The Oldest Sandhills Publication
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I '^MlTu, NUMBER 79
Price 3 Cents THE PINEHURST OUTLOOK, PINEHURST, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1940
PINEHURST EVENTS
MLL BE FEATURED
I STATE PUBLICITY
Robert Thompson, Taking Over
Press Post at Raleigh, and
Guest Here, Promises Liberal
Mention of Sandhills in Book
lets and on Radio
Robert Thompson, Raleigh, sec
retary to Governor Hoey, who on
Thursday of this week will be
come publicity representative for
the state of North Carolina, is
a Pinehurst guest, along with
William Sharpe, who is leaving
the state press post to publish
the Winston-Salem Thursday, a
local weekly newspaper.
Mr. Sharpe has been publicity
man for North Carolina’ for a
number of years, and recently
Herb Graffis, who sits at a desk
to which is mailed publicity re
leases from every state in Am
erica, said that Sharpe of North
Carolina was the best state press
agent in the business.
Mr. Sharpe, Mr. Thompson,
Richard S. Tufts and Robert E.
Harlow went into a huddle with
the high powered state press
representatives in the Carolina
Hotel. It was allowed all around
that a movement to build up polo
here would be a good thing, and
Mr. Thompson will join in the
campaign. He will return here
Sunday for the Sandhills vs Cam
den match.
The state department of con
servation and development, un
der which the press bureau op
erates, will publish a new edition
of the state booklet which covers
the resorts of North Carolina.
Pinehurst will be given liberal
space in this publication. Mr.
Thompson will also work Pine
hurst incidents into broadcasts,
time for which has been contract
ed by the state.
Mr. Sharpe and Mr. Thompson
stated that among the Sandhills
activities in which they were
keenly interested as state pub
licity experts were the campaign
to establish polo, the Steeple
chase meeting, the Moore Gounty
Hounds, golf, harness horse train
lng, horse shows and visits of
prominent persons.
A. T. (Hump) Morrison
Suffers Slight Stroke
Friends were sorry to hear that
A. T. “Hump” Morrison suffered
a Might stroke Tuesday morning,
and is confined to his bed. Mr.
Morrison has been troubled with
Ke'n blood pressure for some
t‘me. and the stroke was brought
°n by over exertion.
Mr. Morrison and his wife and
daughter are spending their first
■^ason in Pinehurst. “Hump,” as
is known by his associates, is
the trainer of the Morrison sta
Me. which is quartered at the
Pinehurst race track this season.
According to his physician Mr.
Morrison’s condition is not criti
tah and he is expected to be up
and about in a few days.
FINALISTS to meet
Miss Laura Kelsey and Mrs.
Elmer Harrington will meet
t°day in the Class A finals of
the annual Pine Dodgers St. Val
ine golf tournament at the
Southern Pines Country Club.**
In the Class B division, Mrs.
Howard Burns will compete
a?ainst Mrs. Charles Crowell.
STRIP TEASE ARRESTS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13—
— The Social Security
board was informed today that
tickets forv the “strip tease”
stag party which resulted in
the arrest of 72 employes of
the board’s Baltimore office
Sunday night were sold on
board premises during lunch
and rest periods.
Four employes have been
suspended from * duty as an
aftermath of an inquiry into
the affair.
YOUTHFUL MEMBER
OF CITY OF FLINT
CREW WILL SPEAK
Rotarians to Hear Absorbing
Narrative About Adventure
Ship Told by Dallas Parker of
Roanoke Island
Dallas Parker, 19-year-old Roa
noke Island member of the City
of Flint crew, will be the guest
speaker at the weekly meeting of
the Southern Pines Rotary Club
in the Southern Pines Country
Club Friday at 12:15 o’clock, it
was announced yesterday by Gar
land Pierce of the program com
mittee and Ernest Lorenson, club
secretary.
This young chap has an inter
esting story to tell, and the Ro
tary Club is extending a cordial
invitation to residents and win
ter guests in the community to
attend the luncheon meeting on
Friday.
Reservations can be made
through Ernest Lorenson, club
secretary, by calling Southern
Pines 5774, up to Thursday noon.
ORTON PLANTATION,
FAMED OLD MANOR,
IS FORUM TOPIC
Many of Pinehurst’s perennial
visitors already know Orton
Plantation, which is to be the
subject of the talk and pictures
at the Forum tomorrow evening.
For those who hiave not seen Or
ton, here are a few facts:
The residence at Orton, built
in 1725, is considered a master
piece of colonial architecture. It
is still kept in its original style,
and the addition made since the
house was first built has in no
way detracted from its beauty.
It is so well preserved that it is
still used as the winter residence
of it's present owner, J. Lawrence
Sprunt.
The most famous lord of this
manor was “King” Roger Moore,
who was so called because of his
fabulous wealth, land holdings
and stately bearing.
Orton is located just below Wil
mington, in that section of North
Carolina referred to as the Cape
Fear region. The present plan
tation has incorporated within its
boundaries two other plantations.
