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INTRODUCTION and GENERAL INDEX
HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories (publishers of the Sanford City Directory since 1950), present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1957 edition of the Sanford City Directory, which also in- cludes Jonesboro Heights and the rural routes emanating from the Sanford Post Office.
Confidence in the growth of Sanford's industry, popu- lation and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Di- rectory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly re- flecting Sanford 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 resi- dents, the publishers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Sanford Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the city.
Five Major Departments
The five major departments are arranged in the follow- ing order :-
I. THE YELLOW PAGES constitute the first major de- partment of the Directory. This embraces a complete list of the names and addresses of the business and professional concerns of the city, arranged in alphabetical order under appropriate headings-a catalog of all the activities of the city. Preceding this catalog, likewise grouped under appro- priate headings, are the advertisements and business cards of firms and individuals desiring to present a more com- plete list of their products or services than is possible in the catalog itself. The Yellow Pages represent reference adver- tising at its best, and merit the attention of all buyers and sellers seeking sources of supply or markets for goods. In a busy and diversified community like Sanford, the ne- cessity of having this kind of information up-to-date and always immediately available, is obvious. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller, and plays an important role in the daily activities of the com- mercial, industrial and professional world.
II. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is the second major department, printed 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 Sanford including Jonesboro Heights and the name, official per- sonnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the city.
III. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUD- ING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, is the third major de-
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partment, printed on green paper. In this section the num- bered streets are arranged in numerical order, followed by the named streets 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 intersecting streets appear at their re- spective crossing points on each street. Special features of this section are the designation of tenant-owned homes and the listing of telephone numbers.
IV. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY is the fourth major department, printed on blue paper.
V. THE SANFORD RURAL ROUTE DIRECTORY is the fifth major department, printed on white paper.
Community Publicity
The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the community, 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 readily available for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable advertisements of Sanford and vicinity.
The Sanford Directory Library
Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Sanford City Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Sanford Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 700 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North American Directory Publishers.
The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recog- nition by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Direc- tory as an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW REFER TO YELLOW PAGES
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Bankingport Inc. .right side lines and 62
Beal N C & Sons. right bottom lines and 26
Blackwelder Well Co
99 and 103
Borden Brick & Tile Co. left bottom lines and 17
Bowen Office Equipment Co
left top lines and 82
Brannon Joe P.
Brewer Henry H. .
left top lines and
82
Brown's Auto Supply Co Inc
.back cover, left side lines and 3
Bryan Erwin.
left side lines and
54
Burge Realty Co ..
94 61
Buttercup Ice Cream Co Inc.
Caddell J M General Contractor .. right bottom lines and
25
Camco Construction Co ..
30
Carolina Power & Light Co
70
Carroll & Gift. left bottom lines and
88
Central Bank & Trust Co
. front cover, left side lines, 13 and
71
Central TV & Appliances.
Chatham Brick & Tile Co Inc
Chipman Jewelers.
. front cover, right bottom lines, Z and
18
. right bottom lines and 67
City Cab Co. front cover, left side lines and 100
Coker Plumbing Co. left top lines and 89 Cole Lumber Co. . .right top lines and 75 Cooke's Wholesale Poultry 92 Cooper W H "Bill" Oil Co. .right top lines and Cornell-Dubilier Electric Corp. 83 37 23
Dalrymple's. left bottom lines and
Dark & Harrington right side lines and 27 4
Dixon Roy Tire Co .front cover, right side lines and Dossenbach's Finer Furniture Inc ... right top lines and Fairview Dairies Inc. . right bottom lines and
32
Fenstamacher's Gas Co.
56
Fields Fish, Ice & Coal Co left center lines, 24 and 61
Fields Ready Mix Concrete. . .right center lines First Federal Savings & Loan Association
backbone, left top lines and 98 73
Franks' Finance Co.
Frasier-Harrington Motors. . left bottom lines and 5
Goldston Bros Inc.
Hancock Hal L. left bottom lines and
Hancock Motors Inc.
Harris D F & Son. . .right top lines and
95
Heins Telephone Co Inc.
Hester-Wilson Co. right side lines, 45 and
Hill Directory Co Inc.
Holt Supply Co Inc.
Horton Funeral Home. right top lines and Hotel Wilrik.
