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THE PINEHURST OUTLOOK, PINEHURST, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1940
0 BACK AT FOE
IfHOHBiNG HARBOR
Sources Indicate Kron
Great Russian Naval
‘ ' Target of Enemy Air
Vessels. Stations At
tacted
RAIDERS SHOT DOWN
HELSINKI. Jan. 30 — tfP) —
Aland’s air force, apparently
„*ing in power, was officially
arted today to have struck back
; Russia by bombing “a certain
^or and vessels lying there,
nemy truck columns, troop quar
ts and certain railway sta
ons.”
Informed sources indicated the
arbor was Kronstadt, Russia s
teatest west coast naval base,
ear Leningrad.
Finland’s defenses against en
By air raiders also apparently
ere increasing- in effectiveness,
ir the high command commun
jc announced that 21 Russian
anes had been shot down in the
roe of yesterday’s wide spread
ids on Finnish cities and towns.
IS TUFTS NAMED
EID OF BUILDING
I LOAN ASSOCIATION
The annual ‘meeting of the
ockholders of the Pinehurst
lilding and Loan Association
is held at the Fire House last
gilt.
The following were elected di
dors; James W. Tufts, John
Taylor, I. C, Sledge, J. Ellis
fids, A. P. Thompson, Byron
Richardson and Gordon M.
iffleron.
The directors met following
e stockholders’ meeting and
cted Mr. Tufts president, Mr.
iyior vice-president and Mr.
chardson secretary - treasurer.
The association showed consid
Jhle growth during the past
ar' Total resources jumped
* $"8,000 to $85,000 for 1939,
"'as reported.
KING TALENT BEING
USTERED HERE FOR
•UTS IN PINEHURST
m LOOK magazine and
a^out Tocal ring activity.
‘LOST* TRAIN ARRIVES
LONDON, Jan. 30—(A*)—A
“lost” train arrived from Scot
land 28 {lours late today as
Britain was bogged down by
the worst winter storm in 46
years.
Although the censor for
bade publication of many de
tails, Britons knew from the
chaotic state of transportation
that the storm was widespread
and severe.
The government warned
people to use coal, gas and
electricity sparingly.
‘INFORMATION, PLEASE’
PROGRAM PLANNED
FOR FORUM SESSION
Extremely Entertaining * Feature
Will Give Public Grand Chance
to Pop Tough Questions and
Stump Officials: Mrs. Howard
Here Tomorrow Night
On February 8, the Pinehurst
Forum will present a long-await
ed event, its premier “Informa
tion, Please” program. Under
the capable guidance of the one
and only Homer H. Johnson as
master of ceremonies the enter
tainment promises to set a new
high in the season’s mirth and
merriment.
Members of the Forum and the
public at large are requested to
submit questions, the answers to
which must be either interesting
or amusing. In other words, all
questions received must pass a
board of approval, and if said
board decides the question is a
trick, with the only object to
stump the local solons (to be an
nounced later), such a question
is destined to literally and fig
uratively “go by the board.”
Most everyone at one time or
another has had a desire to have
his question popped on one of
the famous radio questionnaire
programs. The majority of these
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WHAT TO DO AND SEE
Today
Silver Foils bridge tournament
at Pinehurst Country Club this
afternoon.
AT THE THEATRES
- Pinehurst -
Tonight at 8:30, matinee at
3:00, “The Fighting 69th,” with
James Cagney and Pat O’Brien.
- Southern Pines -
Today and tomorrow at 8:15,
i matinee tomorrow at 3:00, “Re
member the Night,” with Bar
bara Stanwyck and Fred Mac
Murray.
- Aberdeen Theatre -
Today at 3:30, 7:15 and 9:00,
“Nick Carter, Master Detective,”
with Walter Pidgeon and Rita
Johnson. Cash award night.
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COLD WAVE ENDS
ATLANTA, Jan. 30 — <#) —
Shifting temperatures expedited
a back-to-normalcy movement
throughout the nation today.
