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urman warplanes
SlRlKE AT BRITISH
0 AND CITIES
, a„d Bullets Pepper Ves
*V in North Sea; Thousands
l Land Areas Seek Refuge
Shelters
m
NAZIS CLAIM SINKINGS
LONDON, Jan. 29-W-Ger
an warplanes, ranged Nwide
acr0SS the North Sea today to
pper bombs and bullets against
14 British merchant vessels scat
tered for 400 miles up and down
the east coast of the British Isles.
British sources suggested to
night that the Nazis had gambled
with bitter weather in hope that
planes would be grounded "and
enable to cope with an aerial at
tack in force.
While some German bombers
struck at shipping, others recon-,
noitered over land. On the north
cast coast air raid warnings
were sounded as far as 40 miles
inland. Thousands of persons
crowded into shelters. Schools
were vacated and factories and
shipbuilding yards were deserted.
The Germans announced in
Berlin that seven “enemy” con
voyed armed merchant ships and
two patrol boats had been de
stroyed during reconnaissance
flights over the North Sea; that
one enemy pursuit ship had been
shot down, and all German
planes returned safely.
SPEAKER WELL
VERSED IN DOINGS AT
CAPITALS*
VIrs. Georgette Rose Howard
Will Touch Deftly on Wash
ington and Foreign Happen
ings in Talk Here Thursday
Mrs. Georgette Ross Howard,
ho will speak at the Forum on
Thursday evening- on “Washing
> Inside and Out,” knows her
m as Walter Winchell knows
New York.
However, by this we don’t mean
to imply that Mrs. Howard’s
low-down” on Washington will
)e presented with the machine
rapidity that characterizes
te ^ inched broadsides, In lift
'n? the lid from the national and
’Plomatic boiling-pot that is
ashington, she displays a deft
•ghtness of touch and mature
^crimination.
. rs' Howard, who speaks as
en on the international events
s on her native city, is widely
aveled and informed on the
esent conditions in European
l,rPl as as weH as here. This
^61 0UH°°k enables her tc
a 1Sa^e Washington events with
to SenSe ProP°rtion a£
0n,. ,eir Importance and effect
the United States.
win h °n Thursday nighl
tone h ■ distinc'tly informal ir
out anecdotes anc
fail tntness accounts that ofter
tit make the press. Her at
hirth is°r the City of hei
Hat of a true friend—
Hut l0ves un°WS a11 its faults
t none the less.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1940
WHISTLERS LIBERALLY
SUPPORT FOOD FUND
Members of the Tin Whis
tle Club and The • Pinehurst
Country Club have contribut
ed more than $300 to provide
food for Pinehurst caddies
during this period when they
are^ unable ta obtain work and
thus earn their daily bread.
Tomorrow the second con
signment of food will be dis
tributed among the caddies
by Eric Nelson, Myron Bar
rett and Jack Williams.
The first distribution was
made several days ago. Mr.
Nelson, in charge of the dona
tions, reports that these have
been most liberal.
FRANCE AND BRITAIN
PREPARING POWERFUL
ARMY IN NEAR EAST
Semi-Official Statement Says
Sufficient Men to Face Any
Eventuality Being Mobilized
For Thrust
PARIS, Jan. 29—OP)—Confirm
ation that France and Britain
.
are preparing a powerful army
in the near east to cope with any
German thrust southeast into the
Balkans was given tonight in a
semi-official statement.
Referring to Russian “guesses”
that 400,000 men were concen
trated in Syria under command
of General Maxime Weygand, the
statement said these were “man
ifestly exaggerations.”
Other figures were n^t given
by the statement, however, but
it said “The Allies will have • in
the near east at the necessary
moment sufficient men to face any
eventuality.”
NEW YORK RIDE OF
1940 JOAN OF ARC'
CUT SHORT BY COPS
NEW YORK, Jan. 29—(^)—
Born 500 years too late, a “1940
Joan of Arc” found life had be
come too complicated today for a
projected ride up and down Fifth
avenue on a white horse.
The young woman, who de
scribed herself as Agnes Rey
nolds, 23,- arrived at 40th street
and Fifth iiv a picturesque Joanj
of Arc costume complete with
spear and a shield inscribed:
“In 1940 Joan of Arc crusades
for peace, jobs and civil liber
ties.”
She said the ride was spon
sored by the American Youth
Congress.
Gently but firmly, police es
corted her to a west-bound cab,
while others led the white char
ger eastward.
