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THE PINEHURST OUTLOOK, PINEHURST, N. C.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1939
Lineups Selected Fo,r
Horseback Basketball
Novel Equestrian Feature of Today’s Gym
khana Promises to be Hotly Con
tested by Smart Riders
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exciting events on bill
Pinehurst and Southern Pines mounted basketball teams are
ready for the opening game of the season today in the Carolina
ring a feature of the Christmas Gymkhana. The show will start
at 3 p. m., unless bad weather prevents, in which case it will be post
poned until Monday.
The basketball game will be played at about 4 p. m. Other
events on the program will be a pig race, a potato race, musical
stalls, overall race, two open jumping events and a knockdown and
out contest.
In an interview with Captain
Wilbur Scheipers, who will com
mand the horseback basketball
forces representing Southern
Pines, our Southern Pines cor
respondent sensed, this salient
fact: The Southern Pines team
is out for blood, and in the words
of Captain Scheipers, “we are go
ing out to beat them.”
He announced a line-up of Bud
dy Jellison, swift moving youngs
ter riding from the Thomas &
Alexander stables, Louis Schei
pers Jr., another hard riding boy
vko likes it when the going , is
rough, W. 0. Moss of the Mile- j
Away stables, whose horseman- j
skip has never been questioned,
Jack Johnson, a steady, but -fast
ind snappy in tight pinches, and
Captain Wilbur himself, who
earned his spurs in past games j
nth Pinehurst last season, . j
The basketball line-up: j
Pinehurst * 1
Gale, Hartsell, Hobson and I
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Southern Pines
L. Scheipers, Moss, Johnson,
W. Scheipers.
Referees — Eliot Barta and
J°uis Scheipers.
WHAT TO DO AND SEE
Today
Gymkhana, Carolina Riding
this afternoon at 3:00
^1'yone invited.
Putting tournament at Pine
'ee^es this afternoon.
Buffet supper at Holly Inn
°night.
AT THE THEATRES
■ Pinehurst -
°night and tomorrow, mati
•l ^ ^0 tomorrow, “Balal
!ka-'’ starring Nelson Eddy, and
111 aP-star cast.
Southern Pines -
Tomorrow, and Tuesday night,
‘a lnee Tuesday at 3:00, Gilbert
Sullivan’s ‘‘Mikado,” in
ecnnicolor.
* Aberdeen Theatre -
i^morrow night at 7;15 and
i. - *an Francisco,” with Jea
MacDonald and Clark
orp\SINGERS WILL
Tillage tonight
e ^Unity Ctlurch young peo
hri<5f_ g0 on their regular
^"l-.Eve tour of the vil
iftv singing carols.
hurch at u* WlU Start from the
lie re£r v pi m- There will be
iis !*,„ service at the church
vening lng’ but no service this
Baskets Going To
67 Needy Families
Representing approxima
tely 300 persons, who will NOT
go without a Christmas dinner,
67 Christmas baskets containing
an abundant amount of Yuletide
food and cheer, will be delivered
to 67 needy families in this vicin
ity in plenty of time for a holi
day dinner. Of these 67, 38 fam
ilies 'are' Negro. In addition to
substantial provisions, a fresh
supply of staple products will be
a part of the baskets. The char
itable service was a part of the
Community Church Christmas
Basket Fund.
In addition to a generous num
ber of hams which were provided
by one anonymous donor for
those families in the greatest
need, each basket contained fruits,
nuts, lard, bread, sugar, milk,
coffee, syrup, candy, salt, soap,
cereals and a variety of canned
goods.
Three trucks will deliver these
baskets, aided by volunteers of
the Conimunity Church congre
gation, who will make deliveries
with their own cars. In families
where there are children, toys
will also be given.
In behalf of the Community
Church, the committee in charge
of the basket fund wishes to ex
press its great gratitude to all
those donors and workers who
have njiade it possible to render
this service, with )“an extended
vote of thanks also given the
Pinehurst Outlook, which donated
space on its front page, with ex
cellent stories and illustrations
appealing for support.”
