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THE PINEHURST OUTLOOK, PINEHURST, N. C.
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1940.
pj. P. RANDOLPH KIN
APPOINTED minister
III BRITISH CABINET
Robert Spear Hudson, Son-ht
of Recently Deceased
Sportsman of Pinehurst, Se
lected for Post in Big Shakeup
CHURCHILL NAMED
Robert Spear Hudson, son-in
]aff of the late P. S. P. Ran
dolph of Pinehurst, was made
minister of shipping yesterday
jn a drastic shakeup of Brit
ain’s war cabinet, in which Win
ston Churchill became director
of the national arms services
when he was named as chair
man of a committee of service
ministers.
Churchill, First Lord of the
Admiralty, will now guide the
war and air ministry as well as
the supply ministry.
Mr. Hudson was formerly sec
retary of the board, of overseas
trade. His new post as minis
ter of shipping was made va
cant by the death Saturday of
Sir John Gilmour. Mr. Hudson
accompanied King George and
Queen Mary to America last
spring.
Lord Chatfield, minister for*
coordination of defense resigned,
and no new minister was named
for that post. Sir Samuel
Hoare, hitherto lord privy seal,
became air minister in an ex
change of posts with Sir Kings
ley Wood. Lord Wool tom be
came minister of food, succeed
ing W. S. Morrison. *
There were many minor
changes. No explanation of the
shakeup was given in the gov
ernment communique. ' It said
merely that “the King h&s been
pleased to approve the follow
ing appointments.” <
MI TO DO AND SEE
Today
Polo game this afternoorj at
No. 2 field, beginning at 3:00
o’clock, Yellows vs Blues. Pub
lic invited.
Silver Foils tournament, medal
P^y for non-winners today.
North and South Men's Ama
teur Golf Championship con
tinues today.
Men’s April tournament con
tinues today.
Buffet supper at Pinehurst
Country Club tonight, followed
^ Forum event.
Feno and dance at The Caro
lina.
AT THE THEATRES
- Pinehurst -
Tomorrow .night at 8:30, mat
>nee at 3:00, “And One Was
beautiful,” starring Lara in e
Bay.”
• Southern Pines -
Tonight at 8:15 and matinee
^ 3:00, “The House Across the
ay” starring Joan Bennett,
^ George Raft. Also “Teddy
Roosevelt, Rough .Rider.”
Aberdeen
Tonight and tomorrow night
^ 7:30 and 9:15, “Young Tom
disonstarring Mickey Rooney
and Virginia Weidler.
University Singers Here Tonight in Forum Program
Under the lead of its director, John £. Toms, and assisted by Herbert Livingston, pianist, the University of North Carolina
glee club will give a concert tonight at the Pinehurst Country Club as a Forum presentation. Mr. Toms and Mr. Livingston
appeared in a recital on an earlier Forum program, and greatly pleased their audience. They will be heard in solo numbers to
night. The concert starts at 8:45 o’clock.
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KILLED IN MIMIC WAR
CLEVELAND, April 3.—
(A*) — Mimic warfare over
Cleveland ended today in the
crash of an army pursuit
plane, killing the pilot, Lieut.
J. W. Phelps Jr.
A witness said the plane,
flying low in a storm, “de
veloped flames and seemed
to come down with the motor
full on ”
It was one of 18 pursuit
ships which engaged in the
oretical encounter with two
bombers over Cleveland.
NORTH AND SOUTH
Results
Championship
Chuck Alexander defeated
Grover Poole Jr. 2 and 1.
George T. Dunlap Jr. defeated
Robert A. Stranahan 7 and 6.
James T. Hunter defeated
Robert Knowles 6 and 5.
Robert Dunkelberger defeated
H. H. Mandley Jr. 3 and 2.
Joe Thompson defeated J. W.
Grange 5 and 4.
John B. Ryerson defeated Wil
liam Cozart 4 and 3.
Skip Alexander defeated 'Paul
H. Hyde 5 and 4.
W. B. McCullough defeated
Ben' Goodes 1 up.
Consolation
P. H. Gruntal defeated L. B.
Peterson by default.
Bye.
W. L. Granberry III defeated
D. D. Cook, 3 and 2.
H. S. Malik defeated Walter
Justin Jr., two up.
Frank Strafaci defeated J. W.
Monahan Jr., 3 and 2.
T. H. Selby defeated Eric
Thomson by default.
