Miller's Newton-Conover, N.C., City Directory [1955-1956], Part 1

Author: Miller, Chas. W. (Charles W.)
Publication date: 1955
Publisher: Southern Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 254


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DRUM FUNERAL SERVICE


PHONE 325 or 396


AMBULANCE SERVICE CONOVER, N. C.


Phone 870


TWIN CITY BUILDERS, INC. - CONTRACTORS


Citizens Savings & Loan Association


HOME OF INSURED SAVINGS


Practical and Convenient Home Loans


118 N. MAIN AVE.


NEWTON, N. C. PHONE 76


BLACKWELDER FURNITURE CO. "THE HOME OF QUALITY FURNITURE FOR LESS MONEY"


2105 N. WESTSIDE BLVD. PHONE 1781


BUILDING MATERIALS


NEWTON FLORIST


Coley's


Flowers


115 N. ASHE AVE.


PHONES 51 & 161


Newton-Conover By Pass


BROWN OIL CO. "OUR OIL MAKES WARM FRIENDS" HEATING OILS


SHELL


Sixth St. SW


Conover, N. C. Phone 559-J


213 N. College Ave.


WILLIS-REYNOLDS FUNERAL HOME


Newton, N. C.


Phone 2 or 102


MARSHALL ELECTRIC CO. WIRING APPLIANCES


FIXTURES NEWTON, N. C.


PHONE 193


227 EAST D. ST.


LEE TIRES


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CATAWBA REALTY & INSURANCE CO., INC. NEWTON, NORTH CAROLINA


REAL ESTATE -- MUTUAL INSURANCE "First in Service and Savings"


JOE ROBINSON BOB POWELL


LOY ABERNETHY RUSS HERMAN


102 N. MAIN AVE.


PHONE 969


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Ballard Sheet Metal Co.


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NORTH CAROLINA N. CCOLLECTION 317.560 N56


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Authorized Dealers


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BUSINESS


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Carolina Oil Co.


INCORPORATED


SINCLAIR Super Flam OILS


KEROSENE FUEL OIL - FARM OILS Automatic Metered Delivery FULL MEASURE GUARANTEED


PHONES 70 OR 360


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MILLER'S NEWTON-CONOVER, N. C.


CITY DIRECTORY


VOL. I 1955-1956 VOL. I


Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citizens, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, Buyers' Guide, Numerical Telephone Directory;


And A Complete Classified Business Directory


SOUTHERN DIRECTORY CO.


ASHEVILLE, N. C. : : PUBLISHERS Member Association of North American Directory Publishers (See General Index, Page 6)


Issued Biennially


PRICE - - - $25.00


THE CAROLINA SERIES


NEWTON-CONOVER, N. C.


ASHEVILLE, N. C.


Copyright July, 1955, by Chas. W. Miller


NOTE-This publication has been carefully revised (a new canvass having been made by competent parties), but it is distinctly understood that no responsibility is assumed for any errors or ommissions that may have occured in such revision.


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INDEX


GENERAL INDEX


Abbreviations


Alphabetical List of Names


101


Associations and Clubs


231


Buyer's Guide


13


City Government (Conover).


126


City Government (Newton)


183


Classified Business Directory


230


County Government (Catawba).


119


Index to Advertisers.


6


North Carolina State Government 1


11


Numerical Telephone Directory


45


Preface


7


Street Directory (Newton)


1 I 249 1


Street Directory (Conover) 1


1 275


Miscellaneous Directory


1 11-12


Title Page


5


United States Government


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


Abernethy Memorial Methodist Church p 22


Conover Hardware Co


top lines


Alman Furniture Co top lines


Conover Lumber Co


-p 19


Amos Realty Co. _p 39


Arndt & Herman_ _____ insert and top lines


Cox Realty Co.


initial letter lines


Ballard Sheet Metal Co_ _ bottom lines & p 3


Crouch Radiator & Body Shop ____ -p 14


Drum Funeral Service


front


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Electric Motor Service.


