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THE PINEHURST OUTLOOK, PINEHURST, N. C.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1940
fteir
Passenger Liner Runs
Aground, 134 Periled
Ship President Quezon Reported Ashore
on Island South of Japan, and
Filling With Water
O-_
Wireless Message to Shanghai
Tells of Plight of Philippine
Vessel; Nipponese Steamer at
Scene
rescue hampered
SHANGHAI, Jan. 27—(Satur
day)_4P)—Japanese wireless re
ports today the 8341-ton Philip
pine liner, President Quezon was
aground on an island off south
ern Japan, hammered by heavy
seas and filling with water.
It was understood here that
the ship carried 20 passengers
and a crew of 114.
A Japanese liner reached, the
side of the vessel at 5:00 a. m.,
but the high seas and a blister
ing wind were hampering rescue
operations.
HOUGHTON TO REPLY
SOON ON CANDIDACY
FOR ANOTHERffERM4--*
WASHINGTON—^)— Repre
sentative Doughton (D-NC), who
has been in Congress since 1911,
told a group of his constituents
from the Ninth North Carolina
District Friday that he would
give them a definite answer later
as to whether he would lj^ a can
didate for reelectioe: ^
V. D. Guire of ~ X/ehotr^ chair
man of the district Demjo^ratic
executive committee^ - - said the
group was ‘Very hopeful of^a
favorable decision by Doughton,
who recently announced his in
tention to retire at the end of
his present term.
Guire said the delegation had
come to Washington with the in
tention of “remaining here until
we persuade Mr. Doughton he
should remain in Congress.” In
response to a question, he said
the group was leaving Friday
afternoon.
Guire said retirement of
°ughton would be “a great loss
^ his district, North Carolina,
*e South and the nation.”
Doughton is the last remain
inS of three southerners who took
°RVer reigns of the three top
house committees when the Dem
^rats gained control of the
®Use during the Hoover admin
cations.
what to do and see
Today
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at T? ^ournar«ent play today
J*6 Carolina.
lina6?0 and dance at The Caro
na tonight.
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Trvi * ®outhern Pines -
‘Pourwat 8:15, matinee at 3:1
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T0j ADerdeen Theatre -
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WEST MEETS EAST
ON PROPAGANDA
AP Feature Service
SHANGHAI—Possibly i^is
just a coincidence but there are
quite a few similarities in the
wartime propaganda of Japan
and Britain.
Typical examples, as noted
by foreign observers here:
1. Japan has all along been
saying she is not fighting the
Chinese people, but General
Chiang Kai-shek's regirtie, and
will not stop until it is over
thrown. Britain says the same
thing about the German people
and Hitler’s Nazi regime.
2. Japan says she wants a
new order in Asia, while Brit
ish statesmen have made ref
erences to a desire for a new
order in Europe.
3. Japan and Britain are
both making extensive use of
the radio to “enlighten’*, their
^respective enemies.
4. Both countries make leaf
let raids on enemy territory.
SOUTHERN CROP LOSS
OF MILLIONS CAUSED
BY INTENSE COLD
Frigid Wave Strikes Deep into
Southland; 92 Deaths on Fa
tality List for Week, Bringing
Total to 349
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 26—(ff)
—A southland which habitually
takes its winters mild was scour
ged today by racking cold that
spread death, misery, and finan
cial loss from Texas to Virginia.
Texas, Florida, and Gulf farm
ers could not as yet estimate the
millions lost when freezes bit
savagely into fruit and vegetable
crops.
The south contributed an un
usually high percentage of the
mounting list of deaths charged
to exposure. Still incomplete re
ports showed 92 on the fatality
list for this week, and these add
ed to the 257 previously reported
mdde a total of 349 chargeable to
the protracted cold wave.
In the deep south temperatures
in major cities ranged from 13
below at Nashville, Tenn. to 22
above in New Orleans, one of
the warmest spots last night.
The mercury fell to 15 above
along the Mississippi gulf coast,
a resort section, and readings in
the 20s, 30s and 40s reached deep
into Florida.
Tupola, Miss, had a six below
reading this morning, three above
at Atlanta, 17 below at Topton,
N. C., and Hopkinsville, Ky.
Snow fell for the first time in
23 years in Palatka, Florida, 50
miles south of Jacksonville.
