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108
Liquid Asphalt Co.
right bottom cards and
140 71
Litaker Charles H Inc .
. right top lines
Little Hardware Co.
.right side lines and
Local Finance Co.
. left side lines
Loftis V P Construction Corp
. right top cards and
Long's Mortuary Service Inc
left bottom cards and
83 82
M & J Finance Corp
right top cards and
115
Manger Motor Inn.
right top lines and
Mann Construction Co
left top cards and
Martin-Guy Motors Inc
right top cards and
Martin Transfer & Storage Co Inc.
right top cards and
Masten-Langston Realty Co
.left top cards
Matthews Realty.
163 194
McDonald Realty Co
left top lines
McDonald-Sams Insurance Service Agency Inc.
105
McEwen Funeral Service Inc
right bottom cards
McKee Realty Co .
.left side lines and
Mechanics & Farmers Bank,
left bottom lines and
Mecklenburg College.
right top cards and
Mecklenburg Engineers & Contractors Inc
right bottom lines and
Mecklenburg Refrigeration Co
. left top cards and
Medical Dental Credit Bureau Inc
.left top cards
Merchants Patrol Inc
. left top cards and
68
Meyers Furniture Co
left top cards and
86
Mill-Power Supply Co.
.right top cards . right top lines
Ming Tree Restaurant The.
. left bottom lines and 167
Morgan D L Well Drilling Service .
tabbert Insert at Street Guide and
62 189
Moss Trucking Co Inc .
right bottom lines, Insert at name in Alphabetical Section and .left side lines and
1 08 174 21 105
Nisbet Marine Mart Inc .
right top cards and
Noblett Frank E Painting Contractor
left and right top cards and
Norman's House Demolishing .
right bottom cards and .front stencil and 30
North Carolina Savings & Loan Assn
.left top cards, 172 and
Orr Motor Co
.right side lines and
Orvin Motor Court
right top cards and
Parker-Gardner Co
right side lines and
Peoples Savings & Loan Assn.
right top lines and
174
Perfecting Service Co.
.left bottom lines
Pet Milk Co-Dairy Division .
left bottom cards and
64
Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc
.left top cards
Piedmont Printing Co
left top cards and
151
Pleaters Inc One Hour Martinizing
right top cards and
Porter H F Plumbing Co
147 57
Pound & Moore Co
right top lines and left bottom cards and
133 17
Power Electric Co Inc.
75
Presbyterian Hospital .
right bottom cards and .right top cards
Price A Z & Associates Inc
right bottom cards and
95
Protection Equipment Co Inc
right side lines and
76
Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
. right top lines
Pure Oil Co The.
.right top cards
140 6
Lefler Concrete Block Co
. right bottom lines and
.right side lines and
Lisk Pharmacy
left bottom cards and
93 51
Lowder Coal & Oil Co
124 52 21
Massey Banks Grading Co Inc.
127 57
McCall Bros Pump & Well Co.
163 29 44
Mecklenburg Dry Wall Co
57 48 59
Miller Motor Express Inc
Mutual of Omaha
Mutual Savings & Loan Association
right top lines and
Neil's Auto Electric Service. .
New England Mutual Life Insurance Co.
31 136 194
North Carolina National Bank.
173 21 97 135 145
Paint Craft Store
Peeler's Portrait Studio
142
72
Potts-Brown Co.
. left top cards and
Power Brake Co Inc .
157
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Pyramid Life Insurance Co
.left side lines and
Queen Charlotte Hotel
.left side lines and
96
Queen City Trailways
188
Queen Florists Inc .
right bottom lines and
Radio Station W IST
. right top cards and
Registered Funds Inc
.left side lines and
128
Reid Herman Jr.
. left top cards and 137
Rent-It-Company
. left top cards and
165
Republican Executive Committee Mecklenburg County.
.right top cards
Rhodes Heating Service
. right top cards and
Richard Realty Inc
.right side lines and
Riegel Paper Corp Flexible Package Division
. . right top cards
Robards Realty
right top cards and
164
Roberts Ruth Realty
.left side lines and
158
Robertson House Moving & Wrecking Co.
