The Oldest Sandhills Publication
Except Monday During the Winter Season
u' NUMBER 64
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THE PINEHURST OUTLOOK, PINEHURST, N. C.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 1940
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jotel Heads Expecting
Ipring Business Boom
I jnions, Based on Reservations Already
^ Made, Are Unanimous Resort Is
Due For Big Influk
might Outlook
L for Rest of Season Hear
Wing t» Village in View of
Depressing Weather
Ahead for Pine
r tufts OPTIMISTIC
Let the wintry winds blow and
inuary do its worst, Pinehurst
far from gloomy.
With the beginning of the
jfjiig season only just around
,e corner, a canvass of the ho
1 managements indicates that
jnehurst is in for a grand and
lorious season.
The following statements in
icate the excellent prospects for
pring.
Mr. Tufts
"You have asked me to assist
le Outlook in its effort to pull;
he public morale up by its boot
[raps during this period of ‘un
sual’ weather. Those of us who
ave been following the hotel
eservations closely are not in
ieed of artificial stimulation. We
now that the trend is definitely
oward the best spring season
lat this resort has enjoyed for
en winters. The reservations
ire starting early this year, and
o spite of an early Easter, the
eason should last well into April.
“As for the weather, it is fool
sh for us to attempt to sell
rather in January. Two thirds
)f the time it is fine but those
ffhocome here in January should
appreciate that they take this
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300 LIVES LOST,
32 SHIPS SUNK IN
1EK OF WARFARE
^ven Nations Suffer Losses in
Destructive Period of Sea Con
flict; England Worst Hit
Sea warfare cost eleven nations
1110re ^an three hundred lives
32 ships during the 21st week
As war—the second most de
Structl've week of the European
sea conflict.
The losses aggregated 63,804
ns' and in addition to the dead,
^ persons were reported miss
fl'v Only the 12th week was
111016 destructive; it saw 34 ships
?° down under a wave of mine
and sub warfare.
^ngland with nine vessels sunk
as the heaviest loser of the
Jek ending Saturday. Two
Pre destroyers, Grenville and
l-^hich went down with
D,j§s?ei*s^n'2: and 68 reported
^ 'soi'way suffered nine
li„i !’ an(d of her seamen were
er n 88 or drowned. Oth
neu^ls lost 11 ships. .
^UNES CLUB GUESTS
Club /nfer. harhy af the Dunes
Dr. was composed of
andMrs pS-,E' M’ Medlin> Mr
Mrs. j p ^a^e> Mr. and
Mrs. p \ a^e dr- and Mr. and
erdeen ^ Shamburger of Ab
SPORT SCRIBE PIPPEN
WRITES INTERESTINGLY
OF SOUTHERN PINES
Great Golf Shot of Baltimorean
and Keen Merchandising In
stinct of Press Camera Man
High Spots in Yarn
By Jerry V. Healy
Rodger H. Pippen, sports edi
tor of the Baltimore American,
writes at some length in his col
umn ^concerning a visit he and
seven other Baltimoreans re
cently made to Southern Pines.
“At one time or another,”
writes Editor Pippen, “most of
the leading golfers of the coun
try have played the pine fringed
fairways of the Southern Pines
Gountry Club. It is doubtful,
however, if any ever made a shot
the equal of the miracle effort
by Jerry Wise, Baltimore Coun
try Club member.”
It seems that up to this point
in his golf game, Mr. Wise had
been wandering deep and far into
the forest after his ball, but here
at a par 3 hole he shanked his
tee shot and heard the ball go
plunk into the soft mud of a
marsh on the far side of a wa
ter hazard, with the green
perched on a knoll 60 feet away.
In the words of Editor Pippen,
“Slowly, and mentally disturbed,
(Wise waded through the oozy
grass until he came to his ball.
All he could see was the top. To
nine hundred and ninety nine
out of 1000 players the lie which
confronted this Sears executive
was unplayable. His better judg
ment told him to lose a stroke
and play another ball from the
tee. His golfing temperament, at
boiling point, after his woods
wanderings, won the argument.
He took out a blaster, closed his
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WHAT TO DO AND SEE
Today
Buffet supper at the Holly Inn
tonight.
AT THE THEATRES
- Pinehurst -
Tonight and tomorrow night
at 8:30, matinee tomorrow at
3:00, “Shop Around the Corner,”
with James Stewart, Margaret
Sullavan and Frank Morgan.
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- Southern Pines -
Tomorrow and Tuesday night
at 8:15, matinee Tuesday at 3:00,
“Charlie McCarthy, Detective.
- Aberdeen Theatre -
Tomorrow and Tuesday night
at 7:15 and 9:15, “Everything
Happens at Night,” with Sonja
Henie and Ray Milland.
(Continued on page two)
WEATHER
Fair, with slowly rising tem
peratures Sunday. Monday part
ly cloudy and warmer.