“Why?” she demanded.
“No permit,” police said,
briefly.
BROKER FIRMS MERGE
NEW YORK, Jan. 29—(#)—A
merger of two Wall street in
vestment houses with E. A. Pierce
& Co. was announced today.
The firms are Merrill Lynch &
Co., Inc., ~ prominent in chain
ptore financing, and Cassatt &
Co., a 65 - year - old brokerage
house which originated in Phila
delphia. The two have been con
nected for several years.
MISS GRACE AMORY, left, of Palm Beach, who frequently plays at
Pinehurst, was the winner yesterday of the qualifying medal in the
Miami-Biltmore women's golf tournament, defeating a number of the
nation’s finest players. Miss Ann Rutherford is with Miss Amory in
the above photograph
DlNEHURST SCOREBOARD
■ by LOU KOCH
An interesting story from New >ork concerns a judge of White
Plains who reserved decision last week in the Supreme Court on a
motion to examine “one Kennedy, a railroad conductor,” before trial
of a suit brought by Roi Osborne and his wife Dulcie to recover
$10,000 from the Pullman Company.
The suit is based upon the alleged ejection of the bsbornes and
their dog from a Pullman drawing room in June, 1938, while they
were on their way from Washington to Atlanta. The dog is described
in the complaint as a Great Dane, but Mr. Osborne said it was a
St. Bernard, and “only a puppy, though good-sized.”
The dog rode in the baggage car from New York to Washington,
and there, Mr. Osborne said, he paid $16 extra to have it in the
drawing room. A conductor or some other railroad man, he said,
ordered them to take the dog to the baggage car again, and threw
the $16 in Mr. Osborne’s face. He also called the pup “that damn
dog,” Mr. Osborne said.
On their return from the baggage car, said Mr. Osborne, he
and his wifevfound the door of their drawing room locked, and had
to find seats in a Jim Crow car. After they had been in the car for
several hours, he said, he handed the conductor a telegram to be
sent to his attorney in New York directing him to start suit against
the Pullman Company, and then they got their drawing room back.
Mr. Osborne is a writer, living in New York.
* * *
Note to Raymond Josnson, manager of the Amusement Centre
Bowling Alleys: Walter Hagen says that regular bowling is a good
exercise for bringing that golf game into shape.
• N
Add to the recreational facilities at the Manor Hotel a complete
badminton set which Mrs. W. H. Parkinson purchase^ last week
from the Dupont store.
/ sfc $
Three head of horses, two pacers and. one trotter, are expected
(Continued on page three)
POWER AND LIGHT WINS
The Carolina Power and Light
Bowling team defeated the South
ern Pines Jaycees in a match at
the Southern Pines Alleys last
night, with a score of 1142 to
1110. Tommy Miller of the Jay
cees was high man with 296.
Walter Harper of/the Power, and
Light boys was second high with
293. Four .men bowled on each
side.
Tonight, at the Southern Pines
alleys, Herb’s Place will bowl
the Modem Market.
\
AIRCRAFT CHIEF i)IES
NEW YORK, Jan. 29—<^>—
Donald Lamont Brown, 49, presi
dent of United Aircraft Corpor
ation since its formation in 1934,
died in a hospital today after a
long illness. 1
VOLUNTEERS LOSE
The Pipehurst^ Volunteers bas
ketball team was beaten by Car
thage last night by the close
score of 29 to 30. Robinson was
high scorer for Pinehurst, and
Frye for Carthage.
SLEDDING popular
SANDHILL $PORT
The icy hand of old man
winter is losing its grip and
the snowy covering of the
Sandhills is fast melting, but
not everyone will be glad to
see it go. Not only the chil
dren, but a good many of the
older folks, have been enjoy
ing some good old fashioned
sledding on No. 2 golf course.
Young# and old have been
dragging their sleds out of
storage and oiling up the run
ners to do some plain and fan
cy tobogganing on the ice cov
ered sand dunes. Night par
ties featured the merry mak
ing.
FIGHT FOR CONTROL
OF RUMANIA’S OIL
BECOMES INTENSIFIED
Allied Delegation Arrives at
Bucharest, Followed Shortly
After by German Group of Ne
gotiators
BUCHAREST, Jam 29—(£>)—
The struggle for control of Ru
mania’s key oil resources was in
tensified today with arrival by
plane of a 25-member British
French mission followed shortly
after by a new group of German
negotiators who came by train.