Doug Porter defeated Pat
Mucci, 4 and 3.
APEiL TOURNAMENT
First Division
Paul Dunkel defeated J. J
Mclnerney 7 and 6.
Fred Allen defeated J. F.
Breuil 4 andN 3.
A. H. Pierce defeated Durban
McGraw by default.
Charles R. Scott defeated Len
nox Haldeman 4 and 3.
Consolation
F. F. Hennessy and Frank
Hall will play the final.
(Continued on page four)
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2-MINUTE PERFORMERS
WILL VIE IN RACE ON
MATINEE PROGRAM
Four Speedy Harness Horses to
be Selected From Seven for
Unique Event in Racing on
Track April 13.
A race between four two
minute performers, an event
unique in harness horse racing,
is tentatively scheduled to take
place during the Saturday mat
inee racing meet to be held at
the Pinehurst race track on
April 13. Just which of the
seven two - minute performers
which are quartered at the race
track stables will be entered in
the race has not yet been de
cided.
The directors of the Pinehurst
Chamber of Commerce, spon
sors for the forthcoming races,
met yesterday morning at the
Berkshire Hotel, to discuss plans
for the event. Mrs. Richard
Tufts was appointed chairman
of ticket sales. General admis
sion tickets will sell for 50c,
grandstand seats for an addi
tional 50c, and two groups of
boxes will be open for reserva
tions, eight boxes at $10 apiece,
and six boxes at $8 each. There
(Continued on page two)
Henry H. Barnard
Breaks Skeet Record
The Pinehurst Gun Club skeet
shooting record was broken yes
terday by Henry H. Barnard of
Washington, D. C., a guest at
the Carolina Hotel. , Mr. Bar
nard shattered 98 clay pigeons
out of 100, and had a score
of 70 straight before he missed.
He was shooting with Mrs.
Barnard and their daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Barnard are plan
ning to depart for their home
in Washington today. They
came up to Pinehurst earlier in
the week, from Sea Island, Ga.,
where Mr. Barnard was entered
in the annual skeet tournament.
WON AND LOST
C. B. S. Marr defeated E. S.
Hooper Jr. 8 and 6 in the first
round of the second division of
the April tournament on Tues
day. Mr. Hooper suggested
they play the by-holes for a
quarter each, and Mr. Marr paid
Mr. Hooper two bits.
TEDDY RERICHA,
NOTED TENNIS STAR
IS PINEHURST PRO
Director of Indoor Park Avenue
Tennis School of NeW York
Arrived Wednesday to Take
Up Duties at Country Club.
The Pinehurst Country Club
has enrolled the services of
Teddy Rericha, noted profes
sional tennis star, who arrived
yesterday to occupy that posi
tion at the club for the rest of
the season.
Teddy, one of the finest in
structors in the country, is di
rector of the exclusive indoor
Park Avenue Tennis School of
New York, which is open dur
ing the winter months. His na
tional ranking is No. 9. In 1936
he toured with Bill Tilden on
exhibition in the principal cities,
of the country. He was assist
ant to Vinny Richards for three
years, from 1929 to 1932.
Ted’s tennis experience has
also included the top pro berth
at the Hollywood Golf and Ten
nis Club in Deal, N. J., his
present summer teaching spot.
He may be consulted about in
struction or any matter relative
to tennis at the Pinehurst Coun
try Club.
Walter Funeral Today;
Legion Post Taking Part
Funeral rites for Beverly
Walter will be conducted this
afternoon at 4 o’clock at the
Village Chapel in Pinehurst.
The Rev. Dr. T. A. Cheatham
will conduct the service.
Mr. Walter was a member of
Sandhills Post 134 of the Amer
ican Legion. Members of the
post are requested by its officers
to be at the Village Chapel at
3:45 p. m., to take part in the
service.
The body of Mr. Walter will
be taken to Washington, D. C.,
tonight for burial in Arlington
cemetery. Clark’s Funeral Home
in Southern Pines is attending
to the arrangements.
WEATHER
Scattered showers Thursday.
Friday generally fair, slightly
cooler in west and central, por
tions.
ATHLONE TO CANADA
LONDON, April 3.—(£>)—
The Earl of Athlone, brother
of Queen Mother Mary and
former governor general of
the Union of South Africa,
tonight was appointed gover
nor general of Canada to suc
ceed Lord Tweedsmuir. The
tall soldierly earl, who will
be 66 on April 14, is expect
ed to leave for Canada in two
or three weeks.