A short distance away is the site
of the colonial governor’s palace,
where the first armed resistance
to the staihp act of 1766 occurred.
For further details, come to
' the Forum tomorrow night.
SCORES IN FEBRUARY GOLF TOURNAMENT -
James and Bing Hunter, North Adams, Mass. 33-33—65
Clifford Sloan, Manhasset, L. I. - H. G. Phillips, Pinehurst 35-33—68
H. Frederick Lesh, Boston - F. C. Robertson, Pinehurst 35-34—69
J. P. Elton - A. M. Dickinson, Waterbury 35-35—70
A. E. Allen, Hadlyme, Conn. - A. T. Safford, Boston 35-35—70
C. A. Warren - C. I. Williams, Pinehurst 35-36—71
C. B. S. Marr, Scotland - W. H. B. W^rd, Hartsville, Ohio 35-36—71
George T. Dunlap Jr. - Robert E. Harlow, Pinehurst 34-38—72
G. W. Dodd, East Orange - Dr. Cushman, West Newton 35-38—73
E. C. Keating, New Britain-W. T. McCullough, Pittsburgh 36-39—75
A. C. Aborn, Montclair - Dr. Chidley, Winchester, Mass. 37-38—75
S. H. Cook - J. R. Sibley, Syracuse 41-35—76
A. J. Steinthal - J. J. McCaffrey, New York 39-37—76
Norwood Johnson, Pittsburgh - J. S. Zelie Jr., Plainfield 36-42—78
Herster Barres, New Haven - H. C. Bartlett, Greenwich 39-43—82
The WORLD of TOl)AY
FINLAND ISSUES CALL FOR HELP
By* the Associated Press
HELSINKI, Feb. 13—Finland’s supreme command declared to
night that the 13 days* struggle in the snow of the Mannerheim line
surpassed in intensity even the most strenuous battle of the world
war, and proclaimed Finnish resistance still unbroken, but Called on
the civilized nations of the world for quick help.
The statement of the military headquarters climaxed an an
nouncement of Finnish counter attacks which had resulted in the
puncture of all strategic forts occupied by the Russians during the
furious struggle.
With it, too, came the news of new and savage attacks by Rus
sian bombers on cities behind the lines.
BILL ADDS TO FINNISH LOANS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13—By a vote of 49 to 27 the Senate to
day approved legislation to make additional loans of 20,000,000 dol
lars each to Finland and China. The bill passed over the protest of
a grohp which contended that the action was an “entering wedge”
for later loans to Great Britain and France. The bill now goes to
the House.
ARMY OF MILLION READY
Turkey pushed military preparations in concert with the armies
of allies. Australian troops, the vanguards of 30,000 such soldiers,
who landed in Egypt yesterday, began arriving in Palestine. British
and French officers, with the aid of Turkish military authorities have
made a survey to move British and French forces into Turkey.
An army of a million men is ready to move to any front in th*e
Balkans ox the Caucasus.
RYDER CUP TEAM CRUSHES AMATEURS
The United States unemployed Ryder Cup team of professional
golfers crushed the Texas amateur talent 26 to 4, in a charity match
yesterday at Dallas Country. Club* Singles and fourball matches
were held, and even the non-playing captain of the pros, Walter
Hagen, had a hand in humbling the Lone Star state’s amateurs, con
sidered “some pumpkins” in the national simon-pure league.
Pinehurst Girls Win
Their Twelfth Straight
Thirteen members of the squad
of the Pinehurst girls basketball
team was an unlucky number
for the girls of High Falls, who
lost last night in Pinehurst gym,
42 to 8. It was the 12th straight
win for Pinehurst girls. The boys
lost 20 to 12/
Pinehurst plays Southern Pines
Thursday, -and Carthage Friday,
both away. Five games remain
on the schedule before the Moore
county championship starts, Feb
ruary 29.
KIWANIS MEETS TODAY
The Sandhills Kiwanis Club
will hold its weekly luncheon at
the Presbyterian Church in Aber
deen today. Reverend Howard J.
Chidley of Winchester, Mass., a
guest at the Holly Inn, will be
the speaker. His subject will be
“Youth, The Community and the
Church.”
Class Open For
27 Varieties of Dogs
There will be 27 classes in the
Community Dog Show to be held
March 18 in a ring adjoining the
Barber race course. Premium
lists will be distributed this week.
This is not a bench show. Dog
owners are urged to examine the
27 classes, when the list is pub
lished, and if their ped puppy fits
into one, to give him a chance
to win a ribbon.
Charles Picquet, president, pre
sided, and organization plans
were completed. Parking space
will be sold for $1.00 and for
fifty cents. Admission via* foot
will be free.
CARHILL WINS
Carhill High School defeated
Aberdeen on the latter’s basket
ball court last night, the score
being 29-24. After a 24-24 tie,
Carhill rang up five points for
the win.
V
SHAW WEDS ACTRESS
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 13—
(A*) — Artie Shaw, the band
leader, and Lana Turner, gla
morous young motion picture
actress, were married today in
Las Yegas, Nev., after an air
elopment.
