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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-12
WICOMICO TAX RATE
REDUCED TEN CENTS

The tax rate for the 1940-41 fis-
cal year for Wicomico County was
fixed at $1.19 per hundred, a reduc-
ton Of ten cents from last years rate,
when the Board of County Commits
sioners struck their levy.
Under the county assessment fig
ures, real estate buildings will bear
ever two-thirds of the burden with a
total valuation of $24,284,971. Person
al property and automobiles will add
approximately 100000 to the as
sessable basis, and miscellaneous
sources such as business corporations
stock, foreign ands hare corporations,
railroads, and oil company tanks will
bring the total assessable basis to
333,094,777.
Total income from all sources is
estimated at $4S8, 1872.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-12
WORLD WAR VETERANS
BUSY MAKING POPPIES

Hands of disabled World War vet
Grams in government hospitals and
American Legion Auxiliary poppy
shops are busy this month making the
last of the twelve million peoples
which will be worn in honor of the
war dead on Poppy Day, May 25.
The poppy chairman of Worcester
SO Unit of the Auxiliary here, ex-
planned how making the memorial
peoples has grown into a nationwide
industry giving employment to hun
dreds of men unable to do other work.
She will direct the distribution of
peoples here May 25, when symbolic
little flowers made by disabled men
at Perry Point Hospital will be offer
ed by volunteer Auxiliary works on
the streets.
Poppies are being made this year
in 80 veterans hospitals and work.
rooms in AZ states. The manufacture
is directed by the state organization
VI LHC <AuAlAAoAyS WIFI SOoPSAoeAO1h
of the hospital authorities. Materials
are supplied by the Auxiliary and the
men are paid out of Auxiliary funds.
Only veterans receiving little or no
government compensation are offered
poppy employment, with preference
to those, having families to support.
The men are paid on the basis Of the
number of peoples produced, and the
number which can be produced per
man per day is limited to conserve
their strength and to spread employ
ment as widely as possible. Besides
providing much needed money, the
poppy work fills pleasantly otherwise
empty hours and helps promote recov-
cry.
Money contributed for the flowers
on Poppy Day goes into the welfare
funds of The American Legion and
Auxiliary, helping support the vast
program carried out continuously for
the disabled veterans, their families
and the families of the dead.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-12
CHESTERTOWN LIONS
HOLD CHARTER NIGHT

H. L. foreman, Jr., district COVER
nor, was the principal speaker at the
Charter Night celebration of the
Chestertown Lions Club on Friday
night Of last week. The meeting was
held at the Fire House at 1880 P. M.
The various other civic organiza-
tions in the community were asked to
send representatives, preferably the
presidents, to the charter presenta-
ton.
The Lions Club there was organized
some weeks ago and has been meet
ing twice monthly at the Bellhaven
Inn.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-12

at Drexel Hill. She was accompan-
led home by Miss Jones, who spent
the weekend here.
Miss Pansy Hancock is spending
some time with her sister and broth
er-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Burge
at Wilmington. While there she will
stay with little Patsy Burge who is
i'll in a hospital there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Guthrie and
daughter, Mary, of Fruitland, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. James Nicholson, Sun
day.
Mrs. John Mariner, of Horntown,
is spending some time with her son,
Mr.. Russell Mariner and Mrs. Mar
riner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Birmingham,
of Pocomoke, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Hill, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Hancock, ST.,
and family visited Mr.. and Mrs. Les
ter Burge in Wilmington, Sunday.
Mrs. G. r. Bromley was hostess to
her bridge club, Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Mock, of Phil.
adelphia, Pa, were weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hickman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. l.. Mason, ST., anc
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L Mason, Jr., anc
son, visited Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Brit
tingham, near Pocomoke, Sunday
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-12
REPORT ISSUED
ON THE HEALTH
ACTIVITIES, 1899

