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NAZIS STAGE MIGHTY AIR BLITZKRIEG ON BRITAIN
ONSLAUGHT BELIEVED
BACKED BY BIG GUNS
BASED ON CONTINENT
:laim air control'
[Hermans Claim ‘Not Even
London’ Will Be Safe l
From Bomb-Destruction
COAST DEFENSES HIT
Reich Authorities Say 213
English Planes Wrecked
In Three Days
BERLIN, Aug. 13 (Tuesday).—®)
—Claiming virtual control of the air
over the bomb-splattered English
channel, German sources predicted
today that successiv eraids would
stab steadily inland until “not even
London” would be safe from bomb
destruction.
Hailing reports of tremendous ruin
to Britain’s coast defenses and naval
bases in three days of stepped-up
aerial blitzkrieg, the German press
said the battlefleet Britain counted
on to hold off direct assault might
already have been forced to clear out
of channel bases.
Many 1'ianes vvreeKeu
The Germans claimed 213 British
planes wrecked in the three days of
fighting, last Thursday, Sunday and
yesterday—including those smashed
by bombs dropped on airdromes.
Sunday and yesterday, the Ger
mans reported, 164 were shot out of
the air, 71 yesterday and 93 Sunday,
to German losses of 46, 19 yesterday
and 27 Sunday.
From the intensity of the attacks
they looked more and more like prep
aration for the long-expected grand
scale invasion.
The great British naval base at
Portsmouth, where huge fires were
reported, the airport at Manston, de
clared to have been destroyed, and
the port of Margate on the Thames
Estuary, gateway to London, bore
the brunt of the assaults along the
southern coast of England.
The German radio reported the
British lost 48 planes in the battle
over Portsmouth alone, where 12
German planes were shot down.
It said 15 British planes were de
stroyed at Manston, 12 of them on
the ground, and claimed heavy
losses at the airdromes of Canter
bury, Lympke and Hawkinge.
Attack Shipping
Still other Nazi squadrons scream
ed down on barrage balloon-protected
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NEW HANOVER MAY
LOSE LEGISLATOR
Will Lose Solon If Guilford
And Others Gain Men
Because Of Census
RALEIGH, Aug. 12.—GP)—An un
official survey, based on the 1940
census figures, disclosed today that
Guilford , and Mecklenburg coun
ties will have four members each
in the state house of representa
tives, providing the 1941 general
assembly reapportions its mem
bership.
Since reapportionment on the ba
sis of the new census figures is a
plank in the state democratic plat
form, most sources here are agree
that the assembly will take action
along this line.
Guilford and Mecklenburg would
be the first counties in the history ;
of the state to have four mem
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500 PLANES ATTACK
Every Corner Of England
Reported Bombed By
Waves Of Nazi Planes
LOSSES ARE HEAVY,
Invaders Seek To Damage
Harbors To Weaken Con
trol Of The Channel
LONDON, Aug. 13.— (Tuesidayl—
(iH—Adolf Hitler’s long-threatened
aerial blitzkrieg on Britain burst
into a full-throated roar of destruc
tion today as Nazi warplanes
struck at every corner of England.
They thus carried into the third
consecutive day a ferocious as
sault which began with flights of
40 oOr more planes, leaped to 500
or more yesterday, and reached
undisclosed numbers this morning.
There were indications that the
onslaught may now be backed by
cannon refi from the continent and
possibly aided by Italian airmen.
Same Pattern
The pattern of attack remained
unvaried, as it has since extensive
raids first began June 18, but the
scope was tremendous.
From northeast, northwest,
southeast, southwest—from every
direction—came reports of explod
ing bombs. Reports of damage
were confined to civilian struc
tures as the Nazi novelty
"scream” bombs hurtled down.
British gfihters, anti-aircraft
gunners and searchlight crews
teamed up to make the sky a
deadly jungle for the invaders.
The raids this morning and last
night followed up those of the
waves of swastika-flaunting bomb
ers which dropped tons of explo
sives Monday on Britain’s great
naval bases at Portsmouth, South
hampton and Dover.
Seventh or more German planes
continued to hammer against the
English coastline between Dover
and Portsmouth until late last
night after the British asserted
their defense forces had sent at
least 39 to destruction in the Mon
day conflict. Nine British planes
were missing.
Gunfire Suspected
At one southeast coast town,
houses were damaged by explos
ions which at first were attributed
to bombs but later were believed
to have ben due to gunfire.
