m i s mm €&e Hiorarp of tt)e anitiersitp of Jftortb Carolina Collection of jRort& Carolfniana 5 This hook must not he talc en from the Lihrary huilding. I.UNC-5M Ja.3 5 OP- 1091 BALDWIN'S AND TIMES' Thomasville NORTH CAROLINA City Directory VOLUME I ABCD N 3 1035 ° Containing an alphabetical directory of all residents over sixteen, with detailed in- formation concerning each; a numerical householders' directory and telephone street guide, a classified business directory with special listings for national- ly advertised brands; a numerical telephone directory; a miscellaneous directory containing interesting and useful information concerning local, state and national governments with vital statistics and a rural route directory. AND A COMPLETE BUYERS' GUIDE, CIVIC SECTION AND PROFESSIONAL BLUE BOOK [Issued with a special Householders' Supplement for presentation "1 to a selected group of private homes by the Thomasville News and I Times and various business institutions of the city. J This directory remains the property of Baldwin Directory Company and is leased to subscriber for a period of one year or until the next edition of the directory is published. Directory must be returned in good condition to publisher at the expiration of lease. Compiled and Published by Baldwin Directory Company Incorporated AND The Thomasville News & Times Home Office 125 MEETING STREET, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA COPYRIGHT 1935 BY BALDWIN DIRECTORY CO., INC. INDEPENDENT AND PROGRESSIVE Baldwin Directory Company, Inc., publisher of the Thomasville City Direc- tory, is an independent organization, in no way connected with any national association, combination or directory "trust". Its policies 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. While many publishers have been content to rest on their laurels, issuing the same type of directory used thirty years ago, the Baldwin organ- ization 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 Co., Inc. 1935 POPULATION FOR GREATER THOMASVILLE Including the Suburbs and Nearby Communities 11,438 As Indicated By a House-to-House Canvass of the Territory for Baldwin's ABCD Type of Directory * General Index Page Page Abbreviations 56 Numerical Telephone Directory- _239 Advertisers Index 4 Officials (United States) 12 Advertising Department 21 Population of Thomasville 2 Alphabetical Directory 55 Population Counties Blue Book 53 by (North Carolina) Business Directory 227 19 Buyers' Guide 21 Post, Office 20 Cabinet (United States) 12 Preface 8 City Government 20 Professional Blue Book 53 21 Civic Section Resident Directory 55 Classified Business Directory 227 — Rural Route Directory 243 Counties (North Carolina) 19 Senate (North Carolina) 17 County Seats (North Carolina) __ 19 County Government 20 Senate (United States) 12 House of Representatives State Government 17 (North Carolina) 18 Street Guide 205 Householders' Directory 239 Superior Court (North Carolina) 17 Index to Display Space 4 Supreme Court (North Carolina) 17 Introduction 5 Supreme Court (United States) __ 12 Legal Blue Book 53 Telephone Street Guide 205 Medical Blue Book 54 Thomasville, North Carolina 8 Miscellaneous Directory 11 Nationally Advertised Brands __227 Title Page 1 North Carolina State Government 17 United States Government 15 Illustrations Page Page Blair, J. R. 8 Long, Dave Jr. 8 City Filter Plant 34 Phillips, C. F. 9 Cooksey, R. M. 9 Ragan, A. H. 9 Ehringhaus, J. C. B. 17 Reynolds, Robert R. 11 Jennings, T. E. 8 Roosevelt, Franklin D. 11 Lambeth, J. F. ... 8-9 Thomasville Chair 7 Index to Display Space Page Page American Legion 29 National Exchange Club 31 Amazon Cotton Mills Co., Peoples Building and Loan Assn., Inside Back Cover Supp and 41 Top Lines Baldwin Directory Co., Proctor, J. Roy 54 Insert R D, and Page 28 Ragan Knitting Co. 43 Business and Professional Rotary Club 32 Women's Club 30 Russell Funeral Home, City Ice and Fuel Co. _ -Top Lines Back Cover Supp Card B D and 40 Community M. P. Church 24 Sink's Dry Cleaning, Crutchfield, D. C. 53 Top Lines and 39 Crutchfield, Z. V., Top Lines, Southern Printing & Publishing Front Cover Supp and 49 Co 48, 52 and 204 Davidson County 35 Southern Public Utilities Co., Top Davidson County Library 36 Lines and Front Cover Supp First National Bank, Top Lines Sowers The Florist, Front Cover Supp Cards B D and 23 Front Cover Supp Card B D and 40 First Presbyterian Church 25 Star Furniture Co., Giles & Gobble Motor Lines 238 Top Lines and Back Cover Supp Grace Lutheran Church 26 Thomasville Auto Co., Gray Concrete Pipe Co. 39 Top Lines Card B D and 22 Grimes Manufacturing Co., Top Thomasville, 34 Lines Back Cover Supp and 39 City of Thomasville Chair Co. 44 and 45 High Point, Thomasville Thomasville Coca-Ccla Bottling & Denton R. R. Co. 50 Co., Back Cover Supp Cards Holton Furniture Co. 40 and 22 Home Building and Loan Assn. B D Top Lines and Front Cover Supp Thomasville Family Laundry, Hundley George L., Top Lines Top Lines and Back Cover Supp Front Cover Supp Card B D and 46 Thomasville News and Times, Insurance and Loan Co., Top Lines Back Cover Supp and 47 Jewel Cotton Mills, Front Cover Thomasville Realty & Trust Co., Supp and Inside Front Cover Top Lines Supp Thomasville Retail Merchants Jones Bros. Dairy, Assn., Back Cover Supp and 33 Front Cover and 39 Supp Thomasville Theatre Co. 49 Jones Service Station 49 Troutman, A. 54 Kyer, H. R. 53 Dewey Main St. M. E. Church South 27 U. S. Post Office 37 Maurice Mills Co. 42 Yates Coal Yard, Meyers, Ford M. 53 Front Cover Supp and 22 Mills Home (The) 38 Young, W. E. 54 : INTRODUCTION Baldwin Directory Company, publisher of the Thomasville City Direc- tory, takes pleasure in presenting the 1935 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 confidence in the continued growth of Thomasville and we believe that our directory will take its place as one of the vital instruments for the advancement of the community. A new edition will be issued promptly every two years in association with the Thomasville News and Times. The Thomasville directory is a fine ex- ample of the ABCD type of city direc- tory as originated and developed by the Baldwin Directory Company. 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 has been the pioneer. The excellent city directory which Thomas- ville 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 departments of the Thomasville directory are as follows 1. The Miscellaneous Directory, which starts on page 11, contains a great deal of useful information 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, and other valuable data. 2. The Buyers' Guide, Civic Section and Professional Blue Book, which starts on page 21, is made up of the advertisements of the leading business firms of the city, announcements of churches, clubs, lodges, as- sociations and schools, and professional cards of public-spirited lawyers, physicians and dentists. The display spaces have been carefully grouped and indexed under headings which are descriptive of the business engag- ed in by each firm. The Buyers' Guide, when properly arranged and dis- tributed, is of tremendous value in the building of business in the com- munity. ; : INTRODUCTION 3. The Resident Directory, which starts on page 55, contains most of the data concerning the individual. The wife's name is given in parenthe- sis, and the number of dependents under 16 is shown as well as the owner- ship of homes. This is followed by position, place of employment and home address. 5 4. The Householder's Directory and Telephone Guide, which starts on page 205, gives the names of all householders arranged as they come upon the streets and avenues, and gives the telephone number at each house. 5. The Business Directory and List of Nationally Advertised Brands, which starts on page 227, contains the names of all business firms, pro- fessional people and non-profit organizations, properly classified- In this division are listed the names of nationally advertised brands of mer- chandise, with the name of the local agents and distributors. 6. The Numerical Telephone Directory, which starts on page 205, is a valuable reference list in every business office. 7. The Rural Routes Directory, which starts on page 243, is used constantly in reaching rural residents with advertising matter and other mail. SPECIAL A B C D FEATURES The following valuable information is used in the A B C D type of directory, but not in the old-fashioned city directory Number of dependents under 16; Designation of home ownership; Telephone Numbers on Street Guide; Numerical Telephone Directory; Nationally Advertised^ Brands Rural Routes Directory. In addition to these valuable additions, the A B C D type of direc- tory is more conservatively styled, printed on better paper and more dur- ably bound, arranged for more convenient use and contains a much more complete civic section.