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I VOLUME 44, NUMBER 96 ,
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THE PINEHURST OUTLOOK, PINEHURST, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1940. , I
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ItDONALD ARRIVES
10 CONDUCT AUCTION
If BOXWOOD COURT
Sales Manager of Joseph P. j
pay Inc. Says Firm Has Re
ceived 35 Inquiries Concerning
Estate After Nationwide Ad
vertising.
looks OVER PROPERTIES
Stephen A. McDonald, sales
manager for Joseph P. Day Inc.
arrived in Pinehurst yesterday
to take charge of the' sale of
Boxwood Court, the 9 1-2 acre
Pinehurst estate, which will be
sold at auction Saturday after
noon at 3 p. ni.
Mr. McDonald stated that the
sale had been advertised na
tionally, and that his firm had
received more than 35 inquiries.
The Day firm recently com
pleted the sale of the Carlisle
Estate in Palm Beach, oppo
site the Everglades Club. This
house sold for $45,000 to Mrs.
Nettie Livermore. Mr. Day was
present and acted as auctioneer.
Mr. Day will arrive in Pine
hurst Friday, and will sell the
Pinehurst property. He is among
the foremost real estate men in
America.
“There is a good buyer’s mar-!
ket,” said ,Mr. McDonald, “for
large estates. We are having |
inquiries for places in Connect-1
icut, on the New Jersey coast, J
on Long Island and in Bar Har
bor. The experience of the Jo
seph P. Day Inc. has been that
whenever we hold an auction,
interest in real estate is stimu
lated.”
Mr. McDonald spent yester
day inspecting Boxwood Court,
which he found in excellent con
dition. He also looked at a
number of other properties in
this section, and expressed the
opinion that some of these could
be moved if sold at, auction. He
stated that such sales frequent
ly brought larger prices than
private sales.
WEATHER
Partly cloudy, slightly warm
er in extreme west portion
Wednesday. Thursday fair and
slightly warmer.
WHAT TO DO AND SEE
Today
Weekly bridge party at the
Molina, beginning at 10:,15 this
doming.
Pol° game at Pinehurst field
borrow. Public invited. No
^mission.
Disney Pinoc-chio drawings ex
^it at the Carolina.
Paul Kwarton, accordion solo
'st be presented at weekly
u^et supper of Pinehurst Coun
!.ry tomorrow night. Tel.
1 for erservations.
AT THE THEATRES
- Pinehurst -
pToday at 3:00 and 8:30, “Dr.
fiich’s Magic Bullet,” starring
Ldward G. Robinson.
■ Southern Pines -
at and tomorrow night
5lftn matinee tomorrow at
' > Of Mice and Men,” with
Meredith and Betty
rn ‘ Aberdeen -
J0*lght at 7:15 and 9
chftt rpand furious,” with I
one and Ann Sotherx
JURY DRINKS EVIDENCE
WASHINGTON, Pa„ March
5.—(A*) — Jurors who drank
half of the evidence in a case
they were deliberating re
ceived a sharp judicial repri
mand in court today.
District Attorney George
Cummins reported the jurors
drank a case of beer when it
was placed in the jury room
yesterday. Recalling the ju
rors, Judge Howard W.
Hughes soundly scolded them
for “lack of citizenship and
sense of public duty.”
The five women and seven
men, who sat with heads
bowed as the judge spoke,
had acquitted the defendant
of unlawful transportation of
the beer. !
CHAMBER MOVES TO
EXTEND PINEHURST
Committee -Appointed to Map
Events; Matinee,, Benefit for
Clinic Also Planned; # w i t h
James Tufts in Charge.
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The directors of the Pinehurst
Chamber of Commerce held a
luncheon meeting at the Berk
shire Hotel yesterday. Presi
dent E. S. Blodgett presided.
Mrs. Leonard Tufts, represent
ing the Pinehurst Venereal
Clinic reported that it had been
turned over to state authorities,
under whose direction it will be
continued in the future. It was
reported by the North Carolina
clinic authorities that the Pine
hurst clinic was one of the best
in the state.
The chamber decided to use
its influence toward staging an
other matinee race this spring
at the Pinehurst racetrack for
the benefit of the clinic, similar
to the one held last year. James
Tufts was appointed to look af
ter this interest.
