of t|)e nitJetjBijtp of Jl3ortl) Carolina Ilection ot jBortg Caroliniana loj^n ^prunt ^ill of t^e Cla00 of 1889 I This hook must nc be taken from th Library building. // LUNC-1SMF.38 BALDWIN'S AND FREE PRESS on NORTH CAROLINA City Directory MASTER EDITION VOLUME 1 ABCD No. 21 CONTAINING AN ALPHABETICAL, DIRECTORY OF ALL RESIDENTS SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND OVER, WIIH DETAILED INFORMATION CONCERNING EACH; A NUMERICAL HOUSEHOLDER'S DIRECTORY AND STREET GUIDE, A CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY; A MISCELLANEOUS DI- RECTORY, CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS ; A RURAL ROUTE DIRECTORY, A NUMERICAL TELE- PHONE DIRECTORY AND A Complete Buyers' Guide and Civic Section Issued with a special supplement edition for presentation to a select- ed group of private homes, Chambers of Commerce, Boards of Trade, Merchants' Associations, Selling- Agents, Buyers, Government Officials and Newspapers throughout the United States. This directory remains the property of the Baldwin Directory Company, Inc., and is leased to the subscriber for a period of two years, or until the next edition of the directory is published. This directory is leased for use of only one sub- scriber unless different arrangements are made w^ith publisher. Directory must be returned to publisher at the expiration of lease. Compiled and Published By Baldwin Directory INCORPORATED Company AND Kinston Free Press Co., Inc. Home Office: 125 MEETING STREET. CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA COPYRIGHT 1936 BY BALDWIN DIRECTORY COMPANY, INC. Charleston, S. C. Independent and Progressive Baldwin Directory Company, Inc., publisher of this city directory and the world's largest independent publisher of city directories, is in no way connect- ed with any national association, combination or directory "trust". Its poli- cies are laid down with a view to serving the individual "directory subscriber and the general public. It is a progressive company, constantly on the alert to improve its service. The ABCD type of city directory was originated by the Baldwin Directory Company, Inc. While many publishers have been content to rest on their laurels, issuing the same type of directory used thirty years ago, the Baldwin organization has led the way to the production of a modern city directory to meet modern selling and credit conditions. Newspapers, chambers of commerce, merchants' associations and individual business concerns are invited to write for particulars concerning this type of directory service. In the future, as in the past, Baldwin directories will stand for the highest ideals in public service. BALDWIN DIRECTORY COMPANY, INC. 1936 Population FOR GREATER KINSTON INCLUDING ADJACENT TERRITORY 14,068 This population secured ^y an actual count of persons residing in the territory covered by a House-to-House Canvass under Baldwin's ABCD plan. General Index Page Page Abbreviations 42 N. C. State Senate 23 Advertisers' Index 4 N. C. Supreme Court 23 Advertising Section 33 Numerical Telephone Directory. _249 Alphabetical Directory 41 Officials (N. C.) 23 Alphabetical Telephone Officials (U. S.) 18 Directory 195 Population of Kinston 2 and 8 Business Directory 229 Population of Counties 25 Buyers' Guide 33 Preface 9 Cabinet (U. S.) 18 — Resident Directory 41 Civic Section 33 Resident Telephone Directory 195 Classified Business Directory 229 — Rural Route Directory 257 Counties (N. C.) 25 Senate (N. C.) 23 County Seats (N. C.) 25 Senate (U. S.) IS Criss Cross Telephone Directory 195 State Government 23 Federal Government 17 Street Guide 195 Federal Judges 18 Street and Telephone Guide 195 History of Kinston 9 Supreme Court (N. C.) 23 Honor Roll 4 Supreme Court (U. S.) 18 House of Representatives (N.C.)- 24 Telephone Directory, NumericaL249 House of Representatives (U.S.)- 19 Title Page 1 Householders' Directory 195 Trade-Marked Merchandise Index to Display Advertisements- 4 Brands 229 Introduction 6 U. S. Cabinet 18 Miscellaneous Directory 17 U. S. House of Representatives.- Nationally-Advertised Brands __229 19 N. C. House of Representatives __ 24 U. S. Senate 18 N. C. State Government 23 U. S. Supreme Court 18 'O rcsr ^i> — Honor Roll —and Index to Display Space Page Page B & P Sales Co. Kinston Mutual Insurance Agency Battle, McKinley Kinston Office Supply Co. Becton, E. J. Kinston Pluinbing & Heating Co., Belk-Tyler Co. 39 Front Supplement Cover and 39 Boney, O. T. Mrs., Dining Room, Larkins, C. H., Clothing Store Right Top Lines Lenoir Beauty Shoppe 34 Branch Banking & Trust Co., Lenoir County 38 Front Supplement Cover Lenoir County Sheriff Butler Furniture Co. Lenoir Oil & Ice Co., Front Supplement Carey, J. W. Cover and Right Top Lines Carolina Telephone & Telegraph Co. Lenoir Tire Co. City of Kinston -37 Mallard, Liston L., Back Supplement Colonial Ice Co. Cover and Left Top Lines Colonial Oil Co. Card BD McCoy, H. H. Co. Right Top Lines Creech's Tea Room Card BD Metropolitan Cafe Card BD Dawson, Joseph Mobley, J. A. (Gulf Products) Denmark's