99 Ivey Saw Service.
Johnson Cotton Co of Sanford Inc. . left center lines and
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Harris Realty Co Inc. .right top lines and
95 28 2 64
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Bryan Furniture Co
. back cover and 63
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Johnson Motor Co
Johnson & Norris. . left side lines and 46
Johnson Oil Co of Sanford Inc. . left center lines and 84
Johnson's Jewelry . . right side lines and 67
Jonesboro's Lee Drug Store. right bottom lines and
Kelly Jones. left bottom lines and
Kelly Rex L.
Kennedy Insurance & Realty Agency Inc. . .64 and
Key's Upholstering Shop. .right side lines and 103
King Roofing & Manufacturing Co ... left side lines and Lankford Claude R.
Larry's Heating Service
Lee Brick & Tile Co Inc. . bottom stencil and
Lee Broadcasting Corp. back lip margin and
Lee Cabinet & Store Fixture Co Inc. . left center lines and back cover, left side lines and
Lee Drug Store.
Lee Hardware Co. left center lines, 2 and
Lee Memorial Park Inc.
Lee-Moore Oil Co Inc
. left top lines and
Lee Motor Co Inc.
.right center lines and
Lee Used Auto Parts.
Longley-Mckenzie Co. left top lines and
Mace Electric Co ..
Main Street Service Station right side lines and
Makepeace Millwork Co
back cover and
Mann Implement Co.
Mann's Drug Co. left top lines and
Mann's Service Station.
McCracken Electrical & Plumbing Co.
Measamer's.
right side lines and
Miller Funeral Home. .right side lines and
Moody Heating & Air Conditioning Co
left bottom lines and
31
Motor Credit Co of Sanford Inc
. front cover, right bottom lines and 73
Mutual Insurance Service .. left bottom lines and 65
National Bank of Sanford The. . front cover, tab-
bed Insert at name in Alphabetical Section, 14 and
Patterson's Packing Co Inc.
left bottom lines and
Patterson's Stock Yards. left bottom lines and 99
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co .. front lip margin and
Phelps G P Construction Co.
Progressive Stores Inc .. . left top lines and Pruitt Roofing & Sheet Metal Co.
Pure Oil Co The.
Riddick Plumbing Co. left top lines and
Rogers Funeral Home. . front stencil, right side lines and Safeway Suburban Lines of Sanford NC Inc. 22
Sanford Auto Supply Inc. left side lines and 7
Sanford Brick & Tile Co Inc. . back
20
101 Sanford Coca-Cola Bottling Co Inc
top stencil, right side lines and 16
Sanford Ice & Coal Co. . back cover, 24 and 25 8 Sanford Motor Sales Inc. . back cover, left side lines and Sanford Optical Co. right side lines and 87
58
Sanford 'Tractor & Equipment Co. .. right top lines and
43 9
Sanlee Chevrolet Co Inc left center lines and
68 Saslow's Inc. . left bottom lines and
Security Loan Corporation right bottom lines and
74
29 30 B 19 93 21 36 59
80 86 6 11 91 40 12 80 42 37 12 39 65
left top lines and
48
72 79
15 C 57 97 86 89 49
cover, Insert at name in Alphabetical Section and Sanford Cab Co.
35 96 44 96
Sanford Produce Co Inc. . front cover and
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Siler City Monument Co.
Snipes Insurance & Real Estate Co Inc
Snipes Lumber Co Inc. right top lines and A 76
Tar Heel Furniture Co. right center lines and 69
Thomas Harry Lumber Co Inc left bottom lines and 51
right side lines and
77
Thomas Oil Co Inc.
.left top lines and 85
Town & Country Furniture Co.
left bottom lines and 52 44
Tri-County Tractor Co
Tysinger's Studio right center lines and 88
W E Y E Radio Station. .back lip margin and 93
Wagoner's Jewelers. .left top lines and 66
Wicker Oil Co Inc. right center lines and 87
Wilkinson Cadillac-Oldsmobile Inc ...... back cover and
10
Williams-Belk Co Inc. left center lines and 33
Wilrik Hotel 60
Wilson's TV & Appliances. 94
.left side lines and
78
Womack Lumber Co.
Wright-Dickens Furniture Co. .right bottom lines and 53
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Southern Utilities Corp. right top lines, 39 and 90
Sprott Bros Furniture Co .right bottom lines and 50
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Stroud-Hubbard Co Inc
left side lines and
Sullivan Rod Capt Inc ..
