THURSDAY. AUGUST 9. 1956
FORMER SOUTHERN PINES RESIDENT
Tribute Paid John F. Stevens For
Part In Panama Canal Construction
A moving tribute to John F.
Stevens, chief engineer of the
Panama Canal and international
ly known for his other feats in
engineering, was printed in the
Congressional Record recently.
Mr Stevens, father of Eugene
C. Stevens of Southern Pines,
made his home on Orchard Road
here imtil his death in June, 1943,
at the age of 90.
The tribute marked the 50th
anniversary of the decision, in
1006, to construct a high-level
lake and lock-type canal at Pan
ama. Stevens is credited with
persuading President Theodore
Roosevelt to insist to the Con
gress that a sea-level canal,
which had been in favor until
that time, not be constructed.
Following are excerpts from
a speech made by Rep. Daniel J.
Flood, included in the tribute,
which was printed on the request
of Rep. Flood.
“Fifty years ago, the Govern
ment of the United States was
faced with the grave responsibili
ty of deciding the type of canal
to be constructed at Panama. In
a memorable struggle in the Con
gress in 1906 between advocates
of a canal formed by elevated
lakes and those for one at sea
level, later described as the “Bat
tle of the Levels,” victory went
to the high-level lake and lock
type. That was the key decision
in building the Panama Canal.
“How were these results ac
complished? The full answer is a
long and complicated story. How
ever, when reduced to its essen
tials,’ the explanation is relative
ly brief and simple. It revolves
about one sturdy man—chief en
gineer John F. Stevens of the
Canal Commission. . .
“A native of Maine, Mr. Stev
ens, after a try at teaching, deci
ded, despite his lack of formal
technical training, to. become, an
engineer. In 1874, at the age of
21, he moved to Minneapolis
where his uncle was an engineer
and began as an assistant engin
eer for the city—a rodman.
“Finding municipal engineer
ing too limited. Stevens, in 1876,
shifted to railroading with a posi
tion as a second hand in Texas.
He rose. . . through the ranks,
serving as axman, rodman, in
strument man, surveyor, location
engineer and construction super
intendent to finally he became an
executive, and attracted the at
tention of James J. Hill, railroad
empire builder.
“He located a route lor the
Great Northern Railway across
the Rockies, and, for this extra
ordinary feat, the engineer-ex
plorer was honored during his
lifetime by the erection of a he
roic bronze stature near the
tracks at Summit, Mont., show
ing him as he appeared at the
time of the discovery.
“He later explored and found a
suitable pass and located the best
line for a railroad between west
ern Montana and the Pudget
Sound. . . the pass today is known
as Stevens Pass.
“In 1905 Stevens was in Chica
go preparing to leave for the
Philippines to assume direction
of the railroad building projects
the Philippine government was
' ready to undertake. Though not
expecting ever to be actively con
nected with the great enterprise
of construction of the Panama
Canal, which was then Under ac
tive consideration by the Isth
mian Canal Commission, Stevens
had followed the unfolding of
isthmian events with increasing
understanding.
“Ominous events on the isth
mus of many months duration
had culminted in a yellow fever
epidemic followed by the unex
pected resignation in June, 1905,
of the first chief engineer, John
F. Wallace. The Canal Zone
promptly became a scene of chaos
and hysteria, for a time threat
ening the security of the canal
program, which was then still in
the experimental and develop
ment stage.
“President Roosevelt. . . sought
the advice of various leaders in
the railroad world, ultimatelv
turning to James J. Hill, who told
the President of the accomplish-
irents of Stevens.”
After a number of conferences,
at which Stevens laid down the j
terms under which he would ac-j
cept appointment as chief engin
eer on what has since become
known as the world’s greatest
engineering project. Stevens took
the job and headed for Panama
and “a dangerous psychological
sHuation which found employe^
scaled out of their hoot== afraid
of vellow fever and afraid of
everything.”