SUMMARIES IN MID-SOUTHERN BRIDGE
CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS
W. H. Holderness and D. N. Farnell, Greensboro .590
Chester Ward and J. P. Earle, Spartanburg .598
„ Dr. L. M. Daniels and Dr. E. W. Bush, Southern Pines .595
Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Lang, Raleigh .584
Phil Sowers and Heywood Miller, Salisbury « .550
L. C. LeCompte, Asheville and A. R. Brownson, Statesville .550
Mr. and Mi;s. Carter Harrall, Cheraw ' .546
Ben 0. Johnson and Mrs. L. T. Powers, Spartanburg .543
Mrs. Ralph Long and Mrs. Thomas Barber, Winston-Salem .516
Dr. J. R. Ashe and R. 0. Tingley, Charlotte .505
Mrs. Frank Ray and Mrs. T. B. Harrison, Charlotte .507
Miss Miriam C. Lindau and W. E. Padgett, Greensboro .506
Mrs. W. H. Hobson and Mrs. A. E. Reynolds, Salisbury .503
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Meyerson, Spartanburg .485
Mrs. Heddon Kirk and Mrs. Charles Matton, Winston-Salem .479
J. A. Houston and Ralph Van Landingham Sr., Charlotte .464
CUP WINNERS SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Section - Position
1 N.S.
1 E.W.
2 N.S.
2 E.W.
3 N.S.
3 E.W.
4 N.S.
4 E.W.
5 N.S.
5 E.W.
Players
L. C. LeCompte, Asheville
A. R. Brownson, Statesville
B. 0. Johnson, Spartanburg
Mrs. L. T. Powers, Spartanburg
Phil Sowers, Salisbury
Heywood Miller, Salisbury
Mrs. Olive Hutaff, Wilmington
Mrs. P. P. Smith, Fayetteville
Chester Ward, Spartanburg
J. P. Earle, Spartanburg
Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Lang, Raleigh
W. H. Holderness, Greensboro
D. N. Farnell, Greensboro
Judge J. Crawford Biggs, Raleigh
Ralph J. Lovill, Chapel Hill
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Warner
Dr. and Mrs. Fred M. Patterson, Greens
boro—Misses Janet and Elsie Fairley,
Charlotte, were tied at
Score
.567
.670
.591
.559
.608
.608
.568
.573
.513
.538
.577
CUP WINNERS FRIDAY NIGHT
Section - Position
N.S.
E.W.
N.S.
E.W.
N.S.
E.W.
N.S.
E.W.
Players Score
Phil Sowers, Salisbury - .568
Heywood Miller, Salisbury
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Harrall, Cheraw .633
Mrs. Haddon Kirk, Winston-Salem .600
Mrs. Charles Matton, Winston-Salem
Dr. L. M. Daniels, Southern Pines .654
Dr. E. W. Bush, Southern Pines
W. H. Holderness, Greensboro .539
D. N. Farnell, Greensboro—Tied with
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Meyerson, Spartanburg
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Breeden, Bennettsville .571
Mrs. Phin Horton, Winston-Salem .598
Mrs. Lillian Rutzler, Lexington, Va.
Miss Miriam C. Lindau, Greensboro .571
W. E. Padgett, Greensboro
GIRL SCOUTS GUESTS
OF MRS. PARKINSON
AT MANOR LUNCHEON
Saturday was a “big day” for
the local girl scouts when they
were guests for luncheon of Mrs.
Parkinson at the Manor Hotel.
During the luncheon several
scout songs w^ sung by the
girls, and Emerson Humphries
was there to get pictures of the
troop.
A list of the scouts attending
the luncheon follows:
Doris and Hazel McDonald,
Ruth and Helen Gilliland, Suz
anne Ballou, Frances Shaw, Dor
othy Wescott, Dorothy Cheney,
Nancy Campbell, Grace Herndon,
Jane Cole, Flora Ellen Cameron,
Mary Frances Goodwin, Gloria
Ve»o, Helen Fields, Clarise Rich
ardson, Shirley White, Patsy and
Louise Shaw, Geraldine McKen
zie, Betty Smith, Phyllis Hensley,
Kay Johnson, and Edith Ann
Dunlop.
Dr. Alice Presbrey, Mrs. B. U.
Richardson, Mrs. Donald Sher
rerd, and Mrs. J. W. Harbison of
the committee, and Mrs. T. P.
Cheney, assistant scout leader,
were also among the guests.
DONAHUE WOOLWORTH
WEDS MRS. HEARST IN
SURPRISE CEREMONY
WEST PALM BEACH, Jan. 27
— W — Mrs. Gretchen Wilson
Hearst, divorced wife of John R.
Hearst, was married today to
Woolworth Donahpe, heir to 5 and
10 wealth. News of the wedding
was a surprise even to 22 inti
mate friends who heard the first
announcement at a luncheon af
ter the ceremony.
In the wedding party were
Countess Barbara Hutton Haug
witz - Reventlow and- her golf
playing companion, Robert Swee
ny. The bride, a former New
Orleans belle who, obtained her
divorce from the son of Publish
er W. R. Hearst here two sea
sons ago, was attired informally
in a blue afternoon frock.
Donahue is one of New York’s
best known playboys. He is the
son of Mrs. Jessie Donahue, one
of the three sisters of the late
F. W. Woolworth, who shared the
50 million dollar fortune of the
founder of the 5 and TOs.
