PINEHURST, N. C, , WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1937
VOLUME 12, NO. 2 SOUTHERN PINES, N. C.
50 Planes, Stunt Flier,
Notables and Army Coming
For Dedication of Airport
Full Day’s Program Friday Includes
Talks by U. S. Senator Reynolds,
Gen. McCloskey and Others
10,000 PERSONS EXPECTED
The Knollwood Airport dedication
committee announced yesterday that
it had completed arrangements with
Dr. F. M. Boldridge, president of the
Carolina Areo Club of Charlotte for
the presence here on Friday of some
50 planes belonging to members of the
club for participation in the Dedica
tion Air races to be held; that day at
the newly completed $75,000 Knoll
wood Airport midway between Sou
thern Pines and Pinehurst.
The program, sponsored by the
Sandhills Post of the American Leg
ion and municipal and civic bodies
throughout the Sandhills section, will
include the presence of the Fort Bragg
squadron of Army planes and a bat
tery of motorized Field Artillery
from the Post, a stunt flying exhibi
tion by Johnny Crowell, international
famous stunt pilot (the only man who,
has ever accomplished an out-side
loop with a (lead motor) and dedica
tion ceremonies in the afternoon at
which Brigadier General Manus Mc
Closkey and U. S. Senator Robert R.
Reynolds will make the principal ad
dresses. ^
Charles W. Picquet, chairman of
the program committee, expects be
tween 8,000 and 10,000 persons to be
on hand on Friday to witness the in
augural races and has planned a pro
gram that will imprint the memory
of Knollwood indelibly in the minds
of every spectator and guest] The
program will open at 11:00 o’clock
with a band concert and Johnny
Crowell’s stunting exhibition and at
11:45 there will be a mass flight of
all of the planes on the field.
The dedication ceremonies will
commence at 1:00 o’clock in the af
ternoon and, in addition to General
McCloskey and Senator Reynolds the
group of speakers will include Sec
ond Assistant Postmaster General
Harllee Branch, Congressman Walter
Lambeth, State WPA Administrator
George W. Coan and other State and
national dignitaries. ^ *
The afternoon racing program
will begin at 2:30 and will feature
races and exhibition events for every
type of plane on the field.
In the early evening there will be
a cocktail party at the Pine Needles
Club House for the visiting guests and
this will be followed by an Aviation
Ball later in the evening at the same
place, and for which invitations have
been extended to a large number of
■visitors. \
Admiral Andrews Asks Foil
War Strength For Navy
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, — m —
Bear Admiral Adolphus Andrews,
chief of the navy’s bureau' of navi
gation, recommended today in his an
nual report that the fleet be manned
at full war strength.
The 102,500 sailors authorized by
congress for the current year, he said,
permits crews averaging only 86.1 per
cent of full complements.
'This percentage, although enabl
ing the fleet to ‘carry on,’ is not suf
ficient to maintain it at it full ef
ficiency and does not provide suffic
ient men to be trained for vessels to
Be commissioned upon mobilization,”
Admiral Andrews said.
Chi June 30 there were 6,341'/ offi
cers, exclusive of 3,486 in special
ranches, a net gain of but one in a
year. Admiral Andrews said 7.941
me officers were necessary
the weather
Mostly cloudy Wednesday and
ursday. Probably occasional rains
slightly colder in north portion
Wednesday.
Parachute Jump
Jack Huber to Drop 11,000 Feet
at Airport Before Opening
His ’Chute
Late last evening word was
received from Jack Huber, noted
parachute jumper, that he would be
here on Friday to exhibit his fam- j
ous delayed jump as part of the
program of dedication of the Knoll
wood Airport. Jack, a native
North Carolinian, drops from a
plane at 12,000 feet but does not
open his parachute until within
1,000 feet of the ground. He will
give two exhibition jumps Fri
day, the first at 11:15 o’clock in
the morning.
