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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04
MRS.

JACKSONVILLE, July 3-Funer-
al services for Mrs. Cathrine j.
Henderson, who died at Hubert
Monday night, were held from
Queens Creek Methodist church
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock by
the Rev. c. S. Long, pastor, as
sisted by the Rev. Mr.. Benson,
Baptist minister of Swansboro.
Burial was in the church GENE
tary.
Mrs. Henderson was a native OF
Onslow county and a member OF
one of its most prominent families.
She was 81 years old and had been
in failing health for three years.
For II years she was a member
of Queens Creek church where
her father, the late Rev. Elijah
Newton Bell served as pastor a
number of years.
She is survived by three sons,
R. w. Henderson, Of Maysville,
J.. Leroy Henderson, of Hubert,
and I. N. Henderson, of Wallace;
three daughters, Mrs. E. S. Barber
with whom she made her home,
Mrs. E. ]. Conway, of Richmond,
and Mrs. L. B. Farnell, of Piney
Green; and two sisters, Mrs.
Mollie Bell Hollowell of Conway,
S. c., and Mrs. Ella Mccall of
Laurel Hill. z
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04
WALKER TO HEAD
LETTER CARRIERS
Will Be Installed As Presi.
dent OF Association At
Rocky Mount Meet

ROCKY MOUNT, July 3-(PAC.
NJ Walker of Hillsboro will be in
salled tomorrow as president of
+be North Carolina Rural Letter
carriers association, succeeding H.
Men. Johnson of Willard.
Walker was the only nominee
for the presidency. R. c. Lanning
# Winston-Salem was the onlv
romince for the vice presidency
n succeed Walker. Secretary H,
A Caps Of Rocky Mount was
animated for an eighth term
hit refused and Kenneth Taylor of
MAGNOLIA was nominated for that
post.
The only contest will be between
Pav Miller of China Grove and V.
r Ray of Raleigh for a place on
the state executive committee.
Wiley NJ. Reidel, member of the
national executive committee adj
v,sed the carriers to go out and
eve better, more efficient serv-
Ice" Another speaker was Rep.
Kerr,
The convention will end tomor-
row after a speech by Rep. Coo
ley. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04
KILLED WHEN
NAILS TORPEDO SHIP
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~So INV
swer the SOS, reached the scene
quickly.
"She loaded herself to the hilt with
men plucked from the water by
whaler boats she sent out" a sur
vivor said.
Some of the survivors were clad
only in pajamas or trousers. Few
had shoes.
tits a wonder anyone was saved"
said one man. cat one time 30 men
were fighting with each other to be
the first to slide down a rope into a
lifeboat."
Approximately 1000 survivors
reached the Scottish port. The other
1 1000 were missing but some surviv-
ors may have been taken to other
ports.
Although the sinking occurred at
6 a. M, in daylight, there was little
light below decks because the light
ing system. failed at once.
The torpedo must have ripped the
ship open as "she began to settle
rapidly" a survivor said.
"As the ship went down the cap
tain and several of the ships officers
were standing on the deck. Several
of them went down with the e
sci, we fear"
One British guard said the work
of the Canadian rescuers was mag
n%ificent." =.
.They did everything to make us
comfortable" he said. Race and
creed made no difference"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04
C. CANADY