(Supporting the belief that the
Germans at last have unlimbered
heir coastal cannon against Eng
land was the fragmentary nature
of this report, which got through
from London only after 10 hours
and which said British authorities
were “investigating.”)
Hector Bywater, naval expert of
the London News Chronicle, de
voted his article today to "Guns
that they could be effective only if
aided by aerial “spotters.”
“The Germans may and cer
tainly have mounted long - range
guns between Calais and Bou
logne,” he wrote, “but they will
be simply shooting into the blue
unless they have effective spotters
aloft; and we may be confident
these spotters will have a rough
ime from the RAF.”
There were strong rumors that
Italy, Germany’s ally, at last was
participating in the raids on Brit
ain. Authoritative circles in Lon
don disclosed that ah Italian was
among the crew of a Germap
bomber captured Sunday, but dis
counted the likelihood of Italian
planes being used. Even if this
were the case, it was said, con
firmation would be unlikely for
snmp timp 1
Planes Downed
The British announced that na
val guns brought down five Ger
man planes Sunday, raising the of
ficial total for that day to 65 and
the unofficial count to 74. (The
Germans said Sunday-Monday to
tals were 164 British and 46 Ger
man planes lost.)
The list of Germans destroyed
may go even higher for Monday,
the British said as the developing
battle between the world’s largest
air forces was believed here to be
a decisive phase of the war.
Germany’s objectives appeared
to be three-fold :
To damage naval harbors and
shore establishments in an effort
to challenbe Britain’s sea control
of the English chnnel
To weaken Britain’s aerial de
fenses by damaging airdromes, de
stroying balloon barrages, silenc*
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Hurricane Death Toll Reaches 27
jflen Seek To
Clear Roads,
RepairJVires
Coast Guard Radio Reports
25 Persons Killed At St.
Helena Island
SEVERAL BOATS SUNK
Large Part Of Charleston
! Flooded; Power, Tele
graph Wires Downed
ATLANTA. Aug. 12f-'^Th®
hurricane-swept coasts of South
Carolina and Georgia counted at
least 27 dead tonight and dmage
n the hundreds of thousnds of
dollars as work crews concentrated
on restoring communications crip
pled by the worst storm to strike
the area in recent years.
While authorities attempted to
penetrate isolated towns and is
lands to check casualties, the Red
Cross reported trom Washington
that it had received word from a
coast guard radio truck operating
near Beaufort, S. C., that 25 per
sons were known to hve been
killed on St. Helena island.
Wind Sweeps Savannah
Two persons died during the
height of the gale in Savannah,
where the wind at times reached a
velocity of 68 miles an hour. Ear
lier reports of six drowning at
folly Beach near Charleston, S. C.
and ten deaths in Beaufort county
were not confirmed.
St. Helena island is off the coast
from Beaufort. The message tell
ing of the 25 deaths there was sent
the Red Cross by Mrs. A. M.
Neighbors, assistant Red Cross di
i rector at Parris Island, marine
corps base which also was hard
hit by the torm.
Red Cross officils said they had
received no direct word from either
Charleston or Beaufort but that
their representatives were trying
to get into the stricken area. The
recalled that St. Helena island was
n the path of a disastrous hur
l'icne in 1892 when between 8,000
and 9,000 negroes lost theirlives.
Many Boats Sunk
Many small boats were sunk dur
ing the hurricane, which yesterday
blew in from the Atlantic ocean
just above Brunswick, Ga., and
struck all along the coast until it
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MANY FOREIGNERS
ARRESTED BY JAPS
Tokyo May Boost Pressure
On Other Nations To
Withdraw From China
TOKYO. Aug. 12.—UP)—New ar
ct foreigners were reported
[May amid a flare-up of anti-Brit
'l". ieeiing in Tokyo and signs of
official pressure on other nations
» withdraw from China.
uomei. Japanese News Agency.
, e|,orte|i that 19 foreigners had
?een arrested at Dairen, in the
aPanese-leased territory of Kwan
'mf r °n char§es °f disseminating
‘‘-‘■■Japanese propaganda and pos
essing shortwave radios.
neir names and nationalities,
ere not disclosed, Most persons
-euously jailed in Korea and Ja
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[weather
1 Xnr.I POKKCABT
a';?lnia: Mostly cloudy Tues
Wst am "ednosday, showers ovei
and central portions.
(lata for the 24 hours
1 ,oU P- m. yesterday).
1-Of, Temperature
in. M- 7™f'. 80; 7:30 a- in. 80; 1:30 p.