.p 29


Epps Printing Co


-p 39


Firestone Store


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First Federal Savings & Loan Assn __


stencils and top lines


Carolina Furniture Store.


top lines


First Methodist Church


p 23


First National Bank


back cover


Fox A Baine


-p 35


General Hardware & Paint Co


-p 36


Catawba Dairy Inc.


p 28


Catawba Nursery


p 34


H & W Appliance Store


-p 16 & 28


Catawba Office Supply Co.


p 35


H & W Drug Co


bottom lines


Catawba Realty & Insurance Co


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Hafer Motor Co


top lines


Herman-Sipe & Co.


back cover and bottom lines


City Motor Co p 17


City Pharmacy


top


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Horn J E & Son


-p 37


Clapp Clarence Jr


p 32


Howard Hardware


p 31


Clevenger College for Secretaries ..


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Hunsucker John F_ _ back cover and top lines


Cline's Garage.


bottom


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Jarrett's Radio & Television Service __ p 39


Killian Paul A Tile Co


-p 14


Clyde Fabrics Inc


p 42


Coley-Gurley


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Kopenhaver Paul A


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Coley's


p 2


Coley's Flowers


front cover


Conover Concrete Pipe Co


p 37


Conover Esso Service


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Blackwelder Furniture Co.


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Boggs Florist_


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Bothwell Mills Inc.


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Bowman's Super Market. p 31


Brown Oil Co


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Carolina Oil Co


p 4


Catawba Ice & Fuel Co.


bottom lines


Catawba Loan & Finance Co p 33


Citizens Savings & Loan Assn


front cover and top lines


Hewitt Boarding House


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Lail's Florist


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Lincoln Finance Co


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PREFACE


PREFACE


NEWTON-CONOVER, N. C. "Community Of Opportunity" OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS NEWTON-CONOVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE


George R. Powell-President Charles L. Tarr-Vice President William McGee-Treasurer Mrs. Virginia B. Warlick-Executive Secretary


DIRECTORS


Joe Goodnight W. W. Saunders Glenn Love Nelson Coley C. P. Cato


Mrs. Evelyn Odum Rome Jones Eugene Bost Dr. M. R. Barringer


Ex-Officio


Tom W. Willis, Newton City Manager James P. Isenhower, Conover Town Board


YOU'RE WELCOME TO


Newton-Conover, where a community population of 10,000 spreads over a six square mile area leaves plenty of room for new neighbors. We like to make new friends, and we'll be happy to meet you personally, if you'll call our Chamber of Commerce, Office Phone 450, and let us make an appointment.


Newton-Conover is happily situated in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, 80 miles from Asheville on the West and 40 miles from Charlotte to the Southeast, giving easy access to Mountain resorts and lakes. Newton is the county seat of Catawba County, with a 1950 population of 6,039, and Conover has a population of 1,428.


Ninety percent of the area's population are home owners, and nine-tenths of the population is white, one-tenth Negro. The foreign- born percent is negligible. The native-born labor potential is good, and the people widely-recognized as the best type of workers, with special skills in hosiery, cotton textiles and woodworking industries.


The climate is most agreeable, with seasonal averages: Spring 56 degrees, Summer 74 degrees, Autumn 57 degrees and Winter, 50 de- grees. The average rainfall is 49.9 inches. The elevation is 993 feet.


Transportation facilities are excellent, and this community is served by the main line of the Southern Railway, the C & N W Railroad, Queen City Bus Company, Conover-Newton Bus Lines, and Piedmont Airlines in nearby Hickory. More than 20 motor express lines serve the com- munity.


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PREFACE


INSTRUCTIONS


Newton-Conover is one of the educational centers of Catawba County. Schools are modern and well equipped, rated among the best in the State. There are five schools in the Newton-Conover system, two of which are High Schools. There is also a parochial day school in Conover.


The community has eleven churches, all denominations, one tri weekly newspaper, one radio station, three strong banks, two savings and loan companies; one 100-bed hospital and a well-equipped clinic in Conover; one Motel; and a County Library. Recreational Centers are maintained in both Newton and Conover.


GOVERNMENT


The Twin Cities of Newton and Conover are in excellent financial condition. Newton has a tax rate of $1.20; Conover, $1.35, and the County tax rate is 80 cents, plus 20 cents for the Newton-Conover School District. The County is operated by a 5-member board of County Commissioners and a County Manager. Newton has the City Manager form of government with Mayor and Town Board. Conover has the Mayor and Town Board form of government.


WATER AND POWER


The Newton-Conover section has an abundant water supply, which is analyzed as 100 percent pure, soft and free stone type, meets NBFU standards, and has a capacity of 2 million gallons per day. Power Company: Newton from City owned distribution system. Manufacturing and Conover residents receive electricity from Duke Power Company. Artificial and bottled gas are both available here at present, with pros- pects for natural gas good.


