I VOLUME 43, NUMBER 2
THE PINTERURST OUTLOOK, PINErfURST, N. C.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1939 j
The WORLD of TODAY
By the Associated Press
The British Admiralty announced that warships had sunk the
German merchantmen Mecklenburg and Parana in an undisclosed
position. The crews were taken aboard the British warships. v
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All Berlin newspapers of Tuesday (today) published a list of
all French and British merchant ships which the Nazi government
claims are armed against submarines* and implied these vessels
would be sunk without warning.
Three French citizens were wounded Friday in Paris by frag
ments of shells fired by anti-aircraft guns in driving off a German
scouting flight. Sirens sent the Parisians to cover for the seventh
time since the war started.
The Royal Air Force claimed a direct hit of a German ship.
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United States
SEATTLE, Nov. 13—An earth
quake described by University of
Washington ' geologists as the
heaviest in their seismograph’s
records, rocked large areas of the
Pacific Northwest shortly before
midnight. The seismograph reg7
istered the shock at 11:48 p. m.
(2:48 a. in., Monday, EST).
Officials and businessmen in
Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Van
couver, B. C. and other cities sur
veyed damage caused by the
shock that lasted approximately
one minute.
Damage, however, was not ex
pected to be great, consisting
mostly of cracked walls in some
buildings, broken water mains and
broken power lines.
A check by state and other offi
cials indicated no one was injured.
BATON ROUGE, La., Nov. 13
—Dr. James Monroe Smith, for
mer Louisiana State University
president, liquidated 27 state em
bezzlement and forgery charges
in district court here today 'by
pleading guilty to four of the
charges.•
Judge Charles A. Holcombe im
posed a sentence of from five to
15 years in the state penitentiary.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13— Bu
glers at nine scattered army posts
in the south and northwest sig
nalled today the full start of
mass training by 40,000 troops
to provide the nation’s first siz
able, unified fighting force since
the World War.
CHARLESTON, W. Va., Nov.
13—Two men armed with pistols
held up the First National Bank
South Charleston today and
escaped with loot "Which Presi
dent W. W. Allen said was “less
than $20,000.”
The robbers, second to hold up
the bank within two years,
forced customers and employes;
to lie on the floor while they
took the money and fled. In the
first, holdup in January, 1938,
robbers got $39,000.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 13—
Mayor S. Davis Wilson, who
died last August, left an estate
valued at fifty dollars. His will,
Written eleven years ago, left his
estate to his widow, who fixed
the value.
Pwo weeks ago the mortgage
°n the house where the/Wilsons
iiyed was foreclosed and Mrs.
Wilson moved to the home of a
son. ' ■
NEW YORK, Nov. 13—Light
snow driven by a stiff wind fell
oday — the first of the season
here.
Europe
ROME, Nov. 13—Italy began
calling 5,000 i non-commissioped
career officers and 18,000 volun
teer specialists today to streng
then her already largfe standing
army.
LONDON, Nov. 13—The Air
Ministry announce!! today that a
Royal Air Force plane attacked
a German submarine yesterday
dropping a salvo of bombs, one
Of which “appeared to the pilot
to make a direct hit.”
LONDON, Nov. 13—The. Ad
miralty announced tonight that
German aircraft made two at
tacks on the Shetland Islands
today but “were driven off by
anti- aircraft gunfire.”
LONDON, Nov. 13—A Reu
ters (British News Agency) dis
patch from Reykjavik, Iceland,
tonight said that the 6,938-ton
German steamer Parana had
sent out an SOS reporting she
was attacked by a British de
stroyer. The account received no
immediate verification from the
admiralty.
BERLIN, Nov. 13—German
army statisticians asserted to
day that 80 British and French
planes had been destroyed from
the beginning of the war to Nov.
10, a period during which the
Germans said they lost only 17.
The Germans said the French
had lost 64 planes and the Brit
ish 16.
BERLIN, Nov. 13 — A new
system of stricter clothing ra
tioning was introduced in Ger
many today, allotting men one
suit, one shirt, and five pairs of
nocks annually.
Women are permitted one
suit, one morning dress, and six
pairs of stockings.
The ruling is effective as of
Nov. 1.
