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THE PINEHURST OUTLOOK, PINEHURST, N. C. *
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1940.
JOSEPH P. DAY DUE
SATURDAY FOR SALE
OF BOXWOOD COURT
Nationally Known Realty Ven
dor Will be at Carolina Hotel
After Arrival in Mornings
auction IN AFTERNOON
Joseph P. Day, nationally
fInown auctioneer arrives Satur
day at the Carolina Hotel. He
dll conduct the auction of
the Boxwood Court property in
Pinehurst. The sale will be on
Saturday afternoon on the prem
ises. The property is owned by
Eldridge Johnson of Pennsyl
vania, who has ordered the sale.
Mr. Day feels that a turn in
real estate is on hand and dur
ing the past few years he has
liquidated many large estates
throughout the country and
'■particularly in New York,
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and
Florida.
■ Last week Mr. Day sold the
Carlisle estate in Palm Beach,
Fla., by order of Robert E. Pink
erton, president of the Pinker
ton detective agency. The Sale
was conducted on the premises
at Palm Beach which front on
Golf View Road, opposite the
estate of Barbara Hutton. At
the sale were over 350 of the
leading members of society.
Mr. Day is a nationally known
figure in real estate, and for
over 40 years has operated one
of the largest organizations of
its kind in the country. Dur
ing his career he has sold over
a billion and a half dollars in
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■HIPS ENTERS
UK DISTRICT RACE
FOR CONGRESSMAN
In a release to the Pinehurst
Outlook, D. C. Phillips of South
ern Pines announces his candi
(lacy for congressman from the
eighth district. Mr. Phillips,
who has been a resident of
Southern Pines for some years,
ls a salesman of laundry sup
Phes. This is his second “go”
at the congressional nomination,
as he entered the race two years
ago but withdrew before the pri
maries.
In his candidacy statement
^ Phillips says:
t hereby announce my can
iffecy for the Democratic nom
^ation for Congressman from
f,e eighth district of North
aiolina, subject to the action
the primary.
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Betsey C. Roosevelt
k Granted Divorce
I(PL°S AXGELES, March 7.—
^"Betsey Cushing Roosevelt
^as granted a divorce today
tL°m James Roosevelt, Son of
the President.
A,.
out-of-court property set
ement giveg Mrg< Rooseyelt
!50()0- with a choice of $50,
a rn°i'e in five years or $5,000
RrJear she remarries.
thpiSeVelt give 6ach of
r children, Sara Delano, 7,
until 4’ $167.50 a month
- the^ are 12, then $250 a
until they are 21.
PEACE WITHIN YEAR.?
BERLIN, March 7.—(£>)—
The authoritative German
commentary service Dienst
Aus Deutschland today dis
closed that Foreign Minister
Joachim Yon Ribbentrop had
expressed the opinion that the
war would be over within a
year.
Von Ribbentrop’s statement
was made at a reception for
Yugoslav journalists. He add
ed, however, {hat Germany
was prepared for a five-year
war.
Hour INN PINC PONG
TOURNAMENT WILL GET
UNDERWAY TONIGHT
Deadline to Ehter Table Tennis
Series is 8:30 P. M.; Ralph
Wheeler, Men's Division
Champion, Will Defend Title.
The time has come all ye ta
ble tennis fans, the Holly Inn
Ping Pong Tournament gets un
derway tonight. Its not too
late to make your Gentry, as the
deadline is 8:30 tonight. The
game room at the Holly Inn
has been witnessing hurried
signs of preparation, with some
of Pinehurst’s crack table ten
nis stars entered in the tour
ney.
Winner of the men’s division
of last year's competition, Ralph
Wheeler is again to take part
in the fray. It is not known
as yet whether Mrs. W. A. Mer
ton, ladies champion will defend
her title this year. Favored en
tries are Haines Stockton and
Tom Howe, with Bing Hunter
and E. T. Fraim the leading
dark horses.
Drawings will be made this
afternoon, with the semi-finals
and finals to be played off Sat
urday night. Entries in the
tournament so far are George
Smith, Cliff Sherman, Joseph
Bell, F. S. Corrigan, C. S. Rob
ertson, Henry Bean, and Lou
Koch in the men’s division. The
ladies who have entered the
competition are Miss Helen War
ing, Miss Carolyn Bogart, Miss
Olive Nace, Miss Eleanor' San
ford, Miss, Anne Hotchkiss, Mrs.