AGRICULTURAL FEATURES


Newton-Conover are in the midst of a prosperous agricultural area. Catawba County has 76,900 acres of forest land and 91,134 acres under cultivation. The agricultural industry is a vital part of the county's econ- omy, with beef cattle, dairy cattle, poultry, and diversified crops provid- ing a balance within the industry.


INDUSTRY


Industries in the area include ten hosiery mills, four glove mills, five cotton and rayon mills, nine modern furniture factories, with a number of other types of manufacturing, giving stabilizing diversifica- tion . Newton-Conover have more than fifty modern stores which provide the trading center for the surrounding agricultural area.


INFORMATION


Complete information on the Newton-Conover area is available upon request in an Industrial Survey, kept up-to-date, at the Chamber of Commerce office. Address inquiries to:


Newton-Conover Chamber of Commerce


P. O. Box 527 - Newton, N. C.


Phone 450


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS (CONT.)


(Continued From Page 6)


Love Plumbing & Heating Inc ._


bottom lines and p 38


Lucy Lou Fashions back cover


Mckay Seed Co -p 41


M & S Cabinet Shop _p 20


Mackie Motel & Restaurant p 33


Main Ave Cleaners


top lines


Marshall Electric Co


front cover


Massey W R Co


p 25


Matheson Ross


p 36


Midway Nursery


-p 34


Modern Cleaners


p 24


Moretz & Co


-p 28


Motor Mart Inc


-p 17


New-Con Electric Co


back


cover


Newton Appliance Service p 39


Newton Cabs


-p 41


Newton Cleaners & Dyers -p 24


Newton Florist


front cover


Newton Furniture Store bottom lines


Newton Manufacturing Co displays


Newton Radio & Television Service


_bottom lines


Norris Body Works


_p 15


Northwestern Bank The bottom lines


Nuzum-Cross Chevrolet Inc p 17


Nu-Way Laundry & Dry Cleaners


bottom lines


Observer & News Enterprise


fly Z


Own-United Insurance Agency insert


Peggy Anne Shope fly X


Rector's Cities Service Station p 15


Rhodes Motor Co p 18


Rhyne Hardware Co


fly Y


Rockett's Service Station -p 15


S & S Shell Service Station p 16


Sanitary Gas Co


back cover and bottom lines


Saunders Furniture Co


bottom lines


Setzer Cabinet Shop


bottom lines


Sherrill's Self Service bottom lines


Sigmon G Andrew & Sons


p 26


Smyre Garage


p 16


Standard Sales Co


bottom lines


Statesville Brick Co


_p 19


Steele Rulane Service


Superior Petroleum & Fuel Co


top lines


Tar Heel Insurance Agency


top lines


insert


Trading Center The


p 31


Twin City Builders Inc


front cover and pages 20 and 27


Twin City Cleaners p 24


Twin City Insurance Agency p 32


Twin City Pontiac Co -p 18


Victoria Beauty Salon


p 18


Warlick W Farel


p 29


White Pine The


p 40


Williams Auto Accessory Store.


top lines


Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home


front cover and top lines


Wilson Transfer Co p 42


Yoder D N Esso Service insert


Yoder D N Fuel Co insert


Yount Lumber Co


insert


POPULATION OF THE STATES OF THE UNITED STATES


1. New York


14,830,192


26. Mississippi 2,178,914


2. California


10,586,223


3. Pennsylvania 10,498,012


28. Connecticut 2,007,280


4. Illinois 8,712,176


29. West Virginia 2,005,552


5. Ohio


7,946,627


30. Arkansas 1,909,511


6. Texas


7,711,194


31. Kansas 1,905,29º


32. Oregon


1,521,341


33. Nebraska 1,325,510


34. Colorado 1,325,089


35. Maine 913,774


36. Rhode Island 791,896


37. Arizona 749,587


13. Georgia


3,444,578


38. Utah 688,862


39. New Mexico 681,187


40. South Dakota


652,740


15. Virginia


3,318,680


41. North Dakota 619,636


42. Montana 591,024


17. Alabama


3,061,743


18. Minnesota


2,982,463


19. Kentucky


2,944,806 2,771,305


20. Florida


21. Louisiana


2,683,516


22. Iowa


2,621,073


23. Washington 2,378,963


24. Maryland 2,343,001


District of Columbia 802,178


25. Oklahoma


2,233,351


TOTAL 1950 CENSUS.


