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88th YEAR. No. 60,1 UL'._ AVASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1940—THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. ** THREE CENTS.
Smash 20 Miles; French in Hot Pursuit, Entrapment Probable; Berlin Bombed
Panzers' Lack Infantry Support;
Germans Now 48 Miles From Paris
- A *---— -
Invaders Advance
To Carlepont, in
Center of Front
BULLETIN.
B? the Associated Press.
PARIS, June 8.—The French
fought the invading Germans
bitterly tonight on both banks
of the Oise River, the struggle
centering (here two words
censored/ 48 miles north of
Paris in (here three words
censored) the Ourscamp Forest
south of Noyon.
This action was in the cen
■ ter of Gen. IVeygand’s Line.
W’here the Nazis struck hard
after 200 to 300 of their tanks
had broken the French left
flank in the west, crossing the
Bresle and racing south nearly
20 miles to Forges-Les-Eaux—
mid.way between the river and
Rouen.
The Somme front, in gen
eral. however, was declared by
the French to be holding on a
line which was roughly only
7 to 12 miles south of its
starting point, despite the tre
mendous four-day-long as
saults of the Nazis.
By the Associated Press.
PARIS, June 8.—A column of be
tween 200 and 300 Nazi tanks broke
the French left flank today, crossing
the Bresle and racing south nearly
20 miles to Forges-Les-Eaux—mid
way “between the river and Rouen.
These charging units went around
the French support points without
an infantry followup, however, and
their entrapment seemed probable.
French anti-tank squads are in hot
pursuit.
It was disclosed that Polish artil
lery now is pounding away at the
Nazi side by side with the French.
40 Miles From Abbeville.
Forges-Les-Eaux Is 12 miles south
of the Bresle River and nearly 40
miles from Abbeville on the Somme,
where the right wing action of the
German offensive started three days
ago. The town is 25 miles north
east of Rouen.
The French War Ministry admit
ted that the Nazi push, aimed at
the center of the French defenses
guarding the broad Oise Valley
which leads to Paris, had reached
Carlepont, only 53 miles northeast
of Paris, yesterday.
iThe French government radio
estimated that 400 German tpnks
were destroyed yesterday. This
would make 800 of Germany’s
original force of 2.000 reported
destroyed since the battle of the
Somme began.)
The results of the drive against
Forges-Les-Eaux were still undis
closed here, but military commen
tators said the Allies were engaged
in "a tank hunt.” aimed at annihila
tion of machines and crews.
Along the rest of the 125-mile
(See PARIS, Page A-4.)
Allies and Norwegians
Report New Gains
By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, June 8—New
gains for Allied and Norwegian
forces along the Narvik Railway,
with the Germans now making a
stand in the next-to-last railway
tunnel before reaching the Nor
wegian-Swedish frontier, were re
ported today in dispatches to the
newspaper Aftonbladet.
The Allied and Norwegian troops,
advancing behind a barrage from
mountain artillery and with the
aid of British bombing planes, were
said to have captured improvised
German fortifications at Sildvik and
to be shelling Nazi defenders at
Hunddalen, about 6 miles from the
border.
The advance, reports said, was
facilitated by the fire of mountain
artillery on railroad tunnels the
Germans have tried to defend.
British destroyers in Rombakfjord
are supporting the attack. The
fighting was said to be increasing
In ferocity as the German numbers
decreased.
Two Liners Nearing N. S.
With 2,634 Refugees
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 8.—Two United
States liners are due here tomorrow
and Monday with 2,634 American
and alien refugees from the Euro
pean war zones.
Aboard the S. S. President Roose
velt, which radioed today that she
expected to dock at 8 p.m. tomor
row, are 720 Americans who boarded
her at Galway, Ireland, where they
had assembled from nearby points.
The liner Manhattan reported
ehe would dock at 3 p.m. Monday
with 1,914 refugees from Italy.
Almost half her passengers are
aliens, mostly Jews,
k.
Naval Bombers Raid Factories
In Reich Capital Suburbs
By the Associated Press.
PARIS, June 8.—The French Admiralty an
nounced today that a squadron of naval bombers
raided factories in the suburbs of Berlin last night.
It was the first time Allied flyers had dropped
bombs on Berlin, although the German capital has
been scouted and showered with propaganda leaflets
since the start of the war.
German flyers raided Paris last Monday, causing
nearly 1,000 casualties, dead or wounded.