The south thawed 'out from
crop-damaging cold unsurpassed
in a generation. Frigid blasts
dropped the mercury in parts of
the northeast.
MR. AND MRS. GEORGE K. LIVERMORE, who returned last
weekend after visiting friends in New York.
ROOSEVELT SEEKS
310,000,000 FOR
HOSPITAL PROCRAM
Federal Construction of Approxi
mately 50 Institutions in Areas
too Poor to Pay for Them
Planned by President
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30-V)
—President Roosevelt asked Con
gress today to approve a $7,500,
000 to $10,000,000 experimental
program for federal construction
of approximately 50 hospitals in
areas needing such facilities but
unable to pay for them.
Setting forth the request in a
“birthday message”—this being
his 58th birthday—Mr. Roose
velt said of his recommendation:
“I am confident that even this
limited undertaking will bring
substantial returns in the sav
ing of lives, rehabilitation of
workers, and increased health
and vigor of the people.”
The plan, he declared, does not
constitute a renewal of any past
federal public works program
using the “grants-in-aid” meth
od of financing.
“The areas which I have in
mind,” he explained, “are areas
so poor that they cannot raise
their share of the cost of build
ing and equipping a hospital.”
The $7,500,000 to $10,000,000
appropriation which the presi
dent asked would be made to the
Public Health Service which, with
the advice * of an advisory coun
cil of medical and scientific au
thorities, would select locations
for the hospitals and plan “good
standards” of operation.
The federal works agency
would plan and execute the con
struction. Title to the institu
tions would be held by the fed
eral government, but' operation
would be a local financial respon
sibility.
The program would be put in
to effect during the next fiscal
year, beginning July 1, 1940.
The hospitals would be of sim
ple construction, equipped with
at least 100 beds, and cost be
tween $150,000 and $200,000 each.
EASING RESTRICTIONS
ON U. S. SHIPPING IS
DEBATED WITH ENVOY
Secretary Hull and British Am
bassador Lord Lothian Hold
Conference; Control Port in
Canada Discussed
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30—(/P)
—Lord Lothian, the British am
bassador, discussed with Secre
tary Hull today the possibility of
relaxing British restrictions on
American shipping, which had
led to diplomatic exchanges.
After his conference, the am
bassador told reporters he had
discussed the possibility of guar
anteeing not to take American
ships into British control ports
within the combat area forbidden
to American ships by the neutral
ity act.
“This matter is still under dis
cussion,” he said, “and no decis
ions have yet been reached.”
The ambassador said he also
discussed with Hull the prospect
of establishing a British control
port in Canada. St. John, New
Brunswick, has been mentioned
as the most likely port, because
American ships are permitted to
go there with passengers and
cargo under the neutrality act,
whereas they are not permitted
to go to Cariadian ports to the
east of 66 degrees" west longi
tude, such as Halifax.
The British are considering es
tablishing a control port in Can
ada with the thought of obviating
examination of American ships
within the combat area.
Lord Lothian, who was with
Hull for 35 minutes, said, “We
had a. very friendly discussion of
various points.”
Although‘he carried a dispatch
case into Hull’s office, Lothian
said he had not presented any
British reply to American notes
still unanswered.
WEATHER
Fair Wednesday and Thurs
day, slightly colder in east por
tion Wednesday. Slowly rising
temperature in west portion
Thursday. /
PHILANTHROPIST DIES
NEW YORK, Jan. 30—m
— Edward S. Harkness, 66,
who never made a public
speech, or gave an interview
although he donated $100,000,
000 to education and health,
died last night of a pancreas
infection.
The fortune of Harkness, a
native of Cleveland, O., stem
med from that of his father,
Stephen V., whose early part
nership with John D. Rocke
feller Sr., in founding Stand
ard Oil brought millions to
the family.
He was inherently shy, and
many of his philanthropies
were kept in deepest secrecy.
LOUD-SPEAKER WILL
ANNOUNCE PUYS IN
POLO GAMES HERE
Scoreboard Improvements Also
Going Into Effect; Sandhills
and Blind Brook Begin 3-Game
Series Sunday
The Sandhill polo fan, at the
next game, scheduled for Sunday,
will find several improvements
and conveniences which were not
at the last game.