WHITEVILLE, July 3-Derious
Clinton Canady, 95, only remain
ing Confederate veteran in Col
umbus county, died this morning
at 8 o'clock at his home in Bug
Hill township after a Short illness.
Born in the same community in
which he died, Mr.. Canady cele-
brated his 95th birthday On May 8.
at which time a large group of
friends and admirers gathered at
his home to pay tribute to him.
He Vas twice married, the first
time to Miss Eliza Halves, of this
county, who preceded him to the
grave a number of years ago.
Of this union, there are five sons
and four daughters surviving as
follows; Mrs. Frances Rebecca
Trip, O f Whiteville; Mrs. Dorcas
Faux, of Bug Hill; Stacy Canady.
of Ash; j. j. Candy of Tabor
City, G. L. Canady, of Lumberton,
Mrs. Mary Carlyle, of Laurinburg,
F. M. Canady, of Whiteville; Mrs.
Carrie Stephens, of Wannanish, and
Joe Bruce Canady, of Bug Hill.
His second wife, who before mar
riage was Miss. Clemmie Ward,
of Nakina, also survives.
Mr.. Canady was a member of
the 51st N. c. regiment of the
Confederacy. He participated in
the battles around Richmond, the
Battle of Melbourne Hill, and the
battle of Gettysburg. He was shot
through the leg at Fort Harrison
and wa treated for the wound
in Petersburg Va.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday morning at II o'clock
at the Seven Creeks Baptist church
in Bug Hill township, of which
the decease4 had long been a de-
voted member. Burial will follow
in the Gore cemetery, nearby.
The Rev. A. r. Soles, pastor of
the church, will officiate 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04
BY KIRKE l., SIMPSON

Germany'S report that she sui
fered only 100, 900 casualties in the
month of battle that shattered the
resistance of the low countries and
France tends to sustain her boast
that the conquest was the greatest
military feat of all time.
The official figures of losses suf-
fered by the other side have not
yet been entered in the bloody
bookkeeping of war, but it has
been estimated unofficially tn
France alone lost 1900, 900 men.
Germany apparently not only re-
versed the heretofore accepted mil
itary rule that the offensive is
three times as costly in casualties
as the defensive, but appears tt
have turned that ratio 10 to l in
her favor in the case of France
alone. It might be double that II
all Allied losses were known.
Compared to German World War
casualties, which ran into hun
dreds of Thousands for each Ger
man offensive, the Nazi estimate
of the blood cost of the German
victories in the present war is fan
tastically small. Yet there is little
to suggest that it is seriously chal-
lengeable. Neutral military observ-
ers have been calculating a prob
able German battle loss ratio of
l to 6 ever since the German air.
tank technique was fully disclosed.
German casualty figures have
another possible significance which
could be of great consequence to
England. They suggest that unless
a sure cross-channel path can be
cleared to place German mech
anized equipment on English soil,
an invasion of England may not
be as imminent as Britain fears.
1t was German tank technique
that cut her battle losses. Dive
bombing and numerical superior
ity in the air were as vital to sue
cess of that technique as the thun-
dering artillery barrages of the
World War were to infantry adj
vances.
But it was massive tank divi-
sions of tremendous striking power
and speed, yet also affording max
imum protection for personnel,
that dealt the crucial Nazi blows
on the continent. Unless the tanks
can be carried safely across the
channel, a Nazi invasion there in
evitably would see the casualty
ratio for attack return to some
thing like that of World War days.
But, in laying any plans to get
tanks to England, Hitler m u S t
reckon with the British fleet. 1t
is true that in the Norwegian cam
paign, the Allied navies failed to
plug the Skaggerak-Kattegat route
to Oslo against the Germans, but
that failure can be traced in large
part to reluctance of the British
admiralty to risk the fleet upon
which England has counted during
all her history to secure her own
shores against an invader. TIL e
fleets fundamental mission is to
guard England.
The battle to save England is
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04
new POWER LEVY
TO net 100000
Estimate Of Revenue Given
By Utilities Commissioner
Stanley Winborne