Hinimiim -- *’• ni- 79: maximum 85
™ 10: mean 80: normal 78.
l-9« Humidity
It. 851 7did a. m. S4; 1:30 p,
' 1-30 p. m. 89.
To(ai f „ Precipitation
0.19 inch'.‘4 hours ending 7:30 p. m.
Month in so' - t0,tal since first of th(
m.o2 inches.
Tides For Today
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,.*»«* . 4:30p 10:39i
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moon set 1:33a.
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Windsors Land In B
The Duke Of Windsor, who gave up the British throne for “the
woman I love,” arrives at Bermuda with his American-born Duchess,
enroute to his Nassau post as governor of the Bahamas. They are
pictured landing M the Royal Bermuda Yacht club. The tender carried
them from the American liner Excalibur. which brought them from
Portugal.
County ProtectsW orkers
WhoEnter ArmedF orces
RESOLUTION IS PASSED
Men Will Be Assured Of
Reinstatement To" Their
Jobs Upon Their Return
The county commissioners yes
terday afternoon passed a resolu
tion providing that any county em
ploye joining the armed forces of
the United States, either through
voluntary enlistment or conscrip
tion, will be assured of reinstate
ment in his job upon his return.
Saying “it is our duty to coop
erate with the federal government
in its efforts to provide for the
protection of our nation,” Dr.
James M. Hall made the motion.
It was immediately seconded and
passed unanimously.
“Only Fair”
“It is only fair,” Dr. Hall said,
“that the county’s employes should
be protected if they desire to take
part in the defense of our country.
“And it is hoped private em
ployers will follow the example of
the county and protect their em
ployes in a similar manner. I think
there is still room in this country
for a little cooperation and a little
patriotism.”
The resolution will take effect
immediately.
The board formally accepted the
appointment of C. B. Parmele to
the Wilmington Port commission.
The commissioners were notified
by letter from Cyrus D. Hogue,
chairman, that Parmele had been
appointed to the post vacated when
B. B. Cameron resigned several
days ago.
Another resolution was passed
asking that the state highway com
mission include the remainder of
Burnett boulevard in the state sys
tem. It is now partly included.
M. L. Harriss, operator of a fill
ing station and tourist cabins form
erly known as Roosevelt Gardens,
was cited to appear before the
board on August 26 to show cause
why his license to operate cabins
should not be revoked.
Storm Victim Wraps
Baby In Weather Flag
CHARLESTON, S. C., Aug. 12
—(/P)—A young mother, just an
other refugee from yesterday’s
storm, sat in the customs house
lobby, an expression of terror on
her face and a look of disbelief
in her eyes.
Wet and bedraggled, she held
a baby wrapped in a red flag
used by the weather bureau to
warn small craft of approaching
squalls and high winds.
The bureau had lent her the
flag because it had no use for it.
The pole from which it flies had
been blown away.
COMMUNITY FORUM
SELECTS SPEAKERS
____
Durant, Franklin, Sckclsky
Tentatively Named To
Appear Here This Fall
Speakers for this winter’s lec
ture course were tentatively se
lected by the executive committe
of the Community Forum yester
day afternoon.
They are Dr. Will Durant, Jay
Franklin and George E. Sokolsky.
In announcing their selections,
the committee explained that the
choice of speakers was not final
and urged the people of Wilming
ton to voice their opinions on the
group named.
The committee is headed by
Rabbi M. M. Thurman, who de
clared that he would gladly re
ceive suggestions for program
changes. He explained, however,
that the number of season tickets
sold in advance must determine
the committee’s selections. Nat
urally, the more tickets paid for,
the more money the forum will
have to spend for speakers. The
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Italy Pushes l
Press Attack
Upon Greece
Sharp Propaganda Cam
paign Threatens To Pro
duce New Balkan Crisis
BERBERA BATTLE NEAR
Rome Expected To Protest
Against Slaying Of Alban
ian Nationalist
ROME. Aug. 12.—Iff)—Italy, al
ready warring with Britain for su
premacy in the Mediterranean and
North Africa, threatened a new
crisis in the Balkans today with a
sharp ' propaganda campaign
against Greece, neutral friend of
Britain.
A press attack against Greece,
charging her with aiding the Brit
ish and conspiring to foment trou
ble on the border with Itaiian-an
nexed Albania, shared press head
lines with reports of a developing
battle for Berbera, capital and
chief port of British Somaliland,
on the Gulf of Aden.