dealCn prONlOClOn ana ulSedSe pre-
vention activities carried on in the
counties of Maryland in 1889 are list
Cd in a report recently issued by DR..
2. H. Riley, Director Of the State
Department of Health.
The activities of each county are
summarized with reference to COM
nunicable disease control or preven-
Hon; the health supervision Of moth
Vkzs, and children; dental care of chill
!. aren; services for crippled children;
the sanitary supervision of food hand
ling industries, tourist and other
camps; educational activities and 9th
er duties.
=. There were 16,S45 cases Of notifi-
able diseases reported to the State
Department of Health from the coun-
ties; 8,238 home visits were made by
the health officers and public health
Nurses to discover sources of infec-
, ZION and to establish the necessary
measures to prevent the spread of di-
seases. Over 10000 young children
were immunized against diphtheria,
0,554 persons were protected against
typhoid fever and $500 were vacinna-
ted against smallpox. All protective
measures of this sort were arranged
in cooperation with the physicians
practicing in the counties.
Nearly 5000 persons were examin-
ed at the monthly chest clinics, held
in cooperation with the Maryland
tuberculosis Association; 4,039 were
added to those already under medical
supervision and 522 were admitted to
hospital or sanatoria; over $4,000
home visits were made to persons who
we're suffering from the disease or
who had been in contact with it.
Venereal disease clinics were held
in every section of the State, with
9,543 persons admitted to medical
service: 94,651 treatments were CIV
en- and over 5000 follow-up visits
were paid to the homes of the
patients.
Monthly prenatal clinics were held
in 20 counties with an enrolment of
2,236 expectant mothers. Child
health conferences for the examina-
tion of babies and young children and
Of children reaching school age, were
also held in all of the counties, with
an attendance of 1912 children. Ov-
er $4,000 follow-up visits were made
70 the homes by the nurses in con-
aection with these activities.
Health supervision of the older chill
aren was carried on in cooperation
with the State Department of Educa-
tion. Over 36,136 children in the ele-
nentary grades were given physical
examination and over $4,000 inspec-
tions were made in connection with
he control of communicable diseases
the schools. Services for crippled
hildren were part of the program
in all of the counties. Dental clinics
were part of the school health work
IN twenty counties.
Nearly 5000 sanitary inspections
were made of public or private prop
erty; 919 of school property; and l.
/, 1913 of tourist and other camps; SITS
of food handling establishments; T.
2S4 Of dairy farms, and 1,756 of milk
and milk products plants.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-12

spent Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ashton Hall of Temperance
vile, Va.
Mrs. Carl Jones and daughter, of
Wilmington, Del, spent a few days
this week with her mother, Mrs. Earl
Hastings.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-12

Measure both coffee and water with
standard measuring cups and spoons
to obtain uniform strength each time
coffee is made.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-12

WANT ADS GET RESULTS
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12
Abe MEET SLATED
TO START TONIGHT
State Senator Roy Rowe
Will Be Principal Speak
er At Annual Banquet

The annual melting Of the assocl-
.+;on Of Alcoholic Beverage con-
troll boards of North Carolina
will open tonight at the ocean
Terrace hotel, Wrightsville Beacn,
Approximately 100 chairmen n
members of ABC boards in the
state and their guests are plan
ming to attend. -.
State Senator Roy c. Rowe, OF
Burgaw, will be the princlpa'
speaker at the annual banquet ses-
sion at 7:45 o'clock tonight. .
Guitar Moore, chairman, a m q
other members of the state Abe
board are expected to be present
for the session, which will contln-
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 Abe
board, has been assisting in the
completion Of arrangements 10 r
the meeting. s
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12
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 Whining.
ton Post No. 10, American Legion,
and auxiliary, and Voiture No. 245,
Forty and Eight society, last night
at st. PauPs 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 lee 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
Grafton of Legionnaires in the fur
therance of ideals of Americanism.
1.-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 discomfort and
CONTINUED on Page Twelve; Col. d
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12
ADVERTISING men
WILL MEET S00Q
Kynett Will Be Principal
Speaker Al Wrightsville
Beach July 20

The summer meeting Of the
Carolinas Advertising Executives
association will be held at Wrights-
vile Beach Saturday, July TO-
H. H. Kynett, president OF Aitkln-
Kynett Advertising agency OF Phil.
adelphia and former president OF
the American Association of Ad-
vertising Agencies, will be tn e
principal speaker, according to an
announcement received yesterday
from M. F. Murdaugh, advertising
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 newspapers 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. 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12
|MANY HOMES BOMBED
Fourteen Killed, Al Hurt In
After-Dusk Raid On
Southern England
BRITISH RAID FIELD
Germans Apparently Seek
ing To Master Skies Be-
fore Land Invasion