Flood traced the manv
problems that confronted Stevens
aq be made initial surveys of the
proiect. of his tremendous stud-'^
+0 determine the best tvpe canm
to build, and his battles with
Coucrprc ana tVip President to an-
the high-level-lftke and
lock tvpe plan of construction
Finally, in June, 1906 with the
strong support of the President,
Secretary of War Taft and the
Isthmian Canal Commission,
Congress decided on Stevens
recommendations and approved
them. .
Stevens stayed on the 30b for
two years but resigned early in
1907, expressing his desire to re
turn to the railroads. “To his
close associates, however,” Flood
said, “Stevens revealed his dis
gust and irritation at Washington
officialdomi.”
Following his service on the
canal, Stevens was appointed by
President Wilson during World
War 1 to Russia, then an ally, to
supervise the operation and im
provement of Russian railroads.
“The significance of Stevens’
canal contributions, though sub-
substantially obscured for a
time,” Rep. Flood said, has gain
ed stature with the years. He res
cued the project from posible dis
aster, assembled a major part of
the plant and organized the
forces for construction; planned
the main features of the water
way and brought about the great
decision for ■ the high-level-lake
and lock plan; launched the en-
teitirise into the era of construc
tion and guided the work until its
success was a certainty.
“A. inian of eminentv vision
whose great gifts were harnessed
to practicality, Stevens made no
major mistakes, either of engm-
eering or policy. His great con
structive contributions for the
Panama Canal have now emerg
ed into historical perspective. The
facts increasingly demonstrate
that he was the basic architect of
the Canal.”
Rep. Flood closed his speech
by reading a tribute in ver^,
written by Governor Maurice H.
Thatcher, who was a Civil ^Gov
ernor of the Canal Zone and the
sole surviving mem.ber of the
Isthmian Canal Commission,
serving more than three years
during the peak of canal con
struction. Governor Thatcher is
also a past president and honor
ary life president of the Panama
Canal Society of Washington.
EXPERIENCED
available for
trips-. Lloyd
Pines. 2-7431.
DTITVFR is IaLCGHOLICS Anonymous—Mon
sh°S ?r long day and Friday mghts basemen
Prime,
Southern
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FOR SALE: Used 1-3 ton Philco
I Air Conditioner, 4 year war
ranty $150. Piedmont Electric
Store, Phone 3851, Carthage,
N. C. ^2tf
WELL BORING and DRILLING.
Call Hancock Esso Station,
Windsor 4-7431, Aberdeen, local
service, hr Blackwelder, San
ford, N. C., phone 3-4844. a26tf
FOR RENT; FURNISHED
APARTMENT, PRIVATE
BATH. 470 N. ASHE. TEL.
2-8703.
Pinehurst Trained
Horse Places 2nd
In Hambletonian
Valiant Rodney, Pinehurst-
trained, placed second in the an
nual ruling of the $100,000
Hambletonian Stakes at Good
Time Park in Goshen, N. Y. Wed
nesday.
Valiant Rodney, owned by Mrs.
David Johnston of Whitehill
Farm, Charlotte, won the first
dash by three quarters of a
length, timed in 2:03. Dana Cam
eron was the driver.
The rich" race was won by In
truder, owned by a New York
mining engineer who has a farm
at Far Hills, N. J.
The favored Egyptian Princess,
owned by Clearwater Stables of
Winthrop, Me., and trained at
Pinehurst last winter by Earle
Avery, failed in her quest to be
come queen of the trotters after
suffering a hoof injury in the
rough first dash of one mile.
New Warehouse On
Highway 1 Nears
Completion Date
Completion of the Sandhills
Bonded Warehouse, Inc., a mo
dern sprinkler-system building
with a huge capacity for cotton
and other commodities, is set for
September 15, it was anounced
today by John C. Ostrom,treasur-
er of the corporation that is es
tablishing the business.
Located just north of Southern
Pines off US Highway 1, the
building will have a capacity of
3 000 bales of cotton, Ostrom said,
a’nd will be registered under the
Commodity Credit Corporation
on both a state and national basis.
