The Sports Paper of the Sandhills
Daily Except Monday — Member of Associated Press
VOLUME 44, NUMBER 26
Price 3 Cents THE PINEHURST OUTLOOK,/PINEHURST, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1939
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THREE TRJES
THIRD PRIZE!
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Xin Whistle Marathon Finally Ended —
Williams - Pearson Defeat
Marr - Ward
Par Gives Way as Winners Blast
From Woods and Rough to
Greens and Victory
dramatic ninth hole
Two tenacious teams, twice
tied, tried the third time to take
third prize in the Tin Whistle
tournament, yesterday, at the
Country Club. The team of Ches
ter I. Williams and Harlow Pear
son defeated C. B. S. Marr and
W. H. B. Ward by the margin of
two holes in a battle under blue
skies on number three course.
The victors, after an initial
blitzkrieg, which gave them a
four hole advantage at the ninth
tee, ran full tilt into a determ
ined counter-attack, with pursuit.
The final stroke on the ninth hole
was the most dramatic of ’;he
match. Both partners were in
the woods to the right on their
seconds. Mr. Williams skillfully
evaded ten tree trunks, to be
caught by the top two inches of
I the trap before the green. Mr.
Pearson, however, from a simi
larly difficult position, played a
sand wedge to about 18 inches
from the hole. Carefully calcu
lating the eccentricities of the
green, he putted accurately a
scant three or four inches to the
right of the cup. Mr. Marr,
meanwhile, had slipped in a per
fect par four to win the hole.
Orthodox Move
The momentum thus engendered
: by this orthodox move carried the
I next two holes also for Mr. Marr
and Mr. Ward, who were finally
forced to capitulate only by the
iron determination of Mr. Wil
liams, who chipped dead to the
pin for pars on the 14th and 15th.
On two of the three par fives,
the eighth and 17th, both
teams had birdie fours. After
handicaps were deducted this
meant that the 17th was halved
in eagle threes. (Should the tee
be moved back? Ed).
The match was played in ac
cordance with the rules of Sat
, urday’s Tin Whistle tournamenr.
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WHAT TO DO AND SEE
Today
Weekly bridge party at The
arolina this morning. Play be
gins at 10:15.
Field Trial events of Pointer
^ of America. Spectators
*elcome. Call “Sam” at The
Carolina for details,
at The theatres
■ Pinehurst -
onigbt at 8:30, matinee ai
• “Barricade,” with Alice
ye and Warner Baxter.
Southern Pines -
an<^ tomorrow night
3-00 «* ma^nee tomorrow a1
Claire Tgheny UPrising” with
e Trevor and John Wayne.
* Aberdeen Theatre -
C tfxv 7:15 and 9:(K>’ “To€
ftight ork,M Casl1 Aware
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AL SMITH IS STAR IN
BOOMPS-A-DAISY
NEW YORK, Dec. 12—<£>)
—Former Governor Alfred E.
Smith is the new star dancer
of the Boomps-A-Daisy, —in
which the man backs up and
bumps his partner’s bustle, to
waltz time. ,
Last night he danced it in
a theater aisle with a pretty
show girl, Beverly Crane, and
became the hero of the even
ing. It was at the opening
of the new edition of the mus
ical comcSdy “Hellzapoppin/’
HEART ATTACK KILLS
DOUG FAIRBANKS SR,
FAMED MOVIE ACTOR
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HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 12—OP)—
Douglas, • Fairbanks Sr., who
leaped to film fame with his spec
tacular acrobatics, died in bed to
day of a heart attack. He was
56.
The dashing Don Juan, for 15
years the ranking male star of
pictures, succumbed after a day’s
illness at his beach home in
nearby Santa Monica.
At his l>edside were his widow,
the former Lady Sylvia Ashley,
and his brother Robert. His
son, Douglas Jr., was called a
few minutes before Fairbanks
died at 1 a. m., but had not reach
ed the house.
Fairbanks’ career in films
started in 1914, when he joined
the old Triangle company after
achieving success on the stage
in the east; His early successes
were chiefly notable for his ath
letic accomplishments and a flair
for romantic comedy.