(Here seven words censored.)
The text of the communique:
“A squadron of navy aviation bombarded on the
night of June 7 certain factories in the outskirts of
Berlin. All planes returned to their bases.”
The French did not say what type of plane they
used or from W'here they flew. It is known the French
have taken some American-made dive bombers from
their fleet to use in land operations.
French reprisal raids have been made on Frank
fort and on Munich since the Paris bombing.
It w'as officially denied that the Germans, in a raid
on Cherbourg and Havre, had “destroyed” these ports,
as claimed by German sources. The French said only
a few bombs were dropped.
Italy Will Enter
War Within Week,
Rome Sources Say
Mussolini Is Expected
To Signal Move on
June 13 or 14
By the Associated Press.
ROME, June 8—Italy’s entrance
: into the war against Great Britain
1 and Prance within a week was fore
! cast today in usually well-informed
j sources.
I These informants said Italian ac
■ tion probably would start on the
! night of June 13 or June 14—next
I Thursday or Friday—with an an
nouncement by Premier Mussolini
after Italy has moved.
This seemed to preclude the pos
sibility of a speech by II Duce Mon
day as rumored in Switzerland.
"The Italian people are on the
eve of a solemn event," declared
Relazioni Internazionali, authorita
i tive Fascist weekly, which, it said.!
will be a "war of supreme inde
pendence.”
It echoed Mussolini's motto: “Bet
ter to live a day as a lion than a
hundred years as a sheep.”
Six Reasons for War.
For the sake of foreigners, the
i weekly said, it listed six reasons wThy
| Italy is going to war:
1. Italy has followed a peace policy
for 18 years seeking to “balance
positions, shorten distances and im- '
pose new, more humane political
formulas.
2. France and England always
have opposed Mussolini's policies.
3. When the “Italian people asked
for land to work they were offered
deserts.’’
4. “Everything Italian, in domes
tic policy as well as in the interna
tional field, has been ostentatiously
undervalued by the French and
English.”
Reached Limit of Patience.
5. “Democratic Europe, which has
deprecated the Italian people, can
1 only be fought. The Italian people
have reached the limit of their pa
tience . . . This war must solve ter
ritorial questions for the Italian
people which are Nice, Corsica, Tu
nisia and Jibuti.”
6. “The life of the Italian people
is subject to French and English
control. Italy must insure her in
dependence on the sea.”
A report that former Premier
Pierre Laval of France is in Rome
trying to reach an Italo-French set
tlement persisted today but, as al
ways for the last month, it was
denied in French circles.
Both the French and Italian offi
cials remained silent on what nego
tiations have gone on between them,
j but it was clear from authoritative
! Italian comment that French con
cessions were made too late.
The British and French are ex
pected to issue a white paper on the
negotiations with Italy whenever
she enters the war.
Anti-aircraft artillery encircling
Rome is being reinforced, officials
disclosed.
All Italian museums have been
closed and emptied of their art
treasures, which, authorities said,
will be packed away in safe places
against air attacks.
Italians who formerly lived in
Malta were said to be volunteering
tSee ROME, Page A-3.)
Argentine Chamber
Votes Alien Curb
By the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES. June 8.—The
Chamber today passed a “publie
order” bill aimed at curbing the
activities of alien Individuals and
institutions.
British Strengthen
Home Defense With
Army Appointments
Gen. Gordon-Finlayson
Named to Head Isles'
Western Command
Bt the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 8.—Gen. Sir Rob
ert Gordon-Finlayson today was
appointed general officer command
ing-in-chief of the British Isles’
western command, replacing Gen.
Sir Henry C. Jackson.
This was among a number of ap
pointments announced "consequent
upon the increasing importance of
home defense.”
Others named included Lt. Gen.
Sir Ronald F. Adam as general of
ficer commanding-in-chief of the
northern command, succeeding Gen.
Sir William H. Bartholomew.
Maj. Gen. H. C. B. Wem.vss was
named adjutant general of the
forces, with the acting rank of lieu
tenant general, succeeding Gordon
Finlayson.
The War Office announcement
said “the appointments are conse
quent upon the increasing import
ance of home defense, which has
introduced operational as well as
an adminisitrative aspect into the
duties of general officers command- ,
ing-in-chief of the home com
mands.
Commanded in Egypt.