He said that it is expected a ma
jority of cotton farmers in this lo
cality will patronize the ware
house.
Ostrom said the warehouse is
so constructed that it can proper
ly store most other commodities
except combustibles and perish
Officers of the new corporation
are Richard Earle, president, Os
trom, and John D. McConnell,
secretary.
CLASSIFIED ADS
Light face caps anl lower case
type, 4c per word; BLACK CAt'i-
TALS. 5c per word- ,
price, per Ad, 50c. ALL ADS IN
CLASSIFIED COLUMN CASH.
FOR SALE: Six roomi two bath
air conditioned home, base--
ment, two car garage. ^ One ^
block from school. Call 2-2881.
420 E. Indiana Ave.
FOR SALE AT CHERRY GROVE
beach—Small down payment
will give you the exciting
pleasure of owning your own
cottage at the Beach. Complete-
Iv and comfortably furnished.
Sale price-$5,500. For infor
mation call Mrs. Jerry V. Healy
at 2-8694 after six.
1 NE^iiiciTi^iEry^T^
tiful, 3-rooms and bath, ^o/.ou
per month. Completely f’rm-
ished, all electric. Individual
washing machine. Front porch
and screened back porch.
Friendly G. I. neighborhood.
Children welcome. 2 miles from
Vass. Phone W. V. Nix, \ ass
2262. '
Belvedere Hotel 8 p. m. Phon«
2-5321. mietft
APARTMENTS FOR RENT: 3-
room unfurnished, could be
used for office, space. Two 2-
bedroom unfurnished, first floor,
stove and refrigerator optional.
One 2-bedroom furnished. Sev
eral 1-bedroom furnished apart
ments. Margie Nanopoulos, ph.
2-3851. a2tf
FOR SALE; UPRIGHT PIANO.
GOOD CONDITION. REASON
ABLE. 865 N. MAY. a9p
furnished 4-room house
FOR RENT. COUPLE ONLY
TEL. 2-8154. jl2«
AUGUST SPECIAL: One 8x10
and three wallet size photos, $5.
Turner’s Studio, 675 S. W. Broad
St., teL 2-6452. a2tf
$77.80 PER MONTH
and a reasonable down pay
ment buys lovely 3-bedroom
home near school; livingroom.
diningroom, kitchen and ^at
tached garage. All modern im
provements; disposal-and dish
washer; oR burning hot water
heating plant in cement floored
basement. Inspect it for value.
Also ether desirable listings.
IF YOU WISH TO BUY
IF YOU WISH TO SELL
IF YOU WISH TO RENT
See—
W. C.HILDERMAN
225 Weymouth Road
IF YOU NEED
CASH
for
HOMfe
IMPROVEMENTS
FOR RENT: Three 2 rooms and
bath efficiency apartments.
Everything furnished. 475 N.
May St. Phone 2-8671. a9?
FOR RENT: 3 rooms and bath
Thistle . Apartment in . Pine
hurst. Private entrance. Tel.
Pinehurst 3b05, Southern Pines
... 2-4815.
FOR RENT: 2-room furnished
apartment. Highland Lodge, 245
East Vermont. Ph. 2-8611. m3tf
BEDROOM FOR RENT WITH
kitchen privileges,
WOMAN OR COUPLE, 2-7902.
aStfc
FOR RENT: 3-room furnished
apartment. Private bath. Near
Country Club. 350 East Illinois
Ave., Phone 2-5932. a9c
FOR RENT: 3-room furnished
apartment. Private entrance.
Call 2-5884, 440 E. New Hamp
shire.
FOR SALE; 1956 PUCK ALL
STATE MOTORCYCLE. TAKE
OVER PAYMENTS OR $350.
SACRIFICE. SEE CHUCK
JONES, 155 E. VERMONT
AVE. a9p
FOR SALE: Electric diaper wash
er with wringer. Almost new,
$30. Phone 2-8583, 345 Crest-
view Road.
FOR SALE 1955 GAS RANGE,
LIKE NEW. INOUIRE 289 W.