150,697,361


BUSINESS


377,747


46. Delaware


318,085


47. Wyoming 290,529


48. Nevada


160,083


43. Idaho 588,637 533,242


44. New Hampshire


14. Wisconsin


3,434,575


11. Missouri 3,954,653 3,934,224


12. Indiana


6,371,766


8. New Jersey


4,835,329


9. Massachusetts


4,690,514


10. North Carolina 4,061,929


16. Tennessee 3,291,718


7. Michigan


27. South Carolina 2,117.027


45. Vermont


STREETS


Taylors


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MISCELLANEOUS DIRECTORY


A Business Must Be Built


Builders need material to build with.


"Material" for Building a Business may be obtained from this Directory.


Build up your list of pros- pective customers by check- ing the Classified Business Lists in this book for those who should use your product.


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ASHEVILLE, N. C.


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MISCELLANEOUS DIRECTORY


MILLER'S NEWTON-CONOVER, N. C.


Miscellaneous Directory 1955 - 1956


Containing Valuable Information Concerning United States and State Government.


UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT


DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER-President


RICHARD M. NIXON-Vice-President


The Cabinet


John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State George M Humphreys, Secretary of the Treasury


Herbert Brownell, Jr, Attorney General


Charles E Wilson, Secretary of Defense


Douglas E Mckay, Secretary of the In- terior


Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agricul- ture


Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce Arthur E Summerfield, Postmaster Gen- eral


Jas P Mitchell, Secretary of Labor


Marion B Folsom, Secretary Health, Edu- cation and Welfare


Government Officials


Treasurer of the United States- Ivy Baker Priest


Comptroller of Currency- Preston Delano Director of the Mint- Nellie Taylor Ross Register of the Treasury-Louis B Tommer


Director of the Bureau of Printing and Engraving-Alvin W Hall


Assistant Secretary of Labor-Edw C Moran, Jr


Chief of the Staff Army- Gen Maxwell Tay- lor


Navy Chief-Admiral Arleigh A Burke


Air Chief-Gen Norman F Twining


Chief of the Weather Bureau- Francis W Richelderfer


Director of War Mobilization-Jno W Sny- der


Representative World Security League- Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr


Commissioner Internal Revenue-Thos Coleman Andrews


Budget Director-Jos M Dodge


Mutual Security Agency Director- Harold Stassen


Veterans Administration Director-Har-


vey Higley


Secretary Army-Wilbur M Brucker


Secretary Navy-Chas S Thomas


Secretary Air-Harold E Talbett


NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNMENT


Luther H. Hodges-Governor


Thad Eure Secretary of State Henry L Bridges-Auditor Edwin Gill-Treasurer Chas F Carroll-Supt of Public Instruction L Y Ballentine Comr of Agriculture Frank Crane- Comr of Labor


Charles F Gold-Comr of Insurance Wm B Rodman Jr-Attorney General


Supreme Court


Maurice V Barnhill-Chief Justice Associate Justices-Michael Schenck, J. W. Winborne, Wm H Bobbitt, Jeff D Johnson, Jr, R Hunt Parker, E B Denny, A ] Newton clerk.


North Carolina Senators-W. Kerr Scott and Sam J Ervin, Jr


North Carolina Representatives-Herbert Bonner, Graham A Barden, Harold W Cool- ey, Thurmond Chatham, Carl T Durham, C B Deane, L H Fountain, F E Carlyle, Chas R Jonas, W W Jones, Geo A Shuford and H Q Alexander


State Medical Commission


Jas A Clerk, Dr Clarence Poe, F J Blythe, B E Jordan, J W Beam, Rev C E Rozzelle, Don S Elias, Mrs R J Reynolds, Jr, Wm B Rodman, Wm Rich.


STREETS


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MISCELLANEOUS DIRECTORY


N. C. County Seats and Population


Total for State-4,061,929


County


Pop.


