Hill's Gastonia (Gaston County, N.C.) City Directory [1955], Part 77

Author: Hill Directory Company.
Publication date: 1955
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 866


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BAKERS


HOLSUM BAKING COMPANY


Bakers of


Holsum


BREAD


609 W. AIRLINE AVE. PHONE 5-4691


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BANKS


THE CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK IN GASTONIA, N. C.


MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION


FRIENDLY BANKING


CAPITAL and SURPLUS $ 1,000,000.00


A. G. MYERS. Chairman of the Board


ALLEN H. SIMS President & Trust Officer


EDWARD N. THURSTON Executive Vice-President - Sec.


G. N. HENSON, JR. Vice-President & Cashier


L. S. RANKIN


Vice-President


R. N. ROSEBRO Associate Trust Officer


G. G. WILLIS Assistant Cashier


R. M. JACKSON Assistant Cashier


A. K. WINGET, JR. Assistant Cashier


F. L. FOY Assistant Cashier


JOHN P. FAYSSOUX


Auditor


GASTONIA DRIVE-IN BRANCH


L. A. FAUST


Vice-President


CRAMERTON BRANCH


B. GLENN FERGUSON Vice-President


C. NEAL RATCHFORD Assistant Cashier


STANLEY BRANCH


W. M. CAVIN


Vice-President E. V. HARRELSON


Assistant Cashier


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BANKS


NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE


Established 1934


NICE


$ 10,000 MAXIMUM INSURANCE FOR EACH DEPOSITOR


ON


MEMBER


All Branches of Commercial Banking


Capital and Surplus Funds


$700,000.00


DIRECTORS


JOHN M. AKERS


Akers Motor Lines W. L. BALTHIS S. N. BOYCE


R. P. CALDWELL


R. P. Caldwell and Company, Inc. Trenton Cotton Mills R. A. DICKSON Genuine Parts, Inc. KAY DIXON Chairman of the Board WARREN Y. GARDNER Warren Gardner's


J. H. MATTHEWS, JR. Matthews-Belk Co. P. P. PEARSON Merchants Oil Co. W. J. PHARR Stowe Mills, Inc. Pharr Worsted Mills


J. G. READING President MILES H. RHYNE Executive Vice President W. C. RUSTIN Rustin Furniture Companies


BOILERS AND TEXTILE EQUIPMENT


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KINCAID ENGINEERING COMPANY


Manufacturers of Textile and Commercial Conveying Equipment "BUILT TO FIT THE JOB" Complete Boiler Service Franchised Dealers Combustioneers Stokers - Paco Refractory Products


823 E. Franklin Av.


Tel. 5-3414


BOTTLERS


DOUBLE COLA BOTTLING COMPANY


CHEERWINE


NuGrape


Orange- Crush Company Bottle


TASTY FLAVORS


SUNDROP


DOUBLE COLA


809-811 E. Franklin Av. Charles P. Nanney


Gastonia, N. C.


Tel. 5-1131


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BUILDING CONTRACTORS


SIDING &


Roofing®


. REPAIR WORK OF ANY KIND


. ALL WORK GUARANTEED


· FREE ESTIMATES


H. W. ESTES


Any of the Following With


Dial 5-4930


NO DOWN PAYMENT 36 MONTHS TO PAY -


· Additions


· Attic Rooms


· Driveways


· Plastering


. Plumbing Fixtures


Poultry House


. Bathroom Tile


· Furnaces


· Roofing


Sash


· Breezeways


· Garages


Sewer Tile


· Brick Work


. Insulating Materials


Sheet Rock


· Building Materials


. Knotty Pine Panels


Shingles


· Cabinets


· Cedar Closets


. Lowering of Ceilings


Storm Doors


· Celotex


. Machine Shed


· Underpinning


· Chimneys


. Milk House


· Ventilating Fans


· Water System


. Combination Windows


· Oil Burners


Out Buildings


· Weather Stripping


Concrete Work


· Drain Tile


· Barn Remodeling


Eaves & Gutters


· Barns


· Floors


· Paint


Breakfast Nooks


· Garage Doors


. Log Cabin Siding


Stairs


Window Frames


Estes Roofing & Siding Co.


216 N. MORRIS ST.


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BUILDING MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES


JNO. L. BEAL


BUILDERS' SUPPLIES, INC.


