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FIREPROOF BUILDING MATERIALS
COAL Phone F-179 COKE
BORDEN BRICK & TILE CO.S
Contracting Repairs
DURHAM ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
Motora Appliances
PHONE J-4351
211 N. MANGUM ST.
Capital $500,000.00
Surplus $750,000.00
The Fidelity Bank
DURIIAM, WEST DURHAM AND EAST DURHAM COMMERCIAL-SAVINGS- TRUST-SAFE-DEPOSIT
"GREATER STRENGTH AND BETTER SERVICE"
GEO. W. KANE GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Phone F-2941' Suite 217 Trust Building
212 W. Main
GEO. V. WYNNE CLYDE M. KELLY J. H. BARNES
Hall-White & Com THE HOME OF SERVICE
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
PONTIAC
JOHNSON MOTOR CO.
326-328 EAST MAIN ST. DIAL L-1841-J-1491
Buich HURGA CARD
SAVINGS - LOANS
MORRIS PLAN Industrial Bank'
Surplus - $100,000.00 | Capital - $100,000.00
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CITY DIRECTORY Vol. 1935 XXIV
Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Pri- vate Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide; also a
BUYERS' GUIDE and a Complete
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GENERAL INDEX
Abbreviations
50
Alphabetical List of Names.
51
Apartment Buildings
621
Associations and Clubs-Commercial 621
Banks and Trust Companies 628
Buildings-Office and Public
631
Buyers' Guide
25
Cemeteries
632
Churches
632
City Government
163
Classified Business Directory
623
Clergymen
634
Clubs
636
Convents
638
County Officers
163
Courts
Federal Officers 452
163
Golf Clubs and Courses.
644
Halls
647
Homes and Asylums.
648
Hospitals and Dispensaries
648 653
Labor Organizations
653 655
Newspapers
658
Parks and Playgrounds 660
Police Department 163
Post Office
152
Railroads 662
Schools-Public 665
Schools. Colleges and Academies 665
Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal 667
Street and Avenue Guide 199
United States Government 152
164
Fire Department
Justices of the Peace
Libraries
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Page
Aldridge Motors Inc.
.right side lines and 27
Alexander Motor Co left side lines and 27
Bagwell Plumbing & Heating Co.
47
Bell V E & Sons ..
left top lines
Blue & White Cab
.right top lines
Borden Brick & Tile Co.
front cover and 34
Brown D W Dry Cleaners.
left top lines
Brown Ernest C
35
Budd-Piper Roofing Co left side lines and 48 28
Carolina Finance Co
46
Carpenter's Inc right side lines and 28
Christian-Harward Furniture Co. right top lines
Citizens Realty & Ins Co .left top lines
Cut Rate Ice & Coal Co Inc ..
Depositors National Bank of Durham, NC.
right top lines and 31 3
Duke University
Durham Builders' Supply Co.
34
Durham Coca Cola Bottling Co. . back cover and 33 2 Durham College of Commerce 39
Durham Dairy Products Inc.
. backbone and
Durham Drug Co
left top lines and 39
Durham Electric Construction Co
front cover and 40 29
Durham Loan & Trust Co
. bottom stencil and 31
Durham Lumber Co
35
Durham Public Service Co right top lines and Z
Durham Realty & Insurance Co left top lines and 48 Z
Durham School of Beauty Culture.
Elkins Motor Sales Co
.back cover and 28
Fidelity Bank The
front cover and 30
Five Points Furniture Co right top lines
Glenn Coal Co
36
Globe Jewelry Co Inc
45 26
Hall-Wynne & Co Inc
front cover and 41
Hatwood Electric Shoe Shop
.right side lines
Haywood & Boone.
.right top lines
Home Insurance Agency Inc. left top lines
Home Savings Bank
right top lines and 32
Hotel Malbourne
Johnson Motor Co.