A part of the Rumanian press
adopted an anti-allied tone, ac
cusing Britain of interfering with
Rumania’s internal affairs in an
intolerable fashion in the oil bat
tle.
The newspaper Curentul de
clared “Britain and France can
buy as much oil as they want
from Rumania but have no right
to oppose others getting their
share.”
Foreign-owned oil companies
were accused of reducing produc
tion and British agents of leas
ing Danube river barges solely
to prevent oil from reaching Ger
many.
SILVER FOILS BRIDGE
Mrs. J. P. Williamson of the
Silver Foils Club announces that
the Wednesday tournament of
the membership will be played
as usual—over the bridge tables,
starting Wednesday at 2:30 p. m.
Mrs. Williamson will be at the
Silver Foils headquarters in the.
Country Club, Wednesday a. m.
from 11 until 12 noon, to take
reservations by foursomes, coup
les or individuals.
WHAT TO DO AND SEE
Today
Bridge luncheon at Pinehurst
Country Club today. For reser
vations telephone Miss Pierce
3441.
Keno at the Carolina tonight.
AT THE THEATRES
- Southern Pines -
Today at 3:00 and 8:15, “Char
lie McCarthy, Detective.”
- Aberdeen Theatre -
Tonight at 7:15 and 9:15, “Ev
erything_Happens at Night,” with
Sonja Henie and Ray Milland.
^ - Pinehurst -
Tomorrow night at 8:30, mat
inee at 3:00, ‘The Fighting 69th,’
with James Cagney and Pat O’
Brien.
(Continued on page two)
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GRACE AMORY WINS I
M1AMI-B1LTMORE
GOLF MEDAL ROUND
Takes Qualifying Honors With
Two Under Par Round of 80; v
Patty Berg and Three Others
Tied with 81
MATCH PLAY TODA^
&ORAL GABLES, Fla.,, Jan.
29——Grace Amory of Palm
Beach won the qualifying medal
in the Miami Biltmore women’s
golf tournament today with a
two under pa«* 80, a single stroke
better than the favorite, Patty
Berg of Minneapolis, and three
others. Miss Berg, minus the
appendix which forced her to the
sidelines seven months ago, sliced
a stroke off par with Betty Jame
son of San Antonio, Tex., the na
tional champion; MArion Miley of
Lexington, Ky. and Dorothy Kir
by of Atlanta.
Elizabeth Hicks of Long Beach,
Calif., and Mrs. Hunter S. Rob
bins of Spring Lake, Mich., scor- ,
ed 82s, making a total of seven
golfers who shot par' or better.
Shirley Ann Johnson carded 83;
Clara Calender 84, and Jane Coth
ran of Greenville, S.. C.., and Mrs.
Leon Solomon of .Memphis, Tenn.
scored 85.
Miss Berg whipped out a first
nine of 40 and came home in 41. *
Although the scores indicated
Miss Berg was in for plenty of
competition she remained the
favorite to win her fifth consec
utive Biltmore tournament.
Match play, which begins tomor
row, is Patty’s forte.
Thirty-two golfers qualified
for the top'division, and a pre
liminary round of match play to
morrow will divide them into
flights of 16. Two rounds are '
scheduled for Wednesday, with
the semi-finals Thursday and the
36 hole final match Friday.
JEWHRY THIEVES ROB
CONSTANCE BENNETT
AND ANITA LOUISE
CHICAGO, Jan7 29—{&)—The
middle west has seen the last of
Constance Bennett’s expensive
jewelry.
The stage and screen star, who
with Anita Louise, movie ac
tress, were victims of a holdup
early yesterday in /which five
masked gunmen stripped them
of jewelry they valued at $33,
095, announced as she left Chi
cago: -
, “I shall never again Wear any
o!f my real jewels in the midwest
but shall only use imitations.’^
Back to Hollywood went Miss
Bennett’s jewels—including the /
diamond earrings and a brooch
which the robbers, in appar
ent haste, had overlooked. They
did take from her, however, a
diamond bracelet valued at $28,^ 4
000 and an imitation diamond
ring worth $95. From Miss Lou
ise, the bandits took several rings
and bracelets valued at $5,000.
The attresses said all of the stol
en jewels were insured. (
SEASONAL WORK
PARIS——Vice-Admiral E.
H. D. Muselier, commander of
the important Marseilles Naval
District, has been given an ad
ditional job as super salesman
for merchandise seized by the
blockade fleet. -v . - ’