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TWO__ MOREHEAD PORT MAY BE LEASED Shipping Promoters To Take Over Terminals State And RFC Built RALEIGH, Aug. 31.—UP)—A tenta tive agreement under which port facilities at Morehead City may be leased to shipping promoters was drafted here today at a conference attended by Attorney General Harry McMullan, and representatives of the Morehead City Port Authority, the Port Commission, the Recon struction Finance corporation and the prospective lessees. The lease, designed to make More head City an official port of call for coast wise and foreign shipping, is subject to approval of creditors, in cluding the RFC and the >tat -owned Atlantic and North Caiolir , Rail road. McMullan said persons attending the conference predicted that 15 to 20 ships a month would stop at the North Carolina port. Under the lease, which would run for 24 years, port service would be offered to steamship lines. One company which is interested in the deal is the Hinkins Steamship Agency of Baltimore, Md., which was represented at the meeting by Lon Bolich of Winston-Salem. Also attending the conference was H. O. Edwards of New Bern, head of a company which has leased and A. and N. C. Morehead City is the eastern terminus of the railroad. McMullan said that M. A. Ramsey, a representative of the port commis sion, was instructed to confere with RFC officials in Washington on the proposed lease, which would cary a 90-day option. McMullan said that if the deal were consumated, ‘‘it would be an import ant thing for the state, the port and the A. and N. C.” LABOR’S GAINS CITED BY F.D.R. (Continued from Page One) “at the cost of lowered labor stan dards or impaired social ad vances.” These wage earners, he said, are well* aware of the great economic and social gains they have made “in the last seven years." Material and economic advances since 1933, the President said, “have been accomplished in a democracy, for a democracy and by a democracy and they can only be retainer: and expanded through a continuation of the principles and practices to which we a:; a nation have always been committed and which we are determined shall be unchanged.” Among the gains, the chief exe cutive noted: Nine million more jobs now than in 1933 in non-agricultural employment, aside from work for more than 2,000,000 additional per sons for the WPA, CCC and NYA. An increase in payrools of manu facturing industries in the same period bv ‘the enormous weekly tota lof $110,000,000.” Cash income of American farm ers $3,000,000,000 greater last year than in 1932, exclusive of $807, Oi'O.OOO in benefit payments. Pro mises of a further increase this year. Combined net profits of $648, 000,000 for 400 leading industrial V firms in the first six months of 1940—“a very large gain over last year” and a contrast with 1932 when “most corporations w er e showing little or no profit.” “These are materials gains of which w- may well be proud,” the President asserted. “And they have been accompanied since 1933 by such social advances as are embodied in the social security r gram, for which this and future generations will alwasy be thank ful.”_ 3. Sails Marital Sea W Wmf’ Lee Anderson, above, dramatic actress, won't have to worry about finding a hairdresser who’ll design becoming coiffures for her. She’ll have one right at home. Above, she regards her hair-do in a mir ror on recent arrival in New York from England to marry Eugene F. Suter, a hair stylist. WAR INTERPRETIVE (Continued From Page One) ganized force in less time than re quired for the conquest of Poland. It is no secret that the foremost American army men were as de ceived as French and British lead ers as to the striking power of the German army and air force. After Munich, France and Britain were far less confident, but they felt fairly secure behind the Magi not line and the British fleet. If war came, it was to be relatively economical, with the Allies on the defensive while Germany was squeezed into submission by a block ade. What was feared was “total war” by air on civi'lan populations before the Allies built up their own defenses against this new peril. For months the strategy appeared so effective that an Italian general In February suggested the possibility of another 30 years war like that of the seventeenth century. It is mostly forgotten now, but the predictions were confounded as com pletely a quarter century ago. In 1914 a short war of maneuver was generally anticipated instead of the bloody four-year stalemate that eventuated. Generals were deceived as well in 1879 when France went under so quickly. With the upsets of the last year fresh in their minds, military men are inclined with reason to be cau tious now. The greatest surprise of all would be that