MYRON C. TAYLOR
TO VATICAN POST
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23—^)
—President Roosevelt today ap
pointed Myron C. Taylor, a Qua
ker, former chairman of the
Board of the United States Steel
Corporation as his personal rep
resentative to Pope Pius XII.
This is the first time that a
President of the United States
has appointed a representative
to the Vatican.
In a letter to Pope Pius, Pres
ident Roosevelt stated that all
who worshipped a common God
should use their influence in the
cause of world peace. .
Mr. Taylor will have full soc
ial, but not official^rank of Am
bassador.
(Ed. Note. Mr. Taylor has been
a Pinehurst visitor.)
The Pinehurst Printing Company
The Pinehurst Outlook
Pinehurst scoreboard
While the old wish of a “MERRY CHRISTMAS” adorns the
majority of cards this season, a few who send greetings have con
sidered the times.
Harry E. Radix, Chicago sportsman and frequent Pinehurst
visitor, makes reference to the wars, in his annual message to his
friends. A verse*on the Radix card reads:
When brains are used by humans as brains really ought to be,
And there are no wars or worries, but a rich tranquility;
When we learn, before we pop off, to have a thoughtful pause,
As World Dictator of Joy Complete we’ll have Santa Claus.
When all the bombs are candy drops and all the guns, just pop;
When jipldiers all are toy ones, and propagandists stop;___ ti
When work that now means trouble becomes entirely play;
You’ll have just what I wish for you—Christmas every day!
A greeting which contains reference to dictators comes from
Mark G. Harris, retired Chicago business man. It reads:
“Here’s hoping the Allies will win the war against intolerance,
hatred and bigotry so quickly that it will wipe out Hitlerism and
its ilk forever and will force a bill of rights throughout the world
wherever it is needed.”
'then follows a Christmas message. _ /
Golf is the theme of a number of cards.
A Poem lovely as a Tree
You hardly would expect from Me,
But trees were meaqt for Fools you see
To spoil their Par or Birdie Three ^
—Maynard Gay Fessenden,
President Chicago District iGolf. Association.
Santa Claus finishing a long drive is depicted in a card from
Clarence H. Rickey, Crawford, MacGregor Canby Company. The
greeting is printed on a flag.
May you drive through a truly
Merry Christmas right into a very ’ ' -*
Happy New Year.
The Walter McCallum Family
Golf Editor, Washington Starv
O. B. and Eleanor Keeler sent a map of the Mid-South and
Florida, with a deep red line showing the route they will take when
they make a swing around the circuit in search of stories for The
Atlanta Journal. Pinehurst is one of the resorts marked as a stop.
And from a golfing friend:
Hey You Bo?os down there—
Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
Charlotte Glutting.
AMATEUR-PRO GOLF LEAGUE TO BE FORMED
A discussion among represen
tatives of golf clubs in the Sand
hills will be held Wednesday af
ternoon, December 27, in the
Pinehurst Country Cli^b, for the
purpose of arriving at a plan for
a professional - amateur golf
league, or competition, to be
played during January.
Pinehurst, Southern Pines,
Pine Needles and Mid Pines have
^ NEXT OUTLOOK WEDNESDAY
The Pinehurst Outlook will not be published on Tuesday. The
staff w*U have two days in a row to reflect Christmas cheer and to
enjoy the holiday.
accepted invitations to attend
such a meeting.
Various plans will be discussed.
One which will be presented will
provide that each professional be
permitted to select, in each match
played, ond of two partners. This
would give 20 amateurs an op
portunity to enjoy participation
in the matches.
(Continued on page two)
Japanese Journalists
Give Slants On 2 Wars
Distinguished News Men from Orient, on
Visit Here, Explain why Ger
man Liners Scuttled
CHINA SITUATION REVIEWED
By Robert E. Harlow
Two distinguished Japanese journalists, whose writings from
the United States reach practically every newspaper reader in
Japan, B. Suzuki, of the Tokyo Asahai (Morning Sun) and allied
papers, and M. Kato of Domei, (Japanese Associated Press) are
guests at the Holly Inn and are enjoying a golfing holiday from
their work in Washington.