Holderness and Farnell
Win Bridge Tourney
Greensboro Team Captures Mid-Southern
Championship With Average of .599
By Extremely Small Margin
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McSPADEN, WARD AND
OLIVER EACH SCORE
69 IN CROSBY GOLF
Twenty-Nine Golfers Better Par
In Coast Event as Second Half
of Field Tees Up; Final 18
Holes Today
DEL MAR, Cal., Jan. 27-Led by
National Amateur Champion
Marvin “Bud” Ward and profes
sionals Harold McSpaden and Ed
Oliver, par took a beating as the
first round of the annual $3,000
Bing Crosby golf tournament
came to an end and the decks
were cleared for the final 18 holes,
Twenty-nine golfers—two am
ateurs—bettered par 72 of the
Rancho Santa Fe Country Club
when the day’s firing had ended,
and 70-odd pros go into the last
round on the 1940 California win-.
ter tournament circuit. _
Oliver, pro at Hornell, N. Y.,
posted his 68 early, and the march
was on. McSpaden equalled the
figure, and then Ward came in
with his sub par performance.
The big guns of golf sounded
ini today’s round in contrast to
yesterday, when the first half of
the record field of more than 300
played the initial round. Only
ten players, led by Cliff Spencer
with a 69 broke regulation fig
ures.
j Scores of 74 and under in the
first round qualified for the match
play tomorrow.
Today’s leading scores:
Ed Oliver, 34-34—68; xMarvin
Ward, 34-34—68; Harold Mc
Spaden 34-34—68; Satm Byrd 34
35—69; Jimmie McHale, 34-35—
69; Willie Goggin, 34-35—69;
Ralph Guldahl 34-35—69; Craig
Wood, 34-35—69; Vic Ghezzi 35
34—69; Denny Shute 36-33—69;
Ky Laffoon, 35-34—69; Tony
Penna 34-35—69; xPat Abbott
34-35—69; Jimmie Hines 35-35—
70; others at 70, Horton Smith,
Bill Jelliffe, Paul Runyan, How
ard Schmidt; 71, Paul Jones, Ce
cil Harris, Jimmie Demaret,
Stan Kertes, Johnny Bulla, Jim
my Thomson, Byron Nelson, Fay
Coleman, Ben .Hogan, John Geer
tzen, and Gordon Brunton.
150 Baskets Distributed
Among Needy Caddies
The number of baskets deliver
ed by Eric Nelson, club captain
of the Tin Whistles and Myron
Barrett, assistant caddie master,
to hungry and needy caddies and
their families, reached the total
of 150 yesterday.
The appeal for donations was
very gratifying, a total of $196.
50 having been collected in a
short time, to relieve the condi
tions which are a result of the
1 bad weather.
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Daniels and Bush Pair From
Southern Pines Finish in Third
Place with Fine Score of .595
WARD, EARLE, $ECOND
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W. H. Holderness and D. N.
Famell of Greensboro won the
Pinehurst Mid-Southern bridge
championship completed at , the
Carolina Hotel early this morn
ing with an average of .599.
The final result was made
known at 2:30 a. m. and the com
mittee annnounced that the win
ners had scored by exactly 1
1000th of one per cent over Ches
ter Ward and J. P. Earle of Spar
tanburg. The figures read .599
and .598.
In third position were Dr. L.
M. Daniels and Dr. E. W. Bush, «
Southern Pines, with the com
mendable score of .595. It will
be remembered that Dr. Daniels
was picked by J. R. Bowker as
his~T3artnerTnHhe~1938^ehampH>n
ship.
Mrs. Anna Baker Feiiner, who
conducted the championship re
marked on the improvement in
the play. She stated that the
contestants are better able to
produce their normal bridge un
der tournament pressure than in
former years, and this has great
ly improved the standard of play.
_ J. R. (dock) Bowker, winner
last, year with P. S. P. Randolph
Jr. tried his luck this time with
-young Tom Howe, Pinehurst
Country Club assistant profes
sional. This combination failed.
to qualify for the final boards in
the championship.
The storm reduced the number
of players by practically 100, ac
cording to Mrs. Fenner, who ex
pected the largest entry in the
history of the event. The ad
vance reservation warranted this
prediction before the champion
ship started.
In the special competition held
Saturday night for the Carolina
Trophies, the winners playing
the North and South boards were
George Houston and Ralph Van
Landingham, Charlotte, with a
fine total of .706, while for the
East-West boards the winners
were Misses Elsie and Janet
Fairley, Charlotte, with .619.
Jock Bowker and Tom Howe,
playing in this competition over
the East-West boards, scored
.588, which put them in fourth
position.
FINN PICTURE BIG HIT
The latest issue of The March
of Time, dealing with Finland,
was a big hit at the Pinehurst
Theatre Friday night and mat
inee. The release is a vivid pic
ture of the little country which
is putting up such a valiant fight
againfet Russian aggression. It
will be shown for those missing
it in Pinehurst at the Southern
Pines theatre next Friday and
Saturday, along with the feature
bill “Congo Maisie,” starring
Ann Sothern.
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