.front cover and
Johnson Service Station
26
Jones H F Millwork Co
. back cover and 46
Kane Geo W
front cover and 37
Kennedy's Auto Service Co
left side lines
Kennedy's Commercial School
2
Lakewood Dairy
left side lines and 38
Love Geo C
40
Lyon W C Co
42 47
Markham J C & Sons
left side lines
May Claude M. .
front stencil, 46 and 49
May D C
backbone
McDonald Ice & Coal Co.
left bottom lines
C & H Motor Co. left side lines and
36
Durham Industrial Bank
Granite Service Stations
43 27
Mangum J Marvin
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Page 42
McLaurin Funeral Home
Modern Electric Co Inc
40
Morris Plan Industrial Bank. .front cover and 32
Muirhead Wm Construction Co Inc .top stencil and 38
Murdock J A Co Inc.
.right side lines
North Carolina Mutual Life Ins Co. .right side lines and 45
Palms Restaurant The
48
Parker Letter Service
right side lines
Phillips Preson P Mutual Ins Agency
right top lines and 45
Pickard J E .back cover and 49
Pritchard-Bright & Co
36
Ray Lumber Co
35 48
Reeves American Inn
Riley Paint Co
Rochelle Battery
& Ignition Service.
Rochelle Sidney E .left side lines and 33
Rogers Drug Co
Scarborough & Hargett
Scott Coal Co
Scott & Roberts .back cover and
36
Shaw Paint & Wall Paper Co
left side lines
Southgate J & Son Inc
.back cover
Thompson & Cannady.
. back cover and 38
U-Drive-It Yourself Inc
.right side lines
United Furniture Co
.right top lines
University Motors Inc
.left top lines
Washington Duke Hotel
44
Watson Oldsmobile Co Inc.
.right side lines and 28
46
White Star Laundry
left bottom lines
Young Roofing Co Inc The.
back cover and 49
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INTRODUCTION
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1935 edition of the Durham City Directory.
Confidence in the growth of Durham's industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Durham to the world.
The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Directories in the estimation of the public, has been established by rendering the best in Directory service. With an unrivaled organization, and having had the courteous and hearty cooperation of the business and professional men and residents, the publishers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Durham Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the city.
Four Major Departments
The four major departments are arranged in the following order :-
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, pages 25 to 50. printed on tinted paper, con- tains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and pro- fessional interests of Durham. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference adver- tising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a progressive community like Dur- ham, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.
THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 51 to 496. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupa- tion and address of each adult resident of Durham, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the city.
THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, covers pages 499 to 620. In this section the names of the streets are arranged in alphabetical order; the numbers of the residences and business concerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and concerns are placed opposite the numbers, The names of the inter- secting streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street.
THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 623 to 671. This department lists the names of all business and pro- fessional concerns in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller. As such it plays an important part in the daily activities of the commercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.
Municipal Publicity
The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the city. depicting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence as a business location. as a manufacturing site and as an educational center. To broadcast this information, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the Directory in Directory Libraries, where they are read- ily available for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and re- liable advertisements of Durham.
The Durham Directory Library
Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Durham City Direc- tory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Durham Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of 450 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North American Directory Publishers, under whose supervision the system is operated.
The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Directory as an advertising medium, with assur- ance that it will bring a commensurate return.
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DURHAM
NOTED TOBACCO AND TEXTILE CENTER; A CENTER OF INDUSTRY AND EDUCATION
(Courtesy Durham Chamber of Commerce)
STATISTICAL REVIEW
Form of Government-Council-manager.
Population-Total. 52,037; males, 24,629; females, 27,408; white males of age, 14,137; white females of age, 15,856; total colored, 18,717 (1930 U. S. Census). Government estimate in 1933, 58,000. Local estimate at present, 64,000. American-born, 99.3%
Area-12.8 square miles.
Altitude-406 feet above sea level.
Climate-Mean annual temperature, 59.6 degrees F .; average annual rainfall, 47.19 inches.
Parks-8, with total of 110 acres, valued at $225,000.
Assessed Valuation-$70,281,414, with $1.70 per $100 tax rate.