40 Sunshine Laundry & Dry Cleaners
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THE PUBLISHERS of this Directory maintain for the use of their subscribers and the general public a complete library of late out-of-town City Directories. We invite you to consult this library when in need of names and addresses of individ- uals and firms in other cities. It is especially designed for the reference use of business men who subscribe to the local City Directory, when seeking markets and sources of supply out- side this city. There is no charge except for extended continu- ous use. The library, with attendant in charge, is located at:
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Statistical Review
Form of Government-Aldermanic-Mayor-Manager.
Population-1940 U. S. Census, 4,960; 1950 U. S. Census, 10,013; estimated 1957, 14,000 (Jonesboro Heights now in- corporated in Sanford).
Area-Approximately 4 square miles.
Altitude-370 feet above sea level.
Climate-Mean annual temperature, 59.8 degrees F .; average annual rainfall, 51.07 inches (1951).
Assessed Valuation-$18,000,810.00 (1956).
Financial Data-2 banks, with total resources of $13,- 000,000.00. 2 building and loan associations, with total assets of $10,446,358.00.
Postal Receipts-$152,163.75 (1956 fiscal year).
Telephones in Service-6,000.
Real Estate-Number of homes and apartment units estimated at 3,800.
Industry-Chief industries of city and surrounding ter- ritory: Agriculture, manufacturing lumbering and tobacco re-drying. Principal manufactured products: Lumber and lumber products, brick, tile, tobacco curers, textile ma- chinery, portable sawmills, men's work clothing and ladies' lingerie, veneer, furniture, stock feed, flour, fertilizer, meat products, bakery products, dairy products and electronic equipment.
Trade Area-Retail area has radius of 25 miles, with population estimated at from 100,000 to 125,000. This area is from 15 to 45 minutes in driving time from the business section, over a network of modern paved highways. Sanford is a distributing center for several large wholesale estab- lishments in furniture, candy, groceries and fruits.
Newspapers-Sanford Herald, daily, founded in 1920, and Central Carolinian, a weekly, founded 1953.
Radio Stations-2: WWGP, 1,050 k. c., 1000 watts; WEYE, 1,290 k. c.
Hotels-3, with total of 215 rooms.
Railroads-5: Seaboard Air Line, main line; branch of Atlantic Coast Line, connecting with main line at Fayette- ville, N. C .; Southern, connecting with main line at Greens- boro, N. C .; Atlantic & Western, from Sanford to Lillington, N. C. The Norfolk-Southern crosses Lee County.
Highways-U. S. Highway 1 from Maine to Key West, Fla .; U. S. Highway 15 from Rochester, N. Y., to Savannah, Ga .; U. S. Highway 421 from Michigan City, Ind., to Wil- mington, N. C .; U. S. Highway 501 from Lexington, Va., to Myrtle Beach, S. C.
Amusements-5 theatres; 3 drive-in theatres; munici- pal swimming pool; municipal 9-hole golf course, with club- house.
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Hospital-Modern, 100-bed, fireproof County Hospital. Education-6 public schools, including 2 Jr. high schools and Senior High School and 2 elementary schools for white pupils, and a Negro training school. 99 teachers. 1 business college and a good public library.
City Statistics-46 miles of paved streets and highways; 35 miles of sewers, 3,500 water meters; 3,963 light meters. Capacity of municipal water plant, 3,000,000 gallons; average daily pumpage, 1,400,000 gallons; miles of mains, 32.
Location
Sanford is located at the edge of the Piedmont, in the healthful pine belt, 46 miles southwest of Raleigh, N. C. It is in the center of the state and is surrounded by a large, rich agricultural area. Its location is partly responsible for its steady growth.
Population
Census reports show the steady growth of the city from 236 in 1880 to more than 10,000 in 1950. Jonesboro now is an integral part of Sanford and is designated as Jonesboro Heights. The genuinely friendly attitude of the citizens pleases visitors so much that many become residents be- cause they like it here.
Industry
Sanford's residents find employment in manufacturing, merchandising and distribution. Industry is well-balanced and varied. The city has over 50 plants employing approxi- mately 5,500 people, manufacturing a wide variety of prod- ucts. These include lumber and lumber products, veneer, furniture, cabinets, brick, tile, pottery, tobacco curers, port- able sawmills, textile machinery, hosiery, cotton sheeting and bagging, industrial grease and meat meal, insecticides, tobacco re-drying, corn meal (also self-rising corn meal), stock feed, dog food, flour, fertilizer, meat products, sheet metal products, bakery products, lingerie, work and play clothing, ice, ice cream, soft drinks, frozen foods, electronic equipment and cosmetics. Wholesale grocery and fruit, wholesale candy, wholesale florists and bottling plants make Sanford an important distribution point. The Sanford tobacco market is an important growth factor.
