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The Breakfast Tab ie P a p e r o f the S an d hill s R e sort Area VOLUME 1.—NUMBER 90. , PINEHURST, N. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1937 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS Six Hundred Golfers On the Links In Record-Breaking Day of Sport _ 1 - _ Tin Whistles Carry Oil Tournament In Midst Of Holiday Crowd. OVER 550 CADDIES NEEDED By A. Linde Fowler. “Happy days are here again,” is the opening line of one of the theme songs! of a popular orchestra, and if ever there was a lyric befitting Pinehurst over the Washington’s Birthday period that is it. Even the oldest of the oid-timers cannot remember a mid winter period with greater activities at the Country Club than was true of yesterday. By ten o’clock in the forenoon there were three hundred individual registrations at Willie Wil son’s desk, which does not include those holding weekly, monthly and season tickets. By eleven o’clock, all of the five hundred caddies on the Country Club roster were out on the three courses in play. People were still coming. A hurry call for addi tional bag-toters was sent out here, there and everywhere, and fifty ad ditional caddies were rounded up, but even then some of them had to carry double, because the total number of individual players out before the noon hour had increased to six hundred or more. Nothing like this had been known at this season of the year as far back as 1930-31. Willie Wilson, in charge of the registration desk, an employee of many years, was firmly of the opin ion that the number of starters up to ten o’clock in the forenoon had creat ed a new record. He was so busy punching the cash register at the reg istration desk that he declares his right arm was almost paralyzed, and he avers that he finally had to call out the fire department to pour water on the over-heated “Scotch piano,” which is his name for the machine which tabulates the receipts. Even then the entire story is not told. There had been more than three hundred new registrations on Sunday, and the best of the whole thing is that fully seventy-five of the week-end and holiday guests who were booked to leave for northern points last even ing, cancelled their railroad reserva tions, and stayed over for at least one more day. In all the time that I have been at Pinehurst, I never have heard so many compliments freely express ed about golf courses as those which have been on tap for the last three days. . 1 (Continued on Page Two) State Prohibition Passes RALEIGH, N. C., Feb. 22.—W— The County Option liquor bill was ratified tonight, eliding 28 years of state prohibition. The measure, which passed both houses of the General Assembly, was enrolled today and signed tonight by the presiding officers of the two bodies. North Carolina’s governor has no veto Power. SOUTHERN PINES CHAMBER TO MEET AT HIGHLAND PINES The Southern Pines Chamber of omrnerce will hold its regular direc ts’ luncheon meeting at 12:15 today. The group will meet at Highland ,jnes ^nn> with R. L. Hart, president 0 the chamber, presiding. A large ^tendance is looked forward to by r- Hart and all members are invit ed to bring guests. subscriptions going fast for steeplechase meet idfUfSCr^i°ns are coming in rap g y or tbe annual race meet of the wh- v Steeplechase Association lch will be held on the Barber Es da.e ^0Urse on Midland road, Satur nouii arC^ accor<Ung to an an secretlrv ntf yesterday by the q p y °T the association, Colonel Hawes, of Pinehurst. Record Crowd Attends Gymkhana Held Sunday In Carolina lading Ring Donkey Polo Proves High Spot Of Afternoon’s Program Of Pun. CLOSE TO A THOUSAND THERE Ole Man Weather was good to gymkhana enthusiasts Sunday and close to a thousand spectators turned out for the two hours of equine frolic staged in the Carolina Hotel’s riding ring. First event on the card was the ribbon race, with seventeen contes tants entered. The blue ribbon went to the handsome equestrienne, Phyllis Stevenson, of Glen Cove, Long Island, and Aiken, S. C., who copped four rib bons off the sleeves of fellow riders. Little Eva Fitzgerald came in sec ond. Eighteen riders faced the spud bucket in the next event on the card, properly called the potato race. Emerg ing with most murphies was the team captained by Mrs. Emile de Planque with nine potatoes. Came the donkey polo next with four men trying to navigate five mules around the ring and equipped with brooms as polo sticks, lined up against four ladies on genuine horses, also with brooms. The ladies team was composed of Phyllis Stevenson, Ar line Bliss, Mrs. de Planque, while Sylvester Loudermelt, Corbett Alex ander, Dion Kerr, Jr., and G. E. Katzenbach, of Philadelphia compris ed the men’s mule quartet. Sylves ter rode Greenhound; Corbett had Gloober, Dion Kerr was up on Mrs. Why