CONN. APT. B. a9P
YOUNG LADY DESIRES OF
FICE WORK. SHORTHAND
AND TYPING. PHONE 2-6731.
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WANTED—All the pine pulp-
wood you can haul to our buy
ing ya^d at Vass; any amount,
cash on delivery. We will also
buy standing stumpage.—Bob
Swan, Dealer, Albemarle, N.
C., Box 230. jStfc
WANTED TO RENT by elderly
man small ground floor unfim-
nished apartment by Septem
ber 1. Call 2-4943. a9c
BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY
640 sq. ft. or any part
thereof, in connection
with Motor Court
suitable for
gift, antique or
COFFEE SHOP
Will renovate to suit
tenant,
Woodlyn Motor Court
Hwy. 1 between Southern
Pines and Aberdeen
a2,9p
[for SALE: 6% Cu. Ft. Refriger
ator (Frigidaire), good condir
tion, $45.00 125 S. Ashe St.
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1 HELP WANTED: Experienced
stenographer on part time or
full time .basis. Call 2-7102.a9c
FOR SALE; APARTMENT SIZE
ELECTRIC STOVE. PHONE
2-4092.
FOR RENT; NICELY FURNISH
ED 5-ROOM APARTMENT.
TWO BEDROOMS. GROUND
FLOOR QUIET LOCATION.
CALL 2-5805. a9,16,23c
Ask about a
LOW-COST LOAN
—at—
The Citizens Bank
& Trust Co.
132 N. W. Broad St.
Southern Pines, N. C.
FOR SALE: 5-room brick house
partly furnished, on Fairway!
Drive. Priced for quick sale.
Owner going overseas. Call
2-4333 Southern Pines. a9p ]
PARKER'S
MEAT & GROCERY
A Satisfied Customer Is Our
First Consideration.
Ph. 9186, Union Rd, VASS
I FOR -SALE: 2-bedroom frame
house, garage, breezeway,
screened porch. Colored bath
room fixtures, floor furnace.
Hotpoint stove and refrigera
tor included. Venetian blinds
throughout. Underground
sprinkling system in front
yard. Storage room, 1% acre
land. Price $10,500. Write E. R.
Lawson, 340 Indiana Ave., St.
Cloud, Fla., or Box 911, South
ern Pines^^ ^9p
I FOR SALE OR RENT: Modern
8-rOom house accommodates 20
people. Windy Point. Contact
Louise Harris, Aberdeen; Box
794 or John H. Stephenson, Bbx
150, Shallotte, N. C. a9p
SPECIAL OFFER for new sub
scribers to Reader’s Digest—8
months $1, 16 months $2 until
August 31, 1956, New, renewals,
gift subscriptions accepted.
Write Community Representa
tive, 865 N. May St., Southern
Pines. a9,16,23,30c
FOR RENT 2-room, bath,
cottage. Utilities tarnished.
Adults only. Colonial Inn. a9tf|
WANTED TO BUY FROM OWN
ER 3 OR 4-BEDROOM HOUSE,
CENTRALLY LOCATED INI
SOUTHERN PINES. MUST BE|
REASONABLY PRICED AND
AVAILABLE WITHIN THIR
TY DAYSl WRITE BOX H-1,
THE PILOT. a9P
Real Estate For Sale
Choice home at less than re-
placement. Why pay rent?
A brick home, 2 bedrooms Md
bath, living, dining, and mt-
chen, car port, corner lot.
Near shopping
$13,500.
Brick home has living, dining,
kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths,
well planted lot $14.250
Brick home, 5 bedrooms, 2
bathrooms, living, diping,
kitchen, trees and shrubbery.
Corner lot 919,500
Modern House, 3 bedrooms and
bath, living, dinette, kitchen.
$500 cash, finance bal.