Fireworks at Session of
* P.G.A. Fails to Materialize
CHICAGO, Nov. 10.— m — The
first round of the'Professional Golf
ers Association fight over the policies
of President George R. Jacobus turned
out to be a shadow boxing match to
day.
Jacobus, who has been president for
the last four years, sketched briefly
the criticism leveled at him by the
Illinois section, saying “he probably
had made some honest mistakes.”
However, he devoted most of his re
port to the delegates sitting in on the
first day’s session of the association’s
annual meeting to outline a plan for
furthering the welfare of the boys
who make their living out of the
game.
One of the Illinois group’s griev
ances, the discontinuing of a trophy
given for the last three years by
Harry Radix of Chicago for the pro
compiling the best stroke average in
a round of tournament play, was de
feated by Ed Dudley of Philadelphia,
chairman of the Tournament Com
mittee.
LABOR TROUBLES IN MILL
AT LUMBERTON SETTLED
BALTIMORE, Nov. 9.—(ff)—Ben
net Schauffler, regional director of
the national labor relations board, an
nounced today “complete settlement”
of labor troubles at the Mansfield
Mills, Lumberton, N. C.
Schauffler said company officials
informed him the cotton textile manu
facturing concern would “comply in
every respect” with a labor board or
der issued Oct. 23., The order, Schauf
fler said, required the company to
“cease and desist” discriminating
among employes and to reinstate 10
discharged workers.
QUEEN MARIE IMPROVED
BUCHAREST, Rumania Nov. 9.—
(A*)—Dowager Queen Marie, suffering
from an internal hemorrhage, ap
peared somewhat improved today.
Kink Carol and' his sisters, Queen
Marie of Yugoslavia and former
Queen Elizabeth of Greece, were with
their mother last night and again this
morning.
U. S. BARS WOMAN WHO SHOT
FORMER FRENCH AMBASSADOR
NEW YORK,, Nov. 9.—(A5)—Magda
de Fontanges today was barred from
entering the United States by a board
of U. S. immigration commissioners
who heard her case at Ellis Island.
They refused her entry on grounds of
“moral turpitude.”
MOVIE MAGNATE DIES
NEW YORK, Nov. 9.—(/P)—Thomas
D. Cochrane, 65, general manager of
Paramount Pictures* far eastern di
vision, with headquarters in Tokyo,
died in St. Lukes hospital today after
an attack of paralysis.
Cochrane arrived from Tokyo about
a week ago for medical observation.^
He had been stationed in the far
east for 15 years.
New Anti-Bolshevist Pact
Introduces New Element
Of Uncertainty in Europe
Tension Increased Along Manchdukuo
Siberian Front With Japanese
Success in North China
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ATTENTION FOCUSES ON RUSSIA
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By The Associated Press
The capture of war-riddled Shanghai
and important gains in north China
brought Japanese "military forces
steadily nearer their Chinese Military
objectives today.
The Japanese successes came as
tension increased along the Manchou
kuo-Siberian border and the diplomat^
ic world pondered the new Italian
German - Japanese anti - Bolshevist
pact.
With the Japanese hurrying mili
tary operations in China, while con
centrating a powerful army along the
Siberian border, and European powers
uncertain what the anti-Bolshevist
pact would lead to, attention turned
definitely to-Soviet Russia.
The three-nation front against in
ternational communism precipitated
the question of whether Russia might
one day break diplomatic relations
with Tokyo and Rome.
Chinese defenders of Shanghai fell
back to new inland defense lines af
ter 88 days of bloody warfare.
The Japanese forces ringed Shang
hai immediately, cutting the port
from the rest of China and bottling
up three million Chinese residents,
one million refugees and many thou
sands of foreigners.
In north China, Taiyuanfu, capital
of Shansi Province, was reported
captured by Japanese cavalry and
merchanized forces. *
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WHAT TO DO
AND SEE
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1937
GOLF
At the Pinehurst Country Club.