Bonded Debt-$9,364,869.55.
Financial Facts-6 banks, with total deposits of $20,266,461.84 (June 30, 1935), and total resources of $24,082,968.43 (June 30, 1935). Clearings for 1934, $148,449,724.36. 4 building and loan associations, with total assets of $2.543,752.12 (Aug. 1, 1935).
Postal Receipts-$289,607.42 (calendar year 1934) .
Telephones in Service-6,150.
Churches-84, representing 12 denominations.
Building and Construction-260 permits, with total value of $673,264, issued in 1934.
Real Estate-1,417 transfers made in 1934. 10,684 homes, with about 40% owned by occupants.
Industry-87 manufacturing establishments, employing 7,000 men and 6,000 women, paying wages of $13,000,000 annually, and having products valued at $160.336,003 annually (1933 U. S. Census of Manufactures). Principal manufactured products: Cigarettes, smoking tobacco, hosiery, sheets and pillow cases, ginghams, flour and proprietary medicines.
Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 25 miles, and population of 148,- 000; wholesale area, radius of 50 miles, and population of 508,000 (based on 1930 U. S. Census figures).
Newspapers-2 dailies, 1 daily and Sunday, and 5 weeklies.
Hotels-9, with total of 800 rooms.
Railroads-5: Southern, Seaboard Air Line, Norfolk & Western, Dur- ham & Southern, and Norfolk Southern.
Highways-U. S. 15, 70 and 501; State 55 and 91.
Airports-1 nearby.
Radio Stations-1 (Columbia System).
Amusements-Largest auditorium in city seats 1,750 persons. 7 mov- ing-picture theatres. with total seating capacity of 3,585 persons. 2 golf courses.
Hospitals-4, with total of 820 beds.
Education-Duke University, Southern Conservatory of Music, Croft Secretarial School, Durham School of Commerce, Kennedy's Commercial School, and North Carolina College for Negroes. 19 public schools, includ- ing 3 senior high and 1 junior high. 1 parochial school. Number of pupils in public schools, 12,570; in parochial, 75. Number of teachers in public schools, 350; in parochial, 4. Value of public school property, $3,355,000; parochial, $30,000; college, $20,670,000.
Public Libraries-5, including branches, with total of 458,192 volumes. City Statistics-Total street mileage, 205, with 78 miles paved. Miles of gas mains, 86.52; sewers, 302. Number of water meters, 9,900; light meters, 10,633; gas meters, 2,901. Capacity of water works (municipal), 9,000,000 gallons; daily average pumpage, 5.000.000 gallons; miles of mains, 169.7; value of plant, $4,800,000. Fire department has 59 men, with 4 sta- tions and 10 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department property, $325,300. Police department has 58 men, with 1 station and 10 pieces of motor equipment.
HISTORY
In April, 1865, at a log cabin known as the Bennett Place, near Durham's Station, there occurred one of the most historic events in the history of our nation. Lee had surrendered at Appomattox, and the future looked dark indeed for the Southern states. Jefferson Davis and his cabinet had escaped to Greensboro, North Carolina, and there
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had held fiery debate as to the advisability of continuing the Civil War. Some members of the cabinet favored continuing hostilities at any cost, even though it meant carrying on a guerrilla warfare, while others took the position that the cause of the Confederacy was forever lost and that no good could be accomplished by further bloodshed. Finally it was decided to instruct General Joseph E. Johnston, commander of the Confederate Armies of the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida, to negotiate terms of peace with General Wm. Tecumseh Sherman, com- mander of the Federal Army that had broken the backbone of the Confederacy by reason of its famous march to the sea. These two generals met at the Bennett Place and signed a tentative peace agree- ment. This agreement was so favorable to the South that General Grant refused to approve it, but after several days' conference, it was amended to meet General Grant's demands and was signed and approved by the governments of the North and South, and the War Between the States came to a close.