there were no more surprises in store. If Hitler’s bag of tricks should be nearing exhaus tion, stubborn Britain appears still capable of startling the world. HOT In'the world’s temperate zones an acre of land receives from the sun heat equivalentjto that which would be received from burning 250 tons of high-grade coal. BRITISH BATTLE MASSIVE RAIDS (Continued from Page One) the unrelenting aerial siege of yes terday and last night. Bombs blasted sown on the Lon don area at many points. In one of the Saturday night raids, London’s elaborate subway system was interrupted, but transport of ficials ^aid it was restored early to day. The British reported 63 German planes were destroyed and 22 British were missing in Saturday’s fighting. (The Germans said 124 British and 28 Nazi planes were lost.) The air ministry news service said the heaviest fighting of Saturday oc curred about 6 p. m. when 300 Ger man bombers and fighters were hurl ed against southeast England, in cluding the London area. Mass flights of 50 or 60 German planes were frequent. Among the many fighter squad rons which fougnt off the attack was a Polish squadron which on Friday scored its first success against the enemy, and a squadron of Canadians, the news service said. Apparently the nazi fliers’ goal was to smash the Royal Air Force, their chief nemesis and one of the main obstacles to any direct invasion of this country, by hammering repeat edly at British airdromes. The six alarms in the London dis trict was a record number for the metropolitan area. They followed four Friday, including one which lasted from shortly after 9 p. m. to almost 4 a. m. today and gave the capital Its worst mgnt oi me war. While the sixth London area warn ing continued, enemy planes also were reported over a notheast town and over the northwest. They had been reported earlier over the mid lands. Little Activity Watchers in London noted little activity during the fifth alarm, which lasted 21 minutes from 9.49 p. m. to 10.10 p. m. (3:49 to 4:10 p. m., E. S. T.) but searchlights could be seen finger ing the skies and airplanes motors could be heard distinctly during the 36-minute sixth alarm between 11:24 p. m. and midnight (5:24 p. m. to 6 p. m., E. S. T.). Although the British acknowledged that successive waves of German planes charging against Britain's de tenses had reached some objectives and taken an undisclosed toll of civil ians killed and injured, a communi que declared they were "dispersed without any serious damage being done to RAF airdromes, which again appear to have been the objectives of the attacks.” Earlier, however, the metropoli tan area got a strafing and, in the southeast, evening raiders spray ed fire bombs in several localities. In at least two instances, low flying German planes dropped to within machine-gun range of sub urban London and opened fire on the crowded streets. A number of bombs were dropped and several houses aemonsnea in me i^onaon area during tonight’s fourth raid of the day. Besides London, harried by the long series of Saturday alarms aft er a Friday night raid, Royal Air Force airdromes were the chief targets of the Nazi fliers Two ad mittedly were hit, one in East An glia and another along the Thames Estuary, but the air ministry said British fighters broke up both at tacks before serious damage was done. Wave After Wave So far, then, there was no indi cation that the raids, delivered by wave after wave of bomber and fighter squadrons ignoring heavy opposition, were worth the price. Authoritative figures late tonight placed German plane losses for the day at 63 up to 9:30 p. m. (3:30 p. m. E. S. T.) and admitted 22 British planes had been lost. How ever, the pilots of 17 of the British planes escaped to fight again, these sources said. Although the British acknow ledged damage to some air bases, chiefly in the southeast, and some casualties, a communique declar ed that “no reports of any serious damage to airdromes so far have been received.” The fourth air attack, which kept the capital’s populace under groundground for one hour and 26 minutes, apparently, repeated the formula the Germans have adopt ed for their hit-and-run attacks. Watchers in the London area said they saw about 50 German raid ers sweep in from the coast and fan out into small groups as soon as British fighter planes charged into their formation. One column of 16 German planes, stretched out Indian file—the Naz is’ favorite bomb attack formation —could be seen high in the north west with aircraft shells dotting the sky around them. Intricate Patterns The planes maneuvered in intri cate patterns, apparently picking out targets and dodging British fighters. Another clump of planes appeared further to the south and a third was seen over an unidenti fied