Alamance


71,220


Graham


Johnston


65,906


Smithfield


Alexander


14,554


Taylorsville


Jones


11,004


Trenton


Alleghany


3,155


Sparta


Lee


23,522


Sanford


Anson


26,781


Wadesboro


Lenoir


45,953


Kinston


Ashe


21,878


Jefferson


Lincoln


27,459


Lincolnton


Avery


13,352


Newland


McDowell


25,720


Beaufort


37,134


Washington


Macon


16,174


Bertie


26,439


Windsor


Madison


20,522


Williamston


Bladen


29,703


Elizabethtown


Martin


27,938


Brunswick


19,238


Southport


Mecklenburg 197,052


Buncombe


124,403


Asheville


Mitchell


15,143


Burke


45,518


Morganton


Montgomery


17,260


Troy


Cabarrus


63,783


Concord


Moore


33,129


Carthage


Caldwell


43,352


Lenoir


Nash


59,919


Nashville


Camden


5,223


Camden


New Hanover


63,272


Wilmington Jackson


Carteret


23,059


Beaufort


Northampton 28,432


Caswell


20,870


Yanceyville


Onslow


42,047


Catawba


61,794


Newton


Orange


34,435


Chatham


25,392


Pittsboro


Pamlico


9,993


Bayboro


Cherokee


18,294


Murphy


Pasquotank


24,347


Elizabeth City


Chowan


12,540


Edenton


Pender


18,423


Burgaw


Clay


6,006


Hayesville


Perquimans


9,602


Hertford


Cleveland


64,357


Shelby


Person


24,361


Roxboro


Columbus


50,621


Whiteville


Pitt


63,789


Greenville


Craven


48,823


New Bern


Polk


11,627


Columbus


Cumberland


96,006


Fayetteville


Randolph


50,804


Asheboro


Currituck


6,201


Currituck


Richmond


39,597


Rockingham


Dare


5,405


Manteo


Robeson


87,769


Lumberton Wentworth


Davie


15,420


Mocksville


Rowan


75,410


Salisbury


Duplin


41,074


Kenansville


Rutherford


46,356


Rutherfordton


Durham


101,639


Durham


Sampson


49,780


Clinton


Edgecomb


51,634


Tarboro


Scotland


26,336


Laurinburg


Forsyth


146,135


Winston-Salem


Stanly


37,130


Franklin


31,341


Louisburg


Stokes


21,520


Danbury


Gaston


110,836


Gastonia


Surry


45,593


Dobson


Gates


9,555


Gatesville


Swain


9,921


Bryson City


Graham


6,886


Robbinsville


Transylvania 15,194


Brevard Columbia


Granville


31,793


Oxford


Tyrrell


5,048


Monroe


Greene


18,024


Snow Hill


Union


42,034


Guilford


191,057


Greensboro


Vance


32,101


Henderson


Halifax


58,377


Halifax


Wake


136,450


Raleigh


Harnett


47,605


Lillington


Warren


23,539


Warrenton


Haywood


37,631


Waynesville


Washington


13,180


Plymouth


Henderson


30,921


Hendersonville


Watauga


18,342


Boone


Hertford


21,453


Winton


Wayne


64,267


Goldsboro


Hoke


15,756


Raeford


Wilkes


45,243


Wilkesboro


Hyde


6,479


Swan Quarter


Wilson


54,506


Wilson


Iredell


56,303


Statesville


Yadkin


22,133


Yadkinville


Jackson


19,261


Sylva


Yancey


16,306


Burnsville


County Seat


County


Pop.


County Seat


Davidson


62,244


Lexington


Rockingham


64,816


Albemarle


Jacksonville Hillsboro


Franklin Marshall


Marion Charlotte Bakersville


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CLASSIFIED BUYERS' GUIDE


MILLER'S CLASSIFIED


BUYERS' GUIDE


OF THE CITY OF


NEWTON-CONOVER, N. C.


1955-1956


The Buyers' Guide contains the advertisements and business cards of the more progressive business men and firms in the city, classified according to lines of business.


SOUTHERN DIRECTORY CO.


Publishers of Quality Directories "Since 1905" Asheville, North Carolina


BUSINESS


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CLASSIFIED BUYERS' GUIDE


ASPHALT TILE


PAUL A. KILLIAN TILE CO.


NAS


CIATE


38A


TILE CONTRACTORS


RUBBER, QUARRY, ASPHALT, CERAMIC, CORK MARBLE, FLAGSTONE, CHROME & CHINA BATHROOM ACCESSORIES


HWY. 70-A


CONOVER, N. C. PHONE 1288


AUTO SERVICE


GLENN W. POWELL


HARVEY D. HAWN


CONOVER BUY AT THE ESSO SIGN


SERVICE


TIRES - BATTERIES - ACCESSORIES "Complete Car Care" Conover Blvd., Hwy 70


Conover, N. C. Phone 1070


CROUCH RADIATOR & BODY SHOP


REBUILDING WRECKED AUTOS


Radiator Service


Wheel Alignment Safety Glass


PHONE 275


209 WEST A ST


NEWTON, N. C.