At Southern Pines Country Club.
TENNIS
At the Pinehurst Country Club.
DANCING’'AND DINING
Dancing’ and dining at the Dunes
Club on Midland Road between Pine
hurst, and Southern Pines every night.
Dancing, dining and entertainment
at the Club Chalfonte on the Piner
hurst-Aberdeen road, lh miles from
Pinehurst, every night from 8:00 to
4:00.
RIDING
For hacking or instruction apply at
desk of your hotel.
BOWLING
At the Pinehurst Casino, noon to
midnight.
COMING EVENTS
Friday, November 12 — Dedication
of the Knollwood Airport and Armis
tice Day celebration at the airport,’
starting at 11:00 a. m. and continuing
all day, with an Aviation Ball in the
evening.
17th Annual Mid-South Profession
al Tournament at Pinehurst Country
Club Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, November 16, 17, 18, 19.
Thursday* November 11—Armistice
Day Turkey Shoot at the Pinehurst
Gun Club from 10:00 a. m. to 5:00 p.
m.
At Southern Pines: Tonight at
8:20—Irene Dunne and Cary Grant
in “The Awful Truth.” j
At Aberdeen: Tonight at 7:15 and
9:00—“The Big Shot”, with Kuy
Kibbee. '
.Opening' of the Pinehurst Theatre:
Sunday night at 8:30—Jeanette Mac
Donald and Alan Jones in “Firefly.”
Ramsay Macdonald, Former Premier
Of Great Britain^ Dies Suddenly
By Robert E. Harlow
When former P.G.A. Golf Champion
Paul Runyan walked into the lobby
of the Carolina Hotel he recognized
Judge Jeremiah T. Mahoney as a New
York gentleman who had played golf
at the Metropolis Club, White Plains,
where Runyan is professional.
"Good morning Judge,” was Run
yan’s greeting.
They conversed and Runyan ques
tioned the Judge.
"I presume you were interested in
the New York elections?”
"Somewhat,” replied the Judge.
“And the outcome,” said Runyan.
“Was it satisfactory to you?”
“Not exactly,” said the Judge,” I
was a candidate for Mayor.”
The former golf champion’s face
was red, but he said Judge Mahoney
took it in good spirits.
“Honest,” said Runyan, “I wasn’t
kidding, I # just pulled a boner.”
Chanping H. Cox, recently appoint
ed to the Supreme Court bench of
Massachusetts and former Bay State
Governor, has broken his record on j
Pinehurst courses by scoring an 89.
Mr. Cox is a house guest of Henry
Homblower of Boston, who is enter
taining William R. Hedge, president
of the Boston Insurance Company,
Lloyd D. Brace and William LaFavre,
vice-presidents of the First National
Bank of Boston, and Thomas E. Wing
of New York.
Howard Phillips sliced his tee shot
at the 16th hole of No. 3 course and
the ball shattered the windshield of
the automobile of Mrs. Herbert Vail,
parked in the road near the green.
As Mr. Phillips represents the com
pany which insures Mrs. Vail’s au
tomobile, he advised her to Hhve the
damage repaired at the company’s
expense. The same day Mr. Phillips
“fanned” while, endeavoring to strike
a tee shot at the eleventh. This blow
was not covered/ by insurance.
Eric Thompson was mystified at
results obtained when practicing on
Maniac Hill. He seeme^ to have his
club in the groove but the result
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RED CROSS DRIVE TO OPEN
IN SANDHILLS ON MONDAY
The annual drive of the Red Cross
in the Sandhills area has been an
nounced by Coburn Musser, county
chairman, as starting on Monday,
with Mrs., H. F. Kelly as Pinehurst
chairman and Miss Laura Kelsey, as
Southern Pines chairman.
Miss Kelsey is acting as county
chairman for Mr. Musser 'during his
| absence on a business trip to New
York. Mrs. Chester M. Williams has
been appointed the roll call chairman
for Pinehurst.
