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GENERAL INDEX
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Abbreviations
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Alphabetical List of Names
29
Apartment Buildings 806
Associations and Clubs-Commercial 807
Banks and Trust Companies 811
Buildings-Office and Public
816
Bus and Coach Lines-Motor
816
Buyers' Guide .opp
760
Cemeteries
817
Churches 817
City Government 174
805
Clergymen 819
821
Convents
825
County Officers
175
Courts
175
Federal Officers
551
Fire Department
174
Golf Clubs and Courses
834
Halls
838
Homes and Asylums
838
Hospitals and Dispensaries 839
Justices of the Peace 846
Labor Organizations 846
849
Names Received Too Late For Regular Insertion 25
853
Parks and Playgrounds
856
Police Department
174
Post Office
551
Railroads 859
Schools-Public 864
Schools, Colleges and Academies 864
Societies- Benevolent and Fraternal 866
Societies-Miscellaneous 867
State Officers 406
Street and Avenue Guide 609
United States Government 551
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Clubs
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Newspapers
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SEC- TION, THE YELLOW PAGES
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Aldridge Motors Inc
.right bottom lines and 3
Alexander Motor Co
.left top lines and 5
American Store ..
Animal Hospital and Kennels ..
Bagwell Plumbing & Heating Co
Bell V E & Sons.
Bonitz Insulation Co.
. left bottom lines and
Borden Brick & Tile Co.
Brady's Garage ..
Brown Ernest C Dr.
Budd-Piper Roofing Co right bottom lines and
Capitol Furniture Co Inc.
Carolina Funeral Home.
Carolina Glass Co .... opposite Glass Dealers in Business Directory
Carpenter's Inc .
Christian Harward Furniture Co Inc.
Citizens' Coal & Coke Co.
right side lines and
Citizens' Realty & Ins Co.
.left top lines and
Copeland Eric H ..
Cut-Rate Ice & Coal Co Inc.
Depositors National Bank The
.right top lines and 8
opposite inside front cover
Duke University. Durham Bank & Trust Co. bottom stencil, left top lines and 8 Durham Bond & Mortgage Co. left bottom lines and 37 34 12 Durham Book & Stationery Co. left side lines and Durham Builders' Supply Co. right side lines and 11 17
Durham Dairy Products Co.
Durham Drug Co ..
Durham Electric Construction Co Inc.
Durham Gas Co
right bottom lines and
Durham Industrial Bank.
.right top lines and
Durham Lumber Co ..
right side lines and
Durham Nehi Bottling Co. . inside front cover
Durham Public Service Co. right top lines and . Z
Durham Realty & Insurance Co left top lines and 37
Elkins Motor Sales Co. . back cover and 5
Fidelity Bank The. . front cover and 7 Fidelity Insurance Agency. .right side lines and Fillers R R. .. right top lines and 27 28 Five Points Furniture Co Floyd Coal Co. .left side lines and 22 14 14 Glenn Coal Co. Globe Jewelry Co Inc .. 30 Granite Service Station. left side lines 38
Green Lantern Restaurant The.
Hall-Wynne Co.
front cover and 20
Harris Realty & Insurance Co.
.right side lines
Home Insurance Agency Inc.
Home Savings Bank
Hotel Malbourne ..
Hotel Washington Duke
Hudson Funeral Home
Hunt Wm M.
Huntley-Stockton-Hill Co right bottom lines and
Jenkins Refrigeration Service. .right side lines and
Johnson Motor Co front cover and
Johnson Service Station
Jones-Frasier Co. .
Jones H F Millwork Co.
Kane Geo W
front cover and 16
Kennedy's Auto Station
Kimball W Watson.
right bottom lines and
Latta Roofing Co ..
left side lines and
Lea & Parrish Paint Co
left bottom lines and
35 18
Long Meadow Dairies
39 22 21
36 29 14
right side lines and
Durham Coca-Cola Bottling Co
. back cover and . backbone and
left top lines and 18 . front cover and 19 23
9 32
Harward Jerome F
left bottom lines and 28 left top lines and 28 9 right top lines and 25 26 21 36 23 38 4 2 30 left bottom lines and 33
.back cover and
Lakewood Dairy.
right bottom lines and 5 33 17 39
.left side lines and 23 2 36 .left side lines and left side lines and 24 27 front cover and 12 41 13
.right top lines and 3 .right top lines and 22 13
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Lyon W C Co.
left side lines and 24 37
Mason Jos K.
front stencil 35 and 41
May Claude M May D C .. .right side lines and
35
McDaniel-Ervin-Hinshaw Hardware Co Inc. left side lines and
McDonald Ice & Coal Co. left side lines and McGhee R S Coal Co. right side lines and
McLaurin Funeral Home.
Mechanics & Farmers Bank. .left side lines and
Meyers Major Appliance Store right bottom lines and
Model Laundry & Dry Cleaners
. backbone and
Modern Electric Co Inc.
Montgomery & Aldridge ..
Morris Plan Industrial Bank. front cover and
Muirhead Wm Construction Co Inc. top stencil and
Murdock Ice & Coal Co ...
Mutual Life Insurance Co of N Y The.
New Method Laundry Co Inc.
Newport Lumber Co
Nicholson Inc ..
North Carolina Mutual Life Ins Co.
Nu Tread Tire Co.
O K Tire Retreading Co.
Palms Restaurant The.
Parker Letter Service
Paschall Bros
Phillips Preson P
.right top lines and
28
Pickard Roofing Co.
.left bottom lines and
Piedmont Letter Shop.
Pritchard-Bright & Co Inc.
.right side lines
Ray Lumber Co
Riley Paint Co
Rochelle Sidney E.
Rogers Drug Co ..
Rose Agency Inc The.