SINGAPORE, Nov. 13 — Ten
Americans, members of a magic
.show troupe, escaped today when
the British-India steamer Sird
hana, 7,745 tons/sank near here.
Eleiven Asiatics were reported
drojwned, and nine other persons
were missing. 1
The vessel was said to have hit
a mine.
IN CANADA
TORONTO, Nov. 13 — Three
men and a woman charged with
violating the national defense act
by distributing pamphlets urging
support for a speedy peace in Eu
rope were held today for trial next
week.. Bail was set at $2,000
each.
CUMMINGS AT GOLFERS’ REUNION
Homer S. Cummings, left, and Judge Charles D. Lockwood of
Stamford, Conn., at golfers’ reunion in Pinehurst.
pINEHURST SCOREBOARD
■ L.. DADCDT C U A Dl AW/
by ROBERT E. HARLOW
Being recipient of a letter containing an unusually attractive
offer I hasten to provide readers concerning this great good fortune
which is to be ours. A' letter, postmarked Baltimore, home of
the Pimlico race course and signed by F. H. Marker, whose tempo
rary address is to be j 340 North Clark street, Chicago, writes
he is going tp give us a horse—he says nothing about a buggy ride
that goes with the horse. His letter.
“Dear Pinehurst Scoreboard:
“Seldom, if ever, does a series of circumstances merge with
conditions as they are the last day at Pimlico. Circumstances and
conditions caijise me to say without fear of contradiction that I can
furnish you with the surest betting proposition of the fall season;
this race takes place Wednesday, the 15th of November, which is
getaway day at Pimlico.
“This horse is trained i by a very near relative of mine. He
knows nothing of these efforts of mine to get down a good sized bet;
on this under-cover good thing. He intends to win shipping expenses
to Santa Anita on this horse Wednesday, and is sending me to
Chicago to place bets for him.
“I expect a good price and will guarantee he is better than 3
to 1. I want your promise to bet five dollars for me. This is a
square proposition. If you are not too skeptical you will wire me
your acceptance immediately and if you are skeptical, then, you will
have only yourself to blame when you fail to win $100 Wednesday.
I would like for anyone to tell me why I would ride a thousand
miles to and from Chicago on a wild goose chase? Wire me as
follows: F. H. Marken, 340 North Clark Street, Chicago.
- “Yours truly, 1
“F.j H. Marken.”
I have written in reply to this generous offer.
Dear Mr. Marken:
First of all, in order to answer your question as to why you
should ride a thousand miles to and from Chicago on a wild goose
chase, I don’t know the; answer. If there is an answer, I should
enjoy knowing as well as you. I can tell you however, why you have
selected your headquarters in Chicago, at 340 North Clark Street. It
is because this location is only two blocks from the Chicago' river,
which it will be convenient for you to jump into on Wednesday night
after you get the report from Pimlico.
Accept my best wishes for your trip to Chicago and be'very
careful about speaking to strangers on North Clark Street. It is
filled with panhandlers, including some of the most expert handi
cappers in Chicago. There is ah excellent cafeteria at North Clark
and Ohio Streets, right i near your address, where you can get a
meal for a dime. You may need th|s address Wednesday night.
If the ultimate destination of your very near relative and his
champion is California, why not send the horse to" Chicago, instead
of yourself ?
J I ani wiring my five bucks via Western Union.
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Yours truly,
! Scoreboard.
P. S.—Who put my address on your sucker list?
Senior Golfers’ Title Event Starts
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On Pinehurst Course Today j
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DUKE GAME IS SELLOUT
RALEIGH, N. C., Nov. 13
— (A. P.) — Advertisements
yesterday instead of urging
people to attend the Duke -
North Carolina football game
in Durham Saturday, urged
them to stay at home. > Rea
son : Tickets have been sold
out since November 1 and no
standing room tickets will be
sold. A crowd of 51,000 is
expected to see the game.
Runyan Arrives
And Shoots A 70
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Runyan
are among the first of a num
ber of America’s leading Amer
ican professional golfing couples
to arrive at the Carolina Hotel
for a brief visit before joining
the winter golf tour in Florida.
Paul was out on the number
two course yesterday , and re
turned a 34-36—70. He played
with Rod Munday, Carl An
drews and Jimmy Nicolls.