Wholesale and Retail


Brick · Sand


· Stone


· Lime


· Masonry Mix


· Gypsum Board


· Gypsum Lath


· Metal Lath · Plaster


. Roll Roofing. Asphalt & Asbestos Shingles


· Insulation · Insulating Boards


. Roll Brick Siding


· Terra-Cotta Pipe


· Cement Pipe


408-410 E. FRANKLIN AVE. TEL. 5-2376


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BUILDING MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES


City Lumber Company, Inc.


Millwork Building Materials


Lumber DEALERS


We are as close to you as your telephone and just as ready to serve you - irrespective of the size of the order.


11.1


Phone 7208 733-739 N. Marietta St.


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BUILDING MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES


Nolen Sand & Supply Co.


NOLEN TRUCKING SERVICE


GENERAL HAULING


SALES OF SHIPPED SAND CRUSHED STONE MASONRY MIX CEMENT - BRICK TERRA-COTTA PIPE


DUMP AND FLAT TRUCK RENTALS


TELEPHONE 5-3759 P. O. Box 455


319 East Main St.


Gastonia, N. C.


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BUILDING MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES


TRANSIT MIXED CONCRETE READY MIXED CONCRETE WORKS


DELIVERED


READY MIXED CONCRETE


CALL US


FOR


ANYWHERE


YOUR NEEDS


725 North Oakland Street


Telephone 5-4032


GASTONIA, N. C.


BUSINESS COLLEGES


EVANS College of Commerce GASTONIA, N. C.


Courses Offered


Junior Accounting Bookkeeping - Typewriting


Senior Accounting Secretarial


Business Administration Stenographic


Combined Business Course


Income and Social Security Tax Accounting


Competent Faculty and Management - Pleasant Environment Prices Reasonable


Free Employment Service to Students and to Employers Phone 5-3501 for Information or Office Help CLAUDE A. WHITE, President


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CAFES


DOT'S GRILL


JOHN GROVES, Mgr. - MRS. JOHN GROVES, Asst. Mgr.


Catering to Colored


5:30


'Til


Midnight


"Good Things to Eat"


Prompt Service


American and French Foods


Chop Suey - - - Plate Lunches


470 N. York


Tel. 4-2542


CLEANERS AND LAUNDERERS


FURR'S LAUNDRY & CLEANERS


DRY CLEANERS


Laundry Service


"Pick-Up & Delivery"


BRANCH 705 E. FRANKLIN AVE. OFFICE & PLANT 1302 W. FRANKLIN AVE.


Tel. 9366 Tel. 7051


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COAL


GASTONIA FUEL CO.


R. H. ADAMS - S. S. HANNA Owners


COAL


1623 Ozark Avenue at City Limits Phone 5-3152


COAL AND FUEL OIL


The Very Best Grades Of


COAL-FUEL OIL


H. V. Johnson & Son


340 E. AIRLINE AVE.


PHONE 6335


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CONCRETE PRODUCTS


WRIGHT BROTHERS


Manufacturers of


'A' Grade


Concrete


and


Slag Blocks


509-513 N. Marietta St.


Phone 5-8589


CONTRACTORS


HOLLAND'S HARDWARE & BUILDERS SUPPLY CO. General Contractors 1507 ROBBINS AVE.


· Brick Work


· Re-Siding


· Plastering


· Decorating


· Kitchens Remodel


Building on Remodeling?


Porches Rebuilt


Re-Roofing


· Floor Covering


· New Room Added


Bathrooms Installed


Easy Terms Free Estimates Moderate Prices


Dial 4-2181


30


CONTRACTORS


OAKLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY


GENERAL CONTRACTORS


All Types Masonry Commercial Building


R. F. D. No. 4 LINWOOD RD. TEL. 4-2311


31


CONTRACTORS


George H. Keller General Contractor


Day Phone Charlotte Mobile Service W. J. 62339


GENERAL


OCIATED A


C


ASSC


HI OFA


KS


MERICA


· Night Phone 6524


Residential & Commercial


1401 Fairfield Drive


Gastonia, N. C.


JOE S. RIDDLE CONTRACTOR, INC.