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Housing
Building goes on all the time. New residents come in constantly. Living costs are reasonable. Food is produced in abundance, and local markets afford a bountiful supply of poultry, dairy products, meats, fruits and vegetables.
Recreation
The municipal swimming pool, municipal golf course and club-house, ball park, two modern athletic fields, school playgrounds and nearby camps give the people a variety of recreation. There is fishing for those who like it. The City maintains the recreation department, staffed by paid employees who are always ready to lend a hand. Five mod- ern movie houses and three drive-in theatres offer high- class entertainment the year around.
Churches
Sanford has every major religious denomination repre- sented, among them being Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist, Christian, Catholic, Holiness, Christian Science, Church of God, Lutheran and Episcopal. The surrounding rural area has many fine places of worship.
Education
There are six public schools in Sanford-five white and one Negro. Among these are two high schools holding mem- bership in the Southern Association of Colleges and Second- ary Schools-Sanford High School, for white students, and the Lee County Training School, for Negroes. Graduates of these two high schools are admitted to the college or uni- versity of their choice anywhere in the U. S. without being required to take the college entrance examinations. The elementary schools in the city have earned the ratings of
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1 with the accrediting agencies, and are generally considered to be among the best in North Carolina. Sanford City schools are guided by a definite philosophy of education which is both sound and workable. Its aim is to develop the whole child, his mind, his body, his attitudes, his personal- ity. School authorities from other states have made in- quiries as to Sanford's human relations program for stu- dents, perhaps the first school system in North Carolina to offer this type of program. Guided by the members of the Board of Trustees, who are serving because they are interested in developing Sanford's future citizens. Plans are developing for a modern senior high school plant for Greater Sanford on a beautiful site of 28 acres on the outer fringes of the city. This school plant is a campus-type with one-story units and is one of the finest high school plants in North Carolina, perhaps the first to develop the campus- type high school.
Climate
Sanford's climate is a big asset to manufacturing and agriculture. It permits uninterrupted production through- out the year, thereby lowering operating costs. Winters are short. Summers are long and warm, but not oppressive. Precipitation in 1951 was 51.07 inches. Mean annual tem- perature, 59.8 degrees F. Altitude, 370 feet.
Rail Service
Sanford is a rail center, having five railroads. The Seaboard Air Line Railroad is a main line affording north and south transportation. The city has direct connections with the Atlantic Coast Line at Fayetteville. The Southern connects with its main line at Greensboro. The Atlantic & Western runs from Sanford to Lillington, where it makes connection with the Norfolk-Southern. The Norfolk- a
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Southern runs across Lee County, connecting with the Sea- board Air Line and Atlantic & Yadkin, but does not touch Sanford. These railroads offer the best in freight and pas- senger transportation to all points of the compass. Over- night Pullman service to Jacksonville, Atlanta and New York City.
Highways
U. S. Highway 1 from Maine to Key West, Fla., offers the best in tourist accommodations and is traveled every month in the year. U. S. Highway 15 runs from Rochester, N. Y., to Savannah, Ga., through rich agriculture areas and large industrial cities. U. S. Highway 421 runs from Michi- gan City, Ind., across the Piedmont and coastal plains to Wilmington, N. C. U. S. Highway 501 from Lexington, Va., to Myrtle Beach, S. C., gives Sanford an excellent location as far as tourist traffic is concerned. Is it any wonder that people say, "All roads lead through Sanford?"
Bus Lines
Local buses afford transportation in the city.
The Sanford Bus Station is well located outside the business section on a lot of ample size to handle all traffic. The Queen City Coach Co. and the Carolina Coach Co. af- ford bus service on regular schedules to all points in the state. These bus companies are members of the National Trailways Bus System.
Sanford as a Trading Center
Sanford has a large trading area because of its location. There are no large cities nearby. Surrounded by a rich agri- cultural region and timberland, it offers the farmers markets for their products and supplies for their families, homes, farms and sawmills. It has a balanced and diversified in- dustrial life. The more than 50 manufacturing plants af- ford a great variety of places for the residents to work. Agricultural crops include tobacco, cotton and corn. There has been a gratifying increase of live stock of all kinds on
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