A committee was appointed
to devise some method of ex
tending the Pinehurst resort
season later than usual this
spring. Since the April golf
tournament has been taken off
this season’s sports calendar, it
was decided to urge the cham
ber * to organize a substitute
event or events ' to take its
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MRS. WOOD’S CONDITION
REPORTED UNCHANGED
Dr. Claude C. Coleman, Rich
mond, Va., was called in con-j
sultation yesterday by Dr. My
ron W. Marr for Mrs. Joseph
Wood, who has been uncon
scious in Moore County Hospital
since the automobile- accident
Sunday night in which she and j
Mr. Wood were injured. V
At the hospital last night the
report was that Mrs. Wood s
condition was the salne* but
that Mr.. Wood was resting com
fortably.
AUXILIARY MEETING
The monthly meeting of the
Moore County Hospital Auxil
iary will be hpld this morning*
Wednesday, at teif-thirty o’clock
in the nurses’ classroom at the
hospital. A full attendance is
requested.
WIN MOORE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
The Pinehurst High School girls* basketball team which fin
ished the season undefeated and untied, having won 16 games in
the regular schedule and three in winning the league title.
HdfiTON SMITH HISSES
CORAL GABLES, Fla., March
5.—(^P)—Horton Smith, one of
the world’s great putters, miss
ed a wee one of less than three
feet today as he and Paul
Runyan, last of the seeded
teams, faded out of the Inter
national fourball golf tourna
ment. The ball curled around
the cup and hesitated on the
lip, but didn’t go in, and so
Dick Metz and Ky Laffoon play
Billie Burke and Craig Wood in
the finals tomorrow.
Metz and Laffoon both scored
birdie fours to beat Runyan and
Smith, one up.
Wood and Burke came from
behind and won from Clayton
Heafner and Dutch Harrison, 4
and 3, in the other semi-final.
Metz and Laffoon won the i
tournament two years ago. ■ !
T. STAPLES FULLER
T. Staples Fuller, a brother
of Mrs. N. S. Hurd, died yes
terday in New York, where for
many ■ years he had practiced
law.
A member of an old North
Carolina family, Mr. Fuller was
well known in Pinehurst, where
he was a frequent visitor, and
at one time was interested in
the peach business.
He was a son of W. W. Full
er, of Durham and Fayetteville,
who served <for many years as
counsel for the American To
bacco Company.
Mr. and Mrs. Hurd left last
night for New York.
BETTY IS MEDALIST
S T. AUGUSTINE, Fla.,
March 5.—(^P)—Smiling Betty
Jameson, the national cham
pion, carded a 74 today to
win qualifying honors in the
annual Florida women’s golf
tournament. She' was 39-35
75, which gave her a two
stroke margin over Patty
Eerg and Elizabeth Hicks,
who tied for second at 77.
DRIVER, |S CUT AS
AUTO. RAMS TRUCK
ON ABERDEEN ROAD
The second automobile crash
in three days occurred last
night on the Aberdeen highway
when an automobile driven by
Bill McGill of Vass crashed into
the rear of a parked truck. The
truck, heavily loaded with kitch
en cabinets, was headed for Wil
mington, driven by Preston
Bray.
A few moments before the
wreck occurred the lights on
the truck went out and Bray
pulled over to the side of the
road. Before he could descend
from the cab and light flares
the McGill car ran headon into
the rear of the truck. McGill
was almost upon the truck be
fore he could see it, and was
unable to swerve around it as
a car was approaching from the
opposite direction.
McGill was only slightly in
jured, being cut about the
hands and face. The front of
the automobile, however was
| badly damaged.
| The accident occurred about
10:30 last night at a point just
beyond Chapin’s packing house.
Pinehurst Police Officer Jones
reported last night that Bray
was being held for investiga
tion. The case will be turned
over to the highway patrol.
Impresario Charles
Observes a Birthday
A Sandhill citizen who lives
“halfway” between Pinehurst
and Southern Pines had a birth
day yesterday. Caught at the
Pinehurst theatre last night
just before the show went on,
Charlie (you must know by now
that we’re talking about a fel
low named Picquet) said in a
highly nasal tone, when asked
how he was celebrating:
“I only hope there’s enough
Scotch in the house for me to
get rid of this dem cold, after
the show,” Charlie said, sneez
ing. “Outside of that, the cele
bration will be quiet,” he added.
When asked how old he was,
Charlie sneezed again (a diplo
mat playing for time) and re
sponded “Thereabouts!”
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GIRLS NEED FUNDS!
In order for the Pinehurst
High School girls’ basketball
team to accept an invitation
to represent Moore County in
the Eastern Carolina cham
pionship starting this week
end in the pew gymnasium
at' Wake Forest college, at
Wake forest, N. C., about $50
is needed. Contributions can
be made to True Cheney in
the Pinehurst department
store, to Thomas Cole, in the
Carolina Pharmacy or to the
Pinehurst Outlook. The Out
look starts this ball rolling
with a contribution of five
dollars.
