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VOLUME 44, NUMBER *113.
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THE PINEHURST OUTLOOK, PINEHURST, N. C.
- TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1940
SOCIAL REGISTER
reporter- dragged
FROM BLAZING BED
Archibald G. Murray Jr* Falls
Asleep With Lighted Cigaret
in His Mouth; Dr. Cline Heads
Rescue Squad at Press Club.
SIXTH CLOSE CALL
By Douglas Doak
Archibald G. Murray Jr., so
cial register^, Princeton grad
uate, and newspaper correspond
ent'struck out for the sixth
time Sunday night in what is
evidently an attempt on his part
to prove that like the feline he
is possessed of nine lives.
Tragedy, averted only by the
alertness of young Jerry Cline
and the combined efforts of the
residents and guests at the
Pinehurst Press Club, stalked its
ever willing victim when Mr.
Murray, exhausted by a long day
of digging his way through
snow drifts, retired to his
couch at about 11 p. m. Sunday
and swooned into the arms of
sleep, accompanied by a lighted
cigarette.
Awakened by the smell of
smoke, Master Jerry Cline, who
was i» the next room, hastily
recruited a volunteer brigade
from the living room. " Led by
Dr. Gerald Cline the firefighters
burst into Mr. Murray’s room
to find him ensconced upon a
bed of flame, in a would-be imi
tation of a viking’s funeral.
Deciding that Mr. Murray’s
half suffocated appearance was
most un-viking like, the rescue
squad dragged him out of the
inferno and doused the flames.
Contacted last night by the
Outlook, Mr. Murray, though
able to talk, reported his con
dition to be very weak. This,
he said was the sixth, occasion
upon which his sub-conscious
arsonist tendencies had attacked
him in his sleep. Upon one oc
casion he was given up for dead
and carried out in a basket.
Said Mr. Murray, “To my
dauntless, fearless, unrivaled res
cuers, I wish to give my undy
fog (but often trying) thanks,
and nominate each and every one
°f the brave souls as candidates
a Carnegie medal.”
WHAT TO DO AND SEE
Today
Qualifying round North and
South women’s golf champion
ship today.
Keno and dance at The Caro
tonight.
Pinehurst Horse Show tomor
r(w> beginning 9:30 a. m.
Horse show luncheon at Pine
“Urst Country Club tomorrow.
or reservations tel. 3441.
AT THE THEATRES
- Pinehurst -
Tomorrow at 3:00 and 8:30,
Road to Singapore,” with
^ Crosby, Bob Hope and
or°thy Lamour. ,
• Southern Pines -
Tonight at 8:15, matinee at
3 “Young Tom Edison,” with
Ml(% Rooney.
Aberdeen
^%ht at 7:15 and 9:15, “Dr.
Hch’s Magic Bullet,” with
ward G. Robinson, Ruth Gor
3 Donald Crisp and Otto
Kruger.
BRAVE WOMEN!
These courageous women
have volunteered to answer
questions in the ladies “In
formation* Please,” entertain
ment at the Forum, Thurs
day night: Mrs% Walter D.
Hyatt, and Mrs. Daniel Pink
ham, Pinehurst, Miss Florence
Campbell and Mrs. Frank
k McCluer Jr., Southern ^ Pines.
Mrs. G. Edward Horne will
be interlocutor.
The question box will close
tonight at six. Have a heart
and send some easy ones to
Mrs. J. D. Hathaway or Miss
Mildred Mason.
HORSE SHOW TO BE
HELD TOMORROW WITH
EVENTS AS SCHEDULED
\ •
Entire Program as Originally
Planned to be Carried Out;
Luncheon at Country Club Be
tween Morning and Afternoon
Classes.
The Pinehurst Horse Show
will be held tomorrow, instead of
today, as originally scheduled.
The entire program will be
followed out in the. same order
as outlined in the program, ex
cept for the one-day postpone
ment.
' Eighteen classes are on the
card and the event will be held
at the Pinehurst Racetrack show
grounds.
The program will start at
9:30 in the morning and the
afternoon events at 1:45.
A special feature of the day is
the horse show luncheon which
will be served at the Pinehurst
Country Club between the morn
ing and afternoon classes. The
luncheon price is $1.00 and res
ervations should be made as
early as possible at the Country
Club Grill. Tel. 3441.
RHYTHM MASTERS TO
PLAY FOR BENEFIT
BALL OF FIREMEN
' Dancers who remember the or
chestra for the New Year’s eve
dance at the Holly Inn will be
glad to hear that Bernard Fow
ler and his Rythm Masters are
returning to Pinehurst. The
Rythm Masters will play here
on Friday night, March 29.
The occasion is the annual
Volunteer Firemen’s Benefit Ball
to be held in the gymnasium of
the Pinehurst High School. Fea
tured with Fowler’s orchestra
will be the charming vocalist,
Miss Virginia King, whose voice
has been heard from radio star
tion WBIG in Greensboro for
several months.