* $10,500
Large Home, 7 bedrooms,
bathrooms, spacious living
room, 2-car garage $22,000
A Home and Income tool D^
plex, living room, dining, kit
chen, 2 bedrooms and bath
each apartment, 2 car ga
rage 918,500
J. D. SITTERSON
SALES and RENTALS
260 N. Ashe St. Ph. 2-8445
FOR SALE; BEST QUALITY
mahogany household
FURNITURE- PHONE 2-4943.
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FOR RENT: One room furnished
efficiency apartment. Utilities
furnished. Private entrance. |
Call 2-5884, 440 E. New Hamp
shire. ^8*=
SERVICE .STATION and grocery
store for sale. Will sell stock
and rent you the building. Rea
son for selling, disability. Tel
2-7704. ®8tf
for rent or sale
Wheel Chairs, Crutches. Back Rest. In
valid Walkers. Commode Chairs. Canes.
Enamelware. Bed Trays.
Call us for any Sick Room Requirements
SOUTHERN PINES PHARMACY
Phone 2-5321
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE
SOUTHERN PINES
PROPERTIES
I Lovely garden, a charming
house, ideal residential area of
fered you in this new lining—
I large living room — sunroom
or dining rooms,-kitchen-one-
half bath-Second floor; three
large bedroom-three baths-two
car attached garage-basement-
priced for quick sale to settle
estate—$25,000.00
Six year old brick home in
good residential area, three
I bedrooms and two baths, sale
price $14,250.00.
Relieve building responsibility
1 by buying this two year old
I five room house-, desirable,
convenient location, sale price
I $9,250.00, small downpayment.
113 acre farm located 2 1-2
miles south of Pinehurst,
I stream with four acre lake, five |
room house, 2 1-2 acres of to
bacco, mail and school bus
route—sale price $10,500.00.
Our listings include properties
in all price ranges.
Rental; Three room first floor
duplex. Southern Pines. $47.50
Lots; Listings in almost all res
idential areas of Southern
Pines. Avail yourself of our
1 services in selecting the most
suitable lot for your new home.
Insurance; We write and ser
vice all forms of insurance.
Rates quoted without obliga-
] tion.
LIST THE Pr6pERTY YOU
HAVE FOR SALE WITH THIS
REALTOR.
For information on these and
other properties call Aberdeen
office collect Windsor 4-1212 or
Southern Pines res. 2-5462
TELEVISION SETS FOR RENT.
CURTIS RADIO SERVICE, c
VASS. PHONE 2466. mlStf
Houses and Apartments for rent
or sale. Dr. Daniels, phone
2-6382. jl?tf
I LOANS; FHA, G. I. AND CON
VENTIONAL. HOMES AND
BUSINESS PROPERTY
LOANS UP TO 80% OF YOUR
COMMITMENT. LIFE AND
FIRE INSURANCE. TAKE AD
VANTAGE OF OUR EXPERI.
ENCE. GRAVES MUTUAL IN
SURANCE AGENCY. GRAVES
BLDG. PHONE 2-2201. - o61l
TOPSOIL, sand, fill dirt, clay and
gravel. Phone 2-3002, Box 1061,
Long Sand Pit, Southern Pines.
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1 FOR RENT: 4-room furnished
cottage. Electric kitchen.
Adults only. 745 N. May St., or
call 2-6922. a2tf
RETIRED ARMY OFFICER AND
WIFE (ONLY). NO PETS. DE
SIRE TO RENT unfurnish
ed HOUSE OR APARTMENT
CONSISTING OF TWO BED
ROOMS, 2 BATHS OR Wi.
WEYMOUTH OR CQUNTRY
CLUB SECTION. YEARLY
LEASE. PHONE 2-4613. a2tf
J. D. Arey & Company
REALTORS and INSURORS
WANT TO RENT; 3 or 4-bed
room unfurnished house, 2
baths. Southern Pines or Pine
hurst area. Will sign year lease.
Lt. Col. Gardiner, 2-2972 ext.
' 613. a2tf
WANTED: Plumber, Electrician,
or General Repairman. Pied
mont Electric Store. Carthage,
N. C. a2,9,c
FOR SALE; Three lots on paved
street, all for $850, or two for
$750. Small down payment,
terms. Other lots for sale. Mar
gie Nanopoulos, phone 2-3851.
