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VOLUME 44, NUMBER 10
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THE PINEHURST OUTLOOK, PINEHURST, N. C.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1939
The WORLD of TODAY
Nine German Planes Destroyed
By the Associated Press
Eight German planes were reported shot down-over the West
ern front yesterday in fiercely growing air war, and a German bomb
er fen in flames in Flanders while attempting to return from battle
in France. Three members of the bomber’s crew lost their lives.
The pilot escaped with a parachute. The French reported the
loss of two planes.
Early today (Thursday) a plane, presumably German, circled
over Paris. It was driven off amid thundering anti-aircraft fire,
-phe sirens sounded five minutes before the arrival of the plane.
Raiding German planes were driven off as they flew over the
East Coast. The British reported the loss of a seaplane in this
engagement.
British Destroyer Hits Mine
Great Britain disclosed last night the loss of the destroyer
Gypsy,^ which was so badly damaged after striking a mine that it
was beached. Twenty-one officers and men were injured and 40
were reported missing. The Gypsy carried a complement of 145
men.
The Gypsy was the seventh British Naval vessel acknowledged
as lost by the government.
Victories at sea were reported by the French, who claimed two
German submarines were sunk by a French torpedo boat.
The Italian freighter Fianona wal sunk after hitting a mine off
the British Coast.
Japanese Advance On Nanning
From Hon gkorigptFe Japanese ^rmy stafl^ claimed land Torces
had advanced within ten piiles of . Nanning, present headquarters of
the Chinese Provincial army and the terminal of a highway leading
to Indo-China. Nanning was bombed during most of the day by
Japanese planes.
Netherlands Cancels Sailings
Ship owners of the Netherlands announced the cancellation of
all sailings upon advice of the government. The step followed the
British announcement that goods of German origin would be seized
regardless of the nationality of the ships.
United States
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C., Nov.
22—Dr. Frank Graham, presi
dent of the University of North
Carolina, asked today to com
ment on reports that he was a
candidate for the presidency of
Ohio State University, said mere
ly* “I am not a candidate.”
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Myron Barret Leads
Sixty in Turkey Shoot
Competition was very keen in
Thanksgiving Turkey Shoot
^hich was concluded at the Pine
nrst Gun Club yesterday under
the management of Glenn Davis.
* together, 60 contestants were
entered in the contest for the six
hukeys which were awarded as
Pmzes for top scores in each di
vision of ten shooters. -
Winners in the rifle competi
*lon included Myron Barret, who
Posted a perfect bulls’ eye three
lmes for a score of 27; Paul
jUtler, 26 and Jack Williams, 24.
j1 Che shotgun class, winners in
cnded John McKenzie, who card
ed 5o, Alex Kennedy, 54 and Mer
®dlth Herndon 51. Miss Anne
otchkiss came close to winning
n„e fhe six birds by scoring
in the rifle class.
^ • Davis stated that the shoot
Was highly successful. If suffi
c'|ent interest is shown, he will
j age another shoot to be timed
or the second Thanksigiving
ay °f this season.
Foreign
TOKYO, Nov. 22—Toshio Shi
ratori, ex-ambassador to Italy,
today declared that if the Euro
pean war should spread into a
world conflict “too many Japan
ese remember' the bitter lesson
of the Washington Conference
to feel inclined to fight again for
Britain and America.”
, (Many Japanese feel that in
the Washington Conference of
1921-22 their country was com
pelled to accept a position of na
val inferiority to Britain and the
United States.)
Shiratori, who was recalled af
ter his attempts to forge a mili
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SNOW DUE IN SPOTS FOR
FIRST THANKSGIVING
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22—(A.
P.)—Generally fair weather and
a streak of white from the upper
South to Northern New England
was predicted for the Roosevel
tian Thanksgiving which will be
celebrated tomorrow - by about
one-half1 the nation. Snow flur
ries and freezing weather were
predicted for New England. The
Mid-West lopked for higher tem
peratures. In New York snow
was expected. Six inches of
snow fell in Northern West Vir
ginia and there was light snow
in Western Pennsylvania.
LEWIS WINS $210
Jim Lewis, Pinehurst,. won the
$210 banknight pot at the Aber
deen theatre last night. v
NO DWARFS SEEN AS
SNOW WHITE, FILLY,
ARRIVES AT STABLES
Hal of India and Anna Held are
Two Other Yearlings Reach
■ ing Pinehurst Wednesday;
Bought by Dr. Parshall
At a really ifldeceiit hour for
such a very young lady to be up
and about, Snow White arrived
in Pinehurst at 3 a. m.’ Wednes
day morning. To avoid confus
ion let it be known that the
young lady, who will winter in
Pinehurst, is not related to the
Disney heroine. No dwarfs were
seen around the race track sta
bles in the wee sma’ hours when
Snow White and two fellow tra
velers arrived.
