnton was already a cultural and commer- cial center at the time of the Revolution. Many of its fine, original homes still stand. Named for Benjamin Lincoln, who achieved fame at the time of Cornwallis's surrender to Washington at Yorktown, Lincolnton was settled in large measure by German and Dutch Protes- tants seeking religious asylum. Toady, the county re- mains primarily Protestant; while its politics like that of other Southern Communities is largely Democratic.


Lincolnton is the county seat of Lincoln County which originally embraced the present counties of Ca- tawba, Gaston, half of Cleveland, and after 1779, a part of Burke; Lincoln was established along with Ruther- ford, out of Tryon in 1779, when that county was abol- ished, reportedly because the name of Governor Tryon had become odious to Revolutionary Patriots. Cleve- land, Gaston, and Catawba were carved from this area but voted with Lincoln until 1854, when Lincoln was allowed her own representatives.


The Battle of Ramsour' Mill in June 1780 was fought within the present city limits of Lincolnton. Had this battle not been fought, it is probable that America would be today an English Colony. This seemingly in- significant battle to which little note or credit has ever been given, changed the history of the world. It directly set the stage for the victory over the English at Kings Mountain and the subsequent surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia.


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Government


Lincolnton is administered by a board of alder- men, a mayor, and a vice mayor, who are elected by the people. Lincoln County affairs are administered by a commission of five members, who are elected by popu- lar vote of the citizens. Both boards comprise successful business men who make it their business to protect the rights of small business as well as large industry.


Industrial Potential


As is the case with many counties whose county seat is it's only or chief incorporated city, most of Lin- colnton's industries lie immediately outside or relative- ly close to the present city limits. A survey made in 1958 by the Lincolnton office of N. C. Employment Security Commission credits Lincoln County with 42 industrial establishments employing approximately 3,000 workers. While the 10 textile firms dominate its economy with almost 2,000 workers, it's 7 furniture plants running it a close second with over 500 em- ployees, numerous other types of industries from hos- iery to mining enjoy a most profitable existence.


Labor


One of Lincoln County's greatest assets is her abundance of available labor. Within a fifteen-mile radius of Lincolnton it is estimated that there are ap- proximately 4,500 workers, easily trainable and in the productive age brackets, available for industrial em- ployment. These people are native-born, highly intelli- gent, industrious, loyal, and efficient with strong reli- gious ties, the larger percentage owners of modest homes or farms. Industry finds these people to be ex- tremely conscious, stable, and thoroughly reliable citi- zens, readily adaptable to new industrial processes and capable of being quickly trained to perform complicated operations at high rates of production. Lincoln County enjoys the highest degree of tranquil employee-em- ployer relationships. Lincoln County knows no labor un- rest. Located in Lincolnton, the office of the Employ- ment Security Commission of North Carolina offers every assistance to both present and prospective em- ployers with regard to labor requirements


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Transportation


Major highways serving Lincolnton and Lincoln County include U. S. Highway 321 and North Carolina Highways 27 and 150. A few minutes drive on North Carolina's first-class highway system speeds you to all points in the Nation.


Fourteen major truck lines serve Lincolnton daily. Carolina Freight Carriers, one of the largest operating freight carriers in America, maintains its home depot 8 miles from Lincolnton. Charlotte, the second largest trucking center in the U. S. is less than an hour's truck- ing time from Lincolnton. More than 60 major truck lines operate terminals in Charlotte dispatching over 3,200 trucks in and out daily.


Lincolnton has the advantage of excellent service being served by both the Seaboard Airline Railroad and the Carolina and Northwestern Railway Co., a branch of the Southern Railway System.


Lincolnton is within 45 minutes' safe driving time of Charlotte's Douglas Municipal Airport which provides over 54 daily scheduled flights by Eastern, Southern, Capital, Delta, and Piedmont Airlines to all parts of the County.


Lincolnton's own local airport accomodates single engine and small two-engine craft as does Hickory Air- port, a thirty-minute auto drive from Lincolnton.


Lincolnton is served by two bus companies which operate on daily schedules to make connections to points throughout the nation. Queen City Trailways, one of he largest independent bus companies in the nation with headquarters in nearby Charlotte, has six sched-


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uled departures daily, three to Hickory and three to Charlotte. Lincolnton Bus Line, a locally owned com- pany makes four regularly scheduled round trips daily between Lincolnton and Gastonia.


Communications


Two semi-weekly newspapers, the Lincoln Times and the Lincoln County News, both locally published give wide coverage to all phases of news on the local level. Daily delivery of both the Charlotte Observer and the Charlotte News give top-notch coverage on the local, state and national level. Lincolnton is the home of the Southern Textile News.


Station WLON locally owned and operated on a clear channel of 1050 KC and on 1000 Watts power. Serves all parts of Lincoln County as well as adjoining counties during daylight hours with excellent daily round-up of news, community and national affairs. It is cited for its community and public service features.


T. V. reception is excellent throughout Lincoln County through two Charlotte channels in addition to those carrying Asheville, Winston Salem, Greenville (S. C.) stations.


Telephones


Telephone service is provided by Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company. Long distance inter- toll dial service is supplied direct through Charlotte's new toll center. TWX and long distance leased lines are available. Installation costs and rates will be furn- ished upon submission of specification and require- ments.


Altogether there are over 5,000 telephones in oper- ation in Lincoln County, of which number 5,635 are operated by Southern Bell, the latter company having


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grown from 1,895 telephones in 1950 to the present number in 1959.


Of the above total number 2,300 telephones are in operation within the city limits of Lincolnton.


Schools


Lincolnton is justly proud of it's fully accredited school system. It has approximately 2,246 students en- rolled in it's 5 city schools, which are under the direc- tion of a Board of Education comprised of five members serving staggered 5-year terms. There are 3 grammar and primary white schools, 1 negro grammar school and 1 consolidated white high school, the consolidated negro grammar and high school being located in Lincoln County. Daily school bus service is provided. A modern fully-equipped cafeteria serves an average of 1,000 stu- dents daily. The high school offers 45 courses of work, including vocational agriculture and driver training educational pogram. It has an excellent commercial de- partment. The total value of presently used school buildings and properties in the city school system ex- ceeds $1,749,350.00 as of the July 1959 audit.




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