RALEIGH, July 3-R-Utilities
Commissioner Stanley Winborne
today estimated that a federal de-
tense tax on domestic and indus
trial electric current would net ap-
rroximately 100000 additional
revenue in North Carolina.
The new levy increases the fed
eral tax on domestic and indus
trial rates from three to three and
enc half per cent. The commits.
sioner said that North Carolina
utility companies would probably
absorb the tax.
The brewers and North Carolina
beer distributors committee esti-
mates that the new defense tax
of an extra 81 a barrel on beer will
yield approximately an additional
$315, 900 additional federal revenue
in North Carolina. /
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04
DETAILS OF WEED
SET-UP DEMANDED
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face a weakened demand from for
eign buyers.
It would be a stabilizing influence
on the market, he said, if the Agri-
culture department and the Com
modify Credit corporation would
make public in advance of the
Georgia-Florida selling season the
terms of any loan or purchase pro-
gram to be undertaken this year.
He said Wallace gave him no
promise, as the tobacco program
must depend on the outcome Of a
July 20 referendum on new tobacco
quotas. He added, however, Wal
lace believed growers would ap-
prove quotas and assured him the
department would act "as speedily
as possible after the result of
the referendum was known.
The senator said he also asked
early announcement of the cotton
and peanut programs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04
WOMAN IS KILLED
BY YOUNG BANDITS
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his pistol as he fell and ran.
Two hours later the fugitives ap-
'roached a car parked on a Kings
Vile street. In it Mr.. and Mrs.
Davis and John Bowden, a friend,
we're talking. At gunpoint, the BAN
Its demanded the trio drive them
o Corpus Christi.
Heading north the party en-
'ountered the highway barricade
md Mrs. Davis stopped the car.
as She, her husband and Bowden
qled to flee, officers and bandits
opened fire. One of the bandits
mot Mrs. Davis.
Again the gunner fled into the
'uSn, the officers in pursuit.
Dix hours later highway patrol
aeA K. M. Arnold and Earl Nichols
a Corpus Christi and Deputy
Mefl1f B. B. Ballard of Kingsville
lame on a clearing. There in a
ives.
The officers commanded their
.uffender. But the answer was bull
cts.
Inc officers escaped unhurt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04
BOMB TRAIN
IN BRITISH RAIDS
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ties for a period of about "a hours
ended last night We're IS dead and
upward of 100 wounded.
Ten persons were reported injured
in a southeast coast town when a
raider, caught in the glare of search
lights, jettisoned u bombs over
working class houses.
British Reprisals
British reprisals We're reported of,
flcially in Germany. In the late aft
ernoon, it was declared, 16 persons
y of them children at play-were
killed in a suburb Of Hamburg by
bombers and 20 were injured.)
The British dead today were in
southeastern villages. They included
a grandmother and a baby, and sew.
eral workmen. Six were injured
there.
Sixteen persons were wounded in
northeast industrial areas.
Censorship does not permit the
towns 10 be identified.
Four of the dead, however, were
known to have been killed in one
southeastern town.
A dozen bombs dropped on one OF
the towns in the southeast: nine in
or near another.
In still another ID bombs fell, but
there only one man was injured
slightly.
Officials described the raids a.
hit and rum" Some of the bombs
dropped were of the "whistling' va
riety, calculated to inspire terror.
Use U. S.-Made Craft
Britain used American-made bomb
ers to strike back last night at the
Nazi island air base of Texel, the
Netherlands and at Ijmuiden, il
northern Holland. Other R. A. F
planes ranged the German Ruhr
Westphalia, flew as far north a!
Denmark and strafed the German
held Belgian port of Zeebrugge.
Flying under the coastal com
mand, Hudson-Lockheed bombers
newly purchased in the United
States, attacked in the Netherland:
last night. One brought down {
German Messerschmitt fighter will
his rear gun, near Amsterdam. TIL
British, too lost one plane.
Since last evening the German
planes, alone or in waves, have stab
bed repeatedly at the people of Eng
land and their defenses, testing
their nerves for the invasion the!
are awaiting.
ga large building fhe censor for
bids further description vas sci
afire in the southeast.
Other bombs fell on dwellings, il
gardens, on beaches, in open countr.
and into the sea.
Bitter air battles were fought, ant
almost, without pause, anti-arcraf
batteries and fighting planes we're il
action.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04
MRS. BETTE l.. r