. left top cards and
98 17
Roebuck Buildings Co
.right side lines and
38
Rogers Barbecue .
.right side lines and 31
Ross Radiator Shop.
left bottom cards and
21
Ryder Truck Rental Inc .
right bottom cards and
191
Safrit and Myers Stone Contractors
185
Sapp Electric Co Inc .
right top cards and
76
Satterfield's of Charlotte
.right side lines and
91
Schwartz & Son Inc
left bottom cards and
178 22
Security Research Associates Inc
left top cards and
68
Simpson Electric Co
left bottom cards and
115 167
Sloan Don Painting & Decorating Co.
60
Small R F & Co Inc.
left top cards and left side lines .right top cards and left top lines, B and
158
Smith Johnson C University
. right bottom lines and
43
Smith Painting & Decorating.
right bottom cards and
135
Smith's Transfer Corp .
left bottom cards and
188
Southeastern Factors Corporation
.right top cards
Southern Creators Inc. .
.left side lines and
185
Southern Electric Service Co Inc.
72 78
Southern Pest Control Co Inc .
left bottom cards and
140
Southern Piping & Engineering Co Inc
left bottom lines and 150
Southern R E Construction Co.
58
Southern Radio Corp.
right bottom cards
Spangler C D Construction Co Inc
.right side lines and
Spangler Realty Co.
.right side lines and
. front cover, left top cards, Insert at name in Alphabetical Section and
Standard Plumbing & Heating Inc.
right bottom lines and
Stone's Inc.
. right top lines and
Suburban Rulane Gas Co of NC
.right side lines and
Sutphin I V Co The ..
right bottom cards and
193
T C Construction Co Inc
right side lines and
Taylor K G Construction & Realty Co ..
.left side lines and
Teamsters Carolina Joint Council No 9 .
right side lines and
Telephone Answering Service Inc
right top cards and
183
Television Rental & Sales Co
left top cards and
Thies Realty & Mortgage Co.
backbone, right top lines and
Thomas C C General Contractor
.right side lines and
.left side lines and
C 25
Triece Construction Co Inc
right bottom cards and
164 38
Turner Bros Agency .
left side lines, 109 and
164
United Insurance Co of America
right top cards and
109 113 109
Upchurch C W & Co Inc.
18
Vinson Mortgage Co Inc.
159
Vinson Realty Co Inc.
159
WBT-WBTV Jefferson Standard Broadcasting Co
. front cover, right top lines and
3
W SO C-TV-AM-FM Carolina Broadcasting Co.
4
Waddell R E Construction Co Inc.
53
Walke Henry Co The .
. back cover, left top lines and .left side lines and . right bottom cards right bottom cards and
134
Walker's Drug Store .
. left top cards and
71
Wearn Lumber Co The
right bottom lines and
120
Weathers Furniture Co Inc.
. right top lines and
86
West Ralph D Co
right bottom cards and
59
183 122 53 15 58
Tillotson Construction Company
Todd's Flowers Inc. .
Transportation Supply Corp
.left side lines and
Tucker-Kirby Co .
right bottom lines and
United Junk Co.
United of Omaha.
.left side lines and
right bottom lines and .left side lines and
52 159 106
Speir & Co Inc
Speir N G Inc.
154
Scott Bill Rambler
. right top cards and
Selwyn Hotel .
98
Skyland Drive-In Restaurant.
Smith Floor Finishing Co
79
Smith Gene Realty
Southern Flooring & Acoustical Co Inc
left bottom lines and
149 175 87
Teamer Religious & Educational Enterprises
58 58 176 114
Thomas Cadillac-Oldsmobile Inc.
95 164
Robinson's Bob Auto Service Inc.
right side lines, 5 and
80 35
Page 106
Walker Frank & Associates
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Westbrook-Norton Inc .
.left top cards
Westside Ice & Fuel Co
. right top cards and 42
Wheeler R Marret Co
. right top cards and 59
White R T Co. .
.left side lines and 150
White Roy Flowers
right bottom lines and
Wiggins Fred J Construction Co
right bottom lines and
Wilkinson James W. .