Grading - Paving Excavating


Engineering Estimates


· Basements Water and Sewer


· Drainage


Concrete Structures


· Lake Building


Road Building


Dial 6195 If No Answer DIAL 5-1648


Wilkinson Blvd.


Gastonia, N. C.


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COTTON BROKERS


GRAY COTTON COMPANY


BROKERS "All Growths"


119 South Street


5-2712 TELEPHONES L. D. 30


George A. Gray Jr., OWNER Roger M. Grier


DAIRIES


The Best in


MILK


FROM FARM TO YOU


Established 1885


M. A. RHYNE & SONS


FRED S. RHYNE D. S. RHYNE D. S. RHYNE, JR.


J. ALBERT RHYNE


Grade A Pasteurized and Homogenized DAIRY PRODUCTS Dial 5-2702


New Hope Road


P. O. Box 950


Gastonia, N. C.


DAIRIES


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ANTHONY'S DAIRY Farm Fresh Grade "A" Pasteurized Dairy Products


BUTTERMILK LIGHT CREAM WHIPPING CREAM CHOCOLATE MILK EGGS


Pure


MILK


11/2 Miles South on


Linwood Rd. TEL. 5-0524


34


DAIRIES


SUNRISE DAIRY INC.


Pasteurized Dairy Products


Phone 6354


35


DEPARTMENT STORES


MATTHEWS- BELK CO.


SERVING GASTON COUNTY FOR OVER 54 YEARS


Gastonia's Largest and Most Modern Department Store


MATTHEWS-BELK CO.


"The Home of Better Values"


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DEPARTMENT STORES


LEON SCHNEIDER, Inc.


DEPARTMENT STORE


1901 - 1955


Charge Accounts Invited


233 West Main Avenue Telephone 6381 GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA


CITY DIRECTORY ADVERTISING IS National ADVERTISING


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


Therefore your ad in the City Directory is seen by buyers from coast-to-coast


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DRUGGISTS


Caldwell's DRUG STORE INC.


Service to the Sick


PRESCRIPTIONS CALLED FOR AND DELIVERED


PRESCRIPTIONS


DELIVERY TO ANYWHERE IN GASTONIA


DIAL


5-2366


FAST SERVICE


611 E. FRANKLIN AVE.


E


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DRUGGISTS


KENNEDY'S


Rexall DRUG STORE


PRESCRIPTIONS


Called For and Delivered


213 W. Main Ave.


Phone 5-3401


DRUGGISTS


39


Moss Rexall Drugs


PRESCRIPTIONS


PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY


COMPOUNDED If it be drug service you need, we are able to service.


1051 W. Franklin Ave.


Phone 9611


SMITH'S


Cut Rate Drug Stores


PRESCRIPTIONS


4 Registered Druggists


A COMPLETE DRUG STORE


121-125 W. Main Avenue


Tel. 5-2354


155 W. Main Avenue


Tel. 5-2191


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DRY CLEANERS


Bou


Laundry and Cleaners


DRY CLEANERS


SYNTHETIC ODORLESS DRY CLEANING


Complete Laundry Service


DIAL 5-5871


AMEN BOU KATHER, Pres .- Treas. MRS. EDNA BOU KATHER, Sec.


124 S. Oakland Street


Gastonia, N. C.


41


DRY CLEANERS


DRY CLEANING


DRY CLEANING


CAROLINA CLEANERS E. W. FALLS, Owner


"The Better Cleaners"


CASH and CARRY


SAVES


TIME and MONEY


ONE DAY SERVICE ON REQUEST


209 Firestone Blvd.


Phone 5-5041


DRY CLEANING


DRY CLEANING


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42


DRY CLEANERS


Oldest and Best


SAUNDERS DRY CLEANING COMPANY


Cleaning and Dyeing Hats Cleaned and Reblocked Carpet and Rug Cleaning


319 E. Franklin Ave. Phone 5-4012


43


ELECTRICAL


BROWN'S RADIO & ELECTRIC SERVICE


ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS


· Radio Repairs


Auto Radios a Specialty


· Washing Machine Repairs


· Television Service


REPAIRS ON ALL OTHER


ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES


Quality Work


Prompt Service


515 W. Airline Avenue Phone 6471


)


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ELECTRICAL


PHONE 5-3466 For


B DVA SER


NE


Bryant Electric Repair Company, Inc.