Funeral services for Mrs. Bette
L. Drew, of the Catherine Kennedy
home, who died at Z o'clock Sunday
evening at James Walker Memorial
hospital after a long illness, were
held at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
from st. Johns Episcopal church.
The Rev. W. E. Halleek, pastor
of the church, assisted by the Rev.
A. D. P. Gilmour. pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, conduct.
ed the services. Burial followed in
the Bellevue cemetery.
Active ~pallbearers were L. E.
Allen, Freeman Pittman, James E
Holder, H. A. Decover, E. H. South
erland, and Graham Alderman.
Honorary pallbearers were: DR.
Fred H. Coleman, DR.. H. A. Coding.
ton, T. F. Darden, n. F. Wilder.
E. T. Hancock, W. I. Baxter, c. B.
Newcomb, W. H. Yopp, Paul Weav.
er, B. B. Bryan, w. G. James, and
o. H. Shoemaker.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04
School Salary Group
Will Meet Next Week

RALEIGH, July 3-R-The sal
airy schedule committee of tn e
state school commission will meet
next week before the session OF
the full commission on July II,
Lloyd Griffin, secretary of the COM
mission, announced today.
The committee will study how
to allocate $3.50, 900 for teacher pay
raises. The question of narrowing
the differential in salaries paid
white and negro school teachers
will also be up for consideration. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04
BRITAIN REFUSES
JAPAN'S DEMANDS
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bowed to similar Japanese de-
mands relating to French 1ndo-
China.
An informed source said a note
refusing to close the Burma road
had been received from London by
the British embassy.
Ambassador Sir Robert Leslie
Craigie was said to be asking his
government for final instructions
before its delivery to the Japanese
government.
1t was believed a British refusal
would bring a new crisis in re.
lations of the two powers, recently
improved by an agreement over
Tientsin. Current moves Of Japa-
nese troops near the British colony
of Hongkong have been interpreted
in some quarters as pressure to
induce closing of the Burma road.
A government spokesman told
the house of Commons in London
that Britain vas considering
questions that would arise with
the United States'' if she yielded
to Japan on this issue.)
Britain's decision was being
made against the background OF
disclosures that Japan's dominant
army leaders were complaining of
the background of disclosures
that Japan's dominant army lead
ers were complaining Of the gov
ernment's new "Asiatic sphere"
policy.
They were understood to have
protested that not even this decla-
ration for Japan's dominance in
the orient-in a sort of far eastern
Monroe Doctrine-Was sufficient
ly advanced.
Rather, it was said, they had
wanted clear encouragement OF
Germany and Italy and a notice
to the world that the redistribution
of it's resources was going to be
a pre-condition to general peace. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04
BATTLE is STAGED
BETWEEN BRITISH,
FRENCH WARSHIPS
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the promises Of Germany and Italy
not to use her fleet against Frances
former ally, undertook by the terms
of the armistice to allow their fleet
TO pass into the hands of the enemy.
His majesty's government having
lost all faith in promises made by
The governments of Germany and
italy felt that they were compelled,
not only in their own interests, but
also in the hope of restoring the in
dependence of France and the in
tegritv of the French empire, to take
steps before it was too late to en-
sure that the French fleet should
not be used against them by their
common enemy.
Steps Taken
With this object in view steps
we're taken in the early morning of
July 8 to place all French men of
war in British ports under British
control.
This operation was successfully
carried out with only two casualties,
which occurred owing to a misunder-
standing. At the same time the
French vessels in ports of North
Africa were offered certain condi-
lions designed solely for the purpose
Of keeping them out of German
hands.
1T was explained to the officer
In command that if none of these
conditions were accepted Great Brit
lin was prepared to take every step
in order to ensure that none OF
these vessels should be used against
ner for the future prosecution of
The war.
His majesty's government deeply
regrets that the French admiral in
command at Oran refused to accept
any of the conditions proposed, with
The inevitable result that action had
70 be taken against the French YES
Iels in that locality. These opera
ions are still proceeding.
"a statement will be made to par
lament later today by the prime MIN
ster."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04
OBITUARIES