Though of the equine rather
than the cinematic family, Snow
White would ' grace any screen,
for she is a pure white yearling
filly and could pass for the orig
inal of the horse with the dreamy
eyes, having blue orbs that would
make a leading lady green with
envy. Not only that, but Snow
White is really “different,” being
the only pure white filly ever
foaled in race track history. She
is by Hollroad Harkaway.
Snow White is one of three
yearling fillies who were wel
comed to the race "track*-Stables
Wednesday. Hal of India, a
chestnut filly, and Anna Held,
whose pure black coat is in strik
ing contrast to Snow White, were
her traveling companions. Both
fillies are by Hal Dale, and are
foaled at Leo McNamara’s Two
Gaits Farm near Indianapolis.
Hal of India is half-sister to
Single Stein, five-year-old mare,
who was best race winher of the
year from the Pinehurst stables.
Though tired and sleepy after
their 700 mile ride from Indiana
polis, the arrivals seemed well
content with their new home.
Snow White, being the smallest
and most delicate of the three
seemed more exhausted than the
others, and greeted visitors with
a pardonable langour. The three
fillies were purchased by Dr. H.
M. Parshall at the Indianapolis
sale last week.
HORTON SMITH HERE
TO SHARPEN GAME
FOR WINTER TOUR
Golf Star and his Wife Play on
No. 3 Course; Gives Views on
Recent Election of P. G. A.
Officers
Mr. and Mrs. Horton Smith
arrived in Pinehurst yesterday
for a week’s visit during which
the nationally known ‘golfer will
take advantage of the Pinehurst
courses to get his game ready
for the long winter campaign.
As usual, Horton will make the
entire tournament circuit.
Mr. and Mrs, Smith played
nine holes on the number three
course yesterday afternoon, but
will get down to more serious
golf today. Mrs. Smith plays a
very good game, being in the 80s
when stroking the ball according
to instruction from her husband.
The Smiths will be joined to
day by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred S.
Bourne of Washington, Conn.,
and Augusta. Mr. Bourne is an
ardent amateur golfer and
sportsman. It will be his first
visit to Pinehurst.
Horton did not have as large
an amount of new golf news as
usual. He has been away from
tournament play for some weeks,
Smith, during which they spent
several days with Mr. Smith’s
parents in Springfield, Mo., and
in New York City.
Horton does not consider that
the new officers <?f the P. G. A.
will effect any great changes in
the work or administration of the
tournament bureau, but is of the
opinion if the P. G. A. considers
this department too great a fin
ancial burden, that the funds to
support it will be supplied by the
golf manufacturers and the lead
ing players.
There is no need for worry on
the part of the players as the
winter schedule is more attrac
tive than ever, with an increase
in prize money.
Asked to name a possible new
star, Horton could not think of
anyone. When the name of Clay
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DINEHURST SCOREBOARD
■ by DOUGLAS DOAK
The most celebrated quadruped who will winter in the long leaf
pine section will be Peter Astra, of the horse and buggy class.
They’ll be laying out the best guest blankets and giving the
welcome mat an extra brushing off at the Pinehurst race track sta
bles when this equine pride of the pine needles country comes home
to his winter training quarters.
Pete is just a rarin’ tearin’ harness horse; a three-year-old
trotter who swept through practically everything in sight this sum
mer and raced to the profitable tune of better than $40,000 under the
guidance of Dr. H. M. Parshall, leading money winning driver of the
Grand Circuit. Pete won 23 out of 24 heats in nine races and Dr.
Parshall takes the blame for the one heat in which Peter finished
second, saying that he failed to get his steed in position to go in
front.
To further complicate the horsey situation Dr. L. M. Guilinger,
Peter Astra’s owner, is not of the horsey set. Dr. Guilinger got in
terested in horses while making his rounds in the outskirts of An
dover, Ohio, in the days when the horse and buggy doctor was a
reality and not the title of a best-seller.
Peter will be returning here after a summer in which he took not
only the Hambietonian at Goshen but eight other important stakes
for horses of his class. At Toledo, Ohio, he took the Matron stake
in three heats, winner’s share $1,750; next at Goshen over the half
mile track he took the winner’s share of $1,050 in the Harriman
stake. Later at Old Orchard Beach, Me., Peter raced away with the
National stake, winning $4,150; and again at Old Orchard trotted
home with the bacon for the same amount in the American stake.
