SOMERS-WHITE & CUMMiNGS, INC. REIDSVILLES BEST STORE FOR MEN AND BOYS 40 S. Scales Phoiae 519 u FIRST E T3 THE NATIONAL BAN S ReidsvMe, N. C. I § i% ON TIME DEPOSITS T3 Capital $100,000.00 Surplus and Profits $70,000,04) Resources Chrer. $1,500,000.00 OFFICERS Scott Fillman, V-Pres & Trust R. S. Montgomery, Pros. Officer Jas. F. Womack, N-a Cashier d. R. Young:, Aftst, Cashier E. B. Foster, Asst. Cashier wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm PENNROSE PARK "The Suburb Supreme" REIDSVILLE INSURANCE & REALTY CO. r«» . J Developers F. B. Kemp Sec-Treas. PHONE 356 . 3 « PIEDMONT CAROLINA REALTY CO. C/3 Real Estate-Rentals-Loans & Insurance S3 A COMPLETE REAL ESTATE SERVICE Wm, C. Stokes, Mngr. Phone 273 Buick Sales & Service Static Reidsville, N, C. e Telephone 114 S" Ess Gas, Oils and Accessories Storage and Repairs Ida J. H. DILLARD, Prop. 8 RASCOE'S CAF STRICTLY AMERICAN 22 S. 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CITY DIRECTIORY Vol. I 1929 Vol. I Containing a General Alphabetical List of Names, a Classified Business Directory, a Street Directory and Much Useful Miscellaneous Information. Commercial Service Company The First Place PUBLISHERS the buying Public Home Office: Asheville, N. C. EM Goes! P. 0. Box 1098 Eastern Sales Office: 524-528 Broadway, New York City Western Sales Office : 53<s Clark Street, Chicago, HI. Members: Associated Advertising Clubs of the World NOVEMBER, 1928 See General Index, Page 6 PRICE - -$7.00 THE PIEDMONT SERIES REIDSVILLE, N. C. ASHEVILLE, N. C, Compile':1 by ERNEST H. MILLER P. 0. Box 1098, Asheville, N. C. ADVERTISERS' SPECIAL DIRECTORY CITIZENS BANK Organized 1885 By adhering to our Slogan: "SAFETY-SERVICE-SATISFAC- TION"—We made a steady, healthy growth. Your Business Will Be Appreciated GENERAL INDEX ioid Abbreviations p 101 Fraternal Organizations p 256 Advertisers Special Directory, . .p 2-8 . Miscellaneous p 255-256 Alphabetical List of Names.. p 101-217 _ ,. ^ - .- Police Department . p 255 Banks p 219 p ulati°n » Business Directory p 218-232 °P P Churches p 256 Public Schools p 25-6 City Government .p 255 Street Directory p 233-254 Clergymen .-. .p 222 Title Page p 5 Educational p 256 United States Local Gov't .p 255 zmai ittemore Hardware Co. GENERAL AND COMPLETE LINE OF HARDWARE 14 S. Scales St. Phone 64 REIDSVILLE, N. C. WHEN WRITING ApVERTISERS, PLEASE MENTION THE DIRECTORY. ADVERTISERS' SPECIAL DIRECTORY Index to Advertisers Adams Service Station p 3 Reed Realty Co (Inc) left top lines American Tobacco Co back cover Reidsville Building & Supply Co Belk-Stevens Co back cover left bottom lines Benefleld, Motley & Co.-.left top lines Reidsville Coca-Cola Bottling Co Big: Bill Bottling Co.— right bottom lines right bottom lines Buick Service Station front cover Reidsville Flour Mill and Lumber Citizens Bank p 6 Yards front cover Des Champs Motor Co backbone Reidsville Funeral Parlor p 7 Ellington Drug Co (Inc) Reidsville Furniture Co (Inc)—stencils right top lines Reidsville Ice & Coal Co.... left top lines First National Bank (The) Reidsville Insurance & Realty Co front cover right top lines and front cover Gardner Drug Co back cover Reidsville Laundry Co _ _ Irvin Electric &: Radio Co left bottom lines right top lines Reidsville Motor Co left top lines "Jones Funeral Parlor Rodgers R B Dry Cleaning & Dye left bottom lines Works back cover I .aster Will H right bottom lines Sanitary Cafe _ p 3 Manhattan Cleaners and Dyers Seiners. White & Cummings (Inc) left bottom lines front and back covers Miller Press (Inc), Asheville N C p 2 Southrrn Public Utilities Co Model Dry Cleaners & Dyers back cover right bottom lines Throckmorton Studio p 3 Piedmont -Carolina Realty Co Whittemore Hardware Co p 6 front cover and left bottom lines Wiikersons Funeral Home Piedmont Directory Co p 4 and fly X right bottom lines Rascoe's Cafe front cover Williams & Company right top lines YOUR TRADE IS NOT LIMITED The Tidal Wave of Increased Business is rolling your way