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FOR RENT; New air conditioned
cottage. Malcolm Hill, South
end of new highway. slit
FOR SALE; Three Chihuahua
puppies, 3 months old, AKC
registered. Phone Robbins 3193
(night) or 9-3757 (day). a9.16c
M. A. l-YONS CO.
Causey Insurance & Realty Co.
INCORPORATED
651 S. W. Broad SI. Phone 2-5525
SOUTTIERN PINES, N. C,
RENTALS and SALES LISTINGS SOLICITED
INSURANCE OF ALL KINDS
Mrs. Sarah Cleve
McDonald Dies;
Rites Held Sunday
Mrs. Sarah Cleve McDonald
67, died Friday at Moore County
Hospital after a lingering illness.
Funeral services were held
I Sunday at 3 p. m. at the Pine
hurst Community Church, of
which she was a member, con
ducted by the pastor, the Rev. R.
L. Prince. Burial followed in the
cemetery of McDonalds Chapel
near Pinehurst.
She was a native and lifelong
resident of Moore County. Sur
viving are her husband, Cary M.
McDonald; three daughters, Mrs.
George Blanchard, Raleigh, Mrs.
Carl Kivett, Carthage, and Mrs.
Del Harris, Pinehurst; three
adopted children, Cary Wesley
McDonald, George Marlon Mc
Donald and Merivel Jeannette
McDonald, all of the home; and
four grandchildren.
FOR SALE; 26-INCH GIRLS
BICYCLE. CALL 2-4651. a9c
AUGUST PRICE ON
MINK FUR
Hudson seal coat with mink
shawl collar, size 38. also
seven skin mink muff to
match.
$600. value for
$250.00
Phone 2-4543
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Midland Rd.
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Id «a. ' _
Authorized Builder ■ Dealer
F.H.A.. G.I. and CONVENTibNAL LOANS
Phone 2-9671
W. S. JOHNSON
Nite Phone 2-8081
RESORT REALTY &
Development Company
Phone 2-2152
2 Choice Lots For Sale
Reasonablv Priced
Located W. May SL, South
of Old Elks Home
Inquiries Solicifed
Pres. George H. Leonard
Resort Realty & Development Co.
135 West New Hampshire Telephone 2-2152
SOUTHERN PINES. N. C.
FOR SALE
Lovely new house, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, library, living,
dining rooms, kitchen, garage, ample closets. 1-acre
woo^dlot. Price $27,500
Attractive 3-bedroom home in excellent
lot. Must see to appreciate. Price ^zi.uuu
New 2-bedroom house, large living room, dining area,
bright, well planned kitchen with cabmets
Carport and storage room. Price $16,000
Located in Golferest, beautiful new brick home. Has 3
bedrooms, 2 baths, living room, kitchen, workshop,
laundry room, garage, and lovely basement recrea
tion room. Located on large wooded lot.
Price $3o,oOU
We have other houses, investment property, and beauti
ful lots which we do not publicly list. Let us help you
select the property better suited to your needs.
Rentals and Listings Invited
Geo. H. Leonard, Jr., Pres. Julia G. Steed
Bamum Realty & Insurance Co.
..T nT T> 1 c Phone 2-9251
124 N W. Broad St.
Southern Pines, N. C.
FOR RENT
Unfurnished 4-room house—$67.50
Unfurnished 4 room aparment—$55.00
Beautifully furnished 5 room apartment
and several small furnished apartments.
FOR SALE
Lovely brick home in Southern Pines' best reside^ial
area. 3 bedrooms each with private bath. The rolhug-
landscaped grounds are delightfully different. $25,000
Attractive. 2 bedroom home in desirable neighborho^.
Frame construction, new. Range and refrigerator in
cluded
Rentals and Sales Listings Solicited
Complete Property Management and
Insurance Service
Insurance
James S. Baird
John S. Ruggles
Real Estate
Jerry V. Healy