A1 Ciuci, .Freshmendow pro
fessional, is also, a Carolina
guest, along with Munday. Leo
Walper is here, getting ready
for the tour.
Mr. and Mrs. Horton Smith
are expected to arrive within a
few days.
Starting Times
12:30 H. F. Lesh, K. B. Trous
dell.
12:35 E. C. Keating, F, C.
Robertson.
12:40 H. G. Phillips, Fred
Longacre.
12:45 William Rupp, C. H.
Bowden.
12:50 R. S. Farr, Fred Wardell.
12:55 W. H. Watt, W. T. Mc
Cullough.
1:00 W. D. Hyatt, W. H. B.
Ward.
1:05 Clarence Coddington,
Clifford Sloan.
1:10 A: H. Campbell, T. H.
Taylor.
1:15 H. J. Hewat, C. C. Ches
ney.
1:20 Frank Kilmer, W. M.
Thomas. '
1:25 J. J. Ramsey, V. D. Cliff.
1:30 C. B. Van Dusen and C.
D. Brooks. V
Battle Lines Form For P. G. A.
Control at Chicago Session
(Special Dispatch)
CHICAGO, Nov. 13—Chances
of a real contest for control of
the Professional Golfers’ As
sociation of America became ap
parent today when delegates for
the first time in the history of
the annual meeting met in a pre
liminary session in the Morrison
Hotel. The 1939 session opens
tomorrow.
The meeting of the executive
committee, which precedes the
general assembly, was held as
usual. In former years this body
has mapped out a plan of pro
cedure for the delegates to fol
low. There has beenv no dissen
sion.
According to gossip in the ho
Robertson and ’Rupp are, Favors ;
ites in 20th Annual Competi- I
tion as Qualifying Play Begins I
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SNARE IS SPECTATOR !
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Francis C. Robertson, Pine
hurst'and William A. Rup^ of \
Buffalo were selected as favor
ites in the twentieth annual j
Seniors’ Golf championship of
the Pinehurst Country Club, the ]
qualifying round of which will be' ]
contested today on the rebuilt |
number one course. « ,
Mr. Robertson was the run
ner-up in last year’s tournaxnent
to C. W. Deibel of Youngstown- i
Mr. Deibel is not in Pinehurst to> j
defend. Mr. Rupp has been’
playing fine golf since his arrival!
here last week and is co-favorite; v
with Mr. Robertson, both for the
medal in today’s qualifying
round and for the title.
An interested spectator will
be Fred Snare of New York,
is known as the Father of 2£ne
United- States Seniors’ Golf jts£V
sociation and a gentleman who
has done more for the develop
ment of veterans’ golf than any
other man. He also has been '
active for years in the organiza
tion of International golf. Mr.
Snare will not enter. .>
Prizes will be awarded to th$
winner of the qualifying round
and to low medal play winpiai
in the various age 'classes.
Prizes will also be presented to
winner and runner-up in each 2
flight.
“Keynoters” Playing
At (Carolina Hotel
“The Keynoters,” a well -j
known New York Orchestra urrr
der the direction of Leonard
Nelson, has been engaged for
the season at The Carolina Ho
tel. The group, which has made
itself quite a name with radio
transcriptions, three part har
mony and novelties, is now play
ig at the Carolina Pine Room,
during the cocktail hour and
from nine to twelve at night.
The group had just terminated1
an engagement at Heineken’s
“Zuider Zee” at the World's*
Fair when the Pinehurst ar
rangements were - made. Last
season, the orchestra was at the
Palm Beach Hotel where the
group scored a successful hit.
tel lobby the delegates will try
and have a resolution adopted
whereby the election of officers
will be decided by a majority,: ,
rather than a plurality Ypte.
George R. Jacobus has an
nounced that he will not be a.
| candidate for re-election, fed
Dudley, ardent Jacobus support
er, is expected to be the candid
ate of the Administration ma- >
chine which has controlled the j,
organization for seven years. -
Tom Walsh, present secretary, ■ 4
is expected to run, and foreign •
bom professionals may sponsor
James Anderson, for yiia&s ac- .
tive in affairs of the Michigan J:
p. g. a. - :.