greyhound racing track in the London area. But the raids, which angered the British more than anything else, worked both ways. During the fourth London alarm, an air ministry communique an nounced that "strong forces” of British planes had raided Berlin and other objectives in Nazi-oc cupied Europe. "Fires and explosions resulted” from Friday night raids on "select ed military targets” in the Ger man capital, the ministry said, "and it is estimated that consider able damage was done.” In addition, it reported attacks by fleet air arm planes on docks and railroad sidings at Boulogne and on oil reservoirs, shipping, freight yards, airdromes and gun emplacements. In 1939 United States farmers har vested 88,808,000 acres of corn. Rumania Shrinks Under Axis Threat ». _ Shaded portion of map above show* Hungary au gmented by most of Transylvania, which Rumania ceded in submission to an “ultimative” note from Berlin demanding quick settlement of Hungarian Rumanian territorial clash. It is reported that Bulg arian-Rumanian dispute over Dobrudja, lower right, would be settled in line with Axis plan to create solid Balkan bloc against further Russian expansion. LABOR DAY PARADE IS PLANNED HERE (Continued from Page One) At Wrightsville Beach there will be the annual Labor Day sail boat race, concluding the point series of races which has been held at the resort during the summer. By The Associated Press America’s millions opened the traditional Labor Day week-end Saturday and swarmed to the mountains and the shore for a final outdoor fling with summer. With fair and cool weather fore cast for most of the country, cele brants clogged highways while transportation companies—trains, planes, buse$ and boats—reported sharply increased business. Aside from the usual outdoor ac tivities, Labor Day promised this year a full program of major speeches. President Roosevelt worked at Hyde Park on two Labor Day speeches, one to be delivered Mon day morning when he dedicates Chickamauga Dam on the Tennes see river and the other Monday afternoon when he dedicates the Great Smoky mountains National At Rushville, Ind., Wendell L. Willkie planned to devote the week end to manuscripts for major speeches in his forthcoming west ern campain tour as republican presidential nominee. Secretary of Labor Perkins will address the nation Monday by ra dio, giving her annual summary on labor, and telling how it has been affected by the country’s defense program. In other Labor Day speeches, C. I. O. leader John L. Lewis will broadcast from Washington and William Green, head of the rival A. F. L., will attend a labor rally in Denver and broadcast from there. Democratic vice presidential nominee Henry A. Wallace will ad dress the American Negro Exposi tion at Chicago, and his successor as secretary of agriculture, Claude R. Wickard, will dedicate a new coliseum on the Indiana fair grounds at Indianapolis. FRENCH COLONIAL REVOLT SPREADING (Continued From Page One) the whole of Middle Africa, ex tending from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean and Red seas, a pro-British area. (It also was disclosed Thursday that General Catroux, who had been ousted by the French gov ernment as governor-general of French Indo-China, had joined General ere Gaulle’s forces.) The French communique said the government had received as surances from High ommissioner Boisson at Dakar, Senegal, that the “greater part” of the West African territory under his com mand was remaining loyal and that he had “rapidly gained con trol of the situation” there. The government attributed the African troubles'to lack of under standing of conditions in the mo therland and the action of the Brit ish blockade. This was the same reason given officially for the revolt in French New Caledonia, Africa, early in August. Admiral Platon, one of the de fenders of Dunkerque in the al lied retreat from that French port arrived in Vichy tonight by plane from Kakar. It was understood he rTrt dil'ect]y to the government on the uprisings 4 Social Security Happy, go lucky, irresponsible— that was Dick Gay; but Edith, his young wife, adored him and his infant son regarded him with friendly interest when Dick was around—which, to tell the truth, was not very often, Mr. Gay work ed at a filling station—four hours in the morning and four at night. That left only the afternoons foi him to play. Then one winter’s night Dick Gay died. The doctor said it was pneumonia. Edith took her baby and her few belongings and went back to her parents. But there were three younger sisters at home and Dad’s salary was pitifully small. For awhile the situation seemed rather hopeless. Then one day came a letter from Dick’s former employer, calling attention to the fact that the young husband was insured