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LEGAL NOTICES.
VERNON E. WEST and WALTER L.
FOWLER. Attorneys for Petitioner.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
lumbla IN RE Condemnation of land for
the widening Of Aberfoyle Place between
31st Place and Barna1y Street NV, and
northeast of Aberfoyle Pace NV. in
the District OF Columbia.--DIsTRIC1
OF PUBLICATION.-Not is hereby given
that the Commissioners of the District Of
Columbia pursuant 10 certain provision
1918, entitled An Act making appropria-
tons for the expenses of the government
Of the District of Columbia, for the fiscal
purposes whereby they are authorized to
open, extend or widen any street, avenue,
road or highway TO conform with the plan
chat portion of the District of Columbia
outside of the cities of Washington and
adSPted M under the At
June 2S, sos. and May IS. 1926, re-
provisions Of subchapter One Of Chapter
XIV OF the Code of Law for the District
o. o., Golum6ia1; have filed petition in this
land necessary for the widening of Aber-
toyle Place between 3lst Place and Bar
naoy Street NV, and for the extension
Of Barnaby Street northeast of Aberfoyle
Place NV, in the District of Columbia
as shown on map or plat fled with the
DraynP also that this Court 'hs5soi ana
q
yided for in such cases to assess the
damages each owner of the land to be
taken may sustain by reason of the said
widening of Aberfoyle Place, between 3lSt
Place and Barnaby Street NV and for
the extension Of Barnaby Street northeast
o. o. iAnerfoyle Place NV, in the District of
land necessary for the purposes thereof
and TO assess the benefits resulting there
IRON d PLY plus all or any part Of the costs
any lands which the jury may find will be
beneflled, as provided for in and by the
aforesaid Act of CongresS approved May
o SES It Is SO 5S the S9qTs this T2th day
persons having any interest in these pro-
ceedings be and they are hereby warned
and commanded to appear in this Court
on or before the .25th day Of November,
a2fq at 10 0G9ck "a am and continue in
made its final order ratifying and con-
frmlng the award Of damages and the
ass assessment n;H Of benefits Of the jury, to be
further ORDERED That a COPY Of this
notice and order be published twice a
week for two successive weeks in the
Washington Evening Star, the Washington
newspapers published in the said District.
commencing at least twenty days before
the said .25th dav of November, 1910
this notice and order be ser: served By the he
United States Marshal. or his deputies
upon such Of the owners of the fee of the
land to be condemned herein as may be
within the District of Columbia, and upon
before the said 25th day of November.
1885, 1870 BY BY. THE COURT, ALFRED A:
COPY TEST e- CHARLES CHARLES z. srEwA tRTs
Clerk. BY H. B DERTZBAUGH. Asst.
Clerk. oc30.3l .no6.7.
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ADAM A. wEsCHLER & son, Auctioneers
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND EFFECTS
SAFE ETC. BY AUCTION FOR STOR-
Il

ANTf Cf1AftATEO.
Notice is hereby given that on FRIDAY,
THE SIXTH DAY OF DECEMBER. 1910,
COMMENCING AT NINE O'CLOCK AM.
and continuing each Tuesday and Friday
thereafter until all is sold we will sell at
public auction at Weschler's, 915 St.
NV. to enforce our liens for storage
and for other charges goods stored with US
in the names of Turner Allen. c. A Barker
(safel, w M Billups. ir, Mrs Earl NJ.
Brohl. Mrs NJ Mex. Brooke, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. F Brown, Col and Mrs. J. E. Cas-
Tidy F. B Clark. John W. CLARK. Robert
n nG;2 y W 2 D. Dayidge Margsret Dorsey
Mrs. g.. Hecht, Dan Hightower, H. l..
Hinchcliffe. Mr. Harold T. Hoffman. Dr.
A. F. Hopkins. Cathryne HuSson, Charles
3. Jarvis, Allen F. Jones. Miss Mary
Landlord, August G. Liebmann Miss M. K
McAllister, Mr.. Paul McElroy Mrs jean
nette Moran, Mrs. B. w Parkins, Miss
NJ. NJ Parsons. L Scott Perry, Mrs Vincent
Riedell, Mrs. J. F. Ritter. Miss T. Scanlon,
william J. Sullivan, Miss Mary Twomey,
Mrs. r ]. Walker. Mrs Margaret Whit
| a':er. Mr.. c. R. White and S B Wood
| bridge. Parties in interest please take
MERCHANTS TRANSFER
| e. STORAGE COMPANY.
no613. 900 E St. NV.
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