109
Wilkinson Motor Casting Repair
right bottom cards and 193
Williams J Ken Construction Co
right bottom lines, 54 and 160
Wilson Machinery Corp
119
Wm R Barringer Hotel
.left side lines and
96
Wood Jack Ltd.
. left top lines and 41
Woods Frank Inc
.back cover, right top cards and
16
Wyman Realty Co
right bottom lines and
160
Yellow Cab Co Inc
.left side lines and 182
Yopp Insurance Agency Inc.
110
Young Men's Christian Assn.
right side lines
Young Men's Christian Association (Henry Lawrence McCrorey Branch)
.right side lines and 134
Young Motor Co.
. left bottom lines and
18
Young's Gulf Service.
. right top cards and
89
Younger W P Co Inc
.right side lines and
187
80 54
. left top cards and
CHARLOTTE
"QUEEN CITY OF THE SOUTH"
(Courtesy Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, Inc. )
Location
Charlotte, chief city of the Carolinas, dominates a rich, undulating plateau between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic coastal plain. The city is the geographic center of a young, rapidly expanding mar- ket. It is 624 miles southwest of New York; 266 miles northeast of Atlanta; 745 miles southeast of Chicago; 393 miles southwest of Washington; 160 miles from the Atlantic Ocean; and far south of knee-deep snow. Charlotte is accessible from every direction by every known conveyance except an ocean-going ship. It is 765 feet above the sea, in latitude 35 degrees 14 minutes n .; longitude 80 degrees 50 minutes w.
Climate
With an altitude of 765 feet, Charlotte is blessed with a pleasantly mild climate throughout the year. The average annual temperature is 60.2 degrees, with a seasonal variation of 36.5 degrees from 42.3 degrees in January to 78.8 degrees in July. Pleasant, mild temperatures are enjoyed for more than six months of the year-59.7 degrees in spring, 61.3 degrees in fall. Average winter temperature is 43 degrees; summer, 77 degrees. The frost-free season spans midyear from March to November, averaging 237 days. Other data: Annual rainfall average 43.09 inches. Morning humidity average 79%, noon 54%, and evening, 64%.
Charlotte's skyline shows the constantly changing face of the Queen City. In the past three years, three new buildings towered up-the Cutter Building and North Carolina National Bank, both in the center, and Wa- chovia Bank and Trust Building to the left.
Population
Charlotte, with an estimated population of 218,600 (Jan. 1, 1963), is by far the largest city in the two Carolinas, and Mecklenburg County, with a 1963 estimated population of 294,700, is the most populous county. Other significant census figures for Charlotte are: 1850, 1,065; 1900, 18,091; 1920, 46,338; 1940, 100,899; 1950, 134,042. The females have a slight majority of 51.8%. The white race accounts for 72% less. Less than 1% is foreign-born. The population of the retail trading area (75-mile radius) exceeds 2,500,000; the wholesale trading area (150-mile radius) has a booming 6,756,461 consumers.
Government
Charlotte is governed by a popularly-elected mayor and seven member city council. A city manager, appointed at the pleasure of the council, is the administrative head of the city government. The City Hall is a handsome three story building of neo-classic design which was erected inthe early 1920's on a site six blocks from the center of the city. Public services include excellent schools, an expertly-manned police department, a modern fire department, extensive water and sewerage facilities, health and welfare departments and many others ..
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Mecklenburg County, of which Charlotte is the seat, is governed by a board of County commissioners. The chairman of this board is the chief administrative officer of the county Historic Mecklenburg, the wealthi- est county in the state, has a fine school system and an efficient rural police force, and provides its citizens with superior public services. The Mecklenburg County Court House, situated adjacent to the City Hall, is an imposing building with stately columns of neo-classic design. Like the City Hall, it has become one of Char- lotte's show places.
Taxes
The City and County in 1961 assessed ad valorem taxes on all real and tangible property at the following rates per $100 valuation: City, $1.50; County, $1.61. In actual practice property valuations are well below true values. Only minor occupational licenses are required by the City. North Carolina income tax is assessed at a rate of 3% for the first $2,000 net income; 4% on the next $2,000; 5% on the next $2,000; 6% on the next $4,000; and 7% on all over $10,000. Corporations are taxed 6% on their taxable net incomes. Liberal exemp- tions are allowed for both individuals and corporations.