Tickets may be purchased
from any of the firemen, at the
fire station or at the door the
night of the event. Price for
the tickets is $1.50.
WEATHER
Fair, slightly warmer Tuesday.
Wednesday increasing cloudiness
and warmer, followed by rain in
west portion.
PINEHURST SCOREBOARD
1 by ROBERT E. HARLOW
Sham amateurs have the officials of the United States Golf
Association stymied.
The whole truth about the matter is that the officials of the
U. S. G. A. have* had few convictions because they have re
fused to use methods to obtain evidence which they would con
sider out of harmony with the traditions of an honorable game.
Many of these officials are attorneys, and they understand
how to obtain evidence, but golf to them is something different]
than business, and they do not want to employ investigators; or
stool pigeons, or to listen to a disgruntled person “sing.”
These officials have lived in the hope that all golfers would
respect the amateur code, and would no more violate it than
they would put down a false figure on their score card.
Edward L. Cheyney, chairman of the eligibility committee of |
the U. S. G. A. was recently in Pinehurst and exclaimed while
here upon the difficulty of acting against players when golf is
based on an honor system.
“We do not want to employ investigators,” were Mr. Cheyn
ey’s words.
The patience of the officials is being sorely tried, bad as the
fact may be, there are, apparently, some amateurs who take ad
vantage of an honor system. Officials of the U. S. G. A. are at
the point of being obliged to use methods distasteful to that body,
in order to protect the real amateurs and the good name of an
honorable game.
* * *
Our investigators have returned word that the field in the
North and South open championship had a bestball of 25-25-50
and a highball of 126. The cards:
Lowball
Out 333 332 332—25
In 433 331 323—25—50
Highball
Out 877 777 796—05 1
— .—fa- “877 "675 777^^01—126
\ • • • * * *
Dorothy Kirby, who is here for the North and South was the
winner of the Bellair tournament, where she defeated Jane Coth
ran 5 and 3 in the final. At Augusta Miss Kirby lost in the final
to Helen Sigel on the 19th hole.
* * *
Mrs. Gene Korzelius, wife of the sports editor of the Buffalo
Evening News will start in the North and South.
* * *
Members of the University of Pennsylvania, here for spring
practice on Sunday and Monday, were a sad looking group of
(Continued on page two)
BACHMAN MAKES
PERILOUS FLIGHT TO
SAVE PEACH CROP
Harold Bachman of the Knoll
wood Airport took off last night
at 11 o’clock to fly until sun
up this morning on one of the
strangest flights ever to take
place in the Sandhills section.
Residents of cottages'near the
S. B. Chapin orchards got a
taste during the night of what
it might be like if the general
European malady should strike
this country, as Bachman’s plane
circled back and forth over the
Chapin orchards for hour after
hour.
Purpose of.the strange vigil
was to prevent the unseasonable
frost from settling on the young
peach trees in the orchard. This
was accomplished by flying the
plane as low as possible over
the tree tops and thus creating
a constant wind with a varying
temperature which prevented the
frost from forming on the bud
ding trees.
Bachman left the Knollwood
aitport at 11 last night in his
pew Aeronca cabin plane, to
take up his difficult assignment.
Circling continuously over an
area of some 400 odd acres, at
the lowest possible level, and
without the benefit of ground
lights, Bachman flew for some
7 hours. He returned every
three hours to the airport to
refuel the tank of his plane.
It was necessary for Bach
man r to secure a government
(Continued oil page two)
PRESSURE GROWS
FOR REBUILDING OF
BRITISH CABINET
LONDON, March ^ 25.—Pres
sure grew heavier today for a
rebuilt government concentrat
I ing the economic and military
power in fewer hands. A war
cabinet of five ministers instead
of nine was suggested. The
question of changes created as
great interest as the war it
self.
Only the reported discovery
of a new German aerial tor
pedo challenged the interest of
thousands returning to their
posts after an Easter holiday.
Outspoken demands for far
reaching changes were sounded
in the press.
The London Star quoted po
litical circles as saying a five
man cabinet would be formed.
“It would be composed of Prime
Minister Chamberlain, Winston
Churchill, Sir John Simon,
Chancellor of the • Exchequer,
Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax
and Lord Privy Seal Samuel
Hore.”
BOWL AT CENTER [
Bowling was popular last
night with many hotel guests
and cottage colony members.
Among those entertaining! at
howling were Bing Hunter,
Marvin Staples and H. H. Mand
ley Jr.
Mrs. B. U. Richardson boiled
with her basketball playing
daughters, Clarice and Nancy.
MAURETANIA ARRIVES
CRIST'OBAL, Canal Zone,
March 25.—The British liner
Mauretania anchored tonight
in Cristobal Bay, to make?
transit of the Panama to
morrow. The great ship
which sailed under sealed or
ders five days ago was dark
except for running lights.
The British consul and agents
were silent concerning plans
for her transit of the canal
and ultimate destination, but
it was believed in the zone
that she was enroute to Aus
tralia for use as a tfoop ship.