PLYMopTH 1881, de luxe 4-door trunk
sedan: black finish: 5 nearly new tires,
pressure hydrsulic brakes: Winterized in
terror spotless Phone RA s4I6 and we
vii drive rive this car around to your home.
scHLEoEL 4 GOLDEN.
PONTIAC 1887 2-door trunk sedan: radio,
c eeoateF gEceqM 8 reag sg49 Yo aud iays So
NV. RE. $500.
PONTIAC 1899 club sedan; new condition;
only S545; terms. Roper Motor Co., 1880
r. l. ne.
SsTUDEBAKER 1887 4-doOT sedan; new
reconditioned and guaranteed; liberal
trade and terms. Mid-City Auto Co.,
1711 14th st. NV. "Washington's Oldest
De Soto and Plymouth Dealer
sTUDEBAKER 1887 Dictator business
Just the car for business. Economical and
q tTou6ie;;frse, miles. Phone IA SAFE
sCELEGEL 4 GOLDEN.
1893 Carroll St, Tax. PIX, D. @. RIA. s416.
sTUDEBAKER 1899 Commander 4-door Sc
beautiful gun-metal finish, excellent motor
and tires: reduced for 2 days only 20 s595:
Il B. LEARY: JR.. & BROS, '''
1921 14th St NV. Hobart 1900
AUTO PARTS, any make car,
at a 5000 saving. Try us.
"GlaSSers," DI. 1910, End st.
and Florida ave. ne. Open
Sundays till 2 pm. A full line
of bumpers, grills, muf1ers,
for any car, in stock, and oh
my, what savings. TO-
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

DODGE 1899 special business coupe, For
the professional man or woman; this de-
m aRS rso ans has s Very
low mileage, good tires, and is one-owner
driven. If you want a safe car. smooth
this n one for for $3.50 saS fHE H TREW MoToR
eo ls2o on e sst RE Yes sna l4th and Pa
DODGE 1888 2-door, special sedan; driven
Value not only looks like new but runs
IKE new Driven by its original owner.
e spotiess. Now only S595. THE TREW
MOTOR CO., 1926 14th st. NV. and
14th and Pa. ave. Sc. Our 18th Year"
DODGE 1897 oe luxe 4-door trunk sedan;
heater; smooth poSerful motor; @ rich mo- mo-
hair upholstery, equal-pressure hydraulic
S4is and We VIII fA drive THIS car around to
your hong c,,S only nj =; $3.50; Easy terms.
1913 Carroll iI st.. Tax PIX. 3, & RIA s41s.
DODGE 1899 de luxe 4-door trunk sedan:
equipped with custom radio and heater,
rich maroon finish, white-wall tires, out
standing mechanical condition winterized.
Phone RA S416 and we will drive this car
terms
333 Carroll St, TAX. PIX, D. G. RIA. S4l6.
DODGE de luxe standard, 1910; very rea-
sonable. Call Franklin 1896 between 8
and o'clock. s.
DODGE 1910 2-door trunk sedan, equipped
with radio and heater; Al condition
throughout; guaranteed: save $500 of
today's price with present equipment:
terms and trade. Standard Motor Sales.
1908 14th st. NV. North 229S, North
FORD 1899 de luxe Tudor sedan; splen-
did cond.; radio equipped; bargain price.
Herbert's Station, $3.50 Mt. Pleasant st.
~ ID %
Here is the the PC poDuaf a@fly car s equD
pc with radio and heater which has
recently been traded in on a new 1871
Dodge. 1t has very low mileage. excellent
tires and the finish is perfect. Act at
once II You want it. The price is now
1926 18th st. NV. and 14th and Pa. ave
sc. our 26th Year"
FORD 1888 de luxe coupe: black, white
sidewan tires, $4,000 actual miles, excellent
condition; no trade: can arrange for
credit; sacrifice, $3.50. Ma 640O, Br
2744, am. to AGO pm.
FORD 1884 de luxe sedan; looks, runs fine;
500 cash, full price. Roper Motors, 1880
r. I. ne.
FORD 1899 de luxe Tudor sedan: by own
er; low mileage, excellent condition: $500
cash and assume nine monthly notes Of
So 90 each oxford 1905 200 N. Glebe
rd Arlington
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AUTOMOBILES For SALE