Commerce
With almost 22 million people living within easy motoring distance of Charlotte, the City has become one of the 25 greatest markets in the nation. The retail sales volume now exceeds $349,982,000 annually. Over 1,959 retail establishments offer consumers almost every conceivable product. Downtown streets are lined with modern well-appointed stores which through attractive merchandising, draw people from all sections of the Piedmont. The city's per-family buying power is tops for the Carolinas.
Charlotte, strategically located in the center of the Southeast, is rapidly becoming Dixie's leading dis- tributor. Hundreds of trucks, operated by 102 different truck lines and four railroads moving an average of 207 carloads a day, shuttle goods in and out of this vast Dixie warehouse. According to recent estimates, whole- sale sales in Charlotte came to over $1,800,000,000. This volume of wholesale distribution outstrips such larger cities as Birmingham, Richmond, Nashville and Jacksonville.
Wholesale distribution from Charlotte has grown so tremendously in recent years because the city is well situated to serve the growing Southern market and has superior transportation facilities. More than 500 national companies have established offices or warehouses in the city.
Charlotte is far and away the financial giant of the Carolinas. The city's eight large commercial banks cleared more than $10,021, 043, 965 in checks during 1962. One of Charlotte's many investment banking con- cerns is ranked as the ninth largest in the country, which is a reflection of the financial activity of the city. Charlotte also has a branch of the Federal Reserve Bank.
Industry
Charlotte is the geographical center of the vast Southern textile industry which has its heaviest concen- tration in the Piedmont Carolinas, where two-thirds of all the looms and spindles in the South are located. Al- though there are 55 textile mills in the immediate vicinity, Charlotte, unlike many Southern cities, is not completely dependent upon textiles. Machinery, chemicals, food products, furniture, clothing, printing, build- ing materials and missiles, all are major products of Charlotte's balanced economy.
Charlotte's 480 manufacturers employ more than 37,000 persons, many of whom have developed great skill in the technological processes of modern industry. In addition, there is a sizeable reserve of manpower on the many farms of the surrounding area available to supplement the present labor force. Charlotte indus- try always has enjoyed excellent labor-management relations and has never had a major work stoppage.
Charlotte offers manufacturers many advantages which have contributed to the rapid expansion of indus- try in this area. Some of the advantages are: (1) Reserve of readily trainable labor. (2) Superior rail and trucking facilities. (3) Excellent communication facilities. (4) Extensive power and water supplies. (5) Excell- ent plant sites and buildings. (6) Pleasant, mild climate. (7) A friendly, progressive community. (8) Central location in the Southeast.
Utilities
Charlotte is headquarters for the Duke Power Co., which supplies electrical power throughout the Pied- mont Carolinas. The vast Duke Power system has 32 hydro-electric plants and 9 steam plants. Total rated installed capacity is 3,602,000 kilowatts. Duke Power's forward-looking policies, requiring an investment of more than $30,000,000 each year, have played a vital part in the industrialization of the Piedmont.
Natural gas from Texas and Louisiana gas fields is distributed in Charlotte and the Carolinas by the Piedmont Natural Gas Co., with headquarters in Charlotte.
The City of Charlotte has invested an estimated $20,000,000 in its water facilities. The present rated capacity of the system is 37,000,000 gallons per day. The city was the first in the Southeast to introduce fluor- ine into its water as a means of reducing tooth decay. The fluorination program, which was begun April 1, 1949 will be particularly beneficial to future generations of Charlotte citizens.
Transportation
Charlotte is the transportation center of the Carolinas. Four railroads operate 18 passenger trains and freight car loading for 1961 was 75,089; five air lines operate over 100 scheduled flights a day from Char- lotte's modern, Douglas Airport; seven bus companies schedule over 160 regular departures each day; and 102 truck lines haul thousands of tons of goods to points throughout the South and East. Railroads with lines into Charlotte are: Southern, Piedmont & Northern, Seaboard, and Norfolk-Southern. Airlines are: Eastern, United, Delta, Piedmont and Southern. Bus Companies are: Atlantic Greyhound Lines, Inc .; Greyhound Lines; Carolina Coach Co .; Queen City Coach Co .; Carolina Scenic Stages; Queen City Trailways and Carolina Transit Lines.
