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Casualties Not Given Also for “security” reasons the government did not disclose the number of casualties across Eng land, but in after dusk renewal of the pounding of southern England alone 14 were killed and 47, in cluding two French sailors, were wounded. Altogether the British calimed 22 raiders shot down, 13 of them bom bers, and “many more seriously damaged.” The late night communique said one squadron of hurricanes alone bagged eight German planes and indicated that in the final count the raiders’ losses might be well above 22. But uncounted other big bomb ers and their speedy swarm of es cort fighters sliced through, ma chine-gunning city streets and splintering homes with heavy ex plosives. Whole towns shook with the force of the biggest blasts. In one south east town eight heavy b o m b s smashed into a residential section. Dwellings wrecnea In the northeast single communi ties had as many as 30 to 40 dwell ings wrecked. But the late day and after-dusk attacks were concentrated largely on the southeast coast—nearest de fense line to Nazi captured tak off points for invasion of England. The listing of two French sailors among the wounded was taken as a possible indication that harbor facilities or shipping in British ports bore part of the brunt of the attack. A British announcement said the day raids could be split into two main actions, both fought over different parts of the south coast. The first lasted three hours, “be fore lunch,” in which time 12 Ger man planes were brought down. The second, in the afternoon, scat tered into a succession of dogfights. One patrol of hurricanes smashed into a German fighter escort flight and downed one light plane and three guarded bombers. 50,000 Readers... 50,000 Prospects... Cost—.0009 Cent Per Prospect Yes, sir, you can buy, rent, sell, hire or swap with want ads at the infinite cost of .0009 cent per possible prospect. 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The maximum income limits, that is, the annual salary of the tenant, for admission range from $678 to SI,321. Selection Starts July 22 ; The selection of tenants for the new project, which is expected to ready for occupancy by Septem ber 1. will start Monday, July 22, at an office located on the project site. There are 216 family units in the project, with the average rent per month for each family being ar rived at as follows: Average shelt er—S10.23: average utilities—$5.40; average gross—$15.63. Utilities include heat, hot water, electricity for lights and refrigera tion. gas for cooking, water and sewerage. The average gross for he Char les T. Nesbitt Courts is $2.13 high er than the average gross for the New Brooklyn Homes, negro hous »g project, where the average is S13.50 per family a month. The Authority devised the follow ing schedule for shelter at the white project: 3 1-2 rooms — $6.60, 59.60 and $12.50. (Continued on Page Twelve; Col. 3) AIRMAN IS KILLED IN BOMBER CRASH targe Army Craft, Crip pled By Motor Trouble, Falls In Pennsylvania SOMERSET. Pa., July 1.—UP)— A big army bomber, crippled by hiotor trouble, crashed in flames atoP Laurel mountain in the Alle ghenies ‘graveyard of aviators” “te today after the pilot, Lieut. "• R- Dick of Wright Field, Day 0., leaped to his death. The ship identified by the army as a twin-motored B-10 model en from Mitchel field, New York 0 "right field, Dayton, was envel oped in flames for more than two hours after it skimmed tree tops n“ plowed into a small clearing. Dr. J. v. O’Donovan, Connels 1 e’ Pa., dentist, who was the (Continued on Page Twelve; Col. 1) [WEATHER IHlMh uiiu in. west «i*u Saturr/a6, ral Portions Friday. Cooler y an<l in northwest and north r“* portions Friday. data for the 24 hours a ‘-30 p. m. yesterday). Tides For Today *’ill»taEt<m High Low won - 3:06a 10:36a 11:08p 7:18a 7:57p j i; moon ttoiitmup,! on Page Three; Col. 2) I One Of France’s ‘Strong Man’ Trio In a triumvirate of “strong men” expected to dominate France’s new Fascist-model government is Adrien .Marquet, above, former minister of labor and mayor of Bordeaux. Others in the trio are Vice Premier Pierre Laval and Gen. Maxime Weygand. 64 SOLONS WANT F.R. TO RUN AGAIN Democrats Sign Statement As President Remains Silent On Plans WASHINGTON, July 11.