Joseph Bell, Mrs. E. T. Fraim,
and Mrs. Lou Koch.
As will be noted there are
three husband and wife teams
who will compete, Mr. and Mrs.
Fraim, Mr. and Mrs. Bell, and
Mr. and Mrs. Koch.
WHAT TO DO AND SEE
Today
Bridge luncheon at The Berk
shire today.
AT THE THEATRES
- Pinehurst -
Today, at 3:00 and 8:30,
“The Ghost Comes Home,” with
Frank Morgan, Billie Burke and
Ann Rutherford.
- Southern Pines -
Tonight and tomorrow night
at 8:15, matinee tomorrow at
3:00, “Vigil in the Night,” with
Carole Lombard and Brian
Aherae.
. Aberdeen -
Today at 7:15 and 9:00, Con- <
go Maisie,” with Ann Sothern.
TIN WHISTLE SENIOR FINALISTS
(Outlook Engraving)
BENJAMIN G. RAE (left) of West Newton, Mass., defeated
G; W. Mansfield of Brookline, Mass., Wednesday in the playoff
after a tie in the Tin Whistle Senior championship tournament,
Mr. Rae scoring 83 to the 86 of Mr. Mansfield.
28 PLAYERS COMPETE
IN FOUR BALL EVENT
OF SILVER FOILS
Mrs. Kenneth Trousdell, Mrs.
E. S. Blodgett, Mrs. J. D. Hath
away and Mrs. Emmet French
comprised the winning team and
each was awarded a prize in
a four ball all partners event
of the Silver Foils yesterday.
It was a match play against
par competition, with handicaps,
in which the winners carded an
8 up score, and all the other
six teams finished up on par.
The summary:
Mrs. Kenneth Trousdell, Mrs.
E. S. Blodgett, Mrs. J. D. Hath
away and Mrs. Emmet French,
8 up.
Miss Frances Johnston, Miss
A. Hotchkiess, Mrs. J. O.- Hob
son and Miss Katherine Coe,
6 up.
Mrs. H. H. Rackham, Mrs. F.
C. Robertson, Mrs. B. L. Tyr
rel and Mrs. S. M. Paterson,
6 up.
Mrs. W. E. Batterson, Mrs.
A. C. Abom, Mrs. Robert Fin
ney and Miss Lucy Perkins,
5 up.
Mrs. George Dunlap, Mrs.
Charles Franck, Mrs. J. A. Bug
gies and Mrs. R. W. Smith, 5 up.
Mrs. H. C. Buckminster, Mrs.
W F. McCluer, Mrs. R. S.
Tufts and Mrs. J. S. Zelie, 5 up.
Mrs. John Weeks, Mrs. Julian
Bishop, Mrs. L. F. Blue and
Miss Helen Waring, 4 up.
SYMONETTE’S SINGING,
KWARTIN’S PLAYING
PLEASE AT BUFFET
Patrons of the buffet supper
and musicale which was held
at the Pinehurst Country Club
last night were given a special
treat in the presentation by
Paul Kwartin, accordion-soloist,
of Randolph Symonette of New
York, a bass baritone, whose
first rendition at the affair,
“Water Boy,” drew a heavy
round of applause and com
manded Symonette to sing many
others, including “Old Man
River,” “II Larcerato Spirito,”
by Verdi; “Without a Song,”
and “Asleep in the Deep.”
Symonette, who is on vaca
tion, was urged by Kwartin to
accompany him on ~his Pine
hurst engagement. After being
introduced to the group at
tending the affair last night he
was urged to sing, and made a
most favorable impression on
his audience in so doing.
Symonette is studying for the
Metropolitan Opera and will sing
“Rigoletto” at the Metropolitan
Opera in New York in April.
He will make his formal debut
at the Barbizon Plaza in New
York next month.
WEATHER
Cloudy with light rains on
coast, and light rains mixed
with snow in interior. Slightly
colder Friday; Saturday fair.
“LOVELY CRUISE”
NEW YORK, March 7.—
(TP)—Captain J. C. Townley
brought the 85,000 ton Brit
ish liner Queen Elizabeth
into the safety of New York
harbor tonight after a six
da y zig-zag trans-Atlantic
voyage which he declared
was just like a lovely cruise.
The master said the ship car
ried no guns, nor was she
convoyed.: Seamen, however,
shouting down from the deck
after she had been docked,
said the Elizabeth was con
voyed for one day.