609 E. Franklin Avenue


Gastonia, N. C.


MOTOR REPAIRING OUR SPECIALTY


Westinghouse Industrial Agents For


Motors - Controls - Transformers


Engineering Specialists On Rebuilt and Guaranteed Electrical Equipment Industrial and Commercial Electrical Installations Your Electrical Estimates Are Solicited


Franchised Westinghouse Dealer For


Major and Traffic Appliances Also for other Nationally known lines of Appliances


"Service, Our Aim"


Member National Industrial Service Association


45


ELECTRICAL


FOR


Your Electrical Needs


CALL 5-3466


BRYANT


ELECTR


Wholesale


STRIAL


BRYANT SUPPLY COMPANY, Inc. AL


605 E. Franklin Avenue


Gastonia, N. C.


Distributors of ELECTRICAL APPARATUS AND SUPPLIES DICTOGRAPH COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES LOW TEMPERATURE WELDING ALLOYS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT


Our full line of nationally advertised and industry-approved items is designed to care for the needs of industrials, contrac- tors, builders, and individuals. Let us serve your electrical requirements.


MEMBER NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS


46


ELECTRICAL


GASTONIA APPLIANCE


CO., Inc.


Electrical


Whirlpool Washers


Kelvinator


Morton Sinks and Cabinets


Bottled Gas


Electric Ranges


Bottled Gas Ranges


Essick Evaporated Coolers


Kleer-Kleen Oil Furnaces


Electric Water Heaters


Whirlpool Automatic Washers


SALES AND SERVICE


134 PHONE 5-0191


SOUTH


MARIETTA


47


ELECTRICAL


J & J ELECTRIC SERVICE


(JOHN AND JAMES BISANAR)


Electrical Contractors


RESIDENTIAL - INDUSTRIAL - COMMERCIAL


REPAIRS ON MOTORS, APPLIANCES, STOKERS,


OIL BURNERS, AIR CONDITIONING


MOE LIGHTING FIXTURES


L & H APPLIANCES


205 Firestone Blvd. Tel. 7182


48


ELECTRICAL


JAMES R. LINEBERGER


ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR


· RESIDENTIAL


· INDUSTRIAL


· HOUSEHOLD WIRING


204 S. Columbia Tel. 9709


Night Tel. 5-5450


49


ELECTRICAL


MILLS RADIO TELEVISION SERVICE


· Radio Repairs Auto Radios A Specialty


· Washing Machine Repairs


· Television Service


REPAIRS ON ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES


Quality Work . Prompt Service


Free Estimates 360 W. Airline Avenue Phone 9920


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50


ELECTRICAL


THE RAWLINGS COMPANY


FRIGIDAIRE APPLIANCES RCA TELEVISION GENERAL ELECTRIC


5


Gifts


Magnavox Philco Zenith


ELECTRICAL REPAIRS Tel. 5-2386


127 S. SOUTH


TEL. 5-4481


51


ELECTRICAL


FALLS APPLIANCE Service


A. L. FALLS, SR., Owner


WE REPAIR


ELECTRIC APPLIANCES HOME LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT LAWN MOWERS AND SAW FILING


- PICK-UP AND DELIVERY -


TEL.4-2166 324 LINDWOOD AVE. cor. W. 3rd AVE.


LIGHTING CENTER


LIGHTING FIXTURES AND LAMPS TO MEET YOUR EVERY NEED RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL We Repair All Types of Lamps


242 E. MAIN AVE.


TEL. 5-4850


52


ELECTRICAL


MERRILL ELECTRIC COMPANY Electrical Contractors


MAINTENANCE ELECTRICAL REPAIRS - RESIDENTIAL - COMMERCIAL


All Types of Electric Work 214 W. 7th Tel. 5-2415


The RAWLINGS-TODD CO., Inc.


Sales Phone 5-2386 and 5-2387


Frigidaire, Combustioneer, Maytag, RCA Bendix, White, Lennox, Kisco, Carrier, Sherwin-Williams Products Sales - Service 212 S. SOUTH GASTONIA, N. C.


Service Phone 5-4378 and 5-4333


CashiersI Tellersl Clerksl


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ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES


SEVERANCE APPLIANCE COMPANY


Home Appliances - Heating


Youngstown Kitchens


Asphalt and Rubber Tile Floor Covering


202 S. COLUMBIA TEL. 5-0065


ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS


Best Electric Co.