under the government old age and survivors insurance sy stem. Dick’s social security card had been lost, but Edith remembered that he had scratched his account number In the back of his watch; so she was able to report his ac count number when she applied for benefits at the office of the Social Security board. While in this field office a member of the sta' f helped her fill out the ap plication blank, which every claim ant is expected to do. Examination of Dick Gay’s wage record showed that he had work ed two years and eight months in covered employment since he reached his 21st birthday in 1937; that he had held jobs with four different business con-erns and that his average wage amounted to a little less than $100 per month. 0>. the basis of this record— which was maintained for him by the accounting division of the So cial Security board, his wife and baby were awarded monthly bene fits of about $30 per month—$18 for the widow, $12 for the child If Edith does not remarry she will receive a government check every month until young Richard reaches the age of 18. Thai is, she will receive this payment unless she goes regularly to work In employment that is covered by the Social Security act. She might teach in a public school, or enter domestic service, or work for the government, or for a religious or charitable institu tion, and still be eligible for monthly insurance benefits; but if she takes a Job in a commercial or industrial establishment where she is paid $15 or more per month her payments of survivors insu rance will be suspended during the time she is so employed. But regardless of whether or not his mother works or remarries, the son will receive his payment of $12 per month until he is 16 years old (18 if in school.) Further information about old age and survivors insurance may be obtained at the Wilmington of fice of the Social Security Board in the customhouse. Bids On Repairing Comstock Are Invited Bids on proposals for docking, undocking, and repairing the sea going hopperdredge Comstock will be received until 12 o’clock noon September 11 at the Wilmington district army engineer office. The project of overhauling for the dredge is expected to require about a month for completion. Con tractors are required to furnish all labor and materials for the job. In the Middle Ages, there was a bed in England capable of hold ing 12 persons. - EARLY PASSAGE OF DRAFT LIKELY (Continued From Page One) from the House bill on the final vote. They said, however, that i modification permitting govern ment operation of these facilitie: would stand at least an ever chance of being accepted. Coming quickly to the forefron of the capital discussion on thi legislation, this issue temporaril; relegated to the backgri and argu ments over the fundamantal provi sions for registering men from 2 to 44, inclusive, and making then liable for a year’s military train ing. A battle is expected over tb age provision, however, as the sen ate voted for registration only o men 21 to. 30, inclusive. Confident that the conscriptioi bill would be enacted without de lay, congress leaders optimistical ly set their sights for a clean calen dar within two or three weeks i: order to be in a position to tak an indefinite recess or, possibly, sine die adjournment. Many individual members hav indicated they would like to g home soon to remain at least unti after election day. The senate amendment, authori zing the government to take ove industrial facilities found nece: sary for defense if a satisfactor arrangement witn tne owner coul not be reached, ran into some op position in the House military com mittee. After a brief flurry of discus sion, the committee deferred ac tion until next Tuesday in order t give Representative Brooks (I -La), who sponsored it, and Repre sentative Smith (D-Conn) a chanc to work out a modification. Those members said they plan ned to offer a version which wouli authorize the government to ente into a working arrangement wit! a factory for the production of re quired materials, perhaps on ; rental or leasing basis. Smith drafted a form whicl would require a plant owner t produce specified materials, 01 turn his facility over to the Wa department, for instance, for sucl production. The owner who refusei to comply with the request wouli be subject to a $50,000 fine. On the point of the senat amendment, the United State chamber of commerce said in it Washington review today: "The need of adequate nations defense is universally recognized but that need is not so acute tha war measures are justified. . National defense requires the ou1 put of military equipment and im plements of war; it does not re quire the so-called conscription o industrial facilities. Why shouli business be conscripted when i has already