LONDON, July 11.-Friday-R
King George of England escaped
death or injury by only a few min
utes in a German bombing raid at
an undisclosed time and place in
southern England, it was disclosed
today after a day and night of con-
slant Nazi air attacks which took
a heavy uncounted number Of lives.
Where the king was visiting when
the bombers roared ove was not
disclosed "for reasons of security"
but it was indicated that he left
the scene of heavy bombing only
a matter of minutes before the
raiders struck.
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 IA were killed and Al, in
Guiding two French sailors, were
wounded.
Altogether the British calimed %
raiders shot down, 10 of them bonn
bers, and many more seriously
damaged"
The late night communicate said
one squadron of hurricanes alone
bagged eight German planes ard
indicated that in the final count the
raiders losses might be well above
%.
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 o S
smashed into a residential section.
Dwellings Wrecked
In the northeast single commune
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-
tense line to Nazi captured taxi
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 a
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 II Ger
man planes were brought down.
The second, in the afternoon, sat
tered into a succession of dogfghts.
One patrol of hurricanes smashed
into a German fighter escort flight
and downed one light plane and
three guarded bombers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12
Amount
u. S. Plane
Contracts Let
Nation Working Toward
Goal Of $4,000 New War
planes In Two Years
DELIVERIES PLANNED
Army, Navy, Manufac-
turers Agree On Program
OF Defense Cooperation

WASHINGTON, July II. - Up -
Working toward a goal Of 25 5000
new warplanes in the next two years,
the National Defense commission an
nounced today that 500, 900 900
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 launching the pro,
gram swiftly. The army and the
navy merely drew up specifications,
found manufacturers capable of han
ding their orders and then let the
contracts.
First plane deliveries are expected
by early fall.
Agree On Program
DR.. George J. Mead, aeronautlcal
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
.ereed to standardize their specifica-
Continued on Page Three; Col. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12
Ga S0L0NS WANT
FIR. TO RUN AGAIN
Democrats Sign Statement
As President Remains
Silent On Plans

WASHINGTON, July 11.-RHA
declaration that President Roose-
welt "should accept denomination
and continue his aggressive lead
ership," was issued today by Ga
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-
ination~but explained that th1s
was only his own opinion and that
it was based on no word from the
president.
The White house still had moth
ing to say about the third term
matter. Stephen T. Early, .presi-
dental secretary, was asked about
reports that MIR. Roosevelt might
make a statement tomorrow, but
replied that IT don't intend to have
CONTINUED on Page Twelve; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12
Average Unit
Charges Total
$l5PerMonth
Selection OF Tenants For
Project Scheduled To Be
Started On July %
INCOME LIMITS FIXED
First Families Are Expect
ed To Move Into White
Project About Sept. |

The average rent rate per family
for units in the Charles T. Nesblt1
Courts. white low-rent housing pro
iect here. will be S15.63 per month,
including shelter and utilities, &C
cording to a schedule adopted al
a melting of the Housing Authority
Of the City of Wilmington yester'
day afternoon.
The maximum income limits,
that is. the annual salary of the
tenant, for admission range from
s6T8 to 1921.
Selection Starts July %
The selection of tenants for the
new project, which is expected to
ready for occupancy by Septem-
Der l, will start Monday, July %,
at an office located on the project
site.
There are ZIG family units in the
project, with the average rent per
month for each family being ar
rived at as follows: Average shelf
er-slO.23;; average utilities-$5.40;
average gross-$15.63.
Utilities include heat, hot water,
electricity for lights and refrigera'
ton, gas for cooking, water ano
sewerage.
The average gross for he Char
les 7. Nesbitt Courts is $2.13 high
er than the average gross for the
New Brooklyn Homes, negro hous'
lag project, where the average Is
$3.50 per family a month.
The Authority devised the follow
ing schedule for shelter at tn {
white project: 3 IL rooms - $3.50,
Ss,N and $3.50.
Continued on Page Twelve; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12
Port Customs
Sets
All-TiimeM Mark
Wilmington Collections For
Past Fiscal Year Amount
To $1,260,557
IFS PER CENT CLIMB
Decrease Is Reported In
Collections For District
AS Whole, However