MARION S. BEST, Owner


ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS


RESIDENTIAL - COMMERCIAL & APPLIANCE WIRING PUMPS INSTALLED - WATER HEATER REPAIRING FREE ESTIMATES


1507 Robins St.


Phones Day 4-2181 Night 7680


54


ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS


STOWE and ELECTRIC


LEWIS CO.


Electrical Contractors


1243 W. Franklin Av.


Tel. 5-3400


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A complete library of out-of-town City Directories is maintained especially for the reference use of our subscribers. We invite you to consult this library of up-to-date Directories when in need of names, addresses, and other information about firms and individuals in other cities.


This is a part of our service to local City Directory users


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FAIRS


SPINDLE CENTER FAIR


GASTONIA, N. C.


The Combed Cotton yarn Center of America!


Biggest New Fair in the South!


QUESTION:


ANSWER:


How Do You Promote In Gaston County?


- By Exhibiting Your Products or Services at the State's


Newest and Already One of the Greatest Agricultural Fairs.


For Complete Details Contact:


J. A. PARTLOW


Treasurer


W. H. ROBBINS Secretary and General Manager


SPINDLE CENTER AGRICULTURAL FAIR


P. O. Box 1193, Gastonia, N. C.


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FEED DEALERS


CAROLINA FEED STORE


Security Feeds


Distributors of VIGORO


W


W


WESTINGHOUSE Authorized Sales and Service


Top Grade Seeds


CAROLMLA Y


Cestains WARFARIN


Manufacturers of Carolina's Rat Bait: A Guaranteed Product


275-293 East Main Ave.


Telephone 5-3476


P. O. Box 1054 Gastonia, N. C.


FEEDS AND SEEDS


Smith's Farm Supply Co. and HATCHERY


FUL-O-PEP FEEDS


FEEDS - GRAIN - HAY Baby Chicks - Seeds - Farm Supplies


Poultry Supplies U. S. PULLORUM CLEAN HATCHERY


W. Z. "BILL" SMITH, Owner W. E. BIGGER, MGR.


330 W. Main Ave.


Phone 5-0461


57


FLORISTS


CAROLINA FLORIST


ANNE B. HOLFELD - Prop.


Quality and Service


Flowers


Gifts


LE


APH


E


FLORIST


VERY


Send Flowers Worldwide


INTERFLORA


508 S. YORK


TEL. 5-1218


58


FUEL OIL


R. J. KELLY & SONS, INC.


Consignee - The Texas Co.


TEXACO T


REG. T.M.


FUEL OIL and KEROSENE METERED DELIVERY SERVICE


TEXACO


REC.TM.


Fuel Oil - Gasoline - Lubricants


New Dallas Hwy. (U. S. 321)


Dial 4-2644


FUNERAL DIRECTORS


COSTNER FUNERAL HOME


CHAS. W. COSTNER, Owner CHARLES W. COSTNER, JR., Mortician


Funeral Directors and Embalmers


A Dignified Service at an Economical Cost FOR COLORED PEOPLE 24 HOUR AMBULANCE SERVICE 718 N. York Gastonia, N. C. Tels. 9275 and 5-5771


If No Answer Call 6191 or 5-0408


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FUNERAL DIRECTORS


CAROTHERS FUNERAL HOMES, LTD.


HOME OFFICE GASTONIA, N. C. PHONE 6337


BELMONT, N. C. PHONE 6-477


STANLEY, N. C. PHONE 3-2631


MT. HOLLY, N. C. PHONE 3


Carothers Service 125 W. FRANKLIN AVE.


PHONE 6337


60


FUNERAL DIRECTORS


MCLEAN & SON


Gastonia's Oldest Funeral Directors


and Licensed Embalmers


AMBULANCE SERVICE


206 S. BROAD


DIAL 5-3451


61


FUNERAL DIRECTORS


MARTIN'S FUNERAL HOME


FOR COLORED


A Complete Burial Service Dial 5-3611 or 9202


Personal Attention Given Each Burial 24-Hour Ambulance Service Free Chapel BILLY B. MARTIN, Owner 601 N. YORK ST.