Make Contact
The Italian high command com
munique said Fascist forces driv
ing across British Somaliland had
“made contact with” the main
British forces in front of Berbers,
but failed to say whether' figtitinff
actually was in progress.
(A British communique issued
at Cairo said “In Somaliland no
operations are reported and the
enemy made no advance.”
Reports of the beheading of an
obscure Albanian nationalist, Haut
Hoggia, by Greek “bandits” opened
the campaign against Greece. Fas
cists said Italy probably would
protest, adding that “further com
plications likely would result.”
The latest developments threat
ened a crisis similar to 1923 when
the Italian fleet bombarded Corfu
and occupied the Greek-owned is
land at the entrance to the Adri
atic for a month in retaliation for
an attack on an Italian mission.
In foreign circles war with
Greece over this incident was con
sidered unlikely in view of the ex
pressed desire of Germany to keep
the Balkans at peace to supply
the Axis powers. Some observers
thought an effort might be made
to force Greece into the Rome
Berlin orbit.
British Aid Charged
Fascists accused Greece of sup
plying the British with fueling
bases for warplanes and warships
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ITALIAN FORCES
NEARING BERBERA
Fascists Move More Troops,
Planes And Tanks Near
Egyptian Frontier
CAIRO, Egypt, Aug. 12.—GV)—Ita
ly moved more troops, planes and
tanks near the Egyptian frontier
tonight as Fascist forces driving
across British Somaliland deserts
halted within 60 miles of Berbera,
British port on the Gulf of Aden.
British officers returning from
the Egyptian-Libyan border report
ed heavy Italian troop movements
continued near Bardia, about thirty
miles from the frontier, but the
forces of Marshal Rodolfo Grazi
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Measure Providing Unified Control
Of All Carriers Approved By House
0 _
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12.—(A>)—
Legislation providing unified con
trol of the nation’s rail, motor and
water carriers by the interstate
commerce commission won final
approval of the house today.
A conference report on the bill
which places inland and intercoast
al water carriers under the ICC
and expands the powers of the
commission to effect consolidation
and reorganizations of transporta
tion systems was adopted, 247 to
74, an dsent to the senate.
The final vote came after a vig
orous but futile fight by friends of
the water carriers to restore to the
bill the .so-called Wadsworth
amendment which would permit
rate reductions if they provided
“compensatory” returns to the car
rier.
Rep. Wadsworth (R-NY) warned
that unless this amendment, which
was stricken out by the conferees
despite previous instructions from
the house to retain it, were re
stored, the legislation might have
adverse effects on water trans
portation.
However, Wadsworth was beaten
209 to 14, on a motion to re
4
commit the bill to the conferees
with instructions to reinstate the
amendment.
The action of the conferees was
denounced by Rep. C'ulkin (R-NY)
as "parliamentary Hitlerism” but
was defended by Rep. Halleck (R
Ind).
Halleck said the amendment was
eliminated because the senate
members of the conference com
mittee refused to “go along” and
added that if conference commit
tees were strictly bound by house
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Talks At Beach
J. M. BROUGHTON
BROUGHTON SEES I
MANY N. C. GAINS
Says State Is Entering Into
Greatest Era Of Indus
trial Expansion
“North Carolina is entering into
its greatest era of industrial ex
pansion, and the development of
our transportation systems will aid
in this expansion,” J. M. Brough
ton, democratic governor-nomi
nate. told members of the North
Carolina Traffic league at their
annual banquet last night at the
.Ocean Terrace hotel, -Wrightsville
Beach.
“And I cannot understate the im
port of equitable transportation
rates in the promotion of North
Carolina’s industry,” he said.
The governor-nominate said, “I
believe one of the greatest things
North Carolina can do is to dedi
cate itself to the development of
its port resources.
“These resources will feature
enormously in this industrial ex
pansion campaign.”
He paid tribute to Lt.-Col. George
Gillette, Wilmington' district army
engineer, by saying: “You have
here in Wilmington the man who
is in charge of all waterways in
North Carolina.
“If we keep him here long
enough we will have a great sys
tem of waterways.”
Broughton was introduced by I.
M. Bailey, of Raleigh, counsel for
the North Carolina Corporation
commission.
Preceding him on the speaking
program, was Stanley Winborne,
state utilities commissioner, who
charged that the inter-state com
merce commission “has not always
given North Carolina the considera
tion it deserves.”
“It is our duty to bring about a
reawakening in North Carolina to
the importance of freight rates to
the state’s industry. It is astonish
ing to learn the number of business
men who do not know the value of
freight rates to their business.”