—UP)—A declaration that President Roose velt “should accept renomination and continue his aggressive lead ership,” was issued today by 04 democratic members of the horse, while the chief executive continu ed his studied silence. Rep. Smith (D-Wash said that in signing the statement the house members “expressed their ernest desire” that Mr. Roosevelt accept a third term nomination from the democratic national convention which opens Monday at Chicago. Signatures of members from the midwest predominated on the statement. Third term talk also came from other quarters. Secretary Ickes ex pressed to reporters his belief that Mr. Roosevelt would accept renom inationv-but explained that this was only his own opinion and that it was based on no word from the president. The White house still had noth ing to say about the third term matter. Stephen T. Early, ^presi dential secretary, was asked'about reports that Mr. Roosevelt might make a statement tomorrow, but replied that “I don’t intend to have (Continued on Page Twelve; Col. 2) ADVERTISING MEN WILL MEET SOOl^ Kynett Will Be Principal Speaker At Wrightsville Beach July 20 The summer meeting of the Carolinas Advertising Executives association will be held at Wrights ville Beach Saturday, July 20. H. H. Kynett, president of Aitkin Kynett Advertising agency of Phil adelphia and former president of the American Association of Ad vertising Agencies, will be the principal speaker, according to an announcement received yesterday from M. F. Murdaugh, advertising manager of the Durham Herald and Sun and president of the Caro linas association. J. L. Allegood, advertising man ager of the Wilmington Star-News, will serve as convention chairman. The Carolinas association is composed of advertising managers of all daily newspaper's in North and South Carolina Murdaugh was elected as the first president when the organization was formed two years ago and now is serving his second term. 3 Port Customs Revenue Sets All-Time Mark Wilmington Collections For Past Fiscal Year Amount To $1,260,557 125 PER CENT CLIMB Decrease Is Reported In Collections For District As Whole, However Despite the rumblings of war abroad and the curtailment of trade with foreign nations, collections for the Wilmington headquarters port in the North Carolina district of the U. S. Customs Service reached the highest peak in history during the fiscal year just closing, John Bright Hill, collector of customs, announced yesterday. Customs collections for the fort of Wilmington during the fiscal year ending June 30 totaled $1,260,557.87, an increase of $743,627.23 or more than 125 Per cent, when compared with the previous all-time record of collections of $516,930.64 for the fiscal vear closinsr June 30. 1939. Best In History Hill said it was the best record of customs collections in the history of the Port of Wilmington and was ac complished despite the fact that shipping conditions generally have been seriously affected by the Eu ropean war during the past year. The increase Hill said, is attribut ed to the fact that there has been a general upswing in shipping activi ties here and a continued increase in such shipments as sugar, molasses, syrups, and general cargoes. The port reached the all-time high, Hill said, despite the fact that it does not collect a penny in customs revenue llhom three classifications of shipments in which it ranks first in the nation: fertilizer materials, gasoline, greases, and petroleum pro ducts, and mahsgany. District Slumps Customs collections for the North Carolina district, which embraces Durham, Reidsville, Winston-Salem, and Gastonia, during the fiscal year just ending totaled $10,365,311.63, a decrease of $550,792.95 when com pared with the collections of $10, 916,104.58 for the previous fiscal year. Hill accounted for the decline in the collections for the entire North Carolina district in the drop of such importations as cigarette paper from France, tobacco from Turkey, and Egyptian cotton, due to the Euro pean war. j At pr-'jfcadiis, here’s * ranks sixth in ‘'today for a pair of collections, ■ prepare for next sejiealtijynin : entries of lid Collects its " ..53 cents per i ASKS PKAYER EVANSTON, 111-, July 11— UP) — Mrs. Ida