NORTH AND SOUTH
Starting Times
1:00 C. • Alexander vs Dunlap.
1:05 Hunter vs Dunkelberger.
1:10 Thompson vs Ryerson.
1:15 Skip Alexander vs
McCullough.
Consolation
P. H. Gruntal, bye.
1:25 Granberry vs Jones.
1:30 Malik vs Strafaci.
1:35 Selby vs Porter.
APRIL TOURNAMENT
Fifth Division
9:00 Goodwin vs „M organ.
9:05 Foster^ vs O’Connell.
Consolation
9:10 Warren vs Bowles.
9:15 Hargrave vs Sloan.
Sixth Division
9:20 Purvis vs Zelie.
9:25 Prizer vs Love.
Consolation.
9:30 Lloyd vs Delapenha.
9:35 White vs Winner Bassett
and Flynn match.
First Division
9:40 Dunkel vs Allen.
9:45 Pierce vs Scott.
Consolation
9:50 Hennessy vs Hall.
Second Division
9:55 Berner vs Winner Clif
ford and Tucker match.
10:00 Batterson vs Marr.
I Consolation
10:05 Foster vs Hunter.
10:10 Reed vs Lowry.
Fourth Division
10:15 McEntee vs Reed.
10:20 Gates vs Henderson.
Consolation
10:25 Cullings vs Kling.
10:30 . Halstead vs Chapman.
Third Division , .
10:35 Mahony vs Nes. -
10:40' Tuckerman vs Fahey.
Consolation
10:45^ Warman vs Samble.
Volney Foster, bye.
DUNKELBERGER AND
TWO ALEXANDERS WIN
NORTH-SOUTH MATCHES
North Carolina Golfers Advance*
to Quarter Final; Cozart Loses3
to Jack Ryerson, 5 and 4;;
Knowles Ousted by-Hunter.
' GEORGE DUNLAP VICTOR
North Carolina’s delegation is
doing nicely in the 40th annual
North and South amateur golf
championship, having advanced
three players to the quarter
final as a result of yesterday’s
second round matches over the.
championship course.
These men are Skip and Chuck
Alexander of Duke University
and Durham and Bobby Dunkel
berger, the Southern champion,
from High Point.
When veteran Paul Hyde of'
, Buffalo walked into the club*
house after having lost to Skip*
Alexander, 5 and 4, he said:
“These Southern lads are toa
tough for us Yankees. On the
long fifth I hit two wooden club
shots and was twenty-five yards
short of the green. Skip was
home with a drive and an iron.?
Bill Cozart, Durham, who
Tuesday eliminated champion
Frank Strafaci, was beaten-, by
John B. Ryerson of Coopertowir,
Nr Y:r a good - journeyman- golf* -
er, who plays competitions, win
ter and summer, from coast to
coast. Jack won by 5 and 14.
He had seven one putt greens.
The "youthful Grover Poole
Jr., Duke freshman, was lined
up against Chuck Alexander*
Duke sophmore. (muck took an
early lead of three holes, saw
it cut down to one, but regained
it to win 2 and I and put the
“frosh” in his proper place.
George T. Dunlap Jr., Pine
hurst favorite, making a serious,
effort to regain a title he once: ■
monopolized, was too strong for.
(Continued on page two),
POLO GAME LISTED
THIS AFTERNOON ON
PINEHURST FIELD T
Pinehurst Polo Club officials*,
promise an exciting game this*
afternoon, with the Yellows,
meeting the Blues on the home!
field.
A new face will be in- the*
line-up. Mercer Hicks, a star of;
the Blind Brook Polo Club of •
New York, will play No. 1 for
the Blues, his first appearance
on the Pinehurst polo scene. ;
The line-up:
Yellows
1. Charles Swoope. .
2. Mickey Walsh.
3. Merrill Fink.
4. Arthur McCashin.
Blues
1. Mercer Hicks.
2. R. B. Green.
3. B. R. Brown.
4. Coleman Meisner.
The game starts at three*
o’clock and everyone is invited*.
EX-DfiPUTIES JAILED
PARIS, April S.^UP^rA.},
French military tribunal tonight
meted out maximum sentences;
of five years’ imprisonment and f
loss of civil rights to 36 Com
munist ex-members of the Cham
ber of Deputies, accused of car- r ;
rying out the orders of th& Com
munist International.