PACKARD 1897 80" trunk sedan; excellent
green finish. equipped with radio and
heater, clean interior, excellent motor and
liberal trade and terms: ask for used car
w. Ii, B. LEARy. JR., & BROS
PLYMoU TIL 1910 de luxe 4-door trunk Sc
dan: dependability plus economy makes
this guaranteed TREW Value car one of
the the. best t BUYS on the market; It Is Is
has been Carefully driven By its original
owner. Equipped with radio and heater,
it is bargain at S725. THE TREW MO-
snd Pa ave to sc. "our 18th Yes sra i1'H
PLYMOUTH 1885 4-door sedan; one
owner car. thoroughly reconditioned; $40
down, 20 months to pay. Mid-City Auto
Oldest De Soto and plymouth Deaisr''
PLYMOUTH 1897 convertible coupe;
lights, beautiful green finish; only $40 for
quick sale See Mr.. Tiger. state Finance
Co, 10th and H SITS. NV. RE. O246.
PLYMOUTH 1927 de luxe 4;doOE trunk I:,S Sc
Terms. CO. 6Is6-M. Dealer. Welcome.
PLYMoUTHs and De sotos, 1885 20 1899
models; coupes, 2 and 4 door Sedans; re-
conditioned, fully guaranteed. We trade
your car and arrange suitable terms.
"WashinEton's Oldest De Soto and Plym-
outh Dealer"
PLYMOUTH 1888 de luxe 4-dr. sedan:
original black finish and tires heater. de-
froster, fog lights; excel. cond. all around;
S525; original owner. AT. l5SS-W.
PLYMOUTH 1888 de luxe 4-door sedan;
original black finish, good tires, clean
upholstery, heater, detroster, fog lights.
good mechanical condition; 1855. DU.
3095.
PLYMOUTH 1888 de luxe 4-door trunk
sedan: good looking and excellent me-
Chemically: only S439; fully guaranteed.
FEDERAL MOTOR SALES. 1885 Bladens-
burg I'd. ne. Atlantic 672S.
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MONEY TO LOAN.
MONEY WANTED

$3.50 90 TRUST NOTE BEARING INTER
est at Sc for sale Well secured by Fair
fax County property. Write Box 1907,
Star.
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AUTO TRUCKS FOR SALE.
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

BUICK 1889 special coupe; an excellent
car in every respect. Make a comparison.
Only S575 FEDERAL MOTOR SALES,
1885 Bladensburg I'd. ne. Atlantic 672s.
BUICK 1888 Victoria coupe: excellent
condition: genuine bargain: $40 down,
90 months to pay. Mid-City Auto Co,
17lI 14th st NV. "Washington's Oldest
De Soto and Plymouth Dealer"
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ESTATH go no e Sa v HPTos srR EEL
NS C4Lod TNP PRO- BY LARGE BRICK
AVENUE NV. IMPROVED BY TWO
SSEF SIN 57ETAA STONE AND BRICK
recorded in Liber No. 7o64,, folio 597, ct
Of Columbia. ard at the request Of the
party secured thereby the undersigned
fr96 Of % a65 s9 non at sPuRew AUCTION moN n
DAY THE E1GHTEENTH DAY DAY o OF NO No
C UfG1 BEE Ar ;, 194q AT THREE-THIRTY
land and premises, Situate in the Dist hHef
of Columbia. and designated as and being
lot 30 in the combination by the Army
and in block ;, 'FernRood d Heiqht tSS as
per plat recorded in Liber 40, folio So, of
the records Of the office OF the surveyor
building restrictions and covenants Of
record. Note. At the date hereof the above
described land is DESIGNATED on the records
for taxation purposes as lot 80 in square
2243. Also the north 80 feet front on
Connecticut Avenue by full depth of lot
BLOCK IN Edward u st eRfR 9l ~ Trustees
subdivision Iy, Of land now known as Fern
Liber County No IS folio 81. of the
TscQEds Of he ONCE of ne surveyor Of the
restrictions and covenants of record
Note: AT the date hereof the above de-
scribed parts of lots u and 13 are
of the District of Columbia for taxation
purpo2sS as lot 500 in square. 2243.
purchase-money to be paid in cash, balance
in two equal installments. payable in one
ard two years, with interest at five per
centum per annum, payable semi-annually.
from day of sale. secured by first deed Of
trust upon the property sold. or all cash,
at the option of the purchaser. deposit
sale. All conveyancing. recording. revenue
stamps etc. at cost of purchaser; Terms
DAYS from day Of sale, otherwise the
trustees reserve the right to resell the
property at the risk and cost Of defaulting
purchaser after five days advertisement
Of such resale in some newspaper published
in Washington, D
JOSEPH SANDERS,
ALLEN c. CLARK.
mi 4 g g .
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