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WEATHER
Fair Saturday and Sunday,
with slowly rising temperature.
THE CHAMPION PICKS A NEW PARTNER
J. R. BOWKER, twice on the winning team in the Pine
hurst - Mid-Southern bridge tournament, begun last night at The
Carolina Hotel, has this year pulled a real dark horse out of the field
in TOM HOWE, youthful assistant golf professional at The Pine
hurst Country Club. Howe, according to Bowker, is willing to play
the Bowker system, and what is even more important, is capable of
doing it. In this picture Jock is giving Tom instruction in his win
ning “system.” ' *
DlNEHURST SCOREBOARD
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MAN AND HORSE PUT TO TEST
Which can jump higher—a man or a horse? This will be de
cided during the Metropolitan Equestrian Club Horse Show in New
York next Friday, -Feb. 2 . . . for the benefit of the New York chap
ter of the Finnish Relief Fund under the direction of former Presi
dent Herbert Hoover.
We’ve all heard of races between man and horse—a well-known
circus stunt, but this will be the first time that men will compete
with horses in jumping hurdles and determining which can jump
higher . . . some of the best jumping horses that demonstrated their
ability at the National Horse Show have been drawn into the com
petition along with several of the best high jumpers in field athlet
ics . . . by the rules of the competition the horse will be entirely
free or under a long rein . . .no whip will be allowed and he will have
to take off on his own judgment.
Little Squire, owned by Mrs. W. J. Kennedy, and a winner of
the last National, who is now in winter training at the Thomas &
Alexander Stables on Midland Road, will be one of the jumpers . . .
PICTURE BOUQUET TO HOEY ,
Governor Clyde R. Hoey of North Carolina will get a barrage
of photographs of himself next Sunday, Feb. 4 . ; . for at that time
all the press photographers of this state will be gathered at the Sir
Walter Hotel in Raleigh along with other members of the press,
and distinguished citizens of the state for the annual N. C. Gridiron
dinner ... as a novel idea, all the press photogs who have at one time
or another “shot” Governor Hoey will send a photo of him along, all
to be presented to the governor at the dinner in a huge folio . . .
Emerson Humphries of the Hemmer studio in Pinehurst has a
recent pix of Hoey . . . taken at the annual convention of the N. C.
Cotton Manufacturers Association when he addressed the group
at the Carolina Hotel in November ...
SANDHILLS HUNT MEET APPROVED
Dates for the entire hunts racing season, except for those allot
ted in New York, were approved at the annual meeting of the hunts
committee of the National Steeplechase and Hunts Association in
New York Thursday.
The hunts season will start with the meeting of the Sandhills)
Association on March 16, as previously announced in the spring dates
which already had been approved. Twenty-two* meets are listed.
The Aiken Mile Track Hunt will follow the Sandhills event on
March 23 and after that the Carolina Cup at Camden, March 30.
The dates for New York are being held open pending: action on
the pari-mutuel bill and their later approval by the State Racing
Commission. •
DRIVERS' LICENSE ISSUE
There will be an official at the
Pinehurst Garage every Friday
from 9:00 a. m. to 12:00 noon to
issue operators’ auto licenses
from the North Carolina Motor
Vehicle Department, Raleigh.
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THOMAS TO SENATE
BOISE, Idaho—(A*)—Gov. Bot
tolssen last night appointed for
mer U.‘ S. Senator John W. Thom
as, Republican, to the Senate
seat left vacant by the death of
William E. Borah.
In Bridge
Midsouthern Card Classic Gets Underway
at Carolina Hotel; Expected Entry
Curtailed by Weather _
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FOOD FUND STARTED
FOR CADDIE FAMILIES
Tin Whistlers and other
members of the Pinehurst
Country Club contributed to a
fund which was used yester
day in furnishing food to Pine
hurst caddies and their fam
ilies because of weather con
ditions. Yesterday afternoon,
Eric Nelson, club captain of
the Tin Whistles and Myron
Barrett, assistant caddie mas
ter and a representative dad
die from each colored section,
including Taylortown, Smoke,
Jackson Hamlet and East
wood, delivered 75 baskets of
food. Each basket contained
enough food for a period of
from two to three days for a
family of three or four.