PINEHDRST POLO CLUB
WILL OPPOSE DURHAM
TEAM HERE SUNDAY
All North Carolina Four Will
Line up Against Locals; Lit
tle Squire, Famed Jumping
Pony, Will Qive Exhibition.
Pinehurst Polo Club will play
a Durham team Sunday after
noon at 3 p. m. on the num
ber two field here.
Durham will be led by R. B.
Green and B. R. Brown of that
city, and this team will be an
all Nort|i Carolina four, in
cluding Henry Gibson Barnard
Jr., University of North Caro
lina student, and Captain Dave
Erskine, Fort Bragg.
Pinehurst came back into the
polo picture with a vengeance
last Sunday by defeating Cam
den, 4 and 3, after spotting the
visitors a goal. The victory was
costly to Pinehurst, as E^rl
Shaw was thrown and badly in
jured. After three days in
Moore County Hospital Mr.
Shaw is up and around with
his right hand and wrist in a
sling. He will be unable to
play Sunday.
Pinehurst will line-up * with
Merrill Fink, Floyd Carlisle Jr.,
Yale student; Arthur McCashin,
Fairfield, Conn., and Fred
Wilmshurst, Hasty, N. C.
As an added feature of the
afternoon’s sport, Little Squire,
the white jumper, owned by
Mrs. William J. Kennedy of
Dedham, Mass., will do exhibi
tion jumping under the guid
ance of Mickey Walsh, who
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Pinehurst Girls Win
Two in Eastern Series
WAKE FOREST, N. C., March
7.—(Special) — The Pinehurst
High School Girls’ basketball
team, Moore County Champions,
came two notches on the way to
the Eastern Carolina champion
ship yesterday. They defeated
Haw River in the first round
match at noon to the tune of
35-11 and then trimmed ApeX|
last night in the second round,
38-30.
The home team will play Fu-:
quay Springs tomorrow night
in the semi-finals, and if they
win out, will play in the finals
Saturday.
All the matches are being
contested in the Wake Forest
gymnasium.
CLOSELY GUARDED
RUSS-FINN PEACE
MOVES UNDERWAY
Stockholm, is Center of Discus
sion Aiming at Armistice and
Possible Settlement of War
Between Soviet and Finland.
REDS SET TERMS
(By the Associated Press)
Closely guarded negotiations
pointed toward an armistice and
possible settlement of the Rus
sian-Finnish war are definitely
under way and Stockholm is the s
center of discussion, it was
learned reliably last night.
The Soviet government’s con
ditional demands for peace in
the form of an ultimatum call
ing for acceptance by midnight
tonight have been submitted to
the Finnish government, which
has not given any clue to its
attitude.
Moscow observers discounted
the success of any peace move
at this time. The Russian de
mands were reported to include
"the surrender of the Karelian
Isthmus, Viipuri, Lake Ladoga,
Hanko, naval port in southeast
ern Finland, the Hanko penin
sula and part of the far north
ern Petsamo region.
These demands are far more
inclusive than those presented
by Russia in Moscow negotia
tions which broke down and
preceded the Red army’s inva
sion of Finland on November 30.
BLOODY FIGHTING ,
HELSINKI, March 7.—(JP)—
Bitter fighting, described by
military men as the bloodiest of
the war raged today across
frozen Viipuri bay, where the
Red army, has been trying for
five days to gain a foothold
on the coast southwest of Vii
puri. The Finnish high com- '
mand said the Russians had
lost more than 30 tanks and
uncounted numbers of men.
The Finns, as usual, said
nothing of their own losses, but
indicated the need for replace
ments by calling to the colors
the class of 1920, mostly youths
of 19, and all men of other
classes scheduled for re-examK
nation or in succeeding years.
NEW STATION WAGON
GIVEN TO HOSPITAL
BY ANONYMOUS DONOR
Through the generosity of a
“friend,’’ the Moore County
Hospital is the recipient this
week of a brand new station
wagon, according to an an
nouncement made by Mrs. M. G.
Nichols, treasurer of the Moore
County Hospital Auxiliary at its
meeting on Wednesday morning.
The vehicle replaces one the
hospital has been using for a
number of years, and from con
stant use was in a badly worn
condition, and hardly any other
gift to the institution will be
more appreciated by the entire
staff, as well as the commun- -
ity as a whole. A vote of
thanks was given the donor
through Mrs. Nichols, who
stated that the name of the
person making the gift must be
withheld, and the Auxiliary also
expressed its sincere thanks to *
Mrs. Nichols for her efforts.
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