FORD 1887 Tudor sedan; beautiful dark
blue finish, smooth. quiet VS. motor and
excellent tires: this car reduced for days
only 70 only S1s6: terms; ask for used car
H, B. LEARY, JR., & BROS,
1921 14th st. NV. Hobart 1900.
FORD 1887 de luxe Fordor trunk sedan;
Pave n' not sst on Sn sTs Tss
drive this car around to your home. Only
sCHLEGEL 4 GOLDEN,
HUDSON 1910 Super de luxe ,2-dr: 3.
Terms. or cTisWeil, CO. 2075. '' 80,
HUPMOgILE 1888 sedan: looks, runs fine;
r. I. ne
LA SALE 1887 trunk sedan; beautiful
dark green finish: clean interior, excellent
motor and tires price reduced for two days
only to 1915: ask for used car No. 974;
H. B. LEARY, JR.. & BROS,
1921 14th st, NV Hobart 1900.
NASH '32 4-dr.: good cond, new bait.
good tires; passed inspect; $50 cash. DU.
o5DsMosILE de luxe coupe; rumble
seat, excellent tires; mechanically perfect
radio; $3.50. Lincoln 28O4-W
heater; financed; Govt. employe. F. c.: cash
or trade. RE. 400, Apt. 402. u
OLDS 1887 2-door trunk sedan; good
locking and excellent mechanically; only
S375 Fully guaranteed FEDERAL
MOTOR SALES 2335 Bladensburg I'd. ne.
Atlantic 672S.
OLDS 1910 club coupe; radio and heat
er; this car must be seen to be appreci-
ated. Priced for quick sale at S745. New
car guarantee, FEDERAL MOTOR SALES,
2335 Bladensburg I'd. ne. AT. 1928.
OLDSMOBILE sedan, 1884; good condition:
can be purchased 81 down, go months to
NV. ''Washington's Oldest De Soto and
Plymouth Dealer"
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can get a loan of $4,000
If you can make monthly pay
mentS Of $7.04.
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AUCTION SALES,
FUTURE.

THOS. J. OWEN & SON. AUCTIONEFRS
1431 Eye St NV.
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CHRYSLER 1897 Royal sedan: this car IS
in tiptop condition: black finish. spotessly
clean interior; price has been reduced for
two days, only to only 1926: trade and
terms; ask for used car No. 953
H B. LEARY. JR., & BROS,
1921 14th st. NV Hobart 1900.
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TRAiLERS FOR SALE.

struction, feet long; tarpaulin tail
light complete hitch, new tires. GE
1854.
VAGABOND. the coach that has everything.
On display opposite Canary Camp, BALTIC.
blvd, Berwyn. Md.
TRAILERS, new and used; easy to deal
with. Elcar Coach Co.. Canary Trailer
Camp. Rt. l. Berwyn, Md.
TRAILER, loft, 2-door, equipped for A..
used only months Inquire Meyer, Harkey
Trailer PIX, Mt. Vernon blvd, Alexandria,
Va
GLIDER TRALERS. new, all models have
two doors, S595 up; also used trailers from
SIPS to $3.50: 2-year terms: trades
House in Tree Taller PIX, Ri, No. 1, Ber-
wyn. Md
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CHRYSLER 1898 Royal 4-door trunk Sc
dan: heater equipped. chauffeur driven
and owned by elderly lady, never driven
over. 80 miles per hour. Original black
finish Phone RA S416 and we will drive
this car around to your home. Only
$500 Trade IN Terms
SCH IETIEI. q Col DEN
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FORD 1888 de luxe coupe: black. white
sidewaI tires, $4,000 actual miles, excellent
condition; no trade: can arrange for
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CHEVROLET 1910 special de luxe sport
save 5000. I. S. Hunt, GE. 0100 or GE.
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CHRYSLER 1898 Royal sedan; excellent
black finish and a fine, clean car through
out for two days only reduced to only
$3.50 ask Tor used car No. 975; trade and
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DODGE 1910 2-door trunk sedan, equipped
with radio and heater; Al condition
throughout; guaranteed; save $500 of
today's price with present equipment;
terms and trade. Standard Motor Sales.
1905 14th st. NV. North 229S, North
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
ARMY BASE HERE
NOT DANGEROUS
Anti-Aircraft Fire Will Be
Directed Toward Open
Water