HOYT L. SMITH, Mgr. NED H. BRADSHAW, Asst. Mgr.


Ward - Paysour


FUNERAL SERVICE


Oxygen Equipped Ambulance Service with Special Equipment For Out of Town Trips Operated By Trained First Aid Men


Lady Attendant Our Services Available To All Regardless of Financial Condition


CARL D. WARD, Pres. and Genl., Mgr.


218 S. Oakland at E. 2nd Av. Tel. 5-2178


62


FURNITURE


ELLIOTT and LITTLE FURNITURE CO.


CROSLEY REFRIGERATORS,


RADIOS and RANGES


QUALITY FURNITURE


REASONABLE PRICES


1133 W. Franklin Ave.


Phone 7974


FIRESTONE SQUARE


63


FURNITURE


MAXWELL BROTHERS INC.


Gastonia's Leading Furniture Store


Authorized Dealers for


PHILCO AND ZENITH RADIOS THE "GENUINE" FRIGIDAIRE


· Simmons Beautyrest Mattress and Bedding


. Bigelow-Sanford Carpet and Rugs


. Lane Cedar Chests


. Shades and Venetian Blinds


223 231 W. Main Ave. Phone 5-2621


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FURNITURE


FINE FURNITURE


Does Not Necessarily Cost a Great Deal


The satisfaction gained from dressing up the home with modern furniture, carefully selected to fit each room, is ample repayment on the installment. Even a few pieces can alter and enhance the present ensemble; odd corners can be dressed up and made comfortably livable ..


May We Visit Your Home and Suggest at No Extra Obligation to You?


Rankin - Armstrong


Company, Inc. Phone 5-0611


124-132 S. Marietta St.


65


FURNITURE


GASTONIA'S MOST COMPLETE FURNITURE STORE


COMPLETE HOME FURNISHERS


· ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES


FLOOR COVERINGS


· S & H GREEN STAMP STORE


FLOOR COVERINGS


Gaston County's Largest Stock of Floor Coverings


Installed By Expert Mechanics Free Estimates


Hotpoint Appliances


Tappan Gas Ranges


WHISNANT-WILLIAMS Gastonia's fastest growing FURNITURE STORE


172 S. SOUTH ST.


PHONE 5-1082


66


FURNITURE


Johnston's Furniture Co.


HEADQUARTERS FOR KROEHLER LIVING ROOMS, SIMMONS BEDDING and FRIGIDAIRE APPLIANCES


KROEHLER Built


Tel. 9026 246-256 W. MAIN AVE.


FRIGIDAIRE


FURNITURE - ANTIQUES


YOUNG'S UPHOLSTERY & ANTIQUE FURNITURE CO.


MILLARD D. YOUNG, Owner


ALL WORK GUARANTEED


Modern & Antique Furniture Dealer 13 Years Experience 128 W. Virginia Ave. (Bessemer City) Tel. 9-2828


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GAS


PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY


Of North Carolina, Inc. NATURAL GAS SERVICE


FROM ASHEVILLE TO RALEIGH


Main Office: 170 W. Franklin Ave. Gastonia, N. C.


PHONE 9055


"Gas Serves You Better - Through Modern Gas Appliances"


GROCERIES


ADAMS SUPER MARKET


· FRESH MEATS


· FANCY GROCERIES


· VEGETABLES


· FROZEN FOODS


· FEEDS


York Rd.


South Gastonia, N. C.


68


HARDWARE


TOP GRADE


· Paints, Brushes, Thinners


· Farm Supplies


· Electrical Supplies


· Home Appliances


. Tools, Yard and Home Needs


· Sporting Goods


FRANKLIN HARDWARE CO.


1225 W. Franklin Ave. Phone 7011


69


HARDWARE


STANDARD HARDWARE CO.


INC.


HARDWARE .. PAINTS .. ROOFING ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS


STOVES and RANGES .. FARM IMPLEMENTS


TELEVISION ·· RADIOS ·· BICYCLES


SPORTING GOODS


WASHING MACHINES


"Since 1903 Serving Gaston County"


148-156 South St. Phone 5-3416


70


HARDWARE


Carolina Hardware & Supply Co., Inc.