“Prior to his appointment as ad- <
jutant general nearly a year ago,
Gen. Gordon-Finlayson was general
officer commanding in chief of
British troops in Egypt. Lt. Gen.
Adam has recently been in com
mand of a corps of the B. E. F.
“It will be remembered that the
western command vacancy, tempo
rarily filled by return from retired
pay of Gen. Jackson, was created
by the appointment of Lt. Gen.
Haining as vice chief of the im
perial general staff.”
Aerial blows, struck and received,
form Britain’s share of warfare
while new land divisions are being
organized and equipped for the
battle in France.
British military circles said the
number of German effectives in the
Somme-Aisne battle in France were
“around 1.000.000 men.” These
circles said that "the Germans may
(See-LONDON, ]Page-A-4.)
Somme Offensive
Is Progressing,
Berlin Asserts
i
: Bv the Associated Press.
BERLIN, June 8.—Germany's
offensive along the Somme River is
rolling forward successfully with new
ground gained on the lower Somme,
the high command announced to
| day, but the official report failed for
j the third successive day to give spe
cific details of the terrific fighting
in Northern France.
The Nazi air force was reported
taking a big hand in the operations,
bombing troop concentrations be
hind the French lines.
Other developments listed in the
communique were:
1. The number of prisoners taken
at Dunkerque, originally placed at
40.000. then 58.000. has risen to 88,000.
2. A German submarine sank an
enemy auxiliary cruiser of 14.000 tons
off Northwest Ireland.
3. The air force renewed attacks
on Dover harbor and airports of
the south and east coasts of Eng
land.
4. Ten civilians were killed in
Allied raids on one German city,
but generally little damage was
caused by the continued raids.
Two Paragraphs Cover Battle.
Two paragraphs covered the im
mense battle in France.
"Our operations south of the
Somme and the Aisne Canal con
tinue to proceed satisfactorily,” the
communique said. "On the southern
lower Somme also the enemy was
pushed back.
"The air force supporting the
army fighting on the Southern
Somme successfully bombed with
strong forces troop concentrations,
columns of infantry and artillery
positions.”
- The lack of details in the high
I command's communiques was said in
informed circles to be in line with
the command's policy of not giving
the enemy "a clear picture of the
situation.” However, it was said
the advance was proceeding on
schedule.
Acknowledging only five German
losses, the high command said the
Allies yesterday lost 71 warplanes—
29 shot down in air fights, 25 brought
down by anti-aircraft guns and the
others destroyed on the ground.
On the Norwegian front, Nazi
flyers supporting ground forces near
Narvik. Norway's Arctic iron ore
port, were said to have set a tank
camp afire in an attack on Allied
positions and to have scored two
(See BERLIN. Page A-3.)
Hitler Won't Get
Paris Intact,
French Swear
By Radio to The Star.
PARIS, June 8.—“Paris will never
be Hitler’s, intact,” a French gov
ernment spokesman said today.
Asked whether, if the worst came
to the worst, the French would de
clare Paris “open” in an effort to
spare the world's most beautiful
city, the spokesman answered:
“Never! We are confident that
Hitler’s mechanized hordes will
never get to Paris. But should they
come so far, you may tell your coun
trymen that we shall defend every
stone, every clod of earth, every
lamp post, every building. For we
would rather have our city razed to
the ground than fall into the hands
of the Germans.”
Faced with the decision of choos
ing between the fate of Warsaw and
that of Rotterdam, the French
! have decided that they prefer the
I complete destruction of the finest
I art treasures in the world to any
sort of capitulation to the invaders.
If the German Army wants Paris
it will have to fight for it.
(Copyright. 1940, Chicago Daily News, Inc.)
Summary of Today's Star
Page. Page.
Amusements, Lost, Found, B-8
B-16 Obituary.. A-10
Comics. B-14-15 Radio_ B-14
Editorials.. A-9 Real Estate B-l-8 !
Financial . A-12 Serial Story, B-8
Garden Page, Society_ A-7
A-ll Sports,. A-16-17
Foreign
Berlin suburb factories are bombed
by Allies. Page A-l
Britain strengthens home defense
with army shifts. Page A-l
Offensive progresses along Somme,
Germans claim. Page A-l
Italy’s entrance into war in week
forecast by Rome. Page A-l
300 Nazi tanks break French left
flank. Page A-l
Canadian Premier speaks of possible
U. S. aid in war. Page A-2
National.