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CLASSIFIED BUYERS' GUIDE


AUTO SERVICE


NORRIS BODY WORKS


Complete Auto Body Repairs


Radiator Service


PHONE 867 NIGHT 1076-W


2044 N. MAIN AVE.


NEWTON, N. C.


RECTOR'S


CITIES


Phone 636


ROAD SERVICE


SERVICE TIRES - TUBES - BATTERIES


11 S. BRADY AVE.


NEWTON, N. C.


ROCKETT'S SERVICE STATION


SHELL


GAS - OIL - TIRES - TUBES ACCESSORIES - WASH - GREASE


S. 1ST AVE.


CONOVER, N. C.


PHONE 620


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CLASSIFIED BUYERS' GUIDE


AUTO SERVICE


S & S SHELL SERVICE STATION CARROLL H. "FAT" GLASCO SHELL SERVICE SHELL TIRES - TUBES - BATTERIES LUBRICATION - WASHING - POLISHING "Complete Car Care"


29 S. COLLEGE AVE.


PHONE 55


SMYRE GARAGE


· Wheel Alignment


· Complete Brake Service


· Wrecker Service


COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE


Phone 77; Nights 1599-J & 473-J


U. S. 70 at 321


Conover, N. C.


AUTO TIRES


H & W APPLIANCE STORE . TIRES


GOODSYEAR · BATTERIES


· ACCESSORIES


Sales - Service


106 EAST B ST. NEWTON, N. C. PHONE 637


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AUTOMOBILES


CITY MOTOR COMPANY GLENN W. POWELL, Owner NEW AND USED CARS Bought - Sold - Traded


SPECIALIZING IN CLEAN USED CARS


W. 1St St. Conover, N. C.


Phone 950; Nights 845


MOTOR MART


Wholesale, Retail Motor Car Dealer


- New and Used Automobiles -


1815 N. MAIN AVE.


PHONE 661


NUZUM-CROSS CHEVROLET, INC.


SALES


CHEVROLET


SERVICE


22 WEST B ST.


PHONES 31 and 967


BUSINESS


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AUTOMOBILES


PLYMOUTH


DODGE-PLYMOUTH APPROVED SALES AND SERVICE


RHODES MOTOR CO.


DEPENDABLE USED CARS AND TRUCKS


217 EAST D. ST.


PHONE 593


TWIN CITY PONTIAC CO., INC.


Sales


Service


1907 N. MAIN AVE.


NEWTON, N. C. PHONE 500


BEAUTY SHOPS


Victoria Beauty Salon BILL & MICKEY


SPECIALIZING IN ALL LINES OF BEAUTY CULTURE


Featuring "HELEN CURTIS" PERMANENTS


A & P BUILDING, 116 N. COLLEGE AVE. PHONE 177


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BOARDING HOUSES


Hewitt Boarding House MRS. ANNIE HEWITT HAAS ROOMS - FINE FOOD "A Home Away From Home" 105 S. COLLEGE AVE. NEWTON, N. C. PHONE 9106


BRICK MANUFACTURERS


STATESVILLE BRICK COMPANY


SHALE PRODUCTS


QUALITY FACE BRICK


MAT-TEX


LEAF-TEX


CAVALIER


COLONIAL


STIPPLED


-<<< >>>>-


Telephone - Statesville 3649


BUILDING MATERIALS


Conover Lumber Co., Inc. WHOLESALE & RETAIL FINISHED LUMBER PORTER'S PERFECT PAINT C. M. ROOFERS A SPECIALTY


CONOVER BLVD.


CONOVER, N. C. PHONE 941


BUSINESS


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BUILDING MATERIALS


M & S Cabinet Shop


· Cabinets


· Screens


· Windows


· Blinds


PHONE 309


STATESVILLE HWY. (| Mi. East)


NEWTON, N. C.


TWIN CITY BUILDERS, INC.


"Quality Building Materials"


· Windows


· Roofing


· Doors


· Insulation


· Sheet Rock


· Paint


· Celotex


· Hardware


"Advisory Service on Any Type Building"


NEWTON-CONOVER BY-PASS


PHONE 870


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BUSINESS COLLEGES


LEARN TYPING 6 IN WEEKS


NOW !