On August 8th Pete tooped the Hambietonian field at Good Time
track, Goshen, winner’s share $21,860.35. Peter Astra i£ the great
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Pinehurst Teacher V Dancing
Steals Show As Clans Parade
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PINEHURST VISITOR
Mrs. Horton Smith
Interesting Matches
Played by Golfers
A number of interesting
matches were played at the
Country Club yesterday.
James Hunter and his son,
Bing, defeated Eric Thomson and
C. B. S. Marr, two and one, in
a fourball ,game which was fea
tured by a round of 34-35—69 by
the senior member of the Hun
ter team. Their better ball was
68. Mr. Thomson returned a 71
and Mrv Marr a 76. The match
was played on number three
course.
A professional-amateur four
ball found Harold Callaway and
Purvis Ferree on the winning
side against Bobby Knowles and
Richard Tufts. Ferree, ^vith a
74 was low. Callaway was 79.
Amateur Knowles was 79 and
amateur Tufts 81. Play was on
number two.
On Tuesday William T. McCul
lough and H. Frederick Lesh
,were five down to Raymond S.
Farr and Kenneth B. Trousdell,
at the seventh hole. They were
playing two points to a hole and
at the tenth Mr. McCullough and
Mr. Lesh had recovered six of
the seven minus points. One
down going to the 18th, Mr. Mc
Cullough and Mr. Lesh squared
the match.
William Meehan has three
guests in Ed Nesbit, George
Kearns and Martin Steinthal.
They will engage in some com
petitive golf, in which profes
sionals Callaway and .Ferree will
take an active interest. Down
frofn New York, Mr. Meehan’s
friends spent yesterday in get
ting ready for the battle.
THE WEATHER
Fair, not much change in tem
perature.
Jean Gibbs, Member of Party
Hosted by F. H. Krebs at Fay
etteville Celebration, Does
Fling Pleasingly
70 SANDHILLS GUESTS
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C., Nov.
22—.The descendants of the Scot
tish Highlanders, wearing the
tartan of 30 of the clans marched
down the main street here today
to the pibroch of the bagpipes.
Kilts were flying in the breeze.
'The Scots were celebrating the
150th anniversary of the settling
by their ancestors of the Upper
Cape Fear region.
Seventy people from the Sand
hills, guests of Franz Hugo*
Krebs, watched this colorful pro-,
cession from the mezzanine floor:'
of -the Prince Charles Hotel, en
gaged by Mr. Krebs for this oc
casion. A number among the
group were of Scottish ancestry
and were able to call out the
various tartans. All enjoyed the
colorful spectacle from grand
.gtand seats.
After the procession of the
clans had passed on to the ath
letic field for the Scottish games
Mr* Krebs, picked up. the cue and
provided a gentleman with an ac
cordion, who played favorite
Scotch airs for his guests. Don
ald Currie remarked th£t Mr.
Krebs was giving a most cosmo
politan party.
“Here we have,” said Mr. Cur
rie, “an Austrian, giving a Scotch
party, attended by Irish, and at
the moment being entertained by
a Jewish musician playing, ‘Com
ing. Through The Rye! ’ ”
Miss Jean Gibbs, attractive
Pinehurst school teacher, a las
sie with a talent for the High
land dances, accompanied by the
Jewish accordionist, gave a pleas
ing interpretation of the High
land fling. Miss Gibbs was so
good she stole the sljow from
the parade. As an encore she
did a Seauntribhus.
The school teacher gave the
very definite impression that
supported by the bagpipes she
would be sensational. Here is a
sure1 fire act for the Pinehurst
Forum. And local talent.
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WHAT TO DO AND SEE
GOLF
Play at Pinehurst Country
Club, Harold CaHaway, instruc
tor; at Southern Pines Country
Club, Roy Griimell, instructor;
and at Pine Needles, Ted Turner
and Johnny Capello, instructors.
Tin Whistle tournament Sat
urday, par bogey, all four part
ners.
EQUESTRIAN ACTIVITY
Daily riding parties leaving
from The Carolina twice daily*
Saddle horses for hire at Pine
hurst Livery Stable..
Daily horse training going on
at Pinehurst Race Track. Vis
itors welcome.
Thomas and Alexander Sta
bles, located on Midland Road.
Fox hunt this morning. Call
Pinehurst stables for details.
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