CHICAGO, Dec. 12 — (ff) —
Mary Pickford, whose former
husband, Douglas Fairbanks, died
today at Santa Monica, Calif.,
was in Chicago today with her
husband, Buddy Rogers, the orch
estra, leader. Both declined- to
see reporters or make a state
ment. *
POST OFFICE OPEN ALL
DAY DEC. 16, 23
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The Pinehurst Post Office will
be open $11 day on Saturdays
December 16, and B^em^er 23
Patrons are urged to take advan
tage of this service and mail
Christmas parcels early, bearing
in mind that Christmas eve
comes on Sunday, and the Post
Office Department will complete
delivery of all gift parcels hot
later than midnight, December
THE WEATHER
Mostly cloudy, possibly scat
tered light rains ’in west and
north portion, somewhat warm
er in central and east portions
Wednesday. Colder Wednesday
night; Thursday fair and colder.
EARNING A HEALTH DIVIDEND AT GOLF
Three other golf devotees watch an insurance executive tee
off. From left to right, Mr. Clifford Sloan, Mr. M. E. Maxon of Cort
land, N. Y., and Mr. L. M.-Atherton watching Mr. George W. Smith
of Brookline, Mass;, president of the New England Mutual Insur
ance Company split the first fairway of the No. 1 course — a prem
ium drive.
The WORLD of TODAY
SOVIET SPURNS LEAGUE MEDIATION OFFER
By the Associated Press
Russia last'night rejected a League of Nations proposal to med
iate the Russian-Finnish war, and opened the way for league con
demnation of the Soviet Union as an aggressor, and possible banish
ment i^om Geneva.
The rejection was-included in a telegram from Soviet Premier
Molotoff to the secretary general of the league at Geneva in reply
to a diplomatic invitation to Russia to take part in proposed league
mediation resulting from Finland’s appeal to Geneva.
“The Government of Soviet Russia thanks yob, Monsieur Presf
dent, for your kind invitation to take part in discussion'of the Fin
nish question,” MolotoflTs telegram said.
“At the same time the government of the United States bf
Soviet Russia brings to your attention the fact that it cannot accept
this invitation.”
Molotoff's telegram came more than three hours after expiratibn
of a “deadline” set by the league for reply. v
Its reception on the eve of Argentina’s scheduled formal demands
for Russia's ejection from the league increased the odds that this
step would be taken. The Soviet action automatically killed the
league efforts at mediation. ' '
RUSSIA PLANNING HUGE OFFENSIVE
Red army casualties were reported arriving in a steady stream
last night in Leningrad from the nearby Finnish war front.
Unofficial advices frbm the port city on the Gulf of Finland
said its churches had been requisitioned to aid hospitals in caring
for the wounded.
A Finnish telegram agency dispatch received in Copenhagen
said the Russian government, irritated by stubborn and unexpected
Finn resistance, waS preparing to hurl a million and a half first class
troops and 1,000 planes into an offensive against Helsinki.
Finnish troops and airplanes smashed a large st&fe Russian
offensive yesterday, a Finnish communique reported, “wiping out
three enemy battalions and leaving hundreds of fallen enemy lying
before our position.”
The Russians were repulsed with tremendous losses in hatd
fighting on a 200 mile front, from the Karelian Isthmus to Tolza
jarvi, about 75 miles north of Lake Ladoga, the Finns said.
The Finnish military command indicated the fighting|Was Some
of the most severe since the war started. v
The'enemy launched a. powerful attack today along several sec
tors of the Karelian Isthmus, the communique reported. V
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BROUGHTON SEEKS GOVERNOR NOMINATION
J. M. Broughton, prominent Raleigh lawyer and Baptist lead
er, formally'announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination
for governor tonight. * > " *
DR. MONROE GETS
KIWANIS AWARD
1939 Builder’s Cup Presented to Moore
County Hospital Surgeon at Club’s
Annual Banquet
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JAMES M. COX BUYS
ATLANTA JOURNAL
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j> ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 12—
(A*)—Sale of the Atlanta Jour
nal and its radio station,
WSB, to James M. Cox, for
mer governor of Ohio, was
announced late today by
James R. Gray, editor of the
Journal.
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j The sale price was not an
nounced.
HOMEWOOD STAR DOST
IS TOP PRIZE WINNER
IN FIELD TRIAL STAKE
By JiOU Koch
Homewood Star Dust, a white
and orange pointer pocketed for
his owner, H. M. Curry Jr,, „of
Pittsburgh, the sum of $480, the
top prize in the all-age field trial
stake of the Pointer Club of
America, which finished yester
day. On top of the money win,
the dog got his name and the
name of his owner engraved \on
a leg of the handsome W. H. Mc
Naughton trophy.