Volunteered? There i nothing to be gained by floggini a willing horse and much to b lost.” Coroner Allen Injured When Hit By Automobih Coroner Asa \V. Allen was painful ly but not seriously injured yester day morning at 11:52 o'clock when hi was knocked down by an automobih as he crossed the street at Fron and Market streets. The automobile which struck hin was driven by Levi Grlssett, negro officers said. Grlssett was arrestee on charge of making a right turn ot a red lights Coroner Allen was treated a James Walker Memorial hospital bu was released and returned to hii home. American vanadium productioi represents about 15 per cent o the world total, with her consump tion being 25 per cent of the work output. HOLDS! AW GIVEN PARC E BY HOEY (Continued From Page One) roled to Michigan authorities in order that he may return to his wife in Buchanan, Mich., and re sume the life that won him friends and a good reputation there. The parole ended a prison ca reer that began 21 years ago when the Catawba county man was brought to Central prison after the courts had sentenced him to die for murdering John W. Gabriel at Terrell on December 19,1919. The verdict provoked a general protest in Catawba county for mer cy for the young man, a veteran of the World war. Governor Thomas W. Bickett in 1921 commuted the death sentence to imprisonment for 3 years. On issuing the order, Bickett wrote: “When Kohler Holdsclaw was 21 years of age he entered the ser ic of his country in the World war. He served tor five months, then returned to his home in Catawba county Decemoer, 1913. "Soon thereafter he tell in love with the pretty Marjory Lockman. She returned nis love; they be came engaged, and set July 4th, 1919, for their wedding day. "John Gabriel, a married man with several children, then appear ed upon the scene, and warned Kohler Holdsclaw that he must keep away from Marjory Lock man. Holdsclaw said to him. Mr Gabriel, you. are a married man I am single; Marjory Lockman is a single woman. Why do you inter fere?” Gabriel gave no reason, but on several occasions repeated his warnings, accompanied with threats. "Later the girl told her soldier lover that she could not marry him. At first she would give no reason, but after a while she told him that John Gabriel had ruined her when she was a little girl, and warned her lover to be on the lookout for Gabriel. "In a few days the two lovers of Marjory Lockman—the soldier fresh from the war, and the mar jied man, a deserter of his wife and children—meet, the soldier kills under circumstances that, in dependent of this history, would undoubtedly be murder in the first 1 degree. i "The great Psalmist, who knew human nature as few men have i known it, says, ‘he knoweth our ■ frame; he knoweth that we are — U Marriage Licenses IssuedHere In Wee,', The number 0f marriage „ :enses issued at the office 0 A ' •ian B. Rhodes, New Har ^ bounty registrar of deeds i/" ’rom the usual three or E*4 Heven for white couples along ? A'eek, a check of the records h sd yesterday. ^ow. Associated Press reports f ither points in the count? V*1,1 told of sudden increases ‘?'ave lumber of applicants seeki?Jk ■ iage licenses, but until last1 ,?r' -when the senate passed the?6* scnption bill-no marked lad been noted here Cteai! Licenses were issued to the ,, lowing white couples: l0l‘ Norman Woodcock. 20 M i, Betty Miller, 18, both of W?T! ton. W. J. Kelly, 25. and Miss Vini, Roderick, 28. both of Wilnt? et A. B. Mincy, 27. and 7 "' Bertfia Flynn, 28. both of Wil?? Vincent Ashford Thorpe 25 Miss Adelaide M. Rosboroueh h? both of Wilmington. 6 ’ Thad Grotgen, 24. and Miss L„,„ Ethel Spencer, 19, both 0 «•,’ mington. Edward Cardwell Flora. 22 . 715 South Fourth street, and v' Mary Wilda Rodgers, 18, 0{ ™ South Fourth street. J. Sheirs Jones, 31. of Greer, boro, and Miss Leah Croom of Wilmington. John Parsons Curry, Jr 27 Columbia, S. C., and Miss' Louise Highsmith, 26, of Wilmington James H. Taylor, 24, and ife Audrey Smith, 24. both of Wilmin-' ton. Andrew E. Sondey, 30. and Miss Elizabeth Mozur, 21, both of Castle Hayne. Gurley M. Smith, 20, and Mis. Nancy Coker, 19, both of Wilmic',' ton. dust.’ The slightest appreciation ol this truth will enable us to under stand how an earthmade man could kill John Gabriel under the.« circumstances without having an trace of that wicked and diabolical spirit that we associate with mt der in the first degree.” ( cherki malaria in ? days and re lieve* Liquid Tablet. • COLDS Salve-Nose Drop! symptoms firm day Try “R«b-My-Tlsm"-8 Wonderful Liniment NEW KIND OF HtAm% USES POWERFUL BLOWER 1 TO FORCE HEAT i THROUGH THE HOUSEUf For the tint time in a fuel oil heater— Duo-Therm offers the same forced heat as a modem furnace! 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