Miss Turner, a Wallace,
Idaho, girl who has risen rap
idly in pictures, gave her name
as Julia; Jean Turner.
Witnesses were Walt er
Quinton, who flew them from
Hollywood, and Danny Akers,
a taxi driver.
CHECKER TOURNEY
FOR COUNTY TITLE
STARTS TOMORROW
■ i
Second Annual Championship
Event Will Include Among En
tries Karl Recor, Last Year's ;
Winner; Eighteen Already
Entered
The second annual . Moore
County checker tournament will
get underway Thursday evening
with 18 entries gathered
around the boards. The tourna
ment will be played at the Pine
hurst Amusement Center, and
has been arranged by F. L. Du
pont, Karl Recor, and Emerson
Humphries, a committee ap
pointed at the close of last year’s
tournament.
Winner of last year’s checker
championship was Karl Recor,
who nosed out Emerson Hum
phries for first place. Both win
ner and runner up are entered
in this year’s tourney. The sil
ver trophy which went to the
champion last year will go to the
winner of the tournament start
ing Thursday night. .Four other
prizes will be awarded to the two
high scorers and the two second
highest.
The prizes have not been chos
en yet, but will be purchased
from the entry fee money.
Those who have entered the
tournament are: J. S. Taylor,
Meredith Herndon, Purvis Fer
ree, Karl Andrews, Garth Wal
lace, Mack Wallace, Clifford
Sloan, A. B. Sally, Fred Fields,
Ellis Fields, John T. Walsh, Shor
ty Barber, F. L. Dupont, Karl
Recor, and Emerson Humphries.
WHAT TO DO AND SEE
Silver Foils tournament tomor
row, selected score, best 9 out of
18.
AT THE THEATRES
- Pinehurst -
Today at 3:00 and 8:30, ‘/The
Light That Failed,” with Ronald
Colman. ,
- Southern Pines -
Tonight and tomorrow night
at 8:15, matinee tomorrow at
3:00, “I Take This Woman,” with
Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr.
- Aberdeen Theatre -
Today at 3:00, 7:15 and 9:15,
“Young As You Feel,” with the
Jones family. Cash award night.
WEATHER
Occasional rain in east and
central part of state and rain
changing to snow/ in extreme
west portion, somewhat colder
Wednesday. Thursday generally
fair, colder on the coast.
J. T. AND BING HUNTER -
WITH NET SCORE OF 66
WIN FEBRUARY EVENT
Father and Son Combination Tal
lies 7 Under Par to Capture
Best Ball Golf Feature fit
Country Club
James Hunter and Bing Hunt
er, father and son, of North Ad
ams and the Carolina Hotel, Pine
hurst, won the 36th annual Feb
ruary tournament at the Pine
hurst Country Club yesterday
with a net score of 33-33—66.
James played from a handicap
of five and Bing from 12 strokes.
The family paired up excep
tionally well. ,
Victory was probably cinched
when at the 14th hole James, who
had hit his second stroke to the
edge of the green, hpled out for
a birdie three, giving his team a
net two on a par four hole. This
put the combination seven under
par and they coasted to a two
stroke win over the field.
After a five at the opening hole,
James played the second in four
for a net three. A par at three
was followed by net fours at the
par five 4th and 5th. At the fifth
Bing obtained a par five after be
ing in two bunkers. He exploded i
from the second one close to the
hole. , • <
Out in 33, Bing got par fours,
at 12 and 13, where he had
strokes. He exploded from a
bunker at 13th and holed in one
putt. Then James made that
deuce at 14, and the tournament
was ovei%
Clifford Sloan of Pine Needles
and Howard G. Phillips of Pine
hurst were second with 35-33—
68.
The winners won fine watches,,
the second pair silver plates.
Fourteen pairs competed.
Net card of winners:
Out 534 443 433—33
In 543 324 444—33—66
MARK HOFFMAN
ANNOUNCES PROGRAM
FOR HIS RECITAL
Concert Pianist Will Appear in ,
Renditions of Masters at Mid
Pines Club Monday Afternoon
Mark Hoffman, concert pianist,
will appear in a * recital at the
Mid Pines Club on Monday af
ternoon next, at 3 o’clock.
Just a year ago Mr. Hoffman
came to the Sandhills with the
highest recommendations, but
this year Tie returns as a friend
and at the request of his hearers
demanding another performance.
Miss Florence Campbell is re
sponsible for bringing Mr. Hoff
man, and expains that the popu
lar price asked for the recital is
possible because Mr. Hoffman
wishes to be known to music lov
ers through the south, to make
friends for the Conservatory at
Greensboro College, which he di
rects. Following is his program:
Paganini Variations, Brahms;
Scherzo in C Sharp Minor, Cho
pin; Nocturne in G Major, Cho
pin; Ballade in G Minor, Chopin;
Tango Americaine, J. A. Carpen
ter; Sighs, on the Maiden and
the Nightingale, Granados;
' March Wind, Alkan-MacDowell.