BIRD NEPONSET PRODUCTS


PAINTING


Hardware . Farm Supplies . Fencing Bird Roofing Stag Paint . Athey's Paint Glidden's Paint


WE APPLY ROOFING AND PAINT Quality Service 117 E. Main Ave. Phone 7228


SOUTHERN SUPPLY CO. INC. DuPont Paint Products


HARDWARE SUPPLIES Plumbing Supplies -- Building Materials Roofing Material -- Stoves and Ranges Electrical Appliances


258 E. Main Ave. Phone 5-4951


71


INSURANCE


WHEN IT COMES TO PROTECTION -


IT PAYS TO HAVE THE BEST!


Boyce Insurance Agency


(Since 1906)


Insurance-Surety Bonds Automobile Insurance A Specialty - All Lines Handled -


131 South Street Tel. 5-3821


Coast To Coast Service


72


INSURANCE


Robert F. Caldwell


Insurance Agency


QUALITY INSURANCE


AUTOMOBILE


LIABILITY


ACCIDENT AND HEALTH


LIFE


FIRE


Complete Insurance Protection


247 E. Main Av. Tel. 6400


73


INSURANCE


GASTONIA INSURANCE AGENCY INC.


E. B. BRITTAIN, Pres .- Treas.


In Business 49 Years


All Forms of


INSURANCE and Surety Bonds


Only First Class


Fire and Casualty Companies Represented


Realty Building Phone 5-1245


74


INSURANCE


Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. of GREENSBORO, N. C.


JAMES E. CASHATT, Dist. Mgr. JAMES T. COMER, C. L. U.


J. W. SUMMEY - JOHN R. RANKIN


Special Representatives


ALL FORMS OF


LIFE INSURANCE and ANNUITIES


PENSION PLAN


Mortgage Loans and Bond Issues


Processed Directly by Local Representatives


J. T. COMER & CO.


Consultants


EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS


GROUP and CORPORATION INSURANCE


204-07 Commercial Bldg.


Tel. 5-2441


75


INSURANCE


GEORGE A. JENKINS AGENCY, INCORPORATED


General Insurance Fire Insurance


Automobile Insurance Casualty Insurance Fidelity & Surety Bonds


427 WEST FRANKLIN AVE.


P.O. BOX 800 PHONE 7286


76


INSURANCE


J. Y. TODD


J. Y. TODD, JR.


CHARLES B. TODD


J. Y. TODD & SONS Agency


COMPLETE INSURANCE SERVICE


· Life


· Fire


· Retirement Income


· Automobile


· Group


· Casualty


· Annuities


· Hospitalization


Attractive HOME LOANS Low Interest - 10-20 Years


201-02 National Bank of Commerce Bldg. PHONE 5-4621


INSURANCE


77


WHITESIDES & CO.


INSURANCE


BONDS


MEMBER OF THE


NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AGENTS


Commercial Building


Phone 5-3456


78


INSURANCE


SU


FARM BUREAU


SERVICES


W. Z. "BILL" SMITH INSURANCE


Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co's. LIFE ... FIRE ... AUTO CASUALTY ... LIABILITY ... POLIO ACCIDENT and HEALTH


330 W. Main Ave. Tel. 5-3689


GUY WRIGHT INSURANCE & REALTY COMPANY


INSURANCE


Phone 5-8643


175 W. Franklin Av.


79


INSURANCE


New York Life Insurance Co.


THOS. J. BRAWLEY, Agent LIFE INSURANCE


ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS HOSPITAL POLICIES GROUP INSURANCE


402 NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE BUILDING


OFFICE PHONE 6421 RESIDENCE PHONE 5-1644


INTERIOR DECORATORS


Sarah


Mason White


INTERIOR DECORATOR


· Complete Decorator Service . Imported and Domestic Fine Fabrics · Custom Drapery and Upholstery · Unusual Wallpapers and Accessories


208 S. Marietta Street


Tel. 4-2321 and 5-1555


Don't Use an Old Directory !


One Address taken from an old Directory may send you miles out of the way and waste a whole day's time. You take pride in keeping a fresh stock of merchandise on your shelves-


Why not avail yourself of fresh information for your daily use?


80


JEWELERS


Morris


GASTONIAS LEADING JEWELERS


For the Gift You Give With Pride Let Morris Jewelers Be Your Guide


We Welcome Charge Accounts


Cor. W. Main Ave. at South St.