Anyone wishing to contrib
ute to this fund is asked to
telephone Mr. Nelson in the
Tin-Whistlo roontj No* -44Wsa -
CUFF SPENCER'S 69
LEADS FIRST FIELD
IN CROSBY GOLF ULT
Comparative U n k no w n From
Washington, D. C. Putts Way
to Leadership; Second Half of
Entrants Play Today
DEL MAR, Cal., Jan. 26—Cliff
Spencer, a comparative “un
known” from Washington, D. C.,
putted his way to golf glory to
day by leading the first half of
the field in the opening round of
Bing Crosby’s fourth annual
$3000 pro-amateur open.'
The tall capital pro, winding
up bis first try on the California
winter golf circuit, turned in a
35-34—69 for the par 36-36—72
of the Rancho Santa Fe country
club.
The round was played under
ideal weather conditions.
Many of the tournament stars,
such as National Open Champion
Byron Nelson, Jimmy Demaret,
Horton Smith, and Lawson Lit
tle, are scheduled to play their
first round of the 36 hole event
tomorrow.
■
Spencer, finished one stroke inj
front of three others.
Just back of Spencer were
Lloyd and R^y Mangrum, and
Bill Nary with 70. > !
Bing Crosby was among the
first to finish, playing with Her
man Reiser of Springfield, Mo.
They had a pro-amateur best ball
score of 71. Reiser had 75 and
Crosby posted an individual 79,
just for the record.
HARPER TEAM WINS
Harper’s team, men and wom
en, defeated Scheiper’s by 1124
to 1112 in a match on the South
ern Pines bowling alleys last
night. Morris Johnson was high
for the winners with 310, while
Virginia Thomas topped the
Scheipers team with 309.
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J. R. Bowker and Ton Howe Re
Carded as Top Threat in Com
petition; Virginia Without Rep
resentatives
CONCLUDES TONIGHT
I*..!
The annual Midsouthern Bridge
tournament* got underway at the
Carolina Hotel last night with
148 entries. ..
Jdjfcre than 200 participants f
were, expected before the bad.
weather got control of things dur
ing this week. As a result of*
these unfavorable conditions there;
js not a single Virginia entry;
whereas last year there . were
many from that state. The.two
Carolinas, however, are well rep
resented in spite of icy roads and
bad traveling condtions.
' (Continued on page four)
CIVIC CLUB BRIDCE TEA
One of the season’s largest and
most enjoyable bridge-tea par-'
ties was held by the Southern
Pines Civic Club in the Holly
wood Hotel yesterday afternoon,
21 tables participating in the
play.
The event, one of many delight
ful affairs sponsored by the: Ci
vic Club during the winter sea
son, was also enjoyed by mem
bers of the cottage colony and
hotel guests, whd: joined’ the*,
players for the tea later in the?
afternoon.
Civic club hostesses were Mrs.
Harry Gage, chairman, Mrs. F.
B. Pottle, Mrs. Ernest , Morel I,
Miss Mildred Hatfield, Mrs., P. P.
Pelton and Mrs. Maxwell Grey.
Mr§. Lucy Cameron and Mrs. W..
E. McCord presided at tea. *
SANDHILLS DEFEATS
COUNTRY CLUB TEAM
The Sandhills bowling team de
feated the Country Club bowling |
team in a match at the Amuse- I
ment Centre last night. The f
Sandhills team was looking jj
straight down the alley, and took J
the Country Club by a margin
! of 91 pins. The high string was
rolled by Walter Murray of
Southern Pines, and the high J
average went to E. C. , Maness
| of Pjnehurst. j
RYAN PLEADS INNOCENT •
NEW YORK—(A*)—Joseph P.
Ryan, president of the Interna
tional Longshoremen’s Associa
tion (AFL) and nine other union
officials pleaded innctcent in fed
eral court Friday to an indict
ment charging conspiracy to vio
late the Sherman anti-trust act.
The association itself and two
of its locals, as well as a local
of the building material team
sters, also pleaded innocent. Bail
for the ten individuals was fixed
at $1,000 each. •'