Fishermen on the shore and
boats travelling the inland water
way will not be endangered by the
anti aircraft firing to be carried on
at the proposed training center at
HOLLY Ridge. said Colonel Earl l..
Brown, U. S. District Army en-
gineer, today.
The anti-aircraft guns, said the
Colonel, will shoot across the wa
terway at targets dropped by air.
planes.
The survey is already under
way, he said, with aeroplanes TAX
ing pictures Of the area which will
be put together to form maps. Con-
struction work on the ground will
begin soon.
The barracks will be placed
along the ridge at the railroad,
said the Colonel, and the firing
points established between the rail-
road and the ocean.
Col. Brown said the site was
chosen for the camp because of
! Continued on Page Seven; Col. 4,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
War Interpretive

of a score of cargo craft as Berlin
claimed, the British said that only
four out of 38 ships were lost.
The hero ship of that action was
the British Jervis Bay, which en-
gagged the Nazi raider until most
of the cargo carriers had scurried
to safety.
The important fact, however, is
not the damage that surprise Nazi
raid did or failed to do but that
there has been no similar raid
since. With every opportunity for
bases in Norway from which to
strike, the Nazi ghost ship seem
ingly has been driven to cover by
British sea power.
The first suffering distress call
from the attacked convoy brought
British fighting keels surging SO
swiftly that the attacker fled silent.
ly to escape them. 1t was two
days before her version Of the In
cident reached Berlin to be given
out with loud cutlery that it spelled
Continued on Page Five; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
PAGE IS NAMED
TO DEFENSE Unit
Keziah Oh Brunswick And
Mrs. Robinson Oh Duplin
Also Appointed

RALEIGH, Nov. 23@R-Gover-
nor Hoey today appointed a 49,
person state committee on national
defense, headed by Col. j. w. Har-
relson, chairman of the State Plan
ming board and Dean of Admin
stration at N. c. State college.
The chief executive explained the
committee would investigate North
Cardinals potential resources
available for defense needs, as
sist en- every way possible" in
the national defense program, and
laid in looking after the interests
of North Carolina in procuring the
States fair and just proportion OF
the benefits to be derived from the
carrying out Of the program OF
national defense"
AS executive secretary, the Gov
ernor named j. T. HARRISON, In
dustrial Engineer in the depart
ment of Conservation and Develop.
ment, who has collected data on
possible defense resources and IA
cilities in the state.
Others named were:
R. Grady Rankin of Charlotte,
Reuben B. Robertson of Canton,
J. E. S. Thorpe of Franklin, Mayor
Ben z. Douglass of Charlotte, R.
M. Hanes of Winston-Salem, Com
mander r. Dave Hall of Belmont,
Charles A. Cannon of Concord,
Mrs. Doyle D. Alley of Waynes-
vile, Mrs. R. H. Latham of Ashe-
vile, Harry B. Caldwell of Green's
boro, Col. Terry A. Lyon Of Fayet-
teville, R. B. Page of Wilmington,
Major Bryce P. Beard Of Salisbury,
Mrs. John D. Robinson of Wallace,
Louis v. Sutton of Raleigh, Blake
r. Van Leer of Raleigh, w. b.
Keziah of Southport, Mayor
Holmes Bryson of Asheville, DR..
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
500 Fl. Moultrie Troops
To Be Transferred Here

Holly Shelter, about 20 miles from
Wilmington, to train new groups.
It is understood that six semi
mobile regiments will be stationed
at the training center. The 93rd,
9th. 96th, 9th and 98th Coast
Artillery regiments Of anti-aircraft
will be moved into the Holly
Shelter base.
Brigadier General Richard L.
Cox now Commander of Camp Ste
wart, Ca, and the 10th Coast Artil-
lery said the 500 men of the 10th
will definitely 60 to the Whining.
ton training center about the mid
die of February. 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
ALL, UNI0NISTS
HELD IN BOMBING
One Admits Bombing Clio
Construction Job; Own
Brother Killed