MANSFIELD AND RAE
TIED FOR WHISTLE
SENIOR GOLF TITLE
Both Card 80 Over No., 1 Course,
and Will Stage Replay Today;
Three Classes Compete for
Trophies.
G. W. Mansfield and B. G.
Rae tied yesterday .for the Tin
Whistle Senior golf, champion
ship with scores of 80 over the
number one course. They had
identical nine, hole totals of 37
43-80. Thirty-nine returned cards.
Not only were the contestants
playing for the championship,
they were seeking prizes in the
three classes. These were won
by S. C. Hutchinson, A. . C.
Abom and L. J. Hart.
In the championship competi
tion, Mr. Rae came to the fi
nal hole needing a par three to
tie. He made it.
* There will be a replay for the
championship today.
The cards:
Mr. Mansfield:
Out 445 543 444—37.
In 545 555 464—43—80.
Mr. Rae:
Out 444 454 435—37.
In 446 466 463—43—80.
Tin Whistle Senior Cham
pionship
Leading gross scores:
B. G. Rae .. ... 37 43 80
G. W. Mansfield . 37 43 80
F. C. Robertson .. 34 48 82
R. W. Smith . 40 42 82
T. A. Cheatham . 42 41 #83
H. G. Phillips .. 43 40 83
Donald Parson - 42 42 84
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WALKS SIX MILES
Tq DELIVER NEWS
Howard Dupont, who fre
quently gives the Pinehurst
Outlook valuable assistance,
remained in Aberdeen last •
night to coyer the final game'
of the Moore County league,
in. which Southern Pines met
West End. After the game
was over he Remained to get
all the details, and then
found himself stranded with
out a ride to Pinehurst. He
walked from Aberdeen to the
| Outlook office and arrived in
time to make the first edi
! tion with the story. It is this
sort of service which makes
The Outlook the greatest lit
tle newspaper ever published
in what Donald J. Ross says
should be called the. Pine
lands, and not the Sandhills.
PINEHURST GIRLS’ WIN j
OVER CAMERON GIVES 1
IDEM COUNTY TITLE • ;
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Local High School Team Fin- ,
ishes Season Unbeaten and . . j
Untied with 29 to 23 Victory.
19TH STRAIGHT
(By a Staff Correspondent) *
ABERDEEN, March 5.—Pine
hurst high school girls* basket
ball team won the Moore County
championship tonight and com
pleted a perfect. season, unde- '
feated and untied. The girls
won 16 games on the regular
schedule and three in taking the
county . title.
Cameron, a team which lost
to Pinehurst by a single point
during the season, presented a
determined group of young la
dies tonight. They fought hard,
but the Pinehurst defense Was
a little too much for them..
Virginia Moses, a Cameron
forward, upon whom this team
depends for points, was * so > well
blocked by Bertie Black, Pine
hurst guard, during the last half
of the game that she never got
a chance to shoot for a basket.
All three of the Pinehurst backs
were effective, but Miss Black
t(ad the' difficult task of stop
ping Miss Moses, and she gave
a great performance.
The Pinehurst forwards play
ed their usual excellent game.
Clarice Richardson, the bank
er’s daughter, who has as much
poise as a star college quarter
back, makes every effort count
and passes the ball with de
ception which befuddles the op- .
position. She is the Jceystone
of the Pinehurst forwards at
tack, and Evelyn Martin is the
leading basket maker.
The Pinehurst team never
worked better than last night
and deserved to win. It was a
better team than Cameron,
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Lester’s Enjoy Wahoo
Wins Trials Title
GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn.,
March 5.—(£*)-—Lester's Enjoy
Wahoo, owned by Dr. B. S. Les
ter of Birmingham, Ala., was
declared winner today of the
1940 national field trials.
The new champion, a . four
year-old pointer, succeeds Bob
bitt’s Peerless Pride, a setter
owned by L. M. Bobbitt of Win
ston-Salem, N. C.
The trials were held over the
28,000 - acre Ames . plantation
here.
Wahoo’s impressive- previous
record includes wins at the all
America trials at Brownsville,
Tenn., in 1939 and the Ken
tucky pointer and setter club
stakes at Fort Knox, Ky., the
same year.
SHAW GOING HOME
Earl Shaw, director of Pine
hurst polo activities, Who was
thrown from his pony during f ^
the Pinehhrst-Camden polo! game
Sunday, is expected to leave
Moore County hospital today.
Mr. Shaw was taken to the hos
pital after his spill, with a >
wrist injury .and bad face
bruises. He will rest at his ^
home, Craven Cottage. * ^