Earl Shaw and Merrill Fink
have announced that they have
made arrangements ' for a loud
speaker system which will be in
effect, to have the action as it
takes place “float through the
air.” Thus the audience will
hear an expert voice tell of the
various plays and decisions #s
they happen in each chukker,
along with the standing of the
teams and players. The speak
er system will be furnished by the
Simons Electric Shop of South
ern Pines, which also excellently
serves the annual steeplechase
meet on Midland Road.
Also, improvements have been
added to the scoreboard for the
benefit of spectators. The board
has been painted for the best ef
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Warplanes from U. S.
Arrive for Finland
BERGEN, Norway, Jan. 30—
(JP)—American - made warplanes
for the Finnish air force were
landed here from United States
steamers today and started im
mediately by rail for Finland.
The planes arrived on the stea
mers Mormacsun and Mormac
tide. There were reports here
that the former had beep held
30 days at the British contraband
control station station at Kirk
wall, in the Orkney Islands.
(Britain has denied that war
supplies for Finland were being
held up by her contraband con
trol.)
BAKERS TRIM A. & P.
The A. & P. bowling team
journeyed over to Rockingham
last night and again took defeat
at the hands of the Southern Ba
kery team by* a margin of 55
pins. Deal of the Southern Ba
kery was high with a string of
115, while Black of A. & P. team
rolled the high average. These
two teams are scheduled to meet
on the Amusement Center Al
leys next week.
FAVORITES TRIUMPH
IN MIAIHLTMORE
WOMEN’S MATCHES ,
Patty Berg, Favored to Repeat,
Scores 9 and 8 Victory Over
Mrs. Jarrett; Betty Jameson
Wins 6 and 4 Over Mrs. Wil
cox 7
PAR GETS THRASHING
CORAL GABLES, Fli,—W
—Patty Berg of Minneapolis and
the other favorites paraded
through the opening round of the
Miami Biltmore women’s golf
tournament today in the greatest
display of par shattering ever
seep in these parts.
Miss Berg, seeking her fifth
consecutive Biltmore title in re
turning to competition after a.
seven months’ layoff, fired four
under par golf at Mrs. Richard.
E. Jarrett of Philadelphia, to>
win 9 and 8.
National Champion Betty Jam
eson of San Antonio and Doro
thy Kirby of Atlanta scored first
nine 36s, four under women’s
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VETERANS DEMAND
INVESTIGATION OF .
DOROTHY THOMPSON
NEWARK, N, J., Jan. 30—<^P)
— Local Veterans of Foreign
Wars officials announced today
they would seek state-wide sup
port for a Dies committee inves
tigation of Dorothy Thompson,
columnist and lecturer, charging
she was “trying to involve this
country in war.”
Miss Thompson, in private
life the wife of Novelist Sin
clair Lewis, spoke here last night
on “What Kind of Peace.” Vet
erans were in the audience.
Members of the Americaniza
tion committee of Sergeant James*
W. Hennessey post No. 712, V. F.
W., said officers had been author
ized to draft a resolution demand
ing investigation of Miss Thomp
son by the Congressional com
mittee.
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ROOSEVELT IN AIR
TALK ON BIRTHDAY
PLEADS FOR CRIPPLES
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30—(&)
—To the hundreds of thousands
dancing at birthday balls in his
honor tonight, President Roose
velt voiced the hope that pro
ceeds of the annual celebration
could be extended in future years
“to all crippled children as well
as infantile paralysis victims.” '
That wish was the' second pro
posal made on his 58th anniver
sary for improved health services.
He began the day’s observance,
by sending to Congress a mes
sage requesting a federal hos
pital building porgram for poor
areas.
Then, after a day of relaxation
and an evening among old
friends, the president went to a
battery of microphones in the
White House to broadcast to
25,000 birthday parties “my
heartfelt thanks for what they
have done.”