Committee acts today on $1,006,000,
000 defense tax bill. Page A-l
Mass production possibilities of Army
plane studied. Page A-l
House-approved Wagner Act changes
due for Senate death. Page A-2
Washington and Vicinity
District officials to act against
swamp pools. Page A-18
A
Red Cross drive in D. C. passes half
way mark. Page A-18
Editorial and Comment
This and That. Page A-8
Letters to The Star. Page A-8
Answers to Questions. Page A-8
David Lawrence. Page A-9
Frederic William Wile. Page A-9
Alsop and Kintner. Page A-9
G. Gould Lincoln. Page A-9
Eve Currie. Page A-9
Sports
Finest Open golf field in years in bit
ter stretch fight. Page A-16
Ailing Travis helps Leonard notch
his seventh win. Page A-16
Southworth new Card boss as Dodg
ers take league lead. PageA-17
Ranking net stars clash tomorrow in
city net tourney. PageA-17
Miscellany
Vital Statistics. Page A-5
Service Orders. Page A-5
Nature's Children. Page A-8
Bedtime Story. Page B-14
Letter-Out. Page B-14
Winning Contract. Page B-14
Uncle Ray’s Comer. PageB-15
Cross-Word Puzzle. PageB-15
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Brothers, Something Is Going to Hit You Where You Least Expected!
British to Return
Troops to France
ln*5urprise Move
First Contingent Is
Expected to Sail
In Two Days
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.
For the first time since the war
started, the British will surprise
their Allies and friends by speedy
military action.
According to reports from Lon
don, the first contingents of the re
organized British Army will be sent
! to France in the next two days.
Most military experts believed the
shattered units returning from
Flanders would have to wait at
least six to eight weeks before they
could be sent back to the front line.
At present there are only 24.000
British on the French front and
they are forming part of the re
serve of Gen. Weygand's forces.
The French are standing the brunt
of the Nazi onslaught alone.
Left War Materiel.
The army which escaped Flanders
returned to the United Kingdom
with "only their shirts"—all the rest
of the war materiel, from tanks to
knapsacks—was lost.
A conservative forecast was made
that the British units which had
been under fire could not be re
organized as a fighting unit before
July. The forces which were in
| England were not considered suffi
j ciently trained to be sent across the
! Channel.
According to London reports, Gen.
Weygand was informed yesterday
that a new expeditionary force com
posed of hastily rearmed battalions
which returned from Flanders last
week, together with units which
have not been under fire yet, is
being sent to certain ports to em
bark for France.
Terrific Losses.
The French have suffered terrific
losses in the last three days. They
cannot draw further from the troops
which are behind the Maginot Line
because of the fear that any weaK
ening of that chain of fortifications
might give Germany a chance to
break through. They must keep
every soldier in Southern France
because an attack by Italy is ex
pected shortly. And the relatively
small force in the Pyrenees must be
kept in readiness because the French
do not know what Gen. Franco
might do under the coercion of his
patron, Premier Mussolini.
Hence, the report that there will
be some new rBitish troops in
France soon has cheered up the
French command. The presence of
the British in various sections of
the battle front will have a moral
effect on the fighting Frenchmen,
who now feel that they, unsupported,
are fighting the tremendous German
war machine and may be called to
fight on two other fronts as well.
Lawyer Outlines
Case to Friend,
Finds He's Rival
By the Associated Press.
RALEIGH, N. C.. June 8.—For
mer Gov. J. C. B. Ehringhaus paid
a call on former Gov. O. Max Gard
ner in the latter’s Washington law
office.
The conversation turned to legal
matters.
"I’ve got an interesting case here,”
said Mr. Gardner.
He outlined the case. Then Mr.
Ehringhaus had a long reply.
“You seem to know a lot about
it,” remarked Mr. Gardner.
"I ought to,” Mr. Ehringhaus shot
back. “You see, I'm the attorney
lor the other side.”
i
Clipper Is Forced
Back After Flying
Third of Atlantic
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 8.—The Pan
American Airways’ Atlantic Clipper
which took off for Europe yester
day afternoon turned around when
a third of the way across the At
lantic and landed back here early
today.
The plane put about when 800
miles out because of strong head
winds, officials said.
The Clipper had 21 passengers,
including Rear Admiral David Le
Breton, who was going to take com
mand of the United States Naval
Squadron at Lisbon, Portugal, and
Gen. Stefano Cagna, director of
civil aviation in Italy.