NORWOOD JOHNSTON
NAMED PRESIDENT OF
TIN WHISTLES CLUB
George T. Dunlap Sr. Chosen
Vice-President, and Eric Nel
son Re-elected Secretary
Treasurer, Captain and Gen
eral Manager. <
Norwood Johnston of Pitts
burgh and Cotton Cottage, was
yesterday elected to the presi
dency of the Tin Whistle Club.
Mr. Johnston joined the Tin
Whistles in 1922, and. is . a life
member.
Mr. Johnston has been a
member of the Pinehurst winter
colony for many years, and is
an ardent golfer and hunter. ,He
is in the oil business in Pitts
burgh.
George T. Dunlap Sr. was
elected vice-president and Eric
Nelson was re-elected secretary
treasurer, club captain and
manager.
S. M. Paterson was elected to
the board of governors for one
year, and the following for three
years: Harry W. Croft, Richard
D. Clemson, James T. Hunter,
Walter D. Hyatt and H. Fred
erick Lesh.
The annual Tin Whistle pho
tograph will be taken at The
Country Club at 11 A. M. (to
morrow) Wednesday.
ALBANY GOLF FANS
COOL BURNING “DOGS"
BY BATH IMMERSION
Frank P. Tucker advises the
Outlook that the prominent Al
bany, New York, business" men
who have been visiting at the
Highland Pines Inn, Southern
Pines* have been behaving as
well as could be reasonably ex
pected. In an interesting six
page letter, Mr. Tucker points
out that Frederick T. Jeram,
has been in charge of the party,
under the title of “Chief Fixer
qpper.” » " f
Most pleasing; duty of Mr.
Jeram is his liberal action in
personally guaranteeing the ac
counts of all members of the
party. All. members but “Andy,”
claim to be great golfers. An
derson's 97 (unverified) is re
garded -as low for the delega
tion.
Unfortunately, Frank P. Tuck
er, who writes that he is the
best golfer in the crowd," has
been unable to play because he
has been kept busy chaperon
, ing certain members who need
it. ' •:v
' (Continued on page two)
TOP RANK WOMEN *
GOLFERS START IN
NORIK-SOUTH TODAY:
Field of 75 Paired for Play im
Medal Round; Mrs. Page to*
Defend Title Against Chal
lenge of Seven Who Qualified!
j in National.
GIRL STARS ENTERED '
Old Sol waved a magic wand'
over the Pinehurst golf courses
yesterday and the snow vanish
ed, and today the 38th North
and South championship for
women will start at 9:38 o’clock.
Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page of
Chapel Hill will defend her title
against a field of 75 players*
including'eight qualifiers in the
including seven other qualifiers,
in the 1939 women's national.
These ladies are Miss Dorothy
Kirby, Atlanta, who was runner
up, Miss Jane Cothran* Green
ville, S. C., Mrs. Thomas R
Rudel, Forest Hills, Miss Jean:
Bauer, Providence, Miss Deborah
Verry, Worcester, Mass., the
Silver Foils champion, Mrs.
James M. Robbins, Mt. Kisco*
N. Y., and Little Miss Jean
Cline, Bloomington, 111., young
est player ever to qualify iij the
national.
'Mrs:' Russell Holman, Old
Greenwich, Conn., Mrs. Charles
R. Harbaugh, Cleveland, Miss
Anne Krumbhaar, Philadelphia,
Mrs.v Archie C. McLave, Hast
ings-on-Hudson, and Mrs. J. J.
Lawler, New Rochelle, N. Y.,
are other ladies who played in
the last national, and are en
tered today.
Miss Georgia Tainter, Fargo,'
North Dakota, 17 years old and
Miss Agnes Williams, 16 ye^trs
old of Newark, New York, are
expected to make the first
flight.
* Pairings and Starting Time '
9:30 Mrs. B. L. Tyrrel
Mrs. C. B. Shea
(Continued on page, twoX
SOUTHERN STATES
SNOWED UNDER IN
TRICK OF WEATHER 1
(By the Associated Press) ?
The weather man last night!
had a promise of relief from)
frigid temperatures for the mid* \
west but for the south and east'
he had only a cold shoulder. He
said that the cold mass which |
hovered over areas around Chi*
cago would move south and
east. ■ ' f?
Spring in the south was
“snowed under.” Eight inches of
snow, ranging to one inch ex*;
tended from Arkansas, through
Tennessee, Alabama and Geor
gia, North Carolina and South
Carolina.
Florida and a narrow strip of i
the gulf coast escaped the
weatherman's tricks with the;
calendar, but freezing weather
was expected in northern Louis
iana and Mississippi.
The New York-Montreal ex
press passenger train Was de
layed 15 hours by drifts on the
border, and finally had .to go
back to New York. -
Some up-state New York com
munities still were snowbound* ,
and roads in many counties
were so^anowod under that
'traffic was slow and hazardous.