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THE PINEHURST OUTLOOK, PINEHURST, N. C.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1940
I ^PRINCE BERTH SMILES FOR OUTLOOK
Photo by Bill Baker Outlook Engraving
*
The youthful heir to the throne of Sweden was photographed
yesterday after he had completed a round of the Mid Pines course
in 88 strokes.
Royal Swedish Visitor Shies
At Political Questions
Although evading with dexter
ity other questions about the in
ternational situation, Prince Ber
til of Sweden, a guest at the
Mid-Pines, admitted that the ac
tivists movement in Sweden had
^ome stronger since several
weeks ago when he came to this
country. The Swedish activists
P'oup are in favor of sending di
^t military aid to Finland.
Declaring he knew nothing
f)out the recent bombing of the
Wedish town of Pajala by Rus
s'an P^nes, except what he had
rea(l in the papers, Prince Bertil!
said, “As I told the New York
newspaper men, I am no politi
Jlan” He said that the recent
onibing incident would not hast
en his return to Sweden.
^hen asked if he thought his
country could maintain its neu
raiity, Prince Bertil said only
at he hoped so. He concurred
^e statement of Mr. Folke
ennerberg, 0f the Swedish Le
fa lon> who, on a visit to Pine
Urst in the fall, said, “Sweder
as been a neutral country foi
OVer lor:
no years, and I have everj
JPe that she will be able to re
p11.so during the present war.’
nnce Bertil and his party lef1
e Mid-Pines Club yesterday
ening after a two day visit. H*
jj f accomPanied by Assar Gab
gw^on’ Dead of the larges1
u* ls^ automobile company, an<
Tradna" HaSSlo^Chief of th<
e Department i the Swed
y
A
ish foreign office. The Prince is
visiting this country as head of
a \ Swedish commission to buy
raw materials from the United
States.
A handsome six-footer and an
excellent athlete, Prince Bertil is
the grandson of Gustav V, and
son of Crown Prince Gustav
Adolf, and is an heir to the throne
of Sweden.
The Outlook reporter managed
to catch the Prince and his two
companions on the 18th hole as
they finished an afternoon of
golf. Prince Bertil expressed his
liking of the Mid-Pines course.
With diplomatic aplomb he offer
ed willingly to answer any ques
tions about golf, even though he
could not make any statements
as to the European situation. His
score for the afternoon, he ad
mitted, was an 88.
KENO BENEFIT
A keno party, benefit for
the Sandhills Woman’s Ex
change, is scheduled for this
evening at The Carolina at
9 o’clock. Cash awards of
$100 will be made, and an
Eastman camera will also be
a prize.
The party, being for a
truly deserving cause, is ex
pected to draw a very large
attendance.
SPRING RUSH BEGINS
With Washington’s birthday
on Thursday this year, many
people are taking advantage
of the fact to enjoy an “Eng
lish” week-end, and Pinehurst
is beginning to get its fore
taste of the spring season
rush. *
The Carolina Hotel has had
150 arrivals in the past two
days, the Holly Inn is filled
practically to capacity, and
the other hotels , are filling up
rapidly.
There were over 200 reg
istrations at the Pinehurst
Country Club, yesterday.
PINEHURST POLOISTS
SCORE 7-4 VICTORY
AGAINST FORT BRAGG
Army Men Make Good Showing,
but Teamwork of Victors
Counts; Second Game to be
Played Here Sunday.
Pinehurst polo club scored a
7 to 4 victory over a Fort Bragg
four in a spirited contest on
Pinehurst’s No. 2 field yester
day. Weeks of hard training by
the Pinehurst players told ef
fectively, as good teamwork was
responsible for the decided edge
the locals held over the army
men. A good crowd witnessed
the match.
The winners played a uniform
ly smart game of polo, while
the Fort Bragg outfit had Capt.
Dave Erskine as star performer,
with two goals to his credit.
Erskine, who has been training
witjh the Pinehurst squad, has
had a bit more experience than
the other three army players,
and his performance yesterday
did credit to the hard workouts
the Pinehurst practice matches
(Continued on page fouf)
PRESIDENTS TEAM
WINS GOLF TOURNEY
OF SILVER FOILS
Mrs. Harold C. Buckminster,
President of the Silver Foils
Club led a winning team yester
day in the annual President’s
vs Vice-President’s match at the
Pinehurst Country Club. Mrs.
Emmet French, Vice-President,
captained the losing side. The
score: President 14, Vice-Pres
ident 5. Each member of the
winning team received a silver
ash tray.
Results, the president’s team
being mentioned first:
Mrs. H. C. Buckminster 0, Mrs.
Emmet French 3.
Mifcs Katherine Coe 3, Mrs. J.
A. Ruggles 0.
Mrs, L. F. Blue 0, Mrs. John
Weeks 1.
Mrs. R. Tufts 0, Mrs. Donald
Parson 0.
Mrs. Julian Bishop 0, Mrs. F.
W. McCluer 1.
Mrs. A. O. Aborn 0, Mrs. W. C.
Batterson 0.
Mrs. Charles Franck 3, Miss
*Lucy Perkins 0.
Miss Frances Johnston 2, Mrs.
J. S. Zelie 0.
Mrs. J. O. Hobson 3, Mrs. Ed
ward Nesbitt 0.