old Mcdowell county road COM
mission, vice president of a build
ing and Loan association and a
bank director.
Recently he had devoted much
time to conservation problems and
worked privately on the Lake Ia
homa and Linville caverns pro-
jects.
At Raleigh, both Governor Hoey
and R. Bruce Etheridge, director
of the conservation and develop
ment department, paid tribute to
him and the fine service" he rem
dered the state.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04
GRIST IS NAMED
THEATRES CHIEF
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former manager of the Royal has
been moved to Bluefield, w. Va.
j. M. Autry will remain at the
Bijou.
Grist, who has been connected
with theatres in various parts of
the country for several years, said
last night he will carry on the
operation of Wilmington's theatres
according to the principles set up
by Mr.. Bailey.
II realize" he said, lit will be
a great responsibility because Of
the high regard in which MIR. Bail
ey was held in the community, but
I will, to the best of my ability,
try to continue to give Wilmington
patrons the high type of theatre
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04
T. O.

MARION, July 3 In j. @.
Gilkey, "a, Vice Chairman Of the
state board of conservation and
development and widely known
throughout Western North Caro-
lima, died today.
Gilkey became ill in New York
last week while attending a meet
ing Of North Cardinals worlds
fair committee.
He had been a member of the
conservation board since 1927. He
also served as chairman of the
baord of trustees of the Marion
ity schools, was chairman of the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04
RED UNION ASKED
BY L~ITHUANIANS
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fere with the demonstration but il
"a carried out without untoward
incident.
The soldiers demanded the remov.
al of r~eactionaries in the army and
it was reported that eight high of.
ficers had been discharged.
The new Lithuanian government,
like Estonia and Latvia, has begun
reorganizing the army along Soviet
lines, press dispatches said.
Emissaries from Moscow are ar
irving almost daily to further nego-
ii; tons with the new Baltic regimes
and dispatches from the three capt.
tails list a growing number of dis
charged officials.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04
ANOTHER DEFENSE
PLAN TO BE GIVEN
TO CONGRESS SOON
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age OIIel
pendlture, eventually, of 81
OOo OOO, 900 with which 200 fight
ing ships would be added to
the navy. The legislation also
would remove the present linn
II on the number of planes the
navy could acquire. Earlier
the defense commission an
nounced that the Packard Mo-
tor Co., had tentatively agreed
to undertake the construction
Of 5000 airplane engines
for England and 5000 for
the United States. This was
the order which Henry Ford
refused last week, asserting he
would make motors for the
United States only.
Also during the day, the ma
Wy let contracts for three air.
craft carriers and two cruisers
to the Newport News Ship
building and Drydock Co., al
a cost of S169, $50, 900. The &C
ton put all of the 80 new COM
bat ships for which congress
has provided money under
contract.
The new S., 900, 900, 900 defense
item, which may be divided
about equally between outright
appropriations and authorize
tions for later appropriations
supplements a total of $685.
2l0,OS0 already approved at
this session of congress. 1t was
predicted that a message
would go to congress on the
new program Xt Monday.
While most factors involved
had been worked out, it was
said, several naval angles had
still to receive final approval,
and hence the delay.
Those in the know said tn
900, 600, 900 of which is fol
he army-would cover all tn
Kings the army now has any in
of seeking. The major pur
ose, it was said, was to get the
lane production program under
I'LL steam," with the idea that BY
he fall of 1941, the nation woult
e well on the way toward an all
ghting force SURPRISING anything
hat any nation can now put int
he air.
Questions put to Knox before the
ommittee acted today revealed
hat the nominee has no use TO.
he phrase coalition cabinet" a.
escriptive of the situation if ane
hen he and Stimson take theil
laces. Senator Holt D-WVA) ask
d whether he thought there wal
ny danger" in a coalition gov
rnment.
"You haven't got a coalition gov
rnment," Knox replied. 1--WE art
OF representing t h Republican
arty at all. We are just two pri
ate individuals trying to do
ob. For a long time I have been
eserve officer and if I had beer
allied to duty by a democratic
administration I would have gone
S quickly as if it had been a re
administration that ISSUED
he call. I regard this position il
ne same light"