The plane also had a ton of mail.
The Clipper took off at about 2
p.m. yesterday and landed about 4
a.m.. a flight of about 14 hours.
The line said the flight might be
started again today. The next reg
ular eastbound trans-Atlantic trip
was scheduled for tomorrow.
Lawson Little Has 73
For 18 Holes; Snead
Cards 9-Hole 37
Henry Picard Goes
Back Into Running
By Shooting 33
BULLETIN.
CANTERBURY GOLF CLUB,
Cleveland, June 8 G45).—Lawson
Little, first of the leaders to fin
ish, shot a 73 on his third round
today for a 54-hole total of 214.
He was out in 34, but his driving
went wild on the second nine and
he soared to 39.
Sam Snead, co-leader with Lit
tle and Horton Smith after yes
terday's play, was hr trouble
constantly, but ended up the fli$t;
nine today with 37. *
By the Associated Press.
CANTERBURY GOLF CLUB,
CLEVELAND, June 8.—The breeze
felt as if it had saddled down to
blow all day as the first three
some teed off in the third round
of the National Open Golf Cham
pionship today. The sky was heav
ily overcast.
A gallery of nearly 1,000 was on
hand when Leland Gibson, Ky Laf
foon and Claude Harmon led off
down the first fairway. The first
of the three halfway-mark leaders
to start was Lawson Little. Horton
Smith qnd Sam Snead started a
short time later.
The surviving 66 players faced 36
(See GOLF, Page A-2J
Hoare Takes Post, Tells
Spain of Friendship
By the Associated Press.
MADRID, June 8.—Sir Samuel
Hoare, presenting his credentials as
Great Britain’s new Ambassador to
Spain, assured Generalissimo Fran
cisco Franco today that Britain
wished to see “Spain strong, power
ful and exercising in Europe the
influence that is due her historic
position.”
Gen. Franco's colorful Moorish
cavalry escorted Sir Samuel and
the British Embassy staff to the
royal palace.
The new Ambassador said he
found “much that is common” be
tween Britain and Spain.
Throngs along Sir Samuel’s route
to and from the palace saluted him
with outstretched arms.
I
House Committee Due
To Act Today on
Defense Tax Bill
Measure Designed to
Raise $1,006,000,000 May
Be Voted Next Week
By J. A. O’LEARY.
The House Ways and Means Com
mittee met this morning to act on
the national defense tax bill, de
signed to raise $1,006,000,000 from a
broadened income tax, higher cor
poration rates and increased excise
levies on a wide variety of articles
of everyday use.
If the committee accepts the pro
gram as tentatively drafted by a
subcommittee yesterday. House lead
ers will push it to an early vote in
the House next week.
Measure Is Expanded.
Intended originally to raise only
$652,000,000 from excise levies and
a flat 10 per cent supertax on all
existing income taxes, the measure
was expanded into a comprehensive
revenue program by the following
steps:
Broadening the base by lowering
the personal exemption for mar
ried persons from $2,500 to $2,000,
and for single persons from $1,000
to $800. which will add at least
2,000.000 new taxpayers to the rolls.
A 1 per cent increase in each of
the corporation income rates, mak
ing them range from 13per cent
on $5,000 of net corporate income,
to 19 per cent on all above $25,000.
Substantial increases in the indi
vidual surtax rates between the
$6,000 and the $100,000 levels.
Retention of the original 10 per
cent supertax which will be applied
to the foregoing higher basic taxes.
8.000,000 More Must File.
The bill also will make it neces
sary for about 8.000.000 more citi
zens to file income tax returns, even
though most of them may not be
..subject to a tax. This is the esti
mated result of an amendment re
quiring a return to be filed by every
single person having $800 of “gross”
revenue a year, and every married
person having $2,000 “gross." Under
existing law a return is required if
a person has $5,000 of gross revenue,
or $1,000 net if single, or $2,500 net
if married. Committee members
explained the new definition will
give the Government an opportunity
to review the figures of persons who
determine their net income does not
bring them up to the point requir
ing a return.
Normal Rate Not Changed.
The normal Income rate of 4 per
cent is not changed, but the lower
ing of the personal exemptions will
have the effect of increasing the
bills of normal-taxpayers all along
the line.
Likewise, in the case of surtaxes,
while the bill increases surtax
bracket rates only between the $6,
000 and $100,000 levels, those be
tween $4,000 and $6,000, and above
$100,000 also will find their tax bills
higher by reason of the lower ex
emptions.