Voice-O-Matic METHOD Enables You To Type Like An Expert


SAVE TIME - SAVE MONEY BEGINNER AND ADVANCED BRUSH-UP COURSES


CLEVENGER COLLEGE FOR SECRETARIES


117 N. COLLEGE AVE. PHONE 711


CITY DIRECTORY ADVERTISING


IS NATIONAL ADVERTISING


Each edition of your City Directory is widely dis- tributed to free-reference City Directory Libraries located at the Chamber of Commerce of hundreds of other cities.


Therefore Your Advertisement In The City Directory is seen by


BUYERS FROM COAST - TO- COAST


Southern Directory Co. Publishers Asheville, N. C.


BUSINESS


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CHURCHES


Abernethy Memorial Methodist Church GRADY N. DULIN, Minister


103 W. 13TH ST. PHONE 595-R


Parsonage 111 W. 13th St. - Phone 595-J


NEWTON, NORTH CAROLINA


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CHURCHES


The First Methodist Church JOHN JULIAN HOLMES, Minister


300 N. MAIN AVE.


PHONE 836


Parsonage Phone 1065


NEWTON, NORTH CAROLINA


BUSINESS


STREETS


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CLEANERS


MODERN


AN


NICD


DYE


VN . 1907. MEMBER


CLEANERS


"Beautiful Cleaning"


15% Discount On Cash & Carry


-


113 EAST B ST.


NEWTON, N. C. PHONE 652


NEWTON CLEANERS & DYERS LOCK LOWRANCE, Owner "Satisfied Customers are Building our Business"


19 S. BRADY AVE. PHONE 125


Twin City Cleaners


QUALITY WORK - TIP-TOP SERVICE JOHN O. YOUNT, Proprietor


1126 N. MAIN AVE. NEWTON, N. C. PHONE 817


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CONTRACTORS


W. R. Massey Company


A C


G


General Contracting


Excavations Septic Tanks and Drains Water and Sewer Farm Drainage Bulldozing and Terracing Grading


2405 ANDERSON AVENUE


PHONE 1653


NEWTON, NORTH CAROLINA


BUSINESS


STREETS


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CONTRACTORS


G. ANDREW SIGMON & SONS


Grading Contractors


"WE MOVE THE EARTH"


EXCAVATING


DITCHING GRADING


WATER & SEWER CONTRACTORS


STEEL ERECTORS


S. COLLEGE DRIVE


PHONE 208-R


NEWTON, NORTH CAROLINA


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CONTRACTORS


Twin City Builders, Inc. GENERAL CONTRACTORS


Residential - Commercial


All Types of Building Materials GI & FHA Homes


"Free Estimates"


NEWTON-CONOVER BY-PASS


PHONE 870


DAIRY PRODUCTS


Biltmore Dairy Farms


ICE CREAM and MILK


"Since 1897 Finest Quality Dairy Products"


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1607 HIGHWAY 70 SW PHONE 3197


HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA


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DAIRY PRODUCTS


Catawba Dairy Bar


PASTEURIZED DAIRY PRODUCTS


"FRESH MILK FROM LOCAL FARMS"


HIGHWAY 70 W


CONOVER, N. C.


PHONE 1634


871 16TH ST. NE


HOME OFFICE HICKORY, N. C. PHONE 8416


DEPARTMENT STORES


MORETZ & COMPANY


Leading Department Stores


NEWTON, N. C.


MAIDEN, N. C.


ELECTRIC APPLIANCES


H & W APPLIANCE STORE SALES - SERVICE - PARTS - ACCESSORIES


. RADIO


· TELEVISION


. APPLIANCES


106 East B. St.


Newton, N. C. Phone 637


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ELECTRIC MOTORS


Electric Motor Service


GORDON F. BURNS


Electric Motor Rewinding & Repairs


Motors and Generators


Repaired and Rebuilt


1020 N. MAIN AVE.


PHONE 814


ENCYCLOPEDIAS


THE WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA


MODERN - PICTORIAL - COMPREHENSIVE


W. Farel Warlick, Dist. Mgr.


S. 1ST AVE.


CONOVER, N. C. PHONE 1737


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FLORISTS


Flowers by BOGGS FLORISTS


"Flowers Whisper What Words Can Never Say"




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