AKRON, O., Nov. 23-R- Two
ALL unionists, one a vice presi'
dent of the Ohio State Federation
of Labor, today were charged with
malicious destruction of property
in bombings which killed one man.
Tilford Floyd, 81, whose brother
Robert, 20, died in the last OF
three explosions last Sunday,
waived examination and was held
for the grand jury under $500
bond. A member of the operating
engineers union, he earlier con-
fessed to planting the bombs with
his brother, Detective Verne Cross
said.
Harry D. Jones, SIS, business
agent of the union and a fedora
ton vice president, pleaded inno-
cent and was held for a hearing
under $500 bond.
The blasts caused $500 damage
at three buildings being construct
ed with CLIO labor. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
BY KIRKE L.. SIMPSON

Events in Southeastern Europe
where the fall of Koritza luridly
dramatized the failure of Italy's
attack on Greece serve to obscure
a hardly less favorable circum-
stance for England on the S e a
front of the far flung Battle OF
Britain.
Appearance of a powerful Ger
man surface raider, presumably a
big-gunned, fast Nazi pocket bat
tleship, in a vital mid-Atlantic hub
of Britain's shutting sea traffic
sent shivers of apprehension rip
ping through the British Empire
two weeks and more ago. Berlin
claimed complete destruction" Of
a big convoy flotilla although heav'
lily guarded by British war craft.
That happened November 5, al:
though Berlin did not report until
three days later-a significant In
interval. Many days later, that
Nazi raider seems to have disap'
appeared as suddenly as she came.
Instead of complete destruction"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
CHANNEL BASES
HEAVILY BOMBED
Spitfires Down I Italian
And l Nazi Warplane
In Aerial Duels
BY TAYLOR HENRY

LONDON, Nov. 4.-R-British
airmen loosed last night one OF the
heaviest in all their long series Of
attacks upon the German-held con
tinental ports, while the aerial de-
tense of England was so effective
that for London and the provincial
cities it was the quietest evening
in weeks.
Reports from the coast indicated
the RATS assault upon the Nazl
bases across the channel was over
a wide area. -.
For hours in London the anti
aircraft guns fired only at long
intervals. Raiders were reported
driven from a northeast coast town
before they had opportunity to drop
a bomb. A southern town had its
third raid of the war but, while
bombs dropped near a public hous-
ing project, it was declared that
casualties were only minor.
Hostile planes were over the mid
lands and Wales as well, but up to
midnight there had been no report
of damage in those areas.
Yesterdays most spectacular en-
gagement was a furious battle high
over the Dover Strait in which
British spitfires were declared au-
thoritively to have shot down
seven Italian planes and n Ger
man flier. Three other German
craft were brought down in flames
elsewhere during the daylight
hours.
The day also brought official re-
ports of a new British mission of
destruction far over Nazi territory
"a counter offensive launched in
the moonlight of Friday night and
ended in the hours before Satur-
days dawn.
It was a story of familiar targets
save one-an airdrome at Mer.g-
nae, near Bordeaux, France, from
which the Germans have been
springing heavy bombers to bomb
British shipping far out in the At
lantic.
That airdrome was declared to
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
Airport Here Is Listed
As Important To Defense

New Hanover county's tagging
airport improvement project may
shortly move forward in the full
tide of Uncle Sans s~wift.paced
National Defense program.
G. c. McGinnis, of Raleigh, state
WPA director, told the Star-News
by telephone yesterday that the air
port, known as Bluethenthal Field
has been declared important to ma.
tional defense.
Under this ruling, he pointed out
the airport has been added to the
list of fields on which portions OF
a special $25, 900, 900 national de
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24

tense airport improvement fund
may be expended.
The feeling that location of a
vast anti-aircraft firing base at
nearby Holly Ridge - plans for
which were announced by the War
department Friday-would undoubt'
eddy mean swifter action on the
requested airport improvements
grew in Wilmington yesterday.
WPA Administrator McGinnis de.
clined, however, to speculate as to
the probability of connection be.
tween the two projects.
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