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WACHOVIA.
Charlotte's modern downtown area shows the spirit of the Spearhead of the New South as gleaming new buildings reach toward the sky. The city now has a population of more than 218, 600, and is distribution service and industrial center of the Carolinas.
Communications
The Southern Bell Telephone Co. has 138,306 telephones in Charlotte. The company has calculated that the city population alone will exceed 260,000 by 1970, and is rapidly expanding facilities on this assumption. Southern Bell's state headquarters are located in Charlotte.
Education
Charlotte is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The city and county are in their first year of opera- ting a consolidated school system. Total enrollment of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg County school system is 63,072. The system embraces a total of 101 schools in all. The breakdown reveals there are 75 elementary schools, 13 junior high schools, 3 junior-senior high schools, 7 senior high schools, and 3 schools that com - bine all grade levels. The present school system is undergoing an expansion program. Charlotte's nine paro- chial schools have a combined enrollment of over 2,118. Colleges located in and near Charlotte are: Queens College, Charlotte College, Johnson C Smith University, Negro-co-educational, Mecklenburg College (Negro), Davidson College (in Davidson, N. C., 20 miles north), Belmont Abbey College (in Belmont, N. C., 12 miles west of Charlotte). In addition to these, Charlotte has many fine business schools. Among these are Burton Institute, Kings Business College, Carolina Business School, National School of Heavy Equipment and Inter- national Accountants Society, Inc.
Medical Facilities
Charlotte has four excellent general hospitals with a combined total of 1,500 beds, and several hospitals with 325 beds. The city has over 312 doctors, of which 247 are specialists. Because of these facilities and the availability of such a large number of specialists, Charlotte has become a medical center of considerable importance. The general hospitals are Charlotte Memorial. Presbyterian, Mercy (Catholic) and Good Samari- tan (Negro). Expansion of facilities at Memorial Hospital include a new wing and a new nurses' quarters build- ing. Presbyterian Hospital has added two new wings at a cost of approximately one and one-half million dol- lars.
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Newspapers and Radio Stations
Charlotte has two widely-circulated, daily newspapers. These are the Charlotte Observer (published mornings, circulation 158,391, Sunday 175,598) and the Charlotte News (published evenings except Sunday, circulation in excess of 64,075). There are nine radio stations broadcasting programs of all major networks. These stations are: WBT (AM-FM, CBS); WSOC (AM-FM, NBC); WAYS (AM-FM, ABC); WGIV (AM, Inde- pendent), WIST (AM, Mutual and Dixie FM); WMIT (FM) WWOK (Independent), WKTC (Independent) and WYFM.
Television
Charlotte has two television stations, WBTV (CBS, ABC), the Carolinas' first television station, began operations in July, 1949 and added facilities for color telecasting in August, 1954, WSOC-TV (NBC, ABC) be- gan operations in April, 1957.
Recreation
Charlotte's broad community program includes nearly every conceivable sport and form of recreation. There are 52 parks and playgrounds, 21 motion picture theatres, 11 golf courses (5 public), private swimming pools, Municipal Pool, the Little Theatre, a modern sports arena, and four modern community centers. Pro- fessional baseball and ice hockey and college and high school football are enjoyed by Charlotte citizens. A $4,698,000 Auditorium-Coliseum is the scene of operas, concerts, Broadway plays, sports events, and all types of shows. Charlotte's Park Center is the site of civic events, sports events and shows.
Travelers Accommodations
Charlotte has five principal hotels with 1,258 rooms and a number of smaller hotels. In addition, there are 33 first-class motor courts and tourist homes convenient to the motoring public with 1,537 rooms. The largest hotels are: Hotel Barringer, Hotel Charlotte, Selwyn Hotel, and Mecklenburg Hotel.