Not, while Katzenbach nego tiated Mr. Who, the smellingest piece of donkey stubborness ever seen in the Sandhills. The girls took the blue in the don key slapbroom stick comedy, scoring two goals to the mule cavalier’s one, with several concessions made by Lloyd Tate, master of ceremonies thrown in. Four horses bunched up with a tie in the open jump, the next event to be rolled off the card. The four horses and riders were: Bryan 0‘Lynn, Clarence La Pearl up; Trouble, Dion Kerr up; Mohawk, Harry O’Hara up and Tophorn, “Junebug” Tate up. On the re-run, Junebug took the blue with a clean round that was really sensational. Bryan O’Lynn, La Pearl up came in second. _ Pigs and crates were dragged out for the pig race, dubbed by steward E. G. Fitzgerald the Future Pinehurst Sausage event. The six lady pi^gie convincers were: Phyllis Stevenson, Peggy Warren, Mrs. de Planque, Ar line Bliss, Ruth McEnery and Nanette (Continued on Page Four) Sunday’s gymkhana in the riding ring of the Carolina Hotel drew a record gallery. Featured on the program was one of the popular pig races, as de picted above. Escape Outlasts Fugitive To Capture Birthday Plate In Camden Racing Meeting Our Manager, Bay Gelding Wins Mul berry Steeplechase, Two Miles Over Brush. VERNER Z. REED ENTRY SHOWS CAMDEN, S. C., Feb. 22.—(4s)—Es cape III, six year old bay gelding, own ed by Richard Mellon of Pittsburgh, pulled away from the favorite, Mrs. G. H. Bostwick’s Fugitive, in a stir ring finish to win the feature Wash ington’s Birthday plate race here today before a crowd of 5,000 spectator^. Fugitive, last year’s winner, ridden by Randolph Duffy, led almost all the way, but tired and dropped back of Escape, piloted by Sidney Waters, Jr., at the next to the last jump. Escape crossed the line going away with Fugitive second, ahead of Gigolo, owned by Mrs. Vaden Markaroff of New York. Escape’s time was 4-31. The most thrilling of the seven races was the Mulberry Steeplechase, two miles over a brush course, won by Our Manager, another bay gelding, after a neck and neck race in the flat. CAMDEN, S. C., Feb. 22.—(IP)— Louchrea, owned by F. Ambrose Clark, of Cooperstown, N. Y., won the Kam chatka, opening event on the Wash ington Birthday race over the Spring dale course here today. F. Bellhouse had the mount. Avoca II, owned by Mrs. J. E. Ryan, of Unionville, Pa., and ridden by Nor man Cleland finished second in the event, which was a half mile on the flat. Third place was taken by Gol den Fairy II, owned by Mrs. Camp bell Weir, of Wilmington, Del., with* J. V. H. Davis up. Little Hurd, owned by Vemer Z. Reed, of Pinehurst, placed third in the last race, a mile event over the flat. Dick Metz Wins Playoff For Thomasville Open Defeats Ed Dudley to Break 72 Hole Deadlock For Top Money. PGA SCHEDULE ANNOUNCE^ THOMASVILLE, Ga., Feb. 22.—(ff) —Finishing with a sensational eagle on the home green, Dick Metz, 27, year-old professional of Lake Forest, 111., defeated Ed Dudley of Augusta, Ga., in the IS hole playoff of the $3,000 Thomasville Open golf tournament to day. The youthful professonal, who had tied with Dudley at the end of the regular 72 holes yesterday with 284, four under par, did not need his Gar rison finish for he led the Augusta National Country Club professional by three strokes going to the eigh teenth. (Continued on Page Two) T WHAT TO DO AND SEE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1937 GOLF Thirty-third annual Tin Whistles Anniversary golf partners tournament today. * DANCING Dancing and entertainment 10 to 4 nightly at the Club Chalfonte. CONCERT Carolina lounge every afternoon, except Sunday, 1:15 until 2:30. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday ev enings, 8:15 until 9:30 o'clock. Con cert Sundays at The Carolina, 8:30 until 10:00 p. m. TENNIS At the Pinehurst Country Club from 9 a. m. on. DANCING INSTRUCTION Tap dancing every Thursday after noon at 2 o’clock at The Carolina. Ball room dancing instruction every Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at The Carolina. BOWLING Bowling at Pinehurst Casino from 12 noon to midnight daily. BICYCLING - Cycling—all hours of the day at Carolina Hotel. Wheels can be pro cured from Carolina doorman. COMING EVENTS Duplicate Bridge tournament at the Carolina Thursday evening. Silver Foils tournament on Thurs day. Tin Whistles tournament on Sat urday. THEATRES Today in Southern Pines, matinee at 3, night at 8:15: Merle Oberon and Brian Aherne in a return engagement of “Beloved Enemy.” Wednesday in Pinehurst, matinee at 3, night at 8:30: Alice Brady and Guy Kibbee in “Mamma Steps Out.” P. R. ELDER SCORES HIGH GUN IN DUCK SHOOT YESTERDAY P. R. Elder of Pittsburgh was high gun in the George Washington’s Birthday duck shoot 'at the Pinehurst Gun Club yesterday with a 43x50 score. V Other winners were Mrs. Bowling Powell of Birmingham, Ala., and Miss Virginia Smith of Connecticut. The contest was continuous throughout the afternoon, and over fifty persons were on hand to try their skill. Similar shoots will be conducted from time to time throughout the season, manager Leonard Barrett announces. FAIRY HILL WINS SANTA ANITA DERBY; MILITARY 2ND SANTA ANITA, Calif., Feb. 22.