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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
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CONTRACTORS
OAKLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
All Types Masonry Commercial Building
R. F. D. No. 4 LINWOOD RD. TEL. 4-2311
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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
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DAIRIES
SUNRISE DAIRY INC.
Pasteurized Dairy Products
Phone 6354
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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
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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.
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DRUGGISTS
KENNEDY'S
Rexall DRUG STORE
PRESCRIPTIONS
Called For and Delivered
213 W. Main Ave.
Phone 5-3401
DRUGGISTS
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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.
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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ELECTRICAL
JAMES R. LINEBERGER
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
· RESIDENTIAL
· INDUSTRIAL
· HOUSEHOLD WIRING
204 S. Columbia Tel. 9709
Night Tel. 5-5450
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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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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
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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
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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
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ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
STOWE and ELECTRIC
LEWIS CO.
Electrical Contractors
1243 W. Franklin Av.
Tel. 5-3400
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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
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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
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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
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
MCLEAN & SON
Gastonia's Oldest Funeral Directors
and Licensed Embalmers
AMBULANCE SERVICE
206 S. BROAD
DIAL 5-3451
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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
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FURNITURE
ELLIOTT and LITTLE FURNITURE CO.
CROSLEY REFRIGERATORS,
RADIOS and RANGES
QUALITY FURNITURE
REASONABLE PRICES
1133 W. Franklin Ave.
Phone 7974
FIRESTONE SQUARE
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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INSURANCE
Robert F. Caldwell
Insurance Agency
QUALITY INSURANCE
AUTOMOBILE
LIABILITY
ACCIDENT AND HEALTH
LIFE
FIRE
Complete Insurance Protection
247 E. Main Av. Tel. 6400
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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
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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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