Florist Left Top Lines M;oore, W. A. & Co. Left T'op Lines Dixon, D. V. & Son, Mutual Building & Loan Assn., Front Supplement Cover and Left Top Inside Front Supplement Cover Lines New York Life Insurance Co. Dudley, W. M. Mfs., Florist Card BD Oettinger Bros. Right Top Lines Efird's Department Store Left Top Lines Oettinger, C, Inc., First Baptist Church 35 Inside Front Supplement Cover First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co., Parrott, J. F., Jr., Front Supplement Back Supplement Cover Cover and Right Top Lines Fitts, Fairfax Dr. Powers & Elliott Foxman's Quinn & Miller Co., Foy, R. L. Dr. Front Supplement Cover General Sales Co. --Back Supplement Cover Rouse & Rouse Goodman, J. L Back Supplement Cover St. Mary's Episcopal Church 36 Grady & Hartsfield Left Top Lines Sanitary Dry Cleaners—Laundry, Hardy, Ira M. Dr. Card BD Harvey, L. & Son Co Left Top Lines Spence Motor Co. Card BD Harvey Motor Co. Spencer Furniture Co. Heilig & Meyers Card BD Stanley, B. E. Herbert's Bakery Right Top Lines Sutton, W. C, Coal Co. Left Top Lines Hines Bros. Lumber Co. Tida Water Power Co. Hines Ice Cream Co. 39 Turner's Cleaners & Hatters, Hines, Harvey C. Co. 34 Front Supplement Cover Home Building & Loan Assn. Card BD U. S., Post Office Hood, J. E. & Co.—Front Supplement Cover Wallace & White Hotel Kinston West Construction Co., of North Carolina Jackson Mattress Co. Western Union Telegraph Co. Jarman, Tolson Whitaker, R. A. Jenkins, J. M. White's Wood & Coal Yard, Kinston Auto Parts Co., Right Top Lines Back Supplement Cover Kinston Fertilizer Co. Wood Funeral Service, Kinston Free Press Co., Inc. 40 Right Top Lines Southern Printing & Pub. Co. ALBERT ORTH, Prop. 125 Meeting Street Charleston, S. C. 1368 1368 Publications—Catalogues—Journals COLLEGE ANNUALS ALL KINDS OF JOB PRINTING Mercantile—Social-—Official MODERN EQUIPMENT LATEST MACHINERY UP-TO-DATE WORKMANSHIP ATTRACTIVE PRICES ON JOB PRINTING : INTRODUCTION Baldwin Directory Company, Inc., publisher of your city directory, takes pleasure in presenting the 1936 edition to ' the general public. A large force of trained enumerators and solicitors worked diligently in the preparation of this volume and we are confident that the result is an authentic and useful city directory. We have faith in the continued growth of your city and we believe that our directory will take its place as one of the vital instruments for the advancement of the community. Sub- sequent editions will be issued promptly and regularly. This volume is an example of the ABCD type of city directory as originated and developed by the Baldwin Directory Company, Inc. In the modern business world with its greatly changed sales and credit systems, the old type of directory has become com- pletely obsolete. In adapting the direc- tory to modern conditions the Baldwin organization is the pioneer. The excellent city directory which your city now has is the result of the pro- gressive spirit of this company and its accurate interpretation of modern busi- ness requirements. SEVEN DIVISIONS OF THE BOOK The principal parts of the Baldwin Directory are as follows 1. The Miscellaneous Directory contains a great deal of useful infor- mation concerning the national, state and local governments. In it are listed the names of members of congress and the state legislature, city and county officials. 2. The Buyers' Guide, Civic Sectiom and Professional Blue Book is made up of the advertisements of the leading business firms of the city, announcements of churches, clubs, lodges, associations and schools, and professional card of public-spirited lawyers, physicians and dentists The display spaces have been carefully grouped and indexed under headings which are descriptive of the business engaged in by each firm. The Buyers' Guide, when properly arranged and distributed, is of tremendous value in the building of business in the community. ; INTRODUCTION 3. The Resident Directory contains most of the data concerning the individual. The wife's name is given in parentheses, and the number of dependents under 16 is shown as well as the ownership of homes. This is followed by position, place of employment and home address. .4. The Householders' Directory contains a complete directory of streets and avenues, properly located, gives the names of all householders arranged as they come upon the streets and avenues, indicates ownership of property. 5. The Business Directory and List of Nationally Advertised Brands contains the names of all business firms, professional people and non-profit organizations, properly classified. In this division are also listed the names of nationally advertised brands of merchandise, with the name of the local agents and distributors. 6. The Numerical Telephone Directory contains telephone numbers arranged in numerical sequence. SPECIAL ABCD FEATURES The following valuable information which appears in the ABCD type of directory is not to be found in the old-style city directory. Number of dependents under 16 Designation of home ownership.