He advised that the traffic league
get more members and “try to do
something about these freight rates.”
Peter Brown Ruffin, of Wilming
ton, who was elected vice-president
during the afternoon meeting, presid
ed as toastmaster during the meet
ing.
As factors in the prospective in
dustrial expansion in North Carolina,
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GEORGIA TOBACCO
AVERAGES 18.43
12,752,554 Pounds Sold
For $2,350,342 During
Season’s First Two Days
(By The Associated Press)
The Georgia bright leaf tobacco
auctions established an average of
18.43 cents for the 12,752,554 pounds
sold for $2,350,342.38 during the first
two sales days of the season and a
federal farm official said “there is
nothing in sight that should in any
manner disturb the general favor
able condition of the market.”
The official was Triple-A Field
Officer F. B. Lacey, who urged
crowds not to accelerate the present
rate of delivery to the sales placed
in 17 south Georgia cities.
The auction sales opened in Geor
gia last Thursday fnd 47 warehouses
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English Press Asserts
Air Raids Mark Start
Of Battle Of Britain
LONDON, Aug. 13—(Tues
day)—</p>—The morning news
papers of Britain today describ
ed Germany’s intensified air
attacks on the channel coast as
the beginning of the “Battle of
Britain.”
Headlines, news stories and
editorials reflected the belief
that the lull is ended and that
Adolf Hitler’s blitzkrieg against
this island has begun.
“The Battle of Britain is on,”
declared the Express headline,
and the Mail echoed it with:
“Blitzkrieg Is On—RAF Face
the Great Test.”
“We must face an assault
that will rapidly become more
intense and more widespread,”
declared the News Chronicle.
“We may learn next of raids
on our airdromes and then per
haps of parachute landings and
attempted invasion. We may
well be on the verge of our
greatest testing time.”
F.D.R. COMPLETES
INDUSTRIAL TOUR
Collects Information On
Translation 0£ Billions
Into War Equipment
BY ALEX SINGLETON
NEW LONDON, Conn., Aug. 12.
—(A1)—President Roosevelt, col
lecting first hand information on
the translation of billions of dol
lars into revitalized fighting equip
ment, completed tonight his check
up of preparedness progress in
t henation’s industrial northeast.
Just before leaving by train for
Washington, the president told the
newsmen that while the progress
of the ten billion dollar program
was not yet up to 100 per cent, it
was getting there fast.
He ended his three-day swing
through New England with inspec
tion of the submarine base here
and the nearby Groton submarine
building plant of the Electric Boat
company.
A submarine, a month, he said
as he returned from Groton, was
the objective toward which the
plant was striving, adding that the
company had plans for building
twice as many undersea fighters as
ever before.
Mr. Roosevelt said that during
the day he had talked to Gover
nor William H. Vanderbilt, of
Rhode Island and Governor Ray
mond E. Baldwin, of Connecticut,
about organizing a state guard if
and when the National Guard were
lalled up for training. Baldwin in
formed him that Connecticut al
ready had two state guard com
panies training in camp.
A bill to permit the president
:o call up the National Guard and
arganized reserves for a years’
xaining reserves the senate last
veek end now is before a house
:ommittee. The president, at a re
:ent press conference, referred to
he possible formation of a home
;uard, and si ggested that World
var veterans might form its nu
:leus.
The presidential yacht Potomac,
mder destroyer Escort, brought
aim here this afternoon after a
awing through New England which
ook him into five of the section's
iix states and gave him an op
portunity to see expanding indus
rial forces turn steel into swift
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National Guard Call Bill
Passed By House Group
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12— OT —
By a unanimous vote, the house mili
tary committee approved today a
senate bill authorizing the President
to call out the national guard and
reserve army forces for one year’s
service in the western hemisphere,
United States possessions or Philip
pine islands.
Chairman May (D-Ky) said the
committee, by "better than two to
one,” eliminated a provision which
would have made it an unfair labor
practice, as defined in the National
Labor Relations Act, for employers
to refuse to reinstate these men to
tbjpir original jobs.
But the committee retained the
basic principle that guardsmen taken
away from their positions shall be
restored to their work or another
job of “like seniority status.”
The members rewrote the amend
ment of Senator Pittman (D-Nev)
which would permit a guardsman to
resign within 20 days after called
into service if he had a wife, child
or both dependent upon him.
As approved by the committee,
the section would require the dis
charge of any member of any re
serve component of the army who
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