Scarborough & Hargett.
Scott Coal Co ...
right side lines and
Scott & Roberts Sanitary Dry Cleaning Co. . back cover and 13
Shaw Paint & Wall Paper Co. ribbon bookmark and 34 Sinclair At Five Point. right side lines and Southgate J & Son Inc back cover and 2 29 Terry Hardy G .. .right side lines and 37 Thompson & Cannady. .back cover and 15 6 Tucker Motor Co Ulrich E Evans .. left bottom lines and 29 38
Union Insurance & Realty Co.
United Furniture Co
University Motors Inc left top lines and
Uzzle Motor Co. left top lines and 4
Weaver's
31 32
White Star Laundry. left side lines and
Woodard & Duncan.
22
York Typewriter Co.
left bottom lines and 40
Young Roofing Co Inc The.
.back cover and 40
24 14 15 21 10 19 31 19 5 10 16
.right bottom lines and 15 29 left side lines and 31 33 . back cover and 27 right side lines and 30 40 6 38 .right side lines and 32 36
39 32 12
left top lines and 35 left side lines and 11 left side lines and 18 34 21 15
right top lines and 22 6
INTRODUCTION
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1938 edition of the Durham City Directory.
Confidence in the continued growth of Durham's industry, poulation 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 estima- tion of the public, has been established by rendering the best in Direc- tory service. With an unrivaled organization, and having had the court- eous 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 ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 29 to 608, on white paper. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupation and address of each adult resident of Durham, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and cor- poration in the city. A feature of this section is the designation of the number of minor children in each family.
THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, covers pages 609 to 757, on pink paper. In this section the named streets are arranged in alphabetical order, followed by the numbered streets in numerical 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 intersecting streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street. A feature of this section is the designation of tenant-owned homes.
THE BUYERS' GUIDE, beginning opposite page 760 and separately paged from 1 to 44, on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Durham. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference advertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a progressive community like Durham, 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 CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 805 to 872, on white paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in alphabetical order under appropriate head- ings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. The Directory is the com- mon intermediary between buyer and seller. As such it plays an im- portant 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 cen- ter. To broadcast this information, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the Directory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily available for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable advertisements of Durham.
The Durham Directory Library
Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Durham City Directory, 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 more than 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 assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.
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DURHAM
A CENTER OF INDUSTRY, EDUCATION AND MEDICINE (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, 58,900. Local estimate at present, 67,000. 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-7, with total of 117 acres, valued at $323,000. Also 12 City playgrounds.
Assessed Valuation-$76,449,736, with $1.64 per $100 tax rate.
Bonded Debt-$8,816,782.59.
Financial Facts-6 banks, with total deposits of $23,545,082.49 (June 30, 1937), and total resources of $27,074,853.31 (June 30, 1937). Clearings for 1936, $193,516,365.58. 4 building and loan associations, with total assets of $3,740,339.32 (Aug. 31, 1937).
Postal Receipts-$339,410.41 (calendar year 1936).
Telephones in Service-7,200.
Churches-87, representing 12 denominations.
Building and Construction-454 permits, with total value of $1,895,216, issued in 1936.
Real Estate-1,544 transfers made in 1936. 11,180 homes.
Industry-88 manufacturing establishments, employing 7,250 men and 6,100 women, paying wages of $13,000,000 annually, and having products valued at $160,336,003 annually (1933 U. S. Census of Manufacturers). Principal manufactured products: Cigarettes, smoking tobacco, hosiery, sheets and pillow cases, gingham, 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).
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-2, privately-owned.
Amusements-Largest auditorium in city (Armory) seats 2,500 per- sons, 6 moving-picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 4,190 per- sons. 2 golf courses.
Hospitals-4, with total of 820 beds.
Education-Duke University, Croft Secretarial School, Durham Coll- ege of Commerce, Kennedy's Commercial School, and North Carolina College for Negroes. 20 public schools, including 2 senior high and 3 junior high. 1 parochial school. Number of pupils in public schools, 12,254; in parochial, 75. Number of teachers in public schools, 358; in parochial, 5. Value of public school property, $3,442,000; parochial, $30,000; college, $20,670,000.
Public Libraries-5, including branches, with total of 458,692 volumes.
City Statistics-Total street mileage, 205, with 79 miles paved. Miles of gas mains, 86.52; sewers, 311. Number of water meters, 11,828; light meters, 12,360; gas meters, 2,795. Capacity of water works (municipal), 9,000,000 gallons; daily average pumpage, 5,000,000 gallons; miles of mains, 177.7; value of plant, $4,800,000. Fire department has 59 men, with 4 stations and 11 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire depart- ment property, $325,300. Police department has 64 men, with 1 station and 10 pieces of motor equipment. 7 police cars equipped with radio facilities.
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HISTORY
In April, 1865, at a log cabin known as the Bennett Place, near Dur- ham'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 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 ac- complished 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, commander 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 agreement. This agreement was so favorable to the South that General Grant refused to approve it, but after several
View of One Eleven Corcoran Street, Constructed at a Cost of $1,000,000, in the Heart of Durham's Business District
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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 reunited 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 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 to- bacco factory with total assets of less than $2,000, including not only prod- ucts on hand, but representing also the entire investment and replace- ment. History and tradition unite in saying that this 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 attention 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 Dur- ham, composed of a log cabin 20 x 30 feet, and with his own hands manufactured a product out of a small supply of tobacco that the Fed- eral soldiers had not found. This he called Pro Bono Publico. The an- nual 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 moved 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.
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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 prac- ticable 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 indus- try has become the common property of mankind.
On April 10, 1869, almost exactly four years after Johnston surren- dered 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 quantities 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 desir- able 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 30 to 35 million pounds each season.
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