Second place honors, and a pot
of $380 went to Miss Pilot Doone,
pointer bitch, owned by Dr. F.
0. Foard of Valdese,' N. C., and
third, $280, to Maplerock Jake,
a white and orange pointer dog
owned by Dr. R. Z. Cates of Spar
tanburg, S. C. Star Dust was
handled by Fred Bevan, Miss
Doone by Marvin Yount and Jake
by June Whelchel,
Star Dust, the winner, and
Nepkin Carolina Jake, a white,
liver, and ticked pointer dog
6wned by Dr. W. F. Vail of
Greenwich, Conn., handled by
George Crangle, were called, for
a second series by the judges.
Both were bird-finding class dogs
who had a wide range chalked up
on the judges’ book. On the
second run, Dust showed a won
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EUGENE A BUZZELL,
JEDITOR, ARRIVES HERE
Eugene A. Buzzell, of Bar
Harbor, and Winterport, Me.,
noted Maine and Florida editor,
arrived .in Pinehurst yesterday
OH his way to Palm Beach, where
he will resume his position as
sports editor of the PalM Beach
News, a daily, and the magazine,
Palm Beach Life. Mr. Buzzell
is planning to leave for Florida
today.
STOCK MARKET >
NEW YORK, Dec. 12—W—
Soaring commodities today took
the speculative play almost en
tirely away from securities mar
kets.
The stock list got off to a hes
itant start, Worked up a slight
rallying temperature at inter
vals, and closed with trends de
cidedly indefinite. The turnover
was around 600,000 shares.
Alumni and Ladies* Night Ob
served by Festive Session Held
in Mid Pines Club; Ehringhaus
Among Guests
CARL GOERCH SPEAKS
Dr. Clement Monroe, resident
surgeon of the Moore County
Hospital, was presented the 193&
Builder’s Cup by the Kiwanis.
Club of the Sandhills at the
Club’s annual Alumni and La
dies’ Night banquet held last:
night at the Mid Pines Club. .
In making the announcement
of the award, Rev. J. .Fred Stim- (
son paid a stirring tribute to Dr.
Monroe, whom he characterized
as one worthy to receive this
honor by the very reason of the
great work he was doing for hu
manity without thought of gain
to himself.
The crowd of about 125 who
gathered to attend this popular
Kiwanian event last night had
the pleasure of enjoying an even
ing of fun and gaiety. Events
happened so fast it was hard tq,
keep up with them,.
Miss Jane Gibbs, home econ
omics teacher at the Pinehurst
school was presented as a Scotch:
lassie with a hankering to dance
the Highland fling. She did, and
did it well. A glowing tribute
was paid to Mr. hnd Mrs! Pres
ton T. Kelsey, when on behalf of
the Kiwanis Club, Mrs. Paul
Dana gave them a beautiful bou
quet of flowers on the occasion
of their 45th wedding anniver
sary.
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Sing Spirituals n .
A quartet, a rei&ifttfer oT thV
days when the Sandhill Sixteen
Was in bloom, composed
of Shields Cameron^ P. Frank.
Buchan, Willard Dunlop andi
Charles W. Picquet, sang several*
spirituals. It remained for Frank
Buchan to present an unusual
feature when he led in song,
preached a sermon and took up
a collection.
Mr. Buchan, keeping the1 floor;,
introduced former Governor Ehr
inghaus in a flow of flowery, but
very sincere praise. The former
governor in responding stated,
“that he could save himself from
traducers, but God save '* him
from introducers.’' He recalled
past contacts with his; piany
friends he has made and known
in this section.
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SudUU Post Will
Be Host To Arafay
The Sandhill Post, American
Legion, will iineet, Thursday Sight*
in its hut, Southern Pinesy at &
.o’clock.1"- *
f ^Tfye Rev.f EBather-,/ Post
Chaplain, will g}ve an address*
followed by vocal and instrument
tal Christmas music.
The Ladies Auxiliary and! Sons
of the Legion will he guests of
the Post. * i
Refreshments will be served.
All ex-service men are cordially
invited, x
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