Fhe efficiency to be gained by the use of the Directory Will keep you in the Swim Reidsville Funeral Parlor (Colored) UNDERTAKERS and EMBALMERS Robes, Floral Designs and all Needs for the Dead COURTEOUS SERVICE TELEPHONES: DAY 292-9100 NIGHT 193-J 12 S. West Market Street WHEN WRITING ADVERTISERS, PLEASE MENTION THE DIRECTORY. ADVERTISERS' SPECIAL DIRECTORY Preface REIDSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA In the Heart of the Finest Bright Leaf Tobacco Belt in the World We take pleasure in presenting- our first directory of Reidsville, N. C. Situated in the heart of the bright leaf tobacco belt on The main line of the Southern Railroad, is well located for a modern industrial city. THE CITY City offices housed in new granite and marble municipal building. Com- pleted in 1926. City government: Mayor, council and city manager. Efficient police, street, fire and health departments. Pure water. Abundant supply. Storage capacity 875,000 gallons. Pumping capacity 1,500,000 gallons daily. Gas: Fran- chise now in hands of city council. Postal receipts: 1926, $28,085.53. Six months 1927, $18,584.33. Assessed property value, $7,835',0O0.00. Receipts IT. S. Internal Revenue Department (Reidsville office) 1926: $21,420,618.16; average monthly receipts, 1927: $2,500,000.00. Tax rate: $1.40, with consistent annual reduction. Location: Main line Southern Railway, between New York and Atlanta: 14 hours from New York; 11 hours from Atlanta. On route 170 National Highway be- tween New York and New Orleans and Miami. Sixteen passenger trains daily. Frequent bus service all points. Population 9,000, 809!- white American: increase 7 years, 54.6 Modern, compact business district; 1 national; 2 state, 1 indus- trial banks and 2 building and loan associations. Combined resources near $4,- 000,000.00. Altitude 833 to 1.000 feet. Air pure and crisp. Average summer tem- perature 74.5; winter 40.8. Precipitation 47.12; 300 plu.is.-mr, working days an- nually. Twelve miles modern bitulithic paved s.reets: 13 miles gravel sur- faced: 25 miles paved sidewalks: 20 miles water mains: 16 miles modern sewer- age. Four large and modern tobacco warehouses, one of the leading markets of the old belt: total tobacco storage capacity over 40,000,000 pounds. INDUSTRIAL Invested capital ?4 241,800 00; value manufactured products $68,000,000.00. Monthly payroll $162,360.00. Sixteen industrial plants: 2,319 s?laried employees. Ideal living- conditions. Labor: Abundant, native boru white American, highly intelligent, home loving, happy and contented; no history of labor troubles. Housing- conditions good; city open and roomy . Unlimited cheap power from super-power lines. Water supply pure and abundant. Ideol sites for industrial plants—any size. Number of factory buildings now- available for purchase or satisfactory lease. Quick transportation to all leading distributing centers, north, east. South and west. Near best sources of supply of »obaeeo, cotton, hardwood, timber, clay and other raw materials. Leading industries- Two cigarette plants, output 40,000,000 daily: two roller flour mills; one cotton factory: one knit un- c.ei-wear factory; one bag- factory: one cigar factory: one spoke and handle fac- tory. Half million ' population within 40-mile radius. 'Numerous industrial ex- pansions under way. THE COMML~NITY Modern churches representing most of the popular denominations. Many civic organizations. Active Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs. Live Chamber of Com- merce. Beautiful and well-kept homes. Flowers of ali kinds in great abundance. No "keep off the grass" signs. A city of thriftiness. Home-loving, friendly, hospitable people. Plenty of open places, fresh air and bright sunshine. A city of home owners. Some of the most beautiful, city and suburban jion.ies, in the state. REIDSVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMTRCE. WHEN WRITING- ADVERTISERS, PLEASE MENTION THE DIRECTQRr. & MILLER'S REIDSVILLE, N.