t r Since 1896 » The Oldest Sandhills Publication Daily Except Monday During the Winter Season Price 3 Cents THE PINEHURST OUTLOOK, PINEHURST, N. C. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1940 (EMBER 10 YEARS, I® WINS HIS 0r WHISTLE PRIZE V* With W. H. Watt, Pair Tie With Harlow and Murphy F„r First Place in Bestball (vent With i Up On Par. * What might be denoted as a Tin Whistle “maiden” won yes (((day in the bestball of pair vs. competition when J. R. Sib ley of Rochester, N. Y„ a member ,f the club for ten years, won his fiist prize, in partnership with w. H. Watt, Mr. Sibley and Mr. Watt were tied for first place with George D. Murphy and Robert E. Har low, printers, publishers and golf ers. These teams finished four up on par. Mr. Sibley and Mr. Watt played number one course, and with a net score of 66 were four up. Mr. Murphy and Mr. Har low, playing number three course, also had a net card of 66 to finish five up, but this course calls for a one point penalty, re ducing this pair to four up. There was a tie among three teams for third place. These were A. C. Aborn with W. D. Eaton; G.W. Dodd with I. C. Sledge and C. A. Sloan with C. A. Warren. These teams were three up on par. Mr. Dodd and Mr. Sloan played number one, the others, number three. Forty-eight players competed. Summary will be published Tuesday. . TIN WHISTLE ANNIVERSARY The Tin Whistle Club will play the 36th anniversary tournament* on Wednesday, a flag contest. Basic handicaps Will be used in this event. A full turnout is an ticipated. 100SCOUTSATTEND ANNIVERSARY WEEK PROCRAM OF EVENTS Approximately 100 boys, repre senting B0y Scout troops from Southern Pines, Pinehurst and Carthage, attended the annivers ary week show held at the scout Playground in Southern Pines yes terday. First prize award for the best ®°y Scout display of Moore Coun ty went to Troop 4, Southern Bines. The exhibit, which was Placed in Merrill’s Pharmacy, consisted of a model camp, which "as outstanding. It was com posed of tents, signal tower, wat erfront, a bridge, a diving board, ^arnP fire, a spring and trees. en Braden is scoutmaster of e troop, which also led in the scout contests. econd prize went to Father Klng’s Trc -’00P 3, of Southern Pines. Pinehurst display received hon 0rable mention. AMATEUR-PRO MONDAY S ^nal tournament in the ills Amateur-pro league will « Piayed at Pinehurst Country ^ ub Monday. POSTPONE GOLF AGAIN HOUSTON, Feb. 17 W—Due to continued rain, western open tournament officials ruled the River Oaks course unplayable today and reduced the event to 54 holes instead of the original 72. An 18 hole qualifying round will be played Sunday. The low 50 professionals and ties and the low 22 amateurs and ties will play 36 holes Monday to complete the tournament. REICH HINTS REVENGE FOR BRITISH RESCUE OF 300 ON NAZI SHIP By The Associated Press BERLIN, (Sunday) — Berlin newspapers today hinted that the Nazi Government might seek re venge for the attack by a British warship upon the German steamer Altmark in a placid Norwegian fjord, and the rescue of 300 Brit ish merchant seamen, after a hand to hand clash aboard the prison ship.’ Fiveo German seamen were re ported killed during the struggle, after the German craft took ref uge in Gjessingfport in neutral Norway. Norway protested to the British government, and has asked the return of the prisoners, compen sation, and'in future, respect for Norwegian territorial waters. Official quarters here took a grave view oi tne act. “The crime in Norway presents us with an entirely new state of affairs in war policy and in war technique, the effects of which can not now be foreseen in the slightest degree,” said Adolf Hit ler’s now newspaper. “If old idiots and tiny criminal minds were not at the helm in England, then they would know that Germany has the habit of striking back.” Checker Play finals ' To Be Tomorrow Night The final matches of the Moore County Checker tournament, sch eduled to wind up at the Amuse ment Center last night, will be held tomorrow night. Emerson Humphries, t rank jju pont and Carl Recor are finalists. Humphries will play Dupont to decide who goes against the champion, Recor. Feature of last night’s play was a match between Frank Dupont and E. L. Byrd. After three and a half hours of moving and skull tapping, Dupont won 3-2. DUKE TAKES LEAD | Laurence Leonard, sporting editor of the Greensboro Daily News, and Mrs. Leonard, arrived in Pinehurst late last night with the information that Duke had taken permanent possession of the Southern Conference basketball lead with a 28 to 27 victory over Washington and Lee University last night at Durham. Mr. Leon ard covered the game and came, to Pinehurst for the Camden Pinehurst polo today. Pinehurst R. B. Green Henry Gibson Barnard Jr. Merrill Fink Earl Shaw Position 1 2 3 4 Camden Kirby Tupper Charles Little Carl Ligbtfoot . Joe Bates Referees: Col. George P. Hawes and W. V. Slocock. Timekeeper, William Baker. Announcers: Jack Fink and Elliott Barter Six Periods, 71 minutes each. Time: 3 P. M. s OGIALLY PEAKING by NORDICA KOCH HOLLY INN TO BE FESTIVE Mrs. Allen Ostrander announces a duplicate bridge to be held in the ballroom and card rooms of the Holly Inn on Sunday evening, March 3. The event will be an informal combination of buffet sup per and sweepstake duplicate. Cash prizes to the amount of $50 will go to the lucky winners. An entry fee of two dollars per person will cover both supper and bridge. The bridge contestants are invited by Mr. and Mrs. G. Edward Home ©fthe-Holly Inn to ,be their guests, for cocktails from six o’clock to 6:45, preceding the buffet. Reservations for this promis ing affair may be made direct at the Holly Inn or by telephoning Mrs. Ostrander. All entries must be made prior to Sunday noon, March 3. Sandhills’ bridge players have voiced their pleasure at Mrs. Os trander’s return to Pinehurst. She is passing the remainder of the season at Kenspur, the guest of Colonel and Mrs. George Percy Hawes Jr. She is more familiar ly known as Daisy Wisdom, for mer bridge hostess at The Caro lina. No doubt, a happy gath ering of the bridge clan will take place at this delightful affair, scheduled for two weeks from to day. Then a second note from the Holly Inn comes in, telling of a dinner-dance, which promises to be a gay affair. It is scheduled for next Saturday, Feb. 24 at The Holly. A highlight of the affair will be the scintillating rhythm of Skipper Bowles and his Uni versity of North Carolina orch estra, whose theme is “The Best in Sweet and Swing.” Dinner from seven to nine, (fencing from eight to- the stroke of midnight. * * * Mrs. J. Potter Stockton- was a dinner hostess last evening at Stockholme to W and Mrs. He man Gifford and Mrs. William Homer. • * * Mrs. J. Pryor Williamson en-j tertained at a bridge and tea I yesterday at her cottage, Pine Cone. Guests included Mrs. Al len Ostrander, Mrs. William C. iMudgett, Mrs. Edwin S. Blodgett, Mrs. Leroy H. Gates, Mrs. Gfeorge Percy Hawes Jr., Mrs. Norwood Johnston* Mrs. G. Edward Horne, Mrs. William T. McCullough, Mrs. < Charles A. Warren, Mrs. George A. Harwood* Mrs. Harry W> Norris," Mrs. Edward 0; Keat ing, and Mrs. Michael Sweeney. Tea guests included Mrsi Chester I.. Williams, Mrs. H. Frederick Lesh, Mrs.: William • F. Camp, j Mrs. FiHi ;< G.VWaring, Mrs. Vin tomBkake, Mrs*! J