HELD FOR CHILD’S DEATH
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DURHAM, N. C., Nov. 9.—UP)—A
man docketed as Ben Sheets of Salis
bury this afternoon was ordered bound
over to Hie grand jury on a charge
of manslaughter for the death last
Wednesday of Philip Worth Cates,
aged two, beneath the wheels of
Sheets’ tractor-trailer on the Hills
boro road just outside the city.
JACKIE COOGAN TO WED
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9.—(/D-r
Jackie Coogan, who built a fortune
on his characterization of a waif 17
years ago in Charlie Chaplin’s picture,
“The Kid,” filed notice today of in
tention to wed. '' .
As nearly everybody knows, the
girl is 20-year-old Betty Grable,
shapely blonde movie starlet Coog
an is 23.
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Son of Scottish Farmer Rose Through
Labor's Ranks to Thrice Head
His Government
DEATH CAME ON HIGH SEAS
LONDON, Nov. 10.—(5s)—J. Ram
say Macdonald, who rose through
Labor's ranks to become Prime Minis
ter of Great Britain, died suddenly to
night aboard a cruiser bound for South
America.
The man who was bom the son of
a Scottish farmer and spumed an
earldom only this year, died aboard
the Steamer Rina Del Pacifico at 8:45
p. m., apparently of a heart attack. 1
Prime Minister Neville Chamber
lain received news of his death short
ly after addressing the Lord Mayors
banquet, the occasion at which only a
year ago Macdonald suffered a_ sud
den collapse.
The body will be taken off the ship
at Bermuda where it is due November
15, and returned to London.
The 71-year old former prime min
ister, with his daughter, sailed last
Thursday for South America in search
of rest. ' He had planed to visit Peru >
and Chile and “to return when I have l
had enough of it.”
The day after he departed, his suc
cessor, Stanley Baldwin, now Earl
Baldwin, paid tribute to Macdonald
jin a public address:
“I never feel that Mr, Macdonald
has had credit given him by the
country due for services he render
ed it in 1931 and in the years immed- ;
iately succeeding.”
In 1931 Macdonald formed his third
government, a coalition cabinet, said
then to have been necessitated by a
national emergency. Many of Mac
donald’s lifetime associates in the
Labor movement and in his first two
Labor governments broke with him and
he became bitterly hated by the Labor
party.
Macdonald resigned and turned over
the premiership to Baldwin in 1935
after a critical depression period had
impaired his health.
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President Asks Country To
Observe Thanksgiving Day
Give Thanks on Nov. 25 “For Abund
ant Harvest and the Blessings of
Stable Employment”
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. — (ff) —
President Roosevelt called upon the
! country today to give thanks on No
vember 25 for “abundant harvests and
the blessing of stable employment” to
many people.
In a Thanksgiving Day proclama
tion, he called attention also to strife
and war threats in many parts of
the world while the United States en
joys peace and cherishes “no selfish
designs against other nations.”
“We have been- fortunate,” declar
ed the proclamation, “in devoting our
energies and our resources to con
structive purposes and useful works.
We have sought to fulfill our obli
gations to use our national, heritage
by common effort for the common 1
I good, g. V ' v:' /■
“Let us, therefore/ on the day ap
pointed, forego our usual occupations
and, in our accustomed places of wor
ship, each in his own way, humbly
acknowledge the mercy of God from ,
whom comes every good and perfect J
gift.” - \ %
BUS SERVICE? STARTS
Frank Viall, operator of the Pine
hurst-Southern Pines bus line has an* •
nounced that service has been resum
ed for the 1937-1938 season, though a
schedule has not been established at
this time. _ / r_ _
Two trips are being made in the
morning and two in the afternoon at
the present. The Southern Pines
terminal is located at Clark’s Garage ~
and the Pinehurst terminal at
Carolina Pharmacy.
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