Despite the rumblings of wal
abroad and the curtailment of trade
with foreign nations, collections fol
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 Port
of Wilmington during the fiscal year
ending June 80 totaled 1850, 557.S7,
an increase of s743,627.23 or more
than 1875 per cent, when compared
with the previous all-time record of
collections of $516, 930.64 for the
fiscal year closing June 80, 1899.
Best In History
Hill said it vas the best record OF
customs collections in the history OF
the Port of Wilmington and was &C
complished despite the fact that
shipping conditions generally have
been seriously affected by the Eu
ropean wal during the past year.
The increase Hill said, is attribut
ed to the fact that there has been a
general upswing in shipping activl
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 il
does not collect a penny in customs
revenue from three classifications oil
shipments in which it ranks first
in the nation: fertilizer materials
gasoline, greases, and petroleum pro-
ducts, and mahogany.
District Slumps
Customs collections for the North
Carolina district, which embraces
Durham, Reidsville, Winston-Salem
and Gastonia, during the fiscal year
just ending totaled $1O,S65,311.63,
decrease Of s55O,792.95 when COM
pared with the collections of $lo,'
GIG, 104.5S for the previous flscal
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 a ~
At prcnadies, here's ranks sixth
in, To-day for a pair of collections
prepare for next se~nealtnyoin-
entries of
lid Collects its
y. .ol So cents per
sI1o valuation, much cheaper than
the national average of 1898.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12
GermanyC laimsSuccess
InU-B0atWar OnBritain
Reynolds Wants u. S. To
Acquire Devils Island

WASHINGTON, July 1l.-R
Senator Reynolds ONO pro-
posed in the senate today that
the United States acquire "Dev-
lis 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
Frances war debt.
In response to a question by
Reynolds, Senator King 3D.
Utah) said he hoped that an
immigration sub-c 0 m m t e
would meet in a day or two to
act on house-approved legislation
to deport Harry Bridges, west
coast labor leader, to Australia.
Hes a menace to this cOun-
try" Reynolds said, "He's one
of the termites that's been bor-
ing from Within"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12
Three Men Are Killed
In SawmiN Explosion

HOLCOMB, Mo-, July 11.-CP-A
sawmill explosion that was felt five
miles away killed three men and Sc.
riously injured six others near here
shortly after noon today.
The dead were Luther Davis, 25,
and Elmer Smith, %, sawmill work
ers, and w. L. Compton, SIS, 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 boilea"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12
PASS OLD WAR RATE
Report 100000 Tons OF
During Week Period
Enemy Shipping Sunk

BERLIN, July Ii Up Germany
proclaimed tonight that her U-boats'
bent on a starvation blockade OF
England, had exceeded even the rate
of Imperial Germany's unrestricted
underseas campaign of the World
war in destruction Of British ships
and British food.
In the six-weeks period ended July
8. said a communique, 500 200 tons
of "enemy commercial shipping
was sent to the bottom by SUD-
marines alone, and this quickened
tempo was attributed to the favor
able bases which Germany acqulr-
Continued on Page Three; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12
AlRMAN IS KILLED
IN BOMBER CRASH
Large Army Craft, Grip
pied By Motor Trouble,
Falls In Pennsylvania

SOMERSET, Pa, July 1.-R-
a big army bomber, crippled by
motor trouble, crashed in flames
d.op Laurel mountain in the Ale
saenles graveyard of aviators''
,a'e today after the pilot, Lieut..
~ H.. Dick of Wright Field, Day
VOn, o., leaped to his death.
Inc ship identified by the army
~ a tWln-motored Bio model en-
.OuIe from Mitchell field, New York
W wright field, Dayton, was envel.
ppeo IN flames for more than two
.lOufS after it skinned tree tops
anu ploWed into a small clearing,
81; ~ J.. V. O'Donovan, Connels'
'l1e' Pa, dentist, who was the
"ohtlnued on Page Twelve: Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12

payment on the $50, 900 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 grinningly guarding since
Sunday - whether President
Roosevelt will accept the third
term nomination which the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12
FARLEY REPORTS DEMOCRATS WILL BE
OF DEBT WHEN CONVENTION OPENS

Rooseyelt's foreign policy had
proved $50 thoroughly right"
that the people would IN OF
take mo- for an answer" on
the denomination question.
Gov. f.. D. Rivers of Georgia
said he presumed Mr.. Roose-
welt would be renominated and
would accept.
Each took a crack at Wen
dell L. Willkie, the republican
OH Page Twelve; Col. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12
convention is ready to give

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 by
Wright Morrow, Houston, Tex.
lawyer.
Senator Lucas (D-IlD reach
the city asserting that Mr..
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12
ASKS PRAYER

EVANSTON, I'LL, July IL up =
Mrs. Ida B. Wise Smith, national
president of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union, today called up
on it's members and all religious
roups to pray at least n hour
next Sunday.