— (/P)_Fox Catcher Farm’s Fairy Hill captured the $50,000 Santa' Anita derby today over a hard riding field of 21 starters. V Milky Way Farm’s Military was second, with C. V. Whitney’s Ptolemy third. FAMOUS EDITOR DIES NEW YORK, Feb. 22.—VP>—Rollo Ogden, editor-in-chief of the New York Times, died at 3:15 o’clock this after noon in his apartment at the Hotel Algonquin. He was 81 years old. Mr. Ogden contracted a heavy cold a little more than a week ago, but con tinued to go to his office until last Monday. He continued his work at his apartment two days longer, but at the end of that period was forced to relinquish his duties. THE WEATHER North Carolina : Fair Tuesday. Wed nesday mostly cloudy with slowly ris | ing temperatures. March 9th Date Assigned t For Hearings on Supreme Senate Judiciary Committee Reports Out Sumner’s Bill On Supreme Court. / FDR CALLS FARM LEADERS WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.— Capitol Hill received notice today that the intense phase of the gigantic struggle over President Roosevelt’s court reorganization proposal would, begin March 9th. Supporters of the President’s pro* posal succeeded in getting the Senate Judiciary Committee to set that date for the beginning of the hearings on the program to empower the President to name one new justice to the Court for each one over 70 who refuses to retire. Shortly before the committee’s ac tion was announced, President Roose velt conferred at the White House with eleven farm leaders and Secre tary Wallace in. an effort to win theijr support for his court proposals. In the group was Edward A. O’ Neal of Chicago, president of the Am erican Farm Bureau Federation. He and the others discussed farm legisla tion with Wallace and were expected to take up the same subject with Mr. Roosevelt in addition to the courts. The retirement bill—already approv ed by the House—was reported out by? the committee without change after several amendments had been reject ed by the overwhelmingly democratic majority. Committee members said the vote was 11 or 12 to 5. There was a dis agreement over the exact total. Chairman McCarran (D-Nev) of the sub-committee whichv handles the bill said he hoped to bring it up in the senate this week. Court Reform Large Gathering Enjoys Washington Birthday Ball A large gathering attended the George Washington Supper Dance at the Pinehurst Country Club lastr ev ening, one of the most attractive so cial affairs of the late winter season in the Sandhills. The Club was ef fectively decorated in holiday motif, red, white and blue streamers and small lights of these colors were plac ed in the orchestra's stand and in the; windows. Candles were used oh the tables. During the evening the floor. ' show of the Club Chalfonte presented; an excellent program of dances by Jeanette and Kalan and Peggy Rob erts, continental singer rendered a number of songs which were well re ceived by an enthusiastic audience. Music for the dance was furnished by Fred Kibler and his orchestra and as usual, the orchestra in its own in imitable way, added much to the gay- ’ : ■ ety of the evening. J Among those entertaining partied at the dance were Mr. and Mrs. Ste phen E. Comstock, who had as their! guests, Mr. and Mrs. John G. Fitz- • gerald, Miss Josephine Jewett and David Jewett. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hogg entertained for Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rhyn, Jr., Miss Catherine Hogg and Robert D. West, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Elder of Pittsburgh had Miss Rosemary Thomas and Roy Bruce as , their guests; Mrs. Hurst Vincent Campbell entertained for Mr. and Mrs. J. Potter Stockton and Mr. and Mrs./ Robert S. McClelland were hosts to Mr. and Mrs.; S. Malcolm Minor and Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Brandeis. At another tables were Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Fitzgerald, Mr. and Mrs. , Donald Church, Mr. and Mrs. Charles 4 < W. Piequet, Mr. and Mrs. At Linde Fowler and Mrs. Marion W. Phillips. Other guests included Mrs. Richard Tufts, Miss Helen Kohler, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Vail, Miss Joyce Smith, | Miss Lorain Baker, Miss Anne Hotch kiss, Leland McReitben, Leslie Pierce, ~ > Frank Gilbert. / / ' } * t Mr. Kliegl entertained a party of , ; r ten at the dance, and Mr. and Mrs. George B. Murphy had a party, of several guests. . .y > . *
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