Marking the place of surrender, just four miles from Durham, there has been erected, through the generosity of Mrs. S. T. Morgan, a beautiful monument consisting of two columns, one representing the North and the other the South, joined together by a cross-piece on which is the word "Unity". This historic spot, the birthplace of a re- united nation, is visited each year by thousands of people,
The death of the Confederacy gave birth to the city of Durham, and out of the ashes of the hopes of the Southern people has been built a great and beautiful city. In 1865 Durham Station was a small
BENNETT MEMORIAL
and insignificant point on the North Carolina Railroad, inhabited by less than 100 persons. There was one lone business enterprise here, a crude and unimportant tobacco factory with total assets of less than $2,000, including not only products on hand, but representing also the entire investment and replacement. History and tradition unite in saying that his factory was broken into by Sherman's soldiers and a large part of the stock carried away. Tradition further says that the product carried away was so well made and of such quality that when the soldiers returned to the pursuit of civil life, letters came back to Durham to ascertain if there was more of the product upon the market. To supply this demand, a broken business was rebuilt.
In 1865 Washington Duke, a Confederate soldier, walked from New Bern to his home in Durham, and with the same stout heart that had carried him through the vicissitudes of a lost cause, turned his atten- tion to the battle for bread, which was doubtless as cruel and bitter as the war from which he had returned. He built the second factory in Durham, composed of a log cabin 20x30 feet, and with his own hands manufactured a product out of a small supply of tobacco that the Federal soldiers had not found. This he called Pro Bono Publico. The annual
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output of this factory was originally four or five hundred pounds, and in 1872 had grown to 125,000 pounds.
In the meantime, W. T. Blackwell had inoved to Durham to engage in the tobacco business. He was to the early development of the tobacco industry in Durham what Napoleon was to France, or Caesar to Rome. The Durham Bull got upon the map and in a few brief years his sonorous voice, like the shot at Lexington, was heard around the world. In 1872 the two small tobacco factories had grown into twelve.
James Buchanan Duke, becoming convinced that it was neither practicable nor profitable to compete with Bull Durham smoking tobacco, turned the vision of his great genius into the cigarette field, and from that day to the present hour the increasing volume of the tobacco in- dustry has become the common property of mankind.
On April 10, 1869, almost exactly four years after Johnston sur- rendered to Sherman, Durham was born. There were only 258 inhabitants in the village, and the total municipal revenue was $357.44. The largest taxpayer paid $40.62 in taxes. In 1870 there were probably less than 100 wage-earners in industrial pursuits in the town.
The tobacco industry grew at a very rapid rate, using large quanti- ties of bright-leaf tobacco. While much of this type of tobacco was grown around Durham, it was sold at tobacco markets in Richmond and other Virginia cities, and local manufacturers had to pay the cost of transporting the tobacco back from Virginia to Durham. This condition made desirable the opening of warehouses for the sale of leaf tobacco in Durham, and resulted in this city becoming one of the largest bright-leaf tobacco markets in the world, now selling from 28 to 30 million pounds each season.
During all this time there were no banks in the town, practically all the banking being transacted in Raleigh, and on days of big sales at the tobacco warehouses it was necessary to obtain cash from the merchants in order to pay the farmer for his product. Such incon- veniences could not long continue, and soon two banks were established.
The next step in the industrial and commercial history of the town was the bringing in of additional railway lines. By the co-operation of manufacturers, merchants, and the city and county governments. the Seaboard Air Line, the Southern Railway, and the Norfolk & Western Railway were given access to this market. Later the Norfolk Southern
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Railroad and the Durham & Southern Railway were added to the railway lines serving the city, giving a total of five railway companies with seven lines radiating in every direction.
Durham had now grown into a very prosperous and thriving com- munity, but its citizenship was not satisfied with having purely a com- mercial and industrial town. The people felt the need of better schools and, in 1885, after a heated political campaign, bonds were voted for public school buildings and a tax levied for maintaining a public school system. Today Durham has one of the finest public school plants of any city of its size, with physical property valued at more than $3,355,000 and with a personnel of teachers and management that gives it first rating among the cities of North Carolina.
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