Phone 5-4471


LAUNDRIES


FRANK & LOO LAUNDRY


Coveralls or Overall Suits and All Working Clothes Family Wash - Dry and Finish Reasonable


SUITS, CLOTHES CLEANED and PRESSED CHEAPER THE BEST WORK At The Lowest Prices TRY US -ALL WORK GUARANTEED


House Open 6:30 A M. Until 7 P. M. Except Saturday 8 P. M.


298 E. Main Ave. Gastonia, N. C.


81


LOANS


Money


On Your Own Signature Furniture Auto


To Employed Men and Women for Any Worthy Purpose


$25 - UP


Phone or Come to Office Today


WE MAKE LOANS OTHERS REFUSE


Under Supervision State Banking Commission


AETNA LOAN & FINANCE CO.


216-217-218 COMMERCIAL BLDG. PHONES 5-1206 and 5-1207


82


LOANS


FINANCE


LOANS CASH REFINANCE


Gastonia's Most Complete Loan Service Let Us Be Your Private Banker


HOME FINANCE CO.


W. Main Ave. Cor. York


Phone 5-5421


ROCK ZAMMIELLO, Mgr.


M & J Finance Corporation


of SHELBY, N. C. AUTO LOANS - REFINANCING 428 W. Franklin Ave. TELS. 5-0922


5-0529


MR. CITIZEN!


Correct Information Is Valuable To You!


Cooperate with the City Directory enumera- tors to see that your name and those of your family are correctly listed in each edition. Your name, listed correctly in the City Directory, is a great asset. This has been proved thou- sands of times, especially in cases of employ- ment application, proof of residence, questions relating to citizenship, applications for welfare assistance, distribution of mail, etc. Be better established . .. be on record as a local citizen by seeing that your name is not missed or incorrectly listed in the Directory.


83


LUMBER


BESSEMER CITY LUMBER CO., Inc.


A. B. C. HOME IMPROVEMENT FINANCING


NO DOWN PAYMENT


Building


material's


A COMPLETE LINE OF LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIALS


PAINT AND BUILDERS HARDWARE FEATURING:


RUBEROID ROOFING AND SIDING


U.S.G. PLASTER AND SHEETROCK KIMSUL INSULATION


INSULITE CEILING TILE


COFFMAN ORNAMENTAL IRON WORK


ANDERSON WINDOW UNITS


306 N 13th St. Tel. 9-2012


Bessemer City, N.C.


84


LUMBER


City Lumber Company, Inc.


Millwork Building Materials


Lumber DEALERS


We are as close to you as your telephone and just as ready to serve you - irrespective of the size of the order.


1 .:


1.111


Phone 7208 733-739 N. Marietta St.


85


LUMBER


Elmer Lumber Co., Inc.


PROMPT DELIVERY


Roofing


· Siding


.


Ceiling Tile


.


Insulating Sheathing · Builders


Hardware . Paint · Sheet Rock


Plaster Material Cement . Mortar Mix . Rock Wool . Metal Roofing


Composition Roofing · Asbestos Siding Steel and Aluminum Windows


A. B. C. Repair and Remodeling Loans FHA and GI New Building Loans


DURALITE


Certain-teed


That Famous Paint


BUILDING PRODUCTS


Kings Mountain, N. C.


204 W. Ridge St. Phones 25 and 54


86


LUMBER


I. W. Moore, Pres.


Joseph T. Moore, Vice-Pres.


A. E. Culp, Sec. and Treas.


GASTONIA LUMBER CO.


LUMBER, PAINT and BUILDING MATERIALS


Sash -- Doors and Trim Roofing Materials Lime, Cement, Plaster and Paints


Lumber


308 N. BROAD ST.


TEL. 5-2511


87


LUMBER


SPENCER LUMBER CO. INC.


Lumber - Mill Work, Doors, Sash, Ceiling, Siding, Metal Lath, Cedar Ceilings, Brick, Steel Sash, Wall Ties, Plaster, Lime, Cement, Sheet Rock Board, Builders' Hardware, Screen Wire, Sand Screen, Grates, Medicine Cabinets, Beaver Board, Nails, Wood Composition, Paints and Metal Roofing - Insulation - Window & Door Screen




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