Fingertip Facts About Charlotte's Sound Growth
Fact Card
Jan. 1, 1953
Jan. 1, 1963
Per Cent Change
Population
143,500*
218,600*
plus
52.3
Total Employment
82,205
129,700
Retail Sales
$232,327,000 **
$340,254,000 **
11
77.9
Wholesale Sales
$981,143,000 ***
$1,745,942,000 ***
11
78.3
Air Passengers Boarded
193,821
345,616
11
204.7
Bank Clearings
$6,143,612,321
$10,021,043,965
63.1
Bank Debits
$4,245,038,000
$ 8,078,031,000
90.2
Electric Customers
64,034
100,122
56.4
Gas Meters
8,789
28,489
=
224.1
Motor Vehicle Registration
75,178
125,000*
=
66.3
Postal Receipts
$3,509,622
$7,786,674
=
121.8
Telephones in Use
67,825
138,306
= 103.9
Water Consumption (gals)
5,743,799,000
8,510,599,000
48.1
Water Meters
40,328
67,349
67.0
*Estimate ** Retail Sales 1951 - 1961
*** Wholesale 1948 - 1958
Statistical Review
Form of Government-Council-manager.
Area-65.25 square miles.
Climate-Mean annual temperature, 60.2 degrees F .; average rainfall, 43.09 inches.
Altitude-765 feet above sea level.
Parks-52, including playgrounds.
Financial Data-8 banks of all types. Branch of Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond located here, 4 build- ing and loan associations.
Postal Receipts-$7,786,674 (1962).
Telephones in Use-138,306.
Churches-450, representing 29 denominations.
Building and Construction-Value of building permits $48,659,143.
Industry-Chief industry of city and surrounding territory: Textiles, food processing, machinery and metal products, chemicals, furniture and wood products.
Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 75 miles, and population of 2,500,000; wholesale area, radius of 150 miles, and population of 6,756,461. 1,959 retail stores with annual sales of over $349,982,000.
Newspapers-2 daily, 1 Sunday and 2 weekly.
Radio Stations-10 (AM-FM); also 2 T V's.
Hotels-5 principal, with total of 1,258 rooms.
Railroads-4: Southern, Seaboard Air Line, Norfolk-Southern and Piedmont & Northern.
Highways-Interstate 85, U. S. 29, 21 and 74; State 16, 27 and 49.
Airports-3 privately-owned: 1 municipal, 5 miles from center of city.
Amusements-Auditorium, seating capacity, 2,500; Coliseum seating capacity, 13,500. 11 golf courses in city and suburbs, including several municipal courses. Memorial Stadium seating capacity, 16,000 and Griffith Park seating capacity, 5,000.
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57.8
46.5
Assessed Valuation
227,644,135
$693,582,693
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Charlotte City Hall
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Mecklenburg County Courthouse
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INTRODUCTION
Main Building of The Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.
Charlotte has an excellent library system. Shown is the main branch, completed in 1956 at a cost of $1 1/4 million. It is one of the city's showplaces and one of the most modern and attractive library buildings in the nation. Over 240, 000 volumes are available through the main branch, five city branches, five county branches and two mobile units.
Hospitals-6 large hospitals and several small ones, with total of 1,500 beds.
Education-Queens College; Johnson C. Smith University (Negro); Mecklenburg College, Charlotte Col- lege, 101 public schools, 9 parochial schools. Number of pupils in public schools, 63,072.
Public Libraries-Charlotte's Main Library is housed in a modern, million-dollar building thought by many to be the most beautiful public library building to be found anywhere. The building contains an auditorium and four conference rooms for use by educational, cultural and civic groups. Some 240,000 volumes are avail- able from the Main Library, branches and mobile libraries. The library provides an educational film lending service with a collection of 16 mm. sound films plus slides, filmstrips and phonograph records. Branch li- braries (eight housed in new buildings) are located as follows:
Brevard St. Branch, 401 S Brevard St., Charlotte 6, N. C.
Cornelius Public Library, Cornelius, N. C.
Davidson Public Library, Davidson, N. C.
East Branch, 2001 Commonwealth Av., Charlotte 5, N. C.
Huntersville Public Library, Huntersville, N. C.
Matthews Public Library, Matthews, N. C.
North Branch Library, 2324 LaSalle St., Charlotte 8, N. C.
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