Then, after a person's regular tax
is determined from the normal and
the new surtax rates, a flat 10 per
cent will be added, representing the
supertax originally proposed.
If the tax bill gets through the
House early next week, the Senate
may complete it in time to make
congressional adjournment possible
by June 22. On the other hand, the
trend of the war in the meantime
probably will decide whether Con
gress will adjourn, or recess for the
national political conventions and
then return to Washington.
4
Army Sending
Plane to Ford
To Test Output
Compulsory Training
Hint by Roosevelt
Stirs Lawmakers
BULLETIN.
Gen. John J. Pershing urged
today that the United States
send to the Allies ‘'unlimited
quantities” of airplanes, artil
lery, small arms and ammuni
tion, as well as food, clothing
and medical supplies. The com
mander of the American World
War Army, appealing for Red
Cross contributions, asserted that
the Allies were fighting ‘‘a war
for civilization” and that they
were ‘ holding our front line.” *
Bj the Associated Press.
The Army put its fast P-40 pur
suit plane at Henry Ford's dis
posal today to let him determine
whether his mass production genius
can get aerial fighters rolling off
assembly lines at the amazing rate
of 1.000 a day.
The sudden completion of ar
rangements to have the pursuit
ship delivered to Ford engineers in
Detroit Monday momentarily dis
tracted defense program attention
from the sharp cleavage of congres
sional opinion on President Roose
velt's applause for a newspaper
editorial urging compulsory military
training for the Nation.
The unofficial debate on com
pulsory training, however, was off
to a heated start, and there were
indications of additional legislative
dissension over administration plans
which would, in effect, make a large
amount of World War equipment
available for Allied purchase by
turning it back to the manufacturers.
2.000,000 Rifles Believed Available.
Mr. Roosevelt told his press con
ference yesterday that the arms and
munitions stores were deteriorating,
but that they still had an immediate
value. Although he did not specify
the size of the stores, unofficial mili
tary estimates were that enough
rifles to supply an army of almost
2.000.000 might be turned in.
The P-40 pursuit plane, which
will be flown from Langley Field.
Va., to Detroit by way of Wright
Field. Ohio, was developed by the
Curtiss-Wright Corp. and has an
Allison liquid-cooled engine. It is
an all-metal monoplane with a
speed reported in excess of 400 miles
an hour and carries heavy arma
ment.
The announcement that the plane
would be sent to Detroit was
made by the War Department last
night. Assistant Secretary Johnson
said Mr. Ford had telegraphed a
request to see the ship “as soon as
possible.’’
Mr. Ford, pioneer in automotive
mass production, asserted two weeks
ago that, given certain conditions,
his plants in six months time could
turn out 1,000 standard-type planes
daily. The statement immediately
aroused interest both here and in
London and there was evidence
that Britain, anxious to bolster her
air force, intended to explore the
possibility.
Engine Production Discussed.
A day or two after his father
spoke Edsel Ford came to Wash
ington to confer with Secretary of
the Treasury Morgenthau, co-ordi
nator of domestic and Allied pur
chases of military aircraft.
At that time, Secretary Morgen
thau said, they discussed the poss>
bility of putting Ford plants into
mass production on engines. No
(See DEFENSE, Page A-10.)
Two Children Perish
As Home Is Burned
Two colored children were burned
to death last night when a fire of
unknown origin destroyed their
parents’ two-story frame hom,e on
route 224, about three miles from
Accokeek, Md.
The dead are Audrey Raymond,
6, and her brother Melvin, 6 months
old. The mother. Mrs. Lucille Ray
mond, and a third child, Calvin, io.
escaped death by leaping from a
second-floor window. They were
not seriously injured.
The blaze broke out when the
family was asleep.
Lady Luck
On the Air
Listen in on WMAL at 9:15
o'clock tonight for a dramatiza
tion of Lady Luck, one of the
new comic characters appearing
in the Weekly Comic Book in
cluded in the regular comic sec
tion of The Sunday Star.
. Lady Luck, The Spirit and
Mr. Mystic are presented in a
16-page booklet each Sunday to
readers of The Sunday Star.
They are in addition to Tarzan,
Little Orphan Annie, Tooner
ville Folks and all the other
characters who hava made The
Sunday Star's comic section so
popular.