Mr. Suzuki, Japan’s outstanding journalist,: provided The'
Outlook with the interesting information that the scuttling of
German ships was unquestionably the result of that nation’s experi
ences during the great war of 1914-1918. His story explains the
reason the German luxury liners Bremen and Columbus risked, the:
Allied blockade.
“In the last war,” said Mr. Suzuki, “Gennany permitted many
of its merchant fleet to remain in neutral harbors, particularly in,
ports of the Uunited States. Germany thought these ships would
be safe in the^e neutral ports and would be returned at the corn-—
elusion of war.
“But what happened? In the third year of the war the United
States became an enemy of Germany and her ships in American
ports were taken over and used against Germany. American soldiers
were carried to France in some of these ships. With this lesson in
mind, the policy df the present German Admiralty is to scuttle
ship* rather than to run the risk of them falling into the possession
of possible, eventual enemies.”. ... - - --- -
The Bremen sailed from New York shortly after the d^clqra- ,
tion of war and succeeded in-making a home port. The Columbus,
attempting to duplicate the voyage of the Bremen, was intercepted
by a British cruiser and sunk by its own captain. The Columbus
sailed from Mexico.
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500 GERMAN SHIPS
ORDERED BACK TO
REICH AT ANY COST
Commanders Told to S e u 111 e
Craft if Intercepted; Vessels
Bear 1,800,000 tons of Material
for War Purposes
By the. Associated Press
The stage has been set for ex
tensive war on the high seas as
more than 500 German merchant
ships have been ordered to leave
neutral ports and return to the
Reich, “no matter what the cost/’
Nazi commanders have been in
structed to scuttle their craft if
intercepted by enemy warships.
Word from Paris yesterday re
ported that Allied warships have
been warned that the German
merchant fleet was making for
home ports with morp than 1,
800,000 tons of raw materials
needed by Germany to pursue
the war.
(Continued on page two)
THREE AMATEUR GOLF TOURNAMENTS
ON PINEHURST MIDWINTER SCHEDULE
Three amateur golf events are
on the Pinehurst sports calendar
during the midwinter period, in
cluding the 37th annual mid
winter tourney for men, the fifth
annual Christmas tournament for
women and the 18th annual
•Father and Son tournament.
The midwinter event, from
Dec. 27 to Dec. 30, will consist of
a qualifying round of 18 holes,
one or more eights to qualify,
trophy for the best qualification
score and for winner and run
ner-up in each division. The la
dies will play 18 holes of medal
play, under handicap, Dec. 29.
• Mr. Kato, who interprets
American thought for the read
ers of the 300 Japanese news
papers which are members- of
the Domei service reports that
the March of Time, displayed
Friday night in the Carolina
theatre, Pinehurst, was mislead
ing in so far as it indicated that
Japan plans an^ attack on Hong
kong, British -stronghold in South
China.
(Continued on page.three),
Heavy Death ToD in
Holiday Preparations
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23—W
—Seventy-iiine deaths by violence
I were reported yesterday from 29
states as preparations began for
the celebration of the Christmas
holiday.
Fifty-nine perished in traffic
accidents, and eight from burns
received while engaged in decor
ating trees. Three of the deaths
were reported from North Caro
lina.
Prizes will be awarded for the
best net scores in classes A and,
B. The father and, son affair,
Jan. 2, will be medal play four
some under handicap, with a tro^
phy for both father and son win
ners of first net, with additional
net prizes also to be awarded.
Winners in these three events
last year were,* Mrs. Emmett
French of Youngstown, Ohio, in
the women’s, Henson Maples of
Pinehurst, the Midwinter tour
ney for men, and Joseph Kirk
Love of Johnstown, Pa., and
Jennings Love of Chicago the
Father and Son.
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