Mrs. H. H. Rackham 2, Mrs.
George Dunlap 0.
Mrs. S. U. Herron 1, Miss Helen
Waring 0.
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LADY DURHAM TAKES A HIGH JUMP
/ :
Boxing Fans Will Sit In On
First Formal Fights
Photo by Eddy Outlook Engraving
Mrs. W. O. Moss, and her Southern champion jumper, Lady
Durham, entered in the open sweepstakes for jumpers in the
Southern Pines show today. The $100 open jumping sweepstake
starts at 3. P. M.
The first “formal” fights ever
staged in Pinehurst will be pre
sented tomorrow night at nine
at The Amusement Center in the
Pinehurst Printing Company
building. Promoter Ray John
son has lined up an attractive
| card, with plenty of local color.
The preliminaries will probably
cause more excitement than the
wind-up, for in the short three
round bouts many boys who re
side in the Sandhills will be in
action.
Young Leland Daniels, son of
Dr. L. M. Daniels, Southern
Pines, will meet James Arthur of
British Warships Near,
Scandinavians Worried
An undetermined number of
British warships are lying off;
the coast of .Finland’s Petsamo
district, it was learned from re
liable sources last night. This
was the first confirmation of re
ports circulated Wednesday that
British men of war were in
northern waters.
Reports published in Scandina
vian papers that both British and
French warships were cruising
in /the direction of northern
waters, brought new worries to
the Scandinavian countries. From
London, reliable quarters said
there was reason to believe that
■ British naval detachments were
near the Murmansk region.
Andover, in the 135 pound class.
Arthur is employed at the Pine
hurst race track.
Another Pinehurst race track
lad on tonight’s program is Red
Houghton, who will box with
Ellis McKenzie of the Pinehurst
laundry in the heavyweight class.
There will be four preliminary
bouts and a final of ten rounds
between two colored lads, Ralph
Terrell, Rome, Ga., and Ham
Braboy, Hartsville, S. G.
A limited number of reserved
seats are for sale. The general
admission will be for unreserved
seats.
British Trawler Sunk
In Nazi Bombing Raid.
A battle between German
bombing planes and several small
British trawlers gave concrete
form yesterday to the warning
issued last week by Winston
| Churchill that all British vessels
plying the war tossed north sea
waters henceforth would be arm
ed for protection against Ger
man air raiders.
Two Nazi planes were downed
| in the battle by machine gan
fire from i the trawlers. One
trawler, however was sunk when
it was bombed and raked with
machine gun fire from a Ger
man attack. Tvfo officers and 19
I men were lost, and only one
crew man believed saved.
BANNER HORSE SHOW
WILL DRAW THRONGS
TO SOUTHERN PINES ;
Grand Array of Equine Blue
bloods to Entertain at Today’s
Big Specialty; Jumpers and
Hunters Will Provide Thrills. "
By Howard Burns
SOUTHERN PINE§, Feb. 22.
—With an entry list that as
sumes proportions of a small
Madison Square show and an es
timated assemblage bearing all
the earmarks of a multitude, Sou
thern Pines is looking forward to
one of the brightest days in its
equestrian history in its presen
tation of the Southern Pines
Horse Show at the horse show
grounds today.
Twenty-eight of the country’s
leading hunters will vie for
honors in the event for working
hunters. Foremost ill this group
are Mrs. * George W. Johnson*^
blue roan gelding, Cheerio, a
winner in numerous ' hunting
events; O’Moriaty, big gelding of
Mrs. William J. Stratton of
Princeton, N. J.; Goldenmas,
from the stables of Mrs. William
(Continued on page two)
BUS FOR HORSE SHOW
A bus will leave The Caro
lina for the Horse Show at Sou-*
them Pines today at 1:45 P. M.,
fare 50 cents, $1 round trip.'
Make reservations through
“Sam” at The Carolina.
DUNKELBERGER AND
STRAFACI ADVANCE
IN DIXIE TOURNEY
The golf news reported by
Associated Press last night re
ports that Frank Strafaci, North '
and South and Metropolitan
champion and Bobby Dunkelber
ger, High Point, have advanced
to the semi-final round of the
Dixie amateur tournament.
These two young men played
the final of the North and South
last April and Strafaci won on
the final green in a 36 hole
match.
In Palm Beach Richard chap
man reached the finhl round of
the South Florida amateur cham
pionship and will meet Walter
Burkemo, Chicago, in today's fi
nal. 'q t ;
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WHAT TO DO AMD SEE
Today. T
Horse Show at Southern Pines
today.
Bridge luncheon at The Berk
shire today.
Keno party at the Carolina to
night. Benefit Woman’s Exchange.
AT JCHE THEATRES ,
- Pinehurst -
Today at 3:00 and 8:30, “Of
Mice and Men,” with Burgess
Meredith and Betty Field.
- Southern Pines -
Today at 3:00 and 8:15, “The
Light That Failed,” with Ronald
Colman.
- Aberdeen -
Today at 7:15 and 9:15, “The
Earl of Chicago,” with Robert
Montgomery and Edward Arnold.
WEATHER
Fair and 'continued cold Fri
day. Saturday fair and not
quite so cold.