B. Wise Smith, national president of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, today called up on its members and all religious groups to pray at least one hour next Sunday. T Convention First First national committeewoman to arrive in Chicago for the dem ocratic national convention was Mrs. E. W. Frost, of Arkansas. LEGION OFFICERS INSTALLED HERE Stressing Of Americanism Asked By Speakers At Wilmington Post Meet Pleas for preparedness for the aftermath of the European war and stressing of more Americanism pro grams in the public schools were ad vanced by principal speakers during installation ceremonies for Wilming ton Post No. 10, American Legion, and auxiliary, and Voiture No. 245, Forty and Eight society, last night at St. Paul’s Episcopal parish house. Judge John J. Burney called on ex-service men to be prepared for what is going to follow after the war is over and carry forward the spirit of “Making America Safe for Americans.” Wilbur R. Dosher, post commander elect, pledged himself to the further ance of more Americanism pro grams in the public schools in a movement to teach youth of today what American means and what “Old Glory” stands for. Predicting a great growth and en larged service programs of the American Legion in the community during the coming year, Judge Bur ney urged the wholehearted coop eration of Legionnaires in the fur therance of ideals of Americanism. “The general public today,” he said, “is feeling more kindly now towards the ex-service man, who must take action to rid their com munity of un-Americans who are sowing the seed of discontent and (Continued on Page Twelve; Col. 4) LOCAL RED CROSS SURPASSES QUOTA Mrs. Speiden Reports $6, 005 Raised For General War Relief Purposes The Wilmington chapter of the American Red Cross last night pass ed its quota of $6,000 for general war relief purposes, Mrs. Ida B. Speiden, executive secretary, reported. The fund last night mounted to $6,005.58 and went slightly beyond the quota assigned locally by the national headquarters office of the (Continued on Page Twelve; Col. 5) Large Amount Of U. S. Plane Contracts Let Nation Working Toward Goal Of 25,000 New War plan es In Two Years DELIVERIES PLANNED Army, Navy, Manufac turers Agree On Program Of Defense Cooperation WASHINGTON, July 11. — (iP) — Working toward a goal of 25,000 new warplanes in the next two years, the National Defense commission an nounced today that $100,000,000 worth of contracts had been awarded since July 1, when funds for the ex pansion program became available. Officials said the fact that competi tive bidding was not required had assisted -them in .aunching the pro gram swiftly. The army and the navy merely drew up specifications, found manufacturers capable of han dling their orders and then let the contracts. First plane deliveries are expected by early fall. Agree On Program Dr. George J. Mead, aeronautical adviser to the committee, declared at a press conference today that repre sentatives of the army and navy, aircraft manufacturing companies, the National Advisory committee for aeronautics and the Reconstruction Finance corporation had met Tues day and had agreed on a program of air defense cooperation. The following steps were taken: 1. Army and navy representatives agreed to standardize their specifica (Continued on Page Three; Col. 3) ABC MEET SLATED TO START TONIGHT State Senator Roy Rowe Will Be Principal Speak er At Annual Banquet The annual meting of the associ ation of Alcoholic Beverage con trol boards of North Carolina will open tonight at the Ocean Terrace hotel, Wrightsville Beaelv Approximately 100 chairmen and members of ABC boards in the state and their guests are plan ning to attend. . State Senator Roy C. Rowe, ot Burgaw, will be the principa, speaker at the annual banquet ses sion at 7:45 o’clock tonight. Cutlar Moore, chairman, amd other members of the state ABC board are expected to be present for the session, which will contin ue through Saturday morning. Election of officers and trans action of other business matters will occupy the attention of the delegates at the Saturday morn ing session which will get under way at 10 o’clock. W. D. MacMillan, chairman of the New Hanover county ABC board, has been assisting in the completion of arrangements for the meeting.3 War Casualties Exceed Four Million NATION KILLED WOUNDED + _^| *4* “•*“ A m/' I 70.000 318,000 1,600,000 POUND + ^ T 620,000 * 60.000 160,000 400,000 BELGIUM + JL 545.000 X W J 10.000 35,000 500,000 NETHERLAN )S t M I 331.000 6,000 25,000 300,000 GERMANY f 243.000 X. 50.000 165,000 28,000 BRITAIN | ^1 f 92,300 X ^ 1 21,400 33,900 37,000 NORWAY t J 59.000 A m * © 4,000 5,000 50,000 Europe's casualties for 10 mouths of war have passed the four million mark, but the estimated 200,000-300,000 killed is small com pared to the 8,500,000 killed in four years of World War I. Figures in chart are based on official and unofficial government reports and on latest available estimates. They include both battlefield and civilian air raid casualties, but do not include Italy’s estimated 1500 casualties. The count for Germany is based on official Nazi reports, and may be actually much higher.__ GermanyClaimsSuccess InU-BoatWarOnBritain PASS OLD WAR RATE Report 609,000 Tons Of During Six-Week Period ‘Enemy Shipping’ Sunk BERLIN, July 11— <R“) —Germany proclaimed tonight that her U-boats, bent on a starvation blockade of England, had exceeded even the rate pf Imperial Germany’s unrestricted underseas campaign of the World war in destruction of British ships ind British food. In the six-weeks period ended July 1, said a communique, 609,000 tons pf “enemy commercial shipping” was sent to the bottom by sub marines alone, and this quickened tempo was attributed to the “favor ible bases” which Germany acquir (Continued on Page Three; Col. 2) Reynolds Wants U.S.To Acquire Devil's Island WASHINGTON, July 11.—(/P) —Senator Reynolds (l)-NC) pro posed in the senate today that the United States acquire “Dev il’s Island,” the French penal colony off the coast of South America, as a place to confine alien criminals. He suggested that the island be accepted in part payment of France’s war debt. In response to a question by Reynolds, Senator King (D Utali) said he hoped . that an immigration sub-c ommittee would meet in a day or two to act on house-approved legislation to deport Harry Bridges, west coast labor leader, to Australia. “He’s a menace to this coun try,” Reynolds said, “He’s one of the termites that’s been bor ing from within.” Three Men Are Killed In Sawmill Explosion HOLCOMB, Mo., July 11.—OP)—A sawmill explosion that was felt five miles away killed three men and se riously injured six others near here shortly after noon today. The dead were Luther Davis, 25, and Elmer Smith, 28, sawmill work ers, and W. L. Compton, 55, a farm er, who had gone to the mill for a load of lumber. Acting Coroner Whit Thrower held an immediate inquest and the verdict was “accidental death caused by an explosion of a steam boilesc” FARLEY REPORTS DEMOCRATS WILL BE OUT OF DEBT WHEN CONVENTION OPENS BY RICHARD L. TURNER CHICAGO, July 11.—Wl—With an air of satisfaction, National Chairman James A. Farley said today that "for the first time in history” the democrat ic party would have all its bills paid and money in the bank when the coming national convention is over. The occasion for this an nouncement was the receipt of a $30,000 check from Chicago business organizations, the last payment on the $150,000 which the local citizens pledged to lure the convention here. For the rest, Farley would . say but little in the course of a press conference devoted to what has now become.an old game of trying to worm from him the secret which he has been grinujngly guarding since Sunday — whether President Roosevelt will accept the third term nomination which the convention is ready to give him. Predictions that he would do so continued to accululate meanwhile as convention not ables arrived. Headquarters for Vice Presi dent Garner announced mean while that his name would be put before the convention b y Wright Morrow, Houston, Tex.; lawyer. Senator Lucas (D-Ill) reach the city asserting that Mr. Roosevelt’s foreign policy naa proved “so thoroughly right” that the people would “N o t take ’no’ for an answer” on the renomination question. Gov. E. D. Rivers of Georgia said he presumed Mr. Roose velt would be renominated and would accept. Each took a crack at Wen dell L. Willkie, the republican ’{Continued on Page Twelve; Col. 2)